Central High School - Cosmos Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Saturday afternoon they met the Angleton team, champions of Brazoria County and conquerors oi Ball High of Galveston the day before. Although Angleton fought hard to hold the Tigers they were trailing 21 to 3 at the half. C oach Sherman again sent his second string men into tile game for the sec- Anri .-1, 1 1.1 j ,1 r • - ond half and then switched back 1 igers added 18 points to their to the first team in the last quarter. The score in this period and when the game ended the Tigers were on the long end of a 39 to 7 score 1 he winning of tins game gave the Tigers the right to play the Beaumont team the following- week. Harry Norman, Tiger center, was high point man of the tournament vith 52 points to his credit. Tigers Drop to Royal Purple Central 18—Beaumont 23 1 he 1 igei s were eliminated from State championship bv the strong Beaumont team at the Y. M. C. A. on Friday night, February 27th. Beaumont ater won State championship at Austin. The Tigers entered the game greatlv handicapped by injuries, while the Beaumont team was in first-class shape I he I igers were unable to work their short passing game past the Purple and ute guards and had to resort to long shots. Because of hard playing the team made many fouls and Beaumont scored 5 points off of free throws dur¬ ing the first half. 1 he score at the half stood 9 to 6 with Beaumont in the lead. Hie Tigers went into the final period trailing; but at the start of period found the basket for three straight goals and took, the lead; but team weakened by the loss of Hucherson, who had a deep cut in his broke under the strain and Beaumont took the lead and held it the rest the the leg. of tire game, the final score being 23 to 18 with the Tigers on the short end. le game was a hard one to lose but the team fought its best and could not help being defeated. Sawyer played a stellar game for the Tigers. -r igers Swamp Bulldogs Central 33—Heights 18 A 11 closed their Basket Ball season by defeating the Heights 1-ul.dogs by the score of 33 to 18. This game decided the City High School championship and was an easy victory for the Tigers. During the first half the game was slow and the score was kept low bv the determined efforts of the Bulldog defense; but the Tigers would not ' be held and found the -asket for 4 held goals and shot 4 free throws. At the half the Tigers were leading 12 to 5. The playing of the second half was much faster and the Tigers went wild working their short passing game at will, scoring 21 more points before the game ended. At the final whistle the 1 igers were leading 33 to 18. Sawyer was high point man finding the basket for 11 points. Hucherson ran him close with 10 points. This game closed a successful season in which the Tigers won 9 and lost 2 games.

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Tigers Split Central 8—A. M. Freshmen 18 Central 19—Allen Academy The Tigers played the third game of the season at College Station, bowing to the strong A. M. Freshmen team, which went through the season without tasting defeat. A. M. led throughout the game, the final score being iS—8 while the score at the half was 10—7. The whole team stacked up well against its more experienced opponents. The game was played on an un¬ familiar court of an odd shape which greatly handicapped the Tigers. That night they mixed with the strong Allen Academy quintet at Bryan. After a hard fought game the Tigers came from behind and won 19—18 in the last minute of play. The Allen team was leading at the half but as the Tiger regulars took the floor in the final period their score ceased to grow. The Tiger quick short passing game was a great factor in the victory. Tigers Defeat Bulldogs Central 17—Heights 8 The Tigers gained the right to represent Houston in the District Tourna¬ ment b defeating Heights High on the night of February the thirteenth. The Tigers took the lead early in the game and held it throughout. At the half Central was leading 11—3 but was able to score only six points in the final period. The final score was 17—8 with the Tigers in the lead. It was the short pass that puzzled Heights as it has puzzled many others. Coach Sher¬ man had his team so well trained in the passing game that many times it passed up a clear shot at the goal in order to carry the ball beneath the goal for a short cripp shot. The Tigers also broke up plays of the Bulldogs without a great deal of trouble. The close guarding of Uhler and Zuber held Heights to only two field goals, both of these being long shots made from mid-court by Dee. the flashy Heights Forward. Tigers Win District Championship Central 73—Dickinson 6 Central 34—Humble 6 Central 39—Angleton 7 The Tigers won the District Tournament without ever being in danger of defeat. On the morning of February 20th they swamped the Dickinson High team, Champions of Galveston County, by the score of 73 to 6. Coach Sherman used his entire squad in the game, Harry Norman being high point man, scoring 20 of the Tiger points. The Tigers held the lead throughout the game the score being 37 to 2 at the half. The Tiger guards held the Dickinson team without a field goal throughout the first half, both points being made from free throws. During the second half the second team ran up a total of 36 points while Dickinson could score but 4. That afternoon they met the Humble team, champions of Harris County and took them into camp by the score of 34 to 6. Humble failed to show the opposition that they had been expected to show, and again all of the Tigers were given a chance to “show their stuff.’’ With the first team playing the majority of the first half, the Tigers ran up a total of 26 points while Hu mble could score but 6. In the second half, with the second string men playing, the Tigers scored 8 points to Humble’s 2.

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Basket Ball Squad Seasons Scores Central . Central . . 34 . 18 Triangles . Port Arthur . . . . . 32 . . . . 12 Central . . 8 A. M. F reshmen . . . . . . . . 18 Central . Central. . 19 . 21 Allen Academy . T ri an fries . . . . . 18 . . . . 18 Central . . 17 Heights . .. . . . . 8 Central . Dickinson . . 6 Central . . 0 . 7 .A Humble . .... 6 Central . . 7 Q Angleton .... Central . . 18 Beaumont . .... 2 Central . . 33 Heights . .... 18 Total . . 3 i 4 Opponents . .... 146 Lost. Played Won Lost Pet. Central T t 9 2 .818