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Band members play to celebrate the East Bank High School basketball team winning its first ever state championship title. Young Clinton Jeffreys, mascot for the East Bank High School band, blows a horn to celebrate the homecoming of the State Basktball Champions.

1. Celebration for East Bank High School State Champions, East Bank, W. Va.

Identifier:: 050855
Title:: Celebration for East Bank High School State Champions, East Bank, W. Va.
Date:: 1956

Roy Williams speaks to a crowd in front of the East Bank High School building after the East Bank High School basketball team won its first ever state championship title.Jerry West led the East Bank High School basketball team to victory as its starting small forward. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.

2. Coach Roy Williams Addresses Crowd during Celebration of Championship Win, East Bank, W. Va.

Identifier:: 050854
Title:: Coach Roy Williams Addresses Crowd during Celebration of Championship Win, East Bank, W. Va.
Date:: 1956

Stover and Green pose with the game ball after securing the state championship victory.Jerry West led the East Bank High School basketball team to its first ever West Virginia state championship title. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.West was born in Cheylan, W. Va. in 1938. After high school, he went on to play basketball for West Virginia University and then rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA before becoming a basketball coach and manager.

3. Gary Stover and Bob Green Present the Championship Game Ball, East Bank, W. Va.

Identifier:: 050851
Title:: Gary Stover and Bob Green Present the Championship Game Ball, East Bank, W. Va.
Date:: 1956

A crowd celebrates the victory in front of East Bank High School.Jerry West led the East Bank High School basketball team to its first ever West Virginia state championship title. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.West was born in Cheylan, W. Va. in 1938. After high school, he went on to play basketball for West Virginia University and then rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA before becoming a basketball coach and manager.

4. State Championship Victory Celebration at East Bank High School, East Bank, W. Va.

Identifier:: 050850
Title:: State Championship Victory Celebration at East Bank High School, East Bank, W. Va.
Date:: 1956

A crowd celebrates the victory in front of the East Bank High School building. Jerry West is pictured in a striped shirt, standing beside a boy holding the trophy on the left of the photograph.West led the East Bank High School basketball team to its first ever West Virginia state championship title. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.West was born in Cheylan, W. Va. in 1938. After high school, he went on to play basketball for West Virginia University and then rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA before becoming a basketball coach and manager.

5. A Crowd Celebrating East Bank High School Basketball Team's Championship Win, East Bank, W. Va.

Identifier:: 050849
Title:: A Crowd Celebrating East Bank High School Basketball Team's Championship Win, East Bank, W. Va.
Date:: 1956

Jerry West, pictured holding the trophy, poses with his East Bank High School basketball team after winning the state championship. West led his team as the starting small forward. He was named All-State from 1953–56, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season.West was born in Cheylan, W. Va. in 1938. After high school, he went on to play basketball for West Virginia University and then rose to fame as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA before becoming a basketball coach and manager.

6. Jerry West and High School Basketball Team with Championship Trophy, East Bank, W. Va.

Identifier:: 050848
Title:: Jerry West and High School Basketball Team with Championship Trophy, East Bank, W. Va.
Date:: 1956