Santa Teresa High School - Compendium Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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1 he team suffered a disappointing sea- son, and lost some key players, but . . . THEY HAD A Aiming high. Stretching higher then his oppenont to got that ball. Kevin e ball to a teammate. Some of the otih teams really made us work ha p Twe thought we could, but we surprised ourselves.” Photo by Mike McMahon. Frosh Soph Basketball Team. Front row: RicoTawney. Daryl Bryant. Wal- ter Gaskins, Solomo Brcckinglon. Robert Porter. Chris Kihara. Second row: Tom Trombatore, J i ni7 Hr!Mve Giuliani. Alan Granoe. Kevin Kahn, Darin Jacob. Photo by Vary Sports Photography. he figure in orange and blue raced across the court as hundreds of eyes loomed over the players. Dribble, dribble ... Awwwwwwwwwww! Miss. Although the frosh soph basketball team had the potential for victory, lack of unity and experience contributed to a dis- appointing season. We were a good team, but we didn't put our individual talents together into one. stated forward Kevin Kahn regretfully. Hopefully, we'll all work together better next year on varsity. Several factors led to the season's 4-6 loss, but the team felt that with more work and a little luck, ST could have done better. In many of the games, just a few points made the difference between the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. Some of our best players weren't allowed to play, and we really suffered from their absence. Those players had a lot of potential, and they would have carried the team far, explained Kevin. Kevin Kahn's energetic style was a big help to the team. Combined with the work of Robert Porter, Daryl Bryant and the other players, the team played to the best of their abili- ties to defeat the opposing schools. With the support of Coach Mark Bashara, the team worked really hard. Stated center Dave Giuliani, Coach Bashara was a good coach, and he never gave up on us even when we were losing. He just kept at us. Coach Bashara worked with the starting five of the team consisting of Kevin Kahn, Daryl Bryant, Robert Porter, Solo- mon Brockington and Jim Vincent as well as with the other players to prepare the boys for the rough season. Although the season didn't turn out as well as the team would have liked, the boys received lots of support from their family, their friends, and their coach. This helped the boys have fun even when things got tough. The boys leave the season with experience and determi- nation, and they're sure of one thing ... They'll be back, by Christine Wang. Sports 78

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Wi-h six rerurning ond experience ro . vorsiry players, ST hod enough shill THE SHOTS he girls varsity basketball team started the season by beating Los Gatos, but Coach Schuster already knew that it was going to be a great season because he had four starters coming back from last year's team. Schuster stated after the season ended. This was a good year and I'm proud of the team. The starting team this year was Angie Wade. Chris Callaghan. Wendy C., Sheri Grasso, and Rhonda Gavert. The team was tied for first in the Mount Hamalton Athletic league and won their first game in the Central Coast section playoffs against Monte Vista. Then in their next game in the playoffs they lost to Gunderson, who was seeded first in CCS. The team also played in tournaments at Gilroy and at Monte Vista, placing third both times. The climax of the season came in the game against Monte Vista. With twenty seconds left in the last period, the teams were tied when Chris Callaghan took a shot that bounced off the rim to Wendy Kohler, w’ho made the winning basket. It was the most exciting part of any of our games that I can remember, recalled Sheri Grasso. Angie Wade, Wendy Kohler, and Chris Callahan, the team's high scorer, were named all-league. Angie and Chris, both seniors, will play in the North-South all-star game. Chris stated, It should be fun playing in the North- South game but after that I plan to go to Australia and play basketball. The hard work that we did during the season payed off when we made it to CCS and I'm proud to be a part of such a hard working team, stated Chris Callaghan at the end of the season. By Mike McMahon. In-bounds play. Referee John Turner hands Sheri Grasso the ball after it was knofrfcflL-Out of bounds by Ycrba Buena. .Going to CG l was a great end of the season for the :;:ors and I hope wo go next year.” staled Sheri. Photo by Mike McMahon. F roozo. Directing the Saints to sot up a play. Rhonda Gavert helped f aj Owj cond win against I was a lot of team spint and I thr Kafy what spurred us on.” Rhonda observed. Photo by Miko McMahon. Girls Varsity Basketball 77

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Stretching to the limit. Dove Giuliani reache itgh for a rebound while teamma!ej£j|n|™h» atches in an- ticipation. Basketball is an awi.-somo sport, it's not only fun andSWting, but also a great way to keep in shape. stated Dave Giuliani. Photo by Mike McMahon. credentials Score Opponent 35-31 Mt. Pleasant 48-51 Overfelt 41-48 Yerba Buena 43-42 Oak Grove 51-53 Piedmont Hills 43-52 Independence 48-46 Wilcox 30-24 Andrew Hill 42-48 Silver Creek 45-57 James Lick Record 4-6 Racing Away. While guard Robert Porter races away from an opponent. Chris Kihara watches for other opponents who migfaHtebl-' get the ball. Basketball is a j ally fun and intense sport, the challenges in thtagaw .ir-- limitless. stated Chris Kihara. Photo by Mike McMa- hon. Kcopaway! Chns Kihara receives a pass from another teammate while being bombarded by other opponents. TeamnM| h| incent helped out by bio k.m an opporiS Although basketball is fun, ifwfiSfso be draining, commented Chris Kihara after a grueling game. Photo by Mike McMahon. Frosh Soph B I b •: ill