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CHS Basketball-Slam Dunking to Regionals ....

"Repeat Dr~tncl Champrons" ami " \'arsrty Trger
llaskcthall " arc two phmsc-. that h;n c 11e1 er he en
related to each o ther uutrl lhl\ year. a' CIIS
an.:omplrshcd that leal for the lrrsl trrne 111 hr lor)
It wasu't C<t\), though . It looked a' rf Onurgc l'ark
11ould 11alk .rway 1\llh the trtlc after II\ ICe tlelcatrug
the Trgers rn the regular \Cason and tak.rng a
perfect K-0 drslrrct rccortl rnlo the tmrrne) The
Trgers, wrllr a 5- ~ drslm.:t mark, 1\llUitl ha1e the
sc~ontl seed and a first mund date 11 ith St
\ugu~tine . whom they ~plrt with durrng the regular
scaM>n ,\ltltough the Trgcrs won the turnover-
laden contest X0-7K, they hardly looked ready to
defend the title the ne't nrght agm11st powerful
Ora11gc Park I Jowever, CIIS played a spectacular
game :md spanked thl' l<.ardcrs, (>5-57 Thrs :-oct up a
lrrsl round playoff nratcltup hctwccJJ ( 'liS and H
\\'alt1>11 lk;u.:h at ( 'liS gy nt Although the nu bug
Jut the tc;rrn hard and cost them two stnr1ers, the
Trgers :-.ltll 01 crc;.rmc H . \\'alton g(J-79, in OT.
'J Ius gm c the 'I1gers a lx:rth 111 I he regional
pl;.ryoffs at Daytona Beach along with Orange
Park, Mmruarin, and slate II J Daytona i\lainland.
The Tigers drew Mainland in the fust round. Not
oJJiy were the Buccaneers the slate' s top team , hut
they were playtng 111 front of !herr own fans 111
thcrr home gym Thrs comhinatron proved too
tough for the Tigers to overcome and they fell to Bill Saunders, the only CHS player to
i\larnl;md, 95--44. Althuugh the season ended 011 ;.r be on two district championship teams,
loss, the !.cason as a whole Wa!> definitely a and Richard "King of Hooters"'
vrctor) Congratulatwn". Tigers, on a Job well Bryant show off the 1995 district Damion Rossin shoots the hoop while
Jon e. championship trophy. Bryan Brehm gets the rebound against
Ft. Walton Beach.

Yeah!!! We are NUMBER ONE!!! The Varsity Tigers celebrate winning the District title by soundly squeezing the
86 juice out of Orange Park.