Lanier High School - Viking Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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ith outstanding talent and ability, a Varsity that lacked experience and had not one single returning starter finished with an 11- 5 district record. No man stood over 6'4 but the Viks made the difference by playing a type of ball that always surprised the opponent. Sheer ability kept them in contention for the district title in both halves of play. They played a slow-down type ot ball when the other teams expected a fast break game and a fast break game when a slow game was expected. They pulled the other teams out of their accustomed styles, thereby making up for a lack of height. When you have no height and play a different kind of ball each game, you must have total concentration and make no mistakes. When you make mistakes, you lose, said Coach lvlasch. In first half play the Viks' mistakes came back to back, losing to Reagan and Anderson. In the Lanier gym the Raiders jumped to a 23-14 lead in the first quarter but the Viks came back within 2 points at the half. The Viks' 9 fouls to the Raiders 3 in the second half showed that mistakes hurt. Lanier lost 67-79. The next game the Viks journeyed up the hill to Anderson, No one thought that quick 5'6 Junior Davis could be stopped, but the Trojans contained him, making it almost impossible for him to work the ball into Lawerence Fowler and Brian Markert who scored 19 and 18 points respectively. Once again they fell 72-95, first loss ever to Anderson. Finishing third in the first half the Viks still had hopes of a playoff game against first half winner Reagan. Second halt play opened with two big wins over Johnston and Travis. Against Johnston five players scored in double figures to give us an 80-57 victory. 1 Front row Cleft to rightj: Phillip Knight, Larry Lawrence, Curtis Ellison, Junior Davis, Will Prossner, Gavin Garcia. Second row: Lawrence Fowler, Ron Wright, Eric Barnett, Richard Burns, Brian Markert, Eric Busboom. 2 Junior Davis cuts into the basket. At guard. Junior moved the ball down court as quick as lightning. 3 Senior Brian Markert goes up and takes one of his famous jumpshots. Brian could hit from any- where onthe court. 4 Up and over, Lawrence Fowler looks to make a basket. Lawrence averaged 12 points a game. varsity basketball 191

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Versatility . 5 . , ft, gag- ffl gG,,gQ.f, ,iv . .1 1 Quick guard Junior Davis passes to Lawrence Fowler. This pair combined Junior's ability to move the ball and Lawrence's ability to make shots to produce victories. 2 Junior Davis jumps to pass off to a teammate. Like his teammates, Junior made up for a lack of height by jumping high. 3 Will Prosser goes in for a layup. Will can also dunk the ball when necessary. 4 Coach Masch explains the game plan lor the next quarter. He stresses key points that may make the difference in the game. 5 Brian Markert goes up high with the options of shooting or passing while Dwight Dickey waits for his move, Senior Brian Markert scored 16, just behind Junior Curtis Ellison's 17. Once again Ellison came alive as high point man with 25 against Travis. In the process of beating the Rebels and cutting off big post Mark Wright, Lawrence Fowler pumped in 23 points. At Austin l-ligh, the Viks couldn't get anything going. Early inthe game Curtis Ellison and Lawrence Fowler drew 3 fouls apiece. Austin jumped ahead early and kept the lead the entire game. Eric Barnett had 20 points but it wasn't enough as Austin won by four points, 65-61 . The next game the Viks faced an old nemesis, McCallum. Mac had not won a game all season and we had easily beaten them by 14 points in the tirst half. We trailed by one at the end of the first quarter and by two at the half. In the third quarter each team scored eleven leaving the game with a two point difference, but after the break the Viks couldn't get their shots in and lost 57-62. After two losses, the tired up Viks stomped Crockett 88-65, scoring 55 points in the second half alone. As the Viks arrived at the Fleagan gym, it looked as if they might not be on top at the end. Four juniors and one sophomore on the bench. Once the game started, nothing could stop the Viks. They made 87 per cent of their shots with Curtis Ellison making 13 ot 14 tree throws and seven field goals to total 27 points. Junior Davis pumped in eight of nine free throws to make his total of eight points. The Viks won 62-53. Things had only just begun for these seven who would return again next year to work and win together. With Senior Brian Markert back on the court, things looked much better as the Viks faced Anderson, the second halt leader. The Trojans got an early lead that the Viks could never erase and Lanier finished on the low end 56-75. The Viks closed the season beating LBJ 69-65 and Brian Markert ended his high school career with 29 points. Anywhere Brian shot it went in, helping the Viks win their final game. Lawrence Fowler, Brian Markert and Curtis Ellison added up points, while Bon Wright, Richard Burns, Eric Barnett and Will Prosser grabbed rebounds and Junior Davis razzle dazzled the crowd moving the ball down the court in split seconds. These eight men proved that experience wasn't everything, that playing together as a team, and being versatile, also gave you wins. varsity basketball