Sinton High School - Treasure Chest Yearbook (Sinton, TX)

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ilk! Coach Don Tuttle Gary Gonzales Richard Ggnzales N etters Have Rough Year The varsity basketball team had a successful year despite their 14- 17 record. The Pirates, picked to finish last in league play, ended in 7th place in a field of 9 teams. They pushed the top 5 teams to the limits, only to lose in the last minute of play at least 6 times and twice in overtime. The Pirates had an impressive record in tournament play. They finished second in each of the following: Aransas Pass Tourney, Rockport's Toast of the Coast Tournament, and the Sinton Invita- tional Tourney. David Kennedy was selected all- tourney once, and David Hutchins was selected all-tourney at all three contests. The Piratels most impressive win of the season was over Taft, ranked 12th in state in class ZA. The squad was led this year by David Hutchins, the second lead- ing scorer in 15-3A. He averaged 17.1. points a game and was selected 1st team all-district. Richard Gonzales, who averaged 8 points a game, was selected honorable-mention all-district. Charles Salone led in rebounds with an average of 8 per game. David Hutch- ins led the team in assists with 126: in steals: and in free throws, hitting 7196 of his shots, He scored the most points in a game with 32 points against Beeville, Charles Salone grabbed the most rebounds in a game, 20 against Beeville. The Pirates came from behind 5 times at the half, to pull out vic- tories in non-district play. Their highest offensive showing was 80 points scored against George West. The Pirates averaged 50 points and 37 rebounds, 15 turnovers, and 11 steals per game. This year's squad graduated 7 of its 8 players: David Hutchins, Richard Gonzales, Mark Luedke, David Kennedy, Gary Gonzales, Michael Dragoo, and Mark janota. The biggest problem for the Pirates was their lack of scoring because of poor shooting: they hit only 52W of free throws and 35W of field goals. Because they aver- aged only 5'9W per player, lack of height hurt them in the rebounding department. The Pirates were coached by Don Tuttle, 138 Gary and Ramon attempt to sky for the ball. 3- W!