Ebbert L Furr High School - Arena Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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158 -ztfr 12 maggie 1Front Rowj G. Vargas, G. Wharton, C. Johnson, 5. Hopkins, D. Thurman, R. Atkinson. f5econd Rowj C. Bradley, Young, D. Jean, J. Carter, S. Daniels, R. Pruitt. fThird Rowj A. Robertson, C. Thompson, C. Wiltz, K. Murphy, Ullman, C. Durrenberger. fBack Rowl R. Parrish, T. Harpe, K. Brooks, S. VanWright, Coach Earl Scofield. Junior High Gridders Have Winning Seasons The seventh and eighth grade football teams kept up the Jr. Brahman football image as the seventh grade went unde- feated and the eighth grade had a season record of 5-2. The seventh grade football team went undefeated in the 'l 97 2 football season under the coaching of Earl Scofield. In their 5-game season, the seventh graders shut out all but one team. The Baby Brahmans defeated Marshall, 30-0, Fonville, 40-0, Sharpstown, 28-12, Black, 32-0, and Thomas, 56-0. The eighth grade football team had a season record of five wins and two losses. Under the coaching of Richard Bain, the eighth graders placed second in district. The score of their games were Dowling, forfeit, Hamilton, 14-6, Fleming, 6-0, Marshall, 0-28, Edison, 57-0, Smith, 8-12, and McReynolds, I4-12. lTop1 SEVENTH GRADE FOOT- BALL TEAM. lkighlj Eighth grader Tommy Ortiz finds himself open as he receives a pass.

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Freshmen Go 3-2 In District Play Under the direction of Coaches Babe Wilkins and Don Daniels, the Furr Freshmen team tied for second place in Dis- trict play this year with a 3-2 record. For the season they went 3 and 5. The Freshmen won games against Edison 64-65 Smith 22- T25 and McReynolds 36-12. Other scores were Terrell 6-l65 Thomas 6-275 Hamilton I2-225 Fleming 20-225 and Marshall 6-29. The 9th grade players who received All District Offensive honors were Dennis Sanders, Derick Richards, Preston Ervin, and Jeffrey Richards. All District Defensive Honors went to Eddie Eason and Alphonso Quarles. Second team offensive players were Jerry Tibbs, Dean Stanfield, Mike Daigle, Stanley Dobbins, and Billy Burton. Second team defense players were David Durham and Ricky Washington. IAbovel Derrick Richards runs around left end for extra yards. IMiddIe1 Billy Burton looks for opening as Marshall.puts on strong defense. IFar Leftl Dennis Sanders digs for extra yardage. fLeft1 Stanley Dobbins sets up to pass. F

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l 1Front Rowl J. Hendrix, H. Buckner, S. Collins, K. Killings, J. Noack, A. Dovian, K. Jones. lSecond Rowl M. Gui- Gonzales, F. Jones, A. Johnson. fThird Rowj J. Richardson, M. San- dry, J. Broussard, S. Adams, T. Ortiz, H. dara, K. Paterson, C. Soul, T. Young, M. Carry, C. Starling. lBack Rowl Coach Richard Bain, S. Deason, R. Lock- wood, M. Edwards, G. Booker, R. Washington, D. Blake, R. Listen, C. White. fTop Leftj Seventh grader Sammy Daniels executes end run play. I Top Righfl Seventh grader Steve VanWright tackles Lamar's ball carrier. 1LeftJ EIGHTH GRADE FOOTBALL TEAM.