CITIZENS SAVINGS - HELMS ATHELETIC FOUNDATIONFORMERLY HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION

LONG BEACH POLY STARS MICHAEL WILEY & JOHN-NY NASH NAMED TOP PLAYERS IN CIF " 4 - A " D I -

VISION BASKETBALL FOR 1976FOR RELEASE: TUESDAY, MARCH 30 ...am's . . . ***KINDLY HONOR RELEASE DATE!!!

pOLyTECHNIC HIGH sCHOOL OF LONG BEACH BASKETBALL STARS MICHAEL WILEY AND

JOHNNY WASH, FOLLOWING IN A LONG, LONG LINE OF BEACH CITY BASKETBALL STARS,

HAVE BEEN NAMED CO-PLAYERS OP THE YEAR IN 4-A BASKETBALL FOR THE 1976

SEASON. TEAMS, ANNUALLY SELECTED BY CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDA-

TIONS ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF ATHLETICS, WERE RELEASED TODAY THROUGH THE

ATHLETIC FOUNDATION. THE CO-PLAYER DESIGNATION HAS BEEN METED OUT ON ONLY FOUR

PREVIOUS OCCASIONS BY THE BOARD SINCE I938 AND ODDLY ENOUGH IT WAS TWO POLY PLAYERS

LAST HONORED IN TANDEM....JUST 10 YEARS AGO. THEIR NAMES....CHUCK MOORE & TRENT

GAINES.

BUT BACK TO THIS YEAR'S POLY STARS, WILEY AND NASH, TOO LED THE JACK-

RABBITS TO THE SCHOOL'S 10TH CIF TITLE (A RECORD) AND A BRILLIANT 30-1 SEASON.

OBSERVERS AGREED THAT IT WAS COACH RON PALMER'S BIG MEN....6-8, SENIOR

CENTER MICHAEL WHEY & 6-6, SENIOR FORWARD JOHNNY NASH.,. .WHO GOT THE JACKRABBITS

TO THE 4-A THRONEROOM. MOORE LEAGUE COACHES HERE SPLIT AS TO THEIR OPPONENT MVP,

BUT EACH AGREED IT WAS ONE OR THE OTHER AND THAT POLY PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE WON

THE CROWN WITHOUT BOTH.

NASH LED THE CLUB IN REBOUNDS, AVERAGING 13.7...WILEY AVERAGED 11.3. NASH

AVERAGED 15.2 POINTS PER GAME...WILEY 17.1 AND HAD A 25-POINT AVERAGE OVER THE FINAL

NINE-GAME STRETCH. NASH WAS 56% FROM THE FLOOR... .WILEY WAS 64%. WILEY WAS MVP OF

THE 4-A & 3-A PORTION OF THE PLAYOFFS AND WAS ALSO MVP OF THE GLENDALE TOURNAMENT,

NASH WAS NAMED MVP AT SAN DMAS & CO-MVP AT BEVERLY HILLS.

POLY'S LONE LOSS IN '76 WAS TO COMPTON, 55-53, IN AN OVERTIME LEAGUE GAMS.

COACH PALMER'S POLYTECHNICS WINNERS OF 30 GAMES, WHICH TIED CUPERTINO OF SUNNYVALE

FOR GAMES-WON HONORS IN THE STATE, DEFEATED FONTANA (71-53), CENTENNIAL (7^-65),

SANTA BARBARA {*&-?&), VERBUM DEI (50-46) AND BUENA OF VENTURA (69-50) IN THE TITLE

GAME. THE JACKRABBITS DEFEATED PLAYOFF FOES BY AN AVERAGE OF 10 1/2 POINTS PER GAME.

39TH ANNUAL BASKETBALL AWARDS AT MAGIC MOUNTAIN PARK ON SAT., APRIL 10

AMP VOIT BASKETBALLS AWARDED TO ALL PLAYERSAll Players named for honors on the 4-A Division All-Southern California

Basketball Team for 1976 will receive recognition at the 39th annual basket-ball awards program to be held at Magic Mountain Park on Saturday morning,April 10 at 10:30 am.

Players coaches and friends will be the special guests of Magic Mountainat awards ceremonies to be held in the Showcase Theater. The 1976 programwill mark the 4th year that Southern California's finest prep basketball play-ers have been honored at Magic Mountain.

Traditional awards will be presented to each of the honored players(framed scroll awards), with MVP's Wiley and Nash receiveing the traditionalbronze medallion awards.

AMF VOIT Basketballs will go to each of the honored players,..a tradi-tion that goes back some 20-odd years.

Thirty-three players, representing 27 high schools, are on this year's4—A all-stars. Five players are repeaters off the 1975 squad, co-players of theyear Mash and Wiley being two of these.

Marina's senior guard Rich Branning was a first team member last year,while Don Carfino of St. John Boseo and Daryll Adams of Morningside were named tothe 4-A second team in '75.

Six lower classmen made the 1975 honor teams, while eight are on the '76all-stars. One seven-footer, Glendale junior center Brett Bamett, was named tothe third team. Smallest player..,.Centennial guard Lorenzo Watts, 5-7 and 155-pounds... .proves there is still a place for the little man in basketball,

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POSITION P L A Y E R S C H O O L HG.'iT WGHT YEAR R\FORWARD... + JOHNNY NASH POLY, LONG BEACH... 6r6" 185 Senior ISFORWARD MARCUS HAMILTON... VERBUM DEI 6'6" 205 Senior IIFORWARD JAMES McCLOSKEY ESTANCIA 6'6:1 196 Senior 23FORWARD... JOHN WHITE MILLIKAN 6'5" 185 Junior 17CENTER + MICHAEL WILEY. * POLY, LONG BEACH 6 "7" 180 Senior 17CENTER.... DAN HOWELL BUENA 6'6" 200 Senior ISGUARD * RICH BRANNING •MARINA 6'3" 160 Senior 27GUARD + DON CARFINO 0 ST. JOHN BOSCO 6' 2" 185 Senior 26GUARD CLIFFORD SANCHEZ.. # VERBUM DEI 5! 11" 170 Senior 20GUARD BOB VOGELSANG EDISON.... 5'11" 155 Senior 21GUARD GEORGE RATKOVICH.. ALHAMBHA, 6'0" 170 Junior 21

S E C O N D T E A M "AAAA"FORWARD PAUL WILSON § FONTANA 6'5" 202 S e n i o r 23FORWARD... STEVE CRANDELL.... SANTA BARBARA 6 "6" 195 Junior 11FORWARD... MARVIN HERNDON COMPTON 6 " 4 " 195 Junior 18FORWARD... MICHAEL ANDERSON.. PASADENA 6 ' 4 " 180 Senior 14CENTER.... STEVE JOHNSON SAN GORGONIO 6 ' 9" 205 Senior 19CENTER... . ALEX BLACK CORONA DEL MAR 6 ' 6" 225 Junior 16GUARD LORENZO WATTS C E N T E N N I A L . . . . . . . . . 5 ' 7" 155 Senior 17.GUARD JIM ELENZ MATER DEI 6 ' 1 " 170 Senior 18.GUARD KEITH LEVEL BUENA 6'3" 155 Senior 18.GUARD MARK MATTOS # SAN MARCOS 6'0" 175 Senior 26.GUARD ED WHITE # SANTA BARBARA 6'4" 190 Senior 15.

T H I R D T E A M "AAAA"FORWARD... JOHN MAYFIEED CRESCENTA VALLEY... 6"9" 205 Senior 22.FORWARD BRETT BEAVER TORRANCE 6'6" 195 Senior 20.FORWARD... JAMES HUGHES POLY, LONG BEACH... 6'4" 178 Senior 10.FORWARD... DARNELL MARABLE... MUIR 6'2" 165 Junior 14.FORWARD... MARK McQUAID CHAFFEY 6'4" 200 Senior 20.CENTER.... MARK ROBINSON § MUIR 6"5" 174 Senior 18.CENTER.... BRETT BARNETT GLENDALE 7'0" 200 Junior 17.GUARD # DARYLL ADAMS MORNINGSIDE 6'3" 190 Senior 18.GUARD RUSSELL BROWN INGLEWOOD 5' 10" 145 Junior 13.GUARD PERRY HARBIN HUNTINGTON BEACH... 6'1" 160 Senior 20.GUARD' GARY MULDER L.B. WILSGN 6'1" 160 Senior 21.

