Mauldin High School - Reflections Yearbook (Mauldin, SC)

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In your face! Tabbetha Stevens goes up for a shot as Nancy Schimd and a host of Easly defenders gaze upwards. iPhoto by Stephen Babbl Victor Was Close Lady Mavs Strive For A Winning Season The injury plagued Lady Mavericks, who finished the season with nine wins and 12 losses, had a very positive and productive season. Although there were many changes in the line up due to in- juries, the players on this team exper- ienced many victories off the court as well as on the court. Off the court the players seemed to get along and cooperate better than they have in recent seasons. Much of this was attributed to the close personal friendships between many of the play- ers. There also seemed to be an unusual, yet special, bond between Coach Ben Reid and the team. Because of injuries, there were often not enough girls to scrimage each other. Coach Reid could be seen at practice many days playing point guard or forward. On the court, the team suffered through controversies. Against Caroli- na, Mauldin finished the game playing with only four players because all the others had fouled out. By the end of the season, the team, to make changes in the line up, had to bring up players from the Junior Varsity level, and play good, intense basketball to secure a vic- tory. This eventually took its toll as Mauldin finished the season with only eight players on the team. Through all of the good times and the bad, the team was supported itself along with the community, faculty, and students of MHS. Todd Ballew Our strongest . point was compe- tiveness. We were competitive with other teams as well as competi- tive with each other - Mary Beth Timmons 7 The team this year had a lot of potential. As a re- sult of injuries Coach Reid had to m a k e m a n y changes in the lineup. This put many players out of position. Heather Lynch 1985-86 Girls' Varsity Basketball MHS 52 Carolina MHS 59 J.L. Mann MHS 44 Boiling Springs MHS 58 Carolina MHS 48 Boiling Springs MHS 44 J.L. Mann MHS 52 Laurens MHS 43 Pickens MHS 35 Westside MHS 48 Eastside MHS 62 Easley MHS 55 Hillcrest MHS 36 Wade Hampton MHS 51 Laurens MHS 42 Pickens MHS 28 Westside MHS 23 Eastside MHS 39 Easley MHS 58 Hillcrest MHS 52 Wade Hampton MHS 47 Laurens Girls Varsity Basketball

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120 Stalking the prey . . . Jimmy Burns goes up for the shot in a warm-up before game. Jimmy went on to score six points against Westside. iPhoto by Nancy Smith! aking th lump l.V. Formed By Two Teams The new coach helped us consider- ably although our record did not show it, explained Scott Ferguson. Coach Greg Snoad took the team to an 11 and 11 season. The season contained hard practices for at least two hours a day five days a week. The hard work was explained by Mike Kerley, We worked hard every practice but concentrated mostly on de- fense and blocking our opponent. Due to required eligibility, four of the thirteen players were removed from the team because of unsatisfactory grades. The coach had to bring up three players from the ninth grade team because of academic problems. The players, John- ny Hoag, Larry Stokes, and Sonny Spearman, did not mind at all. Larry Stokes explained this feeling, I had no pressure on me at all because I had al- ready played with these boys. It was a good experience and we felt privileged to be brought up to the JV team. The team played well all year but never reached its full potential , said Jimmy Burns. We could have easily won both the Easley and Hillcrest games, but we lost the game against Hillcrest and barely beat Easley in overtime, continued Jimmy Burns. Erik Busby Whodunn1t The game pauses for a disputed foul against Mauldm The call was correct and Hillcrest scored two free throws as a result iPhoto by Nancy Smithj