November 24, 1976
HIGH LIFE
Page 7
Soccer Team
Beats Opponents
By Danny Dillon
This year’s fine Whirlie soccer
team crashed the finals of the
high school sectional soccer
tourney. In the final’s the
Whirlies found themselves pit
ted opposite a very worthy
opponent, Forsyth/Country Day.
The Whirlies reached the finals
with wins over two city rivals,
Dudley and Smith. Grimsley
defeated Dudley 3-0 and Smith
3-1.
In the tourney’s opener,
Dudley, in reality provided no
competition for the well-balanced
Whirley attack, but the Whirlies
were not on top of their game.
Th-, final verdict left the winless
Panthers on the bottom once
again. Joe Crawford tallied the
first goal for GHS while Peter
Neefus, followed by John Lavine
scored the other two. Goalies
John Rose and Scott Smith did an
excellent job once again to stop
the scoring threats. It was said
that the winless Dudley squad
had improved since the season’s
opening. Nevertheless, they will
have to wait another year to get a
chance at the awesome Whirlies.
In the semifinals Grimsley met
a slightly tougher opponent, the
Smith Eagles. Smith decided to
capitalize on Grimsley’s dead
opening attack by scoring first.
The Eagles’ Steve Turner was the
first to tally a goal and Smith took
early command. The Whirlies
then showed their class and
confidence to come back when
reliable David Bigham rapped in
a shot in the first period to even
things out. The Whirlies were
ready to take hold of another
victory.
Bryan Parrott and Andy
Rosthal finished off the victory
with one goal each. Goalies John
Rose and Scott Smith once again
played excellently. The tie-break
ing goal by Parrott was an
exciting shot. When it reached
the Smith goalie it carromed of
and stayed in for the goal.
By Gaiy Manyord
Grimsley’s football record this
year was four wins and six losses
the exact record as last year.
Coach Vansant says he’s very
happy with the players. “They
have all done well and it’s been a
joy working with the team.
They’re a fine bunch of men and 1
have had no problems working
with them.”
When things were bad they
didn’t give up, they kept on
trying.
The future looks very good.
.Sixteen juniors are coming back
and the junior varsity had a great
season last year.
That will be a good start on a
varsity team next year. The team
has learned how to keep going
when they were behind. That will
help the players who are going on
to play ball in college.
One of the most important
things is that the men have
learned to work together and get
along with each other. As far as
the record goes, they could have
done better. The team lost a
couple of games because of
mistakes, fumbles, interceptions
and penalties.
The football program that they
are planning on using next year
will help the team a great deal.
They will be mostly working on
their speed, strength, and agility.
Coach Cox added that he is
proud of the individual players
that have improved since last
year.
New Pool;
Season Opens
By Steve Theriot
A new $400,000 natorium,
many returning lettermen and the
1976 Regional Coach of the Year;
all of these appear to imposing
credentials for any swim team but
when one adds that the team
described above is the Grimsley
High School Swim Team the
universial conclusion that is
formed is that the Whirlies will
again reign supreme on the North
McDonald’s Student
Scholarship Winner
McDo .aids would like to
congraiulate John Raymond
Helper on being selected the
October Youth of the Month. He
iKis been a contributing member
.'I ilie community in many ways,
.lohii is President of the Student
h«Hl\ at Grimsley. He is also a
iDcmhcr of the National Honor
SiHioiv. the Kev Club, and the
toted ta “Who’s Who
Grcensboco Yootti" aai “Whsil
Who Among Amerieso Ifiih
School Students.*’ He also
attended the Moyor’s Youth
Conference and was a counselor
for the Urban Ministrlea summer
Camp. John has received a $100
McDonalds Scholi^ip payable
to the school of his choice.
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^McDonald's
Carolina swimming scene. The
training of these potential
champions is held each morning
from 6:30 until 7:55.
The tacilities at the new
natorium provide for a much more
orderly practice schedule in that
the expansive eight lane pool
enables both teams to practice in
less crowded conditions. One
other added feature that figures
into the convenience of the
structure is the seperate diving
area which enables the divers to
perform without interfering with
any of the lanes, a common
problem in most pools.
The girls led by Beth
Grantham, Lynn Procton, and
Carolyn Haines are in quest of an
unpresadented sij;^ state cham
pionship. A horior they were
denied last year by Wilmington
Hoggard. They are, nonetheless,
the reigning conference cham
pions. The boys on the other hand
are seeking their thirteenth
consecutive state crown. Leading
in this campaign are Peter
Gratale, Robert Bingham, Wes
Benbow, Jim Raines, Mark
Kronenfeld, John Grezeszczak,
and Rusty Lambe. Other team
members include Scott Saccer,
Ronny Styres, Steve Therist,
Bruce Procton, Chris Hipps, Tom
Theriot, Fred Highfill, David
Trexler, Andy Hudnell, Charlie
Bauserman, Barry Baldwin,
Emily Hepler, Barbara Bartis,
Carla Lee, Lynne Saylor,
Katherine Jones, Leslie Lewis,
Donna Long and Mary Hilt.
