Holmes High School - Justice Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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Overall in district play Holmes’ 12-2 record was best of all teams. The Huskies took all four games from their principal opponents, Lee and Jefferson. In the first half of district we defeated Jeff for the first time in Holmes history 61-41 behind a brilliant game by guard Jack Insclman, who scored 30 points while shooting 14 of 18 from the field. He also had seven steals, six rebounds and five assists. The Huskies continued to win big defeating Lee 64-49. The Jay upset and a 42-43 loss to Churchill prevented Holmes from winning the first half cham- pionship. In the second half of district the cagcrs went undefeated, but the margins in the big games were much closer. Robbie Mayte sank a baseline jumper with seven seconds left in the game to beat the Jeff Mustangs 59-58 in overtime. To clinch the second half title the Huskies nipped tough perimeter shooting of the Volun- teers 57-55. In pre-district play Husky cagers post- ed a gaudy 18-3 mark. They won the Northside Tournament beating Central Catholic in the finals 66-58. Tim Sud- darth, Mac Garrett and Robbie Mayte were named to the all tournament team. Two weeks later they faced the same Central team in the finals of the Coca- Cola Holiday Tournament. The results 47

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The Holmes Basketball team had their most successful season ever with a 30-6 record. It was the first 30 win season for the Husky team and gained them a fourth place rating in the city. Holmes was 15 in state. Against the three teams rated higher. Central Catholic. Highlands High and Jefferson the Mighty Huskies posted an impressive 6-2 mark. When the smoke had cleared from district play the Huskies had missed the 31-AAAA championship by two games, cither one of which would have brought the championship to Holmes. The team lost the district playoff game to Jefferson 42-53 in one of the Hus- kies’ poorer efforts of the year. The championship game would not have been necessary had Holmes not been upset 44-45 by Jay in a heart- breaking final game of the first half of the district. The loss gave the first half season crown to Jeff. 46

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were different this time with Holmes drop- ping a 57-78 game. Guard Jack Insclman was the only Husky named to the tourna- ment team. Revenge came sweet and quickly as the basketballcrs nipped Central five days later at Taylor Gym. With the victory the Huskies moved into the number one spot in the city. The Huskies went with their ironman five lineup all year. Foul trouble or a big lead was the reason for substitution. In the backcourt, senior Robbie Mayte, 48