* 1st Team '75 -f 2nd Team '75 # 3rd Team '75ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF_THE YEAR..1938_-_l976_

1938 Stuart Lewis whittier 1957 Alvin Claiborne Mt. Carrael1939 Bob Howard Poly, L.B. 1958 John Rudometkin Santa Maria1940 Ed Gillean Poly, L.B. 1959 Darrell Sutherland... .Glendale1941 Horace Brightman Wilson, L.B. 1950 Thomas Dose Glendale1942 Irving Noren Pasadena 1961 Fred Goss .Compton1943 Alan Grimley Glendale 1952 Douglas Bolcom Arcadia

Bob Hobbs Orange 1963 Loy Peterson Anaheim1944 Robert Robbins Poly, L.B. 1964 David Lawyer Oxnard1945 Richard Barnes.......Hoover, S.D. 1965 Lynn Shackelford Burroughs1946 Hugh Stewart. So, Pasadena 1966 Chuck Moore Poly, L.B.1947 Houston Faulkner Anaheim Trent Gaines..........Poly, L.B.1948 Bob Johnson Whittier 1967 Dana Pagett.. . -El Segundo1949 Wayne Kopren Whittier 1968 Paul Westphal Aviation1950 Mark Costello El Monte 1969 Larry Hollyfield Compton1951 Ronald Bane Alhambra 1970 Keith Wilkes Santa Barb.1952 George Selleck Compton 1971 Raymond Lewis Verbum Dei1953 Bill Bond ..St. Anthony 1972 Lewis Brown Verbum Dei1954 Larry Hauser Mt. Carmel 1973 Lewis Brown Verbum Dei1955 Fred Crabtree Covina 1974 Mark Wulfemeyer Troy •1956 Jerry Pimm Montebello 1975 David Greenwood Verbum Dei

Jim Hanna. Poly, L.B. 1976 Johnny Nash L.B. PolyMicheal Wiley.........L.B. Poly

"* ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF BASKETBALL - 1976Ralph Alexander (Member at Large, Ken Pivernetz (L.B. Ind, Press-Tel.), Al Ames(Glendale News Press), Jim Rhode (San Gabriel Val. Tri.), Claude Anderson (San Berradino Sun), Gary DeGarmo(Riverside Press-Ent.), Fred Robledo(L.A. Herald-Examiner),Chris Mortensen(So. Bay Daily Breeze), John Strey(Whittxer News), Mike Brossart(Pomona Progress Bulletin), Jim Parker(Ventura Star Free-Press), Avrum Dansky(L.A.Times), Mike Martinez (Santa Monica Outlook), Jerry Weiner (Culver City Star'News),Glenn White (Orange Coast Pilot), Jim Hart(San Pedro News-Pilot), Frank Mazzeo (VanNuys News), Cliff Gewecke(Hunt.Park Sig.),John 2ant(Santa Barb.Mews-Press),BillGillis(Antelope Valley Press),Ted Brazil(Santa Ana Reg.),Glenn Parsons(Pasadena StarNews),Chuck Johnson(The Tidings),Robert Guerrero(Northeast News.),Bill Schroeder(Chairman), Buddy Dyer (Secretary).. .Note: Thanks to Mike Peck, Mike Kennedy andToby Zwickel for their expert. help during 1976 basketball team selections

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F I R S T T E A M " a A a " .POSITION P L A Y E R " S C H O O L HGHT WGHT YEAR AVCFORWARD.... DOUG WIDTFELDT * LA MIRADA 6'8TI 200 Senior 25.FORWARD.... KELLY JOHNSON ARROYO... 6'5:1- 170 Senior 26.FORWARD.... TOM FREEMAN LYNWOOD 6'2" 175 Junior 18. .FORWARD LEO GONZALES LOS AMIGOS 6'6" 185 Senior 19.

CENTER ED FRATES CAMARILLO 6'8" 215 Senior 21.CENTER # DARRELL ALLUMS.... # LYNWOOD 6'8" 230 Senior 18.CENTER * GIG SIMS REDONDO 6'9y 200 Senior 27.

GUARD * JAMES McCLOUD NORTH (RIV.) 6'2" 170 Senior 23.GUARD + GARY CARPENTER # GAREY 6'5" 130 Senior 19.GUARD + GENE SAM PALM SPRINGS 6'1" 160 Senior 19.GUARD # MANDY SIMMONS CABRILLO 5 "7" 140 Senior 15.

S E C O M D T E A M "AAA"FORWARD.. . . BRIAN LUMSDEN WARREN 6'3" 185 Senior 19.FORWARD.... + CLIFFORD BOYD VICTOR VALLEY 6'3" 180 Senior 16.FORWARD.... TIM KNIGHT # RAMONA.. 6*6" 185 Senior 16.FORWARD.... JAY LUCAS . FULLERTON 6'3" 178 Senior 17.

CENTER BEN ANDERSON...... ROLLING HILLS 6*4" 190 Senior 15.CENTER DAVID WERR • RANCHO ALBMITOS. . . . . 6'8" 225 Senior 21.

GUARD TOM DAY. DOWNEY.. 6'3" 175 Senior 15.GUARD....... ERNIE WHEELER SAN LUIS OBISPO..... 6 * 2" 160 Senior 25.GUARD TYREN NAULLS LYNWOOD 6"2" 185 Soph. 12.GUARD EDGAR THOMAS RAMONA 6*2" 160 Senior 13.

T H I R D T E A M "AAA"FORWARD...» STEWART WOODS MIBA COSTA. 6'2" 160 Senior 21.FORWARD.... # DEMARCO LUCKEY.... OXNARD 6'5" 185 Senior 17.FORWARD.... D.J.WALLACE ANTELOPE VALLEY 6'3" 175 Senior 24.FORWARD # TONY HODGES CATHEDRAL 6'2" 180 Senior 21.FORWARD.... GEORGE BEARD CORONA 6'3" 180 Senior 29.

CENTER ERIC CHILDS MONROVIA 6"5" 195 Senior 16.CENTER RICH GARWACKI SOUTH HILLS 6'2" 165 Senior 17.

GUARD MARK SCHNEIDER.... CAMARILLO S'10'1 150 Senior 12.GUARD SERGIO LUGO VICTOR VALLEY....... 5'10" 150 Senior 19.GUARD KEVIN McCLANAHAN.. RAMONA 6'0" 150 Senior 13.GUARD GEORGE TERRY GARDENA 5'10"160 Senior 20.

_* 1st Team_'75_ + 2nd Team_'75 _ ± 3rd Team_'75ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF BASKETBALL .. .7. ... 1976 SEASON

Ralph Alexander - Member at Large Ken Pivernetz - Long Beach Press TelegriAl Ames - Glendale News Press Jim Rhode - San Gabriel Valley TribuneClaude Anderson - San Bernardino Sun Gary DeGarmo - Riverside Press-EnterpriseFred Robledo - L. A. Herald Examiner' Don Sarno - Citizens Sav. Athletic Fnd.Chris Mortensen - So. Bay Daily Breeze John Strey - Whittier NewsMike Brossart - Pomona Prog. Bulletin Jim Parker - Ventura Star Free PressAvrum Dansky - L. A. Times Jerry Weiner - Culver City Star NewsMike Martinez - Santa Monica Outlook Glenn White - Orange Coast PilotJim Hart - San Pedro News-Pilot Frank Mazzeo - Van Nuys NewsCliff Gewecke - Huntington Park Sig. John Zant - Santa Barbara News-PressBill Gillis - Antelope Valley Press Ted Brazil - Santa Ana RegisterGlenn Parsons - Pasadena Star News Chuck Johnson - The TidingsRobert Guerrero - Northeast Newspapers Sally Gutierrez - Compiler (Cit. Sav. Fnd.)Bill Schroeder - Chairman (Cit. Savings) Buddy Dyer - Secretary (Cit. Sav. Fnd.)(Note: Thanks also to Mike Peck, Mike Kennedy and Toby Zwickel for the expert

assistance during the basketball selections)PAST "AAA" DIVISION C.I.F. PLAYERS OF THE YEAR 1969 - 1976

1969 Doug Little San Marcos 6'3" 195 25.3 Avg.1970 Raymond Lewis.. Verbum Dei S'0" 160 21.3 Avg,1971 Jim Bogdanowicz West Covina 6'5" 165 15.7 Avg.1972 Mark Steinmeyer. Katella 6'2" 165 18.3 Avg.1973 Terry Tate Murphy..., 6'6" 185 25.0 Avg.1974 Mark Scott San Gabriel 6'4" 175 24.8 Avg.

Mike Santos Morningside 6'7" 210 19.2 Avg.1975 Ray Ellis.... San Gabriel 6'11" 230 28.0 Avg.1976 Gig Sims Redondo 6'9V' 200 27.0 Avg.

AMF VOIT BASKETBALLS TO HONORED PLAYERSSomething that has now become traditional at All-Southern California Board of Bas-ketball (and Football) Awards Programs, is the awarding of special AMF VOIT awardsto the honored southland players. Commemorative basketballs will be presented toall honorees -— both Southern Section and Los Angeles City Section of the C.I.F.players -— at the 39th annual program at Magic Mountain on Sat., April 10, 10:30

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CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATIONFORMERLY HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATIONGIG SIMS, REDONDO'S 6-10 CENTER, RUNAWAYMVP SELECTION IN "AAA" BASKETBALL FOR '76FOR RELEASE: MONDAY, MARCH 29 am's ***KINDLY OBSERVE RELEASE D A T E :

GIG SIMS, WHOM REDONDO HIGH SCHOOL COACH HARRY DINNEL CALLS..."THE MOST

GAME-DOMINATING PLAYER IN SOUTH BAY HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY", HAS BEEN NAMED

3A. DIVISION BASKETBALL PLAYER OP THE YEAR FOR 1976 BY MEMBERS OP CITIZENS

SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF BASKETBALL

ON HONOR TEAMS RELEASED TODAY THROUGH THE ATHLETIC FOUNDATION. SIMS, A FIRST-TEAM

3A SELECTION LAST YEAR, AVERAGED 27 POINTS PER GAME OVER A 29-GAME SEASON AMD AC-

COUNTED FOR 16 REBOUNDS PER GAME.

