Richland High School - Rebel Yearbook (Fort Worth, TX)

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Spirits Remained High Despite injuries and inexperieneeg ci winning tradition prevailed 'We had a good year finishing with 18 wins 15 losses. We lost some games in the last seconds. Our low point was losing Willie Yarber due to injury. Aaron Algaier was most improved and I think that Brian Cimperman was the best post in the District, Ken West. lnjuries, inconsistency, inexperi- ence - those are the keywords to describe the season for the boyis varsity basketball team. The three words also tell the story of a season in which the team missed the playoffs for the first time in three years. However, despite a season that dropped the Rebs into fourth place in district, Coach Ken West was not entirely dissapointed. Injuries: The Rebs were planning on having Willie Yarber playing a forward position the entire year, but he suffered leg injuries and his playing time was limited. Yarber is known for his speed on the fast break and his passing ability-two ingredients which would have meant more points for the team. Willie was one of our better passers, Kevin Hillard said. He ran the floor very well also. Marlin Jackson, said that Yarber's absence slowed down a fairly quick team. We were miss- ing a lot of our speed, he said. This forced Coach West to pla- toon a number of players at the foward position. However, senior Brian Cimperman said things could have been worse. His absence hurt us some, but Lance Schmaltz did a great job, Cimperman said. lnconsistency: The Rebels argu- ably had more disappointing losses than any team in the district. We just fell apart, Cimperman said. Most disrict games we lost by five points or so. That's the way it was all year. lf all the hands that reach, could touch. Brian Cimperman l51l tried to retrieve the ball against Arlington Heights. The Rebels won 62-58. Photo by Trish Briscoe. ,3 -f Nz N A V Y -5553: Rebel Boys Basketball. FRONT ROW: Kevin Hilliard, Mark Sanders, Willie Yarber, Aaron Algaier, Andy Culver, and Alvin Rodgers. BACK ROW: Rick Akers, Marlin Jackson, Brian Cimperman, Trent Pruitt, Kenny Poole, and Lance Schmaltz. Design by Karen Laird The expression on his face says it all! Kevin Hilliard f13l gave it his all as he went in for a lay-up against Arlington. Photo by Trish Briscoe. 'J run, ,,9- - 5 ' lr 5 q-...a

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Spirits Remained High Despite injuries and inexperieneeg ci winning tradition prevailed We were probably one of the most tal- ented teams in the district, we just did not put it together, Willie Yarber i Ask a basketball player, and most will say the first game against Lamar was the most disappointing, After senior guard, Aaron Algaier hit a three pointer to go up by three with no time left, it appeared the game was won. However, the ref- erees put three seconds back on the clock. Lamar came down and hit a three pointer. Algaier was called for a foul, and the following free throw won the game for Lamar. The second most mentioned game was the second game against Arlington. Lets not talk about that, Cimperman said. Arlington won the game with a full court pass and the Colts' Jason Begham tipped the pass into the bucket. Finally there was the tournament game against Dunbar. After leading most of the first half, the Rebs let the game slip away. i'We could have won, if we'd played harder,'y Cimperman said. We would have thrashed in district if we'd beaten Dunbar, Hilliard said. lnexperience: Only two of the starters Algaier and Cimperman were returning varsity members. All v I in P.. , K . ,Muff 'iw---L rr i'1 'J Design by Karen Laird Attempting to complete a pass Aaron Algaier 1151 looked for an open teammate. Aaron was named to All-District 2nd team. Photo by Mark Hejnicki. As Sam Houston tried to rebound Trent Pruitt 1533 attempted to make the basket, Sam Houston won 57-63. Photo by Jennifer Minze, the others moved up from junior var- sity. We never got together, Cimperman said. 'iLack of experi- ence. Yarber however downplayed the question of experience. Once you get past predistrict, you're pretty ex- perienced, he said. Nonetheless, the team faced the prospect of replacing players like Jon Fletcher, Matt Pruitt and Malcomb Haas with names such as Hilliard, Yarber, and Jackson. We were prob- ably one ofthe most talented teams in the district, we just did not put it together, Yarber said. Positives: We won more games than we lost, Jackson said. Indeed, most teams would be happy with an 18- 15 record. But not Richland. We want to start next year by winning district, Hilliard said. Jackson, however altered these goals a bit for Hilliard. But we'd take a playoff berth, he said. Craig Lancaster, Trying to gain control for the lay-up, Lance Schmaltz i411 tried to make two points, Photo by Jennifer Minze.