Abingdon High School - Beacon Yearbook (Abingdon, VA)

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Good Team Attitude Above: Steve Holbrook lays one up before Steve Prater and Jeff McCray take a ball back. Below: Skyscraper Denny Farmer gets the upper hand on a jump ball. Tops Losing Season Strange as it may seem, varsity bas¬ ketball kept the spirit burning through¬ out their winter play-offs, not withstand¬ ing the close losses and not-so-close defeats. Support from our Mad Hatters was outstanding at the first games, but when a law was passed that forbade stomping on the bleachers, enthusiasm wanned in favor of other week night activities. Our arch-rival, John Battle, learned about our Falcon drive when we flew past them three out of four times. We downed Richlands with a four point vic¬ tory after a tight game. Gate City and Grundy poured it on us, however, with lay-up after lay-up going in. John Battle stomped us in the Southwest District Tournament, and we lost our final game to Marion by 18 points. Still, we believed in ourselves and a brighter future. Billy Rowe gets grounded by Richland ' s David Arms, as teammate Denny Farmer tries to block the opponent ' s basket. Boys ' Varsity Basketball 23

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During warm-ups, Tim Minnick shoots with Jeff Hawley rebounding. As the referee signals holding on Richlands, Cliff Culbertson throws. 22 Boys Varsity Ba sketball Above: Steve Holbrook goes into action and puts two more points up. Below: The Kojak Klub (Cathy Thayer, Coach Judy Wallace, Debbie Musick, Sis McCray, Sandy Johnson, and Jackie Whittaker) watch the game while munching on Lifesaver Lollipops,

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Coach Jerry Bishop gives hurried instructions during a time-out as Jeff McCray and Tim Price glance at the score. SCOREBOARD FALCONS OPPONENTS 61 . Holston 57 45 Gate City 80 66 Virginia High 63 73 Richlands 66 40 Holston 63 80 Graham 82 40 Tazewell 47 43 Patrick Henry 53 35 Grundy 70 52 John S. Battle 47 48 Marion 57 54 Virginia High 56 69 Richlands 54 48 Patrick Henry 35 64 Grundy 81 57 John S. Battle 54 59 Tazewell 75 52 Marion 70 TOURNAMENTS Big 6— Abingdon lost to East, 56-85 Abingdon beat John Battle, 62-50 Southwest District Tournament - Abingdon lost to Battle. 61-47 Season Record: 7-11 hg Do slHG BO mn gq 0 Team Picture: Front Row: Bobby Farnsworth, Jeff Tim Price, Shawn Crookshank, Denny Farmer, McCray, Steve Prater, Matt Smith, Cliff Culbert- Jeff Hawley, Steve Holbrook, Doug Ellis, Bryan son. Back Row: Coach Jerry Bishop, Tim Minnick, Owens, Billy Rowe, Coach James Gregory. 24 Boys ' Varsity Basketball