Aldine High School - Round Up Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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1 Bovs' that point the team seemed to Season MarksVarsity ,Following the winning trend of V1-Q28-79 boys' sports season, the varsity- jtjjsketball team came within two games kiiftbeiing in theidistrict playoffs. With 8-8 15-15 season records, the 19Q79f-teamcimproved last year's district record of 3-11 wyhich had been the best record since 1968. The record, however, did not reflect the team's strength. I felt liilibcwe came up from what we had in the-past four years, coach O. E. Davis said. We improvedgour ,district record and were in the running for the district title until the last two games. i Theisglfytustangs placed fourth in dis- of the season was di'sappQihting..W,ith..three ,returning let- termenand the 'of two letter- men from Carver, tivteyt had expected to dofwell. After the first 18 games the record was 7-11. it fieginfworking together better and won of the-1tteXtt.1,0 games. The two losses were hieartibreakers. The,Mus- tangs lost to MacArthur, 66-68,.a-fter-two iovertimes, and to Sterling -by one point. 11' 1- 2 They beat ,Forest Brook, 54-50, in the middle'-sofgsfthe district season, the first time ,anlAild'ihe,,team had beaten Forest Brookg We felt very fortunate. They were in the running for,,tlfjt5-rn'first half, and we knocked them off. coach Davis 1 said. f'We' felt very happy about this. - J ,si 7 V 4.. -. wg, ' :3a,,,- -A Below: In the second MacArthur game, Chucl A Pierce gets a three point play as he is fouled by a MacArthur player in an overtime, 68-66, loss. 49 hi- A . kk ft- 2: it tar ' Above: Honorable mention all-district playe Charles Benson looks on as a MacArthur playe shootsa freethrow.

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elovv: As his teammates, Charles Garcia, Wayne eeves, Wayne Fuller and Chuck Pierce, antici- l pate the play, center Charles Benson iumps forthe Shore. opening tip-off in the 64-60 game against North P' Q ii ..,, Ty Ei 2 , Q8-4. 'J Q 'lo Q, -4 .Q .. Above: Keeping up the Mustang defense, Bobby as sl 'sli 5 Skillern guards an Humble player in the 70-62 vice Above: One of the top two free throw shooters on toryl the team, Charles Garcia adds one more point to aid the Mustangs in the 64-60 victory over North Shore.