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

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We had something to be proud of in the Dogs' game against the Eagles. Our Dogs played their best game of the season against North Clayton. And at half time the score was a deadlock at 32 points. In the second half the Dogs fell as much as fourteen behind and then got a hot hand with some outside shots and freethrows and came back 64-66, but they finally fell short and lost to the Eagles 72-67. Our Dogs lacked everything but determi- nation in the game against the Grangers. There was no doubt that both teams were out to win, but the Dogs just could not con- trol the ball, and the Grangers grabbed a first-quarter lead of 24-l0 and held on till half time. 188 Basketball They went into the locker room with a 48- 18 lead. The second half was pretty much the same as the Dogs were out rebounded and became the victims of the Grangers' fast break, falling to defeat 80-47.

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When the Bears tangled with our Dogs, the fur was flying. The game started out fast and ended in a fury. Both teams came out shooting and running in the first quarter, and the score was 14-10 at the end with the Dogs on the short end of it. Eight min- utes and an uncountable number of bob- bles later the Dogs were down by nine, 22-31 at the half. ln the third quarter the Dogs were plagued by aggressive rebounding on the part of the Bears and fell behind 27-41 . When the fourth quarter came, so did some tempers as the ref's whistle kept going towards the Dogs, and they sank to defeat 52-65. The Dogs had high hopes going into the game against the Newnan Cougars and set out to control the ball. They held the ball most of the quarter but could not get it underneath and score, and at the end of the first quarter it was 8-4, our Dogs behind. The cougars came out in the sec- ond quarter and stepped up the pace, and at half time it was 26-15, Cougars ahead. The The third quarter was tight, and it was pretty much even scoring with the Dogs scoring 16. Our Dogs were held to 4 points in the fourth quarter though and lost 44-53. 1 I 4 It looked like one whopper of a game when our Dogs first came out. Both teams played Cl fast game, and the pace was set. lt was even scoring until halfway through the first quarter, and then the Dogs hit a cold streak which didn't end until the third quarter. The Panthers went in at half time with a 24-36 lead. It looked like the same 190 Basketball X N: ,,.,, I We N Q 1 L old story, but midway through the third quarter the Dogs got hot. Their streak con- tinued into the fourth quarter, and they took the lead 51-50. They stayed close after that and with the score 66-64, the Panthers ahead, the Dogs hit a cold spell again and lost 74-66.