Wichita Heights High School - Talon Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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29fVarsity Boys' Basketball 1. BOYS' VARSITY BASKETBALL SQUAD First Row.' Mike Renner fMgr.J, Doug Willis, Virgil Vaughan, David Chaney, Terry Atwater, Winston Moore, Bobby Farris, Darren Muci fMgr.J. Second Row: Ken Fisher, Allan Lewis, Bert Kendall, Sheldon Bruce, Antoine Carr, Greg Smith, Randy Mullins. 2. Winston Moore, '78, puts one in from the cor- ner. BASKETBALL SPORTS HONORS Top Row: Virgil Vaughan, Antoine Carr, Winston Moore. Second Row: Karla Redo, Paula Redo. 3. Guard, Terry Atwater, '78, waits for offense to set up against North. 4. Intent on a victory, sophomores Sydney Ran- som, Ricky Brown, Mike Shea and Scott Kester await their chance to play.

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28 fVarsity Boys' Basketball Cagers End Season At 11-103 Go On To Take Regional Title With only one returning starter from last year, the season went well overall for the Varsity Boys' Basketball team. Despite the loss of many fine players to graduation, the team finished with an 11-10 record. The '77-'78 season was one of changes for the varsity team, as Heights competed in the 4A classification for the first time and was under the leader- ship of a new head coach, Steve Carmi- chael. In 4A competition, the team won victories at the McPherson tournament and went on to take the Regionals at Emporia, though their play in state competition was unsuccessful. Coach Carmichael felt that the seniors were the backbone of the team, and that the players showed progress and improve- ment in all areas. Toward the end of the season, they started playing real well together, he stated. Team members who received special recognition included Antoine Carr, '79, who made the first All-City Team and the 4A Second Team, and Winston Moore, '78, and Virgil Vaughan, '80, who received Honorable Mention.

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30 Junior Varsity-Sophomore Basketball Inexperience Hurts J -V, Sophs The Junior Varsity Basketball team was a very young squad. There were usually eight sophomores on the team and at times there were five sophomores on the court during a game. Players were shifted from Sophomore to Junior Varsity to Varsity throughout the sea- son, with the result that Coach Charles Doughty had a different group of play- ers to work with each game, which sometimes made coaching difficult. Consequently, the J-V squad ended up with a 2-8 win-loss record. The Sophomore team was very in- consistent. Coach Bob Thompson said, The sophomores would play one good game then come back and play a bad one. Their main problem was inexperi- ence and the fact that many had not played together before. Southeast and North were the only school that really gave the sophomores a hard time. Despite these losses, the team always gave me effort and they never gave up! Coach Thompson com- mented. The Junior Varsity and Sophomore coaches geared their teams for Varsity ball. Throughout the season, the Sopho- more and Junior Varsity players were always given the chance to excell. It was a learning year for both teams, where they gained experience and im- proved their games. The future lookf bright! said J .V. Coach Doughty.