Palo Verde High School - Olympian Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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Holida Tournament Palo Verde defeated Amphi for a second time, 80-60, at a game held in the Panther gym on January 7. The win, seventh in a row for the Titans, brought their season record to 7-2 putting them first in the Southern Division AAA-4 conference. Palo Verde's high scorers in the game were Joe Babinski with 17 points, cmd Jim Werner and Dan Crobbe, with 16 points each. After having defeated Palo Verde earlier in the season, Rincon was defeated bythe Titans 91-88 in a close game held at Palo Verde's gym on January 10. Leading scorer and re- bounder for the Titans was Jim Werner with 26 points, Dan Crobbe scored 16 points and Barry Schur 15. Although the Rangers tied the score twice in the first half, they were never in the lead. Palo Verde won its ninth game in a row 80-79 over Pueblo in a home game played on January 14. It was the second loss the Warriors had suffered at the hands of the Titans in a game where the deciding points were scored on a tip-in by Joe Bab- inski. Top scorer for the Titans was Jim Werner with 26 points. Babinski racked up 20 points and Barry Schur added 12. Tucson halted Palo Verde's winning streak at nine in an 88-75 loss on January 17. The Titans lost the game in re- bounding as they brought down only 30 as compared to the Badgers' 47. P.V.'s Barry Schur was top scorer and rebounder, Titan eager Barry Schur, a iunior, iumped for a basket as Tim Walsh looked on. The Badger-Titan game was held on Palo Verde's court in early December. Senior Dan Crobbe drove in for a lay up on a fast break as a Rincon player attempted to block the shot. Palo Verde defeated the Rangers 91-88. racking up 26 points and 16 rebounds. Jim Werner and Joe Babinski scored in double figures with 17 and 12 points re- spectively. Titan cagers scored their tenth victory of the '68-'69 season in an 81-72 upset over Sahuaro on January 21. Although Palo Verde was outscored in the second half of the game, Sahuaro never took the lead. Joe Babinski scored 34 points with 16 goals and 8 out of 10 free shots, beating the school's previous record by three points. Barry Schur was second with 18 points. ef . 1 Fr V.,. 5 ji COACH John O'Dell

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Record Stood 6-2 After Titan Cagers Won VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM-FRONT ROW: Tim Walsh, Steve Gunning, Keith Werner, Eric Heinz, Barry Schur, Jon Findley, Bob Kingston, Joe Babinski. Ridgway, Dan Crobbe, Jack Theuret. BACK ROW: Mgr. Richard Gerber, Jim Senior Jim Werner drove the baseline for a lay up in the Douglas game as Barry Schur rushed in for a possible rebound. Palo Verde defeated Douglas. Titan cagers lost to Tucson High 86-7i in a home game held on December 3. Although Palo Verde never took the lead, it was a close game all the way with the score standing 4O-33 at the half. Top scorer for the Titans was Jim Werner with 21 points, Joe Babinski was close behind with 20 points. Lack of height and rebounding power proved to be the Titan's down- fall. Rincon's Rangers defeated Palo Verde 85-62 in the Titans' second game of the season held December '7 on the Ranger's court. Proving to be simply too tough and experienced for the Titan cagers, Rincon led in scoring all the way, never giving Palo Verde very much of a chance. Top scorers for the Titans were seniors Dan Crobbe with T6 points and Steve Gunning with 'l4. Recovering from a slow start, Palo Verde came on strong in the second half to beat Amphi 73-47. Joe Babinski grabbed i4 rebounds to give the Titans control of the boards during the game. Seniors Jim Werner and Joe Babinski led the team in scoring with i7 and i5 points respectively. Tim Walsh and Keith Ridgeway also hit in double figures with i2 points apiece. In an upset in the Warriors' Gym, Palo Verde battled back from a 13 point fourth quarter disadvantage to defeat Pueblo 70-67 for their second win of the young season. Leading a fourth quarter comeback was senior Joe Babinski who led the Titans in scoring with 19 points. Two teammates also hit in double figures as Barry Schur added i5 points and Jim Werner li points. Palo Verde beat previously undefeated Douglas 84-73 in a conference game and raised their season record over the 500 mark for the first time in the season. The Titans' good speed and full court press hurt the Bulldogs and forced them into many turnovers. Barry Schur was the team's leading scorer with 29 points which included making 13 of i5 shots from the field.

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Tim Walsh and Barry Schur leaped for a rebound in a home basketball game against Rincon. P. V. defeated the Rangers 91-88 for their ninth win in a row. Barry Schur took a rebound out of the reach of an opponent from Catalina. Dan Crobbe, Jim Werner and Joe Babinski rushed to help Schur in his attempt. Titan Rick Heinz battled with two Catalina cagers for a rebound in a game played on January 28. An unidentified Titan also fought for the rebound. Palo Verde outscored Douglas 26-17 in the fourth quarter to come from behind and beat the Bulldogs 85-81. Joe Ba- binski scored 26 points in leading Palo Verde to the victory. Three other Titans also hit in the double figures as Barry Schur scored 20 points while Steve Gunning and Dan Crobbe each had 12 points apiece. The win left Palo Verde with a 11-3 record with 8 games left. In a conference game played on Tuesday, January 28, Palo Verde beat Catalina 69-46. The Titans led by 9 points at half and steadily pulled away during the last two periods. Coach O'Dell substituted freely during the second half. Steve Gunning pumped in 16 points and Barry Schur grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the Titans, which brought their record to 12-3 on the season. Palo Verde led from the start in an 86-76 prep basketball victory over Sunnyside. With the win, the Titans took over first place in the Southern Division B league. Seniors Joe Babinski and Jim Werner scored over half of the Titans' points in the game. Babinski scored 26 points and Werner had 23 before they were taken out late in the fourth quarter. Palo Verde routed Salpointe 93-70 to keep their perfect AAA Southern Division B league record intact. The Titans, despite a height disadvantage, won the rebounding game 59-36. Jim Werner led the team in scoring with 21 points. Joe Babinski had 18 points and Barry Schur scored 15 points. P.V. led by as many as 29 points before Coach John O'Dell pulled his starters. In a home game with Sahuaro on February 7, Palo Verde came within one victory of the Class AAA Division Basketball playoff and two wins away from the B-league title with an 85-67 victory. Top scorers for the Titans were Joe Babinski having a total of 26 points and Barry Schur with 20 points. Babinski and Schur had 13 and 14 rebounds respectively.