Gruver High School - Greyhound Yearbook (Gruver, TX)

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SEPTEMBER 6.71958 there, O 6 ound ln omp ny Bon BAILEY Dolly News Sports Wnter CLARENDON Sept 19 Heavy showers two hours be fore the game falled to dampen Gruvers Splflfs and the Grey hounds romped over Claren dons Broncos, 18-0 here to- mght Quarterback RlChlE Fletcher paced a Gruver ground game that plled up 314 yards and tackle B111 Sloan led the Gruver defense that held Clarendon to 82 yards rushmg and flve flrst downs The wet fleld caused the ball to change hands srx tlmes on fumbles Gruver was the vlctlm on four of those occastons The Greyhounds also e- celved three 15 yard penaltles that helped Clarendon hold the score 60 going into the flnal Gruver Groom, GRUVLR Oct 3 tSpec1all The Gruver Greyhounds won a 30-6 vlctory over the Groom Ttgers here tomght before a homecoming crowd of 1 200 Gruver undefeated ln three ,games eastly powered past the Ttgers but fatled to make a smgle conversion Rlght halfback Sonny Blankenshlp scored on a 70 yard run tn the ftrst quarter a 72 yard run rn the second and then ran 11 yards tn the flnal perlod Gruvers left halfback Mrke Mtller scored from 10 yards 1n lthe hrst quarter and quarterback Slam 0 punt 70 yards tn the second quar ter to make the fmal s core Gruver 30 Groom 6 Groom s lone tally came m the fourth quarter after the Tlgers recovered a fumble on the Gruver 0 and rrght halfback Robert Reew earned the ball across from 1 vard out slx plays later The scortmz l FIRST QUARTER Cruwer Groom Sonny Blankenshxp 70 yards Mlke Miller 10 ards Sl' COND QLARTLR Rxchre Fletcher 10 yard Punt re turn Blanks-nshtp Tl yard punt return THIRD QUARTLR Robcr 'lead 1 yard run I-ULRTH QUARTER C ass A and Stars Nam d By Boa nanny Greyhounds N14 5 The Dally News Sports Writer Area stars m Class A and B were agam numerous maktnv the Daxly Nleus Players of the Week sclcctlon a tough Joh The fmal Chmfgg, were Sonny Blankenshlp Gr u x t r and Gene Shlpman Claude Blankcnsl-lp sped to three touch donna as Gruxcr remalned unde fr-amd mth 3 30 6 mn ox er Groom and Shmman also had three scor mg runs as Happy ox erpoucred Cl ude 43 O Bankenshlp opened scoring In the game mth a 70 yard run in the first quarter Then ln the thtrd perlod alter hug I ammate Rxtchre Fletcher had just run a punt back .0 yards for a score Sonny took a Groom punt and galloped 1 yards to the goal hne He then concluded scor ing in the game with an ll yard run in the final period Loaded' The 1958 Gruvcr Greyhounds are loaded for bear accordmg to the latest rumors' In fact, many obserxers are ratmg U19 Hounds at the top of the ladder tn the Dts met 1A Anyway we Proudly present the Greyhound Roster prmted below A total of 34 boys have report ed for practrce The Hounds lost four bovs by graduation last year They were Jon Hart and Hank Stewart backs and Leshe Barkley and A1 McClellan lmemen Coaches for the Greyhounds Leon Chapman and Laddo Math ews Wayne Wtnkler Curtis HSITIS Jerry Thurman D A Cator Doy le Sturman, Ronrue Rtley Eu lme Green Donme Prater Jlm my Etlmg Eschol Blankenslup Donald Cotter Mlko Miller Dan ny Barkley Bruce Ayres B111 Sloan B111 Logsdon Wayne Schott Arnold Beck Ronnie Wxlhams John Cluck Wtlllam Sonny Bl ankenshlp Darrell Pterce Roger Vernon Dereld Crawford Jerry Wnlhams J J Wood Jay Fulfer Rrchre Fletcher Dale Knxght Du am Adcock Davld Murrah Har quarter Fletcher carrxed the ball only seven times but plcked up 131 yards for an average of 19 yards per carry He scored on runs of 32 and 49 yards The ftrst quarter ended 0-0 wlth only Gruver threatenmg durmg the perrod The Grey hounds moved to the Bronco 10 yard lme only to lose the ball on thelr sole threat Gruver almost scored two other times early ln the sec ond quarter The ball went over to Clarendon on one oc caston on the f1ve yard lme Then wlth 3 11 remalnlng fullback Donnle Prater crashed over from the one to cap a 50- yard Gruver drive The Grey hounds attempted to ktck the extra pomt but the ktck was blocked Clarendon made tts only sen ous scormg threat early ln the fourth quarter The Broncos blocked a Gruver plmt and took over the Greyhounds 32 yard hne They moved to the etght before losmg the ball on a fumble Gruvers second touchdown came early m the ftnal perxod when Fletcher on a keeper play broke