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CJ Editorial Board
Mar 5, 2021
North Laurel High School sophomore standout Reed Sheppard has attracted national attention this year. Averaging 33 points per game, he has helped lead his North Laurel Jaguars to an undefeated record of 19-0. Caleb Lowndes
âI will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.â
Legendary University of Kentucky basketball coach Adolph Rupp was known to have tweaked this bit of the 121st Psalm to reference the source of talent on some of his greatest teams: Appalachia. The mountains and hills of Eastern Kentucky.Â
Indeed, some of the most beloved Wildcats of all time hail from this part of the state. Wallace âWah Wahâ Jones of the âFabulous Fiveâ â the team that truly put Rupp and UK on the NCAA map â was a Harlan boy. Johnny Cox, an All-American and 1958 national champion, was from Hazard. Jerry Bird came out of Corbin to be All-SEC in 1956. The 1970-71 team,