Redwood High School - Log Yearbook (Larkspur, CA)

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mt, , Xxx? M Rwlfwaod No school could ask for much more than the 1961 Redwood Var- sity Basketball gave in the form of long, hard hours of practice and the resulting wins which brought home a league championship in MCAL competition. Topping off the nerve-racking season for both student body and team, was the winning of a Spirit Trophy at the Tournament of Champions in Berkeley. The season started with a rather disheartening sequence of notes as the slow-starting Giants lost eight out of their initial nine con- tests. Balboa easily crushed the Redwood's 64-26. Montgomery trotted by on the long end of a 47-39 score. The Christmas Touma- ment didn't see much of a change in the trend as Redwood came out low man in the first and second rounds of play. Marin Catho- lic, the eventual winner of the Tourney, won 42-36 and Drake put in their two-cents worth by socking the Giants 38-23. Traipsing across the bay to Richmond, Harry Ells of Richmond tally to the lose column, and Galileo proved harder to control as they trounced the Giants 44-29. Mike Kavanagh, 6 foot first unit center, hit for thirteen points and high point The squad, now fifteen members strong, added an Ueimgcur- ticular trip to watch the fine defense of the squash U.S.F. at Harmon Gym, and apparently the desired effect, as a fired-up Giant team beat Lincoln of San lFran-: cisco several days later and recorded the first wirfof the season. Rich Brear sank four field goals and five charity tosses for high- point honor, Mike Hoffman followed with eleven. However, it was still pre-league play and the Giants recorded two more losses, one to Mission, 48-39, and one to George Washington, 41-39, Thge trend was to change very soon. ,t,,,,,, ,, ,,,,,,,. The important leaxfue competition commenced on Fr,iday,f'iU'aQ11u- ary 6, as the Redwoodites nabbed a victory the Pi- rates, 29-28, and at the same time began a cliE-liangersn that must have broken all aspirin-consumption' records for to come, Mike Bresnan, Pirate offensive aceywags-held f,Q.fI10.ea6ld goals by bustling Ned Griffith. The prey to the Giants twice in two and 42-28, between which was ,1,t Novato Hornets. K r'i A tourney loss was avenged against Marinaiitholic as the 'Red- wood ballhandlers tucked away league Win number three 41-33Q -In the crucial Tamalpais fray, Roger Siemens for a Prep of the Week award. First ilinns