FACTS & FIGURES
ROSTER:
Mike Cobb
Dewayne Bruce
Lowell Phillips
David Alexander
Bob Wayt
Gene King
Eugene Vaughn
Joe Bolt
Gene Gary
Bill Trent
Jimmie Cox
Jerry Davis
Roy Bruce
Jackie Orms
Season Record: 31-4
District 16A Record: 7-1 (co-champs)
Head Coach: Emil Hanicak
Asst. Coaches: E. H. “Moon” Mullins & Theo “Cotton” Miles
TURN BACK THE CLOCK
District 16A was comprised of Hawkins, Quitman, Hallsville, Judson, and White Oak
White Oak was district Co-Champions with Quitman and advanced to the playoffs by virtue of winning a best 2 of 3 playoff. The Roughnecks defeated the Bulldogs 69-60 in
Quitman and then clinched a playoff birth the next night with a 45-42 victory at home.
Quitman dealt White Oak 2 of its 4 losses on the season.
The Roughnecks 31 victories included wins over district champions Longview, Kilgore, and Nacogdoches. Nacogdoches participated in the class 3A state tournament.
White Oak won its playoff games by an average of 14 points per game with no team getting closer than 10 points to the state champions.
THE ROAD TO A CHAMPIONSHIP
Regional Quarterfinals – Defeated James Bowie 64-43
Regional Semifinals – Defeated Cooper 40-29
Regional Finals – Defeated Holliday 51-41
State Semifinals – Defeated Three Rivers 68-55
State Finals – Defeated McGregor 66-51