Texas High School Basketball Champions, 1921

Updated—March 19, 2013
Texas High School Basketball Champions, 1921-2013
By Dr. Billy Wilbanks
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BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM NARRATIVES
Team #1, 1921
El Paso wins first UIL State Championship
All Classes
EL PASO H.S.
El Paso defeated San Antonio Brackenridge, 25-11 in the final, Houston Central, 24-15, in the semi-final; Celina, 28-14, in
the 2nd round & Shiner, 45-5 in the 1st round at the state tournament that included 16 teams. During the tournament
El Paso outscored its opponents by 122-45. The Austin newspaper reported that the (first ever UIL) championship game
was “fast” and a “rough and tumble affair.” El Paso led 9-8 at the half but “came back with a vengeance” in the 2nd half
holding San Antonio to only 3 points while scoring 16. All of El Paso’s points were scored by three players: Sandy
Esquivel with 12 points, Jr Andy Cohen with 8 and Louis Springer with 3.
Cohen and Springer were named 1st team all-state tournament and Esquivel was named to the 2nd team. “A special
award for all-around sportsmanship was made to Cohen.”
The 1921 El Paso players were: R.A. Brown, Howard Butler, Andy Cohen, Sandy Esquivel, J.C. Hofford, Louis Springer and
Alfred Uhlig. Coach Luther Coblentz was the El Paso coach during its four consecutive appearances in the final from
1921-1924.
El Paso has won four state championships (1921, 1922, 1941 & 1947) and lost in the finals in 1923, 1924, 1936, & 1940.
Brackenridge has made three appearances in the state finals winning the state title in 1926 and losing in the final in 1921
to El Paso and in 1925 to Beaumont.
The 1921 El Paso championship team was presented as the “honor team” at the 1950 state tournament. The UIL game
program for 1950 gave the following info on the 1921 team members: Howard Butler was a Marine Corps Colonel in
Washington, D.C.; Andrew Cohen was the manager of a Eau Claire WI baseball team; Sandy Esquivel was an orthopedic
surgeon in Austin; J.C. Hofford was a mining official in AZ; R.A. Brown was an El Paso grocery owner, Alfred Uhlig was VP
of an El Paso bank; and Eric Monroe manager of radio station in El Paso.
Andy Cohen (1918-22) was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1985. Cohen did not play college basketball
as he made a career in pro baseball playing in the major leagues for the New York Giants from 1926-1929. John
McGraw, the Giant manager, hoped Cohen could replace Roger Hornsby at 2nd base. Cohen later managed in the minor
leagues and was a coach for the Phillies retiring in 1960 after one game as Phillie manager. Sandy Esquivel later played
at UT.
The early years of the state tournament are described in Harold Ratliff’s 1976 book, Texas Boys Basketball: A History,
published by the U.I.L. and by Ivy McLemore’s Texas High School Basketball Scrapbook published by Eakin Press in 1989.
Team #2, 1922
Lindale disqualified—runner-up El Paso named state champion;
El Paso led led by Andy Cohen
All Classes, El PASO H.S.
El Paso was defeated by Lindale 27-15 in the final but Lindale was later disqualified. In making the final El Paso defeated
Kirbyville, 29-13 in the semi-final; Stephenville, 17-15, in the 2nd round; & Waco, 30-13, in the 1st round of the state
tournament. Lindale was later disqualified for using an ineligible player. Suspicion was raised by the heavy beards of
the Lindale players at the state tournament and there were rumors that several Lindale players had been recruited.
The Lindale coach, Hartley, had coached in OK and apparently his star player, an Indian, was recruited from that state.
The UIL asked for the return of the championship trophy but did not receive it until 5 years later from Lindale when the
school complied to be reinstated by the UIL. A substitute trophy was awarded to El Paso.
El Paso has won four state championships (1921, 1922, 1941 & 1947) and lost in the finals four times (1923, 1924, 1936
& 1940). Lindale made its only appearance in a state final in 1922. Coach Luther Coblentz was the El Paso coach during
its four consecutive appearances in the final from 1921-1924. El Paso came into the state tournament after having “won
the independent championship of New Mexico.”
The El Paso starting line-up was comprised of forwards Andy Cohen (Capt.) and Lozano, center Alfred Uhlig and guards
R.A. Brown and Dawson. El Paso played the entire final against Lindale with no substitutes. (Lozano, Dawson & Brown
also played on the 1923 team that made the final.)
Cohen scored 16 points in the semi-final victory over Kirbyville and 8 points in the final against Lindale. El Paso was also
led in the final by Lozano, “the speedy little Mexican,” and the defensive play of Dawson. El Paso guard Dawson & and
Sr forward Andy Cohen were named 1st team all-state tournament while forward Lozano and guard R.A. Brown were
named to the 2nd team. Cohen made 1st team all-state for the second straight year and Dawson and Lozano were
named 1st team all-state tournament the following year (1923).
Andy Cohen (1918-22) was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1985. Cohen did not play college basketball
as he made a career in pro baseball playing in the major leagues for the New York Giants from 1926-1929. John
McGraw, the Giant manager, hoped Cohen could replace Roger Hornsby at 2nd base. Cohen later managed in the minor
leagues and was a coach for the Phillies retiring in 1960 after one game as Phillie manager.
The story of the disqualification of Lindale and the crowning of El Paso is told in Harold Ratliff’s 1976 book, Texas Boys
Basketball: A History, published by the U.I.L. and in Ivy McLemore’s Texas High School Basketball Scrapbook published by
Eakin Press in 1989.
Team #3, 1923
Oak Cliff wins 1st of 2 state titles in 1923-24
All Classes, Dallas Oak Cliff
Dallas Oak Cliff defeated El Paso, 17-15, in the final; Stephenville, 20-16, in the semi-final; Whitney, 24-11, in the 2nd
round & Kenedy, 42-2 (a state record low) in the 1st round at the state tournament. Oak Cliff gave a “splendid
exhibition of team play” in the final and its “smothering tactics” on defense held Lozano, the El Paso, star to only one FG.
The Oak Cliff Leopards were undefeated on the year in TX and were later invited to play in a national tournament where
the Leopards lost to Charleston SC.
Dallas Oak Cliff won state championships in 1923 & 1924 in its only appearances in a state final. The Oak Cliff
championship coach in 1923 was Howard A. Allen. Oak Cliff later merged with Dallas Adamson H.S. which lost a state
final to Houston Austin in 1964. A different school, Dallas South Oak Cliff won four titles in 1977, 1992, 2005 & 2006.
Finalist El Paso won four state championships (1921, 1922, 1941 & 1947) and lost in the finals four times (1923, 1924,
1936 & 1940).
The 1923 Oak Cliff players were: Capt. Joe King, Ira Hopper, C.L. “Ox” Higgins, Orval “Dusty” Rhoads, Odie Lee Parks,
W.C. Lynch, Edward Sasse and Bill Schroeder. The Leopards were led in scoring in the final by Ira Hopper with by 4 FGs,
Joe King with 2 FGs and Bill Schroeder with 1 FG.
Oak Cliff’s center, Joe King, was named 1st team All State Tournament and Ox Higgins was named to the 2nd team. King
was also named 1st team all-state the next year as he led his Oak Cliff team to two straight state titles.
The Oak Cliff state championship teams of 1923 &1924 were presented as the “honor team” at the 1952 state
tournament. The 1952 UIL program listed the following info on 1923-24 team members: Coach Howard Allen had
become principal of Dallas Adamson (formerly Oak Cliff) H.S.; Joe King owned King Lumber in Waco; , C.L. Higgins was
president of C&S Sporting Goods in Austin; Bill Schroeder, Dick Garvin and W.C. Lynch in Dallas, Ira Hopper in Lampasas,
Orval Rhoads in Katy, Odie Lee Parks in Seguin, and Louis Harvey in Big Bear CA.
Team #4, 1924
Oak Cliff wins 2nd of 2 state titles in 1924-24
All Classes, Dallas Oak Cliff
Dallas Oak Cliff defeated El Paso, 29-18, in the final; Wichita Falls, 25-17, in the semi-final; Gatesville, 39-15, in the 2nd
round; & Laredo, 36-10, in the 1st round at the state tournament. The Leopards’ 11-point win in the final was led by
Capt. Joe King who scored 12 of the team’s 29 points. Oak Cliff led 16-4 at the half but El Paso came within 6 in the 2nd
half before King’s two late FGs clinched the victory.
Oak Cliff had only one defeat on the year—to Dallas Forest Avenue—with that loss and the loss in the national
tournament in 1923 the only two losses the team had in two years. Dallas Oak Cliff, under Coach Howard A. Allen, won
state championships in 1923 & 1924 in its only appearances in a state final. Oak Cliff later merged with Dallas Adamson
H.S. which lost a state final to Houston Austin in 1964. A different school, Dallas South Oak Cliff, won four titles in 1977,
1992, 2005 & 2006. Oak Cliff won both the state basketball and football championships in 1924 but not in the same
academic year.
The 1924 Oak Cliff players were: Capt. Joe King, Ira Hopper, Orval “Dusty” Rhoads, W.C. Lynch, Edward Sasse, Bill
Schroeder, Dick Garvin, and Louis Harvey. The starters were Schroeder and Hopper at forward, King at center and Lynch
and Sasse at guard.
Joe King scored 12 points in the 1924 final against El Paso giving him 43 points for the tournament. Ira Hopper had 8
points in the final and 38 points for the tournament and Forward Bill Schroeder scored 9 points in the final and 34 for
the tournament. The “wonderful offensive trio” combined for all the Oak Cliff points (29) in the final. Rhoads and Sasse,
as was common in 1924, stayed on the defensive end of the court guarding the basket and did not score.
The 1924 All State Tournament Team included Bill Schroeder of Oak Cliff; Reuben Barschow of Houston Central; Billie
Clarke of Austin; Frank Joines of Houston Central; and Theo Powell of Ralls. Joe King, Oak Cliff’s top scorer for the
tournament and in the final was—for some strange reason—left off the All Tournament Team though many thought he
was the most outstanding player in the tournament.
The Oak Cliff state championship teams of 1923 &1924 were presented as the “honor team” at the 1952 state
tournament. Coach Howard Allen had become principal of Dallas Adamson (formerly Oak Cliff) H.S. Joe King lived in
Waco, C.L. Higgins in Austin, Bill Schroeder, Dick Garvin and W.C. Lynch in Dallas, Ira Hopper in Lampasas, Orval Rhoads
in Katy and Louis Harvey in Big Bear CA.
Team #5, 1925
Beaumont H.S. wins only state title
All Classes, Beaumont H.S.
Beaumont defeated San Antonio Brackenridge, 14-12, in the final; El Paso, 22-18, in the semi-final; Sulphur Springs, 3114, in the 2nd round; & Estelline, 25-19, in the 1st round at the state tournament. The “Purple Basketeers” qualified for
state with wins over Houston Central (which had won Beaumont’s regional 3 of the 4 first years—1921-1924) and
Galveston and finished the year undefeated at 25-0 with victories over Port Arthur (twice), South Park (3 times), Sour
Lake (twice), “S.P.J. College (twice) and the “Magnolia All-Stars” (3 times). After the state tournament the “Purple”
went to Chicago for the National Interscholastic Tournament where they defeated “Kappa Sigma of IL U” and Miami FL
before losing to “Devils Lake”, 22-21.
The 1925 final was decided in the last seconds of the game as the Austin newspaper reported that “in the last minute of
play, and with the count knotted at 12-12, Erwin, substitute forward, received a pass from Captain Holly Brock following
a brilliant dribble by Brock, made good on the ‘crip’ shot directly beneath the basket.” The 1925 state basketball
championship by the Beaumont Royal Purple team remains thru 2011 the only one in the history of Beaumont H.S. and
one of seven by Beaumont schools (S. Park, 1953, 1960; Hebert, 1980-82; & Ozen, 2001). Finalist SA Brackenridge made
three appearances in the state finals winning the title in 1926 and losing in 1921 & 1925.
The 1925 Beaumont players were: Alvin “Bubba” Stahl, Paul Anger, Kelsey Freeman, Roderick “Hookey” Irwin, Raymond
Alford, Holly M. Brock, Charles “Dilly” Hunter, Augie “Rowdy” Saxe, Wayland “Kokie” Cotton and Dan “Dapper” Dearing.
The team was coached by Lilburn “Bubba” Dimmitt. In the final So Raymond Alford (who played from 1925-27) scored
12 of Beaumont’s 14 total points and Holly Brock made the assist leading to the deciding two points in the last minute.
The score was 8-2 at the end of the half and was marked by outstanding defensive play by Hunter, Saxe and Stahl and by
Brock on Hub Friery, the Brackenridge forward who led his team to the championship the next year. Alford’s scoring
came largely from assists by Brock.
Holly Brock made 1st team all-state tournament while Alvin Stahl was named to the 2nd team and Augie Saxe was
honorable mention. Oddly, Raymond Alford, who scored 12 of his team’s 14 points in the final, was not even honorable
mention. However, Alford was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1974. Holly Brock played at UT in 192729 and was All-SWC and leading scorer (13.4) in SWC in 1929. Beaumont H.S. was presented as the “honor team” at the
1953 state tournament. At that time Coach Dimmitt was living in Dallas while several team members (Alvin Stahl, Paul
Anger, Holly Brock, Charles Hunter, Augie Saxe, Dan Dearing and Raymond Alford) remained in the Beaumont area.
Brock was manager of a life insurance company; Alford was athletic director of Beaumont ISD in 1953. Wayland Cotton
was a construction engineer living in Caldwell, Kelsey Freeman was in Venezuela and Roderick Irwin was in Rayne, LA.
The 1925 trophy is displayed at the Beaumont I.S.D. offices.
Team #6, 1926
Brackenridge wins only state title
All Classes, San Antonio Brackenridge
San Antonio Brackenridge defeated Corsicana, 29-23, in the final; Canyon, 22-21, in the semi-final; Canton, 23-16, in the
2nd round; & Nacogdoches, 22-9, in 1st round at the state tournament. The Eagles overcame the play of Canyon’s
Brown brothers in the semi-final and escaped with a one-point victory. Coach Bobby Cannon’s Purple Eagles jumped out
to a 14-1 lead in the final against Corsicana and were led by guard Hub Friery who closely defended Corsicana’s high
scoring Clarence Horne and by the scoring of forwards Wilson Elkins and Calvin Bass.
Brackenridge appeared in the state finals three times winning the title in 1926 and losing in the 1921 final to El Paso and
in the 1925 final to Beaumont. Corsicana’s only appearance in a state final was in 1926. D.C. “Bobby” Cannon was the
1926 Brackenridge championship coach.
The 1926 Brackenridge players were: Capt. Herff Friery, Frank Cheatham, Felix Ducharme, Veltman, F.A. Rees, Hugh
McMillan, Howard McMillan, Wilson Elkins, Calvin Bass, Walter Howle, H.J. Ferguson and Bog Hill.
Brackenridge was led in the final by Wilson Elkins with 11 points, Calvin Bass with 10, Hub Friery with 6 and F.A. Rees
with 2 (only 4 players scored the 29 points for Eagles). Humphries led Corsicana with 10 points while Clarence Horne
was held to 8 points. Frank Cheatham dominated the jump ball required (from 1921-1937) after every basket. The
Eagles were led in the semi-final by Cheatham with 6 points and Rees with 5 while Strain led Canyon with 7 points.
Brackenridge’s 1st round win over Nacogdoches was led by Hugh McMillan with 7 points. Bass and Elkins with 6 points
each were the top Eagle scorers against Canton in the 2nd round.
The All State Tournament Team included Herff “Hub” Friery of Brackenridge; the brothers B. Brown & Curtis Brown of
Canyon; Clarence Horn of Corsicana; and Hopson (a “midget forward”) of Pilot Point. Friery (who was also All
Tournament in 1925) was named the Tournament MVP. Calvin Bass and Frank Cheatham were named 2nd team All
Tournament and Wilson Elkins and F.A. Rees were honorable mention. So Edwin Price scored 4 points for Corsicana in
the final, later coached at UT and was voted into the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame.
The 1926 state championship team was presented as the “honor team” at the 1954 state tournament. At that time
Coach Cannon was a rancher at Edinburg while most of his players remained in or near San Antonio. Dr. Wilson Elkins
was president of Texas Western College at El Paso; Frank Cheatham was a restaurant owner in Kingsville; Walter Howle
was a cotton broker and rancher at Edna.
Team #7, 1927
Athens wins first of five state Championships;
Two in Hall of Fame
All Classes, Athens H.S.
Athens defeated Denton, 23-14, in the final; Ralls, 27-23, in the semi-final; Cisco, 30-18, in the 2nd round; & Shiner, 38-9,
in the 1st round at the 14-team state tournament held in 1927 at College Station while Gregory Gym in Austin was being
built. The Hornets defeated Huntington and Huntsville in the playoffs to reach the state tournament. Athens’ defeat of
Denton was considered an upset as finalist Denton had been the favorite after defeating pre-tournament favorites SA
Brackenridge and Houston Reagan. After winning the state title Athens went to Chicago for the National Scholastic
Tournament losing the consolation title to Kansas City (with a 3-2 record). The Hornets’ season record (before Chicago &
discounting games against non-H.S. teams) was 18-2. A complete listing of all games is listed in Athens’ Day in the Sun
by Ron Hendry which tells the complete story of the 1927-34 Athens dynasty.
Athens has won five state championships (1927, 1929, 1931, 1933 & 1934). Coach Jimmy Kitts won 3 state
championships (1927, 1929, 1931) and two national titles (1929 & 1930) while at Athens from 1926-1931. The 1933 &
1934 teams were coached by J.T. “Bobo” Nelson. Kitts, who had been a football star at SMU, later coached at Rice, VMI
& Texas Western and was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987 & the TX H.S. Coaches Assoc Hall of
Honor in 1960.
Athens recruited boys from other towns and states with the “recruits” given board and lodging by team backers. The
team was given two Model A Fords to “barnstorm” through the Midwest playing club and high school teams. The
Athens Hornets were invited to the National Tournament in Chicago where they lost in the consolation finals to Kansas
City by one point. Athens won the national tournament in 1929 & 1930.
The 1927 Athens players were: Capt. Jim Bradshaw, J. Shinn, D. Moss, A. James Huggins, J.G.. Reynolds, John “Preacher”
Tompkins, Wendell W. “Doc” Sumner, J. Hawley Wyrick, Joe Shinn and E. D. McLaughlin. The starters in the
championship game were Preacher Tompkins, Doc Sumner, J.G. Reynolds, E.D. McLaughlin and D. Moss. Sumner and
J.C. Reynolds led the Athens scoring in the final with 7 points each. Reynolds of Athens was named to the media’s allstate tournament 1st team while McLaughlin was named to the 2nd team.
The 1927 Athens team was the “Honor Team” at the 1955 state tournament. The only team member remaining in
Athens in 1955 was J. Hawley Wyrick. J.G. Reynolds and E.D. McLaughlin resided in Dallas; Joe Shinn in Columbia SC; Jim
Bradshaw was in Trinidad TX; Wendell Sumner was an M.D. in Ft. Worth; at FW; and James Huggins was a science
teacher at Scurry TX. Wendell W. “Doc” Sumner (1927-29) and John “Preacher” Tompkins (1926-29) were elected to
the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame.
Team #8, 1928
Austin H.S. disqualified & runner-up
Temple named state champion
All Classes, Temple H.S.
Austin H.S. defeated Temple 33-14, in the final but was later disqualified giving Temple the state title. Temple had a bye
in the first round of the state tournament and then defeated El Paso, 33-26, in the 2nd round and Athens, 26-23, in the
semi-final. The UIL ruled that one of Austin’s star players had played four years before the 1928 season by playing for
the H.S. team when he was in the 8th grade. Austin H.S. voluntarily gave up all claims to the 1928 title and returned the
trophy. Temple became the official 1928 champion. Thru 2006 Temple had won two state championships (1928 &
1932) and Austin H.S. had none (from 19 appearances at the state tournament) after its disqualification in 1928.
Temple H.S. was 19-3 on the year with all three losses coming against Austin H.S. Thus the Wildcats would have been
undefeated at 22-0 on the year if Austin were forced to forfeit all the games in which the ineligible player participated.
The Temple team averaged 32 points per game to opponents’ 19.5 ppg. The team scored a high of 65 in the playoffs
against Durango, the Falls County Champion, and had a season low of 13 points in the state final. Temple played Austin
H.S. four times during the year losing 3 of the 4. Temple also defeated Dallas Main Avenue, Tyler, Mexico’s San Luis
Potasi and the Baylor Cubs (twice) during the year. The team’s greatest victory came in the semi-finals when the
Wildcats defeated defending state champion, Athens, 26-23. Athens went on to win the national championship the next
two years (1929-1930).
Wildcat players were Sr Capt. Warren Weathers, Jr Oscar “Ox” Wickham, Jr Claude Lewis, Sr Kenneth Lee, John
“Cotton” Harrison, Jr Melton Koch, Jr Lawrence Lee, Sr Wm. Cooper, Jr Glen McKenzie, Sr Lynn Zarr, & Sr Wayne
Akridge. The Temple team relied upon a great defense as the school yearbook noted that “the Blue and White
representatives covered the floor like a tent.” During the year “Ox” Wickham, Warren Weathers and Claude Lewis were
the offensive stars along with Cotton Harrison & Kenneth Lee, the “speedy guards.” Weathers had 16 points and
Wickham 12 against El Paso and Lewis had 12 against Athens. Wickham, described as a “giant” was the team’s top
rebounder, and was the Wildcats’ top scorer in the final with 5. He scored 19 of the team’s 29 points against Corsicana
in the regional final and he and Harrison were named 2nd team all-state tournament.
The Wildcats were coached by R.E. “Bill” Henderson, who starred at Howard Payne; coached at Temple from 1926-1931;
coached at Baylor from 1941-1961; and is a member of the Texas H.S. Sports Hall of Fame. The players were “molded
together” by Coach Henderson and “played as a machine.” The UIL made the 1928 Temple team its “honor team” at the
1958 state tournament and noted that Temple’s title was the “greatest upset in tournament history “ as it defeated the
four tourney favorites “in ascending order” to win the championship. The 26-23 victory over Athens was considered a
huge upset as Athens was defending state champion and had already won the Southern AAU that year. In 1958 Coach
Forehand was at SA Edison; Kenneth Clark coached at Cy-Fair; Will Forehand coached at Spring Branch and Buford
Richardson was a FW police officer.
Team #9, 1929
2nd of 5 state titles; Won 1st of 2
national titles in 1929
All Classes, ATHENS H.S.
Athens defeated Denton, 22-11 in the final; Cisco, 31-17, in semi-final; Knippa, 38-11, in 2nd round; & May, 44-15, in 1st
round at the state tournament held at College Station. The Hornets led 7-4 at the half in the final and were led by
brothers Bennie (9 points) and Freddie (6 points) Tompkins and their cousin, Preacher Tompkins (4 points) who played
strong defense under the basket. Newspapers reported that Athens “towered” over their opponents “passing fast and
shooting accurately.”
Athens has won five state championships (1927, 1929, 1931, 1933 & 1934). Jimmy Kitts coached the first three
championship teams and J.T. “Bobo” Nelson was the coach in 1933 & 1934. Kitts was elected to both the TX H.S.
Basketball Hall of Fame & the TX H.S. Coaches Assoc. Hall of Honor. Coach Jimmy Kitts won 3 state championships
(1927, 1929, 1931) and two national titles (1929 & 1930) while at Athens.
The 1929 Hornet team defeated Oklahoma City Classen, 25-21, for the national title for its 6th victory at the National
Interscholastic Tournament at the U. of Chicago which drew teams from 38 states. Classen was coached by Hank Iba
(later coach at OK State and the U.S. Olympic team). Athens was down at the half when Athens went to a “box and one”
defense with Preacher Tompkins on Classen’s star while the other four Athens boys played a zone. Preacher was named
MVP of the national tournament. When the victorious team returned to Athens the coach was given $6,000 & a house.
The “story” of the 1929 team is told in Athens’ Day in the Sun by Ron Hendry.
Athens was 35-1 on the year (with a lone loss to Denton by one point) against H.S. competition including the 8 games
on the way to and in Chicago. Athens repeated as national champion in 1930 defeating Jena LA, 22-16, though they did
not win the state championship (state champion Denton defeated Athens in the 2nd round in Austin). The Chicago
tournament was discontinued after 1930 leaving Athens as the only team to ever win the national title two years in a
row.
The 1929 Athens players were: Byron “Buster” Brannon, John O. “Preacher” Tompkins, Wendell W. “Doc” Sumner, Fred
Tompkins, Ben Tompkins, Hodge Owen, Richard Shinn, Moody Johns, Oscar Hooper, and Herbert Reynolds. John
Tompkins and Wendell Sumner were named 1st team all-state tournament while Moody Johns was named to the 2nd
team. The star of this team was 6’4” Preacher Tompkins who might have became one of game’s immortals had he
chosen to play in college. Freddie and Bennie Tompkins played college basketball at SC where as sophs they led their
1932 team to the ACC championship and were named all-conference. Sumner played later at TCU. Buster Brannon later
played basketball and football at TCU and quarterbacked the Frog football team to the 1932 SWC title. He won 6 SWC
basketball championships as a coach at TCU (1951-53 & 1959) and Rice (1940 & 1942) and was elected to the Texas
Sports Hall of Fame. Four other members of this team have been elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame: W.W.
“Doc” Sumner (1927-29); John “Preacher” Tompkins (1926-29); Bennie Tompkins (1927-30); and Freddie Tompkins
(1928-31).
Team #10, 1930
Denton wins 1st of 2 state titles defeating eventual
National champion, Athens in 2nd round
All Classes, Denton H.S.
Denton defeated Estelline, 30-11, in the final; Houston Reagan, 16-14, in the semi-final; & Athens, 24-19, in the 2nd
round (bye in 1st round) at the state tournament. The Eagles had playoff wins over Highland Park and Wills Point to
qualify for state. Denton’s win over defending state and national champion, Athens, in the 2nd round at state was a
season highlight as Denton had been beaten in the state finals in 1927 & 1929 by Athens and had lost 3 of 4 earlier
games in 1930 to Athens. The game was decided at the FT line as Denton made 8 of 11 to 3 of 11 for Athens. Denton
was led in the semi-final against Athens by Sr John Smyers with 9 points and Sr Nimrod Borchardt with 7 while Freddie
Tompkins scored 12 for Athens. Denton had split four games with Estelline earlier in the season and finished the year at
19-6 (with 3 losses to Athens, 2 to Estelline & 1 to Tyler). The Eagles averaged 25.5 points to their opponents’ 17.3 per
game. The Eagles cruised to a 19-point win over Estelline in the final and was led by Smyers with 15 points, Sr Albert
Zeretzke with 8, and Sr Tom Finley with 5 while Whitey Baccus of Estelline scored 5.
The 1930 Athens team which lost to Denton in the 1930 final went on to Chicago as defending champion and won the
national title at the National Interscholastic Tournament at the U. of Chicago. Denton also went to the national
tournament and defeated Baylor Institute of Chattanooga TN, 32-15, before losing in the 2nd round to St. Johns Military
Academy of Delafield WI, 22-21. The Denton Eagles have won two state basketball championships (1930 & 1935) and
made two other appearances in the finals losing to Athens in 1927 and in 1929. The Denton championship coach for
both 1930 & 1935 was Dan McAlister. Estelline made its only appearance in a state final in 1930. Estelline (near the Red
River in Hall County) closed its H.S. in the 1960’s with its students going to Memphis and Childress.
The 1930 Denton players were: Theron McGovern, Sr Tom Davis, Sr Capt. Nimrod Borchardt, E.C. Dittrich, Sr Warren
Finley, Jr Clyde Carter, Sr Albert Zeretzke, A.E. Whorton, Wayne Stallings, Sr Orme Lee Koiner, Sr John Smyers and Sr
Tom Finley. Guard Nimrod Borchardt was named to the 1st team all-state tournament along with Freddie Tompkins of
Athens and Sr Whitey Baccus of Estelline, “the best floor man in the state” while Smyers was named to the 2nd team.
Honorable mention went to Finley and Zeretzke of Denton.
Whitey Baccus (1929-30) was elected to the Texas H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1972. Denton’s Nimrod Borchardt,
Albert Zeretzke and John Smyers all played basketball at North Texas Teachers College. Clyde Carter was All-American in
FB at SMU in 1934 and later coached at Denton H.S.
The 1930 Denton championship team was the “Honor Team” at the 1956 state tournament. In 1956 Nimrod Borchardt
was the fire chief at Ardmore AF Base in OK; Tom Finley, Tom Davis, and John D. Smyers in Denton; ; E.C. Dittrich in
Nashville TN; Clyde Carter & Warren Finley in Dallas; Theron McGovern in Austin; A.E. Wharton in Etowah TN; and Orme
Lee “Soda” Koiner and Wayne Stallings in Ft. Worth. Albert Zeretzke was athletic director for Austin H.S. of El Paso and
Coach Dan McAlister was principal of Denton Jr H.S.
Team #11, 1931
Athens wins 3rd of 5 titles from 1927-34
All Classes, ATHENS H.S.
Athens defeated Houston San Jacinto, 25-22 OT, in the final; Bardwell, 30-13, in the semi-final; and Denton, 29-11, in
the 2nd round (bye in 1st round) at the state tournament. The Hornets had playoff wins over Carthage, Pineland,
Timpson, Nacogdoches, Huntington, and Groveton to qualify for the state tournament. Athens was undefeated (22-0)
by a TX H.S. team in 1931—the first time a Hornet team had accomplished that feat. In the final San Jacinto tied the
game at 19-19 on a FT with seconds remaining and regulation ended a few seconds later with missed shots by both
teams. Athens’ Willard Cornelius was the defensive star in the tournament, the final and in the OT (with 2 steals) and
the “diminutive” Erskin Ware scored all of the Hornet points (3 FGs) in the OT.
Athens was undefeated by TX teams in 1931 and capped off its year by “barnstorming” thru Kentucky and Indiana
playing other high school teams (the National tournament had been discontinued after 1930). Athens has won five state
championships (1927, 1929, 1931, 1933 & 1934). Jimmy Kitts was the coach for the first three championships with J.T.
Nelson coaching the last two. Kitts also twice (1929 & 1930) won the National Interscholastic Tournament in Chicago.
He later coached at Rice, VMI and Texas Western. Finalist San Jacinto lost in the finals in its only two appearances in the
state final in 1931 & 1932.
The 1931 Athens players were: Capt. Freddie Tompkins, Robert Wyatt, Duncan Frizzell, Willard Cornelius, Bruce Reagan,
Troy Tompkins, Wade Owen, Weldon Browning, John Sanders, Robert Wyatt, Troy Tompkins, Erskin Ware, and Dana
Henderson . The complete story of these players and their season is told in Athens’ Day in the Sun by Ron Hendry.
The Hornets were led in the final against Houston San Jacinto by Dana Henderson with 12 points. Ware with 7 and
Freddie Tompkins with 5. San Jacinto was led by H. Journeay with 8 points, Harris with 77 and Lee Tynes. Athens
forwards Freddie Tompkins and Willard Cornelius were named to the 1st team All State Tournament Team along with B.
Journeay and Lee Tynes of San Jacinto (who scored 41 points in the tournament and also made all-state in 1932). Dana
Henderson was named 2nd team All Tournament.
Brothers Freddie and Bennie (who graduated in 1930) Tompkins later played college basketball at South Carolina where
they led their 1932 team to the Atlantic Coast Conference and were named all-conference. & All-American. Freddie
Tompkins (1928-31) and Bennie Tompkins (1927-30) were elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1984. The
1931 Athens team was the “Honor Team” at the 1957 state tournament. At that time Bruce Reagan was a state senator
from Corpus Christi; Fred Tompkins resided in San Benito; Troy Tompkins, Weldon Browning and Robert Wyatt (a
Henderson County Commissioner) in Brownsboro; Duncan Frizzell in Athens; John T. Sanders & Erskine Ware in
Shreveport; and Willard Cornelius in Dallas.
Team #12, 1932
Temple wins 2nd of 2 state titles
All Classes, TEMPLE
Temple won the school’s second state basketball championship in 1932 by defeating Houston San Jacinto, 30-23, in the
final; Dallas Tech (coached by Doc Hayes), 30-22, in the semi-final; SA Brackenridge, 25-19, in the 2nd round; & Olney,
20-12, in the 1st round at the state tournament. Temple defeated the four tournament favorites to win the title. The
Wildcats defeated Academy (40-18), Waco (33-30), Prairie Hill (55-14) and Austin (39-20 & 30-18) in the playoffs to
reach the 13-team state tournament. In the championship game the Wildcats defeated the Golden Bears of Houston
San Jacinto, 30-23. The game pitted the “five man machine” of Temple against the “one-man team” of Capt. Lee Tynes
who scored 16 of San Jacinto’s 23 points and set a state record with 60 points in 4 games. Lange topped Temple scorers
with 11; Ken Clark had 7; Del Clark, 6; Harrison, 3, Bonner, 2; & Richardson, 1. Temple led the entire game with a 6 point
lead at halftime (18-12) and at the end of the third quarter (22-16).
Temple was 32-2 on the year (not counting losses to Baylor Cubs and Southwestern U.) In an early season highlight,
Temple defeated Rosebud, the defending district champion, 105-25, and was led by 39 points from Willie Lange. The
team averaged 44.5 points per game to opponents’ 36 per game. The championship Wildcats were led by head coach
George W. “Red” Forehand who took over the team in 1931-32 (after serving 2 years as the Temple junior high coach)
and won the state championship in his “rookie” season. R.E. “Bill” Henderson, the former Wildcat coach and Baylor
coach from 1941-61, “figured prominently in the early teaching of many of the Temple players” as he coached at Temple
from 1926-1931.
The 1932 Temple players were: Captain Delma Clark, Willie Lange, Cotton Harrison, Kenneth Clark, Buford Richardson,
Jamie Bonner, Wilbert “Cotton” Harrison, Charles McFarland, Arthur Southerland, Lee James, Will Forehand, Orman
Wren & Sam Turner. The 6’ 6” Del Clark jumped center for Temple after every FG (a rule until the 1938). Del Clark &
Ken Clark were named to the “official” A.P. all-state tournament 1st team; Willie Lange and Cotton Harrison were named
to the 2nd team; and Jamie Bonner was honorable mention. Lange and Harrison were named all-state by the Daily
Texan. The Austin American named Lange and Ken Clark on its all-state team. The balance of the Wildcat squad was
seen in that 5 Wildcat players were named to all-state squads from the 13 teams at the state tournament.
Thru 2006 Temple had appeared in the state finals only two times but won state titles in both years (1928 & 1932) with
the 1928 championship being awarded to runner-up Temple after Austin H.S. was disqualified. Runner-up San Jacinto
has appeared in the finals only two times, losing in the finals in 1931 & 1932. Temple was the honor team at the 1958
state tournament. Coach Forehand was then at SA Edison; Kenneth Clark was a coach at Cy-Fair; Will Forehand a coach
at Spring Branch.
Team #13, 1933
Won 4th of 5 state titles
All Classes, ATHENS H.S.
Athens defeated Houston Jeff Davis, 36-20, in the final; SA Jefferson, 40-34, in the semi-final; Bryan, 50-19, in the 2nd
round; & El Paso, 62-29, in 1st round at the state tournament. The Hornets defeated Elkhart, 52-39; Wells, 41-19;
Whitehouse, 58-27; and Bullard , 57-8 at the District Meet and Emory, 41-19 & 42-16, in Bi-district to qualify for the
state tournament. There were 1,500 teams in the state competing in boys basketball in 1933 but only 14 qualified for
the state tournament. Athens cruised thru the four games at state with winning margins of 33, 31, 6 and 16 points. The
62 points scored against El Paso in the 1st round set a state record as did the 188 points in 4 games at state.
In the final the Hornets led the Jeff Davis Panthers 14-10 at the end of the half and 26-14 at the end of the third quarter.
6’4” Center Bruce Reagan of Athens consistently outjumped the Panthers’ Pete Dowling in the center jump after each
made basket (a rule not changed until 1938). The Hornets “capitalized on their height, and tipped the leather in the
hoop time and again on follow up shots” in the final against Jeff Davis. Athens’ record at season’s end against H.S.
teams was 29-3. The Athens Weekly Review reported that the semi-final game against SA Jefferson was a "rough" affair
in which 3 Athens starters fouled out but was saved by the outstanding play of Wade Owen who often "dribbled through
the entire Jefferson team to score."
thens has won five state championships (1927, 1929, 1931, 1933 & 1934). Jimmy Kitts coached the first three
championship teams and J.T. “Bobo” Nelson was the coach in 1933 & 1934. Finalist Jeff Davis was coached by Roy M.
Needham (1926-43) who was elected to TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame and to the TX H.S. Coaches Assoc. Hall of Honor.
Needham was head basketball and football coach at Jeff Davis for 16 years and was athletic director of the Houston ISD
for two decades.
The 1933 Hornet players were: 5’10” Capt. Paul Morris, 6’1” Wade “Spot” Owen, Henry Boyd, Duncan Frizzell, 6’3” So
Olin Cobb, Gaston Johns, 6’4” Burnell Trammell, 6’4” Bruce Reagan, John T. Sanders, W.A. Hawn, Jr, Dan Cumbie, Rupert
Craig, Jr., John Thomas Sanders, Leland Tarrant, Eli Bob Ard, Prentice Warren and Duncan Frizzell. The Athens starting
line-up scored all of the team’s 36 points in the final led by So Olin Cobb (10 points), Burnell Trammell (8), Bruce Reagan
(8), Paul Morris (6), and Wade Owen (4 ). Cobb and Owens led the Hornets in the semi-final with 13 points each. Olin
Cobb and Wade Owen were named All State Tournament “while Trammell, Morris and Reagan each only lacked one
vote of making it an all Hornet five for first team all state” according to Athens’ Day in the Sun by Ron Hendry.
The 1933 All State Tournament Team included Olin Cobb and Wade Owen of Athens; Pete Dowling of Houston Jeff
Davis; Clarence Sledge of Dallas Tech; and Ray Smith of SA Jefferson. Bruce Reagan, Burnell Trammell and Paul Morris of
Athens missed All Tournament berths by one vote.
The 1933 Athens championship team was the “Honor Team” at the 1959 state tournament. In 1959 Coach J.T. “Bobo”
was H.S. principal at Celina; Paul Morris was supt. of Schools for the Chandler ISD; and Bruce Reagan was a state senator
from Corpus Christi. Also, Gaston Johns was in Baton Rouge; Burnell Trammell in Lamesa; assistant Coach Charles Hawn
and W.A. Hawn, Jr, in Athens; Leland Tarrant in LaRue TX; and Eli Bob Ard in Midwest City OK.
Team #14, 1934
Won last of five state titles from 1927-34
All Classes, ATHENS H.S.
Athens defeated Lamesa, 28-22, in the final; Denton, 17-12, in the semi-final; & Houston Jeff Davis, 43-13, in the 1st
round at the state tournament. The Hornets qualified for state with playoff wins over Bullard, Canton, Cushing & Emory
and was 29-0 on the year against H.S. competition (discounting games against college freshmen, JC teams, etc.). Athens
trailed Lamesa in the final by 9-0 but closed the gap to 13-7 at the end of the half. The Austin newspaper reported that
the 2nd half comeback by Athens was “the most gallant and courageous” ever witnessed as the Hornets first tied the
score at 16-16 and then pulled away for the victory.
The Athens comeback in the final was led by 6’3” Jr Olin Cobb (13 points) and Hayden Mallory (10 points). Defensive
stars were Gaston Johns and Mallory. Lamesa was led by center George Sturdivant (who won most of the center jumps
after each basket) and guards Jude Smith and Jimmie Britt (15 points). The quality of the two teams is seen in that—for
the first time in tournament history---all five of the boys named to the 1st team All State Tournament team were from
the two finalists (Cobb and Mallory of Athens and George Sturdivant, Jude Smith and Jimmie Britt of Lamesa) though
the team was selected from all 8 teams in the tournament. Piccolo Frizzell was named 2nd team All State Tournament.
Athens has won five state championships (1927, 1929, 1931, 1933 & 1934). Jimmy Kitts coached the 1927, 1929 & 1931
teams while J.T. “Bobo” Nelson coached the 1933 and 1934 champions. The story of the 1927-34 Athens dynasty is told
in Athens’ Day in the Sun: The Story of an Early High School Dynasty by Ron Hendry. Lames made the finals 8 times from
1921-2006 losing in the finals in 1934, 1935, 1973, 1985 & 1990 and winning state titles in 1960, 1967 & 1975.
The 1934 Athens players were: 6’3” Olin Cobb, Prentice Warren, Gaston Johns, Piccolo Frizzell, Archie Fowler, Arbra
Johnson, Joe Ledbetter, Derwood Newman, Robert Gregg, Hayden Mallory and Dan W. Cumbie.
The 1934 Athens championship team was the “Honor Team” at the 1960 state tournament. In 1960 Coach J.T. (“Bobo”)
Nelson was the H.S. principal at Celina; Assistant Coach Charles Hawn was in Athens; Hayden Mallory in Alvin; and Olin
Cobb in Dallas.
Team #15, 1935
Denton wins 2nd of 2 state titles
All Classes, DENTON
Denton defeated Lamesa, 38-23, in the final; Brownwood, 28-21, in the semi-final; & Taft, 32-21, in the 1st round at
state tournament. Denton was 29-1 on year with only a loss to Emory keeping them from an undefeated season. The
team had key wins before the playoffs over Dallas Wilson, Arlington, Waxahachie, FW Poly & Emory. The Broncos
defeated Waco, 28-15, and Nocona, 36-16, in the region to qualify for state. Denton played a “deliberate” style of play
“getting the ball and holding it until somebody gets a good shot” and relied upon its defense which allowed opponents
an average of only 16 points a game. The media branded Denton’s style as “colorless” but it was obviously effective.
Thru 2006 Denton H.S. had won two state basketball championships (1930 & 1935) and played in two finals (losing to
Athens in 1927 & 1929). The 1935 Denton team was coached by Dan McAlister who from 1927-1935 led his team to
two state titles and two other finals. He starred in 3 sports at North Texas and won more than 400 games in 18 years as
H.S. coach. Finalist Lamesa won state titles in 19690, 1967 and 1975 and lost in the state finals in 1934, 1935, 1973,
1985 & 1990.
The 1935 Denton players were: Sr Capt. J.D. Wright, Sr Haskell “Hack” Richey, Sr Homer Barnes, Sr Fred Lohrke, So Bud
Smith, Jr Ralph “Bear” Hester, Jr Bill Bob Kee, Jimmy Leslie, Jr Charles Davis, Jr T.A. Bush, Delbert Carter & Sr Tom
Harpool.
Denton had little trouble in the final with Lamesa leading at the quarters by 9-6, 19-8 & 31-11. Homer Barnes led the
Broncos in scoring with 13 points in the final while J.D. Wright scored 8 and Lohrke and Hack Richey had 6. Wright
scored 28 points in Denton’s 3 games. Joe Harrell, the Lamesa center, scored 9 points in the final against Denton and 42
for the tournament. Barnes was a unanimous choice for 1st team all-state tournament which also included Denton’s
Wright (who played a “spectacular” defensive game in the finals) and Lamesa’s Harrell.
The 1935 Denton state championship team was the “Honor Team” at the 1961 state tournament. Coach Dan McAlister
was the principal at Denton Jr H. S. in 1961; Ralph Hester was the athletic director at Austin College; Jimmy Leslie was
in Abilene; Fred Lohrke in CA; Homer Barns (a policeman) & Bill Bob Kee in Dallas; Bud Smith in OK City; Haskell Richey,
Tom Harpool & Charles Davis in Denton.
Team #16, 1936
Tiny Cushing wins “Hoosier” (the movie) type
state title over schools of all sizes
All Classes, CUSHING
Cushing defeated El Paso, 33-29, in the final; Carey, 35-21, in the semi-final; & Taft, 46-17, in the 1st round at the state
tournament. Cushing was a tiny school competing against all size schools in TX and won a “Hoosiers” (i.e., the Movie)
type victory in 1936. The Bearkats were 32-3 on the year and defeated Nacogdoches to win the County Championship;
won a “District” Tournament in Nacogdoches comprised of the champions of 8 East TX counties defeating Huntington in
the final; and defeated Gilmer 31-29 and Gober 30-23 to win the Region 4 tournament at Longview to make the “final
eight” at the State Tournament at Gregory Gym in Austin on March 6-7. The eight included four large city schools,
Dallas Tech (13-2), Houston Jeff Davis (16-6), Austin (18-3), and El Paso (13-3), and four smaller schools, Taft (20-1),
Crews (35-4), Carey (39-6) and Cushing (32-3). Cushing crushed Taft 46-17 in the first round and Carey 35-21 in the semifinals before defeating El Paso H.S. 33-29 in the final. The Houston Post described the play of Cushing in the final as
“daring” and featured “one-handed hook passes, long shots and a fast break.” The score was tied 11 times and the lead
changed hands 16 times.
Cushing’s G Ray Burk Lucas was selected as the state tournament’s most outstanding player and was 1st team All State
Tournament along with teammate Marshal Matteson (who was the top scorer in the tournament with 32 points in 3
games), Carswell of Jeff Davis, and Castillo and Dwyer of El Paso. Two other Cushing players, F Garland Trawick and C
Kermit Clayton were voted 2nd team All Tournament. The 5th starter was G Clarence “Bud” Parten and the top
substitutes were Lamar Brewer and F.G. “Josh” Briley, a 6’9” Jr center who was reputed to be the tallest player in TX.
Matteson and Lucas later played at Stephen F. Austin College where Matteson was the leading scorer in the conference
in his junior year and, along with Cushing Coach Glenn W. Berry, was named to SFA’s Athletic Hall of Fame. Briley later
played at Jacksonville College where he was the leading scorer among all TX junior colleges. Frank Carswell of Jeff Davis
was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame.
The 1936 Cushing team was honored at the State Tournament in 1961 on the 25th anniversary of its championship
season. The ex-players honored were Clarence Parten, Shell Refining Co., Pasadena; Ray Lucas, Western Surety Co.,
Dallas; F.G. Briley, Magnolia Refining Co., Beaumont; Kermit Clayton, Conroe Public Schools; Marshal Matteson, theater
owner, Nacogdoches; Garland Trawick, Southwestern Bell Telephone, Co., Beaumont; Harold Clayton, Judge 135th
Judicial District, Port Arthur; John Gresham, Gulf Oil & Gas Co; Lamar Brewer, barber shop owner, Henderson; Weldon
Gresham, Tyler Pipe and Foundry, Tyler; Lawrence Richards, Ford Motor Co., Livingston; Team Manager Billy Irwin of
Irwin and Smith law firm in Houston; and Coach Glenn W. Berry, principal of Herty Elementary School in Lufkin. In 1986
Cushing honored the 1936 team at the High School on the 50th anniversary of the Championship.
Team #17, 1937
Tiny Carey won state against all size schools in 1937;
Coached by Catfish Smith; Foust & Redwine
in TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame
All Classes, CAREY H.S.
Carey defeated Gober, 26-18, in the final; FW Poly, 27-10, in the semi-final; & Dublin, 31-26, in the 1st round at state
tournament. Carey was a tiny school competing against all size schools in TX and won a “Hoosiers” (i.e., the Movie)
type victory in 1937. Carey merged with the Childress ISD in the 1957 and the 1937 Carey state title remains the only
state championship ever won in any sport in the history of Childress County. Gober never made the state finals again.
The Carey Cardinals were coached by the legendary Milburn Albert “Catfish” Smith, who became head coach of the
Carey Cardinals in 1934 at the age of 22. In 1936 he led his 40-8 Cardinals to the state semi-finals where he was
defeated by state champion Cushing, 35-21. He had all his starters back in 1937 and won the state championship in an
era when all schools regardless of size (Carey had under 100 students) played in the same single division that included
the more than 1,500 schools in TX. Oddly enough, in 1937, the two smallest schools in the final eight at the Austin state
tournament (including larger schools, FW Poly and San Antonio Thomas Jefferson) made the finals with Carey defeating
Gober. The win by Carey in 1937 and Cushing in 1936 were true “Hoosier” (as in the movie, “Hoosiers”) type victories.
Finalist Gober was also a small school and never again made the finals.
Coach Smith later coached at Mt. Vernon from 1943-50 where he won another state basketball championship and a
regional football championship in the same year—1947-48. His football (11-0) and basketball (30-0) teams were
undefeated in 1947-48—a feat never matched before or since in TX. Coach Smith later coached football at ETSU and at
Baylor and is a member of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Carey was 50-2 on the year. The 1937 Carey players were:
W.J. Redwine, J.E. Anderson, Carroll Faust, Jim Middleton, Troy Hunt, Jesse McCracken, Basil Conner, Harbour
Middleton, Fate Gresham, Ovis Hunter and Robert Crawford.
Faust & Gresham led Carey in scoring in the final with 7 points each. Forward Carroll Faust and center Fate Gresham
were named to the All Tournament 1st team (Faust also made the team in 1936) along with Winifred Battise of
Livingston, Tate Gresham of Carey, Mike Ball of TJ & G.W. Todd of Gober. Forward W.J. Redwine and guard Harbour
Middleton were 2nd team. Two were later elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame--- Carroll “Slats” Foust (193437) in 1987 and W.J. “Sleepy” Redwine (1933-1937) in 1988.
The 1963 UIL program’s “Honor Team” was the 1937 Carey champions and listed the following info: W.J. Redwine was
an Air Force Captain; Harbour Middleton, a retired AF Lt. Col; Jack Jones an AF Capt. in CA; and Ovis Hunter, AF Lt. Col.
Troy Hunt lived in Albuquerque; Carroll Faust in McKinney; Jess McCracken in Graham, Robert Crawford in Carthage, and
Basil Conner in San Jose CA.
The “story” of the incredible 1937 season in which tiny Carey won state under its first-year coach is told in the book:
Coach “Catfish” Smith and His Boys, by Glen Onley, published by Sunstone Press in 2004.
Team #18, 1938
Undefeated Dallas Wilson, led by
Malcolm Kutner, wins school’s only
All Classes, DALLAS WILSON
Dallas Woodrow Wilson defeated Abilene, 41-27, in the final; Houston Reagan, 29-28, in the semi-final; & Belton, 43-24,
in the 1st round at the state tournament. The Wildcats qualified for state with regional wins over Waco, 35-23, and
Vernon, 50-26, and finished the year undefeated (discounting two losses to the NTSU freshman team) at 23-0. Eight
teams (Dallas Wilson, Houston Reagan, Abilene, Bowie, Kingsville, Belton, Carey and Bailey) with very disparate
enrollment figures qualified for the state tournament in 1938 and all played in one classification for one state title. In
fact, tiny Carey (1937) and Cushing (1936) won state titles against schools of all sizes in the two previous years. Also,
1938 was the first year without the center jump after each field goal. Wilson led by 12 going into the 4th quarter of the
1st round win over Belton and cruised to a 19-point win. Malcolm Kutner scored the game winning basket in the onepoint win in the semi-final against Reagan. The Wildcats led 13-4 & 26-12 after the first two periods and cruised to a
14-point win over previously undefeated (27-0) Abilene in the final.
Wilson finished the year undefeated at 27-0 winning the 1938 state title in the school’s only appearance in a state final.
Finalist Abilene H.S. made two appearances the state finals losing in the 1938 & 1941 finals. Howard Kitchen of Cotner
U in NE was the 1938 Wilson championship coach. The 1938 Woodrow Wilson players were: 20 Kelly Simpson; 22 Theo
Marks; 42 Rex Sharp; 43 Loyd Cooke; 44 Malcolm Kutner; 45 Jimmy McCarthy; 46 Harrell Neblett; 48 Arthur Bowman; 52
Jimmy Pattee; and 50 LaNove Davenport.
Kutner led Wilson in scoring in the final with 13 points while Simpson had 11 and McCarthy, 10. In the semi-final
against favorite Houston Reagan, Kutner scored 11 points, Bowman, 8, and Simpson and McCarthy 6 each. Kelly
Simpson held Reagan star Bill Henderson (later Temple H.S. and Baylor coach) to 8 points in the close semi-final.
Simpson led the Wildcats in scoring in the 1st round with 15 while Jamie Wilson led Belton with 15.
The All State Tournament Team included Malcolm Kutner and Kelly Simpson of Woodrow Wilson, Bill Henderson of
Reagan, Frank Brahaney of Abilene & Jamie Wilson of Belton. Jimmy McCarthy and Loyd Cooke of Wilson were named
2nd team All State Tournament. m Kutner at 6-2, 180 lbs. was an All-American end at UT from 1939-41; is one of 13 UT
players in the College Football Hall of Fame; was Rookie of the Year (1946) with the Chicago Cardinals of the NFL and
was the NFL’s MVP in 1948.
The 1938 Woodrow Wilson state championship team was the “Honor Team” at the 1964 state tournament. In 1964
Coach Howard Kitchen was a teacher at Woodrow Wilson H.S. in Dallas and James F. McCarthy was a judge in Dallas.
Lloyd B. Cooke (real estate) was in Pasadena TX; Theo Marks (engineer) in Port Arthur; Bill Jones (Gas Co.), A.B. Tate, R.P.
Kincheloe, Norman Melton in Dallas; Harrell Neblett in Fresno CA; Malcomb J. Kutner & Kelly Simpson in Houston; J.F.
Pattee in Pecos; LaNove Davenport (music director) in New York;, and Paul D. Zimmerman (with Japan Air Lines) in
Tokyo.
Team #19, 1939
Livingston wins only state title
All Classes, LIVINGSTON
Livingston defeated SA Lanier in the final, 37-35; Bowie, 24-22, in the semi-final; and Vernon, 37-33, in the 1st round at
the 8-team state tournament. The Lions qualified for state with wins over Jeff Davis, Bryan and Houston Lamar and
finished the year at 34-7 averaging 31 points per game to 23 for opponents. Livingston had three close wins (by 4, 2 & 2
points) at state and won the semi-final on a “one-hander” from the foul circle by Foster Bullock. The Lions prevailed in
the final against Lanier in spite of an 8-point comeback by Lanier to tie the score at 35 with 30 seconds remaining.
Livingston scored the winning points with 20 seconds remaining when Center Alex Weatherford “whirled out of the
mass and fired a one-handed shot through the hoop” to give his Lions the state title at 37-35.
Livingston made its only appearance in a state final in 1939 though the Lions did finish 4th in 1937 and 3rd in 1940.
Finalist SA Lanier won state titles in 143 & 1945 under Coach Nemo Herrera and lost in the finals in 1939 & 2001. The
1939 Livingston championship coach was Clarence Antonio “Bubba” Gernand The young Gernand had graduated from
Baylor in 1938 after a three-sport career with the Bears from 1935-38. He was well known at Gregory gym where he had
beaten UT with a last second shot in a SWC game in 1937. Gernand was fortunate to take over a team that had made
the state semi-finals in 1937 with “four Indians and a paleface.” He utilized a “fast-break offense” and observers were
impressed by the team’s hustle and “well-drilled attack.”
The 1939 Livingston players were: Harmon Walters, Harmon Rowe, Alex Weatherford, Jesse Lee Richardson, Charlie
Thomas, Foster Bullock, Aubrey Bailey, Raymond Jones, Emmett Battise, and John Bloomfield. Weatherford led
Livingston in the final with 12 points while Foster Bullock scored 10. Bullock led the Lions in the semi-final with 10 points
and Walters in the 1st round with 13. Bullock, a “full-blooded Alabama Indian,” was “sensational” with his “tricky
dribbling and passing.” Bullock was also described as a “sharpshooter” who was an “expert on long shots.” Joe Trevino
led Lanier with 14 points.
The All State Tournament Team included Harmon Walters and Foster Bullock of Livingston, Tony Cordona and Joe
Trevino (top scorer with 45 points in 3 games) of Lanier and Rodolfo Olivas of Bowie. Aubrey Bailey of Livingston was
named to the 2nd team. (The Lions’ Alex Weatherford scored the winning FG and 9 points in the 2nd half but voting for
the All Tournament Team was made at halftime.) Bullock was the top scorer against Bowie with 10 & Walters scored 13
against Vernon. Bullock was also named 2nd team All Tournament in 1937. Weatherford led the team in rebounding
while Raymond Jones and substitute Aubrey Bailey shared “defensive honors” with Bullock. Walters again made allstate in 1940 as Livingston won third at state.
The 1939 Livingston championship team was the “Honor Team” at the 1965 state tournament. In 1965 Jesse Lee
Richardson was a basketball coach at Kountze and Emmett Battise was a coach at New Summerfield. Harmon Rowe
(6’0” & 182 lbs) played FB at Baylor and 6 seasons in the NFL with the NY Giants. In 2007 Randy Rowe, the grand
nephew of Harmon Rowe, was Ath. Dir. at Livingston. Foster Bullock worked at the “Indian Village” near Livingston.
Harmon Walters played basketball at Rice and was paratrooper behind enemy lines at Normandy on D Day in 1944. He
also played for the Houston Mavericks in the Professional Basketball League of America in 1948.
Team #20, 1940
San Marcos wins 1st of two state titles
All Classes, SAN MARCOS H.S.
San Marcos defeated El Paso, 22-21, in the final; Crowell, 37-27, in the semi-final; & Waco, 28-26, in the 1st round at the
state tournament. The Rattlers, who had no gym and had to play games at the SWT gym, defeated Austin, 29-16, for
the District championship and SA Brackenridge, 22-13, in the regional final and were 46-1 on the year with a lone loss to
SA Lanier by two points. San Marcos was the “smallest team” in the 8-team state tournament and relied upon defense
and teamwork rather than individual stars. Coach Milton Jowers utilized a deliberate style relying upon his defense,
especially a full-court press, to win its three games at state. The Rattlers trailed Crowell by 2 points in the 4th quarter
before scoring the last 12 points using a full-court press. In t he final El Paso came back from a 10-point deficit in the
4th quarter to close to 1 point with a minute left but San Marcos held on to win.
San Marcos won state titles in 1940 & 1965 and lost in the 1955 final to Seminole. Milton Jowers was the coach of the
1940 championship team and later was a basketball and football coach (winning the NAIA national title in 1969) and
athletic director at SWT. He was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1994. Finalist El Paso won state titles
in 1921, 1922, 1941 & 1947 and lost in the finals in 1923, 1924, 1936 & 1940). San Marcos remains in 2006 as the
closest state championship team to the Erwin Center in Austin where the state tournament is played each year (Travis
and Williamson County have never had a champion).
The 1940 Rattler players were: 5’11” Sr Thomas “Red” Calhoun; 6’2.5” Sr & Capt. Addison “Bubba” Coers; 6’0” Sr Eddie
Dedeke; 6’0” Sr Frankie Edwards; 6’0” Sr Jack Hannon; 5’8” Jr Bob Ray Harrell; 5’7” Sr Billy Jones; 5’10” Sr Jimmy
Lumpkin; 5’8” Jr Robert McGruder; and 6’2” Sr Charles Oldham.
Jimmy Lumpkin led San Marcos in scoring in the final with 10 points while Frankie Edwards had 7 & Bubba Coers, 4.
Lumpkin was named 1st team All State Tournament along with Mike Izquierdo and Mario Palafox of El Paso; Richardson
of Livingston; & Gus Russell of Crowell. Bubba Coers was named to the 2nd team. El Paso won state the following year
led by Izquierdo and Palafox. Bubba Coers was again all-state in 1941. Mike Izquierdo (1939-42) was elected to the TX
H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1972.
Most of the players served in World War II & Charles Oldham was killed in the war. The 1940 San Marcos championship
team was the “Honor Team” at the state tournament in 1966. At that time Coach Milton Jowers was the athletic
director at SWT. Addison Coers & Eddie Dedeke were living in Austin; Thomas Calhoun in Portland OR; Jimmie Lumpkin
in Pecos TX; Robert McGruder (H.S. Principal) in Big Lake TX; Jack Hannan in San Antonio; and Gene Phillips was manager
of Aquarena in San Marcos. Bubba Coers played FB & BB at A&M (before the war) and after the war at SWT under
Coach Jowers; Frankie Edwards played at Baylor; and Jimmy Lumpkin at UT. In 2007 Bubba Coers, the last living member
of the 1940 team, lived in San Marcos.
Team #21, 1941
El Paso wins its 3rd of 4 state titles
All Classes, EL PASO
El Paso defeated Abilene, 27-20, in the final; Houston Jeff Davis, 37-32, in the semi-final; & Mt. Vernon, 28-25, in the 1st
round at the state tournament. El Paso never trailed in the championship game and led at the quarters by 7-6, 14-11 &
22-14. Finalist Abilene was hampered by the loss of four players (three to illness) including all-state Gene Dalton who
had an ankle injury. The semi-final victory was an upset as Jeff Davis, with Slater Martin, had lost only one game all year
and was a heavy favorite to win state (which it did in 1942 & 1943).
El Paso has won four state championships (1921, 1922, 1941 & 1947) and lost in the finals in 1923,1924, 1936, & 1940.
The coach of the 1941 championship team was Jewell Wallace while semi-finalist Jeff Davis was coached by Roy M.
Needham (1926-43) who was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame and to the TX H.S. Coaches Assoc. Hall of
Honor. Slater Martin (1940-43) was a So on the 1941 Jeff Davis team and made all-state the next two years. He was AllAmerican at UT; won 4 NBA championships; and was elected to TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1971. In 1975 he was
selected the all-time MVP of the SWC.
The 1941 El Paso players were: Yvon Rechy, Steve Minas, Francisco Salas-Portas, Fernando Palafox, Mike Izquierdo,
Gordon Brandon, James Allen, Milton Cherno, Mario Palafox, Bob Hoover, Ralph Marmolejo, Bobby Goldfarb, Buddy
Ward and manager Reuben Corral. Goldfarb was only 13---the youngest player ever to appear in the state tournament--when he played for the championship El Paso team in 1941.
The leading scorers for El Paso in the championship game were Mike Izquierdo with 7 and Mario Palafox with 6.
Izquierdo scored 16 in the semi-final against Jeff Davis while James Allen scored 7 and Mario Palafox, 5. The 1941 All
State Tournament team included Izquierdo and Palafox of El Paso; Bill Carruth and Pete McNeill of Waco and Gene
Dalton of Abilene. Gordon Brandon of El Paso was 2nd team in 1940. Mike Izquierdo (1939-42) was elected to the TX
H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1972.
The 1941 El Paso Championship team was the “Honor Team” at the 1967 State Tournament. The 1967 UIL program gave
the following info: James Allen was in the plumbing business in SF; Steve Minos was a U.S. Treasury Agent in New
Orleans; Milton Cherno (clothing business), Buddy Ward (building contractor), Fernando Palafox (Druggist), Gordo
Brandon (police Lt); Bobby Goldfarb (insurance), Francisco Salos Poeros (motor cycle dealer); Joe Hoover (cotton
farmer), Yvon Rechy (shipping foreman), Mike Izquierdo (electronics) and Mario Palafax (orthopedic surgeon) all lived in
El Paso. Ralph Marmolejo Jr was an El Paso police detective who was killed in the line of duty on March 17, 1951. His
name is inscribed on the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington DC.