SEA HAWKS COACH DINNEL CALLS HIS 6-10 CENTER "THE BEST PLAYER IN THE

COUNTRY"... .ALTHOUGH I ADMIT NOT HAVING SEEN THEM ALL. SIMS WAS OUR TEAM...OUR BEST

BALL HANDLER, DRIBBLER, SCORER, REBOUNDER... .YOU NAME IT. WE WERE PRESSED IN EVERY

GAME, BUT SIMS PROVIDED US WITH THE STEADINESS THAT LED TO OUR GOOD SEASON."

AND A GOOD SEASCN IT WAS FOR THE SEA HAWKS, WHO WON THE OCEAN LEAGUE TITLE

AND PROGRESSED INTO THE PLAYOFFS WHERE SIMS & COMPANY ELIMINATED OXNARD, 49-37. NOT

SO FORTUNATE IN THE SECOND ROUND, REDONDO FELL BEFORE CABRILLO, 45-43, ALTHOUGH SB©

WAS THE GAME'S HIGH SCORER....AS USUAL...WITH 18 POINTS.

LYNWOOD, THE "AAA" CHAMPION FOR 1976 AND ONE OF TWO SCHOOLS (SEMI-FINAL-

IST RAMONA BEING THE OTHER) TO LAND THREE PLAYERS ON THE DIVISIONAL HONOR TEAMS, HAD

COMFORTABLE SAILING THROUGH THE EARLY PLAYOFF ROUNDS WITH A 95-72 FIRST-ROUND WIN

OVER BOLSA GRANDE, A 72-58 ROMP OVER SAN GABRIEL AND A 77-66 "BREEZE" OVER SOUTH

HILLS. THINGS GREW TOUGHER FOR THE KNIGHTS IN THE SEMI-FINALS, 67-63 OVER RAMONA,

AND THEN DOWNRIGHT NAIL-BITING IN THE FINAL AGAINST PALM SPRINGS, 71-70.

PALM SPRINGS, SO SUCCESSFULLY COACHED BY BILL ARMSTRONG OVER THE PAST

FEW SEASONS, BEAT SANTIAGO (84-71), LA MIRADA (58-56), CABRILLO (97-72) AND FULLER-

TON (60-51) PRIOR TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WITH LYNWOOD

39TH SOUTHLAND BASKETBALL AWARDS CEREMONIES AT MAGIC MT. ON APRIL 10All players named for honors on the 3A Division All-Southern California

High School Basketball Team for 1976 will be honored guests for the 39th-annualbasketball awards program to be held at Magic Mountain's Showcase Theater on Sat.morning, April 10 at 10:30 am.

Players, coaches and friends will be the special guests of Magic Mt.at awards ceremonies being conducted at the Valencia fun facility for the 4thconsecutive year.

AMP VOIT BASKETBALLS AWARDED TO HONORED PLAYERSCitizens Savings Athletic Foundation's traditional framed-scroll

awards will go to each honored player, as will special commemorative basket-balls, which AMP VOIT INC has so kindly presented over the past 20-oddyears. Player of the Year Gig Sims will be recipient of the traditionalbronze medallion award.

Thirty-two players, representing 26 southland high schools have beennamed to the 1976 all-stars in the "AAA" Division. Champion Lynwood and semi-finalist Ramona placed three players on this year's all-stars, while Camarilloand Victor Valley each landed two performers each.

No less than nine players selected on the 1976 honor teams are repeat-ers . two of these — first team guard James McCloud from North Riverside andthird team forward Tony Hodges of Cathedral — have been honored on the team overthe past three seasons. McLoud, a first team guard in '75, was on the 2nd team in'74, while Hodges repeats for the third year on the third team.

There won't be quite the number of repeaters on next year's all-stars,since there are tut two lower classmen on the teams, Lynwood*s sensational forwardTom Freeman is a junior, while his teammate 'fyren Naulls, is but a sophomore.

CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATIONFORMERLY HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATIONJOHN GREER, THREE-TIME ALL-CIF CHOICE, IS

"AA" DIVISION BASKETBALL MVP CHOICE IN 76FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY, MARCH 26 ... am's ***KINDLY HONOR RELEASE DATE!

JOHN GREER, 6-6, 210-POUND SENIOR CENTER FOR COACH DOUG STOCKHAM'S DE

ANZA LEAGUE CHAMPIONS AND A MEMBER OP THE ALL-CIF "A" TEAM THE PAST TWO

SEASONS (THE TIGERS MOVED UP TO "AA" PLAY IN 1976) HAS NAMED PLAYER OP

THE YEAR FOR 1976 IN HIS DIVISION AS MEMBERS OP CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDA-

TION'S ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF BASKETBALL MET TO MAKE THEIR 39TH ANNUAL

HARDCOURT SELECTIONS. A UNANIMOUS SELECTION AS "AA" DIVISION MVP, AS THE THREE-

TIME ALL-CIFer NOTCHED THE HIGHEST AVERAGE IN THE STATE FOR 1976....34.6 POINTS IN

25 GAMES.

POSSESSED OF REMARKABLE SHOOTING ABILITY, GREER HAD SIX GAMES IN THE 2Os,

SIX IN THE 30s, 12 GAMES OVER 40 AND ORE GAME (54) OVER 50. HIS LOW EFFORT WAS 23

POINTS. THE TIGERS WERE 21-4 FOR THE YEAR, AS THE BIG SENIOR CENTER CARRIED HIS

TEAM TO THE SECOND ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS. ELSINORE BETTERED SAN CLEMENTE, 79-67.

BEFORE LOSING TO SONORA., 73-52.

WITH 865 POINTS THIS SEASON, GREER ACCOUNTED FOR 2,108 POINTS OVER HIS

THREE ALL-CIF SEASONS, HIS TEAM GOING 70-11 DURING THAT SPAN. HIS THREE YEAR AVER-

AGE STANDS AT 25.3-POINTS PER GAME. GREER WAS 52% FROM THE FLOOR AND HE GATHERED

425 REBOUNDS....A 17.8 AVERAGE.GREER & OTHER ALL-STARS HONORED AT MAGIC MOUNTAIN ON APRIL 10THJohnny Greer and all other "AA" Division athletes honored on this

year's team will be the honored guests of the officials at Magic MountainPark at the 39th annual All-Southern California Board of Basketball AwardsProgram, sponsored by the Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation.

Players, coaches and friends will be the special guests of MagicMountain at awards ceremonies to be conducted in the Showcase Theater. The1976 program will mark the 4th year that Southern California's finest prepbasketball talent has been honored at the Valencia fun facility.

AMP VOIT BASKETBALLS AWARDED TO ALL-STAR TEAM PLAYERSAMF VOIT Basketballs will go to each honored player...a tradition

which goes back into the early fifties, AMP VOIT has long shown its inter-est in Southern California youth with the awarding of basketballs and foot-balls to the annual all—star team members.

Twenty-four schools are represented on the 30-player, three-team selec-tions, with six schools landing two performers. Mission Viejo, San Marino, SantaClara, El Dorado, Alta Loma and Aviation each placed two players.... as five juniorsfound their way onto the honor teams.

Rowland High School defeated Mission Viejo for the 2A Championship, 4l-38. Rowland ended its season with a 23-6 record, having entered the tournament asthe Montview League's No. 2 entry. Workman, the Montview League's No. 1 team, waseliminated by Moreno Valley in the second round, 72-59. The lew-scoring 2A finalewas the result of extremely poor accuracy on the part of both finalists, as theshooting from the floor and the line was erratic...falling well below 50%.

On their way to the "AA." title Rowland's Raiders routed Perris (9O-63),Alta Loma (70-65), El Dorado (58-39), San Marino (65-57) and then Mission Viejo(41-38) . Mission Viejo, the South Coast League champion, finished the year witha 24—5 record.

High School all-star team selections have been made by Citizens SavingsAthletic Foundation's All-Southern California Board of Athletics since 1937. Allplayers named for honors by this board of Southland sports journalists receiveFoundation awards and have their exploits filed in the Foundation's sports library.

The library, finest of its kind in the world, is open to the public with-out charge for research purposes.

