Central High School - Centralian Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

Text from Pages 1 - 200 of the 1978 volume:

FORWARD Uneducated, untried, unknown. The plight of a generation in a world full of uncertainty and anxiety. In our quest for uniqueness we have had to strive for acknowledgement to show not only the world but ourselves that excellence comes from within and with the realization of this fact, like a fine wine aged to perfection........................................... WE HAVE TRULY COME OF AGE Central High School 3231 Indiana Kansas City, Missouri 64128 TN PKPTr.ATION A crioM 4s In man’s everyday grasp for life, he sees someone that stands out. That person stands out like a red rose in a bouquet of yellow tulips. The individualness in any human being is his ego. That individual also has his hi’s and low’s. That individual is Mr. Prewitt. Mr. Prewitt fits in Central High like a hand in a glove. Color, content, nor content was no barrier. Acceptance and achievement were all in his back pocket. One of his most supporting statements at the games was “We’re No. 1! As a reminder to all, win or lose, we were still no. 1. The waving of his flag would lift his many spirits. Mr. Prewitt would hang tough with the fellas and throw down with the young ladies. When you’ve pushed for excellance and reach the other side, let it he known there s nothing left but pride. Let Love Lead The Way. XiiTRODirctton 1 OIITEHU Principal, Daniel L. Britton It has been a very fortunate experience having the Excel Program operating directly within our school during the 1977-78 school year. However, far too many of our students at Central High School are abusing their educational opportunities today. It is not enough just to have our teachers, counselors, administrators along with Excel or any other organization working in the interest of educating our young people. Our youth at Central High School and throughout this nation must learn to take advantage of the educational opportunities that face them each day in a more constructive way in order that they may develop the kind of attitudes and character in their lives that will lay a solid foundation for them to experience a more productive future. 6 Vice - Principals, Melvin Franklin And Jack Cummins Excel Dr. William McCarther Rev. Jessie Jackson Operation Excel, a new body of workers for the uplift of student moral and achievement, was inspired by the Reverend Jessie Jackson. Started this year, it was headed by Dr. William McCarther. Throughout the year, under his guidance, many new programs have been instituted and many students helped to find new inspirations. We were happy to have been picked to he the school for the pioneering of this new project. It is the sincere hope of the whole student body and faculty alike that this new project can be used to aid not only the students of Central High School but also the students throughout the city in the future. 8 Action Reinaldo M. Buso Bobbie Duhe John Freeman Lawrence Griffin Ogden Hollars 14 Albertine G. Hadley Ralph Howe Godwin Iloka Fred Holiwell Sarah Hoss Ida Jenkins Ress Koshland Sylvester Heath Fred Murrell Loree McGill Velma McNeal Brenda Rivette David C. Roe Jesse Sands Robert M. Seeley Cynthia Sayles Suzann D. Settle Benjamin W. Shanklin Elizabeth Sheffield George Simms Leonard Stevenson Edmund J. Szubka Marie Taffe Nancy Tucker Ben F. Tisdale Anna L. Tunner Earl Vaught I Mrs. Edward, Bookroom Clerk 23 24 25 Ms. Newberry Supportive Staff Mr. Williams 27 - Excelling In The Areas Nutrition And Maintenance Maintenance Joyce Sickman, Registrar Ms. Lillian Hayes 29 Ms. Freda Roberts Ms. Ashly Bashful Belle and Beau “Yes, I would like some fish.” .JOHNETTA 1 Would you like some fish?” I’ll have her home by 9:30 sir. Up to my neck. AAAAAAAAAAY!” Cabinet Members, Renee Roe, Stephanie Powell, Willa Bruce, Rodney Harris, David Mondaine. Rudolph Smith, Aleasiah Prince, Dusene Allen, Josphine Hannel, Vertricia Ramey, Mary W'esly. Judy Powell, Michelle Britton, Brenda West 35 Adams, Carla Adams, Phillip Allen, Dosene Anderson, Michael Andrews, Vida Bailey, Marjorie Barnes, Cynthia Barnes, Jacqueline Beamon, Frank Beard, Rita Beaurgard, Rosilyn Black, John Black, Steven Boggess, Regina Boyd, Lolita Braden, Sheila Bradley, Carolyn Britton, Michelle Brostic, Clifford Brown, Charles Brown, Darren Brown, Irene Brown, Jamil Brown, Janice Brown, Jimmie Brown, Willie Bruce, Tycine Bruce, Willa Bullock, Pratricia Burris, Sherrie 36 Bussey, Robert Byers, Chester Campbell, Cherrly Campbell, Teresa Cardoza, Joseph Chamberlain, Mare Chamberlain, Marian Clark, Kim Clark, Micheal Cal, Andre Cole, Elizabeth Cole, Nancy Coles, Odies Collins, Kevin Council, Lee l Cowans, Barbara Cox, Stephen Crawford, Betty Crump, Princess Crumpton, Marian Davis, Lisa Dalamen, Dallas Donahue, Donald Drew, Terry Earley, Gregory Fell, Marvin Fisher, Sherry Fleming, Micheal Forbush, Glen Ford, Jerald 37 Foreman, Garret Frazier, Delneather Gipson, Dorthia Glenn, Darren Gooley, Darletta Grant, Vevina Gray, Cedric Gregory, Henry Griffin, Keely Gunn, Lester Hanley, Jeffrey Hanley, Josephine Hannah. Sharon Hanett, Alyce Hardin, Charla Hardin, Deborah Hardy, Marcus Hare. Rodney Harness. David Harris, Alphonzo i Harris, Betty Harris, Davetta Harris, Johnathan Harris, Lenore Harris, Sharon Harris, Terri Harrison, Anette Hawkins, Beverly Hawkins, Larry Hayes, Bridgette i 38 Helms, Charlene Henderson, Brian Henderson, Damon Henderson, Shanel Herring, Jane Herring, Tedra Higgins, William High, Brian Hill, Brenda Hill, Sharon Holly, Darryl Holman, Brenda Hollins, Melinda Hooks, Gwenette Hopkins, Linda Jackson, Bridgett Jackson, Tracy Jackson, Vicki Jefferies, Charles Johnson, Angela Johnson, Bobby Johnson, Christopher Johnson, Michael Johnson, Sharon Johnson, William Jones, Charlette Jones, Monica Jones, Rodney Jones, Rosie Junior, Beverly , Junior, Tyrone Lane, Suzanne Lewis, Elaine Lewis, Roland Lloyd, Derrick Luckett, Denise Luckett, Jacquelyn Lunn, Daniel Mack, Ramona Mann, Carla Mannings, Montrea Martin, Kenneth Martin, Sharon Martin, Warren Meade, Lemont Milton, Margaret Mitchell, Linda McAdory, Sandra McClunie, Terence McCrae, Jeffrey McGinnie, Annette Moon, Derrick Moore. Barbara Moore, Curtis Moore, Phillip Mosby, Marva Nevins, Jacquelyn Noel, Charlene Nolan, Tammy Norton, Vincent 40 Olgetree, Brian Face, Priscilla Paine, Linda Palton, Vlesley Parker, Annette Parker, Carl Pasley, Latresa Patterson, Jeff Paul, Ohie Perkins, Edward Perkins, M. Pitts, Michael Pleasant, Cathy Pledger, Sharon Pouncil, Deborah Powell, Judy Powell, Stephanie Powell, Susan Price, Viola Price, Alesia V � Race, Sherril Ramey, Vertria Randle, David Rashaw, Jeff Richardson, Adrienne Richardson, Angela Richardson, Ezra Robertson. Anthony Roe, Renee Rogers, Ruth 41 Ross, Woody Russel, Rodney Saffold, Felish Scott, Gregory Scott, Rebecca Sexton, Anna Simmons, Sherry Simmons, Tonia Sims, Floyd Sisson, Michael Sisson, Michelle Smith, Brenda Smith, Leroy Smith, Rudolph Smith, S. J. Smith, Wayne Soloman, Leon Spearman, Margret Staley, Ray Stanley, Ray Starr, Dexter Stephens, Jeffrey Stigger, John Stoner, Keenan Tara, Arthur Taylor, Teresa Taylor, Navarra Taylor, Teri Tivis, Carmella Thomas, Dava 42 Thomas Patricia Thomas, Stephanie Thompson, Phillip Toliver, Keith Trent, Darren Walker, Theodor Walker, Tony Wallace, Charles Ward, Janice Washington, Debra Washington, Ernestine Washington, Wanda Waters, Cornell Watson, Ellie Watson, Stephanie Webbs, Jerry Wells, Renee Wesley, Mary Whitley, Dwayne Whitley, Regina Whitters, Nathan Williams, Barbara Williams, Bruce Williams, Cortes Williams, Damon Williams, Gary Williams, Lauretta Williams, Roland Williams, Sandera Willingham, Henry 43 Winfield, Felix Woods, Ross Yancy, Damon Yates, .Jackie Most Popular Best Dressed Judy Powell Terry Drew Dexter Day Leon Wallace Best Build Gwenette Hooks Bobby Robinson Most Likely To Succeed Jacquelyn Neuine Frank Beamon Bobby Robinson © Nina Harrison Sgt. At Arms Decra Foreman Vice President Sonya Boykins Treasurer Iley Givens 2nd Vice President O 0 ■ . i ; Byron Canady Sgt. At Arms Staria Griffin Asst. Secretary 48 Cabinet Vic kie Seals Stephan Irons Wolf Fox Byron Canady Stephanie Anderson Most Likely To Succeed Pam Bowen David Jamison Best Athlete Regina Brown Ronald Moore Class Jammers Angie Hill Tony White Best Built Michele Wiles James Roberts Class Clowns Mary Holliman Nathan Yearby Pleasing Personality Rhonda Matlock Blue White Pride Charles Beamon Best Dressed 49 Acklin, Silvester Adams, Curtis Allen, Dale Anderson, Dan Anderson, Gregory Anderson, Marion Anderson, Stephanie Anthony, Aldonhus Barnes, Meta Beamon, Charles Beard, Kevin Bell, Carolyn Bellazer, Sharon Blackwell, Leverta Bosley, Carolyn Bowen, Pamela Boykin, Sonya Brooks. Litonya Brooks, Michael Brown, David Brown, Derek Brown, Gloria Brown, Leslie Brown, Mark Brown, Regina Bruce, Wade Bullock, Gloria Burch, Willa Burrell, Joseph Canady, Nathaniel Carmon, Juan Cameron, Allen Craig, Donald Cordoza, Tina Chamberline, Brian Childress, Gregory Childress, James Childress, Stacey Christian, Rosiland Clark, Annette Clark, Diana Clark, Janice Clark, Thomas Cole, Odetta Coleman, Brian Collins, Donna Collins, Gregory Collins, Michael Cowans, Teresa Crumpton, Valinda Culclager, Adriene Ferdinand, James Culclager, Paula Danton, Vanessa Davidson, Pamela Davis, Michael Dennis, Denise Flueluen, Valerie Forbush, Glen Foreman, Decra Forest, Saleena Forest, Salesse Frances, Marcia Frazier, Elaine Gatan, Lionel Gertrude, Rose Gibson, Patricia Gines, Marvin Givens, lley Glover, Gary Gloves, Jeffrey Godard, Terry Grantt, Marleve Griffins, Stana Gunn, Freddy Hall, Robin Halloway, Patricie Henderson, Virginia Hill, Angela Hobody, Mignon Holliman, Mary Holman, Linda Hopkins, Larry Hudson, Adolph Hughes, Angelita Hughes, Ricky Hughes, Teresa Hughes. Ronald Iron, Stephan Isaish. Bridget Jackson Jackson, Aaron Jackson, Chauncetto Jackson, Kathy James, Robert Jamison, David Johnson, Anthony Johnson, Timothy Johnson, Wayne