Harrison High School - Golden Goblin Yearbook (Harrison, AR)

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All-stater Donnie Watts goes high into the air to try and block a Ft. Smith Grizzly shot. The Goblins continued their winning ways as they downed Subiaco 59-27, Huntsville 80-36, Rogers '74-29, and Subiaco again 63-51. Now, the number 2 team in the state, the mighty Goblins had only 5 games left, and was leading the conference race but their last 5 were the most important. First, the Goblins downed Mt. Home 66-60, in a close and thrilling game. The Siloam Springs Panthers were next to fall to the Goblins, the score was 61-50. The team next dropped Van Buren 58-43 to set the stage for the Harrison-Valley Springs' game. The Tigers from Valley Springs came out all fired-up and were leading the Goblins 33-19 at the half, but hot shooting by Donnie Watts, who scored 20 points in the last half, pulled the Goblins out on top by the score of 58-53. The Goblins finished the season by downing Huntsville 74-61 and ending their regular season record with 31-1. The going gets tough in the final minutes of the Harrison-Valley Springs game. The Goblins won 58-53. Donnie Watts, the 6 ft. 5 in. All- American, and All-Stater is pictured above receiving the Most Valuable Player award in the AA State Tournament, when the Goblins captured their first State championship!

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THE 1966 67 AA STATE CHAMPS: Manager Chuck Bill Russell. Standing B111 Hudson, Gary Holt, Paul Roten, Yarbrough, Roger Morris, Roy Eoff Coaches Quattlebaum Kipp Wolfe, Donn1e Watts, B111 Phillips, Randy Daniel and Wilburn, Richard Conner, Gary Clark, and Manager Larry Palmer, Jerry Smith, and Mike Jech '67 S Green Forest Marmaduke Berryville Rector Jonesboro Fayetteville Bentonville Rogers Berryville Jonesboro Marshall Fayetteville Siloam Springs Van Buren Valley Springs F ort Smith N.S. M t. Hom e Subiaco Huntsville Bentonville Rogers Subiaco Mt. Home 66 Siloam Springs 61 Van Buren 58 Va11eySprings 58 Huntsville 74 ARK. TECH TOURNEY Havana 116- Lead Hill 99 Cedarville 78 Marshall 75 Green Forest 47 STATE TOURNAMENT Helena 82 Benton 68 West Memphis 69 Russelville 55

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The 1966-1967 Goblin B-team: Standing--Roger Jerry Smith, Bill Reeves, Jerry Kurkendyal, Mike Jech, Morris, Bill Hudson, Richard Conner, Mike Greenhaw, Ken Wilson, Mike Dodson. lst row--Gary Holt, Coaches Harvey Roberts, Tom Harrison, Randy Daniel, Roy Sexton, Quattlebaum and Wilburn, and Larry Palmer. I 108 'edm The action is rough in the Harrison-Valley Springs game. Gary Holt, with help from Roger Morris, goes for two. Gary Holt tries for two against Valley Springs in B team action. The Goblins won 59-52.