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

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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

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