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

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BASKETBALL r Q s R X Lb ,, st ik. 'kt -S' Receiving the pass from Ross, -n4l, Tony Hester, 311, races downcourt. The Buffs beat Western Hills 1 Coaching fluctuates Ross, Larimer move up to varsity JT By Allen Payne Slade Manos and Kevin Larimer scored 14 and 12 points in the 70 to 45 win over Arlington Heights. One of the only two pre-season vic- tories. The Buffs defeated Grand Prairie 38-37. ln district play the Buffs did not fare any bet- ter. As Coach joe Solley replaced Varsity Coach john Dickerson after his heart attack, he proceed- ed in moving Wayne Ross from thejV to the var- sity and back to the jV. He later moved Kevin Larimer to the Varsity for the last nine games although he seldom saw playing time. Ross scored 10 and Manos 9 in the Buffs first district win over Arlington Bowie with Don Der- ryberry, girls basketball coach, as the new jV coach. 17 free throws contributed to the victory. Remembering the nigh win in the first half of district play, the Buffs led the entire game against Lamar in the second half with john Wygle and Manos both scoring 19 points. Wygle and Manos scored 2 points each in the overtime period against Bowie to win their third game. In twelve district games, Manos averaged 11 points a game. Ross and Wygle averaged 8 and 7 points a game. mi I raw-via -IM '79 Q4 ir Slade Manos, 1353, waits for a pass from john Wygle, 333, during the Western Hills game. The Buffs won 70-58. L9 .45 E r . ii ,., r Wayne Ross, 341, cuts to the inside to take a short jump-shot against Southwest. The Buffs lost 57-56.

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VARSITY BASKETBALL SN 9 .dhff 3 af'-1 . - T X13 . 3' Sw- .L I ,- ' .,,p- I atsm -. -U---Y-N Y V , ,ri ' 0. ' ln- 15, 4 ' 4 H , 'iw . 1 . I , W f 'f M W ,iw Darren Hooker. 1120. outmaneuwers a Lamar Viking before a sparse crowd. The Buffs were sutlpcd 4'-19. f Crane, 352, and the Viking Heikkinen. 1144, Skir- mish for the ball. The Vikings triumphed 4'-49. HHS 58 5- 54 Z9 3- 41 55 40 4- 41 is 49 VARSITY BASKETBALL 0 wins, 12 losses OPP. Arlington Sam Houston Arlington Lamar Arlington Bowie Burleson Richland Arlington Sam Houston Arlington Lamar Arlington Hou ie Burleson Richland .district 59 62 5- 55 59 52 59 -19 -49 42 61 ill 9-

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, S BASKETBALL NR ,,.. Hrsity --, Y .gm W sd K Ross, 2341, who scored 15 against Richland, watches as Manos, 1133, shoots a jumpshot. The Buffs lost 41-56. 1 42 fi Jaw, ,... 1 David Cassiday, 322, passes the ball to Hester, 310, against Bowie. The Buffs won 41-35. ttf wean 1 ,g jiri 1 1 W,Z, ,wu , Jw -Vr- With a look of anguish on his face, a Bell Raider wins the tip-off over Mark Schertz, 851, who averaged 3.6 points a game. The Buffs lost 48-68. jV BASKETBALL, district 3 wins, 9 losses HHS OPP. 40 Arlington 34 Sam Houston 51 Arlington Lamar 41 Arlington Bowie 40 Burleson 41 Richland 34 Arlington 46 Sam Houston 55 Arlington Lamar 49 Arlington Bowie 47 Burleson 35 Richland