The Wayland - Earlington game was a quarterfinal game of the 1956 Sweet16. Wayland’s victory in this game would propel them into a mountain showdown in the state semis with Carr Creek. Wayland would lose that game with CC -65-64. They would then play a consolation game for 3rd place and the history books would be rewritten!
Wayland vs Bell County
Points scored in game: 223
Points scored by one team: Weyland 124pts
Points scored by one player: 69 - Kelly Coleman Wayland
Rebounds by one player: 29 Kelly Coleman Wayland