McCallie High School - Pennant Yearbook (Chattanooga, TN)

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neil' .,, ii ii , 1 s -' H: W k . . 'kgfikgtk ' s , .,,., . . . V Q Anxious to get the ball inside to center John Snodgrass, Ansley Moses manipulates the offense as Cullen Browder and Chris Frank look for the pass. .4' 7 Wm: ..,, M- - , Wvdew Towering over BayIor's point guard Kevin Dodds, senior Ansley Moses contributes two points in a gallant effort. -Simfif qg,?.2!fQ,Qs 1316. 1980-81 Varslty Basketball Team. Front Row: David Crommelin, Paul Shields, Kurt Boyd, Dom Wyant, Cullen Browder, Nicho Nelson. Second Row: Adam Cowan, Davld Roth, Glenn Baird, Bobby Coleman, Chris Frank, Mark Pinson, Tom Langston, David Nash, Matt Brock, Alex Rhoton. Back Row: Coach Wayne Reynolds, Ansley Moses, Bob LaCamera, John Snodgrass, Lee Trevitt, Jay Clements, Chris Lowrance, Doug McCallie, Coach Blll Eskrldge, Scott Luckey.

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Varsity Basketball 6 17 They Team East Ridge City Hixson Kirkman Baylor Brainerd Tenn Temple East Ridge Central Tenn Temple Baylor Howard Tyner Red Bank Brainerd Kirkman East Ridge Howard Tyner City Tenn Temple Hixson We 49 64 ' 29 42 ' 44 46 ' 43 47 ' 42 66 42 84 ' 56 54 . 47 61 ' 57 60 60 59 . 52 62 Red Bank 62 72 77 101 60 58 44 42 44 62 ' 51 57 ' H 61 47 ' 54 79 56 74 40 61 ' 68 57 , 37 62 ' Coach Bill Eskridge embodies the frustrated spirit of the basketball squad as he watches the team lose to Baylor. Turned Over Cagers With only four sophomores and one senior, Jay Clements, starting for the Blue Tornado, the team was unexpectedly strong. Veteran Coach Bill Eskridge instituted two new poli- cies this year: weekend workouts and a consolidated team. The team came to the gym either Saturday or Sunday in order to remain in top shape. The junior varsity and varsity were combined and everyone received a varsity letter. Coach Eskridge dis- covered that this idea worked well, and he planned to continue it. The Tornado started the season with four losses to East Ridge, City, Hix- son, and Kirkman. The fifth game for the Tornado was against arch-rival Baylor in which we suffered defeat. The first win of the season for the Blue Tornado came against Tennes- see Temple in the first round of the McCallie Invitational. Coach Esk- ridge commented, The first one is always the hardest, and boy, this one was! The Blues finished fourth in the tournament. After Christmas break, the cagers again defeated Temple. Then, in a series of close games, Red Bank and Baylor edged the Tornados. Shortly after these gruntled defeats, region- al champion Howard also proved too much for the Tornado. The third victory came against Tyner as John Snodgrass capped an incredible comeback with a short jumper with two ticks remaining. The winning streak was continued against Red Bank when junior point guard Cullen Browder hit a 15-footer with no time left to win the game. After Brainerd and Kirkman beat the Blue, the frustration flew against East Ridge with a crushing defeat of the Pioneers. Howard and City again overpowered the cagers. The team again whipped Temple and wrapped up the regular season with a loss to the Howard squad, ending this year with a 6-24 record. Coach Eskridge noted inexperi- ence and turnovers as the most poi- gnant problems. He commented, Our motto is to improve with every game and with every practice. He also pointed out the contributions made by the seniors Glenn Baird, Jay Clements, Ansley Moses, and Ni- cho Nelson. The team voted 6'7 John Snod- grass MVP. Coach Eskridge looks ahead to next year, however, with three of his starters returning. The junior varsity did not fare much better, ending with a 7-20 re- cord. Their victories came against East Ridge, Kirkman, Hixson, Tem- ple, and Tyner. The team was coached by Wayne Reynolds and led by juniors Doug McCallie and Chris Lowrance. - Chris Lowrance

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I num Kurt Boyd displays his ball handling tech- nique with a quick fake while bringing the 5 ball downcourt. High acfign, urrounded by oniooking teammates, Alston Hamilton stretches for a crucial rebound in Jr