Show i Schools School's Basketball Squad Seeks First Win Weve Veve ive made a few mistakes fellows vs said coach Gay Johnson but were we're working them out Gay is is is th Trade Tech basketball basketball basket basket- ball coach and made the remark after the team received a 73 34 pasting their third loss in as many starts Things didn't get much better The first game against Interstate Interstate Inter- Inter state slate Motor Lines was the closest the blue and gold clad students have been to the winners circle They led 14 13 at the half The eight leight points contributed by byDon byDon byDon Don Morrison l and six by LaMarr Jefferson weren't verent enough as the team took the game with a final score of 41 The following ving week the Tech team played host to the high flying flying flying fly fly- ing United Airlines squad United jumped to an e early 25 point lead leadin in the second quarter and that's where things stayed for the rest of the evening Dennis Jones found the ran range to lead the students in scoring with five buckets and a bonus shot for eleven Morrison l was right behind behind behind be be- hind adding ten on floor shots It was vas two apiece for Dave Kempff Jefferson and Don Clarke The third game was vas uphill from the start Garrett Freight Lines started the game with three men over the six four mark and their fast breaks and height kept the game out of reach of the shorter Tech squad Don Morrison dropped in nine ninepoints ninepoints ninepoints points followed by Tom Ellison and Dennis Jones with six points each For Ellison it i was as his first game of the year Grieg Hopkins and Karl Beck added four each with Pat Garcia and Bill McLain each pushing in two o tallies Against Hercules last Thursday the Tech scored the most points they have in one game 45 but couldn't catch the tha league leading leading leading lead lead- ing Score 67 45 Hercules was the league winner vinner last year and is again front runner runner runner run run- ner this year closely followed by Garrett Freight Lines J Jones ones had his best night of the year adding six points per quarter through the first three periods and was vas slowed ved down in the final period period period per per- iod when both teams used free substitutions His quota for the night was vas eighteen points Morrison rang up eleven on OJ the score boards with Clarke sinking four more Ellison dropped in four and I Hopkins donated three Garcia and McLain l contributed two points The practice session and games are coordinating the play players rs and we ve expect some close thrillers for forthe forthe forthe the remainder of the schedule said the Trade Tech athletic Directors Directors Directors Di Di- rectors James Mayfield and Clinton Clinton Clinton Clin Clin- ton Day k f r vw 0 RY vl w M r n r w rr v Yh ir r MA r. r J v vrr rr l ti rf rJ r if r. r r J f J I I r F i ti J nn l J rif 4 Fi lY Y k r Iti ti p ww N p rl SQ i Y Y i i rJ 5 J t r 7 S f r nY 5 nA r y 7 i. i ti 5 r g r Ei F IF I- I Nr r F F 4 YAV p r r T J JV V rF Q J A A s J 5 ii t bf r 4 1 pA w s r t WI 4 J 1 r wr C n v v- v w tK Jr U. U riia Yu The 67 1966 Trade Tech basketball team from left to right bottom row ro Richard Hansen welding Dave Kempff and Greg Hopkins printing Leo Martinez l welding Don Morrison and Karl Beck auto mechanics Back row ro Coach Gay Johnson Pat Garcia welding Dennis Jones commercial art Don Gerrard printing Bill McLain l electronics Tom Ellison drafting instructor James Mayfield layfield and Clinton Day athletic directors |