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

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VARSITY BASKETBALL x 4 T, ,,,,ff Qs W ...- jay Crane, 1351, uses his height advantage to win the tip-off over Burleson. who won 5'-59. 2 ts' it 4- 2' ,ff ,v nrfff 9 I K f., sl? 's 'Q 'S ff: Fr '-... x. Ki If Vg f W -P' ,I X, x . , M ' ' wif Kenneth Burch, U12. prevents the hall from falling into the hands ofa Rchcl. Richland won 41-52. fgvwqf Roger Watkins, 351 achieves two of his 6 points against Sum Houston. The Buffs lost S1-6 'Eta 6 95

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VARSITY BASKETBALL Transfers fill oid Cogers proceed to Championship 2 U By Allen Payne Three starters on the basketball team were transfers from Cleburne, Nolan, and Richland. Don Derryberry transferred from Cleburne. join- ing Don Sr, in his move to coach girls' basketball. Russel Starr came from Nolan to play under Coach Dickerson. and Darren Hooker left Richland because he was on had terms with the basketball coach. Sophomore jay Crane who stands 6 feet 6 in- ches filled the roll of center quite effectively. Coach john Dickerson said, He matured as the year went along and was the class post-man of the district by the end of the season. lIll,. after almost 50 years. changed its transfer rule. A student can now change schools in Texas and not be required to sit out a year before par- ticipating in varsity sports. This rule is applied within the Birdville School district also if the transfers parents sign a form stating he or she was not recruited. The Buffs were the shortest team in the district S. except for Sain Houston, and the players perceiv- ed that their speed and quickness would make up for their lack of height. but low scoring percen- tages cancelled this perception, Tournament play provided the only victories over Richland. Starr was named an All- Tournament player in the Birdville tournament in which the Buffs placed third over Richlands fifth place. The Buffs proceeded to the championship game in the TWC tournament when Hooker. who was named an All-Tournament player. swish- ed a 50 foot jump-shot as time ran out to defeat Western Hills. O. D. Wyatt won the champion- ship game and Richland came in third. Starr was also named an all-tournament player. ln the Lions Club tournatnent at the public schools gym, the Buffs played terrible according to Coach Dickerson. and lost the consolation game to place sixth. il ' e ,W ,,.. V' A Ferry -y -i-'YVW A .A il l 1 ' 1 - i it I l 3, Q 2 ' 5 ez iii I 'Q 1 - J- .fi -its--.i. :5 '- i f l . Q 4 ' ' S E N x, at Don Derryberry. 300, bombards the basket with a jumpshot. HHS 57 55 56 51 50 48 49 67 46 40 94 VARSITY BASKETBALL, pre-Season 5 wins. 7 losses OP.P Berkner 57 Southwest 48 Western Hills 54 Trinity 42 Thomasjefferson 41 Denton 57 Everman 59 Arlington Heights 64 Thomasjefferson 55 L. D. Bell 56 Pr Q- z 5: .N e ., - .. .. . e......,.. rsss Q .W K y R V . it' 4 124 W X za 4 ei . 'i q -Tiff' Q Aa gi -4 I-LL - ' i gn d N- -ui 'vs I.. M7 'H Y- i X 5 Kenneth Burch, 312. prepares to race for the re-l bound as jay Crane, 352, attempts to block the shot by Western Hills. jay Crane, 1152, out rebounds a Cougar against Western Hills. The Buffs won 56-54. .yy-5 ' '.yVi r--tf 7.if 1 ., . ti I 3 w - .,., . ..--, 0 ,,.... . A Ja r . f 2 1 is ii , is ' T :- in sv, 5 . . in A 7 ' E ai rf q 3 , I i ir . Ll ' . L it A W' . to ij.. 'B ' f ' Q h - , I 1 f s I .lag . Q 2 - 1 M . .. . .,. KT 7 .V 5 --its iz- .Q 'jo' ' ,,, N ' L S K .. my

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9 VARSITY BASKETBALL B v 53 .lJf3 ' lu re.. I 'cr ii ii 1 Q. 1 ... E '... .3 u-'N .1 - Jay Crane, U52. shoots for two of his 19 points against Richland. The Buffs lost 49-50. r-...1 S - ...-'us . if ........... ...af sw., 4 . 1 el 'Wudg,,,4 i' .-nu-un L Hooker, 320, shoots a one handed jumpshot against Richland. The Buffs lost 41-52. Crane all-district Dickerson suffers heart attack By Allen Payne The opening game against the Arlington Colts. the team picked to win district and the team that won district. was an intense and exciting one. At the end of regulation time and five overtimes the score was still tied. Roger Watkins committed a despera- tion foul as time ran out in the fifth over- time, and the Colts Scott Iingle sunk his first free throw clenching Arlingtons first district win. Head Coach john Dickerson suffered a heart attack early Sunday morning following this Friday night game. He eventually recovered but was ordered not to coach for the remainder of the season although he did help coach the last Richland game, The Buffs went through two overtimes with Sam Houston and after having five overtime experiences still could not manage to win. The Buffs lost their remaining 10 district games. We were not able to rebound effectively against our taller opponents, especially while on the offensive. Also, when we needed two points in the last seconds to win a game no one would take control and make the last shot, said Coach Dickerson. jay Crane was named second team all- district, sophomore of the year, and was the third leading scorer of all-district players. He averaged 10.8 points and 5.6 rebounds a game, Darren Hooker averaged 11.5 points and 6.4 rebounds a game. Russel Starr, the third leading rebounder on the team averag- ed 9.4 points and 5.2 rebounds a game. Roger Watkins and Kenneth Burch averag- ed 3 points a game with Watkins pulling down 4.5 and Burch 1,4 rebounds a game! .. .-.f rw J . N .S . .-r. 3' 1 r as Hooker, 3120, seizes the ball as Referee Well- ington monitors play. Richland won 41-52.