Thomas Jefferson High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Port Arthur, TX)

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THREE-TIME ALL-DISTRICT veterans battle with Charles Wilson on the offensive and Hugh Fant on defense. BENNY WARR Senior Guard 98 lm r l -at Tlllwll ll r Tilt ill' tklllh 6 mtl W lla Mggy i wxmgmg mulll 'lx N X T , it T T N A PORT ARTHUR 53 PORT ARTHUR 42 FRENCH 51 FRENCH 45 BEAUMONT, JANUARY 14 The Port Arthur Yellow Jackets stunned area basketball fortu tellers by toppling French, everbodyis pick to win the district crowi 53-51. This win stationed the Jackets in an unexpected tie for fi place and inflicted the team with a new zest that they kept for t remainder of the season. The most noticeable improvements in t Jackets' play were their staunch defensive and their aggressive bounding. The offense was balanced as the Jackets put a well-oilu machine on the floor. Charles Wilson, Benny Warr, and Keith Moo hit in double figures to lead the way to victory. PORT ARTHUR, FEBRUARY 12 After winning two of three games on the road, the Yellq Jackets dropped their second straight home game to a powerf French team, 45-42, before a capacity crowd in the TJ gym. Ar though trailing throughout the game, the Jackets made a batt royal out of it in the end. They came within one point of tying score on several occasions but never could overtake the battli Buffs. Charles Wilson captured game-scoring honors with 16 point HEIGHT PROVES TOO much as Keith Moore shoots over Pudgy Kozlosll

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New Coach Proves Impressive COACH RODNEY PIRTLE TOURNAMENT RECORD PHA - P.A: FITSI runner-up ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,C,4,,,, YMBL First runner-up consolation ,,,,, ,,,,,,,, P qgadenu RA- First round loser , ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,, P ,A, News P.A. P.A. P.A. P.A. P.A. P.A. P.A. P.A. P.A. P.A. P.A. P.A. PA. BASKETBALL Milby Houston Jones Bridge City Beaumont Houston Jones Lake Charles Baytown Lake Charles French Beaumont Port Neches-G South Park French Beaumont Port Nechcs-G South Park IOVCS IOVCS

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? w, iflwif' A- , f fi ft W ' PORT ARTHUR 47 PORT ARTHUR 42 BEAUMONT 50 REAUMONT 50 AUMONT, JANUARY 21, 196-1 ort Arthur's cagers made a valiant attempt to again ll it out of the Hfirew in the final minutes, but the 'nts came too few and too late as the Royal Purples lked off with a hard-Won 5047 victory. Benny Warr finished the night as the game's top nrer with twenty points. DRT ARTHUR, FEBRUARY 7, 19641 he Jackets found themselves fighting to stay out of District ll-AAAA7s cellar as they dropped their Irth district tilt. 50--12, to the Reaumont Royal rples. 1 he margin of victory for the Purples came with HEAD FOOTBALL COACH Clarence Undeux ood di played his interest in all school sports hy faithfully 'ttttndm he basketball games. lair cashing in on 23 Jacket fouls for sixteen points. Charles Wilson kept the Jackets in contention as he lured l8 points. IDACH RODNEY PIRTLE did an admirable joh of molding inexperienced group of players into a smooth-functioning sketball team. LEO HE RE RT Senior Guard