Tempe High School Class of 1969

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Tempe High School Class of 1969 - 'THE' Basketball Team

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Body:	<i>I recall TWO outstanding basketball teams, the class of '69, and the class of '67. My brother Paul was on the latter team, & they went to the state championship game, losing by 4 pts. to Phoenix Union (55-51). A manic game, the state's best offense vs. the Sammy Duane defense. The low score is telling in that the game looked to go to THS. With less than a minute to go, the game tied and THS with an inbound pass trying to go full court for a score, the very quick PHS squad stole inbound passes TWICE for easy under the basket layups to ice the game. Quite a shocker. Kevin English went on to play at ASU (where is he, anyway?). The team did all this without star guard Paul DiGrande who broke an ankle(?) early in the season. The 1969 team, with immense talent (it goes without saying), faced a Tucson team (their name escapes me - help, Ed G.!) in the semis, and never made it past them. If anything, more of a heartbreak, as many felt it was THS's best team ever (IMHO). My younger brother Ray had the opportunity to help Sam Duane coach at Corona before Ray moved to CA to teach and coach. Who plays defense anymore?</i> *
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