Grayson College - Saga Yearbook (Denison, TX)

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60 Viking Tommy Johnson drove The lane and was fouled by a Navarro player in The TirsT conference game. GCC losT The conTerence opener aT Navarro by a narrow 7I-67 margin. WiTh The score Tied aT 67 all wiTh 23 seconds To play, The hosTs sTole an in- bound pass and scored. Na- varro sank Two Toul shoTs in The closing seconds. To puT 1 , The game ouT of reach. t I in .,,...., is .,,. .. Us e,::.... 5 'f ssrraaa Vikings Drop Conference Opener To Navarro 7I-67 The Viking cheerleaders and a small group of Viking Tans iourneyed To Corsicana via school-sponsored bus To supporT GCC in iTs . TirsT conference game. However, They were disappoinTecl by The ouTcome as The Vikings dropped a close one, 7I-67.

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Members of fhe I97I-72 Viking baskefball feam were: Bufch Redwine, guard: Tony Ryan, guard: Jack Suddafh, guard: Roger Goldsmifh, guard: Rondey Fabre, guard: lfop rowl Dr. Flavil George, assisfanf coach: Tommy Johnson, forward: Frank Clarke, forward: Kenny Harper, for- ward: Sfeve Shofner, cenfer: John Shirey, forward: Richard Chrisfensen, cenfer: Ellis Sfewarf, forward: Jim Spivey, head coach. Nov. I8 20 22 25-26-27 29 Dec. 2 4 6 9 I I I3 Jan. 6-7-8 I IO I2 I4 I5 I8 20 2l 22 24 26 27 3I Feb. 4 5 7 II I2 I7 I97 I- I 972 Baskefball Schedule Soufhwesfern Chrisfian College Midwesfern J. V. 'Navarro Viking Classic Chrisfian College of fhe Soufhwesf Ausfin College J. V. 'Paris 'Lon Morris 'Tyler 'Jacksonville Bapfisf 'Kilgore Murray Tournamenf Chrisfian College of fhe Soufhwesf Murray Sfafe 'Panola Norfh Texas Freshman 'Paris Ausfin College J. V. 'Angelina 'Jacksonville Bapfisf Soufhwesf Chrisfian Col. Murray Sfafe 'Henderson Counfy 'Henderson Counfy 'I.on Morris 'Panola 'Tyler 'Angelina 'Kilgore 'Navarro Terrell Wichifa Falls Corsicana Home Home Home Paris Home Home Home Home Tishomingo Home Home Denfon Home Sherman Lufkin Jacksonville Home Tishomingo Home Afhens Jacksonville Lufkin Tyler Home Kilgore Home Vikings Were Hopeful For A Playoff Spof In Tough TEC As a member of fhe fough Texas Easfern Conference, fhe Vikings were baffling for a spof in fhe playoffs when fhe final SAGA deadline came around. The conference playoffs were changed slighfly from fhe year before, as eighf feams had a shof af fhe fifle. The firsf four finishers, however, would have fhe home courf advanfage in fhe playoffs. As fhe final dead- line was approaching, GCC had a 2-9 conference slafe wifh seven games remaining. The Norfh Zone Tournamenf, in which fhe Vikings parficipafed, was fo be hosfed by lasf year's conference champs, Tyler. Tyler Kilgore, Lon Morris, and Jacksonville Bapfisf were holding down fhe fop four places af fhe midway mark in fhe conference schedule. Since I948, fhe TEC has had six nafional championship feams and six ofher feams fhaf have placed in fhe fop four spofs of The nafional fournamenf held af Hufchinson, Ka. each year. Under fhe direcfion of Jim Spivey and new assisfanf coach Dr. Elavil George, fhe Vikings were hopeful for anofher playoff spof as fhey have reached fhe Norfh Zone fourney every year since GCC's firsf baskefball squad in I966. 159

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GCC guard Rodney Fabre drove down The sideline hoTly pursued by a Seminole guard in The champion- ship game OT The 'Viking Classic. The Vikings Tell in The Tinals 87-54. 2 35 'lf ., .s. . , i Ar, 7-Mc: fifisw' , ZL .JN 'T . A- ' I ..., tm 51.1-. ,. ,ii.siisss T isss is . 5 W Q Seminole Takes FirsT Viking Classic Tourney Seminole Junior College Trom Oklahoma used a TighT deTense, sTrong rebounding and sharp shooTing To capTure The TirsT an- nual Viking Classic held in The GCC gymna- sium during The Thanksgiving holidays. Seminole beaT The hosTing Vikings 87-54 in The Tinals oT The Three-day TournamenT To Take home The huge championship Trophy. Seminole gained a Tinals berTh by beaTing ChrisTian College oT The SouThwesT 92-67 in The TirsT round, Then deTeaTed Oklahoma CiTy SouThwesTern in The semi-Tinals IOI-78. GCC marched inTo The Tinals wi+h vicTories over ForT VVorTh ChrisTian College I I8-78 and EasTTield College 97-83. The consolaTion championship wenT To WesTern Texas College, who deTeaTed FT. WorTh ChrisTian 85-78 and Cisco Junior College 98-95, aTTer losing To EasTTield in The TirsT round. Oklahoma CiTy SouThwesT- ern Took The Third place Trophy wiTh a 99-84 win over EasTTield. Sophomore cenTer STeve ShoTner hooked a shoT over The ouTsTreTched Seminole deTense in The Viking Classic Tinals. Seminoles +igh+ deTense and Tancy ball handling held The Vikings To The lowesT poinT ToTal-oT The TournamenT.