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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1977
Page
6
Sterling Junior Varsity defeated Forest Brook 20 to 2 to extend their winning streak. Joe Sipbell Dayle Hatke and Charlie Corbell powered the defense with tackles interceptions and passes creating scoring opportunities.
In Houston, Robert E. Lee JV defeated Smiley V with quarterback Johan Ilkins throwing for 188 yards on 14 completions and one interception. Simsley drew early scoring, while Vikins and Traylor contributed big plays. Engert and Elkins added key yardage as Lee combined passing and rushing to secure a 1312 victory.
A near full Baytown area schedule features primary District action. Forest Brook hosts Jones County as Galena Park Rangers face Wystrick H-AAAA rivals while Pasadena Memorial hosts La Parte in a key District 2 AAAA contest. Iter Park travels to South Houston and Channelview clashes loom as Anahuac opens MAA race hosting Run in a busy Friday night.
The REL Fresh A team improved to 2-2 with a 6-0 win over Smiley, scoring on a yard pass from Robert Salinas to Dean Atuilla and a fourth quarter four yard run by David Eavies. Jinn Dippel and Shulley contributed on defense and offense with key plays.
Forest Brook crushed Ross Freshman B 98 to 0 in Jones-Cownel-Stadinny Thursday afternoon. The loss drops Ross’s record to open the year.
Sterling sophomores remain undefeated after the Bandits beat Forest Brook 17 to 7 for their fifth win of the season in District 21-AAAA. The visitors led 7-0 early before a Forest Brook TD was nullified and a short drive stopped at the Hoss one. Sterling answered with a 99-yard march capped by a 65-yard Hastie to Mingo pass, Hastie to Paterson for a 24-yard TD, and Cartwright 30-yard run with Justie adding the no-pointer. Sappington added an 11-yard field goal in the third quarter while Franks and Yarbrough were cited for their elites and Groughton and Muldrow contributed strong blocks.
REL Sophomores battled back at Memoarial Stadium on Thursday afternoon. Nicky Yburm connected on a 65 yard scoring pass to Gerald Salinas for the REL touchdown while Smiley answered with an 85 yard interception return by Matt Jalinon. Strong defense from Tim Malloy, Ron Byers, Bruce Morgan, Tom Spears and George Torres helped the teams reach a 6-6 stalemate as the RBL sophomores sit at 240 on the season.
Baytown and Cedar Bayou swept multiple girls junior high volleyball games on Thursday. Baytown Junior defeated Clear Lake and Cedar Bayou topped Deepwater and Highlands, with top scorers including Michelle McClintock and Rosalyn Wilt.
Lee College Rebels win 6-4 over Galveston Community College in a season opener. Chet Theiss and Mex DePalma led LC with a doubles win, while Key, Macias, DePalma, Theiss and Rodgers won multiple singles matches to secure the victory.
Weather and fishing notes for Trinity and Galveston bays report choppy seas and southerly winds 12 to 18 mph with 3 to 5 foot offshore waves. Galveston beach water at 82 degrees. two high tides Saturday around 8:51 pm and 10:38 pm, lows at 4:09 am and 1:22 pm. fishing reports include Butch Moody and Wallace Caperton’s BS pounds of Specs and other anglers hauling redfish and bull reds. Lake Livingston notes show mid bass concentrations in protected creeks and some crappie near the dam.
Steve Carlton and Tommy John faced tough outings as they prepared for the opening National League playoff game next Tuesday. Carlton allowed four runs in the first, ousted Montreal Expos 7-2 over Philadelphia. John yielded 4 runs in six innings as the Dodgers lost 2-0 to the Astros. Carlton’s catcher Tim McCarver dismissed panic, while John stressed aiming to use all pitches and leverage any breaks. Pirates 5 Mets 2 and other notes wrapped the night’s NL actions.
Muhammad Ali weighs two inner voices after a punishing 15 round decision over Earnie Shavers at Madison Square Garden. One voice urges retirement and ego while the other credits Allah and gives a higher purpose, with the date of a prior Manila knockout and a question of whether he will fight again or quit for good.
REL Varsity loses to Forest Hill in a volleyball meet by scores 16-10 and 16-12. Debbie Spears Lou Bletsch and Lou Cirdli each scored five. The REL record becomes 3-4 overall and 1-4 in District 21-AAAA. Junior varsity wins 15-12 16-4 as Shawn Irwin seven points and Lari Whitney six. Freshman team undefeated 2-0 on year 4-0 in district with Janet Boarman aiding the offense.
The Sterling freshman A team saw its three game win streak end with a 22-6 defeat at Cedar Bayou Stadium on Thursday afternoon. Sterling's lone TD came on a one yard run by Joe Reavers. Bobby Hartett praised for defensive effort as Sterling drops to 1-2 on the year.
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