Del Valle High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Del Valle, TX)

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Hoopsters take share of wins in district play Success was a hot item on the menu for the Freshman and J.V. basketball teams. Both teams played extremely well and credit their victories to the quality of the coaching staff and the de- termination of the players. Coach Olison is a good coach and wants you to do things the right way, Freshman Ricky Richardson said. He makes us play hard by asking ' Are you worthy of being undefeated? ' Coach tells us to ' Push it real hard ' meaning to move the ball up the court and that makes us play harder, Freshman Ali Bell said. Sometimes he ' s too hard but it ' s for a good purpose. The team relied on a good fast break, excellent rebounding, and the 3-point shot to win basket- ball games. We counted on Willie Combread Mayes to score 3- pointers when no one else could score on the inside, Bell said. The freshman basketball team proved that with hard work and determination they could turn a shaky beginning into a great sea- son. The J.V. team had their share of success throughout the year. They owe it to their ability to play well together, team mem- bers agreed. I had a great group of ath- letes move up from the freshman team. All of them have been playing ball together since they were old enough to dribble, Coach Rusty Wallace said. They also relied on their suc- cess in rebounding and a strong defense to win games. I stressed that to win we had to dominate the scoreboard and move the ball up the court, Wallace said. He also added an extra incen- tive to motivate his team to play well. I told them that if they won district then I would get my hair shaved as short as theirs, Wallace said. Rebounding the ball, freshmen Cedric Williams and Ali Bell attempt to add two extra points for their team. Phoio by Trina Ilotneger Keeping up the guard, freshman Cedric Williams tries to keep the oth- er learn from scoring an extra two points. Pholo b) Thru Holxrfier 96 A JV Freshmen Boys Basketball

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Girls take it to the top in basketball Although the bell had rung to end the school day, the girl ' s varsity basketball team acted as if nothing had hap- pened; they just kept drib- bling, passing, and shooting. After all, practice was only half over. The girl ' s worked out every day during seventh period and after school, sometimes not even getting home until after six ' o clock. But they knew how important prac- tices were. Whatever you do in prac- tice reflects on how you per- form in the game, junior Shelley Schmidt said. The girl ' s not only have learned to interact well as a team, but also as friends. I like how we have come together, as a team — like a family, senior Susan Cole said. This friendship has helped them grow and be more com- fortable in a competitive at- mosphere. Many players en- joyed the challenges of athletics. The Varsity team took pride in meeting the challenges of the opponents. A running strategy was used to push the Cardinal offense through the season and it was not an easy road to travel. We did really well as a team and we learned to talk together, we improved since the beginning of the year, as a team and as individuals, junior Dana Laughlin said. Come on, throw it over here, junior Cissy Lewis anticipates as she is summoned by a fellow player to stand guard. Pholo b) John Meroilier Layout by Raquel Calderon A 95

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JV Freshmen Boys Basketball 2: Shooring high for the basket, V incent Washington assists the JV team in running up their points. Photo B) thiu Hoi wager Lockhart 72-31 South San Antonio West 57-38 Round Roclc 68-60 Fredricksburg 62-28 Round Rock 63-65 Temple 59-61 Crockett 69-72 Liberty Hill 93-73 Hayes 83-62 McCallum 74-44 LBJ 51-71 Austin 60-63 Westlake 52-47 Uander 105 — 41 Pflugerville 67-45 Bastrop 59-72 University 61-45 Midway 59-54 Taylor 69-37 Helton 67-52 Leander 72-65 Pflugerville 76-46 Bastrop 44-59 University 85-53 Midway 55-73 Taylor 77-71 Belton 82-76 Front Row: Core) Walker, Cedric Battle, Vincent Wash- ington, Omar Chaves, Row Two; Timothy Rector, Sieve Markie , San Kincheoo, Morris Sorrels, Adam Millers Leander 58-49 Pflugerville 69-39 Bastrop 61-51 Waco University 65-57 Waco Midway 55-53 Taylor 50-44 Belton 94-30 Leander 57-46 Pflugerville 63-46 Bastrop 61-51 Waco University 83-70 Waco Midway 47-65 Taylor 70-59 Belton Front Row: Gabriel Quiroz. Cedric Williams. Larry Gonzales, Ali Bell Beto MartineA Darryl Perry, Donnie Pope. Second Row; Greg Ojeda. Ricky Richanlson, Tliom- aa GreeiK. Daniel Calderon, Mike Confreres, Jason Bryan. Layout by Raquel Calderon A 97