Team #22, 1942
Slidell wins 2 state titles
led by Weber and Patton
Conf B, SLIDELL
Slidell defeated Fayetteville, 32-22, in the final; Boles Home, 36-29, in the semi-final; & Stratford, 30-19, in the 1st round
at the state tournament in the first year that the UIL moved from one (all classes) champion to champions in three
classes (B, A & 2-A). The Greyhounds defeated Rhome, 27-13; Park Spring, 36-15; and Ringgold, 31-13 in the District and
Lorena, 42-14; Ireland, 38-16; and Post Oak, 38-12, in the regional. Slidell became the first UIL Class B champion with its
victory over Fayetteville in the final. Slidell defeated Stratford by 11 in the first round due to the Greyhounds’ superior
rebounding. Slidell was leading by 5 points with 5 minutes left in the semi-final against Boles Home when their leading
scorer, Lewis Hall, fouled out but Boles Home failed to take advantage and lost by 7 points. In the final Slidell capitalized
on its height to beat Fayetteville as the Lions kept pace for one quarter “but faded once the Slidell lads began connecting
from far out.”
Slidell won the Class B state championship again the next year in 1943 but these two state titles remained thru 2006 the
only appearances in the state finals for Slidell. Manuel R. McCarroll coached the 1942 championship team and G.T.
Phillips coached the 1943 championship team.
The 1942 Slidell players were: (19) Elmer Pugh, 6’1”; (80) Raleigh Christian, 5’9” Jr; (81) Edwin Pruett, 6’2” Jr; (82) James
Fortenberry, 6’1” Sr; (83) Harold Gage, Sr; (84) Mack Ashley; (85) Turner Bill Hall; (86) Lewis Hall, 6’1” Sr; (87)Billie
Jameson, Sr; (88) Gussie Weber, 6’3” Jr; & (89) Wallace Patton, 6’3” Jr The team was coached by Manuel R. McCarroll.
Slidell was led in scoring in the final by Gussie Weber with 12 points, Turner Hall with 6 and Wallace Patton, Edwin
Pruett and Harold Gage with 4 each. Cordes led Fayetteville with 8 points. Lewis Hall led Slidell in the semi-final against
Boles Home with 13 points while Weber had 9 and Patton, 8. Weber was the top scorer for Slidell in the 1st round
against Stratford with 10 points followed by Patton with 7 and Hall with 6. J.W. Malone and Dicky Buckles led Stratford
with 6 points each.
Gussie Weber, Lewis Hall and Wallace Patton of Slidell were named to the Class B all-state tournament team along with
Chester Cordes of runner-up Fayetteville and Omar Reeves of Boles Home. Weber and Hall also made the All State
Tournament team in 1943 as Slidell won its second consecutive Class B state championship. Weber and Patton later
played at Texas Wesleyan. The 1942 Slidell Championship team was one of the “Honor Teams” at the 1968 State
Tournament. The 1968 UIL program gave the following info: Raleigh Christian was a rancher in Slidell; James
Fortenberry was a farmer in Krum; Harold Ray Gage was a car salesman in Denton; Turner B. Hall was a beautician in
Austin; Billy Jameson was with Bell Helicopter in FW; Coach Manuel R. McCarroll was a Principal in Decatur; Wallace
Patton was an engineer in Arlington; Edwin Pruett was a dairyman in Slidell; Elmer Pugh was a ranch manager in Aledo
and Gussie Weber was with Texaco in Houston. In 2006 Pugh still lived in Slidell, Pugh in Aledo, and Weber in Houston
and the two championship banners were still displayed in the old gym named for Coach McCarroll who was 650-123 in
his 18 years at Slidell.
Team #23, 1942
First of two state titles for Van whose
tallest player was only 5’11”
1-A, VAN
Van defeated Nederland, 35-27, in the final; Elkhart, 50-16, in the semi-final; & Gatesville, 56-30, in the 1st round at the
state tournament in the first year that the UIL moved from one (all classes) champion to champions in three classes (B, A
& 2-A). Van was 34-2 in the previous year of 1941 losing in the regional finals to Mt. Vernon when there was only one
state champion for all classes. Van’s tallest player in 1942 was only 5’11” but the Vandals “had mastered the one-hand
jump shot, had fantastic quickness and were masters of the full court defensive press.” Van was 33-1 on the year as the
team lost its opener but then won 33 consecutive games and “crushed” its first two opponents at the state tournament
by 26 and 34 points. The team was a “high-scoring machine” with a “vaunted fast break” that was “checked” by
Nederland though the latter “could not cope with the sharp shooting Vandals.”
Van made two appearances in the state finals winning state titles in 1942 & 2005. The 1942 Van championship coach
was K.H. Thormahlen who coached basketball and football at Van for only four years before limiting himself to football.
He played basketball for Canton at the state tournament in 1926 (with Jack Gray who was later an All-American at TX
and later the Longhorn coach) and later coached football at Elgin for 10 years from 1945-49, 1953-1957 where he was
72-26-3. Finalist Nederland made its only appearance in a state final in 1942.
The 1942 Vandal players were: George Beggs (11), Alton Landrum (12, Morris Brantley (13), Billie Bane Cook (14), Nolan
Welmaker (15), Robert Dike Stringer (17), Neil Morris (19), James Crocker (20), Buddy Morgan (21) and Atwell Goss (22).
Robert Stringer and George Beggs of Van were named to the Class A All State Tournament team along with Arleigh Duff
and Robert Goss of runner-up Nederland and Tony Rivera of Lanier. Alton Landrum led the Vandals in scoring in the final
with 17 points and Robert Stringer scored 21 in the semi-final and 9 in the final.
The 1942 Van Championship Team was an “Honor Team” at the 1968 state tournament. The 1968 UIL program gave the
following info on team members: George Beggs (utility co.) was in Ennis; Morris Brantley (Ed. Consultant) in Dallas;
James J. Crocker (pipe fitter) in Texas City; Bayne Cook (insurance) in Waco; Joseph A. Goss (Lt. Col. U.S. Marines);
Assistant Coach Charles Ray Jones (Prof. at Texas Tech); Alton Landrum (Union Oil) in Andrews; Ernest Matthews (apt.
manager) in Irving; W.P. Morgan (service station) in Paris; Neil Morris (Union Oil) in Van; Julius M. Stagner (pastor) in
Commerce; Nolan Welmaker (civil service) in Barstow CA; and Coach K.H. Thormahlen (Principal) in Elgin.
Morris Brantley of the 1942 team was one of three surviving members of the team in 2005 when Van won its next state
championship. He addressed the team and fans at a pep rally before the tournament.
Team #24, 1942
Jeff Davis, led by Slater Martin, wins titles
in 1941-43 under Roy Needham
2-A, HOUSTON JEFF DAVIS
Houston Jeff Davis defeated Lufkin, 55-35, in the final; Dallas Tech, 45-31, in the semi-final; & Waco, 31-26, in 1st round
at the state tournament. The Jeff Davis Panthers became the first Houston school to win a state title and “climaxed a
three-day siege of startling performances” by “trouncing a favored Lufkin team” by 20 points in the 2-A final (under new
format with B, A and 2-A championships).
The Panthers were led in scoring in the final by Warren Switzer (15) and Slater Martin (14) and in rebounding by big Ed
Kelley. Kelley scored 14 and Martin 12 in the semi-final. Martin was the top scorer (11) in the 1st round against Waco.
The top defensive players for Jeff Davis were the two “ball hawks” Martin and Jimmy Salibo.
The Panthers made the state tournament six times in 11 years from 1933-1943 under Coach Roy M. Needham finishing
runner-up in 1941 and winning the 2-A title in 1942 & 1943. Needham was head basketball and football coach at Jeff
Davis for 16 years (1926-1943) and was athletic director of the Houston ISD for two decades. He was elected to the TX
H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1984. Finalist Lufkin was coached by Othol Hershel (“Abe”) Martin from 1936-1943 who
later was football coach and athletic director at TCU from 1953-66. The football stadium at Lufkin is still named after
Abe Martin. Thru 2006 Houston Jeff Davis had won two state titles (1942 & 1943) and was runner-up three times (1933,
1946 &1962). The 1942 title team was coached by Needham and the 1943 team by Bert Kivell.
The 1942 Panther players were: James Salibo (3), Warren Switzer (4), James Owens (5), Ross Byers (6), Slater Martin (7),
Steve Lobue (8), Valton Green (9), Charlie Carpenter (10), Albert Watts (11), Bryan Massey (12), Floyd Cobler (13), and
Ed Kelley (14). Coach Needham had a small team with only 6’3” Ed Kelly and 6’1” Warren Switzer and with 5’6” Nick
Salibo and 5’4” Ross Byers at guard. The team was led by 5’10” Dugan “Slater” Martin and 6’3’ Ed Kelly both of whom
were named All State tournament in 1941 along with Lufkin’s David Cook and Tommy Hudgens and Dallas Tech’s Tom
Hamilton. Martin was all-state tournament in 1942 & 1943; played at U.T. in 1943 & 1946-49 where he was AllAmerican in 1949; played 11 years in the NBA and was seven-time all-star and played on five NBA championship teams
(4 with George Mikan at Minneapolis & 1 with Bob Pettit & St. Louis Hawks over Bob Cousy’s Celtics). He was elected to
the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1971 and in 1975 was voted the all-time MVP of the SCC. Labue was an all-state
football and track (3 state gold medals) star who came out for basketball for rebound help though he only 5’10”. He was
killed in a B-17 raid over Germany in 1945. He and Martin are both in the Jeff Davis Hall of Fame.
The 1942 Jeff Davis Championship Team was an “Honor Team” at the 1968 state tournament. According to the 1968 UIL
program Ross Byers (accountant) was in Houston; Charles Carpenter (accounting) in Houston; Valton Green (engineer)
in Houston; Coach R.H. Hill (Ath. Dir in Aldine); Ed Kelly (sales manager) in SA; Bryan Massey, (Houston Police Dept.);
Coach Roy Needham (director of Phy. Ed for Houston ISD); James Owens (golf pro) in Pasadena; N.J. Salibo (salesman) in
Houston; Warren Switzer (life insurance) in Houston; and Albert Watts (salesman) in Dallas. Slater Martin’s career is
chronicled in Harold Ratliff’s 1976 book, Texas Boys Basketball: A History, published by the U.I.L.
Team #25, 1943
Slidell wins only 2 state titles in school history
with back-to-back titles in 1942-43
led by G. Weber & W. Patton
Conf B, SLIDELL
Slidell defeated Sidney, 36-23, in the final; Midway, 33-20, in the semi-final; & Leona, 29-26, in the 1st round at the
state tournament. Slidell won its second consecutive Class B state championship with its victory over Sidney. The Austin
American-Statesman reported that the Slidell Greyhounds “throttled Sidney’s high-scoring attack with their well-
handled zone defense and were never behind.” Sidney’s hopes rose when Slidell’s “big” Gussie Weber fouled out and
the lead was cut to 24-21. However, Alvin Rhine and “little” Robert Christian “took charge” in the fourth quarter and
Slidell won “pulling away at the finish.”
The Slidell Greyhounds won the Class B state championship the previous year in 1942 but these two state titles
remained thru 2006 the only appearances in the state finals for Slidell. Supt. Manuel R. McCarroll coached the 1942
championship team and Cantrell Hayes & G.T. Phillips coached the 1943 championship team. McCarroll left at the
beginning of the 1942-43 year to serve as a civilian instructor for the Army during World War II and then Supt. Cantrell
Hayes joined the war effort after the first part of the season leaving the team under the supervision of Supt. G.T. Phillips
for the playoffs and the state tournament.
The 1943 Slidell players were: 80 Robert Christian, 5’9” Sr; (81) G.C. Pugh, 6’2” Sr; (82) Leroy Gossett; (83) Clayton
Reynolds; (83) Edwin Pruett, 6’2” Sr; (84) Price Kindiger; (85) Alvin Rhine; (86) Edsel Dodge; (87) Gussie Weber, 6’3” Sr;
(88) and (89)Wallace Patton, 6’3” Sr. Slidell was led in scoring in the 1st round against Leona by Wallace Patton with 12
points and Alvin Rhine with 8; in the semi-final against Midway by Gussie Weber with 14 points; and in the final against
Sidney by Rhine with 10 points, Patton with 9, Weber with 7, & Christian with 5.
Gussie Weber and Wallace Patton were named to the Class B all-state tournament team for the 2nd consecutive year
while the 1943 team also included Don Heathington and Coy Perkins of runner-up Sidney and Marshall Robinson of
Leona. Both Weber and Patton later played at Texas Wesleyan. The 1943 Slidell Championship Team was an “Honor
Team” at the 1969 State Tournament. According to the 1969 UIL program Alvin Rhine (General Dynamics) was in FW;
Edwin Pruett (dairyman) in Slidell; Gussie Weber (Texaco Oil) in Houston; Wallace Patton (engineer) in Arlington; Robert
Christian (Principal) in Denton; Coach G.T. Phillips (McGraw-Hill Books) in Denton; Leroy Gossett (U.S. Dept of Interior) in
Washington D.C.; G.C. Pugh (cattleman) in Denton; Prince Kindiger in KC MO; Clayton Reynolds (state trooper) in
Arlington and Edsel Dodge (General Dynamics) in FW.
In 2006 Edwin Pruett still lived in Slidell, Elmer Pugh in Aledo, Leroy Gossett in Ephrata WA, and Gussie Weber in
Houston. The two state championships banners still hang in the old gym which was named for Coach McCarroll.
Team #26, 1943
Lanier wins 1st of 2 state titles
under Coach Nemo Herrera
Conf A, SAN ANTONIO LANIER
SA Lanier defeated Beaumont French, 30-18, in the final; Mt. Vernon, 47-25, in the semi-final; & Lakeview, 48-31, in 1st
round at the state tournament. The Voks “crushed” Mt. Vernon in the semi-final leading 26-8 at the half and 33-16 after
3 qts before cruising to an 18-point victory. In the final Lanier, featuring “ball-handling wizards” and an “airtight
defense,” led French 18-9 at the half and cruised to a 12-point victory in the second half.
Thru 2006 SA Lanier has won two state championships (1943 & 1945) and lost twice in the finals (in 1939 to Livingston
and in 2001 to Beaumont Ozen). Finalist French made four losing appearances in the state finals in 1943, 1949, 1955 &
1956. The 1943 Lanier team was coached by William Carson “Nemo” Herrera (1928-1970) who won two state titles
(1943 & 1945) in his seven appearances with Lanier at the state tournament. His 1939 Lanier team lost the final to
Livingston in the closing seconds. Herrera was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame & to the TX H.S. Coaches
Assoc. Hall of Honor.
The 1943 Lanier players were: Manuel Gonzales (4), Tony Rivera (5), Refugio Olivares (7), Henry Escobedo (8), Richard
Reyes (9), Frank Rodriguez (10), David Rodriguez (11), Ramiro Bernal (12), Raul Gonzales (14) and Walter Kelly (16).
The Voks were led in the final by Tony Rivera with 16 points and Walter Kelly with 5 while the top scorer for French
scored only 5 points. Rivera also led Lanier in the semi-final with 15 points while David Rodriguez and Raul Gonzales had
8. Len Rollins led Mt. Vernon with 14. Rivera led Lanier in the 1st round with 28 points while Ramiro Bernal added 8.
Henry Escobedo and Tony Rivera (with 59 points in the 3 games) of Lanier were named to the Class A all-state
tournament team along with Wayne Pierce of Mt. Vernon, James Rogers of Holliday and Buck Jessen of French. Rivera
was the top scorer in the tournament with 15 against Mt. Vernon, 28 against Lakeview in the semi-finals and 16 against
French in the finals for a total of 59 points for the tournament. Escobedo was also all-state tournament in 1944 scoring
34 points in 3 games as Lanier finished 3rd in the tournament.
The 1943 Lanier Championship team was an “Honor Team” at the 1969 state tournament. According to the 1969 UIL
program Henry Escobedo was a coach at SA Edgewood; Walter Kelley, an optician; Juan Rodriguez at El Paso Tech H.S.;
Ramiro Bernal with All-State Insurance; Tony Rivera in civil service; Coach Nemo Herrera, coach at El Paso Coronado;
Manuel Gonzales, U.S. Army; Frank Rodriguez, shipping clerk; Raul Gonzales in OH; and Refugio Olivares, mill work.
Richard Reyes was killed in action in World War II.
Team #27, 1943
Jeff Davis wins back-to-back
titles with Slater Martin
2-A, HOUSTON JEFF DAVIS
Houston Jeff Davis Panthers defeated Austin, 40-27, in the final; Dallas Highland Park, 30-25, in the semi-final; & Waco,
47-41 (OT), in the 1st round at the state tournament. Jeff Davis won its second consecutive state 2-A title with its win
over Austin H.S. Led by new coach Bert H. Kivell, the Panthers “hawked the ball all over the court” and “played like
commandos striking at dawn” in a “rough and rugged game.” However, the Panthers survived a scare from Waco in an
overtime game in the first round with two last minute FGs by Ross Byers to tie the game at 40-40 at the end of
regulation.
Thru 2006 Houston Jeff Davis had won two state titles (1942 & 1943) and was runner-up three times (1933, 1946
&1962). The 1942 title team was coached by Roy Needham (later athletic director of the Houston ISD and elected to the
TX Basketball Hall of Fame) and the 1943 team by Bert H. Kivell. Finalist Austin H.S. made four losing appearances in the
state finals in 1943, 1951, 1953 & 1960.
The 1943 Panther players were: James Salibo (3), Warren Switzer (4), James Owens (5), Ross Byers (6), Slater Martin (7),
Johnny German (8), Bill Srack (9), Tommy Joe Daniels (10), Albert Watts (11), Wray Whittaker (12) and Takoshi Sandow
(13). Bill Srack with 13 points and Dugan “Slater” Martin with 11 led the Jeff Davis scoring in the final and both were
named to the 2-A all-state tournament team along with Austin’s Dan Watson. Martin was the top Davis scorer in the 1st
round with 18 points while Warren Switzer added 10.
The 1943 2-A All State Tournament Team included Slater Martin and Bill Srack of Davis, Dan Watson of Austin, Tom
Hamilton of Crozier Tech and Charles Harkey of Highland Park. The Austin newspaper noted that Srack was “one of the
smoothest ball-handlers seen at the state tournament in years” and teamed with Martin in an unbeatable combo. The
5’10” Martin who was all-state in 1942 & 1943; played at U.T. in 1943 & 1946-49 where he was All-American in 1949;
and played 11 years in the NBA and was all-seven-time all-star and played on five NBA championship teams (4 with
George Mikan at Minneapolis & 1 with Bob Pettit & St. Louis Hawks over Bob Cousy’s Celtics). He was elected to TX H.S.
Basketball Hall of Fame in 1971 and in 1975 was voted the all-time MVP of the SWC.
The 1943 Jeff Davis Championship Team was an “Honor Team” at the 1969 state tournament. According to the 1969 UIL
program, Tommy Joe Daniels (sales), James Owens (golf pro); Johnny German, James Salibo (sales), Dross Byers
(accountant), Takosi Sandow (Proler Steel), Warren Switzer (life insurance), Wray Whittaker (supervisor, NASA) and
Slater Martin (public relations) were all in Houston. Albert Watts (sales) was in Dallas. Slater Martin’s career is
described in Harold Ratliff’s 1976 book, Texas Boys Basketball: A History, published by the U.I.L.
Team #28, 1944
Prairie Lea wins back-to-back titles
led by Vilbry White and George Carlisle
Conf B, PRAIRIE LEA
Prairie Lea defeated Blossom, 30-26, in the final; Highland, 34-31, in the semi-final; & Stratford, 33-30, in the 1st round
at the state tournament. The Prairie Lea Indians were 23-3 on the year with Supt. J.D. Fulton substituting for a coach
called to military service.
The score was tied in the final at 26-26 when Prairie Lea’s star guard, George Carlisle, fouled out. However, Roy Beyer
hit a FG and William Holcomb made a “clinching” basket before a successful stall at the end of the game.
The Prairie Lea Bulldogs were undefeated (29-0) the next year and won a second consecutive state Class B
championship. J.D. Fulton was the championship coach in both 1943 & 1944. Thru 2006 these two titles (1944 & 1945)
were the only appearances by Prairie Lea in the state finals. Finalist Blossom made two appearances in the state finals
winning the title in 1958 and losing in 1944 to Prairie Lea.
The 1944 Prairie Lea players were: James Gillis (30), Jimmy Dalton (31), Sr Roy Beyer (32), Jackie Watkins (33), Ross
McMahan (34), Jr Vilbry White (35), 6’6” Sr William Holcomb (36), Joe Lee Scott (37), Billie Tiller (38) and Jr George
Carlisle (39)Vilbry White, a Jr, led Prairie Lea to the Class B title “with his fine one-handed long shots” and his
“accomplished dribbling” in a “stall” at the end of the game. White was the 2nd leading scorer in the Class B
tournament with 35 points in three games including 13 points in the final. Other top scorers in the final were Roy Beyer
with 7, William Holcomb, 4, and Joe Lee Scott & George Carlisle, 3. Charley Whitten of runner-up Blossom scored 14 in
the final. Prairie Lea was led in the semi-final against Highland by White with 16 points, Scott with 12 and Carlisle with 5.
Prairie Lea was led in the 1st round against Stratford by Carlisle with 10 points, Scott with 8 and White with 6.
Vilbry White of Prairie Lea and Charley Whitten of runner-up Blossom, who led all Conf. B scorers with 45 points in 3
games, were named to the Conference B All Tournament Team along with Roy Lee Malone of Stratford, Deryle Turnbow
of Perrin and Max Wright of Highland. Vilbry White played basketball at UT from 1946-49 and was a member with Slater
Martin of the UT team which played in the final four in 1947. He was later a dentist in Houston. George B. Carlisle, a
leader of the 1944 & 1945 Prairie Lea B championship teams, later coached 6 Clear Creek teams to the state tournament
winning a championship in 1963 and finishing 2nd in 1961, 1964 & 1966. He later coached at Rice and was elected to TX
H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1986.
The 1944 Prairie Lea Championship Team was an “Honor Team” at the 1970 state tournament. According to the 1970
UIL program, Vilbry White (dentist) was in Houston; George Carlisle (Principal, Clear Creek); Roy Beyer (DuPont
Chemical) Victoria; Joe Lee Scott (accountant) in FW; William Holcomb (Gas Pipe Line Co) in Houston; Coach J.D. Fulton
(Prof of English at Del Mar College) in Corpus Christi; James Gillis (principal) in Rockport; Jimmy Dalton (lawyer) in Austin;
Ross McMahan (grocery owner) in Spring; Billie Tiller (Baptist Minister) in Uvalde, Jackie Watkins (civil engineer) in
Houston.
Team #29, 1944
Nocona wins only state title over Mt Vernon
team coached by Catfish Smith
1-A, NOCONA
Nocona defeated Mt. Vernon, 33-32 (OT), in the final; Dimmitt, 43-23, in the semi-final; & Huntsville, 28-23, in the 1st
round at the state tournament. The Nocona Indians led the final through three quarters (8-6 after the first, 14-8 at the
half and 26-20 after three) but Mt. Vernon made a “desperate rally) and trailed by only one point (28-29) after a steal
with ten seconds left and had a one-and-one FT by Charles Hogan to tie or win the game. Hogan made the first but
missed the second sending the game to a 3-minute OT. Mt. Vernon took an early lead in the OT but in the last minute
Nocona made a steal and Eastup made a “long, near-impossible shot” that gave the Indians a one-point lead. Mt.
Vernon rushed downcourt and made three desperate shots which all missed giving Nocona the victory. The “story” of
the final game is told in great detail in the book, Coach ”Catfish” Smith and His Boys by Glen Onley.
Mt. Vernon scored 3 early points in the OT and attempted to “stall” till the end of OT but Nocona stole the ball and,
according to the Austin Statesman, Bill Teague “looped a long one that left them only one point behind.” With the clock
showing about 20 seconds left, Mt. Vernon’s Hogan was fouled but instead of taking the ball out of bounds, Mt. Vernon
elected to shoot the free throw. Hogan missed and Nocona got the rebound and James Eastup “broke under the goal
for the winning basket.”
Thru 2006 the 1944 championship by Nocona was the school’s only appearance in the state finals. The 1944 Nocona
championship team was coached by J.W. Bibb. Mt. Vernon was coached by the legendary M.L. “Catfish” Smith who won
state titles at Carey in 1937 and Mt. Vernon in 1948 and was elected to the TX Sports Hall of Fame.
The 1944 Nocona players were: Bill Teague (10), James Eastup (11), Capt. Milas Downey (12), Bobby Stouder (53),
Kenneth Nelson (56), Billy Stone (57), Phil Boyd (59), Sharron Milson (60), Donald Porter (63), C.B. Crenshaw (65) and
Adrian Hill (66). Milas Downey, the top scorer in the 1-A tournament, led Nocona in the final with 13 points, C.S.
Crenshaw had 9 and Bill Teague, 6. Downey with 11 and Bill Teague with 9 were the top scorers against Huntsville and
Downey with 25, Crenshaw with 9 and Hill with 7 led the champs against Dimmitt.
Downey was named to the Class A ALL Tournament Team along with J.C. Cannaday and Lollis Loyd of runner-up Mt.
Vernon, Bill Birdwell of Dimmitt and Henry Escobedo of Lanier.
The 1944 Nocona championship team was an “Honor Team” at the 1970 state tournament. According to the 1970 UIL
program Bill Teague (VP of Pepperdine College) was in LA CA; Milas Downey in Las Vegas; Adrian Hill (teacher) in
Nocona; James Eastup in Perryton; C.B. Crenshaw (teacher) in Nocona; Coach J.W. Bibb in Wichita Falls; Billy Stone in
Oscar OK; Bob Stouder (postman) in Nocona; Donald Porter in OK City; Phil Boyd in Port Neches; Sharron Milson
(teacher) in Benjamin and Kenneth Nelson in Lubbock.
Team #30, 1944
Sunset wins only state title led by
later mayor of Dallas, Bobby Folsom
2-A, DALLAS SUNSET
Dallas Sunset defeated Childress, 29-20, in the final; Dallas Highland Park, 29-24, in the semi-final; & Midland, 29-18, in
the 1st round at the state tournament. The Bisons qualified for state by winning 2 of 3 games against FW Paschal. In
the semi-finals the Bisons overcame Highland Park’s leading scorer, Doak Walker who scored 8 points and who was later
an SMU All-American, the 1948 Heisman winner and a member of NFL Hall of Fame. Sunset got off to an early lead in
the final and maintained it throughout with quarter leads at 10-6, 16-12 & 24-15. The Childress Bobcats could not solve
the Sunset zone defense.
Dallas Sunset and finalist Childress both made their only appearance in a state final (thru 2006) in 1944. The 1944
Sunset championship coach was Stanley Thomas.
The 1944 Sunset players were: Jimmie Kirkland (38), D.C. Williams (39), Alfred Prendergast (40), Hal Turner (42), Lynn
Kendrick (43), Bobby Folsom (44), Dan Foldberg (45), Boyd Lloyd (46), Paul Mitchell (47 and George Carter (48).
Sunset was led in the final by Hal Turner with 9 points and Bobby Folsom with 8. Charles Kitchens led Childress with 6.
In the semi-final Turner had 11 points and Alfred Prendergast, 8, In the 1st round game Folsom scored 11 points,
Prendergast, 9, and Paul Mitchell, 5.
Bobby Folsom and Hal Turner of Sunset were named to the 2-A All State Tournament Team along with Fisher Trull of
Waco; Bill Taylor Ted Hunt of Goose Creek and Charles Kitchens of Childress.
The 1944 Sunset Championship Team was an “Honor Team” at the 1970 state tournament. According to the 1970 UIL
program, Glenn Kendrick (SW Bell) was in Dallas; George Carter (Grant Oil Tool) in LA CA; D.C. Williams (constable) in
Dallas; Jimmie Kirkland (bank VP) in Corpus Christi; Lynn Kendrick (SW Bell); Boyd Lloyd in Indianapolis; Bobby Folsom
(bldg. contractor & ex-mayor of Dallas) in Dallas; Hal Turner (lumber) in Dallas; Alfred Prendergast (sales) in Dallas; Dan
Foldberg (Lt. Col) in Ft. Carson CO; Paul Mitchell (sales) in Dallas; Coach Stanley Thomas (retired principal) in Dallas and
Stanley Thomas (C.P.A.) in Dallas.
Team #31, 1945
Prairie Lea wins back-to-back titles in 1944-45
led by Vilbry White and George Carlisle
Conf B, PRAIRIE LEA
Prairie Lea defeated Mt. Enterprise, 35-33, in the final; (Nocona) Prairie Valley, 31-16, in the semi-final; & Highland
Roscoe, 42-24, in the 1st round at the state tournament. The Indians had playoff wins over Burnet, 36-18, SA
Edgewood, 67-28, and Hutto, 72-29, and finished the 1945 championship year undefeated at 25-0 after going 23-3 in
winning the state Class B championship in 1944. The Indians, who defeated 1-A state champion SA Lanier in a “warmup” game before the state tournament and averaged 57.7 ppg to opponents’ 16.5 in their 22 consecutive wins before
the state tournament. In their first two games of the year they defeated Waelder, 74-6, and Seguin, 58-7 and later beat
Dripping Springs, 107-8 and Kyle, 69-17. Prairie Lea also beat 2-A SA Jefferson, 42-31.
Thru 2006 these two titles have been the only two times Prairie Lea has appeared in the state finals. Supt. J.D. Fulton
coached both the 1944 & 1945 teams after he substituted for the 1943 coach who was called into military service.
Fulton had no previous playing or coaching experience. Finalist Mt. Enterprise made its only appearance in a state final
in 1945.
The 1945 Prairie Lea players were: Jimmy Dalton (30), Roy Kersh (31), Oscar Clark (32), Jackie Watkins (33), Ross
McMahon (34), Sr Vilbry White (35), James Gillis (36), Joe Lee Scott (37), Billie Tiller (38), and Jr George Carlisle (39). The
Indians were led in the final by George Carlisle with 11 points and Joe Lee Scott with 9. Luther Threadgill of Mt.
Enterprise led his team with 12 points. White scored 12 and Carlisle, 10, in the semi-final over Prairie Valley which was
led by Goolsby with 8 points. Carlisle led Prairie Lea in the 1st round over Highland with 16 points and White had 11.
Bingham led Highland with 12.
Seniors Vilbry White and George Carlisle led Prairie Lea to its second consecutive Class B state championship in 1945 and
were both named to the Class B All Tournament Team (White was also named in 1944) along with Travis Threadgill and
Luther Threadgill of Mt. Enterprise and Gilbert Lovett of Prairie Valley. Vilbry White played basketball at UT from 194649 and was a member with Slater Martin of the UT team which played in the final four in 1947. He was later a dentist in
Houston. George B. Carlisle later coached 6 Clear Creek teams to the state tournament winning a championship in 1963
and finishing 2nd in 1961, 1964 & 1966. He later coached at Rice and was elected to TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in
1986.
The 1945 Prairie Lea Championship Team was an “Honor Team” at the 1971 state tournament. According to the 1971
UIL program, Jimmy Dalton (attorney) was in Austin; Billie Tiller (minister) in Uvalde; James Gillis (principal) in Rockport;
Jackie Watkins (civil engineer) in Houston; Vilbry White (dentist) in Houston; George Carlisle (principal) in League City;
Ross McMahan, grocery owner) in Spring; Joe Lee Scott (accountant) in FT; Oscar Clark (Mobil Oil) in Edna; and Coach
J.D. Fulton (Prof. of English, Del Mar College) in Corpus Christi.
Team #32, 1945
Lanier wins 2nd of 2 titles with Nemo Herrera
1-A, SA LANIER
SA Lanier defeated Quitman, 30-24, in the final; East Mountain, 42-17, in the semi-final; & Texas City, 41-40, in the 1st
round at the state tournament. The Voks led East Mountain by 18 in the semi-final & cruised to a 15-point victory. In
the final Lanier dominated the paint on both offense and defense and led at the half by 11 and after 3 quarters at 26-14
before cruising to a 6-point victory.
Lanier was coached by William Carson “Nemo” Herrera (1928-1970) who won two state titles (1943 & 1945) in his seven
appearances with Lanier at the state tournament. His 1939 Lanier team lost the final to Livingston in the closing
seconds. Herrera was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame & to the TX H.S. Coaches Assoc. Hall of Honor. Thru
2006 Lanier had won the two state titles in 1943 and 1945 and lost in the finals in 1939 (to Livingston) and 2001 (to
Beaumont Ozen). Finalist Quitman made its only appearance in a final in 1945.
The 1945 Lanier players were: Joe Calderon (3), Teddy Castellano (4), Kino Rodriguez (5), Ruben Rodriguez (9), Frank
Rodriguez (10), Capt. David Rodriguez (11), Ramiro Gonzalez (12), Raul Gonzalez (14), Raul San Miguel (15), Joe
Contreras (16) and David Flores (17).
David Rodriguez, Lanier’s 6’3” center, paced the Voks with 16 points in the final while Travis Gilbreath led Quitman with
9. David Rodriguez also led the Voks in the semi-final with 19 points while Ray led East Mountain with 9. David
Rodriguez led Lanier in the 1st round with 18 points and Frank Rodriguez had 12 while Derrest Williams led Texas City
with 18.
The 1945 1-A All State Tournament Team included David Rodriguez, Frank Rodriguez and Keno Rodriguez of Lanier;
Derrest Williams of Texas City; and Travis Gilbreath of Quitman.
The 1945 SA Lanier Championship Team was an “Honor Team” at the 1971 state tournament. According to the 1971 UIL
program, Frank Rodriguez (shipping clerk) was in San Antonio; Kino Rodriguez (fireman) in SA; David Rodriguez
(principal) in El Paso; David Flores (aircraft mechanic) in SA; Joe Contreras in SA; Coach Nemo Herrera (director of civilian
recreation Kelly AFB) in SA; Raul San Miguel (Kelly AFB); Joe Calderon (salesman) in SA; and Ruben Rodriguez
(lithographer) in SA.
Team #33, 1945
Paschal, led by the great Jackie Robinson,
wins 1st of 2 state titles
2-A, FW PASCHAL
FW Paschal defeated Lufkin, 43-29, in the final; Houston Milby, 40-34, in the semi-final; & Austin, 44-29, in the 1st round
at the state tournament. The final was closely contested until Lufkin’s leading scorer (16 of his team’s 24 points), Bubba
Shands, fouled out with Paschal leading 27-24. Milby’s 30-game winning streak was broken by Paschal in the semi-final
as Jackie Robinson scored 8 of his 21 points in the last 4 minutes after his team trailed 34-29. Paschal went ahead 35-34
on a steal and lay-up by Robinson.
Paschal brought FW its first state championship in 1945. The Panthers have made four appearances in the state finals
winning state titles in 1945 and 1949 and losing in the finals in 1975 to Houston Kashmere and in 1983 to Bryan. Finalist
Lufkin has made four appearances in the finals winning a state title in 1979 and losing in the finals in 1942, 1945 and
1948. Charlie L. Turner (1943-1973) was the Paschal championship coach in 1945 and 1949 and was elected to the TX
H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1985.
The 1945 Paschal players were: Johnny Ray (3), Bullett Manale (4), Horace Lee Stewart (5), Bill Johnson (6), Hershel
Crumby (7), Jack Robinson (8), Clay Berry (9), Charles Stewart (10), Ralph Pulley (11), Johnny McColm (12), Doyle Conrad
(13), Loran Dee Richards (15) and Norman Hughes (17).
The 1945 2-A All State Tournament Team included Jack Robinson of Paschal; H.J. Shands and Harmon Carswell of Lufkin;
Norman Phillips of Milby; and Ben Proctor of Austin. Carswell and Shands were considered “two of the state’s greatest
football players of 1944.” Paschal was led by R.J. “Jackie” Robinson (1941-45), a 5’11” senior, who was considered a
“sensation” by author Harold Ratliff (Texas Boys Basketball: A History) in 1945 as he was a “ball handler, fine defensive
player, excellent general and a high scorer.” At the state tournament in 1945 he scored 18, 21, & 15 points in the three
games and led his team in rebounds. He went on to Baylor where he led the Bears in scoring for 3 years and was named
all-SWC as a freshman. In 1948 he led Baylor to the NCAA final where the Bears were defeated by Kentucky. Robinson
was the leading scorer for the 1948 U.S. Olympic Team and is a member of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame and the TX H.S.
Basketball Hall of Fame. In 1975 he was the runner-up (to Slater Martin) for the all-time MVP of the SWC.
The 1945 Paschal Championship Team was an “Honor Team” at the 1971 state tournament. According to the 1971 UIL
program, Doyle Conrad (basketball coach at Carter-Riverside) was in FW; Horace Stewart (dentist) in FW; Jack Robinson
(minister) in Augusta GA; Loran Richards (General Dynamics) in FW; Johnny Ray (basketball coach at Ray H.S.) in Corpus
Christi; Coach Charlie Turner (coach at Paschal) in FW; Ralph Pulley (attorney) in Dallas; Bill Johnson (life insurance) in
Phoenix AZ; Norman Hughes (book publisher) in Houston; John McColm (Hoerner Waldorf) in Danville IL; Clay Berry
(insurance) in FW; Charles Stewart (Bell Helicopter) in FT and Bullett Manale (DQ manager) in FW.
Team #34, 1946
Stratford wins its only state title
Conf B, STRATFORD
Stratford defeated Perrin, 29-18, in the final; Johnson City, 33-31, in the semi-final; & Woodsboro, 36-28, in the 1st
round at the state tournament. The Elks won the Conference B state title from a field of 641 Class B schools who
played in the UIL in 1946. Stratford upset Johnson City in the semi-final by overcoming a 7-point deficit in the 4th
quarter with its final 3 points coming on FTs. The Elks 11-point win in the final over Perrin came was highlighted by 15
points by Kenneth Pemberton who set a Class B record for 49 points in 3 games.
Stratford won its only state championship in 1946 (thru 2006) though the Elks did make the final in 2001 losing to
Evadale. Perrin was making the only appearance in the state finals in school history in 1946. Grady Pearson was the
1946 Stratford championship coach.
The 1946 Stratford players were: Roy L. Malone (20), Jerry Frizzell (21), Bernard Walters (22), Bill Reed (23), Don Riffe
(24), Kenneth Pemberton (25), William G. Hart (26), James Koontz (27), Boyd McWilliams (28) and Dale Knight (29).
Kenneth Pemberton led the Elks in the final with 15 points and Roy Malone added 5. Deryl Turnbow led Perrin with 13
points. Pemberton was also the top scorer for Stratford in the semi-final with 19 points and Roy Malone had 5 while
Haley had 10 for Johnson City. Pemberton led the Elks in the 1st round with 15 while Reed had 13. Brymer with 8 and
Adams with 7 led Woodsboro. Pemberton’s 49 points in 3 games set a Class B state record.
The 1946 Conference B All State Tournament Team included Kenneth Pemberton, Bill Reed and Roy Malone of Stratford,
Corky Cox of Johnson City and Billy Turnbow of Perrin. Corky Cox played at Tarleton and Billy Turnbow at TX A&M.
The 1946 Stratford Championship Team was an “Honor Team” at the 1972 state tournament. According to the 1972 UIL
program, Roy Malone (principal) was in Albuquerque; Boyd McWilliams (Capt. Eastern Airlines) in GA; Kenneth
Pemberton (owner of Home & Auto) in Dumas; Bill Reed (rancher) in Stratford; Wm. Hart (Pres., Empire Construction)
Stratford; Dale Knight (agri-chem salesman) in Tucson; James Koontz in Amarillo; Don Riffe (Pres., grain co.) in Stratford;
and Bucky Walters (artist, author) in Denver.
Team #35, 1946
Pasadena wins only state title
1-A, PASADENA
Pasadena defeated Levelland, 50-35, in the final; East Mountain, 53-44, in the semi-final; & SA Lanier, 59-25, in the 1st
round at the state tournament. The Eagles cruised thru the state tournament with a 34-win in the first round, a 9-point
win in the semi-final and a 15-point win in the final. The Eagles had to come from behind four times in the semi-final
win over East Mountain to overcome the team that would win the 1A state title the following year. Pasadena’s 15-point
win in the final over Levelland was highlighted by 22 points by Bill Henry.
Pasadena won the 1946 state championship in the school’s only appearance in a state final (thru 2006). Finalist
Levelland made two appearances in the finals losing to Pasadena in 1946 and to Bowie in 1952. Ned Thompson was the
1946 Pasadena championship coach and was the head coach of the first TX H.S. Coaches all-star game in 1946.
The 1946 Pasadena players were: Bob Lafitte (20), Bill Huffman (22), Weldon Bond (23), Raymond Bond (24), Bill Henry
(26), Charles Cook (27), Harold Dixon (28), Bill Jacobs (29), David Peterson (30) and Billy Butler (31).
Pasadena was led in the final by Bill Henry with 22 points, Bob Lafitte with 11, David Peterson with 8 and Bill Huffman
with 5. Jess Clardy led Levelland with 18 points. Huffman scored 17 points and Henry, 13, to lead the Eagles in the semifinal while Junior Carrington had 20 for East Mountain. Huffman led the Pasadena scoring in the 1st round against
Lanier with 29 points.
The 1946 1-A All State Tournament Team included Bill Huffman and Bill Henry of Pasadena, Junior Carrington of East
Mountain, Jess Clardy of Levelland and Travis Gilbreath of Quitman. Carrington also made the 1947 All Tournament
Team. Huffman later played at UT and Carrington at Baylor.
The 1946 Pasadena Championship Team was an “Honor Team” at the 1972 state tournament. According to the 1972 UIL
program, Bill Huffman (Dir., Occidental Petroleum) was in Houston; Bill Henry (retired major league pitcher) in Houston;
David Peterson (ship foreman) in Pasadena; Bobby Joe Lafitte (controller, FAA) in Lubbock; Raymond Bond (engineer) in
Houston; Harold Dixon (GM) in Arlington; Bill Jacobs (Gilbarco Inc) in Houston; Billy Butler (lumber co.) in Portland;
Charles Cook, Chief, American Aviation) in Dayton OH; Weldon Bond Programmer, Shell Oil) in Houston; Shirley Frazier
(Champions Paper) St. Francisville LA; and Coach Ned Thompson (Ath. Dept., UH) in Houston.
Team #36, 1946
Tech wins 1st of 3 state titles
2-A, DALLAS CROZIER TECH
Dallas Crozier Tech defeated Houston Jeff Davis, 32-28, in the final; Greenville, 43-37, in the semi-final; & SA Jefferson,
31-29, in the 1st round at the state tournament. The Wolves had a 10-point lead going into the 4th quarter of the 1st
round game but Jefferson made a 13-5 run to come within one with seconds to play but missed a final shot that was
rebounded by Tech. The Wolves 6-point win in the semi-final came in spite of 6’10” Marcus Freiberger who scored all
14 of his team’s points in the 1st quarter and 25 of the team’s 37 for the game. Tech slowly built a lead and used a stall
to protect the lead. Tech’s 4-point win in the final came after the Wolves made an 8-0 run to lead, 31-22, with 4 minutes
left and a Jeff Davis rally fell short.
Crozier Tech won three state titles (1946, 1948 & 1955) and lost in the finals in 1950 to Milby and in 1954 to Pampa.
Finalist Jeff Davis won state titles in 1942 & 1943 and lost in the finals in 1933, 1946 and 1962. E.O. “Doc” Hayes was
the 1946 Crozier Tech championship coach. Hayes had been a star player at North Texas Teachers College in Denton
before his 41-year coaching career at Pilot Point and Dallas Crozier Tech (1930-47) where he won a state championship
in 1946. He coached at SMU from 1947-1967 where he won 5 SWC championships and 3 co-championships. He is a
member of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame and is featured in Harold Ratliff’s book, Texas Boys Basketball: A History,
published by U.I.L.
The 1946 Tech players were: Martel Bryant (0), Joe McDaniel (2), Jack Gunter (4), Jerry Champion (5), Harold Salmon (6),
Jack Routt (7), Bryan Miller (8), Bynum Smith (9), Lawrence Young (10), Jack Brown (11) and Jack Revill (12). Tech was
led in the final by Harold Salmon with 14 points, Jack Brown with 8, & Joe McDaniel with 6. Jeff Davis was led by Bill
Hickman with 11 and Pierce Leake with 8. Tech was led in semi-final by Salmon with 16 and Brown with 10 while
Greenville was led by the sensational Marcus Freiberger with 25 points (he scored 60 during the 3 state games). Brown
led Tech in the 1st round with 10 while Charlie Lutz had 19 for Jefferson.
The 1946 2-A All State Tournament Team included Jack Brown and Harold Salmon of Crozier Tech, Bill Hickman of Jeff
Davis, 6’10” Marcus Freiberger of Greenville and Charlie Lutz of SA Jefferson. Brown, Salmon and Lutz later played at
SMU; Hickman at Baylor & Freiberger at OK. Crozier Tech’s Jack Brown (1945-1947) was elected to the TX H.S.
Basketball Hall of Fame in 1976. Marcus Freiberger was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1974.
Greenville, with Freiberger, won the third place game with a 32-28 win over Amarillo. Boone Pickens, a 5'10" Jr, was the
3rd leading scorer (with 16 points) for Amarillo in the 3 games at state and later became famous as T. Boone Pickens, the
oil billionaire. He wore #13---apparently not an unlucky number. Bryan Miller of Crozier Tech later led Tyler JC to the
national championship in 1949 and East Texas State College to the NAIA championship in 1955. Bryan Miller was elected
to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.
The 1946 Crozier Tech championship team was an “Honor Team” at the 1972 state tournament. According to the 1972
UIL program, Jack Routt (Hayes Chevrolet) was in Dallas; Joe McDaniel (auto dealer) in Dallas; Lawrence Young in Corpus
Christi; Jack Brown (Sun Oil) in Dallas; Bryan Miller (Dallas Airmotive) in Duncanville; Vernon Hagar (mgr., Fafnir Bearing)
in Dallas; Harold Salmon in Austin; Coach Rosy Adkisson (teacher) in Dallas; Martel Bryant (Physician) in SF CA; Bynum
Smith (principal) in St. Jo; Jack Gunter (U.S. Navy Air Commander) in Japan; Jerry Champion (ICX Truck Lines) in Dallas;
Jack Revill (terminal director, E.T.M.F.) in Dallas; Gene Keiffer (L.T.V. VP) in Dallas; and “Doc” Hayes, retired.
Team #37, 1947
Johnson City wins only state title
Conf B, JOHNSON CITY
Johnson City defeated Marfa, 16-14, in the final; Gruver, 37-29, in the semi-final; & (Nocona) Prairie Valley, 40-27, in the
1st round at the state tournament. The Eagles qualified for state for the 1st time with playoff wins over Bartlett, Cotulla
& Moulton (48-32 in reg. final). The aggregate 30 points in the final against Marfa was the lowest since Beaumont
defeated SA Brackenridge 14-12 in 1925. Both teams utilized a 2-1-2 zone defense which neither offense could
penetrate. The final was covered by Tex Schramm (later general manager of the Dallas Cowboys) for the Austin
American. The 2-point win in the final over Marfa came after Johnson City erased a 5-point deficit in the last 4 minutes
and then, at 14-14, Johnson City’s Elvin Prehn missed two “final” shots in the last 15 seconds in a “wild scramble” but
the last shot was rebounded by teammate James Ross Leonard who” angled in a frantic follow shot” with 5 seconds
remaining.
The 1947 championship team was 26-6 on the year with 4 of its 6 losses to 2A (now 5A) schools. The champion Eagles
were coached by E.J. Hyatt, who was also the high school agriculture teacher. The government had a rule at this time
forbidding agriculture teachers from teaching other courses—including basketball. The publicity from the state
championship in 1947 led the government to make Hyatt quit coaching. W.M. “Dub” Ross was made the coach for the
1948 season and Johnson City again made the state tournament losing in the final to Maydelle, 35-32. Thru 2006 the
only appearances in the state finals by Johnson City was in 1947 & 1948 (the Eagles were 3rd in 1946). The 1947 final
was the only appearance in the state finals by Marfa.
Johnson city was and remains the 2nd closest school to the Erwin Center in Austin to have won state. San Marcos is the
closest at 31 miles and Johnson City is 2nd at 40. No Travis or Williamson county boys teams have ever won state.
The 1947 Johnson City players were: 4 Jay Waugh, 5’8” Jr; 11 Jack Kroll, 5’8” Jr; 12 Charles (Woodly) Haley, 6’3” Jr; 13
Bill Casparis, 5’10” Jr; 14 Elvin Prehn, 5’9” Jr; 15 Van Ivy, 5’9” Sr; 16 Jay Lee Hobbs, 6’4” Sr; 17 James Ross Leonard, 6’3”
Sr; 18 Bubba Scott, 5’10” Jr; 19 Jerry Casparis, 5’11” Sr; 21 George Byars, Jr, 5’11” So; and 27 Alonzo Shelley, 6’0” Sr.
Johnson City was led in the low-scoring final by 6’3” Jr Charles Haley and 5’9” Jr Elvin Prehn with 6 points each (the 6’3”
Jr Leonard’s winning FG was his only score) while Albelardo Franco scored 6 for Marfa. Prehn, 5’8” Jr Jay Waugh and
Leonard all scored 8 for Johnson City in the semi-final while Haley scored a Conf B state record 29 points in the 1st
round. The team’s top rebounders were the 6’3” Leonard and 6’5” Jay Lee Hobbs.
The 1947 Conference B All State Tournament Team included Charles Haley of Johnson City; Albelardo Franco, & Alberto
Franco of Marfa; Edmund Stewart of Avinger; and Billy McClellan of Gruver. Haley repeated this honor in 1948. James
Leonard played in the 1947 H.S. all-star game on the south team coached by Kentucky’s Adolph Rupp. He played at
Tarleton JC and coached girls’ basketball for 25 years. Jack Kroll also became a HS coach and George Byars, a Blanco
County judge. In 2006 Leonard, Byars and Jerry Casparis still lived around Johnson City. Their 1947 trophy is displayed at
the new gym while the old gym was named for Coach Hyatt.
Team #38
1947
East Mountain, led by state record setting
Junior Carrington, wins only state title
1-A, EAST MOUNTAIN
East Mountain (Gilmer) defeated Bowie, 35-22, in the final; Alvin, 32-31, in the semi-final; & Lockhart, 62-32, in the 1st
round at state tournament. The Tigers qualified for state with regional wins over Hemphill, 55-30, and Gaston, 48-42,
and finished the year at 36-2 with its only losses being to Blossom (whom they defeated two other times) and to
eventual state 2A champion Crozier Tech in the finals of the Dallas Invitational. East Mountain beat undefeated (24-0)
Lockhart by 30 points in the 1st round though the Lions were “riddled” by the flu. The 62 points scored by East
Mountain in one game tied a state record first set in 1933 by Athens. East Mountain edged Alvin by one-point in semifinal and then crushed Bowie by 13 points with a final run in the last 4 minutes.
East Mountain made two appearances at the state tournament winning the state title in 1947 and losing in the 1948
final to Mt. Vernon. The 1947 East Mountain championship coach was E.J. Woodruff. East Mountain merged into the
Gilmer ISD in 1967 but won 704 games in 33 years including 6 appearances at the state tournament. The Tigers finished
3rd at state in 1945 & 1947, won the title in 1947 & finished 2nd in 1948. Finalist Bowie has won five state titles (1951,
1952, 1953, 1954, & 1974) and lost in the finals in 1947 & 1959. The Jackrabbits were coached in 1947 (and from 194557) by Raymond Mattingly who won four state titles. He was elected to both the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame and
the TX H.S. Coaches Assoc. Hall of Honor.
The 1947 East Mountain players were: 0 Billy Jo Orms, 5’10”; 7 Charles Rash, 5’10”; 10 Joel Salters, 5’9”; 11 Glen Mathis,
5’9”; 12 Lonnie Fenton, 5’10”; 14 Glen Anderson, 5’11”; 15 Jimmie Fountain, 5’10”; 16 Laudrel Wakeland, 5’10”; 17
Gordon Gregory” Junior” Carrington, 5’11”; 18 John Ed Hargraves, 5’10”; 19 Jimmie Hill, 5’9”; 20 Robert C. Moore, 6’0”;
21 Bobby Patrick, 6’1”; and 22 Paul Ray, 6’5”.
East Mountain was led in the final by Gordon “Junior” Carrington with 15 points and 6’5” Paul Ray had 8. Clifford Wall
scored 9 points for Bowie. Carrington was also top scorer in the semi-final with 18 while Jack Idoux led Alvin with 10
points. East Mountain was led in the 1st round by Carrington with 33 and Ray with 14 while Jimmy Siemmering scored
10 for Lockhart. Carrington scored 66 points in 3 games in 1947 which broke the state record of 61 set in 1935. His 33
points in the first round was a state record for one game and also broke the Gregory Gym record of 32 held by Jack Gray
of TX since 1933.
The 1947 1-A All State Tournament Team included Gordon “Junior” Carrington, Robert C. Moore and Paul Ray of East
Mountain; Bill Wilson of McCamey; Frank Villalovas of Alvin; and Bob Raley of Bowie. Carrington made the All
Tournament Team in both 1946 & 1947. Carrington later played at Baylor. Fountain became a school principal.
Team #39, 1947
El Paso wins its 4th of four state titles
2-A, EL PASO
El Paso defeated San Antonio Jefferson, 27-22, in the final; Greenville, 49-31, in the semi-final; & Dallas Crozier Tech, 3736, in the 1st round at the state tournament. The Tigers 1st round one-point win came against a Crozier Tech team that
played without its all-stater Jack Brown who was sick. The Tigers then defeated Greenville led by record-setting 6’10”
center Marcus Fieiberger in the semi-final and SA Jefferson in the final led by Ben White and Kyle Rote. El Paso led in
the final for the last 3 quarters (once by 9 points) & won by 5. El Paso finished the year at 22-1.
El Paso has won four state championships (1921, 1922, 1941 & 1947) and lost in the finals in 1923 (to Dallas Oak Cliff), in
1924 (to Dallas Oak Cliff), in 1936 (to Cushing) and in 1940 (to San Marcos. Finalist SA Jefferson made two appearances
in the state finals losing to El Paso in 1947 and to Dallas Roosevelt in 1972. Clarence D. Jarvis of TX A&I was the 1947 El
Paso championship coach.
The 1947 El Paso players were: 00 Pete Gonzales, 5’5”; XX George Mengel, 5’11”; 10 Stanley “Sambo” Blaugrand, 6’0”;
11 Bobby Parra, 5’9”; 22 Robert Mena, 5’10”; 33 Ray Esquibel, 6’0”; 44 Eddy Jabolie, 6’2”; 55 Robert Avina, 5’9”; 66 Jose
“Pepe” Palafox, 6’0”; 77 Morgan Broaddus, 5’9”; 88 Richard “Chief” Montoya, 6’2”; 99, Ramon Orona, 6’4”.
El Paso was led in scoring in the final by 6’0” Jose Palafox and 6’2” Richard Montoya with 8 points each while Charly Lutz
scored 10 for Jefferson. In the semi-final Palafox had 18 and 6’4” Ramon Orona had 13 while Greenville’s 6’10” Marcus
Freiberger, who scored a state record 46 points in the 3rd place game, led Greenville with 20. In the 1st round the
Tigers were led by Orona with 14 and Palafox with 12. Tech was led by 6’3” Bryan Miller with 14 & 6’0” Joe McDaniel
with 10.
The 1947 All State Tournament Team included Jose Palafox of El Paso; Kyle Rote and Ben White of SA Jefferson; Marcus
Freiberger of Greenville; and Jewell McDowell of Amarillo. Greenville’s 6’10” center Marcus Freiberger set a 2-A (later
4-A) record for the most points (86) in a 3 game series. Freiberger was the “the tallest boy ever seen in a state
tournament” and set a state record with 46 points (of his team's 53) in the third place game against Amarillo. He later
played at Oklahoma; for the 1952 U.S. Olympic team; and for the 1952 Peoria Caterpillars, the national AAU champions.
Jose Palafox played at Tyler JC & Jewell McDowell at A&M.
Crozier’s Jack Brown (1945-1947) was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1976 and Crozier’s Bryan Miller
was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009. Kyle Rote of Jefferson was the first player to make all-state in
both football and basketball and later played football at SMU and in NFL. He was later elected to the TX H.S. Basketball
& Football Halls of Fame. Boone Pickens, the Texas billionaire oil man, was a member of the Amarillo team that won the
2-A consolation game. Pickens, a 5’10” Sr in 1947, scored 8 points in the 1st round against Houston Sam Houston, 8
points against SA Jefferson in the semi-final and 5 points against Greenville in the 3rd place game. Pickens' 21 points in
three games at state was 4th on his team. He later graduated from OK State and became a major donor to that school.
Team #40, 1948
Maydelle wins only state title in school history;
Coach Hobson wins first of 2 titles
Conference B, MAYDELLE
Maydelle defeated Johnson City, 35-32, in the final; Carey, 46-30, in the semi-final; & Marfa, 45-26, in the 1st round at
the state tournament. The win gave Maydelle the state championship of the 722 Class B schools in Texas. Maydelle
qualified for state by defeating Martin's Mill (state champs in 1949), led by Hall of Famers Oneal Weaver and Leon Black,
in the regional finals. Maydelle finished the year at 39-3 with two losses to much larger schools--Houston Sam Houston
and Houston SFA. Maydelle had a height advantage over the defending champion Johnson City Eagles in the final that
allowed them control of the backboards. However, Maydelle’s tallest player, 6’6” Leonard Lamb, went out of the game
with 5 minutes left with an ankle injury and N.J. Hassell, “dribbled out” the last few minutes in a “stall.”
Maydelle won the state title in 1948 in the school’s only appearance in a state final thru 1989 when Maydelle was
incorporated into the Rusk I.S.D. Finalist Johnson City made two appearances winning the state title in 1947 and losing
in the 1948 final. The 1948 Maydelle championship coach was J.G. (James Granvil) Hobson of SFA. Hobson won a
second state championship at Pollok Central in 1956 defeating Krum in the finals. Hobson also coached the Maydelle
girls team to the state H.S. AAU championship in 1947 before the UIL began recognizing girls’ state champions in 1951.
The 1948 Maydelle players were: Howard Odom, 5’11”; Phil Ed Ezell, 5’9”; Leroy Lusk, 6’2”; Alonzo Sherman, 5’8”; N.J.
Hassell, 5’10.5”; Doris Garner, 6’0”; John Frank Ezell, 5’11”; Dean Lloyd, 6’4.5”; Leonard Lamb, 6’6”; Don Young, 5’6”;
Max Dover, 6’0”; and Clifford Nolley, 5’11”.
Maydelle was led in the 1st round win over Marfa by Dean Lloyd with 14 points and Leonard Lamb and N.J. Hassell with
11; in the semi-final win over Carey by Lamb with 15, Lloyd with 14 and Hassell with 12; and in the final by Lloyd with 13
and Hassell with 12. Finalist Johnson City was led by Charles Haley who scored 42 points in three games including 11 in
the final.
The 1947 Class B All State Tournament Team included Charles Haley of Johnson City; George Burns of Carey; Dean Lloyd
and N.J. Hassell of Maydelle and Tommy Hancock of Prairie Valley (Nocona). Dean Lloyd later played at SHSU and
Leonard Lamb played at SFA and coached at Pollok Central in 1953-65. Lamb’s 1959 girls’ team was the 1-A state
champion.
Several members of the 1948 Maydelle team were living in 2007. Leonard Lamb lived in Pollok, Phil Ed Ezell in Pass
Christian MS, Alonzo Sherman in Rusk, John Frank Ezell in BenBrook, Dean Lloyd in Texarkana, Don Young in Bryan,
Leroy Lusk in Palestine, Max Dover in Rusk and Clifford Nolley in Tyler. The 1948 Maydelle team was an “Honor Team”
at the 1974 state tournament celebrating the 26th anniversary of their state championship. The Maydelle school has an
annual reunion in Jacksonville on the 3rd Saturday in October. Maydelle later merged into the Rusk ISD but several
“mementoes” of the 1948 team are displayed at Bertha’s Restaurant in Maydelle.
Team #41, 1948
Only state title in school history;
coached by legendary Catfish Smith
1-A, MT VERNON
Mt. Vernon defeated East Mountain, 44-33, in the final; Dimmitt, 41-40, in the semi-final; & Texas City, 38-30, in the 1st
round at the state tournament. The Tigers qualified for state with playoff wins over Hooks; Athens, 38-29; and Plano,
37-27. Mt. Vernon finished the year undefeated in both basketball (30-0) and football (11-0) as the Tiger football team
won the regional title in 1947 (Class A had no state championship game until the next year). All but one of the
basketball players also played football. The highlight of the 3 games at state was the one-point win in the semi-final
against Dimmitt who had the ball and a two-point lead with 6 seconds left. 6’0” Sr Bud Campbell told 6’2” Sr Pat Loyd to
“streak for our goal” as he intended to steal the inbound pass---Campbell then leaped into the air, stole the inbound
pass and fired a pass to Loyd all in one motion. Loyd made an uncontested lay-up just before the buzzer sounded to tie
the game at 39-39. Dimmitt led in OT at 40-39 with seconds left when a desperation shot by Campbell missed but was
tipped in by 6’3” Sr Robert Banks just before the buzzer. Mt. Vernon cruised to an 11-point win in the final against
defending champion, East Mountain.
Mt. Vernon has made two appearances in the state finals winning the state title in 1948 and losing in the 1944 final to
Nocona. Finalist East Mountain has also made two appearances in the finals winning the 1-A title in 1947 over Bowie
and losing in the 1948 final. The 1948 Mt. Vernon championship coach was M.A. “Catfish” Smith who coached his 1947
Mt. Vernon football team to the regional title with an 11-0 record and his 1948 basketball team was the undefeated 1-A
state champion at 30-0. He was the coach of the Mt. Vernon team that lost to Nocona in overtime in the 1A finals in
1944. Coach Smith later coached football at ETSU and at Baylor. He is a member of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. He
began his career coaching tiny (under 100 students) Carey to the state basketball championship in 1937 over much
larger schools when all played in the same division---a true “Hoosier” (the movie) type story. A 432 page book, Catfish
and His Boys, tells of his athletic exploits.
The 1948 Mt. Vernon players were: (10) Billy Burton, 5’6” Sr; (11) Kenneth Meek, Sr; (12) Gerald Skidmore, 6’0 Sr; (14)
Robert “Slats” Banks, 6’3 Sr; (15) Pat Loyd, 6’2” Sr; (16) Dale Moore, So; (17) Maurice “Bud” Campbell, 6’0” Sr; (18)
Dewey Moore, Sr; (19) Herbert Zimmerman, 6’0” Sr; (20) Gene Fleming, 6’2” Sr; and (88) Billy Jack Meredith, Fr. Mt.
Vernon was led in scoring in the 1st round by Bud Campbell with 22 points and Banks with 5; in the semi-final by Robert
Banks with 13 points, Campbell with 10 and Loyd with 9; and in the final by Campbell with 17 & Banks with 11. Campbell
scored 49 points in the 3 state games (tops in the tournament) and was named to the All State Tournament Team along
with Jimmy Fountain of East Mountain, Carl Jowell of Dimmitt, Mart Halbert of Throckmorton and Harvey Fromme of
Sinton.
