Senior Boys Have Best Season of Decade T he 1986-1987 Harding Academy basketball sea,son began two weeks earlier than expected, but once the Cats took to the court the excitement of their football season carried over into good crowd support and school spirit. The Wildcats opened their season with games against tough ' 'AX' teams. The Wildcats won their opener against McCrory, but lost their next game to a highly ranked Joe T. Robinson team. The Cats headed into the White County Tournament as the seventh seeded team, but they soon proved that they deserved to be seeded number one. The Ca_ts showed that they were the best team in the county as they defeated Judsonia, Rose Bud, and Kensett to claim the White , county crown. Kris Citty, Pat McGaha, and Michael Wood were named to the All-County team. Wood was also chosen as the MVP of the Tournament. The Wildcats suffered a disappointing loss to DeValls Bluff in the conference Senior High Boy's Basketball Team. Front row: King- manager, Olree, Horton, Barden, Stanley, Kyle opener, but the Wildcats quickly re- Citty, Arnett, Martin, Wood. Second Row: Dugger, Hopkins, Burks, Kris Citty, Eads, Smith, McGaha, bounded from this loss and ·ran off eight Diffine, Tate, and Eichenberger- coach. -photo by Mark England. straight wins. This set up another showdown with DeValls Bluff, with the winner gaining control of the conference lead. The Cats played well, but fell short by one point, as the Scrapers downed them for the second time. The Wildcats finished out strong as they won their last six games. This gave the Wildcats a 10-2 record in the conference and 18-3 overall record heading tnto the District Tournament, where they received the first seed. This record was the most wins a Wildcat team had achieved since 1969, and much of the credit has to go to first year head coach, Don Eichenburger. 0 HARDING OPPONENT 76 McCrory 61 50 Joe T. Robinson 61 75 Judsonia 63 70 Rose Bud 56 68 Kensett 59 52 DeValls -Bluff 56 83 Beaumont 53 69 West Memphis Christian 54 77 Hazen 58 78 Des Arc 71 88 Deaf School 41 89 CAC 57 70 Kensett 57 58 Pulaski Academy 45 53 DeValls Bluff 54 43 Hazen 34 72 Metro Christian 48 60 Des Arc 43 68 Deaf School 41 63 CAC 49 76 Pulaski Academy 56 314 Senior Boy's Basketball '"" The mountain fell. Senior Kris Citty goes for two in a game at CAC. For the first time, the Wildcats beat CAC both at home and away. - photo by Ed Wilson.
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