Bogalusa High School - Lumberjack Yearbook (Bogalusa, LA)

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Jacks Have Impressive Season When basketball season started some students did not expect much. .lust the opposite happened! The Jacks basketball team had an excep- tionally good season under Coach Troy Ricks. Highlights ofsome ofthe district games are-BHS vs Mt. Hermon Mt. Herman walked away a 65-64 winner on a six-foot jumper by a Mt. Hermon player with just 3 second re- maining. BHS led I4-9 at the end of the frst quarter and 28-24 at the haUf The .Iackers scratched back and finally managed a 44-43 lead in the opening second of the 4th quarter. The lead changes hands eight times down the stretch before the last-sec- ond shot ended all the suspense. BHS vs Covington Bogalusa's Jacks played a bad game to lose to the Covington Lions 74-61. Covington jumped to a 37-23 lead at the ham withstood a BHS rally that brought the Jacks to within seven points in the 4th quarter, and pulled ahead for the triumph. BHS vs Franklinton The Jacks scored a 60-47 victory over archrival Franklinton's Demons. The .lacks jumped out to ajive point lead in the first quarter that held up until the half Third quarter sounded the death knell for the Demons, as the Jacks reeled off 20 points to the Demons I I to ice the contest. BHS vs St. Paul The Jacks administered a sound thumping to St. Paul's Wolves 70-32. The Wolves shot under 3073 in the jirst ham and the Jacks' collapsing zone de- fense took the inside game away. The Jacks just would not allow a second shot. They blistered the boards for 45 re- bounds with center Sean Smith and for- ward Bruce Plummer leading the way. BHS vs Amite The Jacks were out-shot, out-re- bounded, and out-hustled by a tough Amite club to the tune of 70-58. By the end of the frst haM the Jacks were still alive 44-32, the third quarter the Jacks seemed rejuvenated somewhat, and Sean Smith and Magee both blocked shots that were converted into points by Lundy and Bruce Plummer. A couple of stolen passes and missed shots and the Warriors were back ahead to stay. BHS vs Mandeville The Jacks lost a heartbreaking 51 - 48 double overtime loss to Mande- ville's Skippers. The Jacks played well enough to win, and with a break here or there they could have won it. Regulation play ended tied 41-all, and the teams came out of the jirst overtime tied at 45. But Mandeville outscored the Jacks 6-3 in the second extra session to pull out the win. I. Couch Troy Ricks. 2. Michael Brister takes on two Salmen players. 3. Clay Foreman moves on down the court. 4. Louie Harris goes up for 2 points. 5. Seam Smith goes upfor ajump ball. 6. The BHS Basketball squad. Kneeling: George Varnado, Louis Harris, Chav Pierce, Clay Foreman, Julian Powell, Manager-Tim Bush. Standing: Robert Magee-Manager, Kermit Martin, Bruce Plummer, Butter Lundy, Sean Smith, Lee Gallaspy, Mike Bris- ter, Greg Weary, Coach Troy Ricks. 74 Basketball

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BHS Poplarville BHS Covington BHS Mt. Hermon BHS ,fMandeville BHS :':Ponchatoula BHS 'kFrankIinton BHS t St. Paul BHS Kentwood BHS f'Amite BHS Mandeville BHS x'Ponchatoula BHS 'Franklinton BHS 'Salmen BHS Mt. Hermon BHS 'Amite 'kDistrict Games I. Bruce Plummer dribbles around a player. 2. Greg Weary prepares for a pass-on-the-move. 3. Louie Harris leaps for two points. 4. Michael Brister goes up for u score. 6. Orlando Lundy slams in two points. :ai X 76 Basketball