Abingdon High School - Beacon Yearbook (Abingdon, VA)

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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

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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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Russ Goyette passes the ball to Sam McKinney to escape Rebel defense. Scott Gregory hustles down court with Tony Jessee at his heels. J. V. ’s Court Action J. V. basketball reflected the varsity squad in their spirit and attitude. End¬ ing with one of the best J. V. seasons gave evidence to the fans that the stren¬ uous practices on defense and offense were worth it. With Coach Dean Bailey giving us the plays, our team whizzed by Hols ton, Graham, and John S. Battle. Even in de¬ feat we still remained proud, especially when the undefeated Tazewell Bulldogs said we gave them the hardest run for their money. FALC 49 SCOREBOARD ONS 01 Hols ton 5 PON ENTS 32 29 Gate City 51 49- Virginia High 50 51 Riehlands 57 59 Holston 33 55 Graham 48 36 Tazewell 39 56 Patrick Henry 59 : 37 Grundy ■ 42 ' ■ j 40 John S. Battle 28 35 Marion 44 40 Virginia High 48 51 Riehlands 46 29 Patrick:: Henry 31 ■■ 56 Grundy 35 46 John s. Battle 44 47 Tazewell 55 57 Marion 61 Season Record: 8- 10 $ HGD0V «IMG% £ HGD Uf K IHG dqA UmuG mt Team Picture: Front Row: Bruce Stone, Russ Goyette, Scott Gregory, Joe Chitwood, Lester Ferrier, Back Row: Coach Dean Bailey, Phil Brad¬ ley, Howard Hilton, John Briscoe, Jerry Bennett, David Hendricks, Kevin Thomas, Tony jessee. Boys ' J. V. Basketball 25