Jersey Village High School - Falcon Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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4' if nv 2.15 .. We rl., , ,, . i, 1 Ld! Dawn Poole goes for the basket after stealing the ball 'y from the other team's player. B'--M. -if Going for Two The Alief-Elsik Tournament trned out to be the highlight of the season, said Coach Kathy Burrell. We won the first two games against Brazoswood and Dobie, but in the championship game against Lamar we lost 45-29, lt was a hard fought battle, but we still earned second place. ln the Cy-Creek Tournament the Freshman Girls lost against Waltrip, 33-36, and to Alvin, 42-30, but blew Channelview away at 58-21. The Westfield Tournament turned out to be a nightmare for the girls because they came within one point of beating New Caney, but time ran out. When asked what was her most memorable game, Melissa Mahoney replied, The Alvin game because they were so rough. I checked in for a girl and l wasn't in there no ten seconds when a girl tripped me and l went sliding across the floor. Dawn Poole said, My most memorable game was the Chan- nelview game. l scored twenty points, my highest for the season. We beat them by twenty-five points. A story about the funniest thing that happened at one of the games was told by Melissa Mahoney. She said, Ms. Burrell got her first technical foul. lt was during the Cy-Creek Tournament when we were playing Alvin. Ms. Burrell was jumping up and down and she had her shoes off then she stooped down, picked up her shoes and threw them at the bleachers. The season did not turn out as well as they anticipated it, but for a group of first year high school basketball players, and a first year basketball coach, the season taught everyone a lot. . 'll -gi i f, Top row: Ileft to rightl Narcy Bollan, Debe Gray, Darcy Lasauskas, Dawn Poole, Susan Urban, Coach Kathy Burrell. Bottom row: fleft to rightj Valerie Lett, Terri Meyer Betsy Chambliss, Melissa Mahoney.

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P Dawn Poole warts anxlously for the freethrow to be shot so she can get rt before her opponents V Betsy Chambliss prepares for a lay up as Susan Urban looks on Freshman Basketball 1981 -1982 Us-Them lst ROUND 2nd ROUND 32-54 38-48 29-40 2 1 -44 28-35 35-41 50-37 20-25 33-45 31 -42 25-41 27-47 46-26 35-38 22-26 36-39 won-forfeit won-forfelt vw, AThe action lntenslfles during the jumpball against a Westfield player AMEIISSB Mahoney goes for the loose ball dunng the game against Klein Forest

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Quality not quantity Piercing through the silent morning sounds the familiar alarm. The clock flashes 5:3O as you roll over, clinging to the covers for one last minute. Your body aching from yesterday's practice, you contemplate not showing, but teammates are depending on you and responsibility forces the final decision. For those not acquainted with this scene, the question ls is all worth it? comes to mind. But to those privileged few, being on the swim team was well worth the effort and dedication. For German Berbel, the team has developed in me a sense of team- work and discipline. lt offers members the chance to exult in team accomplishments, as well as fulfill individual goals, such as earning points for a letter jacket. A close-knit team, the swimmers have cultivated a special relationship. The people on the team give their support and advice when you need it most. lf there was an award for the greatest teammates, they would get it for sure, said Christie Fowler. Although no trophies were given for friendship, the Katy Invitational was a different story. The eight member team placed sixth among the other schools who had an average of thirty people. ln most meets we would win over fifty percent of the events but because we didn't have depth in numbers of swimmers, we usually V A determined John Vannatta reveals the attitude and winning spirit cultivated t the team. would lose the final events because we could not field relays, explain- In g A ed Coach Al Crosby. ' 'J However, the team placed tenth at the Deer Park Invitational, eigh- ' ' '1t. ' iiii ,,. 'L teenth at the Alief Invitational and the boys placed twelfth at the Pre- A X' ' ' Christmas TISCA. U , s::u..f5 Y ' 4 x:,:, , , .4 K RQ!!! g T Mtn, --1---- g.5..g.g,g.31 jj , .,,,,A,,t,,VV , ? q.iVv, 'wits , was P' em.. 12 ftog. C1001 -. . ,. A- ' 1-'-1't2v.,..,,..,:f.3:. siiq, .-a f,-ar- f rl , f,..y,,V2' . .,.,.,.. -swf f f-- ' 'a-Ms., wrrwaigwnk ..A.. V ay-. V, ' A L to R: German Berbel, Bruce Byrne, Christie Fowler, John Vannatta, Lisa Salinas, Jolanda Whiteing. Not Pictured: Norman Byrne and Tiffan Medlin. 212 - Swimming l . ,...,....,,,, -vggim .ms X 1 W x