Monterey High School - Chaparral Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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Polls pick ’Men high Pressure was on before school ever started. The Harris poll ranked the ’Men second in the state, AP placed them sixth, and UPI listed them at eighth. The large number of returning players from last year’s state semi- finalist squad was the main reason the MHS gridders were ranked high in ‘77. Coach James Odom expressed his opinion of the rankings by saying. “It is a guessing game. The rankings don’t mean a thing. It’s your standing at the end of the season that counts.’’ As well as being picked high as a team, three individuals were selected by Texas Football Magazine as blue- chip prospects. Those honored were Ron Reeves, quarterback: Scott Alford, offensive tackle and Greg Iseral, safety. As pre-season began, the entire team knew that a difficult task awaited them: living up to the '76 13-1 record.

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1- Coach Jack Booe-offensive line. 2- Hcad Coach James Odom-offensive backs and receivers. 3- Coach Bob Gay-defensive backs. 4- Coach Bobby Moegle-defensive ends and linebackers. 5- Coach Gus Wilson-defensive line. 6- Coach Robert Rawls-trainer. 7- ‘77 Plainsmen. Bottom Row: Richards. Stewart. Thomason. Harp and McDaniels. Second Row: Logglns. Alford. Potts. C.. Bradley. Anderson and Morris. Third Row: Pot- ts. K., McCright. Barron. A.. Hudson. Carter, Wooten and Thompson. Fourth Row: Tatum, McMinn, Voyles. Carter. Gage. Iseral. G.. Perry and Forrester. Fifth Row: Green, L, Taylor. Caffcy . Hatchett. Bruedigam and Thomas. Sixth Row: Reeves. Boulter. Henson. Dixon. Grammer. Jones and Ganta, G. Top Row: Barron. D. Mason, Iseral. D.. Grimes. Maxwell. Neald. Garza. Gary and Mann. 18 Athletics

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Tie spots perfect pre-season Plainsman gridders made it through pre-district undefeated, but did have one blemish as Wichita Falls Ryder tied the ’Men in the second bout of the season. MHS railed with an aerial at- tack in the fourth quarter to come back from a 13-0 deficit. Quarterback Ron Reeves connected with Eric Voyles a few yards away from pay dirt, and the Plainsman receiver bulled his way into the end zone for the ’Men’s first score. Phil Breudigam booted the PAT and made the score 7-13. Hopes looked dim for the Plainsmen, but a few minutes later Reeves crossed the goal line tying the score at 13. Excitement rose as the extra point team ran onto the field, but Breudigam’s kick ricocheted off the goal post. On the next defensive play. Reeves intercepted a pass with 14 seconds left in the game. Now on offense. Reeves hit Voyles with a pass to the Raiders ten yard line. Breudigam came on to attempt a field goal, but the kick was wide to the left. The final score remained 13-13. The other games of the pre-district season were all chalked up as wins. The first game was Canyon. The ’Men figured the game would be an easy win, but were surprised by the Eagles as MHS won by a slim margin, 7-0. Plainsmen finally showed their of- fensive power when they stood up against the Midland Bulldogs and whipped them 19-0. MHS was shocked by Estacado when the Matadors scored first, but the Mon- terey gridders scored 10 points at the end of the first half, and the score stayed at 10-7. MHS scored a total of 95 points in their final two pre-district games as they demolished Hobbs 54- band massacred Pampa 41-14. 20 Athletics