Douglas MacArthur High School - MacArtair Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Aldine game lcont.l The 4th quarter was MacArthur oriented. Quarterback Mike Bradbury completed several passes that advanced the Generals from their own 29 to the Mustang 29. One more Kb pass to Dean Roach brought in 6 more points. After another conversion by Rodriguez, Big Red had 7 points and 7 minutes to go. Mac's defense was able to force Aldine into a punting situ- ation with 3 minutes to go. A completed pass to Roach and a l5 yd. penalty got MacArthur a lst and goal on the Gener- als' 5. Two running plays later the Big Red Machine was sta- tioned on the Mustang l yd. line. The spectators from both sides were on their feet at the third down drive by Bradbury. It appeared to be a certain TD, but the ball was marked at the l inch line. A 4th down with seconds left, another' drive up the middle was attempted. lcont. on pg. l85l Testifying to the friendly rivalry during MacArthur-Aldine game week was the arrival of a funeral spray - compliments of Aldine High School. 184 varsity football I v I I Quarterback Mike Bradbury l'l6l hands the ball off to running bc Steve Fountain l2Ol in an attempt to gain 5 yards for the first down. v .-

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ensive Tackle Ricky Scheilbein 1781 and David Love 1521 take a eather from the Mustangs steady press as the offense takes the d. Aldine game cont.1 The Generals' offense found that the Aldine defense was an impenetrable barrier to their insistent poundings. Aldine was able to bring the kickoff to the MacArthur 45 yd. line. Behind the strong lead of Kevin Brown, the Mustangs advanced to the Generals' 2 yd. line. Taking full advantage of the situation, David Neil slipped in a crucial point touch- down by employing the quarterback sneak. lt was only a matter of minutes before Tommy Pennel kicked an easy point to set the score at 7-0 with Aldine in command. Four minutes later Aldine was able to take a MacArthur fumble and turn it into a 63 yd. drive. A neat finish was pulled off by Kevin Brown from the l yd. line. Pennel made a repeat performance bringing the score to T4-O. The 2nd quarter passed much more productively for the General squad. One interference call and one spectacular catch by Jimmy Wright later found the MacArthur offense on the l yd. line. Senior Steve Fountain was able to make a 6 point step over the Aldine defense line. Richard Rodriguez kicked the scoreboard up to the halftime score of T4-7. Another 3rd quarter fumble by the Generals and a squashed conversion attempt rallied the score to 20-7. 1cont. on pg. i841 Quarterback Richard Worsham 1121 struggles his way through Smiley's defense with help from teammates Melvin Luhm 1321, Toby Johnson 1301 and Arnie Simmons 1221. Despite running back Toby .lohnson's 1301 l5 yard effort to gain l50 yards for his game total, Aldine whipped the Gen- erals 20-14. varsity football 183

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unter Dan Stryker makes a catch which is good for I7 yards. Teammate aan Roach 1441 and Aldine defenders look on. In an attempt to block afield goal, Gary Hayslip 1831, Melvin Luhm 1321, and Doug Wrentz1361, put forth a team effort. determined defense David Nichols 1821, Mike Mowry 1841, Melvin m 1321 and Ricky Scheilbein 1781 give Aldine a rough time to get the ard necessary for c first down. Aldine game 1cont.1 But all hopes were dashed as the MacArthur run- ner was tackled behind the line of scrimmage leaving the scoreboard lights at 20-14 in Aldine's favor. It was MacArthur's 2nd loss in the history of the rivalry. varsity football l 85