Haltom High School - Buffalo Yearbook (Haltom City, TX)

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Buffs show their stuff Left: Capping off a fast break with two points is Vince Drolet. These points proved to be decisive in Haltom ' s 69-68 win over Denton. Below: Bob Stroud packs in two more points to help aid in Haltom ' s 60-48 win over Grand Prairie. Going high to convert physical efforts into numerical points is Ricky HaU, Varsity forward. Height, power, and determination aid Don Davis in securing an additional Haltom bas- ket. 127

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Buff cagers prepare for greatest season in years The Buffalo roundballers start- ed their 1972-73 season with a stampede as they rolled to 8 straight victories before suffering a defeat. The 1st 3 victories con- sisted of wins over O.D. Wyatt, Grand Prairie, and Lamar. Then, they traveled to play in the Cle- burne Tourney where they emerg- ed champions with wins over Cle- burne, Nolan, and North Side. They next defeated Arlington Heights and Denton before facing back to back losses to O.D. Wyatt and Southwest in the Birdville Tourney. Wins over Western Hills, Grand Prairie, and Eastern Hills prepared Haltom for the Fort Worth Lions Club Tourney where they placed a strong second. In this tourney, they defeated Paschal, 1. M. Ter- rell, and Trinity before losing to Richland in the championship game. District play would now begin as Haltom boasted one of the best records in Tarrant County with a 14-3 slate. Don Davis and Bob Stroud struggle for a rebound in the Paschal game. Don Davis hits a short jumper as Buff team prepares to crash the boards. Brad Wymer strains to sink two as Vince Drolet looks on. Wymer and an opponent show a new style in midcourt tipoff.

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Buffs start district play with big first half The Buffaloe roundballers started off district play this year in a big way with a win over W. F. Rider T7-61. Then the Buffs traveled to Trinity with a cold hand losing the game 59-73. The Buffs came home and warmed up on Castleber- ry 77-53, They next traveled out to Bell and burned the place down, with a 64-43 rout. The Haltom team again returned to their home territory to win a close double over-time 67-66 win over the Mineral Wells Rams. Then the Haltom fans made the long trip to Wichita Falls, but were not dis- appointed as Haltom easily defeat- ed the Coyotes 62-56. Fouls hurt the Buffs as they dropped the last game of the first half to rival Richland 53-64. The Haltom Buf- faloes finished out the first half of district play with a 5-2 record, landing second place in the pro- cess. Hopes for a district title were not diminished as the Buffs looked forward to a victorious second half. 5 n Above: Brad Wymer shoots two, as he leads the Buffs to a 62-56 win over the W. F. Coyotes. Right: Bob Ranele proves that he can hit from outside too, as he sinks one in the 67-66 double over-time win over Mineral Wells. Far Right: Don Davis slips one in the 77-53 win over Castleberry. Non-contact sport? Everybody hits the deck in the 77-61 win over W. F. Rider. Far right: Ricky Hall hits from his spot in the 64-43 rout of L.D. Bell. fr,