John T Hoggard High School - Saga Yearbook (Wilmington, NC)

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Varsity: KE. Higgins, J. Schilling, G. Dalton, R. Bennett, M. Church, M. Callahan, M. Hewlett, B. Knapp, W. Gaymon, B. Latham, A. Cobb VIKINGS IMPROVE WITH SEASON - Hoggard opened its season by downing Elizabeth- town 57 to 40. Sophomore Mike Callahan hit for 17 points to pace the Viking offense. Swansboro edged the Vikings 65 to 64 in Hoggard’s next encounter. Callahan again paced the offense, hitting for 20 markers. Hoggard next fell victim to Lumberton by three points. Mike Hewlett led Hoggard with 12 points. In their second contest with Elizabethtown, the Vikings won easily 88 to 31. Allan Cobb led Hoggard with 16 points. Encountering its first 4A opposition, Hoggard fell to Raleigh-Enloe 67 to 55. Mike Callahan opened up for his season high of 28 points, but the Vikings were unable to stop Enloe’s Eagles. Hoggard again fell to 4A competition as Jacksonville dropped the Vikings 70 to 52. In their third straight 4A game, Hoggard fell to powerful Fayetteville 67 to 56. Regaining their form, Hoggard dropped White Oak 61 to 46. Barry Knapp led the way with 18 points. In a return engagement, the Vikings edged Swansboro 46 to 42, for a revenge over the first meeting. At the half-way mark of the season, Clinton slipped by the Vikings by one point, 56 to D0. 92 Ron Bennet shows fine form from the outside.

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Barry Knapp drives for the basket. The Viking Basketball Squad of 1967-68 was a team which improved greatly as the season pro- gressed; and by the end of their twenty-game regular season, was a smoothly running unit. Victories, defeats, and stunning upsets—all were seen in Hog- gard’s first basketball season. With Coach Jim Hebbe often varying his starting line-up, a good variety of basketball was seen, and many players saw a great deal of action. Coming on strong, the Vikings finished the regular season with eleven wins and nine losses. They were always regarded as a dangerous foe to any opposition. Participation in the State 2A Basketball tournament climaxed the Viking season. A highly regarded Fairmont squad, which finished second in state 2 A competition, stopped the Vikings on the second night of competition. CAGERS HAVE IMPRESSIVE SEASON Mike Callahan gives one hundred per cent effort. 91

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