Hughes Springs High School - Mustang Yearbook (Hughes Springs, TX)

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Tommy Morgan was one of the star offensxve players nab b1ng three aerlals for 76 yards Carol Leftwxch Ha1r1 Prlce and Floyd Currey were the b1g no1se on the defenslve s1de of the ledger HUGHES SPRINGS OUTLASTS TALCO 6 0 In a game that was as close as a poor boys budget the Mustangs defeated the Talco Trojans 6 0 to annex the1r f1rst conference game of the season Sept 30th The game was str1ct1y a defens1ve battle wrth the m1ghty Mustangs forward wall belng the dlfference between the two MUSTANGS OUTSCORE NAPLES 32-14 A11 of the Mustangs were red hot as they downed an inspired bunch of Buffaloes 34-14 here Oct. 7th. This was the Mustang 's fifth consecutive win. Taxlback Joby W1tt led the scormg for both s1des w1th two counters to h1s credlt on runs of ZZ and 55 yards Doc Anderson plowed for touchdown and a conversron for 7 po1nts L1nden scored the flrsttlme theygot the ball for a6 O lead but the fxghtmg Mustangs came rlght back to make It 7 6 and stayed In the lead the rest of the nlght A gallant goall1ne stand late 1n the fourth quarter assured the Mustangs of the1r hard fought vzctory teams Aga1n It was Leftwlch Prlce and Floyd Currey 1n the l1ne and stopp1ng everythxng that Talco had to offer Doc Ander son and Robert Goodson turned 1n a f1ne Job of l1ne backmg The Mustang s lone tally came 1n the lnltlal quarter when Preston Currey offered a block that sent W1tt around end for 14 yards and a touchdown