Herb Zimmerman was All-American in FB at TCU & coached at Baylor & SMU; Gene Fleming played FB at UT & became a
bank president; Dale Moore played FB at SMU & owned an insurance agency; Billy Jack Meredith played FB at TCU & he
and his brother, Don, owned Docutel Co. that developed the ATM machine; Bud Campbell played basketball at TCU and
became a H.S. coach/principal at Mesquite and motivational speaker; Robert Banks became CEO of a steel pipe
company; Gerald Skidmore became editor of Killeen newspaper; and Dewey Moore owned Ford dealerships &
cattleman.
Team #42, 1948
Tech wins 2nd of 3 state titles
2-A, DALLAS CROZIER TECH
Dallas Crozier Tech defeated Lufkin, 29-28, in the final; Bowie, 44-36, in the semi-final; & Amarillo, 45-40, in the 1st
round at the state tournament. The Wolves had a 12-point half-time lead over Amarillo in the 1st round and held on for
a 5-point win. Tech jumped to an early lead and cruised to an 8-point semi-final win over Bowie. Tech escaped in the
final when Billy Wimp of Lufkin stole the ball in the game’s closing seconds and banked in the potentially game-winning
shot only to have the officials rule the shot had come after time had expired. Tech finished the year at 25-3.
Crozier Tech won three state titles (1946, 1948 & 1955) and lost in the finals in 1950 to Milby and in 1954 to Pampa.
E.O. “Doc” Hayes, a member of the TX Sports Hall of Fame, was the 1946 Crozier Tech championship coach while James
“Rosy” Adkisson was the championship coach in 1948 (his first year at Tech) & 1955. Finalist Lufkin won its only state
title in 1979 and lost in the finals in 1942, 1945 & 1948.
The 1948 Crozier Tech players were: Bob Sanders (2), Robert Pursur (3), Martel Bryant (4), Jerry Champion (5), Salmon
Darrell (6), Tom Robertson (7), Bryan Miller (8), Bynum Smith (9), Nick Musso (10), Richard Bryant (11), Jack Revill (12) &
Gordon McDowell.
Crozier Tech was led in the final by Bryan Miller with 12 points, and Nick Musso with 9 while Billy Wimp led Lufkin with
10 points. Miller was also the top Tech scorer in the semi-final against Amarillo with 25 points. Miller led the Tech
scoring in the 1st round with 20 points while Jack Revill added 12. 5’7” Jerry Champion was the “floor leader” of the
Wolves for the 3 games. First round opponent Amarillo was led by Gib Ford (1947-50) who elected to TX H.S. Basketball
Hall of Fame in 1983.
The 1948 All State Tournament Team included Bryan Miller and Jerry Champion of Crozier Tech; Jim Ochoa of El Paso
Bowie; Paul Williams of Lufkin; and Joe Ed Falk of Milby. Bryan Miller later led Tyler J.C. to the national JC championship
in 1949 and also led East TX State College to the NAIA championship. Bryan Miller was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball
Hall of Fame in 2009.
Team #43, 1949
Martin’s Mill, led by Hall of Famer
O’Neal Weaver, wins only school title
Conf. B, MARTIN’S MILL
Martin’s Mill defeated Big Sandy, 39-33, in the final; Waelder, 40-38, in the semi-final; & Marfa, 38-24, in the 1st round
at the state tournament. The Mustangs, who reached the state tournament for the first time with regional wins over
Omaha, 51-34, and defending state champion Maydelle, 35-26, were 23-7 on the year. The Mustangs overcame an early
lead by favored Big Sandy (43-1) in the final but led 21-18 by halftime and never trailed in the 2nd half cruising to an
upset victory.
The 39 points in the championship game by Martin’s Mill was a Class B record as was the 61 points over three games by
its scoring leader, 6’3” senior O’Neal Weaver. The team was coached by J.W. Black who was on a leave of absence to
attend North Texas State but returned to coach on weekends. Leon Black was the player coach in his cousin’s absence.
J.W. Black later led Dallas Samuel to the state finals in 1966. The 1949 championship was the 2nd of two times that
Martin’s Mill made the state final as the Mustangs lost in the 2007 final to Thorndale. Finalist Big Sandy began a 10-year
run in 1949 in which they made the state final in 8 of 10 years from 1949-58 winning two titles and losing in the final 6
times. Big Sandy also lost in the finals in 1988 & 2008.
The 1949 Martins Mill players were: (3) 5’10” Fr Kellis Gene White; (4) 5’9” Sr Leon Black; (5) 5’9” So James
Pennington; (6) 5’9” Fr E.R. Sides; (7) 5’8” So Richard Daniels; (8) 5’11” Fr Nolen Black; (9) 6’2” Sr J.P. Williams; (10)
6’2" Sr Orsborn Williams; (11) 5’8” So J.C. White; and (12) 6’3” Sr O’Neal Weaver (12). O’Neal Weaver scored 23, 21,
and 17 points in the three games while guard Leon Black scored 6, 13 & 15. The top scorers in the final were Weaver
with 23 & Big Sandy’s Floyd Dickens with 16. Both were named to the All State Tournament team along with Leroy
Miksch of Waelder, Derrell Murphy of Shallowater and Floyd Dickens of Big Sandy.
Black was the “floor general,” for the Mustangs and led his 1948-49 teams to a total record of 109-7 and later became
the basketball coach at UT. He was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1973. O’Neal Weaver (1946-49)
scored 1,186 points with a 25.6 ppg average during his senior season in 1949. This one-season point total was a state
record in 1949 which held until 1955 when Max Williams of Avoca scored 1,264. Weaver was the nation’s leading scorer
at Tyler J.C. leading his team to the national JUCO championship in 1951. O’Neal Weaver was elected to the TX H.S.
Basketball Hall of Fame in 1975. The gym at Martins Mill is named for O’Neal Weaver.
The 1949 Martin’s Mill team was an “Honor Team” at the 1975 state tournament when the UIL listed team members by
occupation and city of residence: Leon Black (coach at UT) in Austin; Nolen Black (manager of uniform co) in Mesquite;
Richard Daniel (Proctor & Gamble) in Dallas; James Pennington (school administrator) in Ballinger; E.R. Sides (supervisor
at naval base) in San Diego; O’Neal Weaver (coach) at Canton; Charles West (president of West homebuilders) in
Richardson; Kellis White (coach) in Highland Park; & Orsborn Williams (cattle rancher) in Athens.
Team #44, 1949
Memphis wins only title in school history
1A, MEMPHIS
Memphis defeated Beaumont French, 27-25, in the final; Gaston, 29-27, in the semi-final; & Coleman, 25-23, in the 1st
round at the state tournament. The Cyclones finished the year at 29-5 and had playoff wins over Lefors and Shamrock
to qualify for state. Memphis won three 2-point victories at the state tournament and set a record for the fewest points
(27) scored in a Class A championship game as it played a “deliberate offense” under Coach L. E. “Mac” McColloch. In
the final Memphis trailed by 3 points at halftime but rallied in the 2nd half for the victory.
The 1949 state championship was the only appearance by Memphis in a state final thru 2006 while finalist Beaumont
French lost in the final four times (1943, 1949, 1955 & 1956).
The 1949 Memphis players were: (20) 5’9” So Thomas Messer; (21) 5’10” Jr Raymond Clark; (22) 5’5” Sr Leroy Green;
(23) 5’9” Sr Billy West; (24) 6’2” So Scotty Grundy; (25) 5’8” Jr Andy Gardenhire; (26) 6’3” Sr Sammy Rasco; (27) 5’10” Sr
Charles Morrison; (28) 5’9” Sr Don Corley; (29) 5’10” Jr Bobby Crooks; (31) 5’11” Jr R.H. Wells; & (32) 6’2” So Don Ray
Rasco.
The top Memphis scorers at the tournament were 6’3” center Sammy Rasco & 6’3” guard Leroy Green who scored 8 & 7
points in the final. Frank Harvey led French in the final with 8 points.
The 1-A All State Tournament Team included Leroy Green and Sam Rasco of Memphis, Richard Bess and Guy Broussard
of French and Ben Mayo of Gaston.
The 1949 Memphis team was an “Honor Team” at the 1975 state tournament when the UIL listed team members
attending by occupation and city of residence: Raymond Clark (Navy chief) in OH; Don Corley (Phillips Petroleum) in
Norway; Bobby Crooks (school principal) in Childress; W. Gardenhire (insurance agent) in Memphis; Leroy Green (school
administrator) in CA; Dr. Scott M. Grundy (Prof of Medicine, U of CA) in LaJolla CA; Charles S. Morrison (school bus supt.)
in Happy; Don R. Rasco (businessman) in CA; Sam J. Rasco (coach) in FW; Robert A. Wells (teacher) in Amarillo; Billy West
(teacher) in Conroe; Coach L.E. McColloch (athletic director at Odessa College).
Team #45, 1949
Texas City wins only state title
2-A, TEXAS CITY
Texas City defeated Brownwood, 30-28, in the final; Port Arthur, 49-31, in the semi-final; & Waco, 38-31, in the 1st
round at the state tournament. The Stingarees qualified for state for the 3rd time with playoff wins over Galveston Ball,
Galena Park, Baytown and San Jacinto. Texas City finished the year at 29-10. The semi-final win was highlighted by a
“furious second-half rally” leading to a “near route” of Port Arthur while the Stingarees trailed the Brownwood Lions for
almost the entire game in the final before a FG by So L.G. Dupre at 1:20 and a FT by Jack Mosher at :04 secured the
victory.
Texas City and Brownwood both made their only appearance in school history (1921-2006) in a state final in 1949. The
1949 Texas City championship coach was Dick Edwards of Indiana U.
The 1949 Texas City players were: (5) 5’10” Jr John Paul Smyrl; (6) 5’11” Jr Jack Mosher; (7) 6’2” Sr Bill Chuoke; (8) 5’11”
So John Ford Acree; (9) 5’11” So L.G. Dupre; (10) 6’0” Sr Bobby Rankin; (11) 5’11” Sr Max Montegut; (12) 5’11” Jr John
Welch; (13) 6’3” Sr Richard Garner; (14) 6’2” Sr Jack Hill. 6’2” Sr Bill Chuoke and 5’11” Jr Jack Mosher led Texas City in
scoring in the finals with 10 points each while Chuoke had 17 points and 5’11” Sr Max Montegut, 13 points, in the semifinal. Mosher with 14 and Montegut with 11 led Texas City scoring in the 1st round.
Chuoke and Mosher were named to the Class 2-A All-State Tournament team along with Charles Galey & Jim Wilson of
Lubbock and Roland Elledge of Brownwood. So L.G. Dupre scored 4 points in the final and 8 in the semi-final. Dupre
was named to the Class 2-A All State Tournament Team as a Jr in 1950 though Texas City was defeated in the 1st round.
He later gained fame as an all-state running back at Texas City and All-American at Baylor. He played in the NFL for the
Baltimore Colts (1955-59) and the Dallas Cowboys (1960-61).
The 1949 Texas City team was an “Honor Team” at the 1975 state tournament when the UIL listed team members
attending by occupation and city of residence: John F. Acree (dentist) in Texas City; Bill Chuoke (real estate broker) in
Texas City; L.G. Dupre (VP of Brick Inc) in Carrollton; Richard B. Garner (captain, Eastern Airlines) in GA; Max Joseph
Montegut (service station owner) in Texas City; Jack B. Mosher (real estate owner) in Dallas; Bobby Rankin (president of
building co) in Brownsville; Sheldon L. Simon (city admin) in Texas City J.P. Smyrl (supt. of construction co) in Texas City.
Team #46, 1949
Paschal wins 2nd of 2 state titles
under Coach Charlie Turner
City Conf, FW PASCHAL
FW Paschal defeated Houston Milby, 41-40, in the final; Houston San Jacinto, 56-38, in the semi-final; & Dallas Sunset,
53-45; in the 1st round at the state tournament for the City Conference played in Houston. The City Conference existed
for only 3 years (1949-51) and was comprised of 24 large city schools from four cities (Dallas, Ft. Worth, San Antonio and
Houston) with the top two teams from the regular season from each city’s district meeting at the City Conference state
tournament. The Panthers defeated Sunset (14-7) by 8 points in the 1st round and then “outclassed” San Jacinto in the
22-point semi-final win showing “more poise, speed, deception and all-round ability.” In the final Milby closed to within
one-point with 45 seconds left but Paschal held on for the victory utilizing a “stall” and hitting 2 FTs in the closing
seconds. The Panthers finished the year undefeated at 24-0.
Paschal won state championships in 1945 and 1949 and lost in the final in 1975 (to Kashmere) and 1983 (to Bryan).
Finalist Milby won the state title in 1950 & 2004 and lost in the 1949 final. The 1945 & 1949 Paschal championship
teams were coached by Charlie L. Turner who coached at Paschal from 1943-1973 and was elected to the TX H.S.
Basketball Hall of Fame in 1985.
The 1949 Paschal players were: Johnny Payne (3), Kenneth Cochran (6), Bill Thurman (7), Roy Kelley (8), Cecil Morgan
(9), George Scaling (10), Stanley Pulley (11), 6’4” Bob McDonald (12), Wilson Little (14), Tommy McAllister (15), Bill
Sanders (16) and 6’6” Henry Ohlen (17).
Paschal was led in the final against Milby by 6’4” Bob McDonald with 16 points, Cecil Morgan with 9, 6’6” Henry Ohlen
with 7 and George Scaling with 6. Billy Watson led Milby with 12. Morgan led the Panthers in the semi-final against San
Jacinto with 15 points and Ohlen added 13 while Clyde Roach led San Jacinto with 14. Scaling led Paschal in the 1st
round against Sunset with 17 while McDonald and Kenneth Cochran added 11. Fred Hodge led Sunset with 14. The City
Conference All State Tournament Team included Cecil Morgan, Bob McDonald and George Scaling of Paschal; Dick
Wheeler of Milby and Buzzy Bryan of San Jacinto.
The 1949 Paschal team was an “Honor Team” at the 1975 state tournament as the UIL listed the following team
members with their occupation and city of residence: Kenneth G. Cochran (owner of Exxon station) in Arlington; Sam B.
Hulsey (rector of Episcopal Church) in Nashville TN; Roy Kelly (salesman, John Deere) in Weatherford; Thomas Wilson
Little (petroleum engineer) in FW; Thomas G. McAllister (VP of General Steel) in FW; John B. McClane (attorney) in FW;
Bob McDonald (engineer-Bell Aerospace) in New Orleans; Cecil A. Morgan, (stockbroker) in FW; Henry Ohlen (geologist)
in Littleton CO; John R. Payne (accountant) in FW; Carl Stanley Pulley (manager, electric supply) in Odessa; William
Sanders (engineer) in Lafayette LA; William Thurman (VP of title co) in Austin; and Coach Charlie Turner (teacher-Paschal
HS) in FW.
Team #47, 1950
Gruver wins 1st of 2 state titles
Conf B, GRUVER
Gruver defeated Waelder, 43-34, in the final; Cayuga, 48-47, in the semi-final; & Warren, 43-42, in the 1st round at state
tournament. Gruver was 27-4 on the year and qualified for state for the 2nd time (1947 & 1950) with regional wins
over Knox City, 54-27; Adrian, 53-32; Ropesville, 65-31; & Dimmitt, 41-39. The Greyhounds were a “diminutive but
scrappy” squad which relied upon their “ball-hawking play” for one-point victories in the first round and semi-finals.
Gruver upset heavily favored and undefeated (47-0) Cayuga in the semi-finals in a game that was tied 10 times. Gruver
then upset 42-1 Waelder with a 9-point victory margin in the final. The Greyhounds broke the Class B record for most
points in a championship game with 43 and made 9 of 11 FTs in the final.
Gruver won state titles in 1950 and 1966 and lost in the 2006 final to Bogata Rivercrest. The 1950 Gruver championship
coach was Lawrence Brotherton of W. TX State. Wayne Tipton was the coach of the 1966 Gruver championship team.
Finalist Waelder made its only appearance in a state final in 1950.
The 1950 Gruver players were: (33) 6’1” Jr Lynn Hart; (44) 6’0” Jr Leslie Cator; (77) 5’9” So Robert Fletcher; (55) 5’6” So
James Fox; (33) 5’9” Jr Dan Shrader (33; (88) 5’11” Jr Ted Evans; (66) 5’10” So Charles Broadhurst; (99) 5’7” Fr DeWayne
Shapley; (85) 5’10” Fr Don Peddy; (11) 5’7” Fr Calvin Mitts; & (58) 6’3” Fr J.B. Heath.. The 11-man squad had no
seniors.
Gruver’s top scorers in the final were 6’1” Jr center Lynn Hart with 16 points, 6’0” Jr Leslie Cator with 13, 5’9” So Robert
Fletcher with 8 and 5’6” So James Fox with 5. Norman Miksch scored 17 for Waelder. Hart scored 15, Cator, 12 &
Fletcher, 10, in the semi-final against Cayuga. Cator scored 17, Hart, 16, and Fletcher, 7, in the 1st round victory over
Warren.
The 1950 Class B all-state tournament team was comprised of Gruver’s 6’1” Jr Lynn Hart and 6’ 0” Jr Leslie Cator;
Waelder’s 6’1” Sr Norman Miksch; Cayuga’s 6’2” Jr Kelly Jim Duncan; and Warren’s 6’4” Sr James Hatton. Gruver’s
Robert Fletcher was honorable mention. The Class B tournament was highlighted by the 39 points in one game (a B
record and the 2nd highest ever at state tournament after the 46 by Marcus Freiberger of Greenville in 1947) by Kelly
Jim Duncan. Duncan, a Jr, scored 17 against Gruver in the semi-finals and the next year (1951) led his Cayuga team to its
first state championship. He was named the MVP of the 1951 all-star game and was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball
Hall of Fame in 1984.
The 1950 Gruver champions were an “Honor Team” at the 1976 state tournament where the UIL listed updates on team
members as: Coach Lawrence Brotherton (principal) in Canyon; Charles Broadhurst (pastor) in Lubbock; Lynn Hart
(farmer-rancher) in Gruver; Ted Evans (owner of oil co) in Gruver; Robert Fletcher (sales, Texaco) in Amarillo; Jim Fox
(farmer) in Spearman; James Heath (plant operator, Phillips Pet.) in Stinnett; DeWayne Shapley (salary Admin) in
Amarillo; and Don Peddy (farmer) Guymon OK.
Team #48, 1950
Canyon, led by 5’4” Joe Abbott, wins 1st of 2 titles
1-A, CANYON
Canyon defeated South San Antonio, 49-25, in the final; Birdville, 38-19, in the semi-final; & (Joinerville) Gaston, 54-32,
in the 1st round at the state tournament. The Eagles were 20-9 on the year and qualified for state for the 2nd time
(1926 & 1950) with regional wins over Levelland, 48-20, Memphis, 54-30, and Dumas, 33-26. Canyon cruised thru the
state tournament with victory margins of 22, 19 & 24. Canyon’s 5’4” Sr Joe Abbott “put on a dazzling dribbling
exhibition” in the first half of the final against SA to build a 14-point lead. The “tall and rangy” Eagles held South SA’s
leading scorer, Richard Zamora, to only 3 points in the final.
The Canyon Eagles have made four appearances in the state finals winning state titles in 1950 & 1964 and losing in the
final in 1963 to Buna and in 1981 to Beaumont Hebert. The 1950 team was coached by George W. Scott of OK City U &
OK A&M. Canyon H.S. ranks 2nd in Texas with most combined state basketball titles by boys (2) and girls (13) with 15
behind the leader, Nazareth, with 23. Finalist S. San Antonio won its only state title in 1961 and lost in the finals in 1948,
1958, 1960 & 1967.
The 1950 Canyon players were: (44) 6’4” Sr Troy Burrus; (40) 6’0” Sr Bruce Winn; (35) 5’4” Sr Joe Abbott; (60) 6’3” So
Ray Burrus; (25) 6’0” Jr Garland Butler; (50) 5’11” So Robert Busteed; (45) 5’8” Jr Billy Morton; (30) 5’7” Jr Billy Samples;
(55) 5’10” So Bobby Ratliff; (33) 5’8” So Harrell Slack; (88) 5’10” Jr Richmond Payne; (66) 5’10” Jr Robert McClendon;
and (77) 5’4” Sr Glen Prater.
Canyon was led in the final by 5’4” Sr Joe Abbott with 17 points and 6’4” Sr Troy Burrus with 16. Vick led S. SA with 9.
Troy Burrus led the Eagles in the semi-final with 14 points and Abbott had 10 while Gorman Wiseman led Birdville with
13. Troy Burrus also led the Eagles in the 1st round with 14 while 6’0” Jr Garland Butler had 13, Abbott, 12, & 6’3” So
Ray Burrus, 10. Leverett led Gaston with 8.
The All State Tournament Team included 6’4” Sr Troy Burros and 5’4” Sr Joe Abbott of Canyon; 6’5” Sr Billy McCurry of
Birdville; 5’10” Jr Richard Zamora of S. SA; & 5’10” Sr Loyd Kilpatrick of French. Canyon’s Ray Burrus and Garland Butler
were honorable mention. Abbott was later named North MVP of the 1950 Coaches all-star basketball game.
The 1950 Canyon champions were an “Honor Team” at the 1976 state tournament where the UIL listed updates on team
members as: Richard Payne (farmer) in Happy; Ray Burrus (county agent) in Lipscomb; Troy Burrus (counselor at Palo
Duro HS) in Amarillo; Robert McClendon (county treasurer, attorney) in Amarillo; Harrell Slack (minister) in Garland; Billy
Morton (VP for National Data) in Dallas; Joe Abbott (contractor) in Canyon; Billy Samples (FAA) in Hurst; Coach George
W. Scott (retired from oil business).
Team #49, 1950
Corpus Christi wins only state title
2-A, CORPUS CHRISTI
Corpus Christi defeated Vernon, 40-34, in the final; Sweetwater, 36-30, in the semi-final; & Texarkana, 34-29, in the 1st
round at the state tournament. The Buccaneers were 34-4 on the year and qualified for state by defeating Temple.
Corpus built a 6-point lead in the semi-final against Sweetwater and then “stalled successfully” for the victory. Corpus
Christi never trailed by more than 2 points in the final against Vernon and took a 30-27 lead at the end of the 3rd
quarter. The Buccaneers hit 6 of 7 FT attempts over the final 2:50 to win the title.
1950 marked the first appearance of Corpus Christi at the state tournament and the 1950 title marks the only (thru
2006) state championship won by a Corpus Christi school though West Oso (1988 & 2001) and Ray (2003) have made the
finals. The 1950 Buccaneer championship coach was Henry D. Crawford of Hardin-Simmons U. Vernon also made its
only appearance in the state finals.
The 1950 Corpus Christi players were: (11) 6’0” Sr Milton “Mitch” Isenberg; (12) 6’0” Sr Stacy Cole; (13) 6’4” Sr Robert
Knight; (14) 5’10” Sr Bill Nelson; (15) 6’1” Sr Scotty (“Jeff”) Jefferies; (22) 6’1” Jr Bobby Yoes; (23) 6’2” Sr Barry Wood;
(24) 5’8” Sr Jerry Fisher; (25) 6’9” Sr Ronnie Thomson; (33) 6’4” Sr Charles Camp; (34) 5’7” Sr Ronnie Sizemore; (35) 6’1”
Ruel Robeau. 11 of the 12 were seniors.
Corpus Christi was led in the final by 6’0” Sr Stacy Cole and 6’0” Sr Milt Isenberg with 10 points each while 5’7” Sr Ronnie
Sizemore (who “sparked the Bucs with his brilliant all-around play”) added 7. Johnny Crouch led Vernon with 16 points.
Cole led the Bucs in the semi-final with 12 points while Isenberg had 9. Cole also led Corpus in scoring in the 1st round
against Texarkana with 11 while Isenberg and 6’4” Sr Robert Knight had 7. Lloyd Giles led Texarkana with 13.
The 1950 Class 2-A All State Tournament Team included 5’7” Sr Ronnie Sizemore of Corpus; 6’1” Sr Doyle Brunson of
Sweetwater; 6’0” Jr Billy Word of EP Austin; 5’10” Jr L.G. Dupre of Texas City; and 6’2 Jr Johnny Crouch of Vernon. CC’s
Stacy Cole and Robert Knight were honorable mention. Dupre was later an All-American RB at Baylor and played in the
NFL with the Colts (1955-59) and Cowboys (1960-61). Brunson won the 2-A mile run for Sweetwater in 1950 and
attended Hardin-Simmons U. on a basketball/track scholarship. He later became a world champion poker player known
as the “Texas Dolly” and is considered the “Babe Ruth of poker. He was still competing (often on TV) in 2006 at the age
of 72.
The 1950 Corpus Christi champions were an “Honor Team” at the 1976 state tournament where the UIL listed updates
on team members as: Barry Wood (accountant) in CC; Scottie Jeffries (sales rep) in CC; Robert Knight (refinery supt.) in
CC; Charles Camp (industrial relations) in Ripley TN; Ronnie Thomson (rector, Episcopal Church) in El Paso; Ruel Robeau
(owner, Dry Ice Co) in CC; Bobby Yoes (professor at U. of Houston); Stacy Cole (professor at Ohlone College) in CA;
Ronnie Sizemore (industrial contractor) in CC; Jerry Fisher (sales manager) in Bellaire; Milton Isenbert (teacher) in
Baytown; Coach Henry D. Crawford (teacher at Ray HS) in CC.
Team #50, 1950
Milby wins 1st of 2 state titles
City Conf, HOUSTON MILBY
Houston Milby defeated Dallas Crozier Tech, 40-39, in the final; Dallas Adamson, 50-32, in the semi-final; & FW Poly,
46-42 (OT), in the 1st round of the City Conference state tournament played at Ft. Worth’s North Side Coliseum. The
City Conference existed for only 3 years (1949-51) and was comprised of 24 large city schools from four cities (Dallas, Ft.
Worth, San Antonio and Houston) with the top two teams from the regular season from each city’s district meeting at
the City Conference state tournament. The Buffaloes were forced into OT in the 1st round when Poly’s Jackie Bell hit 2
lay-ups in the closing seconds to tie the score at 40-40. Milby outscored Poly 6-2 in the OT with FGs & 2 FTs. The
Buffaloes cruised past Adamson in the semi-final by 18 before edging Crozier Tech in the final. Milby made 16 of 40 FG
attempts (40%) and built a 9-point lead in the third quarter of the final and then repelled a later Crozier Tech rally. The
Buffaloes finished the year at 23-7.
Milby had lost in the semi-finals in 1948 and in the finals (by one point) in 1949 before winning the school’s first state
title in 1950. Milby won its second title in 2004. Finalist Crozier Tech won state titles in 1946, 1948 & 1955. The Milby
coach in the 1950 championship season was Lee Beeson of SHSU.
The 1950 Milby Buff players were: (1) 5’11” Sr Capt. Bobby Flanagan; (15) 5’10” Sr Earl Tipton; (11) 5’9” Jr Gerald
Patton; (20) 6’2” Jr Richard Wheeler; (16) 5’10” Jr Roscoe Hayes; (17) 6’0” So Alfred Salazar; (18) 5’11” Sr Carl Nixon; (19)
5’8” Jr Raymond Hernandez ; (12) 6’2” Jr Walter Lee; (13) 6’3” Sr Wendell Brockett; (14) 5’9” Jr Bobby Johnson; & (21)
6’2” So Bruce Davis.
Milby was led in the final by 5’10” Jr Roscoe Hayes with 11 points, 5’11 Sr Bobby Flanagan with 9, 5’9” Jr Gerald Patton
with 8 and 5’10” Sr Earl Tipton and 6’2” Jr Richard Wheeler with 6 each. Richard Bryant led Crozier Tech with 15 points
in the final and 50 points in the three games at state. Hayes also led Milby in the semi-final with 16 points and Tipton
added 14 while Adamson was led by Sallis with 11. Wheeler led Milby in the 1st round against Poly with 14 points while
Tipton added 12 and Hayes 11. Jackie Bell led Poly with 16.
The 1950 All State Tournament Team included Roscoe Hayes and Bobby Flanagan of Milby; Jackie Bell of Poly; Buddy
Sammon of Houston Sam Houston; and Richard Bryant of Crozier Tech. Earl Tipton, Richard Wheeler and Gerald Patton
of Milby were honorable mention.
The 1950 Texas City champions were an “Honor Team” at the 1976 state tournament where the UIL listed team member
updates as: Wendell Brockett (lineman, power co) in Brookside; Alfred Salazar (owner, Alfredo’s Mexican Restaurant) in
Houston; Roscoe Hayes (Champions Paper) in Pasadena; Bobby Flanagan (athletic director at Rockport-Fulton HS) in
Rockport; Raymond Hernandez (craftsman, Shell Chemical) in Deer Park; Gerald Patton (route supervisor, Peanut Co);
Earl Tipton (consultant, TX Ed. Agency) in Austin; Carl Nixon (programmer, Texaco) in Houston; and Bobby Johnson
(mechanical engineer at Johnson Space Center) in Houston.
Team #51, 1951
Cayuga wins 1st of 3 state titles
in 4-year period
Conf B, CAYUGA
Cayuga defeated Big Sandy, 44-38, in the final; Stanton, 55-30, in the semi-final; & Woodsboro, 42-33, in the 1st round
at the state tournament. Cayuga qualified for state with regional wins over Bullard and Quitman and finished the year at
42-1 with the only loss coming to 4-A Houston Lamar, 57-49. The Wildcats defeated finalist Big Sandy (42-7) twice early
in the year. Big Sandy led in the final until the third quarter when the “fast-breaking” Tom McCollum of Cayuga went on
a “15-minute rampage” during which he scored 12 points and had several assists in his teams’ 13 other 2nd half points.
The Cayuga Wildcats defeated Big Sandy in the finals three times in four years. The three state titles in 1951, 1953 &
1954 were the only state championships for Cayuga and the only times they ever made the final. The Wildcats had a
remarkable run from 1950-54 with records of 47-2 (1950--state semi-final), 42-1 (1951—state title), 37-2 (1952), 46-2
(1953--title) & 45-0 (1954—title). Thus in a 5-year period Cayuga won three state titles and finished 3rd once (losing in
semi-final to eventual champion, 47-0 Gruver). Joe H. Turner of NTSU coached the 1951 & 1953 championship teams
while Lionel Duncan was the 1954 title coach. Turner later coached at Kilgore Jr College. Finalist Big Sandy began a 10year run in 1949 in which they made the state final in 8 of 10 years from 1949-58 winning two titles and losing in the
final 6 times. Big Sandy also lost in the finals in 1988 & 2008.
The 1951 Cayuga players were: (14) 6’0” Sr Billy Richard Brumley; (25) 6’2” Sr Kelly Jim Duncan; (22) 6’0” Sr Thomas
Jefferson McCollum; (23) 6’1” Jr Larry Dean Turner; (31) 5’10” Jr Cornel Riley; (32) 5’10” Jr Lionel Riley; (13) 5’11” So Joe
Arnold Loper; (24) 5’9” So Harold Royce Rampy; (12) 5’8” Jr Kenneth Eudel Fitzpatrick; (21) 6’1” Fr Arthur “Buddy” Ball;
(11) 5’7” Fr Aubrey Allan (Ned) Duncan; & (35) 5’7” So Henry Allan Jones.
The All State Tournament Team included Kelly Jim Duncan and Tom McCollum of Cayuga; Kenneth Henson of Stanton;
Carol Lockstedt of Moulton; and Glen Fields of Big Sandy. Senior Kelly Jim Duncan (1948-51) led his Cayuga team and to
its first state championship in 1951 and to its first state tournament appearance in 1950 where Gruver, the eventual B
champion, defeated Cayuga (42-1) by 2 points in the semi-finals. He was named the MVP of the 1951 all-star game and
was later elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame. Tom McCollum scored 17 points for Cayuga in the final while
Duncan scored 15 and Billy Brumley, 9. Big Sandy was led by So Milton Williams with 10 points (he averaged 30 ppg).
Milton “Chief” Williams (1950-53) was all-state for three years. He was later a JC All-American at Tyler JC and a Little
All-American at Centenary College and was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005. Cayuga was led in
semi-final by Duncan with 21 and in the 1st round by McCollom with 18. Ned Duncan played at Kilgore JC (where he is
on the Hall of Fame) and SMU where he played on the great Mustang team with Jim Krebs that made the Final Four.
The 1951 Cayuga champions were an “Honor Team” at the 1977 state tournament where the UIL listed updates on team
members as: Harold Rampy (oil field worker) in Houston; Arthur Ball (Getty Oil) in LA; Billy Brumley (printing co.) in FW;
Kelly Duncan (teacher/coach) in Cross Roads; Cornel Riley (phone co.) in Athens; Ned Duncan (owner of sporting goods
store) in Tyler; Thomas McCollum (auto sales) in Conroe; Kenneth Fitzpatrick (oil field construction) in Cayuga; and
Coach Joe Turner (athletic director, Kilgore College).
Team #52, 1951
Bowie, under Coach Raymond Mattingly,
wins 1st of 5 state titles & 1st of
4 consecutive titles in 1951-54
1-A, BOWIE
Bowie defeated Brenham, 54-34, in the final; Gatesville, 70-40, in the semi-final; & Coleman, 45-38, in the 1st round at
the state tournament. The JackRabbits qualified for state with regional wins over Dallas Pleasant Grove, 64-44, and
Crowell, 55-41. Bowie finished at 33-2 and set a 3-A record for most points scored in a in 3-game series (169). The
Jackrabbits cruised thru the state tournament with a 7-point win in the 1st round, a 30-point win in the semi-final and a
20-point win in the final.
The 1951 state championship was the first for Bowie won five state titles (1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, & 1974) thru 2006
with the first four coming under Coach R.E. Mattingly of ETSU who coached basketball for 9 years with a record of 23437 and won 77 consecutive games in 1953-54. Raymond Mattingly was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame
and to the TX H.S. Coaches Assoc. Hall of Honor. The Bowie dynasty is chronicled in Harold Ratliff’s 1976 book, Texas
Boys Basketball: A History, published by the U.I.L. Brenham made its only appearance in a state final in 1951.
The 1951 JackRabbit players were: (74) 6’5” Sr James Robinson; (97) 6’3” Sr Barton Massey; (37) 6’0” Sr Wilburn
Booher; (47) 5’9” Sr Monty Robicheaux; (67) 5’9” Sr Bobbie Brashear; (17) 5’8” Jr Charles McGannon; (27) 5’10” Jr
Charles Garrett; (76) 6’0” So Stanley Airington; (87) 5’10” Sr Roy Gene Williams; (77) 6’3” Fr Ed Robinson; (73) 6’6”
Temple Tucker; (57) 5’7” So Jake Bridgewater; (75) 6’1” So Jimmy Jones & (78) William Hunt, 5’10” So.
Bowie was led in the final by Barton Massey, an all-state football lineman, with 18 points, Bobbie Brashear and James
Robinson with 10, and Monty Robicheaux with 9. Brashear led Bowie in the semi-finals with 17 points and Wilburn
Booher added 13. Monty Robicheaux led Bowie in the first round with 15 points and Booher added 13. The All State
Tournament Team included Monte Robicheaux and Barton Massey of Bowie; Glen Dyer of Sinton; Billy Anderson and
Bernard Knapp of Gatesville; and Edwin Schroeder of Brenham. Bowie’s Booher, Robinson & Brashear were voted to
the 2nd team.
6’10” Temple Tucker was freshman in 1951 and played 3 minutes on that team and thus played on 4 state championship
teams in 1951-54. He was later an All-SWC player at Rice and was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1971.
Bobbie Brashear later played at Arlington JC and Rice; James Robinson at U.H. and Decatur Baptist; Wilburn Booher at
U.H.; Stanley Airington at NTSU; Charles McGannon at St. Edwards; Monty Robicheaux was All-SWC at Rice; and Barton
Massey played FB at TX Tech. The sons of Stanley Airington and Bobbie Brashear played on the 1974 Bowie title team.
The 1951 Bowie champions were an “Honor Team” at the 1977 state tournament where the UIL listed updates on team
members as: Temple Tucker (insurance agent) in Houston; Barton Massey (HS principal) in Houston; Ed Robinson
(rancher) in Decatur; Stanley Airington (agent, oil co.) in Bowie; Jimmy Jones (metro editor, FW Star-Telegram) in FW;
Charles Garrett (manager, hardware store) in Bowie; Coach M.L. Massey (HS golf coach) in WF; Charles McGannon
(teacher) in New Orleans; Wilburn Booher (admin., Lamar HS) in Rosenberg; Monty Robicheaux (owner, Trampolines of
TX) in FW; Bobby Brashear (rancher & former Bowie HS coach) & Roy Williams, postmaster) in Bowie; & Jake Bridgwater
(principal, Bowie HS).
# Team 53, 1951
Lubbock wins only state title
2-A, LUBBOCK
Lubbock defeated Austin, 44-43, in the final; Texarkana, 49-33, in the semi-final; & Harlingen, 56-43, in the 1st round at
the state tournament. The Westerners qualified for state with a regional win on El Paso Jefferson and finished the year
at 27-3. Lubbock cruised thru the 1st round with a 22-point win and the semi-final with a 16-point win before
“escaping” the final with a one-point win. “Dark horse” Austin (13-7) had successfully used the “freeze” to win in the 1st
round against Highland Park and in the semi-final against Borger but lost to Lubbock in the final when the Maroon freeze
“melted.” Lubbock lost a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter and Austin took a 43-42 lead with one minute remaining on
a layup by Don Scallorn. However, Lubbock’s Bobby Day made a steal and layup with 25 seconds left to defeat the
freeze by Austin giving Lubbock a one-point win leaving the (mostly Austin) spectators “limp.”
Lubbock made its only appearance in a state final in 1951 and finished the year at 26-3. The 1951 championship was
Lubbock’s only appearance in a state final and was the only state basketball title ever won by a Lubbock school. The
1951 Lubbock championship coach was David A. Cook of Rice U. Talk of a “jinx” against Austin was revived as the
Maroons made their 13th appearance at the state tournament in 1951 but had never won the title. Austin would make
6 more appearances thru 2006 leaving the school with 19 trips to the state tournament without a single state
championship though the Maroons played in the finals five times (1928, 1943, 1951, 1953 & 1960).
The 1951 Lubbock players were: (25) 5’10” Sr Carl Ince; (28) 6’3” Sr Walter (“Waldo”) Norton; (27) 6’1” Sr Sammie
Adams; (35) 6’0” Sr Bobby Day; (26) 5’10” Jr Bill Williams; (32) 6’2”Sr John Pittman; (30) 6’3” Jr Bobby Fullerton; (29) 6’0”
Sr Charles Rand; (24) 5’11” So Bob Sexton; (36) 5’11” So Carroll (“Doak”) Walker; (54) 5’10” So Mikie Brady; (33) 6’1” So
Royce Shipp; and (31) 6’0” So Jimmy Crawford.
6’1” Sr Sammie Adams was the top scorer for Lubbock in the final with 13 points while 5’10” Sr Carl Ince had 12 and
5’10” Jr Bill Williams had 8. Don Scallorn, 6’5” Billy Banks and Bill Skipping scored 10 for Austin. 6’3” Sr Walter Norton
led Lubbock in the semi-final with 11 points followed by Ince with 9 and 6’2” Sr John Pittman and Adams with 8. Norton
also led the Lubbock scoring in the 1st round against Harlingen with 23 points and Ince added 14.
The 1951 All State Tournament Team included Carl Ince and Walter Norton of Lubbock; Keith Lane and Red Hooper of
Borger; and Billy Skipping of Austin. Carl Ince later played for TX Tech and for the Ince Oilers, an AAU team, sponsored
by his family business, The Ince Oil Co. Walter Norton played at Yale; Sammie Adams at U. of Houston; and John Pittman
at TX Tech and for the Ince Oilers.
Carl Ince became a real estate developer in Houston and a business owner in Lubbock; Walter Norton, a physician in FL;
Sammie Adams, was with Los Alamos nuclear facility; Bobby Day, an Air Force officer; John Pittman a bank owner in
Dallas; Charles Rand, a teacher/admin; Bobby Fullerton, a farmer; Royce Shipp, a teacher/admin; and Bob Sexton, a
bakery exec in Dallas.
Team #54, 1951
Lamar wins only state title
City Conf, HOUSTON LAMAR
Houston Lamar defeated SA Alamo Heights, 78-52, in the final; Paschal, 47-38, in the semi-final; & Dallas Crozier Tech,
61-51, in the 1st round at the City Conference state tournament played in Dallas. The City Conference existed for only 3
years (1949-51) and was comprised of 24 large city schools from four cities (Dallas, Ft. Worth, San Antonio and Houston)
with the top two teams from the regular season from each city’s district meeting at the City Conference state
tournament. The 78 points scored by Lamar in the final set a new overall state record for most points in a game
(breaking the record of 77 set by Amarillo in 1947). The Redskins cruised to a 10-point win in the 1st round against
Crozier Tech and then a 9-point win in the semi-finals over FW Paschal. The outcome of the final against Alamo Heights
(25-6) was never in doubt as Lamar built an early lead and won by 22 points by shooting 70% from the field.
The 1951 state title by Lamar was the only one in school history.
Lamar (which opened in 1937) never again (thru 2006) appeared in a state final. The 1951 Lamar championship coach
was Donald B. Longcope. Finalist Alamo Heights (25-6) won state championships in 1952 and 1954 and lost in the finals
in 1951 & 1991.
The 1951 Lamar players were: (12) 6’0” Sr Tommy Hill; (16) 6’0” Sr Philip Kidd; (18) 6’4” Sr George Wilson; (20) 6’2” Jr
Eddie Rayburn; (21) 6’1” Jr Ronnie Tynes; (7) 6’2” Sr Jay Garth; (26) 5’10” Sr Joe Shafer; (3) 5’10” Sr John Steineker; (11)
5’10” Jr Steve Sims; (6) 6’0” Jr Paul Hamilton; (13) 5’11” Sr Carl Lee; (4)6’2” Sr Sonny Wallace; and (14) 6’0” Sr Jim
Robinson (14). (Ed Franklin of Lamar (1950-53) was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987 but he was
only a So in 1951 and was not on the varsity.)
Lamar was led in the final by 6’2” Jr Eddie Rayburn with 19 points, 6’0” Sr Tommy Hill with 17, 6’4” Sr George Wilson
with 14 & 6’1” Jr Ronnie Tynes with 12. Bobby Briggs led Alamo Heights with 15. Hill led Lamar in the semi-final against
Paschal with 15 and Rayburn added 11 while Joe Hardgrove led Paschal with 16. 6’0” Sr Philip Kidd led Lamar in the 1st
round against Tech with 19 and Hill added 12 while Charles Johnson led Crozier Tech with 27.
The 1951 City Conference All Tournament Team included Phillip Kidd and Tommy Hill of Lamar; Bobby Briggs of Alamo
Heights; Joe Hardgrove of Paschal; and Kermit Allen of North Side. Tommy Hill later played at TCU; Philip Kidd at UT and
John Steineker at Baylor. Eddie Rayburn was an All-American football player at Rice.
The 1951 Lamar champions were an “Honor Team” at the 1977 state tournament where the UIL listed updates on team
members as: Paul Hamilton (attorney) in Austin; Steve Sims (VP of Security) in Houston; Joe Shaffer (attorney) in
Houston; Sonny Wallace (President of Wallace Co.); in Houston; Joe Stieneker (sales at Service Corp) in Houston; Carl Lee
(President of truck leasing co.) in Houston; Phillip Kidd (builder) in Houston; Tommy Hill (sales, Gaedcke Equipment) in
Houston; Eddie Rayburn (sales, Crutcher Resources) in Houston; and Coach Donald Longcope (retired) in Houston. In
2007 Sonny Wallace lived in Houston and Jay Garth in Beaumont.
Team #55, 1952
Big Sandy wins 1st of 2 state titles
under Coach Ford King Sr
Conf B, BIG SANDY
Big Sandy defeated Laneville, 62-41, in the final; Hempstead, 31-23, in the semi-final; & Hawley, 61-37, in the 1st round
at the state tournament. The Wildcats qualified for state for the 4th time with regional wins over Spring, Glover and
Pineland. Big Sandy, with only 77 students, was one of the smallest Class B schools in Texas in 1952. The victory over
Hawley in the first round was against Coach Charles Womack who won more games (for boys and girls combined)--1,570 from 1947-1979---than any coach in the history of TX and was elected to the TX High School Basketball Hall of
Fame in 2005. The Wildcats scored a season low 31 points in the semi-final due to a slowdown strategy by Hempstead.
Big Sandy cruised in the final over Laneville winning by 21-points. The Wildcats were 39-4 on the year and had 2 wins
over finalists Laneville earlier in the year.
Coach Ford King led the Big Sandy Wildcats to the state finals 8 times (1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958)
in his 10 years winning championships in 1952 & 1957. Big Sandy lost finals to Cayuga (3 times), Martin’s Mill, Avoca &
Blossom. The Wildcats also lost in the finals in 1988 & 2008. & Paducah (in 1988). The Big Sandy team was made up of
Indians from the Alabama and Coushatta Indian reservation plus his son, Ford King, Jr, in 1956-58. The entire
reservation supported the team and their road supporters included Indians in traditional attire with their “papooses on
their backs.” Finalist Laneville has made five appearances in the state finals winning state titles in 1992,1993 & 2008 and
losing in the 1952 and 2007finals.
The 1952 Big Sandy players were: (68) 6’6” Sr Al Adams; (65) 6’2” Jr Glenn Fields; (69) 5’10” Sr Lester Battise; (60) 5’10”
Sr Hobby Williams; (62) 5’11” So Milton Williams; (66) 5’10” Jr John Roberts; (64) 5’11” Jr Robert Tyler; (61) 6’0” So
Edwin Lilly; (67) 6’2” So Glenn Adams; (42) 5’8” So Luther Myers; (44) 5’11” So Doyle Dickens; (63) 5’11” Jr Norman
Bullock; (46) 5’10” So Milton Kropik; (45) 5’8” So Wyman Battise; & (48) 5’11” So Virgil Battise.
Big Sandy’s top scorers in the three games at the 1952 tournament were Jr Milton Williams with 54 points and Glenn
Fields (all-state tournament in 1951), with 42 points. Williams scored 29 (a Class B record for the championship game)
and Fields, 12, in the final. Williams scored only 14 points in the semi-final game due to a “stall” game by Hempstead
that led to Big Sandy’s low point total of the year (31). 6’5” center C.L. Nix scored 15 for Laneville in the final and 46 for
the tournament—he won a state title as a coach for Whitehouse in 1978.
The Conference B All State Tournament Team included Glenn Fields and Milton Williams of Big Sandy, C.L. Nix of
Laneville, Don Durham of Slidell, Lawrence Overcast of Samnorwood and Peter Kirkpatrick of Hempstead. Milton “Chief”
Williams (1950-53) was all-state for three years and led his Big Sandy team to a state title in 1952; to the state finals in
1951 & 1953; and to a 190-23 record over four years. He averaged 30 points per game and scored 1,080 points as a Sr in
1953 ranking him 24th all-time in TX. He was later a JC All-American at Tyler JC and a Little All-American at Centenary
College. He was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005.
The 1952 Big Sandy team was an “Honor Team” at the 1978 state tournament where the UIL listed updates on players
as: John Roberts (owner, equipment co) in Raymondville; Robert Tyler (school principal) in Pasadena; Lester Battise and
Hobby Williams (tourism for Indian Reservation); Milton Williams (minister) in Livingston; and Glenn Fields (insurance
agent) in Marble Falls.
Team #56, 1952
Dimmitt wins 1st of 4 state titles;
Blaine wins girls & boys
1-A, DIMMITT
Dimmitt defeated Plano, 62-40 in the Class A final and Sweeny, 65-44, in the semi-finals at the state tournament. In a
one year only format the UIL then matched Dimmitt the 1-A champion against the 2-A state champion, Bowie, with
Dimmitt winning that match-up of state champions, 59-54, to determine a Division A-AA champion. Dimmitt qualified
for state with regional wins over Ozona and Denver City and finished the year at 34-0. The Bobcats cruised to a 21-point
win in the semi-final and a 22-point win in the 1A final. In the 1A vs. 2A match-up Dimmitt overcame the (30-point)
scoring of 6’8” So Temple Tucker of Bowie to take a 4th quarter lead and “stall” till game’s end.
Dimmitt has made 16 appearances at state tournament with four state championships (1952, 1975, 1982 & 1983) and 5
other finals appearances (1960, 1961, 1967, 1978 & 1986). The 1952 Dimmitt team set conference records for most
points (186) in a three game series; most points (59) in a championship game; and most aggregate points (113) in a
championship game. Finalist Plano won its only state title in 2006 and lost in the 1952 and 1980 finals.
The Dimmitt championship coach in 1952 was J.W. Blaine of WTSU. Blaine was also the championship coach for three
state titles won by the Dimmitt girls teams from 1950-52. In 1952 he became the only coach in Texas history to ever win
a boys and girls title and accomplished that feat in the same year with two undefeated teams. In 1952 his boys team
was 37-0 and the girls team was 34-0 for a total record of 71-0. His girls title in 1952 was in the "High School Girls
Basketball League of Texas" (HSGBLT) at a time (1951-1954) when both the UIL and the HSGBLT named state girls
champions. Blaine almost made a “basketball-football double” as his 1951-52 football team lost to Abernathy, 20-19,
in the regional finals. He had a career coaching record in basketball of 559-64 for a 90% winning percentage.
"Tiny" Castro County (total population of less than 9,000) ranks 2nd among Texas counties in total high school basketball
championships won with 35 titles including 5 by the Nazareth boys, 18 by the Nazareth girls, 8 (including AAU and
HSGBLT leagues) by the Dimmitt girls and 4 by the Dimmitt boys. Only Dallas County (with 45) has won more state titles
while Harris County is 3rd at 32.
The 1952 Dimmitt players were: (15) 6’3” Sr Glenn Lust; (17) 6’3” Jr Billy Gregory; (18) 6’1” Sr Marvin Axe; (11) 6’0” Sr
Wesley Smith; (19) 5’10” Sr Donald Wright; (14) 5’10” Sr Douglas Dennis; (12) 5’10” Jr Roy Murphy; (16) 5’9” Sr William
Hunter; (13) 5’6” Sr Weldon Warren; (20) 5’6” Sr Glenn Brown; (10) 5’9” Jr Jesse Burch; & (5) 5’8” Sr Jimmy Howell.
Dimmitt was led by 5’6” Sr Glenn Brown with 17 points in the Class A versus Class 2A match-up against Bowie while
5’10” Sr Douglas Dennis had 14 and 6’1” Jr Billy Gregory, 10. Temple Tucker, a 6’9” So, led Bowie with 30 points (he later
played at Rice and was elected to TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame). Gregory scored 21 and 6’1” Sr Marvin Axe, 19, in the
1st round victory over Sweeny led by 6’4” So Russell Boone with 19 (Boone scored 51 in the A final as a senior in 1954).
Gregory scored 22 points in the A final against Plano and 53 for the tournament. The 1-A All State Tournament Team
included Billy Gregory, Marvin Axe and Glenn Brown of Dimmitt, Russell Boone of Sweeny and James Lewis of Plano.
The 1952 Dimmitt champions were an “Honor Team” at the 1978 state tournament where the UIL listed updates on
players as: Weldon Warren (real estate) in FL; Jimmie Howell (farmer) in Hereford; Wm. Hunter (attorney) in Dalhart;
Douglas Dennis (physician) in Goldthwaite; Donald Wright (farmer) in Dimmitt; Bill Gregory (president, grain co.) in
Dimmitt; Glenn Lust (rancher) in Muleshoe; Marvin Axe (rancher) in Vega; Wesley Smith (rancher) in Dimmitt; and Coach
Aubrey Lester (manager Goodyear Tire) in El Paso.
Team #57, 1952
Bowie, led by So Temple Tucker, wins
2nd of five state titles and 2nd of
4 consecutive titles in 1951-54
2-A, BOWIE
The Bowie Jackrabbits defeated the Levelland Lobos, 75-59, in the finals for the Class AA state championship after
having defeated Madisonville, 49-41, in the semi-finals. In a one-time only format, Class A champion Dimmitt then
defeated the Class AA champion Bowie, 59-54, for the Division A-AA championship on a lay-up by Glenn Brown at 0:45.
The JackRabbits qualified for state for the 4th time with regional wins over Pleasant Grove and Van. Bowie pulled away
from Madisonville in the last two minutes of the semi-final on a hook shot by 6’9” So Temple Tucker and cruised to a 16point victory in the final over Levelland. Bowie finished at 29-3.
Bowie has won five state championships (1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, & 1974) with the first four coming under Coach R.E.
Mattingly who coached basketball for 9 years with a record of 234-37 and won 77 consecutive games in 1953-54. He
also coached football for Bowie and Dallas South Oak Cliff where he won three Dallas football championships. Raymond
Mattingly was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame and to the TX H.S. Coaches Assoc. Hall of Honor. The Bowie
dynasty is chronicled in Harold Ratliff’s 1976 book, Texas Boys Basketball: A History, published by the U.I.L. Levelland
made two appearances in the state finals losing to Pasadena in 1946 & Bowie in 1952. Levelland has appeared in state
finals twice (1946 & 1952).
The 1952 Bowie players were: (27) 5’10” Sr Charles Garrett; (17) 5’9” Sr Charles McGannon; (67) 6’1” Jr Stanley
Airington; (97) 5’11” Jr Rex Pollard; (57) 6’0” Jr Jimmie Jones; (74) 5’10” Jr Joe Wysong; (37) 5’7” Jr Jake Bridgewater;
(71) 5’8” Jr Bill Ryan; (75) 6’9” So Temple Tucker; (77) 6’3” So Edgar Robinson; (47) 5’8” So John Carver; (76) 5’10” So
Ben Hill; (87) 5’10” So Robert White; and (72) 5’9” So Jackie Airington.
Bowie was led in the Div. A-AA match-up against Dimmitt by 6’8” So Temple Tucker who scored 30 points while Glenn
Brown led Dimmitt with 17. Charles McGannon scored 20 points, Tucker, 15 and Charles Garrett, 14, against Levelland
in the Class AA final while Harold Phelan led Levelland with 24 (he scored 74 in 3 games). Tucker scored 19 points &
Carter, 10, in the semi-finals while Joe Linsey had 20 for Madisonville.
The 2-A All State Tournament Team included Temple Tucker and Charles McGannon of Bowie, Harold Phelan and
Langford Sneed of Levelland and Joe Lindsey of Madisonville.
Temple Tucker later played at Rice and was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1971.
Team #58, 1952
Alamo Heights wins 1st of 2 state titles
3-A, SA ALAMO HEIGHTS
San Antonio Alamo Heights defeated the Gladewater Bears, 49-45, in the 3-A state championship game after defeating
Bryan, 64-57, in the semi-finals. In a one-time only format, Class 3-A state Champion Alamo Heights then defeated Class
4-A state champion, FW Poly, in the Division AAA-AAAA final, 54-46, setting a record of 167 points in 3 games. The
Mules averaged 51.8 to 39.7 for opponents on the year before the state tournament and qualified for state with two
playoff wins over San Benito. The Mules “ran down” Bryan in the semi-final with its fast break. Heights jumped out to a
15-point 1st quarter lead over Bryan and cruised to an 18-point semi-final win. The Mules’ 4-point win over Gladewater
was largely the result of better rebounding and FT shooting. Heights built a 13-point lead over Poly in the 3-A vs. 4-A
matchup and held on to win by 8 by using a “stall” featuring So Bill Eldridge after two of its stars fouled out with 5
minutes left. Heights finished the year at 33-4. Alamo Heights averaged 52 points per game in 1952 and held their
opponents to under 40 as the focus of the team was on defense and rebounding.
Alamo Heights won its only two state titles in 1952 & 1954 and lost in the finals in 1951 (to Houston Lamar) and in 1991
(to PA Lincoln). The 1952 Alamo Heights championship team was coached by Joe Guillory of Centenary (LA) and the
1954 title team was coached by John Corner. Finalist Gladewater made its only appearance in a state final in school
history in 1952.
The 1952 Alamo Heights players were: (33) 6’2” Sr Paul Braymen; (22) 6’1” Sr Bill Campbell; (30) 5’7” Sr Bob Carlson;
(32) 5’10” Jr Lanny DeWitt; (35) 5’10” Sr John Douglas; (20) 5’8” So Bill Eldridge; (41) 5’8” Sr Marshall Harrell; (21) 6’3” Sr
Gary Henning; (25) 6’3” Jr Travis Hiester; (34) 6’2” Sr Tom O’Brien; (24) 6’3” Sr Bradley Pigeon; and (23) 5’9” Sr Bob
Thornton.
Alamo Heights top scorers in the Class 3-A final were 6’2” Sr Paul Braymen with 19 and 6’3”Sr Gary Henning with 12
while Neal Williams led Gladewater with 15. Henning led the Mules in the semi-finals with 21 points and 6’2” Sr Tom
O’Brien had 12. Braymen led the Mules in the Division final against FW Poly with 18 points while O’Brien and 5’9” Sr
Bob Thornton each scored 10. Johnny Betts & Don Bice led Poly with 10 each. Braymen and Henning were the leading
scorers on the year on a well-balanced team. The high point game for the year was only 21 by Henning.
The 3-A All State Tournament Team included Paul Braymen, Gary Henning, Tom O’Brien and Bradley Pigeon of SA Alamo
Heights; and Neal Williams of Gladewater and John Schmidt of Bryan. Bill Campbell and Bob Thornton were honorable
mention and thus six of the Mule players were mentioned on the All Tournament Team. Bill Eldridge, a So in 1954, later
played at SMU in 1956-58 where his teams won 4 SWC titles; played in the final four in 1956 and were defeated by
NCAA champion San Francisco with Bill Russell; and lost in the regional in 1957 losing in OT to Wilt Chamberlain and
NCAA runner-up Kansas. Bill Eldridge (1952-54) was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992. Bradley
Pigeon later played at Tulsa and Paul Braymen at LSU.
Team #59, 1952
FW Poly wins only state title
4-A, FW POLY
Ft Worth Poly defeated Borger, 56-51, in the 4A state championship game after defeating Houston Sam Houston, 50-35,
in the semi-final. The Parrots qualified for state for the 5th time with a dramatic 40-38 win over Dallas Sunset in the
regional final. In a one-time only format, 4-A state champion Poly then lost the Division AAA-AAAA championship game
to 3-A San Antonio Alamo Heights, 54-46, as the Parrots could not keep up with the fast-breaking Mules. Poly finished
the year at 28-4. The upset of Borger in the 4A title game was led by subs Bob Thompson and Bob Carlson who replaced
starters who had fouled out & combined for 13 points.
FW Poly’s state title in 1952 was the school’s only appearance in a state final. The 1952 Poly championship coach was
Jack Harley of NTSU. Finalist Borger made three (losing) appearances in the state finals in 1952, 1977 & 1983. The 1977
& 1983 teams were coached by Duane Hunt who was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012.
The 1952 Poly players were: (3) 6’1” Jr Bob Baldwin; (4) 5’7” Sr Johnny Howerton; (5) 5’11” Sr Allen Hays; (6) 6’0” Sr Don
Leamon; (7) 5’10” Jr Hugh Brown; (8) 6’3” Jr Bob Thompson; (9) 5’11” Sr Bill Enis; (10) 6’0” Sr Bill Estill; (11) 5’8” Jr Don
Bice; (12) 5’9” So John (“Woody”) Woodman; (13) 6’4” Jr Bob (“Cowboy”) Carlson; (14) 6’1” Jr Jerry Randolph; (15) 6’3”
Jr Johnny Betts; (16) 6’5” Jr Dick O’Neal; & (17) 6’2” Jr Jimmy McCulloch.
Poly was led in the final by 6’5” Jr Dick O’Neal with 14 points and 6’0” Sr Bill Estill with 12, and 6’3” Jr Bob Thompson
with 9. Mack Carter led Borger with 27 points (and a record 75 in 3 games). Estill and 6’2” Jr Jim McCulloch led The
Parrots in the semi-final with 15 points each. 5’8” Jr Don Bice and 6’3” Jr Johnny Betts each scored 10 points to lead the
Parrots in the 3-A vs. 4-A match-up while Paul Braymen led Alamo Heights with 18.
The 4-A All State Tournament Team included Mack Carter and James Morgan of Borger, Dick O’Neal and Bill Estill of FW
Poly and Dennis Raines of Waco. Richard “Dick” O’Neal (1950-53) was elected to TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1976,
played at TCU in 1955-57 and was voted to the all-time All-SWC team in 1975.
Team #60, 1953
Cayuga wins 2nd of 3 state titles
Conf B, CAYUGA
Cayuga defeated Big Sandy, 50-46, in final; Blum, 67-42, in semi-final; & Rankin, 67-37, in 1st round at state tournament.
The Wildcats qualified for state with playoff wins over Chandler, Gallatin and Bailey and finished the year at 44-2. The
Wildcats cruised to a 30-point win in the 1st round and a 25-point win in the semi-finals before its 4-point win over Big
Sandy in the final. Cayuga lost an 8-point lead after going into a “stall” at end of game but held on for the win by making
a lay-up in last two seconds.
The Cayuga Wildcats defeated Big Sandy in the finals three times in four years. The three state titles in 1951, 1953 &
1954 were the only state championships for Cayuga and the only times they ever made the final. The Wildcats had a
remarkable run from 1950-54 with records of 47-2 (1950--state semi-final), 42-1 (1951—state title), 37-2 (1952), 46-2
(1953--title) & 45-0 (1954—title). Thus in a 5-year period Cayuga won three state titles and finished 3rd once (losing in
semi-final, 47-0, to eventual champion Gruver). Joe H. Turner of NTSU coached the 1951 & 1953 championship teams
while Lionel Duncan was the coach in the 1954 championship season. Turner later coached at Kilgore Jr College.
Finalist Big Sandy began a 10-year run in 1949 in which they made the state final in 8 of 10 years from 1949-58 winning
two titles and losing in the final 6 times. Big Sandy also lost in the finals in 1988 & 2008.
The 1953 Cayuga players were: (14) 6’0” Jr Bryan Sutherlin; (32) 5’11” Sr H.A. Jones; (24) 6’2” Jr Arthur C. “Buddy” Ball;
(34) 6’0” Sr David Johnson; (22) 5”11” Jr Aubrey A. (Ned) Duncan; (25) 6’0” So Clyde McKinney; (15) 5’7” Sr Harold
Rampy; (13) 5’9” So Don Boyd; (35) 6’2” Jr Bobby Skeet; (12) 5’8” Jr Jimmy Allen Jones; (11) 5’11” So Tommy Varnell
Moss; (33) 5’9” Jr Chester Ray Combs; & (21) 6’0” Jr Marion Van Deman.
6’2” Jr Arthur Ball led Cayuga in the 1st round with 22 points while 5’11” Sr Henry Jones added 13, 6’0” Jr Bryan
Sutherlin, 9, and 5’11” Jr Aubrey (“Ned”) Duncan, 8. Rankin was led by V. Trower with 14 points. Duncan led the
Wildcats in the semi-final with 21 points while Ball added 14 and Sutherlin, 12, while Roy Ward led Blum with 15 points.
Ball was the top Cayuga scorer in the final with 16 while Duncan had 12. Milton Williams led Big Sandy in the final with
14 points and averaged 30 points per game and scored 1,080 points as a Jr in 1953 ranking him 24th all-time in TX. He
was later an All-American at Tyler JC; a Little All-American at Centenary College; & was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball
Hall of Fame in 2005.
