ST. JAMES BASKETBALL 1979-1980
VARSITY GIRLS  FIRST AREA CHAMPIONSHIP AND AREA TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP

Boys Varsity Head Coach:  Art Bess                      Records:   Overall:   10 - 14   1A Area 7 (*):   4 - 4
Girls Varsity Head Coach:  Ginger Montgomery      Records:   Overall:   14 -  7    1A Area 7 (*):   3 - 3

  Junior Varsity Boys Head Coach:  Jim Thomas            Record:   2 - 11  (unconfirmed)
  Junior Varsity B-Boys Head Coach:  Johnny Butler      Record:    8 - 1   (unconfirmed)

($ - score not yet available)

VARSITY BOYS

    10/11   Kurt Martin          12/13   Pat Cope           20/21   Bob White          24/25   Scott George
    30/31   David Stuart         32/33   David Rudd       34/35   Heath Thomas    40/41   Mark Greer
    42/43   Scott Collier         44/45   Scott Godwin     52/53   Jim Bob Harris    54/55   Mark Collier

AWARD WINNER

               Scott Collier         Montgomery Advertiser-Alabama Journal Small School First Team
                                          Team Award - Most Valuable Player

--------------------------  ST. JAMES TIP OFF TOURNAMENT -----------------------------

    NOV  28           Montgomery Academy  (L - $)

    NOV  29           Trinity 54, St. James 42

    NOV  30           Notasulga 70, St. James 67  (OT)
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    DEC    4           @ Catholic 70, St. James 63

    DEC    7           @ Trinity (W - $)

    DEC  11    *      ST. JAMES 59, @ Alabama Christian 47

-------------- MONTGOMERY ACADEMY CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT -------------

    DEC  17           Trinity 58, St. James 53

    DEC  18           Alabama Christian  (W - $)
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    JAN     4           ST. JAMES 75, Highland Home 54

    JAN     5           @ Houston Academy  (L - $)

    JAN   11    *     ST. JAMES 55, Hayneville 54

    JAN   15    *     ST. JAMES 65, Montgomery Academy 47

    JAN   22    *     ST. JAMES 74, Alabama Christian 65

    JAN   25           ST. JAMES 60, Catholic 59

    JAN   29    *     @ Hayneville  (L - $)

    FEB    1    *      @ Marbury  (L - $)

    FEB    5            Holtville 52, St. James 45

    FEB    8            ST. JAMES 66, @ Highland Home 54

    FEB    9            Houston Academy 75, St. James 52

    FEB  12            ST. JAMES 68, @ Holtville 66

    FEB  15    *      @ Montgomery Academy 49, St. James 48

    FEB  19            Trinity 41, St. James 40

    FEB  22    *      Marbury 68, St. James 62

1980 1A STATE BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS

REGION 4 AREA 7 TOURNAMENT  (@ Alabama Christian College)

    FEB  26            Montgomery Academy 39, St. James 37

VARSITY GIRLS

         12   Michele Moore         14   Kelly Via                20   Sonia Livingston       22   Kathleen Howard
         24   Melanie Daughtry     30   Rose Lawson          32   Laura Walton           34   Kay Walton
         40   Janet Woodling         42   Susan Evans           44   Sherrill McBrayer     50   Lisa Gregory

AWARD WINNERS

               Ginger Montgomery         Montgomery Advertiser-Alabama Journal Small School Coach of the Year

               Sherrill McBrayer             Montgomery Advertiser-Alabama Journal Small School Honorable Mention
                                                      Team Award - Most Valuable Player

               Kay Walton                     Montgomery Advertiser-Alabama Journal Small School First Team

               Laura Walton                   Montgomery Advertiser-Alabama Journal Small School First Team

   DEC    3    *       Montgomery Academy 38, St. James 32  (2 OT)

   DEC  10             ST. JAMES 39, @ Saint Jude 33

----------------------- ST. JAMES CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT --------------------------

   DEC  14             ST. JAMES defeated unknown team, $

   DEC  15             Trinity 39, St. James 32
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   DEC  17            @ Elmore County  (L - $)

   JAN     5            @ Houston Academy  (L - $)

   JAN     7            ST. JAMES 40, Elmore County 25

   JAN     8    *      ST. JAMES 45, @ East Perry 34

   JAN   10            ST. JAMES 43, Catholic 16

   JAN   14    *      @ Montgomery Academy 32, St. James 31  (2 OT)

   JAN   17    *      ST. JAMES 38, Trinity 18

   JAN   21            ST. JAMES 36, Holtville 14

   JAN   24            ST. JAMES 51, @ Catholic 37

   JAN   28    *      ST. JAMES 40, @ Trinity 27

   JAN   31           ST. JAMES 32, Saint Jude 20

   FEB    4            ST. JAMES 33, @ Holtville 10

   FEB    7    *      East Perry  (L - $)

   FEB    9            ST. JAMES 38, Houston Academy 37

1980 1A STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

AREA 7 TOURNAMENT  (@ ST. JAMES)

   FEB   14           ST. JAMES 52, Montgomery Academy 41

   FEB   15           ST. JAMES 51, Trinity 31

SUBSTATE ROUND

   FEB   16           ST. JAMES lost to unknown team - $

JUNIOR VARSITY BOYS  (only results currently available)
         10   Eric Ponder              12   Rob Brown             14   Chip Brown              22   Mark Dudle
         24   Wyatt Evans             30   Sidney Chancellor    32   Gary Adams             35   Jack Evans
         42   Glenn Godwin          44   Chad Martin            52   Mike Leonard

   DEC    4          @ Catholic 100, St. James 26

   JAN   14          ST. JAMES 42, @ Montgomery Academy 33

   JAN   15          Montgomery Academy 68, St. James 59

   JAN   17          ST. JAMES 38, Trinity 37

   FEB   12          @ Holtville 50, St. James 28

JUNIOR HIGH BOYS  (no results currently available)

               Todd Brown                   Pat Carroll                    Brian Cunningham            Guy Davis
               Steve Dudle                    Charles Harris               John Mark Harris              Kevin Johnson
               Chad Martin                   Lex Sheehan                 Sandy Strassburger

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