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

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en @[n] ff®©@m A 23-10 season record enabled the Reagan varsity basketball team to capture second place in the city, behind district winner Johnston. The Raiders started out with a pre- season loss to San Antonio Highlands 70- 84 despite a 27 point performance from senior Charles Proby. The team suffered their second defeat of the season November 21 against the Killeen Kangaroos. The final score was Killeen by two, 48-50. Junior James Johnson led all scorers with a 28 point performance. Johnson was the leading scorer once again in a non-district game against Westwood. Reagan got on the winning track by defeating the Warriors by a margin of three points, 39-36. Reagan then traveled to the Snake Pit to meet the San Marcos Rattlers. Arriving in San Marcos with an even record of two wins and two losses, the Raiders left with yet another defeat. Proby ' s 21 points could not help the Raiders as they lost 55- ' ' 6. December 3, 4, and 5, the Raiders par- ticipated in the Clear Creek tournament where they defeated Baytown Sterling 49- 43; and lost to Cypress Creek, 52-60 and to Longview 55-64. Now it was time for the district race to begin. Reagan was chosen by the area coaches to win district, but Reagan had to knock off several teams to do it. The team managed to win their first two district games against LBJ and defending champs Austin, but then lost to the eventual champs, the Johnston Rams. Varsity basketball team (front row): Doug Dickerson. Greg Morisey, Gerald Wright, Michael Horton. Anthony Johnson. Quintin Redd. Danny Redding Mark Sheeran; second row: Jeanette Spinelli, Coach Frank Guttman, Michael Harris, Roy Ross. Charles Proby, James Johnson. Marshall Sanders, Derrick Morell, Elliott Hill, Coach Gail Simpson. Varsity Non-district Scores Reagan 70 Reagan 48 Highlands (SA) 84 Killeen 50 Reagan 62 Round Rock 58 Reagan 39 Westwood 36 Reagan 55 Reagan 52 Reagan 49 Reagan 55 Reagan 53 San Marcos 76 Cypress Creek 60 Sterling 43 Longview 64 Westwood 50 Reagan 70 Reagan 64 Lanier 60 Highland Park 66 Reagan 59 Reagan 70 Reagan 67 Johnston 71 Copperas Cove 42 Austin 63 Reagan 63 Del Valle 50 Reagan 67 Killeen 64 Reagan 75 . Edison 51

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CO .n 0) Q Marshall Sanders shoots for iwo from ihe outside in a game against Crockett. C 3 O CO In a non-district game against Round Rock, James Johnson takes Junior Gerald Wright keeps on the alert and waits for a Round Rock player to pass the ball. Reagan a fall. Later, in practice, Johnson suffered a collapsed lung which won the game by four points, 62-58. kept him out of play for several weeks. 34

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