1972-1977

Blount Named To All State Basketball Team David Blount of Decatur

set by h ~ s father and t ~ . brothers a s he planstoentf Ole Miss this fall to con tinue his education. Davi is the grandson of Mr! Arwin Turner of Phila-

has been selected for the Mississippi Junior College a l l state basketball team.

This

outstanding ECJC

sophomore

averaged 11.9

points pe r game for two seasons and had a 14.1 average during this past cophomore season. David's f r e e throw accu- acy i s way above average -s he sank 73 out of 96 f r e e throws this season f o r 76 pe r cent of his shots. During his two years, he made 108 out of 154 f r e e throws for 70 per cent. David had an outstanding high school c a r e e r at Decatur High School where - he playeu UI- senior year that racked up 27 wins against four losses, taking home a trophy in almost every tournament. He was a three-year ,etterman and his leader- ship did much toward the ~utstanding record of 75 vins against 8 losses in a hree-year period. He parti- cipated with hls team in two South Mi s s i s s l pp~ State tournaments in 1970-71. During his senior year he received the Outstand- ng offensive Boy Player Award at the Beulah Hub- bard Invitational Tournament in 1971. In commenting on David's high school c a r e e r , his coach, Kenneth Clarke, said that he was the floor leader of the 1971 team that chalked up 18 straight wins and an overall 27-4 season r e - cord. David is the son of Mr. md Mrs. Clayton Blount )f Decatur. His father was a football standout at Ole Miss and David plans to foilow the family tradition

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DAVID BLOUNT