Jones, Irene Johnson, Carmen Johnson, Dana Johnson, Michael Johnson, Rosilanda Johnson, Tamara Jones. Marcus Looney, Donna Lovingood, Dwayne Lunn, Leslie Mack, Toni Madden, Kristina Leachman, Lacenia Lee, William Lewis, Rose Lloyd, Bryant Logan, Charles Manuel, Isiah Marshall, Harvey Martin, Michael Matlock. Rhonda McCrary. Alan Joseph, Cochran Kearney, Mark Kelly, Rene Demp, Darryl Kennedy, Natalie Kindred, Rita King, Carla Kinney, Robert Kinney, Rose Layton, Clyde Reed, Michael McMillon, Theil Mennifee, Melvin Miles, Adrienne Miles, Gwendolyn Milo, Gregory Mitchell, Larita Moraan, Pamela Morgan, Shirley Mosby, Cynthia Mosley, Fidel Murray, Shelia Neal, Detria Norwood, Katie Oliver, Monica Pace, Debra Palmer, Arietha Palmer, William Parker, Paul Pasley, Darren Patterson, Anita Rhodes, Louvilla Richardson. Darren Roberson. Bruce Roberts, Jacqueline Roberts, James Robinson, Cassandra Robinson, Tina Rogers, Ronald Roland, Michael Ross, Esther Roulette, Chauncy Rowden, Keith Royal, Winnie Rukge, Karen Rushing, Michael Russel, Donna Sample, Rick Samuels, Pat Sanderson, Calvin Scott, Rhonda Shinault, Derrick Shirley, Rock Slaughter, Clifford Smith, Lavale Smith, S. Jay Stamps, Betty Starnes, Bernard Stewart, Raymond Stigler, Curtis Stokes, David Terrill, Timothy Thomas, Carolyn Thomas, Darryl Thomas, Eliza Toombs, Reginald 56 Traylor, Dorothy Traylor, Gladys Trent, Darnel Trent, Donald Vaughn, Jacqueline Walker, Merle Walker, Michael Walker, Phillip Walker, Robert Walker, Sheila Wallace, Tracie Ward, James West, Donald Wheeler, Sandra W'hite, Anthony White, Gary Williams, Alan Williams, Barbara Williams, Jefferies Williams, Joyce Williams, Kim Williams, Roger Wilson, Pamela Wilson, Patricia Wilson, Sylvia Winfield, Gwen Witt, Mary Wren, Craig Wyatt, Paul; Wyatt, Sherry 57 Andrews, Gary Bennett, Anthony Bolton, Regina Bostic, Denise Bowls, Vicki Boyd, Troy Bradley, Michael Brager, Rose Brooks, Catherine Brown, Kdna Bruce, Ward Bufford, Kenneth Bufford, Sandra Burell, Livi Burch, Brenda Campbell, Michael Campbell, Darell Canady, Shirley Clark, Sheila Clark, Theresa Cooper, Mathew Dachery,Brian Dancer, Glenda Davis, Kim Dearborn, Pamela Denson, Donna Dickerson, Dinette Drummer, Tanya Edward, Allen 60 Edwards, Donald Ersery, David Fells, Lori Finch, Joyce Flakes, Sharon Ford, Dwayne Fuitz, Sandra Garrett, Jerome Gentry, Darlene Gibson, Gail Gibson, Wayne Gines, Angela Gissentower, Sheila Garner, Tonya Goddard, Nancy Granes, Deborah Harden, LeAndrew Hardin, Sonya Harris, Sonya Harrison, Barbara Haskins, Vanessa Henderson, Sylvia Herring, Vicki Hill, Crystal Hollinshed, Darryl Hughes, Angela Hunter, Graig Innis, Charles Isaieh, Darryl 61 Jackson, Levore Jackson, Sherri Jamerson, Michael Jamerson, Roderick Jimberly, Aaron Johson, Bobbie Johnson, Cheryl Johnson, Harold Johnson, Jimmy Johnson, Kerry Johnson, Thurman Jones, Angela Jones, Carolyn Jones, Denise Jones. Rhonda Jones, Vanessa Kimes, Mark King, Gwendolyn Langford, Cheryl Logan, Charles Lovingood, Karen Lunn, John Mack, Carla Madden, Candace Madden,Patricia 62 Magice, Roy Martin, Ruby McConnell, Shiela McDaniel, Beverly McDonald, Robert McGilra, Leon McLin, Michael Milo, Mattie Miller, Robert Mosby, Carrie Mosby, Fidel Moss, Karen Nash. Kathy Moten, Crag Newson, Kenneth Norton, Peggy Norwood, Samiel Norwood, Senolder Nicholson, A1 Palmer, Jeffery Parker, Virgil Pierce, L’tanya Pitts, Carmen Porter, Bruce Porter, Carolyn Powell, Earley Powell, Sheila Race, Gregory Ramsry, Marilyn Ricks, Christopher Robinson, David Robinson, Sharon Rollins, Teresa 63 Ross, Mark •Jamson, Micheal Scott, Stacy Seals, Toni Shaw, Charles Shepard, Rhond Sims, Elvester Sims, James Slaughter, Barbara Smith, Carl Smith, Dell Smith, Raymond Smith, S. J. Sorrels, Antionette Starnes, Gwendolyn Starr, Jackie Starr, Roscoe Stephens, Jerome Tatum, Micheal Taylor, Anglia Taylor, Lisa Temple, Belinda Thomas, Diana Thomas, John Thomas, Johnny 64 Thomas, Karen Thomas, Micha Thomas, Micheal Thomas, Micheal Thompson, Mary Towns, Diane Traylor, Syvester Trent, Dorothy Wade, Kim W'alker, John Wallace, Anthony Washington, Katherine Waters, Carol Waters, Okriedce Watson, Traci W'ells, Cheri Wesley, Glenn W’hite, Patrice White, Priscilla Wifform, Carla Williams, Cassandra Williams, Cornelia Williams, Franklin Williams, Jacquline Williams, Tina Williams, Yvette Wilson, Gregory Wiseman, Rebecca Wofford, Charles JUWJO-R. OFFICERS ICW I. President Beverly McDaniels Vice President Dwayne Ford Secretary Connie Williams Treasurer Denise Jones Sgt. At. Arms David Ersery JUNIORwCABINET mm David Ersery Beverly McDaniel MOST POPULAR Stacy Scott Rebecca Wiseman CLASS CLOW NS (0 Craig Hunter Shiela McConnell MR. MRS. Dwayne Ford Beverly McDaniel DONE MOST FOR CENTRAL JUNIOR BALLOT Bruce Porter Teresa Wynn BEST DRESS Virgil Parker BEST BUILT Craig Hunter Carla Mack BLUE WHITE PRIDE Charles Wofford Cheri Walls CLASS JAMMERS Gwendolyn Starnes PLEASING PERSONALITY Donald Edwards Monica Ross SHY TWOSOME Anthony Talley WOLF Virgil Parker Brenda Abney David Ersery Gwendolyn Starnes MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED Junior O KINE olULEN KING RuEEN LEVI BURELL LINNETTE DICKERSON Most Likely to Succeed Eric Newsome - Brenda Darden Mr. Mrs. Michael Franklin Velda Cook s e n 1 o r Most Popular Vernon Winfrey - Linda Rieves Best Build Teresa Patterson - Gary Mitchell Pleasing Personality Derrick Love - Terri Allen Class Jammers Lonnie Smith - Earlene Reed Best Dressed Darryl Bush - Not pictured Carletta Riley Best Athletes Cynthia McClain - Michael Coleman Senior Announcer Lonnie Smith Scatterbrain Antionette Strickland Senior Cabinet Best Hairstrand Karen Harrison - Vernon Farley Assistant Secretary Sgt. at Arms-Anthony Buggs Simone Tyson Assistant Sgt. at Arms Dorri Fields Secretary-Sheila Ross Treasurer-Terri Allen Assistant Treasurer Candid Senior Activities A Alford. Katherine- 1976 Track Team Allen, Cassandra- 1977 Volley Ball. 1976 Track Team Allen, Curtis- Alien. Jeffery- Freshman Football, Junior Varsity Football. Junior Varsity Track, Marching Band. R.O.T.C.. Battalion Staff, Varsity Track, Varsity Football, Athletes For Excellence Allen. Terri- Majorettes, Sophomore Cabinet Officer, Facilities, Pep Club, Varsity Tennis Team. Student Council, Senior Cabinet Officer. Explorer's Post Officer, Gospel Choir, Junior Cabinet Anderson, Doris-Ashley. Terry- B Bagsby. Reginald- Junior Vice President, Student Council Treasurer. Band. Math Club. Pride Association, Explorer Post. Tennis Team, I atin Club Baker, Elizabeth-Baker, Terry-Barnett. Kim-Bates, Alan-Beard, Jerome-Bowen, Anita- Bowman. Moni- Football Team, Math Club. Spanish Club, Junior Achievement Company President. Judge of Yearbook Cover Contest Bradford, Howard- Honor Roll Student, C.O.E. Brandon, Beverly- Brooks. Crystal- C.O.E., Student Council, Sophomore Cabinet. Junior Cabinet, Senior Cabinet, Pep Club, C Club. Booster Club, Luminary Staff. Track Team. Volleyball Team. Yearbook Staff. Explorer’s Post. Honor Roll, 2nd Runner-up Junior Queen, Graduating Committee Brooks, Dale- Student Council. Explorer’s Post, Junior Cabinet. Pride Association Brown. Cletis- A-Band, Drama Club. C.O.E. Brown. Darren-Brown, Toni-Brunner. Joyce- Buggs. Anthony- Cross Country. Track Field, C Club, Math Club, Freshman Cabinet. Junior Cabinet, Senior Cabinet. C.O.E., Explorer’s Post, Red Cross, Graduation Committee Bush, Darryl- Freshman Basketball. Freshman Cross Country. Varsity Basketball-3 Years, Student Council. C Club Byrd, Delisa c Cal, Joyce- Carter, Jannett- Pep Club. Junior Cabinet. Honor Society Carter, Jill- Cobb, Darryl- Band. Choir. C.O.E. Cole. Joyce- Pep Club, Gospel Choir, Concert Choir, Explorer’s Post. Pom-Pon Girls. Girl’s Track Coleman. Michael- Freshman Football. C Club. Freshman Basketball. Varsity Basketball. Senior Cabinet. PUSH For Excellence Coleman, Valerie-Cook, Velda-Cooper, Daniel Cox. Michael-Crawford. Alonzo-Crawford, Alphanzo-Curren. Marla- D Darden, Brenda- National Honor Society. Freshman Cheerleader, 2-Year Task Force, Student Council. Central Betterment Committee. C Club Vice President. Freshman Cabinet. Sophomore Cabinet. Junior Cabinet. Senior Cabinet, Facilities Council. Drill Team Co-Captain, Student Tutor, Honor Society - 4 Year, A.A.U.W. Davis, Mary- _ . _ . Davis. Willis Marching Band. Orchestra, Varsity Tennis. Senior Cabinet, Drill Team Drummer, C.O.E., Explorer’s Post. Red Cross, Graduation Committee Delaney. Andre-Dixon, Larry -Duncan, Mereline-Dunn. Karen- Drake. James- E Eskridge, Sharon- Freshmen Cabinet, Majorette, Junior Cabinet. Explorer’s Post, Candidate For Junior Basketball Queen, Candidate For Football Queen, Senior Cabinet. Officer Helper Estis, Karen- A.A.U.W., National Honor Society Eubanks, Janice-Everette, Rosalyn- F Faniel, Eric- Student Council, Freshman Track Team. Marching. Concert Stage Band, Pride Association. Explorer’s Post Fayne, Deborah -Fayne, Denise-Fitzpatrick, Steven- Fields, Dorri- Freshman Cabinet, Sophomore Cabinet. Explorer’s Post Officer, Junior Cabinet Ford, Carol-Fortenberry, Cotenzie-Frazier. Henry- G Gaines. Harry-Garlington. Mary-Gates, Vanessa-Gines, Rendy- Gordon. Antoinette- Band, Mix Choir. Pep Club Gordon. Mark- Gray. Delaine- R.O.T.C. Drill Team, Latin Club Grayson, Beverly- Green. Stephanie- C.O.E. Program, Explorer’s Post Griffith. Raymond- Pride Association Guess, Yolanda H Haley, Beverly- Harrison. Karen- Pep Club. Junior Cabinet, Booster Club. Yearbook Staff Harvey, Collette- Henderson, Glenda- Junior Cabinet, Junior Cabinet Secretary. National Honor Society, Central Honor Society, A.A.U.W., Latin Club. Student Council, Math Club, Explorer’s Post, Junior Achievement. Peer Counseling, Pep Club, Student Tutor, Talent Identification Program. Sophomore Cabinet. Spanish Club, Business Club Hicks. George- Senior Cabinet. Explorer’s Post. Student Council. Luminary Staff, Centralian Staff, Junior Cabinet, Band Hicks. Stephanie- Gospel Choir, Junior Cabinet, Sophomore Cabinet. Choir A. Choir B. Yearbook Staff. Honor Society, Junior