Broad Ripple High School - Riparian Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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SOFT TOUCH . . . Leaping high above his Connersville defender, Junior Cenrer Jeff Robinson deposirs rhe ball in rhe hoop FUTURE PICASSOS? ... As Ripple marched roword rhe Srare Championship, local merchanrs ler srudenrs pamr murals on rheir windows ro drum up supporr . 0i A BIRD, A PLANE? ... No, ir ' s King Duke flying high In rhe air over rhree Marion Gianrs for o shor Ripple won rhe horly-conresred gome 71-69 JOYOUS CELEBRATION . . . Afrer beonng New Albany and winning rhe Srore Chompionship, rhe baskerboll ream expresses rheir jubilonon 16 Srore Championship l.

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AMERICAN GRAFFITTI ... The pride of Ripple emerges on o local underpass proclaiming Ripple 1 fcortfl£ GOING UP? ... Surpassing IND, rhe new American Unired Life Insurance Company building will soon be rhe rallesr and largesr office building in rhe ary SCENIC VIEW . . . Surveying rhe Capirol Duildmg from atop rhe Soldiers and Sailors Monumenr, rhe downrown area busrles wirh mid-afrernoon activities ir rj r • ► - rW ' ► Communiry 15

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Ripple goes oil the way ro MSA Sharp gasps, wide eyes and a second in rime rhar seemed ro lasr for cenruries were rerminared only by a 57-foor basker by Sracy Toran and rhe buzzer sounding rhe end of rhe 71-69 game berween rhe Marion Gianrs and rhe Rockers. Hysreria replaced silence as rhe vicrory hir home ro rhe ream and Ripple fans. Only one game wirh rhe New Albany Dulldogs srood berween B.R. and rhe Srare Championship. Endless pracrices, numerous games and hoarse fans finally paid off when rhe Rockers carried away rhe srare rirle, 73-66. NO, IT ' S MINE . . . Crashing rhe boards simulraneously, Jeff Adkisson and Jerry Snyder leap rogerher for a rebound while Jeff Robinson and Kevin Tracey warch. BENCH BREAK . . . Taking a brearher from rhe grueling acrion of rhe game, Kevin Tracey and King Duke ger some badly needed resr. Ripplires carried around a sense of pride: signs in The Village srore windows and abour rhe school remained up ro serve as a reminder of rhe vicrory. Alrhough rhe 1979-80 yearbook had already hir rhe presses and couldn ' r include rhe Srare Championship, a special newspaper was published by rhe journalism srudenrs. Wirh weekends free for orher acriviries and baskerball paraphenalia packed away unril nexr year, srudenrs rurned rheir arrenrion ro Spring Break. The cheer All The Way To M.S.A.! grew quier and was replaced by We ' re Number One! . TEAM SPIRIT . . . Exemplifying rhe uniry rhar broughr rhe ream ro rhe srare finals, Coach Smirh gives some advice during a rime our ro Kevin Tracey. J ZhT brordwpple fafir ROCKETS 1? :5Ch£j S3 L - Lu m ■ II ! 5ST Wfl| flOi 59 w •.•Mi 5 1 ™ D ! -J H - 5 J — B lB Wp do it all for you |j wl L THE FINAL CUT ... Perched crop a ladder, Coach SCOREBOARD SHOWS IT ALL ... As shown by Smirh performs rhe final cur of rhe ner as a rhe scoreboard, Sracy Toran sank a 57-foor momenro of rhe Srare Championship, won 73-66. basker ar rhe lasr second ro win 71-69 in rhe semi-final. Srare Championship 17