South Side High School - Totem Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Even though the 1986-87 South Side basketball team was rather young and inexperienced, they turned out to be a tough team to beat. The team had only three re- turning Iettermen, and the top three scorers from last year's team were gone due to graduation. Although last year's seniors didn't lead the team to the top of the S.A.C., the loss of their experience seemed to doom this year's team. The three returning lettermen were Jesse White, Mike Hollingsworth, and Rog- er Woods. The addition of junior O.J. Bonner and sophomore Adrian Ma- ble into the starting line-up and the help of juniors Ziggy Arrington and James Woods, sophomore Clifford Cleveland and senior Rod Ahlers- meyer gave this year's squad a much better season. The cagers started the season out by sweeping the Huntinton Tip-Off Classic with two impressive wins over Huntington North and Concor- dia. Victories over two state-ranked teams, Harding and Anderson High- land, Brought much respect and rec- ognition to the Archers. Added rec- ognition came when junior O.J. Bonner and Jesse White were named Players-Of-The-Week by the News Sentinel and Coach Flynn was named twice as the Coach-Of-The- Week. A strong defense plus an even stronger inside game proved to be the strengths of this team. Opposing teams had several difficulties when playing the Archers on their home floor behind the crazy fans of Sec- tion Under the inspired guid- ance of Coach Flynn, The Archer basketball team brought back mem- ories of the good old days of Archer basketball. With seven returning var- sity players andthe addition of play- ers from the strong 1986-87 reserve team, the good old days are here to stay. Mike Hollingsworth Va ty Boy's Basketb ll Opponent Them Us Concordia 55 68 Hunington North 48 50 So. Bend LaSalle 74 69 Ande son Highla d 59 50 Snider 76 67 Bishop Luers 59 54 WBYUS 48 58 Bishop Luers fTnyJ 59 70 Northrop QTnyJ 55 41 Concordia 56 55 Harding 48 53 Alexandria 58 77 North S d 55 59 Dekalb 52 66 Elmh t 42 51 N0 th D 59 44 I d' napolis Chatard 58 61 B'shop Dwenger 58 57 A EOIB 53 68 N'-Wweu 64 63 O,T. Northrop CSecJ 48 44 Overall Record 12-9 40 Varsity Boys Basketball Adrian Mable, Coach Flynn.!photo by Steiner ROW 1: Roger Woods, James Woods, Mike Hollingsworth, Ziggy Arrington, Jesse White: ROW Coach Taylor, Clifford Cleveland, Jim Kendrick, Dave Druhot, O.J. Bonner, Rod 415 j The Right Stuff rfas.r,:::---was:fewisstissf?...sms2sias:Zai:sfsm:me-be22252:2zzmiiitmsziiisimzssiz . I 1 -Sl Jesse White, senior, puts in two the easy way during the Homecoming game.!photo by Brate- man iii? s lvl O.J. Bonner takes the highest percentage sh possible as his amazed oppenents look o .fphoto by VanFossen 1 , if

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5.A.C. Champs and Experience K-1 'eshman team - ROW 1: Bridget Benson, tacy Mims, Gina Strahm, Sephanie Wattleyp OW 2: Kim Koontz, Coach Mormann, Veronica tephens, Jenny Geese, Kristy Meyer, Erica ingherjphoto by Steiner Reserve team - ROW 1: Dawn Kolkman, Holly Young, Urena Beamon, Terri Tigges: ROW 2: Coach Johnson, Vickie Peoples, Michelle Key, Tamuela Miller, Tamara Files, Rhonda Lewis, Sa- brina Holinessjphoto by Steiner The freshman and reserve girl's bas- ketball teams had very diverse seasons this year. The freshman cagers had an extremely exciting and successful sea- son. Not only was their record stellar at 12-2, they capped off their season with the S.A.C title in hand. Under the guidance of Coach John- son, the reserves had a few problems. Although they didn't have the record of the freshman squad, they had their reasons. The starters at the beginning of the season were pulled from the line- up to fill vacancies in the varsity squad. Because of this, the reserves had their problems getting together as a team. The future is a whole new story. The number one freshman team in the city will be moving up next year, and some players who would normally play re- serve got some valuable varsity experi- ence. These two facts combined brighten the future of girls basketball for South Side. - Marty Byro C Reserveffreshmon G-irl's Bdskeiboll 39

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shman Team - ROW 1: Robert Carter, Glen Wattley, Chris Banks, Juan Gorman, Cliff Ervin, Julian shington: ROW 2: Ron Latham, Matt Goheen, Marty King, Shannon Carey, Todd Green, Kevin dsay, Coach Parrish.!photo by Steiner The 1986-87 Freshman boy's bas- ketball team did not have a stellar sea- son as their 2-11 record shows. How- ever, the team, coached by Coach Parrish, did have a few highlights of its own. The team finished third in the S.A.C. holiday tournament. Coach Par- rish said, we beat a very tough New Haven team in the consulation game. Some of the team's key players were Glenn Wattley, Shannon Carry, and Juan Gorman who will no doubt get some playing time on next year's re- serve squad. The reserve boys basketball team was extremely successful this year. Coach Jeff Lee summed it up by sying it was a fine season . Some of the high points were winning the reserve tourney and knocking off an undefeat- ed North Side. The leaders of the team were Carleton Mable and Jimmie Ken- drick. Being juniors, they gave us the leadership we needed on the court, said Coach Lee. Other contributers to the cause were Lamar Smith and Tom Gaskill, both sophomores. The future of South Side basketball is in good hands with this team. - Jim Kendrick Reserves and Freshmen Show Promise Reserve Boy's Basketball Opponent Concordia Hunington North So. Bend LaSalle Anderson Highland Snider Bishop Luers Wayne Dwenger fTnyJ Northrop CTnyJ Concordia Harding Alexandria North Side Dekalb Elmhurst Northrop Indianapolis Chatard Dwenger Angola Norwell Overall Record 17-3 Them 33 45 40 51 30 27 38 43 41 38 37 46 45 54 30 54 34 46 44 51 Us 36 39 52 43 44 44 48 61 60 46 57 58 56 45 49 67 36 58 67 54 O.T. 1 O.T. . QOUT5 QOUIX, Q,0UT,g 15 our 53 S srl 11 , Reserve team - ROW 1: Anthony Williams, Travis Underwood, Lamar Smith, Mike Woods, Tom Gaskill, Carl Hill, Lomont Grant: ROW 2: Jason McBride, Andre Stephens. Steve Redd, Chris 1 Barker, Maurice Braster, Tarek Zawahri, Dorian Price, Coach Lee.!photo by Steiner Rese-rvefFreshrnon Boy's Bosketboll 44