Achievement Hightower. Michelle- Hindsman. Deidra- A.A.U.W., Spanish Club. National Honor Society Holly. Teresa- C.O.E.. Junior Achievement. Graduation Committee Howard. Clifton-Huhbard, Deborah- Drill Team Hudson. Michael Student Council, Explorer Post President. Sophomore Cabinet. Junior Cabinet, Senior Cabinet, Junior Varsity Football. Varsity Football, Varsity Track. Luminary Sports Editor, Centralian Editor. Math Club. Central Correspondent to Kansas City Star, Student Tutor, Audio Visual. C Club, Student Advisor, Central Coalition for Student Involvement Hunter, Anther- I Innis, Laura- Junior Cabinet, Volleyball 'Team, Student Council, Explorer’s Post, C.O.E., Graduating Committee J Jackson. Florrie- _ _ _ Jackson. Milton- Cross Country. Track Team. Spanish Club. I Club Jackson, Rekita- Jackston, Sandra- Pep Club, Varsity Cheerleader, Luminary Staff. Honor Roll, C.O.E. Jenkins, Carmen- Freshman Cheerleader (Co. Captain), 1st Runner-up Freshman Basketball Queen. Jr. Varsity Cheerleader (Co. Captain), Varsity Cheerleader (Captain), Explorer’s Post Jones, Michael - K Kidd, Tina King, Reginald- Explorer’s Post, Luminary Staff Kizine, Earl- L Lane, Cynthia- Yearbook Staff Law. Kenneth-Leathers, Debra-Layton, Shelia-Leathers, Ricky- Lloyd, David- C.O.E., Swimming Team Locke. Terri- Pep Club. Drill Team. Junior Cabinet. Senior Cabinet, Luminary Staff, Boosters, Honor Roll, C.O.E., Graduating Committee Love, Derrick- Freshman Cabinet. Sophomore Cabinet. Explorer’s Post, Freshman Basketball. Centralian Staff. Cross Country. Honor Roll. Freshman Track Team, Junior Varsity Track Team, C Club M Martin, Lisa-McBride. Dale-McClain, Cynthia-McCoy, Pat ricia-Mercer. James-Mills. Pamela -Milo, Alene- Mitchell, Gary- Freshman Football, Junior Varsity Football. Chess Club. Weight Lifting Team. Freshman I'rack Team. Freshman Cabinet. Sophomore Cabinet, Junior Cabinet. Student Council. Yearbook Staff. Explorer’s Post Mitchell. Matalie- Pep Club, Sophomore Cabinet, Secretary Junior Class, Senior Cabinet, Boosters, Student Council, Central Choir Moore, Hubert-Mosby, Shelia-Moore, James- N Newsom, Eric- Student Council, Junior Varsity Football, Varsity Tennis, National Honor Society 4 Years, Varsity Football-2 Years, Math Club. Athletes for Excellence, Spanish Club Nolan, Barry- Norton, Shirley- Pep Club, Explorer’s Post P Pace, Bessie- R.O.T.C. Drill Team Page. Reginald- Explorer’s Post, Junior Cabinet, Graduation Committee, Student Council, C.O.E., Senior Cabinet Paines. Gloria- Parker. Patricia- R.O.T.C.. Junior Cabinet. Pride Association. Gospel Choir, C.O.E., Honor Roll, Graduation Committee Patterson. Mary- Pep Club Penn, Denise- Freshman Cabinet, Pep Club, Explorer’s, Drill Team, C Club, Office Help Peters, Kathy- Pickett, Violet- Pep Club, Girl’s Track, Sophomore Cabinet, Junior Cabinet, Senior Cabinet. Explorer’s Post. Booster, Boy’s Track Manager, Student Council, Choir Powell, Frankie-Powell, Teresa- Girl’s Track Pouncil, Tyrone- R Ramey, Yolanda- Randolph. Karen- Luminary Staff. Junior Cabinet. Honor Roll, Boosters Ransburg, Margaret- Pep Club, Pom Pon Girls, Student Council, Pride Association Ricks, Roy- Rieves, Linda- Freshman Cabinet. Sophomore Class President, Math Club. National Honor Society, Student Council, Year Book Staff. Explorer’s Post President, Football Homecoming Princess, Senior Class President Riley, ('arietta- Football Homecoming Queen Richardson, Holly-Richardson, Rosetta- Roberts. Janet- Explorer's Post. Pride Association, Pom Pon Girls. Concert Choir, Yearbook Staff Robinson. Linda- Football Manager, Olympians. Pep Club, C Club. Explorer’s Post, Track Team Robinson, Sharon Robinson. Zoe- Pep Club, Basketball. Choir, Drill Team Rollins, Reginald- Junior Varsity Track Rone, Ricky- Ross, Juawana- C.O.E., Graduating Committee Ross, Lavonda- Ross, Sheila- Sophomore Cabinet. Choir B. Junior Cabinet. Student Council. Boosters, C.O.E.. Explorer’s Post, Senior Cabinet Rowden. Kim-Rozell. Melody Russell. Marvin- Football, Track, PUSH For Excellence s Simmons, Deidra- Pep Club. Boosters. C.O.E., Spanish Club Singleton, Martha-Smith, Albert Smith. Christine- Smith, Darian- Drill Team Captain Smith, Ixrnnie- Senior Cabinet, Senior Reporter Smocke, Toye-Sorrell, Karen- Southard. Mitzi- Junior Cabinet. Pep Club Vice President, Pride Association, Honor Society, Math Club, Choir Stanley, Connie-Stokes, Elinor- Strickland. Antoinette- Pep Club, Band. Track, Drill Team, Junior Cabinet Strange. Gina-Stephens, Jeffrey- T Taylor, Curtis-Thompkins, Jovce- Toomos, Brenda- Sophomore Cabinet, Spanish Club, Junior Cabinet. Business Club. Explorer’s Post Tyson, Simone- Band. Tennis Team. Track Team. Majorettes, Explorer’s Post, Junior Cabinet. Gospel Choir, Math Club, Senior Cabinet, Student Council, “Cr’ Club w Wallace, Curtis- Walker, Shelia- Spanish Club Wash, Nathan- Spanish Club. Explorer’s Post Watkins. Daniel Watkins, Shirlette- Watson, Denise- Student Council, Pep Club, Math Club. Latin Club, Drill Team. Freshman Cabinet, Creative Performance. Track Team, Sophomore Princess. Peer Counseling. Human Relations, Yearbook Staff, Explorer’s P« st. A.A.U.W. Watson, Laurie- Pep Club, Drill Team-Cheerleader, Freshman Cabinet. Sophomore Cabinet Watson, Micheal- Watson. Veronica- Pep Club. Pom Pon, Student Council. Track Xpflm inL’ Vkf off Wells. Geri- Pep Club, Spanish Club. Drill Team. C.O.E.. Graduation Committee Westbrook. Ona- Explorer’s Post. Student Council. Pep Club Westbrook. Rhona- Explorer’s Post. Yearbook Staff, Student Council, Pep Club White. Mary- Pep Club, Drill Team, C.O.E., Graduation Committee Williams, I zona- Student Council, Explorer’s Post, National Honor Society, Pom Pon Williams. Maylon-Williams, Patricia-Williams, Roderick-Williams, Tina Williams. Veronica- Band. Sophomore Cabinet, Junior Cabinet, Pride Association. Explorer’s Post. C.O.E. W’infrey, Vernon- Freshman Football. Freshman Basketball. J. V. Basketball, J. V. and Varsity Football. “C” Club, Explorer’s Post. Athletes for Excellence, Peer Counseling. Track Team, Gospel Choir, Concert Choir W’right, Debbie- Boosters. Drill Team, Mixed Choir Y Yancy, Veronica- Freshman Cabinet. French Club. Pep Club 80 Alford, Katherine Allen, Terri Allen, Cassandra Anderson, Doris Allen, Curtis Ashley, Terry Allen, Jeffery Bagsby,Reginald Baker, Elizabeth Baker, Terry Barnett, Kimberly Bates, Alan Brandon, Beverly Brown, Darren Brooks, Crystal Brown, Toni Bush, Darryl Carter, Jill Byrd, Delisa Cobb, Carryl Brooks, Dale Brunner, Joyce Brown, Cletis Buggs, Anthony Cal, Joyce Cole, Joyce Carter, Jannett Coleman, Michael Cook, Velda Crawford, Alonzo Davis, Mary Drake, James Cooper, Daniel Crawford, Alphanzo Davis, Willis Duncan, Mereline Coleman, Valarie Cox, Micheal Curren, Marla Delaney, Andre Conway, Denorval Craney, Nanette Darden, Brenda Dixon, Larry Eskridge, Sharon Estis, Karen Fanniel, Eric Fayne, Debora Fields, Dorri Ford, Carol Frazier, Henry Gaines, Harry Eubanks, Janice Fayne, Denise Fortenberry, Cotenzie Garlinton, Mary Everette, Rosilyn Fitzpatrick, Steven Franklin, Michael Gates, Venessa Gines, Rendy Gordon, Antoinette Gordon, Mark Gray, Delaine Grayson, Beverly Green, Stephanie Griffith, Raymond Guess, Yolanda . —------j------ Harrison, Karen Hicks, George Harvey, Collette Hicks, Stephanie Henderson, Glenda Hightower, Machelle ' EL .. Hindsman, Deidra Holly, Teresa Howard, Clifton Hubbard, Deborah Hudson, Michael Hughes, John Hunter, Anthur Innis, Laura flitftS Jackson, Florrie Jackson, Sandra Jackson, Milton Jenkins, Carmen Jackson, Rekita Jones, Donna Jackson, Rosalind Jones, Micheal Kidd, Tina King, Reginald Kizine, Earl Lane, Cynthia I ane, Derrick Layton, Shelia Law, Kenneth Leathers, Deborah Leathers, Rickey Llyod, David Locke, Terri Love, Derrick Maltbia, Eula Martin, Lisa McBride, Dale McClain, Cythia McCoy, Patricia Mitchell, Kevin Mercer, James Mitchell, Gary Mills, Pamela Mitchell, Matalie Milo, Alene Moore, Hubert Parker, Patricia Peters, Kathy Patterson, Mary Pickett, Violet Patterson, Teresa Pouncil, Tyrone Penn, Denise Powell, Frankie Richardson, Holly Richardson, Rosetta Roberts, Janet Robinson, Linda Robinson, Sharon Robinson, Zoe Rollins, Reginald Rone, Rickie Ross, Jawana Ross, Lavonda Ross, Shelia Rowden, Kim Rozell, Melody Russell, Marvin Russell, Rodney Simmons, Diedra Sinlgleton, Martha Smith, Darian Smith, Albert Smith, Lonnie Smith, Christine Smocks, Toye Smith, Cornelious G. Soloman, Paula Sorrells, Karen Southard, Mitzi Stanley, Connie Stephens, Jeffrey Stokes, Eleanor Strange, Gina Strickland, Antoinette Taylor, Curtis Thomas, David Wallace, Curtis Thompkins, Joyce Walker, Shelia Toombs, Brenda Wash, Nathan Tyson, Simone Washington, Carolyn niot Watkins, Daniel Watkins, Shirlette Watson, Denise Watson, Laurie Watson, Micheal Watson, Veronica Wells, Geri Westbrook, Ona Westbrook, Rhonda Williams, Maylon Wheeler, Dorothy Williams, Patricia White, Mary Williams, Roderick Williams, Lezona Williams, Tina Williams, Veronica Wilson, Phillip Winfrey, Vernon Wright, Debbie Wynn, Patricia Yancey, Veronica Moore, Vickie_________________________________ Principal John Blauw Our goal is to help children with physical limitations to lead full, happy, productive lives. We want them to become adults, mentally sound, spiritually whole, socially and economically competent. The concerted efforts of all who are privileged to participate in the education of these children will, in large measure, contribute to the realization of these goals. John A. Blauw, Principal Staff B. Condon J. Tennenbaum P. Goodwin N. Stark C. Ascensio J. Blauw K. Davis M. Foster J. Williams D. Nelms L. Mitrick I I Staff P. McCormick D. Harms D. Tompkins J. Olin A. Sokol P. Hagan L. Sison J. Jones B. Isaacs Staff C. Giro B. Moorehead E. Hernandez F. Ogilvig N. Tryon N. Shouse M. Schlaepfer M. Katka Custodians J. Macklin B. Collins N. Warfield C. Petrus Cafe Staff I AUTOGR Linda Rieves First Princess V%€tbuU Carletta Riley VARSITY QUEEN Vickie Moore Second Princess Sharon Anderson Third Princess Latonya Drummer Junior Princess