The All State Tournament Team included Arthur Ball and Ned Duncan of Cayuga; Milton Williams and Glenn Fields of Big
Sandy; Kermit Decker of Hutto; and Johnny Sessums. Ned Duncan later played at Kilgore JC (where he is on the Hall of
Fame) and SMU where he was the “playmaker” on the great Mustang team with Jim Krebs that made the Final Four.
The 1953 Cayuga champions were an “Honor Team” at the 1979 state tournament where the UIL listed updates on
players as: Bryan Sutherlin (Temco Finance) in Dallas; David Johnson (owner, Athens Steel Builders) in Athens; Arthur
Ball (plant supervisor of chemical co) in La; Thomas VanDeman (minister, Christian Academy) in Tyler; Harold Rampy
(self-employed) in Malakoff; Don Boyd (Lone Star Gas) in Plano; Tommy Moss (car dealer) in Corpus Christi; and Chester
Combs (oil equipment sales) in Houston.
Team #61, 1953
White Oak, led by Dean Morrison, wins 1st
of 2 state titles & 1st for Gregg County
1-A, WHITE OAK
White Oak defeated Denver City, 69-53, in the final & Deer Park, 43-34, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The
Roughnecks qualified for state with regional wins over Van, 37-36; Queen City, 66-44; and Lancaster, 65-49. The 69
points in the final was a new Class A record. The Roughnecks finished the year at 30-2 including a 7-0 record against 2A teams and a 3-2 record against 3-A teams (two losses to 3-A Gladewater). White Oak averaged 54 points per game on
the year to opponents’ 40 and defeated the taller 24-2 Deer Park (24-2) in the semi-final with relentless defense and
rebounding. White Oak took a 20-19 lead in the 2nd quarter of the final against Denver City, led by 18, and finished with
a 16-point victory. The Roughnecks were “dwarfed” by the heavily favored Denver City team but “ran their taller and
bigger opponents off the court” with their “race-horse style of play” led by 5’8”Sr Dean Morrison who “dribbled
through, under and around” the Mustangs while leading his team in scoring and assists. White Oak’s tallest players
were 6’0” but the Roughnecks “outfought” and out rebounded their taller opponents.
The White Oak Roughnecks have made four appearances in the state finals winning state titles in 1953, 1957. 2012 &
2013. Denver City made the school’s only appearance in a state final in 1953. The White Oak championship coach in
both 1953 & 1957 was Emil Hanicak of SFA and Ron Boyett was the White Oak championship coach in 2012 & 2013.
White Oak in 1953 became the first Gregg County team to win a state title.
The 1953 White Oak players were: (23) Buddy Baker, 5’6” So; (14) Larry Bates, 5’10” So; (20) Jimmy Cobb, 5’10” So;
(27) Dean Davis, 6’0” Sr; (26) Richard Emberlin, 5’11” Jr; (15) Marvin King, 5’9” So; (18) Dean Morrison, 5’8” Sr; (28)
Kenneth Pickard, 5’11.5” Jr; (10) Richard Robb, 6’0” Sr; (16) Edwin Roberson, 5’6” So; (12) Joe Simmons, 5’10” Jr; (29)
Jimmy Thomas, 5’6” Jr; (24) Lynn Vaughn, Sr; and (22) John Carl Young, 5’5” Jr.
The Roughnecks were led on the year by 6’0” Sr Dean Davis at 15.7 ppg and 6’0” Sr Richard Robb at 12.9. 5’8” Dean
Morrison scored 21 in the final to lead White Oak while Robb scored, 17, Davis, 15, and 5’10” Joe Simmons, 10. Charles
Ward led Denver City with 14 points. Davis led White Oak in the semi-final with 17 while Robb had 10 and Simmons, 9.
Truman Bartlett led Deer Park with 12.
The 1953 1A All State Tournament Team included Dean Morrison, Dean Davis and Richard Robb of White Oak; Sr Charles
Ward of Denver City and Sr Joe Cole of Troup. Dean Morrison played basketball at Lamar; Lynn Vaughn played at Kilgore
JC; Dean Davis at N. TX; Marvin King played baseball at SMU; Jimmy Cobb ran track at SFA; Edwin Roberson played FB at
SFA; Jimmy Thomas played FB at ACC; and Joe Simmons played tennis at TX A&M.
White Oak was an “Honor Team” at the 1979 state tournament on the 25th anniversary of its 1953 championship. The
UIL listed occupations & city of residence for some team members: Dean Morrison (banker) in Corpus Christi; Lynn
Vaughn (operations foreman for TX Eastman) in White Oak; Edwin Roberson (teacher) in Lubbock; Richard Emberlin
(USAF Major) in Fairbanks AK; Joe Simmons (petroleum engineer) in Houston; Dean Davis (insurance) in Austin and
Richard Robb(pharmacist) in N. Little Rock AR.
Team #62, 1953
Bowie wins 3rd of 4 consecutive state titles
2-A, BOWIE
Bowie defeated Dumas, 81-44, in the final & Alvin, 52-34, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The JackRabbits
qualified for state with regional wins over Birdville, 74-57, and Center, 65-50. Bowie finished the year undefeated at 340 and their 81 points in the final set a state 2-A record. The 18-point win over Alvin in the semi-finals was led by 6’10” Jr
Temple Tucker who scored 19 points and “on six different occasions simply jumped up and brought the ball down in
blocking opponents’ shots.” The 37-point win over Dumas was a state record for the greatest margin of victory in a final
and stood until 1988 when Paducah defeated Big Sandy by 38 points (99-61). Bowie’s margins of victory for the four
finals from 1951-54 were 20, 6, 37 & 30 for an average of 23.
Bowie has won five state championships (1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, & 1974) thru 2006 with the first four coming under
Coach R.E. Mattingly who coached basketball for 9 years with a record of 234-37 and won 77 consecutive games in
1953-54. He also coached football for Bowie and Dallas South Oak Cliff where he won three Dallas football
championships. Raymond Mattingly was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991 and to the TX H.S.
Coaches Assoc. Hall of Honor. The Bowie dynasty is chronicled in Harold Ratliff’s 1976 book, Texas Boys Basketball: A
History, published by the U.I.L. Finalist Dumas made three appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1962 & 1971.
The 1953 Bowie players were: (67) 6’2” Sr Stanley Airington; (57) 6’2” Sr Jimmie Jones; (27) 5’11” Sr Rex Pollard; (74)
5’11” Sr Joe Wysong; (76) 5’11” Sr Bill Ryan; (97) 6’10” Jr Temple Tucker; (17) 6’0” Jr Jackie Airington; (75) 5’11” Jr
Bennie Hill; (87) 5’11” Jr Robert White; (47) 5’9” Jr John Carver; (77) 6’3” So Vernon Henning; (37) 5’8” So Carrol Winn;
(71) 5’8” Jr Victor Baker; (70) 5’8” So J.D. Roach; & (72) 5’9” So Hershall Kimbrough.
Bowie was led in the final by 6’10” Jr Temple Tucker with 29 points, 5’9” Jr John Carver with 18 and 6’0” Jr Jackie
Airington with 10. Tucker was also the top scorer in the semi-final with 19 points while Carver had 9 and Airington &
5’11” Jr Robert White had 8 each. Hambright led Alvin with 13. The 1953 All State Tournament Team included Jr
Temple Tucker, Jr John Carver and Sr Stanley Airington of Bowie; Sr Channing Williams of San Marcos; & Sr P.D. Fletcher
of Dumas. Tucker later played at Rice and was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1971. He played on four
state championship teams from 1951-54.
The 1953 Bowie champions were an “Honor Team” at the 1979 state tournament where the UIL listed updates on
players as: Rex Pollard (owner, oil co) in Midland Joe Wysong (director, US Dept. of Labor) in El Paso; John Carver
(restaurant owner) in Bowie; Vernon Henning (manager, farm supply) in Seagraves; Temple Tucker (insurance agent) in
Houston; Jimmy Jones (reporter, FW Star Telegram) in FW; Herschel Kimbrough (manager, TX Instruments) in Lewisville;
James Roach (home builder) in Belton; Victor Baker (Lubrication Engineers) in FW; and Carroll Winn (retired) in Bowie.
Team #63, 1953
S. Park, led by Jerry Mallett,
wins 1st of 2 state titles
3-A, BEAUMONT SOUTH PARK
Beaumont South Park defeated SA Edison, 83-54, in final & Paris, 69-42, in semi-final at the state tournament. The
Greenies qualified for state by defeating Temple in 2 of 3 games for the regional title. South Park cruised thru the state
tournament with victory margins of 27 in the semi-final and 29 in the final and broke the 3-A team scoring record twice
in the tournament with its 69 in the semi-final and then with its 83 in the final. The Greenies finished the year at 30-9.
South Park won state titles in 1953 & 1960 in its only appearances in the state finals. The 1953 championship coach was
Bill Tipton of SMU while the 1960 coach was Jimmy Anders. SA Edison made its only appearance in a state final in 1953.
The 1953 South Park players were: (25) 6’3” Sr Jimmy Ash; (30) 6’1” Sr Dennis Bruce; (23) 6’2” Jr William Fountain; (31)
5’11” Jr Jimmy Harvey; (20) 5’9” Sr Lynwood Legato; (32) 6’4” Sr Jerry Mallett; (22) 6’2” Jr Edgar Nelson; (15) 6’0” Jr
Bennie Pattison; (11) 5’10” Sr James Riley; (9) 5’9” Jr Bobby Shaver; (33) 6’4” Sr Jimmy Stearnes; (21) 5’8” Sr Richard
Walker ; & (24) 5’8” Sr Billy Watkins (24).
South Park’s 6’4” Sr center, Jerry Mallet, scored 38 points (a 3-A record) in the final while 6’3” Sr Jimmy Ash scored 21
and 6’1” Sr Dennis Bruce, 15. Mallett scored 34 points in the semi-final for a 3-A record 72 points in two games. His 10
free throws in the semi-final were also a 3-A record.
The All State Tournament Team included Jerry Mallet, Jimmy Ash and Dennis Bruce of South Park and Kenneth Hale and
Bobby Ahr of Edison. Mallett later became Baylor’s 15th all-time scorer; was named to Baylor’s “all-centennial” team;
and was drafted by the NBA’s Syracuse Nationals. He later became superintendent of schools in Beaumont TX and was
elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982.
The 1953 South Park champions were an “Honor Team” at the 1979 state tournament where the UIL listed updates on
team members: Jim Harvey (Prof at El Centro) in DeSoto; Lynwood LeGato (chemical engineer) in Beaumont Jerry
Mallett (H.S. principal) in Beaumont; Jimmy Ash (engineer) in Utah; James Riley (DuPont) in Beaumont; Dennis Bruce
(Mobil Chemical) in Hamshire; Bennie Pattison (sales, Oshman Athletic); Jim Stearns (manager, insurance co); and Bobby
Shaver (investigator, Texaco) in CA.
Team #64, 1953
Pampa wins 1st of 5 state titles
4-A, PAMPA
Pampa defeated Austin H.S., 61-47, in final & Houston Austin, 48-37, in semi-final at the state tournament. The
Harvesters defeated El Paso Bowie in the regional to qualify for state. Pampa finished the year undefeated at 26-0 and
averaged 65.2 ppg to 52.8 for opponents. Pampa (55% on 23 of 42) and Austin (57% on 21 of 37) both shot well but the
Harvesters outscored Austin (25-4) in the 4th quarter for the 14-point win.
Pampa has made six appearances in the state finals winning five state titles (1953, 1954, 1958, 1959 & 1996) with the
first four under Coach Clifton McNeeely of TX Wesleyan and the last in 1996 under Robert Hale of UT-Arlington.
McNeely had a 13-year record at Pampa of 319-43 including two undefeated teams and won 72 consecutive games from
2/15/1952-1/15/1955.
McNeely had been the nation’s leading scorer in college at Texas Wesleyan and was #1 draft choice of the Basketball
Association of America in 1947. He was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991. The gym at Pampa is
named for McNealy. The Pampa dynasty is chronicled in Harold Ratliff’s 1976 book, Texas Boys Basketball: A History,
published by the U.I.L. Austin H.S. made 19 appearances at the state tournament thru 2006 and played in finals four
times (1943, 1951, 1953 & 1960) without a title.
The 1953 Pampa players were: (21) 5’11” Sr Billy Webb; (25) 5’10” Sr Jon Oden; (33) 6’2” Sr Fred Woods; (43) 6’2” Sr
“Buddy” Cockrell; (23) 5’10” Jr George Depee; (24) 5’7” Jr Don Fagan; (32) 6’4” Jr Jimmy Bond; (34) 5’10” Jr Gayle
Trollinger; (41) 5’’10” Jr Ray Cooper; (44) 6’1” Jr Douglas Randolph; (10) 5’11” Jr Larry Larsen; (13) 5’10” Jr Dale Hemsell;
(15) 6’2” So Bill Culpepper; (22) 6’1” So E. Jay McIlvain; (30) 6’0” So Benny Cartwright; (31) 5’11” So Harold Lewis; (35)
6’3” So Gary Griffin; & (42) 5’10” So Kenneth Hinkle (42).
Pampa’s top scorers in the final were 6’2” Sr Fred Woods with 26, 6’4” Jr Jim Bond with 15 and 5’10” Sr Jon Oden and
5’11” Sr Billy Webb with 7 while Edward Dela Rosa had 14 and John Shafer, 11, for Austin. Bond led the scoring in the
semi-final with 19 followed by Oden with 10. Bond averaged 22.3 ppg on the year and Woods, 12.6.
The All State Tournament Team included Jim Bond and Fred Woods of Pampa; John Shafer and Edward Dela Rosa of
Austin; and Don Bice and Dick O’Neal of Poly. Jon Oden and Billy Webb were named 2nd team All Tournament. Bond
was all-state & all-state tournament in 1953 & 1954 and was a high school All-American in 1954. He played at Pasadena
College in CA where he was a two-time NAIA All-American. In 1975 Jim Bond was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall
of Fame and is a member of four other athletic Halls of Fame including the National High School Athletic Hall of Fame &
the NAIA Hall of Fame. Dr. Bond served as a minister and president of Point Loma Nazarene College in San Diego &
became the head of the world-wide Nazarene Church. Also, Billy Webb played basketball at Wayland Baptist; Jon Oden
at TX Tech; Fred Woods, Jay McIlvain & Gary Griffin at Rice; & Kenneth Hinkle at NT. Gene “Buddy” Cockrell played FB at
OK and in AFL for NY Titans and Harold Lewis at UH & in NFL.
The 1953 Pampa champions were an “Honor Team” at the 1979 state tournament where the UIL listed updates on
players: Jon Oden (attorney) in Amarillo; George Depee (hospital admin) in Pampa; Bill Webb (minister) in Canyon;
Buddy Cockrell (rancher) in Pampa; Fred Woods (attorney) in CA; Jay McIlvain (insurance agent) in Bryan.
Team #65, 1954
Cayuga wins 3rd of 3 state titles
Conf B, CAYUGA
Cayuga defeated Big Sandy, 79-59, in the final; Krum, 70-49, in the semi-final; & Avoca, 58-44, in the 1st round at the
state tournament. The Wildcats qualified for state with regional wins over Chicota, 67-52; East Delta, 69-46; Redwater,
66-50; and Bullard, 74-39. Cayuga finished the year at 45-0 (with 2 wins over 4A Houston Milby) with a 51 game winning
streak after cruising thru the state tournament with victory margins of 14, 21 and 20. The Wildcats defeated Big Sandy
in the finals for the third time in four years behind Buddy Ball’s 23 points.
The three state titles in 1951, 1953 & 1954, were the only state championships for Cayuga and the only times they ever
made the final. The Wildcats had a remarkable run from 1950-54 with records of 47-2 (1950--state semi-final), 42-1
(1951—state title), 37-2 (1952), 46-2 (1953--title) & 45-0 (1954—title). Thus in a 5-year period Cayuga won three state
titles and finished 3rd once (losing in semi-final, 47-0, to eventual champion Gruver). Lionel Duncan of SHSU coached
the 1954 Cayuga team to the state title while Joe H. Turner was the championship coach in 1951 & 1953. Finalist Big
Sandy began a 10-year run in 1949 in which they made the state final in 8 of 10 years from 1949-58 winning two titles
and losing in the final 6 times. Big Sandy also lost in the 1988 & 2008 finals.
The 1954 Cayuga players were: (14) 6’0” Sr Bryan Sutherlin; (35) 6’6” Sr Hunter Barton; (24) 6’2” Sr Arthur “Buddy” Ball;
(13) 5’9” Jr Don Boyd; (22) 6’0” Sr Aubrey “Ned” Duncan; (25) 6’1” Jr Clyde McKinney; (11) 6’0” Jr Tommy “Bud” Moss;
(33) 5’8” Sr Chester Combs; (12) 6’0” Jr Royce Litchfield; (21) 6’1” Sr Marion Van Deman; (23) 6’0” So Bill Jenkins; & (15)
5’11” Fr Larry Drennan (15).
Cayuga was led in the final by 6’2” Sr Arthur "Buddy" Ball with 23 points, 6’0” Sr Ned Duncan and 6’0” Sr Bryan Sutherlin
with 19 each and 6’6” Sr Hunter Barton with 10. All-state Milton Williams led Big Sandy with 25 points in the final.
Duncan was the Wildcats top scorer in the semi-final with 26 while Sutherlin added 14 and Ball, 12. Wayne Wilburn led
Krum with 14 points. Duncan also led Cayuga in the 1st round against Avoca with 24 points while Sutherlin added 14.
Max Williams led Avoca with 17. Ball scored 69 points in the three games. The 1954 All State Tournament Team
included Ned Duncan, Buddy Ball and Bryan Sutherlin of Cayuga; Milton Williams of Big Sandy; and Max Williams of
Avoca. Ned Duncan later played at Kilgore JC (where he is on the Hall of Fame) and was the “playmaker” on the great
SMU team with Jim Krebs that made the Final Four.
The 1954 Cayuga champions were an “Honor Team” at the 1980 state tournament where the UIL listed updates on
players as: Royce Litchfield (pastor, First Baptist Church) in Valliant OK; Larry Drennan (principal/coach) at Malakoff; Bill
Jenkins (President of cattle co.) in Amarillo; Chester Combs (foreman, oil tools); in Houston; Don Boyd (Lone Star Gas) in
Plano; Thomas VanDeman (teacher) in Tyler; Buddy Ball (supervisor, chemical co) in La; Hunter Barton (UpJohn Co) in
Pasadena; Clyde McKinney (teacher) in Mesquite; Ned Duncan (VP sporting goods co) in Tyler; and Coach Lionel Duncan
(principal) in Malakoff.
Team #66, 1954
Russell Boone scores 50 to lead Sweeny to first title
1-A, SWEENY
Sweeny defeated Sundown, 92-67, in the final & Buna, 74-72, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The Bulldogs
qualified for state with regional wins over A&M Consolidated, 64-51, and Benavides, 75-62. Sweeny finished the year at
27-3. The 1954 state final is remembered by most as the year that Sweeny’s Russell Boone scored 50 points in the final
& averaged 44.5 for two games---breaking state records. The 92 points by Sweeny in the final against Sundown also set
a new state tournament record as the final set 12 state records & 8 Class records. The win over 41-4 Buna in the semifinals marked the only time Buna was defeated at the state tournament as Buna won state titles in 7 of the 9 years from
1955-63.
Sweeny has won four state titles (1954, 1985, 1987 & 1988) in its four appearances in the state finals. Jack B. Crawley
of SWT was the 1954 championship coach; Randy Miksch of UT the 1985 championship coach; and Raymond
Washington of SWTS the 1987 & 1988 championship coach. Finalist Sundown made the school’s only appearance in a
state final in 1954.
The 1954 Sweeny players were: (47) 6’0” Sr Glenn Bland; (45) 6’4” Sr Russell Boone; (42) 5’7” Sr Frank Allen; (44) 5’8” Sr
Charles Finley; (48) 6’1” Sr Gary Wells; (50) 5’5” Jr Billie Sanders; (41) 5’11” Jr Dennis Hall; (52) 6’0” So Bobby Ward; (46)
5’7” So Johnel Allen; (54) 5’10” So Bobby Thomas; (53) 5’8” So William Alford; (40) 5’7” So William Surber; & (51) 5’7” Jr
Gerald Harvey.
6’4” Sr Russell Boone led Sweeny in scoring in the final with 50 points (22 of 37 FG’s and 6 FTs) while 6’1” Sr Gary Wells
and 5’8” Sr Charles Finley scored 13 each. Sundown was led by Dave Hogue with 25 points and Don Waygood with 22.
Boone also led the scoring for Sweeny in the semi-final with 39 points while Wells added 16 and 6’0” Sr Glenn Bland, 10.
Buna was led by J.C. Smith with 26 points.
The All State Tournament Team included Russell Boone of Sweeny; Don Waygood and Dave Hogue of Sundown; and J.C.
Smith and Kembrough Mosley of Buna.
Boone’s 50 points broke the state record of 47 by Marcus Freiberger of Greenville in 1947 & also broke the Gregory Gym
scoring record of 49 held by UT’s Slater Martin. Boone’s 89 points (and 44.5 ppg) for the two-game series set a state
record which still stood in 2006. Boone was MVP of the all-star game in Dallas in 1954 and later was an All-American at
Tyler JC and played at the U. of Houston. Russell Boone was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1986.
The 1954 Sweeny champions were an “Honor Team” at the 1980 state tournament where the UIL listed updates on
team members as: Frank Allen (director, Secretary of State) in Austin; Johnel Allen (teacher/coach) in El Campo; Billie J.
Sanders (engineer, Monsanto) in Alvin; Charles Finley (carpenter) in Sweeny; Robert Ward (carpenter) in Sweeny; Gary
Wells (nurseryman) in Sweeny; Russell Boone (owner, moving co) in Houston; Glenn Bland (president, Coaches
Insurance Assoc. of America) in Memphis TN; Dennis Hall (chemical engineer) in Longview; Bob Thomas (Conoco) I OK;
Gerald G. Harvey (technician) in FL; Coach Joe Schuchardt (principal) in Sweeny; and Coach Jack B. Crawley (principal) in
Odessa.
Team #67, 1954
Bowie wins 4th consecutive state title
led by 6’10” Sr Temple Tucker
2-A, BOWIE
Bowie defeated Houston Spring Branch, 70-40, in the final & Childress, 66-37, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Jackrabbits qualified for state with regional wins over Dallas Hillcrest, 83-53; Birdville, 76-56; and Mt.
Vernon (despite 27 points from So Don Meredith), 89-55 . Bowie was undefeated on the year at 36-0 and extended its
winning streak to 69 games. The Jackrabbits scored 70 or more points in 20 of 32 games entering the tournament and
had victories over four other teams (Sherman, Childress, Houston Milby and Wichita Falls) who made the state
tournament.
Bowie has won five state championships (1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, & 1974) thru 2006 with the first four coming under
Coach R.E. Mattingly who coached basketball for 9 years with a record of 234-37 and won 77 consecutive games in
1953-54. He also coached football for Bowie and Dallas South Oak Cliff where he won three Dallas football
championships. Raymond Mattingly was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991. Gayno Shelton coached
the 1974 Bowie championship team and had 19 playoff teams in his 30 years of coaching. He was elected to the TX H.S.
Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005. The Bowie dynasty is chronicled in Harold Ratliff’s 1976 book, Texas Boys Basketball: A
History, published by the U.I.L.
Runner-up Spring Branch made two (losing) appearances in the state finals in 1954 & 1963.
The 1954 Bowie players were: (47) 5’8” Sr John Carver; (37) 5’11” Sr Ben Hill; (87) 6’0” Sr Robert White; (17) 6’2” Sr
Jackie Airington; (77) 6’10” Sr Temple Tucker; (75) 5’10” Sr Victor Baker; (97) 6’5” Jr Curtis Monroe; (27) 5’8” Jr Carroll
Winn; (72) 5’11” Jr Johnny Richardson; (76) 5’8” Jr Hershal Kimbrough; (57) 5’9” Jr J.D. Roach; (71) 6’1” Jr Horace
Thompson; (73) 6’0” So Raymond Clements; (78) 5’11” So Charles Gifford; (74) 5’11” Fr Wade Dyer; & (67) 5’8” Fr Ben
Carver.
Bowie was led in the final by 6’10” Sr Temple Tucker with 27 points, 6’2” Sr Jackie Airington with 15 and 5’8” Sr John
Carver with 12. Tucker scored 29 in the semi-final while 5’11” Sr Ben Hill had 13.
The All State Tournament Team included Temple Tucker, Jackie Airington and John Carver of Bowie; Derrill Nippert of
Childress; and John Cooper of Spring Branch. Tucker & Carver made the team for the 3rd consecutive year. Tucker
scored 943 points in 1954 which ranked 1st all-time in TX-----he dropped to 2nd all-time in 1955 when Max Williams
scored 1,264. He played on four state championship teams from 1951-54 and was later All-SWC at Rice and was
elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1971.
The 1954 Bowie champions were an “Honor Team” at the 1980 state tournament where the UIL listed updates on
players as: Ben Carver (engineer) in Garland; Wade Dyer (mathematician) in Plano; Temple Tucker (insurance agent) in
Houston; Raymond Clements (coach at Bowie HS); Charles Gifford (principal) in Bowie; and Horace Thompson (teacher)
in Austin. Three members of the 1954 team later had sons who played for the 1974 Bowie championship team.
Team #68, 1954
Alamo Heights, led by Bill Eldridge,
wins 1st of 2 state titles
3-A, SA ALAMO HEIGHTS
SA Alamo Heights defeated Galena Park, 67-60, in the final & Plainview, 60-58, in the semi-final at the state tournament.
The Mules qualified for state by defeating McAllen in the regional and finished the year at 28-8. The lead changed hands
21 times in the semi-final against Plainview before the Mules went ahead, 52-51, with 4 minutes left and “stalled” until
the end. A similar scenario occurred in the final as Heights led by one with 4 minutes remaining and extended that lead
to 7 points at game’s end by a “stall.” Sammy Bean made a FG & 2 FTs with 30 seconds left to seal the victory.
Alamo Heights won its only two state titles in 1952 & 1954 and lost in the finals in 1951 (to Houston Lamar) and in 1991
(to PA Lincoln). The 1954 Alamo Heights championship team was coached by John Corner of SWT while the 1952 title
team was coached by Joe Guillory. Finalist Galena Park made its only appearance in a state final in school history in
1954 but its coach, Jimmy Littleton, later won state titles with S. SA in 1961 & SA Lee in 1967.
The 1954 Alamo Heights players were: (20) 5’11” Sr Bill Eldridge; (21) 6’1” Sr Bruce Wilhelmy; (22) 6’0” Jr Sam Bean;
(23) 5’10” Sr Morgan Holland; (30) 6’1” Jr Jean Mauze; (32) 6’0” Jr John Wilhelmy; (33) 6’7” Sr Topper Eastman; (34) 6’0”
Sr Hugh Wharton; (35) 6’3” Jr Don Forester; (41) 6’1” Sr Don Harrell; and (24) 6’2” Sr Jim Droke. Eldridge is the only
player who also played on the 1952 state champions.
The Mules were led in the final by Bill Eldridge with 22 points, Bean with 18 and Droke with 15 while Erval Elswick led
Galena Park with 20. Alamo Heights was led in the semi-final by Eldridge with 21, Bean with 13, Droke with 12 and
Bruce Wilhelmy (Heights’ top rebounder and inside defender) with 9. Rex Jordon led Plainview with 17.
The 1954 3-A All State Tournament Team included Bill Eldridge of Alamo Heights, Erval Elswick and 6’5” Tinker Wilson of
Galena Park, Jackie Pierce of Sherman and Rex Jordan of Plainview. Bill Eldridge later played at SMU in 1956-58 where
his teams won 4 SWC titles; played in the final four in 1956 and were defeated by NCAA champion San Francisco with Bill
Russell; and lost in the regional in 1957 losing in OT to Wilt Chamberlain and NCAA runner-up Kansas. Bill Eldridge
(1952-54) was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992.
The 1954 Alamo Heights champions were an “Honor Team” at the 1980 state tournament where the UIL listed updates
on players as: Morgan Holland (chemical engineer) in VA; Samuel F. Bean (physician) in Houston; Wm Eldridge (real
estate) in Dallas; Hugh Wharton (marketing rep) in NJ; Lucius R. Eastman (professor of philosophy at San Jose State);
Jean Mauze (home builder) in San Antonio; Don Harrell (manufacturer’s rep) in Georgetown; Jim Droke (hospital
technician) in San Antonio; Coach Lewis R. Eidson (dentist) in Dallas. In 2007 Bill Eldridge lived in Dallas.
Team #69, 1954
Pampa wins 2nd of 5 state titles
3-A, PAMPA
Pampa defeated Dallas Crozier Tech, 47-44 (OT), in the final & Wichita Falls, 55-47, in the semi-final. The Harvesters
qualified for state with a regional win over El Paso. Two undefeated teams played in the 1954 final for the first time as
Pampa was 32-0 on the year while Crozier Tech went into the final undefeated at 31-0. Both teams were led by all-state
players as Tech was led by 6’ 9” Jr A.C. Black and Pampa by 6’5” Sr Jim Bond. Tech made up an 8-point deficit in the 4th
quarter to tie the game at the end of regulation but Pampa jumped out to a 4-point lead in the OT and held on for the
win.
Pampa has made six appearances in the state finals winning five state titles (1953, 1954, 1958, 1959 & 1996) with the
first four under Coach Clifton McNeeely of TX Wesleyan and the last in 1996 under Robert Hale of UT-Arlington. The
Harvesters were undefeated in both 1953 (26-0) & 1954 (32-0) and won 72 consecutive games from 2/15/19521/15/1955.
McNeely had a 13-year record at Pampa of 319-43 and had been the nation’s leading scorer in college at Texas
Wesleyan and was the #1 draft choice of the Basketball Association of America in 1947. He was elected to the TX H.S.
Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991. The gym at Pampa is named for McNeely. The Pampa dynasty is chronicled in Harold
Ratliff’s 1976 book, Texas Boys Basketball: A History, published by the U.I.L. Crozier Tech made 5 appearances in the
state finals winning state titles in 1946, 1948 & 1955 and losing in the final in 1950 & 1954.
The 1954 Pampa players were: (32) 6’5” Sr Jimmy Bond; (35) 6’4” Jr Gary Griffin; (22) 6’3” Jr E. Jay McIlvain; (25) 5’11” Jr
Kenneth Hinkle; (44) 5’11” Jr Harold Lewis; (23) 5’10” Sr George Depee; (30) 6’1” Jr Benny Cartwright; (43) 6’2” Jr Bill
Culpepper; (21) 5’9” So Buddy Sharp; (24) 5’8” Jr Buster Carter; (33) 5’7” So Jimmy Enloe; (31) 6’1” So Melvin Romine; &
(41) 6’0” So Gene Brown (41). 6’5” Sr Jim Bond led Pampa in the final with 23 points (including 5 points and two assists
in OT) and 6’3” Jr Jay McIlvain had 10.
A.C. Black led Crozier Tech in the final with 23 points. In the semi-final Pampa was led by 6’4” Jr Cary Griffin with 17 &
McIlvain with 15 as Bond was held to 8 points. The 1954 4-A All State Tournament Team included Jimmy Bond, E. Jay
McIlvain and Cary Griffith of Pampa and A.C. Black and 5’5” Mike Vasquez of Crozier Tech. On the year Bond led Pampa
at 20.3 ppg with Griffin at 13.3 and McIlvain at 12.1.
Jim Bond was all-state & All State Tournament in 1953 & 1954; and a H.S. All-American in 1954. After leading the
Harvesters to two consecutive state championships (and starting a 72-game winning streak), he played at Pasadena
College in CA where he was a two-time NAIA All-American with a 4-year average of 19.3 ppg. In 1975 Jim Bond was
elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame and is a member of four other athletic Halls of Fame including the
National High School Athletic Hall of Fame and the NAIA Hall of Fame. Bond received a doctorate in the ministry and
served as a minister and president of Point Loma Nazarene College in San Diego. He later was the top executive for the
Nazarene Church worldwide. A.C. Black played at Crozier Tech in 1953-56 and was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall
of Fame in 1993. Gary Griffin and Jay McIlvain later played at Rice and Kenneth Hinkle at NTSU. Harold Lewis played FB
at UH and in NFL.
Team #70, 1955
Avoca, led by the great Max Williams,
wins only state title in school history
Conf B, AVOCA
Avoca defeated Big Sandy, 47-41, in the final; Medina, 52-46, in the semi-final; & Maud, 51-40, in the 1st round at the
state tournament. The Mustangs qualified for state with regional wins over Putnam, 99-49, and Evant, 82-42. Avoca
finished the year at 42-1 with its only loss to 4A Borger and with wins over 4A FW Poly and the ACC, McMurry and
Hardin-Simmons freshmen teams. Big Sandy finished at 32-16.
The 1955 state title by Avoca was the only one in school history thru 2006 but Avoca did make the semi-final in 1956
losing to eventual champion, Pollok Central. Both the 1955 & 1956 teams were led by the great Max Williams. The 1955
Avoca championship coach was G.E. Hastings of ACC. Finalist Big Sandy played in the state finals 8 times (1949, 1951,
1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958) in 10 years winning championships in 1952 & 1957 and losing finals to Cayuga (3
times), Martin’s Mill, Avoca, & Blossom. Big Sandy also lost in the finals in 1988 & 2008.
The 1955 Avoca players were: (3) 6’2” Sr Kenneth King; (5) 6’1” Sr Bud Shelton; (6) 5’10” Jr Max Williams; (7) 6’0” Sr
Bobby Gordon; (9) 5’9” Sr Don Whitworth; (8) 6’2” Jr Glendo Hughes; (11) 6’0” Jr Lester Putman; (14) 5’9” Jr Curtis
Williamson; (15) 5’11” So Milton Martin; (10) 6’0” Jr Barkley Edwards; & (12) 6’0” Sr Jake Sanders.
Avoca was led in 1955 by 5’10” Jr Max Williams (1953-56) who was named all-state for three years (1954-56). His Avoca
teams were 160-16 in his four years and he scored 3,360 points from 1953-56 ranking 5th all-time in TX H.S. career
scoring. His 1,264 points in 1955 is 8th all-time and was 1st all-time in 1956 when he graduated. His single season
scoring record lasted until 1966 when broken by Snook’s Calvin Gerke at 1,509. Williams was later all-SWC at SMU and
was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1972. Williams is featured in Harold Ratliff’s book, Texas Boys
Basketball: A History, published by the U.I.L. He later did well in the oil business and became a collector of fine
paintings.
Max Williams, playing only part of each game due to an ankle injury, was held to 5 points in the final, 9 in the semi-final
and 10 in the 1st round. Avoca’s top scorers in the championship game were 6’2” Sr Kenneth King with 21 points and
6’1” Sr Bud Shelton with 11. Big Sandy was led by Joe Thomas with 16 and So Oscar Williams with 15. King also led the
Avoca scoring in the semi-final with 16 points while 5’9” Sr Don Whitworth added 10. Don Lestourgeon led Medina with
23 points. King was the top scorer in the 1st round with 15 points while Shelton had 14 and Williams and 6’0” Sr
Gordon each had 10. Don Lyles led Maud with 20 points.
The All State Tournament Team included Kenneth King of Avoca; Joe Thomas and Oscar Williams of Big Sandy; Don
LeSturgeon of Medina; and Don Lyles of Maud. Avoca’s Max Williams was 1st team all-state in 1955 and 1956 & Ken
King was 3rdteam all-state in 1956. Big Sandy's Oscar Williams was 2nd team all-state in 1956 and 1st team in 1957.
Avoca's Milton Martin was 1st team all-state in 1957 (at 30.1 ppg).
The 1955 Avoca team was an “Honor Team” at the 1981 state tournament. The UIL listed the following updates on that
occasion: Barkley Edwards (business owner) in Austin; Milton Martin (H.S. Principal) in Avoca; Don Whitworth (airline
ticket agent) in Irving; Kenneth King (owner of King Enterprises) in Avoca; Bud Shelton (Supt. of Avoca ISD); Lester
Putnam (aircraft mechanic) in Dallas; Assistant Coach James E. Connell (Supt. in Blackwell); James Lackey (machinist) in
Avoca.
Team #71, 1955
Buna wins its 1st of 7 titles under Coach Robinson
1-A, BUNA
Buna defeated Dickinson, 58-54, in the final & Plano, 56-48, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The Cougars
qualified for state for the 2nd time (1st was 1954) with regional wins over Woodville, 60-37; Newton, 50-37; and Llano,
47-29; and finished the year at 37-4. Buna built a 19-point lead in the 1st half of the semi-final against Plano and held on
at the end by scoring several lay-ups against a full-court press. The Cougars out shot Plano from the field by 45% (22-45)
to 33% (15-45). Buna trailed by 13 points with 10 minutes left in the final against Dickinson (25-9) but closed the game
on a 23-6 run. John Ed Hargroves made two long sets shots and 2 FTs in the last minute and Delman Rogers made a layup for the final Buna points.
Dickinson had gained the final with a “stunning upset” of Sudan, 55-54 , which was led by 6’5 Leon (Pod) Hill and 6’2”
Charlie Lynch who were both 1st team all-state and later starred at Texas Tech. 1955 was a watershed moment for both
finalists as Dickinson would never again reach the state final while Buna won its first of seven state titles in nine years
(1955-1973) and had a 271-27 record in those nine years. Buna has won seven state championships (1955, 1956, 1957,
1959, 1961, 1962, 1963) thru 2006. The Cougars won 58 straight games from 1951-53 & 66 straight games from 195557. Buna won 126 consecutive district games from 1952-1963 and 15 straight state tournament games from 1954-1963.
Buna was coached by M.N. “Cotton” Robinson (1948-1963) in all of its seven state championships—a state record.
Robinson played at Southwestern LA in 1946-47 and was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1983. The
Buna dynasty is chronicled in Harold Ratliff’s 1976 book, Texas Boys Basketball: A History, published by the U.I.L.
Dickinson made its only appearance in a state final in 1955.
The 1955 Buna players were: (28) 5’10” So Jerry Buckner; (27) 6’3” Jr Robert Goins; (43) 5’10” Sr John Ed Hargroves; (42)
5’11” Sr Donald Hillin; (51) 6’1” Jr Billy Holland; (24) 6’2” So James Lamb; (22) 6’1” Jr James Mellard; (29) 5’9” Jr John
Rich; (44) 5’11” Sr Delman Rogers; (25) 5’10” So Don Stanley; (26) 5’10” So Pat Stanley; (41) 5’9” So Jerry Smith; (40) 5’8”
Sr Jackie Swearingen; & (20) 6’0” So Revis Whitmire.
Buna was led in the final by 5’11” Sr Delman Rogers with 15, 5’8” Sr Jackie Swearingen with 12 and all-state 6’1” Jr
James Mellard with 10. Wayne Williams led Dickinson in the final with 20 points. Mellard was the top scorer in the
semi-final with 15 while 5’11” Sr Donald Hillin had 12 & Rogers, 10. David Pannel led Plano with 16 points. Mellard
scored 46 points for the two games at state while 5’10” So Pat Stanley had 31.
The 1955 All State Tournament Team included Delman Rogers, James Mellard and Jackie Swearingen of Buna; Charles
Lynch and Leon Hill of Sudan; and Wayne Williams of Dickinson. Leon Hill and Charlie Lynch led Sudan to 3rd place at
state and were later stars at TX Tech. Both Hill and Lynch were 1st team all-state in 1955 (no Buna player was named
all-state in 1955). James Mellard was 1st team all-state as a Sr in 1956 & later played at Lamar. The twins Pat & Don
Stanley were sophs in 1955 and both were 1st team all-state in 1957. They later played at Kilgore College (where they
won a national JC title) and at Texas A&M. Don Stanley & Pat Stanley are both members of the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of
Fame. James Mellard later played at Lamar and became an English Prof at N. IL U. John Rich became a H.S. basketball
coach; Jerry Smith, assist. Supt. at Buna; Delman Rogers, a Baptist minister; John Ed Hargroves, a rodeo clown; and David
Hillin, director of Buna hospital.
Team #72, 1955
Seminole wins its 1st of 2 state titles
2-A, SEMINOLE
Seminole defeated San Marcos, 50-49, in the final & Atlanta, 60-52, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The
Indians qualified for state for the first time with playoff wins over Abernathy, 65-52, and Childress, 60-54, and finished
the year at 23-5. Seminole, without a senior in the starting line-up and after winning its district for the first time in
school history, entered the state tournament as an underdog but the fast-breaking Indians “outhustled” and “out-shot”
(48% of FGs) Atlanta in its semi-final win. The Indians led most of the way in the final and the score was tied at 49-49
with 15 seconds left when the Edwin Young made a FT to give Seminole a one-point lead. The Rattlers’ Bobby Caruthers
missed a 20-ft shot with 10 seconds left to give Seminole the victory as Seminole finished the year at 23-5 and San
Marcos at 30-3.
Seminole won the 1955 state title in its first appearance at the state tournament and won its second title in 1979. The
Indians lost in the finals in 1957 (to Buna), 1963 (to Clear Creek) and in 1999 (to Mexia). Leland Caffey, a member of the
1955 Seminole championship team was the coach of the 1979 Seminole championship team. The 1955 Seminole
championship coach was Metz LaFollete of WTSU. Finalist San Marcos won state titles in 1940 & 1965 and lost in the
1955 final in its three appearances in the state finals.
The 1955 Seminole players were: (10) 5’9” So Leland Caffey; (11) 5’11” So Donnie Wilson; (12) 5’9” Sr Lin Beavers; (13)
6’1” Jr Allen Burke; (14) 6’1” Jr Bill Burnett; (15) 5’11” Jr Johnny Speer; (16) 5’6” Jr Rupert Combs; (17) 5’7” So Bobby
Bingham; (18) 5’10” Jr Ronnie White; (19) 5’9” Sr Jones Daugherty; (20) 6’3” Jr Edwin Young; & (21) 5’10” Jr Harry
Walker.
Seminole was led in the final by 5’11” Jr Johnny Speer with 17 points followed by 6’3” Jr Edwin Young with 14. Speer,
Young and 6’1” Jr Bill Burnet were the top Indian rebounders. Delmer Ottmers led San Marcos with 13. Young led the
Indians in scoring in the semi-final with 24 points while 5’9” Leland Caffey and 5’9” Sr Jones Daugherty each had 8.
Johnny Haynes led Atlanta with 20 points.
The 1955 2A All State Tournament Team included Johnny Speer and Edwin Young of Seminole; John E. Fite and Johnny
Haynes of Atlanta; and Bobby Caruthers of San Marcos. No Seminole player was named all-state in 1955 But Edwin
Young was named 2nd team all-state in 1956. Atlanta's Fite was named 3rd team and and Marcos' Caruthers was
named to the 2nd team in 1955. Don Meredith of Mt. Vernon (later Dallas Cowboy QB) was also 1st team all-state in
1955 & 1956.
The 1955 Seminole team was an “Honor Team” at the 1981 state tournament. The UIL listed the following updates:
Don Wilson (marketing manager of computer Co.) in Midland; Jones Daugherty (analyst for Vought Corp) in Dallas;
Bobby Bingham (buyer for steel Co) in Midland; Leland Caffey (basketball coach) in Seminole; Allen Burke (agent for
AllState Insurance) in Amarillo; John Speer (Cadillac salesman) in Lubbock; Edwin Young (physical therapist) in Dallas; Bill
Burnett (VP of Nuclear Pacific) in Seattle; Charles Benson (school Supt.) in El Paso; and Coach Metz LaFollette (H.S.
Principal) in Carthage.
Team #73, 1955
Victoria, led by Neil Swisher,
won its only state title
3-A, VICTORIA
Victoria defeated Beaumont French, 60-51, in the final & Kilgore, 80-56, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The
Stingarees qualified for state for the 3rd time (1945, 1946, 1955) with two wins over Harlingen in the regional. Victoria
had a 12-point lead in the third quarter and cruised to victory in the final as they shot 34% to 28% by French. The
Stingarees finished the year at 29-4.
The 1955 title is the only state championship in school history though Victoria did make the final in 1992, losing to
Longview. Jack E. Cook of SFA was the coach of the 1955 championship team. French made the state finals four times
(1943, 1949, 1955 & 1956) but never won a state title.
The 1955 Stingaree players were: (32) 5’8” Sr Kenneth Pickett; (33) 6’4” Sr Larry Roach; (34) 6’8” Sr John Moore; (35)
5’11” Sr Jack Martin; (42) 6’0” Sr Bruce Hammonds; (43) 5’9” Sr Garland Braun; (44) 5’11” Jr Harlon Gerhold; (45) 6’0” Sr
Bill Kelly; (52) 5’10” Sammy Jordan; (53) 6’0” Sr Neil Swisher; (54) 6’0” Jr James Redding; & (55) 5’11” Sr Terry McCall.
6’8” Sr John Moore led Victoria in scoring in the final with 16 points; 6’0” Sr Neil Swisher had 15 points and a game-high
13 rebounds; and 5’8” Sr Kenneth Pickett had 11 points. Brenton Hughes led French in scoring with 17 while Charles
Williams had 16. Swisher scored 29 points in the semi-final win over Kilgore while 6’4” Sr Larry Roach added 18 and
Moore, 16. Buddy Humphrey led Kilgore with 28 points. Humphrey later played QB at Baylor and in the NFL (1959-1966
for Rams, Cowboys, Cardinals & Oilers).
The 1955 3-A All State Tournament Team included Neil Swisher and Larry Roach of Victoria; Brenton Hughes and Charles
Williams of French; and Buddy Humphrey of Kilgore. Sr Neil Swisher (1953-55) was 1st team all-state in 1955; later
played at Texas A&M; and was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1994. Swisher still ranks 2nd all-time in
career FT % for the Aggies at 82% in 1956-59. Buddy Humphrey was named 3rd team all-state in 1955 and Brenton
Hughes was named 2nd team all-state.
The 1955 Stingarees were the “Honor Team” at the 1981 state tournament where the UIL listed the following updates
for team members: Bruce Hammonds (mechanic for DuPont) in Beaumont; Kenneth Pickett (Univ. Computing) in Dallas;
Harlon Gerhold (P.E. instructor at Victoria College); Sam Jordan (banker) in Edna; Jack Martin (branch manager) in
Beaumont; Garland Braun (sales rep for Alamo Athletics) in Conroe; James Redding (attorney) in Austin; Bill Kelly (Union
Carbide) in Victoria; John Moore (attorney) in Mineral Wells; Terry McCall )Pres of McCall Industries) in Houston; Neil
Swisher (owner of TX Machine Works) in Longview; Coach Jack E. Cook (Ath Dir of Victoria I.S.D.).
Team #74, 1955
Tech wins 3rd of 3 state titles
4-A, DALLAS CROZIER TECH
Dallas Crozier Tech defeated Waco, 57-55, in the final & Beaumont, 58-56, in the semi-final at the state tournament.
The Wolves qualified for state for the 12th time with 2 regional wins over FW Poly. Crozier Tech won both its semi-final
and final in the last seconds to win its third state championship and finished with a 28-1 season record (losing only to
Don Meredith's Mt. Vernon team in the Dr Pepper Tournament). Tech won the semi-final over Beaumont after coming
from behind to tie score and winning with a 20-ft. jump shot by Albert Brown as the final gun sounded. The Wolves won
the final over Waco with a 15-shot jump shot from the key by 6’9” A.C. Black. The game had been tied 15 times before
Waco’s Reagan Chaney tied the game (55-55) on a lay-up at 1:15. Waco tried to hold the ball for a last shot but Charlie
Pack’s jumper from the FT line with 30 seconds left missed and A.C. Black rebounded and then hit a jump shot with
seconds left. Waco tried a desperation shot at the buzzer which missed.
Crozier Tech has made five appearances in the state finals winning three state titles---in 1946, 1948 & 1955 and losing in
the finals in 1950 to Milby and in 1954 to Pampa. E.O. “Doc” Hayes, a member of the TX Sports Hall of Fame, was the
1946 Crozier Tech championship coach while James “Rosy” Adkisson of SMU was the championship coach in 1948 &
1955.
Waco was making its only appearance in the finals thru 2006.
The 1955 Crozier Tech players were: (8) 5’9” So William Sweeney; (23) 5’11” Sr Coleman Shinn; (15) 5’6” Jr Ronald
Branch; (16) 5’8” Jr Herman Burton; (17) 5’9” So Tommy Cheek; (18) 5’8” Jr Cleo Haddock; (19) 6’0” Jr Wesley Jones; (20)
5’8” Jr Harold Steadman; (21) 6’1” So Douglas Denman; (22) 6’3” Sr Albert Brown; (24) 6’5” Jr Donald Williams; & (26)
6’9” Jr A.C. Black. T
he Wolves were led in the final by 6’9” Jr A.C. Black with 28 points & 18 rebounds; 5’8” Jr Herman Burton with 11 points;
& 5’8” Jr Cleo Haddock with 8. 5’8” Charlie Pack led Waco with 18. Black also led the Tech in the semi-final with 19
points and 6’3” Sr Albert Brown had 15 including the winning shot.
The 1955 4-A All State Tournament Team included A.C. Black of Crozier Tech; E. Jay McIlvain of Pampa; Charlie Pack and
Kenneth Brunson of Waco; & Wayne Wedgeworth of Beaumont. The 4-A all-state team included Tech’s A.C. Black;
Charlie Pack of Waco; Gary Griffin of Pampa; and Gerald Myers (later Texas Tech star & athletic director) of Borger.
McIlvain was named 2nd team all-state.
The 1955 champions were an “Honor Team” at the 1981 state tournament where the UIL listed the following updates on
team members: Herman Burton (engineer) in Friendswood; Coleman Shinn (salesman) in SA; Cleo Haddock (salesman)
in Garland; Tommy Cheek (salesman) in Tyler; Harold Steadman (salesman) in Dallas; Wesley Jones (salesman) in Dallas;
Albert Brown (C.P.A.) in CA; Don Williams (U.S. Army) in Killeen; A.C. Black (salesman) in Shreveport; Ronald Branch
(salesman) in Carrollton; and Coach James Adkisson (retired) in Jewett.
Team #75, 1956
Central upsets Big Sandy & Avoca to win
the school’s only state title
Conf B, POLLOK CENTRAL
Pollok Central defeated Krum, 74-68, in the final; Avoca, 53-48, in the semi-final; & Gruver, 69-56, in the 1st round at
state tournament. The Bull Dogs qualified for state with regional wins over Big Sandy, Fannett and Bedias. The win over
Big Sandy was a huge upset as the perennial power Wildcats made the state finals in 8 of 10 years from 1949-1958.
Central’s semi-final victory over defending champion Avoca was noteworthy in that Avoca was led by Sr Max Williams
who was an all-time TX great but fouled out with a minute left. Central out shot (48%-32%) and out rebounded (43-35)
Krum in the 6-point win in the final.
Pollok Central, which finished the year at 45-4, won the 1956 title in the school’s only appearance in a state final thru
2006. By contrast finalist Krum has won five state championships (1971, 1978, 1994, 1996 & 1998) and lost in the final
four times (1956, 1967, 1979, and 1992). The 1956 Central championship coach was J.G. Hobson of SFA who won also
won a state championship at Maydelle in 1948.
The 1956 Pollok Central players were: (55) 6’2” Jr Frank Smith; (54) 6’0” Sr Alfred Jarvis; (51) 6’2” Sr Wilburn Littles; (52)
6’2” So Mac Morrison; (13) 6’0” Jr Robert Free (14) 6’1” Sr H.C. Jacobs; (10) 6’0” So Lee O. Simms; (42) 6’6” Sr Billy
Simms; (50) 6’0” So Bobby Edwards; (12) 5’10” Fr Pat Allen; (41) 5’9” So James Saxton; & (15) 5’9” So Mack Redd.
6’2” Sr Wilbert Littles led Central in the final with 18 points & 12 rebounds; 6’2” So Mac Morrison had 17 points & 7
rebounds; 6’0” Jr Robert Free, 15 points and 11 rebounds; 6’2” Jr Frank Smith with 12 points & 7 rebounds; and 6’1” Sr
H.C. Jacobs with 11 points & 5 rebounds. Sam Marshall led Krum with 21 points. Central was led in the semi-final by
Littles with 15 points & 10 rebounds and Jacobs with 12 points. Max Williams led Avoca with 21 points. The Bulldogs
were led in the first round by Morrison with 19 points & 12 rebounds; Free with 17 points & 8 rebounds; and Littles with
12 points & 11 rebounds. Robert Dahl led Gruver with 16 points.
The All State Tournament Team included Wilburn Littles and Mac Morrison of Central Pollok; Bobby Young of Kyle;
Ballard Hopkins of Krum; and Max Williams of Avoca. No Central Pollok player was named all-state in 1956.
Max Williams (1953-56) was named all-state for three years and scored 3,360 points from 1953-56 ranking 5th all-time
in TX H.S. career scoring and is a member of the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame.
Team #76, 1956
Buna, led by James Mellard, wins its 2nd of 7
state titles under Coach Cotton Robinson
1-A, BUNA
Buna defeated Troup, 52-42, in the final & Deer Park, 55-39, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The Cougars
qualified for state with regional wins over Woodville, 88-34; Joaquin, 58-34; and Bastrop, 49-41. Buna finished the year
at 36-4 with several wins over 4A schools and cruised to a second consecutive 1-A state title with victory margins of 16
and 10 points at state. Buna out shot (42% to 36%) Deer Park in the semi-final and closed the game with a 19-4 run in
the 4th quarter. The Cougars shot 41% (20-49) in the final to 21% (16-52) for Troup and out rebounded the Tigers 3224.
The Cougars, under Coach M.N. “Cotton” Robinson, won seven state championships (1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961,
1962, 1963) and compiled a record of 14-0 at the state tournament in nine years from 1955-63. The Cougars also won
58 straight games from 1951-53 and 66 straight games from 1955-57. Buna won 126 consecutive district games from
1952-1963. Coach Robinson played at Southwestern LA in 1946-47 and was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of
Fame in 1983. The Buna dynasty is chronicled in Harold Ratliff’s 1976 book, Texas Boys Basketball: A History, published
by the U.I.L. Buna is one of seven schools who have won the boys and girls state basketball championships in the same
year---Buna in 1956, 1957 & 1961; Dallas S. Oak Cliff in 1977; Nazareth in 2002; Morton in 1987; Abernathy in 1991;
Sudan in 1995; & Brock in 2002 & 2003. Finalist Troup was making is first of six appearances in a state finals winning
titles in 1992 & 1993 and finishing as runner-up in 1956, 1990, 1991 & 1994.
The 1956 Buna players were: (51) 5’11” Jr Jerry Buckner; (49) 6’3” Sr Robert Goins; (41) 5’11” So Jerry Goins; (38) 5’11”
Jr George Jones; (48) 6’1” Sr James Mellard; (40) 5’6” So Bull Muckleroy; (44) 5’9” Sr John Rich; (42) 5’9” Jr Jerry Smith;
(45) 6’1” Jr Don Stanley; (46) 6’1” Jr Pat Stanley; (54) 6’2” So Dan Stancil; (34) 5’7” So Paul Swearingen; (33) 5’7” So
William Withers; & (52) 6’) Jr Revis Whitmire.
Buna was led on the year by 6’1 Sr James Mellard who averaged 27.3 ppg on the year relying on a fade-away jump shot
from the post--he was the first TX boy to use this shot. Mellard led the Cougars in the final with 26 points while 6’1” Jr
Pat Stanley added 17. Ralph Smith and John Toole led Troup with 12 points. The Cougars were led in the semi-final by
Mellard with 20 points and Don Stanley with 14. Wilbert Bigott led Deer Park with 14. Mellard was named 1st team allstate in 1956.
The All State Tournament Team included James Mellard and Pat Stanley of Buna; Wilbert Bigott and Franklin McLean of
Deer Park and John Toole of Troup. Don Stanley was honorable mention. Mellard was named 1st team all-state. Pat
and Don Stanley played at Tyler J.C. (where they won a national JC title) and at TX A&M. Both Don & Pat Stanley are
members of the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame. Pat and Don Stanley were later executives in the oil equipment
business. James Mellard played at Lamar and was a Prof of English for over 30 years at N. IL U. Dan Stancil played at
SHSU. Bull Muckleroy owns an auction barn in Kirbyville.
Team #77, 1956
Jacksonville, led by Johnny Johnston
& James Cone, wins its only state title
2-A, JACKSONVILLE
Jacksonville defeated Phillips, 70-68, in the final & Waxahachie, 81-68, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The
Fighting Indians qualified for state with regional wins over Livingston, 75-63; Athens, 71-61; and Mt. Vernon, 64-63. Don
Meredith (later an SMU All-American and Dallas Cowboy QB), a 3-time all-stater averaging 24.0 ppg, fouled out with
2:30 to play in the regional final with his Mt. Vernon team leading Jacksonville by one point. The Indians' 6'6" all-stater
Johnny Johnson made a FG with seconds remaining for a one-point win sending Jacksonville to the state tournament.
In the state final Jacksonville was leading by two-points with only seconds remaining when Phillips missed a shot which
was rebounded by James Cone as time expired. The Indians had a large rebounding edge with 6’6 Johnny Johnston &
6’3” James Cone who combined for 38 rebounds. Jacksonville finished the year at 34-2 with its only losses to Milby and
Lufkin.
The 1956 championship game marked the only time that either Jacksonville or Phillips played in a state final thru 2006.
The 1956 Jacksonville championship coach was Bill Ingram (1947-1975) of ETSU who later won three state titles (1972,
1973 & 1975) at LaPoynor. Ingram is tied for 3rd all-time in number of state titles won(4) by a TX H.S. coach with only
Buna’s Cotton Robinson (with 7) and Snook’s Donnie Victorick (with 5) with more coaching state championships.
The 1956 Jacksonville players were: (34) 6’6” Sr Johnny Johnston; (23) 6’3” Sr James Cone; (33) 6’1” Sr Marshall Harris;
(24) 6’0” Sr James Brightwell; (32) 5’4” Sr Ted Thompson; (22) 6’0” Sr Mike Cone; (35) 5’10” Sr Richard Myers; (31) 5’9”
Sr Larry Stirling; (21) 5’10” Jr Barnett Pate; & (25) 6’1” So Ronnie Lawson.
Jacksonville was led in the final by 6’6” Sr Johnny Johnston with 29 points, 6’3” Sr James Cone with 23, 6’1” Sr Marshall
Harris with 8; 5’4” Sr Ted Thompson with 6; and 5’10” Jr Barnett Pate with 4 (only five players scored). Carl Mitchell led
Phillips with 25 points. In the semi-final Cone had 28 points; Pate, 18; Harris, 16; and Johnston, 11. Mark Wollard led
Waxahachie with 20 points.
The All State Tournament Team included Johnny Johnson and James Cone of Jacksonville; Carl Mitchell of Phillips; and
James Davis & Paul Blanchard of Webster. Johnny Johnston of Jacksonville was 1st team all-state in 1956 along with Mt.
Vernon’s Don Meredith (later SMU and Dallas Cowboy star) and Weslaco’s Bobby Lackey (later UT QB). James Cone was
3rd team all-state in 1956. Johnny Johnson later played at Tyler JC and Lamar Tech; Jacksonville’s James Cone, 3rd team
all-state in 1956, played at Lon Morris and Midwestern; and Marshall Harris played FB at TCU. Also, Phillips' Carl
Mitchell and Webster's Paul Blanchard were named 3rd team all-state in 1956.
Team #78, 1956
Palo Duro wins only state title in the school’s first year of existence
3-A, AMARILLO PALO DURO
Amarillo Palo Duro defeated Beaumont French, 59-51, in the final & Marshall, 66-47, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Dons qualified for state with two victories of Grand Prairie and finished the year at 26-3. Palo Duro
shot 43% from the field in their 19-point semi-final win and “pulled away in the third period and eased” to an 8-point
victory in the final against French.
Palo Duro was a new high school in 1956 and won the state title in its first year of existence. The school lost to Houston
Austin in the 4-A final in 1961 and these two appearances in the final were the only ones in school history thru 2006.
French has never won a state title but has appeared in the finals four times (1943, 1949, 1955 & 1956). Tom Gilley of
Tyler JC and TX Tech, was the 1956 Palo Duro championship coach.
The 1956 Palo Duro players were: (10) 6’4” Sr Gene Arrington; (11) 6’7” Sr Robert Hover; (12) 5’10” Jr Dusty Ham; (13)
6’2” Sr Robert Echols; (14) 5’11” Jr Don Beck; (15) 5’10” So Paul Hyatt; (18) 5’11” Jr Warren Hunkapiller; (20) 6’0” Sr
David Stafford; (22) 6’1” So Don Whittenburg; (23) 6’0” So Leo Brittain; (29) 6’3” Jr Charley Summers; & (33) 6’5 Sr
Jimmy Reid.
The 1956 Palo Duro team was led on the year by 6’4” Sr Gene Arrington at 22 ppg and was led in the final by 6’2” Sr
Robert Echols with 19 points, 6’7” Sr Robert Hover with 14 and Arrington with 11 while Bobby Courville led French with
14. Hover led the Dons in the semi-final with 22 points, Arrington had 17 and Echols, 16.
The 1956 All State Tournament Team included Gene Arrington and Robert Hover of Palo Duro; Bobby Courvile and David
Reynard of French; and Johnny Bourg of Harlingen. Arrington was named to the 1956 3-A all-state team (along with Jay
Arnette of McCallum who played at UT and for the U.S. Olympic team) and later played at Texas Tech. Jim Reid, a
starter on the 1956 Palo Duro championship team, became a successful H.S. coach winning state titles at Kerrville Tivy,
Dumas and Ingram Moore.
Team #79, 1956
Laredo wins only state title
4-A, LAREDO
Laredo defeated North Dallas, 65-54, in the final & Houston Milby, 65-53, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The
Tigers qualified for state (for the first time since 1924) by defeating Wichita Falls in 2 games for the regional title and
finished the year at 27-6. Laredo was given little chance of winning the 1956 state tournament but utilized its speed and
a combination of ball control and run-and-shoot offense under Coach Bill Batey to engineer two upsets—over Milby and
No. 1 ranked North Dallas in the first televised final. The Tigers “riddled” Milby’s full court press in the semi-final with a
“run and shoot” offense but then “outfoxed” North Dallas in the final by abandoning its fast breaking style for a “shoot
and stall” offense. The Tigers used “uncanny” shooting in the final (while N. Dallas hit only 29%) and an “an amazing
demonstration of ball handling put on by bull-like Andy Santos” who “dribbled in and out of the futilely-grabbing
Bulldogs” like the Globetrotters’ Marques Haynes to stall thru the 4th quarter.
