Victoria High School - Stingaree Yearbook (Victoria, TX)

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Tigers Drop Stings for Sixth Straight Loss Ted Nelson LET'S GO BIG STINGS chants the student body on the opening kick off of the final game against Corpus Christi Carroll. Victoria's 1962-65 football season ended with the Stings' Sixth straight defeat. The Stings again lost by a margin of the 'dreaded' extra point for the fourth time this season, this time to the Mary Carroll Tigers, 8-7. STINGAREES drove all the way 68 yards the first time they got the ball for a touchdown. Cubby Hudler sprinted 16 and 11 yards on the drive, while work horse Gary Teague picked up 9 yards on two carries. Hudler then scampered 52 yards all the way to the one-foot line, where Gene Harvey carried for the score after he missed a hand-off. Hyman's kick was good and it looked as if the Stings couldnt be sto ed. Cgrroll began to move on the kick-off return. Driving all the way to the Sting 15, the stout Victoria defense began to hold. The next time the Tigers gained possession, Victoria wasn't quite so reluctant. After driving 68 yards in 10 plays, Carroll finally hit the scoring column. On the conversion, the Tigers shocked the home fans by rolling over for the two-pointer. Scoring for both teams was over, but the STINGAREES drove down to the Carroll 14 yard line deep in the fourth quarter. But the Tigers toughened up and halted the Sting threat. roll went on to win the game, 8-7. Coaches Pruett and Cleveland IT'S GOOD! Craig Hyman, sophomore place-kicker, toes the ball straight through the uprights to end the Victoria extra-point drought Car

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Bucs Scuttle Sinking Stings, 28-I9 I GOT YOU, HUDLERH squeaks a Buc guard as he grabs Cubby Hucller after an 11 yard pick-up to the Buc 53 yard line. Terry Hewlett Miller's powerful Buccaneers Won their seventh victory of the season by dumping the sliding STINGAREES, 27-18. Victoria has lost five games in a row now, after winning four in a row. The Stings continued to have trouble in making their extra points. In three attempts, none was converted. Miller had to battle twice from behind to overtake the Stings as Victoria was in the contest until the final gun. The turning point of the game came in the fourth quarter when punter Gary Alexander booted on fourth down into his own blocking back. Miller covered the ball on the Sting 10 yard line, and shortly after rolled over the goal line for the score. Miller went ahead 19-18, and stayed on top for the rest of the game. Victoria's offense stood out in the loss. Eugene Harvey completed nine of 22 passes, and the quick running of Leslie Hudler and the grinding drives of fullback Gary Teague kept the STINGAREES in the game, The Stings outgained the brawnier home team 311 to 276 yards. Dave Childers, Ray Nelson, and Mark XVeaver sparked the Victoria defense, although defensive mistakes of the STINGAREES cost them the victory. e Q .t 4 ttetrc a 1 s iffz 2fttf1i 'tf' ,f A ifgwfi . 5, ,.., 1 Q-11,3 gmt., fx 4538- imQg,,.fj, 5:3 .tftijg ,,sifr..zr V x Y agi .c f . rf' -3 A 1 A We K. 5,1474 u . - 31 s . Y' We K + ,F 'ii' -5 'l . gffaif.-1 i rs Q., .. 5, .g g h g A V4 W yfft,xXg2 ,557 av.. ' ' J 1 ' . 'HEY XWAIT F ME 4 ' OR FELLOWS, hollers Buccaneer lNo. 12 as he Rusty MCMMHS appears to be 1,000 miles from the action at Buccaneer Stadium in Corpus. 2I2

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UGEE, I JUST CANT BELIEVE IT! breathes Nancy Hervey, newly crowned Homecoming queen, to nominee Paula blnrrell. Homecoming A picture is worth a thousand words when you look at the star-studded face of Queen Nancy Her- vey at halftime ceremonies during the homecoming game with the Ray Texans.