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VOL. 1, NO. 5, JUNE-JULY, 1977

ATHLETES OF THE YEAR Dock Luckie, Ft. Pierce Central, Florida .......................... . 10 Ann Moon, Angleton, Texas ................. ·.................... . 14

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1976 ALL-AMERICA FOOTBALL TEAM Top Scholastic Players in U.S.A .................................. . 26 Honorable Mention Players ...................................... . 50 WRESTLING DeKalb: 60-Straight and Counting 34 REGIONAL SCOUTING REPORT Far West ....................................................... . 36 Northwest ...................................................... . 38 Great Southwest ................................................ . 39 Great Plains .................................................... . 42 North Central ................................................... . 43 Midwest ........................................................ . 44 Northeast ...................................................... . 45 Atlantic Coast .................................................. . 47 South .......................................................... . 48

COVER- This issue of National Prep honors many of the top athletes in their field in the U.S.A. Top, L-R, clockwise: cross country runner Bill McChesney of South Eugene, Oregon; halfback Robert Alexander of South Charleston, West Virginia; quarterback Tim Koegel of national powerhouse Cincinnati Moeller, Ohio; supergirl Ann Moon of Angelton, Texas; Olympic swimming star Brian Goodell of Mission Viejo, California; pole vaulter and former National Prep coverboy Jim Sidler; Southern California tennis star Eliot Teltscher of Palos Verdes Estates; Dock Luckie of Ft. Pierce Central, Florida; and swimmer Jill Sterkel (center) from Wilson High in Hacienda Heights, California. Dock Luckie and Ann Moon land "National Athletes of The Year" honors tor 1976-77, a school year which has become one of the best in America's history.

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My Philosophy and Method

By Joe Namath with John Dockery

P.fessional athletes, especially the experience develops the personal characstars, must accept the moral responsibility teristics of sportsmanship, cooperation, that goes with the glory. Since a pro player understanding, initiative and self-reliance, can transmit his message so powerfully to which make more complete individuals.

Our philosophy is predicated on the so many, he or she must be aware and care! Everybody needs a model to emulate ·concept that constructive athletic compeand very often that modern day symbol is tition is a teaching device, the rewards of an athlete. Sports, in general, and football which reach far beyond the confines of the in particular, can do so much for young playing field. The camp emphasizes the men. Let me tell you about a philosophy clean competitive nature of football and a program that has w·orked for me. through our coaching staff and resident Six years ago, John Dockery and I or- pros who have been chosen not· only for ganized the Joe Namath Football Camp as their athletic success, but also for their pera learning experience for young men. Our sonal integrity and interest in youth. Expogoal was, and still is, to assist in the sure to these men has a definite, positive development of the· total man through influence on. each camper. Our indisports. We feel that our campers not only vidualized program is comprehensive and improve measurably as football players, demanding, according to each camper's but they also learn the value of discipline ability, size, maturity and previous ath- · and hard work. We believe that their camp letic experience. Since it is an elementary

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part of the game and should be included in any football program, the instruction involves contact on all age levels.

Over the past five years, many NFL players have coached with me at camp.

Nothing can measure the excitement and enthusiasm generated by a super-charged character like Phil Villapiano, the Oakland Raiders' talented linebacker. Boys respond to energy and that's why Phil is a perennial favorite. Young men also recognize what courage and dedication ·can achieve. Rocky Bleier's fight back from being crippled in Vietnam shows us all the unconquerable power of the human spirit.

Diminutive Randy Vataha, the Patriots' wide receiver, manages to survive in the land of the giants, pitting his intelligence and game savvy against sheer physical talent. Patriots' Russ Francis, Jets' Rich

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You notice that we address. ourselves to the potential problems of competition. It is a household word - the cornerstone of our free enterprise system -.always facing us in our every day lives. How we deal with it in our early years will affect us for a lifetime. As I said, I believe in healthy, constructive competition, but it can also be deadly. Winning isn't everything; being the best isn't everything. A boy isn't a loser because his team was defeated or he lost a race. Obviously, there can be only one winner. I think Vince Lombardi's quote "Winning isn't everything, if's the only thing", was taken out of context. Lombardi was a man who asked for a total effort within the rules of the game. He didn't preach winning by any means or at any cost. Let's not lose sight of the sheer joy of sports- throwing a perfect spiral or leaping high. to snag a pass. Sports can be enjoyed if we allowed ourselves the liberty.

I remember a friend who retired from the Jets saying to me that the thing he missed most about playing was the guys. He told

me the friendship and community feeling he had while playing were missing in much of the world outside sports. He didn't have to mention the satisfaction and fulfillment an athlete gets from performing well.

What I'm saying is that to get too preoccupied with. our performance too early is to miss so much of sports' true value.

Getting back to our program, let me tell you how our camp is organized. Players are grouped according to ability, size, maturity and previous athl'etic experience.

Our carefully selected staff of college, high school and pre-high school coaches work closely with the "pros" on the field, thus combining the sophisticated expertise of the star performer with the proven teaching methods of top flight coaches. Instruction ranges from basic fundamentals to advanced skills, and includes drills, conditioning, training methods, weights, isometrics, position play, films, chalk talks and rule interpfetation. To ensure each player enjoys maximum personal instruction and individual attention, the camp maintains a small ratio of players per coach. The first part of the week's schedule deals with the basic skills necessary for each individual football player. Secondly, group perimeter work utilizes each boy's skill coordinated with those most closely related to him. For example, each defen-

sive back works on his stance, footwork and tackling technique, then comes together with the linebackers to work on complete zone and man-to-man pass-run responsibilities. In the final phase, team work is emphasized to coordinate all the positions into a unified group. Complete offensive teams practice against complete defensive units in both dummy and controlled contact scrimmages. There is room to learn from every aspect of camp's carefully planned curriculum.

Though football is the main sport at camp, other activities such as tennis, golf and swimming provide exciting diversions. In keeping with our comprehensive approach to total development, we offer programs to augment a player's general atbletic ability. For example, our fine weight training instructor, Paul Mastropasqua, holds daily classes on proper weight training techniques and strategy. A running program, performed daily, can help to improve a boy's speed and quickness, by working on the individual parts of the running motion. Camp also features an "Injury Prevention" and "Care Program" to help players discover and strengthen individual weaknesses. And, finally, since attitude, spirit or desire is often the intangible factor which proves the difference between victory and defeat, continued on page 59

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Strike up another victory for the fast girls athletic programs, good or TERM REDUCED Roanoke, Virginia, former high football star has had his 10-year sentence for armed robbery renine months so he can attend colcoming fall on a football scholarJudge Jack Coulter also said that for two years, John Sherffield, age 19, talks to Roanoke's high school teams to "use his influence to lead youngsters away from any future criminal activity."

the nr•~~·~•rmJ~ pound record six-second pin by Norman Dawson of Concord, Michigan, High over an opponent from Quincey, Michigan, in the 1969-70 season.

Only one other three-secon~ pin has ever been made. That was by Joe Amaral of San Diego University High, California, against an opponent from Claremont, California, in the 1968-69 campaign.

SUPER BASEBALL There is, perhaps, no basebalt team in America that can boast of having accomplished as much as Tucson, Arizona, High did from 1939 to 1956. During those 18 seasons, and under the leadership of three coaches, the Badgers claimed 15 state titles and finished as runners-up twice, competing against the best "big school" competition from both Arizona and Southern California. With Hanley R. 'Hank1 Slagle at the helm, Tucson won what is still believed to be a national record 50 straight games from 1942 to 1946. Slagle's super squads scored an amazing 562 runs during their record streak for an average of 11.2 runs per game. Opponents tallied 94 runs for a 1.9 per game score. Slagle's 1946 team, recently rated the best ever baseball nine in Arizona prep history, logged a 15-0 mark against state competition scoring 14 runs each outing to their opponents' 1.6 runs average. The team yielded just 23 runs for the season while scoring 221.

Slagle's 1944 edition outscored its eight opponents 112-10.

The Badgers hold another national mark with 27 state baseball championships since the first title went up for grabs in 1912. Andy Tolson coached the Badgers to seven crowns from 1930 to 1941; Slagle led THS to 10 titles in 13 years as coach; and Lee Carey, who captained the 1946 team, coached title teams in 1955 and 1956.

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LONG WAIT Melrose Park Walther Lutheran, Illinois, defeated Chicago St. Michael's 64-63 for the Class A regional basketball title on

morning Roberts discovered an error in the score book giving Walther Lutheran two points more than he thought they actually had.

The problem arose when a field goal was erased at halftime. Walther Lutheran led 36-32 at intermission, but the scoreboard read 38-32. At the end of the third quarter the scoreboard showed Walther Lutheran leading 53-45, but the running total in the scorebook gave the leaders 55 markers.

On Thursday, March 3, Cook County Circuit Court Judge Joseph Wosik ruled the second half played over Friday morning. The score was set at 36-32. The contest had new officals, a new timer and a different scorekeeper. No spectators were allowed in the gymnasium and the game was witnessed only by a small army of newspapermen and radio and television crews.

St. Michael's won the second half 3128, but lost the game, 64-63 when a player was called for an offensive charge with three seconds left.

Walther Lutheran's players returned to classes and later Friday defeated Amboy (22-5) 66-57. On SatuJ:day night Walther Lutheran fell 66-54 to Aurora Central (209). This time, the scorebook was right: BOYS STRIKE OUT In Denver, Colorado, this spring, a federal judge ruled that Golden High School must sponsor a girls soccer team with the same amount of funding and support as they have given the boys in recent years, or canq:l its involvement with the sport altogether.

It was reported that U.S. District Judge Richard P. Matsch said in a preliminary ruling that the issue involved "wasn't the mere chance to participate in a game, but the dignity and worth of human beings was involved."

Judge Matsch also said that the school's athletic program is part of its educational program and that educational opportunity must be offered regardless of sex, just as it must be offered regardless of

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Hank Iba closed out his basketcoaching career at Oklahoma State years ago, he talked of many including his Classen High School team of Oklahoma City which almost won the National Interscholastic championship some 40 years earlier.

Back in 1929, in Chicago, the Hornets of Athens, Texas, beat Classen 25-21 for the national high school. title. There is no tourney nowadays to decide national interscholastic championship for boys or girls, but during the 1920s and until the mid1930s, the University of Chicago sponsored such an affair under the direction of A.A. Stagg, where the tourney drew turnaway crowds at Barlett Gymnasium in Chicago.

The Hornets from Athens, Texas (pop.

3, 176) beat six teams in landing the 1929 national title. They beat Bradley High of Cleveland, Tennessee, 44-22, Central High of Oklahoma City, 24-15, Naugatuck, Conn., 34-20, ·College Grove, Tennessee, 22-7, Jackson, Michigan, 27-13, and Classen, 25-21.

Other teams which competed in the 1929 national high school tourney included Jena, La.; Laurel, Delaware; Portsmouth, N.H.; St. Paul, Nebraska; Custer High of Miles City, Montana; Raton, N .M.; Lakeland, Florida; Vienna, Georgia; Snead High of Boaz, Alabama; Yankton, South Dakota; Hartford High of White River Junction, Vermont; Heath, Kentucky; Bristol, Conn.; Wheeling, West Virginia; Wheeler, Mississippi; Pocatello, Idaho; Johnson City, Illinois; Moorhead, Minnesota; Valley City, North Dakota; Pennsylvania Avenue High of Cimberland, Maryland; Newport News, Virginia; Independence, Missouri; Humboldt County High of Winnemucca, Nevada; and Crane High of Chicago, Illinois.

Has your school had an outstanding team or in: dividual performance? If so. why not share 11 with the nation? Just send National Prep Sports the story, in newspaper form or teller fro'!' a school official. We may be able to use it m a future BELIEVE IT OR NOT section. Send your articles to: Michael A. Oestreicher, Be: lieve It Or Not, P.O. Box 814, Flagstaff, Anzona, 86002.

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DOC Ft. Pierce Ce11tral, Florida

By Joe DeSalvo . T o days before he was to enter the Florida High School State Wrestling Tournament in February, Dock Luckie was not to be found on the wrestling mat, getting in last-minute practice drills. Instead, the Fort Pierce Central senior was hurling the discus and heaving the shot put in a dual track meet for this Atlantic coastal school, located I 10 miles north of Miami. ¡ Such is' not an uncommon occurrence for Luckie because he is not your common high school athlete. Strength, speed and stamina, Luckie possesses them all. And more. He has used them to make him one of the most respected prep athletes in not only Florida, but the entire nation as well.

Luckie, who stands 6-3 and weighs a solid 240 pounds is an All-American in not only one sport, but two. Luckie, who turned 18 in May, gained the coveted honor in football this season when he was named to three different All-America High School football teams. He was also named to several All-American :squads in the discus (198-7) and shot put (64-7) events as a junior. He's an odds-on favorite to repeat this season. Luckie is also a highly-regarded heavyweight wrestler, who has twice gone to state in as many varsity seasons.

What sets Luckie apart from the rest is the maximum he generates from his powerful muscular body. He's also one of the strongest athletes to compete on the high school level. As of March of this year, the gifted Cobra senior was bench pressing an unbelievable 480 pounds. Iri fact, this fall, he will be the strongest football player at the University of Florida where the Gators won the recruiting battle as some 150 schools across the nation sought Luckie's talents.

Not only is Dock strong, he's quick as well. He can move his mighty frame 4. 7 seconds in the 40-yard dash. It's the combination of his strength and speed that has made Luckie the talented defensive lineman 'that he is, and the two ingredients have left many quarterbacks running for their lives. Few have gotten away from Luckie's grasp. Many have paid the price.

University of Florida head football coach Doug Dickey has seen very few players come out of high school stronger than Luckie. "He's three or four years ahead of the others coming out of high school because of his physical strength," says Dickey, who plans to put Dock on the varsity squad his freshman year. Dickey believes it takes a year to get the techniques down in college football, and such will be the case for Luckie. But, declares Dickey, "He'll be playing the first year on effQrt and strength and that will go a long way for him." Dickey says he plans to use Luckie at nose guard. ¡ If there's anyone who knows the potential of Luckie, it's Fort Pierce Central's head football and track coach, Phil Farinella. The Cobra mentor has been fortunate to reap the benefits for three years in track and field and two years in varsity football.

"He's without a doubt one of the top athletes in the country," evaluates Farinella, who's seen many in his coaching career. "To do well in three sports on the state and national level is exceptional. He has a lot. of natural ability, but he has worked hard. He's set goals for himself and he has worked hard to reach those goals."

Farinella, who was an assistant coach at Central when the Cobras won the Class AAAA state football crown in 1971, be-

lieves Luckie has a better future in track. ''But I'm no expert," Farinella quickly interjects. "In football he's so young right now. He's two or three years away from finding out what he can really do. Remember, he just turned 18."

Luckie didn't blossom until the middle of his junior year. It was the eighth game of the 1975 football season when he first became a household name. Against rival Merritt Island, the "Doc" intercepted two passes from his tackle position and ran them in for touchdowns. The two scores helped FPC win as the Cobras went undefeated that season during their 10 regular season games.

Luckie admits it's taken "a lot of work'' to get where he is today. He also credits the "help of God" for his success.

As for the guidance given by Farinella, Luckie is most thankful. "Coach has helped me a lot," he says. "When I do things wrong, he shows me and I go to practice and try to get it right." Luckie says he spends four hours daily strictly in practice.

Of the three sports he excels in, Dock puts football and the discus on the top of the list. On the preference of the discus over the shot put, Dock explains, "I just like throwing the discus." As a junior last year, Luckie set a national age 16 record when he hurled the discus 198-7 in the Class AAAA regional meet. He later went on to take the state title with a 177-9. In Florida, state records are only set at state meets.

Luckie was undefeated in the discus as a junior, rewriting record books in every meet except the final. He snapped the discus record at the highly-competitive Florida Relays and, in some meets, broke previous marks by as much as 25 feet.

An All-American in two sports, Luckie tossed the 12-pound shot 64-7 as a junior and the discus 198-7. One of the best defensive football players in the land, he often dropped.enemy quarterbacks (right insert) for more losses thEm gains, and should be a welcome stght for University of Florida grid fans. (Ric Feld/Richard Rumley photos)

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Understandably, the Florida record of 199-5 and the official national high school mark of 202-9, set last year by Greg Martin of Pascagoula, Miss., are subject to be snapped by Luckie this year, who has already thrown the discus 213 feet in practice.

As for the shot put, Luckie still ·manages to keep his followers awestruck. Last year, in just his second year of competition, he took third place in state with a 6011. His 64-7 in the regional meet was the best in Florida history and the ninth best in the nation. Luckie has taken off where he left last year, heaving the shot 60-9 in his fourth meet this March.

When he wasn't tracking down quarterbacks or breaking numerous records in the discus and shot, he was busy putting away opponents on the wrestling mat. .

In the two years he's wrestled. varsity· for Fort Pierce Central, Luckie has only been beaten three times. He took third at state this past season; only a controversial semifinal defeat prevented another chance at the championship round. The opponent who beat Luckie was given four questionable penalty points when the FPC grappler was called for stalling. It was Luckie's lone loss in 27 matches.

Charles Hines has been instrumental in developing Luckie's wrestling talents.

"Dock is an extraordinary athlete for a he<avyweight because of his strength," Hines says. "If he had the chance to throw his emphasis in wrestling, and I don't want him to, he could be super," adds Hines, who has guided FPC to several conference and district championships in the sevenyear history of the school. "I couldn't actually say how far he could go. He's Olympic material if he had the time to work at it. He's a sensational athlete.

"Definitely, Dock has to be devoted to do as well as he does in three sports," he adds. "He's a coachable boy, always willing to learn and listen, and the type of boy any coach would enjoy working with."

It's the way Luckie gets along with people that makes him the likeable person he is. Despite all the honors and fanfare, he still maintains that certain level of modesty not found often in youngsters his age.

The so-called "big head" that is synonymous with stardom is not part of Luckie's physique. "It has to be unique not to have a big head," declares Farinella.

"There's not a kid in the state that receives as much recognition in three sports and keeps the level head that Dock does."

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Left, the "Doc" sits back and watches teammates during battle with tough conference foe, then struggles for position (bottom) during second consecutive trip to the Florida state wrestling tournament. One of the most gifted athletes in the country, the Central High star will leave behind many memories for Ft. Pierce fans- bad memories for rival· schools. (Bob Hall photos)

The list of honors Luckie has accumulated in the three years at Central includes, in addition to three AllAmerican footbafl squads: Co-Player of the Year dn the 57th Annual Orlando Sentinel Star All-Southern high school football team; Co-Player of the Year on the Sentinel Star All-Central Florida grid team; all-state; two-time all-area and allconference in fqotball. Among the publications listing Luckie as a member of its all-American track and field teams are this magazine, Scholastic Coach and Track & Field News. In wrestling, Luckie is twotime conference and district champ and regional champ.

As hard as it is to believe, he almost never got the-opportunity to be the athlete he is today. It was back in the summer, prior to the start of his sophomore year, that Dock severely injured his knee after running into a parked car while playing a street game of football. Doctors told him he would probably never be able to play the sport of football again. But with the help and encouragement of assistant football coach Mike Green, he went to the weights and went on to defy the doctors' prognosis.

Dock· Luckie, the 1976-77 National High School Athlete of the Year, has been • defying the impossible ever since.

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Female Athlete of the Year

Angleton, Texas Texas has always produced some of the finest collection of football talent in America, and this season is no different. Except for one thing: this year the Lone Star State a/so has one of the best female athletes in the whole country ... Ann Moon of Angleton.-

By John D. Adams

"I haven't seen a female athlete who playoff to Victoria by one point.

T.xas high schools are renowned for As a senior, Moon was not leading her producing blue-chip football players, espe- combines speed, strength and size as Moon cially running backs who have on occa- does," said Janette Barlow, who has team to as many wins, for her supporting sion been chased right out of the state by coached girls' basketball for 13 years at cast is small and inexperienced. Only one desperate college recruiters, unwilling to Calhoun of Port Lavaca and whose teams other starter returned from last year's distake no for an answer when thousands of have averaged 20 wins per season for the trict championship team, but despite a last four years. "I've seen other girl ath- drop-off in overall talent, Angleton had a yards of rushing is at stake.

This year was no exception. There were letes with speed and some with the com- 15-7 record through the first week of Januenough "Friday Night Heroes" coming bination of size and strength, but no others ary, due mainly to the efforts of Moon, who has had an opportunity to show even out of Texas' high schools to handsomely with all three characteristics."

"I've never seen a girl with that much more of her talent. furnish the nine Southwest Conference She concluded the 1976-77 season with teams and keep Oklahoma in contention physical ability ... I've never seen anyfor another national championship as well. body with that much ability," emphasized · a whopping 38.0 points per game average, The oil industry must envy Texas' football Dennis Lane, a former boys' assistant hitting 54 percent of her shots from the resources which never dry up, but instead track coach at Angleton who now holds a field. Angleton reached the Class AAAA similar job at A&M Consolidated in Col- state semi-finals, where they lost to eventu~ become more productive. a! state champion Dallas South Oak Cliff, Despite the expected bountiful supply lege Station.

Residents of Angleton, a town of about 79-61. Our heroine scored 36 points in that of good football players, it could be that the best all-around prep athlete in the Lone 10,000, 36 miles south of Houston, have game to tie a single-game tournament Star state will be overlooked by college grown accustomed to Moon's excellence in record for Texas AAAA schools.

"The college scouts like the way she athletics during the last thtee years. She football recruiters - for obvious reasons.

Ann Moon of Angleton, Texas, isn't won the state championship in the shot put can play either outside or inside," points the right gender for football, but with each as a sophomore and junior; holder of the out Angleton head coach Dorothy Smith, new appearance on the basketball court 'Or 4A state record, Moon had one toss of 47- who admits that Moon IS her offense. She track, she is winning more boosters, 13/.i. She has been clocked in 10.8 in the averaged 34 points per game through the boosters who are quick to offer monstrous 100-yard dash and 6.8 in the 60. Her team's first 22 outings and had four games compliments about her athletic prowess. combination of speed and muscle has en- in excess of 40 points, including one 50"Ann Moon is the best female athlete I abled her to amass over 50 medals in track point explosion. No team held her to less have ever seen," insists Victoria High meets during her first three years of · than 26 points, and in the West Columbia School basketball coach Jan Lahodny, competition.

Tournament, won by Angleton, she averwhose team missed the Class 4A state That blend of speed· and strength also aged 46 points in three games. championship by one point in 1976. Vic- produces a nearly impossible mixture for · Moon has produced those figures detoria had a 45-game regular-season · opponents to deal with on a basketball spite beipg restrained by the mid-court winning streak eclipsed in mid-December court. She carries close to 170 pounds on line. Texas ·is one of five states in which by a 38-point Moon performance, decisive her 5-10 frame and is an extraordinary high school girls play half-court basketin a one-point Angleton victory. "I've seen leaper. Those attributes carried her to ball- three forwards on offense and three a lot of good athletes in high school and first-team all-state recognition as a junior, . guards on defense. Such a boundary recollege, but she is the best by far. She when she averaged 22 points per game and ·stricts the power and mobility of Moon: could be an Olympic star," adds Lahodny. led her team to a 25-7 overall record. "Lots of times I want to go past the line Angleton eventually lost in a hi-district

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and get a rebound or block a shot at the other end of the court," she says.

However, such a boundary also leads to more one-on-one situations. King Kong would have difficulties with Ann Moon one-on-one on a basketball court. So, in mid-December, prior to the Victoria game, Smith decided to move Moon from her position at a low post to the outside. The switch resulted in the first loss of the season for Victoria.

Angleton's offensive strategy was simple: get the ball to Moon at mid-court and let her go. Taking the ball at center court, Moon moved swiftly to the top of the key from where she either pulled the trigger on a jump shot or passed off to an open teammate for a layup.

"I didn't have my kids mentally prepared for what they were getting ready to meet," Lahodny said after that setback.

"She's not showy or flashy. You don't realize how good she is until you're out there with her one-on-one. Then it's like trying to contain some powerful force.

She's so quick with her size. We tried a lot of different things but we couldn't hold her."

Nobody held Moon during the first half of her senior season. Opponents tried double-teaming defenses, but became reconciled to hoping she missed.

"They might not say so, but I think some of the girls who guard her feel helpless," said Susan Lawson, who has been a teammate of Moon's since they were in junior high together. "When she went up for a shot against Conroe, their players wouldn't even try to block it. They'd just turn their backs and try to get the rebound in case she missed."

Moon has been turning heads since she was in elementary school. She was as big as many of the boys and could outrun most of them. "The boys used to think I was some kind of a monster woman," she recalled. But their opinions didn't bother her: "I would just laugh at them." She also seems unaffected by her enormous success in athletics. Consequently, she is very popular among her teammates and classmates.

"She was always one step ahead of me in sports," said Joseph Powell, a 6-6 star on the Angleton boys team that won 14 of its first 19 games in the 1976-77 season.

"Everybody always knew she could run fast, that was just natural. But you could tell she had potential in basketball, too."

Powell was one of the props used by the Angleton coaches to help Moon develop her high-arching jump shot, which few girls can equal. Janie Fitzgerald, who coached at Angleton for 14 years and had Moon as a freshman and sophomore, taught her that jump shot, equal to any boy's in form. Fitzgerald, now athletic coordinator for girls and head basketball coach at Temple High School, taught the

same jump shot shot to Deborah Waddy, who led Angleton to the state championship in 1973 and who is currently an outstanding college player in her senior year at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Moon developed her jumper by shooting over Powell when he was available, but mostly by firing over girls holding tennis rackets above their heads.

"The main thing was getting her to bring the basketball high above her head," said Fitzgerald. "She has strength in her wrist and a tremendous ability to stay in the air. Ann has a power jump that most girls don't have. They can't knock her one way or the other when she goes up for a jump shot. She's too strong."

Despite her awesome potential, Moon wasn't an instant star on the basketball court. She missed the seventh-grade level of competition because of an ankle injury - a result of overestimating her jumping ability. She tried jumping down a flight of stairs, and the landing was less than smooth. As an eighth-grader, she averaged only three or four points per game and didn't always start, but wasn't discouraged about her basketball beginning: "I just liked to play. We played on a dirt court in the neighborhood; I always had fun playing basketball."

"She was very uncoordinated as a freshman." said Fitzgerald. "But when someone has that kind of ability, you take the time to work with them. She had all that speed and spring but she couldn't control it at first. Sometimes, she would start dribbling the ball and it would end up five yards behind. her. But I made a point not to push her. Some people faulted me for not bringing her up to the varsity as a freshman. I thought that might bamboozle her. I wanted her to get confidence first."

So Moon stayed on the freshman team where she scored 23 points per game, began to acquire confidence and began refining her skills. As a sophomore, she moved up to the varsity level and averaged 18 points per game. Then, she emerged as one of the best players in Texas as a junior. One of the reasons she improved so rapidly was her ability to take instruction.

"She's extremely trainable," Fitzgerald emphasized. "There is not anything she cannot learn to do. She's the kind of person that says 'thank you' after practice. You wouldn't believe how much better she has got since she was in junior high."

Moon's ability to take instructions was what impressed Lane when he began tutoring her in the shot put, an event she has not lost since she was a freshman.

"She was real easy to coach," Lane noted. "I've coached some outstanding boys from time to time. You can tell a true champion. It's someone who does everything in their power to get everything 01.4t of their body. It gets down to being a competitor, and that's what Ann is upmost."

Moon's competitive firepower was tested in the state finals of the shot put last

year. For the first time since she was a freshman, she found herself in a position other than first place. She had only one throw in which to change that status.

"I'll never forget how she got ready for that final throw," said Lane. "She sat down and meditated. She was in deep concentration. Then, when she got up for her last throw, she stood in the ring for what . seemed like five minutes before she threw. h was a tremendous throw. She was jumping up and down in the ring because she knew it had gone further than anybody else's. We were afraid she would jump out of the ring in her excitement. But she finally got under control."

That triumphant finish preserved Moon's defense of her state championship. This spring she'll have a chance to win her third straight crown. She also has her sights on the state record of 50 feet, a mark within her reach.

"I think she could have also been a state champion in the discus," said Fitzgerald, who made the decision to have Moon concentrate on the shot put, rather than the discus, when she first reported for track. Lane agrees: "I watched her just pick up the discus in one hand and throw it out there like you would a ping pong ball and it went 100 feet. She could be a super weight girl, but she is a tremendous sprinter with grace, power and fluid movement. She does everything so well that it is hard to concentrate on one thing."

Because of her size, Moon often surprises onlookers with her speed in the 60 and IOO~yard dashes. As a freshman, she placed fifth in the state in the 60-yard dash, and was only two-tenths of a second off the winning time.

Having coached against her in basketball, Lahodny was looking forward to seeing Moon in a track meet. "I just knew she was going to be a high jumper," said Lahodny, who refers to Moon as "Miss Sky King." When Moon didn't appear in the high jump, Lahodny turned to the triple jump. Again, no Moon. But when the entrants lined up for the 60-yard dash, Moon made her appearance.

"You know that girl is not going to run the 60-yard dash," Lahodny told another coach at the time. Seven seconds later, Moon was crossing the finish line. "I couldn't believe a girl that big could be so fast. That's when I started to appreciate how quick she was. She came out of the blocks like a boy."

Senior classmate Lawson knows about Moon's speed as well as anyone: "I started racing against Ann when we were in the fourth grade. I was always about five yards behind." Many others have since joined Lawson as second-place finishers to Moon, whose fame has spread. "Now, whenever we go to a track meet, people from other schools will come up to us and ask, 'Where's Ann Moon?' They've heard about her." ' Moon may soon win even more converts at the college level. She would like to play college basketball, and as Lahodny points out, "I've never seen a better prospect. She would also like to throw the PREP I JUNE-JULY 1977

l The rising Texas star averaged 38.0 points per game this season, hitting 54 percent of her shots from the field: In track, she has tossed the shot past 47 feet, has run 100 yards in 10.8 seconds, and 60 yards in 6.8:

shot put in college, and hints at the Olym~ pies as a long-range goal.''

"I don't think Ann wants to go far away to college," adds coach Smith. "She loves her family too much." Moon was reared by her mother, Gertrude, after her father died when she was 12. However, she also has four brothers and two sisters, all but one of them older, in her closely knit family.

Obviously, Moon would upgrade any college women's athletic program, and Fitzgerald thinks she has the ability to contribute to the U.S. Olympic team in 1980.

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think she could get down toQ a 10.2 or 1:0.3 in the 100." She is also not certain if Moon will ever have the :necessary 'bulk to compete in the Olympic weight events. However, the women's pentathlon (shot put, high jump, 200-meter run, long jump and I 00-meter hurdles) is made: to order f,ou Moon's versatility, according to Fitzgerald.

"If somebody will finarnce and coach her, I think she could wia the Olympic pentathlon," Fitzgerald maintains.

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Robert Alexander South Charleston,West Virginia After South Charleston (W.V.) had humbled Sissonville by a 58-18 count early last fall, the team's star requested a short postgame meeting.

Robert Alexander, the sensational All-America tailback who had just darted for 304 yards and personally accounted for 44 points, had something to say · to his teammates.

"I want to thank each and every one of you for all you've done for me.

I've been given a lot of credit, but I just want you to know that I could never have done it alone. Everything I have, and everything I've done, is because of you," he concluded.

It was a beautiful gesture from a great team player, but it didn't quite complete his formula for success. Teamwork, good coaching and det~r­ mination all played their part. But Alexander's superior football skills made the difference. His caliber is extremely rare, setting him apart from the other All-America prep performers. It's our pleasure to recognize his talent and to honor Alexander "The Great" as National Prep's Football Player of the · Year far 1976-17.

His statistics are staggering, yet they don~t even tell the whole story. In his three-year varsity career, the best player in West Virginia's history ran for well over three miles (5872 yards) and scored 92 .TD's (a total of 570 points). Last season, while operating against defenses keying on him and behind a very inexperienced offensive line, Alexander· accumulated better figures (2176 yards rushing, 220 points) than many outstanding runners manage in an entire career. He set more state records than West Virginia has country roads.

"Alexander The Great," as he is called by all, also excelled in three other sports for the Black Eagles. As a junior he was proficient enough in track to record a 9.8 clocking in the 100 yard dash, and to clear 6-7 in the high jump.

One of the outfield posts on the fine South Charleston baseball squad was also his territory during his spare moments in the spring. In addition, the 62, 185 speedster demonstrated plenty of basketball ability (20 ppg) and even attracted some attention from a few college recruiters.

But his sport is football. When Robert closed out his prep football career with a 344 yard, 5 TD effort against Dunbar, he became the most heavily recruited grid star in the state's proud history. After Michigan, UCLA, USC, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Maryland, Arizona State, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Texas, Penn State, Pittsburgh and all the other biggies had their say, the likeable Alexander kindly said "no," and opted to play in his home state.

Next fall he'll be a West Vir:ginia Mountaineer. Yes, there have been a few grins around the Morgantown campus lately.

Coach Homer Criddle believes his lightning-quick pupil is ready for the higher-level competition. Most experts agree that Alexander, a "B" average student, will quickly b'ecome a standout at the collegiate level. That remains to be seen, but the two-time winner of the Kennedy A ward (given to the state's top high school performer) has that magic ability to break the long run. He's definitely the type of game-breaker who can mean so much to any team.

Several years ago, college scouts in the East were bragging about a ·young schoolboy product named Tony Dorsett. Today the same college scouts are saying the same about a youngster from West Virginia named Robert Alexander. It will be hard to convince anyone from South Charleston High that they will ever have a more valuable player. e

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If it's an average night, All-American Albert King will pop in about 30 points and gobble up around 20 rebounds. He'll also contribute several assists, a couple of blocked shots and some big steals.

This remarkable young man is National Prep's Player of the Year on the hardwoods. He is almost unstoppable. He can do more things well at his young age than many college players do four years later. His magical moves have drawn more college recruiters to New York than anyone since the days when Lew Alcindor was finishing up his prep career at Power Memorial. Through all the recruiting pressures, King's game has remained steady, effective and ... together. His game is about as together and under control as any prep roundballer from his area in the last decade. · At press time King had not yet decided which college he would attend, but the frontrunners were UCLA, Maryland, Kansas State and Arizona State. Many experts believe that Albert will eventually become a better player than his brother Bernard; who is already an All-American forward at the University of Tennessee.

King leads an impressive list of young talent playing in the East this season, including All-Americans like Gene Banks from West Philadelphia, Wayne McCoy of Brookville Long Island Lutheran, and Sam Clancy of Pittsburgh Brashear.

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The No. !-ranked male tennis player in Southern California has been undefeated in singles play in team matches for three consecutive years, most valuable player (MVP) of his league for two consecutive years, and a winner in 1975 and runner-up in 1976 at the Ojai Interscholastic Tournament, one of the nation's oldest, most prestigious tournaments for both high school and PAC-8 collegiate players.

His rei::e11t track reco'rd speaks for itself. He's qualified for the Firemans' Fund in San Francisco, beating Pat Cramer from South Africa in the first round, but losing to Butch Walts, ex-USC player and star for the Phoenix Racquets, in round No. 2. Teltscher also qualified for the American Airlines Tennis Games, beating Fred McNair, formerly ~n All-American at North Carolina, in the first round, Cliff Richey:in the second, and then losing out to Raul Ramirez (ex-La Jolla High School All-American who was a member of what was called "the greatest high school tennis team of all time") in the third round.

In the fmals of the National Illardcourt Tournament in Burlingame, California, Teltscher lost 7-5 in the 5tk set to another schoolboy sensation, Robert Van't Hof o'f Downey. The two then teamed together to win the doubles at the Western Open in Springfield, Ohio, 1ost in the finals of the National Junior Hardcourt doubles, but won the doubles in New York. Eliot also landed the gold trophy in a Palm Springs classic which consisted of six USC players, six UCLA players, two Pepperdine players, and friend and rival Van't Hof. He beat collegian Charles Strode of USC in the finals. He also reached the finals of the Orange Bowl Classic, beating Larry Gottfried of Trinity (Texas) in the semis before losing to prepster .fohn McEnroe of Douglaston Trinity, New York, in the finals.

Teltscher, who plans to attend UCLA this fall, says he "hopes to continue to compete in more professional tournaments". As one Pac 8 coach states, "There's no doubt that Teltscher, Van't Hofand McEnroe are three of the finest seniors in the land, but right now I'd have to give Eliot the edge, based on his recent success against coll«ge and professional competition.~·

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Troy Chovan Oak Park River Forest, Illinois Determining the top gymnastics stars in the country may be easier than many think. Just ask Coach Don Robinson of Arizona State University in Tempe, host of the 1977 NCAA finals. "Gymnastics is one of the fastest growing sports on the high school level," insists Robinson. "There are good kids everywhere, but if you want to go after a top kid you can't miss by recruiting the all-around winner in Illinois. In that state he's got to be a gem to win it all." · Such is the case with senior Troy Chovan of Illinois state champion Oak Park River Forest High. Coached by nine-year mentor Clark Shultes, Chovan was definitely the best in what is probably the.strongest gymnas.tics state in the land.

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Senior Billy McChesney shook off an early-season injury and_ ran unbeaten to anotherstate title for the nationally-rankedAxemen, in a state where legends of runners like Steve Prefontaine are still talked about today. In the final national team rankings (National Prep, April/May, pg. 39}, South Eugene topped everybody but Deerfield, including biiggies like Winchester Handley, Virginia, Costa Mesa, Californja, Bay Village, Ohio; and Santa Fe, New Mexico, to name a few.

But they couldn't have done it without McChesney.

The gifted Axeman, the best ever tutored by head coach Harry Johnson, landed a spot on the 1976 All~America Track & Field Team as well. And as a junior no doubt. His 8:50.9 was the third quickest two-mile in the land last spring. But it was the best by a junior, and this spring he could be the best. A three-time Oregon state cross country champion, Johnson's prize pupil also is a two-time state two-mile winner prior to the 1977 campaign.

Before entering his final season of track and field competition, his list of past accomplishments looks more like a map of a college runner's diary than that of a high school student. He's run 880 yards in 1:56.5, one-mile in 4:10.6, two-miles in an exceptional8:50.9, three-miles in 13:44.4, the 5,000 meters in 14:13.2, six-miles in 28:09.4, and 10,000 meters in 29:06.8. He is undecided at this point on a college, although it will likely be one .of the following: Indiana, Arizona, Houston or Oregon.

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If it's an average night, All-American Albert King will pop in about 30 points and gobble up around 20 rebounds. He'll also contribute several assists, a couple of blocked shots and some big steals.

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The No. ·1-ranked male tennis player in Southern California has been undefeated in singles play in team matches for three consecutive years, most valuable player (MVP) of his. league for two consecutive years, and a winner in 1975 and runner-up in 1976 at the Ojai Interscholastic Tournament, one of the nation's oldest, most prestigious tournaments for both high school and PAC-8 collegiate . ._ . players.

His reeent track record speaks for itself. He's qualified for the Firemans' Fund in San Francisco, beating Pat Cramer from South Africa in the first round, but losing to Butch Walts, ex-USC player and star for the Phoenix Racquets, in round No. 2. Teltscher also qualified for the American Airlines Tennis Games, beating Fred McNair, formerly ~n All-American at North Carolina, in the first round, Cliff Richey in the second, and then losing out to Raul Ramirez (ex-La Jolla High School All-American who was a member of what was called "the greatest high school tennis team of all time") in the third round.

In the finals of the National Hardcourt Tournament in Burlingame, California, Teltscher lost 7-5 in the 5th set to another schoolboy sensation, Robert Van't Hof of Downey. The two then teamed together to win the doubles at the Western Open in Springfield, Ohio, lost in the finals of the National Junior Hardcourt doubles, but won the doubles in New York. Eliot also landed the gold trophy in a Palm Springs classic which consisted of six USC players, six UCLA players, two Pepperdine players, and friend and rival Van't Hof. He beat collegian Charles Strode of USC in the finals. He also reached the finals of the Orange Bowl Classic, beating Larry Gottfried of Trinity (Texas) in the semis before losing to prepster John McEnroeof Douglaston Trinity, New York, in the finals.

Teltscher, who plans to attend UCLA this fall, says he "hopes to continue to co·mpete in more professional tournaments". As one Pac 8 coach states, "There's no doubt that Teltscher, Van't Hof and McEnroe are three of the finest seniors in the land, but right now I'd have to give Eliot the edge, based on his recent success · _ . · . . against college and professional competition.~·

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Troy Chovan Oak Park River Forest, Illinois Determining the top gymnastics stars in the country may be easier than many think. Just ask Coach Don Robinson of Arizona State University in Tempe, host of the 1977 NCAA finals. "Gymnastics is one of the fastest growing sports on the high school level," insists Robinson. "There are good kids everywhere, but if you want to go after a top kid you can't miss by recruiting the all-around winner in Illinois. In that state he's got to be a gem to win it all."

Such is the case with senior Troy Chovan of Illinois state champion Oak Park River Forest High. Coached by nine-year mentor Clark Shultes, Chovan was definitely the best in what is probably the strongest gymnastics state in the land.

Although it was their first official year for a girls' tournament, the Illinois finals were on statewide television and their performance was rated as "tremendous."

Park Ridge Main East, coached by Betty Axelson, ran off with the girls' trophy, netting most of their points from Donna Mancinni and Ellen Barrett.

Back to the boys, Coach Schultes at Oak Park rates his prize pupil further along at this stage than former River Forest star Scott Barclay, now an All-American and team captain for Arizona State. "Troy is exceptional in the all-around," says his coach with a smile. "He's a dedicated worker who spends hours at his trade, and it shows in his performance."

The Illinois all-around champ averaged 8.4 in his specialty, the all-around, with season high scores in each event of 8. 75 for the floor exercise, 8.15 in the horse, 9.0 high bar, 7.85 trampoline, 8.75 parallel bars, 8.75 rings and 8.47 in the all-around.

Performing at state in the finals of five events, Chovan just missed on the trampoline, but managed to finish in a tie for fourth on the side horse (8.15). As good as he was, he didn't win it alone. Teammate Harold Dardick pulled in more points by winning the side horse with an excellent score of 8.4, giving Oak Park Forest High the grandest title of all - state champs of Illinois.

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Senior Billy McChesney shook off an early-season injury and_ ran unbeaten to anotherstate title for the nationally-rankedAxemen, in a state where legendS of runners like Steve Prefontaine are still talked about today. In the final national team rankings (National Prep, April/May, pg. 39), South Eugene topped every¡ body but Deerfield, including biggies like Winchester Handley, Virginia, Costa Mesa, Californja, Bay Village, Ohio, and Santa Fe, New Mexico, to name a few.

But they couldn't have done it without McChesney.

The gifted Axeman, the best ever tutored by head coach Harry Johnson, landed a spot on the 1976 All-America Track & Field Team as well. And as a junior no doubt. His 8:50.9 was the third quickest two-mile in the land last spring. But it was the best by a junior, and this spring he could be the best. A three-time Oregon state cross country champion, Johnson's prize pupil also is a two-time state two-mil'e winner prior to the 1977 campaign.

Before entering his final season of track and field competition, his list of past accomplishments looks more like a map of a college runner's diary than that of a high school student. He's run 880 yards in 1:56.5, one-mile in 4:10.6, two-miles in an exceptional 8:50.9, three-miles in 13:44.4, the 5,000 meters in 14:13.2, six-miles in 28:09.4, and 10,000 meters in 29:06.8. He is undecided at this point on a college, although it will likely be one of the following: Indiana, Arizona, Houston or Oregon.

Wherever, with McChesney on the track or in the hills, they'll become am instant contender, no matter what lucky school it happens to be.

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It's also no surprise that the top prospect for 1976-77 is from Oakville High School in St. Louis. What is surprising is the fact that the Tigers' ace goalie, Jim Tietjens, is only a junior. Cinderella Oakville marched through the district playoffs, upending powers Bishop DuBourg and Vianney en route to their first ever state tourney appearance against St. Louis University High. The Tigers avenged an earlier loss by taking a 2-1 decision, then took home the "big one" by riding along on Tietjens' 17th shutout game of the season to nip the St. Louis Rosary Rebels, l-0.

No doubt the major part of the Oakville success story, Tietjens' amazing shutout mark, poise in pressure situations and physical prowess enabled the Tigers to march successfully to an impressive 23-3-2 record. "I can't say enough about him," said coach Jim Bokern after the finals. "I've run out of superlatives. He's the best high school goalkeeper I've ever seen. There've been a lot of college and professional teams show interest in him already, but I have to explain that he's only a junior."

Rosary head coach Carl Schwarzen agreed, "We outplayed them. We outshot them and we had the edge in corners. But we couldn't score. That Tietjens beat us.

He played the kind of game you rarely see in high school." Throughout the year, in shutout after shutout, Tietjens came up with many spectacular saves for Oakville, but never as many as in one game- the 17 against Rosary in the "big game". Ten were considered spectacular, like most of his saves, but throughout the season he remained humble.

"I didn't win it by myself," he insisted. "You don't win a state championship by yourself. It was a team effort all season long and everyone contributed. I'm glad I was a part."

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Roy Oeser comes from a high school where academic and athletic excellence is a way of life. He's the product of the scholastic sports program at Kapaun-Mt. Carmel High in Wichita, Kansas, which is one of the strongest in the Great Plains.

During the past four years, Crusader teams which Roy has played for have compiled a remarkable record.

The wrestling team has won two Grand State championships, two AAA state titles, finished second and fourth at state, won the Wichita City League three times and are currently on the crest of a 28 dual match winning streak. His football team has won the Kansas AAA championship three times and was runner-up the other year. The track team was a close secono twice.

Yes, Roy Oeser was an integral part of the Crusader success and winning tradition. Although an outstanding football player, wrestling is his first love. The college that lands Roy (schools like Iowa, Oklahoma, Oregon State, Colorado and Oklahoma State are still after him) will gain one of the best ever to come out of Kansas.

His four-year record of four state championships while wrestling for Duwane Miller is an outstandinl!: 99-4-2 a~~:ainst scholastic competition. Three of those losses and both ties came during a 20-3-2 frosh campaign at 155 when he landed the state championship and beat the Oklahoma state champion in the process. His only loss during a 28-1 season as a soph was a split referee's decision. The Crusaders' all-time greatest finished 27-0 and 24-0 during his final two years.

Regarded as the best wrestler in Kansas regardless of weight, Oeser often wrestled at 185 or HWT in order to help his team in tough situations during their unbeaten dual streak. He experienced no more difficulty than he did at his senior weight of 167. His physical attributes, quickness and strength are matched by very few high school athletes and are what made it possible to compete as a down lineman in football. As a tackle he won all-city and all-state honors twice, while giving away over 30 pounds almost every game. He was named one of the top eleven players in Kansas, regardless of classification (Kapaun-Mt. Carmel is a AAA school in a state where AAAAA is tops) and an honorable mention All-American.

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Without the added incentive of the Olympics, one might assume that the caliber of girls high school swimming would diminish during the 1976-77 schoolyear. Such was not the case. Prior to the season the list was headed by the Olympian Sterkel, who recorded best times as a frosh of 23.4 in the 50-free and 50.7 in the 100-ftee.

Since then she's reeled off American records of 23.1 for the 50-free, 49.8 for the 100-free, and I :47.8 in the 200-free. She has clocked 4:55.6 in the 500-free, 17:06.0 at 1,650 yards, and 56.3 for the 100-fly, before the present scholastic season even came to an end.

Besides wanting to qualify for the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow (the goal of every All-American schoolboy or girl swimmer), Jill wants to attend college and become an oceanographer. She likes to stick to the water, but during competition she's not in the pool long, except during water polo, where she led her team to a second place finish in the Women's Junior National Water Polo Tournament at Commerce, California, in December. She was the leading scorer in the competition and made the all-tournament team.

Skateboarding, bike riding and going to the beach are her hobbies, but most of her time is spent in training. During a typical Sterkel week she will spend three mornings training with weights, swim six mornings, swim six nights, and spend over two hours per practice session every time. Hard work has definitely paid off for one of the country's finest young swimmers, and their girl could be a champion for years to come.

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Lecy scored two goals for the Rockets. to cap an amazing three-year career which included 130 goals and 95 assists for a city record 225 points. He scored 61 goals this season alone, adding 51 assists for 112 points, also a city and perhaps a Minnesota state record. He scored five goals in the state tournament. "You don't know what this feels like, to go out a winner," the senior right wing told Post Bulletin Sports writer Bob Abbott after the win. "We really played well tonight."

It was Lecy who got the puck to teammate Bruce Aikens for the breakaway in the opening minute that set Edina back on its heels. It was Lecy who snapped the 2all tie at 1:01 into the third period. with his goal from the slot that put Edina on the ropes. It was Lecy who won the cmcial faceoff with I :08 left to play and drew the puck to defenseman Paul Bradrup, who in turn hit center Todd Lecy for a breakaway goal into an open net after Edian had pulled its goalie. "He's the quickest kid we've faced all year," Edian East head coach, Willard Ikola, said after the title game. "He really controls the puck and had a great tournament. It got him a Jot of exposure."

With players like Lecy in the lineup, JM has compiled a 65-9 record the past three years and won three straight Southern Minnesota Hod:ey League championships. Lecy had 13 hat tricks in 27 games this season, giving him a career total of 21. Heavily recruited, he shoots right-handed, stands 5-feet, 9-im;hes and weighs !55 pounds. His younger brother Todd is a sophomore center, and older brother Mark currently plays for St. Cloud State, where he was the team's second-leading scorer this winter. Scott was coached by Gene Sack, who hopes the family string of Lecys never ends.

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Nowhere in the records compiled by the Florida Hi11:h School Activities Association after 1975, will you find the name of David Abell, star golfer from John Carroll High Schoofin Ft. Pierce. As a sophomore, Abell guided his school to the Florida state golf championship, his last such accomplishment as a prepster. It was his last year on the school's team; he wanted to spend more time each month developing his "game to compete with the best". The best of the best.

When the 17-year-old received the Buddy Worsham Memorial Golf Scholar-ship to Wake Forest University this spring, golf coach Ron Roberts called his prize "the most experienced junior player in the country. That may sound like an understatement, but it's true.''

That was an understatement. Abell, who has been on the amateur golf circuit since he was eight years old, has won tournaments all over the land. His Orange Bowl International Junior Tournament victory in Miami at the age of 15 attracted the attention of Gary Player, who invited the Carroll High athlete to spend a few weeks at his South Africa home. Abell later performed at the Panama Canal Zone in the Viceroy International Tournament, where he placed second.

Since that time, he has placed in the top ten in 26 of 30 tournaments. Last year he was second in the Florida Amateur Tournament, although he was the youngest player in the field. He was also the youngest player in history to win the Orange Bowl tournament.

The Buddy Worsham Memorial Scholarship is considered to be the most prestigious golf award for youngsters entering college, and the last scholarship was awarded three years ago. Arnold Palmer himself initiated the award at the school in honor of his roommate who died in an automobile accident. Yes, Abell's decision to "make it in the bigs" could very well have cost John Carroll High of Ft. Pierce the services of the finest young golfer in the land. Only time will tell.

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Schoolboy swimming continues to improve at an incredible pace in the country, and although many schools throughout the: land will challenge for national honors, Mission Viejo High of California, led by Olympian Brian Goodell, definitely produced one of the best tank teams in the country.

Goodell, a double gold medal winner in the 1976 Montreal Olympics, is certainly a tribute to the caliber of high school swimming found in California and the United States. He earned two Olympic gold medals before he landed his high school diploma, earning his gold by breaking his own world records in the 400meter free (3:51.9) and 1500-free: (15:02 . 4). Coached by Mark Schubert of the Mission Viejo Nadadores, Goodell clocked 4:29.0 in the 500-yard free as a junior, and was part of two sizzling relays the same year: 1:38.3 for the 200-medley and 3: 12.0 for the 400-free, giving him great promise for his senior year. · Trying to recover from a super junior year which also featured a trip to the Olympics is a tough act to foUow. But as one opposing coach commented, "Mission Viejo is tough no matter how fast Goodell swims. He's better than most at three-fourths speed. In fact, the only people who can beat him are usually from his own team."

• This is like sophomore teammate Jesse Vassalo, who defeated Goodell in the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 3:59.9 in the Southern California Invitational Swimming Championships at mid-season. But a typical Goodell at midseason form was viewed in a meet with San Marino and Newport Harber. While winning the 200-free in I :45.2 and the l€10-free in 48.1 (not bad times for a little triangular), he again led MissioR Viejo to: victory, outscoring the opposition 383 to 378 to 242. The 5-8, 150-pound youngster has never let his fans down.

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QUARTERBACKS Greg Brady, Scottsdale Coronado, Arizona :. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3, Kent Brown, Fort Smith Southside, Arkansas ................ 6-0; Rich Buehner. Louisville St. Xavier, Kentucky ............... 6-0, Rick Campbell, San Jose Santa Teresa, California . . . . . . . . . . 6-5, Cris Collinsworth, Titusville Astronaut; Florida ............. :. 6-4, Mike Courey, Sioux City Heelan, Iowa ...................... 6-2, Ron Cuccia, Los Angeles Wilson, California ................. 5-10, Ken Easley, Chesapeake Oscar Smith, Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3, Ronnie Elam, Des Arc, Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11, Mark Herrmann, Carmel, Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5, Randy Hertel, Hacienda Heights Los Altos, California . . . . . . . . 6-2, Pete Holohan, Liverpool, New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4, Jay Jimerson, Norman, Oklahoma ........................ 5-11, Tim Koegel, Cincinnati Moeller, Ohio ....................... 6-4, Craig Landis, Napa Vintage, California , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2, Jim McMahon, Roy, Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1, Steve Michaelson, Ralston, Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-0, Mike Mosley, Humble, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2, Darrell Shepard, Odessa, Texas ........................... 6-0, Rich Weis, Winnetka New Trier East, Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1,

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BACKS· Robert Alexander, South Charleston, West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . 6-2, 185, senior Jerry Beasley, Montgomery Hooper Academy, Alabama . . . . 5-11, 180, senior Cliff Selmer, Mansfield, Ohio .............................. 6-2, 210, senior Ted Blackwell, New Providence, New Jersey ................ 6-0, 195, senior James Brooks, Warner Robins, Georgia . , ...... : . . . . . . . . . . 5-11, 175, senior Tony Caldwell, Great Falls Russell, Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3, 205, senior Mike Carter, Albuquerque Sandia, New Mexico .............. 6-0, 180, junior Mike Caruso, Clifton Park Shenendehowa, New York ........ 6-0, 190, senior Bruce Compton, Norman, Oklahoma ....................... 5-11, 185, senior Kelly Ellis, Waterloo West, Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10, 170, senior Ray Ellis, Canton McKinley, Ohio .......................... 6-2, 190, senior Kermit Goode, Hallettsville, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1, 210, senior Drungo Hazewood, Sacramento, California ................. 6-3, 195, senior Jeff Hornberger, Edwardsville, Illinois ...................... 6-2, 195, senior Dwayne Horton, Oak Ridge, Tennessee ..................... 6-2, 185, senior Ray Charles Jones, Pascagoula Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10, 175, senior Amos Lawrence, Norfolk Lake Taylor, Virginia ............. 5-11, 185, senior Freeman McNeil, Wilmington Banning, California ............ 6-0, 190, senior Cameron Mitchell, Richland Columbia, Washington .......... 6-1, 165, senior Booker Moore, Flint Southwestern, Michigan ................ 6-0, 180, senior Joe Mortis, Rome Free Academy, New York ............... 5-11, 190, senior Major Ogilvie, Birmingham Mountain Brook, Alabama ...... 5-11, 185, senior Chuck Oliver, Valparaiso, Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1, 185, senior David Overstreet, Big Sandy, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1, 195, senior Mike Riley, Miami Columbus, Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4, 220, senior Brian Saunders, Farrell, Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2, 225, senior Andy Schramm, Findlay, Ohio ............................. 6-3, 215, senior Jack Seabrooke, West Des Moines Dowling, Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1, 195, senior Dennis Smith, Santa Monica, California ..................... 6-3, 195, senior Jim Stone, Seattle Kennedy, Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-0, 180, senior Wayne Strader, Geneseo, Illinois ........................... 6-3, 210, senior Skip· Swiezinski, Exeter, New Hampshire ................... 6-3, 210, senior Worley Taylor, Houston Washington, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1, 195, senior Toussaint Tyler, Oceanside El Camino, California . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2, 205, senior Tom Vigarito, Wayne DePaul, New Jersey ................. 5-11, 180, senior Billy Willard, Bell Gardens, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3, 205, senior

LINEBACKERS Art Akers, Lynn Classical, Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3, 220, senior Terry Bach, Centerville, Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-0, 205, senior Todd Bell, Middletown, Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2, 205, senior Ronnie Greer, Ennis, Texas ................................ 6-3, 215, senior Jack Housley, Phoenix Maryvale, Arizona ................... 6-0, 210, senior Dan Hurley, Omaha Roncalli, Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2, 230, senior E. J. Junior, Nashville Maplewood, Tennessee .............. 6-3, 210, senior George Kenlon, Anaheim Servite, California ................. 6-0, 205, junior

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Chuck Allen, Anderson Hanna, South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4, 230, George Atiyeh, Allentown Dieruff, Pennsylvania ............. 6-3, 220, Peter Boll, Chattanooga Notre Dame, Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7, 250, Byron Bragg, Montgomery Carver, Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6, 260, Jim Brown, Cincinnati Moeller, Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5, 255, Tom Chakos, Hillcrest, Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2, 225, David Davis, Kirkwood, Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3, 230, Donnie Evans, Franklin-Simpson, Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4, 230, Henry Feil, Massapequa Berner, New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4, 240, Keith Ferguson, Miami Edison, Florida ............ , . . . . . . . . 6-6, 230, Pat Graham, San Jose Leland, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4, 240, Wally Hough, Tampa Plant, Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4, 240, Tim Huffman, Dallas Jefferson, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4, 265, Mark Ippolito, New Orleans Brother Martin, La. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4, 220, Kip Jawish, Rockville Georgetown Prep, Maryland ........... 6-2, 215, Tyrone Keys, Jackson Callaway, Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6, 250, Pete Kugler, Cherry Hill East, New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3, 230, Larry Lee, Dayton Roth, Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2, 250, Steve Lee, Dillon, South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1, 205, Curt Marsh, Snohomish, Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6, 260, !

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Heading our All-America listing is senior tailback Robert Alexander, the "Tony Dorsett" of prep football for the last three years. His rare talent certainly warrants the title of Player of the Year, and his statistics (1635 yards rushing as a soph, 2060 yards as a junior and 2176 yards as a senior) aren't too shabby either.

However, the level of excellence doesn't drop much with the rest of our backfield.

Birmingham (Ala.) Mountain Brook's contribution to our ·squad is a big one; they've given us senior running back Major Ogilvie, who merely scooted for 2504 yards and 30 touchdowns while leading his club to their second straight state title. His unforgettable 339-yard effort in the state finals (a 52-26 triumph over Mobile Murphy) is typical of his capabilities. Ogilvie has signed with the University of Alabama, which incidentally was the only major power that didn't actively recruit Robert Alexander. Maybe the Crimson Tide coaching staff didn't believe there was enough room in the same backfield for both superstars, but there's plenty of room in our backfield for both of them.

In fact, we're going to add another performer of the same caliber. Wilmington (Cal.) Banning's Freemen McNeil, who picked up 1440 yards on just 162 carries far the high-flying Pilots, has decided to continue his football days at UCLA. The elusive tailback, who bench presses over 300 pounds, is referred to around campus as "the next O.J. Simpson." Only time will

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Among the other All-America ball car- downs. When the sensational underclassriers are Ted Blackwell of New Provi- man ripped off 274 yards and three touchdence (N.J.), Mike Caruso of Elnora downs against top-ranked Las Cruces Shenendehowa (N.Y.) and James Brooks Mayfield in the playoff finale, the state · crown belonged to .Sandia by a 23-6 count. of Warner Robins (Ga.).

The highly-regarded Blackwell Just counting the mail from anxious college recruiters is a full-time job for Carter smashed the state's scoring record with an incredible 254 points; he also scampered now, who unofficially tied the world record for a nifty 2100 yards, picking up eight (5.9) in the 60 yard dash in the annual yards per effort. His total offense figures Albuquerque Indoor Meet in January.

A couple of dynamic performers were even more amazing: 3061 yards for this campaign and 6776 yards for his var- anchor our· defensive backfield. Santa sity career. The multi-talented Blackwell, Monica (Cal.) High School's Dennis an All-State catcher during the spring for Smith, the ClF Co-Player of the Year, and the state champion Pioneers, appears to be Oak Ridge (Tenn.) High School's Dwayne Horton are major college blue chippers at one of his state's top college prospects.

Not to be outdone was Shenende- either wide receiver or defensive back. howa's Caruso, a 1000-yard rusher for - Smith, a seven-foot high jumper in track, each of the last two seasons. Despite miss- caught 33 passes for 777 yards and II ing two full games in '76 due to injuries, he TO's, but many experts feel he is even more valuable on defense where he swiped averaged over five yards per carry and had 12 enemy aerials. The lightning-quick a single-game high of 245 yards rushing.

Horton (4.4) is something special at the Caruso also participated in basketball and free safety slot, but Arizona Coach Tony track while maintaining a "B" average in Mason plans to utilize his prize recruit at the classroom.

Warner Robins finished fourth (see the flanker post. Smith will play for Coach National Prep Apr./May edition) in the John Robinson at Southern Cal, where he nation and senior halfback James Brooks will team up with fellow All-America contributed heavily to that success with cornerback Orungo Hazewood.

Our first-team quarterback i's Cincinover 1800 yards on the ground. The Georgia Player of the Year was so good nati Moeller's Tim Koegel, We gave him that he just might end up in President extensive preseason coverage and he certainly lived up to his advance billing. The Carter's Cabinet after his playing days at the University of Georgia are over. Team- country's top-ranked outfit was guided exmate Ronald Simmons (headed for pertly by Coach Gerry Faust and his Auburn) also earned All-America mensuperb field general, who threw for over tion after dominating play from his line1500 yards and 21 TO's with only three backer post. He was named Georgia Line- interceptions. Koegel was the Ohio Back of the Year, while teammate Jim Brown man of the Year for his fine work. was the Lineman of the Year. You'll find Albuquerque (N.M.) Sandia's Mike Koegel on Notre Dame's roster next fall ~arter, probably the nation's finest junior and Brown has opted for Penn State. So far, thirteen Crusaders have secured major college scholarships.

On a par with Koegel is the classy quarterback from Carmel (Ind.) High School. Last fall Mark Herrma.nn wrapped up his high school days by connecting on 129 of217 passes for 1743 yards and 23 scores. For his career he totaled 4327 yards in the air for the Fighting Greyhounds. The skillful senior, at last word, had narrowed his college choices down to Purdue, Indiana and Notre Dame. At any rate, Indiana grid fans will have a chance to watch Herrmann for four more years.

The state of California was kind enough to supply us with four classy field generals for our All-America squad. They include Rob Hertel of Hacienda Heights Los Altos, Rich Campbell of San Jose Santa Teresa, Craig _Landis of Napa Vintage and Ron Cuccia of Los Angeles Wilson.

Right - Texas grows them big. Giant tackle Hosea Taylor of Longview chases down scatback with 4.8 forty speed. Bound for Houston, Taylor was leader of team which won three district championships, averaged 42. 1 yards per boot on 33 punts, and in the spring, tossed the shot put past 63 feet and the discus 175 feet. He stands 6~5 and weighs in at 275.

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Hertel's credentials were super. He completed 64% of his tosses for 2439 yards and 32 touchdowns while playing for one of the best prep teams in the state. Next year he'll suit up for Rice, much to the dismay of USC who successfully recruited his two older brothers.

Campbell is on his way to Berkeley and the University of California after an outstanding career at Santa Teresa, while Landis has decided on UCLA. The remarkable Vintage High School signal caller must believe in a balanced attack.

He- holds 15 school records after rushing for 2125 yards and throwing for 2048 yards (with a 62% completion ratio) in his var- 路 sity career. Bruin Coach Terry Donahue believes he's recruited "the ideal quarterback" to run his veer attack.

The lone junior quarterback listed on our All-America team is the sensational Ron Cuccia. For starters, the mini-sized field general ran the opposition ragged with 1114 yards rushing and another 3248 Two All-Americans on the loose: Jeff Hornberger (35) of Edwardsville, Illinois, averaged 9.3 yards passing. His seasonal total of 4362 yards per carry, rushed for 1,197 yards and used his 4.6 forty speed to terrorize league foes; yards surpassed the old City total offense whlre Tom Vigarito (22), a路 9.9 speedster from Wayne DePaul, N.J., takes the first play from scrimmage for a 91 yard TO run. mark by about 900 yards. In addition, Cuccia connected on 30 scoring passes and ran for another 24 TO's to personally acarm and 9.8 speed to rack up nearly 1400 future. At last report, Rice and Houston count for 324 points in '76. His two-year yards total offense. McMahon hit 60% of were still battling for his services. stats are staggering: 7489 yards tqtal ofhis passes and averaged! almost 45 yards McCloney played for the AAA state fense and 95 touchdowns running and per punt. Meanwhile Easley chalked up champs and that was no accident. This impassing. Oh, by the way, his team has aBOO yards total offense and was a demon pressive flyer (4.5) had a fine season, gainnever lost in-his varsity career; Wilson has on defense. And Holohan gained over a ing nearly 1000 yards on a series of super nailed down 26 straight wins and two conmile (1450 yards in the :air and 490 yards catches. He has good size (6-0, 200) and secutive Los Angeles City Section titles. on the ground) during a fine senior cam- the blocking skills he demonstrated left Although USC couldn't persuade paign. many recruiters shaking their heads.

Hertel to become a Trojan, they did conDespite the emphasis on the running McCloney is a solid all-around performer vince Scottsdale (Ariz.) Coronado's Greg attack in the Texas prep ranks, three truly who will be leaving his home-state soon to Brady that he belonged on their campus. outstanding receivers surfaced in '76. In become a Nebraska Cornhusker.

After leading his team to an undefeated, The dazzling receiver from Detroit fact, no state in the Union can match the state championship campaign, the skillful trio of Sherman's Billy Don Jackson, Redford High School also enjoyed a bansignal caller promptly decided to spend his Houston Yates' Eric Herring and Beau- ner season. Talented Fred Brockington future days in Los Angeles. As a senior he mont Hebert's Maurice McCloney. Ex- gathered in 45 passes this year and a total passed for 1323 yards despite missing experts spent much of the year arguing over of 118 in his career. He impressed enough tensive playing time due to an early seawhich one was the best. The jury's still out. to earn All-State honors for the second son shoulder injury.

Jackson is one of the most talented consecutive year ... to no one's surprise.

Probably the quickest of all our ends to come along in a long time. When A really unstoppable wide receiver quarterbacks is Odessa (Tex.) High the' youngster announced he was on his wore the colors of Hamburg (Ark.) High School's Darrell Shepard (4.5 in the 40). way to UCLA, one would have thought the School. Bobby Duckworth's combination This do-everything performer gained more world had just ended. You see, it's not of size (6-5, 195) and speed (4.5) is almost than 1200 yards total offense in '76, but often that a player of his caliber escapes unbelievable. Believe it. And although the that doesn't give any indication of his abiliboth the Southwest Conference institu- classy flanker grabbed only 23 passes in ties. He's an ideal wishbone quarterback, a tions and nearby Oklahoma University. '76, his potential is somewhere up in the great looking receiver and a devastating Whether the Bruins choose to make Jack- clouds. Duckworth also stars in basketcornerback. The University of Houston son a tight end or a defensive end, this blue ball and track. will have the pleasure of deciding what to chipper should do well. He's got everyTucson (Ariz.) Sahuaro's John Mistler do with Shepard. The University of Texas, thing - size (6-4, 235), speed (4.7) and is another in the long line of chip ballthe school he was expected to attend, will ever-so-much strength. hawkers. He's headed for Arizona State have to try and stop him. Good Luck!

Herring was coming off of a great after breaking every state pass receiving Other notables include Des Arc (Ark.) junior campaign in which he captured 61 record in sight. As a junior, Mistler led the High Schooi's Ronnie Elam, Titusville p:aSlles for 1344 yards and 15 scores. He natio'l in receiving with 81 receptions for (Fla.) Astronaut's Cris Collinsworth, Roy didn't let down a路 bit as路 a senior when he 1222 yards, including a mere 21 catches in (Ut.) High School's Jim McMahon, continued to make use of his excellent one game. Last campaign saw him snatch Chesapeake Oscar Smith's Ken Easley and speed (4.6) and fine hands. Some South- 44 (in only eight games) more while fightLiverpool (N.Y.) High School's Pete west Conference scouts maintain he's the ing off double and even triple coverage.

Holohan. best wide receiver since John Jefferson graA big factor in the overwhelming sucElam threw for an amazing 6000 yards duated from Dallas Roosevelt High cess of Beaverton (Ore.) Sunset in '76 was School and moved on to Arizona State. If huge wide receiver Scott Tiesing. The and 71 scores during his illustrious career, while Collinsworth used his fine passing that's true, Herring has an unlimited 12th-ranked Apollos (see National Prep PREP I JUNE-JULY 1977

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Apr.jMay edition) had a superb aerial combination: quarterback Bob Fronk to the 6-6 Tiesing. It worked 62 times for 1285 yards and 13 six-pointers.

Another tremendous sports star who can do it all is Rialto (Cal.) Eisenhower's Ron Lott. He covers the 40 in 4.6 seconds and at various times ~as played quarterback, wide receiver and defensive back for the Eagles. The flashy senior did a commendable job at each position, finishing with 24 touchdowns and 24 interceptions in his career. If Lott doesn't sign a professional baseball contract, he'll join some of our other All-America players at Southern California.

Kewaunee (Wis.) High School produced a glue-fingered flanker named Greg Rabas in '76. The big senior (6-4, 205) came up with 48 catches for 659 yards this time around. His career totals show he's been a consistently brilliant offensive weapon: 125 receptions, 1942 yards and 22 TD's. Rabas was also an extremely effective blocker; nearly 80% of his team's running yardage came from blocks on his side.

Locating our top linebacking trio was a difficult task, but Middletown (Oh.) High School's Todd Bell, Lynn (Mass.) Classical's Art Akers and Ft. Pierce (Fla.) Central's Dock Luckie have so much athletic ability that they just can't be overlooked. Nick Westerberg (39) of South Albany, Oregon, who doubles at both tight end on offense and The dynamic Bell is our choice as the defensive end on defense, gives it the "old college try" while still in high school. Punt was top linebacker in the nation; he possesses blocked. (Gazette Times photo by Tom Warren) the strength, speed and coordination necessary to plug any hole in the defensive front. Ronnie Greer. Woolway is first in his class School's Hosea Taylor, Snohomish However when he suits up for the Ohio scholastically with a perfect 4.0 grade (Wash.) High School's Curt Marsh, BayState Buckeyes next fall, he may find him- point average. And he's nearly perfect on town (Tex.) Lee's Alvin Ruben, Cedar self in the defensive backfield. It makes the gridiron too. His career stats: 324 Rapids (Ia.) Regis' Matt Petrzelka and little difference because he's a can't miss assisted tackles, 184 unassisted tackles, 12 San Jose (Cal.) Leland's Pat Graham are prospect wherever he plays. Look for Bell fumble recoveries and t6 interceptions-. more than big towers of strength. They're to leave his mark in track at the Colum- Greer averaged 18 tackles a game in '76 fine all-around athletes. bus campus too. Last spring as a high after playing a giant role for the Lions' Taylor is our Defensive Player of the school junior, he smashed Jesse Owens' AAA championship outfit in '75. He once Year. The huge tackle recorded 79 tackles against opponents who did everything long-lasting state long jump record for made 30 tackles in a state championship sailing 25-6. playoff contest. within their power to run away from him.

But they couldn't escape him thanks to his Whenever the subject of prep AllRounding out our All-America squad 4.8 speed. He also averaged over 42 yards America players is discussed, one of the are some of the best prep linemen that per punt for a unit which won 32 contests first names mentioned is always Art Akers. . you'll ever see. Such mammoth-sized and three district titles in his three-year The 6-3, 220-pound defensive stalwart re- youngsters as Longview (Tex.) High continued on page 50 corded 124 unassisted tackles and grabbed seven interceptions while leading his club to the state crown. He'll set up shop in September at UCLA. NATIONAL PREP FOOTBALL AWARDS The multi-talented Dock Luckie Team of the Year ................................... Cincinnati Moeller, Ohio (12-0) shouldn't feel too badly about not being PLAYER OF THE YEAR ............... Robert Alexander, South Charleston, W.Va. our Linebacker of the Year. He already Coach of the Year . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gerry Faust, Cincinnati Moeller, Ohio bagged our top prize: Male Athlete of the Junior of the Year . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ron Cuccia, Los Angeles Wilson, California Year in the U.S.A. The football, wrestling Back of the Year ....................... Robert Alexander, South Charleston, W. Va. and track star must simply decide in what Offensive Lineman o1 the Year ..................... Curt Marsh, Snohomish, Wash. direction ne will head. With his talent, Defensive Lineman of the Year ............. : . ..... Hosea Taylor, Longview, Texas nothing is beyond reach. Luckie will Best Quarterback ............................ Tim Koegel, Cincinnati Moeller, Ohio probably play the middle guard slot in Best Tight End ................................. Billy Don Jackson, Sherman, Texas college, a position which should enable Best Wide Receiver ........................... Erii:: Herring, Houston Yates, Texas him to use his increased size, overBest Linebacker .. ,................................... Todd Bell, Middletown, Ohio whelming strength and excellent quickBest Defensive Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dennis Smith, Santa Monica, California ness more effectively. *Game of the Year¡ ............ Bradley Central, Tenn. 50, Jackson Central-Merry 48 Two other solid All-America line*Tennessee AAA title game played in three overtimes! backers are¡ Los Angeles Loyola's Bob Woolway and Ennis {Tex.) High School's PREP I .JUNE-JULY 1977

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eKalb, Illinois. Tucked in among the cornfields of northern Illinois, it's a town of 33,000 population. It's a town of Northern Illinois University dormitories, of towering January snowdrifts and torrid summertime heat.

It's a town recognized most for the invention of barbed wire. But DeKalb is becoming famous for more than barbed wire and corn these days. Mention DeKalb to a prep sports enthusiast in Illinois and, assuming he doesn'~ hibernate through the state's arctic winters, he'll nod knowingly, "Ah yes, DeKalb ... a good wrestling town."

And right he'll be. The DeKalb High School wrestling Barbs have cornered the market on winning in the northern part of the state.

Over the years, they've won with remarkable consistency and lately the Barbs have been outdoing even themselves.

DeKalb High School, under coach Wayne Miller, recently completed another exceptional wrestling season. It totally

By Tom Enlund dominated the Upstate Eight Conference, winning all UEC dual meets by lopsided scores, going virtually unchallenged in capturing its third consecutive conference championship and running up a 15-0 overall dual meet record.

That last statistic is especially significant. Take those 15 wins, add them to the IS-straight DeKalb won in 1975-76, the 16-straight it won in 1974-75 season, and you come up with a grand total of 60.

That's 60 in a row ... as in winning streak. The last time DeKalb lost a dual meet was to East Leyden on Nov. 30, 1973.

The last time DeKalb lost a dual meet a six-pack sold for $1.05 and "The Way We Were" was showing at the theaters.

DeKalb has been a traditional prep wrestling power in Illinois. Northern Illinois University coach Don Flavin headed the Barbs from 1954 to 1968, winning one state championship and posting a 148-37-3 dual meet record.

Miller, a former Big lO Conference

champion and All-America wrestler at Michigan University, took over the reins at DeKalb for the 1968-69 season and, in his nine years, has compiled a 122-11 dual meet record against rugged upstate competition.

Miller's team has won seven conference titles, nine district championships, one sectional crown, the prestigious W aukegan Ott Bay Tournament once and has finished among the top lO teams in the state six times.

But the greatest cause for pride in the DeKalb wrestling room these days is the winning streak. It's not necessary to specify which winning streak. Around DeKalb, the wrestling string is THE winning streak.

Of the 60 victories, six stand out especially in Miller's mind, including the Barbs' 37-9 and 43-9 victories over West Aurora (Jan. 14) and Naperville Central (Jan. 15) respectively, this season.

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everyone," Miller had said after the backto-hack wins. "This was our most difficult challenge by two teams on the same weekend.

"Realistically, we did exactly what I thought we could do. It was a matter of everyone believing. We got 100 percent in all 12 weight classes."

Also on Miller's most memorable list are DeKalb's 42-!3 victory over Sterling and a 39-10 win over Naperville Central last year, plus the Barbs' 26-17 decision over St. Charles and 29-26 win over Naperville Central two seasons ago ..

"The Sterling meet was the highlight of last season," Miller says .. "When we wrestled Sterling they were as good as we were on paper and their coach felt it was his best team in 22 years. We knew we had a maximum challenge and our guys rose to the occasion.

"Naperville had its best lineup in for us and their good wrestlers were against ours.

We knew it would be close.

"Two years ago against St. Charles we won the final bout by fall to win the meet.

Naperville's team of two years ago was the strongest we've faced over the four years.

We had a six-point default go in our favor and had not that happened ..."

DeKalb was never seriously threatened through this dual meet season. The most points the Barbs yielded all season were 15 to LaGrange Lyons, defending Class A (small school) state champion Yorkville and St. Charles.

On the road to another undefeated season, DeKalb ran up scores like 4 7-6, 5013, 58-0 and 55-9.

Yet it was far from a carefree season.

Following a 52-0 victory over Arling- · ton Heights Hersey and a 34-13 win over East Moline in a mid-December double dual (numbers 51 and 52 in the streak) Miller admitted the pressure was beginning to build.

The winning streak is not something Miller constantly draws attention to. He seldom admits to its existence yet it's always there, growing from week to week.

But after the Hersey-East Moline wins, Miller not only called attention to the inflating string, but he also conceded that, yes, someday it might all come to an end.

Losing, to Miller, is a topic that ranks right up there with the plague in popularity.

It was obvious that the winning streak was taking its toll. Miller was feeling the pressure and, after observing his wrestlers through the first four weeks of the dual meet season, Miller thought they were feeling it also.

Miller saw his wrestlers becoming mechanical in some instances. They were hesitant to take the offensive for fear of making a mistake, a mistake that might lead to points and a decision for the opponent.

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loose and not have them worry about mistakes. Just have them wrestle and let the outcome take care of itself. Sometimes a boy will be afraid to try a move because it may end up in a mistake. It makes them less aggressive.

"A big factor is how I talk to them during the week. Sometimes to get a good performance, I'd over-emphasize how good an opponent is. Y au get so you worry about an opponent, what he can do in certain situations, and what the overall team scores will be instead of just building from week to week.

"We're optimistic about what our kids can do as individuals but we don't want them to think they can just walk out on the mat and win.

"All a coach can ask is for a boy to perform to the best of his ability and not worry about the result.

"I think it (the winning streak) will end someday. If we're fortunate, it'll continue.

If it does (end), I'll be happy if the kids are putting forth a good effort at that moment."

The 1977 tournament season for DeKalb was one of peaks and valleys, of success and despair. The highlights came early, in the Upstate Eight Conference and district tournaments, but the Barbs were to face extreme adversity during the final two weekends of the season.

At this year's Upstate Eight meet, DeKalb qualified 10 wrestlers for the finals and got championships from sophomore Greg Cherry at 112 pounds, seniors Ron Cummings at 132 and Ed Rogers at 138, junior Trent Taylor at 145 and seniors Jim Graham at 167 and Dave Bemis at heavyweight.

The Barbs were dynamite the following week also, winning the district championship for the ninth straight year and qualifying seven wrestlers for the sectional.

Rogers became the first DeKalb wrestler to win four district titles and moved on to the sectional with DeKalb's other four district champs, Cherry, sophomore Gary Meier at 155, junior Kurt Koehling at 126 and Graham.

Taylor and Bemis were district runners-up and also qualified for the sectional.

Then disaster struck. In winning his first round sectional bout, the IOOth of his career, Rogers tore rib muscles and was sidelined for the remainder of the tournament series. A fourth place finisher in the state a year ago, he had been a solid contender for the state 138-pound championship.

With Rogers out of action, DeKalb was no longer a serious contender for the state championship. Miller was to call Rogers' injury the turning point of the season.

And there was more to come. Cherry tore shoulder muscles which forced him out of the tournament; G1aham, who qualified for the meet last year', aggravated an ankle injury and had to settle for second place in the sectional; and Taylor, a threetime conference champion, failed to make it out of the sectional after wrestling with

cartilage damage in his knee.

Koehling emerged as DeKalb's only sectional champion and made the trip to Champaign with the hobbling Graham and Bemis, a sectional runner-up.

At state, none of the three placed.

It was a bitter way to end a season that· had held such successful overtones.

"We've never had so many injuries," Miller said after the sectional, "and none more devastating than the ones that limited Taylor's ability to wrestle and completely removed Rogers from the competition."

Looking ahead to next year, Miller has a solid nucleus returning as the Barbs attempt to keep the dual meet streak alive - on<; of the longest in the country.

Returning next year along with Cherry and Taylor will be Dave Kivisto, Bobby Davis, Kurt Koehling and Gary Meier, all starters from this year. As a sophomore this season, Kivisto- was 9-6 prior to the conference meet where he placed second.

Davis, as a sophomore in 1975-76, won the conference 105-pound title. He had a 14-4-1 record going this season before dislocating his shoulder in the final dual meet of the season, forcing him to miss the tournaments.

Koeh1ing, a junior this year, was undefeated and a No. 1 seed entering the conference tournament where he took second place. Meier, a sophomore No. I seed for this year's conference meet, placed third.

To fill the vacancies in the varsity lineup next season, Miller can dip into the ranks of DeKalb's 11-0 junior varsity team, 10-1 sophomore squad, or the 8-0 freshman team.

Understandably, Miller is optimistic the winning streak can continue through next year. "We'll be solid in six weights," says the DeKalb coach. In the meantime, Miller has plenty of time to reflect on the ingredients of a four-year, 60-meet winning streak.

"The individual's desire to be on an undefeated team is a major priority," says Miller, who wrestled on the 1959 Thornridge High School state championship team. "There's the desire within each wrestler not to let the team down and to give an outstanding individual performance each week. And when you have a winning streak of any proportion, it has a snowballing effect.

"The team also has to have the knowledge that it has to be prepared regardless of who it may be wrestling. When there is a winning streak, the quality of competition becomes a factor.

"A team with a lesser talent will try to rise to the occasion because a win would be a feather in its cap. What happens then is you get a maximum effort from each opponent. And knowing that, our boys have to be prepared mentally. Yau can't just get up for one team. You have to be mentally ready each week."

And the longer the winning steak becomes at DeKalb, Illinois, and the harder the Barbs compete, the harder it becomes for them to surrender. Can the streak e reach 100? Only time wilf tell.

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title games ever staged in San Diego.

Over 700 yards of offense was accumulated by both teams, with Kearny racking up 448. But they couldn't stop Dokie Williams. "His kickoff returns were the difference," smiled Meyer after his annual post-game shower. "This is a great bunch of kids. We didn't have real good size, but we had a bunch of tough kids. Still, we weren't supposed to be here."

Sure, coach.

In the small school CIF football championship from this section, Mountain Empire shut out defending champion El Cajon Christian 21-0 to finish 8-0 on the year. The Redskins defense gave up only 53 points all year, with nobody scoring more than 14 points on them in a single game. In the title game, Christian was held to 56 yards, 13 passing and 43 rushing.

Hilltop High turned in the upset performance of the year by knocking off Torrey Pines to capture the San Diego CIF girls volleyball tournament in November. There were eight teams competing in the playoffs - four first place teams from each league and four second place teams.

Its overall record in league play was only 14-4, but the Lancers' momentum carried them into the playoffs and to a CIF crown.

Three standouts for Hilltop included seniors Debbie King and Debbie Jensen, and junior Renate Busch. They played nearly flawless ball, catching the Falcons from Torrey Pines after a hard-fought battle the night before with tough La Jolla.

Bonita Vista, the No. !-rated team in the playoffs, fell to La Jolla two out of three games after winning the Metro title for the third year in a row. Wendy Whel!t of Torrey Pines was selected MVP of the

another story. Here a streak came to an end. San Pasqua! ended any chances for Grossmont to capture the San Diego CIF title for the fifth consecutive year by totaling 204Vl points to runner-up Helix's 156. Grossmont finished a distant sixth.

Teri McKeever, sophomore star for the Golden Eagles, established new county records in three different events: 100 butterfly, 200 individual medley and 400 freestyle relay. In this, she, Shanna Sullivan, Christy McCord and Cindy Yankee demolished the previous standard of 3:59.8 with a sizzling 3:48.4.

San Pasqua! finished their dual meet season with a perfect 11-0 season, winning their second consecutive league title. They had finished second to Grossmont in the CIF finals in 1975. McKeever qualified for the Olympic trials in both the butterfly and the individual medley, and with two years of competition remaining, the Golden Eagles plan on being a contender again.

Moving up the coast, Pasadena exploded in the fourth quarter to beat Long Beach Poly, the No. 7-ranked team in the U.S.A. at pre-season (National Prep, Dec.jJan.), 56-49 to win the CIF AAAA basketball championship before 8,207 fans at Long Beach Arena.

Although it was Pasadena's first-ever CIF basketball championship, it wasn't a first-ever performance for the tough Moore League, which had three of the four finalists in the finals. Only Pasadena was from elsewhere as Long Beach Poly, along with league champ Long Beach Millikan and runner-up Compton, advanced to the semifinals.

The AAAA finals were nip-and-tuck all the way, but the big break came with 6:14 to play when Pasadena's Dale Cooke scored on a sweeping sky-hook dunk shot to give the Bulldogs a 40-34 lead. It brought the Pasadena partisans out of their seats and was an emotional moment for the eventual winners.

In special ceremonies during half-time, the CIF-SS honored both the 1927 Huntington Park championship club of 50 years ago and the 1952 Compton team that won the title 25 years later. A unique facet of the two honored teams is that former CIFSS Commissioner Ken Fagans was the leading scorer on the Huntington Park quintet and the coach of the undefeated Compton team - 25 years later.

The prep basketball fan got to see three basketball championship games for the price of one ticket during the session.

Corona del Mar, which posted a near-perfect season in AAAA competition the year before, dropped down to AAA and outscored Ramona 6-0 in overtime to win the CIF AAA basketball title, 56-50. The victory left Corona del Mar, the South Coast League champions, with a 25-5 record under first-year coach Jack Errion, who came to the school after 22 years at St. Anthony.

Channel Islands, Perris and Montclair also won CIF championships in the Southern Section. Channel Islands (26-3) upset Victor Valley, the tournament's topseeded team, 71-68 for the AA title before 4,532 fans. The defeat snapped Victor Valley's 25-game winning streak. Perris (23-5) had to hang on to beat Saugus 60-54 in the Class A final as Saugus staged a PREP I JUNE-JULY 1977

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fourth-quarter rally which fell six points short. Montclair won the Small Schools title, defeating Huntington Valley Christian 47-43.

Redding Enterprise survived the Northern Section AAA-AA tournament, nipping Chico Pleasant Valley 50-49 to finish 19-6 on the season. Chico High outscored Gridley 76-51 for consolation honors. In Class A competition, Sutter defeated Herlong 76-69 for top honors, while Los Molinos beat Pierce of Arbuckle 7962 for third. Victory Christian beat Foothill Christian 60-48 of the Christian League championship.

In the California Regional Tournament of Champions in Oakland, Oakland Fremont, the top-ranked basketball team in all of California - from Oakland to San Diego, and beyond - crunched Oakland St. Joseph 61-38 in the championship game. San Jose of Del Mar blasted San Francisco Mission 92-76 for third place honors, while Cupertino Monte Vista edged Fresno Roosevelt 52-49 for fifth place.

According to the experts - whoever and wherever they may be - the top players during the 1976-77 season were guards like Tom Freeman (6-3), who had great teammates at Lynwood in junior Tyren Naulls and New York transfer Tim Hornsby (6-5); Tony Anderson (6-4) of Victor Valley Victorville; Marv DeLoatch (6-6) from Novato, who reportedly has a 7foot teammate in 15-year-old Rodge Harris; and Cliff Robinson (6-8) of Oakland Castlemont, to name a few.

Underclassmen who dominated play in California include Lional Marquetti (6-7) from Los Angeles Verbum Dei; Greg Goorjian (6-2) of Crescenta Valley LaCrescenta; and Naulls of Lynwood, who is only a junior. The top scorer in California was reported to be Mitchell Lilly of San Diego Madison, who averaged 31.9 points per game during the regular season and Greg Goorjian who averaged 31.2 points during the regular season, but upped that mark to 32.5 after the playoffs. And remember, he's only a junior.

California Prep Cage Ran kings Class AAAA Oakland Fremont .... :. . . . . . . 25-1 -Pasadena· ..... ~ ............ :·. '29-3 Long Beach Poly . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-7 Los Angeles Manual Arts· .·.... 25-1 Compton .......... : . ... ·.. 0 ·~ • • 22-4 · Long Beach-Millikan .......... 25-5 Oakland McCiym~mds .. , ...... '19-4 8. Santee Santana . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 26-5 9. Los Angeles Verbum Dei ... : . 21-3 10. La Mesa Helix ........ : ... , .. 27-2 CLASS AAA 1. Fallbrook . , ......... ·. . . . . . . . . 24-1 2 .. Fremont Washington . . . . . . . . . 25-3 3. ·corona del Mar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-5 4. Lemoore : : . : ............. :. ·. 24-4 5. Chula Vista Bonita Vista . . . . . . 26-2 6. Carmichael .Jesuit .............. · 28-5 7. Riverside Ramona·.: ........... 26-6 8. Carson....................... 18-5 9. Novato , ..................... 25-7 10. La Habra .................... 25~4 Class-AA · 1.. Stockton St. Mary's .......· . . . 28-6 2. Oxnard Channel Islands ...... 27-3 3. Rowland Heights ........ , . . . . 25-4 4. Victor Valley ........ 0 • • • • • • • • • 28-2 5. Santa Rosa Montgomery . . . . . 23-5 6. Carmel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-4 7. City of Industry Workman ..... 24-6 8. Sonoma ... : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-4 9. Sunnymead Moreno ~alley - ..·. 22-4 1.0. Aburn· Placer ................ -23-5 Class A 1. Perris ......................·.. 21-5 2. San Andreas Calveras ....... ·: 25..:2 3. Riverdale ................. .-. . 26-3 4. Sang us ...•.... : . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-6.

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During the girls tournament in the North, Reo Americana handed Bella Vista their first defeat in 31 games, 48-45 for the championship, to finish 21-2 on the season.

Bella Vista had posted one of the most impressive girls basketball records in the country before the loss, including victories over top teams from the South.

Davis, sparked all season by one of the top girl cagers in the West, got 35 points from all-stater Denice Curry in downing Merced 60-29 for third place. Curry, a 6-1 Complied by Cal-HI Sports, senior, twice scored 45 points while hitting · Nelson Tennis editor 65 percent from the floor and 82 percent from the line. She averaged 32.3 points per . game, 18 boards and scored over 40 points Northern Section team, Oak land four different times. With her in the lineup, Davis compiled a 70-5 record and won Fremont.

And at the end of each season, newstwo section championships: Bound for UCLA on a full-ride, Denice will also get a papers throughout the country search for tryout for the World Games this summer. parting words for those schoolboy coaches who have announced their retirement after St. Mary's of Stockton posted an im- years of dedication to the sport. Calipressive 28-6 record in boys AA competifornia is no different, and after 24 years of tion, and it's interesting to note that the coaching high school ·basketball, 19 of final cage rankings covering the entire them at Huntington Beach, Elmer Combs state, compiled by Nelson Tennis of Caldecided to step down to devote full-time as Hi Sports, gives the mythical title to a athletic director. · ·PREP I JUNE-JULY 1977

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In 17 years as head coach (school was closed two years for remodeling), Combs compiled a won-loss record of 328-121, and only three of his teams finished below .500. He led the Oilers to eight league championships and his teams advanced to the CIF playoffs 12 times. From 1969-70, Huntington Beach teams combined a 7912 record, including 44 consecutive league victories and three league crowns.

"After 24 years of doing the same thing, there comes a time for a change," the 48-year old coach told the Los Angeles Times in Febtuary. "We are competing in 14 varsity sports now and I'd like to devote my time to developing the entire sports program at Huntington," he concluded. The Oilers' most successful season came in 1968, when they fell to Compton 64-52 in the CIF championship game.

That team was composed of guards Rick Siebert and Greg Snyder, forwards Brian Ambrozich and Mike Contreras and center Roy Miller. Combs himself was a star of two championship Oiler teams, playing forward on the 1945-46 teams. He was an excellent outside shooter and the first of only two Huntington players to be named to the first team all-city two years in a row. Mike Contreras was the other.

As John Weyler of the Times writes, "Combs is almost an institution at Huntington Beach High. He's ·been there longer than most of the buildings. He remembers that nine of ten guys on his 1968 team are college graduates today, and that's more important to him than what they did in 1968."

California is so loaded in the spring, that after only one month of track and swimming competition, their best times are superior to most other states after they concluded a three-month season.

No sooner had Pasadena won the CIF basketball title when Pasadena sprinter James Sanford ran a sizzling 46.7 quarter to win that event in the Southern Counties Invitational at - of all places- Huntington Beach. The time was the fastest in the nation this year, and the only Californians who have run faster are former state champions Ulis Williams of Compton (46.1 in 1961) and Larance Jones of Lemoore (46.6 in 1969). Sanford had an outstanding day, running a heat of the 220 in 21.4, winning the final in 21.9, and running great legs on both the 440 and mile relays.

Junior Anthony Curran of Crespi cleared 15-10 to win the pole vault, best in California and second best in the nation at the time, behind a 16-0 vault by Gary Lankford of Taylor, Texas. Senior Glen Cunningham of Pasadena Blair had never been under 1:59.0 in the half-mile before, but won this race in a national seasonal best of 1:54.6. And David Thompson, a 6-4 senior from Santa Ynez, tossed the discus 190-3 in a dual meet against San Luis Obispo, the best-ever throw during regular season by a CIF-SS athlete, breaking the mark of 187-6 set last year by.Rich Johnson of Mayfair. And all of this in March.

Before one month of competition was concluded, five sprinters had run 9. 7 or faster, two had broken 49.0 in the quarter, four were under I: 57.0 in the half, three had dipped below 4:20 for the mile, three had broken 9:27 for two-miles. The 440

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Nevada may be small in population, but this season it produced one of the top grapplers in the land, Anthonly Salazar of Basic High in Henderson. Coached by Zane Minor, Salazai: was a four-time state champiqn, won 104 of 108 matches during his scholastic career, pinned 64 opponents, went unbeaten two years stra1ght, was the Jr. AAU champion, finished 3rd in the U.S. Federation Western Nationals and was the Nevada state AAU champ for four years. He finished first in the Western Regional Olympic Trials, and won 17 tournaments during his prep career.

Another youngster with eye-popping statistics is Larry Johnson of Fernley, Nevada. Only a junior, he was the Class A cross country champion for the third consecutive time last fall, covering the state's 2V2-mile course in 13:06. As a sophomore he won the Nevada state one and two-mile track championships at the state meet in the spring, and hopes to repeat the feat two more times.

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talented Dale Smith) slipping past St. John 50-49 in B for its 82nd win in a row. Top college prospects in the state appear to be Seattle Cleveland's Eli Carter (6-3) and Mercer Island's Petur Gudmundsson (7-1, 250).

They don't have anyone quite the size of Gudmundsson in Oregon, but some blue chippers have definitely stepped forward this winter. Do-everything performer Dan Ainge, the North Eugene three-sport superstar, picked up where he left off at the conclusion of football season. After earning All-America honors (see listing in this edition) as a wide receiver, Ainge stepped onto the roundball court, averaged about 25 points per contest and once again led his team to the state crown. The smooth North Eugene unit successfully defended its championship by downing Portland Grant before 12,800 spectators in the Portland Memorial Coliseum. The contest was also telecast by a Portland television station for the first time in the state's history.

Besides Ainge (a 6-4 guard), the most heavily recruited prospects were Portland Grant's Mark Radford, Lake Oswego's Jeff Stoutt and Parkrose's Roy Blume. All averaged in excess of 20. points per game and displayed fine all-around ability.

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In the A-3 boys playoffs, Driggs Teton kept alive its winning streak which now numbers 65 games. More importantly, they too walked away with their third consecutive championship trophy. The other finals produced these results: Rigby 59; Montpelier Bear Lake 55 in Class A-2, and Oakley 57, Murtaugh 46 in Class A-4.

In addition to the Capital triumph, other winners in the girls playoffs were Grangeville in A-2, Cottonwood Prairie in A-3 and. Riggins Salmon River in A~4.

As anticipated, the two top schools in Wyoming Class AA play turned out to be Cheyenne Central and Rock Springs. With 6-4 Tim Stallings leading the way, the Central cagers downed Rock Springs despite the fine work of Coach Speed Varras and his 6-6, 220 forward Gerald Mattison (the top hoopster in the state).

It was Kemmerer over Glenrock for the Class A crown, Mountain View (23-0 with three straight titles) over Lyman in Class B and Ten Sleep over Cokeville in Class C. Another championship trophy was awarded to the Sheridan girls for their Class AA triumph in the finals against Gillette Campbell County.

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Two remarkable performers carried their clubs to the Class AA championship showdown in Montana. Reggie Barnett, a 6-2 leaper from Great Falls Charles Russell, and Mike Guon, a 6-6 standout from Great Falls High School, enjoyed excellent campaigns. But it was Russell that took the title. Other winners were Glendive Dawson County, Ashland Labre and Columbus.

A couple of super individual game performances were worthy of note. Against Miles City, Glasgow's Dennis Gay, a 6-2 senior guard, popped in 40 points, grabbed 15 boards and came up with eight steals.

That performance was matched only by Big Sandy's Doug Hashley, a 6-6 senior forward who threw in 40 points and gobbled up 23 rebounds against powerful Harlem.

Our latest reports from Alaska reveal that East Anchorage stopped Fairbanks Monroe to put away the large-school title, while Kotzebue pushed past Glennallen to nail down the small-school crown.

Also worthy of note is the incredible coaching record of Dick Hannula, the swimming tutor at Tacoma Woodrow Wilson. His teams have won an unheard of · Randy Richards, Houston Sharpstown, has 18 consecutive state championships, all of landed all-star honors in both basketball, those squads finishing with undefeated re- where he averaged 26. 7 points per game, cords. His 19-year mark a:t Wilson High and baseball, where he batted .351 and stole 26 bases as a junior.

School stands at 255-3-l. trophy back to Dallas after a short~by­ pass to Houston and El Paso. To make things more interesting, .it was the second state AAAA basketball crown won by the Dallas school in the same season. The same season? South Oak Cliffs girls finished with a better record (36-2) than the boys in winning the Texas girls' title for 1976-77. The boys finished 35-8.

In other boys competition, DangerTexas field (29-3) won the AAA title, Morton Arizona finished 36-3 to win the AA crown, · Broaddus won the Class A championship Colorado and little Avinger put together a big 34-7 New Mexico record to land the Class B award. Besides Utah Dallas South Oak Cliff winning the "big school" title for the girls, Canyon finished · 33-1 as the AAA winner, Spearman won 25 of 29 games on the way to the AA tllrone, Cooper went 30-5 against Class A competition and small Nazareth put tomany states allow teams to play more than gether the most impressive record in all of 40 games, but a 40-game schedule has be- Texas (36-0) to win the Class B crown. come a common sight for many followers Waco Midway's girls, who entered the of Texas schoolboy basketball. Texans do season with one of the longest winning things big. streaks in the country (71 straight), finDuring the week of the Super Bowl in ished 33-3 and were eliminated in the playJanuary for example, over 22,000 fans offs in their classification. from the football-crazy cities of Houston For a long time Texas was indeed a basketball wilderness. But with phenomeand San Antonio watched two fantastic N BA games in the same night. The nal success in the past decade at schools Houston Rockets, before 11,000 fans, delike Houston Wheatley, Houston Kashfeated the New York Knicks 108-107, mere or Dallas Roosevelt, with the emerwhile the same number turned out in San gence of the Houston Rockets, San AnAntonio to watch the Spurs outshoot the tonio Spurs and with thrilling scholastic mighty Denver Nuggets 137-133. The high tournaments like the Dr. Pepper Classic in scores are typical of Texas basketball, and Houston, the sport of roundball has prothe only thing which prevented more fans gressed faster in Texas than in any other from turning out to watch Dallas South state in the land.'

Oak Cliff defeat Ft. Worth Dunbar for the The talent available to recruiters this scholastic AAAA title was the simple fact season may not be on par with California that the arena chosen for the final was too and New York yet, but don't bet against it darn small. in the near future. Texas schools - the Only 7,800 saw South Oak Cliff cut good Texas schools - still dominate down Dunbar 78-71 to bring the gold teams from many of their surrounding

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basketball fan used to be a lonely person during the months of December and January in the state of Texas. While most states were filling gymnasiums watching their local cage teams warm-up for annual holiday tournaments, Texas fans were still traveling to football stadiums on the way to the playoffs. The team which goes all the way in the Texas AAAA football race will usually play 15 games and end the season just before Christmas.

It's not that football interest has diminished any in Texas, however, it's just that sports fans are finding other things to cheer about as well. By the time football kings like San Antonio Churchill (AAAA), Beaumont Hebert (AAA), Rockdale (AA), Barbers Hill (A) and Gorman (B) had been crowned, most Texas basketball teams had already played more than 20 games. With basketball starting in mid-November, not many states are able to play more games in a single season than teams in Texas. Except for Louisiana, not PREP I JUNE-JULY 1977

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Frankie Olguin and teammate Trini Salas worked through the tenacious Hobbs fullcourt press in a wild game which featured 75 turnovers, 42 by Hobbs and 33 by Albuquerque. The 'Dogs won, 72-70. After that, the next night's finals were almost a breeze for Jim Hulsman's crew.

"But how magnificent Hobbs is," Hulsman added. He is now 4-3 against the Eagles' legendary Ralph Tasker. "Sure, we beat them, but their attitude and character is terrific. It reflects their superb coaching."

Hobbs managed to beat Albuquerque Manzano 71-70 for third place the fqllowing afternoon; Bernalillo edged St. Pius by one, 79-78 for all the marbles in AAA, while Lovington beat Aztec 68-59 for third. Jal clipped Cuba 64-48 for the New Mexico AA crown, with Ft. Sumner beating McCurdy 79-78 in the consolation game; Rehoboth Mission beat Weed 80-64 for the Class A title, with Cimarron stopping Wagon Mound for third in a similar score, 80-65.

Top scorer in New Mexico was Bruce Carver, a 6-2 senior from Eunice who averaged over 30 points per game. Not many players in the conference outscored Carver when they played the Cardinals, but Artesia's Larry Whitehead pumped in 42 points to Bruce's 41 during a 115-93 loss to Artesia in January. Four of the best seniors in AAAA schools could very well have been Marty Peterson (6-3) of Highland, Frankie Olguin (6-1) of Albuquerque, Royce Blackshear (6-3) of Manzano, and big (6-8) Ricky Walker of Roswell.

Speaking of Roswell, their frustrating battles with district foe Clovis were mindboggling for AAAA fans. Sophomore Nelson France, a 6-l sophomore from Clovis, hit a final-second shot in January to edge Roswell by one at the buzzer. One month later it was the same guy who flipped in a shot with six seconds remaining in the fourth-overtime to guide Clovis past Roswell, 64-62, and in the semi-finals of the district, it was Clovis winning again - in overtime.

The girls AAAA championship final in New Mexico was a battle of the unbeatens, as Albuquerque Eldorado, one of the top 20 teams in the country at pre-season (National Prep, Dec.jJan.) and Clovis squared off in Portales.

Eldorado won its 52nd consecutive game in the semifinals, whipping Alamagordo 65-52, while Clovis' girls upped its season record to 21-0 with a 20-point drubbing of Albuquerque West Mesa, 5131.

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which operate under one of the most ex- state diamond championships. pensive athletic programs in the land (exBut while young Rojas was hurling a ceeds $100,000 annually), crowned six perfect game in near-perfect weather, snow state champions, outscored runnerup Las was falling so fast in Denver, Colorado, Cruces I89-136, finished 12-0 in duels and that the AAA basketball finals were beat Texas state champ El Paso Burgess in viewed by "only" 13,000 (plus statewide a duel, the Las Cruces Tournament and TV), down from 17,384 which saw Denver the Caveman City Invitational. Burgess Manual defeat Cherry Creek in the 1976 managed to beat Carlsbad at the Goddard finals played in Denver's spacious McNichols Sports Center, home of the Tourney in Roswell.

Albuquerque High, behind the superb N BA Denver Nuggets.

Boulder, which finished 23-1 in the showing of sophomores Tom Means and Tim Bates, scored 273.55 points for the season, had an easier time penetrating the Pueblo East defense in the AAA finals boys' state team title in gymnastics.

Second was Clovis with 257.35, followed than 4,000 fans did who couldn't reach the

by Hobbs and defending champion Albu- arena through the snowstorm. East fell6lquerque Eldorado, which won the girls' 44, while little Sanford defeated Highland title. Albuquerque is a growing hotbed for Ault 70-66 for the Class AA title, with gymnastics. When Steve Ortiz of New Marino defeating Sargent 86-69 in Class A Mexico University tied a Western Ath- their 37th consecutive win. Surprisingly. letic Conference league record by captur- Class AA champ Sanford has only -108 ing five individual titles in the conference kids in the whole school, with 150 and championships in March, officials were below ~he cutoff point for Class A. quick to point out that he was an AlbuThe Rocky Mountain State provided querque high school product. basketball fans with an extremely large Ortiz placed first in floor exercise, collection of big men this season. Wheat vaulting, horizontal bar and all-around Ridge, unbeaten and ranked No. I going while tying for first on the parallel bars. into the tournament, was led by 6-8 senior However, Arizona State claimed theW AC Craig Austin. Boulder Fairview, the state's team title for the fourth straight year pre-season No. I pick, was sparked by the which brings us to prep sports in the Grand fine play of big Tom Chambers (6-8) and smaller (6-0) Jim Feeney, a playmaking Canyon State.

The loudest noise in Arizona came from senior who rates as the top guard in the Tucson fans as three of the four AAA state according to Colorado Sidelines editor Scott Stocker. Another top flight finalists in basketball were schools from the South: Tucson High, with All-America guard belonged to the AAA champ, Mike candidate David Vann (a 6-5 junior), Gallagher of Boulder.

Other big players, many of whom Tucson Sunnyside and Tucson Pueblo.

Pueblo, which started four juniors most of participated in the Albuquerque Classic the season, defeated Sunnyside before an against El Paso, Phoenix and Albuestimated 6,000 fans in Tempe. Another querque in April, include 6-10 senior Scott southern school, Tucson Canyon del Oro, Courts of Arvada West, 6-9 senior Dave landed the AA crown, while Coolidge reNetherton from Pueblo East, 6-8 senior peated in the Class A ranks. Antelope Brian Johnson at Cherry Creek, and next High in Wellton, another junior-domi- year's top eager, 6-7 junior Jack Magno of nated club from the South, got a state Boulder. The state's leading scorer was tournament record performance from - Eric Browniee of Class A Lone Star, who young Barry Lindsey, who pour_ed in 50 poured in over 35 points per game during points against Tombstone in the Class B regular season play. title game. Mayer upset rival Joseph City The Colorado girls were paced all for the Class C crown. season long by exceptional play from Lisa The AAA wrestling title was won by Thomas of Denver East, Kim Griffey of powerful Mesa, but the talk during the Alamosa, Lynda Englehardt from Cortez, Brenda House of top-ranked AA leader regular season was about mighty Tucson Sunnyside. The Blue Devils, coached by Wray, Pam Bond of Sargent and Kim Don Klostreich, closed out a perfect 10-0 Latham from DeBeque. Not scoring as season which saw the state's dual meet much as these above players, but neverscoring mark smashed. They scored 552 theless talented, Nancy Anderson of points while allowing just 55 for an averBoulder has been a three-year starter on the court. The 5-10 senior was scoring just age winning margiQ of 55.2 to 5.5. Safford held the previous mark of 49.3, set in 1976 over 16 points a game by mid-season for when the Bulldogs won the Arizona Class the top-ranked and unbeaten AAA PanA state title. thers from the Centennial League.

In Utah, the season centered around While crowds have been up and down in Arizona, they seem to be always up in Salt Lake Skyline and All-American Colorado. Arizona, because of its great Danny Vranes, the Eagles' gifted 6-7 inweather, starts their baseball season be- side ace. With every defense in the state fore the state basketball tournament glued on him, he couldn't match his junior reaches the finals. Everyting went per- year in the stat book, but nevertheless, fectly for sophomore pitcher Gilbert Rojas Skyline edged past Salt Lake Olympus for the AAAA marbles. However, many obin his varsity baseball debut for Douglas in March. He hurled a perfect game for the servers felt the true state championship was the night before, when an estimated Bulldogs, who bombed Silver City, N.M., 11-0. The 5-foot, 8-inch scphomore struck 12,000 fans watched Skyline beat Provo in out 16 batters and retired the first nine the semi-finals. batters with strikeouts, fanning all but five Many coaches felt that Vranes was the batters he faced. It was the first perfect best eager to come out of Utah since game ever pitched in Douglas, a southProvo's Brett Vroman (UCLA). But eastern Arizona school which has won five Vranes wasn't alone in this basketball-

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Bingham beat Pleasant Grove in AAA, Richfield defeated Manti in AA competition, and little Milford conquered Beaver for the Utah Class A crown. In girls competition, Clearfield defeated Provo for the championship in the AAAA field; other state champs included Pooele (AAA), Heber City Wasatch (AA) and Gunnison (A). Salt Lake Judge Memorial, Delta and Coalville South Summit were runners-up respectively. Like girls basketball in the surrounding states of Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado, Utah has i~proved drastically on the courts in recent years.

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Basketball is gammg momentum in another state known for its superior football competition. All state attendance records fell at the recent Nebraska playoffs when a total of 88,000 watched the new champs win their crowns. Over 13,000 watched the finals, as Omaha Burke (with 6-3 senior guard Jim Gregory firing away) downed Lincoln High School to capture the big-school (Class A) title. In the other championship finals, 6-9 senior center Jim Honz and his teammates at Omaha Ryan took Seward apart 50-33 to put away the Class B trophy, while Howells bested Grant 42-34 in Class C and Adams trampled Cambridge 70-52 in Class D. However, the top eager in the state probably was 6-5 Mike McGee of Omaha North. The high-flying senior averaged about 40 points and 15 rebounds per contest. Not far behind was Dan Clausen, a 6-7 senior from Omaha Benson who swished through in excess of 20 points per game.

The women also enjoyed an outstanding campaign, which was culminated with their first championship playoffs in the state's history. It was a sparkling success; they drew 30,650 fans and the quality of play was good. When the games were concluded, the new titlists were- Lincoln east (51-47 over Omaha Burke in Class A), York (39-38 in overtime versus Lexington in Class B), Hastings St. Cecilia (37-22 over West Point in Class C) and Shickley (40-29 over Diller in Class D).

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Two sensational hoopsters led Oklahoma City Star-Spencer to their state's AAAA state crown. When 6-3 senior

David Greasham and 6-1 junior Eric Gaithers finished up this winter, they had guided their club past a determined Tulsa Edison crew. In addition, Tulsa Washington and the classy Marcus Peel (6-4) grabbed the AAA title; Beggs took the top prize in AA play; Depew won it all in Class A competition and New Lima had its way in the Class B ranks.

Several blue chip college prospects recently played their last prep contests. Look for 6-8 Ed Linblad (20 ppg. 15 reb.) of Tulsa Rogers, 6-4 Harold Jones (24 ppg, II reb.) of Lawton Eisenhower and 6-1 Phil Doerfler (37.7 ppg with a 58-point effort against Okemah) to do just fine at the collegiate level.

In the women's tournament, Wynnewood defeated Choctaw to claim the AAA prize; Kingfisher downed Ada Byng for the AA trophy; Colbert put away Buffalo for the A title and Eric be.ated Elk City Merritt for all the Class B marbles.

Undoubtedly the top performer il1 the Great Plains area this winter was a young man from Kansas. Flashy Darnell Valentine, a 6-1 senior guard who scored nearly 25 points per game and can really do it all, led his Wichita Heights squad to a very easy 92-52 triumph over Kansas City Wyandotte in the AAAAA Kansas title game. Much more will be said about the sensational Valentine in our next issue but for now, let's just say that he's one of the best roundball performers in the state's history. Other stalwarts for the remarkable Heights five were 6-6 supersoph Antoine Carr, 6-2 senior Calvin Alexander and 6-4 senior Adolphus Holden.

In fact, Kansas had an unbelievable number of top college prospects. Just to name a few, there were Uniontown's 6-1 Dean Goodbody (37 ppg), Lyndon's 6-4

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Randy Dawson (32 ppg), Meade's 5-8 Marvin Stoll (27 ppg) and Ft. Scott's talented twosome of 6-6 Bryan Banks (19 ppg) and 5-11 Eugene DeMoss (22 ppg).

Completing the championship rundown, it was Topeka Highland Park nipping Manhattan 67-66 in AAAA, Ft. Scott over Topeka Washburn Rural 54-49 in AAA, Alma Wabaunsee over Garden Plain 44-41 in AA, and Lebanon over Bern 68-50 in Class A. In the girls tourney, Wichita North, Tecumseh Shawnee Heights, Buhler, Cotton Falls Chase County and Pratt Skyline won the trophies in their respective divisions. Finishing in the second position in each classification were Hutchinson, Shawnee Mission Miege, Anthony Harper-Chaparrel, Moundridge and Natoma.

Even though Raytown South, our pre- · season pick as the top team in Missouri and No. 16 in the nation, didn't float through an undefeated season, they managed to capture the AAAA crown by downing Kansas City Central 67-53 in the tournament finale. Senior standouts for South were 6-4 Bill Fennelly (19 ppg), 6-3 Kevin Fromm (18 ·ppg) and 6-9 Larry Frevert (16 ppg). The coach's son, 6-3 Lance Lathrop, ran the offense effectively all year. Other senior blue chippers included Charleston's 6-5, 205-pound Rick Frazier (20 ppg, 20 reb.), who probably was the state's outstanding performer. And don't forget 6-3 guard Mal Warwick (25 ppg, 13 reb:, 7 assists) of Kansas City Lincoln, or 6-8 center John Crawford (26 ppg) of Kansas City Northeast.

Stewart's most remarkable feat was the stringing together of 84 consecutive matches without defeat, during a 41-match victory streak for Duncan under the direction of Coach Mike Reding. ·

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Checking the women's tournament results, we found that Hickman, Canton and Ravenwood .N"ortheast Nodaway picked up their state crowns in Missouri female tourney play.

The greatest basketball show on earth (excluding any regular season game play~d by the boys in Ralph Tasker Are.na m Hobbs, N.M.) each year is played m the Iowa Girls Tournament in Des Moines.

This year the girls outdid themselves again, as 92,376 showed up during the week of the 58th annual tournament.

Following a pre-game pageantry which looked like something out of the half-time of the Orange Bowl in Miami; the Southeast Polk Rams outlasted Cedar Rapids Kennedy 51-48 before a nationwide TV audience, with pre-season favorite Lake View Auburn landing the consolation · trophy.

"You determine success by the turnstiles," insisted one low~ official. If this is the case, the Iowa classic was one of the most successful tournaments in the country - boys or girls. The state championship game was reportedly sold out the first week in January; as 14,512 fans showed up to watch the Polk-Kennedy battle. The state champs, which also posted an unbeaten JV team, were led all season by junior Rae White, who averaged 39.5 points per game. As the final buzzer sounded, her school was the best out of 493.

Although the girls tournament was an eye-popper in Iowa, the boys did all right, too. A grand total of 96,000 paid to see the week-long tourney which saw the top prep roundball squads fight for all the marbles.

Over 13,000 looked on as Steve Waite and his Iowa City West teammates defeated Dubuque 69-52 to win the AAA crow~.

Earlier, Roland-Story had bested Atlanttc 70-56 for the Class AA top spot, and Clinton St. Marys (and Brent Murphy) edged Rock Valley 60-64 for the Class A title. Like the girls tourney, the boys played their finals at the Des Moines Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

A couple of the better players in the state of Iowa were Des Moines Lincoln's Frank Smith, and Runnell's Southeast Polk's Mark West. Between both the boys and the girls, there was not a more successful prep basketball season in the country than that of Iowa's.

Iowa also produced one of the finest wrestlers in the country, senior Rich Stillman of Emmetsburg. Wrestling in the 155pound class, Stillman was ll three-time state champ, finished with a 100-7 career mark against scholastic competition, pinned 53 foes, went undefeated for two seasons, has /a 3.4 grade point average in the classroom, was a four-year conference champion, and became the only wrestler in the history of the Lakes Conference to win the league championship four ye~rs straight. Coached by Bob Roethler, ~till­ man is also a member of the NatiOnal Honor Society, and was a second team allstate fullback, all-classes combined.

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tion's traditional hotbed for wresthng ts the Great Plains region. Iowa State, Iowa, Oklahoma S~ate amt _Oklahoma don't consistently dominat~ the NCAA championships by acciden~. And these institutions get much of their talent from the prep ranks right in their home states.

These four collegiate powers- plus a host of others - have been interested in Duncan (Okla.) High School's Ricky Stewart for some time now. The classy !57-pounder shattered ev~ry s~hool '?a· reer wrestling record dunng hiS varstty career at Duncan, a AAA ~chool which has fashioned a 41-match VIctory str~ak -under the direction of Coach Mtke Reding. Stewart also found time to knock off a few state marks in the process.

In fact, his most remarkable feat probably was the stringing together of 84 consecutive wins over a three-year period. That is an all-time ~tate reco~d, breaking the mark of 79 straight by Mtdwest City's Paul Ameen (now at LSU).

He suffered the only non-victory of his prep career early in his sophomore year, but still finished 28-0-l and won the state title in his division. During his junior campaign Stewart registered a perfect 29-0 mark with 17 pins. It was more of the same as a senior, 28-0 with 22 falls.

He had tallied 81 straight triumphs.

But some of the most gratifying moments in the Demon Star's career still remained. Next after the state tourney came the "Grand State" championship which gathers together the top fou~ finishers from each of the three classtfications in the state. After decisioning his first opponent and pinning his second rival (the AAAA runner~p), Stew~rt:sfinal opponent was Mtdwest Ctty s Richard Evans, the undefeated AAAA titlist who had predicted he would win the

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not only dtdn t :-vm. but he suffere~ throug~ a 24-5 thrashmg. Stewart clatmed . ~ts 84th straight triumph, the s~eetest vtctory ~f them all. So the 5:9 semor c~ncluded hts high school &rapphng days wtth an 8.8-0-l slate, becommg the second wrestler m the state's history to record a three-y~ar ~nbeaten career. Among all those vtctones were 57 pins.

Still to be decided was the Wrestler of the Year as picked by the Oklahoma Wrestling Coaches Association. and by The Oklahoma Journal. Desptte Stewart's phenomenal accomplishments, h.e had consistently been overlooked when tt came to outstanding wrestler awards.

