Jumping wllh oul-slrelched honds, All - County and All-District player f'hill ip Elliolt maneuvers toss-up to give Cots possession of Ihe boll. BASKETBALL Hustling Wildcat roundballers emerge successful In season The roundballers of the Academy ga ve their enthusia stic fans many thrill s and few disappointments as they compiled a record of twenty wins and ten losses during th e r egular season of competition. The 1965-66 VVildca ts r eached the quarter - final s in 1\>vo ex tra -season tournaments, the semifinals in one, and th e final s in another, each time los ing to the tournament vvinn er. Part of the Wildca t's stI ength l ay in the fact that they had good ball control while under extreme pressure. Al so present was an en thusiasm which l ed to a desire to win that enabl ed the team to come from behind in several ga mes to win the contest. Recognized by the coaches for hi s au tstand ing basketball ability and l eade rsh ip qualities was Phillip Elliot. who was chosen for both th e All - County and All-Di st ri c t teams. Graduat ing Wild cats include Meuli, Moore, Hu ghes. Bixler. and Roll . SENIOR BASKETBALL TEAM. Coach Higginbotham, lasley tMonager), WOlts, Sopp, Roll, Wood, Meuli, Moore, Harris, Hughes, Marlin , ElliOTt, Alleberry, Berryh ill Thompson , Horris, lowson . Bixler. 249
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