Northside High School - Horn Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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Northside beofs Floresville Craig Mason shows good form as he takes a jump shot in the last district game of the season against East Central. Wayne Benke gets in position to take the rebound if the need arises. At the same time he seems to be trying to get in front of one of East Central's players to avoid competition with him for that precious ball. -- Watch that el- bow, Benke! Hank Cox reaches for the ball against Floresvllle s Caro number twenty three Wayne Benke stands below ready to spring to the aid of his team mate if the play demands it Thrs picture 1S a good example ofthe way that these two North side players worked together throughout the year There was a great deal of competition on the rebounds in the district games thisyear the Cox Benke combination tookmany of these balls from their competing teams Pete Inselman Although Pete did not see much action during the year he helped keep the fight and spirit of h1s team high This was Pete s f1.rst year with the team he was ambitious and was always ready to come to the aid of his teammates Pete s friendly nature and encouragement gave the players new These are the averages in points per game for the six top scorers on the Ram s team for the season and district play The fact that only two points separate the top three scorers shows the great teamwork d1s played by the team this year Season District Season District Wayne Benke 13 9 19 3 Don Steubing Craig Mason 12 2 ll O Hank Cox Pat Olfers 11 7 11 1 Wayne Bacon i 5 E . ' ' ,gg K .Y faith in themselves. ' . ' 6.3 5. 3 l . . 4. 9 5. 3 , , 3. 9 3. 6

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district gcames Wayne Bacon Butch played several postttons well and served as a ut1l1ty man wheneverhe was needed Even though he was only stx feet tall he was among the top rebounders because of hrs tremendous flght and hustle He was a co captatn thts year hts sentor year and always played a very sptrtted game Thls was Waynes thtrd year on the varstty team heshowedhts expertence and ab1l1ty wtth each motton The bench looks very untnterestedtn the game agalnst East Central The team had already won the dtstrxct champtonshlp at thts ttme and had hlgh hopes of taktng the upcomtng game agatnst Lockhart The practtces had become more tntense as Coach Barborak made hrs plans to take the br dtstrtct champtonshrp Cratg Mason Cratg was amongthe top scorers and top rebounders tn the dtstrtct Although he was chosen for the second all d1str1ct team he made the ftrst all regxonal team He had had a good amount of experlence on the varstty team for he was the only three year letterman on thts year s team Cralg had the quallttes of a good basketball player He was not only tall but also sktlled 1n jumplng shootlng and running and he used good Judgement on the floor Cratg was a good sport as well as a sktlled player uv' Wayne Benke Wayne a Juntor was a unantmous cholce of the dlstrtct s coaches for the post of center on the all d1str1ct team Stx foot two tnch Wayne led the team 1n scortng tn dtstrlct play and was second tn re bounds He has one more year of eltgtbtltty he recelved hrs second letter thts year Wayne had the sktll and hetght of a good basketball player and he made use of hrstalents He had good speed and co ordtnatron on the f oor li! i gina ',.... ff V. H - . 1 . f . . . . . . 3 . . . . . - . . ' 1 . RV V ' ' . . M V v A ,R . , . . . ' - 5 . . . . . . . xg ', Y 7 Y It . . T' 1 - 1 l . I . . , , , . . . . S I I , - . . 1 ' . I H g it V Ink., . ' f' - , ' 'V- - :ug , 91 , .- , . . . 1 , f I , Y 15 ' I A r 1' f 7 4. . ' V , ' V , ,wfhv '- ' 555 X ' 1 ' ' . 9' 2. V V' , J 'g .6 ' V ' V ' 'V ,. , nw, ' ' 1 ' .,, , , I '1 ' - ,. 'ff t ' ' ,ff

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clench district title Northsides famous tumblers provided entertainment durrng the halftrmes at the home ball games They spent much trme preparrng therr skrts for the spectators and they put on clever shows at the games Cleve Reeves looks on as Larry McGlothlrn starts over hope he makes rt A grrls team put on srmrlar shows at the half trmes .nw , Pat Olfers trres for two pornts rn the crucral Floresxrlle game rn whrch the Rams team clrnched the drstrrct trtle Wayne Bacon Don Steubrng and Crarg Mason Nlorthsrde pl yers stand readyto Jump to the ard of Pat rf he mrsses Thrs feelrng of teamwork was qurte prevalent among the Northsrde players No doubt rt was one reason why the team drd so well , . . . , . ., Y Y ,. ' X .f ., I r 1 'v Aim - ,gs ,r fwffg, 4 F, I l 'A I 5 . i ' ' . u I V . George Wrllrngham George was the tallest man on the team but hrslack of ercperrence kepthrm from start rng several games He had two more years to play for Northsrde but unfortunately hemowed away at the close ofthe school year George had sprrrt and he was ali-.axs ready to go He nex er mrssed a chance to do hrs best for hrs team and school George afforded much amusement for the members of the team when they were on trrps to and from the games A wrnnrng team certarnly needs trme to rest 1IS worrres now and then George helped the Rams team to do just that He alxvays had some fsrnn sayrng or a new trrck to show hrs teammates rn order tt rarse therr morale