xellsnt mmu A eJnce cmnuuf Harriet Butler Junior Princess tUtyaUu lanip Powell oi-cpnamt roweii FRESHMEN QUEEN Delneathes Frazier Freshmen Princess 108 o we c ow i� 9 CUUJ I I h- UO£bJ( )( ) 114 Central dazzles Troians ii By STAN WILSON In the 10 years Jack Bush has coached at Central High School in Kansas City, Mo., his teams have played in only two invitational tournaments. One was three years ago at neighboring Center, where the Blue Eagles finished second. The other is the Topeka Invitational Tournament, which is being played this week at Highland Park. It isn’t by choice that the Blue Eagles so rarely participate in tournaments. Although Bush hesitates to say so publicly, he suspects it is because Central, more often than not, comes home with too big of atrophy. If preliminaries are any indication. Central may very well have to wait a while for its next invite. The Blue Eagles, ranked No. 1 in the Kansas City metro area, ripped Hayden by 34 points in their opening game. Friday night, they advanced to the championship game by stunning Topeka High 82-67. They’ll play Highland Park, the host and winner of the last four Invitational titles, Saturday night at 8:30. In the early, consolation game, Kansas City-Bishop Ward held off Hayden 66-64 The Blue Eagles and Trojans had a standing room only crowd buzzing through the first half of their championship semifinal. Both teams came out running and gunning, climbing the boards and gambling on defense at a fever pitch. When the first two quarters ended. Central only 42-37. But Topeka High’s bid for its ninth straight win ended there. Invitational scoreboard All earn at Highland Pork RESULTS FRIDAY Kansas City-Bishop Word 64. Hoyden 64 Kansas City. Mo -Central 82. Tooeko High 67 GAMES SATURDAY 12:30 o.m. - Manhattan (S-7) vs. Hoyden 2-10). seventh place 3 — KC Bishop Ward (3-8) vs. Tooeko West (7-3). fifth. S — Lawrence (4-4) vs. Topeka High (10-2). third. 8:30 - KC-Central (11-2) vs. Highland Park (10-1), championship The Blue Eagles were without flaw in the third quarter. Sparked by guard Virgil Parker, who finished with 21 points, and forward Michael Coleman, who led all scorers with 25, they hit the Trojans with a 14-2 lick right after the tipoff. When the quarter ended, Central had hit 11 of 15 shots from the field, 6 of 7 free throws, scored two rr s on 14 of 18 possessions and let' “Those guy Bush TheyV you that Thai' fno ball Kami C entral’s do the other endH ho had play, termission. v left Topeka H; Jans scored on “We really take them in could have ke; momentum hk‘ lie Nicklin san' were exception samehiiK w- The zone n’ trated on ever' nicked “ Central Thumps Paseo By Derrick Jackson A Member of the Sports Stiff Within 15 seconds of the tipoff. the fans of Central High School were howling over a blown stuff shot by Paseo High School. Five seconds later, they were falling out of the stands, handslapping as they jumped in midair After the ball came back to earth. Michael Coleman of Central went the other way. rose up with a man in his face and sent a resounding slam dunk that should’ve put a hole in the floor. • The only thing it takes to get us going is something like that,’ said Virgil Parker of Central. When Mike did something like that, the fans yell, the bench is screaming and we get going.’ From the dawn of the game, the night was all Central’s. Facing a Paseo team that had beaten them high school basketball twice in three earlier games. Central sped away to a 74-60 victory in the championship game of the Field House Regional of the Missouri 4-A basketball tournament. Cenrtal (20-3) advanced to the final 16 and will play Southeast, another Interscholastic League rival. Monday night at the Field House at 7:30 p.m. Southeast (16-4) defeated Center in the title game of the Center Regional, 79-63. After the awakening message trom Coleman, Central was a collage of steals by guards Parker and Darryl Bifflh • an effective inside defensive game by Danny Sawyer and Henry Olds; the usual unbelievable game (24 points) from big Michael Walker and a brick wall aerial show from Coleman, who missed the last two games with a sprained ankle. “What a differenc a man makes,” said Coach Jack Bush of Central said of Coleman. Parker had scored 12 of his 18 points in the second quarter in a racehorse offense that gave Central a 38-29 halftime lead. Paseo, led by Marcus and Darryl Ramsey and Glen Cason, never gave up. staying between 11 and seven points most of the second half. But when Paseo finally crept to within 55-50 early in the fourth quarter, that only meant the end of Central’s nap. Coleman, a 6-4 forward, backed in on James Davis for a short basket. Then Bush stole the ball for a layup and a 59-50 lead. When Paseo had the ball trailing 63-56, Coleman went above the rim to block a shot by Marcus Ramsey. Sawyer eventually made two free throws, then on Paseo’s next missed shot, Sawyer rebounded the ball and sent a pass to Parker, who made a three point play. To add the final touch, Parker blocked a shot, passed the ball to Walker, who lofted an alley-oop pass to Coleman, who sent the ball through the hoop faster than his own return to the ground. The Central players after the game talked less of the theatrical plays and kept repeating the fact that a couple of days ago they had a team meeting about their defense. “We didn't play defense at all last week,” said Parker. Indeed. Paseo did most of their shooting from outside. Boys' Top 10 (Rankings last wook in paronthasas) W L 1, Central (1).............12 2 2, Pam-Day (2).............T6 0 3, Wyandotta (3)...........12 1 4, NKC (7).................13 1 5, Libarty (•) ............14 I 6, Blua Springs (10).......13 4 7, Southeast (6)............8 3 8, Winnatonka (NR).........11 3 9, Cantar (NR).............10 4 10, Somnar(NR)..............8 4 Rasoltt Last Waak—1, Cantral daf. South watt 89-70, daf. Topaka Haydtn 93-59, daf. Topaka 82-67, daf. Topaka Highland Park 27-22; 2, Pam-Day daf. Rockhurst 59-47; 3, Wyandotta daf. Wkhita South a it 55-48, daf. Sum-nar 47-41; 4, North Kansas City daf. Balton 97-49, daf. Truman 7CL47; 5, Libarty daf. Ruakln 80-40. daf. Excal-tior Springs 75-44; 6, Blua Springs daf. Ruskin 93-41; 7, Southaast last to Lincoln 50-47; 8, Winnatonka daf. Loo's Summit 69-51; 9, Cantar daf. Fort Otago 93-75; 10, Sumnar daf. Wichita North 57-50, iaat to Wyan-datta 47-41. 118 i semifinals, 82-67 ;,re something, said got it together. I ll tell a duplicate of our last •i linanee was evident at too The Blue Eagles, man-to-rnan before hitched to a zone. That ;h befuddled. The Tro-r four points in the first 112 in the quarter. iad an opportunity to lat third quarter if we them from getting the • that Troy coach Wil-• Their offensive stats il. But ours during that e practically nil. illy hurt us. We concen-thing but that We pa- The Trojans, ranked No. 2 in Class 5A and losers only once previously, stayed with powerful Central the other three quarters. That was primarily because of senior Tim Neff, who scored 14 points to lead four Trojans in double figures. Coleman, who had two stuffs, and Parker, who nit a couple from between the cheerleaders and had a slick, be-hind-the-back change of hands on a drive, had plenty of help. Danny Sawyer had 14 points and burly Michael Walker added 12 for the Eagles, who hit 50 percent for the night. Hayden, which trailed by four with 26 seconds left, nearly took Ward into overtime in the early game. The Wildcats cut the gap to 66-64 wh ?n Tim Triggs hit from 15 feet with i4 seconds left. “I really have to be pleased defensively, Hayden coach Neil Bartley said. KC-CENTRAL 82, TOPEKA HIGH 47 Topeka High 17 2t 12 !� — 67 KC-Cenfrnl 20 22 21 12 - 12 Topeko High - Wilkins 4 5 6 13, Allen 5 2-2 12, Canod 5 4-4 14. Honson 2 2-4 6. Neff 7 0-1 14, Foster 2 0-0 4, Perkins 0 0-0 0, Fink 0 0-0 0, Majors 0 0-0 0, Peters 1 a I 2, Von Buren 1 0-0 2, Davis 0 0-0 0. Totals: 27 13-18 67 KC-Centrol — Parker 9 3-5 21, Soever 6 2-4 14, Coleman 9 7-13 25. Olds I 0-2 2. Bosh 3 0-0 6. Walker 5 2-2 12, Jamison 0 0-0 0. Hollmshed 0 0-0 0, Brown 0 0 0 0, Collins 0 0-0 0. Smith 0 2 2 2. Totois 33 16 28 82. Total fouls: Topeka High 23. Central 18 Fooled Oct: Canady. Technical fouls: Central bench. Cole man. KC BISHOP WARD 66, HAYDEN 44 KC-B shop Ward 12 ?« 19 IS — 44 Hayden • 14 14 18 — 44 KC-Bishop Ward — Zvch 4 S-r 13. Koifes 6 6-7 18. Moyfleld I 0-0 2. Somesky 1 0-0 2. Locke 6 7-10 19. tskino 1 3-4 5. Pridey 1 3-5 5. Dorian 1 0-0 2. Totois: 91 24-37 66 Havden — T Heod 7 3 4 17, Triggs 6 0 1 12. Stadter 0 2-2 2. Cooney 9 7 11 25. McGivern 0 0-1 0. Nicholson 5 04) 2. Mortin 0 0-0 0. Proctor 1 0-0 2. M Heod 2 0-0 4. Totois: 26 12 19 64 Total fouis: Ward 18. Hayden 26 Fouled out: Cooney, Stodier. Technical foul. McGivern. Missouri 4A, 3A Pairings C1A88 4A GAMES FRIDAY At Colombia 7:06—Kirkwood (19-10) vs. Kansas City n?:3sSt3 Louis DeSmet (29-1) vs. St Louis Central (22-5) CLASS3A GAMES FRIDAY 1:35—Columbia Rock Bridge (22-4) vs Joplin Memorial (29-0) 3:05—St. Louis McKinley (11-12) vs Central on 4A Title Trail By Steve Richt i dson A Member of the Sports Stiff Last year after Central pulled its final upset to get to Columbia a year early. Coach Jack Bush of the Eagles was in a state of disarray. Central didn’t even have accomodations in Columbia, let alone transportation to get there. We got reservations this time,” said Bush, who saw his team run its record to 22-3 with a 69-54 bouncing of Liberty in the Missouri class 4A state basketball quarter-finals Wednesday at the Field House. And I reserved two vans a month ago. We are not going to get caught in that stuff again. Last year we didn’t even have a place to stay, but I made reservations a month ago.” That might be showing a supreme amount of confidence in his team, but Bush’s Central unit is the class of Missouri area basketball by a large margin. He has a right to be confident. Liberty undoubtedly would agree. They were the best team we have played all year.” said Coach Dan Ixmgstreth of Liberty. They were the