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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2015
| RIVER VALLEY & OZARK EDITION OF THE ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE BASKETBALL PREVIEW
CONWAY WAMPUS CATS
BOYS
Conference: 7A/6A Central
Coach: Will Johnson, second season Assistant coaches: Brian “Salty” Longing,
Nick Harrell and Tommy McMillan
2014-15 record: 16-10, 7-6 in conference, lost to Springdale Har-Ber in the opening round of the Class 7A State Tournament, 50-48 Returning starters: Prentice Mullins, a 6-0
senior point guard
Best inside players: Clay Bradshaw, Blake
Bradshaw, Jamaal Clifton and Nate Maull are the Cats’ best inside defenders and rebounders. “Offensively, they all have things they can do on the perimeter, but Nate and Blake are the best we have with their back to the basket,” Johnson said. “Jamaal and Clay are essentially perimeter players who can play with their back to the basket.”
Best outside players: Mullins, Clifton, CONWAY BOYS continued on 5VV
CONWAY WAMPUS CATS
NOV. 17 ......................... FAYETTEVILLE (BOYS) NOV. 19 ....................................BENTONVILLE NOV. 24 ........................................... @CABOT NOV. 27 .................................. CABOT (GIRLS) NOV. 28 .........@SPRINGDALE HAR-BER (GIRLS) DEC. 1 ............................... @MARION (BOYS) DEC. 4 ..................................BENTON (BOYS) DEC. 5 .......................... SPRINGDALE (GIRLS) DEC. 17 .....FORTH SMITH SOUTHSIDE (GIRLS) DEC. 18 ..............NORTH LITTLE ROCK (BOYS) DEC. 19 ..............NORTH LITTLE ROCK (BOYS) JAN. 8 .......................................VAN BUREN* JAN. 12 .............................. @RUSSELLVILLE* JAN. 15 ...................................GREENWOOD* JAN. 19 .................................. @LR CATHOLIC JAN. 19 .....................@LR MOUNT ST. MARY* JAN. 22 ............................ SILOAM SPRINGS* JAN. 26 ........................................@BRYANT* JAN. 29 ..............................................ALMA* FEB. 5 .................................... @VAN BUREN* FEB. 9 ...................................RUSSELLVILLE* FEB. 12 ................................@GREENWOOD* FEB. 16 .....................................LR CATHOLIC FEB. 16 ....................... LR MOUNT ST. MARY* FEB. 19 ..........................@SILOAM SPRINGS* FEB. 23 ...........................................BRYANT* FEB. 26 ........................................... @ALMA*
*DENOTES CONFERENCE GAMES
VINCENT BURTON/CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER
Conway’s Jamal Clifton skies for a dunk during preseason drills.