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CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATIONFORMERLY HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION

MARK ACRES PALOS VERDES 6-10 SENIOR, ISCIF 4-A DIVISION BASKETBALL PLAYER OF YEAR

FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY, APRIL 3rd am's *** PLEASE HONOR RELEASE DATE!!!

MARK ACRES, CALLED BY HIS COACH JOHN MEHALJEVICH "THE MOST TALENTED PLAYER IN

THE HISTORY OF PALOS VERDES HIGH SCHOOL", HAS BEEN NAMED SOUTHERN SECTION,

CIF DIVISION 4-A PLAYER OF THE YEAR BY MEMBERS OF THE CITIZENS SAVINGS ATH-

LETIC FOUNDATION PREP SELECTION BOARD. A 4-A THIRD-TEAM PICK LAST YEAR, ACRES AS A

SENIOR DEVELOPED INTO AN EXCEPTIONAL ALL-AROUND PLAYER, ONE CAPABLE OF PLAYING ALL

POSITIONS EQUALLY WELL...IN THE ESTIMATION OF HIS COACH.Acres, who took the Sea Kings to the quarter-finals of the 4-A playoffs, was

the Bay League's MVP as PV won the league crown (13-1). Averaging 23.7-Points pergame and 16 rebounds, Mark shot 55 percent from the field while averaging six blocks.The 6-10, 205-pound senior is reportedly on his way to Oral Roberts University.

ACRES & FIRST TEAM PLAYERS HONORED AT 44TH ANNUAL AWARDS PROGRAM APRIL 25TH

Four-A Division MVP Mark Acres and all first team players will be honored atthe Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation's 44th Annual All-Southern CaliforniaBoard of Basketball Awards Program to be held at Azusa Pacific College on Sat.,April 25th at 10:30 am.

Players and their coaches, along with collegiate coaches, high school admin-istrators and board members, will be invited to attend the annual ceremonies.Framed scroll awards will go to all first team players, with division MVPs re-ceiving the traditional bronze medallions.

Long Beach Poly won the 4-A title in one of the game's great comebacks, 65-63over San Marcos, previously undefeated in 26 games this season. The Jaekrabbitscame from 10 points back in the final two minutes to win the crown. Poly had de-feated Newport (45-40), Crespi (65-55), Murphy (62-49) and Serra (69-63) beforeshocking the Channel League kingpins. All-star teams follow:

ALL - C.I.F. SOUTHERN SECTION BASKETBALL ... 4 - A DIVISION ... 1981

F I R S T T E A M

FRONT COURT * WAYNE CARLSNDER OCEAN VIEW 6-8 SR. 33.0FRONT COURT # MARK ACRES PALOS VERDES 6-10 SR. 23.7FRONT COURT JOHN MARTENS NEWBURY PARK 6-7 SR. 22.1FRONT COURT TROY CARMON LONG BEACH POLY 6-6 SR. 16.1FRONT COURT** BRAD WRIGHT MURPHY 6-10 SR. 24.5FRONT COURT KERRY BOAGNI SERRA 6-9 JR. 20.1FRONT COURT DARRYL PATTERSON LONG BEACH POLY 6-4 SR. 12.7

BACK COURT ** NIGEL MIGUEL NOTRE DAME "" 6-6 SR. 23.1BACK COURT SCOTT SINEK SERVTTE 6-2 SR. 23.4BACK COURT+** JON KORFAS SAN MARCOS 5-10 SR. 19.6BACK COURT GERRY KARCZEMSKI SAN MARCOS 5-10 SR. 16.5BACK COURT ** GARY DAVIS COMPTON 6-5 SR. 20.6

S E C O N D T E A M

FRONT COURT BRYAN KIRKIAND MORNBJGSIDE 6-£ SR. 22.5FRONT COURT # RICK MALONEY NEf'BURY PARK 6-6 SR. 17.6FRONT COURT MARIO WILLIAMS PASADENA 6-6 SR. 18.0FRONT COURT JEFF CHRISTENSEN FOUNTAIN VALLEY 6-3 SR. 18.1FRONT COURT JEFF AZAIN SAN MARCOS. 6-4 SR. 15.0FRONT COURT KENT SEYMOUR LONG BEACH POLY 6-8 SR. 11.6

BACK COURT **$MONTEL HATCHER SANTA MONICA 6-1 JR. 27.0BACK COURT CHRIS NIKCHEVICH CRESPI 6-2 JR. 18.7BACK COURT DONALD BROWN VERBUM DEI 6-0 JR. 23.0BACK COURT DAVE BELSHE CYPRESS 6-4 SR. 18.7

THIRD TEAM

FRONT COURT RICHARD CHANG EDISON 6-5 JR. 20.9FRONT COURT GORDON BETTANCOURT DOS PUEBLOS 6-5, SR. 18.0FRONT COURT DWAYNE CORBITT LAKEWOOD 6-3 JR. 17.0FRONT COURT STEVE HADERLEIN ARCADIA 6-6 SR. 24.7FRONT COURT MICK DELAVALLADE WESTMINSTER 6-6 SR. 25.5FRONT COURT JEFF ROME MUIR 6-4 SR. 13.6

BACK COURT JOHN DAVIS CRESCENTA VALLEY 6-3 SR. 16.3BACK COURT JOHN ARNDT PALOS VERDES 6-0 SR. 13.8BACK COURT GLENN SMITH SERRA 6-2 SR. 13.. 5BACK COURT HERB SIMON MURPHY 6-2 SR. 17.0

* 1st team 1980 ** 2nd team 1980 +** 2nd team 1979-1980 *** 2nd team 1980(school 3-A)

CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATIONFORMERLY HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATIONJOHN ROGERS, LA QUINTA'S SHARPSHOOTINGCENTER, 3-A DIV. BASKETBALL PLAYER OF YEARFOR RElEASE: THURSDAY, APRIL 2nd am's PLEASE HONOR RELEASE DATE!!

J O H N ROGERS, LA QUINTA HIGH SCHOOL'S SHARPSHOOTING CENTER, CALLED BY USCCOACH STAN MORRISON "THE BEST PURE SHOOTING BIG MAN I HAVE EVER SEEN", HASBEEN NAMED 3-A DIVISION BASKETBALL PLAYER OP THE YEAR BY MEMBERS OP THE

CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION PREP SELECTION BOARD. ROGERS WAS THE CO-MVPOP THE > A DIVISION LAST YEAR WHEN THE AZTECS WON THE CIP TITLE, 6>52, OVER CORONADEL MAR.

Rogers scored 912 points for the season (32.4-point avg.), winding up sevenpoints behind Ocean View's Vrayne Carlander as the southland's top scorer. Rogers hadnine games over 40 points, shooting 60.6 percent from the field and 78.0 percent fromthe foul line. He had 334 rebounds. Rogers led La Quinta to three playoff winsover University (64—46), West Covina (79-76 . ..40 points and 25 boards), and Doming-uez (68-52 ...4-5 points) before the Aztecs lost to eventual 3-A champion Corona delMar (48-29).

As division MVP, Rogers will be recipient of the Citizens Savings BronzeMedallion Award, the traditional salute to all players of the year, at the Founda-tion's 44th annual Basketball Awards Program to be held at Azusa Pacific College onSaturday, April 25 at 10:30 am. All first team divisional players will also beinvited to attend along with their coaches. Collegiate coaches, school administrat-ors and board members will be on hand to pay tribute to the honored players.

Division 3-A champion Corona del Mar defeated Tustin 69-5^ f°r the '81crown. The Sea Kings concluded the season 22-5 and felled Los Amigos (79-39)» Polyof Riverside (70-53), San Gorgonio (58-49) and La Quinta (48-29) on their way to thetitle round. Runners-up to La Quinta last season, Corona del Mar became the firstschool to win the 3-A title twice (1977 the other occasion) since the division wasformed in 1969. Three-A Division all-star teams follows

ALL - C.I.F. SOUTHERN SECTION BASKETBALL ... 3 - A DIVISION ... 1981

F I R S T T E A MFRONT COURT * JOHN ROGERS LA QUINTA 6-9 SR. 32.4FRONT COURT * TONY NEAL SANTA ANA VALLEY 6-6 SR. 24.8FRONT COURT BILLY KNOX ST. BERNARD 6-4 SR. 16.0FRONT COURT JEFF PRIES CORONA DEL MAR 6-5 SR. 21.4FRONT COURT** MARK SPINN CORONA DEL MAR 6-6 SR. 13.4FRONT COURT GERRY WRIGHT SAN GORGQNIO 6-7 JR. 22.0BACK COURT ** CHRIS HARPER ARLINGTON 6-2 SR. 22.8BACK COURT ROD GOWENS RIVERSIDE POLY 6-2 SR. 19.7BACK COURT ** CRAIG JACKSON MORENO VALLEY 6-4 SR. 11.5BACK COURT ** TERRY CARR DOMINQUEZ E-ll JR. 13.8S E C O N D T E A M