most physical team we have played. Furthermore, a few weeks ago when Central played in the Topeka Highland Tournament, the coach of the host school compared the Central team to the Wichita Heights team of a year ago when guard Darnell Valentine led the charge. “The thing that impresses me about the Central team, says Harvey Greer, district co-ordinator of Interscholastic League Activities, is when they played at Topeka and one of the teams slowed down the game. Central was still able to win. They can win the slower games. So impressive at times is Central, both Gene Jones, Missouri assistant coach, and Mark Reiner. Kansas State assistant coach, were in attendance at the Central-Liberty game. Both were looking in particular at jumper Mike Coleman, who can leap out of the building. He scored 22 points against Liberty on ll-of-12 shooting from the floor. But the question now arises if Central can match up with St. Louis teams. The Eagles face Kirkwood (19-10) at 7:05 Friday night in a semifinal game in Columbia. Also in the final four is DeSmet. a 64-56 victor over Springfield Glendale. Both Central and DeSmet were in the final four last season. At 8:35 DeSmet (29-1) meets its only conqueror this year, St. Louis Central (22-5). Central has not lost a game this season when 6-3 center Mike Walker and Coleman have been in the lineup at the same time. Central lost two games early in the season to Paseo and Lincoln when Walker was scholastically ineligible. Central lost the other game to Paseo when Coleman was out with a sprained ankle. The team has been playing together well and shooting might be the key to victory in Columbia, especially if the Eagles happen to tangle with DeSmet, a big team led by 6-10 Steve Stipanovic and 6-6 Mark Dressier. If the Eagles can shoot like they did against Liberty 32-of-58 from the floor and 7-of-7 from the line, they might take DeSmet. It will take someone with a lot of size to beat them, Longstreth said of Central. They have a lot of jumping ability. Man-for-man we were very concerned with staying with them on the boards.” In 3A semifinal games Friday defending state champion Joplin Memorial (29-0) faces Columbia Rock Bridge (22-4) at 1:35 and Charleston (23-5), the 3A runner-up last year, goes against the winner of the Wentzville-McKinley game at 3:05. Joplin Memorial won its 29 straight game this season as all-stater Cat Johnson rifled in 50 points in a 94-76 victory over Marshfield. Elsewhere in 3A, Columbia Rock Bridge pulled an upset, nipping St. Joseph Lafayette 62-60, Charleston topped St. Francis Borgia of Washington 66-63, and St. Louis McKinley edged Wentzville 67-66. In 4A, St. Louis Central, runner-up to Center two years ago. downed Poplar Bluff and 6-10 Lex Drum 74-63. and Kirkwood pulled the rug out from under unbeaten McCluer North 57-54. It was North’s first loss after 27 straight victories. 119 Scots1 delay fails in 27-22 setback By STAN WII.SON Twice, Highland Park coach Randy Springs sat and watched talented Kan sasCity, Mo.-Central. Springs saw Central’s fast breaks rip Hayden by 34 points Wednesday in the opening round of the Topeka Invitational Tournament. Friday, he watched the running Blue Eagles handle Topeka High by 15 in the semifinals Those two games were enough to convince Springs that his Scots couldn’t play Central straight. So Saturday night in the championship game, before a capacity crowd of more than 2,400 fans in their gym, they did something Springs has never done No. 1 Again Invitational scoreboard RESULTS SATURDAY Kansos City Ctntrol 27. Highland por J2 (championship). ToodUo High 8J, Lawrtnc 63 (third ploCO) KC BIshop Word I. Topeka West 68 (fltth place) Hovdan 66. Manhattan 61 (seventh place) before. They stalled. Even that wasn't enough. Central, 12-2 and the No 1 team in the Kansas City metro area, still broke loose in the fourth quarter and won 27-22. It was the first Invitational title to go to an out-of-town school since Junction City won in 1972. The Scuts had won the last four titles. “I thought my kids played with real good poise,” Springs said MI thought we played with good discipline. I know a lot of people are disappointed, but that’s the only way we could play with them. I’d seen two nights of what they could do to you if you tried to run with them.” For three quarters Saturday, the Scots plan kept them in contention for a fiftn straight title. Sophomore Victor Dunn’s free throw with one second left in the third quarter—the only point of the quarter—put them even at 12-all. But Central took command early in the fourth quarter Michael Coleman, who had four fouls in the first half, controlled the tip and several passes later hit a 15-foot jumper from the baseline. The Scots turned over the ball on their next two possessions The Blue Eagles capitalized as Danny Sawyer made a three-point play and hefty Michael Walker scored on a lob pass That put Central ahead 19-12 and forced Highland Park to attack. Craig Hylton and Dunn responded with short jumpers to make it 19-16 And the Scots received a needed break when Coleman was called for a technical $hen ne grabbed the rim after a dunk shot with 3:51 remaining. Dunn, however, missed the free throw and Hylton blew a crip shot on the ensuing possession. That gave Virgil Parker the opportunity to cinch the win for the Eagles, which he did with two free throws and a drive to make it 25-18 with 1:45 left. “That’s one disciplined team,” Central coach Jack Bush said. 'We had an Inkling that they might stall. But we didn’t expect it to be so darned good.” After a shaky first quarter which ended in a 4-4 tie, the Eagles matched their task. They hit all three field goal attempts en route to a 12-11 halftime lead. They shot only once—and missed—as the Scots held the ball for 7 1 2 minutes in the third quarter, but connected on 8 of 7 shots in the final quarter. They were 9 of 11 for the last three quarters and 11 of 20 for the game Central Takes Stronger Hold Central, ranked No. 1 in The Star’s poll of area boys’ basketball teams since mid-season, grabbed a stronger hold on the top spot by downing sixth-ranked Southeast 71-83 in an Interscholastic League game last week. The Eagles also posted an 88-66 victory over Rockhurst, one of the top independents in the area. The top independent in the area, Pembroke-Country Day. got back on the winning track with two impressive victories. The third-ranked Raiders. who were upset by O’Hara a week ago. stopped St. Pius 73-52 and West Platte 68-45. O’Hara, one of the most improved teams in the area, tripped tenth-ranked Lillis 61-51. But Lillis rebounded to down Hogan 88-70 and keep its spot in the rankings. Southeast’s loss to Central did not do any damage to the Knights’ reputation as they held the sixth spot. Southeast came back from that loss to down East St. Louis Lincoln 78-63. The only change in the rankings occurred in the eighth and ninth spots, where Winnetonka and Shawnee Mission South exchanged places. Winnetonka, which has bounced in and out of the rankings all season, moved up to the eighth spot by recording two victories. South, the leader in the Sunflower League, was upset 58-58 by SM North Saturday night. The only other ranked'team to lose was No. 5 Liberty, which fell 72-54 to fourth-ranked |tertfc Kgpsai fifty. But the Blue Jays still held on to the fifth spot. 120 The Star's Top 10 Central Central Earns Defense No. 1 Respect Is Key Schools in Topeka didn’t exactly know what hit them when Kansas City Central. The Star's No.l-ranked team, rode into town and ran away with the first two games in the Topeka Highland Park Tournament last week. Coach Randy Springs of the host school kept a watchful eye on those Blue Eagles and when his team played powerful Central in the tournament final Saturday night he had a trick up his sleeve: his team held the ball. No matter, Central eventually won 27-22 to run its record to 12-2. But No.l-ranked Highland Park in 4A. normally a run-gun team itself, showed Central an unusual amount of respect by slowing the game down to a walk. It was the first time Springs’ team had ever stalled. “There’s really no comparison between Central and the teams here. They may be the best team in Kansas or Missouri. Certainly I don’t think there is anyone better. ’ said Springs, who watched in disbelief as the Blue Eagles demolished Topeka Hayden 93 59 and Topeka 82-67 before his team got the ax. “I didn’t feel we couldn’t beat them, but we couldn’t run with them and stay on the boards and beat them. A few times they got impatient, but with such a great ball club it doesn’t matter whether you slow it down or play it fast. “I have to rate them with Wich'ta Heights of last year,’’ says Springs wouldn’t say Central is as good b’ game between them would be sc thing. They are both the same Lyj teams. “Central has a type of that fits together, a team a coach gets once in his career. They have a play-maker (Qarryl Bush) and great jumpers (Mike Coleman and Virgil Parker). They complement each other real well.” Central led 12-11 at halftime and the score was tied 12-12 after three periods before Highland Park was guilty of a couple of turnovers early in the fourth quarter that broke the game open. After a Coleman basket had given Central a 14-12 lead. Highland Park turned the ball over on its next two possessions and Danny Sawyer completed a three point play and Mike Walker scored on a lob pass to put Central up by 7.19-12. Two baskets brough Highland back to 19-16, but after a technical on Coleman for hanging on the rim of a dunk. Parker scored on two free throws and a drive to restore order. The game was played before a ca pacity crowd of more than 2.400 fans who are used to seeing Highland Park win this tournament, at least the last four years. But this was the first year Central was entered. Elsewhere in the Top 10, No.2 Pem-Day and No. 3 Wyandotte both continued to win, but No.4 Schlagle and No.5 SM South both fell out of the Top 10 with double defeats in tournament action last week. No. 9 Grandview also fell out after losing twice. Replacing the fallen were Winneton-ka. Center and Sumner, who have all be in the Top 10 before. North Kansas City. Liberty and Blue Springs all moved up and Southeast fell nnngiaft after a narrow loss. By Steve Richardson A Member of The Sports Stiff For a half Southeast’s furious offense of mile-long jumpers and fast-break layups held the edge Monday night. Gulp, hardly anyone could catch his breath. Then favored Central took over. Behind the inside punch of Mike Coleman and Mike Walker and the shooting of guard Virgil Parker, the Eagles, state runner-up to Raytown South last year, rallied past Southeast 94-78 in a first-round game in the Missouri 4A state high school basketball tournament at the Field House. Southeast held a 48-42 lead at the half, but only 45 seconds into the third quarter. Central had taken a 49-48 lead, never to trail again. Coleman, a 6-3 jumping jack, started the second half with a basket on the inside. He followed that basket with a drive to the hoop seconds later, and Walker capped the first-minute of the second-half with a three-point play to put Central ahead 49-48. From there, Southeast, which finished at . 