Del Mar College - Cruiser Yearbook (Corpus Christi, TX)

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Mike Rio Freshman Forward Lake jackson George Dunson scores against Victoria despite the ef- forts of a Pirate cager to break up the attempt. Viking Team Splits Series Against Pirates of Victoria Del Mar cagers discuss their conference championship win over Victoria at lunch in the Student Center. Del Mar 97 Victoria 99 Two points was the margin of victory as Victoria beat Del Mar in a game requiring two o-vertimes. It was a close game all the way. The halftime score was 41-41. Scores at the end of regular play and the first overtime were 81-81 and 93-95. The final score was Victoria 99, Del Mar Vikings 97. Del Mar's leading scorer was George Dunson with 27 points. Guy Lease bagged 20. Mike Rio made 17 points, Bill Reeves 11, and Buddy Greenwood 10. Bob Gross was top scorer for the Pirates. Del Mar 80 Victoria 73 The Vikings cinched at least a tie for first place in the Gulf Coast Junior College Conference with an 80-73 win over the Pirates from Victoria. The score was tied nine times during the first half, but the Blue and Silver led 29-28 at the half. Bill Reeves held scoring honors for the Vikings. He made 27 points. Guy Lease managed 16 points and Mike Rio 10. Kent Galloway led the Pirates with 20 followed by john Eblen with 16 and Dennis Lewis who bagged 13 for the Victoria team.

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Big Blue Captures Couple Of Games From Scorpions Del Mar 83 Southmost 59 The Del Mar Vikings ran away with the game as they whipped the Scorpions from Texas Southmost of Brownsville by a score of 83-59. The score at halftime was 40-26 in favor of the Vikings. The Vik- ings led all the way in this conference game. Taking scoring honors for the Vikings were Bill Reeves and Mike Rio, each of whom scored 16 points for Del Mar. George Dunson and Buddy Greenwood each bagged 10. High scorers for Texas Southmost were James Belt, Mike Patterson, and Alfredo Salinas. Del Mar 80 Southmost 64 In the second game with the Texas Southmost Scor- pions, Del Mar led all the way to chalk up an 80- 64 victory. The Vikings' lead was 42-33 at the half- way mark in the game. This was the next-to-the-last regularly scheduled game for Del Mar. George Dunson was high scorer for Del Mar with 22 points. Mike Rio contributed 15 points and Guy Lease and Buddy Greenwood 14 each. Alfredo Sa- linas was top man for the Scorpions with 21 points. He was followed by james Belt and Eloy Salinas. Lalo Lopez and Bill Reeves get involved in a hassle for the ball with a Scorpion team member. Viking Ronnie Stephenson contributes a pair of points to the Big Blue's win over Southmost. Two points are scored against the Scorpion team by Leon Miller as he moves in for a lay-up shot.

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ip-and-Tuck Battle With Victoria Pirates 'N At the conference championship game Carl Peters consults the scoreboard before going in for the last quarter of play. Buddy Greenwood makes it to the basket but fails in Buddy Greenwood and opponent jump for the ball in the an attempt to make a lay-up and two points. junior college Region 14 South Zone playoffs. 98