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The Butler County Bears won the 12th District Basketball tournament on Friday night at Whitesville Trinity, defeating the Grayson County Cougars 60-59.  Thus started the discussion of when was the last time Butler County won the district tournament?  Some has said 1963 others said 1961. David Clark and Mark Allen sent the following information to Beech Tree News:

Butler County High School's first season was 1953-54
 

1953-54 District Champs.............BCHS 59-52 over Leitchfield

1953-54 Regional Runner Up.....BCHS lost 63-99 Central City

1954-55 District Champs...........BCHS 73-49 over Leitchfield

1954-55 Regional ....................BCHS lost 72-87 Central City 1st Round

1955-56 District Champs--------BCHS 71-69 over Clarkson

1955-56 Regional Runner Up....BCHS lost 41-43 Central City

1959-60 District Champs.....BCHS 63-47 over Clarkson

1959-60 Regional ..................BCHS lost 53-67 Beaver Dam-  1st Round

1960-61 District Champs.........BCHS 61-49 over Caneyville

1960-61 Regional Runner Up...BCHS lost 67-74 Beaver Dam

1961-62 District Runner Up----BCHS lost 46-66 Caneyville

1961-62 Regional Runner Up--BCHS lost 47-49 Caneyville

1962-63 District Runner Up----BCHS lost 22-32 Caneyville

1962-63 Regional Runner Up--BCHS lost 61-63 Hancock Co.

1963-64 District Runner Up-  BCHS lost Caneyville (no score available)

1963-64 Regional Semis----- BCHS lost Breck Co. (no score available)

1971-72 District Runner Up--BCHS lost 73-78 Leitchfield

1971-72 Regional ...............BCHS lost 76-80 Hancock Co.- 1st Round

1972-73 District Runner Up--BCHS lost 73-85 Edmonson Co.

1972-73 Regional................BCHS lost 51-58  Bremen 1st Round

1975-76 District Runner Up..BCHS lost 77-110 Ohio Co.

1975-76 Regional................BCHS lost 65-81  Apollo - 1st Round

1977-78 NO GYM  District Runner Up.... BCHS lost 59-67 Ohio Co.

1977-78 NO GYM  Regional..................BCHS lost 69-96  Apollo 1st Round

1980-81 District Runner Up----BCHS lost 59-75 Grayson Co.

1980-81 Regional...................BCHS lost 68-104 Greenville-1st Round

1981-82 District Runner Up----BCHS lost 59-72 Ohio Co.

1981-82 Regional .................BCHS lost  54-96 Owensboro Sr.

 
NOTE* This is where the folder stops, if anyone has information that differs please let us know.

Lto R back row: Larry Guffy, Tod Porter, Ab Porter, Jim West, Billy Warren, Horace Hammers, and Coach Warren. Front row: Hal White, Joel Duke, Tommy Burden, Darrel Burden, Ronald Smith, Tony Beliles, and Johnny Tuck.

L to R starting on the back row: Darrel Swift, Hal White, Dickie Simmons, Tony Beliles, John Tuck, Larry Mason, Robt. Mason, Dallas Deweese, Bob Sykes, David Cannon, Jerry Baker, Joel Duke, Wes Smith, Ronnie Barrow, Tommy Burden, Richard Robinson, Moon Miller, Coach Warren, Larry Guffy, Mike Porter, Horace Hammers, Ab Porter, Jim West, Tod Porter, and Billy Warren.

Varsity Cheerleaders L to R Juanita Abell, Mary C. Raymer, Glenda Moore, Lo Rei Smith, and Kay Gaskey.  The mascot was Diane Lindsey.