Stratford High School - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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-.,,..q,uHP4 rg, 44 ,gl ,,NNN,4 '-013, E V Going up for the jump ball, Junior Mark Johnson is backed up by Jun- iors Mike Manning and Eric West, and Sophomores Jim Root and Scott Johnson. Jumping oi! ihe court Sophomore Scott Johnson goes after the ball. l thought we had the best talent in dis- trict this year, said Scott. L ...--H'l 3 Am. an E Willa in Q , YY! rffsf , 2' M fs... A .. F .if 9 JXP u A Q ' x i N. ...W ...fs Splitting the defense, Junior Eric West goes up for an unassisted lay- up, l thought it was a good season and l had a lot of fun playing, said Eric. , , VE, V f i, xxN With their arms extended, Juniors Kemper Davis, Eric West, and Sopho- mores Jim Root and Scott Johnson wait for the rebound. i i i li ... 6 On his toes, Junior Kemper Davis shoots a free throw at the Westches- ter game. The game ended in a 60-67 loss for the Spartans. junior varsity basketball 127

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Ups and Downs ln the first round of district the team went 5-2 but in the last game of the first round, when the team lost to Memorial, something changed, said Junior Ken Lucas. From there, the team went 2-5 and finished 7-7 in district. We had a very successful year, and I was very proud of the team, said Coach Funk. The district scores were as follows: Hastings, 61 -46, Westchester, 60-67, Spring Branch, 45-363 Northbrook, 56-355 Spring Woods, 51-39 Alief Elsik, 57-52, Memorial, 53-67. ln the second half they were: Hastings, 48-49, Westchester, 46-713 Spring Branch, 59-523 Northbrook, 51-563 Spring Woods, 64-45 Alief Elsik, 37-45, Memorial, 57-72. We started great in lost to Memorial in the last game of the first round, that put us down for the rest of the season. The J.V. team finished their season with an excellent 20-11 record, but had only a 7-7 record ln district after going 13-4 in predistrict, and placing 3rd out of 8 in the Friendswood Tournament. The team was led by Junior Eric West, a transfer from Oakwood High School, who averaged 17 points a game, and Junior Mike Manning who averaged 11 points a game. We had hoped to win district, said Mr. Lynn Funk, J.V. coach, but there were some good teams in our district this year. Memorial's team went 32-2, and they had been playing together since Junior High. Our team was helped a lot predistrict said Junior Mark by Scott Johnson C6'5 Johnson summing upthe J.V. season, but when we sophomorej and his brother Mark Johnson f6'4'f juniorj who transfered from Sam Rayburn. Although the people came from different areas, I felt that they played well together. 'tl had fun playing, and we had a good season, said Eric. l think the best game we played was against Memorial in the Cy-Fair tournament. ln that game the Mustangs beat the Spartans with a goal with seconds to play, 49-48. We had a good season, said Mike, but we didn't do as well in district as I would have liked. We had a lot of talent, said Sophomore Scott Johnson, but we couldn't put it together at the end. ln practice we worked on offense and defense. The coach scouted other teams, and we learned how they play. l was glad to be on the team this year, and I felt that we had the best talent in district. if: .nil Jumping up in the air, Sophomore Scott Johnson tries to block his oppo- nent. I thought our best game was against Memorial when we came back from behind, said Scott. Adding points to the score, Junior Eric West shoots, while Coach Funk and the rest of the team look on. Eric's free throw percentage was 5596. 'I 126 junior varsity basketball ...JW 3,

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Sophs - a total success This team had the best sophomore record the school has ever had, said Sophomore Coach Lynn Funk. They performed better than I expected, and they beat people I didn't think they would. It was a total success. Although the sophomore team could play only 11 games because of lack of other sophomore teams, the team finished the year with a hard-fought 6-5 record. Having a sophomore team gives us a chance to look at players for next year's J.V., said Coach Funk. Our best game was against Clear Creek. They always have a good team, and beating them was the highlight of our season. The season went pretty well, said Sophomore Jim Root. Ourtoughest game was against Memorial, and I think our best was against Elsik the first time. I enjoyed the season, said Peter Kosmoski, sophomore, but there weren't enough sophomore teams to have very many games. We did a lot better than when we were fish, said Sophomore Tom Cullen. In practice the team spent quite a bit of time working on fundamentals or scrimaging with the J.V. In practice we played the J.V. a lot, said Sophomore Russ Hart, and worked on offense and defense. Sophomore scores were as follows in non-district: Cy-Fair, 56-40, St. Thomas, 59-623 Taylor, 54-46, Strake Jesuit, 46-60. ln district they were as follows: Hastings 44-34, Northbrook 53-373 Alief Elsik, 54-51 g Memorial, 39-50. ln the second round they were as follows: Hastings 34-295 Alief Elsik, 44-76, Memorial, 40-59. 128 sophomore basketball .Vi 3, .. .- Backed up by Sophomore Steve Spaulding, Sophomore Mark Ben- son shoots the ball. The Scpho- more team ended up with a 6-5 record. With two hands on the ball, Sopho- more Steve Spaulding gets ready to pass the ball in during practice. I thought we had a good season and really enjoyed it, said Steve. J.. . ?,,..,,,,,, , l Taking the ball down the court, Sophomore Jim Root is followed by Russ Hart and Derek Olbrych. I think the season went pretty well, said Jim. -... 1. .,,..., -gf-r During practice, Sophomore Peter Kosmoski, Mark Benson, and To White wait for the rebound. We di most of our practicing against th J. V, said Peter. .Q V . t ' - V kw7W . rJ t Q . ..- .gre L l H L f S -X s . -..,,t,fss.+-3353, be -titfmg-55 -t y:-. 1.-.sM,, R LJ Eg' D . QT...