Western Guilford High School - Amici Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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From Strenuous Practices to Relaxing Showers i L 2, 7 r tu if Maness Gene Blackwelder attempts a shot over Steve Lackey in practice scrim- mage. dis, Greg French, unopposed, goes in for an easy two points. 82 BASKETBALL Maness Robert Kent, johnny Ralls, and john Lojko prepare for after-practice activities Maness Above: lohn Lojko catches Gibsonville opponent flat-footed. Below: Ray Coble shows that defense is the name of the game . N hl

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Kneeling: Eddie Squeaky Hicks, john Lover Lojko, john Swifty Rallsg john jungle Blust, David Dobee Bow- man. Standing: john Barney Barnes, Manager, Gordon Doc Brewer, Manager, Gene Geno Blackwelderg Greg Man of all Men French, Roy Boy Wieselquist, Ray Pearl Coble, Robert Super Bob Kent, Bobby Ruby Haith- cox, Steve Smacky Lackey, Grant Grunt Walters, Keith Mac Guentherp Coach Casey jones. Hornets Begin Season With High Expectations Maness Both teams look on as Robert Kent and a Gibsonville opponent stage their own battle at the coliseum in our first conference clash. The Western Guilford Boys' Varsity Basketball Team started the season with high expecta- tions for a successful season. Returning from last year's team were two key starters, co-captains Robert Kent and lohnn Ralls. New to the schook were two outstandin transfers from Grimsley. Ads to that several fine players from the previous year's jay- vee squad and Western had a stroigig nucleus for an out- stan ingteam. The strong points of the team at the start of the season were its outstandin shooting ability and its quicEness. The weak oints were a lack of re- bounding power and erratic defensive efforts. ' The question that remained was whether individuals with the potential these had could put it all together as a team. BASKETBALL

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Typical Athlete Finds Sports More Than A Game Lindley Players anxiously await the beginning of their game with West Davidson. 35 Q Q4 xi!-.K - New s. K ' .. ...,i .Mi ,, - T . ..-f . -sn ,L xy b L is .i txt .X bi S .gt ': -aw.. u 52 ri?-A , -- gk.. -. - at it gif 1' Y Q 1' , W - , .aL' ir' David Bowman's delayed reaction puts him in an embarrassing situation on the court. Right: Robert Kent makes his move to drive around Gibsonville defender. Although very impressive in the two opening victories, the Hornets first loss came against unbeaten Northwest, and was followed the next night b a loss to Ragsdale in the last seconds. Standing a mediocre 2-2, the Hornets clobbered their next five foes, including in this string a record-breaking T00 point win over Trinity. Everything was going great until the Hornets met Ragsdale again. Although favored to win, the sluggish Hornets were beaten by 22 points, the worst loss of the season. ln the coliseum, the Hornets played badly again and lost to Gibsonville. Then, the team traveled to Gibsonville's crackerbox, and was beaten as the defendin home team squeaked by with two extra points. continued on nextpage BASKETBALL 83