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

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Qflllifttll Sk tu Savages Ta ke State With Record Score l25 The Rockdale Varsity wrestlers got oft to a heart- breaking start when they met the Sprayberry Yel- lowjackets and fell to a 29-28 loss. The team was ranked first in the state prior to the match. History was made at the RCHS Gym when the dogs met Forest Park and shut them out. lt was the shortest and most unbelievable match with a final score of 72AO. Every wrestler won by a pin. Sprague's Savages then traveled to Marist High School in Atlanta where they won 34-13. The Avondale Blue Devils stepped into the Dogs' path after a long Christmas break. The Rockdale wrestlers kept up their hard practice during this time, and it showed when they won 30-16. Wrestling

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'BUT .55 M n, , X 5 .QEI X44 I2 After losing to Jonesboro, the Lady Bulldogs came back to play the Herit- age Patriots. This was a very exciting game because of the rivalry between the schools. The Lady Bulldogs barely won by a 75-68 score. Coach Ballard said that he was especially proud of the second five that came off the bench and played, and that everyone on the team played their positions well. Basketball 135

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The Bulldogs had a double dual with Clarkston and Chamblee next on their schedule. They proved that they deserved to be ranked first by defeat- ing Clarkston 40-13, and Chamblee 33-26. Our boys then traveled the long distance to Rome for the West Rome Invitational Tournament. We did well individually with four first place win- ners, three second place winners, and two third place winners. Our luck was good but not good enough when the The North Metro Tournament held at Northside High School turned out to be a disappoint- ment. Our team placed second to Sprayberry. We did have three first place winners, two second places, and one fourth place. By this time everyone knew who Rockdale County was and that team came in second overall. The fol- lowing week we went to Towers High School for a dual meet and regained our status by defeating them 51-15, and then reassured ourselves by outs- coring Southwest DeKalb 38-14. flfltffl W LDITTIUVS- '1l ' we meant business. Our last two dual meets reas- sured us of our power. We met Briarcliff and shook them off 38- 15. Then Tucker stepped in to add to our list of wins by losing 32-17 to our men. Wrestling 137