Dickinson High School - Gator Yearbook (Dickinson, TX)

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HOPEFUL ' ' Looking forward to seeing these guys step up to varsity and play on a district championship team, said Coach Rick Nordstrom. Hopeful For Next Year The Dickinson J V. Basketball team had a good learning season. The ream finished rhe season with o 9-16 record. The starring combinations for rhe J.V. Gators proved to be valuable and improving each game House Dill 72 was a factor to this record. The Gotors lost their leading scorer Charles Hollins. The Gators finished 2nd place or a rournoment in Friendswood. Coach Rick Nordstrom says he looks for- ward to seeing these guys step up to varsi- ty and play on a championship team. The fitst round of disrricr play, the Gotors lost five out of six games They were defeared by rhe Lamarque Cougars 58- 60. The LaPorre Bulldogs, led by the p»o» l«N •T • 5 us THEM LoMorque 56 60 LoPorfe 46 71 Clear Lake 44 80 Clear Creek 41 88 Pearland 70 57 Ball High 49 72 Texas City 50 52 LaMarque 47 61 La Porte 46 68 Clear Loke 42 62 Clear Creek 34 52 Pearland 68 52 Boll High 75 81 Texas City 52 60 Front row: Archie Williams, Joson Jackson, Charles Hollins, Adrion Ash, Willie Sharp Back Row: Cooch Nordstrom, Darren Henderson, Robert Clork. Big Al, Desmond Coge, Adrion Hill. Ryon Breoux districts leading scorer, defeated the Gators 46-71. Clear Creek and Clear Lake dominated the Gators 41-88 and 44-80, respectively. The Gators first win came in Pearland, where they defeated the Oilers 70-57. The second round of disrricr play, like the first, the Gators were unsuccessful. The LaPorre Bulldogs defeated rhe Gators once again 46-68. Clear Creek and Clear Lake defeated the Gators 34-52 and 42-62, respectively. Ball High defeated the Gotors 75-81 in a close battle. The Gators ended rhe season on a high note by defeating the Pearland Oilers 68- 52. 5c The Goiyi tie ft very Sopho oik gressi ploye wos i ployei The ita mote high impor quoit] soidC 1 38 Sports

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Going over o Clear Lake defender, Senior Roger Fulghum wooshes o jumper. Truires Mork hirs o free throw to extend the Gotors ' leod over the Falcons Varsity Cheerleaders try to pound some spirit into the Gator tons at the basket- ball gomes. Sports 137

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EMOTIONAL A season review — Rebuilding; great effort; olot of team pride and dignity, said cooch Gory Zernow. ' ' They ployed with olot of emotion and pride, said coach Mike Hughes. Sophomores Fight As Freshmen Rebuild The Sophomore Gotors, coached by Gory Zernow, hod o rough season. Being rhe first sophomore ream, rhe Garors did very well against rheir opponents. The Sophomore Gotors, said Coach Zernow, worked harder and played with more ag- gressiveness than any other opponent we ployed. The team ' s most valuable player was Mike Clark. Their most improved player was Tyrone Johnson. The sophomore Gators faced difficult odds in every gome. Despite this, the players showed up with a positive mental attitude. They did whatever they were asked, and did it 100%. The greatest at- tribute to this team was their willingness to moke practice during the entire season. In high school sports, winning is nor the most important thing The bottom line is the quality of effort and the desire to improve, said Coach Zernow. p»o» • N • T • S A-TEAM Lomorque 69-79 LoPorte 49-47 Clear Lake 60-74 Clear Creek 59-64 Pearland 45-64 Boll High 47-55 Texas City 61-72 B-TEAM LaMarque 23-40 LaPorte 22-55 Clear Lake 45-63 Clear Creek 26-63 Pearland 41-65 Ball High 41-54 Texas Ory 43-41 The Freshmen A Daskerball Team finished rheir season with a 6-22 overall record. Their district record was 1-13. Billy Zimmerman was rhe most valuable player for rhe team. Archie Williams was the leading scorer with on average of 27.3 poinrs o gome. Eric Groves was rhe most improved player and contributed o lot of help to the team. The A team lost three regular players due to House Bill 72. Coach Hughes expects bigger and berter scores for next year. The Freshmen B baskerball team finished their season with 3-14 overall record. In district, they finished with a 2-12 record. High poinr men for the Gators were Joseph Mozie wirh on 6 point average per gome and Lorenzo Cooper wirh 12 points o gome. Steven Tocketf and Jimmy Junemann. The team lost two regular players due to House Bill 72. The Gotors ployed tough and worked hard. Sophomore: (first L-R) Lee Hrnryick, Roberto Caser, Todd Scott, Roy Moson, Ricky Perez, (Bock L-R) Kevin Durgeor, Jay Stallings, Dovid Flowers, Big Al, Mike Clork. Honk Morula, Tyrone Johnson Freshmen: (front L-R) Morvin White. Ttoy Ross, Rony Jocquet. Cooch Hughes. Tedric Gibson, Michoel Smoll, Archie Williams: (middle L-R) Joseph Mozie, Michael Murry, (back L-R) Lance Hardcastle, Marcus Nalepa, Chris Allen. Herbert Lawson, Mike Anzaldyo, Bill Zimmermon, Big Al, Tim De- ment, Joson Lussier, Dwighr Perkins. Jimmy Jungermon. Stephen Tackett, Lorenzo Cooper. Sports 139