.JR. __BASKETBALL JUNIOR HIGH BASKETBALL RESULTS Harding Opponent 42 Griffithville 31 36 Bradford 45 33 McCrory 36 46 Pangburn 47 36 Griffithville 27 49 'Central Ark. Christian 29 41 'Cotton Plant 31 36 Central 33 33 'Palestine 32 52 Griffithville 38 51 'VVheatley 34 51 'Central Ark. Christian 36 56 'Cotton Plant 34 46 'Hazen 25 36 'DeVa11s Bluff 35 37 'Palestine 43 46 Griffithville 37 43 Kensett 44 51 •Wheatley 55 48 'Hazen 18 37 'DeValls Bluff 32 •Conference Games 1. DRIVING for a lay -up, Scott Finley scores . 2. SIZING up the defense, Ross Spurlock prepares to score. 3. CORNERING an opponent, Malcolm Howell and Mark Story prevent a fast break. 4. JUNIOR HIGH BASKETBALL TEAM. Front Row: J. White -manager, Picker, Rowan, Crockett, Curry, Anderson, Jerniganmanager. Back Row: Dickey-coach, Gibson, Story, KUhnl, Spurlock, Fox, Finley, Howell, Felker-coach. 340 ~ Jr. Basketball Consistent play brings wins The 1978-79 junior high basketball season began when the Cats met the --Griffithville Eagles at the Bradford tournament. With a 42-31 win over the Eagles, the season was off to a promising start. The Junior Cats ended their season with a 15-6 overall record, but looking back over the season, Coach James Dickey remembered that it took a lot of hard work to end up so strong: "We were young and inexperienced. "We were young and inexperienced." James Dickey, coach We had no returning starters and we had to work hard to become a good ball club." Something that helped the Cats throughout the season was that they worked well as a team and improved a great deal. Another factor that added to their success was that they played consistently, without extreme highs or lows. The Cats ended the season with a 37-35 win over DeValls Bluff, making their final conference record 10-2.
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