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

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1 .-.. 2 an as Q I ta' . 2 l - et li Mills The Devils saw action in the Pulaski County Basketball Tournament as they met the Comets of Mills for the right to play in the title game against Sylvan Hills. The Devils gained momentum several times during the game, but could not seem to catch fire and rally. The game ended with the Comets winning 6l-38. Lonoke jacksonville, having a good lead at the half, seemed to have the game won, but, playing catch up ball, Lonoke increased the pace of the game during the l. Anthony Steels passes on instructions to Kenneth Gwin during a time out. 2. Devil spirit is lifted by a Beta Club poster, 3. Coach Burk asks for support during a basketball pep rally. 4. The 1975-1976 Red Devil team is introduced at a pep rally. 5. Bryan Cook drops a free throw for another Devil point. 6. Kenneth Gwin and David Willis outiump the opposition for a tip- in. second half. The game was tied up 4l apiece until l:57 left in the game. Lonoke took the lead and won 48-41. Central Central, the defending AAAA state champions, was ahead of jacksonville at the end of the first half by a score of 39-23. The Devils, having made only three of nine free throw attempts, were unable to overcome the lead which Central built in the first half. Searcy The Red Devils played against a very strong Searcy team on january 5, and put them down 66-43 in a very hard played game. lCont'd on page l22l ,xv g t i f rt' Lill lj jg IFJ? lL'S DE s . M fwwd 52 4 5 -.0

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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

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lCont'd from page 1211 Searcy, led by a 6-6 guard who had scored 23 points a game, had the lead four times during the game, but each time the lead was lost to the hustling Devils. Playing man to man, the Red Devils held Lion's 23 point scorer to only 14 points. Tommy Williams hit 23 for jackson- ville, with Anthony Steels connecting for 14. Waldron After beating Searcy, the Devils traveled to the UCA tournament, and there they were eliminated by Waldron. jacksonville added to Waldron's accurate shooting by giving the ball away 21 times during the game and committing 32 fouls. Although the defense did not move well, the Devils fought all the way, not giving up even though they were behind. Coach Burk remarked, After the first quarter, we played even or outplayed Waldron. Waldron held on to win the game and eliminate jacksonville. 1. David Willis lays it in for two. 2. The defense and David Willis keep the opposition from pene- trating inside. 3. Bryan Cook watches closely as the action moves to the opposite side. 4. Tommy Williams goes up for a jump shot as Kenneth Gwin and Bryan Cook move for the rebound. 5. Robert Mayo looks to the inside forthe open man. ' 3, 5' ,V 3. it . 2 I Texarkana On january 23, the conference leading Texarkana Razorbacks came to the Devil's Den to battle jacksonville. Behind by one point after the first quarter, jacksonville turned it around in the second quarter to lead 28-27 at the half. The Razorbacks regained a good lead in the third quarter with strong rebounding, but the Devils stayed within three points of Texarkana. ln the fourth quarter the Razorbacks outscored the Devils by four, giving them the edge over the Devils 68-61. o ' QQ 122 Basketball l i l l-