Valley High School - Tiger Tales Yearbook (West Des Moines, IA)

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Gary Sapp sets up the Indianola ball carrier for sophomore Jerry Page. Little Tigers Win Conference FOOTBALL SCHED ULE Valley 0 Roosevelt 26 Valley 6 North 6 Valley 1 3 Osceola O Valley 7 Knoxville 6 From' Row: B. Rodriguez, K. Anderson, M. Farrow, P. Knight D. Pettis, B. Bernard, J. Cruse, S. Sears, J. Stroud, L. C Heard. Row Two: M. Harrison, S. Munns, S. Franklin, J. Ger- lich, D. DeGues, S. LaValley, D. Leniton, C. Balduff, D v Valley 6 Dowling 47 Valley 20 Winterset 26 Valley 7 Indianola 6 Valley 7 Chariton 6 Gibson, S. Hatfield, G. Sams, R. Mills. Row Three: Coach Tussey, D. Abbott, J. McMurray, J. Tiffany, K. Cole, R. Speas, M. Richards, D. Harker, B. Wistey, Coach Varme. f - - 5- m 1 x-ws. 1 - x 93

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junior Marion Eppright prepares to ward off 11 Pella tackle-r with a stiff-arm. Co-captain Alan McBride runs back a punt as co-captain Steve Shelley and Ron Tompkins block. Alan McBride, Don Abbott and Gary Sapp gang-tackle the In- dianola ball carrier.

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Tigers Capture First This year, for the first time in Valley's history, the varsity boys' basketball squad won undisputed claim to the South Central Conference Championship. The Tigers also ended the season with the best record in twelve years, fourteen wins and four losses. From the very start, the Tigers proved to pre-season skeptics that they were an outstanding team by winning their first two conference games by a total of thirty-two points. After suffering a loss by one point to Knoxville, the Tigers rolled over Chariton, Winterset, Osceola and Albia. One of the sea- son's highlights was a 55-53 upset victory over North. Valley finished the season by winning all games, except one loss to Albia after the conference crown had been cinched. In city competition the Tigers beat Lincoln while losing to Roosevelt and Tech, which gave them a 2-2 mark against city teams. Balanced scoring was the key to the squad's success as Dave Westphal, Danny Reeves, Denny VanDerHorst and Todd Gfeller averaged in double figures. Mike Hoffman was a main- stay in the Tiger's pressing man-to-man defense. The offense was made more effective as the season progressed by using a fast-break. All five starters were honored with all-conference selections. Dave Westphal and Todd Gfeller were chosen for the first team, Denny VanDerHorst and Danny Reeves, second team, and Mike Hoffman received honorable mention. Because the Tigers violated an Iowa High School Athletic Association rule in playing eighteen games, they were suspended from tournament play and were required to forfeit their first game to Southeast Polk. Denny VanDerHorst fires in two more points for the Tigers. Front Row: jim Van Dyke, Mike Flower, Danny Reeves, Denny Schlemmaner, Ken Knowles, Dave Westphal, Doug Adamson, Reames, Will Beard, Todd Gfeller and Mike Hoffman. Raw Dave Anhorn, Denny VanDerHorst and Manager jim Masters. 73410: Coach Gaer, Manager Steve Doucl, Gary Anderson, Don I I V ,- -'gg-Q..-.gwfv -M 1-' r'-'-- W