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Match 23, 1984

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Hornets finish storybook season as state champs

by KEVIN WUENCH When the final seconds ticked off the clock in Hearnes Center, the boys' basketball team brought to an end a storybook season capped off with a 51-50 victory over St. Louis Vashon to bring the 4A boys' title to Hillcrest. Just minutes before, It looked discouraging for the Hornets. With seven minutes remaining In the game, the cagers found themselves left behind, 36-27, by defending state champion Vashon. But champions are a rare breed and the Hornets exhibited a quality they have shown all year, the ability to come from behind. Senior Mike Goggin, with two free throws, put in the final points of a ten point surge to elevate the cagers to the lead, 37-36, with 3:48 left in the game. Vashon struck beck with the hot shooting talents of Wolverine's Altonio Campbell and Ramon, Trice and quickly regained a five point lead, 46-41, with 1:32 remaining In the' finale. to make the junior-guard think about his pressure free throws. Stanfield showed his pOise by Schog the shots. Vashon's Aubry Doss pulled the Wolverine's within one at the 13 second mark to bring. Vashon within one point A down court pass from Senior Kent Meador was caught by reserve John Wall. lace and Wallace converted the pass into a layup to dampen the hopes of Vashon. Campbell from Vashon put in a shot at the buzzer, only tofind his effort was in vain, as the Hornet squad and fans started a frenzied celebration. The 51-50 victory gave Hillcrest a state championship in their first final four appearance and a record of 25-7, with the 25 wins becoming a school record. Scoring honors were paced by center Tony King who ended his high school career with a 22 point night. King also starred on the boards with a total of 14 rebounds. King, who has received many honors this year, also set several school records including the alltime school scoring record with 1,435 points. The 6'5" center point total shattered and left behind the old record of Curtis Hargus, graduate of '74, who totaled a 1,334 markers during his participation at Hillcrest. Another factor in the roundballer's success in the championship game and of the entire season was the ability of the cagers to hit their free throws when the game was on the line. Against Vashon the Hornets iced 15 out of 20 charity tosses, including 6-8 shooting from both King and Goggin. The Semifinal Game Free throws also made the difference in the semifinal match up versus St Louis Beaumont. The Hornets converted 39 of 51 free throws on their way to a 57-48 physical victory over the Blue Tigers. Hillcrest took a large 2343 halftime advantage by dropping in 15-18 free throws in the second quarter. The closest that Beaumont could coma to scare the Hornets occurred with a minute and a half left. Beaumont scrapped its way to 50-44, but clutch free throws soon followed by the cagers to pull the game out of Beaumont's reach. King claimed scoring honors with 19 points against the highly talented Charlie Bledsoe 'while holding Bledsoe to only 11 points guarding him on defense, Kent Meador, who came up with 13 points, showed his cool at the line, hitting 11 of 12 to put himself in double figures in scoring. Other top hitters from the 15 foot marker included 7-10 for King, 6-8 for Goggin, 8-11 for Stanfield and 4-6 from Wallace, at will against a lenient zone which gave up 15 first half points to the senior forward. Goggin ended his night with 20 tallies, In the fourth quarter, the roundballers spurted to a comfortable margin after being challenged earlier. The closest the Falcons could come was three at 52.49 as that "nasty" group took charge in the final minutes. King ended up being the cager's high scorer with 21 points, 11 of which came in the fourth quarter. The Sectional Came The roundballers proved their dominance over the Glendale Falcons in the '83-84 basketball campaign with a 44-43 squeaker in the state sectional contest played before a standing room only crowd of 3,000 at Parkview High School, Both teams came out with cold shooting in the first half, but the Falcons managed to build a four point lead against the Hornets, 24-20, at halftime. Clawing back slowly; the cagers crept ahead of Glendale, 30-28, with 1:50 left in the third quarter by way of a pair of Meador's free throws. But down the stretch It was Goggin's free throws, 11 of 13 on the night, which guided the Hornets to their narrow victory. Yet Goggin's sharp shooting almost was for nought when he made the mistake of traveling with seven seconds left in the game and the roundballers clinging to a one point lead. An errant pass between two Falcons enabled Goggin to make up for his error as he quickly grabbed a loose ball down In the Falcon court to preserve an exciting victory for Hillcrest The Central Games A key win in the Hornet's pilgrimage to the state championship was the district championship over the Central Bulldogs. Having been beaten by Central twice earlier in the season, both by three points, the 60-50 win was sweet for the Hornets and their fans. Besides Goggin's 19 points and King's 15 points, the major element involved In the cager's victory was the effectiveness of the defense againstCentral's two top scorers, guatds Milthn McGee and Brent Looney. The guard coon-. binations of Stanfield, Wallace and Jeff Dishman held the duo to 7 points total, drastically lower than their combined regular ave. rage of 31 points. Breezing in their first post-season game, the Hornets nailed the Lebanon Yellowjackets 60-41 before their home crowd. Double tiguao-rem winpAsed at Khog'c 21, Stanfield's 12 and Goggin's 11. King, who has scored over 20 points in 31 different Hillcrest games, established his top place in the school storing record with his first bucket in the second quarter against the Yellowiackets.

