Ripley High School - Viking Yearbook (Ripley, WV)

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BAS KETBALL SEASONS RECORD Ravenswood --------------- C airo - ----- ---- - - Parkersburg Catholic Parkersburg Catholic Ravenswood ---- - - - - Gilmore - - - Wahama - - Grantsville - Elizabeth - - Walton ----. Pt. Pleasant - - - Elizabeth - - - Gilmore .- - Wahama - - Walton ---- Cairo - - - - Grantsville- - KNEELING, Left to Right Sammy Hicks, Kermit Slater, Carro Patterson Coach Virgil Hupp, Manager Tom Brotherton STAND ING Kenny Sl-seen, Larry l-larless Eugene Slater, Grant Skeens Charles Randolph Not Pictured Rod I-Iarless, Buddy Buckalew, Paul Jordon, Bill Winters SQ KNEELING, Left to Right: Wally Parrish, jackie Ocheltrce, Larry Dean Wilson, Coach Paul Lanham, Floyd Sayre, john Paul Jones, Dickie Stone, Kent Skeens, Manager Buzzy Skeen. 40

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Fron Top to Bottom: Ken, Rod Sterl, and Angel. KENNY PARSONS Kenny Parsons, J6 ft., 16U1b. senior, made the Class A All-State first team for the second year in a row. He was an outstanding, broken field runner and many of his touch- downs came on long runs. His total of 125 points was the highest in this area. Kenny was also an excellent defensive halfback. He was named to t.he l.. K. All-Conference team and received honorable mention on the scholastics All- American team along with making All-State. Parsons has been one of the most outstanding football players in the his- tory of R. H. S. ROD HARLESS Rod Harless, is a 5 ft. 10 in., 160 lb. senior end. In addition to being a co-captain, Rod was named to the Little Kanawha All-Conference Team and received honorable men- tion on the All-State squad. Rod was also an outstanding performer in baketball, being on t.he first team for two years. He was also named to the All-Tournament Basketball Team. STERLING OCHELTREE Sterling Ocheltree is a 5 ft. lO in., 165 lb. senior guard. Throughout the year, his blocking and defensive play made way for numerous Viking Scores. Sterl was elected co- captain ofthe team. KENNY SKEEN Kenny Skeen, a 5 ft., 180 lb. senior tackle, was one of the mainstays of the Ripley line. I-le was a consistent performer throughout the year. Kenny received honorable mention on the Class A All-State Team. X X N , rv

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EUGENE SL.-XTER Gene Slater is a 6'2 senior who has led the Viking basketball squad in scoring for the last two years with averages of 24 plus and 25 points res- pectively. llc '--.urs named to the L. K. All-Conference team, the Al1-Tourna- ment team, .ind received All-State honorable mention during his junior year. llc was co-captain of this year's Vikings, repeated as All-Tourney, and won the individual scoring championship of the L. K. Conference. Other honors will probably be his as soon as the All-Conference and All-State selections are named. Slater has been a playmaker, rebounder, and scorer for the Vikings for three years. He climaxed a brilliant high school career by pouring in 51 points against Cairo near the end of the regular Season. Slater was also an outstanding football player and received honorable mention All-State. INDIVID UAL S CORING RECORD Eugene Slater ----- 573 Charles Randolph - - 202 Larry Harless ----- 259 Grant Skeen ----- 98 Rod Harless ------ 226 Carroll Patterson - - 15 Kermit Slater ---- Kenny Skeens ---- Paul Jordan ----- Buddy Buckalew Sammy Hicks ---- Molly Winters - - - TOURNAMENT Pt. Pleasant - .... 81 Ripley - - if Z f' ml