Richfield High School - Aries Yearbook (Waco, TX)

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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.

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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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RAMS HCNORED ON ALL-ZCNE TEAM Richfield placed three of its play- ers on the Tribune-Heraldls All-Zone basketball team. Anthony Alford was selected for the first team, winning high praises as the key man in Richfieldis attack. Leading scorer, David Fisher, was named to the sec- ond team as one of the Zone,s top guards. Billy Brewer joined players from Waco High, University, Cle- burne, and Corsicana on the third team. Fisher finished fourth out of 22 in the leading scorers' standings with 152 points. Alford totaled 152 points. Alford totaled 136, and Brewer had 93 to his credit. Fisher and Alford also served as team cap- tains for the year. END Junior Billy Brewer showed great po tential for his senior year. David Fished impressed audiences with his accurate shooting. Ram managers Ken Russell and Rush cramped muscles, and boosted low spirits. Team captain HT Alford played with outstanding ability. Milam kept track of equipment, rubbed 203