Owensboro High School - Owensboroan Yearbook (Owensboro, KY)

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amass saileswivrsmsllf Eagles Claw District Title From Devils Owensboro High and county foe Apollo met four times during the 1977- 78 basketball season. Apollo won all four of the encounters, but the last meeting was A Close Encounter of the Fourth Kind. The most important game of the year for both OHS and Apollo was set for March 3 in the semi-finals of the Ninth District Regional Tournament. Owensboro High came out ready and led 12-6 after one period. The shoot-and- stall play was working well against Apollo. Owensboro dragged its halftime lead to 18-13. The biggest lead of the game for OHS was 20-13 with an early second half bas- ket, but Apollo again doomed OHS in the third period. Apollo outscored OHS 16-8 in the third period to grab a 29-26 lead. The Red Devils had a two point lead and the basketball with less than two minutes left in the final quarter. A dou- ble dribble and a bad pass enabled Apol- lo to tie the game at 35-35, with 11 sec- onds left in the game. Jeff Jones of Apol- lo lost the ball and Mark Rickard let a desperation shot fly at the buzzer that bounced off the board. Apollo got the best of the overtime period as the Eagles hit six points while OHS scored only four. Danny Griffith laid in the final basket of the year for OHS with one second remaining, but Apollo had their fourth straight win over the Devils, 41-39 in overtime. Clarence James and Keith Anderson tallied 16 and 14 points respectively for the game and were named on the All- Tournament team in the 9th District. OHS and Apollo had their first head- to-head meeting on Dec. 13. Apollo held off a late charging OHS to win 61-57. The second duel between the Eagles and the Red Devils took place on Dec. 30 in the final game of the Owensboro Invi- tational Tournament at the Sportscenter. Apollo outscored OHS 26-12 in the third period enroute to a 82-67 Red Devil defeat. Owensboro got together with Apollo for their third meeting of the year on Feb. 11, at the Sportscenter, in an after- noon make-up game. Apollo again clinched the third period to give them a decisive lead. OHS led 29- 28 at the half, but Apollo outscored OHS 23-12 in the third period and went on to win the game 67-55. - By Steve Mclntyre 88fVarsity Basketball Leaping high above his opponent, Clarence james is all by himself on a tip in t'lE'OHS circle in district tournament play against Apol- ,s , ' . 'ii-111: , BW 'E '- ' - A F 'Q-A Ms, f :- lo. Keith Anderson 1301 positions himself be twe efenders before a jam packed crowd at the Sportscenter. Tony james looks to pass off to teammate Keith Anderson 1301 against arch-rival Apollo in an gf .. K, . 4 i .N K. afternoon game at the Sportscenter. Apollo won the game 67-55.

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U ag' sms?-Q-i . l ' 4 K, S 'kkk ,cj 'J K I F ,,.,. K i Near Perfect Record Spoiled At State Tourney Girls' Basketball Q28-21 OHS McLean County OHS 65, Providence OHS Hughes-Kirk OHS 65, Henderson County OHS 60, Apollo District Tournament OHS 64, McLean County OHS 64, Daviess County OHS Mt. St, joe OHS 80, Ohio County OHS Apollo OHS 67, Daviess County OHS McLean County OHS 51, Madisonville OHS 55, Hancock County Regional Tournament OHS 64, Owensboro Catholic OHS 63, Owensboro Catholic OHS Central City OHS 60, Butler County OHS Hancock County OHS 61, Hughes-Kirk OHS Butler County OHS 42, Hancock County OHS 50, Madisonville State Tournament OHS 59, Ohio County OHS 52, Apollo OHS Anderson County OHS 64, Union County OHS Barren County OHS 69, Christian County OHS 66, Warren Central Coach Grant Talbott 'lf ' S Q , Members of the 1977-78 OHS girls' team include ffront row from leftj: Markeitha jackson, Cathy White, rey. Second Row: Suzanne Lanham, June Harris, Anita Griffith Kim McDan- iel, Jeanette Rowan, Willene Ows ine Nelson, Wendy Morton, , Mary'Beth .Iiggggr Back row: Kathleen Rouse, Becky Moor- man, Sghggll-uff, I , Bar- bara Hinton, Georgia Moss, Donetta Owsley, Coach Grant Talbott, Assistants Walter Lee and Sally Rudisell. Three OHS players -Jeanette Rowan, Barbara Hinton and Willene Owsley - were named to the All-Regional team. 'tl ,fgxl K Cutting down the nets after the regional cham- pionship game was a happy experience forjgi Harris. . G II, A . 'AZ : V V :7 Q' D, V ' ik ' . 9 e 1 Barbara Hinton and Lola Harrison QSOQ of But- ler County appear to be doing a new dance in their effort to get a loose ball in the champion- ship game. cms' Basketballf87

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We -.1 . My -, ,, t p at at Ly ' f1: i I V, Q: Surrounded by Apollo players, Ross Cotton at the 5P0ff9C9nf9f- APOHO PlaYef9 are Darin goes up for a basket in the afternoon matchup Cissell l20l, Bob Humble and leff 101195- R I Keith Anderson scores two in the district mat- chup against Apollo Anderson sparkled in the first half of the district game but fouled out late in the fourth period H'--.4 it Q Rod Drake 1101 came on strong late in the year in relief at the guard spot, Mark Rickard started the season opener in bas- ketball to become the first three-sport starter - basketball, football and baseball - in recent years. Varsity Basketballf89