FRONT COURT MARK HERPENSTEIN WEST COVINA 6-7 SR. 21.7FRONT COURT # PAUL THOMAS BREA-OLINDA 6-4 JR. 20.4FRONT COURT MARK LEWIS TUSTIN 6-5 SR. 17.6FRONT COURT COREY GAINES S T . BERNARD 6-3 Soph 12.0FRONT COURT MICHAEL JACKSON SAN GORGONIO 6-5 SR. 17.9FRONT COURT JON KUIKEN DAMIEN 6-3 SR. 19.0

BACK COURT ** GILBERT VARELA BOSCO TECH 6-0 JR. 16.9BACK COURT JEFF GARDNER ESTANCIA 5-9 JR. 12.0BACK COURT PAUL LAMPE WARREN 6-3 SR. 18.0BACK COURT MIKE JARED GLENDORA 5 - 1 1 SR. 1 1 . 5

T H I R D T E A M

FRONT COURT TIM MCLAUGHLIN UNIVERSITY 6-8 SR. 18.1FRONT COURT ART FRANCIS TUSTIN 6-7 SR. 13.9FRONT COURT NEAL JOHNSON SONORA 6-3 SR. 18.5FRONT COURT** TROY KNECHTEL HEMET 6-8 SR. 19.8FRONT COURT JOHN MCDANIELS LYNWOOD 6-5 SR. 9.1FRONT COURT AL MARQUETTI LYNWOOD 6-7 SR. 14.2

EACK COURT GABRIEL ZENTENO ALEMMilY 6-1 SR. 21.0BACK COURT RICHARD RUIZ BOSCO TECH 6-2 Soph 16.4BACK COURT MIKE POWELL EDGEWOOD 6-1 SR. 18.6BACK COURT STEVE MOORE CORONA DEL MAR 6'3 SR. 12.0

*lst team 1980 ** 2nd team 1980 # 3rd team 1980 **« 2nd team 1980(school 1-A)

CITIZENS SAVINGS_ATHLETIC FOUNDATIONFORMERLY HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION

DUANE BICKETT (GLENDALE) & SHAWN HOLIDAY(BLAIR) BEST IN 2-A DIV. BASKETBALL FOR '81FOR RELEASE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1st am's ***PLEASE HONOR RELEASE DATE !!!

A PAIR OF SOUTHLAND PREP BASKETBALL STARS WHO BROUGHT THEIR RESPECTIVE

TEAMS (GLENDALE & BLAIR) TO THE FINALS OF THE 2-A DIVISION PLAYOFFS —

DUANE BICKETT (GLENDALE) AND SHAWN HOLIDAY (BLAIR) HAVE BEEN SELECTED

CO-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR IN SOUTHERN SECTION, CIF BASKETBALL FOR 1981 BY VOTE OF THE

CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S PREP SELECTION BOARD. BICKETT AND HOLIDAY

SCORED 25 AND 22 POINTS RESPECTIVELY IN THE TITLE GAME, WHICH WENT TO THE DYNAMITERS

60-59.

Both Bickett and Holiday will be honored at the 44th annual All-Southern

California Board of Basketball Awards Program to be held at Azusa Pacific College on

Saturday morning, April 25 at 10:30 am. Those players named to the first team will

be invited to attend and will be presented with Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation

framed scroll awards. Coaches of the honored players, collegiate coaches and mem-

bers of the Foundation selection board will also be invited to attend.Glendale and Blair, finishing 1-2 in the Foothill League, met for the 3rd

time in the 2-A finals...the Dynamiters winning on each occasion. Finishing the sea-son 2>-5, Glendale won the three games by a total of five points, one by three pointsin overtime and the other two by one point.

Glendale defeated La Mirada (100-70), San Luis Obispo (50-35). Pomona(66-61), and Sunny Hills (68-1+3) before the one-point victory over Blair. The Vik-ings bested Garey (87-54), Righetti (84-62), La Serna (85-71) and Nogales (68-66) be-fore losing ... AGAIN ... to the Dynamiters.

This marks the 44th year that the Athletic Foundation's selection board,composed of over 25 sports journalists, has made these all-star team selections.

ALL - C.I.F. SOUTHERN SECTION BaSKETBflLL ... 2 - A DIVISION ... 1981

F I R S T T E A M

FRONT COURT * MIKE MARTIN CLENDALE 6-8 SR. 19.0FRONT COURT DUANE BICKETT GLENDALE 6-4 SR. 18.0FRONT COURT * DALTON HEYWARD BURROUGHS, RIDGECREST 6-4 JR. 18.0FRONT COURT * SHAWN HOLIDAY BLAIR 6-3 SR. 22.2FRONT COURT** TAYLOR CONLAN VICTOR VALLEY 6-2 SR. 15.8FRONT COURT PETE WILLIAMS NOGALES 6-4 SR. 16.1

BACK COURT JOHN BARKEY TROY 5-10 SR. 18.8BACK COURT JERRY SHEPARD POMONA 6-3 SR. 17.5BACK COURT ** WAYNE CALL CAPISTRANO VALLEY 5-10 SR. 19.4BACK COURT CECIL FIELDER NOGALES 6-2 SR. 19.4

S E C O N D T E A M

FRONT COURT** C.L. PENIGAR ONTARIO 6-4 SR. 22.0 .FRONT COURT JIM KARSATOS SUNNY HILLS 6-4 SR. 15.4FRONT COURT CLYDE RIVERS VICTOR VALLEY 6-4 JR. 20 .5FRONT COURT RANDY SHERWOOD MISSION VIEJO 6-5 SR. 21.2FRONT COURT VINCENT WALKER POMONA 6-5 SR. 23.3FRONT COURT TOM HARVEY BARSTOW 6-9 SR. 16.9

BACK COURT STEVE HORNEY LA SERNA 6 - 1 SR. 16.0BACK COURT TODD BENN BLAIR 5 - 1 1 SR. 1 8 . 1BACK COURT SCOTT HAVRISIK RIGHETTI 6-3 SR. 14.6BACK COURT THAD ROJO NORWALK 5-10 SR. 24 .0

T H I R D T E A M

FRONT COURT CHARLIE MCCLELLAND SUNNY HILLS 6-7 SR. 15.8FRONT COURT FERNANDO HODGES CALEXICO 6-2 SR. 17.0FRONT COURT JOHN B E R W I C K LA MIRADA 6-3 JRi 22.0FRONT COURT RICK RONQUILLO SCHURR 6-2 SR. 21 .4FRONT COURT / RANDY DaVIS NOGALES 6-9 JR.- 16.8FRONT COURT LORNE HURD CHINO 6-2 SR. 16.2

BACK COURT JEROME LEE BARSTOW 6-0 SR. 11.8BACK COURT JOHN APPLEGATE YUCAIPA 6-0 SR. 21.4BACK COURT LANCE STEWART IAGUNA BEACH 6-0 SR. 13.4BACK COURT WAYNE CHASKA CAPISTRANO VALLEY 6 - 1 SR. 16.3

* 1st team 1980 ** 2nd team 1980

CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATIONFORMERLY HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION

MATT COLBERN (SANTA C L A R A ) . . . TOM McKAY(MONTCLAIR PREP) & ANDY GILFORD (BRENTWOOD)TOP 1-A & SMALL SCHOOLS BASKETBALL IN ' 8 1

FOR RELEASE: TUESDAY, MARCH 31st am's ***PLEASE HONOR RELEASE DATE !!!THREE OF THE SOUTHLAND'S TOP PREP BASKETBALL PLAYERS — MATT COLBERN, TOM

McKAY AND ANDY GILFORD — HAVE BEEN NAMED PLAYERS OP THE YEAR IN THEIR RE-SPECTIVE DIVISIONS, AS CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S ALL-SOUTHERN

CALIFORNIA BOARD OF BASKETBALL ANNOUNCED ITS ANNUAL ALL-STAR TEAMS TODAY. COLBERN,STAR SENIOR FORWARD FOR COACH LOU CVIJANOVICH'S 1-A CHAMPION SANTA CLARA SAINTS, WASMVP IN HIS DIVISION, WHILE TOM McKAY FROM SMALL SCHOOLS TITLIST MONTCLAIR PREP ANDANDY GILFORD FROM DELPHIC LEAGUE CHAMPION BRENTWOOD HERE SELECTED CO-MVPs IN THEIRDIVISION.FIRST TEAM PLAYERS TO RECEIVE AWARDS AT AZUSA PACIFIC COLLEGE APRIL 25

Those players named for first team honors, both small schools and 1-A Div-ision CIF, will receive Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation awards at the 44thannual Foundation Basketball Awards Program at Azusa Pacific on Saturday, April25th at 10:30 am. First team players will be recipients of framed scroll awardswhile players of the year will receive bronze medallions.

