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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