Temple City High School - Templar Yearbook (Temple City, CA)

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Paul Peterson, Bee basketball coach ee Basketball Most Valuable Player, John Bibler, Captain, Gary Rhoades. The Ram Bee basketball Team wound up its season with a five-win, tive-loss Rio Hondo League record. This Team, like The varsity, started from scratch, as it had only two returning members ofthe previous year's Team and, therefore, was comprised chiefly of players recruited from The Cee squad. Paul Peterson Took on The coaching duties for This Team for The Tirst Time and, aT The first part of The sea- son, iT looked as Though he might have a championship Team. The breaks, however, were iust not with The Bees in The second round ot league play and, consequently, They were shoved from first in The standings to fourth. The Bees started Their season with a decisive win over Pasadena Academy with a 40-27 score. The next week they did not fare so well, losing To the Knights ot Arroyo, 50-42. They more than made up for this loss in their next game by smashing The West Covina team 51-35. ln the rest of their practice games they met such Gary Rhoades U41 shoots for two points against San Marino. teams as Colton, San Gabriel, La -Salle, and Chino, com- ing out of this non-league period with about a 50-50 average. The Ram Bees began league play with their first game against Artesia. They easily smashed their Pioneer counterparts, 69-45. Showing more hustle with each game, The Bees topped the Titans of San Marino and the Bell Gardens Lancers, 52-47, and 44-33, respectively. The game with South Pasadena seemed to be the turning point for the team for, after losing this game, it was unable to defeat any ofthe teams it had already met in the second round. The Rams did beat Norwalk, however, in both rounds of play. ln. the second round the Rams met defeat at the hands ot Artesia, San Marino, Bell Gardens, and South Pasadena. Chosen as this year's captain was Gary Rhoades, while John Bibler was elected most valuable player. Gary Walfield U31 shoots for two points while Gary Ball and Ronnie Adamson watch.

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Bee Basketball Team: Back row: R. Imboden, F. Bateman, J. Grancich, B. Beveridge, R. Krieb, G. Rhoades. Front row: R. Adamson, G. Ball, G. Walfield, J. Bibler, S. Wheeler, J. Gardner. R.H.L. STANDINGS HOOP SCORES W L League Games 1. Soufh pasadena . U , H 8 2 TC 69 ... ............... ,... Artesia 45 Q. Arfesig ..,.,,.., , , , 7 3 TC 54 .. ............ . . San Marino 48 3, Bell Gardens . . 6 4 TC 44 ..... Bell Gardens 33 4. Temple Cify yih' 5 5 TC 46 . .. South Pasadena 52 5' San Marina U 4 6 TC 62 ...... Norwalk l7 6. Norwalk 0 10 TC 46 Norwalk 30 TC 29 . . . ...... Artesia 33 TC 44 . .. .... San Marino 61 TC 59 ...... Bell Gardens 63 TC 48 . .. South Pasadena 77 GGVY BCH l20l Shoots for two points against San Marino. John Bibler U81 scores two points against Bell Gardens.

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Cee Basketball CompeTing for The Rio Hondo League TiTle unTil The lasT game oT The season, The Temple CiTy Cee baskeTballers losT This conTesT in a double overTime To Bell Gardens. This re- sulTed in a Three-way Tie Tor second place in The league. OuTsTanding player for The Cees was Bob Reseigne, who gained The honor of being voTed The mosT valuable player by his TeammaTes. ElecTed capTain was Jim PeTralia. The Cees were coached by Bob HiTchcock, who believes ThaT our Cee baskeTball Team represenTed Temple CiTy High School well in The Rio Hondo League This year. Bob Reseigne, most valuable player, Bob Hitchcock, coach, Jim Petralia, capTain. Dan Hardee l25l makes a jump shoT againsf Bell Gardens. HOOP SCORES League Games 34 .. ................... Artesia 29 28 .. ... San Marino 20 28 .. .... Bell Gardens 32 45 . . . . . SouTh Pasadena T6 23 . . ........ Norwalk 35 38 . . ...... ArTesia 29 27 .. ... San Marino 20 26 .. ..... Bell Gardens 29 29 . . .. . SouTh Pasadena 20 28 . . ........ Norwalk 26 Cee Team: Back row: J. Paulsen, D. Hardee, B. Reseigne, J. Pefralia, J. Denny. Front row: S. Lester, J. Greene, B. Browning, S. Love, D. Vannatia.