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

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Griddvrs T For the first t'me in the school's history, Victoria High placed a player on an All Ar er'can team. Senior Guard Larry Sanders was named to the l959 Prep All American fourth team by the Oklahoma City Wigwam Wfsemen ot America from 6,005 nominations receTyed from coaches, scouts, and sportswriters over the country. This made Sanders eligible tor Dldv in the All American Prep Football classic scheduled for August provided he met some other reouirerrents. Be- sides this high honor, Larry was placed on the All State first tear'- bythe Fort Worth Star-Telegram. This school had never had an all- state first str'ng souadman either. Also, this Vt-lite was given recog- nition by the Waco Herald Tfbune which placed hirn on the second All-State team and by tne Texas Sportswriters Association which gave him honorable mention on their team. Coaches of District I5- AAAA named Sanders along with teammates Tackle Lawrence McEl- roy and Tailback Torr'm'e Pearson to the tirst string all district team. Besides his all-district recognit'on, McElroy was named to the all- South Texas first squad by the Kingsville Record and honorable men- tion by the Texas Sportswriters as well as an honorable mention spot in the national ratings. Tommie Pearson was the district's leading scorer as well as the leading ground gainer tor the season. Center Diego Rojas was named to the all district second team and was given honorable mention on the Kingsville paper's All-South Texas squad. Finch Burriss also gained honorable mention honors on the South Texas team as a fullback. Five Stingarees were recognized as all-district honorable mention players. Guard Jerry Smith, Tackle Danny Yarbrough, Wingback Rrichard Beller, and Ends Joe Hutchins and Fred McCoy made up t at list. Senior Jerry Smith was given this school's coveted Santleben Award by the l959 Stingaree team. This is given in recognition of a player's value to the team and sportsmanship. Jerry was also chosen to play in the annual School-boy North- South game which will be in Dallas, August 5. Naturally, he will play for the South, ln the words of Coach Gordon Wood, This is the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a high school football player not excepting being chosen on the All-State team. Xi, PAUSE FOR A PICTURE- tootball strate . The ar rt '?: i5f7'f Stingaree coaches stop a moment in planning all-Pnportan gy y e James Subd, trainer for the team: James Cleveland, assistant coach and scout, Morris Southall, backfield coach, Gordon Wood, head coach and ath letic directory and Paul Alley, line coach. FOR THE LAST TIME AS STINGAREES-Victoria's All-District cho ces put away their football eouipment. Guard LarrY Sondergl tailback Ton- mie Pearson, and tackle Lawrence McElroy, all seniors, were named tc this honor team by the coaches ot the six-member Distr'ct I5-AAAA

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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.

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T'J s w'a' if :cfs We as 'wo Sanoyacz :cs-3 n cn La y Teal. Thee ofrer S nqarees, howe.e', a'e 'ea' and a'e f:e'e ne: a' 'og-' ce oniv a : Q C-331 c' ::s:':e ,Nezylzboriug Kiwis Lose Again Por' vI.n..xfa S Sanocrans 'an vo owg- '-an vnev cou d hand e a' Inav fei' Io Ins S'noarees or J Irma IP.: 400 counr ir 'ne season opc'e'. Tai back Tc r Pearson Icd 'nc V'cforia onslaught scorinq Iwo Youchdowns and picking up I98 yards in I5 carries. II was Pearson who ripped off his ow' qv IacIcIe on the second pI:1v from scrirnrvaqc and raced 54 -varos for fhe Sf ngf, Iirsf score, Pear on again oroke info the scoring colurnn 'n Ihe IWIIGI D'3'O'i when FO vosscd owe' Pc I3 yards our, Mowai 'n 'he second :uar'f aoohcwye ouaricrback Gene Young faded back Irorn ve Yen and fi' er: Ped McCoy ' 'he env: zone fo' s'x rnore SIina,a'ee poinfs. Frcn Burris converfed Io' 'hi' SSCC'1 'ine and 'ne sco'ecca'u shcf-eo 200 af Ihe raI . In 'ne Vo Guarre' Sco 'e Po'rs cafe Q' fo iead fha Vicrofa ariack a 1 prorrtpny h'9 R':ha 1 Beer w n A 38 yard pass 'o our Coach Gordon Woods Do.s aheao 260. In We :Cuff Cluarfef We S'inq: were SVI' going sirong. La'ry Teal iook a oifchou? and scanpered unrouched for IourIeen ya':1s and anorher rouchdown, Lawrence McEIroy Kick was good. Afier Pearson's mass inbercepfion on fhe IO yaro 'ne, which sfopped Por? Lavaca's onIy scoring fhreai of The evening, Ihe Shnqarees once aga'n rnarched downfiefcl for anower score w'Ih WesIey Johnson 'novinq Ihe Iasr sefen vards io' We score, McEI'o,f again spIiT fee ..p qh+s, and We show was oIi o-fer. JERRY SMITH - Guard PEARSON PERFORMANCE f Tornmy Pearson even bowIs over his own reamrnaies as he 'uns foward We qroiron, BareIy visibIe in fre foreground is a Sandcrab who ieII when Lawrence 1 A 'EIN ' V -cum, I Nr FRED MCCOY -- End ,J DIEGO ROJAS - Cerner McEIrov 'oop ez. I END OF THE LINE -- fze'i.' I84