Westlake High School - El Paisano Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Westlake Opponent N 46 49 Rosebud-Lott E . 51 Manor 51 Cameron 4 61' L 41 Hearne 54 . -:P 43 Caldwell 41 41 Leander ,52 Elgin 55 Rosebud-Lott .51 Manor A 1 36' 44 Cameron 40 Hearne ' 1 45' 59 Caldwell 39 60 Leander 43 73 Elgin 59 JW 1. Cindy Bohls talks to her friends during a break in the game, 2. Unen- lhused Chap fans watch Cand talkj during a game. The fans finally came to life against Elgin a week later, The Chaps defeated Elgin 52-41. 3. Nell Pesl has trouble picking up a record because of her broken arm. Records played during halftime were an added concept this year, greatly enjoyed by the fans. 4. Mark C.T. Carroll walks down the court in disgust after a call by the official. 5. Russell Pankratz leaps high into the air to outjump his defender,

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68 Chaps 'See-Saw' to Fourth li 2 i E O nw 5 E 'L After two easy wins over St. Stephens, the varsity basketball team faced along pre-district schedule playing bigger AAA and AAAA schools. ln one tourna- ment Westlake was the only AA school competing. The Chaps came up on the short end entering district play with a 4-8 record. The first district game was against Rosebud-Lott. The Chaps played hard but lost in the last few second 46- 49. For the next five games the Chaps played see-saw basketball, beating Manor and Caldwell, then losing to Cameron, Hearne, and Leander. Next was the Elgin game when spirit was high and the Chaps beat the second ranked team in the district, 52-41 in a packed Westlake gym. Built up once again, the Chaps rolled on with wins over Rosebud-Lott and Manor. The final test, the Cam- eron Yoemen, was still to come. The Chaps fought hard but lost to the fifth-ranked team in the state, 44-59. After another loss to l-learne, the Chaps had nothing at stake but pride. Keeping their heads high, the Chaps won their last three games, 59-39 over Caldwell, 60-43 over Leander, and 73-59 against Elgin, finishing with an 8-6 district record and a 12-15 season record, fin- ishing fourth in district. Junior Russell Douglass was named to the 23AA All- District team and juniors Mark Carroll and Russell Pan- kratz received honorable mentions. - Don Burt Soto I ! i -is l 3 .

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I 70 Carr Paces Team: JV Nets District Tie - T Xt V 1 Soto .4 ,U , ul K gf BACK ROW: Russ Robinson, Eric Geisler, Bill Ramage, Todd Carr, Mike Crownover, Cavitt Wendlandt, Jesse Chaney, Bill Mattison, Kyle Chapman, David Foster, Paul Huntsberger. FRONT ROW: Randy Perkins, Mark Etier, Caldwell 1. Jesse Chaney listens to last instructions and gets mentally prepared for the game, 2. Trying desperately to get down the court, Mark Etier crawls his way back in the game, while Todd Carr and Jesse Chaney hustle down the court to get to the play. Led by high scorer Todd Carr and assisted by Russ Robinson and Jessie Chaney, the Chaps won two tourna- ments and only lost two pre-district games, ending the season 21 -4. After defeating Rosebud-Lott, Manor and Cameron, the Chaps became over-confident, and lost to a fired up Hearne team, 36-39. The Chaps got back on track, winning nine straight games and scoring 72 points against Manor. But thunder struck twice as the Chaps played Elgin with sole possession of the district crown at stake. The Chaps had everything to lose while Elgin had everything to gain. The pressure proved too great. The Chaps lost the game, tying for first in the district with Elgin, with a 12-2 record.