Epps High School - Panther Tracks Yearbook (Epps, LA)

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PANTHER5 Q00 C PANTHERS TAKE DISTRICT On February 20th and Zlst the h1gh flymng qu1ntet of Epps Hlgh School beat St Joseph by a score of 48 to 19 to galn the quarter flnals In the quarter f1nals Epps out played Eros to the score of 42 to Z7 Tlns put the locals 1nto the semx ftnals where they mastered Belcher 37 to 3 to 5a1n a berth 1n the f1nals After ei hard fouvht battle the School by the score of 55 to 5l to take top honors at the North Lou1s1ana Rally PANTHERS MAKE A ZOOMING COMEBACK IN OAK GROVE TOURNAMENT The Epps basketball squad downs Lake Provldence by a score of 55 34 to w1n ftnals of Oak Grove Tourney after a 57 54 defeat by Lake Provldence the same week To ualn fmal play they won over Ploneer 72 48 and outscored Holly Rldge Otnntet 61 43 BLACK CLAD FIVE STEAL CENTRAL TOURNAMENT The Epps Hlvh Panthers won the Central Tournament agam th1s year for the th1rd consecut1ve year The Black Clads controlhng both backboards and hlttlng a large percentage of thelr shots de feated Central xn the flnals 69 to 39 To re ich the ftnals Epps defeated P1oneer 58 to 34 and outscored Baskln PANTHERS WIN PARISH TOURNEY The Epps Htgh boys who have onlythree defeats so far th1s season won the Parlsh Tournament February 12th 13th 14th agaln thts year for the thtrd con secutlve year The Panthers downed Forest 1n thexr f1rst name by a three po1nt margln to oa1n the seml fxnals They clxmbed to the fufals by outscortno the Oak Grove Qulntet 58 to 3.2 After a hard battle durtng the f1rst half of the flnal game the Epps Panthers went on a scorlnv rampaoe ln the second half to Wm over the Lake Prov1dence Panthers 64 to 43 , V. Y . if . Panthers finally edged Marion High 64 to 34 in the semi-finals.

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J D SEGARS Coach J T KITCHENS Guard The basketball squad annual staff students and faculty of Epps Hlgh School wlsh to express thelr appreclatlon to the basketball coach J D Segars He has coached at Epps for the last hve years always roundxng up boys and comlng up wlth a falrly outstandmg team each year Under h1s SUPCFVISIOH thxs year the team has won s1x fxrst place troph1es and two second place troph1es One of these f1rst place trophxes was won at the Northeast Lou1s1ana Class C Champ1onsh1p Tournament at Ruston Lou1s1ana Th1s allows the Epps qumtet to play 1n the Lou1s1ana Class C State Champ1onsh1p Tournament at Hammond Loulsxana We wlsh to say that yours has been a Job well done Our thanks , . . . 1 , . , . x Q 6

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