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Newspaper
Deer Park Progress
Location
Deer Park, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1970
Page
10
The piece celebrates Texas high school football season as a communal rite. It praises the band and cheerleaders, the close ties between players, families, and towns, and the cultural prominence of Friday night games. It notes school pride, community rituals, and the start of a new football season.
Deer Park varsity and junior teams open the 1970 football season with three games this week. The JV travels to Lake Jackson to play Brazoswood at 4:30 p.m. Brazoswood aims to extend its 10 game winning streak from last season. Freshmen A meets Pasadena at 4 p.m. Thursday, while B-team battles Memorial at 2 p.m. Saturday. Junior highs start Sept 23 with Deer Park JH vs San Jacinto at 4:15 p.m. and Deepwater at Queens of Pasadena at 4:15 p.m.
September 9 1970 Deer Park squad aims to snap a three game skid with a young roster led by QB Bo Lively and senior backs Corky Cottrell Rodney Munson and wing back with 5 juniors on offense and 9 underclassmen on defense. Harris rating predicts Brazoswood win and ranks Deer Park 1911th among 222 Class AAAA.
Last week and season records are 0-0 for teams including Deer Park Brazoswood Pasadena Texas City and Galena Park Waltrip North Shore Houston Sharpstown MacArthur and MacArthur Arkansas/Oilers Philadelphia. The poll lists numerous high school and college football programs across Texas and beyond in a busy schedule preview.
Deer Park Rams travel to Clear Lake City to meet the Space Bandits at Wildcat Stadium as junior and sophomore squads seek returns to October playoffs. The Juniors won 13 0 over Alvin with a 48 yard pass from Billy Shock to Kenny Doxey and a 40 yard run by Nicky Snell, while the Jets edged the seniors 6 0.
Deer Park opens the 1970 schoolboy football season with 23-4A teams in action. Galena Park Yellow Jackets meet Waltrip Rams in Houston, two pre-season favorites. Pasadena visits Texas City while Port Neches plays Rayburn and South Houston meets Beaumont South Park. North Shore hosts Houston Austin as Dobie travels to Sharptown.
La Porte brings eight offensive and four defensive starters from last year’s 7 4 squad as it opens 1970 at Clear Creek in a 7 30 p m Friday game at Wildcat Stadium. The Bulldogs seek a district clash with a Brooklyn rival and a shot at the title, led by quarterback Thomas Gordon and a veteran line. Clear Creek, a District 24 AAAA rep, fields seven defensive regulars from a 6 4 season.
The Deer Park Progress starts a 10 week football pick em poll featuring six top local business figures and Progress staff. Panelists include C. M. Caffey Harold Dudley Fred Wingo Cecil Wallace Clyde King and Jim Finley. First poll results appear on this page.
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