Plano High School - Planonian Yearbook (Plano, TX)

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Title hopes drop as season ends Seven turnovers by the Paris Wildcats led directly to four Plano touchdowns in a 35-0 romp. Pla- no's defense picked off five of Paris' passes and caused two fum- bles. Quarterback LaPlante scored twice on runs of 12 and l yards. Albertson and Gaddis also scored. The Berkner Rams surprised the Cats with a 6-6 tie. Plano was plagued by turnovers and penalties resulting in a mediocre 88 yards rushing and 49 yards passing. Pla- no's only touchdown was scored by LaPlante, and the extra point attempt sailed away. The Wildcats continued to be undefeated by downing the Rich- ardson Eagles I4-7. The Cats scored on Haynes' 49 yard punt return and LaPlante's three yard quarterback sneak. Plano rushed for 209 yards and held the Eagles The season's turning point came against Greenville as the upset- minded Lions snuffed out Plano's hopes for another district title. The Cats' offensive efforts were thwarted while Greenville's ball control dominated the Cats for a 'l5-6 final score. Denison's triumph over Plano spoiled the Wildcats' homecoming with a 14-9 decision. Plano passed and rushed for 186 and 107 yards respectively. Senior tight end Jim Bob Puckett caught six aerials from LaPlante, Plano out did Denison in every phase of the game: however, in the final minutes of play Deni- son's backup quarterback exploded for a 36 yard touchdown pass to his wide receiver which set the Cats behind 14-9. The loss put the Wildcats at 6-2- 2 for the season and 4-2-2 for dis- to 69 total yards. trict. .van - Y' 'fi' , D M H22- 5 ., .... ,,,,,,,.H,W ,,m.wAw,,,,,,,..,, M L A3 A4 146 - Sports

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Junior varsify sfruggles fo 5-3 season, looks fo '77 The iunior varsity football team compiled a season record of 5 wins and 3 losses under the supervision of coach Rommie Maxey. High- lights of their efforts were games against J. J. Pearce, Dallas Kimball and Greenville, In all three outings, the offense added an extra punch while the defense held the opposi- tion at key times in the games. Against Pearce, the Cats won their hardest fought game of the season. Pearce, undefeated going into the game, left with a different taste in their mouth as the Wildcats - 1 - . . , , fi ' . T ,- A , 2 1' 5, - 1 - 1' - L., , --,h,w . ff 'M - 'aU:Q71 ,, ,N A Ji...-.wh , . ' mga, .nl-wul!'vr A, ikwmff S535 , .iff -f,. M.. t...w, Lp mg J-ngffigt Jw, f - w f , ...gf M 1?- 'J- i I. --11 21116 ' , ' '- '1 '1 '. - :il 7?'5?!'f 'Al ll V 'xii i ' ri ' ' 'A ' f.,,. 1. 4 J- -. 1-I-LH 'f,' Q3 .P A -H ' IWW! t -, -' -, . . eff 45- .f-hff- N? 1 .,, ,. ,m.,n .m.....,,., ,V ,,,, rff w- ' QW. . ,J ,,.H1 '5- 'fe-izigygjizll . :fl ' , ' ., M,,s,-,fi-if .rf?3.3.Q,.L Mwkrgf-, A.. . , . 2 f-:Qi -'dv 4, ,V,-'V' ,,. ,J , , Wy, . .j?.,Q,, 148 Sports won l4-7. Ricky Truitt and Mike Todd took handoffs from Brad Long and combined to rush for 170 yards. Terry Hill returned a punt for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter which meant the difference in the game. Kimball came out on the short end of the stick as Plano plastered the Knights 35-0. The offense rolled up 500 yards while the defense had their first shutout, plus holding Kimball to only two first downs. Plano's pride came through against Greenville as they cut the Lions 22 point margin short by 3 points. In the third quarter rally, Quarterback Jamie Oakry passed for 200 yards to receivers Bill Talor, Ken Wilson and Terry Hill. Offen- sive guard, John Muns, blocked well on sweeps for big gains. The game ended 25-19. Next year, the iunior varsity Cats, along with sophomore play- ers graduating from Vines and Wil- liams will make up the varsity squad and work to regain PIano's district I3-AAAA title. L ..,,.14.- A3