Sweeny High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Sweeny, TX)

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NCTHING STOPPED 'EM Bulldogs really rushed in. Randolf didn't have a chance! This is one of the many touchdowns against Kenedy. J , N: 'fic Thomas Hill knocks the ball free. Wonder who got it?? Thomas Hill is on his way to make a touchdown. While everyone is resting, Robert Richard is waiting to go in. Another six points for Sweeny! The kick-off against the Kenedy Lions. Larry and our mascot.

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OUR BIG BLUE IN ACTICN Coach Dabbs gives Lindsey zz few tips on the 'next play. One of Lewis Helms famous touchdowns. Hill and Willianus throw zz block. Chandler, and Lindsey make way for Sammy Bell Keep going Larxy, you have it made.

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THEY KEPT GCDING!!! ulldogs sith Speed, :i..BykJOE WI-IITFINGTON ,. of quarterback Jim Lindsey, THEY fooibsn game by wi. s mr sw-vs writer 4 AUSTIN -- Svyeeny may not be the most publicized 'city in the state of Texas. mln tact, if you donlt pick up a sports page, there woiildi be many around the state who may not have heard of itl A-ff - ' ' f The Texas Almanad . de- scribes it this way -5 Old Ocean, oil rdining center adyfik' joining Sweeny. Even 'this is a backward explanation. . BUT H E R E SATURDAY night the Bulldogs of Sweeny moved the 2A football capital of Texas to the Brazoxia Coun- ty town and did it in grand' style widi a 29-7 win over West Texas' Granbury Pi- rates. Perfect faking on the part outstanding defensive end play by John Burnett and Bob Snead, superb defensive back- field 'manuevering by Elmo Wright and Louis Helm and downfield blocking that had the fans inthe stands duck- for pmtection' was all it. took. ' .NQuiekness, defensively and offensively, 'and a blilzing ,Oni i Pirate quarterback Jimmy Tidwell is the boiled fdowniikvexsion ot victory as ' assweeny-,was concerned. GwardfRobe1'c' Burt. half- back 'Dickey-Williams, tackle Ronnie Harris and guard Mike Orr had Wotrldfbe Granblmy secondary tadrlers on the deck many times, resulting in a. long gainer or a score. played about likelvle scoured' them, said Bulldog coach Ed Waggener before he was cart- cd off to the shower. We knew we had to stop their tailback James Hodges and we did. The big rush we put on Tidwell wasn't only for his passing. Waggener said of the Pirate signal caller who would have found it easier to spot a lost Contact lense on the turf than a pass receiver. You see, the rush was more to stop his running than his passing. He's a fine running quarterback. Linebacker Larry Chandler, tackle Jimmy Earnliart and tackle Jack Kemp saw to it that 'Pldwell saw more black Randolf's pass intercepted by Lindsey. the dressing noom. 'llecgting Y' 21 tackles amongst Siem. Our kids have been ganged up a lot lately and LIK think that's why we got a. slow start in the first halff' .WB.g3'03'ie1' said Ir took is Q. helfitei get the sorenes outot -omvmusf cles. I think a11oti1er'thingiQtl'iat helped us the second' the gap defense we, to ln the ha1.ft1me,dress1ngf room. ' ' AND THEN WHEN1ii.i1iejil started 00VE!il1g.0U!li1QPiiCi'ffiQ. twlighfl. we wou11ifhit'2.i!ieni' hard Wim mir- fulibgeni-qqiggq dlefrb- ' -'l,'i 7.5 'Tye been trying folffithis for 10 years now' and Pm thrilled we can bring. the diamplomhip back to the Gulf Coast. Waggoner loses 20 boys from this team and another long wait could be in store for-time-Bulldogs, while Gran- 'hury-mxde it to the finals with lf? ?:s'21 0'S t ge,1ff1tfWsiS'aH right. an un- grinning Lexie the first kickoff the Bulldogs got 37 the Granbury 43. -1i5 'Ii-1iNEVER DOUBTED we ic, Ben said, 1 wasrft even' worried about- its. 1 7f'We've worked tor-this for four' months and nobody can take it away now. said Lind- sey from the middle ofa group, of well-wishezs. I wasnft.wogj4 rled when we were ffdoivilg? We've been down From the first we would win it, G1'H11'bw'y had 2 mauac may say Sweeny, Class. champion, adjoining someijoii' refining centerf' K Bob Snead downs a Bastrop Bear at Victoria.