South High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Springfield, OH)

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The 82-83 Wildcat basketball ream was a ream of many surprises. The Wildcars were nor expecred ro do very well rhis season, but rhey proved everyone wrong. The mighry Wildcat hoopsrers opened rheir season wirh an oursranding win over the Middletown Middies. They then went on a rampage ro defear rheir next two opponents, the Tecumseh Arrows and rhe Fairborn Skyhawks who were just two more reams ro rake an early defear. The Wildcars rurned vicrorious againsr such reams as Dayron Carroll, Columbus Easrmoor, and local powerhouses such as Urbana and Greenon. Many people said rhe Cats had Lady Luck on their side until rhe statistics were put in black and white. The only luck this 82-83 team had was oil of those talented young men ploying on the same team. Wayne Wiseman ' s team managed to put four of its five starters in the county ' s top scor- ing cage and these players were sophomore Darin Johnson, juniors Jayson Gee and Karlton Cloyborne, and senior forword-cenrer Curtis Duke Den- ton. The Wildcats also had on unsung hero in rhe person of senior sensation Brian Thomas. However, if it were not for the tremendous response from the bench with exploding performances from David Duffenbarger, Dillard Leslie, Dorryl Bego, and Jimmy Wallace, the team would not have been complete. When any five of these players got on the floor, no one knew just what would happen, but the results generally left smiles on the faces of the coaching staff. The one term used to describe this men ' s team would be togetherness; no player on the team was selfish, and each was always willing to give his team mate a chance. We solute the Cat ' s performance, and praise the represenrafion of 5outh High by these young men. By: Stephanie Freeman WILDCAT 5EN5RTDN5 108

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1 Joyson Gee goes in for o fast breok loyup 2 Sophomore point guard Dorin Johnson 3 Junior guord Dorryl Bego 3 Heod Cooch Wayne Vbemon 5. Junior wingmon Korlron Qoyborne 6 Dote Denton jumps berween two North defenders. 7. Dillord Leslie shoots over the Arrow defenders 8. Orion Thomas demonstrates his shooting obiliry. 9 David Buffen- borger pulls down a rebound in vorsity ocrion. 10. Joyson Gee goes in for a fost break loy-op I The 196283 Vorsity Dosketboll teom included Row 1 Managers Steve Saba and Chris Powers. Row 2 Kyle Artis. Mark Bonks. Dorin Johnson. Dorryl Bego. Jimmy Wallace Row 3: Dillord Leslie. Joyson Gee Duke Ben- ton. Karlton Qoyborne. Brion Thomas, and David Buffenbarger. BOYS ' BASKETBALL 107

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I li 3 5 r b 6 I Coach Woyne Wiseman gives player Duke ' Ben- ton some pointers. 2. Coach Jim Scoby talks over the game plays as reserve player Brian Daniel looks on. 3. Dlllord Leslie. A. Coach Wayne Wiseman. 5. Mr. Roger Baker, the gome announcer. 6. David Buffen- barger. 7. Vorsiry basketball player Brian Thomas gets the rebound over the opponent. 8. Sophomore guard Darin Johnson seems ro fly over his opponents. 9. Wildcat coaching sroff: Jim Moyers, Mike Qark. Mike Carter, Jim Scoby, and head coach Wayne Wiseman cheet the Cars to victory. 10. Joyson Gee. number 44 for the Wildcats, goes up for an easy loy-up. MEN ' S BASKETBALL 109