San Antonio College - El Alamo Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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fhvur or .gm time Guards shared honors with fellow team members as is evident in this series of ,mfs Wm pictures taken during an action-filled game with nationally-rated Wharton College. nple lose LOD- ref-1 the nior oint HCI. ent- bert img re- 101' A The familiar electric score board in the SAC gym kept spectators posted as tallies mounted on both the home and '4visitors side. South Zone Play SAC did not have much luck in the National Junior College Athletic Association District 14- South Zone tournament, losing to South Texas in their opening game 99-94. Therefore, the bright spots of the season had to be the big victory over Ranger Junior College and the play of the individual Ranger thinclads. On January 25 the Ranger squad, also named Rangers, invaded the SAC stomping grounds with a bulgy 15-1 record and a pompous national ranking. The Smith cagemen promptly deflated the lofty dreams of the Visitors 82-68 in a crushing display of fast-breaking strategy. A full-court press proved to be the best weapon as Coach Smith called for it at the onset and watched it frustrate the visiting Rangers throughout. Individual Smithmen distinguished themselves in season play and were rewarded hy berths on all-star teams. Charles Brawner was named to the All-Region team, and Johnnie Teran and Albert Villarreal were named to the second All-Conference team.

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qv One way to win a game is to out- jump the opposition as demonstrated by Charles- Meyer. Richard Taylor shows perfect jump shot form despite distractions by two anxious Concordia players. ,.! 13 Blinn and SAC players simultaneously tense for rebound off the backboard. Texas Conference Coach Tom Smithls Rangers won their opening Texas Junior College Athletic Conference game, demolishing Concordia Lutheran College of Austin, 110-68 and going over the century mark for the first time. With the victory, SAC became one of the early leaders in the conference. However, following the Christmas holiday break, the Rangers took to the road and were dumped by four straight conference foes. The first defeat was' incurred by Blinn Junior College and broke a SAC winning streak of six straight. To make matters worse, the loss knocked them out of the league lead. The SAC cagers lost their second conference game to one of the most powerful junior colleges in Texas-Wharton. Eighth- ranked in the nation, Wharton downed the Rangers only after a hard battle 94--79. South Texas Seahawks of Houston pinned the third conference defeat on SAC, 102-97. The Rangers enjoyed a margin in field goals but excessive fouling, cashed in by the Seahawks, spelled the difference. Nobody seems to know where the ball is except one Stag player. S