Wildcats Dominate 1946 Wiregrass All Star Team
The Hartford Bulldogs and Enterprise Wildcats each place four on the 12 man mythical All-Wiregrass squad. Sidney Ward of Hartford and Bobby Glover of Enterprise tie for center. Columbia, Newville, and Geneva place remaining selections as coaches pick two per line position and four backs. Dan Pridgen leads votes as Enterprise ends outpace Hartford stars.
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Hartford Bulldogs
Enterprise Wildcats
Sidney Ward
Hartford
Bobby Glover
Enterprise
Hartford All Square
Columbia
Newville
Geneva
The
Eagle
Dan Pridgen
Coaghes
Pridgen
Bulldogs Place 4 Twelve Man Pick in Wiregrass Team
The article profiles Bulldogs with a twelve man unit led by 20 year old Oakley Roney of Newville and notes big guard at 195 pounds and lightest backfield member at 145. It mentions college choices for Pridgen Glover Ellis and others and lists players receiving honorable mention from various towns including Columbia Ashford and Midland City with several names across the Wiregrass region.
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Holland
Roney
Pridgen
Glover
Ellis
Cullege Lit
Eagle
Era
Sheppard
Slocomb
Mus
Columbian
Phillips
Rehobeth
Hall
Cottonwood
Lassey
Wicksbure
Clark
Abbeville
Wallace
Mixon
King
Ashford
Thomas
Coumbia
Knowles
Woodland
Wright
Whitehead
Angervon
Wottonwood
Dreihl
Anda- Hera
Seel Newsalle
Kirk
Midland City Opens Basketball Schedule
Midland City High School and Independent teams opened the 1946 season in the gym with two wins over Newton and one loss. Varsity beat Newton first string 16 14, Bees lost 16 12, Independents thrashed Newton Independents 66 22. Notable players Henderson Thompson, Smith, Sullivan, Knapp, Dasinger highlighted.
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Midland City
Midland City High School
Newton
Midland City Bees
Newton Independents
Henderson
Thompson
Smith
Bees
Sullivan
Newton Sharp
Knapp
Todene
Dasinger
Carefang
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Greene
Marianna
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Adkinson
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Ozark
Brannon
Tees
Andalusia
Sellers
Layton
U.S
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University of Alabama
Taylor
James Holland
Alabama
Max Ennis
Max
Coffee County Wildcats
Henry
Bullet) Killingsworth
Auburn
Dan Pridren
James Alford
Clarence
Pat) Parker
Panthers
Oakley Roney Newville
Alabina
Bayley Roney
France
Henry II
Max Ellis
Henry Killingsworth
James Tolland
United States
Clarence Parker
Woodall
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