Oakhaven High School - Marauder Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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Brin 's the Hawks Throu 'h Victory and Defeat BILLY SHELTON G BENNIE SMITH C RALPII THORNTON C Height 5' l0 Height 5' l0 Height 0' 2 Weight 130 Wtfight 120 Wcaigllt l70 The team's next two games brought them one defeat lly Bartlett and a victory over Germantown. In the season's last four games the Hawks showed much more promise than they had at the beginning of the season. However, three of.these games, with Col- lierville, and two with Bolton, brought de- feat to the team. A victory over Harding, 52-44, thrilled ttle,fans as the final seconds showed Oakhavvn handling the hall beau- tifully. The Hawks came through their first year against Shellzy County varsitv teams rather well, considering their age and experience. All through the season, the members of the team showed extremely good sports- manship and attitude- in victory and de- feat. Tho following hoys rect'iu'tl varsity letters: l'aul Newland, Eddie Hood, jim Potts, Staten Crisham, Clyde llunaway, Ralph Thornton, llenny Smith, llill Shel- ton, Howard Cowgill. Benny Smith was named most outstanding player and Staten Grisham was named team Captain. High point man for the year was Ralph Thornton. Paul Newland drives under for two points against Uni- A University school player tries unsuccessfully to block versity High School of Oxford, Mississippi. a jumpshot lay lienny Smith. 63

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Teamwork and Good portsmanship Cager, Ralph Thornton, tries a long field goal while several members of the opposing team make an effort to block the shot. Coached by Mr. Carter Brown. Oakhaven began its 1959-60 basketball season with a warm-up game against Overton in which Overton downed the Hawks 41-33. In the next game Oakhaven was defeated soundly by a determined Frayser team 80-46. ln spite of two defeats the Hawks made at great effort to make a comeback in their next game with East High. However, the Hawks were unable to stop the East Mustangs, who defeated them 53-23. The team seemed to be improving, but victory eluded them in their next game with M.U.S., and again the Hawks lost 67-46. After a defeat by Whitehaven the Oak- haven cagers broke into the win column by defeating the Trojans 58-50 in a hard- fought contest. Fans and players were highly encouraged by the win, but Oak- haven's young, inexperienced team could not compete with the Shelby County Managers. Charles Force and Charles Davis, are responsible for team uniforms and equipment. 62 Coaches Carter Brown and ,loe Clayton watch practice carefully so that they may give the team pointers for improvement. Champions Bartlett, in their next game, Another heartbreak was handed to Oak- haven by Germantown, in an exceptionally sporting game which ended at German- town 42, Oakhaven 41. The next three games found Oakhaven the loser, in spite of improvement, fine spirit and determined effortg on one of these games the Hawks gave Bolton a scare as they were beaten 38-33. The second victory for the Hawks came when they defeated Harding Academy 75-60. Victory was sweet and the team wanted to keep it, and did by defeating University High School of Oxford, Mis- sissippi, in their next game, by a score of 61-43. Oakhaven's next two games with M.U.S. and Whitehaven brought losses to the team from ball clubs particularly noted for tight defense. In their next game the Hawk cagers again defeated Millington by a score of 62-56.

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, r w . 1 ' W K, - 1, w . ,- -' Hawk Basketball Teams HOWARD Cowolu, F CLYDE IJUNAWAY LL S'1'A'l'EN GRISIIMI Ht-ight 5' 1l'1 Height 5' ll Height 5' 11 W1-ight 155 Yveight 135 'Wr'ig11t 160 EDDIE HOOD C PAUL NEWIAND F 2 JIM PoTTs 1: Height 5' 11 Height 6' ' 1 Height 6' 2 Wt-igzlit 155 Wtvight 155 ' 11 Weiglit 170 N B BASKE'I'BAI.L TEAM--FIRST ROW: Billy Bentley. Billy Smith, Ronnie Riddick. SECOND ROW: Tom Nahors, Ray Hayles, Sonny Jones, David Haney, Curtis Herbert, Freddie Vanzant. O.H.S O.H.S O.H.S 0.H.S O.H.S O.H.S O.H.S O.H.S O.H.S O.H.S O.H.S O.H.S O.H.S O.H.S O.H.S O.H.S O.H.S O.H.S O.H.S ll-TEA M RECORD Frayser East High , M.U.S. Whitehaven Millington Bartlett Germantown Collierville , Harding Oxford M.U.S. , Whitehaven Millington , Barrlt-rr Germantown Collierville , Bolton , , Harding , Bolton . Germantown