Richfield High School - Aries Yearbook (Waco, TX)

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Carl Mclntosh was one of RHS's better junior rebounders. , David Fisher kicked up his heels to put through another two. The crowd watched anxiously in the closing minutes of the last Trojan game. disappointing, evening for Richfield RAMS FINISHED THIRD T usually did the honors at tip-off. fans. The game was hard-fought all the way. David Fisher was high point rnan for the night, followed by NT Alford. The Trojans scored first f but Armstrong and Alford soon put the Rams ahead. It was basket-for basket until late in the second quar- ter when University began to build up a lead. Roy Nash and Carl Mc- Intosh hit several baskets to cut Uni- versityis lead to 47-40, but the Tro- jans had the game 48-56. Ram starters Alford, Fisher, Nash, Mclntosh, and Copeland put Richfield in a quick 15-9 lead against the Bryan Broncos but could not keep up the pace. Richfield fell behind and could never catch up as the Broncos won 58-51. Cleburne's Yellow Jackets ended Richfield,s district title hopes as they downed the Rams in the final sec- continued 20l

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Coach Rolan counseled with the team during breaks. Richfield's next game was also against Tigers, but this time it was the Corsicana Tigers. The Rams took an early lead and coasted the rest of the way behind the pressing defense and fancy shooting of Fisher, Al- ford, Copeland, and Carl lVlcIntosh. Glen Meador and Alex Howe added points to bring the final score to 82-62. In a make-up game against the Cleburne Yellow Jackets, Richfield suffered its second district loss. The first period was a red-hot quarter for both teams, but Richfield's pace slowed, and during the second per- iod the Rams lost their lead. The Rams rallied during the third quar- ter with valuable points scored by Billy Brewer and T Alford. The score stood tied with very little time left in the game, but Richfield could not catch up before the final whis- tle blew with Cleburne ahead 87-86. Cold weather, heated rivalry, a packed gym, and outstanding basket- ball added to an exciting, although Jimmy Miller struggled through tough opposition. BAS KETBALL f conft. 200 Ernie Armstrong scrambled for points Coach Morrow assisted scbrekeepers.

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BASKETBALL fcontz oncls of the game to take away a 67- 65 win. This left the Rams 4-5 for the district season and out of run- ning for the title. David Fisher and Billy Brewer led Ram scoring, fol- lowed by Wooten and Armstrong. Control of rebounds made the difference as Richfield lilitzed the Waco High Tigers for the second time in their season finale. Rich- field's pressing defense kept Waco to three points during the first quar- ter and a close defense allowed the Tigers only 35 points for the rest of the game. Leading rebounders were Anthony Alford and Billy Brewer, and scorers were Fisher and Wooten. Richfieldis massive attacks gave them a 72-35 victory which put the Rams in third place in the North Zone with a 5-5 district record for the season. END Juniors Jimmy Miller U35 and Carl Mc Intosll M53 added to effective teamwork.