Haltom High School - Buffalo Yearbook (Haltom City, TX)

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Scorekeepers Kim Parton and Son- di Crawford add up points and stats of the Richland game at Fort Worth Public Gym. After kicking an extra point, Cary Kemp watches as sophomore trainer Kirk Battles cuts the tape off his shoe. A . I fx ' - QQ i N.. My .L Q 'suv' ii 'U' a ew as an ' 3 e W. 4 Q Vw . in S X i. I4 : J A Q. r Vv: av tk? Q' AKA i f Q if G eteeii j oeinn 1 ff so J . My 2 i 1 teii 'f 'i',, 5 ' I Qi. G lil G , . 455: Sanders, Keith Golden, Coach Tommy Patrey, Ricky George, Dana Marty Parker and Gary McCarley relax in the temporary training while the new room is under construction. x On top of the action junior Sharon Pelzel, scorekeeper for the girls' basketball team, marks the shot chart. ln deep concentration sophomore Lisa Hewell and juniors Tammie Shelton and Joy Fisher watch for a score during the Birdville Tourna- ment while a Richland foe keeps opponents' score. MANAGERS, TRAINERS

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,ocrificing summer fun paid off Western banquet ends winning season While the wind howled trough the hollow wooden ructure, rain tapped on the lin tin roof. Inside, the aroma of iarred firewood and misty noke filled the air. Guests who 'ere stunned by the unexpected iilled weather huddled around ie huge crackling fire. As last iinute arrivals shuffled in, they 'ere immediately absorbed 'ithin the rustic western at- mosphere of the end of the zason basketball banquet. Back i January long before the girls ad a chance to sit back and ick up their heels, they were eep in contention for the istrict title. The inexperienced team with nly two senior starters pumped zeights and struggled through itense fundamental drills, zhich led up to their district pener against the Lamar Vik- ings. After knocking off the Vik- ings and seven other opponents, the girls lunge for a first place ti- tle came to an abrupt halt following their 52-37 loss to the Arlington Colts. The girls im- proved their previous year record of five wins and seven losses by closing out this season with an eight win and four loss record. The eight win record destined them to a second place tie with the Vikings. The secret in such a turn around for the girls may have been found in Coach Don Der- ryberry's determination to seek out the weaknesses of each op- ponent and adjust his plays ac- cordingly. Defensively the zone proved to be most effective. Of- fensively the baseline presented a good percentage shot of 80 percent with the inside games of Susan McMurtray, Kathy Ander- ! 4 tml! ,la ,,.,,,.,.,,,,,.... .... son, Joanna Hooker, and Debbie Barnes. Giving the girls an extra boost of incentive, the team began a grading system. Before every practice and after a game, the girls huddled up while Coach Derryberry called out their scores. The grading gave them an opportunity to visually see where they had improved with every game. Concentration was put mainly on change. The team and coach set out to make the girls' basket- ball program a competitive contender. Having never been a winner in girls' basketball, the feeling of being on top is hard to catch. The kids realized what they were capable of. They also saw how and what it will take next year to be a winner, Coach Derryberry explainedl . . VV 'i-, - g Ei-chiandi 5 Artis-gsm ' Burleson - Selrching for a gap in the Bowie Volunteers' defense, Don Der- ryberry sets up a new offense. Humble coach accepts honor Don Derryberry, with a western drawl like someone out of a John Wayne movie, approached his second year as head girls' basketball coach. He led his team to a second place finish and was honored by his peers with the Coach of the Year Award. I tried to make my players the very best person and player they could be. All the glory relates back to the players. Without good players coaches receive no glory, he explained. I Dribbling past an Arlington defender, senior Debbie Bames, 4944, led in district offensive re- bounds with a total of 48. VARSITY BASKETBALL