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

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sg VARSITY s Li g V' A gill. Ji X ' ,. 1 e N ' 5 .' i I 1 'Y . L 5 ,L . S' ,, Rfgyv 17 . wg a V ff V Y? 1 Q, Left: Sophomore Darrell Anderson and senior Keith Hickman work together as they dou- ble-leam a Nimitz player for a rebound. Below: New head coach Joe Main and assistant Rick Thompson go over the game plan at the final game ofthe 18-13 season. 1' 'N willl' K A 4. Q ,Q . v--W rx I 1, - Q lg: Q 6 Above: Preparing for a fast break seniors Frank Gonzalez and Charles Garcia get ready to aid senior Anthony Milligan as he gets the tip from senior Rick Berry. Left: Senior guard ,lohn Skillern shows his defensive ability as he forces a Smiley player to pass the ball. Basketball 135

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las .. , 4 Y M' 3 - 2 ..M. Above: All Greater Houston Second Team senior Frank Anthony Milligan, Rick Berry and Charles Garcia eye the ball. Gonzalez shows his skill al free throw shooting as seniors F . WM - W M f BASKETBALL 134 Basketball ew coaches spark team Inability to win the close games and injuries proved to be the weaknesses of the '79-'80 boys' varsity bas- ketball team. I was so happy that we did so well but I feel that we should have won it all,', coach Joe Main said. This year's team was under the supervision of new head and assistant coaches. The two coaches came to Aldine from Huntsville where coach Main had led one of his teams to a state championship, and coach Thompson had a perfect three-year record at a junior high. For the first time in a long time Aldine went into a game expecting to win. ln past years Aldine had always played teams which were less than average non-district teams. But this year it was different, the Mustangs battled against three teams ranked in the top ten in the city and defeated Dulles, 69-64, which was at one time ranked seventh in the state. After the first round in district, the Mustangs had won six straight games to finish in second place with a 6-2 record. The two losses the Mustangs suffered in the first half of district were to MacArthur and Forest Brook, by a total of five points. In the MacArthur game Aldine led most of the game only to lose 56-57. The team members felt no advantage when they played on the home court mainly because there was lit- tle fan support this year, senior John Skillern said. Now that there has been a winning season at Aldine in basketball maybe the students will show a little more consideration and attention towards this winter sport, he said. The second round of district competition started against MacArthur. The Mustangs battled the first round winners but lost in triple overtime by a score of 62-64-. The Mustangs played great defense in that they held their opponents to just above 50 points per game while averaging in excess of 55 points per game themselves. Major strengths of the team were their abilities to rebound and to play good defense, coach Main said.

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BASKETBALL Right: Seniors Charles Garcia and Frank Gonzalez play defense as the Mustangs hold Smiley to 34- points. Below: Senior Charles Garcia and junior Kenneth Miller turn their attention to the ref- eree as he calls a foul. ...MQ- .ual 3 , 0 ' 1 ' ii i if Q Yf K' C 1' ' . R , XS 3 gs? , L nuns- 3 V , it Q , S , I ., i f t I , 4, ae 'wil ' I l 'Q it Q55 i V l Q fi' , L- Above: Sporting new uniforms, sophomore Darrell Anderson. senior Charles Garcia, jun- ior Kenneth Miller, and seniors Rick Ben'y and Frank Gonzalez prepare for pre-game warm up drills. Right: Senior All-District honorable-mention player, John Skillern, blocks a Smiley play- er's shot as junior Kenneth Miller, and seniors Charles Garcia and Rick Berry prepare for the rebound. 136 Basketball , Wgww 'ia LU l 4. ...rf ta' fu e 4. . 2 f-Y-4' tiki