Ozark High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Ozark, MO)

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is 4 0 33 E WW 1 Dennis Clinton waits in indecision for someone to pass off to. Fingers grapple and breaths are held as Scott Smith struggles for a rebound. UD- Bill Tom Stanton and Bill Essick battle for possession of the ball against Bolivar. , gm What are the advantages of a high school basketball program? To answer this question one would do best to ask the players themselves. I know it sounds clichish, but it's team work you learn. You realize that sometimes you can accomplish more than you thought you could. The last ef- fort--you learn to make the last effort. If OHS' basketball program has provided any worthwhile ex- periences, any enjoyment, for the players or spectators, the time, money, and effort expended on it have been merited. From this standpoint, our program has been truly worthwhile. l Flogersville opponents fight hard as Don Murphy tries for points.

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Anticipation spreads as Bill Essick battles for points. t , ,MM l ,wif fan V' Wffflf ii f, ,W M MLW' ' ' , , Www f ,, ff UVW if fwfua? ywfwf' WMM- yQ,,,f4,Ms 3 WF! ' Pat Sears and Scott Smith are ready on toes for the rebound. Strategy is an important factor, as Tom Stanton searches for another Ozark player. Bill Essick fights valiantly to hold down the opposition's score. Scott Smith, Pat Sears, and Denny Mills are caught unaware as the ball passes overhead into the waiting hands of Tom Stanton. 1'. eff' i H15 ,5 i ,F fx V fl 35 , ,lx vi f fi ' -1 - 42 .., ,L ,,