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

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JR. BOYS' BASKETBALL VARSITY Front row: A. Cantrell, J. Green, E. Thompson, B. Matthews, K. Beckham. Second row: B. Cook, M. Hansen, M. Own- ey, B. Edmondson, M. Stewart, B. Brown, manager. Back row: Coach B. MacDonald, J. Wright, D. John- son, B. Bainter, T. Rester, S. Hylton, Coach J. Higgins. SPIRITED DIFFERE Three Two One Buzzz ! The shot was no good! The junior high boys basketball team re- treated to the locker room after a close loss to Mabelvale. The basket- ball team fought hard all year but never seemed to pull it off. The team had several players who kept them in the games all year. Dale Johnson scored many points from the inside for the team. Tommy Rester and Bernard Cook, an eighth grader, ripped the basket from the outside. The ball games were fought down to the last with the outcome CE I PLAY usually decided in the final quarter. In the game against Jacksonville South, the boys held the game close and went to the locker room only five down. Games were decided close most of the time: it seemed all to depend on luck, With a little luck on our side we could have won some of the closer games, said Tommy Rester. This comment summed up the expe- riences of the team which finished the season 1-15-0, the only win against Mabelvale during the coun- ty tournament. JR. BOYS BASKETBALL, EIGHT Front row: K. Beckham, B. Schmitz, S. Sponer, B. McCleary, Sec- ond row: W. Harrelson, S. Hill, R. Green, M. Berry, B. Brown, manager. Back row: Coach B. MacDonald, S. Worsham, E. Thompson, S. Hylton, J. Kendrick, B. Cook, A. Cantrell, Coach J. Higgins. Jr. Boys' Bosketboll

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A fast break is an exciting part of a basketball game. Driving lor a score, Bernard Cook tries to fake out a Jacksonville South player who is guarding the bas- ket. The Hornets lost the game 22-54. I l enjoy playing ball, and it is lun being part of the team. Hitting a free throw in a game can be hard since you think about the shot before you take it, said Tommy Rester. 9 STATS- N Jr. Boys' Basketball 18 Mabelvale 21 20 Cloverdale 47 13 Fuller 41 36 Scott 48 39 Northwood 44 28 Sylvan Hills 42 21 Robinson 43 23 Fair 31 36 Jax. South 39 26 Mabelvale 41 28 Robinson 47 36 Jax. North 60 22 Jax. South 54 46 Fair 52 Practice makes perfect is a well-applied rule in bas- ketball. Dale Johnson puts one up in one of the prac- tice drills at school. The team turns out at 7:30 and 8:00 to practice for an upcoming game. L SM'

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RIGHT 0 . T1-IE WINNING EDGE After a winning streak of four games in a row followed by a losing streak of four in a row, Coach Harold Treadway expected the junior Lady Hornets to get back on the winning side. This expectation helped the girls to a 30-14 win against J .A. Fair in the ninth game of the season. Be- fore the next game Lisa Charleston, a starting forward, sprained her an- kle, but the team managed a win. The girls came back from behind in the second half to beat the War Eagles again, 42-37. According to Coach Treadway this was a good group. Overall, I think we've had a successful year. There were a lot of surprises and some of the players really im- proved. It takes a dedicated person to participate in junior athletics. The girls have to be dressed and ready to go at 7:00 a.m. The junior Lady Hornets ended the season with a 9-7 record and went on to Lonoke for the District Tournaments in February. .asv- W K . i-Tnla5sifi1'f ' . it ' fe ul I Concentration Kristy Beezley is caught in inclecision during the game against Jacksonville North which the Lady Hornets lost 28-51. fr .se Up lor a shot against Jacksonville South. .loanie Da- vis scores two, leading the Lady Hornets on to a 41- 23 victory. L SMS - STATS Junior Girls' Basketball Pulaski Academy Mabelvale Cloverdale Fuller Sylvan Hills Northwood Sylvan Hills Robinson J .A. Fair Jacksonville South Jacksonville North Mabelvale Robinson Jacksonville North Jacksonville South J .A. Fair