Herculaneum High School - Blackcat Yearbook (Herculaneum, MO)

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74-'75 Roundballers In Action I 1 I 9 mg' E

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YJ Freshmen Basketball FIRST ROW: Kevin Asbridge, Dan Rundel, Brian Sullivan, Karl Brown, Steve Batts, Bob Roth and Jeff Logsdon SECOND ROW: Gary Thomas-student manager, Ken Weber, Keith Nickless, Dave Courtway, Dave Sawyer, Jim Sweet, Greg Long, Brian Swan, Bruce Roth and Coach Lonnie Franklin, Nloose on rebound How high is that thing? 96

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