Woodrow Wilson High School - President Yearbook (Portsmouth, VA)

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Coach Mollenhour prepares his team for a second half winning effort. Wilson ' s Melvin Jones penetrates Cradock ' s zone defense. Wilson ' s J.V. ' s jestures to the Cradock bench tell it all. Ronald Ellis gets a short breather as Wilson ' s J.V. ' s roll over Cradock. Ronald Ellis ' foul shot is good in second period action. , 29

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j.v. gains experience at hoop FRONT ROW: Keith Slayden, Terry O ' Neal, Melvin Jones, Kim Brown, Ricky Watson. BACK ROW: Kenny Rodgers, Rodney Williams, Keith Jones, John Creekmore, Sam Lawrence. Wilson 42 Oscar Smith 39 Wilson 62 Western Branch 61 Wilson 46 Manor 58 Wilson 35 Deep Creek 69 Wilson 58 Churchland 66 Wilson 45 Norcom 38 Wilson 47 Great Bridge 49 Wilson 61 Indian River 59 Wilson 57 Norcom 54 Wilson 48 Oscar Smith 50 Wilson 60 Cradock 57 Wilson 47 Western Branch 40 Wilson 60 Manor 67 Wilson 45 Deep Creek 68 Wilson 51 Churchland 61 Wilson 52 Cradock 54 Wilson 66 Great Bridge 59 Wilson 53 Indian River 71 Ending the season with an 8 and 10 record, the J.V. Basketball team was led all season by the shooting and re- bounding of sophomore John Creekmore. Whereas Melvin Jones was the second highest scorer, Kenny Rodgers and Rodney Williams added rebounding strength when it was needed. Others contributing throughout the season were Keith Jones, Kim Brown, Robert Parrish, and Sam Lawrence. Two eighth graders to watch in the future are Keith Slayden and Ricky Watson. John Creekmore ' s lay-up puts Wilson in the lead to stay. 28

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baseball team gets on the ball FRONT ROW: Timmy Madden, Tommy Madden, Woody Franklin, Phil Harrell, Jimmy Topping, Eric Wilson, Ronald Dutton. BACK ROW. Duke Rollins, Brian Kodmon, Russ Collins, Adam Goldblatt, Don Manzione, Lemmy Quidgeon, Coach Prince. Dreaming of making the big leagues. Tommy Madden watches for helpful hints. Wilson 0 1976 Baseball Western Branch 2 Wilson 0 Cradock 9 Wilson 4 Deep Creek 3 Wilson 8 Norcom 7 Wilson 7 Church land 0 Wilson 9 Manor 8 Wilson 4 Deep Creek 5 Wilson 8 Oscar Smith 2 Wilson 8 Norcom 12 Wilson 3 Manor 1 Wilson 8 Western Branch 7 Wilson 5 Churchland 1 Wilson 5 Great Bridge 4 Wilson 11 Cradock 4 Wilson 7 Indian River 2 ‘extra innings Even though the 1976 baseball team got off to a slow start by losing their first two games, they regrouped themselves and were able to win eleven out of the remaining thirteen. This successful year was due to numerous outstanding performances by both the pitchers and hitters. Adam Goldblatt (6-0) and Phil Harrell (5-0) led the pitching staff with many important victories. They were also excellent hitters, as were Eric Wilson, Lemmy Quidgeon, Jimmy Topping, Woody Franklin, and Don Manzione. Phil Har- rell won the Doug Whitley Memorial Trophy for MVP for the second consecutive year. Adam Goldblatt was awarded the Gold- en Glove Award. 30