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

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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-

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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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Benton jacksonville upped its conference record to 2-2 january 27, and proved they could play well under pressure as they defeated Benton in a very close game. 1 Although the game was played without . FQ? f ig ,. lt e ftftg v K Q' 'ii I .Min U a scoreboard clock, the official time was kept at the scorer's table. With the aid of Devil fouls, Benton tied the game once in the third. ln the fourth, the Panthers narrowed the lead to one. But the Devils were in control, and won 47-46. Parkview The Devils traveled on january 30 to meet Little Rock Parkview in a hard fought and close game. With good ball control, jacksonville l. Coach Burk and Red Devil team watch the action intently. 2. Opponents wait for Eddie jackson to bring the ball down court. 3. David Willis leaps as an opposing player attempts to shoot over. 4. Eddie jackson gives off inside as he drives to the bucket. 5. The Red Devils warm up for a big Caonference game, 6.David Willis shoots a foul S Ot. N jr-.UA-J! ' gi it 5 S l - 9 Q . gs rf . , .ws .... ..... it l- . A F , 3 or H l- gjifiw 4 1 1 f 2 it l 1 I ul .L took the lead and was four points in front at the half. jacksonville held on to a two point lead during the third quarter and made the patriots work hard for every rebound. . K me 'S Mc' 6 Basketball A9 10X 'id . tu - I , ir