Halifax Academy - Voyager Yearbook (Roanoke Rapids, NC)

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Our goal was to win the state, not just get there. We did that last X12 year. 'i - Ronnie K eeter TO THE HOOP goes Jeff Inscoe, and Northeast's j.D. Daniels realizes his defense is in vain. THE CLOCK COUNTS DOWN in a twenty-two point win over rival Enfield. The quiet but determined play of Jeff Inscoe sealed the win. !221'H P! it 1 t ur f 'wr Q V' ' 74 EI Boys' Basketball Ja xi' f .'. me :xp ff -. fe jf. .J95 W . Y' I-M A ' , if i -.. -ff' ' iffy 3' : J S35 Al vw? I . -'.,, vu. 3: K:

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4.4 A+ , .1 -,J well ffl MW It .TZ Il y e. MM... FI SS Michelle Allen, a new student to Halifax Academy, enjoys dancing. When asked why she likes to dance, she replied, L'With a challenge such as dance, I can set my goals and further pursue them. She plans to pursue dancing as a career and would like to attend the School of Arts or the University of North Carolina or some other university and major in dance and something else. She comments, I do plan for dance to play a strong part of my life in the future. She has had many experiences but says her most memorable one was injuly 1985. My partner and I took a first place trophy home. It meant so much to us because we had worked so many hours in sweat and pain. She also adds that practice makes perfect and perfec- tion is what she is striving for. AN EXPRESSION OF LIVING ART characterizes Michelle Allen and her award-winning talents for dancing. Personal Feature III

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When all was said and done, LOOK WHO CAME N NUMBER O One year after a season of close losses during the regular season, the conference tournament, and the state tournament, the varsity boys prepared to erase memories of what may have been. The goal was met as they united in claiming the conference championship, the first solely owned varsity boys' basketball title since the 1974-75 season. igh expectations anced about the campus, the ommunity, and even the con- erence. Word sneaked out that alifax possessed the pre-season ick for the Carolina Academy 'onference varsity boys' title. Most of us had played together ince the ninth grade and 'junior arsity, and we knew each other ell and had team unity,', emarked Ronnie Keeter. As a esult, the predictions grew, espe- 'ially after two strong opening erformances. A poor shooting erformance added to the revious year's horrors as the team ripped in the conference opener t Hobgood. Call it 'ithekjinx con- inued. Remarkably, Ronnie eeter called that loss the most emorable regular-season game. 'It woke us up. Ccontinued on page 761 4 HANDS HIGH and on his toes, Ronnie Keeter attempts to slow Hobgood's jack Leach. Leach got his points, but the Vikings got the overtime victory and were one step closer to the championship. T H E T H R I L L O F VICTORY and the vi- sion of a conference championship reflect in the expressions and on the scoreboard in a rout of Enfield there. Boys' Basketball III