348 Senior Wildcats show competitive spirit During the 1980-1981 basketba ll ~eas (} n , the Wildcat s showed : hal they were vastly improved from last year. With new head (oach Bruce Davenpon, the team showed thai il cou ld compe te well wi th jU~1 about anybody. Coach Davenport came from Wonde.. view, Arkansas , where he look his tcams to the Siale playoffs several limes. Thi s abili ty to develop a winning spirit produced a record of ~ ix wi n ~ and eleven losses. However, the 'Cms losl several games by only a few points. Tht' Wildca ts began thei r season wi th several heartbreakers. They 10:,1 the fi rst game (0 DeVall 's Bluff in overtime and then trave led to HaLcn and lost by only three point !) . But when Hazen ca rne to the ' Cat s coun , victory came in the final seconds of the game by two point s. Th is marked the fir st time t hat the senio rs had beaten Haze n in any sport. Whe n the Di strict 5·A Central Conference began, the Cats lost the fir st few games . When they met the Deaf Schoo l, they sta rt ed a big four game winning streak, including the defeat of the number one team , the Mayflower Eagles, in overt ime wi th a las t second shot made by John Ed Hi gginbot ham. The Wil dcat s fin ished the con· ference with s ix wins a nd eight losses. Being chosen to the All· Count y team was J o hn Ed Higgin· botham. He led the Wildcats in sco ring with Randy Richey rol· lowing second. Scott Fin ley added excell ent court sense at the guard position . A lso helping we re Phi l Segraves , Charl es Sm it h, BreI Shirley, Ro ss Spurloc k and Malcom Howel l. SENIOR HIGH BASKETBALL RESULTS HARDING OPPONENT 62 DeVall's Bluff 6l 46 Hazen 49 38 Woodlawn 44 61 Hazen 19 44 Maynower 63 lO CAC l8 60 Humnoke 63 25 Woodlawn 48 l8 Ark. School for Deaf 29 49 Jefferson Prep 47 lO Pulaski Academy 41 60 Mayflower l8 48 CAC 61 66 Humnoke 67 83 Ark. School of Deaf 68 l6 Jefferson Prep 68 lO Pulaski A.:ademy 38 Senior Basketball o
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