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Future Cat Alex Poythress carries team into title round

Alex PoythressTo beat Northeast means trying to contain , a daunting and often impossible task.  The task is magnified when Northeast plays defense at the level it played in a District 10-AAA tournament semifinal game on Saturday against Clarksville High.  Poythress finished with 31 points and 11 rebounds, but it was the Eagles’ defensive play in the second quarter that changed the game’s complexion.

 

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On This Day In UK Basketball History

On December 5, 1953, Cawood Ledford broadcasts his first game as the radio “Voice of the Wildcats.”

 

On December 5, 1953, Cliff Hagan scored 51 points against Temple.

 

On December 5, 2009, freshman John Wall bounced back from a bout with dehydration and a queasy encounter with an IV drip to finish with 16 points -- including the clinching free throws with 4.3 seconds left -- seven assists, five rebounds and three steals to lift the Wildcats to a 68-66 victory over the North Carolina Tar Heels.  This was the first signature win of Calipari's tenure and proved his rebuilding job was well ahead of schedule.

 

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