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

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Junior Tony Seay looks on as freshman Sean Minton takes a foul shot in the game versus Seminole. Junior Edgar Wilcox, guard, shoots over his Osceola opponent in an out- side jumper. Senior Steve Bradham, forvi ard, goes up for a lay-up after a fast hreak off of an Osceola turnover. Senior Keith Stephens and junior Tony Seay, center assist. VARSITY BOYS ' BASKETBALL 11 20-21 Dixie Hollins Tip-off Tourn. 11 27 Lakewood 11 28 Dixie Hollins 11 30 Northeast 12 4 Seminole 12 7 Boca Ciega 12 11 St. Pete 12 14 Countryside 12 21 Osceola 12 26-29 Eckerd Col. 4th Annual Holiday Tourn. 1 8 1 9 Tarpon Springs Gibbs 1 11 Seminole 1 14 Boca Ciega 1 18 Clearwater 1 25 Dunedin 1 29 Largo 2 1 Dixie Hollins 2 5 St. Pete 2 6 Countryside 2 12 Clearwater 2 13 Osceola 2 15 Gibbs 2 19 Lakewood m: ! l M Rebounding the ball, junior Tony Seay attempts to get the advantage over an Osceola offensive player. 2()fi VARSITY BOYS ' BASKETBALL

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ading for the goal, junior Donna rwin prepares to make a shot. P t A GIRLS ' SOCCER 205

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liscipline leads to victory. )is(:i|)lin(! iillovvcd tlx; wirsity s ' hiiskclball team to work iKistly toward turning out a suc- slul s(!ason this year. Coach Bill kins ex|)hiin(!(l that the team I a great deal of raw tal(;nt that 1 to he traiuful for smooth play the court. With returning yers seniors Keith Stephens, jert Brown, and Steve Bradham ividing examples, the team rked together to become a func- ling unit on the court. Although I team was set back because of players arriving late (lu( ' to tin- o ' (!rlap of football s !ason. the team soon pulhul together. Once the team had collected all th(! |)layers, it b(!gan to tak(! form. Perkins explained, B ' lanuary the guys had played about ten games together and you could b(;gin to see them gel. Senior Perry Rohland acknowledged that time was definitely a factor in the team ' s im- provement. It ' s a good thing that basketball season is long because it allowed time for us to put our game together on the court and then grow together as a team as the season progressed. Perkins noted how the team had to concentrate hardest on playing with intensity in every quarter. Emerging in the second half was a pattern with us. We lacked ag- gressiveness in the first half and usually sustained as a ' comeback team ' , Perkins stated. He con- tinued, It ' s all mental. When the guys were to realize their potential, our team was to be unbeatable. They had to gain an assertive at- titude first. Biggest rivals anticipated by the Patriots were St. Pete, Clearwater, Boca Ciega, and Largo. By midseason the players grew tired of moral victories. They no longer found rationalizing the pro- gram a consolation. So they began to take on a win attitude with more surgf! of renewed confidence. Much of this turnabout might essentially l)(; attributfjcl to the discipline Perkins instated on the team. This included strict enforce- ment of attendance at practice and also endeavoring in academics. Senior Robert Brown exiolained, Coach Perkins asked of us to play basketball, win, and keep up our grades. Senior Edgar Wilcox ad d- ed, He wanted to see everybody be somebody. This was Perkin ' s first year coaching at Pinellas Park. The team, as well as Perkins agreed that the transition was very smooth. The team affirmed that they held deep respect for Perkins in word and action as they displayed in their playing and in conducting themselves in a man- ner Perkins was proud of. VARSITY BOYS ' BASKETBALL — ROW 1: Ran- dall Thomas, Johnny Murray, John Wiser (JV); ROW 2: Steve Bradham, Robert Brown, Keith Stephens, John Ridge, Edgar Wilcox; ROW 3: Tony Seay, Gary Hughes and Bill Dabney (didn ' t play); NOT PICTURED: Sean Minton, Perry Rohland A. VARSITY BOYS ' BASKETBALL 207