Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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35. TOKAY soph 56 East Union 7l 62 Rancho Cordova 68 55 Christian Brothers 52 42 Atwater 76 88 Elk Grove 68 32 Grace Davis 53 88 Franklin ' 75 5l Edison ' 58 60 Stagg ' 45 52 St.lVlary's' 67 64 Lincoln ' 70 55 Tracy' 63 76 Lodi ' 73 62 Franklin ' 73 79 Edison ' 64 66 Stagg ' 54 53 5lMary's' 77 45 Lincoln ' 69 54 Tracy' 55 84 Lodi ' 59 ' denotes league game E50 4 ? V l. Pulling up for a jumper, Jason Vargas shoots over the out- stretched hands ofa Lodi defender. 2. Sophomore team members are ,, if -4.4 X if ' ga fl ag R J L , A V! 5 4 ' 4' 'Ls front row Joe White, Brett Dawe, Nicholas Gomez, Bruce Fry, Eric Hankins, John Dewitt, and John Garcia. Row two Sam Harrison, 2 li GX l head coach, Cliff Hanks, Jason Vargas, Trent Lanz, Jim McCann, Brett Place, Melvin Walker, and Derrick Morgan.

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WEN g -,J S., My 1135: i f , 4. Chris Humbert drives to the basket against a Lodi defender. ri., I 'QF .,. , Q 1 SA 33 , s if is W sv iz ' S ' J ff'W '4--V1- . is 1 , f ' i ssaa 1 are ,.., . ,Ll .8 a b r --S 34, fs 5 Z- '11 ' V v. ' . T 1 ,,f 1. 1 rir, ., . Q ssr ee r 1 ded camps .3 ' V ' Team defends league championship, accomplished goals, sei new records Bzzzzzzzz. The final buzzer sounded. Tokay's fans swarmed onto the court as their Tigers captured their second straight San Joaquin Athletic Association basketball title and finished 14-0 in league-something that no other team had accomplished in the history of the SJAA. That 114-0 recordl was the highlight of our season, said Tom Cronsalves, who, in his two years at Tokay, has compiled a 44-15 record. l don't think anyone thought we would go undefeated. Not only did the Tigers finish undefeated in league, they fin- ished 27-4 overall. The 27 vic- tories and four losses were both school records. Included in the 27-4 record was a 22-game winning streak, also a school record. The team also scored 107 points against Stagg, break- ing the record set earlier in the season set by St. lV1ary's. Chris Humbert, senior center, scored 46 points in a game against Franklin, breaking the previous record of 43 points set in 1979. Our seniors contributed for us all year long, said Coach Gonsalves. The eight seniors on the squad were: David Black, Humbert, Dustin Lanz, Tim Skamel, Yonnie Jackson, John Nahigian, Lamar Saffold, and John Hitchcock. l always thought that we were the best team in the league, but l didn't tell anyone, said Coach Gon- salves. I just let everyone read about St. lV1ary's and Lincoln in the papers. Blitzing past Lodi 95-70 in the final league game, the Tigers then proceeded to the Sac- Joaquin Section playoffs where they were seeded third. ln the first round the Tigers defeated Atwater 78-62 for the second time this year. However, in the second round, Tokay faced Merced, the defending Section champions, and fell 65-63, a heartbreaking loss in overtime at Sacramento's Arco Arena. Just being able to play at Arco was an accomplishment, said Coach Gonsalves. lt had been one of our goals since the beginning of the year. Beginning the season with a 62-52 loss to East Union, after eight games, the Tigers were only 5-3. Then the team com- peted in the Gridley Invitational Basketball Tournament, which may have been the turning point of the season, according to Coach Gonsalves. After an 80- 60 opening-round loss to James Logan High, the Tigers bounced back to beat Encinal and Fre- mont, both of Oakland, winning the consolation championship for the second straight year with a 69-67 triple-overtime victory in thefinale. i'We had a good tournament at Gridley beating Fremont, said Coach Consalves. l would say that the last two years at C-ridley, we came out a better team after playing that level of competition. Earning post-season honors for the Tigers were three seniors, Humbert, Black and Jackson. Black was chosen as player of the year, Humbert to first team offense, and Jackson to first team defense and second team of- fense. We were a fun team to watch, added Coach Gonsalves. Our intensity on defense allowed our offense to score at will. by Tim Skamel photos by Eric Johnston Varsity Basketball 149

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SW22 s Lodig freshm n truggl Sweeping the Lodi Flames this season was the highlight of the sophomore basketball team un- der Sam Harrison, first year head coach. Despite finishing 6-8 in the San Joaquin Athletic Association and 12-16 overall, Tokay im- proved from last year's 1-13 league record and won seven more games overall. l think we accomplished a lot, said Coach Harrison. We played with a lot of heart and intensity, and I learned a lot working under Coach Gon- zalvesf' Coach Harrison formerly coached basketball at St. Luke's middle school in Stockton for eight years, Presentation middle school for one year, and St. Georgia's for seven years. According to Coach Harrison, fn! dia 2. . 'ft I li 'r ' Z ' ' I r 1... Q 4' Q 3. Going strong to the basket, Brett erence, Christopher Devers, An- Place shoots an easy lay-up on a breakaway steal. 4. Freshman team members are front row Devin Shelby, Mike Law- thony Hopkins, Lee Chacon, and Anthony Guidi. Row two Marcos Amezcua, manager, Willie Nelson, 'tidal' Gregory Jordan, Stanley George, Edward Leahy, Kenneth Wyatt, David Hampton, and Doug Frueh, head coach. the Tigers only other weaknesses were mistakes that came from overhustling. Playing well at times but not consistently, the freshman team finished 3-9 in league, 4-16 overall. The Tigers were coached by Doug Frueh, who has never coached on the freshman level. He returned this season after staying away from coaching To- kay basketball for one year. He coached the sophomores two years ago. According to Coach Frueh, Tokay lacked experience, speed, size, fundamentals in defense, shooting technique, consistency, and concentration. l'When we played consistently, things went well, said Coach Frueh. by John Park photos by Mike McMurray TOKAY frosh 33 Christian Brothers 56 30 Atwater 49 54 Elk Cirove 48 41 Grace Davis 61 29 Franklin' 44 42 Edison' 34 34 St.Mary's' 49 26 Lincoln' 58 58 Tracy' 51 44 Lodi' 45 41 Franklin' 59 41 Edison' 32 36 St lVlary's' 59 45 Lincoln' 47 51 Tracy' 55 49 Lodi' 53 26 East Union 58 ' denotes league game l - K Soph!Frosh Basketball 151