Baker High School - Novus Yearbook (Mobile, AL)

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5 ' ICT Team Holds 17-7 At the beginning of the season this year, the 83 Hornets ' basketball team ap- peared to be a long-shot team. The team, composed of 2 seniors, 6 juniors, and 3 sophomores, was obviously young Victor Davis jumps against an opponent to begin the second period.. Chris Wallace. ff24, watches a small skirmish in side the lane. Darion Green takes a high jump-shot from just outside the lane to pick up two points. and inexperienced. It was Coach Daniel Bumper ' s task to turn this parking lot team into a well-oiled, fine-tuned basket- ball machine. Through weeks of vigorous training, windsprints, etc., a prospective team emerged. Their first test was to come on November 19, a home game against Grand Bay. The Hornets made a good show for themselves by scoring twice as many goals as the opposing team. The final score was 84-42. The Hornets defeated team after team and were well on their way to their next test, the M.G.M. Tournament. The first team they would face would be Citronelle. Baker promptly defeated that team with a score of 62-49. The team leaped out of the frying-pan and into the fire to coin a phrase. The very next day, they faced the awesome Vi- kings from M.G.M. Once again, Hornet defense proved to be too much for the opposition. M.G.M. was defeated by an appalling score of 46- 29. Sophomore, Jeff Thompson, was awarded the M.V.P. Award for the tourna- ment. Soon afterward, the team would suffer its first loss. Although the battle was lost, the team had not given up the war. Coach Bumpers led his relatively short 4-A team all the way to the Regional Tour- nament of February 21-25. The first game was against the M.G.M. Vikings and once again the Hornets, by a small margin, defeated M.G.M. 62-50. Blount, however, defeated the Hornets 45-60. Joe Jackson was appointed to the All Conference Team following the tourna- ment. Top players for the team were: Joe Jackson, scoring; Jeff Thompson, re- bounding, and John Lofton was consid- ered the best defensive player. 96 Sports

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J.V. Basketball Baker ' s basketball teams have always been of the highest quality. This year, the J.V. team held a record of 15-5. Key offense was the main factor for this year. The team ' s total points this sea- son added up to a devastating 1127 (avg. 56 pts. per game). Leading offensive players were: Der- rick Washington, who scored 17 points per game and a 58.7% tree throw average, and Chris Rankins, 14 points per game and a 58.8% free throw average. Offense would be to no avail, but for an excellent defense. Top rebounders were: Terrance Hardy, who snatched 130 defen- sive rebounds, and Ronald Stallworth, who stole 110 rebounds defensively. Donnie Houseknecht. 44, goes way up for a shot to increase his 46% shot avg., while 10, Chris Ran- kins. awaits the possible rebound. Derrick Washington. 14, shoots from underneath to prove why he is the leading scorer this season, as Terrance Hardy. 40, screens an opposing player. Number 44, Donnie Houseknecht, is packed as he attempts to score from inside. 9$ Sports