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

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!XGRO P EFFORT Senior boys work together EEYYOOP! The fans shouted as the Hornets scored two more points. Oak Grove was predicted to be a middle-of-the-pack club in the tough SAA South Conference. At the start of the year, I was unsure of the kind of team we would have, but after the first few games I knew we would have a good, solid ball club, said Lenny Whiteman, the team's leading scorer and rebounder. Mike Graham said, We were the smallest team in the conference, but we were quick. Nobody got tired either, because there was always a good player on the bench that could come in and play. As the season continued, the basketball players began to realize how much they had improved. This year we're a quicker, more exper- ienced club and have a higher shot percentage. The only drawback of the team is g5ltlil5 3 3 i ilillllf lg 4 2 ,wintry L., ez 4 SUN, . 4 U in-4 that we seem to lack that kill- er instinct, and we also lack height, said Coach Ronald Bennett. It was a fun year, we had the potential to win all of our games. In all, I'm proud of my senior year, said Floyd Conic. Another aspect of the sea- son which added to the excitement was that the SAA South Conference Tourna- ment was hosted at Oak Grove. SENIOR BASKETBALL. Front row: An- drew McLemore, Mark Youngblood, Stevie Green, Mike Wilkerson, Terry Kirby, lack Shirley, Floyd Conic, Wayne Brown. Back row: Coach Tony Adams, Sean Owens, Manager, Mike Graham, Mike Decker, Eric Tolbert, Lenny Whiteman, Mark Myers, Manager, Brad Garrett, Manager, Coach Ronald Bennett. B-TEAM. Front row: Stephen Batemann, David Ford, David High- land, Tommy McElroy, Undra Love- lace, Chris Caldwell, Wayne Brown, Rickey Green. Back row: Coach Tony Adams, Sean Owens, Manager, jimmy King, Ric Wade, Lee Hunt, Mike Davis, Brad Garrett, Manager, Mark Myers, Manager. SenlOf BCSKSTDCH i

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lack Shirley rises above the rest as a Lonoke player tries to block the shot. The Hornets lost this game with a score of 62 to 42. Floyd Conic carries through his de- fensive training during a game. The Hornets went on to win this game with a score of 74 to 56, UP FOR GRABS District tournament held at Oak Grove The home court advantage was given to Oak Grove this year as the district tourna- ment was hosted here. There's a lot of tough competition in our confer- ence, but we've been working hard to improve all year. Hopefully, by the time District Tournament comes around, our performance will reflect our hard work. One advantage is that the tournament will be held on our court, and all we have to do is play our game and do the things that we have worked on all year. If we do this, we should be in pretty good shape, said Mike Decker. Seven schools participated in this annual tournament, and each school has hosted it. Oak Grove's stiff competi- tion consisted of Altimer, Beebe, Carlile, England Lonoke, and Ioe-T Robinson. The tournament lasted from February 24 to March 1. Both junior and senior high boys and girls partici- pated in four games a night. The winners of the district tournament then went on to the regional tournament. Before the tournament Coach Bennett said, If we can get back into the groove of basketball and out of our losing streak, we will have a good shot at winning. I S6nlOf Basketball 7 3