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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2018 | THREE RIVERS EDITION OF THE ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE BASKETBALL PREVIEW
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SEARCY LIONS
PHOTOS BY STACI VANDAGRIFF/THREE RIVERS EDITION
Searcy junior Eli Noel tries a layup during a practice this offseason.
Searcy junior Freddy Hicks, left, is guarded by junior Kyle Hamm duirng a scrimmage. Hicks averaged 17 points and 6 rebounds per game a year ago.
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have been at Searcy,” White said. “We bring back a lot of playing experience, with the addition of some new guys.
“This team has several long and athletic kids who can play both in the post and on the pe- rimeter. Another strength of this team is that we are hungry. We really want to go out and prove how good we are.”
White said not having a true post player offensively forces the Lions to be more creative on the offensive end of the floor.
White said every team on the schedule is going to have a quality basketball team, so every game the Lions play should be fun and enter- taining to watch. But he said the games to watch include the ones against Jonesboro, who has been the defending state champion two years in a row, and West Memphis, who “brings back a great group after finishing runner-up a year ago.”
“Marion and Nettleton bring a lot of athlet- icism to the table, but everyone in our league is a quality opponent,” White said.