Knoxville High School - Jester Yearbook (Knoxville, IL)

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Highlights of this years' season were the capturing of the Knoxville Invi- tational Tournament, capturing the Little Six Conference title for the fifth time in the last seven years, and winning over twenty games for the third straight year. At the season's end, the team members elected Don Johnson captain, Jeff Putnam MVP, and Kirk King was recognized as free throw percentage award winner, while Wayne Mastin was presented the Knox- ville Journal Varsity Scholastic Award. Although this particular team is now gone, it will never be forgotten. Jeff Putnam Most Valuable Player Award All Area First Team Leading Scorer i i

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l Row l: John Cowman, Jerry Scalf, Tom Putnam, Jeff Putnam, Wayne Roger Deppe, Rich Fleisher, Dave Becker, Don Johnson, Coach Hise K' k Ki J ff B'v ns. Row 2: Manager Don Gardner, Dan McKee, Kevin Kennelly, Manager Jim Moore. Mastin, Gary Clevenger, ir ing, e ie Bztlletf capture Little 6 for third comeczttivei time A Regional Tournament loss to the Macomb Bombers at Macomb ended an era in Knoxville basketball that produced pleasure for fans and memories for players that will last for years. In the last six years, teams on which this year's sen- iors composed a major part have had a combined record of 98-8. This record will be a standard by which all future teams that participate for Knox- ville Junior-Senior High School will be measured. The awesome rebounding, scoring, and defense of Little All Staters Jeff Putnam and Wayne Mastin gave the Bullets an edge that few teams could over- come when the ability of Don Johnson, Kirk King, and John Cowman were added. The vaunted fast break that is a trademark of all Jerry Hise- coached teams took awhile to get unwound this year, but when it did, it was stopped only four times . . . all four times the Bullets were stopped without the break, but every game was close.

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