Granger Success Cycle Extends Five Years in District 37B
Granger High, now in Class A with Thrall Thorndale and Rockdale, extended its rolling success by defeating Fort Hood 79-6 in the Region 10B final, giving the Lions 52 wins in 56 starts over five seasons. Carlson led rushing with 2055 yards, Peschel added 625 passing yards with 31 completions, and Granger’s offense totaled 5088 rushing yards in 12 games as the team eyes 1951 in a tougher district.
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Granger
Fort Hood
Leopards
W. A. Algood
Lions
Round Rock
Gilbert Bartosh
Bartosh
Franklin Peschel
Peschel
Ben
Carlson
Gonzales
Llano
Cherokee
San Saba
Franklin
Hearne
Edward Loewe
Norman Cervenka
Robert Vitek
Richard Kaderka
Kenneth Smith
Jerry Rabel
Jimmy Thomas
Louis Zelenevitz
Lawrence Rozacky
Hilltoppers Host Lutheran Five In Key Texas Tilt
St Edward’s Hilltoppers aim for a fourth straight win in Alumni Memorial gym hosting Texas Lutheran College of Seguin. Eddie Neu nursing a sprained ankle sits out, shifting duties to Bill Leahy and Bill Mattingly as Don Roeder leads the scoring church.
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St. Edward's Hilltoppers
Texas Lutheran College of Seguin
Edsmen
St. Mary's of San Antonio
Corpus Christi University
Texas Wesleyan College
Hilltoppers
Seguin
Eddie Neu
Neu
Texas Wesleyan
Don Roeder
Bill Nattingly
Bertram and Concordia Vie In Headline Tilt Tonight
Bertram High School's Panthers meet Concordia Lutheran Austin in a non conference game at 8 tonight in Bertram. Concordia has four wins in five starts and may challenge for the Southwest Academic League. Bertram aims to stay favored in District 76B.
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Bertram
Concordia
Bertram High School
Panthers
Concordia Lutheran
Austin
Cardinals
Sete Pec My Ancriggs
Peacock
San Antonio
St. Edward's
Tennessee Vols Take 44 to Cotton Bowl in Dallas
General Bob Neyland will lead 44 Tennessee players to Dallas for the Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Day. The squad, amid final exams, sails the day after Christmas and trains at Dallas Stadium. The listing names ends with backs, ends, linemen, and backs including captains and several star players.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Bob Neyland
Dallas
Tennessee
Texas
District 22A basketball race opens in trio of games
Burnet Texas December 11 The District 22A season starts tonight in Goldthwaite Marble Falls and Fredericksburg Burnet face openers in a double round robin to crown the champion Lampasas seeks to defend a title won three straight seasons Coach John Sheppard's Lampasas squad arrives with a recent regional run but graduates all starters from last year’s 1960 team Lampasas previously placed fourth in 1949 regional action after a 29 21 win over Giddings
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Lampasas
John Sheppard
Khart
Giddings
Outstanding Coaches Cited In Central Texas Football
Central Texas high school football honors shine on 1950 coaches across multiple districts. Georgetown's Bernard Birk elbach earns 21A title, first since 1929, while Liano's Billy Joe Purser guides an unbeaten district record. Other districts laud Bill Brademan, Floyd Mechler, Cone Weldon Bynum, Travis Raven, Tommy Marshall, Osborne Little, Milton Perkins, Pat McLaughlin, James Curtis Lock, and L. B. Owen for turning teams into contenders and regional champions.
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Central Texas
Georgetown
Bernard Birkelbach
Liano
Billy Joe Purser
Purser
Bill Brademan
Giddings
Brimstone
Brenham
Elgin
Floyd Mechler
Istrict 24A
Weldon Bynum
New Braunfels
Lockhart
Travis Raven
Tommy Marshall
Yoakum
Osborne Little
Gonzales
Milton (Pap) Perkins
Bastrop
Smithville
East
St. Edward’s University
Pat McLaughlin
Round Rock
Bertram
Monahans
Unicorns
Bynum
Blackwell
Paint Rock
Eldorado
Eldoradans
Three Rivers
Kermit Arlington face Friday Class A semifinal clash
Abilene hosts Kermit and Arlington in a Friday afternoon semifinal, while New Braunfels Unicorns meet Wharton in El Campo for a 8 p.m. kickoff. Both West teams seek finals glory as New Braunfels and Wharton carry perfect records into the decisive game.
