Lanier High School - Viking Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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anierttrailed top ranked Johnston one game and the tanspaoked the Johnston gym. The Viks once again led and lost in the final seconds 57-58. After the Mac and Johnston losses, theiViks put it together and started knocking their opponents off like flies. Marshall Davis and Joe Abraham averaged 20 points a game and Gary Gossett dribbled past defenses. David Taveirne's rebounds gave us the possession for scoring. The Viks crushed Travis, LBJ, Crockett, Austin and Anderson in both R i games of the round robin season. fSubstitutes Bryan Markert, Eric Barnett, Jo f 2 Davis, Robert Sheppard and Lawrence Fowler provided the depth needed to make the team winners. g The only thing that stood between the J Viks and the district crown was that ,g so Johnston was ahead of them one game. s s Looking forward to the Johnston game the Viks seemed to forget they had Reagan to play. The Viks, leading 69-65 with 1:23, lost the ball to Reagan who tied the score, putting the teams into an overtime. Marshall Davis's 20-footer put the Viks ahead 71-69 with a minute left, but they missed two more shots and the Raiders made theirs, upsetting the Viks 73- 75. e e Upper left: Marshall Davis starts to play slow down the ball after the Viks take an early lead. Marshall got a scholarshipto Howard Payne. Upper right: A favorite ot the Viks, the fast U . . in tor Johnston H p is performed with excellence by Joe Above: . g4, comes down an ....t..4. after Above: Anderson guards 156. varsity basketball retrieving the Gary Gossett as he to foul

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Winni Q tter deteat the for Johnston. The big had come. in a carnival atmosphere the viks dribbied out with an air of y confidence knowing they would be on top. Andthat's what they did. Leading 28-15 in the first quarter, it seemed Joe Abraham and Marshall Davis couldn't miss. Sophomore Lawrence Fowler repl Gary Gossett and flu-stricken post david Taverine made a fantastic appearance. Junior Davis dribbled, faked out, and' dazzled the whoie crowd as the Viks upset District leader Johnston. To win district someone else had to beat Johnston, and LBJ couldn't help theviks out in that area. So the Viks settled for second and to do so, they had to beat Anderson, who shared the spot with them. The Vikings walked proudly into the crudely decorated Anderson Gym. Anderson had never beat Lanier and this game was crucial for both teams. The teams stayed within points of each other the first halt. After a rumor thatthey might win district after all, the Viks bounced back and played tough ball. The fourth quarter showed Anderson ahead 61-62 and they went into a stall that lasted ZV2 minutes. The Trojans missed their shot and Taveirne got the rebound. The Viks scored and Anderson made a shot.iThe Trojans rebounded as Lanier missed a shot and went into another two minute stall. Bruce Bruns stayed cool and stole the ball. Abraham shot a lay up and the Viks downed Anderson 74-72, clinching second. A One ot CoaCh.Masch's dreams was to score 100 points, Lanier led thewhole Austin game playing with two teams L instead of one. The Seniors startedand the complete underclass squad led by Brian Markert and Eric Barnett came in the middle of each quarter to let all the Seniors rest. The season closed with the Wcs raking in 109 to Austin's 57. The Viks were powerful all season. They won crucial games and lost unexpected ones. They completed the season with ' Marshall Davis and Joe Abraham making All-District and All-Centex teams. Left.iGa,ry Gossett a basket while a McCallum guard Opposite page, Markert puts the move on an n the back courtline a starter. page, left: Like many ot the other Joe Abraham makes basket. Joe was all-district 158 varsity basketball