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F I R S T T E A M "AA"P O S I T I O N P L A Y E R S C H O O L HGHT WGHT YEAR AVG.FORWARD RUSTY OWENS ROWLAND 6' 5" 205 Senior 14.0FORWARD GREG GOMES LEUZINGER 6*5" 175 Junior 24.2FORWARD TIM SHAW f CANYON (V.P.) 6'3" 160 Senior 21.1FORWARD ROGER ANDERSON.... SAN MARINO 6'6'' 190 Senior 22.4

CENTER ++ JOHN GREER $ ELSINORE 6'6" 210 Senior 34.6CENTER STEVE SAWYER MISSION VIEJO 6'5" 190 Senior 14.5

GUARD * TOM CODY SANTA CLARA o'll" 170 Senior 17.2GUARD-... # BLAKE WITHERS ELDORADO 6*2" 165 Senior 16.1GUARD..... ..+ AL WINTERS . MORENO VALLEY 6'3" 170 Senior 15.2GUARD....... BILL MORALES...... WORKMAN 6'0" 135 Junior 14.0

S E C O N D T E A M "AA"FORWARD TONY VASQUEZ ALTA LOMA. 6'2" 180 Senior 16.2FORWARD..... TIM SIEFKEN....... NORDHOFF 6'6" 205 Senior 21.2FORWARD....- STEVE PARKS....... LAWNDALE 6'5" 185 Senior 18.4FORWARD DAVID ZOGG.......... MISSION VIEJO...... 6'5" 175 Senior 11.6

CENTER BILL RUTZ. ........ SAN MARINO. 6'6" 190 Senior 22.3CENTER...... DAVE KNUDSEN. ...... . SONORA.......... 6'7" 210 Senior 17.9

GUARD...../..'' DON MORROW........' AVIATION.... „ 5'9" 160 Junior 14.2GUARD.. — ...+ ALBERT RODGERS.... LENNOX. 6'0" 170 Senior 29.0GUARD....... DAN DAVIDSMEIER... YUCAPIA............ 5'11:'165 Senior 25.5GUARD GREG R I P H A G E N . . . . . GAHR 6'4" 170 Senior 1 3 . 8

T H I R D T E A M "AA" : . •FORWARD ROGER SWAVING..... VALLEY CHRISTIAN 6'6" 200 Senior 16.2FORWARD..... BRIAN McCORMICK... MIRALESTE 6'4" 185 Senior 19.3FORWARD RORY LOVELL EL DORADO 6'1" 195 Senior 16.9FORWARD THERMAN HENDERSON. PERRIS.... 6'6" 180 Junior 19.0

CENTER....... JOE GAGNON........ SANTA CLARA... 6'6" 205 Senior 17.1CENTER STEVE SLY BONITA 6'4" 190 Senior 21.7

GUARD.. DUSTY DVORAK...... LAGUNA BEACH 6'2" 160 Senior 13.5GUARD JOHN MOON AVIATION 6'1" 165 Senior 14.5GUARD JAMIE EAGLE ALTA LOMA 6'0" 145 Senior 8.7GUARD MANUEL CRUMP DUARTE 5'9" 155 Junior 17.6

* 1st Team '75 + 2nd Team '75 # 3rd Team '75 -H- 1st Team "A" 197V75

ALL-CIF SOUTHERN SECTION MVP'S IN "AA" & "A" & "SMALL SCHOOLS" 1952 - 19761952 Don Carter Tustin (SS) 1967 George Valle Nordhoff (A)

Bill Dennis Citrus (SS) 1968 Rusty Blair..... .San Luis Obispo (AA)1953 Clyde Cook......Laguna Bch. (SS) Ronal Montoya..-N.D. Riverside (A)1954 Mike Gray Claremont (SS) 1969 Keith Batiste.. .Verbum Dei (AA)1955 John Arrillaga.-Morningside (SS) Steve McFall.....Atascadero (A).. ..1956 Charles Jordan...Palm Springs(SS) 1970 Ray Price.......Temple City (&A)1957 Bill Kilmer Citrus (SS) Brian Heublein. . .Pasadena Poly (A)1958 Terry Hermann Orange (SS) 1971 Dave Meyers Sonora (AA)1959 Bob Sommers....San Marino (SS) Larry Reynolds... Lutheran (A-SS)1960 Steve Miller...Santa Clara (SS) 1972 Luther Philyaw....Murphy (AA)1961 Bob Bedell....Bell Gard. (AA-A) Terry Tate Murphy (AA)1962 Bob Bedell .Bell Gard. (AA) Alvin Joseph -.L.A. Baptist (A)

Bob Henderson..Laguna Bch. (A) Kirk Bechtold 29 Palms (A)1963 Ramon Sanchez...Calexico (AA.-A) 1973 Dave Ertel La Canada (AA)1964 Jerry Sharman Charter Oak (AA) Bob Hatch La Canada (AA)

Andy Herrera. .. .Santa Clara (A) Chuck Gulo Aquinas (A)1965 Kenny Heitz Righetti (AA) 1974 Bill Roemer Agoura (AA)

Dean Duistermars..Val. Christ. (A) David Bobsin......Atascadero (A)1966 Steve Patterson Santa Maria (AA) 1975 Kevin Heenan El Dorado (AA)

Mike Terwilliger..... Bell-Jeff (A) Steve Simpson. ... .Banning (A)Guy Dimonte. Bell-Jeff (A) 1976 John Greer........Slsinors (AA)

1967 Carl Skidmore.....So. Pasadena (AA) Shawn Kuhn. Morro Bay (A)

High School all-star team selections have been made by Citizens SavingsAthletic Foundation's All-Southern California Board of Athletics since 1937.Selections are made by this board — members of the southland sports writingfraternity — without compensation and in the interest of high school athletics.All selections are on file in the Athletic Foundations Sports Library, open tothe public daily

CITIZENS ATHLETIC FOUNDATIONFORMERLY HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATIONSHAWN KUHN, STAR OF MORRO BAY'S CIF "A"CHAMPS, NAMED DIVISION MVP FOR '76 SEASON

FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY, MARCH 25...am's ***KINDLY HONOR RELEASE DATE!!

SHAWW KUHN, 6-4, 195-POUND SENIOR FORWARD FOR COACH SAL CARDINALE'S "A"DIVISION CHAMPION PIRATES, HAS BEEN NAMED PLAYER OF THE YEAR IN HIS DI-VISION BY ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF BASKETBALL IN ANNUAL SELEC-

TIONS RELEASED TODAY THROUGH THE ATHLETIC FOUNDATION. KUHN AND THREE OTHER PIRATEPERFORMERS FIND THEMSELEVES ON THE TWO HONOR TEAMS.., .THE SELECTION BOARD WELL

AWARE OF MORRO BAY'S COMPLETE DOMINANCE HI ONE A PLAY IN 1976.Kuhn led the Morro Bay Pirates through a perfect Los Padres League season

and a 26-2 record overall in 1976. Morro Bay's losses coming at the hands of two3A opponents (losses later reversed) evidenced the school's great superiority in1A play. This fact was clearly displayed in 1A playoff action, as the Pirates de-feated five opponents by an average of over 30 points.

Top rated by his coach, Sal Cardinale, Shawn Kuhn is called "an excellentprospect." He and guard Jack Wheeler averaged 16 points per game over the full sea-son, while junior center Dave McCracken averaged 14.5 points per game. Jack Wheel-er's brother, junior guard Chris, was named to the 1A second team.

AWARDS FOR "A" ALL-STARS AT MAGIC MOUNTAIN ON SAT., APRIL 10THAll-Southern California Board of Athletic's 39th annual Basketball

Awards Program will be held at Magic Mountain Park in Valencia on Saturday,.April 10 at 10:30 a.m. Players, coaches and parents will be the honoredguests of Magic Mountain officials for an afternoon of fun following the aw-ards ceremonies. The 1976 program will mark the 4th year that basketballawards have been presented at Magic Mountain.

AMF - VOIT BASKETBALLS FOR HONORED PLAYERSSpecial Voit basketballs will be presented to all honored players

at the April 10th awards program. This traditional award, so thoughtfullygiven by the people at AMF VOIT Inc., dates back to the early fifties.

Fifteen "A" Division schools are represented on the two honor teams for1976. Finalist Big Bear (for the second straight year) places two players on theteam, as does Chadwick a semi-finalist.

On its way to a virtually "untested" title, Morro Bay whipped Cuyama by45 points (93-48); swamped Coast Union by 58 (109-51); easily dispatched Bishop by21 (66-45); plastered Pasadena Poly by 26 (85-59); and then eased by Big Bear inthe division finale by 13 (67-54).