The Duncan ace faced tough competition from Tulsa Washington's Thomas Landrum, a 136-pounder who pinned all of his 35 opponents this winter while capturing his second straight state championship. The classy Tulsa senior had nosed out Stewart for the top award at the state meet, but not this time. Both organizations recognized Stewart at the annual honors banquet.

"When they said that the recipient of this year's award had an 88-0-1 record, I knew it was me. I couldn't believe it at first. 1 just went up and got the award.

After a while it dawned on me that I had won it, the one award I have been after since I started wrestling."

And maybe that proves just how good the wrestlers are in Oklahoma. A young man who never loses a match in his whole h career is surprised when he is named t e state's best wrestler.

Next stop for Stewart (also an allarea fullback) appears to be either Oklahoma or Oklahoma State, although at press time such others as Louisiana State, Colorado State, New Mexico and Arizona State were still in the running.

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W.oever thinks that prep sports is ''dead and gone" hasn't visited the state of Minnesota during the hockey-basketball tournaments. In hockey, the "King of Sports" in .this prep kingdom, Roches.ter John Marshall beat No: 1-ranked Edma

East before 94,000 fans during Minnesota's three-day, eight-team tournament classic. In the Class AA basketball championship game, Prior Lake beat Deluth Central while Winona Cotter beat Pehcan Rapids for the "A" crown. Minnesota takes four days to determine their basketball champions, as opposed to three f~.?r hockey. But nevertheless, even though thts

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another 91 points against Prairie Du Cliien in the championship game, 91-70. Tom Weinkauf became first coach in Wisconsin history to win three consecutive state baslketball titles when his Marathon crew nipped Oostburg 53-52 for their 74th win in 76 games and the Class C title.

Oostburg, paced by 6-8 Brian Nyenhius, finished 25-1 on the season, while Paul

state draws thousands for the hockey finals, they still outdraw most state tournaments in basketball.

Rated as one of the very best high school hockey players was Scott Lecy of Rochester (see Athletes of the Year), who scored two goals in the finals to cap an amazing tht"ee-year career with his team's 4-2 win over Edina East before 17,083 onlookers in the St. Paul Civic Center. You have to see it to believe it. Excluding the Kentucky boys basketball finals (official attendance figures weren't in at presstime), only the Indiana cage finals (17,490) ¡ between Carmel and East Chicago Washington outdrew the Minnesota hockey finals.

Both North and South Dakota finished their basketball tournaments in thrilling fashion. Fargo North finally outscored Minot 53-49 for the North Dakota Class A title, while Hillsboro edged Epping 56-52 They called it "Magic", aJrtd it lasted for more than two years, but when the for similar honors in Class B. Williston beat Bismarck 53-35 for the girls cham- clock ran out in the Ohio basketball finals pionship in the big schools, while Class B in Columbus, Linden-McKinley had upset winner Rock Lake had little trouble with favored Barberton 80-74 before 14,000 Noonan in their final game. fans at St. Johns Arena, home of Ohio Unbeaten Aberdeen Central defeated State University.

The Buckeye State had two of the most Rapid City Stevens 50-39 for the Class A championship of South Dakota. Central exciting cage teams in the coUintry in the was paced all season long by Scott finals, with three of the four "big guns" in Bosanko, while Stevens was led by 6-6 the semifinals advancing with unbeaten junior Steve McConaughey. Webster dealt records: Barberton, Columbus LindenArmour a 63-49 setback in the Class B title McKinley and Elyria at 24-0, and Cincingame. It was four new names in the girls nati LaSalle with a 20-3 mark. championship circuit. Watertown defeated Barberton, called "The Magics", Yankton 50-42 in Class A, while Clear entered the championship game with a 51Lake fought hard to finally down Jeffergame winning streak and scored over 100 points ten times in their first 18 games of son, 56-52 for the Class B title. the season. Ranked No. 2 in the nation by The boys track and field race is still a Basketball Weekly (behind West Philawide-open affair in South Dakota, but the odds on favorite year after year has been delphia, Pa.) in early March, the defendSioux Falls Lincoln. The Lincoln High ing Ohio champs were ave11aging 98.0 track team, coached by Rich Greeno, has ._points per game, and were bil~ed as "the won seven of eight state titles since Greeno most exciting basketball team in Ohio became coach in 1968; and his cross counhi:story." try team has won 79 co¡nsecutive meets and "If you weren't for the other team in seven straight state championships. the state tournament, you couldn't help Madison La Follette was described as a but be for Barberton," insisted one Ohio "Cinderella" team in the Wisconsin official. "That's how exciting they were to watch. This state has never seem anything basketball tournament. From their record, a more accurate description might have like it. Their style of play is spectacular to watch. It's like organized chaos." been ... ho ... hum. When the cage finals began, La Follette was 12-8 and could do llndeed it was, as head coach Jack no better than fourth in the Big Eight ConGn::ynolds had installed a style of fullference. After it was all over, that ho ... court, pressurized defense and blistering hum ... had turned into "No. !", as they .fast break offense which made coaches like ran off II straight points with 6:33 left in Ralph Tasker in Hobbs, N.M., and Jackie the third quarter to take a 38-28 lead and Can at Houston Wheatley,lx . , legends in go on to register an impressive 65-48 victheir own time. During the past three tory over favored Eau Claire Memorial for years, the Magics had posted records of the Class A title.

21-3, 26-0 and 25-1, and residents of BarIt was almost the same in Class B, berton changed the names of streets to where Clintonville, ranked No. 4 at the those of players to honor their success. start of the tourney, surprised No. !They also painted half the town purple, the ranked Ladysmith in the semi-finals, 91school colors.

74, with a torrid fast break led by all-state But it was a Columbus school, Linden guard Mike Jirschele. Clintonville, who McKinley, which brought an end to all the plays their majority of regular season "magic" in the state finals in Columbus, games against Class A schools, then scored and Barberton's streak came to an end, 80-

Seubert paved the way for the winners by hitting 12 points in the first quarter and finishing with 24.

Winners of the Wisconsin girls tournament include Watertown in Class A, Cuba City in Class B, and Marshall in Class C, with Green Bay West, Omro and lolaScandinavia finishing runners-up respectively.

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74. With both teams pressing from bucketto-bucket, McKinley outscored the defending champs in a lopsided foul plagued contest which saw the winners finish with a perfect 26-0 record after players like sensational guard Todd Penn worked their way through the famed Barberton full-court press to completely take the Magics out of their game.

"He's a great penetrator," said a dejected Jack Greynolds of Penn after the "magic" had run out. "When teams have a player like him, they always give a pressing team problems. But we still feel that we're the best. It was a great collection of kids. I don't know if I'll have another quite like them."

Greynolds, who missed the beginning of the season with a heart attack, can still be proud of the job Barberton did putting Ohio high school basketball back on the map - in a state where football teams like Massillon and Cincinnati Moeller are household names in the winter. But right now the trophy belongs to Columbus Linden-McKinley, and it took one of the best teams in the U.S.A. to wrestle it away. from the Magics. McKinley was such a team.

If attendance reports are correct, Indiana landed the largest crowd of the season for state championship games.

Exactly 17,490 fans, capacity for Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, looked on as Carmel upset East Chicago Washington (and AU-American Drake Morris) for the championship of Indiana - all of Indiana. The Hoosier State doesn't mess around with classifications when it comes to basketball. If you win it all in Indiana you're the best of the lot.

Two additional Indiana products which basketball fans have talked about all season include another All-America product, Ray Tolbert, the 6-9 center at Madison Heights Anderson who averaged 25.2 points per game, and 6-4 junior Dale White of Covington. White had an unbePREP I JUNE-JULY 1977

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lievable five-game string of 32 consecutive field goals, hit 29 straight free throws, and had a game-high .of 27 rebounds.

Indiana's top-ranked team at pre-season, Jeffersonville, was beat in the playoffs, but came from l3 points behind at mid-season to nip Kentucky state champion Louisville Ballard (National Prep, Dec./ Jan.) 57-55 in one of the most exciting cross-state battles of the season.

East Chicago Roosevelt, paced by young LaTaunya Pollard, landed the title in the second official girls tournament at Indianapolis, routing Mount Vernon 6635 in the finals. The 5-9 sophomore scored 36 points in the title game - more than the second place team totaled - as the Rough Riders ran their record to 24 consecutive victories. Another top-notch girl f;;;:r<"h'f"A'VPi1"'

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18 years, when Joe Poirier of Cheboygan Catholic kicked a 53-yarder in 1957.

Then there was Dave Steffen of Flat Rock, a heavyweight wrestler who pinned an opponent in just' five seconds this season. The Class C state champion compiled a 64-2 record during his varsity career; 52 of those wins by pins. And in girls basketball, Abby Currier of Lake City averaged 26 points per game for the Michigan state champs in her classification, grabbing 15.6 rebounds per outing while leading her team through a 24-0 season. The 5-ll senior scored 1,525 points during her career,· and also took time out last spring to win the state shot and discus championships.

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Collinsville, after lea~ing De La Salle throughout the game, fell victim to Dave Bonko's bank shot with three seconds left to fall 67-66. In other quarterfinal games which seemed less significant at the time, Peoria Central whipped Barrington 67-40, while Lanphier beat New Trier West 6259. So, after stunning upsets by St. Laurence and De La Salle of the two favored teams, it looked as though it might come down to a battle between the two members of the Catholic League.

Wrong!

Peoria Central made use of 6-3 junior .guard Tony Gower's amazing quickness to down St. Laurence 69-48, while Lanphier's constant pressure and ball hawking Oak Park River Forest High, paced by stunned the crowd of 13;000, which ,JL<>•nnn.-'1 winner Trnv C:hovan ("ee . _w,.tchecLthe __Lions_score_ a _60~56 win over _

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winter, averaged 4i.5 points as- a sophomore, 45.8 as a junior, holds the Kentucky single-game scoring record of 81 points, and graduated valedictorian of her senior class. She'll be mentioned again during our All~ America wrap-up of the girls season in our next issue.

Basketball tournament results were not in from Michigan at press time, but four outstanding individual results recorded in the past six months deserve mention: Dennis Lewis, a 6-4 senior at Ypsilanti High, ended his prep cage career on March 17 when his team was eliminated in the state Class A quarterfinals. But Lewis wasted no time beginning the track season, where he broke the state high jump record of 6-9V2 as a junior. Competing in the AFL-CIO Track Meet in Detroit's Cobo Arena just three days after the basketball season, Lewis leaped 7-2. His only misses of the night came on his first attempt at seven feet and three tries at 7-4.

Another Michigan state record was recorded during the fall, when Derrick Underwood of Ecorse High in Ecorse b?oted a 54 yard field goal during a 3-0 wm over Inkster on Inkster's homecoming. Underwood's kick bettered by one yard the state record which had lasted for PREP I JUNE-JULY 1977

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another 91 points against Prairie Du Chien in the championship game, 91-70. Tom Weinkauf became first coach in Wisconsin history to win three consecutive state basketball titles when his Marathon crew nipped Oostburg 53-52 for their 74th win in 76 games and the Class C title.

Oostburg, paced by 6-8 Brian Nyenhius, finished 25-1 on the season, while Paul

state draws thousands for the hockey finals, they still outdraw most state tournaments in basketball.

Rated as one of the very best high school hockey players was Scott Lecy of Rochester (see Athletes of the Year), who scored two goals in the finals to cap an amazing three-year career with his team's 4-2 win over Edina East before 17,083 onlookers in the St. Paul Civic Center. You

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wide-open affair in South Dakota, but the odds on favorite year after year has been Sioux Falls Lincoln. The Lincoln High track team, coached by Rich Greeno, has won seven of eight state titles since Greeno became coach in 1968; and his cross country team has won 79 co·nsecutive meets and seven straight state championships.

Madison La Follette was described as a "Cinderella" team in the Wisconsin basketball tournament. From their record, a more accurate description might have been ... ho ... hum. When the cage finals began, La Follette was 12-8 and could do no better than fourth in the Big Eight Conference. After it was all over, that ho ... hum ... had turned into "No. I", as they ran off II straight points with 6:33 left in the third quarter to take a 38-28 lead and go on to register an impressive 65-48 victory over favored Eau Claire Memorial for the Class A title.

It was almost the same in Class B, where Clintonville, ranked No. 4 at the start of the tourney, surprised No. !ranked Ladysmith in the semi-finals, 9174, with a torrid fast break led by all-state guard Mike Jirschele. Clintonville, who plays their majority of regular season games against Class A schools, then scored

Basketball Weekly (behind West Philadelphia, Pa.) in early March, the defending Ohio champs were averaging 98.0 points per game, and were billed as "the most exciting basketball team in Ohio history."

"If you weren't for the other team in the state tournament, you couldn't help but be for Barberton," insisted one Ohio official. "That's how exciting they were to watch. This state has never seen anything like it. Their style of play is spectacular to watch. It's like organized chaos."

Indeed it was, as head coach Jack Greynolds had installed a style of fullcourt, pressurized defense and blistering fast break offense which made coaches like Ralph Tasker in Hobbs, N.M., and Jackie Carr at Houston Wheatley, "Tx., legends in their own time. During the past three years, the Magics had posted records of 21-3, 26-0 and 25-1, and residents of Barberton changed the names of streets to those of players to honor their success.

They also painted half the town purple, the school colors.

But it was a Columbus school, Linden McKinley, which brought an end to all the "magic" in the state finals in Columbus, and Barberton's streak came to an end, 80-

be proud of the job Barberton did -p~tti-;;g Ohio high school basketball back on the map - in a state where football teams like Massillon and Cincinnati Moeller are household names in the winter. But right now the trophy belongs to Columbus Linden-McKinley, and it took one of the best teams in the U.S.A. to wrestle it away from the Magics. McKinley was such a team.

If attendance reports are correct, Indiana landed the largest crowd of the season for state championship games.

Exactly 17,490 fans, capacity for Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, looked on as Carmel upset East Chicago Washington (and All-American Drake Morris) for the championship of Indiana - all of Indiana. The Hoosier State doesn't mess around with classifications when it comes to basketball. If you win it all in Indiana you're the best of the lot.

Two additional Indiana products which basketball fans have talked about all season include another All-America product, Ray Tolbert, the 6-9 center at Madison Heights Anderson who averaged 25.2 points per game, and 6-4 junior Dale White of Covington. White had an unbePREP I JUNE-JULY 1977

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Iievable five-game string of 32 consecutive field goals, hit 29 straight free throws, and had a game-high .of 27 rebounds.

Indiana's top-ranked team at pre-season, Jeffersonville, was beat in the playoffs, but came from 13 points behind at mid-season to nip Kentucky state champion Louisville Ballard (National Prep, Dec.; Jan.) 57-55 in one of the most exciting cross-state battles of the season.

East Chicago Roosevelt, paced by young LaTaunya Pollard, landed the title in the second official girls tournament at Indianapolis, routing Mount Vernon 6635 in the finals. The 5-9 sophomore scored 36 points in the title game - more than the second place team totaled - as the Rough Riders ran their record to 24 consecutive victories. Another top-notch girl in Indiana was Sharon Schreyer of Logansport, who averaged over 30 points, seven rebounds, six steals and three assists per game, not to mention a school singlegame scoring record of 46 points.

Indiana also produced one of the nation's top grapplers in senior Ron Gaskins of Center Grove in Greenwood. The twotime state wrestling champ won the AAU and USWF titles twice, completed a 101-7 record in scholastic competition, finished third at state as a soph, went unbeaten during his last two seasons, and was the National Jr. Olympic champ in 1974.

Louisville Ballard's loss to Jeffersonville in Indiana didn't dampen their hopes any. They regrouped and beat Valley Station in Freedom Hall in Louisville for the Kentucky state title. Jeff Lamp, a gifted 6-5 senior who averaged 24.1 points per game, landed All-America honors for the second year in a row.

The girls played their state tournament at Eastern Kentucky in Richmond, and although East McDowell was not in the finals, they possessed the most brilliant - in more ways than one - girl eager in the country for 1976-77. Senior Geri Grigsby, who stands only 5-5 on the scales, averaged over 45 points per game this winter, averaged 41.5 points as a sophomore, 45.8 as a junior, holds the Kentucky single-game scoring record of 81 points, and graduated valedictorian of her senior class. She'll be mentioned again during our All-America wrap-up of the girls season in our next issue.

Basketball tournament results were not in from Michigan at press time, but four outstanding individual results recorded in the past six months deserve mention: Dennis Lewis, a 6-4 senior at Ypsilanti High, ended his prep cage career on March 17 when his team was eliminated in the state Class A quarterfinals. But Lewis wasted no¡ time beginning the track season, where he broke the state high jump record of 6-9Y2 as a junior. Competing in the AFL-CIO Track Meet in Detroit's Cobo Arena just three days after the basketball season, Lewis leaped 7-2. His only misses of the night came on his first attempt at seven feet and three tries at 7-4.

Another Michigan state record was recorded during the fall, when Derrick Underwood of Ecorse High in Ecorse booted a 54 yard field goal during a 3-0 win over Inkster on Inkster's homecoming. Underwood's kick bettered by one yard the state record which had lasted for PREP I JUNE-JULY 1977

18 years. when Joe Poirier of Cheboygan Catholic kicked a 53-yarder in 1957.

Then there was Dave Steffen of Flat Rock, a heavyweight wrestler who pinned an opponent in just' five seconds this season. The Class C state champion compiled a 64-2 record during his varsity career, 52 of those wins by pins. And in girls basketball, Abby Currier of Lake City averaged 26 points per game for the Michigan state champs in her classification, grabbing 15.6 rebounds per outing while leading her team through a 24-0 season. The 5-ll senior scored 1,525 points during her career, and also took time out last spring to win the state shot and discus championships.

Oak Park River Forest High, paced by all-around winner Troy Chovan (see Athletes of the Year), won the Illinois gymnastics title, while Maine Township High in Park Ridge landed the same crown in the girls division. Two outstanding gymnasts who contributed greatly to their team winning the state title were all-around competitor Donna Mancini, who placed fourth in the state meet, and Ellen Barrett, the state vaulting champion. She also finished fourth in the state on the uneven bars and according to her coach "has the potential to become a national collegiate champion."

In basketball, the stage was set as the final eight teams in the Class AA basketball race headed for Champaign, the famous site of the quarter, semifinal and championship games. It was billed as a classic conflict between the South and the North. The quarter and semifinal games were a mere formality, for Chicago Public League champion Wendell Phillips (28-0) would certainly meet "the best team from the South in ten years - Collinsville (300)."

Wrong!

Phillips and Collinsville were both meeting teams from the Chicago Catholic League in the first round: Phillips vs. St. Laurence (the SA football champ) and Collinsville vs. De La Salle. However, Phillips ended a magnificent season on a horrendous note by losing to St. Laurence 56-50 ... Oh well, Collinsville will walk away with it now.

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Collinsville, after leading De La Salle throughout the game, fell victim to Dave Bonko's bank shot with three seconds left to fall 67-66. In other quarterfinal games which seemed less significant at the time, Peoria Central whipped Barrington 67-40, while Lanphier beat New Trier West 6259. So, after stunning upsets by St. Laurence and De La Salle of the two favored teams, it looked as though it might come down to a battle between the two members of the Catholic League.

Wrong!

Peoria Central made use of 6-3 junior .guard Tony Gower's amazing quickness to down St. Laurence 69-48, while Lanphier's constant pressure and ball hawking stunned the crowd of 13;000, which watched the Lions score a 60-56 win over De La Salle after trailing 32-18 at halftime.

Peoria Central and Lanphier had met twice during the year, with each team winning once - each scoring with lopsided victories. The third meeting was more than just a rubber match; it was for the Class AA crown of Illinois. For the first time in 10 years, a team from outside of Chicago would be a state champ. Early in the final stanza, Peoria jumped to a 12 point advantage, 62-50. But suddenly the Lions from Lanphier put it in high gear one last time, and with just over one minute left, cut the lead to 66-62.

But Mark Utley and Dwayne Banks cashed two free throws apiece and Ernie Banks (no relation to the Cub) hit a lay-up for Central, and Lanphier's final burst fell short, 72-62.

In the Class A tournament race, all opposing coaches uttered the same words when explaining their loss to Madison in the "small school" tournament: "Too quick". And that they were, as the Trojans rolled to the 1977 Class A crown with a 7155 win over Aurora Central Catholic in the¡ finals. The four teams that reached the semi-finals may very well have been the best crop since the Illinois High School Association divided the famous "Sweet 16" tournament into two divisions several years ago: Mt. Pulaski, Eldorado, Madison and Aurora Central Catholic.

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Classic in Houston, Texas. Lutheran took a 20-0 lead during the qpening night against Houston Kashmere at Delmar Stadium, before the Lone Star host rallied be-

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Speedboys Win War Memorial dassic Ranked No. 1 in America at pre-season, the amazing Speedboys from West Philly passed their stiffest test of all - against probably the second-best team in the U.S.A., Pittsburgh Brashear, in the true "game of the year."

I f you happened to be in Johnstown early in December and passed by War Memorial Arena, you may have noticed the message on the marquee: HOME OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST BASKETBALL. Some of Western Pennsylvania's finest athletic contests have taken place in this famous sports palace, and during the month of December a true classic took place in what may have been the bestplayed scholastic game in the country this season.

Somehow, tournament chairman William Moot set the stage for what probably was the finest scholastic pairing anywhere. Although fans in the Midwest will be quick to point out a super duel between Indiana's No. l team, Jeffersonville, and Kentucky's No. l outfit, Louisville Ballard (won 57-55 by Jeff), the 28th Cambria County War Memorial Invitational featured two of the nation's top three high school teams (see National Prep, December-January).

West Philadelphia, given the No. l scholastic ranking in the U.S.A., Pitts·. burg Brashear (formerly Fifth Avenue High), ranked No. 3, along with John F. Kennedy of Cleveland, Ohio, and host Johnstown were the four members of this year's showcase.

Everybody was hoping that West Philadelphia - which had won the city basketball title the past two years and had one of the country's top prospects in 6-7 senior Gene Banks - might get a chance to collide with Brashear in the finals. Brashear, which still had most of their lineup back from last year's "state" championship team at old Fifth Avenue, was led by 6-6 senior Sam Clancy.

John Brashear's Sam Clancy (22) attempts to block shot by Clarence Tillman (25) of West Phil/y in War Memorial Invitational Basketball Championship· finals in December. Clancy's game but outmanned team fell to top-ranked Speedboys in championship game, 69-65, before a packed house in Johnstown. (Tribune-Democrat photo)

In order for these two superpowers to meet in a classic final, both had to beat opening night opponents - Cleveland JFK for West and host Johnstown for Brashear. That's exactly what happened.

The opening round saw everything work to perfection, as West Philly took care of JFK, 68-37, and playmaker Warner Macklin hit 30 digits to lead Brashear to a tourney record 99-75 win over Johnstown. The stage was set for the unparalleled championship game, possibly determining the true champion of Pennsylvania - and maybe the mythical national crown.

Besides Banks, the rest of West Philly's lineup included three additional stars: 6-6 junior Clarence Tillman, 6-8 forward Joe Garrott, and one of the finest ball handling guards in the East, Darryl Warwick. Brashear countered with the All-American Clancy, Warner Macklin and David Warwick.

It was a shame somebody had to Jose.

A standing ovation for both teams was given by the full-house crowd of 4000 at the game's conclusion. The game was described by sportswriters, announcers and the TV media· as one of the greatest ever played in the area.

West Philly won it, 69-65.

Gene Banks lived up to his pre-season billing, scoring 34 points and grabbing 18 boards, while David Kennedy led Brashear's balanced attack with 18 points, followed by Ed Peoples with 16, Clancy 14 and Macklin· 12. The losers (if indeed, there was a loser) battled a height disadvantage all evening, and in the final moments Philly had a 67-65 lead when Clancy somehow missed an inside shot which could have sent the game into overtime.

Banks rebounded for mighty West .Philly, threw the ball the length of the court for teammate Warwick to lay it in, and the Speedboys from West Philadelphia kept their rating alive as the Number One schoolboy basketball machine in America.

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continued fore falling 73-70. McKoy had 18 points and teammate Gary Cheslock scored 25.

In .the second game, McKoy had 31 points, seven blocked shots and 12 rebounds as the New York powerhouse edged Houston Wheatley 91-88.

Later, McKoy i1ad a career-high 47 points against Chaminade, but not before the 6-9 star scored 27 points and grabbed 15 rebounds during a 94-64 rout of Brooklyn Ft. Hamilton and Albert King (see Athletes of the Year), who scored 32 points for the losers. Coach Ed Visscher turned McKoy loose in a later contest and he. poured in an all-time Long Island record 70 points during a 121-89 rout of Our Savior. Then in March, Lutheran again broke their school scoring record with a 133-57 win over Baltimore Lutheran, with McKoy scoring 20.

Lutheran's only loss during the season was a five-point setback by Hicksville Holy Trinity, the overall Metropolitan Catholic champions. In additional post season play, North Babylon (23-2) defeated Albany 78-70 in Class AA competition, while East Hampton defeated Albertus Magnus from Bardonia 88-83 in two overtimes.

All-American grappler Mark Iacovovelli (National Prep, Feb./March) of Ithaca won 120 matches, lost one and tied one during his amazing four-year wrestling career. He was also the 1975 National Junior Olympic champion in the 119pound weight class, and won two consecutive state scholastic championships at 126pounds. Another top individual performance was turned in by Greg Thompson of West Hempstead. In the St. Francis Prep Games this season, the 6-l high jumper became the first junior in history to clear 7feet indoors.

In Pennsylvania, the talk all season long was about West Philly (see Speedboys) and the trail'they blazed to the top spot in the country in schoolboy basketball. Gene Banks was named MVP of the famous Knights of Columbus Tournametn in Washington, D.C., where the Speedboys beat Georgetown Prep, Maryland, 62-50, McKinley 72-69, and St. John's of Washington, D.C. 71-56 in the finals to finish 30-0 on the season. Earlier, St. John's had beaten McKinley 83-72 for the Washington, D.C. basketball crown.

At mid-season, Bob Stevenson of Elk Lake High in Dimock had scored 2,289 points during his unfinished career to break Wilt Chamberlain's Pennsylvania record of 2,252 points for three years.

Another cage record fell when young Debbie Christman, a 5-9 junior forward on the Emmaus High girls basketball team, scored 52 points against Allentown Central Catholic to break the former East Penn Valley League record. Trish Erickson, a 5-7 forward at Oil City,led her team to the sectional title by averaging 24.7 points per game and canning 48 points in one game when she hit 20 of 24 shots from PREP I JUNE-JULY 1977

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the field. And in wrestling, senior Chris Wentz of Northwestern High in New Tripoli set a state record ?f7l pi.ns, including 18 in a row once, whde postmg a fouryear varsity record of 88-4, twice finishing second in the state tournament.

In Massachusetts pre-season cage favorite Boston Don Bosco was elimi~ nated in the sectionals, with Division I winner going to Durfee, Springfield Commerce in Division II for the second straight time (35-straight wins), and Fitchburg Notre Dame in Division III. In girls play, Hamtshire Regional (27-0) in West Hampton won their third consecutive state cage tit!~. beating Winthrop 43-31 for the Division II crown. During the season they beat the Division I winner, which turned out to be Chicopee Comprehensive, which defeated Cambridge Latin 57-37. Naomi Graves, a junior for Hamtshire Regional, Hudson's Gerry Curley, shown on sidelines has scored over 1542 points, an all-time with Coach Peter Van Buskirk, has led his state record. Chicopee's Gail Koziara, also club through a 28-5-1 league record in the a junior, scored over 1,100 points. past two seasons. (David Kane photo) Massachusetts is annually loaded with prime hockey talent, and. this season ~as Classic and New York Millrose Games, no different. Two exceptiOnal skaters m- recording the fourth-best indoor mile ever . cluded Bobby Hehir of St. Peter-Marian run by a prepster. In basketball, powerful Central Catholic in Worchester, and Gerry Long Branch finished 30-0 on the year with Curley from Hudson. Hehir, who played a post-season victory over Richfield Park.

The famed New Haven Wilbur Cross the last half of the season with a cast on his wrist, is an excellent college prospect be- basketball team had one of its longer days cause of his strong skating and play- when 6-l All-American guard Wes making ability. "He's one of the finest Matthews of Bridgeport Harding (Conn.) players I have seen at St. Peter's during the pumped in 37 points as his team handed 16 years I've been here," says his coach, Wilbur Cross in its worst defeat in hisLarry Murphy, who has sent man¥ skaters tory, 114-55 at mid-season. Matthews earoff to the college ranks. Hudson's Curley lier had a 58-point game during a 143-36 has been one of the top hockey players in crushing of Notre Dame. The top scorer in the state for two years now. An all-star Connecticut was a 6-10 senior Chuck forward, he led his team to a 15-5 record as Aleksinas of Wamogo, who averaged over a junior and a 13-0-l league record as a 35 points per contest. In Rhode Island, Our Lady of Providence dealt Providence senior.

New Jersey has one of the top athletes Central an 89-73 setback in the Clas A title in the country this season in the form of game, while East Greenwich defeated Vince Reilly of St. Joseph High in Metu- North Providence for the Suburban chen. He may be the Bruce Jenner of the · League crown. In Vermont, the top college prospects may have been Scott Olympic set. While only ~ jupior last spring, he compiled 6,895 pomts m the deMaguire from Bennington Mt. Anthony, cathlon to lead the nation by 380 points, Bruce Beynnon of Burlington, Dan Po aline and early this season became the first prep- from Fair Haven and Pete Boyle of Townster to pole vault 15-6 and high jump 6-10 send Leland Grey Union. Two good lookin the same indoor meet. Another Jersey ing cagers in Maine were big (6-7) Tim ace, Kevin Byrne cif Montvale, ran a 4:08 Ziko at Rumford· and Gary Speed from mile at both the Philadelphia Track Bridgton Lake Region.

ATLANTIC COAST West Virginia Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Wash1ington, D.C. Maryland Delaware

The Atlantic region featured some outstanding individuals and several tremendous teams in both male and female competition. Two remarkable women's units

enjoyed fine campaigns in the state of West Virginia, proving it is the home of a number of super athletes besides South Charleston's Robert Alexander.

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Both · Clay County and Petersburg breezed past numerous regular season rivals on their way to the big showdown in the state AA finals. This state has just recently (within the last three years) reinstituted girls basketball, with this year's state tourney being the first since the 1920's.

Petersburg stood at 25-0 (with a three-year mark of 58-3) after disposing of previously undefeated Norfolk 57-32 in the semifinals, while Clay County (21-2) had eliminated a fine Montgomery Valley team.

The final count . . . Clay County 59, Petersburg 58 in two overtimes. So the seem.ingly !Jnstoppable Petersburg machme, which had obliterated several opponents by scores like 91-4, 59-II and 60-12, suffered its only defeat of the season.

Another nifty girls roundball unit was the squad from Thomasville, North Carolina. Although final statistics and team standings weren't available at press time, such players as Donita Ferguson, Sharon Parks and Melody Murphy were thrilling local fans with their sensational play.

In the boys basketball race, Goldsboro, N.C. was unbeaten and ranked on top at mid-season. Alston Warren (6-4) and Ron Holloway (6-6) stood out, while two additional unbeaten clubs also made some waves: Gastonia Ashbrook and East Lincoln of Denver. North Carolina appears to be loaded with outstanding sophomores and juniors, and could produce some exceptional teams next year.

The two top seniors in the Tar Heel state were reportedly guard (6-3) Donnie Perkins of· Bethel North Pitt, and Ken Dennard (6-7) of Walnut Cove South Stokes.

When the South Carolina boys tourney was over, the team champs were Charleston Middleton in "AAAA", Duncan Burns in "AAA" (also the football titlist), Saluda in "AA'' and Great Falls in "A". However, the top individual performers in the state were 6-2 senior . guard Zambolist Frederick of St. Matthews, 6-4 senior forward Wilbert Singleton of Sumter and 6-ll junior center Horace Wyatt (21 ppg, 20 reb) of Hartsville Butler.

Heading the list of top single-game performances were Mullens (W.V.) Greg White and Washington (D.C.) Dunbar's Kenny Matthews. White pumped through 50 points and dished out 15 assists in one contest, while Matthews sank two out of every three shots from the field against Wilson to finish with 51 markers. St. Johns of Washington, D.C., defeated annual powerhouse DeMatha Catholic each time they faced this season for the Metro Conference championship, with St. John's 6-IO senior Justin Ellis scoring 25 points and grabbing 18 rebounds as his

team won 99-87 during their third and final meeting.

Three more top-notch players were Brandywine (Del.) High School's Mark Harris (22 ppg), Roanoke Rapids (N.C.) High School's David Butts (22 ppg, 8 reb, 8 assists) and Poquoson (Va.) High School's Jeanne Ruark, the top female eager in her state. She averaged 34 points and 18 rebounds per contest while leading her club to 50 straight triumphs and two consecutive state championships.

Maryland prep sports is controlled by two governing bodies: the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association, which covers the state schools, and the Maryland Scholastic Association, which covers Baltimore. The public, private and parochial schools compete under the same roof.

In state-wide competition, Montgomery Blair of Silver Spring beat Oxon Hill Potomac 70-68 in OT at the University of Maryland Cole Fieldhouse for the AA basketball crown. Rockville Charles Woodward beat North Hagerstown 60-55 for the "A" title, Burtonsville Paint Branch beat Edgewood 76-52 for the "B" trophy, and Brunswick edged Frostburg Beall 65-61 in small Class C competition.

There was no separate classification in wrestling, and this was won by High Point of Beltsville. Camp Springs Crossland won the AA indoor track title, with Fairmont Heights of Washington, D.C. winning the ABC race. Lanham DuVal won the girls

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basketball championship in Class AA, with Linthicum Andover winning in "A".

LaPlata wo.n the "B" title and Mount Savage the "A".- Girls indoor track winners included Severna Park in Class AA and Seat Pleasant Central in ABC. The Maryland Secondary Association winner was powerful Baltimore Dunbar (23-1), sparked all season by the brilliant floor play of 6-7 forward Ernest Graham.

They beat Lake Clifton 66-55 in the finals.

In the Public School Tournament, Dunbar beat Carver 78-58, but later lost to mighty West Philadelphia 80-65 at the Civic Center in Baltimore before an estimated 10,000 spectators.

Baltimore Mt. St. Joseph won the MSA wrestling crown for 1977, with.

Towso.n o.f Calvert Hall landing the swimming title. Southern High won the Baltimore Public School girls basketball champio.nship.

Airpo.rt High of West Columbia South Carolina, had two outstanding junior wrestlers which helped land their faces in Sports Illustrated following the season. James Gillings and Carl Van Sewell led their school to its second straight state wrestling title, with Van Sewell co.mpeting at !55-pounds and Gillings at 119. Van Sewell won his third state title and finished with a 79-5-2 career reco.rd for three years, while Gillings finished 53-0 in the last two years and won his second consecutive state crown. Airport High finished the season by winning its 35th straight dual match.

SOUTH Florida Georgia Alabama Louisiana Arkansas Tennessee Mississippi

Anew craze is alive and well in the South; it's called basketball. And for the first time ever in the area, the grand old game of football is facing somewhat of a challenge from the fast-moving, actionpacked cage contests. While top-notch collegiate squads such as Tennessee, Alabama and Arkansas are drawing new fans with every game, the preps are also. doing their share. The younger hoopsters are playing sound roundball and performing before record crowds.

An excellent example of this new-found entl:tusiasm was very much in evidence in the state of Arkansas. Over 80,000 spectators gathered to witness that state's high school playoffs and they certainly weren't disappointed. Senior Ulysses Reed (6-2) led Pine Bluff to. the Class AAAA title, the

result of a 71-64 triumph over classy Willie Scott and his Little Rock Hall teammates: Approximately 7000 people viewed the game. In the other championship finals, Texarkana held off West Helena Central and their 6-8 ·superstar James Crockett (the top prospect in the st'ate) by a 57-56 counhn Class AAA competition, while Osceola nipped Morrilton 40-39 in Class AA, Stephens outlasted Ozark 42-39 in Class A and McNeil bested Marmaduke 69-62 in Class B. The girls enjoyed an extremely successful tournament too. Lonoke topped Wilson Rivercrest 65-47 to capture the Class AA crown, the largest classification in the girls' competition. The Class A title went to Stephens, a 53-46 victor over Parkin, and McNeil took the Class B tro.phy with a 57-47 thumping of Calico Rock. So Stephens and McNeil completed a rare double by snaring the state PREP I JUNE-JULY 1977

)VERAGE- STATE BY STATE titles in both the mens' and womens' divisions, just like Dallas South Oak CI~ff landed both the boys and girls AAAA basketball crowns in Texas (see Great Southwest).

That would have been it in most states, but not in Arkansas. There they play an overall championship, which adds an interesting twist to the whole playoff procedure. This year's overall champs were Pine Bluff (with an enrollment of over 1500) in the boys' grouping and Stephens in the girls' classification. Pine Bluff had to pull back tor something extra in its sixpoint victory against tiny Osceola (with an enrollment of less than 800), while Stephens narrowly topped McNeil by two.

But that was only the beginning. · The AAA titlist in Tennessee came from Knoxville, the· stomping ground of the University of Tennessee and its superb All-America performers Bernard King (older brother of Prep Player of the Year, Albert) and Ernie Grunfeld. Austin-East High School had two supers of their own in Elston Turner and George Underwood, who led them to a solid 72-59 winning effort over Memphis Hamilton before 8849 fans at Middle Tennessee State University's fieldhouse. The AA battle featured two other Memphis teams and it was as hotly contested as anticipated. The final ... Treadwell 47, Manassas 56. The quality of play in the smallest classification (Class A) was tremendous as Linden ran away from Bolton by a 94-76 margin.

And it wasn't their biggest margin of victory during the year by any means. Senior Mike Rhodes, a 6-5 scoring machine for the state champs, exploded for 60 points during a 121-92 victory over Summertown early in the s~:<ason. He also canned 52 points in an earlier contest.

When the final buzzer sounded on the Tennessee girls' season, it was Nashville Mt. Juliet first and Maryville Everett second. Cleveland Bradley Central, a traditional powerhouse making its fifteenth tourney appearance in the last 17 years, took third. They were the pre-season No. I pick in the country, but you can't win them all.

And although their teams didn't capture the crowns this year, such standouts as Memphis Carver's Mary Boatwright, a 40point scorer who broke her own staterecord with a nifty 66-point effort against Memphis Whitehaven, and Bristol's supersoph Derek Hord certainly enjoyed fine campaigns. Another notable was Lynn View's Rodney Arnold.

Probably the top producer of first-rate college basketball talent in the South is the state of Alabama. A steady stream of classy cagers (Leon Douglas, T.R. Dunn, Anthony Murray, Reginald King and Johnny High to name a few) have their roots deep within the high schools of the state. This year merely continued that trend as top-quality performers Norman Anchrum of Birmingham Jones Valley, Earl Banks of Birmingham Holy Family.

Bobby Cattage of Huntsville Johnson and Ken Johnson of Phoenix City Central showed their stuff.

Team winners included Selma in AAAA competition, Alabaster Thompson in AAA, Montgomery St. Jude in AA and Birmingham Holy Family (behind the unstoppable Banks) in Class A. Just missPREP I JUNE-JULY 1977

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Results from the girls' tournament showed: Valdosta Lowndes County 53, Canton Cherokee 45 for the AAA title; Quitman Brooks County 71, Carnesville Franklin County 66 for the AA crown; Ocilla Irwin County 58, Bowdon 36 for the A championship and Colquitt Miller County 52, Pelham 51 for the B trophy.

DeLand (Fla.) High School was our pre-season No. 14 pick (see National Prep Dec.; Jan. edition) in the nation and they enjoyed a fine season, especially AllAmerica forward Oliver Lee. But when it was all over, DeLand had lost the big school (AAAA) championship 73-68 to Orlando Boone. In the other concluding matches in the boys' tourney, it was Leesburg thrashing Marianna 71-51, Pahokee outlasting Clearwater Central Catholic 7976 and Malone stopping St. Augustine St. Joseph 87-63. The other All-America performer who closed out his high school days was 6-2 senior guard Wilmore Fowler of Palmetto.

Also in Florida, Plantation, Hallandale, Pensacola Catholic and Tampa Preparatory .nailed down the titles in the girls' competition.

With the '76-'77 basketball season completed, attention in the South quickly turned to the spring sports. At press time, one of the better looking diamond outfits in Florida was Tampa Catholic High School, the defending AAA titlist. They've compiled some remarkable statistics since 1968: overall record of 267-45, five state championships, 45 graduates who have gone on to junior college and majorcollege competition, and l3 who have eventually signed professional contracts.

Another team to be reckoned with was Bradwell (Ga.) High School, the defend~ng champ in that state. Eight returning lettermen, including blue chip pitcher /shortstop Derrell Baker (.444), were still around to make life miserable for • all Tiger opponents.

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career. As a junior he was district champ in the shot put (63-0) and discus ( 173-10).

Now it's time for Taylor to move on. Next stop ... the University of Houston.

Although Marsh gained quite a bit of notoriety while playing on the defensive line of scrimmage, he is also a devastating offensive blocker. Where should he play?

The University of Washington inherits that pleasant problem.

The 6-5, 235-pound Ruben is a threesport superstar for Baytown Lee; he's won three letters each in football and baseball and two in basketball. During the '76 football campaign, the multi-talented athlete started at both defensive tackle and tight end. After averaging ten tackles a game while on defense, he's on his way to Houston.

The still-growing Petrzelka stands out in both football and basketball. While manning his defensive tackle post last fall, he averaged about a dozen tackles per contest. The young giant, who wears size 16 EEE shoes, also found time to rank in the upper quarter of his class.

Graham is generally regarded as the top offensive lineman in California. He's got the size and know-how to be the type of dominating blocker in college that he was in high school. Don't be surprised if he steps right into the starting lineup for the University of California next fall.

Among the other top prep linemen are John O'Dell of Wellington (Kan.) High School, Tim Huffman of Dallas Jefferson, Benjy Thibodeaux of Crowley (La.) Notre Dame, George Stewart of Little Rock (Ark.) Parkview, Tyrone Keys of Jackson (Miss.) Callaway and Henry Feil of Massapequa (N.Y.) Berner.

National Prep would like to congratulate each and every one of our All-America selections. We salute you and all of the Honorable Mention picks for the outstanding seasons you, your team and your fans enjoyed.

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AII·A111erica Honorable Mention

ALABAMA - Backs: Richard Burg, Birmingham Mountain Brook; Billy Morris, Birmingham Mountain Brook; Andrea Franklin, Anniston; John Mack DuPree, Gayles.ville; Tim Hill, Cherokee; Bob Johnson, Andalusia; James Handy, Rogersville Lauderdale County; Dennis Rogers, Birmingham Woodlawn; John Holman, Mobile Murphy; Ken Luke, Mobile Murphy; Billy Grisham, Huntsville; Jeff Hubbard, West Blockton; Farrell Townsend, Elmore.

County.

Ends: Sam Price, Birmingham Mountain Brook; Zac Hardy, Hueytown; Ed Me-

Combs, Birmingham Erwin; Warren Cadell, Pinson Valley; Mardye McDole, Mobile Murphy. Linemen: Byron Franklin, Sheffield; Dale McMillian, Scottsboro; Sam Prater, Coffee Springs; Keith Boughillon, Birmingham Mountain Brook; George Nakos, Birmingham Mountain Brook; Tom Bryan, Brantley;· Mike Thorn, Red Bay; Bob Cobb, Muscle Shoals; Ken Cole, Decatur.

Additional exceptional schoolboy products who have landed various all-star honors from throughout the country during the 1976 gridiron season . ..

ARIZONA- Backs: Forrest Valora, Phoenix Trevor Browne; Ron Shepard, Tucson; Willard Reaves, Flagstaff Coconino; Randy Barkley, Tucson Amphitheater; Felix Kelson, Phoenix South Mountain; Steve Doolittle, Tucson Amphitheater. Ends: Reynaldo Peru, Morenci; Jeff Lewis, Tucson; Brad Cooper, Scottsdale Coronado. Linemen: Fred Freeman, Mesa Westwood; Pat Blakey, Scottsdale Coronado; Tom Drag!, Scottsdale Coronado; Shon Neal, Tucson; Greg Diaz, Tucson Rincon; Riki Gray, Tucson Amphitheater.

ARKANSAS - Backs: Dave Beal, Russellville; John Simmons, Little Rock Parkview; Trent Bryant, Arkadelphia; Mark Buchanan, Bryant; Jerry Sailings, McCrory; David Lewis, Cabot; Billy Clark, Cabot. Ends: Alvin Ray, Fayetteville Pine Forest; Jeff· Bearden, Pine Bluff; Darryl Mason, Little Rock Parkview. Linemen: Thurman Shaw, Pine Bluff; Phillip Moon, Harrison; Jay Morgan, Stuttgart; Peck Kerksieck, Stuttgart; Jim Elliott, Fayetteville; Dale Brausell, Fort Smith Southside; Norm Parrish, Fort Smith North-

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side; Steve Smith, Little master, Little Tademy, k~ton,,ill•~· Rock Hall; Wallace, Waldron.

CALIFORNIA Rosa Cardinal burg; Hartey Bob Daniels, Stockham, Temple City; Rob Martin, Auburn Placer; Pasadena; Rich Kyle Stevens, Derrick Thomas, Lance, Pleasant Shackelford, Crouse, Berkeley; Antelope Valley; Jeff Cobbs, San Diego Harris, San Sacramento Rio Mike Fox, Richmond Salesian; Morse; Joe David Henderson, Crespi; Edwin Conway, Shultz, Vacaville; '"''"~""'''" Matt Aney, Hacienda Marc Rebboah, San Mike Davis, San Inglewood; Doug bara San Marcos; Torrance; Nick Luzica, Paul; Ed Ternes, Crescenta Saratoga; Ron Sacred Heart; Mark tral Catholic. Ends: Fountain Valley; Jimmy Brad Anderson, Pinole San Jose Lick; Monica; Greg Ward, the World; James Curtis Aaron, Fontana; Campolindo; Reggie Valley; Joe Delfatti, St<>ck.lor Rocky Pena, Westmont; San Joaquin Hacienda Heights Los Gridley; Gary Gibson, Paul; Steve Hund, Grass Union.

Linemen: Bruce South; Dupre Marshall, coin; Rod Essley, Bell; Bob Stagg; Matt Pear, Los Los Altos; Brian Bailey, Mike Songer, Rancho Cordova; Santa Rosa Cardinal Smith, Berkeley; Karlos Lincoln; James Davis, Balboa; Jim Saunders, "----~~-• Tony Cimmarrusti, West West Covina; Vince Norman Bittner, Antioch; ·Martinez Alhambra; Steve Marcos; Rick Norwood, "'-----~-' Kevin Messenger, Sacramento Dennis Duvall, Los Angeles l<>tiF<>~•""' Campbell, West Torrance; San Jose Archbishop Mitty; Harvey Ashley, Fresno Towne, Clarksburg Delta; ford; Martin Moss, San Diego Otney, El Cajon Valley; Dave R."'""'"" Jose Leland; Gary Vanree, v"'"·""'u"'· Walters, Seaside; Don Terra Nova; Serge Rigisich, Las Lomas; Steve Vago, Randy Van Divier, Anaheim; PREP I JUNE-JULY 1977

All-America Honorable Mention continued Carlton Williamson, Atlanta Brown. Ends: Phil Williams, Warner Robins; Mike Pittman, Newnan.

Linemen: Keith Middleton, Valdosta; Leamon Wilson, Marietta Wheeler; Ed Wolfenburger, Marietta Wheeler; Calvin Clark, Atlanta Brown; Mark Bradley, Atlanta Marist; Ken Collins, Atlanta Sylvan; Eddie Lord, Augusta Richmond .Academy; lvey Stokes, Twin City Emanuel County Institute.

HAWAII Linemen: Casey Kumitomo, Honolulu Kamehameha.

IDAHO - Backs: Carl Hansen, Idaho Falls Skyline; Scott ·Packer, Blackfoot; Brian Stanton, Nampa; Chris Bell, Buhl; Brian Mullins, Moscow. Ends: Gary Furniss, Driggs Teton; Mike Parker, Coeur D'Alene.

Linemen: Roy Marsh, Idaho Falls Skyline; Kipp Bedard, Boise Capitol; Walt Manwill, Boise Borah; Rich Humphreys, Boise Borah.

Hempstead; Brad Dexter, Davenport Central; Scott Lindecker, Dubuque Wahlert; Joe Gormally, Sioux City East.

KANSAS - Backs: Don Hicks, Kansas City Wyandotte; Chris Gebert, Wichita Kapaun; Dick Boushka, Wichita Kapaun; Steve Smith, Emporia; Jeff Meyers, Olathe; Mark Sutherland, Shawnee Mission South; Jay Jeffrey, Shawnee Mission West. Ends: Dave Verser, Kansas City Sumner; Dave Lawrence, Parsons; Gene Wayenberg, Shawnee Mission North. Linemen: Jerry Rouse, Liberal; Jeff Gaylord, Shawnee Mission South; Roy Oeser, Wichita Kapaun-Mt. Carmel. ·

MAINE - Backs: Ed Bogdanovich, Portland; Paul Belanger, Sanford. Ends: AI · Mathieu, Bangor. Linemen: Andy Cloutier, South Portland; Steve Clark, Lewiston.

MARYLAND Backs: Tommy Kimble, Gambrills Arundel; Butch Robinson, Surrattsville; Tim Holley, Baltimore Gilman; Bryan Harman, Westminster. Ends: Jeff Seals, Silver Spring Montgomery Blair; Mike Chapman, Rockville Robert Peary; Bill Cavallo, Severna Park. Linemen: Ed Shafer, Frederick Thomas Johnson; Darnell Dailey, Baltimore Poly; Jethro Senior, Baltimore Northwestern.

ILLINOIS - Backs: Keith Jaske, Glenbard West; John Odoin, Glenbard West; Rich Weiss, New Trier East; Wayne Strader, Geneseo; Rick Thayer, Joliet Catholic; Dan Pesavento, Joliet Catholic; Dave Perez, Glenbard North; William Jones, Danville; John Venegoni, Peoria Spaulding; Chuck Burau, Burbank St. Laurence; Mike Kligis, Willowbrook; Bill Vinyard, Roxanna; Bill Fullmer, Richton Park/Rich South; Robin Bone, Vandalia; Richard Hersey, Elgin; Dean McKillip, Galesburg; Jim Snyder, Fulton; Tim McAvoy, Chicago Gordon Tech; Brad Parker, Hamilton; Bruce Brown, Champaign Central; Mitch Stierwalt, Gillespie; Jay Wessler, Concord Triopa; Greg Shone, Concord Triopia; Marty LaFary, Stronghurt Southern.

Ends: James White, Springfield Southeast; Marty Detmer, Glenbard West.

Linemen: Jerry Barnacle, Burbank St. Laurence; Mark . Eassie, Arlington Heights Hersey; Mark Meisgeir, Fox Lake Grant Commun,ity; Tony Megaro, Chicago Mt. Carmel; Steve Capone, Rockford Boylan; Bill Draznik, Joliet Catholic; Steve Krol, Chicago De La Salle; Jeff Strokowski, Peoria· Manual; Kirk Sonnenberg, Belleville West.

INDIANA - Backs: Tom Szmagaj, Merrillville; Tom George, Mishawaka Marian; Chuck Hall, Indianapolis Roncalli; Rolandin Finch, Evansville Central; Steve Risley, Lawrence Central; Ron Fellows, South Bend Washington; AI Darring, North Central.

Ends: John Mauro, Mishawaka Marian; Rod Roberson, Elkhart Central; Ken Mask, Martinsville. Linemen: Jeff Snodgrass, Valparaiso; Kevin Speer, Evansville Harrison; Charles Kern, New Castle; Pat Carr, North Central; Kelly Keough, Merrillville.

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IOWA- Backs: Rich Herrington, Radcliffe; Dave Berry, Waterloo Columbus; Jack Higley, Emmetsburg; Steve Allison, Packwood Pekin; Richard Hayslett, Davenport Central; Jimmy Frazier, Waterloo West; Tony Roberts, Davenport Central. Ends: Doug Dunham, Iowa City; Chico Lewis, Des Moines East; Lee Wiest, Dubuque Hempstead. Linemen: Scott McWhirter, Fairfield;· Bruce Kittle, Cedar Falls; Rick Rozenboom, Ottumwa; Brian Eckhardt, Buffalo Center; Tom Wandersee, Ames; Keith Frisk, Geneva Ackley; John Harty, Sioux City Heelan; Brian Neal, West Des Moines Dowling; Mark Hartung, Dubuque

LOUISIANA - Backs: Darryl Graham, Covington; Frank Walker, Covington; Bon Lane, Monroe Neville; Terry Daffin, Baton Rouge Catholic; Calvin James, LafayetteComeaux; Chris Williams, Tioga; Marty Dufrene, Deridder; Jeff Jones, Metairie Rummell; Dan Soileau, Elton; John Fourcade, New Orleans Shaw; Willie Allen, Metairie East Jefferson; Curt Caldarera, Lutcher; Robbie Mahfouz, Lafayette. Ends: Marcus Quinn, New Orleans St. Augustine; Marty Wetzel, Metairie East Jefferson; Trip Holloway, Covington. Linemen: Wilford Simon, Lutcher; Daryl Burckel, Metairie Rummel; Bob McGraw, Alexandria; Kyle Bruhl, Covington.

MASSACHUSETTS Backs: Rhondo Robinson, Dorchester; Dennis Stevens, New Buryport; Paul Connors, Hanover; Jim Budness, Chicopee; Bernie Adell, Ipswich; Leo Smith, Boston College; Terry Jones, Walpole. Ends: Chuck Glidden, Holyoke Catholic. Linemen: Phil Carlino, Randolph; Dave Bradstreet, East Longmeadow; Wayne Thornton, Dorchester; Todd Davis, New Buryport; Tom Meyer, Lexington; Dan Petrie, Walpole; Bob Walton, Brighton; Mike Boczanowski, Medway; John Calgaris, Holliston. ·

All-American Mark Herrmann (Carmel, Indiana), one of the "best pure passers In the U.S.A.", is bound for Purdue.

KENTUCKY Backs: Mike Molitor, Erlanger Lloyd Memorial; Nathaniel Jones, Madisonville North Hopkins; Clarence Fisher, Henderson County; Henry Parks, Harrodsburg; Gary Thomas, Ashland; Steve Smith, Louisville Manual; Troy Snardon, Elkton Todd County Central; Spud Byrd, Bowling Green. Ends: Kevin Alexander, Louisville Bishop David; Chris Jones, Danville. Linemen: Greg Oost, Owensboro Apollo; Joe Jacoby, Louisville Western; Greg Metry, Louisville Trinity; Kevin Key, Louisville Seneca; Jeff Dungan, Somerset; Tim Ford, Stuart; Steve Williams, Lexington Lafayette.

MICHIGAN - Backs: Scott Alexander, Midland Dow; Dan Clark, Midland Dow; Jim Dolmetsch, Livonia Stevenson; Scott Davis, Ypsilanti; Stan Edwards, Detroit Kettering; Mike~.Bowden, Farmington Harrison; Bob Jackson, Allendale; Wayne Robinson, Detroit Mackenzie. Ends: Ron Colone, Livonia Stevenson; Rodney Feaster, Fling Southwestern. Linemen: Joe Maiorana, Detroit Central Catholic; William Reed, DeDetroit Mumford; Rick Jones, Detroit University; Kevin Donnelly, Fling Kearsley; Mike Dietz, St. Claire Shores Lake Shore; John Prepolec, Bloomfield Hills Lahser; Chuck Fitzgerald, Traverse City.

MINNESOTA - Backs: Chuck Lowell, White Bear Lake; Jeff Dufresne, White Bear Lake; Greg Pylatiuk, Columbia Heights; Rodney Lewis, Minneapolis Central; Tony Veith, Brainerd; Mark Schrader, Burnsville; Ron Straka, St. Peter. Ends: AI Markfort, St. Paul Harding. Linemen: Tom Peters, White Bear Lake; Bob Slater, St. Paul St. Thomas; Dave Vanzo, Wayzata; Brett Milberger, Cloquet.

MISSISSIPPI Backs: Ronnie Carr, Greenville; Chuck Cook, Oak Grove; Dan Jackson, Picayune; Dwayne Brown, South Natchez-Adams; Darrell Clark, Hurley East Central; Phil Frightman, Gulfport East; Junior Wallace, Quitman; Gary SchaffPREP I JUNE-JULY 1977

All-America Honorable Mention continued hauser, Greenville Christian. Ends: Rod Yarborough, Clarksdale; Hugh Green, North Natchez-Adams. Linemen: Mark Brown, Pascagoulia; Allen Massey, Jackson Callaway; Glen Collins, Jackson Hill; Matt Miller, Jackson Murrah; Mike Wallace, Yazoo City.

MISSOURI - Backs: Barry Bryson, Jefferson City; Keith Wilson, Jefferson City; Dan McDaniel, Jefferson City; Dave Baker, Raytown; Dave Mintert, St. Louis Chaminade; Ron Vaughn, Fulton; Dan Johnson, East Prairie. Ends: Tony Finan, St. Louis University; James Gowins, .St. Louis Sumner; Mel Campbell, Joplin Parkwood. Linemen: Mark Abernathy, Jefferson City; Farrell Roundtree, Jefferson City; Rich Wherle, St. Louis Mehlville; Rudi Stecich, St. Louis Vianney.

MONTANA - Backs: Barry Cook, Bozeman; Art West, Great Falls Russell; Dale Taylor, Great Falls Russell; Steve Graves, Missoula Sentinel. Ends: Reggie Barnett, Great Falls Russell. Linemen: Mike Lowe, Missoula Hellgate.

NEBRASKA - Backs: Kurt O'Dell, North Platte; Darrell Temple, Lincoln; Craig Johnson, Omaha Westside; Jim Kotera, Omaha Daniel Gross, Jeff Krejci, Schuyler Central; Don Coleman, Gordon. Ends: Scott Sherry, Omaha Creighton Prep; Jeff Finn, Grand Island. Linemen: Byron Skradis, Omaha South; Joe Teshak, Ralston; Bob Ring, Omaha Northwest; Bob O'Rourke, North Platte; Mike Sculley, Lexington; Jeff iNachal, Schuyler Central; Rod Carlson, Beatrice; Dave Porter, Columbus.

NEVADA- Backs: Sam Butera, Las Vegas Gorman; Allen Gray, Reno. Ends: Russ Hafen, Boulder City; Jim Warner, Reno.

Linemen: Dan Bordigioni, Las Vegas Clark; Mike Bingham, Reno.

NEW HAMPSHIRE - Backs: Peter George, Nashua Bishop Guertin; Ernie Lewis, Nashua; Mark Sessler, Rochester Spaulding; Mike San Angelo, Dover. Linemen: Phil Jankoski, Nashua Bishop Guertin; Roy Bishop, Concord; Jim Connolly, Manchester Trinity.

NEW JERSEY - Backs: Cal Murray, Millville; Larry Kubin, Union; Bob Browner, Livingston; Ken Mandeville, Matawan; Grover Edwards, Bayonne; Tom Franco, Ridgefield Park; John Davies, Butler; Mike Sheridan, Rutherford St. Mary's. Ends: Pat Sages, South Orange Seton Hall Prep; Don Hampton, Toms River South. Linemen: Neil Harris, Mt. Holly; Bill Lichtenstein, Colonia; Chet Parlavecchio, South Orange Seton Hall Prep; Bret Schundler, Westfield; Jerome Pierce, East Orange; Kevin Kurdyla, Newark East Side.

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NEW MEXICO - Backs: Gary Steele, Las Cruces Mayfield; Jimmy Simmons, Albuquerque Highland; James Bell, Albuquerque; Keefe Ricks, Albuquerque Del Norte; James Baker, Artesia; Steve Robinson, McCurdy Mission; Chris Dixon, Clovis; Todd Holloway, Farmington. Ends: Reggie Walker, Albuquerque H.S.; Jaview Holguin, Las Cruces Mayfield; Kurt Fisk, Alamogordo. Linemen: Jaime Colorado, Carlsbad; Terry Davidson, Alamogordo; Steve Pannell, Albuquerque Sandia; Greg Seiger, Albuquerque Sandia; Hans Bischof, Las

Cruces; Steve Timmerman, Albuquerque Academy.

NEW YORK - Backs: Ron Rejda, Endicott Union; Bob Schuster, Libonia; Mike Ryan, Guilderland; Dennis Hartman, West Seneca; Vernon Hall, Port Byron; Bob Eaton, Pleasantville; Myron Bell, Huntington Whitman; Lew Leone, Scarsdale; Jim Freeman, Caledonia-Mumford; Bob Higgins, Albany Academy; Darryl Dawkins, Bronx DeWitt Clinton; Kevin Vogt, Fulton; Tony Collins, Penn Yan; Ron DeMarco, Bronx Cardinal Spellman; Joe Catalano, Albany Christian Brothers Academy; Bob Haskins, New York Xavier; George Thomas, Walkill; Ed Kovac, Yonkers Roosevelt; Ed Chomicki, White Plains Stepinac; Gene Goodlow, Rochester McQuaid; John Ahern, Cicero; Mike Tice, Islip; Tony Sidor, Rochester East; Joe Toriana, Harrison; Todd Hodne, Oyster Bay St. Dominic's; Bill Miller, Susquehanna Valley; Mark Pinero, Vestal; Paul Langford, Farmingdale; Roy Evans, Greece-Athena; Rob Petrillo, Newburgh Free Academy.

Ends: Makey Towne, Albany Academy; Tom Cheviot, Amityville; Joe Littere, Lake Shore; John Meegan, Buffalo Nichols; Joe D'Amico, Lewiston Porter, Bill Holden, Rye; Vin Macchio, Elmont; Rich Herms, Johnstown; Brian Burke, Oyster Bay St. Dominic's; Steve Griffiths, Utica Notre Dame; Ron Miller, Auburn. Linemen: Joe Lombino, Monroe-Woodbury; Tony Gruber, Dobbs Ferry; Jim Arnitz, Clyde-Savannah; John .Creahan, Buffalo Canisius; Bill Dugan, Hornell; Jeff Manning, Mynderse; Scott Young Krans, Canastota; John Mills, Endwell Main; Brian Lytwynec, Ilion; Joe Bock, East Rochester; Nick Ryan, Farmingdale; Scott Heiniman, John Jay, Paul Silverstein, Scarsdale; Jim Romano, North Shore; Steve Banach, Port Jervis; Dave Stewart, Shenendehowa; Mike Crowe, Bronx Cardinal Spellman; Harold Smith, Copiague; George Swan, Elmira Free Academy; Dan Meterko, Niagara Falls LaSalle; John Nealon, Bishop Gibbons; Rico Josephs, Mamaroneck; John DeRosa, Northport; Dave Axtell, Windsor; Dan Fafinski, Jamestown Southwestern.

NORTH CAROLINA - Backs: Newton Williams, Charlotte North Mecklenburg; Larry Rucker, Concord Northwest Cabarrus; Robbie Barnes, Wilksboro Wilkes Central; Walt Sturdivant, Rockingham Richmond; Donnie Legrand, Rockingham Richmond; Walt Eason, Erwin; Dave Singleton, Canton Pisgah; Dave Rush. Thomasville Ledford; Mark Sturgis, Salisbury North. Ends: Melvin Hoover, Charlotte North Mecklenburg; Jimmy Roberson, Marshville Forest Hills; Eddie Yarnell, Fayetteville Pine Forest; Walter Wright, Franklin. Linemen: Mark Freeman, High Point Andrews; Mark Loggins, Gastonia Hunter Huss; Mark Sugg, Greensboro Grimsley; Keith James, Salisbury.

NORTH DAKOTA - Backs: Randy Johnson, Fargo North; Mark Speral, Fargo North; Dan Urness, Petersburg Unity; Scott Brustad, Mayville Portland. Linemen: Steve Cichy, Fargo Shanley; Tim Zelinski, Fargo Shanley; Jay Weyers, Fargo South; Jim Weingarten, Fargo North.

OHIO - Backs: Anthony Fizzard, Massillon; Greg Whetsel, Ridgeway; Steve Givens, Cincinnati Moeller; Karl Woods, Cincinnati

Moeller; Art Schlichter, Washington Court Trace; Tim Campbell, Dayton Meadowdale; Paul Thompson, Dayton Nettie Roth; Tim O'Cain, Gahanna Lincoln; Terry Bates, Fremont Ross; Doug Donley, Dambridge; Mike Kennedy, Toledo St. Francis De Sales; Mark Sanford, Conneaut; Dorron Hunter, Cincinnati princeton; Bryan Thomas, Elyria Catholic; Dave Meyers, Carey; Jeremiah Gunn, Groveport Madison; Hubert Oliver, Elyria; Norm Burroughs, Portsmouth, Tom Fouchey, Cincinnati Reading Community.

Ends: Bob Masong, Cincinnati Moeller; Steve Bertz, Napoleon; Ben Needhan, Groveport Madison; Kevin Scott, Ontario; Bill Nettling, Cuiahoga Falls. Linemen: Jim Mazza, Columbus Northland; Gerald Howard, Columbus Walnut Ridge; Jim Turner, Lancaster; Greg Ballish, Lorain Ad-

The multi-talented Cameron Mitchell (Richland Columbia, Washington) can do it all.

Here he picks off pass and heads tor the goa/line.

miral King; Luther Henson, Sandusky; Jim Smith, Freemon! Ross; Bill Siewe, Kettering Alter; John Welday, Toronto; Mark Reichard, Lakewood St. Edward; Sam Giangardella, Niles McKinley; Mike Trgovac, Austintown Fitch; Doug Armstrong, Huron; Dave Medich, Steubenville; Darral Solomon, Steubenville.

OKLAHOMA - Backs: Steve Hammond, Del City; Ken Oleson, Del City; Mark Olbert, Edmond; Russ Henderson, Vinita; Mark Powers, Putman West; Steve Tate, Luther; Clifford Chatman, Clinton; Art Crosby, Fairfax. Ends: Bruce Jones, Lindsay; Randy Nelson, Woodward. Linemen: Bart Latham, Bristow; John Higginbotham, Hugo; Scott Dawson, Shawnee; Curtis Boone, Lawton MacArthur, Frank Moore, Oklahoma City Millwood.

OREGON - Backs: Larry Van Pelt, Beaverton Sunset; Bob Fronk, Beaverton Sunset; Casey Christensen, Beaverton Sunset; Scott Stauch, Grants Pass; Scott Norman, Ontario; Don Bebout, Sweet Home; Robert Lewis, Portland Grant; Jeff Erdman, Portland Madison. Ends: Jon Brosterhous, Klamath Falls. Linemen: Mitch Gronvold, Portland Cleveland; Marty Pinz, Portland Madison; Nick Westerberg, Albany South.

PENNSYLVANIA - Backs: Michael Gold, Philadelphia Bartram; Mike Fahnestock,

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Selinsgrove; Lindsay Delaney, Upper St. Clair; Ken Streich, Ridgway; Bruce Rarig, Whitehall; Tim Nebel, Butler; JqeWozneak, Warren; Mitchell Thomas, Aliquippa Hopewell; Steve Hricenak, Abington Heights; Dave Martin, Philadelphia Bartram; Ed Wysocki, Wilkes-Barre Gar Memorial; John Kane, Wyncote Cheltenham; Dave Bordener, Sunbury Shikellamy; Tom Trapuzzano, Montour; Mike McCants, Allentown Dieruff; John Kistler, State College; Dan Burke, Huntingdon Valley Lower Moreland; Joe McCarthy, Scranton Central; Mike Romagnoli, Mechanicsburg Cumberland Valley; John Critelli, Easton Area; Ernie Haynes, Pottsville; Mickey Urquhart, Brent~ wood.

Ends: Dave Ward, Warren; Mike Nemeyer, Erie Iroquois; Dave Bachman Muhienberg; Steve Panik, Whitehall· Chuck Gambill, Pittsburgh Penn Hills; Mik~ Christ, Pittsburgh Penn Hills; Steve Tate, Mt. Lebanon; Curt Grieve, Mt. Lebanon; Willie Sydnor, Radnor; Darrell Miller Philadelphia :rankfort. Linemen: George Bojalad, DuBots; Larry Braun, Pittsburgh Penn Hills; Henry Worthy, Philadelphia Germantown· Rick Welch, Council Rock; Sal Sunseri: Pittsburgh Catholic Central; John .Wotjowicz, Union; Ray Distasio, Nanticoke; Lou Lembardo, Philadelphia Cardinal O'Hara· Bill Neill, Collegeville Perkiomen Valley: Ross McDonald, Butler; Dean Payne, Chester; Mike Gazda, McKeE!sport South Allegheny; Carlos Bradley, McClellandtown Germantown; Mark Hawk, Lehighton; Todd Benson, Altoona; Dave Blotzer, Pittsburgh Plumb; Ralph Everman, North Allegheny; Don Carden, Fairfield Pennsbury; Mike Zunic, North Allegheny; Scott Nier, Huntingdon; Harrison Blackwell, Farrell.

RHODE ISLAND - Backs: Matt Peters Newp~rt Rogers; Paul Roy, Warwick Bishop Hendnckson; Joe lmpagliazzo, Warwick Bishop Hendrickson; Joe Brooks, Middletown. Ends: Kerry Schabowski, Harrisville Burrillville; John Tolento, Warwick. Linemen: Jeff Boss, Wakefield South Kingstown; Gary Alexander, Warwick Pilgram.

SOUTH CAROLINA -Backs: Benny Cook, Charleston Stall; Ricky Blake, Sommerville; Ray Derrick, Columbia A. C. Flora; Frank Walker, Woodruff; Clarence Crite, McCormick; lkie Johnson, Charleston James Island; Derk Hughes, Charleston Bishop England; Tim Gillespie, Walhalla. Ends: Charles Ladson, Charleston Ft. Johnson· William Scott, Newberry. Linemen: Keith Lynn, North Augusta; Ron Smith, North Augusta; Scott Weeks, Jackson; Charles Hughes, Union; Steve Rice, Spartanburg; Ron Burton, Newberry; Marshall Riley, Swansea.

SOUTH DAKOTA- Backs: Brian Aamlind Bridgewater; Dan Dummermuth, Sioux Fall~ Washington.

TENNESSEE - Backs: Scott Kyle, Cleveland Bradley Central; Danny Wooden, Cleveland Bradley Central; Craig Freeman, Oak Ridge; Xavier Butler, Jackson Central Merry; Dan Spradlin, Merryville; Clark Duncan, Erwin Union; Terry Potter, Goodlettesville; Dick Locke, Cooksville; Ron Holland, Covington; David Earles, Kingsport Dobyns Bennett; Billy Fawver, Knoxville Carter· Dwayne McKinney, Halls; Greg Tharpe: Bruceton Central; James Bagwell, Chattannoga Tyner.

Ends: Dennis Carroll, Cleveland Bradley Central; Bryan Ingram, Memphis HamilPREP I JUNE-JULY 1977

ton; Reggie Harper, Hartsville; Skip Rhoten Kingsport Dobyns Bennett. Linemen: Mark Rosenbaum, Kingsport Dobyns Bennett; Jay Williams, Nashville David Lipscomb; Dennis · Brown, Bolivar Central; Terry Buckley, Memphis Mitchell; Raymond Perry, Greeneville.

TEXAS - Backs: Alan Polk, Huntsville; David Overstreet, Big Sandy; Leandrew Brown, West Columbia; Bill Woodard, San Angelo Central; Tim Orr, Abilene Cooper; Mike Fisher, Gatesville; Derrek Shelton Silsbee; Chester Strickland, Pittsburg: Benard Jackson, Dallas Carter; Robert Canady, Dallas Carter; Lamont Jefferson Sen Antonio Jay; Charles Bruton, Nacog~ doches; Brad Peck, Perryton; Robert Elley, San Antonio Churchill; Ron Nipper, San Antonio Churchill; David Darr, San Antonio Churchill; Mark Tullous, Arlington Lamar; Don Burns, Cypress Fairbanks; Sam Ansley, Houston Cypress Fairbanks; Les Keonnig, Houston Memorial; Ricky Smith, Childressr Marc Snyder, Dallas Highland Park; Bobby Butler, Beeville; Toney Mulhollan, Bridge City; Tim McCollum, Gainesville; Elroy Steen, Gonzales; Daryl Smith, Galveston Ball; Basil Banks, Galveston Ball; Mitch Gray, Houston North Shore; Jeff Achilles, Houston Spring Branch; Joe Stevenson, Beaumont Hebert· Steve Patton, Freeport Brazoswood; Leste; Ward, Temple; Sammy Sims, Lubbock Estacado; Thomas Young, Houston Furr; Allen Roberts, Arlington; Rich Ethridge, Port Neches-Groves; Darren Reagen, Dallas South Oak Cliff; Mark Gibson, Duncanville; Scott Smith, Dallas Highland Park; Rhett Darnell, DeKalb; Mike Ford, Mesquite; Shane Boecker, Baytown Lee; David Stone, El Paso Coronado; John Dawson, Dallas Hillcrest; Bob Hoffman, San Marcos; Hebert Booker, Buna.

Ends: Raymond Cockrell, Kileen; David Taveirne, Austin Lanier; Glenn Box, Dallas White; Leon Felder, Fort Worth Dunbar· Frank Wilson, Austin Johnson; Anthony Smith, Houston Kashmere; Ricky Thomas, Beaumont South Park; Tony Jones, Odessa; Terry Monroe, Pleasanton; Jack Thompson, Rockdale; Tony Rivera, El Paso Coronado. Linemen: Terry Crouch, Dallas Skyline; Will Rubb, Houston Spring Branch; Robert Caughlin, Temple; Bruce Scholtz, Austin Crockett; Ricky Morris, Arlington Lamar; Buzzy Nelson, San Antonio Churchill; Vincent Cain, Tyler John Tyler; Cal Peveto, Vidor; Denny Harris, Abilene; Ken Doan, Temple; Dan Essa, Aldine; Ricky Cross, Rockwell; Joe Keys, Galena Park; Arlis James, Plano; Dan Hunter, El Paso Burgess; Terry Tausch, New Braunfels; Tracy Kensing, New Braunfels; Terry Sanders, El Paso Irvin; Doug Reid, Brownwood; Greg McCoy, Dallas Highland Park; Randy Swisher, Longview; Doug Carr, Gainesville; Toby Hare, Deleon; Chuck Troutman, Gorman; Jim Wosoba; San Angelo; Doak Field, Burnet; Mike Singletary, Houston Worthing; Ron Goldman, Port Neches-Groves; Burt Vaust, La Grange; Ben Landry, Port Arthur Lincoln; Joe Campbell, Cuero; Darrell Foreman, Port Arthur Austin; Leonard Mitchell, Houston Washington; Lee Spivey, Houston Kashmere; Jeff Black, Liberty Eylau; Mike Bozman, San Angelo Lakeview; Ken McCune, Freeport Brazoswood; John Foote, Freeport Brazoswood; Mark Gesch, San Angelo Lakeview; Mark Lucky, Lamar

Consolidated; Jim Shaw, Houston CypressFairbanks; Gary Sills, Klein; Grady Turner, Tyler John Tyler; Kelly McDonald; Houston St. Thomas; Jay Dale, South Houston.

UTAH - Backs: Ken Bendixen, Salt Lake Skyline; Jeff Hucko, Salt Lake Skyline; Dave Francis, Brighton; Jim Hess, Kaysville Davis; Scott Phillips, Springville; Robbie Richeson, Clearfield. Ends: Brett Van Sciver, Salt Lake Skyline; Chuck Webb, Salt Lake West.

Linemen: Steve Clark, Salt Lake Skyline; Blake Minardi, Roy. VERMONT - Backs: Jim Sho-rtie, Rutland Mt. St. Joseph Academy; Bobby Joe Cioffi, Rutland Mt. St. Joseph Academy, Warren B~ooks, South Burlington; Jesse Hotte, Mtddlebury. Ends: Mike Muscatello, Rutland Mt. St. Joseph Academy.

VIRGINIA - Backs: Greg Taylor, Highland Springs; Sidney Snell, Blacksburg; Dennis Mahan, Martinsville. Ends: Mark Rider, Annandale; John Sturdivant, Hampton Bethel; Larry Quant, Alexandria Ft. Hunt.

Linemen: Jim Colantuoni, Alexandria Williams; Chris Heier, Hampton Bethel; Reuben Turner, Hampton Bethel; Maurice Bryant, Petersburg; Tom Hall, Newport News Homer Ferguson; Mike Budd, Warrenton Fauquier.

WASHINGTON- Backs: Chris Utt, Snohomish; Greg Trumbull, Snohomish; Keith Simons, Federal Way; Darryl Bell, Federal Way; Darrell Powell, Seattle Garfield; Jim Dresser, North Thurston; Ken· Gardner, Seattle Blanchet; Dan Murphy, Spokane Joel Ferris; Scott Dickenson, Spokane West Valley; Rick Blomquist, Seattle Roosevelt.

Ends: Don Curley, Federal Way; Jerry Mclain, Snohomish; Carl Thompson, Seattle Cleveland; Scott Westering, Tacoma Washington. Linemen: Greg Jackson, Seattle Garfield; Vince Goldsmith, Tacoma Mt. Tahoma; Derek Wunsch, Spokane West Valley; Brad Plemmons, Auburn Washington; John Gardenshire, Seattle Nathan Hale· Lee Fink, Wenatchee. ' WEST VIRGINIA - Backs: Fulton Walker, Martinsburg; David Manzo, Parkersburg; Mike Williams, DuPont; Ken Hopkins, Milton; Doug Banda, New Cumberland Oak Glen. Ends: Dan Vogelbach, Charleston George Washington; Dennis Rexroad, Parkersburg; Larry Phillips, Parkersburg.

Linemen: A. C. Mullins, War Big Creek; Dave Tolar, Oceana; Jeff Bailey, Winfield; Jeff Godwin, Buckhannon-Upshur; Alan Thomas, Saint Albans. .

WISCONSIN - Backs: Pat Bradley, Antigo; Dan Thorpe, Antigo; Neal Wucherer, South Milwaukee; Mike Jirschele, Clintonville; Gene Meyer, Fall Creek; Gordy Zastrow, Sheboygan South. Ends: John Tomasovic Milwaukee ~arquette; Mike Krepfle, Potosi; Larry Banks, Superior. Linemen: John Huston, Racine Horlick; Melvin King, Madison East; Paul Postler, Madison West; Bob Dewey, Hartland Arrowhead; Tony Azarian, Racine Horlick; Mike Sellhausen, Menomonee Falls East.

WYOMING - Backs: Tim Thompson, Big Piney; Jim Hill, Casper Natrona County; Bob Russell, Cody; Mike Newman, Laramie; Rick Dayton, Rock Springs; Rick Todd, Buffalo.

Linemen: Gerald Mattinson, Rock Springs; Doug Hepp, Buffalo; Wally Freshaman, Saratoga; Vince Guinta, Kemmerer; Gary e Crum, Rawlins; Kevin Inbody, Cody.

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The ever growing need for an athletic trainer in each and every high school is increasing with each school year. With the knowledge of athletic training growing, it may someday match tt1e increasing strength and skills of today's athletes.•(Bob Gardner photo)

Training Tip:

A NEED TO KNOW

By Dr. Paul Steingard Team Physician- NBA Phoenitx Suns:_IVA Phoenix Heat

The following is a Jist of some of the more common terms used in Athletic li"raining and Sportsmedicine. Anyone desiring a more in depth listing can refer to a book published by the American Medical Association entitled "Standard Nomenclature of Athletic Injuries". Any athlete who has an injury and sees a physician should have him explain any unfamiliar terms he uses.

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Acute injury - an injury that has a sudden, severe onset.

Abrasion - a denuding or rubbing off of fhe skin by mechanical means.

Callus - a thickening of the skin resulting from friction, pressure or other irritation.

Charleyhorse - a bruise to the quadriceps group of muscles as a result of a direct blow to the front of the thigh.

Chronic injury - an injury that reoccurs frequently; usually a neglected injury or one that fails to respond to treatment.

Concussion - . loss of consciousness, nausea, weak pulse, and slow respiratiron

as a result of brain injury caused by a violent blow to the head.

Contusion - a bruise caused by a direct blow; tissue :damage, Iocailized pain, tenderness and stiffness.

Epiphysis - the portion of a bone where the growth occurs. · Exostosis - localized bony growth where it would not normally occur; usually caused by repeated trauma to an area.

Fracture - the breaking of a. part, usually a bone.

• avu~sion fracture - occurs whem a fragment of bone pulls off wltere a ligament or tendon is attached.

• closed fractme - a fracture where there is no wound extending from the surface to the site of bone injury.

• compound fulcture - a fracture where part of the bone comes through the surface of the ski11.

• comminuted fracture - a fracture that consists of three or more bone fragments at the fractur:e site.

• greenstick fracture - incomplete breaks in bones that have not completely hardened.

• spiral fracture - a break in one of the long bones of the body caused by a twisting motiori. e stress fracture - a break occurring in a bone after prolonged activity against a firm resistance.

Hematoma - a pooling of blood that has escaped from the vessels into the surrounding tissues or organs.

Hot spot - early redness of skin from friction that leads to blister formation if preventative measures are not taken.

Hypertrophy - the abnormal growth or enlargement of a tissue or organ.

Joint dislocation- occurs when two bones are no longer in contact for normal articulation.

Ligament - the connective tissue in the body that is responsible for stabilizing bony joints; holding bone to bone. · Muscle atrophy - the wasting away of muscle tissue as a result of immobilization (casting), inactivity, loss of innervation or nutritional disorder.

National Prep Magazine will have a Sports Medicine Column in all future issues. These are being provided by The Sports Medicine Clinic of Phoenix,· Arizona. If you have a · question or specific problem we will try to . answer it. Address all questions to National Prep Sports, 4707 N. 12th St., Phoenix, Arizona 85014.

Muscle cramp - painful involuntary contraction of a skeletal muscle group; often caused by salt depletion, fatigue, or a reflex action to trauma.

Sprain - trauma to a ligament.

• I st degree sprairi; mild - pain and mild disability; stretching and minor tearing of the ligament fibers.

• 2nd degree sprain, moderate - pain and moderate disability; moderate Joss of function ·with abnormal· motion and possible deformity, tenderness and swelling with persistent instability; complete tearing of the ligament fibers.

Strain - trauma to a muscle or tendon.

• 1st degree strain, mild - slightly pulled muscle or tendon; caused by excessive use or forceable stretch, mild function loss.

• 2nd degree strain, moderate :..._ caused by a violent contraction of forceable stretch, moderate disability, stretching and tearing of fibers of the muscle or tendon without complete disruption.

• 3rd degree strain, severe - severe loss of muscle function, defect easily felt; · ·muscle or tendon rupture separating muscle from muscle, muscle from tendon or avulsion of tendon from· bone.

Subluxation - an incomplete· or partial dislocation. .Tendon - the connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone.

Tendonitis - inflammation between the tendon and the surrounding tissue, causes loss of smooth gliding action; caused by unaccustomed, forced use of the tendon's muscle; Trauma- a wound or injury. e PREP I JUNE-JULY 1977

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The former Sc.ottsclale (A-a)H.c;J. star received the Joe Cronin Award last season givel\ annUill\y -for si~n\fica..nt achie.vement in bas(.bal\. Palmer, while winnin2 aa games in \~76 and posting a 2.!Jl ERA. earned -lhe award by bec.Oming the 1s1: 1\f""eric.an p~t­ cher -lo win the Cy Young Award 3

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A 1963 gt-aduate,~ J"irn gained allstate acclaim in .foo-tball ana\ ba~ball and all-league hono~ in footba\\, baseball.. and basl<etball. During hiS '""""''"'/'-'•• !.el"ior g"Y"id campaign he caught a state t"ecord 54 pa.sseo;, from ~& Steve Miller,and again<3l a stro~ Yuma t.eam led by Curley Culp , Pa.lmer caught 5 TD passes.l.n basebal\ he st ruc.l( out Ul batters while leading the. Beavers -to the state p\a.yd's.

At "31., he tops i.he Ameriean tugue with 315 innings pii:.d,edJ40 g'arnes. started at\d a ca..-eer ERA of 2.,1lowest among active AL pitchers.

Last year t.he G-3.,195 lb wt.eran hurled 6 shutout~, I one-hitterJ '2. hitters, and r-anKc; ~Ni on the teague shutout li-;,t. with .o!tZ. Me ha~ rww won-~0 or more g~rnes. in b of hi-:. last 7 season!», an<i should go down in his~o ..y as one of the ~teakst pitc.t.er<tJ of au -time.

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we have instituted a goal setting and attainment program which the boys may wish to utilize. This program attempts to form a realistic perspective regarding the attainment of goals, victory and defeat both on a team and personal level.

Now; I don't want camp to sound like all work and no play. After all, who wouldn't enjoy our Wednesday picturejautograph session, or our Thursday evening cook-out, or our Friday night "Talent Show" or Saturday awards ceremony? Perhaps the most important thing I can say is that the camp staff tries to deal with each young man on an individual basis, as a human being, not just as a football player.

The response from our campers tells us we're doing something· right. One boy wrote: "I feel I learned more about football and life than I ever dreamed possible for just one week. I only wish that I had gone to the camp for more years and hope anyone who has the chance to, does." A Midwest father told us: "My son's current level of performance is due to the self-confidence which the camp staff helped to develop this past summer." And there was a mother from New Jersey telling us about her son's growth and development. She said: "This season at camp seemed to mature my son. The exposure with professionals enlightened him. He looks forward to his return next summer." It does my heart good to see so many boys return each year. I can watch them grow, and hopefully, add something positive to their development.

Any institution or operation is nothing more than the people involved. Each summer we gather nearly 100 of the most qualified football coaches and pro players in the country today. They come to camp for one reason -to teach young men. One incident sticks in my mind. It concerns my teammate and friend, Winston Hill. A young boy, age 9, was experiencing those "first time away from home blues". His long distance phone calls were costing his parents a fortune and his tears were emotionally bankrupting the rest of us. Well, Big Winston, all 6'5" and 280 pounds, took our weeping 75-pound friend home under his wing for the night. The following day there wasn't a tear to be seen nor a call made. As a matter of fact, our homesick boy begged to stay an extra week at camp. I guess I would keep quiet, too, if big Winston 'asked' me.

What I like most about camp is just working with youngsters. It's good for me and I hope it's beneficial to them. Sometimes I may be in a bad mood or troubled about something, but when I go down to the field and see those smiling, eager little faces looking up at me, I know everything is O.K. It's beautiful! I gue$S you'd call it perspective - remembering what's important in life. I know I learn something about life each summer I meet my young e friends.

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article entitled "All Eyes On Moscow" the vault article listed in my school as Oklahoma, since I was one of the over 14-6. I am a resident of Duncan, Oklahoma, not Lawton. Since your Lawton has received letters from caruniversities requesting inforl"(''ation on would appreciate you printing a retraction and listing me in Duncan.

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RIGHT CHOICE It was really great to see the Mountain Brook Spartans ranked third in the nation in high school football. The Spartans finished the season 14-0, extending their winning streak to 27 games, and claimed their second straight Alabama AAAA S•tate championship. Early in the season they defeated the 14th-ranked team at pre-season, Montgomery Davis, by a score of 38-35. They won the state championship over Murphy Mobile, 52-26, as you know.

Four players off that Mountain team have signed major college crl""l"'rships: Richard Burg, quarterback, ming; Keith Bouchillon, Georgia; George Nakos, offensive with Auburn; and Major Ogilvie, back, with Alabama. Ogilvie gained yards and scored 30 touchdown<L Both and Burg made consensus all-slate.

Wade Montgomery, FALLS AND MORE FALLS As a devoted high school have greatly enjoyed your last National Prep Sports. I am see a national high school such as yours.

However, being a regular nh""''""" various sports throughout the Southern Oklahoma area, I pointed to see that this area looked in many of your surveys.

Eisenhower in Oklahoma had one est basketball teams I have ""-'"~'rl recent years in this area. Last Falls had one of the finest in the history of the school, Texas AAAA playoffs champ, El Paso Eastwood.

This year Wichita falls, rebuilding year with '"''""'"'""'"r·"team, was able to win western State University ball tournament. Figuring largely team is a talented junior, Farrell Jordan, averaging 18.5 points In the small school Texas, had one of the Class A basketball teams year. They are led by an •t<t!tJ>nrllru' and playmaker, Mike aging over 26 points par In baseball this teams. that will figure possibly state races: Wichita Falls in AAAA AAA. The Coyotes of three 6-AAAA all-district . shortstop Kerry McDoug,le and burnett, ..,nmruotiinn turns two John Lindsay and uumtHu''"

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The comment your California being the hotbed (Feb./March Prep) is unquestionable. However, there are several respectable high school and college programs in the South, and in our concern, Georgia. I was a former player on Georgia Southern's 1973 fifthranked Eagles, and agree firmly that teams from the West are But I believe the

I've just read ·your article in National Prep (Feb./March) on the 1977 pre-season tennis rankings. I could not help but notice that you have overlooked a school on your team tennis rankings - Carmel High of Carmel, California.

We beat Palo Alto High School last year 4-3 and lost to Gunn of Palo Alto in 5-2 in the CCS finals. We were 17-1 in 1976 and we won the· CCS doubles championship. It would be nice if these young men could get the recognition that they deserve.

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feature story that would really enjoy. You may have of TV actor Bob Diamond, who is best remembered for his role of Joey on the TV series. That program is now back by the rerun route and is provvery popular with children and teentoday. am suggesting this because Bob is a Los Angeles City and College gymchampion. He won many honors at High School and Los Angeles Valley College; both of which are in Van After finishing at Valley Junior College attended San Fernando Valley State Northridge, California. He's still active in and competes in numerous and all-comers gymnastics though he has gone on to another He works out several evenings at Los Angeles Valley Junior ColVan Nuys, working with students on gymnastics at that time.

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BEST to thank you for the kind your gave our 1976-77 by ranking them ninth in the pre-season in your Decemberedition. Many high school teams state of Texas couldn't beLuther Burbank High from San been chosen as one of the best that out of the "Top 20" chosen, the only Mexican-American list. We are proud of our best Gilbert Salinas, our 6-11 Allcenter who has made Burbank far. We thank you very much make our dream come true as best teams for 1976-77.

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magazine is definitely the best ever happened to high school HnwAver I would like to comment on concerning the football proOdessa, Texas (Permian High that they have one of the most programs in the Lone Star the other hand, the school is than many other Class AAAA Texas and has had longer to successful program. I would your attention Brazoswood AAAA school in Clute. The seven years old, but has com"'"'''"'"··"•"' football record of 7 4-9-1 Bryan. They rewrote records by winning the dischampionship in their first year of

team ERA of 1.45 chers doesn't deserve "Top 20."

However, the of Findlay, Ohio, ""'"'m·e" players who hit pitchers were 18-0 keep your eye on '"'"'""m"'

advanced to.the quarter-finals and in 1974 brought home AAAA state title after only four existence. Their record over the years is tops in the Texas AAAA three places ahead of Odessa P,:,rmian have included a list of the "Top football teams in AAAA the last five years: Alan Tullos Lake Jackson, Texas

WINNINGEST TEXAS AAAA SCHOOLS SINCE 1972 NATIONAL PLAYOFFS I enjoyed the National Prep Sports. However to make one publish a rnrnnl<>tn pions in boys ballkatb<lll information is av~mao1e I would also School Basketball gested by Earl Indiana (Feb./March cause of the large pions eligible to lieve it would be gional playoffs to the national finals.

Regional playoffs regional, or (2) teams from each tional finals. Under championship game both teams would an•var1ce finals anyway. This teams from the regional competition. placed in opposite exception would or more teams entered Let's promote it.

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CONTENTS VOL 2, NO.4, APRILcMAY, 1977 COVER STORY Villa Park: Vaulting to the Top FOOTBALL ROUNDUP One Dozen Cheers for Moeller High ............

Nation's Top 20 Teams ........................

Best of the Rest ...............................

National Game of the Year .....................

Artesia: The 'Dogs Roll On .....................

National Football Records ......................

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COVER Villa Park High School in Orange, California, again returns one of the top pole vaulters in the country. Here, senior Jim Sidler, who cleared 15-8 as a junior, takes a practiqe vault at 14-0 in preparation for rugged season against tough California competition. The late Keith Schimmel (page 6) holds school record at 16-314. (Bob Coleman photo)

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teammate, Tim Vahlstrom, cleared 16-1 at Villa Park 1975; 17-0:Y. at Texas-ÂŁ/ Paso in 1976. Their 1-2 vaulting punch high school was almost unbeatable.

Villa Park: Vaulting to the Top Keith Schimmel, who died tragically irom cancer in 1976, has become an inspiration for all athletes at Villa Park, which has one of the finest vaulting programs in the U.S.A.

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Villa Park High School, with its 2000 students, is situated against the foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains in Orange County, California. Having opened its doors in 1964, the school had no reputation in track and field outside the Orange County area during its first ten years. Interestingly when national recognition came, it came primarily in one event: The pole vault.

Followers of high school track throughout the country in 1975 knew the names and accomplishments of Keith Schimmel and Tim Vahlstrom. The top two prep pole vaulters in the nation at the end of the regular season, best marks of 16'3\4" and 16'1", top two vaulters in Orange County history, first time that two vaulters from the same school cleared sixteen feet in the same meet, one-two finish in the California state high school meet.

Numerous newspaper and magazine articles were written on the pair, and their honors were many. So when Jim Sidler clears sixteen feet in 1977 and Villa Park becomes the nation's first high school to have three sixteen-foot vaulters, the story will be statistically complete. But there is much more to the story than statistics.

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School, just across their back fences.

Several blocks away, the Villa Park High School track team began their first track season with seniors. The pole vault record was just over eleven feet. During the summer of 1969, the boys had completed the sixth grade and got interested in pole vaulting with a bamboo pole into the sawdust high jump pit at the elementary school.

The Villa Park High School record stood at 13' P/.1 ".

When Tim and Keith entered junior high school they had their first opportunity to try "real" pole vaulting. As seventh-graders at Cerro Villa Junior High School, Vahlstrom cleared 9'3", while Schimmel got over 8'0". With this modest beginning, a real love affair with the event began. The success story did not develop in a parallel manner, however, as Tim's improvement in the event came sooner. In the eighth grade in 1971, Tim did 11'0", then set an Orange city junior high record of 12'73f.!'' in 1972.

Meanwhile Keith, in the eighth grade, matched Tim's seventh grade mark of 9' 3", then showed himself to be a good high school prospect with a 10'6" clearance in the ninth grade. As they moved over to Villa Park High School in 1973 as sophomores, Keith continued in Tim's shadow. It took Vahlstrom just two meets to raise the school record to 13' 3". He improved to 13'7" before the season was over and won the C.I.F. Masters' Meet, Sophomore Division. Schimmel had a big breakthrough to 13'0" and won his first major victory over Tim as he placed first in the C.I.F. AAAA finals.

Vahlstrom got his first fourteen-foot clearance in the Sunkist Invitational indoor meet in January 1974. Vaulting consistently through the season, Tim negotiated 14'10" in the C.I.F. finals for the best mark of his junior year. He advanced to the state meet at Bakersfield, but failed to qualify for the finals there. Schimmel, meanwhile, didn't get to 14'0" until midApril, then went over 14'3¡%" at the Crestview League meet. An injury at the C.I.F. final meet ended his season prematurely.

Vaulting in all-comers meets during the summer, Vahlstrom cleared 15'0" unofficially on several occasions.

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pete in the Sunkist meet in January 1975, they started early preparations. Vaulting practice took place in the Vahlstrom backyard on the home-made pit that Keith and Tim had put together from scrap foam rubber when in the ninth grade. A longstanding dream came true on January 19 as Keith and Tim went one-two at the Sunkist meet, both clearing 15'0". Keith won on fewer misses, and with that victory he emerged from Vahlstrom's shadow.

In the month of February 1975, it first became apparent that Villa Park was going to have more than "just a couple of good pole vaulters". One day in practice Keith caught fire and cleared 15'7". Then, a few days later, on February 27, a beautiful day, Keith said, "Coach, put the bar up at 16'0", I want to try it." He not only tried it, but sailed over cleanly on his first try. Tim, not to be outdone, also cleared 16'0", although he needed four tries to do it. All this, mind you, a week before the outdoor season was to begin.

Keith vaulted 15'9" in his first outdoor meet, then hit the headlines the next week with a 16' llf2" performance. In this same meet, Tim went over 15'6" for a new personal record. On April 12 Vahlstrom realized a long-standing goal as he offiLatest vaulting sensation for head coach Bob McKie is senior Jim Sidler, who cleared 15-1, 15-4 and 15-8 during one three-week span in 1976, during his junior year. (Bob Coleman photo)

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cially made 16' i" and Villa Park became the second high school ever to have two sixteen-foot pole vaulters at the same time (the first was Warren High of Downey, California, with Paul Wilson and Bob Steinhoff in 1965). Tim and Keith each cleared sixteen feet on two other occasions, with Keith reaching the top prep mark of the year at the Mt. San Antonio College Relays with his 16'3~". This meet was televised and the two enjoyed considerable exposure as they were interviewed on television. . The s~ason was climaxed in early June m San Otego as Keith was California state high school champion at 15'6", with Vahlstrom runner-up, clearing the same height.

Interestingly Keith came near not qualifying for the state meet. Catastrophe struck at the Century League Finals in May as Keith experienced what pole vaulters fear most in competition. He "bombed out", ~ailed to clear a height. He needed to place m the top three to continue in C.I.F., Southern Section, competition, leading to the state meet. Only when another vaulter relinquished his qualifying spot did Schimmel get to enter C.I.F. Imagine improving your best mark three feet in your high school career, but ending up not holding the school record.

O_ne might wonder about the feelings of ~1m Vahlstrom, after being in the spothght for several years, suddenly finding himself surpassed by his own teammate.

The answer to this question must include some personal background of the two.

The success that these two athletes enjoyed was not accidental. It was a culmination of six years of dedication, study and intelligent training, plus a strong desire to excel. Both were students of the pole vault, and both realized that the help they got from each other was truly instrumental in their improvement. Their coach will tell you that, in addition to being exceptional athletes, both were regarded as outstanding young men in their personal lives. Derogatory remarks about others were never heard from either of them.

While there was a strong natural rivalry between them, they nevertheless were each proud of the successes enjoyed by the other.

Coach Bob McKie was often asked during and after the 1975 season why Keith Schimmel suddenly surpassed Tim Vahlstrom. One must simply look at the developmental pattern of the two to see that Vahlstrom matured a little earlier and his improvement was gradual and steady from junior high school through high school. Schimmel matured slightly later, then experienced a big breakthrough, improving two feet between his junior and senior years.

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Keith to San Jose State. Vahlstrom enjoyed another season of improvement in 1976, clearing 17'0 3/.i" and competed with the U.S. junior A.A.U. team in summer meets in Russia, Poland and West Germany. In retrospect now, one cannot help but feel that there must have been some pre-ordained reason for Schimmel's sea~ son of glory in 1975. For you see, on June 24, 1976, Keith died of lymphomic cancer at 18 years of age.

Jim Sidler entered Villa Park High School in 1975 as an excellent pole vault prospect in the same mold as Schimmel and Vahlstrom. Although he attended a different junior high school (Peralta), his progress was similar. Because he is such a fine all-around track athlete (hurdles, high jump, triple jump, sprints), Jim competed in other events in the seventh grade, but cleared 8'6" on one of his few attempts at the pole vault. Concentrating more on that event, he quickly improved to 10'6" in the eighth grade and II '9" in the ninth grade.

Jim entered high school with his mind made up to limit himself to just the pole vault. The combination of his obvious talent and the opportunity to train with two sixteen-foot vaulters had its predictable results, and Sidler improved to 13'6" in his sophomore year. Keith and Tim not only helped Jim with his vaulting, but influenced his attitude and maturity, particularly with regard to a short-fused temper, which had a tendency to interfere with his progress.

During the winter previous to the 1976 season, Jim cleared 14'0" several times in all-comers meets and gave an indication of things to come in his junior year when he vaulted 14'6\12'' in his opening meet in February. Then, in a three-week period in late March, it all came together. He sailed 15'1", 15'4\4" and 15'8" in successive ¡ meets. After missing several meets due to an injury, Jim was able to get-over 15'0" two more times, but the lack of practice due to the injury clearly affected his progress the remainder of the season, as he failed to qualify for the state meet in C. I. F. competition.

There¡ is no doubt that Jim's work is cut out for him in the 1977 season, but he does hold the junior class record at Villa Park High, having gone a foot higher as a junior than did Schimmel and Vahlstrom. When an athlete has the ability, he must have incentive to stimulate him to reach his potential.

He finds great incentive in the fact that one of his closest friends took a keen interest in his progress. In April and May of 1976, Keith Schimmel spent his last active weeks tutoring Jim in the finer points of vaulting, in hopes that Jim would be able to break that Villa Park school record.

Coach McKie is in his 13th year of coaching at Villa Park High School in Orange. It has been his fifteenth year in the high school coaching field, while 28 years of his life have been spent teaching and coaching youngsters. The success he has had with his students at the vault pit e speaks for itself.

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• Coached 13 consensus high school All-Americans and 175 college scholarship winners.

• Ohio AAA state champions in 1975 and 1976.

• Career coaching record, in one of the top- prep football states in the land, of 12816-2 (.889).

"I agree that the caliber of football in Cincinnati has been underrated for years," says Faust, who was invited to speak at the National Football Clinic in Atlantic City, New Jersey. "That's why I was so happy when the new playoff system was instituted. The- playoffs have- benefitted our school, the Cifleinnati· area-and the whole state."

Faust directsc all credit for his coaching ability toward his father. "Dad is my idol," he declares without hesitation, "He taught me everything about coaching.

Many people don't realize that he once won- 52 stnright- conference games before he retired."

Moeller coaches describe Faust as "energetic, articulate, disciplined, perceptive, religious and. superbly organized."

Such qualities would have served him well in the business world. "Moeller offers no athletic scholarships," Faust adds.

"Students and their parents approach us.

We don't recruit them. The rumors which surround programs that win all the time used to bother me. Not anymore. It's all part of the game."

Moeller's success is predicated upon Faust's Spartan code of discipline. All players remain in peak physical condition throughout the year. Over half of the team participates in at least one other sport; the rest go ballet dancing daily to keep in shape during the winter months. "A ballet teacher can teach better agility than a football coach," insists. Faust. "Jack Louiso, a good friend of mine, teaches ballet in the Cincinnati school system. As a favor I asked him to come to Moeller in his spare time. He really knows how to handle kids.

Only four players showed up the first year.

Now we have 75 players taking ballet lessons and more begging- to get into the class. I'm lucky to have Jack as a friend. I feel discipline. is very important for young kids. We're very close to 011r kids, but we're tough on discipline at the same time."

Like all successful coaches, Faust has assembled a dedicated corps. of assistants.

The Crusader mentor has a retinue of 13 coaches at his disposal. It is one of the largest high school staffs in the country and larger than those of most college and professional teams. Faust does not forget his players, and has 16 student managers to cater to their every need, That is-a ratio of one manager for every four Moeller , players.

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December was Moeller's 12th this season, and the stars were many. The ringleaders were quarterback Tim Koegel, who was magnificent, and the entire defense led by middle linebacker Bob Crable. After Moeller was stopped on its first possession, Koegel gave notice of what was to come with a 54-yard touchdown bomb to running back Bob Massong. The 6-4, 190pound sharpshooter (cover, . Oct.-Nov. Prep, 1976) hit on 11 of 17 passes (with one interception) for 147 yards, a performance which included three touchdown passes, two to split end Dave Condenti for 19 and four yards.

As amazing as Koegel was, his offensive line was just as good. When Lincoln's Kevin Rooney broke through to sack Koegel in the backfield in the third quarter, it was only the third time he had been sacked all season. The stadium announcer said it was his first sack, and the Gahanna crowd roared. It was one of theFinal 1976 National High School Football Rankings 1.

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few times it roared all season.

"Koegel's a great one," said Faust after the title game. "But I don't agree that he makes a good team a great one. Just look at it. We've got an outstanding offensive line, three great backs and three great receivers. I've never seen a team with this much talent."

He didn't· mention the defense, although he later stated that the amazing Moeller offense has caused the defense to be underrated. What it did may be the most impressive of aiL It held Lincoln speedster Tim O'Cain- who amassed 187 yards in the semifinals and had over 1300 yards on the season - to just seven yards in 16 carries, primarily because O'Cain had uninvited company in the backfield almost every time he was handed the ball.

"Gahanna Lincoln is a good football team," said Faust. "They really impressed me. In fact, until our kids made adjustments, they shut us out for eight minutes."

Altogether, Moeller scored 490 points to their 12 opponents' 40.

Faust has now constructed a unique "cradle-to-college" tradition. Even before they step onto the Moeller High School campus, Faust's players know his system.

They know what it takes to win. Some rivals call him ruthless and underhanded, but those who really understand the Moeller, Ohio, tradition call him "the new Cincinnati legend". His 1976 varsity team was composed of 28 seniors, 40 juniors and two sophomores. The juniors have not lost a football game in three years.

"We play two-platoon football," he concludes. "The boys don't play both ways unless it is necessary. They're capable of playing both ways, but we feel we have enough good players to warrant twoplatoon football."

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·· ho.would-have ever predicted the day when a Texas schoolboy quarterfinal game would almost outdraw the Texas-Arkansas Southwest Conference clash?

Well, whoever did would have been wrong, but not by very far. The Astrodome was jammed with 35,500 fans early in DeGember to watch defending state AAAA champ Port Neches-Groves survive Spring Branch Memorial, 15-12, in a real classic.

By contrast, the Texas-Arkansas game the following night drew 49,500. Only in the state of Texas could a quarterfinal game draw over 35,000 fans. In fact, three Texas games have drawn more than 40,000: the Highland Park-Waco game in 1945 drew 45, 709; the Houston Washington-Galveston game of 1968 drew 45,000, and -the Dallas Adams-Richardson clash attracted 40,000 in 1967.

And only in Texas can quality teams like Odessa Permian, Sherman, Houston Kashmere, Lubbock Monterey, Temple and Port Neches-Groves, to name a few, not win a state championship. There's nothing like it on the globe. After 15 weeks of competition among Texas' 2,000 foot, ball teams, here are the champions: • AAAA - San Antonio Churchill • AAA - Beaumont Hebert • AA - Rockdale • A - Barbers Hill • B- Gorman A crowd of 26,000 witnessed the AAAA championship game in Austin's Memorial Stadium. Churchill won it all in the Lone Star State's biggest classification, defeating Temple I0-0 to finish one of the toughest championship drives in the country - if not the toughest. The Chargers finished with a perfect 15-0 record. The National Football League regular season is 14 games. The grind was a long one.

Churchil~ plays in the Northeast Independent School District in San Antonio.

The Alamo City school plays all home games at Northeast Stadium in front of crowds ranging from 8,000 per game to 15,000.

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The school is less than one dozen years old, and the Chargers have always been competitive in football. In 1973, Churchill finished 11-2 and reached the quarterfinals; 1974, finished 12-1 and reached 12-1 and reached the quarterfinals; 1975, dropped to 9-1; then 15-0 and all the marbles in 1976. In so doing, the Chargers beat Highlands 46-0 in the hi-district, Holmes 40~13 in the regionals, Brazoswood 17-0 in the quarterfinals, then Port NechesGroves and Temple.

Coach Comalander's crew totaled 5265 yards offense (3810 passing and 1455 rushing), averaging 351 yards per game.

Their opponents, six of which were shutout, could manage only 146.5 yards per game. Leading rushers included fullback Robert Elley ( 1224 yards), halfbacks David Darr (785 yards) and Jimmy Brooks (667 yards), and quarterback Ronnie Nipper (240 yards). Nipper hit 81 of 150 passes for 1249 yards and 19 touchdowns.

He had only four interceptions and connected on 54 percent of his passes.

Tight end Mark Harrelson (6-2, 215) averaged 14.1 yards per catch; split end Mike Smith 19.0 yards per grab. Halfback Darr scored 17 times to lead the Chargers' attack with 102 points on the scoreboard. And at 5-11, 180, he picked off eight passes in the defensive secondary.

Bryan Philips (6-4, 205) started as an offensive tackle and has played defensive end as well. Highly recruited (like most Churchill stars), Philips landed all-district, all-city and all-state honors. Offensive center Robert "Buzzy" Nelson (6-2, 205) doubled at linebacker and also earned all-district, all-city and all-state recognition.

The Chargers run from a Wing-T attack, moving the backs around to present a multiple alignment. Their attack features lots of traps with options and plays which are run in series. Their passing attack is also a multiple type involving a sprint-out series with many play-action passes off the running attack.

Much of the credit must go to the defense. In the state finals with favored Temple, Churchill held the invaders to 92 yards total offense. In the semifinals with Port Neches-Groves, the Chargers held the previous state champions to only one first down until the middle of the third quarter.

In the quarterfinals, always dangerous Brazoswood was held scoreless.

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weeks before Churchill, is from Southeast Texas. Barbers Hill, which trimmed defending champion LeLeon 17-8, is from the Upper Gulf Coast. Rockdale, which dumped Childress 23-6, is from Central Texas, and Gorman, which took the Class B trophy, is from Northwest Texas.

Victories by Churchill, Rockdale and Barbers Hill gave those schools their first outright Texas state football title.

Yes, the grind was a long one, and to go 15-0 on the season in Texas AAAA competition, you've got to be tough. This season, San Antonio Churchill was the toughest.

O e of the most potent offenses this fall resided in the state of Alabama. Hold your hats, because some ofthe marks compiled by Coach Rich Rhoades and his Birmingham gridders are not to be believed. The Spartans put together a super campaign, racking up over 5000 yards and averaging 32 points per contest. They concluded their unbeaten season (14-0 in '76, 27 consecutive wins) with a 24-20 decision over Decatur in the semifinals and a 52-26 thrashing of Mobile Murphy in the finals.

All-American fullback Major Ogilvie (see National Prep OctjNov, 1976 issue) was at his best when it counted most. In the title game, he merely rushed for 339 yards and scored four touchdowns. The flashy senior pounded his way for 2560 yards rushing and 30 TO's on the year. Triggering the offense was senior quarterback Richard Burg, who had 1761 yards total offense. Burg also threw for twelve scores; his favorite target was senior flanker Sam Price. Winning a third straight state AAAA crown won't be easy, but this is truly one of the finest prep football programs in the South. The Spartans got a quick taste of glory with an early 38-35 win over highly regarded Montgomery Davis.

From then on it was downhill - or uphill -all the way to the Alabama state throne.

T.e South had.two high-powered machines in 1976: Birmingham Mountain Brook, Alabama, and explosive Warner Robins, Georgia. The Demons, coached by Robert Davis, landed the Georgia AAA title with a perfect 13-0 record and simply destroyed everybody on the block. Everybody except for Kendrick High (39-26) and Hardaway High (35-28). The rest of the season Warner Robins held nine opponents to one TO or less- recording eight shutouts in the process - including an impressive 34-0 win over Griffin in the AAA title game.

The Demons' defense gave up only 45 yards per game rushing, allowed only one score in three playoff games and picked off 26 passes in the secondary in 13 outings.

They blasted Richmond Academy 42-0 in the quarterfinals and Wayne County 56-0 in the semifinals.

Offensively, Coach Davis watched his unbeaten Georgia champs total 448 yards

The pride of the South, Mountain Brook's Major Ogilvie, flashed his cleats for 2560 yards and 30 touchdowns against tough Alabama AAAA competition.

per game, 48.2 points per game, set a regular season 10-game state scoring record of 482 points and scored 132 points in three state playoff games for an average of 44 woints in the so-called "big games" . The Demons scored a total of92 touchdowns (a 63-0 win over Carver and a 90-0 win over Jordan toped the list) and during the past two years have treated their loyal gathering of fans to over two dozen games which have produced a 42 point average per show.

Running back ¡Robert Brooks (5-11, 17 5), the Georgia Player of the Year, averaged 9.0 yards per carry for three years, rushed for 4750 yards, 580 more on punt returns, 611 on kickoff returns and 390 on pass receiving for a career total of 6331 yards of real estate. He scored 70 touchdowns in the process.

Linebacker Ronald Simmons (6-2, 220) was the Georgia Lineman of the Year, led the Demons in tackles (142), scored six touchdowns as a tight end and was the state discus champion as a sophomore.

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170) attempted 100 passes, completed 65, tossed for 14 scoring strikes and 1402 yards and seldom misfired, tossing only four interceptions. Split receiver Phil Williams (6-0, 175) caught 48 passes for 789 yards and 10 touchdowns ...:..t never dropping a pass in a varsity game.

The secondary stole 26 passes which didn't belong to them, and both ace pass stealers are juniors: Sammy Brown (6-3, 180) and Rusty Smith (6-2, 180). Each intercepted eight.

Like a mythical clash between Ohio state champion Cincinnati Moeller, and Texas AAAA kingpen San Antonio Churchill, the South couldn't find a better classic than a Warner Robins- Birmingham Mountain Brook showdown.

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led the ·Conquerors to a convincing win over Fontana for the Southern California CIF-AAAA championship at Anaheim Stadium.

"Randy can be compared to both Robbie and Dennis Sproul ( 1973 Los Altos CIF Player of the Year who now starts for Arizona State)," DeSpain told ·the Los Angeles Times in December. "He's a lot like Robbie. He's very intelligent and throws well. I think he's one of the top major college prospects in Southern California."

Hertel completed 176 of 275 passes (64%) for 2440 yards and 32 touchdowns, placing him second with Hawthorne's Joe Contestabile on the Southern CIF's all. time list for touchdown passes in a season.

Only Pat Haden (42) of Bishop Amat had more.

According to DeSpain, Hertel has the best corps of receivers the school has ever had in Randy Risser, Bobby Lauder and Mark Williams .. Risser caught 49 passes for 717 yards (14.6 yards per catch) and 11 touchdowns; Lauder caught 44 passes for 597 yards (13.6 yards per catch) and five scores; Williams caught 20 passes for 353 yards ( 17.6 yards per catch) and four scores.

The surprise of the season for the AAAA champs was the play of minihalfback Matt Aney, listed at 5-6, 140 pounds in the program. He gained 1471 yards on 206 carries for a 7.02 yard aver··· age. "He's a lot like Binky Benton (former Los Altos All-CIF back), who everyone said was too small and is now starting at San Diego State," DeSpain said. "He's not as strong, but he's shifty and has excellent balance."

Fontana's appearance in the AAAA playoffs was surprising, as the Steelers were shut out three times during the regu-.

Jar season: 13-0 by a good West Covina club, 30-0 by Muir and 13-0 by Eisenbower. But in the playoffs they beat two of the top CIF clubs, second-seeded South

Hills, 20-6, and Fountain Valley, 14-10. · This marked the fifth season in the past six that a Sierra League team reached the Southern CIF finals. In 1974, South Hills won the title; in 1973, Los Altos won the crown; in 1972, Los Altos won the championship and, in 1971, West Covina lost to · Kennedy for all the glory.

As a team in 1976, Los Altos outscored their opponents 434 points to 124 (31.0 to 8.5), rushed for 2801 yards, passed for 2533 and kept their opponents pinned deep in their own territory all season with Andy Ayala's 43.4 punting average on 35 boots. Only three touchdowns were scored on their defense all season in both the second and third quarters. .

California, the largest state in the Union, was loaded as usual with top-notch clubs and quality players. Banning High of Wilmington finished 12-1 on the season and produced running back Freeman McNeil. All McNeil did in 13 games was score 27 touchdowns and 162 points. Many California prep fans felt Banning could have given Los Altos all they could handle.

Nobody will eve"i· know.

Ron Cuccia of L.A. Wilson passed for 3246 yards in 13 games, 2406 in nine regular season battles. He was responsible for 54 touchdowns and 4360 total yards, while at Lake Arrowhead, wide receiver Greg Ward from Rin of the World High School latched onto 1207 passing yardage in 13 games. Three pass catchers, Jeff Roux of Moraga Campolindo, Luke Palmo of Fresno San Joaquin Memorial and Steve Hund of Grass Valley Nevada Union all caught over 50 passes. Hund led with 59, while both Roux and Palmo grabbed 53.

Roux caught 14 TO passes. . All pretty big performances from Los Altos' QB Randy Hertel hands off to A/1CIF running back Matt Aney (32), as A/1-CIF tackle Larry Ravera (79) leads the way.

Hertel passed for 2440 yards during 12-1-1 season in Southern California's toughest league.

Los Altos High football coach Dwayne DeSpain was asked during the season what he would do when there are no more Hertels playing for the Conquerors. ''I'll retire," he joked.

His response was an indication of how important the Hertel family has been to L9s Altos. football in Hacienda Heights, California. First there was Rob, who helped lead USC into the Rose Bowl on New Year's, 1977. In 1972, he led Los Altos to the prestigious CIF-AAA championship and was Player of the Year.

In 1974, Rich Hertel quarterbacked the Conquerors to a share of the Sierra League championship and into the CIF-AAAA quarterfinals.

In 1975 Ron Hertel, a starting wide receiver, was instrumentat in the Conquerors making the playoffs.

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players in the biggest state in the land; Although schools like Banning and Los Altos gained most of the national attention, California ·was blessed with many more quality teams. Central Coast Section champion Saratoga (13-0) wound up in the third spot in the final· California.

AAAA football ratings compiled by CalHi Sports of San Francisco. Saratoga beat Leland 17-3 for the CCS title before 14,000. fans - the largest crowd ever to watch a high school football game in CCS history. Even"the smaller AAA schools were tough. Sanger (12-1 ), Santa Rosa Cardinal Newman (12-0), Temple City (12-2), L.A. Wilson ( 13-0), Villa Park ( 122) and South Pasadena (12-1) all are quality clubs.

Quarterback Tony Lopez of Cardinal Newman led his team to an unbeaten season; the Santa Rosa parochial school. has won its last 46 games in a row - one short of the state record shared by St. Helena and Temple City. Lopez,.a wide receiver last year, passed for 1287 yards this season and ran for 1182, with a 10 yard per carry average. He also did the club's kicking and was its best defensive player.

In Illinois, the wire s.ervices had the St. Laurence Vikings from Burbank rated No. I going into the Class 5A (large school) finals. The Hilltoppers from Glenbard West were not far behind, and when the 5A title game was over they were as close as one could be, but still finish second in a 2221 loss in overtime.

The thrilling "big school" title game capped the 1976 Illinois tournament, played in bad weather but still bringing a true state champion to the top of the ladder from Class 5A schools on down to lA. Despite the weather the playoffs were a thrilling experience for Illinois football fans. As Gordy Gillespie of Joliet Catho1ic (4A winner after a 16-8 win over Danville) said, "The state tournament is the greatest thing that ever happened to high school football in Illinois."

St. Laurence wrapped up a perfect 13-0 season and became the first Chicago Catholic League team to claim the "official" 5A title.

Glenbard West scored all of their points as a direct result of St. Laurence fumbles. Chuck Burau accounted for nine points, three on a 23 yard field goal following a recovered fumble, and six points on a 67-yard run with a fumble recovery. After a 15-15 deadlock in regulation play, West scored on a two-yard burst by John Odon, who was then nailed for a loss during the 'Toppers' unsuccessful two-point play.

St. Laurence scored on their second OT play, a seven yard dash by Ernie Wulf.

Matt Oskielunas' PAT was straight as an arrow and the Burbank school was in the record books.

