Independence High School - Spirit Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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J.V. BASK ETBALL SCORE BOARD Patriots.37 Patriots.53 Patriots.53 Patriots.46 Patriots.33 Patriots.31 Patriots.53 Patriots.64 Patriots.45 Patriots.47 Patriots.48 Patriots.47 Patriots.52 Patriots.54 Patriots.54 Patriots.37 Patriots.41 Patriots.46 Patriots.49 Patriots.41 West.52 Catholic.70 Harding.86 Catholic.59 Harding.69 North.64 Country Day. . . 54 Olympic.68 West Charlotte. . 95 Country Day. . . 39 Hunter Huss ... 70 South.68 East.68 Olympic.53 Garinger.43 Garinger.50 West Charlotte. . 53 Hunter Huss ... 59 East .55 South.58 John Lineberger, Mike McDonald, David Rawlins, Sid Kistler, Mike Poole, Troy Cole, Sandy Ross, Steve Phillips, Charles Carter, Charles Robinson, Dale Guin, Manager Mike Cochrane, Coach Ernie Kale Free throws are a factor that may determine victory or defeat. J.V.’S win three The Independence J.V. basketball team had a rough time of it in 1967-68, winning only three of twenty games. They were victorious over Garinger, Country Day and Olympic. Under Coach Ernie Kale, the Patriots showed lack of height in some of the games they played during the season but this was not their only problem. In many of their games the J.V.’s played against a full court press and the Patriots would fall to it with numerous turnovers. The Patriots marked up their first victory against Country Day who had formerly beaten them by one point. Mike McDonald’s outside shooting led the team in this game. Their next two wins came over Olympic behind Sandy Ross and Garinger, led by Mike Poole. Sandy Ross was the team’s leading scorer. Sandy Ross makes a one handed jumper look easy to the Huss Huskies. 147

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Mark Hagler successfully blocks a pass at¬ tempt by a South Sabre. Coach Joe Coulter, Fred Harris, Charles Couthen, Charles Lipscomb, Mark Hagler, Steve Flowe, Lawrence Mayes, Manager Mike Cochrane. FRONT ROW: Lem Long, Don Reel, Bobby Donaldson, Skipper Horton, Hal Beaver, Robert Little I Ofj ior s •vitior.c 146

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WRESTLING SCOREBOARD Patriots .... 15 Myers Park .... 40 Patriots .... 18 East .38 Patriots .... 38 South.11 Patriots.31 Olympic.19 Patriots .... 27 Asheboro.23 Patriots .... 28 North.24 Patriots .... 33 West.19 Patriots .... 36 Olympic.13 Patriots .... 38 Garinger.16 Patriots .... 24 Harding.27 Patriots .... 38 Hunter Huss ... 24 Patriots .... 29 West Lincoln. . . 26 BACK ROW: Mike Copeland, Ken Young, Greg Parker, Ben Alexander, Frank Santen, Lou Lagana, Coach John Rea. FRONT ROW: Wim Vlasveld, Kurt Hendrix, Chip Alexander, Mike Flowe, Edwin St. Sing, Danny Hill, Doug Knotts, Sidney Carpenter. Success sums up wrestling Ken Young with a 12-0 record gets congratulations from his teammates. The 1966-67 wrestling yearling squad posted a 5-8 record while this year’s matmen improved greatly to boast a 9-3 record. Tri-captains Lou Lagana, Ken Young, and Mike Copeland gave the team the confidence it needed. Chipper Alexander, Ken Young, and Lou Lagana led the wrestlers in scoring and in the won and lost department. Ken Young won throughout the season to remain as the first undefeated wrestler of Independence with a 12-0 record. Chipper Alexander almost did as well until he lost at the end of the season to another undefeated wrestler from West Lincoln. His final record was 11-1. Lou Lagana helped the team many times by winning the decisive match to end the year with all-1 record. Coach Rea felt that Chipper Alexander, Wayne Talley, Kurt Hendrix, Gregg Parker, and Edwin St. Sing made up one of the best groups of juniors in the conference. Don Knotts led all the sophomores in the club. Chipper Alexander wrestles with a South grappler to gain another victory for the Patriot squad. A Patriot matman pins a South grappler. 148