Walt Whitman High School 1967 Yearbook (Bethesda, MD) - Full Access

58 J. V. Basketball Record Promises Success 1966RECORD ww OPPONEJ~T 62 .............. Blair ............................ 40 46 .............. Einstein ......................... 50 56 .............. Poolesville ....................... 46 49 .............. B.C.C. . ......................... 60 61 .............. Churchill ........................ 43 66 .............. Peary ........................... 54 44 .............. Walter Johnson .................. 30 61 .............. Gaithersburg ..................... 39 47 .............. Richard Montgomery .............. 60 42 ..............Wheaton ........................ 50 59 .............. Einstein .........................47 56 .............. Surrattsville ...................... 40 69 .............. Poolesville .....•................ 78 71 .............. B.C.C...........•...........•••.. 51 64 .............. Churchill ........................ 50 69 .............. Springbrook ..................... 46 68 .............. Gaithersburg ..................... 54 43 .............. Walter Johnson ................. .41 54 .............. Richard Montgomery ..............66 47 ..............Northwood ...................... 49 JUNIOR VAR ITY BA KETBALL TEAM Front Row: L. Wright, M. Ostrom, C. Zim, T. Junkin, P. Furnas. Second Row: C. Ford, C. When the final buzzer during the first Junior Varsiry basketball game of the season, the score stood 60-62, Whit· man over Blair. Although the N outrehounded Einstein, they lost to the faster Titans 50-46. With 3 :59 left in the third quarter, the Vikings broke into a lead over Pooles– ville to win a 56-45 victory. Losing to B.C.C. 49-60, the team recouped the loss by winning four straight games easily over Churchill, Peary, Walter Johnson, and Gaithersburg. Richard Montgomery broke open a tight game with the Vikings in the fourth quarter and went on to win 60-47. In a see-saw battle against Wheaton, Whitman recovered to win 50-42. Although the tenacious Einstein press early shook down Whitman's ten point lead, the Vikings calmed down to win in the second half, 59-47. In the next game, the Viking team easily heat Surrattsville, an out-of-county team, 56-40. Whitman dropped to Poolesville 78-69, although JV forward Jeff Southmayd poured in thirty points, a season high. Avenging an earlier loss, the N team trounced B.C.C. 71-51. With Jeff Southmayd and Bob Wheeler combining for thirty-nine point and thirty-one rebounds again t Springbrook, the team rolled over the Blue Devil , 69-46. Gaither burg fell to the high scores of Jeff Southmayd and Steve Rales. With a last ser.ond ha ket, the Norsemen sank Walter Johnson 43-41 in the last win of the season. In Lhe final two games, the team lo t to Richard Monlgomery and Northwood, 66-54 and 49-47. Top rehounder and scorer, Jeff Southmayd earned special honor with a 14.5 average. A a whole, the team scored an an average of 56.4 a game over their opponents' average of 49.7. With an excellent 13-7 record and several out tand– ing players, theN Basketball team promised added strength for the Varsity squad next year. Vance, S. Jone , J. Kuipers. Third Row: S. Weaver, S. Rales, M. Turner, J. Southmayd, R. Hartman.