North Fort Myers High School - Lance Yearbook (North Fort Myers, FL)

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Fantastic Few Basketball at North seemed promising at the beginning of the season, but the thrill of victory soon turned to the agony of defeat. Losing games and players, North's Head Coach Steve Conley and Assistant Coach Steve Frank had to rebuild the team around one senior and two juniors and the continual addition of sophomores and freshmen, until the entire IV squad had been absorbed three quarters of the way through the season. Although the revised squad worked hard at developing strategies and improving team play, they were young and inexperienced and certainly not up to the tough competition provid- ed by powerhouses like Cape Coral, Cypress Lake, and Lely. Down to six players before the IV squad moved up for the Lely game, the Knights started their new season against the Charlotte Tarpons on 1 - Rick Morales and Ed Iackson battle their Pahokee op- ponents for the rebound. 2 - Tall Knight Acee Couch sinks 2 with his famous jump shot. 198 X Athletics Ianuary 19. North fought hard until the fourth quarter when foul trouble and fatigue served to defeat them as much as the Tarpon five. The Collier Cougars were the young team's second challenge. This proved to be one of North's outstanding games, as the Knights only lost by one point after an exciting overtime period. Traveling to Venice, the Knights dedicated themselves to team work and precision shooting. Battling a physically superior team North stayed with them to the end, succumbing by only four points. The Riverdale Raiders wanted to blow the knights away, but Coach Con- ley and his team wouldn't give up. The contest see-sawed back and forth until fatigue hit the tiny squad in the fourth quarter and North lost, 79-62. .Tn The contest between the Red Knights and the Seahawks was close through the half. In the fourth quarter the Knights experienced foul trouble and ended up with four players on the floor and two on the bench. Cape took advantage of this dilemma and went on a scoring spree. Adding some spice to the dirty V2 dozen, the IV team was added to the varsity. They traveled to Lely High to take on the Trojans and the young Knights experienced their first taste of the running, shooting, rebounding game Lely is so well known for playing. With five games left in their season, North High hopes their young squad can continue to gain floor experience and pull a few upsets . . . but look out in 1982-83, Red Knight basketball will be ready. f

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illing To Learn North's IV Girls' Basketball Team might not have posted an outstanding season during the 1981-82 school year, but they learned a lot about the game. Most of the girls had never played on a team before showing up at the first practice in November. Coach Sylvester Issac started them on conditioning exercises to develop the muscles and stamina they would need for four quarters of basketball and then drills in the basics of shooting, dribbling, passing, and defense. The team started with eleven recruits and throughout the season served as a feeder system to the varsity squad when the need arose for ad- ditional players. Lori Dill, Chris Trammel, and Lori Hayworth all saw action with the varsity Lady Knights after receiving their initial training under Coach Issac's watchful and demanding eye. The experience these young ladies gained during this training year will indeed serve them well as they move up and take their places on the varsity club. Good training in the basics, game experience, and dedication can result in a future championship. 1 Lori Hayworth gets her shot blocked as teammate Kyna Lister prepares to rebound. 2 -- Bringing the ball down court to set up a play is Shauna LaPosta. 3 Going up for two points is Lori Hayworth. Athletics X 197

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