Junior Cats win with hard work Under the direction o f new head coach James Dickey, the Harding Academy Junior Wil dcats fought to a 8- :: season record. Although the Cats were small in stature, they p layed w ith t remendous spirit and desire as they outscrapped many taller opponents . Much of the team' s leadership came from the freshmen players, who composed all of the five starting players . One of the Juniors' biggest wi ns came in the opening round of the Di strict Tournament as they defeated the Cotton Plant Scrappers 37-Yl in overtime . Because of their excellent play, John Ed Higginbotham and Randy Ri chey were named to the AII - Distri ct team. Earli er in the year, Dale Cox received an All-County award . Harding 32 26 16 29 29 34 32 39 26 " 33 29 32 36 38 39 23 28 QNllORHIGH RESULTS Opponents 24 32 36 28 13 28 31 42 24 19 34 _ 3? 51 63 44 onference 1. JOHN ED HIGGINBOTHAM scores against Cotton ptant. 2. DURING A TIME OUT, Coach James Dickey lays out his strategy to the team. 3. CHARlES SMITH starts a fast break against CAC 4. JUNIOR HIGH BASKETBALL TEAM. Front Row: Alston , Spurlock, Shirley , Smith, Kiihnl, Muncy. Back Row: Coach Dickey, Cox, Higginbotham, Ri chey , Pittman, Gibson , Segraves, Coach Felker, Coach Richmond. Junior Basketball • 333
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