The Indians won their first state basketball title since 1945 with a 69-60 victory over Bearden.

D-B Championship team, cheerleaders and fans after the victory over Bearden.

Classmate Chip Hammett summarized the team’s efforts in the championship series nicely: “The semi-final game and the final game both went into overtime. D-B beat Bartlett (Memphis) and then Bearden (Knoxville) in two very exciting games for the Tennessee State Championship. The Indians are back on top like when we left in 1960.”

The Times News March 22nd edition included a good editorial on the victory stating: "This was a tremendous victory for the best D-B team in the memory of most folks alive today." See the editorial here.

MaxPreps also has a good article on DB’s basketball program and the significance of the championship to the program.  Click here to see the article.