Oneonta High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Oneonta, AL)

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»ALL-COUNTY AND ALL-AREA MEMBERS are: Rodney Ratchford and Charles Elliott. DURING THE REGIONAL Tournament game Charles Elliott ONEONTA ' S RODNEY RATCHFORD (44) puts in a long jump shot in the Jaycee (12) refused to shrink from the challenge of a Brighton player. Tou ' a e t ga- e w ' h Locust Fork. Charles Elliott, 5 ' 10 140 lbs., senior guard George Henry, 6 ' 1 170 lbs., senior forward Glenn Johnson. 5 ' 11 160 lbs., junior guard 78 Varsity Sports

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A whole lot of jumpin was going on this basketball season. When you saw the starters that Coach Jim Williams had. you would understand why they all had hot feet. All of the players were equally talented in jumping and shooting. This is why Coach Williams let all of them play during the season. There were only two players returning with varsity experience, but with an impressive season record of 18-6. no one knew that some of them had never played before. Before the Jaycee ' s Tournament. Oneonta had one win over Hayden and a loss to Ashville. so they were determined to play Ashvilte again and get revenge. Their wish came true, for they defeated Ashville 56-54 for the championship of the Jaycee ' s Invitational Basketball Tournament. Basketball was an unpredictable game in Blount County just as football was in the fall, for there were som e highly regarded teams beaten: Oneonta knocked Pinson Valley out of the undefeated ranks 71-68. and Pennington handed Oneonta their second loss with a 37- 34 upset. The Oneonta Redskins completed the first part of the basketball season with a 9-2 record. Scoring high in all of these games were Charles Elliott and Rodney Ratchford. When the Oneonta Redskins started the County Tournaments they were facing some very tough teams. In the semi-final rounds. Susan Moore defeated Oneonta 60-33. The Bulldogs were seeking revenge for the two regular-season losses to the Redskins. Oneonta carried a 17-5 record into the Area 1 1 Tournament and had hopes of winning area and region championship, to make another visit to the State Tournaments. In the semi-finals of the area championship. Oneonta defeated Springville 53-44 to advance to the championship game against the surprising Brighton Bears The Oneonta Redskins were certainly surprised by the Bears, for they were defeated 54-47 » WHILE PLAYING ASHVILLE in the finals of the Oneonta Invitational Tournament. Harold Lunsford (42) is assisted by Rodney Ratchford (44) who had 164 total points for the year A 6 ' 5 STEVE JOHNSON ' S (30) great attempt to recover the roundball from the Locust Fork a DURING A LOCUST Fork game. Ronald McKinney is player during the Jaycee ' s Tournament made it 3 steals for the night and 235 for the season found battling on the boards for a rebound. Varsity Basketball 77

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Steve Johnson, 6 ' 5 200 lbs., junior forward Harold Lunsford, 6 ' 5 190 lbs., senior forward Ronald McKinney. 5 ' 8 150 lbs., senior guard aGEORGE henry NEEDN ' T worry about gettting his share of the limelight, as long as he makes shots lil e this against Brighton during the Regional Tournament, Basketball 79