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

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With nerves on edge, sophomores Ralph Vasquez, Bill Meyers, Gknn Gaidousbek, Lance Smith, and Scott Peoples patiently await the outcome of the game. Watching with a keen eye, sophomore Robert Smith plans strategy against his opponent. -..- 4-vhi. . - Durmg a time out Glenn Gaxdausek Ralph Vasquez Glenn Rxslee Robert Smith, jimmy Franks, and Bill Meyers Trying to avoid his opponent s outstretched arm sophomore Glenn Rtske leaps to tip the ball. sophomore and freshman boys' basketball

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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,-

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successful look Talent and a new coach take the team far. No team is impossible to beat. There is only one way to get beat and that is to play terrible ball. If the other team wins over you but you put up a hard fight, no one is the loser. They're just better. - Rhonda Biggom The setting was supposedly neutral, but the Cy-Fair gym gave the girls the home court advantage and a tremendously enthusiastic crowd. On February 16, the team was scheduled to meet Conroe in the bi-district play-offs. jersey Village won the rip-off but was unsuccessful in scoring from the break. Conroe was the first team to score. Even though Conroe was ranked second in the state, the Lady Falcons were not impressedg this team was one that the Conroe Tigerettes would not forget. At the end of the first quarter, our team was trailing 10-14 after fighting back from a 4-14 deficit. In the second quarter, the lead changed hands four times. When the buzzer rang, sounding the end of the first half, the girls were behind by one point, 21-22. They came out after the half-time break ready to win, as they showed through the intensity of their play. In the last seconds of the game, down by one point, the girls' effort to take the lead was ineffective as they . . , . . ,V 9 13 J' f I I 565 I, 'g,,.. ,4ff,'1.f-3219 ' ' .. ' r ra 1 'tm' .1:: S3 . t ff-4-' ,W nr f 7 ..-e-5 , my I at 1:4 5 0 , ' a I . My W , t .. Attempting to increase the lead, Pal1iHarrzlron shoots a free throw as Kristin Andrews concentrates on the action. By moving the ball around, Cyntbzh Montero and Nancy Wiegand make it possible for their teammates to find the opening on the floor, 8 girls' varsity basketball missed their last shot. Conroe grabbed the rebound, worked the ball up the floor as the girls tried their best to stop their opponents' advancement, and Conroe threw the ball up at the last second making the final score 39-42, The game was over in a little more than an hour. The 1985-1984 team had nothing to be ashamed of, though, for they gave their fans and op- position, especially Conroe, a memorable season. The girls started their official workout on November 3, but many had been building up for the season on their own for months prior to the first prac- tice. Each member strived for her own personal best to make the team as a whole better. Their hard work and commitment paid off. Senior letterman, Patti Har- rison expressed the team's attitude, Through sweat, tears and a never-ending desire for excellence, we became one. I have never met a group of young ladies whose spirit, courage, and determination could match that of our Lady Falcons this season. To me the 1983-84 Lady Falcons are PRIDE PERSONIFIED! They not only spoke of it, they lived it. - Varsity Coach Ms. Gorbet .-mr'-W1 ,A .Le