Patrick Henry High School - Patriot Yearbook (Roanoke, VA)

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l Basketball Has Exciting Season Our basketball team, c o a c h e d by Rex Downey, completed the regular season with a 9-9 record. Although many ot the boys were slow and inexperienced, height and tremen- dous ettort allowed the team to break even. Andy Good, a 6'5 senior, who was very ef- fective with his long jump shots from the corner throughout the season, was high scor- er tor the team. Big Al Buckley C6'6 torwardl pressed Andy for high point honors with his shooting from the inside. Center Dave Price l6'3 l proved invaluable with his aggressive rebounding. Co-Captains Hill Ellett and W. J. Blane did much to spur the team on with their long shots from outside the toul circle. A majority ot this year's team will return next year. Regulars W. J. Blane and Dave Price are only juniors. These two will be sup- ported by Bob Dhue and Les Burnley, juniors, and Steve Shaver and Jim Boon, sophomores. This year's entire team is as follows: Andy Good, AI Buckley, Dave Price, Hill Ellett, W. J. Blane, Bob Dhue, Les Burnley, Jim Boon, Steve Shaver, Merle Barber, and David Bram- mer. Hill Ellett and Andrew Lewis' Mickey Grant go high into the air for a rebound as Al Buckley looks on. if -Lili X X. , Q7.'l,! H 1,25 I Q- Q .i BASKETBALL ngcono yyjjljjg Herlsv .52 5. ,:,g3,,gs. ,H j ,, my P Patrick Henry 49 it Halifax is1f , Patrick Henry 6l Parry McCluer Patrick, Henry 63 ' , Andrew Lewis A , V.,, . .iGlass,g,.g,g,4.. ll H il ' PatriEk,Henry 46 Jefpterson Patrick Henry 4,8 ' Fleming Patr'ijgl3.,.Henry 4.,,k 'Wayn,esboro- -.,,, -' Potricl5fHenryl'7'7' ,Danville i .Patrick Henry 50 Danville - Patrigjk Henry 56 Halifax itt. iafi .iirs Patrick Henry M521 Parry McCluerl Patrick Henry 35 E. C. Glass if Patriglg- . Dreiiyry Mason, overtime: ,Patrick Henry Sl Fleming Andy Good shoots from the outside as a Wolverine tries to block the shot. ff' .T U vi i ig 'S 15... at NEIIY

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Mud soaked Patriots watch intently as their teammates, despite rain and mud, slosh to Patrick Henry's first football team had a successful season, compiling a 6-4 record. The team did an outstanding job although it lacked experience and size, and was the youngest team in the city-county area, These drawbacks were overcome by speed, effort, and an excellent de- fense. Perhaps the best game of the season was against city-county rival William Fleming. The Big Purple , under the daring quarterbacking of Hill Ellett, overcame o 7-O deficit and won l-4-7. The future looks bright for the Big Purple . Next year there will be twenty lettermen return- ing, led by Eddie Scruggs, E. B. Snow, W. J. Blane, James Stutts, and freshman Mike Cubit, who was voted by the team the Most Improved Player. The lettermen will also be supported by many sophomores and freshmen. The white-uniformed boys you see running around during the games are the hard-work- ing managers. This job is probably theileast ap- pl' i l Our football managers, Don Moore and Paul Gustafson, open the storage room, ready to pack equipment away for another season. They were assisted by Bill Otey and Jimmy Brandeau, not pictured. 132 eciated of the entire team

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Courtmen End with Even Record Coach Rex Downey came to Roanoke this year from Waynesboro, Va., where he coach- ed the Little Giants to ten consecutive win- ning seasons. This year's game with Waynes- boro was a real heartbreaker, losing 57 to 48, but the Patriots came back later in the seas- on to beat the Little Giants 63 to 57. The game with E. C. Glass was also a real thriller, going into six overtimes, although the Pa- triots lost 42 to 40. Coach Downey is looking forward to a championship team at Patrick Henry in the next three to tive years. This optimism is backed by many prospective sophomores and freshmen. Basketball Managers, Richard Hancock and Tommy Bent, clean up the gym after the game. 34 Dave Price and Al Buckly tangle for a rebound with on unknown Wolverine as Andy Good is about to step into the action.