Willis High School - Wildkat Yearbook (Willis, TX)

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VAIDSIIT' A SIT 5 L x E 5 2 i 3 f E i 5 x 1985 Varsity Basketball Girls Team With all the new rules and regulations on no pass no play, the girls basketball teams were y Y X v small both in size and number. However, with a s A . i lot of hard work and much effort they were a very competitive team. While the record of 7- l , V. ,QQ K5 13 does not indicate a winning season, the ex- perience gained should definitely pay off next B year. Four Willis girls were named all-district. Lisa Martin and Rebecca Norwood were se- cond team while Kim Nixon and Bernadette Kizzie were honorable mention. The varsity team members were: Lisa Martin, Rebecca Nor- ig, if wood, Kim Nixon Paula Klzzle, Bernadette Kiz- 'R 55 5 5 zle, lodi Lewis and jackie Nixon. We New z .af 'FQ WX X si . .

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Freshman Basketball Boys IN ACTION Freshman Cagers Share Championship Led by guard Fred Nixon and postman less Hollins, the 1984-85 Freshman basketball team established themselves by sharing the 21-AAA District Championship with the Cleveland Indians. The early season record was not impressive, but the Freshman Kats closed the year with ten successive sins and a 15-9 season. Impresssive victories over Cleveland, Splendora, Tark- ington, and Dayton highlighted the year. In addition to these games, the Kats played well against large school opponents such as Bryan and Livingston. Aggressive defense and a controlled offensive tempo were the characteristics of this year's Freshmen. lerald lames, Steve Caldwell, and Richard Vela were the defensive players usually alligned to the opposing teams best guards, while Nixon, Hollins, and Kerry Lawrence handled the forwards and postmen. Offensively Nixon and Hollins were team leaders with 24.6 and 16.3 points scored per game. Point guards Steve Caldwell, loe Andrews, and Craig Fowler combined to help a smooth Kat offense. Lawrence and Hollins led the team in re- bounding though Fred Nixon and David Vogel also con- tributed many rebounds. limmy Bowyer and Steve Gatlin were key reserves who played important roles in their team's success. All of the 1984-85 co-champions displayed the desire, dedication and integrity that is necessary to be winners in athletics. Congratulations for this year's accomplishments to the Freshmen.

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QV. Goes fill' WO Thi, 3- wp: l The lunior Varsity Basketball Team members were young and inexperienced. The team consisted of four freshmen, three sophomores and one junior. They were all very dedicated and hard working. The members were Donna McDonald, Tami Kozelsky, Michelle Reck, Elline Hubbard, Shannon Barnes, Belinda Carraway, Tomika Adkins and ludy Canta. Record: 4-10.