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Coach Jack Wilson's cagers capped In late February, after annexing the
off a brilliant, record-setting, 30- 1 TBC regular season champion-
season by winning the Florida Class ship, the Dogs became conference
B State Championship. tourney champs as Crutcher tossed
Along the way they gathered up the in 56 points in two games.
Tampa Bay Conference championship The Group VII tourney field was no
and the Hernando Christmas Invita- match for the fast-moving Dogs as
tional title. they raced to impressive wins over
In the season opener, minus the Cardinal Mooney and Frostproof.
services of Sam Gross and Don Crut- Bracknell and Crutcher made the all-
cher, Wauchula dealt a 43-39 loss, tourney team.
which was destined to be the only blot In the State Tournament the Bull-
on an otherwise perfect season. dogs polished off Williston, Ocoee,
Following the Wauchula loss came and Blounstown in route to the title.
successive December wins over Her- In the All-State selections, Brack-
nando, Plant City, Jesuit, and Pasco nell and Weaver were named to the
prior to the Christmas Tourney, dur- first team while Crutcher and Mc-
which Clyde Bracknell was the unani- Gavern earned honorable mention.
m o us choice for Most Valuable Bracknell, Weaver and McGavern
Player. made the TBC all-star team.
KNEELING: Joel Stephens, Manager; Jack Wilson, Head Coach. STANDING: Fletcher Padgett, Norman Weaver,
Mike McGinnis, Frank Kersey, X. L Garrison, Clyde Bracknell, Sam Gross, Don Crutcher, Bill McGavern, John
Clements.
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