Grand Saline High School - Chief Yearbook (Grand Saline, TX)

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AV AJ Iohn Thomas makes an easy lay-up shot for the Indians during the Edgewood tournament. BJ Jumping higher than his opponent is Mike Allen's 4345 goal as Chuck Lide 1403 watches for needed help. Tribe Has Season Upset The Indians had a disappoint- ing roundball season winning 11 games out of 29 with a pre-dis- trict record of 3-6. District play ended with 4 wins and 8 losses . Entering in three tournaments, the Tribe brought back a second place trophy from the Grand Saline Tournament and a conso- lation from the Edgewood Tour- nament. District play opened for the Indians with a defeat over the Mabank Panthers. The Tribe outscored the Panthers enough in BV the first half to withstand any reverses in the second half and still end the game with an 8- point lead. High pointers were John Thomas with 23 points and Chuck Lide with 20 . The first team to defeat the Indians in district play was the Wills Point Tigers. The game was close with Wills Point lead- ing 47-41, at third quarter. Outscoring the Tigers in the last quarter, the Indians still lost, 55-54.

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IV Volle ball Sets 4 3 Record With a pre-district record of 2- 0, the junior varsity volleyball team was ready to start district play. With five returning players, the team started out strong with a win over the Mabank Panthers. Cynthia McNorton was high scorer with 15 points. The next two district games were against Wills Point and Malakoff and were both losses for the Maidens. Rhonda Daugherty was the leading scorer of both games with four points against Wills Point and seven against Malakoff. Johanna Rife was the leading scorer with 31 points in the game against Brownsboro. The Maidens won this game to give them a 2-2 district record . The Indians lost their last game to the Van Vandals, and this gave them a district record of 2-3.

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I BY AA The Indians upped their district record to 2-1. When they played the Malakoff Tigers, the Tribe outscored the Tigers in each quarter which led to the victory over the visitors. Chuck Lide and Lanier Richey were both high pointers. Iourneying to Brownsboro, the Indians lost, and the district record was 2-2. Even though the Indians outscored the Bears in two of the quarters, they still didn't come up with enough points to win. Keeping the crowd in an uproar, the lead changed hands several times when the Tribe played Canton. With Chuck Lide taking 24 points and Mike Allen adding 13 for the high point hon- ors, the Indians won by a score of 54-53. When the Tribe played their rival, the Vandals, they really wanted to make it a win. The Indians had trouble getting used to Van's new court, and they ,couldn't find enough points to call it a victory. High point hon- ors again went to Mike Allen and Chuck Lide. This ended the first round of district play with a record of 3-3. The second round of district play began with a close game between the Indians and the Mabank Panthers. The score at the third quarter was 34-42, but the Indians gave the Panthers a scare by outscoring them in the last quarter. The final score was 51-52, the Panther's win. AJ After the Brownsboro game. Mike Allen walks off the court with disappoint- ment written all over his face. BJ Mem- bers of the boys' varsity basketball team are Ckneelingb Dean McDougald, Jay Land, Lanier Richey, Ronny Davidson, Cstandingb John Thomas, Chuck Lide. Mike Allen, Scott I-leddins. James Davis, and Coach Robert Linker.