United High School - Longhorn Yearbook (Laredo, TX)

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.-1.4 Cowboys rope Longhorn By JOHNNY CAMPOS Times Sports Writer PREMONT-It was the Premont passing rather than its feared swiftness that led the Cowboys to a 14-7 Dist. 31- AA win over United here Friday-night. Taking advantage of the only Longhorn turnover of the game, a fumbled punt, Cowboy quarterback Joe Trevino hit David Smith for a David Miller personally halted three Cowboy drives with three interceptions off Trevino. The Longhorns kept Pre- mont deep in its territory throughout the first half with the help of some goodSherfey punts. The first of his punts, gave the 'Pokes the ball at their 15. The next two kicks put Pre- mont inside its own five. HalfbackBillyHallmanag- 13-yard touchdown pass early in the fourth period and then hit halfback Teddy Suarez for a two-point conversion wip- ing out a 7-0 United lead. The 'Horns never put on a serious threat after they fell behindf United had taken the lead with 1: 34 left in the half when junior back Luis Gonzalez, who totaled 68 yards on 19 carries, went in from one yard out. Ed Sherfey's extra ed only 40 yards on 14 attempts but was successful on two halfback passes com- ing in critical situations late in the contest. He completed two passes for 31 yards. UNITED PREMONT First Downs 5 12 Rushes-ya rds 34-91 43-159 Passing yards 32 43 Passes 6-16-0 5-17-3 Punts-avg. 9-35 5-35 Fumbles-lost 1-1 2-1 Penalties-yards 5-35 9-61 point put the 'Horns ahead 7-0 at halftime. United held the lead until lit 32 left in the final period. Premont's other score came with 40 seconds show- ing onthe clock when Trevino went around his right end from the seven yard line for the TD. The PAT was block- ed. The sophomore quarter- back finished the game with 85 yards on 15 tries, including a 29-yard pickup that setup the final touchdown, The win leaves Premont in first place in the league with a 4-0 mark and eliminates the Longhorns from the con- ference race. United is now 2- 2 and 3-5 for the season. On the United scoring drive, Gonzalez carried the ball six of eight plays picking up 31 yards on the 39-yard drive. Defensively for the 'Horns, J' Laredo Times Article. The Trans Am in action

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l .Iv Longhorn eased up on Hawk By JOHNNY CAMPOS Times Sports Writer As one-sided as United's43-I 0 win over Dist. 31-AA oppo- nent Zapata was Friday night, it could have been worse. Early in the contestUnited fullback George Ramirez scampered 49 yards for an apparent touchdown, but a holding call wiped out the play. In the second half of action a pair of fumbles deep in Zapata territory and more than a couple of major penalties halted several Longhom drives. But United head coach Robert Ford was pretty satisfied with his team's victory, which kept them in the thick of the league race with a 2-1 mark. The 'Homs face league-leading Premont at Premont next Friday. Wejusthadagood night, Ford said. They're that weak, but we had a real good effort. The big story of the game was the effort put out by halfback Luis'Gonzalez, who scored the first five Longhom touchdowns and wound up with 235 yards on only ll carries. He's got that speed, said' Ford of Gonzalez, who doubled his season's output with his performance against the Hawks. That's all we've got to do is get him one-on-one with anybody. Jl..Lf L I1 .1211 iii And our line just opened up the holes for him, he continued. They did a real good job. They fthe 'Hornsi didn't play as flat as I thought they might, Ford added. The United defenders also received their share of recognition from their men- tor. I felt we had a pretty good effort both offensively and defensively, Ford noted. Zapata improved a lot. They've got a lot of young players. They did a pretty good job of stopping us in the second half. Zapata head coach Sal Mora said he had to use several young players in a makeshift defense because of injuries to some of his key players. His starting quarter- back, Johnny Villarreal, also had to be replaced because of a muscle spasm in his hip. But Mora agreed that the final score probably could have been worse. They eased up on us, Mora said. They probably could have scored more. The first half was pretty phenominalf' He said the homecoming drama for the Longhorns might have had an affect on the younger Hawks. They made too many mental mis- takes, he noted. The se- cond effort wasn't there the first half. Besides the obvious success in the running game for United, Ford said the success of the passing game for quarterback Carlos Gar- cia was another plus for the team. We hadn't been able to pass the ball, Ford explain- ed. Maybe Carlos and the receivers gained some con- fidence now. It'll be a little different story on offense. Longhorn backs George Ramirez and Kevin Young both suffered bruised shoulders against theHawks, but Ford hopes to have them back for the Premont trip.

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United beats Freer for I t time ever United High beat Freer in football for the first time in six tries Friday night. The Longhoms took a 17-6 Dist. 31-AA victory at Krueger Field before a sparse crowd. United made its season record 4-5 and district mark 3-2. Freer fell to a lowly 2-7 and 1-4. Freer fumbled eight times during the night, losing four. The first fumble, recovered by Rafael Quiroz, was turned into a 13-yard touchdown run by Luis Gonzalez. Ed Sherfey kicked the extra point after his first one went wide but was called back by a penalty on Freer. The TD came with 42 seconds showing on the quarter clock. Amado Ayala returned a Freer punt from his 18 to the Buckaroo 49 in the last minutes of the first half. Nine plays later, Sherfey popped through the uprights a 25-yard field goal with five seconds to go. Luis Gonzalez and George Ramirez had double figure runs on the drive. David Miller came up with his fifth pass interception of the season for United on the last play of the first half. Freer quarterback George Escobar threw 20 times and completed 10 for 127 yards. Stevie Garcia caught four for 57 yards and Freer's only score. Freer took the second half kickoff and marched it .68 yards in 10 downs. The payoff was a 17-yard strike from Escobar to Gar- cia. The pass for two failed. Many of Escobar's passes were dropped. With 3: 44 left in the third period, a Sherfey 44-yard field goal try had plenty of distance but was wide. It was setup by Jack Compton's fumble recovery. Freer took the ball from its 20 and drove to theljnited 112. A halfback pass by Robert Perez on fourth and 18 fell incomplete. Scott Doggette recovered another Freer fumble at the Buck 49. On the fifth play, Quiroz broke loose for 22 yards to the five from where Gonlez got his second TD of the night with 5: 44 left in the game. Sherfey converted. Gonzalez was ljnited's top rusher with 109 yards in 24 carries. Ramirez had 55in 16. United ends the season at Hebbronville Friday. FREIER UNITED First downs 18 8 Rushing-yards 197 190 Passing yards 127 0 P35535 10-21-1 0-0 Punts-avg. 3-29 6-30 Fumbles-lost 4-8 0-2 Penalties-yards 1-8 345 We stuck Freer all night. That scoreboard sure looks nice. T34 - Varsity Football - Laredo Times Article 'P-me 'L-4 - 1. 2' ' ' it G g:?'? wh George gets the hull up the middle,