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

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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

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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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jjgl stuck in the middle TO THE HOOPt Sophomore Quentin Brown drives through the Madison defense for a welt deserved two points, while Sophomore riicolas Dominguez prepares to grab the offensive re- bound. The Hornets slide by the Mavericks 74- 73. iddleman — (midlman) n: an intermediary between two par- ties. VVe ' ue all heard the term, middleman. Whenever we heard this term we imme- diately thought of someone stuck in the middle class, not quite at the bottom but certainly not on top. Everyone was placed under this title for one reason or another, maybe in social groups, classes, grades, activities or sports. Vo longer rookies, but not yet stars many basketball players evolve in the mid- dle class world of JV basketball. The JV team had an exciting and somewhat suc- cessful season. Although their record of 13-9 doesn ' t appear too grand, their year was one full of growth and learning which will prepare their future needs. JV learns and unites as a team. Before we could reach our top potential we had to become one moving unit and work together, ' ' Kevin Bowman said. Many players agreed on this same statement and the theory that it repre- sented. The boys found that unity WHEW, WHAT A SHOTt Taking the last second shot. Sophomore Kevin Bowman, along with the rest of the Junior Varsity players executed the perfect comeback victory against the Madison Mavericks. The Hornets overcame Madison ' s power to win the game 74-73. JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL EC OPP 86 Jefferson 44 76 Sam Houston 79 73 Taft 71 88 Highlands 86 63 Burbank 46 83 MacArthur 75 90 Seguin 99 90 Clark 92 96 Roosevelt 78 76 Lee 82 74 Madison 73 65 Churchill 78 99 Judson 100 71 San Marcos 57 71 MacArthur 76 99 Seguin 80 99 Roosevelt 105 80 Lee 58 74 Madison 72 78 Churchill 82 87 Judson 83 87 San Marcos 55 amongst them was their strongest point. The team worked hard all year at pulling and combining their efforts and talents together. The boys have worked extremely hard this year and have really surprised a lot of people. Also their dedicaton has prepared them for the future which will hopefully bring them even more success, Coach Gilbert Lafuente said. Adding to the many pressures that all athletes have, the JV has to play under successfullness. With the Varsity having such a tremendous year and school- breaking records and ranks, the JV had to work extra hard to keep themselves in the limelight. Sometimes it is hard to play second string to the Varsity but it is also a great honor. This makes many of us work even harder so that hopefully we can be on the team next year. Russell Vanlandingham said. Keoin Smith and Ctutrieen Pcmtck Todd Clctaickl Todd ClelencM 105 .. . Sports