Winston Churchill High School - Chancellor Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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'lotting strategy on the side lines, Head Coach Raymond Lapp instructs Tully Blanchard, the Charger field general. hargers dazzling in pre-district duels Ranked 1st in city and 31st in state, the Chargers launched what was to be Churchill's best season ever by battering five pre-district opponents. MacArthur was the first team to go down in a game that almost floated away. The Chargers won 21-7 in a driving rainstorm without throwing a pass. Fumbles made thedifference against an upstart Roosevelt ball club as the two teams collided before 11,000 fans. When the smoke had cleared, WC had crunched their way to a bruising 14-0 win. Picked to lose by three touchdowns against defending state champion Austin Reagan, the Chargers went into the tilt with revenge and upset on their minds. When the final gun sounded, WC had combined pride, power and poise for their first win ever over Reagan, 20-15. This stunning victory moved the Chargers up to No. 8 in the state. Central Catholic was the next victim. Churchill overpowered the hapless Buttons, 44-0. The Chargers made it two shut outs in a row in the next game with a 40-0 swamp of New Braunfels. The Unicorns could generate no offense against the strong Churchill defense. The stomping of New Braunfels completed pre- district play with the Chargers going undefeated and pointing towards a showdown with the Lee Volunteers. Mike Blackwood U22 is brought down on a punt return against Central as Eddie Sebera Q42l and Bob Leather- wood l80l rush to his aid. 143

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Deadlock with Vols destroys district dreams The Chargers started district play rated among the top ten in the state with the rapidly approaching Lee game on their minds. WC seemed to be thinking about things other than the Marshall Rams when the two teams collided at Northside Stadium. The Chargers played catch up all night and barely managed a 27-27 tie. After the Marshall shocker, the Chargers regrouped their forces at Alamo Stadium to whip the upset-minded jefferson Mustangs, 23-14. Lee was next. , The big shootout between WC and Lee took place lbefore the largest crowd ever to witness a game at North- east Stadium. The Chargers pushed the Vols all over the field, but as a final scoring try failed, the game ended in a 7-7 deadlock. With visions of the district championship crushed, the Chargers had little trouble stopping the Jay Mustangs, 20-0. The Holmes Huskies could fare no better against the bitter Chargers. They were never in the game as Churchill romped to a 49-6 victory, ending the season with an 8-0-2 record, the best in WC's history. Lee went on to win the state AAAA crown, giving Churchill the title of the only team Lee couldn't beat. Leading rusher of the Lee game, Markley Mills Q44l, is downed after taking the ball inside the Volunteers' twenty- yard line. Mills rushed 98 yards on 23 carries and scored the Chargers' lone counter.