Memorial High School - Reata Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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| | | : | | | vag 1965 Co-captains ‘Jim Lesch and Kent Taylor with Coach Coleman. —Houston Chronicle Photo Twice in three years, the Mustangs have entered Bi-District competition against District 9-4A, and twice they have been turned away in defeat. Austin was the culprit in 1964, and Jones did the deed in 1965, 69-61. Kent Taylor pushed 28 points through the hoop and Jerry Kroll had 12. Height proved to be the damaging factor as Memorial was out-rebounded, 46-27. Jerry Kroll, All-District, 1964-1965; 2nd Team All-State, 1964; All-State, 1965; All Tournament, Spring Branch, 1964-1965, San Antonio, 1965. Memorial Again Meets the Bi-District Jinx Fe All-District Kent Taylor fires for two against Jones at Rice. sssiona 8 Kent Taylor: All-District, 1965, All Tournament, San Antonio, 1965. 277

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Smiley Clipped, 83-36 Finding they. were no match for the Mustangs, the Eagles from Smiley High School went very cold from the first quarter on and were trounced, 83-36. The Ponies, led by the Rustler unit throughout most of the game, revitalized the defense that The 1965 Rustler starting five. (Poythress, Hamner, Jacoby, had seemed to leave them in the past few games. Armstrong, and Carter.) The question was not if the Eagles could win, but if they could make over 40 points. They didn’t. Spring Woods Held, 82-29 For a high school to score over 100 points is really something. But for a team to score very high and hold their opponents very low is quite a feat. The Memorial Mustangs proved they could score 100 points five times in 1965. They also | held their opponents to less than 50 points ten | times. The record was set for all time agains Spring Woods on February 8, when the Ponies rolled over the Tigers, 82-29. Spring Branch Folds, 75-55 In what proved to be the district championship game, Memorial deftly downed the Spring Branch Bears for the second time this year, 75-55. It marked the fourth straight victory over the Bears in two years. Kent Taylor scored 19 for the Ponies and Jerry Kroll netted 18. — The win brought the Mustangs district record to a perfect 12-0 mark, and sent them into Bi- District competition for the second straight year. Jim Lesch grabs a rebound in the Spring Branch game. 276

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JV’s Roll Perfect District Mark BOTTOM ROW: G. Bratten, M. Derrig, L. Paton, C. Van Loozen, J. Lesch, R. Schultz, M. Johnston. SECOND ROW: Mgr. D. Thornton, M. DeVore, D. Horan, R. Veazy, B. Floyd, H. Trentham, C. Dewitt. THIRD ROW: Mgr. P. Sadler, R, Arterbury, L. Scherwitz, S. Kent, L. Wood, T. Meek, H. Barthlow, D. Mitchell, S. Torn, Coach Holloway. | Backing up the varsity, the Junior Varsity boys upheld | the winning Memorial basketball tradition that has ap- peared in the past two years. The team is composed of | the Sophomore players and Junior Varsity players, rather than having two separate teams. The result was terrific as the fellows retained the district crown with a perfect 12-0 record. Northshore fell 79-35 and 104-65, South Houston lost 85-39 and 96-60, Aldine lost 80-44 and 88-59, Smiley : fell 55-27 and 50-43, Spring Woods lost 64-36 and 76-35 and Spring Branch lost 55-48 and 73-62. ; Coach Randall Holloway 278