Eastside High School - Ram Country Yearbook (Gainesville, FL)

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A- M: ,M l. Buttons sold by Yearbook Staff shows support. 2. Ram fans watch with interest. 3. Rams knock Canes over with Jimmy John- son's fantastic slam dunk. 4. The Canes watch as Merlon Jones shows them how it's done. 5. As the Rams take a break, the cheerleaders help keep everyone occupied. Men's Varsity Basketba1lfll7

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Men,s Varsity Basketball Second half of the year proved to be as successful as the first. The second half of the year went fantastic, as did the first. Anthony Thomas hit a jumper with 28 seconds left to give the Rams the lead, then grabbed a defensive rebound to preserve it as the Rams topped a tough Palatka team with a close 71-70 decision. The red hot Rams pressed the Tornadoes of Starke into numerous turnovers and used their fast break to obtain an easy 75-44 victory. The Rams jumped to a 25-13 first quarter lead and used a four pronged scoring attack to pull even further away in downing North Marion 85-50. A forfeit by Southeast St. Petersburg gave the Rams a very easy win. The Gainesville Hurricanes were outscored in each quarter as the Rams took command and blew past the Canes for a big 90-55 victory. The Rams had fun while drubbing the Hawthorne Hornets 96-52 as Harold Roberts brought the crowd to its feet with a vicious slam dunk. Even after winning the last four games by no less than thirty points, the Rams fell once again to Buchholz in an excit- ing 48-50 overtime decision. When asked about his feelings toward the basketball team, Coach Mike Kirkman replied, This season has produced the best ever basketball team for Eastside High School as far as the in win-loss record. This was due partly to the fact that we had experienced seniors returning, Merlon and Marlon Jones and Harold Roberts. Anytime you have talent, experience, and dedi- cation, you'll have a winning team. That's what we had this year. For the players and myself, it has been a great honor to have been part of the best team E.H.S. has ever had.

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arsity aseball Be the best you can be and have fun doing it. The varsity baseball team got fired up this year and made an attempt to improve last year's record. Only two former players, Jeff Buchanan and Lance Walko, returned as seniors to play for the Rams. One new senior, Jerry Dunmore, also joined the team. The rest of the 1982 team consisted of former junior varsity players who moved up to the varsity league. Coach Steve Russell said, The future looks bright because we won't lose a lot of players at the end of the season. The team motto this year was Be the best you can be, and that was what they strived for. Coach Russell pushed his team of eighteen players for three hours every weekday, and often for several hours on Saturday. He was aided by a new assistant coach, Ken Schimchak, who played for the University of Flor- ida. I looked forward to the season. The team had a lot of potential, but it was up to the players and their coaches to bring it out, observed Russell. The coach realized that the team would not be the state champs, however, according to him, uthey were a competitive team that could play with anyone. The total attitude changed for the better. The whole idea was to have fung baseball is a fun game! 3 Editor's Note: Due to extenuating circum- stances, we were unable to obtain a score- board. 1l8fVars1ty Baseball MY 1 . .. N f- l. Coach Craig Wicke offers a little friendly advice before the big game. 2. Bill Werther awaits an incoming warm-up ball hit by Coach Ken Schim- chak. 3. Batgirls Cathy Koon and Kelly Greenan look on as the team prepares for a game. 4. Ray Burnsed catches a few warm-up pitches. 5. FIRST ROW: Lori Millott, Kelly Greenan. SECOND ROW: Bernard Dukes, Mitch Williams, Bill Werther, Brian Gouldthorpe, Bobby Cox, Jeff Buchanan, Doyle Lindsey. THIRD ROW: Steve Russell, coach, Jimmy Sweat, Daniel Jester, Lance Walko, Joe Pallone, Derreck Jones, Keith Medcalfe, Dickey Thompson, Ray Burnsed, Jerry Dunmore, Toby Kitchen, Tom Studstill. 6. Doyle Lindsey puts all he's got into a pitch during the EHS-Live Oak game.