McGavock High School - Etc Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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Raiders Upset | In District The 1978-79 McGavock Raiders had a season of highs and lows, and wound up with a 14-13 overall record. The season opened by hosting Clarksville Nort hwest. McGavock had too much to handle in All-American Ted Young and dropped a 63-59 decision. The Raiders bounced back with three straight wins, 69-65 over Overton, 88-80 over East, and 76-46 against Mt. Juliet. The East Eagles came right back with a 67-64 win, but McGavock then downed Whites Creek 77-70, as Leroy Jordon canned 24 points. A trip to Tullahoma resulted in a narrow 53-51 loss, but the Raiders bounced back with a 1-point win over Hume Fogg as Kerry Potter put in 17 points. Maplewood and Memphis Germantown both posted wins over the Raiders, who possibly may have been looking ahead to the Ho liday Tournament they were invited to. McGavock had wins over West J Marion, Miss.; and Haughton, La.; before falling to Pascagoula, Miss. by 2 points. a —— TT —£ Right: Tim Marchbanks puts up a jumper against Mt. Juliet., As Below: Leroy Jordan (20) and Wayne Watson (30) get in position to rebound, just in case. a 80

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Allen is literally on his knees cheering his girls on to plans. victory. Below: The team takes time out to plan their victory strategy as Coach Allen lays out the Top Left: ‘‘Dead Ball” seems to be the picture as both Connie Chestnut and Eloise Hunley rush for possession of the weapon. Top Right: Coach Joe

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Front Row: Mgr. Randy Roberts, Mike Ridings, Brian Coldmon, Jere Shoemake, Kevin Phillips, Tim Marchbanks, Kerry Potter, Jeremy Wat- son, Mgr. Jeff Odom. Back Row: Head Coach Joe Allen, Lewis Dixon, The Raiders returned home for a game against Madison, with the Rams pulling off a 68-60 upset. In a big game at DuPont, Kerry Potter led the way with 29 points in a 70-66. The Bellevue Owls took a 59-41 win over the Raiders, who could not seem to get it together, at all. Kerry Potter had 30 in a 65-50 win over Mt. Juliet, but Whites Creek took a 65-52 victory before the Raiders downed Hume Fogg 86-84 in overtime. A strong Hillsboro Team defeated the Raiders 69-63, and Maplewood made it two in a row by an 88-81 score. With revenge on their minds, McGa- vock took Stratford by 8 as Potter had 24 verton. and Jordan 14. DuPont stuck another loss on the Raiders by a 68-60 score. The raiders closed out the season with three wins in a row: 64-46 over Franklin, 69-53 over Madison, and 68-53 against Stratford. With a strong head of steam heading into the District Tournament the Raiders were ready for anything almost. Madison reared its ugly head and elimi- nated McGavock from the Tourney with a 63-60 upset. Two Seniors had good years, though. Kerry Potter had school records with the most points in a Season (555), and Per- Game Avg. (20.5), Leroy Jordan hit 60% of his field goal attempts, another record. HOME PERIO VISITOR Jeff Woods, Wayne Wilson, Leroy Jordan, Steve Michael, Fred Scott, Assistant Coach Gene Speight. Not Pictured: Gregg Bennett, Jay Wol- The team as a whole had some good statistics for the season. The Raiders scored 1761 points, an average of 65.2 per game. The team hit 66.5% of their free throws, led by LeRoy Jordan (74.4) Ker- ry Potter (71.2%), and Tim Marchbanks (70.4%). Other Scoring Leaders were Leroy Jordan (388, 14.3%) and Tim Marchbanks (221, 8.1%). Jordan, Potter, Marchbanks, and Wayne Watson were mainstays for the Raiders, appearing in all 27 games. Steve Michael, Jeff Woods, and Kevin Phillips saw action in 26.