Sylvan Hills High School - Bruin Yearbook (Sherwood, AR)

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LEFT TO RIGHT: Coach Bock, Coach Turner. Sammy Moore, Robert Wallace, Wayland Wilson, Steve Fletcher, Micheal Arnold, Gerald Harlan, Ellie Watson, Jesse Lawrence. Jerry Farris, David Rogers, Gary Watson, and John Paterson. RIGHT: Coach Turner (kneeling), with the Bears Senior leaders, man- agers Gary Watson and David Rogers, and the offensive and defensive mainstays of Coach Turner’s program, Mitch and Mike Arnold, and Ellie Watson. The trio scored over 900 points (Ellie alone scored over 400 of them.) 68

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The Bears defeated the Watson Chapel Wildcats on two counts; a 10-8 scoreboard count (official) and a post game free-for-all (opin- ion). Both defenses were aggres- sive and each team lost several scoring chances. Near the end of the first half, Jimmy Summers grabbed a loose punt and scored the Bear TD. John Haynie’s PAT try was good, and in the second half Haynic added a 27-yard field goal. Watson Chapel finally scored in the last minute of play and add- ed a two point conversion, but it was too little too late. Morrillton’s Devil Dogs (AA state champions) found the Bears had come to play. James McDan- iels, leading scorer in AA, could not penetrate the Bear goal-line, Undaunted by Morrillton’s 13-0 lead at tire half, the Bears came back, drove to the Devil Dog 5. and Ricky Duhon Scored. The con- version was good. Morrillton, con- cerned, added a no t Ire r touchdown but Leon White burst 60 yards to bring tire Bears within range again. 19-14. Sylvan Hills final scoring chance ended when Ricky Duhon was dropped behind the line on a fourth and eight play. Morrillton 19, Sylvan Hills 14. Homecoming celebrations were complete when the Bears defeated the Prescott Curly Wolves 6-0 and brought their season record even to 4-4-1. Neither team scored in the first half, as penalties plagued each squad in scoring territory. Joe Ky- zer’s running in the second half sparked tire Bear score, with Kyzer himself getting tire TD. A final desperation drive brought the Curly Wolves 75 yards from their own 5 to the Bear 20 in 42 seconds. With three seconds remaining in the game, the Bear defense batted Prescott’s last pass to the ground for a happy homecoming. 67

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Bears frustrated by losses Sylvan Hills Scoreboard 66 Clarendon 61 Sylvan Hills 58 Stuttgart 85 An unfulfilled potential is not a Sylvan Hills 65 Lakeside 57 coveted and desired possession, but Sylvan Hills 67 Stuttgart 73 the Basketball Bears of 1971-72 Sylvan Hills 46 Northeast 76 were cursed with one. In the face Sylvan Hills 52 Lakeside 67 of such adversities as playing eight Sylvan Hills 68 Dollarway (•) 72 games in ten days and 6' 9 centers. Sylvan Hills 64 Russellville (•) 56 Coach Turner and his charges treat- Sylvan Hills 48 Morrilton ( ) 73 ed Bear fans to many exciting and Sylvan Hills 75 Clarendon 84 closely contested games. Sylvan Hills 87 ENGLAND 61 Sylvan Hills had some outstand- Sylvan Hills 81 SHERIDAN 45 ing senior performers. Among Sylvan Hills 67 MILLS 69 them: Ellie Watson, who placed Sylvan Hills 71 HEBER SPRINGS 73 the Bear scoring attack; and Mike Sylvan Hills 64 Mills (•) 75 and Mitchell Arnold who trailed Sylvan Hills 77 Conway (•) 88 only Ellie in scoring and carried Sylvan Hills 86 Watson Chapel ( ) 91 the brunt of the rebounding. Sylvan Hills 60 Conway ( ) 57 Several fine juniors and sopho- Sylvan Hills 74 Watson Chapel (•) 87 mores return next year to form the Sylvan Hills 69 Mills (•) 55 nucleus of an outstanding team. ( ) Denotes conference games Underlining indicates Oak Grove Tournament 69