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

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2 STRONG LEGS are important in basket- ball, players are jumping and running almost the whole game. Richard Dovenports strength allows him to overpower his opponent. JUMP BALL is a common happening in a basketball game that could happen to any player. Scott Shettle is able to out jump his opponent because of drills ac- complished at practice. NO ROOM FOR MISTAKES in the J.V. game against Clearwater was a feeling felt by the whole team. Jeff Gilman and Scott Shettle made sure that the game had as few mistakes as possible. BOYS BASKETBALL 11130 Boca CiegaCLD 1214 Clearwater CLD 1216 GibbsCLD 12111 DunedinCWD 12115 OsceolaCWD 12116 LargoCWD 115 Sr. Pete CLD 118 CountrysideCLD 1112 Dixie Hollins CWD 1115 Seminole CLD 1122 Clearwater CLD 1129 Dunedin CWD 212 Boca Ciega CLD 215 Largo CWD 219 Northeast CLD 2111 Osceola CWD 2112 Countryside CLD 2116 Gibbs CWD 2119 Seminole CLD C8-11D KEEP SMILING is something that all cheerleaders have to remember. This comes easy for Goyla Gammon, who is a second year cheerleader for the basketball team. J.V. BOYS BASKETBALL 1 205

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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

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HAND-UP, is o technique used in bosket- boll to keep your opponent from poss- ing the boll eosily. Liso Dovis hos leorn- ed this in proctice ond uses it effectively on the court. Adopting to chonge The girls bosketboll teom underwent o mojor chonge. New heod cooch Eddie Jockson brought new ideos ond gome strotegies. To be o port of the teom, physicol fitness wos mon- dotory. After school, the girls worked on conditioning skills, ond got in some running tirne. Proctices generolly losted for two hours. We ore looking forword to SPREADING THE SPIRIT, freshman Robin Cooper, girls bosketboll cheerleoder, got on eorly STOFT on demonstroting Potriot Pride ot the first horne gome. 206 X VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL on outstonding seoson, ex- ploined Jockson, with five retur- ning ployers, seniors Liso Dovis, Jonice Jennings, Michelle Hom- mer, sophomore, Dione Setter, ondjunior, Nikki Dovis. The Potriot bosketboll teom storted the seoson with o Tip Off Tournoment ployed ot Nor- theost High School. The tourno- ment wos the beginning of o trying seoson. VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL: Front Row Tondreo Rodgers Jonice Jennings Notolie Willioms Denise Wilson Michelle H Lori Collins, Row Two: Lotisho Rodgers, Nikki Dovis Lillion Dendy Julie Foirbonks Liso Dovis Dione Setter Cooch EddieJ