Booneville High School - Reveille Yearbook (Booneville, AR)

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Steve Kennedy hustles to get rebound posi- tion as Cliff McAnally shoots for two”. Scoreboard 8 wins - 9 losses Waldron Danville Mansfield Danville Altus County Line Ozark Mansfield Paris Paris Subiaco Magazine Pleasant View Metro Subiaco Waldron BHS OPP 30 40 36 23 30 25 18 22 43 33 25 35 25 40 33 30 25 47 30 42 36 25 34 25 34 33 46 31 22 28 25 35 Coach John McGowan, Brandon Barnard, James Osborne, Brian Rambo, Joel McDonald, Tommy Halford, Steve Kennedy, Dustin Blankinship, Cliff McAnally, Dean Swint, Billy Wrisljt, Ray Erlinger, Danny Robbins, Casey Thomas, Paul Crenshaw, Jerry Bradley. 50 Run that by me again

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Doug Powell puts up a quick shot, while Eric McConnell, Tracy Blankenship, and Mark Whitaker rush to get rebound position. Regina Bridges and Tiffany Julien hope for two points as D'Lisa Rayburn prepares to shoot. Seventh graders learn the basics In everything accomplished we always had to have a starting point. In the game of basketball, the basics are the starting point. Basics you ask? What's so hard about bouncing a basket- ball up and down the court? It's a cinch, right? Wrong, there's more to basket- ball than bouncing an orange ball up and down the court. A beginning athlete has to learn how to think quickly, to analyze the situation, and finally to at- tack. He always needs to be alert and know what's going on around him whether he be on offense or defense. Seventh grade is where athletes learn how to master their skills. David Beckham, coach of the seventh grade, said, My main objective for seventh graders is to teach them the basics on man- to-man. I feel it will lead to suc- cessful teams. The girls' team, in a game against Hackett, proved to have that never die instinct. The game consisted of three nerve- racking overtimes. In the third overtime one of Hackett's play- ers was fouled with the score tied 13-13. Candy Greenbush grabbed the rebound with eight seconds left and dribbled the length of the court to make the winning lay-up. The final score was 15-13. The boys team also showed a lot of potential in their games. Against Waldron the Kittens proved to everyone that they meant business. They totally dominated Waldron, winning the game with a score of 20-2. Whether it be the close games or easy ones, both teams have shown they. are beginning to master the basics. Learn the basics 49

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Junior high boys break their own record showing their stuff If you thought last year was good, then this year was great. The junior high boys, after starting to really play last year, decided their goal would be to break the 1986 record of 6 wins. After losing to Waldron in the season opener, the Kittens bounced back to dominate Danville, 36-23. Things seemed to be looking up with a win over Mansfield 30-25. As the season progressed and they collected 3 disappointing losses, the Kittens were still looking to beat last year's record with another win over Mansfield. In this crucial game, the Kittens led throughout; however, the Tigers made a run in the third quarter, but Boone- ville hung on 33-30 for their third sea- son win. The next four games were split; two wins, two losses. The Kittens got to see what they were really made of against Pleasant View in the County Line Tournament. At half time the game looked to be a easy win for Booneville, but in the third quarter Pleasant View recovered to close Booneville's lead to 22-17. All through the fourth quarter Booneville and Pleasant View exchanged baskets. A few turnovers and fouls kept Pleasant View in the game. But with eight sec- onds left on the clock, the Kittens had possession of the ball. Paul Crenshaw threw to Cliff McAnally who was at the free-throw line. McAnally made the shot count. With only three sec- onds left. Pleasant View was forced to put up a bad shot. The Kittens squeaked by this one 34-33. These eight wins achieved their pre- season goal. Showing their stuff 51