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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1965

Page

5

Central Catholic Extends Winning Streak to 32 with South San Antonio

Central Catholic defeated South San Antonio 81 to 64 at the Central gym lifting their season record to 16 0 and extending their winning streak to 32 games. Chuck Hencke led with 25 points, Roger Bowden 23, followed by Erspamer 16 and Conrad 15 as the Buttons outpaced the Bobcats with height, speed, and a tight zone defense. South San Antonio, led by Danny Garrison with 19 and Nati Salazar 10, falls to 9 5 as they prepare for Victoria and Coleman in upcoming games.

Central Catholic South San Antonio Central Gym Central South San Bobcats Jimmy Littleton Buttons Joe Cortez Danny Garrison Little Frank Tondre Tommy Zappe Nati Salazar Southman Littleton Victoria Stingarees Colemans Brownwood Holmes Henckel Bowden Erspamer Conrad Bischoffberger Nunez Mente Pledger Cross Beeselt Garrison Fondre Zappe Salazar Hines Sy Jocons Fuentes

Trinity Tigers Rally to Defeat Southwestern 3 51

Trinity University Tigers defeated Southwestern University 53 51 at Bill Summers Gym. Jeffries led Trinity with 14 points while Summers added 13. Lucas led Southwestern with 17 points as Denny and Schroeder contributed. The victory keeps Trinity undefeated in conference play and sets up a home date with Texas A&I.

George Dupree Danny c ‘Knust Trinity University Tigers Southwestern University Bill Summers Saks Center Tigers Luke Lu Cas Dave Denny Southwestern Battle Trinity Texas A&l Larry Jomes Scoley Jeffries Summers

East Central Hornets Seek Third Title In Poteet Tourney

East Central Hornets win over Pearsall 86 32 and Marion 97 74 advances them to a semifinal against Laredo St Augustine as the Poteet Basketball Tournament unfolds. St Augustine previously beat Keystone and Southside to reach the semis. Pearsall, Keystone, and Brackettville contest consolation rounds with East Central in girls action advancing to meet Southside later. R Gray of Marion led scoring with 49 points.

Poteet East Central Hornets Pearsall Marion Laredo St. Augustine Keystone San Antonio Southside East Central St. Augustine Jourdanton Somerset R. Gray Schertz‘Cibolo Brackettville Schertz-Cibolo Path Thei Scherz-Cibolo Brackettsville Tiitle East Control Kyrish Montalva Griesenbeck Grams I Heausa R. Gonzalez Rice Escalante Girdy G. Gonzotez Maxwell Hernandez Rosenover Saunders Bronxs Corteeies Burris Longoria Villor Vanderbilt Army Long Island College Adelphie Kingsville High School Burbank Edgewood Mama Heights Brackenridge McCallum Kennedy Marshall Lee Central Catholic San Antfonio &Edgewood Hallandale Urbank Vero Gonzales Sam Houston San Marcos Silleen Gatesville Austin Lanter Dublin Nest Kerrville Tivy New Braunfels Seguin Houston Washington Wheatley Smerset Sabine Darlandale Laredo Martins Cole Eacock Boerne Col Navarro Lampasas Coleman St. Peter Clover Liana Taylor Hamilton Brody Killeen Copperes Cove Pearson Laredo Pearsod

Kelly Cagers Saturday Games at San Fernando Gym

The San Fernando gym hosts a lineup of Saturday games featuring 9-Fugittives against Stock Locaters G-Relays and Control against Falconss, along with WW Test Equipment versus Compt rollers in a busy schedule.

Kelly Cagers San Fernando Fugittives Relays Falconss Comptrollers

Devine Gains Tourney Finals

Devine Warhorses beat Uvalde 42 33 in a semifinal to reach the Devine Basketball Tournament final against the Southwest or Floresville winner. Richard Malone scored 18 in the semifinal and 23 in the Navarro victory earlier, while Navarro’s Robert Bormann had 20 in that game.

