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

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Varsity Basketball Cagers Capture Third in City Ratings Wt! Despite the length of the football season, the Raid- er varsity basketball team placed 3rd in district com- petition, their best season since the first year when Reagan also took 3rd place honors. Coach Del Mo- berg commenting on the team said, We have made as much progress as any team. At the end of the season Reagan was as good as any team in the dis- trict. The Raiders won 7 out of the last 8 games. Had the football season not extended so far into basketball season, the team might have ended further up in the standings. Mike Bayer and Alan Moore both missed the first 12 games and it took almost another 7 games for them to get into top form. As for personnel — the Raiders had some of the best. Jack Louis was undoubtedly the outstanding player of the season as he led the team in every de- partment. Louis scoring 677 points, hit 54.6% from the field and 117 out of 148 free throws for a 79-1 percentage. For a career total Louis scored 1,312 points, breaking a district record set in 1958 by a McCallum player. Louis averaged 27.1 points a game. According to Coach Moberg, sophomore Charles Solomon improved way beyond any expectation. Solomon pumped in 236 points for the Raiders. Sophomore Johnny Robinson, who missed the last 6 games, tallied 151 points. Alan Moore scored 113 points. According to Coach Moberg the team scored better in district competition than previous Raider teams. The Coach lettered 10 players including Solo- mon, Bill Kirk, Jeff Maidlow, Johnny Robinson, Alan Moore, Mike Bayer, Dan Thompson, Waymond Clark, Matt Carroll and Jack Louis and Randy Walker. The best games for the Raiders were against Austin High on December 20 and against Johnston on February 7. In the contest with the Maroons, the Raiders came out on top with a score of 76-61. Louis went on a scoring spree as he netted 41 points. The Raiders, who led throughout the game, held a 42-25 advantage at the half. The Rams, who were tied for the district lead and number 10 in the state prior to the game, fell by a score of 59-52. This win by Reagan gave Anderson the district championship. Solomon was the star of the game, scoring 22 points and gathering 11 rebounds for the winning cause. Finishing 3rd with a 16-9 season record and a 10-4 district record, the Raiders moved up from a 6th place finish last year. The 1968-1969 season was the best effort by a Reagan varsity basketball team since a 3rd place finish in 1965-1966. DEL MOBERG, COACH of the varsity cagers, watches his team perform. 146 — Sports Ift

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K- LEADING LANIER ' S DEFENDERS, Ed Attra (44) looks hard for his offensive blockers. COACHES DEL MOBERG and Dan Schroeder discuss tactics for the next offensive play. R O B E RT EASLEY (22) settles himself comfortably in the mid- dle of opposing de- fenders. t»t vC Sports — 14! HMnmnMBBBn |MM B|Mvnnxauj|M

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VARSITY BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Reagan. . . . ....68 S. A. McCollum .... . . 65 Reagan ...60 VC(aco University .... . . 40 Reagan. . . . ....48 Harlandale . . 53 Reagan. . . . ....48 San Marcos . . 55 Reagan. . . . 80 Waco University .... . . 66 Reagan. . . . . ...57 S. A. Burbank • 39 Reagan. . . . 70 Rockdale . . 47 Reagan ....43 S. A. Alamo Heights . . . 53 Reagan ....54 Johnston . . 59 Reagan .... ....60 Travis . 44 Reagan. . . . ....43 San Marcos . . 54 Reagan .... ....54 . 72 Reagan .... ....76 Austin . . 61 Reagan. . . . ....53 Lanier . 33 Reagan .... ....41 Travis . 50 Reagan .... ....43 McCallum . 42 Reagan .... 77 Johnston . 83 Reagan .... . ...51 Crockett . 41 Reagan .... ....53 Anderson . 76 Reagan. . . . . ... 59 Austin . 48 Reagan .... 70 Lanier . 64 Reagan. . . . ...69 . . 38 Reagan .... 51 . 50 Reagan .... ...59 . 52 Reagan .... 77 Crockett . 57 JACK LOUIS GOES up for two points against the Mc- Callum Knights. Wf R M T BAS pm T B A , LL AM MEMBERS include, from left, Walker, Gary Morrison, Johnny Robinson, Rickey Smith, Mike Jeff Maidlow, Bill Ktrk, Waymond Clark, Alan Moore, Charles Bayer. Solomon, Matt Carroll, Dan Thompson, Jack Louis, Randy SpoitS — 147