Cumberland High School - Duke Yearbook (Cumberland, VA)

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pis AO Dir, FRONT ROW: Daniel Robinson, Sylvester Lipscomb, Danny Henshaw, Gene Shores, Matt McAbee, Ronnie Saunders, Ar- thur Foster, and Gregory Gilliam. SECOND: Doug Whaley, Howard Fox, Louis Hatcher, Joel Bishop, Marcellus Robinson, Marvin Meadows, A.V. Driver, Tommy Stanley, Harold Carter, and Coach James Johnson. NOT PICTURED: David Baber, and Assistant Coach Gary Cosby. SCORES CUMBERLAND OPPONENTS 1 Clover Hill 0 Fluvanna 9 Powhatan Buckingham | Prince Edwatd — ¥ hule aN Lala esanET Safe at home and out at third. 22

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Team co-captain Matthew Allen in a close game with Powhatan. The 1974-75 edition of the Cumberland Dukes basketball team faced a rebuilding year and were forced to play without the height advantage that they had enjoyed for the past five years. Despite the height disadvantage that was evident in every game, the Dukes still played H-U-S-T-L-E and determination all season long. The Dukes style of play (press, press, and press) will be remembered by the other teams in the James River District. This style of play will continue next year as the Dukes will be more determined to improve on their 4-13 record. Highlights of the season included the win over AA rival Randolph Henry, with Jerry Wilson scoring 34, 32,30, and 28 points against various opponents. There were also close games with arch rival Prince Edward and Clover Hill. Although the season was not a success in the sense of winning and losing, the coaches were proud of the team and are looking forward to the 1975-76 season, 21 CUMBERLAND OPP 72 Randolph Henry 79 23 Clover Hill 101 85 Goochland 49 65 Fluvanna 71 a7 Prince Edward 81 69 Powhatan 77 ay ‘Buckingham 73 49 Amelia © 56 65 Randolph Henry 59 62 Goochland 56 52 Fluvanna at 46 Powhatan — 58 a1 Prince Edward 62 49 Buckingham 80 81 Amelia, 53 47 Clover Hill 50 52 74 Clover Hill LEAP, TEAM, LEAP-YOU |KNOW YOU GOTTA LEAP

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23 BASEBALL TEAM CAPTURES SECOND PLACE IN THE DISTRICT And its going to be close! The Dukes baseball team appeared to be headed for the top as they ended regular season play with a 10-4 record. The team started off slowly, dropping their first two games; they then seemed to get it all together and won the next seven games. And then as the season ended, the Dukes found themselves in a first place tie with Fluvanna, but Fluvanna was awarded first place because they beat the Dukes twice during the regular season. The Dukes settled for second place and found themselves facing Goochland in the first round of the tournament. They tried hard, but were beaten by the team that ended up runners up in state competition. All was not lost however, for the Dukes had beaten Goochland twice during regular season play by scores of 12-2 and 5-1; and that's something to brag about--beating the runners up in state competition twice. The team ended up with a .298 batting average, with four players batting over .350. David Baber led all batters with a .517 average followed by Marcellus Robinson with a - 393 average. Home run hitters for the Dukes included Dav- id Baber, Marvin Meadows, and Daniel Robinson with two. Additional honors went to Gene Shores and Marcellus Robin- son who were selected to the first all-district team--Gene at third base and Marcellus in centerfield.