Laredo and North Dallas made their only appearance in a state final thru 2006 in the 1956 championship game. The
1956 Laredo championship coach was Bill Batey of TX A&M.
The 1956 Laredo players were: (22) 5’7” Jr Enrique Mejia; (23) 5’8” Jr Augustin Molina; (24) 5’6” Sr Ramiro Hernandez;
(25) 5’9” Sr Hector Chacon; (32) 6’0” Sr Phillip Tramel; (33) 5’9” Sr Pitin Guajardo; (34) 5’10” Sr Leonard Anderson; (35)
6’3” Sr Willie Dickenson; (52) 5’6” So Jimmy Rodriguez; (54) 5’’5” Jr Isidro Garcia; (55) 5’10” Jr Cruz Soto; & (57) 6’0” Sr
Capt. Andy Santos. (The tallest Tiger was 6’3” with two others at 6’0”)
Laredo was led on the year by 6’0” Sr Phillip Trammel (17 ppg) who was named 1st team all-state in 1956 while Milby’s
6’0” Sr Frank Portilla was named to the 2nd team and 6’1” Sr Bobby Smith of North Dallas was 3rd team. The Tigers
were led in the final by Trammel with 28 points, 5’6” Sr Ramiro Hernandez with 17 points and by 6’0” Sr Andy Santos’
great ball handling. Trammel also led Laredo in the semi-final with 19 points and Santos added 12. Frank Portilla led
Milby with 20.
The All State Tournament Team included Phillip Tramel and Andy Santos of Laredo; Allen Harris and Bobby Smith of
North Dallas; and Frank Portilla of Milby. Laredo’s Mamiro Hernandez and Leonard Anderson were honorable mention.
Team #80, 1957
Big Sandy, led by Oscar Williams, wins 2nd of 2
state titles under Coach Ford King Sr
Conf B, BIG SANDY
Big Sandy defeated Meadow, 80-59, in the final; Kyle, 65-57, in the semi-final; & Gilmer East Mountain 44-43, in the 1st
round at the state tournament. The Wildcats qualified for state for the 7th time with regional wins over Lovelady,
Deweyville, Bedias & Pattison. Big Sandy ended a bittersweet season with its second state title as Coach Ford King lost
his wife to cancer during the season and he and his son, Ford King, Jr, one of the team’s top players, missed several
weeks. The Wildcats escaped in the first round with a one-point victory over East Mountain which had upset Cayuga in
the regional final in a classic “stall” game that ended 8-6 after a 3rd sudden death OT. East Mountain led by one-point
after a 3-point play with 14 seconds left but the Wildcats made a long pass to Edwin Battise who made a lay-up at the
buzzer. Big Sandy led Kyle in the semi-final by 14 before a Kyle rally fell short at the end. The Wildcats then blew out
Meadow by 21 points in the final. Big Sandy finished the year at 35-12.
Coach Ford King, Sr, of SFA led the Big Sandy Wildcats to the state finals 8 times (1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955,
1957, 1958) in his 10 years winning championships in 1952 & 1957. Big Sandy lost finals to Cayuga (3 times), Martin’s
Mill, Avoca, & Blossom. The Wildcats made the finals each year they made the state tournament from 1949-1958. Big
Sandy also lost in the finals in 1988 & 2008. The 1957 finals appearance by Meadow was the only one in school history
thru 2006. The Big Sandy team was made up of Indians from the Alabama and Coushatta Indian reservation plus his son,
Ford King, Jr, in 1956-58. The entire reservation supported the team and their road supporters included Indians in
traditional attire.
The 1957 Big Sandy players were: (8) 5’9” So Talmadge Bailey; (7) 6’2” Sr Delvis Battise; (17) 6’0” Jr Edwin Battise; (14)
5’9” So Herman Battise; (3 ) 5’10” So McClamrock Battise; (6) 6’2” Sr Ed Celestine; (68) 5’11” Fr Melvin Collins; (4) 6’l1” Jr
Johnny Dillon; (5) 6’1” Jr Ford King, Jr; (16) 5’11” Sr Freeman Kropik; (9) 5’10” Sr Haskell Sylestine; (15) 5’9” Jr Melvin
(“Buddie”) Wiggins; (50) 5’10” Fr Brown Thompson; & (13) 5’11” Sr Oscar Williams.
Big Sandy was led on the year by 1st team Class B all-state 5’11” Sr Oscar Williams. Williams scored 31 points in the final
breaking the Class B championship game scoring record of 29 points set by his brother, Milton Williams, in 1952. The
Wildcats other top scorers in the final were 6’2” Sr Ed Celestine with 18, 6’0” Jr Edwin Battise with 11 and 6’1” Jr Ford
King, Jr with 10. Bell led Meadow with 24. Celestine led the Wildcats in the semi-final with 27 points and King had 19
while Donnie Schmeltekopf led Kyle with 23.
The 1957 Conf B All State Tournament Team included Oscar Williams and Eddie Celestine of Big Sandy; Gilbert Bell of
Meadow; Donnie Schmeltekopf of Kyle; and Burl Ray Butler of Everman.
Ford King Jr later became a coach & was supt. at Woden for 30 years; Talmadge Bailey, an air traffic controller; Ed
Celestine, a teacher/coach; and Freeman Kropik, AT&T.
Team #81, 1957
White Oak wins its 2nd of 2 state titles
1-A, WHITE OAK
White Oak defeated McGregor, 66-51, in the final & Three Rivers, 68-55, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The
Roughnecks defeated Quitman in bi-district and James Bowie, 64-43, Cooper, 40-29, and Holliday, 51-41, in the regional
to qualify for state. White Oak finished the year at 31-4. White Oak shot 45% from the field and out rebounded ((4023) Three Rivers for a 13-point win in the semi-final and then cruised past McGregor with a 14-point win in the final.
White Oak won state titles in 1953 & 1957 and in 2012 & 2013. Finalist McGregor made its only appearance in a state
final in 1957. The White Oak championship coach in both 1953 & 1957 was Emil Hanicak while Ron Boyett was the
White Oak championship in 2012 & 2013. White Oak was the State 1A football co-champ in Dec. of 1957 and state 1A
basketball champ in March of 1957.
The 1957 White Oak players were: 20 Mike Cobb, 6’1”; 21 Dewayne Bruce, 5’ 11”; 25 David Alexander, 6’2”; 19 Lowell
Phillips, 6’0”; 12 Bob Wayt, 5’10”; 26 Gene King, 5’10”; 24 Eugene Vaughn, 6’0”; 27 Joe Bolt, 5’7”; 15 Gene Gary, 5’10”;
22 Jerry Davis, 6’0”; 17 Jimmie Cox, 5’11”; 16 Bill Trent, 5’8”; & 28 Roy Bruce, 5’8”.
6’2” Jr David Alexander led White Oak in the final with 23 points & 12 rebounds, Mike Cobb had 16 points & 12
rebounds, and Dewayne Bruce had 15 points. Douglas Stone and Burton Cash led finalist McGregor with 17 each. Cobb
led the Roughnecks in the semi-final with 22 points and 19 rebounds while Alexander scored 20 points and Bob Wayt,
10. Bobby Gurwitz led Three Rivers with 21 points.
The 1957 1A All State Tournament Team included David Alexander and Mike Cobb of White Oak; Bobby Gurwitz of Three
Rivers; Jim Bevers of Ropesville; and Milton Bond of McGregor. Three Rivers’ 5’11” Sr Bobby Gurwitz (20 ppg) was 1st
team all-state in 1957 and McGregor’s 6’4” Sr Milton Bond (17 ppg) was 2nd team all-state in 1957. White Oak’s Jr
David Alexander was all-state in 1958 (with 20.5 ppg) and So Jimmy Cox of White Oak was all-state as Sr in 1959.
Alexander & Mike Cobb played FB at Baylor; Lowell Phillips played FB at SMU; Bob Wayt played FB at Rice; Roy Bruce &
Jerry Davis played FB at TCU; & Gene King played baseball/FB at Paris JC.
The White Oak gym displays state championship banners for 1953 & 1957 and a trophy case displays the trophies and
team photos.
Team #82, 1957
The 1957 Buna team was one of greatest in
TX history going undefeated and
defeating the 4A champ
2-A, BUNA
Buna defeated Seminole, 74-45, in the final & Webster/Clear Creek, 64-40, in the semi-final at the state tournament.
The Cougars qualified for state for 4th time with regional wins over Cy-Fair, Rockdale and Marlin. Buna was undefeated
on the year at 40-0 and won its third consecutive state championship. Many consider the 1957 Buna team, led by twins
Don and Pat Stanley, to be the greatest team in TX H.S. history as the 2-A Cougars defeated the 4-A champion, Port
Arthur, twice (51-42 & 50-45) during the year and cruised thru the state tournament with 24 and 29 point victory
margins.
Buna has won seven state championships (1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963) and won 58 straight games from
1951-53 & 66 straight games from 1955-57. Buna won 126 consecutive district games from 1952-1963 and 15 straight
state tournament games from 1954-1963. The Cougars won 58 straight games from 1951-53 & 66 straight games from
1955-57. Buna won 126 consecutive district games from 1952-1963 and 15 straight state tournament games from
1954-1963. Buna was coached by M.N. “Cotton” Robinson (1948-1963) in all of its seven state championships—a state
record. Robinson played at Southwestern LA in 1946-47 and was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1983.
The Buna dynasty is chronicled in Harold Ratliff’s 1976 book, Texas Boys Basketball: A History, published by the U.I.L.
Buna is one of seven schools who have won the boys and girls state basketball championships in the same year---Buna in
1956, 1957 & 1961; Dallas S. Oak Cliff in 1977; Nazareth in 2002; Morton in 1987; Abernathy in 1991; Sudan in 1995; &
Brock in 2002 & 2003. Seminole made five appearances in the state finals winning state titles in 1955 & 1979.
The 1957 Buna players were: (42) 5’11” So Charles Simmons; (43) 5’11” So Herman Davis; (44) 5’11” Jr Jerry Goins; (60)
5’6” Jr Robert Muckleroy; (61) 5’9” Jr William Withers; (62) 5’8” Jr Paul Swearingen; (63) 5’10” Sr Jerry Smith; (64) 5’11”
Sr Jerry Buckner; (65) 6’2” Sr Don Stanley; (66) 5’11” So Jimmy Cobb; (67) 6’2” Sr Pat Stanley; (68) 6’3” Jr Dan Stancil; &
(69) 6’1” Sr Revis Whitmire.
Buna was led on the year by the twins, 6’4” Sr Pat Stanley (21.2 ppg) and 6’4” Sr Don Stanley (18.8 ppg) who were both
named 1st team all-state in 1957 along with James Davis of Clear Creek (Webster). Buna was led in the semi-final by Pat
Stanley with 36 points. In the final Don Stanley scored 51 points to break the state record held by Russell Boone at 50.
Seminole was led by Leland Caffey and Archie English with 10 points each. Don Stanley made 20 of 27 FGs and 11 FTs in
the record performance. That record still stood in 2006 as the most points in any game and in a championship game at
the state tournament.
The 2A All State Tournament Team included Pat and Don Stanley of Buna; James Davis and Robert Brown of Clear Creek;
and Donnie Wilson of Seminole. The Stanley twins played on a national championship team in 1958 at Tyler J.C. and at
Texas A&M where both twins were all-SWC as seniors. Don Stanley (1953-57) was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall
of Fame in 1983 and his brother, Pat, in 2007. Pat and Don Stanley were later executives in the oil equipment business.
Bull Muckleroy owns an auction barn in Kirbyville.
Team #83, 1957
Smiley, led by 7’ Lewis Qualls,
wins state titles in 1957 & 1959
3-A, HOUSTON SMILEY
Houston Smiley defeated Pecos, 52-35, in the final & San Antonio Edison, 54-53, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Eagles qualified for state with regional wins over Killeen, 49-38, and Bay City, 68-47. The Golden
Eagles’ one-point win over Edison in the semi-finals came on two FGs by Lewis Qualls in the final minute. Smiley led by
20 points at the half of the final as Pecos shot only 11% in the first half and could not mount a 2nd half rally. The
Smiley-Pecos final will be remembered for the dominance of Smiley’s 7’1” So Lewis Qualls and for the first black player
in the history of the tournament—Ira Ephriam of Pecos. Qualls blocked several shots by the Pecos inside players and
held Ephriam to only 12 points. Smiley finished the year at 32-7.
Smiley and Pecos were both making their first appearance in the state tournament. Smiley won a second title in its only
other time in the state final in 1959 with Sr Lewis Qualls. Pecos never again (thru 2006) made the final. Herbert T. Beard
of OK A&M and East Central State was the coach of the 1957 & 1959 Smiley title teams.
The 1957 Smiley players were: (49) 6’6” Sr Jerry Graham; (45) 5’10” Sr Dick Beard; (42) 6’3” Sr Leo Runnels; (40) 6’3” Jr
J.B. Watson; (48) 7’1” So Lewis Qualls; (46) 6’5” Sr Joe Helton; (44) 6’2” Sr David Grayson; (41) 6’1” So Sammy Knight;
(47) 6’0” Jr Jimmie Emerson; (51) 5’11” Jr Boyce Holland; (53) 6’4” So Earl Cowart; (54) 6’0” So Ronnie Irvin; (52) 5’11” Jr
Keith Taylor; & (50) 6’1” Jr Maurice Moore.
Smiley was led in the final by 7’1” So Lewis Qualls with 23 points & 15 rebounds and 6’3” Jr J.B. Watson with 11 points
while Pecos was led by Ira Ephriam with 12 and Billy Jim Simmons with 9. Qualls also led Smiley in the semi-final with
19 points & 12 rebounds and 6’3” Sr Leo Runnels added 13 points & 11 rebounds. Bill McLaughlin scored 13 for Edison.
The 1957 All State Tournament Team included Lewis Qualls and Leo Runnels of Smiley; Billy Simmons and Ira Ephriam of
Pecos; Bill McLaughlin and Jimmy Hammell of Edison; and Monroe Brewer of Nacogdoches. Smiley’s 7’1” So Lewis
Qualls (1957-59) was 2nd team all-state as a Jr in 1958 and 1st team all-state as a Sr in 1959, and later played at TX
A&M. He was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1990. 6’3” Sr Billy Jim Simmons of Pecos (22.4 ppg) was
named 1st team all-state in 1957 and 6’5” Sr Ira Ephriam of Pecos was named to the 3rd team. Ephriam joined the
NAVY after H.S. serving 10 years before a second career in the Los Angeles Parks & Recreation Dept.
Team #84, 1957
Port Arthur, led by Carroll Broussard,
wins only state title
4-A, PORT ARTHUR
Port Arthur defeated Pampa, 67-51, in the final & Dallas Highland Park, 68-58, in the semi-final at the state tournament.
The Yellow Jackets qualified for state for the 3rd time with regional wins over Milby, 45-43, and Galena Park, 39-37. Port
Arthur finished the year at 34-4 with two of its losses being to 2-A champ Buna. PA shot 55% from the field in the10point semi-final win and shot 45% in the final against 28-2 Pampa “to go with their cautious, near perfect control of the
ball.” The “tall, smooth” Yellowjackets won with “finesse.”
The Yellow Jackets won their first and only state championship under Coach Pete Pense of the U. of Arkansas and lost in
the finals the next year to Pampa in the school’s only other appearance in a state final. Finalist Pampa lost in a final for
the only time in 1957 as the Harvesters won five state titles in 1953, 1954, 1958, 1959 & 1996.
The 1957 Port Arthur Thomas Jefferson Yellow Jacket players were: (21) 5’10” Jr Gilbert Castro; (22) 5’10” Sr Johnny
Norris; (23) 5’10” Jr Walter Sharp; (25) 5’11” Jr Ronnie Stanley; (26) 6’0” Sr James LaSalle; (27) 6’1” Sr Jerry Franklin; (28)
6’2” Sr James Sharp; (29) 6’2” Sr James Woollen; (32) 6’0” Don Campbell; (33) 6’3” Jr Carroll Broussard; (55) 6’5” Sr Gene
Best; & (77) 6’5” Jr Brooks Porter.
The Yellow Jackets were led in the final by 6’3” Jr Carroll Broussard and 6’1” Sr Jerry Franklin each with 22 points while
Sam Condo led Pampa with 15. Pampa was led in the semi-final by Broussard with 18 points & 11 rebounds; 5’10” Jr
Walter Sharp with 17 points and 8 rebounds; 6’2” Sr James Woolen with 13 points; and Franklin with 12. Steve Strange
led HP with 26 points.
The 1957 4-A All State Tournament Team included Carroll Broussard, Jerry Franklin and Walter Sharp of Port Arthur; Sam
Condo of Pampa; and Steve Strange of Highland Park. 6’7” Sr Steve Strange of Dallas Highland Park (22 ppg) was 1st
team all-state in 1957 while Port Arthur's James Sharp was named to the 2nd team.
Port Arthur was led by 6’5” Jr Carroll Broussard who was all-state as a Sr in 1958 and later was a three-time all-SWC and
two-time All-American for TX A&M. He was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1980. In 1975 Broussard
was voted to the all-time SWC Team (2nd team). PA’s Gene Best and Jerry Franklin played at SHSU and James Sharp
played at Corpus Christi U. Finalist Pampa was led by all-state Jerry Pope, the all-star game MVP at 17 ppg. Pampa’s
Coyle Winborn and Charlie Minor were Sophs in 1957 and both were all-state in 1959. Winborn played at TX Tech.
Team #85, 1958
Bobby Weddle & Larry Walker lead undefeated
Blossom to school’s only state title
Conf B, BLOSSOM
Blossom defeated Big Sandy, 67-61, in the final; Kyle, 62-47, in the semi-final; & Van Horn, 53-47, in the 1st round at the
state tournament. Blossom was undefeated on the year at 39-0 and qualified for state with regional wins over Bardwell,
59-46; Midway (Henrietta), 45-42; and Gober, 77-45. The Bulldogs rallied in the 4th quarter for a 6-point 1st round win
over Van Horn and rallied again late in the semi-final to defeat Kyle by 15 before defeating perennial finalist Big Sandy in
the final by 6 points.
The 1958 state championship by Blossom under Coach Bill Essary was the only one in school history though Blossom did
make the finals in 1944 losing the Class B title to Prairie Lea. Finalist Big Sandy made the state finals 8 times (1949, 1951,
1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957 & 1958) in 10 years under Coach Ford King Sr winning championships in 1952 & 1957. Big
Sandy also made the finals in 1988 & 2008. Blossom H.S. no longer exists as it merged with 3 other schools to form
Prairiland H.S.
The 1958 Blossom players were: 14 Larry Walker, 6’1” Sr; 15 MikeWalker, 6’0” Jr; 16 Jerry Skidmore, 6’0” Sr; 17 Bobby
(Bulldog) Weddle, 6’2”; 18 Morris Smith, 5’11” Sr; , 19 Melvin Bryan, 6’1” Jr; 10 Gary Woodall, 6’0” Sr; 11 Ray Ham,
6’2” Sr; 12 Paul Garrett, 6’2” Jr; 13 Philip Risinger, 5’10” Jr; 6 William Watson, 5’11” Jr; and 8 Stanley Shannon, 6’0” Jr.
Blossom was led in the final by 6’1” Sr Larry Walker with 23 points; 5’11” Sr Morris Smith with 18 and 6’2” Sr Bobby
Weddle with 10. Herman Battise led finalist Big Sandy with 20. Weddle led Blossom in the 1st round with 17 points
against Van Horn and Walker scored 25 and Weddle 12 in the semi-final.
The 1958 Conference B All State Tournament Team included Bobby Weddle and Larry Walker of Blossom; Herman
Battise and Johnny Dillon of Big Sandy; and Elbert Kirk of Cayuga. Bobby Weddle was 1st team all-state in 1958 while
and Gary Woodall of Blossom and Ford King Jr of Big Sandy were 2nd team all-state in 1958. Weddle later played at
Tyler JC and Austin College---he was a H.S. (Clarksville, Gainesville, etc) and J.C. (JAX Baptist & Paris JC) coach for 38
years; Larry Walker, an M.D. in Paris; Mike Walker, a minister in Dallas; Jerry Skidmore, a coach and in oil production in
Lake Jackson; Morris Smith, a bookkeeper & accountant in Paris; Melvin Bryan, a manager for Exxon in Hawkins; Gary
Woodall, in toy sales in Houston; Ray Ham, an oil field supervisor in West TX; Paul Garrett, a chemical store manager in
Paris; William Watson, an electrician in Childress; Phillip Risinger, a rubber plant manager in Paris; and Stanley Shannon,
a H.S. coach at Rockwall.
The 1958 Blossom team was an “Honor Team” at the 1983 State Tournament and was introduced to the crowd at
halftime of a championship game.
Team #86, 1958
James Bowie wins its 1st of 2
state titles with a “walk off” win in final
1-A, JAMES BOWIE
James Bowie (Sims) defeated Brownsboro, 48-47(OT) in the final & Boerne, 48-47, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Pirates qualified for state for the 1st time with regional wins over White Oak, 53-40, and Llano, 51-41.
James Bowie outscored the much taller Boerne team by 20-12 in the 4th quarter for a 10-point semi-final victory.
James Bowie won a “walk-off” victory in the final as Billy Baker made two FTs after time had expired at the end of the
first OT to give James Bowie the state title. James Bowie trailed Brownsboro by one point when Baker was fouled by
Brownsboro’s Roland Lane while attempting a 25-shot at the buzzer. The Pirates finished at 32-2.
James Bowie won state titles in each of the two times (1958 & 1961) they appeared in the state final as they defeated
Brownsboro on both occasions. Horace Kruse, the star of the 1958 team and Donald Kruse, the star of the 1961 team
were 1st cousins. The 1961 championship team was coached by Ottis Fox and the 1958 championship team by James
Taylor of SFA. Brownsboro won a state title in 1967 and lost in the final three times (in 1958 and 1961 to James Bowie &
in 1985 to Sweeny).
The 1958 James Bowie players were: (22) 6’1” Sr Horace (Puny) Kruse; (10) 5’10” Sr Billy Baker; (24) 6’1” Sr Weldon
Gray; (20) 6’1” Sr Jesse (Porter) May; (14) 5’11” Sr Esmond Brem; (44) 5’11” Sr Donald Braley; (42) 6’1” Fr William
Thomas; (40) 6’1” So Johnny (Goat) Warren; (32) 6’0” So Mackey Reed; & (30) 5’10” So Jimmy Lawing.
James Bowie was led in final by Horace Kruse with 16 points and Weldon Gray with 13. Roland Lane led Brownsboro in
the final with 19 points. The Pirates were led in the semi-final by Kruse with 25 points and Jesse May with 15.
The 1A All State Tournament Team included Horace Kruse and Weldon Gray of James Bowie; Philip Roland Lane of
Brownsboro; Jim Williams of Plains and Bill Ehman of Boerne (who was also 1st tea all-state). Sr Horace Kruse was 3rd
team all-state in 1958 and 2nd team all-state (at 27 ppg) in 1956 as a So. Kruse played one year of football at UH.
Team #87, 1958
Belton wins only state title; All 12 players were college graduates
with 10 received college athletic scholarships
2-A, BELTON
Belton defeated New London, 58-56 (2-OTs) in the final & Seminole, 76-66, in the semi-final at the state tournament.
The Tigers were 23-8 on the year and only 6-8 in pre-district play with its 8 losses coming against 3-A and 4-A teams.
Belton won all 12 of its district games and then defeated Burnet (44-36) in bi-district; Gonzales (59-47) and Rusk (65-50)
in the regional. Belton won the final nine seconds into the second sudden-death overtime when senior James Brantley
hit two free throws after a charging call against New London.
The Tigers were down 8 points with 2:45 remaining and had hit only 29% from the field & 37% of FT’s before hitting 6
consecutive FG’s and 5 of 6 FT’s in the comeback. The “odds” of a team hitting 6 straight FG’s from a base rate of 29%
was 1:1,695. Senior Billy Wilbanks (who had hit only 2 of 20) made 5 of the 6 FG’s and senior James Brantley made 5 of
6 FT’s including the final two in sudden death to end the game. The odds of Wilbanks hitting 5 consecutive FGs from a
base rate of 10% (FG % before the last 2:45 & OT) was 100,000:1.
Leading scorers for Belton were Wilbanks (14); Brantley (13), Richard Inman (13) and Dale West (10 with 16 rebounds).
Buddy Iles led New London with 15 points—he and Wilbanks (21.6 ppg) were named all-state in 1958. Inman was
named all-state in 1959 & 1960 and West in 1960. Iles later played football at TCU and caught the touchdown pass that
beat undefeated UT 6-0 in 1961. The All State Tournament Team included Wilbanks, Inman, Sr Iles of New London, So
Lynn Wilson of Seminole and So Bennie Lennox of Clear Creek. Lenox became one of the all-time greats at TX A&M.
Belton team members were: Sr G James Brantley, 6’1; Sr G Billy Wilbanks, 5’11; Jr F Bernard Bartek, 6’1; So F Richard
Inman, 6’1; So C Dale West, 6’5; Sr F Jarrell Hayes, 6;2; Sr C Tom Normand, 6’1; So G Dennis Watson, 6’2; So G Willie
Garner, 5’10; So G Dicky Baker, 6’0; So F Calvin Hayes, 6’0; & So 5’9 Bill Surghnor. Mack Birtchet was the head coach
assisted by Joe Pirtle.
Athletic careers--- Coach Birtchet was 217-54 at Belton over a 9-year tenure thru 1963. His 1960 team defeated Buna in
the regional but lost to Dimmitt at the state tournament. Ten of the 12 received athletic scholarships as four played
college basketball (Wilbanks—TX Tech & ACC; West at U. of Texas; Watson, Howard Payne; & Garner at Temple J.C.);
and 6 others played college football, Inman at OK; Jarrell & Calvin Hayes at Texas A&I; Norman at Hardin-Simmons,
Baker at Tarleton; and Bartek at TCU). Inman became the National H.S. & Big Eight shot put champion; Jarrell Hayes was
QB for A&I’s 1959 NAIA champion; & Bartek was an all-SWC lineman. Wilbanks was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball
Hall of Fame in 2012.
Later careers: All 12 of the Belton players graduated from college with 4 receiving doctorates. Careers include Dr. Tom
Normand (lawyer); Dr. Billy Wilbanks (professor); Dr. Dennis Watson (professor); Dr. Dick Baker (dentist); Jarrell Hayes
(oil exec); Calvin Hayes (pharmacist & oil exec); Richard Inman (pharmacist); Dale West (pharmacist); Will Garner (bank
exec); Bill Surghnor (insurance exec); Bernard Bartek (accountant); & James Brantley (H.S. principal). Assistant Coach
Joe Pirtle was supt. of schools in Belton from 1977-1997. Five of the 12 are memorialized on the Belton High School
Wall of Honor which is found in the internet: Ref: www.BeltonWallofHonor.com
Team #88, 1958
Hall of Famer Phil Reynolds leads
Waxahachie to 1st of 2 state titles
3-A, WAXAHACHIE
Waxahachie defeated South San Antonio, 77-63, in final & Hereford, 73-66, in semi-final at the state tournament. The
Indians qualified for state for the 2nd time with regional wins over Gladewater, 69-49, and Sulphur Springs, 77-61.
Waxahachie was 29-3 on the year and averaged 75 ppg to 54 for opponents. Waxahachie out rebounded (41-36) and
out shot (43% to 40%) Hereford in the 7-point semi-final win and led by only 5 points at the 6:13 mark in the final against
S. SA but finished with a 19-10 run. The Bobcats shot better (44% to 38%) than the Indians but lost the rebound battle
(43-39).
Waxahachie won state championships in 1958 and 1983 and lost in the finals four times---in 1962 to Dumas, in 1965 to
San Marcos, in 1976 to Odessa Ector and in 1982 to Beaumont Hebert. South San Antonio won its only state title in
1961 and lost in the finals in 1950, 1958, 1960 & 1967. J.W. Williams (1948-1979) of NTSU was the coach of the 1958
Waxahachie championship team and was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988. John Nickols was coach
of the 1983 title team.
The 1958 Waxahachie players were: (3) 5’8” Sr Gerald Reed; (4 ) 5’8” Jr George Solis; (5) 5’11” Jr Billy Duke; (6) 6’0” Jr
Kim Hodges; (7) 5’10” Sr Bobby Browning; (8) 5’11” Jr Benny Russell; (9) 5’9” Jr Maggart Howell; (10) 6’1” Sr Mark
Woolard; (11) 6’0” Sr Phil Reynolds; (12) 6’1” Jr Tommy Borders; (13) 6’1” Sr Jesse Gorman; & (14) 6’2” Sr Glenn
Bredemeyer.
Waxahachie was led on the year by 6’0” Sr Phil Reynolds at 24 ppg; 6’1” Sr Mark Woolard at 17.5; and 6’1” Jr Tommy
Borders at 15. The Indians were led in the final by 6’1” Sr Mark Woolard with 28 points and 12 rebounds & 6’0” Sr Phil
Reynolds with 26 points. Kenneth Black led S. SA with 17 points. Reynolds scored 30 points for the Indians in the semifinal against Hereford while Woolard had 18 points and 12 rebounds and 6’1” Jr Tommy Borders had 18 points and 11
rebounds.
The 3-A All State Tournament Team included Phil Reynolds and Mark Woolard of Waxahachie; Jimmy Gilbert of French;
Kenneth Black of S. SA and Jim Curtsinger of Hereford. Phil Reynolds of Waxahachie was all-state in 1958 and later was
all SWC at TCU and was elected to TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988. Waxahachie’s Tommy Borders was a Jr in
1958 and was all-state in 1959.
Team #89, 1958
Pampa wins its 3rd of 4 state titles
under Hall of Fame coach, Clifton McNeely
4-A, PAMPA
Pampa defeated defending champion Port Arthur, 48-47, in the final & Dallas Woodrow Wilson, 71-58, in the semi-final
at the state tournament. Pampa was 28-2 on the year and averaged 73 ppg to 56 for opponents and qualified for state
with a 73-58 regional win over Big Spring. The Harvesters cruised past Dallas Wilson in the semi-final with a 13-point
victory and then edged PA by one point in the final. Pampa took the lead at the beginning of the 4th qt. and gained a 3point lead at 0:38 on a FT by Bill Brown. PA made a lay-up with 30 seconds left but Pampa held on for the win as PA
missed a jump shot with seconds left.
Pampa has made six appearances in the state finals winning five state titles (1953, 1954, 1958, 1959 & 1996) with the
first four under Coach Clifton McNeeely of TX Wesleyan and the last in 1996 under Robert Hale of UT-Arlington.
McNeely had a 13-year record at Pampa of 319-43 including two undefeated teams and had winning streaks of 72, 53 &
31 games. McNeely had been the nation’s leading scorer in college at Texas Wesleyan & was the #1 draft choice of the
Basketball Association of America in 1947. He had a career record of 246-80 and was was elected to the TX H.S.
Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991. The gym at Pampa is named for McNeely. The Pampa dynasty is chronicled in Harold
Ratliff’s 1976 book, Texas Boys Basketball: A History, published by the U.I.L. Finalist Port Arthur made two appearances
in the state finals winning the state title in 1957 over Pampa and losing in the 1958 state final to Pampa.
The 1958 Pampa players were: (34) 6’0” Sr Darryl Ammons; (22) 6’0” Sr Bill Brown; (44) 5’10” So Marvin Cooper; (30)
6’2” Sr Larry Cruise; (31) 6’3” Jr Bobby Gindorf; (43) 5’10” So Phillip Gist; (41) 5’8” Jr Karl Kitto; (32) 6’5” Jr Mack Layne;
(24) 6’3” Jr Don McGuire; (42) 5’10” Jr Charles Minor; (25) 5’11” Jr Robert Murray; (23) 5’11” Sr Ray Stephenson; (21)
5’11” So Joe Timms; (35) 6’3” Jr Coyle Winborn; (34) 6’1” So Craig Winborn; and (33) 5’11” So Bill Wray.
Pampa was led on the year by 6’0” Sr Bill Brown at 15 ppg; 6’5” Jr Mack Layne at 13.9; 6’3” Coyle Winborn at 12.6; and
Ray Stephenson at 11.5. Pampa was led in the final by the 14 points by 5’10” Jr Charles Minor; 11 points by 6’3” Jr Coyle
Winborn; 9 points & 6 rebounds by 6’5” Jr Mack Layne; and the “ball handling wizardry” of 6’0” Sr Bill Brown. PA
Jefferson was led by Brooks Porter with 22 points and 6’5” Sr Carroll Broussard with 15. Layne led Pampa in the semifinal against Wilson with 17 points & 9 rebounds while Minor had 13 and Brown, 12. Wilson was led by Mack McAlister
with 19 points and Guy Trigg with 15 points and 16 rebounds.
The 4A All State Tournament Team included Bill Brown & Coyle Winborn of Pampa; Carroll Broussard and Brooks Porter
of PA; Olle Shipley and Kenneth Lindgren of Austin; and Mack McAllister of Dallas Wilson. Brown and Broussard (19.5
ppg) were named 1st team all-state in 1958. Brown was also named MVP of the all-star game in August. The four
Pampa seniors in 1958 all received college basketball scholarships with Bill Brown to UT; Larry Cruise and Ray
Stephenson to SA JC; and Darrell Ammons to Decatur Baptist. So Craig Winborn later played at UT; Jr Coyle Winborn at
TX Tech; Jr Mack Layne at ACC; Jr Charles Minor at A&M; & Jr Bobby Gindorf at TX Tech. More than 40 of McNeely’s
players received college scholarships in the previous 11 years. Bill Brown and Coyle Winborn are members of the
Panhandle Hall of Fame.
Team #90, 1959
Midway wins its only state title
in four appearances in the final
Conf B, MIDWAY (HENRIETTA)
Midway (Henrietta) defeated Kyle, 65-58, in the final; Bedias, 55-51, in the semi-final; & Skidmore-Tynan, 53-43 in the
1st round at state tournament. The Falcons qualified for state with regional wins over Valley View, 94-45; Roxton, 6545; DeSoto, 78-53; and Slidell, 51-41, and finished the year at 41-2. Midway shot 42% (to 30% for Skidmore-Tynan) in
the 1st round and came back from a 10-point deficit in the 2nd half of the semi-final against Bedias with an 11-0 run for
a 4-point victory. In the final Midway which out shot (47% to 35%) Kyle held a 7 point lead at the end of the 3rd qt. and
held on for a 7-point victory.
Midway won its only state championship in school history (thru 2006) in 1959 though it came close four other years
losing in the finals to McAdoo in 1960, to Talco in 1964, to Chester in 1970 and to Snook in 1981. Lester R. Perrin of
Harding College was the championship coach in 1959. Kyle made its only appearance in a state final in 1959 though it
made it to the state tournament 7 times in 8 years in 1956-63 under Coach Bill Johnson.
The 1959 Kyle players were: (11) 6’1” Sr Billy Plemons; (13) 6’0” Sr James (Red) Perkins; (4) 5’6” Sr J.V. Clark; (15) 6’0” Sr
Jack Webb; (3) 5’8” Sr Billy Slaughter; (10) 6’4” Jr Leon Campbell; (5) 6’3” Jr Carl Henry; (12) 5’11” Jr Jimmie McMillion;
(1) 5’8” Jr Weldon Cooley; (2) 6’1” Jr Jimmie Ingram; (14) 6’2” So Denny Fuller; & (0) 5’6” Fr Jerry Reed.
Midway was led in the final by 6’1” Sr Billy Plemons with 24 points, 6’4” Jr Leon Campbell with 17 and 6’3” Jr Carl Henry
with 15. Ken Miller of Kyle scored 28 points including a Class B record 16 of 16 FTs. Plemons also led Midway in the
semi-finals with 27 points and Campbell had 17. The Falcons were led in the first round by Campbell with 14 points,
Plemons with 13 and Henry with 11. Danny Amador led Skidmore-Tynan with 18 points.
The 1959 All State Tournament Team included 6’1” Sr Billy Plemons and 6’4” Jr Leon Campbell of Midway; 6’4” Sr Keith
Lowrey of Woden; 6’3” Sr Ken Miller of Kyle; and 5’11” Jr Dickie Farris of Bedias.
Team #91, 1959
Huntington wins 1st of 4 state titles
1-A, HUNTINGTON
Huntington defeated Plains, 63-43, in the final & White Oak, 69-41, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The Red
Devils qualified for state with regional wins over Mart, 69-60; Troup, 79-54; and Thorndale, 60-45. Huntington finished
the year at 36-6 and cruised thru the state tournament with 18-point and 20-point victories. Huntington limited Plains
to 4 FGs in the 2nd half of the final.
Huntington had won four state championships (1959-Class A, 1960-Class A, 1962-Class B & 1974-Class A) thru 2006
winning all four of its state championship games. The 1959 and 1960 state title teams were coached by Jack Whitton of
SFA who also coached state championship teams in West Sabine in 1963 & 1965. Whitton won 16 district
championships in 20 years and had an overall career record of 512-175 at Brookeland, Bronson, Huntington, Seminole
and West Sabine. He was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005 and to the TX H.S. Coaches Assoc Hall of
Honor in 1990. Lloyd Dickens was coach of the 1962 title team.
coached Huntington to the 1-A state title in 1974 and then coached the 1977 & 1996 Avinger championship teams giving
him three state titles. Plains made the state final for the only time in school history in 1959 (and again in 2009).
The 1959 Huntington players were: (55) 6’2” Sr Charlie Burgess; (15) 5’11” So Hayden Russell; (53) 6’3” Sr Newton
Terry; (51) 5’10” Jr Byron Smith; (44) 5’11” Jr Frank Williams; (21) 5’9” Jr Jerry Treadway; (41) 6’0” So Mike Walker; (35)
6’0” Jr Johnnie Bonner; (43) 6’0” Fr Harold Jones; (23) 5’10” Fr Doyle Burnett; (25) 5’10” Fr Calvin Carrell; (31) 5’8” Fr
Billy Castleberry; & (25) 5’9” So Robert Jones.
The Red Devils were led in the final by 6’3” Sr Newton Terry with 21 points, 6’2” Sr Charlie Burgess with 15 and 5’11” Jr
Frank Williams and 5’11” So Hayden Russell with 10 each. Harmon Meixner led Plains with 13. Huntington was led in
the semi-final by Williams with 20 points, Terry with 14 & Burgess and Russell with 13 each. Glenn Acuff led White Oak
with 12.
The 1959 All State Tournament Team included 5’11” Jr Frank Williams, 6’2” Sr Charlie Burgess and 6’3” Sr Newton Terry
of Huntington and 6’4” Sr Jim Williams & 5’9” Jr Harmon Meixner of Plains. Jim Williams and Jimmy Cox of White Oak
were named all-state in 1959.
Team #92, 1959
Buna wins 4th of 7 state titles
under Coach Cotton Robinson
2-A, BUNA
Buna defeated Bowie, 53-48, in the final & Seminole, 60-42, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The Cougars
qualified for state with regional wins over Center, 50-42; Taylor, 58-55; and defending champion Belton, 63-60, in the
regional. Buna began the year 6-13 though most of its losses were to 3A & 4A teams and then won 23 of its last 24
games to finish the year at 29-14. The Cougars out shot (53% to 30%) Seminole in the semi-final cruising to an 18 pt.
win. Buna shot 68% in the 2nd half of the 5-point win in the final and its “deliberate” offense forced the “running”
Bowie team to play a slower tempo. The Cougars trailed by 6 points early in the 4th but came back after Bowie’s allstate James Thompson fouled out at 5:13 remaining.
Buna has won seven state championships (1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963) in 9 years under Coach M.N.
“Cotton” Robinson. The Cougars won 58 straight games from 1951-53 & 66 straight games from 1955-57. Buna won
126 consecutive district games from 1952-1963 and 15 straight state tournament games from 1954-1963. The Buna
dynasty is chronicled in Harold Ratliff’s 1976 book, Texas Boys Basketball: A History, published by the U.I.L. Finalist
Bowie also had a stellar state tournament history as the Jack Rabbits won five state titles (1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, &
1974) thru 2006 with the first four coming under Coach R.E. Mattingly who coached the 1959 runner-up.
The 1959 Buna players were: (44) 5’5” So Jimmy Burke; (69) 5’11” Sr Jimmy Cobb; (63) 6’0” Sr Herman Davis; (62) 5’11”
So Melvin Ellison; (67) 6’1” Jr Wayne Franklin; (49) 5’10” So Billy Kirkpatrick; (48) 5’5” So Willie Martin; (68) 5’10” Jr
Dwaine Reese; (64) 6’0” Sr Charles Simmons; (50) 6’0” So Glenn Stancil; (65) 6’3” Jr Raymond Stancil; & (66) 5’11” Sr
Tom Westbrook.
The Cougars were led in the final by 5’11” Sr Tom Westbrook with 22 points and 5’11” Sr Jimmy Cobb with 16 while
Bowie was led by Orville Welch with 18 and James Thompson with 11. Cobb led Buna in the semi-final with 26 points
and Westbrook added 15. Lynn Wilson & Dan Cobb led Seminole with 10 each.
The 1959 All State Tournament Team included 5’11” Sr Tom Westbrook and 5’11” Sr Jimmy Cobb of Buna; 6’1” Sr Dan
Cobb of Seminole; 5’9” Sr Carroll Davidson of Devine; and 6’2” Sr James Thompson of Bowie. The 1959 2A all-state team
included Thompson of Bowie (the all-star game MVP), Cobb of Seminole, Bennie Lenox of Clear Creek and Richard
Inman of Belton. Bobby McKinley of Bowie, a Jr in 1959, was all-state in 1960 as a senior and was elected to the TX H.S.
Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997. Bennie Lenox, also a member of the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame, was voted to the
all-time SWC team (2nd team) in 1975.
Melvin Ellison, named all-state in 1961, later played at Baylor and became a H.S. coach at Little Cypress. Tom Westbrook
became a coach/principal at Evadale; and Jimmy Burke, a coach at Hardin-Jefferson. Jimmy Cobb played at SHSU.
Team #93, 1959
7’ Lewis Qualls leads Smiley to state titles
as So (1957) and as Sr (159)
3-A, HOUSTON SMILEY
Houston Smiley defeated Hereford, 58-42, in the final & South San Antonio, 56-40, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Golden Eagles qualified for state with regional wins over Killeen, 50-35, and French, 40-38. Smiley
finished the year at 41-5. The 16-point win in the semi-final came from 48% shooting (to 19% for the Bobcats) and by a
rebound edge (50-40). In the final Hereford tried to tire Smiley’s 7’1” Lewis Qualls by utilizing a full court press and a
fast-breaking attack but the “race horse game” failed as Qualls dominated the boards in the 16-point victory.
Smiley won two state titles (1957 & 1959) in its only two appearances at the state tournament and both were under the
leadership of 7’3” Lewis Qualls who was a So in 1957 and a Sr in 1959. Finalist Hereford made its only appearance in a
state final in school history in 1959. Herbert T. Beard of OK State U. coached both Smiley state championship teams.
The 1959 Smiley players were: (23) 6’5” Sr Earl Cowart; (21) 6’1” Jr Billy Reese; (32) 7’1” Sr Lewis Qualls; (13) 6’2” Sr
Sammy Knight; (24) 6’2” Sr Harold Jones; (11) 6’1” Jr Jerry Lamb; (22) 5’11” Sr George Bones; (20) 6’0” So Ronnie
Caveness; (10) 5’10” Jr Alvin Smith; & (14) 5’10” So Billy Smith.
The Eagles were led in the final by 7’1” Lewis Qualls with 20 points and 17 rebounds and 6’2” Sr Sammy Knight had 14
while Ken Clearman led Hereford with 18. Qualls also led Smiley in the semi-finals with 19 points while 6’2” Sr Harold
Jones had 15 and Knight, 14. John Sharp led S. SA with 10 points.
The 1959 All State Tournament Team included 7’1” Sr Lewis Qualls and 6’2” Sr Sammy Knight of Smiley; 6’3” Sr Steve
Slagle and 6’1” Sr Ken Clearman of Hereford; and 6’0” Jr Bobby Parks of Kilgore. Lewis Qualls (1957-59) was named allstate in 1958 & 1959 and later played at TX A&M. He was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1990.
Hereford’s Steve Slagle was all-state in 1959.
Team #94, 1959
Coach Clifton McNeely leads Pampa to
its 4th of 4 state titles
4-A, PAMPA
Pampa defeated Dallas Jefferson, 65-52, in the final & Houston Milby, 42-41, in the semi-final at the state tournament.
The Harvesters qualified for state with regional wins over Wichita Falls, 57-37, and Odessa, 73-56. Pampa completed an
undefeated season at 33-0 and extended its winning streak to 44 games. The Harvesters made 51% of its FGs during the
year. Pampa led the semi-final against Milby by 5 with 2 minutes left and held on for a 1-point win. The Harvesters out
rebounded (34-32) and out shot (42% to 39%) the Buffaloes. Pampa out shot (60% on 25-42 to 50% on 20-40) and out
rebounded (26-20) TJ in the 13-point win in the final.
Pampa has made six appearances in the state finals winning five state titles (1953, 1954, 1958, 1959 & 1996) with the
first four under Coach Clifton McNeeely of TX Wesleyan and the last in 1996 under Robert Hale of UT-Arlington.
McNeely had a 13-year record at Pampa of 319-43 including two undefeated teams and had winning streaks of 72, 53 &
31 games. McNeely had been the nation’s leading scorer in college at Texas Wesleyan & was the #1 draft choice of the
Basketball Association of America in 1947. He had a career record of 246-80 and was was elected to the TX H.S.
Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991. The gym at Pampa is named for McNeely. The Pampa dynasty is chronicled in Harold
Ratliff’s 1976 book, Texas Boys Basketball: A History, published by the U.I.L. Clifton McNeely’s son, Phil, won three state
titles at Duncanville in 1991, 1999 & 2007. Finalist Dallas Jefferson won its only state title in 1962 and lost in the finals in
1959, 1965 & 1968.
The 1959 Pampa players were: (32) 6’5” Sr Mack Layne; (30) 6’4” Sr Bobby Gindorf; (34) 6’5” Sr Coyle Winborn; (42)
5’11” Sr Charles Minor; (22) 6’3” Jr Craig Winborn; (20) 5’11” Jr Joe Timms; (50) 5’11” Jr Phillip Gist; (24) 6’3” Sr Don
McGuire; (10) 5’9” Jr Hershel Terrell; (40) 5’10” So Pat Carter; (14) 5’10” Jr Billy Gene Wray; (44) 5’10” Jr Mert Cooper;
(12) 6’2” So Allen Wise; (52) 6’1” So Larry Stroud; & (54) 5’10” So Bill Neslage.
Pampa was led on the year by brothers 6’5” Sr Coyle Winborn (17.8 ppg) and 6’3” Jr Craig Winborn, 6’5” Sr Mack Layne,
5’11” Sr Charles Minor (11.7 ppg) and 6’4” Sr Bobby Gindorf. Coyle Winborn and Minor were named all-state in 1959.
Craig Winborn was named all state (20.3 ppg) in 1960. Pampa was led in the final by Coyle Winborn, Layne and Gindorf
with 18 points each, Craig Winborn with 12 and Minor with 5 (these 5 scored all but 2 of Pampa’s 65 points). Jeff Davis
was led by Dave Somerville with 20 points. Layne led Pampa in the semi-final with 15 points while 6’5” Don Eckleman
had 11 for Milby.
The All State Tournament Team included 6’5” Sr Mack Layne and 6’5” Sr Coyle Winborn of Pampa; 6’9” Sr Alton Adams
of Milby; 5’4” Sr Conzalo (Chalo) Molina of Laredo; and 6’2” Jr Dave Somerville of Jefferson. Sr Coyle Winborn was
named 1st team all-state in 1959 as he scored 934 points for the 1959 season (49th all-time in TX). He later played at
Texas Tech & is a member of the Panhandle Hall of Fame. His brother, Craig Winborn, a Jr in 1959 was all-state in 1960.
Mack Layne played at ACC.
Team #95, 1960
McAdoo, led by George Scott,
wins its 1st of 3 state titles
Conf B, McADOO
McAdoo defeated Midway (Henrietta), 58-42; East Mountain, 63-62 (OT), in the semi-final; & Wink, 75-38, in the 1st
round at state tournament. The Eagles qualified for state with regional wins over Estelline, 68-47; Lubbock Roosevelt,
68-49; Hartley, 55-49; and Highland, 66-41. McAdoo was 37-2 on the year losing only to larger 2-A schools Dimmitt and
Denver City and with victories over one 4-A and three 3-A teams. McAdoo averaged 63.1 ppg to 42.0 for opponents
entering the tournament and had victory margins of 37, 1 & 16 in the three state games. The Eagles had a narrow
escape in the semi-final against 23-6 East Mountain winning in OT on a 25-ft jump shot by George Scott with 15 seconds
remaining after missing two 1-and-1 FT chances in the last 10 seconds of regulation. McAdoo cruised to a easy victory in
the final though its leading scorer, George Scott, was held to 14 points as the Eagles out shot 43-5 Midway from the field
(28-62=45% to 17-63=27%).
The 1960 state title was the first of three in five years (1960, 1963 & 1964) for McAdoo but the three championships
marked the only appearances in the finals for the Eagles thru 2006. Fabian Lemley of TX Tech was the McAdoo coach in
all three championships years and had 243 victories at McAdoo in his first seven years. Finalist Midway won its only
state title the year before in 1959 and lost in the finals in 1960, 1970 and 1981. The 1960 appearance at state was the
first for McAdoo which had only 38 students in its H.S. and 13 of the 15 boys in the school played on the basketball
team.
The 1960 McAdoo players were: (22) 5’10” Sr George Scott; (26) 6’2” Sr Norman Hardy; (28) 6’2” Sr Donald Harris; (29)
6’4” Sr J.D. McCormick; (23) 5’8” Jr Cherry Eldredge; (21) 5’9” Jr Junior Gregory; (27) 6’0” Jr Richard Williams; (35) 5’11”
Jr Bill Merrell; (24) 5’9” So Hicks McCormick; (20) 5’6” So Howard McWilliams; (31) 5’7” Fr Johnny McCormick; (13) 5’8”
Fr Roy Stout; & (15) 5’8” Fr Ronald Hardin.
McAdoo was led on the year by 5’10” Sr George Scott at 22 ppg; 6’2” Sr Norman Hardy at 15; 6’4” Sr J.D. McCormick at
10; 6’2” Sr Donald Harris at 8; and 5’8” Jr Cherry Eldredge at 8. The Eagles were led by Scott with 14 points in the final,
31 points in the semi-final and 43 in the 1st round. McAdoo’s other top scorers were Donald Harris with 12 and Cherry
Eldredge with 9 in the first round against Wink and Norman Hardy with 11 and Eldredge with 9 in the semi-final against
East Mountain.
The 1960 All State Tournament Team included 5’10” Sr George Scott and 5’8” Jr Cherry Eldredge of McAdoo; 6’3” Sr
Michael Grimes of East Mountain; 6’3” Sr William Zgarba of Danbury; and 6’3” Sr Leon Campbell of Midway. McAdoo’s
Ken Loyd and Norman Hardy were honorable mention. McAdoo’s George Scott & Midway’s Leon Campbell were named
1st team all-state in 1960. Cherry Eldredge of McAdoo was all-state in 1961.
Scott’s total of 88 points (43, 31 & 14) in three games broke Marcus Freiberger’s 1947 state tournament record for a 3game series and his 43 points in the semi-final win was a Class B record. Scott was named to the Class B All-State 1st
team after averaging 22 ppg on the year. Ken Loyd later won three state titles as a coach at Avinger and Huntington.
George Scott later played at West Texas State U. and became a high school coach.
Team #96, 1960
Huntington wins its 2nd of 4 state titles
1-A, HUNTINGTON
Huntington defeated Sunray, 61-46, in the final & Ingleside, 56-42, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The Red
Devils qualified for state with regional wins over Cushing, 53-43, and Waco Midway, 69-57. Huntington entered the
1960 state tournament with the poorest record (28-13) among the four Class A schools (Sunray was 27-5, Llano, 25-5 &
Ingleside, 34-3) but finished the season as A champs with a 28-13 record. Huntington averaged 63.6 ppg on the year
while allowing opponents 53.1 ppg. The Red Devils’ 14-point win in the semi-final was due to a fast-breaking offense
and superior shooting (43% to 26”) as Ingleside went cold hitting only 2 of 22 shots in the 2nd half. Huntington out
rebounded (40-38) and out shot Sunray from the field (26-54=54% to 15-47=32%) in a 15-point win in the final which
was closed by a 12-0 run in the last two minutes.
Huntington had won four state championships (1959-Class A, 1960-Class A, 1962-Class B & 1974-Class A) thru 2006
winning all four of its state championship games. The 1959 and 1960 state title teams were coached by Jack Whitton of
SFA who also coached state championship teams in West Sabine in 1963 & 1965. Whitton won 16 district
championships in 20 years and had an overall career record of 512-175 at Brookeland, Bronson, Huntington, Seminole
and West Sabine. He was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame & the TX H.S. Coaches Assoc. Hall of Honor.
Lloyd Dickens was coach of the 1962 title team. Ken Loyd coached Huntington to the 1-A state title in 1974 and then
coached the 1977 & 1996 Avinger championship teams giving him three state titles.
The 1960 Red Devil players were: (25) 5’10” Sr Byron Smith; (11) 5’11” Sr Frank Williams; (33) 6’3” So Harold Jones; (13)
5’9” Sr Jerry Treadway; (31) 6’0” Jr Mike Walker; (21) 6’0” Sr Johnny Bonner; (23) 6’0” So Doyle Burnett; (41) 6’1” So
Calvin Carrell; (35) 5’10” Jr Robert Jones; & (53) 5’1” Fr Bobby Crawford.
Huntington was led on the year by 5’10” Sr Byron Smith at 16 ppg; 5’11” Sr Frank Williams at 14; 6’0” Jr Mike Walker at
14; & 5’9” Sr Jerry Treadway at 10. The Red Devils were led in the final by Treadway with 23 points; Smith with 13; and
Williams with 12 while Ray DeBord led Sunray with 16. Treadway scored 21 for the Red Devils in the semi-finals while
Smith scored 14 & Walker, 8. Gary Garrison led Ingleside with 13 points.
The 1960 All State Tournament Team included 5’9” Sr Jerry Treadway, 5’10” Sr Byron Smith and 5’11” Sr Frank Williams
of Huntington; 6’2 Sr Ray DeBord of Sunray; and 6’5” Sr James Slaughter of Llano. Frank Williams was named Class A 1st
team all-state while Byron Smith was honorable mention. Harold Jones of Huntington was all-state in 1961 & 1962.
Team #97, 1960,
George Hargett leads Linden-Kildare
to only state title in school history
2-A, LINDEN-KILDARE
Linden-Kildare defeated Dimmitt, 52-44, in the final & League City Clear Creek, 61-51, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Bengal Tigers qualified for state with playoff wins over Atlanta, 59-49; Richardson, 62-45; & Bowie, 6962; and were undefeated on the year at 31-0. The 10-point win over 39-3 Clear Creek in the semi-final was the result of
superior shooting (19-4146% to 14-42=33%) & a defense that led all-state& all-time great Bennie Lenox to 9 points. In
the final against 25-10 Dimmitt George Hargett of Linden-Kildare “put on a shooting and dribbling exhibition that
completely won over the crowd.” The Tigers out rebounded (33-30) Dimmitt and out scored the Bobcats 12-2 in the
final qt.
Linden-Kildare’s made only two appearances in the state finals as they won the title in 1960 over Dimmitt and lost the
1982 final to Dimmitt. The 1960 championship coach was Tom H. Collins, Jr, of Midwestern U. Finalist Dimmitt has won
4 state titles (1952, 1975, 1982 & 1983) and lost in the finals five times (1960, 1961, 1967, 1978 & 1986.
The 1960 Linden team players were: (20) 5’9” Sr George Hargett; (10) 5’11” Sr James Harris; (40) 6’1” Sr Larry Hill; (22)
6’6” So John Beasley; (14) 6’5” Sr Bill Jones; (34) 5’10” Sr James Henderson; (12) 6’1” Jr Royce Fitts; (30) 5’11” So Mike
Knight; (24) 5’8” Jr Albino Hinojosa; & (32) 5’8” Jr Sam Warren.
The Tigers’ well-balanced offense was led by 6’6” So John Beasley at 11.7 ppg; 5’9” Sr George Hargett at 11.4; 6’1” Sr
Larry Hill at 11.2; 5’11” Sr James Harris at 11.2; and 6’5” Sr Bill Jones at 10.7. Hargett led Linden-Kildare in the final with
25 points on 10 of 10 FG attempts and 5 of 5 FTs. Jones added 9 points and Hill and Beasley each had 8. Hal Ratcliff with
27 and Junior Coffee with 8 led Dimmitt. Hargett (24) and Beasley (17) led Linden-Kildare in the semi-final while Bill
Doty led Clear Creek with 17 and Lenox had 9.
The All State Tournament Team included 5’9” Sr George Hargett and 6’6” So John Beasley of Linden-Kildare; 6’0” Sr
Richard Inman of Belton; 6’3” Sr Hal Ratcliff of Dimmitt; and 6’2” Bennie Lenox of Clear Creek. Lenox, Inman and Ratcliff
were named all-state. John Beasley was all-state in 1961 & 1962 and later played at TX A&M and in the ABA for Dallas
and Utah. He was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1975 & in 1975 was voted to the all-time All-SWC
team. George Hargett played football and baseball at TX A&M in 1961-63 and helped A&M upset No. 2 UT in 1963.
James Harris, Larry Hill and James Henderson played FB at Texarkana College. In 2006 James Harris, Larry Hill and Royce
Fitts still lived in Linden. Albino Hinojosa was an art professor at LA Tech. Three members of the 1960 2-A all-state team
played in the state tournament--Bennie Lenox of Clear Creek, Richard Inman of Belton and Hal Ratcliff of Dimmitt.
Bobby McKinley of Bowie and Lynn Wilson of Seminole were the other all-staters in 1960. Junior Coffey of finalist
Dimmitt was all-state in 1961 and played FB at the U. of Washington and in the NFL. In 1960 Bennie was 2nd on the TX
H.S. all-time career scoring list with 2,357 points in 1958-60. He went on to star at Texas A&M and was elected to the
TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1983. Hal Ratcliff of Dimmitt later played football at TCU and Richard Inman of Belton
(the TX state record holder in the shot put and the national H.S. shot put champion) played at Oklahoma.
Team #98, 1960
Lamesa wins 1st of 3 state titles
3-A, LAMESA
Lamesa defeated South San Antonio, 56-54, in the final & Houston Aldine, 51-48, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Tornadoes qualified for state with regional wins over Dumas, 53-43, and Brownwood, 68-53. Lamesa
was 25-7 on the year averaging 62.2 ppg to opponents’ 46.2. The Tornadoes out shot (20-50=50% to 19-59=32%) Aldine
(31-4) and made 4 FTs in the last minute for a 3-point semi-final win. The 2-point win over S. SA in the final was the
result of better shooting from the field (20-40=50% to 23-69=33%) and FT line (16 of 27 to 8 of 12). Lamesa out scored
S. SA 18-10 in the 4th qt.
Lamesa has won 3 state championships (1960, 1967 & 1975) and lost in the finals five times (in 1934 to Athens, in 1935
to Denton, in 1973 to Pine Tree, in 1985 to Bay City & in 1990 to Navasota). O.W. Follis of ETSU coached all three
Lamesa championship teams during his 36-year tenure (1946-1981) at Lamesa. He was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball
Hall of Fame & the TX H.S. Coaches Assoc. Hall of Honor. South San Antonio won its only state title the following year in
1961 and lost in the finals in 1950, 1958, 1960 & 1967.
The 1960 Lamesa players were: (44) 6’1” Sr Nat Self; (22) 5’5” Sr Guy Edminson; (50) 6’1” Sr Clarkie Miers; (14) 6’1” Sr
David Dean; (34) 6’5” Jr Bruce Ashton; (12) 6’0” Jr Kenneth Crouch; (30) 5’11” Jr Leslie Williams; (20) 5’6” Jr Harvey
Everheart; (40) 6’1” Jr Randolph Norris; (42) 6’1” Jr Tommy Doyle; (52) 6’1” Jr Wayne McDonnell; (10) 5’8” So Gene
Westmoreland; & (24) 5’11” Fr Wallace Franklin.
Lamesa was led on the year by 5’11” Leslie Williams at 17 ppg; 6’5” Jr Bruce Ashton at 16; 6’1” Sr David Dean at 14; 6’0”
Jr Kenneth Crouch at 13; and 6’1” Sr Nat Self at 11. The top Tornado scorers in the final were Dean with 16 points;
Ashton with 12; and Self with 10 while Zamora led the Bobcats with 25 points. In the semi-finals Lamesa’s “race-horse”
attack was led by Crouch with 16; Dean with 12; Ashton with 9 and Williams with 8. Spencer Carlson led Aldine with 20.
The 1960 All State Tournament Team included 6’1” Sr David Dean and 6’0” Jr Ken Crouch of Lamesa; 6’3” Jr Harvey
Harris of Castleberry; 6’6 Sr Spencer Carlson of Aldine; and 6’2 Robert Zamora of S. SA. Zamora and Carlson were also
named all-state in 1960. Lamesa’s Bruce Ashton, a Jr in 1960, was all-state in 1961 along with Zamora. Lamesa’s Gene
Westmoreland won the 3-A 880-yd dash in 1961 & 1962 and his 1:52.8 was a TX state record for all classes from 196267. Bruce Ashton of Lamesa was all-state in 1961.
Team #99, 1960
South Park wins 2nd of 2 titles
4-A, BEAUMONT SOUTH PARK
Beaumont South Park defeated Austin H.S., 41-36, in the final & Dallas South Oak Cliff, 43-42, in the semi-final at the
state tournament. The Greenies qualified for state with regional wins over Baytown Lee, 66-46, and Houston Jones, 6355. S. Park was 29-2 on the year with only losses to Bellaire and French marring its season and averaged 58 points per
game on offense while allowing only 46 ppg to opponents. South Park’s 1-point win in the semi-final over Oak Cliff (248) was decided in the last 2 minutes as the Greenies made a lay-up at 1:43 to go ahead at 41-40 and the teams traded
FGs for the final 43-42 score. In the final the Greenies overcame a 7-point half-time deficit with a 12-1 run fueled by a
zone defense as Austin failed to score a FG in the first 11 minutes of the final half. S. Park out scored Austin 15-8 in the
4th qt. and out shot Austin from the field (16-41=39% to 12-42=29%).
Thru 1960 the South Park Greenies had won only two district championships in basketball since the school opened but in
both those years---1953 & 1960—they went on to win the state championship. These two titles are the only two won by
South Park thru 2006 though the city of Beaumont has won seven state titles with Beaumont H.S. winning in 1925; South
Park in 1953 & 1960; Hebert in 1980, 1981 & 1982; and Ozen in 2001. Jimmy Anders of SW LA Institute coached the l960
championship team. Finalist Austin was 26-8 on the year and was making its state record 18th appearance at the state
tournament and fifth (and last) time in the finals (1928, 1943, 1951, 1953 & 1960) without a state championship.
The 1960 South Park players were: (11) 6’3” Sr Charles Dennis; (13) 6’3” Sr Carroll Aulbaugh; (15) 6’6” Sr Joe Fisher III;
(21) 6’6” Sr Reagan Bertrand; (23) 5’11” Sr Wilbert Bragg; (25) 5’8” Sr William Cansler; (31) 5’7” Jr Mac Wheat; (33) 5’8”
Jr Luther (Jackie) Cooper; (35) 5’8” Jr Thurman Crawford; (41) 6’0” Sr Gardner Stirling; (43) 6’1” Jr Orval Hanson; & (45)
5’8” Sr Ronald Bearden.