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the semifinals. Then came their thriller with Glenbard West. Four of Illinois' five state champions ended their season undefeated, and although 4A champion Joliet Catholic lost only once, they also insured themselves of a very enjoyable off-season, along with lA Hampshire, 2A Fulton, 3A Geneso and 5A St. Laurence.

Wen. playoff time rolled around in Florida this fall, Tallahassee Godby stepped forward to claim the AAAA crown. After breezing past ten straight regular season opponents, the. Godby outfit whitewashed Pensacola Tate 21-0 and then bested Jacksonville Jackson 17-14 in a well-played contest. The semifinals produced another victory (21-0 over Merritt Island) for the classy Tallahassee club, who downed Miami Carol City 21-14 for the title. The champs outscored their rivals by about 30 points per game, while allowing only one first period touchdown all year. Coach Gerald Culbreth's offensive unit generally dominated the proceedings in '76; they accumulated over 5100 yards in total offense. This powerful, versatile team certainly left its mark.

Ea-sily rated the top sports story in Missouri was Jefferson City's 13-0 football team and their walkaway win in the AAAA state championship game.

The Jays SWAT ·defense limited 13 foes to just 149.87 yards per game in total offense, while the Red and Black offensive unit rolled up an average of 305.3 per

game. I>~fensively, four opponents were held scoreless; II. were held to one TD or less.

Winning is nothing new to this- proud Missouri football school. The Jays established their famous national record of 71 games in a row without defeat from 1958 through the fifth game of the 1966 season.

Their record streak lasted untill975; when Hudson, Michigan, a small Class C school with big, credentials,. won .72 in a row before falling in the 1975 Michigan state title game. Jefferson City's record in the past 19 years reads 169 wins, 16lossesand two ties.

Senior halfback Barry Bryson broke the I000 yard mark in the state championship game in December to post a .total of 1091, an average of 7.4 yards per carry.

All~State fullback Keith Wilson, only a junior, rated right behind Bryson, gaining 5.1 yards per carry, 741 yards .on. 146 carries. All of the Jay backfield regulars, including quarterback Dan McDaniel, averaged five yards per carry or more during the season.

Senior linebacker Mark Abernathy, a unanimous all-state pick, was in on 162 ~tackles, including 75 solo stops and 87 assists. Greg Allen ranked right behind, as the junior outside linebacker totaled 64 stops and 70 assists for 134 grabs.

The SWAT defense sacked enemy quarterbacks 36 times; with· end Tim Hayden recording nine stops and tackles Bob Hyder and Curt Braun in on five decks each. Barry Bryson led the .Jay defenders in interceptions with seven, Kirk Obermiller added four and Keith Wilson snared three ·enemy passes.

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Tf it wasn't senior halfback Barry Bryson leaping over ·fallen Missouri foes, it was junior fullback Keith Wilson. Both averaged over five yards per carry as Jays downed St. Louis Sumner 33-6 in state title game. Jefferson City won 71 consecutive games from 1958 through fifth game of 1966 season.

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covered three fumbles to lead the Jay team, while Braun, Rod Burnett and Dave Winget (filling in for Hyder and Farrell Roundtree early in the year) each recovered two fumbles. The Jays blocked one field goal attempt and three extra-point tries during the year. George Sitterly blocked three punts for a team which records an amazing eight on the season.

The road to the Missouri AAAA title was rocky at times. The Jay's beat powerful Kansas City Rock hurst I 2-3 in the first round, and Columbia Hickman 7-6 in the second round before catching fire in the finals and burying St. Louis Sumner, 33-6.

Another strong contender for national honors was Beaverton Sunset, Oregon, an explosive outfit which strung together I 7 consecutive wins and two state championships. The '76 Apollos featured a super passing attack headed by senior quarterback Bob Fronk (6-4, 180) and senior flanker Scott Tiesing (6-6, 200). Fronk connected on two of every three passes he threw and finished with 1522 yards and 15 TO's. Meanwhile, Tiesing latched onto 62 passes for 1285 yards and 13 TO's. Other stalwarts for Coach Don Matthews were junior fullback Larry Van Pelt (1470 yds., 118 pts.). senior halfback Jon Knudsen (I 160 yds. ). senior linebacker Paul Van Pelt and senior linebacker. Don Fox. Each of these performers earned all-state recognition. Sunset averaged nearly 430 yards per game, while scoring at a 38.3 clip, and topped Forest Grove by a 14-7 count in the title showdown.

Like father, like son: Davenport Central, coached by Jim Fox, is in the playoffs and so is Davenport Assumption, coached by son Jim Fox Jr. At left, father-son combination meet on sidelines before first game, won by Central 22-21, then leave .the field together after AAAA playoff game, won again by Central- this time 35-21. "Dad, I'll get you one of these days."

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time the older Fox prevailed as Davenport . nminating the Iowa football scene won, 35-21.

Next came Cedar Rapids Jefferson this fall was Davenport Central. The Blue Devils hardly broke stride on their way to which fell 37-14, and, although West Des the state AAAA crown, after concluding a Moines Dowling put up a great battle, regular season that featured nine·easy wins Coach Fox and his crew weren't to be and one heartstopper, a 22-21 decision denied. The scoreboard read 15-12. No one over Davenport Assumption. had handled the Blue Devils.

Jim Fox Jr. played quarterback for his The Central-Assumption battle was one of the most interesting played by any dad at Central High in I 965, 1966 and ranked team in the U.S.A. Coach Jim Fox 1967. He attended William & Mary and his Blue Devils had their hands full in ·College and coached as an assistant at Des this contest, as the Assumption head Moines Dowling and Moline, Illinois, becoach, Jim Fox Jr., is the son of the older fore being named head coach at AssumpJim Fox. Davenport's first playoff oppo- tion two years ago. At this rate, the nent after nine consecutive wins was fami- younger Fox could someday soon end up lar and dangerous Assumption,. again. This on top of the Iowa AAAA football throne.

Precision and quickness made the Beaverton Sunset backfield the best in Oregon prep football. Here, all-state QB Bob Fronk hands off to junior all-state fullback Larry Van Pelt who rushed for 1470 yards in 12 games. (Oregon Journal photo by Dana Olsen)

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With great teams like Flint Southwestern omitted from the playoffs, the football finals in Michigan became clouded. But- here's one great club which made it all the way, Midland Dow, rating their team after Class A championship win over Farmington Harrison, 34-27.

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run oriented squad from Midland Dow put on quite a show for Michigan prep football fans. They whipped eleven straight foes on the road to the state A prize, although their triumphs over Lincoln Park (34-27) in the semifinals and Farmington Harrison (36-27) in the finals were tight struggles. All-American halfback Scott Alexander (5-10, 180) was the big gun all year long. He totaled 1835 yards and 22 scores for the '76 campaign.

Other Charger standouts were senior quarterback Kevin Northrup (6-2, 185) and senior halfback Dan Clark (5-10, 165).

Dow jumped on most of their rivals from the opening kickoff, as Coach AI Quick's outfit won the first quarter by an 89-14 count this fall. No one came back to beat them.

Washington AAA shootout was billed as a dual between Snohomish's stellar defense and the super passing combination of Federal Way QB Keith Simons to wide receiver Don Curley. The defense prevailed.

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and All-American tackle (6-6, 255) Curt Marsh, Snohomish High and head coach Dick Armstrong produced a state winner the State of Washington can be proud of.

Throughout the campaign, only two schools (Marysville-Pilchuck and Woodway) managed to score more than two touchdowns against the champs. Only four other clubs managed to get on the scoreboard; seven were shutout, including both Ingraham and Gonzaga in the playoffs.

Big Curt Marsh, one of the best line prospects in the U.S.A., wasn't. alone.

Senior Jim Potter managed to grab II pass interceptions in the last two years, eight this season, while teammate Greg VandeCasteele pounced on five enemy fumbles.

Running back Chris Utt scored 20 touchdowns and kicked 20 extra points for 140 points, giving him a career scoring record of 239. He totaled 1703 yards in this his senior year, including 16 games over 100.

Snohomish doesn't put the ball in the air very often (Greg Trumbull passed for 839 yards), but neither do their opponents -successfully. Armstrong's latest edition allowed only a 27.8 percent completion record, lowest since the 1975 club allowed 31.1. But nevertheless, Trumbull hit on 52.5 percent of his passes giving the state champs a balanced attack which was tough to defend.

Both Federal Way performers were named to the all-state team, with QB

Simons receiving an additional accolade as W..ashington's Back of the Year. He .reportedly set AAA playoff records for total. offense, passing yardage and passes attempted and completed in a single playoff game. Teammate Curley set AAA playoff records for total receptions and most receptions in a single game. He caught 76 passes for I 015 yards. That total is 10 more than anyone in the NFL caught in 1976, and the Eagles played one less game (13). than the regular NFL schedule.

They may have amassed even greater stats had they not also boasted a 1200 yard rusher in halfback Darryl Bell.

T o 1000-yard rushers carried Fitch High of Groton to the top spot in Connecticut. The Falcons fielded a fine overall squad headed by runners Joe Addison (1664 yds., 26 TO's) and Rick Hauser (1313 yds., 16 TO's). Linebacker Bill Borden (5-11, 230) and guard Mike Penrose ( 6-0, 210) were other all-staters for the undefeated (11-0) Fitch footballers. The Falcons crunched their enemies for 4470 total yards and 449 points. Their stingy defensive troops also posted three shutouts.

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E r the first time in their 51-year history, Covington reigns as the state AAAA champions in Louisiana. They accomplished that feat by downing Baton Rouge lstrouma 14-7 in the finals. Despite a brilliant regular season which included seven shutouts, the Fighting Lions nearly bowed out of the playoffs at the regional level when H.L. Bourgeois battled them to a 14-14 standoff. Covington was awarded the victory because they had registered more first downs in the contest. So the '75 runnerups moved up a notch under the leadership of Coach Jack Salter, who was named the state's top coach for the second year in a row. Noseguard Kyle Bruhl (6-0, 23S) and end Trip Holloway (6-3, 210) landed all-state honors, while senior tailback Frank Walker (5-10, 165) rambled for 1298 yards and 20 touchdowns. The defense-minded Lions ( 14-0-1) permitted their rivals only 5.2 points per game, a figure which helped them continue their current 33-game regular season winning streak. Covington gave their backers what they wanted ... and more.

T.e senior-dominated squad at White Bear Lake put it all together in '76 to capture the top prize in Minnesota. Allstaters Jeff Dufresne (TB) and Tom Peters (DT) were outstanding in leading the team to a perfect 12-0 campaign. Dufresne galloped for 1115 yards, while Peters anchored a defense that allowed an average of just one touchdown per game. Other key performers for Coach Fred Konrath PREP I APRIL-MAY 1977

All-state halfback Jeff Dufresne (23) rushed for more¡ than 1000 yards for Minnesota state champion White Bear Lake. Here he scores against Cloquet in state title game, while Coach Mal Scanlan of St. Paul Johnson (left}, Ken Konrath of White Bear (right) and assistant Dick Grochowski confer on sidelines before semifinal game.

were seniors Pat Cartier (T), Steve Cartier (LB), Dave Dornfeld (DB), Ken Jensen (MG), Paul Jim (G), John Rukavina (QB) and Jeff Summers (DB). Junior fullback Chuck Lowell (810 yds.) got the tough yards for the high-flying offense. This club had no problems with Columbia Heights (28-6) and St. Paul Johnson (28-8) in the . early playoff games, but had to battle Cloquet down to the wire (14-13) in the finals before claiming the coveted crown. continued

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There were so many state champs crowned and so many outstanding teams, it would take a 500-page annual to cover them equally well. Many who failed to make National Prep's Top 20 probably should have, while the state champion of Nevada might have been stronger than Cincinnati Moeller. Whatever the case, those in the Top 20 were definitely quality teams, well coached, well drilled and stocked with talent. Here is a short rundown of several additional top-notch clubs who probably should have been featured in our Top 20:

Falls (9-1-1), Cheltenham (10-1), Plum (Il-l) and Baldwin (9-1-1).

Walpole (10-1) bounced back from a disappointing early season 9-6 loss to Braintree to put together a seven-game winning streak aild claim both the Massachusetts Bay State League and Divisions I Super Bowl titles. The rebels overwhelmed their foes by a 260-47 count, including a 26-6 triumph over Newton North in the finals. Coach John Lee had some quality performers in running backs Terrence Jones (167 yds. versus Newton North), Mike Flynn and Coleman Nee. Other stalwarts were Rob Cuomo (DE), ensylvania, without a doubt, is one Tom Gravina (QB), Dan Petrie (T) and of the top five high school football states in· guard Scott Farnell (T).

America. Gone is the classic "Big 33" New Jersey is another top-notch footclash with the Texas All-Stars, but the Keystone state is still a breeding ground ball state. According to final Top 10 for exceptional football talent. (Not bad in rankings by the Newark Star-Ledger, basketball either, producing two of the na- Seton Hall (I I -0) was the best of the lot in tion's top teams for 1977 in West Philadel- this eastern region. But what about New phia and Pittsburgh Brashear.) This year Providence? Ted Blackwell, a I 90-pound Pittsburgh produced the No. 6 team in the senior halfback on the I 1-0 New Provi-

was, top schools in the Northeast appeared to be Penn Hills,· Fitch of Groton, Connecticut and unbeaten (11-0) Seaton Hall.

Coach Tony Verducci again fielded one of the best defenses in the East at Seton Hall in South Orange, New Jersey. Their '76 season included eight shutouts and a grand total of only 36 points by the opposition all year. Seton Hall held every one of their eleven victims to under 85 yards rushing, while the offensive high for the opposition was 101 total yards by West New York St. Joseph in the title game. The champs recorded another whitewash in that contest, giving Coach Verducci his sixth Parochial Class A championship. His teams for the last two decades have given up an average of just 8.6 points per game,· and that kind of defense has led to a lot of victories. Meanwhile his offense this fall wa! gaining a respectable 2700 yards.

Only two midseason ties kept Hampton Bethel from a perfect season in '76. But not too many tears have been shed about those two stalemates. After all, this outfit did bump their way past each of their other twelve opponents to nail down the AAA prize in Virginia. In fact, Coach Dennis Kozlowski saw his squad outscore the enemies by a 305-1 10 count. Bethel did so well mainly because their ball-control offense accounted for over 4000 yards and

The papers have called him "football's answer to Kojak." Call him what they want, his team was awesome during a 26-6 win over Newton North before 10,500 shivering spectators at Boston College Stadium. Here. Coach John Lee calls "time" after Walpole defense (right) buries foe.

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U.S.A., Penn Hills, a devastating club which steamrolled through Pennsylvania foes. on way to a perfect 13-0 season.

According to the Harrisburg Evening News, Penn Hills led this proud football state at season's end, followed by Radnor (I 0-0), Whitehall ( 10-0), Norristown (I 00), Butler (9-1-1), Warren (11-0), Beaver

dence club, broke the New Jersey prep scoring record with 254 points on 37 touchdowns and 16 conversions. He rushed for 2100 yards on 262 carries to become another member of a long list of American schoolboy prepsters who have galloped over the 2000-yard marker during a single season. But as good as Blackwell's team

their defense was steady and dependable.

Top gridders were linebacker Reuben Turner (5-11, 188), guard Chris Heier (6-2, 189), tackle Bernie West (5-9, 210) and defensive end John Sturdivant (6-5, 219).

All were seniors. Junior defensive back Benjamin Johnson (6-1, 182) was a real stalwart. This club captured the title b.

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scooting past Falls Church 21-6 in the finals, but their most crucial test came in the semifinals where they outlasted High-land Springs 18-14.

Five all-staters led Parkersburg to the West Virginia state football championship. The best of the lot appears to be senior tackle Dave Phillips (6-5, 230), who has received numerous all-state and AllAmerican honors. Other quality performers for Coach Daniel James were tackle George Elliott, quarterback Dave Manzo, middle guard Larry Phillips and linebacker Dennis Rexroad. This crew finished with a 10-2 record, but they were absolutely awesome when they had to be.

In the state semifinals, Parkersburg knocked off top-ranked Martinsburg (100) by a 38-0 score. Then they blanked DuPont (30-0) in the finals. In fact, none of their last four opponents- scored at all.

Coach Jim. Dougherty led the Lloyd High Juggernauts of Erlanger to an undefeated season in the Northern Kentucky Athletic Association and the Kentucky AAA championship: The Juggernauts

defeated Whitley County 42-6 to snare the in the second half to give Lloyd their 24-0 district crown, spanked Belfry 26~6 to win victory. the regional title and · blanked Shelby County 24-0 in late November to win their Capturing the first playoffs in Wisconfirst state crown since 1965. sin history and· claiming -· the state AA "We' knew·· we had a good nucleus crown was Antigo, a modest offensive club coming back from last season," said but a demon on defense. This outfit yielded Dougherty after the season. "During camp an average of only about 120 yards per in August we set three goals: Win the dis- game to the opposition. Coach Gordon trict. Win the regional. Win the state. Schofield (107-14-2 at Antigo) saw his Some people said that was a lot to ask, but team run through eleven regular season we figured if we stayed healthy and got a foes before exploding against Milwaukee. few breaks, we could win it all."

- Madison in the first round of the playoffs After grinding out a rugged 26-6 win for a 36-16 verdict. They completed their · over Belf:y in the semifinals, the Lloyd unblemished season with a 6-0 victory over gridmen moved into the stadium at .the Racine Horlick in the title game. Top. University of Kentucky for· a noon show- individual stars were. fullback Pat Bradley . down with Shelby County. About II;ooo (792 yds., 12 TO's) and quarterback Dan persons bought tickets for the game, and Thorpe. The defensive unit that permitted what they saw was an awesome display of just 51 points all year was the key. offense as well as defense. The Juggernauts headed into the locker room at halfIt is extremely rare for a coach to win time with a 21-0 score . after a 25-yard the state championship in his first year at the helm, but that's exactly what happened interception by Steve Hahlen and a 50yard pickoff by Bob Mullins set up a pair to Merrillville Coach Ken Haupt. His of early touchdowns. Freshman Kim Pirates stomped through the Indiana state Pumphrey kicked a 26-yard field·goal late AAA playoffs and rewarded their new continued

From 1955 to 1976, Seton Hall Prep has allowed New Jersey foes an average of only 8.6 points per game, and durmg that span won the Parochial Class A championship six times. This season was no different, and below are three good reasons: Coach Tony Verducci (left), junior QB Mike Ragan and line coach Vincent Aulici. Seton Hall finished 11-0 with eight shutouts-and had ·six interceptions in title garrre with St. Joe's of West New York, N.J.

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Poll War Whoever thinks United Press International and the Associated Press are the only two organizations that rank teams throughout the country hasn't been following the high school sports scene for very long.

One-man organizations have been honoring the top schoolboy teams in this country for years, and the 1976-77 season will be no different. A look through the records shows that as far back as 19 30, the mythical national . football championship went to Phoenix Union, Arizona, an organization the late Knute Rockne of Notre Dame fame called, "the best high school sports program we had ever seen".

All Phoenix Union did was beat the University of Arizona Frosh, the best team in Southern California (San Diego High), the best team in Colorado (Ft.

The King of Georgia, Warner Robins High, is on the move. Here QB Keith Soles hands off to running back James Brooks, who managed to run for 4750 yards in three years and score 70 touchdowns.

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1. CO-CHAMPS: Warner Robins, Ga. Cincinnati Moeller, Ohio 2. Burbank St. Laurence, IlL 3. Mountain Brook, Alabama 4. Pittsburgh Penn Hills, Pa. 5. Hacienda Hgts. Los Altos, Ca. 6. San Antonio Churchill, Texas 7. Midland Dow, Michigan 8. Antigo, Wisconsin 9. Tallahassee Godby, Florida 10. Groton Fitch, Conn.

11. Hampton Bethel, Virginia 12. Rush-Henrietta, New York 13. Jefferson City, Missouri 14. Walpole, Massachusetts 15. Snohomish, Washington 16. South Orange Seton Hall, N.J. 17. White Bear Lake, Minnesota 18. Davenport Central, Iowa 19. Bradley Central, Tennessee 20. Los Angeles Banning, Calif.

Collins), the best team in West Texas (El Judge traditionally sticks with teams Paso High); the ·best team in New from heavily populated football states Mexico. (Aibuguerque) and the second like California, Texas, Ohio, Pennsylbest team in Arizona (Mesa). Never be- vania and Illinois. Whatever, both Johlfs fore has a high school team managed to arid Judge- and National Prep- agree beat the best from five different regions on one thing: Moeller High belongs on during a 13-0 season. top in 1976, whether it be alone or as coA look through the records shows champs. that Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was declared Although competition week-aftermythical national football champion in week is probably below that played by 1958, starting Tennessee on its way to such Texas or California schools as San future national glory on the schoolboy Antonio Churchill or Los Altos, you level, as teams like Bristol and Tennessee High later landed similar honors.

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By Art Judge Cypress, California of the National Sports News Service in Minneapolis, Minnesota, have been 1. Cincinnati Moeller, Ohio honoring the country's top teams in both 2. San Antonio Churchill, Tx. football and basketball. It is only .3. Los Angeles Banning, Calif. recently that Johlfs has .added girls 4. Burbank St. Laurence, IlL 5. Warner Robins, Georgia basketball and hockey to his rankings.

Mountain Brook, Alabama Throughout the years, Johlfs has ,6.

7.. FlintSouthwestern, Mich. given schools like Coral Gables, Florida; 8. Jefferson City, Missouri Massillon, Ohio; Valdosta, Georgia; Los 9. Beaverton Sunset, Oregon Angeles Loyola, California; and Austin 10. Whitehall, Pennsylvania Reagan, Texas, to ·name a few, the top 11. Covington, Louisiana 12. Wichita Kapuan Mt. Carmel, Kansas 13. Hacienda Hgts. Los Altos, Calif.

14. Del City, Oklahoma 15. High Point Andrews, N.C. 16. Arvada, Colorado 17. Temple, Texas 18. Scottsdale Coronado, Arizona 19. LL Farmingdale, New York 20. Greenwood, South Carolina 21. Snohomish, Washington 22 .. Camden, New Jersey 23. Bradley Central, Tennessee 24. Lincoln Southeast, Nebraska 25. Walpole, Massachusetts 26. Tallahassee Godby, Florida 27. Hampton Bethel, Virginia 28. Beaumont Hebert, Texas 29. Las Vegas Westerh, Nevada 30 .. Midland Dow, Michigan 31. Sanger, California 32. Cincinnati Princeton, Ohio 33. TIE: Antigo, Wisconsin . Groton Fitch, Conn.

can't deny the fact that Warner Robins was an undefeated state champ in a football-crazy state which ''gets after it on bill, and this season he gives the honor to the gridiron". General Sherman would both Cincinnati Moeller and Warner have ·been proud of the way the Demons Robins, Georgia. "It's impossible to marched through Georgia, averaging 448 determine a true national champion in yards per game (48.2 points) and scoring high school football," says Johlfs from 132 points in three playoff games to their his new home in Edina. "What the heck, opponents' six.

• they can't even agree on a true college football · champion, much less .high .school. But it's a great hobby which I really enjoy."

Art Judge of Cypress, California, is another high school fan who selected National Prep's pre-season All-America teams (Prep, October-November, 1976) and adds his SWEET 33 chart to the list at season's end. "I was never real big on picking top teams after· the season was over," .insists Judge. "But the rankings mean a great deal to many people. Some really take it seriously. I was told that the mayor, or somebody, in Warner Robins. declared the day a holiday when it was learned that Johlfs picked them as co- Everybody seems to agree on one thing: national champions for 1976 with Cin- Moeller High is No. 1 in Cincinnati, the state cinnati Moeller." of Ohio and the U.S.A. While Johlfs often favors the South,

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coach with quite a gift ... the championShip trophy. Haupt had previously served eight years as the head man at Cincinnati Elder, which is in the same conference as mythical national champion, Cincinnati Moeller. Although Merrillville dropped a 21-14 decision to Valparaiso during the regular season, the Pirates gained revenge for that loss by pulling off a 35-14 upset against Valparaiso in the first round of the playoffs. Then they blanked South Bend St. Joe 21-0 before outlasting Indianapolis Cathedral 28-24 for the title. Triggering the offense was senior quarterback Jeff Parker, who compiled over 1000 yards total offense. Other standouts were Randy Shuman, Woody Melcher, Kelly Keough, Larry Tharp and Tim Seneff. Junior Tom Szmagaj (737 yds.) enjoyed a fine rushing campaign.

Top prep team in the football-rich state of Oklahoma was Del City, the '76 big school champs. They outdistanced their rivals by over twenty markers a game (27 .6 to 7.2). A strong ground attack provided the necessary spark, a spark ignited by Steve Hammond. The senior speedster sprinted for 1455 yards and 20TD's, while quarterback Smokey McCarthey ran for 580 yards and threw for another 654 yards.

Other offensive stars were running back Kenny Oleson (961 yds., 7 TO's) and receivers Cliff McBride and Tony Ellis.

This gridders were successful in 12 of 13 contests this fall and they won the state title game by two touchdowns.

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Above, all-stater Dennis Rexroad (31) bulls for short yardage in Parkersburg's 38-0 playoff win against No. 1 ranked Martinburg, West Virginia; left, speedster Steve Hammond of Del City, Oklahoma, picked up 1455 yards and 20 TDs during state championship season.

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The Merrillville Pirates got a break when head coach Ken Haupt moved in two years ago from Cincinnati Elder to help guide the Indiana school to football glory. Below, halfback Woody Melcher confers with Haupt during tournament game with South Bend St. Joseph.

Service. It was a dream finish for the .Dons' head coach, Ed Anderson, who not only received Coca Cola's giant gold ·. trophy for his team's final Southwest rating, but won his I OOth game in the semfinals against Tucson Amphi and his !Olst in the finals against Phoenix South Mountain, to finish !0!-59A at Coronado - retiring after the 1976 season.

Arvada beat Denver Ranum 12-7 before 14,000 fans at Colorado University in Boulder for the AAA crown in this proud sports state. With the victory, Arvada became the third team in a row to lose its first game of the season and then come back to win 12 straight and the state title. Denver Kennedy did it two seasons . ago and ·Colorado ,Springs Mitchell (produ<:ed Big 8 star Terry Miller) pulled off the trick last year. Burlington gained a sweet revenge over Northeastern League foe Yuma in the Colorado AAtitle tilt, 107, avenging a 40-6 Yuma win earlier in the season. Talk about a turnaround.

Albuquerque Sandia and Artesia (see 'Dogs Roll On, page 30) found the championship trail easy in the Land of Diving Bill Schoepf/in, Colorado's MVP, sails over fallen Centaurus defenders during 40-6 Enchantment. New Mexico may be one of playoff win for state champion Arvada. Schoepflin's team became third team in a row to lose the smallest states in the country, but it its first game of the season and regroup to win 12 straight and the Colorado AAA title. sure has some of the biggest high school "programs" in the land. Sandia's young Matadors had little trouble with Las Cruces Mayfield in the AAA finals, thumping the Trojans 23-6 in the big school battle, while Artesia's Bulldogs had even fewer problems with Socorro, hammering the Warriors 46-7 in Class AAA. .

The Matadors used an impressive performance by junior speedster Mike Carter (won AAAA 100-yard dash title in windy 9.4 as a sophomore), who ripped the Trojan defense for 274 yards and three TDs, and a clutch performance by a swarming defense, which held Mayfield's offense to only 69 yards. Carter struck for a pair of first half touchdowns on bursts of 75 and 96 yards, then added a 13-yard scoring scamper in the fourth quarter to close out the Matadors' scoring. Remember the name Sandia. The state champs put five players on the Albuquerque Journal's All-State team, and four are juniors.

Two coaches with two of the best overall records in the country will be gone after the 1977-78 schoolyear. John Deti, 66, steps down this season after 33 years in the business at Laramie High in Wyoming.

Prior to the 1976 campaign, Deti-coached teams won 10 state AA titles; along with nine undefeated seasons and a 217-88-8 career record.· In 1974 he was selected as the National Coach of the Year.

Such will .also be the case with Sid Cichy, who coaches at Fargo Shanley, North Dakota. Rumor has it that Cichy has one more year at this famed football school which competes against bott.

Minnesota and Wisconsin teams. Shanley High has only about 600 students, but has won more state titles than your average school and once won over 50 games in a row. Cichy, like Deti, was chosen National Coach of the Year in 1975, an honor long overdue.

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Game Of The Year Banzai! It's Bradley Central in three overtimes, 50A8, for the Tennessee Class AAA title!

At the state finals in Murfreesboro, Bradley Central outshot Jackson CentralMerry 8-6 in the last stanza during a record-breaking performance for the big school championship of Tennessee.

In the highest scoring contest in the state's playoff history, Bradley's Scott Kyle scored five touchdowns to lead his team to the unprecedented win, selected national Game of the Year for 1976 by National Prep.

It marked an East state sweep of all three Tennessee classes, as Maryville swamped Brentwood of Middle Tennessee 27-0 and Rockwood edged Dyer County of West Tennessee 3-0 on a 23-yard field goal

by Terry Jordan in only one overtime.

In the Class AAA title game, the score was tied 14-14 at halftime and 28-28 after regulation play. In overtime each team was given a four-down possession at the opponent's 10-yard line, much like the Utah AAA shootout in 1974 when Millard beat Cedar City 52-46 in a five overtime debacle which lasted three-hours and ISminutes. Only this time the score was different.

During the Tennessee overtime debacle, both Bradley Central and Jackson 'Central-Merry scored three times, but Jackson missed on its last final two point conversion try and the game was history.

But it won't be soon forgotten by Bradley High fans in Cleveland. Neither will QB Scott Kyle's performance.

The slick 6-1, 17 5 pound signal caller threw for 12 touchdowns during the course of the season, ran for lO more, passed for 850 yards and rushed for 472. He threw only five interceptions for the groundoriented champions which totaled 3585 yards between September and December.

His best running back was little Danny Wooden (5-8, 1 165) who carried the mail through 13 Tennessee foes 269 times for 1500 yards and 13 TDs. He was joined on the all-state team with tight end Dennis Carroll (6-2, 210), who grabbed 20 passes from Kyle for 360 yards and five scores, averaging 18 yards per grab.

Central was the surprise of a football state which featured the likes of defending AAA champion Oak Ridge, Kingsport Dobyns-Dennett, Chattanooga Kirkman, Nashville Maplewood and Gallatin, to name a few. A 24-18 semifinal win over Dobyns-Bennett and Jackson's 27-21 overtime win over Gallatin merged Tennessee's two slickest teams into the finals, and the rest is history.

Throughout the years, Tennessee teams have blown more lightbulbs out of scoreboards than any football state in the country. Take Dobyns-Dennett of Kingsport, for example. Tennessee started official football playoffs for state championships in 1969. Before that the state champ was crowned by the Associated Press and United Press International. Often two different teams were declared state champions.

Dobyns-Dennett was state champ in 1923, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1955, 1959, 1960 and 1964.

Here are some runaway scores that D-B has piled up over the years: In 1923 they beat Marion, Virginia, 94-

(Remember, this is football.) At the conclusion of the first quarter of the DobynsNorton mismatch, D-B had jumped out to a 52-0 lead. The second quarter was shortened by three minutes to help hold the score down; D-B managed to score only 12 points to take a 64-0 halftime lead. The Indians returned after halftime to score an amazing 73 points- in the third quarter - to take a 140-0 lead going into the last stanza. Officials shortened that period three minutes to prevent a worse disaster.

One of the players to play in this historic game (and the 100-0 win against Bristol) was Bobby Dodd, who later coached at Georgia Tech after landing AllAmerica honors at the University of

BRADLEY QB ON THE LOOSE - Scott Kyle of Bradley Central High in Cleveland, Tennessee, established state AAA playoff record against Jackson Central-Merry with five touchdowns and 32 points during wild 50-48 win in three overtimes.

0. In !923 they beat Newport 95-0. In 1924 they blasted Big Stone Gap, Virginia, 97-0.

D-B beat Tennessee High of Bristol (selected mythical national champions in 1972 by the National Sports News Service) 100-0 in a game played on November 14, 1925. They later beat Greenville in the last game in a low scorer, 40-6.

Then in 1926, D-B beat Norton, Virginia, 193-0. In three consecutive games the Indians scored 100 points or more.

Tennessee. Had the game not been shortened, D-B might have had a chance to set what may have been a national scoring record. During the 1912 season, Muskegon High of Michigan defeated Hastings 2160. In Muskegon's next game they defeated Ferris Institute 137-0.

But in 1928 Haven High of Kansas defeated Sylvia 256-0 for what is, to this day, the most points ever recorded by a single .â&#x20AC;˘ high school team in a single game.

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Artesia: The 'Dogs Roll On Built by the legendary L.G. Henderson and carried on by young Mike Phipps, Artesia's gridiron empire may be one of the best "small school" football programs in Am_erica.

By Alex Gordon/Dan Williams

Throughout the years, Artesia has gained a reputation ifl almost every New Mexico city and town, not for its size, not for its location or oil industry, but for its ability to produce quality football teams - year after year.

Almost anywhere you go, whether it be in New Mexico or West Texas, when the name "Artesia" is mentioned in the fall, the word "Bulldogs" naturally follows.

People all over the state¡ of New Mexico and portions of the Lone Star State have heard of Artesia's football program at one time or another, and when they do they can't help but talk about what it is that makes Artesia produce such fine football teams.

When the Bulldogs dropped from the ranks of AAAA competition to AAA in 1974, schools throughout New Mexico began wondering just what it was going to take to stop a team which had built up such a winning tradition among the so-called "big schools".

So far, none have found a solution, and when this year's Bulldog football machine steam rolled over Socorro 46-7 for the 1976 New Mexico AAA title, it was their third such triumph in three years, their ninth since 1957. Twenty years ago the 'Dogs, coached by Reese Smith and assisted by a gentleman named L. G. Henderson, finished 12-0 on the season after defeating Albuquerque Highland 27-26 for the "big school" title. ¡ Another state championship came in 1964, but it was only the beginning of a tradition that has meant a lot to the community of Artesia. By winning another state championship, the "Pride of the Pecos Valley" once again helped to spread the name Artesia across this large football section of the country. Between 1964 and 1969, the 'Dogs landed five state AAAA championships and were almost unbeatable against New Mexico and Texas competition. New Mexico sports fans spoke of Artesia in the same manner in which Texas fans spoke highly of football schools like Abilene and Odessa Permian.

A former 'Dog himself, Phipps' dedication and enthusiasm has been contagious to both players and fans alike; he's won three consecutive AAA titles as coach. (Daily Press photo by John Moore)

The school Artesia and the name L. G. Henderson combined to form a program that was as respected as any schoolboy program of its kind in the Southwest.

But good things don't last forever, and Artesia's glory days of AAAA football dominance reached a peak in the 1969 title game when the' Dogs, playing before more than 12,000 fans in their famous Bulldog Bowl, dropped Hobbs 21-8 for Henderson's fifth and last state championship. Before you could say "Bulldog", the population of Artesia had dropped so drastically the school board found themselves with less than 800 students competing in a AAAA conference whose largest schools exceeded well over 2,000 students. After back-to-back gridiron droughts, L. G. Henderson departed for Alice, Texas, and one of his former players, Mike Phipps,

took over as the 'Dogs dropped down to AAA competition.

Ask any Artesian what kind of town they live in, and chances are they'll reply, "Artesia is a football town, pure and simple." Artesia has been a football town since the days when the game was played with no protective equipment. "Community support and athletic-minded administration and school board officials all work together to make our football program what it is today," insists Phipps, who played on Artesia's 11-1 state championship team in 1964.

"The team has always been successful, winning several state championships in the past, and always putting in an effort which has earned the pride and respect of the entire community," he claims. "Community support for the Bulldogs can be seen alPREP I APRIL-MAY 1977

most everywhere you look. The name Bulldog can be seen on shops and supermarkets, bumper stickers and store windows, and the color of the Big Orange is also always on display.

"That's why we have such good athletes here. They've seen what it takes to win and work hard at it. The support of the community makes athletics important to the high school students, and because it's important the kids want to excel."

The more emphasis the community places on athletics, the more athleticminded the school board and administration at Artesia becomes. They are the ones who set the budgets for the school system. The way they distribute the money depends largely on the wishes of the community. A million dollar football stadium, the Bulldog Bowl (the House that L. G. Henderson built), is a perfect example of how important the school system feels the football program is. Last fall a total of $25,000 was spent on high school football alone; one of the largest budgets of its kind in the country for schools with less than 800 enrollment. Artesians are proud of their football stadium, one of the most impressive looking "small school" stadiums in the U.S.A. The winning tradition that it exemplifies has made the citizens proud enough to feel that high school football has brought national recognition to this small New Mexico community, making football worth every bit of the tax money that goes into it.

It has rubbed off on some of the other programs as well. The 'Dogs are now winning state championships in track and baseball. Last year the baseball team went 25-4, won the state AAA diamond crown and this spring could be one of the strongest teams in New Mexico ."small school" history with seven starters back who batted well over .300.

"When I came to Artesia two years ago I didn't think we could turn the basketball program around over night, especially in a football town," says secondyear cage mentor Rusty Heskett. "Then I saw the track and baseball teams win state championships. I thought, 'man we have a chance.' You should see the water tank outside of town. It's reserved for footballs only (see page 4). I'd like to get a water tank all our own and cover it with basketballs. It will take time, but the whole community is behind us. The school board is willing to help us build a winner in basketball. We really like it here."

Whatever happens, his teams are on the right track. Although it could be several years before the 'Dogs manage to land a basketball title in the Land of Enchantment, his cagers entered the Christmas break with a 6-2 record, including encouraging wins of 107-102 over Eunice, and 9383 over "small school" power Morenci, Arizona.

Unlike previous Bulldog campaigns leading up to the inevitable state football crown, this year's road into the championship was a bit more hazardous. After breezing to an easy District 4AAA vicPREP I APRIL-MAY 1977

tory, a newcomer to the scene, Albuquerque Academy, nearly dealt the 'Dogs an upset. The Chargers battled Artesia to a 14-14 tie only to lose by one penetration. It was the first time that a New Mexico AAA grid squad had not been defeated by Artesia in regulation play, and the first team in a full year that one had not fallen by at least 30 points.

Former Taos head coach Bennie Gallegos remarked before the semifinal game that he hoped it would snow on the day of their game with Artesia because his northern boys were used to the nasty weather and the Bulldogs were not. He got his wish; the snow fell in Bulldog Bowl all right, but so did his Tigers, 48-6, to the 'Dogs after the game was called (because of snow) with nearly 10 minutes left to play. Coach Gallegos had had enough.

Like Gallegos, most high school coaches tave had their fill of the Bulldogs since their switch to AAA ball. The statistics for the past year tell the story. In the 12 games played prior to their state championship win over Socorro, the Big Orange sported a 10-1-1 record. Artesia's only loss came ¡ early in the season to AAAA Alamogordo by one point. In overall scoring, the Bulldogs out-scored opponents 425-118, outgained them 4541 yards to 2205, and held all three district foes scoreless.

Phipps, who led the 'Dogs to all three AAA championships since he assumed the head job in 1974, says being a winner just means working harder. "When you're a winner, you've got everybody gunning for you," he says. "That's why we always work for improvement in every game. If you don't improve somebody's going to come around and knock you off.

"When a team with only six starters returning from last year's championship team has the pride and desire to put it together and win it all again, that really says a lot for the kids," he adds. "A whole lot."

Phipps was one of those "kids" himself once, back in I 964, a year in which L. G. Henderson led the Bulldogs to a state AAAA championship. It was also a year in which Mike Phipps said he made a decision to be a football coach, a decision he claims was inspired by the legendary Henderson.

Phipps was a senior that year, and also an outstanding football player for the 'Dogs. After the season he was selected as an all-district guard and defensive linebacker. He played on the All-South team and in the annual North-South game, a game Phipps said he will always remember. "We really beat their butts," he says, grinning from ear to ear.

After graduating from Artesia, Phipps went to college at the University of Arkansas. "I entered college ball as a walk-on," he adds jokingly. "And after two months I walked off." He graduated from college with a BS degree in education and with majors in physical education and science.

It was at that time that he and his wife Kathy, an Artesia girl, decided to make Big Orange Country their home.

It didn't take long for Phipps to move up in the ranks of the Artesia coaching staff. His first job was coaching the sixth and seventh graders at Zia Junior High, a job which he held for one year. He then moved up into the high school staff under Henderson where he was assigned to coach the offensive line for two years, and in 1973 coached the defensive line. In 1974, the school board named Phipps to succeed Henderson as head coach; it was a big year for the rookie, as he lead the Bulldogs to their first state championship since 1969.

He's won it every time since.

"Winning is not the only thing in the world," he says. "We want to win, yes, but winning isn't everything. A person can be a winner a lot of ways, not just on the scoreboard. When we lost to Carlsbad last year we were winners because we were good sports. We got beat, but we didn't lose.

"I do not measure myself and my abilities as a coach by whether we win or not," he adds. 4'I feel that I'm a winner as long as I'm doing what's right for those kids out there. That's why our whole staff is here.

In my opinion, that's what coaching is all about."

"People are saying that Artesia is a Four-A school playing Three-A competition," informs one opposing coach. "What they are is a Three-A school with a Four-A football program. With their enrollment down like it is today, they'll probab1y never be able to compete, week-afterweek, against bigger schools like they used to. But against Three-A schools in our state, they'll be impossible to stop."

Assuming the Bulldogs win another football crown during this decade, a yearby-yt;ar plan for producing top-notch athletic teams will always be a reality, and the famous Artesia Bulldogs will have continued their winning tradition of having one Of the finest "small school" football e programs in America.

During L. G. Henderson's royal domain, Artesia ruled New Mexico football like no school ever did, once winning six state AAAA championships within seven years.

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TEAM MOST STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 26 · ......... Phoenix Union, Arizona (between 1913 and 1954) MOST CONSECUTIVE STATE CHAMPiONSHIPS 9 ....................... Phoenix Union, Arizona (1920-1928) LONGEST WIN STREAKS 72 ........................... Hudson, Michigan 71 ..................... Jefferson City, Missouri 64 ............................ Pittsfield, Illinois 60 ................. Bloomington South, Indiana

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MOST POINTS SCORED (GAME) 256 ............ Haven, Kansas 256 vs Sylvia, Kansas 0, 1928 216 ............ Muskegon, Michigan 216 vs Hastings 0, 1912 193 Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett, Tn. 193 vs Norton, Va. 0, 1926 MOST POINTS SCORED (SEASON) 820 ..................... Big Sandy, Texas (14 games), 1975 SHUTOUT SCORING (SEASON) 701 ... Harrisburg Tech, Pa. (12 games, 58.4 ppg. to 0), 1919

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MOST POINTS SCORED (GAME) 78 ......... Eddie Byrge, Huntsville, Tenn. vs Sunbright, 1968 77 ........ Ernie Perea, Los Lunas, N.M. vs Ft. Wingate, 1967 MOST POINTS SCORED (SEASON) 395 ............. Ken Hall, Sugar Land, Tx. (12 games), 1953 MOST POINTS SCORED (CAREER) 899 . Ken Hall, Sugar Land, Tx. (127 TDs, 137 PATs). 1950-53 MOST YARDS RUSHING (GAME) .

608 ......... John Bunch, Elkins, Arkansas vs Winslow, 1974 MOST YARDS RUSHING (SEASON) 4045 ......... Ken Hall, Sugar Land, Texas (12 games), 1953 MOST YARDS RUSHING (CAREER) 11 ,232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken Hall, Sugar Land, Texas, 1950-1953 MOST YARDS PASSING (GAME) 588 ... Dwain Frazier, Houston Elmore vs Aldine Carver, 1968

This may not look like the start of an 87-yard TO run, but that's what it turned out to be as Terry Miller (now a Big 8 star for Oklahoma State), of Colorado Springs Mitchell outraced Wheat Ridge defenders during 1973 state AAA title game. Miller rushed for 2779 yards in 13 games to become one of many American schoolboy stars who have busted the 2000-yard barrier in a single season.

MOST YARDS PASSING (SEASON) 4098 ............ Jimmy Jordan, Tallahassee Leon, Fla., 1975 MOST YARDS PASSING (CAREER) 7633 ....... Pat Haden, LaPuente Bishop Amat, Ca., 1968-70

PASS RECEPT1ION YARDAGE (GAME) 323 ... John McKay Jr., Bishop Amat vs Downey Pius X, 1969

MOST PASS RECEPTIONS (GAME) 22 Bobby Thomas, King of Prussia, Pa. vs. Warminster Tennett, 1972 22 Frank Mobley, Madison Suwannee River, Fla. vs Quincy · Carter-Parramore, 1972

PASS RECEPTION YARDAGE (SEASON) 1841 ......... John McKay Jr., Bishop Amat, California, 1969

MOST PASS RECEPTIONS (SEASON) 106 ...... John McKay Jr., LaPuente Bishop Amat, Ca., 1969 MOST PASS RECEPTIONS (CAREER) 207 ... John McKay Jr., LaPuente Bishop Amat, Ca., 1968-70

PASS RECEPTION YARDAGE (CAREER} 3659 ........... Stan Rome, Valdosta, Ga. (4 years), 1970,73 3389 ...... John McKay, Bishop Amat, Ca. (3 years), 1968-70 LONGEST FIELD GOAL 62 .............. Kelly lmhoof, Kent Wash. vs Arlington, 1929 62 Russell Wheatley, Odessa Permian, Tx. vs Longview, 1975 61 ..........Jerry Spicer, .Hobart, Indiana vs Valparaiso, 1975

All-time national high school records compiled by Doug Huff, Associate Sports Editor, The lntelligencer, Wheeling, West Virginia.

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Five straight tennis titles are now in the fold for Cherry Creek High. in Englewood, Colorado, And head coach Richard Hillway feels the Bruins could well have the best schoolboy program in the nation.

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things being relative - and they usually aren't - it would be difficult to prove that there has ever been a prep sports team in the Great Southwest like Cherry Creek's 1976 boys tennis team in Englewood, Colorado. Given the following facts, the above statement seems quite possible: For sure, Colorado - and probably the rest of the Rockies - has never produced an even faintly similar tennis team, and there may not be another high school net squad in the nation who could equal the Bruins' performance last fall.

More boys have turned out for tennis at Cherry Creek than for any other sport - including football - for the past three years. Last fall's enrollment soared to be

events in 1974, three of five in 1973, and two of five events in 1972.

Only Denver East's 1955-1959 state reign tops the Bruins, but at that time only two titles in singles and one in doubles were contested instead of the present three in each category. And the top players during that span could choose to play in either singles or doubles.

Also, over the past four years Cherry Creek has won 435 individual matches and lost only eight. This year's team won 114 matches and lost one (won 228 sets and lost three); the 1975-76 team won Ill matches and lost three; the 1974-75 team won 106 and lost one; the 1973-74 team won 104 and lost three.

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MAKE ¡1T FIVE STRAIGHT FOR CHERRY CREEK an astrononical 96, and Coach Richard Hillway won't be surprised if the number reaches l 00 next season.

Numbers, however, aren't the Bruins' only claim to fame. In addition to "quantity" they also have been playing a numbers game called "quality" to compile the most impressive set of win-lose statistics in Colorado history.

In the past 51 dual meets, the varsity has shutout 47 of its opponents by 6-0 scores, with the other four opponents being defeated by 5-l scores. Permitted to play only 12 dual meets per year by the Colorado Activities Association, Cherry Creek has gone undefeated in its past 77 duals over the past seven years, its last defeat coming in September of 1970.

The Bruins' have won five consecutive state championships and six consecutive Centennial League and District 8 championships. The state tournament consists of six events: 1st, 2nd and 3rd singles, and 1st, 2nd and 3rd doubles. No individual may play in more than one event. In the past five years, Cherry Creek has won 20 of 27 individual state titles by winning five of six events in 1975-76, five of five

players on the Cherry Creek tennis team played 725 separate matches (which included 343 reported challenge matches for spots on the tennis ladder) and 383 matches against other teams in 48 scheduled dual meets. The team played a total of 13,743 games last fall.

In what may be a national schoolboy record, Coach Hillway used 61 different players in varsity and junior varsity matches two years ago, breaking his 1974 record of 50 different players. Even the fifth players participated in match_es last fall, and the Pied Piper of Arapahoe County is hoping as many as 100 will reach competition by next season, The second and third teams on the Cherry Creek squad (players numbered 10 to 27 on the challenge ladder) played almost exclusively against other varsity teams, while players numbered 28 to 96 competed against other teams' second and third units.

While nearly every member of the team gets to compete in some interschool matches (this season 90 players saw action against other teams), the Cherry Creek team has an overall record (varsity and continued

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junior varsity matches) over the past six years of 166 wins, four losses and 12 ties.

This includes a five-year undefeated streak of 138 dual meets.

"Thirty players lettered on the varsity this season," claims Hillway. "In order to letter, each player had to compete against seven varsity teams in official matches. To gain a position on our team, each kid has ¡ to have three head-on wins over the player behind him on the ladder.

"These tennis players are excellent athletes," he adds. "They defeated the junior varsity soccer team in soccer. They've beaten the sophomore boys basketball team in basketball, the girls volleyball team in volleyball, and so forth. Eight of our top nine players have A grade-point averages in school, and our other player has a B-plus average. They are all among the top school leaders in government, clubs and the school newspaper."

The nine individuals on the present Cherry Creek varsity have won, during their careers, sixteen separate state titles in Colorado high school tennis. These nine have accumulated in the past four years 359 wins and five losses.

Finally, Colorado's top three players - all three seniors on the Cherry Creek team - are among the better players in the United States and are ranked one, two and three in the six-state Intermountain Region in boys tennis- age 18 and under singles.

John Benson, number one man on the

team, is tentatively ranked number 23 in the country in 18 and under singles in the preliminary USTA rankings. He became the first player in the 51-year history of the Colorado high school state tennis tournament to win four consecutive singles championships, his last three in number one singles. His career mark for four years with the Bruins is 75 wins, one loss, and he recently reached the semifinals of the national tournament held in Dallas during the Thanksgiving weekend. His brother Dave is on the varsity team at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.

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Senior Bob Brown: 68-0

Senior John Benson: 75-1

Senior Bob Brown finished his high school career at Cherry Creek with 68 wins and no losses. He won three state titles: number two singles this year, number three singles last year and number one doubles as a sophomore. He is ranked number two in singles in the six-state region.

Senior Brian Sullivan was also nationally ranked in 18 and under singles in 1976. Brian completed a super prep career with 76 wins against no losses, losing only one set in four years. He won four consecutive state titles, including number two doubles as a ninth grader, number two singles the next two seasons and number three singles last fall. As a senior he lost only 14 games in 19 matches

Portions of the above appeared in the November 12 edition of COLORADO SIDELINES, Scott Stocker editor.

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and won 13 matches by 6-0 scores to bring his high school total to 30 shutouts. He became the fourth player in Colorado history to win four state titles in tennis, following John Benson as well as Charlie Kettering and Willy Shafroth who achieved this before graduating from Cherry Creek in 1974-75.

Other players for the Cherry Creek varsity included junior Ken Mason (two ¡state titles and a 52-I record) and junior Marlis Smith (a 46-3 record and ranked second in the Intermountain at age 16 and under) who came in third in the number one doubles, senior Mike Murray (36-0 record and two state titles) and senior Bill Whistler (35-1 record and two state titles) who won the number two doubles, sophomore Rich Levine (19-0) and freshman Dave Friedman ( 19-0) who won the number three doubles in the state tournament.

"I felt like a terrific load had been lifted off my shoulders," said an elated John Benson after he had successfully defended his numlJer one singles title in the state meet at the Air Force Academy. "I really felt the pressure this season. So had the whole team. We're relieved it's over."

For the senior-dominated Cherry Creel< team, a fifth straight AAA team title was safely tucked away as Benson downed Fountain Valley's Tab McGinley 6-1, 6-2 for this third consecutive number one title.

Benson opened his title defense by whipping Thomas Jefferson's Mark Seivier 6-1, 6-3, then advanced into the semi-finals by topping Evergreen's Eric Dufford 6-4, 6-2. Robby Hill met Benson in the semifinals, but the young Manual sophomore was no match, falling 6-1, 6-1.

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As a team, Cherry Creek totaled 69 points to .. easily out'-distance runnerup Denver Manual. The second-place Thunderbolts, behind a pair of third-place finishes (Hill and number two singles player Skipper Wells), came in ahead of Boulder Fairview which placed third with 22 points. Bear Creek and Pueblo South rounded out the top five positions: "When you've got .a streak going like the one we have, you do start to worry about it," rela:ed Hillway while waiting to take home another trophy. "The kids were really playing under a tremendous amount of pressure. We thought that we would be in pretty good shape, but you never can tell. Sometimes some funny things .can happen to the kids in this business."

Hillway, trying to dream up some way to prove his team's preeminence nationally, said, "It's rare for a Colorado high school team to be so competitive with teams from . the larger states, and espe- . cially in tennis, where high altitude can be a detriment to improvement But I know we're competitive, and our record speaks for itself."

Unfortunately, there is no official national high school team competition to prove or disprove the Bruins' national status. But whatever the case, Cherry Creek High in Englewood has one of the finest programs of its kind in the country - if not the finest.

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Senior Mike Murray (left) won two state titles and finished with a 36-0 ¡record,¡ while junior Mar/is Smith (bottom) has compiled a 46-3 record and is ranked No. 2 in the Intermountain in boys 16 and under singles. (AI Vrooman .photos)

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By Marc Bloom

. l e nation's leading scholastic dis-. tance runners are presently knee-deep in outdoor track, preparing for state finals and hoping to achieve performances that will justify the long, hard training they have endured since the heat of last summer. The runners who seem unbeatable, who are just waiting for that perfect spring day to post a 4: 10 mile or snap 9:00 for two miles, can most likely trace the origins of their current success t<i last fall's cross country season.

The autumn jaunts around the rolling terrain of sweet-smelling surburban golf .courses and up and down the dusty hills of municipal parks are now paying dividends for aspiring national champions. There are no hills on a 440 track; not much cinder is still around either. High schools have tagged along with the colleges in putting down fancy all-weather surfaces.

It all comes down to clicking off lap times with consistency. Those who can handle a hot pace from gun to tape will find their names in the headlines and the record books. Many of them excelled in cross country, and it was that springboard that propelled them toward track success as well. Many of these stalwarts were listed in National Prep Sports' 1976 High School All-American Cross Country Team at pre-season. They were the nation's top fifty harriers last fall; they are listed in alphabetical order.

There .is a unique quality to any cross country All-American. team. In other sports there are many positions that reduce the number of candidates for a given honor. For example, in football, quarterbacks are judged with other quarterbacks, linemen with other linemen, and so on. In cross country, .there is only one event the race; and there is only one position the runner. More than 100,000 teenagers ran high school cross country last fall.

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the 1976 season. Their state championship performances weighed most heavily, although all of them did not win state titles. State qualifying and invitational events were also given significant consideration. Some harriers competed in interstate contests, enabling further comparisons. Track times do not count, and any mention of them is done only to illuminate the runner's talents.

It was a .rough season for injuries.

Several of the leading '75 harriers, who, naturally, were pre-season picks last fall, were victims of ailments or illnesses of sufficient impact to derail their expectations.

The weather did not cooperate much either: it was the coldest autumn on record

Final1976 National High School Cross Country Rankings

1. Deerfield, Illinois 2. South Eugene, .Oregon

3. Winchester Handley, Virginia 4. Costa Mesa, California 5. Bay Village, Ohio 6. Wheaton North, Illinois 7. Santa Fe, New Mexico 8. Largo, Florida 9. Elmhurst York, Illinois 1 o. Ft. Walton ·choctawhatchee, Fl. 11. Wichita "Southeast, Kansas ·12. La Mesa Helix, California 13. Shawnee Mission South, Kansas 14. Grants, New Mexico 15. Grosse Point North, Michigan 16. ·Houston Strake Jesuit, Texas 17. Burnsville, Minnesota 18. Winston Salem Rey[wlds, N.C. 19. Gardner, Massachusetts 20. Scottsdale Coronado, Arizona Honorable Mention: Sioux Falls Lincoln, South Dakota; Mobile McGill- Too len, Alabama; Cheyenne.Central, Wyoming; State .College, Pennsylvania; St. Albans, West Virginia; Tuf?a City, Arjzona.

Compiled by National Prep Sports Network, 4707 N. 12th Street. Phoenix, Arizona, 85014, Marc Bloom, Cross Country editor.

in many regions. Here, then, are the runn«rs that survived in superior fashion: Bryan Artz, Venice HS, Venice, Florida (Senior). Bryan won 13 of 15 races and .capped his campaign with a state 3A victory, beating another All-American by eight seconds with the fastest time of the meet. He ran 14:09 for the three-mile course. Joe Belyea, South Portland HS, South Portland, Maine (Senior). Belyea enjoyed an unbeaten season that included his second straight state victory in the A division. Joe also won the New England title, which brings together runners from Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. Jay Bendewa1d, Mead HS, Spokane, Washington (Senior). There is a strong distance running tradition in Washington, going back to the days of the legendary Gerry Lindgren, whose 8:40 (indoors) is still the best ever by a prep.

Bendewald won the state 3A title over a strong field with the fastest time of 12:09 for three divisions over 2.5 miles. Dave Bensema, Richards HS, Oak Lawn, Illinois (Senior). Dave won his district race and placed well in invitationals against other lllinois All-Americans. He was fourth in his state race, hitting 14:18 for three miles and also took fourth in the National AAU Boys 16-17 event in Raleigh, North Carolina. Russ Bowles, St. Christopher's, Richmond, Virginia (Senior). Russ had only one loss in several high-level races in distance-minded· Virginia. He repeated as state private schools champ. Carlos Carrasco, Mt. Pleasant, San Jose, California (Sophomore). The only soph selected, Carrasco may be California's next Eric Hulst. He ran unbeaten, established many course records and captured the Central Coast title by 14 seconds over strong opposition. Darrel Cessor, Hawthorne HS, Hawthorne, California (Senior). Darrel, not yet renowned beyond the California sunshine, won the Southern Section scramble with the meet's fastest time of 9:59 for the two-mile, 70-

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(Junior). Graves is simply sensational and Gary Lewis, Grants .HS, Grants, New Illinois insiders are calling him the next Mexico (Senior). It was another banner ..

Craig Virgin. Tom won the state title in season for Lewis, who ran undefeated and 14:08 for three miles to complete an un- won the coveted National AA U 16-17 title beaten campaign. John Gregorek, St. over other All-Americans in Raleigh.

Anthony's HS, Smithtown, New York Robert Lopez, Glendale HS,. Glendale, (Junior). John became the first harrier in Arizona (Senior). This 1975 Jr. Olympic yard course. He recorded an unbeaten searecent memory to complete an unbeaten runnerup had an unblemished 1976 record son, defeating several big names. One win schedule of invitational runs while only a in which he won the state championship. came in the Mt. San Antonio meet, the larjunior at Van Cortlandt Park's heavily- race by 33 seconds. Billy Lynch, Sandergest cross country meet in the U.S. with used trails in New York City. His record son HS, Sanderson, North Carolina over 6,000 participants, boys and girls, on included the Eastern States champion- (Senior). Billy enjoyed an unbeaten season all levels. Mark Charkey, Central HS, ship. Scott Haack, Handley HS, Wht- and wen the state title by 15 seconds. Jim. Cheyenne, Wyoming (Junior).. Central's chester, Virginia (Senior). Haack set eight McCauley, Heelan HS, Sioux City, Iowa schedule pits their runners: against opposicourse records and repeated as state 3A (Seniorr. Jim had several triumphs and tion from four different states, and titlist beating top fields week after week on won the state 4A title over an accomCharkey won six of seven invitationals. He varied terrain. Jeff Hacker, North HS, plished field. Bill McChesn,zy, South also won the state title by 19 seconds; Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin (Junior). Eugene HS, Eugene, Oregon (Senior). Billy although favored Central was upset by Hildebrandt had a number of major vic- shook off an early-season injury and ran crosstown rival Cheyenne East by one · tories and came within 35 yards of Mc- unbeaten to another title for the nationalpoint. Charles Christensen, Edison HS, · Chesney in the state finals. Eric Holmboe; ly-ranked Axeman. McChesney is perhaps Huntington Beach, California (Senior).

State. College, State College HS, State the nation's very best cross country runner.

Charlie posted victories over strong fields College, Pennsylvania (Senior). Con- John Murphy, Portsmouth Abbey HS, and won the Orange County, Southern sistent running brought Eric his second Warren, Rhode Island (Senior). Murphy Section prelims and Southern Section 4A straight state· 3A title. He lost only to the was well on his way to a second straight finals. After a .slow start in September, he state's 2A victor, also an· All-American. unbeaten season and repeat New England proved himself when it counted in the Tim Holmes, Downey HS, Modesto, and Junior Olympic titles when a severe inchampionships. Kenny Clark, Rockledge California (Senior). Off to a slow start jury forced him. to hobble in second in· his HS, Rockledge, Florida (Junior). Young because of illness, Tim recovered with state meet. Ken Murphy, Putnam City HS, Kenny had ten victories, many by wide margins, and broke seven course records with consistent times of under 15 minutes for three miles. He also was the State 3A runnerup (to another All-American) and won the National Junior Olympic 14-15 title in St. Louis. Mike Conley, McGiiiToolen HS, Mobile, Alabama (Senior).

Conley won five of seven major races and captured the state title while breaking the meet record by 35 seconds. The previous recordholder was a 9:09 two-miler. Mike Cotton, New Canaan HS, New Canaan, Connecticut (Senior). After being the first U.S. finisher (sixth) in the prestigious Springback (Canada) road race, Mike ran away with. everything in Connecticut. He was runnerup in the National AAU Boys 16-17 event. Jeff Creer, East HS, Salt Lake City, Utah (Senior). Jeff had an unbeaten season with fine performances while competing at high altitude, a detriment to distance runners. Dave Daniels, San Gorgonio HS, San Bernadino, A senior at Glendale, Arizona, Robert Lopez won the AAA championship with a time of 15.28 California (Senior). Dave won the loaded over the rugged 3.1 mile course, breaking the former state record by 36 seconds - largest section of the Mt. Sac race and continued winning margin in Arizona AAA cross country history. unbeaten 'til a runnerup placing in his Section finale. Clancy Devery, South seven course records and repeated as sec- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Senior). Ken Salem HS, Salem, Oregon (Junior). tion champ against rugged opposition. was unheralded 'til he beat several AllClancy traded wins with his All-American Dan Hurley, Cretin HS, St. Paul, Minne- A :nericans and state titlists and won the teammate (Hildebrandt) and trailed the insota (Junior). Hurley registered a near-per- National Jr. Olympic 16-17 title in St. comparable McChesney in the state meet fect record and set several records en route Louis. Chip Pierce, Selah HS, Selah, Washington (Junior). Chip marked down when a swarm of bees interfered with the to the state title over a reputable field. race. Jim Eubank, Clark HS, Las Vegas, s.ov::ral key victories, won the state I A title Jamey Hutcheson, Marshalltown HS Nevada (Senior). Eubank took care Marshalltown, Iowa (Senior). Hutcheson and finished a close fifth in the Junior of every runner in Nevada for the had 10 victories and got beat in the state Olympics. Tom Rapp, Madison HS, Trotsecond straight season and cruised to a finals in a controversial race marred by wood, Ohio (Senior). Rapp completed an decisive win in the state finals. Chris Fox, alleged course-cutting. Greg Jones, West unbeaten season and won the state }AMartinsburg HS, Martinsburg, West HS, Wichita, Kansas (Senior). Jones won individual title with the meet's second Virginia (Senior). Domination was Fox' several invitational races and took the fastest time of six divisions, Brad Rowe, calling card in West Virginia - 'til an state title in a swift 9: 15 for two miles over Crown Point HS, Crown Point, Indiana admitted poor third in the state meet. nine other sub-9:30 finishers. Mark Kim- (Junior). Brad posted several big wins and Chris atoned for the setback with a strong ball, Timberlane HS, Plaistow, New had only one loss in Indiana. He added a showing in the Eastern Senior USTFF Hampshire (Junior). Mark ran unbeaten in glossy coat to his record with a decisive

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· state championship win over a reputable field. Alan Scharsu, Fitch HS, Austintown, Ohio (Junior). Little AI succeeded in the true test of a champion when he returned from an injury and beat all opposition en route to a second straight Ohio large-schools triumph. Paul Schultz, Burke, Omaha, Nebraska (Junior). Schultz did not lose in Nebraska competition, and he captured state honors by 13 seconds. He was a close sixth in the Jr. Olympics.

Bobby Siehl, Morris Hills HS, Rockaway, New Jersey (Senior). New Jersey produces top distancemen with regularity, and last fall Siehl was clearly the best. He won the section, group and state titles in fast times and by wide margins. Mike Sheely, Kenwood HS, Baltimore, Maryland (Junior). Sheely was untouched in Maryland, winning the state title by 20 seconds.

He placed fourth in the Jr. Olympics. Jim Spivey, Fenton HS, Hensonville, Illinois (Junior). Jim has an arm's-length list of victorious credits, losing only to AllAmerican Graves with a state runnerup time of 14: 16 for three miles. Bob Trujillo, East HS, Pueblo, Colorado (Senior).

Bobby, injured last year, returned in predictable form with a near-unbeaten record ·that included many course records and a runnerup effort in the Junior Olympics.

John Tuttle, Alfred-Almond HS, Alfred, New York (Senior). Tuttle, the Junior Olympic mile champion (4: 12), enjoyed an unbeaten fall. Budget restrictions prevented him from making a 500-mile roundtrip to the state finals. Joe Weston, South Plantation HS, Plantation, Florida (Senior). Joe took home many gold medals after snapping course records and was runnerup in the state 4A race with a 14:24 for 3 miles. Lance White, Cape Henlopen, Lewes, Delaware (Junior). Lance cut his schedule to threads with convincing triumphs and annexed the state title in the process. Jeff Wilhelm, Amherst HS, Amherst, Ohio (Senior). Jeff was credited with seven invitational triumphs and was seco_nd to Scharsu in the Ohio finals. Herb Wills, Leon HS, Tallahassee, Florida (Junior). Herb excels from the mile to the marathon and won the Florida 4A title in 14:16 for 3 miles. Cliff Wimer, Solanco HS, Quarryville, Pennsylvania (Senior). It was a second straight unbeaten fall for Wimer, who won the Pennsylvania 2A title in a region known for rugged harriers.

Cross country is one of the few sports in which a poor · performance by one athlete can totally offset superior efforts by the other athletes. The nation's top 25 teams, selected (pg. 39) for National Prep Sports, reflect the balance and team unity that is the key to cross country success: There were 33 states represented in the 50 individual All-American selections.

There were 32 seniors, 17 juniors and one sophomore. California led the choices with five runners selected; Florida had four.

• Illinois, Ohio and Oregon had three.

Keith Hampton, top runner tor the top team in the U.S.A., Deerfield, IJ/inois, leads the Warriors' junior-dominated squad to the finish line.

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Deerfield, Illinois, distinguished itself as sickness, Deerfield rolled over 202 oppomythical national champion by winning nents in head-to-head competition in all eight of their invitatiorials entered and · 1976. Coach Len Kisellus' young squad the very, very tough Illinois state cham- showed their mettle early in the season · pionship- by 31 points. The Warriors' when they defeated the top rated teams in five scoring runners averaged 14:45.0 for both Illinois and Indiana in the tough the state's three-mile course. They were IIliana .Classic - without their No. 1 led by Keith Hampton, a junior, and runner.

"We concentrated on total team runjunior twins Mark and Todd McCallister. Todd has also run a 4:10 mile. Five of . ning all year long," explains their coach, their top seven runners return for next "and not on individual performances." year, making them the pre-season pick Capping it all off, Deerfield won the state for 1977. title when their top five runners turned in Despite the usual run of injuries and

the lowest total time ever recorded in the Illinois finals on that particular threemile course: 14:33, 14:39, 14:40, 14:58 and 15:02. Top performers were Keith Hampton (8th), Todd McCallister (13th), Mark McCallister (14th), Bruce Gilbert (34th) and Greg Less (42nd). In 12 undefeated duals, the Warriors averaged a low score of 16 points to their opponents' 46.9. With four of their top five being juniors, and five of the top seven underclassmen, it's easy to see why Deerfield should be even more awesome • in 1977.

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''G0.''I When graduation rolls around, toes of Elm City, North Carolina, will be glad to see Lydia Rountree leave tor the college ranks.

By Trip Purcell

W e n Lydia Rountree graduates from Elm City High School in North Carolina this June, an official day of celebration will take place in every school which has had to compete against her since the fall of 1973.

But an official day of mourning may be observed in this small North Carolina community of 1000.

The loss of Lydia Rountree through graduation will be sort of a disaster for Elm City's sports fans. Ever since her freshman year, when she averaged I 0 points per game for the basketball team and won a state title in track, Lydia has been regarded as one of North Carolina's top female athletes.

The list of her accomplishments in three years of high school competition prior to the 1976-77 season speaks for itself.. Now in her senior year, the pride of · Elm City appears to be in the midst of her ·most sensational year yet.

"There is no question that Lydia is one of the finest female athletes in the state," says her basketball and track coach, Eddie Summerlin. "She's also one of the best clutch athletes I've ever seen or been associated with, and that's important for her future."

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year; during her sophomore and junior years she was runnerup in both sprints to Olympian Kathy McMillian. But with McMillan now in college, Lydia is the heavy favorite to win both state sprint titles this spring. "Her best time in the hundred is 10.6, and she has clocked 24.3 in the 220 yard dash," says her coach.

Lydia has never lost in either event in a regular season meet, and in both 1974 and 1975 she won the North .Carolina Junior Olympics in her age group in both sprints.

In 197 5, Lydia won the regionals in the I 00 ·and was one of 15 finalists at the nationals in Ithaca, New York. However, even though her track record is impressive, basketbilil is her love and will probably be her ticket to college.

"She's being recruited heavily by several· schools already," Summerlin notes. "She's still unsure of where she would like to go, but she's a good student and definitely wants to go to college. I feel sure she ·can play for any. college team."

Girls basketball is "big time" in North Carolina. Lydia Rountree has been the leader of the fine, fast-breaking Elm City five which last year reached the quarterfinals of the state tournament. with no starter over 5-7 in height. At 5-6, 135pounds, Lydia averaged 20.7 points per game from her forward position, led the Vikings through a 23-2 season, and grabbed II rebounds and dished out six assists per outing.

An all-conference selection her freshman, sophomore and junior years, the

Greensboro Daily News named Lydia to their I 0-girl all-state team, one of three underclassmen picked. The Wilson Daily Times accorded her with Player of the Year honors from a 14-school area. She scored 30 or mo·re points several times, and against Roxboro-Person last year in the district finals, Lydia fired in 37 points to lead Elm City to victory.

"She could have averaged more last year, but in most games she never played in the fourth quarter because we were so far ahead," her coach claims. "We've taken her out in the third quarter several times when she had 30 points, or more." ·With four starters from last year's team returning, Elm City was off to another fast start in North Carolina girls basketball. The Vikings had put together an unbeaten mark before the Christmas break with Rountree averaging over 20 points per game, as usual. · Also, for the last few years Lydia has played on a city league softball team nearby in Wilson, and in two years her team lost only one game while Lydia batted .690 at the plate.

"Lydia is a fine athlete," concludes Summerlin. "But more important she's a winner. She's very unselfish and does what it takes to win. What more can a coach ask for? She's at her best under pressure."

But the town of Elm City will probably be at its worst o.n the June day when their favorite star graduates. However, · their loss will definitely be another school's gain.

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Without the added incentive of the Olympics one might assume that the caliber of girls high school swimming would diminish in 1977. However, with a return of every record breaker of 1976, headed by Olympian Jill Sterkel, a sophomore from Wilson High School in Hacienda Heights, California, an assault ·on the record books is virtually assured.

Of the top 20 swimmers in ·each event from last year, underclasswomen dominated from top to bottom. While California dominates the boys rankings, (National. Prep Sports, Feb.-March, 1977), the girls listings should be one that is equally distributed from coast to coast.

Since 1965, when records were first kept, the growth of girls high school swimming has been phenomenal. That first AllAmerica team represented only four states, Florida, Kentucky, Oregon and Pennsylvania. Last year, over half of the . 50 states were represented, featuring 134 different schools with applications being received from almost every state in the union and including Alaska and the Canal Zone.

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nial ·national record holder Pine Crest School of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Other teams to keep an eye on are Radnor, Pennsylvania, with both Sue and Ann Cosgarea back for another year; Tustin, California, returning all four of their 14th place relay members from a year ~go, and East Lansing, Michigan, which achieved 19th· place :last year with freshmen Romi Richards. and Keli Emerson, and sophomores Jan Piper and Wendy Pratt.

200 Yd. Freestyle Although not ranked in the top 20 last year, one of the big surprises could come from sophomore Evi. Kosenkranius of Newport, Washington. Miss Kosenkranius has already achieved a 1:52.74 this year. Attaining the top spot will not be easy though as the number two and three 1977 Pre-Season :National High School Girls .Swi.mming Team Rankings ~.

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girls from last year will be back to challenge this year. 'Nancy Huddock, a senior from Penncrest, Pennsylvania, ranked number two a· year ago; and Olympian Brenda Borgh, a junior from Marple Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, ranked number three, should make things interesting continued

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mark as freshmen a year ago.

100 Yd. Backstroke As in the 500 yard freestyle, the dorsal event returns the number one girl, a member of the Olympic team and the national record holder in Renee Magee of Clear Lake High in Houston, Texas. The fight to retain the top spot will not be an easy one though, as the number two girl from a year ago also returns: Chris BreeJy, a teammate of Olympian distance swimmer, Brenda Borgh, at Newton Square, Marple Newton High, Pennsylvania, was only seven one-hundredths of a second behind Renee Magee's 58.94, with a 59.01 clocking. Senior Kim Shettle of Baltimore's Perry Hall High could make it a three way race as she also cracked the one minute barrier in '76. Newcomer Tenley Fisher, a sophomore out of Omaha Burke, Nebraska, could surprise.

100 Yd. Breaststroke Jan Ujevich, a freshman last year from Center Area High, Monaca, Pennsylvania, returns to defend her number one ranking and national record of a year ago.

Miss Ujevich will not find the challenge taken lightly as Erin 0' Beirne of Coronado, California, also broke the old record in achieving her second place, and she will also be back for another year. Among those expected to come close to these two are Ann Habernigg, Wilson High, Portland, Oregon; Maureen Dolan, Nova High, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; and Pam Shettle, Perry Hall High, Baltimore, Maryland.

400 Yd. Freestyle Relay Once again no attempt will be made to rank the relays since an adequate breakdown on the returning members from a year ago was too difficult to obtain. Off their individual performances, the teams with the best chance to break into the top 10 seem to be Marple Newton of Newton Square and Upper Dublin of Ft. Washington, both from the Keystone state of Pennsylvania. From Texas, look for Clear Lake High of Houston (the number one team of a year ago) to again field a strong spring quartet. Mission Viejo, California; Peninsula High of Gig Harbor, Washing-

ton; and East Lansing, Michigan, always field strong· relays, and '77 should be no exception.

Team Outlook With the talent of top girls swimmers being evenly distributed throughout the country, any attempt to predict the top teams of '77 is almost a lesson in futility, but here goes anyway. Defending mythical national champion, Upper Dublin High School of Ft. Washington, Pennsylvania, should once again be in contention for the top spot, but it is this writer's opinion that one or two teams that were runners-up last year will emerge on top when the water settles down. Marple Newton of Newton Square, Pennsylvania, or East Lansing, Michigan, have the best chance to pull off an upset off early season results. Other strong teams should be fielded by Mission Viejo, California; Newport High in Bellevue, Washington; Lincoln High, Nebraska; Winter Park High, Winter Park, Florida; and Pine Crest School and Nova High of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

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200 YARD FREESTYLE ......... _.... Nancy Huddock, Penncrest, Pennsylvania . Brenda Bergh, Newtown Square Marple Newtown, Pa. .... ·............. Coleen ·Falbo, Coconut Creek, Florida .. Bonnie Jean Glasgow, Severn Glen Burnie, Maryland ....... Erin Greer, Huntington Beach Edison, California ................ Kaihleen Hemmer, Lake Forest, Illinois .................... Marjie Ertler, Winter Park, Florida . . . . . . . . . . Cyndi McCullam, Mercer Island, Washington ...................... Kim Black, Alta Lorna, Calfornia ...... Evi Kosendranius, Bellevue Newport, Washington

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200 YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY . Susan Bird, Rancho Palos Verdes Miraleste, California ....... Jan Ujevich, Monaca Center Area, Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diane Johnson, Walnut, California ................. Ann Cosgarea, Radnor, Pennsylvania Gayle Hegel, Sewell Washington Township, New Jersey ................. Molly Baer, Madison West, Wisconsin ........... Kim Shettle, Baltimore Perry Hall, Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kim Carlisle, Tallahassee Lincoln, Florida ... Diane Girard, Ashville T.C. Roberson, North Carolina .................. Gale Pulsifer, Shoreline, Washington

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100YARD FREESTYLE ......... Jill Sterkel, Hacienda Heights Wilson, California .......... Jill Berlin, New Orleans O.P. Walker, Louisiana ....... Kathy Garrison, Gig Harbor Peninsula, Washington ............ Lee Ann Myers, Birmingham Berry, Alabama ........ Virginia Allen, Hollywood South Broward, Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nancy Huddock, Penncrest, Pennsylvania ..................... , Barbara Harris, Lincoln, Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizab~th Lutz, Dallas Lake Highlands, Texas ................ ,. ........ Mary Lou Ott, Tustin, California ......... Grace Meyer, Ft. Washington Upper Dublin, Pa. 500 YARD FREESTYLE . Brenda Bergh, Newtown Square Marple Newtown, Pa. ....... Erin Greer, Huntington Beach Edison, California ................. Cqleen Falbo, Coconut Creek, Florida . . . . . . Evi Kosenkranius, Bellevue Newport, Washington ...................... Kim Black, Alta Lorna, California .......... C. Weinkofsky, Ocean Township, New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . Cyndi McCullam, Mercer Island, Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marjie Ertler, Winter Park, Florida . . . . . . . Mary Harris, Jacksonville Bolles School, Florida ..................... Lori Ryder, Coral Gables, Florida

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100 YARD BACKSTROKE 58.9 ................. Rene Magee, Houston Clear Lake, Texas 59.0 .... Chris Breedy, Newtown Square Marple Newtown, Pa. 59.6 .... :. . . . . . . . Kim Shettle, Baltimore Perry Hall, Maryland 1:00.1 ............ Carol Eggers, Livonia Stevenson, Michigan 1:00.2 ................. Molly Baer, Madison West, Wisconsin 1:00.2 ..... Stiaron Flaherty, Kensington Holy Cross, Maryland L01.0 . . . . . . . . . Meg McCully, St. Petersburg Catholic, Florida 1:01.0 ................. Meg Hoeflich, South Eugene, Oregon 1:01.1 ...... Carrie Hutt, Kensington Albert Einstein, Maryland 1:01.3 .......... Kelly Peyton, Portland David Douglas, Oregon

100 YARD BUTTERFLY ...................... : Holly Pate, Lodi Tokay, California ............. Kim Shettle, Baltimore Perry Hall, Maryland . . . . . . . Nancy Henry, Pittsburgh North Hills, Pennsylvania ........ Leslie Rhodes, Honolulu Punahou School, Hawaii ........ Cynthia Leigh, Ft. Lauderdale Pine Crest, Florida ...................... Tina Weisel, lnglmoor, Washington .... Chris Breedy, Newtown Square Marple Newtown, Pa. ............. Marcia Shearer, Louisville Ballard, Kentucky ................. Jill Fletcher, Knoxville Doyle, Tennessee ............. Misty Black, Birmingham Vestavia, Alabama

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100 YARD BREASTSTROKE . . . . . . . . Jan Ujevich, Monaca Center Area, Pennsylvania ................... Erin O'Beirne, Coronado, California ..... Tina Ann Camilli, Fair Oaks Del Campo, California .................... Shelley Preston, Medford, Oregon .. : ........... Ann Habernigg, Portland Wilson, Oregon .......... Maureen Dolan, Ft. Lauderdale Nova, Florida ........... Pam Shettle, Baltimore Perry Hall, Maryland ....... , ...... Megan Ward, Baltimore Seton, Maryland ...... : . .. _....... Kathy Kooser, Wheaton North, Illinois ........ Sally Winde, Ellicott City Mt. Hebron, Maryland

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CLUB ATLETICOS Hoping To Change Tradition The quality of Latin American baseball players in the major leagues is unquestioned. Strangely, one Spanish-speaking baseball hotbed which has . moved little of its talent northward is Mexico. Club Atleticos, a touring Mexican national baseball team from Tijuana, Baja California, hopes to change that someday soon.

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By Steve Guss T.e quality of Latin American baseball players in the major leagues today is unquestioned. There are so many from Cuba, Puerto Rico,· the Dominican Republic, Panama and Venezuela that name pronunciation and interviews are becoming a problem.

Strangely, one Spanish-speaking baseball hotbed which has moved little of its talent northward is Mexico. Even the Mexican League, which has AAA status, lacks the prestige of similar minor league systems stateside.

Hoping to change all that in time is a 25-year-old San Diego businessman, Steve Randel. RaQdel is manager of Club Atleticos, a touring Mexican national baseball team associated with the Instituto Tecnologico in Tijuana, Baja California.

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to 18, will play a 14-game exhibition schedule in California and Nevada this spring against American high school teams. The trip has the blessing of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association (NIAA), the National Federation of State High School Associations and the United States Baseball Federation.

"Those schools will hit the ball further and throw a lot harder than our kids, but we won't be intimidated," said Randel.

Noting that the U.S. teams will be exposed to what he calls "barrio baseball", Randel explained that "Mexican kids start playing ball right out of the diaper stage.

They're quick and aggressive and know how to force teams into making mistakes."

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Club Atleticos' starting pitchers for two month tour of California and Nevada, L-R, Sergio Mengo, Juan Saludes, pitching coach Javier Melendrez, Roberto Lopez and Francisco Medina. (William Bible photo) . ·

Atleticos in the summer of 197 5 after becoming discouraged that a lot of talent in Mexico goes undiscovered because of an ineffective major league scouting system south of the border. So, instead of waiting for the scouts to come to him, Randel brings his material to them.

The first trip last year, however, was expensive, embarrassing and comical. "We blew over $300 going to Yuma only to be ambushed by a Babe Ruth All-Star team, most of them high school graduates," recalled Melendrez. "They whipped us like a dog before over 2,000 fans at Desert Sun Stadium. But now we'd love to get them back."

Then there was the time last March when the Mexicans were holding their own against tough Sparks High School in Reno, Nevada, only to be beaten by the weather. "The temperature dropped .to 38 degrees around the third inning and I was so cold my whole body felt numb," said the · team's first baseman, Sergio Merigo. The game was called after four innings to be continued the next day. But that night 'it ·snowed. "Mother Nature wasn't very nice to us," said Randel. "We drove I 0 hours each way in a rented mini-bus, and the highlight of the trip was a free tour through an antique car museum."

Club Atleticos has had some bright moments. Last July- they routed the American Legion Post 258 team in National City, California, I0-0, chasing aii-CIF pitcher Wally Hurst in the fifth inning.

The team also has its characters. Outfielder Rosario Melendrez, only 5-5 and 140 pounds; barely escaped an early shower in one game after kicking dirt on the first base umpire. "He said I went around on a pitch and called a strike on the appeal. I wanted to let him know how I felt about it," said Melendrez. Temperamental Finto Saludes, the club's top pitcher, is another unpredictable sort who once instigated a dispute which emptied both benches in a game with Eagle Rock, California. Saludes says he's changed since then. "I don't want to get upset like a kid anymore. I try_ to do the best I can because we're good and we have a reputation to defend."

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Merigo was the youngest player to be selected to the Baja California national amateur team, and 16-year-old outfielder Ricardo Velez runs the 100-yard dash in under 10 seconds. Sergio Salinas, also 16, is one of the squad's top hitters.

Club Atleticos players come from the Liga Municipal in Tijuana. The team has improved greatly since Randel put it together. Last May, the Instituto Tecnologico. club (composed mostly of Club Atleticos players) finished second to Durango in the 29-state institutional tournament in Vera Cruz. This year's tourney will be in Aguascalientes, and with a 14-game exhibition schedule under its belt, Instituto Tecnologico could be the team to beat in the big Mexican baseball event.

Mike Port, minor league administrator for the San Diego Padres has termed Randel's program "super". He indicated that his scouts "were going to keep an eye on those kids".

Club Atleticos players have uniforms similar to those worn by the Oakland A's -green shirts with a big gold "A", gold pants and even white shoes. Although Randel noted that none of his athletes sported the mustaches some former Oakland players were known for, his team ¡hopes to continue the winning tradition established by that major league club.

The Club Atleticos schedule includes the following games, half of which have been completed: Salesian High School in Los Angeles, February 18; Big Bear Lake High School in Yucaipa, California, February 23; Calexico High School in Calexico, California, February 25; Garfield High School in Los Angeles, March 5; Gonzales High School in ¡Gonzales, California, March 11-12; Salinas High School in Salinas, California, March 12; Marian High School in Imperial Beach, California, March 15; Holtville High School in Holtville, California, March 29; Borrego Springs High School in Borrego Springs, California, April 2; Sparks High School, Sparks, Nevada (doubleheader in Tijuana), April 5; and Sparks High school in Sparks, Nevada, April 15-16. e

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Sergio Merigo, the youngest player to be selected to the Baja, California, national amateur team, reflects on their game with Reno Sparks, Nevada: "The temperature dropped to thirty-eight degrees in the third inning. I was so cold my whole body felt numb." (William Bible photo) The team's most heralded prospect is 18year old third baseman Gilberta Castenada: "I want to play professional baseball, but only in the United States."

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Just like the boys, girls need proper coaching for warming-up prior to any athletic event.

Although most sprinters can run faster in shorts than warm-up gear, in weather such as this, it probably would have been safer for each girl to compete in her warm-ups .. (Pete Schwepker photo)

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Different sports, of course, require the musculoskeletal system of the body to be used in different fashions. As such, new problems arise that connot be treated in the same fashion as with other sports. We thought that it might be interesting to go over some of the most frequently asked questions relative to spring sports: Q) I'm a baseball pitcher and have heard conflicting reports about weight lifting.

Some people say it is good for me, others say it will hurt me. What do you think?

A) Most authorities agree that weight lifting used judiciously and properly can help shoulders and arms of pitchers. Dr. Karl Klein of the University of Texas and anational authority on conditioning and training reports the following: when he worked with the University of Texas baseball team, he never had a sore arm pitcher who worked with weights. It is important, however, that the weight program be supervised by people who know how to use weight programs in a scientific and judicious fashion. I might add that weight liftc ing is only one type of program. Weight training programs with the Nautilus or Universal systems can be effective.

(Recently, Steve Carlton of the Phillies achieved great success utilizing the N autil us system.) I leave it to another issue to discuss. the pros and cons of which works best.

Q) l have continued shoulder pain when I play baseball. but no diagnosis has been made. It does not limit my ability. Shall I continue playing?

Dr. Paul M. Steingard is team physician for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association and for a number ofhigh schools in the Phoenix area. Dr. Steingard is also Director of the Sports Medicine Clinic of Phoenix, Arizona.

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worked with weights. It is important, however, that the weight program be supervised by people who know how to use weight programs in a scientific and judicious fashion. I might add that weight lifting is only one type of program. Weight training programs with the Nautilus or Universal systems can be effective.

(Recently, Steve Carlton of the Phillies achieved ·great success utilizing the Nautilus system.) I leave it to another issue to discuss. the pros and cons of which works best.

Q) I have continued shoulder pain when I play baseball but no diagnosis has been made. It does not limit my ability. Shall I continue playing?

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A) Pain is usually a sign that something is wrong. I suggest that you continue working with your doctor to find the answer. In young people with growth centers still not used, it is vitally important that pain be tracked down. Abnormal fusion of the growth centers can lead to permanent difficulty. "Little League elbows" and "Little League shoulders" have prematurely ended many promising careers.

Q) I am a sprinter and I have a problem with pulled muscles. How can I prevent this?

lowing graduation from high school this requires four years of college, four years of osteopathic or medical school, and postgraduate residency training of three to five years. This is not as long as it sounds since these years are very exciting, interesting learning experiences and they seem to fly by. Most doctors in Sports Medicine are either in general practice or practice orthopaedic' surgery.

Another way to get involved in Sports Medicine is through athletic training. Dennis Murphy, in his column. went into ath-

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Because of new government regulations there will be much more money going into womens' sports, so be patient. Think about coaching as a career, and for that matter, athletic training.

This brings us to the final subject for this issue. \since the original column in National Prep by Dennis Murphy on "Athletic Training", we have gotten numerous letters asking about Sports Medicine as a career. I will try in the next few paragraphs to offer the options.

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One final word - earlier in this article we alluded to women in sports. I think that a big area for women now and in the future is in coaching and training. But I think it will be essential also to have women as Sports Medicine doctors and physiologists.

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A) Pain is usually a sign that something is wrong. I suggest that you continue working with your doctor to find the answer. In young people with growth centers still not used, it is vitally important that pain be tracked down. Abnormal fusion of the growth centers can lead to permanent difficulty. "Little League elbows" and "Little League shoulders" have prematurely ended many promising careers.

Q) I am a sprinter and I have a problem with pulled muscles. How can I prevent this?

A) Recurrent muscle pulls definitely can be prevented. You must do stretching prior to working out. You must warm up gradually. You must develop your state of conditioning to the point where your muscles have "reserve" left. Recently there has been a lot of talk in track circles about being "in balance". What this refers to is having equal amount of stress on either side of the musculoskeletal structure rather than having too much stress on one side. I would suggest that if you continue to have difficulty you talk to your trainer or coach about the subject of "balance".

National Prep Magazine will have a Sports Medicine Column in all future issues. These are being provided by The Sports Medicine Clinic of Phoenix, Arizona. If you have a question or specific problem we will try to answer it. Address all questions to National Prep Sports, 4707 N. 12th St., Phoenix, Arizona 85014.

Q) Where can I get some coaching on weight events for women? I am very interested in shotput but I cannot get anybody to coach me because I am a girl.

A) Women coaches generally are few and far between. Do not give up though. If you have a local university, go there for help.

Because of new government regulations there will be much more money going into womens' sports, so be patient. Think about coaching as a career, and for that matter, athletic training.

This brings~s to the final subject for this issue. Sine\. the original column in National Prep By Dennis Murphy on "Athletic Training", we have gotten numerous letters asking about Sports Medicine as a career. I will try in the next few paragraphs to offer the options.

First of all, you can get into Sports Medicine by becoming a doctor. Fol-

lowing graduation from high school this requires four years of college, four years of osteopathic or medical school, and postgraduate residency training of three to five years. This is not as long as it sounds since these years are very exciting, interesting learning experiences and they seem to fly by. Most doctors in Sports Medicine are either in general practice or practice orthopaedic surgery.

Another way to get involved in Sports Medicine is through athletic training. Dennis Murphy, in his column, went into athletic training as a career at some length.

Not all universities, however, offer athletic training as a course, and it is important to find out what schools offer athletic training at the undergraduate level. There are a few schools that offer it as graduate courses. Most students taking athletic training are physical education or kinesiology majors. However, it is good to take another subject such as science as a minor.

This helps to get you into openings when physical education is filled. It is interesting to note that in taking the physical education requirements, most of the premedical requirements are covered so that the student really does have the option of changing his or her mind.

Physical therapy is another direction one can take to get involved in Sports Medicine. There are a number of universities offering a degree in physical therapy. However, it has been my impr~ssion that the people teaching physiotherapy do not look that kindly on people taking physiotherapy with the idea of getting into sports. Rather they are looking to train people for rehabilitation of chronic illness (such as stroke).

Another direction of Sports Medicine is toward the conditioning and testing area. Although my major interest is the clinical area, nevertheless, there is a tremendous number of people involved in studying physiology, biomechanics, and the basic subjects. These are almost all university based. ¡tt is interesting to note that a major portion of the membership of the American College of Sports Medicine is people involved in this area.

One final word - earlier in this article we alluded to women in sports. I think that a big area for women now and in the future is in coaching and training. But I think it will be essential also to have women as Sports Medicine doctors and physiologists.

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T.e popularity of the slider is probably one of the main reasons a great number of good curve ball pitchers are not seen on the high school and college levels today. Many promising pitchers and their coaches simply give up on the classic curve ball too early. They become resultsoriented, pressured to get people out; therefore, they do not stress the basic curve ball fundamentals long enough to produce consistent · results. They simply do not make sure the necessary procedures are mastered before going on to more advanced concepts.

It is difficult, or sometimes even impossible, to learn the curve ball fundamentals while throwing the slider or the "slurve." The slider often detracts from curve ball fundamentals even after these fundamentals have been mastered. The slider is a "lazyman's pitch" and will inevitably divert the pitcher's attention from the more difficult, but much more valuable, down-breaking curve ball. For this reason the fast ball, change-up, and downbreaking curve ball are the only pitches taught at Arizona State University.

It is felt that proper curve ball rotation can be learned through a series of drills designed to teach the fundamentals of this pitch. There is no mystery about the curve ball, it is simply a matter of imparting 12 to 6 o'clock rotation to a baseball. A basic feel is needed for what you are trying to do.

The pitcher must get down rotation; if he cannot get this rotation, and if it is not consistent rotation, he cannot become a good dependable curve ball pitcher.

To learn the fundamentals of good curve ball rotation, one must start with the real basics: Breaking down the correct arm action from release point backwards to include the full arm action. A pitcher should move on to the advanced concepts only after mastering the basics of rotation described in the following drills.

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RED LINE D R I L L - - - Ron Squire, former coach at Mount San Antonio Junior College, Walnut, California, came up with what he called the "TV drill", and it is the best way to begin learning the feel of good curve ball rotation. It is a mistake to move on until flipping the ball (as shown in Pictures 1-A and 1-B) is second nature to the pitcher.

This action, properly done, "draws" a red ·line with the perfect down rotation of the baseball's seams. Often one hears, "I· can throw a curve ball, but I can't flip the ball like that." Perhaps so, but in my opinion, that kind of shortcut can lead to an inconsistent curve ball - the kind of curve ball where he is "hoping for the best." If it doesn't hang at the wrong time, maybe you win; but if it does hang at a key .

time, you get beat. In this "red line" .drill, one should be able to hear the actual snap of the finger, as really, all that's being done is the snapping of the fingers with the ball between the thumb and index finger.

TEN-YARD FLIP _ _ _ __ After mastering consistent rotation in the red line drill, move on to the second drill. In this, the pitcher applies the same finger snap only he flips the ball to another player about 10 yards away. When the ball rotates correctly, he can see the red line as the ball loops to his partner. Remember to look for the same red line from seam rotation as in tlile first drill.

TENNIS BALL C A N - - - Drill three in the progression promotes learning the feel of an overhand

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curve ball released by tossing a taped tennis-ball can. This drill should be performed with arm, wrist, and hand locked in the curve ball release position, and then the arm .is recoiled 6 to 12 inches, just before moving forward for release. Picture 3-A shows the correct release position.

Fundamentals to stress include pointing the elbow toward home plate and keeping

it as high as possible at release. The wrist is bent down, as. shown in Picture 3-B, to produce the perfect down spin. The pitcher tries to draw a rainbow with the flight of the can, imparting as much spin as possible while limiting the velocity (as shown in Picture 3-C). The arm, wrist, arid hand action is exactly the same as when releasing a curve ball with a baseball, only he is

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Needed for the fourth drill is a regular size wash tub and an 8-foot screen (as in Picture 4-A). Place the wash tub six feet behind the screen. The pitcher then throws from 30 feet in front of the screen. He throws over the screen with the high trajectory in order to land the ball in the tub.

This forces the pitcher to toss a soft rainbow, while stressing the same low velocity and high rotation used with the tennis-can drill. He should stand with his feet set apart as when landing in his stride. Also,

FULL ARM ACTION---· Drill 5 adds the full-arm action from this same type of foot placement using the screen and tub set-up.

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gripping the end of the can. It is fairly easy to increase the consistency and amount of rotation through practice. One problem with the can drill is that some of the more results-oriented players will be able to get good-looking rotation without the proper arm action, but you can be sure that correct release will always produce perfect rotation.

process. Pictures 5-A and 5-B illustrate "wrapping" and "cocking"; both are fundamental flaws. "Wrapping" the curve ball is cocking the wrist during the reachback, and "cocking" is dropping the elbow and ·~short-arming" the curve ball just befpre release. Drill 5 will help combat these by stressing proper fast ball arm action with the curve ball adjustment coming just before the point of release. The pitcher should be thinking "fast ball, fast ball, fast ball", then "curve ball" as the arm gets overhead. Also, alternating the continued

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Curve Ball fast ball with the curve ball when working on curve ball fundamentals will help the pitcher avoid "cheating" to get good rotation.

UP HILL S L O P E - - - - In Drill 6 the same tub is utilized, but the pitcher places his striding foot on the top of the mound on an up-side-down bucket, with his pivot foot on the level ground behind the mound (as shown in Picture 6-A). He then delivers a soft rainbow to the wash tub placed 50 or 60 feet away. The uphill foot placement forces the pitcher to keep his elbow up and forward, a.nd also enables him to learn the difficult concept of staying on. top of the curve ball.

Again, good down rotation is helpful in landing the ball in the tub. The possibility for proper¡ rotation is increased with this drill as it forces exaggerations of the vital curve ball fundamentals.

Anytime a pitcher has a breakdown and loses good rotation, most likely his arm action and release are not fundamentally sound. By using suggested drills in pre-game warm-ups and form work on off days, he over learns these concepts and decreases the chances of a breakdown of these important techniques when under pressure.

This six-step learning and over learning progression for curve ball rotation should be followed by regular work on the breaking pitch with a catcher. Several points need to be stressed about these practice sessions. First, proper follow-through needs to be emphasized. The coach should

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check and encourage the exaggeration of the throwing shoulder to opposite knee concept. This will serve as an excellent indicator of the amount of pull-down necessary to produce good rotation on the curve ball.

During the curve ball learning stages, the pitcher should alternate fast ball and curve ball and should break the curve ball into the dirt. Most young pitchers hesitate in breaking the curve ball down that low during practice; and to avoid bruises, catchers usually apply great social pressure to encourage the pitcher to get the ball up out of the dirt. Unfortunately, the learning process is speeded up only when the pitcher works on rotation by bouncing the curve ball, then gradually adjusting into the lower half of the strike zone while keeping the same consistent release. It is extremely difficult to get classic rotation on a pitch above the waist, so starting high and adjusting down just will not work.

Perfecting the curve ball to the point of having three or four speeds, different arm angles and various adjustments in the wrists is not necessary or wise. Most pitchers will be better off if they master one speed and one release angle that is best for them and then groove it. Actually, only two breaking pitches - a "strike" curve ball and a "strike-out" curve ball - are needed. These two curve balls are thrown with the same release and speed, but the "strike-out" curve ball is used when ahead in the count and the pitcher can afford to break the ball at the knees or lower on the outside "black" of the plate. For the "strike" curve ball, he will need confidence that can be gained by using sound, repeatable fundamentals that have been

least second nationally and two other teams finished third. Two of his clubs won national junior college championships, two were N.C.A.A. runners-up, and one was a national juco runner-up.

In five years at Arizona State, Brock's teams have won over 82 percent of their games (288 of 349). His first Sun Devil club was 64-4 in 1972, and his 1973 team was 59-8. His 1975 club was 61-13 and his 1976 club was 65-10.

The five year achievement of two second place and two third place finishes establishes the ASU program as the nation's most successful major college baseball team over that period.

No teams in college history have won more games in a single season. ASU was rated first throughout the 1972, 1973 and 1976 seasons.

Brock received the Adirondack Big Stick A ward in 1972, which is presented to the National College Baseball Coach of the Year.

He was the National Junior College Coach of the Year in 1970 and 1971, and he was N.C.A.A. District 7 Coach of the Year in 1972, 1973, 1975 and 1976. The Phoenix Press Box Association nominated him for the Arizona Coach of the Year award seven times, an honor presented to him in 1973.

Brock came to Arizona State University in January 1972, after a highly successful six year tenure as the first baseball coach in the history of Mesa (Arizona) Community College. His 1970 and 1971 teams won national junior college championships and were the rirst clubs to win back-to-back national juco baseball titles. Brock's 1969 Mesa team finished second in the national tournament.

developed through intelligent practice. The pitcher can use this type of curve ball even when behind in the count. This pitch is down but clearly in the strike zone. This type of command of the curve ball is a must for success unless the pitcher has an over-powering fast ball.

Teaching the curve ball can be an enjoyable and rewarding experience for both the coach and pitcher. We have found that the six-step curve ball progression really does aid in both the learning process and e the winning process.

From 1969 to 1971 Brock's teams were 10638. Since he began coaching in the mid 1950's, his teams have won 39 championships and have competed in nine national tournaments.

He has never coached a losing team.

In 1954, as an 18 year old, Brock first coached in the Phoenix area American Legion summer baseball program. During a six year period, his teams won five state championships, four regional crowns and one sectional title. In 1961, Brock's team won the American Legion World Championship. He taught at West Phoenix and Mesa High Schools, and his 1964 Mesa team won their district championship.

The ASU coach is a native Arizonan, born July 24, 1936 in Phoenix, He graduated from North Phoenix High in 1954 and from Phoenix College in 1956. In 1958, Brock graduated from Arizona State University with a physical education major and a history minor. One year later he received his M.A. in Education from ASU. Coach Brock needs only to write his dissertation in order to complete requirements for his Doctorate in Education. His field of study is educational administration and supervision, and his dissertation is an analysis of the structure of athletic administration. Both he and his wife Pat, are active at Grace Community Church in Tempe, where they have taught both high school and college age classes. Jim is a popular speaker at various Christian functions. They are the parents of two children, Cathi, 19, and Bucky, 14. Pat teaches in the Business Department at Scottsdale Community College.

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COLLEGE BOUND First, let me congrptulate you on your endeavor to provide the sports consumer with a publication dedicated to the high school athlete, heretofore, an unmet need in sports publishing. In addition, in reading the second issue, I found the articles to be interesting, pertinent and done in quality fashion.

Second, I would like to provide some input as to what might be of interest to the general reader. I have observed that a number of publications named an annual AllAmerica High School Football Team; however, I have yet to find a source which follows up on the selections. That is, it is easy to find out who the blue-chippers in the country are, but it is very difficult to find out where they go to college. I would suggest that you provide the reader with information as to where these All-Americans go to school, and perhaps which university had the best recruiting year. I feel this topic would be most informative to your readers.

Bill Laboda Holt, Michigan SMALLER SCHOOLS I agree with several letters published in the December-January issue indicating that "small schools" should be recognized for their achievements also. Hanover High School has won the Eastern Massachusetts Division Four championship four years in a row, was undefeated in over 40 consecutive games, and has lost just three games since 1969. This record has been compiled under three different head coaches. Recently the girls basketball team had their 100 game winning streak snapped.

I am not suggesting that Hanover's football team would win consistently against teams drawn from four to five times their student enrollment. But surely some national recognition would not be out of order.

Larry Kleine Hanover, Massachusetts

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Your coverage of football in your first issue was both informative as well as being well prepared. In my opinion you did an excellent job, but you didn't cover cross country, wrestling or skiing very much. It also appears to me that you don't seem to cover small or new schools very much. I know of a school in Denver, Colorado, called Smoky Hill, that has a well-known performing frosh cross country runner. They also have an excellent sophomore runner. Both of these outstanding athletes ran varsity level and placed somewhere in state. Smoky Hill also has an excellent track team. I now live in Anchorage, Alaska, and I also believe that most all Alaska schools are underestimated.

Alan W. Dettman Anchorage, Alaska

(6-1 with a 1.32 ERA). All these pitchers have scholarships to Dade North Junior College in Miami. As you might know, it's one of the top baseball junior colleges in the nation.

We also had four .300 hitters: John Wolfer (.372), Ed Howser (.370), Bob Garris (.350) and Craig Gero (.309).

I would like to say this about your No. 7 ranked team, Miami Carol City. I saw them play twice last year and with our top pitchers throwing we wouldn't have had too much trouble with them. So, as far as I'm concerned, we should have been at least in the "Top 20". Also, last year's team will be on a Legion team this year that should be excellent. The name of the team is Palm Beach Post No. 12. Watch for us in the American Legion World Series.

Bob Garris Miami, Florida

KANSAS CHAMPS I have just received the February-March edition of National Prep Sports Magazine . and I want to thank you for the fine article written about our excellent baseball team ·at Southeast High School here in Wichita, Kansas. All the boys read the magazine and the well-deserved publicity through the printed media is one of the great ways to motivate our players.

Jim Oeckinger Wichita, Kansas LOADED BATS I read Joe Namath's National Prep Sports Magazine, the December-January issue. I think the magazine is an excellent one, but I was disappointed with the national high school baseball rankings for 1976. In reading the article about Lakewood. I think you picked the right No. 1 team, but I am from West Palm Beach, Florida, and my high school's name is Forest Hill. Our record last year was 24-3 and we had a super team. I admit that we didn't get in the state playoffs. We were ripped off because we had a 14-0 conference record, playing in a tough conference, and after the season we had to play the same teams again. Teams we beat twice convincingly.

We used our number one pitcher in the first game and our number two pitcher had a sore arm: So we had to go with our number three pitcher against a team which had their bats loaded for this tournament. They won their first game something like 19-10, then jumped out to an 8-0 lead against Forest Hill. We couldn't quite make up all those runs and lost, "8-5. Our top three pitchers were John Wolfer (9-0 with a .46 ERA), Bob Garris (5-1 with a 1.62 ERA) and Ed Howser

TRIUMPHANT RETURN Congratulations on starting such a project as National Prep Sports, and I hope every article is as good as the one you published in your December-January issue on my good friend, Dawdy Hawkins ("Triumphant Return for Dawdy Hawkins"). I got acquainted with Dawdy back in 1964 when I traveled to Pekin to watch his eventual Illinois state champions of that year. A fine article like that in your national magazine by Dick Lien couldn't have happened to a better fellow. Keep up the good work, as your publication is very welcome here in Illinois.

Barney Ranstead Oak Lawn, Illinois POWER TRADITION I really enjoy your magazine, but don't agree with your choice of all-stars and "Top 20" basketball teams in your OctoberNovember issue. I feel you were mostly picking the West Coast over the East.

I would like to read about track more. I attend Power Memorial Academy in New York City. We have one of the finest track and basketball teams in the nation. Many fine athletes have gone to Power, like Bob Mischewis, the center-forward at Providence; Kareem Jabbar, one of the greatest players in the NBA; Matt Centrowitz, the number one high school miler in the country who was in the 1976 Olympics; and Maurice Weaver, a graduate last year who holds the national indoor flat board two-mile record of 9:04.

Larry Petty, now a 6-10 senior AllAmerican center for Power, led them as one of the finest teams in the nation last year. We have been state champs in track for two years in a row. I could go on forever about our fine Power tradition. I am presently cocaptain of the track team and feel we will carry on our fine tradition.

Joseph Maffia New York, New York MORE D.C. INK A magazine dealing with the coverage of high school athletics is truly a welcome addition for anyone who enjoys watching today's high school stars - tomorrow's pro stars. I myself receive a great satisfaction in watching childhood buddies, neighborhood athletes and the local athletes receive recognition for their skills and abilities in their respective sports.

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I feel a lot more consideration should have been given to the Washington, D.C., high school basketball teams so far as rankings are concerned. In your Top 20 high school basketball teams, no D.C. team was even listed. This comes as a surprise to me considering the level of talent and tough competition which each team must face game after game. Many teams come into D.C. with very impressive won-lost records and highly touted players. These same teams leave with a greater respect and admiration for the caliber of competition here.

The list of D.C. alumni playing on this year's collegiate basketball scene is endless. For the 1976-77 high school scene, your Top 20 could have featured teams such as Eastern High School with James Ratiff and Rod Wright, McKinley Tech with Gary Jordan and James Roache, or Archbishop Carroll featuring Steve Smith and Ray Harrison. These are just a few of the many teams which I feel could have easily qualified for rankings in National Prep Sports.

Robert Michaels Washington, D.C. OVERLOOKED We would like to point out that in your December-January issue of National Prep Sports you failed to include the South Umpqua High School baseball team in your baseball section. Their overall team record for the season was an outstanding 30-1.

With such a good record, the South Umpqua High School baseball team deserves recognition. We realize that you cover a lot of other teams and sports, and that mistakes can happen, and that a good baseball team like the one the Lancers had can occassionally be overlooked.

Terry Church Myrtle Creek, Oregon

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I thought your February-March Baseball Preview edition was your best to date for the simple reason that I have never seen a publication anywhere which covered high school baseball like you did. The only magazines which cover baseball come out each spring and cover professional baseball only. I've never even seen a sports magazine cover college baseball. _

My only complaint about your national high school baseball ran kings is your failure to rate an Arizona schooL Schools like Sahuaro High here in Tucson and Apollo High in Phoenix, last year's state AAA champions, have good enough programs each year to merit more national recognition. Although Tucson High is no longer the national power in baseball they were for many years, I doubt if there is a high school in the country which could match their past records in baseball. I will be looking forward to more national baseball coverage, and don't forget about Arizona.

Richard Flood Tucson, Arizona BASEBALL COVERAGE I just wanted to say that I was delighted to see a copy of your new national high school magazine on the newsstand the other day here in Canada. A magazine on prep sports has been long overdue.

In particular, I enjoyed the article on the Lakewood High School baseball team, and the selection of your Top 20 baseball teams in the nation for 1976. Undoubtedly it will mean the continuance of more articles on prep baseball in the future, which is something I've been looking for for several years now.

Allan Simpson Vernon, B.C., Canada I have never seen a magazine cover high school baseball on a national level like you did in your February-March issue. I don't know if your Top 20 teams are any good, or if your 300 best players are worth a nickel, but your publication is worth every bit of a dollar, and more, for covering high school baseball like you have.

Keep it up. I hope to see a final roundup after the season is over, just like you did with football and basketball. Baseball is one of America's greatest sports, yet the news media seldom covers any form of baseball besides the pros.

Johnny Alexander Charleston, West Virgini?

MANY YOUNG MEN We thoroughly enjoy reading National Prep Sports magazine each· month. Regarding your December-January edition, Ralph Tasker at Hobbs, New Mexico, has certainly made his mark on the basketball record books, but perhaps more importantly, he has had a wonderful influence on the lives of many young men.

Frank Brickey Salt Lake, Utah THEIHSA I must commend you on your fine coverage of high school sports, something which has been lacking for sometime now. However, I must comment on something you printed in your February-March baseball issue. You stated that the Texas University Interscholastic League (UIL), organized in 1909, is the oldest of its kind in the nation.

If this is true, then the Illinois High School Association is the oldest in the United States. Set up in 1903, it enjoins 830 high schools in the state as members. The IHSA is just as comparable - if not better organized- than its Texas counterpart. The association was also the first in the nation to hire a full-time director.

Having the longest running state track championships in the country (first was held in 1893) and one of the oldest state basketball tournaments (began in 1908), the IHSA holds state tournaments in 23 different sports, producing 31 state championship

teams. These facts alone should be enough to convince anyone that the IHSA is one of the finest associations of its kind in the country.

Ron Kopezick Morris, Illinois NO.1 I would like to congratulate you on your new National Prep magazine. In your first issue you spotlighted the "Top 20" teams at pre-season, giving Cincinnati Moeller the No. 1' rating. During the 1976 football campaign, Moeller went undefeated (10-0) and gained a berth in the Ohio playoffs. Going into the playoffs they were ranked No. 1 by both AP and UPI polls. In their first game they played the No. 2 ranked Youngstown Cardinal Mooney team and had no trouble disposing of them, 48-0. In the championship game they met Gahanna Lincoln and beat them 43-5.

Moeller is the first AAA school to win back-to-back championships in Ohio since we started playoffs in 1972. Coach Gerry Faust has a 16-year record of 128-16-2. Cincinnati Moeller deserves to be the No. 1 high '

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Joseph W. Wilson Troy, Ohio COACH OF THE YEAR Having just retired from coaching cross country at Ellis High S-::hool where we won the Kansas state cross country championship in our class last fall, I really appreciated the article in your February-March issue about Verlyn Schmidt, the highly successful track and cross country coach at Shawnee Mission South in Overland Park, Kansas. 'Verlyn deserves the accolades and continues to do a super job with his young athletes in the Kansas City area.

Rocky Rorabaugh Ellis, Kansas 12 MILLION I just read the February-March issue of Prep Sports, and having coached high school baseball for 25 years I was very interested in the baseball section. However, I find it hard to believe that an area the size of Long Island, New York City, Westchester County and Northern New Jersey- a combined population of 12 million people does not have a high school baseball player who is not worthy of even honorable mention on your pre-season All-American list.

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EASY RECORD Notre Dame High of Riverside, California, had its eye on breaking the school record of 108 points when it met Heritage Christian in the first round of the Riverside cage tournament this season. The Titans' task was easier than they had hoped as they raced to a 116-8 romp. Randy Start topped all scorers with 24 points, with 10 layups during seven minutes of the third quarter.

The 108-point margin of victory was also impressive, but far from thel82 margin set when DeQuincy Grand A venue, Louisiana, downed Cameron Audrey Memorial, Louisiana, 211-29 in 1964.

NO RECORD When Flat Rock, Michigan, High junior heavyweight Dave Steffan pinned Bob Wojack of Grosse lie High in just five seconds for a new school record, a school official thought it might have been the fastest pin in high school wrestling.

Nbt so. In addition to a five second pin in th~ 98 pound class, and four second pins in the 167 pound and unlimited classes, the national record is three seconds in the 180 pound class, when Joe Amaral of San Diego University High pinned Bill Holliday of Claremont, California, in the 196869 season.

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DAVID ROCKS GOLIATH Outweighed 22 pounds per man in the line and with just 15 players on the varsity squad, tiny Hampshire, Illinois, stunned two-time state finalist and defending champion Concord Triopia for the Class lA football crown. The Whippurs, using four 14-year-old freshmen reserves, not only won the game from the Trojans, who had a 24-game winning streak, but crushed them 47-6.

A WIN AT LAST! Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania, High School hadn't won a basketball game in over four years when Mark Wagner went to the charity stripe and calmly sank two free throws in the closing seconds of a game with Muncy. His tallies gave the Wildcats a 56-55 win and snapped an 88game losing streak, dating back to 1972.

If it's any consolation to Mifflinburg, · their streak was far from the national record of 138 losses by Friendsville Academy of Friendsville, Tennessee, set from 1967 to 1973.

GOOD ROAD TRIP Long Island, New York, Lutheran High School ventured quite a way from home last December to play two basketball games in Texas, and came home unscathed. The Crusaders opened with Houston Kashmere (which once had an 82-game winning streak) and took a 73-70 win after leading early by 20-0. The second contest found Lutheran going up against Houston Wheatley (the Texas powerhouse which at one time owned a 72-game victory skein

and crushed Lake Charles, Louisiana, Washington 158-116). The Crusaders managed a 12-point edge after three quarters and hung on for a 91-88 win, as Wheatley tallied 30 points in the final frame to make a game of it. Both Kashmere and Wheatley are down this year.

Long Island Lutheran, however, is not.

YOU'RE A CUTUP, DOC Robert Jeffery, head of pathology at St. Mary Hospital in San Francisco, California, is great at cutting things out.

His hobby is sending newspaper clippings of high school events to prep coaches. He's been doing it for several years and the coaches are very appreciative.

"He subscribes to 20 to 30 papers daily in the area," says a track coach from the area. "What he does is sit down and cut out information on everything that deals with preps and sends each coach stuff on their particular sports. With the knowledge he sends me, we've been able to win the league championship almost every year for the last seven years."

LONG GAME, COACH? Lockney, Texas, basketball coach Dee Blevins had never seen anything like it when his team downed Littlefield, Texas, 59-57 in seven overtime periods this season.

"At the end of each overtime, I kept thinking, this will be it, but it seemed that no one could score," he said. "Every time anyone shot a free throw the fans would put on their coats and get ready to leave.

But it was a while before it was all over."

Perhaps the fans would have remained settled in their seats had they known that the longest game ever played took 13 overtimes when Mamers, North Carolina, Boone Trail outlasted Angier, North Carolina, 56-54 in 1964.

FOOTBALL SAFER THAN CARS? Some parents worry every time Johnny dons the shoulder pads each fall to make good for his high school. No one likes to see a prepster get injured. But how many parents know that the National Safety Council says playing football is safer than riding in the family cad In fact, the NSC lists football as being 180 times safer than using the car, 21 times safer than going swimming, and 20 times safer than using firearms.

100 IN A ROW The Rochester, New York, Wheatland-Chili High swim team has claimed its IOOth straight dual swimming meet. The Scotsmen dunked Barker 118-53 and five swimmers posted record times. Wheatland-Chili last lost seven years ago and have won six consecutive sectional titles.

Richard Michael set a pool and league record of one minute, 5.8 seconds in the 100yard breaststroke in the meet. Darlene Connell, the only girl on the squad, went under I :05.0 in the backstroke with a time of 1:04.5.

RECORD COACH Retired Cincinnati Bengals coach Paul .

Brown, the man who began coaching on the prep level in 1930 and built Massillon, Ohio, into a national prep powerhouse, made many contributions to footba'tl in compiling a 351-134-16 lifetime record.

Some of his innovations were: • Invented face bars on helmets.

• First to call plays from sidelines by rotating guards as messengers.

• First to employ a year-round coaching staff.

• First to use notebooks and classroom techniques for players.

• First to set up complete film clip statistical study.

• First to grade players from film clips.

• Developed detailed pass patterns which opened specific defense areas.

• First to use intelligence tests as a clue to player's learning potential.

• First to switch good running backs to defensive specialists.

SNOW JOB There's an interesting story behind Albuquerque High's basketball loss to Del Norte High one cold Wednesday night in January. It all centered around Albuquerque's unexpected storm which virtually crippled the Duke City's wheels, covering New Mexico with a blanket of snow.

Since many of the scheduled activities that night were being called off because of the white stuff covering the city, Jim Boggio, TV sportscaster for KOA T, Channel 7 in Albuquerque, began making a check of all the athletic events being postponed by the storm. After several tries to find out what was going to happen to that night's Albuquerque-Del Norte game, Boggio finally got in touch with one of what he thought was a proper school offi. cia!. However, he accidently contacted a night school representative, who supposingly told him. that the ·game was being cancelled.

Not so. It was played as scheduled, but at least four Albuquerque High players, including starters Bobby Sweet and James Bell, heard the news program and stayed home. So Coach Jim Hulsman's Bulldogs had to play Del Norte with a seven-man roster, and came out on the short end of a 67-61 score.

"Nobody with any authority could have told him that our game was called off," claimed Hulsman after the Del Norte game. "Del Norte has an excellent team and I'm not sure we could have beaten them anyway. But it's always nice to get a chance to put a full team on the court for each game." Considering Albuquerque is one of the most enthusiastic basketball towns - high school or college - in the country, it is easy to see how both schools were hurt at the gate. "I thought I had a reliable person in the office at Albuquerque High School," Boggio told the Albuquerque Journal after the debacle.· Needless to say, Boggio's popularity on the Albuquerque High campus is not at an • all-time high this season.

