Plainview High School - Plain View Yearbook (Plainview, TX)

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Barron conveys the ball during clash with Hornets. TRENT JORAN Tackle 190 lbs. Streak Ends! 'Dogs Beat Littlefield, 20-18 It finally ended! After 24 consecutive games without a win dating back to 1960 the 'Dogs edged by Littlefield, 20-18, to end the longest losing streak in the state. The Bulldogs scored the first time they had the ball, with the tally coming on an 18-yard pass from Tom Sawyer to Jerry Wright. Trent Jordan kicked the extra point and Plainview led, 7-0. Littlefield came right back to score, and it was 7-6. ln the second quarter, Sawyer scored on a 35-yard aerial from Harold Scroggins. Jordan kicked the point to make the score 14-6. Littlefield scored in the third quarter but again was held by the Bulldogs on the extra-point's try. In the final period, Sawyer sneaked over for a third 'Dog touchdown from two yards out for a 20-12 lead. The visiting Wildcats scored but were stacked up by the Bulldog line on the conversion try to make the score 20-18. The crowd of 4,500 chanted off the seconds as the Bulldogs held on to the ball to ice away the game. At the final gun, the stands exploded and fans poured out over the field and swarmed the victorious Bulldogs. The victory bell rang, and horns honked for hours after the game. Plainview had shown everybody that they had a football team. JERRY WRlGHT Halfback 155 lbs

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LYNN BARTON Tackle 165 lbs. RUSTY ETHEREDGE End 175 lbs. EDDIE PIERCY Guard 165 lbs. Mike Buchanan carries the ball

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ROBERT MOORE JOE SCOTT Halfback 16OIbs. Halfback T55Ibs. TOMMY LLOYD Halfback 165 lbs. Joe Don Ford gets it from behind by Littlefield