Cumberland High School - Duke Yearbook (Cumberland, VA)

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We Do It Again — It is once again that the Duke fans were shown a lot of action. The 1979-80 Junior Varsity Basketball team did just that. They did not hit scores off 100 like last year. But the game was played with a lot of excitement. Not only was the game an exciting experience, it was a chance to train future Varsity players, train them so that the Dukes will be and remain the No. 1 team in the district. JV players practice hard and learn a lot from which they will benefit if they intend to continue playing basketball. Even though a lot of the players came out for the first time, they showed no sign of fear but did show they also were proud to be in a Duke uniform and they could play with the ability that a Duke is known to have. ABOVE: The might Dukes again defeat the Goochland Bulldogs. RIGHT: Timmy Langhorne takes the ball down the court. FAR RIGHT: Coach Cosby smiles for the camera. The 1979-80 JV Basketball Team: Kneeling: Ronnie Trent, Michael Brown, Ben Hubbard, Rodney Childress, Armstead Reed. Standing: Alease Royall, Charles Trent, Marlin Miller, John Williams, Barry Matthews, Nicky Spears, Curtis James, Timothy Langhorne. 16

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Sh ETA RN Re nace Js Scales. ONE MORE TIME! After successfully winning the State Title two times in a row, the upcoming players, most of whom came from the JV squad, faced many predictions and rumors that they wouldn’t win again this year. The 1979-80 Varsity Basketball team put in a lot of hard practice and effort to prove that we could once again be NO 1 in the District and once again gain priviledges of traveling to Harrisonburg to battle for the State Title. All was accomplished, only this year we returned home — defeated. The defeat affected us in many more ways than met the eye, yet, even though we did not accomplish a set goal of winning State once again, but our season record of 21-2-0 gives us the right to be the James River District Champions, one more time! TOP LEFT: Jimmy Pickett retrieves the ball and is challenged by opponents. ABOVE LEFT: DUKES have 3 lovely ladies to keep the statistics ABOVE: Spectators seem to have other things on their minds besides the game LEFT: 1979-80 Varsity Basketball team; (From L to R) Kneeling: Michael Saunders, Donna Jackson, Standing: Angela Carter, Bouvier Ezell, Faron Brown, Thomas Reed, Robert Jackson Jeff Foster, Lonnie Foster, Jarvis Jackson, Jimmy Pickett, Kelvin Nash, Clyde Brown, Jeff , 15

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Stepping Up... Spirit was soaring high at CHS this year, due to the fact that the JV Cheerleaders were loaded with enthusiasm. The enthusiasm is obviously a plus in their goal to enhance school spirit. Many hours of hard work and practice go into their routines as can be seen by the excitement they arouse at pep rallies and games. They are truly “stepping up” to become the Varsity Cheerleaders of tomorrow. UPPER LEFT: Sandy Reisner, Mary Ellerman, Georgia Hicks, Lisa Asal, and Chanel Vaughan perform during a pep rally. CENTER: Terri Dandridge, and Mary Ellerman take time out -to-cool off during a game. BELOW: J.V. Cheerleaders, Front Row: Georgia Hicks, Chanel Vaughan, Betty Blanton. Second Row: Sheila Kidd, Janet Lawrence, Tammy Wallace, Karen Landis. Third Row: Lisa Asal, Mary Ellerman, Terri Dandridge, Sandy Reisner. 17