Saddleback High School - Caparral Yearbook (Santa Ana, CA)

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110% effort equals victory by Cindy McDaniel Not knowing what to expect this year was the toughest challenge for jv basketball coach Mark Thomas. But he did expect All the players to give me 110% at all times. Leading the jv basketball team in assists and rebounds, team captain Glenn Campbell stated, Good team unity enabled us to control the boards. Controlling the boards is when one team is dominating the floor activity. Danny Ontiveros, the other team captain, was the top assist man and floor leader. He stated, Everyone put in the same amount of team feel we control our own destiny. — Eric Smith work. Also leading the team with a 27 point average per game was Fer- dinand Alonzo, whose goal was to play better defense. Other contrib- uting players were Eric Smith, Deme- trius Phillips, Marcus Mumford, Nate Primous, Erick Hansen and Gylan Dottin. Every member worked diligently to improve his personal game along with the team ' s game. The members felt scrimmaging against each other and competing in statistics supplied the most rigorous competition. Competing with one another drove the players to com- pete at the high level which put them at the top of the league. Overall, as a team they worked well together, gave 110% and con- trolled their destiny. y Completing a graceful layup, Ferdinand Alonzo returns to earth as Laguna players look on. Ferdinand Alonzo dodges his opponent as Danny Ontiverous prepares to make another as- sist. 4 Marcus Mumford concentrates on putting the ball through the hoop as he faces the pressure of being at the freethrow line. Winter Sports 55

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Glenn Campbell releases a umpshot that put the Roadrunners ahead 45-36 against La- guna. Ferdinand Alonzo, Eric Hansen and Glenn Campbell position themselves to crash the boards and grab the rebound. ' » ■ — ur n Mai Having the height advantage, Eric Hansen puts up a successful shot despite the defen- sive efforts of his opponents.

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Sophomore players Dai Vu, Jody Neal and Albert Mendez set up their zone defense and prepare to anticipate passes, block shots and most importantly, rebound. ttft j t ■iiiiiimnmiiTr-rTii •«• ■»■«■«•« ■■■■■ ' MVP sophomore starter Hieu Nguyen brings the ball down the court. Hieu averaged 18 points a game and set a new school record of 34 points in one game. Who should I pass to? Freshman Robert Gomez scans the court looking for an open teammate. Quick passing is crucial in or- der to off-balance the opposing teams de- fense. • Freshmen Bas- ketball — Row 1: L Larnva. M. Ortiz, P. Gainer. K. Christo- pher. E. Jones. B Zentner, M Brooks. V. Nolasco Row 2: T. Allen. D. Pifla, C. Johnson, R. Cedillo, Coach Mesenhimer. C. Hudspeth, R. Go- mez. N. Carter. F. Larnva » Sophomore Bas ketball — Rowl: E Baker, D. Gonzales H. Nguyen, D. Lan sang, D. Vu. M. Bar ros Row 2: A. Men dez. A. Madrigal. R Lotos. J. Neal. W Hernandez. Coach Carnagie