McClellan High School - Lion Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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f 4 A Spor iii' Attempting a vital freethrow is Alan Cozart. yi ,ga Ai K L ie c - The agony of defeat is shown on coach Tom McKinney's face. Adding two more points to the Lion's score is senior Alan Cozart.

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A Sporting Tradition cKinney Compares Team To Faithful fcontinued from page 1141 ference games would deter- mine if the Lions would live up to their expectations. Ac- cording to Coach Tom McKinney, The team is like an old car. It runs good sometimes, then it stops, and no one knows when it's going to start up again. The Lions are usually ranked in the top ten during pre-conference play. The rat- ings are based on 'the end of Old Car last years conference stand- ings. Though the rankings are usually accurate, accord- ing to Coach Tom McKin- ney, the pre-season rankings are not something to set your books by for it is not how a team is ranked during pre-season but how that team is ranked after the sea- son. The AAAA conference is made up of tough competi- tors. The conference cham- For The Record Scoreboard 0 Opp L R Central N L R Ole Main Malvern L R Central Sylvans Hills Jacksonville Texarkana N L R Olemain Sylvan Hills Mills L R Hall L R Parkview Pine Bluff L R Catholic Mills L R Hall L R Parkview Pine Bluff L R Catholic Score MHS 59 54 66 68 49 52 53 57 05 60 30 57 60 50 57 52 56 54 53 53 70 58 64 63 54 51 58 51 60 76 58 56 50 48 88 77 53 40 pionship would not be an easy accomplishment for any team. Even if the Lions didn't win the conference cham- pionship title, it would be a year of learning. Coach Tom McKinney stated that the most important thing he wanted his players to learn was to be consistant and to adapt to how the game pro- gresses. Adding two points to the Lions scoring drive on a slamb-dunk is senior Roger Webb aww., 1 12 l td rrr 1 if if r 'Wfflam fu m,4.f.rz,,f, Prompting his players to get physical is Coach Tom McKinney. A Sporting Trad1t1on!l17

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ASporting-Traditidif - - Cozart Puts The E In Effort t began in second grade when he started play- ing basketball in the Geyer Springs league, from there it went to playing for the Ma- belvale Red Raiders and on to playing high school ball for the Crimson Lions. Alan Cozart has been playing bas- ketball since he was seven years old and fortunately he hasn't lost interest. Alan has not only played school basketball, he was a member of the junior olym- pic team which traveled to Russia. Russia was a real experience for me. said Alan. He also said that trav- eling to Russia made me re- alize how priviledged I am to be an American. Alan has been offered. scholarships to five colleges: Memphis State, Texas, Ar- kansas, Louiville, and Lou- isiana Tech. He has already toured two of the schools and will make a decision as to which college he will attend sometime in April. Although Alan has re- is, 5 ,,. ig 'f Q .....,........M.. 1 522 we -2 -we .... . imgllrir. xgsxr- N,. .,5,L ceived more publicity than most other players, and has been referred to as the lead- er of the team, Alan said It is all a team effort. No one person can play the game alone? Team work is defi- nitely one of the most impor- tant aspects of the game. Publicity plays an impor- tant part in high school bas- ketball, but the major influ- ence is the crowd. The crowd is 9972 of the game. commented Alan. Whether the year was a winning season or a losing season, one thing was for sure, the players ware more than teammates, they were friends. When asked about the cooperation among the players Alan replied, Even if we can't remember a Win- ning season, we can remem- ber the closeness of the play- ers. Crimson Lions Coaches: Charles Terry, Tom McKinny Snagging the rebound over Syl- van Hills is senior Mike Thomas A Sporting Trad1t1onfl2l