George Wythe High School - Chancellor Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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Andy Coffey lofts a shot goalward, demonstrating excellent shot put form. Thomas Dale’s Ralph Thurston jumps high to out tap Fred Butler, the ‘Most Outstanding” George Wythe roundballer. Front Row: Mary Bradshaw, Bob Ukrop, Steve Merriman, Joe Loterzo, Second Row: Andy Coffey, Fred Butler, Mel Dunnavant, Bill Jones, Jerry Hubbard, Mike Lipscomb. ti, Hiss oo ie : iy we cat ) i Lj » LP ws Sports 107

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Varsity Cagers Tuck Experience Under Belts Students of the game of basketball attended a school of hard knocks during the Wythe roundball season. Swamped by a rash of insurmountable difficulties, the Wythe cagers achieved only a 4-15 victory slate. How- ever, two victories over Thomas Dale and the initial defeat of Petersburg proved the Bulldogs had no “losing complex.” Reaching their peak in the second Huguenot game, the Bulldogs registered a resounding 69-42 victory, with Melvin Dunnavant acquiring thirty- five record-shattering points. Despite being hampered by a sustained injury list, the “Wythe Fighting Five’ entered the Central Dis- trict Tournament through the back’ door; they finished tenth, as Highland Springs was ruled ineligible. Yet, Coach Rhea Saltz, referring to this playoff position, predicted, “Next year we're entering the Tournament in a better position, and I’m not leaving until we come out at the top.” Freshman basketball prodigy, Bob Ukrop, takes off for a picturesque lay-up, while Highland Springs’ Norris Strickland watches. Arms, legs, and uniforms are seen everywhere! Bob Ukrop, Dale Terry, and Jerry Hubbard outjump Hermitage’s Beech and Smith. Displaying how he scored most of his buckets is ambidex- trous Billy Jones, slashing and driving in familiar form. 6 Sports 10 PP

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VARSITY BASKETBALL RECORD Opponent Petersburg ; Manchester ............. tO 5 HUguenOUy se eee 50 Thomas Jefferson 60 Lane . iectes AED. Hopewell ..... A Pentre: Piermiita Sean eee 68 Thomas’ Dale Princes George seers eee “Joho, Marshall Sageeee ee 69 Highland Springs Hermitage Douglas Freeman Thomas Dale Thomas Jefferson Huguenot John Marshall Douglas Freeman TOURNAMENT Renowned as the “best conditioned” managers in the District, “Freight Train” Margolis, ‘‘Bozo’’ Hebert, and Clarke Crosby help at Hermitage, a game to which they brought everything. Scrappy Bill Jones leaps two feet from the floor, as he jostles for the tap with Petersburg’s James Seay. Head Coach Rhea Saltz, former Little All-American at Emory and Henry, is already molding George Wythe into a powerful quintet after only ome season at the helm.