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Abilene
el Campo
Kermit High School
Yellowjackets
Dark Horse
Arlington
New Baunfels
Unicorns
Wharton Tigers
Kermit
New Braunfels
Wharton
Penetrations
Bar Tat
Unicorns Triumph Over LaVega In Class A Quarterfinal
New Braunfels Unicorns defeated LaVega of Waco 18 to 6 at Municipal Stadium in a Class A state quarterfinal. Weldon Bynum, coach of New Braunfels, is an Abilene Christian alum, while LaVega mentor John Hugh Smith is a Louisiana State alumnus.
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Wharton
New Braunfels
Welton Bynum
Unicorns
Abilene Christian College
Bynum
En Braunfels
LaVega
Waco
Municipal
Louisiana
Texas
Austin
Louisiana State
Lone Star
Weldon Bynum
Abilene Christian
UT Steers Head East For Eastern Cage Invasion
University of Texas basketball team selected Frank Womack as captain and will depart by train for Buffalo on Tuesday to begin a series of eastern games. The squad includes Joe Ed Falk Jimmy Dowies Don Klein Jimmy Viramontes George Sealing Luther Scarborough Cecil Morgan George Cobb Dickie Harris Ted Price Leon Black and Womack. Coach Gray Marshall Hughes assistant coach Frank Medine trainer and Jimmy Guillen manager accompany the group. The trip opens in Buffalo against Canisius and marks UT's seventh tour to the Garden with six prior wins.
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Loaen Vach
Joe Ed Falk
Jimmy Dowies
Don Klein
Jimmy Viramontes
George Sealing
Luther Scarborough
Cecil Morgan
George Cobb
Dickie Harris
Ted Price
Leon Black
Womack
Coach Gray
Marshall Hughes
Frank Medine
Jimmy Guillen
Buffalo
New York
Austin
North adds pair to Northern forces for Senior Bowl
Center Irvin Holdash and fullback Billy Hayes of North Carolina were added Monday to Northern forces for the Jan. 6 Senior Bowl in Mobile Alabama. Holdash is listed on the AP All America defensive team as a linebacker and hails from Youngstown Ohio.
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Mobile
Ala
Irvin Holdash
Billy Hayes
North Carolina
Holdash
Associated Press
Youngstown
Ohio
Texas Footballers Relax From Drills
Texas players enjoy six days off from practice ahead of the Cotton Bowl bound season. Coach Blair Cherry plans to resume workouts December 18 for the January 1 clash with Tennessee. The Longhorns seek an unbeaten bowl record in five prior New Year games, with wins over Georgia Tech, Alabama, Georgia, and Missouri and a 1 0 1 tie overall.
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University of Texas
Blair Cherry
Tennessee
Texas
Longhorns
Georgia Tech
Randolph Field
Missouri
Steers
Alabama
Georgia
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Saue
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Omega
Carl Mayer Co
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Vols
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Frank Alexander
Atkins
George Carter
Charles Flora
John Grubbe
Vince Kaseta
Bud Sherrod
Frank Iggy Donahue
Jimmy Haslam
Mn Laughlin
Bill Pearman
Roy Smith
Charles Stokes
Jack Stroud
Don Bordinger
Earl Campbell
Ted Daffer
Frank Holohan
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Distri
New London
Lobos
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Odessa
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Tttlefield
Tittleseaa
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Charles
Menan
LaVegans
Pearsall
Mount Vernon
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Steel Cagemen
Frank Womack
Houston
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Klein
Viramontes
Sealing
North
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