Waccamaw Academy - Stump Yearbook (Whiteville, NC)

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Y! k ' N' -- .....,,,, Warriors and turned in some impressive defensive games in the season. Biff I ohnson was all tourna- ment and Powell and Cutrell received honorable mention. Myles Cartrette added bench strength and saw considerable action as the Academy 's sixth man. With some players due to move up from Mr, Shutter's junior varsity team and the addition of girls team coached by Mrs. Cox, basketball at the Academy did admirably well considering the makeshift facilities at the National Guard Armory and Mt. Olive.

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Varsity Basketball There were several firsts for this year's varsity basketball team. It was the first time they'd played as a member of a conference and the first time they'd played as many as 18 games, Captained by sophomore Biff Johnson and coached by Mr. Kirschbaum the Warriors won more games than the varsity had in its two first seasons. The Warrior quintet ended the year at '7-11 which was somewhat better than the pre- vious year's 5-8 record. The season which spanned 3 112 months included a second place finish in the newly-formed South- eastern Independent Conference. Faith Christian won the tournament and the regular season cham- pionship by beating the Warriors 43-36 in the championship game. The scoring attack was led by senior center Bill Powell and sophomore guards Robby Cutrell and Biff Johnson, Junior forwards Bill Bennett and Stan Bullock helped on the boards for the lgqsvuewfwm-

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Varsity Record 1 annum-M 'iw- FRANCIS MARION 41 WINYAH 42 FAITH CHRISTIAN 35 PEE DEE 65 BETHEL 53 WILMINGTON CHRISTIAN 44 PEE DEE 60 WRIGHTSBORO 38 COASTAL ACADEMY 57 BETHEL 64 WINYAI-I 31 FAITH CHRISTIAN 60 WILMINGTON CHRISTIAN 42 GREENFIELD 100 BOY'S HOME 46 WILMINGTON CHRISTIAN 53 FAITH CHRISTIAN 43 BOYS' HOME 54 WACCAMAW WACCAMAW WACCAMAW WACCAMAW WACCAMAW WACCAMAW WACCAMAW WACCAMAW WACCAMAW WACCAMAW WACCAMAW WACCAMAW WACCAMAW WACCAMAW WACCAMAW WACCAMAW WACCAMAW WACCAMAW