South Park was led on the year by all-state 6’6” Sr Joe Fisher at 17 ppg; 6’3” Carroll Aulbaugh at 16; and 5’11” Sr Wilbert
Bragg at 8. The Greenies were led in the final by Fisher with 13 and Aulbaugh and Bragg with 10 each. Higgins led
Austin with 12. Fisher & Aulbaugh each had 12 points in the semi-final and Bragg added 11 while Sidney Wall led Oak
Cliff with 15.
The All State Tournament Team included 6’6” Sr Joe Fisher and 6’3” Carroll Aulbaugh of South Park; 5’11” Jr Dick
McCarroll of Austin; 6’6” Sr Frank Schaffer of Borger; and 6’3” Sr Sidney Wall of S. Oak Cliff. Fisher was named 2nd team
all-state in 1960 and McCarroll was named all-state in 1961.
Team #100, 1961
Frankston, led by Johnny Bragg,
wins only state title
Conf B, FRANKSTON
Frankston defeated Hutto, 60-44, in the final; Mauriceville, 54-43, in the semi-final; & Santa Rosa, 69-35; in the 1st round
at state tournament. The Indians qualified for state with regional wins over Burkeville, 67-60, and Huntington, 64-61.
The “towering” Frankston team cruised to the state title by victory margins of 34, 11 and 16 at the state tournament and
finished the year at 41-3. The Indians cruised to a 16-point win the final behind the outside shooting of Johnny Bragg
who scored 28 points in the final and 88 for the 3 games at state.
Frankston won its only state title in 1961 though the school did make a second appearance in the state finals losing to
Little River-Academy in 2002. G.V. (Bo) Ousley of Lon Morris & Sul Ross, was the 1961 championship coach. Hutto lost
in its only two appearances in the state final (in 1961 to Frankston and in 1964 to McAdoo).
The 1961 Frankston players were: (30) 6’1” Sr Steve Hicks; (22) 6’1” Jr John Bragg; (23) 6’4” Jr Travis Brown; (12) 6’2” Sr
Mike Cook; (15) 5’6” Jr Nathan Williamson; (32) 5’11” Jr Joe Hicks; (31) 6’10” So Jimmy Boles; (24) 5’10” So Joe Bragg;
(21) 5’10” Sr Tommy Tharp; (30) 5’10” So Joe Glen Burgamy; (14) 5’10” Fr Don Fitzgerald; (30) 5’11” Fr Barry Cook; (13)
5’6” Jr Troy Cook; (14) 6’0” Fr Duane Ballard; (31) 5’10” Fr Robert Dickerson; (24) 5’9” Fr Dan Wagner; & (12) 5’1” Fr
Roger House.
Frankston was led in the final by 6’1” Jr Johnny Bragg with 28 points (giving him 88 in the three tournament games), 6’2”
Sr Mike Cook with 16 and 6’4” Jr Travis Brown with 12 (47 for the 3 state games). Hutto was led by Dan Peterson with
23 points. Bragg (25 points) and Brown (17) led Frankston in the semi-final while Andy Dunn led Mauriceville with 19.
The Indians were led in the 1st round by Bragg (35 points) and Brown (18) while Santa Rosa was led by Robert Peacock
with 14 points.
The 1961 All State Tournament Team included 6’ 11” Jr Johnny Bragg and 6’4” Jr Travis Brown of Frankston; 6’1” So John
Ray Godfrey of Aspermont; 5’11” Sr Dan Peterson of Hutto; and 6’2” Sr Benny Williams of Mauriceville. Joe Bragg of
Frankston was all-state in 1963.
Team #101, 1961
Bowie wins 2nd of 2 titles
1-A, JAMES BOWIE (SIMMS)
James Bowie of Simms defeated Brownsboro, 53-52, in the final & White Deer, 47-38, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Pirates, who finished the year at 28-7, qualified for state with regional wins over Quitman, 45-35;
Crowell, 49-41; and Honey Grove, 49-39. James Bowie’s 9-point win in the semi-final over White Deer came by better
shooting (19-54=35% to 17-52=32%) and rebounding (44-39) as the Pirates outscored the Bucks 15-7 in the 4th qt.
James Bowie defeated Brownsboro by one point in the state final in both 1958 & 1961. The Pirates relied on a
rebounding superiority (48-36) and a controlled offense to defeat 35-3 Brownsboro (35-3) in the 1961 final as the Bears
missed two shots in last 20 seconds.
James Bowie won state titles in each of the two times (1958 & 1961) they appeared in the state final as they defeated
Brownsboro on both occasions. The 1961 championship team was coached by Ottis Fox of SFA and the 1958
championship team by James Taylor. Brownsboro won a state title in 1967 and lost in three other finals (in 1958 and
1961 to James Bowie and in 1985 to Sweeny).
The 1961 James Bowie players were: (10) 5’10” Sr Harold Kay May; (30) 5’10” Jr Jimmy Tidwell; (12) 6’0” Jr Milton
Minter; (42) 6’4” So Donald Kruse; (14) 5’9” Sr Billy Bob May; (20) 5’11” Sr Dwight Byrd; (44) 5’11” Sr Myles Hutton; (32)
5’10” Sr A.C. Brooks; & (34) 6’0” Jr Rainard Thomas.
The Pirates were led in the final by 6’4” So Donald Kruse with 22 points & 17 rebounds, 5’10” Sr Harold May with 12 and
6’0” Jr Milton Minter with 10. Kenneth Lane led Brownsboro with 22 points & Dennis Brand had 17 points and 23
rebounds. Kruse also led James Bowie in the semi-final with 20 points & 12 rebounds & Minter added 10 points and 11
rebounds. Thomas Lester led White Deer with 13. For the two games at state Kruse had 42 points and 29 rebounds
while Minter had 20 points and 18 rebounds.
The 1961 1A All State Tournament Team included 6’4” So Donald Kruse & 6’0” Jr Milton Minter of James Bowie; 6’4” Sr
Dennis Brand of Brownsboro; 5’11” George Ransome of Louise; and 6’2” Jr Carl McAdams of White Deer. Don Kruse
was named all-state in 1962 & 1963 and Milton Minter was named all-state in 1962. Kruse was an All-American at
Kilgore JC and the 6th man for the great UH team of 1968 that featured Elvin Hayes and Don Chaney and was defeated
in the Final Four by UCLA with Lew Alcindor. Kruse signed with the Houston Mavericks (coached by Slater Martin) of the
ABA for the 1968-69 year. Milton Minter played at E. TX Baptist and was a coach for 26 years and later a principal at
Sims. Harold Kay May was a teacher/principal at New Boston; Billy Bob May and Dwight Byrd worked at the Red River
Army Depot in Texarkana.
Team #102, 1961
Buna wins 5th of 7 state titles under Cotton Robinson
2-A, BUNA
Buna defeated Dimmitt, 60-36, in the final & New Boston, 62-45, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The Cougars
qualified for state with regional wins over Dayton, 58-35; Taylor, 64-23; and Madisonville, 48-42. Buna finished at 43-0
with wins over several 4A schools (e.g., Houston schools: Aldine, Jeff Davis, Sam Houston, Spring Branch, Milby, &
Lamar; Port Arthur, Beaumont S. Park). The Cougars utilized a “deliberation offense and an all-encompassing defense”
and cruised to its fifth state title in seven years with victory margins of 17 in the semi-final and 24 in the final. Buna out
shot their opponents in both the semi-final (24-48=50% to 11-30=37%) and the final (20-38=53% to 12-30=40%).
Buna has won seven state championships (1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962, & 1963) and won 58 straight games from
1951-53 & 66 straight games from 1955-57. Buna won 126 consecutive district games from 1952-1963 and 15 straight
state tournament games from 1954-1963. Buna won 126 consecutive district games from 1952-1963 and 15 straight
state tournament games from 1954-1963. Buna was coached by M.N. “Cotton” Robinson (1948-1963) in all of its seven
state championships—a state record. Robinson played at Southwestern LA in 1946-47 and was elected to the TX H.S.
Basketball Hall of Fame in 1983. The Buna dynasty is chronicled in Harold Ratliff’s 1976 book, Texas Boys Basketball: A
History, published by the U.I.L.
Buna is one of seven schools who have won the boys and girls state basketball championships in the same year---Buna in
1956, 1957 & 1961; Dallas S. Oak Cliff in 1977; Nazareth in 2002; Morton in 1987; Abernathy in 1991; Sudan in 1995; &
Brock in 2002 & 2003. Finalist Dimmitt won four state titles (1952, 1975, 1982 & 1983 and lost in the finals five times
(1960, 1961, 1967, 1978 & 1986).
The 1961 Buna players were: (13) 5’7” Sr Jimmy Burke; (42) 6’3” Jr Raymond Cleveland; (34) 6’1” Sr Melvin Ellison; (30)
6’1” So John Hatch; (11) 5’11” So Pete Hillin; (22) 5’11” Sr Billy Kirkpatrick; (66) 5’11” So Wade Reese; (20) 5’8” So John
Richardson; (32) 5’11” So Herbert Ross; (44) 6’3” Sr Glen Stancil; (40) 6’0” Jr James Simmons; & (60) 5’7” So Pat Strom.
Buna was led in the final by 5’7” Sr Jimmy Burke with 19 points (including 11 of 11 FTs); 6’3” Sr Glen Stancil with 13
points & 11 rebounds and 6’1” Sr Melvin Ellison with 10 points and 8 rebounds. Junior Coffee (later with Giants of NFL)
led Dimmitt with 19 points. The top Cougar scorers in the semi-final were Ellison with 24 and Stancil with 14. Boyce
Grider led New Boston with 13 points. For the two games at state Ellison had 34 points and 15 rebounds; Stancil had 27
points & 18 rebounds and Burke had 23 points.
The 1961 All State Tournament Team included 6’1” Sr Melvin Ellison, 6’3” Sr Glen Stancil and 5’7” Sr Jimmy Burke of
Buna; 6’3” Sr David McCright of New Boston and 6’0” Sr Junior Coffey of Dimmitt. Buna’s Sr Melvin Ellison was all-state
in 1961 and Jr James Simmons would be named all-state as a Sr in 1962. The Cougars John Allen Hatch was a So on the
1961 Buna title team and would be named all-state in 1963. Hatch (1960-63) later played at ETBU and was a Baptist
minister for 43 years. He was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987. Ellison later played at Baylor.
Team #103, 1961
S. San Antonio, led by Robert Zamora,
wins only state title in school history
3-A, S. SAN ANTONIO
South San Antonio defeated Clear Creek of League City, 67-54, in the final & Nacogdoches, 62-61, in the semi-final at
the state tournament. The Bobcats, who finished the year at 31-4, qualified for state with regional wins over San
Marcos, 48-44, and Robstown, 77-55. S. SA’s one-point win in the semi-final featured a scoring duel between the
Bobcats’ all-state Robert Zamora and Nacogdoches’ all-state Larry Franks. Nacogdoches trained by 15 but made 83% of
its shots in the 4th quarter before Zamora, who scored 32 points on 13 of 27, closed the door with a jump shot and 3
FT’s in the last 2 minutes. The Bobcats out shot (21-46=46% to 21-50=42%) and out rebounded (51-2) Clear Creek in the
final.
The 1961 state title was the only one in school history thru 2006 for South San Antonio though the school did lose in the
finals four other times: in 1948 to Canyon, in 1958 to Waxahachie, in 1960 to Lamesa and in 1967 to Lamesa. S. SA
made the state tournament for seven consecutive years from 1958-1964 under Coach Jimmy Littleton of SWT who
coached South San Antonio to the 1961 3-A state title and later coached SA Lee to the 4-A state title in 1967. Finalist
Clear Creek won its only state title in 1963 and lost in the finals in 1961, 1964 & 1966. Austin H.S. made its 19th trip to
the state tournament but failed to win its first ever state title. S. SA became the first of four schools to win state titles in
basketball and baseball in the same year (the other three were Dumas in 1971, Sweeny in 1985 and Humble Kingwood in
2005).
The 1961 South San Antonio players were: (14) 5’9” Jr Newton Grimes; (12) 5’9” Jr Kenton Hammond; (20) 5’9” Sr Jim
Jacobs; (10) 5’8” Sr Roland Rodriguez; (44) 5’10” Jr Jerry Gillaspie; (30) 5’9” Jr Sam Coats; (40) 5’10” So Eddie Campos;
(50) 6’2” Sr Robert Zamora; (34) 5’11” Jr Dan Carrasco; (56) 5’11” Jr David Denson; (54) 6’5” Sr Truitt Pool; (32) 5’9” So
Frank Davis; (42) 6’2” Fr Billy Alexander; (52) 6’3” Jr Tommy Dugger; (22) 5’10” So Warren Williams; & (24) 5’9” So Billy
Jorgenson.
The Bobcats were led on the year by 6’2” Sr Robert Zamora at 25.5 ppg; 5’9” Sr Jim Jacobs at 11.5; and 6’3” Jr Tommy
Dugger at 11.5. Zamora led the Bobcats in the final with 33 points & 12 rebounds; Jacobs with 10; 5’9” Jr Newton
Grimes with 9; 6’5” Sr Truitt Pool with 7 points & 10 rebounds; and Dugger with 6 points and 14 rebounds. Paul Timmins
led Clear Creek with 28 points. Zamora also led the Bobcats in the semi-final with 32 points & 12 rebounds and Grimes
had 11 points. Larry Franks led Nacogdoches with 29 points. For the two games as state Zamora had 65 points and 24
rebounds.
The 1961 All State Tournament Team included 6’2” Sr Robert Zamora of S. SA; 6’5” Sr Larry Franks of Nacogdoches;
5’11” Sr Paul Timmins and 5’9” Sr Norman Lunday of Clear Creek; and 5’11” Sr Larry Tiner of Dumas. Robert Zamora of
South San Antonio was all-state in 1960 & 1961. His 17 FT’s in one game in 1961 was a 3-A record and his 907 points in
1961 ranked 60th all-time in TX. He later played at Baylor. In 2006 Robert C. Zamora was the S. SA I.S.D.’s Associate
Supt. and was honored by a middle school named for him. Larry Franks was All-SWC at UT in 1965. Newton Grimes and
Tommy Dugger of S. SA were all-state in 1962.
Team #104, 1961
Houston Austin wins 1st of 2 state titles
4-A, HOUSTON AUSTIN
Houston Austin defeated Amarillo Palo Duro, 68-60, in the final & Austin H.S. 72-71 (OT), in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Mustangs defeated Houston Aldine, 57-43, and Beaumont, 48-41, in the regional and finished the
year at 34-5. Houston Austin had a reputation as “miracle workers” during the 1961 season as the Mustangs survived its
decisive district game after trailing by 9 points with 3 minutes to play and won a one-point OT victory in the semi-final
when the Maroons missed 2 potential winning shots in the last 24 seconds after Wayne Ballard’s FG after a FT rebound
provided the victory margin. The Mustangs’ 8-point win in the final came after Palo Duro “virtually collapsed” in the
final minute of play losing a 58-57 lead. Both teams shot 42% from the field but Austin won the rebound battle (51-32).
Houston Austin won two state titles (1961 & 1964) in their only two appearances in a state final.
Palo Duro won its only state title in 1956 in the year the school opened and lost in its only other final in 1961. First-year
coach Pat Riley of SHSU led Austin to both the 1961 and 1964 championships.
The 1961 Houston Austin players were: (14) 6’2” Sr Jim Damon; (21) 6’3” Jr Wayne Ballard; (15) 6’6” Sr Tim
Timmerman; (23) 6’2” Sr Ray Vanover; (11) 5’9” Jr Tommy Nance; (22) 6’2” Jr Frazer Dealy; (10) 5’10” Jr Richard Kropp;
(12) 5’11” Sr Ray White; (13) 6’2” Sr Lee Hopkins; (18) 6’2” Jr Jerry Brewer; (20) 6’3” Sr Edward Verner; & (24) 5’9” Sr
David Parish.
Houston Austin was led on the year by 6’6” all-state center Tim Timmerman at 26.1 ppg; 6’3” Wayne Bullard at 15.1;
6’2” Ray Vanover at 10.2; 6’2” Jim Damon at 6.5; and 6’2” Frazer Dealy at 5.3. The Mustangs were led in the final by
Timmerman with 23 points, Vanover with 18 and Ballard with 14. Steve Carter, a 6’0” all-state Sr, led Palo Duro with 33
points. Timmerman also led Houston Austin in the semi-final with 33 points while Ballard had 13 and Vanover and Dealy
had 10. 6’1” Dean Greenwood scored 23 for Austin H.S. For the two games at state Timmerman had 56 points and 34
rebounds; Greenwood had 44 points and 13 rebounds; and Ballard had 27 points and 16 rebounds.
The 1961 All State Tournament Team included 6’6” Sr Tim Timmerman, 6’3” Jr Wayne Ballard and 6’1” Sr Dean
Greenwood of Houston Austin; 6’0” Sr Steve Carter of Palo Duro; and 6’6” Sr Dan Smith of Denton. Timmerman was
named 2nd team all-state in 1961. Ballard was named all-state in 1962.
Team #105, 1962
Huntington wins 3rd of 4 state titles
Conf B, HUNTINGTON
Huntington defeated Roxton, 60-56, in the final; Snook, 51-38, in the semi-final; & Kyle, 56-49, in the 1st round at the
state tournament. The Red Devils qualified for state with regional wins over Lovelady, 48-41; Alba-Golden, 70-53;
Carlisle, 79-48; & Cayuga, 48-38. Huntington was were 35-10 on the year but lost mostly to larger schools (Houston
Milby and Waltrip, Bryan & Buna. The Devils out shot (37% to 28%) and out rebounded (48-42) Kyle in the 7-point 1st
round win and out rebounded (44-37) and out scored (18-11) Snook in the 4th qt. in the 13-point semi-final win.
Huntington out shot (23-41=56% to 22-53=42%) Roxton in the 4-point win in the final as the Devils’ Martin Cochran
made a 3-point play at the buzzer after Roxton had come within one with 8 seconds left.
Huntington had won four state championships (1959-Class A, 1960-Class A, 1962-Class B & 1974-Class A) thru 2006
winning all four of its state championship games. The 1959 and 1960 state title teams were coached by Jack Whitton
who also coached state championship teams in West Sabine in 1963 & 1965. Whitton won 16 district championships in
20 years and had an overall career record of 512-175 at Brookeland, Bronson, Huntington, Seminole and West Sabine.
He was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame & the TX H.S. Coaches Assoc. Hall of Honor. Lloyd T. Dickens of
SHSU was coach of the 1962 title team. Ken Loyd coached Huntington to the 1-A state title in 1974 and then coached
the 1977 & 1996 Avinger championship teams giving him three state titles. Finalist Roxton made its only appearance in
a state final in 1962. However, Roxston returned to state in 2011, 2012 & 2013 and won the 1A Div II state title in 2013
coached by Shawn Dalbert of Oklahoma Christian University.
The 1962 Huntington players were: (51) 6’3” Sr Harold Jones; (35) 6’1” Sr Doyle Burnett; (43) 6’2” Sr Martin Cochran;
(41) 6’0” Jr Linwood McGaughey; (13) 5’10” So Joe Fields; (45) 6’3” Sr Calvin Carrell; (53) 6’3” Sr Richard Ivy; (15) 5’10” Sr
Frank Harris; (11) 5’8” Jr Pierre Hopson; (31) 6’2” Jr Billy W. Junge; (25) 5’8” Jr David Hayes; & (23) 5’9” So Larry Choate.
The Red Devils were led on the year by 6’3” Sr Harold Jones at 15.8 ppg; 6’1” Sr Doyle Burnett at 9.7; 6’2” Sr Martin
Cochran at 9.7; and 6’3” Sr Calvin Carrell at 7.6. Huntington was led in the final by Cochran with 19 points & 6 rebounds;
Burnett with 13 points & 10 rebounds; and Jones with 9 points & 6 rebounds. Jimmy Slayden led Roxton with 22 points.
Burnett led the Devils in the semi-final with 19 points while Cochran added 16. Jack Pennington led Snook with 15.
Burnett (17) and Carrell (16) led Huntington in the 1st round while Alan Miller led Kyle with 15.
The 1962 1-A All State Tournament Team included Harold Jones of Huntington; Jimmy Slayden and Gary Holcombe of
Roxton; Jack Pennington of Snook; and John Ray Godfrey of Aspermont. Godfrey tied the Class B record for most points
in one game with 43. The 1962 Class B all-state team included Harold Jones of Huntington and John Ray Godfrey of
Aspermont. Harold Jones was also all-state in 1961 and Joe Fields of Huntington was all-state in 1964.
Team #106, 1962
White Deer, led by Carl McAdams,
wins only state title
1-A, WHITE DEER
White Deer defeated Woodsboro, 59-39, in the final & West Sabine of Pineland, 49-48, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Bucks qualified for state with regional wins over McLean, 62-36; Farwell, 56-33; and Ozona, 69-38.
White Deer finished the year at 23-4. The Bucks out-shot (17-35=49% to 21-56=33%) & out rebounded (40-29) West
Sabine in the semi-final. The Bucks also out shot (23-54=43%) and out rebounded (51-37) Woodsboro in the 20-point
win in the final.
White Deer, under Coach Wayne Tipton of McMurry College, won the 1962 state title in the school’s only appearance in
a state final. Woodsboro made the state final three times (in 1962, 1963 & 1965) but never won a state title.
The 1962 White Deer players were: (11) 5’9” Jr Curtis Campbell; (15) 5’10” Jr Jim Thurmond; (25) 6’0” Jr Carroll Russell;
(33) 6’2” Sr Carl McAdams; (35) 6’4” Sr Gerald Bichsel; (55) 6’4” Jr Charles Coleman; (45) 5’9” Jr Michael Hefner; (31)
5’11” So Dan Simmons; (23) 5’9” So Wesley Schultz; and (21) 6’0” Michael Gann.
White Deer was led on the year by 6’2” Sr Carl McAdams at 16.7 ppg; 6’4” Sr Gerald Bichsel at 13.9; and 6’0” Jr Carroll
Russell at 10.8. The Bucks were led in the final by Bichsel with 20 points & 14 rebounds; McAdams with 16 points & 10
rebounds; & Russell with 13 points & 7 rebounds. Glendean Horner led Woodsboro with 16 points. Bichsel also led the
Bucks in the semi-final with 18 while McAdams had 12 points & 12 rebounds and Russell, 12 points & 13 rebounds.
The 1962 1-A All State Tournament Team included Gerald Bichsel, Carl McAdams and Carroll Russell of White Deer; Alvie
Williams of West Sabine; and Glendean Horner of Woodsboro. Carl McAdams was all-state for White Deer in 1962, later
was a two-time All-American linebacker at U. of Oklahoma and played for the New York Jets in the NFL from 1967-1969
(including the Jet SuperBowl III Champions with Joe Namath).
Team #107, 1962
Buna wins 6th of 7 state titles
under Coach Cotton Robinson
2-A, BUNA
Buna defeated Jacksboro, 49-30, in the final & Donna, 59-48, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The Cougars
qualified for state with regional wins over Dayton, 46-29; Lampasas, 57-24; & Rockdale, 49-42 (OT). Buna was 37-2 on
the year losing only to 4A Jeff Davis and Port Arthur. Donna became the first “Valley” team to ever win a state football
championship in 1961 with a 28-21 win over Quanah and was trying to become the first “Valley” team to ever win a
state basketball title and held a one-point lead over defending champion Buna at the beginning of the 4th quarter of the
semi-final but the Cougars outscored the Redskins 20-11 in the quarter. The Cougars used balanced scoring in a
methodical 19-pt. win over Jacksboro on the final.
Buna has won seven state championships (1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963) and won 58 straight games from
1951-53 & 66 straight games from 1955-57. Buna won 126 consecutive district games from 1952-1963; 56 consecutive
games in 1961-1962 (43-0 in 1961 & first 13 games in 1962) and 15 straight state tournament games from 1954-1963.
Buna was coached by M.N. “Cotton” Robinson (1948-1963) in all of its seven state championships—a state record.
Robinson played at Southwestern LA in 1946-47 and was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1983. The
Buna dynasty is chronicled in Harold Ratliff’s 1976 book, Texas Boys Basketball: A History, published by the U.I.L. Buna
fielded its first football team in 1961 as it had been the only 2-A school in TX that did not play football. Jacksboro made
its only appearance in a state final in 1962 and was coached by Dan Owen, a (later) member of the Howard Payne Hall of
Fame. Owen later became known for attending 59 state basketball tournaments from 1949-2009.
The 1962 Buna players were: (44) 6’3” Sr Raymond Cleveland; (24) 5’11” So Derwood Goins; (30) 6’1” Jr John Hatch;
(34) 5’11” Jr Pete Hillin; (61) 5’6” Jr John McHugh; (32) 6’1” Jr John Meaux; (20) 5’10” Jr Wade Reese; (10) 5’10” So
James Richardson; (22) 5’8” Jr John Richardson; (42) 5’11” Jr Herbert Ross; (40) 5’11” Sr James Simmons; & (64) 6’0” So
Barry Turner.
Buna was led in the final by 6’1” Jr John Allen Hatch with 12 points, 5’11” Jr Pete Hillin with 11 and 5’11” Sr James
Simmons and 6’3” Sr Raymond Cleveland with 8 each. Steve Wheelis led Jacksboro with 8 points. Hatch led Buna in
the semi-finals with 20 points & 7 rebounds while Simmons added 16 points. Jim Hulme led Donna with 18.
The 1962 All State Tournament Team included John Hatch and James Simmons of Buna; Eddie Pruitt of Ft. Stockton;
Steve Wheelis of Jacksboro; and Jim Hulme of Donna. Buna’s Sr James Simmons (at 15.0 ppg) was named 1st team allstate in 1962 and Jr John Hatch was named 2nd team all-state in1962. John Allen Hatch (1960-63) later played at ETBU
and was elected to TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987. He served as a Baptist minister for 43 years.
Team #108, 1962
Dumas wins 1st of 2 state titles and wins football &
basketball titles in the same academic year
3-A, DUMAS
Dumas defeated Waxahachie, 58-38, in the final & Clear Creek of League City, 49-44, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Demons were 23-9 on the year and qualified for state with regional wins over Sweetwater, 46-37 and
Seminole, 61-55. Dumas led Clear Creek by 8 at 36-28 going into the 4th qt. and held on for a 5-point victory. The
Demons’ 20-point win in the final featured a defense which held Waxahachie to 31% shooting and “stopped cold” the
“shoot and run” Indian offense.
Dumas became the first UIL team to win the state championship in both football and basketball in the same academic
year (1961-62) as the Demons defeated Nederland 6-0 for the 1961 3-A state football title before winning the 3-A state
basketball title in 1962. Only three other schools have accomplished this feat (Southlake Carroll in 1992-93; Duncanville
in 1998-99; & Everman in 2002-03).
Dumas won state championships in 1962 & 1971 and lost in the final to Bowie in 1953.
Jerry B. Hale of OK State U. coached the 1962 championship team while Jim Reid coached the 1971 title team.
Waxahachie won state titles in 1958 & 1983 and lost in the finals in 1962, 1965, 1976 & 1982. Several of the basketball
players (e.g., Kelly Baker, Joe Parsons, Julian Miller, & list) also played on the state championship football team.
The 1962 Demon players were: (44) 6’2” Sr Dick Rector; (20) 6’3” Jr Mike Wendele; (12) 6’5” Jr Kelly Baker; (10) 6’1” Sr
Carlton Vernon; (24) 5’9” Jr Julian Miller; (32) 6’1” Sr Jerry Henderson; (30) 5’11” Jr Joe Parsons; (34) 6’3” Jr Eric Beagle;
(40) 5’11” Jr Scott Ledgerwood; (22) 6’0” So Jimmy Rhoades; (50) 6’1” Jr Larry Frerichs; & (54) 5’10” So Richard Weaver.
Dumas was led on the year by 6’2” Sr Dick Rector at 15 ppg; 6’5” Jr Kelly Baker at 13; and 6’3” Jr Mike Wendele at 12.
The Demons were led in the final by Wendele with 19 points and Baker with 18 while Bill Hughes led Waxahachie with
12 points. The Demons were led in the semi-final by Wendele with 13 points; Rector with 9; and 5’11” Jr Joe Parsons,
Baker & 5’9” Jr Julian Miller with 8 each. Bill Doty led Clear Creek with 25 points & 11 rebounds.
The 1962 All State Tournament Team included Kelly Baker, Dick Rector and Mike Wendele of Dumas; Newton Grimes of
S. SA; and Bill Doty of Clear Creek. The 1962 All-State 1st team included Bill Doty of Clear Creek, Bill Hughes of
Waxahachie and Gene Westmoreland of Lamesa (a two-time state 880-yd champ). Rector and Wendele of Dumas were
named 2nd team all-state in 1962. Kelly Baker was 2nd team all-state in 1963.
Team #109, 1962
Jefferson wins only title with
Coach Porter & Bob Glover
4-A
DALLAS JEFFERSON
Dallas Jefferson defeated Houston Davis, 69-46, in the final & Bryan Austin, 75-34, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Rebels defeated Paschal, 65-47, and Tyler Lee, 91-56, in the regional and cruised thru the state
tournament winning the semi-final by 41 points and the final by 23 points. The combined 64-point two-game victory
margin was the greatest in 5-A tournament history. Davis was 33-2on the year (and won 27 consecutive games to close
the season) but started slowly losing two of its first eight games before Coach Archie Porter implemented a 10-man
platoon system to keep his boys fresh for the pressing defense and fast break offense that he utilized for the entire
game. Jeff Davis was “outrun” and overwhelmed in the final by the platooning of the “Senior Team” and the “Juniors”
every four minutes. The Rebel defense in the final limited Davis’ all-state center 6’6” Sr Darrell Hardy to two points in
the first half and 12 for the game. Some in the media called the Jeff team “the greatest ever” and were also impressed
by the team’s support in that 2,000 fans from Jeff were at the final.
Dallas Jefferson won its only state title in 1962 and lost in the finals in 1959 (to Pampa), 1965 (to Houston Jones) and
1968 (to Houston Wheatley). Archie Porter of ETSU was the coach of the 1962 championship team. Houston Jeff Davis
won state titles in 1942 & 1943 and lost in the finals in 1933, 1946 and 1962.
The 1962 Dallas Jefferson players were: (35) 6’1” Sr Glen Middlebrooks; (31) 6’2” Sr Dexter Marble; (32) 6’6” Jr Bob
Glover; (22) 5’11” Sr Eddie Dominguez; (14) 5’10” Sr Capt. Bill Atkinson; (23) 6’0” Sr Tim Baker; (21) 6’2” Jr Noel Stout;
(11) 6’0” Jr Scott Dykema; (25) 6’1” Jr Jim Haller; (34) 5’9” Jr Don Wood; (24) 6’0” Jr Dan Collinsworth; (12) 5’8” Sr Dennis
Reever; (15) 6’0” Jr David Hewes; (13) 6’0” Jr David Garrett; & (33) 6’5” So Rick Cozad.
The 1962 Jefferson team was led by 6’6” all-state Jr Bob Glover and had five players averaging in double figures for the
year. Glover led Jefferson in the final with 16 points and 9 rebounds; 6’2” Sr Dexter Marble had 12 points & 7 rebounds;
5’11” Sr Eddie Dominguez scored 8 points, 5’10” Sr Bill Atkinson, 7, 5’9” Jr Don Wood, 6, 6’2” Jr Noel Stout, 5, 6’1” Sr
Glen Middlebrooks, 5, 6’0” Sr Tim Baker, 4 & 6’1” Jr Jim Haller, 5. Darrell Hardy led Davis with 12. Marble led Jefferson
in the semi-final with 13 points and Glover had 11 and Wood, 10. Thomas Stockton led Bryan with 8 points.
The 1962 All State Tournament Team included Dexter Marble, Bob Glover and Eddie Dominguez of Jefferson; Darrell
Hardy of Jeff Davis; and Russ Wilkinson of Monterey.
Glover was 1st team all-state and Don Woods, 2nd team all-state. Bob Glover (1960-63) was elected to TX H.S.
Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993. Finalist Houston Davis led by Darrell Hardy (1959-62) who was all-state in 1962 and
later played at Baylor and in the NBA. He was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982. Jim Haller, a 6’1” Jr
player on the 1962 team later played at Lon Morris & SHSU and was the head basketball coach at Baylor. Eddie
Dominguez later played at TX A&M. Glen Middlebrook played at TCU. Noel Stout played at Lon Morris and UT. Dexter
Marble played at Stanford and was later a H.S. coach and attorney.
Team #110, 1963
McAdoo wins 2nd of 3 state titles
Conf B, McADOO
McAdoo defeated Prairie Valley (Nocona), 52-35, in the final; Talpa-Centennial, 49-36, in the semi-final; & Frankston, 6852, in the 1st round at the state tournament. The Eagles qualified for state for the 2nd time with regional wins over
Meadow, 87-34; Aspermont (with Sr John Ray Godfrey), 63-60; and Miami, 66-51. McAdoo out shot (39% to 31%) Talpa
in the 13-point semi-final win but the Eagles were out rebounded (28-32) and out shot (31% to 42% in the final by Prairie
Valley but won the game at the FT line (22-26 to 7-12). McAdoo finished the year at 37-3.
The 1963 state title was the second of three in five years (1960, 1963 & 1964) for McAdoo but the three championships
marked the only appearances in the finals for the Eagles thru 2006. Fabian Lemley of Texas Tech was the coach for the
three McAdoo championship teams. Prairie Valley made its only appearance in a state final in 1963. McAdoo had only
37 students enrolled in the 1962-63 school year.
The 1963 McAdoo players were: (40) 6’0” Sr Johnny McCormick; (32) 5’8” Sr Ronald Hardin; (52) 6’0” Jr Larry Morris;
(22) 6’2” Jr Johnny Powers; (24) 5’10” Jr Bill McWilliams; (14) 6’0” Jr Jerry Johnson; (10) 5’9” Jr Ceaman Scott; (34) 5’9” Jr
Bobby Teague; (20) 5’11” Jr Jess Blackwell; (30) 6’0” Jr Sammy Brown; (44) 5’11” So James Earl Van Meter; (12) 5’10” So
Roy Neff; (54) 5’11” So Johnny Curtis Faubus; & (50) Fr Wayne Tonn.
McAdoo was led on the year by 6’0” Jr Larry Morris at 17.3; 6’0” Sr Johnny McCormick at 17.1; 6’2” Jr Johnny Powers at
12.8; 5’10” Jr Bill McWilliams at 9.5; and 5’11” So James Earl Van Meter at 8.2. The Eagles were led in the final by Morris
with 21 points; McCormick with 7 points; and Powers and McWilliams with 6 each. Billy Brown led Prairie Valley with 11
points. Powers led the Eagles in the semi-final with 20 points & 7 rebounds while McWilliams added 13 and Morris, 10.
James Maedgen led Talpa with 13 points & 12 rebounds.
The All State Tournament Team included Larry Morris and Johnny Powers of McAdoo; Joe Bragg of Frankston; Bill Ward
of Blum and Billy Brown of Prairie Valley. McAdoo’s Johnny McCormick was named 1st team all-state (at 16.9 ppg) in
1963. Larry Morris, 1st team all-state in 1963 & 1964, later played at Howard County JC and became supt. at Crosbyton.
Johnny Powers , 2nd team all-state in 1964, played at Clarendon JC; Johnny McCormick played at Decatur JC; and Roy
Neff was supt. at Dublin for 22 years.
Team #111, 1963
West Sabine wins 1st of 2 state titles
under Coach Jack Whitton
1-A, WEST SABINE
West Sabine (Pineland) defeated Woodsboro, 66-51, in the final & Millsap, 64-48, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Tigers qualified for state for the 2nd time with regional wins over Hawkins, 67-42; Lufkin Hudson, 4638; and Quitman, 62-46. West Sabine cruised to its first state title with a 16-point win in the semi-final and a 15-point
win in the final. The Tigers led 20-4 after the 1st qt. of the semi-final and cruised to victory with better shooting (48% to
43%) and rebounding (42-25). In the final West Sabine and Pineland both shot 44% but the Tigers outscored the Eagles
in the 4th qt, 20-13. West Sabine finished at 34-3.
West Sabine won two state titles (1963 & 1965) and lost in the 1969 final to Friendswood. The two Sabine
championship teams were coached by Jack Whitton of SFA who coached four state championship teams, two at
Huntington (1959 and 1960) & two at West Sabine (1963 & 1965). Whitton won 16 district championships in 20 years
and had an overall career record of 512-175 at Brookeland, Bronson, Huntington, Seminole and West Sabine. He was
elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005. Finalist Woodsboro has not won a state championship but lost in
the finals in 1962 to White Deer and in 1963 & 1965 to West Sabine.
The 1963 West Sabine players were: (52) 6’4” Jr Wayne Fults; (51) 6’3” Sr G.W. King; (23) 5’10” Jr Joe Pat Rhodes; (15)
6’1” So Jack Sweeny; (25) 5’10” Sr Kenneth Jones; (43) 6’3” Jr Lloyd Landrum; (55) 6’0” Sr Floyd Wright; (45) 5’10” Sr
Albert Welch; (11) 5’6” Sr Nelford Harvey; (33) 5’10” Jr Robert Smith; (21) 5’8” So Wes Warnock; (14) 5’6” So Thomas
Jones; (31) 5’8” So Gale Drawhorn; (41) 5’10” So Billy Mack Jacks; & (35) 5’10” Jr Bobby Adair.
West Sabine was led on the year by 6’1” So Jack Sweeny at 13 ppg; 6’4” Jr Wayne Fults at 12; 5’10” Jr Joe Pat Rhodes at
11; 6’3” Sr G.W. King at 9; and 5’10” Sr Kenneth Jones at 8. The Tigers were led in the final by Fults with 17 points & 12
rebounds; Rhodes with 17 points; Sweeny with 16 points & 6 rebounds; and King with 13 points & 9 rebounds. Gerald
Steindorf led Woodsboro with 19 points & 7 rebounds. Fults (24 points & 14 rebounds) and Rhodes (20) led the Tigers in
the semi-final while Royce Littlefield led Millsap with 15.
The 1963 All State Tournament Team included Wayne Fults and Joe Pat Rhodes of West Sabine; Gerald Steindorf and
Charles Longmire of Woodsboro; and Leo Ames of Millsap. Fults was named 1st team all-state in 1963 & 1964 (at 22.1
ppg). Jack Sweeny & Joe Pat Rhodes were all-state in 1964.
Team #112, 1963
Buna, under Cotton Robinson,
wins last of 7 state titles
2-A, BUNA
Buna defeated Canyon, 47-41, in the final & Gladewater, 71-39, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The Cougars
qualified for state for the 8th time with regional wins over Humble, 52-37; Rockdale, 56-50; and West, 72-37. Buna’s
32-point semi-final win was the result of better shooting (50% to 37%) and rebounding (41-26) than the Bears. Buna led
by 2 in the final going into the 4th qt. and outscored Canyon 13-9 for a 6-point win. Buna finished the year at 38-2.
Buna has won seven state championships (1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962, & 1963).
Buna won 58 straight games from 1951-53 & 66 straight games from 1955-57. Buna won 126 consecutive district games
from 1952-1963 and 15 straight state tournament games from 1954-1963. The Cougars won 58 straight games from
1951-53; 66 straight games from 1955-57; & 56 straight games in 1961-1962. Buna was coached by M.N. “Cotton”
Robinson (1948-1963) of SHSU in all of its seven state championships, a state record. Robinson played at Southwestern
LA in 1946-47 and was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1983. The 1963 state title was the last for Coach
M.N. “Cotton” Robinson who retired after the 1963 win over Canyon in the final. The Buna dynasty is chronicled in
Harold Ratliff’s 1976 book, Texas Boys Basketball: A History, published by the U.I.L. Finalist Canyon won state titles in
1950 and 1964 and lost in the finals in 1963 & 1981.
The 1963 Buna players were: (30) 6’2” Sr John Hatch; (54) 6’0” Sr Anthony (“Pete”) Hillin; (12) 5’8” Sr John Richardson;
(10) 5’10” Sr Wade Reese; (50) 6’0” Sr Herbert Ross; (52) 5’9” Jr Jimmy Richardson; (42) 6’2” Sr John Meaux; (11) 5’5” So
Doug Barclay; (66) 5’11” So Larry Hatch; (32) 5’6” So Mike Barley; & (20) 5’10” So James Norris.
Buna’s was led in the final by 6’2” Sr John Hatch with 21 points, 6’0” Sr Anthony Hillin with 11 and 6’0” Sr Herbert Ross
with 5. Bob Begert led Canyon in the final with 17. The Cougars were led in the semi-final by Hillin with 26 points & 6
rebounds; Hatch with 14 points & 8 rebounds and 5’9” Jr Jimmy Richardson with 13 points. Larry Sorrells led
Gladewater with 12 points.
The 1963 All State Tournament Team included John Hatch and Pete Hillin of Buna; Bob Begert and Harry Lisle of Canyon
and Joe O’Brien of Gladewater. Three Buna seniors from the 1963 team were named to the all-state team. John Hatch
(1st team at 13.5 ppg); Pete Hillin (2nd team at 11.4 ppg); and John Richardson (3rd team at 10.2). Jim Richardson was
named 2nd team all-state as a Sr in 1964. John Allen Hatch (1960-63) later played at ETBU and was elected to the TX
H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987. Canyon’s Bob Begert was named 1st team all-state in 1963 and later played at SMU
and became a “Super Lawyer” in Dallas. He is a member of the Panhandle Hall of Fame. Hatch was co-captain of the
1963 THSCA All-Star game and was named MVP of the game after scoring 14 points. He served as a Baptist minister for
43 years.
Team #113, 1963
Clear Creek wins only state title
3-A, CLEAR CREEK
Clear Creek (League City) defeated Seminole, 65-57, in the 1st round & South San Antonio, 42-40, in the semi-final at the
state tournament. The Wildcats qualified for state for the 7th time with regional wins over El Campo, 72-56, and
Brenham, 64-60. Clear Creek, which overcame a 6-point deficit in the 4th quarter, won a 2-point victory in the semi-final
with a “corner shot” by James Collins (his only points) with three seconds left in the game. The Wildcats out rebounded
(48-31) & out shot (45% to 38%) Seminole in the 8-point win in the final. Clear Creek finished the year at 26-6.
Clear Creek made 10 appearances at state tournament from 1956-1967 with one championship (1963). The school won
a record 19 consecutive district titles from 1953-1972. The 1963 championship team was coached by Henry F.
Bauerschlag of SWT who had been an assistant under George Carlisle who left to become head coach at Rice U. Finalist
Seminole won state titles in 1955 and 1979 and lost in the finals in 1957, 1963 and 1999.
The 1963 Clear Creek players were: (15) 5’10” Sr James Collins; (21) 6’10” Jr Ronnie Wilkening; (25) 6’4” Sr Dwayne
“Curly” Lenox; (41) 6’0” Sr Chuck Stamper; (43) 6’2” Jr Jimmy Dale Lenox; (35) 5’8” Jr Wayne Townsend; (45) 6’1” Sr
Chuck Kilgore; (11) 5’9” Jr James Mitchell; (33) 6’3” Sr Frank Fleener; (31) 5’10” Jr Jack Dugas; (51) 5’11” So Joe
McKinney; & (23) 5’11” So Johnny Valentino.
Clear Creek was led on the year by 6’4” Sr Dwayne “Curly” Lenox at 21.7; 6’2” Jr Jimmy Dale Lenox at 14.0; and 6’0” Sr
Chuck Stamper at 8.0 The Wildcats were led in the final by Jimmy Dale Lenox with 28 points & 9 rebounds and Dwayne
Lenox with 14 points & 11 rebounds. Mike Patterson led Seminole was led with 15. The Wildcats were led in the semifinal by Dwayne Lenox with 22 points and Jimmy Dale Lenox with 8 while S. SA was led by Billy Jorgenson with 17 points.
The 1963 All State Tournament Team included Dwayne “Curly” Lenox and Jimmy Dale Lenox of Clear Creek; Mike
Patterson of Seminole; Gary Sibley of Hurst Bell; and Larry Black of S. SA. Dwayne Lenox (a cousin of all-time great
Benny Lenox) was all-state in 1963 along with Mike Inselmann of semi-finalist South San Antonio. Jimmy Dale Lenox was
all-state as a Sr in 1964. Billy Jorgenson of S. SA was the South MVP of the all-star game in 1963.
Team #114, 1963
San Angelo wins its only state title
4-A, SAN ANGELO CENTRAL
San Angelo Central defeated Houston Spring Branch, 62-49, in the final & San Antonio Burbank, 53-52, in the semi-final
at the state tournament. The Bobcats qualified for state with regional wins over El Paso Austin, 44-35, and FW Haltom,
84-81. Minton White of San Angelo made a FT with seconds left in the semi-final for a 3-point lead at 53-50 & a FG by
Burbank’s Manuel Molina cut the lead to 1 at game’s end. Central’s 13-point win in the final was the result of better
rebounding (31-23) as the Bobcats outscored Spring Branch 19-12 in the 3rd & 21-11 in the 4th. Central finished the
year at 29-4.
San Angelo Central won its only state title in 1963 in its only appearance in a state final thru 2006. The 1963 Central
championship coach was Allen Davis of TX A&M assisted by Spike Dykes (later FB coach at TX Tech). Finalist Spring
Branch has not won state but lost in the finals in 1954 & 1963.
The 1963 Central players were: (14) 6’3” Sr Minton White, Jr; (33) 6’5” Jr Ronnie Henson; (34) 6’4” Jr A.Z. Drones; (31)
6’0” Sr Richard Moya; (13) 6’0” Sr Sanny Roach; (35) 5’11” Jr Marshall White; (12) 5’10” Jr Larry Lusby; (22) 5’10” Sr Gary
Cuba; (20) 5’11” Sr Norman Schuessler; (23) 5’10” Sr Elmer Chapman; & (24) 6’2” Sr Mackie Curry.
Central was led on the year by 6’3” all-state Sr Minton White, Jr, at 20 ppg; 6’5” Jr Ronnie Henson at 13; 6’0” Sr Richard
Moya at 12; 6’0” Sr Sanny Roach at 12; and 6’4” Jr A.Z. Drones at 11. The Bobcats were led in the final by White with 24
points & 7 rebounds; Moya with 12 points; Roach with 8; and Henson with 7 points & 8 rebounds. Rick Greenlaw led
Spring Branch with 15. White also led Central in the semi-final with 20 points & 8 rebounds and Henson had 16.
Burbank was led by Raul Gamez with 15 and Manuel Molina with 14.
The 1963 All State Tournament Team included 6’3” Minton White and Ronnie Henson of SA Central; Bob Glover of Dallas
Jefferson; Rick Greenlaw of Houston Spring Branch; and Raul Gamez of SA Burbank. Glover and White were named allstate in 1963.
Team #115, 1964
McAdoo wins 3rd of 3 state titles;
14 of the 15 boys in the tiny school
played on basketball team
Conf B, McADOO
McAdoo defeated Hutto, 66-64 (2-OT), in the final; Frankston, 82-78, in the semi-final; & Celeste, 71-52, in the 1st round
at the state tournament. The Eagles qualified for state for the 3rd time with regional wins over Allison, 95-54; Bula, 8160; and Quitaque, 54-53. Tiny McAdoo, with only 30 students enrolled and with 14 of the 15 boys in the H.S. on the
basketball team, won the 1964 State Class B championship. The Eagles finished the year at 36-3 with 12 victories over
class A & above teams. Bill McWilliams of McAdoo made 3 FTs in the last 31 seconds for a 4-point semi-final win over
Frankston as the Eagles shot 57% to Hutto’s 42%. McAdoo became only the second team to go to two overtimes in a
state final as the Eagles outscored Hutto 6-4 in the 2nd OT for the title.
The 1964 state title was the third in five years (1960, 1963 & 1964) for McAdoo but the three championships marked the
only appearances in the finals for the Eagles thru 2006. Coach Fabian Lemley of Texas Tech was the coach for all three
McAdoo championship teams. Hutto made the state finals two times losing in 1961 & 1964.
The 1964 McAdoo players were: (11) 6’0” Sr Larry Morris; (35) 6’2” Sr Johnny Powers; (53) 6’0” Sr Jerry Johnson; (25)
5’10” Sr Bill McWilliams; (23) 5’10” Sr Ceaman Scott; (15) 5’8” Sr Bob Teague; (55) 5’11” Sr Jess Blackwell; (31) 6’0” Sr
Sam Brown; (21) 5’10” Jr Roy Neff; (45) 5’11” Jr Earl Van Meter; (61) 6’0” Jr Johnny Faubus; & (33) 5’4” Fr Charles
Hardin.
McAdoo was led on the year by 6’0” Sr Larry Morris at 20.5 ppg; 6’2” Sr Johnny Powers at 16; 6’0” Sr Jerry Johnson at
9.8; and 5’10” Sr Ceaman Scott at 8. The Eagles were led in the final by Morris with 23 points & 8 rebounds; Powers with
22 & 13 rebounds; and McWilliams with 8 points. Jim Kruger led Hutto with 21 points & 10 rebounds. Powers led
McAdoo in the semi-final with 27 points & 8 rebounds while McWilliams added 24 points and Morris, 15. Jimmy Moore
led Frankston with 42 points (one short of the Class B record).
The 1964 All State Tournament Team included Johnny Powers and Larry Morris of McAdoo; David Reinhardt and Jim
Kruger of Hutto; and Jimmy Moore of Frankston. Powers and Morris were also named to this team in 1963. Morris
aqnd Powers were named all-state in 1964 & Earl Van Meter and Roy Neff were named all-state in 1965. Larry Morris
later played at Howard County JC and became supt. at Crosbyton; Johnny Powers played at Clarendon JC; and Roy Neff
was supt. at Dublin for 22 years.
Team #116, 1964
Only state title in school history
1-A, TALCO
Talco defeated the Henrietta Bearcats, 75-60, in the final & Sanford-Fritch, 77-61, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Trojans qualified for state for the 1st time with regional wins over Wills Point, 71-61; Lorena, 68-52;
and West Sabine, 66-62. Talco defeated defending champion West Sabine in the regional final and then cruised to the
state title with a 16-point win in the semi-final and a 15-point win in the finals. The Trojans finished the year at 32-4.
In the semi-final Talco overcame the 33 point scoring of 6’7” Wade Crook of Sanford-Fritch with balanced scoring as the
Trojans out rebounded (37-31) the Bearcats and used a “stall” to outscore Henrietta 10-1 in the final 55 seconds in a 16point win. The 19-point win in the final over Henrietta was due to superior shooting (47% to 31%).
The Talco-Henrietta match-up in the 1964 state 1-A final was the only time either school appeared in a state final thru
2006. Talco’s 1964 title was thus the only one in school history. However, Talco later merged with Bogota to form
Rivercrest ISD which won the 2006 1A boys state title. The 1964 Talco championship coach was Larry Tucker of SFA.
The 1964 Talco players were: (30) 6’0” Jr Jerry M. Black; (22) 5’10” Sr Jesse Blalock; (21) 5’11” Sr Gary Buchanan; (42)
5’9” Sr Jacky Dixon; (32) 5’11” So Clifton Duncan; (25) 5’8” So Johnny Horton; (31) 6’3” Sr Shelby Johnson; (44) 5’11” So
Donald Logan; (23) 6’0” Sr Ronnie Logan; (24) 5’9” Sr Ronnie Nelson; (20) 6’1” Sr Leo “Butch” Perdue; & (33) 6’4” Sr Billy
Jack Thompson.
Talco was led on the year by 5’11” Sr Gary Buchanan at 21.5; 6’1” Sr Butch Perdue at 17.4; 6’3” Sr Shelby Johnson at
16.0; 6’0” Sr Ronnie Logan at 14.2. The Trojans were led in the final by Johnson with 22 points & 17 rebounds; ,
Buchanan with 17 points & 8 rebounds; Logan with 14 points; Perdue with 12 points; and 6’0” Jr Jerry Black with 10.
David Schich led Henrietta with 17 points. Talco was led in the semi-final by Buchanan with 18 points; Perdue with 17
points & 10 rebounds; Johnson with 16 points; and Logan with 15. Wade Crook led Sanford-Fritch with 33 points & 10
rebounds.
The 1964 All State Tournament Team included Gary Buchanan, Shelby Johnson and Butch Purdue of Talco; Tommy Sims
of Henrietta; and Wade Crook of Sanford-Fritch. No Talco players made all-state in 1964 and thru 2008 no Talco boy
had ever made all-state.
Team #117, 1964
Canyon wins its 2nd of 2 state titles
2-A, CANYON
Canyon defeated Lancaster, 52-51 (OT), in the final & Hardin-Jefferson of Sour Lake, 58-42, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Eagles qualified for state for the 5th time with regional wins over Stinnett, 49-39; Anson, 53-48; and
Dimmitt, 52-44. Canyon’s 16-point semi-final win over Sour Lake featured strong rebounding (41-24) and shooting (48%
to 40%) by the Eagles. Lancaster led by 6 at 3:41 in the final but a Canyon rally sent the game to OT where the Eagles’
Bobby Evans made a FT (the only points scored in the OT) for a one-point victory. Canyon finished the year at 29-9.
Canyon won two state championships (1950 & 1964) and lost in the finals in 1963 to Buna and in 1981 to Beaumont
Hebert. Allen Simpson of WTSU was the 1964 Canyon championship coach. Canyon H.S. ranks 2nd in Texas for most
combined state basketball titles by boys (2) and girls (13) with 15 behind the state leader, Nazareth, with 23. Lancaster
made its only appearance in a state final in 1964.
The 1964 Canyon players were: (43) 6’4” Sr Ronnie Bacon; (25) 6’0” Sr Donald Breitling; (35) 6’4” Sr Steve Burgess; (13)
5’9” Sr Bobby Evans; (41) 6’0” Jr Alex deSchweinitz; (15) 6’2” Sr Gary Fletcher; (23) 6’3” So Dennis Haley; (45) 6’3” Jr
Tommy Higgins; (31) 6’5” Sr Dudley Moore; (33) 6’4” Sr Eddie Poole; (21) 6’0” Sr Joel Richardson; & (11) 5’9” Sr Jim
Whinnery.
Canyon was led on the year by 6’4” Sr Eddie Poole at 11.8 ppg; 6’0” Sr Donald Breitling at 11.0; 5’9” Sr Bobby Evans at
9.1; and 6’4” Sr Steve Burgess and 6’5” Sr Dudley Moore at 7.8. 5’9” Sr Jim Whinnery led the Eagles in the final with 17
points; Breitling had 9; Poole had 7 points & 7 rebounds; and Moore had 7 points. Lancaster was led by Jim McCoy with
18. Evans led the Eagles in the semi-final with 17 points while Poole added 14 and Whinnery, 10. Wayne Weaver led
Hardin-Jefferson with 17 points.
The 1964 All State Tournament Team included 5'9" Sr Jim Whinnery and 6'4" Sr Eddie Poole of Canyon; Greg Beesley and
Jim McCoy of Lancaster; and Tomas Molina of San Diego. No Canyon player made all-state in 1964.
Jim Whinnery received Ph.D. and M.D. degrees and became an internationally known aerospace research scientist and a
Major General in the USAF. Eddie Poole went on to play football at Baylor.
Team #118, 1964
Graham wins its only state title
3-A, GRAHAM
Graham defeated Clear Creek of League City, 60-50, in the final & South San Antonio, 47-42, in the semi-final at the
state tournament. The Steers qualified for state for the 1st time with regional wins over Lamesa, 64-52, and Seminole,
62-41. Graham’s “towering” starting five (6-8, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 & 6-2) dominated the boards (35-19) against the much
shorter S. SA five for a 5-point victory in the semi-final. Graham out shot (55% to 41%) and out rebounded (32-24) Clear
Creek in the 10-point win in the final. The Steers finished the year at 21-3.
Graham won its only state title in 1964 and lost in the final in 1996 (to Sinton) and in 2005 (to Van). Carl McMillan of
Howard Payne was the coach of the 1964 Graham championship team. Finalist Clear Creek won its only state title in
1963 and lost in the finals in 1961, 1964 and 1966. The 1964 title was the first in any sport for Graham. All five of the
1964 basketball starters were also members of Graham’s state semi-final football team.
The 1964 Graham players were: (11) 6’3” Sr John Matzinger; (13) 5’10” Jr Tommy Davis; (15) 5’8” Jr Kenneth Powell;
(23) 6’8” Sr Mike Lochner; (31) 5’10” So Russell Reeves; (33) 6’2” Sr P.D. Shababy; (41) 6’2” Sr Gordon Nees; (43) 6’0” Jr
Danny Woods; (45) 6’6” Jr Robert Nees; (51) 6’3” Sr E.A. Gresham; (53) 5’8” Sr Curtis Fitzgerald; & (55) 6’2” Jr Terry
Collins.
Graham was led in the final by 6’8” Sr Mike Lochner with 26 points & 9 rebounds; 6’3” Sr E.A Gresham with 14 points;
and 6’3” Sr John Matzinger with 10. Jimmie Dale Lenox led Clear Creek with 21 points. Lochner also led the Steers in the
semi-final with 26 points while Phillip Dugger led S. SA with 26.
The All State Tournament Team included Mike Lochner, John Matzinger and E.A. Gresham of Graham; Philip Dugger of S.
SA; and Jimmie Dale Lenox of Clear Creek. Lenox also made the 1963 team. 3-A All-state players in 1964 included Mike
Lochner of Graham, Jimmie Dale Lenox of Clear Creek and Larry Black of South San Antonio.
Team #119, 1964
Houston Austin wins its 2nd of 2 state titles
4-A, HOUSTON AUSTIN
Houston Austin defeated Dallas Adamson, 50-42, in the final & FW Haltom, 74-72 (OT), in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Mustangs qualified for state for the 3rd time with regional wins over Memorial, 50-45, and Pasadena,
67-51. Austin out shot (61% to 51%) and out rebounded (32-26) Haltom but the game went into OT. In the final
Adamson was able to contain Austin’s 6’7” all-state Ken Spain (he was held to 10 points—12 below his average) but the
Mustang guards, Richard Vasquez and Laury Liles, totaled 32 points due to the Leopards’ trying to “pack” the inside to
stop Spain. The Mustangs out shot (39% to 31%) & out rebounded (38-34) Adamson. Austin finished the year at 38-1
with its lone loss to Bellaire, 52-51.
Houston Austin won state titles in 1961 & 1964 in the school’s only appearances in a state final. Finalist Dallas Adamson
was making its only appearance in a final though Oak Cliff H.S. (which later merged into Adamson) won state titles in
1923 & 1924. The 1961 & 1964 Mustang title teams were coached by Pat Riley of SHSU.
The 1964 Houston Austin players were: (10) 5’9” Sr Vern Lewis; (11) 6’0” Sr Laury Liles; (12) 5’11” Jr Richard Vasquez;
(13) 5’11” Sr Mike Davis; (15) 6’7” Jr Kenneth Spain; (20) 6’1” Sr Wayne Westphal; (21) 6’1” Jr Jerry Bryant; (22) 5’11” Jr
Joel Williams; (23) 5’11” Jr Zeke Menchaca; (24) 6’3” Jr John Martin; (30) 6’0” Jr Larry Skinner; and (32) 5’7” Sr Robert
Finch.
The Mustangs were led on the year by 6’7” Jr Ken Spain at 22 ppg; 5’11” Jr “playmaker” Richard Vasquez at 8; and 6’0”
Laury Liles at 7. Vasquez led Austin in the final with 19 points; Liles had 13 points & 7 rebounds; Spain had 10 points and
11 rebounds; and 5’9” Sr Vern Lewis, the son of UH Coach Guy Lewis, led the defense. Adamson was led by Richard
Hammond with 13. Spain led Austin in the semi-final with 25 points & 15 rebounds while Vasquez added 21 points and
Liles, 14. Barry McWilliams led Haltom City with 22 points and Billy Arnold added 20.
The 1964 All State Tournament Team included Kenneth Spain and Richard Vasquez of Houston Austin; Billy Arnold and
Larry Lake of Haltom City; and John Bullock of Adamson.
The 1964 4-A all-state team included Ken Spain of Houston Austin and Billy Arnold of FW Haltom. Spain later played at
UH with Elvin Hayes and Don Chaney on the 1968 team that made the Final Four and in the NBA (1971). Ken Spain
(1963-1965) was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000 and Billy Arnold was given the same honor in
2000. Richard Vasquez became a H.S. coach.
Team #120, 1965
Snook, led by Calvin Gerke,
wins 1st of 10 state titles
Conf B, SNOOK
Snook defeated 37-8 Deweyville, 48-44 (OT), in the final; Meadow, 89-39, in the semi-final; & Krum, 49-45, in the 1st
round at the state tournament. The Blue Jays qualified for state for the 2nd time with regional wins over Yancey, 66-47;
Friendswood, 65-62; and Kyle, 35-26. Snook was 50-1 on the year (with the only loss to 4A state champion Houston
Jones) and won their last 26 games averaging 64.9 points per game while surrendering only 31. (Snook would extend its
winning streak to a state record 78 games the following year with a 52-0 record and to a state record 90 games in 1967.)
The Blue Jays had a tough time with Krum in the first round but pulled ahead with less than 2 minutes to play on 8 points
by Calvin Gerke. Snook won the semi-final by 50 points breaking a state B record for most points (89) and hit 64% of
FG’s. Deweyville came back from a 13-point deficit in the second half to tie the score at the end of regulation. 6’ 0” Joe
Adamek scored 9 of Snook’s 11 points in the 3-minute OT to secure Snook’s first state championship. Both teams played
outstanding defense leading to only 36% shooting by Snook and 49% by Deweyville.
In 1965 Snook had only 79 students with 20 of the 28 boys in the school playing basketball. Snook was coached in 1965
by James G. “Jimmy” Horn (1963-1971) of SHSU who won three state championships in 1965, 1966 & 1969 and won 369
games to 56 losses in nine years at Snook for an average record per year of 41-6. Jimmy Horn was elected to TX H.S.
Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992. Snook was known for its “sticky as flypaper” defense.
The 1965 championship was the first of a state record 10 championships (1965, 1966, 1969, 1978-84) by Snook thru
2006. Snook’s 19 appearances at the state tournament ties a state record. Coach Horn brought the “Buna system” of
patience offense and aggressive man-to-man defense to Snook in 1963 from Buna where he was an assistant to Cotton
Robinson. He won three state titles at Snook and was succeeded by his brother, Don Horn, who won state titles in 1978
& 1979. Donnie Victorick, a reserve player on the 1965 & 1966 Snook title teams, coached the last five (1980-84)
championship teams after Don Horn retired. Jimmy Horn and Don Horn are both members of the TX H.S. Basketball
Hall of Fame. Snook has made 20 appearances at the state tournament---a state record.
The 1965 Snook players were: (55) 6’1” Sr Joe Adamek; (22) 6’5” Jr Calvin Gerke; (53) 5’6” So Jimmy Janac; (33) 5’9” Sr
Jimmy Junek; (25) 5’7” So Tommie Junek; (20) 5’10” Sr Glenn Kovar; (15) 5’7” Jr Larry Kovar; (54) 5’5” Sr Frank Orsak;
(12) 5’3” Fr Tommy Rosier; (45) 5’10” So Ervin See; (13) 5’5” Fr Melvin See; (11) 5’11” Jr Milton Skrabanek; (14) 5’5” Fr
Billy Vajdak; (30) 5’10” So Edward Vajdak; (44) 5’6” So Donnie Victorick; & (10) 5’8” Fr Cirildo Ybarra.
