Ledford High School - Ha-Wa Yearbook (Thomasville, NC)

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Varsity Boys' Basketball Right: Danny Sapp makes a pass under the basket to one of his teammates. Top: Steve Williams goes for two points over Denton's Terry Shackleford. Middle: jeff Murrow jumps with an opposing teammate while Steve Wil- liams and lay Leach stand ready to help. Bot- tom: lay Leach looks for an opening. I I6 Varsity Boys' Basketball This year's varsity boys' team was noted for the excitement they added to their games. Once conference play began, their games were almost always de- cided in the final minutes. Nine of the eleven team mem- bers were seniors who led the team to a IO-14 overall record, and a 5-9 conference record. They had big wins over West Davidson and arch rival East Davidson. ln tournament play, the Pan- thers dominated the Red Raiders in the first round, but fell short against West Davidson in the sec- ond round. At the Athletic Banquet, Steve Williams was named Most Valu- able Player, Danny Sapp, Best De- fensive Player and jeff Murrow, Most Improved Player. Steve Wil- liams was also chosen for the All- Conference team.

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se- The l.V. boys basketball team may have had their troubles this season, but they managed to work hard together and pull out a 7-7 conference record. Coach Tim Lee felt that this year's l.V. team showed a willingness to S ff- .lsst - . work hard, which allowed them to improve from the beginning of the season to the end. The Panth- er boys completed their season with a 7-l3 overall record. Brian Foster received the Most Improved award. l.V. Boys' Basketball Z.-,FI Left: Greg Simpson and Tim Swaim fight for the rebound against the Cowboys. Top: Charles Parnell shoots for two. Mlddle: Greg Simpson prepares to go up for the rebound. Bottom: Danny Leach shoots, while the South- west Cowboys watch. l.V. Boys' Basketball I I5

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f' Scores Opponents We They North Davidson 49 64 Trinity 50 58 North Moore 82 81 Trinity 66 57 North Moore 52 53 North Davidson 55 53 Lexington 57 52 Thomasville 61 70 Denton 54 58 S.W. Randolph 62 56 West Davidson 70 66 East Davidson 61 48 Central Davidson 53 61 Randleman 68 54 S.W. Guilford 58 59 Denton 66 84 S.W. Randolph 53 56 West Davidson 71 78 East Davidson 49 65 Central Davidson 57 59 Randleman 62 64 S.W. Guilford 52 50 Conference Tournament Denton 51 49 West Davidson 60 78 Upper Left: lay Leach, Steve Williams and Danny Sapp await the outcome of the opening tip-off by Vance Cox. Middle: Team - Front row: Keith Curlee, jeff Murrow, lay Leach, Iimmy Carr, Dean Marion. Second row: Laura Carr fstatisticianl, Tra- ci Leonard lscorekeeperl, Steve Williams, Mike Ramey, Mandi Ray fmanagerj, Greg Ray Cmanag- erj. Back row: Danny Sapp, Vance Cox, David Hodges, Scott Davis, Gary Hinkle fcoachj. Lower Left: Scott Davis with a jump shot from the out- side. L Varsity Boys' Basketball I 17