In defeating Whittier Christian 59-39, Santa Clara (under coach Cvijanovich)won its 2nd straight 1-A title (and 7th since 1958). The Saints beat Cathedral(60-31), Bishop (60-43), Aviation (60-37) and San Marino (59-43) on their way to thechampionship game, eliminating each opponent handily,

Montclair Prep captured the small schools title with wins over El Paso deRobles (75-63), Highland Hall (75-42), Newport Christian (68-45), Capistrano ValleyChristian (57-51) and Nelles (63-62) in the finals. Honor teams follow:

ALL - C.I.F. SOUTHERN SECTION BASKETBALL ... 1 - A DIVISION ... 1981

F I R S T T E A M

FRONT COURT *MATT COLBERN SANTA CLARA 6-3 SR. 19.2FRONT COURT JOHN STIVER NHHTIER CHRISTIAN 6-8 JR. 20.2FRONT COURT **GEORGE SCHNACKENBERG CARPINTERIA 6-4 SR. 19.0FRONT COURT IVAN VERBERCKT RIO MESA 6-10 JR. 23.1FRONT COURT** TOM KLOVSKI WESTERN CHRISTIAN 6-5 SR. 22.5FRONT COURT KEVIN KENNEY CARPINTERIA 6-5 JR. 20-9

BACK COURT PAUL HOLCOMB CALABASAS 6-2 SR. 20.0BACK COURT JEFF GOSS SAN IffiRKO 6-3 SR. 14.0BACK COURT STEVE BARTNER MIRALESTE 6-0 SR. 21.3BACK COURT JAMES HILL AVIATION 5-11 SR. 21.1

S E C O N D T E A M

FRONT COURT KEITH LONDON BELL-JEFF 6-4 JR. 22.0FRONT COURT MARK SCHOENBORN BANNING 6-2 JR. 20.1FRONT COURT ROGER BOCK • SANTA CLARA 6-9 JR. 10.6FRONT COURT TIM REID BISHOP 6-3 SR. 19.5FRONT COURT ED COLLINS TEMPLE CITY 6-2 JR. .14.1FRONT COURT LARRY JOUBERT BANNING 6-2 JR. 19.8BACK COURT ROB SCHRODER RIM OF WORLD 6-0 SR. 24.1BACK COURT ROY LEDESMA CHADWICK 5-10 JR. 18.4BACK COURT JOHN GRAHAM MORRO BAY 5-10 SR. 18.0BACK COURT ED HICKS L.A. LUTHERAN 5-11 SR. 22.9

ALL - C.I.F. SOUTHERN SECTION BASKETBALL ... SMALL SCHOOLS DIVISION~~ (NOTE: No positions assigned)

* DAVID WHITE HIGHLAND HALL 6-0 SR. 25.0GLENN CHRISTMAS NELLES 6-) Soph 25.1ANDY GILFORD BRENTWOOD 6-6 SR. 23.7

* BOBBY MACHADO AVALON 6-0 JR. 23.0DARIN LE GRANGE TEMPLE CHRISTIAN,Ven. 5-6 JR. 29.8RALLY LUNDQUIST MELODYLAND 6-6 SR. 18.0

* TOM MCKAY MONTCLAIR PREP 5-11 SR. 22.0STEVE SMITH CAPO VALLEY CHRISTIAN 6-3 SR. 18.0TERRY PARNELL NEEDLES 6-1 SR. 21.6ED VARNER MARICOPA 6-5 SR. 17.5AARON CARMICHAEL CAMP MENDENHALL 6-1 SR. 22.3

* 1st team 1980 ** 2nd team 1980

CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATIONFORMERLY HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATIONDWAYNE POLEE, MANUAL ARTS, GRABS ''GOLD RING"...NAMED L.A. CITY BASKETBALL'S BEST IN '81FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 20 and S a t . am's

IT IS THE THIRD TIME MANUAL ARTS HIGH SCHOOL'S DWAYNE POLEE FINDS

HIMSELF ON THE ALL-LOS ANGELES CITY BASKETBALL TEAM AND IT PROVES

TO BE "THE CHARM", AS THE CITY'S TOP SCORER FOR THE 1981 BASKET-

SEASON FINDS HIMSELF PLAYER OF THE YEAR. THE 6-5, 180-POUND SENIOR DID

EVERYTHING ASKED OF HIM DURING A 24-1 SEASON, INCLUDING TAKING THE TOILERS TO THE

L.A. CITY CHAMPIONSHIP WITH AN 82-69 VICTORY OVER CRENSHAW.

THE CITY MVP VOTE WAS A CLOSE ONE AMONG CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION

PREP BOARD MEMBERS, WHO DEBATED THE PLAYING MERITS OF POLEE AND KENNEDY HIGH'S STUART

GRAY, LAST YEAR'S MOST VALUABLE PLAYER. FOLLO'-TNG CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION, IT WAS

POLEE WINNING OUT ON THE STRENGTH OF HIS OVERALL SEASON PLAY INCLUDING A RECORD-

BREAKING PLAYOFF.

AGAINST CRENSHAW — MANUAL ARTS ENDED THE COUGARS THREE YEAR REIGN AS CITY

CHAMPIONS — FOLEE SCORED 43 OF HIS TEAM'S 82 POINTS...THE MOST EVER IN A CITY

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. IN THE FOUR PLAYOFF GAMES HE SCORED 148 POINTS, AN AVERAGE OF

37 POINTS PER GAME...THE MOST BY A FORWARD OR GUARD IN PLAYOFF HISTORY.

AWARDS PROGRAM FOR FIRST TEAM CITY PLAYERS AT AZUSA PACIFIC COLLEGE

All first team All-City Basketball players will be honored at the 44th an-

nual All-Southern California Board of Basketball Awards Program on Saturday morn-

ing, April 25th at Azusa Pacific College. First team players, their coaches and

Athletic Foundation Board members will gather at Azusa Pacific, along with high

school administrators and collegiate coaches to pay tribute to the area's premier

players of 1981.

Foundation scrolls, beautifully framed, along with medallion awards for

Players of the Year will be presented to the honored players in ceremonies com-

mencing at 10:30 am.

Where the 4-A Division MVP vote between Dwayne Polee and Stuart Gray took

considerable soul searching by Foundation Board members, the selection of the 3-A

MVP was virtually unanimous. Cleveland's Kevin Holmes, 6-7 junior center who led

his Cavaliers to the 3-A. Championship, was the honoree. Holmes averaged 16.3 points

for the year and a remarkable 17«5 rebounds. He scored 1ft points in his team's

43-35 title win over Chatsworth. . '

Cleveland beat Poly (63-52), Marshall (75-57) and Jordan (56-50) before its

title-winning encounter with Chatsworth. The Cavaliers finished the season 17-6.

Manual Arts, which averaged 83! points in four playoff battles, bettered i

University (73-63), Hamilton (95-78) and Carson (&h-&i) before crushing Crenshaw .

(82-69).

Three players return from last year's All-City Team. Dwayne Polee, Stuart

Gray and Crenshaw's Gary Maloncon all were first team performers in 1980. Polee

was also a first teamer in 1979s Seven under-classmen are on the two teams, four

juniors an' the first team and three on the second.

* # * * * * — pick up teams ,—

ALL-LOS ANGELES CITY HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM - 1981 SEASON - 44TH ANNUAL

F I R S T T E A M

P L A Y E R S C H O O L HGHT T3GHT YEAR AVG.

* STUART GRAY KENNEDY 7-0 235 SR 31.3* GARY MALONCON CRENSHAW 6-8 190 SR 17 .1

ELDRIDGE HUDSON CARSON 6-6 200 JR 26 .1+DWAYNE POLEE MANUAL ARTS 6-5 180 SP 32.3

JOHNNY BROWN MANUAL ARTS 6-6 200 SR 26.3KEVIN HOLMES CLEVELAND 6-7 215 JR 16.3DAVID BERNARD GRANT 6-3 175 JR 19.2GARY JOHNSON WASHINGTON 6-2 165 SR 22.7GILBERT WILBURN BANNING 6-2 175 JR 22 .1XAVIER TERRY FRECCOT 6-5 185 SR 22.2

S E C O N D T E A M

LARRY FRIEND JORDAN 5-10 145 JR 14.2RAY HINTON CARSON 5-11 155 SR 16.1KEITH MORRISON CLEVELAND 6-3 165 JR 14.0BYroN ROBERTS MANUAL ARTS 6-4 190 SR 6.0KEVIN HAMILTON CRENSHAW 6-5 195 JR 16.0MARIO NAVARRO BELMONT 6-3 165 SR 22.1JEROME WRIGHT HOLLYWOOD 5-9 150 SR 15.0FERMIN RODRIGUEZ BELL 5-9 140 SR 18.0LARRY MURPHY EL CAMINO REAL 6-5 180 SR 16.3LEE HARRIS DORSEY 5-10 150 SR 19.1

*15t_'IQSa2 19§°_ _ +_ 15 tJ^ 1™ i9Z9£ 19§0 .ALL-LOS ANGELES CITY BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR — 1938 - 1981

