Era High School - Hornet Yearbook (Era, TX)

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,.. . ., dejected Hornet extended Bi-'District E I Udes E ra The Era Hornets lost control of the bords in their bi-district basketball outing with the Midwihy Falcons in Gainesville Tuesday and eventually lost the bittle 63-54, ending Hornet of further playoff ad- vancgment. WC knew we would be in trouble if we didn't get a lot of help fiom our two inside men, coachf John Kassen replied foiloviing the first round state playoff setback. Thei two men referred to were forward Michael Selby, a 6'feet-12 junior who specializes in rebounding and adds an average 9.7 to the Hornet totai each game during the season, and Jackie Bewley, 6-feetstl sophomore center who is the 'Selby eliminated for good team 's leadmg scoreer g 1 it 15.3 average. it ',oAr f Selby ran intv Q01-11 The Hornets lumbered ahead with strong running and shooting and ted 16-9 after the first quarter. Selby was already on the brink of disaster and sat out most of the secnnd. During the frame the full court Hornets for abou and the Midway confusion to steal floor errors and command of the ball The Falcons, Cantrell getting 14 of totai points, outscored the Hornets 18-8 in the second frame for a 27-24 lead at the midsifay break. Once in command, and with hefbre we minutes had elapsed in theitbird, the Midway ea,-lyinthelmandigmlomgnigSt'i1,1f1:gQwidhailers were content to of the second S three personal fouist against him. Kassen elected to start the big forward for the secnnd half, and wiluin seconds he added a fourthi fizui, Selby was retired for the night with 6:131eft in the third an his fifth personal officials added a igftclnziigai when they disap- of the method in which harm. i'Bewley remained in the wntestf until just 17 seconds were leift, when he was put out for a flagrant foul after being involved in a scuffle with Midwgys David Hughes. Hughes was also ejected from the contest foiiawing' :that argument. i But with Selby out 1af'Lh6f15'ayf5f ipsasa the ball and the redflad Faicozxs patiently awaited the good shots. The Hornets, slowly slipping further behind, forced the game into a faster pace, but with no inside penetration the black and gold had te settle for what outside shots theytltrquidt get down. They also had ,no rebounding help. succeeded in hitting enough long shots to keep U13 game from becoming a compiete rout in the third quarter, but Midway still eked out a 10-point cushian, 45-35, bqfqre the final stanza began, A In that Iast inning Don Bewley aided ftheiiornet cause iii-'ittx-four baskets, an from the twtside, and Kassen called for a TiQu3kfcz11xri press of his own with most of the night, the 1. 1 1 . . . were able to keep C1086 about sux minutes remaining. Bewley with a pair ofidefexxddfq and the Hornets in penetrate the middle-aff the Falcon defense. The Midway' lads also controlled -the reboundingto such an extent that the Era grahbershauied in just 26 :abounds in the entire fracas, E ffifesijtinsible for as many tur- The press, while not imvetjsiuas Era needed, did at least slow' the Midway momentum some and the few turnovers that did occur helped the Hornets to close the gap by three to 58-51, with about a minute-and-a-half rexnatiningi Bu enough when the needed I0 and stalling with about two remaining. That stall Era into situations where they had to foul to gain a chance for the ball and Mark Campbell sank eight of nine free shots in the closing stanza to keep the contest out of reach. The scuffle that resulted in the ejection of Jackie Bewley and Hughes came with 17 Gerald mme and Tmy Davis jsecunds left when the two men and another Hornet were engaged in a madcap scramble far a ioose bail. 1 The three men fell over each other under the Hornet basket and a kicking episode followed, Officials sem the two invoiveri men to their benches i and charged Era with two fouls and Midway with one. ' 1- 54, then Campbell addbrd V free tosses for Midway 2201912 the margin to the 6364 finai. The Hornets end the year as the District 30-B champs with a 22-6 overall record while Midway, now 25-14, reigns as the District 29-B champ and owns a berth in the Region II-B playoffs, THE BOX , Hornets FG F T F TP Biffle 3 1 3 7 Davis 7 3 2 I7 Bewley 5 3 2 13 Miller 1 0 1 2 Dick l I 2 31 Selby 2 0 5. 4 Spears 0 0 0 1191 Dsewley 4 0 11 pai 23 a 16 ffgfi? Falcons FG FT F Watson 3 0 3 16 Campbeii 2 10 2 14 Cantrell 9 5 3 23 Wilson -4 1 3 9 Hughes i 2 2 4 6 Heaves 2 1 1 5 1 1 122 X9 16 63 f'fDT!'i2Sf1Sfif-kgiif 15 11s fa 11 19--54 12121-mnsi' tttttt 91,18 18 ia-as Davis hit one of ihe Ewq Hornet free shots to make it S141 aaskezbali G-f Era 130-BJ versus Midway C29-89, bi- districty 7:30 p.m. in Gainesville. 1

