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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