Playing For Pooh Bear

First-ever basketball tourney honoring late Crescent City star athlete this week

  • Interlachen’s Justin Herring (1) and Reggie Allen Jr. fight for a rebound in front of Crescent City’s Freddie Major during the teams’ Dec. 2 meeting at Interlachen won by the Rams, 71-39. (RITA FULLERTON / Special to the Daily News)
    Interlachen’s Justin Herring (1) and Reggie Allen Jr. fight for a rebound in front of Crescent City’s Freddie Major during the teams’ Dec. 2 meeting at Interlachen won by the Rams, 71-39. (RITA FULLERTON / Special to the Daily News)
For a decade and a half, Clarence “Pooh Bear” Williams was right beside longtime Crescent City coach Al Carter every day at practice and during games. So when Williams tragically passed away Feb. 17…

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