Patti Welder High School - Stingaree Yearbook (Victoria, TX)

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RUBDOWN, BOYQ?-Tri-caplains Larry Sanders, Joe l-lufchhs, and Richard Beller waif pa- henfly for fl-e frainer and a good ole muscle relaxing. Vfclorla High School finished lfs second ioofball season under Coach Gordon Woods d'recfion wffh a 6-3-I won-losfrlied mark. The Sfngarees ground osf a 3-Z o7sfr'cl I5-AAAA record Yo f'n4sn We year 'n e Three-way he for fhe runner-uo soo? along wlfh San Anlonio's Alamo Heighls and Thomas Jefferson. Fighting Slingarees began by blasfing Port Lavaca 40-O in the opening game of fhe season. Afler Spring Branch's Bear pulled a startling 6-O upsef our of Their bag of rriclcs, Vfcforfa again began Els winning ways. Mary Carroll of Corpus Chrlsfi fell I3-O before fhe Slfngs. Vicroria's defense shown as never before as lhe Sfingarees wenf on lo lfe class AAAA semi-finalfsf Por? Arfdr 8-B In a brusfng confesf. l-larlfngen's previously unoefeafed Card'na's col'ded head-on info the Sfng- aree 'le and found themselves on fhe snorf e'd of a 35-O score. Then came d'slrTcr play. Highly ranked Jefferson of San Anfonio fell I4-6 and if looked as If Coach Wood's boys were heading for fhe big lime. Alamo Hefghfs. l-owever, had differenf ideas, and Vicforfa was s'ooped 34-27. l-larlandale's Indians were fre vicfims of fhe Sfogaree rebound and were flaffened 2lf6 The followfng week, l-Vghlands fa'ed no beffer fall'ng 27,0 before a p'eased Homecomng crowd in Palffl Welder Sfad'ur'r. Meanwhile fhe sfage had been :el for fhe showdown game befween Vicforfa and the Edison Bears. Winner of fre game was lo advance info fhe sfale play-offs: however, Lady Lock had smiled on Edison and 'the Bea's squeezed our a 28-20 vicfory over fhe Slingarees. Defense was fhe Sfings' slrong pofnf all season long. Opponenfs averaged sl'gh?ly more fran B poinfs per game, and The Sfrgarees held fo-r opposing feams scoreless. The l959 season rfarlred lhe lasr for Victoria in fhe San Antonio domfnaled disfricf I5-AAAA. Next year lhe Sfings will be compelifion wifh Corpus Chrisfi schools and fhe Ro Grande Valley schools in disfrfcl l4-AAAA.