Clover Hill High School - Ducemus Yearbook (Midlothian, VA)

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Hackworth, Hembrick (Etc.) ‘The Cavs ran Lunenburg looney and |set a new school scoring record to | boot. | With every victory making an un- defeated season more of a reality, i} ithe team had to keep their streak lin tact against their next rival, Pow- hatan. The Indians played a fine game ‘and had the Cavalier fans on the ‘edges of their seats as regulation 'time ran out and the game was knotted at 50 all. In overtime with two seconds 23 Consecutive Cavalier Victories left, Joe Cole hit a 25 footer to put the game safely away 54-52 while earning himself a nickname—“Young King Cole.” The team won their remaining four games and the district tournament without too much trouble giving them an impressive record going into the Regionals against Luray. The fans supported the team as they had all season, and the small gym at Bridgewater College was filled to capacity. The first half was dead even with the score tied 35-35, but in the second half, Luray started to gain momentum and slowly pulled ahead of the Cavs for a heartbreaking 65-49 win over Clover Hill. The Cavs had suffered their only defeat, but the team was only temporarily down; they had played their way to their second consecutive district champ- ionship in 23 straight victories. They had reason to hold their heads high. CHHS Team 90 = Goochland 7 7 =—Cumberland 78 Central 74 Powhatan 87 Fluvanna 65 Amelia 71 Manchester 92 —= Geochland 114 =—s Central 68 = Manchester 34 = s« Powhatan 77 —s Fluvanna 71 —s- Buckingham 78 Amelia 2 Cumberland 87 —Ss Prince Edward 83 —- Buckingham 72 —s wPrince Edward =—eE District Playoffs 71 =Amelia : 45 —- Cumberland 70 —sCwRuvanna Regional Playotts 49 Luray Christmas Tournaments 719 Matoaca 70 —=— Midlothian District Record—18-0 Overall Record —23-1 Coming Through (Left) Senior Steve Hack- worth (52) appears to be tangled up as he drives against Manchester, but he came through with 14 of his 26 points for the game in the last quarter. The result was a 68-59 out-of- - district win over the Lancers.. Varsity Basketball 27

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Luray, Here We Come! ‘Lady Cavaliers’ Make Regionals Facing but few disappointments dur- ing the regular season, the “Lady Cavaliers” had their most successful season to date. Only losses to Pow- hatan and their traditional nemesis, Buckingham, marred their string of victories. But the coaching of Mr. Mike Ely and the new assistant coach, Ms. Gay Harrington, spurred the girls on to the second place position in the James River District with an overall 16-4 record. For the third straight season the team advanced to the James River District Tournament. In the first tourn- ament game the Cavaliers easily over- powered Prince Edward 55-39 which advanced them on to a cliff-hanger in the second round of the tourna- ment. In exciting over-time play, the girls pulled the game out of the fire with a 34-32 win over Powhatan. The team now faced the obstacle Gi rls’ Basketball Central Amelia Prince Edward Buckingham Cumberland Goochland Fluvanna Powhatan Central Amelia Prince Edward Buckingham Cumberland Goochland Fluvanna Powhatan Tournament Prince Edward Powhatan Buckingham Region B Tournament 3h Strasburg of out-basketing Buckingham, the team which defeated them in regular season play and stopped the ‘76 team in the tournament last year. Unable to stop the Buckingham of- fense, Clover Hill was defeated 48-27, but the team was only defeated, not stopped. For the first time in the school’s history, the “Lady Cavaliers” traveled to Luray, Va., to compete in the first round of the Region B Tournament. Hopes for a win were shattered, however, by the 51-31 loss to Strasburg. As a finishing touch to two out- standing careers, Senior Barbara Williams was named Most Valuable Player and Nita Burchett was awarded a position on the All District Second Team. Pam Kieper, a promising soph- omore, received the Coaches’ Award. District Record 14-2 Knight Terror (Above) Sophomore center Pam Kieper (22) out jumps a Buckingham opponent in a crucial district game. Overall Record 16-4 Fingertip Control (Bottom Opposite Page) Susan Tibbs (15) dribbles past a Strasburg defender. Susan broke seven school records and ended the season with a 13.2 average (teams’ highest) and a spot on the All District First Team.