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By jon McCullough
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Forward Clarence Pendleton and center Tom Sisk were chosen by the league coaches as Bull Run District Basketball All-Stars for 1983-84. Both were named to second team, all district.
Sisk, the captain of this year’s Panther squad, views himself as more of a rebounder and a quiet scorer than a flashy offensive standout. A substitute of last year’s regular season Bull Run champion team, Tom hoped this year to go further. “I wanted this year’s team to do a little better and make it to the semi-final round at least,” he said, referring to the Panthers’ disappointing first round defeats in the 1983 district and regional tournaments. “But we made it to the quarter finals and that’s an improvement!”
Sisk believes that he played up to his potential for most of the season and that the team played well. The Panthers failure to make it to the final tournament rounds didn’t come from lack of talent or effort. “We were just too tired and worn out at the end.”
The lanky center complimented coach Don Dawson for his effort in putting time and dedication into making Rappahannock a respected team in the past two years. He also expressed thanks to the team as a whole but especially to his best friends and teammates since elementary school—Ken Estes, Clarence Pendleton and Mike DelGrosso. “I just want to wish all three of them the best of luck.”
Clarence “Perkins” Pendleton was the crowd pleaser on the 1983-84 Panthers, thrilling fans with his smooth moves to the basket. He has taken each year as a challenge since he started playing basketball in the elementary school’s program. “Every season, I just wanted to go out and play well and improve with every game.” He credits his better performances to a determination to make things happen on the court.
He acknowledged that his play has been inconsistent, particularly this past season, a problem that coach Dawson repeatedly said described the entire team. “Some games I would reach new heights while others would bring me crashing right back down to earth,” Clarence added. But he felt that his spirit, his commitment to never giving up, helped the team come back to snatch wins from what looked like certain defeat on several occasions. “We played well some nights but I felt we should have won more ball games,” he said of Rappahannock’s third place finish behind Stonewall and Strasburg in the Bull Run standings.
“Rappahannock has come a long way with its basketball program and will go a lot further in the future. I was glad to be a part of it,” the senior forward said. He offered a few words of advice to those who will wear the blue and gold uniforms sifter him: ‘To be successful, you need to have a good attitude and always look to the positive side.”
Both Clarence and Tom plan on continuing their education and basketball careers at the college level. However, neither is sure yet which school he will attend.
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