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Even Wilt Chamberlain couldn't take of the Year in Philadelphia, All-American, Overbrook High to three-straight Phila- and Most Valuable Player in the Seagull delphia City Basketball Charppionships. Classic and City Championship game. He It's .been done only once in the 38-year has scored over 30 points 10 times, over 40 . history of the series - by a team with points three times and averages eight three future pros: Wali Jones, Walt assists, with a high of 12 in six games. His ¡Hazard and Wayne Hightower. Now, greatest game came against McKoy, who Gene (Tinker Bell) Banks of West Phila- then was considered a strong pro draft delphia has a chance to become the most possibility, when he scored 46 points and dominant high school player in Philadel- completely dominated play. He averaged phia history this season. In the City of over 20 points and 20 rebounds a game.

Brotherly Love, Tinker Bell is a legend, What makes him exceptional is his compared to the likes of Chamberlain and muscular build, speed, court awareness Tom Gola, and now that he's embarking and superb passing and dribbling ability. on his last scholastic hoop campaign at He's super quick in finding an open man, West Philadelphia, great things are fore- and his smartness doesn't stop on the cast for him and the Speedboys. court, for in the classroom he's Ivy League "I feel good about what I've accom- material. In fact, Pennsylvania is one of plished physically and mentally," Banks the final choices, along with Duke, North said recently. "My jumping, scoring and Carolina State, UCLA, North Carolina rebounding has improved. But still there's and Hawaii. a lot of work I have to do to better myself.

But Banks is not the only great player This year we'll have to sacrifice to make in the Speedboys' arsenal. There's 6-6 this team as good as the ones we've had in junior Clarence Tillman. Eggy, as his the past two years." teammates call him, is a Richard WashWhat a past!! Since the 6-6, 210-pound ington-type shooter who averaged 21 Banks joined the Speedboy varsity two points and 15 rebounds a game. He was a years ago, West has won 50 of 52 games, 75 percent shooter from the free throw 33 straight Public League contests, two- line. There's quickness in the front line in straight Seagull Classic Holiday Tourna- 6-7 junior Vince Ross, 6-5 junior Bert ments and two consecutive City Biggs and 6-8 Joe Garrett. In the backChampionships. There's been impressive court, Darryl Warwick, a 5-11 imaginavictories over DeWitt Clinton (New York tive playmaker, is the field general. He City), Eastern (Washington, D.C.), Holy averaged close to six assists and seven Trinity (Long Island, N.Y.) and St. steals a game. This summer he came into Anthony's (Wash., D.C.). This upcoming his own, and with Tillman and Banks as reseason the Speedboys travel to Louisville turning starters, they form a solid nucleus. to play Male High (which produced 1976 When a team throws up a zone, watchAll-American player of the year Darrell out for Terri Scott. The 6-0 junior is called Griffith); to Washington, D.C., and Cotton, because he hits nothing but the Eastern High (6-8 James Ratiff); to Long bottom of the net. Up from the JV, 5-11 Island and Lutheran High (6-8 Wayne James (Pee Wee) Thomas will develop into McKoy) and to Pittsburgh and Brashear one of the finer guards in the Philadelphia (formerly Fifth Avenue). area. Coach Joe Goldenberg has fine rapBanks leads a super list of players. He's port with his players and has organized his been All-Public, All-City, Philadelphia charges into a well-oiled winning unit.

Bulletin All-Scholastic, All-State, Player "The team is going to be great," Banks .said. "This season is going to be fun. I love Clarence Tillman in a special way, because If teammates listen to Coach Joe Goldenhe realizes that he is a big man and is a berg (left), All-Americans like Gene Banks very nice gentleman off the court." Banks (insert) should help West Philadelphia go all the way to the top. has known Tillman a long time. Wh!!n PREP I DECEMBER-JANUARY 1977

Tinker Bell was a sophomore at West he coached the Mt. Zion team in the Philadelphia Interdenominational Church Basketball League. His star was Clarence Tillman. Even when he. was 15-years-old, Banks was mature. That is reflected in his articulate manner off the basketball court.

Banks smiles about his early coaching career.

"Clarence listens a lot," Banks said.

"The main idea is that whatever you put down, he'll execute." Tillman will be the next great player in Philadelphia. He glides around opponents or banks in jumpers without a trace of emotion. The business of the moment is playing his smooth game. His moves are fluid, basic, a touch of the fancy., Now as teammates, Banks and Tillman share the glory, as West Philly was known as the "BT Express" last season.

"Gene treated me like a little brother," Tillman said. "He wasn't tough at the beginning when I played for him two years ago. I went against him in practice. He's much stronger, but I use my quickness."

Last year in the Seagull Classic championship game, Tillman scored 22 points (I 0 for 15 from the field) and snatched 17 rebounds, but failed to make the All-Tournament team. Tinker Bell had won two trophies - MVP and AllTournament- so after the ceremonies in the locker room, he gave his All-Tournament trophy to his former player and now teammate. Banks remembers that night: "We were the champs and truly Clarence made the difference then. He's the main reason we reached the championship. I feel that he's All-Tournament. If not, he's AllWorld."

It's the closeness of the team that will make West Philadelphia a great basketball outfit, one of the best in America.

Even though Banks grabs all the headlines, it's the coaching of Goldenberg and the play of Tillman, Warwick and the other Speedboys which has put West High on the map. But Banks makes the team go.

His presence means so much. Without him West is tough, as in a game against Simon Gratz (6-8 Dino Gregory who has since

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After his scintillating performance against McKoy (46 points, 14 rebounds, six blocked shots, seven assists), he had critics rolling in the adjectives harder than the tide coming in off Long Island Sound.

Lutheran coach Rev. Edward Visscher was very impressed. "He's beautiful, always under control," Rev. Visscher said. "He's the greatest big man I've ever seen since Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) was at Power Memorial."

And Mackin (Wash., D.C.) coach Harry Rest says, "I never saw a greater forward in my life. I've never seen a player give a more complete performance. He's unbelievable. I saw Adrian Dantley (Notre Dame and Buffalo Braves) for four years.

In my opinion, Banks is head and shoulders above Dantley."

That was all the past glory, but now the "Gene Banks Traveling All-Stars and Motorkings" are looking to bring a third City Championship and more glory to West Philadelphia High of Pennsylvania.

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There have been hoards of talented players and teams produced in New York, but none more famous than Lew (Kareem Abdul Jabbar) Alcindor and his recordbreaking campaign at powerful Power Memorial between 1963 and 1965. Run by the Christian Brothers of Ireland, Power Memorial High School is a college preparatory institution which dates back to 1931. In basketball they have landed the New York City Catholic High School Athletic Association championship in 1939, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1970 (Len Elmore, Ed Searcy, Japeth Trimble), 1972 (Robert Misevicius) and last year, 1976.

"Our coming season should be full ·of challenge," says Brother Thomas J. Jensen, who takes over as head coach.

"The Division I teams against which we compete in the Catholic Association are stronger at this time than they were last year. But we have the advantage of having six lettermen back from last year's city champs, three of which have considerable experience."

All-American Larry Petty (6-9, 230) and guards Ed Moss (6-2, 175) and Chris Pappas (6-2, 190) are vintage members of last year's 24-4 club. Junior Benny Patterson (6-2, 170) should add some firepower. "The seniors on this team are cautiously. optimistic about the upcoming campaign," adds Jensen "and were members of a 23-0 junior varsity city championship squad from two years ago."

Petty is a mobile center who excels on defense and rebounding. College scouts claim him to have the size and strength to go wherever he chooses in college.

Moss is one of the quickest backcourt men in the talent-rich history of Power. He is intelligent, unselfish, an excellent leaper and a better-than-average outside shooter.

"Pappas is a favorite of mine," says his coach. "As I had these youngsters in freshman and junior varsity ball, so I know him very well. He is strong enough to play forward, quick enough to play guard, handles the ball very well and is the best shooter on the team. In his sophomore year, on the same team as Petty and Moss, he led the squad in all rebounding categories. He plays no other way but completely."

Jensen has coached at all the underclass levels throughout his tenure at Power. In over eight years at the freshman level his teams won 133 games and lost 33. In one year at the junior varsity level his squad was 23-0, and in two years spent coaching the varsity "B" teams (mostly juniors who compete in· the Athletic Association of Private Schools), they won 32 games and lost four, winning the league both years (1969 and 1970).

Teams that Jensen has worked with have finished 188-37. The upcoming season will be his first at the varsity "A" level, while overall it will be his 15th year of high school coaching. Last season the varsity, under the direction of· Brendan Malone (now an assistant at Fordham University) won its second city championship, the first was in 1972.

three starters from last year's state championship team: Sam Clancy (6-6, 218), David Kennedy (6-0, 160) and Warner Macklin (5-9, 165). However, in order to continue as contenders they must fill the gap created by the loss of William Clarke and James Whitner. This will be a difficult task indeed. Ed Peoples (6-4, 180), the sixth man last year, seems to have the inside track, but with so many new candidates yet unseen and untested the picture looks uncertain for head coach Elmer Guckert.

The 1975-76 season at Fifth Avenue was something to cheer about. Standing in the way was the threat of a long and hard fought teachers' strike. There was the· possibility of losing the entire season, dooming Fifth's possible return to the Western Finals and a chance at the coveted state championship. Gone was the Johnstown Tournament, one of the finest in the country, usually bringing in some of the better high school teams in the nation.

Lost was the chance·to play before some 19,000 basketball fans in Washington, D.C. The months of December and most of January slipped by before a settlement came.

With no pre-season game under their belts, Guckert's talented crew overcame the obstacles and battled hard to take the Pennsylvania AAA basketball championship. It was one of the finest achievements in the annals of Pennsylvania high school basketball. The satisfaction of achieving a long, sought after goal was their's, blotting out the bleak, cold days of December. It marked the first time Fifth Avenue High School had won the coveted AAA championship in its 80 years of existence.

It won't be their last. During those 80 years they landed the Pittsburgh City Championship 14 times, and players and coaches alike would like nothing better than to improve on last year's 16-0 record, playing a full schedule of games in the process. Chances are they'll do it.

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Pittsburgh's Fifth Avenue High school closed its doors for good on June 30, 1976, moving to a brand new building with a brand new name. Fifth Avenue had some 300 male students in grades l through 12, while new John A. Brashear High School will house about 1100 male students- an increase which should definitely benefit the athletic program.

Yes, times have changed for the better.

The new school will house a regulation basketball court (94 feet by 50 feet); at Fifth Avenue the floor was about 78 feet by 40 feet, with a balcony hanging over part of the old gymnasium. When talking about the 1976-77 edition of Brashear's Basketball Express, one must consider the

Ballard High school in Louisville opened its doors to varsity competition only six years ago and with Richard Schmidt as head coach they quickly built themselves into a national powerhouse.

The first season Ballard played one junior, two sophomores and two freshmen. Since that time success has been a big part of Ballard basketball. Coach Schmidt's record stands at 149-30 over the years for an 83.2 winning percentage. The last three seasons his teams have averaged 30 wins or more. He has been named Seventh Region Coach of the Year in 1973, 1974 and 1975, and Kentucky Coach of the Year in 1976.

Ballard has had only five graduating classes, but Coach Schmidt has already .

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There have been hoards of talented players and teams produced in New York, but none more famous than Lew (Kareern Abdul Jabbar) Alcindor and his recordbreaking campaign at powerful Power Memorial between 1963 and 1965. Run by the Christian Brothers of Ireland, Power Memorial High School is a college preparatory institution which dates back to 1931. In basketball they have landed the New York City Catholic High School Athletic Association championship in 1939, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1970 (Len Elmore, Ed Searcy, Japeth Trimble), 1972 (Robert Misevicius) and last year, 1976.

"Our corning season should be full of challenge," says Brother Thomas J. Jensen, who takes over as head coach.

"The Division I teams against which we compete in the Catholic Association are stronger at this time than they were last year. But we have the advantage of having six lettermen back from last year's city champs, three of which have considerable experience."

3. Pittsburg Brashear PENN. Pittsburgh's Fifth A venue High school closed its doors for good on June 30, 1976, moving to a brand new building with a brand new name. Fifth A venue had some 300 male students in grades I through 12, while new John A. Brashear High School will house about 1100 male students- an increase which should definitely benefit the athletic program.

Yes, times have changed for the better.

The new school will house a regulation basketball court (94 feet by 50 feet); at Fifth A venue the floor was about 78 feet by 40 feet, with a balcony hanging over part of the old gymnasium. When talking about the 1976-77 edition of Brashear's Basketball Express, one must consider the

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With no pre-season game under their belts, Guckert's talented crew overcame the obstacles and battled hard to take the Pennsylvania AAA basketball championship. It was one of the finest achievements in the annals of Pennsylvania high school basketball. The satisfaction of achieving a long, sought after goal was their's, blotting out the bleak, cold days of December. It marked the first time Fifth A venue High School had won the coveted AAA championship in its 80 years of existence.

It won't be their last. During those 80 years they landed the Pittsburgh City Championship 14 times, and players and coaches alike would like nothing better than to improve on last year's 16-0 record, playing a full schedule of games in the process. Chances are they'll do it.

4. Louisville Ballard KENTUCKY Ballard High school in Louisville opened its doors to varsity competition only six years ago and with Richard Schmidt as head coach they quickly built themselves into a national powerhouse.

The first season Ballard played one junior, two sophomores and two freshmen. Since that time success has been a big part of Ballard basketball. Coach Schmidt's record stands at 149-30 over the years for an 83.2 winning percentage. The last three seasons his teams have averaged 30 wins or more. He has been named Seventh Region CoachoftheYearin 1973, l974and 1975, and Kentucky Coach of the Year in 1976.

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Ballard's total program record freshmen through seniors - reflects this winning spirit. The record shows 389 wins and 54 defeats in six seasons. Last year the junior varsity posted its worst record ever (15-8) while starting four freshmen. Year after year Ballard plays the toughest teams not only in Kentucky, but also travels across the Ohio River to play the best that Indiana has to offer. The varsity has not lost to a team from any state on its home court since December 8, 1973.'

Coach Schmidt returns three starters and nine lettermen from last year's 31-5 team that defeated nationally ranked Louisville Male for its first trip to the prestigious Kentucky High School Tournament. All-Staters Jeff Lamp (6-5) and Lee Raker (6-5) are two seniors who will be watched by more than just Ballard fans. Both have received over 200 inquiries from colleges throughout the country.

Both shot better than 56 percent from the field and averaged better than 18 points per game. Both are considered pre-season picks for "player of the year" honors, and have been ranked among the top 50 players in the nation by many scouting services.

The third returning starter is junior Jerry Eaves (6-2), a point guard with exceptional jumping ability and speed enough to run I 00 yards in under I0 seconds. The rest of the line-up should include senior Curtis Jefferies (6-0) and either senior John Seiler (6-4) or sophomore Martin Dunbar (6-3).

Besides the normal 21-game schedule (including Louisville Invitational and Lexington Invitational) the highlight of the season will be hosting. the first Stewart's Kentucky Classic in December. Two national powers entered include DeMatha High of Maryland and East Chicago Washington from Indiana. Yes, Kentucky basketball hysteria is rolling right along.

When 16,666 showed up in Freedom Hall to watch Ballard battle Trinity in the semifinals of the Louisville Invitational, you better believe that interest is at an all-time high.

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little tea party. Celebrating an undefeated season in March - three months after the bicentennial. One major college scout recently noted that all the top prospects in the Boston area are in the same school, that being Boston Don Bosco. He'll have a hard time convincing fans at Boston Cathedral, where 6-1 All-American guard Dwan Chandler hangs out, but no matter . how you look at it, Don Bosco is loaded.

Coached by Kevin McKay, this Massachusetts quintet was one of the country's best last year, and despite the loss of 6-9 Joe Beaulieu to Harvard they should again 'be the power in Mass.

A steady influx of top young players continues, led by Felton Sealey, a 6-4 senior forward who averaged 18 points per game as a junior. He has the strength of an Adrian Dantley. Deluxe playmaker Tim Sullivan, a 6-1 junior, can shoot when needed and is one of the best floor generals in the East. Coach McKay also has a superb freshman prospect in Tim O'Shea, a 6-0 guard who can do it all, all ready.

College scouts and recruiters will find Boston Don Bosco Prep an interesting school to visit - for many years to come.

6. Lansing Everett MICHIGAN In the past two basketball seasons, Everett High School has compiled a 46-4 record and made a strong run at the Michigan Class A state championship. In 1974-75, the Vikings were 22-2 and lost to Dearborn Fordson in the quarterfinals, 5855. A year later they made it one step farther, losing to Detroit Catholic Central in the semifinals, 68-60, after leading for three quarters, then losing two-time allstate standout Earvin Johnson on personal fouls with three minutes to go.

What does coach George Fox and Lansing fans anticipate for 1976-77?

Johnson, at 6-8, 200, is back, and his head coach promises that the gifted senior will be one of the most sought-after players in America. He returns along with the same two front-line starters in Paul Dawson (67, 200) and Larry Hunter (6-5, 215). This, plus a transfer guard (6-2 Jamie Huffman) and a combination of letter winners and excellent junior varsity personnel, should make the Vikings the team to beat in Michigan. Everett finished the regular season as the state's No. !-ranked power, and in every pre-season poll are again picked as the top-ranked power.

Johnson has been scouted by almost every major college team in the country.

"He's ¡the most exciting player to ever come out of Michigan," insists Fox. "He led the Michigan All-Stars to a victory over the New York City All-Stars, scoring 28 points, and he's a complete player as well as a team leader." With Johnson in the lineup last season, over 9000 fans

packed Michigan State's Jenison Fieldhouse to see Everett do battle with crosstown rival Lansing Eastern. In five tournament games last year, Johnson averaged 34 points per game and hit a high of 50 points in the regionals. His game high for the season was 54 points, and three nights later dished out 16 assists.

But Earvin won't be alone, and with added depth supplied from the likes of Bruce Fields, James Brown, Paul Dawson, Ken Dudley, Dean Hartley, Larry Hunter, James Lauderdale, Tim Lawrence and Jeff Orler, the rest of Michigan could be in trouble. Then there's one added incentive: Win it all for Reggie Chastine, last year's co-captain and all-metro and allconference star, killed this summer in an automobile accident.

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While most of the national high school sports buffs throughout the country couldn't determine who was best last year between Washington Dunbar (D.C.) and Brooklyn Canarsie, New York, one thing was for sure: Long Beach Poly, led by 6-5 All-American dunk shot artist Johnny Nash, was "the best in the West and could play with anybody". Nash has graduated to the college ranks (Arizona State), but as national prep columnist Dave Krider commented, "Long Beach Poly lost a lot, but still has some great players coming up and could end up being a top team again."

The toast of Long Beach returns three lettermen from a 30-1 club which terrorized one of the best high school sports states on the globe. Watch for help to come from a gifted 18-3 junior varsity, plus added punch from Philadelphia transfer Dino Gregory, a 6-8, 205-pound senior center. "Experience will be a setback early in the season, but rebounding, defense and team quickness will be our strength," says head coach Ronald Palmer. Especially rebounding, where AllAmerican Manuel Johnson (6-9, 210) leads the way. Sophomore Ray Whitting (6-7, 190) could be the star of the future, while seniors Glenn Windom (6-4, 200), Todd Bachman (6-5, 180) and Tony Gwynn (511, 150) help make Long Beach Poly more than competitive in this sensational schoolboy sports state.

8. Chicago Weber ILLINOIS Last year was the first 20-game winning season in the history of Weber High School, and if head coach Tom Yore keeps his talented team in high gear it

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Top20 continued won't be the last. Eleven of l3 players return from last year's young squad which finished 21-7 on the season. Returning at guard is all-state performer Ricky Wilson (5-10, 185), who averaged 26.2 points per game and also managed to dish out I0 assists per outing. Returning at one post position is 6-7 junior Derrick Thomas, a second team all-stater on the Chicago Tribune. At the other post position is 6-7 senior Dave Lang, who like Thomas tips the scales at 190-pounds. At forwaro is 65, 195-pound senior Marcus Dillard who, along with guards Kelly Pete (6-l) and Mike Hock (6-3), help give Weber lots of height, speed and depth.

Several promising sophomores up from a 15-6 squad could come in handy as the varsity prepares to play one of the most demanding schedules in the state of Illinois.

It includes the Quincy Thanksgiving Tournament and the Pontiac Christmas Tournament, one of the oldest in a state rich in high school basketball tradition. If Weber falters, watch for steller performances from the likes of Gordon Tech, Buffalo Grove, Thornridge and Quincy, to name a few. Chicago Westinghouse, with 6-6 All-American Eddie Johnson, could be a sleeper, along with Eldorado and Winnetka New Teier East.

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When black schools finally became eligible for competition in the University Interscholastic League (UIL), Texas schoolboy basketball turned "big time" overnight. One major college scout commented after watching both Wheatley and Kashmere of Houston beat Elk Grove, California, several years ago, "I don''t care what sport is supposed to be best in Texas; any champion of a state with more than ten-million people has to be tol.\gh."

Texans still do things in a big way. Like in 1975 when Houston Kashrnere won 78 games in a row in tough AAAA competition, or in 1973 when state champion Houston Wheatley averaged 108 points per game during a spectacular 41-1 season (national record is 114.6 points per game

by Hobbs, New Mexico, 1969-70). This year the biggest gun in Texas is Gilbert Salinas, the 6-11 tower of strength who hovers over the basketball court at San Antonio Burbank. What a difference a year makes. If Salinas improves from his junior to senior year like he did ~iom his sophomore to junior, Burbank High will PREP I DECEMBER-JANUARY 1977

be the talk of the Alamo City.

"We look forward to a good season with defense our strong point," insists head coach Earl Meyer, who is assisted by John Campbell. Their club finished 27-11 last season, won the Texas 30-AAAA district and the hi-district, then lost in the state regionals to Victoria. "We won two tournaments last year," said Meyer, "and were one of the top defensive teams in the state, giving up 46.8 points per game."

Burbank returns two juniors, Steve Gamboa (6-1) and Leonard Lambert (6-0).

Both of them started as sophomores.

Ernest Puente (6-3) will play post, and either Albert Hernandez (5-10) or Michael Pool (5-9lfz) will play point guard. Gilbert Salinas (along with 6-9 Anthony Lee of Tyler John Tyler and 6-10 Rusty Woods of Bryan) should be one of the biggest guns in the Lone Star State. He averaged 18 points per game and 12 rebounds, and earned every honor a schoolboy could. "He has great potential," adds his coach. "We still lack depth inside, but if we stay away from injuries and our defense holds up again, we'll be tough."

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Under the direction of head coach Jack Greynolds, the Magics accomplished this with no starter over 6-1 and with only one senior on the starting five. Like the famed

Hobbs (New Mexico) Eagles, Barberton relied on speed and quickness to score over 100 I?oints per game. on five different occasiOns. The Magics employ a blistering fast break and a devastating pressing defense which helps them average 87 points per game to their opponents' 60. The Magics defeated Akron Central, Cleveland East Tech, Canton McKinley, Toledo Scott and Middletown (82-70) enroute to the state title.

Trademarks of Greynolds' teams have always been mental toughness, poise, discipline, hustle and total dedication to unselfish team play. This accounts for the balanced scoring averages: identical twins Mark and Marty Bodnar averaged 20 and 16 points per game, Carter Scott 17 and Fred Grisby 10. The team was unusual in many ways. Nicknamed the Magics, their colors are purple; two brother combinations started (beside the Bodnar twins, Fred and Harold Grisby), and as mentioned, no starter was over 6-1, and only one was a ¡senior. That was last season.

This time around the amazing Barberton five has grown, with an average starting lineup of close to 6-2. With teammates Jim Graham, Tony Ward, Fred Grisby and Mark Borsos, plus additional talent up from a near-perfect 17-1 junior varsity, the purple and white have a rosy outlook for 1976-77.

In seven years as head coach, Greynolds has compiled a record of 127 wins and 28 losses. He has coached 21 years, never had a losing season, and has a lifetime record of 334-95. Last year was only the second time in Barberton's history that a basketball team has gone to the state tournament, the first coming in 1950 when .a LeRoy Raber-coached club landed the honors. The town has produced many outstanding athletes. Track coach Glenn Davis, an Ohio State graduate, won the state track meet in 1954 all by himself by

Marty and Mark Bodnar, twins and co-captains for Barberton's defending state champs, hold up the trophy after defeating Middletown for Ohio AAA championship. Magics accomplished state title with no starter over 6-1 and only one senior on the starting five.

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Football standouts George Izo, Jim Stock, Bob and George Toneoff and Billy Taylor, and coaches Bo Schlembechler and Jack Murphy.

This year's "Purple Pride" will be typical Barberton: full-court pressure defense and run-and-shoot fast break offense. Coach Greynolds' teams have consistently played to full houses at home and away, and have attracted the attention of fans all over Northern Ohio as well as other areas of the state. Yes, basketball in Barberton is played with a flair.

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Coach George Marshall has knocked on the door to the Indiana state basketball championship throneroom three times now, and hopes this season will be their first time to get inside. The highly successful Jeffersonville High School head coach has taken three teams to the final four, yet never won the big brass ring.

This year, however, his Red Devils are ranked No. I in Honsierland, and appear to have the credentials to get the big job accomplished. Four starters return from last year's 21-6 team which lost its first game at the state finals. Heading the returnees are 6-l senior Tommy Baker and 6-l junior Tres Sowder, called by Marshall, "two of the finest guards who could ever play on one high school team". Baker did it all for Jeff last year, averaging 15.6 points, seven rebounds and six assists.

Sowder averaged ld points and 3.5 assists per outing.

The other Red Devil returnees are hsuky 6-5 senior Ron Dale, a .519 shooter who averaged 11.4 points and nine rebounds, and 6-2 senior Bob Summer, a .569 shooter who averaged nine points and 9.6 rebounds. Additional help will come from reserves Ron Hughes (6-4 junior) and Steve Saurer (6-7 senior).

Marshall's teams are noted for their sticky defense, quickness and unselfish team play. He has a fine 216-100 .career record and feels, "We lack size which will keep us from being a strong and powerful team that dominates opponents".

Nevertheless, Jeffersonville foes will be seeing plenty of "red" this winter ... in a state where basketball hysteria is at an alltime high.

While Jeffersonville head coach George Marshall diagrams the play, pre-season AllAmerican Tommy Baker (above) goes high in the air to block jump shot during thrilling 19 75-76 season. Indiana power has knocked on the title door for several years now, and could find the right key in 1977.

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12. East Orange NEW JERSEY Last winter East Orange finished with a 29-3 record and won its last 13 games.

Coach Bob Lester's talented club landed an unprecedented third straight county title, a fifth consecutive district title and the fourth state championship in only his fifth year as head coach. Over the past five years, East Orange has been 132-15 and has been one of the most consistent teams in New Jersey- if not the country. "We want to finish as the number one team in New Jersey again," insists Lester. "This season should be another banner year at our school. We have five lettermen returning, including four starters from a 29-3 team." Add to this a junior varsity team which finished 20-4 and won the county championship, and you can see why East Orange is shooting for the mythical national title, after finishing in the "Top 15" in several national polls last season.

Big pluses include all-stars Dennis Ross (6-5, 190) and Clyde Bradshaw (6-0, 170), two of the highest recruited prepsters in New Jersey. While senior James Pitchford (6-3, 190) teams up with Bradshaw in the backcourt, watch for teammate Curtis Smith (6-6, 185) to help take the pressure off Ross underneath. With the likes of Lakewood, Camden Wilson, Englewood and Long Branch lurking in the shadows, they'll need all the teamwork they can muster up. In 197 5, East Orange finished 29-1 and was ranked No. 9 jn the nation. They had won three conse. cutive state titles until a one-point, last second desperation shot ended their hopes for a fourth consecutive championship, and snapped a 39 game winning streak.

Yes, Michigan is loaded, and here are some reasons. If talented Detroit Central CathoUc plans to win it all, they'll need to put the clamps on Lansing Everett's Earvin Johnson (33), a 6-8 All-American who ranks with the best. Detroit Catholic, the mature and poised Michigan champions, return six Shamrocks_for another run at the title.

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Michigan appears loaded. Over at Detroit Catholic Central, head coach Bernie Holowicki returns six of his top seven players from last year's 25-3 powerhouse. The Shamrocks have a rich basketball tradition, having won IS district titles, 10 regionals and nine semi-finals. The mature and poised Michigan champions are ready to make their run for a second consecutive Class A title. If they make it - and the road will be rough- it will be their third title since 1961 when a Bill Foley-coached team took the Shamrocks all the way.

Catholic Central is a school of 885 boys. Coach Holowicki has compiled a 9617 record in his five years at the helm, with his overall coaching mark showing 348-79.

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"We lost a great scorer and player in Mike Prince," says Holowicki. "He went to Western Kentucky to play for Coach Jim Richards' Hilltoppers. He was one of the premier scorers in the country and he'll be tough to replace. We'll have to take up his offensive punch if we plan to repeat."

Six of the eight lettermen who helped gun down mighty schools like Saginaw include captains Dave Abel (6-7, 190) and Rick Kaye (6-7, 205), along with Rob Gonzales (6-7, 195), Alan Mitchell (6-3, 194), Bill Parran (5-ll, 155) and Dan Fitzgerald (6-0, 160). Depth should be a strong point; the junior varsity finished 14-1.

Catholic Central has always been proud of their rich and glorious basketball tradition, having produced stars like Frank Tanhna, an All-American basketball player now with the California Angels baseball team; Tom Lagande, North Carolina star and Olympic gold medal winner; and Tom Zaliaginis, another North Carolina player and all-state performer; to name just a few. Fans should keep an eye on this year's edition. It should produce more stars of the future ...

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Along with a tough 21-game schedule, Deland Senior High School, as the defending champions, will play in Florida's biggest and most prestigious December tournament, the Kingdom of the Sun in Ocala. For schoolboy fans in Ocala, it will be the treat of a lifetime. With nine exceptional players in the lineup, Deland finds itself with depth and excellent height to make a strong bid for the state championship. Coach Art Parissi's talented crew finished 27-5 last season after being upset in the district finals. It was the best record since 1963 when they landed the prestigious Florida State Crown.

Led by All-American candidate Oliver Lee, a 6-6 senior, and 6-9 center Kevin Lewis, Deland will take on one of its toughest schedules in what promises to be the best four months ever on the hardwoods. With only one teammate under sixfeet, Lee and Lewis will get plenty of help from 6-6 forward Ted Flick and 6-3 guard

With nine exceptional players in the line-up, Deland Senior finds itself on top of the Sunshine State. Coach Art Parissi (left) leaps with joy as All-American Oliver Lee (40) scores on the fast-break, a sight that should be repeated in '77. Florida powerhouse will play in prestigeous Kingdom of the Sun Tournament in Ocala in December, a spectacle fans in the South won't want to miss.

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They have had only three losing seasons in the past 16 years, and are considered one of the finest high school basketball schools in this part of the country. They may be stronger than ever in 1976-77.

15. Buffalo Grove ILLINOIS "If we have a weakness, it may be a lack of quickness," warns Paul Grady at Buffalo Grove, Illinois. If that indeed becomes a weakness, it looks like the only one they have. Experience, offensive scoring power at all positions, depth (8 lettermen from a 21-5 team and a junior varsity which finished 14-0) and rebounding make Buffalo Grove one of the strongest teams in all of Illinois.

Three years ago the school opened its doors to only three classes (frosh through juniors) and was asked to compete at the varsity level. Starting one junior, two sophomores and two freshmen, Coach Grady's young crew compiled a 3-19 record. Those two freshmen are now seniors and have helped to make Buffalo Grove a powerhouse in a state of powerhouses.

Two young men in their fourth year of varsity experience are Brian Allsmiller, a 6-8 forward who has scored 1506 points in his varsity career and is rated as one of the top players in the state and Mike Ledna, a 5-10 all-conference playmaker, the team's floor general and one of the top guards in the circuit. Six other lettermen return from last year's Mid-Suburban League and state regional championship team: 6-5 senior Fred Heesch, 6-5 senior Phil Czosnyka, 6-0 senior Scott Groot, 6-2 senior Wayne Eischen, 6-4 junior Mike Marshall and 6-3 junior Fred Kruse. In addition to these eight returning lettermen, the Bison will have added depth from an unbeaten JV squad, including 6-3 Mike Valentine, 6-2 Brian Monson and 6-0 Greg Snelton.

"We're also fortunate to have a 6-8 sophomore move in from Ohio, Chris Molerau, who figures to play a prominent role on this year's varsity," adds Grady.

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set four years ago. The unselfish dedication of assistant coaches Grant Blaney, Fred Vanlten, Dave Truelsen and Jim Rubly, plus many hours of practice, have produced what we hope will be an outstanding varsity team."

16. Raytown South MISSOURI South High of Raytown, Missouri, returns four starters from an excellent 24-4 club which advanced to the state quarterfinals, and Coach Bud Lathrop's crew possesses size, speed and experience to go several steps farther in 1976-77. South High has other weapons in their arsenal like a lot of basketball tradition - having played in the state tournament seven years in a row winning it all in 1970 (27-1) and 1972 (24-5).

"Defensively, we need to improve," warns Lathrop for South fans who look for an easy road to the playoffs. "But this season we think we are ready to really get with it, with depth, experience and very good shooters." Last season his team started four juniors: Lance Lathrop, Billy Fennelley, Kevin Fromm and Larry Frevert. They won the conference and regional tournaments, but fell in the second game of the state playoffs to St. PREP I DECEMB.ER-JANUARY 1977

Charles. Guard Ed Breda and 6-5 forward Region AAA, behind top-seeded Salt Lake Doug Roach appear ready for back-up Highland, but beat the Rams in the state duty. Kevin Fromm (6-2, 190) landed first finals before 12,000 spectators and a stateteam all-state honors as a junior and is the wide television audience. only player at South to ever start the whole They don't call Utah "Little Indiana" season as a sophomore. for nothing. What the Beehive State lacks "We feel we have good depth from a in population it more than makes up in junior class which went 14-2 as sopho- ¡ enthusiasm. When only 6000 fans showed mores," adds Lathrop. "Then. there's up to watch the Utah All-Stars beat the se11iors Doug Roach and Keith Breda, Arizona All-Stars 118-114 in two-overboth of whom should give us additional times, one official stated, "Never before in help." The coach should know. His team the history of Utah had so few witnessed a has been the conference champs every year game which had so much." But 1976 will since 1967 and have averaged 24 victories a be remembered as the year Skyline won year playing less than 30 games per season. Utah's crown when AAAA was Major League for sure. Overall, the Eagles were 26-4 on. the season. They should lose four less in 1976-77 .. The man of the hour will be Danny Vranes, the 6-7 ace who dodged more defenses than Audie Murphy, and Salt Lake Skyline whose only problem in the off-season was convincing the college scouts he was only a junior. So was the rest of his team.

Coaches Roberts, Huber and Sanders lost only Jeff Burto, Greg Anderson and Carl Enthusiasm for high school basketball Barton from their 14-man roster. Besides is high in many sections of the country, but Vranes, the Eagles return Eric Slaymaker it is difficult to imagine a sector more (5-10), Steve Benson (5-9), David Paul (6intense in its interest than the Porvo-Orem 3), Steve Spurrier (6-3), Greg Snyder (5-9), areas of Utah. Both rich and proud basket- Todd Wagstaff (6-3), Jeff Hucko (6-0), ball schools should be in the thick of the Bryce Thornberg (6-5), Steve Condie (6-6) 1976-77 race, but they'll have to take a and David Muir (6-6).

Their biggest challenge should come back seat to defending champion Salt Lake Skyline. Coach of the Year Neil from Provo and Orem, but it will be an Roberts directed Skyline's first-ever even bigger challenge for Provo and Orem basketball title during a year many experts to match their 1973-74 rivalry. In their felt was the strongest ever in Utah AAAA first regular season game they met in Brigbasketball. His Eagles placed second in ham Young University's old Smith Field-

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Both schools went to the state tournament and met in the finals at Utah Arena. They drew 14,521 and Provo won by one point, 55-54, ending the season at 25-0. Orem finished 21-3.

There couldn't be a more impressive high school rivalry in the country. Three games decided by a total of five points with an overall paid attendance of 38,345. The two Utah superpowers met three times the next year; Provo won all three again, and in two years played six games before more than 65,000 fans. Every game but one was decided by three points or less. It's big time basketball in the Great Southwest.

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When Aurora Central all-stater Tom Chambers (6-7) moved to Boulder, basketball enthuists immediately began singing "Rocky Mountain High". It's a sure bet that after the season gets underway they'll be high with basketball fever. Prior to the season Coach McCraken was beaming with joy because¡ all seven of his top players - all seven were returning for the 1976-77 campaign.

This included all-state guard Jim Feeney, a gifted 6-0 guard who makes things happen.

Then along came Chambers, making Fairview the pick of the lot, the pre-season best in the Rocky Mountain battle grounds. Besides Chambers and Feeney, this Colorado superpower returns Shawn Pinon, John Heap, Mike Rebuldela, Fred Heppner, Jeff Caplan and Pat Dolan.

But the road to the state championship will be a rocky one. Teams like Wheat Ridge, Pueblo East, Arvada West and Cherry Creek will be standing in the way.

Then there's defending state champion Denver Manual, the most famous of all Colorado basketball sch-ools. All the Thunderbolts did last year was go unbeaten (22-0), land themselves the AAA cage crown before 17,384 fans and a statewide TV audience in new McNichols

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!!P20 Sports Center (home of the Denver Nuggets), finish No. 1-ranked in the Southwest (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah) and send their tallest player (6-7 LaVon Williams) off to Kentucky. Whether the Nuggets are playing the New York Nets or Denver Manual is playing Cherry Creek, they draw basketball fans in Colorado - lots ofm.

19. Titusville FLORIDA College scouts who have witnessed the state track championships each year will tell you this southeastern state is loaded with talent. Whether it be speedy Houston McTear from Baker, or those identified flying objects Tallahassee Leon QB Jimmy Jordan put in the air last fall (set national prep records by hitting 263 of Flor~da

471 passes for 4098 yards during 12-2 season) called footballs, Florida is proud of its high school sports.

This season the college scouts will have a ball watching Titusville All-American Reggie Hannah perform his act. He won't be unidentified. The 6-8, 210-pound senior is one of. three lettermen returning to Coach Kirk Stewart's varsity. Titusville was 20-9 last season and lost four of five starters, but the returnee is one of the two best prospects in all of Florida (the other is Oliver Lee of No. l4~ranked DeLand).

Tony Shuler, 6-6 senior up from last year's JV unit, will help make the double post offense go. Quickness at the guard spots will aid Titusville's pressure defense, as playmakers Don Simon (5-10) and S.teve Charron (6-0) will be forced to carry the heavy load.

The lack of playing experience will be the obvious weakness early in the season.

But if Shuler, Simon and Charron help take the pressure off Hannah, Titusville should not only have another 20-win season, but produce one of the top teams in all of Florida. They were district champions in 1975, district runners-up last year, and have produced a 40-16 two-year record in the tough Cape Coast League.

With over 150 major college contacts from coaches, Hannah could be the toast of the coast. He holds all school rebound records and should break most of the scoring

records this season. Titusville could be the sleeper in the "Nation's Top 20" teams.

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Or his starting five would drop dead from heart attacks. In 1973, head coach Gerald Myers of Texas Tech University commented, "In all my years of coaching, I've never seen or coached against a team, on any level, that plays with the enthusiasm and spirit of the Hobbs Eagles."

Tasker's teams (four players have been drafted by the pros) never let the grass grow under their tennis shoes. Called "the best coached full-court pressing teams in American high school basketball", the

Top20 continued Eagles have managed to lead the nation in scoring for almost a decade, even though they've failed to win the "big gold trophy" in the Land of Enchantment for many moons. It's been six long years since his famed "114-point per game club" beat Albuquerque 123-87 for the state title, but with the return of two regulars and seven lettermen from a 22-5 state runner-up team; the drought could be over. Gone is the gifted Kent Williams (younger brother of Larry, who scored 3! points during that historic 170-104 win over Carlsbad in 1970), and his team leadership will be missed. However, most of the youngsters who fell to Las Cruces 110-96 in the AAAA finals are returning, led by juniors Jeff Taylor (6-3), Steve Smith (6-0), Vic Singleton (6-0) and Craig Willman (5-10).

Hobbs will be the shortest ranked team on the list, but speed has always been their trademark and 1976-77 should be no different.

The Eagles' traveling schedule is awesome. Before their annual Christmas Tournament in December, they will tour the Great Southwest playing the likes of Midland (Texas), Midland Lee; Abilene

(Texas), Abilene Cooper; Odessa (Texas) Permian; El Paso Bowie, El Paso Coronado and Midland Lee, again. In their own tournament they will greet Midland, El Paso Irvin, El Paso Jefferson, El Paso Riverside and Albuquerque Valley, to name a few. El Paso Eastwood, the tournament winner last year (beat Hobbs 85-67) and champion of all of Texas in 1976, has been replaced by East Phoenix, Arizona, winners of 84 of their last 86 games- both losses coming in four overtimes.

Tasker now stands 606-154 as the Eagles' coach since his arrival in 1949. His all-time coaching record in 31 years in the profession lists more than 650 victories, but his win-lost record at Lovington during World War II is still a mystery. He was 511 in his first year as head coach at Sulpher Springs, Ohio. With lettermen like Donne! Smith (5-8), Rod Williams (59), David Hughes (6-3), plus Taylor, Willman, Singleton and Steve Smith (and a good collection of youngsters from an undefeated Houston Junior High team which averaged 100.5 points per game in 1975), the Eagles should fly high again.

However, they still lack the big man who helped them dominate basketball in this part of the country in the late 1960s. They still talk about those teams today, but as the old saying goes: "There's nothing deader than yesterday's heroes."

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Alabama- Huntsville Johnson, Alabaster Thompson, Birmingham Holy Family; Alaska -Anchorage Diamond, Ketchikan; Arizona- East Phoenix, Phoenix Alhambra, Mesa Westwood; Arkansas - Helana, Holly Grove; California - Glendale, Lynwood, Los Angeles Westchester, San Jose, Del Mar, Oakland Castlemont, Oakland Bishop O'Dowd, Long Beach Millikan, Pasadena, Compton, Los Angeles Banning, Los Angeles Verbum Dei, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles Locke; Colorado - Pueblo East, Wheat Ridge, Arvada West, Englewood Cherry Creek; Connecticut - New Haven Lee, Hartford Weaver, Middletown; Washington, D.C. - Washington Eastern, Washington Coolidge, Washington St. John's, Washington Carroll; Florida - Orlando Edgewater, Miami Jackson, Seabreeze Senior, Tampa Robinson; Georgia - Gray Jones County, Savannah, Atlanta West Fulton; Hawaii - Honolulu Kamehameha; Idaho - Boise Capital; Illinois- Chicago Westinghouse, Joliet Central, Chicago Gordon Tech, Dalton Thornridge, Quincy, Maine South, Chicago Vocational, Proviso East, Peoria Central; Indiana - Lawrence Central, Anderson Madison Heights, East Chicago Washington, Indianapolis Marshall, Ft. Wayne Elmhurst, Muncie, Indianapolis Broad Ripple; IowaMarshalltown, Ames; Kansas - Wichita East, Atchinson, Kansas City Wyandotte; Kentucky - Louisville Male, Christian County, Ashland, Louisville Trinity, Louisville Iroquois; Louisiana - DeRidder, New Orleans Landry, Ashland; Maine - Rumford; Maryland - Hyattsville De Matha Catholic, Baltimore Loyola, Baltimore Lake Clifton, Burtonsville Paint Branch: Massachusetts North East Oliver Ames. Boston Cathedral; Michigan Southfield Lathrup, Pontiac, Saginaw, Dearborn Divine Child, Detroit Mumford, Lansing Eastern;Minnesota - Prior Lake, Bloomington Jefferson, Minneapolis Central; Mississippi Florence Bradshaw, Hollandale Simmons, Gulfport; Missouri - St. Louis Central, St. Charles, St. Louis Se Smet, St. Louis Sumner; Montana - Great Falls, Missoula Sentinel; Nebraska - Omaha Creighton Prep, Omaha North; Nevada- Boulder City, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Clark; New HampshireManchester Trinity; New Jersey - Bloomfield, Camden St. Joseph's, Lakewood, Camden Wilson, Plainfield, Willingboro, Long Branch; New Mexico Clovis, Albuquerque Sandia, Deming; New York- Brookville Long Island, Lake Ronkonkoma Sachem, Brentwood Sanderling, De Witt Jamesville De Witt, Babylon, Brooklyn Ft. Hamilton, Malverne, New York Hughes, Bronx Taft, Hicksville Holy Trinity; North Carolina - Durham, Pineville South Mecklenburg, Marion McDowell, Rocky Mount; North Dakota - Jamestown; Ohio - Elyria, Columbus Marion-Franklin, Columbus Linden-McKinley, Columbus St. Charles, Akron Central-Hewer, Cleveland Padua Frandiscan, Sylvania; Oklahoma - Oklahoma City Southeast, Oklahoma City Star Spencer; Oregon - North Eugene, Lake Oswego; Pennsylvania - Malvern Prep, Philadelphia Overbrook; Pittsburgh Schenley; Philadelphia Gratz, New Kensington Valley, Dimock Elk Lake; Rhode Island - East Providence; South Carolina Charleston Burke; South Dakota - Sioux Falls Lincoln; Tennessee - Linden Perry County, Tennessee Bristol, Knoxville Catholic; Texas - Tyler John Tyler, Bryan. Fort Worth Dunbar, Houston Milby, San Antonio Houston, Dallas South Oak Cliff. Clear Lake, Houston Washington; Utah - Provo; Vermont - Bennington Mt. Anthony; Virginia - Richmond Maggie Walker, Richmond Tucker, Hampton; West Virginia Mount Hope; Washington - Seattle Cleveland, Tacoma Lincoln; Wisconsin - South Milwaukee, Milwaukee Marquette.

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RUNNIN' REBELS: Full-Court Press at Nevada Las Vegas

By Jerry Tarkanian Head Basketball Coach University Nevada, Las Vegas

man-to-man defense. We cannot do this by playing zone defense because then the opponent has control of the basketball and we want to gain possession of the basketball. We want the ball and we'd like not to get it out of the net. We want to force our opponents out of their patterns and in almost every instance during the last season we forced people to play a full court spread game, offensively and defensively.

As a result, in the great majority of instances, our opponents have not been able to run their patterns, and this is very basic to us - that they don't run their patterns and that we force them to play with us up and down the court at a fast pace.

UNL V head coach Jerry Tarkanian led the 1975-76 Runnin' Rebels to a 29-2 record and seven NCAA single-game and season scoring marks. No team in NCAA history has ever set that many NCAA records in a single season.

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the University of Nevada, Las Vegas we try to play what we call a spread court basketball game. We want to make maximum usage of the entire court, playing baseline to baseline basketball - 94 feet of basketball by 50 feet of basketball.

We want to force a tremendous tempo both offensively and defensively in every game we play. We ,feel that although o~r players are not among the taller players In the nation, we are quick enough and mentally tough enough that we can come closer to controlling the offensive and defensive tempo of the game, IF we play a full court game.

To reach this goal, we play a man-toman defense. We don't play a zone. We want to force and control the tempo ofthe game through our defense. Basically speaking, the reason we run so well is because we run off of our defense. Our defense controls the tempo of the game and automatically puts us into our running game offense.

Our basic defensive objectives are to control the tempo of the game through

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1975-76 RUNNIN' REBELS (29-2) 110.5 points per game

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96, Oregon State 85 118, Colorado 88 105, Syracuse 83 86, Duquesne 83 98, Arizona 94 122, South Alabama 82 129, California (Irvine) 57 116, Old Dominion 90 101, Santa Barbara 83 107, Utah 90 116, Houston 92 108, Michigan 94 100, Pan American 95 111, Cal State Northridge 72 90, Seattle University 89 88, Iowa State 82 129, Portland State 114 80, New Mexico 73 120, Nevada Reno 98 125, Nevada Reno 91 139, Northern Arizona 101 107, Seattle University 77 118, Pepperdine 101 91, Pepperdine 93 (LOST) 122, Centenary 92 164, Hawaii (Hilo) 111 114, Hawaii 99 124, St. Mary's 86 90, Loyola Marymount 69 103, Boise State 78 109, Arizona 114 (OT; LOST)

Again we think because of our limited size, we can't play the so-called power game like I did when I coached at Long Beach State. There we controlled the tempo with a very powerful zone defense, with a semi-controlled break and an offense where our basic objective was to get the ball down low, seeking the high percentage shot. We use this relatively new philosophy because it bests suits the abilities of our players, allowing for a tremendous amount of individual expression. We don't restrict our players, giving them the opportunity to develop as many of their natural talents as possible, helping them, hopefully, to become as conwlete a player as they possibly can.

We don't believe in any tricks. We're n'ot going to come at an opponent one way one time and another way the next. We're going to get after an opponent and play as aggressively and with as much intensity as we can. We think that in order to play this full-court, second-to-second game, we must have eight or nine players who can go in and out of games ready to play at all times. We think players are happy playing this kind of a system, being fortunate to get 94 shots per game last year. That happened primarily because of our pressure defense.

We had seven players average in double figures last year and we feel that this, too, creates a happy situation in terms of team morale, which is another very important ingredient in our philosophy.

Our fast break is simple but patternt;d.

We assign our players basic lanes, regardless of where their defensive position on the court is. We do a tremendous job converting from defense to our fast break. Our transition game is just fantastic. Game films show clearly that we beat people on the break in the first three or four steps.

Elimination of all confusion was an important step in getting our break to work effecttvely. We number all lanes, sending our players down the same lane all year long as repetition helps eliminate mistakes.

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If we can't get a fast break bucket we want to get into our early game as quickly as possible. All these little things put together, cutting down the transition time from offense to defense and defense to offense and from the fast break to the early game offense, are all areas of the game that have spelled the winning edge for us.

With this quick transition ability, our team is able to catch opponents a step or two behind which can make the difference, especially in closer games. This quickness helps us to force our opponents into turnovers, giving us more opportunities to score and them less. Last season, we forced our opponents into just under 27 turnovers per game. Even though we were running all over the court in what appeared, to some, a helter-skelter fashion, we had only 16 turnovers per game. _ We don't restrict our shooters, wanting to get a shot with every ball possession. We have great perimeter shooters, but one thing that has helped make them that is our offense allowing this flexibility in selfexpression. In order to play this kind of basketball, we have to have great concentration and play with an extreme amount of intensity, and ultimately, with great unselfishness.

We honestly believe that a basketball player cannot play with full effort both offensively and defensively, full-court, for more than six or seven minutes at a time.

In this regard, we will often substitute two or three players at a time, which again, is a little out of tradition as well. Most programs would stir up a little at the thought of putting two or three so-called "cold'¡' players in the game at a time. At UNL V our players go as hard as th.ey can for as long as they can, then we have other players ready to do the same thing for a short period of time, giving us what we hope is a team which is constantly pressuring the ball, constantly running, diving, jumping and doing all that the game of basketball can bring out in an individual athlete.

Conditioning is a primary factor in the success of our basketball program, especially in using the spread court offense and defense. We realize that conditioning is a controllable factor as far as coaching is concerned.

Our athletes are tremendously well-disciplined. In our definition of the word we include conditioning as one of the main forms of being disciplined. It is necessary for the athletes to come to opening practice on October 15 with a degree of conditioning already developed. In our conditioning program in pre-season practices we stress five main objectives.

The most important of these is to develop self-motivation, which is the prime mover towards making the athlete reach his peak and maintain it during the rigorous season which lies before him.

He must also maintain his individual physical improvement as well as working for cardio-vascular improvement, quick-

All-American Eddie Owens, a former star at powerful Houston Wheatley, Texas, led the Rebels in scoring last season, hitting 23.4 points per game, making .537 percent of his shots from the field. During his senior season at Wheatley, Owens' team led the nation in scoring, averaging 108.7 points per game. UNLV averaged 110.5 points per game last year, an all-time NCAA record.

ness and strength. Our players must have the endurance to maintain peak performance levels during each and every game.

Because of the tremendous amount of teamwork involved in making the running game work,. we have to develop self-respect among the players and mutual respect between the coaches and _the players.

Ultimately, we are all striving to secure an intense effort habit from each player.

What we have tried to do at UNL V is to bring about a full-speed, up-tempo, degree of play both offensively and defensively. This requires a tremendous amount of self-discipline, conditioning and a unique type of unselfish athlete which we feel we have in Las Vegas.

They have to be able to drive themselves day in and day out, drill in and drill out, game in and! game out, right out of the comfort zone, and we as coaches have to help them achieve that. Our whole phifosophy is predicated on the premise that our players give their consummate effort every time they step onto the court. We really feel that we came close to doing that last season. We have six seniors for the 1976-77 season and their goal is to win l 00 games in their collegiate careers. â&#x20AC;˘ PREP I DECEMBER-JANUARY 1977

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John Washington ........

Max Perry ..............

Kevin Fromm ...........

Artie Green .............

Darnell Valentine ........

Dwan Chandler .........

Tommy Freeman ........

Mark Bodnar ...........

Marty Bodnar ...........

Clyde Bradshaw .........

5-10, seriior .................... Chicago Weber, Illinois 6-2, junior ............. Hyattsville De Matha, Maryland 6-2, senior ............. Hanover Southwestern, Indiana 6-2, senior ................... Raytown South, Missouri 6-0, senior ...................... Bronx Taft, New York 6-0, senior ................... Wichita Heights, Kansas 6-1, senior ........... Boston Cathedral, Massachusetts 6-2, senior ....................... Lynwood, California 6-2, senior ........................... Barberton, Ohio 6-2, senior ........................... Barberton, Ohio 6-0, senior .................... East Orange, New Jersey

FORWARDS Purvis Miller ............

David Wright ............

Tracy Jackson ..........

Jeff Taylor ..............

Drake Morris ............

Lionel Harvey ...........

Oliver Lee ..............

Kelly Tripucka ..........

Eddie Johnson ..........

AI Wood ................

Sam Clancy .............

Albert King .............

Gene Banks ............

Danny Vranes ...........

Jeff Ruland .............

James Ratiff ............

Wayne McCoy ..........

Earvin Johnson .........

Dennis Ross ............

6-4, senior 6-4, junior 6-4, senior 6-3, junior 6-4, senior 6-4, senior 6-6, senior 6-6, senior 6-6, senior 6-6, senior 6-6, senior 6-6, senior 6-6, senior 6-7, senior 6-7, senior 6-7, senior 6-8, senior 6-8, senior 6-5, senior

CENTERS Gilbert Salinas ..........

Craig Watts .............

Larry Petty ..............

Herb Williams ...........

Bobby Cattage ..........

Pete Budko .............

Anthony Lee ............

Manuel Johnson ........

Brian Allsmiller ..........

Reggie Hannah .........

6-11, senior.... . . . .. San Antonio Burbank, Texas 6-11, senior .. North Easton Oliver Ames, Massachusetts 6-9, senior .... New York City Power Memorial, N.Y. 6-9, senior . Columbus Marion Franklin, Ohio 6-9, senior ..... Huntsville Johnson. Alabama 6-9, senior .. Baltimore Loyola, Maryland 6-9, senior ...... Tyler John Tyler, Texas 6-9, senior .. Long Beach Poly, California 6-8, senior ......... . .. Buffalo Grove, Illinois 6-8, senior .......................... Titusville, Florida

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Tyren Naulls ........... .

Darnell Marable ........ .

Greg Goorjian ......... .

Tony Gwynn ........ : . . .

Skip Kinney ............ .

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6-0, senior ....................... Alhambra, California 5-10, senior ...................... Inglewood, California 6-2, junior ....................... Lynwood, California 6-2, senior .................. Pasadena Muir, California 6-2, junior ................ Crescenta Valley, California 5-11, senior ................ Long Beach Poly, California 6-1, senior ......................... Redmond, Oregon 5-11, senior .................. Pasadena Poly, California

FORWARDS

Alhambra's George Ratkovich (above) is always double-teamed, while forward Russ Hafen (33), of Nevada powerhouse Boulder City, sails through the enemy.

Sam Williams .......... .

Dennis Rasmussen ..... .

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Jeff Stoutt ............. .

Dan Ainge ............. .

Cliff Robinson .......... .

Lionel Marquetti ........ .

Steve Crandell ......... .

Alex Black ............. .

Guy Williams ........... .

John White ............ .

Eric Brew .............. .

Marvin Herndon ........ .

Eli Carter .............. .

Scott Harris ............ .

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Steve Jackson ......... .

Todd Harper ........... .

Michael Zeno .......... .

Bob Rostohar .......... .

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Brett Barnett ............

Mark McNamara ........

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Victor Shumate .........

Steve Gamboa ..........

Jim Feeney .............

Stanley Sherred .........

Marty Peterson ..........

Bryan Dooley ...........

Rob Stroup .............

Brett Winder ............

Bob Shaw ..............

6-0, junior ....................... Hobbs, New Mexico 6-1, senior ................... Bloomfield, New Mexico 6-1, senior .......................... McNary, Arizona 6-1, junior ............... San Antonio Burbank, Texas 6-0, senior ................. Boulder Fairview, Colorado 6-2, senior ........... Albuquerque Valley, New Mexico 6-1, senior ......... Albuquerque Highland, New Mexico 6-1, senior ..................... Deming, New Mexico 6-2, senior ........................... Regis, Colorado 6-0, senior ................... Moffat County, Colorado 5-10, senior ......................... Merino, Colorado

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Leonard Mitchell ........

David Vann .............

Dave Westen burg .......

John Meyer .............

Charles Bean ...........

Derrick Colman .........

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Greg Ballif ..............

Kirk Eubank ............

Johnny Simple ..........

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senior ............................... Provo, Utah senior ............................... Provo, Utah senior ...................... Ruidoso, New Mexico sophomore ............... Houston Madison, Texas

CENTERS Rusty Woods ...........

Darold Molix ............

James Griffin ...........

James Crockett .........

Abraham Davis .........

Ralton Way .............

Dave Netherton .........

Craig Austin ............

Scott Courts ............

Tom Chambers .........

Brian Johnson ..........

Greg Kite ...............

6-10,junior .............................. Bryan, Texas 6-7, senior ................... El Paso Eastwood, Texas 6-7, junior .................. Fort Worth Dunbar, Texas 6-7, senior ......................... Helana, Arkansas 6-8 senior ................ San Antonio Houston, Texas 6-7, senior ............... San Antonio John Jay, Texas 6-8, senior ..................... Pueblo East, Colorado 6-8, senior .................... Wheat Ridge, Colorado 6-9, senior .................... Arvada West, Colorado 6-7, senior ................. Boulder Fairview, Colorado 6-7, senior ......... Englewood Cherry Creek, Colorado 6-10, sophomore .............. Houston Madison, Texas

Great Plains GUARDS Ken Stoehner ...........

Reggie Barnett ..........

Gary Phipps ............

Bill McMaster ...........

Brett Harvey ............

6-0, senior 6-2, senior 6-2, senior 6-0, senior 6-2, senior

....................... St. Charles, Missouri ............... Great Falls Russell, Montana ....................... Glenrock, Wyoming ................... Columbia Falls, Montana .................. Mountain View, Wyoming

FORWARDS Mike McGee ............

Richard Hamilton ........

Eric Gathers ............

Kevin Hatfield ...........

Craig Zanon ......... , ..

Mike Guon ..............

6-3, senior .. . . . . . . . . . . . . Omaha North, Nebraska 6-4, junior . . . . . . . . . . . . .. St. Louis Central, Missouri 6-3, junio"r ......... Spencer Star Spencer, Oklahoma 6-5, so'phomore . . . . . . . . . Flaxville, Montana 6-5, senior . . . . . . . . . . . Kalispell Flathead, Montana 6-5, senior . . . . . . . . . . .Great Falls, Montana

CENTERS Chris Boyd ............. 6-7, junior ...................... Wichita West, Kansas Larry Frevert ............ 6-9, senior ................... Raytown South, Missouri

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Tres Sowder ............

Todd Penn .............

Carter Scott ............

Fred Grisby .............

Jeff Williams ............

Jerry Johnson ..........

Tony Davis .............

Anthony Monk ..........

Ron Dickerson ..........

Eddie Simmons .........

Mike Ledna .............

Ernie Starks ............

Kevin Perkins ...........

Greg Howard ...........

6-1, senior ..................... Jeffersonville, Indiana 6-1, junior .................... : Jeffersonville, Indiana 5-9, senior ........... Columbus Linden McKinley, Ohio 6-2, senior ........................... Barberton, Ohio 5-7, senior .. ¡......................... Barberton, Ohio 6-2, senior ....................... Logansport, Indiana 6-2, senior ...................... Charlestown, Indiana 6-2, senior ....................... Summit Argo, Illinois 6-1, junior ............ Detroit Murray Wright, Michigan 5-11, senior ................ Flint Northeastern, Michigan 6-2, senior ............... Flint Northwestern, Michigan 5-10, senior ...................... Buffalo Grove, Illinois 6-5, senior ................ Ft. Wayne Elmhurst, Indiana 6-1, junior .......................... Franklin, Indiana 6-2, senior ................. Ft. Wayne Harding, Indiana PREP I DECEMBER-JANUARY 1977

Midwest¡ FORWARDS Steve Risley ........... .

Ray Tolbert ............ .

Billy Phillips ........... .

Mike Jones ............ .

Sterling Williams ....... .

Marquis Miller ......... .

Jim Zalenka ........... .

John Flowers .......... .

Dwight Anderson ....... .

Eric Eckelman ......... .

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Richard Lantz .......... .

Mike Duff .............. .

Jeff Ryan .............. .

Chuck Verderber ....... .

Larry Williams ......... .

Ernest Banks .......... .

Gary Haverman ........ .

Theodore Grubbs ...... .

Mark Smith ............ .

Rich Brauer ............ .

Mark Hospers .......... .

Jay Vincent ............ .

Gregory Palm .......... .

Larry Hunter ........... .

Ernie Starks ........... .

Drake Morris ........... .

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CENTERS Brian Pederson ........ .

Rollie Vanderberg ...... .

Richard Montague ...... .

Derrick Thomas ........ .

Paul Dawson ........... .

Dave Abel ............. .

Rick Kaye ............. .

Steve Bates ............ .

6-8, senior 6-7, senior 6-8, senior 6-7, junior 6-7, senior 6-7, senior 6-7, senior 6-8, senior

..................... Prior Lake, Minnesota .............. Olympia Fields Central, Illinois ............................... Elyria, Ohio ..................... Chicago Weber,lllinois .................. Lansing Everett, Michigan ........... Detroit Catholic Central, Michigan ........... Detroit Catholic Central, Michigan ......................... Ft. Wayne, Indiana

GUARDS Jerry Eaves .............

Wilmore Fowler .........

Ethan Martin ............

Curtis Parker ....... : ...

6-2, junior 6-2, senior 6-0, senior 6-2, senior

................ Louisville Ballard, Kentucky .......................... Palmetto, Florida ........... Baton Rouge McKinley, Louisiana ..... Hopkinsville Christian County, Kentucky

FORWARDS Lee Raker ..............

Jeff Lamp ..............

Mike Rhodes ............

Renault Moultrie ........

Walter Campbell ........

Clarence James .........

Earl Banks ..............

Ernest Reliford ..........

Mike Sanders ...........

Ted Flick ...............

Terry Mullins ............

6-5, senior 6-4, senior 6-3, senior 6-5, junior 6-5, senior 6-4, senior 6-5, senior 6-5, senior 6-4, junior 6-6, senior 6-3, senior

................ Louisville Ballard, Kentucky ................ Louisville Ballard, Kentucky ............ Linden Perry County, Tennessee ........................ Savannah, Georgia ............... Stuart Martin County, Florida .................. Tampa Robinson, Florida .......... Birmingham Holy Family, Alabama ........................ Ashland, Louisiana ....................... DeRidder, Louisiana .................... ¡Deland Senior, Florida ............... Louisville Western, Kentucky

David Wright (50) of Indianapolis Marshall out-jumps Hoosier foe, while guard Carter Scott (below) from Barberton, Ohio, keeps the Magics' basketball team running 80 mif.es-per-hour. (Beacon Journal photo, by Ron Kuner)

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Wesley Matthews ...... .

Earl Fuller ............. .

Edmund Sherod ....... .

Sid Snell .............. .

Greg White ............ .

Andrew Corbin ........ .

Warner Maci;lin David Kennedy ........ .

Darryl Warwick ........ .

Reggie Jackson ....... .

Derrick Mitchell ........ .

Edward Moss .......... .

Chris Pappas .......... .

6-1, junior 6-0, senior 5-9, senior 6-2, senior 6-0, senior 5-11, senior 6-1, junior 5-9, senior 6-0, senior 5-11, senior 6-2, junior 6-2, senior 6-2, senior 6-2, senior

CENTERS Earl Jones ............ .

John Hardy ........... .

Gordy Biyan .......... .

Bob VanNoy .......... .

Mike Gminski ......... .

Dan Schayes .......... .

Chris Brust ............ .

Carlton McCray ........ .

Ron Wister ............ .

6-10, freshman .............. Mount Hope, West Virginia 6-7, senior ..... Jamaica Archbishop Molloy, New York 6-7, junior ............... Malvern Prep, Pennsylvania 6-7, senior .......... Brentwood Sanderling, New York 6-9, senior ............... Monroe Masuk. Connecticut 6-9, senior .............. DeWitt Jamesville, New York 6-7, junior ....................... Babylon, New York 6-7, junior .................. Mount Vernon, New York 6-9, senior ........... Camden St. Joseph, New Jersey

FORWARDS Ernest Graham . . . . . . . . .

Clarence Des Bordes ....

Chris Gildea ............

Clarence Tillman .......

Claude Gregory ........

Tim Hornsby ...........

Ken Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Felton Sealey ...........

Cornelius Thompson ....

Phil Kydd ..............

Johnny Johnson ........

Dave Underwood . . . . . . .

Skip Jackson ...........

Peter Holohan . . . . . . . . . .

Buck Williams ..........

Willie Lowe ......... .' ...

Art Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mark Pitchford .........

Steve Smith ............

Rodney Wright .........

Bob Stevenson .........

Benjy Pryor ............

Dina Gregory ...........

Alex Bradley ...........

Dwayne Kelly ...........

Randy Tucker ..........

Richie Wejnert ..........

Charles Thaxton ........

Lionel Rogers ..........

6-5, senior 6-5, junior 6-4, junior 6-5, junior 6-5, senior 6-4, senior 6-3, senior 6-3, senior 6-5, junior 6-4, senior 6-3, senior 6-4, senior 6-3, senior 6-3, senior 6-6, junior 6-6, junior 6-6, senior 6-3, senior 6-3, senior 6-3, senior 6-3, senior 6-4, senior 6-6, senior 6-4, senior 6-4, junior 6-5, senior 6-6, senior 6-5, senior 6-6, senior

......... Boston Don Bosco, Massachusetts . .......... Bridgeport Harding, Connecticut . .......... Brooklyn South Shore, New York . ......... Richmond John Marshall, Virginia . ....................... Black burg, Virginia ·.................... Mullens, West Virginia . .............. Washington Woodsen (D.C.) . ........ Pittsburgh Brashear, Pennsylvania ......... Pittsburgh Brashear, Pennsylvania . ....... : .. West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . ......... Philadelphia Roman Catholic, Pa. . .... Camden Woodrow Wilson, New Jersey . ...... New York City Power Memorial, N.Y. ...... New York City Power Memorial, N.Y.

........... Baltimore Lake Clifton, Maryland ............ Hyattsville De Matha, Maryland ............ Hayttsville De Matha, Maryland ........... West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ............... Washington Coolidge (D.C.) .............. New York Hughes, New York ............ Staten Island McKee, New York ......... Boston Don Bosco, Massachusetts .................. Middletown, Connecticut ..................... Bronx Taft, New York ................. Buffalo Nichols, New York .......... Jamaica August Martin, New York ............. Queens Long Island, New York ...................... Liverpool, New York .............. Rocky Mount, North Carolina ................ Wentworth, North Carolina ........................ Hampton, Virginia ............. .Washington St. John's (D.C.) ................. Washington Carroll (D.C.) ........... Baltimore Lake Clifton, Maryland ............ Dimock Elk Lake, Pennsylvania ...... New Kensington Valley, Pennsylvania .......... Philadelphia Gratz, Pennsylvania ................. Long Branch, New Jersey .......... Willingboro Kennedy, New Jersey .................... Plainfield, New Jersey ........ Jersey City St. Anthony, New Jersey ................... Durham, North Carolina ........ .'.......... Durham, North Carolina

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SECOND TEAM June Olkowski ......... 5-11, junior Ginger Rouse ......... 5-10, senior

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Christi Catts ........... 5-11, junior Taryn Bach is .......... 5-10, senior JoAnn Tjaden ......... 5-10, junior THIRD TEAM Debbie Descano .......

Margie Hook ..........

Brenda House .........

Jaima Oxley ...........

Amy Prichard .........

....................... Duncanville, Texas ....... Albuquerque Eldorado, New Mexico .................. Lake View-Auburn, Iowa

5-9, senior .... Drexel Hill Archbishop Prendergast, Pa. 5-4, senior . Baltimore Mt. De Sales Academy, Maryland 5-8, junior .......................... Wray, Colorado 5-7, senior ...................... Fallbrook, California 5-9, sophomore ......................... Lima Bath, Ohio

FOURTH TEAM Alice Butler ............ 5-7, senior Kris Kirschner ......... 6-3, senior Jane Quimby .......... 5-10, junior Lucy Casarez .......... 5-6, junior Renee Southers ....... 5-8, senior

................. Lanham DuVal, Maryland ................ Union Catholic, New Jersey ................. Grand Junction, Colorado ......... Chula Vista Bonita Vista, California ....................... Duncanville, Texas

FIFTH TEAM JoAnn Lefridge .......

Tammy Siefkes ........

Louise Leimkuhler .....

Doreen Jordan ........

Jane Beisel ...........

........................... Victoria, Texas ............................ Buhler, Kansas .................. Haddonfield, New Jersey ........................ Coolidge, Arizona ......... Philadelphia Archbishop Ryan, Pa.

5-7, junior 5-8, senior 5-10, junior 5-5, senior 5-7, senior

Canada* THERE MIGHT'VE BEEN a time when pureblood basketball people of the U.S. developed sarcastic smiles on their chops at the mere mention of Canadian basketball, the same sort of smile Canadian hockey people held for U.S. skaters. But now it should be time for a bit more seriousness and well-earned respect on both sides of the coin and the border.

Canada's fourth place finish in the 76 Olympic cage picture might not resurrect native-born James Naismith, but it has raised a few eyebrows on the international scene and helped give more incentive to the country's youth. A big problem in The Dominion for many years has been basketball's one-way battle with "almighty" ice hockey. The wintertime schedules coincide (you can guess which sport the best athletes have chosen) but now the high school game is getting enough prestige to attract them.

Indeed, there has been sufficient enough growth to warrant the birth of a basketball scouting service and communications network (Canadian Scouting Report, Box 1074, Fort Erie, Ontario), which selected first-ever national teams and player rankings last year. (The editor invites all U.S. and Canadian college coaches to write for more information.) British Columbia and Ontario have been the traditional hotbeds for high school ball in recent years, but inter-provincial invitational tournaments have revealed that The Prairies and Maritimes aren't far behind.

Last year's number one. ranked quint, North Surrey Spartans, Surrey, B.C., were one of the biggest - if not the biggest - high school five in North America. Check their roster: Kirk Randa, F, 6-91fz; Charles Olsen, F, 6-7; and Bob Dudley, C, 6-IOifz. All three have graduated (Randa is the Canadian successor at Washington U. to 6-11 Lars Hansen, drafted in the third round by Chicago Bulls) and Surrey

probably won't be a national factor this time around.

Oak Bay "Bays", Victoria, figure to be the pre-season favorite in B.C., led by 6-6 Ken- Kirzinger, who made allprovince as a sophomore in 75-76, and coach Don Horwood.

The Prairies have some fine clubs on paper, although no one .appears overpoweFing at this stage. Fort Richmond Centurions, under coach Terry Ball and paced by 6-0 guard Norm Kehler, are the ones to beat in the always-tough Winnipeg, Manitoba, league.

Ontario's race should be wide open, with legitimate threats from AI Quance's Toronto Oakwood Barons, Vern Lucyk's Oakville T.A. Blakelock Tabbies, John Petruschak's Toronto Runnymede Redmen, Br.ian O'Rourke's Tillsonburg Glendale Griffins, Paul Deeton's Niagara Falls A.N. Myer Marauders, Herwig Baldaufs St. Catharines Gov. Simcoe Redcoats, and Gerry Brumpton's defending champion Windsor W.D. Lowe Trojans. · Out east, Ian MacMillan's Windsor Nova Scotia Warlords command the utmost respect with outstanding swingmen Donnie Ehler, Brian Sexton and Randy Russell. Rick Cotter's Fredericton Kats (New Brunswick) and M. Cull's Brother Rice Celtics (Newfoundland) are ready to defend their provincial titles. Oakville Blakelock is this season's North Surrey, as far as size is concerned, with 6-9 Steve Atkin, 6-8 Pete Smith, and 6-5 Steve Nero.

Players in Ontario and Quebec are crossing their fingers and hoping for no teacher strikes or work-to-rule, which limited, · and even cancelled games, for many teams in those provinces last year. Two of the more impressive inter-provincial tournaments this winter are Jan. 21-22 in Victoria, B.C., and Jan. 27-29 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Following are Canadian Scouting Report's top 10 last season:

Canadian Scouting Reports Pre-Season All-Canada for 1976-77 Player Ken Kirzinger Stan Korosec Gordon Herbert David Coulthard Jay Triano

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Victory No. 600 Since Jim Smiddy's Bearettes moved into their sprawling 5,000-seat palace, Bradley Central has become the most dominating force in Tennessee girls' basketball history.

By Aaron Keen Looking across the Bradley Central High School campus in Cleveland, Tennessee, the most noticeable physical feature of the school is the gymnasium. Its roof line reminds one of the design of the Arizona memorial in Pearl Harbor, and it is by far the largest single building on the school grounds. When the school was built several years ago the Bradley Central Bearettes were already a basketball powerhouse iil Tennessee. Since the Bearettes moved into their sprawling 5000 seat basketball palace they have become the most dominant force in Tennessee girls basketball history.

Coach Jim Smiddy is dwarfed by the huge gymnasium; but visitors can readily see that the man is "big" indeed inside the walls of the gym that houses the most powerful girls basketball dynasty in the sport. Few people can remember the last time the Bearettes lost a basketball game.

Coach Smiddy remembers it well. It was in the 1974 state basketball tournament in Jackson and his Bearettes let a 10-point lead slip away and lost to the eventual state runner-up McNairy County of Bufford Pusser fame (the Tennessee sheriff who became a legend in the movie "Walking Tall").

It is much easier for folks in this Tennessee town to remember the number of losses in Smiddy's coaching career than it is to remember his wins. Smiddy's girls basketball teams at Bradley Central have lost only 56 games in 18 years. That number, 56, is easy for Smiddy to remember because his team at tiny Charlestown, just lO miles up the road, lost 56 games in the eight years he was coach there, but won 171.

The number 56 sounds like a good enough figure to Smiddy and the way things are going his Bearettes might not ever lose number 57. The last loss came on March 24, 1974, and since then the Bearettes have won 72 straight games, two state and two "mythical" national championships. In the 18 years Smiddy has been at the Cleveland school, his teams have won 599 games, three of the last four

Tennessee state championships, the two national titles and the state championships in 1962 and 1970.

Trophy cases line the walls of the lobby to the home of the Queens of America's girls basketball. They ran out of room along the walls in the lobby and have added a two-sided trophy case in the middle of the lobby.

Pre-Season, 1977 National Girls Basketball Rankings 1. Cleveland Bradley Central, Tenn.

2 . Lake View-Auburn, Iowa 3. Phil. st. Maria Goretti, Pa. 4. Duncanville, Texas 5. Drexel Hill Arch Bishop . Prendergast, Pennsylvania 6. Asbury Park, New Jersey 7 路 Philadelphia West Catholic, Pa. 8. Baltimore Mt. De Sales, Md. 9 _ Albuquerque Eldorado, N.M. 10 _ Dallas South Oak Cliff, Texas 11. Bilmar st. Rose, New Jers路ey 12. Ventura, California 13. Haddonfield, New Jersey 14. Fallbrook Union, California 15. Bloomfield, Indiana 16. Philadelphia Arch Bishop Ryan, Pa. 17 路 Waco Midway, Texas 18. Chula Vista Bonita Vista, Ca. 19 _ Wray, Colorado 20 _ TIE: Plainfield, Indiana Lima Bath, Ohio Hard work and loving the game are the keys the Bradley Central girls use to win so many games. They are building a dynasty which rivals anything anyone else can boast of. Plus there is the real secret of the Bradley success - Smiddy. His girls do indeed work hard. Perhaps the best example of that hard work came last March the day before the state championship game. Bradley's semi-final opponent had slacked back off little feeder forward Karen Mills, leaving her open between the foul line and the top of the key. Karen missed a couple from there, so the morning

of the state finals, after the regular Bradley Central practice, Karen stayed in the gym and shot another hour from that spot.

With highly favored Bradley trailing by one (35-34), Karen put up a jumper, right from where she had worked in practice, and, as the buzzer went off, the ball fell through. Bradley's 71 game win streak had been extended to 72 and the Bearettes were the Tennessee state champions for the second straight year. All because of a little extra work.

Another example of Smiddy's firm hand and absolute rule that hard work comes before playing came this spring after the state championship game when a returning starter decided she was tired of basketball and asked if she could wait until the fall to begin work for 1977.

"No sir," Smiddy said. "Why, we can't do that. Your team is made in the spring and summer. Those who wait until the fall to start have missed the boat." Needless to say, the starter, a girl Smiddy says was an all-state performer, is gone.

Two others graduated from the 1976 championship team. Data Caldwell, shown in the last issue of National Prep Sports, was the team's scoring leader. At 6-2 she dotninated the play on her end of the floor and scored over 3000 points in her four years. The other starter lost was Kathy 路 Chastain, who at 5-10 was probably the best all around player on the Bradley team.

She played guard as a senior but averaged 18 points per COJ1test her junior season.

It isn't an accident that Bradley Central is a basketball power. Starting with a superb feeder system (fourteen elementary schools in Bradley County feed Central), Smiddy works his girls hard, beginning shortly after the season is over in the spring. The girls only work about an hour a day in the spring, go to basketball camp at Walland, Tennessee for one or ~wo weeks as a team, and this summer they practiced from 8-12 each day for a month.

During the remainder of the summer the Bearettes work out only three days each week.

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Smiddy has players fifth and sixth periods, then the entire team practices after school or comes back at night to practice. "We like to have them work at least one night each week, just to get them used to playing at night," Smiddy says. leaving nothing to chance. He has that rare ability to see a girl of 13 and detect hidden ability. That hidden ability plus hard work, hundreds of hours of hard work and dedication, result in a super player four years later.

That was the case with Caldwell.

Smiddy isn't hesitant to say she didn't look like much of a basketball player the first time she walked into the Bradley gym. "I watch the girls from the fifth grade until they get here. By that time I pretty much know what they can do,'' he says. "See the girl who just made that shot," Smiddy said pointing to a tall young looking player.

"She doesn't look like much now but wait three years and she'll be a hoss."

Another incoming freshman is labeled "a better prospect than Data" by Smiddy.

The two girls, Treva White and Lisa Cross, are two folks Tennessee basketball fans should remember.

"The second girls basketball game I ever saw I was coaching in," he recalls, adding "I've always coached girls just like I coach boys." Girls, Smiddy says, are better shooters than boys. His team last season hit over 80 percent from the floor several times and averaged well over 60 percent for the season.

One trophy case in the Bradley Central lobby has the 1970, 1973, 1975 and 1976 state championship trophies along with a second place trophy from 1964 and a third place trophy from 1969 packed inside.

There are many more trophies honoring girls basketball at Bradley in other cases in the lobby.

The chances for yet another trophy in the Bradley Central lobby are good for 1977. "We will have more scoring power that we did last year," Smiddy says. "We won't score more points but we will have more people who can score points."

It is often said in Tennessee that at Bradley Central fans go see the Bearettes play and then go home before the boys game gets started. It isn't hard to understand why. The average crowd at a Bradley girls' game is 1500-2000, but many more fans turn out when there is a chance Bradley might lose. Beating opponents by so many points has hurt crowds at Bradley, according to Smiddy.

Tracy Dixon, the Most Valuable Player in the state basketball tourney last year, returns for her senior season along with little Karen Mills and guard Karen Wilson. Add to that talented group 5-10 sophomore Kim Maples and 5-iO senior Tami Murphy, and Smiddy has another powerhouse just itching for the season to start. The first win of the 1976-77 season will be Smiddy's 600th at Bradley and his

771st win as a girls' coach. That is a milestone most coaches dream of reaching, but for Smiddy and the Bradley Bearettes it will be just the first game of a season where they hope to extend their winning streak to 108 games.

"Sure the string will end. The law of averages has got to catch up with you sooner or later," Smiddy says. It might take the law of averages factor for the Bearettes to lose again soon, because the "man" Smiddy and the "team" Bradley Central are among the very few who are the best at what they do. Bradley's girls are so good, in fact, that in one District tournament game last season the Bearettes' opponent could have made every shot they attempted and still lost the game.

Girls in Tennessee play the split-court rules, much the same as Iowa, Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Smiddy doesn't just coach guards (defensive players) and forwards (offensive players), he molds complete basketball players.

In practice the Bearettes often work five-on-five, three-on-three and one-on-one full court. In a District tournament game last year fans were amazed to see Smiddy call time out, switch his forwards to guard and guards to forward, and let them play the "other end" of the court. All his Bearettes can play either position.

There is a case in U.S. District court in Knoxville, Tennessee, pending in which an Oak Ridge, Tennessee girl, Vicki Cape, seeks to have the court force Tennessee to change its basketball rules for girls. The case could alter the style of play in Tennessee and turn one of the most successful girls' programs to the boys five-onfive full court rules.

But it doesn't matter to Smiddy. He, and his Bearettes, will be beating people whether they are playing one-on-one or five-on-five, or the split-court rules Tennessee now uses. The hard work and tradition at Bradley Central. guided by the masterful hand of Jim Smiddy, will insure that.

It they win their opener, it will be victory No. 600 at Bradley Central tor head coach Jim Smiddy; with players like Karen Mills (10) and Karen Wilson (33), most victories have come easy. (Oak Ridger sports photo) PREP I DECEMBER-JANUARY 1977

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Girls On The Go BRADLEY CENTRAL is not the only school in America to play topnotch girls basketball. Not by a long shot. This season thousands upon thousands of girls will take to the courts throughout the land. Here are some of the best: Out west, Ventura will be hard-pressed to defend their state title in California.

Now 46-3 over three seasons, they'll find the going rough with the likes of Bishop Amat, Crescenta Valley, Corona Del Mar, Buena and Louisville, to name a few.

Chula Vista Bonita Vista and defending champ San Diego Helix look toughest in the southern section.

Moving east, defending Colorado champion Golden could repeat in the Rockies, but the toughest team in this section could be AA Wray, where player of the year Brenda House (5-8) returns with a flock of teammates, including all-staters Brenda Amos (5-11, jr.) and Anne Fonte (5-6, soph.). They could rule Colorado for two more years.

Texas, as always, is loaded. Waco Midway has a reported 71-game active winning streak (second only to Bradley Central). Coach Sandra Meadows returns both starting guards and both forwards from an excellent 33-3 team at AAAA champion Duncanville. The JV team went 27-3, so this Texas school could repeat again. In Christie Capps (5-11) and Renee Southers (5-8), Coach Meadows has two of the best in the Lone Star State. However, schools like Dallas South Oak Cliff, Victoria, Weslaco, Conroe and Dallas Bryan Adams think otherwise.

Coach Steve Silverberg started girls basketball at Albuquerque Eldorado three years ago and has since produced a 58-4 overall record and two state championships. His teams have won 31 straight and 46 of their last 47 games. An elementary school with a present 73-3 record feeds the Eagles. In the process, the varsity has won the district, state and southweSt regional AAU championships. With all-staters like Taryn Bachis (5-10) and Katrina Dunnagan (5-11) back in the lineup, Eldorado could fly high in the Land of Enchantment.

The Indiana tournament, won last year

by Warsaw, could have a real barnburner in 1977 if schools like Bloomfield and Plainfield meet in the finals. Bloomfield returns five of six players from a team

which has gone 48-1 over three years, while Plainfield could have the best gal (eager) in Indiana. Dru Cox, a 5-10 senior, averaged 24.3 points last winter (game high was 41) and grabbed 15 rebounds per game. She. could be the next Miss Basketball in the Hoosier State. Next door is Ohio, where Lima Bath won 62 games in a row before falling in the district tourney last winter.

Coach Gretchen Prichard expects big things from three returning starters: Amy Prichard (5-9), Kim Thomas (5-7) and Deb Sanchez (5-4).

Texas, Tennessee, Iowa, Pennsylvania and New Jersey have produced the best players in the past, followed by Maryland, Connecticut, New York and California.

"Looking at the rosters of the top college teams suggests that the best talent is coming from these states," says Mike Flynn of Womens Basketball Scouting Service in Philadelphia. Speaking of Philadelphia, West Catholic, led by Mary and Patty Coyle, could challenge for top honors in the East. But they'll find the going rough in the form of St. Maria Goretti, Drexel Hill Arch Bishop Prendergast (all Philadelphia schools), along with Asbury Park, New Jersey; Baltimore Mt. De Sales, Maryland; Hilmar St. Rose, New Jersey and Haddonfield, New Jersey, to name a few.

Figures released by the National Three starters return for Victoria, ¡Texas, winners of 35 of 37 games last year. But this excludes the best on the bench, head coach Jan Lahody.

With all-staters like Katrina Dunnagan, a 511 forward in the lineup, the Eldorado Eagles have ruled girls basketball in the Land of Enchantment.

Federation of High School Sports show that participation in the United States and Canada reached the five-million mark last year. Of those participants, over one million were female. The above names and schools don't even scratch the surface. e

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Decade of Glory In ¡his 1Oth year at Madison Memorial, Coach Bill Howard's skaters finished undefeated and produced one of the strongest teams in state history-typifying the rapid growth of Wisconsin

By Mark Parish high school hockey.

.In 1966, when the proper Madisonians erected their newest public high school, Madison Memorial, it was surrounded by wheat fields and corn fields. Today the fields have been replaced by expensive Tamarack Trails, condominiums and the fancy single-dwelling homes or spacious apartments of the Parkwood Hills

subdivision. From these homes come the kids who back in '66 were labeled as "farmers" by their rivals-in-the-making down the road at the older, more traditionbound Madison West. Again this fall, on the eve of the West-Memorial football game, the sons of orthodontists and the daughters of University of Wisconsin

zoology professors will remind their West peers of that early attempt at slurring.

They will dress for school in coveralls and dab great outsized freckles on their cheeks.

Memorial may well lose the football game.

But come winter when the more conventional sports of basketball and wrestling limp along in respectable

anonymity, the hockey teams of West and Memorial, along with those of Madison East and Madison LaFollette, will have at one another in the fierceness and flashing speed of some of the newest, least known, and highest caliber hockey players in the United States.

No team has been quite as flashy, in a 'down-home' sort of way, than the greenand-white charges of Bill Howard's Madison Memorial "Green Machine".

The 1976 Wisconsin State Athletic Association Hockey Champions finished with a 22-0 record and nearly every team and individual offensive and defensive record in Wisconsin.

Hockey has never had the popularity in Wisconsin that it has had in neighboring Minnesota where the strong Canadian influence has kept it a major high school sport for 40 years. The creation of indoor arenas have permitted Wisconsin and Minnesota towns to develop youth hockey programs in the more southernly, warmer towns so that now both states are seeing v~t improvement in the quality of its young hockey players. But in Wisconsin, a start had to be made.

In Madison, the rise of the University of Wisconsin to major Western Collegiate Hockey Association status gave great impetus to local interest in hockey. Under Bob Johanson, the Badgers even won a NCAA crown, a victory which Bostonians,

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hardly a restrained sports crowd themselves, chiefly remember because of the unrestrained enthusiasm of the Madison natives who were in Boston for the final game.

Some of those Madison Badgers rooters have since sent their sons to youth hockey camps all over the country, even into Canada. In 1969, perhaps 80 to 100 Madison kids, six to sixteen, attended camps either locally or nationally. This year, one local coach estimated that from 600 to 700 kids attended hockey clinics or camps.

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Coach Bill Howard just lost for the state tournament his No. 1 goalie in the warm-upsprior to the first round of the Wisconsin playoffs. A freshman (Dave Onken) took over, played the final two games, and led Madison Memorial to 10-0 and 4-3 victories, blocking 13 shots against Superior in the first period.

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Hockey seems to appeal to kids because it permits all sizes and shapes of player and provides an infinite number of variables every time the puck moves on the ice. While football players grumble about hamburger drills and basketball players tire of shooting free throws, hockey players look forward to practice. Why else would an .eight-year-old get up at 4 a.m. to have parents drive him through frozen Wisconsin mornings to the arena. It is difficult to imagine a pony league football team or a youth baseball club having this much attraction. One former basketball player observed that the general appeal of the game is high: "If you take one hundred youngsters at six years old and give them equal exposure to both hockey and basketball, when those kids are twelve, you'll have ninety hockey players." The Madison experience seems to bear out the statement especially at Memorial, where Howard's hockey team is the number one winter sport's attraction. Even midweek high school games sold out last year.

Thirty-two year old Bill Howard has been Memorial's only coach, instituting the hockey program in 1968; he managed to lure only thirteen players onto the squad. In 1969, he managed to get fourteen players, but he admits now that he never really thought the hockey program would sell. "The school and community just weren't very interested in those years.

Maybe two or three parents would come out to watch a game."

What Howard, a North Dakota native and a goalie at Colorado College, brought to Madison was hockey knowledge and hockey experience. For much of the time in the fifties and the sixties, the hockey programs in the Madison high schools were managed by non-skaters or old pickup hockey players or football coaches working through the winter.

Although he began coaching in the late sixties, Howard's approach to his game and his players appeared to have been modeled after those old 1930 movies about Notre Dame and Rockne. Howard emphasizes a no-nonsense "team play" discipline where each member does his chores without complaining. Although his rules and regulations were, and remain, old school and predictable, his training techniques have been innovative and his offensive and defensive strategies modern.

Says Howard, "I never feel that a high school kid knows everything about hockey.

There is always something more to learn."

Last year's superstar, Mark Johnson, son of the Wisconsin and Olympic coach, came to Howard as something of a problem. His ego got in the way of his considerable skating and stickhandling abilities.

Clashes of ego were to follow intermittently, but by his senior year, Mark served as an exemplary team leader

and captain while at the same time storing away every Wisconsin individual scoring record. As one Spartan senior forward put it, "It doesn't pay to argue with Howard.

Even if you're right, you're not going to win the argument."

Even Vic LeVine, Howard's unpaid assistant, grants Howard's knowledge of the game. "He's taught me an awful lot about hockey." Kevin Serginian, a center, describes Howard as a hard-driver who can even prompt the normally devoted hockey player to "hate" practice and to complain about the relentless drilling and redrilling. "But," says Serginian, "All the guys feel that he is the best in the 路 state." Sometimes, almost inevitably, a IS-year-old will, as freshman Jeff Andringa did last December, ask Howard why it was necessary to repeat (and repeat) the power play which he already knew.

When the March crash with Superior ended in a power play goal that gave Memorial its first state title, Andringa, in one of those moments of recognition so dear to the hearts or egos of coaches everywhere, exploded, "Now I know why we did it so many times!"

Howard recognizes the influence of the youth programs. "We have a better quality of kids now, and they are better hockey players too. Only one路 or two kids from those '68-'69 teams could even make the team today."

Better players have enabled Howard to teach more sophisticated hockey strategy in recent years. Both his "Czech" and "C.C." power plays would have been above the skill levels of his first players.

Past emphasis on simple skating and stickhandling fundamentals have been replaced by a third of practice time being given over to power play drills. Littl~ wonder that last year Memorial scored路 40 per cent of the time when penalties left their opponents shorthanded, or that Superior was to succumb to a power play.

Howard really feels, as all coaches do, that his Spartans are much better than people give them credit for outside of the immediate area. The record seems to bear this out. In the 1972 season, Memorial beat Mahtomedi from Minnesota in a 4-1 game which saw the Minnesotans score only in the last period. In 1974 the Spartans defeated St. Paul Henry Sibley, one of Minnesota's eight state finalists that year. Against out-of-state teams, mostly Minnesotan, Memorial is 12 and 2. When he sent out 30 letters of inquiry, Howard was unable this year to schedule any Minnesota teams, a testimony perhaps to their hesistancy to take on his squad. Even without additional recognition, Howard is unlikely to change his approach to preseason conditioning and on-ice training during the season.

To preserve precious ice time during the season, Howard keeps his charges off of skates for the first two weeks. He has them work up to 30 minute endurance runs, develop their agility and strengthen their upper bodies through multi-repetition weight training.

When they take to the ice in the third

week, the Spartans do all their staticstretching and warmup exercises off the ice. This way they can maximize the usefulness of that valuable hour each afternoon. During the season and including game days, the Spartans rarely miss a day on the ice. Only the addition of four arenas in the Madison area within the last five years has permitted this. Latearriving winters and interminable January thaws used to keep local hockey players down to an hour or so of weekly ice time.

A typical on-ice week for Memorial demonstrates that players divide their time between individual drill and team play.

Mondays may be given over entirely to individuals working on personal skills and to hard skating. Tuesdays will see the standard two-on-quick starts and stops.

Wednesday will be team-oriented with the emphasis on offensive maneuvers involved in breakout patterns and forechecking.

Teams defense, zone coverage and penalty killing will generally be followed by a solid scrimmage on Thursdays. Assuming a Saturday game, Friday will see the players in free, individual light practice and skating with some work with non-contact five-on-zero and three-on-zero drills.

Mostly, practices and games are demanding under Howard. Kevin Serginian stated flatly that many players hated hockey at times during the season, in the course of a brutal practice or following a tonguelashing between periods of a game. At the same time, former players are generally unanimous in calling their coach "the best coach in the state", and giving him credit for his hockey knowledge and his persistance in demanding disciplined play.

Certainly the combination of hard training has been the equivalent of hard threshing for the North Dakotan's field hands at Memorial. Several are now playing Western Collegiate Hockey: Scott Owens goaltended at Colorado College, Lee Skille and Mark Johnson are fowards for the University of Wisconsin, and Paul Klasinski a forward at Michigan State.

David Cookson, a standout defenseman of hockey playing in the Adult and Industrial Leagues which have sprung up in Madison with the revived hockey interest and the addition of the new arenas.

Many who saw the '76 Championship game agreed that the discipline and poise of the team brought them through. In the semi-final against Eagle River, senior goalie Tim Blue! was lost when, in pregame warmup, a stick fragment caught his eye, severely damaging it. Even Howard, forced to go to Freshman goalie wondered "whether we could beat Supior."

More than a few spectators shared Howard's fears when the next evening Superior came out muscling. They jostled their way to a 3-0 lead midway through the second period. Still poised, the Spartans worked their way back relentlessly to a 3-3 tie by the end of regulation. Finally, the combination of their disciplined poise and ironlike conditioning began to grind the Superiorites under. Even running three 路lines to Memorial's two, Superior tired PREP I DECEMBER-JANUARY 1977

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Without fistfighting and without cheap shots replacing finesse, the hardskating kids from South-central Wisconsin had

helped diffuse much of the recent criticism of hockey brought on by the excesses of the NHL. This year with 13 lettermen returning including Peter Johnson, Kevin Sergenian and Mike Strassman, who comb_ined for over 140 points last year, the Spartans will likely improve further on their eight-year, I I 1-63 record. Top defensemen Gary Lippit, Jeff Andringa and Greg Maxwell,

along with goalie Dave Onken, may make the machine even better than last year.

It is likely that Memorial's opponents may know by mid-December just how good the 1977 model really is. With the winning habit, the single-mindedness of Coach Howard, the vocal support of the community, and all of those veterans, "the hay", as they say in rural Wisconsin, "may well be in the barn". e

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Triumphant Return for "Dawdy"

Hawkins Where else is there another administrative assistant to the mayor who can coach basketball like Dawdy Hawkins?

By Dick Lien A LOT HAS BEEN written in the sports pages in this part of the country about the administrative assistant to the mayor of Pekin, Illinois. It seems only fair. Where else is there another administrative assistant to a mayor who can coach a basketball game like Dawdy Hawkins can?

Hawkins directed the Class AA South to a stunning 96-82 defeat of the North in the 1976 Illinois Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game in Normal last July.

To call it an upset is to limit the language.

It may not be only conjecture that upstairs in Horton Field House, where the IBCA has its Hall of Fame room, a spot had already been marked to be held for the North team.

Inactive as a coach for two years, Hawkins took a few players of genuine major talent - like Derek Holcomb of Richwoods and Harold McMath of Springfield - and teamed them with

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others of more average ability to thoroughly embarrass a squad of some of the greatest individuals in Illinois high school history.

Before the game, Hawkins had given his team a speech. It was short, but long on history. "I just told them it hadn't been since 1967 that a downstate team had won a game of this significance," he said later.

"I said the South had just as good a players as the North, and that the South was going to come back, starting tonight."

It was in 1967 that Hawkins' Pekin team won its second state championship in four years, but that was the last time a team from downstate won a one-class or Class AA state basketball championship in Illinois. There are those who claim the Class AA title will never again leave Chicago and the suburbs, and now that Hawkins is working in city government again they may be right. His 25 years of coaching in Illinois resulted in 453 victories and 242 defeats. The exact statistical measure of his success must fall victim of unreliable or non-existant records of lO years of coaching basketball in Nebraska at Eagle, Loup City, Falls City and Lincoln Northeast.

His reputation as a coach, in taking a succession of Peoria Central teams to the state tournament and winning two titles at · Pekin, was eatablished a long time ago.

Two of his ex-assistants, Joe Stowell at Bradley and Bob Ortegel at Drake, are head coaches in colleges. Others, like Duncan Reid at Kansas and ex-Pekin player Mark Freidinger at Rollins, are college assistants. Another ex-player, Steve Hudgens, has recently won two state championships in Morenci, Arizona.

It began a long time ago when Hawkins came to Central in 1949 and moved 12 miles away in 1960. "Most basketball people around the state, I doubt if they realize that I coached at Central," he recently said. Yet his influence on Peoria basketball was major. "I remember that right after I came Stu Becker (the late Manual coach) and I would rent the field house at Bradley for doubleheaders," he adds. "But we lost money every time because interest in high school basketball in Peoria was nil then. There was absoluately none."

Central High was once assigned to a sectional tournament in Macomb, but now sectionals are played at Robertson Memorial Field House in Peoria - and

almost annually gross more revenue than any other in the Illinois High School Association series. The same for the supersectional.

Hawkins (they've called him The Silver Fox, The Hawk, The Gray Fox, or just plain Dawdy) coached the first city teams with dominant black players. Gene Toms, Jim Polk and Jim Ashby were among Central's best in the middle 1950s, and 20 years later Polk would use an endorsement from Hawkins in newspaper advertising during his campaign for the City Council.

In 1947 a Lincoln Northeast team coached by Hawkins finished second in the largest class of the four-class Nebraska state tournament. In 1948, his last Northeast team won the championship. Eight of the 10 players on the tournament team would return in 1949, two of them allstaters. "I wasn't looking for a job,'' Hawkins recalled at the all-star camp this summer. "But I was playing poker one night ... " He interrupted his story with a smile. "Coaches do play poker,'' he said.

"One of the regulars in our game owned a teacher's agency, and he mentioned to me that they were looking for a basketball coach in Peoria, Illinois. People talked to me about the salary difference, the caliber of basketball, and I finally made the move."

Hawkins was 33 then, and he coached his last game Saturday, July 10, 1976.

Temperatures were in the 90s and his team's practices were as demanding as the ones he ran at Pekin and Central. A player even quit and called him a racist. All the reasons why coaching ranks below garbage collection for those whose spirit is easily ·broken. But there were good times too. At a. party, nursing a soft drink, Hawkins exchanged stories with one of his chief personal rivals, John Thiel of Galesburg, who is also out of coaching now.

Then they played the all-star game.

Hawkins' players, who early in the week had been cursing at each other and complaining about his practices, were suddenly a team. People on the South bench leaped to their feet to applaud a teammate - of any color. "Save your egg money, boys,'' muttered coach Ron Felling of Lawrenceville, seated behind a press table in the first half. "The South is coming all the way back tonight."

With six minutes to play, the South was seven points ahead with the ball, spreading the North defense- such as it was - over half the floor. The ball went to Hubert Carter of Decatur Eisenhower, open on the baseline for one of the shots this offense was invented to create. Comfortable shooting at three times the distance, Carter put down.the shot and did a little skip-step of elation. Hawkins, on the edge of his seat to help with the shot, slid backward on the chair, then stuck a fist in the air. Over 9000 fans couldn't believe it.

Monday morning he would be back at work at another job. But no matter how well he does it, it is not likely to be as well as he coaches- or coached- basketball. •

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Why Have an Athletic Trainer?

The athletic trainer is an integral part of any school's complete athletic program.

His or her job includes the prevention of injuries, immediate first aid for the injured, and treatment and reconditioning procedures as prescribed by the athlete's physician.

One of the most important benefits realized by having an athletic trainer on the staff is better medical care for the athlete and the prevention of injuries.

Injured athletes can be safely returned to action sooner. At the high school level, the team with the trainer will always win a few more games. The trainer's initial management of an injury can save from four to 12 days of the rehabilitation process.

More and more high schools are realizing the need for a qualified athletic trainer. There are a number of universities

This is where the "teacher-trainer" concept comes into play. The¡ athletic trainer is hired as a full time teacher with the extra-curricular responsibility of athletic training. Using this method, the trainer is paid the base teacher's pay, plus that of an assistant coach for each of the three seasons of the year.

Another concept is the "designated faculty trainer". This provides for assigning as the trainer a teacher, perhaps with no previous training experience, but with a definite interest in athletic training.

He or she could then take all of his or her post-graduate work in the direction of athletic training. He or she would be reimbursed the same was as previously mentioned.

Some of these people have become extremely proficient. As a matter of fact, there are a number of trainers for professional teams, who started as "designated faculty trainers". The problem is to show the administrators and the school board members how much a trainer does and how important he is to high school athletics.

The trainer's area of knowledge is National Prep Magazine will have a Sports Medicine Column in all future issues. These are being provided by The Sports Medicine Clinic of Phoenix, Arizona. If you have a question or specific problem we will try to answer it. Address all questions to National Prep Sports, 4707 N. 12th St., Phoenix, Arizona 85014.

Preventative taping of the ankle is a very important pre-game function. However, many youngsters find themselves subject to minor injuries by inadequate taping prior to a game. Here, Coach Jim Smiddy of Bradley Central, Tennessee does it right.

offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in Athletic Training. Many of the qualified people these programs are turning out are looking to the high schools for employment. This is where the greatest need lies. However, budgets are such that many school officials do not and will not recognize the need for this type of personnel. Therefore, frequently an assistant coach is designated as the "trainer". Little do they realize that coaches are not trained in this field and really not qualified to be handling the job.

The question then comes up: can a high school afford to hire an athletic trainer?

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extensive. It includes the following: managing of minor problems before they become major ones (blisters, cuts, abrasions, etc.), devising protective equipment, taping (both for prevention and treatment), being well informed and being ready and able to handle any emergency that may arise, as well as keeping up with all the new trends in sports medicine. Other duties include conditioning, rehabilitation, dietary supervision and aiding in the purchasing and proper fitting of equipment.

In addition to his other duties, the trainer must be able to get along with and act as a liaison between the team physician; the coaches, the administration and the athletes. It is the team physician's responsibilty to diagnose and the trainer's duty to carry out the doctor's orders and to keep the coach appraised of the athlete's condition.

One area which schools have to be concerned with these days is legal liability.

Frequently, the grounds for this legal action is due to improper care by unqualified people. The athletic trainer will give the school a highly skilled, professionally trained individual qualified

By Dennis T. Murphy

to work with and under the supervision of local physicians.

In the process of carrying out his duties the trainer builds up a close relationship with the student athlete. Quite often, this relationship is closer. than the coach is able to develop. As a result, the trainer is able to counsel the athlete with his problems; whether they are personal, scholastic, or concern his athletic career.

Immediate, on the field care of the injured athlete is one of the most important aspects of high school sports, but often one of the least appreciated.

Athletic Training is an admirable career. The work, especially with young people, is highly rewarding. The National A:thletic Trainer's Association (N. A. T. - A.) has several brochures available on Athletic Training. If you are a student interested in a career in Athletic Training or a coach interested in a training career, these brochures will be of interest to you: "Athletic Training Careers" and "The Athletic Trainer, Necessity or Luxury".

The address for obtaining these brochures is: National Athletic Trainer's Association, 3315 South Street, Lafayette, Indiana 47904. Or, if you wish, we will send you these brochures and any help we can. You can write: The Sports Medicine Clinic, Bell Road Medical Center, 3 !00 E. Bell Road, Phoenix, Arizona 85032. e Dennis T. Murphy is a Certified Athletic Trainer for The Sports Medicine Clinic of Phoenix. Arizona. He a/lended Ronan (Montana) High School and the University of Montana, majoring in Health and Physical Education. He received his Master's Degree in Physical Education with emphasis in Athletic Training at the University of Arizona. While completing his degree, he served as Head Athletic Trainer for Pueblo High School in Tucson. He is certified by the National Athletic Trainer's Association and has a major interest in exercise therapy. In addition to his duties with The Sports Medicine Clinic, he serves as a consultant to a number of High Schools in the Phoenix area.

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1976 All-America Track Team COACH OF THE YEAR Verlyn Schmidt ... Shawnee Mission South, Kansas TRACK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Dwayne Evans ... Phoenix South Mountain, Arizona FIELD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Steve Montgomery ... Susanville Lassen, California

*junior ..sophomore 440 YARD RELAY 40.6 ....................... ·................... Abilene, Texas 41.0 .......................................... Killeen, Texas 41.1 ........................................... Bryan, Texas 41.1 .................................... Dallas Lincoln, Texas 41.1 ......................... Los Angeles Hamilton, California 41.2 ............................. Barstow Kennedy, California 41.2 ...................... Philadelphia Franklin, Pennsylvania 41.2 .................................. West Columbia, Texas 41.5 ........................ Nashville Maplewood, Tennessee MILE RELAY 3:11.8 .............................. Houston Madison, Texas 3:12.6 ........................................ Abilene, Texas 3:14.2 .............................. Houston Worthing, Texas 3:14.2 ........................................ Killeen, Texas 3:14.3 ............................... Houston Sterling, Texas 3:14:5 ..................................... Hampton, Virginia 3:14.6 .......................... Houston Forest Brook, Texas 3:14.8 ...............................Gary West Side, Indiana 3:14.9 ................................. Mt. Vernon, New York 3:15.1 ..................... Newport News Menchville, Virginia 100 YARD DASH 9.3 ......................... Johnny Jones, Lampassas, Texas 9.3 .......................... Houston McTear, Baker, Florida 9.3 ........................ Mike Keys, Charlottesville, Virginia 9.3 ................. Calvin Raley, Jacksonville Raines, Florida 9.3 .............................. Curtis Dickey, Bryan, Texas 9.4 .................. *Cyril Wyatt, Orlando Oak Ridge, Florida 9.4 .......................... Randy Smith, Jackson, Michigan 9.4 .................... Jeff Phillips, Columbus Whitehall, Ohio 9.4 ......... ·......... Tim Martin, Jacksonville Fletcher, Florida 9.4 .................. *James Fields, New Bern, North Carolina 9.4 .......... Preston Brown, Nashville Maplewood, Tennessee 9.4 ....................... Dupree Branch, Barstow, California 9.4 .......... Dwayne Evans, Phoenix South Mountain, Arizona 220 YARD DASH (CURVE) 20.5 ......... Dwayne Evans, Phoenix South Mountain, Arizona 20.7 : . ....................... Johnny Jones, Lampasas, Texas 20.8 ...................... Dupree Branch, Barstow, California 20.9 ......................... *Jeff Walker, Akron North, Ohio 21.0 .................. Tony Darden, Norristown, Pennsylvania 21.0 ................... Jeff Phillips, Columbus Whitehall, Ohio 21.0 ...................... *Jerome Deal, Aberdeen, Maryland 440 YARD DASH 46.2 ......................... Johnny Jones, Lampasas, Texas 46.2 ......................... *Jeff Walker, Akron North, Ohio 46.8 .................. Tony Darden, Norristown, Pennsylvania 46.9 ....................... Derald Harris, Pittsburg, California 46.9 ............................. *Antone Blair, Alliance, Ohio 47.0 ................ Donn Thompson, Cerritos Gahr, California 47.2 ......... William Mullins, Los Angeles Hamilton, California 47.5 ................ Lester Mickens, Decatur Gordon, Georgia 47.5 ................... Michael Joseph, Houston Jones, Texas 47.5 .... :· .............. Joe Johnson, Houston Madison, Texas 47.5 ..................... Steve Davis, Cleveland Adams, Ohio

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880 YARD RUN 1:49.3 .Steve Schellenberger, Arlington Heights Forest View, Ill. 1:49.3 ............. Dyrk Dahl, Fort Carson Fountain, Colorado 1:50.4 ........... Mark Gauger, Houston Spring Woods, Texas 1:51.0 ....................... John Anich, Akron Hoban, Ohio 1:51.1 ........... Mark Gauger, Houston Spring Woods, Texas 1:51.3 ............. Chris Heroux, Des Plaines Maine West, Ill. 1:51.3 ............... Kelley Marsh, Muncie Northside, Indiana 1:51.5 .................... Kelly Britz, Portland Jesuit, Oregon 1:51.7 ..... Kelvin Washington, Jersey City Lincoln, New Jersey 1:51.7 .......... **William Contee, Washington, D.C., Woodson MILE RUN 4:02.7 ............... Thorn Hunt, San Diego Henry, California 4:05.8 ....................... Rudy Chapa, Hammond, Indiana 4:06.3 .................. Rick Kumm, Salem Sprague, Oregon 4:07.8 ........................ Ron Wartgow, Belvidere, Illinois 4:08.0 ............... John Gustafsons, Eugene South, Oregon 4:08.3 ....... •............. Kelly Britz, Portland Jesuit, Oregon 4:08.5 ............. Don Moses, La Crescenta Valley, California 4:08.9 .................... Ed Delashmutt, Fort Madison, Iowa 4:09.2 ..... ., ............ Steve O'Connell, Milburn, New Jersey 4:09.2 ............. *Bob Hicks, Orland Park Sandburg, Illinois TWO-MILE RUN 8:44.6 ................... Eric Hulst, Laguna Beach, California 8:45.2 ............... Thorn Hunt, San Diego Henry, California 8:51.0 ....... : . ...... *Bill McChesney, Eugene South, Oregon 8:52.6 ..... ·.................. Rudy Chapa, Hammond, Indiana 8:52.6 .......... , .. Don Moses, La Crescenta Valley, California 8:53.6 .......... Mark Spilsbury, Santa Ana Foothill, California 8:53.8 ............... Alberto Salazar, Wayland, Massachusetts 8:54.4 .......... Sal Godinez, Los Angeles Calesian, California 8:54.8 ........... Bill St. John, Santa Ana Mater Dei, California 8:55.0 ... Colin McConnell, Huntington Beach Edison, California 120 YARD HIGH HURDLES 13.2 .............. Greg Foster, Maywood Proviso East, Illinois 13.3 ........................ Dan Oliver, Wooster Triway, Ohio 13.4 ............. Jerry Hill, Indianapolis Arsenal Tech, Indiana 13.4, .................... Dan Lavitt, Raytown South, Missouri 13.4 .................. Rodney Chesley, Charlottesville, Virginia 13.5 ......................... *Eugene Miller, Dunedin, Florida 13.5 ..................... *Dave Still, Pennsauken, New Jersey 13.6 ........................... Jesse James, Navasota, Texas 13.6 ................... Wayne Mason, Columbus Mifflin, Ohio 13.6 ...................... *Marshall Parks, Dayton Roth, Ohio 330 YARD INTERMEDIATE HURDLES 36.4 ....... .' ..........Charles White, San Fernando, California 36.6 .............. Greg Foster, Maywood Proviso East, Illinois 36.7 ................ J.D. Hill, Kansas City Southeast, Missouri 36.7 .......................... Jim Little, Woodbridge, Virginia 36.8 ........................... Jesse James, Navasota, Texas 37.1 ................. Karl Williams, Richmond Wythe, Virginia 37.3 ...................... Kent Figgs, Houston Sterling, Texas 37.4 .......... Clifton Brousaard, Houston Forest Brook, Texas 37.4 .................. Rodney Chesley, Charlottesville, Virginia

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In basketball or track, Raytown South Missouri has a super program, and here's one of their products: hurdler Dan Lavitt, zipping over the 120 high's in 13.4. Center, speedster Greg Foster of Proviso East, 11/nois, stepped over the high hurdles in national record time: 13.2; he also clocked 6.9 seconds for the 60 yard highs.

HIGH JUMP 7-1 ................... Bob Berry, Nora North Central, Indiana 7-0Y. ........... Jay Reardon, Kansas City Rockhurst, Missouri 7-0Y. ............ Brett Eppert, Alexandria Mt. Vernon, Virginia 7-0 .................. John Lane, Fremont American, California 7-0 ............................ Kim Nielsen, Cedar City, Utah 7-0 ........................... **Gail Olson, Sycamore, Illinois 6-11% .................... Victor Freeman, Ypsilanti, Michigan 6-11Y. ............. James Dixon, Richmond Marshall, Virginia LONG JUMP 25-11% ........ Larry Doubley, Los Angeles Manual Arts, Calif.

25-5 ........................... *Todd Bell, Middletown, Ohio 24-11 Y. ...................... Paul Wilson, Fontana, California 24-8\14 .......... Jay Reardon, Kansas City Rockhurst, Missouri 24-8 ............. Dannie Jackson, Tucson Santa Rita, Arizona 24-6% ........... James Colquitt, Jacksonville Fletcher, Florida 24-5 ................ Kerry Rice, Springfield Southeast, Illinois 24-5 .............. *Barry Davis, St. Louis Beaumont, Missouri 24-4 ....................... Jim Zickmund, Westville, Indiana TRIPLE JUMP 51-6% ...... Vincent Parrette, Shawnee Mission South, Kansas 51-6'12 ......... Greg Caldwell, Los Angeles Fremont, California 50-10 ........... Eddie Tate, Chicago Bloom Township, Illinois 50-5 ................ Dwight Harris, Pasadena Blair, California 50-4 ............ Brett Eppert, Alexandria Mt. Vernon, Virginia .50-0% .................. Pat Moreno, San Jose Lick, California 50-0Y. ....................... Mark Slaton, Merced, California POLE VAULT 16-4% ...... Tom Hintnaus, Redondo Beach Aviation, California 16-4 ............ Brian Kimball, Fort Wayne Northside, Indiana 16-2 ... Mike McCrindle, Chicago Heights Bloom Township, Ill. 16-1 Y. ..... Bill Hartley, Manahawkin South Ocean, New Jersey 16-0 ............ Brett Dames, Milwaukee Marshall, Wisconsin 15-10 ............................ Billy Olson, Abilene, Texas 15-9Y. ......... **Anthony Curran, Encino Carmelite, California 15-9 .............. Dana Morris, Kansas City Central, Missouri 15-8 ....................... *Jim Sidler, Villa Park, California SHOT PUT 68-5'12 ........ Steve -Montgomery, Susanville Lassen, California 67-9 .................John McKenzie, Newhall Hart, California 66-3% .... John Gianini, Florissant Hazelwood Center, Missouri 66-0'/2 . : . ............. : . ...... Tony Harlin, Nanuet, New York 65-10 .. *Vincent Goldsmith, Tacoma Mt. Tahoma, Washington 65-9 ................... Jeff Stover, Corning Union, California 65-8 Vaughn Skidmore, Oakhurst Ocean Township, New Jersey 65-0 ................ Tim Vala, Cleveland Saint Ignatius, Ohio 64-7 ................. *Doc Luckie, Fort Pierce Carroll, Florida 64-5 ................ Tom Sparks, Orlando Edgewater, Florida DISCUS 202-9 ................... Greg Martin, Pascagoula, Mississippi 200-4 .................Scott Endler, Fresno Hoover, California 198-7 ............... *Doc Luckie, Fort Pierce Central, Florida 196-10 ........................ Guy Sellers, Monahans, Texas 193-6 ..... *Mark Sutherland, Shawnee Mission South, Kansas 192-6 ............... Mark Malone, El Cajon Valley, California 188-7 ....................... Bill Skinner, Midland Lee, Texas 188-5 ........ Steve Montgomery, Susanville Lassen, California 188-3 ............... Rick Buss, Green Bay Preble, Wisconsin JAVELIN 244-8 .......... Vorneh O'Quin, Galliano South Lafourche, La. 228-9 ................. Mark Gubrud, Mt. Vernon, Washington 228-8 ........ John Rogala, Denville Morris Knolls, New Jersey 227-5 ..................... Kim Shafer, Reeder, North Dakota 2?2-8 ............... Alan Tegethoff, Oak Harbor, Washington 218.:4 ............ Marlin Van Horm, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania 216-7 ........ John Rogala, Denville Morris Knolls, New Jersey 214-11 ............. Kerry Whitman, Brownsville, Pennsylvania 214-3 ............ Walter Parker, Kansas City Harmon, Kansas 214-3 ............ Randall Taylor, Monroe Ouachita Parish, La.

Big Mark Malone, now a QB at Arizona State, tossed discus 192-6, shot put 60-8, triple jumped 46-1, ran 100 yards in 10.1 seconds and long jumped 22-4%. (San Diego Prep photo by Russ Gilbert)

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All-Time High School Compiled by Doug Huff NATIONAL BASKETBALL RE- consecutive games, including seven CORDS, by their very own nature, will straight state championships. Girls never never be 100 percent complete. But the seem to let the grass grow under their records that have been compiled through- tennis shoes in this part of the country. For out the years are interesting,, if not example, Chattanooga East Ridge, phenominal, indeed. The professional and Tennessee in a 1966 marathon, went 16 college ranks cannot match what young overtimes with Ooltewah before obtaining schoolboy superstars have accomplished. a victory. Back in 1931, Alluwe, Oklahoma crushed Chelsea 106-0 for the widest It is no wonder that high school sports has become a big business in many sections of shutout margin in girls' history.

A more modern scholastic basketball the country.

What is the hottest scholastic basket~ record for boys was established in Hobbs, balL program going today? Only time will New Mexico by the 1969-70 Eagles. tell, but it will be a long time before any Hobbs totaled 3,095 points during a 26-1 school can match the records set by state championship season, averaging Passaic, New Jersey more than 25 years 114.6 points per game. Four years later ago. Passaic, called the "Wonder Team", two of their stars, forward Larry Robinson won 159 games in a row from 1920-1925, . and center Larry Williams, were drafted but it may be forever before the national by the pros. Their team's .only loss that record for girls basketball falls. Between season was 96-95 to Abilene, Texas in 1947 and 1953, Baskin, Louisiana won 218 Abilene. At mid-season, the Eagles

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crushed an undefeated Lubbock Dunbar quintet 143-84, and in the district championship game pulverised rival Carlsbad 170-104, scoring 101 points in the second half. They beat Albuquerque 123-87 in the state championship game.

