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

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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.

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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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Ukrop, Bradshaw Are Advanced to G.W. Varsity Exemplifying the theory that deep fellowship and teamwork are prerequisites for a winning season, the scrappy “Baby Bulldog Basketeers”’ compiled an envi- able 10-7 register. “These boys were so close,” cited Coach John Waters. ‘No one would leave the locker room unless everyone was ready; they would sit together. Always playing as a single unit,. they displayed this friendship on the court.’ An excellent shooting team, the of fensive-minded Bullpups displayed their outstanding effort in a 64-59 romp of Hermitage and enjoyed hard-fought victories in both John Marshall games, and in the final Hu- guenot contest. Fulfilling its task as a training ground for the Wythe varsity, four J.V.’s eventually were promoted to the Bulldogs—Marvin Bradshaw and Bobby Ukrop, who saw considerable varsity action, and Lynwood Creech and Wayne Myers, who dressed for the Central Dis- A Panther’s arm is 10” short as Wayne Myers launches a soft jumper. trict Tournament. Front Row: Scott Strong, Roger Stockner, Fred Hoppe, Paul Hebert. Second Row: John 4 - Bland, Greg Hulcher, Bill Johnson, Wayne Myers, Tommy Nance. a Personable Coach Waters directed the J.V. Hoop- sters. With the ball up in the air, Wayne Myers adds a jump to his six-foot frame to tip the ball to a teammate against the Hermitage Jayvees. Sports 109