Northeast High School - Viking Log Yearbook (St Petersburg, FL)

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Intelligence, confidence, and the respect of his teammates are the qualities which Coach Redding felt made senior Iohnny Childress a team leader. Front row - Iohnny Childress, Tori Eva, Back row - Coach Dave Redding, Selwyn Brown, Kevin Oliver, Leon Stephens, Charles Henry, Tony Brown, Scott Rismiller, Sherman Evans, Albert Maynard, Reggie McKinnie, Willie Gainer. A glimpse of tomorrow. Although his playing time junior, is expected to figure heavily in Coach Red- was limited, backup center Albert Maynard, a ding's plans next year. BOYS' VARSITY BASKETBALL 141

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Quest for perfection Shooting for the best! The boys' basketball team was both experienced and big. They hoped for an excellent season record, even though their loss to St. Pete was due to a lack of practice time as a group, said Coach Dave Red- ding. He also commented that they had a much better team attitude this year, and eople seemed more concerned with Illiow the team was doing rather than How am I doing? All-conference players land seniorsl Tony Brown and Scott Rismiller return- ed from last year. Seniors Sherman Evans, Iohnny Childress, Selwyn Brown, Charles Henry, and Kevin Oliver added leadership. Newcomers to the team were Tori Eva, Leon Stephens, Willie Cainer, Re gie McKinnie, and Albert Maynard. Tlgiey played a key role and will be counted on in the future, Coach Reddin summed up. Scott RismiTler stated, This year's team is much more experienced than last year's. The team last year didn't know what to ex ect from Coach Red- ding. Now, they Iknow what to expect. Also, they aren't concerned about how many baskets they make. Instead, they think about if they are going to win or not. This year's team is more intelligent and works better as a team. Teamwork, an obvious necessity, held them together. Iust to make sure. Dunks are usually considered one of the safest shots in basketball. Senior center ill al ' it i Two more for Tony. Iunior Tony Brown, constant- ly among the area's scoring leaders, slams in two more. His 23+ scoring average led the team and placed him atop the Pinellas County Conference scoring heap. 140 BoYs' vARsiTY BASKETBALL Charles Henry took no chances when the Vikings traveled to Clearwater.

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Bouncin' back Tipped-off to a winning season was the girls' varsity basketball team. Coach Kathy Hughes came to the aid of the team last year from Canterbury High. I felt bad about leaving Canterbury High, because I had a winning team that lost the district championship by one point. I'm not disappointed since I came to NEHIQ I enjoy it out here very much. The team was backed by determina- tion and hard work which paid off. Practice was every day after school two hours, even some Saturdays. I feel that by having practice we will really benefit by it. We learn how to play better, we go over our mistakes, and we also learn how to communicate with each other as well as learning different plays, stated Fanita Hector, center of the team. Formerly under the supervision of Coach Hughes at Canterbury was Marybeth Wright, now playing here as forwardfwing. She said, I feel it helped, having a former coach. She has made the transition from Canterbury to NEHI much easier for me. 142 GIRLS' VARSITY BASKETBALL Take that! Angela Brown takes the ball for a layup while the Patriots' defense jumps in. Even with Northeast's continual effort, they were defeated. With the flick of her wrist, Marybeth Wright, cap- tain of the team and new addition from Canter- bury High, puts the ball forward.