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PAGE TENPC. THE WEEKLY MAGAZINE OF VENTURA COUNTYCoach OptimisticCoach Bob Jones is very optimistic about Oxnard High's chances of winning the Mar-monte League basketball championship this season.“I think we can take it,” said the confident Jones. “I think we will be tough.”Jones bases his optimism on four returning players, three of them juniors — 6-5 center Demarco Luckey, George Hill, and Randy Love, Senior Vic Brown is the fourth returnee.‘‘I honestly believe George will be the best guard in the league,” said the coach Then there’s Kenny Turner, 6-1, who will play post. “He’s the most improved player on the team. He scored in double figures forthe Yellowjackets in summer league action,” said Jones.Another bright prospect will be guard David Stoltz. “Heplays good solid defense and he shoots consistent.”Forward Andy Fontaine, 6-1, guard Mike Tarleton, Kenny Merricks and John Gragg will be other important contributors to the ‘Jacket team.‘‘I think we’ll have a much better ball handling team and I think we’ll shoot better,” said Jones. ‘‘We’ll have good quickness Size will be the only thing that is a problem.” Brown, 5-11, is small for playing forward, but he makes up for his lack of size when it comes to grabbing caroms or jumping to block a shot. “He’s the best jumper I’ve ever seen and he’s aggressive,” his coach commented.The Yellowjackets willswarm the opposition with a(See Oxnard. Page 11)OXNARD YELLOWJACKETS: Front row, from left Merricks, Gragg, Turner, Fontaine, Castro. Back row, Stoltz, Hill, Luckey, Brown, Love, Tarleton.
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Oxnard Press Courier
Oxnard, California, US
Sun, Nov 24, 1974
Page 50
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