Carroll High School - Anchor Yearbook (Corpus Christi, TX)

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wa, Witll his feet off the floor, Bully Hernandez propels the ball to the basl-cet in a jump shot for two points in the Carroll gym TITLE CHANCES KEPT ALIVE, TIGERS TAKE BROWNSVILLE Bringing the district title race down to the wire, the Tigers beat the Eagles at Brownsville, February 12th., 52-43, after trailing well into the third period. Whitsett, who had a game total of 23 points, made the first ten Carroll scored but the Eagles led 15-9 at the quarter, and 25-20 at the half. At the middle of the last half the lead changed, 39-32 and the Tigers were going away in the last period. Behind only for one game Car-rol1's district chances hung on the outcome of the Buc-Bobcat battle. CARROLL 1527 FG FT PF TP BROWNSVILLE FG FT PF TP q-433 Evans , .,,, ., 2 0 1 4 SHCHL ,,..... 7 1 -I 15 Xwhitsett .rr...i.. 2, 8 7 5 23 Loff .-.,..Y, --.--.V, 1 0 1 2 Bennett ..,..,t....... 2 0 1 -l McCabe -- --v--.-. 1 3 1 5 1, Garcia 2 0 0 4 Solis .,..- -l 2 5 lil Hernandez .. ..., 6 2 2 1-I Vega ---------.-------- -3 I 3 5 C. Garcia ,. ..0 0 1 0 De La Pena ,,.. ,2 2 2 6 Kraus ,..,,., ,, O 2 1 2 Totals 17 6 15 43 Svgffz ,,,, ll 0 II ll . Gumm -V H 1 W0 U 0 0 Score by Periods Torals 20 11 6 52 Carroll rr., . 9 zo 59 sz Brownsville ..I5 25 52 43 TIGERS IN RUNNER-UP TIE BEATING EDINBURG, 73-54 With five seniors leading the way, the Tigers cinched a second place tie with McAllen, Coasting past Edinburg, 73-45 in the season's home finale, February 16. Svertz Gumm, Kraus, Bennett and Whitsett put the game on ice in the opening period, building a 19-8 lead. Still in front, 31-22, at halftime, they were going away in the last half. Bennett made 18 points and Whitsett padded his district scoring lead with 11 baskets and 7 free throws. Carroll had it's best season, Bolstered by the ten game streak. CARROLL C730 FG FT PF TP EDINBURG C543 FG Fri EVHUS ------ ---------- 2 cl 2 4 Alamia ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 1 6 3 Wh1t5eft ------------ 11 7 1 29 West . 2 5 1 Bennett. .........,,. 7 4 2 I9 Heliton Y Y,,,w 5 0 1 I- Garcia ----------- 1 0 2 2 Blair .,,,... .,.,.. tl ti 5 Hemanflez -------- 4 O 5 3 Garza ..,.. ..,,, , 2 2 5 C. Garcia ..,........ 2 1 2 0 4 Lee ,,rrs ,,,,,, 0 0 2 Kff'-U5 ---------------- 1 0 2 2 Lyssv . ,. .,... , ll 2 0 Gumm .... .vfrrr 0 2 2 2 Cook ,,,,, .,,,,., 5 1 5 Sllllms ------- O O 1 0 Skloss ,,,.. . ,. 0 U 0 Svjfff? ------ 1 o o 2 Totals 19 16 21 O Brien ..,.....,,,. 0 2 0 2 Totals 28 I7 17 -73 Score by Quarters Carroll ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 19 51 49 Edinburg .,,. ....... 8 22 56 Although he is only a sophomore, David O'Brien has earned place on the Carroll basketball team in the guard Z9- vs K5-

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CLUSTER SHOT BREAKS TIE TOPPLES MCALLEN, 56-54 With three seconds left, Hernandez sank a tie-break- ing basket to nip McAllen, 56-54, and drop them from a share in first place which they gained the night before, January 29th when they beat Miller in overtime, A good opening period, which gave the Tigers a 20-12 lead, was the cushion which kept them ahead, 34-30, at the half, and 43-41 starting the last period. The score was tied five times and the lead changed hands twice as many be- fore the three second shot clinched the Tiger victory. CARROLL C56J FG FT PF Evans .....,.........,.. Bennett .............. MCALLEN C541 FG FT PF TP Walsh .,...,,,,.,,,,,, 7 5 0 19 Gonzalez .. .,i,.,, 3 1 O 7 2 Whitsett -.,------,.., Belcher ,,,. .,,,,,. 0 2 4 I. Garcia ............. F0819 ------- ------ 3 5 3 9 Hernandez ,....... Pena ----- ------ 5 2 4 12 Gumm --..---..----..-, Guynn ...,,, ,,.,,,,, 1 1 0 3 Totals .......... 2 3 Totals ............ 21 1 2 9 54 Score by Periods Carroll .........,,.., 20 34 43 56 McAllen 54 12 30 41 TIGERS KEEP WINNING PACE IN VICTORY 0VER TEXANS The Ray Texans dominated the first half, 25-24, but Whitsett took over offensively and defensively in the third quarter to put the Tigers beyond reach, 43-35. and Carroll coasted to its seventh district win against three losses and stayed on the heels of the Bucs, resting one game ahead in first place. Tiger substitutes out-pointed the Texans in the last period. Bobby Evans with eleven and Whitsett with 27 were the only double figure men among the Tigers. Sanders, scoring eleven points, led Ray. CARROLL C541 FG FT PF TP Evans ..,... Bennett ..... ..... Whitsett ............ I. Garcia ............ Hernandez C. Garcia ........... Gumm Kraus ...... Salinas .............. Svertz ..... O Brien .............. Totals 115 20 RAY C411 FG FT PF TP White ............... 3 0 5 6 Greenwood ..... 2 5 3 9 Williams ........... 1 5 2 7 Hartman ........... 3 0 3 6 Haney ............... 0 0 0 0 Sanders ............ 6 0 2 12 Claybrook ......., 0 1 1 1 Totals 15 ll 16 41

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.. . 153' as Q--C Twelve play B basketball. Front row: johnny Moffett. Crispen jerry Neisig. Tommv Neisig, Row three: Larry APorter. Billy Gorham, Robert Bell, Row two: Dennis Eagan, Ray Slaughter, Satterwhite, Porter XX'iIliams, Howartl Ayers, Mickey Hewitt BASKETBALL SOU D FOLLOWS VARSITY TALLY I4 WINS, 5 LOSSES Following the same schedule as the Carroll varsity team, the B basketball squad played the teams in the district. Their tall for the season was almost as good as the s recordl They won 14 games and lost four. The play the preliminary game before the varsity come on the floor. Tiger B basketball teams are made u of under- who are struggling to become good? enough to the varsity. Two players, Hector Salinas, and David are regulars on the B but advanced as substi- for the varsity during this season. Coach Lawrence trains these boys so that some of can fill the places of the graduating seniors for next Year's competition. They are eager to win the title banner for 1961 which the varsity team accomplished this year for Mary Carroll High. -33 ..Z.'38i. px, john Echols, on the left, is manager of the B team of the Tigers' basketball, Coach lawrenq: heads this group of ambitious boys 117