Plaza Middle School - Odyssey Yearbook (Virginia Beach, VA)

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l ..I C. - v AX A , .y -- '7 'v x N Y A i - '. ASKETBALL TEAM Row I Kim Brown and Sonny Blackmon, Co-Captains. Row Il: Manager J. Annable, L. Wood, M. olhns T Morrisey F Ludvik B Greenberg R Coffren .I Jongbloed, K. Etheridge, B. Schoonover, M. Redus, R. King, B. t 'zwr-1' Q' aa-fx f -stint 71..- U Sonny Blackmon goes up for a basket while Rick Coffren and Jimmy Jongbloed get set for rebound in game against Kempsville Braves.

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Plaza Cagers Expand Schedule To Fourteen Games The Trojan basketball team completed a successful season with a 12-4 record. The Trojans established several school records during the season including. as a team: the most points scored in one game, 104 vs. Norfolk Christiang the most rebounds in one game, 34 vs. Virginia Beachg most assists in one game, 14 vs Norfolk Christian: the most points scored on an average per game, 69.81 the least points allowed to be scored against Plaza. -l5.5g the most games won in one season, 121 and using all these talents the Trojans ended the season by taking second place in the All-City Junior High School Tournament. Sonny Blackmon and Keith Etheridge made the 1971 All-Tournament Team and an Honor- able Mention went to Kim Brown. Sonny was selected for Most Valuable Player award at Plaza and Keith was chosen for the Most -I 1971 V Plaza 41 Kempsville JHS 51 A Plaza 60 Boys Club 28 Plaza 104 Norfolk Christian 48 Plaza 71 Norfolk Catholic 41 Plaza 66 Bayside JHS 67 Plaza 58 Barry Robinson 24 Plaza 63 Boys Club 33 Plaza 68 Virginia Beach JHS 50 Plaza 77 Barry Robinson 35 Plaza 49 Bayside JHS 48 Plaza 83 Norfolk Christian 48 Plaza 66 Kempsville JHS 78 Plaza 88 Norfolk Catholic 44 Plaza 76 Virginia Beach JHS 42 Tournament Plaza 67 Bayside J HS 60 Plaza 58 Kempsville JHS 63 Q x 'Nt Improved Player award. Rick Coffren loses rebound to Kempsville game on Plaza's home court. 1 f Ep 1 518'- .smg I , 5, in exciting Coach Bobbitt gives his boys the word during a time-out. 5.-, Plaza co-captains, Sonny Blackmon and Kim Brown, listen to instructions from the referee while meeting with Kempsville Junior High co-captains. 42

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Plaza Plaza Plaza Plaza Plaza Plaza Plaza Plaza Plaza 1971 Virginia Beach JHS Kempsville JHS Bayside JHS First Colonial Norfolk Academy Deep Creek Virginia Beach JHS Bayside JHS Kempsville JHS The Plaza wrestling team won three of their last four matches after making a slow stan in the beginning of the season. The team finished third in the first city wrestling championship. Trojansg Ray Akins, Dan Delulio, and Scott Layden, all won first place in their weight groups. The wrestling team gained many new fans after their exciting wins over Virginia Beach and Bayside when they had come from behind with a fiurry of points and pins. Scott Layden was chosen to receive the Most Valuable Wrestler Award. Thane Fajans is fighting for an escape against Ke Plaza Grapplers Hang On Through Tough Season WRESTLING SQUAD: Row l: C. Yerkes, J. Blanks, M. Hushin, S. Layden, J. Wright, W. Howell, R. Akins. Row ll: Coach Ster- ling, J. Bulluck, T. Fajans, J. Britt, D. Delulio, S. Boggs, G. Lassiter, C. Misuna. X l mpsville matman. . J W H lo 1 l. G IV l l 5 A. 4 1 'P - ' Llc . . I 1- A 1, X N- A f 4 1 44