Russellville High School - Climax Yearbook (Russellville, AR)

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Ui.. , ,.. had '2 5 lj A carefree moment on the bench between the team members and managers. 21 Tonya Moon shoots over a Pottsville player as Gwen Brunson gets screened out. 31 Tonya Moon takes a fatal blow from a Dover guard. 41 Ann Irwin takes down a rebound. 51 Gwen Brunson shoots a free throw. A team took a 58-38 loss to I-Iarrison's A team, a much more aggressive ball club. Cyclones breezed past Fort Smith Northside, 68- 38, taking an early lead and holding it throughout the ballgame. Becky Teeter led all scoring with 26 points. B girls also swarmed Northside with a 49-15 score. Lisa Reed had 26 points, Patricia Hunt, 21, and Janie Dixon 2. Facing Morrilton once again, Cyclones won 74-45, outscoring the Devil Dogs 40-9 during the game's final 13 minutes. The Red Machine blasted Bentonville, 80-58, Cy- clones, with 30-4 lead after one quarter, took out all six starters and still led 51-19 at halftime. Cyclones demolished Fort Smith Northside, 65-30, in A action. B handled Northside B 38-14. In the best defensive game of the year,', Cyclones defeated Hot Springs, 48-44. Becky Teeter, high pointer, scored 18 points. Penny Norman and Lesley Phillips combined for 24 rebounds of Russellville's total 45. Cyclones defeated Rogers, 70-35, in conference play. Moon led scoring with 27 points. Van Buren handed Cyclones a 42-40 loss on the home court. 'K b-W Y 1 'I , Girls Basketball Team - fkneelingj Rhonda Criswell, fmanagerj, Coach Shirley Lavender, Diane Hicks Qmanagerj, Carol Brannon Cmanagery Istandingj Nancy Mitchell, Tonya Moon, Cyndy Bowman, Mary Keeton, Ann lrwin, Lisa Reed, Rose Christensen, Lesley Phillips, Gwen Brunson, Penny Norman, Patricia Hunt, Janie Dixon, Becky Teeter. Fur The Thrill 01 li All 'r 1 Girls' Basketballf73

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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'

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