16-5, could never get closer than two points and gradually fell out of the game as fouls mounted against the Knights. “We played our game the first half and they played theirs in the second half. I think they knew they were in a game,” said Coach Lee Durham of Southeast. “We got into foul trouble in the second half and the kids didn’t go to the boards as well after that.” Dan Sha n, Eugene Cheadle and Lynn May ail picked four fouls early in the second half and the Knights couldn’t come up with experience from the bench to stop powerful Central, now 21-3 with a quarter-final meeting Wednesday against Liberty in the Field House. Coach Jack Bush of Central was unhappy with his team's defense in the first half, but the Eagles played much better defense in the second half and controlled the tempo of the game. “We didn’t play defense in the first half.” Bush said. “My gosh, that was a shooting contest. I think they missed only 12 shots and Burks (Steve, a guard) missed eight of those. Bell (Lee. a guard) didn’t miss any and neither did Cheadle. TTiey shot better than 60 percent. And did you see where they were shooting from? Central High Seeded No. 1 Team In Regional Basketball Tourney The Central High school seeded as the No. 2 team, boys basketball team has been Tournament play gets unseeded the No. 1 team in the 4A derway Feb. 27 when East and Regional Basketball Tour- Northeast meet at 7:30 p.m. nament to be played on Feb The championship game will 27, 28, and March 2 at the fcO layed on Thursday, March Interscholastic League 4 t Jfe7 30 p.m. House Paseo High school was 121 Gary Mitchell Henry Frazier Gilbert Bowbs 'fttfior .Ja. Eric Newsom Marvin Russle A. Philip Wilson Vernal Stewart Jeffrey Allen Michael Jones Michael Hudson Walter Cook Moni Bowman Derrick Lane Terry Olds Paul Bolder David Staten Vernon Winfrey Vance Bowles Mark Hicks Michael Franklin Kenneth Law Coach Hersjial Cox 125 B I U 126 127 Darrvl Hollinshed Mieheal Walker Gregory Collins Derick Brown 130 Rverett Smith 131 Brenda Abnev Pamela Wiley BASKET BALL 78 132 Kathleen Marshall Angela Jones Coach Ralph Howe, Cheryl Johnson, Brenda West, Sheila Bradley, Charlene Walker. Alesia Prince, Teri Taylor, Coach Fred Murrell, Angela Jones, Brenda Abney, Pamela Wiley, Kathleen Marshall. Angela Taylor, Pamela Bowen Cheryl Johnson Angela Jones Varsity Coach - Ralph Howe Barbara Williams, Patricia Romey, Barbara West, Sheila Bradley, Sharon Payne, Teri Taylor •Junior Varsity Coach - Fred Murrell Alesia Prince. Charlene Walker, Gwen King, Rosie Jones, Coach Fred Murrell Rosalyn Beauregard, Sheila Bradley, Vertricia Ramey, Sharon Harris, Josephine Hanley. Rita Beard. Gwenette Hooks. Michelle Beard. Terri Taylor, Lorita Mitchell, Rosie Jones. Paula Culclager, Charlene Walker, Dusene Allen, Ruth Rogers, Kim Williams, Marilyn Ramsey, Thomas Geredine - Asst. Coach: Pam Bowen, Decra Foreman, Valarie Fluellen. Odetta Cole, Sherry Wyatt. Kathy Hale. Adrienne Miles. Pam Wiley, Staria Griffin, Simone Tyson, Sheila Murray, Veronica Watson, Kimberlee Scatliffe. Kim Rowden, Cheri Walls, Kenneth Newson Manager 135 G IRL5 lkAC 4 ALjIl rioJJku bLCcct Tfru . -JfdAAa: 'RP T 4aA UMruAte Or Ae Xii 'BmwI S VIl, XMf 'R io (jphJld, T(hda CukJ tA C-fuiA uit, (jJojj i UA UZ Mbn U julMASrui, j tvy ' £Ae ue, U) UU dhfhuko Wv y fy UrytK Uu+ j m V VtUrus . 'hoJUc UmJUU QdnOa M CkJuMAJ (Vlfa OAj jubns t hr,flu U Uuj A fif d ltyi6kt , U K 'll JUisnu UfdtjMYL :atj Denise Jones (Manager), Darryl Holly, Elvester Sims, Henry Frazier, Milton Jackson, Darryl Mitchell, Cleveland Woods, Daryl Mitchell, Beverly McDaniels (Manager), Michael Sisson, Gary Slaughter, Derrick Lloyd, Michael Hudson, Daniel Cooper, Donald Craig, Darrren Glynn, Tony White, Marvin Russell, D. E. Steverson (Asst. Coach), Edward Allen, Keith Martin, Peter Brown, Ward Bruce, Kenneth Law, Vernon Winfrey, Hubert Moore, Michael Jones, Gregory Wilson, Hollingshead Darryl, Jeffrey Allen, Larry Jackson, John Freeman, (Head Coach) Central, Paseo Advance No.2-ranked Central broke away from stubborn Northeast 66-53 and Paseo belted Van Horn 75-57 in Missouri 4A boys high school regional basket ball games at the Field House Tuesday night. Central ied only 25-23 at halftime at the Field House and the score was tied 31-31 midway through the third quarter before Mike Coleman hit three baskets to help Central to a 53-43 lead. Coleman ended with 18 points and Mike Walker canned 19 for Central. Paseo bounced Van Horn behind Glen Cason’s 34 points. Central and Paseo will meet in the Field House Regional final Thursday for the second straight year. Paseo upset Central last week 65-64. Hickman Mills topped Southwest 63 57 in the Center 4A Missouri Regional. The Cougars trailed going into the final quarter but outscored Southwest 20-12 to take the victory. Dave Blaken-ship of Hickman scored 18 points and was 8-for-8 from the line in the final quarter. Meanwhile, Sumner destroyed Schlagle 83-57 in a big Kansas 4A boys substate game at Schlagle. Kevin Mur phy scored 28 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead Sumner to the rout. In the area's top 3A Kansas boys substate game Ward nipped Bonner Springs 46-44 on Frank Locke’s basket at the buzzer. Ward tied the game 44 44 with 37 sec onds to play and Locke had 10 points for Ward in the final period, 23 for the game. Eddie Nealy had 28 points and 15 rebounds for Bonner, which finished 17 3. Ward is 11-9. In other boys’ 3A Kansas Substate games. Blue Valley downed St. Joseph Shawnee 73-38. Paola handled DeSoto 52-46. Phillipsburg downed Thomas Moore Prep 68-65 and Spring Hill de feated Osavvatomie 66-59. Blue Valley upped its record to 19-1 by jumping out to a 21-6 lead early in the game, leading the entire way. St. Joseph Shawnee finished at 4-17. In outstate Missouri games, defending 3A state champion Joplin Memorial set a school scoring record with a 130-67 thrashing of Carl Junction. It was Memorial’s 34 consecutive victory. 25th this season and the 10th time this season that Memorial has cracked the lOG-point mark. In Missouri 4A games. Springfield Kickapoo upset Joplin Parkwood 66-58 and Springfield Central blasted Springfield Hillcrest 86-61. In the 4A Missouri boys regional at Winnetonka. St. Joseph Central and Winnetonka posted victories. St. Joseph needed an overtime to beat Oak Park 60-58 and Winnetonka bested Park Hill 45-36. Earlier in the season. Winnetonka blasted Park Hill 92-46 and the Trojans decided to slow down the contest this time. The score was 18-17 Winnetonka at halftime and the nine-point final spread was Winnetonka’s largest of the game. St. Joseph tied the game 56-56 with 19 seconds remaining in regulation time and won the game in overtime with four seconds left when Mike Jenkins scored the winning bucket. In girls’ 5-A substate play in Kansas, Washington took care of SM South 65-53 as Eddie Holland tossed in 19 points. SM West slammed Olathe 50-32 in another girls' game, streaking out to a 31-14 lead at halftime. By Allan B. Stark A Member of the Stiff The high-flying Central Blue Ea gles are heading east and will land in Columbia tomorrow. The weary Bluejays have just arrived from a trip south and are resting in their home territory of Liberty- Central clipped the wings off the Liberty Bluejays Wednesday night 69 54 at the Interscholastic Field House to earn a berth in the Missou ri 4A semifinal game at Columbia Friday night against Kirkwood of St. Louis County. “I was pleased with our season.” Liberty Coach Don Longstreth said. “We beat North Kansas City, a team that had beaten us twice, in the first round of the state, and this team gave us a great deal of pleasure and played in front of a lot of packed houses. But Central got the jump on us again early in the game, just like last year, and we couldn’t recover.” Central is Kansas City’s only entry in the elite four-team field. The other schools are all from the St. Louis area. If Central captures the state title, which it lost a year ago to Raytown South in Columbia, it will have to ambush the Pioneers from Kirkwood, salt the tail feathers of the St. Louis Central Redwings and spear DeSmet’s Spartans. The first team that Central coach Jack Bush will have to contend with is Kirkwood. Last night the Pioneers upset previously undefeated McCleur North 57-54. Kirkwood’s record is now 19-10, but the victory was the Pioneer’s 10th win in a row. ”We have nothing to lose and everything to gain,” Kirkwood coach Paul Meyer said. ‘‘We have been battling illness and injuries all year and we’re just beginning to play together. I’m not trying to make excuses for the games we lost—that’s just a fact. We start three juniors and I think they are maturing just at the right time. ‘‘Actually this wasn’t supposed to be our year. We want to go to Columbia for the experience, but a team will have to play us if they are going to beat us.” Kirkwood’s three juniors are guard Scott Woepke. forward Le-nard Johnson and forward Rico Hawkins. Woepke is a hot-shooting guard who averages 20 points a game; Johnson is the power forward at both ends of the court; and Hawkins has come on strong in the scoring department in the last month, including an 18-point performance against McCleur in the first round of the state playoffs. Senior Steve Payne, 6 4 , 200 pounds, scores 13 points a game at center and 5-11 guard Donny Jack-son is a defensive specialist. Our guards are as quick as anybody’s, Meyer said. “They average seven or eight steals a game and it’s very difficult to press us. We seem to handle pressure well i don’t know a thing about Central. I know they were in Columbia last year and that has to help them, but I think we’ll be ready. I guarantee you we won’t be looking past them. One game at a time, that’s how you have to play it. Glaring at the Eagles on the other side of the bracket (if Central reaches the final Saturday night) will be either St. Louis Central or DeSmet. St. Louis Central, 22-5 for the year, is from the run-and-shoot Public High League. The Redwings finished in second place in the conference behind co-champions Soldan and Vashon, but they are the only ones to have defeated DeSmet this season. “We played them (DeSmet) early in the season when they were still young and inexperienced.’’ St. Louis Central coach James Gant said. “It was in the final of their own tournament so I’m sure they will be after us from the start at Columbia.” Chuckie White is 6-4 and averages 20 points at the wing position in Gant’s put 'em offense. The forwards are Richard Hamilton. 6-5, and 6-3 Reginald Claybon (brother of James Claybon. who played for the University of Missouri-Colum-bia). 140 Central's Super Team Offsets a Superstar By Steve Richardson A Member of the Sports Staff As one coach at courtside of the Liberty-Central game Wednesday night put it: “It was a superstar vs. a super team.” The superstar was 6-5 Robert Estes of Liberty and the super team was Central, an easy 69 54 victor over the Blue Jays in the Missouri 4A state high school quarter-final game at a packed Field House. Central (22-3). a state runnerup last season, now advances to a 4A state semifinal match against Kirkwood (19-10) at 7:05 Friday at the Hearnes Center in Columbia. Estes scored 24 points, but was held to only six points in the first half as Central ran up an unsurmountable 40-20 lead. What type of night it was going to be for Liberty was indicated when sky-jumper Mike Coleman of Central, a superstar himself, blocked Estes' first shot. Coleman scored 22 points, but had plenty of help, while Estes didn’t have any. Besides Coleman. Mike Walker added 19. Virgil Parker put in 14 and Darrvl Bush 10 as the free-wheeling Central attack took over at the beginning. David Haden was the only other Liberty scorer in double figures with 10. Liberty, previously a loser only to North Kansas City this season (twice), started the game in deliberate style, hoping to slow down the Eagles, who severely outmatched the Blue Jays man-for-man. The reason was obvious. “We are three or four guards and a forward (Estes) ’ $ ys Coach Dan Longstreth of Liberty, who saw his team linoekoa out of the state tournament for the second straight ear by Central. “It’s going to take someone with some si and be able to jumpovith them to beat them. “Our plan was to control the tempo, ’ he adde “We wanted it to be slow early and not get caught up in a 1-on-l game. We wanted to go 5-on-5. We zoned them in the first half in hopes of slowing it down, but they got hot and hit 65 per cent of their shots in the second quarter and we had to make some adjustments.' Central, led by the hot-shooting Coleman, outscored Liberty 24-12 in the second quarter. Bush opened the quarter with two quick buckets to put Central up 20-8 and from there Liberty wilted the rest of the half. While Estes was put in chains until the second half. Central had the crowd on its feet with some dazzling plays that left Liberty shell-shocked. Walker got lose on the break at one point and slipped the ball behind his back as he went around a Liberty defender before putting it in. Coleman also got off a slam dunk near the end of the half. Central was beating Liberty badly on the break and appeared to be on the way to a rout. Then, graciously for the Blue Jays, half time came and they were able to catch their breath. Liberty was able to make a couple of runs at Central in the second half. Behind Estes and forward Dave Haden who between them scored 12 of liberty's next 14 points, Liberty cut Central’s lead to 42-34 midway through the third quarter. But Central spurted ahead by 15 after three as a result of three Coleman baskets and one Walker tally. Estes scored 12 points in the final quarter, but Liberty could never get closer than nine points. “It’s pretty hard to get a big lead and play with the same momentum,” said Coach Jack Bush of Central’s sluggish play at the beginning of the second half. It’s automatic to let down or relax. It’s the natural reaction. cry Rice at 6-7 is Central's big-threat inside while 6-0 guard yron Stearman directs the Central fast break. “We re an experienced team and I know we can handle the pressure of the state.’’ Gant said. ‘ Anybody on our team can take the important shot. That’s the thing about us: Nobody gets more than 15 shots a game, but with so many seniors they recognize who is hot and who should get the ball at a particular time. “We have played some of the best teams on either side of the border and we’re in the toughest league in the area. Claybon and Hamilton have been around so long that they can coach the team. They know what I expect and how I want things done.” Pressure is the name of the game for Gant and Central. “We pick up the other team from the moment they walk out of the locker room and we don’t let up until the game is over. Gant said. “Pressure on offense and defense— that’s our game.” Deep in Jack Bush’s mind there must be the thought that the Eagles will meet DeSmet in the final. DeSmet is rated No. 1 in St. Louis by The Globe Democrat and has a 29-1 record after its 64-56 triumph over Springfield Glendale Wednesday night. DeSmet Coach Richard Grawer will not suffer from any 1-on-l matchups. At center, the Spartans have a looming figure in 6-10 junior Steve Stipanovic. Forward Mark Dressier is a 6-5 leaper. scorer and rebounder and in all likelihood an all-state selection. Both Stipanovic and Dressier played on last year’s team, which lost to Raytown South by one point in the semifinals. “All year long those two have been playing under pressure.’’ Grawer said. “They were at the state last year and they shouldn’t be intimidated by the surroundings. Curt Coynears and Mike Meara are the starting guards while 6-3 Tom Hornof is the forward playing opposite Dressier. “You can’t ignore anybody on our team.” Grawer said. “All five starters average in double figures, so we are a well balanced team. “We don’t belong to a league so this is what we have been pointing to all season. I think it gives us an added incentive once the playoffs begin. At the state our kids finally get a chance to show off their wares and that’s a prime motivation factor for us. The state tournament is our goal all season. This is our season right now.” 141 Consistency the Key to ----------------—— Central's Season By Charles Coulter A Member of the Sport Staff The accolades for Central High School, verbal and otherwise, come pouring in. One coach, after watching the Blue Eagles destroy Topeka 82-67 in the semifinals of the Topeka Invitational Tournament, compared them favorably with the 1977 Wichita Heights team that won the Kansas 5A title and was. without question, the best high school team in Kansas in more than a decade. “They might not be able to beat Heights. the coach was quoted as saying, but it sure would be close. Another coach. Randy Springs of Topeka Highland Park, chose to have his club sit on the ball rather than play Central straight up. It didn’t matter. Highland Park, which has won two straight Kansas 4A titles and is odds-on favorite to make it three in a row, fell 27-22. And last, but not least, the Eagles have been the Star’s No. 1 team since before Christmas. The Eagles and their coach. Jack Bush, have handled the plaudits admirably. I heard where one of the coaches over there compared us to that Wichita team, Bush said, “and I was somewhat surprised. “I’ve never saw Heights play, but I had heard a lot about them. To be compared to a team like that is quite an honor. The Eagles probably deserve the honor, however. Since falling to Lincoln in the semifinals of the Interscholastic League pre-season tournament. Central has run off 15 straight victories. Their 71-63 decision over Southeast Saturday night gave the Eagles a 7-0 league record and the Interscholastic League title. “the key to our season has been our consistency, Bush said. “You can never honestly state that a team is playing as well as they’re capable. “When you’re dtaling with young men. you have to try to get them up for every game regardless of the competition. And its difficult to do. But basically we’ve been playing at the same level all along. However. Bush does agree that there have been some games where his club has played better than usual. mere have been three games where they played up to the game plan, Bush said, noting the effort against Sumner, the 88-66 thrashing of Rock-hurst and the decision ovec.Tbpeka, “We really played well against Topeka. Bush said. We did some things I was amazed at. We played good team ball and played extremely fine defense. “When you think of team ball, Bush added, “you think of unselfishness. We don't have a superstar on this team, but we have a group of outstanding ballplayers. When the pressure’s put on one, the others retaliate. And that’s good. All of our ballplayers are good in a respective area. They know they all can’t be gunners