1. Junior High Basketball Team. Front row: Dugger-manager, Ouy, Bogle, Barden, Thomas, Wood, Cook, Altman, House-manager. Ba ck row: Nicky Boyd-coach, Keith Ofree, Lindsey, j. Boyd, Smith, White, Richey, Ken Olree, Corder, Dennis Rine-coa ch. 2. These Wildca ts fight hard for a loose ball. 3. - Gres Ozbirn Tim Smith leaps high above the -----------------------. defenders for a shot. 4. Trapped by the pressure, Ken Olree looks for a way to get the pass away. - Greg Ozbirn Cats Win District The 1982· 83 juni o r hi gh Wildcats fi ni shed the season with a 16-5 record, winning seven out of 10 in the conference. The Wi ldcats opened the season by thrashing Morri s handily. The Cats won three more games a nd carried a 4-2 record by Christmas. Afte r the break Harding won four l 'games before going to the county tourname nt. They lost a na il-biter in the second round to an exce ll e nt Bradford team. The Wildca ts breezed through the last three games of the season defeating Central in the fina l game. The Wil dcats ach ieved the ir greatest success in the dist rict tournament. In the fi rst round the Ca ts rol led to a 40-18 victory over Je fferson Prep. The second game was a thr ill e r with the Wildcats winning over Hazen on a last second shot by Tim Smith. Advancing to the semi-fina ls, a nothe r game was won at the wi re ove r Pul ask i Academy. The Cats we re in their fin est form in the final game. Wit h strong ins ide play by David White and good outs ide support from Michael Wood , the Wildca ts wa ltzed to a 33-24 victory ove r DeValls Bluff. Thi s marked the third t ime in four years that Harding had won the juni o r di strict tit le. Dav id White paced the junior Wildcats averaging 9.2 points and was fol lowed by Michael Wood who contr ibu ted 6.5 po ints pe r game. White was chosen for the all-county team . Kenny Olree won the coun ty scholarship t rophy. ~ Jun ior Basketba ll /325
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