Showing what converting 39 of 51 freethrows can do, the scoreboard in Heacnes Center shows the 5748 Hillcrest win over Beaumont in the semifinal game.
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After a Vashon shot at the buzzer, Hornet fans looked up at the scoreboard to see their favorite team wits. photo by Jo. Tenoboogec The Winning Defense Nine seconds later, Goggin canned two more free throws to bring Hillcrest within three. The momentum of the game swung in favor of the Hornets when they effected the "13 Spring" defense in hopes to force Vashon into making miscues. The defensive metamorphosis was just what the Hornets needed as they lured the Wolverines into an offensive foul that sent center Tony King to charity stripe. He responded to the occasion by putting both shots through the hoop. With the score 46-45, King grabbed a loose ball and the Hornets drove down the court Brian Stanfield took advantage of the situation and connected with his layup to give Hillcrest a 47-46 advantage. "13 Spring" worked once more as Stanfield made the steal and was fouled with 22 seconds. Vash'on called a "psychology" timeout

The Quarterfinals During the state quarterfinals, Hillcrest avenged a loss suffered in last year's quarterfinals to Independence Van Horn. The Hornets showed maturity against Van Horn and r011ed away with a 64-52 trouncing to earn the first trip ever by Hillcrest to the prestigious Final Four. The Hornets meant business on the floor of partisan Hammon's Center's crowd. Goggin took charge in the first half shooting

Celebrating their semifinal victory over St. Louis Beaumont, team members and cheerleaders hug each other photo by JO. Tcaobaegr, in celebrating the victory.

'Nasty' Hornets win it all

by JIM VANDEISPOEL

Crowds gather March 11 at Hillcrest to welcome haste the first Springfield boys' state champs in 19 years, l'orkviesv won in 1965, photo by Jo. Trooborge,

Earning the title of Class 4A State Champions came as a surprise for the Hornets. Finishing the season at 25-7, the Hornets lost four out of the first seven gamex "I don't think anyone expected us to make it to the finals," stated senior guard Jeff Dishman, "but I think basically after the Central game that we knew we had a shot" The Hornets defeated Central 60-50 at Districts in Lebanon. After defeating Van Horn 64-52 in the quarterfinals, the Hornets moved on to the state semifinals. "After Van Horn," added jun-

ior guard Brian Stanfield, "we weren't satisfied to stop there. We wanted it all." Beaumont's game proved to be a good defensive game for the Hornets. "I think it was the team's best defensive game of the year," stated senior center Tony King. Coming at a crucial time during the game with Vashon, Stqnfield hit two freethrows putting them up by three. "Pressure was no problem," said Brian. "It never bothered me. I was thankful that two timeouts were called. I was tired," he said. Playing the defending state champions in the finals didn't

seem to bother the players. "I think we were all confident going into the finals," said senior for ward Mike Goggin. With about half of the third quarter left to play Dishman was replaced for the remainder of the game by junior guard John Wallace. "Being a substitute brings a bit more pressure because you are expected to not make mistakes," siad John. As senior forward Kent Heador summed it all up, "Last year after we lost in the quarterfinals, Coach told us that there was only one team that goes home happy. I'm glad 'that I could end my career on that team."

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One word can describe the feelings of the fans who supported the Hornets at the State playoffs in Columbia Pride.

