King High School - Clarion Yearbook (Tampa, FL)

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Ron Pliego goes up and polls down an easy rebound Ron Reego dnbbtes down court driving toward the basket. Slick Rick shows his moves on the court. Robert Greaves is on a fastbreak and lays up the ball Wj 58 Boys' Basketball

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Dribbling to Success The King Basketball team ex- pected to do well in the Hillsborough School District, and thus lived up to their expectation The team had many good players such as Jon Williams, Roland Williams, and Reggie Bell. Their performance for this season was flawless, with credit going to the entire team of eleven seniors, two juniors, and one sophomore. The offense was outstanding, averaging seventy-two points a game. The indepth training of Coach Washington during practice paid off in the long run. The entire team shot well for the season, with Roland Williams' outstanding performance. Breaking the previous free-throw record of eleven out of eleven, he achieved a new record of fifteen out of fifteen. The team's defense was explosive as they managed to pull off excellent defensive plays in critical parts in most of the games. Coach SHAKE Washington said he credited the fans for the way the team performed. They would not have achieved all that they accomplished at the end of the season had it not been for the cheers, influence, and back-up of the fans. Gary Matthew Reggie Bell struggles with a Brandon Eagle f or the ball Dernck Stubbm drives down the middle for a perfect lay-up Reggie Bell puts it away for two easy points KING VS OPPONENTS GAITHER JEFFERSON LETO ARMWOOD HILLSBOROUGH WINTERHAVEN PLANT CITY BRANDON LAKELANO EAST BAY ROBINSON TBT CHAMBERLAIN PLANT Boys' Basketball 57

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On Their Way Up The team’s goal every year is to make some kind of improvement. This year’s goal was accomplished with each passing game because em- phasis was not placed on winning or losing, but on consistent improvement. At its level of play the team was con- cerned with team improvement rather than individual improvement. The King basketball team was made up of a mixture of sophomores and juniors, which gave a nice mixture of experience and new talent The team's captain, Richard Ralford. was in charge of running the offense and defense, with leading scorers Reggie Wynn, Leroy Miles, and Byron Wells. The bench, which was heavily counted on, was one area of great improve- ment. Although the year was not as productive as far the won and lost record indicated, the group was very pleased with their consistent improve- ment as a team Reggie Wynn avoids the opposing player and lays-up the ball King Vs Opponents TBT PLANT ROBINSON GAITHER WINTERHAVEN JEFFERSON ARMWOOD HILLSBOROUGH j PLANT CITY LAKELAND BRANDON EAST BAY LETO CHAMBERLAIN 8oys' Basketball 59