Records were made to be broken. The national record 274 points scored in the Hobbs-Carlsbad shootout was tied by Houston Wheatley and Lake Charles, Louisiana during the 1971-72 season. The Texas powerhouse blitzed their visitors 158-116 for a two-team total of 274 points.

It didn't even last the season. In December Vocational High of Chelsea, New York defeated Manhatten Vocational 153-125 for a two-team total of 278 points. The 125 scored by Manhattan is a national record high for a losing game, although Hobbs tried real hard to break it the following year in another donnybrook with

Proud Houston Wheatley players display championship trophy after sensational41-1 record in Texas AAAA competition during 1972-73. Wildcats averaged 108.7 points per .game, scored over 100 points 31 times, and beat out-of-state foes like DeRidder, Louisiana, 98-77, and Hobbs, New Mexico, 114-106. (Houston Chronicle photo) PREP I DECEMBER-JANUARY 1977

Records: Yesterday's Heroes Carlsbad. In the famous "Bomb Scare" game, Hobbs led 99-90 at the end of the third quarter before the Carlshad gym was cleared because of a bomb scare. Over 3,000 fans later returned to watch the Cavemen rally, 123-121.

In 1964 Grand Avenue High of De Quincy, Louisiana massacred Cameron Audrey Memorial 211-29, winning by a record spread of 182 points. Another bad beating was handed Weirton, West Virginia way back in 1918. Shinnston High skunked them 136-0. While the national overtime record for the girls is 16 games, the boys come close with 13. It took Boone Trail High of Mamers, North Carolina that many to defeat Angier 56-54 in 1964.

The game led one Southwest sports editor to write, "If schools like Hobbs and Houston Wheatley played that many periods, the score would be 556 to 554."

The famed Professor Blood was undefeated as a coach against high school competition at Potsdam, New York between 1906 and 1915, and was 188-1 at Passaic, New Jersey between 1915 and 1924, including the first 147 consecutive wins of their famous 159 game winning streak. Coach Bertha Teague of Ada Byng, Oklahoma won 1,152 games and lost only 115 in 43 years, including a 98game winning streak in girls' competition.

However, things weren't so rosy for the boys at Friendsville, Tennessee Academy between 1968-1973. They lost 138 games in a row. Other not-so-good streaks include 96 by Epping, North Dakota, 92 by Rewey, Wisconsin and 90 by Herrick, Illinois.

They still do things big in Texas. Snook finished 52-0 in 1966, Huckabay went 47-0 in 1974 and Cayuga finished 45-0 in 1954.

Snook's record run is also the top mark for most consecutive wins in a season.

Plainview, Louisiana holds the national mark for most victories in a season, winning 68 of 71 games during the 1958-59 campaign.

The all-time individual scoring average is held by Steve Blehm, who scorched the

nets for a 4l.l ·clip between 1970-1973, playing for North Dakota School for t-he Deaf. He had a game high of 85, but the all-time mark in that department is 135 by Danny Heater of Burnsville, West Virginia. Danny did that against Widen in January of 1960, hitting 53 of 70 field goals, 29 of 41 free throws, 32 rebounds and seven assists. His team won 173-43 and Danny had quarter scores of 41-34-4454. He averaged 28 points per game but did not play college after being injured in an automobile wreck. Both schools no longer exist, having been merged.

In 1965, Rick Morrill of Hudson, New Hampshire scored 78 points in a losing game. His team fell to Alvirne, 111-96. He later scored 70 points in a loss to Goffstown. Walter Garrett scored all97 of his team's points during a 97-54 win for Birmingham West End, Alabama defeating Glenn Vocational in an historic 1963 game.

Even the pros can't match what some scholastic players have accomplished in a single season. Greg Procell of Noble Ebarb, Louisiana scored 3,173 points in 1969-70, averaging 46.7 points per game as his team finished 56-12. (No states in America play more games than Texas. and Louisiana.) Bernie Fuller averaged 50.3 points per game at the Arkansas School for the Deaf in 1970-71. Denton Jones hit 67 consecutive free throws for Knoxville Central, Tennessee in 1969-70, while Greg Procell didn't stop at 3,173 points in 1970.

He totaled 6,702 for Ebarb High during his career, averaging 37.2 points in 180 games, including one 10-game streach when he scored 60 or more points a game.

These are just a few of the amazing records established by American schoolboy and schoolgirl stars in the last century.

Names like Heater, Morrill, Procell and Fuller, and teams like Passaic, Plainview, Wheatley and Hobbs are in the record books today. But who will replace them in the years to come? Only time will tell. e

Richard Robinson, now a senior at New Mexico State, scores tor the Eagles during 1972-73 campaign when Hobbs averaged 100.5 points per game. Eagles have unofficially Jed nation in scoring during the past decade. (Hobbs News Sun photo)

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By Alex Gordon HE HANDLES A BASKETBALL the way the average person handles a tennis ball. He can raise one arm above another player's two outstretched hands and snatch the ball as though he's taking a handful of popcorn. Or he can be running at full speed, reach down to the floor, pick up a rolling ball or bounce pass with one hand and shoot the ball without using the other.

Or he can be standing with his defensive man leaning on him, call for a pass from a teammate, reach out one hand and catch the pass like a first baseman catching a throw ... There are things he can do that no one else has ever done on a basketball court. . . Reasons why everyone who has seen him play comes away telling stories about "Dr. J", the fabulous four million dollar superstar of the New York Nets.

"I discovered Julius Erving quite by accident," writes Marty Bell in his electrifying action-profile The Legend of Dr. J, now on the newsstands throughout America. "It was early winter in 1967 when I was a senior in high school on Long Island. One Tuesday afternoon my good friend Mark Falkowitz and I decided to watch a basketball game between South Side High and Roosevelt. A good basketball game was always a treat, and I thought my friend's girl friend might have some nice-looking friends among the cheerleaders.

"We both came away from that game

raving," insists Bell. "Raving about the most exciting basketball player I had ever seen on the Island. He was a six-foot-two junior named Julius Erving. The American audience likes to possess pe.rformers.

We discover then at the first blossoming of their careers, before anyone else we know has seen them. Following him became one of my hobbies. Later I would stop in the school library and peek into Newsday, the Long Island newspaper, to see what he was up to. When he left Roosevelt High two years later and went to the University of Massachusetts he became somewhat easier to follow, although not as easy as if he were at a more accomplished basketball school.

"I saw him play in college, and I saw him more often when he left college after his junior yea_r to accept a half-million dollars from the Virginia Squires of the American Basketball Association. By then he had grown to six-feet-six and had filled out to a solid 200 pounds underneath a full Afro. He compiled impressive statistics at Massachusetts and averaged 27 points and 15 rebounds per game in his first year in the pros."

Julius Erving later was to cost the New York Nets an incredible four million dollars - and was cheap at the price. He may be the most valuable basketball player ever, and quite possibly the greatest of them all. When Jerry Colangelo,

general manager of the NBA Phoenix Suns, was asked his opinion of the ABANBA merger in July, he announced, "Now the · fans will get a chance to see the greatest player in the game - Julius Erving. It's the best thing that ever happened to professional basketball."

Dr. J has been called "the ultimate playground player", and acclaimed the greatest basketball star ever to turn the game into a work of art with a uniquely personal style. Thanks to the merger, the American public - from coast to coasthas seen this youngster as he really is, as a player, as a man, as a symbol, as a legend in his own time.

The Doctor opened up his medicine bag during the last official ABA playoff series with the favored Denver Nuggets in May. In the first four games Julius Erving had the right prescription for Denver, and the Nets prospered in spectacular fashion.

"Too bad America, but you missed one of the greatest basketball shows on Earth, or rather, one just a few feet off the Earth," wrote Sports Illustrated's Pat Putnam.

"After the fourth game Julius Erving and his underdog New York Nets had Denver down three games to one, which is what can happen when humans go five-on-one. with a helicopter."

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attention. Even the Nuggets felt like applauding. In the first four games he scored !58 points, pulled down 51 rebounds, dished out 22 assists, blocked seven shots and had eight steals. "Most of them with the Identified Flying Object's feet well of the ground," added Putnam.

Before the week was up the New York Nets were the champions of the ABA for the second time in three years. The league's last championship.

Dr. J is now in the NBA. "What can I say. The Doctor was at his best," moaned Larry Brown of the losing Nuggets. "He's the greatest in the game and the NBA will learn this."

"Our fans are hard to understand," said Denver Scout Frank Hamblen. "They root for us to win and for Dr. J to score 50 points. The whole league had this problem.

I've seen crowds give him standing ovations on the road."

"Julius is the greatest," said Denver Rookie of the Year, David Thompson.

"He used to be my idol, but no more. It's tough to idolize a guy you're playing against. I have to keep reminding myself not to stop and watch him play. I've never seen anybody stuff like he does. It gives me chills." What the blistering serve was to Pancho Gonzales, the stunning stuff is to Dr. J. Semi-awestruck by Erving's dunk shots, opposing players shake their heads in amazement while teammates regain enough composure to bring the ball into play.

Most college and professional players spend the off-season on the basketball courts playing in various Summer Leagues throughout the land. When Dr. J performs on the playgrounds it doesn't take long for the word to get out. The excitement is created by word of mouth. When word got out that the Doctor was coming, the playgrounds would fill up hours in advance. Julius used to drive to the games from Long Island with a follower named Dave Brownbill.

"We would arrive at the crowded court," Brownbill says, "and the mob would part like the waters of the Red Sea. He averaged 45 points a game one summer and was blocking shots all over the place.

Even when he threw the ball away he got a standing ovation. His team got into a rut that is called Court Tilt. They all wanted to see him do his thing, so they all went to one side of the basket and left him alone on the other. It was fun to watch, but you don't win too many games that way."

The American Basketball Association may be dead, but the legend of Dr. J lives on. A dunk by Dr. J usually disrupts an opposing team's pattern. Teams defense against him to try to stop him from going through his high-wire act. When he does that, he gets his team excited and opposing

The Doctor was at his best in the 1976 ABA playoffs, but his career game-high is 63 points (four short of the ABA record) in a 176-'166 loss to San Diego in tour-overtimes in 1975.

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players seem to stop a minute and applaud.

He doesn't do it be a showman. He knows it will bring his team alive.

The combined appeal of Dr. J and Muhammad Ali, who was honored at halftime, attracted over 16,000 people to Freedom Hall one evening when the Kentucky Colonels beat the Nets 103-97.

Three nights later, the Nets blew a five point lead in the last 30 seconds and lost 132-129 in double-overtime, but Dr. J scored 44 points.

In a contest that is still talked about today in San Diego, the Nets found themselves involved in one of the most amazing defenseless, run-and-gun games in the history of professional basketball. The score was tied after the teams had run up and down the court for the allotted 48 minutes. It was still tied after the first overtime, the second overtime and the third overtime. Julius Erving had played exactly 61 of the 63 playing minutes and had averaged a point a minute. In the fourth quarter he became exhausted and could no longer function. He managed to score one mofe basket to finish the evening with a career high of 63 points (four , short of the ABA record), but the Nets lost to the Conquistadors, 176-166.

Julius Erving is 27 years old, makes more money than the President of the United States, and has the reputation of being the greatest drawing card in professional sports. The most amazing thing about this talented star is that throughout

his career he has managed to "keep it all together." With two sons and a wife named Turquoise, the Doctor is a staunch family man. His closest friends insist that stardom has done nothing to effect his personality, which is superb.

"I try to keep everything in perspective," Erving told a national television audience last summer. "I've got enough confidence in myself to believe that when our team is healthy and hitting our shots, no team can beat us. Athletes have to think like that. But that doesn't make me or anyone else better as a person."

The label "great" has been stamped on .the Doctor, but there has been debate when comparing him to the likes of Rick Berry, John Havlicek, Dave DeBuschere, Bob Pettit or Elgin Baylor - because the Doctor played in the ABA. Erving, however, is no stranger to NBA players who have faced him in pre-season exhibitions. Havlicek, Boston's superstar, has said, "An opponent's height means nothing to Erving. I'll match him against some of the tallest centers in the NBA any day."

"The Doctor can jump," insists former NBA player Johnny Green. "He gets off the ground higher than anyone I've ever seen. He also stays in the area longer."

The Nets' head coach, Kevin Loughery, a former star with the Philadelphia 76ers, says, "I think Julius is the best basketball player I've ever seen. He does things on the basketball court no player

can do. He's worth the price of admission - and more. He can do everything Elgin Baylor could do on offense, but the Doctor plays better defense. In addition to his stylish play, he's without equal on defense for a man who appears so offensiveminded."

"Erving resembles a very special young thoroughbred, almost like a Foolish Pleasure in the way he outclasses those around him," quotes Gary Kale of AllStar Sports. "Other players can dunk the ball, but Erving makes a special event out of it. Mere words and photographs can't do him any justice. You have to see him to believe him."

Billy Cunningham of the 76ers, a former teammate with Loughery at Philadelphia and a veteran who has played in both pro leagues, calls Dr. J "incomparable. He's ,the most talented player I've ever seen at forward."

Dr. J can dunk with the best of them, jump with the tallest men in pro basketball, dribble the length of a court like a guard, pass the ball like a Globetrotter and shoot with the 25-foot experts, which he did so successfully in the ABA playoffs before the merger. But he proved his theory in "The Other League". Now he must prove himself again before all America to see. The former Long Island Roosevelt star is now in the NBA. The odds are with him. He may be the greatest to e.ver play the game.

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LAKEWOOD: The Road to the Top Starts Here That's Lakewood, California, where John Herbold's Lancers may have the best high school diamond program in the best high school baseball state in America.

By Morgan Holmes 1 : E BIG RED MACHINE! To most baseball fans that label is synonymous with Cincinnati and the Reds, but out in Southern California it usually means Lakewood and the Lakewood High School Lancers, 1976 C.I.F. baseball champions and mythical high school champions of the USA. While the stars in Red Land may be Bench, Morgan, Rose or Foster, in Lakewood (a sister city to nearby Long Beach) the stars are Stan Williams Jr., Bill Simpson, Don Ruzek and Randy Whistler, to name a few.

Stan Williams Jr., son of Red Sox pitching coach Stan Sr., was the leader of the 1976 Lancers, pitching them to the championship of the tough Harry J, Moore League, where each of the six high schools currently has at least one player on a major league roster. He then carried them through the grueling Southern Section five-game playoffs. In the process, young Williams posted a 14-2 record, hit .432 (with 15 doubles, a triple and a homer) and hurled every inning of the playoffs including a thrilling 5-3 win under the lights over rival Long Beach Jordan in the finale played before 9000 fans at Anaheim Stadium.

For his efforts young Williams was picked California Interscholastic Federation Player-of-the- Year in Southern California, an honor shared in the past by such baseball greats as Bob Lemon, Bud Daley, Deron Johnson, Tim Foli, Ron Fairly, Bob Bailey, Jeff Burroughs and Kerner Brett.

Williams was one of four lancers d~afted by the pros in June, but passed up hts offer from the St. Louis Cardinals to attend U .S.C., the famed baseball factory ?f Coach Rod Dedeaux. Joining Williams tn the pro picks were outfielder- Bill Simpson, a first-round choice of the Texas PREP I DECEMBER-JANUARY 1977

Rangers ($45,000 bonus); Don Ruzek, shortstop and second-round selection of the L.A. Dodgers ($40,000); and catcher Randy Whistler, taken by the Yankees, but who opted for Arizona State Univer. sity instead.

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Lakewood. California (22-4-1) Pensacola Tate, Florida (27-4) West Covina Edgewood, Ca. (27-4) Duncanville, Texas (28-8) South San Antonio, Texas (30-2) La Porte, Indiana (34-4) Miami Carol City, Florida (22-3) Houston Sharpstown, Texas (36-3) Shaker Heights, Ohio (28-8) Glendale Apollo, Arizona (27-3) Clarkston, Michigan (24-7) Bellevue Newport, Washington (21-9) Brenham, Texas (28-5) San Bernardino Eisenhower, Ca. (23-5) Euclid, Ohio (30-8) South Grand Prairie, Texas (24-9) Long Beach Jordan, Ca. (20-8) Albuquerque Manzano, New Mexico (25-3) 19. Grand Junction, Colorado (18-2) 20. El Segundo, California (20-10) Compiled by National Prep Sports Network, 4707 N. 12th Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85014

our first league game against L.B. Jordan.

Suddenly we were without our catcher for the rest of the season.

"So we called on Randy's back-up, Jimmy Cox, who had waited patiently in

the wings for two years. We knew he wasn't a Randy Whistler; the other teams knew he wasn't, and Jimmy knew he wasn't. But we went with him, and in the final game the Panthers had the winning run on third three different times when Jim came up with game savers on balls in the dirt. It's happenings like Jimmy Cox which keep you coaching in high school," insists Herbold.

After winning so many games and titles,. lots of people asked the famed CIF co~ch how come he's not coaching in college or for the pros?

"The answers to that question are few and simple," he claims. "First, nobody has asked me and secondly, I'd refuse them if they did. I like high school coaching just the way Joe Paterno at Penn State, Woody Hayes at Ohio State, or Rod Dedeaux at USC declined to leave their college coaching stations."

Herbold has been in Lancerville for the last eight years, earning seven league titles, two Southern California crowns and 33 straight league wins. "I've had more fun in high school than I would out of it. We've sent many players to the big leagues, most from my 13 years at Long Beach Poly High where I was before Lakewood. I've coached almost 50 players who've signed pro contracts, and about an equal number who've gained four-year college scholarships to the best baseball schools in America. I don't think most college coaches could top that enjoyment.

"In addition," says the 47-year-old Stanford graduate, "I figure Tve coached pretty close to an entire 25-man major league roster in my work in the off season as a scout for the Dodgers, Giants, and now the Angels. I don't take any credit for these boys because they only played for me on amateur clubs, but I've had Bob Bailey of the Reds, Lenny Randle at Texas, Fred

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Stanley the Yankee shortstop, Tommy Hutton of the Phillies, catcher Fred Kendall of the Padres, and many more.

Phillies' outfielder Ollie Brown performed for me at Poly, as did Giant pitcher Randy Moffitt, brother of tennis star Billie Jean (Moffitt) King."

Leaning back on h:s fungto stick during a winter baseball class ("Baseball never stops at Lakewood"), Herbold was asked the secrets. "Stealing is my secret stealing other people's ideas. We have lots of slogans around here. We sort of live by slogans, which is great only if you really follow them. A lot of coaches, particularly in football, talk about pride. But it's more than stamping it on your helmet. I never went for those teams who plastered performance stars all over theirs. As somebody said, 'It's not what you put on the helmet, but what you put the helmet on!'

To us, only one game is important - the last one!

"But look up there on our backstop.

There's some stuff we believe." The visitor cast his eyes upward to a carved board (in red, of course) reading: "The Road to the Top Starts· HERE!" Next to it was another: "You don't play baseball- you WORK it!" Adds .Herbold, "Branch Rickey said that many years ago, and we know that's true. We do work awfully hard, but then baseball is the most fun of all the sports to practice. We try to make our practices competitive. We never take pure batting practice out on the field.

None of that old 10-cuts stuff. All of our batting practice is live. If a boy just wants to flail away at the ball, he can go in our batting cage and hit off the pitching machine." Down in front of the dugout is yet another adage for the Lancers: "To win - Throw Strikes, Make Contact, Play Catch, Have Team Spirit."

"Stole that from my friend, Coach Wally Kincaid of Cerritos JC, whom I rate the best winning coach in baseball. We did add a fifth axiom- 'Run the Bases Intelligently' - but otherwise we agree with Wally that if you do these five things, you'll usually win."

And win the Lancers do, boasting a season winning percentage of 72% topped by a 76% playoff record involving 56 decisions and one tie.

"Oh, that tie," moans Herbold. "That was for the C.I.F. Southern Section crown played in 1974 at Anaheim Stadium against North Torrance. The game went II innings and was called at 11:30 for curfew. There were over 8000 fans there.

Then we lost it in a rematch 1-0 at U.S.C. That year we only lost one game - and that was the last one! Then in 1975 nearly the same thing happened to us. We again

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were 15-0 in our league, lost one practice Long Beach State on scholarship, as are game, and then blew the championship 2-1 three of our last year's pitching staff. In to Glendale Hoover at Dodger Stadium fact, most of our players go on to pro ball before 7000 fans." or college. Kevin Miller's at the UniverAnd speaking of fans, the lancers · sity of Hawaii, and Mark Bonner and (unlike so many high school nines) not Norm Larker (son of old Dodger first only draw well, but they make money, sacker Norm Larker) are both at Long averaging four to five hundred fans for Beach City College. They were state junior home day games and twice that number college champs, you know." for their numerous night contests, which Herbold's players play about 50 games includes dozens of major league scouts. in the summer, and some of them perform Speaking of scouts, Ray Pointevant, in the winter for the Cincinnati Juniors, West Coast Director of Scouting for the Oriole Rookies or Padre Rookies. They Major League Scouting Bureau, says: enter the Connie Mack and Legion pro"The reason Lakewood High wins is grams against older players and usually get because they're not only imaginative and the daylights knocked out of them in the inventive, but they have a· great founda- summer. But it pays off in the spring. tion in fundamentals. Baseball games are "We have two objectives," adds more often lost than won, and they don't Herbold, who teaches four sophomore make many mistakes. They cause the other English classes in addition to his lastteams to make them." period baseball class. "One is to have the "Yes," adds San Diego Padres' scout boy benefit from baseball. The other is to Cliff Ditto, "When I break in a new scout, win. You'll notice that one year we came in I send him over to Lakewood first to use second. That's because we had to suspend them as a ruler which the scout can com- our star catcher for playing around with pare with the other players he sees." pills. He said they weren't his, but we So intrigued with the Lakewood couldn't play him. We lost the championprogram are Cincy Red superscouts Joe ship game 4-3 when they stole five bases on and Rex Bowen, that they annually spend his replacement, but I'd do it a thousand two days a spring watching the Lancers in times over. But ·he's in .pro ball now and changed."

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"We encourage all the pro scouts we Incidentally, in addition to a 22-man can to help us," explains Herbold, "they varsity, including two full-time base do. For instance, the old Dodger infielder, coaches, the Lancers also employ about. an Spider Jorgenson, worked with our third- equal_ number of "Bat-and-Stat" girls. baseman, Alex Dovalis, who's now· at "Yes," smiles Herbold, "boys like girls,

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and one of the best ways to have boys stick around baseball is to have girls around.

Never in the immediate playing area, but they have other jobs to do like charting pitchings, keeping score, sweeping off the bases. We have an offensive and pitching "plus-and-minus" charts from which we pick our MVP's, and these are always kept by the girls who are much more consicentious than their male counterparts.

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uniforms, and we select girls whose only sports activity is baseball. Otherwise the queens of the campus would monopolize all the glory. Lakewood is a school of 2400, and we like to spread the fun around."

At games some of the girls sell food (prepared by the mothers). Last season the team cleared well over $800 on food sales alone; made an additional $700 on a school sponsored "run-a-than" contest where players ran for so much a pledged lap; and in addition cleared over $5000 on gate receipts. Rare indeed in America where most high school baseball runs far into the red.

Coach Herbold was asked if being a

The third time is the charm. That must be the thought of Lakewood's John Herbold, receiving trophy for being 1976 California CIF, 4-A baseball kings. Lancers defeated rival Long Beach Jordad 5-3 before 9000 fans at Anaheim Stadium. It marked the first time that two teams from the same league ever hooked up in the baseball finals.

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part-time major league scout helped him in his coaching. "Sure," he said. "Currently I'm with the Angels, and some of their minor and major leaguers come by and drop off little tips. Our kids see that most major leaguers are not super stars. For instance, we've had Dave Collins, Bruce Bochte, Tony Muser (who went to Lakewood before Herbold arrived) and Bob Grich working out on our campus in the early spring. We help them, and they help us. Our kids see so many major league players that they don't ask for autographs. They also see that the older players have four fingers and a thumb on each hand - just like anybody else. They're human.

"But it's nice to be able to borrow in baseball. For instance, we got one pickoff play from Jackie Warner, the Yankee scout; another from Bureau scout Jack Deutsch, yet another from Pirate talent hunter Jerry Gardner. One we used to beat Andy Messersmith when he was at Western High in 1963, and I was at Poly.

He was 17-1 at the time, but after the game he was 17-2. Later that year our same kids went onto win the US American Legion crown. We live in a good baseball town you know. Long Beach has won two national Pony League titles, the Legion crown in 1963, and were Connie Mack champs three times. Most of the Connie players were either from Poly or Lakewood teams. They came in second this year in Farmington, New Mexico."

The day was drawing to a close as Coach Herbold urged: "Come along and see our baseball ·bulletin board."

Again there were signs. One was borrowed from a music store and showed the famous picture of Uncle Sam with his . finger pointing. Only this one read: "I want YOU to practice- EVERYDAY!" Then a picture of famed Japanese homerun hitter Sadaharu Oh standing on one foot. Beneath that, messages about practice and a daily baseball lesson plan detailing what each Lancer was to do every minute of the day and where.

There was a clipping extolling the success of Coach Herbold's free summer baseball school run for over 400 kids by the City of Lakewood, an eight-week course followed by a baseball field day complete with contests, ribbons and records. And everywhere more axioms for the Big Red Machine: "Get It Done" ...

"Not a baseball school ... THE baseball school" ... and others.

"We may not be the best," says Coach Herbold, "but there's none better. Three different times we've had four boys drafted in one season. You noticed the color red all over. That reminds me of a funny story.

An opposing player was getting a drink of water, stopped, spat it out, and finally uttered: 'red, red, red- even the drinking fountains are red!' " Our visitor was just about to pass on his way out of the gym when he caught sight of one last adage which perhaps best exemplifies the Lakewood High baseball Lancers. It read: "It doesn't matter WHO wins the game- just as long as WE do!" • PREP I DECEMBER-JANUARY 1977

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WHAT HAPPENED TO PERMIAN? I must congratulate you on your recent issue spotlighting the "Top 20" high school football teams il1 the nation. I enjoyed reading it very much. However, I must take exception to your obvious exclusion of THE best team in Texas, the Permian Panthers of Odessa. Not only do you not list them in the "Top 20", you didn't even have them in the honorable mention list. Picking Odessa High, which is another school altogether, as one of the best teams in the nation shows a serious weakness in your scouting department.

It is a fact that Permian has THE best won-lost record of any AAAA school in Texas over the last 11 years. Since 1965, they have compiled a 107-18-2 record (averaging 12 wins per year); won the state championship in 1965, 1972; and were state finalists in 1968, 1970, 1975. Permian has either won or been in the state finals five times during the last 11 years, a feat unmatched in Texas (or perhaps the nation).

This year, they are expected to have a better team than last year, when they went 12-2-1 to -the state finals. I just can't understand why you didn't pick them over Mesquite or Baytown Lee. Surely your research department is better than that. However, best wishes to you and your staff. Maybe next year you can include Permian in a special issue of its own.

Tim Hadley Cincinnati, Ohio SUCCESS STORY Congratulations. I have long awaited to see a high school athletic magazine with national prep coverage. The Cleveland Heights Tigers won the AAA Ohio wrestling championship last spring. The ice hockey team was rated as one of the top teams in Ohio and completed an undefeated league schedule in the Greater Cleveland Hockey League (20-0). The basketball. team was state runner-up in 1975 and won the Lake Erie League and Sectional title (21-2); the baseball team also won the league title. We have one of the most comprehensive programs in Ohio, including boys and girls athletics. I am very interested in your national magazine, and have posted your magazine and subscription applications that should be of interest to potential subscribers.

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62 STRAIGHT I really enjoyed receiving the premiere issue of National Prep Sports. Your magazine has loads of information. The Lima News (circulation 50,000) covers an 11-county area in northwest Ohio, rich in farmland and high school sports. Findlay, ranked No. 18 in your pre-season poll, is just

up the road 25 miles. Needless to say, prep sports is emphasized a great deal by The Lima News. Lima Bath High School had a girls basketball team win 62 games in a row (longest in Ohio), but saw it broken in the district tournament last season. Thanks again for the magazine, and best of luck.

Paul D. Smith The Lima News Lima, Ohio BIG SCHOOL COVERAGE I have just finished reading your October-November issue on prep sports which I enjoyed very much. One thing that bothers me is the fact that all the sports reporting is on big high schools. They always get the coverage. You know there are other high schools that have fine football teams as well as the big boys. Our local high school, known as the Loudon High Redskins, have gained quite a name for themselves in the state of Tennessee, as far as state titles and ran kings are concerned. The Loudon Redskins have won state AA titles in 1969, 1974 and 1975. In AA, they have been ranked No. 1 in the AP pools in the state of Tennessee for the past three years. They have won 29 of their last 30 games, and are the only team in Tennessee that has yet to· lose in playoff competition. They are currently 8-0 in playoff competition. Oak Ridge was No. 1 in AAA last season and our Loudon Redskins tied them in a pre-season scrimmage. It shows they can play with the best of them.

I have been a sportswriter and team statistics man for the Loudon Redskins for the past 26 years, and have followed tlie other high school teams for years. As I said before, due to..us being a small school, the area newspapers don't like to give us too much coverage. Also, Walland High School is another real fine team that does not get the coverage it deserves. So I would like to see more coverage on a won-lost basis instead of school size.

Tom L. Delany Loudon, Tennessee PHILOSOPHY MATCHES As a prep writer of some 25 years, my philosophy matches that of your staff- high school sports deserves better national recognition- and your mag will do the trick.

Without even asking, I intend to supply your staff with freelance articles about some of the fine athletes we turn out in Pinellas County in Florida. Brett Hoffman, Milt May, Glenn Edwards, Bill Freehan, Hal Lanier, Freddie Williams, Betsy Nagelsen and Alan Leavitt all are products of this area's prep scene. We're mighty proud of them all.

Phil Gulick Evening Independent St. Petersburg, Florida

SMALL SCHOOLS The idea of a magazine for high school sports is great. But please, don't just write about the big schools. Give the small schools a look, and if you ever do a story on small schools that have some of the best sports, take a look at Brewster, Washington.

Last year they finished second in the state in football for the second year in a row, first in state in basketball for the second year in a row and second in baseball. This year it looks like Brewster will finish high in football and basketball again. Four of their starters will be back from the last two state championships. What I mean is in 1974-75, four out of five starters were sophomores.

Two of them made all-state: 6-5 postman Dale Smith and Mike Brown. I look for them to win again, with Dale and his 6-2 twin Dave, ' an all-state linebacker. Rodger Bose I (6-1) and Marty Wick (5-11) are also all-staters.

They have won 47 games in a row.

This is why not seeing them as "teams to watch" in Washington prompted me to write this letter. As I said earlier, the idea of a magazine for high school sports is great. But remember, just because a school is small doesn't mean the sports and athletes are just hicks and no goods. Also watch for Cotton, Washington.

Rion Sheets Brewster, Washington

SOCCER STATE I found a copy of National Prep and looked eagerly through it. I did not see any soccer coverage. Here in Florida, we work ·hard at soccer, and we were wondering how you get athletes put in or nominated. There are some fine players and teams in this area.

They are as follows: Orlando Edgewater has won the league championship three of the last four years.

The Eagles return many good players, including All-American candidate John Fernandez, a mid-fielder. E<!lgewater was third in the state tourney last year and was eliminated by the state champions, North Miami Beach.

Our team, Maynard Evans, was league champions once and has records of 10-2-2 (lost to Trinity in districts) and 13-4-0 during the last two years. Last year we lost to Edgewater in districts in double-overtime, 3-2.

We have two boys who are the class of the leag!Je. Jeff Polite (defender) is a three-year starter with good speed who is 6-3 and weighs 170 pounds. He's a wide receiver on the football team. Our best player is Phil Ratliff, who made the all-conference team as a sophomore. Another area great is Robby Main of Winter Park, who has been a twoyear all-star.

The season in Florida runs from December until February, with state tournaments in March. The best teams in our state appear to be: Orlando Maynard Evans, Seminole County, Edgewater, Apopka, Miami Central, Oak Ridge, Deland, Miami High, Winter Park, Jacksonville Ed White, Jacksonville Bishop Kinney, Jacksonville Fletcher, Coral Gables, Trinity, Lake Bradley and North Maimi Beach, to name a few.

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Being a former prep player I know from first hand experience that there are, and have been, great players, coaches and teams from South Carolina. Take for example Bennie Cunningham, who played his prep ball at Seneca High, went to Clemson, and is now with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

He is a great player. At Clemson he was AllAmerican. I played against him in high school. By a stroke of luck our schools were in the same conference. In a span of five years (1971-1975) my old high school (Pickens High Blue Flame) won the conference title each year and won 54

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regular season games without a loss. So as you can see, there's something to yell about in South Carolina. These two examples were just off hand. There are plenty more, like Clinton High, Spartanburg, Newberry, Dorman, Hanhan, Orangeburg Wilkinson, etc.

More great players, like Tennessee Stanley Morgan of Easley High, USC Kevin Long of Clinton, and Zion McKinney of USC, who happens to be my brother. Alii can say is, look into South Carolina prep ball arid I think you'll find there's a whole lot to write about.

Benny McKinney USS Tarawa OLD TIMERS ~ I was much impressed with the premiere issue of Joe Namath's National Prep Sports. It brought some Ohio loyalty welling to the surface to note that Cincinnati Moeller was judged pre-season as your No. 1ranked team in America and Findlay as No. 18. I shall try to remember to keep an eye on their games.

continued Maybe someday high schools can consider regional playoffs for football and basketball, and then national finals. I suppose there are just too many high schools nationwide for this to be feasible, and that state championships are as far as they can go. There would be a whale of a lot of rivalry and interest. Many, many years ago, Toledo Waite and Scott alternated the mythical national high school football championship. In those years, each team played many sectional opponents and often had one long train trip to play for the socalled "natic;~al high school title". In about 1925, Waite's team took a train clear to Portland, Oregon, and won the game by forfeit, if I recall correctly.

Old fans in Toledo still remember Elmer Marek of Cedar Rapids, whose team played against both Waite and Scott locally. I saw him make three TDs in the mud in about five minutes. He was the best high school runner anyone ever saw here.

Frank Hawkins Toledo, Ohio OHIO FOOTBALL I enjoyed very much the article in your first edition of Joe Namath's National Prep Sports on the great football program at Cincinnati Moeller High School in Ohio. It is intereating to read about the many different schools throughout the land which have outstanding programs. Why do they win all the time? Why do many of the same schools always lose?

That story is a perfect example of what it takes to win on a "big scale" program in a state where football is king. There is no reason why teams and players in certain states should be better than teams and players in others -except for numbers. The population is the only reason why a state like California, for example, should produce more major college prospects than a state the size of Georgia, for example.

It is no wonder that Ohio has the great winning football tradition year after year. jf programs throughout the state are anywhere near that of Moeller High's, I can see why the college scouts spend lots of their time scouting Ohio players. It is great to see a state which puts that much emphasis into any kind of youth program. My hats off to Ohio and any state in America with similar programs.

Larry Maine Los Angeles, California IOWA QUEEN I read with great interest "Iowa May Be Queen, But Bradley Central Is Tops" which appeared in the October-November issue of your magazine. I am an avid girls basketball fan, especially Iowa girls basketball.

Naturally your article about the LakeAuburn girls basketball team was a favorite of mine since I chaperone this ball team.

In my capacity, I think I can consider myself one of our greatest fans, and because of this I keep a scrapbook for the girls basketball team. Consequently, I am requesting a copy of your first edition so I may include this article. Keep up the good work.

Sharon Bahrenhus Lake View, Iowa SPORTS FAMILY Recently the Tacoma News Tribune ran an article about three young men in the Tacoma area who had been mentioned in your first edition of National Prep Sports, concerning the national sports scene.

I talked with the sports editor and he said

that they had received the information on a news release from your publication. Since that time I have checked throughout the Tacoma area trying to locate your magazine on the newsstands. One of these young men is my son. His dad and I, his three sisters and brother would be very appreciative if we could get five copies of your publication.

Scott's dad is the head football coach at Pacific Luthern University, his brother Brad plays quarterback for his dad, and his two sisters are cheerleaders. A third is a teacher.

Football is ki"nd of a way of life for us and we get very involved.

Mrs. Frosty Westering Tacoma, Washington DUNKIRK STARS I have read your new magazine on prep sports. I live in Dunkirk, New York, and we had one of western New York's top ten teams last year. In Dunkirk we have had many men that have gone on to become professionals. Dave Graff of the Cleveland Browns, an outside linebacker and 17th round draft pick last year from Penn State; and Dave Crisbone, playing minor league ball for the Texas Rangers now as a catcher.

A lot of kids in Dunkirk have gone on to play good college ball, like Rickie Donaldson of Penn State, Jeff Smith of Holy Cross and Mike Blazer of Pitt, a safety who was one of western New York's best quarterbacks, just like his brothers Andy and Mark. Good luck in your publication.

Mark Carrie Dunkirk, New York CROSS COUNTRY NUT I read with great interest your first edition of National Prep Sports. I thought your preseason coverage of football was excellent, but your pre-season coverage of cross country was not as good. You did an excellent job of covering the top dozen or so runners, but you listed over 100 football players. Why not list the 100 or more runners to watch? Football is not the only sport in America. You covered in length the "Top 20" football teams, but did nothing with cross country "teams".

There are thousands upon thousands of athletes who spend hours and hours each day training for three-mile races; that never gets the recognition football does. I am a cross country nut, having run on the junior varsity when I was in high school several years ago. I was never great, but did enjoy the competition, even on a junior varsity level. But everyday following a meet, the local newspapers never printed the results of our meets. I am talking about the varsity meets, not just the sophomore meets. It would really have made your magazine better had you ranked the "Top 20" teams in the country (even if no team is from my state), and listed 100 or more good runners, just like you did with the football players.

Many of our top college athletes of the future come from the cross country fields of America. Not just from track in the spring.

Cross country needs more publicity if our country is to compete with others throughout the globe who have passed us up in the last 20 years. Your magazine can start by giving cross country the same amount of space as football. After all, runners spend as much time training - if not more - than football players do each week, month or year. Football gets all the glory and cross country gets all the pain.

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FOOTBALL PREVIEW Texas, Still King of Football ......................................

Can Anybody Stop the Moeller Steamroller? ......................

Nation's Top 20 Teams ..........................................

Others To Watch ................................................

Pre-Season All-Americans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Far West ........................................................

Northwest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

G real Southwest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Great Plains ............................ : . .......................

North Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Midwest .........................................................

Northeast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Atlantic .........................................................

South ...........................................................

BASKETBALL 1976-77 All-Americans ...........................................

Top 20 Teams in U.S.A ...........................................

Best of the Rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1976-77 All-American Girls .......................................

Summer Prep: Gateway To Glory .................................

FEATURES Joe Namath: Be Mentally Prepared . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Believe It Or Not . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Regional Roundup ...............................................

Coaching Tip: Tight End Play at UCLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Training Tip .....................................................

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COVER- One of the most exciting schoolboy athletes In America Is quarterback Ron Cuccia. theS-10. 165-pound ··uattan Stallion·· from Wilson High School In Los Angeles.

All Ron did last fall was lead his team to the L.A. City AAA title. rushed for 1.114 yards and passed for 3.248 yards -in the same seasorf. He hasn't played In a losing foot-

ball game since the 7th grade. Also featured Is head coach Dave Moore of Louisville Trinity, shown here on the sidelines; Cincinnati Moeller fans and players hold-

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ing the Ohio AAA championship trophy; and the Honolulu Kamehameha defensive line. which destroyed their opponent 46-6 before 30,000 fans In the 1976 Hawaii football finals. (Cuccia photo by Bob Coleman; cover design by Tom Wells)

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Summer days usually are lazy days for most people. The desire to relax at the beach or lake, or to goof off, is overwhelming. This is especially true for the schoolboy who just wants to forget the pressure of classroom work, to say nothing of the homework assignments that filled his hours during the past year.

But summer days like these can be important days for a young schoolboy football player. These are the days when you should start developing the rigid discipline necessary on the football field as you grow through years of the sport. It's a fallacy to believe that "tomorrow will take care of itself' as you approach the time you must report for your school's first football call of the coming season.

These are the days you can and should begin the responsibility of being ready when you do report. The younger you are, the more challenging the sport will be.

Adolescent years in football, like adolescent years in life, are demanding. Physical fitness and mental preparation are what a young football player must begin working on now. If you do, you'll find yourself ahead of many when you report.

There are a couple of things the boys today have that make preparation for the season much better. One is the weight programs; we never lifted weights. We never had access to weight rooms, we never had weight rooms or other training facilities many of the schools have today. And another thing is the overall improvement in scholastic coaching. High school coaches these days are better coaches for various reasons.

They have had better practical. training since many of them have played the game. They have had a more extensive education in the sport. Professional sports, like other businesses, have improved over the years, have grown bigger and have demanded better personnel. It has prompted better training for the teacher at the lower echelon as well.

High school players today, for these reasons, have a better chance to become better football players, technically. But it also comes down to the individual to want to be a better player. This is part of the mental preparation that is as necessary as the physical preparation.

Becoming mentally prepared is sometimes more important. To start with, it's the idea of giving up leisure time to begin preparations in mid-summer in order to be fit when you do report to school. I understand this and even after all my years in football, I have to discipline myself to begin the self-preparation program.

What do I do in May and June to get ready for the July opening of the pro training camp? First, understand I haven't done

anything of a real physical nature since December. A few rounds of golf maybe, but there's been no hard running, throwing or even weight lifting. Some school athletes at least keep physically active after football season by participating in other sports, such as baseball or tennis let's say.

To get started, like many other football players, I usually stay indoors the first couple of weeks just lifting weights ... leg weights, upper body weights . . . but nothing heavy enough to put a strain on me. I do a lot of stretching beforehand.

And I suggest before you start doing anything on your own that you check it out with your school coach or a trainer. He'll give you a program.

After awhile, I'll go outdoors and start jogging a little, throwing a little. No hard running until I'm sure the muscle tone is back in my legs and I feel strong enough.

No hard throwing either, just easy motion.

I work out at Tuscaloosa, Alabama, at my old Alma Mater. Some of the other Alabama alumni usually show up for awhile and we work together. Then in June, I usually head for my football camp in Massachusetts. Many of the NFL play-

"The tough part of being a freshman or sophomore is competing against upper classmen.

If it's any consolation to the kids playing today, everybody who plays football has gone through it at one time or another."

ers join me there as part of the staff and we take time between sessions teaching the campers to work together. By the time I report to training camp, I'm ready to go.

Being mentally prepared is something every football player must realize every year. Even after all my years in football, from junior high to the present, I find the challenge every season. And remember, this year it's a new ball of wax for me in another way. I've gone from theN ew York Jets to the Los Angeles Rams; I've had to prepare for a new system.

You've heard it before ... when you change a number system and terminology, it takes a little while to get used to it. I'm studying as well as working out. The Rams sent me their playbook and by the time I get to their camp, I'll know what it's all about . . . or at least what's in their playbook.

This is what I mean by every football

player, regardless of whether he's in high school or the pros, having a personal responsibility to be as ready as possible. A high school player must realize that every day is going to be a new experience for him in the learning process and must accept it as he must accept the new teachings each day in history or mathematics or any other classroom subject.

A boy can get by in junior high or Pop Warner ... maybe even in some high schools ... by fooling people by not being prepared mentally I00 percent. But he can't continue this way in college or on the pro level. He can't get away with it forever. High school is where he must learn the fundamentals.

The ability to accept the strangeness of reporting to a football practice for the first time is another challenge. I remember the first day I went out for football at Beaver Falls High. I had played some, as I said, in junior high, but when I went to the high school field for the first time, like any kid today, it looked ,like there were a thousand boys out there.

Really there were only 80, maybe 90, but it was strange. I wondered why I was there. I was the second smallest guy out there. I remember another boy, Charlie Collins, and I looked out of place. We were both real short. Then after three weeks, they went to football camp and I didn't get to go. They took only the first three strings. I was fifth, at least. It was a terrible disappointment.

I didn't start growing until the summer after my sophomore year and that's when I tried to quit football. My brothers (John, 12 years older; Bob, nine years older; Frank, six years older) had been there before me. Like a lot of kids today who get discouraged, I wanted to quit and concentrate on baseball and basketball. I remember I went to the coach and told him I thought I'd quit football.

He looked at me. He said just one word, a long word. "Nooooo." It was the way he said it. Low voice. Little shake of his head. It seemed to come from the side PREP I SEPT.-OCT. 1977

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r Texas High School All-Time of his mouth. "Nooooo." I seemed to get a message, so I stayed. I'm ever so thankful to him.

Another thing the young schoolboy must digest is the strangeness of the practice itself. The tough part is being a freshman or sophomore and competing against the upper classmen, the juniors and seniors. If it's any consolation to the kids playing schoolboy football today, everybody who plays football has gone through it at one time or another.

Sure it's rough, but if you keep trying and have the confidence that you have the physical ability, the older guys will recognize it and they'll find the older guy will help them in most cases.

It's this inequality in experience that a player must realize happens all the way up the ladder. I've seen guys go into college and play football as a young freshman across the line from a guy who's been in the Marines for four years ... an IS-yearold boy against a 23-year-old veteran, an ex-Marine. And in the pros, well, only in rare cases do a flock of rookies crack a club in the same year. But the guys who do have the confidence in themselves and come in prepared by knowing what they're doing have the best shot at it.

Physically, in addition to a weight program, running and so forth, you can do a hundred things to get ready. Play tennis, basketball ... anything to improve speed and hand-to-eye coordination. Fred Biletnikoff, for example, talks about playing table tennis a great deal to sharpen his hand-to-eye coordination. But patience is also important. You don't learn everything at once.

I told you before how I was fifth string when I started in high school. The Namath reputation there had been left by my brothers. They had taught me to throw, and then suddenly one day, an old coach named Leonard Scharen, a crusty old quarterback coach who was about 60 then and who had once kicked a winning field goal for Geneva College against some big Ivy school like Yale or Harvard, changed everything for me.

One day at practice when we were running all over the field, he called for me.

"C'mere Namath," he said in the sort of tough voice he had. "C'mere, I'm gonna make you a passer."

I look back now and know he helped me. I remember that moment every rrow and then and hear that voice of his, "C'mere Namath. I'm gonna make you a passer."

I had the motion but he was the first to start working me on passes, on throwing the ball properly, on timing. The motion by itself was not enough.

That's the way it is in high school.

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By Michael A. Oestreicher TEAM LOSES, BUT WINS Houston Stratford, Texas, went into its final district basketball game with one thought in mind- "we have to lose". The Spartans were hoping for a district playoff berth and the only way they could accomplish that was by losing to Houston Spring Woods in the final game.

The controversial game plan came about after Stratford and Houston Westchester had tied for the District 17 AAAA first-half title with 5-1 records. During the second-half campaign Stratford had dipped to 2-3 while Westchester finished 51 and Spring Woods was S-0 going into the final game with Stratford.

The district's coaches decided four years ago to split the 12-game season into two halves, with each hairs winner playing at the end of the season to represent the district in the state playoffs. However, a district rule said that if a team tied for the first and second half titles that school would automatically represent the district.

So, a Spring Woods victory over Stratford wo'uld give them a second half record of 6-0 and force a playoff game between Westchester and Stratford, who tied for the first half crown.

Stratford coach Jerry Kroll played his second team the entire game and Spring Woods won easily 72-45. Before the game, Kroll said, "I'd like to be refereeing this game. If you call a foul on a Stratford player, both sides cheer."

The Stratford fans were listless throughout the game. A Spartan cheerleader said, "What could we do? We couldn't very well yell, 'Win, team, win' or something like that. Heck, we were hoping they would lose. They had to lose."

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ONE BOUNCE, TWO POINTS It takes a little time for good news to travel - bad news always travels fasterbut on the night of January 4, 1977, the near impossible occurred when young Mike Kempton made one of the greatest shots in basketball history. Everybody in the area heard about it.

In a non-league game with Douglas High of Gardnerville, Nevada, the South Lake Tahoe legend led the Vikings to a 7153 victory with a 26-point performance.

High scoring nights are not uncommon for the 6-3 junior, but two of his points came in a most spectacular way - he bounced the ball into the basket from 81 feet away.

That's right, 81 feet from the bucket.

South Tahoe coach Tom Orlich, who later said, "I've never seen anything like it in my life," still talks about Kempton's historic shot: "There were three minutes left and we were ahead by about 10 points.

Mike grabbed a rebound just below the free throw line, turned and threw a baseball pass toward one of our guards on the fast break, Dennis Knab, who was heading for the basket. But the pass went over Dennis' head, hit the floor,¡bounced up and hit the backboard, hit the rim and rolled through.

We were totally shocked. The crowd went crazy. Nobody could believe what they just saw. Mike's pass would have been perfect if any other player than Dennis had been racing down court. He's our shortest player at five-feet six, and the ball was overthrown. It just hit our new tartan floor and took a crazy bounce."

Douglas coach Don Trimble was equally shocked. "It took the wind out of our sails for about a week," he insisted.

"Had the basket occurred with Douglas ahead by one point in the .final seconds of the game I think we would have cancelled the rest of our schedule. How could you get your kids up after something like that?

"We usually film all our games for future study," added Orlich. "But unfortunately we didn't film that game with Douglas because it was a non-league game with a Nevada school."

"It's too bad, too," wrote Ben Sodding in the Sacramento Bee in February. "lt would be great to have Mike's unusual shot on film." Kempton attempted to duplicate his incredible shot in practice the next couple of days, but failed to come close to scoring again.

Strange as it may be, his basket is not the longest recorded in prep history. That still belongs to Steve Patterson of Etowah, Tennessee, who connected from 93 feet for McMinn Central during a 1976 district South Tahoe's Mike Kempton, a living legend in his own time, will always be known as the kid who sank an 81-foot "bounce pass" against Gardnerville Douglas.

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tournament game with Cleveland High.

However, prep historians cannot find a situation similar to Kempton's 81-foot "bounce shot".

RECORD VAULT National Prep coverboy Jim Sidler (April/May, 1977) had his problems last spring, but never were they more apparent than during a meet at mid-season. After vaulting higher than any prepster in Orange County history, Sidler had to wait three days while Century League principals ruled to allow his jump of 16-3 3/4 to go into the record books after an appeal from his Villa Park team in Orange, California.

Sidler had originally lost his record when he was informed that he took too much time on his first vault at 13-6. He missed it on what he thought was his second try and made it on what he thought was his third. Sound confusing? After clearing 13-6 he went on to top 16-3 3-4 for a personal best and what he thought was the Orange County record.

The meet was confusing from start to finish. Sidler's Villa Park teammates won the mile relay race which was rerun on Monday. The Spartans were timed in 3.24.4, narrowly edging El Modena Foothill (3:24.6) which was interfered with by race officials during Friday's meet, forcing the run-off. Santa Ana Valley placed on Friday, but had only three runners on Monday and was forced to scratch. Even the run-off didn't help. Three days after the original meet started, the final team standings were not available until films of all the races were viewed by the officials.

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THE LONGEST JUMP All good things come to an end, and, after 34 years, one of the greatest schoolboy records of all time is gone. Olympic gold medal winner Jesse Owens' 34-yearold Ohio State High school meet record was wiped out in May by a youngster from Middletown.

Todd Bell, 17, an All-American linebacker who is headed for Ohio State on a football scholarship, leaped 24-6\~ to win the long jump in the 1977 Ohio state meet.

Owens, who now lives in Phoenix, Arizona, had established the Ohio meet mark of 24-4lf4 while a student at Cleveland Tech High School in 1933. He later became a national hero at the 1936 Olympic games, winning the long jump, 100 and 200-meter dashes, and anchoring the winning 400-meter relay for the United States.

Bell, the son of a minister, has won three consecutive Class AAA long jump titles in the annual competition at Ohio Stadium on the Ohio State University campus. Last year he shattered Owens' alltime Ohio mark with a jump of 25-5, but it wasn't recorded in the state meet and thus left Owens' name still alive in that category ... until iast May. "I thank God for winning," Bell told the news media after his record jump. "It was a privilege to break Owens' record after all these years. He was the greatest."

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Start with the numbers. They're staggering - like 500-plus games for II consecutive weeks. Involved are I, 110 teams and 50,000 or so players. From dusty stadiums to spacious indoor arenas, something like I 0 million fans cheer their heroes. And those figures cover only varsity competition.

From Abilene to Zapata. From the Mesquite Skeeters to the Winters Blizzards to the Robstown Cotton Pickers.

From border to border, football is king.

It's Texas style high school football.

In Texas, high school football is a tradition, like barbecue, chili, chicken fried steak, watermelon and bluebonnets. It's big. Texas size big. And it's getting bigger.

Financial strains on school budgets in major cities and states have put dozens of high school football programs in jeopardy but not in Texas where football

flourishes. But so does basketball, and track, and baseball and all the other school sponsored athletic events.

The census reveals Texas is in the midst of a population explosion, mainly in the metropolitan areas of Houston, DallasFort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, El Paso and Corpus Christi. More people mean more schools, more teams, more coaches, more football players, more fans and more stadiums.

In 1963, the University Interscholastic League (UIL), the governing body of high school athletics in Texas, listed 926 schools playing football. That figure is now 1,010, with another 100 schools playing in Catholic and private school leagues.

Integration, the blending of the UIL and the Negro Interscholastic League in 1968, caused a jump of 50 schools on the U IL tally sheet. The added increase comes

from the new school boom, built in the last five to 10 years to handle the growth in the suburbs.

Spring Branch is a prime example of the metro growth. Located on the outskirts of Houston, the high school count in Spring Branch has grown from one to six schools in less than 15 years. All six schools have an enrollment of over 2,000 students and are members of Class AAAA, the largest classification on the UIL athletic ladder.

The Spring Branch clan . . . Spring Branch, Memorial, Spring Woods, Westchester, Northbrook and Stratford ... all field five football teams, topped by the varsity entry. There's also a junior varsity, plus a sophomore and two freshman teams. That's 30 total high school teams.

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to the Spring Branch list. Over 2, 100 boys are involved in the 62 school sponsored teams, an average of 180 in high school and 130 in the junior highs. Over 120 of the games involving Spring Branch schools, both high school and junior high, are staged at Tully Stadium, one of the few football play pens in Texas outfitted with artificial turf. Varsity games are played on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.

Four stadiums are used in the 21-school Houston Independent School District (HISD) with games also under the lights on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Many Houston area schools use the Astrodome or Rice Stadium for playoff games or major kickoffs. It's the same three-night varsity swing, from September to mid November, II consecutive weeks to play 10 games during the regular season, in Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Austin, El Paso and other metro areas.

Despite the rapid increase of schools, the quality in teams and players has remained at a high level. "No doubt about it," says Texas A&M Head Coach Emory Bellard, "the quality is still there_ "Texas high school coaches are probably the most professional group of coaches you can find. They take pride in the programs they set up and run. They study what the colleges do and also the professional teams. You'll find many high school coaches around college campuses during spring training, just looking and learning.

"In numbers alone, there's better quality in the Texas high school football player today. From the number of colleges that recruit in Texas, it's easy to see why there are plenty of outstanding players. For the coaches, the Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA) provides a vehicle for them to develop," adds Bellard, who coached in the high school ranks and is a former president of the THSCA. The THSCA is itself a remarkable organization. Headquartered in Austin, the THSCA is the world's largest group of coaches. Each summer, the THSCA holds a convention, alternating between Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth, with over 7,500 coaches attending. Not only do coaches from all over the nation attend the THSCA 's week-long clinic, which is capped by all-star football and basketball games, but hundreds of sporting goods salesmen, sportswriters and fans help run the total figure up to 10,000.

The Coaching School helps kick off another season, and in many Texas high schools, not only the football team but the bands, drill teams and pep squads spend hours and hours getting ready for the September opener.

"All of these people, the marching bands and drill teams at halftime and the pep squads in the stands, along with the cheerleaders, help make Texas high school football what it is today," says Dr. Bailey Marshall, the UIL Athletic Director.

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defending champion _Port Neches~Groves and Spring Branch Memorial. Both packed state ranked records of 12-0 into the shootout and PN-G was riding the crest of a 25-game winning streak. Both schools put more than 600 students into the pre-game and halftime ceremonies and were part of the 35,439 people that watched PN -G grab a hearts topping 15-12 victory. The turnout was the largest in Texas during the 1976 schoolboy campaign, and also the largest to see a high school game in the Astrodome.

However, PN-G saw its winning ways halted the very next week in the semifinals at Houston's Rice Stadium before a turnout of 30,000. It was San Antonio Churchill that turned the trick, 13-7. In the finals, Churchill capped a perfect 15-0 season by beating Temple, 10-0, before 26,000 fans in Austin's Memorial Stadium.

Churchill joined Beaumont Hebert, Rockdale, Barbers Hill and Gorman as the 1976 UIL state champions. Hebert won in Class AAA by beating Gainesville, 35-7 in the finals, while Rockdale beat Childress 23-6 in Class AA; Barbers Hill stopped defending champion DeLeon 17-8 in Class A, and Gorman won in Class B by defeating Ben Holt 18-6.

Hebert, behind the passing of quarterback Joe Stevenson, also finished with a perfect 15-0 record and became the first predominantly black school to claim a state football crown since UIL integration in 1968. Stevenson was the state's leading passer in 1976 with 2,076 yards, including one performance of 332 yards - that against Gregory-Portland in a 40-20 semifinal win.

In the finals, Hebert used two longrange kickoff returns, a 95 yarder by Maurice McCloney and a 90 yarder by Derrick Pete, plus a 55-yard Stevenson touchdown pass to Kenneth Williams, to streak by Gainesville. Stevenson also set up a six pointer with a 54-yard pass to McCioney.

While Stevenson led all Texas high school passers, it was junior Brad Beck of Perryton that paced the rushers with 2, 107 yards. The top single game rusher was Ricky Wiatrek of Falls City, who hit 344 yards in a game against Orange Grove.

However, it was Humble quarterback Mike Mosley who collected national attention with his 320 rushing yards against New Caney. Mosley did it all on 12 first half carries. He did not play a single down in the second half. Mosley was one of the most versatile athletes in Texas during the 1976-77 school year, as after football (where he rushed for 1,441 yards, passed for 482, caught three passes for 128 yards and scored 154 points in a Il-l campaign) the Texas A&M bound blue-chipper turned to basketball. The 6-2 Mosley led Humble to the district playoffs by scoring at a 22.1 per game clip, plus a dozen PREP I SEPT:-ocT. 1977

rebounds. As in football, Mosley was a three-year basketball starter. From basketball it was straight to track where Mosley was state ranked in the 120-high hurdles (13.5), 100 yard dash (9.6) and long jump (24-3).

Despite the football efforts of Mosley, Stevenson, Beck and Wiatrek, none of the major Texas high school records were broken in 1976. In fact, the rushing records Ken Hall of Sugar Land left behind may never be challenged. In four seasons, 1950 through 1953, Hall rushed for 11,232 yards, a national record that still stands.

His biggest season was in 1953 with 4,045 yards with a high game of 520 yards on II carries - that's right, II carries - and 49 points scored against Houston Lutheran. For the night, Hall had 687 total against Lutheran.

During his four varsity campaigns, Hall scored 899 points, including 127 touchdowns. He also passed for 3,326 yards. In Texas, Hall is a legend. He is a walking record book, the state leader in most rushing and scoring categories.

Tommy Kramer, who passed .his way to All-American honors last year at Rice, is the career passing leader. While at San Antonio Lee, Kramer logged 5,485 air yards. The single season passing leader is Larry Foster of Houston Washington, that being 2, 787 yards and came in 1968.

Houston Elmore's Dwain Frazier hit the single game passing record in 1968 by hitting 21 of 28 passes for 588 yards and five touchdowns against Aldine Carver.

Frazier had four passes, three for touchdowns, worth 129 yards called back because of penalties.

Frazier was also involved in one of the wildest offensive donnybrooks in Texas The youngsters come and go, but the giants football history. That came in 1969 when keep the same name: Permian, Sherman, Frazier rallied Elmore by Cy-Fair, 54-51, Longview, Reagan, Brazoswood, Plano, with seven touchdown passes and 399 air Churchill and Port Neches-Groves . . . to name a few. yards. Greg Pruitt, the super running back for the Cleveland Browns, was a favorite Shepard and Mosley, who signed with pass target for Frazier.

Texas A&M, were the two quarterbacks One state record that did tumble in 1976 was the longest punt return as making the select blue-chip list. Two runJasper's David Scott hauled one back 108 ning backs, David Overstreet of Big Sandy and Kermit Goode of Hallettsville, wide yards against Silsbee. That snapped the receiver Eric Herring of Houston Yates old mark of 105 yards set by Houston Lee's Mike McGee against A us tin in 1964. and tight end Alvin Ruben of Baytown Big Sandy jumped in the national and Lee, plus four tackles completed the top state record section in 1975 by scoring 634 ten list. points in 10 regular season games and 820 The quality checked collection of linemen took in Sherman's Billy Don Jackson points for a full season of 14 games.

(6-4, 235), Longview's Hosea Taylor (6-5, As soon as the curtain goes down on 275), Conroe's Tim Ward (6-5, 260) and the championship weekend, recruiting beDallas Jefferson's Tim Huffman (6-4, comes a major newsmaker. And as usual, Texas sent over 500 players off to dozens ¡ 265). Of the tO top players, HoustBn of colleges around the nation. Of course, landed four ... Shepard, Taylor, Ruben the Southwest Conference grabbed a lion's and Herring . . . while Bellard's Texas share.

A&M entry got two . . . Mosley and Ward.

In a confidential poll of the Southwest Conference head coaches and recruiters, The 1976 season in Texas, plus the reOdessa quarterback Darrell Shepard was cruiting that followed, was typical. During voted the No. I blue-chip tag. After first the next four years, a dozen or more new saying he would attend the University of schools are on the planning boards. The program gets bigger and bigger. More Texas, Shepard changed his mind and signed a national letter with Bill Yeoman's schools, more Tigers, Wildcats, Indians, Cotton Bowl champion University of Mustangs and Longhorns. Texas is still Houston Cougars. king of American schoolboy football. e

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Can Anybody Stop the Moeller Steamroller?

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Yes, Cincinnati has suddenly emerged as the mecca of high school football in the United States. College coaches throughout the country have known as much for quite a while now, but the state and national press has only taken notice recently, thanks to a parochial school named Moeller High.

When college scouts start their manhunt for future players this season, one of the most popular stopping points for a quick visit will again be the home of the Fighting Crusaders. Moeller has been a breeding ground for future gridiron talent and this year will be no different. In a state which was once dominated in the polls by national power Massillon Washington, Moeller has won 128 of its 146 games played since it opened 14 years ago.

They have sent 167 players into the college football ranks.

Gerry Faust, the 1976 National High School Coach of the Year, has been the leader at Moeller since the beginning. His steamroller team has not lost a regular season game in four years and will enter its classic matchup with Cincinnati Princeton ¡ (September 9) riding a 52-game regular season winning streak.

They have won back-to-back state titles in one of the toughest football states in America, have not lost in the process, and have walked off with the mythical national championship trophy after a 43-5 win over Gahanna Lincoln in the Ohio AAA finals last December. "I don't think there's ever been another team like them," said Gahanna Lincoln head man Neal Billman, "and I've seen a lot of great teams throughout the years. More than any team I've ever seen in Ohio, they could do it all."

A record such as this is outstanding, but in a football state such as Ohio, it is phenomenal. Moeller signed one dozen college prospects last season. The big prize was National Prep coverboy (Oct.fNov.) Tim Koegel, a 6-4, 190-pound riflearm headed for Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish are hoping he follows in the footsteps of other Moeller products like tackle Steve Niehaus, a unanimous All-American product who was the first-round pick in the National Football League. The list is endless. Steve Sylvester, the 24-year-old center for the Oakland Raiders Super Bowl champs, was a 1971 prep All-American at Moeller before earning similar honors for three years at Notre Dame. The Irish were national champs during his junior year and beat Alabama in the Orange Bowl during his senior campaign. His younger brother Vince, an excellent 6-0, 205-pound offensive center for Gerry Faust's team this fall, will be Moeller's co-captain for the

1977 season. Vince is also a shot-putter and javelin thrower on the track team.

According to Sporting News, other well-regarded signees from Moeller's mythical national champs of 1976 include big Jim Brown, a 6-5, 255-pound defensive tackle headed for Penn State; Steve Givens, a fullback bound for Wisconsin; placekickerpunter Ken Naber off to Stanford, and wide receiver Dave Condeni who joined Koegel at Notre Dame.

Moeller lost their entire offensive line through graduation.

So, what else is new? This has happened every year since 1970.

History has proven that starting in the Moeller offensive line is quite difficult, unless you are a senior. Line coach Jim Higgins develops young Crusaders so well that it is difficult to come off the sophomore team and start. Last season two sophomores were carried on ihe varsity in hopes that they will see plenty of action this fall. Split end Tony Hunter (6-4, 195), who runs forty yards in 4. 7 seconds, and tight end Dave Wilking (6-4, 205), who has run forty yards in 4.8 seconds, are now juniors who seem to have a shot at a starting berth on the offensive line. Along with receivers like Keith McCluskey (6-2, 190) and Mike Mendenhall (6-2, 190), they should give Moeller quarterbacks tall targets with good hands and speed.

Center Vince Sylvester, one of the quickest in the city, will anchor the interior line. The guard and tackle situation will be handled by seniors Mark Schehr (6-3, 235), Mark Meyers (6-3, 200), Tom Woebkenberg (6-4, 220), Kevin McCarthy (6-3, 220), Bill Wersel (5-10, 220), Joe Jordan (6-0, 200) and Kevin Greve (6-2, 205). Behind the seniors will be juniors Tim Dugan (6-3, 210), Steve McGrew (6-3, 205), Jeff Wiebell (6-2, 200), Jamie Cliff (6-3, 215), Kevin Garry (6-1, 200) and Joe Lukens (6-3, 210). Like all Moeller products, these youngsters have good size and good quickness.

They are impressive. Universal Gym Equipment, the world's largest manufacturer of physical conditioning systems, was so impressed that they used Gerry Faust and his gridiron machine in their 1977 national advertising campaign brochures. "We credit our success at Moeller High to three things," writes Faust on Moeller running back Charles Milton, one of the Crusaders' swarm of talented backfield residents, brushes past Youngstown Mooney's Dave Ezzo. Moeller won this one 48-0.

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page three. "First, we have dedicated athletes willing to pay the price for success. Second, we have one of the finest coaching staffs in high school football today. And third, we have what we believe to be the finest high school weight training program around. We are sold on weight training. We have a complete circuit designed to meet the weight training needs of our high school athletes."

Although Moeller lost All-America QB Tim Koegel to Notre Dame, backfield coach Phil Gigliotti has two outstanding senior prospects in Mark Schweitzer (6-4, 195) and Bill Long (6-4, 185), with Larry Gates (6-4, 175) waiting in the wings.

Starting fullback Charlie Milton (5-11, 165), a speedster with 4.6 forty speed, leads the senior backfield which consists of Tony Davis (6-0, 190), Brian Palmer (6-0, 195) and Tom Schroeder (5-10, 175). Juniors battling for starting positions include Tony Carter (5-II, 175), Rick Neal (5-II, 170) and sophomore sensation Eric Ellington (5-8, 170), a 4.6 speedster who scored 15 touchdowns for the frosh team - I 0 from 50 yards or more. Although the defending champs lack experience on offense, there appears to be plenty of depth and talent.

The Moeller defense, which in 12 games gave up a total of 45 points last fall, should be the strongest part of Gerry Faust's attack. You win championships with defense. Defensive coach Bill Straub returns seven starters from last year's 12-0 machine, with the ever-important linebacker corps led by All-American candidate Bob Crable (6-3, 215), the leading tackler on the varsity since his sophomore year. Crable will be supported by seniors Dave Breitenbach (5-10, 190), Tim Kolkmeyer (5-11, 195), Jim Roelker (5-11, 185) and Steve Cavellier (6-2, 180). Depth will be enhanced by juniors Mike Puthoff (6-2, 190), Ted Catino (6-2, 185), Tom Clarke (6-2, 185), Mike Pohlman (5-10, 190), Leroy Staples (6-2, 175), Bob Harrison (510, 165) and Tim Gallo (6-0, 170).

Coach Hummel has three of his four down linemen who were starters returning: Mike Rohlfs (5-9, 155), Tony Perrotti (6-0, 190) and Pete Humphrey (6-0, 195).

Players competing for the one starting position include seniors Brian Bannon, Rick Keller and Tim Ritches. Juniors in the picture include Tim Niehaus, at 6-4, 220 the biggest Crusader on defense, Bill Clark, Joe Burnett, Rick Williams and Mark Suter. Like past Moeller teams, the defense relies more on strength and quickness than size.

The secondary, coached by Mike Cameron, has Tim Schira returning at safety, with seniors Russ Huesman, Dave Burns, Nate Holmes or Steve Klein filling in at the corners. Bob Long, Joe Gruber, Phil Schneider, Rick Hovey, Chip Englert and Tim Nichols are juniors with experi-

ence who should battle for a secondary spot.

One of the most important aspects of successful high school football is a sound kicking game. Coach Ted Hall once again has great tradition in his soccer style kickers. Harry Oliver and Wayne Morrison should be excellent kickers, with Steve Jagoditz returning at center as the snapper of the specialty teams.

With varsity seniors who have never played in a losing game in three years at Moeller, plus a junior class which is maturing into an outstanding group, the Crusaders should have a good chance to defend their national title and be the first Ohio football team to officially win three state championships in a row. Their opener with rival Princeton will be an early test.

But on September 30, the two-time big school champions of Ohio will face New York powerhouse Monsignor Farrell at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, a game which some over-zealous New York fans have billed as the "Prep Super Bowl".

Farrell was rated among the top five teams in New York last fall and has been honored as the best New York City-area team the past two years.

But it seems that the Moeller football tradition has a good chance of carrying on for the next four years, with the sophomore class coached by Ted Bacigalupo, Dale Frietch and Paul Smith going unbeaten in the Greater Cincinnati League and returning stronger and bigger for 1977. They're backed each season by a freshman class, coached by Jeff Liebert and Dave Hammer, who many observers in the Cincinnati area feel could be the best football group the school has had in years.

Through the combined efforts of the administration, Fr. Krusling, parents and students, Moeller High takes great pride in the development of one of the country's finest athletic programs. And the fever has hit the football field again. Moeller has the largest turnout for the frosh, sophomore and varsity teams in its history. Over 300 candidates tried out this August, with 200 getting the opportunity to wear the blue, gold and white. Even the manager positions are being heavily contested, as 27 youngsters competed for 18 manager spots.

Although the Crusaders graduated 30 seniors from last year's championship club, the tradition of winning with excellence should continue with the strong weight and quickness program led by Bill Clark, and the ballet lessons taught by Jack Louiso. This helps in developing Moeller students to be the best conditioned athletes possible. With all this and more, too, Cincinnati Moeller football should be competitive for years to come.

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While the players watch, Miami Carol City head coach Jerry Anderson has some angry words for the referees after a number of penalties were called against the Chiefs during game with Miami Lakes. Florida grid machine went 12-2 after falling to Tallahassee Godby in state AAAA finals. (Miami News photo by Kathy Williams)

2. Los Angeles Loyola CALIFORNIA Loyola High School's football accomplishments over the years are a legend in Southern California. Few prep schools in the country can boast of the consistent gridiron superiority that has characterized Loyola football since its beginning at the turn of the century.

Undefeated in !930; undefeated in 1942; undefeated in 1945 going into the CIF championships against Glendale in the Rose Bowl before falling 7-6; undefeated in 1946 going into the CIF championship against Alhambra in the Coliseum before falling 7-6; CIF champions in 1962 and 1963, and CIF and mythical national champions (according to National Sports News Service in Minnesota) in 1975.

Athletes who wear the Cubs' blue colors step into the glittering cleats of fabled Loyola players like AI Pollard, Paul Horgan, Steve Grady, Don Swartz and Mike Bergdahl. Grady, now the head coach, was a member of the Cubs back-tohack CIF championship teams in 1961-62.

Wrote Mike Erickson of the Los Angeles Times: "Great tailbacks are becoming a habit at Loyola and this kid Grady figures to rank with the best of them."

This is true as Grady was followed by one of the best in Bergdahl. A prep AllAmerican, Bergdahl was probably the nation's top schoolboy back during Loyola's four-year reign of terror. He scored 156 points as a 1963 junior on 26 touchdowns, carrying the ball 316 times for 2,317 yards and a 7.3 average. In addition, he threw for seven touchdowns, completing 20 of 45 passes for 432 yards.

His team won its second straight

Southern Section title with a 21-0 victory over El Rancho and finished 11-0 on the season. In the title game Bergdahl rushed for 198 yards in 29 attempts and was responsible for all three scores. Loyola was rated as the nation's No. 2 team that year, behind St. Rita High of Chicago, and Bergdahl was named the CIF's "player of the year" - the third straight season the award went to a Loyola back.

So much for history. The fortunes of Loyola football look extremely good for 1977, to say the least. Although many talented players have departed from Loyola to pursue their careers in college, the Cubs have successfully completed another good summer program and successful early fall practice. They're ready.

The entire offensive line returns, anchored by Joe Murray (6-4, 245) and Ben Baca (6-4, 230) at tackles, Rick Cooney (6-0, 200) and David Takata (6-0, 205) at guards and Dan Brenton (6-1, 210) at center. The offensive backfield has starter Andy Henderson (5-10, 200) returning along with veteran Larry Wynn (510, 160). Wynn gained over 800 yards rushing last year and was all-league along with Murray, Takata and Brenton.

With the exception of Henderson, who was all-teague in the secondary, the defensive backfield was decimated by graduation. But the sophomore team (6-3) was blessed with many fine deep backs and should be able to fill the gaps. The defensive line has three returning starters: Adrian Hernandez (6-2, 195) also allleague, Steve Shatynski (6-3, 220) and Alfred An tee (6-1, 200). The linebackers will be led by all-league performer Mike Hernandez (6-2, 210).

Altogether 31 lettermen return from last year's varsity which dropped to 7-4 after winning the 1975 mythical national championship according to one schoolboy rating service in Minneapolis. This season, Loyola fans expect these 31 lettermen to lead the "Big Blue" to another winning season and the Southern California

Interscholastic Federation championship.

Don't bet against them.

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tie were estimated to be from Sherman.

"You don't know how lucky you are to have somebody like Tommy Hudspeth coaching up there in Sherman," one high school scout told sports writer George Foulsham of the Sherman Democrat.

"You're wrong sir," Foulsham answered.

"I know, and the city of Sherman also knows how really lucky we are."

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Overall, Texas is still "King" of Miami Carol City American high school football, and with schools like Sherman, Longview and Austin Reagan in the race, the road to the Texas AAAA finals should be the most competitive in the U.S.A. Tommy Hudspeth is the guiding force Miami Carol City, located in Opabehind the Bearcats' recent success - a 10-0-2 record and the District 13-AAAA locka, returns 14 experienced lettermen championship. However, Sherman's from the Chiefs' 12-2 season a year ago, march through Texas was halted by Tem- one of the best in the school's history. It ple oh penetrations after a 26-26 deadlock was Tallahassee Godby which gunned at the gun. A 21-15 win over Richardson down Carol City in the Florida big school on November 12 lifted the Bearcats to finals, handing Carol City its fourth loss their first district title in 14 years. One during an impressive 20-4 campaign since week later Sherman upset top-ranked 1975.

Last fall the Chiefs sent 21 seniors to Longview, 10-3, to shoot them into theregional playoffs with Temple ... and the various colleges around the country, including schools like South Carolina, Duke, rest is history.

Gone is Billy Don Jackson (UCLA), Miami and Wichita State, to name a few. one of the top schoolboy linemen in the Coach Jerry Anderson and his staff feel country, along with a host of talented they have another group of excellent senior Bearcats from that memorable I 0-0-2 prospects - all with the size, speed, grades campaign. Sherman started last year ranked and competitive desire to guide them No. I in the state by the Associated through another near-perfect campaign.

Press, but dropped a few notches after a The best and the biggest appears to be All-American candidate Lester Williams, 13-13 tie with Plano.

"We should be about the same caliber who at 6-3, 260 is considered one of the top this year if our young defensive players line prospects in the country. "He made come around," insists the head man, Tom- all-state as a junior and has all the tools," my Hudspeth. "We have exceptional peo- insists Anderson. "He possesses size, speed ple at the skill positions - people who and agility, and we plan on playing him have learned to compete with the pressure both ways this fall. He's a definite blue of being ranked number one." chipper."

That they have. Twenty lettermen will A weakness during pre-season spring greet Hudspeth and his staff of Stan drills appeared to be in the offensive line, Wessinger, Jerry Cantrell, Bobby Rexrode since players like Williams played only and Ed Hunt in August. Quarterback Ran- defense in '76. But if that improves before dy Wessinger (5-11, 170), a member of the September, it could be all over for Florida Fellowship of Christian Athletes, is the foes of the Chiefs. One of the best running kind of team leader a coach dreams about. backs in the state returns in the form of Blessed with 4.7 forty speed, Wessinger senior Terry Daniels, a 5-11, 185-pound was the key to Sherman's offensive attack speedster with 4.5 forty speed. He gained last fall. As a sophomore running back two over 800 yards as a junior and has the years ago, senior Eddie Wright (5-11, 185) quickness to go outside, and the power to was named "sophomore of the year" in the go inside as well.

Fullback James Gilbert (6-0, 225), district after rushing for I ,200 yards. He duplicated that feat last year. Flanker Jim- another speedster with ¡4. 7 speed for 40 my Turner (6-0, 175) doubles at corner- yards, will also double as linebacker for back, and it was his spectacular 63-yard the Chiefs. His outstanding strength, speed catch-run against Greenville which started and power earned him all-city and all-state Sherman on its way to a 42-13 rout of the honors as a junior after he gained 900 Lions. All three of the above are returning yards on offense. And there's more: all-district players from 13-AAAA war~ Ricky Greene (6-1, 178) intercepted seven passes from his secondary position, fare.

If everything goes according to plan, has great jumping ability and runs the and if necessary depth is supplied from an forty in 4. 7; tackle Alton Roberts (6-4, excellent 9-1 JV team, Sherman's march 220) has more potential than any of the through Texas could again be the talk of offensive linemen from last year, and four signed with major colleges; wide receiver the state.

The town truly loves its Bearcats. Its Winston Gardner (6-2, 185) runs 40 yards population is estimated at 30,000 and in 4. 7 seconds, has good hands, speed and 9,000 of the 14,000 watching the Temple runs excellent patterns; tight¡ end Reggie

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It will be needed if Miami Carol City is to survive in the rough and tough Florida AAAA grid wars with schools like Hialeah-Miami Lakes, Miami Killian and Tallahassee Godby lurking in the shadows.

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(National Prep, April/May). His teams have definitely been building.

Penn Hills Senior High possesses 2,500 students in the II th and 12th grades, is a member of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Association, Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Association and Foothill Conference, totals 16 assistant coaches in grades eight through 12, possesses three full-time certified athletic trainers, and like most successful football programs throughout the land, is fed by an excellent junior high system.

With almost 40 juniors up from a nearperfect 8-1 JV team, plus over one dozen experienced lettermen returning from last year's proud 13-0 club, Penn Hills looks loaded again.

All skilled positions return intact, the defensive secondary and the linebackers look strong and depth is never a problem.

But inexperience in the offensive line could cause problems - especially early in the season. However, that's been a problem before and the answer was found by September. Quarterback Jim McCallister (5-10, 175) can run (4.7 forty) and throw; running back Joel Coles (6-0, 195) can run (4.8) and block; receiver Joe DiRiggi (6-3, 195) can run (4.9) ami catch; and tackle Clem Barbarino (6-4, 205) is back to terrorize opponents in the line.

All arrows point in the direction of a repeat. But don't bet on it .. Not in the state of Pennsylvania. Penn Hills, however, will tell you differently.

Going into the 1977 grid season Penn Hills in Pittsburgh is riding a 17 game winning streak, has lost only two games in the past four years (going undefeated in two of those four years) and since 1971 has won 53 of the 59 games played. In one of the strongest football states in America, the Joliet Catholic Indians have won the famed Foothill Conference six of the last seven years.

Since head coach Andrew Urbanic arrived on the scene in 1968, the Indians have posted these season records: 3-5, 4-6, S-5, 9-1, 5-3-1, 9-1, 9-0, 8-1 and 13-0, the Class SA is the largest conference in latter earning his team the Pennsylvania Illinois high school sports. More often AAA title and the No. 6 spot in the nation than not, the strongest teams in most areas

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of the country can be found in the larger schools. Although "small town" basketball schools have sometimes prevailed in states where all classes are combined, football is usually ruled by the "big school" teams.

However, this may not be the case in Illinois, where defending 4A champ Joliet Catholic has all the makings of a giant again. The Hilltopper's head coach, Gordon Gillespie, has been at the "Hill" for 25 years now, posting a won-loss record of 127-41-8, and as one Illinois coach stated, "With Gordie at the helm, you can always count on Joliet Catholic."

The Hilltoppers return 25 lettermen from the Illinois 4A champions which put together an incredible length-of-the-field drive in the fourth quarter to beat Rockford Boylan, 8-7, in the semifinals; propelling the Hilltoppers into the finals against Danville and an eventual 16-8 hard-fought victory. Gillespie's 'Toppers finished 12-1 on the year while giving Catholic High its second consecutive state championship playing top-notch Illinois competition.

Returning QB Dave Abens (S-9, 160) will again be expected to guide a Hilltopper offense where the majority of last year's competitive crew has graduated. But championships are won with defense, and this year's juggernaut is strong and experienced. Almost everybody is back on the team which lost only one to Marian Catholic, 16-6, last year.

Three of the best defenders in the state include tackle John Meade (6-4, 220) and linebackers Jim Berresse (6-3, 200) and junior John Piazza (6-2, 200). Not many teams in all of Illinois possess a linebacking corps like Joliet Catholic.

Backfield performers with experience in championship play include Derren Deskin (S-7, 160), Bob Vera (5-10, 160), Terry Birsa (S-8, 160), John Murren (S-6, ISS), Mike Tyrell (5-10, 165), Jim Nonnie (5-I 0, 170), Dave Matichak (5-9, 175), Steve Carbery (S-8, 165), Joe Petrovic (59, 170) and Tony Medved (5-10, 185).

Surrounded by talent! Such is the case with Andy Urbanic, pointing the way to another big win for Pittsburgh Penn Hills. With running backs like Joel Coles (44) and signal callers like Jim McCallister (5), the Indians have gone undefeated two of the last three years and enter the 1977 campaign riding a 17-game winning streak.

Quarterback Abens will have receivers to throw to when the opportunity arises: Paul Benigni (6-0, 170) and Chris Thompson (6-0, 170). Junior Paul Carbery (5-11, 175) has potential at linebacker, but if games are won in the trenches, this team is knee deep in linemen: Gary Matejcak (510, 185), Lou Glavan (5-11, 180), Jim Kane (5-10, 170), Doug McKay (5-10, 180) and Bob Healy (5-10, 190) are lettermen who Joliet fans are hoping will guide the Hilltoppers to another Illinois 4A championship.

But it won't be easy. Joliet Catholic plays in one of the toughest high school football states in the country. And how about winning a third consecutive state championship? It doesn't happen very often. But it's not impossible. Even in Illinois.

7. Flint Southwestern MICHIGAN Sports fans throughout the country will argue forever about supremacy in high school football. Or any sport for that matter. Total population and interscholastic organization play a big part, and only in Texas is this exploited to the fullest - for the best, of course.

Former University of Texas head coach Darrell Royal often said: "There are talented players and coaches everywhere.

Texas certainly has no monopoly on high school football. But we've always been proud of the total Texas program. The overall organization, from junior high through college, is something to brag about."

So is the University Interscholastic League, the governing body of Texas schoolboy sports, and their organized playoff system. States like Michigan and California should take notice: there are more than I ,000 high schools in Texas, yet the Lone Star State crowns an official state champion in every rank, from Class 4A schools through Class B schools - on the playing field.

Last year was a perfect example in Michigan. The state produced two "big school" champs: Midland Dow in the playoffs and Flint Southwestern in the polls.

Southwestern Community High School has won 25 of their last 26 games and were ranked No. I in Michigan by every media poll: A.P.. U.P.J.. Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press.

The Lions outscored their nine opponents 400 points to !08, thumping such schools as Saginaw 71-0, Bay City Western 50-34, Flint Central 57-27, Saginaw Arthur Hill 44-22 and Flint Northwestern 60-6. Closest score was a 20-7 win over Midland following a 35-0 triumph of Bay City Central. Pontiac and Flint Northern also fell.

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the nation at pre-season (National Prep, October/November, 1976), when the playoffs arrived.

"The state has expanded the format for the 1977 playoffs," says head coach Dar Christiansen in trying to explain the Michigan championship insanity. "There will be two teams represented from each of the four playoff areas. Playoff points are accumulated as before with 80 points for a victory over a Class A team and 64 points for a win over a Class B school.

"The problem arises for teams who are league members as we are. Each time a team we defeated wins a game, we receive eight bonus points. But if two teams we defeated play each other, the maximum number of bonus points we earn is eight. Therein lies the problem. A team with an independent schedule does not have its respective opponents playing each other, not limiting their number of bonus points.

"That is how Midland Dow reached the playoffs last year and we didn't. I don't want to take anything away from them as they were a fine team, but there is no bonus for being a league champion; our state will soon have to recognize that," insists the Colts' head man.

This fall 18 lettermen from Southwestern's mythical state championship team return with a goal to show the state of Michigan that last year they were the "real champions". As usual, Southwestern has speed to burn and should again be considered the top team in Michigan.

Quarterback Gary Lee (6-4, 185) is the Lions' field general, while tailback Reggie

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Mitchell (5-9, 177) and fullback-linebacker Risto Nicevski (6-1, 210) round out the backfield. Senior Brian Carpenter (6-2, 175) doubles at split end and free safety.

Christiansen inherited the Southwestern job in 1971 and has compiled a 47-7 record. His mighty Colts have won six consecutive Flint city championships; have won the Saginaw Valley title in 1971, 1973, 1974 and 1976; have earned the state's No. I ranking on several occasions and have been rated in the "Top 10" for the last six years in a row.

Someone in Michigan should give the University Interscholastic League a call. A team which has produced the likes of Michigan quarterback Rick Leach, not to mention Booker Moore, Mel Edwards, Rick Patton and Gene Johnson, deserves the right to prove itself on the playing field, not in the newspaper.

8. Longview TEXAS No word can describe the Longview High School football program better than "winning". The winning tradition of the Lobos is a product of hard work and dedication to the goals of bringing to Longview one of the very best football pro-

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In 1971, Clint Humphreys and his staff arrived on the scene to add one ingredient to Longview football - consistency. The following year it paid off with winning results and a 10-0 district championship.

In 1973, the Lobos won eight games but lost out in the district race to eventual state champion Tyler John Tyler.

In the spring of 1974, Doug Cox took over as head coach and Humphreys retained the athletic directorship. After representing the district in '74, Cox and his group of dedicated assistants led the Longview grid team onto the state semifinals after another district crown was claimed.

It was repeated last fall as the Lobo team became the first ever to win three consecu- With speed merchants like Dinky Edwards (30) in the backfield, head coaches like Doug Cox have watched Longview win 50 games in the last five years against tough Texas AAAA tive district championships.

The 1977 team, with 24 lettermen back competition. Lobos are always blessed with strength and quickness, and last spring had 30 from last fall's impressive 10-1 outing, different players benching more than 300 pounds. pledges to uphold the great Lobo tradition which has won 50 games in the past five Energy Research and Development Ad- won 258 games, lost 75 and tied II. Head years. Each team has been ranked among ministration in the fields of atomic energy coaches have included Ben Martin ( 1943the top ten teams in Texas by the Asso- research. It has also managed to produce 47), "Buz" Warren (1948-51), John Francis ( 1952-54), Jack Armstrong (1955-68) ciated Press polls. "Our teams are always top-notch high school football teams. quick and strong," says Doug Cox, who The local schoolboy team, called the and Emory Hale (1969-present). Over the last spring had 38 players on the roster Wildcats, have never suffered through a years hundreds of young Wildcat players who could bench press 300 pounds or losing football season since the school was have given Oak Ridge thrilling football more. Giant Hosea Taylor (National Prep, formed in 1944. Oak Ridge captured the and community pride. This year should be June/July) is now at the University of Tennessee state championship four times no different.

Houston, but little (6-3, 215) brother and were voted mythical national champs Aundray played the other defensive tackle in 1958. The Wildcats were beaten by position next to Hosea in Longview's 4-3 Knoxville Central, coached by Tommy defense, and he's back for another round. Shumpert, in the next to last game on the Rancho Cordova With quality players on the roster like regular season last fall, giving them a 9-1 quarterback Kenneth Jackson (6-0, 165), season after winning the Tennessee state titailback Dinky Edwards (6-0, 165), tight tle the year before. end-safety Reno Hutchins (6-1, 1.95) and This season the Atomic City school redefensive end Eugene Williams (6-2, 195), turns 26 experienced gridders from that 9the future looks bright for Lobo grid fans 1 campaign which almost made it two in a as these and more Longview gridders dedi- row. "Our offensive line should be the best cate themselves to becoming the first Lobo since our 1975 state championship club," Ever hear of Reggie Young, Shawn team to win the Texas AAAA title. Long- insists head coach Emory Hale. It could Brady, Chris Whetstone or Gary Teague? view's Green Wave could go all the way, also be one of the quickest in the state with Football fans at Rancho Cordova High but in Texas that's a monumental task, one center Rick Zitzman (6-2, 205), tackle near Sacramento have, and after this upwhich could take the winner 15 long weeks. John Burgess (6-1, 210), tackle Jimmy coming grid campaign, you can bet college But ask defending champion San Antonio Young (5-9, 180), guard Don Stanley (5coaches throughout the West will know of Churchill, and they'll tell you it's worth it.

10, 200), guard-tackle Chipper Lasher (5them, too. These four gentlemen make up 8, 165), split end Donnie Sanders (5-10, the Lancers' offensive backfield- a back165) and tackle Carl Freeman (6-1, 250). field which might be the most explosive in Not many offensive lines fire out like the California- if not the U.S.A. Wildcats at Oak Ridge.

In quarterback Gary Teague, fullback Senior David Webber (6-0, 175) could Shawn Brady and halfbacks Reggie Young Oak Ridge develop into the best Wildcat QB in years. and Chris Whetstone, head coach Ron The backfield is loaded with talent in Lancaster has four of 32 returning letterAlfred Stephens (5-8, 160), Bobby Withermen from last year's Il-l club which won spoon (6-0, 180), Sam Krakoviak (5-10, the Northern California AAA Section 160) and Terrell Ayers (6-0, 160). "We championship. The Lancers have great could have some defensive secondary and tradition on the gridiron, winning 67 of their last 70 games for one of the most Oak Ridge was formed by the federal linebacker problems," adds Hale. "But impressive "big school" records in the government to build the atomic bomb dur- our down linemen should be tough and country. ing World War II. It is now a scientific that could give us time to fill in the gaps."

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Senior High School staff for 10 years. He became the head coach last season and guided his team through a near-perfect season and a spectacular overtime win over Stockton Stagg for the AAA title. Dewey Guerra had been the head man up until last fall, and from 1967-1976, the Lancers posted a 90-11-1 record with nine league championships in 10 years.

"This season we have perhaps the finest backfield in the state with Reggie Young, Chris Whetstone, Shawn Brady and Gary Teague," insists the Lancers' second-year coach. "All four have great speed and lots of experience.'

Young, at 6-1, 195, a bona fide AllAmerican candidate, will be one of California's top recruits. He has speed (4.6), power, experience (three-year starter) and the proper attitude to make him the No. I running back in Northern California.

Quarterback Teague stands 6-0, weighs 170, and has been running the wishbone for four years. He's a superb option man according to several opposing coaches.

Halfback Whetstone (6-3, 195) has both speed (4.7) and power, "along with unlimited potential," according to his coach. Brady, the Lancers' fullback, at 61, 195, is one of the best in the league.

In the past 10 years, Rancho Cordova has produced nine professional baseball players, most playing football with equal ability. Last season the Lancers saw football stars Brian Bailey sign with California, Dave Barber with Washington State and Ernie Taylor with Oregon. This season watch for that number to double.

Or triple.

11. Louisville Trinity KENTUCKY The cover of this year's press guide at Trinity High School in Louisville tells it all: Trinity Shamrocks Football, 1977-78, "One of America's Greatest High Schools." So much for pride and enthusiasm. The 'Rocks have plenty of both.

Trinity lost eight regulars off the defensive unit from last year's undefeated (14-0) championship club - a defensive unit which gave up a total of 52 points in 14 games. But 28 players from head coach Dave Moore's roster are back in force to defend the title, and two of the 28 are topnotch defenders from the best defense in all of Kentucky.

Defensive tackle Joe Plomin (6-5, 215) earned a starting position midway through his sophomore season and proved to be a standout. Many times against veer option teams he has made the hit on the ball carrier and reached over the top to sack the QB. He runs forty yards in 5.1 seconds.

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off on the ball carrier and taking the lick to any running back. A good student, Scales blocked two punts and one PAT try last fall, scooping up one and scoring from 45 yards out during the 1976 state championship game.

Offensively, the Shamrocks are loaded.

Senior Jim Campbell (6-3, 200) returns to the tight end spot after starting for three years. One of the most talented athletes at Trinity, Campbell is quick (4.9) and caught 23 passes for 429 yards and an 18.6 average. He's a strong, physical blocker with sound technique who likes to catch the play action passes off the veer and counter action.

Running back Mike McCarty (6-1, 188) rushed for 1016 yards on !56 carries in nine games last year for a 6.5 average.

He not only has speed and power, but moves and strength to be one of the top backs in this part of the country. With blockers up front such as tackle Doug DeJarnatt (6-4, 230), McCarty can't miss.

End Chris Turney (6-1, 180) has the speed to play a lot of positions, but has been a defensive end all through the program. He could play in the secondary or at wide receiver.

Trinity has won the Kentucky state championship in 1968, 1972, 1973 and 1976. They have played for the Louisville city title every year but one since 1971.

Coach Jim Kennedy turned the program around in three years with the first state championship coming in 1968. The Shamrocks posted a 10-1 record that year, followed by a 9-1 in 1969, 9-1 in 1970, and an off year in 1971 (3-6-1); they vaulted back on top in 1972 with the school's second state title and its first undefeated season ( 11-0).

Kennedy then departed for the University of Louisville and Dave Moore, an assistant for four years, landed the head job. Moore kept the winning tradition "hot" by winning its third state championship. His squad returned to the victory throne last fall with the school's fourth Kentucky high school state title and second undefeated season for the Shamrocks.

Trinity plays at the University of Louisville Fairgrounds, a stadium which has an astro-turf surface. The Shamrocks play five to six games a year there and twice last fall drew crowds of 26,000 and 30,000. "This we feel is indicative of the brand of football we play at Trinity," says Moore. "We have a great winning tradition and are extremely proud of our young players' accomplishments."

12. Cincinnati Princeton OHIO High school football premiers throughout the country on September 9 for most schools. Although many cold weather

states start the previous Friday, September 9 will mark a special day for schoolboy fans in Cincinnati. On that night, No. !-ranked Cincinnati Moeller collides with No. 12-ranked Cincinnati Princeton.

That's No. I and No. 12 in the U.S.A. Nowhere else in the country do two nationally ranked high school teams meet in their opener. Since Ohio started an official state playoff for football several years ago, the winner of the Princeton-Moeller game has represented the Cincinnati region in the state playoffs.

Since 1972, Princeton High School has sent 47 football players to college on full or partial scholarships after graduation. A member of the Greater Miami Conference, along with Taft, Garfield, Fairfield and Middletown, Princeton has won the league championship 12 consecutive times.

Last year their only loss in a tough I0 game schedule was to cross-town rival Moeller. During 1975, the Vikings lost only twice, and one was to Moeller.

Coached by Pat Mancuso, Princeton played in the state finals in 1972 and produced the Ohio AAA player of the year.

Since 1960, the Vikings have won 126 games, lost 33 and tied II, playing in one of the three strongest high school football states in America. Their September 9 clash with Moeller this fall should be a classic.

Coach Mancuso returns 37 youngsters from his 9-1 club which is still stinging from an early loss to top-ranked Moeller last September. The Vikings, as usual, will have exceptional size and speed on their offensive line. Center Jeff Hardin (6-3, 215) and: tackle Tony Wilhite (6-5, 215), who doubles at defensive end, are two of the best in the city, and Viking opponents will again find it difficult- if not impossible to¡ bring down halfback Allen Mitchell (6-0, 200). Only the QB slot,

St. Augustine's Darryl Maxwell goes for a big gain against South Lafourche in AAAA quarter-finals in Louisiana Superdome.

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which graduated seniors Robert Schrader and Sam Kinker, will cause problems on offense. Upcoming Billy Leach (6-1, 17 5) will get a shot, along with several younger Vikings from a good 6-2 JV club.

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pile a 126-33-11 record at Princeton since 1960, nine of those clubs have won eight or more games. They have never had a losing season, with the worst record compiled in 1968 when hard times led to a 5-4-1 campaign. The Vikings have won with solid defense and well-balanced offensive firepower, and on September 9, 1977, they'll need it more than ever. Yes, Cincinnati has suddenly emerged as the mecca of high school football in the United States.

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The Purple Knights from St. Augustine have a rich tradition in football, producing many of the top schoolboy products in New Orleans. Over the past eight years the Knights have won 78 games, lost 14 and tied one. Included in that big winning percentage was an impressive 15-0 record in 1975, giving St. Augustine its only unbeaten state championship team.

But what a threat. Besides one state championship, the Knights have earned one state runnerup spot, three state semifinalists and five district crowns. Graduates of St. Augustine are playing football all over the country, including six players at Southern Illinois, five at Tulane, three at Oklahoma, two at SMU and one each at Nebraska, LSU, Iowa and Kansas, to name a few.

This fall the Knights return an unusually large collection of 34 squad members from its 1976 state semi-finalist team. The Knights' strength will be in the offensive and defensive lines, two positions of strength any coach would thrive upon. But what has to strike fear into the hearts of St. Augustine foes is the fact that only one running back and two secondary people were lost through graduation.

"We will be inexperienced at quarterback," insists head coach Otis Washington. "Only one player returns at that position. We graduated both our punter and place kicker, so our kicking game may also be suspect. Other than that we're very optimistic."

Of the "Top 20" teams only Rancho Cordova, California, and Albuquerque Sandia, N.M., may have a faster backfield than the Purple Knights. Speed merchants Darryl Maxwell (5-9, 175) and Philip Blatcher (5-10, 190) are lightninglike running backs with 4.6 forty speed. All they need to do is follow tackle Nathaniel Dorsey (6-3, 230) through the hole. He could be one of the best in the South. Nose guard Neno Hamilton (6-2, 220) is a terror

on defense according to his coaches.

The Purple Knights beat South Lafourche of Galliano in the AAAA quarter-finals in the Louisiana Superdome before falling in the semis the following week. Over three-fourths of Otis Washington's club remembers that excellent 11-2-1 campaign, and 100 percent are looking forward to 1977 and a season which will last one week longer. ..

some of the biggest and richest high school "programs" anywhere. Although basketball is the sport spoken most highly of ( 16,40 I watched their 1977 AAAA finals in Albuquerque), Sandia plans on giving grid fans in the Land of Enchantment something to brag about.

15. Kamehameha HAWAII

New Mexico, called the Land of Enchantment, has one more year to face AllAmerican running back Mike Carter and his Sandia Matadors. The Scarlet & Blue swept through a 10-2-1 season and the New Mexico AAAA title with more speed than any school since the great Hobbs teams of the late '60s and early '70s. If things go according to plan, Sandia will be the first team to win back-to-back titles since Artesia turned the trick in the late 1960's.

Speed is uppermost in this part of the country and $andia is tops. The center of attack is tailback Mike Carter, the gifted 5-10, 185-pound speedster who ripped a good Las Cruces Mayfield defense for 274 yards and three TDs during a 23-6 win in the AAAA finals. He struck for a pair of first half touchdowns on bursts of 75 and 96 yards, then added a 13-yard strike in the fourth quarter to close out the Matadors' scoring.

The state champs put five players on the Albuquerque Journal's All-State team, and four were juniors. Besides Carter, who runs 100 yards in 9.4 seconds and just missed the world record in the 60 with a blazing 5.99 in the Albuquerque JC Indoor Classic, head coach Jim Ottham returns 21 players from that team, including a junior varsity contingent which finished 8-2.

Offensive linemen who expect to open holes again for speedy backs like Carter include guard Bill Kouri (6-1, 205) and tackle Jeff Allaway (6-2, 225). Linebacker Steve Pannell is small (5-10, 170) but quick (4.8), and earned all-state honors as a junior. Cornerback Phil Trent (6-1, 180) doubles at running back, helping Sandia to possess one of the fastest high school backfields in the Great Southwest.

"Speed and experience will be a definite strength," insists Coach Jim Ottmann. "But although we return 21 lettermen, our depth and size is a concern. If everybody improves from last year to this year as they did the season before, we'll be in good shape. I look for Mayfield, along with Clovis, Del Norte, Eldorado, Highland and Carlsbad to again be tough as ever."

New Mexico may be one of the smallest states in the country, but it possesses

When head coach Calvin Chai was lifted onto the shoulders of jubilant Kamehameha players after a stunning 46-6 win in the Hawaii football finals, little did he know that only two state championship games on the mainland outdrew the Honolulu shootout.

Only since 1973 did Hawaii initiate a mythical state champion, and Kamehameha, coached by Chai, have prevailed as champions during the past three years, averaging 30,000 spectators per championship game with a high of 32,000 in 1975. During Chai's 14 years at the helm, the Warriors have posted a 130-27-3 record, seven league titles and three state championships.

"We had no official state champion for many years because of geographical and economic problems," said Chai while preparing for what looks like another successful campaign with the Warriors. "We have five major islands and it caused problems for a while, but we play in the Interscholastic League of Ho¡nolulu, and it was considered the premier league up until around 1972. Although many of our players don't get national recognition since we are isolated away from the major action, I am sure our best youngsters can compete."

And many Warrior grads have, including Rockne Freitas (Oregon, Detroit Lions), Karl Lorch (USC, Washington Redskins), Scott Mahoney (University of Colorado, WFL Hawaiians), Milton Holt (Harvard, WFL Hawaiians), Sam Harris (Colorado) and Mike Pavich (UCLA), to name just a few. It was no surprise to Honolulu residents and major college coaches in the West when Sports Illustrated recently featured in detail the success of Hawaiian football. Those on the Islands have known it for years.

With a whopping 23 lettermen back from last year's 10-2 state champions, Kamehameha appears to be the best on the Islands again. The always cautious Chai is not so optimistic, however. "Although we've won three consecutive state chamIt's time to celebrate so pick up the coach!

As 32,000 spectators looked on, jubilant Kamehameha players lift Calvin Chai onto their shoulders after 1975 state championship win in Hawaii big school title game.

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In their own way, each exhibited vanous attributes to produce the ultimate. I would say that the last two championship teams, because of numbers, had the best combination of pride, dedication, determination, perseverance and talent."

And 23 troops from last year's championship brigade are back in force to defend the title. Led by Keith Ah Yuen, at 64, 250, one of the biggest and best tackles in Hawaii, the Warriors appear solid up front, with additional experience supplied by junior tackle Bruce Milles (6-0, 225) and defensive end John Gerard (6-1, 220).

Fullback James Wong (5-11, 195) runs 40 yards in 4.9 seconds and promises to do it often.

Quarterbacks Kimo Perkins and Blaise Bissen have graduated, leaving a heavy load for junior Joel Lono to carry. He'll be hard-pressed by teammates up from a perfect 8-0 junior varsity which also won the league title. But there will be plenty of running backs to hand the ball to, starting with Ramsay Taum, Kirby Kane, Darren Akau and Bert Spain, who also double in the secondary.

Receivers who will be counted on include Richard Arneson, Haumea Warrington and Greg Santiago, while Richard Mello and Richert Kamaiopili return at linebacker. Interior linemen include Daniel Hubby, William McKee, Kelly Kim, Kekoa Faurot, Jeff Martin, Scott Lee, Kenneth Silva, Kiha Tirrell, James Merseberg and Louie Zarko.

By the time the sun sets on the 1977 Hawaii football campaign, sports fans on the mainland may be hearing more about the high school in Honolulu that is "isolated and away from the major action."

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"One of the main reasons for our past success has been the work of my assistants," says 23-year veteran coach Dick Armstrong. "Guys like Perry Stangvick, Jerry Simicich and Keith Gilbertson are as good as you'll find anywhere. Keith is near retirement now and has logged twentyseven years of working with the kids.

Heck, between the two of us we have over fifty years of experience behind us."

And it shows. Shohomish, with 23 lettermen back from a 13-0 team ranked No. 16 in America last year, should be strong again. "Snohomish is always the

Fullback Bret Ingalls helped pave the way against Federal Way, while head coach Dick Armstrong looked on from sidelines during 1976 Washington state title game, won by Snohomish. The Panthers are always the team to beat.

team to beat," warns one opposing coach.

He should know. In the past 10 years the Panthers have compiled a 75-21-2 record under Armstrong, and only one of those 21 losses have been by more than two touchdowns. As the man says, "Snohomish is always the team to beat."

"We should be strong in the line again," claims Armstrong. "With several starters up front that should be our strength. Even though we graduated Curt Marsh, regarded as one of the best linemen in the country, the kids around him did a great job, too."

In fullback-linebacker Bret Ingalls, the Panthers should have one of the best backs in the league. The stocky 6-0, 210-pound Ingalls runs 40 yards in 4.8 seconds and could again be the key to Snohomish's offensive firepower. Another all-league performer returning for 1977 is guard Greg Vandecasteele, at 6-1, 230, a definite threat for all-state honors.

The Panthers' weakness? Can they find a replacement at QB? That will be the real test for the defending Washington state champs. Junior Jon Ramberg (5-11, 155) returns from the roster, and the junior varsity went undefeated, so help appears on its way. In the past help has arrived in the form of former Snohomish greats like Curt Marsh, Jerry McLain, Chris Utt, Paul Fergen, Jay Anderson, Jerry Ingalls, Don Poier, Denny Schuler, Rick Reed; Keith Gilbertson, Greg Poppino, Bill Turner, Mike Moe, Rick Dodds, Dan DeBellis, Steve Kirstein, Steve Jones, Kurt Nowadnick, Don Bailey, Lee MacDicken and Jeff Lee, to name just a few who later made their mark on the college level.

Yes, Snohomish is always ihe team to beat. Last year they again found their way against Federal Way in the state title game, and this year should be no different.

17.Wichita Southeast KANSAS Involvement as a participant is considered the chief method of support at Wichita Southeast High School. The Golden Buffaloes' 1977 team should be one of the biggest and quickest in the Great Plains. The defending Kansas 5A champions could field an offensive line that averages 210 from tackle to tackle and a cat-quick defensive line averaging 200 pounds per defender.

"We have key people back to make us an experienced, strong team here at Southeast High," warns head coach Jim Davie.

"We just completed a great off-season weight program that we believe has been very successful.. Our weakness could be at guard position and we have to find a receiver. But it appears we have some youngsters coming up from an undefeated junior varsity who can fill those positions.

We've got guards everywhere, but they're inexperienced."

During the past four years at Southeast High the Buffs have been 36-6 on the gridiron. The past three seasons have seen Southeast in the Kansas 5A state championship game. They lost the first two, but last year won the first state grid title in Southeast history. Kansas City schools had dominated the playoffs up until then.

The only loss during a near-perfect 10-1 season was to Kapaun-Mt. Carmel -the Kansas 3A champions- also of Wichita.

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Overall, 12 starters are back from last year's SA powerhouse, including tight end Doug Hoppock (6-4, 230), one of the biggest in all of Kansas, and ace linebacker Kerry Benton (6-2, 21 0).

Depth is definitely a strong point.

Returning backs include Jim Thomas, Kirt Willcut, Leonard Watson, Mark Nordyke, Bobby Hurd, Kyle Stevens, Kevin Tomlin, Tony Noland, Rod Guice, John Moore, Reggie Wilson and Earney Coleman. The receiving corps is well stocked with the likes of Doug Chinberg, Craig Shumard, David Lee and Jeff Gillum.

Chris Clinton (6-2, 190) returns at linebacker, but the heart and soul of the Buffalo stampede is in the line, where Jim Davie starts when building another championship team. Tackles who will compete for a starting berth include Jay Hull (6-1, 200), Scott Sanders (6-0, 225) and Mark Swearingin (6-1, 205). Steve Heinrich (51!, 200) and Jim Meyer (6-1, 190) could battle for the center slot.

Southeast returns more offensive guards than the average high school: Keith Brown (5-10, 165), Jeff King (5-9, 170), Brad Cohlrnia (5-8, 185), Mark Satterthwaite (6-2, 185), John Rornoser (5-9, 170), Chris Rains (5-10, 170), Joe Cruz (510, 190) and Mike Dobbins (5-8, 180).

If Southeast falters in their playoff drive, watch for Shawnee Mission schools like South, North or West to come on strong, or nearby Wichita West, to name just a few. But right now things look promising for Buffalo fans. "We feel great about our chances to repeat," claims Coach Davie. "But it takes more than good football players to win championships. Our players must work together and play together as a team. To win back-tohack championships, they must play with great enthusiasm."

As of right now, enthusiasm is running high at Wichita Southeast, Kansas. Over 2,200 students and thousands of fans have been struck by gold fever. Buffalo gold.

18. Monsignor Farrell NEW .YORK For those of you who haven't heard, Monsignor Farrell High School of Staten Island, New York, is flying to Ohio on September 29 to play the nation's No. !ranked team, Cincinnati Moeller. For those of you who haven't heard of Monsignor Farrell, here's a quick rundown: • During Dennis Barrett's 10 years at the helm, the Lions have posted a 72-8-4 record, including five undefeated seasons.

• From September of 1968 to October of 1972, Monsignor Farrell won 33 consecutive games before meeting defeat.

• During that victory string in 1971, the Lions defeated the No. 5 rated team in the U.S.A. (according to the National Sports PREP I SEPT.-OCT. 1977

Last season Wichita Southeast, guided by head coach Jim Davie, won the first state championship ever for the Golden Buffalo.

In 1977 they hope to make it two in a row.

News Service), Archbishop Carroll of Washington, D.C. • Over 100 players have received college scholarships during the past 10 years (entering colleges at every level across the country) including John Quinn, captain at Penn State in 1975, Torn Rocher, the present starting defensive back for Ohio State, John D'Arnato, who transferred from Ohio State to Massachusetts, Jack Heffernan of the University of Michigan and Fred Raqucci of Penn State, to name just a few.

• The Lions have been consistently ranked among the top teams in the East. In only 17 years of existence, their tradition in football has been rich since 1967. "We have to raise quite a large sum of money to make the trip to Ohio," says Barrett as he prepares for his II th year as head coach at Farrell High. "But that task is already underway with assured success. We may be the only team in the country flying four states away to play a team of Moeller's caliber."

Monsignor Farrell may be the only team in the country to fly four states away, period. The Lions will leave New York on Thursday, September 29, and stay at the Holiday Inn in Cincinnati. They will have a short practice that night at the U niversity of Cincinnati Nippert Stadium, playing Moeller the following evening, September 30, at 8:00 p.m., and leave for New York the same night by charter flight.

Moeller has dropped their September 30 game with Withrow (a team which finished 7-3 last season) to make room for

Farrell. The addition of the New York City powerhouse gives Moeller, the defending mythical national schoolboy champions, two games with "Top 20" teams during the month of September.

Their opener with Cincinnati Princeton (91) on September 9, is the other.

"Our entire community as well as our school is very excited about the Moeller game," smiles Barrett. "I'm sure it will be a great experience for everyone. Anything done regarding the positive values concerning young people deserves to be recognized."

Yes, it will. Especially for 27 returning Lettermen from the Lions' tough 8-0-1 club of a year ago, plus almost 40 players up from a junior varsity which finished one notch better at 9-0. The skilled positions on offense (backs/receivers) and the defense are solid. Halfback Steven Siracusa (5-10, 185) is the outside speed merchant with 4.7 forty time, while fullback Robert Hartie (5-10, 195) supplies power up the middle. Speedy ( 4. 7) wide receiver Frank Marone (5-11, 175) is the Lions' deep threat, while defensive and Peter DiTornmasso (6-2, 215) anchors a veteran defensive line.

If there's a weakness in Farrell's attack early in the season it will be trying to rebuild the offensive line which was decimated by graduation. They'll have one month in which to build it, and they'll need every day, especially since the heart and soul of Moeller's defense is back in force.

Ironically, Dennis Barrett attended the University of Cincinnati on a football scholarship from 196 I to 1965, and became a graduate assistant under Chuck Studley (presently a defensive coach with the Cincinnati Bengals) in 1966.

That small prep school in town named Moeller High plans on giving Barrett and his Lions a rousing homecoming. But the Lions will be ready for the "Super Bowl" of the East. If you're in the area, don't miss it.

19. Austin Reagan TEXAS All Texas schools are proud of their football tradition and Austin Reagan is no different. The school was opened in the fall of 1965, and since then, three different coaches have guided the Raiders to a 11127-4 gridiron record.

Coach Wally Freytag has been on the staff at Reagan ever since the school opened in 1965. He replaced Carroll Lundin in 1974, after Lundin had taken over for Travis Ranen in 1971. Ranen was the Raiders initial head coach in 1965, and guided Reagan to a shocking 14-0 record in 1967 and the Texas AAAA title; then repeated the feat with a powerful 15-0 club the following year.

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"Since the opening of our school, we have sent 73 young men to college on football scholarships," says Wally Freytag, who enters the 1977 season with more enthusiasm than any year before. He has a right to be. Twenty-seven squad members from last year's club are back, including one of the best quarterbacks, one of the best fullbacks, and one of the best interior linemen in the district.

"We lack experience at a few offensive positions," adds Freytag, "but return an exceptional option quarterback in Mike Livermore and good size in the defensive line, starting with Dennis Pannell."

Livermore (6-0, 165) could be the key.

With 4.8 forty speed he has all the tools to be a threat at any place on the field. Fullback Jimmy Sutton (6-0, 190) doubles at cornerback, as does tackle Dennis Pannell (6-3, 240), who also goes both ways for the Raiders. Larry Wilson (6-0, 200) plays center and defensive end.

Only 15 seniors departed from last

year's 6-3-1 squad, so it's easy to see why Reagan fans are the most optimistic they've been since their 1973 team went 132 and lost the state final game to Tyler John Tyler, 21-14, in the Astrodome. In 1971, Reagan finished 9-2-1 and lost in the quarter-finals. In 1970, the Raiders prevailed, 21-14 over mighty Odessa Permian in the AAAA finals. In 1968, Reagan produced its best defensive team, allowing only 57 points during a 15-0 campaign which ended with a I 7-II win over Permian. The Raiders beat Abilene Cooper 20-19 in the 1967 state title game; Cooper was quarterbacked by the great Jack Mildren (later of Oklahoma fame) and had a great receiver in split end Jon Harrison.

Yes, Texas schools are proud of their rich football tradition, and at Austin Reagan it's no different. They've just managed to win a little more often than not since 1965. In fact, not many teams in the Great Southwest have won as often as Austin Reagan.

Since the school was born, Austin Reagan has averaged 24.8 points per game to their opponents' 8.9. Their 1970 state championship club outscored 15 foes 496 points to 108, and was awarded the title of mythical national co-champions along with Massilon, Ohio, as selected by the National Sports News Service in Minneapolis. Reagan's record for playoff games reads 19-4 since 1965, and remember, in Texas a team must win its district and five playoff games in order to win it all.

The Raiders have won seven district titles (1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974), three state championships (1967, 1968, 1970) and one state semifinalist (1973, when they lost to John Tyler and Earl Campbell, now with the University of Texas). But in 1974, the district opened a new school and split Reagan's enrollment in half. Since that landmark, the Raiders have dropped off a bit, going 7-4, 5-4-1 and . . . . . .

6-3-1. in the process. However, the hard .. .,.,Alabama.-. Athens, .B1rmmgham Hayes, B1rmmgham West End, Blr':llmgham Mt. f 's·rriay be over · . ···'""' "~)'::?t;:13rook, B1rmmgham Pmson Banks, Montgomery Dav1s, Montgomery Sidney Lan1er, Ime · Montgomery Lee, Mobine Shaw, Mobine Murphy, Prichard Vigor; Alaska- Anchorage Diamond, Anchorage East, Anchorage West; Arizona - Mesa Westwood, Phoenix Camelback, Phoenix St. Mary's,· Sierra Vista Buena, Tempe McClintock, Tucson Mike Livermore, QB for Austin Reagan, Amphitheater; Arkansas - Ft. Smith Northside, Little Rock Central, Little Rock Hall, helps keep football tradition very much alive Little Rock Parkview, Pine Bluff, Texarkana; California - Anaheim Servile, Bell, at one of Texas' proudest schools.

