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

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7-4A win hows urnin desire A funny thing happened to Coach 'lAndy illarreal and the Lady Tigers on the way to tate Meet. They had vvon the first District 27- A girls meet on April 4. Celebrating that night, he Lady Tigers got together and nintentionally set fire to Coach 'V's house. hey were innocently rolling her home when he toilet paper accidentally caught fire from a earby gas meter, but it was put out before any eal damage was done. After the fiery incident, the Lady Tigers roceeded to regional, where they captured ifth place. At State Meet May 3 in Austin, the ady Tigers earned five points with captain ichelle Murray, a sophomore, placing sixth in he long jump, triple jump and 60-yard dash. he 440-yard relay team of Murray, Pam anders, Debbie Pistone and Melody Knox lso placed sixth. Besides Winning district, the Lady Tigers arned other titles. At the McAllen meet, utstanding Girl Athlete went to Murray while oach 'V' was the most winning coach. Anchoring the mile relay at the Corpus Christi invitational, Nancy Sims hauls across the finish line first. Captain Michelle Murray and Dale Phillips find it easy to talk, smile and laugh all at one time as they hold the Lady Wgers' district trophy. O ' K I975 Girls Tracie - I

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After winning the first District 27-4A title, some of the Lady Tigers conclude that the best way to celebrate is by rolling Coach 'Andy' Villarreal 'S house. I2 - Sports Melody Knox Ts fourth place finish in the district 220- yard dash earned three points of the Lady Tigers' total 726. Enroute to a sixth place finish in the long jump at the State Meet in Austin, Michelle Murray grinds to a halt after a jump of 78' 42' . iff 9 'f 4 ' K , My A fi? ,Q 6 is itt a 'Q t , yi :pq .1 My .M ,aaa-,, ,, in 3 at 5 Q - as f, f, 144 .W anim L Q

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Tigers send Mustangs fo the glue feefory Cornerback Billy Terrell stops King 's fullback Nathan Young for a short gain. The defense provided the backbone for the Tigers during the '75 season. Ouarterback Charlie Sanchez rolls around end as King defenders pursue. Carroll won 76-14 on a field goal kicked by Sid Lawrence. l I4 Sports Tiger fans, watching the King halftime show with Carroll trailing 14-7, were not very hopeful for a victory. Earlier in the season, district coaches and Dave Campbell's Texas Football magazine had picked King to take the district title. Then, the week before the King game, Flay had held Carroll scoreless and run away with a 27-O victory. Five days before the game, Carroll students came to school to find their campus spattered with green paint. Bricks, windows and breezeways were a constant reminder of the favored Mustangs, but Tiger captain Paul Hagerty summed up the general feeling on the campus when he said, lt makes our year if we beat King! The break came in the third quarter when Clifton Perry recovered a fumble, setting up Charlie Sanchez's second touchdown pass to Brian Smolik. The two-point conversion failed, leaving the score, 14-13. But with 5:23 left in the game, Jake Valdez recovered a fumble at the Tiger 26. The Tigers reached the Mustang four but were held there for three plays. With a Carroll victory only four yards away and 1:1 1 left, Sid Lawrence kicked the ball between the goal posts, sending Tiger fans into a wild celebration over the 16-14 victory.