Yorktown High School - Episode Yearbook (Yorktown, IN)

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The gun went off. The green and white clad crowd sprang from their seats and en veloped team members for their seeming upset over 19th ranked Southside. Their excitement was short-lived, as the clock revealed three seconds left of... LIVI in agony £ £ he thrill of victory rand the agony of defeat-all within three seconds, is how one fan summed up the Muncie South- Yorktown Sec- t ional game on March 2. It was a game that had the entire fieldhouse sitting on the edge of their seats as the clock ticked away with the gun prematurely going off three seconds early, sending the roaring Tiger crowd out on to the floor for cele- bration. The Yorktown green-hatted crowd was sent back to their seats in con- fusion, not realizing there were three seconds left of play. All in the remaining three seconds South ' s Anthony Roberts passed the ball to teammate Robbie Con- aster, who fired a 17-foot basket over three Tiger defenders to win 44-43. The whole team felt we got cheated, but it was over and there was nothing we could do, reflected Junior center Greg Miller, who led the Tigers in scoring 16 points. Sophomore fan Todd Pursley stated, It was the greatest feeling to rush out on the floor like that, and when we lost, I stood there dumb- founded. I could not believe that shot went in. When South threw it back in our face, I was mad at first, but then I felt proud at how well we had done, Pursley added. In the Broadcaster and on the chool announcements, Principal Jerome Secttor expressed, There is an important difference between being defeated and losing. We lost Dawn Barber cstacy the South game to a fluke, a one in a million possibility. We were not defeated. In a semi-final game the previous night, Yorktown won an equally exciting 38-37 game over 12th ranked Muncie Central. Beating Central was the biggest accomp- lishment all season. It was great, was the opinion of Varsity player Troy Case. Just as the last second shot by Conaster on Sat- urday lost the game for York- town, a last second shot on Friday by Miller saved the game for us. Again Julie Hochstetler Miller led scoring with 12 points. Crowd support seemed to be an important factor for the players as Miller stated, The crowd was awe- some! I felt Yorktown showed the most respect and had the most spirit of any other school. stated Senior Kim Kimbrough. Junior Bryan Beeson agreed by saying, Despite the disappointment in the end, I feel the support of the fans was surprisingly strong and the players did their best. The tremendous upset over the Central Bearcats thrilled fans as it was the first upset in 12 years. First year Varsity Basketball coach Mike Necessary, formerly Wes-Del High School ' s coach, headed the Tigers with their suc- cessful season, which ended at a 12-9 record. After the heartbreaking loss, Vice- Principal Barbara Underwood embra- ces Tiger mascot Karen Walsh, sharing the agony of defeat. 22 SECTIONALS

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Senior trombonist Bill Applegate gazes over the Fiesta Inn balcony, while poolside pleasure relaxes Seniors Dave Helms and Dave Hershey. Fiesta Bowl was the result of a 890,000 fund- raising project to send the band to Phoenix, Ariz- ona for fun and competition. Highlights of the trip were marching in the Fiesta Bowl parade and cele- brating the New Year s Dav completion of a six- month effort. FIESTA BOWL 21

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Senior Guard Jim Winkle files through anx- ious fans en route to the team bus and the Muncie South match-up. During third quarter action, leading scorer Greg Miller fires a shot over three South defenders. Despite the Sectional loss, signs of tiger spirit are still evident in the hall. Faithful fang aren ' t limited to students, as Nancy Miller displays anticipation toward a shot by her son, Junior Greg Miller. SECTIONALS 23