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Show Jrs. Attain Unexpected Standings Coach Clayton "Tate" War-dell's War-dell's "B" squad gave him a grand going-away present in their final game against East as they became the first junior squad in "Big Three" history to complete a basketball season undefeated. Final score in the game was 21-8 for the Cubs. In the current season with the juniors, Wardell developed the squad from a rough troupe to a smoothly clicking team. In the final game, the players were particularly par-ticularly well-versed in the defensive de-fensive phase as they held East's team to only two field goals. East was so unable to hit the hoop during dur-ing the first half of the battle that they scored only two points, both foul shots coming from the hands of Dean Livingston, East forward. High point man for the Southerners South-erners was Clair Empey, highly prized center of the championship squad. He dumped seven points through the mesh during the contest. con-test. Following him closely for high-point honors were Rex Ballard Bal-lard and Dave McClelland with five points each to their credit. While the last battle the South "B" squad was engaged in with the Edders almost turned into a lost cause for the blue and white team, there was never any doubt about the result of this contest. East was without a single "hot-shot," while South boys were all over the floor during the game. i |