Oneonta High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Oneonta, AL)

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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!

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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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Earl Warren, better known around OHS as Iceman, received the highest state recognition accorded an athlete Coaches and sportswriters selected him to the first team AA All-State Basketball Squad. This is his second such rec- ognition. He was also elected to the first team AA All-State Football Team He is the only athlete in the state who can claim such honors in both spons Earl, playing guard, was instru- mental in the 31-2 record. Included in his honors was selection to the Jaycee Holiday All-Tournament Team, All-County Tournament, Most Valuable Player for two years, All-County, and All-Area He was awarded the team ' s most valuable player and best defensive player Earl was chosen to possibly play in the All-State game scheduled for this summer. Earl was the high point scorer with 584 points. He averaged 24.6 points per game Coach Williams said He ' s the best competitor I can remember at Oneonta High School as well as The best total player we have. Earl signed a scholarship to attend Jacksonville State University. David Ratchford finds it ' s Fitten to fake inside Contention . . . One of the biggest crowds of the year turned out for the Regional Cham- pionship February 21 . The Holly Pond Broncos and the Redskins had both won three tournamental games to reach the regional. Oneonta took away the Broncos ' inside shooting game and forged ahead 8- before Holly Pond could get their aim on the basket. The Redskins outscored the Broncos in the second quarter and led 38-24 at the half. The fourth quarter saw the Redskins with a healthy lead with reserve players winding up the game to win the Region 6 championship 76-50. The first Redskin Varsity Basketball team to go to the playoffs put its 19-game winning streak on the line against Dadeville, February 25 in Tuscaloosa. Dadeville ' s defense shook up Oneonta ' s inside shooting and gave them an early lead. The Redskins battled back in the second quarter, and with 2:55 left in the half, Charles Elliott tied up the score at 24-24, Dadeville had moved ahead 9 points, though, by half- time. The Redskins kept up their spirit, and rallied several times in the second half, but could never break the overpowering defense of the Tigers. The game ended in a 69-59 win for Dadeville. ONEONTA REDSKINS REGIONAL CHAMPS KNEELING, Charles Elliott STANDING, Johnny Deavers, Mickey Latia, David Ratch- ford, Kip Cornelius, Rodney Ratchford, Earl Warren, John Pen- nington. Bobby Warren, Steve King. Joey Whitlock, and Tim Gar- gus 63