King High School - Coronat Yearbook (Corpus Christi, TX)

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Miller Bucs Bump King Mustangs Statistics r m mm Miller King HKHtliBl First Downs 13 8 Kl!? J Net Yards Rushing 188 67 Net Yards Passing 47 78 Passes Attempted 3 14 Passes Completed 3 2 Passes Intercepted 3 Fumbles lost 2 3 Penalties 5-35 3-29 ■ J . KT i Punts L ' H HM ' V V - « . . King ' s Mighty Mustangs were stormed B ' S B V BA tf tf! under by the Miller Buccaneers 28-8 in Buc Stadium Oct. 23. The Mustang offense could T ' F W H P score the B IB I L I a injury which the Mus- F M h . tangs dearly. The Bucs scored all 28 of their points in the first half and clearly assured their number 10 ranking in the state ratings. David Swantner scored King ' s only touch- down with 2:14 left in the game, when he took a screen pass from Terry Miller and outran Miller defenders 69 yards to the goal. Hpr Coy Featherston added 2 extra points, and K3 . ' T .i the final score stood 28-8 in favor of the Bucs. Coy Featherston heads upfield for additonal yardage, trying to outrun a close Miller player Mighty Mustangs hustle onto field, crashing the traditional break tlirough. David Sanders Jimmy R E E 74 Sports

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King Mustangs Spurred by Ray Texans ■:t- -i. Mike Featherston picles up vaJiiahle yardage defense closes in. Ray King rirstDoivns 15 ]j Net Yards Passing 260 1 61 Net Yards Rushing Passes Attempted Passes Completed Passes Intercepted Fumbles Lost ' ' «s 6-35.6 35. Penalties 8-67 2-1 The Green Machine suffered its first defeat at the hands of the Ray Texans in front of a near-capacit ' crowd Oct. 17. In the first quarter, King scored first, when a short Ray punt put them in excellent field position at the opponent ' s 34-yard line. The Featherston brothers picked up 28 yards, including Coy ' s three-yard touchdown scamper. After an illegal procedure on Ray. the .Mustangs decided to go for two. but were unsuccessful. With 8:0.5 remaining in the first half, the Texans scored from 4 yards out, the point attempt was good, and the score stood 7-6 until 6 seconds remained in the game. King demonstrated a superb defense, which was lead by Tommy Haas, Brent Haggard, Ricky Haynes. and Danny Dugan. The Mustangs surrendered another touchdown to Ray, making the final score 14-6. Tommy Ha f Mighty Mustangs stick together through thick and thin. Sports 73

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Green Machine Stomps Beeville, Bows to Alice Statistics King Beeville First Doivns 22 8 Net Yards Rushing 322 19 Net Yards Passing 20 133 Passes Attempted 5 34 Passes Completed 3 11 , V a H Passes Intercepted 3 ' T» « w H Fumbles Lost. 5 I V , ' - r P - ' ' ' 1 C3 «• • V . . . Mc-i Penalties 2-10 4-30 ■ » . P Ps King ' s ' Green Machine ' got back in gear l t ™ f Kt after two consecutive losses and proceeded f j m to maul the Beeville Trojans 48-0 Oct. 31). , f . BBl Scoring twice for the Ponies was David Swantner on a 1-yard plunge and from two yards out. .After Swantner ' s second score, Coy Featherston flipped a 2-point con- K a H f K - V ' V B{ ;- ' K t ' version pass to Bill Fleeman, Jerry Miller Jk 9 H J- lt iK» ' K J K-- V f K fiA I b threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to 1 ; VB . HcmV I HliiwK B k . I M H Danny Dugan, and Dennis Polk kicked thi j M H I I mw W t ' ' J J ' u t L ' ' ti ' 3 point. This rounded out the first Is L jT % f r PS PC l k l 27-0. The second half scoring was not I I mS M. a 1 heavy as the first half, but every Mustang • J V ' V« Z f ' W i B plenty of action, and 21 more points mm VH HI B H were tacked on the score board. Swantner got things rolling again, as he scored from the 1-yard line with Dugan adding the point. M. T A D w .1 u D 11 1- In the fourth quarter, Richard Sturgis Above; Uavid Bonilla powers through Beeville ime ' f for a big gain. Below: Fading back with poise and blocked a punt, and .Matt Beaton fell on it in confidence is Terry MiUer. the end zone for the touchdown. Dugan accurately converted the extra kick, hiking the score to 41-0. A I -yard run by Sturgis made the scoring complete. Dugan ' s kick was good, finalizing King ' s sixth victory. Steve Forney Mgr. Guy Foster Mgr. Statistics King First Downs 17 Net Yards Rushing 96 Net Yards Passing 49 Passes Attempted 17 Passes Completed 6 Passes Intercepted 1 Fumbles Lost 2 Punts 4-31.4 Penalties 3-25 12 187 13 4 3-29 7-53 The King Mustangs suffered their third defeat of the year at the hands of the Alice Coyotes, 30-12, on Nov. 7. The Green Machine could not get rolling until the second half, whereas Alice racked up 22 points the first half. Danny Dugan started the King rally when he made a fumble recovery at the Alice .30-yard line. An 8-yard run by Coy Featherston, a penalty and a 30-yard run by David Swantner produced the touchdown. The try for 2 points fell short, and the score stood 22-6. Alice lost the ball on their next possession, when Swantner recovered a fumble. Terry Miller took to the air and threw 2 passes to Bill Fleeman ing the ball to the Alice three. From there it was Swantner again who got the six-pointer. David Bonilla ' s try for 2 fell short and Alice scored one more time. Sports 75