The pictures are as represented in the Woodrow Wilson High School, Portsmouth, Virginia yearbook or annual of the year indicated on the page. The Memory pictures may not be complete and pictures and names may have been removed by request of the person involved. Also, it does not offically indicate the year of graduation and/or that the party in question graduated. This section of the website is dedicated to the memories of all alumni and are found in personal items that alumni have saved and were kind enough to allow it to be shared with others. Thank You. If you are not represented in your class, or have other pictures for the memories section you may submit a photo to be added. John “Eddie” Lee ’68.
Varsity Basketball
Coach Jack Ryder, Jerry Hasty, Albin
Deans, co-captains.
Familiar scene during every time out.
Lawson ties up everything during scramble in Princess Anne game.
1959-60 SEASON RECORD
Wilson 53
Wilson 60
Wilson 30
Wilson 54
Wilson 56
Wilson 54
Wilson 57
Wilson 52
Wilson 67
Wilson 44
Wilson 36
Wilson 62
Wilson 75
Wilson 78
Wilson 64
Wilson 30
Wilson 60
Wilson 42
Wilson 42
Wilson 44
St. Pauls 35
Suffolk 34
Warwick 41
Hampton 41
Princess Anne 30
Norview 56
Church land 31
Great Bridge 32
Granby 37
Maury 38
Warwick 46
Suffolk 33
Cradock 55
Granby 46
Churchland 48
Hampton 28
Norview 45
Maury 44
Newport News 48
Jefferson Sr. 47.
EASTERN DISTRICT TOURNAMENT
Wilson 46
Wilson 47
Wilson 63
Churchland 39
Warwick 49
Norview 47
Won 17 - Lost 6
CO-CAPTAIN DEANS
An excellent playmaker
CO-CAPTAIN HASTY
Never without a grin
Kneeling; Jerry Hasty, Coach Jack Ryder, Albin Deans. Standing; Ronnie Bucher, Tommy Vaughan, Joe Owens, Howard Black-man, Carlyle Duncan, Jerry Lawson, Bill Holland, Tommy Severin, Carl Rhodes, Tommy Smith, Hank Hannah, Bucky Owens, Frenchie Johnson.
Hasty on his way for two points
against Cavaliers.
Rhodes rebounding against Warwick
during tournament play.
Jerry Lawson
Leading scorer
Carl Rhodes
Serious competitor
Tommy Smith
Next year hopeful
Hasty actually came down with this one
as Blackman lends his support.
Hasty drives around Warwick defender.
Rhodes comes up with an arm during Maury game.
Lawson hits for two against Great Bridge.
ABLIN DEANS
Guard
TOMMY SMITH
Guard
Deans and "hidden ball trick" in Hampton game. Duncan ready for the hand off.
JERRY LAWSON
Center
JERRY HASTY
Forward
TOMMY VAUGHAN
Forward
HOW ARD BLACKMAN
Forward, guard
BILL HOLLAND
Center
CARL RHODES
Forward
FRENCHIE JOHNSON
Guard
TOMMY SEVERIN
Foward
BUCKY OWENS
Guard
CARLYLE DUNCAN
Center
RONNIE BUCHER
Guard
BONNIE LAKES, STEVE JUSTICE
Managers
Hasty really didn't need Smith's help to
score this one against Crabbers.
"Tommy, you're not only holding that Crabber, but is it fair to cover up his eyes?
Keenan set for the foul shot that defeated Churchland.
"Carl, that's a Trucker's head you have, not the ball
Lawson easily controls rebound against Truckers.
. . . . . and even easier against Wildcats
Deans makes it look easy against Saint
Pauls . . . .
Ballet dancers?
Schwab gets in the scoring
act against Hampton.
Row One: Frankie Culpepper, Larry Chinn, Ray Baker, Donald Powell. Row Two: Kirby Bryant, Ronnie Brinkley, Don Riddick, Howard Crider, Larry Davis. Row Three: Coach Jim Sherrill, Kenny Coles, Jerry Maddray, Darryl James, Skippy Small, John Blackman (absent: John Hooten, Larry Keenan, Larry Schwab)
Schwab gets in the scoring act against Hampton.
Davis drives for two against Crabbers.
Hooten, Brinkley and Schwab watch as pass goes astray against Truckers.
The 1959-60 basketball season outlook was not too impressive. The team had lost all but a few reserves from the previous year's Eastern District champions. The ball club was young and inexperienced, but it was determined.
The opening games left Prexie followers bewildered regarding who might turn out to be outstanding performers. Was the star to be Tommy Smith, who dropped in 16 points in the opening contest; Jerry Hasty, who was setting the pace at the foul line, and "grinning down" the opposition in addition to play-making and ball-hawking; Albin Deans, who seemed to have a calming effect on the young, easily excitable squad; Howard Blackman, who never got much publicity, but showed signs of being a good all-around player; Jay Vee graduate Jerry Lawson, who was a rebounding and scoring threat. Each of the above, at one time or another, showed signs of becoming an outstanding player.
The first loss came at the hands of the unpredictable Norview Pilots, a team with ups and downs, and almost as much uncertainty as to its own powers as were the Presidents. The locals lost two more contests in the following weeks, both to the powerful Warwick Farmers, who turned out to be District champions.
With three games remammg, the Presidents were in a first place tie with Maury and Warwick, but they dropped them all, two in overtime. The first loss was to Maury; the second to Newport News; the last, to Jefferson of Roanoke. These defeats sent the Prexies into the District tournament in fourth place.
In tournament play they downed Church land in the opener, 46-39, and then then proceeded to give Warwick their biggest scare of the season. For more than three quarters Wilson played a near-perfect game, and was leading by eight points. Then Warwick went into a full court press, and the gap was suddenly closed. With the score tied at 45-45, and two seconds showing on the clock, Warwick sank the basket that sent them into the finals, depriving the Presidents of a spot in the State tournament. In the consolation game Wilson defeated Norview 63-47.
Season honors went to Lawson who made first team All-Eastern District, and second team All-Tournament; to Deans who was elected to second team All Eastern District, and first team All-Tournament; to Hasty, Smith, and Rhodes who gained honorable mention on the All-Eastern District. Hasty also received honorable mention on the All-Tournament team.
Smith relaxes on Pilot's back as he lays one in for two points.
Junior Varsity
1959-60 SEASON RECORD
Wilson 47
Wilson 32
Wilson 58
Wilson 39
Wilson 40
Wilson 36
Wilson 33
Wilson 52
Wilson 64
Wilson 38
Wilson 50
Wilson 37
Wilson 40
Wilson 55
Wilson 41
Wilson 39
Wilson 34
Wilson 40
Wilson 48
Saint Pauls30
Suffolk 23
Warwick 32
Hampton 38
Princess Anne 35
Norview 35
Churchland 32
Great Bridge 34
Granby 27
Maury 43
Warwick 42
Suffolk 23
Cradock 38
Granby 34
Churchland 67
Hampton 43
Norview 32
Maury 41
Jefferson Sr. 46
Won 15 - Lost 5
Keenan gathers in loose ball during Crabber game
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