Northwestern High School - Aeneid Yearbook (Rock Hill, SC)

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Varsity Basketball Trojans Win Region Regular Season Title The Mighty Trojans began their season with a bang, defeat- ing a much taller Butler team, 65-58. In his initial varsity competition,junior Dewey Bowen stepped in to take the place of the seniors of 1974, playing scrappy under the goal and out-jumping his taller opponents. Senior Rick Sanford, who also played an excellent game, led the scoring with thirty points. On their return visit, the Trojans had an offnight, only pulling down a total of twenty rebounds. Although their shooting percentage was high, at the final buzzer the scoreboard declared the Butler Tigers victorious by a score of 91-70. Northwestern had another off night against Fort Mill. The Trojans, forced to take outside shots and troubled on re- bounding, met their second defeat of the season 68-62. The tide turned at Chesterfield, although late in the game. Sophomore Gary Walton saw action for the first time, as he was drafted from the JV team. Defense was the key to the victory as the Trojans only allowed the Rams two points in the first quarter. The final score: 44-38. The Trojans entered conference play with an impressive win over Gaffney, 62-48. The depth of the Trojans was re- vealed for the first time, as Coach Moody emptied his bench the fourth quarter. Ben Fortson, Herman Johns and Tim Cooper contributed their share to the victory and gained valuable experience. Traveling to Winnsboro proved disasterous to the Trojans as they lost their first conference game, 55-58. Marvin Craw- ford and Jim Kiser made some key steals in the closing minutes of the game but the Trojans failed to turn them into points. Defense kept the Trojans within reach, but the time ran out. Again, sticky defense was the key to the victory over Union 41-38.

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Varsity Basketball Tournament Title, and Finish THIRD in State In the next game of the season, Northwestern lost a very physical battle to Fort Mill. Kiser kept the Trojans in the game during the final quarter, scoring fourteen points in cmcial situations. The Trojans got it all together in their following encounter, stomping Chesterfield 82-46. With the starters playing half the game and the reserves playing the other half, the Trojans had nine people score, four in double figures. This victory built up the rattled Trojans' confidence. The Trojans expressed their killer instinct as they clob- bered Lancaster 74-47. Outstanding defense, a tough full court press, and strong rebounding, along with hot hands was the name of the game for Northwestern. The first encounter ofthe season with the cross town rival ended in the Trojans' favor, 75-60. Jim Kiser again led the Trojan attack in the second half. Geno Walden also had a fine game. High scorer Rick Sanford poured in twenty two points for the night. The Trojans then ran over Chester 66-46 with Geno Walden and Rick Sanford playing especially well. Substitutes Danny DuBard and Herman Johns got into the action scoring a basket each. Winnsboro's name was temporarily changed to Lose- boro as they fell to the Trojans, 77-62. Revenge was in the Trojans' eyes as they played a fine team game in both ends of the court. Hot was the word of the night, as Northwestern scalped the Gaffney Indians 79-56. With all five starters hitting better than fifty percent of their shots, the bench saw plenty of action. Tough defense was also an asset for the Trojans. The Trojans managed to hold off a strong fourth quarter attack from Union to win their sixth consecutive game 74-66. Marvin Crawford, team leader in assists, had ten for the night. Dewey Bowen pulled down eleven rebounds. Geno Walden scored two crucial buckets to ice the win.