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

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Followmg the openlng klckoff the Mustangs carrled the ball 81 yards 1n 9 plays wzth W1tt scor1ng from the 17 W1tt ran the polnt for a 7 0 lead The Buffaloes came r1ght back to t1e the game up at 7 7 Angered a httle the Mustangs came rxght back on a 67 yard sustaxned dr1ve to go out 1n front 14 7 W1tt swept end for 18 yards and Anderson smashed for the poxnt In the second quarter W1tt went 30 yards for another tally and Anderson added the poxnt for a Z1 7 margln On the f1rst play 1n the second half W1tt p1cked up blocks by McDan1el and Leftw1ch to go 80 yards for another score W1tt scored agam 1n the flnal quarter and Bxg Doc rammed the poxnt for a 34 14 vxctory Quarterback Bllly Sxmpson called the best game of h1s career and Cyrus Reeder and Leo Duck were outstandmg on the defense AVINGER FALLS BEFORE MUSTANG POWER 2.7 0 On Oct 14th the Av1nger Indlans anc1ent r1va1s fell before the Mustang S heavy art111ery to the tune of Z7 O The f1rst half was on even terms but the Pomes solved the unorthodox lndlan defense 1n the second stanza and ran w11d w1th twenty po1nts Joel McDan1e1 opened the scqrmg by takmg W1tt s 38 yard heave 1n the end zone W1tt ran the pomt for a 7 0 lead The second touchdown came 1n the th1rd quarter when W1tt chmaxeda 44 yard dr1ve by burst1ng off tackle for 13 yards and a score Wayne Russe11's pass interception and 45 yard jaunt set up the third score. Avinger held at this point, but on their fourth down punt Witt gathered the ball in on the Avinger 45 and with the aid of Goodson's block wentall the way for the tally. Ander- son ran the point.