John H Reagan High School - Spur Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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I Oi] ©CifflDlnlili Senior Deborah K ' ilborn grabs for a rebound at the Austin game while Beth Young and Lisa Newby watch. With precise shonling form, Beth Young goes up for two points at the Austin ga 42

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@ ni ti® ft[h] We felt thai we were going to do good. We had a strong bench, the right people and the experience, comtnented Lynda Ambrose. The Lady Raiders ' premonitions became reality as they compiled a season record of 25-7, the best a Reagan girls basketball team had ever had. Coach Muddy Moxley was positive that her team would have a winning year. She explained, It was evident. The team dedicated themselves to basketball. They did their homework — practiced shooting on their own, jumped rope, rode bicycles — they kept their legs in shape. After the first half of the season, Reagan had a district record of 7-1, their only loss being to LBJ in overtime, 46-48. One of the more rewarding games in first-half play was against Lanier, who at the time was a defending district champion. The Lady Raiders opened up an eight-point lead at halftime and handed the Vikings their first defeat of the year, 54-41. Coach Moxley said, We were real definite about the things we wanted co do on our defense, worked the ball well, and tried not to let their press affect us. The Raiders played in three tournaments during the season. At the Pflugerville tour- nament December 3-5, they placed third and Julie Nelson was an all-tournament selection. December 10-12, Reagan traveled to Victoria and finished sixth. Beth Young was named to the all-tournament team. Reagan p layed in the AISD tournament December 17-19 and placed second. Both Nelson and Young were chosen for the all-tournament team. yanily haitelhall learn (from row): manager irainer Jackie Jones, Julie Nelson, Deborah Wilhorn, Sylvia Neal, Evan Banks; (second row): Carolyn Guyion. Lynda Ambrose. Linda Hodge, Diane Walker, Tina Foster, Donna Radford. Velvcc Morell, Lisa Newby, Delia Wells, Beih Young. Coach Muddy Moxley. Varsity First-half Scores Reagan 72 Travis 45 Reagan 54 Lanier 41 Reagan 46 LBJ 48 Reagan 67 Austin 48 Reagan 56 Johnston 36 Reagan 71 McCallum 30 Reagan 78 Anderson 47 Reagan 89 Crockett 21 p p rt) a p Sylvia Neal struggles ro recover a loose ball at the Austin game. 41

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After their outstanding first half of the season, it seemed like the Lady Raiders couldn ' t go anywhere but up. For a few unpleasant days, though, they were ground- ed by a heartbreaking overtime loss to Lanier, 46-47, but found out one week later that the Vikings had to forfeit their win because of an ineligible player. Five out of their last six games were lop- sided victories with an average 28-point win. The one game to which those statistics didn ' t apply was the battle for second-half championship against Johnston which, though action-packed, handed Reagan a 58-67 loss. The Lady Raiders, who were rated twelfth in state, ended their season with 25-7, the best overall record in the district, and finished with the best district record of 14-2. Reagan ' s lone first-half loss was to LBJ ( who also had a record of 7- 1 , but end- ed up being champs because they defeated Reagan). The Lady Raiders were in the same situation with Johnston for the second-half title. We ' re unhappy with the playoff rules. Even though we had a better district record than anyone, we ' re not in the finals, commented Julie Nelson. Our main objective was constant im- provement, and I feel like we did just that. The girls were intelligent — they understood the strategies. We didn ' t have the height, but we had quickness and good teamwork, said Coach Muddy Moxley of her team. Beth Young and Deborah Wilborn were named to the All-District team, and Coach Moxley was chosen co-coach-of-the-year with the LBJ coach. Sylvia Neal, Nelson, and Wilborn were the team captains. Heat ily guardeJ hy iheJohnMon defense, Bech Young prepares to throw the ball to Julie Nelson. Varsity Second-half Scores Reagan 67 Travis 37 Reagan 46 Lanier 47 Reagan 58 LBJ 46 Reagan 57 Austin 32 Reagan 58 Johnston 67 Reagan 81 McCallum 40 Reagan 58 Anderson 45 Reagan 84 Crockett 34 CO CC CO O CO r CD cj- 0) Sharon Hodge refreshes herself with a drink of water at the Crockett game. 43