Photos: Pueblo High wins second straight state championship in 1978
The great Lafayette Lever led Pueblo High School to its second straight Arizona state basketball title in 1978 – a cross-town battle against Rincon High School. Pueblo was coach by Roland LaVetter, whose 1977 and 1978 teams won back to back State Championships and were named “Basketball team of the century” by the Arizona Daily Star. The old south gym at Pueblo was renamed in LaVetter's honor on Feb. 5, 2019.
Pueblo wins state championship
Pueblo High School players, including Lafayette Lever, left, after defeating Rincon High School in the Arizona State AAA basketball championship in Tempe, Ariz. on March 4, 1978. Photo by Jose Galvez / Arizona Daily Star
Pueblo wins state championship
Pueblo High School players cut down the net after defeating Rincon High School in the Arizona State AAA basketball championship in Tempe, Ariz. on March 4, 1978. Photo by Jim Davis / Arizona Daily Star
Pueblo wins state championship
Pueblo High School coach Roland LaVetter hugs guard Lafayette Lever in the Arizona State AAA basketball championship game vs. Rincon High School in Tempe, Ariz. on March 4, 1978. Photo by Jose Galvez / Arizona Daily Star
Pueblo wins state championship
Pueblo High School coach Roland LaVetter and his team played Rincon High School in the Arizona State AAA basketball championship in Tempe, Ariz. on March 4, 1978. Photo by Jose Galvez / Arizona Daily Star
Pueblo wins state championship
Pueblo High School players cut down the net after defeating Rincon High School in the Arizona State AAA basketball championship in Tempe, Ariz. on March 4, 1978. Photo by Jose Galvez / Arizona Daily Star
Pueblo wins state championship
The great Lafayette Lever led Pueblo High School to the Arizona State AAA basketball championship against Rincon High School in Tempe, Ariz. on March 4, 1978. Photo by Jim Davis / Arizona Daily Star
Pueblo wins state championship
Pueblo High School vs. Rincon High School in the Arizona State AAA basketball championship in Tempe, Ariz. on March 4, 1978. Photo by Jim Davis / Arizona Daily Star
Pueblo wins state championship
Pueblo High School vs. Rincon High School in the Arizona State AAA basketball championship in Tempe, Ariz. on March 4, 1978. Photo by Jim Davis / Arizona Daily Star
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LaVetter's 1978 team went 28-0 and is often considered the leading boys high school basketball team in Tucson history.