Oneonta High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Oneonta, AL)

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Charles Eiliotl seais off Dadeville ' s drive down the court vvitti good man-to- man defense The Area II Champion- ship, held at Oneonta, put the Oneonta Redskins and the Springville Tigers against each other for the fourth time of the season. Sprmgvilles foul trouble and turnovers kept the game from t eing close in the second half- The Tigers key player. Leon Taylor, had a bad game, ending with eight missed foul shots in the last (our minutes The Redskins earned another Area II title with a final score of 63-50. Joey Whitlock is trying to deny the tall. which is one of the most difficult defensive assignments Whitlock must constantly be aware of Dadeville ' s Banks and the location of the ball. 61

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Contention Awesome Fitten wheels by Latia in the first round o( state Oneontas first tournament win came in tfie Jaycee Holiday Tournament Tfie Varsity Redskins met ttieir season rivals. Itie Springville Tigers, for the first of three times in the season and defeated them 67-52. To make it to the finals. Oneonta easily defeated Hayden 67-29 and Ash- ville 66-53 By the middle of the season, the Reds- kins had proven their expertise, and all of their opposing teams were fired-up to get them The Tigers did just that in a foul-rid- den game against Oneonta at Springville on December 16, but that game was the only one Oneonta lost in regular season play The winning Redskins completed a successful season with a 27-1 record, very impressive The Oneonta Redskins were the favor- ites for County Champs after their win- ning season Oneonta advanced to the finals by winning over Locust Fork 77-4 at Hayden, February 4 The challenger in the finals was the Hayden Wildcats, who had beaten Cleveland and Pennington in games earlier that week In the champi- onship game Friday. Hayden took advan- tage of turnovers early in the game ' to slow down the Redskin offense Although the Wildcats kept it close, the Redskins stayed ahead Hayden cut Oneonta ' s lead to 3 points with about two minutes remaining in the game, but the Redskins used foul shots and turnovers to boost their score for the 51 -43 win. x: Bean tights for the ball and refuses to let go. King comes off the bench to add valuable free throw points. Iceman gets a big A for efforts, but the ' Skins lose in the backcourt. 60

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Ladies and Gentlemen: Introducing The One and Only Earl Warren! He Dunks! He Blocks Shots! He Dribbles Behind His Back! He ' s 6 ' 2 ' — and Still Growing! The Iceman Cometh!