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

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■■ THE FINAL GAME is over; victory is assured and the Raiders rejoice in their second straight championship. v M w - r- SJ | JJ fi ' ) l h ■ f DONALD EALEY IS powered down by four Permian players near the Reagan sideline. TALKING WITH THE coaches in the booth, who have an overall view, Wally Freytag relays the information to those on the playing field. Sports— 139 MMHHMBBBBH

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SDCMBBHHBBH Raiders Capture 4AAAA Football Crown TRAINER RANDALL DAY takes upon himself the job of cheering a tired Donald Ealey. PERMIAN . . . Clinching their 2nd straight undis- puted state class AAAA championship and their 29th straight victory, the Reagan Raiders rambled past the Odessa Permian Panthers 17-11. It was nip and tuck at first, with Permian taking the lead with a field goal, but the Raiders bounced back to jinx Mojo. Billy Schott booted his 11th field goal of the year to tie the score. With 2:51 left in the first half, Emory Bellard unleashed a 27-yard pass to Mike Bayer, who crossed the goal line for the tally. Schott kicked the extra point, upping Reagan ' s lead to 10-3 at the half. In the third quarter Donald Ealey trav- eled on a 13-yard jaunt into the end zone. Schott again kicked the extra point, giving Reagan a 14-point margin. It looked as if the Raiders had won the game, but Permian was determined to win. The Panthers snapped back and scored on a 10-yard toss. Then the Panthers gained two extra points by virtue of a pass. The paramount Reagan defense made the dif- ference though. They stopped a final Permian drive in Reagan territory, giving Reagan the victory. Odes- sa ended the season with an 11-4 mark. THE STATE GAME saw many sure tackles, including this one made on sturdy Mike Bayer (83). 138— Sports ' l

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S9HBBHHHBDBHHM ¥ B-Team Football Posts Season of 7 Wins, 2 Losses We expected the team to go undefeated this year because of the fine depth we had, remarked Coach Pat Pennington on the 1968 Raider B-Team. Led by captains Mike Ciccarelli, Gary Valdez and Robert Wright, the B-Team moved through their first five games undefeated. The Raiders met their first defeat at the hands of the McCallum Knights. This loss was a blow to the team after having defeated the Knights at the first of the season. The only other loss for the B-Team came when the Raiders played the Maroons for the second time. The Raiders resoundingly defeated the Maroons at the first of the season. The B-Team finished 3rd in the city behind McCallum and Austin, who tied for first place. The Maroons and Knights each had only one loss and one tie, while Reagan ' s team rec- ord showed two losses. Offensive standouts in the backfield included John- ny Woods, David Halbrook and Mike Ciccare lli. On the line, Bill Osmond, Roger Roeglin (before he moved up to varsity), and Ed McGee did an ex- tremely fine job of blocking. The Raiders scored 286 points on their opponents. Defensively, Robert Wright and Walter Bartosh led the team in tackles, assisted by Larry Sisler, Greg Verheyden and Gary Raven. The strength of the defense is shown by the fact that only 54 points were scored on the Raiders. Coach Wally Freytag assisted Coach Pennington on the sideline in the 1968 season. Managers in this winning season for the B-teamers were Alan Flentge, Mike Butler and Jeff Smith. B-TEAM FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Reagan ....14 McCallum 7 Reagan. . . . 20 Austin Reagan .... ....52 Reagan. . . . 27 Johnston Reagan. . . . ....60 Crockett Reagan .... 27 McCallum 32 Reagan. . . . ....37 Reagan. . . . .. . .13 Austin 15 Reagan ....36 Anderson il I MEMBERS OF THE 1968 REAGAN B-TEAM include, bottom row from left, Alan Flentge, Robert Wright, Gary Valdez, Tommy Keel, Charlie Sandoval, Greg Verheyden, Ronnie Moore, Johnny Woods, Randy Schmidt, Robert Turi, Ralph Dunlap, Gary Raven, Walter Bartosh, Tommy Hill, Fred Smith; second row from left, Coach Wally Freytag, Dennis Ceder, Larry Sisler, David Kaderkca, Bill Osmond, Mike Ray, Bobby Nichols, Ed 140— Sports McGee, Kenny Smith, Garry Hubbard, Wayne Bradford, Steve Erdmann, Doug Rosson, Mike Epperson, Scotty Senter, Coach Pat Pennington; third row from left, Tommy Franks, Mike Foster, David Burger, Curtis Piper, Travis Horn, Charlie Car- penter, Alan Teitelbaum, Steve Herring, Paul Rich, Mike Cic- carelli, David Halbrook. BESIDES CI Sjiii ta »PioA