Coppell High School - Roundup Yearbook (Coppell, TX)

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Winning Tradition After the two previous ju- nior varsity teams combined for a 39-1 record, the '87-88 JV had a tough act to follow. With a final record of 16-8 and a district record of 6-1, most players felt that the team did a pretty good job. 'il like how we matured - we were a lot more patient at the end of the year and learned better shot selec- tion, said sophomore Brett Houser. The JV team, which con- sisted of almost all sopho- mores, had a great deal to --at-x ' M 'FIS-41 a S ... f 4 --i PERFECTED JUMPSHOT. Freshman Scott McCrady shoots a jumpshot over an oppo- nent in a freshman basketball game. learn during the season. I think we learned to play as a team better and we worked more as a unit to- ward the end of the year, sophomore Russell White said. The JV, a team which is supposed to gain experience for the varsity ranks, also worked as a team for the var- sity to scrimmage. Working out with the Var- sity made us more physical for the tougher teams such a Frisco and Commercef, said sophomore Eric Lance. The season was a good one, said Coach Dwayne Gerlich. We matured as a team as the season went on, and games we lost at the be- ginning we could have won at the end. At the beginning, we were a young, inexperienced team and we just took a while to gel. The junior varsity ended up with an impressive record after a slow start. With the season over, the question now is L'Can next year's JV keep up with the winning tra- dition?l' FRESHMAN BASKETBALL: lFront Bowl Joseph Mathew, Aaron Gross, Matt Johnson, Brian Rogers, Walter Smith, Danny Smith. tBack Rowl Jon Mohr, Eric Phillips, Terence Griggs, Coach Mark McCorkle, Rajeev Lal, Soji John, Hang Lauv. . gf' .gs rx ,ggr fs. -ss Q W Ti 93 Sports Cgpy by Alem Boukadoum and Design by Courtney Joi

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tit? .. . , .,,. ,:,.,, V Si in I W U lj Almost Heaven It was the game the Cow- boys had been waiting for all year, the most important game of the season. Now, ev- ery game was the most im- portant because every game could be the last. The team had made it to the regional semi-finals at East Texas State University against Hughes Springs. With the game tied at the end of regulation, the two teams went into overtime. The Cow- boys couldn't quite hold on, losing by only one point, 67- 66. After last year's disap- pointing loss to Kaufman at the bi-district playoffs, the Cowboys were looking to go much further this year. As it turned out, the Cowboys did, reaching regionals and losing a heartbreaker to Hughes Springs in overtime. Hughes Springs shot the ball well from outside, espe- cially from the 3-point line where they were 8-14, said Assistant Coach Dwayne Ger- lich, They hit some crucial 3-pointers at the end that really broke our backs. I'll be thinking about that game until next year. The Cowboys dominated district 11-AAA and rolled to a 14-0 district record with many players receiving indi- vidual honors. Cowboys' starting five and their sixth man received all-district hon- ors. Davin Lee was named the district's most valuable player, and Mike Jadlot was named to the first team. Jason White and Brian Cal- houn were selected for the second team while Jeff Cleve- land and Robert Wright earned honorable mentions. Davin was also named to the first team all-region, and Bri- an, third team all-region, I'd say that our coaching, good work habits, and talent took us as far as we went, said junior Jason White. The Cowboys' starting five and sixth man are all return- ing for the '88-89 campaign along with some promising players from the junior varsi- ty ranks. Junior Jeff Cleveland summed up the year: After the thrill of reaching the re- gional playoffs and realizing how close we were to the state tournament, we really have the desire to work harder next year and achieve our ultimate goal of bringing the state championship back to Coppell. C VARSITY . Northwest 71 50 Gainesville 69 81 Frisco 82 45 Springtown 70 49 McKinney 68 60 Wylie 69 29 Lancaster 57 79 Allen 59 67 Commerce 57 53 L Carroll 82 60 Northwest 54 41 Bonham 51 36 ' l - Ferris 67 74 Princeton 68 50 Whitesboro 70 44 T' Lake Dallas 78 62 Frisco 59 44 Farmersville 98 67 1 Krum 68 56 Commerce 60 44 Archer City 52 59 Springtown 69 40 Bonham 62 45 Forney 78 60 Q' F,Wr Christian 64 41 Wylie 71 42 Hillsboro 70 62 I, Bridgeport 66 46 Whitesboro 74 50 Hughes Springs 66 67 Carroll 41 39 Farmersville 68 32 .ll 1 Northwest 76 47 Princeton 83 44 E-C512 XA sports

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50 DOESN'T KNOW THE WORD LOSE Coach Dwayne Gerllch R-E-B-0-U-N-D1 Freshmen Ter. shows off the coaching that has ence Griggs and Aaron Gross made the JV 35'9 fo' the Put light opponents for a rebound. fwv VCBIS- t J JUNIOR VARSITY: QFront Rowj Ted Metcalf, Mike Arwlne, Russell White, Alem Boukadoum, Erlc Lance. QBack Row, Jason Jones, Brett Houser,Aaron Dorn, Coach Dwayne Gerllch, Vic Vannatta, Gordon White, Jessie Lewls. sports 99