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All through the crowd people could feel a sense of pride as they watched the team battle for the title of Class 4A boys' state chamP10115.

Not only are the boys champions. The fans who supported them also are. Crowds of boosters squeezed into Hearnes Center to cheer for the Hornet team, Students, parents, northsiders and many graduates helped to boost spirits and rally to a victory. and The enthusiasm and support was outshown by all the standing. They helped show the community how proud we are of our school and our team. "We won this tournament, we like to think, over the last few years with all the fan help," said Coach Gary Stanfield, "We love you, and we love the support you gave us even a couple of years

ago when we weren't winning as much." The spirit at the games was contagious. Students and cheerleaders began a chant and before long the parents and graduates section had joined in yelling. It was great to watch how our boow ten pulled together and also performed like champions. Even when it seemed as if our dreams of the state championship were hopeless, the cheering did not stop. The fans continued to yell and, sure enough, the Hornets pulled through. But even as the excitement cools down and we return to the daily routine of school and life, we will always remember the feeling. It will still be as real and bright as when the buzzer 'sounded and we felt the over. whelming joy of victory, or as real as when the team returned and met the hundreds of fans. We will always remember that in more ways than one, WE ARE CHAMPIONS!

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by CAROL ALEXANDER and TAMMY ALCORN Always urging, cheering and encouraging, the Booster Club provided a portion of the fans that proved to be the sixth man for the boys' basketball team as they won the 4A basketball state title, Traveling the three hours to Columbia, showed the commitment and dedication these fans had. If not to see someone in particular, the effort was made just to support Hillcrest. Various members expressed their opinions that they had confidence in the team to go all the way. Others said they tried not to think about it. According to Carol Bishop, she knew after the boys defeated Central, there was no stopping them on the route to the state championship. "I never really though about It until after we beat Van Horn. Then I believed we could go all way," said Mary Jane Nelson. Trailing by nine points in the fourth quarter made most worred about the outcome, but true Hornet fans held on to the hope and feeling that Hillcrest could Pull It out, Linda Lee said she and her husband never doubted It. They did not give up throughout the game.

Booster club provides spirit as sixth man

"I had this little yellow piece of paper I had picked up at the Lebanon district game which con. tinued to bring us luck, so I brought It to the state game. When it got dropped during the finals, the boys started losing, but when I picked it up at 20 seconds, we held on to win," laughed Judy Jones, wife of-Boos. ter Club President Andy Jones. Being the first basketball championship of a Springfield Public School in 59 years and the first for Hillcrest in its 26 years, the event was described as a very emotional one. Hugging, crying, jumping around and cheering was the picture of the. fans in the audience when the final, buzzer sounded and the Hornets were one point ahead on the scoreboard. "My husband was shaking so bad he could hardly get film in the camera," said Mrs. Jones. "The game was very special for parents and kids. It was the most exciting event we have been to" and "It was something that I will never forget" were general statementa made by all those who witnessed the memorable win. According to the Lee family, newspaper articles, programs, tickets and pictures were collected by them to form a scrapbook to commemorate the occasion.

by TONYA PIKE The estimated crowd of 7500 at the Hearnes Center Saturday contained sports fans of all types who made the sojourn to Columbia for the 4A state playoffs were Hillcrest alumni. Many Went because they are parents of Hillcrest students. But many came out of pride for their old alma mater. David and M'liss (Brayfield) Jones, graduates of '72 and '73, respectively, went for that reason. "Once you leave Hillcrest, you always carry a part of it with you. Both of us like sports and we've followed the games here in town since we graduated. So, when the team went further, we wanted to go and show our pride In our team," said M'liss. Dale Hicks, '64, echoed Muss's

feelings about Hillcrest. He and his wife Judy West Hicks, '66, attended both the Beaumont and Vashon games. "We like Hillcrest, and Hillcrest still has a warm place in our hearts. We also like basketball and the team was playing good basketball so we decided to go to Columbia," said Dale. Judy added, "We live in the, Hillcrest district and have a son at Reed who likes basketball." Other alumni attended the games feeling that making the final four was a once In a lifetime thing. "I have always followed Hillcrest I just went because I figured it was a once in a lifetime thing and I knew I wanted to be a part of it. When they won, it was like a dream come true. I felt like I was in school again," said

