Stone High School - Echo Yearbook (Wiggins, MS)

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Basketball GCC 8. District Champs The gym ls filled wlth excitement and antlclpatlon. Suddenly the fans break lnto applause, as the Stone Hlgh Boys' Basketball Team trots onto the court. With the success of last year's team, this year ls sure to be a good one. After all, Stone has four starters returning. Wlth the tlp off the season officially began and the boys dldn't let the school down. Stone took an easy win over Vancleave and then went on to take the Brooklyn Tournament. After a few more outlngs, Stone came home and lost a close one to Hancock North Central by one polnt. Stone then traveled to the Coast over the Christmas Holldays to compete in the Jaycee Holiday Classic, where they broke even at 1-1. Against his Hancock opponent, Mitchell Hart gets up to make a two point play. i '-'W-W Fw Ha I ,,. 'S's':gg ' ki' 1 M112-t ua A The 'Cats show their pride after capturing the title at the George County Tournament. l 1 E rn suoes - len on I 5 ww Ricky Rebound Stone gets set for the rebound as Mitchell Hart takes a shot.

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At the tip off of the George County game, Cookie Fairley gets her feet high above the ground. Before a game, Coach Georgian wraps Susan Cooper's ankle to give it more support. ri O, as tk iumnutlll VL' I . .Kareem .et , 3? X W. ooeoe fper' The Lady Tomcats prepare to get their picture made during a practice -....,.,-N session. SportslBasketbaI I 111

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Basketball Three Years In A Row Kevln Perk Vanderbllt succeeds in out- jumplng his opponent In the Hancock game. 3 5 r uoue wssr Q M l4ff....l XJ 5-,Tilly 15 5 I L- -4' QR' ' T' Kneellng: Jan Ainsworth and Kelvln Sherman, Statistlclans. Standing: Pete Georgian, Coach, Clay Walden, Manager, Stanley Ramey, Mlke Falrley, Kevln Vanderbilt, Arthur Woodward, Todd Cobb, Rlcky Stone, Bob Weathers, Steve Johnson, Eddie Ramey, and Brlan Smlth, Manager. Easy Eddle Ramey prepares to set up a play ln the George County game. A1 After sweeplng the rest of their regular season games, Stone flnlshed wlth only four losses and went lnto the post season tournaments wlth a full head of steam. Flrst, Stone captured the Gulf Coast Conference for the thlrd straight year. Next, Stone lald lts clalm on the Dlstrlct 8-A tltle, also for the thlrd consecutlve year, by defeatlng Hancock North Central. Then lt was on to South State, where Stone defeated dlstrlct rlval Hancock North Central for the champlonshlp. Now, lt's on to State for the second year In a row. lThe annual staff ls sad to say that our deadllne caught us at this polnt, and we are unable to follow the 'Cats any farther.l From these achlevements, both the team and fans know that all the work and tlme were worthwhile. S portsl Basketball 113