Monterey High School - Chaparral Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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AAcnty Landers Jerry Haggard Plainsmen Rip Borger Five Monterey's highly-touted Plainsmen opened their bid for district 3-AAAA basketball crown very suc- cessfully with a 50-42 triumph over the Borger Bull- dogs. Monterey played an outstanding game for so early in the season. Led by Bob Schmid in the scoring and on the boards and Jerry Haggard and Will Ho- worth on defense, the Plainsmen were in the lead most of the way. Schmid and Haggard had 20 and 12 points respectively, while Schmid had 16 rebounds, Monterey's forte, defense, was really the difference as the 'Men limited the Bulldogs to an inept 29' r from the floor. Eight games later, the Myersmen went to Borger. At the time they were trailing their crosstown rivals, the Lubbock Westerners, by one game. Monterey was seeking to bounce back after a triple overtime loss to the Westerners. The Plainsmen came through like champs, once again exhibiting an air-tight defense and a somewhat erratic offense as they took Borger 42-39. The scoring was well-balanced with Gary Hughes, Ernie Gilkerson, Schmid and Haggard all getting 10 each. The win, coupled with Lubbock High's loss to the Tascosa Reb- els, left the Plainsmen and Westerners tied for the league lead at 7-2 with only 7 district games left to play. Bill Abcrnethy stretches his 6-5 frame to get above a ring of Bulldog hoopstcrs to tip in a rebound. Will Howorfh Bob Schmid 95

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Plainsmen Post Man Bob Schmid wheel down the lane for a shot against Tascosa's Rebels. Monterey Logs I 5-8 Record 1963-64's version of the Monterey Plainsmen lived up to advanced billing and finished just where they were supposed to, in third place. In pre-district play the Plainsmen could manage only a meager 4-3 mean. This record included a tournament win at Seminole and a very poor Caprock tourney shewing. Despite only mediocre performances in early competition, the Plainsmen immediately jumped out in front and led the pack right up to the last game. In that last game the 'Men were defeated by league co-titlist Lubbock and all hopes for a piece of the district crown disappeared. Three of Monterey's five district losses were by a margin of six total points. The Plainsmen were the best defensive team in dis- trict 3-AAAA and were probably one of the toughest defensive crews in the state. The Myersmen lacked only a consistent scoring punch and a break here and there to take all the marbles. The boll is in the air, and the game is underway, say the an- nouncer. Wifh the tip-off as the starting point, the 'Men begin again the battle of the hardwoods. 94

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This sight became familiar to Monterey fans this season as Big Gary Hughes again clears the boards. Bobby Skinner David Moore Gary Hughes Omer Morgan Monterey Drops Pesky Dons The Palo Duro Dons brought the season's first snow with them to Lubbock and the weather was cold, but the Plainsmen were anything but cold as they literally blasted the Dons off the coliseum hardwoods 60-30. The speedy team from Amarillo brought an impressive 8-1 ledger into the contest. The Plainsmen were any- thing but awed as they tore the Palo Duro zone de- fense apart. Gary Hughes poured through 16 points, and Will Howorth kept pressure off the big men with some timely outside shooting. Monterey's superior height literally kept the Dons out of sight on the backboards; Coach Myers cleared the bench as Monterey came up with its finest all around effort of the year. Later in the season Coach Gerald Myers took his crew to Amarillo for the second district tilt with Palo Duro. This time out the Dons were playing for re- venge. With the home court advantage the Dons played well, and after three quarters the score was knotted 34-34. With 1:06 left Gary Hughes dropped in two from underneath and Monty Landers hit a pair of free throws to assure the victory. The victory kept Monterey in sole possession of first place as Pampa clipped the Lubbock Westerners 67- 58. 96