East Central High School - Hornet Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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AIR BOUND. Appearing like he was frozen in midair. Freshman Russell Fox flies up to score tujo points for the Hornets. Rus- sell makes the shot in time to escape his opponents ' grasp. DID HE MAKE IT? Practicing his moves during lunch, Bryce Williams gets ready for the game that afternoon. Extra practice can make a big dif ference betiveen a winning and losing team. Todd Cielencki 0«U4 €lftcC Q: What ivas your biggest influence to play basketball? Are you intimidated by the Varsity ' s rank? A: I am excited about playing; it has helped improve my ability. I am proud playing un- der a team that is ranked number one in the state. Bryce Williams said. Todd Cielencki Lurking in khc siiadow Immense pressure filled the air of the hot. humid gym. The rather thick and heauy atmosphere made it an uncomfortable surrounding. Confusing thoughts raced through the mind while standing on the Luaxed. wooden floor, making your head swirl and your balance tilt. Trying to play in the shadow of a top- ranked team was tough enough on the mind, but other pressures came about. Being a freshman, the bottom man on the totem pole, meant you were already pushed into proving yourself and showing what you were made of. It was a lot for one person to handle. Alamo Heights at home was the turning point in the season. The boys played an up tempo and aggressive game that simply put the opponent some 30 points behind. Freshmen generally get a bad rap on everything they do. Being the youngest in school and least experienced in life, it is almost a rule to have them. They have a harder time at accomplishing goals because of the stereotyping that they had to fight off. The team worked hard on making a name for themselves. t feel really good about our season. Al- though we didn ' t come out with a winning season, I know personally we gained a lot. Being a freshman player can be really tough, but I think we all gave it our best shots, Russell Fox said. 107 .. . Sports

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. S€i utS4zee Todi CUltncki HUSTLin-. Denise Fran ckowiak hustles down the court to get her offense set up as quick as possible to make another basket from the three point line. The three point rule has been added to the rules, and it was a great help to the team. FAKE -EM TO THE RIGHT; FAKE ' EM TO THE LEFT. As Donna Craig moves, the defense follows her. She amazes the audience with her quickness and her intensity as she drives to the basket. Todd Clelencki VARSITY MEMBERS ARE: FRONT ROW — A. Baker. D. Pearce. D. Blocker. MIDDLE ROW — K. Lutz, M. Hanson. A. Lopez. D. Franckowiak. S. Fields. BACK IfOW — Coach I. Hotbrook. J. Daniels. M. Hodge. B. Lee. E. Miller. S. Englemann, D. Craig. Coach L. Williams. VARSITY BASKETE ALL EC OPP 50 MacArthur 44 40 San Marcos 52 74 Seguin 33 46 Judson 43 38 Holmes 42 61 Roosevelt 50 40 Lee 70 42 AAadison 48 53 Churchill 55 32 Judson 66 64 San Marcos 55 41 MacArthur 42 50 Seguin 55 28 Roosevelt 35 66 Lee 92 36 Madison 46 33 Churchill Record 5-13 47 Varsity Cirls Basketball by Brooke Lee . . . 108

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W ' PiW8--S !iM REACH FOR THE STARS. Grasping as high as possible. Freshman Mike Hunt tries to beat out the other team ' s stretch. Even though the odds are two against one, Mike recovers the ball to keep in his possession. HOOPING IT. Laying up for a stunning shot. Freshman Steue Lutz raises the ball to great heights for a two-point drive. Lutz ' s op ponents find his grasp way out of their reach and are unable to defend his uplifting strength. k Todd Citlencki i Allison Rogers FRESHMAN BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYERS ARE: FRONT ROW — Vincent Chanack. Eddie Sofia. Darrell Todd. Lionel Bailey, Felix Guerra, Shannon Sullivan. SECOND ROW — Larry Mair, Tony Swenson, Forrest King, Chris Thomas, Greg Mohr, Todd Strzelczyk. THIRD ROW — Bryan Krause, Steve Lutz, Russell Fox, Marcus Banks, Mike Hunt, Bryce Williams. BACK ROW — Bobby Thompson, Darnell Mulkey, Kevin Johnson, Barry Huff, David Moran, Chris Knight. ' .A I FRESHMAN BASKETBALL EC 60 65 52 72 79 72 77 69 78 71 OPP Judson — Grey 70 Jefferson 47 Judson — Grey 68 Seguin 89 San Marcos 38 Judson — Red 70 Judson — Grey 67 Seguin 75 San Marcos 53 Judson 74 Freshman Boys Basketball by Michele Williams . . . 106