South Grand Prairie High School - Signal Yearbook (Grand Prairie, TX)

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SAID Jr DONE I believe if we keep playing well, that we 've got a good chance to beat Duncanville and making it to the play olfs. Cornetta Jones I I g xS,G,P, 40 64 DUNCANVILLE alll eo 38 A GRAND PRAIRIE , SGP 44 43 N 1 MITZ VSGP 34 DESOTO SGP 51 47, IRVING i 4 SGP 57 50- MANSFIAELD G HSGP MACARTHUR Rwelll SGP A DUNCANVILLE g l SGP 41 GRAND PRAIRIE .SGP P 464: .G44 AGGA 452 NIMITZ SGP g g IRVING SGP A AMAANSFIELD SGP MACARTHUR VARSITY BASKETBALL . . . Rogers, T. Peters, T. Brown, T. Ratcliff 5. Wil- C. Steward, C. Jones, P. Deeve r, D. Henderson, J. and K. Byrd. 1 2 8 SPORTS 1-2'

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Y U 1 glrls' basketball pulls together to show ott hard work and his year's team was many pow- e r h 0 u s e teams in the district. They were one of the top teams going into the season and were picked to do well. But a lot of hard work and dedication were re- quired to make this one of dedication year successful. The practices were tough and hard, but they seemed to pay off, quotes Tammi Ratcliff. The team worked out hard everyday after school and put in many hours of pressure workouts that were required of them. Yea, they were tough and long, but it helped us come to- gether and really understand what a TEAM was all about, quotes sen- ior standout Sher- ronda Williams. Many of the play- ers worked out year round in the off-season getting ready for one of their biggest sea- sons. Na-its. Q-f. ff T' s A fbkrrj ' gtk is M . pf A 6- Scuse me while l shoot . . . Carnetta Jones 1152 goes up for a shot against a Lewisville player. photo by: Sean Rubino Fx I -fc jp. I 'll take that x 4 A- Tammi Ratclitf 1141 tries to take the ball away from a Lewisville player as Sonja Smith i221 stands guard. photo by: Sean Rubino VARSITY BASKETBALL 1

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nough can not be said about the girls' var- sity basket- ball team. T h e t e a m p r a c t i c e d long hard and played tough to succeed. Their dedication and team spirit paid off with a pre-season re- cord of I5-2. They also received conso- lation at the Lewis- ville and Dr. Pepper Tournaments and won the Grand Prai- rie tournament. With an exciting and re- warding pre-season, the players went into district games with high hopes, but lost their lirst game to Duncanville with a score of 40-69. That loss was dealt to jit- ters and the girls were not going to let that end their enthu- siasm and goal to make the play-offs. hours :sh Right now if we can bring it back up, then we've got a good chance at play-off, said Varsity coach Mike Rogers. The team went in to the next tive games with teams includ- ing Nimitz, DeSoto, Irving, Mansfield, and North Grand Prairie. The next three games proved to add to the win col- umn. Then the loss to Mac- Arthur put their record at 5- 2. Once again they started the second-half of the season with a loss to the powerhouse Duncanville team, but then blew crosstown rivals Grand Praire High away with a score of 72-41. The winds were blown from their sails and games that came easily in the first half were now losses for them in the second half. UP FOR THE SHOT . . . PEEK-A-BOO . . . Sherronda Williams shoots As Jane Bally looks over a jump shot in a game Sarah Fink's shoulder. against the Gophers. Iphoto IPIIOIO by SEEN Rl-Ibil10l by Sean Rubinoj BASKETBALL