Coppell High School - Roundup Yearbook (Coppell, TX)

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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

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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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ILE? l I I 'i District Domination When the '87-88 basket- ball season was over, the teams in district 11-AAA didn't know what had hit them. For the second con- secutive year the varsity girls' basketball team posted a 20+ win season. The Cow- girls also had what many be- lieve was the longest winning streak in school history, which reached twenty games. lt was a great season, said Head Coach Laura Springer. We won all three of our tournamentsg we were very competitiveg we played team oriented ballg and I've got three of my starting five back for next year. The team placed first in district with a 14-1 district re- cord. They were eliminated, VARSITY GIRLS' BASKET- BALL: lFront Row! Tawni Bur- ton, Llsa Monkress, Jennifer Jadlot, Melanie Ferguson, Jodi Burton, Tracie Hunnlcutt, Karen Vinson, Kelly Bellamy, Shelly Lee. fBack Row! Assistant Coach Diana Raines, manager Jennifer Morrow, Coach Laura Springer. 100 ' sports however, from the state play- off race by Kaufman in the bi- district game. The players also received many individual awards. Sophomore Jodi Burton was named the District 11-AAA most valuable player. Seniors Tawni Burton and Jennifer Jadlot were named to the dis- trict's first team. Sophomore Melanie Ferguson was named to the second team while sophomores Tracie Hunni- cutt and Lisa Monkress re- ceived honorable mentions. Coach Springer was named the district's Coach of the Year. We had a good season and we all worked well to- gether, said sophomore Lisa Monkress. This year we won district, but next year we're going all the way to state. Most cited the team's to- getherness and closeness as a team as the dominant factor in their success. We all played as a team, and by doing that we won the district title, said sophomore Melanie Ferguson. Many also felt that the play of the two seniors was a large part of the team's success. Tawni lBurtonl and l have seen the Cowgirl basketball team improve 100 percent! said senior Jennifer Jadlot. I couldn't ask anything more from the sophomores this year. Knowing Tawni and I left as district champs makes me proud to be a Cowgirl. Copy and design by Alem Boukadoum Sports Co ed