West High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Torrance, CA)

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Warrior MVP Billy Neu (Left) powers the ball into the bucket as the Warriors glide past Redondo 61-42. Neu had a total of 19 points the Warrior high for this game. Coach Tom Sutherland displays his approval of a Warrior basket in the playoff game against Los Altos Conquerors. A key to the Warrior success was the excellent depth that it possessed. Rotting on the bench are (Left to Right) Bill Hinchberger and Frank Fletcher ( Presidents of the Pine ), Floyd Horton, Norm Tap- pin, Dave Ward, Frank Scapa and Dave Snake Neas. Ri Basketball .J

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Cagers: Best Ever at West Before the season began. Varsity basketball coach Tom Sutherland called this year ' s squad the best team West High has ever had. By season ' s end, the Warriors had done little to disprove that statement. The 1974-75 edition at school records the most wins in a season (21) and most consecutive wins (7). They finished in the C.I.F. 3A Top Ten ' and were Ocean League Co-Champs, tying Beverly Hills. West began the season with a lineup of Bob Vo- gelsang and Lenny Ingalls at guards, George Sta- blien and Dave Neas at forwards and Billy Neu at the center position. Dave Crespin started in a num- ber of games at forward toward the middle of the season, and Dave Ward (Junior was brought up from the Junior Varsity just before the Warriors began League competition playing the center posi- tion, moving Neu to forward. These seven saw most of the action with Norm Tappin getting an oppor- tunity near the campaign ' s end. Neu and Vogelsang made ALL-Ocean League first team, while Stablien was named to the second team. Neu was also selected as All-Tournament in all three tourneys (West entered Pacific Shores Hawthorne and the Torrance Christmas Classic). Forward Dave Crespin (Right) fights to get the ball into the hoop as the Warriors blaze past the Redondo Seahawks 66-58. In this 2nd round playoff game against Los Altos, George Stablien pops this shot in and the Warriors were soon to go into overtime. West Isot this heartbreaker 54-53. Team members selected Neu MVP, Stablien Team captain and Ingalls as Most Improved. The bench was held down by Frank Scapa, Floyd Hor- ton, Frank Fletcher, Bill Hinchberger and Jim Reece, until he quit at mid-season. Fletcher and Hinch- berger were noted as ' Presidents of the Pine ' for their unique bench-sitting style. 62 Varsity Basketball

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Season Record 21-8 Pacific Shores Tourney West 87 West 81 West 66 Inglewood 71 Hawthorne Tourney West 75 West 63 Crespi 53 West 72 Non-Conference Camarillo 67 Torrance Christmas West 65 West 52 Ladewood 81 Non-Conference Paramount 68 Gardena Aviation Redondo West Gardena Hamilton West Hawthorne West Classic Aviation Hawthorne West West Ocean League Competition (12-21 ) West West West Beverly Hills West West West Mira Costa West West West West West West 55 67 60 62 86 71 76 57 51 69 56 56 66 68 Mira Costa Redondo Rolling Hills West Hawthorne South North West Redondo Rolling Hills Beverly Hills Haawthorne South North 49- W 67- W 58- W 59- L 66- W 61- W 44- L 52- W 65- L 54- W 46- W 63- L 67- L 49- W 41- W 57- W 24- L 61- W 59- W 57- W 50- L 42- W 56- W 48- W 51- W 53- W 56- W West 77 Los Altos 54 C.I.F. 3A Playoffs Lompoc West C1. Trailing 27-23 (Left), the Warriors Billy Neu goes up for the tip opening the 2nd half against Los Altos Bob Kunzi. All- C.LF. (Above) performer Bill Neu brings down a rebound. In League competition, Neu averaged a team-leading 10.5 rebounds per game. 6WVarsity Basketball