Garland High School - Owls Nest Yearbook (Garland, TX)

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Garland 31 - McKinney 6 The Garland Owls kept up their brilliant pace of consistent football, beating the McKinney Lions 31-6 at Williams Stadium. The victory was the third of the season against no losses and one dead- lock. The first Owl score came late in the first quarter when halfback Bill Crump took off around left end and went 13 yards to paydirt. The T.D. followed a 64-yard march. Danny Sims converted and the Owls led 7-O. Ralph Weaver kept the fur flying as the big fullback went over from the 7, with 17 seconds remaining in the first quarter. This time the point after failed and the Owls led 13-0. ln the second quarter Jimmy Adams com- pleted a 14-yard touchdown pass to Don Gordon. Sims faked the kick and Adams passed again to Gordon. The Owls were way out in front 21-0. Late in the first quarter Sims kicked a 32- yard field goal and late in the second half, Ron- nie Scoggins raced 45 yards for a tally with Sims converting. The Lions got on the board with a 4-yard dash by Charles lVlcKissick, but the Owls by that time had an assured Victory and the score con- cluded 31-6. Take this-Gary Bridges, 20, throws a forearm at a Lion defender. Big Ralph Weaver breaks loose for a long gain. That's Bill Crump churning for extra yardage. Don Gordon races over to cut down McKinney's 24- ' 307

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Garland 23 - Grand Prairie 8 Andy Lipscomb 1111 lunges forward for the first down. Phill Jones C173 just can't stand to see anybody lose the ball. Gordon Block 1565 goes in for the kill as the Gopher runner shuts his eyes. The Owls journeyed to the first out of town game of the season with Grand Prairie. Bringing plenty of spirit and fighting power with them, the Owls scorched the Gophers 23-8. Bill Crump highlighted the game with a dash of 79 yards for a touchdown. The long run came in the second quarter fol- lowing a Jimmy Adams completion to Don Gordon for the first Garland score. Other scoring for the Owls was a plunge from the two by Ralph Weaver for 6 points. Danny Sims split the up- rights for a field goal and kicked two con- versions. The lone Gopher score came in the third quarter as the Gophers opened up with an air attack and moved to the Owl 9, where Gary Gilbreath hit John Horsley who took the ball in for the score.

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Garland 22 - Highland Park 20 Two Owls leap up and attempt to break up a Scotty pass. The big rival game ended with a happy bunch of Owls taking a 22-20 victory back to Garland. The Owls came from behind in the final period to overcome the Scots. Going into the final period the Owls were trailing 14-7. But with 7:51 left in the game, Gary Bridges hit off left tackle and rambled 15 yards for the touchdown, following an 83-yard Garland drive. The Owls then trailed by one, 14-13. They went for two as Jimmy Adams hit Bill Crump in the end zone for the go-ahead points. For the first time in the game, the Owls were in the lead, 15-14. Soon after, the Owls took over on the Scot 22 and drove to the 3 where Ralph Weaver bull- dozed his way over for the score. Danny Sims con- verted and the Owls led 22.14. With a mere 1:52 left, Neal Starkey rared back and fired a long pass to Al Mallouf who hauled it down and went in for a 65 yard touchdown play. But the Owls held in the point after attempt and for the first time in the 6 year series the Garland Owls beat the Highland Park Scots. Marie Cherry and Sue Gibson anxiously await the results of a measurement. Right: Big Don Gordon chases a Scot late in the game. 308 ' l