Sweet 16 Hero and My Dad

In 1956, the Carr Creek Indians won the Kentucky state basketball championship. With a population of approximately 100, Carr Creek consisted of a post office and a high school with 250 students in eighth through twelfth grade. Today, another small mountain team will commence its historic journey towards destiny. Buckhorn High School has captured the minds and imaginations of the Commonwealth. Before stepping foot onto the hallowed Rupp Arena court, the Wildcats have become a folk legend. History is funny like that. It has a tendency of repeating itself.

The 50’s were the golden era of mountain high school basketball. Some historians would argue that the era was the pinnacle for all of…