Cobre High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Bayard, NM)

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Hot Springs Tigers Z8-7 In finishing an undefeated season, the Wildcats outplayed the Indians to gain the win, The Indians were unable to get the ball rolling, perhaps they still felt the sting of last week's loss at the hands of the Wildcats. Ernie Thais, aguard, scored on a linen'1an's dream as he picked up afumble and rarnbled 38 yards for a TD. Johnny Montoya Tackle Soph Victoriano Lee Jackson JO breaks loose and gallops the distance for a TD, as Danny Holland, 73, Fred Rodriguez 33 'vlorton Womack, 70, and Herb Spangler, 39, follow up to block the 11 SENIORS GRADUATE In donning the Red and White for the last time, eleven boys played their last season of foot- ball for Cobre. Those boys were: Ray Bailey, HB, DarryBlackrnan,HB5Ron- nie Blackwell, T3 Jerry Herd, QB, Danny Holland, T3 Lee Jackson, FB, Robyn Freburg, Cp Dene Matthews, E9 Fred Rodriquez, CQ Herb Spangler, HB, Morton Womack, G. 9 aj Gordo Rodriguez Head Manager-Jr. 5 ,rl 1 aio e ni X imager Ir.

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'AJ lu- 1 ,J Danny Holland-Tackle Sr. Socorro Warriors 39-13 In winning their third district game, the Indians easily downed the Warriors. Substitutions were made quite frequently in order to give the lesser members of the team a chance to get in the action. Mike Byington, in scoring two TD's, and Roy Jackson with his hard running, gained the honors in this victory. Q David Morales-Guard Jr. ' 1' f . M K , ,:., . if . .W -L time Vs' 2 ff' JF' Fred Rodriguez-Center Sr. 3 If Jtnfizizil: ,-.rellaiio-Tackle Souix. Ray Bailey, 35, crosses the goal line to pu 3-A contest against Gadsden. Deming Wildcats 12.-18 The Wildcats won the Dis- trict 3-A Championship when they downed the Indians ona muddy field. Mist and mud hampered both teams in this crucial battle, but the tribe suffered most as the Wildcats came out victo- rious. Jerry Herd, Lee Jackson, and Darry Blackman gained honors in this heartbreaking loss. t Cobre ahead 13-12 in this crucial . I l Robert Gallardo -Guard Ir. 91

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'59 B TEAM S S, 32, ly,S4i. C, , W 48 Egsyfgigati 'T fr- FRONT ROW fleft to rightj Cecil Gray, Norman Marsh, Mike Abalos, Winston Morrow, Gilbert Aguilera, David Morales, Steve Lucero, Joe Lardizabal, Bill Bloodworth, Johnny Montoya, Robert Gallardo. Jeff Scovel. SECOND ROW fleft to righty Coach Crandall. Jimmy Bowen, Jimmy Spangler, Jimmy Patton, Arthur Acosta, Armando Avilucea, John Portillo, Arturo Loera, Delores Heredia, Ernie Soto, Joe Rodriguez. THIRD ROW Cleft to rightj Randy lsbell, Howard Herrington, Roy Jackson, Victor Shinn, Raymond Serna, Bobby Fletcher, John Fallis, George Lopez, Enrique Enriquez, Nick Kennedy, Leo Pino. B TEAM SCHEDULE 3 WINS -- -- 3 DEFEATS In the opening game of the '59 season, the B Team walked over the West- ern Colt B Team by the score of 37-0. Cobre ran into a determined Wildcat Team on the Latter's home field as Deming crushed the Indians 40-13. After having three last period touchdowns called back, Cobre still rolled over Western 25-0 for their second win of the season. The invincible Bulldogs from Las Cruces shellacked the Indians 31-0. This gave the Cobre squad a 2-2 record. Deming furthered the Indian humiliation when they blanked Cobre 28-0 on the Indians home field. Playing the last game of the season, Cobre upset the mighty Las Cruces Bulldogs 25-19 and became the first Indian team to defeat Las Cruces. 93 r59fSi 1 5