Salem Community High School - Salemarion Yearbook (Salem, IL)

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Freshmen Work Together FIRST ROW Jason Weber. Derek Morrison. Gary Smith, Chad Roberts. Troy Owens. Gary Purcell, and Scott Hester SECOND ROW Manager Wayne Kern, Tyson Graham. Chris Hall. Ross Henry. Troy Williams. Curt Daniels, Clark Heavener. Chris Matoush. and Coach Tom Hopkins The freshmen basketball team had a good year. This year ’s team had a 9-6 record. They were coached by Tom Hopkins, who is in his ninth year of coaching. Throughout his coaching years his fresh- men teams have brought home several NEC Championship trophies. This year's team had 14 members. The starters for the team came from different grade schools. The players didn't know each other very well, but they hung together as a team. Chad Rogers was the ball handler on the team. Scott Hester and Curt Daniels were the leading scorers, both aver- aging 12 points a game 26 Freshmen Basketball FRESHMEN BASKET- BALL Salem Opponent 53 Olney 31 39 Greenville 35 77 Vandalia 31 50 Red Hill 53 54 Flora 49 44 Carlyle 5S 56 Sandoval 45 47 Mt Vernon 58 64 Teutopolis 59 45 Carlyle 47 69 Olney 48 47 Effingham 49 68 Flora 53 80 Louisville 59 Season Incomplete The freshmen cats warm-up before the game

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Sophomores Split Season FRONT ROW Doug Roberts. Kelly Brasel. Kevin Shoemaker. Rob Watson. JeffEells BACK ROW Craig Morton. Mike Roth. Bill Runyon. Mark Hunzicker. Bryan Hood, and Coach Greg Gruenkemeyer Sophomore Basketball Salem Opponent 45 Olney 47 55 Greenville 58 44 Vandalia 32 51 Flora 43 74 Carlyle 46 58 Sandoval 50 82 Mt. Vernon 79 52 Teutopols 50 38 Carlyle 57 53 Olney 58 50 Flora 60 47 Louisville 48 Sophomore Tourney Third Place 67 Casey 45 56 Flora 67 61 Effingham Season Incomplete 57 The Salem Squad prepares for active defense Bryan Hood waits patiently for the next ball at warm ups Sophomore Basketball 25

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JV Gets Varsity Experience FRONT ROW Nancy Hanks. Missy Smith. Christi Puckett, and Karen Byars SECOND ROW Coach Sapp. Julie Luse, Tracy Maxey. Chris Weber. Kan Andrews. Mary Ann Maxey, and Coach Lanmer GIRLS' JV BASKETBALL Salem Opponent 28 Fairfield 61 21 Mt. Vernon 58 13 Teutophs 48 36 Olney 55 18 Greenville 22 20 Fairfield 46 29 Flora 46 27 Carlyle 48 39 Brownstown 16 22 Carmi 10 29 Effingham 29 42 Flora 42 34 Lawrenceville 38 20 Masco Utah 42 Teutopohs Tourney 36 Flora 41 36 Effingham 34 Season Incomplete 1 The 1985-86 JV Lady Cats con- sisted of two returning players and seven new players. Their season was no more successful than the varsity. They did have players that gained experience from playing in quite a few varsity games. The Lady Cats had a 3- 13 record. ABOVE LEFT Julie Luse looks for someone to help her in- bound the boll ABOVE RIGHT The players wait for the rebound LEFT The JV Cats set up an in bound play JV Girls’ Basketball 27