1982 Miracle Yearbook

YELLOW JACKETS TRAVEL TO KANSAS CITY FOR SECOND YEAR IN A ROW The Yellow Jacket's basketball season began on a high note. In front of a packed crowd in the New Athletic Cen- ter, the Jackets beat Dyke and Muskin- gum on consecutive nights to win the Cedarville College Invitational. (pic- tured below are captains Mark Wo- mack and Drew Baker with the 1st place trophy) In fact, Cedarville re- mained undefeated on their home court until the final weeks of the sea- son. Injuries plagued the Jackets throughout the season, and they were only able to post a 15-10 record at the end of the regular season. However, the Jackets did qualify for post season play. As the District 22 play-offs began, Cedarville traveled to Tiffin, a team they had lost to three times in the regular season, to defend their District 22 title from the previous year. This time though, the Jackets put it all together as they destroyed the Tiffin Dragons 92-75. Once again, for the third year in a row, Cedarville trav- eled home to face Defiance for the Dis- trict 22 championship. As the Jackets took the floor in front of another packed crowd, one could not help but remember the last two times Defiance and Cedarville met in post season play. The first time Defiance had beaten Cedarville by more than 20 points; the second time the Jackets won the right to go to Kansas City in a thrilling victory, which was climaxed by Mark Womack's winning shot at the buzzer. As the game began, everyone wondered how this one would turn out. Although the Jackets led for most of the game, it was not until the final buzzer that the fans knew for sure. Once again, Cedarville was headed to the national play-offs in Kansas City. In a fitting end, to perhaps the most ex- citing game of the season, senior Mark Womack made a layup at the buzzer to give the Jackets a 78-73 victory. (pic- tured above is Tim Danube as he cuts down the net after the Defiance game) HIGHLIGHTS/169