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

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Carlos Guzman Preshrnan Center San Antonio Vikings Lose First Game With SAC, Take Second Del Mar 82 SAC 87 San Antonio College erased a halftime deficit of four points to heat the Vikings, 87-82. The DM team, with 52 personal fouls, lost the game on the free throw line as each of the two teams made 52 field goals. SAC trailed most of the second half he- fore going ahead for keeps to win the game. George Dunson was high scorer for the Blue and Silver with 18 points. Guy Lease scored 15 and Buddy Greenwood and Leon Miller each bagged 15. Lindall Conaway was high scorer for the SAC team. Del Mar 86 SAC 83 Del Mar dropped San Antonio College 86-83 in the second meeting of these two teams. Del Mar built up a 15 point lead at one time during the first period of play, but the score at the midpoint of the clash was Del Mar 45, San Antonio 59. Bill Reeves, who contributed 27 points to the winning Viking effort, was high scorer in the game. Buddy Greenwood made 16 points, George Dunson 14. Mike Rio bagged 15. SACS David Porter managed 26 for the losing Ranger term from San Antonio. Dill Reeves Freshman In the second game with San Antonio College, Buddy l'U1'Wit1'sl Raymondville Greenwood misses a two-point scoring attempt.

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Guy Lease Sophomore Guard Houston Leon Miller tries unsuccessfully to break up a scoring attempt which yields two points for the Warriors. Del Mar Team Skips Past St. Thomas Warriors Twice Cager Brook Crawford grabs for the ball and a struggle for possession of the basketball ensues on the court. Del Mar 87 St. Thomas 67 St. Tromas of Houston proved to he no match for the Vikings as the team from Corpus Christi took an 87-67 win, This game was the first meeting of the two teams although an earlier game had been scheduled but was postponed when President Kennedy was assassinated. Del Mar led 47-30 at the half. Leading scorer for the Vikings, who led throughout the entire game, was Guy Lease with 20 points. George Dunson made I9 points and Leon Miller 14. lim Delaney was top scorer for the Warriors. Del Mar 85 St. Thomas 61 Del Mar beat St. Thomas of Houston 85-61 in their second game which originally had been scheduled the weekend of President Kennedys assassination. Vikings were never behind and at the half they led ihe Warriors by 24 points. Nike Rio was the leading scorer for the victorious Vikings with 23 points. Viking runners-up were tell Vuckovich and George Dunson, each at m contributed I2 points to the winning effort. Carl is Mendoza was top scorer for St. Thomas. for . The Mite who a r

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Texas Freshmen Beat ikings, 79-73 Del Mar's Vikings took a brief lead about ten minutes deep in the game, but quickly lost it as the freshman Shorthorns of the University of Texas downed the Big Blue 79-73 in a game played in Austin. A late full court press by the Vikings could not make the difference against the Texas frosh. The score at halftime was 41-56 in favor of Texas. Leading the scoring for DM was Guy Lease with 17 points, followed by Buddy Greenwood with 13. George Dunson scored 12 points. Del Mar suffered a casualty .when Leon Miller, who scored 12 points before his injury, sprained an ankle late in the fourth quarter of the game, Leading the scoring for the Shorthorns of Texas were Bo Rothchild and Minton White. ' The ball eludes Mitchell Vuckoich as it lands in the hands of a Shorthorn in the DM-Texas University frosh Clash. Rondial Horton, manager of the Viking basketball team, and Coach Eldon Long talk before practice starts. Buddy Greenwood goes in for a lay-up in the Del Mar- Texas game. The Shorthorns won 79-73.