The Whirlie Diving Program
has also been one of the most
successful in the state. Divers out
this year include Mark Leitner,
Teresa Maupin, Richard Good
man, Amy Lore, Jean Shuping,
Tyke Barham, John Caffey, Tom
Tarduogno, Lids Edmiston, Jol
Ray, Ruth Katzenstein, Todd
Poston, Colby Warren, Steve
Jones, and Mike Cottingham.
Basketball Season
Tough Season Comes To End
By Billy Tsintzos
Well Whirlies sports tans,
football season is all over and
you’ve seen the last of me gettin
off on the football players, but of
course when one season ends
another begins. And baby, it’s
basketball season. There will be
some familiar faces off the
football-team playing basketball
ind of course there will be some
new faces. 1 hate to say this but 1
just don’t take kindly to new
faces, but come to think of it, 1
don’t really like the old ones
either, so let’s just get on with the
business of the day.
First off lets start with the
veterans, one is off the football
team, he is commonly known as
"blockhead” Frank Cox. Now
Frank, which is short for
Frankenstein, due to his smooth
coordination and his brickhead
which goes along with his brick
shot, has played varsity basket
ball two years, and varsity
football two years. This proved
that he is capable of playing with
any type of balls with great skill.
Next in line is Hugh
"Toothpick” Elkins. During
football season "Pic” was used as
the needle to pump up the balls.
Well I’ll be doggone aren’t all
those football players turned
basketball players extremely
talented and versitale' working
with those round, circular shaped
basketballs and those more
slender shaped footballs. Hmm.
Now we come to our next
player, oh boy, well here he is,
commonly called by most of us,
Mr. Vulgarity, Gary Sue.
Although he enjoys being called
the "KID”, Mr. V. is only cool
when he shoots his jumper or
shoots something else. He also
likes to travel to Chapel Hill
which results in an excessive use
of skin lube. Oh by the way some
of you people may not have
understood that last line, but if
you did you would be laughing all
the way to the mental institution.
Here we come with Mark
Harris, otherwise known as
Jabbo, or what we call him La Cry
Baby. It seems that the coach has
learned to supply Jabbo with a
box of tissues before every
practice and game due to his
disagreement on calls in which he
happens to be used like a rag doll.
Our next player is Amp Long,
I his style of play resembles tnat ot
a hungry gorilla. Amp seems to
have arms and legs flying
everywhere, where they fly to, I
really don’t know. Well anyway,
let’s just say he’s one of our more
consertive players.
Jimmy White is one of the msot
graceful players. His gliding
motion reminds me of an elephant
in dire need to find a bathroom.
Nevertheless he has great natural
ability in many aspects, some of
these are stumbling and tripping.
Mark Yost is known for the
award in which he won last
season called “The Golden
Brick”. He achieved this high
honor by causing the rims to be
changed nine times due to various
dents and bends that occured
when he performed his smooth
jumper.
Now we come to our physical
specimen of the year. I could
include Hugh Elkins in this
category, but gettin off on
somebody twice is too much. So
this is assumed by Dick
Gilbert. To put it lightly, Dick’s
physique resembles the pencil
which I am using to write this
article. If 1 was to commit a
burglary it would be an extremely
difficult decision who 1 would use
between Elkins and Gilbert.
Elkins could be used as a key to
unlock the doors of course, but
Gilbert is able to slide under the
doors. Wouldn’t it be great to be
built like these two Charles Atlas
specimens.
Look who else made the team
this season, a certain Mr. John
Kobos. An inside report states
that Kobos was kept due to his
spectacular skill and technique in
the cut of wooling and scrubbing
jokes.
Well, there are a few more
players 1 could cut down, but
because I’m such a generous
human being, and also because
I’m running out of space. I’m
gonna call it quits. But wait, a
news flash from the jungles of
Africa. BULLETIN: Presumed
lost Missionary Lee Evans
spotted in meditation atop a 1,500
foot waterfall. More of the
continuing saga of missionary Lee
next edition.
Well fans, the time has come to
end this writing, but don’t worry.
I'll be back next time with another
edition of Bencherwarwer. Chow,
"tighten up" brothers.
What a
terrific
Clffistmas
aridity
peraonalued!
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