Santa Rosa High School - Echo Yearbook (Santa Rosa, CA)

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Basketball Class B LIGHT and small squad of Panther hoopsters made their threat for the Class B Conference title and although they failed to win the coveted pennant they gave opposing fives hectic battles. With a small percentage of veterans Coach Fortier built up his team around the nucleus of the former Class C material. At the closing of the season Santa Rosa had won eight games and lost four. Starting the practice season Coach O. W. Fortiet sent a fairly well organized team against Sonoma in which the locals won 26-8. In the following games, the Panthers were victorious over St. Helena, Sequoia and Piedmont. The Panthers went down to undying defeat at the hands of St. Mary's and California's 130's. With the start of the league games the locals beat Petaluma 22-16 on the latter's court. The following week the lightweights were defeated by Analy 18-20 in the local pavilion. Playing Healdsburg in the Santa Rosa gym, the orange and black won 53-10. In a return game with Petaluma the locals won 26-24 in the local gym. The following week the Panthers journeyed to Analy to lose 15-52. Wanting re- venge the Santa Rosans traveled to Healdsburg to win a 46-11 game. Those who received small blocks were Mahan, Caldwell, Bonfigli, A. Biagi, Farris, Young, Venturacci and Valentin. Many of this year's first team will graduate and leave vacant positions for Coach Fortier to fill. Those who will leave are N. Caldwell, Farris, Mahan, Young and Waters. Those who will remain are N. Biagi, A. Biagi, Bonfigli, Venturacci, Noriel and Valentine. Mahan and Caldwell were the members of the Santa Rosa team to win all conference berths. CLASS B BASKETBALL SQUAD L Frnsr Row: Young, Frochlick. Noriel, Ross, Thomas. Sxsc:oNn Row: U L Caldwell, Bonfigli, Mahan, Biugi, Venturacci, Farris. CAPTAIN MAHAN ATHLETICS page ou: teen

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Losing the North Bay League Championship the Class A hoopsters tied with Analy and Healdsburg for second place in this section. The veterans from the 1951 team. These included Captain Kelly, Reents, and Fisher. 1932 season opened with few prospects. There were but three returning The final standing for the Panthers gave Santa Rosa six victories and six defeats. The initial game started after Coach Fortier had worked his cohorts out daily in the local gym. Sonoma was the first team to suffer defeat at the hands of the locals by losing a 26-20 game. The Orange and Black power was emphasized here and in the following tilts which saw the defeat of St. Mary's, St. Helena, St. Vin- cents, and the Gauer. The Panthers were defeated by the Sequoia and Piedmont teams, completing the practice season successfully. The Orange and Black entered the league season by losing a hard fought game to Petaluma 24-28 on the Trojan's court. The following week the locals defeated the Applepackers 25-20. With one defeat and one victory the Panthers suffered defeat by Healdsburg 22-29 on the home court. Starting the second series of play, the Panther team was again defeated by Petaluma 24-31 on the local pavilion. The following game with Analy, the Panthers suffered a 26-28 defeat on the Analy court. In the closing game of the season the Panthers came back in vengeance to defeat Healdsburg 27-29 on the Prunepacker's court. In picking the North Bay League All Star Five, Joe Kelly was the only mem- ber of the team to win a position. CLASS A BASKETBALL Fms'r Row: Lawson, Capilani, Maahs, Poyncr, Zuur, Abendroth. SECOND How: SClllI'lilll?lllJ2lCll, Duggan, Patterson, King, Pavese, Pieeuts. Tnmu Row: House, Copsvy, Zappa, Kelly, Fisher, McCann. CAPTAIN FISH IER ATHLETICS page tlazrleen Basketball Class A

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INNING the North Bay League Championship, the Class C basketeers came through with four victories and no defeats. The championship of the N. B. L. came to Santa Rosa for the fifth time during Coach Fortier's period as the Panthers' coach. The Panther lightweights 'started the season by defeating Napa 21-13, The second league game was played with Analy which the Panthers defeated by the score of 20-9. The following week the Santa Rosa team journeyed to Petaluma to win by the score of 22-5. The final game was played with Tamalpais on the latter's court in which the Cubs won 36-26 to win the North Bay League Championship. ' The Class C line-up was composed of Mahan and Caldwell, forwards, Bonfigli, centetg and Biage and Venturacci, guards. The substitutes included Noriel, Roster, Hoffman, Basso, and Mathews, forwards, Beals and Bean, centers, Farris, Thomas and Eyman, guards. Those who received small block letters were L. Mahan, F. Caldwell, A. Bonfigli, A. Biagi, R. Farris, N. Venturacci. Following are the schedules of games: Santa Santa Santa Santa Santa Santa Rosa Rosa Rosa Rosa Rosa Rosa 24 junior High School 5 21 Napa .......13 22 Junior High School 2 20 League Analy 9 22 League Petaluma 5 56 League Tamalpais .......26 CLASS C BASKETBALL SQUAD cflflfa' IROW: Kai, Noriel, Farrisar Sli-'lllllI'ilCCl, IBoilei'.l Slifoiisx Poly: it .11 4. we I, Beals, Thomas, Basso. HIRD Row: 1. Ia c we ou 'iff i, Mahan, Binge. S D - CAPTAIN FARRIS ATHLETICS page fifteen Basketball Class C