Hopewell High School - Kaleidoscope Yearbook (Hopewell, VA)

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Dripping with sweat, Kenny Pope and Milton Warren rest between quarters of the John Marshall game. Devils won 74-73. Devils Set Record Above: At a home game with Petersburg, Gary Davis shoots an easy lay-up. Devils were victorious 56-54. Right: Under heavy pressure, Leonard Spratley struggles to get the ball in the finals of the Central District Tournament against Thomas Dale. Dale won 68-62. Seventh Trip to Regionals in 8 Years Varsity Basketball

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Devils Dash Colonial Homecoming Victory Hopes October I I — Homecoming night for Colonial Heights High School; they were looking for a victory — but our Blue Devils dashed all their hopes with a I 7-0 victory. This victory put us in the league title race by tying us with Thomas Dale for third place. Reasons for the victory were varied, but teamwork was one of the biggest. We had the ball for 22 plays — Colonial Heights only had it 5 times. Malcolm Garrard and Tommy Pierce scored the two touchdowns with Tim Jones kicking points plus a field goal. The defense proved |usf as effective as the offense by holding the Colonials scoreless for the entire game. Statistics were one-sided with the Blue Devils gaining 263 yards rushing — I 36 of which belonged to junior tailback Malcolm Garrard. Top: Rex Sharp gets ready to stop a Monarch play. Greg Davis and Allen Ross rush over to help. Devils lost 35-12. Above Left: Gerald Satterwhite, Mike Sharman, and Rocky Howell surround a Midlothian ball runner in a defensive play. Hopewell won I 7-1 4. Above: Malcolm Garrard escapes a Petersburg tackle and drives for more yardage. Devils lost 55-1 0. Left: Mike Hartsell runs toward the goal line in an away game with Colonial Heights. Hopewell won 17-0.

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Left: All psyched up for the game against Manchester, Alex Coleman, Gary Davis, and Gary Harris make their way out of the locker room at the Petersburg gym for the Central District Tournament. Hopewell won 8 I -60. Below: Coach Littlepage gives advice to the players during a time out at the Prince George game. Devils won 79-60. VARSITY BASKETBALL SCORES HHS 77 Dinwiddie 54 HHS 77 Meadowbrook 46 HHS 72 George Wythe 52 1 H HS 80 Midlothian 38 HHS 78 Colonial Heights 48 HHS 56 Li‘ fetersburg 54 HHS 62 Thomas Dale 64 HHS 95 Prince George 58 HHS 77 Manchester 48 HHS 85 George Wuthe 56 HHS 84 Dinwiddie 47 HHS 108 Meadowbrook 79 HHS 74 ■- John Marshall ; 73 HHS 101 Midlothian 53 HHS 20 Colonial Heights 22 HHS 47 Petersburg 41, 1 HHS 70 Thomas Dale 69 , HHS 79 Prince George 60 HHS 45 Manchester 41 HHS 59 John Marshall 63 Central District Tournament HHS 95 Mead6wbrook 59 HHS 81 Manchester 60 HHS 62 Thomas Dale 68 Central Regional Tournament HHS 74 Henrico 6 71 HHS 56 J I Thomas Jefferson 69 WON 20 LOST6 Left: Richard Pate shoots against Meadowbrook as Greg McCray and Monarch Jimmy Parker get ready for the rebound. Devils won 108-79. ith only two returning players from last year, Milton Warren and Leonard Spratley, Blue Devils led competitors in outside shooting and played a fast moving ballgame. The team also set a new record with their seventh trip in eight years to the regionals. Coach Bill Littlepage named team captain Milton Warren as the team ' s lead scorer, Leonard Spratley as the best rebounder and Kenny Pope helped the team with his game ' -average of eight assists. Each player complimented another. . . they played well as a team . . . had good reserves . . . and I ' m pleased we got as far as we did,” Coach Littlepage commented. He spoke of the Thomas Dale game (70-69) as the most exciting. Of course, the team spirit was excellent . . . it helped to win! Coach Littlepage thought the students ' support was better than it has been in years. Varsity Basketball 15