Coastal Academy - Retrospect Yearbook (Myrtle Beach, SC)

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Cougars Dominate Conference Play A balanced attack helped the Coastal Academy Cougars post the best record in the school's history. The Cougars lost only one game to opponents within the state of South Carolina. They fell to a very good Wilson Hall team in Sumter. The other four losses may be attributed to tall, hustling AAA teams from North Carolina and West Virginia. In tallying the 23-5 mark, the Cougars ended conference play with a perfect 6-0 record, the first time this has ever been achieved. They trounced many of their opponents by 20 or 30 points. The conference winning streak was in ieopardy only when they trimmed rival Pee Dee by only 7 points in two games. They got back on the track when they ended conference play with a 90-34 This page: lil This year's Cougar line-up: lback rowl Lawton Benton, Carlton Hamilton, Kyle Price, lcenter rowl manager David Witherspoon, Scott Miles, Joel Allen, David Jeffcoat, Alec Ivey, manager M. C. Brown, lfront rowl Ron- nie Nuckles, Kelly Neal, Coach Rogers, Bobby Goodman, and Lewis Butler. l2l Coach Buddy Rogers is intensely devoted to basketball. S l3l The Cats reclaim the court after the half. l4l A pair of basketball shoes awaits the start demolishing of Byrnes. A very skilled bench aided in many of the victories. Coach Buddy Rogers filtered ten men in and out of the lineup throughout the year. Each starter had a relief of almost equal ability. At times the second team was on the floor' as often as the first and proved they could play with the best. of the season. Opposite page: lll Alec Ivey goes up for a bucket despite opposition.

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Cougars Reach Final Four The Cougars ended the l976- I977 regular season campaign by avenging an earlier loss to Wilson Hall by two points in double over- time. They then traveled to Colum- bia to trip Hammond 64-60. Against the Skyhawks, Coach Buddy Rogers won his 100th victory over a five year periodp an average of 20 games per year. The post season iinx struck again this year as it has in the past three. Kyle Brice and Kelly Neal, both starters, were sidelined with ankle iniuries. The Cougars traveled to Kingstree for the regional tourna- ment and lost to Pee Dee on Satur- day night in double overtime. The Cats came back and defeated the Eagles in a Monday night playoff game although it took them an extra period to manage it. Next, the Cou- gars were Sumter-bound and once again matched against the Barons of Wilson Hall in the semifinals of the state tournament. The Cougars were defeated soundly and a good sea- son missed being a great season by two games and two iniuries. This page: , U1 Senior Kyle Price initiates a power move against St. Joe's. Q21 Junior Kelly Neal shoots for two against Onslow Academy. Opposite page: Hoop-La: U1 Lawton Benton l21 Bobby Goodman C31 Scott Miles 141 Kelly Neal 151 Lewis Butler 161 Season's end