Northwest High School - Vanguard Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Pioneer netrnen capture 8 Wins in 22 outings Northwest's 1964-65 varsity basketball team turned in a record of 8-14. Northwest scored victories over Chartrand, Cha- tard, Sacred Heart, Deaf School, Avon, Cathedral, Plainfield, and Deaf School again. In the city tourney Northwest dropped decisions to Attucks and Cathedral by 52-41 and 67-61 scores. In the final week of the season the Pioneers defeated Cathedral and Plainfield in a weekend sweep. In the Plainfield game the Pioneers set a school scoring record of 90 points. Northwest posted their first triumph in the Butler Sectional by beating Deaf School, 72-56. Northwest then lost to eventual winner, Ben Davis, by a 77-62 count to end the 1964-65 season. Senior Steve WVoolsey led Northwest in scoring with 17.6 average on 387 points in 22 games. W'oolsey finished seventh in the city in scoring. VARSITY BASKETBALL-Head Coach james Ritter, Bill Hedges, Steve Woolsey, loe Pearson, Brett Keene, Harold Hurst, Rod Senior Bill! Hedges scores a lay-up as North Central's Dave Weeks l45l. looks on, N.H.S. lost to North Central by a score of 59 to 63 in a close game. smith, Bob Kimber, charieyi iordan, Mike Prifogle, Assistant Coach Don Stone.

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Sophomore Tom Beckham corrals a Tiger player as senior back, Dave Gilman looks for daylight against Attucks on the Ben Davis field. Bill Hedges, senior clings to North Central's Steve Cracraft as senior Craig Carr closes in. RESERVE FOOTBALL-FRONT ROW: L. Geddes, B. Angel, B. Archer, W. George, P. Riggens, M. Bealmer, D. Dotlich, R. Ross. SECOND ROVv': Coach Brown, R. Wood, R. Pottenger, D. Hay- den, L. Smith, D. White, C. Price, L. Spears, D. Kersey, D. Reserves take city With 9-1-O record City Champs was the cry of the 1964 Northwest reserve football team as they won the city champion- ship with a 9-1 record. Paced by leading scorer, junior Ron NVood, the reserves reeled off nine straight victories after an opening loss to Broad Ripple. Under the coaching of Mr. jack Brown the re- serves rolled over Howe Q25-OD, Arlington Q19-6j, Chatard Q7-Oj, Southport Q29-OD, Ben Davis Q20-6j, Attucks Q26-65, Scecina Q33-13j, Ben Davis again Q19- 6j, and North Central Q26-6j. Only an opening game loss to Broad Ripple by the score of 20-13 marred the reserve teamls record. The reserves out- scored their opponents during the season 217 to 64 for an offensive average of 21.7 and a defensive average of 6.4. Ron Wood led the team through the entire season by scoring a total of 77 points. junior Mike Godan and sophomores Roy Potten- ger and Don Dotlich directed the team from the quarterback position throughout the season. Wolfe. THIRD ROW: T. Wilson, T. Hanley, T. Miller, M. Lawson, I. Gentry, T. Beckham, S. Spurlin, l. Sheetz, D. Lang, l. Parson. 105

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RESERVE BASKETBALL-Roy Pottenger, Daryl Hayden, Steve Erwin, Terry Miller, Dennis Dodson, Tom Beckham, Steve Spur- Coach Bill Ritter discusses strategy during the Wood game 35 players Brett Keene, Steve Woolsey. Rod Smith, and Bob Knobel look on. lin, Tim Buckley, Dick Rice, Tim Ruse, Dave Mahan, Coach Don Stone. Stonemen post 11-8 mark In second Winning season The 1964-65 Northwest reserve basketball team posted their second winning season in a row with a ll-8 record. , Under the coaching of Mr. Donald Stone the re- serves ended the season on a four game Winning streak. The reserves opened the season by winning five of their first seven games with their first triumph being a 45-39 decision over Chartrand. In the city tourney the reserves lost to Broad Ripple. Throughout the season the reserves posted wins over Chartrand, Mount Vernon, Chatard, Scecina, Sacred I-Ieart, Deaf School, Avon, North Central, Pike, Cathedral, and Plainfield. Sophomore Roy Pottenger led the reserves in scoring with a 12 point average followed by sopho- more Terry Miller with a 9.8 average. Tim Buckley and Dave Mahan were next in line with 6.5 and 4.6 averages. Pottenger scored the most points for the reserves in one game when he connected for 26 against Plain- field. Miller's high game of the season was 19 against North Central while Buckley's high game was 16 against Pike. I 107