Statesville High School - Trail Yearbook (Statesville, NC)

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Greyhounds Thrill SHS Fans With Series of Close Games The '75 Greyhounds' final record did not prove particularly memorable, but local fans will not soon forget the excitement sparked by the series of feverishly close games this year. In their finest performances of the season, the Greyhounds blistered their Salisbury and Albemarle opponents in road victories that bumed down to the wire. Sinking 18 of 22 field-goals to tie the SHS individual single game highscore Wonders. Keith Walker also pumped in needed points in numerous tight games. Center Ed Cook controlled the boards for SHS, while guards Kevin Rankin and Paul Ferguson scrambled and hustled to enforce the Statesville defensive attacks. Coaches C.A. Frye and Jerry Bustle effectively employed a deep, strong bench throughout each game. Kyle Snoddy and Billy Roseboro contributed invaluable skills to Greyhound efforts. Ranked fourth in the conference, opponents found the Hounds to be a formidable foe in SPC encounters. record, forward Johnny Myers led the Hounds with 37 points in a decisive victory over the Kannapolis Little .2 7 gg if The Boys' Varsity Basketball Team: Front Row - R. Bailey, B. Roseboro, P. Ferguson, tri-captain: J. Myers, tri-captain, G. Dobbins, K. Keaton, D. Renrick. Second Row - T. Watts, J. Tomlin, C. Blackwell, E. Cook, K, Snoddy, D. Payne. Bustle, Coach C.A. Frye. S. Gillespie, K. Walker. and F. Woods, manager. 76 - Sports ' I K. Rankin, tri-captain, Back Row - Coach J

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Turning a steal into an easy bucket is not an Pleased with his twenty points in a game with Salisbury. Johnny Myers takes a well- unusual occurance for a versatile player like deserved rest from the action. Johnny Myers. .l Out manuvering his opponents from the outside, Kevin Rankin . drives down the lane for another bucket. During a crucial moment in the SHS-Thomasville game, Coach CA. Frye calls Ed Cook over to the sidelines to give defensive instructions. Sports - 77