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

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igh Expectations Dedication leads team As the season began, the players were aware of the fact that they were part of a team that was defending last year's junior varsity championship title. There were many expectations for this team, most set by the coach and the players themselves. The practices were long and hard, usually lasting well over an hour. They were geared toward the team's next opponent, working on whatever aspect of play that would lead the team to victory over their rivals. The team's hard work in practice paid off when .....f..Qil t o co-champions. most needed. A win in the Cy-Creek game was very important for the team to stay in competition for first place. This game was the best game the team had this season. We were down by a lot in the first half but came back strong the last half of the game and defeated Cy-Creek at their gym, stated Brody Bates, junior. Each player's dedication to the team led to a season record of 23 wins, 6 losses and a 15-5A District Co-champion ranking. Q L1 r A -,lift 4, aw i'fi1Iie'5Y.,,!! QQ 51:5 :lla - My ,am-of 9- , X W I MM, M, J Standing on the free throw line, Mike Stevens shoots for two. While setting up defense, Mike Castellano, Chrix Sartin, Robby Cooper, Brody Bates, and Greg Hazelwood prepare for the oncoming opponents. 1 junior varsity boys' basketball While warming up, Sean Peoples and Mil Sievens practice their dribbling. 'v

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oing for it Teams' strive for set goals The best game for the team was the Klein Forest game, agreed sophomores Robert Cox and jimmy Franks. It was the best because it was a real pressure game and because of our lead, only five points. It went down to the last second, but we pulled through, recalled-Jimmy Franks. For Coach Walker and most of the team members, it had been a fairly good year, I believe our record was a surprise to everyone. Everybody thought we would be terrible, but we .U i. ii , W L. When the pressure is on, sophomore Robert Cox doesn't panic, he just passes the ball to Ralph Vasquez. While being surrounded by Klein Oak players, jimmy Franks executes a stressful lay-up. sophomore and freshmen boy's basketball proved them wrong! exclaimed jimmy. The team and Coach Walker had goals that they strived for. I wanted them to improve in the basic fundamentals, to learn teamwork and sportsmanship, and to discipline themselves to giving a maximum effort every time they stepped on the court, said Coach Walker, and I feel that we have achieved those goals. The freshmen team also had an exceptionally good year. A head above the rest, sophomore Bil Meyers aims for two points. E 4 S iw' 'K ' 741 i wing,-