Booneville High School - Memories Yearbook (Booneville, MS)

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unior Smith Madison Stanford Gene Garrett guard center forward The NEMJC basketball teams have had a very successful season thus far. The A team has won 23 of 34 games, and the B team has won 10 of 11. These teams haye faced some strong competition throughout the year and have shown some good ball playing. Looking back through the season we find the Tigers winning five games before losing one to the Florence State Teachers College by a narrow margin of three points. The Tigers kept the lead until the final minute when Florence made two field goals to give them a three point lead. The Tigers won five more games before losing to the Ole Miss Freshmen. The final score of the game was 66-55. This was a good game for the spectators as both teams were in the lead several times during the game. During the Christmas Holidays the Tigers took on the Sunflower junior College for the four game series. The first game was played in the Booneville Gym with the Tigers being victorious with a score of 48-44. Stanford led the Tigers scoring with 17 points, Davis and Garrett got 11 each, Prestage with 10, Bud Davis 4, Ivy 3, and Smith Z.. The second game was played in the Corinth Gym with the home team again win- ning, this time by only one point. Prestage made a field goal in the final three seconds to give us the one point lead. Prestage was high with 15 points. The third game was played in Belmont, again the Tigers won with a score of 56-57. Garrett led the scor- ing with 21 points. The final game, the only one Sunflower won, was played in Baldwyn. The final score being 53-46. The Tigers-later invaded the Rebel territory to defeat the Rebels by a score of 54.49. This was considered one of the best games of the year. Prestage led the scoring with 26 points. All during the season the teams have played some excellent ball and have shown their skill with ball handling and shooting. The boys have played a very good season thus far and we certainly wish them luck as they go into the tournament. The boys will have an equal chance of winning the state championship and we believe they can do it. Let's go Tigers!

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Coach and captain B TEAM Eupora Independents ........ Eupora Independents ........ Saltillo Independents ........ Belmont All-Stars ....................... Belmont All-Stars .......................... Florence State Teachers College ....... Wood junior College ................... Memphis General Appliance ...... Former Delta State Players ......... Florence State Teachers College ...... Wood junior College ...................... Ole Miss Freshmen ......... ....... Copiah-Lincoln ........., ..... Fulton junior College ........... Sunflower junior College ....... Sunflower junior College ....... Sunflower Junior College t..,... Muscle Shoals Raiders ........, Fulton junior College ......... Hinds junior College .............,. Northwest Miss. jr. College ...... Northwest Miss. jr. College ...... Sunflower Junior College ....... Hinds junior College I.............. Holmes junior College .............. Hinds junior College ...................... University Tenn. junior College Sunflower Junior College .............. Holmes Junior College ....... . .. Ole Miss Freshmen ............. Wood junior College ............... Northwest Miss. jr. College ...... Wood junior College ,..,....,,,,.,.. THEY WE Lambuth Senior College ................................ .......,.. 3 9 62 Wood junior College .....,...........,...... ..,.,..... 2 1 100 Florence State Teachers College .......... 38 51 Wood junior College ..........,............ ........, 2 6 83 Wheeler Eagles .......,................... ......,.,. 4 2 74 Wheeler Eagles ..............,..... ........., 5 4 102 Wheeler Eagles ..............,.............. .......... 4 3 111 University Tenn. jr. College ....... .......... 5 1 62 Sunflower junior College ........ ......... 4 5 44 Wood junior College ........ ......... 2 3 65 Wood junior College ......... ...v...... 1 5 58 THEY WE .......56 50 .......58 74 .......45 94 .......44 67 .......39 72 ....,..-44 41 .......18 77 .......37 73 .......38 73 .......41 67 ...,...25 99 .......66 55 .......51 48 .......52 37 .......44 58 .......59 60 ......,53 46 ..,..,,62 71 .......30 63 .......76 71 .......58 78 ...,...50 57 .......54 52 .......79 57 .......68 37 .......63 57 .......41 78 .......53 52 .......63 61 .......49 54 .......26 69 .......43 69 .......34 66 Coach and captain

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l Donald Scott-guard Richard Arnold-eguard Walter johnson-forward Smithgf''Mechie ---Has played an outstanding season as a guard. Mechie is a sophomore and we want to wish him the best ofeveryihing as he continues his education or whatever he may choose to do. Bud Davisfl-las also played an outstanding season as a guard. Bud is also a sopho- more and we want to wish him good luck in everything he undertakes. Prestage- Boe'!-feThe center who has played some fine ball this year. He is a fresh- man and we are looking forward to having him back again next year. He has been a high storing man of the year. Buster Davis-''Burkne-That left-handed forward that has been a high scorer. Buck is a sophomore who we are wishing good luck to in whatever he does. Garrett- GG -The forward every opponent dreads. Garrett has been the high scorer of the season. He is a freshman who we are looking forward to having again next year. Arnold- Dick -Played a fine year as a guard. Dick is a freshman and we look forward lo having him back again next year. Coolidge lvy-forwa rd