Russellville High School - Climax Yearbook (Russellville, AR)

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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.

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Thump, Thump! Swish! Buzz! Struggling hard to place in the Conference race, the girls basketball team began the hard work of getting back in shape in September. Cyclones had four returning start- ers to the team, three of whom were seniors. Opening the season up, the Cy- clones demolished Bentonville, 66- 30. Tonya Moon led in scoring with 27 points. The defense outrebounded the Tigers, 27-15. Outplaying the Cyclones defen- sively as well as offensively, the Van Buren Pointers upset the Cyclones, 64-47. Moon topped Cyclones' scor- ing with l7 points. The Red Machine lost to the Hot Springs Trojans, 41-32, even though all three of the offensive players scored in double digits. Coming back after a slow first quarter, the Cyclones again was Moon with 23 followed by Gwen Brunson with 21 and Becky Teeter with 20. Cyclones traveled to Harrison for A and B action. The B team handed Harrison a 38-31 loss, with Lisa Reed scoring 25. N 72!Grrls Basketball 3 ,--at .1 mwah? 1- Q af- 1 011135 . 'f 3iQi1.3i2:i5 4' 'Y'