Putnam City North High School - Panther Tracks Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

l har.-. Q.. Q 51.1 -Epmd imxmi i+vuz miami e- T ,w ssxgi , 13 ., - ,Q , "l l ,ig-ig 1 ..T- 22 ix - , f -rifl ,sr k, - 'Fifi ,ff K 5 While at the peak of his jump, Matt McLean shoots over the stretched fingers of his Heritage Hall opponent. X, N. 0 X if3i3.Cr 'Wig S3 i rl V C1 Finding its mark, the basketball swishes Y Q Q q through the net adding another two X points to the mounting Panther score, 1 at za! .s . A eirwiaqvv ii: mise: f 'ii -4 I Qu. ll ,:'5g 1 r fi f very l Second Counts What do you think Steve Martin's words would have been if he had seen all of our basketball games? "A wild and crazy kind of season," complete with overtimes, one point victories and losses, and even a win over the second ranked team in 3A district. This proved that the season was very excit- ing along with being an important learning experience for the team. Though the absence of seniors was quite a handicap, we were able to overcome this problem by the end of the season. "Other schools have re- turning players which help teach the new players about the school's basket- ball program, but we didn't have that experience to fall back on," comment- ed Coach Harold Townley. lt was Heritage Hall that succumbed to our strength in the third game of the season. "It was a very important win for us because we had lost two games and were really feeling down. Along with being our first win, it was also our first overtime game," said Billy Bay- singer. Something else was special about this game. In the games against Guthrie and Shawnee, the team led most of both games, but lost them at the very end. Against Heritage Hall we were down and came back to tie in regulation and win in overtime. "This game showed that we could come from behind and win. It was a real confidence builder," expressed Billy Baysinger. Basketball 43 FTC