Devine Uvalde Coyotes Southwest Floresville Uvalde Navarro Richard Malone Warhorses Robert Bormann Hondo Bill Mooney D’hanis Jourdanton Uevine Matone Littleton Rackley Haass Sadler Moore Mavarra Ciavarra Ivalde Carnes Willings McNiel Lester Henderson & Sutton Bortan

Cowboys Dominate Kennedy In District 16-AAAA Showdown

McCollum High School blasted Kennedy 80 to 51 in district play at McCollum gym. Richard Janowski led with 23 points while Mervin Johnson Sid Hicks added 14 each and Larry Roberts 12. Kennedy’s Alfred Cortinas had 25 in the loss as Kennedy endured its 20th straight defeat.

McCollum Cowboys Rodels Kennedy Rockets McCollum Gymnasium Richard Janowski Cowboys Mervin Johnson Sid Hicks Larry Roberts Kennedy Alfred Cortinas Rockets Janowski Johnson Hicks Roberts Earhart Mora Lora Hernandez Fratler R. Rocha Sanderfur Young J. Roche Contreras Martinez Aguero

Burbank Bulldogs Rally To Beat Edgewood In District Tilt

Burbank overcome a 21‑18 halftime deficit to defeat Edgewood 54‑47 at Alamo Stadium gym. Wayne Tenney scored 20 for Burbank, while James Hoffman added 11. Edgewood’s Richard Salazar led with 14 points as Edgewood dropped to 2‑11 overall and 0‑2 in district play.

Burbank Bulldogs Edgewood Raiders Wayne Tenney Bulldogs James Hoffman Richard Salazar Felipe Campos Edgewood Burbank Mack Cruz Cartington Duncan Redford Cadena

Indians Gallop Past Laredo Martin for 16-AAAA Win

The Harlandale Indians posted their first District 16-AAAA victory with an 82-58 win over Laredo Martin. Robert Garza poured in 26 points while Bernard Wadlawacyk and Jim Scott added 19 and 16 as Harlandale pulled away after a 44-38 halftime lead. Henry Aldape top scored for Martin with 21 points and Dario Hinojosa added 18.

Harlandale Indians Laredn Martin Indians Laredo Robert Garza Bernard Waclawacyk Jim Scott Henry Aldape Dario Hinojosa Pace Martin Harlandale Garza Wadlawacyk WY Scott Ybarra Dalton Cortez J Mord Lorecdo Martin Aldape Hincosa Garcia Quintana Gonzalez Trimmer Flores Finnie

Somerset Bulldogs rout Sabinal in district win

Somerset improves to 10-3 overall and 3-0 in District 30-A after a 72-57 home victory over Sabinal. Richard Garcia scores 27 as E H Cooper 16 and Gary Wideman 11 add double figures for the Bulldogs while Sabinal seeks its first district win.

Somerset Somerset Bulldogs Sabinal Yellowjackets Sabinal Richard Garcia E. H. Cooper Gary Wideman Pittsburgh Q— Tim Jesse Bielefeld Roger Sabinat Navy Dusty Baker Offenwise Bagh Caveman Ge Lo Rosa Hart Parker Proaeda Siery Ih McNair Jones See Pitt

Peacock and Cole Easy Winners in Pleasanton Tour Clash

Peacock and Cole posted decisive victories advancing in the Cole Tour core season. Peacock led 28-15 at halftime and ran past Boerne 60 to 41, with Wright 22 and Coddell 21 powering the win. Cole dominated with four in double figures as they defeated Pleasanton, 58 to 29, to move into later rounds with McMillian 14 and Plews 13 leading scoring.

Peacock Cole Pleasanton Satrday Holy Cross Boerne Colering Lytle Bob Wright James Cadl Boernedell LaSalle James Holton Art Howell James McMillian John Plewes Ken Stevenson Bob Smith Canyon New Braunfels j_ Peacock Wright Coddell Baker Larios S Collier Joy Garner Dunn Berting Helton Mowell San Miguel Sifford Groma

Saturday TV Highlights and Sports Schedule

A mixed schedule lists football games from AFL and NFL with Houston at Boston and Baltimore at Los Angeles, plus high school football finals Lee versus Odessa Permian. It also includes bowling, ski jumping at Mitterndorf, a Tahiti festival program, and NBC Sports Action featuring a Las Vegas Grand Prix and wrestling.

