Owensboro High School - Owensboroan Yearbook (Owensboro, KY)

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'IINUSII ll. Y li lll' Sophomores aren't freshmen, at least in basketball at OHS. The 1977- 78 varsity squad included eight Soph- omores, some starting in a few games and others practicing with the team. The list of Sophomores playing on the varsity and others practicing with the team included Tony James, Chucky Riley, Danny Griffith, Ter- rence Thompson, Rod Drake, Sammy James, Joe Acquisto and Dwight Higgs. This factor, plus snow and cancella- tions, caused Coach Tom Turner to label the year as unusual, Only nine of the 18 games scheduled were played, with no ball games being played for six weeks. The hectic schedule also caused only seven play- ers to be at practice before the last two games. Turner commented, I was satisfied with the team, when I take into con- sideration all that happened. Overall this was as strong a group of sopho- mores as we've had in a long time. The season got off to a sluggish start and hit its peak at midseason. The Sophomore squad finished with a 5-4 record for the year. Inexperienced players caused the loss to McLean County 145-441, in the season opener. The Sophomores re- bounded to beat Union County, but then fell to Apollo 143-375. - .. ,V ff .,,... e. -' Danny Griffith 142j divided his time between the varsity and the Sophomores to gain added playing experience. 92fs0ph Basketball Turner called the win over Daviess County 145-261, the most impressive game. OHS had defeated Daviess County earlier, 151-451. ln one of their best games, OHS topped Madison- ville, 140-351. The Sophomores lost to Apollo 165- 431 and to Henderson County 163-4Oj, but beat Owensboro Catholic 150-40J in the final game for a winning sea- SOD. - By Cindy Richards Sophs Struggle, But Rebound To 5-4 Sophomore Basketball 15-4j OHS 44, McLean County 45 OHS 70, Union County 47 OHS 37, Apollo 43 OHS 51, Daviess County 45 OHS 45, Daviess County 26 OHS 40, Madisonville 35 OHS 43, Apollo 65 OHS 40, Henderson County 63 OHS 50, Owensboro Catholic 40 Coach Tom Turner Dwight Higgs was praised for his improvement during the year and was a big asset to the Sophomores. Coach Tom Turner called the Sophomore team unusual He gave an unusual tag to the year because of the snow and the number of Sopho- mores that dressed for the varsity. Members of the 1977-78 Sophomore team included 1front row, from leftj: Managers Geoff McDonough, Scott Tucker and Randy Miller. Second row: Whaylon Morton, Tracy Daves, Rod Drake, Robbie Hudson, Don Yeiser, Darrell Pope, Bill Geer. Back row: Tommy Wall, Kevin Hunter, Joe Whitehouse, Bill Sullivan, Joe Acquisto, Floyd Mayfield.

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Ross Cotton slips past his man for a baseline drive against Hopkinsville. Cotton was a three- year regular for the Red Devils. Using his tremendous jumping ability, Clarence James goes high for a basket. james finished his career at OHS with 1,305. 15-9: One Of The Worst In 21 Years OHS OHS OHS OHS OHS OHS OHS OHS OHS OHS OHS OHS OHS OHS OHS OHS OHS OHS OHS OHS OHS OHS OHS OHS Boys' Varsity Basketball 70, Louisville Doss 66 55, Henderson County 68 57, Apollo 61 74, McLean County 79 31, Daviess County 72 64, Ohio County 54 67, Daviess County 54 67, Apollo 82 61, Owensboro Catholic 55 59, Ohio County 58 61, Paducah Tilghman 64 81, Bowling Green 76 66, Owensboro Catholic 34 91, Grayson County 46 76, Drakesboro 77 55, Union County 54 62, Hopkinsville 59 55, Apollo 67 68, Daviess County 61 61, Madisonville 64 69, Hancock County 59 64, Louisville Durrett 62 71, Central City 12 District Tournament 39, Apollo 41 C' - Overtime, Coach - Bobby Watson 3 jg, fx gpg . 1- . A -- at H so S I ,R ttt .835 g . G .XJ n M mwah if '50 M M y llf , K 'P , f Q A 1 u g, ,ii ' wa s 'Nur if K ,.. gp Q XXX x. A my , ': .,, 1, . ,... i s v 51538, fxxk. Varsity team members were Qfront row, from Thompson, Sammy James. Back row: Assistant son, Keith Anderson, Danny Griffith, Enoch leftj: Manager Ricky Neel, Tony James, Wil- Coach Adrian Hayes, Eric Anderson, Clarence Epison, Ross Cotton, Tom Yeckering, Ted liam Greer, Rod Drake, Chuck Riley, Terence james, Mark Rickard, Quinten Leak, Cully Nel- Belcher and Coach Bobby Watson. Varsity Basketballfgl ,

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HY' ... K 1. 5.5:-1: ,,.. '..- Darrell Hun 1241, the leading scorer for the the basket. Hunter averaged 9.8 for the season and freshmen, lays in two points on a baseline drive For had 23 points against Henderson County-South. Better Late Than Never: From 1-7 To 5-8 Freshmen Basketball Q5-81 OHS 42, Apollo OHS McLean County OHS 41, Henderson County-South OHS Apollo OHS 30, Henderson County-South OHS Daviess County OHS 46, Henderson County-North OHS Henderson County-South OHS 54, Henderson County-North OHS Daviess County OHS 57, Owensboro Catholic OHS Owensboro Catholic . OHS Madisonville ,, Overtime Coach - Bill Holbrook if-:fi . A strong late season surge enabled the OHS Fresh- ks-in-Glen johnson:Darrell Hunter, Tim Willis, men to post a 5-8 record. Members of the 1977-78 Robert Sutherland, Andy Fiorella, David D. Ad- squad include ffront row, from leftj: Qfgoqlgivlfvug- ams. Back row: Darrell McCormick,, im Whitten, KOH, B3ff l5, Ben N0friS, David L. AdamS, Bryan Yeckering, john Linngy, Ken Pruitt, PercyQ m Secohi rowzkff Ojvens, Bobby Wik, .Ill-agcl, Earle Adams, Coach Bm Holbrook. Stott B X Street We improved as the season pro- gressed, said Bill Holbrook as he dis- cussed the 1977-78 Freshmen basketball team. The Frosh only played 13 games due to snow and bad weather conditions. The Freshmen team ended the season with a 5-8 record, but at one time in the season the Baby Devils were 1-7 through eight games. The biggest victory of the season was an 80-48 trouncing over Henderson County-South. Darrell Hunter led all scorers with 23 points. The Frosh also lost some close games to Madisonville Q42-43j, Henderson County-South 141-431, and Apollo Q29- 32J. OHS won their only overtime game over Henderson County-South C41-341. The Frosh opened the season with a loss to McLean County C60-375 and ended the season with a victory over Owens- boro Catholic Q57-531. The Frosh won four of their last five games. Hunter led the Freshmen in scoring during the season, averaging 9.8 per game. Bryan Yeckering followed with a 7.1 scoring clip. The Freshmen averaged 42.8 on of- fense while giving the opponent an aver- age of 45.9. - By Steve Mclntyre Freshman Basketball!