1978-79 Return to Year-by-Year HOME Update: 9-20-2007
STATE CHAMPIONS 6A: Wichita South 5A: Newton 4A: Russell 3A: Sacred Heart-Salina 2A: Jackson Heights-Holton 1A: Clyde
Coach
Bartley celebrates win over Topeka West. Photo courtesy of TCJ c. 1979.
| 1978-1979 | COACH | Neil Bartley | Centennial League Co-Champion | |||
| 1st Class 5A Sub-State | ||||||
| WON 18 LOST 6 | ||||||
| GAME | TEAM | W/L | HAY | OPP | PLACE | LEAGUE/TNY |
| 12/1/1978 | Topeka West | W | 86 | 56 | Bueltel A.C. | |
| 12/5/1978 | Topeka High | W | 73 | 64 | Topeka High | |
| 12/8/1978 | Emporia | W | 77 | 67 | Bueltel A.C. | Centennial |
| 12/12/1978 | Washburn Rural | W | 51 | 50 | Washburn Rural | Centennial |
| 12/15/1978 | Highland Park | W | 65 | 61 | Highland Park | Centennial |
| 12/19/1978 | Shawnee Heights | W | 76 | 59 | Bueltel A.C. | Centennial |
| 1/5/1979 | Leavenworth | W | 94 | 78 | Bueltel A.C. | Centennial |
| 1/9/1979 | Atchison | L | 66 | 75 | Atchison | |
| 1/12/1979 | Seaman | W | 78 | 65 | Bueltel A.C. | Centennial |
| 1/19/1979 | Emporia | W | 67 | 62 | Emporia | Centennial |
| 1/23/1979 | Ward - K.C. | W | 87 | 71 | Topeka West | Topeka Inv |
| 1/25/1979 | Topeka West | W | 68 | 67 | Topeka West | Topeka Inv |
| 1/27/1979 | Topeka High | L | 54 | 59 | Topeka High | Topeka Inv |
| 2/2/1979 | Washburn Rural | W | 56 | 46 | Bueltel A.C. | Centennial |
| 2/9/1979 | Shawnee Heights | W | 67 | 65 | Shawnee Heights | Centennial |
| 2/16/1979 | Leavenworth | L | 44 | 74 | Leavenworth | Centennial |
| 2/20/1979 | Atchison | W | 75 | 72 | Bueltel A.C. | |
| 2/23/1979 | Seaman | W | 69 | 50 | Seaman | Centennial |
| 3/2/1979 | Highland Park | L | 61 | 68 | Bueltel A.C. | Centennial |
| 3/9/1979 | Shawnee Heights | W | 76 | 57 | Bueltel A.C. | 5A Sub-State |
| 3/10/1979 | Washburn Rural | W | 52 | 50 | Bueltel A.C. | 5A Sub-State |
| 3/15/1979 | Stanley-Blue Valley | W | 69 | 53 | White Auditorium-Emporia | 5A State |
| 3/16/1979 | Atchison | L | 50 | 60 | White Auditorium-Emporia | 5A State |
| 3/17/1979 | Salina South | L | 59 | 75 | White Auditorium-Emporia | 5A State |
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| PLAYER | No | G | FG | FT | TP |
| Tim Triggs | 24 | 122 | 91 | 335 | |
| Murray Head | 23 | 151 | 27 | 329 | |
| Tom Cooney | 24 | 83 | 83 | 249 | |
| Torrey Head | 21 | 97 | 35 | 229 | |
| John Proctor | 24 | 74 | 52 | 200 | |
| Rick Stadler | 21 | 60 | 61 | 181 | |
| Roger Hamilton | 23 | 12 | 10 | 34 | |
| Charlie Beall | 20 | 5 | 16 | 26 | |
| Jeff Steinbock | 11 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| H. Blackman | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| Silovsky | 8 | 4 | 0 | 8 | |
| Jim Turgeon | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| Reilly | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1620 |

Murray Head (#20) watches Tim Triggs scramble for the ball. TCJ Photo