Salinas Junior College - La Reata Yearbook (Salinas, CA)

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u; ' }) s ii £ r ij ii I I In the second conference victory, the Maroon and Gold basketeers took a hard- fought contest over the Armstrong Junior College five, 30-27. Coach Adams experi- mented with several new combinations in order to discover the smoothest working quintet. Bill McLean led the Panther attack with 7 points to his credit. Suffering their first league defeat in three (Starts, the Salinas Varsity bowed to the Placer Junior College team from Auburn. Captain Vosti led the Panthers in scoring with 9 points followed closely by Hender- • on with 7 points. In their se:ond encounter, the Yuba Jay- see quintet, the Panthers again emerged victorious, winning, 38-3 5. Henderson led the attack with 1 5 points followed by Cap- tain Vosti and Storm. Far off form, the Varsity lost to Arm- strong Jaysee from Berkeley, 42-27. Displaying smooth passing and fine team- work as well as an air-tight defense, the Panthers defeated the Menlo Junior College basketball team 43-38. With Storm and McLean tanking their shots from all angles, the Panthers couldn ' t be defeated.

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B i) 1 P 7 3 j) I i stride and made a fine record for them- selves. Playing against the Broadway Clowns, colored professional team from New York, the Panthers lost the first of the two games played against professional teams. The score was 37-34. Taking advantage of the weaker sex, the Panther five defeated the highly publicized All-American Redheads, 50-24. With Storm, Henderson, and Sorensen eading the scoring attack, the Panthers de- ' eated Yuba Junior College in their first league game by a score of 30-25. I .,fill,n li.: k,lln,ll S,,,i.„l Despite the fact that they were not able to always obtain the use of a gymnasium in which to practice, the Panther Varsity bas- ketball team had a very successful season, ending their schedule in second place behind the undefeated Placer Junior College quin- tet. Early season practice games against such teams as Marin Junior College, the Univer- sity of California 145 -pound squad, the Murphy Chevrolet Garage of Oakland, and several local teams found the Panthers losing consistently. With the opening of the con- ference, however, the Varsity found their

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i) i) s }1 £ T i! }) I I Garci. Head, McLean, Carlson, Stokes, Paine Mnilo I. C. In the closest battle of the season, the Varsity eked out a 41-40 victory over Menlo Jaysee in the last game of the 37-38 season. Henderson, Vosti, and Sorensen scored 9, 8, and 7 points respectively. Captain Vosti was the most consistent scorer on the team. Playing in twenty of the twenty-one games, Vosti never once failed to score, having as a season ' s total 96 points. Henderson and Storm, the sophomore scoring twins, tied for all-season high score honors with 124 points apiece. Others who scored high were Sorensen and McLean with 101 and 81 points respectively. At the close of the season, Bob Henderson was presented with the Sproles inspirational trophy for his athletic prowess and sports- manship. With new players entering and others dropping out, the season ' s total of players numbered about twenty-one. Those who finished the season were Storm, Henderson, Sorensen, Paine, and Vosti of Salinas; Head of Spreckels ; Carlson of Alameda ; Stokes of Grant ' s Pass, Oregon; Eaton of Watsonville : Linteo of Oakland; Garcia of King City; McLean of Pacific Grove; and Johnson of Alameda.