Rutherfordton Spindale High School - Skyliner Yearbook (Rutherfordton, NC)

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1 s ' U l r 'W P r K A K-af ' -... f ALLWV at --1A,,11 . 1st Row: D, Butler, D. Chapman, M. Thoma- R. Ledbetter, I. McAfee, R. Hughes, G. Lovett, son, N. Camp, M. White, B. Carver, T. C. Miller, Coach Luckadoo. Price, D. Duffy. 2nd Row: W. Duffy, K. Banks, 1fDarren toes the free throw line. 2fTension mounts on the bench. 3! Against the varsity girls in practice, Warren gets the tip. Behind Coach Bill Luckadoo, the boy's l.V. basketball team presents some talented prospects. With a combi- nation of outside gun ners Darren Duffy and Thomas Price, inside power with larvis McAfee and Ronnie Hughes, and good depth, the team represented the school well in all its games. The j.V.'s won three of their first four games before dropping five straight, including a heart- breaking last minute loss to East. They bounced back to defeat formidable Shelby handily, and seemed back on the winning track to stay. This year's junior Varsity worked hard to become winners. Athleticsf83

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1st Row: I. Copeland, K. McEntire, A. Landrum, T. Page, S. Watson, I. Hodge. 2nd Row: I. Whiteside They're a great bunch of buys so I can't single out any one person, stated Coach Lyles. They're all good and I feel that we have some who will play varsity. So even if the freshman basketball team has had a tough year, Coach Lyles and his team are optimistic because many of their games were extremely close. The freshman beat Chase in double overtime but lost a disappointing one to Burns in overtime. They worked hard at practice and played hard in the games. And with more work and ex- perience they could some day be an asset to the varsity program. 2,7 7 ...? TS I 15 - Q A ' X' L A , lk 1' s y...!-L ffl K 9 0 R. Miller, B. Webster, B. Morris, R. Edgerton. 3rd Row: Coach Lyles, W. Simmons, E. Searcy, A Henderson, T. Hamilton. 1fCo-captains Bill and Aaron meet the referees and opposing player. Z! Coach Lyles plans the strategy with his team. 3! Wayne gets the shot off despite pressure from Burns. 82fAthletics AAN.

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1fChris takes it on his own. 2fEric takes the ball for a foul shot. 3fMike and Oscar fight for a rebound. 4fLewis can't be stopped. This year's boys' basket- ball team was an exciting and talented team. Center Lewis Young took feeds from guard Eric Duffy and oth- ers to provide thrills and victories. Slowing down more from last year's run-and-gun team, Coach Andy Callahan has creat- ed a potent attack and stiff defense that put the Hilltoppers around the top of the conference all year. Amazing sophomores Os- car Mooney and Chris Harris came up with some big plays, with seniors Mike Hamilton and Andy Cobb handling the ball and gunning from out- side. Coach Callahan's hard work has molded ,ifxtlfiils team into a winner. 'NN .Qu x,f x H! fs , af 2 . S . -t x 1st Row, M. Stephenson, G. Lucas, B. Ruppe, A. Cobb, M. Sinclair. 2nd Row, Coach Callahan, I. Keetenlgipid, M. Hamilton, L. Young, O. Moo ney, C. Harris, E. Duffy. 84!Athletics