Ranger squad finishes with scattered yardage and scoring
Melvin DeBose led rushers with 79 yards on 13 carries while Lyon Canon gained 25 yards and Greg Cummings 21 yards on 10 carries. Cummings completed three passes for 44 yards and Nathan Mathis caught seven for 46 yards. Cummings had two punts for 88 yards and a 44.0 average. Cummings scored a rushing touchdown and Mathis also scored. Russell Clark added a field goal and two extra points.
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Ranger
Melvin DeBose
Lyon Canon
Greg Cummings
Nathan Mathis
Sammy Singleton
Cummings
Mathis
Bo Denson
Russell Clark
Sterling Rangers blank Rayburn in first win of season
Sterling Rangers defeat Sam Rayburn 17 to 0 to notch the program’s first victory, first-ever shutout, and first win under coach Jim Hess. Melvin DeBose led with 79 rushing yards on 13 carries, Nathan Mathis returned a punt for 82 yards for a score, and Russell Clark added a 32-yard field goal and extra points.
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Mike Finley
Pasadena
Sterling Rangers
Sam Rayburn
Sterling
Jim Hess
Baker Road School
Rangers
Melvin DeBose
Texans
Port Neches
DeBose
Jerry Boucher
Mike Campbell
Bobby Littlefield
Butch Jackson
Mike Price
Steve McLendon
Ricky Barrow
Mike Hilzley
Tommy Sanchez
Jin Campbell
Ricky Swanner
Gary Bender
Pat Conley
Pat Todd
Mark Shoemaker
Rayburn
Nathan Mathis
Leland Pritchard
Russell Clark
Mathis
Hess’ Rangers
Clark
Kenneth Paxton
DeBose Steppd
Lynn Canon
Greg Cummings
Astros Welcome Reds After Atlanta Sweep
Houston’s attendance slides as the Astros fall further below .500 and fade from contention. Cincinnati visits for a three game set. Johnny Bench and Co. brace for a Houston crowd reduced by summer school. Cesar Cedeno leads Astros with three singles as JR Richard struggles late.
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John Black
Houston
Astrodome
Houston Astros
Astros
James Rodney Richard
Cincinnati Reds
Johnny Bench
Dome
Atlanta
James Rodney Richards
Petever
Vate Gare
Morson
Hauron
Fort Cedenp
Watson
Luen
Thomas Pe
Evans
Mayberry Iba
Taorsn
Geronina
Menke
mPerez
Enwards
Sreaze OO
Richard O
Alenia
Los
Wolgon
Gorr
Mether
Richard
Sf—Breszeais
Wade Blasingame
Blasingame
Sonny Jackson
Jackson
Cesar Cedeno
Braves
REL Downs Spring Branch Memorial in hurricane displaced clash
The Robert E. Lee death by own action Squad, coached by Gene Bosse and Bill Groberg, broke away in the first half with four rushing TDs and added a late score to win over Spring Branch Memorial. Worthy Warnack ran 35 yards for a TD, Forest Stoerner 5 yards, Lamar Turner 95 yards, and Robert Walmsley added a second score. Tracy Andreas converted four of five extra points. Next, the Sui ciders host Rayburn at Memorial Stadium on Saturday.
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Robert KE. Lee
Fern
Spring Branch Memorial
Rel
Gene Bosse
Bill Groberg
Worthy Warnack
Forest Stoerner
Lamar Turner
Robert Walmsley
Walmsley
Tracy Andreas
Richard Wagner
Jerry Creel
Chuck Anglin
Robert Schroeck
David Jameson
Mark DeHoyos
Tommy Gregory
Carl Williams
Lowell Ernst
Tom Stabile
Turner
Lee
Suiciders
Rayburn
Memorial Stadium
Sterling JV and Sam Rayburn End With 6 6 Tie
Sterling Blue Devils opened their 1971 football season with a 6-6 draw against Sam Rayburn after building a 6-0 first half lead. Nelson Antwine sparked Sterling with a 38 yard run, but a failed conversion proved decisive as Rayburn tied the game in the third quarter. Key players included Ken Battle John Brown Jim Gentry Justin Destin and John Wallace with Destin throwing three interceptions.
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Sterling Blue Devils
Pasadena Rayburn
Nelson Antwine
Sterling
Rayburn
Blue Devils
Ken Battle
John Brown
Jim Gentry
Justin Destin
John Wallace
Destin
Coogs Meet C E King In Stallworth Showdown
Crosby Cougars host C E King at Stallworth Stadium in Baytown for a Class AAA clash set for 7 30 p m Crosby seeks rebound after a 14 0 season opening loss to Barbers Hill King opened with a 20 14 win over Channelview Dornak notes King is big and has one win while Crosby plays five home games this season due to stadium adequacy concerns.
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Adell Bradley
Dennis Hall
Steve Skrla
Billy Braden
Jerry Shaw
Marshall Loftin
Ronnie Elliott
Joe Brown
Mike White
Ray Cotton
Arthur Jack
Charles Smith
Braden
Dane Harlien
Bradley
Andrew Sonnier
Daly Tatman
Lofttin
White
Jack
Ricky Michalsky
Crosby
Barbers Hill
Texas
C. E. King
Channelview
Dornak
King
Sterling Volunteers Rout Clear Creek In Freshman Football
The Sterling Volunteers improved to 2 0 with a 13 4 win over Clear Creek at Cedar Bayou Stadium. Winston Gonzalez had a 35 yard Sterling score and Donald DeBose intercepted a pass 20 yards for another. Offensive standouts included Darrell Singleton David Haney Silverro Ferguson Ronny Smith and DeBose. Ferguson DeBose and Chester Ramirez led the defense.
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Sterling Volunteers
Clear Creek
Cedar Bayou Stadium
Winston Gonzalez
Donald DeBose
Chargers
Darrell Singleton
David Haney
Silverro Ferguson
Ronny Smith
DeBose
Ferguson
Chester Ramirez
Sterling Sophs Open With Win Over Rayburn
Sterling sophomore Deputies beat Rayburn 27-14 in Pasadena to start the 1971 season. Emmett Lewis scored on a 13 yard run, Martin Lemond added a 7 yard rush, Dane Listi a 3 yard TD, and Reggie Goudeau caught a 12 yard pass from Lemond for the final Deputy TD. Lewis added three extra points. Memorial Stadium hosts Spring Branch Memorial next Thursday for the team's second win attempt.
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Pasadena
Sterling Deputies
Rayburn
Emmett Lewis
Martin Lemond
Dane Listi
Sterling
Reggie Goudeau
Lemond
Lewis
Mark Betts
Joe Whitted
Billy Bagwell
Mike Novosad
Don Johnson
Ricky Rombs
Charlie Wakins
Howard Sampson
Gary Fenton
Mike Estes
Steve Hughes
Spring Branch Memorial
Memorial Stadium
Baytown
Robert E. Lee Sophs Drop Opener 20 0
The Robert E. Lee Rebels lost their season opener to Spring Branch Memorial 2 1 in a sophomore football game. A punt return and a bad center snap led to Memorial scores while a Lee fumble set up the third touchdown. Troy Bowman starred at running back for AEL as Lee heads to Pasadena next Thursday to face Rayburn.
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Robert E. Lee Rebels
Spring Branch Memorial
Reds
Memorial
Lee
Pony
Troy Bowman
AEL
Rebels
Pasadena
Rayburn
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Cedeno
Volkswagen
Congress
Texas Motor
East
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Siu
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Edge Creek
Sterling Sophs Open
Robert E. Lee
Sophs
Wilson
Ainute Cellular
N. Main
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Head & Eck
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Dup
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