Central High School - Cosmos Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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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

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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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Captain Rudolph Coles