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_____ HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1979
—Sports—
Pantherettes Win 61-55
Panthers Fall Apart Late,
Lose To Dodge Co. 71-70
At home for the first
time this season and
owning a 3-1 record, the
Perry Panthers blew a 15-
point lead and wound up
losing a 71-70 decision to
the Dodge County Indians
last Friday night. In the
opener, the Perry Pan
therettes hiked their
mark to 4-1 with a 61-55
win over the Squaws.
“We blew it,” was
Coach Melvin Sweat’s
comment about the heart
breaking setback to the
Indians. “We’re playing
good, exciting basketball,
but we need to win a big
game. We had our chance
Friday night and let it
slip away. I’m disap
pointed but not
discouraged. We’ve got a
Dogfight
Captured
By O’Neal
Larry O’Neal won last
Saturday’s Dogfight Golf
at Houston Lake Country
Club. Nicki Langston
finished second and H.B.
Clonts was third.
In Sunday’s Scramble,
the team of Ronald
Rusin, Nicki Langston,
Herb Husband and Jim
Deßona fired a best ball
63 to finish in first place.
Grabbing second was the
foursome of Larry
O’Neal, Bill Handy, Steve
Clayton and Hank Haase.
They also recorded a 63
total, but lost via
regression.
PERRY HIGH
BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
1979-80
NOV. 20 HARRIS CO. A
NOV. 21 O. F. DOUGLAS A
NOV. 27 OPEN
NOV. 30 TRI-CO. A
DEC. I R. E. LEE A
DEC. 4 OPEN
DEC. 7 DODGE CO. H
DEC. 8 CRAWFORD CO. A
DEC. I I JONES CO. H
DEC. 14 O. F. DOUGLAS H
JAN. 4 DUBLIN A
JAN. 8 JONES CO. A
JAN.It HARRIS CO. H
JAN. 18 PEACH CO. A
JAN. 18 DODGE CO. A
JAN. I* CRAWFORD CO. H
JAN. 22 AMERICUS H
JAN. 28 R. E. LEE H
JAN. 28 DUBLIN H
JAN. 28 TRI-CO. H
FEB. 1 OPEN
FEB. 8 AMERICUS A
FEB. 8 PEACH CO. H
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Seventh Grade Cubs
The Perry Middle School seventh grade Cubs
are shown above. Coached by Dan Shelton, the
Cubs compiled a 3-3-2 record with a young,
inexperienced team. Ist Row (L-R): Coach Earl
Thornton, David Langston, Jeff Whiddon, Kenny
Hamsley, Jeff Norris, Rico Durham, Earl
Childs, Joey Shellnutt, Steven Pruitt, Mgr.
Chuck Gordon, Mgr. Demetria Bynum. 2nd
Row: Jeff Moss, John Marchman, Robert
Hammond, Vic Webb, Larry Horton, Mark
good team, we’re in good
shape and still a region
contender,” the Pan
thers’ third year mentor
stated, “and our attitude
is good.”
With Lonnie Boone,
Chuck Langston and
Steve Stokeling lighting
up the scoreboard, the
Panthers jumped out to a
21-18 lead at the first rest
stop and increased the
advantage to 45-32 at the
half.
But, Perry’s troubles
started to build in the
third stanza. Boone ran
into foul trouble and was
relegated to the bench for
much of the quarter and
provided only two points.
By the time the period
ended the Panthers had
scored only nine points
and the lead was cut to 54-
43.
What delivered the
knockout blow to the
Panthers came when
Boone fouled out with
2:29 left. Perry was still
in front, but the loss of
their top scorer and a
bevy of turnovers turned
the momentum in Dodge
County’s favor.
After trailing the entire
game, the Indians took
the lead with less than a
minute left and hung on to
register the 71-70 in front
of one of the biggest
crowds seen at Perry
High in years.
Boone, Langston and
Stokeling connected in
double figures for the
Panthers as they hit for
29, 15 and 11 points,
respectively.
For the evening the
Panthers popped in 31 of
53 from the floor, but shot
a miserable 8 of 17 from
the free throw line. Perry
committed 29 costly
turnovers, pulled down 39
rebounds, registered 18
assists and logged 11
steals.
Perry Scoring
Felder 9, Langston 15,
Boone 29, Albritton 2,
Stokeling 11, Clarington
2, Robinson 2.
Score by
Quarters
Dodge 18 32 43 71
Perry 21 45 54 70
In the ladies game the
Pantherettes led from
wire to wire in beating
the Squaws 61-55.
Frances Owens paved the
way for the Perry girls
with 18 and was joined in
double figures by
Geraldine Watkins with
14 and Lisa Holmes with
12.
Perry Scoring
Wallace 5, Watkins 14,
King 2, Owens 18, Askew
2, Woodard 5, Whitfield 3.
Holmes 14.
Score by
Quarters
Dodge 15 19 33 55
Perry 19 29 44 61
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By Dave Crockett
Perry High School Athletic Director
“It’s To
Those of us who are
working everyday for a
living know how ex
tremely tough it can get
sometimes. There always
seem to be someone
ready to criticize your
errors, but we find very
few people that are
looking for something
good that you have done.
