Jerry Summers: Steve Sloan And The Bradley Central Dynasty Tuesday, January 12, 2021 - by Jerry Summers
Jerry Summers
The athletic record of the Bradley Bears during the 1959-1961 seasons was phenomenal and the star performer in football, basketball, baseball and golf was Stephen (Steve) Charles Sloan.
Steve was born on August 19, 1944, in Austin, Texas. He father served in the U.S. Air Force and the family would move around the various Air Force bases before settling down in Cleveland, Tennessee in 1953.
During his high school career at Bradley Central High School he was an honor student and in both 1960 and 1961 he was selected to the All State football and basketball teams as well as being named the Associated Press’s Number one player in the state for both sports. He was also one of the top prep golfers in the state of Tennessee and Bradley won State Championship honors in the sports of football, basketball, baseball and golf.
Alabama would go on to take the lead late in the contest and never look back thanks in large part to our Tide 100.9 player of the game, Ariyah Copeland.
The win is Florida’s sixth in a row going back to Dec. 2.
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Big Day for the Gators
It was a dominating performance from start to finish for the Gators (7-1). Florida jumped out to a 20-point lead at the end of the first quarter and never looked back.
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As a team, the Gators shot 42% from the court and had a total of five players in double figures by the game’s conclusion.
Sophomore guard Lavender Briggs and freshman forward Jordyn Merritt both finished with a team-high 15 points on the day. Additionally, junior guard Kristina Moore, redshirt senior guard Kiara Smith and redshirt senior guard Danielle Rainey combined for 37 points to help carry Florida to the victory.
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