Walnut High School - Cayuse Yearbook (Walnut, CA)

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YIUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL. Scott Ramsey, Drexel Spivey, Gregg Front row: Craig Mason, Dave Liv- Dutton, Keith Gunn, Drew lohann- ingston, Louis Nicholls, second row: sen, not shown: Fritz Williams. M ', W g , lUNl OR YARSITY BASKETBALL ,,, Walnut A is I .,,., ,115 ,Q '.,, ,,,, g -,g - ,,f, i Walnut A , rrlirs Eclgetwor dl A Wilson 'i LQ5f,AlIQ55 'iri Rowland Wilson Rowla L 3 Q , as 5 Q L fraareauqm .L 3' -t IUMP BALL toward the end of and Los Altos' forward Drewlohann- game turns out to be a real battle sen BU waits for the tip-off. iween WaInut's Louis Nicholls wt SAW :ki wmwxmfs. ATO PASS OR SHOOT? Dave Liv Los Altos defender NN moves in to , b ., . , tgy W k i z I bqxk E ingston checks his position as a forcetheissue. Bo s'lunior Varsit BasketbalI!Mergers Y Y

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When asked if Coach lon Goode had a close team, he replied, l have nine really good guys as far as mental awareness and the unity of the team is concerned. According to Coach Goode, even if the lunior Varsity didn't winanother game all year, they were a good group of guys. The team was not a very quick one, which at times worked against them. ln their first game against Los Altos, The Mustangs were unable to keep up with the Conquerors' sharp pass- ing and fast play-setting. Coach Goode's second year of coaching was made easier by solid play from Drexel Spivey and Drew lohannsen. The players were asked to put time in over the weekends, but, there was no CIA Force checking up on them, commented Coach Goode. Q AWITH THE FULL COURT PRESS ON Kellll Gunn defeated by L05 Allgg 77 to 73 puts pressure on the in bound pass Walnut was Mergers! Boys' lunior Varsity Basketball

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Starting off the season right, the sophomore basketball players were tied with Los Altos at the halfway mark, with a 4-1 record. We have a good chance of winning league this year , stated coach Tony Kuns. Their only defeat of the first half was against Los Altos where the game went into double overtime and lost by 3 points, 52-49. When asked to describe the sophomore basketball team, coach Kuns replied, Fun . The players are easy to coach and we have fun on and off the court. Stand- outs on the sophomore team were Brian Martin, Bruce Himes, and jeff Vermilyea. They are always working hard, stated coach Scott Cassels. When asked to describe his team, freshmen coach Cassels replied, Gusty , Some of the standouts on the freshmen team were Todd Rockwell, Mike Len- ahan, Walter johnson and Brad john- son. The freshmen reserve was hanging on at the half, also in contention for a Sierra league title. The reason we are doing so well is that they are very disciplined , stated coach Sam Hard. Their record at the half was 4-1. Some of the standouts on the reserve team were Brad Denahan, Sanny Doty and Tim Smith. They were just a few of the players that were giving their all Q S LMAKING A MOVE to the basket, jeff Vermi- lyea tries to dribble past a Los Altos defender. Walnut lost in double overtime 52-49. for a Sierra League title. Sierra League Hopeful A 9 240 if .sll sotiii0rvti3REsitsintsicfifafttrfff-as 4 tfiiss i - .13-1..wai.1iiiv1 S5 lg 49? iisssii A 4 - ' liss . ...sl t......- ...A . . lsii iif iiiil .i. '.-. S 4 . Waliiiut 37 Westisfovinfa y 34 ..i.- ...S -......t. .... A ..5,.gWiUS.Q.3 . t.ft i'i 1 .iil Mergers! Sophomore Basketball f ASOPHOMORE BASKETBALL. Front row: Bob Taylor, Todd Tweedie, Tom Schuman, Erwin Tamodong, Richard Hancock, Lavel Brown, second row: Himes, Demetri Conway Martin, jeff Vermilyer, McClarie, Coach Tony Kuns