George Washington High School - Patriot Yearbook (Charleston, WV)

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Although the coaches may give the team a rough time both player and coach regard each other with high respect. 'ny . ,cw 0 XZZUUN L .pFHfN57'0N Us Explosive spirit, pent-up all day, is unleashed before winning the South Charleston game. Here at GW, our student body is like a team-- it gets up for a big game, with or Without pep as- semblies. Yet its tough to get all psyched up at 9:00 in the morning. Sometimes you can over do pep assemblies--save them for the big games. When the student body is ready, this rubs off on the team Most all coaches believe that 8027, of the make-up of the game is being psyched up to play and the other 202, is ability. When you have great school spirit like GW has, this is Worth 10 points on your home floor. l think this is Why We have been so good on the Hill . To have a good basketball team you must Win 902 of your home games. I don't like to see our students abuse the other team with un- kind Words and signs. Other than this, I think We have the best student body for a team followingand cheering in the state of W. Va. All the coaches and teams in the Kanawha Valley Conference Wish that their student bodies had the spirit that GW has. - -Coach Aldridge Q. as 1 o i- 2: egg' I M N l .-, .l H-Y I. S4 K Jeff Cook uses an un- derhand shot to foil the intimidating defense. Stamina f 9 1

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. . . passing Clyde Childers who had scored l, 126. An- other high scorer, junior jeff Cook, grabbed rebounds and drove in the key yvith quickness and agility. I-Ie was a great one-on-one player and thus a threat on man-to- man defense. Another outstanding player was Sophomore Gaines Wehrle. Adjusting quickly to the vigors of high school ball, Wehrle faced an old foe, Walter Easley in the season's first game against Stonewall. Gaines pulled down 11 rebounds signaling the start of an excellent year for the 6'7 center. The depth of the GW bench contri- buted greatly to the Patriot's 14 - 6 season. Substitutes Flip Wilson, Steve Revercomb, Don Whalen and jei Pick- ering were continually in and out of the line -up. The oth- er reserves were always ready to help out and often wrapped up a game. A new innovation for the Patriots was the use of num- bered cards which signalled a particular play. They proved especially useful in games Where the stands were packed and the coaches' voices could not be heard over the cheering crowd. Loud fans were the subject of a lot of criticism this year. The South Charleston coach blamed the Eagle's loss on the Hill on the croWd's supposed in- timidation of the referees. Also, sportswriter Shorty Hardman suggested that the school take a lesson in good manners. Despite the opinion of outsiders, the Patriots still came to support their team. Whirling past the Lo- gan Wildcats, Bill Williams pumps one in from the inside. The ine art of drib- . bling is displayed .1-.14 ' by David Hawkins .ff --'-' as he keeps his - -4 eyes on the action down court and not on the ball. '!m --f1-,- .f . . F' ---Jin..-. Stamina! 90 - --if -1 --Q 5 A ul I ai? X, T, K K 1 J V i li Q 4' fx, iff' Yi ' . 4 X 1 Q ' 1 , we l ' yr? A A . lbw..- q f , 5' . Aj' ,f li . W QI ff, Q L E , - , I V l N C A T D MOD., , Q' M 1- N .uvif -gl l - 5 p f ' iicillj gj -'L With a frantic Eagle on his back, Jeff Pick- ering strains to control the ball.

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determination strengthens grapplers It was a rebuilding year for the George Wash- ington Wrestling team. lnexperience played a great part in this year's 2 - 10 record. Out of twenty-two grapplers only 3 had ever wrestled previously. Coach Moore had a big plus this sea son--his Super Sophs . For most wrestlers it takes a year to learn all the moves but thev picked up the maneuvers in a short time. Kan- nard Smith really lived up to his super status as he went to the State Tournament in the 119- pound weight class. Other representatives to the State match were Bob Kesock and Bill Cald- well. Bob was a newcomer to GW but certainly not to wrestling. The team's dedication and self discipline helped to place a contender in every weight class in the quarterfinal round of the tournament. This vear's wrestlers were a close ly-Knit group, bolstering each other throughout the season. 53,3 : '??'E5'.. N ,- , ..,,- . few 1 ,,.. w. . 21 ' ' - Q ' - 1 iff1.:,-., . 1-fp,-M493 ,f'-1L?',!A- 'aa' 1-115' 1 i r'.'?'f'1: . V '31 'B' '-'1 raft T . , 57 1.1 1- 3:11 a f' I fg, vigil. ' D v w'f3,,'3i, .41 jfvtff 5' FLQ,-lf:J'.s f -' if r. : .'Q.Lr.5'w3ff g.'ffl.' i la ,, 4. J... Choosing the bottom position in the second period, Kannani Smith plans his revelsal. 'ii Lfhtimz Q, ,,'v- -1' fzagirl 1 L-I ,i:,:,: --r - nj: - H ,Q'? l :'-'L .L . w HJ? i 1 -'. -4- ,..1r'T' f. ' +3..'.'3a .- 11 O Q ' .4:Pl F ' I Q , , ,UL 1 al , ,-Pi THE THRILL OF VICTORY AND THE AGONY OF DEFEAT. joe McKivengin's opponent bears the pain as long as possible before being pinned. 921 Stamina