Ripley High School - Viking Yearbook (Ripley, WV)

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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

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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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cfwzfzes 'wr' Basketball co captains Ripley line shows some of The tlpoff of the Ripley were Grant Skeens and Eugene the defensive play that helped Cairo ballgame whlch the Slater Both senior boys were us win the Seth football game Vikings won 7l 42 outstand1ng in football and 32 13 basketball ji G ms f R H S was the theme of the Senior float that carried Miss Viking Rhondda Harmon and the two candidates Linda Fisher and jo Ann Miller TOP, LEFT: The Rose Arch of the junior Class ca.r and Miss Patty Reynolds, junior attendant, added much to the parade. BOTTOM, LEFT: Blue, gold, and Large silver stars ornamented the Sophomore float which Lettie Lloyd was riding. TOP, RIGHT: The striking Freshmen float was beautifully de- corated in green and white. Miss Ella Dee Kessel was t.he Freshman attendant. BOTTOM, RIGHT: The eighth grade float was very pretty with its large and shining 8 and Miss Wanda johnson, the eighth grade attendant.