through the lme to hls right reversed the fleld and raced 32 yards to make the tempted to run the pomt but falled Vlxth 1 21 remammg Fletcher after turmng tn a 13 yard run only two 49 yards mg The fell short on the converslon try Gruver plays earlxer raced to closeout the scor attempted run agam led ln flrst downs Greyhound defense held Clarendon wxthout a ftrst down unt1l only 1 19 remained 1n the flrst half Only mne passes were attempted slx by Clarendon Each team con nected once Clarendon punted mne txmes for a 30-yard average and Gru ver booted the ball four trmes for an average of 40 yards Bucks om Before 3,400 Class A Fans By BOB BAILEY Dinh News sports Wrlttl' WHITE DEER, Nov 21 Acting as though they were can- pletely unaware that Gruver wal the top defensive Gas! A team ln the state White Deer's Bucks blasted the prewously undefeated Greyhounds 46 6 m a bitistrlc! game here Fndav mght before n Jam packed crowd of 3 400 PUVBI' Don SUNRAY Nov 7 iSpecxall 1-leavmly favored and undefeated the Gruver Greyhounds came through as predtcted to smother the Sunray Bobcats here Fnday 36-0 The game s pace was set ln the ftrst play from scrrmmage when John Cluck Gruver halfback Gruver Grands Follett 43 0 Quarterback Rlchle Fletcher and halfback Sunny Blankenshtp were the gxb guns for Gruver there Frlday night as the Greyhounds romped over Follett 430 Fletcher plunged over from the one for the ftrst score mxdway tn the flrst quarter after a 70 yard run by Blankenslup Half back Darrell Pierce ran for a TD tn the second quarter and also ran the conversion Fletcher plled over again from the three m the thrrd and J J Wood ktcked the extra pomt Blankenshtp ran for two TDs tn the fourth quarter Hts flrst TD w s made on a 25yard run and 'ns secord was a 70 yard punt retum John Cluck and Brllv Logs don went over the TDs tn the latter part of the game and Fletcher passed to Bruce Ayres for a converslon The scorlng Fletche Sun rocketed down t.he yards and the first of touchdowns O O O Other scormg came mg arms of Cluck Fletcher a keeper plunge over center Th scortnz HIST QUART lohn Cluck 59-yer Mil-e Miller ran SECOND UUA!! Sonny Blsnkenlhlp from Cluck Bruce Ayers 253' Rlchle Fletcher Mlke Mlller eau our from Fletche THIRD QUAB1' Fletcher '10-ylrd Fletcher ran Conv l'0LllTll QUAB Donnle Prater one Blankens Lew1s Ch Sonny Blankensht explosrve halfback Lewts Groom s c back are the top p week ln Class A a Each played a role as h1s team Frlday night Blan ed two touchdowns knocked off Stratfor Lewts accounted f Groom scores He two and ran the oth Wm over Claude Blat kenshtp clrcl for Gruvers flrst s yards out He then second from exght almost talhed the seven yard run but on the one yard lm l'3Il erher Sta By BOB BAILEY nothxng but prars Daily News Sports Nr er Rtchle Fletcher a heads up leader Charm-em SH quarterback fro l Class A Gru Ways Picks the mg ver and Garv Herber who holds boys have confldence the same nosmon vuth Class B not 3 fast mn,-,er bu Darrouzett are the Da1lv News to follow Interference Players of the Week tn their re spectlve classes head Fletcher led surprising Gru ver to its third straight wln and l-lerber only score as its first ru endon 18 0 an Beaver, Okla Despnte a br trcs Gruver on 6-0 golng lnto tl was at thls pc took over Early ln the f er broke throul of the lme sldes be tacklers cut and outran the 1 ary 32 yards to Then with lee utes remaining raced 49 yar score Prlor ALL DISTRICT Sonny Blankenshlp HB John Cluck B111 Sloan Wayne Wlnkler Bruce Ayres Znd TEAM Ronme W1ll1ams Donrue Prater Arnold Beck R1ch1e Fletcher Donald Cotter turned in a 185 For the mght he nan rot yarns gamed on onlv 7 plays Fletcher IS only a junior and 15 ln hrs secord year as a starter Hts coach Leon Chapman has

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SONNY BLANKENSHIP--Captain WAYNE WINKLER Senior--Halfback Senior--Guard All District All District Co-Captain an v fl1FY f'i BILL SLOAN Senior-- Tackle All District ity, .wc f, ,K V x' A t i . My-gf Tw. K 'kv Wia- LPXGVXA' ,. y I RONNIE WILLIAMS DONALD COTTER BRUCE AYRE5 Senior--Guard Senior--Center Junior--End All District rl X 'L ll .JV Y l 9 Q 4 by ' A XE: ' 'fi 4 U f, 'E - 5 P il A Fl ... -1 f P . ,-:nav -Lx its , JOHN CLUCK--captain RICHIE FLETCHER Senior--Halfback DONNIE PRATER Junior--Quarterback All District Junior--Back