Regular Season

• The 1984-1985 Wyandotte Bulldogs finished the regular season with an 18-2 record.
   

• In early December, Wyandotte won the KCK League Tournament with an 82-63 victory over the Raytown South Cardinals.

  • Wyandotte had advanced to the finals by defeating the F. L. Schlagle Stallions 82-63 before a crowd of over 3,000 at Kansas City Community College.  William Davis led the Bulldogs with 33 points & 16 rebounds.
     

• The Bulldogs scored over 100 points in two consecutive games in January immediately after the Christmas break. On January 4, Wyandotte defeated the Sumner Academy Sabres 103-59.  The Bulldogs followed with a 106-49 win over the Harmon Hawks to improve their season record to 9-0.
   

• Wyandotte started the regular season with 12 consecutive wins to add to the 12-game winning streak they ended the 1983-1984 season with before suffering two consecutive late January losses.

  • In front of a standing room only crowd of 2,000 at the Wyandotte gym, the Bulldogs fell to the F. L. Schlagle Stallions 70-64 ending their 24-game winning streak. William Davis led with 25 points despite playing with foul trouble. 

  • Playing without William Davis, the Bulldogs fell to the homestanding Ward Cyclones 58-49.
     

• The Bulldogs finished the regular season with a six-game winning streak including a 60-52 win over the then top-ranked F. L. Schlagle Stallions on February 19 at the Schlagle gym.

 

Substate Tournament @ Shawnee Mission North High School

• The SM North substate featured the two top-ranked teams in the state in #1 Wyandotte & #2 Schlagle.
   

• In the semifinals the Bulldogs defeated the Shawnee Mission North Indians (now Bison) 68-41 behind 19 points from William Davis and 16 points & 10 assists from Donald Moore.

  • The win advanced the Bulldogs to face Schlagle in the substate championship game.  The championship game matchup was the 4th between the two teams of the season.
     

• In the finals before a crowd of 2,500, Wyandotte ousted the F. L. Schlagle Stallions 61-55. 

  • Schlagle trailed 44-41 at the end of the 3rd quarter and closed within 50-49 with 6:41 left but never got closer.

  • Schlagle finished the season with a 19-3 record with all three losses to Wyandotte.

  • William Davis led with 14 points, Donald Moore added 12 and Mike Brown finished with 10.

 

State Tournament @ Allen Field House at the University of Kansas in Lawrence

• In the quarterfinals, playing at Allen Field House for the 2nd consecutive year, Wyandotte defeated the Junction City Blue Jays 77-57. Wyandotte led 20-9 at the end of the 1st quarter. The Bulldogs extended a 39-24 halftime lead to a 62-40 margin at the end of 3 quarters. 

  • Willie Vaughn led with 16 points and Sam Roark & Mike Brown added 13 each.
     

• In the semifinals, defeated the Blue Valley Tigers 83-60. After only leading 10-8 at the end of the 1st quarter, Wyandotte blitzed Blue Valley in the 2nd quarter to lead 35-22 at halftime. 

  • Willie Vaughn led with 21 points, Mike Brown tallied 15, William Davis added 11 points and 12 rebounds, Sam Roark chipped in 11 & Donald Moore finished with 9.
     

• In a rematch of the 1984 state championship game before a crowd of 5,100, Wyandotte defeated the Lawrence Lions 66-55.

  • Lawrence trailed 57-51 with 3:25 left before the Bulldogs closed the game with a 11-4 run.

  • William Davis led the Bulldogs with 22 points and 14 rebounds. Mike Brown scored 14, Willie Vaughn added 12 and Kevin Harris contributed 10. Sam Roark contributed 12 rebounds.
     

• The state championship win was the Bulldogs’ second consecutive & 19th all-time.