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

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Good defense won the Jonesboro game for the Bulldogs. The Dogs con- trolled the entire game and held leads of up to fifteen points. A lack of good ball handling and a fine Cardinal press brought Jonesboro back. Robert McGurie had an excellent game which included an impressive dunk. Tim Roseberry rebounded well in the final minutes which gave the Dogs a 70-68 victory. A loss to Heritage and a win over Mor- row sent the Dogs into the R. E. Lee game with a 6-5 record and third place in the sub-region. The Bulldogs controlled the entire contest. The Bull- dogs proved that they could place respectably without McGuire, as he got into early foul trouble, but it did not affect the Dogs even against the 6'9 antics of Lee's Darrell Lockhart. A good defensive effort gave the Dogs a 67-57 victory. A last place North Clayton team proved to be easy opposition for the Dogs. The key to the victory was the domination of the boards by lVlcGuire, Shipp, and Roseberry. The game became a runaway and Coach Stroud was able to play all of his reserves as the Dogs won 64-57. 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

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A big win over Newnan brought the Dogs to 10-5. A win over LaGrange would give the Dogs second place in the sub-region. A slow first half which lacked intensity on both sides ended up in a 23-23 tie. An outstanding effort in the second half enabled the Dogs to pull off an easy victory and second place in the sub-region. Cap- tain Tim Roseberry was instrumental in this victory as he grabbed 20 rebounds. A questionable loss at For- est Park brought the Dogs back home to play archerival Newton County. The Rams jumped off to an early lead, but behind the shooting of Bo Bo Elliott and Robert lVlcGuire, the Dogs pulled out to a 5 point lead at halftime. The second half was all Rockdale as the leads were stretched to as much as 12 points. The final run by Newton County came up short as Chris Shipp played with tremendous intensity and foul shots dropped. Final: Rockdale 68 - Newton 61. The stage was set and the final curtain drawn. This was the climax of the season for both clubs as the newest rivalry in 6AAA was to unfold. The showdown between region leading Heritage and second place Bulldogs turned into a high scoring run and gun game. The Patriots took out to an early lead by 5 points at halftime. The Dogs came out on fire in the second half behind the front court strength of lVlcGuire, Shipp and Rose! berry to take command of the game, which was never in question. When the final buzzer sounded, the Bulldogs won 86-77, proving who was the best in Rock- dale County Basketball. Basketball 131