Snook was led in the final by 6’5” Jr Calvin Gerke with 17 points & 13 rebounds and 6’1” Sr Joe Adamek with 13 (9 in the
OT). Sammy Dryden led Deweyville with 19 points. Adamek led Snook in the semi-final with 30 points while Gerke
added 23. Gerke was top scorer in the 1st round with 25.
The 1965 All State Tournament Team included Calvin Gerke and Joe Adamek of Snook; Dick Davis of Deweyville; Ronnie
Lemley of Graford and Paul Pendergrass of Meadow. Gerke scored 4,018 points in four years to rank 2nd all-time in
career scoring in the state of Texas according to Texas Basketball Magazine. Calvin Gerke (1963-66) was elected to the
TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988. Ervin See and Cedric Nix of Snook made all-state in 1967.
Team #121, 1965
West Sabine, led by Jack Sweeny,
won state titles in 1963 & 1965
1-A, WEST SABINE
West Sabine (Pineland) defeated Woodsboro, 51-48, in the final & Whitesboro, 57-48, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Tigers qualified for state for the 3rd time with regional wins over Whitehouse, 75-60; Lorena, 78-51;
and Wills Point, 57-52. West Sabine was 35-4 on the year and won its second state championship in the school’s fourth
year. The Tigers averaged 65.4 points per game on the year to 44.7 for opponents. West Sabine trailed in the 9-point
semi-final win until the end of the 3rd quarter and the Tigers outscored Whitesboro 12-6 in the last 8 minutes. West
Sabine led Woodsboro by 8 at halftime of the final but the lead was only 3 points with a minute to go when Woodsboro
hit a layup with a minute left to come within one point before West Sabine scored again for the final 3-point margin. The
Tigers hit only 39% from the field but held Woodsboro to 38%.
West Sabine won two state titles (1963 & 1965) and lost in the 1969 final to Friendswood. The two Sabine
championship teams were coached by Jack Whitton of SFA, who coached four state championship teams, two at
Huntington (1959 and 1960) & two at West Sabine (1963 & 1965). Whitton won 16 district championships in 20 years
and had an overall career record of 512-175 at Brookeland, Bronson, Huntington, Seminole and West Sabine. He was
elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005. Finalist Woodsboro has not won a state championship but lost in
the finals in 1962 to White Deer and in 1963 & 1965 to West Sabine.
The 1965 West Sabine players were: (15) 6’3” Sr Jack Sweeny; (13) 5’9” Sr Thomas Jones; (21) 5’9” Sr Warnock West;
(23) 5’10” Sr Sandy Smith; (55) 6’2” Sr Roland Bass; (33) 5’11” Jr Herbert Towell; (41) 5’8” Jr Ray Sasser; (31) 5’9” Sr Gale
Drawhorn; (11) 5’7” Sr Richard Sheridan; (25) 5’10” Jr Ernest Welch; & (53) 6’1” Jr Larry Kilcrease.
West Sabine was led on the year by 6’3” Sr Jack Sweeny at 24 ppg; 5’9” Sr Thomas Jones at 10; 5’9” Sr Warnock West at
9; & 6’2” Sr Roland Bass at 8. The Tigers were led in final by Sweeny with 24 points, Jones with 11 and Sandy Smith with
7 while Wm. Toliver led Woodsboro with 13. The Tigers were led in the semi-final by Sweeny with 20 points, West with
11 and Jones with 10. Butch Tamplen led Whitesboro with 18.
The 1965 1A All State Tournament Team included 6’3” Sr Jack Sweeny of West Sabine, William Toliver & Eddie Havel of
Woodsboro, 6’2” Sr Butch Tamplen of Whitesboro and 5’11” Jr Sam Tipton of Gruver. 6’3” Sr Jack Sweeny of West
Sabine was a 4-year starter and was named both All State Tournament and all-state in 1965. He averaged 24 ppg during
the 1965 season.
Team #122, 1965
Koeniger & Gillum lead Lake Worth
to back-to-back state titles
2-A, FW LAKE WORTH
Lake Worth defeated Port Acres Austin, 60-49, in the final & San Antonio Randolph, 74-65, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Bullfrogs qualified for state for the 1st time with regional wins over Decatur, 51-28; Van, 62-56; and
Hooks, 51-31. Lake Worth was 28-6 on the year and averaged 61.4 points per game while giving up only 40.8 per game.
Finalist Port Acres was only 17-8 on the year as the team started the basketball season late and slowly as most of its
players were also members of the Eagles’ football team which reached the state quarterfinals. Lake Worth outscored
Randolph 14-5 in the 3rd qt. to break open the 9-point semi-final. The Bullfrogs’s 11-point win in the final was due to a
shooting edge (50% to 31%) as Lake Worth outscored Randolph 20-11 in the 4th qt.
FW Lake Worth won consecutive state titles in 1965 & 1966 in the school’s only two appearances in a state final. The
two championship teams were coached by Drue Smith of NTSU. Port Acres Austin (later known as Port Arthur Austin)
made its only appearance in a state final in 1965.
The 1965 Lake Worth players were: (32) 6’1” Sr Ernie Smith; (14) 6’6” Sr Harlan Myers; (42) 6’6” Jr Ted Gillum; (24) 6’0”
Jr Lambert Koeniger; (20) 6’0” Jr Harold Kimball; (12) 6’3” Jr Hubert Godby; (22) 6’0” Sr Mike Curran; (30) 6’0” Sr
Wallace McLennan; (34) 6’3” Jr Mike Wakin; (44) 5’11” So David Craft; (10) 5’11” So L.W. Conin; & (40) 5’6” Jr Doug
Meyers.
Lake Worth was led on the year by 6’6” Jr Ted Gillum at 18.6 ppg; 6’0” Jr Harold Kimball at 13.6; 6’6” Sr Harlan Myers at
11.0; and 6’0” Jr Lambert Koeniger at 10.4. The Bullfrogs were led in the final by 6’6” Myers with 16 points & 13
rebounds; Gillum with 15 points; and Koeniger with 14. Douglas Walker led Port Achres with 19 points. Gillum was the
top scorer in the semi-final with 13 points while Kimball added 10 & Koeniger, 7. Tom McDonald led Randolph with 15.
The 1965 2-A All State Tournament Team included Lambert Koeniger and Ted Gillum of Lake Worth, Larry Lewis of
Phillips, Douglas Walker of Port Acres and Tom McDougal of Randolph AFB. Ted Gillum was all-state as a Sr in 1966, and
thru 2008 was the only Lakeworth boy to ever make al1-state.
Team #123, 1965
Coach Bill Krueger leads San Marcos
to 2nd state title in school history
3-A, SAN MARCOS
San Marcos defeated Waxahachie, 87-63, in the final & West Orange, 75-47, in the semi-final at the state tournament.
The Rattlers qualified for state for the 5th time with regional wins over Belton, 88-60; and SA Marshall, 69-67; & finished
the year at 25-5. All five losses came while four of the starters were still playing football. San Marcos then won 20
straight thru the state tournament after blowing out its opponents by 28 & 24 points. The team’s 87 points in the final
and 162 in two games set 4A state records. Five of the first six San Marcos players also played on the San Marcos state
finalist football team. The team averaged 72.3 points per game to only 51.1 for opponents. The Rattlers demonstrated
superior FG shooting in both the semi-final (44% to 34%) and final (49% to 40%).
San Marcos won state titles in 1940 & 1965 and lost in the 1955 final to Seminole. Waxahachie won state titles in 1958
& 1983 and lost in the finals in 1962, 1965, 1976 & 1982. Bill Krueger of SWT was the 1965 championship coach and
then moved on to Clear Creek where he was a long-time coach. Krueger was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of
Fame in 1991 and is one of only two TX basketball coaches in the National H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame and is honored by
a plaque for that award at the UIL offices in Austin. He is 5th all-time in national rankings for most H.S. wins at 1096-250
in 39 years.
The 1965 San Marcos players were: (11) 5’9” Jr Orin Crocker; (13) 5’11” Sr Jerry Major; (15) 5’10” Sr Don Overall; (16)
5’10” So Don Mauldin; (18) 6’0” So Bill Jones; (21) 6’3” Jr Cary Young; (23) 5’10” Sr Tommy Bagley; (25) 6’0” Sr Rox
Goodwine; (28) 6’2” So Royce Holmes; (31) 6’0” Sr John Odoms; (33) 6’2” Jr Don Teeler; (35) 6’0” Jr Steve Meeks; (41)
6’2” Jr Gary Young; (42) 6’0” Sr Joe Warner; & (45) 6’5” Sr Gordon Klunkert. The Rattlers were also state runner-up in
both track & field and football in the 1964-65 academic year.
San Marcos was led on the year by senior starters; 6’0” Sr Rox Goodwine at 16.6 ppg; 5’10” Sr Don Overall at 15.8; 6’0”
Sr John Odom at 15.6; and 6’5” Sr Gordon Klunkert at 15.6. Goodwine led the Rattlers in the final with 25 points,
Klunkert had 19, Overall, 13, & Odoms and Meeks, 12. Paul Clark led Waxahachie with 22 points. Overall and
Goodwine had 17 each in the semi-final while Odom had 15 and Klunkert, 13 points & 11 rebounds.
San Marcos placed three players, Don Overall, Rox Goodwine and Gordon Klunkert on the 1965 3-A All State
Tournament Team along with Paul Clark of Waxahachie and James Harris of Brownwood. Rox Goodwine was 1st team
all-state in 1965 & was named the MVP of the all-star game. He was on the San Marcos 3-A state champion mile relay
team as the team was state runner-up in 1965. Jerry Major was Supt. of Schools in Waco from 2001-2006. Goodwine
played BB at SHSU; Don Mauldin was an orthopedic surgeon who worked with the Dallas Cowboys.
Team #124, 1965
Jones wins, led by Lynn and Gene Phillips,
wins 1st of 2 state titles
4-A, HOUSTON JONES
Houston Jones defeated Dallas Jefferson, 64-59, in the final & 27-8 Kingsville, 106-71, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Falcons qualified for state for the 1st time with regional wins over Houston Memorial, 69-61, and
Beaumont French, 59-58. Jones was 37-3 on the year and averaged 75.3 ppg. The 106 total points by Jones against
Kingsville was the first time a team had broken 100 at the state tourney and broke a state record (92). The 170 points in
2 state games was also a state record. Jones out shot (54% to 30%) and out rebounded (61-41) Kingsville in the 35-point
semi-final win and also out shot (48% to 42% and out rebounded (44-36) Jefferson in the 6-point win in the final. Jones
took the lead at 48-47 at the end of the third quarter in the final against 33-3 Dallas Jefferson on a 35-foot shot by So
Gene Phillips at the buzzer and cruised to a 10-point lead in the 4th quarter on 4 FGs by Barry Lewis.
Houston Jones won the 1965 title in its first trip to the state tournament and won two state titles (1965 and 2004) in its
only appearances in the state finals. The Jones Falcons were coached by Robert L. (Bunky) Bradford of UH and finalist
Jefferson by Barry Dowd, a former UT star. Finalist Dallas Jefferson won its only state title in 1962 and lost in the finals
in 1959, 1965 and 1968.
The 1965 Jones players were: (21) 5’11” Sr Ronnie Arrow; (15) 5’8” Sr Tommy Barbazette; (25) 5’11” Sr Paul Garza; (55)
6’3” So Keith Lake; (33) 6’5” Sr Barry Lewis; (31) 6’1” Sr Pete Limon; (13) 6’0” Jr Robert McFadden; (23) 6’2” So Eugene
Phillips; (53) 6’6” Sr Lynn Phillips; & (45) 6’3” Sr David Sibley.
The Falcons had four players in double figures for the year with 6’6” Sr Lynn Phillips at 18.7; 5’11” Sr Ronnie Arrow at
13.2; 6’2”So Gene Phillips at 12.5 & 6’5” Sr Barry Lewis at 11.4. Jones was led in the final by Lewis with 23 points & 9
rebounds; Gene Phillips with 13 points & 10 rebounds; Lynn Phillips with 11 points and 11 rebounds; and Arrow with 10.
Richard Scallorn led TJ with 18 points. Lewis was also the top scorer for Jones in the semi-final with 29 points & 11
rebounds while Arrow added 14 and Lynn Phillips, 13. Hugh Burris led Kingsville with 19 points.
The All State Tournament Team included Ronnie Arrow and Barry Lewis of Jones; Larry Smith and Richard Scallorn of
Jefferson; and Kenny John of El Paso. Lynn Phillips was named 2nd team all-state in 1965. Arrow later coached three
national JC championship teams at San Jacinto College in the 1980s and became the head coach at South Alabama.
Gene Phillips, all-state in 1966 & 1967, later played at SMU (where he was voted to the all-time All-SWC team in 1975)
and in the NBA in 1972-73. He was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame and held the state record for most
points scored in one game (81) until Cedric Hensley of Cleveland Heritage scored 101 in 2000. The 81 points came as a
Sr against Houston Madison as he made 30 of 54 FGs and 21 of 26 FTs. Many of his 30 FGs were from today’s 3-point
range. Gene Philllips is now (2009) the athletic director at Alamo Heights. Lynn Phillips also later played at SMU while
the third brother, Larry, later played at Rice.
Team #125, 1966
Snook, led by Calvin Gerke,
wins 2nd of 10 state titles
Conf B, SNOOK
Snook defeated Channing, 64-40, in the final; Alba-Golden, 52-46 (OT), in the semi-final; & Bronte, 55-40, in the first
round at the state tournament. Snook beat Van Vleck, 51-28; Hutto, 51-30; Buda, 64-44; and United (Laredo), 43-35, in
the regional. Snook made a great comeback to reach the Class B final as the Blue Jays utilized a full court press to run off
9 straight points in the last 3:30 of regulation and then won in OT against Alba-Golden. Channing, 37-3 on the year, was
held to 39% (16 for 41) in the final while Snook hit 50% (24 of 48).
Snook was undefeated (52-0) on the year---the best record in the history of the UIL---winning a second consecutive Class
B state championship and extended its victory streak to 78—breaking Bowie’s record streak of 77 in 1952-54 during the
Temple Tucker era. The BlueJays extended their state record-breaking streak of consecutive games won to 90 by
winning its first 12 games of the 1966-67 season before losing 53-50 to A&M Consolidated.
The 1966 championship was the second of a state record 10 championships (1965, 1966, 1969, 1978-84) by Snook thru
2006. Coach James G. “Jimmy” Horn brought the “Buna system” of patience offense and aggressive man-to-man
defense to Snook in 1963 from Buna where he was an assistant to Cotton Robinson. He won three state titles at Snook
and was succeeded by his brother, Don Horn, who won state titles in 1978 & 1979. Donnie Victorick, a reserve on the
1965 & 1966 Snook title teams, coached the last five title teams (1980-84) after Horn retired. Coach Jimmy Horn (19631971) was 369-56 in nine years at Snook for an average record per year of 41-6 and was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball
Hall of Fame in 1992. Don Horn was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2006.
The 1966 Snook players were: (40) 6’5” Sr Calvin Gerke; (22) 5’7” Jr Jimmy Janac; (30) 5’7” Jr Tommy Junek; (20) 5’7” Sr
Larry Kovar; (50) 5’10” Jr Erwin See; (11) 5’11” Sr Milton Skrabanek; (25) 5’10” Jr Edward Vajdak; (45) 5’7” Jr Donnie
Victorick; (13) 5’8” Fr Rodney Giesenchlog; (53) 5’2” Fr Daniel Junek; (33) 5’10” Jr Cedric Nix; (14) 5’11” Fr Frankie See;
(10) 5’7” So Melvin See; (51) 5’8” So Billy Vajdak; & (15) 5’8” So Ciraldo Ybarra.
Snook was led by 6’5 Sr Calvin Gerke whose 35 points against Channing in the final set a Class B championship game
record. Milton Skrobanek scored 14 points for Snook in the final. Gerke was led Snook in the semi-final with 15 points &
12 rebounds while Tommy Junek added 12 & Larry Kovar, 10. Gerke was all-state in 1965 & 1966 and both Gerke and
Larry Kovar were All State Tournament in 1966 along with Randy Sherrod of Channing, Mac Hooton of Alba & Dick Davis
of Deweyville. Erwin See was all-state in 1967; Frankie See in 1968 & 1969; and Cedric Nix in 1967.
Gerke averaged 29 ppg & 11.5 rebounds in his senior year of 1966. He averaged 19.6 ppg for four years (1963-66) and
his 4,018 points is listed 2nd on the all-time Texas H.S. career scoring list. Calvin Gerke (1963-66) was elected to the TX
H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988.
Team #126, 1966
Gruver wins its 2nd of 2 state titles
1-A, GRUVER
Gruver defeated Honey Grove, 63-62, in the final & Fairfield, 61-57, in the semi-final at state tournament. The
Greyhounds were 29-4 on the year and defeated Clarendon, 47-46; Stanton, 70-69; and Hale Center, 63-60, in the
regional. Gruver and Fairfield were tied at 48-48 going into the 4th qt. where the Greyhounds outscored the Eagles 139. In the final Gruver trailed Honey Grove most of the game but came back in the final two minutes to gain the victory
as Mack Hoel hit a jumper at 1:13 for a 3-point lead. The Greyhounds hit 47% (27 of 58) of its FG’s while Honey Grove
hit 48% (28 of 58).
Gruver won state championships in 1950 & 1966 and lost in the final to Bogata Rivercrest in 2006. Honey Grove made
its only appearance in a state final in 1966. Wayne Tipton of McMurry College was the 1966 championship coach.
The 1966 Gruver players were: (10) 6’3” Sr Bill Lieb; (24)6’0” Sr Sam Tipton; (32) 6’0” Sr Mack Hoel; (20) 6’0” Jr Ronnie
Laxson; (14) 6’0” Sr Gary Wilson; (22) 5’9” So Frank Silva; (30)6’0” Jr Steve Butts; (34) 6’0” Jr Benny Wilson; (40) 6’0” Sr
Allen Etter; (12) 6’1” So Mike Blankenship; (45) 5’10” So Jerry Hart; & (42) 5’10” So George Odom.
The Greyhounds top scorers on the year were 6’0” Sr Sam Tipton at 24 ppg; 6’3” Sr Bill Lieb at 13; 6’0” Sr Mack Hoel at
11; and 6’0” Jr Ronnie Laxson and 6’0” Sr Gary Wilson at 7 each. Gruver was led in the final by Tipton with 26 points
and 4 rebounds; Loxson with 13 points and 11 rebounds; and Lieb with 12 points and 7 rebounds. 5’7” Loy Dean Clark
led Honey Grove with 17 points. Tipton also led the Greyhounds in the semi-final with 39 points & 7 rebounds while
Hoel added 9 points. Paul Smith led Fairfield with 21 points.
Sam Tipton of Gruver and Mike Morrow of Honey Grove were all-state in 1966. The 1966 1A All State Tournament Team
included Bill Lieb and Sam Tipton of Gruver, Mike Morrow of Honey Grove, William Toliver of Woodsboro and Paul
Smith of Fairfield. Tipton was also All Tournament in 1965. Sam Tipton was 3rd team all-state in 1965 and 1st team allstate in 1966.
The father-son combo of Coach Wayne Tipton and his son, Sam Tipton, was one of several to win a state championship
together. In 2008 Sam Tipton was the executive director of the Texas High School Girls Coaches Association.
Team #127, 1966
Koeniger & Gillum lead Lake Worth
to back-to-back state titles
2-A, FW LAKE WORTH
Lake Worth defeated Crane, 60-42, in the final & Rockdale, 60-46, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The
Bullfrogs were 28-5 on the year and defeated Bowie, 55-44; Commerce, 47-40; and West Rusk, 78-51; in the regional.
Lake Worth averaged 66 points to 45 for opponents. Finalist Crane, averaging 69 points per game, was held to a season
low (46). In the semi-final Lake Worth hit 62% to 39% for Rockdale. In the final Lake Worth hit 41% (24 of 59) of its FG
attempts and 70% (12 of 17) of its FT’s while holding Crane to 24% (18 of 75) from the field. The Bullfrogs had 47
rebounds to 40 for Crane.
Coach Drue Smith’s Bullfrogs won the 2A crown the year before and the two championships are the only two in school
history. Crane made its only appearance in a state final in 1966.
The 1966 Lake Worth players were: (21) 6’1” Sr Harold Kimball; (25) 6’0” Sr Lambert Koeniger; (45)6’6” Sr Teddy Gillum;
(11) 6’3” Sr Hubert Godby; (35) 6’3” Sr Mike Wakin; (31) 5’11” Sr Ronnie Wallace; (43) 5’11” Jr David Craft; (23) 6’0” Jr
L.W. Conine; (15) 6’3” Jr Wayne Anderson; (41) 5’7” Sr Doug Meyer; (51) 5’8” So Dusty Butler; and (13) 5’6” Jr Gary
Pridmore.
Top scorers on the year for the Bullfrogs were 6’6” Sr Ted Gillum at 17 ppg; 6’3” Sr Hubert Godby at 15; 6’1” Sr Harold
Kimball at 14; 6’0” Sr Lambert Koeniger at 11; and 6’3” Sr Mike Wakin at 10. Gillum led the champs in the final with 17
points and 20 rebounds; Wakin with 14 points & 7 rebounds; Kimball with 12 points; and Godby with 10 points & 11
rebounds. Eddie Jones led Crane with 19 points & 15 rebounds. Wakin led Lake Worth in the semi-final with 24 points
while James Roy Young led Rockdale with 20. Fr Tommy Jones of Crane scored 3 points in the final but was later elected
to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1994 as he scored 2,559 career points in 1966-69. His 1,425 points & 43.2 ppg
in 1969 are 3rd all-time in TX. He scored 65 points in one game in 1969.
The 1966 2-A All State Tournament Team included Teddy Gillum, Lambert Koeniger and Mike Wakin of Lake Worth,
Eddie Jones of Crane and Stanley Bower of Rockdale. Gillum and Koeniger were also All State Tournament in 1965.
Gillum was 1st team all-state in 1966 and the only Lake Worth boy thru 2008 to make all-state.
Team #128, 1966
Marshall, led by Wayne Doyal,
wins only state title
3-A, SA MARSHALL
SA Marshall defeated League City Clear Creek, 64-60 (OT), in final & Andrews, 53-52, in semi-final at state tournament.
The Rams were 30-3 on the year and made the school’s first appearance at the state tournament after defeating Donna,
74-50, and SA Sam Houston, 69-60, in the regional. Marshall escaped from the semi-final against Andrews as the
Mustangs missed two layups in the closing seconds and lost by one point. Marshall led for most of the final against Clear
Creek and tied the game on a layup by Jim Stockton just before the end of regulation. Dennis Leach of Marshall raced
downcourt after a rebound with 5 seconds to go but did not shoot thinking his team was ahead rather than tied at 5454. Marshall dominated the overtime outscoring Clear Creek 10-4. For the game Marshall shot 46% from the field to
40% for Clear Creek.
The 1966 state championship by Marshall was the first of two appearances in a state final as the Rams also made the
finals in 1981, losing to Port Arthur Lincoln. Ted Dockery of TX A&I coached the 1966 Marshall state championship team.
Clear Creek won its only state title in 1963 and lost in the finals in 1961, 1964 & 1966.
Marshall beat a Bill Krueger coached team (at San Marcos & Clear Creek) for the first time in 8 tries. Krueger was in his
first year as coach at Clear Creek after having won the 3-A title the previous year at San Marcos. Clear Creek was making
its 9th appearance in the state tournament in 11 years. Bill Krueger was elected to the Texas H.S. Basketball Hall of
Fame in 1991. Clear Creek won its only state title in 1963 and lost in the finals in 1961, 1964 & 1966.
The 1966 Marshall players were: (11) 5’11” Jr Tommy Cullinane; (13) 6’0” Sr Fred Bryant; (15) 5’8” Jr Terrell Lillard; (21)
6’6” Sr Wayne Doyal; (23) 5’11” Sr Dennis Leach; (25) 5’10” Sr Harold Leinweber; (31) 5’9” Jr Tom Lillard; (33) 6’1” Sr Jim
Stockton; (35) 5’10” Jr Johnny Pedroza; (41) 5’8” Sr Greg Hahn; (43) 6’5” So Stanley Menn; (45) 6’4” Sr Eddie Escamilla;
(51) 6’3” Jr Dean Krueger; (53) 6’2” Jr Carl Steinle; & (55) 5’11” So Dennis Petersen.
Marshall’s top scorers on the year were 6’6” Sr Wayne Doyal, an all-state center, at 23.2 ppg; 6’4” Sr Eddie Escamilla,
10.9; and 5’10” Sr Harold Leinweber, 10.2. Doyal led Marshall in the final with 21 points and 18 rebounds; Dennis
Leach had 13 points; and Leinweber had 11. Bill McGuire led Clear Creek with 23 points and Paul Hackett added 22.
Doyal also had 22 points and 6 rebounds in the semi-final while Leach added 15 and Jim Stockton, 10. Hiram Hubert led
Andrews with 17.
The 1966 3-A All State Tournament Team included Wayne Doyal and Dennis Leach of Marshall, Paul Hackett and Bill
McGuire of Clear Creek and Hiram Hubert of Andrews. Wayne Doyal was 2nd team all-state in 1965 and 1st team allstate in 1966 and played at UT in 1968-70.
Team #129, 1966
Jerry Kroll leads Memorial to only title
4-A, HOUSTON MEMORIAL
Houston Memorial defeated Dallas Samuel, 73-68, in the final & Lubbock Monterey (coached by Gerald Myers), 50-43,
in the semi-final at the state tournament. The Mustangs were 34-4 on the year and defeated Houston Waltrip, 56-53
and Beaumont French, 48-47, in the regional to reach the state tournament. The 141 total points by Memorial and
Samuel in the final set a 4A state tournament record as did the 73 by the champ and the 68 by Samuel. Memorial made
51% (26 of 51) of its FG’s while Samuel hit 39% (21 of 54). Memorial had a 35-34 rebounding edge. The Mustangs
scored 7 of the game’s final 9 points to win the title. Samuel had defeated Memorial earlier in the year, 101-87 in
Dallas.
The 1966 state title was the only one in the history of the school but the Mustangs reached the finals in 1967 (losing to
SA Lee), 1969 (losing to Houston Wheatley & 1984 (losing to Bryan). Don Coleman coached Houston Memorial from
1963-1992 winning his only title in 1966. He was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame & the TX H.S. Coaches
Assoc. Hall of Honor.
The 1966 Memorial players were: 31 Harry Barthlow, Sr 6’2” F, 55 Roland Carter, Sr 6’4” F, 23 Vernon Cross, Sr 6’0” G,
15 Ben Floyd, Jr 6’1” G, 45 Ford Hall, Sr 6’2” G, 53 Andy Hicks, So 6’4” C, 13 Danny Horan, Jr 6’0” G, 25 Sam Kent, Jr 6’3”
F, 11 Phil Kratovil, So 6’4” F, 43 Jerry Kroll, Sr 6’4” C, 35 Mike Millegan, Sr 6’4” C, 41 Leonard Paton, Jr 6’1” G, 33 Paul
Poythress, Sr 6’1” G, 21 Clay Van Loozen, Jr 6’0” G and 51 Larry Wood, Jr 6’4” F.
The top Memorial scorers on the year were 6’4” Sr Jerry Kroll at 23.8 ppg; 6’0” Sr Vernon Cross at 13.6; 6’4” Jr Larry
Wood at 9.3; and 6’4” Sr Roland Carter at 9.0. Kroll led Memorial in the final with 26 points & 10 rebounds while Cross
had 18 points and 6’2” Sr Harry Barthlow, 16. Gary Hawkins led Samuel with 26 points. Kroll led Memorial in the semifinal with 19 points & 8 rebounds while Cross added 13 points. David Reed led Monterey with 13.
Memorial’s Jerry Kroll was named 2nd team all-state as a So in 1964; 3rd team all-state as a Jr in 1965; & 1st team allstate as a Sr in 1966. Bobby Harrison and Gary Hawkins of Dallas Samuel were named all-state in 1966. The l966 4-A All
State Tournament Team included Jerry Kroll and Vernon Cross of Memorial, Gary Hawkins and Bobby Harrison of Dallas
Samuell and David Johnson of McCallum. Jerry Kroll was all-state for 3 years from 1964-1966 and was the all-star MVP
in 1966. He later played at Davidson where he was elected to the Davidson Hall of Fame in 2004. Kroll was drafted by
the LA Lakers of the NBA and by Indianapolis of the ABA and was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003.
Vernon Cross played at Tyler JC and Southwestern; Roland Carter at West Point; Paul Poythress at LA Tech and Larry
Wood at Texas Tech. 6’0” Jr Clay Van Loozen of Memorial made the All State Tournament Team the next year in 1967.
Team #130, 1967
Kennard wins 1st of 4 titles in 7-year period
Conf B, KENNARD
Kennard defeated Krum, 51-47, in the final; Plainview Washington, 77-67, in the semi-final; & Avoca, 59-47, in the 1st
round at the state tournament. Kennard was 42-4 on the year and made the state tournament for the first time by
defeating Anderson, 79-55; Frankston, 71-53; and Avinger, 60-59; in the regional. Plainview Washington became the
first black school to make an appearance in the state tournament and was defeated in the semi-finals by 10 points by
Kennard who shot better (55% to 43%). Kennard defeated the 36-7 Krum Bobcats in the final by slowing down its
“running” game as the Bengals hit 55% (22 of 40) of its FGs and 78% of FTs. Kennard held an early lead (17-9 at 1st
quarter) but the game was close in the 4th quarter. Three times in the closing minutes Roy Harrison scored to regain
the lead for the Bengals, the last time at 48-47 with 50 seconds left. Krum (which had defeated two-time champion
Snook in the semi-final) was down only 2 points with 11 seconds left when Kennard missed two FTs. However, Krum
was called for traveling with 8 seconds left and James Pilkington hit two FTs with one second left for the final margin of 4
points.
Kennard won all four of its state championships (1967, 1968, 1970 & 1973) in a seven-year period. The other (nonwinning) appearance in a final was in a 2002 loss to Brock. Johnny Carter of Lon Morris/U. of Houston was the coach of
the first three state championship and won the 1967 title as a first-year coach. Coach Carter tells the story of the
unlikely sate championship by a rooke coach in his book, The First Season. He had overall record of 903 wins and 241
losses. Carl Owens was the 1973 Kennard championship coach. Finalist Krum won five state titles (1971, 1978, 1994,
1996 & 1998) and lost in the finals in 1956, 1967, 1979 and 1992.
The 1967 Kennard players were: 35 Fred Pilkington, Sr 6’2” F, 21 Herman Myers, Jr 5’9”G, 31 James Pilkington, Jr 5’9” G,
l1 Haywood Henderson, Jr 6’0”G, 45 Roy Harrison, Jr 5’10” F, 43 Gary Parrish, So 5’10” F, 13 Danny Smith, Sr 5’ 9” G, 23
Lester Hutcherson, Fr 5’9” G, 33 Walter Denman, Jr 5’9” G, 41 Jerry Parrish, So 5’ 9” G, 33 Leland Strban, Jr 6’4” F and 25
Eddie Pilkington, So 6’0” F.
Kennard’s top scorers on the year were 6’2” Sr Fred Pilkington at 19 ppg; 5’9” Jr Herman Myers at 15 ppg and 5’10” Jr
Roy Harrison at 13 ppg. Myers led Kennard in scoring in the final with 17 points, Fred Pilkington scored 14 and Harrison,
13. Harrison, though only 5’9” was Kennard’s leading rebounder with seven against Krum’s 6’3” & 6’4” postmen. Jackie
Sandifer led Krum with 12. Myers scored 22 in the semi-final win over Washington while 6’0” Jr Haywood Henderson
had 14, Harrison, 13, Fred Pilkington, 12, and 5’9” Jr James Pilkington, 11. Willie Clay led Plainview with 17. Fred
Pilkington led Kennard in the 1st round against Avoca with 20 points & 10 rebounds; Myers had 17 points & 8 rebounds
and Henderson had 13 points & 10 rebounds.
The 1967 Class B All State Tournament Team included 5’9” Jr Herman Myers and 6’2” Sr Fred Pilkington of Kennard, 5’9“
Sr Cedrick Nix and 5’10 Sr Ervin See of Snook, and 6’4” Sr Ricky Knight of Krum. Fred Pilkington was all-state in 1967 and
Herman Myers, Haywood Henderson and Roy Harrison were all-state in 1968.
Team #131, 1967
Brownsboro, led by Marshall Crawford and
Jesse Williams, wins only state title
1-A, Brownsboro
Brownsboro defeated Archer City, 68-59, in the final & Lorenzo, 79-57, in the semi-final at the state tournament.
Brownsboro finished 35-2 on the year and defeated Pewitt (Naples), 93-49; Lexington, 68-42; and West Sabine, 73-69; to
make the state tournament. The Bears scored 90 or more points 8 times during the year with a high of 110 and relied
on their “run and shoot” offense. Brownsboro cruised to a 22-point win in the semi-final with a year-high 78 rebounds.
The Bears’ 9-point win in the final was due largely to a 50-33 edge in rebounds.
Brownsboro won its only state title in 1967 but made the finals three other times losing to James Bowie of Simms in
1958 and in 1961 by one point and losing to Sweeny in 1985 by 12 points. The Bears were coached by Arthur Fowler
Jones of ETSU. Finalist Archer City made the first state tournament in 1921; won its only state championship in 1988;
and lost in the finals twice, in 1967 to Brownsboro and in 1986 to Nazareth.
The 1967 Brownsboro players were: 14 Delmon Parmer, Sr 5’10” G, 20 Marshall Crawford, Sr 6’1” G, 32 Glynn Lewis, Sr
6’2” G, 40 Jesse Williams, Jr 6’4” F, 44 Lyndon Sowells, Jr 6’3” F, 10 Billy Hudnall, Jr 5’10” G, 12 Curtis Corley, Sr 5’11” G,
22 Charles Mathis, Sr 5’11” G, 30 Sammy Jackson, Jr 5’10” G, 34 James Lewis, Jr 6’1” F and 24 Stanley Gideon, Sr 6’0” F.
Brownsboro was led on the year by 6’1” guard Marshall Crawford at 30.8 ppg; 6’4” (240 lb) Jr Jesse Williams at 14 ppg; ,
6’3” Jr Lyndon Sowells at 9.6; 5’10” Sr Delmon Parmer at 9.3; and 6’2” Sr Glynn Lewis at 8.8.
The Bears were led in the final by Crawford with 26 points; Lewis with 14 points & 13 rebounds; Sowells with 12 points &
11 rebounds; Parmer with 7 points; and Williams with 7 points and 13 rebounds. Don Petty led Archer City with 22
points. Crawford also led Brownsboro in the semi-final with 26 points & 11 rebounds while Williams had 22 points and
30 rebounds. Eddie Jones led Lorenzo with 16 points. Crawford’s 12 FT’s in the final tied a Class A record. Williams’ 30
rebounds in the semi-final was also a state record.
The 1967 1-A All State Tournament Team included 6’1” Sr Marshall Crawford and 6’4” Jr Jesse Williams of Brownsboro,
5’10” Sr Edward Jones of Lorenzo, 5’11” Sr Tommy Goodwin of Archer City and 6’5” Sr Coco Villarreal of Zapata. Both
Crawford and Eddie Jones of semi-finalist Lorenzo were named all-state in 1967. Marshall Crawford was named by the
Tyler Morning News as the MVP of the Tyler area in 1967 and later played at Henderson County and at Centenary.
Curtis Corley won a state title as coach of the LaPoynor girls in 2003. Jesse Williams and Lyndon Sowells of Brownsboro
were all-state in 1968. Coco Villareal played for TCU and was a member of the 1971 Southwest Conference
championship team.
The 1967 Brownsboro champions were an “Honor Team” on the 25th anniversary of the title at the 1992 state
tournament.
Team #132, 1967
Hardin-Jefferson wins 1st of 2 state titles
2-A, HARDIN-JEFFERSON
Hardin-Jefferson (Sour Lake) defeated Dimmitt, 59-51, in the final & Van, 54-51, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. Hardin-Jefferson was 26-4 on the year and defeated Anahuac, 35-32; Del Valle, 61-45; and Hemphill, 5044; in the regional to make the state tournament. The champion Rebels overcame a 33-21 halftime deficit to defeat Van
in the semi-final by outscoring the Vandals 18-9 in the 4ty qt. In the final Hardin-Jefferson made 51% of FG’s to 38% for
Dimmitt and out rebounded the Bobcats 32-23.
Hardin-Jefferson won state titles in 1967 and 1991 and lost in the 1984 final to New Boston. The Rebels 1967
championship coach was Michael Hefley while Charles Breithaupt (later director of the UIL) coached the 1991
champions. Finalist Dimmitt has won four state titles (1952, 1975, 1982 & 1983) and made 5 other finals appearances
(1960, 1961, 1967, 1978 & 1986). Kenneth Cleveland was coach of finalist Dimmitt and won 886 games from 1961-88
and was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993.
The 1967 Hardin-Jefferson players were: 55 Robert Chisum, Jr 6’6” F, 13 Dalton H. Raiford, Jr Sr 6’0” G, 25 Lafayette
Spivey, Jr Sr 6’7” C, 15 Richard H. Beal, Jr 6’1” F, 51 Jack W. Young, Sr 6’0” G, 43 Roger D. Johnson, Sr 6’3” C, 21 James B.
Ellison, Jr 5’11” F, 23 Wallace H. Cooper, Jr 5’11” G, 41 Charles S. Kotz, Jr 6’1” C, 45 Moise Louvrier, Jr So 5’10” G, 11
Kenneth B. Lord, Jr 5’8” G and 53 Donald E. Raiford, Jr 6’1” C.
The Rebels top scorers on the season were 6’6” Jr Bob Chisum at 15.0 ppg, 6’7” Sr Lafayette Spivey at 11.9 ppg and
Dalton H. Raiford, Jr, at 8.5 ppg. The Rebels were led in the final by Chisum with 19 points & 11 rebounds; 6’0” Sr Jack
Young with 17 points; and 6’1” Jr Richard Beal with 12 points. 6’2” John Howell was the top Dimmitt scorer with 21
points. Chisum and 6’0” Sr Dal Raiford led Hardin-Jefferson in the semi-final with 14 each while Tommy Beall and Steve
Clark led Van with 15 points.
The 1967 2-A All State Tournament Team included 6’6” Jr Robert Chisum and 6’0” Sr Jack Young of Hardin-Jefferson, 6’0”
Sr Kenneth Stevenson of SA Cole, 6’2” Sr Steve Clark of Van and 6’2” Sr John Howell of Dimmitt. The 1967 all-state team
included Bob Chisum of Hardin-Jefferson and Tommy Jones of Crane. Chusum was 1st team all-state in 1967 & 1968.
Chisum, Spivey and Richard Beal all played BB at Lee JC and Beal then to N. AZ. Young later played football at Lamar and
Dal Raiford played golf at McNeese. Chisum became a CPA in Chicago; Jack Young, a BB/FB coach; Roger Johnson, a golf
caretaker in Galveston; James Ellison, a teacher; Wallace Cooper, a pharmacist; Moise Louvrier, a draftsman; and
Lafayette Spivey owned a cleaning business.
Team #133, 1967
Lamesa wins 2nd of 3 state titles
under Coach O.W. Follis
3-A, LAMESA
Lamesa defeated South San Antonio, 60-56, in the final & Waxahachie, 69-51, in the semi-final at the state tournament.
The Golden Tornadoes were 33-1 in this championship season with its only loss to Levelland in District. Lamesa
defeated: Brownwood, 72-59, and Tulia, 48-39, to make the state tournament. Lamesa out shot (48% to 26%)
Waxahachie for an 18-point semi-final win. The Tornadoes defeated the 31-5 South San Antonio Bobcats in the final by
four points in spite of losing its top scorer and rebounder to fouls in the third quarter. The Bobcats were behind only
one point at 57-56 with 30 seconds left but the Tornadoes’ Gene Everheart hit two FTs for the final victory margin.
Lamesa hit 53% (25 of 48) of FGs to 36% for the Bobcats.
Lamesa has won three state championships (1960, 1967 & 1975) and has lost five other times in the state finals (to
Athens in 1934, to Denton in 1935, to Pine Tree in 1973, to Bay City in 1985 & to Navasota in 1990. Coach O.W. Follis
coached Lamesa from 1946-1981 and won all three of the school’s state championships. He was elected to the TX H.S.
Basketball Hall of Fame & the TX H.S. Coaches Assoc. Hall of Honor. Finalist South San Antonio has won one state title
(1960) and lost in the finals in 1950, 1958, 1960 & 1967.
The 1967 Lamesa players were: (11) 5’9” Sr Bob Wiggins; (13) 5’10” Sr Gene Everheart; (23) 6’2” Jr Jerry Mason; (25)
5’9” Sr Russell Dennis; (31) 6’3” Sr Steve Hatch; (35) 6’4” Jr Carl Burton; (41) 6’2” Jr Bob Ayers; (51) 6’5” Jr Pat Fees; (53)
6’1” Sr Arthur Calloway; (21) 5’4” Jr Glen Fleming; (25) 6’1” Jr Larry Gollnick; & (15) 5’11” Jr Johnnie Hawkins.
Lamesa’s top scorers on the year were 6’5” Jr Pat Fees at 17 ppg; 5’10” Sr Gene Everheart at 15, 6’2” Jr Jerry Mason at
14, 6’1” Sr Arthur Calloway at 10 and 5’9” Sr Bob Wiggins at 7. Fees, though fouling out in the third quarter, led Lamesa
in the final with 15 points while Mason had 12 points & 13 rebounds, Gene Everheart had 11 points, and Arthur
Calloway, 10 points. Dan Garrison led SA with 17. Fees also led Lamesa in the semi-final against Waxahachie with 21
points and 10 rebounds while Everheart had 17, Mason, 14, and Callaway, 10 (with 10 rebounds). Tres Blankenbeckler
led Waxahachie with 20 points.
Fees was all-state for 3 years from 1966-1968. The 1967 3A All State Tournament Team included 6’5 Jr Pat Fees and
5’10” Sr Gene Everheart of Lamesa, 6’2 Jr Tres Blankenbeckler of Waxahachie, 5’9” Sr Nati Salazar of S. SA and 6’1” Jr Joe
“Scooter” Lenox of Clear Creek.
Team #134, 1967
Lee wins only state title under Coach Jimmy
Littleton who won his 2nd title
4-A, SAN ANTONIO LEE
San Antonio Lee defeated Houston Memorial, 70-69, in the final & Abilene, 74-63, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. Lee was 31-1 on the year losing only to SA Edison in OT. The Volunteers defeated Brackenridge, 47-38,
and McCallum, 45-39, in the regional and 26-9 Abilene by 11 points in the semi-final despite foul problems for two of its
stars for the entire second half. Lee out shot (51% to 36%) Abilene. In the final Lee used only five players and never
trailed though the game was tied eight times. The score was tied at 64-64 with 3:40 left before Zane Shulanberger’s FG
sent the Volunteers into the lead. Lee’s “stall” worked as the champs hit six free throws in the last 2 minutes including
the last two by Steve Niles to give the Volunteers a three-point lead with seven seconds left. Memorial hit a jumper with
one second remaining for the final one-point victory margin. Lee hit 56% (28 of 50) of its FGs (including 92% in the
second quarter) and 82% (14 of 17) FTs in the final while runner-up Memorial was even better at 59% (31 of 53) of FG’s
and 88% (7 of 8) of its FTs. Lee had a rebounding edge (32-16) and 5’8” Roddy McAlpine “floor work” helped Lee break
the Memorial full-court press.
SA Lee won the 1967 state championship in the school’s only trip to the state finals. The Lee Volunteers’ head coach in
1967 was Jimmy Littleton who coached South San Antonio to the 1961 3-A state title. Finalist Houston Memorial
Mustangs won a state title in 1966 and lost in the finals in 1967, 1969 and 1984.
The 1967 Lee players were: 10 Billy Black, Sr 6’3” G, 12 Damon Hollingsworth, Sr 5’8” G, 14 Roddy McAlpine, Sr 5’8” G,
20 Bill Murray, Jr 5’11” G, 22 David Bohls, Sr 5’10” G, 24 James Walker, Sr 5’10” G, 30 Phil Applegate, So 6’0” C, 32 Pat
Laabs, Sr 6‘0” G, 34 James McCrory, Sr 6’2” C, 40 Zane Shulanberger, Sr 6’1” G, 42 Bob Peek, Sr 6’5” C, 44 Andy Harris, Sr
6’2” G, 50 John Hoenow, So 6’3” C, 52 Steve Niles, Sr 6’10” C and 54 James Stayton, Sr 6’3” C.
The Volunteers’ top scorers on the year were 6’10” Sr Steve Niles at 22 ppg; 6’3” Billy Black at 17 ppg and 6’5” Sr Bob
Peek at 10 ppg. Niles led Lee in the final with 25 points & 9 rebounds; Black had 17 points; 6’1” Sr Zane Shulanberger
had 14 points; and 5’8” Sr Roddy McAlpine had 12. Memorial was led by Larry Wood with 24 and Clay Van Loozen with
21. Black led Lee in the semi-final with 28 points & 10 rebounds; Peek had 14 points & 8 rebounds; and Shulanberger
had 10 points. Rusty McDearman led Abilene with 29.
The 1967 4-A All State Tournament Team included 6’10” Sr Steve Niles and 6’3” Sr Billy Black of SA Lee, 6’4’ Sr Larry
Wood & 6’0” Sr Clay Van Loozen of Memorial and 6’5 Sr Rusty McDearman of Abilene. Niles was 1st team all-state in
1966 & 1967 and Black was 3rd team all-state in 1967. Steve Niles played for Texas A&M and was drafted in 1971 by the
New York Knicks. Billy Black was a 3-year starter at the University of Texas.
Team #135, 1968
Kennard wins its 2nd of 4 state
titles in 7-year period
Conf B, KENNARD
Kennard defeated Friendswood, 64-49, in the final; Leuders-Avoca, 82-66, in the semi-final; & Prairie Valley (Nocona),
92-52, in the 1st round. Kennard set a state tournament record for most points in two games (174) and three games
(238) and a Class B record for most points in one game (92) and finished 43-2 on the year. The Tigers were 43-2 on the
year and defeated Iola, 91-52; Redwater, 67-63; and Frankston, 64-63; in the regional. Kennard employed a “razzledazzle run and shoot offense” and averaged 70 ppg for the season. The Tigers cruised thru the state tournament with
victory margins of 16 points in the semi-final and 15 points in the final. Kennard out shot (48% to 41%) and out
rebounded (45-37) Leuders-Avoca in the semi-final and “exploded” in the second half of the final to defeat Friendswood
and win a second consecutive Class B championship. The Tigers shot better (36% to 29%) and had a rebounding edge
(56-50) over Friendswood.
Kennard won all four of its state championships (1967, 1968, 1970 & 1973) in a seven-year period. The other (nonwinning) appearance in a final was in a 2002 loss to Brock. Johnny Carter of Lon Morris/U. of Houston was the coach of
the first three state championship and won the 1967 title as a first-year coach. Carl Owens was the 1973 Kennard
championship coach. Finalist Friendswood won its only state title the next year in 1969 and lost in the final in 1968 and
1971.
The 1968 Kennard players were: (31) 5’10” Sr James Pilkington; (45) 5’10” Sr Roy Harrison; ( 21) 5’10” Sr Herman Myer;
(11) 6’1” Sr Haywood Henderson; (35) 6’0” Sr Harold Walker; (43) 5’11” Jr Gary Parrish; (13) 5’10” So James Smith; (23)
5’11” So Lester Hutcherson; (25) 5’10” Fr Jeff Myers; (15) 6’0” Jr Eddie Pilkington; (44) 5’11” Sr Walter Denman; (33) 6’4”
Sr Leeland Strban; &(4) 5’11” So Richard Curry.
The top scorers on the year for Kennard were 5’10” Sr Herman Myers at 17.3 ppg; 5’10” Sr Roy Harrison at 16.2, 6’1” Sr
Haywood Henderson at 14.0, 6’0” Jr Harold Walker at 12.4 and 5’10” Sr James Pilkington at 9.3. Myers was the top
scorer in the final with 23 points & 8 rebounds; Walker had 22 points & 10 rebounds; and Henderson had 12 points & 11
rebounds. Walker led Kennard in the semi-final with 21 points & 8 rebounds; Myers had 18 points & 7 rebounds;
Harrison had 15 points & 11 rebounds; and Henderson, 14 points & 9 rebounds. James Creel led Leuders-Avoca with 24.
Walker topped Kennard in points for the three state tourney games with 67.
The 1968 Class B All State Tournament Team included 5’10” Sr Herman Myers, 6’0” Jr Harold Walker and 6’1” Sr
Haywood Henderson of Kennard; 6’4” Jr Tom Long of Friendswood; and 6’1” Sr James Creel of Lueders-Avoca. Herman
Myers, Roy Harrison and Haywood Henderson were all-state in 1968; Harold Walker in 1969 and Lester Hutchinson,
James Smith and Carl Watson in 1970.
Team #136, 1968
Nathan Ray leads Aspermont to
only state title in school history
1-A, APSPERMONT
Aspermont defeated Louise, 52-50, in the final & West Sabine (Pineland), 63-62 ((OT), in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Hornets were 28-4 on the year and defeated Plains, 58-52; Clarendon, 59-49; and Iraan, 58-42; in the
regional. Aspermont survived “frantic finishes” in both the semi-final in OT against heavy favorite West Sabine (31-4)
and in the final against 24-5 Louise. The Hornets out shot (58% to 47%) and out rebounded (37-34) West Sabine in the
semi-final in a game that featured “fantastic shooting” (13 of 14 FG attempts) by Nathan Ray who scored 35 points and
yet had to go into OT to win by one on two FTs by Ray in the last minute. Aspermont and Louise played to a “statistical
tie” (shooting, rebounds, TOs) in the final and won when the Hornets’ Jimmy Parker intercepted an inbounds pass with
two seconds remaining and made a lay-up at the buzzer for the victory.
Aspermont and Louise both made the only appearance in a state final in school history in 1968. Aspermont was making
its third trip to the state tournament in 1968 as the Hornets lost in the second round in both 1961 and 1962 on teams
led by John Ray Godfrey. Terry Priest of Abilene Christian was the Hornets’ championship coach in 1968.
The 1968 Aspermont players were: 50 Nathan Ray, Sr 6’3” F, 32 Eddie Jackson, Jr 6’3” F, 34 Ervin Jones, So 6’1” F, 22
Jimmy Parker, Sr 5’11” G, 14 Michael Samford, Jr 6’0” G, 44 Jackie Ray, So 6’2” F, 12 Eddie Rash, Sr 6’0”G, 30 Ronald
Galloway, Sr 6’1”F, 20 Danny Frazier, So 6’0” F & 10 Walter Douglass, Jr 5’10” G.
The Hornets top scorers on the year were 6’3” Sr Nathan Ray at 18.4 ppg; 6’3” Jr Eddie Jackson at 10.4; 6’1” So Ervin
Jones at 9.0; and 5’11” Sr Jimmy Parker at 8.9. Eddie Jackson led Aspermont in the final with 20 points and 11 rebounds
while Ray had 10 points and 14 rebounds. Mark Brezina led Louise with 29 points & 12 rebounds. Ray led Aspermont in
the semi-final with 35 points on 13 of 14 (93%) from the field and 9 of 14 (64%) from FT line. Jones added 14. Harry
Hughes led West Sabine with 18.
The 1968 1A All State Tournament Team included 6’3” Sr Nathan Ray and 6’3” Jr Eddie Jackson of Aspermont; 6’4” Sr
Harry Hughes of West Sabine; 6’2” Sr Mark Brezina of Louise; and 6’0” Sr Bobby Lewis of Italy. Ray, named 1st team allstate in 1968, later played football at TCU. Terry Priest is now Assistant Athletic Director for the Ft. Bend I.S.D.
Team #137, 1968
Kirbyville, led by Roy Thomas,
wins only state title
2-A, KIRBYVILLE
Kirbyville defeated Mexia, 57-52, in the final & San Antonio Cole, 54-39, in the semi-final at the state tournament.
Kirbyville was making its first appearance at the state tournament since 1922 and finished the year at 34-6 after an 0-4
start. The Wildcats defeated Troup, 63-56; Klein, 54-48; and Copperas Cove, 69-55; in the regional. Kirbyville
dominated SA Cole (26-6) on the boards in its 15-point win in the semi-final. The Wildcats out shot (45% to 32%) and
out rebounded (52-34) Mexia (27-8) in the 5-point win in the final.
Kirbyville won the 1968 state championship in the only appearance in a state final in school history. The championship
team was coached by James W. Davis of SHSU. Finalist Mexia made three appearances in the state finals winning two
state titles (1999 & 2001).
The 1968 Kirbyville players were: 11 Roy Thomas, Sr 6’1” F, 31 Larry Grissom, Sr 6’0” G, 23 Sherman Kyle, Sr 6’0” G, 43
William Booker, Sr, 6’4” C, 41 John McAdams, Sr 6’3” F, 45 Donel Ford, Jr 6’3” C, 15 Donnie Marze, Sr 5’11” G, 25 Frank
Rawls, Jr 5’10” G, 33 John Cooper, Jr 5’11” F, 13 Frank Johnson, Jr 5’11” G, 35 Gary Jones, Sr 5’9” G, 21 Earnest Booker, Jr
5’10” F, 51 Tommy Limbrick, Fr 6’l0” F and 53 Kenneth Brackin, Jr 5’9” G. The Wildcats top 8 players were seniors.
Kirbyville’s top scorers on the year were 6’1” Sr Roy Thomas at 20.3 ppg; 6’4” Sr William Booker at 11.3; 6’0” Sr Larry
Grissom at 8.3; 6’3” Sr John McAdams at 7.9; and 6’0” Sr Sherman Kyle at 7.4. The Wildcats were led in the final by
Thomas with 24 points and 16 rebounds; Grissom with 11 points; and Booker with 11 rebounds. Thomas also had seven
steals in the final leading the team in defense as well as offense with the Austin newspaper noting that Thomas
“displayed more moves than a sack full of snakes.” Reed led Mexia with 14. Thomas also led Kirbyville in the semi-final
with 24 points and 12 rebounds while Kyle added 12 points & 12 rebounds. Bob Kaikaka led Cole with 14 points & 12
rebounds.
The All State Tournament Team included 6’1” Sr Roy Thomas and 6’0” Sr Sherman Kyle of Kirbyville; 5’10” So Charles
Dancer of Mexia; 6’3” Jr Sr Lyneal James of Colorado City; and 6’4” Sr Bob Kaikaka of SA Cole. Thomas was also named
all-state in 1968. Charles Dancer was later an All-SWC receiver at Baylor.
Roy Thomas (1965-68) later played at Tyler J.C. and Baylor and coached at North Carolina A&T and Kilgore JC. He was
elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002. Thru 2008 Roy Thomas remains the only Kirbyville boy ever to
make all-state in basketball. Larry Grisson played FB at McNeese and became a coach and administrator--he was
assistant principal at Kirbyville in 2007. Wade Booker played at Lee College & McNeese; Sherman Kyle at Lee College;
and John McAdams at Navarro JC (which had offered all five Kirbyville starters basketball scholarships).
Team #138, 1968
Lake Highlands wins only title in school history
3-A, LAKE HIGHLANDS
Richardson Lake Highlands defeated Lubbock Dunbar, 51-49, in the final & Conroe, 61-50, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Wildcats defeated Mineral Wells, 63-60, and Henderson, 73-53, in the regional to qualify for the state
tournament for the first time. Lake Highlands finished the year at 26-8. Lake Highlands out shot (45% to 37%) and out
rebounded (46-27) Conroe for an 11-point win in the semi-final. The Wildcats forced 21 turnovers in the final with a
pressing defense and won a 2-point victory on two FTs by Jerry Allen with ten seconds remaining. Dunbar missed a
chance to tie on a traveling violation.
Lake Highlands won the 1968 state title in the school’s only appearance in a state final thru 2006. Lubbock Dunbar also
made the final for the only time in school history. The 1968 Lake Highlands championship coach was Bob Stamps of
NTSU.
The 1968 Lake Highlands players were: 22 Jerry Allen, 5’10” Sr; 24 Bill Brock, 5’11” Jr; 34 Reggie Duck, 6’1” Jr; 20 Gary
Grinsfelder, 5’10” Sr; 14 Emil Jacobs, 5’10” Sr; 32 Robert LaFevers, 6’3” Sr; 40 Richard Langdon, 6’8” Sr; 50 George
Parker, 6’1” Jr; 12 Bart Patey, 5’9” Sr; 42 Bob Schmidt, 6’5” Sr; 10 Mike Scobee, 5’11” Sr; 52 Wyatt Standifer, 6’1” Jr; 44
Doug Tanck, 6’5” Sr; 30 Eric Teter, 5’10” Jr; & Clevie Whitener, 5’11” Sr.
The Wildcats were led on the year by 6’8” Sr Richard Langdon at 15.4 ppg; 6’5” Sr Doug Tanck at 13.4; 6’5” Sr Bob
Schmidt at 9.4; and 6’1” Jr Reggie Duck at 8.7. Langdon led Lake Highlands in the final with 16 points & 14 rebounds
while Tanck had 11 points and 12 rebounds and 5’10” Sr Jerry Allen had 9 points. John Hollins led Dunbar with 18
points. The Wildcats were also led in the semi-final by Langdon with 20 points & 10 rebounds; 6’3” Sr Robert LaFevers
with18 points & 8 rebounds; and 5’10” Sr Emil Jacobs with 12 points. Tanck was the top rebounder with 21. Billy
Purswall led Conroe with 16 points.
The 1968 3-A All State Tournament Team included 6’8” Sr Richard Langdon and 6’5” Sr Doug Tanck of Lake Highland;
6’3” Sr Jerry Phillips and 5’8” Jr Frank Melton of Lubbock Dunbar; and 5’11” Sr Mike Whatley of Conroe. Doug Tanck of
Lake Highland was named 3rd team all-state in 1968. Robert LaFevers was later all-conference at East Texas State U.
Team #139, 1968
Wheatley wins 1st of 5 state titles
4-A, HOUSTON WHEATLEY
Houston Wheatley defeated Dallas Jefferson, 85-80 (OT), in the final & Odessa Permian, 84-70, in the semi-final at the
state tournament. The 85-80 final was a state record for an aggregate score in a final. Wheatley was undefeated on the
year at 36-0 averaging 92.4 ppg against only 54.8 for its opponents. However, the title game was anything but easy as
the purple uniformed Wildcats “battled from behind 11 times, two of them in overtime, for a pulsating” 85-80 victory.”
Wheatley outscored TJ 10-5 in the OT. The taller Wheatley team had a decided edge in rebounds (56-38) with Jones
getting 17 and 6’6” So Lawrence Johnson, 19. The Wildcats made 41% (34 of 82) of FGs to TJ’s 45% (30 of 66).
Wheatley won the first of 5 state championships (1968, 1969, 1970, 1973 & 1978)—a state 5A record for most
championships—in 1968 becoming the first all-black team to win the UIL state title. Collin Briggs won the first two
championships (1968 & 1969) and Coach Jackie Carr (who in seven years was 256-18) won the last three Wheatley state
championships (1970, 1973 & 1978). Both Briggs (1945-1969) and Carr (1969-1985) were elected to the TX H.S.
Basketball Hall of Fame. Also, Wheatley’s Briggs won 11 state titles in the old Negro Interscholastic League from 1948 to
1966. Finalist TJ made four appearances in the state finals winning the title in 1962. Wheatley lost one final—in 1971
to Cy-Fair.
The 1968 Wheatley players were: 15 Jerry Bonney, 6’3” Sr; 21 Gary Tatman, 5’10” Jr; 32 Eldridge Small, 6’1” Sr; 13
Dwight Jones, 6’7” So; 14 Riley Moore, 6’3” Jr; 11 Roy Fields, 6’4” So; 10 Lawrence Johnson, 6’6” So; 23 Charlie Thomas,
5’8” Sr; 31 Allen Batro, 6’0” So; and 24 Tom Mathis, 6’0” Sr
Wheatley was led on the year by 6’3” Sr Jerry Bonney at 21.4 ppg; 6’7” So Dwight Jones at 13.4; 6’1” Eldridge Small at
10.0; 6’3” Riley Moore and 5’10” Gary Tatman at 6.2. Wheatley was led in the final by Bonney and Johnson with 20
points each while Small had 18 and Jones, 17. Skip Carleton led TJ with 23 points and all-state Ted Malady had 20.
Bonney led Wheatley in the semi-final with 21 points while Small and Johnson had 12. James Brown led Permian with
23 points & 12 rebounds.
The All State Tournament Team included 6’3” Sr Jerry Bonney and 6’6” So Lawrence Johnson of Wheatley; 6’3” Sr Skip
Carleton of Jefferson; 6’1” Sr George Price of Brackenridge; and 6’4” Sr James Brown of Permian. Jerry Bonney of
Houston Wheatley & Ted Malady of Dallas Jefferson were all-state in 1968; Dwight Jones in 1969 & 1970; Lawrence
Johnson and Allen Batro in 1970. Dwight Jones (1968-70) later played at the U. of Houston and in the NBA in 1974-83 (4
years with Houston Rockets). He was elected to TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1986.
Team #140, 1969
Snook wins 3rd of 10 state titles
Conf B, SNOOK
Snook defeated Brookeland, 50-41, in the final & Meadow, 96-38, in the semi-final at the state tournament. Snook
defeated Danabury, 98-30; Comstock, 91-48; Calvert, 30-26; and Mauriceville, 42-35; in the regional. Snook won its
third state championship and was 45-3 on the year. The BlueJays used their “devastating full-court press” to force
Meadow into 41 turnovers in the 58-point semi-final win. In the final Snook out rebounded the taller (33-4) Brookeland,
40-36, even though the BlueJays averaged only 5’ 10.5” per player with their tallest boy at 6’1.5.” Snook forced 21 TOs
though the Wildcats shot better from the field (65% to 40%) than the BlueJays.
The 1969 championship was the third of a state record 10 championships (1965, 1966, 1969, 1978-84) by Snook thru
2006. Coach Jimmy Horn brought the “Buna system” of patience offense and aggressive man-to-man defense to Snook
in 1963 from Buna where he was an assistant to Cotton Robinson. He won three state titles at Snook and was
succeeded by his brother, Don Horn, who won state titles in 1978 & 1979. Donnie Victorick, a reserve player on the
1965 & 1966 Snook title teams, coached the last five (1980-84) championship teams after Don Horn retired. Jimmy
Horn and Don Horn are both members of the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame.
The 1969 Snook BlueJays were: 5 Bennie Sebasta, 5’10” Jr; 5 Waldo Sebasta, 6’2” So; 11 Bobby Rosier, 5’6” Jr; 13 Walter
Felder, 5’5” So; 15 Daniel Junek, 5’6” Sr; 21 Donnie Kovar, 5’9” So; 23 Ricky Knox, 5’7” So; 25 Harvey Jackson, 5’11” Jr; 31
Sam Washington, 5’10” So; 35 William Barnes, 6’0” Jr; 35 Surry Lucas, 5’7” So; 51 Frankie See, 6’1” Sr; 53 Eddie Pool,
5’10” Sr; 55 Rodney Gienschlag, 5’11” Sr; Kenneth Rosier, Sr; Mark Kovar, Jr; & Elo Junek, So.
