Stratford High School - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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if 1 61 ri :?, L' Q - 5' , A K S 'ti--.....,-. Leaping above the onlooking play- ers, Senior Mark Selz 1502, lakes a jump shot during their Westchester game where the Spartans lost 43-46. Jumping high olf the floor, Senior Mark Selz f50Q, is backed by Senior Ben Langston 5401, as he shoots for two . Kgs: , . f L . . X 122 varsity basketball eee - K p X My . , fir-- 1980 Varsity Statistics Stratford Opponent 64 L 52 ee 62 Clear Creek 61 59 Sharpstown 49 68 Nederland 50 69 Westbury 48 49 Brazoswood 48 54 Spring Branch 52 43 Westchester 46 47 South Houston 46 59 Port Arthur- Lincoln 68 53 Forest Park 56 61 Raegan 66 59 Bryan 66 71 La Porte 32 51 Jersey- Village 52 66 McCullough 59 59 Aldine 51 73 Klein 54 8820 '7 .1 Readying himself for the next play, All District Senior Ben Langston watches the action. Being louled by a Memorial player, Senior Bobby O'Brien 5221, preparej to dribble after grabbing a detensiv rebound.

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A refreshing start 2 Freshman Volleyball team Summing it all up, Freshman members brought home two Susan Blankenship said, trophies from three Everyone worked well tournaments. together and didn't feel bad if After taking second place at the Baytown Tournament and third place in the Galena Park Tournament, freshmen ended .ip with an 8-6 district record. l think the team worked well together this year because 'nost of us had played in junior nigh with each other, said Freshman Helga Bruland. The season was a mixture of not only work, but fun too. We got to meet a lot of we lost because we knew we had done our best. people at the games and see some old friends, said Freshman Bethany Breed. Commenting on her coaches, Freshman Susan Carey said, Ms. Brimberry and Mrs. Martin taught me everything I know. They helped out a lot and worked with us individually. ,MA is Resting during a game, Susan Carey 192, Helga Bruland 582 and Hillary Henderson 5372 sit on the sideline bench. With straight arms and eyes upward, Freshman Susan Blankenship 5222 bumps the ball. Alter Coach Brimberry's instruc- tions and pep-talk Jeannie Krafka U 02, Helga Bruland C82, and Susan Carey 592 concentrate on the upcom- ing game while Anne Hughes U22 and Renae Rogers C392 look anx- iously al the clock that will signal the start ofthe game. www Qu volleyball 121

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Strive For Consistency Despite inconsistency, a Iacko depth, and tough com petition, the varsity basketball finished their 1980 season with a winning 18-14 record. Finishing district with a 6- 8 record, t ey posted a 4-3 record in the second half, coming within one game of the post season play-offs. Led by Ben Langston and Mark Selz, the team won its first seven games. Ben Langston was the leading scorer in District 17-4A and named to the first team of All District. Mark Selz made honorable mention All District and was the seventh leading scorer in district. We had an outstanding season, winning seven the participants, the more an games in a row and setting a injury affects the team in school record, said Varsity Coach Guy Barre. The season was a mild disappointment, said Senior Mark Selz. We could have done a lot better than we did. lt's mental discipline, and we were inconsistent. David Taylor, the only sophomore on the team, summed up the season. We played perfect, then hit a valley and went down, and then got back up again. Coach Barre summed up the season by saying, We had an outstanding year. No excuses if you have injuries or sick people. The fewer cohesiveness and consistency. ln pre-season we were picked fourth, and we finished fourth, but we were second in the second half. We finished on an up- note and collected some individual awards, and that's important because it's a stimulus for our younger people coming up. The team began the year bythumping Lee 64-52. Next, they squeezed by Clear Creek 62-61. In their third game, they beat Shargstown by ten points, 59-4 .Against Nederland, the Spartans won handily, 68-50. The varsity crushed i 1 I Westbury 69-48, and against Brazoswood, the varsity,was up to the task, slipping y 49-48. In the Coliseum Classic, the Spartans beat Brazoswood 49-48, and Spring Branch 54-52, before falling to eventual District Champion Westchester 43- 46. Next, the varsity took a rest between tournaments beatinglSouth Houston, 47- 46. In t e Nederland Tournament, the Spartans fell to state-ranked Port Arthur Lincoln 59-68, and then dropged consecutive games to orest Park 53-56, and Reagan 61-66, and Bryan 59-66 before clobbering La Porte 71-32. Hoping for two, Senior Bobby O'Brien 1222, shoots from outside against Westchester. The Spartans won the game 51-49, in their second meeting. Being watched closely by the refer- ees, SeniorsBill Alford 5341, and Mark Selz 5502, go up for the offensive rebound against Westchester. varsity basketball 123