Pulaski Academy - Bruin Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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Winning season for Bruin The senior Bruins had two goals in mind for this year. They were to win 20 games and to beat C.A.C. twice on the year. Although they won 19 games, they defeated CAC the two times they played them. They started off the season won their first tournament ofthe year because of a voiceful and noisy coach. The game was called after he received three technicals and wouldn't leave the gym. However, the Bruins were ahead by a score of 29-22. Conference play opened up for road trip to Hazen and defeated the Hornets by a score of 50-43. Senior Les Lewis led the team with 17 points. The Bruins returned from Poyen with another victory, 55- 40. Senior Les Lewis led the scorers again with 14. The late six doughnu pretty bad during ts before the P0 yen game. I was feeling the game! Jason Matt with the annual Harmony Grove game. They defeated the Cardinals, who have never defeated a Pulaski Academy boys' team, by a score of 53-50. The Bruins suffered their first loss to a fired up Mayfolwer team. However, the Bruins were ahead of the Eagles three out of the four quarters. Harmony Grove felt like they wanted some more of the overpowering Bruins. Again they fell 56-36. The Bruins defeated Glen Rose 51-41. Jason Neal, junior, led the way with 21 points. The next week Glen Rose showed up in the P.A. gym and suffered a more excruciating loss by a score of 58- 36. Carthage, one of the more dominant class B schools, was overcome by a rudy Bruin team by a score of 47-27. Senior Douglas Braswell had 28 out of the 47 points. Harmony Grove didn't seem to get the picture the first two times so they came back again. The Bruins upset them once again by a score of 53-41. Chris Jones, junior, was high scorer with 18 points. Poyen was the next victim of the senior Bruins. The Indians were killed by a core of 59-46. The Bruins Take it to the hole! Senior Les Lewis takes the ball to the hole against Bauxite in the homecoming game. the Bruins with a road trip to Des Arc. The Bruins defeated them 49-46. The DeVall's Bluff game capped off the first half of the season. The bruins suffered a loss by a score of 70-56, but DeVall's Bluff was ranked number Zin the state. The Bruins were 9-2 at the middle of the season. The second half of the season started off with a loss to Hazen by 55-53. In the next game the Bruins made up for the loss by beating the Deaf School Leopards. They won by a score of 66-34. Junior Jason Neal led the scoring with 14. The Bruins then hosted Harding in the P.A. gym and lost 58-45. Des Arc felt that they still had a chance but got beat once again by the Bruins 61-54. Chris Jones led the team with 20 points. The road trip to DeVall's Bluff was almost a great victory for the Bruins. The Bruins fell the the Scrappers, but they were tied with the number 1 team in the state at the end of third quarter. The final score was 62-53. Chris Jones and Douglas Braswell led with 14 points and Brent Trammel, senior, added ll. One of the high lights of the season was the game with the C.A.C. ponies. The Bruins defeated the Mustangs 61-60. The game went into 3 overtimes, and the Bruins ended up on top. Junior Chris Jones led the team with 16 points. The Bruins took a School for the Deaf came to the P.A. gym and went home with a loss of 73-55. Junior Chris Jones had 15 points and Brent Trammel, senior, had 14. When the Bruins played Harding again, they suffered a disappointing loss by a score of 76-56. The second game with C.A.C. proved the Bruins had more talent because they defeated the Mustangs 64-50. lt was great to beat them bad this time. The last game was too close! commented Jason Matt, senior. Homecoming saw the Bruins take on the Miners of Bauxite. The Bruins sported an all-senior starting line-up. The seniors took care of business with Les Lewis scoring 18 points to beat the Miners 65-53. The Bruins then traveled to Harding for the District Tournament. After a first round bye, the Bruins took on Des Arc in the second round. The Bruins were losing the whole game, sometimes by 25 points. They ran offa 32-9 scoring spree, but it wasn't enough, losing 60-57. Finishing at 19-8, the Bruins did not accomplish their goal of winning 20 games. However, this year's squad was not expected to do as well as they did. Congratulations are in order for the whole team. Bruisefhail 57

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h ll, Connor Ie The senior girls' basketball team had a disappointing season, only winning two games. The girls' record did not reflect the amount of heart, determination, and concentration that they put enough girls to scrimmage. Another problem was the risk of too many girls fouling out ofthe game. Everyone got a lot of playing time because of the lack of girls. commented sophomore ad team about the C.A.C. game, lt was really great that we had so much support from our fans. That had a major part in the outcome of the game. The Bruins traveled to One ofthe highlights ofour season was our victory over C.A.C. Renee Howell forth in each game. Their two victories came over the Arkansas School for the Deaf and the C.A.C. Mustangs. In the Deaf School game, Cathy Kim The Shell had 12 points and Connor had lO points. Bruins' victory against the Mustangs at P.A., was glorifying, to say the least. The final score was 35-32. Only having eight players did cause some problems through- out the season. During their practices, they didn't have Kristin Hooper. The season included some very close games but the lack of players hurt. The eight girls were often tired and ran out of steam as games came to an end. Sophomore Gaby Albertson stated, I believe if we had more players, we could have had a better chance at winning games. Homecoming week for the Lady Bruins included the victory over C.A.C. and a tough loss to Bauxite on Homecoming night. Senior Cathy Shell commented Harding to play C.A.C. in the first round of the District Tournament. Unfortunately, C.A.C. prevailed as the Bruins' season ended. The year wasn't a total loss. Even though this year's seniors will be missed, the juniors and sophomores on the team received experience that will be needed and welcomed for future seasons. Senior Girls Basketball: Urontj Terry Danicll lcoachl, James Cole lcoachl. tslnndingj Kristen Hooper, Nancy Blankenship. Rachel Roberts. Lcc Ann Millsap. Kim Connor. Gaby Albertson R ll cnee H ll. Faihv She . Basketball 59