Topsail High School - Pirate Yearbook (Hampstead, NC)

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:if Q' ,xr . ra ,L , .. 4 I K l i,.,w wr ro oocls' Vicror Mirchell, Derriclx Nixon, Vicfor Cole, Shane Lowron, Larry Hayes, David lusrice, fis, Narhaniel Sidbury, Kelvin Redd, Parrick Nix Jason Fricls, Tom Srriclaland, Greg Simmons, Jeremy Roberr Garrison, John Mullgrav, Kirby Lewis, Maready, Brigham Drondom, and Head Coach n Sidoury, Marcus Howard, Jeff Pearson, Craig Boa Ising. Gold Record Theiunior high foofball feam, with rhe help of one of Topsail's new coaches, Doo Ising, had an impressive season rhis year. The excellenf leadership of Derricls Nixon and Larry Hayes Qream capfainsD, carried rhe feam rhrough an awesome rhree wins and one loss. As srafed by David Jusrice, rhis was rhe oesf season yer for rhe junior high fooroall ream. Unforfunafely, rhe ream losr all of ifs ninfh graders Ccommonly called rhe wreclsing crew D, who moved up TO aid rhe varsify players. In spife of fhis ser- hacls, Vicfor Davis felf fhar if rhejuhlor high ream purs rheir heads rogefher, rhey will have a winning season, Coach Ising grearly influenced fheiun- ior high's successful season. His guidance and lsnowledge of rhe game helped fo bring rhe players fogerher nor only as a ream, our as a supporfive family. Acf cording ro Larry Hayes, Mr, King is an oursrandirig coach. This year was grear, l really hope rhar rhe junior high foofboll rearri has a very successful season nexr year ana' l wish rherh rhe oesr of lucls. Coach Ising leads his feam in rhe pre-game prayer, r x G Q! Brigham Brandom, along wirh some of his orher reammares, raises a arearher on rhe sidelines be- fore rqoining rhe game. Jr High Fooiooll 117

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Por Nixon shows his sruff os he prepores ro use rhe Leieune defense, Roy Jocobs siniss onorher one for rhe J.V. reom. Gold Mine Alrhough rheir record didn'r show ir, rhe J.V. Bosiserboll reorn hod vvhor ir fools for o vvinning seoson, our just couIdn'r seem ro pur ir rogerher when ir counred. Their dererminorion ond dedif corion ro rhe sporr did give rhem on exrro edge, however, All rhe boys vvorlsed hord ro form o reom, Eric London provided rhe leodership needed ro Iseep rhe reorn rogefher dur- ing rhose rough gornes, Derricls Nixon, Dole Curry, Por Nixon, ond Andre Sidbury oll provided rhe inside rebounds ond shots rhor rhe reom could nor survive vvirhour. All rhe guys pioyed gre-or de- fense ro keep rhe orher reoms from geff ring one up on them. Wirh oil rhis rolenr ond obiliry, rhe J.Vi reom is sure ro go for in rhe yeors ro come. 110 JV. Boslserboil if5fff?T .4 'Ga .yjuiiclw Corlron Borrs, Terronce Conner, Eric Lon- Bock Doie Curry, Derrick Nixon, Por Nixon, Mgr. Roy Sidbury.

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118 .lr. Jeff Arlsinson prepares ro pass rhe ball TO a reomf mare, Cnoing For lf I like acrion and soccer is o sporr rhor has if all, commenred James Davis, an eighrh grader during rhe '87 spring soc! cer season. Alrhough Davis and his ream- mares didn'r have rhe success rhey were srriving for on rhe field, rhey cerrainly vvorlsed hard ar ir. The ream displayed a commendable defense and unsurpassed sporrsmanship, The enrhusiasfic players vvorlsed well rogerher and enjoyed vvhaf they did, There was a new face our on rhe soccer field rhis year. Coach Sreve Gar- rerf vvas coaching rhis sporr for rhe firsr rime or Topsail. A fanrasfic job was ac- complished oy Coach Garrerr as he vvorlsed vvirh rhe players. Don'r give up on soccer. Don 'r rhrow your hands up, you have all your life ro win! he re- minded his players ofren. He enjoys coaching soccer and feels Topsail has rhe abiliry ro excel in rhe Soccer Arhleric Pro- gram. The feam is jusf beginning. They have rhe winning afrifude and rhe abillry ro vvin, Their job novv - ro prove irl Derrick Nixon asses ro his reammare ro avoid D possession of rhe ball by his opponenr. High Soccer Fronr: Eric Isissner, Walr Lewis, Jason Piimel, Dale ROUQGVS. JOVDQS DOVE, CY0lQ Gore, Chwds l'lUff, Efilf Curry, Alron Mirchell, Pafrlcls Nixon, Kelvin Redd, M0V90DfJ9Tfp90f5ODi5l'1UfO0 WWSOD. DGFHCIS Nixon. Chris l-lovvard, Darren Tew. Back: Eric Sreiler, Jason Rob GOVWSOVI COOCV1 Sieve GOFVGFT-