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

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l David Willis shoots for two points. Managers: lsittingl Ronnie Walker, Mike Wintz, Dwayne Henderson, tstanding! ffony Walker, Danny Hill The Devils watch for a rebound. Devils end season with 14-7 record The Red Devils played a fine game against Benton. Benton led through the first quarter 14-9. In the second quarter Iacksonville started to close the gap. At the half it was Panthers 30, Iackson- ville 26. jacksonville started shutting out the Benton offense. At the end of the third quarter, it was jacksonville 42, Benton 39. The devils totally dominated the fourth quarter and won the game 62-51. jacksonville lost a fierce battle with Hot Springs 59-58. The Tro- jans got off to a fast start. At the end of the first quarter the Tro- jans led 13-9. Both teams were scoring high. The half-time score was Trojans 28, Devils 26. The fourth quarter was hectic. The Devils began to rally with 45 seconds left. The Devils were trail- ing 55-56. Hot Springs made a late foul shot to win the game 59-58. jacksonville played their last game of the season against the Comets. The Devils were dynamite. They ran up a 33-16 lead at halftime. In the second half Jacksonville played the same way. The final score was jacksonville 76, Mills 44. The Devils ended the season with a 14-7 record. sports-1 1 5

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Devils defeat Sylvan Hills andl Texarkana- lose to McClellan The jacksonville Red Devils ventured to Sylvan Hills to play the Bears. The first quarter started out with each team trading baskets. At the end of the first quarter jacksonville led 18-16. In the second quarter scoring was close, but jacksonville led at half time 32-31. After some defensive adjustments, the Devils shut the Bears out while the offense put more points on the board. The final score was jacksonville 65 and Sylvan Hills 56. The Red Devils dropped a close game to McClellan with a final score of 61-60. jacksonville played well but accumulated twenty- four fouls during the game. This loss dimmed some of jackson- ville's hopes in the conference race. Texarkana traveled to jacksonville to play the Devils in an impor- tant conference game. At the start of the game, both teams showed weakness in defense. At the end of the quarter the score was 13-11, jacksonville leading. The Devils remained ahead in the sec- Don Donahue tries to pass the ball to Allen Aarron ond quarter with the score at the half 29-24. The scoring in the sec- ond half was close until jacksonville changed its strategy to take the high percentage shots. This strategy paid off and jacksonville began to pull away from the Hogs. The final score was jackson- ville 54 and Texarkana 49. Above: The Devils listen to Coach Burk outline the game plan. Right: Ray Tademy tips the ball in for two points. 114-sports

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Gymnastics teaches coordination and balance Below: joni Littleton works on the uneven bars as Diane Hardin watches, Upper right: julie Burton practices an her tumbling routine. Lower right: Vincent Arnold, Patti Groves, Shandy Norsworthy and Diane Thompson are on the tumbling l6EllTl. l Debbie Ray does a headstand on the bal- ance beam. 116-sports El za' 3 1 A if, l 1 The gymnastics team consists ot: lfront row L. to RJ D. Thompson, S. Reilly, D. Bardin, I. Hobbs, D. Ray, S. Norsworthy, P. Groves, C. Watts. Zncl row: I. Edwar, K. Chundak, S. Boyd, R. Sword, I. Henderson, j. Uurton.. 3rd row: K. Simkulet, V. Arnold, P. Bleauer, P. Mitchell, T. Paul, S. Savage, C. Prather, I. Bryant, Mrs. Buchanan.