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

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f' uv' J.V. Basketball players are BOTTOM ROW: Milton Styner, Cedric Jenkins and Sylvester Wiley: TOP ROW: Terry White, James Myner, Coach Marvin Corley, Darron Babineaux and Derlk Williams. ' I Mac Opp. 1 Nimifz ss 54 1, 1 Smiley 53 47 ' W 1 Eisenhower 69 66 1, , W N, Forest Brook 54 52 L 1 K , N Aldine 50 48 ' M' 'i ' M ' Nimitz 56 52 .ty o 'N s 5. 51. Eisenhower 57 58 ' - K Smiley 61 50 ,N Forest Brook 55 45 - i Aldine 49 48 .4 1 U Derlk Wllllams desperately searches for a man to pass to. if Showlng deadly offen- slve potential, Derlk Williams creates a play in the open court. A Jaguar ls caught off guard in defending Sylvester Wiley in a district game that the Generals won 55-45. eq 'A' L9I ll9q1951S

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. basketball 166 j.v we Going up for two James Myner shows complete con- r centration on his target. Making his way up court, Sylvester Wiley passes the ball to a fellow teammate. Z, gy j.V. Follows Precedent The Junior Varsity Basketball team had a very suc- cessful season. Following an example set by their varsity brothers, the team easily won the district title with a 9-1 record. Team play and a man-to-man defense proved to be ma- jor advantages for the team as they consistently came out of games victorious. Coach Marvin Corley stated, The team played great ball. We didn't have any standouts, just great team players. Coach Corley added that he was pleased with the team's performances and their unselfish dedication to success. They were an exceptional team. rs! . V Huw? I -W-w4vf'f3?1.'r' ....,..o.., ,r 0' b . f f Y ,ff 43, uf' . wfr'2'7?1f W5 i'::i37'7f:. 'L H Weil . .' 'W -. ', H ' H kb'-rr X, W ii 25 if V ki - it ' fx 0 Making a pass, Darren Babineaux easily fools two defenders. dps by jonathon wardrup

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sophomore boys basketball 168 Upper Right: Looking for a teammate to pass to, Dexter Guillmore makes a fast pivot. Lower Right: Going up for two points, Leonard Ford attempts a slam dunk. Below: Sidestepplng his opponent, Kenny McGrew drives to score. SCOREDOBARD District Mac Opp. Nimitz 45 63 Eisenhower 54 47 Smiley 40 46 Forest Brook 42 43 Aldine 31 45 Nimitz 61 48 Eisenhower 68 66 Smiley 53 49 Forest Brook 55 49 Aldine 64 47 g 1 Trying to score, John Marbles manages to keep in front of his opponent. M22 if 5 E 4 ..-ave' an wg, First Championship Ever Working hard every day in prac- tice and having young men believing that if they were close going into the fourth quarter, they would find some way to win, was the key to success for the boys' sophomore basketball team. Throughout our district drive, in the second round, we had two or three players make several big con- tributions to each game. The nic thing about it was the outstandir players were never the same two c three team members, state Coach Mitch Gray. Their season peaked with the Ia: game of the year when they be: Aldine by 17 points to win th District Championship. dps by