Booneville High School - Reveille Yearbook (Booneville, AR)

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 Pregame really gets the blood pumping. said Eric Catlett. The jitters of pregame. No matter if it's the senior athlete or the first year ath- lete, each feels the tingling anticipation of performing in front of a crowd. Tracey Blankenship said, The only bad part about pregame is if I screw up on a drill or throw an airball, my brother doesn't miss the chance to point it out to the rest of the audi- ence! The ball handling and lay-up drills usually help the athletes loosen up and block out crowd noise once they're out on the floor. Michael Hall even ad- mitted, Sometimes, when we get real brave, we at- tempt some pretty wild stuff! But, put in Bran- don Barnard, when we're playing the game, all the horsing around stops, or to the bench you go! Kittens Eric McConnell and James Osborne both agreed, The most impor- tant part of pregame is coming onto the court through the cheering line of Lady Kittens: it really gives us a lift knowing people are supporting us. Tracey Blankinship summed it up when he stated, I suppose the teas- ing in pregame helps. It seals out everything else so we can just play ball. by Tresa Adair. Michael Hall keeps his eye on the In the game against Subiaco, Mi-. balT as Brandon Barnard passes chael Hall goes for a jump shot, down court. Photo by Mieke Photo by Trena Adair Kauffman

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Front Row: Sarah Wiggins, Donya Roberts, Jennifer Phelps, T.J. Campbell, Cherie Slate. Back Row: Coach David Beckham, Mandy Adair, Paula Davis, Natalie Jester, Carla Bailey, Michelle Nelson. SEVENTH GIRLS BASKETBALL fi a win Magazine 18-25 Danville 12-10 Paris 10-16 Waldron 18-25 County Line 9-42 Sweating it out, literally. The seventh grade girls' basketball team just wouldn't say no until the score was in their favor against the Danville Little Johns. The first quarter featured both teams fruitlessly attempting baskets; howev- er, the Lady Kittens came out in the second quarter ready for action. Their man-to-man defense resulted in four steals and three tie balls. Mandy Adair contributed the first blocked shot of the season. Danville managed to score two points with 1:39 left in the half. Two foul shots from Danville made the score 4-0 at half-time, Dan- ville's favor. Booneville found the basket in the third quarter. Cherie Slate scored two at 1:56 and Jennifer Phelps shot from out- side to connect for two. Danville's re- sponse was two more points. Then a bucket each by Paula Davis and Mandy Adair tied the game. With 30 seconds left, Mandy Adair rebounded a missed shot by Jennifer Phelps and put it up and in for the winning field goal. By Tresa Adair Jennifer Phelps concentrates on her dribbling while trying to dodge her Paris opponent. Photo by Trena Adair

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 A • . Despite rough start «Si Kittens come '. - • r 0c ■ r j ■ V ■i ..y Ji. r'jfSJs'f-'S For a game that didn't start out right, the result proved that beginnings don't always decide the final score. The Junior boys Basketball team finished off Su- biaco 34-28 in a come-back. The Kittens struggled in the first half with only one field goal; the turning point came in the second quarter with a rally of ten points from the two-two-one press. Brandon Barnard successfully shot a three-pointer with three seconds to the half, placing Booneville on top 12- sulting in a three-point play. Toward the end of the third, the kittens went to their “spread offense. But two turn overs from Booneville enabled Subiaco to cut Booneville's lead to five. As the clock clicked down to three, Wright faked a shot, then dropped off to a wide-open Hall for two. Most of the final quarter was spent at the free-throw line, as the Trojans be came frustrated. The Kittens won 34-28. By Tresa Adair 9. In a fast-paced third quarter with steals and lay-ups from Barnard, Billy Wright, and Eric McConnell, Michael Hall powered his way into the lane, re- James Osborn searches for a team-mate to pass the ball to while Michael Hall and Bill Wright try to get open. Photo by Mieke Kauffman ’ Seasbnsf TCesuJtS - Greenwood 25-36 County Line 38-70 Danville 21-19 Dardanelle 23-30 Waldron 34-45 Subiaco 23-36 Pleasant View 22-39 Ozark 20-47 Mansfield 34-41 Subiaco 35-30 Metro Christian 43-56 Paris 36-47 Front Row: Brandon Barnard, Mark Whitaker, James Lee. 2nd Row: Casey Thomas, Tracey Blankenship, James Osborn, Chris Cobb, Danny Robbins, Eric Catlett. Back Row: Coach Dale Mann. Michael Hall. Ben Fuller, Billy Wright, David Chase, Eric McConnell, Matt Wester. JUNIOR HIGH BOVS BASKETBALL