Downey Pius X, Fountain Valley, Fontana, Fresno, Fresno Edison, Huntington Beach Edison, Hacienda Heights Los Altos, Los Angeles Carson, Los Angeles Wilson, Los Angeles Jefferson, La Canada St. Francis, Lancaster, Los Altos, La Crescenta Valley, La Puente Bishop Amat, Newport Harbor, Orange Villa Park, Richmond Kennedy, Santa Fe Springs St. Paul, Saratoga, Stockton Stagg, Sanger, Santa Ana Valley, San Jose Santa Teresa, Santa Rosa Cardinal, San Fernando, Temple City, Vista, West Covina, West Covina ·south Hills, Wilmington Banning; Colorado - Arvada, Arvada West, Cherry Creek, Colorado Springs Mitchell, Colorado Springs Wasson, Denver North, Denver Ranum, Westminster, Wheat Ridge; Connecticut - Ansonia, East Hartford, Greenwich, Groton Fitch, Madison Hand, New Britain, Middletown Xavier, West Haven; Delaware - Camden-Wyoming Caesar Rodney, Delmar, Dover, Milford, Newark, Smyrna, Wilmington McKean, Wilmington St. Mark's, Wilmington Salesianum; Washington, D.C. - Washington St. Johns, Washington Roosevelt, Washington Wilson, Washington Coolidge, Washington Anacostia, Washington Carroll, Washington Georgetown Prep; Florida - Coral Gables, Delray Beach Atlantic, Jacksonville Jackson, Jacksonville Wolfson, Miami Killian, Miami Lakes, Miami Jackson, Tallahasee Leon, Tallahassee Godby, Tampa Plant, Orlando Edgewater, Panama City Bay, Pensacola, Hialeah-Miami Lakes, Ft. Pierce Centr·al, Ft. Walton Choctawhatchee, Ft. Walton Beach; Georgia · - Americus, Auburn Turner, Atlanta Lakeside, Avondale Griffen, Jesup Wayne County, Macon Central, Marietta Wheeler, Thomisville, Valdosta, Warner Robins; Hawaii - Honolulu Radford, Wahaiwa Leilehua; Idaho - Boise Borah, Pocotello Highland; Illinois - Belleville West, Burbank St. Laurence, Chicago Vocational, Chicago St. Rita, Evanston, Elk Grove, Elk Grove Village, Glen Ellyn Glenbard West, Hillcrest, Peoria Manuel, Rockford Boylan, Winnetka New Trier East; Indiana - Bloomington South, Carmel, Evansville Reitz, Ft. Wayne Snider, Hobart, Indianapolis Cathedral, Merrillville, Mishawaka, South Bend Washington, Valparaiso; Iowa - Cedar Rapids Jefferson, Cedar Rapids Washington, Davenport Assumption, Davenport Central, Ft. Dodge, Sioux City Helan, Waterloo Central, Waterloo West; Kansas - Emporia, Junction City, Shawnee Mission North, Shawnee Mission South, Shawnee Mission West, Wichita Kapaun Mt. Carmel, Wichita Southeast, Wichita West; Kentucky- Erlanger Lloyd, Henderson Country, Louisville Bishop David, Louisville St. Xavier, Louisville Seneca; Louisiana - Metaire Archbishop Rummeloe, Baton Rouge lstrouma, Baton Rouge Tara, Covington, Monroe Neville, New Orleans Brother Martin, New Orleans Shaw, Shreveport Captain Shreve, Shreveport Jesuit, Shreveport Woodlawn, Sulphur; Maine - Auburn Edward Little, Bangor, Sanford; Maryland - Bowie, Forestville McNamara, Potomac Churchill, Riverdale Parkdale, 'Silver Spring Northwood, Silver Spring Springbrook; Massachusetts - Brockton, Brookline, Chicopee, Hanover, Lynn Classical, Newburyport, Newton North, Peabody, Walpole; MichiganBay City Central, Bay City Western, Birmingham Brother Rice, Dearborn Fordson, Detroit Central, Detroit Kettering, East Lansing, East Grand Rapids, Farmington Harrison, Lincoln Park, Midland, Midland Dow, Monroe, Saginaw Arthur Hill; Minnesota -Cloquet, Edina, Fairmont, Rochester Marshall, Red Wing, St. Paul Harding, St. Paul Johnson, St. Peter, St. Thomas Academy, White Bear Lake; Mississippi- Greenwood, Greenville, Gulfport, Jackson Callaway, Pascagoula; Missouri- Columbia Hickman, Joplin Parkwood •. Jefferson City, Kansas City Rock hurst, Lexington, Raytown, St. Louis DeSmet, St. Louis Ladue, St. Louis Sumner; Montana- Billings, Bozeman, Butte

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65-5-1, Saraand Santa Fe holds the longCalifornia, has won 26 1977 camwinning streak, behind at winning record in the largest state in the union is no easy

task, but one school near San Diego is definitely on the right track: El Camino High in Oceanside.

Trying to keep track of the many CIF (California Interscholastic Federation) sections is no easy task. Neither is trying to figure out how newborn El Camino landed the San Diego CIF football crown in their very first year of existence.

"A lot of people are already giving us the championship," said head coach Herb Meyer prior to last year's campaign. "I just don't see how," he added. It was simple. The first-year school started over one dozen players from an Oceanside High team which won the CIF football crown the year before, not to mention their coach, who also moved into the new school.

Sparked by Dokie Williams' spectacular back-to-hack kickoff returns, the Wildcats fought from behind to outscore San Diego Kearny 39-28 in what may have been the most spectacular playoff game in

California win it all took the San Diego "'"""""'" junior return took over. by an 89-yard

by Williams to stay. They year, the junior with a 7-2 suit with a "We return eight players who started on defense last year and that will be our obvious strength," says Coach Herb Meyer, well aware of the fact that defense wins championships. "We have good size and speed with aggressive personnel, and that had better carry us while our offense is developing. Not many kids return there.

Two tackles and a center should provide a good nucleus in the line. We've got very quick running backs, but a big question mark will be QB and receivers."

To say the Wildcats have quick running backs is an understatement. In senior Dokie Williams (5-11, 170), the defending champs have one of the most exciting players in Southern California. All-league and Ali-CIF, Williams runs 100 yards in 9.6 seconds and won the California state triple jump as a junior with a leap of 52 feet. He should star in the secondary.

Tackle Bob Stevenson (6-1, 205) and center Don Mann (6-0, 200) were also allleague performers, and both should develop into fine college prospects. Senior halfback Masi Toluao (5-11, 185) is almost as quick as Williams and helps give the Wildcats added speed and versatility in the backfield.

Additional prospects include tackle Glen Davis, linebacker Malon DeVille, tight end Richard Lattin, guard Miles Lockhart, nose guard Vaa Mapu, linebacker Jim Sherlock, tackle Donald Tialavea, defensive back Alex Williams and guard Dean Yoshimura.

Other returnees from Meyer's 12-1 club include Doug Cooper, Bruce Collier, Dennis Delgado, Se Faapouli, Dan Grihalva, Sean Healy, Kenny Hailey, Gus Meyers, Ed Michalkiewicz, Pierce Molifua, Whan Lolofie, Dana Peoples, Bruce Ricketts, Ernie Ricketts, Lee Scaife, Johnny Stills, Mike Rosales, Jim Verespej and Willie Ellington.

So the Sun Wildcat their respective first year. The close to 3,000 ing their opponents the specialty Diego Section and the same After each awards an defensive of the game.

Diego Kearny, not to one certain tire kickoff didn't return self, you know. â&#x20AC;˘

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Foot QUARTERBACKS Ron Cuccia, 5-10, 165, senior, (4.7) Bob Magnus, 6-3, 205, senior, (4.8) Art Schlichter, 6-3, 180, senior, (4.8) Randy Wessinger, 5-11, 170;senior,

........... Los Angeles Wilson, California ........... Toledo Central Catholic, Ohio .......... Washington Miami Trace, Ohio (4-7) .................. Sherman, Texas

BACKS Mike Carter (RB), 5-10, 180, senior, (4.6; 9.4) ....... Albuquerque Sandia, NM Brad Beck (RB), 5-10,_ 187, senior, (4.7) ..................... Perryton, Texas Reggie Young (RB), 6-1, 195, senior, (4.6) ....... Rancho Cordova, California Ronnie Malone (RB), 6-0, 190, senior, (4.6) .............. Gallatin, Tennessee Darrius Griffin (DB-SE), 6-3, 175, senior, (4.7) .......... Lakewood, New Jersey Josh Henderson (DB), 6-2, 185, senior, (4.8) ....... Panama City Bay, Florida Steve Simmons (DB-SE), 6-3, 170, senior, (4.7) ... South Pasadena, California Tony Kelsie (DB-RB), 6-0, 195, senior, (4.8) ..... Camden Caesar Rodney, DE Dennis Mahan (RB), 6-2, 185, senior, (4.6; 9.8) .......... Martinsville, Virginia Terry Daniels (RB), 5-11, 185, senior, (4.5) .......... Miami Carol City, Florida Kenneth Jackson (RB), 5~10, 160. senior, (4.6) ....... Arlington Houston, Texas Tom Vera (DB), 5-8, 155, senior, (4.6) .......... San Antonio McCollum, Texas· Don Roberts (RB), 5-10, 175, senior, (4.7) ............... Temple City, Texas Dokie Williams (DB-RB). 5-11, 170, senior, (4.6; 9.6) Oceanside El Camino,CA Jeff Jansen (RB), 5-11, 190, senior, (4.8) . . . . . . . Davenport Assumption, Iowa Henry Bell (RB), 5-10, 215, senior, (4.7) .... La Canada St. Francis, California Bob Weigle (TB}, 6-1, 200, senior, (4.7) Sacramento Rio Americana, California Shawn Donigan (FB), 6-0, 205, senior, (4.8) . . . . . . . . Louisville Doss, Kentucky Marcus Allen (DB), 6-3, 195, senior, (4.7) ....... San Diego Lincoln, California Charles Milton (RB), 5-11, 165, senior, (4.6) ......... Cincinnati Moeller, Ohio

LINEMEN Joe Murray (OT), 6-4, 245, senior, ·(5.0) ....... Los Angeles Loyola, California Glenn Pontrich (OT), 6-2, 220, senior, (4.8) .... LouisVille St. Xavier, Kentucky Tim Ponsler (OG), 6-2, 215, senior, (4.9) .............. Belleville West, Illinois Dan Yeliott (NG-OG), 6-0, 235, senior, (5.0) ............. Smithsburg, Maryland Clark Broaddus (C-LB), 6-4, 215, senior, (4.9) ........ Clute Brazoswood, Texas Lester Williams (T), 6-3, 260, senior, (4.8) .... Opalocka Miami Carol City, FL Larry Phillips (T), 6-3, 225, senior, (5.0) .......... Parkersburg, West Virginia Dean Haugum (DT), 6-3, 245, senior, (4.9) ............ Arvada West, Colorado Steve Clark (T), 6-5, 225, senior, (5.0) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salt Lake Skyline, Utah Nathaniel Dorsey (T), 6-3, 230, senior, (5.0) ... New Orleans St. Augustine, LA Steve Garlock (DT), 6-5, 270, senior, (5.2} .................. Vestal, New York Danny Dufour (OG), 6-5, 225, senior, (5.0) ...... Lynn Classical, Massachusetts Luis Sharpe (DT), 6-6, 245, senior, (4.8) ...... Detroit Southwestern, Michigan

ENDS Milton Watson (WR), 6-1, 180, senior, (4.7) ......... Gregory Portland, Texas Gary Chachere (DE), 6-4, 222, senior, (4.9) ............. Houston Furr, Texas Mel Cole (TE), 6-2, 205, senior, (4.9) ........................... Elgin, Illinois Dean Masztak (TE), 6-4, 220, senior •. (4.8) . . . . . Toledo Central Catholic, Ohio

LINEBACKERS Ted Brack, 6-2, 205, senior, (4.8) ................ Port Neches-Groves, Texas George Kenlan, 6-0, 205, senior, (4.8) ............ Anaheim Servile, California Bob Crable, 6-3, 215, senior, (4.8) .................. Cincinnati Moeller, Ohio

KICKERS Duane Scott, 5-11, 165, senior .................... Pasadena Muir, California Larry Trower, 5-10, 188, senior ...................... Carlsbad, New Mexico Darryl Graham, 5-11, .175, senior ...................... Covington, Louisiana Russell Gibson, 6-2, 165, senior .............................. Sinton, Texas Frank Miller, 5-10, 185, senior ............................ Walnut, California *Steve Simmons, 6-3, 170, senior ................ South Pasadena, California Mike Marlow, 5-10, 160, senior ..................... Arlington Houston, Texas Rob Bell, 6-1, 195, senior ........................... Tempe Union, Arizona Brad Foote, 5-10, 180, senior ................... Sierra Vista Buena, Arizona

Unfortunately, if you score against Oceanside El Camino you a/so have to kickoff to them. In the CIF-San Diego Section finals, All-American return specialists Dokie Williams (22) exploded for TO runs of 92 and 89 yards during 39-28 shootout with San Diego Kearny. Williams, who doubles at defensive back and runs 100 yards in 9.6 seconds, won the California state triple jump at 52feet. (San Diego Prep photo by Russ Gilbert)

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All-America Honorable Mention QUARTERBACKS Steve Duddy, 6-1, 175, senior, (4.9) .......................... Reno, Nevada Tom Bates (QB-DB), 6-2, 180, senior, (4.8) .... Hacienda Hgts. Los Altos, CA Babe Laufenberg, 6-2, 180, senior, (4.9) ............ Encino Crespi, California Bernard Quarles, 6-3, 195, senior, (4.6) .... Los f.ngeles Jefferson, California Andy Hernandez, 5-11, 205, senior, (4.9) ...... Los Angeles Loyola, California George Ponce, 6-4, 205, senior, (4.9) .............. Downey Pius X, California Tim Golia, 5-11, 180, senior, (4.9) .................. Garden Grove, California Verlon Redd, (QB-DB), 6-1, 175, senior, (4.7) Los Angeles Crenshaw, California Carlos Napoles, 6-2, 190, senior, (4.7) .................... Lennox, California Denny Marconi, 6-1, 180, senior, (4.9) ............ Pomona Damien, California Milton Myers, 6-1, 165, senior, (4.8) .......... Los Angeles Dorsey, California John Doak, 6-3, 195, senior, (4.9) ................ La Habra Lowell, California Tim Cowan, 6-2, 175, senior, (4.9) ...... Santa Fe Springs St. Paul, California Phil Davis, 6-0, 170, senior, (4.7) ......................... Norwalk, California Jon Kocheran, 6-2, 180, junior, (4.8) ........................ Vista, California Jeff Strycula, 6-1, 175, senior, (4.9) ............ Covina Royal Oak, California Tom Holmoe, 6-2, 175, senior, (4.8) . . . . . . . . . . . La Cresenta Valley, California Bryan Clark, 6-1, 175, senior, (4.9) ..................... Los Altos, California

BACKS Nathan Fletcher (DB), 6-1, 185, senior, (4.9) ....... Waiahae Waianae, Hawaii James Wong (FB), 5-11, 195, senior, (4.9) .... Honolulu Kamehameha, Hawaii Mike Legarza (DB), 6-3, 190, senior, (4.9) .................... Reno, Nevada Jo Jo Townsel (RB), 5-10, 175, senior, (4.7) .............. Reno Hug, Nevada Mike Jenkins (RB), 5-11, 180, senior, (4.6) ......... Pasadena Muir, California Shawn Brady (RB), 6-1, 195, senior, (4.7) ........ Rancho Cordova, California Chris Whetstone (RB), 6-3, 195, senior, (4.7) ..... Rancho Cordova, California Willie Gittens (TB), 5-11, 175, senior, (4.7) ......... Fountain Valley, California Brian Graham (DB), 5-11, 165, senior, (4.7) ........ El Cajon Granite Hills, CA Jeff Hill, (RB), 6-1, 190, senior, (4.7) ......................... Bell, California Anthony Edgar (HB), 5-10, 175, senior, (4.7) .................. Bell, California George Means (RB), 6-1, 200, senior, (4.9) ......... Garden Grove, California Barry Davis (RB), 5-11, 170, senior, (4.7;9.8) ...... Los Angeles Hamilton, Ca. Grant Geottsche (RB), 6-0, 185, senior, (4.8) .. Anaheim Esperanza, California Larry Wynn (RB), 5-11, 190, senior, (4.7; 9.9) .. Los Angeles Loyola, California Bob Powell (RB), 5-11, 175, senior, (4.6; 9.8) .......... Santa Ana Valley, Ca. Scott Spear (RB), 6-1, 195, senior, (4.9) ............. Mission Viejo, California Dave Brown (RB), 6-1, 190, senior, (4.6; 9.7) ............... Duarte, California Rick Valenzuela (RB), 5-8, 160, senior, (4.7) .. Santa Fe Springs St. Paul, Ca. Jerry Butler (RB), 5-9, 180, senior, (4.6) ........ Rialto Eisenhower, California Craig Ellis (RB), 6-0, 180, senior, (4.7) .......... Los Angeles Poly, California Willie Curran (RB), 6-0, 180, senior, (4.6) ........... Encino Crespi, California AI Penauanda (RB), 6-0, 180, senior, (4.8) ..... Burbank Burroughs, California Dennis Brown (RB), 6-1, 190, senior, (4.6; 9.7) ........... Monrovia, California Arby Fields (RB), 6-0, 185, senior, (4.7) .................. Bassett, California Scott Kagans (DB), 6-0, 175, senior, (4.7) ............... Claremont, California Tim Coleman (DB), 5-11, 175, senior, (4.8) ....... Anaheim Servile, California John Jackson (DB), 6-3, 170, senior, (4.8) ............. Paramount, -California Ralph Ortega (DB), 6-0, 175, senior, (4.7) .................. Bonita, California Perry Aris (DB), 6-0, 175, senior, (4.8) ................. San Dimas, California Chuck Willig (DB), 6-0, 175, senior, (4.9) ..... Santa Fe Springs St. Paul, Ca. Brad Risser (DB), 6-1, 185, senior, (4.9) .................. Downey, California Derrick Thomas (RB), 5-9, 200, senior, (4.9) ....... Stockton Stagg, California Conrad Clark (DB), 6¡2, 175, senior, (4.7) ......... Stockton Stagg, California Keith Gooch (RB), 5-10, 180, senior, (4.7) ................. Fresno, California Floyd Teasley (RB), 5-11, 175, senior, (4.7) .... Richmond Kennedy, California Willie Beebe (RB), 6-1, 170, senior, (4.7) ..... Eureka St. Bernards, California Dave Samas (RB), 5-11, 185, senior, (4.7) . Sacramento Mira Loma, California Troy Forte (RB), 5-9, 145, senior, (4.7) ........ San Jose Bellamine, California Bill Gomph (RB), 6-2, 190, senior, (4.8) ................... Laguna, California Bill Stapleton (DB), 6-0, 175, senior (4.7) ........ San Fran. Lincoln, California

ENDS John Gerard (DE), 6-1, 220, senior, (5.2) ..... Honolulu Kamehameha, Hawaii Robbie Whiteney (WR), 5-9, 170, senior, (4.9) Fallon Churchill County, Nevada Tim Kinkade (WR), 6-2, 190, senior, (4.9) .... Fallon Churchill County, Nevada Charles Young (WR-RB), 5-7, 155, junior, (4.6) ....... Richmond Salesian, Ca. Tim Holmes (WR-DB), 6-4, 215, senior, (4.7) ....... Fountain Valley, California PREP I SEPT.-OCT. 1977

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LINEMEN Keith Ah Yuen (OT), 6-4, 250, senior, (5.2) ... Honolulu Kamehameha, Hawaii Ryan Nitz (T), 6-3, 225, senior, (5.0) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Las Vegas Western Nevada Todd Lieberstein (T), 6-5, 220, senior, (5.0) ........ Las Vegas Valley, Nevada Ben Baca (DT), 6-4, 230, senior, (5.0) ......... Los Angeles Loyola, California Steve Shatynski (DT), 6-2, 220, senior, (5.0) ... Los Angeles Loyola, c·alifornia Harvey Salem (T), 6-6, 240, senior, (5.2) ................ El Cerrito, California Brian Caldwell (C), 6-5, 220, senior, (5.0) .......... Fountain Valley, California Garrett Earle (OT), 6-5, 245, senior, (5.2) . . . . . La Crescenta Valley, California Mike Lulu (C), 6-3, 225, senior, (5.0) ......... Los Angeles Carson, California Wade Kaskaloff (C), 6-1, 208, senior, (5.0) ............. : Pasadena, California Brian Faul (G), 6-3, 210, senior, (5.0) ................ West Covina, California Keith Simpson (G), 6-2, 235, senior, (5.1) ..................... Bell, California Richard King (G), 6-2, 210, senior, (5.0) . Santa Fe Springs St. Paul, California Dexter Green (OT), 6-1, 240, senior, (5.1) ................ Compton, California Tony Loia (OT), 6-4, 265, senior, (5.2) ................. Paramount, California Anton Pointer (OT), 6-4, 225, senior, 5.1) .................. Sylmar, California Mike Brunner (NG), 6-0, 210, senior, (4.9) ........ Anaheim Servile, California Henry Mitchell (NG), 6-2, 260, senior, (5.0) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lennox, California Polu Faavi (NG), 6-1, 225, senior, (4.8) ....... Wilmington Banning, California Bob Stevenson (T), 6-1, 205, senior, (5.0) ... Oceanside El Camino, California Don Mann (C), 6-0, 200, senior, (5.0) ........ Oceanside El Camino, California John Holmes (OT), 6-3, 245, senior, (5.0) .............. Chatsworth, California Brian Heinberger (DT), 6-2, 240, senior, (5.2) ............ Vacaville, California Lonnie Edwards (OT), 6-4, 235, senior, (5.2) . . . . . . Los Angeles Hamilton, Ca. Kevin Richey (DL), 6-3, 205, senior, (5.0) .......... West Torrance, California Clarence Hui Hui, (OT-DE), 6-3, 250, senior, (5.2) ..... Kailua Kalaheo, Hawaii Aylett Hauki, (OT), 6-4, 255, senior, (5.2) ........ Ewa Beach Cambell, Hawaii

LINEBACKERS Keith Hartline, 6-2, 210, senior, (4.8) ..................... Fontana, J.J. Gracia, 6-0, 205, senior, (4.8) .............. San Diego Marian, Richard Gray, 6-2, 195, senior, (4.9) ................... El Camino, George Garcia, 6-0, 190, senior, (5.0) ....... Santa Ana Saddleback, Tom Hazelton, 6-1, 215, senior, (4.9) ..................... Downey, Larry Lee, 6-1, 200, senior, (4.9) ......................... Norwalk, Reggie Dody, 6-1, 235, senior, (4.9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pomona, Sergio Villasenor, 6-2, 225, senior, (4.9) ....... Los Angeles Wilson, Mike Merriweather, 6-2, 195, senior, (4.9) ................. Vallejo, Darrel Jordan, 6-4, 225, senior, (4.9) .............. Downey Pius X, Rick Senteno, 6-2, 210, senior, (4.9) ................. Los Alamitos, Mark Ferguson, 6-3, 215, senior, (4.9) ........... Santa Ana Valley, Ken Bielman, 6-2, 200, senior, (4.9) ...... Long Beach St. Anthony, Bill Gomph, 6-2, 200, senior, (4.9) ................. Laguna Beach,

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It will take more than just a push to bring down all-league running back Mike Jenkins (34), a 5-11, 180-pound speedster from Pasadena Muir. (Robert Paz photo)

KICKERS Norm Johnson (K-TE), 6-1, 180, senior, (5.0) ..... Garden Grove Pacifica, CA Jim Keys (WR-K), 6-3, 170, senior, (40.0 ypp) ... ·........ Lawndale, California Randy Teasley (K-LB), 6-1, 190, senior, (4.8) ............. Cypress, California Alan Goes (K-WR), 5-6, 140, senior, (4.7) ............... Los Altos, California PREP

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QUARTERBACKS Anthony Allen, 6-0, 175, senior, (4.8) ............ Seattle Garfield, Washington Mike Mees, 6-3, 195, senior, (4.8) ........................... Cody, Wyoming

BACKS Todd Jarvis (RB), 5-8, 165, junior, (4.9) ......... Anchorage Diamond, Alaska Mike Kaupp (DB), 5-7, 160, senior, (4.9) ......... Anchorage Diamond, Alaska Mike Taylor (RB), 5-11, 190, senior, (4.7) . Lynwood Meadowdale, Washington Mike Martin (RB), 5-10, 180, senior, (4.8) ... Tacoma Clover Park, Washington Chris O'Connor (DB), 6-1, 190, senior, (4.6) ... Bellevue Interlake, Washington Mike Smith (RB), 6-1, 195, senior, (4.7) .......... Portland Parkrose, Oregon Darreyl Motley (RB-K), 5-11, 195, senior, (4.7) ....... Portland Grant, Oregon Rourke Lowe (RB), 6-1, 180, senior, (4.5) ..................... Aloha, Oregon Larry Van Pelt (FB), 5-8, 188, senior, (4.6) ......... Beaverton Sunset, Oregon K.C. Christiansen (DB), 5-11, 185, senior, (4.7) ..... Beaverton Sunset, Oregon Brian Gallik (RB), 6-1, 175, senior, (4.8) ................. Bozeman, Montana Gary Hastings (RB), 6-0, 205, senior, (4.8) ............... Bozeman, Montana Kevin Brown (RB), 6-1, 190, senior, (4.8) ....... Great Falls Russell, Montana Brian Hysaw (FB), 6-2, 210, senior, (4.8) ......... Cheyenne Central, Wyoming Carl Hansen (RB), 6-1, 200, senior, (4.7) ........... Idaho Falls Skyline, Idaho Paul DiLulo (RB), 6-2, 218, senior, (4.8) ........................ Boise, Idaho

ENDS Walter Cunningham (E), 6-2, 175, senior, (4.8) ... Cheyenne Central, Wyoming

LINEMEN Greg Vande Casteele (G), 6-1, 230, senior, (4.9) ..... Snohomish, Washington Aaron Murray (DT), 6-3, 225, senior, (4.9) ..... Seattle Ingraham, Washington Dave Chaplin (C), 6-2, 230, senior, (5.2) .................. Selah, Washington Dave Pool (DT), 6-0, 215, senior, (5.1) .......... Great Falls Russell, Montana Mike Mondada (T), 6-4, 220, senior, (5.0) .................. Idaho Falls, Idaho

LINEBACKERS Bret Ingalls, 6-0, 210, senior, (4.8) ............... : .. Snohomish, Washington Doug Folannd, 6-1, 205, senior, (4.9) ................ Wenatchee, Washington Randy Jones, 6-3, 200, senior, (4.8) ................. Darrington, Washington Russ Walsh, 5-11, 185, senior, (4.9) ............ Great Falls Russell, Montana

GREAT SOUTHWEST Texas Arizona Colorado New Mexico Utah

QUARTERBACKS .

Mike Brown, 5-8, 165, senior, (4.9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Arvada, Colorado Toby Rhodes, 6-2, 180, senior, (4.6) .................... Artesia, New Mexico George Wills, 5-9, 160, senior, (4.8) ....... Las Cruces Mayfield, New Mexico Perry Johnson (QB-RB), 5-10, 170, senior, (4.6) ..... South Mountain, Arizona Ron Reeves, 6-1, 205, senior, (4.9) ................ Lubbock Monterey, Texas Mike Brannan, 6-2, 180, senior, (4.9) ............... Clute Brazoswood, Texas Kenneth Jackson, 6-0, 165, seriior, (4.8) .................... Longview, Texas Ronnie Bloskas, 6-0, 175, senior, (4.9) ..................... Kennedy, Texas Craig Johnson, 5-11, 165, senior, (4.8) . . . . . . . . .... Houston Furr, Texas Glen Stirman, 6-1, 175, senior, (4.9) .......................... Abilene, Texas Mike Livermore, 6-0, 165, senior, (4.9) . . . . . . . . . .. Austin Reagan, Texas

BACKS Ken Wadsworth (FB), 6-0, 200, senior, (4.9) . .

Salt Lake Skyline, Utah Salt Lake Skyline, Utah Greg Snyder (S), 5-9, 150, senior, (4.8) . . . . . .

Wheat Ridge, Colorado Stacy Coryell (RB), 6-0, 198, senior, (4.7) . .

Lewie Pruitt (RB), 6-0, 205, senior, (4.8) ................... Arvada, Colorado Keith Katte (RB), 6-4, 175, senior, (4.8) ........... Denver Christian, Colorado Lance Cooney (RB), 6-0, 185, senior, (4.8) .......... Moffat County, Colorado Mike Green (RB), 5-8, 175, senior, (4.7) .......... Denver Highland, Colorado Larry Blair (HB), 6-1, 185, senior, (4.8) ........ Westminster Ranum, Colorado Larry Trower (RB-P), 6-3, 190, senior, (4.8) ........... Carlsbad, New Mexico Phil Trent (DB), 6-1, 180, senior, (4.7) ..... Albuquerque Sandia, New Mexico Robbie Richardson (RB), 5-11, 160, senior, (4.7) ....... Capitan, New Mexico Guss Armstrong (RB), 5-11, 175, senior, (4.8) .... Phoenix St. Mary's, Arizona Alvin Moore (RB), 6-0, 180, senior, (4.6) ................... Coolidge, Arizona Richard Cox (DB-QB), 6-0, 170, senior, (4.7) ............... Tucson, Arizona Greg Israel (DB), 6-1, 180, senior, (4.8) ............ Lubbock Monterey, Texas PREP I SEPT.-OCT. 1977

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Jimmy Sutton (FB-DB), 6-0, 190, senior, (4.8) .......... Austin Reagan, Don Wesley (RB), 5-8, 140, senior, (4.6) .................... Rockdale, Elroy Faulk (RB), 5-11, 185, junior, (4.8) ........................ Elgin, Dallas Wiggins (RB), 5-11, 165, senior, (4.7) .............. Queen City, Paul Muller (RB), 5-9, 180, senior, (4.7) ....................... Aledo, Kirk Fields (RB), 6-3, 175, senior, (4.8) ..................... Memphis, Fred Hall (RB), 6-1, 185, senior, (4.8) ............ San Antonio Holmes, Jeff LaFleur (RB), 5-10, 175, senior, (4.7) .................. Dickerson, Eddie Wright (RB), 6-0, 185, senior, (4.7) ................... Sherman, Jimmy Turner (DB), 6-0, 175, senior, (4.7) .................. Sherman, Dale Love (DB), 5-11, 175, senior, (4.7) ............... Copperas Cove, Clevavon Taylor (DB), 5-11, 165, senior, (4.6) .......... Ft. Worth Poly, Darnell Adams (DB), 6-1, 185, senior, (4.7) ........ Houston Kashmere, Roger Wiley (FB), 5-11, 200, senior, (4.7) .................... Humble,

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ENDS Gilbert Smith (WR), 5-10, 165, senior, (4.6; 9.6) ....... Carlsbad, New Mexico Larry Hogan (TE-DE), 6-4, 195, senior, (4.9) ................ Tucson, Arizona Reno Hutchins (TE), 6-1, 195, senior, (4.8) .................. Longview, Texas Ned Butler (SE), 6-2, 175, senior, (4.7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Llano, Texas Lawrence Sampleton (TE), 6-4, 220, senior, (4.9) ......... Friendswood, Texas Tommy Coskrey (WR), 5-10, 175, senior, (4.6) ............... Richfield, Texas Willie Jenkins (WR), 5-11, 160, senior, (4.6) ............. Houston Furr, Texas Randall Griffith (DE), 6-3, 215, senior, (4.9) .................. Humble, Texas

LINEMEN Dan Stuber (G), 6-6, 225, senior, (5.1) .............. Salt Lake Granger, Utah Steve Williams (OG-DT), 6-2, 285, senior, (5.3) .......... Lakewood, Colorado Kelly Wilson (T), 6-3, 225, senior, (4.9) ............... Carlsbad, New Mexico Wesley Grimes (T-TE), 6-2, 220, senior, (5.0) ..... Bayard Cobre, New Mexico Jeff Allaway (T), 6-2, 225, senior, (5.1) .... Albuquerque Sandia, New Mexico Maceo Fifer (OT), 6-7, 280, senior, (5.2) ................ Kerrville Tivy, Texas Paul Albert (OT), 6-1, 208, senior, (5.0) ...................... Bellville, Texas Craig Teykl (OT), 6-4, 240, senior, (5.2) .................... Needville, Texas Mike Richardson (G), ·6-2, 235, senior. (5.0) ..................... Boyd, Texas Ricky Sanchez (DL), 6-2, 245, senior, (5.2) .................. Van Horn, Texas Dennis Pannell (OT), 6-3, 240, senior, (5.0) ............ Austin Reagan, Texas Pete Paulus (OL), 6-1, 210, senior, (5.0) ............ Arlington Heights, Texas Mike Baab (C), 6-4, 230, senior, (5.2) .................. Euless Trinity, Texas Anthony Baker (DL), 6-4, 225, senior, (5.2) ..... Dallas South Oak Cliff, Texas Perry Hartnett (DL), 6-5, 245, senior, (5.2) ............. Galveston Ball, Texas Kevin Kennedy (DL), 6-5, 250, senior, (5.2) ................... Conroe, Texas Ricky Goode (DL), 6-3, 225, senior, (5.1) .................... Midland, Texas Freddie Davis (DL), 6-3, 270, senior, (5.3) ..................... Lufkin, Texas Scott Alford (T), 6-5, 245, senior, (5.2) ............ Lubbock Monterey, Texas Pete Paulus (T), 6-2, 210, senior, (5.0) ............. Arlington Heights, Texas Wayneard Nellums (G), 6-2, 205, senior, (4.9) ........ Tyler John Tyler, Texas Marty Van Gorder (C-DT), 6-2, 210, senior, (4.8) ........... Chandler, Arizona Mike France (G-LB), 6-0, 195, senior, (4.9) ................ Glendale, Arizona

LINEBACKERS Jimmy Hamilton, 5-10, 190, senior, (4.9) ................ Artesia, New Mexico Kermit Lawson, 6-1, 197, senior, (4.9) ..... Las Cruces Mayfield, New Mexico Steve Pannell, 5-10, 170, senior, (4.9) ..... Albuquerque Sandia, New Mexico Randy Trussell, 6-2, 205, senior, (4.9) ................ North Mesquite, Texas Dennis Alexander, 6-1, 190, senior, (4.8) ................ Baytown Lee, Texas Jerry Sanders, 6-3, 205, senior, (4.9) .................. Garland South, Texas Eric Moore, 6-3, 215, senior, (4.9) ....................... Waxahachie, Texas Milton Collins, 6-2, 225, senior, (4.9) ................ Blooming Grove, Texas Riki Gray, 6-2, 218, senior, (4.8) .............. Tucson Amphitheater, Arizona Joe Lumpkin (LB-FB), 6-2, 225, senior, (4.8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scottsdale, Arizona

KICKERS Bill Zivic (PK), 6-0, 165, senior .................. Tucson Palo Verde, Arizona Bo Brown (PK), 5-7, 160, senior ............................ Timpson. iexas PREP I SEPT.-OCT. 1977

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QUARTERBACKS Todd Robley ......................................... Davenport West, Iowa Kevin Clinton, 6-2, 190, senior, (4.9) .............. Wichita Southeast, Kansas Ray Evans, 6-2, 180, senior, (4.8) ........... Kansas City Rockhurst, Missouri Greg Carlton, 5-9, 155, senior, (4.9) .......... , . . . Joplin Parkwood, Missouri Tom Miller, 6-2, 165, senior, (4.8) .................. Omaha South, Nebraska Scott Tinsley, 6-2, 185, senior, (4.8) ............ Putnam City West, Oklahoma Smokey McCarthey, 6-1, 185", senior, (4.8) ............... Del City, Oklahoma

BACKS Dave Perry (HB), 6-2, 195, senior, (4.9) ............ Waterloo Columbus, Iowa Tom Roach (HB). 6-1, 185, senior, (4.9) .................. Central Lyon. Iowa Mike Bouskra (RB), 6-3, 180, senior, (4.7) Wichita Kapaun-Mt. Carmel, Kansas Kevin Murphy (RB), 6-2, 195, senior, (4.6) ...... Kansas City Sumner, Kansas Fred Hervey (RB), 6-0, 175, senior, (4.7) ........ Kansas City Harmon, Kansas Gary Anderson (RB), 6-2, 185, senior, (4.8) ..... Columbia Hickman, Missouri Willie Stokes (RB-DB), 5-11, 185, senior, (4.8) St. Louis Bishop DuBourg, Missouri Rick Chandler (FB), 6-0, 195, senior, (4.9) ................ Ralston, Nebraska Terry Suellentrop (RB), 6-1, 185, senior, (4.9) .......·. Midwest City, Oklahoma

ENDS Joel Huffman (E), 6-1, 190, senior, (4.9) ..................... Audubon, Iowa Jamie Williams (TE). 6-5, 220, senior, (4.9) .......... Davenport Central, Iowa Richard Hayslett (WR), 5-10, 160, senior, (4.7) ....... Davenport Central, Iowa Doug Hoppock (TE), 6-4, 230, senior, (4.9) ....... Wichita Southeast, Kansas Russ Bastin (WR), 6-2, 185, senior, (4.8) .·.................. Emporia, Kansas Jeff Stallworth (SE-CB), 5-11, 165, senior, (4.7) . Omaha Northwest. Nebraska Paul McGrady (DE), 6-3, 195, senior, (4.9) ...... Putnam City West, Oklahoma

LINEBACKERS Scott McWhirter, 6-1, 205, senior, (4.9) ....................... Fairfield, Iowa Kerry Benton, 6-2, 210, senior, (4.8) .............. Wichita Southeast, Kansas Paul Wild (LB-FB), 5-11, 185, senior, (4.8) ..............•.. Omaha, Nebraska Karl Scales, 6-0, 188, senior, (4.8) ...................... Del City, Oklahoma

NORTH CENTRAL North Dakota South Dakota Minnesota Wisconsin

QUARTERBACKS Randy Gross, 6-3, 180, senior, (4.9) .................. Yankton, South Dakota Jeff Baker, 6-0, 170, senior, (4.9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. St. Peter, Minnesota

BACKS Harley Meyer (RB), 6-3, 190, senior, (4.9) . . . . . . . .... Yankton, South Dakota St. Paul Johnson, Minnesota Lou Raiola (TB), 5-10, 175, senior, (4.9) . .

Chuck Lowell (TB) 6-0, 185, senior, (4.6) ........ White Bear Lake, Minnesota Scott Radings (DB), 5-1·1, 165, senior, (4.7) .. Marshfield Columbus, Wisconsin

When Davenport Assumption wants to score, they give the ball to All-American halfback Jeff Jansen (5-11, 190), who needs little help in finding the goal. (Brent Hanson photo)

LINEMEN I Matt Mattox (IL), 6-3, 190, senior, (5.0) ........... Hopkins Blake, Minnesota Paul Wirth (OG), 6-0, 205, senior, (5.0) .................... Antigo, Wisconsin Marlowe Barnett (DT), 6-5, 220, senior, (5.0} ... Milwaukee West Division. Wis. ...... Florence. Wisconsin Rick Jacobson (OG), 6-3, 225, senior, (5.0) PREP I SEPT.-OCT. 1977

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Ohio Michigan Indiana Illinois Kentucky

QUARTERBACKS John Josten, 6-1, 185, senior, (4.9) ........... Arlington Heights St. Viator, Ill. Dave Abens, 5-10, 165, senior, (4.9) ................... Joliet Catholic, Illinois Chris Emery, 6-2, 175, senior, (4.9) .......... Detroit Northwestern, Michigan

BACKS Jim Meyer (RB-CB), 6-0, 190, senior, (4.7) .......... Elk Grove Village, Illinois Dave Perez (RB), 5-10, 180, senior, (4.7) ............. Glenbard North, Illinois Tom Szmagaj (HB), 6-1, 185, senior, (4.7) ................ Merrillville, Indiana Steve Nelson (HB), 5-9, 155, senior, (4.6) ........... Ft. Wayne North, Indiana Tom Bowling (HB-LB), 5-10, 165, senior, , (4.6) .. Indianapolis Washington, Ind. Pete Buchanan (FB), 6-3, 217, senior, (4.8) ................ Plymouth, Indiana Tim Seneff (S), 6-3, 200, senior, (4.7) .................... Merrillville, Indiana Mike McCarty (RB), 6-1, 188, senior, (4.8) · ...... : ......... Danville, Kentucky David Johnson (DB), 6-3, 180, senior, (4.9) ... Louisville Pleasure Ridge, Kent.

Rodney Fields (RB), 6-1, 190, senior, (4.7) ...... Louisville Atherton, Kentucky Reggie Mitchell (RB), 5-9. 177, senior, (4.7) ..... Flint Southwestern, Michigan John Ray (DB), 6-1, 175, senior, (4.7) ................ Lincoln Park, Michigan Tony Green (FB), 6-1, 225, senior, (4.8) .......... Detroit Kettering, Michigan Gary Cole (RB), 6-0, 180, senior, (4.7) ............. Fling Ainsworth, Michigan Kevin Maloney (FB), 6-0, 165, senior, (4.7) ........ Tipp City Tippecanoe, Ohio Allen Mitchell (RB), 5-9. 200, senior, (4.8) ......... Cincinnati Princeton, Ohio Bryan Thomas (TB-S), 5-9, 200, senior, (4.7) ............ Elyria Catholic, Ohio Tim O'Cain (RB), 5-10, 175, senior, (4.6) ............... Gahana Lincoln, Ohio A.J. Jones (RB), 6-2, 190, senior, (4.6) ............. Youngstown North, Ohio

ENDS

The Midwest is a hotbed for schoolboy sports; and schools like Cincinnati Moelle;, Flint Southwestern, Merrillville, Joliet Catholic and (ouisville Trinity look tough again. Above, big Jim Meyer (31) of Elk Grove, Illinois, leaves the bad guys behind, while speedy John Ray (25) of Lincoln Park, Michigan, fights for more yardage.

Brett Burkholder (TE), 6-9, 230, senior, (5.0) .......... Calumet City North, Ill. Bob Stephesen (TE), 6-4, 220, senior, (4.9) .......... Evansville Reitz, Indiana Jim Campbell (TE), 6-3, 200, senior, (4.9) ........ Louisville Trinity, Kentucky Rodney Holman (TE), 6-4, 195, senior, (4.9) .............. Ypsilanti, Michigan Brad Bache (SE), 6-4, 220, senior, (4.9) ............. Cincinnati Moeller, Ohio Bo Green (DE), 6-4, 220, senior, (4.9) ............ Cleveland East Tech, Ohio Tom Hunter (WR), 6-4, 190, junior, (4.9) ............. Cincinnati Moeller, OhioKevin Bates (TE-DE), 6-4, 215, senior, (4.9) ........ Cincinnati Wyoming, Ohio Kirby Clark (WR), 6-0, 170, senior, (4.6) ............. Cincinnati Moeller, Ohio Lindsey Latson (SE), 6-2, 180, senior, (4.8) .............. Akron Hoban, Ohio Jim Fritzsche (TE-DT), 6-6, 225, senior, (5.0) ... Parma Hts. Valley Forge, Ohio Tim Tripp (WR), 6-4, 190, senior, (4.6) ............... Dayton Jefferson, Ohio Brad Bache (SE), 6-4, 180, senior, (4.8) ...... Farmington Harrison, Michigan

UNEMEN John Meade (T), 6-4, 220, senior, (5.0) ................ Joliet Catholic, Illinois Tim Ponsler (OG), 6-2, 215, senior, (4.9) .............. Belleville West, Illinois Chris Boshey (DT), 6-5, 235, senior, (5.2) ......... Chicago St. Francis, Illinois Kurt Bankston (MG), 6-1, 220, senior, (5.0) .............. East Leyden, Illinois Scott Stahl (T), 6-4, 235,_ senior, (5.2) ............. Evansville Central, Indiana Scott Homan (T), 6-6, 240, senior, (5.1) ............. Elkhart Central; Indiana Howard Richardson (T), 6-2, 230, senior, (4.9) . . . Louisville Seneca, Kentucky William Paris (OT), 6-7, 257, senior, (5.2) ........ Louisville De Sale, Kentucky Bill Brown (T), 6-1, 185, senior, (4.9) ................. Lincoln Park, Michigan Steve Blank (C), 6-2, 215, senior, (5.0) .... Grand Rapids Northview, Michigan Jerome Foster (T), 6-4, 240, senior, (4.8) ......... Detroit Kettering, Michigan Tony White (OT-DE), 6-5, 215, senior, (5.0) ........ Cincinnati Princeton, Ohio Jeff Hardin (C), 6-3, 215, senior, (5.1) ............. Cincinnati Princeton, Ohio Mark Schehr (T), 6-3, 235, senior, (5.2) .............. Cincinnati Moeller, Ohio Dave Hunt (DE), 6-1, 195, senior, (4.9) ......... Cleveland. St. Edwards, Ohio Frank Kolencik (DT), 6-2, 222, senior, (5.0) ..... Cleveland St. Edwards, Ohio Jack Neal (OT), 6-2, 260, senior, (5.2) .................... Pickerington, Ohio Mark Warth (T), 6-6, 245, senior, (5.0) ............. :. . . . . . . . Zanesville, Ohio Ed Muransky (OT), 6-7, 270, senior, (5.0) . Youngstown Cardinal Mooney, Ohio

UNEBACKERS Jim Berresse, 6-3, 200, senior, (4.9) ................... ·Joliet Catholic, Illinois Risto Nicevski, 6-1, 210, senior, (4.9) ........... Flint Southwestern, Michigan Bob Crites, 6-4, 225, senior, (4.9) ................... Akron Springfield, Ohio Andre Royster, 6-1, 200, senior, (4.9) ......................... Alliance, Ohio Edward Pryts, 6-2, 208, senior, (4.9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brookfield, Ohio John Rice, 6-3, 210, senior, (4.9) .......................... Stow Jesuit, Ohio

KICKERS Jeff Daniels, 6-1, 175, senior

Cleveland St. Edwards, Ohio PREP I SEPT.-OCT. 1977

NORTHEAST Maine Vermont New York Pennsylvania New Jersey New Hampshire Connecticut Rhode Island Massachusetts

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QUARTERBACKS Tim White, 5-10, 160, senior, (4.6; 9.6) ........... Ashbury Park, New Jersey Jim McCallister, 5-10, 175, senior, (4.7) .. Pittsburgh Penn Hills, Pennsylvania Jim D'Achille, 5-9. 150, senior, (4.7) .............. Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania Kelly Collins, 5-11, 175, senior, (4.8) ............ Upper Marion, Pennsylvania Gus Milito, 5-8, 155, senior, (4.7) .................. Norristown, Pennsylvania Joe Domsohn, 6-1. 175, senior, (4.8) ............... Coatesville, Pennsylvania

BACKS Bernie Adell (RB), 5-10, 185, senior, (4.7) ........... Ipswich, Massachusetts Leo Smith (RB), 6-1, 190, senior, (4.8) ........ Boston College, Massachusetts Jim Budness (FB), 6-0, 195, senior, (4.8) ........... Chicapee, Massachusetts Jay Petros (RB), 5-11, 190, senior, (4.8) .......... Tewksbury, Massachusetts Rod Heger (FB), 6-0, 220, senior, (4.8) ............. Brockton, Massachusetts Bill McCabe (RB), 5-11, 175, senior, (4.7) ........ Brick Township, New Jersey Kennon Delts (RB), 5-10, 185, senior, (4.9) ............ Camden, New Jersey Roger Bucci (HB), 5-11, 170, senior, (4.7) .......... Sleepy Hollow, New York Mickey Walczak (RB), 6-1, 185, senior, (4.8) ............. Saratoga, New York K.C. Cushing (RB), 6-1, 195, senior, (4.8) ....... Jamesville DeWitt, New York Jerome Ward (RB), 6-1, 180, senior, (4.8) ..... Henrietta Rush-Henrietta, N.Y. Fred Poole (DB), 6-2, 185, senior, (4.8) ........ Henrietta Rush-Henrietta, N.Y. Pete Camelo (DB), 5-10, 185, senior, (4.7) .......... Saranac Lake, New York Melvin Riley (RB), 6-0, 210, senior, (4.7) ........... Brooklyn Boys, New York Steven Siracusa (HB), 5-10, 185, senior, (4.7) Staten Is. Monsignor Farrell, N.Y. Joel Coles (RB), 6-0, 195, senior, (4.8) ... Pittsburgh Penn Hills, Pennsylvania Mark Veon (RB), 6-0, 180, senior, (4.9) ........... Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania Eric Payne (HB), 5-10, 165, senior, (4.7) ............ Norristown, Pennsylvania Derek Harvey (RB), 6-1, 180, senior, (4.8) . . . . . Abington South, Pennsylvania Dan Lute (DB), 6-1, 190, senior, (4.8) ............ Upper Merion, Pennsylvania Greg Frankenfeld (DB), 6-0, 160, senior, (4.7) ..... Wissahickon, Pennsylvania Ulyous Ingram (S), 5-6, 160, senior, (4.6) ... Berwyn Conestoga, Pennsylvania Lester Ellis (HB), 6-0, 200, senior, (4.8) ................ Radnor, Pennsylvania Jeff Bright (FB-LB), 5-9. 160, senior. (4.71 ........ Plymouth Whitemarsh, Pa. Sherman Myers (HB), 5-11, 185, senior, (4.6) ....... Coatesville, Pennsylvania Christopher Sullivan (RB), 5-10, 175, senior, (4.9) . Rutland Academy, Vermont

ENDS Bryan Maher (WR), 6-2. 195, senior, (4.7) ... Wallingford Choate, Connecticut Karl Grabowski-(TE), 6-3, 200, senior, (5.0) ........ East Hartford, Connecticut John Swider (WR), 5-9, 170, senior, (4.6) ..... Jackson Memorial, New Jersey Keith Williams (WR), 5-10, 160, senior, (4.7) .......... Nottingham, New York Joe Littere (DE), 5-10, 240, senior, (5.0) ....... Angola Lake Shore, New York Wes Carr (SE), 6-1, 170, senior, (4.7) .................. Burnt Hill, New York Frank Marone (WR), 5-11, 175, senior, (4.7) Staten Island Monsignor Farrell, N.Y. Bill Elko (TE), 6-5, 200, senior, (4.9) .................. Windber, Pennsylvania Rich D'Amico (TE), 6-2, 220, senior, (5.0) ..... Pittsburgh Central Catholic, Pa. Steve Rush (SE), 5-10, 160, senior, (4.7) ............ Souderton, Pennsylvania

LINEMEN Tom Ahern CGl. 6-1. 215. senior. (5.11 ............. East Hartford, Connecticut Steve Reilly (DT), 6-5, 255, senior, (5.0) ...... Boston English, Massachusetts Joe Nett (OT), 6-3, 230, senior, (5.1) .............. Mansfield, Massachusetts George Scribellito (T), 6-2, 230, senior, (5.0) Thomas River South, New Jersey Brian Dalatri (DT), 6-2, 215, senior, (5.0) ........ Brick Township, New Jersey Brad Williams (OT-DE), 6-4, 214, senior, (5.0) .......... Camden, New Jersey Angel Milanis (OT), 6-1, 260, junior, (5.2) ..... West New York Memorial, N.J. Greg Masters (C), 5-10, 185, senior, (5.0) ............ Whitehall, Pennsylvania Terry McCormick (OT), 5-10, 190, senior, (4.9) .......... Ridley, Pennsylvania David Kratzer (DNG), 5-10, 185, senior, (4.9) ......... Whitehall, Pennsylvania John Woytko (G), 5-9, 165, senior, (4.9) ...... Shillington Mifflin, Pennsylvania Michael Ward (G), 6-0, 190, senior, (4.9) . Lebanon Cedar Crest, Pennsylvania Mike De Santo (C), 6-0, 175, senior, (5.0) .......... Norristown, Pennsylvania Jeff Haines (T), 6-1, 215, senior, (5.0) ..... Ambler Wissahickon, Pennsylvania Chuck Cometti (G), 6-3, 200, senior, (5.0) ......... West Genesee, New York Mark Lenyk (T), 6-0, 220, senior, (5.0) . . . . . . . . Rochester McQuaid, New York AI Phillips (T), 6-1, 215, senior, (5.0) ................... Watervliet, New York Frank Cogliandro (MG), 6-2, 208, senior, (5.0) East Syracuse Bishop Grimes, N.Y. Bo Parker (T), 6-2, 220, senior, (5.2) ...................... Albany, New York Bill Mills (C), 6-2, 190, senior, (5.0) ....... Endicott Union-Endicott, New York Mike Burdsall (G), 5-10, 185, senior, (5.0) Seneca Falls Mynderese, New York John Allie (T), 6-1, 215, senior, (5.1) .......... Webster Schroeder, New York Ricky Parker (T), 6-3, 225, senior, (5.2) .................... Albany, New York Bill Grande (G), 6-2, 195, senior, (5.0) ............ Buffalo St. Joe's, New York Phil Razy (T), 6-2, 220, senior, (5.2) ..................... Kingston, New York Eddie Ortiz (OG), 6-3, 235, senior, (5.0) ..... Bronx DeWitt Clinton, New York PREP I SEPT.-OCT. 1977

Football is mighty rugged in the East, and on this particular play in eastern Pennsylvania, rushing the punter became a brutal occupation. Watch for players from Pittsburgh Penn Hills, Harrisburg, Coatesville and Norristown in this state - treating their foes in a similar manner.

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LINEBACKERS Bob Patrick (LB-C), 6-3, 205, senior, (4.9) . Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey Chet Par LaVecchfo, 6-3, 210, senior, (4.9) ...... Glen Ridge Seton Hall; N.J. Mike Wright, 5-"10, 165, senior, (4.8) .................... John Jay, New York Tom McChesney, 6-1, 195, senior, (4.9) ................ Pulaski-3, New York

KICKERS Chris Whatley, 6-1, 195, senior

............. Pittsburgh Carrick, Pennsylvania

ATLANTIC COAST West .Virginia Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Washington, D.C. Maryland Delaware

QUARTERBACKS Paul Hamilton, 5-9, 155, senior, (4.7) . Charleston Ft. Johnson, South Carolina Mike Dawson, 6-2, 190, senior, (4.8) ...... New Martinsville Magnolia, W. Va. Mike Estes, 6-3, 185, senior ........... Charleston Washington, West Virginia

BACKS Phillip Fields (TB), 5-9, 160, senior, (4.9) ........... Delmar Senior, Delaware Mike Meade (RB), 6-1, 195, senior, (4.8) .................... Dover, Delaware David Allen (RB), 6-4, 185, senior, (4.8) ............... Wilmington, Delaware Jim Vitak (RB), 6-0, 205, senior, (4.8) ....... Baltimore Calvert Hall, Maryland Tim Whittie (RB), 5-11, 165, senior, (4.7) ........... Baltimore Poly, Maryland Tommy Kimbel (DB), 5-11, 180, senior, (4.7) .... Gambrills Arundel, Maryland Ricky Blake (RB), 6-0, 175, senior, (4.7) ......... Summerville, South Carolina Howard Rowe (RB), 5-10, 170, senior, (4.7) ......... Batesburg Leesville, S.C. Karl Sowell (DB), 5-10, 160, senior, (4.7) ... Pageland Central, South Carolina Eric Brown (HB), 6-1, 190, senior, (4.5; 9.5) ......... Hampton Bethel, Virginia James Gayle (FB), 5-10, 205, senior, (4.6) .......... Hampton Bethel, Virginia Wayne Singleton (RB), 5-10, 170, senior, (4.6) .... Washington D.C. Roosevelt Melius Carney (RB), 6-0, 200, senior, (4.9) ............ Weirton, West Virginia George Collins (RB), 5-11, 190, senior, (4.8) .......... Bluefield, West Virginia

ENDS Charles Ladson (WR), 5-8, 155, senior, (4.7) .... Charleston Ft. Johnson, S.C. Pete Thackston (OE-P), 6-3, 200, senior, (4.9) . . . . . Huntington, West Virginia

LINEMEN Bob Bordley (G), 6-0, 195, senior, (4.9) ... Camden Caesar Rodney, Delaware Jay Lomac (T), 6-3, 210, senior, (4.9) .......... Potomac Churchill, Maryland Randy Piazza (T), 6-0, 235, senior, (5.1) . . . Spartanburg Boiling Springs, S.C. David Bounds (T), 6-2, 220, senior, (5.0) .......... Summerville, West Virginia Tim Dyshes (G), 6-4, 240, senior, (5.2) . , ........... Hanahan, South Carolina Hal Moore (DT), 6-1, 205, senior, (5.0) .. Georgetown Winwah, South Carolina Randy Jones (T), 6-2, 210, senior, (5.0) .............. Fairmont, West Virginia John Maddox (OG), 6-5, 220, senior, ¡(5.0) ........ Parkersburg, West Virginia Tim Kee (OG-DE), 5-10, 180, senior, (4.9) .......... Charleston, West Virginia

LINEBACKERS Curt Reed, 5-10, 195, senior, (4.9) .......... Baltimore Calvert Hall, Maryland Steve O'Neill, 6-0, 205, senior, (4.9) ......... Charleston Bishop England, S.C. Stan Stanton, 6-4, 235, senior, (4.9) ....... Columbia Johnson, South Carolina Sean O'Brien, 6-0, 210, senior, (4.9) ............ Wheeling Park, West Virginia Erby Hall, 6-0, 200, senior, (4.9) ..................... Pineville, West Virginia

KICKERS Greg Lester (PK), 5-9, 165, senior .............. Belle DuPont, West Virginia Murat Tercan (PK), 5-6, 150, senior .............. Morgantown, West Virginia PREP I SEPT.-OCT. 1977

SOUTH Florida Georgia Alabama Louisiana Arkansas Tennessee Mississippi

AII•A111erica Honorable Mention

QUARTERBACKS John Holman, 6-0, 180, senior, (4.9) ................ Mobile Murphy, Alabama Mike Buchanan, 5-11, 175, senior, (4.8) ........ Montgomery Davis, Alabama Jeff Hubbard, 6-4, 180, senior, (5.0) ................. West Blocton, Alabama David Otey, 6-3, 190, senior, (4.9) ................ Selma Southside, Alabama Greg Peters, 6-0, 170, senior, (4.9) ................ Little Rock Hall, Arkansas Tyrone Young, 6-6, 180, senior, (4.9) ................... Ocala Forest, Florida Wayne Jones, 5-11, 170, senior, (4. 7) .......... Jacksonville Jackson, Florida Bucky Belue, 6-2, 185, senior, (4.8) ....................... Valdosta, Georgia Greg Brister, 6-3,·175, senior, (4.9) ........ Baton Rouge lstrouma, Louisiana John Fourcade, 6-3, 185, senior, (4.9) .............. Marrero Shaw, Louisiana Darryl Graham, 5-11, 175, senior, (4.9) ................. Covington, Louisiana Tommy Wilcox, 6-1, 180, senior, (4.9) ........... Metaire Bonnabel, Louisiana David Webker, 6-0, 175, senior, (4.8) ................. Oak Ridge, Tennessee

BACKS Robert Mathews, .6-2, 215, senior, (4.9) .................. Buckhorn, Alabama Thomas Brown, 5-10, 170, senior, (4.5) ......... Montgomery Davis, Alabama Tony Franklin, 6-0, 180, senior, (4.5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile Murphy, Alabama Gary Woods (TB), 6-1, 200, senior, (4.6) ............ Little Rock Hall, Arkansas Robert Weathers (TB), 6-2, 195, senior, (4.6; 9.5) .. Ft. Pierce Central, Florida James Berry (RB), 5-11, 175, senior, (4.7) .. Ft. Walton Chotawatchee, Florida Anthony Williams (FB), 5-11, 190, senior, (4.7) ........ Miami Jackson, Florida Ray Sinclair (FB), 5-11, 212, senior, (4.8) ....... Jacksonville Jackson, Florida Darish Davis (RB), 6-1, 185, senior, (4.8) ....... Richmond Academy, Georgia Sammy Brown (DB), 6-3, 180, senior, (4.8) .......... Warner Robins, Georgia Kevin Myers (DB), 5-11, 175, senior, (4.8) .............. Covington, Louisiana Philip Blatcher (RB), 5-10, 190, senior, (4.6) New Orleans St. Augustine, Louisiana Darryl Maxwell (RB), 5-9, 175, senior, (4.6) New Orleans St. Augustine, Louisiana Theodore Parker (RB), 5-11, 175, senior, (4.8) ......... Greenville, Mississippi Kinny Hooper (RB), 6-0, 185, senior, (4.7) ....... Bradley Central, Tennessee Xavier Butler (TB), 5-11, 180, senior, (4.7) . Jackson Central-Merry, Tennessee Freddie Thomas (RB), 5-9, 170, senior, (4.7) . Memphis Woodlawn, Tennessee Primus Bob (RB), 6-0, 205, senior, (4.6) ......... Memphis Carver, Tennessee

ENDS Keith Baker (WR-DE), 6-0, 200, senior, (4.8) .. Del Ray Beach Atlantic, Florida Zeke Wallace (WR), 6-4, 185, senior, (4.8) .......... Pompano Beach, Florida Larry Brodsky (WR), 6-1, 175, senior, (4.8) ............. Miami Lakes, Florida Mark Cooper (TE), 6-6, 225, senior, (4.8) ............... Miami Killian, Florida Ike Gordon (DE), 6-5, 220, senior, (4.9) ................. Miami Killian, Florida Lindsey Scotr (WR), 6-2, 185, senior, (4.7) ..... Jesup Wayne County, Georgia Keith Roeten (DE), 6-0, 175, senior, (4.9) ........ Shreveport Jesuit, Louisiana Willie Newton (DE), 6-1, 195, senior, (4.8) ............. Greenville, Mississippi

LINEMEN Hal Gordon Jr. (T), 6-3, 240, senior, (5.3) . . . . . . . . . Jacksonville White, Florida Keith Uecker (OT-DT), 6-5, 230, senior, (5.0) ......... Hollywood Hills, Florida Ron Fisher (DT), 6-3, 225, senior, (5.2) .......... New Smyrna Beach, Florida Roy Smith (T), 6-2, 275, senior, (5.3) ................... Covington, Louisiana Pat Mitchell (IL), 6-0, 215, senior, (5.0) .......... Shreveport Jesuit, Louisiana Lee Abrams (T), 6-3, 220, senior, (5.0) . Gulfport Harrison Central, Mississippi

LINEBACKERS James Gilbert, 6-0, 205, senior, (4.7) ..... Opalocka Miami Carol City, Florida Jerome Burgess, 6-0, 205, senior, (4.8) . . . . . . . . Delray Beach Atlantic, Florida David Thompson, 6-3, 205, senior, (4.8) ......... , ...... Miami Lakes, Florida Kenny Roberts, 6-2, 230, senior, (5.0) ....... Shreveport Southfield, Louisiana Darryl Mason, 6-1, 205, senior, (4.9) ......... Little Rock Parkview, Arkansas Ricky Rozzell, 6-2, 210, senior, (4.9) ................. Pascagoula, Mississippi

KICKERS Nelson McMurrian, 6-0, 185, senior, (4.9) PREP I SEPT.-OCT. 1977

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AII~America The 1976-77 round ball season is in the record books now, but the debate rages on.

Who was the nation's top eager this year?

We've already selected Brooklyn Ft. Hamilton's Albert King (see National Prep, JunejJuly, 1977), but to sell a West Philadelphia's Gene Banks or a Lansing Everett's Earvin Johnson short would be a crime. And the other 27 National Prep All-t.mericans aren't far behind.

• What more can we say about Albert King? In a year of exceptional talent, the slender Brooklyn superstar simply refused to be outdone. He polished off his prep career by swishing through 39 points and taking down 22 rebounds per contest while playing brilliant team basketball. Even more remarkable were his shooting percentages - 62% from the field and 86% from the free throw line. The younger brother of Bernard King, the University of Tennessee All-American, Albert concluded his tremendous senior campaign for coach Kenny Kern despite attracting more national recruiting attention than most people could handle. But Albert King isn't most people. Next year he'll play the game at Maryland.

• Just to be mentioned in the same breath with King is quite an honor for any player, but Gene Banks has definitely

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27-1 and captured the Michigan Class A state championship. Spectators watched Johnson sink 53.6% of his field goal attempts and 75.4% of his free throw opportunities to register an average of 28.8 points per contest. Also impressive were his 469 boards (16.8 per game) and his 99 steals. His unforgettable 45-point, 30rebound performance in an early season match against Lansing Eastern let everyone know that Johnson meant business after Everett's disappointing loss in the state semifinals the previous year. He was truly a complete player in high school.

He's been devastating in r·ecent all-star contests, especially against the Russian Junior Olympic team where his 41 points led the Ohio-Michigan all-stars to a 97-89 triumph; there's no reason to believe that his superior skills won't shine again next year at Michigan State.

• Manning the low pivot on our top unit is a 6-9, 240-pound offensive force, Wayne McKoy of Brookville Long Island Lutheran. While he ripped the cords for 30 points per game, cleaned the glass 18 times per game, and hit 63% from the floor, his school ran past 19 of 20 rivals to earn the number one ranking in New York. His 70point effort (an all-time Long Island record) versus Bronx Our Saviour

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1977 All· Albert King, senior, Brooklyn Ft. Hamilton, New York .......... . senior, West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania .......... .

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Ray Tolbert, senior, Anderson Madison Heights, Indiana ........

Vranes, senior, Salt Lake City Skyline, Utah .............

2 AIDanny Wood, senior, Gray Jones County, Georgia ..................

25.1 21.0 33.0 26.5 30.5 32.0

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6-6, senior, Bloomfield, New Jersey .................

6-8, senior, Titusville, Florida .......................

6-9, senior, Washington Eastern, D.C. . ................

Dave Netherton, 6-9, senior, Pueblo East, Colorado .................

Kevin Smith, 6-1, senior, Birmingham Brother Rice, Michigan ........

Ken Matthews, 6-2, senior, Washington Dunbar, D.C .................

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Jeff Ruland, 6-10, senior, Lake Ronkonkoma Sachem, New York .....

Sam Clancy, 6-6, senior, Pittsburgh Brashear, Pennsylvania .........

Drake Morris, 6-6, senior, East Chicago Washington, Indiana ........

Gil Salinas, 6-11, senior, San Antonio Burbank, Texas ...............

Kenny Page, 6-4, senior, Staten Island McKee, New York ............

Felton Sealey, 6-4, senior, Boston Don Bosco, Massachusetts .......

Cliff Robinson, 6-8, senior, Oakland Castlemont, California ..........

Andre Griffin, 6-7, senior, Minneapolis Central, Minnesota ...........

Eddie Johnson, 6-7, senior, Chicago Westinghouse, Illinois ..........

Norm Anchrum, 6-10, senior, Birmingham Jones Valley, Alabama ....

Mike McGee, 6-4, senior, Omaha North, Nebraska ..................

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Lutheran left no doubts that he had come all the way back from a subpar junior campaign that ended with a six-game suspension by Coach Ed Visscher for grade, attitude and weight problems. But a more mature McKoy had very few problems either on or off the court in '76-'77. After scoring the last of his 1871 career points, McKoy said yes· to St. John's, where he will be reunited with Reggie Carter (exLutheran All-American who played one year at the University of Hawaii). The big center could step right into a starting position for the Redmen.

• A flashy guard did some fancy stepping in Kansas this year while guiding his Wichita Heights teammates to an undefeated, state championship season. Superquick Darnell Valentine averaged 26 points and seven assists per contest for Coach Lafayette Norwood's outfit. Some say he's the best player from Kansas since Kansas City Wyandotte produced Lucius Allen. The rest say he's the best ever. Over 200 c.olleges expressed an interest in his unbelievable penetrating, shooting, passing and defensive talents, but the 6-1 Valentine narrowed his choices to North Carolina, Notre Dame, Kansas and Michigan. He finally decided on Kansas, where he should also excel in the classroom. He sported a fine 3.5 grade average (4.0 is perfect) throughout his high school career.

• Perhaps the best power guard in the nation just graduated from Louisville Ballard after helping his club nail down 35 of 37 matches and the Kentucky state crown.

Jeff Lamp, a 6-5, 180-pound sharpshooter, was just super in regular season play (24.7 ppg, 11.4 reb, 4.3 assists, 63% from the field, 83.6% from the line), but he was even better during the state playoffs.

Coach Richard Schmidt watched with pleasure as his superstar sank a sizzling 70.8% of his field goal attempts and a cool 90% from the charity stripe. That added up to 29.7 points per game, including a sparkling 43 markers in Ballard's 68-59 conquest of Valley Station Valley in the finals.

Lamp and teammate Lee Raker will now make their way to the University of Virginia in the fall and next winter hope to lead the Cavaliers to new heights.

• Probably the best of another outstanding group of Indiana high school cagers is Ray Tolbert, who recorded single-game highs of 44 points, 25 rebounds and 16 blocked shots this season. The 6-9, 215pound product of Anderson Madison Heights clicked for an average of· 25.1 points and 14 boards per contest for the Pirates and just missed making our first team. Coach Phil Buck believes Tolbert is as agile as any 6-9 prepster in the country, and coach Bobby Knight will try to take advantage of that marvelous agility next year at Indiana University.

• Moving out West for our next AllAmerica selection, we find Danny Vranes, the 6-7, 187-pound forward from Salt PREP I SEPT.-OCT. 1977

NATIONAL PREP BASKETBALL AWARDS Team of the Year : ............. : ................... West Philadelphia, Pa. (30-0) PLAYER OF THE YEAR .................. Albert King, Brooklyn Ft. Hamilton, N.Y. Coach of the Year ............................. Jack Greynolds, Barberton, Ohio Junior of the Year ...................... Clarence Tillman, West Philadelphia, Pa. Sophomore of the Year ........................ Derrick Hord, Bristol, Tennessee Freshman of the Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Earl Jones, Mount Hope, West Virginia Best Playmaker ....................... Darnell Valentine, Wichita Heights, Kansas Best Center ........................ Wayne McKoy, Brookville L.l. Lutheran, N.Y. Best Forward ........................... Albert King, Brooklyn Ft. Hamilton, N.Y. Game of the Year ................... Lebanon, N.H. 63, Laconia, N.H. 61, (7 OTs)

Lake City Skyline. This top-notch roundbailer showed his mates the way to their second straight state title. In the process Vranes chalked up 21 points (on 61% shooting) and yanked down 17 rebounds per game. All of this prompted Skyline Coach Neil Roberts to call him "the best player ever in the state of Utah." Watch for him to help an already-good University of Utah bunch.

• The University of North Carolina recruited one of the most prolific scorers in the nation when they signed the best hoopster from the state of Georgia. AI Wood, the 6-6, 190-pound silky-smooth forward from Gray Jones County High School poured in 33 points and retrieved 17 rebounds per contest. The always-tough Tar Heels need a frontcourt replacement for the departed Walter Davis and Wood could be the man.

• Another man with giant-sized skills made his presence felt in Ohio this year; a 6-11, 220-pound center who ran, shot, rebounded and blocked shots was simply too much to handle for Columbus MarionFranklin's opponents. But Herb Williams' forte was defense. In fact, Coach Lorenzo Hunt called his prized pupil "the best defensive center in the nation". His 46point, 20-rebound and eight blocked shot explosion versus Columbus Central proved his offense wasn't too bad either. Ohio State beat off a bevy of college cage powerhouses (including UCLA) to sign Williams, who averaged 26.5 points and 16 boards a game.

• Rounding out our second unit are a spectacular set of guards. The first has shown as much collegiate potential for stardom as any of this year's outstanding backcourt performers, ranking right up there with Valentine and Lamp. Bridgeport Harding's Wes Matthews is a 6-2, 165-pound dynamo who tallied 30.5 points and 9.1 rebounds per game for Coach Jim Kish. His 58-point extravaganza against Fairfield Notre Dame was an unbelieveable display of basketball ability, but it was accomplished against an outclassed foe. However, even the best Connecticut cagers couldn't stop the Harding flash. His physical skills, intelligent play and unrelenting hustle brought misery to those un-

lucky enough to challenge him. Matthews showed his stuff at the recent Dapper Dan Classic (one of the top all-star contests in the nation) and walked away with the coveted MVP award.

• Holding down the other backcourt slot on this squad is 6-5, 195-pound Tracy Jackson, who handles the power guard or quick forward position equally well. The Burtonsville Paint Branch swingman averaged 32 points and 16 boards while pushing his team to a 24-3 mark and the Maryland Class B title. Coach Hank Galotta swears he has never seen a better prep player at getting up and down the floor.

Jackson, who finished with 2002 career points, will attend Notre Dame, where he hopes to follow in the footsteps of Adrian Dantley, another D.C. area performer from Hyattsville DeMatha. Another youngster on his way to Notre Dame and Coach Digger Phelps is New Jersey's finest, 6-6, 215-pound Kelly Tripucka of Bloomfield. The fourth son of Frank Tripucka, an All-America quarterback at Notre Dame, will take his 36 points and 20 rebounds per game to the Irish. Bloomfield Coach George Cella saw his powerful forward explode for 54 points in one game this year, but he believes Tripucka's biggest attribute might be his ability to get the ball out on the break. Yet this young man does so many things well that it's downright discouraging for the competition.

• Encouraging for the University of Florida is the fact that they signed their state's top player, Reggie Hannah of Titusville. The 6-8, 210-pound forward dropped in 28.7 points and took down 19.4 boards per contest for Coach Kirk Stewart's 25-5 club. The highly-coachable Hannah demonstrated excellent quickness and a fine shooting touch (60% from the field). His single-game highs of 53 points and 28 rebounds were also something to behold, and his 22.5 scoring index over his 86-game prep career showed the type of consistency for which every college coach is searching.

• James Ratiff, the 6-9 strongman for Washington Eastern, was found by the University of Tennessee's Ray Mears.

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King and Ernie Grunfeld, the Volunteers will need a player of Ratiffs caliber to take over. Another in the long line of outstanding D.C. products, Ratiff swished through 23 points and gathered in 17 rebounds each time he took the floor. If his troublesome knee causes no more problems he should be a dominant force in the collegiate ranks.

• Even more of an intimidator than Ratiff was a prepster from Colorado. This demon on the boards and super shotblocker managed to terrorize Pueblo East rivals all year long. Colorado Springs Wasson should be able to identify Dave Netherton for you. The 6-9, 205-pound pivotman merely dumped in 21 points, grabbed 31 rebounds and rejected 16 shots in a game against the stunned Wasson crew. "After overcoming an early season illness, Netherton finished with averages of 18.5 points and 14.3 boards per contest and elected to stay at home and play for the Unive.rsity of Colorado, which outlasted Arizona State and UCLA for his services.

• Still another blue chipper who chose to stay at home is 6-2, 165-pound Kevin Smith of Birmingham Brother Rice.

Offers came in from all over, but he selected the University of Detroit at the conclusion of his high school career. In his senior campaign, Smith came through with 25.9 points (on 57% shooting), 6.8 assists, 6 rebounds and 4 steals per contest. Indicative of his capabilities was his 47-point outburst versus Alpena, a feat he accomplished by hitting 23 of 28 field goal attempts. Coach Bill Norton's bread-andbutter performer has been called the best guard in the history of the Detroit Catholic League. We're calling him one of the best guards in the country.

• Teaming with Smith in the backcourt is Washington Dunbar's Ken Matthews, a 6-2 marksman who flipped in 29 points (mostly from long range) and handed out six assists per game. The highly-regarded D.C. eager also averaged five steals per contest against first-rate competition. His outstanding play lifted Coach Joe Dean Davidson's youthful outfit to 18 triumphs in 23 tries.

• Little-known Iona College raised some eyebrows when they outdid national cage powers Kentucky and Indiana for the services of 6-10, 225-pound Jeff Ruland of Lake Ronkonkoma Sachem. The third of four National Prep All-Americans from the state of New York was absolutely amazing in 1976-77, canning 29.5 points and retrieving 19 rebounds per game.

Coach Tim Clouser's superstar demonstrated some classic inside moves and a fine shooting touch, but his most dynamic weapon was the quick outlet pass. Ruland's high single-game marks were 40 points and 30 boards.

• The dominant boardman in the Pittsburgh area was Brashear's Sam Clancy, a 6-6, 225-pound terror under the basket. He

plowed his way for 22 markers and 20 rebounds a game in leading his squad to a trio of City championships, although West Philadelphia edged Coach Elmer Guckert's Brashear five 69-65 in a midseason showdown. Clancy will continue his hoop career at the University of Pittsburgh in the fall. While Clancy will join the Panther fold, a 6-6, 200-pound standout from East Chicago Washington is headed for Purdue. Drake Morris was really something special for Coach John Molodet's club, which finished 24-4 and picked up the second-place trophy in the Hoosier state. He averaged 24.8 points (53% from the field, 67% from the charity stripe) and 12 rebounds per game for the Senators. Also worth mentioning was his seasonal high of 51 points.

• San Antonio Burbank's Gil Salinas is another National Prep All-American who'll go to college and play basketball in the state of Indiana next year. The 6-11, 190-pound center will join Tripucka and Jackson in Digger Phelps' program at Notre Dame. His 20.8 points, 15.1 boards and seven blocked shots per contest guided his team to the Texas state semifinals. The slender .Salinas was basically known as a tremendous defensive pivotman, but his 2258 career points were ample proof of reasonable offensive ability.

• Kenny Page of Staten Island McKee taught his foes a thing or two in '76-'77.

Coach Mickey Burns' 6-4 swingman used a spectacular outside shot and his exceptional leaping ability to chalk up a 30-point per game scoring average. His nifty defensive play was a key factor in McKee's 23-1 campaign, their only loss coming in the City finals. Page will take his 60% field goal figure, his 89 free throw accuracy and his awesome potential to Ohio State. With Herb Williams inside and Kenny Page outside, the Buckeyes should be exciting and good!

• The very best prepster from the state of Massachusetts has probably already started packing his suitcase. He's planning a journey from the "Land of the Celtics" to the University of Oregon. Yes, Boston Don Bosco's Felton Sealey will suit up for Coach Dick Harter, who also tutored another Massachusetts All-American by the name of Ron Lee (Phoenix Suns). The muscular Sealey bucketed 22.9 points a game for Coach Kevin McKay's perennial toughies. And although the 6-4 forward won't score that much for the slow-down Ducks, he'll be a valuable asset nonetheless.

• The only Californian to land a National Prep All-America post is Cliff Robinson, the 6-8, 210-pound forwardcenter from Oakland Castlemont. Coach Dave Shigematsu's "instant offense" was really at the top of his game; he jammed in 25 points and grabbed off 17 boards per contest. Duplicating those figures in the collegiate ranks will be tough, but Robinson has all the tools. Coach Bob Boyd will watch his progress very closely at Southern Cal, and it's essential for youngsters like Robinson, Compton's Purvis Miller, Pasadena's Barry Brooks and Alhambra's

George Trojans lean years. fornia to have the the nation • But enjoyed Minneapolis really came season. his field points Coach pound points in quickness long. He's ton State variety.

• Setting up shop next to Griffin is Eddie Johnson, the 6-7 forward from Chicago Westinghouse. Coach Frank Lollino was the beneficiary of this hoopster's 23 points and 17 rebounds a game in '76-'77. Now it's time for the student to try his hand at a higher level, the University of Illinois.

Another inside performer with splendid statistics was Norm Anchrum, the 6-10, 225-pound pivotman from Birmingham Jones Valley who showed excellent mobility around the hoop. He also showed averages of 25 points and 23 rebounds per contest. Maximum efforts for the talented center were 38 points, 25 boards and 15 blocked shots; an impressive player with a bright future; a future he'll spend at the University of Alabama.

• Omaha North's Mike McGee is a 6-4 scoring specialist who can put the ball in the basket with anyone. That's not to say that the rest of his game isn't up to par. He displayed fine collegiate potential in many areas, particularly on the offensive boards.

Rivals found his 38-point scoring average extremely offensive, but nobody effectively slowed him down, much to the delight of Coach Bob Murray. One of the most heavily recruited players in the history of the state is headed for the University of Michigan.

• Rounding out our All-America squad is a little guy who can really sky. Jeffersonville's Tommy Baker, a 6-1, 180-pound Quinn Buckner-type backcourt performer, took advantage of his 40-inch vertical leaping ability to glide above the competition all year. Besides jumping center for the skillful Red Devils, he checked in with 15.2 points, six rebounds and six assists per contest. When asked to comment on Baker's overall talent, Coach George Marshall replied, "You can find players who are better shooters, better passers, better ballhandlers and better rebounders; but you will find very few players that do as many things as well as Thomas." Obviously Bobby Knight agreed. Even before this youngster was named the MVP on the recent U.S. High School Olympic team which nailed down the international title in Germany, the successful Indiana University coach had secured Baker's signature on the dotted line.

And that's the line on this year's best.

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It was a good year made great by these 30 remarkable All-Americans. But an exciting 1977-78 roundball campaign is nearly upon us so watch for pre-season coverage in our next issue.

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the opening tip, West Philadelphia looked like the class of the nation's high school basketball teams. And when the buzzer had sounded on the '76-'77 season, the Speedboys had done nothing at all to Alabama: Earl Banks, Birmingham Holy vary that opinion. They had lived up to Family; Bobby Cattage, Huntsville Johnson; their reputation, not an easy chore by any Lewis Card, Auburn; Carl Mitchell, Dothan; Ken Johnson, Phenix City Central; Rory means for youngsters of that age.

White, Tuskegee Institute; Vernon Jackson, Coach Joe Goldenberg's cagers proved Birmingham Parker; Chris Giles, Birmingthemselves against 30 straight" opponents, ham Parker; Taylor Hart, Eufaula; Perry including such notables as Pittsburgh Oden, Siluria Thompson; Oliver Robinson, Brashear, Baltimore Dunbar, Washington Birmingham Woodlawn; Tony Ellis, Birming(D.C.) St. John's and Washington (D.C.) ham Woodlawn; Rory Campbell, BirmingMcKinley. That adds up to some ham Hayes; Tim Francis, Trussville Hewittextremely impressive figures. West Philly Trussville; Daniel Dozier, Mobile Shaw; Ron Greathouse, Birmingham Homewood; Brian has recorded a sizzling 79-2 mark over the Coleman, Decatur; Marvin Wesley, West last three years and they're currently ridBlocton· Tim Thomas, Trinity West Morgan; ing a 43-game winning streak. In addiAnthony Hicks, Birmingham Ramsay; Melvin tion, the Speedboys have snared the Public Files, Midfield.

League title the last four seasons and the Alaska: John Reitmeier, Anchorage City crown the last three campaigns.

Diamond· Claude Butler. East Anchorage.

Although All-American Gene Banks, Arizona: Mike Naderer, Scottsdale Arcadia; rising superstar Clarence Tillman and Stanley Smith, East Phoenix; Lafayette Lever, Tucson Pueblo; Greg Cook, Tucson playmaker Darryl Warwick were the backSunnyside; David Vann, Tucson; Cecil Neal, bone of the country's top team, each player Phoenix Carl Hayden; Bobby Hancock, on the roster contributed heavily. Joe Safford; Doug Purdom, Mesa Westwood; Garrett, Mike Nichols, Mike Powell, Max Hamblin, Page; Barry Lindsey, Wellton Terry Scott, James Thomas, Burt Biggs, Antelope. Arkansas: James Crockett, Vince Ross, Randy Barr and Greg Helena Central; Ulysses Reed, Pine Bluff; McKinley all handled the pressure and Willie Scott, Little Rock Hall; Scott Blackperformed well when called upon. well, Fayetteville; Tracy Fancher, Fay~tte­ ville; Keith Peterson, Little Rock Parkvtew; The dominating figure of AllTim Porter, Marmaduke; Bobby DuckAmerican Wayne McKoy loomed very worth, Hamburg. large for Brookville Long Island Lutheran California: Purvis Miller, Compton; Tom this year. It wasn't easy for opponents to Freeman, Lynwood; Tyren Naulls, Lynwoo~; look past the big center either. Lutheran Leonel Marquetti, Los Angeles Verbum De!; posted 19 triumphs in 20 decisions and Maurice Williams, Los Angeles Verbum Det; were rated the outstanding team in the Marvin Deloatch, Novato; Tony Anderson, state of New York for most of the winter.

Victorville Victor Valley; Henry Johnson, Los Angeles Manual Arts; Dave Shepard, Los Indicative of their capabilities were a 94-64 Angeles Manual Arts; Barry Brooks, Pasapasting of AII-Amencan Albert King's Ft. dena; Dale Cooke, Pasadena; Phil Barner, Hamilton club, plus two offensive extravaOakland Fremont; Dan Larson, Ventura; . ganzas of 121 and 133 points. Coach Ed Greg Goorjian, La Crescenta Crescenta Visscher's hoopsters really put some points Valley; Sam Williams, Los Angeles Weston the board this winter and it paid off. chester; John Smith, San Francisco Wilson; Columbus Linden-McKinley, behind Michael Johnson, Los Angeles Crenshaw; the dynamite play of Todd Penn, Sterling Michael Zeno, Gardena Serra; Mike Mitchell, San Bruno Capuchino; Mitchell Lilly, Williams, John Davis and James Davis, San Diego Madison; Brett Barnett, Glenknocked off an excellent Barberton outfit dale; Mark Snow, La Mesa Helix; Mark 80-74 before 14,000 spectators in the finals McNamera, San Jose Del Mar; Guy to bring home the top prize in Ohio. The Williams, Oakland Bishop O'Dowd; Jacque tricky penetrator Penn sparked his mates Tuz, Newport Corona del Mar; Alex Black, Newport Corona del Mar; Russell Brown, TOP TWENTY TEAMS Inglewood; Doug Marty, Long Beach Millikan· John White, Long Beach Millikan; Rich 1. West Philadelphia, Pa. . ..... (30-0) Dav'is, Alta Lorna; George Ratkovich, Alham2. Brookville L.l. Lutheran, N.Y .. (19-1) bra; Manuel Johnson, Long Beach Poly; ~im 3. Columbus McKinley, Ohio ... (26-0) Reason, Fresno Roosevelt; Dave McGwre, 4. Louisville Ballard. Kentucky .. (35-2) Industry Workman; Daryl Theus, Los 5. Wichita Heights, Kansas ..... (23-0) · Angeles Locke; Michael Wilson, Carson; 6. Alexandria T.C. Williams, Va. (28-0) Mike Gay, San Diego Henry; Dave Parrott, 7. Lansing Everett, Michigan ... (27-1) San Jose Milly; Bart Bauer, Campolino; 8. Barberton, Ohio ............. (25-1) Greg Howard, Oakland Fremont; Ken 9. Pittsburgh Fox Chapel, Pa. . . (29-1) Hardin, Oakland Fremont; Rick Paulson, 10. Oakland Fremont, California . (25-1) Stockton St. Mary's; Ron Cornelius, Santa 11. Long Branch, New Jersey ... (30-0) Ana Valley; Steve Trumbo, Orange El 12. Peoria Central, Illinois ....... (29-2) Modena; Russ Dyer, San Jose Branham; 13. Baltimore Dunbar, Maryland . (23-1) Rich Collins, Channel Islands; AI Delisle, 14. Washington St. John's,D.C ... (27-4) Placer.

15. Pasadena, California ........ (29-3) Colorado: Jack Magno, Boulder; Craig 16. Salt Lake Skyline, Utah ...... (26-1) Austin, Wheat Ridge; Scott Courts, Arvada 17. Lackawanna, New York ...... (24-0) West; Tom Chambers, Boulder Fairview; 18. Selma, Alabama ............ (29-4) Dean Christian, Mullen; Ken Reed, West19. Pine Bluff, Arkansas : ....... (30-1) minster Ranum; Harold Chambliss. Denver 20. Metairie Arch. Rummel, La ... (31-4) Washington; Tony Roberts, Denver continued on page 47

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Behind the dynamite play of Todd Bell, Columbus Linden-McKinley took the magic out of Barberton's 51-game winning streak, 80-74, before 14,000 spectators at Ohio State. Here he sails through the Middies' defense in another big win.

with 20 points and six assists per contest as they steamed past 26 stunned rivals.

Particularly sweet were a 61-48 victory over Columbus Marion-Franklin in theregional finals and a 74-69 win versus Cincinnati LaSalle in the state semifinals. It was a year to remember for Coach Jene Davis, whose fast-breaking, full-court pressing teams have compiled a 65-12 slate in his three years at Linden.

Another in a long line of super high school basketball teams from the state of Kentucky was Louisville Ballard. They marched past 35 opponents while experiencing only two losses all year. The big three for Coach Richard Schmidt in '76'77 were All-American Jeff Lamp, Lee Raker and Jerry Eaves. Collectively, these three standouts hit for about 55 points every time they took the court. Norman Miller and Curtis Jeffries also played key roles for Ballard, who outdistanced their rivals by approximately 20 points per contest. This squad averaged an unbelievable 57% from the floor and a solid 72% from the charity stripe during the regular season. That type of shooting held up at the state tourney and was far too much for Campbellsville Taylor County, Owingsville Bath County, Owensboro and Valley Station Valley to handle.

Wichita Heights was enjoying as much success in Kansas as Ballard was in Kentucky. Coach Lafayette Norwood had the horses, namely All-American Darnell Valentine, Antoine Carr, Adolphus Holden and Calvin Alexander, to put together an undefeated campaign. And that's exactly what his club did, stringing 23 straight for the excited Heights supporters.

In fact, this squad was rarely even tested during the entire season. They easily ran past Coach George Czaplinski's Kansas City Wyandotte crew 92-52 to grab the Class SA crown.

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continued With six players averagin~ in double figures, Alexandria T.C. W11Iiams had things pretty much their own way in Virginia this year. Coach Mike Hynson's cage crew got fine production from stalwarts Craig Harris ( 18.5 ppg), George Richardson (15.0), Willie Jackson ( 14.8), Anthony Young (11.5), Frank Holloway (I 1.4) and Reggie Davidson (I 1.3). That kind of balance frequently spells success and it certainly did in this case. T.C. Williams clobbered 28 consecutive opponents by an average of nearly 22 points a game. Closest calls for the eventual state champions were a couple of three-point wins in the regionals and a four-point victory against Richmond Henrico in the state semifinals. From there, this sensational group coasted past Roanoke William Fleming 95-63 and picked up their trophy.

Rating right with T.C. Williams was Lansing Everett's powerhouse squad led by All-American Earvin Johnson. Under the direction of Coach George Fox, the topranked Michigan prep outfit posted a nifty 27-1 slate. In the process they pumped through 49.2% of their field goal attempts and outscored their rivals by an amazmg 36 markers per contest. Besides Johnson, the ringleaders were Larry Hunter, Paul Dawson, Jamie Huffman, Dale Beard, Bruce Fields, Tony Daniel and Dean Hartley. A talented Lansing Eastern team spoiled Everett's bid for an unblemished seasonal mark with a 70-62 mid-season upset, but Coach Fox's champions prevailed in the other two meetings between the clubs. Everett definitely wound up the year in style, besting Saginaw 48-40 in the semifinals and Birmingham Brother Rice 62-56 in the state finals.

As mentioned before, Barberton bowed to Linden-McKinley 80-74 in the finals and lost a chance at their second state championship in a row. The Magics' 51game winning streak also was destroyed, so it wasn't a real enjoyable evening for Carter Scott, Mark Bodnar, Marty Bodnar, Fred Grisby and friends; but they've had their moments. Coach Jack Greynolds' pressing defense probably would have won the game for Barberton 1f Linden-McKinley's Todd Penn hadn't been around. The little backcourt ace was the key figure in handing the Magics their fourth loss in their last 76 contests stretching over the past three campaigns. They finished 25-1 in '76-'77 and definitely were one of the outstanding prep outfits in the country.

The second best team from Pennsylvania and the ninth-ranked squad in the nation was Pittsburgh Fox Chapel. This unit captured the state Class 3A trophy (West Philadelphia competes for the City title only) by undercutting Steelton-Highspire 81-71. That allowed Fox Chapel to close out their fine campaign with a barely tarnished 29-1 slate. Quality performers Stu Lyon and Gene Thorpe were near perfect too. And Coach Rick Keebler had to be pleased with the way things progressed.

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With high wire acts performed by the likes of Calvin Maddox (14), national power Baltimore Dunbar won 23 of 24 games during rough and tumble schedule in the East. Out West, Salt Lake City Skyline, with All-American Danny Vranes (23) in the lineup, won back-to-back titles in Utah's AAAA league, playing before record crowds in both Salt Lake and Provo.

The best hoop five in the West was Oakland Fremont, an outfit which under the tutelage of Coach Leo Allamanno (in his 23rd year at the school) battled past some stiff competition to win all the marbles. The Northern California titlists finished 25-1, stumbling only to archrival Oakland Castlemont 58-57 in double overtime. Fortunately for Fremont fans, that defeat didn't hurt much. The Tigers, who got memorable performances from Phil Barner (18.5 ppg), Ken Hardin, Vernon May, Greg Howard and Tony Dawson, had already bested Castlemont twice earlier in the year. The rest was easy as they breezed past Stockton St. Marys, San Jose Del Mar and Alameda St. Josephs to earn the number ten slot in our rankings.

New Jersey's outstanding squad was Long Branch, a skillful five who really poured it on this year. Coach Gerald Matthews took advantage of his good overall team balance and led his cagers to a perfect 30-0 seasonal ledger. And when Coach Thomas Gotsill and his Ridgefield Park unit had fallen in the Class III finals, the crown belonged to Long Branch.

The first place spot in Illinois went to Peoria Central, a team that relied very heavily on its talented frontcourt. Seniors Ernie Banks, Dwayne Banks, Percy Neal and Marc Utley combined to drop through two of every three points the Lions scored.

Also performing well for Coach Bruce Boyle were guards Ed Ruffin and Tony Gower. Peoria gained the title by decisioning Springfield Lanphier 72-62 in the state finals. That big-game triumph, their 29th of the year against only two losses, was especially nice, since Lanphier had handled the Lions 70-57 in the year's initial contest. But there was little doubt who was the better team when it counted the most.

Four skillful seniors and a junior sparkplug guided Baltimore Dunbar to

another excellent hoop campaign. The Poets finished 23-1 and utilized outstanding efforts form 6-7 senior Ernest Graham (22 ppg, 17 reb), 6-3 senior Steve Wallace (I 8 ppg, 7 reb, 5 assists), 6-4 senior Jerry Smith (12 ppg, 10 reb), 6-4 senior Tony Roane (10 ppg, 12 reb) and 5-10 junior Calvin Maddox (13 ppg, 7 assists) to capture the City title. The lone defeat suffered

by Coach Bob Wade's outfit was a seasonending 80-65 loss to West Philadelphia in a matchup of two traditional Eastern prep powerhouses. And even though they d1dn't nail down that win, everyone knew Dunbar could play.

Washington (D.C.) St. Johrf's tackled a grueling schedule with a great deal of gusto - and a sizeable share of talent. The result was a satisfying 27-4 mark, including three victories over a highly-regarded Hyattsville (Md.) DeMatha cage squad.

Leading the way for St. John's, an all-male high school with about 800 students attending, were 6-3 Mark Pitchford (18.9 ppg), 6-10 Justin Ellis (13.1 ppg, 10.3 reb) and 6-0 Dennis Dempsey (I I. 9 ppg, 5 assists). Junior Billy Barnes and senior Bobby Boyd provided necessary support.

Somewhat disappointing for Coach Joe Gallagher, who had directed his teams to a splendid 608-216 record in thirty years of coaching, was the Cadets' 71-56 defeat at the hands of West Philadelphia. But an 8372 bonanza over tough Washington (D.C.) McKinley, giving St. John's the City crown, and a very successful three-game outing at the Dominican Republic Tournament, which the Cadets won, were high points in '76-'77.

Worthy of the number fifteen post in the national rankings was Pasadena, the 4A CIF Southern Section winners for the first time in the institution's history. The Bulldogs dethroned defending champ Long Beach Poly 56-49 in the finals to hand Coach George Terzian the coveted crown.

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Pine Bluff barged past 30 of 31 rivals to earn a couple of titles in Arkansas. With Jerry Rook coaching and superstar Ulysses Reed shining, the Zebras first decisioned Little Rock Hall67-62 to annex the Class 4A crown and then outlasted a . scrappy Osceola five to win the overall state championship. Giving Reed, the fine 6-2 performer who scored 20 a game, a hand were William Hall (12.5), Kevin Crass (10.9) and Kenneth Conley (10.5).

Aside from a mid-season conference defeat to Little Rock Parkview, Pine Bluff had a thoroughly enjoyable season.

Meanwhile Metairie Archbishop Rummel had a fine time in Louisiana.

Utilizing excellent depth and good fundamentals, the '76-'77 edition posted a classy 31-4 seasonal mark. Coach Jim Robarts received brilliant efforts from Wade Blundell, Dean Carpenter, Barry Barocco and ¡Don Schneider. Blundell, for example, shot 56% from the field, hit 90% from the free throw line and averaged over 20 points a game. At the same time, Barocco canned 84% of his charity tosses and handed out a remarkable 200 assists. At the state playoffs the Raiders put down New Orleans McDonogh, South Terrebonne and Monroe Carroll before takin~ on and disposing of DeRidder, 52-48, m the chamâ&#x20AC;˘ pionship finale.

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All-America Girls Name, School, State, Height, Year Scoring Geri Grigsby, McDowell, Kentucky, 5-5, senior .............................. 49.6 45.0 Bonnie Buchanan, May, Texas, 5-10, senior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mary Boatwright, Memphis Carver, Tennessee, 5-7, senior . . . . . . . . . . ... 40.1 Taryn Baohis, Albuquerque Eldorado, New Mexico, 5-10, senior . . . . . . . . .

27.4 Alice Butler, Lanham DuVal, Maryland, 5-7, senior .......................... 25.6 Susan Chylsket, Grand Rapids Forest Hills, Michigan, 5-10, senior ........... 28.0 Dru Cox, Plainfield, Indiana, 5-10, senior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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32.5 Denise Curry, Davis, California, 6-1, senior . . . . . . . . . .

Mary Coyle, West Philadelphia Catholic, 5-7, junior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18.2 Patty Coyle, West Philadelphia Catholic, 5-7, junior ........................ 17.1 Chandra Cheesborough, Jacksonville Ribault, Florida, 5-7, senior 23.0 Tracy Dickson, Cleveland Bradley Central, Tennessee, 5-8, senior...... . . .

25.9 36.9 Angie Donner, Piggott, Arkansas, 5-10, senior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

27.5 Jeanne Eggart, Walla Walla, Washington, 5-7, senior . . . . . . . . . . .

Brenda House, Wray, Colorado, 5-8, senior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.7 Nell Fortner, New Braunfels, Texas, 6-0, senior ............................. 45.3 26.0 Liz Lukschu, Owensboro Catholic, Kentucky, 6-4, senior . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ann Moon, Angleton, Texas, 5-10, senior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

38.0 Kim Maddox, Los Angeles, California, senior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25.8 Linda McKinney, Bolivar Central, Tennessee, 5-10, senior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

32.0 Cindy Noble, Frankfort Adena, Ohio, 6-4, senior . . . .............

21.8 Jaima Oxley, Fallbrook, California, 5-7, senior ... ~. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

24.6 LaTaunya Pollard, East Chicago Roosevelt, Indiana, 5-9, soph . . . . . . . . .

25.0 Pam Reeves, Ashbury Park, New Jersey, 5-10, senior . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

26.9 21.6 Tammie Ramstad, Independence Truman, Missouri, 6-2, senior . . . . . . . . .

21.0 Lydia Rountree, Elm City, North Carolina, 5-7, senior . . . . . .

Diana Supstiks, Des Moines Hoover, Iowa, 5-10, senior . . . . . . . . . . .

48.6 Tammy Siefkes, Buhler, Kansas, 5-8, senior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ 17.5 31.9 Cindy Seese, Perry, Ohio, 5-9, senior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lynette Woodard, Wichita North, Kansas, 6-0. senior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

33.0 Patrice Walker, Yonkers Gorton, New York, 5-11, senior . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Geri Grigsby, National Prep's 1917 Basketball Player of the Year, is living proof that big prizes come in small packages. The valedictorian of her graduating high school class at McDowell, Kentucky, this 5-foot, 5-inch daredevil has talent to burn, makes straight A's, writes sports stories, plays the saxophone in the school band, was the vice-president of McDowell's Drama Club and scored more points than any girl in the history of Kentucky high school basketball: 4,385 varsity points in four years, averaging 46.1 points per game in 95 games with a career single-game high of 81 against F eds Creek.

This year she scored 1,885 points during a 32-6 season for a 49.6 average, besting her junior mark of 45.8. She scored 66 points against Sheldon Clark last March and her career total is a state record for both boys and girls. Coach John Turner's prize pupil shot 50.5% from the field, 74% from the line, averaged seven assists per game and five rebounds. She says she had trouble keeping her temper when opponents resorted to pinching, biting and tripping her in attempts to hold down her scoring. Obviously, it didn't work, and with Grigsby in the lineup, McDowell averaged 81.2 points per game to their opponents' 53.8.

Bonnie Buchanan, a 5-10 senior from May, Texas, scored 4,713 points in 140 games for a 33.5 career averaging with a

shooting percentage of 69%. She drilled the nets for I, 753 points this season in 39 games for a 45.0 average, scoring 50 or more points in nine games. Her high was 69 against AAA San Angelo Lakeview. In a conference game against Zephyr in her junior year, Bonnie scored 74 points. She broke two Texas Class B state records at Austin, hitting 26 of 29 free throws in one game while scoring 94 points in two games.

Memphis Carver, Tennessee, produced 5-7 sharpshooter Mary Boatwright, who scored I ,203 points during a 24-5 season for a 40-plus average. In 80 varsity games she totaled 3,288 points. In the Land of Enchantment, Taryn Bachis scored 604 points in 22 games for the defending New Mexico AAAA champs, who fell in the finals snapping a 52-game winning streak. She hit 51.6% of her shots for a 27.4 total. Alice Butler averaged 25.6 points for an 18-2 Lanham DuVal club which landed the Maryland state championship. She also grabbed 18 rebounds per game; her highest was 39 points and 31 rebounds; her career high was 44 points and 33 rebounds.

Tracy Dickson, a pre-season AllAmerican for powerful Bradley Central, Tennessee, totaled 902 points, 76 rebounds, 40 recoveries and 47 assists for last year's national champions. This season her Bearettes finished 33-2 and missed their bid for a third consecutive

state title. Forest Hills High School lost six games this season in Michigan competition, but it wasn't because they lacked a super star. Senior Susan Chylsket averaged 28 points with an amazing 71.3 field goal percentage and an 87.6 free throw performance. She also grabbed 16 rebounds per game and shot a "picture perfect" jumper which was deadly from eight to 20 feet, using the backboard or the rim.

Dru Cox guided Plainfield to two consecutive regular seasons of play in Indiana, totaling I, 176 points during a three-year varsity career. Among her school records are a string of 15 straight field goals over a two-game span, a 17-for-19 shooting performance from the field and a better than 50% shooting mark from the floor. Denise Curry, a 6-1, 170-pound forward bound for UCLA, averaged 32.5 points and 18 rebounds per game for Davis, California.

She scored 45 points twice and 69.3% of her field goals and 82% of her free throws fell through.

The best backcourt act in the country?

Try the twin set at West Philadelphia Catholic, Mary and Patty Coyle. Both juniors, these two can do it all: pass, shoot, drive and score. Mary averaged 18.2 points and Patty 17.1 for head coach Dolores Purcell. Way down south, Florida produced one of the finest schoolgirls in the land, gifted Chandra Cheeseborough of PREP I SEPT.-OCT. 1977

Jacksonville Ribault. During an outstanding prep career, "Cheese" won a gold medal in both the I 00 and 200-meter dashes at the Pan American Games, participated in the 1976 Olympics in both sprints and the 400 meter relay, averaged 23.0 points a game for her high school basketball team and guided them through a successful 25-1 campaign.

Angie Donner of Piggott, Arkansas, averaged 36.9 points each game this season, scoring 923 points for a 25-4 club. The game high was 60 and she hit 53% from the floor and 76% from the line. She also holds the Class A state record in the discus. The youngest gal on this year's dream team is 5-9 sophomore LaTaunya Pollard of East Chicago Washington, who averaged 25.0 points per game and could be the girl to watch in the future in the Midwest.

Jeanne Eggart has been a starter at Walla Walla for three years. This season her team finished 23-1 and third in the Washington state tournament. She averaged 27.5 points while dishing out 274 assists, grabbing 141 rebounds (as a guard) and scoring 600 points. In addition, Jeanne in the number-one spiker on the state championship volleyball team and placed first in the state last year in the javelin.

Wray High School won the Colorado AA title again and Brenda House was again MVP. The 5-8 senior excelled in defense and managed to average 20.7 points in the process. Like Jeanne Eggart, Brenda excelled in volleyball and track as well. · Texas lands another All-American in 6-0 senior Nell Fortner, who drilled the oil fields for a 45.3 average as a senior and 39.0 as a junior. Her high game was 68 points against San Marcos when she hit 25 of 45 from the field and 18 of 21 from the charity strip. The University of Kentucky has landed 6-4 center Liz Lukschu of Owensboro Catholic. Her stats on the season: 26.0 average scoring, 21 rebounds each game, five blocked shots and an 80% free throw percentage. She's also another "A" student.

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National power Bradley Central of Cleveland, Tennessee, finished 33-2 on the season; All-American Tracy Dickson scored 902 points for the Bearettes, who just missed a chance at three titles in a row.

Ann Moon of Angleton, Texas (National Prep, June/ July) rounded out her fabulous career with a whopping 38.0 scoring average, hitting 54% of her shots from the field. Her team reached the state semifinals where she scored 36 points, but her club fell 79-61 to eventual AAAA champion Dallas South Oak Cliff.

Kim Maddox of Los Angeles High. is the best female basketball prospect in the Southland. Last year she averaged 25.8 points and 15 rebounds per game for a team that went 16-0. She can shoot well up to 22 feet, has great court sense and plays continued with enthusiasm.

Best Of The Rest Arizona Diane Beecroft, Wellton Antelope; Jamie Gale, Flagstaff Coconino; California - Lucy Casarez, Chula Vista Bonita Vista; Colleen Galloway, Hayward ·Moreau· Terri Huff Salinas Notre Dame; Colorado- Jane QUimby, Grand Junction; Connecticut - K~lley Camp, West Haven; Georgia - Debbie Groover, Canton Cherokee· Indiana - Sharon Schreyer, Logansport; Iowa - Lu Ann Dwinell, AdeiDeSoto; Jo Ann Tjaden, Lake View-Auburn; Kim Peters, Andrew; Jill Hardin, Mediapolis; Kelly Prescott, Rockwell City; ~~rry Crafton.. West Burlington; Kentuck¥Trudi Smialek Louisville Seneca; Lou1s1ana - V1ck1e Thibodeaux, Lacassine; Maryland- Margie Hook, Baltimore Mt. De Sales Academy; Cathy Hanrahan: Roc~ville Academy; Massachusetts - Cheryl Murtagh, Peabody B1sh?P _Fenw1ck; Ga1l Koz1ara, Chicopee Comprehensive; Naomi .Grav~s •.w~st ~ampto~; M1c~1ga~ -Doreen Grote, Marine City· Abby Currier, Lake C1ty; MISSISSIPPI - Anme Laune W1thermgton, Amory Hatley; Pa~ McDonald, Walnut Grove South Leake; New Je.rsey - Kris .Kirschner, Union Catholic· Louise Leimkun1er, Haddonfield; New Mex1co - Debb1e Leeper, Albuquerque D~l Norte; Gail Cozzens, .Portales; New .York-:- Debbie Williams, Niagara Falls LaSalle· North Carolina - Apnlle Shaffer, H1gh Pomt Andrews; Teresa Holt, Gibsonville Eastern Guilford; Donita Ferguson, Thomasville; Ohio -'-- Amy Prichard, Lima Bath; Candy Pfeiffer, Waverly; Myra Waters, Toledo Libbey; Denette Kolb, Lakeside Danbury; Oklahoma- Jenna Myers, Ada Byng; Oregon-- Maureen Clifford, Portland St. Mary's Academy; Pennsylvania - Debt;Ji~ Descano, Drexel Hill Archbishop Prendergast; Debbie Christman, Emmaus; Jane Blelsel, ~hlladelph•a Arch~IShOJ) Ryan; June Olkowski, Philadelphia St. Mana Gorett1; L1sa Orti_IP. Nomstown; Tnsh Enckson, Oil City; Tennessee - Jerry Lyn.n Harper, Jefferson C1ty; Texas - ~o .A!ln Lefr_1dge, Victoria; Christi Capps, Duncanville; Renee Southers, Duncanville; V1rgm1a - Gmger Rouse, Norfolk Robinson; Jeanne Ruark, Poquoson; Washington- Carol Jane Sealey, Bellevue Sammamish; Gail Goodman, Seattle Garfield.

Washington; Mark Ewton, Lewis Palmer; Vincent White, Mullen. Connecticut: Cornelius Thompson, Middletown; John Garris, Bridgeport Bassick; John Davis, Norwalk McMahon; Clay Johnson, Waterbury Holy Cross; Charles Ashe, New Haven Hillhouse; Dan Harrigan, Trumbull St. Josephs; John Pinone, Hartford South Catholic; Steve Ayers, Hartford South Catholic; Mike McKay, Bridg~port Harding; Charlie Moore, New Haven Wilbur Cross; Chris White, Waterbury Kaynor Tech.

Delaware: Mark Harris, Wilmington Brandywine; Jim Freel, New Castle St. Mark's; Tony Washam, Wilmington Concord; Scott Jungles, Wilmington Concord; Joel Coppadge, Dover; Tony Lesense, Dover; Tom Sopkanich, William Penn.

District of Columbia: Claude Gregory, Coolidge; Phil Ward, Coolidge; Ed Swails, McKinley Tech; Gary Jordan, McKinley Tech; Andrew Corbin, Woodson; Brandon Jackson, Woodson; Justin Ellis, St. John's; Mark Pitchford, St. John's; Joe Holston, Dunbar; Tyrone Askew, Dunbar; Eric Dozier, CArroll; Eric Tennille, CArroll; Moe Young, Mackin; Rodney Wright, Eastern; Steve Blackmon, Eastern; Joe Brawner, Spingarn.

Florida: Wilmore Fowler, Palmetto; Oliver Lee, Deland; Kevin Lewis, Deland; Bob Parks, Clearwater; Buzz Moultry, Hialeah-Miami Lakes; Walter Campbell, Stuart Martin County; Charles Jones, Stuart Martin County; Anthony Carter, Riviera Beach Suncoast; Elijah Jackson, Lakeland; Hiram Green, Bartow; Ed Lamar, Plant City; Jimmy Cotton, Gulf Breeze; Arthur Cartwright, Miami Jackson; Clarence James, Tampa Robinson; Jimmy Martin, Tampa Robinson; Willie Porter, Tampa Jefferson; Harold Smith, Tallahassee Leon; Pernell Tookes, Orlando Boone; Billy Mims, Jacksonville Paxon; Bo Peeples, Leesburg; Clinton Curtis, Orlando Edgewater; Robert McNealy, Greensboro; Mike Floyd, Orlando Evans; Herman Lee, Miami Carol City; James Thomas, Ft. Lauderdale Nova; Andre Byrd, Ft. Lauderdale Nova; Ed Chatman, Leesburg; Ed Raines, Ocala Forest; Bryan Morris, Miami Curley; Carl Roberson, St. Augustine St. Joseph's; Brad Walker, Jacksonville Beach Fletcher; David Williams, Pensacola; Mike Ryals, Mount Dora; Ira Fluitt, Miami Springs; Ingram Purvis, Ocala Vanguard; Darrell Mcintosh, Pensacola Washington; Jackie Robinson, Ft. Pierce Central.

Georgia: Charles Carter, Alamo Wheeler County; Ted Benson, Atlanta Westminster; Terry Fair, Macon Southwest; Skip Taylor, Macon Southwest; Renault Moultrie, Savannah; Scott Parker, Roswell; Frank Lemmons, Cordele Crisp County; Charles Harris, Macon Mount De Sales; Lee Goza, Norcross Greater Atlanta Christian; Scott Williams, Warner Robbins; Frank Elliott, LaGrange; Dexter Coleman, LaGrange; Darryl Lovett, LaGrange; Kenneth Hall, Atlanta Brown; Paul Harvey, Atlanta Brown; Calvin Richardson, Moultrie; Anthony Harris, Gainesville East Hall; Greg Hill, Atlanta Turner; Carlton Hendrix, Atlanta Southwest; Pete MacBeth, Marietta Wheeler; Ronald Walker, Atlanta Harper; Dennis Lofton, Louisville; Ollie ·Harris, Dalton.

Hawaii: Tim Harris, Wahiawa Leilehua; Dave O'Connor, Honolulu St. Louis; Mike Lam, Honolulu Punahou; Paul Malama, Honolulu Kamehameha. Idaho: Brian Welch, Boise Capital; Gary Furniss, Driggs Teton; Larry Tobler, Pocatello Highland; Jeff Brudie, Idaho Falls Boonesville; Don Bald-

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All-America Honorable Mfl•tllen continued win, Idaho Falls. lllinoill: Buffalo Grove; Mark Westinghouse; Norm Westinghouse; Greg Jones, Joliet Central; King; Theodore Grubbs, Darius Smith, rado; Barry Quincy; Ed White, Summit Argo; Kevin Dana Dunson, Rlr"'"'i"""'"" ton, Bloomington; LaSalle; Ray Rhone, Ernie Banks, Peoria derber, Lincoln; Mike Plese, Joliet West; cago St. Michaels Hinsdale South; Curtis Lincoln; Jody Shoop, Melvin Maxwell, Chicago Welch, Carbondale; Mike James Orr, Marion; Mark cago Luther Island Eisenhower; Mark Smith, Peoria l'llrcht<rnnrl"'' Oak Lawn St. mick, Ottawa; Jim ,.,.,,,.KAS. 'ofllf{;"'"" Rice; Bruce Johnson, Hatchett, West Aurora; cago Parker; Mitchell Metro; Scott Parzych, Steve McCuiston, Proviso Byrd, Chicago Kenwood; Larry Chicago DuSable; R!ck Johnson, Manual; Jeff Ryan, Winnetka Trier Raymond McCoy, l';1131oom Township; Mike Cl wood; Terry Turner, ""'"'"'""'"'" Mike Henry, Elgin Chicago Weber; Thornton; Walt Tech; Crawford c<,·h"'~"'" Bellevue

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finished 22~2. losing twice to c-ampions by a total of Tammie also stars in volleywhere she has high jumped discus 120-8 and the shot meets this season she won awards.

Rountree (National Prep, finished the season with average, clearing the boards making five assists and times per outing. She the North Carolina AA a 25-0 record, and the plans to attend East '""'u""'"'" and play both basketbasketball is queen in the best was Diana Moines Hoover. The 5-10 over 48 points per game, of 82: She totaled 1362 2938 during her career She hit 26 free throws on the season and 844 in was a perfect 21 for 21 Siefkes moved to farand played well enough to to its second straight During her contriCrusaders' fourth state title Tammy scored 968 career 372 rebounds, passed times for assists and stole it Cindy Seese averaged 31.9 shooting performance In two seasons the 5-9 her team through a 28-4 averaging 29.9 points each Walker of Yonkers Gorton, points and 21 rebounds coach called her "the best player to come out of Metropolitan area."

Woodard will go down in the finest girl cagers in In three years she led a record of 59 wins and averaged 28 points as a already the dominating force League. Better yet, she the state SA championState title (all classes year she helped her team but they had to settle for falling to eventual state by four points. As a vowed that North would the state tournament she in three games and 36 finals against Hutchinson seconds left to go, she length of the court and feet out to win the game, out her career by averand 20 rebounds per game. averaged five steals and four During her varsity career points in 62 games for an points per game. "I have one-o.n·<)ne with many basketball and girls, and Lynette " insists her coach,

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Bill Walton and the Portland Blazers were beating Philadelphia in the NBA championship series, a 6-1 guard from San Diego Madison was grinning from ear to ear. One month earlier, Mitchell Lilly broke Walton's San Diego County scoring record of 29.9 points per game, averaging 31.9 as his team finished 19-9 during the course of the season. He also set a single-game mark of 61 points against San Diego High, but the season record which belonged to Walton, a Helix High grad from La Mesa, now belongs in the record book at Madison High.

A Thalidomide victim in Death Valley last season starred in three different sports playing with only one hand. In Shoshone, young Lanton Kame who made the AllCIF small school basketball team, was a starting end and linebacker for Death Valley's football team, and the starting center fielder on the baseball squad. Eighteen years ago he was a Thalidomide baby.

His mother took the sedative twice during pregnancy and Lanton was born with a right arm that ends just below the elbow.

More than 6,000 babies were born in Europe and the United States with birth defects caused by side effects from the drug, but it's been a long time since anyone shed tears for Kame. "I don't think there's any sport I couldn't play," he told Los Angeles Times writer Earl Gustkey.

"I had a harder time learning to tie my shoes than I did with sports," he added, after scoring 26 points in a CIF playoff loss to Huntington Valley Christian. The 6-2 senior shot 51% from the floor while averaging 15.5 points; scored on a 45-yard pass play in football against Owens Valley and intercepted two passes against Big Pine from his linebacker spot.

Terra Nova fans in Pacifica will long remember their baseball game last May with Daly City Serramonte. Terra Nova, with 31 hits, outscored their opponents who made 10 hits but committed 10 errors, 41-8. Daryl Fazzio, a senior shortstop for the winners, collected five hits - four home runs and a triple that was two feet short of a homer. Each team batted in seven innings and it could be a state record with 49 runs in the game, 41 hits, four home runs by one person and ten runs batted in by the same player. In girls softball, Terra Nova outscored Daly City Westmoor 40-17 with 30 hits (16 runs scored in the 4th inning) as Patty Jergens went 6-for-6 with a grand slammer and five singles.

Another young girl with stars in her eyes is Tracy Austin, the 14-year-old tennis sensation from Rolling Hills, California. She captured the 16-and-under age bracket in Seventeen's second annual Tennis Tournament of Champions in Mission Viejo. Tracy defeated Caryn Copeland from Chaparral High in Scottsdale, Arizona, 6-1, 6-0.

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CIF-4A swimming title and the mythical national crown. Goodell won the 200-free in 1:39.5 to break the mark of 1:38.8 set by Dick Hannula of Tacoma, Washington and then clocked 4:20.8 in the 500-free to shatter the record of 4:23.4 set by Long Beach Wilson's Tim Shaw. That school's Greg Winchell set a third national prep mark in the I 00-breast with a 57.7 time, nipping the previous mark set by Santa Clara's Brian Job in 1969.

Arcadia High School was set for the motion picture filming of "The Challenge of Track and Field." The selection of Arcadia as the filmin~ site was based on the school's reputation for producing highly skilled track performers, the cooperation of the Arcadia High administration and the excellent track facilities.

The National Federation should have kept their cameras around a little longer for the state track finals at UCLA, where the girls stole the show by breaking nine state and national records before a capacity crowd of 14,800. James Sanford led Pasadena High to the boys team title by winning three of the four races he entered, including a 46.6 clocking in the 440 yard dash. He was the eighth anchorman to get the baton in the 440 relay, but blew everyone off the track except for Gardena's Vic Stelley, whom he nipped at the tape. Pasadena won in 41.6. Los Angeles Locke won the girls championship largely on the strength of Valerie Bnsco's state record 55.2 win in the 440 and 3:52.1 in the mile relay. Kim Robinson of Westchester won the 220 in 24.0 for another state mark.

The much talked about and innovative CIF Southern Section football playoff format is now a reality. Following an overwhelming approval May 5 by the CIF-SS Council, the new playoff groupings will highlight eight conferences as opposed to the four classifications of previous years.

Sixteen team brackets will will be featured in each of the eight new conferences instead of the 32 team playoff brackets used in the former divisiOnal alignment.

The new plan, one of the most innovative in the history of the proud CIF-SS, should prove to be interestmg as the new season unfolds. The divisional concept (4A, 3A, 2A, lA) no longer exists and groupings will now represent a championship conference.

Nevada may be a small state, but recently they have done their share of producing "big time" talent - like Oakland backup QB David Humm and Portland superguard Lionel Hollins - to name just a few. This season Reno High has the makings of a top-notch prospect in signal caller Steve Duddy, a gifted senior playing for a team which has lost only one conference game in the last six years. The Huskies were 9-llast fall and won the 1973 Nevada state title. Las Vegas Western won it all last fall, but watch for the likes of Reno, Wooster, Clark, Rancho and Chaparral this time around, along with "small school" champ Churchill County High in the town of Fallon.

Hawaii is another small state which looks even smaller on the map. But when it comes to high school football, fans on The Islands approach it in a "big time" manner. Honolulu Kamehamah has won three consecutive state titles and all three

Lanton Kame, a Thalidomide victim, averaged 15.5 points per game for CIF small school contender.

championship games were played before 30,000 or more fans. The highest? Two years ago 32,000 watched Kamehamah win it all in Hawaii schoolboy football.

