Callaway High School - Lesprit Yearbook (Jackson, MS)

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.J FOOTBALL if - 92 THE SINISTER SIX MANAGERS: Skipper Latham, Keith West, Robert Mayo, J. C. Clark, Lymus McGruder, and Bobby Perry. Mayor Russell Davis speaks to the team about Jackson. 99

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FOOTBALL Most Valuable Player: Mark Lukert. Closing the . season in a fitting manner, the football banquet gave recognition to those players who had exem- plified themselves on and off the field. Selected by the coaches as permanent co-captains were Ralph Hayes, Randy Rucker, and Johnny Skaggs, While the highest honor of Most Valuable Player was awarded to Mark Lukert. The banquet was high- lighted by a closing address given by Jackson Mayor Russell Davis. A reflection back on the season brings back many memories. Especially distinct are those of the hopeful student body, upsetting Wingfield and South Vicksburg, that unfortunate withdrawal of our first three victories, and the selection of Ralph Hayes and Randy Rucker to the All Big Eight Team with Mark Lukert, Johnny Skaggs, and Don King on Honorable Mention. All past but not forgotten. PERMANENT CO-CAPTAINS: Ralph Hayes, Randy Rucker, and Johnny Skaggs.

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BASKETBALL 1972-73 CHARGERS' BASKETBALL TEAM: KKNEELING, L. TO RJ - Coach Bobby Ray, Henry Walker, Charles Polk, Frank Ward, Linell Palmer, Steve Robuck. KSTANDING, L. TO RJ -Coach Thado Gordon, Karminder Dhaliwal, George White, Bryan Rodgers, James Butler, Willie Butler, Percy Ingram, Marcella Singleton, Thomas Bridgman, James Banks, Ronnie Smith. Three returning . seniors helped compose the starting five of the 1972-73 Charger basketball team. They were George White, Marcella Singleton, and Percy In- gram. Also on the starting five were Karminder Dhaliwal, a junior, and Henry Walker, Bryan Rodgers and Willie Butler, all seniors. Others on the first ten were James Butler, Charles Polk, and James Banks. The 1972-73 season was a long and glorious one for the team. After their only regular season game loss, the team went into a record-breaking winning streak. Going into the state overall championship, the Chargers had a record of 42 wins and 2 losses. Coached by Bobby Ray and Thado Gordon, the O Charger squad wrestled victory many times when victory seemed impossible. Eight trophies were won in eight tournaments, and several times play- ers were named to all-tournament teams. This group of young men did more to put the name of Callaway on lips across the state than any other. Testifying to their amazing talent on the court, three players averaged over ten points per game. George White led the group with 18.6 points per game, followed by Marcella Singleton with 12.1 points per game, and Karminder Dhaliwal with 10.3 points. A final averages showed that the Chargers scored 66 points per game as opposed to the opponents' 48.