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

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fi When I got hurt, I never thought it would be the end of my season, but unfortunately, it was, said Al Graham. sims 0 Harrison 34 8 North Pulaski 7 33 Greenbrier 8 6 Joe T. Robinson 28 13 Beebe 38 36 England 6 40 Altheimer 6 18 Lonoke 13 0 J. A. Fair 27 6 Carlisle 6 1986 HOR ETS A YEAR OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT During the weeks of two-a-days, a few newspaper columns forcast a stormy season for the Hornets due to the youth and inexperience of the team. We, the sophomores, knew that this was true and just felt that we would have to prove them wrong, said tight end Bubba McVay. The papers seemed to have pre- dicted the future when the Hornets lost to Harrison 34-0. But the Hornets bounced back to devastate AAA North Pulaski by blocking a last minute field goal. I knew that the only way we were going to Win was to block the field goal so I tried my best and ended up hitting the ball to the ground, said linebacker J ack Dollarhide. The win- ning continued as they trampled Greenbrier 33-8. Then came the big test facing riv- als Joe T. Robinson. They came up short 6-28. The next week was an- other conference loss to the Beebe Badgers 38-13. We gave them a run for their money in the first half, but we just oouldn't hold on, said quar- terback Rickey Green. The season started to look brighter as the foot- ball team traveled by England and Altheimer. The Lonoke J ackrabbits were the next opponents and gave a tough fight, but the Hornets still had a slight chance at the playoffs. However, they fell to the War Eagles 27-0. The last game of the season was against Carlisle. They played the first half in a downpour and end- ed 6-6. The game was called off to a tie due to the rain. The Hornets fin- ished the season 5-4-1. Q-Q Q se ,Q 9 aEg,t4e55sag?2Q7,253f?a.a'5'3s21.4 SENIOR FOOTBALL. FRONT ROW: B. McVay, S. Cloyd, M. Campbell, T. Smalling, R. Green, G. Williams, D. Snyder, T. Jones, B. Ratlill, D. Dodson, S. Horton, J. Teller, SECOND ROW: E. Tolbert, K. Muldrew, V. Williams, J. Johnson, R. Andrews, R. Bridges, M. Jack- son, D. Freeman, M. Bizzell, J. Koenigslield, M. Plum- mer. THIRD ROW: Coach B. Tiner, Coach J. Mayes, Sports M. Martin, C. Caldwell, J. Hansard, S. Mechling, R. Munns, J. Culp, L. Cook, S. Soulsby, E. Dunlap, M. Morris, R. Baxter, Coach J. Higgins, Coach T. Adams, Coach B. Downing. BACK ROW: M. Smith, J. Conic, J. Clausen, L. Hunt, B. Garrett, R. Wade, J. King, J. Dollarhide, D. Dougan, T. Batchelor, A. Graham, D. Day.

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DRE DED DEFEAT A TGGL FoR MOTIVATIGN The favored team was ex- pected to win by two touch- downs. The underdog had only won three games. But surpris- ingly enough, it was not un- common for the underdog to be topdog when the dust set- tled. Even the most winning teams at times faced what had become an unspoken word in a p1ayer's vocabulary: defeat. Depending on how a play- er looked at it, losing a game or two could be the end of the world, or the beginning spark of a raging fire in their eyes the next time they stepped on the field. Defeat could dampen the spirit, or motivate the soul depending on how badly a player wanted a winning team. Losing does get you down. Nobody wants to lose, Molivafion is the key! Al Graham and Gary Williams rouse the crowd at a pre-game pep rally. but it does motivate you and make you want revenge on the next team you play, for what the last team did to you, said Mike Plummer. Working hard during the summer practices only to be shot down by the Harrison Goblins, a AAA school, at the first game of the season was not what the Hornets had in mind. The Goblins went on to be ranked 6th in the state. We knew if we had won, we could have had an accom- plished season, but our great loss made me feel like we had to start all over again, said Jarrett Johnson. The Hornets took the loss in stride to bounce back the next game and beat North Pu- laski 8-7. Even with losses to im- portant teams such as Beebe and Robinson, we realized we had the ability to come back and play some outstanding football, said Jimmy King. It's important that players encourage each other rather than discourage the team. You have to have player support from everyone to per- form 100'Mm, said Lee Hunt. Together the players as a team must stand through a winning season as well as a not-so-winning season. Re- gardless of their record, the Hornets came out on top for uplifting and supporting each other to perform to the best of their ability. Sports