Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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I-Ioopers 2nd in conference Boys' basketball had an awesome season with a re- cord of I8-8 and placed sec- ond in Conference. The team consisted of seven seniors and six juniors. The team's top scorers were Sam Mack, senior, with 22 points per game, Mike Clark, senior, with 16 points per game, and Byron Woods, junior, with 9 points per game. Rebounders who contributed greatly were Mack 10.5 per game, Clark 6.5 per game, and Woods 5.8 per game. Free throws also helped, especially in close games. Contributing points in those situations were Craig Graves, 780!o, Mack, 66476, and Clark, 66'Vo. lt felt Opponent Lockport Peona Manual Naperville Central West Aurora Shepard Waukegan West Homewood Flossmoor Buffalo Grove Thornton Mt Carmel Peoria Richwoods Rockford Boylan Argo Thornwood New Trier Eisenhower Proviso West Bloom Bloom Trail Homewood-Flossmoor Thornton Thornwood Eisenhower 66 Bloom Trail 18 wins, 8 losses Boys' Basketball TR 47 55 55 ' 64 58 ' 55 61 59 48 54 69 46 45 - 46 90 49 61 55 78 Sterling 55 46 . 45 46 ' ' 41 61 56 65 70 66 59 54 55 61 42 so 85 60 45 52 56 49 57 74 65 65 61 64 49 46 good to be one of the top players because l worked hard over the summer: l re- alized that working hard had its rewards, said Mack. lt was a hard fought sea- sonp many games were won only by a few points. We tried our best and tlfe games made me sweat. The highlight of the season had to be during the Rockford Christmas Tournament, stated Coach Mike Flaherty. Sophomores ended a good season with a record of 18-2. The biggest high- light was winning the SICA East Championship, said Coach Rocky Hill. Fresh- men finished with a record of 15-4. Top: Sam Mack leading scorer in conference goes up for 2 pts. Left: Shooting at the top of the key, Ocie Salter tries to increase the lead against Thornton. Boys' Basketball 1415

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Bottom: Varsity Basketball: Front Row: Edgar Anderson, Courtney Vasser, Darren Robinson, Otis Ma- gee, Ocie Salter: Row 2: Ryan Ba- ker lmgr.J, Cieorge Ciallion, Rayn- ard Beard, Mike Broome lmgr.l: Back Row: Dalxlang Rockett, Craig Graves, Sam Mack, Mike Clark, By- ron Woods: Plot Pictured: Craig Parham Below: .Sophomore Basketball: Front Row: Coach Rocky Hill: Back Row: Sean Wells, Ron Bratcher, Kevin Rials, Townsend Orr, Joe Collins, Frank Mc Daniel, Reggie Ward, Patrick Porter, Alan Smith, Chris Pawlowski, Bryant Cathey, Derrick Dennis, Derrick Dabney: Not Pictured: Ernest Jones Right: Guard Derrick Dabney goes up for the lay-up. Below : Freshman Basketball: Front Row: Brian Smith, Riley Vercher, Landon Fuller, Charles Willis, Eric Evans, Kendall Jack- son, Kendrick Cleveland Row 2: Coach Carl Worman, Larry Can- trell, Quincey Jones, David Parker, Marshon Smith, Earskine Miller, David Bratcher, Coach Kerry O'Donnell: Back Row: Myron Mc Daniels, Derrick Walker, Mark Banas: Not Pictured: Jonathan Boyles ,ri 144 Boys' Basketball gr