McGavock High School - Etc Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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4c mw) Below Left: Jay Wolverton, Mike Ridings, Roy Webb, Wayne Watson, Leroy Jordan, and Fred Scott loosen up before a game at home. Below Right: Kerry Potter has the Mt. Juliet Bears looking the other way. Left — 1978-79 Seniors: 12 — Tim Marchbanks, 32 — Jeff Woods, 22 — Steve Michael, 20 — Leroy Jordan, 14 — Kerry Potter

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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.

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Above: Several Raiders watch the action from the sidelines. Upper Right: Steve Michael gets set to shoot a free throw. Below: Junior Varsity — Mike Ridings, Fred Scott, Brian Coldman, Wayne Wilson, Jeremy Watson, Roy Webb, Jere Shoemake.