Jacksonville High School - Red Devil Yearbook (Jacksonville, AR)

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BASKETBAL TEAM- Front Rowe Gary Randolph, Chuck Utley, Allen Aaron, David Willis, Pat Drake. Back Row: Iackson, Rico williams, Ray Tademy, Dennis Isbell, Bryan Cook, Don Donahue, Dennis Hammond. B TEAM: Front Row p Tony Tademy, Keith Iournigan, Chuck Utley, Ronny Meeks, Back Row: Fredrick jackson, Kenneth Gwin, Bryan Cook, Steve Brewer, David Miller, Paul Sisk. Knot pictured? Tim Head, Brennan Hammond, Anthony Steels. COACHES: Duane Gordon, Mike Burk sports-107

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Devils end best season with 9-3 loss to Benton The last game of the season was played between jacksonville and Benton when stakes were running high. The forecast for the game was that it would be a close game between two strong teams. The first half of the game showed the jacksonville men taking the lead. Jacksonville had Benton at a standstill and was winning. Both tea ms successfully contained the other's offensive threats un- til the second quarter when the Red Devils gained momentum. The Devils tried for a field goal and missed it by inches. Later in the game, Preston Frey intercepted a pass made by Benton and returned it to the Devils 33 yard line. Billy Smith kicked a field goal from 22 yards out with one minute left in the half. The first half belonged solely to jacksonville. The second half went to the Panthers, who came back with a big drive featuring the slashing running of their tailback. The final score ended Benton 9, Jackson- ville 3. Picture below: The Red Devil football team, cheerleaders and spectators crowd on the field after a game M 106-sports as-no w -CX

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Devils show potential ogoinsf Parkview ond Northeast To open the season, the Red Devils traveled to Parkview. From the first quarter of the game, the Red Devils held the lead. When the second quarter started, the Devils continued to dominate the game. In the second half, Parkview tried a full court press but the Devils stop- ped it. In the fourth quarter, Parkview made a determined run at the Devils. At the end of regulation play, the score was 57-57. jacksonville needed only one overtime to go ahead, 64-72. For the second game of the season, jacksonville played Northeast. At the end of the first quarter, the score was very low. The second quarter was almost the same but the scoring picked up. In the third quarter, the Devils increased their lead by nine points. The fourth quarter was hectic, as the Chargers tried to close the gap, but the Devils reftsed to let them go ahead. The final score of the game was 42-40. i Red Devils plan their strategy before the Northeast game. sports-108 Dennis Isbell takes a shot against Parkview Ray Tademy goes high for a rebound.