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. e 0 0 o et I- lS1'l'lCf ,.,. K, .xkkrk .. O I ' . , ... f Knlg '1AV C asclose,as the teams stayed at take ggfawayl, 'mg final sw,-9 , ' 'Register.StaffliilfifS?1'ii least within three points of came with thi,-gy Segondg --The-Era Hornets, by each other till halftime. Troy remaining as Jackie Bewlgy virtue of their win over the Lindsay Knights here ifmegrtoy night, will advance to the bi-district round of post season playoffs against Mid- way. That bi-district matchup been tentatively set for Davis helped the Homet cause in the frame with several rebounds. Kenny Hermes did likewise for Lindsay with key baskets and good ball handling. The third quarter proved to be Lindsay? 1 undoing. They was fouled on a layup. The shot counted, and he converted the free throw to nrmg the total to 60-45. Kenny Hermes led Lindsay scorers with l9 points. Roy Metzler had 16, Jimmy Arendt second in Bowie. outcome of Tuesday'S was in doubt for nearly quarters, until the taller players began tv arab rounds and control the both ends of the Knights led going quarter 26-25, but the visitors 14 to OD them in was came out of the 'locker room with a one-poin-t-loaclgbut left the floor at the and of the quarter trailingfby eight.. Era dominated the boards, as Michael Selby, Wes Dick, and Davis took rebound after rebound. They also executed their fast break well. Lindsay on the other hand, couldn't find the range. They put up shots from the outside, and were unable to .muscle their way inside to try for the rebounds. The fourth frame showed some improvement for Lind- .-say, but it was not enough as lille? were outscored 17-10. The final quarter was sprinkled with fouls, as Era held on to their lead and Lindsay tried to six, and Pete Fuhrmann four. David Hermes saw con- siderable action for the Knights, also. For Era, Jackie Bewley had 22, and Troy Davis 16 points. Michael Selby and Ronnie Miller had 10 each, and Wes Dick came away with two points.. C The Hornets haiie three practice games- scheduled before they take oe. Midway. The will play iCvollirisvillefin Era this Ffidalf 'lfS31fl3i-1i?i139-a-1D- Next ' week! they 'i play .Celeste DY0,gfl-1-Iliff-Ss.'9i3f193.Qi. Era and once 'at Celeste.. C Knights 14 l2 9 10-45 Hornets 15 10 18 17-60 i Era Wins CELESTE - The Era Hornets got a measure of revenge and perhaps a bit of momentum Thursday night as . they defeated Celeste in their final practice game before they face Midway in the bi-district round of the playoffs. Era played the same Celeste team Tuesday night in Era, dropping that game 55-48. 'C Much of Era's success was attributed to the way the I Hornets handled Celestefs pressing defense- The fglocttls countered with -agfman-toftuan defense of their owzt,oi5ie V Celeste could 1 Era lads also eogfizriittedxtfuieh - fewer turnovers in their Tuesday Era. . Jackie Bewley led Era scorers with 19 points. Michael Selby made 12, and Ronnie 1 Miller 10 points. Troy Davis scored six, and Gerald Biffle and Bill Spears made two each. Wes Dick and Don Bewley also 1 'For Celeste, Lloyd Shelton led with 13 points. Steve Evans had 10 points. Mike Lipsey made six, Clark Collin four, and Darrell Dillon two. Bi-District Tilt Tuesday For Era All preparation and planning is com plete for the Era- as they look forward Midway in the of me class 1-i3e,Q,,,1haaifaina1i playoffs. The Hornets won,.ltl1e,iriglatglo i represent district they won a bestof-three gamer playoff with Lindsay in two games. They won handily in both 61-32 in Lindsay, and 60-45 in Era. The Hornets also played three practice games after the district playoff, winning over Collinsville 56-40 in Era and splitting two games with Celeste. Era lost the first of those two games at home by a score of 5548. They rebounded to win over Celeste two nights later, winning 51-36. The game with Midway. will be played inightyat. -fish' P-me fi .ne high arm the home

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