Russellville High School - Climax Yearbook (Russellville, AR)

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S I 'J 1,7 I i ' Q ight. Z-.jfflf I ' 34,2 I f ik? J ,. G! ix. ii ' '----.,.,.,. , 2 4 lj Barry Mullen waits for a rebound with outstretched arms. 23 Keith Hayes goes up into the crowd to shoot two against Harrison. 31 Keith Hayes tips off for the Cyclones as the game against Hot Springs gets underway. 45 Barry Mullen crawls for the ball ahead of a Wampus Cat player. SJ Junior Varsity player Mitch Collins works his way in for a score and the lead against Fayetteville. BASKETBALL committed 21 fouls. Little Rock Mills handed the Cyclones a 51-60 loss. Mills took an early lead and maintained it through the game. Fouls made the difference as Morrilton again beat Russellville, 57-49. Hayes shot for 14, but received 3 fouls in the first halfg Sacrey left the game with 3 fouls in the first quarter. William Mitchell ignited a comeback late in the third quarter to defeat Benton- ville, 58-49. Mitchell's hustle set up oppor- tunities for Dowell and Hayes to rack up 15 and 12 points respectively in the con- test. Qcont. on pg. 701 Boys' Basketballf69

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Any Way To Make A Shot s .,., - ....Q ' 1 -f- ,. aa... 2 , Russellville's first conference game, against Rogers, was a 41- 36 victory. The Mountaineers took advantage of Cyclone tur- novers, but the Cyclones rallied, shutting down the Rogers' hot- shots. Fayetteville downed Russellville, 53-40. The Bulldog's accura- cy in the field gave them a 26-24 halftime lead, and later the game. Sacrey netted 22 points in the 54-47 victory against Southside. The Cyclones took an early lead and were never threatened by the outplayed Rebels. Little Rock Parkview shut down the Cyclones, 74-63. Sacrey and Mullen added 10 points each, but their effort was not enough, as Parkview pulled away and won the game. Fayetteville, with ten seconds left, sank two points to defeat the Cyclones, 38-37. Foster shot for 9 points to lead Russellville's scoring. The Cyclones downed Van Buren, 35-29. Russellville went into a man-for-man defense, and took a 12-17 halftime score to a 16 point victory. Keith Hayes added 18 points in the 42-38 victory over South- side. The ballgame started off slow but was actually won by the end of the third quarter. Height was the deciding factor in Russellville's 55-65 loss to Springdale. David Sacrey led the scoring with 19 points, Mark Foster netted 11. Conway downed the Cyclones, 36-30. The Wampus Cats took a 2 point halftime lead and slowly pulled away from Russellville. Keith Hayes and David Sacrey each shot for 10 points. Rogers fell to the Cyclones, 51-43, and gave the Cyclones a 4-4 conference record. Greg Dowell added 19 points, David Sacrey shot for 18 in the contest. Conway slipped by the Cyclones, 50-47. Greg Dowell netted 13, but the Wampus Cats took a 26-23 halftime score and con- verted it into the final victory. In the final game of the season, the Cyclones were defeated again by Springdale, 68-61. A lack of height and missed shots early in the game hampered the Cyclones and resulted in the loss, although David Sacrey scored 19 points. lj David Sacrey and Barry Mullcn bring the ball down court against the Fayette- ville Bulldogs. 21 Coach Vint protests a foul called on one of his players. 31 Concentration and a steady hand come into play as Greg Dowell shoots a foul shot with Barry Mullen looking on.