1938 John Mandic Roosevelt 1962 Tony Horton University1939 Dick Lindsley .... Eagle Rack 1963 Edgar Lacey Jefferson1940 Dick Frey .... Banning 1964 Walter Simon Raosevelt1941 Gilbert Turnbull.. Hamilton 1965 Sam Robinson Jefferson1942 Derington Gartrell Banning 1966 Sam Robinson Jefferson1943 Vic Larson .... Washington 1967 Curtis Rowe Fremont1944 Dan Ducich .... Los Angeles 1968 Ranald Riley Jordan1945 Bob Kloppenberg... Marshall 1969 Gregory Lee Reseda1946 Dick McFarland Manual Arts 1970 Gregory Lee Reseda1947 Al Linnick Fairfax 1971 Tom Lipsey Jefferson1948 Dick Saner .... Venice 1972 Richard Johnson Jefferson1949 Chet Noe .... Washington Lawrence Williams Fremont

Don Eby .... Washington 1973 Marques Johnson Crenshaw1950 James Powell .... Polytechnic 1974 Ivory Ward Fremont1951 J. C. Gipson Jefferson 1975 Chris Lippert Cleveland1952 Willie Naulls .... San Pedro 1976 James Wilkes (4-A Dorsey1953 James Kaufman .... Los Angeles Ronald Baxter (4-A) Dorsey1954 Lee Harmon .... University Alan Taylor (3-A) Kennedy1955 Den Pino .... University 1977 Henry Johnson (4-A) Manual Arts1956 Sterling Forbes... Jordan Dave Shepart (4-A) Manual Arts1957 Billy McGill .... Jefferson Bill Mathis (3-A) Polytechnic1958 Billy McGill .... Jefferson . 1978 Michael Johnson (4-A)Crenshaw

Willie Thomas .... Jefferson „ Leonard Johnson (3-A)Fairfax1959 Henry Johnson .... Fremont 1979 Darren Daye (4-A) Kennedy

Jack Hirsch .... Van Nuys Ed Fitzpatrick (3-A) Jordan1960 Joe Caldwell Fremont 1980 Stuart Gray (4-A) Kennedy1961 Gail Goodrich Polytechnic Darryl Butler (3-A) Taft

1981 Dwayne Polee (4-A) Manual ArtsKevin Holmes (3-A) Cleveland

ALL-LOS ANGELES CITY BOARD OF BASKETBALL — 1981 . . .

Rudy Aversa - Northwest Newspapers - Cliff Gewecke - Daily SignalRalph Alexander - Member at Large Mike Kennedy - Member at LargeChris Baker - Los Angeles Times Brad Nelson - Santa Monica OutlookFred Eisenhammer - Daily News Josh Rosenfeld - L.A. Herald ExaminerBob Fernas - San Pedro News-Pilot Jim Thomas - South Bay BreezeBill Schroeder - Chairman Jerry Weiner - Los Angeles City SchoolsBuddy Dyer - Secretary pat Donnelly - Recorder

NOTE: This marks the 44th year that Citizens Savings Athletic Foundationhas sponsored All-Los Angeles City Board of Athletics. The Boardworks in the interest of high school athletics, without compensa-tion, and all selections are recorded in the Athletic Foundationlibrary. Players named for honors receive framed scroll awards,with championship coaches and players of the year also receivingrecognition.

GARY MALONCON (CRENSHAW) TOPS WESTERN LOOPBASKETBALL . . ELDRIDGE HUDSON (CARSON) TOP

PLAYER IN MARINE LEAGUE FOR 1981 SEASON...FOR RELEASE: WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 18 ... and Thurs. am's

GARY MALONCON, 6-8 SENIOR CENTER - FOR WESTERN LEAGUE CHAMPION CRENSHAW,

WAS A UNANIMOUS SELECTION AS LOOP MVP POR THE 1981 SEASON, AS CITIZENS SAVINGS

ATHLETIC FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBERS AND AREA COACHES COMBINED TO NAME THE ANNUAL

ALL-LEAGUE BASKETBALL TEAM SELECTIONS. MALONCON, A MEMBER OP THE ALL-LOS ANGELES CITY FIRST

TEAM AS A JUNIOR IN 1980, LED THE COUGARS TO A PERFECT 10-0 LEAGUE SEASON AND TO THE FINALS

OF THE 4-A CITY PLAYOFFS WHERE THEY LOST TO MANUAL ARTS 82-69. THE COUGARS WOUND UP 21-3.

Eldridge Hudson was a unanimous pick as Marine League MVP. Hudson was the City's

4th top scorer (26.1) leading the Colts to a perfect league season, 10-0. Carson beat Dorsey

and Palisades in 4-A Division play, but lost in the semi-finals to eventual champion Manual

Arts, 84-64. The Colts finished the season 20-4.

All Western League tournament entrees got past the 1st round save University,

which lost to Manual Arts, 73-63. Palisades beat Monroe (62-48), but then lost to Carson

(91-65). Hamilton edged San Fernando 63-62, but was turned away by the Toilers 95-78.

Except for Carson, Marine League playoff teams did not advance. Banning, Locke

and Gardena were all dispatched in first round-play......by Fremont (71-69), Washington

(81-61) and Kennedy (98-63) respectively.

ALL - WESTERN LEAGUE BASKETBALL 1981 SEASON

F I R S T T E A M

* GARY MALONCON CRENSHAW 6-8 Sr. 17.1

KEVIN HAMILTON CRENSHAW 6-5 Jr. 16.0

DOUG CARASSO UNIVERSITY 6-5 Sr. 13.6

KIM COLEMAN HAMILTON 6-0 Sr. 11.9

ERNEST COOKS PALISADES 6-5 Sr. 10.8

RANDY HODGE CRENSHAW 5-10 Sr. 9.9

S E C O N D T E A M

BRYAN FLEMING VENICE 6-2 Jr. 13.6

DWAYNE MASON WESTCHESTER 6-0 Sr. 13.4

KEVIN STEWARD PALISADES 6-5 Jr. 12.4

ERIC PITTS UNIVERSITY 6-2 Sr. 11.3

CHRIS CARR HAMILTON 6-3 Sr. 11.5

QUINTAN GATES CRENSHAW 6-5 Jr. 10.6

MVP: GARY MALONCON (CRENSHAW)

* 1st Team '80

ALL - MARINE LEAGUE BASKETBALL 1981 SEASON

F I R S T T E A M

+ F. ELDRIDGE HUDSON CARSON 6-6 Jr. 26.3

F. GILBERT WILBURN BANNING 6-2 Jr. 22.1

C. RAY HINTON CARSON 5-11 Sr, 16.1

* G. WENDELL WRIGHT BANNING 6-3 Jr. 15.9

G. STEVE WILLIAMS NARBONNE 6-̂ 2 Sr. 22.5

G. GLEN KUSUNOKI GARDENA 5-10 S r . 17.6

S E C O N D T E AM

F. MARVIN WRIGHT SAN PEDRO 6-4 Sr. 16.8

F. JERRY PAYNE CARSON 6-3 Sr. 12.1

C. MELVIN BUTLER . . . . . . . LOCKE 5-10 Sr. 16.8

G. FRED DOUGLAS NARBONNE 6-0 Sr. 19.3

G. DARIAN JOHNSON CARSON 6-5 Sr. 11.6

G. FRANK COOPER BANNING 5-11 Jr. 10.2

MVP: ELDRIDGE HUDSON (CARSON)

* 1st Team '80 + ?nd Team '80

KEVIN HOLMES (CLEVELAND) PICKED WEST- VALLEYLEAGUE HARDWOOD MVP...DWAYNE POLEE (MANUALARTS) ALL ALONE ATOP SOUTHERN LOOP ALL-STARSFOR RELEASE: THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 19 . and Fri. am's

MANUAL ARTS SENSATIONAL SENIOR, . DWAYNE POLEE, BECAME THE SOUTHERNLEAGUE MVP BY UNANIMOUS VOTE FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT SEASON AS COACHESAND MEMBERS OF THE CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION SELECTION BOARDMADE THEIR ANNUAL ALL-STAR TEAM SELECTIONS. POLEE, WHO LED MANUAL ARTS

TO THE L. A. CITY 4-A TITLE WITH AN 82-69 VICTORY OVER CREMSHAW, WAS THE CITY'STOP SCORER IN 1981 WITH A 32.3-POINT-PER-GAME AVERAGE. IN PLAYOFF ACTION, DWAYNEBUCKETED 43 POINTS IN THE FINAL GAME AND AVERAGED 37 POINTS IN FOUR. HIS 148POINTS IN PLAYOFF WINS OVER UNIVERSITY (75-63), HAMILTON (95-78), CARSON {tih-6k) ANDCRENSHAW (82-69) EARNED HIM A PLAYOFF RECORD.

And it was Cleveland center-forward Kevin Holmes who was accorded MVP honors inWest-Valley League play. In leading the Cavaliers to the 3-A crown, Holmes averaged 16.3points per game and 17.5 rebounds. He scored 14 points in Cleveland's 56-50 Chatsworth winin the 3-A Division decider.

