Lakeview Centennial High School - Legacy Yearbook (Garland, TX)

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x KA, -- sr .1- 'Z',A,f . L.. U jp if! Byron uses GSH to overcome his opponents. 'P f'S Q lg, 45 2 W ' i 7lflaf,Q?ciWL.. W --fi' . '9 ' ? . ,B Roy and Byron use teamwork to overcome this Garland player. the second quarter with five points for a score of 19-21 ln the third quarter both teams held each other to seven points and at the end ofthe period the Pats were still behind 26-28. In the fourth period Charles Clark scored six points and Albert Baker scored three to give the Pats a come from behind victory 43-41. After scoring a victory in Corsicana the Stallions of North Mesquite came to Lake- view and had a tough time playing the game into double overtime. ln the lirst period the Patriots had the upper hand but only by a single basket, 13-11 Few points were scored by each team in the second period as each defense held its ground At the end of the second quarter the Pats were on top 21- 17 Defense still was the key in the third period as the Stallions held the Patriots to eight points. The Stallions scored 10 points and the Patriots lead was threatened as they Still led 29-27. In the fourth period the Stallions scored to tie the score at 32. This put the game into overtime. In the first overtime period both teams allowed the other to score only two points putting the game into a second over- time. In the double overtime period the Stal- lions came out and got four points winning the game 36-38. After losing the game to North Mesquite the Pats next faced the Wilmer Hutchins Eagles. The Pats came out shining bright in the first period with Jeff Culbreth scoring six points and Ftoy Markham and Marc McAvoy scoring a total of four points. At the end of the first period the Pats had a commanding lead 16-9. The Eagles came back in the second quar- ter and scored 20 points tying the score at the half 29-29. Third period action was again strong for the Patriots as Culbreth scored six points and boosted his total to 17 points. McAvoy had four points which gave the Patriots a three point lead at the end of the third period 42-39. In the fourth period the Pats again came out strong with McAvoy netting two baskets and two free throws to give him a game total of 19 points. At the Mark tries to outreach a Colonel. Sports 223

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finai sound of the buzzer the Patriots had spread the gap 59-54. After defeating the Eagles in the last dis- trict game of the season, the game that was on everybody's mind was not far away. The district championship game against South Garland looked even closer. After finishing the season with a 11-3 record in district play the Patriots were confident that they could beat the Colonels. Both teams came out of the dressing rooms fired up and ready to play. With over 3,000 people watching the game was under- way. The Patriots came out strong and were playing smart ball but could not match the Colonels' outside strength. With McAvoy getting six points and Culbreth scoring three the Patriots trailed at the end of the first period 13-19. ln the second period the Colo- nels kept their lead to six points with four points from Anthony Hunt and Mike Gafford. Byron Wurderman worked for the Patriots by racking up six points and Roy Markham added three points. At the end of the half the Colonels still led 25-31. The Patriots came out for the second half behind six points. However, at the end of the third period the Pats had cut the Colonel lead to only four points with four points from Albert Baker and Jeff Culbreth. Hunt and Gafford both had four points for the Colo- nels. The score at the end of the third period was 37-41. In the fourth period the Patriots tried their best to catch the Colonels but their efforts were in vain as the Colonels racked up 22 points and the Patriots only scored 20, ln the final quarter Albert Baker had six points and Marc McAvoy had 12 which gave him a game high of 21 points. The Patriots had fallen short at the final buz- zer 57-63. The year for the Patriot Varsity proved prosperous, making everyone at Lakeview proud of our team and our school. idfusgff 'fx i ' E' A yiygf in f gs ,-QQ' Roy adds two points to the Patriot effort. is ml-il. Yfi MY! in 0 f.. .- 5 I dr' 'ZH' ..r Byron gets fouled by a Colonel. I: ,sftgi . A Mitt: 4 ' I X- W, . N14 4 ' -'1':.-. X X 3 ,ti g ,X P 3 A l K S -A I . r.'- L' ., .tsss sssss ' 1 5 i H M 5L.i . ' Culbreth aims high for two. 224 Sports Byron takes the ball to the hoop.