Severely handicapped class arrives - The Lowell

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SPORTS,
Lightweights make championships
125's
By VkJu Mo
When 15 of the (op lightweight
basketball enthusiasts jet tt, {ether to
play bnll. victory u the remit.
I. the championship garr*e against
MeAtccr held October jl at Kexar
Stadium. Lowr>!*. l25'» basketball
team overcame McAlccr by a score
of 62-33.
"McAlccr had bigger pbycrs, but
ilte one thing we rod over them was
ft cohcsivrncts 'hat had been
•kretoped over the ta*t three IT four
yean,** explained coach Stan
Stewart.
Senior Lawrence Chin, inrtbu.'ed
ihe success to ihe team's cx,xricncc.
^—* *—* „ ^ ^ aa* pretty nrrnv snul>. tnull. We basically had the the
"We were really an experienced
team. There were • lot of rMurmng
juniors aud seniors who fjjew UJT
pu>^? wellt he commented.
Eric Wo»c nrcM^ captain, as well
v All-City player, had nothing but
^ntsc for his team.
" We had a gooo learn ail around—
good shooters good defense, good
bench. Ev .nyonc knew what to do.
As a captain. I didn't S\e to tell them
anything, he f*atcd.
The 12Vi have had an exceptional
season. In addition lo being
unJcfeatcd in the round robin competitions,
Lowell defeated Wilton
45-39 in the playoff euntcrt. This win
advanced the team rnto the championship
round in which they were alw
victorious.
"We were proud of every victory
because we put our time and effort
ints every minute of every game."
stjted junior Brian Yamabc. ram
forward.
Brian Yamabe,
Jumper.
The letting rtorer was senior Ere
Wong who averaged 13 poinu per
fame. Yuxu.be ml senior Jonathan
Crossly nven^cd nine points while
junior Kchh Wong ami senior Brad
Foo pjHict' a >**ven point t.ventfc.
Stewart notnl. "The specific
playcn that led the team to the champtomhip
were those who played the
rncnt."
He alto added, "Every pb>erhad
hn great momcnulurinpdicscasur."
"The best part was that a lot of
people came In wjtcli twr garner. It
wat a great motration for uv" u»d
125's All-City pbjer. find* an opening for a Ley
Foo. icam center.
YamJ&K artiwercd, "E*ery«ie got
lu play And contribute to winning.
Winning was the hot pan."
All-City hnoon were awarded to
U*ir of »l»e wittting five playcn—
Wort);, Pf •>. Yanabc- and Crm\ly.
There u uncertainty a* to the provpciti
I«r ncit *ca-*on'% team.
"M'« »if ific junior*, won't he able
t
LowtU'i cr^istcnt ipiking. serving
t-nd KJnwork helped the team
domarie most rf the match.
T>li b the tccoad year in a row that
the (cam ns> won the All-City title.
The victorious starting team consists
of junior sener* Tso) and Gtna
Yoo. junior power-hitters Chen and
Pedra rhfc*t». and *cnk*r back-l rttcrs
N^ncy Ma and captain Lita
TakernuC?. Soptk.'nDre substitute An*
tonnia Mingo gho the team extra
Coach Lee Silvcnlcin cutmivnloj.
"We've had • really ucccuful
icason. They (ihe team) pUy well
together."
**Therc wtr» • cnupie of fvugh
tptx^ in the scaxm. but we ovtrcoiiic
them very well." uui Takemoto.
"It (the season) was competitive,
but we hunt in there." cowimentcd
Chen.
"We're • srronj. hinl-woiVins
team. We're like a family. We're
close." stated Miftgo.
Philips added. "We've worked
tr johcr 10 lout; that yoo really tf
to know each other well."
The plavcn mutually ifrecJ thst
everyone coriributcd to the team, and
this year's team was better thin last
year's.
Lowe!! was unfortunately ifcfeated
in ihe California Intencholastic
Federation (CIF) pliyoiTs on
November 26 by Nip. Valley by
scores of 9-M. 11-15. 10-15. The
main factor in Uus defeat was the
height difference, between the teams.
Ntpa Valley playcn had an average
bevht of 5 fed. 10 inches while
LowcU'f tallest player is jost that
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