First and second All-A Division teams follow:

1 9 7 6 "A" DIVISION ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM

F I R S T T E A M "A"

POSITION P L A Y E R S C H O O L HGHT WGHT YR. AVG

+ FORWARD... SHAWN KUHN MORRO BAY 6-4 190 Sr. 16.0+ FORWARD,.. TERRY MCGRATH . . . BIG BEAR. . . . . . . . . . 6-4 185 Sr. 15.0FORWARD... BOB ROSTOHAR . . . . ST. BONAVENTURE 6-3 210 Jr. 23.2FORWARD... DAVE TOCKEY BISHOP 6-1 170 Sr. 24.2

* FORWARD... BRENT KING HERITAGE . 6-2 170 Sr. 22.4CENTER.... JEFF CHURCHILL . . . BIG BEAR 6-5 203 Sr. 19.5CENTER.... DAVE MC CRACKEN . . MORRO BAY 6-5 185 Jr. 14.5GUARD JACK WHEELER . . . . MORRO BAY 6-2 165 Sr. 16.0GUARD BRAD BALDRIDGE . . . PASADENA POLY 5-11 180 Jr. 18.0GUARD MIKE BOGDANOV. . . . HUNTINGTON VALLEY CHRISTIAN. 6-3 180 Sr. 21.7

S E C O N D T E A MFORWARD... MARK LEWELLEN. . . . SANTA YNEZ . 6-2 174 Sr. 15.5FORWARD... BEN BRUSH T R O N A 6-3 175 Jr. 15.5FORWARD... RALEIGH SADDLER. . . CHADWICK 6-1 l8o Sr. 15.6FORWARD... STEVE MC CRAVEY. . . MONTCLAIR PREP 6-3 175 Jr. 13.3CENTER.... BRIAN EHLERS . . . . CHADWICK 6-4 160 Sr. l8.5CENTER.... HUGH HOBUS MARY STAR OF SEA 6-3 195 Jr. 18.4GUARD..... JOHN SOTO HOLTVILLE 6-2 170 Sr. 16.7GUARD KEN BOOKER TEHACHAPI 6-3 155 Sr. 15.4GUARD CHRIS WHEELER. . . . MORRO BAY 6-0 155 Jr. 10.0GUARD,.... RICK CAPRETTA. . . . PROVIDENCE 6-2 I86 Jr. 16.O

+ 1st Team '75 * 2rid Team I97H-.75 £ 2r:d T°5d '75

ALL-LOS ANGELES CITY BASKETBALL ALL-STARSHEADED BY DORSET'S JAMES WILKES & RONALDBAXTER (4A) & KENNEDY'S ALAN TAYLOR (3A)C i t y B a s k e t b a l l Teams Divided 1 s t Time in '76FOR RELEASE: TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 23 and Wed. am's

DORSEY HIGH SCHOOL'S 4A CITY BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS RECEIVED ADDITIONAL

HONoRS TODAY, IS ITS TWO OUTSTANDING PERFORMERS DURING 1976 — JAMES

WILKES AMD RONALD BAXTER — WERE NAMED CO-PLAYERS OF THE "YEAR IN LOS

ANGELES CITY 4A. BASKETBALL....SELECTION BEING MADE BY CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC

FOUNDATION'S PREP SELECTION BOARD. THE DORSEY HIGH PAIR LED THE DONS TO THEIR FIRST

CITY BASKETBALL TITLE IN THE SCHOOL'S HISTORY, CLIMAXING A 25-1 SEASON WITH A 75-60

CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY OVER WESTERN LEAGUE CHAMPION CREMSHAW. .

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 1976, THE FOUNDATION'S SELECTIOM BOARD NAKED W O

ALL-LOS ANGELES CITY ALL-STAR TEAMS, FOLLOWING DIVISIONAL. LINES SET UP BY THE L.A.

SECTION'S COMMISSIONER. TOO SIX-MAN TEAMS,' THEREFORE, HAVE BEEN SELECTED IN BOTH

4A AND 5ft. DIVISIONS....A TOTAL OF 26 PLAYERS BEING HONORED (ONE ADDITIONAL PLAYER

WAS NAMED IN EACH DIVISION DOE TO TIE VOTING)... .REFLECTING AN INCREASE OF SIX PLAY-

ERS HONORED OVER. THE 1975 FORMAT OP THREE, SIX-PLAYER TEAMS IN ONE DIVISION. .

THREE-A. DIVISIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR HONORS WENT TO KENNEDY HIGH

SCHOOL'S ALAN TAYLOR, 6-9, 215-POUND SENIOR CENTER WHOM COACH DEAN CADWELL SIMPLY

REFERS TO AS "GREAT." TAYLOR LED KENNEDY'S GOLDEN COUGARS TO A SHARE OF THE MID-

VALLEY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP AND TEEN TO THE 3A DIVISION SEMI-FINALS. ALAN VAS THE

CITY'S 3RD HIGH SCORER WITH 262 POINTS IN 10 LEAGUE GAMES AND WAS A STRONG REBOUNDER

AT BOTH ENDS OF THE FLOOR. THE COUGARS DEFEATED WILSON (85-46) AND GRANT (60-59),

BEFORE LOSING TO UNDERDOG BANNING IN THE SEMI-FINALS (73-7l).

1976 ALL-CITY BASKETBALL AWARDS CEREMONIES AT MAGIC MOUNTAIN SAT. APRIL 10

Players of the Year James Wilkes, Ronald Baxter and Alan Taylor will be hon-ored along with, other All-City Basketball Team members at the 39th annual All-Sou-thern California Board of Basketball Awards Program to be held at Magic MountainPark on Saturday, April 10 at 10:30 a.m.

Honored players, their coaches and families will be the guests of Park of-ficials for an afternoon of fun following the awards ceremonies, to be held in theShowcase Theater. Framed scroll awards will be presented to all honored players,with college coaches and L.A. City School administrators taking part in the pre-sentation ceremonies.

As expected, the 4A team is dominated by Southern (five players) andWestern League (four players) players. Champion Dorsey and semi-finalist Fremontplaced two players each on the two honor teams. The first 4A team is composed ofonly seniors, while one under classman, Westchester's Sam Williams, was named tothe second team.

Three-A champion Granada Hills and semi-finalist Locke landed two play-ers each on the 3A. teams, as did Northern League champion Belmont. Nine schools ar(represented on the 3A teams, while 11 schools have athletes on the kk teams.

LEAGUE CHAiTPIONS PT THE SIGHT CITY LEAGUES FOR 1976 SEASON..

CKAI-fflON LEAGUE C O A C H RECORD LEAGUE RUMgER-U? RECORD

DORSEY SOUTHERN.. JOHN HAYDEL....... 10-0 FREMONT 8-2JORDAN EASTERN.. . RICHARD MASON 10-0 . BELL-GARFIELD 6-!tCRENSHAW WESTERN... WILLIE WEST , 10-0 WESTCHESTER 7-3BELMONT NORTHERN.. TOM ARIMA. 10-0 LINCOLN 6-4LOCKE MARINE.... CLIFP EOREMS 10-0 BANNING-CARSON, . . . 6-4EL CAMINO W-VALLEY.. BLADE CROWTHER... 8-2 RESEDA 7-3GRANADA HILLS. W-VALLEY BARRY BASS 8-2 SAN FERNANDO...... 6-4KENNEDY M-VALLEY.. ^ ^ CADWELL 8-2P O L Y E-VALLEY DOUG MICHELSON 10-2 HOLLWOOD 8-4G R A N T BILL McKEE 10-2

. . . pick up all-star teams

* * * FIRST T E A M (AAAA - DIVISION)

P L A Y E R S C H O O L HEIGHT WEIGH? Y2AR AVC-,

+ JAMES WILKES. . . . , D O R S E Y » 6-& 205 S r . 1 7 . 9; RONALD BAXTER . . . . D O R S E Y # 6 -5 200 S r . 1 9 . 6

* KIKI VANDEWEGHE. . . . PALISADES # 6-7 195 S r . 2 4 . 1RAY POTLONGO. . . . . CRENSHAW . . . . . . . 6-6 2 1 5 S r . 1 4 . 5DWAYNE A L L E N F R E M O N T . . . . , . ' . . # 6 - 3 190 S r . 1 4 . 2

* BILLY BRYANT . . . . 1 JEFFERSON 6 -3 .175 S r . 3 0 . 4

S E C O N D T E A M (AAAA - DIVISION)

SAM WILLIAMS . . . . i WESTCHESTER 6-7 185 Jr. 14.0THERON LAUDERMILL. . > FREMONT: j . . . . . . 6 - 1 1 5 5 Sr, l6.9BERNARD SAMPSON. . . » J O R D A N . . . , , . 6 -5 188 S r , 1^.7CHRIS WASNEY EL CAMDINO REAL . . . . 6 -5 185 S r . 2 2 . 7ALFRED PATTERSON . v . R E S E D A 6 - 1 165 S r . 2 0 . 4GREG YOUMAN. » . . HAMILTON . ' 6-2 165 Sr. 20.1DAVID PaDILLA GARFIELD . . . . . . . 6 - 0 I 5 8 Sr. 24,0

* * * * * * * * * * *

* * * F I R S T T E A M (AAA - DIVISION)

P L A Y E R S C H O O L HEIGHT WEIGHT YSAR AVG.

