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

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Victor Monnella Corios Sepulvedo Forrest Hill Mike McCoy Pout Pennybocker 120 — Varsity Football

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Pool Power» Gary Attol David Hodler Donald Henderson Bill Swenson Blue Wave Falters on Way to Crown Tension was high when Reagan and Anderson met for the district lead. Both teams were undefeated and confident that they would stay that way. Anderson struck first and never trailed until late in the fourth quarter when the Big Blue battled back to gain the lead 22-14. The Raiders held on to secure their third district victory. Playing at House Park for the first time all year, the Wave continued to roll by downing Lanier 41-7. Ronnie Carter led a lightning attack which netted four touch- downs in five offensive plays. Undefeated in four district games, Reagan went into the Austin High game over-confident. Plagued by mistakes, mud, and an inspired Austin team, the Raiders fell 20-7. E Varsity Football — 119

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Rodney Greene Phillip Flower Carl Alexander Forri Horton Robert Greene Three Wins Cinch Title for Varsity Nelson Field was the site for the begin- ning of an intense rivalry between Reagan and LBJ. In the first meeting of the two schools, old friends found themselves on different sides of the line. The Raiders got untracked in the second quarter when they drove for two touchdowns. The last half was a defensive battle with Reagan using a stout goal line defense on several occa- sions. Darrell Wiley intercepted a Jaguar pass in the last seconds to keep the score at 14-8. Playing in the mud for the second time in three weeks, the Raiders fared better the second time around. Crockett was una- ble to score on the Big Blue all night. Reag- an's offense scored three times and the defense once to bring the final total to 28- 0. In the final regular season game of the year, the Big Blue exploded for 53 points. Every team member saw action against McCollum in the game which gave the team momentum to enter the playoffs. (A) Watching the team that he wo originally going to ploy for lose. Bill Swenson shows a look of gratitude to be o Reagan Roider. (B) Dorrell Crayton wrap up LBJ quarterback Woyne Ponder after no goin. (C) Korl Alexander, Jame Teague, and Bill Swenton line up to accept the challenge of the LBJ offense. (D) LBJ' la»f hope wa dashed when Kevin McBurneti and Gary Porrish swarmed in on the ball carrier. (E) Hurdling through a gaping hole, Ricky Crooks pon- ders which way to go. (F) Rodney Greene stretches out to grab a McCollum runner as Carlos Sepulveda and Korl Alexander give pursuit. Varsity Football — 121