Victoria High School - Stingaree Yearbook (Victoria, TX)

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Harris-Led Beaumont Romps Stings LET GO OF ME, YOU . . . YOU . . cries Quarterback Hudler as one of Beaumont's Royal Purple grabs him and won't let him go. Victoria's fighting STINGAREES scored twice in the first quarter and then couldn't muster another threat and fell to the Beaumont Royal Purple 28-14 in Patti Wfelder Stadium. Victoria's first touchdown came early in the first quarter when guard james Murphy covered a fumble on the Beaumont 43. Gary Teague scampered for 52 yards and Cublrmy Hudler scooted the last 11 for the score. Craig I-lyman's boot was good and the Stings led 7-O. Four downs later, Hudler ran a Beaumont punt all the way to the Purple 9 yard line. Arthur Cooley took a pitch-out and passed to Dennis Vickery in the end zone for the Stings' last score. Beaumont began to move late in the second period. End runs by short, but swift Cameron Harris, shot holes in the heralded Sting defensive wall. In the second half, with Victoria leading 14-8, Beaumont again started to go. The Royal Purple quickly made another touchdown. Later, Harris scooted 85 yards for another Purple Score. Beaumont made its last TD when they inter- cepted a STINGAREE desperation pass with 2 minutes remaining. The game ended with Beaumont ahead 28-14. The hungry Stingaree defensive gang tackles Cameron Harris, who dealt the Stingarees misery with his broken-field running and pass snatching. . s . ' F 1 3. B 1 Q' rf is 'te .3 it A 8 4.8 2 8 W . 1g,s 'ifr 'q ' 'fi x My , ' ' it W . H-s f the - , - ,f hff , 1 ff 1i g,f.. Mike Pierson lu.. if ,f ' 'I f - ..,. -we ,li .I K ' I rv ., . , . 'G . ,y.. y...S , . . s jf-,aaa - . W j. .ou ,fe k iln T gi' rf-wa ,tw t '- V . -. 8 . ri w wav. A, sw 3 .. V Raymond Grant - n ,.,, ,. ' 2 fi a t 2 E' 3 at pi G V . K V A 5 Q, H N ,,,, ,, .-,afz Q .. ' ' '- - , , J ft . A-eat . M I ' 'L' is , . giggle rises-,az ' ' I V ff r. ,Effie N w -i , A' 'ti 'R' O - - r . 'iwtfiw-L1-gat' ,'f 'jfij. ' 1 . ,i -2 fs.:- . A ., f?3ls - QW 59 2 Wt ? , .- -- X Iimmy Jo Wfilliams 209

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Brawny Bruins Topple Stings, I4-I2 Gene Harvey Bobby Lowe . S ttf? A - Q Q- -M AT ,M V A A 1 I . . ' gig 13 I ,iii-5 f ' , if E - ' wx 'Y '- 'I-X - fel 'ew ' s t 'J ' Q .im - Q--t. 1, S, 4 . tg? is 15555 .a is 3- I , , Y JT' fig. .L :Ugg R ixiiw., A :QW ' Jerry Clark 208 An unidentified Stingaree back drives for short yardage to carry the Stings away from their own goal line. Ranked third in the state, Spring Branch's Golden Bears hit Victoria and left with a squeaking 2-point victory. The STINGARFES, after winning its last three games by a total of only eight points, got a dose of its own medicine in losing 14-12. Spring Branch struck first on a 27 yard scamper by the Bears' Chris Gil- bert with 4:-41 left in the first half. After a punt exchange, Victoria recovered a Bruin fumble on the Sting 48. Wfith only two seconds left in the half, Cubby Hudler faded back to pass, couldnt find a receiver and shot over the goal for the tally, Hyman's conversion was blocked and Victoria trailed 7-6 at halftime. Coming back after the half, Spring Branch scored first again. After kicking the extra, the Bears led 14-6. Shortly after that the Stings began to move, With a third down situation coming up on the Spring Branch 30, Gary Teague plunged through the line and dashed all the way for the touchdown. I-Iudleris pass for the extra fell short and score stood 14-12. With only a little more than three minutes left, Victoria had the ball, first and goal on the Bear 7 yard line. Three plays netted five yards. On fourth down on the 1V2 yard line, Hudler fell inches short of a Sting victory. Spring Branch then ran out the clock. I GOT IT! I GOT IT! yells halfback Paul Kornfuehrer, No. 30, as he reels in a long pass to take the Stings deep into Bear territory.

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2I0 11 ro IR U3 .Q : CP. n :- ro U5 S ru Fl' o I. SD 70 1 Q U VY 'LJ rdf! S Sophomore halfback Arthur Cooley scampers around left end for good Mike Koghl yardage as Mustang No. 33 finally came in to make the stop. Powerful Jefferson of San Antonio had to fight for its life in the last half, but finally stopped the STINGAREE surge to squeeze by the Stings 21-20. In the first half, jefferson smashed over the Sting defense continuously. Midway in the second period, the Mustangs had amassed a 21-0 lead over the hapless, visiting STINGAREES. Late in the quarter, Victoria finally hit paydirt, but the extra point run by Cubby Hudler failed. At halftime, the score was 21-6 in favor' of jeff. But in the second half, things were different. The STINGAREES roared out to the field and after receiving the kick-off, promptly marched 75 yards in nine plays for their second tally of the evening. This time Hudler's run for the extra point was good, and the score stood 21-14 in favor of jeff. Victoria's final touchdown march began on the STINGAREE 20 yard line. After two quick first downs, the Stings faced third and 22 on their own 48 yard line. Then quarterback Eugene Harvey fired a long pass to Hudler to set up a first and 10 on the jefferson 25. Four plays later, Harvey banged over from the one yard line. Needing a single point to tie and two to win, the Stings went all the way, Halfback Paul Kornfuehrer took a pitch-out and ran wide to his left. When the pile-up was uncovered, Kornfuehrer was just feet away from the goal line leaving Jefferson with a 21-20 victory. Arthur Cooley PUSH 'EM BACK, WAY BACK roars the Sting rooters as jeff has a first and ten on the Victoria 39 yard line.