Houston Boston Lee Odessa Permian Baltimore Los Angeles Wide World of Mitterndorf Sunt Ahiti NBC Sports In Action Las Vegas

Mules Dominate Brack enridge at Alamo Heights Gym

Alamo Heights Mules beat Brackenridge 63 to 37 at Alam o Stadium Gym extending their win streak over Brack. John George led with 19 points, Steve Swanson 15, Pete Moskowitz 11 as Heights built a 37 27 halftime edge and held Brackenridge to 10 points in the final two periods. Brack’s Flores and Harrison each scored 10.

Alamo Heights Henry Flores James Harrison Brackenridge I Alamo Heights George Swanea Khoskowitz Bovis Baird Deoton Mcintyre Swann Norman Nova Tolbert Menchoca Singletary Clayton Brojer Hardaway

Worrell Stars Lead Texas Relays Silence SMU Victory

Former Alamo Heights star Chuck Worrell led UT swimmers in a record 3 45 4 400 yard medley relay and anchored the 400 yard freestyle relay as Texas placed second to SMU at the Southwest Intercollegiate Invitational. SMU totaled 108 points with Oklahoma and Texas tied for second at 90.

Dallas Alamo Heights Chuck Worrell University of Texas Southern Worrell SMU Butch Schimmel Jim Spillane Gray Langendoen Greg Thompson Kenny Richardson Dan Casey Thompson Oklahoma Texas

Multiple College Basketball Tournaments Roundup

Scores from numerous tournaments show Virginia Tech, Vanderbilt, and Duke among winners. Notable results include Western Illinois, Marquette, and Brigham Young high scorers, with tight margins at Kentucky and Gulf South events.

Oregon State Hampton Institute Nashington State Denver Eastern Oregon Whitmart Southeast Missouri State Newaco Highlands New Mexico State Eastern New Ace Southern California Cincinnati Seattle Pacific Puget Sound Brigham Young Santa Clara Western Washington Portland State Pacific Southern Oregon Sonoma State Humboldt State Vanderbilt Nestern Kentucky Southern Met

Unclear box score with scattered player totals

Readable lines show Detroit 112 and Philadelphia 127 to Los Angeles 107 with players like Scott and Miles contributing for Detroit and Caldwell for the Lakers. Other names and numbers are inconsistent or garbled, making full lineups and context uncertain.

Alcindor Scores 48 as Bruins Rout San Diego City College

UCLA freshman Lew Alcindor set a new school freshman scoring record with 48 points in a 114-60 win over San Diego City College. He hit 21 of 23 from the floor and added six free throws in eight attempts as the Bruins dominated the game.

LOS Angeles UPI UCLA Lew Alcidor Brubabes San Diego City College Alcindor Boeee Bally Dermane Ken

Sam Houston Tops San Marcos In District Showdown

Sam Houston charged to a 91 58 win over defending state AAA champion San Marcos in San Marcos. Roy Dean led with 32 points as the Cherokees improved to 6 2 and 2 0 in district play while Bubba Crocker paced Sam Houston with 17 points and Steve Meeks added 10.

SAN Marcos Sam Houston Cherokees Seguin Rattlers Roy Dean Mike Turned George Dillard Pat Biesedecki Bubba Crocker Steve Meeks Deon Turner VF Dillard Biesedecks Jimmet Franks Brown Len Marcos Crocker Meeks C. Young Yeeler Jones Holmes

Washington Five Defeats Wheatley Lions 60-47 in District Clash

Washington Five toppled Wheatley 60 to 47 at Wheatley Gym to claim a Negro District S AAAA basketball win. Lions drop to 1-3 in district play and 4-5 for the season.

Houston Washington Wheatley Lions Wheatley Lions

Rams Edge Lee 53 49 in tight Friday night win

The John Marshall Rams defeated the Lee Volunteers 53 to 49. Wayne Doyal scored 29 for Marshall as the Rams shook a see-saw game after a 6-0 Lee start. The Rams led 27 24 at halftime and pulled away in the fourth to clinch the victory.

Rams Edge Lee John Marshall Rams the Volunteers Wayne Doyal Marshall Lee Volunteers Lee Doyal Seemit

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