Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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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

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Boys Basketball Opponent East Chicago Washington Lockport Carl Sandburg Chicago Vocational Waukegan West Homewood Flossmoor Thornton New Trier Flock island Alleman Flocktord Jefferson Antioch Mt Carmel Thornwood Buffalo Grove Eisenhower Bloom Provlso West Bloom Trail Shepard Homewood Flossmoor Thornton Thornwood Eisenhower Bloom Bloom Trail 16 wins 9 losses Left A first-year player Lavance Wells takes control and goes up for two points. '