NORTHWEST Washington Oregon Montana Idaho Wyoming Alaska

The Northwest has produced its share of long distance runners in the past and the future looks every bit as promising. This fall watch for senior Irene Griffith of Port Townsend, Washington, to come running by your house. The unbeaten gal won the two-mile run at Sammamish last spring in 10:30.3, a national high school record for girls. She also clocked 5:00 in the mile in the same meet.

Football fans will be watching Snohomish trying to defend the "big school" title in Washington, especially fans at Seattle Garfield, where head coach Doug Rickerson returns !2lettermen from last year's 92 team which finished third at state.

Although Sunset Beaverton won it all in Oregon last year and returns FB Larry Van Pelt and RB K.C. Christiansen, all signs point to schools like Hillsboro, Dallas and Forest Grove in '77. But the defending champs should still look good.

Cody and Cheyene Central, which return 18 squad members and all three running backs, appear strong in Wyoming.

General Custer had no better luck against the enemy than foes of Russell High in Great Falls, Montana did last fall.

Coach Jack Johnson lost All-American Tony Caldwell through graduation, but returns a flock of players from his I 0-0 club.

But so does Bozeman, which finished 8-2 last year and returns its defense in tact.

Both schools will have a hard time matching the record established by Chester's Colin Lybeck who became the third Montana wrestler to win four consecutive state

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Washington; Alex Kiner, Michigan City Elston; Clement Murrell, East Chicago Washington.

Iowa: Percy Brown, Waterloo Central; Mark Gannon, Iowa City Regina; Steve Waite, Iowa City West; Frank Smith, Des Moines Lincoln; Joe Dykstra, Des Moines Hoover; Mike Courey, Sioux City Heelan; Mark West, Runnels Southeast Polk; John Rahn, Burlington; Jamie Lilly, Humboldt; Doug Garlock, Humboldt; Jon Ness, Story City Roland-Story; Mark Faber, Rock Valley; Matt Petrezelka, Cedar Rapids Regis.

Kansas: Adolphus Holden, Wichita Heights; Antoine Carr, Wichita Heights; Calvin Alexander, Wichita Heights; Kevin Ross, Kansas City Wyandotte; ¡Randy Dawson, Lyndon; Tim Jankovich, Manhattan; Mike Boushka, Wichita Kapaun-Mt. Carmel; Tim Barnes, Wichita South; Chris Boyd, Wichita East; Bill Giles, Hays; Bryan Banks, Ft. Scott; Eugene DeMoss, Ft. Scott.

Kentucky: Fred Cowan, Morganfield Union County; Clarence James Owensboro; Dirk Minniefield, Lexington Lafayette; Jerry Eaves, Louisville Ballard; Lee Raker, Louisville Ballard; Norman Miller, Louisville ¡Ballard; Curtis Parker, Hopkinsville Christian County; Ray Bryon, Louisville Trinity; Eric Smith, Louisville Trinity; Greg Coldiron, Harlan Cawood; Don Hubbard, Mayfield; Keith Parker, Louisville Central; Charles Hurt, Shelbyville Shelby County; Norris Beckley, Shelbyville Shelby County; Jeff Kovach, Ashland Blazer; Rod Benson, Louisville Iroquois; Keith Miller, Louisville Iroquois; Jimmy Douglas, Richmond Madison; Doug Schloemer, Covington Holmes; Bruce Jones, Owingsville Bath County; David Tompkins, Lexington Tates Creek; Vince Taylor, Lexington Tates Creek; Wayne Harris, Louisville Valley; Carl Decker, Louisville Valley; William Cleasant, Louisville Male; Bill Custard, Cynthiana Harrison County; Michael Scearce, Lexington Clay.

Louisiana: Orlando Woolridge, Mansfield; Micah Blunt, Metairie East Jefferson; Jim Hurd, Metairie East Jefferson; Sylvester Jones, DeQuincy; Mike Sanders, DeRidder; Ernest Reliford, Ashland; Jonathan Green, New Orleans Carver; Ethan. Martin, Baton Rouge McKinley; Herbert Andrews, New Orleans McDonagh; Ed Sparrow, New Orleans McDonagh; Lawrence Brooks, Baton Rouge Lee; Wayne Waggoner, Logansport; Sean Tuohy, New Orleans Newman; Kerry Eugene, New Orleans Nicholls; Howard Carter, Baton Rouge Redemptorist; Dean Carpenter, Metairie Archbishop Rummel; Wade Blundell, Metairie Archbishop Rummel; Ray Baggett, Oberlin; James Carter, New Orleans Holy Cross.

Maine: Dwan Chandler, Pittsfield Maine Central Institute; Gary Speed, Bridgton Lake Region; Ray Manalus, South Portland; Phil Adams, Brewer; Tim Ziko, Rumford; Andy Shorey, Rumford. Maryland: Pete Budka, Towson Loyola; Tony Guy, Towson Loyola; Joe Washington, Hyattsville DeMatha; Percy White, Hyattsville DeMatha; Dale Solomon, Annapolis; Brian Powell, Silver Spring Montgomery Blair; Mark Clark, Brandywine Gwynn Park; Tyrone Shoulders, Aberdeen; Quintin Dailey, Baltimore Lake Clifton; Andray Nicholson, Baltimore Carver; Pete Keefer, Parkville; Ernest Graham, Baltimore Dunbar; Steve Wallace, Baltimore Dunbar; Vince Fenwidk, Suitland; Danny Salm, Forestville McNamara; Ken Keyes, North Hagerstown; Larry Spriggs, Hyattsville Northwestern; Garcia Hopkins, Lanham DuVal; Charles Bradley, Edgewood; Duane Nichols, Fairmont Heights; Alfonza Jones, continued on page 51 Baltimore Northern.

titles, finished his varsity career with a I 06-6-1 record and with the distinction of having won all four titles in four different weight classes: 98, 126, 132 and 138 pounds.

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One small state which produces lots of spring sports talent is Arizona, . where sports such as track, baseball, swimming and gymnastics are of high quality every year. This spring, Phoenix Washington, Mesa Westwood and Phoenix Maryvale produced three of the strongest track and field teams in the area. Washington, with a sizzling 3:15.9 mile relay win, won the AAA track crown in the Grand Canyon State, while Phoenix Trevor Browne marched off with the coveted diamond crown. Little Miami, coached by Cherry Roberds, ran off with their fifth consecutive state championship in Class A girls tennis.

All-Star basketball games in this country seem to start in March and continue until graduating seniors have enrolled in college in September. There are games everywhere. Indiana plays Kentucky.

Pennsylvania plays the rest of the country.

Everybody gets together and plays the Russians, etc. One of the most overlooked of all is the Cactus Classic in Albuquerque, held each year between the Albuquerque All-Stars and the Denver AllStars. That's until this year; the two-day tourney added El Paso and Phoenix. Two weeks before the shootout, a group of the best schoolboy senior cagers from El Paso decided to keep in shape by traveling to Phoenix to play both Los Angeles and Phoenix in exhibition games. The results?

El Paso, led by Phil Spradling and Ralph Brewster, upset the California powerhouse 98-96 m a heated contest which was almost called in the fourth quarter. The Senior Stars of Texas didn't stop there (although they fell to the Phoenix Metro AllStars 108-85 the next ni~ht); ten days later they gunned down favonte Denver 91-80 in the first round Cactus Classic, followed championship win following night. the finals by

farther than ever before. At the state Class AAA meet in Austin, Carl Williams of West Columbia became the fastest sprinter in Texas high school history by winning the 100 in 9.2 and the 220 in 20.9, breaking marks held by Gregory Edmonds (9.3) and 1976 Olympian Johnny Jones (21.0), now a football star at the University of Texas. In girls track, Merry Johnson set a national record of 54.2 in the 440 while leading Canyon High to its second straight AAA title. She also anchored the winning 440 relay, was second in the triple jump and fourth in the high jump. And keep your eye on Jacki Mays of Stamford this year. She set a national record as a junior in the state meet with a triple jump of 39-11 1/2, plus winning the 100 yard dash and long jump to remain undefeated in all three events in Texas schoolgirl competition.

Mexico the leBasketball prowas rolling in teams ranghigh school bucket-to-bucket, scores soar.

Forrest Tire Stars 65; Pumping 10; Texaco Futor 82; Baber Well 118, Hobbs I ... and so forth ..

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helped develop John Gambucci. The talented senior won 53 straight tennis matches, raising his four-year record to 139-5 after leading his team to another state championship. In hockey, Gambucci played left wing for North Dakota's state championship teams of 1975, 1976 and 1977.

KELO-LAND TV was the successful bidder for the television rights to the boys state basketball tournament in South Dakota until 1980. The three-year contract calls for a payment of $16,750 for the rights to both tournaments in 1978. In 1979-80, if both tournaments are held in Sioux Falls, the contract calls for a payment of $19,500. If the show moves to Rapid City in either of those years, the payment would be $13,000 for the package.

Julie Craven of state runnerup Bloomington Lincoln, starts down the slope.

tiona! attention it's sometimes hard to remember that they do play other sports.

And usually very well, as Beth Brown at Omaha Northwest proved again last spring. She won her second consecutive allaround gymnastics title, floor exercise and uneven-bars in the Nebraska state championships, leading her undefeated team to its third straight state title.

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One of the most interesting state championships each season is the Minnesota State Ski Meet. Cloquet won the girls trophy this season when Pat Jankowski raced the cross country course in 19minutes, 12-seconds for first place, followed by teammate Terri Parchem in 20-minutes, two-seconds. Becky Forsmark, a junior at Bloomington Lincoln, finished third. The annual meet, scheduled to be held in Cloquet, was switched 100 miles away to Ely after snow melted at the original spot.

In Wisconsin, the weather didn't bother the winter performance of the hockey team at Madison Memorial, which again landed the state hockey championship. Although Memorial earned the No. I national spot at pre-season, they failed to crack the final "Top 10" rankings at season end, according to the National Sports News Service in Minnesota. Although Antigo returns an inexperienced club to the gridiron, an untried QB and almost no team speed, many followers give the nod to the Red Robins again in '77.

Coach Gordon Schofield returns eight players from last year's 11-0 team, plus a good collection of juniors up from a 9-0 JV squad.

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MIDWEST Ohio Michigan Indiana Illinois Kentucky

Of the national high school track records which tumbled this spring, Illinois can lay claim to one of the best. Just eight days after his 17th birthday, junior Gail Olson of Sycamore cleared 7-4 for a world age-group mark. Three weeks earlier he had leaped 7-3ÂĽ.1, a world record for 16year-olds. He also holds the 15-year-old record of 7-2, and if he keeps it up, he could land the world mark at age 18 while still in high school.

In a lesser known high school sport, Nancy Lachus of Forest View in Mount Prospect set four Illinois state high school bowling records, including high series of 185, 216, 201 (602) and a tournament average of 182 points in 12 games. She was Tippecanoe and Tipp City too, not to mention halfback Kevin Maloney (44), who waits for a downfield block then breaks to the goal.

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Massachusetts: Tim O'Shea, Boston Don Bosco; Bob McCabe, Winchester; Keith Whitt, Hanover; Scott Brown, Wakefield; Eric Taylor, Lenox; Ken Fiola, Fall River Durfee; Ed Thurman, Lynn Classical; Jim Sullivan, Boston Savio; Ken Bradford, Boston English; Fran O'Connell, Holyoke Catholic; Jack Uhlar, Quincy; Mark Hall, Springfield Commerce; Rudy Williams, Cambridge Rindge; James Mitchell, Boston Brighton; George Mazareas, Milton Academy; Chip Rucker, Brockton; George Cheevers, Warchester Academy; Brad Otey, Framingham South; Tim Chase, Sudbury Lincoln-Sudbury.

Michigan: Kevin Nash, Southgate Aquinas; James Newman, Detroit Denby; Walker Russell, Pontiac Central; Greg Palm, Detroit Mumford; Jay Vincent, Lansing Eastern; Kurt James, Pontiac Northern; Bill Phillips, Southfield Lathrup; Dave Abel, Detroit Catholic Central; Eric Duhart, Detroit DePorres; Lou Cappo, Flushing; Ray Murdock, Detroit Southwestern; Mark Hospers, Grand Haven; Tony Flanary, Flint Beecher; Cedric Olden, Highland Park; Scott Davis, Ypsilanti; Rick McGee, Battle Creek Central; Paul Dawson, Lansing Everett; Vince Vogg, Grandville; Anthony Monk, Detroit Murray Wright; Marlow McLain, Detroit Murray-Wright; Richard Brauer, Detroit Lutheran West; Eric Watson, Detroit Cass Tech; Alex Reynolds, Detroit Cass Tech; Joel Price, Saginaw Buena Vista; Ossie Cobb, Ferndale; Fred Brockington, Detroit Redford; Ken Blackwell, River Rouge; Dave Blazo, Dearborn Divine Child; Mark Mindeman, Kalamazoo Hackett; Mark Leighton, Battle Creek Lakeview; Keith Smith, Detroit MacKenzie; AI MacDonald, Dearborn Divine Child; Eddie Simmons, Flint Northwestern; Duane Glenn, Detroit St. Andrew; Mark Mindeman, Kalamazoo Hackett; Rodney Scales, Inkster; Tim Andree, Birmingham Brother Rice; Joe Kopicki, Warren Fitzgerald; Bob Brown, Grosse Pointe North; Dave Rhine, Harbor Springs; Clyde Corley, Pontiac Central; Jim Steffen, Berkley.

Minnesota: Brian Pederson, Prior Lake; Mark James, Minneapolis DeLaSalle; Chris Engler Stillwater; Tim Wahl, Minneapolis Southwest; Doug Moe, Duluth East; Jim Perkins, Duluth Central; Willie Flowers, Minneapolis South; Rod Hargest, Minneapolis Marshall; Ron Cooke, St. Cloud Apollo.

Mississippi. Kerry Kelly, Canton; Willie Hinton, Greenwood; Alphonso Dantzler, Jackson Callaway; Lester Averhart, Biloxi; Barry Barganier, Pascagoula; Kevin Magee, Magnolia South Pike; John May, Gulfport; Jamie Oster, Brookhaven; Melvin Polk, Jackson Central; Danny Pulley, Sumrall; Willie Coleman, Baldwyn; John Moore, Corinth.

Missouri: Larry Frevert, Raytown South; Kevin Fromm, Raytown South; Malvin Warrick, Kansas City Lincoln; Rick Frazier, Charleston; Charles Strozier, Kansas City Manual; John Crawford, Kansas City Northeast; Byron Witherspoon, Normandy; Jeff Kipp, Kansas City O'Hara; Richard Hamilton, St. Louis DeSmet; Darrow Washington, St. Louis Pattonville; Steve Burks, Kansas City Southeast; Kevin Williams, Nevada; Paul Arand, Union; Lex Drum, Poplar Bluff; Tim West, Urbana Skyline; John James, University City; Kirk Shawver, North Kansas City; Steve Khan, Independence Truman; Mike Sailes, Waynesville; Gerry Becker, Hazelwood East; Phil Close, Joplin Parkwood.

Montana: Reggie Barnett, Great Falls Russell; Mike Guon, Great Falls; Rich

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unbeaten teams at Wyoming.

Tippecanoe High in Tipp City has their own star in fullback Kevin Maloney, a 6-0, 165-pound speedster who averaged 7.5 yards per carry as a junior, gobbling up 912 yards on 121 carnes. In the Troy AA sectional track meet last sprin~. Maloney picked up four first places wh1le winning the 100 (10.1), 220 (22.3) and running on the victorious 880 (I :30.3) and mile ( 3:27. 7) relay teams.

The top girl gymnast in Ohio should again be Terry Musial of Lakewood. She won the all-around title at the Ohio state championships, scoring 69.9 out of a possible 80 points and finishing undefeated after winning the all-around in all eight re~ular season meets - the district and sectional meets as well as state. named her state's prep bowler of the year while leading Forest View to its second state title in four years.

Another girl from the Midwest with outstandin~ ability on the gymnastics court is little (4' II") Tracy Rinker, a freshman at Wawase High School in Syracuse, Indiana. She swept the individual events in state girls meet, winning the floor exercise (8.65), balance beam (8. 70), uneven bars (8.60) and vault (8.85).

On a more spectacular note, Indiana may have produced the most amazing high school baseball game played in years. John Nonemaker, a senior catcher for Bishop Dwenger, belted what is believed to be a national record two grand slams in the first inning against rival Adams Central. However, it was no help to his team, which battled Adams Central for four hours and 10 innings only to have the wind-blown game end in a 22-22 tie due to darkness.

More high jumpers cleared 7-feet this year than ever before and Michigan was one state which had a man over that magic barrier. Less than 24-hours after he and his cage team were eliminated from'the state Class A basketball tournament, 6-4 Dennis Lewis of Ypsilanti soared 7-2 in the AFLCIO meet at Detroit's Coho Hall, cracking the recognized indoor prep mark of 71V2. He later became the first Michigan prepster to crack the seven foot barrier when he skied 7-01,4 in a dual in May. Although athletes like Lewis and basketball star Earvin Johnson of Lansing Everett have graduated from the Michigan prep ranks, fans still have one more season to watch Rodney Holman, Lewis' teammate at Ypsilanti. The 6-4, 195-pounder was undefeated in 44 wrestling matches last. winter raising his three-year varsity mark to I 00-15-1. A tight end on the football team this fall, his coach is hoping he can match last year's performance of 20 catches for 463 yards and seven touchdowns.

Ohio produces as many blue chippers each year as any state in the Union, and not all come from big schools. Such is the case with Kevin Bates, the gifted allaround performer from Cincinnati Wyoming. The versatile senior stands 6-4, weighs 215-pounds, plays end for the always tough Cowboys during the fall and hurdles and throws the discus in the spring.

"He will certainly be a highly recruited athlete this year," says his ever popular coach, Bob Lewis, who has coached nine

process.

Girls stood out in New Jersey also.

Diane Saggese, a shortstop at Oakland Indian Hills, batted a whopping . 788 while leading her team to first place in the league, scoring 44 runs and stealing 25 bases in the process. In one stretch she hit safely in 15 straight trips to the plate.

Helene Connell of Jackson Memorial won her second consecutive state title in the discus with a throw of 158-0, breaking the previous scholastic record of 157-7 set by Sue Snyder of Texas. Then at AAU championships at UCLA she heaved the platter 165-11.

the country last year and the No. I team at pre-season. Farrell was rated among the top five in the East and has been honored as the best New York City-area team the past two years.

ATLANTIC COAST West Virginia Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Washington, D.C. Maryland Delaw'!l.rP.

Virginia is far from b.eing th.e biggest state in the country, but It defimtely produced the biggest scholastic eager in the land - 7-6 George Bell from Woodrow Wilson High School in Portsmouth.

Bound for Morris Brown College in Atlanta Bell has a 37V2-inch waist, weighs 270 po~nds and wears a size 18 shoe. "I only played my freshman year," says Bell.

"Then I started having knee and leg problems. I couldn't even walk up. the stairs." Although still an unknown smce his basketball has been restricted to playgrounds, Morris Brown coach Charles Hardnett wants to give him a chance.

"We're working with 6-6 players every day so we might as well work with a 7-6 player.

We're going to give him a chance."

One youngster who had no problem moving was Julie Shea of Cardinal Gibbons High in Raleigh, N.C: She .ran a 4:43.1 mile in the state champiOnships to improve the previous national ma_rk ~y 3. 7 seconds. Julie also won the state title In the 880 yard run with a time of 2:16.6.

A mighty swift football team to watch this fall will be Hampton Bethel, the defending Virginia state champs who put toHelene Connell of Jackson Memorial, N.J., heaved the discus 165-11 in AAU festival at UCLA. (Walter O'Brien photo)

gether a near-perfect 12-0-2 record last year. Coach Dennis Kozlowski likes the looks of running back Eric Brown, who not only runs the 100 in 9.5, but has averaged 7.5 yards per carry on the gridiron. He placed second in the state track meet at 9 ..5, but won the 220 in 21.1 while leading his team to the state championship.

Later Bethel broke the national 880 relay record under the name of the Pennisula Spikes by running I :25.0 at the Golden South Classic in Orlando, Florida.

SOUTH Florida Georgia Alabama Louisiana Arkansas Tennessee Mississippi

Whoever said the "South shall rise again" knew what he was talking about.

Right now, high school sports in the South are every bit as popular and almost draw as many fans as the college ranks do. And it's no wonder, with athletes like Bobby Duckworth of Hamburg, Arkansas on the loose. Ask his Class AA football opponents who double-teamed, and sometimes triple-teamed him last fall. Ask those who tried to stop the 6-4, 195-pounder from penetrating the lanes and clearing the boards in the winter. Ask the 33 athletes who chased after him in the Arkansas high school decathlon last May. He's bound for the University of Arkansas after landing All-America honors in three different sports. ¡ Another All-American who concluded his prep career in a blaze of glory was Doc Luckie (National Prep, June/July, 1977) of Ft. Pierce Central, Florida on a football scholarship, Luckie broke his own national mark of 202-9 in the discus with a throw of 204-7 at the Atlanta Classic in May. Prior to his record-shattering throw, he loosened up with a 67-9 heave in the 12pound shot, improving his own personal best of 67-5. The combined total of 272-4 is unofficially the best put together in the history of high school track.

Monroe Neville is always a football contender, but in the spring they have managed to win three consecutive Louisiana state AAAA golf championships.

Senior Stephen Myers shot 74-70 on a par 72 course at Chennault Park to win the individual title, while younger brother Scott came in third with a 74-73 two-day score.

Alabama fans in Marion are still talking about pitcher Buzz Greene, who won eight games while hurling five no-hitters for Marion Prep Institute. He fanned 112 batters in only 45 innings and at one time did not allow a hit for 33 straight innings.

In Memphis, senior Kevin Brasuel of Ridgeway High batted .410 on the season with 39 hits, setting another Memphis city record for total hits in a season. A pitchershortstop, Kevin also pitched a perfect game against Memphis East, fanning 13 of the 18 batters he faced.

Watch for more outstanding baseball performances in National Prep's AllAmerica baseball round-up in our November-December issue. e

All-America Honorable Mention continued Marty Mannion, New York Regis; Earl Fuller, Brooklyn South Shore; Ed Gooding, New York Xavier; Carl Johnson, Bronx Monroe; Mike McDuffen, Jamaica August Martin; Elliott Williams, Bronx Samuel Gompers; Richie Broggini, Smithtown St. Anthony; Steve Mills, Locust Valley Friends Academy; Harry Rote, Massapequa; John Batule, Rockfille Centre St. Agnes; Ed Sesler, Rochester Madison; Tommy Evans, Lake Ronkonkoma Sachem; Dave Cole, Latham Shaker; Reggie Riley, Brooklyn Bishop Loughlin; Johnny Ray Wall, Albany High; Fred Daniels, Albany High; Kevin Brown, Bronx Stevenson; Eric Booth, Brooklyn Boys; John Quinn, Bronx Tolentine; Chris Thomas, Brooklyn Nazareth; Roger Cyrus, North Babylon; James Robinson, Woodlands; Eric Short, Brooklyn Midwood; Steve Robinson, Staten Island McKee; Glen McMillian, Flushing Holy Cross; Noah Mason, Schenectady Mt. Pleasant; Maurice Foxx, Brooklyn South Shore; John Schweitz, Waterloo; Andre Langford, Bronx Tolentin¡e; Kevin Greaney, Brooklyn Nazareth; Mike Napolitano, Bronx DeWitt Clinton.

North Carolina: Alvis Rogers, Washington; James Worthy, Gastonia Ashbrook; Ronnie McAdoo, Hillsborough Orange; Alton Tyson, Greenville Conley; Buck Williams, Rocky Mount; Shelton Watlington, Chapel Hill; Pat Jolley, Denver East Lincoln; Perry Sommers Wentworth; John Wilson, Greensboro Page; Charles Thaxton, Durham; Warren Alston, Goldsboro; Tobe Jackson, Winston-Salem North Forsyth; Anthony Myles, Durham Hillside; Roger Carr, Garland; Rich Wall, Briscoe East Montgomery; Jim Denton, Weatherville North Buncombe; Terry Strickland, Mount Airy North Surry; Oscar Mooney, RutherfordtonSpindale; Steve Wheless, Asheboro; John McQueen, Asheboro; Terry Teague, Raleigh Sanderson.

North Dakota: Todd Bakken, Fargo North; Don Brugman, Jamestown; Kirk Mundy, Minot; John Rice, Minot. Ohio: James Smith, Cleveland East Tech; Carter Scott, Barberton; Mark Bodnar, Barberton; Marty Bodnar, Barberton; Paul Heuerman, Akron Firestone; Eric Posey, Youngstown North; Marquis Miller, Columbus St. Charles; Vincent Brookins, Cleveland Collinwood; Delbert Miller, Columbus MarionFranklin; Todd Penn, Columbus LindenMcKinley; Sterling Williams, ColumbusMcKinley; Dwight Anderson, Dayton Roth; Rich Montague, Elyria; Mark Reed, Cincinnati Anderson; Art Fox, Cincinnati Taylor; Vince Phelps, Springfield South; Rick Rosnack, Wickliffe; Art Timberlake, Canton McKinley; Andy Kolesar, Hamilton Taft; Don Meineke, Kettering Alter; Mike McBroom, Logan; Chris Ash, Neward; Dave Hanlon, East Liverpool; Dave Mason, Youngstown Rayen; William Tyson, Youngstown East; Cliff Jones, Cleveland Heights; Mike Saxon, Columbus Franklin Heights; James Price, East Cleveland Shaw; Dave Smith, Old Fort; So Green, Cleveland East Tech; Mitch Seeman, Toledo Central; Gary Massa, Cincinnati St. Xavier; Fred McKinney, Cleveland Kennedy; Aparicio Curry, Cleveland Kennedy; Tom Barringer, Bloomdale Elmwood; Donald Willis, Cleveland Heights Lutheran East; Tom Schneider, Cincinnati Western Hills; Dave McCurdy, Springfield Catholic; Bob Austin, Cincinnati Aiken.

Oklahoma: Harold Jones, Lawton Eisenhower; Matt Clark, Oklahoma City Southeast; Phil Doerfler, Oklahoma City St. Mary's; Brent Marquardt, Norman; Marcus Peel, Tulsa Washington; Mike Kelley, Tulsa Mason; David Greasham, Oklahoma City Star-Spencer; Eric Gathers, Oklahoma City

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Fundamentals of Tight End Play at UCLA

By Frank Gansz Assistant Football Coach Recruiting Coordinator UCLA Due to our veer offense with an emphasis on the drop back passing game, the tight end has an extremely important role at UCLA. The tight end must be an excellent interior blocker capable of executing all our double team and base blocking schemes. In addition, he must be very proficient in blocking at the perimeter using our stalk, arc and convoy concepts. In our drop back passing game, we want our tight end to be a deep threat but also capable of separating from all types of underneath coverage and catching the football with skill.

The tight end must be a coordinated athlete capable of properly using his upper and lower body in blocking. On offense the real key far.tor in line blocking at UCLA is the ability of the individual athlete to come off the ball with explosion and thrust. In base and double team blocking the tight end must come off the ball hard and low with a short powerful stab step of 4 to 6 inches. The knee is driven low as the step is stabbed and the weight is rolled forward on the inside of the opposite foot.

In line blocking the tight ends must be able to form the triangle with the lower

Interior Blocking The tight ends at UCLA must be blockers. We go to great lengths to insure that they have that fundamental capability. The stance must be balanced, approxi-

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mately shoulder width apart with a stagger of about toe to instep. The weight must be on the insides of the feet with the toes directed slightly to the inside. We put our athletes in a three point stance with the weight on the down hand. The heel of the foot on the side of the down hand will raise. The tail should be slightly higher than the shoulders. The shoulders and hips must be square. The tight end's eyes must always be up so that he can see the location of the support defender with his peripheral vision.

and upper arm in a ripping upward motion. The hips and shoulders must stay square as the lower arm comes to a position parallel to the body and parallel to the ground. The triangle formation occurs simultaneously with the stab step and driving the knee.

We believe strongly in the consistent use of descriptive terms in coaching at UCLA. The terms drive the knee, stab the step and rip the triangle, have impact on our athletes. The tight ends get frequent repetitions and quality work in blocking fundamentals on our crowther sleds.

During the season we find that our offensive line athletes make marked improvement using the bent knee principle of leverage and the triangle formation on the crowther.

Double team blocking is vital .in the outside veer. The tight end steps up and in, working to get his hips and feet going north/south with the tackle getting maximum movement. If the defensive tackle slants inside, the tight end will ceme q~ick on the linebacker. If tfue defensive end attempts to cross his face, he will wash him down the line of scrimmage with a strong outside arm.

Pass Receiving Pass receiving skills are essential to the tight end's success. We work very hard to develop hand to eye coordination. To get proper hand to eye coordination, the receiver must always have his hands where he can see them in his peripheral vision.

We want the athlete to fasten his e.res on the tip of the football. Concentration on the tip of the ball is vitaC In addition, he must draw the ball into his eyes. The key to improving hand to eye coordinatioR is in

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on the step before the break. On any 90 degree cut the tight end must learn to relax the back shoulder for two reasons: • To catch the ball thrown behind him • To present a better target for the quarterback.

The 90 degree break can also be drilled using three step change of direction alternating right and left side.

Perimeter Blocking The tight end must attempt to master the arc block if the veer attack is to succeed. In the arm block, the tight end eli-

Catching the low ball

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We work on separation techniques to get open on both short and deep patterns.

The most consistently used is the weave, a 30 degree change of direction as the opposite foot is planted. The three step weave is best. We also use the phony acceleration frequently on our curl pattern. It is also a

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adjusting the hands as the eyes are fastened on the tip and the tip of the ball is drawn in the eyes. An excellent drill is to have the receiver use only one hand in catching the ball.

Sound body position is also important on the curl pattern for the tight end. He must keep his knees bent and carry his

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hands at his shoulders so that he can react quickly to a ball that he will see only briefly. Carrying his hands at his shoulders insures that they will have the shortest distance to cover on any ball, low or high. By bending the knees the tight end will be able to react quicker to the ball thrown over his head. We set our elbows in front of the low ball and often trap it in the pocket formed by the body and elbow.

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three step change of direction technique.

The outside foot is planted on the inside curl and the inside foot is planted on the outside curl. On the phony acceleration, the knees are bent and the arms pump in a piston-like movement. The technique gives the appearance of the tight end going deep as he gathers his body for a sharp curl maneuver.

The phony acceleration does three very important things vital to the curl pattern: • Gets him stopped while giving the impression of going deep • Gets the hands at the shoulders • Gets the knees bent.

Other separation techniques important to tight end play are the 90 degree break and the double fake. Both of these breaks are made by planting the foot and cutting 90 degrees in the opposite direction. The double fake has the head and shoulders turned slightly to the side of the planted foot prior to the break and also

minates the support man (strong safety).

His release is very important. The tight end must use an open step, fastening his eyes on the defender. He must keep his shoulders and hips parallel to the line of scrimmage. The feet must not cross or the support defender could run under the block.

The block attacks the outside armpit of the defender, denying penetration across the line of scrimmage and squeezing him upfield as much as possible. The tight end attacks the outside armpit to hook and widen the defender.

On contact, the tight end must have his knees bent and must not lunge or he will lose body control. He must attempt to force the safety's center of gravity back while he ties the defender's hands into his body.

The backside tight end block on the corner we call convoy, and it literally forces the corner's pursuit angle into the end zone, denying access to the ball.

The stalk block incorporates all the fundamentals of the arc block. The key difference is that we want to break down after forcing the defender as deep as possible.

The tight end wants to deny penetration, hook and widen the defender.

At UCLA, we help our athletes improve by establishing a fundamental package which remains constant. Their motivation depends on teaching them to concentrate on the details and on seeing consistent improvement. With a sound practice organization, we want them to get as many repetitions as possible so that they have every opportunity to excel.

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PREP DAYS ...

St. Thomas Aquinas H.S At 15, Chri5 Evert

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yDun!fest ptaye~ to rea~;h the semi.:'finals etf -the u.s. Open at Forest Hills. At I&, she won

the Italian, FN.nc.h,ancl Witnbledon Charnpionshi]',S a11d later bec.arne the 1~ p\~ye.r in history to win the Triple. Crowh · of Women's Tennis :-the Vi.. ginla .

Slitns_. Wimbledon and the u.S.

Open. . · While attend inS( 5t. ThotY'4':» A'\uinas H.s. in Ft.1..auderdate, Ha.• Chris won .-the State.

Championship~ 3 tirne.S,b~fore. making her profe5sional debut at The. Tennis Club of Ft.laude~dale a.t age IS.

PHOENIX RACQUETS

Chris began playini( tennis at age 6 and w a.., t.aLtght by her father, .l"imJa -tennis pro · who has remained na- coach.

At Z2 she i~ ranl<ed i.he :It I .female. player in the worlct and has repn?.Sented the u.s. as a member:· of tN! Wightman and Federation Cvps. Cht-is won her 'a"'d c®::oecutive i.iUe at the.

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streal< on cla'i to l l toumey5 and .101 matc::he!l without o los:;!

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TRACK & FIELD

Mike Mosley Humble, Texas The son of the school's athletic director started making waves during the fall of his junior year. Humble's most valuable player guided his team through a nearperfect season, won all-district honors at both quarterback and free safety, second team All-Greater Houston at QB and second-time Texas All-State. He carried the ball 121 times for 814Jards and 10 touchdowns; passed 106 times, connecting 54 times for 803 yards an eight scores. As a kicker, he scored on 29 of 32 boots, two of four field goal tries, and averaged 38.9 yards on 45 punts. He picked off nine passes from his safety position, returning one for a score as his team finished Il-l in 1975.

During the winter months, Mosley earned all-district honors in basketball and won all-tournament selection in two of the three tourneys Humble played in. He was his team's leadin~ scorer with a 19.6 average and grabbed 8.7 rebounds per game. When the spnng rolled around, the Humble flash clocked 13.9 in the hurdles, I0.0 in the 100, 22-8Vz in the long jump, and was a member of the 440 relay team which zipped to a 43.4 time. But that was only the beginning for one of America's best schoolboy athletes.

Humble's MVP landed a QB spot on three All-America teams after guiding his team to another Il-l season in Texas AAA competition, averaging 10.8 yards per carry on 133 attempts for 1441 yards and 18 TDs. He picked off I0 passes on defense, averaged 40.5 yards per punt and landed a scholarship to Texas A&M. He played only the first half against New Caney, but had 320 yards rushing on 12 carries. An all-stater in basketball during the winter, Mosely averaged 22.1 points and 12.2 rebounds. Then spring came again.

He set all-time Humble records in the long jump (24-2 3/4), 120 high hurdles ( 13.5), I 00-yard dash (9.5), and was a member of Humble's swift (42.1) sprint relay team. He also managed to high jump 6-4 (he stands 6-2 and weighs 175), and was the outstanding meet performer in every meet this spring and earned All-America honors in two of his five events. Humble's Mike Mosley, a B-student and the Greater Houston Area High School Athlete of the Year- and National Prep's 1977 Track & Field Athlete of the Year.

Honorable Mention from page 53 Star-Spencer; Booker Washington, Depew; Mark Eslick, Depew; Ed Lindblad,¡ Tulsa Rogers. Oregon: Dan Ainge, North Eugene; Bob Fronk, Beaverton Sunset; Pete Lallas, South Eugene; Larry Sedig, Portland Wilson; Skip Kinney, Corvallis; Joe Beck, Corvallis; Mark Radford, Portland Grant; Roy Blume, Portland Parkrose; Pat Casey, Newberg; Craig Channel, Portland Jackson.

Pennsylvania: Clarence Tillman, West Philadelphia; Darryl Warwick, West Philadelphia; Reggie Jackson, Philadelphia Roman Catholic; Alvin Gibson, Beaver Falls; Bob Stevenson, Demock Elk Lake; Tim Wagner, Scranton Central; David Kenney, Pittsburgh Brashear; Warner Macklin, Pittsburgh Brashear; Gordy Bryan, Malvern Prep; Lewis Lloyd, Philadelphia Overbrook; Fran McCaffery, Philadelphia LaSalle; Jeffrey Clark, Philadelphia Frankford; Stu Lyon, Pittsburgh Fox Chapel; Gene Thorpe, Pittsburgh Fox Chapel; Don Gibson, Aliquippa; Greg Manning, Steelton-Highspire; Doug Arnold, Irwin Norwin; Kevin Fitzpatrick, Philadelphia Ryan; Wayne Sanders, Norristown; Jon Hanley, Norristown; Bruce Atkins, Wilkinsburg; John Ryan, Wilkinsburg; Dave Lewis, Harrisburg; Ben Pryor, New Kensington Valley; Chris Dodds, State College; James Smith, Pittsburgh Schenley; Larry Gainey, Philadelphia Bartram; Mike Edelman, Haverford School; Jamie Hall, Pittsburgh Penn Hills; Eugene James, Pittsburgh Oliver; Gerald Johnson, Philadelphia Germantown; Chris Foy, Philadelphia St. Joseph's Prep.

Rhode Island: Steve Walker, Providence Central; Don Sweet, Johnston; Ken Martin, Pawtucket Tolman; Ernie DeWitt, Newport Rogers; John Reilly, Providence Our Lady of Providence. South .carolina: Wilbert Singleton, Sumter; Aaron Douglas, West Florence; Jesse Robinson, Columbia Dreher; Zambolist Frederick, St. Matthews; Horace Wyatt, Hartsville Butler; Scott Gould, Lexington; Larry Nesmith, North Charleston

Training Tip:

An Open letter To Footbal

By Dr. Paul Steingard As football season begins, I think it might be a good idea to review some basic things and add a few new wrinkles. So let's start with the weather. All coaches know now that fluids should be used liberally, that weight checks are necessary, that appropriate equipment should be worn in warm weather. But let us not forget acclimatization. It is estimated that acclimatization takes 7-10 days, and that this is the most important factor in heat injury prevention.

Don't treat everyone alike. At the high school level, different youngsters play football for different reasons. Also, they need more individualized conditioning and skill learning programs.

Don't humiliate kids. I happen to be one person who does not believe winning is everything (at least at the high school level). So if a youngster fails at an assignment, encourage him to try again. Remember, if sports had not come fairly easy to you coaches, whether by sheer ability or force of mind, you would not be coaching.

Maybe it doesn't come as easily to the youngster on the team.

Of course, I am not advocating going through the motions. I think winning is great and I think with a positive approach, football can be fun for you, and your players. Here is a philosophy I think you can win with: • If you think you are beaten, you are.

• If you think you dare not, you don't.

A minimum of one week of conditioning before donning pads is suggested by most team physicians. Some interscholastic associations do not allow teams to check out equipment until one full week of running has been completed. Above, players from southeastern New Mexico completed required conditioning drills before donning full pads tor contact drill. (Jim Rawls photo)

• If you'd like to win, but you think you can't, it's almost a cinch you won't.

• If you think' you'll lose, you've lost.

• For out of the world you find success

begins with a fellow's will.

• It's all in the state of mind.

Let me add one other point. Don't be too impatient with administrators who do

Seven Ways to Kill a Football Player: Two years ago Time Magazine ran an interesting story entitled: Seven Ways to Kill a Football Player. Needless to say, it was an eyecatcher. Especially for the thousands of high school and college coaches across the country who "coach" for a living; not to mention the vast number of parents who give their sons permission to perform on the gridiron each fall.

Heat stroke, which most often occurs when the body produces more heat than it radiates away, can produce kidney failure, coma and death, according to the article.

It has killed 50 high school and college football players during the past 10 years and will strike again this fall if coaches aren't properly prepared for pre-season and mid-season drills.

Dr. James P. Knochel, a ki-dney disease expert from the Veterans Administration Hospital in Dallas, Texas, claims that heat stroke is unnecessary. "It can be prevented if coaches and trainers use common sense and remember that athletes must sweat in order to cool off and

must quickly replace the fluid they lost," wrote the doctor in the A.M.A. Journal.

Most coaches throughout the land k·now this and take the proper steps each season to protect their players against heat stroke. But for some strange reason, many coaches feel that the only way to pick a team is to select those who manage to survive the rigors of pre-season drills and workouts. For these "win at all cost" coaches, Dr. Knochel suggests seven surefire ways to do your players in: • Schedule all practice sessions between 2:30 and 6:00 each afternoon, especially in August, so that players will be exercising during the hottest part of the day.

• Provide no water during training sessions, or make it so unpalatable tllat no one will drink it. This assures that players will have no way to replace the fluid they lose through perspiration.

• Encourage players to swallow salt tablets before practice. This helps to promote dehydration and increases thirst.

• Help overweight linemen lose weight

rapidly by making them exercise while wearing plastic suits. This guarantees that they will perspire profusely and exposes them to the risk of dangerous dehydration of body cells.

• Make players wear uniforms, complete with helmets, during hot weather to help promote overheating.

• Don't stop wind sprints at the end of each practice session until a sizeable number of your players are vomiting, falling because of muscle cramps or collapsing.

• Attempt to improve players' performances with amphetamines. The drugs prevent a player from realizing when he is fatigued and assure that he will keep trying long after physical exhaustion dictates that he should quit.

Coaches who follow the above prescription carefully are almost certain to cause a tragedy during the season. But a coach who exercises common sense is more likely to win games and influence more youngsters than those who fail to live by the everyday rules of intelligence.

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Coaches... not feel that football is everything. After all, they must look at the overall picture of school and balance the scales. Here is a story that might apply to your schools:

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THE ANIMAL SCHOOL Once upon a time, the animals decided they must do something heroic to meet the problems of a "new world." So they organized a school. They adopted an activity curriculum consisting of running, climbing, swimming and flying. To make it easier to administer the curriculum, all the animals took all the subjects.

The duck was excellent in swimmingin fact better than his instructors; but he made only passing grades in flying and was very poor in running. Since he was slow in running, he had to stay after school and also drop swimming to practice running.

This was kept up until his web feet were badly worn and he was only average in swimming. But average was acceptable in school, so nobody worried about that except the duck.

The rabbit started at the top of the class in running, but had a nervous breakdown because of so much make-up work in swimming.

The squirrel was excellent in climbing until he developed frustration in the flying class where his teacher made him start from the ground up instead of from the treetop down. He also developed "charlie horses" from over-exertion and then got "C" in climbing and "D" in running.

The eagle was a problem child and was disciplined severely. In the climbing class he beat all the others to the top of the trees, but insisted on using his own way to get there.

At the end of the year, an abnormal eel who could swim exceedingly well, and also run, climb, and fly a little, had the highest average and was valedictorian.

The prairie dogs stayed out of school and fought the tax levy because the administration would not add digging and burrowing to the curriculum. They apprenticed their child to a badger and later joined the groundhogs and gophers to start a successful private school. Does this fable have a moral?

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THE MOELLER MYTH In reference to your "Top 20" in football and the article about Moeller High in your April-May issue, could you enlighten your readers as to the Ohio playoff system to determine their state champion? I gather from your article that Moeller High is a Catholic school in Cincinnati and that the student body is made up from city-wide and possibly state-wide availability.

That being the case, the coach"s statement that he doesn't recruit players and that the parents and students come to him is rather moot. I would imagine that the foregoing sounds like sour grapes, but here in Texas, the parochial schools operate under the TCIL, while public schools operate under the UIL (University Interscholastic League).

As a result, they have separate championships.

School zones and boundaries are outlined and the high school athlete in the UIL competes in his own locale. Thirty-two districts comprise the Texas AAAA setup, which results in district, bi-district, regional, quarterfinal, semifinal and state championship games. Although familiar faces crop up each year in the playoffs, the cream usually rises to the top in this system. There are schools in the lower classifications (AAA, AA, A, B) which are often stronger and better than the next higher classification, but by determining five state champions in Texas, it becomes the fairest system devised.

Also, I believe you have the passing and rushing yards for San Antonio Churchill reversed in your article. They were more ground oriented than pass oriented.

N. Sandor Kirby, Texas

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PURPLE RAGE I am writing to inform you of a situation of probable interest to you. You are already familiar with the magnificent basketball team from our own Barberton High School in Ohio. These young men have earned the priase and respect of sports fans across the country.

Right now, however, the whole town of Barberton - the PURPLE PRIDE MAGIC CITY - is purple with rage at what occurred at the Ohio State Basketball Tournament in Columbus this year. The Magics were denied the 1977 Ohio AAA championship, not by the power of the new champs, Columbus Linden-McKinley, but by absurd officiating. The Magics are not cry-babies, but neither will they stand still for what took place in Columbus. Defeat in a fair contest is never pleasant, but can be taken in stride by a team as fine as ours. This game, however, was a disgrace to the sport. The Ohio High School Athletic Association is being deluged with demands for action; articles and letters in the local newspapers scream for justice.

Much more will be heard from the sports fans of Barberton before this is over.

Ernest G. Snyder Barberton, Ohio

GET IT STRAIGHT I read your October-November issue and found it very interesting and informative." However, I question two points you made on page 36: First, it is not true that Connie Hawkins graduated from Boys High of Brooklyn in June of 1960. You refer to "a Connie Hawkins-led Boys High team in 1961 ... "In 1961, the top team in New York City was Erasmus, led by Billy Cunningham and a man named Charles "Sparky" Donovan.

Also, you say Canarsie was the first team from NYC to go undefeated twice. In 1957, Boys High, led by the late Eddie Simmons, went undefeated and won the PSAL championship in Madison Square Garden. In 1959, Boys High, led by Bill Burwell and junior Connie Hawkins, went undefeated, and in 1960, Connie Hawkins led Boys High to a second consecutive unbeaten season.

I did not write this letter to point out mistakes you may have made, but to clarify a misunderstanding. Was it Boys High or was it Canarsie which was the first New York City team to go undefeated?

Pat Rondeau South Hadley, Mass.

SOCCER AND LACROSSE I am a coach at Weston High School in Massachusetts, coaching varsity soccer, track and junior varsity basketball. I am glad to see that you are giving previews and AllAmerica teams in other sports as well as the regular ones: football, basketball and track.

But I see there are two sports you have not covered which in high school in this area are big. They are soccer and lacrosse.

Whatever sporting goods store 1 go into here, there is always a big section of equipment on these two sports. I would be very pleased to see a preview and coverage, plus All-America teams, in both soccer and lacrosse.

Coach Scotty Baldwin Weston, Mass.

NORTH MESQUITE? In your summer issue of National Prep I would like to take issue with the published letter from Lake Jackson, Texas. I agree Brazoswood has an outstanding football program and they deserve every honor they receive, but I disagree with the list of the winningest Texas football teams since 1972.

Statistics can sometimes be misleading and such is the case here.

Take Odessa Permian for example. This team plays in a tough district; a district that has been dubbed as "The Little Southwest Conference." ~nother point I challenge is the team listed as No. 19 should be North Mesquite rather than Mesquite. Also, I was disappointed to see you left out the safety from North Mesquite in your list of backs. I observed this athlete in a game and I have never seen a better safety in Texas, at Odessa Permian or Brazoswood. His name was Warren Lee. As a high school football fan that has seen almost all the good high school teams play here, I appreciate your kind words about football in Texas.

Charles Burton Harlingen, Texas LORAIN COUNTY I really liked the articles about the top baseball teams in the country (Jan./Feb.). It gives the high school baseball players some recognition they rarely receive. I wondered why you did not select more athletes from

northern Ohio, particularly Lorain County.

Most of the sports recognition goes to the big city athletes, but I feel the competition is just as good in the smaller counties and cities.

Another area that interested me greatly was whether or not National Prep covers American Legion baseball. This is just high schoolers (a few college players) who play in the summer. If you do cover it, watch for the Elyria Legion team to win big this year. They were primarily 16-year-olds last year and this season should succeed vastly. Some of the top players in the Lorain County area this spring and summer should be Pilar Soto, a pitcher from Lorain Southview; Bob Horwedel, a pitcher from Lorain Catholic; George Spiroff, a catcher from Lorain Southview; Larry Keller, a junior pitcher from Oberlin; Eric Lampkin, a junior outfielder from Elyria West who bats around .350; Terry Norman, a junior pitcher from Elyria, and Mark Foss, a junior outfielder from Elyria West.

Mark Foss Elyria, Ohio NO GOOD, UNTIL. ..

After reading your ratings in one of the latest issues I was very surprised at the "Top 20" list of cross country teams in the nation for 1976. Simi Valley wasn't even mentioned.

I myself am a resident of Simi Valley, California, and have followed the team for many years. They never were any good until two years ago when they acquired a new coach, Jim McCollough. In his first year of coaching they went to the CIF and were No. 1 in Ventura County. Last season, after finishing second in the first few invitational meets, they went undefeated for the remainder of the season. They won the league, were No. 1 in Ventura County and went to the CIF championships. While being totally unknown they won the Southern Section CIF in 4A (large schools). I noticed that Costa Mesa was ranked fourth in the country. They were the 3A champs in CIF Southern Section but Simi Valley was only a minute slower in team times than Costa Mesa.

Although Simi Valley is unknown for cross country, they put it all together this 1976 season and went all the way. Their division has probably the toughest cross country teams anywhere, but they still won. I think you should take a look at Simi Valley and reconsider your rankings in cross country for 1976.

Ray Knerr Simi Valley, California RECRUITING I enjoy your magazine very much, and would like to see something on recruiting, since it's a very big part of the high school sports scene. Maybe you can name the top 100 prep football and basketball players and the college they plan to attend. Your preseason All-American football team was pretty accurate. It would be interesting to see where the players end up playing.

Ben Rios Asherton, Texas

At this time I would like to congratulate everyone responsible for publishing such an informative prep sports publication. I have a suggestion: Besides naming the prep allstar teams, how about informing your subscribers which colleges sign these stars? I believe this would be a big advantage, plus make you the first national magazine that I know of to undertake the task.

William Dill Gretna, La.e PREP I SEPT.-OCT. 1977

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of the largest assemblages of young high school basketball stars ever presented under one roof focused nationwide attention on Arizona's Valley of the Sun, Aug. 9-13, where the fourth annual Summer Prep International championships were held in the Phoenix Metropolitan area.

Sanctioned by Basketball Congress International, the tournament annually attracts some of the finest players 18 years of age and under who still have at least one season of high school basketball eligibility remaining. Some of the nation's most outstanding collegiate players are veterans of earlier Summer Prep tournaments, and their number will swell appreciably when this winter's freshmen cagers demonstrate their skills on the college level.

Los Angeles Watts Magicians, sponsored by the Soulville Foundation of Los Angeles and fed by a never-ending supply of talent from the southland's high school basketball powers, has won the first three Summer Prep championships. But such strong contenders as Las Vegas, Nevada, Riverside Church of New York City and Elmcor Youth Center of East Elmhurst, N.Y., now know what it takes to beat the Magicians.

Thus, despite the wealth of ability packaged in previous tournaments, the 1977 renewal almost assuredly will surpass them all in class and excitement. College coaches nationwide will flock to the area to get an early line on next season's recruiting plums. This year's letter-of-intent signings have included these stars from last year's Summer Prep: Wayne McKoy (Eimcor), St. John's University; Russell Brown (Watts), University of Arizona; Henry Johnson and Dave Sheppard (both Watts), University of Texas; Purvis Miller (Watts), George Ratkovich and Barry Brooks (both Los Angeles Junior Lakers), all University of Southern California, and Mike Naderer (Arizona), University of Nebraska.

The 1977 high school All-America team included several

who participated in last summer's competition held at Coronado High School in Scottsdale. First team choices, of course, were AI King of Fort Hamilton High School in Brooklyn and McKoy. Additional selections were Jeff Ruland, who played for both Riverside Church and Elmcor Youth Center before signing a letter of intent to attend lana College, and Tom Freeman of the Watts Magicians. Willie Simms of Riverside Church, ¡ Larry Petty of Elmcor and George Ratkovich of the Junior Lakers were fourth team honorees.

And former Prep stars James Hardy and David Greenwood, both of Watts, were honorable mention on both Associated Press and United Press International collegiate AllAmerica teams- Hardy with University of San Francisco and Greenwood with UCLA. Another standout making his mark on the collegiate level was Robert Smith of the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. A Junior Prep star for Watts in 1970, Smith was the senior captain for UNL V and set five school records. He led the nation in free throw percentage with .925 (98 of 106), and added school marks in career free throw percentage (.878), most assists (444), assists in one season ( 195) and most consecutive free throws in once season (27). He is the lOth highest scorer of all time at UNLV with 954 points.

Sophomore Reggie Theus, also from Watts, ranks No. 23 at UNLV, totaling 648 after two seasons. Reggie's brother Londale, a freshman at University of Santa Clara, was the Broncos' No. 2 scorer and top field goal shooter with 13.1 and 56 percent, respectively. Other standouts include UCLA's Roy Hamilton (Watts), Arizona State's Rick Taylor (San Diego), Tony Zeno and Johnny Nash (Watts), and UCLA's Kiki Vandeweghe (South Bay), and James Wilkes (Watts).

It all began in 1970 when Larry Walker, executive director of the Phoenix-based BCI, set up a national tournament for boys 14 and under. It has grown to the point where literally thousands of boys compete annually for the right to participate in the international finals in Phoenix. To enable more youngsters to play (and the program stretches coast to coast and border to border), competition is held in two divisions. The Junior Division for teams whose players are in the eighth grade or below, while an Open Division permits high school freshmen to perform.

Guaranteeing no boy be a bench warmer, it is mandatory that every player on a team's roster play at least one quarter in every tournament game. This is achieved by requiring each team to use separate five-player units in the first two quarters.

The 1977 Junior Prep tournament was won by Riverside Church in the Open Division and South Coast, Calif., won the Junior Division.

Joe Namath's National Prep Magazine imported graduating high school seniors from Los Angeles Watts Magicians, Stars of Texas (EI Paso) and Phoenix All-Stars to participate in exhibition games which helped boost attendance. Who won? El Paso upset Los Angeles, 98-96.

Previous benefit games involving graduating seniors had been used to raise funds for Summer Prep games and the superior performance of these athletes has attracted the attention of basketball fans, leading to the addition of a U.S. Senior Scholarship Classic, to begin next Easter. The Classic will be limited to teams of graduating high school seniors and will be held annually during Easter Week. It will offer a final look by college coaches and scouts as they prepare to tender scholarship offers for the coming season. â&#x20AC;˘ PREP I SEPT.-OCT. 1977

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California, with a population exceeding 20 million,- again looms as the high school baseball kingdom of America. Outstanding coaching and strong community and administrative support consistently turn out baseball powerhouses like defending mythical national champion Lakewood (see National Prep, December~January, 1977) West Covina Edgewood, El Segundo, Rancho Cordova and Larkspur Redwood, to name a few. With a population exceeding the second-best baseball state in the land (Texas) by almost 10 million people, it's easy to see why college and professional scouts spend a majority of their time in the prep baseball stands of California.

Even the small school ranks are tops, so large is the area. Last year, for example, Rick Stewart, Fillmore High's 5-10, 190-pound junior pitcher, was named Southern CIF Class A Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. The all-star team, selected annually by the foundation's All-Southern California Board of Athletics, has been named each year since 1938. Stewart's selection was no surprise. It marked his third appearance on the lA team, having been selected as a frosh outfielder. He was named MVP by acclamation both in 1975 and 1976, while his Fillmore team won the Southern CIF "A" title both years. Stewart boasted an overall 12-1 mound mark in 1976, leading the Fillmore Flashes to the CIF title with a final 2-1 tournament win over Notre Dame of Riverside. They ended the season with a 19-3 record, starting only two seniors. Fillmore may well return for a third straight CIF crown.

Although California's highest classification is 4A, the cream of the crop for 1977 could well be 3A West Covina Edgewood, coached by Karl Major. Don't sell Edgewood High or Class AAA short. Several of Coach Major's players have shinned in the big leagues, including Philadelphia outfielder Jay Johnstone, one of the top five hitters in the National League last year, and former 20game winner at Minnesota, Jim Merritt, to name a few. In fact, the Southern Section AAA log, just like its 4A counterpart, looks like a list from "Who's Who in the National Baseball League."

The 1975-76 Player of the Year, Bill Bordley of Bishop Montgomery, was the third player picked in the draft in the entire country (out of some 700 players) by the Brewers. He turned down the offer and is now attending USC on a baseball scholarship. The 1974 winner, Ralph Botting of Burbank, was drafted by the Angels and has pitched two no-hitters in two minor league seasons. Gary Roenicke (West Covina Edgewood) landed the 1973 award and was the top pick of the Montreal Expos, signing for an estimated $75,000 bonus.

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by the Yankees ($75,000) after a great (51-6) three-year prep career, and was recently traded to Baltimore. In 1969, Manuel Estrada was a member of the famous Bishop Amat backfield of John McKay Jr., Pat Haden and John Sciarra. He was also tough in baseball and is now a second sacker at the AAA level in the Chicago White Sox system. John Slaton was the 1968 winner while performing for Antelope Valley, and last season was a 15-game winner for Milwaukee.

The list is endless. For example, the 1965 MVP, Kerner Brett, was the top pick in the country out of El Segundo by Boston and pitched in the World Series at age 19. He's now with the Yankees after a tour with the Pirates and has one of the highest lifetime batting averages of any pitcher in the major leagues. Ten years earlier Ted Davison, a left-handed pitcher from Santa Maria, won the CIF 3A award and hurled in the big leagues for the Reds. Yes, the ¡ list is endless.

West Covina Edgewood returns 10 lettermen from a 29-2 club which carted off another 3A trophy from their CIF section. The Trojans recorded an awesome .340 team batting average against tough 3A competition, and return all three elements of a winning baseball triangle: hitting, fielding and pitching. The junior varsity finished 22-2 and II of 15 members were on the 1976 Colt All-Star World Series team from West Covina. They were the Pony World Series champions as freshmen and have won their respective school division championship for the past three years. So much for depth for Karl Major's Trojans. Now for the varsity: Last year the Trojans won the league title, posting an unbeaten (14-0) league mark before advancing to the CIF championship. All but two starters (center and !B) return, and with seven regulars back in force scouts can understand why Major's outiook for success is bright. Mike Pill (6-2, 190) was all CIF as a junior. His pitching record was 15-0 and at the plate he batted .420. An outfielder also, he bats with power. Second baseman Sam Favata is one of the most accomplished base runners in the CIF. He swiped 32 bases in 31 games and hit .440 on the year. Like teammate Pill, Favata was an All-CIF performer. When Pill isn't on the mound opponents will face the likes of junior Tom Grinstead. All Tom did in 1976 was win nine of nine games, and double at first. Outfielder Mike Toothman landed All-Valley honors and batted .390 in the process.

While local competition should come from the likes of Glendora, Nogales, West Torrance and Northview, to name a view, state-wide competition for national honors could come from the likes of Rialto Eisenhower, Larkspur Redwood and Whittier La Serna, to name even more. Spring sports on the West Coast are dynamite. This year's professional baseball draft will prove it.

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The population of California may dwarf the Lone Star State (21 million vs 12 million), but organization, enthusiasm, community support and administrative backing for high school sports is simply tops in Texas, possibly the true "High School Sports Capital of America."

The University Interscholastic League and the Texas Coaches Association are so well organized they put most states to shame. Although football hogs the limelight, sports like track, basketball and baseball are competitive with any state in the land. Defending 4A champion Duncanville (28-8) and 3A kingpin Brenham (28-5) should loom high in the standings in '77, but the Texas pre-season pick to win it all is Houston Sharpstown.

Coach Dick Janse's Apollos, who fell to South San Antonio (30-2) in the 4A semi-finals, return nine lettermen from a near-perfect 36-3 club that has all the makings of a champion. This year's crop of seniors have compiled a 164-19 record during three years of summer baseball and two of high school competition. It remains to be seen what kind of senior year the Apollos will have, but based on their past performances the professional scouts consider the pitching duo of Chris Day and Greg Hughes, catcher Kevin Shannon and second baseman Randy Richards to all be potential draft picks.

"With no injuries to key personnel and a little luck, we could have a better team than last year," says Coach Janse. "Although due to.a lack of pitching depth after Day and Hughes, our record may not be as good."

Exceptional speed, defense, catching and experience in nine returning lettermen give the Apollos the pre-season nod in the Great Southwest. Sharpstown stole 148 bases last year and has six players coming back who stole 10 or more each, led by Randy Richards with a high of 26. "We try to make things happen by being very aggressive on the bases," adds Janse, as balance is the key for this Texas powerhouse. Everyone in the lineup can make good contact with four or five capable of hitting the ball out of the park. Team speed is big here: bunting game, beating out infield hits, taking extra bases.

Although catcher Kevin Shannon hit below .300 last spring (.278), he's an excellent defensive player with a strong arm and good speed. Pitcher Day is a lefty with a two-year varsity record of 20-4 and a 0.56 ERA. He will start in the outfield or at first when not pitching, and recorded a

. 27 3 batting average. Right-handed Hughes is an excellent center-fielder who didn't pitch much last year due to the prescence of Day and Larry Montgomery (drafted and signed by the Milwaukee Brewers). However, Hughes got an opportunity to pitch during summer ball and finished 11-0 with an 0.68 ERA. First sacker Mike Minturn hit .275 and could be the Apollos' DH this spring.

Senior Randy Richards plays second and batted .351 last year while stealing 26 bases. He hit .550 during the state playoffs. Shortstop Mike McGee is a good defender who backed up Ronnie Lee (drafted and signed by the Houston Astros) and would have been a starter on almost any other school in the country. Nicknamed "Rabbit", he could develop into a better infielder than his former teammate, who is now with the pros.

Left fielder Bronk Morgan is adequate defensively; was Sharpstown's No. 4 batter, hit .336 at the plate and tied for second in RBis. Senior Tony Roca returns to right and adds aggressive defensive play, along with good speed and a .300 batting average. Newcomers include Keith Corrigan, a third sacker up from the JV team who should become the leadoff hitter, and Guy Whittington, a .400 hitter for the Texas State Championship Junior Teenage Team.

Shannon and Richards star on the basketball team. Minturn, Morgan, Corrigan and Whittington all played football.

Day (most valuable player) and Morgan (most outstanding hitter) were selected in last year's Ewell Jackson Memorial Tournament, one of the largest high school tournaments in the nation (32 team, double-elimination).

During the school's eight years under Janse, the Apollos have won four district championships and finished second four times. The District 18AAAA, year in and year out, is probably one of the most competitive and best balanced in Texas.

His teams have finished 79-16-1 in district play during the past eight years, 185-49-2 overall. Over 40 players have gone on to college on scholarship aid through baseball.

"We just try to find youngsters with good attitudes, pick out the competitors, teach sound fundamentals, work countless hours of repetitions and pray for a lot of luck," says Janse, who starts his 21st year as coach this spring. "We're no different than any other team which builds for a championship season. Have your pitchers throw strikes and don't make errors. Play very aggressive. If you don't walk lots of people and don't make the fielding errors to put base runners on, then very few high school teams have enough hitters to beat you with the bat.

"We really believe in playing topflight competition to help bring out the best in our ballplayers. During the summer ¡the state pla~off competition is made up primanly of college players, while our squad Ismad~ up of only those youngsters with eligibility remaining at Sharpstown," Janse adds. "This helps us for the next spring."

3. Miami Carol City FLORIDA Miami Carol City of Opa-Locka returns one of Florida's strongest all-around teams for 1977. Coached by Rob Hertler, the Chiefs return seven players from a 22-3 club which was upset in the district playoffs by eventual state runner-up South Dade. Carol City won the Greater Miami Athletic Conference two years straight, the Florida state title in 1975, and was ranked 7th nationally (December-January National Prep) in 1976. ¡ Coach Hertler enters his 4th year in Opa-Locka with a 69-12 record. He landed Dade County Coach of the Year honors in 1975-76, Florida Coach of the Year in 1975, and spends the off-season running summer and winter league programs and hosting clinics for the local Optimist Clubs.

His teams stress speed, the running game and defense. Last year his squad possessed good control pitching, averaging only one walk per three innings for the entire staff.

"However, this year we need to find consistancy in the catcher position," insists Hertler. "If that comes about we should be in the thick of the race again."

The Chiefs have produced eight allcounty players over the last three years, and 1977 should help fatten that number.

In third sacker Robbie Alvarez (5-10, 185) the Chiefs have a player who was allcounty first team as a sophomore and junior. He was named Dade County's Player of the Year by the Miami Herald last spring, and was named as a 2nd team All-American selection by the American Association of College Baseball Coaches.

He batted .338 as a frosh, .368 as a sophomore and .481 as a junior. Other top players include pitcher Tom Brandon ( 10-1 in '76), outfielder Humberto Ponce (hit .273 in '76) and junior shortstop Nick Esasky (hit .294 in '76).

Toughest competition in the division should come from Miami Jackson, where Coach Lennie Booth has always developed a strong team, Miami Carol Park, Hialeah and South Dade. Defending state champion Pensacola Tate (27-4) doesn't appear to have enough strength this season to overcome the likes of Carol City, but could end up close to their won-lost record of last spring. And Brandon High could get back into the semis because of the district draw, and should have a representative team.

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. 27 3 batting average. Right-handed Hughes is an excellent center-fielder who didn't pitch much last year due to the prescence of Day and Larry Montgomery (drafted and signed by the Milwaukee Brewers). However, Hughes got an opportunity to pitch during summer ball and finished 11-0 with an 0.68 ERA. Eir.~Lsacker Mike Mint!lrn h_Lt .2!5 and

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The路 University Interscholastic 1 and the Texas Coaches Associatiorl well organized they put most st! shame. Although football hogs thl light, sports li.ke track, basketbJ baseball are competitive with any i the land. Defending 4A champion d ville (28-8) and 3A kingpin Brenha~ should loom high in the standings) but the Texas pre-season pick to \\j is Houston Sharpstown. i Coach Dick Janse's Apollos, ~ to South San Antonio (30-2) in semi-finals, return nine lettermen! near-perfect 36-3 club that has all tl ings of a champion. This year's seniors have compiled a !64-19 recj ing thre~ years of summer base~ tw~ of high school co!llpetition: mams to be seen what kmd of sen the Apollos will have, but based [ past performances the professional SCOUtS- Janse~the-Apollos have' won -rour QISUICt consider the pitching duo of Chris Day and championships and finished second four Greg Hughes, catcher Kevin Shannon and times. The District 18AAAA, year in and second baseman Randy Richards to all be year out, is probably one of the most potential draft picks. competitive and best balanced in Texas.

"With no injuries to key personnel and His teams.have finished 79-16-1 in district play during the past eight years, 185-49-2 a little luck, we could have a better team than last year," says Coach Janse. "AIoverall. Over 40 players have gone on to though due to-a lack of pitching depth after college on scholarship aid through Day and Hughes, our record may not be as basebalL good."

"We just try to find youngsters .with Exceptional speed, defense, catching good attitudes, pick out the competitors, and experience in nine returning lettermen teach sound fundamentals, work countless give the Apollos the pre-season nod in the hours of repetitions and pray for路 a lot o( Great Southwest. Sharpstown stole 148 - luck," says Janse, who starts his 21st year bases last year and has six players com- as coach this spring. "We're no different ing back who stole 10 or more each, led by than any other team which builds for a Randy Richards with a high of 26. "We try championship season. Have your pitchers to make things happen by being very throw strikes and don't make errors. Play aggressive on the bases," adds Janse, as very aggressive. If you .don't walk lots of balance is the key for this Texas power- people and don't make the fielding errors house. Everyone in the lineup can make to .put base runners on, then very few high good contact with four or five capable of school teams ~ave enough hitters to beat hitting the ball out of the park. Team you with the bat. speed is big here: bunting game, beating 路 "We really believe in playing topflight out infield hits, taking extra bases. competitio.n to help bring out the best in Although catcher .Kevin Shannon hit our ballplayers. During the summer 'the below .300 last spring (.278), he's an excel- stat~ playoff competition is made up prilent defensive player with a strong arm and ~anly of college players, while our squad good speed. Pitcher Day is a lefty with a IS made up of only those youngsters with two-year varsity record of 20-4 and a 0.56 eligibility remaining at Sharpstown," ERA. He will start in the outfield or at Janse adds. "This helps us for the next first when not pitching, and recorded a spring."

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Toughest competition in the division should come from Miami Jackson, where Coach Lennie Booth has always developed.a strong team, Miami Carol Park, Hialeah and South Dade. Defending state champion Pensacola Tate (27-4) doesn't appear to have' enough strength this season to overcome the likes of Carol City, but could end up close to their won-lost record of last spring. And Brandon High could get back into. the semis because of the district draw, and should have a representative team.

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ship burden if the Vikings plan on advancing past the quarters in '77. Pitcher Dave Gehrke finished 11-0 last spring, second baseman Dave Thomas batted .405 and centerfielder Jim Lyons hit .428.

Gehrke pitched 64 innings, walked 18 batters and struckout 99. Right-handed junior Rod Jones went 5-2 as a sophomore, while senior Kerry Sandus finished 3-1. Besides Lyons and Thomas, other Vikings in the lineup for 1977 appear to be leftfielder Britt Travis (.243), shortstop Larry Lucas (.310) and incoming juniors Gary Crisp (catcher) and Bill Duggson (first base). They come from a JV team past three straight. Defense and strong which lost only one game last spring, so pitching will be the Eagles' biggest assets depth appears to be another strength for for 1977, where head coach Jerry Magthe Vikings, along with pitching. It should ness returns a whopping 16 lettermen from help make Danville another playoff team a 25-5 club of a year ago. like last year, when they joined Edwards "We will need to generate more offense if we plan on repeating as league ¡ County Albion ( 15-4), Chicago Vocational (18-4), Canton (31-14), O'Fallon champs again," warns Magness. He (27-3), Aurora West (23-11), Libertyville should know. His Eagles are tough as nails (30-4) and Chicago Brother Rice (33.6) in and this year should be no exception. Not the prestigous Illinois state tournament at with the likes of pitcher Bob Hudson and Meinen Field in Peoria. shortstop still in the lineup. These two were instrumental in Eisenhower's success in reaching the No. 14 slot in the mythical national rankings last spring, and with 16 squad members back in force the Eagles could move up the ladder. Second baseDuncanville man Steve Aragon and first baseman Yogi Hopkins are two additional seniors who helped make victory waves in 1976. Both are back, but like most areas of California the competition will be tougher than ever.

In the prestigious 4A ranks other teams in The Duncanville Panthers have played in their area with title hopes of their own inthe Texas 4A classification for only two clude Santa Monica and North Torrance years - and won the state championship from the Bay League, Fountain Valley each time. Jay Miller's crew finished 32-5 from the Sunset League, and always tough in 1975 and 28-8 in 1976, winning back-toLakewood from the Moore League ... to hack titles in the process. Miller himself name just a few in this hotbed for schoolhas coached at Duncanville three years boy baseball talent. since moving over from Dumas. During his five years at 3A Dumas his clubs won the district all five years, were state runners-up in 1970 and state champs in 1971. His overall coaching record includes three S.oanville state titles and a 165-62 won-lost record.

This year's Panther nine returns one dozen lettermen from a super club which defeated a 30-2 South San Antonio team in the Texas 4A finals last spring, in spite of the fact they batted just .250 as a team.

But pitching and stonewall defense will On the high school level (or any level) if again be the Panthers' strength, so a 30pitching is your strength your club has a game winning season could be on the chance. Such is the case with powerful Danville, Illinois, which has more than just agenda. In pitcher Keith Creel, Duncanville has a 6-foot, 3-inch senior who has a chance in the race for the 1977 state crown in the Land of Lincoln. started for three years on the varsity. He Coach Bob Kay returns nine lettermen finished 8-2 as a frosh, 14-1 as a sophowho were members of a 21-6 club which more, 16-2 as a junior; and is expected to reached the Illinois state tournament improve on that in '77. His ERA has been under 1.00 the last two years; 0.54 for the quarter-finals in 1976. Although overall team speed may be a weakness, "pitching state champs last spring.

Altogether, only five seniors graduated is where it's at" this season for the Vikings.

"We return all four pitchers who we used from a 17-man roster (the JV team went 15-6) which enters the '77 season with during a 27-game campaign last spring," says Kay, "and they helped us reach the great momentum. In pitcher-first baseman Leland Creel, the Panthers have one quarter-finals."

In the last eight years, Danville has of the best juniors in the state. He stands 6won 136 games, lost 54, won six of eight 4 and batted .351 as a sophomore. The district tournaments, six of eight regional lineup also includes infielders Jimmy tournaments and one sectional crown.

Dean, Tab French, Mark Gibson, Nick Junior, Kevin McClendon and Scott Wolf; Three seniors will need to carry the leader-

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pitchers Rick Stapleton and Dick Davis and outfielder Donnie Yates.

The Panthers may have been a year away when they surprised the state (and maybe themselves) by winning it all in 1976. But with eight losses (including an 87 setback handed them by New Mexico toughie, Alamogordo) under their belts they still managed to play their best when it counted most - in the Texas 4A diamond playoffs. They lost four non-district games, three district battles and one regional playoff game. That might be about four more games than they plan on losing this time around.

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Larkspur Redwood

CALIFORNIA Like national powers Lakewood and West Covina Edgewood in the South, schools like Rancho Cordova and Larkspur Redwood have caused havoc in the North. Larkspur Redwood, located I 0 miles north of San Francisco, is coached

by AI Endriss who is no stranger to the American high school baseball scene.

Endriss has been the Chairman of the California Baseball Coaches Association for two years, was the founder of the California State High School All-Star Game, and has earned California State Baseball Coach of the Year honors, District 8 Coach of the Year and National High School Baseball Coach of the Year.

The Giants from Redwood finished 303 last spring playing a pro-type schedule, possibly traveling further for tournament games than any schoolboy team in the land; playing from border to border and defeating teams from every section in the state. They won the San Luis Obispo Tournament, which consisted of four teams from Northern California and four from Southern California, defeating Rolling Hills from the tough Moore League (Lakewood, Long Beach Jordan, etc.) south of Los Angeles.

"We have to be the only team in the country to Oy to away baseball games," insists Endriss. "Last year we new to San Diego for a three-game series and were going to Oy to Phoenix but had a problem with red tape in our state. We plan on Oying back to San Diego, however."

In past years the Giants have defeated the Oregon state champs, and in 18 years at Redwood Endriss has never had a losing season. Over the last six years the Giants have won the league championship and either won or finished second for the C IF Northern Section title. The most games they have lost in a single season was five and they have had at least two players per year drafted by the pros. Three years ago four starters were picked in the draft.

Altogether, eight lettermen return from last year's 30-3 club, sparked by three all-league performers: senior third

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baseman Greg Zunino (5-11, 165), senior centerfielder Jim Connor' (6-1, 185) and junior shortstop Bud Biancalana (5-10, 155). Other Redwood Giants (school enrollment is 2658) returning include junior pitcher Gary Ferrari (5-10, 150), senior catcher Howard Gibian (5-1 0, 175), senior outfielder Steve Hoffmire (6-0, 175), senior pitcher Jim Lazor (6-1, 180), senior outfielder Mike Long (5-10, 175), senior second baseman Brett Parker (6-1, 160), senior pitcher Steve Travers (6-5, 180) and big J. B. Walker (6-1, 180), another promising junior pitcher.

With competition coming from the likes of Terra Landa, Novato, Novato San Marin and San Rafael, the road to the title could be tough again. But with a talented crop of juniors arriving from an 18-5 JV club which also won the Marin County Athletic League, Redwood's baseball reign of terror in this Northern Section should ¡ continue for years.

8. Bellevue Newport

another banner year for this northern state, with schools like Bellevue Newport, Wenacthee, Seattle Ingrahan, Kelso and Seattle Shorecrest standing tall at¡ preseason. But when the smoke has cleared in May, defending state champion Newport could again merge victorious.

The Knights, coached by Bob Albo, finished 21-9 and won the 1976 Washington state title after finishing runner-up the previous year. Newport went 22-6 in 1975, falling short in the title game, and 20-9 in 197 3, finishing third.

An inexperienced infield, including the all-important catcher position, could cause problems during pre-season play, but allimportant pitching, team speed, a winning attitude and a strong baseball tradition will be pluses for Bob Alba's defending champs. In senior Cliff Pastornicky, Albo has one of the best infielders in the northwest - on the mound or at short. On the mound, he went 9-3 as a junior and batted .405 at the plate. When playing short, Pastornicky will watch teammate Scot Nebeker perform on the mound. Nebeker recorded a 12-4 record for the state champs, batting .274 in the process. Newport High fans will also keep their eyes on junior Scot Agnew, a gifted outfielder who hit .316 as a sophomore, along with promising sophomore pitcher Ron Romanick.

If the Knights develop a catcher' in the month of March, plus get solid defensive performance from their performance from their infield, back-to"back state championships may become more than just a dream.

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The proud state of Washington, which produced the country's No. I draft pick last spring and the NCAA Baseball Player of the Year, should again be a happy hunting ground for college and professional scouts.

Avid baseball fans still talk about Floyd Bannister, the left-handed ace who guided Seattle Kennedy to the 1973 state high school championship (after lending a helping hand in guiding his 1972 Babe Ruth team to the national championship). He was later the MVP in the 1973 Babe Ruth World Series, was a three-time all-league MVP at Seattle Kennedy, had a prep career record of 31-3 and a career ERA well below 1.00. In his final prep season, Bannister was 16-0 and tied the national prep record with an 0.00 season ERA. Drafted by Oakland in 1973, he selected to spend three years at Arizona State and was the No. I pick by Houston in 1976. Just last spring, Jamie Allen of Yakima A.C. Davis was the top pick of the Minnesota Twins, but he too is Arizona State bound.

No need to convince anyone of Washington's strength on the high school diamond paths. This season could be

Winning over 80 percent of your games in a state the size of Illinois is tough as nails.

Just ask Jerry Pius of powerful Joliet Central. Since 1973, Jerry's teams have won 89.7 percent of their games. In 1973, the Steelmen went 26-2; in 1973 they finished 27-3; in 1975 they went 34-4; and in 1976 ended 27-4. That gives them a record Of 114-13 for the past four years, which includes four consecutive conference championships, a handful of state tournament division championships and two county titles. His Steelmen also posted winning streaks of 18, 21 and 22 games.

In addition, Jerry was fortunate to have several high professional draft picks recently, including Jugie Juricic, a shortstop drafted in 1973 by the Chicago Cubs, and Phil Bauer, another shortstop, picked by the White Sox in 1975.

"I feel we have a good nucleus of players to work with," says Pius at preseason, "even though we return only two starters from last year's 27-4 club."

In junior Mike Vojtesak, the Steelmen have a gifted pitcher who went 12-1 on the mound as a sophomore. His ERA was

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In the last four years, Coach Jerry Pius has guided Joilet Central through seasons of 262, 27-3, 34-4 and 27-4, posting winning streaks of 18, 21 and 22-straight, winning 89. 7 percent of his games.

1.69, along with 97 strikeouts vs. only 29 walks. He and returning outfielder Jesse Barfield went both all-conference and allarea selections. Jesse hit .395 as a junior in 22 games. Catcher Sam Suitica possesses a strong arm, while outfielder Mark Grabavoy, who started as a sophomore, hit .288 and also did a good job defensively in the outfield.

Other players who will be vying for starting positions are Tim Sheppard, a junior pitcher and second baseman; Jeff Hucek, a senior second baseman; Calvin Holmes, a senior outfielder; Bob Nino, a senior infielder; Bob Coda, a senior outfielder-catcher; Jim Coggins, a junior infielder; and two sophomores, Chuck Searing and Joe Murphy. Matt Buell, a junior third sacker, and Steve Handel, a junior outfielder, are also leading candidates for starting positions.

Although only two regulars are back for the '77 season, tradition is the key in Joliet Central's act, and if that holds up this season, the Steelman will again win 80 percent of their games - or more.

10. Cincinnati Moeller OHIO If a s'trong overall athletic program helps build a healthy atmosphere within a school, such is the case with Cincinnati Moeller High School of Ohio, the No. I national pick at pre-season in football (October-November National Prep) last fall. The Crusaders, coached by Mike Cameron, return 12 lettermen (six regulars) from a 23-10 club which competes in the Greater Cincinnati Catholic League.

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"We must find a catcher from the junior varsity," explains Cameron. "They lost only one game in seventeen starts, so our bench should be solid. The school has tremendous spirit and tradition in athletics, which helps all our programs, and this is always a big plus."

No kidding. In the last eight years of diamond play, Moeller High has landed three league titles, one state championship ( 1972), three sectional titles, one district, one regional and two district runners-up.

Four players during that span have been drafted, including Buddy Bell of the Cleveland Indians.

This year close competition appears to be coming from Cincinnati schools like Princeton, LaSalle, Elder and Euclid, to name a few. But with veteran players like outfielder Bob Massong, third baseman Dave Condeni, and pitchers Ron Klein and Ken Naber, the spring looks bright for a school that has recently become a legend in Ohio high school sports.

11. Whittier La Serna CALIFORNIA The Lancers from Whittier La Serna return I 0 experienced lettermen from a young 17-9 club which lost last year to West Covina Edgewood in the semifinals of the 3A Southern Section CIF playoffs.

While the fallen Lancers headed home, Edgewood stayed and headed for another 3A crown in this tough California baseball bracket. Coach Jon Eno returns a whole flock of players who gained valuable experience during a 26-game campaign in 1976, making La Serna a definite threat for the second year in a row.

"We lack power hitters," says Coach Eno. "We only batted .271 as a team last spring, and need to improve on that mark if we plan on making the playoffs again.

We have great team unity and the kids' attitude is super, and that's a big plus for us."

Look for a 20-game winning season for sure with the likes of these five Lancers in the lineup: senior pitcher John LeClere (93, 1.63 ERA), senior outfielder Brian Bullock (.350), senior second baseman Derrick Marinelli (.347), senior catcher Mike Neitzke (.292) and junior third sacker Jim Cecchini (.338). That includes at least four starters batting at a .300 clip or better, so if several youngsters coming up from the junior varsity can supply added ammunition at the plate, the Lancers could again reach the semifinals of the CIF 3A playoffs. Or possibly advance one ¡ game further.

12. La Porte INDIANA LaPorte High baseball coach Ken Schreiber says he is definitely a disciplinarian. He claims he is bullheaded, blockheaded or stubborn, and has been called a few additional adjectives during his 17year coaching career. But he adds, "I haven't bent." And why should he?

Schreiber's demanding style of coaching hasn't really accomplished much over the years -just three Indiana state titles, one state runner-up, four semifinal crowns, six regional titles, eight sectional crowns and more than a ton of respect from those who've played for and against him at one

time or another.

The highly successful Slicer skipper will enter his 18th year this spring as one of the winningest coaches in the country. His teams have compiled a record of 392 wins, 86 losses and¡ six ties. Last year his poised diamond crew nipped Muncie Central 1-0 and Sullivan 6-5 in the Indiana state finals, giving his team a 34-4 season record and the No. 6 ranking in the nation. It's no wonder that he feels his -disciplinarian philosophy has enabled him to survive.

"I'm very demanding," Schreiber says.

"I'm not always the best person in the world to play for, but I have a very sincere, deep love for baseball and coaching, not to mention the kids. I don't say I'm always right, but until someone proves differently, I'd have to go along with this thing. I think that's why I've been able to do it for 18 years", he continues, "because I've been fair and firm. I think I'm very fair to the kids for the simple reason that I treat my nineteenth player just like I treat the number one player. I defy anyone to prove different on that."

More than just his players agree with him. _Three times (1968, 1972, 1976) Schretber has been selected Indiana Coach of the Year, and in 1972 he was honored by the American Association of College Baseball Coaches as the District 4 Coach of the Year. -He also received the Achievement Award from Western Michigan University for baseball coaching.

Five of his players have been drafted including Ron Reed of the Philadelphi~ Phillies, and more than 40 Slicers have played college baseball. A scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers, he also finds time to be a member of the National Baseball Rules Committee. Nevertheless, you can bet he finds time this spring to help drill I 0 returning lettermen from his 34-4 championship club into another state contender. . Rebuilding a pitching staff and replacmg an all-state catcher will be first on his list, but if two moundsmen and a catcher can be found from LaPorte's 17-1 JV team, Schreiber will bring out the best.

Four top hitters return, so foes of the Slicers will have to back their outfielders up when the likes of first baseman AI Wesolowski, shortstop Dave Small, outfielder Rich Wiltfong and outfielder Ed Gourley come to the plate. Gourley is only a junior, while Wiltfong was the team's DH last spring who batted a hefty .415 as a junior.

LaPorte batted .313 as a team, with pitchers posting a 34-4 record on the mound and a 1.11 season ERA. If that feat is duplicated the Slicers could match that gold trophy in the victory case. With players like "Big AI" Wesolowski (a 6-3, 185-pound infielder-pitcher who accounted for four of the team's six new school records last year), Small, Wiltfong and Not many top-ranked teams return as many experienced players as La Serna High in Whittier. At left, outfielder Brian Bullock adds to his .350 batting average with this double against California foe.

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10, 180-pound sophomore who batted .400 as a frosh back in force to defend the title.

Brenham fans are also expecting big things from returning lettermen like infielder Lloyd Schwarze (.279), infielder-pitcher Nelson Seiheimer, third baseman James Fritz (.333), outfielder Melvin Moore (.333), infielder Ricky Weiss (.266) and outfielder Mike Rothermel (.250). All are expected to improve from last year's performance, which could mean trouble for hundreds of schools in the Texas 3A classi· fication.

Baltimore Sunpapers, an award he could win again if schools like Oxon Hill Potomac, Towson Calvert Hall, Baltimore Archbishop Curley and North East don't corral his Wildcats in the spring.

15. Carlsbad NEW MEXICO

They claim the Carlsbad Caverns to be one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the Gambrills Arundel World (some claim the 8th to be when nearby Hobbs scored 101 points in the second half to beat Carlsbad 170-104 in a 1970 basketball playoff game, but Carlsbad fans disagree); but as far as baseball · programs go in this section of the country, If you took time last April to inspect Carlsbad's program is not natural. It's Arundel High School's baseball team, you very unique, and definitely one of the couldn't help but be impressed. Coach "seven best" in the Great Southwest.

The Cavemen play all home games at Bernie Walter's outfit established itself early. as the top scholastic team in Mary- 2,000 seat Connie Mack Park, owned and land, and proved its worth a month later . donated to the prepsters by the Carlsbad by annexing the state's Class AA crown American Amateur Baseball Congress years ago. Their school's total expenses for and a 21-1 season record.

The Wildcats' championship .didn't athletics during the 1976-77 school year surprise Walter in the least. He knows exceeds $100,000, and their projected baseball talent when he sees it, and he saw expenditures for next season scales that a special group of players when he came to figure. Like many schools in this area of Arundel two years ago. "They had a good New Mexico and Texas, high school sports team back then, one of the best junior var- is Top Dog. Since 1968, the Cavemen have won sity teams in the area," commented Walter. "Many of those kids played on nine consecutive district titles. Since 1972, Arundel's state football champs also, so they have posted season records of 31-2 it's understandable why their quick base- (lost a double-header in Hobbs), 23-8, 30ball start last spring didn't get much 4, 20-13 and 19-10-1, winning two state attention." championships (1972-73) in the process.

-They shouldn't have that problem this Carlsbad's 20-13 record in 1975 was time around. The Wildcats return 11 squad during a rebuilding year, and if ever there members from that state championship deserved to be a Coach of the Year it was team which stole 112 bases on the season, Richard Mattson. Head man Dave Perini, not to mention the heart and soul of all the coach who helped build Carlsbad's Arundel baseball fans. Pitching will again baseball kingdom, stepped down from his be a plus. On the high school level (any post in March to devote full-time to footlevel) that's a big plus. Experienced seniors ball. Carlsbad was riding a 6-5 record will play a key role, starting with pitcher- when Mattson took over, and the C-Men infielder Neal Herrick, second baseman rallied to a 20-13 finish, another district Chuck Hebron, catcher Ron Enger and title and a third place finish at state behind shortstop Luis Ruiz. Herrick and Hebron Alamogordo (20-10) and Albuquerque Del made all-state as juniors, Herrick having a Norte (25-4). Last year Mattson's club finished 19-10-1, winning their ninth two-year 22-2 pitching mark.

"We need to find some players for a consecutive district 4-AAAA crown. They couple of positions," says their head return 10 lettermen from that club which coach. "But there are kids on the junior sat back and watched Albuquerque varsity last spring who are ready to move Manzano (25-3) win it all in the Land of in. They went 11-3 and also won the league Enchantment.

"We should be strong at pitching," title." Walter is an associate scout for the Baltimore Orioles and, during the summer says Mattson, hopefully. "The kids who months, coaches the famous Johnny's pitched in 15 of 19 games that we won are back. Our defense looks strong and we Use<! Cars of Baltimore. Johnny's Used Cars is the national baseball champions should again have excellent team speed. (age 16-19) of the All-American Amateur However, our hitting needs to improve."

Baseball Association (AAABA) in JohnsTop players to watch include pitcher town, Pa. In Walter's II years with the Cloyde Markham (10-3), outfielder Greg club they landed national championships Castillo (.305), catcher Kevin Rucker in 1967, 1972, 1973 and 1976. In 1975 at (.320), second baseman Villa Sam (.282), Arundel, the Wildcats' coach was selected shortstop Larry Trower (.294), third base"High School Coach of the Year" by the man Mark Laird (.342), first baseman Joel

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With athletes like junior Ronnie Wellbrock on the mound, Brenham High has won two consecutive state titles in the Texas AAA ranks. ·

Gourley back in the line-up, it could happen. Team and school records broken last spring include most wins (34), most hits (313), most doubles (43) and most sacrifices and sacrifice flies (25). That will be hard to match. But don't bet against LaPorte.

13. Brenham TEXAS The Cubs from Brenham have won the Texas 3A baseball title two years in a row now, and with head coach Terry Logan returning eight lettermen from a 28-5 club there appears to be no relief in sight.

Although schools like A&M Consolidated, Pecos, South Grande Prairie and Freeport Brazosport have title dreams of their own, Brenham's strong pitching and team speed could help them reach a milestone in Texas schoolboy baseball winning three consecutive state titles.

Although the Cubs need experience from a lineup that looks really young at pre-season, more than one dozen top-notch players move up from a good 13-3 junior varsity, giving Logan the depth needed to survive more than 30 games against tough Texas competition.

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Galindo (.298) and pitcher-outfielder Sam Rodriguez>Although the Cavemen have won. 125 games in the past five years, they by no means corner the baseball market in-New Mexico. Manzano, the defending state champs, return eight lettermen from a 25~3 club, led by shortstop and MVP Tony Smith, pitcher Dave Seiler (6-2) and ¡ outfielder Steve Rounds (.330).

In Alamogordo, the Tigers return a whopping 14 players from Coach Jerry Koller's crew which won the 1975 state crown. Pitchers George Perkins and Mike Coach James Deckinger (lett) guided Wichita Southeast to Kansas state title with seven Archuleta, outfielder Ron Abenante, underclassmen in the lineup, while Mike Evans (9) led Summer Legion team through 41-11 catcher Nate Whorton¡and third baseman record and Nebraska state championship with majority of players students at Omaha Mark Whorton lead the"Tiger returnees, Creighton Prep. which last year won 18 games- including an 8-7 verdict over Texas state champion through at mid-season, the Crusaders Duncanville. Artesia, the tiny AAA school could again be in the Illinois state baseball which once ruled AAAA football in this playoffs.

17. Chicago section of the country, is now winning state Brother Rice championships in track and baseball. Last year the Bulldogs went 25-4, won the state diamond crown for small schools, and this 18.omaha spring could be one of the strongest teams Creighton Prep in New Mexico AAA history- with seven After his team had won its first Illinois starters back who hit well over .300. state baseball championship in its second year of eligibility, Chicago Brother Rice Coach George Sedlacek saw the turning point as a raw day in spring. "It was early Creighton Prep of Omaha returns six of in the season and we lost a game on a cold nine starters from a 14-3 club which won 16. Livionia Franklin day when everything went wrong. I was the 'Omaha Metro Championship last even going to school and had to leave spring. Coached by Mike Evans, the Blue early," Sedlacek recalls. "I think the other Jays followed that up with a whopping 4111 record in Summer Legion ball, team stole something like nine bases and we took out several starters in one of those annexing the Nebraska state championfootball moves. We were 6-3 after that ship under the name of Creighton Prep Ronald Hellier, the Michigan High School Roberts ADV. game but just played super after that."

Coach of the Year in 1976, has been at "I like to promote our baseball out It's an understatement. Brother Rice Franklin High in Livonia since 1969, comended the season at 33-6 and could thank .here because I feel we play a good brand of piling a 116-83 won-lost record in the assistant coach Cliff Petrak for a little aid ball in Nebraska," says Evans. "Even with process. Last spring the Patriots went 24in picking off a sign in the bottom of the our bad weather conditions in the spring.

6, finished third in the final state rankings, Many of the same boys play on our seventh in the title game with Libertyville, won both the conference and district playwhich finished the season at 30-4. "Cliff summer team as in the spring. We don't offs but fell short in the final game of- said he caught the sign that they were mix with other schools, and the kids still regional play. feel they are playing for their high school. running," Sedlacek said later. "At least he The Patriots, who missed the No. I But the legion sponsor pays the bills." said he had it. It turned out that they were. spot during the Bicentennial Year, are It paid off."

Call their team what you want, this hoping 1977 will give them something to year's club returns almost every player It may again. Although the Crusaders shout about. Getting to first base will be a return only nine lettermen from last year's who helped beat arch-rival Westside 1-0 big problem facing foes of Franklin High, dream team - minus all but one pitcher last summer; the first time in Nebraska as Coach Hellier returns all three starting - a good collection of talent up from a 21- state legion play that a team swept all five moundsmen. With the loss of their catcher 3 JV team gives depth to one of the fastest games in the tournament without giving up and three . infielders this will come in an earned run. "Our pitchers, Lou growing baseball powers in Illinois. handy. But the Patriots again will be Halamek, Dave Wesely, Joe Franco and Potentially a fine hitting club, Brother blessed with strong hitting, making them Rice relies on good defense and team speed Tim Hartigan, all threw well," says their one of the top teams in Michigan again. each spring. This spring should be no coach. "Some of them will be the key this Eight lettermen return (plus a 12-4 JV different. Coach Sedlacek returns an all- spring." outfit), led by seniors Ken Scarpace (OF), The Blue Jays won the final game on a state outfielder in Jim Adduci, a gifted AI Castrodale (P), Calvin Beer (P) and senior with tournament experience. Short- solo homer by Terry Goodro, who is now Mark Wilkins (P). stop Randy Schwartz is one of the best playing for national junior college power Not many high school teams are Yavapai of Prescott, Arizona. With seven infielders in the Chicago Catholic League, blessed with this number of quality regulars back from a combined springif not the state. The pitcher who will need pitchers. If they (the pitchers) live up to to perform as a pro is senior Steve Klutch- summer program of 55 wins and 14losses, their pre-season billing the Patriots from it's easy to see why diamond fans at arch, and, while the rest of the Crusaders' Franklin High will be having a tea party of moundsmen are learning the trade, junior Creighton Prep are optimistic. Watch for their own - one year late. catcher-outfielder Bob Finochiaro, first catcher Bob Cummings will supply needed Better late than never. baseman Mike Meyer, second baseman defense behind the plate. If pitching comes

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Winning the Kansas state championship with the majority of his. starters being sophomores was unusual for head coach James Deckinger (or any head coach) at Wichita Southeast, Kansas. The Golden Buffaloes return seven. starters from last year's cinderella team which finished 17-6 and landed the · Buffs their fifth state championship in the last 13 years.

Competing in the Wichita City League, Southeast High has won 150.games during thaLspan, losing 75 in the process while playing in a balanced baseball division. of Kansas.

"The experience these kids gained last year should really help their confidence," says .Deckinger. "Our strong suit should again be hitting, speed and good pitching.

If we tighten our defense we should win 20 games."

Seven of the nine returning starters averaged .316 at the plate in 1976, and all . but two are juniors. The future, as they· say, looks bright at Southeast High.

Watch for: pitcher-outfielder Kevin Clinton (8-1, .354), pitcher Doug Hoppock (6-2, .295), second baseman Steve Boyer (.325), centerfielder Greg Towne (.320), third baseman Jim Thomas. (.315), catcher John Provenzanos (.305) and first baseman Mark Nordyke (.301).

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short when it comes to high school sports.-; . Ed Hogan marched off with the state The weather may not be as suited for -·-,championship baseball crown. Eight spring sports as that of Florida, Texas,.•. -regulars who saw plenty of action. return New Mexico, Arizona or California;- ouk from Hogan's championship club which last year the proud state of Kansas· appears to be inexperienced at first base probably produced the best high school'· only. However; if any one of 20 juniors up track team in America (see page 41). In from a near-perfect 19-1 JV club possess Kansas, baseball, like. track & field, is ability at that position, you can bet Coach Hogan will find .it. played in the spring.

The fast moving Clippers look stable behind the plate, on the mound, at the plate and:in the base paths. That takes care of every position but bat boy. Chances are h_e's experienced, just like catcher Steve Cumberland Della Posta; pitchers Mike Anderton and Scott Quirk, infielders Ron Colvin and Bill Bracken, and outfielder Dave Chadwick.

If the Clippers· sink in all their preseason publicity; watch for teams ·from The small state of Rhode Island produced ·Rogers, Chariho, Cranston East, a big winner last spring in Cumberland Providence La Salle and Warwick, to High, where the Clippers and head coach name a few.

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Others To Watch Alabama - Birmingham Huffman; Arizona - Chandler, Flagstaff, Glendale Apollo, Mesa Westwood, Phoenix Alhambra, Scottsdale Coronado, Sierra Vista Buena, Tucson Sahuaro; Arkansas - Pine Bluff, Texarkana Arkansas; California - Berkeley, Bloomington, Del Mar Torrey Pines, Dos Palos, El Cajon Granite Hills, El Segundo, Fillmore, Fountain Valley, Glendora, Glendora Navato, Glendora Western Christian, Granada Hills Kennedy, La Jolla, Lakewood, Lennox, Long Beach Millikan, Long Beach Wilson, Los Angeles Venice, Napa, Pinole, Rancho Cordova, Richmond, Sacramento Johnson, Sacramento Kennedy, Sacramento McClatchy, San Diego Crawford, San Marino, Santa Fe Springs St. Paul, Santa Monica, Sepulveda. Monroe, Stockton St. Mary's, Stock. Stagg, Sylmar, Torrance North, Ukiah, Vallejo, West Covina; Colorado - Ault Highland, Denver Lincoln, Denver North, Grand Junction, Longmont, Pueblo South; Delaware- Claymont, Greenville, Wilmington Salesianum; Florida- Brandon, Miami Coral Park, Miami Jackson, Pensacola Escambi·a, Pensacola Tate, St. Petersburg Catholic, Sarasota, Tampa Catholic, Tampa Plant; Georgia - Savannah; Hawaii - Aiea, Honolulu Iaiani, Honolulu Punahou, Honolulu Waipahu, Kaneohe Castle; Illinois - Albion Edwards County, Aurora West, Bloomington, Burbank Oak Lawn, Chicago Weber, Joliet Catholic, Joliet West, St. Laurence; Indiana - Ferdinard Forest Park, Greencastle, Jeffersonville, Muncie Central, Munster, South Bend Clay, Sullivan; Kansas- Hays Thomas More Prep, Newton, Olathe, Shawnee Mission North, Shawnee Mission West, Wichita Bishop Carroll; Kentucky - Louisville St. Xavier, Lo.uisville Trinity, Owensboro; Louisiana - Baton Rouge Bellaire, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Monroe Neville, New Orleans Jesuit, New Orleans Rummel; Maryland - Oxon Hill, Towson Calvert, North East, .Baltimore Archbishop Curley; Massachusetts- Andover Greater Lawrence, Braintree; Michigan - Bay City Handy, Birmingham Groves, Clarkston, Detroit Bishop Gallagher, Detroit Harper Woods, Drayton Plains Waterford Kettering, Flint Southwestern, Royal Oak Kimball, Wyandott Roosevelt; Minnesota Babbitt, St. Paul Hill-Murray; Mississippi - Hattisburg Oak Grove, Jackson Callaway, Jackson Forest Hill, Jackson St. Joseph, Meridian, Natchez South; Missouri- Ballwin Lafayette; Nebraska - Bancroft, Gmaha Burke, Omaha Gross, Omaha Northwest, Omaha Ryan, Omaha Westwide, Ralston, Wyane; Nevada - Boulder City, Ely White Pine, Hawthorne Mineral County, Las Vegas Chaparral, Las Vegas Clark, Las Vegas Rancho; New Jersey - Millville, Pennsauken; New Mexico - Alamogordo, Albuquerque Highland, Albuquerque Manzano, Artesia, Las Cruces Mayfield, Santa Fe; New York - Cheektowaga Maryvale, Kenmore East; North Carolina - Charlotte Garinger, Charlotte Independence, Rockingham Richmond, Wilmington Hoggard; Ohio - Cincinnati Elder, Cincinnati LaSalle, Cincinnati Princeton, Dayton ChaminadeJulienne, Elder, Euclid, Miamisburg, Shaker Heights; Oklahoma - Altus, Asher, Broken Arrow, Edmond, Moore, Muskogee, Norman. Putnam City, Tulsa Hale; Oregon - Beaverton Aloha, Eugene North, Grants Pass, Klamath Falls, Portland Madison: Pennsylvania - Horsham Hatboro-Horsham, Philadelphia Germantown Academy; Rhode Island -Cranston East, Newport Rogers, Providence LaSalle, Warwick, Wood River Chariho; South Carolina - Charleston Middleton, Columbia Spring Valley, Easley, Hopkins Lower Richland, Rock Hill, South Florence, Wando; Tennessee Bristol Tennessee, Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett; Texas -Baytown Lee, Carroll, College Station A & M Consolidated, Corpus Christi, Dallas Kimball, Dallas Sunset, Deer Park, Freeport Brazosport, Houston Jones, Houston Milby, Lubbock Monterey, McAllen, Pecos, San Antonio South, South Grand Prairie, Texarkana; Utah - Bountiful Viewmont, Brighton, Granger-Hunter, Midvale Hillcrest, Salt Lake Cottonwood, Salt Lake Skyline, Salt Lake West; Virginia ·-'- Hampton Kecoughtan, Highland Springs. Richmond Tucker, Virginia Beach Bayside; Washington- Kelso, Seattle Ingraham, Seattle Shorecrest, Wenatchee, Yakima Davis; West Virginia - New Martinsville Magnolia, Ravenswood, Sistersville; Wisconsin - Brookfield Central, Wausau West.

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INFIELDERS AI Wesolowski, LaPo·rte, Indiana, (.400) .........................

Charlie Pearson, Vallejo, California, (.476) ...................... s·am Favata, West Covina Edgewood; California, (.440) .......... . Carlos Cruz, Los Angeles Marshall, California, (.511) ............

Gene Cattane, St. Clairsville, Ohio, (.455) .......................

Tom Barnett, Garden Grove Balsa Grande, California, (.476) ..... . Ollis Tramble, Houston Jones, Texas, (:414) ............. : .......

Cliff Pastornicky, Bellevue Newport, Washington, (.405) ..........

Lou Duarte, Miami Killian, Florida, .(.311) .................. : ....

Jerry Brown, Artesia, New Mexico, (A89) .......................

Tony Smith, Albuquerque Manzano, New Mexico, (.305) .........

Stanley Haimes, Dos Palos, California, (.534) ...................

Jeff Johnson, Granada Hills Kennedy, California, (.351) ...........

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OUTFIELDERS ALL-AMERICAN Second highest batting average on the All-America list belongs to Flagstaff, Arizona's Luther Stingley (.580). In only 20 games Stingley knocked in 46 runs, scored 39 himself, belted 10 home runs and recorded 40 hits. During a wild 10-8 win over rival Kingman he hit the roof of nearby Marshall Elementary School with a grand slam shot that emptied the bases and carried 450 feet; first time since 1963 when the school's legendary James Dugan hit the same building that the feat had been accomplished. (Arizona. Daily Sun photo)

Luther Stingley, Flagstaff, Arizona, (:580) ....................... ·senior Jesse Barfield, Joliet Central, Illinois, (:395) ...................... senior ··Robbie- Alvar.ez,. Miami Carol City, Florida, (.481) ............. ·: .. senior Mark Pashia, Simi Valley; Califor.nia, '(.414) ..................... senior Steve Hunt, Glendor.a, California; (.512) ........................ senior Bob Massong; Cincinnati·Moeller, Ohio ......................... senior Keith. Barzilla, Houston Westbury, Texa·s,.(:371) .................. senior Mark Luetge, Houston Waltrip, Texas, ('.39.1) .................... senior Frank Booker, Vallejo, California, ('.383) .... , ................... ·junior Mike Moore, .Yakima Davis, Washiflgton ......................... senior David Henderson, bos Palos,. California,. (.442) · .................. senior Harold Washington, Los Angeles Manual Arts, California, C581) senior

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Mark Pashia, Simi Valley;· California, (.414) .......................

Steve Hu'nt, Glendora, -California; (.512) ........................

Bob Massong, Cincinnati·Moeller, Ohio ...........................

Keith. Barzilla, Houston Westbury, Texas, (:371) ...................

Mark Luetge, Houston Waltrip, Texas, ('.391) ....................

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California is so loaded with baseball talent it's impossible to keep count.

Hurler Alan Brehm of Santa Ana Foothill throws bullets, and he's only a junior.

Whittier La Serna returns as many - if not more - talented lettermen from last spring than any AAA school in California.

Pitcher John LeClerc won nine of 12 games last spring, posting an ERA of 1.63 against tough AAA competition.

INFIELDERS Teddy Perreira, Waimea, Hawaii, ss ........ ·............................ senior Mac Gebbers, Wenatchee, Washington, IF ................ , .............. senior Cam Mathews, Kelso, Washington, P-IF .............. ·... , ............. :. junior · Jeff Maltease, Kirkland Juanita, Washington, SS ...................... : . . senior· Kevin Mathews, Yakima Davis, Washington, P-SS ... , .................... senior Wally Backman, Beaverton Aloha, Oregon, SS ........................... senior Danny Ainge, North Eugene, Oregon, SS (.426) .......................... senior Ron Oddo, Granada Hills, California, 2B ................................. senior Don Brown, Rancho Cordova, California, C ........ : ..................... junior Mike Nagle, Lakewood, California, 2B ................................... senior Ron Zimmerman, Long Beach Millikan, California, C ...................... senior Ron Thurston, Long "Beach Wilson, Califo_rnia, C ......................... senior Chris Smith, Long Beach Wilson, California, 1B ....................... ·... senior Mack Babbitt, Berkeley, California, SS (.326) .. , ......................... senior Doug Johnson, Pinole, California, IF ..................................... senior Ken Harris, El Cerrito, California, IF ... ·........................... : ...... senior Larry Hayes, La Mesa Helix, California, C (.429) ............... ·.......... senior Ron Lott, Rialto Eisenhower, California, SS .............................. senior Jake Hill, Santa Ana Foothill, California, C ................ : .............. senior Derrick Marinelli, Whittier La Serna, California, 2B (.347) ...... ·........... senior Greg Zunino, Larkspur Redwood,.California, 3B ................ : . ........ senior.

Mike Young, El Segundo, California, C-LF ............................... senior Jay Bell, Ukiah, California, ·IF-P ......................................... senior Jerry Johnson, Leuzinger, California, IF ................................. senior Dennis Lucero, Corning Union, California, C (.373) ....... ·................ senior Dan Taylor, San Jose Del Mar, California, 1B (.464) ...................... senior Kevin Boyce, Los Angeles Venice, California, IF. (.442) .................... senior Dale Pond, Los Angeles Venice, California, C (.363) ....... _. .............. senior Alex Esquerra, Whittier, California, SS (.459) ............................. senior Mike Becker,-Temple City, California, 3B (.410) ............................ senior Ralph Armenta, Bell Gardens, California, 3B (.420) .......... , ....... · ..... senior Mike Smith, Lennox, California, 1B (.545) ............. ·......... : . ... ·..... senior Mike Williams, San Marino, California, IF (.40,4) .. :. : . .................... senior David Logan, Rosamond, California, 2B (.432) ... ·........................ senior Scott. Mcleod, Brentwood, California, SS (.448) ..... ." .. _. .................. senior OUTFIELDERS Kalama Camalliri, Kapaa Kauaikapaa, Hawaii, CF ........................ senior Cameron Mitchell, Richland, Washington, OF ... : . ....................... senior Wally Backman, Beaverton Aloha, Oregon, SS ........................... senior · Dan England, North Eugene, Oregori, OF (.385) ... -., ...... ·............... senior Jim Gott, San Marino, California, OF ............... ·.......... senior (coverboy) Jim Tatum, Bishop, California, OF (.420) ................................ senior Mike Toothman; West Covina, Edgewood, California, OF (.390) ........... junior Tim .Collins, Granada Hills, California, P-OF . -... .' ........................ senior Willie Diaz, Lakewood, California, ·oF (.321) .............................. senior Brian Greer, La Habra Sonora, California, OF .......................... , . senior Mike Haskell, Casa Roble, California, OF (.416) ........ , .................. senior Ron Lott, Rialto Eisenhower, California, SS .............................. senior Dave Mendez, San Leandro Pacific, California, OF .............· ... : . ..... senior Troy Dickson; Lawndale, California, P-OF ................................ senior Mike Vint, El Cajon 'Granite Hill, California, P-OF (.351) ................... senior

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Bill Nichols, Del Mar Torrey Pines, California, OF (.400) ..................

Kevin Shields, Carlsbad, California, OF (.411) ............................

Brian Bullock, Whittier La Serna, California, OF (.350) ....................

Jim Connor, Larkspur Redwood, California, CF ....................... ·...

Terry Hayes, Napa, California, OF (.422) .................................

Bob Porter, Napa, California, OF (.488) .......................... ·........

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HONORABLE MENTION

·Great- Southwest PITCHERS Jeff Hucko, Salt Lake Skyline, Utah, P-IF ................................ senior Kurt Cunningham, Ault Highland, Colorado, P-SS (11-~ •. 390) ............ senior George Perkins, Alamogordo, New Mexico .............................. senior Cloyde Markham, Carlsbad, New Mexico (10-3) .......................... senior Dave Seiler, Albuquerque Manzano, New Mexico (6-2) ................... junior Craig Holmal'], Little Rock Central, Arkansas ............................. senior Robin Dunn, Siloam Springs, Arkansas ............................. sophomore Gabby Montijo, Eloy Santa Cruz, Arizona (1 0-1, 1.87) .................... senior Ronnie Wellbrock, Brenham, Texas ..................................... senior Walter Boone, College Station A&M Consolidated, Texas ................. senior Tony Arnold, Irving, Texas .............................................. senior David Salinas, McAllen, Texas ........................................... senior Robert Riley, Deer Park, Texas ....................· ..................... senior Mike Richard, Midland Lee, Texas ....................................... junior INFIELDERS Rick Wild.ing, Granger-Hunter, Utah, C .................................. junior Sam Dazzio, Pueblo South, Colorado, 3B (.410) .......................... senior Don Alcorn, Aurora Hinkley, Colorado, 3B (.400) ......................... junior Tom Ph iller, Ault Highland, Colorado, SS (.491) .._........................ senior Mike Boss, Nucla, Colorado, 1B (.425) .................................. senior Steve Mariz, Grand Junction, Colorado, 2B (.350) ........................ senior Darrell Cirbo, Denver North, Colorado, P-1 B (.350) ....................... senior Steve Nunez, Roswell Goddard, New Mexico, 2B (.451) .................. senior David Sweeney, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 3B-P ............................ senior James Baker, Artesia, New Mexico, C (.:::;.:.i ............ , ................ senior Karl Mahan, Artesia, New Mexico, 2B (.440) ............................. senior Kevin Rucker, Carlsbad, New Mexico, C (.320) ........................... senior Henry Apodaca, Las Cruces, New Mexico, SS (.389) .. , .................. senior Dina Piazza, Scottsdale Saguaro, Arizona, 1B (.395) ...................... senior Mike Brown, Tucson Santa Rita, Arizona, SS (.350) · ...................... senior John Quijada, Phoenix Trevor Browne, Arizona, IF (.405) ................. senior Pat Marquez, Apache Junction, Arizona, P-IF (.420) ..... : .... , ........... senior George Gohde, Scottsdale, Arizona, C (.441) ............................ senior Colin Ward·; College Station A&M Consolidated, Texas, SS ............... senior Leland Creel, Duncanville, Texas, P-1 B (.351) ............................ junior Pete Bazan, Parr San Juan Alamo, Texas, C .................. ·............ senior Jim McGinnis, Houston Memorial, Texas, IF (.425) ....................... senior Scott Chance, Houston Milby, Texas, IF (.407) . : . ........................ junior Terry Byrum, Houston Madison, Texas, IF (.489) ......................... senior Bobby Johnson, Dallas Kimbaii,'Texas, C ............................... senior Kevin Shannon, Houston Sharpstown, Texas, C (.300) . , .................. senior OUTFIELDERS John Gregory, Salt Lake Skyline, Utah, OF , .............................

Mark Sonnenberg, Sterling, Colorado, P-OF (.333) .......................

Javier Holguin, Las Cruces Mayfield, New Mexico, OF-P ..................

Manny Holguin, Las Cruces Mayfield, New Mexico, OF (.397) .............

Greg Castillo, Carlsbad, New Mexico, P-OF (.305) ........................

Steve Rounds, Albuquerque Manzano, New Mexico, OF (.330) . . . . . . . .

Ron Ramirez, Tucson, Arizona, CF (.339) ................................

Darrell Sneed, Houston Jones, Texas, OF (.390) .........................

Mark Tharp, Dallas Kimball, Texas, OF ..................................

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HONORABLE MENTION.

Great Plains PITCHERS Lou Halamek, Omaha Creighton Prep, Nebraska (14-1) .................. senior Jim Hoffman, Tulsa East Central, Oklahoma ............................. senior Tim Burke, Omaha Roncalli, Nebraska .................................. senior Robert Steward, Mannford, Oklahoma .............................. sophomore Tom Gomez, Omaha Ryan, Nebraska ................................... senior

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INFIELDERS Bob Bullock, Ballwin Lafayette, Missouri, SS ...............

Mark McCabe, Newton, Kansas, P-3B (.333) ...............

John Provenzane, Wichita Southeast, Kansas, C (.305) .....

Steve Yoder, Tulsa Hale, Oklahoma .......................

Pat Mcca·nn, Omaha Burke, Nebraska, C ..................

Bill Nordell, Ralston, Nebraska, C .........................

Mi_ke Meyer, Omaha Creighton Prep, Nebraska, 1B ........

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OUTFIELDERS Greg Towne, Wichita Southeast, Kansas, CF (.320) ..... : ... senior Bob Finochiaro, Omaha Creighton Prep, Nebraska, OF-C ... senior

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Midwest PITCHERS Bob Bartlett, Shaker Heights, Ohio ........................

Ron Klein, Cincinnati Moeller, Ohio .......................

Bob Schroeck, Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio ...................

Mitch Sowinsky, Owosso, Michigan .......................

Kevin Richards, Wyandotte Roosevelt, Michigan ............

Kurk Erickson, Livonia Stevenson, Michigan ...............

Mark Perkins, Plymouth ·canton, Ohio .....................

Mark Armstrong, Chesterton, Indiana .................. ·...

John Newman, Terre Haute North, Indiana ................

Charley Noble, Sulli,van, Indiana (14-1) ....................

Steve Klutcharch, Chicago Brother Rice, Illinois, SS ........

Mike Vojtesak, Joliet Central, Illinois (12-1) ................

Jerry Stutzreim, Olympia Fields Rich Central, Illinois .......

Paul Lopez, New Lenox Lincoln-Way, Illinois ...............

Gary Hartman, Joliet West, Illinois ........................

Dave Lang, Chicago Weber, Illinois .......................

Jeff Keener, Albion Edwards County, Illinois (6-1) ..........

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INFIELDERS Dave Adamski, Wausau West, Wisconsin, C ...............

Ken Lisko, Youngstown Cardinal Mooney, Ohio, IF .........

Dan Dailey, Wintersville, Ohio, IF ..........................

Dave Ballman, Cincinnati LaSalle, Ohio, C .................

Dan Corley, Dayton Chaminade-Julienne, Ohio, SS · ...... : ..

Bob Papp, Euclid, Ohio, SS ..............................

Dave Vanzo, Wayzata, Minnesota, C .......................

Kevin Andress, Drayton Plains Waterford Kettering, Mich. SS Jim Buterakos, Flint Southwestern, Michigan, SS ..........

Tim Miller, Flint Carman, Michigan, IF .....................

Jim Cornwell, Flint Ainsworth, Michigan, 3B ...............

Mitch Symonds, Plymouth Salem, Michigan, C .............

Tony Trout, Staunton, Indiana, C ..........................

Dan Whaley, Greencastle, Indiana, SS .....................

Dave Thomas, Danville, Illinois, 2B (.405) ..................

Curt Reed, Joliet West, Illinois, SS ........................

Scott Martin, Joliet West, Illinois, C .......................

Dan LaMore, Bradley-Bourbonnais, Illinois, 1B .............

Ron Czarnecki, Burbank Reavis, Illinois, SS ...............

Randy Schwartz, Chicago Brother Rice, Illinois, SS .........

Jim Owens, Burbank Oak Lawn-St. Laurence, Illinois, 1B ....

Bob Cummings, Chicago Brother Rice, Illinois, C ..........

Randy Blomberg, Mascoutah, Illinois, C ...................

Jim Brown, Roxana, Illinois, C ............................

Dave Rowe, O'Fallon, Illinois, SS ..........................

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. OUTFIELDERS Bob Zielinski, Stow Walsh, Jesuit, Ohio, CF (.333) ..........

Ed Hicks, Steubenville, Ohio, OF (.390) ....................

Lanny Erdos, Cadiz, Ohio, OF ............................

Dick Armstrong, Clarkston, Michigan, OF ............... : ..

Ruben Luna, Flint Southwestern, Michigan, OF-P . . . . . . . . . .

Ken Scarpace, Livonia Franklin, Michigan, OF .............

Joe lams, South Bend Clay, Indiana, OF ...................

Rich Wiltfong, LaPorte, Indiana, OF (.415) .................

Andy Hightower, Alton, Illinois, OF ........................

Jim Lyons, Danville, Illinois, CF (.428) .....................

Bob Szymkowski, Harvey Thornton, Illinois, OF ............

Jim Arundel, Chicago St. Rita, Illinois, OF .................

Jim Adduci, Chicago Brother Rice, Illinois, OF ...... : ......

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When Robbie Alvarez of Miami Carol City, Florida, a pre-season first team All-American. wasn't hitting at a .481 offensive clip, he was making tag$ like this in the infield, playing almost flawless defense. The Chiefs are ranked No. 3 in America.

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Hiawatha Cole; Birmingham Wenonah, Alabama ....................· .....

Arizona· Winborn, Birmingham Erwin, Alabama ...........................

Tom Brandon, Miami ·carol City, Florida (10-1) ..........................

Gary Carter, Johnson-City, Tennessee ...................................

Jqhn Haverhann, Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett, Tennessee ..................

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INFIELDERS Brantley Farque, Lake Charles, louisiana, 3B-P (.319) ....................

Bob Lane, Monroe Neville, louisiana, SS ................................

Jose Castro, Miami Jackson, Florida, SS ................................

Carlos Matamoros, South Miami, Florida, SS ............................

Chuck Jacks, Palmetto, Florida, 3B (.306) ............................. ·..

