Moore High School - Timekeeper Yearbook (Moore, OK)

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hoot for Two. Senior Reggie Miller takes a chance to shoot for two points. Junior Doug Carson guards as Reggie shoots the ball and hopes for two points. ree Shot. Junior Marwin Battles shows a look of determina- tion as he shoots for a free shot in the Norman game. We later defeated Norman Tigers. 4 al xi- .....f t li :si 0 . t 1 Players find out they have to go back to AS CS We have potential leaders and great talent. - senior Kirk Lutz A year of differences and accomplishments mixed with several moments of intense excitement developed the boys' basketball games. The team received enthusiastic support from many students and the faculty during games and pep rallies. It was a pretty good season, it wasn't our best because we had lost a lot of seniors from last year, said senior Kirk Lutz, but I think we did great for a rebuilding year. The team had some difficulties at the first of the year, but once members had a 84 Boys'Bc1sketboII Sports chance to get to know and learn a little bit about one other, the team concentrated on winning. We came together as a team towards the end of the year, said junior Philip Gordon. t'We did lose a few good players during that time though. Many of the players agreed that, with the loss of almost all of the seniors except Kirk, it was going to be difficult to make the team work. They accomplished much for a relatively new team. I think the team did outstanding for a team made up of sophomores and juniors, ye Opener. Being closely guarded by the opposition, junior Danny Deal looks for an open man. Basketball required not only physi- cal strength, but mental concentra- tion also. said Coach Richard Scofield. The team did win the Jim Koch Classic at the end of the season, which was a preview for the upcoming season. 'The team had its momentsg there were too many obstacles to overcome before we actually started acting as a team,', said junior Scott Henson. Towards the end, we really came together.

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'Wf an , Q,, . dnl! nder the Net. Senior Kirk Lutz jumps up to dunk the ball. A Del City player almost knocked the ball out of the net but Kirk Lutz pushed it in to score the point. ight Spot. As situations get tense during a game, players work together to get the ball back. Senior Reggie Miller got the ball and scored two points. ff M, ' if asy Does It. Concentrating hard, senior Kirk Lutz gets ready to shoot for a free shot. He missed die first chance but made the second for one more point. .. . 5 , uk reak Away. Junior Danny , 5 ,Q W ., , W , H ' Haynes, once he breaks away from Z 5 the defense, runs down court to 3 A f score two points. He missed the first V -. A Ls? , 7 . , 4 4, , 2 3 '-, ' try but made it the second try. A Q . E: 5 .-A. -ni With a new starting line, becoming good takes TIME We had a lol of talentg it was just a matter ly' developing it. junior Philip Gordon As the buzzer sounded the ball fell free from the net, barely missing the hoop. Douglass won the state championship in the last eight seconds of the game. Although state was a dis- appointment, Moore came very close to winning the champion- ship, losing to Douglass by only one point, 57-58. We should have won that game, said Coach Richard Scofield, but our boys gave Douglass one hard workout. Boys' basketball had one of their best and most exciting years. All games were memorable in one way or another. Homecoming was one of the more disappointing games of the season, said Coach Scofield. It wasn't a good gameg we just lost. At the start of the season Moore was ranked 99415 in pre- season polls. The Lions cracked into the top ten of 5A basketball by Jan. 23. The Lions won the Jim Koch Classic Jan. 9-ll by beating Ponca City 68-58 in the semi- finals and defeating the Southeast Spartans in the finals. Senior center Kirk Lutz scored 21 points, his season high, and junior forward Danny Deal I9 points against Ponca City. Moore was victorious in the erious Contemplation. Junior Eric Bell watches the game from the sidelines as the action goes on. The game was a close one, Douglass beating Moore 58-57. finals despite Southeast rallying late in the game to tie the score at 49-49. Against the Spartans junior guard Reggie Miller scored 15 points, center Kirk Lutz finished with 16 and forward Danny Deal earned 13 points. Moore also pounded Choctaw twice, once 72-43 in the opener of the Jim Koch Classic and also at Choctaw on Jan. 7. Boys' Basketball Sports

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If ump Shot. With someone blocking his way, junior Danny Haynes prepares to release a shot. Danny, who played guard, had been on the varsity basketball team since his sophomore year. 1. Q -'fr , MW, . y,,i, . ky High. Junior Reggie Miller leaps and shoots for another two points. Reggie, who possessed a vertical leap of over three feet, finished as one of the top scorers on the team. hovel Pass. Junior Danny Haynes throws a pass to a teammate between three defenders. Fundamental skills, such as pass- ing, were practiced every day. Boys' Basketball 8 5 Sports