Rockdale County High School - Tempus Fugit Yearbook (Conyers, GA)

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Nowlwediv Ga But Up The Dogs had a few problems this year. It seemed in every game they were close in, they would hit a cold streak just when the other team got a hot hand. They say expe- rience is the best teacher, and all but one of our Dogs have never played Varsity ball before. They had determination and never gave up in any game. All of their efforts went toward winning, and they had dreams, dreams which will have to wait until next year. They were a team who knew how to lose but fought hard to win. ln the first game of the season our bull- dogs suffered from what could be called first game iitters. Palming, walking and lane violations took their toll in the first half, and fouls hurt the bulldogs through- out the game. Lithonia was strong on rebounding and moved the ball well on offense. Our Bull- dogs fought hard but faced a 15-30 half- time lapse. The Dogs came out ready for the second half but could not get the ball through the hoop. Lithonia was as strong as they were in the first half and kept building on to their lead. Coach Stroud 'I B6 Basketball and his squad showed their determination throughout the game, but inexperience and a good Lithonia defense stifled the chances for a first win. The Dogs fell to defeat 67-37. With the determination shown in this game we have nowhere to go but up. Following a well-played Morrow ga Coach Stroud and the Dogs could not it together in the right fashion in their ond home game against R. E. LEE. Dogs couldn't stop Lee's big man as iumped to the lead and held it.

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It is quite unfortunate that dual meet records have no effect on a team's final standings. There are tournaments to be won and individual goals to be achieved. Thus, it is time for the Area and State tour- naments to commence. The Area tourna- ment was hosted by Towers High School and Rockdale County was to battle not only other teams but also partisan crowds mostly from DeKalb County. The Dogs gave maximum effort continuously and fin- ished 3rd overall in the tournament. There were 9 wrestlers to place, and they went to state like this: 'lst - Scott Dennis, Chip Meyer, Quinton English and Robert Thorn- ton, 2nd - Bob Johns, 3rd - Ricky Webb and Tony McDonald, 4th -- David Cole and Antonio Thornton. The whole season had boiled down to the big one now, the State AAA Tournament in Mar- ietta. Again the Dogs were underdogs and had to overcome the pressure put on them by overwhelmingly partisan fans. The Dogs found themselves struggling after the first night but managed to pull through and take 5th place. The Dogs were led by 2nds from Bob Johns, Robert Thorntom, and Robert Webb, 3rds were collected by Quinton English and Chip Meyer. The fol- lowing week the Dogs were voted North Metro AAA Team of the year by coaches around the area. Wrestling 185

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