Jesse H Jones High School - Talon Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Tommy Twiford Halfbaclc Rick McNeil Halfback Glen Bruce H al fback Falcons Qwoop Wlh Citg Championship fy ,? Falcon players pause in quiet anticipation Lee came within a hair of becoming city champions in a great battle against the Jones Falcons. Action began slowly in the first quarter. ln the second quarter Lee blasted to a quick lead by scoring a touchdown. The third quarter saw a flurry of activity that was climaxed by a Jones touchdown. As the game pro- gressed into the fourth quarter Lee secured its one point lead by scoring another touchdown. Things looked very grim for Jones. Louie Gavrel moved onto the gridiron and performed some true football magic. After many frustrating failures, he finally was able to complete a touchdown pass. The resulting tie situa- tion remained until the end of the game and ,lones won on first downs. Bucky Wilhoit L0UiS Mwre Donme Stlll Halfback Halfblwk En

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Jones Wins Two . . . Captures Zone Crown Scott S3-H415 Louie Gavrel Alan Smith QUllfl6fbClCk Quarterback Quarterback A high spirited Falcon Eleven met and defeated the San Jacinto Bears 28 to 16. The first half saw San Jacinto score two touchdowns and shoot to a quick lead. Falcon Ted Scruggs scored a touchdown, but J ones still remained behind. The second half was a different story. Ted Scruggs made himself the outstandin la er of the night by Tf? Wayne Morgan F ullback Ted Scruggs F ullback Danny Vara F ullback George Davis Nnlihnrlr g P Y scoring three touchdow-ns. This scoring streak turned the tide of victory in favor of the Falcons and set the stage for the zone playoff. Austin faced Jones in this playoff. The Mustangs shot to life in the first half and scored a touchdown and three point field goal. Jones reacted to this by scoring a touchdown. The second half was a partial repeat of the first half. Austin scored another touchdown. Louie Gavrel came into the game and fired a pass to Ted Scruggs for a touchdown. Austin still remained in the lead until the last few moments of the game. Louie Gavrel made the decisive play of the night hy passing to Donnie Still. An Austin defender tried to block the hall, but he deflected it into Stillis hands. This gave J ones its third touchdown and a victory. Tommy Twiford evades Austin defender. Mike Clements H al fback Paul Ferguson Halfback

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Memorial . . . Brazosport . . . Triumph Don't worry, Louie! It's just a Commodore in disguise! and Tragedg Jones continued its charmed life by beating the Memorial Mustangs 7 to 6. The first two quarters were a tense situation in which neither side made any decisive gains. Then came the third quarter. Louie Gavrel passed to Ted Scruggs for a touchdown. Me- morial counter-attacked and scored a touch- down. The Mustangs attempted to score again in the fourth quarter, but fine defensive play- ing by J ack Kovar stopped them in their tracks. Jones finally met tragedy at the hands of Brazosport. The first quarter began in a mood of apprehension and saw the Exporters score a touchdown. Jones remained scoreless until the second quarter when Scott Sands sprinted fifty-two yards for a touchdown. The fourth quarter, began on a note of opti- mism for Jones and ended in dismal sadness. Brazosport scored three touchdowns. Jones ex- ploded into life in the fourth quarterq Scott Sands passed to Larry Bailey for a touchdown. The Falcons desperately tried to score on sev- eral other occasions, but failed. After the final seconds had ticked away, the score was Brazos- port 28, Jones 15. Ronnie Still George Crockett Johnny Bingham 'gases Owens End End End n 0 Danny Hemperley Dennis Heimann Paul White Ballet' End End End