Lake Highlands High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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'Nl 5' X 'Mm- W Q Go!!! Breaking away from hls op- ponent, Bobby Shackellord drl- ves toward the basket ln a game against Newman Smlth. JV Basketball Coach Jlmmy Roe, Barry Rudd, Marlin Felker, Drew Scott Blanton, Bobby Shackellord, Byron Teel, Jeff Boyce, Trey Kimbrough, Derrick Culbreath, Anton Forester-manager, Houston, Rob Forsyth, Jeff Hurley, Doug Bond, i i Boys' JV Basketball i LH OPPONENT TH DISTRICT i ' 40 Grand Prarie Newman-Smith 55 40 Haltom City Richardson 45 Madison Plano 51 Hillcrest Pearce 42 Skyline Greenville 27 Berkner Berkner 52 Pearce R.L. Turner 40 Pearce Newman-Smith 52 R.L. Turner Richardson 48 Richardson Plano 43 North Garland Greenville 42 MacArthur Berkner 38 Bishop Lynch R.L. Turner '62 Season Record 12-14 I i Boys' J V Basketball

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Tlpplng At the opening ol th L k e a e Highlands vs. R.L. Turner game, An- tone Houston gets up In the Ilghts, tlpplng the ball tea Lake HlghIand's player. Guarding Keep l n g the Bsrkner ollsnse In check ls Lake Hlghland's guard Doug Bond. Lake Highlands was able to thwart Berkner's attempt to wln. , me M, 1 , 1. c , 'NT ! , . flg I . f pa if' . 1 to gttt ' - 4 aL T -t f X Q ' r ,,. I if ' L M xy p,rrrL,p, M ,Q rt,g -A. he generally unsung boys' junior varsity basketball team, com- posed of mostly sophomore guys, com- pleted the 1982 season with a fine record of 14-12. Under the expertise coaching of Jimmy Floe, the team managed to im- prove steadily throughout the year, and should provide next years' varsity basketball team with plenty of talented person- nel for the 1982-83 season. The starters on this years' Up and Over Drew Boyce, sophomore, leaps up from the mldst of hls R.L. Turner opponents to shoot a layup above the Llons' heads. Close Shot Derrlk Culbreath uses an lnslde move to get past his opponent and score during a Lake Highlands vs. Berkner game, Lake Highlands emerged vlctorlous. went on to suffer losses in the next three out of four games, with their only victory coming over Bishop Lvnch. Coach Roe stated that, I felt that by the end of the year we were beginning to play like we were capable of playing. We matured quite a bit during this year's season. The team did make a lot of progress together throughout the year. As district started, junior An- ton Houston commented, I'm 'Roe llin 'Alo - ll Coach Jimmy Floe continued ge a valuable asset asg helped the JV basketballers mature to varsity status Boys J V Basketball team were sophomores Derrick Culbreath, Barry Fludd, Bobby Shackelford, Jeff Hurley, and David Earhart. The season started the season off on a low tide by losing their first two games to Gran Prairie and Haltom City by identical scores of 40-44, a narrow loss. They then won the next six games, includin a 60- 35 thorough thrashing of gistrict arch-rival Berkner. THe team looking forward to district play. It will give me a chance to shar- pen my skills before next year. Trey Kimbrough also stated, The fundamentals you learn help you in the future, because the competition at the JV level is about the same as all over. The season went about as ex- pected, with the team winning their share of games and losing some, but for all concerned it was a very worthwhile year. . 'aw-1 f- .... as-:its ts- -K . :Stieff .Ei-Xi1f? s ' t-t as N 5' hiss f

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IGotIt! Leaping hlgh to secure the ball, Mlssey Jones outraaches her R.L. Turner opponent, hoplng to retain the ball long enough to score. tarting the year with a new coach, and the competition ofthe tough Berkner Rams and Plano Cats, the Lady Wildcats faced several hurdles to over- come, succeeded, and ended the season by finishing third in the district. Coach Dennis Perkins inherited a team with great potential and talent. Led by senior Donna Cummins, the were one of the top teams in the district, student body support was not all that the Cats expec- ted. D'Anne Young commented, I was disappointed, the only time students would come was when the players continually asked. Led by coach Larry Cham- bliss, the girl's junior varsity basketball team had a very suc- cessful season. Coach Cham- bliss stated, The J.V. teams are just a tune-up for varsity, and in 'Perkin' U At LH They didn't win district, but E1 played quality basketball, usually before an almost empty gymnasium 30 Glrls' Basketball team scored high in many of their games, but always seemed to fall short against Plano and tough rival, the Berkner Rams. Junior Patti Wren was an all- around consistent player, and was a main factor in the Lady Wildcats' strong defense. Also, starting sophomore D'Anne Young was voted by her peers as the Most Improved Player of the 1981-82 season, and Donna Cummins ws considered the Most Spirited. Although the Lady Wildcats that respect, the girls had an outstanding year. ln addition to district victoris, the team also pulled off upsets by defeating South Oak Cliff and Newman Smith. Chosen by the other players of the team, Sonya Moss was voted Most Valuable, and Shelly Dunn was also chosen as Mostspirited. With great talent and team spirit, the the Lady Wildcats basketball team was led by several outstanding players and ended the season with success. i' ' ' ' l Coachm' Y Coaches Dennls Perkins and Larry Chart bliss Instruct the girls' basketball team l preparation tor a game. The glrls deper ded on the coaches for advice an, guidance at every game. Higher Lady Wildcat D'anne Young lump block the ball and ellmlnate R.L. T chances of scoring against Lake