Only Dorsey, a 91-84 loser to Carson, failed to get past the 1st round of play-off action. 'Washington and Fremont were 2nd round losers to Kennedy (96-62) and Crenshaw(61-56) respectively. Three West-Valley teams —Cleveland, Chatsworth and Taft — reachedthe semi-finals, with the 3-A title game all West-Valley LeagueJ

ALL - SOUTHERN LEAGUE BASKETBALL 1981 SEASON

F I R S T T E A M

. * DWAYNE POLEE MANUAL ARTS 6-5 Sr. 32.3

BYRON ROBERTS. . . . . . . MANUAL ARTS 6-4 Sr. 6.0

JOHNNY BROWN MANUAL ARTS 6-6 Sr. 26.0

+ GARY JOHNSON WASHINGTON 6-2 Sr. 22.7

LEE HARRIS DORSEY 5-10 Sr. 19.1XAVIER TERRY FREMONT 6-5 Sr. 22.2

S E C O N D T E A M

ERIC BROWN WASHINGTON 6-6 Sr. 12.6

GARY HESTER FREMONT 6-4 Sr. 13.6

TYRONE RICHARDSON . . . . JEFFERSON 6-2 Sr. 11.5

MICHAEL RICH DORSEY 5-11 Sr. 14.5

MILT. PATTERSON . . . . . . LOS ANGELES 6-0 Sr. 19.3

MVP: DWAYNE POLEE (MANUAL ARTS).

* 1st Team '79 & '80 + 2nd Team '80

ALL - WEST-VAT.TKY T.KA.GUE BASKETBALL 19B1 SEASON

F I R S T T E A M

KEVIN HOLMES CLEVELAND 6-7 Jr. 16.3

* LARRY MURPHY EL CAMINO REAL 6-6 Sr. 16.3

KEITH MORRISON CLEVELAND 6-3 Jr. 14.0

MIKE RAFPETTO CHATSWORTH 6-3 Sr. 11.0

DAVE RICKETTS CHATSWORTH 6-3 Sr. 8.0

S E C O N D T E A M

ROD ALLEN RESEDA 6-h Jr. 16.5

DAN ROONEY RESEDA 5-8 Sr. 9.0

* DEREK BATISTE. CANOGA PARK ' 6-3 Sr. 15.7

BRAD MOUER T A F T 6-3 Sr. 13.2

KURT AUSTIN EL CAMINO REAL 5-9 Jr. 13.0

MVP: KEVIN HOLMES (CLEVELAND)

J E R O M E WRIGHT (HOLLYWOOD) & DAVID BERNARD(GRANT) TOPS IN EAST-VALLEY LOOP BASKETBALL...FERMIN RODRIGUEZ (BELL) & LARRY FRIEND (JORDAN)

VOTED CO MVPs IN EASTERN LEAGUE PLAY FOR 1 9 8 1FOR RELEASE: MONDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 16 and Tues. am's

FOUR TOP PREP BASKETBALL PERFORMERS HAVE BEEN NAMED FOR MVP HONORS INTHEIR RESPECTIVE LEAGUES. FOR 1981, AS CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATIONBOARD MEMBERS AMD AREA COACHES COMBINED TO NAME THEIR ANNUAL ALL-LEAGUE

HARDCOURT SELECTIONS. A PAIR OF EASTERN LEAGUE GUARDS —FERMIN RODRIGUEZ (BELL) ANDLARRY FRIEND ( JORDAN ) WERE ACCLAIMED CO-MVPs, WHILE IN THE EAST-VALLEY LOOP IT WAS JEROMEWRIGHT (HOLLYWOOD) AND DAVID BERNARD (GRANT) RECEIVING THE DUAL HONOR.

Jordan won the Eastern League crown (9-1) led by juniors Pat White and loop co-MVPLarry Friend. The Bulldogs went to the semi-finals of the 3-A City Playoffs before losing toeventual 3-A titlist Cleveland, 56-50. Fairfax (10-2) won East-Valley League honors, but waaupended by West-Valley's Taft, 58-52 in the playoff's first round.

Bell (6-4), Eastern League runner-up, was the only other loop team other than Jordarto advance in the playoffs, but was a 2nd round loser to Chatsworth, 43-36. The lone East-Valley team to advance was runner-up Hollywood (8-4) a loser in the 2nd round to Jordan, 63-61,

ALL - EASTERN LEAGUE BASKETBALL 1981 SEASON

F I R S T T E A M

F. PATRICK WHITE JORDAN 6-4 Jr. 14.8

F. DONALD BENNETT SOUTH GATE 6-1 Jr. 12.3

C. JEROME HENDRIX HUNT. PARK 6-3 Sr. 20.0

C. ROGER COLEMAN B E L L 6-5. Sr. 14.0

G. FERMIN RODRIGUEZ B E L L 5-9 Sr. 18.0

G. LARRY FRIEND JORDAN 5-10 Jr. 14.2

S E C O N D T E A M

F. STEVE JIMENEZ GARFIELD 6-3 Sr. 15.6

F. ANGEL ZAVALA B E L L 6-3 Sr. 10.3

F. ART CUEVAS ROOSEVELT 6-0 Sr. 11.8

C. LEROY HILL SOUTH GATE 6-4 Jr. " 13.8

G. ERIC BERRY JORDAN 5-11 Sr. 13.2

G. DERRICK HAN ROOSEVELT 5-7 Sr. 17.2

CO-MVP: FERMIN RODRIGUEZ (BELL) LARRY FRIEND (JORDAN)

No repeating players from '80

ALL - EAST - VALLEY LEAGUE BASKETBALL . . . 1981 SEASON

F I R S T T E A M

F. DAVID BERNARD GRANT 6-3 Jr. 19.2

F. SAL VITAGLIANO. . . . . . HOLLYWOOD 6-3 Sr. 17.5

C. MATT PIAZZA POLYTECHNIC 6-4 Sr. 14.9

* G. JEROME WRIGHT HOLLYWOOD 5-9 Sr. 15.0

G. JEFF DUNLAP . NORTH HOLLYWOOD 6-3 Sr. 15.9

* G. LAWRENCE RAPHAEL FAIRFAX 6-3 Sr. 19.8

S E C O N D T E A M

F. TIM BRUEN POLYTECHNIC 6-0 Sr. 14.2

F. RALPH BRYANT HOLLYWOOD 6-3 Sr. 15.5

C. RALPH BARRERAS FAIRFAX 6-7 Sr. 8.8

G. MARVIN BALLENGER FAIRFAX 6-1 Sr. 8.8

G. KEITH JONES VERDUGO HILLS 6-1 Sr. 18.5

G. DAVE EHRLICH GRANT 6-1 Jr. 12.4

MVP: JEROME WRIGHT (HOLLYWOOD) & DAVID BERNARD (GRANT)

* ?nd Team 1Q8O

STUART GRAY (KENNEDY) "BIG MAN" IN MID-VALLEYBASKETBALL...COLLIN HOBSON (MARSHALL) & MARIO

NAVARRO (BELMONT) MVPs IN NORTHERN LEAGUEFOR RELEASE: TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 17 and Wed, am's

IT CAME AS NO SURPRISE THAT SENIOR CENTER AND THE CITY'S SECOND HIGHSCORER FOR 1981 (31.5 POINT AVG.) WAS ACCLAIMED MID-VALLEY LEAGUE BASKETBALLPLAYER OP THE YEAR BY MEMBERS OP THE CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUND-

ATIONS L.A. CITY BOARD OP ATHLETICS WITH THE COOPERATION OP LEAGUE COACHES. THE 7-POOT GRAY REPEATS PROM LAST YEAR'S FIRST TEAM WHEN HS AVERAGED 2k.k POINTS PER GAME.MARSHALL'S COLLIN HOBSON AND BELMONT'S MARIO NAVARRO VERE NAMED CO-MVPs IN NORTHERN LEAGUE PLAYIN SIMILAR SELECTIONS BY BOARD MEMBERS AND LEAGUE COACHES.

The big Golden Cougar center led his team to the Mid-Valley crown (1O-O) and tothe semi-finals of the 4-A Division playoffs, before Kennedy dropped an extremely close, hard-fought decision to Western League titlist Crenshaw (also 10-0 in league play) 62-60. Kennedywound up 22-2 for the season. No other Mid-Valley team advanced in the playoffs.

Northern League champion Marshall (8-2) went to the 2nd round of the >-A playoff-beating Roosevelt 59-54, then losing to Cleveland 7>-57. Belmont, Northern runner-up, bouncedSouth Gate 88-71, then lost a squeaker to Taft, 58-57. Mario Navarro led loop scorers, post-ing a 22.1-point average. Howard Burd, Granada Hills' 6-6 forward, was runner-up to Gray inthe Mid-Valley scoring race with a 25.5-point average.

