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

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Dogs Come Long Way RCHS boys' basketball had been floundering for several years but this was to be their year. A spring and summer full of hard work caused the vast improvement of several players, who were to play key roles this year. The Dogs were going for the moon under the leadership of Cleveland Stroud, Captain Tim Roseberry and James Norman, co-captain. Rockdale was ready for the toughest region in the state, 6AAA. Following an opening game loss to R. E. Lee in overtime, the Bulldogs came home to face Griffin. The game was a definite improvement over the first game, with the opening game jit- ters gone. The Dogs used their height to its full advantage over a short Griffin team. Junior Robert McGuire was the key to the game, scoring 28 points and controlling the boards. John Bo Bo Elliott ran the offense superbly. The only flaw in the game was a 33'XJ free throw percent- age. With the first home victory in two years, the Dogs were ready for anys body. lt has been said that the sign of a good team is to play badly and still win. Our Dogs classified themselves as a good team in their defeat of Nlorrow 55-45. Morrow came out in a four corners stall, but to no avail, as the Dogs led at the end of the first quarter 10-2. John Elliott again led the Dogs to this vic- tory and Chris Shipp had an outstand- ing game. The final margin of victory was provided by made free shots, a big plus for the previously poor foul- shooting Dogs. l28 Basketball

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A big win against North Clayton sent the Dogs into the Newnan game with needed momentum. Newnan came out in a slowed down game, trying to make the Dogs' quickness work against them. Our Bulldogs controlled the game and led throughout. How- ever, a last minute surge by Newnan brought them close but not quite. Dogs win 44-43. A close loss to LaGrange, the reiging state champions, buoyed the confi- dence of our Dogs as they realized they were as good as anybody in the region. However, in the next game against Forest Park, our Dogs were soundly defeated. The first quarter brought much agony as the Dogs were behind 22-8 at the end. The second and third quarters brought different results as the Dogs came back time and time again only to be repulsed by the running game and excellent shoot- ing of the Panthers. Robert McGuire emerged in the fourth quarter, bring- ing the Dogs back into contention. His fifth foul, with four minutes left, put our Dogs into a hole from which they could not escape. RCHS 66-Forest Park 75. Basketball