Memorial High School - Reata Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Aldine Clipped Aldine gave fhe Musfangs one of fheir foughesf fighfs in disfricf play fhis year. Memorial had some frouble geffing sfarfed, buf managed fo posf a 78-59 vicfory over fhe sur- prising Aldine five. Larry Wood broke info fhe double figures wifh I4 poinfs as fhe Musfangs fook fheir 27+h sfraighf win. Jerry Kroll copped The high poinf honors wifh 30 followed by Vernon Cross wifh I 8. Vernon Cross scores fwo despife Spring Wood's affempfed block. Spring Branch Bows Before a sfanding-room-'only crowd fhaf packed info fhe Memorial Gym. fhe Musfangs handily de- feafed fhe Spring Branch Bears Sl-60 for fheir 28+h sfraighf disfricf win. The Musfangs led all fhe way and won puffing forfh a final flourish. The Bears fhreafened in fh,e fhird period, buf fhe rally was shorflivecl. Jerry Kroll, confrolling fhe backboards, dropped in 35 poinfs, followed by Vernon Cross wifh 22 and Larry Wood wifh IS. Kroll opens Spring Branch game wifh 'rip TO Carfer 1549 Jerry Kroll shoofs as Mike Millegan l35l fighfs for rebound posifion. Red Over Gold Memorial confinued ifs winning ways by dumping fhe Spring Woods Tigers 88-56. Playing againsf a much shorfer Spring Woods ouffif, The Musfangs fook an easy win, while preparing for fhe Spring Branch showdown. Vernon Cross and Mike Millegan scored Il poinfs each, buf Jerry Kroll broughf home fhe bacon wifh 28 poinfs. I

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Mustangs Over Trojans By deTeaTing SouTh I-lousTon, 92-45 The MusTangs conTinued Their Two-year sTring oT consecuTive disTricT wins. Memorial Tans Turned ouT To waTch Their Team Take iTs TwenTy-TourTh consecuTive disTricT win in a heaTed baTTle aT The SouTh l'lousTon Gym. Three Memorial roundloallers made The double Tigures. Jerry Kroll Took The lead wiTh 28. I-larry BarThlow and Roland Car- Ter Tallied IO each. I64 North Shore Smashed Running wild The TirsT quarTer, The Mus- Tangs began The I966 disTricT race Ioy de- TeaTing NorTh Shore IO6-78. Vernon Cross led The rampage, scoring I6 poinTs in The TirsT period. The Ponies looked greaT as They broke The cenTury mark Tor The TirsT Time in The season. Cross Took high poinT honors wiTh IS. Jerry Kroll Tollowed wiTh I6 and Mike Millegan made The double Tigures scor- ing IO. Hall pumps Tor 2 poinTs Fired-up MusTangs await game, left To righ'r: Horan, Koll Ke T Barfhlo PoyThress, PayTon. Cross. Eagles Defeated The mighTy MusTangs douloled another opponenT's score. sTomping Smiley 9I-45 OTT To a slow sTarT, Memorial gained speed and pulled out oT range. Again The Ponies puT Three in The double Tigures. Jerry Kroll led The pack, Tally ing, 26, while Vernon Cross scored I7 and Roland Carter came up wiTh IO. l Memorial's Tasl' break aT work, Cross I l22I passes To PoyThress l32I

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Coach Coleman and The Coleman Corps . LeTT To Righlz Cross, Millegan, Kroll, Wood, CarTer, PoyThress. Troians Sfymiecl The IvlusTangs showed ThaT They are indeed a versaTiIe Team as They deTeaTed The SouTh I'IousTon Troians I I5-37. IT is quiTe a TeaT To hold a Team To only 37 poinTs, buT The MusTangs wenT on To also break The cenTury mark. Jerry Kroll was The sTar oT The nighT as he scored a record 58 poinTs. No one could sTop Kroll, who played nearly all oT The game and hiT a phenomenal 20 ouT oT 22 from The Tree Throw line. I-le also rammed in I9 Two-poinTers Trom The Tloor To seT a new disTricT and ciTy record. Larry Wood charges hard as Kroll l42I adds Two more poinTs. North Shore Falls The IvIusTangs handily deTeaTed NorTh Shore Tor The second Time This season 76-42. This exTended The lvlusTangs' disTricT win skein To 29. and gave Them a disTricT record oT 6-O Tor The year. I-Iigh poinT man was Two Time all-sTaTer Jerry Kroll. wiTh 26 poinTs. Vernon Cross Tollowed wiTh a sTeady I2 poinTs. F' , CapTain Jerry Kroll geTs Two oT his record 58 poinTs and Roland CarTer assisTs. Aldine Crushed The Memorial roundballers Took Their ThirTy-TirsT consecuTive disTricT win as They crushed Aldine IO8- 6O in The MusTang Gym. WiTh Their Tine deTense and accuraTe shooTing The IVIusTangs builT up a comTorTabIe lead oT ol-26 aT The haIT. They came back in The second haIT, subsTiTuTing Treely, and ran away To Tinish lO8-60. This was The MusTang's Third Time To break IOO in disTricT play This year. Vernon Cross, doing some Tine shooTing Trom The ouTside, Tallied I8 while Jerry Kroll Took high honors wiTh 20.