Robert E Lee High School - Rebelee Yearbook (Midland, TX)

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victory sparks rebel pride opposite page, top left: robbie christensen. top right: gerry roblnson, gary lambert. bottom right: bill turner, this page, top: jock beatty, gary lambert. bottom left: jock beatty. bottom right: robbie christensen.

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city championship celebrafed with 17-14 win the rebel defense held the number two ranked class 5-4a team in the state, permian, to 27 points as the panthers won: lee 7, permian 27. the defense recovered four fumbles and held permian to seven points in the second half as sophomore quarterback pat lyons drove the team 44 yards in six plays for the lee score. despite an effective and often exciting offense that rolled up 349 yards to abilene ' s 386 and 19 first downs to abilene ' s 20, the rebels suffered its eighth loss in nine games, lee 6, abilene 26. lee ' s inability to put the ball over the goal line and abilene ' s ability to make the big play was the difference in the game. in their final game of the season on friday the 13th, the rebels defeated crosstown rival midland high in frigid weather, lee showed early warning of this grid thriller marching after the opening kickoff from its 21 to second and seven at the lee 46. a fake punt kept this drive alive when steve rodgers scrambled 18 yards to the mhs 36 on a fourth and one. from this point, ken- neth hunnicutt kicked a field goal, in the second quarter jocklin beatty scored to give lee a 10-6 lead at half- time, in the second half, mhs scored eight points, but quarterback gary lambert gave the game back to the rebs, skipping outside left end on a 10-yard touchdown run with six minutes to go for an exhilirating lee 17, mhs 14 victory. opposite page, top: randy hulme. this page, top left: kelly barnes. top right: robbie christensen, worthy warnack. left: gerry robinson.