Rock Island High School - Watchtower Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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The Rocks are still great in ' 78, with the direction of Head Coach Whitey Verstraete. The Rock Is¬ land High School Basket¬ ball Team survived a troublesome season of de¬ feats and injuries. New stars were born and old stars shone bright; the team and fans possessed spirit, knowledge and dedication. The Rocks started the season slow, down and out, but after outstreaking United Township High School 65-62 in a pivotal Quad-City Metro Confer¬ ence game before a crowd of nearly 5,000, this put the Rocks up front in a first place position. The Regional wins con¬ sisted of the Mighty Rocks Concentration, speed and perfec¬ tion is what goes into Mark Staes dribbling ability. over-powering Moline 61- 49. Another win was achieved by the Rocks with a score of 71-55, defeat¬ ing East Moline. Finishing the season, the Rocks lost to Ottawa 80 to 71. Juniors and Seniors on the squad played important roles in making the 1977- 1978 season successful. Seniors who performed with skill and knowledge in each and every game were Michael Pass, Donnie McDuffie, Mark Staes, and Marion Strickler. We hung in there when the going got tough, and displayed our best at all times , are the words from Coach Verstraete that we will always re¬ member . Basketball 27

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An inspiring shot often seen by many fans. Scoreboard Regional wins: Moline 61-49, East Moline 71 to 55, Lost to Ottawa 80 to 71 in the Sectional, finishing the season RI 80 Assumption 67 RI 73 Dav. Central 56 65 Rl 54 Quincy RI 65 UTHS 78 RI 66 Galesburg 70 RI 71 Moline 1 62 RI 60 Dav. West 50 RI 78 All e man 59 Rl 65 Dav-Central (O.T.) 64 34 RI 34 Assumption RI 81 Rock Falls 59 RI 65 UTHS 62 RI 78 Aurora East 70 Rl 65 Moline 74 RI 67 Dav. West 45 RI 67 All email 62 RI RI 71 72 Quincy Galesburg 72 67 A moment of concentration is shown here by the first string players. Basketball 29