----------------------------------------------------~s Season Proves Disappointing For Wildcats He's in Control. Great ball control is performed by Jay Boyd a he out maneuvers his opponents. photo by Jon Dugger. What Form. Using excellen t form Bryan Burks puts it up for two points. - photo by Doug Kilman. Sky Up. David White gives a mighty leap to win the tip-off against the Central Arkansas Christian Mustangs. - photo by Jon Dugger. The Wil dcats ended the 1985 basketball season with an eleven and eleven record , in spite of the great amount of effort displayed. There were times when it seemed like a loss was inevitable, but because of team and school spirit, the Cats fought hard, pulled together and won. The first game of the season was against Beebe , with a 59 to 49 victory for Beebe . The next competition was agianst the Memphis Harding Academy Lions, which once again credited the oppostion with a triumph against the Cats. The next confrontation proved that Wil dcats could pull through with a victory. The final score was 69 to 62 , with Michael Wood having a high score of 20 pOints for the Wildcats. In the White County Tournament , the Wildcats entered as the defending county champions. The first game was against Bradford, which the Wildcats lost 52-56. David White was awarded the high point title with 17 pOints and he also received a place on the All -County Team. Following several weeks of consecutive losses, the Wildcats pulled out a victory. This time it was against the Hazen Hornets and once again , school morale was boosted. Victory could not be savored for long though. In the next game , DeVall's Bluff defeated the Wildcats by the score of 59-57 . After a few "warm-up" games , the Cats took on their biggest rival, Central Arkansas Christian . The Wildcats upset the Mustangs by the score of 51 to 43. Once again , White was the high point man , but this time with 16 pOints. However , the tab le turned when the Wildcats faced the Mustangs on the Wildcats home territory. The final record of the game was 43 to 34 in favor of the Mustangs. Pat McGaha captured the high point award with 11 for HA The District Tournament was next on the agenda for the senior boys , with Hazen scheduled to be the first competition. The Wildcats defeated the Hornets with a 58-44 score , wit h Bryan Burk's high scorer with 14 pOints. The Cats then suffered a dissapointing loss to Pulaski Academy. At the end of regulation playing time , the score was tied at 48 a piece . This resulted from a last second shot by Michael Wood from the top of the key. However , P.A. managed to pull past the Wildcats with a final score of 50 to 48. Wood was selected as an All -Tournament player and was high scorer for the game with 17 pOi nts. ,,~ E N I o R H I G H B A S K E T B A L L . Boy's Sports 327
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