Plano High School - Planonian Yearbook (Plano, TX)

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A2 JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL: lfront rowl Jamie Oakry, Pete Kitzmiller, Jim Thrash, Dalton Davis, Allen Heider, Ken O'Donnell. lsecond rowl Coach David Hannebutt, Craig Foreman, Chris Sabonis, Bart Benthul, Gerald Lee, Joe Pavlic, C. M. Pier, Keith Bounds. 1 , ju f A3 ll While shooting in Plano's 56-35 loss to Irving, postman C. M. Pier is fouled. 21 Coach David Hannebutt gives last min- ute instructions to his iunior varsity cagers before the Highland Park game. 3l Junior Gerald Lee puts in two points for the Cats as Plano tops Pearce 64-50. 4l Allen Heider iumps center to begin the second half of the game with the Denison Yellowiackets. Heider hit lO points as Plano won 80-50. JV Basketball 57

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JV roundballers look fo I97 7-78 Junior Varsity basketballers ended their season with an overall record of 20-8 under the direction of Coach David Hannebutt. In pre- season play, Plano won important games over L. D. Bell and lrving. ln a close predistrict contest, the Cats edged the Irving Tigers 38-37 to open the season. Jamie Oakry's shot under the basket with only 15 seconds showing on the clock lifted the Wildcats to victory. It was a fit- ting end for a fourth quarter rally which began when the Cats were down 34-29. Putting it all together in their big- gest win of the season, the Cats demolished L. D. Bell 75-54. Falling behind after the first half, the JV cagers rallied to blow Bell off the court. Leading Plano's scoring was the hot shooting of Chris Sabonis who pumped in 23 points. Dalton Davis also shot in double figures with 12 points. ln district competition, the Cats suffered losses to Greenville, Pearce and Lake Highlands twice. Plano had big wins over the Deni- son Yellowiackets. In the first game, Gerald Lee scored 24 points as the Cats won 80-60. ln the sec- ond game, Plano won 60-44. A last quarter rally behind the defensive pressure of C. M. Pier, who pulled down l3 rebounds and blocked five shots, gave Plano a win in the last game of the season. By defeating the Yellowiackets, Plano reached the 20 game mark. They finished the season with a 20- 8 record. A 12-4 record was posted in district play. This year's success by the iunior varsity could really help next year's varsity action, noted Coach Hannebutt. - D' -- V.-,x- I ... , Z A1 iff YUM ww w-Mia B J . 3. J -f-e 6 fs ,. g , r, 'Vf . -an 'ml' 2-.rllllljlli A e A4 156 Sports Q ff,

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Cats defend district title Plano's girl varsity cagers won two tournaments, the Quinlan Tour- nament and the Plano Invitational, in preparation for defense of the district crown which they won in '75-'76, ln the Quinlan Tourna- ment, the girls faced stiff competi- tion as they defeated Prairieland, 42-4l, in semifinal action and Quinlan, 46-37, in the champion- ship game. The Cats won their hometown tournament as they beat Sam Houston, 46-43, to win the first place trophy. Returning from last year's squad were senior three-year lettermen Jean Zirkelbach and Kathy Patter- son, and seniors Anne Arledge, Karen Smith, Dee Cathey, Melinda Smith, and iuniors Kim Newton, Lorrie Marsh, and Mary Jo Vander- linden. THROt ,- ual .,. ,Y A3 l58 Sports