Tom Morton, Bristol, Tennessee, 3B ....................................

senior senior senior senior senior senior

OUTFIELDERS Andy Romero, Miami Senior, Florida, OF ................................ senior Johnny Giordano, ·lake Charles, Louisiana, CF .......................... senior

HONORABLE MENTION.

·At,lantic .Coast·.

PITCHERS Mike Anderton, Cumberland, Rhode Isla-nd ..............................

Will George, Pennsauken, New Jersey ...................................

Chuck Prescott, Andover Greater lawrence, Massachusetts ..............

Neal Herrick, Gambrills Arundel, Maryland (12-0) ........................

Craig Halsey; Bel. Air, Maryland ......................................... .Rich Cook, Claymont, Delaware .........................................

Rodne Wilhide, .Greenville, Delawar.e ....................................

Teddy Paul, Richmond Douglas Freeman, Virginia .......................

Jaybo-Sole, Sisterville, West Virginia (9-1) ...............................

Jay Schwarmberger, Charlotte Independence, North Carolina .............

Tim Stokes, Monroe Sun Valley, North Carolina ..........................

Jack Sink, Charlotte Myers Park; North· Carolina, P-OF ...................

Eddie Leopard, Brookland Cayce, South Carolina ........................

Freddie Witherspoon, Rock ·Hill, South Carolina ..........................

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INFIELDERS Steve Della Posta, Cumberland, Rhode Island, C .........................

Mike Stenhouse, Cranston East, Rhode Island, SSS ...................... .Craig Shumock, Philadelphia Germantown Academy, SS .................

Chuck Hebron, Gambrills Arundel, Maryland, 2B (.344) ................... 'larry-Chenowith, Towson Calvert-Hall, Maryland, 1B .....................

Jay West, Richmond Tucker, Virginia ....................................

Mike Koehler, Richmond Hermitage, Virginia, 2B .........................

Rich Rollyson, Parkersburg South, West Virginia, IF (.385) ................

Brick Smith, Charlotte Garinger, North Carolina, IF .......................

David Hackney, South Florence, South Carolina, IF ......................

Tommy Blackman, South Florence, South Carolina, IF-P .................

Steve Jordan, Baltimore MI. Saint Joseph's, Maryland, C .................

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Texas powerhouse is rated No. 2.

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Discipline & Drill Philosophy at Eastern Michigan University

By Ron Oestrike This season路 Ron Oestrike enters his 13th year as head baseball coach at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti; after building one 'of the most successful collegiate baseball programs in the country. Born .in Flat Rock in 1932, Oestrike earned his B.S. Degree from Eastern Michigan in 1954 and his M.S. from Michi~:an in 1959. His overall coaching record reads 329-186-2; his first national honor came in 1970 when he was selected National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics I NAJA I "Coach of the Year" after EMU won the national title in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1973 he became 路the first known American baseball coach {o participate in the Inter-American Sports Exchange, conducting clinics in the Dominican Republic. The following year he assisted his Adray Photo Team to the AAABA National Championship in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

In 1975 he landed District IV "Coach of the Year" honors. Mid-American Conference "Coach of the Year"; led EMU to MidAmerican Conference and Mid-East Regional championships, as well as a fifth place finish in the NCAA College World Ser.ies in Omaha, Nebraska; His team finished 37-20-1. Last year Coach Oestrike earned "Coach of the Year" honors by The Sporting News, as well as Mid-East Regional "Coach of the Year", Mid-American Conference "Coach of the Year", and guided his fast growing club into the finals of the College World Series, where they lost 7-1 to Arizona in the finals, sending four players into the professional league: Bob Owchinko I San Diego Padres), Glenn Gulliver I Detroit Tigers), Jerry Keller (Atlanta Braves) and Thorn Boutin (San Francisco Giants).

l:ere are many reasons why the Eastern Michigan University baseball program is successful. In order to build a strong program you have to establish a solid base and work from there. We have established a winning program and I think it's necessary to give you some background on factors that have been instrumental in our pursuit of excellence at EMU. Going back 14 or 15 years ago one of Coach Ron Oestrike talks to reporters after his team captured the 1976 Mid-East Regional baseball crown with a win over the University of Michigan.

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the first steps that was very important in our program was the changing concept of our schedule. At one time we were playing 17 ball games and this was a maximum.

Because of the addition of a spring trip, financed strictly by the ball路 players, we jumped up into a 40 game category. From that point on we have progressed from a 17 game schedule to a 72 game schedule this coming season.

I think immediately in the game of baseball, as soon as we got into an expanded schedule, progress naturally occurred as far as our players were concerned. I also feel that in developing a schedule; too much concern is given to the won-loss record. I have always found and continue to believe "the more you play the better you become". Also if you want to play what we say "big time college baseball", or you want to play "big time high school baseball", I think you have to schedule the top schools. I really believe that our kids have lost the elements of embarrassment strictly because we have scheduled big.

Apother factor in pursuit of our total program that certainly has aided in all areas is our outdoor facility. Through the years our administration has had a fine outlook on collegiate baseball and has blessed us with tremendous outdoor facilities. Our facility, which was finished in 1968, is probably one of the finest facilities in the Mid-West. I am sure this has been an asset in our recruiting.

HURON DUGOUT CLUB Another factor helping our program is the development of what we call a "Dugout Club". It began many years ago with four people: Dr. Milo Danzeisen, Chris and Harry 路Armelgos (both great alumni of EMU) and Jerry Raymond, an alumnus and personal friend. These four people initiated the idea of a booster club we have expanded now to 200 Dugout members. I can't say enough for the assistance they have given our program.

Throughout the years I have to say they have been very instrumental in the advancement of the program. They have in many cases assisted us in the purchasing of additional facilities and have helped fi-

nance our spring trip.

SUMMER ADRA Y LEAGUE There is a chain of events that occurred in our program that has established us in the University Division. In 1970 we won the NAIA National Championship in Phoenix, Arizona. I felt at that time we were at our peak, because we were in a situation where it was impossible to get to Omaha, where we feel the most prestigious college baseball tournament is held.

Through efforts of our athletic director, Frosty Ferzacca, and our president, Harold E. Sponberg, we were invited to join the Mid-American Conference. This step was very instrumental in helping the EMU baseball program, because it gave us an avenue to reach the NCAA College World Series in Omaha.

Our association with the MAC has certainly been a very positive factor in our success. One stipulation in the league, however, is that we could not have a freshman schedule, so this forced us into setting up a program that would involve our younger players in the summer.

I have to say at this point the addition of our summer program has been instrumental in our approach to successful baseball. Our summer team, called Adray Photo, is composed of our incoming freshmen and young sophomores. The stipulation of Adray Summer League is that you cannot be 20 years of age prior to August I, so it does limit the activity of some of our sophomores. We feel that if we can keep our freshmen together for another 55 ballgames in the summer, it certainly is bound to aid our program.

Mike Adray, a tremendous sponsor of athletics in the Detroit area, has been very gracious in assisting in this program. He has totally financed our club and has been a big booster of EMU through the years.

The Adray League has given us tournament exposure as well. In 1974 our Adray Photo team won the AAABA national championship in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. That same club immediately went into a school season winning the 1975 MidEast regional and a trip to Omaha. I am certain the exposure that we have received through our tournament ball in summer

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Philosophy has helped us in our tournament situation during the school year.

We are often asked how we can compete against the California, Arizona or Southern NCAA schools with our climate as it is. But to illustrate a playing factor, we now have with our regular schedule (beginning in March) go through 60 ball games and then an additional 60 ball games in the summer program. A player, even though we are in the Midwest, at the completion of the school year and the summer program, has played over 100 games. We then jump right into our fall program which we have utilized as a complete evaluation program of new ball players and round robin type schedule program where we do not stress fundamentals at all, but. it does give us additional playing time so that a boy that is in our program plays scheduled baseball from March until the first of November.

Four years ago, EMU had the opportunity to add an assistant coach to the staff. The addition of Roger Coryell, who was a player for me from 1968-70, has been a tremendous boost. OriginallyCoach Coryell came in as a pitching coach and I think this is one area that needs complete staff consideration. I know we have competed against stronger clubs and have been successful because of our pitching strength. His willingness to get involved in the recruiting program has to be instrumental in our success in Division I the past two years. We won the league championship and Mid-East Regional championship the last two years. We finished fifth in the 1975 NCAA College World Series and then were second in 1976, to eventual champion Arizona.

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DRILL PHILOSOPHY Another contributing factor, and I am tremendously biased here, is the development of our drill program. We begin what we call our instructional program indoors January 15 and again I have been asked the question, how we can come out of snow and compete in states like California and Texas and maintain a respectable level?

But I contend, and again very positively, things we do in drill and our drill philosophy are very instrumental in our success.

Many years ago I had the opportunity to observe Paul Deeze and Chapman · College exhibit their drill work at the Los Angeles Stadium. I was amazed how Paul had broken down the group for drill work at the Southern California school. I sat through his hour workout which was almost completely drill. There was involvement of no more than one or two players in his group at one time. At the completion of his program, I approached Paul and stated how impressed I was with his drill organization. His response gave tribute to his Midwest background.

If I was to go to a southern climate today to coach, I think I would still approach my initial instruction period just as I do in our indoor workouts and in our drill philosophy. Many things have influenced our philosophy of drill, namely, our facility situation; our climate; and my personal background. I have a belief that any approach to the game that can be broken down into oneman situations without a glove or other tools of the trade is the first step. · IT'S A GAME OF FEET My drill philosophy was influenced strongly by my football background. I still contend that the football people have done more with drill than any other athletic group. I have always been a believer of the feet and hopefully next fall we will publish

a new book entitled "It's A Game of Feet".

At EMU we have two batting cages and a complete asphalt infield in the fieldbouse. I have this area for no more .than 2Y2 hours per day. We do have the ability to drop the cage and hit additional hours, but as far as an actual workout program we do not have more than 2\12 hours allotted to us. I contend that time is adequate in a sports situation. I also believe in the pursuit of a drill philosophy your entire philosophy should be incorporated.

We use one word to describe a drill to assist us in what we call practice organization. My Drill Book at one time listed some 20 drills. Currently we have a drill repertoire with our coaches which would number close to 200 drills.

Let me give you an example of what I mean by one word· to ·describe and how it assists us in practice organization. With our outfielders hitting and pitchers on a pitching rotation, which is charted how do we get 200 infielders immediate work? We merely call out "grab one" and immediately our third baseman will get to work· on a drill where they work on the approach of the·slow roller; or "get two" where the shortstop and second baseman immediately will work on our double play technique ... "Footwork" for our first baseman involves the players throwing to each other where they shuffle their steps right, left and are concerned with receiving the throw and touching the bag. "Pick up" is the term we use for a ball thrown in the dirt for catchers. We also use key words to illustrate or describe a fundamental of that drill. An example - if we are executing stretching and throwing, I have what we call 25 throwing drills which I believe assist in repetition of fundamentals of receiving and catching. As our players are throwing between themselves we call out

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certain terms that will illustrate a fundamental of receiving and throwing a ball.

An example is "shade": As soon as we yell shade we want to see every one of our players catching the ball on the throwing side of their body. "Throwing foot" is another term we will call out where all players, as they receive the ball, step forward on their throwing foot: There are examples of using a key word to illustrate a fundamental of the game. It is a means of a daily repetition which does assist in the end result of skill. "Make it become Habit." Caution: do not use a key word unless the players are understanding of the fundamentals of that key word.

What do we incorporate in our drills?

As I stated before, everything you believe you must attempt to incorporate in a drill.

How can we expect a nine-man team to respond to certain situations if we have not incorporated them in a one and two man situation?

DISCIPLINE We feel that discipline is a factor of our sport, just as it is in other sports. I have often been asked why we are concerned with discipline in the game of baseball, where all you have to do is throw the ball out, throw the bat out and play the game.

However, in baseball we continue to fight the battle of a boy that we receive who has had five coaches prior to corning into our program. So we feel that we must discipline the boys to our program.

We are not saying whatever we do is the only way, but we do contend and believe that "the boss is not always right, but is still always the boss". How do we incorporate discipline within a drill? Let me give you an example of the drill that we might use where we stress discipline called "the three ball drill". Sometimes we use this for outfielders to determine if they keep a level head while running to the right and the left, sometimes used just as a conditioning drill at the completion of practice, but it's a good drill for incorporating discipline. It is executed in this way - we have three balls and we wish to run the boys to the right and left to catch all three balls and they return to the end of the line.

That is in essence the drill, however, we feel that if we want them to run at a certain time and to rest at a certain time then we have to completely dictate this. If by chance in a three ball drill we start at a line, we don't let them step over that line until we use the term "break". Once we use the term "break" they sprint to the Left-handed Bob Owchinko helped the Hurons to two Mid-American and Mid-West Regional championships, as well as two berths in the NCAA College World Series.

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right and they catch a ball that we throw and they sprint back to the left and catch a second ball. If they miss a ball they keep sprinting for the third ball, if they catch the third ball now they retrieve any ball they might miss and they sprint to the coach and they set the three balls in a bucket at the coaches' feet and sprint to the end of the line. Now they can "rest".

HUSTLE A second factor to incorporate in drill is hustle. "The name of the game is hustle." Whenever we can incorporate hustle in our game we attempt to do so.

How can you incorporate hustle? I think if you are enthused then the kids are enthused in a drill. There are some ways to incorporate hustle within an actual drill. Is chatter a part of hustle? We believe it is.

We attempt to involve noise and clapping whenever possible. When we change from a period of instruction to another period of instruction we want our kids to sprint to various areas as this does incorporate the term hustle.

FUN A third factor is fun, probably one of the most difficult things in athletics is to incorporate fun in your program. In order to incorporate fun, put it into your drill work. I'm not naive to think that you have fun in a losing program and I know there are times in past history when we have had losing programs. We did not have much fun. There are some things that you can do with your drill work that does hint at fun.

When we deal with a drill that has extensive skill we don't have to worry about the boys having fun. When we teach sliding we use the high jump cross bar to put in front of the bag to flatten out when we are sliding toward the bag.

So sometimes just adding a gimmick will create fun. I believe that breaking up routine will put fun in your program.

There are times in the winter months when we "drag" after going 2Y2 hours daily for a period of six to seven days a week.

There are some times we come into the arena, throw eight bats out, eight balls out, and put three men on each bat and ball, and have 20 minutes of pepper and get out, strictly to break the routine.

The incorporation of numerous drills does create fun. We might have a drill for execution of footwork on a double play; we might create another drill that has the same execution of the footwork; but with a different term, so we use numerous drills to try to break up the routine.

There is a fine line between a "fun" guy and what we call a "horse play" guy. But don't shut the fun guy out of your program, because in a period from 3-5 in the afternoon many times you need that laugh.

This has always been part of our program to be aware of the "fun" guy.

CONDITIONING We are always striving to incorporate conditioning into our drill work wherever possible and again the question has been asked, how necessary is a conditioned athlete in baseball?

I have a belief that "a conditioned athlete is an alert athlete", and whenever we

possibly can strive to increase our conditioning program in baseball we should do so. Our entire drills that are involved in conditioning have several factors of concern. If we are dealing with running drills we feel that a condition of the basketball player is similar to the condition of the baseball player, with the exception the basketball player uses the balance step and we use the cross-over step for initial movement to the right and the left. Any time our drills have a change of direction while we are running or a change of rate of speed while we are running against the watch we try to do so. Do not confuse condition running with "speed" running. There is a definite separation between endurance progress and speed progress. We never attern pt to tire the player in "form" running or "speed" running drills. We attempt never to work sprints over a 20 yard distance for example, and never more than 10 in a number. We feel this has helped our initial speed in the game of baseball by not incorporating speed with endurance.

Let me also say as far as incorporating a drill that we have changed our philosophy in the last four or five years in drill work. At one time we would go completely with defensive drills and defensive team drills until the last week or two or our instruction program. Currently our drill work is involved so that we go offensive drills on Monday, defensive on Tuesday, and we continue almost in a 50% ratio offensive work with defensive work. I know this concept has helped our offensive game immensely. I feel much more teaching can be done offensively than defensively.

WHY A fifth thing that we try to incorporate in drill is the word "why". We can get into drill work and boys ask why I feel we have arrived in our teaching. We spend an hour every Wednesday on what we call classroom baseball. Sometimes we just talk about the fundamentals of a drill so that when they go into the arena they know what fundamentals we are trying to teach.

Have you ever taken a coaching point from your kids? Try it and then see how they begin to buzz.

PROJECTION A last factor we incorporate in the philosophy of drill is what we call "projection and following up". When you are incorporating a drill ask yourself, "Can I break it down into a one man situation?", and then go further, "Can I break it down to a one man situation and take the tools of the trade away, such as the glove, bat, ball or the base?"; and then eventually from that one man situation we can project to incorporate two men and then three and sometimes to a nine man team situation.

We attempt never to stay pat on what we do and we strive to change our concepts each year where we feel it is an improvement in our program. At Eastern Michigan we've been blessed with some great players through the year that certainly have made it possible to enjoy the e success we've had.

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30th ANNUAL

NATIONAL FOOTBALL CLINIC IN ASSOCIATION WITH

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MARCH 20-23, 1977 CONVENTION HALL-ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY CLINIC TIME SCHEDULE SUNDAY MARCH 20, 1977 4:00- 9:00PM 7:00- 9:00PM

Registration at Convention Hall- U. of Maryland Assistant Coaches will lecture simultaneously on Sunday night.

GROOM -Maryland's Outside Running Game and Backfield Blocking Techniques.

EISAMAN -QB Fundamentals and Drills in the Maryland 'I' Offense.

KRIVAK- Receiving Drills and Maryland's Screen Passing .

Game.

HALLUM- Maryland's Inside Running Game and Line Blocking Techniques.

FOUSSEKIS- Stunting Techniques and Drills and Punt Returns.

STROCK- Skills and Drills of Defensive Secondary Plays and Developing a Punter.

D EV L1 N- Linebacker Fundamentals; Underneath Pass Coverage of Maryland's Wide Tackle Six and Drills.

ROMAINE-Pass.Rush Techniques; Playing the Option and Drills.

MONDAY MARCH 21, 1977 7:30- 8:50AM Registration 8:50- 9:00AM Opening Announcements I I

9:00- 9:50AM 10:05-10:55 AM 11:10-12:00 PM 12:00- 1:30 PM 1:30- 2:20PM 2:35- 3:25PM 3:40- 4:30PM 4:45- 5:35 PM 5:35 PM

CLAIBORNE-Maryland's Multiple Defensive Philosophy CLAIBORNE-Developing a Game Plan.

MASON -Offensive Line Play DOOR PRIZE DRAWINGS- LUNCH MASON- Kicking Game (Punt) YEOMAN-Houston's Running Game YEOMAN-Houston's Passing Game DOOLEY, BILL-Goal Line Defense DOOR PRIZE DRAWINGS

TUESDAY MARCH 22, 1977 9:00- 9:50AM 10:05-10:55 AM 11:10-12:00 PM 12:00- 1:30PM 1:30- 2:20PM 2:35- 3:25PM 3:40- 4:30 PM 4:45- 5:35PM PM 5:35

DOOLEY, BILL-Play Action Passing Game DOOLEY, VINCE -Junkyard -8- Defense DOOLEY, VINCE-Junkyard -8- Defense DOOR PRIZE DRAWING- LUNCH ROBINSON -Establishing a Balanced Pass & Run ROBINSON- U.S.C's Total Defense BURNS- Rutgers-Defensive Scheme BURNS- Developing the Quarterback DOOR PRIZE DRAWINGS

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19n FACULTY

JOHN MAJORS U. of Piltsburgh

VINCE DOOLEY U. of Georgia

BILL DOOLEY U. of No. Carolina

JOHN ROBINSON U. of So. California

BILL YEOMAN U. of Houston

TOINY MASON

FRANK BURNS Rutgers U.

JERRY FAUST Moeller H. S. Cincinnati

CHUCK FAIRBANKS N.E. Patriots

JERRY CLAIBORNE

TOM GROOM

JERRY EISAMAN.

U. of Marylam:l

U. of Maryland

U. of Maryland

U. of Cincinnati

Ray Scott, a member of the board of directors for Joe Namath's National Prep Sports - Banquet Speaker.

Whatever the sport is, Ray Scott is regarded as among the best announcers in the business but he is preeminent in the world of football, whether it be college or professional. Covering the gridirons, Scott has done everything from college bowl games to the Super Bowl.

WEDNESDAY MARCH 23, 1977 FAUST -Motivation of Coaches, Athletes, and Student Body 10:05-10:55 AM FAUST -Moeller High School's Off-Season Programs 11:10-12:00 PM FAIRBANKS -Defensive Game Planning 12:00- 1:30PM DOOR PRIZE DRAWING- LUNCH 1:30- 2:20 PM FAIRBANKS- The Flexible 5-2 Defense 2:35- 3:25 PM MAJORS-Pittsburgh's Balanced Offense 3:45- 4:30 PM MAJORS- Defensive Planning DOOR PRIZE DRAWING 4:30 PM 6:30- 7:45PM No Host Cocktail Party 8:00-10:00 PM ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET -STEAK DINNER (Only those coaches who are pre-registered before March 15, 1977 can be assured of a Reservation because of limited seating) 9:00- 9:50AM

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30th ANNUAL

NATIONAL FOOTBALL CLINIC MARCH 20-23, 1977 CONVENTION HALL-ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY

Spanky Spangler:

The Falling Star Many seniors follow different paths after high school graduation. Some continue a career in athletics, but Spanky Spangler, a former high school wrestler, has since become one of the nation's greatest stuntmen.

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Spanky Spangler likes to call himself "The Falling Star" who was born to jump.

He uses the quote "dying is living" to describe his role as one of America's most thrilling stuntmen, and once was known as Robert William Spangler, a 1967 graduate and honor student at Arcadia High School in Scottsdale, Arizona.

The former wrestler and football player enjoys talking about his career with life and death, encouraging young amateurs not to attempt what he has done "just for the heck of it." Many people refer to Spanky as just plain crazy, but for a living he makes it a habit to jump off things about I0 stories high and land in foam rubber crash pads he builds himself. He holds the record for the highest jump into a foam rubber pad ( 120 feet) and hopes someday to set the record jump of all-time.

"But I'll have to find something different to land on.," says Spangler. "Foam rubber just won't make it from that height.

The old record was about 80 feet. I decided to go up to 120 feet and give it a try.

I made the jump once and chipped a bone in my back, and that's the last time me or anyone else has done it, to my knowledge."

An accomplished water diver, Spanky started his heart-stopping career of high free falls after working as a stuntman in PREP I FEBRUARY-MARCH 1977

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several movies and commercials. His first role as a stunt rider came when he was just 13 years old. "I was riding around my home in Arizona and these guys were making a movie. They asked me if I wanted to ride for the star of the show.

Ever since then I've wanted to be in the movies."

Spangler has never really had a close call outside of the chipped bone in his back and one other time when he hit and bounced out of the foam pit. But danger and excitement are nothing new to him. At age I !l he enlisted in the Army and trained as a paratrooper and later as a Green Beret, spending 13 months of his threeyear service in Vietnam. Upon his return to Phoenix, he worked for three years as a stuntman for Guns for Hire Productions.

His manager at the time, Charles Samples, booked him for a nationwide tour.

Fear is the biggest enemy of the stuntman, but "that element always seems to lurk in the background," Spanky has said.

"Total concentration, just like in an athPREP I FEBRUARY-MARCH 1977

letic event, is required before performing a stunt, in order to make sure the mind is perfectly timed with the body", he adds. "I like the thrill of it, the challenge, and the victory of it all."

A member of the motion picture Screen Actors Guild, Spangler's latest thrill-packed movie is "Father Kino", starring Richard Egan, Keenan Wynn, Victor Joy, Henry Brandon, John Ireland, Rory Calhoun, Michael Ansara, Jack Putrillo, Chief Bear Step, Roy Gungberg, Stephen McNally, Bill Dosier, Stirling Welker, John Russell, Ricardo Montalban, Danny Zapien and Tris Coffin. The list excludes Indian stuntman like Spanky Spangler, which were plentiful in the film that portrays Kino's compassion in bringing Christianity to the natives of the Great Southwest. Spanky still runs into (ans and teammates who come to see him jum¡p from high buildings or get gunned down in a street shootout for a movie. "When I wrestled or played football in high school we seldom got much publicity from the

local newspaper," says Spangler. "Except for when Arcadia won the state football championship. It was discouraging to work so hard and have nobody read about it.. Now there's a national high school sports magazine. I don't believe it. That was a great part of my life. We all loved it.

Arcadia once won the state football championship two years out of four, and now I read where they hardly win at all.

That's too bad. Times have changed, I guess."

Spanky Spangler gave much thought to designing a stunt both impressive and spectacular that could be brought to the average American in person. A stunt capable of being performed anywhere, from shopping centers to automobile agencies, from football stadiums to drag strips; Spanky has devised a most startling show. From a dangling hot air balloon more than I0 stories high, to the streets of movieland, the former high school wrestler's dream of touring the country to bring his exciting stunt to everyone has finally come true. â&#x20AC;˘

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Track & 路Field Preview

All Eyes

On Moscow Just like in swimming, gymnastics and wrestling, the high school track and field stars of today could very well be America's hopes for more glory in the Moscow Olympics.

By Jack Shepard

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OM THE SUPERB quality of underclassmen in high school track during the 1976 season, 1977 should be a most thrilling and competitive one. Recordwise it is doubtful that the coming season can. appreach the 28 record performances produced by the stimulus of an Olympic year, but still, records are a distinct_ possibility in the 440, high hurdles, high jump, long jump and 880 and mile relays. There is also a chance that the two-mile and sixmile/10,000 meter records could topple.

The performers mentioned below are those expected to top the 1977 lists based upon their 1976 performances.

SPRINTS

Dwayne Evans, Johnny Jones and Houston tvlcTear, three ofprepdom's best ever sprinters have graduated, leaving the field wide open, but with thirteen at 9.5 and ten at 21.3 or quicker returning, there should be a number of 9.3 and sub-21.0 clockings. Possibly the nation's best will be Cyril Wyatt (Oakridge, Orlando, Fla.).

Cyril, the state 220 champ and 100 runnerup, plus an Atlanta Classic 100 title, had bests of 9.4, 10.3m, 21.2 and a 20.7 relay leg. His top challengers should be James Fields (New Bern, N.C.) off 9.4, 21.5 and 48.1 performances, Rich Edwards (New Britain, Conn.) with 9.5, l0.3rn and 21.1 credentials, Ron Nelson (Rockledge, Fla.) at 9.5 (9.2w) and 21.2 and junior Carl Williams 路 (Columbia, West Columbia, Tex.) at 9.5 (9.2w) and 21.3. Other top stars should be Dave Russell (Henry, San Diego, Calif.) at 9.5, 21.1, Jerome Deal (Aberdeen, Md.) at 21.0, junior Michael Miller (Northern, Flint, Mich.) off his soph record equalling 2l.l and soph Barry Dixon (Mann, Gary, Ind.) who clocked a windy 9.3 as a frosh.

Returning with 9.5 or 21.5 or better credentials are Mike Bonin (New Iberia, La.), Joe Delaney (Haughton, La.), Cornell Garrett (North, Evansville, Ind.), Bennett Long (Franklin, Philadelphia, Pa.), Leroy Love (Pahokee, Fla.), Walter McCoy (Seabreeze, Daytona Beach, Fla.), Greg Moore (Franklin, Philadelphia, Pa.), Steve Skinner (Jackson, Cambria Heights, N.Y.), Dennis Smalls (Bayshore, Bradenton, Fla.), David Smith (St. Gerard's,_San Antonio, Tex.), Steve Strother (New Rochelle, N.Y.), junior Henry Williams (Lawton, Okla.) and Charles Young (Temple; Tex.).

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Still others to watch will be路 Nino Archer (Tarboro, N.C.), junior Mike Carter (Sandia, Albuquerque, N.M.), soph Morris Cole (Garey, Pomona, Calif.), junior Ted Davis (Williams, Houston, Tex.), Billy Duncan (Manual, Kansas City, Mo.), Dennis Dunn (Highland, Ind.), Floyd Eddings (Ganesha, Pomona, Calif.), junior Phillip Epps (Atlanta, Tex.), AI Horne (Phoebus, Hampton, Va.), junior Carl Hudson (South, Plantation, Fla.), Leonard Scott (South, Wichita, Kans,), junior S_teve Sly (East, Kansas City, Mo.) and junior Cedric Warren (Great Bridge, Va.). _

440 YARD DASH

Three of the top six performers from 1976 return and there is an excellent chance the national record will return to Ohio after a nineteen year absence. In 1958 Dave Mills put the record at 46.6.

This season when Jeff Walker (North, Akron) and Antone Blair (Alliance) get together the record could be a second faster.

Last路 season Blair, the state champ as a frosh and junior, had 9.6, 21.0, 46.9 efforts and a 2-1 edge over Walker who clocked 9.5w, 21.3 (20.9w) and46.2. The latter, a junior class record, moves Jeff to third on the all-time list. At the National Junior ASU meet Blair placed fifth with a 46.6m effort, just one spot behind Colorado's state champ, Larry Goldston (FountainFt. Carson, Fountain), who zipped 46.3m.

No other returnees were below 47.8, but crowded at 47.8-47.9 were Mike Guon (Great Falls, Mont.), AI Horne (Phoebus, Hampton, Va.), Bennett Long (Franklin, Philadelphia, Pa.), Walter McCoy (Seabreeze, Daytona Beach, Fla.), David Shepard (Brazos port, Tex.) and Vince Skillings (Derry, Pa.).

Other known returnees under 48.5 are Tim Chambers (Santa Monica, Calif.)

Dan Fortune (Ritenour, Overland, Mo.), Sammie Sims (Estacado, Lubbock, Tex.), ~nthony Tufariello (Hewlett, N.Y.) and junior William Contee (Woodson, Washington, D.C.).

880 YARD RUN

Top prospects for sub-1:50 efforts this season are state runnerup Chris Heroux (Maine North, Des Plaines, Ill.) off his 1:51.3 and junior William Contee (Woodson, Washington, D.C.) off a superb 1:50.8m as a soph. These two will be pushed by a crowd of 1:52 to 1:53 per-

formers like Dan Ayoub (Central, Peoria, Ill.), Kevin Byrne (Catholic, Paramus, N.J.), junior Robb Gomez (Boca Ciega, Gulfport, Fla.), Earl Hill (Bucholz, Gainesville, Fla.) and Richard Sale (Osbourn Park, Manassas, Va.).

Between 1:53 and 1:54 is the large crowd of Chuck Brown (Sullivan East, Bluff City, Tenn.), Bob Bundy (Mead, Wash.), junior Greg Francis (Yucaipa, Calif.), Eddie Hodges (Statesboro, Ga.), Fred Hubbard (Chester, Pa.), Larry Kirk (Bishop Ludden, Syracuse, N.Y.), McCloud (Englewood, Chicago, Ill.), John Tuttle (Alfred-Almond, Almond, N.Y.), Greg Wade (North Fulton, Atlanta, .Ga.) and Kevin Young (Mt.. Olive, N.J.).

MILE RUN

The graduation of the likes of Thorn Hunt, Rick .Kumm and Rudy Chapa has left a large void in this event, but with 21 returning under 4:15 there should be a number who get into the 4:06 to 4:08 range. Illinois and New York will see. the most action as Illinois has the two fastest returnees in Bob Hicks (Sandburg, Orland Park) and junior Todd McAllister (Deerfield) who were second (4:09.2) and third (4: 10.2) at state. New York has champ Dave O'Conor (Valley Central, Montgomery) at 4:10.8 and runnerup Steve Francis (Arlington, Poughkeepsie) at 4:11.2. Distance phenom Bill McChesney (South, Eugene, Ore.) uses this event as a change of pace and it produced a 4:10.6 last season. Best in California should be Dave Daniels (San Gorgonio, San Bernardino) off a 4:11.9 and a superb 9:10.8 steeplechase last summer which moved him to third all-time in that event. The other sub-4: 12 performer is Joe Weston (South, Plantation, Fla.) at 4:11.3.Those returnees between 4:12 and 4:14 are Jim Van Blunk (Pennsbury, Fairless Hills, Pa.), Kevin Byrne (Paramus, Catholie, N.J.), junior Rob Carney (Burnsville, Minn.), Joel Hope (Alta Lorna, Calif.), Roger Jones (Ramsey, N.J.), junior Sal Peralta (Santa Fe, Santa Fe Springs, Calif.) and John Tuttle (Alfred-Almond, Almond, N.Y.).

Those 4:14 to 4: IS returnees are Chuck Brown (Sullivan East, Bluff City, Tenn.), Tom Carnien (Sewanhaka, Floral. Park, N.Y.), James Green (Forest Brook,.Houston, Tex.), Daniel Henderson (Druid Hills, continued

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Atlanta, Ga.), Jon Mathiason (Ft. Madison, Ia.) and Noel Skidmore (Glens Falls, N.Y.).

TWO-MILE RUN The finest distance· runner in the nation will unquestionably be Bill McChesney (South, Eugene, Ore.). Bill briefly held the national six-mile/ 10;000 meter records at 28:09.4/29:06.8, set class records at threemiles (13:44.4) and 5000-meters (14:13.2) and took his state two-mile at 8:51.0, equal third best ever by a junior. This season Bill could regain the 6M/ 10,000 records if he tries the distance, could lower Craig Virgin's two-mile record of 8:41.0 and might even approach Gerry Lindgren's venerable and very tough three-mile best of 13:17.0. Four others, junior Tom Graves (Sandburg, Orland Park, Ill.), Brent Hoffman (St. Petersburg, Fla.), Jon Mathiason (Ft. Madison, Ia.) and Tim Holmes· (Downey, Modesto, Calif.) return with sub-9:04 credentials. Graves was a .state champ with a 9:00.6 soph effort, Mathiason and state champ Hoffman went 9:01.8 and Holmes hit 9:02.4.

Those back with 9:04 to 9: I 0 credentials are: Dave Bensema (Richards, Oak Lawn, Ill.), junior Rod Berry (Redwood, Larkspur, Calif.), Aran Collier (Tarnalpais, Mill Valley, Calif.), Jeff Creer (East, Salt Lake City, Utah), Bob Hicks (Sandburg, Orland Park, Ill.), junior Alan Scharsu (Fitch, Austintown, Ohio), Robert Siehl (Morris Hills, Rockaway, N.J.) and Mike Walterhouse (Mission Viejo, Ca1if.).

Others under 9:12 are: Jim Van Blunk (Pennsbury, Fairless Hills, Pa.), Doug Diekema (North, Wheaton, Ill.), Ron Gale (Christian Brothers Acad., Lincroft, N.J.) and Daniel Henderson (Druid Hills, Atlanta, Ga.).

120 HIGH HURDLES Two years ago the national record was 13.4. Since that time this event has been revolutionized as three have clocked 13.2 and three more own l3.3's. The same could occur this year as three potential super stars return followed by a retinue of eleven others under 14.0 as Florida, New Jersey and Texas will have most of the talent. Quickest returnee is Eugene Miller (Dunedin, Fla.) with his state meet 13.5, just a tenth off the junior class record.

Marshall Parks (Roth, Dayton, Ohio) and Renaldo Nehemiah (Scotch Plains-Fanwood, Scotch Plains, N.J.) both clocked 13.6's with Nehemiah also going 14.2m at the Junior AAU meet over the 42-inch hurdles. Central (Little Rock, Ark.) perenially turns out fine hurdlers and this year it is Barry Brown, the double state champ at 13.7, 18.7. The other 13.7 (13.6w) hurdler is Paul Lankford (Farmingdale, N.Y.).

These 13.8-13.9 performers are also back: George Boutte (New Iberia, La.), Mike Erland (Goldendale, Wash.), Ron Johnson (Sumner, St. Louis, Mo.), Mike Mosley (Humble, Tex.), Mike Pahnestock

(Selinsgrove, Pa.), junior Terry Peel (Jefferson, Tex.), Dave Still (Pennsauken, N.J.), Gary White (Rockdale, Tex.) and junior Joe Winningham (Bordentown, N.J.).

At 14.0 are junior. Gilbert Brunson (Brandon, Fla.), junior Sherman Davis (Boca Raton, Fla.), James Hickey (Apopka, Fla.), Leonard Lewis (Ball, Galveston, Tex.), Mike Spencer (Buchtel, Akron, Ohio), Andrew Walker (Northeast, St. Petersburg, Fla.) and Shulton Whitley (Nyack, N.Y.).

LOW & INTERMEDIATES Less than a dozen of the top track states contest the 180 lows; but they still do it well. The top returnees are high hurdle stars Barry Brown at 18.7, Marshall Parks at 18.8 and George Boutte and Ron Johnson at 19.0, the same time as Parks' teammate Mark Brown. Around a turn Randy Brooks (Creighton Prep, Omaha, Nebr.) set a junior class record with his 18.8.

The best of the 330-hurdle returnees is Leonard Lewis (Ball, Galveston, Tex.) at 37.5 with a big jump up to the 38.0's for Lester Jefferson (Jones,' Orlando, Fla.) and Mike White (Washingtonville, N.Y.).

Rourke Lowe (Aloha, Beaverton, Ore.), the frosh record holder at 38.2, hit 38.1 as -a soph. His frosh record was tied by Dexter Hawkins (West Fulton, Atlanta, Ga.) who also took .4-seconds off the highs record with a nifty 14.2.

Others under 38.5 were Brian Burns (Pulaski, N.Y.), Paul Lankford (Farmingdale, N.Y.), Brian Jutting (Centereach, N.Y.) and Shulton Whitley (Nyack, N.Y.).

California and Illinois run a hybrid 330-Iows event and Andre Phillips (Silver Creek, San Jose, Calif.) is the best off at 36.4. His closest rival· is Tim Chambers (Santa Monica, Calif.) at 36.8 while junior Willie Curran (Crespi Carmelite, Encino, Calif.) and Tony Warren (Proviso East, Maywood, Ill.) are the others back under 38.0.

HIGH JUMP This may be the big event of the 1977 season. The 17 over 6-10 returning will provide the depth at 7-feet and the top jumper of 1976, soph Gail Olson (Sycamore, III.) has a chance at Reynaldo Brown's record of 7-3. Olson first claimed a class and age-15 record of 7-feet before producing an amazing 7-2 effort. This age16 mark ranks second best on the all-time list. In all, Gail topped 6-11 four times.

Tops behind Olson were Jeff Woodard (New Albany, Ind.) at, 6-11 with state champ John Birch (Mainland, Daytona Beach, Fla.) and Penn Relays and Eastern States champ Chris Becton (Bensalem Township, Cornwells Heights, Pa.) close at 6-10¥.1.

At 6-1014 and 6-!0Vz are Kelly Gordien (Claremont, Calif.), the son of exworld discus record holder Fortune Gor-

dien, Fred Mitchell (Kimball, Dallas, Tex.), Dennis Smith (Santa Monica, Calif.), Audrey Tarver (White, Jacksonville, Fla.) and Tom Tomasson (Upper Arlington, Columbus, Ohio).

Crammed at 6-10 are Jeff Good (Rio Mesa, Oxnard, Calif.), John Kranz (Westchester, Houston, Tex.), junior Charles Pennington (Spring Branch Memorial, Houston, Tex.), Larry Meyer (Fremont, Nebr.), Gary Lawrence (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), Jerry Sanders (Muir, Pasadena, Calif.), junior Manuel Toppins (Rogers, Newport, R.I.) and Michael White (Bartram, Philadelphia, Pa.). If that isn't enough there are six more returnees at 6-9.

Blg Sutherland of national powerhouse Shawnee Mission South, Kansas, heaved discus. 198-7 as a ;unior in 1976.

POLE VAULT The best underclassman in 1976 was soph Anthony Curran (Crespi Carmelite, Encino, Calif.) at 15-914. The third, and possibly the best, of the three vaulting brothers claimed a class record with his effort. With eight at 15-3 or better returning there could be a rash of 16-footers.

Closest to Curran last season were Gary Lankford (Taylor, Tex.) at 15-9 and Jim Sidler (Villa Park, Calif.) at 15-8. The others over 15-3 are Ray Crook (Wooster, Reno, Nev.), Chris Duhon (Brenham, Tex:), Bill Pierce (Sanger, Calif.), Randy Raymond (Fremont, Nebr.) and Mike Sula (Lemoore, Calif.). continued PREP I FEBRUARY-MARCH 1977

First Annual .National Cheerleader Award The National Prep Cheerleader of the Year will be selected in June. ~ 977 by ·Joe Namath and a panel of distinguished judges representing the world of beauty, sports and entertainment. ·Your favorite· cheerleader, if selected, will represent cheerleaders throughout America and will. honor them for the outstanding con-. tribution they make to athletic events throughout the school year.

• A few of the prizes: An all expense paid trip to the 1977.-78 Miss America Pageant in · Atlantic City.

Complete personal wardrobe, including luggage -. plus many . beautiful gifts that will be treasured by the winner for years to come.

Your school too, will receive an important gift in support of its · cheerleader activities. Sponsors will be winners, too!

•How to enter: Send a good black and white, or · color, · photograph of your school's most outstanding cheerleader with a complete bio= graphy including: name and address, age, ·height, school name and address, name of cheerleader coach, hobbies, other school activities and important academic achievements, number of brothers and sisters, other personal information you deem interesting.

Mail Biography and Photo to:

Joe Namath's National Cheerleader Contest 4707 North 12th Street Phoenix, Arizona 85014

Track Others over 14-6 are junior Jeff Buckingham (Gardner, Kans.), John Dornisch (Father Judge, Philadelphia, Pa.), junior Mike Earnest (Mountain View, El Monte, Calif.), Ronnie McCall (Bishop Moore, Orlando, Fla.), Yin Reilly (St. Joseph, Metuchen, N.J.), Brian Shaw (Lawton, Okla.) and Keith Topham (Washington, Phoenix, Ariz.).

LONG JUMP Todd Bell (Middletown, Ohio) ranked second nationally in 1976 but should have no peers this season and has a splendid chance for the national record off his 25-5 Mansfield Relays win. That mark broke Jesse Owens' 43-year old state record.

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Not many sprinters in- F-lorida will catch up with Cyril Wyatt of Orlando Oak Ridge, who zipped to an impressive 9.3 hundred in 1976.

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Todd had a second 25-footer (25-1 Y-1) when he placed third at the National Junior AAU meet. Seven other 24-footers return indicating several 25-footers for this season. Kurt Durham (Oakland, Calif.) at 246 and Barry Davis (Beaumont, St. Louis, Mo.) at 24-5 may be the best, but Israel Howard (Free Acad., Elmira, N.Y.) at 2433/.! and National Junior Olympic champ Lamont King (Dysart, Peoria, Ariz.) with three 24-footers headed by a 24-31h will be very tough. Other 24-footers are Keith Gilreath (Patterson Private, Lenoir, N.C.),

Prelo Harris (Sarasota, Fla.) and Jerry Williams (Muir, Pasadena, Calif.).

Other known returnees over 23-6 are Dave Bakke (Washington, Sioux Falls, S.D.), Don Curtis (Parkdale, Riverdale, Md.), Floyd Eddings (Ganesha, Pomona, Calif.), David Lee (University City, Mo.), junior Freddie Page (Garland, Tex.), Guydell Powell (Vestal, N.Y.), Ed Russell (Lockport, N.Y.) and Sammie Sims (Estacada, Lubbock, Tex.).

TRIPLE JUMP Seven 48-footers are back which should guarantee some superb 50-foot efforts and with just the right conditions one of them might get close to 52-feet. Missouri has David Lee (University City) at 49-21h and Barry Davis (Beaumont, St. Louis) while California has five back over 47-11. Dokie Williams (Oceanside) hit 49-1 as a soph and took the age-15 record from Chip Benson (Lutheran, Los Angeles) who went 489¥.1 as a junior.

Others over 48-feet are Kurt Durham (Oakland, Calif.), Keith Gilreath (Patterson Private, Lenoir, N.C.), Ramon Grubbs (Blair, Pasadena, .Calif.) and Joe McClain (Rich Central, Olympia Fields, Ill.).

Those back who topped 47-feet are high jumper Chris Becton, Robert Bolton (Harlan, Chicago, Ill.), Ray Eddings (Roosevelt, Fresno, Calif.), Paul Jones (Pasadena, Calif.), junior Sanya Owolabi (Sleepy Hollow, North Tarrytown,.N.Y.), John Rayford (Avenal,- Calif.) and Curt Torrance (Western, Tulare, Calif.). SHOT PUT This event may see its first 70-footer since 1972 as Vince Goldsmith (Mt. Tahoma, Tacoma, Wash.) .returns off an age-16 record toss of 65-10. His chief rival could be Doc Luckie (Central, Ft. Pierce, Fla.) with a 64-7, also as a 16-year old.

Frank Warren (Phillips, Birmingham, Ala.) at 62-9V-! and state runnerup Felix Lee (Highland Park, N.J.) at 62-6 are the only others over 62-feet returning.

Other 60-foot returnees are Bill Borden (Fitch, Groton, Conn.), David Galloway (Brandon, Fla.), Eric Kirtchner (Illinois Valley Central, Chillicothe, Ill.), Ken Lanier (Marion-Franklin, Columbus, Ohio) and Chuck Locke (David County, Bloomfield, Ia.).

DISCUS Doc Luckie may be.only second best in the shot, but he could top the year old national record of 202-9 as his 198-7 last season was an age-16 and junior class record. He may have to do it early before Mark Sutherland (Shawnee Mission South, Overland Park, Kans.) gets warmed up. Mark hit 193-6 in 1976. John Boyer (Riverview Gardens, St. Louis, Mo.) was just 5-inches off the soph class record with his 182-5 while Gary Williky

(Madison Township, Old Bridge,. N.J.) is the other returnee over 180-feet (182-1).

Vacaville (Calif.) which produced exrecord holder Ray Burton has another good one as Dave Powell hit 179-4 and set a junior class and age-16 record of 160-4 with the college weight platter.

Others over 175-feet are Clancy Brown (St. Albans, Washington, D.C.), David Galloway (Brandon, Fla.}, Joe Gary (Washington, Los Angeles, Calif.), Pat McCulla (Quincy, Ill.) and junior Dave Porath (Atwater, Calif.).

HAMMER Very possibly only one returnee will top 190-feet in 1977. This is Robert Menard (Woonsocket, R.I.) off his 189-9.

A down year here after having three 200footers in 1976 topped by Manny Silverio's record smashing 231-11.

JAVELIN Only five topped 220-feet in 1976 with just one over 230-feet and it looks even bleaker in 1977 as only five over 202-feet are known to be returning. Those who should contend for ·the national lead are Hal-Campbell (Morris Hills, Rockaway, N.J.) and Todd Lovell (Newberg, Ore.) off 213-10 efforts and Kent Bendix on (Skyline, Salt Lake City, Utah) at 213-6. Rich Elkins (Southern Ocean Regional, Manahawkin, N.J.) at 209-10 and Bill Jones _ (McPherson, Kans.) at 209-4 are the other .returnees .

RELAYS Several of the finest relay teams of 1976 are returning most or all of the team members and at least two records should be the result. Oakridge (Orlando, Fla.) with Cyril Wyatt on anchor, returns the entire squad which ran 41.3 and had five sub-1:27.0 efforts topped by a 1:26.3. The national ·record of I :25.4. appears in danger. Franklin (Philadelphia, Pa.) with returnees Greg Moore and the Long brothers, Bennett and Bernard, should be superb off their 4l.Om, I :27.3 and 3: 14.8m . efforts of 1976.

Worthing (Houston, Tex.) is a heavy favorite to lower the mile relay record of 3:11.8. The Colts return three from a squad which had five races at 3: 16.0 or quicker topped by a 3:14.2 and an unofficial 3: 12.4, the latter caused by a disqualification over a lane violation. At four miles South (Eugene, Ore.) may not have the horses to duplicate their national record efforts of the past two seasons, b~t with Dirk Lakeman and tough Bill McChesney they should again lead t~e nation. They should also be below 10: 10 In the distance medley All the shuttle hurdle records could fall as Roth (Dayton, Ohio) returns an entire squad anchored by Marshall Parks. In 1976 they lowered the high-low record • from 54.7 to 54.0.

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Coach Of The National Champs?

What school had the strongest track & field team in the U.S.A. last year? Try Shawnee Mission South of Overland Park, Kansas, coached by Verlyn Schmidt.

By Alex Gordon

Who· had the strongest schoolboy track and field team in America last year. A team from California? Texas? Florida?

Illinois? Arizona? There was no accurate way of telling, but if National Prep was to select a mythical national champion from 1976 it would have gone to Shawnee Mission South of Overland Park, Kansas.

Coached by National High School Coach of the Year (December-January National Prep), Verlyn Schmidt, the Raiders made a shambles of the Kansas SA division for the second straightyear, behind wins from Reed Eichner in the two-mile (9:01.2), Kevin Kenny in the 880 and mile, Mark Sutherland in the discus (I 80-9), and Vince Parrette in the high ( 14.4) and low (I 8.8) hurdles.

Parrette also recorded the longest triple jump in America last spring: 51-M~. and both he and Sutherland registered better marks than at the state meet. Although Parrette won the SA low hurdle title in 18.8, his best for the year was I 8.5: Sutherland, who returns for yet another year, heaved the discus 193-6 at midseason, second longest toss in the country for a junior (behind Doc Luckie's 198-7 at Fort Pierce Central, Florida).

Considering every event, there couldn't have been a stronger team in the country, and the majority of the credit goes to head coach Verlyn Schmidt, who began his coaching at Shawnee Mission South in 1966, the same year the school opened. Since becoming the head man in 1971 his teams have gradually improved from a poor 12th place position in the state meet to first in 1975 and 1976- in both indoor and outdoor meets. In the last five years in which he has built Shawnee Mission South (enrollment 2,400) into a national power, the Raiders have finished 5th, 8th, 3rd and lst (twice) at state; Schmidt has seen five individual state champions in cross country, 39 in track (26 outdoor, 13 indoor). Since the Kansas Relays include high school as well as college performers, the Raiders have won 22 titles in this prestigous meet, while his total state champions comes to 66 during his six-year tenure.

Schmidt began his coaching career in Hays, Kansas (his birthplace), where he began the first track program at Jefferson West Junior High School. After. two·

years in Hays he spent two years in the U.S. Army before Ruskin High School became his first coaching position at that level. At Ruskin he began the cross coun·try program, which saw his team go to the state meet each of the three years he was there. His distance crew was tops in the league and the team was always in the top three in the Suburban Conference.

At Shawnee Mission South, Schmidt's ·cross country teams have made I 0 trips to state in the last I I years, and have finished no lower than 3rd. The Raiders carted off state championship trophies in 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, and for the past two trips have missed first by only three points. He has amassed 249 victories in his cross country coaching career.

As an athlete, Schmidt was the Kansas state 880 and mile champion during both his junior and senior years. He then went to Kansas University in Lawrence, running under the guidance of Coach Bill Easton. At Kansas the Jayhawks were victims of only one defeat between 1954 and 1958, and Schmidt ran on conference-winning teams each season in cross country, indoor track and outdoor track. He recorded best times of 4:15 (mile), 1:54.0 (880) and 9:29.0 (twomile).

Schmidt has lectured at clinics in Kansas, Missouri, Iowa arid Texas, and has written articles for five publications.

He has served as an official on the Pro Track tour, the Big-8 indoor championships, NCAA cross country finals, NAJA Indoor Meet, and various local college meets. He was the honorary referee at the Kansas Relays in 1975, and was selected for Who's Who in Kansas in 1976, followed by his National High School Track & Field Coach ofthe Year · selection: Married and the father of three sons, Schmidt also serves as the Missouri Valley AAU Track & Field Chairman, publishes the Kansas All-Time Track & Field record chart, and has worked with the Johnson County Special Olympics "Track and Field has been my life," ·states Schmidt. "Nothing beats coaching youngsters on the high school level.

It's a real challenge."

Kansas, and the rest of the nation', Schmidt strolls the Kansas plains during have not seen the last of Verlyn Schmidt and the Shawnee Mission South Raiders.e cross country season.

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to meet in a tournament or challenge match.

First of all, coaches should sell their players on the fact that the great majority of all your good international players have control of themselves. This tends to make them better players.

Second, coaches should explain to the

players that when they violate the "Code of Conduct" it makes them look bad, it makes the team look bad, it makes the school look bad. The main reason for this is if people see players violating the "Code of Conduct" they may wrongfully or rightfully assume that all the players on that particular team are like that.

The second time a player violates the "Code of Conduct" after a first warning, he should be removed from the team. We suggest coaches treat each individual problem and each individual tennis player differently. Basically, the same, but differently. No matter how good your top player, he should not have the privilege of playing if he cannot play by the "Code of Conduct" as approved by the United States Tennis Association.

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One of the big reasons for your better players playing, besides the improved competition, is the scoring system used by many high schools - particularly in Southern California. In their system they play round robin in singles with four players playing one set against each other, and four more players play two sets of doubles. One advantage of this scoring system is that a team can be sure that the ladder is proper because they are playing round robin. The big advantage for the indi~i­ duals is that he gets to play more tenms, and if it is a bad match it is over in a short time and then he has a new set. continued

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In the NCAA, where they play six singles and three doubles, it makes a tremendous difference ifyou are missing your No. I player, or if the players are not ranked in the order of their ability.

We have seen tennis tournaments all over the world (Wimbledon, Forest Hills, Paris, Rome, Sydney, Johannesburg etc.) but probably the most exciting matches we have seen have been the CIF Southern Section team playoff matches in the Los Angeles area. We believe the reason for this is that the individual is_ playing for himself, but he is also playing for his team.

What makes it so exciting is that anything can happenin one set._ Especially when you add the pressure of a possible team championship that may be determined by the individual's performance when the climate is always right for an upset.

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has an excellent method of ranking all of the top players in the country. It is based on the results of nationally sanctioned tournaments. A national individual championship is held in every age group IS's, 16's, 14's and 12's for both boys and girls. There are also sectional tournaments all over the country that do the same thing for each section.

The USTA has established a national team tournament based on sections of the

country. Unfortunately because of cost limitations there is no national high school team championship.

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12. The footfault is one. violation that cannot. be called in the absence of a linesman or umpire. The· person who footfaults unknowingly .is· taking advantage of his opponent. The fair· minded person will ·break himself of a habitual footfault- in practice, by asking. others to observe his serve. The.person·who THE HONOR CODE is a way of life: learned in tennis, as a part of the game, it will serve you well-all your life. footfaults knowingly is cheating.

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Tennis Code Of Conduct as compiled by the UST A 1. Courtesy begins in your relationship with the Tournament Directors. (a) Entries should be filed on time and in the manner stated on the entry blank. When· a time is set for your match, report to the Tournament Desk properly dressed in clean white tennis clothes and ready to play. Telephone the Committee if . you are delayed. (b) Men should appear n<jat and well groomed.

Tournament Directors ·may, at their discretion, refuse playing privileges to. any participant who, in their opinion, is not properly attired or properly groomed. (c) After the match the winner should always report the score and return the balls promptly, if there is no umpire to do so. Do not leave the area of the Tournament Desk until you know when your next match is scheduled.

2. Courtesy should be extended your host. When you are guests of the tournament--<'>ither b.Y accepting complimentary housing or meal courtesies or by being complimented at any form of entertainment-you are expected to write a note of appreci· ation to your hosts thanking them individually. · 3. Courtesy should always be given your umpire. His word is final in the conduct of the match. If he is short of linesmen and asks your help in calling certain lines, call them as though you were a linesman sitting on the line with another person playing. After the match, it is always courteous to thank the umpire for his services and to shake his hand.

4. Courtesy should be extended to your opponent. If you do not know him, introduce yourself. Offer to spin your racket to determine side and serve. At the conclusion of the match, shake hands and, if your opponent· has won, offer him your con· gratulations.

5. If you do not have an umpire, then you must take on the job of linesman as well as player. You must call all balls as you would if you were .·a linesman and not the player--<'>xcept that any doubt must be resolved in favor of your opponent.

6. When you are your own linesman,· your obligation is to call all balls on your side of the net, but also to help your opponent when requested.' You must call aga.inst yourself any. ball· that you clearly see out on the opponent's side whether he· has asked your opinion or not. (An exception is your partner's first serve in doubles.)

7. Do not question your opponent's call unless asked. Ask your opponent's opinion when he is in a better position to see the ball than you. Do not enlist the aid of a spectator. You may think the spectator ·is qualified, but your opponent may not.

8. Calls of "out" and "let" should be made instantaneously. A delay or doubtful call implies that it was not seen clearly, and a ball you can't call out. is presumed good. On a point ending placement, in which you have no chance to return the ball, the instantaneous call is not so important as it may be to achieve accuracy in the call with a more careful look. In any event, do not claim a "let" because .YOU did not see·the ball. g_ In doubles, if one partner calls the ball good and the other calls it out, the point goes to· the opponents, as doubt has been raised, and it is ·not up to the two partners to come to any .agreement.

10. In doubles, the receiver's partner ·should call the service line, and the receiver together with his partner should call the center and side lines of the service court.

11. When the first serve is obviously out, it is· discourteous to return it across the .net, unless, of course, it is impossible· to avoid the return. · 12. The footfault is ·one. violation that cannot. be called in the absence of a linesman or umpire. The· person who footfaults unknowingly .is· taking advantage of' his opponent .. The fairminded person will ·break .himself of a habitual footfault· in practice,· by· asking: others· to ·Observe his serve. The .person·who footfaults knowingly is cheating.

13. Exclamations in the course of play can be used against you, as the opponent is entitled to demand a replay. However, he must do so immediately and not go ahead with the point and claim a replay later, after he has lost the point.

14. In doubles, in the course of play there should be no conversation between partners except brief and simple instructions, such as "mine," "out," "run, •• etc: 15. The intentional waving of a racket or your arms, or the making of noise to distract your ·opponent is not permissible.

16. With matches going on in adjoining courts, extend the same courtesies to those players that you would want for yourself.

Do not retrieve your ball from or behind the adjoining court while play rs going on. Do not ask for your ball or return a ball to the adjoining court while play is in progress.

17. You must volunteer honestly against yourself such violations as double-hit, double-bounce, ball touching your body or clothing, touching the net, reaching over the net, etc.

18. Never try to take advantage of an opponent by serving before he is ready. Your opponent may ask for a "let" if you ·"quick· serve" him. However, if he either hits the ball or tries to hit the ball, he cannot then claim he was not ready.

19. During the match with no umpire present, the players must conduct the match in accordance with these rules. PLAYERS MAY NOT ACCEPT ANY COACHING DURING THE PROGRESS OF THE MATCH. At no time should they consult with parents, friends, coach or spectators. If there is a disagreement as to the score, it can only be decided by the spin of the racket.

20. It is discourteous and distracting for parents, friends, or coaches to volunteer advice on line calls, scoring, .or the conduct of the match except during the ·official rest per·iod that is allowed between second and third sets. Gross :unfairness should be reported to the Tournament Director.

21. Do not be a staller. This is gamesmanship to upset your opponent and a form of discourtesy. Stalling is: (a) excessive time being taken in arriving at the match to be played; (b) excessive warm-up (excess of five minutes); (c) moving at abnormally slow speed between points; (d) excessive time in toweling between games (limit one minute); (e) extra· time at the end of the first set that ends on even games (play must be continuous); (f) server waiting at the net while receiver retrieves a ball; (g) taking excess of ten minutes between 'second and third sets; (h) unnecessary discussion to catch breath; (i) delay in·clearing balls.from the court between serves.

22. Tennis is an enjoyable game for all participants. The game is spoiled for everyone playing and for the spectators, if you engage in (a) loud postmortems after each point; (b) complaints of the type of shots your opponent makes; (c) sulking when you are losing; (d) throwing your racket; (e) hitting the ball in. anger; (f) losing your temper: (g) ·use of vile language.

23. Spectators must show consideration for the players by avoiding DISTRACTING MOVEMENTS and. LOUD CONVERSATIONS while a point is in progress. If it is necessary for a player to request quiet of an audience,. it should be done in a gentlemanly manner and through an umpire, if one is present.

24. Players must know and adhere. to the. official rules of the USLTA, under whose sanction all players are participating.

25. Any person who knowingly and continually. violates. this Honor Code will be guilty· of unsportsmanlike· conduct. At the. discretion of the Tournament DireCtor, he .may. be ·defaulted.

Tournament Directors are requested ·to report all violations to .. the.SWTA President.

THE HONOR·CODE is a way of li.fe: learned in -ten·nis, as a part of the game,- it will serve you well~ all your. life.

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Lacassine Girls Just Keep On Winning Winning basketball, especially for the . girls at Lacassine High, has become a tradition that will be hard to stop when state tournament time rolls around in Louisiana th/s season. By Kevin Troutman

Wnning basketball, especially in girls' "Deidre doesn't usually score a lot; but competition, has become a tradition at she doesn't ever worry about scoring in Louisiana's Lacassine High School, and double figures. She's a team player." when-last year's version. of the Lady Cards Christine Sheridan is a 5-s· forward won that school's second straight Class C who was second· on the team's balanced state title,.it was no surprise to a lot of peoscoring list. Christine was a starter on the ple. But to Coach John Juneau, his first Lady Card team that won the state a year undefeated varsity team in eight seasons ago and the e~perience helped. her to bewas unique. come one of the leaders of this team as it "I've had several great·teams and maybreezed through a pressure-packed .seabe I shouldn't say this, but this team has son, scoring 19· points in the state title probably been the best of them aU to work game. · with," he said. "All the girls want to play Juneau said of Christine, "Of course even if they're hurt or sick and that's. nice she is a good scoring threat, but if we know to know." that a girl on a team we'U be playing is If a 47-0 record and a 69-game win- · especially tough, we'll assign Christine to ning streak isn't enough, consider that the guard her." team had only one senior. on its roster.

On a team that thrived on pressure all Valerie Joe Guillory was.one of the key season; 5-7 Joe Carf found herself in the girls for the Cards this season and Juneau biggest pressure cooker at the beginning of says, "Valerie is usually the shortest player the year. She was also a starter for the on the court, but she is going to be a hard 1975 champs, a team on which her sister player to replace." Valerie· Jo wasn't a .Dianna starred. starter though. The Lacassine first five Dianna was a three-time all-state selecconsisted of four sophomores and a tion and was Class C's outstanding perfreshman. former during her senior year. Juneau said - Vic.kie Thibodeaux:,· a 5-11 ninth that Dianna could be the best player he has grader, was the starting center. She led the ever coached, and this season. people were team in both rebounding and scoring, finready to compare Joe to Dianna. ishing the year averaging 14'points per out"Joe has had to play in the shadow of ing. She hit for 20 markers a game in the her sister and older brother Shannon, who final two tournament games· in Alexwas also a great athlete," said Juneau. andria and she scored her team's last 12 "She has worked very hard.and has done a points in the state championship game, a great job for us."

39·37 overtime win over Pecan Island.

Lacassine pulled out close games all "Christi Fontenot is the best ball handseason to stay unbeaten and Joe fought ler on the team," said Juneau. "She also . through aU the pressure to become. what has a very good touch on her outside her coach called "a team ·leader." shots." Christi helped to break the full He said, !'She is our best player when court press during the season as the Lacasthe .pressure is on. She's had to do a. hard sine ferns pulled out the close games time job, but she is a kid who can take the and again to keep their amazing streak pressure .. Before the season I never thought. alive. that we would go unbeaten. With all of our Deidre Romero is another starter who youth it was really a .surprise. was tough when Lacassine used its press "We don't have a single star and I try and Juneau called her a very unselfish to make sure all the girls know that they player. can win it for us," Juneau continued. "The pressure just doesn't seem to bother them.

They're. all nervous as cats before the Inset: Joe Cary (25) drives against Pecan game, but when they get on· the court they Island in Louisiana state finals as teammate aren't, or at least they don't show it."

Christi Fontenot (10) looks on from left.

Valerie Jo had some ideas on why the team is able to stay so poised. "We are confident. We know what we can do even though every team is out to get us.''

Deidre agreed, "Every team we play is ready. They all want to beat us, but we work. hard and we know what we can do."

Vickie gives much. credit to her coach for the team's success. "He is a coach that the other teams wish they had. He's strict. with us but not too strict."

The girls don't show signs of being satisfied even after two state titles. Deidre said, "I wish that there was a national championship that we could play for."

"We could try to play the boys," added Vickie. "They might win, but we could try it." Christi characterized the team saying, "We all play together to win. We don't worry about our .own statistics; we just want to do a good job and win."

"We have a lot left to accomplish," -said Joe. "We want to win two more state championships .and we have a chance to break the record for the longest winning streak. We think the record is 93 straight."

Asked to compare the two state champs on which she has already played, Christine said "We wanted it for our sisters last year (her sister Kay was a senior starter on ·last year's squad) and I was really happy for them.

"It was great because I feel like I played a bigger· part in our success .. Both years were really something."

Joe added, "Last year the seniors told us what .to do most of the time, but this year we had to be the leaders. We are more of a five-girl team this time."

Winning has been no stranger to any of Juneau's teams. Juneau has an eightyear varsity coaching record of 290-59, although his basketball playing experience was a single varsity year at Fenton High School. He also coached the 8th grade girls in a 16-0 record a year ago and the team lost only one this season, that game by one point.

"I really do enjoy coaching girls. They are· more self-conscious on the court, but I · think that girls give that little extra effort that boys don't always. I don't have any secret plans. We play it pretty basic."

The current starting five for the Lady Cards has been together since the fifth grade and each of them has played on at least qne of the three national champion Little Dribblers teams that Lacassine has had.

"These girls have had to work hard. · They are sweating it out practicing in the summer on their own when most people are out having a good time.- I don't see any danger of them becoming complacent. It's always a big honor to be No. I. These girls became No. I and then did it again. They don't know the meaning of No. 2."

The girls believe there is much left to do. Deidre,and Christine agreed, "There is always room for improvement."

The girls also agree that things will be tougher· in the future as more and more, they· become known as the team to beat.

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Schoolboy swimming contin.ues to improve at an incredible pace, and although many schools throughout the land will challenge for national honors, Mission Viejo High of California - led by Olympian Brian Goodell - could produce the best tank team in America.

By William Brandel!

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igh School Swimming continues to improve every year and 1977 should be no exception. With the return of Mission Viejo senior Brian Goodell, a double gold medal winner in the Montreai·Oiympics, another assault on the record book is assured. As we look at last year's top 30 times iri each event, we can see that better than half of these performances were turned in by underclassmen. This indicates that times will be faster than ever as swimmers around the country battle for the top spots in the national rankings. The most impressive aspect of predicting the top swimmers in each event is that a large number of swimmers are rated within a few IOths of a second. The times from a year ago .show as many as 30 swimmers within 4-tenths of a second in the sprint events, and the same number within three seconds in the stroke and distance events.

With so many rated so close together, the final rankings could be very interesting.

Here are some of the top contenders as we see them based on performances of last year:

Look tor a strong run at top honors from: Hinsdale Centraf High, Hinsdale, Illinois, which was the top team a year ago and returns senior breaststroker Tom Kerola and junior butterflyer Bruce Marshall. Winter Park High, Winter Park, Florida, is returning three members of their second ranked unit of a year ago, Ron Cobb, backstroke; DanNewhaller, breaststroke; 1977 Pre-Season National High School Swimming Team Rankings

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200 MEDLEY RELAY Trying to predict the top relay teams in the country is very difficult. There are 19 relay teams ranked in the top 30 a year ago which return at least two members. These · 19 were separated by only 2. 7 seconds with the top team at I :36.7 and 19th at I :39.4.

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Mission Viejo, California Santa Clara, California Hinsdale Central, Illinois Fresno Bullard, California San Rafael, California Cincinnatti St. Xavier, Ohio Ann Arbor Pioneer, Michigan Winnetka New Trier East, Illinois Dearborn, Michigan Winter Park, Florida Tacoma Wilson, Washington Houston Memorial, Texas Salt Lake City East, Utah Knoxville Catholic, Tennessee Mesa Westwood, Arizona omaha Westside, Nebraska Fountain Valley, California Lansdale North Pennsylvania, Penn.

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and Allen McRoberts, butterfly. Other teams to watch who return all four swimmers on their units are: Sycamore High, Cincinnatti, Ohio, with Dave Smith (II), Gary Korengel (12), Craig Leonard (12), and Jim Bloebarm (12), all who posted a 16th place time of I :39.0 a year ago; Nova High, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, with Ken Ireland (12), Danny Rosenthal ( 12), Donald Hornby (11), and Keith H:>ffman (12), ranked 17th at 1:39.1.

200 YARD FREESTYLE The 200 yard freestyle should be one of the fastest and most competitive events in 1977HighSchooiSwimmingduetothereturn of six out of the top 10 All-Americans of a year ago. Included in this group is Olympic 400 meter and 1500 meter champion, Brian Goodell, a senior from Mission Viejo High Schhol in Mission Viejo, California. Challenging Goodell for the top spot will be Doug Frazier, a senior from Bullard High School in Fresno, California, and Byron Sims, also a senior, from Rancho Alamitos High School, Garden Grove, California. Both of these young men were ranked ahead of Goodell · • 6 0 h f b m 7 . t er top per ormances can e expected from seniors Kevin Schnieder, also from Mission Viejo High, who swam a year ago for Seabreeze High in Florida, and Chuck Sharpe, from Westside High School, Omaha, Nebraska.

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a fourth place. Mike Kelly of Fountain 200 YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY The 200 yard individual medley Valley High, California, swam 21.2 last appears to be the most wide open of all the year and should provide plenty of compeindividual events with the top seven swim- tition for the top spot, along with Kevin mers of last year graduated. Leading Lange of Hinsdale South High in Darien, returnees are Mike Saphir from Awalt Illinois, and Tom Pederson of Bay City High Mountain View, California, and Central High in Michigan, who both Jesse Vassallo of Mission Viejo High, posted times at 21.3.

Mission Viejo, California, who were withDIVING Divers who never get the opportunity in 2 tenths of a second off each other a year ago at 1:55.9 and 1:56.1, respectively. to meet in face to face competition across Pushing these young men will be Mike Pal" the country are impossible to rank. Diving stra of Santa Clara High, California, and . scores and judges are different from coast George Tidmarsh of Hinsdale Central to coast and scores alone do not give a true High in Illinois. A stroke or so behind a picture of how one diver might compare to year ago, but capable of catching the another from distant states. The allleaders are Bob Lazar of Dearborn High in American divers are compared one against Michigan, and Bill Bartle of North Penn the other by use of films but no attempt is made to rank them in order. The top High in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. twenty are selected by a committee of ex50 YARD FREESTYLE perts from around the country and named The first of the two high school sprint events features the return of only five of as All-American with the next ten rethe top twenty of the 1976 season. The ceiving honorable mention recognition. difficult part about coming up with a Our list (see chart) of divers represents favorite. in this event is the fact that over 60 those named as All-Americans or honorable mention who will return to high swimmers across the country last year had times better than :22.0, and a majority of school competition in 1977. The divers are listed alphabetically with no attempt to these will return for at least one more year rank them in order. of high school competition. The number 100 YARD BUTTERFLY one returning 50-man is William Neville of Tim Boyd of Farragut High School in East High in Salt Lake City, Utah, posting a :21.1 last season which was good for Concord, Texas, is the number one re-

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200 MEDLEY RELAY · ............................ , .... Hinsdale, Illinois ............................. Winter Park, Florida ........................... Santa ·Clara, California .......................... Mission Viejo, California ..................... Orinda Miramonte, California ............ .' ........ San Jose Del Mar, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Canton Glen Oak, Ohio ...................... Tacoma Wilson, Washington ............................... Clearwater, Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rockford Guilford, Illinois ....................... Cincinnatti Sycamore, Ohio ..................... Ft. Lauderdale Nova, Florida ........ , ...................... Richardson, Texas .................... New Hope Cooper, Minnesota ..................... Santa Ana Foothill, Qalifornia

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200 YARD FREESTYLE ............... Doug Frazier, Fresno Bullard, California Byron Sims, Garden Grove Rancho Alamitos, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Goodell, Mission Viejo, California ............. Kevin Schnieder, Mission Viejo, California . . . . . . . . . . . Chuck Sharpe, Omaha Westside, Nebraska ..................... Rick Morley, Magna Cyprus, Utah . . . . . . . . . . David Phelps, Michigan City Rogers, Indiana . . Brian Roney, Los Angeles El Camino Real, California ........ Jeff Trew, Glenshaw Shaler Area, Pennsylvania ............. Bill Babashoff, Fountain Valley, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Hislop, San Rafael, California ................... Mike Maloney, Pasadena, California .......... David Varner, Houston Spring Woods, Texas ............. Rusty Walker, Kankakee Eastridge, Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Lord, Santa Clara, California . . . . . Bob Hanlon, Glenshaw Shaler Area, Pennsylvania

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200 INTERMEDIATE .......... Mike Saphir, Mountain View Awalt, California ............... Jesse Vassallo, Mission Viejo, California .................. Mike Palstra, Santa Clara, California ............ George Tid marsh, Hinsdale Central, Illinois ....................... Bob Lazar; Dearborn, Michigan . Bill Bartle,. Lansdale North Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania ... Steve Dougherty, Gig Harbor Peninsola, Washington ............. Tony Yancy, Santa Ana Foothill, California

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turning high school butterflyer of a year ago. His time of 50.6 was awarded 3rd place but was definitely a stop behind the top flyer, now graduated - Robert Hagberg of South Hadley High in Massachusetts who led the nation at :49.1. Challenging Tim Boyd for the leading position will be John Rotticci, a sophomore a year ago who swam a strong :51.2 at Miramonte High in Orinda, California, and Jim Halliburton from Ladve High in St. Louis, Missouri, who went :51.3 .

100 YARD FREESTYLE The 100 free style, the second of the two high school sprint events, is very similar to the 50 with only eight of the top thirty swimmers of last year returning. A real battle should develop between Doug Frazier, the number three man last year, and number four, Byron Sims. These two sprinters were timed at :46.40 and :46.43 respectively and both hail from California high schools, Doug representing Bullard High of Fresno and Byron from Rancho Alamitos High. Others ranked in the top twenty last year and challenging the two favorites: Michea1 Malony of Pasadena High, California; William Neville of East High, Salt Lake City, Utah; Jeff Lord, Santa Clara High, California; and Chuck Sharpe of Westside High Omaha, .Nebraska. These young men were all

............ Shawn Ogorman, San Clemente, California . . . . . . . Scott DeBeaubien, Man. Beach Mira Costa, Ca.· ....... Tim Maximoff, Sunnyvale Homestead, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dru Dunworth, Dearborn, Michigan ............ Kirk .Jensen, Lafayette Acalanes, California . . . . . . . . . . Robert Harris, Knoxville Catholic, Tennessee

50 YARD FREE ................ William Neville, Salt Lake City East, Utah ................ Michael Kelly, Founta,i_n Valley, California ............. Kevin Lange, Darien Hinsdale South, Illinois .............. Tom Pederson, Bay City Central, Michigan .. Byron Sims, Garden Grove Rancho Alamitos, California ......................... Bob Allen, Darien, Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . . . Jay Bickford, Placentia El Dorado, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Kriley, Butler Area, Pennsylvania .................. Mark Ruble, Fresno Bullard, California ........... Julian Mack, Winnetka New Trier East, Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Yates, Santa Clara, California ................. David Reed, Houston Clear Lake, Texas .................... Tom LaCosta, Westfield, New Jersey ......... Skip Ashmore, Winnetka New Trier East, Illinois ................. Louis Benedetto, Trumbull, Connecticut DIVING (Listed Alphabetically)

Randy Ableman ............. Cedar Rapids Washington, Iowa rvlark Anton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rochester Mayo, Minnesota Mike Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grosse Pointe, Michigan Chris Chelich .............................. Munster, Indiana Bert Connors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dearborn Brother Rice, Michigan Craig DeCioux ................. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin John Ellett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Freeport Brazoswood, Texas Ken Gerard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Campbell Westmont, California ,Bill Rapp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Northglenn, Colorado Ricky Tennant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dallas Skyline, Texas Ken Vigiletti .................. Birmingham Groves, Michigan Kevin Wright ................................ Bangor, Maine

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100 YARD BUTTERFLY ................ Tim Boyd, Concord Farragut, Tennessee .............. John Rotticci, Orinda Miramonte, California ............... Jim Halliburton, St. Louis Ladue, Missouri ..................... Niel Macready, La Habra, California ........... Kevin Robertson, Newport Beach Harbor, Ca.

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timed around :47.0 a year ago, and don't forget about Olympian Brian Goodell, who might take a shot at the sprint events this year after dominating the distance events last year.

500 YARD FREESTYLE Brian Goodell, the number one 500 man a year ago and the Olympic medalist in the metric equivalent of this event, the 400 meters, returns to defend his title in the distance event of high school swimming. Brian is certainly a tribute to the calibre of high school swimming found in California and the United States. His position at the top will be challenged by Doug Frazier of Bullard High in Fresno, and Mission Viejo teammate Jesse Vassallo, who last year had times only two seconds behind Goodell. Another famous swimming name appears among the challengers in the 500 with Bill Babashoff of Fountain Valley High, California, who is just a few seconds back.

100 YARD BACKSTROKE Michael Kelly, a junior last year from Fountain Valley High, California, returns to defend his number one position of a year ago. Mike led all challengers last year with a 53.0 clocking and should improve upon that in '77. Those trying to overtake the favorite will be led by Mike Palstra of Santa Clara High and Richard Hewson of

Loveland High, Colorado, who were both less than a second behind. Over 20 underclassmen posted times last year under :55.0, and the struggle to be among the top ten this year should be intense.

100 YARD BREAST STROKE The breaststroke was dominated a year ago by seniors, with the top eight swimmers graduating last June. The top spot will be up for grabs this year with a strong possibility of underclassmen who did not make the top listings a year ago taking over the number one position. Any newcomer will have to contend with Bob Lazar from Dearborn High in Michigan, who returns from last year's efforts with a posted time of 59.1. Among the challengers close behind (all breaking the one minute barrier in '76), are Kent Whitaker, Fairmont West High, Kettering, Ohio; Tom Ward, Ithaca High, New York; and Gary Fregeau, Wilson High, Tacoma, Washington.

400 FREESTYLE RELAY Once again the relays are difficult to rank with graduation stripping some teams of one or two swimmers but at least half of the four man squad returning. The favorite has to be Bullard High of Fresno, California, which has three members returning from the squad that led the nation a year ago. Returning to try and improve on their

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........ Mike Treend, Los Angeles Chattsworth, California ..................... George Bowers, Clearwater, Florida ........................... Jeff Little, Salinas, California .............. Scott Mactier, Omaha Westside, Nebraska ................. Louis Benedetto, Trumbull, Connecticut ........... : .... Bruce Marshall, Hinsdale Central, Illinois ........................ David Bombar, Munster, Indiana ............... Bob Harris, Knoxville Catholic, Tennessee

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100 YARD FREESTYLE ................. Doug Frazier, Fresno Bullard, California .. Byron Sims, Garden Grove Rancho Alamitos, California ...................... Mike Malony, Pasadena, California ................ William Neville, Salt Lake City East, Utah ....................... Jeff Lord, Santa Clara, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chuck Sharpe, Omaha Westside, Nebraska . : . .............. Bob VanVleet, Eugene Sheldon, Oregon ................ Steve Smith, San Jose Leland, California .................. Mark Ruble, Fresno Bullard, California ............ Glenn Johnson, Ft. Lauderdale Nova, Florida .............. Craig Leonard, Cincinnatti Sycamore, Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Yates, Santa Clara, California ........... Julian Mack, Winnetka New Trier East, Illinois ............. Kevin Lange, Darien Hinsdale South, Illinois

4:29.0 4:30.6 4:31.7 4:33.3 4:33.5 4:34.4 4:35.2 4:35.8 4:36.9 4:37.2 4:38.2 4:38.9 4:39.1 4:39.1 4:39.3

500 YARD FREESTYLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Goodell, Mission Viejo, California ............... Doug Frazier, Fresno Bullard, California .......... , .... Jesse Vassallo, Mission Viejo, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Babashoff, Fountain Valley, California ........... Jeff Trew, Glenshaw Shaler Area, California .................. Edward Ryder, Coral Gables, Florida ......... Phil Atkinson, Fullerton Sunny Hills, California .......... Mike Saphir, Mountain View A walt, California ....... Tim Maximoff, Sunnyvale Homestead, California ............. Kevin Schneider, Mission Viejo, California . . . . . . . . . . David Phelps, Michigan City Rogers, Indiana ............ George Tidmarsh, Hinsdale Central, Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . Chuck Sharpe, Omaha Westside, Nebraska .. Brian Roney, Los Angeles El Camino Real, California ............... Dennis Scannell, San Marino, California

100 BACKSTROKE 53.0 ................... Mike Kelly, Fountain Valley, California 53.5 .................... Mike Palstra, Santa Clara, California

53.7 53.9 54.0 54.2 54.4 54.4 54.5 54.5 54.5 54.6 54.6 54.6 54.7

3:10.4 clocking of last year are Doug Frazier, Mark Ruble, and Stefan Edelbacher.

Norman High of Oklahoma returns Jerry Greer and Richard Reynolds from their '76 relay that went 3:12.0 for a fifth place finish. Mission Viejo High of California also will be a strong contender for relay honors with a strong stable of swimmers, any of which could join Charles Ray, Brian Goodell and Jesse Vassallo to form a top sprint quartet.

TEAM OUTLOOK California high school swimmers will again dominate the scene as we look for a mythical national champion. Mission Viejo High should lead the way with a talented group of underclassmen returning and Olympian Brian Goodell as their anchor man. Santa Clara also has a strong contingent of swimmers returning and with their tradition of swimming excellence should make a worthy challenger for top honors. Other California teams in the running are San Rafael High and Bullard High in Fresno. Across the nation look for strong teams from Hinsdale Central in Illinois; St. Xavier in Cincinnatti, Ohio; Pioneer High in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Dearborn High in Michigan; New Trier East in Winnetka, Illinois; Wilson High of Tacoma, Washington; Winter Park High, Florida; and Memorial High, Houston.e

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Hewson, Loveland, Colorado ..................... Mark Kousnetz, Anaheim, California .............. Brian James, San Jose Del Mar, California ................. Chris McAdam, Canton Glen Oak, Ohio ............. James Winegarner, Canton Lakewood, Ohio ................. Dave Smith, Cincinnatti Sycamore, Ohio .............. Shawn Ogorman, San Clemente, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Strohl, Ann Arbor Pioneer, Michigan .............. Kurt Langborg, Cumberland, Rhode Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony Yancey, Santa Ana Foothill, California ..................... ¡ Dru Dunworth, Dearborn, Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Tonery, Houston Memorial, Texas ....... Pat McCormick, Omaha Creighton Prep, Nebraska

59.1 59.5 59.6 59.7 1:00.1 1:00.2 1:00.3 1:00.5 1:00.6 1:00.7 1:00.9

100 YARD BREASTSTROKE ...................... Bob Lazar, Dearborn, Michigan . . . . . . . . Kent Whitaker, Kettering Fairmont West, Ohio ........................ Tom Ward, Ithaca, New York ........... Gary Fregeau, Tacoma Wilson, Washington ................... Bob Wiltse, Cottage Grove, Oregon . . . . . . . . Danny Rosenthal, Ft. Lauderdale Nova, Florida ........... Keith Hoffman, Ft. Lauderdale Nova, Florida . . . . . Brian Story, Pleasanton Amador Valley, California ......... Nicholas Neuid, Brookfield Central, Wisconsin ............... Mark Diedrich, Hinsdale Central, Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... David Oakes, Upland, California

3:10.4 3:12.0 3:12.0 3:12.3 3:12.6 3:13.1 3:13.2 3:13.6 3:13.9 3:14.0 3:14.2 3:14.5 3:14.6 3:14.9

400 FREE RELAY ........................ Fresno Bullard, California .............................. Norman, Oklahoma .......................... Missiori Viejo, California .. ¡..................... Houston Clear Lake, Texas ........................... San Marino, California .............................. Dearborn, Michigan ........ Lansdale North Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania ...................... San Jose Leland, California ............................ Chatsworth, California ............... San Diego Patrick Henry, California ...................... Ft. Worth Southwest, Texas ......................... Salt Lake City East, Utah ..................... Ann Arbor Pioneer, Michigan .................. Winnetka New Trier East, Illinois

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Nowhere in the United States is soccer so traditional and so popular as in the city of St. Louis. Beginning back in the early 1900s when the city's first recreational pro- · gram was a four team parochial soccer league; the influence of parochial and immigrant ancestry have played a large role in the development of the game for not only the city, but the large St. Louis· County as well. ·All year round there are .leagues for ages six and up. There are winter leagues, summer leagues, spring and fall leagues.

There are the CYC _leagues, the Khoury leagues, the Busch leagues, the Pepsi leagues and a host of others. One cannot drive far without seeing a game in progress, a field springing up in between shopping centers and apartment complexes, or a boy wearing his soccer club's jacket with the sponsor's name in big bold letters. Soccer is tradition. Soccer is St. Louis ..

With the game's popularity in the city, it's only natural some Qf the best high school soccer played in _the United States can be found in St. Louis and surrounding areas. Year- in and year out some of the best schoolboy· soccer players are pro-

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Final 1976 Soccer Rankings St. Louis Metropolitan Area 1. Oakville 2. Rosary 3. St. Louis University 4, St. Thomas Aquinas s. vfanney 6. esc . 7. St. Mary's 8. Granite City South, IL 9. Hazelwood Central 10. McCluer North 11. Bishop DuBourg .12. DeSmet 13. Parkway Central 14. McCluer · 15. Bayless 16. Affton 17: Kirkwood 18. Collinsville, IL 19. Kennedy 20. Ritneour

duced in amazing numbers-to colleges and universities .throughout the United States.

A quick examination of college rosters will prove that. The year 1976 was no different.

Outstanding players, -excellent coaching and an amazing amount of balance between the top teams were all earmarks of the 1976 season. Not until the Oakville Tigers captured the state championship 1-0 .over the -Rosary High Rebels could any team lay· claim to being number one _with~ out getting a solid argument from no less than-nine other high school student bodies.

Beginning with runner-up Rosary, whose coach Carr Schwarzen thought his team was No: I all year despite some earlier losses, and following with parochial powers St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Louis.

University' High, and public school power ·· Hazelwood Central, all had- justification for considering themselves to p_e No. I. Aquinas was the defending srate champ, had topped most of the polls all year long, won the brutal CAC (Catholic Athletic Council) conference with an 8-1-1 mark, and had two of the best players -in ... the city in seniors Bob Bozada and Steve Sullivan. St. Louis U. High won the tough CYC tourney (considered to be the ministate tournament) in mid-October, had ·no less than eight major college prospects, and had only lost three games going into the state semi-finals. Hazelwood Central, considered the best bet along- with Oakville to bring the state title to a public school (which is indeed a rarity), captured

the Suburba·n North Conference, had a top player in Matt Malloy, and had been peaking just at the right time.

These four schools along with Vianney, CBC, St. Mary's, McCluer North, and Parkway Central all had reasons to believe they were number one. It took upstart Oakville to prove them wrong.

Starting with their surprising 2nd place finish in the CYC tourney to St. Louis University High, and continuing with a Suburban West Conference championship, cinderella Oakville marched through the district play-offs upending powers Bishop DuBourg and Vianney en route to their first-ever state tourney appearance.

They made it a good one by avenging their earlier loss to St. Louis U. and taking a 2-1 decision in the semifinals. Then came the final and Rosary, but Oakville, which is anew high school of only four years, didn't flinch and took home the big one by riding along on junior goalie Jim Tietjens' 17th shutout.

Tietjens no doubt is the major part of the -Oakville--success story. His amazing shutout mark, poise in pressure situations, and physical prowess all added up to make him the top keeper in the city for the 1976 season.

"I just can't say enough about him," said coach Jim Bokern, "I've run out of superlatives. He's just the best high school goalkeeper I've ever seen."

Rosary coach Schwarzen agreed, "We outplayed them," (referring to the PREP I

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Sc oo SoccerCity championship game), "we outshot them and we had the edge in corners, but we could not score. Tietjens beat us. He played the kind of game you rarely see."

Throughout the year in shutout after shutout performance, Tietjens came up with many spectacular saves but never as many in one game as the 17 he made in the championship encounter. Ten were considered to be spectacular. Throughout the season, Tietjens remained humble.

"I didn't win it by myself," Tietjens said, "it was a team effort and everyone contributed. I'm glad I was a part."

For the record, Tietjens could be an instrumental part again next year as hereturns for the Tigers with two outstanding freshmen prospects, Ken Bromeier and Mike Colan; returning to try and win back-to-back state titles, something never before accomplished in Missouri state history.

There are many reasons for top-flight St. Louis high school soccer teams. Good coaching, experienced players, extraordinary competition and many other factors all play an integral part in the success. All could be traced back to the enorNOTE: The St. Louis influence on soccer has been felt on the east side of the river as Granite City South High School captured the Illinois state championships and compiled an amazing 26-1-1 record. Granite South won the initial Illinois state soccer tournament in 1972.

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mous junior program sponsored by various organizations with the largest being the CYC. Individual parishes begin organizing and sponsoring teams for boys and girls at age six, continuing through the various age levels to senior and open competition. This parochial influence is respon-

sible for the dominance of the Catholic and parochial high schools in the city.

All in all the system is extremely successful and has made possible outstanding teams and individuals. Soccer is St. Louis, and will continue to be that for a long time to come. â&#x20AC;˘

ALL-STAR TEAM Here is the 1976 all-metropolitan St. Louis soccer all-star team: Forwards: Steve Sullivan, St. Thomas Aquinas .....................................

Don Ebert, Holy Rosary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

Matt Malloy, Hazlewood Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

Steve Westbrook, C.B.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

Links: Bob Bozada, St. Thomas Aquinas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

Tim Guelker", St. Louis U. High . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

Backs: Gary Hampel, Vianney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

Scott Voorst, St. Mary's .................... :. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

Terry Trushel, Holy Rosary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

Kyle White, C. B.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Goal: Jim Tietjens, Oakville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

senior senior senior senior senior senior senior senior senior senior junior

HONORABLE MENTION Forwards: AI Brenrian, Tim Clark, Steve Schad (St. Louis U. High); Dave Goldschmidt.

Mark Goldschmidt (Granite City South, IL); Mike Baechle (Kennedy); Tom Tanargo (Vianney}; Keith Grassi (Affton); Ron Kappauff (Hazlewood Central); Craig Stahl (Collinsville, IL); Links: Perry VanderBeck, Matt Koeller (St. Thomas Aquinas}; Pat Howley (Holy Rosary); Mark Meixner (McCluer North); Gary Ullo (Oakville); Jim Donahue (McCluer); Backs: Kurt Belger (St. Louis U. High); Don Brammeier (McCluer North); Dave Stones (Hazlewood Central); Rick Fernandez (Granite City South, IL); Pat Kennedy (St. Thomas Aquinas); Tom Tozcylowski (De Smet); Mike Kossman (Holy Rosary); Jim Dussold, John Dussold (McCluer); Mike Collico (McCluer North); Mark Fredrickson (Bishop DuBourg); Dominic Barczweski (Oakville); Goalies: Chris Oswald (Vianney); Bill Swip (Collinsville, IL); Jamie Swanner (Southwest).

Olympic Star Without a Team The sound of an anonymous threatening phone call was not the most pleasant sound 'for the United States' highest ranked women's gymnast to hear. But the phone calls continued, until Debbie Willcox removed herself from the controversy by choosing not to compete tor her high school team in Littleton, Colorado.

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"Debbie Willcox had better not go out for high school gymnastics," Click.

The sound .of an anonymous threatening phone call is not the most pleasant sound in the world for the United States' highest ranked women's gymnast to hear.

As an irate friend commented, "ls that a way for Colorado to treat its own?"

Whether it is or isn't, the phone calls happened - untill Debbie removed herself from the controversy by choosing not to compete for Littleton High School in Colorado. Relief for some, disappointment for others.

Debbie's one real reason for wanting to compete for LiUleton was that she wanted to feel like part of her school. She's a normal American girl who enjoys pep rallies, school spirit, dances and homecomings.

But she is a unique American girl. She placed higher than her veteran teammates at the Montreal Olympics and recently won the exclusive honor of being the only female gymnast invited to compete in the South American Cup. .

Until recently Debbie was the object of criticism and even open dislike. Rumors spread that officials would refuse to judge her if s~e competed at the high school level. Rather than cause more controversy Debbie selected to go to China with the rest of the Olympic team and to South Africa by special invitation. With these prestigious activities she would not have much time left for high school sports anyway.

South Africa excites her. "1 couldn't believe it because I've always wanted to go to South Africa. I guess they really treat you nice."

The China trip lasted three weeks, touring four cities including Shanghai and Peking. Besides the excellent athletic opportunities the trip offered it also holds a special place in current U.S. diplomatic history - this was the first time a U.S. gymnastics team had been invited to Red China.

Debbie is a quiet girl who sometimes needs to be drawn out, but she can speak freely and easily about one of the loves of her life - gymnastics. "It's like a feeling of flying. You really have to work hard, you really have to like it, but if it's good you, get it all back," Has she? "Oh, yes And hard work is the hallmark of gymnastics. Debbie's mother stated that last year, as Debbie was preparing for the Pan American Games, her daughter commented "If I don't make it I won't say I didn't work hard enough."

Debbie noted some of the differences between the training systems of the United States and the Communist countries. She had heard that in Rumania little girls are chosen at the age of five to by gymnasts, and from then on their lives are set. They are selected on the basis of body type, intelligence, etc., Debbie stated, and it is very true that they do not have a chance to be little girls. Here in the U.S. a young lady depends on her own drive and belief in her abilities - it is still up to her. However, one of the major problems U.S. athletic experts are now studying is how to help the young, struggling, self-motivated athlete without making him or her feel bought and sold by the government. The sport of gymnastics, so popular with the Munich and Montreal crowds, has many problems to overcome before coming close to perfection in this country.

Lesley Ogg, women's gymnastic coach at Arapahoe High School and past advisor to Debbie Willcox, states that the main problem in the U.S. remains the coaches and their ability. However, she also commented that another serious problem is the lack of organization and agreement between coaches, officials and participants.

Often coaches spend hours and weeks working at one thing while the officials are looking for something else. Hopefully, some of these problems of agreement will be resolved by continued meetings be-

tween the high school associations and the U.S. Gymnastics Federation.

Women's gymnastics has won a place in the hearts of the sporting world, but it still has a long way to develop within t,he U.S. Part of the problem is that it is a very complex and individualistic sport; judges do not really know what to expect because they do not really understand what is possible. Gymnastics is basically a young American sport and suffers from growing pains.

Again we come back to Debbie Willcox and the touchy problem she raises.

Should a young athlete who has personally pushed herself to a point of excellence be denied the right to compete in her own school just because she is so good no one else could beat her?

There are many sides to this question: (!) Debbie wanted to compete just to be part of her school - she's already disappointed she'll miss homecoming.

(2) But compared to her other achievements she really doesn't find high school competition "all that exciting."

(3) The other schools, who have worked hard for years developing their teams, are justified in feeling cheated when their girls are suddenly forced to compete on a level beyond current high school sports.

(4) Debbie's ability can frighten upand-coming gymnasts who feel they "wouldn't have a chance" against her. As Lesley Ogg said, "What about the average kid who wants to give up?"

Debbie Willcox's personal achievements can be looked at another way by her classmates and fellow gymnasts. She can be something to work against, to inspire other girls to say, "She can do it, so can I - at least I'll try my best. Who knows?

Maybe I can be better."

Debbie will not compete this year on Littleton's gymnastic team. Her decision seems best for her, her school and the other â&#x20AC;˘ schools' teams.

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Believe it or not, New York is more than just a basketball state. Just ask those wrestlers who have had to battle Ithaca's Mark Iacovelli tor the past three years.

Mark Iacovelli: Pride of Ithaca

By Ken Van Sickle

Westling, one of the fastest growing sports in America, seems to shine the brightest in states like Iowa and Oklahoma when it comes to national recognition on the high school level. Bigger states like California produce more topnotch performers - if for no other reason than population growth - but the Midwest grabs the limelight when high school wrestling hits the sports pages.

New York may be prime hunting grounds for college basketball scouts each year, but the less publicized sport of wrestling also draws its share of hungry recruiters. Mark Iacovelli, a two-time New York State scholastic wrestling champion, will shoot for a third title this March, and the college scouts have already set their sights on his final scholastic year.

A growing boy, Mark won the coveted New York title at lOS-pounds in 1975 arid 112-pounds in 1976. When Ithaca High School started its dual meet schedule this season Mark hit the mat at 126-pounds; hopefully he will scale down to 119-pounds by tournament time.

He's the apple of the eye of his scholastic coach, Orlando Turco, who has seen a lot of them come and go. Mark is easily his best ever and he admits it glowingly. So do the college recruiters, who from coast to coast agree that New York is more than just a basketball state.

Iacovelli won the National Junior Olympic II 5-pound title when the tournament was stagged in Ithaca in the summer of 1975, and twice he finished well up the ladder in United States Wrestling Federation meets in Iowa City. He has lost but once in scholastic tussling, that handed down by Jeff Thomas of Huntington, Long Island, in the 1974 state scholastic finals as a freshman, but avenged that loss in his junior year.

"Mark is a youngster with great drive and determination," says his coach. "He's a fanatic on physical conditioning and this Fall busied himself competing with the school gymnastics team."

The 17-year old senior has studied the sport of wrestling with the masters in

Japan, and is forever searching out new fields to conquer. "He has designs on sticking it out through the 1980 Olympics," adds Turco. "But right now he is trying to decide which college in the United States to attend. Believe me, many schools have contacted us."

Although very aggressive on the ~at, the pride of Ithaca High is the retlc~nt sort. He comes from a proud wrestling family; his two brothers, Jeff and Larry J ., are his closest teammates. His father, Larry, was a sectional scholastic_ champion himself, and is at each son's side constantly. After a match it is commo~place for all four, Mark, his father and his two brothers, to continue a family workout on the living room rug. ., Wrestling has been Mark l~covelh s way of life, ever since he w~s mne years old. He never tires of it, and If New_ York continues to produce the lik_es of him ~~ the wrestling mat, the Empi:e State w continue to be a prospenng hunting . aches ground for college wrest Img co â&#x20AC;˘ throughout the land.

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letters ••• thern California high school baseball team appeared, considering that the Sacramento area alone has supplied the major leagues with outstanding players over the years. To name just a few currently in the majors: Buck Martinez, Larry Bowa, Tug McGraw, Roland Office, Jerry Royster, Randy Lerch, Jerry Manuel, Nyls Nyman, Dusty Baker, Bob Forsch, and many more.

Cordova Senior High held the number one ranking throughout the 1975 season and captured the CIF Section Championship, and remained the number one team throughout the 1976 season before losing the CIF title to Stagg High of Stockton. The 1976 Cordova team produced the Texas Rangers number two draft pick in Steve Finch, who signed for $40,000-plus, and the L.A. Dodgers number three pick who also signed Max Venable.

Stagg High School of Stockton had an excellent year; Redwood High School of Larkspur was another outstanding team. I believe a harder look at Northern California will be to your advantage when ranking high school baseball teams nationally.

Coach Guy Anderson Rancho Cordova, California

OLDTIMERS' DELIGHT I would like to see an entire article on the high school football season at Harrisburg (Pennsylvania) Tech in 1919. I have seen the team mentioned a couple of times throughout the years in Jim Benagh's Book of Football Facts. In 12 games, Harrisburg scored 701 points for an average of 58.4 points per game.

I think it would be interesting to read a complete history of that team, such as coach, names of players, complete season records, etc. Has any other high school over the years averaged close to that 58.4 points per game total? About the closest in this state (Minnesota) that I can recall was a six or eight man team from Wood Lake in the mid-1960s which averaged about 55 points a game during one season.

Jim Hansen Hutchinson, Minnesota GIRLS ON THE GO We want to thank your publication for your write-up on our coach and basketball team, Jim Smiddy and Bradley Central, Tennessee (December-January National Prep). We are honored that we have been chosen by several people as the No. 1 girls basketball team in the United States. On oaoe 37 vou mentioned that the first issue of National Prep (October-November) featured my friend and teammate who graduated last spring, Data Caldwell. I would like very much to have that copy. Thank you so much for the compliments to me and my teammates; we're going to be trying real hard to reach that #100 undefeated plateau.

Karen Mills Bradley Central H.S. Cleveland, Tennessee HOOSIER CHAMPS I would like to thank you for the kind consideration you gave our 1976 baseball club by ranking us 6th in the nation in your December-January edition. It is an honor we will treasure in the years to come. I would also like to congratulate Coach John Herbold of Lakewood, California, of whom I am acquainted with and respect, on his club being named mythical national champion. I was really impressed with Morgan Holmes' featured article on Lakewood's club and their accomplishments.

Coach Ken Schreiber La Porte, Indiana

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OVERLOOKING THE NORTH I was amazed when I bought your December-January edition of Joe Namath's National Prep Sports Magazine to see

an article on the top high school baseball teams in the country for the 1976 school year. I never knew that a magazine existed which covered high school baseball on anational level such as that. However, I was very disappointed when I could not find any teams from Northern California in your final Top 20. I agree that at least five of your best teams should come from California, "the best high school baseball state in America" as you stated in the article; but not all should come from Southern California. Year after year, there have been many top teams from the north, not only from our area in Sacramento, but such schools as Rancho Cordova and Stockton Stagg. I have been an avid fan of high school baseball for many years, and you too would agree with my reasoning if you could see the top teams and players in the north. Keep up the coverage of high school baseball, and keep our area of "the best high school sports state in America" in mind.

Randy P. Walters Sacramento, California

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After reading your second issue of tional Prep Sports, and my first reading of your magazine, I am very pleased to see such fine coverage of prep baseball. I believe there has been a definite need for this type of coverage. However, I am disappointed that in your final 1976 national high school baseball rankings not one Nor-

IDAHO ALL-AMERICAN It was really a great idea to put out a high school magazine in such good taste. I only wish I could understand some of your team and individual pre-season picks. I'm from Lewiston, Idaho, and I play on our football team. We went 7-2-1 last year and won our league championship, and beat Kamiakin High School in Kennewick Washington 50-8.

They had a player mentioned in your preseason issue (October-November). Our defensive line held them to minus six yards rushing and totally contained their running backs. It seems to me that some of our Idaho schools deserve some recognition.

We played two Oregon AAA schools this year and won both games; beat Bend High School, which was then the No. 1 team in their state, and earlier beat La Grande, which made it to the Oregon state playoffs - along with Bend!

Our team, called the Lewiston Golden Bengals, was ranked fourth in Idaho at midseason, and has a defense that has let only two teams rush over 100 yards all year. It is made up of seven juniors and one sophomore. I'm a junior and I'm 6-1, 230-pounds. I have gone against mostly taller guys, but I don't seem to have much trouble. I finished with over 70 tackles and 12 quarterback sacks, knocked down three passes and recovered four fumbles. Once I picked up a fumble and rambled for a score, only to have it called back by a penalty.

I'm not trying to brag around and act like I'm the best football player who ever lived.

I'm just letting you know that there are sixfoot, one-inch, 230-pound linemen in Idaho who are as good as anyone else in the country. We deserve some national recognition in your magazine.

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GEOGRAPHICAL RE-ARRANGEMENT 1 enjoy your magazine very much, and like to read about all the schools across the country. However, while reading your October-November All-American football edition, I noticed that you listed Don Carden as an honorable mention lineman on the Atlantic Coast. The high school was incorrectly listed as Langhorne-Neshaminy.

Carden plays for Pennsbury High School in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania.

Richard Thompson Levittown, Pennsylvania I was fascinated by the coverage you gave high school basketball players and teams on a national level in your DecemberJanuary edition of National Prep Sports.

Your coverage of the Top 20 basketball teams in America looks like something out of the pages of Sports Illustrated.

However, I was more fascinated by the selection of Pocatello Highland center Mark Stroud (6-8, senior) to your honorable mention list in the Far West. You see, when I went to bed last night Pocatello Highland High School, along with my house, was located in Pocatello, Idaho. The last time I looked on the map we were right there in Idaho. I do not know Mark Stroud, but I am sure it will come as a great shock to him to learn that Highland High of Pocatello is in California and not Idaho. Keep up the good work, and remember that the great city of Po.catello is in Idaho, not California, which has enough towns as it is. They don't need another.

Brett Robinson Pocatello, Idaho

COLLEGE BOUND Recently I had an opportunity to obtain a copy of your magazine, as I am interested in sports and was impressed with your magazine and its approach to prep sports. I have one general comment: as seniors go on to college I would like an indication as to what college they went to. As an example, you have a prep All-American team at preseason and post-season; I would like to see where these seniors went to college. I believe that would be of great interest to many of your fans throughout the country.

Bernard Naborowski Crown Point, Indiana

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44 STRAIGHT I am disappointed that I could not find the first issue of National Prep anywhere, as I would like to know what teams made your pre-season football "Top 20", and your honorable mention list. I would like to know if Cuero High School made your "Top 20". If they didn't, I'd like to know why. The Gobblers, under the coaching of Buster Gilbreath, have won 85 games, lost 22 and tied four. In that record span, Cuero has won two Texas AAA state championships and lost the third. They also lost a championship game in 1970. During 1973, 1974, 1975 the Gobblers won 44 straight games. Cuero lost the state championship in 1975 to Ennis 1310 (their third championship game between 1973 and 1975). That game ended their winning streak too, at 44-straight.

Karlton Kahlich Cuero, Texas TOO BAD I would like to take this opportunity to tell you how very much I enjoyed the premier edition of Joe Namath's Prep Sports Magazine. It is too bad that there has not been a national high school sports magazine before; because many people have always been interested in high school sports since many do not go to college and if they do, they don't compete in varsity sports as they did in high school. For former high school athletes and those in high school today, there is a desire to know about athletics at other high schools in the country, especially those sports in which they compete. If you have published a national prep magazine before, it was not available in Houston.

I wish you the very best with your magazine, which I am sure will be a big success.

Charles P. Sullivan Houston, Texas NATIONAL CHAMPIONS As a former sports writer and a longtime devotee of high school sports, I am extremely excited about your new magazine. Please continue the good work; I would like to make one important suggestion.

I have long felt that the biggest drawback to high school athletics was its regionalism. Why can't the sports fans of the USA, who probably would admit to liking prep sports better than any other level if it had greater exposure, have national championships - the way nations like East Germany do?

Of particular interest, I think, would be a national high school basketball playoff. I realize there would be some obstacles to overcome particularly the aforementioned regionalism - but in a few years I feel the structure for such a tourney could be worked out. It could be optional, of course, and each high school athletic association could determine its representative in any way it wanted. The more populated states could have more than one entry.

The big states which still don't have a "true state championship" could enter as many as four or five regional champions.

Of course, we in Indiana are provincial enough to feel that we were ~ell ahead of the rest of the country in promoting and publicizing high school basketball. But we're happy everyone else is catching up. I believe our attendance figures still dwarf all others.

Your magazine would be the perfect forum from which to call editorially for the initial steps toward launching such a

national championship, and it would be the greatest addition to the American sports scene since Super Bowl I. Earl D. Mishler South Bend, Indiana

MOJO MEN I must also congratulate you on your football issue spotlighting the nation's "Top 20" high school football teams at preseason. The best football team in Texas history is the Odessa Permian Panthers. I just don't see why you didn't include them in your preview of top teams. They should have been picked in the "Top 5". They have that kind of a football club each year.

It is a fact that Permian has the best wonlost record of any AAAA school in Texas over the past 11 years. Permian is usually picked to win the district championship in 5AAAA over teams like Abilene Cooper, Abilene, Midland, Midland Lee, San Angelo, Odessa and Big Spring. This year, however, they did not win the district championship, finishing in second place with Odessa. Their record was 8-2.

Permian has the most spirit of any team in the nation. Anytime the Panthers have a football game, the seats on their side are jam-packed with fans yelling "Mojo!" I hope next year you include Permian in the nation's "Top 20" at pre-season. Other teams you should include in Texas are Houston Kashmere, Pt. Neches Groves, Killen, Temple, Bryan and Brownwood.

Randy Kemp Roscoe, Texas TINY STATE? I enjoyed your first two editions of National Prep Sports. However, I regret that none of your final 1976 national high school baseball rankings included any eastern teams, especially Salesianum High of Wilmington, which compiled a perfect 20-0 record in winning the Delaware state championship. Not only were they unbeaten, but their star pitcher was drafted by a professional team.

I don't argue that the best American high school baseball is played in the Western and Southern states. However, if you will check the record you will find the tiny state of Delaware (population 500,000-600,000) sent four teams to summer World Series tournaments, including Senior Little League, Babe Ruth League (13-15 years), Senior Babe Ruth League (16-18 years), and American Legion; and all did well. A phenomenal feat, wouldn't you say so, for such a tiny, Eastern state which has to compete against the best from New England, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Washington, D.C.?

DeWitt Riley Philadelphia, Penn.

GO MADISON! I recently obtained a copy of your December-January edition of National Prep Magazine. I was really shocked to read a story about Madison Memorial's hockey team. Shocked, you say? Shocked to see that somebody has finally realized that Wisconsin plays the fine sport of hockey. It is a tribute to the coach and players at Memorial High School to be covered in such detail in a national publication such as yours. Hockey is without a doubt the fastest growing sport in our state. They may not have the best team in the country when the season is over, but at least your story helped put Wisconsin high school hockey on the map.

Edward Wells Madison, Wisconsin

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Training Tip:

''If We Can Only Stay Healthy. • •' '

By Dr. Paul Steingard ..

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If we can only stay healthy, we'll win it all," How many times have we heard that expressed by players, coaches, and fans? The universal term, "stay healthy".

What determines health and injury? Is it chance? Is it conditioning? Is it coaching method? The answer probably is all of the above. Certainly a player stepping on a foot, or being tripped, or bumping into the scorer's table is not in control of his destiny.

We do know that conditioning can aid in preventing overuse type injuries and there is no sacrifice for conditioning. Since the success of the East German swimmers in the recent Olympics, there has been interest shown in their training and conditioning programs. Aerobic conditioning was their major weapon. So from that, it looks like basketball players should be running cross-country.

Over-coaching can be a major cause of injuries. The concept that if a little is good, a lot is better, does not always apply.

Injuries occur with alarming frequency after marathon practices. This assumes greater importance during basketball season. The small squads and the great variation in ability makes basketball a game very much dependent on injury control for success. In the next few paragraphs, we will discuss some rules and tips to help minimize the effects of injuries.

1.) Evaluate all injuries: If a player is injured, no matter how slightly, he should understand how important it is to be checked. "Toughing out" an ankle sprain could make a minor problem into one that can disable the athlete for weeks. The sprai?ed a~kle is the best example. This requires Ice, compression, elevation, · promptly.

2.) Ice o~ heat? Always use ice over heat, If th~re IS a question as to what to do.

Ice effectively decr~ases swelling and has been used therapeutically. Heat modalities should be used. <?nly under a doctor or trainer's supervisiOn._ ~-s we said, ice is indicated f<?r. t~e Initial treatment of almost all IllJUnes. Ice bags should be available. We have not bee~ overly fond of the chemical cold preparatiOns because of the safety factor. However, n_ewer preparations and packagmg dha~ 1m proved _the chemical ice packs, an t ey are certamly handy to have ar~undt to tape This .

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many teams have trainers to do their taping, a player can learn to tape by "reading the book". All of the major companies supplying tape have illustrated manuals available. Now, if a player is coming off of a sprained ankle, we insist that he tape. Furthermore, if he has a long practice or a tough game, we suggest that he retape halfway through.

4.) What kind of shoes? The shoe that the player feels comfortable in is the shoe to wear. The major companies all make good shoes. The only time we advise a special shoe is after an ankle sprain. Then we recommend he wear high top canvas. It seems to us that this adheres to the ankle a little better. Together with the tape job, it may offer a little more protection against a recurrence of the sprain.

5.) Avoid unnecessary injuries. In our practice, we find that a great number of significant injuries are related to "goofing around". If the coach is well organized, the player will have his hands full in practice and games. There is really no reason for him to "shoot around" with the guys who want to prove that they are as good as the fellows on the team. The player should discipline himself to organized practices, and study in spare time. This is not a "square" attitude on our part. Rather it is a frank acknowledgement that "messing around" causes injuries.

6.) Learn stretching exercises. This is an exciting new preventive measure in Sports Medicine: You can depend on a reduction of muscle pulls by doing a few stretching exercises before every practice and game. The stretching exercises are available everywhere and are very simple to do.

7.) Do not imitate the pro's. Although this is a negative type of instruction, nevertheless, it is extremely important. Because a pro player throws an elbow or does marginal things to win (and unfortunately is extolled in the media for doing it) does not condone the high school athlete's imitation. Actually, the great majority of professional players abhor dirty play. We have seen many lacerations due to an errant elbow and a number of Achille's ruptures due' to tripping. It may sound corny to say this, but we believe in hard but clean play.

In conclusion, many injuries are a ~atter of chance and cannot be predent~~- But we do have some control of our bestmies and the majority of injuries can e prevented.

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believe it or not •• • loved to play catch with a medicine ball on the White House lawn. William Howard Coaches have made predictions and promises before and spent the remainder Taft, all 325-pounds of him, reportedly of the week trying to get their shoe out of played good golf.

Maybe instead of "Hail to the Chief', their mouth, but Bob Maxwell of Platte they should strike up "Take Me Out to the City, Missouri, made a promise to his Ball Game". team that cost him some hide off the bottom of his shoes.

A WIN AT LAST! As head football coach of Platte City's Teams like Hudson, Michigan, (won football team, this fall John told his team before a big game with Kearney that if 72 games in a row, remember?) land front page news throughout the sports' world for they (his club) won he would walk home building astonishing win streaks. Yes, the after the game. "I just thought it would fans love reading about winners, but selgive the kids more incentive to win the game," said Maxwell. "I guess it did." dom do they find banner headlines given to the unfortunate teams who finish near the No kidding. bottom in the won-lost column. Such was An excited Platte City team took the case with Southwest High of San advantage of a late pass interception and Diego, which played their first full season hard-nosed defensive play to edge Kearney in the "Promise Bowl", 21-19. Coach · of varsity football last fall. Not only did their fans fail to witness a victory, they Maxwell and four school officials kept failed to see a touchdown scored. By their word and walked the 26 miles from Southwest, that is.

Kearney to Platte City - in eight hours Hilltop won 35-0, Chula Vista 76-0, and 40 minutes- according to school offiSweetwater 60-0, Marian 67-0, Castle cials who promise never to tell a lie. "So Rock 42-0, Coronado 20-0, Bonita Vista much for that idea," moaned Maxwell. "I 36-0, Mar Vista 34-0 and Montgomery 41won't be making any bets or promises like 0. In the process Southwest established a that anymore." new California state record for most points ALL THE PRESIDENTS' SPORTS allowed (411) in a scoreless season, and a state record tie for most games played (0Presidents are remembered for being 9) in a scoreless season. presidents, but many of them were something else: athletes. Take Woodrow But all is not bad. No sooner had the Wilson, for example. He was such an avid season gotten underway when Chula Vista was forced to forfeit four games on their golfer he had balls painted black so he could play in the snow, and he played 12 schedule for playing with an ineligible player, including their 76-0 win over holes of golf on the day he declared war on Southwest. So much for a winless season.

Germany. Dwight Eisenhower- was much Southwest is officially 1-8. more interested in football than military strategy when he was at West Point. That RIDING TIME was before the legendary Jim Thorpe of Carlisle plowed him under in the famed How often has your favorite team outrushed, outscored or outgained every team West Point-Carlise game prior to World in the league and still failed to win the state War I. title? Too bad some sports don't record Abraham Lincoln was handball champion of the entire state of Illinois before riding time (like in wrestling), or add points for controlling a certain period (like fans west of the Mississippi River ever in boxing). Take the W.O. Boston High heard of the sport. John F. Kennedy loved boys team in Lake Charles, Lousianna, football even more than he did reading last year. For most of the 1975-76 basketJames Bond novels, while President Ford ball season fans thought their favorite was once voted the most valuable player on the University of Michigan football team. team was on its way to cracking the national basketball record of 114.6 points per Teddy Roosevelt suffered a ruptured blood vessel in a boxing match at the White game. A hotbed of basketball activity on House and was blinded in one eye for the both the boys and girls level, this Lake Charles club extended its two-season vicrest of his life. He was also a brown belt tory skein to 37 wins, including a victory Judo expert as well as a wrestler, horseman and hunter. Franklin Roosevelt and over Texas powerhouse Houston KashHarry Truman were strong swimmers. So mere, and scored over 100 points in 20 was John Quincy Adams who once had his games during a 35-5 season. clothes stolen while he swam in the Boston utilized a devastating full-court press and ruled the backboards, thanks to Potomac.

Ulysses Grant was an expert horsedefensive play by 6-8 David Lawrence, man and even got a speeding ticket in who followed his 6-10 brother Edmond (a Washington while racing a team of horses draftee of the Cleveland Cavaliers) to hometown McNeese State. But so much through the street, while Herbert Hoover THE LAST PROMISE

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for records. Boston faltered in the stretch as Lake Charles Marion avenged a 1974 state title game setback and knocked off W.O. Boston in the 1976 Louisiana playoffs.

NICE GAME DAD ... ER COACH

When Bishop A mat High School of La Puenta, California, (produced national record passing combination of Pat Haden to John McKay Jr.) crumbled before Santa Fe Springs St. Paul 37-0 in November, losing head coach Dick Ambrosi of Bishop A mat found himself shaking hands with one St. Paul player (whose team was ranked No.2 in America in the pre-season October-NovemberNational Prep), Rick Ambrosi, who scored two touchdowns for the mighty Swordsmen. That night winner Rick was loser Dick's son, and still is.

"Nice game dad ... er, coach."

JENNER FIELD

Who says decathlon performers never get any glory? Bruce Jenner changed all that after running off with all the gold in Canada, breaking the world record in the process. People in Connecticut seemed to take it personally. Eight years ago Bruce graduated from Newton High School, the institution where he got his start, and today the Newton High School stadium is named Bruce Jenner Stadium. Renamed after their favorite son.

WHAT A NIGHT (S)!

Cardinal Newman High School's (Santa Rosa, California) Tony Lopez put on one of the greatest single-game performances in Redwood Empire prep football history this fall when he led the Cardinals to a 54-14 romp over the Petaluma Trojans. Lopez scored six touchdowns, passed for two more, ran in a pair of two-point conversions and kicked another to account for 53 of the Cardinals' points in the lopsided victory.

But so much for Lopez' heroics. Less than one month later Wilson High (Los Angeles) quarterback Ron Cuccia, the City 3-A Player of the Year in 1975, completed 17 of 21 passes for 438 yards and six touchdowns, and. rushed IS times for 65 yards and four touchdowns as tlie Mules defeated Belmont 62-21 to finish the regular season at 9-0.

Those were great nights for Lopez and Cuccia, but still far from the performance turned in by Eddie Byrge of Huntsville, Tennessee, against Sunbright in 1968.

During a 100-19 Huntsville victory Byrge rushed for 424 yards and scored 78 points.

However, as bad as Sunbright felt in October of 1968, they couldn't have felt worse than Sylvia, Kansas, after a 256-0 loss to e Haven High in 1928.

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