Скачать или смотреть 1968 Missouri High School Basketball State Championship - Class S // Bradleyville vs Howardville

Ending to one of the greatest games in Missouri High School basketball history - a 4OT thriller to decide the Class S championship in 1968.

The Bradleyville Eagles, an all-white school of less than 100 students from deep within the Ozark hills, were going for their 2nd consecutive championship (and 3rd in 7 years) as well as their 64th consecutive victory. They were coached by Argil Ellison.

The Howardville Hawks, an all-black school hailing from the boothill of southeast Missouri, came in as underdogs and pushed Bradleyville to their uttermost limits. This was their final game as the Howardville Hawks as they integrated with another school district the following year. In fact, this was the only team from an all-black school to play for a State Championship in Missouri before integration. They were coached by William C. Jackson.

Those legendary Bradleyville Eagles teams from 1961-1962 through 1967-1968 were immortalized in the book, "Bradleyville Basketball: The Hicks from the Sticks" by James Leon Combs. You can purchase a copy here:

https://www.amazon.com/Bradleyville-Basket...