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

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BFGCIKS Bruises 8: Hornets Injuries Hit the Football Program Injuries can destroy mo- rale for the team as well as for the individual player said Terrell Smith, a senior player who received a knee injury last season. The mo- rale of the Hornets did go down as they lost their star seniors to injuries in the pre- season Green and White scrimmage. Bryan McCuien, a starting offensive back re- ceived a severe knee injury which put him out for the complete season. After playing for so many years, it's hard on me not to play as a senior, but an injury like this can become perma- nent, said McCuien. Eddie Goines, a senior defensive end, also received an injury much the same as McCuien's. I had a choice between giving up football or playing with the risk of another injury which could hurt me the rest of my life, said Goines. The Green and White game also proved injurious to senior Iason Iohnson. When Steve Shrigley jumped on my back I knew it was 'gonna' hurt, but I didn't think it would end my sea- son. I guess it was just a payback for my ending Bry- an McCuien's, said Iohnson, a defensive and of- fensive back. Ironically, after tackling McCuien, Iohnson carried the ball and was tackled by Shrigley. Iohnson suffered a broken collarbone, but this did not end his season. After sitting out for five weeks, Iohnson started at halfback for the England game. Iohnson said, Every hit was painful, but it felt good to play again. With his broken bone not completely healed, he injured it again. This ended Iohnson's season for good. Minor injuries also hit the Hornets as players received sprained ankles, pulled muscles and ingrown toe nails. Minor injuries caused problems, but we always managed to find a replace- ment and still be a team, said Shawn Wilcox. Wounded Homets, Roger Andrews and Bryan McCuien look on as their team fights to win a game. Andrews was out for only a week with a sprained ankle but McCuien sat out for the entire season after receiving his injury in the Green and White game. Football

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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

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We got Pride, is a familiar phrase among Hornet football players, who take pride in everything they do. They are also taught to take pride in injuries no matter how severe because it shows that they aren't afraid and play with their hearts. fi' 1 lmpatiently waiting for the recovery of an injured Robinson player, defen- sive end Greg lackson, tackle Mack Pharr and nose guard Russell Munns, rest up before the next attack. Down on the seven, Bryan McCuien is looked after by the football coaches and game officials. In the Green and White game Bryan received an injury that ended his season. S6l'llOf Football Q. if Sew X, t L S S iii? wezfiltg kim rwiiiawf