Grayson College - Saga Yearbook (Denison, TX)

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Scott Gray C125 eyes the basket with concentration. LL Coyofes Corner GCC A pressure type man-to-man defense and a slow second half spelled trouble for the Vikings as they dropped an unfortunate decision of 67-55 to Weatherford. The Vikings got off to a strong start in the first half against a zone defense which let them jump to a ten point lead. The visitors then switched to a man-to-man defense that gave Grayson fits the rest of the evening. The Weatherford defense began to work and so did their offense, leaving GCC with a 22-13 deficit at the begin- ning of the second half. Later the visitors put together another spurt and outscored Grayson 20 to 12 in the final 10 minutes to ice the confer- ence game. Scott Gray led the GCC scoring with 18 points, while Warren Miller dropped in 13 . '.,,.f- ' ,,-, ..---1 W Fred Spain C353 shoots another one of his many jump shots.

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',-:i'f,- 1. tv., 41.22-.. 5 ,YL Gryason Nipped 90-88 Scott Gray C123 makes a one handed shot from the south end of the court. xkty-4 f' . -hvnpfp Q I4'4mAg,,f... , tv, '- , Us i 11 s 1 M, -H -Ls-+f1 Gray unsuccessfully attempts to block a goal. - - . - 'T' N N A Five straight missed free shots in ' -' ' 'mmif' ny-H L y L the last four minutes and three . pp ,ut untimely turnovers the last 45 sec- onds cost GCC at least a share of first LE in xgyp-,,G.. .-. 'fm '- 4 place, as McLennan came from behind for a 90-88 Northern Texas .iv 1 Conference win. With 28 seconds left, Grayson had a four point advantage, 88-84. Then ' an errant pass inbounds glanced off a Viking player and McLennan had the ball on their end of the floor, which ended it for the Vikings. Grayson hit 60070 of their shots while McLennan had a high 84070. Brent Sweetin hit for 27 points and Scott Gray scored 23. Others who scored in the double figures were Warren Miller with 11 and Ira Hill with 10 . . A, l Warren Miller 1257 struggles with a rebound as Fred Spain and several McLennon players look on .

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Vikings Tie Victory Record Grayson tied the school victory record on Feb. 17 , with a hard fought 62-55 win over rival Cooke County. The Vikings at 20-8, tie the win mark of 20 games set in the 1966-67 season. Several steals were executed in an attempt to slow down Cooke's strong start which claimed an 18-16 advantage with 10 minutes left in the first half. Grayson rallied with a press by Gray and Sweetin scoring 30 and 26 points. Grayson hit a hot 80 of 63 shots from the floor in addition to out rebounding Cooke, 46-3.2. Player Brent Sweetin ripped the net with 18 points, Scott Gray totaled 14 points, and Vernon Krueger tossed in 18 points. Warren Miller C255 heads toward the Viking goal, unaided by an opposing player. ' l Vernon Krueger C333 puts up a one-hander. l l Fred Spain C353 grimaces as he stretches for a rebound. Warren Miller fights for ball with opponents.