1977 graduate Julie Brayfield. Kennard Stewart, who graduated in the first graduating class of Hillcrest in 1959, went because he felt that going to state just doesn't happen that often. "I like basketball and going to state is just something that doesn't happen that often. I was in the first graduating class at Hillcrest and this is the first time we've gone, so was really glad to go watch the team," Kennawi commented. Many alumniexpressed disbelief and joyous jubilation when the buzzer sounded. "I couldn't believe it," said Monty Joseph of the class of '83. "Vashon had always been a plclure of something on a higher level and I couldn't believe we had played them and won." Tim Barnes, also of the class of '83, attended the game with Mon.

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by JEK&IE BROOKS pull from behind,' said Junior it because it was, something that and ROBIN EAKINS had never been done before. Kelly Davis. Winning the State 4A BasketHillcrest did pull from behind This victory gave Hillcrest stuball Championship was an event by changing strategy to win the dents a whale new outlook. It not only experienced by the State title. This erupted various made them proud and excited to players but by the fans as well, reactions from the onlookers, be a part of Hillcrest. It will never Anticipation was evident among Sophomore Ken Listerman joined be forgotten by those who parthe crowd, "Everyone was really the increasing number of fans ticipated. "I'll never forget the excited and was anticipating a shouting "Who's that talkin' happiness that everyone felt and victory," 'said junior Stacey Mc- 'bout beatin' Hillcrest!" how proud I was to be a part of Cown. Senior Lisa Rothermel At the sound of the buzzer Hillcrest," stated Freshman Desaid, "The crowd had a real pos. Hillcrest had won this first State nean Brown. The network teleitive attitude." title and the fans had helped in vision broadcast and large scale A different set of feelings sur' the making of history. "I was very media coverage were also somefaced when Vashon extended proud and glad that I got to go thing new for Hillcrest. Photogratheir lead to nine points. "I got support the team," said Senior pher Joe Tranbarger flew to the very nervous at this point In the Phil Manes. Senior Ray Brown- game at Columbia Mar. 10 in game and wasn't sure if we could ing stated that he couldn't believe SKY 3.

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The Hillcrest Hornets are winners. Not only have they won the state basketball championship, but they have also won for Hillcrest students the ideals of success, unity, spirit and pride. These winnings not only make us feel good about ourselves, but also promote more fulfilling and significant learning and social environments. They remind us that hard work and God-given talent will pay off in the end and that the victory is well worth the effort Hillcrest is a team that works together, cheers together and learns together. But, perhaps best of all, Hillcrest is a team that wins together: the players win; the fans win; parents, teachers, administrators, Springfieldlans all are winners. Heartiest congratulations are extended to all our winners with a special "thank you" to the team, Coach Gary Stanfield, Coach Nate Quinn and the tireless fans. We are also very proud of the other southwest Missouri teams that won state titles or other honors. Congratulations to the Lady Bulldogs of Central, to Springfield Catholic and to Ozark. We take pride in all the winners mentioned in this special edition of The Herald and are confident that the tradition of excellence will continue for us all.

Varsity cheerleaders express their feelings of joy to the 300 fans who awaited the return of the Hornet trans. photo by Jo0 Troobsegs,

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ty. He added, "We kept thinking it was a dream all the way home. We were so excited we simply couldn't believe it." Still other alumni were full of praise for the Hillcrest players and coaching staff. "The Hillcrest players and coaching staff had the best conduct," said Kennard Stewart. "I really appreciated that. It really made me proud of them.' And while many alumni were in the stands cheering, one Hillcrest graduate was down on the floor concentrating on getting the perfect picture. Keith Maya, a 1980 graduate and a Mizzou jour. nalism major, had several of his pictures put over the wire service. These pictures appeared in the Springfield newspaper, Sun., Mar. 11, providing some very special memories and momenta.

