Memphis University School - Owl Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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Support Spurs Young Owls to Victory 1? mBW ii asm ' mm IKBi . n Season ' s Record MUS 64 Bishop Byrne 54 MUS 47 White Station 67 MUS 54 Collierville 47 MUS 55 Wooddale 58 MUS 62 Ridgeway 40 MUS 52 Whitehaven 42 MUS 52 Bolton 54 MUS 70 Germantown 45 MUS 49 Collierville 62 MUS 68 Ridgeway 43 MUS 40 White Station 62 MUS 53 Germantown 55 MUS 49 Oakhaven 48 MUS 69 Wooddale 51 MUS 62 CBHS 44 MUS 71 Westwood 57 MUS 65 Bishop Byrne 52 MUS 68 Harding 35 MUS 50 Munford 37 MUS 52 East 62 MUS 50 Raleigh 53 MUS 67 Westwood 44 MUS 64 Harding 36 MUS 75 CMA 46 MUS 47 East 54 MUS 52 Whitehaven 36 P fWI. Opposite page: (left) Wellford puts shot up against Collierville. (right) Loeb beats Ridgeway player in jump ball. 84 Basketball

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The 1971 cross country team proved to be one ot the best in recent MUS history. Led by Captain John Young, the team consistently over- powered most of the local competi- tion. The team opened the season with an easy victory by compiling only 25 points to Whitehaven ' s 36, Bishop Byrne ' s 75, and Carver ' s 105. In the next meet, the Owls, who ran without number three man Montgomery Ro- dent Martin, were narrowly defeated by an unexpectedly strong Fairly Road team. The final results were Fairly 29, MUS 32, and Central 64. The next meet proved to be one of the most memorable of the season when the Owls met Whitehaven for the second time and Booker T. Washing- ton. The Owls finished on top with 36 points to Whitehaven ' s 42 and BTW ' s 44, but the real news was that captain John Young set a new school record of 10:07. Gary Garner also bettered the old record of 10:16 with a 10:13 clocking, and Montgomery Martin tied the old record. On Oct. 23, the Owls journeyed to Nashville to compete against teams from all over the state in the A. F. Bo- ridger Classic at the Iriquois Steeple- chase. Although the team did not fare well as a whole, Young, Garner, and Martin finished 13th, 17th, and 26th respectively in a field of over two hun- dred. The Owls returned home to face their toughest competition of the year, Westwood and Hillcrest. On a grueling course, MUS fell to both teams, but finished far ahead of Frayser, who was also in the meet. The team next met Overton and Westwood at Southwestern. Again the Owls could not take Westwood, but Overton was handily defeated. In their final triangular meet of the season, the Owls met Westwood for the third time and Bishop Byrne for the second time. The final tally showed Westwood on top with MUS in second place. In the Regional Meet at Southwest- ern, the team did not make a strong showing, but there were several fine individual performances. John Young placed 12th, Gary Garner finished 18th, and Montgomery Martin was 27th. Cross country team: M. Wagoner, C. Todd, J. Young, M. Martin, B. Phelps, W. Sims, G. Garner. Football 83

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The varsity basketball team, once again under the direction ot Coach Jerry Peters, reaped another success- ful season by compiling a 17-9 regular season record. The Junior dominated team opened the season with a 64-54 victory over Bishop Byrne behind Jim Varner ' s 27 point performance. The Owls then travelled to White Station only to fall to the Spartans 67-47. The game was close until the half, when the Owls could no longer contain Bill Cook, the state ' s leading scorer. The team returned home and rolled past a strong Collierville team 54-47. Hal Wellford led all scorers with 21 points. A narrow 55-58 loss to Wood- dale followed. MUS pushed aside Ridgeway 62-40 and then Whitehaven 52-42, after trailing for much of the early going. In an exciting game played before a sparse crowd, MUS lost to Bolton 54- 52 after missing a last second shot. Varner and Ivins paced the scoring with 14 points each. In holiday action the Owls blew past a big Germantown team 60-45. This was probably one of the team ' s best efforts as Hal Wellford put in 1 9 points. MUS was then upset by a much im- proved Collierville team 62-49. The Dragons caught the Owls on an off night, and their long range shooting proved to be too much for MUS ' bas- ket-hugging zone defense. MUS opened the E.C. Stimbert Holi- day Tournament at Wooddale by romping past Ridgeway 68-43 behind the 1 5 point production of Eddie Cren- shaw. In the second round, the Owls met Bill Cook and the White Station Spartans. Once again it was just too much Cook, and MUS fell 62-40, In the consolation game, Germantown needed a thirty foot jumper at the buzzer to sink the Owls 54-52. Jim Varner was named to the All-Tourna- ment Team for his fine play. In the 1 972 opener, MUS beat down a determined Oakhaven team 49-48. Tommy Peters hit a last second shot to give the Owls the victory. Peters also claimed scoring honors with 14 points. MUS then avenged an earlier loss by stifling Wooddale in claiming a 69-51 victory. Ivins and Varner led the attack with 23 and 21 points respec- tively. Perhaps the most gratifying win came from the Owls ' clash with CBHS. MUS chopped the Brothers down by a score of 62-44. Outstanding teamwork and tight defense were the keys to this victory. The Owls then rolled past West- wood 71-57, as Peters pumped in 25 points and Varner added 1 6, and Bish- op Byrne 65-52. An easy 68-35 victo- ry over an outmanned Harding team followed. Varner once again was the leading scorer with 23 points. The Owls then upset a state ranked Mun- ford team 50-37 to cap a seven game winning streak. But the streak came to an abrupt halt when the Owls ' express was der- ailed by East 62-52. MUS was never really in this one, as the Mustangs ' superior height was more than the Owls could handle. Varner did man- age 13 points in the losing effort. For its second straight setback, the deject- ed team was upset by Raleigh-Egypt 53-50. Not to be down for long, MUS bounced back with a 76-44 win over Westwood. Scoring was evenly distrib- uted with Collier and Peters getting 19 and 17 points respectively. The Owls continued to gain momentum when they breezed past Harding 64-36, and CMA 75-46 as every team member scored. In a long-awaited rematch, MUS fell to East 54-47. A late rally cut down the Mustang lead, but the buzzer caught the Owls short. For the regular season finale, MUS downed Whitehaven 52- 36 on the homecourt. This year ' s team was a typical Pe- ters-coached team in that it featured a controlled offense and a stingy de- fense. The Owls averaged 58.3 points per game as opposed to 49.3 for their opposition. Junior Jim Varner was the leading scorer with a 13 point average and Charles Ivins led in rebounds with 170 for the season. 85