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

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Devils do well ogoinsl lough conference schedule l A Texarkana player tries to get through the defense. 2. Coach Burk gives the Devils some strategy. 3. Tommy Williams waits for ball as Bryan Cook takes the opening tip. 4, lL-Rl Ricardo Robinson, Steve Gil- Steve Van Nostrand. 5. Eddie jackson the ball down court as the offense sets up. l sl, -'Us gi' J' sf' Basketball-119

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118-B on The 19751976 Red Devil basketball team ended this year s season on February 27 Although the team was very young, a strong will to win helped them to a con- Several times during the season, the Devils were tied for high spots in the con- ference standlngs by winning some tough games. Coach Mike Burk summarized by saying We didn t win as consistently as we wanted. We had a lot of young players and had no returning starters to build a strong team around. Our team should be even E . N, 1, ference record of five wins. ice ,if fr M 5 Alt ' fijgsi. 1 alfa' Jays . wg , .. , win f 'sn A t 6 g 5- 1 x 1 2 ,j..,,,.,, . . M 'P'Wh U , :se-tt' . 1'-aug, -fr 1, Coaches: Mike Burk, Ed Hamilton. 2,The action-packed season is shown as Robert Mayo and Bryan Cook go high for the ball. 3.The 1975-1976 season is summed up on the scoreboard, the over- all record was 9 wins and 16 losses. 4.1975-1976 Red Devils: 1st row KL-Rl: G. Bollen, E. jackson, A. Steels, C. Utley, T. Tademy, R. West. 2nd Row CL-Rl: D. Willis, R. Holmes, T, Williams, B. Cook, R. Mayo, K. Gwin. stronger next year. ' .Q N 30 un. ,f

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Parkview The l975-'l976 jacksonville Red Devils' Basketball season opened with jacksonville meeting Little Rock Parkview in a tough first game. During first quarter play the teams paced each other score for score, but in thc second period Parkview gained a six point lead with four minutes in the half. The first half ended 37-27 Parkview. With Fred jackson and David Willis scoring for jacksonville, the Devils tried to catch up. But it was no use, as Parkview remained ahead, finally winning by a score of74-48. Stuttgart The Devils played Stuttgart on Decem- ber 8g the Ricebirds were soundly beaten by the Devils. At the end of first quarter of play, the Devils were in front ll-8, and from there, the lead was quickly increased. ln the third quarter, though, the Ricebirds had shortened jacksonville's lead to just two pointsg then a play later tied it at 31 all. Fourth quarter play saw the Devils lose their lead, then tie and go ahead. The Devils played good basketball, and won 53-40. Pine Bluff forfeited to the Devils, upping their record to 2-l. l. Kenneth Gwin looks for an open man as he draws two Hog defenders. 2. Red Devil teamwork and unity is shown as Anthony Steels is helped by Kenneth Gwin and Robert Mayo. 3, Eddie jackson and David Willis warm up before a home game. 4. Concentration pays off as Tommy Williams sinks a free throw. 5. Chuck Utley waits to pass to an open Devil. I 120 Basketball Lf ew' jd' VIL is