Oak Grove High School - Hornet Yearbook (North Little Rock, AR)

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1985 Senior Hornet Coaches: lohn Mayes, Robert Downing, Bobby Tiner, Tony Adams. fi ,I C X X JCENIOR FOOTBALL. Front row: Stacy Horton, Todd Smalling, Ricky Green, Victor Williams, Tony lones, Tyrus Gillam, Cliton Moore, Brad Bridges. Second row: Wayne Moore, Mark Jackson, Roger Andrews, Marvin Mor- ris, Greg Jackson, Raymond Baxter, Bri- an McCuien, Roger McDaniels, Floyd Conic, Mike Fortner, Donald Snyder. Third row: Coach Bobby Tiner, Mike Smith, Chris Caldwell, Gerald Presley, lim Hansard, David Day, Russell Munns, Terrel Smith, Eddie Goines,l Flint Turner, Shawn Wilcox, Coach lohn Mayes. Back row: Coach Tony: Adams, lason johnson, David Dougon, Bud Brock, Mark Myers, Ric Wade, Mack Pharr, Steve Shrigley, Brad Barrett, Lee Hunt, Scott Funderburg, Todd Batcheler, Coach Downing. swffsistasifrufivaiil --sr - F k T .EJ wp. ,Ins .1 K , ' g l .knight-wi mite: n,Ja'iiaff f.. ..3A.5aEq .3.si q1 ...fx 51lbgg .L kd C Q V 4 'ir iv' ix .. v 10 ' is ' 1 t ' aE V er, -pi ' I r s its .riff ff: . .4 ,,,,, ,.,f .g 'Q ,x'I, st X sw . ' sz-gzff Wm WK ...I , gf, rm t?,fe,f ft , f I 'V W,-V ,, , 1 if ' ?? ! Ju X . C ' W ,3W:mf' 'Q an-, 62 V I VVVV W WMQMA .wr 5, L. ,M .J

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Sports Greot Victories Expected The athletic programs have always been something to count on to raise the morale of the students, with the games often being the social highlight of an otherwise routine week. The students had good reason for their morale to be high, especial- ly the junior high volleyball fans. These girls finished the season with an unbeaten record of 12-0, won the district championship, and three team members made the all-district squad. District titles were also tak- en by the junior high football team and the '84 baseball team. The senior high football team was not quite so lucky, however. They finished the year with a record of 6-3-1 and a 4-2 conference mark, missing the state playoffs by one game. The highlight of the year was the Robinson game. It revived a rivalry that has lasted for many years, said senior football player Mike Fortner. The athletic program may not be bigger than other schools', but that doesn't mean that it's not better. But then . . . rs fl hgx s Qlflt Defying gravity to spike a ball, lana Turner shows perfection comes from practice. 11 -1-l Sports

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Senior Football O Harrison O 16 North Pulaski 14 7 Greenbrier 7 12 Robinson 6 6 Beebe 18 6 England 20 34 Altheimer 20 24 Lonoke 0 16 J.A. Fair 26 26 Carlisle 13 PRACTICE TO B Team O Robinson 26 16 Robinson 26 A 24 27 PRGFICIIE CY stints ,,,,...s.it-gms.,-fwss P-5 .3 M. 'L ' ' - . -I '- ' - r ,, ....Q'Zs..s..1-Q .. P0 - .....t..-,sswsl 'jii'i l'T . ' ' -W.. - f . ' 1 .l,,w'-- -35. .Mama K ,g 1 '- ,. vain. f 3 for action! Halfback Gary Wil- heads for the field as Greg relaxes with a cup of and watches the Hornet annihilate the Lonoke offense. Hornets went on to shutout the 24-0. Prepared to attack, the Hornet offense waits for the signal from quar- terback Shawn Wilcox in a conference match-up with the loe T. Robinson Senators. The Hornets won the game 12-7 which was played at Hornet stadium. ALL CONFERENCE. Front row: Shawn Wilcox, Russell Munns, Greg jackson. Back row: Mack Pharr, Steve Shrigley. Hard Work and Dedication Yields Victories Two-a-days, an unpopu- lar phrase to most, is an excitingly dreadful time of year to a football player. While the majority of the stu- dent body were still enjoying the end of summer and pre- paring for the beginning of school, the football teams were sweating it out in prac- tice. The first couple of days are all right, but when you have to go in full pack, the heat is almost too much to take, said quarterback Shawn Wilcox. Practice is an important part of football. Without it there wouldn't be a team, and everything would be unorganized, said guard lim Hansard. And practice they did. The Hornets learned their jobs well. They proved this when they opened the season against number two ranked AAA Harrison and held them to a scoreless game. The Hornets went on to another tie and two wins be- fore they defeated their arch rivals, the loe T. Robinson Senators. With two victories under their belts, the Hornets now faced the number one ranked team in the confer- ence, the Beebe Badgers. The Hornets fell to the Badgers 6-20 and lost again the next week to the England Lions 6-19. With these two consecutive losses, it took a lot of spirit from the team. But with more practice and motivation supplied by Coach Tony Adams, we came back and defeated Altheimer, said Raymond Baxter. The Altheimer game proved to be rewarding for fullback Greg Jackson as he rushed for a game record of 271 yards. lackson also broke the school's rushing record with a total of 1149 yards for the season. The Hornets ended the season 6-3-l. 1 Senior Football 6 3