C E Ellison High School - Free Spirit Yearbook (Killeen, TX)

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wwf 5 'J N bill X MEMBERS of the l.V. Basketball team are ffront rowl Alan Weiss, Wesley Armstrong, Rudy lackson, Darron White, Dana Blake, Leon Shanon, Miquel Lopez, 12nd fowl Ernie Powell, Scott lohnson, Dennis Hayes, Eric King, Frank Thompson, Melvin Hibbler. ERNIE POWELL jumps high to get the jump ball. WHILE shooting the ball, Darron White jumps to avoid the defending player, FRANK THOMPSON takes careful aim as he shoots the ball. MOVING quicky to beat the defender, Rudy lackson goes up for the lay-up. ERIC KING and Darron White stand by waiting for the ball to be put back into play. l.V. Basketball 215

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They Showed Their Stuff The l.V. basketball team proved a very tough team to beat. With a record of 18 and 9, they showed that they knew what they were doing. As the season moved on, the team's skills and shooting improved under the leadership of their coach, Melvin Hibbler. Hustle and team- work were what most of the players felt were important factors in winn- ing a game. When asked about practice, Dennis Hayes said, Everyone needs to practice to become better ball players. Many of the players felt Killeen and Bryan were their toughest op- ponents. They Iost to Killeen once and Bryan twice. Dana Blake said, 'I feel as though we've had a good season, but we lost some games we should have won. Scott johnson summed up the season and the game when he said, 'lt's a fun sport with a lot of fast action. EHS 72 55 65 36 69 42 70 47 65 46 66 69 53 57 55 69 46 69 56 64 43 47 58 69 46 55 64 214 - IV, Basketball Copy and Layout by Kyle Smith ELLISON IV. OPP. Austin Crockett 43 Austin Anderson 51 Austin Crockett 49 Taylor 46 Cameron 63 Round Rock 52 Abilene Cooper 39 Conroe 68 Waco High 70 Bryan 47 Richfield 47 Copperas Cove 59 jeff-Moore 43 Abilene Cooper 54 San Angelo 59 Austin McCallan 41 Round Rock 35 Copperas Cove 68 Westwood 52 Temple 84 Killeen 47 Bryan 59 Round Rock 42 Copperas Cove 68 Round Rock Westwood 41 Temple Killeen 27 ERIC KING watches the ball in the air. DEN- players stand ready. DRIBBLING down I NIS HAYES goes up for a lay - up. MARK court, Mark Kirksey dodges a Bryan play KIRKSEY makes a free-throw while the

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Freshmen Basketball 39 Killeen White 43 39 Copperas Cove 33 54 Austin McCallum 21 35 Round Rock Maroon 23 44 Richfielld 35 63 Bryan White 60 47 Georgetown 41 45 Killeen White 27 28 Killeen Maroon 27 50 Round Rock 38 49 Copperas Cove B 30 56 Westwood 45 52 Temple Blue 36 47 Killeen Maroon 38 33 Bryan Green 36 43 Round Rock 32 43 Copperas Cove A 41 50 Westwood White 37 54 Temple 44 41 Killeen White 43 TO26fh6l'hBSS ls The Kev With their varied beginnings in basketball the freshman boys may have been expected to show a lot of individualism, but both teams felt that team work and team spirit were the most important factors in a game. Norman johnson said, 'The thing I like most about basketball is being able to work with other guys as one, even though we are all different. The teams worked hard at their practices to improve their skills such as dribbling and shooting. Mike Mur- phy said, l3Practice is important because it's the only way you can become a better ball player and work well together as a team. The Green team had a record of 16 wins and 4 losses. The White team's record was 11 wins to 9. losses. Altogether both teams played well. HOPING for a rebound are Sergio Ducret and Dennis Harris. GOING up for a two point layup is Sergio Ducret. 216 Freshman Boys Basketball y dL y :by Dawn Adams. Members of Freshman White are Robert Dennis Harris, Erwin Russel, Paul Haywa Morganfield, lerry Cabrera, Gerald Mike Murphy, Sanchez, Morrow, Le Williams, Herman Candles, loseph Leundus Merritt, Coach Crawford. Thomas, Matt Bankers, Wesley Manship, 4' -iff if-7 N Sf - - H fl ' 55,11 iz U- , v new t ,ff , , -4 ' g - , l ,....s......,-,s,.,, I S- x TM 4 -.z to , ...'.' . WW 'Z '