ALL - MID-VALLEY LEAGUE BASKETBALL 1981 SEASON

F I R S T T E A M

* STUART GRAY KENNEDY 7-0 Sr. 31 .3

+ JIMMY REYNOSA. SAN FERNANDO 6-5 Jr. 1-9.0

+ HOWARD BURD GRANADA HILLS 6-6 Sr. 25.5

ANDRE SMITH . . . . . . VAN NUYS 6-3 Sr. 20.9

RICHARD CABE MONROE 6-0 Sr. 17.4

S E C O N D T E A M

DAVID CRANDALL KENNEDY 6-2 Sr. 10.2

CHRIS JONES KENNEDY 6-2 Sr. 14.1

+ OLIVER SEELEY SAN FERNANDO 6-7 Jr. 13.1

JOE WARD. . . . . . . . MONROE 6-3 Sr. 12.2

AUBREY JACKSON BIRMINGHAM 6-5 Sr. . 15.9

LEO MAULDIN SAN FERNANDO 6-0 Jr. 16.3

MVP: STUART GRAY (KENNEDY)

* 1 s t Team '80 + 2nd Team ' 8 0

ALL - NORTHERN LEAGUE R1SKETBALL 1981 SEASON

F I R S T T E A M

F. COLLIN HOBSON MARSHALL 6-1 Jr. 20.8

* F. MARIO NAVARRO BELMONT 6-3 Sr. 22.1

F. JING DEL LOS-REYES EAGLE ROCK 5-11 Sr. 15.4

+ C. KEN EARLS WILSON 6-2 Jr. 13.0

G. HENFRED BRARD MARSHALL 5-10 Jr. 10.2

* G. REGGIE PAYTON WILSON 6-0 Sr. 21.2

S E C O N D T E A M

F. JOSE GONZALES LINCOLN 6-1 Sr. 13.1

F. CRAIG JOHNSON . BELMONT 6-1 Sr. 13.6

+ F. ALEX ARMENDARIZ WILSON 6-3 Sr. 15.0

C. EAMON GARCES MARSHALL 6-3 Jr. 11.6

G. KEITH OKI MARSHALL • 5-10 Sr. 9.8

G. VICTOR MODESTO BELMONT 6-0 Jr. 8.0

MVP: COLLIN HOBSON (MARSHALL) & MARIO NAVARRO (BELMONT)

» 1~+ To- . - , lRr> j Or,r) TVirn 'RO

CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATIONFORMERLY HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATIONCHERYL MILLER (RIVERSIDE POLY) REPEATS AS4-A DIVISIONS PREMIER BASKETBALL PLAYERFOR RELEASE: FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 24th ... and Sat. am's

CHERYL MILLER, WHO LED RIVERSIDE POLY HIGH SCHOOL TO ITS SECOND 4-A DIVISION

CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1981 (THE BEARS WERE ALSO 3-A CHAMPIONS IN 1979) HAS REPEATED

AS DIVISION PLAYER OF THE YEAR AS MEMBERS OF THE CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC

FOUNDATION'S PREP SELECTION BOARD MADE ITS ANNUAL ALL-STAR TEAM SELECTIONS. MILLER HAS

LED POLY TO A 57-1 RECORD OVER THE LAST TWO TITLE-WINNING SEASONS... 28-1 IN "80 AND 29-0

THIS YEAR. THE BEARS WERE 24-3 IN THE 3-A DIVISION IN '79.With another season of eligibility remaining at Poly, Cheryl Miller stands

today as perhaps the premier prep player in the country. This year she averaged 39.4 pointsand 16.3 rebounds, while shooting 75 percent from the field. In one contest (vs. NorteVista) Cheryl tanked 77 points. In the 4-A Division finale against San Gabriel, Cherylcontributed 30 points. Cheryl was a first team pick both as a freshman and sophomore, av-eraging 25.1 ppg in '79 and 31.6 ppg in 1980.

In playoff action Poly toyed with its opposition, the average spread in fivegames being 37.8 points. The Bears demolished Pacific in the 4-A first-round, 89-30. Thenthey devistated Marina, 85-36 and continued with one-sided victories over St. Joseph, 71-46,Long Beach Poly, 73-37, and San Gabriel, 64-44. Poly placed four players on the honor teams,two of them juniors. It just may be more of the same for Poly opponents in 1982. Four-Aall-star teams, as selected by the Foundation's board of sports journalists, follow:

ALL - C.I.F. SOUTHERN SECTION . . . 4 - A BASKETBALL TEAM . . . 1981 SEASONF I R S T T E A M

FRONT COURT*## CHERYL MELEER RIVERSIDE POLY 6-2 JUNIOR 39.4FRONT COURT* CHERI GRAHAM SDH VALLEY 6-4 SENIOR 32.9FRONT COURT*## MERJA CONNELLY CULVER CITY 6-0 SENIOR 21.0FRONT COURT + TERRI PARRIOTT BUENA 6-0 SENIOR 19.2FRONT COURT CHARLOTTE JONES COMPTON 6-1 SENIOR 18.5FRONT COURT CINDY BATTISTONE SAN MARCOS 5-10 SENIOR 19.7FRONT COURT*## TRACY LONGO SAN GABRIEL 6-0 SENIOR 16.8BACK COURT + KAREN SMOLLEY RIGHETTI 5-10 SENIOR 17.8BACK COURT ++ FAYE PAIGE LONG BEACH POLY 5-8 SENIOR 17.0BACK COURT * CATHY OWEN BUENA 5-6 SENIOR 17.8BACK COURT MICHELLE BANEY SAN GABRIEL 5-9 SENIOR 11.8BACK COURT SARA LEWIS RIVERSIDE POLY 5-9 SENIOR 15.8

S E C O N D T E A MFRONT COURT DEBBIE BLACK SEMI VALLEY 6-0 JUNIOR 14.0FRONT COURT KARI JONDLE ST.. JOSEPH (L) 5-9 SENIOR 16.7FRONT COURT ++ CYNTHIA COOKE COMPTON 5-11 SENIOR 16.4FRONT COURT CHRIS WYCINOWSKI FOUNTAIN VALLEY 5-7 SENIOR 19.9FRONT COURT + MEG GALLAGHER RIVERSIDE POLY 5-11 SENIOR 14.8FRONT COURT RAMONA EGGENDORFER DOS PUEBLOS 6-0 SENIOR 16.2FRONT COURT DEIRDRA DUNCAN INGLEWOOD 5-11 JUNIOR 20.0BACK COURT SHANNON MEYERS EDISON 5-9 SENIOR 17.0BACK COURT MARY MSNARMO ST. JOSEPH 5-3 SENIOR 12.9BACK COURT RENEE OVERTON RIVERSIDE POLY 5-8 JUNIOR 10.1BACK COURT VALERIE DEHN ARCADIA 5-8 JUNIOR 19.4

T H I R D T E A M

FRONT COURT TERRI WITHERS LONG BEACH POLY 6-3 SENIOR 9.9FRONT COURT VANESSA POTTER NORTH (RIVERSIDE) 5-9 JUNIOR 17.5FRONT COURT ALLISON HAZELTINE SAN GABRIEL 5-11 .JUNIOR 11.8FRONT COURT MARY PARKER PIUS X 6-0 SENIOR 18.0FRONT COURT MARY STANBRA MATER DEI 5-10 SENIOR 17.0FRONT COURT JILL APPERSON AIBAMBRA 6-1 SENIOR 14.3

BACK COURT CATHY SCOTT NORTH (RIVERSIDE) 5-7 SENIOR 15.4BACK COURT MARIANNE BELGEN FOUNTAIN VALLEY 5-5 SENIOR 10.2BACK COURT CHARISSE BREMOND INGLEWOOD 5-0 JUNIOR 12.7BACK COURT JACKIE CREECH CABRILLO 5-7 JUNIOR 24.0

* 1st team 1980 + 2nd team 1980 ++ 3rd team 1980*## 1st team 1980-1979 * « 1st team 1980-3rd team 1979

CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATIONFORMERLY HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION

MICHELLE McCOY & TONI ELDRIDGE, "THE GAHRGIRLS", NAMED CO-PLAYERS OF YEAR IN 3-A

DIVISION BASKETBALL FOR 1981FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 23rd ... and Fri. am's

A PAIR OF TOP JUNIOR BASKETBALL PERFORMERS — MICHELLE McCOY AND TONI ELDRIDGE,

WHO LED GAHR HIGH SCHOOL TO THE 3-A DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP — HAVE BEEN NAMED

1981 BASKETBALL CO-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR AS MEMBERS OF THE CITIZENS SAVINGS ATH-

LETIC FOUNDATION'S PREP SELECTION BOARD MADE ITS ANNUAL HARDCOURT SELECTIONS. SCORING OVER

HALF OF THEIR TEAM'S POINTS DURING THE CHAMPIONSHIP, 26-2 SEASON, "THE GAHR GIRLS" WERE VOTED

CO-MVPs OF THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY LEAGUE FOR THEIR 20-PLUS-POINT PRODUCTION. TOGETHER THEY

