Junior Wildcats Win County The Junior Wildcats blistered their way through the county and district, losing only two district games and one-conference game. The season began with the Bradford Invitational Tournament. With only two weeks of practice behind them, the Junior Cats weren't sure of themselves yet and rell to Bald Knob Bulldogs, 36-30. After that first backslide, the Junior Cats rolled up six victories in a row before bowing to Humnoke. A week before the Humnoke game, the flu started an outbreak among the team. It lasted for more than a month before all the players were finally well. After the Humnoke loss, the Cats again rolled up another streak of six victories, before playing Humnoke again. The game was played the week of the County tournament and some people may have been looking past Humnoke to the teams in the county. Going into the county games, the Junior Wildcats were 9-2 in the district and 12-3 overall. The first game in the county was against the Pangburn Tigers at Judsonia's gymnasium. The Junior Cats started off slow but stayed ahead in the first half. Playing better in the second half, the Tigers were easy prey in a 40-18 Wildcat victory. The next contest was against the Rosebud Ramblers. In contrast to the first county tournament game, the Junior Cats started off fast hitting the first three or four shots and stayed ahead throughout the first half. A combination of steals and quick baskets pulled the Cats away from the Ramblers and contributed to a 52-59 win. The win against Rosebud vaulted the Cats into the finals against the mighty Judsonia Panthers. With a 21-0 record and the homecourt advantage, most people picked Judsonia to win the county again. But little did they know that the Junior Cats had come to play ball. The Wildcats' fans turned out in full force for the Saturday night game, almost neutralizing the powerful Judsonia crowd. The game see-sawed back and forth and finally the game was won on four free throws made by the Wildcat team. The final score was 29-27; the Wildcats had won the County! The Cats were given the team scholastic trophy with an overall ,3rade point average of 3.32. The squad was also awarded the team hustle award. Danny Womack and Scott Corbin were named to the All-County Team. Danny Womack was also named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament. Scott Corbin was voted the best defensive player. Marty Spears and Gregg Barden tied with two other players from different schools for the individual scholastic trophy with a grade point average of 4.0. / . AFTER letting loose of (he ball, Danny Womack watches it arch toward the basket. 2. JUMPING to gain control of the ball, SCOl! Corbin tips it to a teammate. 3. JUNIOR HIGH BASKETBALL TEAM. Fmnl Row: Burks, Bailey, Barden, Branch, Thomas, Spears, Fox. Back Row: Davenport-Coach, Daughety, Allen Throckmorton, Corbin, Womack, Barnes, Henderson, Rine-Coach, Henderson-Manager. 343 Junior Basketball
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