John H Reagan High School - Spur Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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FOOTBALL CAPTAINS Howard Shaw, Donald Ealey, Rock Jerry Carpenter and Bosco Mike Bayer walk onto the field for the coin toss. Sports— 127

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■■ ■■■■■■■■HmBBBwniBBBHHBBBH Two Presentations Honor Season ' s Work CHURCHILL ... On a slightly muddy field, the Raiders overcame the San Antonio Churchill Charg- ers 28-7. The Chargers stunned the Raiders with a 54-yard touchdown pass after 3 minutes of play. The Raiders retaliated as Donald Ealey scored on a 13-yard jaunt. Gene Sanders scored the next two touchdowns on 7 and 9-yard runs, respectively. The most spectacular play of the evening came when quarterback Emory Bellard unleashed a 42-yard pass to split-end Mike Bayer for 6 points. Billy Schott kicked for 4 extra points. The amazing Raider defense held the Chargers to a minus 10 yards on the ground. Regardless of the Raiders ' high score, the Chargers intercepted 4 Reagan aerials. KING . . . Following a cancellation of last year ' s game by a hurricane, the Raiders rode over the Cor- pus Christi King Mustangs 21-0. Emory Bellard hurled two touchdown passes for the Raiders, the first to Rusty Campbell on a 33-yard toss and the second to Mike Bayer on an 8-yard pass. Donald Ealey tallied the final touchdown on a 5-yard pass. The Mustangs ' deepest penetrations were to the 2 and 5 -yard lines of Reagan. Fullback Howard Shaw, even though he did not score, led the rushers. Billy Schott kicked the 3 extra points. BILLY SCHOTT GETS advice from Travis Raven before attempting a kick for an extra point. HEAD COACH TRAVIS RAVEN receives the 27AAAA District trophy from Athletic Director Toney Burger at the special assembly scheduled for the two trophy presenta- tions. The state trophy at Mr. Burger ' s feet was presented later in the program by Bailey Marshall, Director of Ath- letics with the Interscholastic League of Texas.

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: - ; v ' 3 - ' - ' c ?y8B M HMMi H MHH M BflHI Austin High Best Spirited of 15 Games ALAMO HEIGHTS ... A tough Raider defense held the previously undefeated Alamo Heights Mules of San Antonio scoreless as the Raiders clinched their 17th straight victory by a score of 21-0. Gene San- ders, Donald Ealey and Howard Shaw crossed the goal line for the Raiders on 3, 1 and 6-yard runs respectively. Billy Schott supplemented the touch- downs with 3 extra points kicks. The matchless Reagan defense held the Mules to one first down and zero yards rushing in the second half. During the entire evening, Alamo Heights could only man- age to pick up 4 first downs, 31 yards rushing and 50 yards passing. TRAVIS . . . Fighting a strong wind and costly penalties in their first district game of the season, the Raiders routed the Travis Rebels 35-7. The Reagan touchdowns came from Mike Bayer, Howard Shaw and Donald Ealey, who scored 3 touchdowns. Alan Moore ' s right foot seemed to be at its best as his punts averaged out to a long 54.7 yards. In the rushing department, Shaw picked up 110 yards with Ealey trailing closely with 99 yards. Billy Schott kicked 5 out of 5 extra points. The Rebels were one of only 7 teams that managed to score on the sparkling Raider defense this year. DONALD EALEY, Ail-American halfback, flies past Travis defenders. DALE REBOLD, Raider quarterback on the 1967 team, encourages the players in the locker room during halftime. °NE Of 128 — Sports