Kickapoo High School - Legend Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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Braves, Warriors trive for Success Judging from the per- formances of the freshman and junior varsity teams, Kickapoo fans will have a lot to look forward to in the future basketball seasons. Even though the freshman Braves lacked in size, they made up for it with speed and determina- tion. Coach J im Hagan said his team made a lot of pro- gress during the year. MI enjoyed working with them. Theyire a hard- working bunch, and Iam real pleased with their record. The Braves MA team finished with an im- pressive record of 10-5, while placing third in the 164 X JVfFrosh Basketball 1, f X ya, - ' ,v 4444. , f fs, IW Freshmen Tournament. Kickapoo's freshman uB'9 team compiled a respect- able 4-8 mark. If thrilling, down-to- the-wire, genuine barn- burner basketball was what a person longed for, there was no trouble finding it at Kickapoo junior varsity games. Even though this brand of basketball can turn a new coach's hair gray, it provided excite- ment that almost wore the fans out before the varsity game started. That new coach was Doug Bloch, who although admitted it would have been nice to win a few more of those close games, was satisfied with his teamis record anyway. uI'm really pleased with their progress. We're here to learn, and thatis what weave done,', stated Bloch. Comprised of one freshman, nine sophomores, and one junior, the Warriors ended their season with a fine record including a second-place finish in the Junior Varsity Tourna- ment. Even though Braves will become War- riors, and Warriors will turn to Chiefs, the produc- tion will be the same - winning Basketball! nuff, 21 S , .Mm 'fy ' .rf ' .s...-'......V...,.-,ws-. Q... Searching the court for an unguarded teammate is freshman John Felton waiting for a chance to pass the ball. ...WW-,, . 5, F -nw -1 we 3, I' N, ...al Driving through the defense of the op posing team is freshman Jay Shurtz scor ing two points for the Braves.

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