Wylie Public School - Pirate Yearbook (Wylie, TX)

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Pirates. -lu., A Protecting the ball, Dell Upshaw fought the defense. A Taking advantage of the defensive team, Scott Reuthinger shot for 2. Basketball 4 73

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Derek Ammerman Jim Bob Brundidge Team Gave 10071 and Hustledn That old catch-all excuse, new-coach snydrome, or the fact that almost all of the varsity team was still playing football at the beginning of the season did not seem to phase Mike Hall, the new varsity boys basketball coach. He expected the team to perform well, and they fulfilled his expecta- tions by placing third in district. According to Coach Hall, The team was determined to do their best and hustled every time they got out on the floor. They made many ad- justments and gave 100013 and more. The first round of district began with three consecutive wins, as the Pirates defeated Commerce 178-73l, Whitesboro 163-46l, and Quinlan l56-481. Defeat was a disappoint- ment as the team was edged out in the last two games of the first round by Allen Q66-541 and Lake Dallas C68-633. The second round of play began on a rough note. The Commerce Tigers narrowly defeated the Pirates C63-585. However, in a turn around, the cagers came back with a win over Whitesboro C72-49l, and Quinlan Q52-42l. With high hopes, the team battled with their archrivals Allen, but lost Q76-605. In the final game of the year, the Pirates defeated Lake Dallas 175-72l, placing them third in the district. An additional bonus for the team was the naming of Blake Barry and Derek Am- merman to the All-District first team. Dell Upshaw and W. C. Nix received Honorable Mention. Varsity 5 Dell Upshaw Ken Simmons Daniel Jones Blake Barry Fred Mobbs W. C, Nix Kyle Craighead Scott Reuthinger 40 nj Richard Davis Coach Mike Hall ' 72 P Basketball A Jumping for the v Blake Barry tipped i A Preparing for the ga the Pirates practicedt

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Kurt Fouler, Mgr. Phil Wilbanks, Coach 74 P Basketball J. V. and Ninth Cc1ger's Work for Wins Junior varsity basketball players had the limelight all to themselves for a while. Since we were still in the football playoffs, most of the varsity team was still playing football. This meant the JV had to play alone, at least until football season was over. Under the guidance of a new coach, Bill Rushing, the team played with determina- tion and dedication. However, the beginning of the district season was slow and the Pirates lost the first three games. In an end of the season comeback, the team defeated Whitesboro 55-52 and Quinlan 48-37. Another new coach, Phil Wilbanks, directed the ninth grade team. In an up and down district season, the team finished distsrict play with a 3-2 record. The first game of the season resulted in a disappointing loss to Allen of 60-41. Then, a turnabout win over Lake Dallas gave the Pirates incentive. A loss to Commerce and a win over Whitesboro kept the see-saw season going. The final game over Quinlan was a win of 46-37. Ninth Grade , Kneeling: Lance Criscuolo Chris Warren Jeff Rhodes Paul Gady Ronnie Hearst Doug Whitt Standing: Richard Walden Chad Shirley John Rhodes Brian Hardin Don Williams A Lance Criscuolo intercepted the pass