Chopticon High School - Chopticonian Yearbook (Morganza, MD)

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With my long arms I've got it, Sharon Harvey reaches tor the rebound as Shelley Butler, Gail Thomas, Vanessa Young, and the LaPlata Warriors look on. Lady Braves Still in Progress Starting the season. Coach Taylor had to rebuild the Chopticon Girls Varsity Basket- ball team. Vanessa Young, Gail Thomas, and Shedina Wills were the only returning players. At the end of the season, Shedina Wills and Gail Thomas would be lost to graduation. The Girls Varsity Basketball team was unable to keep their 11-7 record as last year, but they were able to keep a 10-8 record. The experience of the team was a big help in getting the team started and through their tough games and into the district play-offs. They played Forestville; they were defeated with a score of 71-63. With the experience of Sonya Trimbath driving through the middle, Shedina Wills pounded the backboards, Gail Thomas, Terri Cradle, and Shelley Butler bombing through the opponent's press the year was a success. All of the teammates were ex- cellent players. With the quick speed of the Lady Braves, they will have an except tional team to start out the next year. Garl Thomas receives the bail on an out-of-bounds play while her teammates Sonya Tnmbath, and Shelly Butler fakes the other way Front Row Tern Cradle, Vanessa Young, Melissa Lyles, Gail Thomas, and Debbie Harper Back Row Stat Leslie Ritchie, Sonya Trimbath, Shedina Wills. Sharon Harvey, Shelley Butler. Stat. Penny Reed, and COACH Charlie Taylor V CHOPTICON OPPONENT 36 Douglas 32 41 Ryken 21 30 McDonough 35 5 40 Northern 51 S3 Stone 39 48 LaPlata 44 wmrnm 45 Lackey 38 43 Calvert 31 37 Leonardtown 38 30 Great Mills 52 46 Ryken 27 34 LaPlata 45 54 Stone 55 47 Leonardtown 44 • mm 29 McDonough 42 37 Northern 55 55 Calvert 34 45 Lackey 42 41 Great Mills •HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT 51 ■ 42 Ryken 30 19 Great Mills •DISTRICT PLAYOFFS 39 63 Forestvrfle 71 • mm u GIRL'S VARSITY BASKETBALL 131

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This game is in our pockets! Coach Taylor. Manager Charles Hurry, Vanessa Young, Sonya Trim- bath. Shedina Wills. Gail Thomas. Terri Cradly. Deb- bie Harper. Sharon Harvey, and Shelley Butler all come together for a social gathering I hope no one sees the expression on my face. Terri Cradle shoots a jump shot OJC. you can shoot, and if it comes on the other side I've got the rebound! Shedina Wills and Sonya Trim- bath in an inschool game against LaPlata On a fast break, Vanessa Young attempts a lay-up as Sonya Trimbath follows as her back up All I need to do is just jump a little higher and I've got it made, Shedina Wills attempts short jump shot over the LaPlata Warriors 130 GIRL'S VARSITY BASKETBALL

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Striving for Excellence With only two returning lettermen from last year's team, 84's team was faced with some great challenges The players had to come together as a team if there was to be any chance of success. The varsity, though, did have some suc- cess as they won the county Holiday Tour- nament for the fifth time in six years! The team ended up with an overall record of 11-11 and only finished 6th in S.M.A.C. with a record of 8-10. The varsity squad had no seniors on it. They were led in scoring by junior, Ter- rence Allen. The rebounding chore was done by sophomores, Billy Holt, Ricky Long, and freshman, Clint Tyer. Maurice Fredrick, Doug Haymans and John Jacobs dished out the assists. The fine bench play of Donnie Long, Anthony Courtney, and lames Mason helped the team immensely. Watch out, I've got the energizers! Doug Haymans works the ball down the court I've got my eye on you! Ricky Long gets eye contact with the basket while striving for two points I found a piece of the rock! Billy Holt puts on pressure while assisting in a jump-ball 132 BOY'S VARSITY BASKETBALL