David Crockett High School - Texan Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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90lVarsztx Basketball YOUUI and o Ex erlence Hard work leads to an inspiring season This years Varsity Basketball team was made of five sophomores, just waiting to show their talents. We are a young team, all sophomores and lack much playing experience, said Varsity player Debbie Baggett. Although a young team, they played to a 9-15 overall season and a district record of 5-10. This new team had some good games: Beat Austin High in the second round,held Johnston to 5 points, and took second place in the Lago Vista Tournament. 'K Our main strongpoints are defense and rebounding, said Debbie Baggett. Maybe the greatest strongpoint of all is that all five starting players will return next year. Plus says Coach Lester There are some good freshman coming up to Varsity status. On thing that really helps this team is concentrated teaching by the coach. FW' t. Coach Lester likes to get in and work with her players to get a better under- standing of the game. 'tlf a picture says a thousand words then a demonstration says at least two - thousandl' said players. With only five players it is easier to give one-on-one attention to each,'l said Coach Lester. The team went through long practices, wind sprints, and suicides to gain endurance for the season. The team gained alot of player experience this season and got a head start on next year, said Lester. We all have talents in certain ares, we just need to put what we know into action. said Debbie Baggett. Once they have learned the basics, they can put all their talents to use. With added experience on their side and a good coach, look out south Austin the Lady Coogs are coming. Robert Lesefka so W , vagal Qin. xi M upper right Toni Armstrong U41 leaps high to get a clear shot aty the goal. Michelle Thompsom f241 plays coverage and axiously awaits the rebound. above Kim Foster 1221 covers and tries to bloack a pass from her oppoenent. Melissa Medel Q32 plays court coverage and looks an for a fast break, Michelle Thompsom f24l and Toni Armstrong U41 play under the basket coverage and keep an eye out for a rebound. Crockett Crockett Crockett Crockett Crockett Crockett Crockett Crockett Crockett Crockett Crockett A Crockett Crockett Crockett L B J McCallum Reagan Johnston Anderson Austin Travis Johnston Lanier A San Marcos Austin Travis Johnston 40 San Marcos Girls Varsity Basketball Scorecard C 39 . . 78 ' 54 . 49 28 ,s 66 'Crockett y 54 McCallum 44 42 e 64 37 53 i 35 1 49 i s 44 V 30 46 53 s . 46 . 68 25 54 36 34 52 38 51 69 84 5, rr, X - -Y-M Q-Y ,sl 'wi ....N- 'i W . F 'g . X-. Ag 40 X 'K

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v cr' f 1. w i N 1 N N N-at 5. i w bp left Eddie Garza I freshman 105 lb Q gets into referee 's position behind r opponent, to await the whistle and start the match. Down or mat work is important part of wrestling. lefty Bobby Lesefha f junior 132 lb j shoots a kedown on his opponent to score first in his match. Aggressiveness and ghnique make takedowns a powerful weapon. States Abound For Coog Wrestlers Excell For State Competition Through long early morning runs and strenuous workouts wrestlers prepare for the season. Many football players come out for wrestling, but soon fade away with the loud com- plaints of It's too hard, let's go back to something easy like football. This season was one of long hard preparation for this team. One to two mile runs before a 2 hour practice built up en- durance and determination. This year Crockett had one of the largest and possibly the best teams in its history. The team went to a 5 and 2 season this year. The team defeated some of their toughest rivals, Reagan and a large new L.B.J. team. Crockett sent Guniorl Scott Foster,GuniorJ Darrell Zurovec, and Cseniorl Sonny Rubio to the state level competi- tion which was held in Amarillo Texas. After the long bus trip to the competition, all were tired but the enthusiasm and ner- vous energy were at their peaks. One of the biggest challenges faced by wrestlers was making weight and state was no ex- ception. When we reached state I was six pounds overweight. After two hours full of blood, sweat, and tears I finally made weight, said Foster. All of the students representing Crockett were overweight but all finally made it in the end. We had to fight the scales all the way to state, said Zurovec. State is the greatest thrill and accomplishment for a Wrestler. The goal of state competi- tion is held by all wrestlers, and drives them to push and work hard to attain it. ' by: Robert Lesefka 2 Wrestling Score Card it Crockett 2' 42 , l f L.B.J. t 29 Crockett - 57 'T McCallum 9 Crockett 62 r 'Anderson 12 Crockett , 54 Travis 29 Crockett 9 g g Lanier 48 i Crockett T 22 A Reagan 7 Crockett forfeit to Anderson ' Wrestling 189

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