ALAN TAYLOR. . . . . . KENNEDY 6-9 2 1 5 S r . 2 6 . 2LONDALE OHE0S . . . . L O C K E 6 - 5 180 S r . 2 6 . 5BRETT MILLIGAN. . . . G R A N T .' 6 - 4 170 S r . 1 7 . 5DAN SOLLER . . . . . GRANADA HILLS. . . . . 6 - 2 175 S r . 1 6 . 9BRETT DAVIS. . . . . GRANADA HILLS. . . . . 6-6 205 S r . 1 9 . 7KENNY GOLDMAN . . . . G R A N T . 6 - 5 175 S r . 2 0 . 0

*-RICKY OWENS . . . . . LINCOLN 6-2 180 S r . 2 0 . 9

S E C O N D T E A M • (AAA - DIVISION)

* WALLY RANK. . . . . . # C A R S O N . 6 - 4 17*f Sr . 20.5JOHN LELETZOPOULOS. , BELMONT 5-8- 150 Sr. 8.6PAT VALENZUELA. . . . BELMCNT 6-5 180 Sr. 16,9DAVID WILBURN . . . . BANNING 6-1 170 Sr. 19.7RONNIE TAYLOR . . . . L O C K E 5-9 160 Sr, 17.1DARWELL FORTSON . . . POLY., 5-9 175 Sr. 12.0

+ 1st Team *75 5S 2nd Team '75 * 3rd Team '75

(Note: 1976 is first year that divisional teams...kA & JA,..have been piokei

ALL - LOS ANGELES CITY BAS^TBALL PLAYERS OP THE YSAR - I958-I976-

1938 John Landic...,,.,.,.Roosevelt 1959 Henry Johnson........Fremont1939 Dick Lindsley........Eagle Rock Jack Hirsch.....,....Van Nuys1940 Dick Frey .Banning 1960 Joe Caldwell .Preinont1941 Gilbert Turnbull.....Hamilton 1961 Gail Goodrich, Polytechnic1942 Derington Gartrell.. .Banning 1962' Tony Horton University1945 Vic Larson...........Washington 1965 Edgar Lacey..........Jefferson1944 Dan Ducich ..Los Angeles 1965 Halter Simon ..Roosevelt1945 Bob Kloppenberg .Marshall 1965 Sam Robinson,........Jefferson1946 Dick McFarland Manual Arts 1966 Sam Robinson. ,„,,,„..,Jsff er3on1947 Al Linnick.., .Fairfax 1967 Curtis Rowe..........Fremont1948 Dick Saner,..........Venice . 1968 Ronald Riley.........Jordan1949 Chet Noe .Washington. 1969 Gregory Lee Reseda

Don Eby .Washington 1970 Gregory Lee .Reseda1950 James Powell Polytechnic 1971 Tom Lipsey. Jefferson1951 J.C. Gipson..........Jefferson 1972 Richard Johnson......Jefferson "1952 Willie Naulls .San Pedro - Lawrence Williams... .Fremont1953 James Kaufman........Los Angeles 1973 Marques Johnson......Crenshaw1954 Lee Harmon .University 1974 Ivory Ward Fremont1955 Don Pino ..University 1975 Chris Lippert ...Cleveland1956 Sterling Forbes......Jordan 1976 James Wilkes (4A)..,,Dorssy1957 Billy McGill .Jefferson Ronald Baxter (4A).. .Dorsey1958 Billy McGill.........Jefferson Alan Taylor (3A.) . „.. .Kennedy

Willie Thomas .Jefferson

MEMBERS ALL-LOS ANGELES CITY BOARD OF BASKETBALL

AVRUM DANSKY - LOS ANGELES TIMES RALPH ALEXANDER - MEMBER AT LARGECLIFF GEWECKE - HUNTINGTON PARK SIGNAL BOB GUERRERO - NORTHEAST NEWSPAPERSJIM HART - SAN PEDRO NEWS PILOT MIKE MARTINEZ - SANTA MONICA OUTLOOKCHRIS MORTENSEN - SOUTH BAY DAILY BREEZE JERRY WEEKS - CULVER CITY STAR NEWSFRANK MAZZEO - SAN FERNANDO VALLEY NEWS BUDDY DYER - SECRETARY

W.R. BILL SCHROEDER - CHAIRMAN(Note: The Board thanks MIKE KENNEDY, CHRIS LONG & TOBY ZWICKEL for their

assistance in the selection of the 1976 All-City Basketball Team.)All past all-star teams, along with records of teams and coaches, are on

file in the Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation Library. Player inforrr.a.tiondating back to 1933, the year of the first all-city team a3 selected by theboard, ic available to the public for research purposes.

CHRIS WASNEY (EL CAMINO) & AL PATTERSON(RESEDA) WIN CO-MVP HONOR IN WEST VALLEY

FOR RELEASE: TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 16 , & Wed. am's . . . .

LEAGUE CHAMPION EL CAMINO REAL AND RUNNER-UP RESEDA PLACED TWO PLAYERSEACH ON THE ALL-WEST VALLEY ALL-STAR BASKETBALL TEAM, RELEASED TODAYTHROUGH CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION. EL CAMTNO'S CHRIS WASNEY

AND RESEDA'S ALFRED PATTERSON — TWO OF THE CITY'S TOP SCORERS IN 1976 — WEREACCORDED CO-PLAYER OF THE YEAR HONORS IN TEAMS ANNUALY SELECTED BY LEAGUE COACHESAND MEMBERS OF THE ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S SELECTION BOARD,

Wasney, a 55% shooter from his forward position who was the city's 6th topscorer with a 22,7-point average, led coach Blaine Crowther's Conquistadores to an8-2 league season and the title, Al Patterson, a 21.2-point averaging senior guardfor runner-up Reseda (7—3), was 9th ranked city scorer*

Both West-Valley League's top teams were defeated in 4 A playoff action —El Camino losing to Jeff (80-60) & Reseda to Manual Arts (72-66). The league's3rd and 4th place teams — Canoga Park & Chatsworth — also lost, to Westchester(78-63) & Doraey (93-43) respectively. All-star teams follow:

* * *. F I R S T T E A M . . . . . .All-West Valley League Basketball - 1976

P L A Y E R • S C H O O L HEIGHT WEIGHT YEAR AVG.

CHRIS WASNEY EL CAMINO REAL. . . . . 6-5 185 Sr. 22.7DAM HAZELWOOD. . . . . . RESEDA 6-1 165 Sr. 13.9MASK RUNYAN EL CAMINO REAL. . . . . 6-6 195 Sr. 14.6BUDDY MAYHEW . . . . . . CANOGA PARK . . . . . . 6-2 160 Sr. 20.4

+ ALFRED PATTERSON . . . . RESEDA. 6-1 165 Sr. 21.2

S E C O N D T E A M

JOHN DURSO CLEVELAND . 6-4 175 J*1. 12.4DENIS BRANNAGAN CANOGA PARK 6-0 165 Sr. 13.9DON DISNEY CLEVELAND 5~7 150 J r . 1 1 . 0JOHN SWINTON . . . . . . CHATSWORTH. 6-0 155 Sr. 12.3SCOTT MILNE T A F T 5-10 160 S r . 10.3

+ 2nd Team '75

LONDALE THEUS, LOCKE'S HIGH-SCORING GUARD,WINS TOP ACCLAIM IN MARINE BASKETBALL l76

LONDALE THEUS, BACK FOR A SECOND HELPING OF MVP HONORS IN THE MARINE LEAGUE,

WAS THE CITY HIGH SCHOOL'S SECOND HIGH SCORER IN 1976... .BOASTING A 26.3-POINT SCORING AVERAGE. NAMED THE MARINE LEAGUE'S OUTSTANDING PERFORMER AS

A JUNIOR LAST YEAR, LEAGUE COACHES AMD CITIZENS SAVINGS BOARD MEMBERS AGREED HE WASCERTAINLY THE BEST AGAIN, AS LOCKE'S SAINTS REPEATED AS LEAGUE CHAMPIONS.

Two Locke performers were named to the first team, as the Marine LeagueChamps far outdistanced other loop members in the standings with a perfect 10-0record. The Saints advanced to the semis of the 3A Division playoffs, beatingFairfax (51-36) and Hollywood (63-61 in overtime), before losing to eventual champ-ion Granada Hills (103-84). Banning, tied with Carson for the runner-up spot inleague play (6-4), went all the way to the 3A final, losing 74-55 to Granada Hills.

Banning beat San Fernando (66-52), Gardena (62-58..the Marine's 4th placeteam) and Kennedy (73-71) prior to losing to the Highlanders.

All players named for honors will be recipients of Citizens Savings Ath-letic Foundation scroll awards. Honor teams follow:

* * * F I R S T T E A M All-Marine League Basketball - 1976

P L A Y E R S C H O O L HEIGHT WEIGHT YEAR AVG.

+ LONDALE THEUS L O C K E 6-3 180 Sr. 26.3+ WALLY RANK CARSON 6-4 174 Sr. 20.5DAVID WILBURN BANNING 6-1 170 Sr. 19.7RICKY WAYNES GARDENA 6-4 180 Sr. 14.8RONNIE TAYLOR L O C K E 5-9 160 Sr. 17.1

S E C O N D T E A MRON QUICK SAN PEDRO 5-11 145 Sr. 19.7STEVE GILLIAN, NARBONNE . . . . . . . . 6-0 170 Sr. 15.9GENE HITCHCOCK BANNING 6-4 1°6 . Jr. 16.0GARY WILSON GARDENA ® 6-1 170 Sr. 13.3CALVIN DYER. . . . . . . CARSON 5-9 150 Sr. 10.4

•1- 1st Team '75

DORSEY HIGH'S JAMES WILKES & RON BAXTERNAMED TOP BASKETBALL PLAYERS IN SOUTHERNFOR RELEASE: WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 17 & Thurs. am's ......

