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Earl's Dream High School Final Four (Who Would Win?)
There have been many great high school basketball teams to grace the courts of St. Louis. In this entry, I have narrowed it down to what is my Dream Final Four of St. Louis basketball.
Imagine a special Final Four featuring the 1969 Sumner Bulldogs (pictured), the 1978 DeSmet Spartans, the 1987 East St. Louis Lincoln Tigers and the 1988 Vashon Wolverines. In my opinion, these four teams stand out from the rest. Who would win these epic showdowns and emerge as the best team in the history of St. Louis prep hoops? Here's a quick breakdown of these four great teams.
25th anniversary of All-PHL State Championship Game
It was 25 years ago that Public High League rivals Vashon and Soldan met each other for the Class 4A state championship. This excerpt on that memorable game is from Earl Austin Jr.'s book, "The PHL in the STL: The Public High League, A St. Louis Basketball Legacy," which is available on this website....
CBC celebrates 50th anniversary of 1960 state championship
It was 50 years ago that the CBC Cadets ruled the Show-Me State in high school basketball. Led by dominanting All-State center Garry Garrison and future Hall of Fame coach D.C. Wilcutt, the Cadets won their second consecutive Missouri Class L state title with a 61-49 victory over arch-rival SLUH. ...
One of the best teams ever
The discussion on who had the best team in the history of the Public High League always makes for some terrific barber-shop banter. However, if you are to argue against the 1969 Sumner Bulldogs, you had better be ready to argue your case all day. The ’69 Bulldogs are clearly on the short list and many people feel that they are the best. ...
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Coach Mike
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01/08/2010 07:34:59
hazelwood central will have the best guards.
John Wheeler
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01/08/2010 01:10:38
I see the Rock Bridge, Webster Groves, and Mccluer North programs as having the best sets guards in the state after seeing some of their ...
Earl Austin
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30/07/2010 14:34:50
That Rock Bridge program puts out some players.
Kenny Smith
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30/07/2010 04:08:46
Correction-Iv seen Matt kelly get to the basket at will
kenny Smith
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30/07/2010 04:02:36
Iv seen the kid Matt kelly play he can rebound and score in differnt ways. At times iv seen him get to the basketball as ...