SCORED CLOSE TO 70 PERCENT OF THEIR TEAM'S PLAYOFF POINTS...BOTH HAVING OVER 100 POINTS IN

THE FIVE GAMES. THE FOUNDATION BOARD DID NOT FIND IT A DIFFICULT TASK NAMING THESE TWO STARS

CO-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR FOR 1981.Although not as dominant in the playoffs as their 4-A counter-parts Riverside

Poly, the Gahr Gladiators dispatched their playoff opponents by an average spread of 18.2points in the five games. Sixty-five-42 over Corona del Mar; 81-52 over Tustin; 58-40 overGanesha; and 63-56 over Foothill. Eldridge and McCoy scored 25 and Zk pointsi respectively inthe Gladiators' final playoff victory over Alta Loma...1t-9 of the 65-point winning total. The1981 3-A All-Star selections follow:

ALL - C.I.F. SOUTHERN SECTION . . . 3 - A BASKETBALL TEAM . . . 1981 SEASONF I R S T T E A M

FRONT COURT + SHELDA ARCENEAUX ALTA LOMA 6-1 SOPH. 18.0FRONT COURT + ANN DEAN FOOTHILL 5-10 JUNIOR 20.6FRONT COURT ++ TONI ELDRIDGE GAHR 5-9 JUNIOR 23.0FRONT COURT SHAWN STURGEON ESPERANZA 5-11 JUNIOR 18.9FRONT COURT CARA FRANCY ESTANCIA 5-9 SENIOR 18.3FRONT COURT + BRIDGETTE GRABLE LOS ALTOS 6-0 SENIOR 25.7BACK COURT + MICHELLE McCOY GAHR 5-5 JUNIOR 23.0BACK COURT KERSTEN SMITH ALEMANY 5-6 SENIOR 20.3BACK COURT VICKI SIMPSON ESTONCIA 5-7 SENIOR 12.4BACK COURT ++ ROBIN HOLMES EL TORO 5-9 JUNIOR 22.5

S E C O N D T E A MFRONT COURT TAMMY TOWLE ALTA LOMA 6-2 JUNIOR 15 .0FRONT COURT LISA GRANDMAISON FOOTHILL 6 -1 SENIOR 13 .6FRONT COURT JULIE BAKER BURROUGHS (R) 5 -11 SENIOR 12 .0FRONT COURT ROBIN BURNS CYPRESS 5-11 SENIOR 12 .7FRONT COURT TAMI PARKER GARDEN GROVE 6-0 SENIOR 2 2 . 3FRONT COURT++TANYA MOTHERSHED SANTIAGO 6-4 SENIOR 2 4 . 7BACK COURT RHONDA WEYER WALNUT 5-7 SENIOR 17 .7BACK COURT ANGIE STOVALL LYNWOOD 5-9 JUNIOR 12.0BACK COURT + BRENDA TUCKER SAUGUS 5-8 SENIOR 16.0BACK COURT + + VALENCIA MARTIN DOMINGUEZ 5-6 SENIOR 18 .0

T H I R D T E A MFRONT COURT MICHELLE BOYETTE ALTA LOMA 6-0 JUNIOR 11.0FRONT COURT KATHI LOCKE LOARA 5-9 SENIOR 18.4FRONT COURT GAYE WETHERS EL DORADO 5-8 JUNIOR 13.0FRONT COURT BROWN HAND ESTANCIA 6-1 SENIOR 11.0FRONT COURT MARY GUANELLA INDIO 6-0 SENIOR 8.0FRONT COURT ANGIE CHRISTIAN LYNWOOD 6-1 SOPH. 10.0FRONT COURT ANGELA ROCK EL TORO 5-9 SENIOR 15-1FRONT COURT STACY MYERS LA QUINTA 5-9 JUNIOR 14.1BACK COURT JOAN HARVEY LA HABRA 5-8 SENIOR 15.4BACK COURT PENNY MILLER DOWNEY 5-9 SENIOR 10.2

* 1st team 1980 + 2nd team 1980 ++ 3rd team 1980

CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATIONFORMERLY HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATIONJACKIE VANDERPOEL, STAR OF CHINO HIGH'SCIF 2-A DIVISION CHAMPS NAMED '81 M.V.P.FOR RELEASE: WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 22nd ... and Thurs. am's

JACKIE VANDERPOEL, WHO LED THE CHINO GIRL'S BASKETBALL TEAM TO THE 2-A DIV-

ISION TITLE 52-41 OVER THE MISSION VIEJO DIABLOS, HAS BEEN NAMED 1981 PLAYER

OP THE YEAR BY MEMBERS OP THE CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S PREP

SELECTION BOARD. VANDERPOEL, WHO AVERAGED 18 POINTS PER CONTEST AND 14 REBOUNDS, WON

OUT IN THE MVP VOTING OVER ROYAL OAK'S JULIE HANKS AND ARTESIA'S BACKCOURT STAR SUSAN

BERGENDAHL.An all-star team selection the last two seasons, Jackie VanderPoel led Chino

to a 19-6 season and an 18-point scoring performance in the final 2-A contest againstMission Viejo. Chino's "Cowgirls", second-place finishers in the Hacienda League toGarey, defeated Moreno Valley (68-52), Glendale (67-47), Capistrano Valley (59-45) andArtesia (65-56) on their way to the 2-A Division title over the Mission Viejo Diablos.

Julie Hanks, the Montview League's MVP and a first-team 1-A repeater fromthe 1980 all-stars, averaged over 20-points per contest over the season and managed aremarkable 18.4 average in rebounding. Susan Bergendahl of Artesia, who averaged 20points during the season, took her team to the semi-finals of the tournament beforelosing to champion Chino 65-56. Division all-stars follows

ALL - C.I.F. SOUTHERN SECTION . . . 2 - A BASKETBALL TEAM. . . 1981 SEASONF I R S T T E A M

FRONT COURT # JULIE HANKS ROYAL OAK 6-0 SENIOR 20.8FRONT COORT JACKIE VANDER POEL CHINO 6-0 SENIOR 18.0FRONT COURT + KIM BECKHART SOUTH HILLS 6-3 SENIOR 14 .4FRONT COURT BECKY SWIFT NORCO 5-10 SENIOR 19.4FRONT COURT + TERRY MITROFF PIONEER 6-0 SENIOR 19.8FRONT COURT * LINZI PHILLIPS MAYFAIR 5-11 SENIOR 25 .0FRONT COURT ALICIA ARCHIE POMONA 6-2 SENIOR 23 .0BACK COURT SUSAN BERGENDAHL ARTESIA 5-4 JUNIOR 20 .2BACK COURT KATHARYN NEWTON GAREY 5-6 SENIOR 15.0BACK COURT + MELANIE WHITENACK CAPISTRRNO VALLEY 5 - 9 SENIOR 24 .0BACK COURT DANA DAMSON KEPPEL 5-6 SENIOR 24 .7BACK COURT DONNA McELREA MAYFAIR 5-8 SENIOR 18 .4

S E C O N D T E A MFRONT COURT ROSEMARY TILMON PALM SPRINGS 5-9 SENIOR 13.7FRONT COURT CINDY ROHRIG MISSION VIEJO 6-0 JUNIOR 12.0FRONT COURT MARY MADIGAN MISSION VIEGO 6-0 SOPH. 1 1 . 1FRONT COURT TAMMY GORDON ARTESIA 5-10 SOPH. 12.4FRONT COURT CINDY LUKK LA SERNA 5-8 SENIOR 17.0FRONT COURT BRENDA CAMPBELL TROY 5-7 SENIOR 15.2BACK COURT PATTY DAVIS CHINO 5-4 SENIOR 8.3BACK COURT MARY JOHNSON SAN CLEMENTE 5-7 SENIOR 15.5BACK COURT KIM FRISINA MARY STAR 5-6 SENIOR 14.5BACK COURT ATHENA LEWIS POMONA 5-6 SOPH. 19 .0

T H I R D T E A M

FRONT COURT MICHELLE DYKSTRA CHINO 5-8 JUNIOR 11.3FRONT COURT LISA BENTON CAPISTRANO VALLEY 5 - 1 1 JUNIOR 13.5FRONT COURT LORI COSTELLO KOSEMEAD 5-7 SENIOR 17.4FRONT COURT DARLENE TRENARY SAVANNA 5-7 SOPH. 15.5FKONT COURT + IRENE HOLMES MONROVIA. 5-8 SENIOR 9.0FRONT COURT ELAINE RAMSEY ST. BERNARD 5-7 SENIOR 15.7FRONT COURT RENEE PERKINS MORENO VALLEY 5 - 1 1 JUNIOR 1 4 . 1

BACK COURT BRIDGETTE SMITH MONROVIA 5 - 4 JUNIOR 1 4 . 3BACK COURT JANET HEMINGWAY SANTA FE 5 - 7 JUNIOR 1 5 . 3BACK COURT SHANNA GEORGE SUNNY HILLS 5 - 4 JUNIOR 1 6 . 7

