Abingdon High School - Beacon Yearbook (Abingdon, VA)

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Optimistic Attitude Pessimistic Record Winning the first game with Holston and the last one with Marion, freshmen basketball players saw a bad middle. Coach Mike Hagy was impressed by our 9th grade team, no matter what the statistics said. Teamwork and a fighting attitude made him stand by the squad and be proud of their unity. Hopes fell a little as Gate City sneaked by us by one point. Tennessee High and Virginia High dropped us by the wayside by more than 16 points in every match with them. Freshmen Falcons still stayed op¬ timistic and kept the desire for winning alive as they cut away from the bad Marion Hurricanes by three points. falcon; 51 SCOREBOARD 5 C Holston ■I ' )PPONENTS 32 47 Gate City 48 30 Virginia High 53 29 Tennessee High 70 28 Gate City 61 25 Virginia High 42 28 Tennessee High 45 33 Marion Season Record: 2-6 30 Blake McKinney and Jim Fern pass the ball dining warm-ups. Team Picture: Front Row: Roger Glover, David Kinney, Jim Fern, Graig Stevens, Coach Mike Thomas, Bill Smith, Mark Fulton, Mark Hagy. Hagy. Back Row: Chip Barker, Curtis Mink, Blake Mc- 26 9th Grade Boys ' Basketball

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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

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Tim Lowe goes up for two points against Holston. FALCC SCOREBOARD )NS OPPONENTS 45 Gate City 36 42 Holston 21 40 Marion 49 40 Patrick Henry 30 43 Virginia High 34 30 Tennessee High 34 30 John S. Battle 31 44 Gate City 40 34 John S. Battle 26 54 Marion 59 40 Patrick Henry 26 31 Virginia Jr. High 35 34 Tennessee High 33 57 Holston Season Record: 9-5 37 Eighth Graders On The Move For Victory Our new roundballers found their first year an eventful one. Virginia High was one of the toughest games. With only 1:26 on the clock, we downed the Bearcats 48-38. One team member was embarassed as a charging foul left him with his uniform shorts’ stitches ripped out! Only in a double overtime could John S. Battle defeat us, 31-30, but we re¬ taliated in our next meeting, winning 41-36. It ' s been proven throughout our dif¬ ferent sports that 8th grade enthusiasm never fails. Can Chuck Phipps grab that ball Robert Brown jumped for? If ALGOLS fALCOfy 3 3 Team Picture: Front Row: Mark Landreth, Tim Engle, Robert Kilbourne, Jimmy Call, Chip Thayer, Michael Spiegler. Back Row: Coach Don Cumbow, Robert Brown, Doug Gentry, Chuck Phipps, Tim Lowe, Mike Briscoe, Mike Thayer, Greg Kelly. 8th Grade Boys ' Basketball 27