Memorial High School - Reata Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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iltlli Hooks assumes reign Personality is not a trait reserved exclusively for individuals. Although people customarily have per- sonalities, inanimate things also show character. Rooms have personality. Pictures have personality. Schools have personality. But teams have a personality, toog the sum total of its working parts. Memorial Mustangs had a per- sonality. They were 54 finely meshed gears working together as a unified whole. They were a team that had to surmount a great many obstacles before they enjoyed the sweet taste of victory. And the obstacles they had to over- come were considerable. The Mustangs were entering their first season under new Head Coach Wayne Hooks, who replaced Les Koenning when the latter took the job of offensive coordinator at Rice University. A new offensive coor- dinator, Randall Alford, who hailed from Abilene High School was also a new leader for the Ponies. Inexperience, however, was the Mustang's primary weakness. A young offense started the season with only one returning starter, split end Ben Heinrich, a second team All- District selection as a junior. Senior tackle Doug Elmore, Senior kickerfflanker Thom Murphey, Senior fullback Mark Stockham and Iunior tailback Randy Miller round- ed out the offensive letter-winning experience. The defense fared better, returning five starters from the previous 10-4-1 State finalist team. Tackles Senior Glenn Hendrickson and Iunior Gene Chilton, Senior noseguard Marc Grosz, Senior linebacker Iames Crawford and Senior safety George Coltrin provided leadership. Injuries also depleted the Pony corps. Miller and Senior linebacker David King, among others, were lost early in the season and never made it back into action. With enthusiasm and anticipation running high, the Mustangs pulled .qw we-M 86 O Varsity Football into Pasadena's Memorial Stadium to kick off the football season. GAME 1. After missing on three, second quarter field goal attempts, kicker Thom Murphey split the uprights with nine seconds left to salvage a tense 10-9 decision over the Sam Rayburn Texans. Rayburn had led since midway through the second quarter, although much of the second half was spent in Texan territory. The Mustangs outgained the Texans bet- ter than two to one on the ground. GAME 2. In one of the biggest games of the young high school season, the number five state-ranked Brazoswood Buccaneers traveled to Tully Stadium to meet the Big Red. The Bucs boasted an offensive line that averaged 242 pounds. Utilizing their behemoth size and a swarming continued on page 88 Mustangs plow through a wall of Westchester Wildcats as Seniors Marc Grosz and Iames Crawford make the first down. Photo by lim Tomforde. Threatened by a Stratford lineman, Senior lay Iler moves swiftly to pitch the ball, as the Mustangs move down the field. Photo by Dan Thompson.

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