DORSEY HIGH SCHOOL'S DANDY DONS, CHAMPIONS OP 4A BASKETBALL FOR 1976, HADTHEIR STERLING DUO, JAMES WILKES AND RON BAXTER, NAMED CO-PLAYERS OP THE

YEAR IN SOUTHERN LEAGUE BASKETBALL FOR 1976....ON TEAMS RELEASED TODAY THROUGHCITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION. WILKES REPEATS HIS SELECTION AS LEAGUE MVPFROM 1975, WHILE BAXTER, A 20_P0INT-PER-GAME PRODUCER FOR THE FIRST-TIME L.A. CITYCHAMPIONS, COULD NOT BE DENIED A PIECE OF THE HONOR.

Disappointed in last year's city semi-finals, when its quest for a perfectseason was dashed by league rival Fremont, Dorsey won going away in '76, beatingWestern League Champion Crenshaw 75-60 in the finals. The Dons dumped Chatsworth(93-43), palisades (79-58) and Fremont (54-52) on the way to the title. Both Jeffand Manual Arts advanced to the 4A second round, but were humbled by Westchester(82-77) and Crenshaw (92-87) respectively.

All-League Basketball Teams in the L.A. City Section of the CIF are selectedby league coaches and members of the Citizens. Savings Athletic Foundation in coop-eration since 1938, Foundation scroll awards go to the following team members:

* * * F I R S T T E A M All-Southern League Basketball - I976

P L A Y E R S C H O O L HEIGHT WEIGHT YEAR AVG.

+ JAMES WILKES DORSEY. . . . . . . » " . . ' 6-8 205 Sr. 17.9WAYNE ALLEN ' . . . . . „ FREMONT 6-3 190 Sr. 14.2

* RONALD BAXTER DORSEY. 6-5 200 Sr. 19.6THERON LAUDERMILL.~. . . FREMONT 6-1 155 Sr. 16.9

+ BILLY BRYANT '. JEFFERSON ........ 6-3 175 Sr. JP.k

S E C'O'N D T E A M ' ~ " -" '-'.'

DANIEL RAMSEY - DORSEY " . . 6-8 210 Sr. 9.2TERRY RAVENELL - . . . . „ FREMONT ......... 6-4 170 Sr. 9.6HENRY JOHNSON. .....". MANUAL ARTS.. . . . . . . 6-5 200 Jr. 18.5JEROME BROWN . ;. . . ". . MANUAL ARTS .......... 6-5 180 Sr. 13.4WILBERT WILLIAMS . . . . JEFFERSON .......... 5-11 170 Sr. 16.9

+ 1st Team '75 .* 2nd Team *75

PAT VALENZUELA (BELMONT) & RICKY OWENS(LINCOLN) WIN CO-MVP HONORS IN NORTHERN

P A T VALENZUELA, WHO LED BELMONT HIGH'S SENTINELS TO A PERFECT 10-0 LEAGUECHAMPIONSHIP SEASON, AND RICKY OWENS, HIGH-SCORING LINCOLN GUARD, WHOSE

TIGERS WOUND UP SECOND (6-4), HAVE BEEN NAMED CO-PLAYERS OP THE YEAR INNORTHERN LEAGUE BASKETBALL FOR 1976. TEAMS, SELECTED BY LEAGUE COACHES AND MEMBERS -OF CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S PREP BOARD, ARE RELEASED THROUGH THE ATH-LETIC, FOUNDATION ANNUALLY,

Owens, an all-league selection for three years, was named a co-MVP in 1975,along with Marshall's Randy Rico, The senior guard from Lincoln was the city's 11thleading scorer, boasting a 20.9-point scoring average, As league runners-up, theTigers lOSt in the playoff's first round to Hollywood (72-51), League champ Belmontjumped but of the playoff starting gate over Van Nuys (81-68), but ran into GranadaHills in the second round (68-63).

Neither Marshall nor Wilson, tied for 3rd in league play, could advance pastthe first round. Honor teams follow:

* * * F I R S T T E A M All-Northern League Basketball - 1976

P L A Y E R S C H O O L HEIGHT WEIGHT YEAR AVG.

PAT VALENZUELA BELMONT , . . . 6-3 180 Sr. 16.9+ RICKY OWENS LINCOLN. 6-2 180 Sr. 20-.9* ANTHONY LUKACIC BELMONT 6-4 190 Sr. 10,8MITCH TINKHAM EAGLE ROCK 6-4 194 Sr. 15.1JOHN LELETZOPOULOS. . . . BELMONT 5-8 150 Sr. 8.6

S E C O N D T E A M

GREG SLIDER BELMONT 6-3 165 Jra 14.5JESS GOMEZ WILSON 6-2 180 Soph. 11.7LESTER PETTIT MARSHALL 6-3 190 Sr. 12.0JAMES TRAYLOR LINCOLN 5-8 140 Sr. 12.4BOB CARDONA FRANKLIN 5-9' 155 Sr. 11.4

+ 1st Team '75 * 2nd Team '75 " \

KENNEDY HIGH'S ALAN TAYLOR NAMED PLAYEROF YEAR IN MID-VALLEY BASKETBALL FOR '76FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 18 & Fri. am's

A LAN TAYLOR, DESCRIBED BY KENNEDY HIGH BASKETBALL COACH AS "GREAT", WAS THE

UNANIMOUS CHOICE OP COACHES & CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION BOARD

MEMBERS AS PLAYER OP THE YEAR IN THE MID-VALLEY LEAGUE FOR 1976...AS ANNUAL

HARDCOURT SELECTIONS WERE RELEASED TODAY BY THE ATHLETIC FOUNDATION.

Although not winning the league title outright — Kennedy tied with GranadaHills (8-2), there was little doubt that Taylor, all 6-9, 215-pounds of him, wasthe class of the league. Alan was the city's 3rd high scorer with a 26,2-pointaverage. A strong rebounder, Alan led the Golden Cougars past Wilson (85-46) andGrant (60-59), before being upset by Banning in the semi-finals (73-71)•

Co-champion Granada Hills, coached by Barry Bass, won the 3A Division titlewith victories over Carson (55-53), Belmont (68-63) > Locke (103-84) and Banning inthe finals (74—55), The Highlanders placed two performers on the all-league team...Brett Davis and Dan Soller.

All-league players listed below will be recipients of Citizens SavingsAthletic Foundation scroll awards, as they have since the program's inception in 1938

* * * F I R S T T E A M All-Mid-Valley League Basketball Team - 1976

P L. A Y E R S C H O O L HEIGHT WEIGHT YEAR AVG.

• + BRETT DAVIS. .. . . . ... . . GRANADA HILLS 6-6 205 Sr. 19.7STEVE SCOTT. . . .:. . . . . VAN NUYS . . . . ... . . 6-4 180 Sr. 22.0

+ ALAN TAYLOR...'. . . ..' .. . * KENNEDY. . . . . . . . . . . 6-9 215 Sr. 26.2+ DAN SOLLER . . . . .. •.". . GRANADA HILLS. . . . . . 6-2 175 Sr. 16.9DON SULLIVAN , . . . . . . # SAN FERNANDO ......... 6-5 190 , Sr. 14.6

S E C O N D T E A M ' . :"

GEORGE SCHELL. GRANADA HILLS. . . . . . 6-5 190 Sr. 13.7AL CARPENTER VAN NUYS . . . . . . . . 5-10 170 Sr. 11.0

* SCOTT HARTMAN MONROE . . 6-6 195 Jr. 17.3MARK GOODWIN . BIRMINGHAM 6-1 165 Jr. 12.3MARK LANCE KENNEDY 6-3 180 Sr. 12,4

+ 1st Team «75 * 2nd Team «75

KIKI VANDEWEGHE, PALISADES CENTER, TOPSWESTERN BASKETBALL SELECTIONS FOR 1976

KIKI VANDEWEGHE, 6-7, 210-POUND CENTER OFF COACH JERRY MARVIN'S THIRD PLACE

FINISHING PALISADES DOLPHINS, HAS BEEN NAMED PLAYER OF THE YEAR IN WESTERN

LEAGUE BASKETBALL FOR I976 BY VOTE OF LEAGUE COACHES AND MEMBERS OF CITIZENS

SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S SELECTION BOARD.. AN ALL-LEAGUE FIRST TEAM SELECTION

IN 1975, KIKI WAS THE CITY'S 4TH HIGH SCORER (24.1 AVG.) AND WAS A CONSIDERABLE

FORCE FOR THE DOLPHINS ON THE BOARDS. •

Crenshaw, which won the strong Western League title with a perfect 10-0 rec-ord, placed its two stars Ray Potlongo and Jose Mareano on the first all-league team.All four Western League entries in the playoffs advanced past the first round ofplay, with champion Crenshaw going to the final game before losing the -4A city cham-pion Dorsey (75-60), Second place league finisher Vestchester went out of playoffaction (81-69) at the hands of Crenshaw, while Hamilton and Palisades lost to Fre-mont (78-57) and Dorsey (79-58) respectively.

All-league players listed below will receive Foundation scroll awards,

* * * F I R S T T E A M . . . . . All-Western League Basketball - 1976

P L A Y E R S C H O O L HEIGHT WEIGHT YEAR AVG.

