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

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y basketball boys varsit 162 wi' iv' 1 'il , Q eff' if 2 k H 3 .s it ,K N .gas O' , 5 Gliding through the air, Senior captain Jeff Williams finger rolls for two. Varsity Continues Winning Tradition The immense talent of the boys' varsity basketball team gleamed in an all-out battle for first place in the district race. The Generals struggle ended with a district record of 9 wins with 1 defeat and a tie with Smiley for first place. This forced a play-off between the two district powers. Fans packed the C. E. King Gymnasium. Each hoping their team would come out victorious. The game started with MacArthur grabbing a quick nine to nothing lead, but a tough Eagle press and several General turnovers enabled Smiley to battle back to a 55-55 tie. With 5 seconds left in the game, senior captain Jeff Williams misfired on a 20 foot jump shot, clearing the way for a Howard Turner tip in and a 57-55 victory. I was glad that l made the shot, Howard commented. He added that he was just as happy that they didn't go into overtime. The team went on in the play-offs to take the bi-district championship from Beaumont French. They were eliminated from further competition after losing to Clear Lake 41-47. For their consistently outstanding performances Alex Williams, Keith Hill and Jeff Williams were named to the first team All District. Second team honors went to Rusty Thomas and John Babineaux. Ezra Hender- son received honorable mention and Coach Walt Kaser was honored for the third time in 5 years as Coach of the Year. dps by jonathan wardrup if

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boys varsity basketball 164 Varsity basketball team members are BOTTOM ROW: Alex Williams, Delvyn Taplin, Anthony Braden, Ezra Hender- son, and Keith Hillg TOP ROW: Assistant Coach Marvin Corley, Rusty Thomas, John Babineaux, Howard Turner, Jeff Williams and Head Coach Walt Kaser. as RATHUR asa: sci-iooi. Hevs s mn cum vs A proud team watched the marquee light up with news of their final vic- tory over Smiley. Gliding through South Houston players, Rusty Thomas goes in for an GBSY SCOYG. dps byjonathon wardrup