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Fundamentals are the key For young teams

the season has meant a lot of adjustments. The team was hurt
F or freshman athletes, high school basketball can be quite when some players were ineligible because of grades. Others
a change from junior high. The freshman boys, coached
by Spanish teacher, Mr. Mario Remijio, had an up and
were moved up to the JV team. They ended the season with a
down season. They had a tough time in the North High
record of 3-6.
Holiday Tournament, losing both of their games to North­
west and Burke. They ended the season with a 3-7 record.
The freshman girls, on the other hand, proved to be a surpris­
ingly tough team . . . surprising because the team consisted of only
five players. There were some occasions when the team had to finish
a game with only three players still on the floor. The team, coached
by physical education teacher, Mr. Joe Mancuso, placed second in
the city behind city champs, Nathan Hale, who defeated them in
the tourney 46-43. They ended the season with an 8-6 record.
Mr. Keith Bigsby, who teaches the Academy of Finance at the
Career Center, coaches the tenth grade boys' team. For this team,

Sophomore Boys' Basketball team: front row, Robert
Nash, Brian Humpel, James Peterson, Dale Griger; back
row, Mike Peters, Jeremy Wattles, Victor Evans, Jeff
Oksman, Terry Turnbo. Not pictured: Coach Mr. Keith
Bigsby

Freshman Boys' Bas­
ketball team: front
row, Coach Mr. Mario
Remijio; second row,
Byron Gardner, Mike
Bosco, Greg Fort, Joel
McWilliams, Joe Tran-
isi, Jerome Meeks;
third row, Rick Mor­
an, Darwin Blanken­
ship; back row, Julian
Johnson, Herb Fant.

Greg Fort and Julian Johnson show how tiring defense
can be.
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