Pinellas Park High School - Occurrences Yearbook (Largo, FL)

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,SITY BOYS BASKETBALL: Front Row: Scott Lindstom, Eorl Seoy, Dovid Adoms, ert Johnson, Kelvin Gipson, Dovid Schulenbergp Row Two: Assistont Cooch Poul 'is, Tim Speormon, Don Milton, Doug Vogt, Vincent Love, Roy Shuhort, Leroy Erry, Heod Cooch Doug Smith. Perhops the stote chompion- ship ouro will rub off new boys boslsetboll cooch, Doug Smith onto the Potriots. Along with severol former high school ond college ployers, Smith troveled to the AAU CAmoteur Athletic Unionb stote ployoffs lost yeor ond coptured the title. A groduote of Seminole High School, Smith corries with his 6'7 frome 0 voluoble knowledge of locol teoms, ployers ond cooches. Smith spent two yeors ot St. Pete JC ond then tronsferred to Arm- strong Stote in Sovonnoh, GA. on o scholorship. A s THE TALENT SHOWS in Roymond Schuchort. He hos developed into o dynomic boslsetboll ployer since he hos been ploying for PPHS ond wos o key ployer for the Potriots this post yeor. MOVE TO THE OUTSIDE is whot senior, Don Milton wonts one of his teommotes to do so thot he con poss them the boil. VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL I 203

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I Aggressiveness implemented to young teom I would like to create o teom that is unselfish, that wants to win and ploy as a team, expressed new head coach Doug Smith. Although the Potriots had only one retur- ning player, Ray Schuchort, the Potriots put it together and fulfilled Smith's philosophy. Cutting the teom from the SO prospective players to 12 by October 15, Smith began one to two hour practices after school. Players were drilled in the fundamentals. Defensive strategy on screening and re- bounding, and offensive skills in shooting were key foctors in practice. Competition drills were implemented to add ag- gressiveness to the team, You need a certain omount of ag- gressivenessf' stated Smith, and we need more tempo, so we're working on it, he continued, Smith believed Clearwater ONE, TWO, THREE, Potriots team up to take the ball oway from one of Lorgo's ployers. Tim Spearman, Don Milton, and David Schulenberg were mojor players this year. 202 1 VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL ond St. Pete High School were the Patriots toughest com- petitors. But the Patriots came up short. Turnovers hurt us, explained Smith, but our free BOYS BASKETBALL 11130 Boca Ciego CLD 1214 CIeorwaterCLD 1218 Gibbs CLD 12111 Dunedin CWD 12115 Osceola CWD 12118 Lorgo CWD 115 St. PeteCLD 116 Countryside CLD 1112 Dixie Hollins CWD 1115 Seminole CLD 1122 Clearwater CLD 1126 Lakewood CWD 1129 Dunedin CWD 212 Boca Ciego CLD 215 Largo CWD 219 Northeast CLD 2111 Osceola CWD 2112 Countryside CLD 2112 Gibbs CWD 2119 Seminole CLD C9-12D BLOCK THAT SHOT! Were cries heard as Vincent Love tried to defend his goal. His talent enables him to succeed in VYIOSI' COSSS, throw shooting looked reol good, As with all cooches, Smith hoped to have a winning season and with starting senior players, Earl Seoy, Don Mi Roy Schuchort, Leroy Asb juniors, Tim Spearman Dave Schulenberg, the ended their season 9-12. KEEP LOOKING FORWARD is important to Dovid Schulenberg os he brings the boll down the court. He must watch his teammates to see where they have positioned themselves. LOOKING TOWARD HIS GOAL, Tim Spearman tries to outdo his Largo op- ponent and score two points.

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REBOUND THAT BALL is chanted by the basketball cheerleaders and rightly so as Jeff Gilman takes the ball from a Clearwater opponent. Back to basics A man-to-man defense will require more substitutions but we are trying to give each player an opportunity to play, stated new junior varsity coach Paul Morris. Morris attempted to develop the junior varsity by emphasiz- ing the fundamentals, Passing, dribbling, and rebounding were elementary principles needed to teach the JV and promote them to the varsity level. Mental errors were com- mon mistakes due to lack of ex- 2041! JV BOYS BASKETBALL QQR: 14210 0 lf, tg? Xgrlft JUNIOR VARSlTY BOYS BASKETBALL: Front Row: Dave Williams, Robert Brown, Daryl Ward, Keith Patterson, Richard John Gipson, left Gilman, Row Two: Coach Paul Morris, Mark Rudolf, Steven Bradham, Scott Shettle, Bobby Daniels, B. J. Klingsmith, Coach Doug Smith, Cnot pictured Julius Sherman? OUT ON THE PATRIOTS is a call Richard Davenport is trying to avoid. Keeping the ball in Patriot possession is a key procedure in basketball. perience explained Morris. Walking violations and fur- novers hurt this year's young Patriot team, but as ex- periences grew, violations became less frequent and the man-to-man defense paid off. Key players who helped Morris establish the Patriot team were sophomores Richard Davenport, John Gip- son, Bobby Mallard, Scott Shet- tle, and freshman Jeff Gilman. After twenty-two games the young Patriots ended the season 6-11. out nent many times season. throughout