Sweeny High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Sweeny, TX)

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Victory l --r ' weeny Court Queens Earn Ticket to State Tournament Here we go again! For the third time in four years the Lady Bulldogs have reached the threshold to the state championship only to be deprived of it once again. The Eagles of Barbers Hill, led by Pennee Hall, topped the Lady Bulldogs 68-53 in their championship bid in Austin's Super Drum. Sweeny's fate was sealed by their dismal 36 percent free throw shooting, while the Eagles had an incredible 60.2 percent night. We never could get one to fall where we needed it, cited a disappointed Coach Jerry English. We played with great intensity, but not a great deal of finesse, Millie Bivens led Sweeny in scoring with 19 points, while Trina Williams added 13. The Lady Bulldogs route to Austin was long and diversified, if not difficult. They started their season with a bang, posting an 8-3 non- district record with their only losses coming from 5A powerhouses Angleton, Victoria, and Cy-Fair. They beat, among others 5A semifinalist Yates in a non-district slate comprised of nearly all 5A schools. This proved that Sweeny could play on the same level as anybody in the state. In tournament play, Sweeny won the Sweeny Classic by blowing out Columbia and Dickinson en-route to their championship victory over El Campo. ln the Barbers Hill Gulf Coast Classic, the Lady Bulldogs reached the semifinals before bowing to District 17-5A champs Westfield 57-55. Finally, in the Brazosport College Holiday Tournament, the girls routed Clear Lake and Brazoswood before avenging their loss to Angleton 60-58 in the finals. Those non-district matches proved to be the only competition Sweeny would face until they reached Austin. After a non-district record of 15-4 against mostly 5A schools, the girls in District 26-3A proved to be absolutely no contest. Despite measures to keep scores down, like shortened quarters, Sweeny nevertheless obliterated district opponents with scores like 96-21 and 61-10 en-route to a perfect 10-0 district mark. In fact, the closest anyone ever got to Sweeny in a district game was 31 points during a game with Van Vleck. FAR LEFT: Ecstatic after winning the Region IV championship once again, Lady Bulldogs Trina Williams and Jill Burttschell heol aloft their ticket to Austin. ABOVE LEFT: Lady Bulldogs Coach Jerry English shows intense concentration during one of his team's practice sessions. LEFT: Varisty Lady Bulldogs basketball players include Trina Williams, Jackie Higgins, Rolanda Bell, Jill Burtfschell, Renee Phillips, Millie Bivens, Elaine Amey, Betty Bivens, Carol Higgins, and Rhonda Woodard. l 193

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