Carthage High School - Pine Burr Yearbook (Carthage, TX)

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1. Leon Carter fires a long shot. 2. The 1976-1977 varsity basketball squad was comprised of Cstandingb Head Coach Den- nis Smith, Philip Miller, Thomas Walton, Cederic Pipkiins, Terry Harris, Leon Car- ter, Assistant Coach Jack Roberson, Ckneelingb Jerry Williams, Collin LaFollette, Alfred Brown, Audrey McMillian, Bobby Milhauser and Manager Ieff Shumate. 1 ll y .,,.kk K . 3, dj A3 A6 3. Alfred Brown has the ball knocked away from him while driving to the bucket as Thomas Walton looks on. 4. Terry Harris goes up near the rim for a carom. 5. Senior postman Thomas Walton gets an easy tip-in. 6. Jeff Shumate com- piled all the squad's statistics for the year. Super Skates X 27

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Hoopsfers SHOVEL COAL During Cage Campaign Without a doubt the 1976-1977 varsity basketball squad was one of the most exciting teams fielded in several years at CHS. The team played in 7 games in which the margin between victory and defeat was 4 or less points. They also participated in 1 overtime and 2 triple overtime con- tests. The 'Dogs ended their campaign with a 17-13 season record and a 6-4 district record. In the first half of district competition, the 'Dogs had 4 wins and 1 loss putting them very much in their zone race. But, in the second half of district play the 'Dogs could muster wins in only 2 of their 5 games. One reason for the Bulldogs' downfall was the loss of their ball- handler, Leon Carter, to injury. Carter broke his nose in their first loop meeting with the Center Roughriders . During the course of the season, several individual records were bro- ken by members of the 'Dogs' squad. Thomas Walton broke the season defensive rebound record as he recorded a total of 279 for the season. He also set a single game defensive rebound record by snaring 20 against Hallsville on Ian. 18. Also, Carter got his name in the record book by dishing off 13 assists against Henderson in Henderson on Jan. 25 . A1 A2 A 26 I Super Skates

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JV Proves To Be Explosive Playing at times with exuber- ance and at times without any type of punch, the 1976-1977 boys junior varsity basketball squad rambled to a 10-11 season record and a 4-6 district clip. In non-district competition the 'Dogs ended up with a 6-5 record. The 'Dogs started their district campaign by losing a close one to Pine Tree in Pine Tree by a score of 69-68. They never recu- perated from that loss as they lost every contest in the first round of district play. However, in the second round of district competi- tion they made a FLIP FLOP and won 4 out of their 5 games. That lone loss was recorded in Kilgore on Feb. 1. The IV squad fielded several standout performers. Two of them were Eric Smith and Johnny Barkins. Smith reeled off 461 points on the season for a 21.9 point per game average. On three occasions he scored 30 or more points. Barkins ripped the cotton for a total of 325 points during the run of the season for a 18 . O average an outing. The team was coached by Jack Roberson. 28 1 Super Skates