Mathis High School - Galleon Yearbook (Mathis, TX)

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IN NUN-DISTRICT CUMPETITIUN PIRATE BACKFIELIJ LEFT CTOP-BOTTOM, Powell Brown, Howard Stridde, John Sutherland, Polo Delgado, Jim Rackley Lupe Garcia. RIGHT QTOP-BOTTOMQ Allan Gregorcyk, Keith Bauch, Ronnie Freitag, Lamar Greenwood, Bobby Gonzales, Ben Franco, Tony Valdez, Coach Wayne Atzenhoffer.

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PIRATES WIN FIVE, LIISE UNE AT LEFT, LAMAR GREENWOOD C101 ran around right with a hard head-on tackle. AT RIGHT, Ben Franco C211 end, gaining valuable yardage against San Diego. AT returned an intercepted San Diego pass. CENTER, Powell Brown C825 stopped Sinton ballcarrier MATHIS DOWNS GREGORY-PORTLAND 37-3 THE PIRATES BEAT Gregory Portland in a one- sided game. The Pirates scored on the second play of the game on a 55 yard run by Jim Rackley. Lamar Greenwood scored the last touchdown and kicked extra points to lead the Pirate scoring. Tony Valdez scored the last touchdown of the game by running 60 yards with one second left in the game. PIRATES EASE BY ODEM 18-O THE PIRATES PLAYED a strong defensive game to beat Odem 18-0. Johnny Snody, Don Tennill, and Howard Stridde were the Pirates' defensive stalwarts in the game. Lam ar Greenwood intercepted a pass early in the game for the Pirates' first touchdown. Greenwood scored later for the second touchdown. Ben Franco scored the Pirates' final touchdown late in the ball game. MATHIS BLANKS SAN DIEGO 32-O THE PIRATES OVERPOWERED San Diego 32-O in an explosive game. The Pirates' defensive unit--led by Bill Cabaniss, Joe Brown, and Johnny Snody--for the third time this year held its opponents scoreless. The Pirates' scoring was shared by Tony Valdez, La- mar Greenwood, and Jim Rackley. AT LEFT, DON TENNILL C735 and Howard Stridde 1833 after gaining 5 yards. AT RIGHT, Johnny Snody 1645, hauled down Odem ballcarrier. AT CENTER, Lamar Lupe Garcia 4305, and Jim Rackley C3lJ, surrounded 64 Greenwood 4103 was driven out of bounds by Goliad safety Sinton ballcarrier.

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PIRATES WIN 2, LUSE 2 Bill CabanissQ74J led interference against Goliad for tail- back Jim Rackley 1313 . Jessie Benavidez 1623 . PIRATES DEFEAT REFUGIO, 24-12 FOR FIRST DISTRICT WIN THE MATHIS PIRATES GAINED an upset victory over the Refugio1Bobcats in their first district game. In the first quarter Jim Rackley scored the Pirates' first touchdown. Ronnie Freitag scored the exua points. In the second quarter Tony Valdez scored another six points All-District End Howard Stridde picked up a blocked punt and raced tw en ty yards for the final touchdown Jessie Benavidezf62y, John Sutherland QSOJ, and Lamar Greenwood 1105 dropped Sinton Quarterback Kenneth Vickers after short gain. DISTRICT CHAMPS SINTON OUTCLASS PIRATES 33-O THE MATHIS PIRATES WERE defeated by the Sin- ton Pirates 33-0 in their second district game of the season. Sinton dominated play, scoring in every quarter. PIRATES DOWN TAFT 6-O THE MATHIS PIRATES DOWNED Taft 6-O in a hard defensive battle. Lamar Greenwood intercepted a pass and ran 55 yards for the only touchdown of the game. Bill Cabaniss, John Snody, and Jessie Benavidez led the Pirates' defense. IOC Brown C637 and Tim R2-Ckley C313 galiged UP OH Goliad ball carrier was swamped as the Pirates displayed Goliad ball carrier. their usual gang-tackling tactics.