Skyline High School - Olympian Yearbook (Oakland, CA)

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For the third consecutive season, the basketball team came away with the Del Valle tournament trophy. The Titans opened the tourney with a 66 to 64 victory over Harry Ellis High in Richmond. In the semi-final game, Skyline met a fine Vallejo team which proved to be a worthy opponent. The Titans found themselves behind by 6 at halftime, and fought back to tie the score at the end of regulation time at 68 all, forcing the game into overtime. The score was tied at 72 with less than 10 seconds left, when Keith Greenaway poured in a 15 foot jumper to cap the Skyline comeback. In the championship game, once again the Hoopsters found themselves behind, but in the presence of Piedmont High and by six points at the beginning of the last quarter. Knowing that the final eight minutes meant the title, the Titans pulled together and played great defense to pull out a 74-73 victory, and the championship record standing at 5 and 0. The Titans closed the preseason with a 58-55 victory over a tough George Washington High team. Traveling to lVlack to open the Oakland Athletic League, the team shot over 50 percent, only to have the Warriors shoot better. The Titans scored their season high of 81 points, though losing by 6. Skyline dropped their next three games to Tech, Castlemont, and Fremont. Arch rival Oakland High was Skyline's fifth OAL opponent. The Titans led the whole way only to be caught at 74. With three seconds left, Nlost Improved player Brent Turner pumped in a 30 footer to win it for the Titans. The win was followed by two poor losing performances to Nlack and Tech. Determined to prove that Skyline was no pushover, the Titans traveled to Castlemont on February 18 to play the Knights. The Titans led for over half the game only to have key players foul out, thus negating Skyline's hope for an upset. League champion Fremont was the next to last opponent. Once again the team's inability to put together two good halves in one game caused the Titans to lose 47 to 60. In the final game Coach Fred Noel played all members of the team. After leading by 5 at halftime, the team went cold in the second half to lose 45-58. Seniors on the team were Robert Cooper. Jack Nelson, Tim Grant, Keith Greenaway, Leroy Leonard, John Gordon, Stan Howard, Most Inspirational player Bob Breilh, and Most Improved player Brent Turner, 92 SPORTS Hoopsters take tourney for third straight season All-tournament player, Stan Howard, leaves four Piedmont players flat-footed as he goes up for two points

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Season Record Skyline ' s8tO ,,i:8J lVlcClymonds Skyline 57675 F. . . 65 Tech Skyline 62 ..... 99 Castlemont Skyline 48 ..... 69 Fremont Skyline 77, .V . 74 Oakland Skyline McClymonds Skyline Tech Skyline 61 ..... 81 Castlemont Skyline 47 ..... 60 Fremont Skyline 45 ..... 58 Oakland Greg Leonard fights his way through a crowd to make T two points against Fremont. Titans lost, 47 to 60. l l T T l 4 I Members of the basketball team which took the Del ROW: Brent Turner, Keith Greenaway, Bob Breilh, Leonard,4RobertfQgLop,er,John Gordon, Stanley Howard, Valle tournament for the third straight year are FRONT Marzine Parker, BACK ROW: Mike NlcCray, Greg Tim Grant, JackTNelson, Coach Fred Noel. SPORTS 93