Chopticon High School - Chopticonian Yearbook (Morganza, MD)

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The Braves Varsity Basketball team started practice in November with hopes of contending for and capturing their third consecutive SMAC championship. They also knew that to do so, they'd have to replace star center Ricky Long, who graduated last year. Needless to Brian Woodland looks for a safe pass, being sure ro keep it away from the opposite team. Let me go! Lawerence Estep gets tied up with a Nonhem player while fighting for position 44 BASKETBALL say, Eric Holt was qualified. The Braves senior led the squad in scor- ing and what was more exciting for Brave fans than Holt driving to the hoop for the devastating slam dunk. In their most controversial game of the year, the Braves had the taste of victory tom from their lips and replaced with the bittersweet taste of defeat against the SMAC champion Calvert Cavaliers. The Braves put the winning basket in the hoop at the buzzer but the of- finals ruled it was after the buzzer. Although the Brave Hoopsters did not repeat as a third con- secutive champion, they did com- plete their season with a grasp on the St. Mary's county championship. Showtime! Eric Holt displays one of his many talents as he goes for the slam dunk

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This wind is messing up my hair. Stacy Sabin carefully crosses che last few icy steps before reaching the safety of the building. Cindy. Help! I think I'm frozen to this pole Dee Cross. Beth Hammer, and Cindy Dixon brace the wind to turn and see what was keeping their friend Dawnele Holbrook DELAY OF GAME

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From Row Lamont Easterling, Ronnie Young. Al Payton. Byron Bowman. AJvm Cole. Back Row James Bowman, Erie Holt, Kevin Krush, Clint Tyer, Danny Cooper. Lawerence Estep, Chris Holton Not Pictured: Brian Woodland. Doug Stanton. Ray Wiles VARSITY BASKETBALL 45