Roanoke Rapids High School - Ro Rap Yearbook (Roanoke Rapids, NC)

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136 Varsity Roanoke Rapids 69 Henderson 66 The Jackets opened their first game of the season in a hard-fought-for victory over the Henderson Bull Dogs. The first half of the game was a tough one for both teams and ended in a narrow 33-32 lead for Henderson. The Jackets came on strong in the second half to gain a short lead, which they held throughout the game. The Jax scoring was led by Bill Davis with 19 points. Roanoke Rapids 53 Jordan 46 The Yellow Jackets picked up their second straight victory in a game with Durham’s Jordan High. The Jax held on to a small lead throughout the game, which ended in a 53-46 win. High scores for the Jackets were Mitchell Lancaster with 18 and Bill Davis with 10. From the charity line, the Jackets hit 15 of 26 for a 57.6 percentage. Roanoke Rapids 56 Henderson 60 The hometeam lost its first game of the season in a close rematch with the Henderson Bull Dogs. The Jackets, leading at the close of the third quarter by 40-38, fouled 7 times in the fourth period, giving the Bull Dogs their much-wanted chance to go ahead. Gilbert Portela paced the Jacket scoring with 23 points. He was followed by Bill Davis with 11. Roanoke Rapids 65 West Carteret 55 The Jackets took victory in their first Northeastern Conference game, knocking off the West Carteret Pa- triots 65-55. The hometeam, hitting 27 of 37 free throws, gained the lead on the Patriots in the third quarter and held it until the close of the game. Portela again took the Jacket high scoring honors with 21 points. Roanoke Rapids 66 Kinston 88 The Jackets first conference defeat came from the Kinston Red Devils. The Jax played good ball in the first half but not good enough to challenge the Red Devils for the lead. Kinston seemed to grow stronger in the second half as there was no stopping to them. The out come was a 88-66 loss for the Jackets. Roanoke Rapids 58 Washington 60 The hometeam lost its second conference game in a thriller against the Washington Pam Pack. The Jackets began the game like a ball of fire, taking the lead in the first quarter and holding it until the third. Sporadic ball handling and fouls in the fourth period gave the Pam Pack the breaks it needed to break the Jackets’ hearts with a 60-58 victory. Roanoke Rapids 74 Jordan 84 The Yellow Jackets suffered a third straight defeat in a contest against Jordan High. After a shaky first quarter, the hometeam managed to take the lead and finish the half with a score of 35-33. This short lead lasted only a few minutes. Jordan went wild in the second half to score 51 points to take the victory from the Jackets. Ronnie White led the Jacket scoring with 22 points, followed by Portela with 16. Roanoke Rapids 61 Jacksonville 52 The Jackets finally snapped a three game losing streak by defeating Jacksonville to the tune of 61-52. Lancaster and Portela held the Jax in control and enabled them to lead at half-time by a score of 31-26. After slowing down and trailing briefly in the third period, the Jax revived and rolled over the Cardinals for a conference victory. Roanoke Rapids 61 Elizabeth City 48 The hometeam easily gained its third conference vic- tory by defeating the E. City Jackets 61-48. The Jackets led at intermission by a score of 31-21, slowed down a little in the third period, and played “hot” ball in the fourth period. Eason, Lancaster, and White joined forces in the last quarter to hit 19 of 22 points to ice the Jacket victory. Roanoke Rapids 62 New Bern 81 The Jackets suffered a halt in their winning streak by going down in defeat to the New Bern Bears 62-81. The hometeam had the Bears tamed in the first quarter, leading at the end by a score of 19-13, but not for long. The Bears became wild and continuously broke through the weak Jacket defense. The Jackets hit for 45.5 percent from the floor and 66.7 percent from the charity line to no avail. Roanoke Rapids 55 Tarboro 49 The Jackets got back onto the winning train in this game, downing the Tarboro Tigers 55-49. With 34 sec- onds remaining in this thrilling game and the Tigers leading 49-48, Gilbert Portela went to the charity line and hit one of two to tie the score. Davis grabbed the rebound and laid it in to put the Jax ahead. An instant later, Stewart was fouled and sank two more to assure the Jackets victory. Roanoke Rapids 68 Greenville 57 The hometeam gained its fifth con ference victory by slapping a 68-57 beating on the Greenville Phantoms.