SAM WILLIAMS WESTCHESTER 6 - 7 I 8 5 J r . 1 4 . 0+ K I K I VANDEWEGHE . . . . . PALISADES 6-7 195 s r . 24.1

RAY POTLONGO CRENSHAW 6-6 21$ Sr.. 14.5GREG YOUMAN HAMILTON 6-2 165 Sr. 20.1JOSE MARCANO CRENSHAW . , 5-8 145 S r . 16.8

S E C O N D T E A M

E M HOWLAND WESTCHESTER 6-4 175 Jr. 12.1TIM RICHARDS. . . . . . . . UNIVERSITY 6-4 180 Sr. 10.0RUSSELL JACKSON . . . . . CRENSHAW 6-5 174 Sr. 12.6

+ KENNY NEWKIRK VENICE 6-2 175 sr. 22.2DARWIN COOK CRENSHAW 6-3 163 Sr. 9.6ELVIS MARSHALL WESTCHESTER 5-10 155 s r * 12.5

+ l 3 t T e a m ' 7 5 . . . . . . . . . . . ..'. • ••.. -, •-•.-.> •'.•:...

GRANT HIGH'S. BRETT MILLIGAN & KEN GOLDMANSHARE EAST-VALLEY BASKETBALL LAURELS IN T76FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY AFTERNOON, .MARCH 19 & Sat, am'3

GRANT HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH FINISHED IN A DEAD HEAT WITH POLY FOR THE EAST-VALLEY

LEAGUE TITLE, HAD ITS DYNAMIC FORWARD DUO OF BRETT MILLIGAN AND KENNY GOLDMAN

NAMED CO-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR FOR I976....AS ALL-LEAGUE TEAMS WERE RELEASED

TODAY THROUGH CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION. THE ANNUAL HARDCOURT SELECTIONS

ARE MADE COOPERATIVELY THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF LEAGUE COACHES AND MEMBERS OF THE

CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S SELECTION BOARD.

Grant coach Bill McKee, to no one's surprise, considers his senior forwards"among the best players in the city," Both players were high in assists and eachaveraged 10 1/2 rebounds per game. - Goldman averaged 20 points per game, while Milliganh i t f o r a 1 6 . 5 - p o i n t a v e r a g e .

The East-Valley League eo-MVPs led Grant to a first-round win over Marshall,69-49, but the Lancers were then edged by Kennedy, 60-59. Third place finisher Hol-lywood got out of the starting gate fast against Lincoln, 72-51, but then droppeda close second-round battle to Locke, 63-61. Poly and Fairfax both lost 1st-roundgames to Gardena (64-56) and Locke (51-36) respectively. Honor teams follow:

* * *' F I R S T ' T E A M . . . . All-East-Yalley League Basketball - 1976

' * ' P L A Y ' E R '-"'" ~-"*V C H'O 0 L '"' HEIGHT WEIGHT YEAR ATO.

, KENNY PARKER. . . . r.;. " P O L Y 6-1. ',l60 Sr. 11.8,, 'KEITH KOEPKE.*..'.' , .'. P O L Y . I 6-1 170 Sr. 12.2 -

+BRETT MILLIGAN. . . . _- G R A N T - '6-4 170 Sr. 17.3+ KENNY GOLDMAN ..,.'.» G R A N T , .-. . . . . . . 6-5 175 Sr. 20.0DARWELL FORTSON . . -. . P O L Y . „ ' . « . . . . . 5-9 175 Sr. 12.0oTTo SVOBODA* ....... FAIRFAX . 5-11 160 sr. 1*1.2

S E C O N D T E A M* BRUNO MARCOTULLI. . . . # HOLLYWOOD. . . . . . . . 6 - 3 1 9 0 S r . 1 5 . 6

KEVIN TEEMS . . . . . . SYLMAR 6 - 3 1 6 5 S r . 1 3 . 3GREG SYKES HOLLYWOOD 6-4 220 Sr. 7,6MIKE FRANK G R A N T 6 - 3 1 6 5 S r . 1 1 . 3LEONARD HOWARD. . . . . NORTH HOLLYWOOD. . . . . . . . 6 - 2 1 7 0 S r . l 4 , 3RICK BASS . . . . . . . F A I R F A X . . . . . . . . . 5 - 9 . 1 6 0 S r . 1 3 . 1

+ 1st Team «75 * 2nd Team '75 i

BERNARD SAMPSON (JORDAN) & DAVID PADILLA(GARFIELD) TOP EASTERN BASKETBALL PICKS

JORDAN HIGH SCHOOL'S BERNARD SAMPSON AND DAVID PADILLA OF AGRFIELD WERE NAMED

CO-BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR IN THE EASTERN LEAGUE FOR 1976, IN TEAMS

RELEASED TODAY THROUGH CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION. SAMPSON LED JOR-

DAN TO A PERFECT 10-0 RECORD IN THE '76 LEAGUE RACE, WHILE PADILLA WAS THE

MAINSTAY ON GARFIELD'S 6-4, CO-RUNNER-UP TEAM. THE GARFIELD FLASH WAS NUMBER FIVE

ON THE L.A. CITY SCORING LIST WITH A 24-POINT AVERAGE. SAMPSON AVERAGED 14.7 POINTS

P E R OUTING.

In 4A playoff action, all Eastern League teams were eliminated in the openinground. Jordan just missed, as Hamilton escaped, 55-54; Garfield got dumped by thePalisades Dolphins, 66-54; Huntington Park was pulverized by Crenshaw, 120-59; andBell fell to Fremont, 91-61.

All-league teams are selected annually by city coaches and members of CitizensSavings Athletic Foundation's selection board. These teams have been chosen since1938, with writers and coaches expending time and effort over and above in the in-terest of high school athletics. All-star teams follow:* * * F I R S T T E A M . . . . All-Eastern League Basketball - 1976

P L A Y E R S C H O O L HEIGHT WEIGHT YEAR AVG.

+ BERNARD SAMPSON JORDAN 6-5 188 Sr. l4.7GREG TIDMORE B E L L 6-2 175 Sr. 21.0TCMMIE ALLEN . JORDAN 6-0 l6l Sr. 16.3DAVID PADILLA GARFIELD 6-0 158 Sr. 24.0FERNANDO MAXWELL . . . . HUNTINGTON PARK 6-2 162 Sr. l6.7

S E C O N D T E A M

KEN TRAMMELL JORDAN 6-2 162 Sr , 11.2RICKY WATSON JORDAN. 5-9 147 Jr. 10.8JAVIER VILLEGAS HUNTINGTON PARK 6-3 150 Sr. 12.7RICHARD APODACA GARFIELD. . 6 - 1 192 Sr. 13.5BRYAN HEBERT B E L L 5-11 155 3 r \ 13.5

+ 2nd Team '75 .

CITIZENS SAVINGS ATHLETIC FOUNDATIONFORMERLY HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATIONGRANTS AWARDS TO ALL-C.I.F. GIRLSBASKETBALLERSFOR RELEASE; TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1976

LYNN WRIGHT (Ventura), CAROL GROTH (El Dorado), JEANNE JUNGERS (El Centre) CITEDFOR PLAYER OF YEAR HONORS FOR 1976

The 1976 All-Southern California (C.I.F.) High Schools Girls Basketball Teamsfor the 4-A, 3-A, and 2-A Divisions were announced today by Margaret Davis, Admin-istrative Assistant, California Intersoholastic Federation, Southern Section.

Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation will grant awards to those who have beencited, Lynn Wright, Carol Groth and Jeanne Jungers, Players of the Year in thethree divisions, will be presented with Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation me-dallion awards, in recognition of the honors for which they have been chosen.

The All-C.I.F. selections were made by California Interscholastic Federation,Southern Saction, Girls Basketball coaches.

1976 ALL-C.I.F. GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM. . . AAAA DIVISION

F I R S T T E A M S E C O N D T E A M .

Tam Breckenridge Crescenta Valley Deana Blackwood. B u e n aLynn Clopper Ventura Denise Corlett MarlboroughKatie Cross..., Louisville Deidre Erickson Mary StarLorna Kollmeyer...... Bishop Montgomery Kathy Hammond St. JosephCarolyn Topf.., Mater Dei Peggy Reid Mater DeiLynn Wright. Ventura

1976 ALL-C.I.F. GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM. . . AAA DIVISION

F I R S T T E A M S E C O N D T E A M

Carol Groth El Dorado Kim Buetel HawthorneJeannette Ott........ Righetti Sue Long G a h rTerri Reade Santa Maria . Nancy Michelle El DoradoKathy Ricks Valencia Tami Moeller. Santa MariaDonna Whitley........ Bellflower Barbara Nelson. Quartz HillBrenda Yecke......... Quartz Hill

1976 ALL-C.I.F. GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM. . . AA DIVISION

Margaret Carreiro.... South Pasadena Resa Aparicio FillmnreJulie Casey Brawley Valerie Gray BrawleyJo Gabbard. Santa Clara Carol Hall WalnutMarina Gomez..., Bishop Diego Kim Hicks Big BearJeannie Jennison La Canada Luida White. CajonJeanne Jungers....... El Centro

C.I.F. GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

YEAR AA_A_A A_AA A_A

1975 Paula Moran, Alemany Barb Reinalda, Valley Chr.

1976 Lynn Wright, Ventura Carol Groth, El Dorado Jeanne Jungera, El Oen-fcra