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A photo of the 2014-15 Pine Bluff High School boys basketball team hangs prominently on the western wall inside McFadden Gymnasium.

Courtney Crutchfield's scoring tear continued Tuesday, helping the Pine Bluff High School boys basketball team take sole possession of first place in the 5A-South Conference.

Editor's note: This is the fourth in a series of features leading up to the return of the King Cotton Holiday Classic, one of the premier high school basketball tournaments in the nation. The tournament is scheduled for Monday-Wednesday at the Pine Bluff Convention Center. A schedule of games is available in the Community Calendar.

Editor's note: This is the fourth in a series of features leading up to the return of the King Cotton Holiday Classic, one of the premier high school basketball tournaments in the nation. The tournament is scheduled for Monday-Wednesday at the Pine Bluff Convention Center. A schedule of games is available in the Community Calendar.

The Pine Bluff Zebras played in the first nationally televised high school basketball game against the No. 1-ranked Flint Hill Prep Huskies of Virginia in 1987.