Humble High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Humble, TX)

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W A.. N My .f ' wil l ,5 J 85' 'xt raft' At the Main gym after an outlet pass, Sophomore Kevin Snyder 1241 dribbles down court in a fast break. The team played only District games because the group was not organized before that time. Teams finish first A year Underclass Boys Basketball finished their season 6-9 for Junior Varsity, 1-12 for Sophomores and 12-11 for Freshmen. In the first year of 21AAAAA the JV was 4-10, Sophomores 1-12 and Freshmen 5-5. Sophomores had the same record for season and District because the team was not formed until January. Junior Varsity ended with a win over rival Kingwood 64-42. They won five other games against Houston Lee, Spring Wood, Nimitz, Smiley and Kingwood under new mentor Eric Bartlett. Sophomores won the first game in two seasons with their win over Aldine 57-56. First-year Coach Criss Dippel said that the team had a tough time with the new District but that the group had the guts to stay after them. Freshmen worked under First-year Coach Marvell Sim- mons. The team won against Conroe, Spring Branch, Eisenhower, Forest Brook, MacArthur and Kingwood. 2 .nulll - D15 Robert Hatchett 1141 drives baseline as Andy Wilrodt 1201 blocks off defender in the Junior Varsity battle against Eisenhower. ln the home conflict, Robert scored 15 points to lead the team. In a stride for an easy two points, Sophomore Stuart Kenny 1541 goes up for a layup. Joseph Gray 1141 follows behind two Nimitz defenders. The Cougars downed the Wildcats 55-65. Basketball Sophomore Boys Basketball team includes 1front row1 Jay Skelton, Sam Berger, Stuart Kenny, Stafford Duff, Kevin Snyder, Coy Hanks, 1back row1 Manager Eric Mears, Jimmy Hatchett, Ronald Ward, Kevin Bennett, Joseph Gray, Mike Clegharn, Coach Criss Dippel. 64 Basketball E - 5 t S i E 1

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Season rough for Varsity For second-year Coach Larry Cooper and his Varsity Basketball team, the first season in 21AAAAA was a rough one. The season record was 10-23 and the District mark was 5-9. At all three tournaments the Varsity attended, they won Consolation. They participated in the Fort Bend, Wildcat and Houston JC tournaments. Ken Parrish was the high scorer for the Cats as he averaged 11.4 points per game. Second-high scorer was David Denny with 10.4 Top rebounder was also Ken with 8.8, followed by Kris Beasley with 3.5 a game. Turnovers were a big factor in the Cats' losses. The team had an average of 22 turnovers per game to their opponents' 15. You can not win very many games committing turnovers and shooting 33 percent from the field, Coach Cooper commented. ': 3 Hooking for two during the game against Victoria, Varsity player John Chener t24l makes his try as Steve Gillette 1211 waits for a possible rebound defense.- John scored 100 percent from the field. Varsity Basketball includes tfront rowl Jeff Knight, Derrick Vance, Kris Beasley, Todd Peterson, David Denny, John Chener, Mike Sullivan, tback rowl Coach Larry Cooper, Terry Brennan, Jimmy Irvin, Ken Parrish, Blake Appleby, William DeGraffenreid, Steve Gillette, Coach Eric Bartlett. Basketball . Varsity Cat Terry Brennan C233 sets up a ' A IV n shot after outjumping defenders. The - Cats downed the Houston team 78-74 in the Jones pre-district trial. w' 3 J not 1 ll X ,W an -P fl :J 7 I O 3 5. 5 . ,M Basketball 63

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p,,4-- ,.,f-,.s,,,.o '1V ' aww -,,,N-1-uw Freshman John Spindle 1303 fights for a layup against local rival Kingwood. Humble went on to win 55-49. This was the season end for the Cats who were 9-9 in District 21AAAAA and 12-11 for the season. Junior Varsity team are lfront rowi Andy Wilrodt, Scott l-lonn, Joe McPhearson, Glen McPhearson, fback rowi Coach Eric Bartlett, Mike Callahan, Don Matheny, Matt Bogenshutz, Tracy Brown, Larry Beaulieu, Robert l-latchett, Keith McDuffy, Fred Cizek, Manager Terry McCrary. G95 N..--W Eg . W ..g-...fn t,rr ,B M A ....., E?- A-.-u ff' ,sf W, ln a game with Smiley, Tommy Terry JV Forward Matt Bogenshutz C425 1435 breaks through for two points. flies above first-year opponent Smiley, Freshman Team members are flront rowj Mark Wildrix, John Spindle, Jim Beeves, Greg Townsend, Brian Matheny, Cback rowi Coach Marvel Simmons, Tommy Terry, Scott Sullivan, Jessie Hill, John Fields. Basketball 65