Hopewell High School - Kaleidoscope Yearbook (Hopewell, VA)

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Below: Driving under the basket, Richard Pate dribbles around Wythe player, Merlin Vaughan. Hopewell won 72-52. Right: As Leonard Spratley puts the ball into the air, Gary Davis and members of the Manchester team eye the basket. Hopewell won 45-41. Above: In a time out during a game with Midlothian, Coach Bill Littlepage quickly gives instructions to the team. Hopewell won 101-53. Right: Herbie Peterson of Colonial Heights fouls Gary Davis as he goes up for two. Hopewell was victorious with a score of 78-48. Far Right: In the finals of the Central District tournament, Kenny Pope reaches for a rebound against an unidentified Knight. Hopewell lost 68-62.

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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

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Left: Front Row: Al ex Coleman, Booker Henry, Malcolm Garrard, Coach Bill Littlepage, Milton Warren, Lewis Washington, Jerry Holloway Second Row: Gary Davis, Kenny Pope, Leo Ellis, Jimmy Powers, Greg McCray, Richard Pate, Leonard Spratley, Gary Harris, Don Gholson. Above Left: Kenny Pope dribbles toward the basket. Manchester player, Randy Moore, guards him. Devils won 77- 48. eek Revenge — Beat Knights 70-69 Left: In the middle of the second quarter against Manchester Milton Warren makes two to bring the score 67-48. Hopewell went on to win 77-48. Above: Don Gholson jumps high for 2 in a game with Manchester. Devils won 77-48. f ebruary fourth — the day dawned cold and gray. Sweet Georgia Brown filled the halls with music — it was the day of the Thomas Dale game — revenge was in the air. By noon it was snowing — by 3:15 it looked like a blizzard — and still no cancellation. Thomas Dale wanted to play, so faithful Hopewell fans fought the snow and slush all the way to Chester. Air was tense in the Knights gym as the two teams prepared to jump. The game was hard fought all the way and the Devils managed to stay in the lead or close behind for the entire game. Hopewell went to the boards to capture rebounds and also for lay-ups. Richard Pate and Leonard Sprately did the work of rebounding with I I and I 6 respectively. While Hopewell was out rebounding Thomas Dale, they were also out shooting them. The Devils hit 27 of 56, the Knights, 27 of 69. According to fans the whole game was rather nerve-racking but the fourth quarter was the worst. Devils went into it with a five- point lead, 54-49. With 6:46 the Knights began to catch up. After that the lead bounced back and forth. The score was 70- 69 in favor of Hopewell with 5 seconds left. Thomas Dale got the ball with three seconds showing: Frankie Webster grabbed the ball and shot from mid-court at the buzzer — it was off target. The score remained 70-69. Our Blue Devils had sought revenge and won. Varsity Basketball 17