Meade High School - Genesis Yearbook (Fort Meade, MD)

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. . . . . . ,Q 45 if :R --. A The Awesome Mustang Defense, the best Meade has ever had, torms a human barrier to prevent the Spartans from scoring I-TI . The end of the season! At the beginning of the season, no one in the county thought Meade had much of a chance of repeating last year's success, ex- cept for a group called the Mustangs. This band, consisting of mostly under- classmen, had their goal become reality as the very talented coach, Butch Young, led them to a regular season record of 15-7. They then advanced to the playoffs with a second seeding which entitled them to a bye of the first round games. In the second round of the playoffs, the Mustangs defeated ry by soorimg 15 points for the team. Somer- ville led the team through many wins, but his, and the team's success fell short in the regional playoff game against Annapolis. The Annapolis Panthers pulled ahead by five points early in the game, and for the rest of the match, Young and Company vainly fought to recapture those five points. This last defeat was a disappointment to many, as the team would not be returning to College Park for the state championships this year. Thomas Stone. Flick Somerville led the victo- With 1-17 points, Greg Barr was one of the few seniors returning from last year. 86 X Boys' Basketball

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What They Say The kids played excel- lent defense all year. This may have been our best defensive team, and that was the key to our suc- cess. Our offensive strategy was simple: score more points than the other team. Coach Young. The team worked , in ' J A together like a family. We di really wellghis year. r rfi T Coleman Eldri ge T M i . pi N l gin? ..,. 5 ftfteawinning the Christmas tournament for the second year in a row, the Mustangs pose deservingly with their rop y. xg: .1 is-'wferf 2 its is 'HI Q With 17 assists, Alan WlllI3mSODjUl'T1DS up for his own shot. We Fonivard Rick Sommerville, having 40 assists, helps himself to the offenses ball. Boys' Basketball f 85

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CONTINUED EXCELLENCE 3 ,fgf Cedrick Peoples started through most of the season and was a valuable part of the team's success. Z :Q NN' The very talented Coach Wilson led the J V in 3' ROW ONE Jerry Allen Bill Hur man Melvin Dorsey William Davis Ernest Williams Daryl Pratt ROW TWO Coach Wilson Flon Ross Mark Anderson OJ Warner Cedric Peoples Anthony Carter James Ware Craig Ebert Chris Bro. Ernest Williams led the team to many of their victories as a strong player on both offense and defense. Whenever anyone from Meade talks about their J .V. boys' basketball team, they can hold their head high, for this J.V. team is 9961. Ending their season with a record of 15-5, they found themselves with the sec- ond best record in the county. Thanks to these J.V. Mustangs, Meade's tradition of having a winning basketball team will live on. J.V. Boys' Basketball l 87