Parkview High School - Spirit Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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and furthermore... Coach Charles Ripley gives his team a few pointers during a crucial time out in an early season game. RipIey's believe it or no ven without the roar of an enthusiastic crowd supporting them, the Patriot basketball team posted a 19-9 record. The 1979-80 basketball season, like seasons in the past, was played without the full support of the student body. For the two starting seniors, Renard Kendrick and Carl Lowe, however, it was a better than average year. This year's team record, 19-9, was a drastic change from last year's 12-15 record, said Lowe. All for one Basketball-67

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Varsity Basketball Parkview Opponent 78 Jonesboro 59 City Classic 74 Hall 69 65 Central 72 65 Dumas 54 57 Jacksonville 50 57 Ole Main 63 71 Pine Bluff 64 43 Catholic 66 Fort Smith Classic 67 Ozark 54 57 Muskogee, Okla. 30 67 Van Buren 50 66 Northside 56 61 McClellan 59 73 Central 86 64 Northeast 65 47 Hall 57 80 El Dorado 71 55 Pine Bluff 45 55 Northside 50 61 Central 73 78 Northeast 71 50 Hall 48 62 McClellan S2 69 El Dorado 74 65 Forrest City 62 66 Ole Main 64 State Tournament 69 Northeast 61 57 Ole Main 76 Season Record: 19-9 66-Sports Sink lt! Jerome Sims goes up for two points against the McClellan Lions. Sims' layup with :06 remaining in overtime gave the Patriots a 61-59 win. Zandt? grahnhlirigleatl Coach Charles Ripley. Cmh Dmny Black. Heaven help ua. Lonnell Sheard fights the N' 'mm' ' 'Y' Thai SWF' -'0h 3- lemme sim' Northeast Chargers for position as he waits for a Mmm' Bum' Greg Hmm' Lumen shwd' Km cwmy' Cm ossible rebound. The Patriots downed Northeast Lowe, Wendell Hunt, Michael Johnson, Renard Kendrick, Harold P Thomas. 78-71 to avenge an earlier loss to the Chargers

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Fast break! In spite of a stuff shot on a fast break by Kim Cooksey, the Patriots lost to the Hall Warriors 57-S7 at home. Take lt away. Carl Lowe gets a steal from Central's Paul Marks, but the Patriots fell to the Tigers, 73-61. The Tigers beat the Patriots three times during the season. t A 'Q' get 1, Q ..:3:f,.,- new 6 .,., .,... . , Q C ffl i Ripley's believe it or not We had a pretty good overall season,' ' said Greg Hemme, sophomore. Anytime you win 19 games it's a good season. Our team's speed and quickness on the court accounted for our victories. Coach Charles Ripley gave credit to the entire team which featured a starting five of Lowe and Kendrick, seniorsg Jerome Sims and Lonnell Sheard, juniorsg and Wendell Hunt, sophomore. Ripley said that except for losses to E1 Dorado and Northeast the season went about as he expected. All teams have off nights, and our losses to E1 Dorado and Northeast could be considered upsets as we really expected to win those games, he said. l g r:ff:5'r'rc.1:'3''tfrizfzfft '-5: 1-2 f, ., -,.,g,'.fz. y51:.q.:L:,:.q1. ,. f f-ft.-gfwwzf -rn. ,. 4- Jump shot. Lonnell Sheard hits for two over the hand of a Fort Smith Northside defender, The Patriots took a S5-50 win over the visiting Grizzlies 68-Sports