McConnellsburg High School - Sparta / Flashlites Yearbook (McConnellsburg, PA)

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Girls Have A Balanced Season Girls’ basketball was the first sport of the school year. Practices started at the end of the previous year. All summer the girls worked on drills and conditioning for the upcoming season. The girls got off to a good start by winning most of their opening games, but toward the end they began to cool off. The team finished the regular season 11-9. They played the Southern Fulton Indians in a District 5 play-off game. The Indians overpowered them, bringing the Spartans’ season to a close. MHS OPP 53 Bedford 41 47 at Everett 53 61 Central 31 73 Northern Bedford 56 54 Fannett Metal 31 54 at Forbes Road 40 21 Tussey Mountain 53 37 at Southern Fulton 43 31 at Southern Huntingdon 33 38 Martinsburg. W. Va. 58 52 at Bedford 48 46 Forbes Road 43 30 at Fannett-Metal 15 57 Southern Huntingdon 40 43 at Martinsburg. W. Va. 73 54 at Northern Bedford 30 31 Southern Fulton 43 31 at Tussey Mountain 35 47 Everett Play Off Cove League 31 49 Southern Huntingdon District Play Off 53 48 at Southern Fulton Overall Record 11-10 49 Abovet Cindy Plessmger ( 33) goes up for the tap as the Spartans go on to defeat the Everett Warriors. The Spartans ended the regular season with a record of II wins and 8 loses when they defeated the Warriors 47 to 31. 17

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Above: Junior Cindy Plessinger sinks a foul shot against the Southern Fulton Indians in a losing effort. Upper Right: Susie Welsh. 34. pulls down the rebound, but is fouled by Southern Fulton on the attempt to shoot. Right Front: Elaina Souders. Dana Shearer. Sheri Cover. Back: Mrs. Audrey Flail, coach. Cindy Plessinger. Susie Welsh. Brenda Martin. Below: Senior Dana Shearer breaks through the hoop as the Spartans warm up to defeat the Everett Warriors on Parents' Night. 16

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Girls Have Tremendous Season The junior varsity girls basketball team had an outstanding season. Through their first ten games, the girls just couldn't be stopped. The closest any team came to the Spartans was seven points. They defeated Central by a margin of thirty-eight points. The magic spell under which they were playing broke the night of game eleven. Bedford dealt the Spartans their first loss. The team reverted back to its winning ways for the remainder of the season. At the end. the Spartans were 18-1. a record to be proud of. Above. Nicki Morgan (54) sink» a foul shot lo put the Spartans up by 15 over the Southern Fulton Indians. Right. Junior Lori Snyder (50) puts in a layup to secure the game against the Indians. Below Kneeling. Heidi DeShong. Nicki Morgan. Dinah Chamberlain. Tracy Doyle. Standing Michelle Marshall. Lori Snyder. Kim Spriggs. Mona Swope. Coach Kathy Kendall. MHS OPP 34 Bedford 27 39 at Everett 23 46 Central 8 48 Northern Bedford 16 43 Fannett-Metal 22 52 at Forbes Road 16 50 Tussey Mt. 21 49 at Southern Fulton 18 54 at S. Huntingdon 14 42 Martinsburg 18 37 at Bedford 47 43 Forbes Road 18 36 Fannett-Metal 15 54 S. Huntingdon 14 65 Martinsburg II 63 N. Bedford 23 42 Southern Fulton 20 31 Tussey Mt. 13 41 Everett 28 18