BCHS Basketball History Through the Years/ Quick Facts

Tue, 01/17/2023 - 9:44am — Diane Dyer

This is the first in a series of articles dedicated to all the young men who coached and played high school basketball for Butler County High School.

First, a thank you to David Clark, a long-time statistician of BCHS sports, for logging and preserving these little-known facts that time would have forgotten; had not been for David's years of volunteer service to BCHS sports.

Quick Facts: BCHS Boys Basketball /Teams, Games, Scores, Events in history.

1952-53 Morgantown High School and; new Gym.

Nov. 17, 1952, Gym's first game- final score Morgantown High School 64, Centertown 28

1953-54 Butler County High School, opening the first year known as BCHS.

1953-54 Butler County High School Boys Basketball roster-Seniors: Bobby Green, Max VanFleet, David Dotson, Jim Holman, Jimmy Hampton, Tom Hampton Juniors: Hugh Evans, David Miller, James VanFleet, Sophomores: Johnny Dalton, Wally Johnson, Alan Shields, Gary Douglas, Wallace McCoy, Alan Romans, Tommy Jones, Rayden Hammers, Thomas Harper, Freshman: Larry Forgy, Royce Martin, Johnnie Martin, Jimmie Willis, Bill Forsythe, Richard Wand, Vick Cardwell, Kenneth Johnson.

1953-54 Bill Warren, first boys head basketball coach BCHS.

Bill Warren, the winningest Head Boys Basketball coach in school history; 279 Wins/ 159 losses. *14 years served as 1953-1967.

Butler Co. High School -from 1953-54 till 1989-90

Butler Co. High School played in Region 4.

Butler Co. High School –The KHSAA moved BCHS to Region 3 and; from 1991- to present.

BCHS Boys Basketball -Individual single game highest point totals through the years.

1956-57 season, Bob Burden (45) points vs. Auburn High School

1973-74 season, Randy Burden (50) points vs Chandlers Chapel High School

1978-79 season, Mark Reeves (45) points vs. Hughes Kirk High School.

1990-91 season, Chris Bratcher

(52) points vs. Bowling Green HS

(46) points vs. Dawson Springs HS