When Willie Stemen coached the Pirates
Forty-seven seasons ago, these Pirates, with their black Red Ball Jets tennis shoes, finished 12-9 overall and set a school record scoring of 103 points in a game (versus Perry in tourney opener). Names of the players are attached to the photo. This was the 1967-68 Bluffton boys' team.
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