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THE METEOR
February 8, 1977
Varsity Cagers Su er Slow Start
rappers to
BY RICK ALLEN
As of this writing, the Varsity Basketball team is halfway through its schedule and has a record of three wins with seven losses. Regardless of this losing record, the young team has
shown several bright spots which leave one anticipating better results as the season progresses . Coach Bobby Lynch's ball club looked its best in its game against Prep League opponent Christchurch; the
defense forced numerous turnovers and the offense shot well over fifty per cent. The fact that the Bishops have
outrebounded eight of ten rivals is encouraging, especially when one considers that such teams as Benedictine (perennially one of the Richmond area's toughest teams) and Fork Union (which
sports three players of 6'6" or
Best
BY BILL SANFORD
eason Ever Faison Winborne; 112 lb., Paul
taller) have been opponents.
V .E.S. The most consistent factor has
been the play of senior co- captain Bill Loftin. Playing at the forward position, Loftin, a two year starter, leads the team in scoring with just over eleven points per game. Carl Danbury, a colorful player from New Jersey, is the team's leading rebounder at eight a game, with a high game of sixteen. Starting
center Jim Evans is the second highest scorer and rebounder.
Greg Jurgenson, team clown as well as co-captain, has begun each game at the point guard position, where he is backed up
placing second Ravenscroft Tournament and first in the Gill-St. Bernard (N.J.)
BY
Allen . Alongside has been either
Battles
BY BRIAN LANAHAN
The 1976-77 edition of the
Varsity Soccer team has found the going slippery during the early part of the season. The team is rather inexperienced due to the loss of many players from last year's Prep League Championship team. A great deal of talent is there, but the
Bishops have not had enough
eather
Bishop hooters fought a good
Fork Union team to a 0-0 tie in the season opener, then traveled up to Dyke to defeat the Barons 1- 0. A tough 2-1 loss to Woodberry was followed by a 3-1 victory over
Belfield. The team has had only one game since returning from Christmas vacation, that being a 2-2 tie with Norfolk Academy. However, Prep League rules
by Rick
Jurgenson
Brother Fountain or Sandy Trent. Jimbo McCabe and Louis Darden provide depth at the
Jim Evaru goes over the top for two against St. Ann's - Belfield.
Bond. So far this season the top scorers are David Heppner 6-0-0, Dirom 6-0-0, and Porter 5-1-0.
As for the future of the team Mr. Kiefer feels that most of the wrestlers are young (only three are seniors), so it will be a year before they reach their full
strong outside game, and Edwin
Gregory, who, along with Sandy
Trent, is the premier outside men. A major weakness of the
shooter on the team, all see Bishops is the lack of ability to most of the wrestling in plenty of playing time as "put it all together." If this can competition, is very well frontcourt reserves, although successfully be accomplished, balanced with different people each has started as least one then look for the Varsity
game.
Basketball team to end its season The team is young; it is with a winning record.
practice sessions to put it all
guard position. The starting together because of the ice and tie, so the teams played on for
frontcourt in recent games has consisted of Evans, Danbury, and Loftin, a good combination of height, weight, and finesse . T ed Robertson, a good substitute center who is pushing for a starting position, Ford Mays, a sometime starter whose nagging injuries have slowed down his
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snow that seems to be here to stay. At present, the Bishops ' record stands at 2-2-1 with six games being postponed so far due to the recent bad weather.
The team has proved competitive despite their lack of practice, with both losses coming by a goal or less. The
Records - Tapes - Records COMPLET£ ltNE OF M USICAL A CCESSORIES
state that no game can end on a two full periods of overtime,
after which a situation of sudden death existed. This is where a goal or a corner kick decides the winner. Norfolk achieved the first corner kick on a ball that deflected off a Bishop defender and crossed the end line. Thus,
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This year's Wrestling team, coached by Mr. Kiefer with the help of Mr. Turnbull and captained by senior veterans David Heppner and Guy Dirom, has proved one of the strongest in
the Prep League and certainly the best in the history of V.E.S.
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Snead and James Johnson; 155 The team, comprised mostly of lb., Bill Sanford and Rob
underclassmen, holds a 4-1-1 Bernard; 167 lb., Mike
record in dual meets and is 11-2-1 in overall competition.
So far this year the grapplers have posted wins over Fishburne, E. C. Glass, Blue Ridge, and Miller School in dual meets. The record is marred by a
Sankovitch and Phil Babb; 185
lb., Guy Dirom and Trent
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tie to a strong Woodberry team and a heartbreaking loss to Christchurch, 36-30. The Varsity, or A team, which does
switching off in the number one spot at each match. As it stands now, the top two men in each weight class are as follows: 98lb.,
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Tucker; 105lb., Chris Porter and
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