Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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S ?'Q' 2. YW Qxaavf-ww. X .X Q f ZW ,VL ,ia 144' WWW 7 V P iii i of Left: Captains Lynn George and Tarshwa Cooper fight with opponents for possession ot the ball. Lelt: A 19-point high game highlight- ed Stephanie Neher's strong season finish. Girls Basketball TR Opponent 39 Mt. Assisi 43 Homewood- 32 Flossmoor 38 35 T.F. South 37 27 Thornton 36 28 Shepard 43 28 Thornwood 53 37 Thornwood 60 38 Eisenhower 44 27 Joliet West 48 47 Bloom 43 36 Bloom Trail 67 40 Shepard 77 23 Homewood- Flossmoor 37 35 Thornton 45 46 TF. North 51 40 T.F, South 46 31 Thornwood 63 38 Eisenhower 44 47 Bloom 43 22 Romeoville 65 1 win, 19 losses Bottom: Girls Varsity Basketball: Front Row: Penelope Goldman, Na- omi Harden. Julie Populorum, Shaun South, Jill Armour: Back Row: Shelly Horne, Virginia Thornton, Ellen Ed- wards, Stephanie Neher, Tarshwa Cooper, Lynn George, Coach Sam Keenan Girls' Basketball

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Lack of experience plagues team he girls basketball team went through a long conference season that ended with 1-11 and an overall record of 1-19. The team. pla- gued by inexperience, includ- ed 2 seniors, 8 juniors, and 1 sophomore. l really wasn't that pleased with our overall record. We had the talent, but we just couldn't manage to combine it all together, said Junior Jill Armour, who was known for her outside shoot- ing. The team's captains were Lynn George, senior, and Tarshwa Cooper, junior. They helped motivate the team by keeping up spirit. We tried to keep the team going through the tough season. We thought it was important to keep the team together so that the los- ing record wouldn't get us down, said George. At regionals the girls played theit best game of the season although they were edged by Eisenhower by a score ot 30- 28. Mr. Sam Keenan was in his first year as head coach. I was pretty much pleased at the progress. The girls' team was young but they learned the fundamentals well, state Coach Keenan. The sophomore team, under the direction of Coach Terry Wells, compiled a record of 9- 9. Coach Jan Eaker and her freshman team ended with a 12-4 overall record. 5- E Qi 'fb .. A j to it Top: Coach Sam Keenan goes over strategies during a time out. Middle Right: Freshman Basket- ball: Front Row: Denise Williams, La- Shon Cooper, Cinnie Thomas: Row 2: Wanda Williams, Lisa Gabaldon, Cyn- thia Lenear, Gina Slough ico-capt.j, Larry Eaker imgr.jg Back Row: Jamme Chestnut, Tina Goodwin foo- capt.j, Dana Hurst, Kris Baron, Tracie 156 Girls' Basketball Adams, Coach Jan Eaker Right: Tarshwa Cooper was one of the tearn's leading scorers. Above: Sophomore Basketball: Front Row: Debbie Beckman, Shonda Davis, Angela Turner, Toni l-lemmons, Cheryl Edwardsg Back Flow: Ginnie l-lartman, Amy Stud- zinski, Julie O'Neill, Sue Vogeler, Coach Terry Wells X1 -.-, Y 1. . of at sw gb

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Strong team sparks fast start tarting its new season taster than expected, the boys basketball team comprised a conference record of 7-5 and finished third in conference. Led by returning starter Reggie Johnson, the team maintained a balanced attack, throughout the course of the season. We tried to pick up where we left off to a fast start, but due to difficulties beyond our control we got off our track. We came back to pull together as a team at the end, stated Reggie Johnson. The team, which consisted of eight seniors and six juniors, was starting to be recognized and was not taken for granted by the opposition, according to Coach Mike Flaherty. Needing depth in the guard position Coach Flaherty brought up Sean Holley from the sophomore team to play varsity for the second half of the season. Holley showed flashes of brilliance but was not very consistent, stated Coach Flaherty. Top: Sam Mack, a leading rebounder, goes up high over an Eisenhower de- fender to grab the rebound. Middle: Varsity Basketball: Front Row: Marx Jones, Craig Graves, James Thigpen, Sean Holley, Darryl Graves, Phil Russellg Back Row: Coach Mike Flaherty, Travis San- didge, Reggie Johnson, LaVance Wells, Ken Millender, Sam Mack, Ran- dolph Mitchell, Darren Robinson, Otis Magee, Jasper Williams iasst. coachl Bottom: Freshman Basketball: Front Row: Frank Hunt, Steve Schaefer, Sean Wells, Willie Wright, Derrick Dennis, Ron Bratcher, Derrick Dabney: Back Row: Al Smith, George Parker, Davis Cowley, Patrick Porter, Kerry O'Donnell fcoachl, Terrence Hersey, Chris Pawlowski, Ernest Jones, Chris Jenkins tmgrl 158 Boys Basketball High scoring honors were held by three players: Reggie Johnson, senior, with 348 points, Sam Mack, junior, 332 points, and Michael Clark, ju- nior, 257 points. Marx Jones, senior, had 82 assists and Phil Russell, senior, 66. Sam Mack and Ken Mil- lender, senior, shared the hon- ors of highest free throw per- centage with Mack having a percentage of 73.5 and Mil- lender 71.9. Most rebounds was held by Reggie Johnson with 181 and Mack with 150. I was pleased with the effort that the team showed, but the mistakes came because of the lack of concentration during the game, stated Coach Fla- herty. In Regional play the Falcons beat T.F. North before losing to St. Francis de Sales in the championship game. The sophomore team tin- ished its season with an 11-1 conference record making them conference champions and an overall record of 22-3. ,Wg uf '44 ri as M' ,KW