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

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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

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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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G iris basketball No Payoff (Conf ) Anjcanettc Lcgcr was able to explain the changes for the better. We had our troubles at the beginning of the year. Misunderstandings. Coach Odom was getting frustrated. But wc started working together and started winning games. We had no trouble beating DeQuincy, Westlake. Iowa, or Washington-Marion. I think we went farther than anyone expected. We couldn't beat everyone though. I-acassinc killed us. They had a good team because they start basketball in grade school there. Not everyone on our team has. I started when I was in fourth grade so I had a few more years of experience. The team's performance was lack-luster at the season's beginning, but as tensions on the team cased up. they grew more relaxed 3nd started winning games. When the district games rolled around, the Lady Bucs were prepared for the competition. When it came to defeating LaGrange, they suffered no setbacks. They won one game with Sulphur. 46-44, but lost two others to the Tors. They beat Lake Charles-Boston in two games, but lost in the playoffs for second place. 54-57. Nevertheless the team managed to corner third in district. They had suffered their own problems along with having to deal with the strategies of their oppoents. Though unable to stand proud with first place, they could still hold their heads high because they had conquered their worst enemy — themselves. ON THE BENCH. Coach Ronnie Odom and some of (he J.V. players watch as the varsity girls stomp LCB. 50-28. TIME OUT. Rhonda Lujeune and Pam Dixon, seniors, get some last minute instructions before the whistle blows during a time-out in the LaGrange game at Sulphur. THE BOSS. Coach Ronnie Odom drills the last minute changes in the heads of his girls before the Sulphur game. The changes helped as the Bucs whipped the Tors. 46-44. 104 — Girls Basketball