Abilene High School - Flashlight Yearbook (Abilene, TX)

FOOTBALL by Stephens as he recovered a Steer fumble in the air at midfield and raced over for a score. Holland pushed over the second score from the 2-yard line late in the first quarter. And minutes later lngraham tallied on a brilliant 8l- yard jaunt to raise the score to 21-U. Scoring ended in the first half on a 55-yard pass interception return by lones. A pass, Grant to O'Neal, clicked for 40 yards and the next score. Early in the fourth quarter Hayes smashed for ten yards and a touchdown. Bowers cracked over from the l-yard line to make it 45-O. The final score of the evening came on an off-tackle plunge by Dennis. ABILENE 7 SAN ANGELO 6 Abilene San Angelo l l First Downs . 5 l78 Yards Gained Bushing l33 4 of 10 Passes Completed . 8 of l2 48 Yards Gained Passing 22 5 for 44.8 Punting Average , 8 for 44.2 I for 5 Penalties . . 3 for l5 Playing in their annual Turkey Day game with the San Angelo Bobcats, the Eagles came from behind to defeat their arch-rivals and hosts, 7-6. The Eagles played excellent defensive ball, as the Bobcats were never in pos- session of the pigskin in Abilene's half of the field. The Bobcats' score came on a long run in the second quarter. The Eagles' tally was set up by lngraham as he carried 86 yards on a fake punt to the Bobcat 7-yard line. Galusha scored from the 5-yard stripe and then kicked perfect placement for the game-winning point. An outstanding highlight of the game was l'lolland's exceptional punting. This victory lifted Abilene to third place in the final district standings. Galusha scores against Odessa