Lexington High School - Bearer Yearbook (Lexington, AL)

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Bears Qualify For Sub- State Preparations for the 1985-1986 bas- ketball season began as soon as football season had ended. The players practiced three or four times weekly to improve their skills. Pretty soon, the Lexington Golden Bears began their season. They first played West Limestone in a very close game. West Limestone came through and defeated the Bears 85-84. They won their next two games soundly defeating Clements and Rogersville. Their next game was against Brooks, who defeated the Bears 86-67. They beat Wilson and then lost to Muscle Shoals and Bradshaw. They went on to soundly beat Mars Hill. Next, they played Cle- ments again, but were defeated by one point. Their next three games they de- feated Rogers, Cherokee, and Rogers once again. They lost the Times Daily Classic to Colbert County by a score of 62-47. They next beat Rogersville once again and lost to Wilson. They won the next game against Cherokee. The Bears played in the county tour- nament against Rogersville in a very close game. The game went to the final seconds and Rogersville was victorious by a score of 52-51. After the tourna- ment, the Bears lost four consecutive games to West Limestone, Central, Sheffield, and Coffee. Then, the Bears once again defeated Mars Hill and lost to Brooks. The Bears next competed in the area tournament. They first beat Cherokee by a score of 64-59. However, they lost to West Limestone in the next game by a score of 78-68. They qualified for sub-state where they were trounced by top-ranked Tanner 88-57. The Bears ended the season with a record of 11-15. VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL SCORECARD LHS OPPONENTS 84 West Limestone 85 75 Clements 57 81 Rogersville 69 67 Brooks 86 89 Wilson 88 80 Muscle Shoals 104 49 Bradshaw 55 71 Mars Hill 55 61 Clements 62 74 Rogers 45 45 Cherokee 38 69 Rogers 42 47 Colbert County 62 66 Rogersville 59 57 Wilson 69 58 Cherokee 42 51 Rogersville 52 58 West Limestone 70 46 Central 78 25 Sheffield 30 61 Coffee 75 78 Mars Hill 63 55 Brooks 79 64 • Cherokee 59 68 West Limestone 78 57 Tanner Record: 11-15 Total Points 88 LHS- 1636 Opponents- 1690 Average Points Scorcd Gamc LHS—62.9 Opponents—65.0 •County Tournament ••Area Tournament •••Times Daily Classic ••••Sub-State STRETCHING upward, Chris Sims tries to make those needed points, while LCHS players look on. 24 Basketball

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HANDS IN THE AIR. Karen McCain gets pre- pared to set an unseen volleyball while Jcanic Ba- lentinc watches. VARSITY GIRLS VOLLEYBALL SCORECARD LHS Bradshaw 15-9, 7-15. 10-15 LHS Wilson 15-2. 15-3 LHS LCHS 15-9. 15-6 LHS E. Lawrence 17-15. 15-5 LHS Muscle Shoals 7-15. 7-15 LHS Bradshaw 3-15. 11-15 LHS LCHS 15-4, 0-15. 15-11 LHS Central 15-4. 15-6 LHS W. Limestone 16-14. 12-15. 15-11 LHS Wilson 15-2, 15-10 LHS Haleyville 16-14. 15-10 LHS Hatton 15-6, 15-7 LHS Sheffield 15-10. 15-8 LHS Muscle Shoals 15-7. 15-6 LHS Bradshaw 15-12. 9-15. 12-15 LHS Harclgreen 15-8. 15-8 LHS Coffee 12-15. 14-16 Athens Optimist Tournament LHS Madison Academy 15-6. 15-9 LHS Johnson 6-15. 9-15 County Tournament LHS Wilson 15-0. 15-9 LHS LCHS 15-4. 15-9 Area Tournament LHS W. Limestone 15-8. 15-8 LHS W. Limestone 13-15. 15-12. 16-14 Sub-state Tournament LHS Ardmore 15-2. 15-7. 15-2 State Tournament LHS Crossville 15-6. 15-13 LHS Good Hope 4-15. 15-7. 15-6 LHS Vincent 15-5. 15-5 LHS Moody 15-3. 15-0 LHS St. Paul’s 8-15. 10-15 LHS Crossville 15-10. 15-2 LHS St Paul’s 14-16, 14-16. 16-14 AFTER RECEIVING THEIR CERTIFI- CATES, the volleyball team goes back to their scats to wail for the finish of the awards presenta- tion.

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VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL: (kneeling) Coach Wayne Bailey; (standing) Mark Trousdale, manager; Danny Fike. Mark Collier, Kevin Han- back, Chris Sims. Eddie Woodard. Marty Mosley. Stacey Lctson, Paul Carlock, Eric McConnell. Ronnie Newton, and Keith Gulley. ATTEMPTING TO EVADE THEIR WILSON OPPONENTS, several of the Bears wait for the ball. AS EXCITED FANS OBSERVE THE AC- TION. Paul Carlock struggles to make a shot at the basket while a Rogersville opponent attempts to block. Basketball 25