As basketball season rapidly comes to a close, I am reminded of the 1974/1975 High School basketball season and a special team from right in the Denver area. They were Westminster High School's undefeated Warriors who won 25 straight games, won the State Championship and were crowned All-Southwestern United States Co-Champions.

In the era of knee-high socks, and short trunks when "dunking" was against the rules, this team played its games in the little gym of the old school at 73rd and Lowell Boulevard, (Now Hidden Lake High School). It was the school's final year at that location before moving to the new and present location by the lake, but that team sure left behind a loud roar that still echoes today. It all started in the spring of 1973.

The Warrior team of 72/'73 was also a good one, but Northglenn was the class of the league that year. Nonetheless, Westy managed entry into the State playoffs and drew the State's number one ranked team in the first round. Coincidentally, it was another undefeated team, Bear Creek, whom many thought would easily brush Westminster away in the first round on the road to the State Championship. Played on Bear Creek's home court, the game started out pretty much as anticipated.

The home team jumped out to a quick, 19-1 first quarter lead, and kicked back into overdrive. The game, however, was not over, and Westy was not finished. Westy showed some grit to fight back into the contest, take the lead and eventually leave the gym with a stunning 83-77 victory that ended all championship hopes for Bear Creek. Despite losing to Northglenn, (again), in the next round, that Warrior team not only showed great promise for the future, but also learned a valuable lesson about playing the entire game. It all played out two years later.

In the fall of 1974, Westminster began the season ranked number one in the State and held that position the entire year. In 18 regular season games, they never lost and had an average victory margin of 24.5 points. The closest game of the season came in the first match with another talented team and a rival for Skyline League supremacy, Mullen.

With a naturally biased crowd in attendance, and a disconcertingly biased announcer calling the game, the Mullen basketball team came onto the court. With "Sweet Georgia Brown, (the Globetrotters anthem), playing over the loudspeakers, and players spinning balls on their fingers, Mullen executed a choreographed warm-up that was designed

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