Walter Johnson High School - Windup Yearbook (Bethesda, MD)

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To Climax Finest Back-Court Year Waiting tensely for a rebound after a Wheaton shot at the Knight game are Buddy rgr, Steve Nelson, Clint Newby and Dave Yates. The Spartans pulled from behind to t e game. Spartan ace Dean Kilpatrick darts up at the crucial instant to avoid the block of his adversary and send the ball on its way through the net, as the Spartans edged the Bor- take Wheaton Knights. WJ players Dean Kilpatrick and John Beebe grapple the ball away from a Wheaton player as teammate Buddy Borror lends an elbow. Team captain Dave Yates, who won recognition from all local papers, hits with a jump shot as the Spartans downed the Northwood Indians. 2 4 xx .. X Sports and Social 171

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Rookie JV Squad Long on Talent Pre-season sages labeled this year's JV Basket- ball squad one of the weakest in the school's history and predicted a dismal season for the little green Spartans. Not discouraged by these pessimistic prophecies the team, showing traditional WJ spirit, refused to throw in the towel and worked hard to show up their critics. Starting slowly, the team lost three of its first six games, but rebounded well to win eight of its last ten games, finishing with a creditable 11-5 record which earned them a third Junior Varsity Basketball: first row: R. Snider, B. Arrotta, D. Green, F. Arrotta, D. McKinneyg second: B. Hart, K. Hen- derson, J. Harley, D. Blandinship, B. Spruill, D. Hale, although short on experience, found that their natural talent enabled place in the Montgomery County League. The team compensated for its lack of height with excellent ball handling, good teamwork, and accurate shoot- ing which proved to be too much for many formida- ble opponents. Highlights of the season were two convincing wins over arch-rival Bethesda-Chevy Chase and a thrilling last minute upset victory over championship bound Northwood squad in one of the season's last games. JV Record WJ Opponent 48 High Point 31 Wheaton 37 Bethesda-Chevy Chase 48 Richard Montgomery 55 Gaithersburg 47 Northwood 59 Sherwood 41 Montgomery Blair 50 Bladensburg 50 Wheaton 56 Richard Montgomery 69 Bladensburg 65 Northwood 69 Mackin 46 Montgomery Blair 69 Mackin 50 Bethesda-Chevy Chase Flanked by John Lukens and two greedy Mustangs Dean Kilpatrick raced downcourt to score two points them to put together a surprising season, perhaps spurred on by the knowledge that the reward for a good season of skillful performance might mean one of fifteen berths on the 1962-63 Varsity Basketball squad. Sports and Social 3 45 37 29 38 69 54 25 42 61 34 28 70 61 43 41 52 44