Deer Park Hosts Clear Creek Clash in Clyde Abshler Stadium
Deer Park returns home after two road games to face 1-5 Clear Creek in a district showdown Friday at Clyde Abshler Stadium. Coach Gary Berry warns Creek can spoil the race with strong offense led by Barney Smith and quarterback Mark Grimes, while Deer Park relies on ball control and a healthy lineup.
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Clear Creek Wildcats
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Wildcats
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Smith
Creek
Mark Grimes
Houston
Glenn Garner
Tom Gillaspie
Deer Park
Raybrun
Steve Wood
Raybrim
Deer Park Drops District Game at Home
Deer Park loses 28 8 to Sam Rayburn in district action. Rayburn led 64 0 at start and 14 2 at halftime with a seven point third quarter and a seven point fourth. Deer Park standout linemen and backs Ralph Cook Ray Rich Randy Weaver produced key runs and tackles but could not overcome the Texan offense. The Deer drop to 4 2 in the season and travel to face Clear Creek at Creek’s field at 7 p.m.
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Ralph Cook
Ray Rich
Cook
Rich
Randy Weaver
Mark Babineaux
Wilson
Randall Dickey
Jim Carroll
Hunters Witness Dove Migration Near Hondo Texas
Outdoors editor Dan Klepper and Tony Zerr recount a two day dove hunt on Zerr’s 800 acre Texas ranch near Hondo. Birds flew better as a front approached and the party quickly limited out both days before the front arrived.
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Tony Zerr
North Texas
Tony
Harold
Dan Klepper
San Antonio
Klepper
Deer Park Freshman Gold routs Sam Rayburn Texans 33 to 13
Freshman gold beats the Texans 33 13 to stay unbeaten in district play. Kevin White returned a Rayburn pitch-out 60 yards for a first quarter score, Russell Waters threw and ran for key TDs, and John Comer added a 12 yard score. Deer Park led 21 13 after three quarters and sealed the win in the fourth.
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Sam Rayburn Texans
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Kevin White
Rayburn
Pat Nuse
Russell Waters
Waters
Nuse
John Comer
Ram Freshmen fall to NAIA Area Saints 24 to 18
The Ram Freshmen lost their third conference game as NAIA Area Saints edged them 24 18 on a late yard pass. Andy Rambin led Ram offense with three runs and three completions while Lin Wood Darren Dunn and Steven Hoades contributed receptions and a 60 yard Ram TD. Obie Harris Paul Anderson and Mike Alvarado anchored a strong Ram defense.
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Naia Area Saints
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Lin Wood
Darren Dunn
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David Bishop
Tuffy White
Steven Hoades
Saints
Obie Harris
Paul Anderson
Mike Alvarado
John Warner
Mark Strange
Contest Winner Declared For Week Six In The Progress Contest
Gene Foster hit on 17 of 20 picks to win week six of The Progress football contest, edging B J Leakley on a tie-breaker after missing three games. Larry Floyd finished third. four contestants tied for top honors with 13 correct, while Century 21 leads Gueasports after six weeks with a .775 win rate.
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University of Houston
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Deer Park
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Sam Rayburn
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Atlanta
Larry Floyd
Rayburn
Ken Voltz
Ken
Deer Park Lumber Company
Randy Anderson
Deer Park Auto Sales
Century 21
Deepwater 7th A Team Extends Perfect Run To 6-0
Deepwater Junior High 7th grade A team remained unbeaten at 6-0 after defeating Webster Cougars 20-8. Ramon Vega led the offense with two touchdowns including a 20-yard kickoff return. Defensive standouts were Kenny Miller Jim Beckham and Chester Smith as Deepwater built a 20-0 lead by halftime.
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Pirate
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Vega
Wade Polk
Darin Knowlton
Polk
Kenny Miller
Jim Beckham
Chester Smith
Glen Allen
David Turbeville
Scott Walker
Ronnie Barnhart
Tom Page
Randy Howell
Deer Park freshman maroons shut out Sam Rayburn Texans 6-0
Deer Park’s freshman maroon team earned its fourth shutout in six games by defeating Sam Rayburn 6-0 on home turf. Terry Edmundson scored from five yards in the third quarter after a 76 yard drive, while the defense throttled the Texans with eight sacks and 298 total yards allowed. Vic Hall led the ground game with 107 yards on eight carries.
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Rayburn
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Eddy Ybarra
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