We know that in order
to succeed you have to
work at it. Success
doesn’t come free. Self
discipline is as important
an ingredient in the
recipe for a successful
Arnall, Ted Clayton, Jeff Williams, Eric Zam
mitt, Stacy Barnes, Coach Dan Shelton. 3rd
Row: Brian Jones, Brian Mizell, Theodore
Jackson, Jeff Hill, Jim Fineis, James Moss,
Chris Twitty, Dennis Lowe, Anthony Rush. 4th
Row: Danny Ray, Wayne Norwood, Gavin
Ferris, James Lynn, Anthony Cherry, Terrell
West, Charlie (Junior) Lester, Thomas Willis,
James Brown, Tim Boone.
life. This self-discipline
that we talk about will
help you over the bumps
in the road of life.
We are trying at Perry
High to instill in our
athletes the importance
of self-discipline, along
with the other forms of
discipline. You have to
work hard to be a winner
and it takes self
discipline to work. We
cannot take the easy way
out and expect to suc
ceed. We feel like nothing
is worth doing if you’re
not willing to give it all
you have.
To be successful in
athletics there has to be
sacrifice. Tired, aching
muscles, sweat soaked
uniforms, a strong
determination to excel,
are steps toward
becoming a winner.
In the world we live in
today many have come to
the conclusion that work
is something people used
to do. We want to win
championships at Perry
High School.
These won’t come easy
against the Dodge
Counties, the Dublins, the
Americus’ and others
along the way. These
championships will have
to be won by young
men and women who
understand what “work”
means. They will be won
by those willing to
sacrifice their time and
energy. They will be won
by those who won’t quit
when the load gets too
heavy to bear. They will
be won by those who will
one day sit with their
friends and talk about
how “tough” ole Coach
so-and-so was and how
hard the work was.
Championships won’t be
won by the ones unwilling
to do what it takes to be a
champion.
If you want to see a few
of those who are striving
to become a winner,
come by the Perry High
gym and watch the
Panthers in action, or
drop by the Panther
weight room and see that
we are beginning to find
that self-discipline and
determination are not
dead but only need
awakening. Thanks for
your interest, please
come to see us.
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Perry High Panthers
The 1979-80 Perry High Panthers are shown above. Top to bottom:
Wendell Williams, Carlton Clarington, Darryl Albritton. Danny Hart (no
longer with team), Willie Vance (manager), Ben Robinson, Ed Ham
mock, Frank Lester, Mike Perry, Johnny Bass (no longer with team),
Nick Felder, Lonnie Boone, Chuck Langston, Marvin Nobles (no longer
with team), Steve Stokeling and head coach Melvin Sweat. (Photo by
Frank Russo)
40-39 And 78-74
Perry Cagers Nipped
Twice By Crawford Co,
On the road for the fifth
time in six games, the
Perry Panthers and
Pantherettes journeyed
to Crawford County
Saturday night and
wished they hadn’t. The
Pantherettes dropped
their second game of the
young season in a
thrilling 40-39 setback to
the unbeaten Lady
Eagles, and in the
nightcap the Panthers,
after leading nearly the
entire contest, lost a 78-74
overtime barnburner to
the also, unbeaten (7-0)
Eagles. Perry’s record
fell to 3-3 with the loss.
Perry Scoring
Wallace 11, Watkins 2,
Holmes, Owens 5,
Woodard 12, Askew 2,
Whitfield 2, King 3, Allen
2, Satterfield.
Score by
Quarters
Perry 7 19 25 39
Crawford 1018 3140
In the boys contest,
Lonnie Boone’s last
second basket in
regulation was ruled no
good as time ran out and
the Eagles came back in
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overtime to trim the
Panthers 78-74. Boone,
who finished with 18
points, fumbled
momentarily, what would
have been the game
winning shot and before
he could gain control it
was too late. The referees
ruled his shot was fired
as the buzzer sounded,
sounded.
“It was another game
we should have won,”
Coach Melvin Sweat
commented about the
Panthers second last
second loss in two nights.
Sweat had to sit Boone
down with foul trouble in
the final quarter and then
Steve Stokeling, who has
been one of the Panthers’
top scorers, was forced
out with an injury,
leaving the Panthers
without their two top
point-getters. That
allowed the Eagles to
come back and win it in
overtime.
Stokeling, Perry’s
counted-on sophomore,
led the offensive attack
with 22 markers and was
joined in double digit
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figures by Boone with 18,
Nick Felder with 13 and
Chuck Langston with 11.
For the game the
Panthers dropped in 33 of
71 from the floor and still
experienced difficulties
at the gratis stripe,
netting only 50 percent (8-
16).
Perry cut down on their
turnovers (19), recorded
7 steals, 20 assists and
yanked down 37
rebounds.
The Panthers and
Pantherettes both beat
the previously unbeaten
Jones County squads
Tuesday night (results in
next week’s Home
Journal) and will take on
the D.F. Douglass
Hornets and Hornettes
this Friday night on
Perry’s home court.
Perry Scoring
Felder i 3, Langston 11,
Boon** !8 Albritton 2,
Stokeling 22, Clarington
4, Robinson 4.
Score by
Quarters
Perry 16 32 50 70 74
Crawford 11 27 45 70 78
