Halloween Costumes Pay Homage To '76 State Champs

photo by A. Brantley

A group of 8th Grade boys from ECMS paid homage to the 1976 Wildcat Basketball State Championship Team during the Halloween festivities by dressing up in their honor (with 70's style socks and wigs, of course). Four different members from the original team stopped by to be part of the day as they posed with the "team" with the actual championship trophy.

photo by A. Brantley

Members from the original championship team from L-R: Phil Rich, Chester Bethel, Greg Grey dressed as Coach Bo Davenport, Ricky Houchin, and Kevin Clemmons.

Iconic photo of the victory lap, published in the Edmonson News, April 1, 1976.