* 1s t team 1980 + 2nd team 1980 # 1s t team 1A 1980<t 3A. 1s t team 1980 - 3rd team 1979

LADY KRISTIA FRELIX (SAN BERNARDINO) & LIZLECH (CALABASAS) SHARE PLAYER OF YEAR HONORIN 1-A DIVISION BASKETBALL FOR 1981 SEASONFOR RELEASE: TUESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 21st ... and Wed. am's

TWO OF THE SOUTHLAND'S TOP FEMALE PREP BASKETBALL PLAYERS — LADY KRISTIA

FRELIX FROM SAN BERNARDINO HIGH SCHOOL AND ELIZABETH LECH OF CALABASAS —

HAVE BEEN ACCORDED CO-PLAYER OF THE YEAR HONORS FOR THE RECENTLY CONCLUDED

1981 PREP BASKETBALL SEASON, AS ANNUAL ALL-STAR TEAM SELECTIONS WERE MADE RECENTLY AT

CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION. THE FOUNDATION'S PREP SELECTION BOARD SAW FIT

TO HONOR BOTH GIRLS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING PLAY DURING 1981...CULMINATING IN AN OVER-

TIME, 58-53 VICTORY IN THE 1-A DIVISION FINALS BY SAN BERNARDINO OVER THE CALABASAS

COYOTES. Frelix, in leading the Cardinals to wins over N.D. Riverside (85-48), Tehach-api (88-45), Connelly (67-43), Temple City (64-55) and Calabasas, averaged 22 points pergame, over 10 rebounds a game and 6.6 assists, San Bernardino was San Andreas Leaguechampion. Liz Lech was MVP of the Frontier League, All-County, averaged 12.8-points pergame and 6,7 rebounds. Foundation Division 1-A selections follow:

ALL - C.I.F. SOUTHEEN SECTION . . . 1 - A BASKETBALL TERM . . . 1981 SEASON

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FRONT COURT TAMMY RICHARDS S T . MARY'S 5-6 JUNIOR 16.0FROST COURT JACKIE CUNNINGHAM SAN BEENARDINO 6-0 SENIOR 17.4FRONT COURT * KARYN McNIEL CALABASAS 5-8 SENIOR 10.4FROST COURT DIANNA AYALA LA REINA 5-10 SENIOR 1 7 . 5FRONT COURT ROBIN STRICKLER TEMPLE CITY 5-11 SENIOR 16.0FRONT COURT CINDY DE YOUNG VALLEY CHRISTIAN 6-0 JUNIOR 15.0FRONT COURT ANN LATHAM CARPINTERIA 5 - 1 1 JUNIOR 19.4

BACK COURT LADY KRISTIA FRELIX SAN BERNARDINO 5-6 SENIOR 22 .1BACK COURT LIZ LECH CALABASAS 5-9 SENIOR 12.8BACK COURT MARGARET MOHR LA REINA 5-8 SOPH. 14.3BACK COURT TERRI DANTUMA VALLEY CHRISTIAN 5-8 JUNIOR 13 .0

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FRONT COURT JACKIE RILEY SAN BERNARDINO 6-0 JUNIOR 13.8FRONT COURT KATHY McCULLOUGH SANTA INEZ 5-10 SOPH. 17.0FRONT COURT * CARY SUESS TEMPLE CITY 5-10 SENIOR 15.8FRONT COURT ALETA SANDRI ATASCADERO 6 - 1 SENIOR 16.0FRONT COURT ANNE WESLEY CONNELLY 5 - 1 1 SENIOR 18.2FRONT COURT KATRINA JOHNSON MARSHALL FUND. 6-0 SENIOR 1 1 . 5

BACK COURT DANA KRAUSS TEMPLE CITY 5-4 SENIOR 7.9BACK COURT + KAREN SULLIVAN MARSHALL FUND. 5-8 SENIOR 15.4BACK COURT LIANN McCREERY RIM OF WORLD 5-5 JUNIOR 14 .1BACK COURT MAUREEN McANDREWS MARYMOUNT 5-8 SENIOR 1 6 . 5

T H I R D T E A M

FRONT COURT MARILYN LUNA SANTA CLARA 5-10 JUNIOR 10.5FRONT COURT KIM KIMM VALLEY CHRISTIAN 5-11 SENIOR 14.0FRONT COURT LORI DUDGEON RIM OF WORLD 5-11 SENIOR 14.7FRONT COURT MARIE SCHRILEE NOTRE DAME ACAD. 6-0 SENIOR 19.2FRONT COURT LESLIE McINTOSH EL SEGUNDO 5-11 SENIOR 26.2FRONT COURT KAREN KRAEMER NOTRE DAME, RIV. 5-10 SENIOR 11.0FRONT COURT YOLANDA GAETA TEHACHAPI 6-0 SENIOR 14.0

BACK COURT + ROBIN GATER DUARTE 5-6 SENIOR 28.1BACK COURT ROBIN DARSEY ST. ANTHONY 5-5 SENIOR 13.0BACK COURT MICHELLE COSTANZO LA CANADA 5-5 JUNIOR 11.7

* 1st Team 1980 +$2nd Team 1980 2nd Team 1979 + 1st team Small Schools 1980

CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATIONFORMERLY HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATIONDIANE GILMORE (PASADENA POLY) VOTED SMALLSCHOOLS CIF BASKETBALL PLAYER OF YEARFOR RELEASES TUESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 21st ... and Wed. am's

DIANE GILMORE, PASADENA POLY'S STAR FRONT-LINE PERFORMER OVER THE PAST PREP

BASKETBALL SEASON, HAS BEEN NAMED "SMALL SCHOOLS" PLAYER OF THE YEAR BY MEM-

BERS OF THE CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S PREP SELECTION BOARD. GILMORE, A

REPEATER FROM LAST YEAR'S ALL-CIF TEAM WHEN SHE AVERAGED 27 POINTS A GAME, AVERAGED

24 POINTS THIS SEASON AS THE PANTHERS FINISHED 17-3. DIANE SHOT 59 PERCENT FROM THE

FLOOR AND AVERAGED 7 REBOUNDS DURING THE YEAR.Orange Lutheran won the Small Schools Championships in 1981 after first fin-

ishing atop the Arrowhead League. On its way to the title the Lancers leveled CalLutheran 7J5-2O, Beaumont 53-34, 29 Palms 59-46, Rio Hondo Prep 46-44 and Rosamond inthe finals 4 > 4 2 ,

The finalists in Small Schools play — Orange Lutheran and Rosamond — eachplaced three players on the two honor teams...two on the first team and one on thesecond. Each team had a player nominated for division MVP honors — Karyn Haight ofthe champions and Camille Landsgaard of the runners-up — however Pasadena Poly'sGilmore won out in the voting. The 1981 Small Schools honor teams follows

ALL - C.I.F. SOUTHERN SECTION "SMALL SCHOOLS" BASKETBALL TEAM ... 1981 SEASON

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* DIANE GILMORE PASADENA POLY 5-11 SENIOR 24.0CHRISTY FISCALINI . . . COAST UNION 5-9 SOPH. 19.6JENNIFER WOHLMUTH . . . BEAUMONT 5-6 SENIOR 18.0RACHEAL DOSELA SHERMAN INDIAN . 5-5 JUNIOR 22.0SANDRA RETZKE ROSAMOND 5-^ SENIOR 9.5CAMILLE LANDSGAARD. . . ROSAMOND 5-7 SENIOR 10«9SANDI SCOTT ORANGE LUTHERAN . . . . . . 5-5 SENIOR 11.4

* KARYN HAIGHT ORANGE LUTHERAN 5-9 SENIOR 12.0BRENDA CROONENBERGHS. . TWENTYNINE PALMS 5~M- JUNIOR 16.8KRISTY WALSH RIO HONDO PREP 5-5 SENIOR 17.6S E C O N D T E A M . . . . .ELENA MARTINEZ RAMONA CONVENT 5-6 JUNIOR 9.0LINDY HANNA RIO HONDO PREP 5-11 JUNIOR 12.2BENITA BOGAN TWENTYNINE PALMS 5-10 SOPH. 12.0DENISE MARTIN MARICOPA 5-11 SENIOR 13.9CARIN JACQUES LONE PINE 5-10 SENIOR 15,2

** ELIZABETH BREHM . . . . ORANGE LUTHERAN . . . . . . 5-6 SENIOR 7.6SHELLY OLDS ROSAMOND 5-11 JUNIOR 7.5LIZ HIRN HOLY FAMILY 5-11 FROSH 15.8DEBBIE YOUNG FAITH BAPTIST 5-5 SENIOR 22.4SUZY FORMAN OAKWOOD 5-8 SENIOR 18.5YVETTE RADI. . . • . • CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN . . . . 5-4 SENIOR 27.5* 198O Team ** 1979 & 1980 Team