Barbe High School - Les Memoires Yearbook (Lake Charles, LA)

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PERFECT FORM. Pam Dixon, senior, sinks her freethrows with practiced skill. The Lady Bucs defeated the Westlake Rams, 38-24. (Photo by Alton Puckett) IN A ROW. Stacy Edwards and Nancy Linscomb, freshmen, discuss the JV game as Fuse explains the next plays. (Photo by Pat Odom) 102 — Girls Basketball i i

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J £ m reshman basketball Next Big Thing Their Time Will Come 00% hilc they weren't the biggest. the oldest, or the most recognized for their achievements, the junior varsity and freshman basketball teams did have something. They had determination, the stuff from which winning teams were made. The JV team, although not varsity, were well on their way to being the best basketball players in the school. With a 8-6 record for the season, they amazed spectators with their coordination and togetherness on the court. We play well most of the time. grinned sophomore Norman Davis. One of the reasons for their success was the amount of time spent on practice. Mornings. class and afternoons were filled with the efforts of the team and their coach. Attendance to these workouts by the team was high. too. If you miss practice and you don't have a good excuse. lamented sophomore Ricky Simms, you run until you die. But. surprisingly, few grumbled. You've got to work if you want to be good.” commented Eric Roan. Our coach is great. He works us hard, but it's worth it in the long run. The freshman team started off a successful career with their 10-7 record for their first season at Barbc. These players were the ones who were going to establish themselves in the future as the varsity. We played well this season and the future looks bright. claimed Chris Brown. They. too. busied themselves with practice in an effort to constantly improve. The practice is tough, but we get better from it. said Tommy LeBlanc. While not anything special to those who weren't highly interested, they will be heard from in the future. Practice makes perfect is the law these teams live by. Freshman BOPP. Westlake 26 19 Sulphur 36 27 St. Louis 42 23 Wash. 45 55 LCB 46 44 LaG. 31 32 Sulphur 41 28 Westlake 29 42 St. Louis 54 39 Westlake 37 22 LCB 50 54 Wash. 48 66 Jennings 44 24 LaG. 30 51 LCB 48 60 Jennings 42 24 Sulphur 20 33 JV Vinton 41 29 Oakdale 47 28 S. Beau. 51 28 Lacassine 31 30 DcQuincy 40 39 Iowa 37 13 St. Louis 47 40 Oakdale 42 22 LaG. 32 49 Sulphur 34 48 LCB 60 64 LaG. 39 49 Sulphur 39 41 LCB 50 48 LaG. 34 35 LCB 64 62 Sulphur 32 39 UNDERCiUAKl). Man Wallace, junior, lakes ihc hall in for a lay-up as Eric Koan. junior, protects him. Matt's two points helped the Bucs defeat Lacassinc M-JO. JV and Freshman Basketball— 101

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Girls basketball EN-GARDE. Chris Gandy, sophomore, tries to block the goal and steal the ball from a LaGrange player. Her efforts helped the Bucs defeat LaGrange. 50-32. (Photo by Pat Odom) SHEER CONCENTRATION. Jill Mfelborn. freshman, helps to secure the Buc lead with her perfect freethrows. (Photo by Alton Puckett) No Payoffs in Playoffs Girls Basketball Suffers Internal Problems 7 he season wasn't a rosy one for the Lady Bucs. Although each player had talent, the team couldn't hack it as a whole. The team could boast of its three All-District players: Pam Dixon. Anjeaneue Lcgcr, and Rhonda Ixjcune. Even with these •'aluable players, the team was not able to .xat or even regain their second place finish in district from last year, ending up the season in third place. Rhonda Lejeune was pretty sure about the reason behind the disappointing finish. We had the talent, the ability to make first place, but we could never work together effectively. We were play- UPSY DAISY. Sumatra Hill. »32. hooc» for (wo as Chris Gandy. »33. wait for a possible rebound. Samacra's jump shoi helped smash LaGrange wiih a 45-30 win. (Photo by Alton Puckett.) ing as individuals, not as a team. That fact weakened us the most. We all had particular talents but since we didn't utilize them and make everyone work together, it was as if everyone was playing one on one. Coach Ronnie Odom wasn't eager to talk about the team. I was disappointed in the girls' performance this season. They wouldn't work well together and that made a lot of difference. I don't have any additional comment. said Coach Odom, and then added. I was also deeply disappointed in the attendance at the games and the fact that the newspaper never had any write-ups on the team's progress all season. Maybe student interest would have improved the team's over-all performance. Maybe not. The Lady Bucs played a total of twenty-seven games and ended the season with a record of 14-13. They had their troubles at the beginning of the season, but were able to turn around in time for the district games. (Continued ... page 101) Girls Basketball — 103