Southside High School - Southerner Yearbook (Fort Smith, AR)

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'. l aw' .. .. . -X M Q.: .,-.1 Standing on their feet, the Rebel fans gave the team support in the back and forth Conway clash on February 1. The home game ended in a 53-52 Rebel victory. Miclseason downfall hurts Rebs side from further action. Then South- side was literally snowed under and could not travel to Conway for the AAA-West Conference opener. Springdale came to Southside and shocked the Rebels 75-74, the winning points coming on two freethrows by Gary Apon after regulation time had elapsed. It was the first conference clash for both teams. Joe Bob Wise came out hot and never cooled off, winding up with 40 points for the night. He is the first Rebel to reach the 40 point mark since Jim Hamilton, now a Southside assistant coach, who hit 40 and 49 points during the 1969-70 sea- son. Leaving conference action for a short while the Rebels took on crosstown rival Northside for the first time, January 17. Southside came out fired up and led 28- 22 at the half. The Grizzlies charged ahead in the third quarter and held on for a 56-53 decision. Kent Brown paced the Southside scoring attack with 30 points in the contest. Ozark again frightened the Rebels but Joe Bob Wise hit ajumpshot to put the Rebels on top at the buzzer 59-58. Wise came through again when needed, scoring the winning basket as Southside upset the defending state champion Conway Wampus Cats 53-52, February 1. Southside went on to defeat Rogers and Russellville in AAA-West action be- fore coming across the number one ranked Fayetteville Bulldogs, February 11. The Bulldogs had a 23-0 overall record and rested atop the AAA-West with a 4-0 league ledger. The Rebels stood 14-6 for the season and held second place in the league. Fayetteville took advantage of a cold Southside third quarter to down the Rebels 66-57. Southside led at the half but the Bulldogs outscored the Rebels 12-2 in the third period. The Springdale Bulldogs edged the Rebels 77-73, February 15, at Springdale. Four Southside players scored in double figures led by Joe Bob Wise's 21 points. The loss left Southside with a 14-8 over- all mark and dropped the Rebels to fourth place in the AAA-West. Fm real proud of our boys. Theyive played together real well, commented fcontinued on page 831 81