and they can’t all be ball handlers. Basketball is like checkers—if you make the wrong move, you’re in trouble. “And when you have ballplayers not playing in the roles they’re best at. then you’re in trouble. The biggest roles have been played by the three players who came close to leading an underdog Central team to the Missouri 4A title last year—Micha el Walker. Virgil Parker and Mich Coleman. Coleman, a 6-foot-4 forward, is sec ond on the team in scoring and third in rebounding. Parker, a 5-9 junior guard, is third in scoring and leads the team in free-throw percentage. And Walker, a 6-4 junior, leads the league in scoring and is third on the team in rebounding. “Walker can play forward or center or guard for us, Bush said. “And his return this semester (after being ineligible the first semester) was a tremendous boost to our squad. The return of Walker was a delicate situation for Bush, but one which he apparently has handled successfully. “To explain the problem takes a while. Bush said. “When we desegregated this year. I lost my entire junior arsity team. Therefore, I had six uys back with varsity experience and ree were guards. “As a result I had no experienced substitute to play the post and no substitutes for my forwards. I was playing sophomores in a backup role and it certainly didn’t make me feel as comfortable as a coach who has juniors and seniors on his bench. “Walker's return gave us some experience on the bench. There also was the problem of guarding against ill feelings. “We didn’t want to take credit away from the other guys, Bush said. We wanted everybody to feel they were needed. We told them that no one was indispensable and no one could make or break a ball club. We told them he’s going to be an asset, but we had achieved the No. 1 ranking without Walker. “I think it worked out. We re getting results from all of our kids, ana at the same time we’ve got harmony among our players. Bush also has received results from the rest of his starters and his reserves. Forward Danny Sawyer, a 6-3 junior, is the team’s leading rebounder. chips in 10 points a contest and is leading the league in field-goal percentage with 56.2 shooting. As a matter of fact, the Eagles have shot a blistering 49.4 percent from the floor for the year. Darryl Bush, a 5-9 senior guard, is the fifth starter. “Bush had an idea of what he thought he wanted his role to be at the beginning of the year, and I had my idea. But by the fourth game he had realized what I wanted him to do and began doing it. Henry Olds, a 6-6 senior center, has come off the bench to add rebounding strength, while 5-10 junior Darryl Hol-lingshed and 6-4 David Jamison also have given support. The Eagles have talent, but Bush says some ofju$ other teams had more talent. “The 1972 tfam had a lot of talent, and we got tothe quarter-finals of the state tournament. But they weren’t consistent “This team is more consistent than any I’ve had. You can have all the talent in the world and no consistency and you might not go anywhere at all. 142 Central Eagles: Can They Soar Over State Foes? % wn«f or me worn Min If Coach Lee Durham of Southeast is correct m his assessment, then the Central Blue Eagles will be crowned the Missouri class 4A high school boys basketball champions Saturday at Hearnes Center. Monday night after Durham's Knights fell to Central 94-78 in a first round state tournament game at the Field House. Durham said he thought the winner of the Central-Southeast game would win the state title. Unbeaten McCluer North (27-0), St. Louis Central (21-5) and St. Louis DeSmet (28-1) most assuredly would beg to differ. And surely Liberty (22-2). Central’s quarter-final opponent at 7:30 Wednesday at the Field House, will at least take a shot at the Eagles. But Durham can have his opinion just the same. “I thought the winner of this game would win the state title.” said Durham shortly after the Eagles bombed his Knights in the second half with a tremendous inside game that featured Mike Walker pouring in 30 points and forward Mike Coleman adding 25. Central has a lot of togetherness,” Durham added about the team that finished second to Raytown South in the state tournament last year. They have good attitudes and play together well. Their players congratulate each other when they make good plays. They really are compatible with each other. They are one of the good teams from the Interscholastic League and there have been some good teams over the years. “There are good kids on that team. I’m not talking just about basketball. I’m talking about young men. They think positive. That’s poise, experience. I’m also talking about team concept. I think our team has some of the same characteristics.” In contrast to last season. Central is • v� t r� n now. Both guard Vireil Missouri 4A, 3A Pairings C1ASS4A GAMES WEDNESDAY At Ladue 7:30 p.m.—Kirkwood (18-10) vs. McCluer North (27-0) At Fieldhouse 7:30—Central (21-3) vs. Liberty (22-2) At Meramec Community College 7:30—St. Louis Central (21-5) vs. Poplar Bluff At Jefferson City 7:30—St. Louis DeSmet (28-1) vs. Springfield Glendale (19-7) CLASS 3A At Warrensburg 7:30—Columbia Rock Bridge (21-4) vs. St. Joseph Lafayette (25-2) At Springfield 7:30—Marshfield vs. Joplin Memorial (28-0) At Florisaant Valley Community Col- 7130—Wentzville ?26-2) vs. St. Louis McKinley (10-12) At Flat River 7:30—St. Francis Borgia (28-2) vs. Charleston you take into consideration that the kids last year had just played with each other for eight games. This team has played, what. 24 games together? The pressure is there, but it is put on by ourselves. We are trying to live up to the vow we made last year that we would return to Columbia.” DeSmet. an 85-59 victor over Columbia Hickman Monday night, is the only other team in the field that can boast the same tournament experience. The St. Louis school lost to Raytown South by one point in the semifinals last year and returns two key performers—8-5 Mark Dressier and 8-10 Steve Stipano-vic. If they continue winning, DeSmet and Poplar Bluff meets St. Louis Central (21-5) at Meramec Community College. Glendale ended Raytown South’s reign with a 45-43 victory at Lee’s Summit. Poplar Bluff topped DuBourg 68-56. St. Louis Central beat Oakville 67-58. McCluer North nipped Soldan 72-70 and Kirkwood defeated McCluer 70-62 in other first-round games Monday night. Liberty will try to reverse a decision against Central. Last year the Blue Eagles won at Liberty in a first-round state game. Robert Estes is the Liberty hope. He has 71 points in the last two games and will have to contend with the Central inside game. Liberty withstood Blue Springs 75-71 in overtime in the first round, even though guard Jon Sundvold poured in 36 points, including six straight baskets in the second half. In class 3A both the defending champion and runnerup are still in the running. Defending champion Joplin Memorial ran its record to 28-0 with an 83-51 trouncing of Harrisonville, and runnerup Charleston survived with a 68-46 victory over Hillsboro. Lincoln, the only Greater Kansas City team in 3A, fell to St. Joseph Lafayette 78-72 after leading by 11 points at half. Lafayette, however, caught the Blue Tigers after three periods and outscored them 31-25 in the final period to pick up the victory. Lafayette won the 3A state title in 1976. In other 3A games, Columbia Rock Bridge nipped Hannibal 62-60. Marshfield beat West Plains 68-54, St. Francis Borgia of Washington squeaked by Potosi 53-51. 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Duhe David Ersery Angelia Gines Yolanda Guess Crystal Hamilton Leandrew Hardin Karen Harrison Stephanie Hicks Dwayne Hervey Clifton Howard R. Wayne Howe Mamie P. Jordan Joyce Kemp Tina Kidd Cynthia Lane Alene Milo Judy Morgan Teresa Patterson Janet Roberts Zoe Robinson D. C. Roe Donnie Savory Brenda Tooms Wash Nathan L. Flossie Mae Washington Veronica Watson Dorothy Wheeler Phillip Wilson R. L. JONES SONS MOVING - TRANSFER DELIVERY SERVICE 4900 East 12th Street Kansas City, Missouri 64127 Phone: (816) 241-3355 Hi! May Help You? CATES AND SONS At Gat«s ond Sons, wc always greet you as you com through tho door. Wo'ro not rushing you. (2001 W 103 Torr.) 383-1752 (1026 Stall) 621-1134 (Mil Swope Pkwy) 921-0409 (1221 Brooklyn 483 3880 Our gretting is just a way of showing you that wt care. Wt pride ourselves in treating you as on individual . . . with courtesy ond personalized service. So when you think of barbecue and fast, efficient service, you'll automatically think of Gates and Sons. Gates and Sons . . . always eager to serve you. BEST WISHES TO THE STUDENTS AND FACULTY OF CENTRAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL FOOD KING SUPER MK 43 rd INDIANA KO. MO. SPECIALIZING IN QUALITY MEATS CENTRAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION is LIKE AN EAGLE THAT WATCHES OVERS ITS NEST KENNETH KING, PRESIDENT 2722 PROSPECT 923-1600 190 During the 1977-78 school year, it was our chief goal to overcome the adversities created by plan 6-C and to get the job done. It is now our chief concern that you enjoy and appreciate this log of memories from the year of 1977-78. Thank you, staff, neighborhood businesses, and student body. Your support was stimulating. 1977-78 Assistant Editor in Chief. BRENDA GAIL DARDEN 191 THE BLACK ECONOMIC UNION OP KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI YOUR FULL SERVICE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION PROUDLY ANNOUNCES LOCATION OF OUR NEW OFFICES AND COMPLEX 1710 THE PASEO KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64108 (816) 474-1080 IT HAS BEEN OUR PLEASURE TO SERVE THE GREATER KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY FOR ONE DECADE AND WE HUMBLY LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT DECADE OF SERVICE. OUR SERVICE AREAS ARE: MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION AND TRAINING SERVICES G. LAWRENCE BLANKINSHIP CHANG D. HWANG TRUSTEE CHAIRMAN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER