Dibrell High School - Wildcat Yearbook (McMinnville, TN)

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Wildcats Go To Semi-Finals in District Tournament As the beginning of this basketball season rolled around, the Dibrell Wildcats were eager to get down to work and try to win a few ballgames. They had lost three players from the previous year and had gained four, so the future was looking good for this season. This year's squad consisted of one senior: Iames Dexter: five juniors: Ioe Grissom, Burton Jones, Gary L. Adcock, Jerry Foster, and Billy Sutton: four sophomores Billy Brown, Stanley Cantrell, Gary D. Adcock, and Iohn Herman: and four freshmen: Iimmy Crutcher, Terry Bennett, Phil Bennett, and Otis.Martin. These boys were being directed by a fine coach, Mr. Jimmy Blankenship. Coach Blankenship's starting lineup consisted of four juniors and one sophomore, but it was soon changed. A freshman walked in to the starting lineup. The Dibrell Wildcats were seated second for the County Tournament and went to the finals where they were defeated by McMinnville Central. We had two All-tourna- ment players chosen from the Wildcats' squad, they were Toe Grissom and Burton Iones. Along about the time of the County Tournament we had another player to be- come a member of the Dibrell Wildcats' squad. This boy was Junior Ralph, a player, who has strengthened the team tremendously. After the County Tournament the Wildcats met two good teams, Red Iarrell's Red Raiders and Coach Martin's Spencer Eagles and were defeated twice in a row. Then they went to working harder and won six games straight. The Smithville Tigers knock- ed them off of their winning streak, then they were defeated by Central. Finally the Wildcats were ready for their last scheduled game for the season which was- with Grundy County. Boy, was this game a thriller! The Wildcats played the best first half that they had played the whole season. The game finally ended with the Wild- cats defeating Grundy by a margin of 10 points. As the 16th District Basketball Tournament rolled around the Wildcat's first game was with Grundy County. The boys knew that they were going to have really to work hard in order to beat the Yellow Iackets, since they had already beaten them twice in a row. Finally the time came and the Wildcats defeated the Yellow Iackets once again by a margin of 10 points. The Wildcat's next game was with the Red Raiders in the semi-finals. ln' this game the Wildcats were not so lucky and were defeated 64 to 33. Coach Jimmy Blankenship has done a fine job with these boys this year, so both Coach Blankenship and the Wildcats are looking forward to their future year of basket- ball. They have set an example this season of 1962-63 that will never be forgotten. By: Danny Adcock

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