Southside High School - Southerner Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM-FRONT ROVV: Mark Champion, Mr. ling, Nlark Swoaringcn, Dean Sylvcster. Ron Anderson. Jerome Wlright, Robert Heeter. Mr. Kenneth Sicber. BACK ROXNH J. D. Pugh, Mike Petro. Bill Figher, XVallacc johnson. Rick Kccsling, Don Roysden, Alan Collins, Chris Col- Straining to capture the rebound, junior Jerome VVright reaches high above the arms of the op- posing players from Portage. contributing to the wide margin of victory. 86 ABOVE: Avoiding a closc guarding Anderson In- dian, junior Bill Fisher prepares to pass. IHCLOXY: The chcerhlock anxiously follows the action. while the interest of two younger fans wancs. V2 N, is-our ,mm t..f-fi W Wi' ZWWWW 1-

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HBeat those Catsw becomes realit of Rebels, victory By a slim margin of three points the fighting Rebel varsity squad con- quered the Central Bearcats in a breath-taking season ganie. NYhen the yearls scores were finally tabulated South showed an excellent I5 win, 6 loss record for the regular season. The 1968 team was characterized by depth, there being several strong players. Only three seniors, Alan Collins and Rick Keesling, both start- ers, and Mark Swearingen, a hard- lighting substitute, saw their last year with the team. Keesling was top scorer with 38l points. XVinner of the Nlost Valuable Player Award, junior jerome NVright, was top in rebounds with 2-19 for the sea- son and second in scoring with 375 points netted, Bill Fisher, also a jun- ior, and sophomore Chris Collins, brother of the senior center, were the other Beb starters, Prospects for next yearis season looked good in the I2 win, 8 loss record of the junior varsity team. Claude Madison led scoring for the boys who played reserve all season with 163 points accumulated. Bon Anderson and Wilbur Hawkins were other boys high in scoring. ABOVE: Sophomore Chris Collins beats an Anderson Indian in the race for a lost hall. l,l'fl 'l': Both teams. Southside and Elwood, watch anx- iously. waiting for junior jerome Wright to score. RIGHT: One of Southsiclels youngest and most faithful fans cheers on the team. uChargel roar the girls, and boys' cheerblocks as they join with the rest of the crowd and the trumpet of junior Alan Simon to spur the team onto victory. 85

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xt'llt'lllt'll1lf counselling trom tlle sidelines baslxetball Coaell Robert lleeter explicitly offensix e mox e tor tlle situation. IUNIOR VARSITY BASKFTBALI, TFANI-1fRO'Y'l' ROW: Curry Davis. Rick Roberts. Bob Collins, Harold Burtner. Nlr. Kenneth Sieber. ROXY 2: Reggie Lipscomb. john Casey. Hike Lassiter. Clyde Nladison. 15 XCK 11011 Carl Yew. jim Sielert. Darrell Turner. joe lfrvin. Ron Anderson. asketball boys learn to play under pressure and love it Basketball Records xY1IlCllCS1t'I' ........... . l'1UI'tXx:Lly'IlC l'llI1llll1I'S1 tfln oocl ....,....., Portage ..., . Xen Castle ....... South Bend Clay .... . South Bend .-Xclams Burris junior Varsity Tour! lt'X Anderson ....,..........,.. New Castle .....,. Indianapolis Crispus Nluncie Burris ,.... Noblesville ..... , Xluneie Central . , jeftersonville .... Lan renee Central . A Xlarion ...,....., Carmel . . . Anderson ..... Xlisbawalta ,.... Madison Heights ... A-Xttuelxs Yarsity 52 S4 50 48 65 'J A 59 72 1-J 63 -.N 55 66 653 64 653 7 1 -A 7-J 71 5 3 68 ,I un i 1 1 1' Xia rs it 5 44 45 49 :37 56 40 61 S31 46 -'39 46 29 29 :36 57 S9 46 57 41 33 45 50 51 29 56 45 47 52 51 :39 32 43 46 4:3 40 51 36 47 44 39 Before a large erovvd at a closely eontested game with the Anderson Indians. senior guard Rick Keesling grabs lor the ball. 87 ilClXlSL'S junior Dean Sylsester on the best