South Aiken High School - Winners Circle Yearbook (Aiken, SC)

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Coach Roberts gives instructions to his team during the close game with Keenan. Darryl Stroman lays the ball over the rim for two points. v Y f Q if l32j Boys' Varsity Basketball Darryl Perry races down court with the ball to set up for two in the game against Silver Bluff. Boys Varsity Basketball Scoreboard Opponent Midland Valley Silver Bluff Myrtle Beach Saint Anglea Midland Valley Aiken Silver Bluff Saint Angela Keenan CLA. Johnson Strom Thurmond Newberry 9 A.C. Flora Batesburg-Leesville Keenan C.A. Johnson Strom Thurmond Newberry Aiken A.C. Flora Batesburg-Leesville

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Anthony Pope returns a Keenan punt with Aaron Counts blocking. Darryl Grantham, Joseph Williams and Thomas Yonce are in hot pursuit of a Ridge-Spring player. K ' O X lla, W E s Q t.,. K NWN 'Bt Q Varsity Football Scoreboard Opponent Winnsboro Aiken Ridge-Spring-Monetta CA. Johnson A.C. Flora Newberry Keenan Strom Thurmond Batesburg-Leesville State Playoffs Traveler's Rest 8-I 7 l 5'3 296 250 27-l 4 24-9 27-24 280 6-7 6-7 0 . ..,.A.t. ,M X , Coach Smith, Coach Meyers, and the players take time out from practice. Varsity Footballf l3l

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Darryl Perry takes the ball to the hoop in the game against Aiken. Darryl Stroman makes a slam-dunk in the game against the Saints. Boys' Varsity Basketball - kneeling - Darryl Perry, Richard Smith, Kirk Brown, Leon Christian, Kenny Fair, Jeff Hargett, Randy Smith - standing - Trevor Mathis fmgrj, Alvin Lloyd, Darryl Stroman, Craig Crawford, Alvin Robinson, Arthur Brooks, Raymond Roundtree. l Take It To The Hoop! At the beginning of the season, Coach Mike Roberts and the basketball team set their goals for the coming year: to win the Aiken Coun- ty Christmas Classic and to advance to the 3A State Playoffs. The first goal was accomplished as the team beat Aiken High, Midland Valley, and Silver Bluff deci- sively to capture the County Championship Trophy. They hoped to achieve their second goal by taking ad- vantage ofthe team's exper- ience, height, speed and great depth. Rebounding became the key, as controlling the boards was the catalyst for the fast break. Junior cen- ter, Alvin Robinson and sen- ior forward, Darryl Stroman were the mainstays inside, while senior speedsters Dar- ryl Perry and Kenny Fair showed excellent outside shooting touches. Senior AI- vin Lloyd, junior Arthur Brooks, and sophomore Ray- mond Roundtree provided unmatched support off the bench. The team used a pressing defense and a high- scoring offense to build an eleven-game winning streak which culminated with the Christmas Classic Cham- pionship. Coach Roberts insisted that each player improve on his previous performance. Fouls were the biggest prob- lem in the first portion of the season, since the big men got into early foul trouble, leaving their smaller team- mates to carry the rebound- ing burden. The inside play- ers worked hard in practice to polish their defensive strategies in order to keep teammates from fouling. While they did reduce their fouls, their effectiveness re- mained the same as blocked shots were commonplace. Inside, Darryl Stroman and Alvin Robinson picked up many points off re- bounds and occasionally en- ergized the crowd with slam dunks. This season brought a great improvement over last year's eight-win season. The team's high goals may be a reason for this produc- tive change. Boys' Varsity BasketbaIljl33