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J askethall SCORES Roanoke Rapids. .62 Kinston... . 82 Roanoke Rapids. .85 Jacksonville ...62 Roanoke Rapids. .52 West Carteret .60 Roanoke Rapids. .74 Washington ...55 Roanoke Rapids..63 Elizabeth City .55 Roanoke Rapids. .82 Greenville ....68 . Roanoke Rapids. .69 New Bern ...85 Roanoke Rapids..74 Tarboro ...... 66 TOURNAMENT PLAY Roanoke Rapids. .69 Elizabeth City .51 Roanoke Rapids. .50 Kinston ...... fy Coach. F. D. Curtis R. F. Stewart, C. BE. Wright, F. W. Davis, Jd. F. Page. M. L. Lancaster

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Basketball Keeping a short lead by the quarters, the Jax played one of their best games thus far. Four RRHS men hit the double figures in scoring to pave the way for the | Jacket victory: Bill Davis scored 20 points, Mitchell Lancaster, 16; Gilbert Portela, 15; and Billy Eason, 10. j Roanoke Rapids 62 Kinston 82 | The undefeated Kinston Red Devils topped the Jackets once more in ‘a 82-62 victory. The hometeam fought hard in the first period but couldn’t reform the Red Devils, who took a half-time lead of 37-25 and went | on to victory. Although defeated, the Jax played good | ball and kept the pressure on the Red Devils throughout i the game. Roanoke Rapids 85 Jacksonville 62 The Yellow Jackets experienced their best game thus d far of the season, their sixth conference win, by de- feating the Jacksonville Cardinals 85-62. The Jackets, out front in the first half by 33-27, added 52 points to their score in the second half to assure victory. The home team, hitting 24 points in the third and 28 points in the fourth quarter, garnered their highest score of the season. Roanoke Rapids 52 West Car teret 60 The home team suffered another conference defeat in this game against the West Carteret Patriots. The Jackets, leading 9-8 at the close of the first period, grew cold to trail 23-17 at half-time. The Jax came on strong in the second half and scored 35 points, but this wasn’t quite enough to defeat the Patriots. | Roanoke Rapids 74 Washington 55 The Yellow Jackets took revenge from the Washington Pam Pack by defeating them in this rematch game 74-55. t A wild scoring third quarter, led by Bill Davis, pushed ! the home team out of reach of the Pam Pack. The Jax hit for 25 points in this period. Mitchell Lancaster en- joyed another spectacular night, taking high scoring honors with 22 points. Roanoke Rapids 63 Elizabeth City 55 The home team moved another notch closer to assuring a third place conference finish when they downed the E. City Yellow Jackets 63-55. Trailing at the half by a score of 29-25, the Jax got hot to score 35 points during the second half. Gilbert Portela led the Jacket scoring again with 19 points. Roanoke Rapids 82 Greenville 68 The Jackets won their final home game in a thrilling 82-68 victory over the Greenville Phantoms. After the first quarter, the Jackets lost no t ime in going out front to stay. At the end of the first half, the home team had built up a 15 point lead of 41-26. The Jax played strong throughout the entire game, stripping the nets for 41 points in the second half. Mitchell Lancaster enjoyed another high scoring night with 25 points. He was followed by Bill Davis with 18. Roanoke Rapids 69 New Bern 85 The home team dropped their next-to-the-last regular game of the season, losing to the New Bern Bears. The Jax, playing without forward Ronnie White, fell behind during the first of the game and ended the half trailing 45-27. The Jax tried desperately to catch up in the second half but never managed to cut the Bear lead by more than seven points. Gilbert Portela led the Jax scoring with 22 points. Roanoke Rapids 74 Tarboro 66 The home team closed its regular season in a big win over the Tarboro Tigers. The Jax ended a close first half by a margin of 3 points. At the beginning of the second half the Jackets fell behind. The fourth period brought a winning light to the situation when the Jax hit for 25 points and held the Tigers to 12. This fourth-quarter comeback enabled the Yellow Jackets to stomp the Tigers 74-66. Roanoke Rapids 69 Elizabeth City 51 The Roanoke Rapids Yellow Jackets picked up a pre- liminary win in their first tournament game, downing the E. City Jackets 69-51. After about three minutes of basket trading in the first quarter, the hometeam pushed ahead to stay. After building up a comfortable lead in the fourth quarter, the hometeam — substituted frequently. Four of five starters hit the double figures to ice the game for Roanoke Rapids: Bill Davis, 21; Gilbert Portela, 15; Ronnie White, 14; and Mitchell Lancaster, 11. Roanoke Rapids 50 Kinston 72 The Yellow Jackets were eliminated from the North- eastern Conference Tournament in this contest against : } the Kinston Red Devils. The Jackets, leading at the close of the first period 9-7, were caught by the Red Devils in the second quarter. At this point, the Jackets fell behind to stay. Portela led the hometeam scoring with 18, making 12 free tosses in 12 tries. Lancaster followed with 11.