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

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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

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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 Anxiously awaiting for the rebound is junior Haley Chapman. As teammates cheer on fellow Lady Lions, Coach Cothren returns an out of bounds ball. l20fA Sporting Tradition First Ladies - Then Athletes against them a young inexperi- enced team was determined to make the season a year to learn and hopefully win. Youth is a time for problems and the girls of the Lady Lions experienced many. Re- turning with only a few sen- iors in 1983, the Lady Lions returned with only one sen- ior for the 84 season. The six juniors on the team had little I ith the odds experience but were long on nerves every minute of the game. This young team would eventually become exper- ienced and make that transi- tion from unseasoned youths to Veterans of the court, With the coming of a new season and the possibility of following in the footsteps of the 1979-80 Lady Lion State Champion, the girls looked towards a promising future. 'devel