Girls share emotions of their final game

Emotions ran high not only in fly. This has been the fussiest the players and fans but also in year for me so far," said Kristy. Tension and anticipation the hearts of the eight varsity cheerleaders. Vashon was the last mounted in the closing minutes game for the cheerleaders to par- of the final game as Hillcrest was nine points behind. With confiticipate in as this year's squad. "I hated Vashon being the last dence the squad watched the game I would ever cheer, but I comeback victory. "I was really scared, but I was figured it was the best way to go," said Nancy Nelson, senior. confident, too. I kept on thinking These feelings Overe experienced of some of the things that we could do to comeback and win," by others on the squad. It was the hardest fact to face said Sandra Hurt, junior. When the buzzer sounded, a for senior captain Kriaty Meador. "I was so happy to be playing roar grew within Hearneis Center for state champs, but yet I was as the cheerleaders rushed onto sad because it was our last game the court, congratulating the players. "It took a while to sink to cheer," she said. According to the six senior in, but all I could do was cry," said Nancy. cheerleaders and two juniors they Yes, the last game of the year all agreed that this year was the best year ever. Not only cheer-. was over for the 1983-84 squad, ing for such a great team, but but the memories of the fun also the closeness they felt as a times, and the lasting friendships squad. "We all got along so well that were made will remain in this year. We are just like a fam- their hearts forever.

Varsity cheerleaders perform "the w,,rm' for so,,,c 8,000 fans at Hearses Center in the finals of the class 4A bays' state championship. photo by Jan Tea,sbsrgee

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Junior guard Brian Stanfield goes up for a shot against Van Horn in the quarterfinals of the state playoffs at Hammons. photo by Tom Wiggins

Showing off the victory trophy is Senior Jeff Dishman as he returns home to meet the waiting fans. photo by Jo. Teaaborger

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Truly it was an exciting year Louis Vashon. "We have been in in Hillcrest athletics. For the that position before, and we have first time in the school's 26 year not always won, so it was not history the Hornets claimed the a new one for us," stated Stanelite Missouri State 4A boys' field. He also added, "The imbasketball championship at portance of the game doesn't change how much you want to Hearnes Center in Columbia. Probably the most driving win." But obviously an adjustforce in the Hornet's success story mciii was needed. That adjustment came in the comes from the leadership of Varsity Coach Gary Stisnfield. form of a zone defense known as Stanfield attended college at John the 13 spring. "They were ins Brown's University in Arkansas quick to press full court, at least, and went on to become the first we felt they were, and we were four year letterman in the history tired. It was the end of the game and we needed to keep it at half of the school, Stan.field's 15 years of coaching court." "We were trying to put them experience definitely paid off on Mar, 10, as the Hornets found in a hole where hopefully they themselves down by nine points would make a turnover," claimed with only seven minutes left in Stanfield, and that's exactly what the fourth quarter of the state they did. Vashon was a team that championship game against St. hadn't turned the ball over all

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year long, but against 4A coach of the year Stanfield and the Hornets they had met their match. "Floyd Irons is an excellent coach," stated Stanfield. "Vashon plays very controlled, disciplined ball and they take good shots. There were approximately 140 teams on the 4A level that had a chance to go to state. Out of all those teams, Hillcrest finished number one. "Without hesitation I can just say it feels great. There's no feeling like it." "Success in athletics is in what you set out to achieve. We had the guts or the audacity to believe that we could do this outfront," said Stanfield, "but you have to risk failure before you can achieve success."

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Stanfield guides team to state crown

A driving force behind the Hornets championship 25.7 season is Coach alan photo Gary Stanfield.

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A high school All-Star Missouri basketball player was once not qualified enough to be on a seventh grade basketball team, Tony King, varsity basketball center, who averages 17.1 points and 10.5 rebounds a game, has improved since his junior high years. Tony officially began playing on a team in the eighth grade at Reed. Since then, he has captured numerous titles Including most valuable player by the Tip-off club, All Ozark which he was elected to by 64 of 81 ballots, All Conference, First and second team all-state player, most valuable denfensive player, and allAmerican player by a Big 8 mag. azine. Tony has shattered the records for most rebounds in one year with 314, second-all time high scorer at the Blue and Gold Tournament, and will go down in the books as all time Hillcrest high scorer with 1435 points, surpassing Curtis Hargus, 1334; Wiley Buchanan, 1162; Rick De. Vries, 1089; and Jeff Cheek with 1030. Tony will also be remembared for shattering two glass backboards. "I love everybody," Tony states as one of his secrets to success. "Hard work, practice, and dedication during off-season," Tony says also attribute to his talent.

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