Booneville High School - Reveille Yearbook (Booneville, AR)

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Scoreboard 2 wins - 14 losses BHS OPP Greenwood 52 89 Metro Christian 67 73 Winslow 48 40 Shiloh 42 59 County Line 50 70 Mansfield 53 54 Waldron 54 57 Subiaco 39 52 Paris 56 72 Ozark 38 69 Mansfield 54 60 Waldron 55 52 Subiaco 52 64 Paris 57 59 Ozark 45 65 Havana 70 71 Magazine 75 77 Mansfield 50 54 Paul Smith and Jeff Smith watch as Scott Goodwin blocks a Paris shot. Jeff Smith prepares to break the full court press. Senior boys basketball

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Charley Parnell concentrates on making his freethrow. Front row: Ty Hampton, Shawn Campbell, John Simmons, Jeff Smith, Shawn Barnard, Billy Daniel, Tommy McClean, Earnest Goff. Back row: Coach Beckham, Paul Smith, Russell Wilson, Jeff Rodatz, Scott Goodwin, Philip Porter, Charley Parnell, Rusty McDonald, Coach McGowan Sg y°r Fight Through Season With a season plagued with de- feats, the Cats never gave up. Their first taste of victory came in the first round of the Westfork Festival against Winslow. The Cats got off to a slow start hitting only 4 of 18 shots for 22% from the field, but with freethrows from Charley Par- nell and Shawn Barnard, the Cats held a slim lead at the half 10-7. The second quarter was nothing but eight minutes of trading bas- kets. The Cats held the advantage at half 19-16. In the second half, with hard-nose defense and full- court press, the Cats out scored their opponents 17-11. The last quarter was intensifying. Although Winslow was on a roll hitting 53% from the field, the Cats held on to a 48-40 win. The second taste of victory came with an overtime win against Wal- dron. The Cats came out fired up, out scoring the Bulldogs 16-2 in the first quarter. But the tables turned as Waldron scored 20 unanswered points. The Cats held on to lead at half with a 25-22 score. The third quarter though, was different for the Cats. The only points they scored were freethrows. Behind 31- 32 the Cats regained the lead by pressing full court in the middle of the fourth quarter. But Waldron didn't die easy. The tied score of 47- 47 led the game into overtime. De- termined to recapture the momen- tum, the Cats faced their first over- time. Freethrows became the main factor. The Cats shot 56% from the line. But the crucial part was the pressing defense. Jeffrey Smith had two steals, converting one into two points to put the Cats ahead 55-52 at the buzzer. The team entered the district tour- nament with a 2-16 record. Leading scorers were Shawn Barnard with an average of 12.6 points, and Charley Parnell with 11.5 points. Jeffery Smith led the way in steals with 30, and Scott Goodwin pulled down 121 rebounds. After receiving a pass, Shawn Barnard pre- pares to make his move. 54 Run that by me again

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Hard work With a win over Paris and Wal- dron, the Lady Bearcats had fi- nally arrived at the finals of the District Tournament hosted by Subiaco. The Lady Cats were scheduled to meet Mansfield, last year's 4AA State Champi- ons. Already this season the Lady Cats had fallen to the Lady Tigers twice. Could the Lady Bearcats pull it together and make a successful game plan? A plan was exactly what Coach Steve Brown had in mind. Girls, he said, we're just gonna have to keep the ball out of their hands. They can't score if they don't have the ball. It would take three important factors for the Lady Cats to ex- ecute their plan: patience, good ball handling, and quickness. In the first quarter the Lady Cats spread out their offense and made the Lady Tigers come out and play a man-to-man defense. Their patience was paying off. The score at the end of the first quarter was 6-6. pays off for Lady Cats In the second quarter, the Lady Cats had possession of the ball and again stuck to their game plan. With the patience of all five players on the court the Lady Cats were succeeding in frustrating the Lady Tigers. Half time score was 9-8 in Boone- ville's favor. During the third quarter the ten- sion was mounting. With the ball-handling skills of the guards they were able to keep the ball out of Mansfield's hands. By being patient and tak- ing advantage of their quickness Booneville ended the third quar- ter with a three point lead. But the game is not over until the last buzzer has mounded. successftrLTn winning District f The Booneville Lady Bearcats show, who's number one by displaying their- 4AA District Championship plaque. This was to be the deciding quarter. Booneville relied on the quickness of their defense. With two critical steals from Trena Adair, which were converted into points, and the patience of their offense, Booneville frus- trated the Lady Tigers. Brigitte Oliver contributed important drives through the Tigers' de- fense for jump shots in the lane. And with time running out Mansfield was forced to foul sending Booneville to the line. With free throw shooting from Booneville the Lady Cats took the lead and gained the Cham- pionship title with the final score 31-21. Their long awaited goal had fi- nally been achieved. The Boone- ville Lady Cats were 4AA Dis- trict Champions. Brenda Tomlin looks inside to see if Not only were the Lady Cats anyone is open. for the second time in three years, they now hold a school record of twenty wins and six losses. Unfortunately, the Lady Cats couldn't seem to get over the hump in regionals. Booneville met Huntsville at Booneville. Huntsville scraped by with a one point win over the Lady Bear- cats. Brigitte Oliver and Trena Adair were named for the All-Regional Team. During the season, Brigitte Oli- ver was the leading scorer with a total of 383 points. Trena Adair led everyone with 54 steals total. Tresa Adair led with 66 assists while Michelle Whitaker led in rebounding with 127. 56 Run that by me again