Rickards High School - Anumpa Yearbook (Tallahassee, FL)

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Coach Sodec Named Co-Coach of Year Elver Del Hall fights for the ball, but Leonis Rick Stoutamire comes up with it. Thomas l23l and McCullars l 721 Wai t the shift to defense. E lAbovel Nathan Thomas gets the tip over Godby's Bert as the Redskins rolled 72-56. Barry Sermon watches for the ball. lLeftl A Godby player Hnds Reginald Knight's ride too mugh as Knight flips him over to the floon 147

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Mike Warner Voted AAA All-State Captain Big Mike Warner and Coach John Sodec both came in for honors. Mike was named captain of the All-State team, by getting more votes than any other player in balloting. He had pre- viously earned the title of co-player of the year for the Big Bend and was named to Northwest Florida Confer- ence tournament, Port St. Joe tour- nament, all-district and all-region- Coach Sodec was named co-coach of the year in the Big Bend. He also got the 100th win of his career as a high school basketball coach during the 1971-72 season. Flickards claimed the city champion- ship by recording at least two wins each over city rivals Leon, Godby, Florida High and FAIVIU High. A 20-footjumper by playmaker David lVlcCullars in the final seconds of the game against Leon, which ended 54-52, kept the Redskins' unbeaten record intact for the time being. With a record of 19-0 the cagers left for the Northwest Florida Confer- ence. They took their 20th win over Pensacola Catholic in the prelimin- ary game before losing the first game of the season to Quincy Shanks. The Redskins had defeated Quincy early in the season, but this time Quincy came out on top by two points for the title and Flickards' first de-feat. Just a week later it was Quincy Shanks which handed Rickards its second loss of the season. With lVlcCullars out with the flu and with the game in the Quincy gym before a wildly enthusiastic team, the Tigers were convincing in a 65-50 defeat of the 'Skins. Jumping rope helps improve the agility of basketball team hopefuls during practice and tryouts before the season begins. 146 Big Mike Warner, who averaged 26 points a game, shows the power that helped him be vo ted All-S tate Cap tain for Class AAA and Co-Player of the Year in the Big Bend.

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VARSLLYRZQQZQLBALL Cagers Thrill Fans with District Rickards Opponent 76 Quincy 67 74 Niceville 48 84 Godby 53 83 Monticello 43 76 FAMU 72 66 Niceville 46 74 Pensa. Cath. 56 Christmas Tournament 78 Marianna 76 71 Rutherford 55 69 Blountstown 54 73 Leon High 63 75 Madison 57 69 Fla. High 44 64 Milton 49 77 Havana 59 54 Leon High 52 76 Milton 58 85 Pensa. Cath. 62 84 Fla. High 60 NW FC Tourney 94 Pensa. Cath. 52 50 Quincy 52 72 Godby 56 50 Quincy 65 90 FAMU 70 84 Madison 56 81 Monticello 65 76 Havana 67 District Tournament 77 Madison 50 68 Live Oak 52 Regional Tournament 65 Orange Park 59 79 Pensa. Washington 74 State Tournament 58 Ocala Forest 65 148 Evidently no one but Coach Sodec, his team and some fans gave the Redskins any hope against Washing- ton, number one team in the state, but the Redskins hit an unbelievable 81 per cent of their field goal attempts to win the regional title 79-74. Warner scored 43 points. It was a sad 32nd birthday for Coach Sodec, as the Redskins just couldn't get their momentum going and Ocala Forest knocked them out of the state tournament 65-58. Perhaps one factor in the loss was the two personal fouls on Warner in the first two minutes. To gain a place in the State Class AAA tournament, the Redskins first had to win district and regional honors. Remembering a humiliating loss in district last year, the 'Skins played careful ball to win over Madison and then Perry for the first place trophy, Feb. 25 and 26 in the Rickards gym. The following week, the Rickards gym was chosen as the site for the regional tournament. Pensacola Washington got by Shanks by one point in the first game, 63-62. In the second game, the 'Skins beat Jack- sonville Orange Park 65-59. ' N i- 'Q sum nm so Q ' an U rf I 'QWGTTSH' uv- in -M ll ar, f 22 Q5 Shed Randle Hnds himself one on one b ya Madison player in district playoffs held in the Rickards gym. Perry, Live Oak and Monticello were other teams in the tournament.