Halifax County High School - Haliscope Yearbook (South Boston, VA)

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Interference with his shots is something Calvin Crews seldom encounters as his leaping releases him from the anxious hands of the opposition. A locker room pep talk by Coach Bill Morningstar between halves of the Armstrong game fires up the Big Blues for a smashing finish. BIG BLUES TIE SCHOOL RECORD Howard White makes All-state Outstanding individual performances from the basketball players made this a year fans will be remembering for years to come. Makin g the All-state team was Howard White, who scored 387 points for the season. At the traditional All-sports Banquet, Jack Crews, who had a 13.8 game average, won two awards: the Most Valuable Player and leading rebounder. In the last game with Liberty, the Blue Comets tied the school record for most points scored in one game at 101. A great amount of regret was registered when Head Coach Billy Morningstar announced in the spring that he would resign at the end of the school year. He had been at HCSH for seven years but decided to leave when offered a job of assistant coach at Elon College, his Alma Mater. My stay here has been great and I feel that this is one of the top high schools in the country, he said. A stylish shot by Howard White in the GW Eagle game puts the Comets on the scoreboard again. Howard was the year ' s highest scorer. Varsity Basketball 31

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Varsity Basketball 1972 HCSHS 76 Armstrong 67 HCSHS 73 N. Durham 52 HCSHS 44 Amherst 42 HCSHS 83 Liberty 32 HCSHS 62 E. C. Class 44 HCSHS 51 Sanford 49 HCSHS 70 Durham Sr. 60 HCSHS 62 Amherst 65 HCSHS 43 Armstrong 54 HCSHS 69 Martinsville 53 HCSHS 90 Hillside 74 HCSHS 69 Highland Spr. 77 HCSHS 101 Liberty 36 HCSHS 55 GW 49 HCSHS 81 Highland Spr. 62 HCSHS 48 Martinsville 49 HCSHS 61 E. C. Class 49 HCSHS 44 CW 41 District Playoffs HCSHS 53 Amherst 49 HCSHS 44 CW 48 Varsity basketball: (bottom row) Broderick Hill, Russell Puckett, Howard White, Mike Dickey, (second row) Robert Smith, Bobby Hawkins, Freddie Reed, Boxley Llewellyn, Steve Frazier (top row) Coach Johnny Robinson, Hunt Ozmer, Calvin Crews, Jack Crews and Head Coach Bill Morningstar. A near miss by Howard White makes his teammates ready for the re¬ bound in the Glass game. 30 Varsity Basketball

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32 JV Basketball FIVE OVERTIMES SET NEW RECORD Winning JV’s amaze spectators With the best record in the school ' s history, Coach Wayne Lloyd ' s junior varsity basketball team ended its thrilling season, 17-1. The fans certainly got their money ' s worth this year from the junior varsity games alone. The stands, for the first time, were packed for both junior varsity and varsity games. The Baby Blue experienced a fingernail biting season with several very close games. The highlight of the season was a game with GW, which resulted in five overtimes; however, the Baby Blue came out on top. Lawrence Carter was the ace shooter for the team with a record breaking 414 points for the season. Lawrence ' s biggest boost came when he pumped in 41 points in the game against Martinsville, setting a new JV school record. Lawrence carried the team ' s scoring average with 23.5 points per game, while five other men averaged in double figures. O. C. Hailey led the Baby Blue in assists. Coach Wayne Lloyd summed up the season, They were super; everyone played well together and complemented each other with their teamwork. Everyone looked to win. JV Scoreboard 1971-72 JV basketball team: (front row) Frankie Watts, Harold Green, Mike Hill, O. C. Hailey, Lawrence Carter, James Terry, (back row) Coach Wayne Lloyd, Kenneth Hudson Eddie Hughes, Ralph Gee, Jerome Hubbard, Henry Chambers and Tommy Ross. HCSH 62 Armstrong 42 HCSH 65 Armstrong 59 86 N. Durham 44 69 Martinsville 48 62 Amherst 47 80 Hillside 74 81 Liberty 42 54 Liberty 27 81 E. C. Glass 61 84 G.W. 79 86 Bluestone 44 85 Bluestone 35 70 Sanford 40 64 Martinsville 41 77 Durham 58 60 E. C. Glass 75 58 Amherst 45 66 G.W. 41