Waco Technical High School - Spirit Yearbook (Waco, TX)

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West vs. Tech .--1 WW is if VA' SEPT. ll-Waco Tech's spirited Trojans and Mart's bulky Panthers battled to a 14-14 deadlock in Waco's Municipal Stadium. Ellis Warrick romped 68 yards for Tech's first touchdown. Thomas Carpenter scored the other. Jesse Ingram booted both extra points. SEPT. I8-Tech's veteran Trojans slaughtered the Teague Lions, 49-O in Municipal Stadium and defi- nitely stamped themselves as strong contenders for the District 21-AA title. OCT. 2, Lampassas-Waco Tech's Trojans blasted over for a touchdown on an early break, then shattered the Lampassas Badgers 14-6. OCT. 9, Belton-Waco Tech's Trojans tasted defeat for the first time in losing a heartbreaker to Belton Tigers 7-2. The Trojans outdid the Tigers in every- V. is thing but the score, and rolled up an impressive edge in statistics. Tech got its safety in the last seconds of the game. Fred Ferguson, Ray Fikes, Bledsoe and Thomas sparked Tech's defense. OCT. lo, Taylor-Rebounding mightily from last week's bitter defeat, Waco Tech's veteran Trojans blasted, the winless Taylor Ducks 42-O. The longest run of the game was an 88-yard scamper by Ellis Warrick for a touchdown. OCT. 23, Marlin-Waco Tech's Trojans smashed Mar- lin's game-but-outmanned-BulIdogs 14-O, to roar into an early lead in the District 21-AA race. Jesse Ingram, who kept his perfect extra-point record alive by booting a pair, intercepted a Bulldog aerial and slithered 47 yards for the first Trojan touch- down in the second quarter.

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BA KETBALL A TEAM First row: Danny Baxley, Gene Black, Thomas Tipton Jesse Ingram, Melvin Heaton, Coach Fowler, Thomas A TEAM We Opponent They We Opponent 51 Hamilton 5 . 5 55 39 MCGVEQOV' 49 Temple 55 5 ,,s,ss,, 40 50 Mafllfll' 76 Behon 5 55555.5 538 39 VVev' 444 48 Belton 5 5 5 .. 55 28 59 La Vega' f 48 Hannhon 555 5 5555 40 75 AACGfe9Of' 38 Hillsboro 5 ,,,s,,s,, 28 40 Mafllnt 50 Temple 55 55 43 West' - 34 Rockdale ,,i,,5 ,..55.... 3 7 56 Marlin -4 47 Hausooro 55 5555 555555555 24 AAafHn --.- V 57 Pflugerville 55 55 ,5,,,, 43 DiSfflCf Games 43 Burnet eeee 55 essessees 49 59 La Vega' 40 54 Prairie Hill 555555 5 5555 38 40 Groesbeck 5 5 .. 56 The Trojan five is composed of forwards Melvin Heaton and Jesse Ingram, center Dewey Slaughter, and guards Thomas Tipton and Thomas Carpenter. It was backed with outstanding subs: Gene Black, Wilfred Schaeper, Eugene Schaeper, Lowell Elliott, and Danny Baxley. Selected on the All-District first team was Thomas Tipton and Melvin Heaton. Those winning places on the All-District second team were Dewey Slaughter, Thomas Carpenter and Jesse ln- gram. Tipton was a two 'year All-District man and was leading scorer for the Trojans with 307 points for season play. He had a 13.9 points average per game. Heaton, a junior, was captain of the Trojan five and was second leading scorer with 223 points. He had an average of l0.l points per game. , Eygena Schaapoe Lowell Elliott. Second row: Carpenter, Dlwgy Slaughter, Wilfred Schaeper. B TEAM They We Opponent They he --,4-f4e4 33 33 Temple 5 5 5 38 - ----e---e 43 38 Belton 5 55530 32 Belton 25 -- --44 48 Hamilton 5 5 5 40 V -fe4e-4-- 41 so Hillsboro 5 55 5555515 33 Hillsboro 5 55 55 5 T8 44 La Vega 55 5 5 32 21 McGregor 55 5 . 25 f-W-30 3l Marlin .5 55 555 55 43 48 West 55 5555 5555555 3 6 4l La Vega 55555 5 29 43 McGregor 3l 44 Marlin 5 5 5 5 44 37 West . . 39 The talented Trojans ended the season in a tie with a spirited Marlin team for the District Cham- pionship. in a two out of three game play-off series the cool Trojans took the two opening games. The opening game was played in the beautiful new gym at Tech with the Trojans on top by a score of 56 to 47. The next night, journeying to Marlin in a dust storm, the Trojans won in a thrill packed game by a margin of 31 to 30. The Tech Trojans played Gatesville for Bi-District, and lost a heart-breaking game with a close score of 29 to 33, thus, ending a wonderful season for the Trojans.