Galena Park High School - Jacket Yearbook (Galena Park, TX)

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um CI Em QQ. P1 L4 O I Z U7 T5 rw F' 2 :U Stu Stewart goes over for a touchdown. SMlTH'S ELEVEN PLUCKS THE GANDERS Galena Park came back from a 10-6 loss to Pasadena last week to defeat old-rival Baytown 27-15. lt was the first time for Jackets to defeat Baytown on Dement Field. ind to make two straight wins over the Ganders. Galena was led by Gordon Elliott and Kenneth Whitney. Elliot turned in his best perform- ance of the year gaining 179 yards in I6 carries for a remarkable aver- age of 11.3 yards per carry. Alto- gether, Galena Park got a total of 359 yards rushing, 324 of them on the ground. Stu Stewart scored first, late in the fourth quarter and Bobby Go- forth kicked the first of his three conversions, making the score 7-0. ln the second quarter Gordon Elliott scored on an 85 yard run from scrimmage, Goforth convert- ed and the score was 14-0. Bay- town scored with minutes left in the half. Half-time score was 14-7. In the fourth quarter Whitney scored on a 13-yard run. Both teams scored again, making the final score 27-15, U' 9' 1111! if NORRIS STERLING STU STEWART BOBBX TIBBITT S Tackle Back Guard Senior 86 Junior Semor

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Eagles field ai y 4 I s int l' 3,1 J ackettears at Pasadena 2 A! , el : LYNWOOD MOORE Guard Senior fi s cl W5 JOHNNY NICHOIS Guard Senior lf 2 J, 'I 141 85 1 3 3 JIMMY SOLLEY Baci Senior BENNY ORN Back Senior GALENA PARK YELLOW JACKETS G0 DOWN FIGHTING Galena Park spirits fell to a low ebb Fri day night at Pasadena Stadium. And audience of l2,000 watched the Eagles make ten points in the first half and hold Galena's charge in the final 24 minutes. Pasadena maneuvered 57 yards to the Jackets 8, where they booted a field goal for a 310 lead in the first quarter. An intercepted pass by the Eagles set up Pasadena's only touchdown. Pasadena was determined to put the game out of reach in the third quarter. But the Jackets' defense led by Bobby Tibbitts, Ronnie Crouch, and Johnny Nichols put up a barricade on the Jackets' 3-yard line. In the final period, the Jackets began to move, Kenneth XX'hitney made Galena's only score. The Jackets led in total yardage, 218 to 208, and outgained Pasadena 75-40 yards rush- ing in the final half. The l0-6 defeat of the Jackets sent them a long way from the District 12-AAAA title.

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TJ . rw 36 I I 'i I T, f of i-dw bl Elliot, Nichols, Cook and Tibbits close in on South l-louston's ball carrier KENNETH XVH' lxll Y Bdffl Senior STEWART'S 99-YARD RUN HIGHLIGHTS SOUTH HOUSTON GAME JACKETS RAMBLE 45-6 IN scored two. Kenneth Whitney and FOG. The longest run Galena Jlmml' Sffllel' l0ln9d the Scoring Park fans have seen was displayed Pefade Wlth OH wuchdown each' . Bobby Goforth kicked three con- by Stu Stewart in the Pasadena . U 4 I I versions to add to the seven Jacket Stadium Friday nite. Jerry Cook, touchdowns- This Wm gave the also scored two and Gordon Elliot. jackets A 4,1 record for district who plays halfback opposite Cook, play. l I ' I i I 4 I l I I 5 I 3 I I I, - I, . RANDALL VINCENT Tackle Senior fs ,. ROBERT WARRINGTON TED WEATHERI Y Bad? Center S9HiO1' Senior 87