Snook was led in the final by 5’10” Sr Eddie Pool with 16 points & 8 rebounds; 5’6” Sr Daniel Junek with 13 points & 7
rebounds; and 6’1” Sr Frankie See with 10 points & 8 rebounds; and 5’11” Sr Rodney Gienschlag with 10 rebounds.
Peter Hunt led Brookeland with 13 points & 10 rebounds. The BlueJays were led in the semi-final by Pool with 28 points
& 12 rebounds; See with 21 points & 15 rebounds; and Junek with 16 points. Loyd Jordan led Meadow with 14.
The 1969 Conference B All State Tournament Team included 5’10” Sr Eddie Pool, 6’1” Sr Frankie See and 5’6” Sr Daniel
Junek of Snook; 6’3” Sr Peter Hunt of Brookeland; and 5’8” Sr Larry Ledbetter of Huckabay. Frankie See and Rodney
Giesenschlog of Snook were all-state in 1969 and Donnie Kovar in 1970 & 1971
Team #141, 1969
Friendswood wins only state title
1-A, FRIENDSWOOD
Friendswood defeated West Sabine (Pineland), 51-49, in the final & Clarendon, 70-51, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. Friendswood defeated Weimer, 60-50; Three Rivers, 75-71; and Deweyville, 57-54; in the regional. The
Mustangs were 33-6 on the year while West Sabine finished at 38-4. Friendswood cruised to a 19-point victory in the
semi-final with superior shooting (60% to 31%) but won by only two-points in the final. The Mustangs trailed West
Sabine by 13 points in the first half of the final but rallied late in the 4th quarter as Kent Ballard scored 4 points and Tom
Long and Richard Stapp scored 2 each in the last 1:35 to secure the victory and the Class A state title. Friendswood
made 42% (16 for 38) of its FGs to only 36% (20 of 56) for West Sabine.
Friendswood won its only state title in 1969 but made the finals two other times losing to Kennard in 1968 and to
Hughes Springs in 1971. The 1969 Friendswood championship coach was Walter Wilson of Texas A&I. Finalist West
Sabine won state titles in 1963 & 1965 and lost in the 1969 final and was coached by Jack Whitton who won state titles
at Huntington in 1959 & 1960 and West Sabine in 1963 & 1965. Whitton had an overall record of 512-175 and was
elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005.
The 1969 Friendswood players were: 31 Kent Ballard, 6’0” So; 15 Arthur Kahn, 5’11” Sr; 35 Tom Long, 6’5” Sr; 43 Wyatt
Tompkins, 6’3” Sr; 13 Richard Stapp, 5’9” Jr; 23 Mike Worden, 5’11” Sr; 21 Kenneth Toon, 5’11” Sr; 11 Byron Cline, 5’6”
Sr; 45 Perry Davis, 6’6” Sr; 41 Don Reed, 6’0” Jr; 00 Harley Robinson, 5’9” Sr; 33 Rodney Unruh, 6’1” So; 18 Kevin Kelledy,
5’8” Sr; and 20 Bill Holbrook, 5’9” Sr.
Friendswood was led on the year by 6’3” Sr Wyatt Tompkins at 17 ppg; 6’5” Sr Tom Long at 13; 6’0” So Kent Ballard at
13; and 5’11” Sr Arthur Kahn at 12. Ballard led the Mustang scoring in the final with 16 points, Tompkins had 12 and
Kahn & Long each had 10. 6’2” Sr Doug Ford led West Sabine with 24 points & 15 rebounds. Friendswood was led in the
semi-final by Tompkins, with 27 points and 10 rebounds; Long with 18 points and 13 rebounds; Kahn with 14 points; and
Ballard with 10. 6’3” Jr Charles Louis led Clarendon in the final with 17 points & 11 rebounds.
Three Friendswood players (Wyatt Tompkins, Tom Long and Kent Ballard) and two West Sabine players (Doug Ford and
Billy Horne) were named to the 1969 1-A All State Tournament Team along with Charles Louis of Clarendon. Long also
made All State Tournament in 1968 and was named all-state in 1969. Friendswood’s Kent Ballard was named all-state in
both basketball and football as a senior in 1970-71 and set a state record as a QB by passing for 5,430 yards in his career
and later played football at TCU. Friendswood's Rodney Unruh was also all-state in 1971.
Team #142, 1969
Kirkpatrick wins only state title despite
51 by Tommy Jones in semi-final
2-A, FW KIRKPATRICK
FW Kirkpatrick defeated Spring Klein, 63-54, in the final & Crane, 78-77, in the semi-final at the state tournament.
Kirkpatrick defeated Hamilton Park, 81-69; Hooks, 74-66; and Canton, 66-57; in the regional to qualify for state for the
first time. The Wildcats were 24-4 on the season. The Wildcats’ win in the semi-final featured a state record tying 51
points by Tommy Jones of Crane who made two FTs after the buzzer to reduce Kirkpatrick’s winning margin to one. In
the final both Kirkpatrick and Klein (31-5) were cold from the field as the Wildcats hit only 39% (24 of 62) and Klein just
32% (21 of 66). Kirkpatrick led by 11 in the 4th quarter but Klein (31-5) cut the lead to 6 with 39 seconds left.
FW Kirkpatrick won the state championship in 1969 in the school’s only appearance (thru 2006) in a state final. The
1969 Kirkpatrick championship coach was Bert C. Williams of Bishop College. Kirkpatrick also won the 2-A state team
title in track in 1968 & 1969, one of the few times one school has won both titles in the same year. The 1969 semifinalist Crane made the school’s only appearance in a state final in 1966 losing to FW Lake Worth. Finalist Spring Klein
made its only appearance in a state final in 1969.
The 1969 Kirkpatrick players were: 21 Wendell Biggins, 6’0” Sr; 41 Michael Burleson, 6’2” Sr; 5 Wallace Harris, 5’7” Sr; 3
Terry Johnson, 5’8” Sr; 23 Lloyd Mayes, 5’9” So; 31 James Myles, 6’0” Sr; 51 Curtis Robinson, 6’3” Sr; 24 Tommy
Rockmore, 6’2” So; 25 Glenn Simpson, 6’1” Sr; 15 Alonzo Smith, 6’1” Sr; 13 Kevin Kinnard, 5’11” Fr; and 55 Dale Reed,
6’1” Fr.
Kirkpatrick was led on the year by 6’3” Sr Curtis Robinson at 18 ppg, 6’0” Sr James Myles at 15, 6’0” Sr Wendell Biggins at
13, 6’2”Sr Michael Burleson at 11 and 6’1” Alonzo Smith at 9. Biggins led Kirkpatrick in scoring in the final with 19 points
while Smith had 14 points & 13 rebounds and Myles and Robinson each had 13 points. Harold Bridges led Klein with 24
points & 16 rebounds. Kirkpatrick was led in the semi-final by Biggins with 17 points & 10 rebounds; Burleson with 16
points; Myles with 11; and Robinson with 10 points & 10 rebounds. Tommy Crane scored a state record 51 in the semifinal for Crane (on 18 of 41 FG attempts and 15 of 20 FT attempts) & had 28 rebounds. He tied the state record of 51
points by Buna’s Don Stanley in 1957 and scored 91 points in two games. Jones scored 1,425 points on the season for a
state record 43.2 ppg (3rd all-time in TX) and scored 65 points in one game. Tommy Jones (1966-69) was named allstate in 1968 & 1969 and was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1994.
Kirkpatrick’s Curtis Robinson and Crane’s Tommy Jones were named all-state in 1969. Thru 2008 Curtis Robinson
remains the only Kirkpatrick boy ever named all-state in basketball. The 2-A All State Tournament Team included 6’0” Sr
Wendell Biggins and 6’1” Sr Alonzo Smith of Kirkpatrick; 6’0” Sr Tommy Jones of Crane; 6’4” Jr Harold Bridges of Spring
Klein; and 6’8” Sr Robert White of Hearne.
Team #143, 1969
Tivy wins back-to-back titles in 1969-70
3-A, KERRVILLE TIVY
Kerrville Tivy defeated Perryton, 55-54, in the final & Corsicana, 68-50, in the semi-final at the state tournament. Tivy
defeated Gregory-Portland, 76-75, and Raymondville, 82-47, in the regional and finished the year at 29-5. The Antlers
out shot (47% to 26%) and out rebounded (47-35) Corsicana for an 18-point win in the semi-final. Tivy won the title
with a one-point win in the final over the Perryton Rangers as George Stacy sank two FTs with 10 seconds left for a
three-point lead and Perryton made a FG with one second remaining for the final margin of victory. The Antlers hit 47%
of FGs and won the rebound battle at 47-35.
Kerrville won state titles in 1969 and 1970 in the school’s only appearances in the state finals. Perryton made its only
appearance in a final in 1969. Jim Reid of WTSU was the Kerrville championship coach in both 1969 & 1970 and coached
Dumas to the 1971 title and Ingram Moore to the 1990 title. Reid and Doug Boxell are the only two TX coaches to win
state titles at three different schools. The coaching match-up in the 1969 final was unusual in that it matched Kerrville’s
Jim Reid of WTSU against his mentor, Perryton’s Roy Pennington, who earlier had Reid as an assistant coach at Perryton.
Jim Reid (1965-71), a member of the 1956 Palo Duro championship team, is a member of the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of
Fame and the Panhandle Hall of Fame.
The 1969 Tivy players were: 41 Jack Vest, 6’7” Jr; 13 Jimmy Locke, 6’7 Sr; 25 Benny Scharnberg, 5’9” Jr; 23 George Stacy,
5’11” Jr; 21 Stuart Caulkins, 5’11” Jr; 45 Harold Hardee, 6’2” Sr; 11 Earlie Williams, 5’8” So; 35 Mickey Cooper, 6’6” Jr; 33
David Braden, 6’2” Sr; 15 Joe Faifer, 6’2” Jr; and 31 Shelly Williams, 6’1” So.
The Tivy Antlers were led on the year by 6’7” Jr Jack Vest at 15.9 ppg, 6’7” Sr Jimmy Locke at 15.4, 5’9” Jr Benny
Scharnberg at 10.4, 5’11” Jr George Stacy at 10.3, and 5’11” Jr Stuart Caulkins at 9.5. In the final Kerrville was led by
Vest with 15 points and 14 rebounds; Locke with 12 points and 12 rebounds; and Scharnberg with 10 points and 6
rebounds. The Antlers limited all-state Bob Gobin (who scored 24 in the semi-final) to 12 points as Dickie McWhorter
led the Rangers with 16 points. Scharnberg led Tivy in the semi-final with 15 points & 9 rebounds while Vest had 14
points & 9 rebounds & Locke had 11 points. Steve York led Corsicana with 24 points.
The 1969 3-A all-state team included two players from Tivy (Jimmy Locke and Jack Vest) and 6’3” Bob Gobin of
Perryton. The 1969 All State Tournament Team included 6’7” Jr Jack Vest (also named in 1970) and 6’7” Sr Jimmy Locke
of Tivy; 6’3” Sr Bob Gobin of Perryton; 6’5” Jr Jeff Smith of Corsicana; & 6’1” Sr Willard Ester of Houston Carver-Aldine.
Kerrville's Lock and Vest were named all-state in 1969 and Vest and Benny Scharnberg in 1970.
Team #144, 1969
Wheatley, led by Dwight Jones,
wins 2nd of 5 state titles
4-A, HOUSTON WHEATLEY
Houston Wheatley defeated unbeaten Houston Memorial, 52-47, in the final & San Antonio Wheatley, 91-63, in the
semi-final at the state tournament. The Wildcats qualified for state for the 2nd time with regional wins over Waltrip, 6455; Clear Creek, 66-50; and Kashmere, 84-59. Houston Wheatley won the semi-final by 28 points breaking a 53-game
winning streak by SA Wheatley. The Wildcats then broke Memorial’s 42-game winning streak which included a 67-64
win over the Wildcats earlier in the year. Wheatley, 27-2 on the year, relied on its fast break offense and full-court
pressing defense and averaged 88 ppg to 64 for opponents. In the final the Wildcats led by only one point at the
beginning of the 4th quarter but Jones and Johnson each scored 8 points in that period to secure the victory.
The 1969 state title was the second of five state championships by Wheatley (1968, 1969, 1970, 1973 & 1978)—a state
5A record for most championships. The Wildcats were coached in the first two championships by Collin Briggs who
retired after the 1969 season with a total of 14 state championships—12 in the old Negro Interscholastic League and an
overall record of 608-55 in 24 years at Wheatley. Briggs led Wheatley to two UIL state titles in 1968 & 1969--the first
two years the school was a member of the UIL. Coach Jackie Carr (who in seven years was 256-18) won the last three
Wheatley state championships (1970, 1973 & 1978). Both Briggs (1945-1969) and Carr (1969-1985) were elected to the
TX H.S. BB Hall of Fame. Finalist Houston Memorial won a state title in 1966 & lost in the finals in 1967, 1969 and 1984.
The 1969 Wheatley players were: 13 Dwight Jones, 6’8” Jr; 21 Gary Tatman, 5’11” Sr; 31 Allen Batro, 6’2” Jr; 10
Lawrence Johnson, 6’6” Jr; 11 James Harris, 6’0” Sr; 32 Roy Fields, 6’4” Jr; 22 Clarence Johnson, 5’11” So; 15 Walter
Augustine, 6’3” Sr; 24 Billy Abbott, 6’4” Sr; 25 Louis Howard, 6’1” Sr; 20 Gregory Kindle, 6’3” Sr; 23 Arthur Newsome,
6’1” Sr; 12 Melvin Johnson, 6’3” Sr; 14 James Wilson, 5’10” Jr; and 30 Ernest Dennis, 5’11” Jr.
Wheatley was led on the year by 6’8” Jr Dwight Jones at 24.9; 5’11” Sr Gary Tatman at 12.1; 6’6” Jr Lawrence Johnson at
11.9; and 6’3” Sr Walter Augustine at 10.3. The Wildcats were led in the final by Jones with 20 points and 17 rebounds
and Johnson with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Wayne Howard led Memorial with 12 points. Jones led the Wildcats in
the semi-final with 20 points & 18 rebounds while Augustine had 15 points and 19 rebounds. Gary Williams led SA
Wheatley with 21 points.
Jones of Wheatley and Howard of Memorial were named 1st team all-state in 1969. Jones, Johnson and Batro also
made all-state in 1970. The 1969 4-A All State Tournament Team included Dwight Jones and Lawrence Johnson of
Houston Wheatley, 6’5” Sr Reese Stovall of SA Wheatley, 6’4” Sr Wayne Howard of Memorial and 6’4” Sr Billy Heap of
Odessa. Johnson was named to the All State Tournament Team three times (1968-70) and Jones, two times (1969-70).
Jones & Johnson led Wheatley to three consecutive 4-A state championships. Jones later played at the U. of Houston
and in the NBA in 1974-83 and was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1986.
Team #145, 1970
Chester, led by Willie Johnson, wins only state title
Conf B, CHESTER
Chester defeated Henrietta Midway, 75-53, in the final & LaPoynor (Larue), 54-52, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. Chester defeated Mauriceville, 41-37; Ben Bolt, 84-47; Anderson, 55-33; and Alief, 56-50; in the regional
and finished the year at 27-9 with four of its losses being to 1A state champion Kennard (43-0). The Yellow Jackets’ two
wins at state featured a “ball-hawking press” that forced 16 TOs in a 2-point semi-final win and 20 in a 22-point final
victory. Chester also out shot LaPoynor (42% to 36%) in the semi-final and heavily favored 45-2 Midway (51% to 37%) in
the final. The Yellowjackets seldom had to shoot from farther than six feet due to outstanding passing by its playmaking
guards, Cyrus Martin & Al Bryan, and outstanding offensive rebounding by its “big men,” Willie Johnson & H.T. Hood.
Chester won its only state championship in its only appearance in a state final in 1970. Finalist Midway won a state title
in 1959 and lost in the finals in 1960, 1970 and 1981. The 1970 Chester championship coach was Thomas Ferguson of
SHSU.
The 1970 Yellowjacket players were: 44 H.T. Hood, 6’4” Sr; 24 Willie Johnson, 6’3” Sr; 42 Charles Jones, 6’2” Sr; 30 Al
Bryan, 5’9” So; 12 Cyrus Martin, 5’6” Fr; 40 Charles Barnes, 5’10” So; 34 Kent Barnes, 5’8” Fr; 22 Robert Johnson, 5’7” Fr;
10 Lynn Timbrook, 5’8” Fr; 14 Waymon Berry, 5’7” Fr; 32 James Miles, 5’10” Sr; and 20 Gus Marshall, 5’6” So.
Chester was led on the year by 6’3” Sr Willie Johnson at 21 ppg; 6’4” Sr H.T. Hood at 15; and 6’2” Sr Charles Jones at 10.
The Yellowjackets were led in the final by Johnson with 32 points and 9 rebounds and Hood with 20 points & 18
rebounds while Midway was led by Jim Byrd with 20 points & 11 rebounds. Johnson also led Chester in the semi-finals
with 21 points while Jones had 16. Johnnie Cofer led LaPoynor with 17 points & 12 rebounds.
The 1970 Conference B All State Tournament Team included 6’3” Sr Willie Johnson and 6’4” Sr H.T. Hood of Chester;
5’11” Sr Jamie Cowley and 6’0” Sr Jimmy Byrd of Midway; and 5’11” Sr Johnnie Cofer of LaPoynor. Willie Johnson made
all-state in 1970 and thur 2008 was the only Chester boy ever to make all-state in basketball.
Sr Jim Byrd of Midway scored 2,644 points in four years (1967-70) to rank 37th on the all-time TX H.S. basketball scoring
list according to Texas Basketball Magazine. His teammate in 1970, Sr Jamie Cowley, scored 2,249 points in 1966-70 for
73rd on the all-time list and scored 937 in 1970. Another Midway player on the same 1970 team, So E.C. Crump, scored
2,208 points in four years (1969-73) for 78th on the all-time list.
Chester was an “Honor Team” at the 1985 state tournament on the 25th anniversary of its championship. Several of the
team members remained in the Chester area as Willie Ray Johnson, H.T. Hood and Kent Barnes later worked for
Champion Timber while Al Bryan was a local logging contractor and Charles Barnes was self-employed. Waymon Berry
served in the U.S. Army for over 20 years. Coach Thomas Ferguson later coached at Galena Park.
Team #146, 1970
Kennard wins its 3rd of 4 state titles in 7 years
1-A, KENNARD
Kennard defeated Clarendon, 72-64, in the final & Deweyville, 79-68, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The
Tigers defeated Troy, 64-37; Lexington, 75-52; and Malakoff, 52-50; in the regional. The Tigers finished the year
undefeated at 43-0. Kennard had a strong rebounding edge in the 11-point semi-final win over Deweyville. The Tigers’
8-point win in the final over Clarendon featured better rebounding (48-41) and FT shooting (70% on 16 of 23 to 46% on
6 of 13) and fewer TO’s (10 to 14).
Kennard won all four of its state championships (1967, 1968, 1970 & 1973) in a seven-year period. The other (nonwinning) appearance in a final was in a 2002 loss to Brock. Clarendon made its only state final appearance in 1970.
Johnny Carter of Lon Morris/U. of Houston was the coach of the first three Kennard championship teams and won
the1967 title as a first-year coach. Carl Owens was the 1973 Kennard championship coach. Carl Irlbeck, the Clarendon
coach, would later win state titles at Abernathy (1980) and Plainview (1994). He is a member of the Panhandle Hall of
Fame.
The 1970 Kennard players were: 23 Lester Hutcherson, 6’1” Sr; 11 James Smith, 5’10” Sr; 25 Jeff Myers, 5’9” Jr; 41 Carl
Watson, 6’0” Jr; 15 Don Denman, 6’0” Jr; 31 Larry Bruce, 6’0” Jr; 21 Jimmy Twine, 6’3” Jr; 43 Johnny Burson, 5’10” Jr; 54
Truman Lamb, 6’0” Jr; 13 Rex Currie, 5’10” Jr; 33 Butch Jones, 6’4” So; 45 Lester Woods, 6’0” Fr; 35 George Steed, 6’2”
Fr; and Paul Lamb, 6’4” Fr.
The Tigers were led on the year by 6’1” Sr Lester Hutcherson at 17.4 ppg; 6’0” Jr Carl Watson at 17.2; 5’10” Sr James
Smith at 16.3; 6’0” Jr Don Denman at 14.0; and 5’9” Jr Jeff Myers at 8.2. Kennard was led in the final by Hutcherson with
33 points & James Smith with 20 while Wayne Carter led Clarendon with 19 points. Kennard was led in the semi-final by
Hutcherson with 33 points & 12 rebounds and Smith with 20 points & 8 rebounds. Charles Wallace led Deweyville with
19 points.
Kennard’s Lester Hutcherson and Clarendon’s Jim Moore were named 1st team all-state in 1970 while James Smith
made 2nd team all-state and and Carl Watson made 3rd team all-state. The 1970 Conference B All State Tournament
Team included 6’1” Sr Lester Hutcherson and 5’10” Sr James Smith of Kennard; 6’3” Sr Charles Louis and 6’3” Jr Wayne
Carter of Clarendon; and 6’3” Sr Gary Knight of Deweyville.
Team #147, 1970
Kountze wins 1st of 3 state titles
2-A, KOUNTZE
Kountze defeated Taft, 75-73, in the final & Hughes Springs, 80-67, in the semi-final at the state tournament. Kountze
defeated Newton, 61-52; Teague, 69-64; and Diboll, 59-57; in the regional and finished the year at 31-4. The Lions
outscored Hughes Springs 21-13 in the 4th qt. of their 13-point semi-final win and out shot (46% to 40%) the Mustangs.
Kountze out shot (40% to 35%) and out rebounded (62-51) Taft in the final and out scored Taft 15-4 in the last 3
minutes winning the game on Anthony Manning’s lay-up with 34 seconds remaining.
The 1970 state championship was the first of three titles (1970, 2004 & 2005) by Kountze who also made the finals in
1977 (losing to Morton) and in 2002 (losing to Gainesville). The 1970 Kountze championship coach was Willy Wilson of
Lamar Tech. Finalist Taft made its only appearance in a state final in 1970.
The Kountze players in 1970 were: 33 Anthony Manning, 6’3” Jr; 31 James Branon, 6’3” Jr; 35 Roger Anderson, 6’0” Sr;
21 Nathan McDaniel, 6’1” So; 13 Randy Drake, 5’10” Jr; 41 Bobby Fife, 6’2” Sr; 43 William McMahon, 6’3” Sr; 11 Albert
Hamilton, 5’7” So; and 15 Adlai Lack, 5’10” Jr.
Kountze was led on the year by 6’3” Jr Anthony Manning at 21 ppg; 6’3” Jr James Branon at 18; 5’10” Jr Randy Drake at
9; 6’0” Sr Roger Anderson at 8; and 6’1” So Nathan McDaniel at 7. The Lions were led in the final by Manning with 33 &
James Brannon with 25 points and 22 rebounds while Taft was led by 6’6” Johnny Mayo and 5’10” Randy Huestis with 25
each. Manning also led Kountz in the semi-final with 31 points and Branon had 20 points & 19 rebounds. Larry Allen
led Hughes Springs with 21 points.
Semi-finalist Hughes Springs was led by Jr Lynn Royal who was all-state in 1971 when he scored 911 points as a Sr
ranking him 57th all-time in TX. Lynn Royal (1969-71) was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997.
Jr Anthony Manning of Kountze and Johnny Mayo of Taft were named all-state in 1970. Manning and James Brannon
were named all-state in 1971.
The 1970 3-A All State Tournament Team included 6’3” Jr Anthony Manning and 6’3” Jr James Brannon of Kountze; 6’6”
Sr Johnny Mayo and 5’10” Jr Randy Huestis of Taft; and 5’10” So Elton Patton of Morton.
Jr James Barron of Kountze scored 1,008 points in his Sr season of 1971 ranking him 36th all-time in TX and later played
at Angelina JC. Anthony Manning played at Lewis & Clark in Idaho. Bobby Fife became the band director at Kountz.
Team #148, 1970
Tivy wins back-to-back titles in 1969-1970
3-A, KERRVILLE TIVY
Kerrville Tivy defeated Houston Cypress-Fairbanks, 81-68, in the final & Carthage, 80-65, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Antlers defeated Weslaco, 90-77, and Taylor, 65-41, in the regional and finished 29-7 on the year.
Tivy out shot (43% to 31%) and out rebounded (59-49) Carthage in the 21-point semi-final win and out shot (48% to
38%) and out rebounded (51-43) Cy-Fair in the 13-point win in the final.
Tivy won its second consecutive state championship in 1970 but these two appearances in the final would remain the
only two in school history thru 2006. Finalist Cypress-Fairbanks won the 4-A state title the next year in 1971 but the
1970 & 1971 appearances in the state finals were the only two in school history. The Antlers were coached to the 1969
and 1970 championships by Jim Reid of WTSU who won a 3rd state title in 1971 at Dumas and a 4th at Ingram Moore in
1990. Reid and Doug Boxell are the only two TX coaches to win state titles at three different schools. Jim Reid (196571), a member of the 1956 Palo Duro championship team, is a member of the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame and the
Panhandle Hall of Fame.
The 1970 Tivy players were: 41 Jack Vest, 6’7” Sr; 21 Stuart Caulkins, 6’0” Sr; 31 Shelly Williams, 6’2” Jr; 23 George
Stacy, 5’9” Sr; 25 Benny Scharnberg, 5’9” Sr; 43 Mickey Cooper, 6’7” Sr; 11 Earlie Williams, 5’10” Jr; 33 Freddie Gamble,
5’9” Jr; 13 Mark Crane, 6’1” Sr; 15 Joe Faifer, 6’2” Sr; 45 Scott Palmer, 6’1” Sr; and 35 Jimmy LeMeilleur, 5’10” Sr.
Tivy was led on the year by 6’0” Sr Stuart Caulkins at 18.7; 6’7” Sr Jack Vest at 18.5; 6’2” Jr Shelly Williams at 13.1; 6’1” Sr
George Stacy at 12.1; and 5’9” Sr Benny Scharnberg at 10.4. The Antlers were led in the final by Caulkins with 20 points;
Vest with 17 points & 10 rebounds; Scharnberg with 17 points; and 6’7” Sr Mickey Cooper with 9 points & 15 rebounds.
Cy-Fair was led by 6’7” Jerry Mercer with 23 points. Tivy was led in semi-final by Vest with 22 points & 17 rebounds;
Williams with 14 points & 10 rebounds; and 5’10” Jr Earlie Williams and Caulkins with 10 points each. Jr Johnnie Carter
(who played in 1967-71 was later elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame) led Carthage with 23.
The All State Tournament team included Vest and Scharnberg of Kerrville; 6’4” Jr Jerry Mercer and 5’11” Jr Ronald
Dunlap of Cy-Fair, and 6’5” Sr Jerry Jernigan of Lamesa. Vest was named all-state in 1969 & 1970 and led his team to
state titles in both years. Scharnberg was also named all-state in 1970.
Team #149, 1970
Wheatley, led by Dwight Jones &
Lawrence Johnson, wins 3rd of 5 titles
4-A, HOUSTON WHEATLEY
Houston Wheatley defeated Carrolton Turner, 108-80, in the final & Dallas Jefferson, 103-91, in the semi-final at the
state tournament. Wheatley defeated Kashmere, 95-68; Clear Creek, 65-54; and Waltrip, 80-73; in the regional before
cruising to a 12-point and 28-point wins at the state tournament. Wheatley finished undefeated at 39-0 on the year and
extended its winning streak to 62 games (it would be extended to 72 in the 1970-71 season). The Wheatley team
averaged 96 points per game on the season utilizing its “run-and-gun offense and full-court press and full team
substitutions.
The Wildcats were 100-2 over the three years (1968-70) that the team was led by seniors Dwight Jones and Lawrence
Johnson. The Wildcats won their third of five state championships (1968, 1969, 1970, 1973 & 1978)—a state 5A record
for most championships. The 108 points scored in the 1970 final was still a state record in 2006. Collin Briggs won the
first two championships (1968 & 1969) and Coach Jackie Carr (who in seven years was 256-18) won the last three
Wheatley state championships (1970, 1973 & 1978). Both Briggs (1945-1969) and Carr (1969-1985) were elected to the
TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame. Also, Wheatley’s Briggs won 11 state titles in the old Negro Interscholastic League from
1948 to 1966.
The 1970 Wheatley players were: 31 Allen Batro, 6’3” Sr; 13 Dwight Jones, 6’9” Sr; 22 Clarence Johnson, 5’11” Jr; 10
Lawrence Johnson, 6’7” Sr; 32 Roy Fields, 6’5” Sr; 23 Cecil Dutton, 5’11” Jr; 15 Anthony Foreman, 6’3” Sr; 14 Anthony
Taylor, 6’3” Jr’ 24 James Wilson, 5’8” Sr; 11 Ernest Dennis, 6’0” Sr; 21 Audrey Cornelius, 5’9” Jr; 25 Willie Thornton, 6’2”
Jr; 12 Michael Archer, 6’1” So; 20 Edwin Jammer, 6’3” So; and Larry White, 5’9” So.
Wheatley was led on the year by 6’9” Sr Dwight Jones at 28.5 ppg & 24 rebounds per game; 6’7 Sr Lawrence “Spider”
Johnson at 21.4 ppg & 24 rebounds; and 6’3” Sr Allen “Batman” Batro at 15.2. Wheatley was led in the final by Jones
with 21 points & 15 rebounds; Johnson with 18 points & 14 rebounds; Batro with 14 points; 6’5” Sr Roy Fields with 15
points & 12 rebounds; and Willie Thornton with 15 points & 11 rebounds. (The Wheatley team had a 75-40 rebounding
edge against Carrolton.) Jimmy Murphy and Steve Allen led Carrollton with 29 each. Wheatley was led in the semi-final
by Jones with 34 points & 26 rebounds and Batro with 15 points and 8 rebounds. 6’4” Bill Marcellus led TJ with 29
points & 11 rebounds.
Houston Wheatley had a record three of the five 4-A all-state players with Dwight Jones, Lawrence Johnson and Allen
Batro named to the team. A fourth all-stater was Bill Marcellus of Dallas Jefferson (also named all-state in 1971). The
1970 4-A All State Tournament Team included Jones, Johnson and Batro of Wheatley , Jimmy Murphy of Carrollton
Turner and Bill Marcellus of Dallas TJ. Dwight Jones later played at the U. of Houston and in the NBA in 1974-83. He was
elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1986. Jimmy Murphy of Carrollton was elected to TX H.S. Basketball
Hall of Fame in 1983.
Team #150, 1971
Krum wins 1st of 5 state titles
Conf B, KRUM
Krum defeated Snook, 52-51, in the final & Chireno, 71-68, in the semi-final at the state tournament. Krum defeated
Brock, 68-62; Priddy, 81-57; May, 82-65; and Midway, 74-65; in the regional to qualify for the state tournament for the
5th time. Krum finished the year at 47-1 with the lone loss to Paradise in District. Krum won a 3-point victory in the
semi-final with superior FT shooting (19 of 24 to 4 of 9 for Chireno). The Krum-Snook final was tied on 15 occasions and
the lead changed hands 10 times. The Bobcats’ 1-point victory margin came from two FTs by Larry Monschke at 0:19.
Snook had a chance to win the game with two seconds left but Surry Lucas missed the first FT of a one-and-one. The
loss by Snook was one of three times (1971, 1972 & 1974) the Bluejays lost a final contrasted to the ten state titles they
won from 1965-1984.
Krum has won five state championships (1971, 1978, 1994, 1996 & 1998) and lost in the finals in 1956 to Central Pollok,
in 1967 to Kennard, in 1979 to Snook and in 1992 to Troup. Bennie Enis was the Krum championship coach in 1971 and
1978 and Troy Hamm of the U. of NT was the Krum championship coach in 1994, 1996 & 1998.
The 1971 Krum players were: 34 Tommy Johnson, 6’1” Sr; 25 Steve Sparks, 5’8” Sr; 15 Larry Monschke, 5’10” Jr; 33 Larry
Jones, 6’2” So; 24 Bennie Mitchell, 5’9” So; 11 Rex Gourley, 5’6” Fr; 22 Lee Koiner, 5’9” Jr; 35 Harold Monschke, 5’10” So;
12 Jack Hood, 6’1” Jr; 23 Mac Vincent, 5’10” Jr; 13 Randy Knight, 5’6” So; 14 Conrad Shifflett, 5’7” Fr; & 10 Jim
Fortenberry, 5’5” So.
The Bobcats were led on the year by 5’8” Sr Steve Sparks at 29.8 ppg; 6’1 Sr Tommy Johnson at 27.1; 6’2” So Larry Jones
at 10.1; & 5’10” Jr Larry Monschke at 9.2. Krum was led in the final by Johnson with 24 points & 15 rebounds and Sparks
with 18 while Snook was led by Don Wiley with 22. In the semi-final the Bobcats were led by Sparks with 31, Johnson
with 25 and Jones with 10 rebounds. 6’5” Gary Brown led Chireno with 22 points.
The Conference B All State Tournament Team included 6’1” Sr Tommy Johnson and 5’8” Sr Steve Sparks of Krum; 5’10”
Sr Donnie Kovar and 5’8” So Don Wiley of Snook; and 6’2” Sr Felix Robles of Sands (Ackerly). Krum's Tommy Johnson
made all-state in 1970 & 1971 and Steve Sparks was all-state in 1971. Tommy Johnson later played at Cook Co JC & was
all Lone Star Conference at Howard Payne in 1976. Steve Sparks played at Cisco JC. Most of the 1971 Krum players
remained in the Denton County area.
Team #151, 1971
Van Horn, led by Perry Floyd and
Joe Nobles, wins only state title
1-A, VAN HORN
Van Horn defeated Pottsboro, 68-67, in the final & Garrison, 76-67, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The
Eagles defeated Clarendon, 67-66; Lorenzo, 78-73; and Seagraves, 76-63; in the regional to reach the state tournament
for the 5th time. Van Horn finished the year at 24-6. Van Horn’s pressing defense forced 21 Garrison TOs in the 9-point
semi-final victory and forced 21 Pottsboro TOs in the final. The Eagles’ one-point victory margin in the final came on a
field goal with two seconds to play by So Ronald Holmes.
Van Horn made its first and only appearance in a state final in 1971 and won its only state championship (thru 2006).
Pottsboro won its first and only state championship the following year with a one-point victory in the finals over
Garrison for the 1-A title. John Curry of McMurry College was the 1971 Van Horn championship coach.
The 1971 Van Horn Eagle players were: 11 Martin Ibanez, 5’9” Sr; 13 Ronald Holmes, 6’0” So; 15 Tim Beaty, 6’0” Sr; 21
Kent Bell, 5’10” Sr; 23 Joe Villasenor, 6’0” Jr; 25 Perry Floyd, 6’0” Sr; 31 Raul Santiago, 6’0” Jr; 33 Mike Talavera, 6’0” Sr;
35 Mike Coulter, 6’0” Sr; & 45 Joe Nobles, 6’1” Sr. The tallest Eagle was only 6’1”.
Van Horn was led on the year by 6’0” Sr Perry Floyd at 15.9 ppg; 6’0” Jr Joe Villasenor at 13.0; 6’0” Sr Tim Beaty at 12.0;
6’1” Sr Joe Nobles at 10.6. Van Horn was led in the final by Floyd with 23 points, Beaty with 17 and Nobles with 15
while Jackie Oliver had 27 for Pottsboro. The Eagles were led in the semi-final by Floyd with 24 points and Mike Talavera
and Nobles with 15. Lorenzo Tatum had 26 points & 17 rebounds for Garrison.
The 1-A All State Tournament Team included 6’1” Sr Joe Nobles and 6’0” Sr Perry Floyd of Van Horn; 6’2” Sr Jackie Oliver
and 6’1” Sr Steve Short of Pottsboro; and 6’2” Sr Lorenzo Tatum of Garrison. Van Horn had no all-state players in 1971-in fact, Victor Munoz, became the school's only all-state player in 1974.
Team #152, 1971
Hughes Springs, led by Lynn Royal,
wins only state title in school history
2-A, HUGHES SPRINGS
Hughes Springs defeated Friendswood, 64-60, in the final & Dimmitt, 56-45, in the semi-final at the state tournament.
The Mustangs defeated Powderly North Lamar, 104-56; Waco Midway, 62-59; and FW Kirkpatrick, 76-59; in the regional
to reach the state tournament for the third time. The Mustangs finished the year at 33-1 losing only to Marshall by 5
points. Hughes Springs dominated the boards (57-36) against Dimmitt and out shot (40%-31%) the Bobcats in an 11point semi-final win and then beat undefeated (26-0) Friendswood in the final by building up an 10-point halftime lead
(due to better shooting at 50% to 40% & a 51-30 rebounding edge) and fighting off a Friendswood’s rally (they scored
the last 7 points) in the closing seconds.
The 1971 state championship and a 1987 loss in the state final to Sweeny remain the only two times (thru 2006) that
Hughes Springs reached a state final. Friendswood won its only state title in 1969 and lost in the finals in 1968 & 1971.
The 1971 Hughes Springs championship coach was Don Woodall of Tyler J.C. and ETSU.
The 1971 Hughes Springs players were: 31 Larry Allen, 5’10” Sr; 41 Glyen Royal, 6’2” Jr; 15 Marion Holloman, 5’8” Sr; 11
Willie Bean, 5’7” Jr; 51 Lynn Royal, 6’5” Jr; 13 Joe Smith, 5’10” Sr; 21 Paul Philpot, 5’4” Jr; 33 William Royal, 6’2” Sr; 35
Norman Hall, 6’4” Sr; 23 Steve Rainwater, 5’8” Sr; 25 Mayo Kasling, 5’10” Jr & 53 Robert Sample, 5’8” Jr.
Hughes Springs was led on the year by 6’5” Jr Lynn Royal at 27 ppg. Hughes Springs was led in the final by Royal with 26
points and 19 rebounds, Marion Holloman with 13 points& 8 rebounds and Willie Bean with 11. Bill Todd led
Friendswood with 20 points. Royal also led the Mustangs in the semi-final with 26 points and 13 rebounds while Larry
Allen had 11 points & 8 rebounds. Mark Wohlgemuth scored 17 for Dimmitt.
According to Texas Basketball Magazine, Jr Lynn Royal scored 911 points in 1971 ranking 57th all-time and scored 2,457
points in four years in 1970-73 for 53rd on the all-time TX H.S. career scoring list. The Texas H.S. Basketball Scrapbook
reported that Lynn Royal was the “most prolific rebounder in Texas high school basketball history” with a career total of
2,037 rebounds. Lynn Royal was named all-state in 1971 & 1972 while Glynn Royal (Lynn’s cousin) was also named allstate in 1972. Kent Ballard of finalist Friendswood was all-state in both basketball and football as a senior in 1970-71
and set a state record as a QB by passing for 5,430 yards in his career and later played football at TCU.
The 1971 2-A All State Tournament Team included 6’5” Jr Lynn Royal and 5’7” Jr Willie Bean of Hughes Springs; 6’0” Sr
Bill Todd and 6’3” Sr Rodney Unruh of Friendswood; and 6’1” Sr Mark Wohlgemuth of Dimmitt. Lynn and Glynn Royal
were both 1st team all-state in 1971 and Lynn was also 1st team all-state in 1970.
Team #153, 1971
Dumas wins 2nd of 2 state titles
led by Kim McClintock and Randy Willis
3-A, DUMAS
Dumas defeated Ft. Worth Como, 65-59, in the final & Houston Carver, 94-67, in the semi-final at the state tournament.
The 94 points against Carver is still a 4A record. Dumas defeated Lamesa, 70-51, and Odessa Ector, 73-69, in the
regional to make the state tournament for the 4th time. The Demons were 29-6 on the year. The Demons 27-point
semi-final win over Carver came largely from superior shooting (50% to 32%) and rebounding by the “treetop tall
Panhandle crew.” Dumas with a slight edge in shooting (41%p-37%) and turnovers (18 to 21) led for most of the final
but Como came within 3 points with 45 seconds left before the Demons put the game away.
Dumas has made three appearances in the state finals winning the title in 1962 and 1971 and losing in the 1953 final to
Bowie. Jim Reid was the 1971 Dumas state championship coach as he won his third consecutive 3-A state title adding to
the two he won at Kerrville Tivy in 1969 & 1970. Reid won a 4th title at Ingram Moore in 1990 and he and Doug Boxell
are the only two TX coaches to win state titles at three different schools. Reid (1965-1990), a member of the 1956 Palo
Duro championship team, was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996. Finalist FW Como appeared in the
only state final in school history in 1971. Dumas is one of only four schools to win state titles in basketball and baseball
in the same year (the other three were S. SA in 1961, Sweeny in 1985 and Humble Kingwood in 2005).
The 1971 Dumas players were: 43 Randy Willis, 6’7” Sr; 45 Kim McClintock, 6’5” Sr; 33 Sherman Moore, 6’’4” Sr; 10
Bobby Laughry, 5’11” Sr; 20 Mickey Hartman, 6’1” Sr; 22 Johnny Kimbley, 6’4” Sr; 15 Mike Brownlee, 5’7” Jr; 30 Jimmy
George, 5’10” Jr; 23 Jerry McVicker, 6’1” Sr; 25 Billy Hamilton, 5’10” Sr; 13 Johnny Askins, 5’6” Sr; & 35 Stan Carson, 6’3”
So.
Dumas was led on the year by 6’5” Sr Kim McClintock at 20.0 ppg; 6’7” Sr; Randy Willis at 18.0; 6’4” Sr Sherman Moore
at 13.0; 5’11” Sr Bobby Laughry at 10.5; and 6’1” Sr Mickey Hartman at 8.5. The Demons were led in the final by
McClintock with 21 points & 9 rebounds; Willis with 16 points & 9 rebounds; & Laughry with 11 points. James Cooks led
Como with 22 points & 19 rebounds. Dumas was led in the semi-final by McClintock with 33 points and 12 rebounds and
Moore with 20 points while Willie Taylor led Carver with 18 points.
The 3-A All State Tournament Team included 6’5” Sr Kim McClintock and 6’7” Sr Randy Willis of Dumas; 6’4” Sr James
Cooks and 6’2” Jr Clifford Punch of FW Como; and 6’1” Sr George Arnold of Del Valle. McClintock and Willis were also
named 1st 3-A all-state as was James Cooks of Como.
Team #154, 1971
Cy-Fair, coached by “Hoosier” Ronnie Truitt,
defeated Wheatley for its only state title;
named national champs
4-A, CYPRESS FAIRBANKS
Houston Cypress-Fairbanks defeated Houston Wheatley, 72-58, in the final & Plainview, 58-55, in the semi-final at the
state tournament. The Bobcats defeated Corsicana, 64-52; Marshall, 82-66; and Dallas Kimball, 66-51; in the regional to
reach the state tournament for the 2nd time. Cy-Fair finished the year at 36-6 and ended one of the greatest dynasties
in state tournament history by defeating in the final the three-time defending champion Wheatley (37-5)—considered
by many the greatest team in TX history. The Bobcats utilized a deliberate and disciplined offense and were able to
handle the Wheatley full-court press with excellent ball-handling by its three guards. Coach Ronnie Truitt used only five
players in the final against the full-scale substitutions of Wheatley but forced the Wildcats to play at his tempo. The
Bobcats had an edge in FGs (58% to 40%), FTs (70% to 36%) and rebounding (39-35).
Cypress-Fairbanks was voted the National High School Champion in 1971. The Bobcats’ only two appearances in a state
final were in 1970 in a loss to Kerrville Tivy and in 1971 with a state title. The 1971 Cypress-Fairbanks championship
coach was Ronnie Truitt, who played at the U. of Houston and was a member of the 1954 Milan IN team memorialized in
the movie, “Hoosiers.” A Jr H.S. in Cy-Fair is named for Truitt who died in 1988. Wheatley made 6 appearances in the
final winning titles in 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973 & 1978---the only final they lost was to Cy-Fair in 1971.
The 1971 Cypress-Fairbanks players were: 10 Larry Strait, 5’10” Jr; 12 Kenny Pridgeon, 6’1” So; 14 Kirby Brewer, 6’5” So;
20 James Banks, 6’2” Jr; 22 Jimmy Johnson, 6’1” Jr; 30 Bobby Metcalf, 6’4” Sr; 32 Paul Carr, 6’0” Jr; 34 Donald Dunlap,
6’0” Sr; 40 Ronald Dunlap, 6’0” Sr; 42 Jerry Mercer, 6’7” Sr; 44 Andrew Jones, 6’3” Sr; & 50 Pat Kasper, 6’3” Jr.
The Bobcats were led on the year by 6’7” Sr Jerry Mercer at 16.7 ppg; 6’0” Sr Ronald Dunlap at 16.3; 6’0” Donald Dunlap
at 15.0; 6’3” Sr; Andrew Jones at 9.6; & 6’4” Sr Bobby Metcalf at 9.4. These five were the only boys who played in the
final as Donald Dunlap led the team with 20 points; Metcalf had 19 points & 10 rebounds; Jones, 15 points; & Ronald
Dunlap, 14. Wheatley was led by 6’4” Michael Long with 20 points & 12 rebounds and So Eddie Owens with 13. Cy-Fair
was led in the semi-final by Ronald Dunlap with 17 points and Donald Dunlap and Jones with 12 each. Charles Bassett
and Curtis Thompson led Plainview with 18.
The 1971 4-A All State Tournament Team included 6’0” Sr Donald Dunlap, 6’0” Sr Ronald Dunlap and 6’4” Sr Bobby
Metcalf of Cypress-Fairbanks; 6’4” So Michael Long of Wheatley; and 6’8” Jr Willie Hodge of SA Sam Houston. Jerry
Mercer and Ronald Dunlap of Cy-Fair were named to the 1970 team as juniors. Jerry Mercer and Ronald Dunlap of CyFair were named 1st all-state in 1971 and Ronald Dunlap was 3rd team all-state in 1970.
Team #155, 1972
LaPoynor wins 1st of 5 state titles
Conf B, LaPOYNOR
LaPoynor (Larue) defeated Snook, 53-44, in the final & Anton, 64-49, in the semi-final at the state tournament.
LaPoynor finished the year at 42-3 and defeated Union Hill, 80-49; Savoy, 65-54; Neches, 65-56; and Central Heights, 7066; in the regional to reach the state tournament for the second time. LaPoynor cruised to a 15-point win in the semifinal with superior shooting (47% to 32%) and rebounding (48-44). The Flyers’ 9-point win over Snook in the final was
due to superior shooting from the field (41% to 33%), from the FT line (27 of 33 to 10 of 15) and rebounding (34-31).
LaPoynor’s state title in 1972 was the first of five (1972, 1973, 1975, 1985 & 1995) by the school thru 2006. LaPoynor
was a finalist in 1974 (and in 1979) and thus was in the state final for four consecutive years from 1972-75. Bill Ingram
of ETSU was the coach of the first three (1972, 1973 & 1975) LaPoynor championships and retired at the end of the 1975
season after suffering a heart attack early in the season. Ingram also coached Jacksonville to a 1956 state title. Carl
Dunkin of Texas Tech coached the 1985 championship team and Dwane Nichols of SHSU coached the 1995
championship team.
The loss by Snook was one of three times (1971, 1972 & 1974) the Bluejays lost a final contrasted to the ten state titles
they won from 1965-1984. Snook finished the year at 35-10 with only 2 of the 10 losses to Class B competition.
The 1972 LaPoynor players were: 25 Jimmy Street, 6’0” Sr; 33 Larry Cumby, 6’1” Fr; 11 Wendell Stringfield, 5’8” Jr; 15
Johnny Donnell, 5’10” Sr; 13 Calvin Sowells, 5’8” Jr; 43 Howard Cumby, 6’1” Sr; 41 Ronny Gandy, 5’7” Jr; 21 Albert
Hambrick, 5’8” Fr; 45 Earl Hurd, 5’10” So; and 23 Dana Dungan, 5’9” Jr.
The Flyers leading scorers on the year were 6’0” Sr Jimmy Street at 25.4 ppg; 6’1” Fr Larry Cumby at 15.0; 5’8” Jr
Wendell Stringfield at 8.0; 5’8” Jr Calvin Sowells at 7.6; and 5’10” Sr Johnny Donnell at 5.6. Street led LaPoynor in the
final with 27 points (including 15 of 15 FT attempts) and 16 rebounds and Cumby added 10 points & 8 rebounds. Don
Wiley led Snook with 12 points. The Flyers were led in the semi-final by Street with 24 points & 17 rebounds; Cumby
with 11 points & 14 rebounds; and Sowell with 11 points & 7 rebounds. Leroy Medlock led Anton with 15 points & 10
rebounds.
The 1972 Class B All State Tournament Team included Jimmy Street, 6’0” Sr and Wendell Stringfield, 5’8” Jr of LaPoynor;
Don Wiley, 5’10” Jr of Snook; Russell Letz, 6’6” Sr of Old Glory; and Leroy Medlock, 6’1” Sr of Anton. Jimmy Street was
named all-state in 1972 and scored 1,199 points for the season—11th all-time in TX according to Texas Basketball
Magazine. Calvin Sowells was all-state in 1973 and Larry Cumby was all-state for 3 years from 1973-1975.
Team #156, 1972
Pottsboro, led by Larry Spruiell,
wins only state title in school history
1-A, POTTSBORO
Pottsboro defeated Garrison, 61-60, in the final & Sanford-Fritch, 46-40, in the semi-final at the state tournament.
Pottsboro completed an undefeated season at 37-0 and defeated Wylie, 66-48; Forney, 86-62; and Millsap, 64-47; in the
regional to make the state tournament for the second time. The Cardinals out shot (50% to 32%) and out rebounded
(38-28) Sanford-Fritch in the semi-final and led by 12 in the 4th quarter and won by 6. Pottsboro trailed by 10 points in
the third quarter of the final against Garrison but took the lead in the last two minutes with the victory margin coming
from two FTs by Larry Spruiell with 3 seconds remaining.
Pottsboro lost by one-point in the 1-A final in 1971 to Van Horn but won its first and only state championship in the 1972
1-A final. The two appearances in the final in 1971-72 were the only ones in school history thru 2006. The 1972 final
was Garrison’s only time in the state final. The 1972 Pottsboro championship coach was Don Dodd of NTSU.
The 1972 Pottsboro Cardinals players were: 11 Jackie Smith, 5’7” So; 12 James Schnitker, 5’9” So; 21 David Towery, 5’9”
So; 22 Stanley Hooks, 5’9” So; 31 Jesse Williams, 5’9” So; 32 Mike Kelly, 5’10” Sr; 33 Tony Oliver, 5’11” Jr; 42 Jerry Casell,
6’2” Sr; 44 Curtis Campbell, 6’2” So; 51 Larry Spruiell, 6’0” Jr; & 55 Benny Randles, 6’4” Sr.
Pottsboro was led on the year by 6’0” Jr Larry Spruiell at 24.0 ppg; 6’2” Sr Jerry Casell at 16.0; 6’4” Sr Benny Randles at
8.6; 5’9” So Jesse Williams at 5.7; and 5’11” Jr Tony Oliver at 5.0. The Cardinals were led in the final by Spruiell with 33
points & 9 rebounds and Jerry Casell with 14 points. Garrison was led by 6’1” Sr Melvis Bell with 29 points. Spruiell had
26 points and 11 rebounds in the semi-final and had 59 points and 20 rebounds for the two state games. Bob Dennis led
Sanford-Fritch with 13 points.
The 1972 1-A All State Tournament Team included Larry Spruiell, 6’0” Jr and Jerry Cassell, 6’2” Sr of Pottsboro; Melvis
Bell, 6’1” Sr and Tony Oliphant, 6’0” Sr of Garrison; and Mike Welch, 6’1” Sr of Somerville. The All State Tournament
Team included 6’0” Jr Larry Spruiell and 6’2” Sr Jerry Cassell of Pottsboro; 6’1” Sr Melvis Bell and 6’0” So Tony Oliphant
of Garrison; and 6’4” Sr Mike Welch of Somerville. Larry Spruill of Pottsboro and Melvis Bell of Garrison were all-state in
1972. Spruiell transferred to Petrolia for the 1973 season and averaged 27 ppg to lead 34-0 Petrolia into the final. His
teams (Pottsboro/Petrolia) won 71 consecutive games in 1972-73. Spruiell is perhaps the only player ever to play in the
state finals for two different teams in successive years. Spruiell later played at North Texas and became a H.S. basketball
coach. Jerry Cassell was coach of 2005 Van state championship team.
Team #157, 1972
Morton wins 1st of 6 state titles
2-A, MORTON
Morton defeated Whitehouse, 62-59, in the final & Roma, 65-55, in the semi-final at the state tournament. Morton
finished the year at 32-4 and defeated Ralls, 94-70; Merkel, 73-55; and El Paso Parkland, 73-68; in the regional to make
the state tournament for the second time. The Indians finished the year at 32-4 and Whitehouse at 36-2. Roma’s 31
turnovers in the semi-final led to Morton’s 10-point victory and the Indian’s 3-point margin in the final came from better
shooting from the field (49% to 40%) and in FTs (12 of 22 to 7 of 17) and by a 44-40 rebounding edge.
Morton won five state 2-A championships (1972, 1977, 1983, 1986 & 1987) along with one 1-A championship in 2005 to
give the school a total of six state championships thru 2006. Morton also lost in the state finals in 1976 to Mart, 1985 to
Grapeland & 2004 to Normangee. The Indians made the state tournament for 6 straight years from 1982-1987 losing in
the semi-finals in 1982 & 1984; the finals in 1985; and winning titles in 1983, 1986 & 1987. Tony Mauldin of Howard
Payne was the Morton championship coach in 1983, 1986 & 1987 and was named the 2011 national coach of the year
by the National Federation of State High School Associations while coaching at Garland Lakeview Centennial. Ted
Whillock of ETSU was the coach in 1972; Dan Smith in 1977; and Ignatius Caraway of Panhandle State in 2005. Finalist
Whitehouse made only two appearances in the state finals thru 2006---making the final in 1972 and winning the state
title in 1978.
The 1972 Morton players were: 11 Mike Hunter, 6’2” Jr; 13 Jimmy Harvey, 5’11” Jr; 15 Keith Embry, 5’10” Sr; 21 Ted
Thomas, 6’0” Jr; 25 Elton Patton, 6’1” Sr; 23 Jerry Silhan, 6’1” So; 35 Phillip Graves, 6’1” Jr; 41 Bryant Lewis, 6’0” Sr; 43
Mike Gilliam, 6’1” Jr; 45 Tony Bramblett, 6’2” Jr; & Larry Thompson, 5’10” So.
Morton was led on the year by 6’1” Sr Elton Patton at 20 ppg; 6’0” Jr Ted Thomas at 15; 5’10” Sr Keith Embry at 15;
5’11” Jr Jimmy Harvey at 12; and 6’0: Sr Bryant Lewis at 12. Morton was led in the final by Embry with 16 points; Patton
with 14; and Harvey with 11 points & 11 rebounds. Rufus Taylor had 21 for Whitehouse. The Indians were led in the
semi-final by Patton with 24 points and Embry with 17 while Wenceslao Garcia had 17 for Roma. For the two games at
state Patton had 38 points and 14 rebounds and Embry had 33 points.
The 1972 2-A All State Tournament Team included 6’1” Sr Elton Patton and 5’10” Sr Keith Embry of Morton; 6’1” Sr
Rufus Taylor and 6’1” Sr Mike Richardson of Whitehouse; 6’2” Sr David Smith of Waco Midway; and 6’5” Sr Wenceslao
Garcia of Roma. Roma had two players, Wenceslao Garcia and Jr Jesus Guerra, on the 2-A all-state team. Jesus “Chuy”
Guerra (1971-73) was elected to TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998. Guerra scored 2,451 points in his career at
Roma ranking him 54th all-time in TX. Morton’s Jr Jimmy Harvey was all-state in 1973 as a Sr. Morton's Elton Patton
was all-state in 1972 and Jimmy Harvey was all-state in 1973.
Team #158, 1972
Ector, led by Darrell Mitchell &
Joe Davis, wins 1st of 2 state titles
3-A, ODESSA ECTOR
Odessa Ector defeated Henderson, 71-64, in the final & Silsbee, 81-68, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The
Eagles defeated Levelland, 93-72, and Snyder, 76-75, in the regional to qualify for the state tournament for the first
time. Ector finished the year at 27-6 and Henderson at 29-4. The Eagles out shot (39% on 33-84 to 37% on 25-68) and
out rebounded (63-60) Silsbee in the 13-point semi-final win. In the final Ector trailed by 16 points at halftime but, with
the score tied at 61-61, made a 10-3 run in the last 2:43 for the 7-point victory. Ector had a slight shooting edge (39% to
37%) and rebounding edge (63-60) in the final.
Ector won state titles (1972 & 1976) in its only appearances in the state finals (thru 2006). Henderson was making its
only appearance in a state final in 1972. The 1972 & 1976 state championships by Ector remain the only state titles won
by an Odessa school. The 1972 Ector championship coach was Al Oglesby of NTSU. Coach Leroy Romines of Henderson
later won a state title with Longview in 1992.
The 1972 Ector players were: 11 Ray Lewis, 5’9” Sr; 13 Eddie Hernandez, 5’9” Jr; 15 Reggie O’Neal, 5’11” So; 21 Charles
Bledsoe, 5’9” Sr; 23 Jesse Watkins, 5’9” Sr; 25 Ricky Smith, 5’9” Jr; 31 Darrell Mitchell, 6’6” Sr; 33 Mike Rheams, 5’10” Sr;
35 Edward Lockhart, 6’1” Jr; 41 Joe Davis, 6’3” Sr; 43 James Guyton, 6’3” So; 45 Wayone Yates, 6’3” Sr; 51 Albert Arnold,
6’1” So; 53 Anthony Huckabay, 5’9” Sr; & Lester Cezar, 6’5” Sr.
Ector was led on the year by 6’3” Sr Joe Davis at 20.1 ppg; 6’6” Sr Darrell Mitchell at 16.0; 5’9” Sr; Jesse Watkins at 15.0;
6’3” Sr Wayne Yates at 12.0; and 5’9” Sr Ray Lewis at 10.5. The Eagles were led in the final by Watkins with 17 points;
Mitchell with 16 points and 15 rebound; and Yates with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Henderson was led by 6’2” Sr James
Terry and 6’5” Sr Milton Phillips with 20 points each. Watkins also led Ector in the semi-final with 26 points; Yates had
16 points & 10 rebounds; Davis had 15 points & 11 rebounds; and Mitchell had 11 points & 21 rebounds. For the two
games at state Watkins had 43 points and 11 rebounds and Mitchell had 27 points and 36 rebounds.
The 1972 3-A All State Tournament Team included 5’9” Sr Jesse Watkins and 6’6” Sr Darrell Mitchell of Odessa Ector;
6’5” Sr Milton Phillips and 6’2” Sr James Terry of Henderson; 6’10” Sr John Blackwell of Cuero; and 6’2” Sr James Hunter
of Silsbee. Ector’s Darrell Mitchell and Joe Davis were named 1st all-state in 1972 while Jesse Watkins was named 2nd
team all-state in 1972. Milton Phillips of finalist Henderson was also named all-state.
Team #159, 1972
Roosevelt, led by Ira Terrell,
wins 1st of 2 state titles
4-A, DALLAS ROOSEVELT
Dallas Roosevelt defeated San Antonio Jefferson, 68-63, in the final & Houston Wheatley, 111-109 in the semi-final at
the state tournament. The Mustangs defeated Dallas Lincoln, 110-73, FW Eastern Hills, 91-74; and Nacogdoches, 77-
60, to qualify for state for the first time. Roosevelt, which out shot (59%-46%) Wheatley, was down 6 points in the semifinal at 1:47 but made a 12-4 run capped by a 3-point play by Ira Terrell with 4 seconds remaining. In the final Roosevelt
made a 9-2 run in the last 2:33 to erase a 3-point deficit and win by 5 points despite 44 points from Rick Bullock of
Jefferson. The Mustangs scored 24 points off 19 Jefferson TOs.
Roosevelt’s 1972 state championship will be remembered for a number of state records and for its win in the semi-final
over a great Wheatley team. Roosevelt scored a state record 111 points in the state semi-final but won by only two
points as the aggregate score is also a state record. Roosevelt’s Ira Terrell scored a 4-A record 45 points in the semi-final
win over Wheatley Wheatley averaged a state record 106 ppg for the season scoring 100 or more points 26 times during
a 39-3 season. Roosevelt was 37-4 and beat Wheatley 2 of 3 times during the year.
Dallas Roosevelt won state championships in 1972 & 2006 in the school’s only two appearances in a state final. Finalist
SA Jefferson also made two appearances (thru 2006) in the state finals losing in the finals in 1947 and 1972. Ellis Davis
was the 1972 Roosevelt championship coach and Stanford Hill, Jr, of SFA was the 2006 championship coach.
The 1972 Roosevelt players were: 10 Robert Johnson, 5’11” So; 11 Leroy Edwards, 5’11” Sr; 12 Jerry Davis, 5’9” Jr; 14
Ronald Brown, 5’9” Jr; 15 Clarence Jackson, 6’1” Sr; 21 Marcellas Abney, 6’1” Jr; 22 Stephen Giles, 6’2” Sr; 23 Harvey
Scott, 5’10: Sr; 24 Edgar Hopkins, 6’3” Sr; 25 Charles Marshall, 6’4” Jr; 31 Melvin Moore, 6’6” Sr; Ira Terrell, 6’7” Sr; 33
Clarence Dennard, 6’4” Sr; 34 Larry Ray, 6’8” Jr; & 35 Melvin Price, 6’3” Jr.
The Roosevelt Mustangs were led on the year by 6’7” Sr Ira Terrell at 30.1 ppg; 6’6” Sr Melvin Moore at 16.8; 6’4 Sr
Clarence Dennard at 14.1; & 6’1” Jr Marcellas Abney at 10.4. Roosevelt was led in the final by Abney with 23 points;
Moore with 13 points & 11 rebounds; and Terrell with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Rick Bullock led Jefferson with 44.
Terrell led Roosevelt in the semi-final against Wheatley with a state record 45 points (on 21 of 23 FG attempts) and 30
rebounds; Leroy Edwards added 25 points; Abney, 18; and Dennard, 16. Eddie Owens led Wheatley with 31 points and
10 rebounds.
The 1972 4-A All State Tournament Team included Ira Terrell, 6’7” Sr and Marcellas Abney, 6’1” Jr of Roosevelt; Eddie
Owens, 6’5” Jr and Gaylord Davis, 5’11” Sr of Houston Wheatley; Danny Woods, 6’4” Sr of Midland; and Rick Bullock,
6’8” Sr of SA Jefferson. Terrell was named 1st team all-state in 1973 and Melvin Moore was named to 3rd team.
Marcellas Abney was 1st team all-state in 1974.
Terrell’s 1,330 points in 1972 is 4th all-time in TX and his 35.0 ppg in 1972 is 17th all-time. Terrell was MVP of the allstar game and later was a three-time all-SWC player at SMU and played in the NBA in 1977-79. He was elected to the TX
H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982. Bullock was a three-time all-SWC player at Texas Tech & Tech’s top career scorer
and was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1985.
Team #160, 1973
LaPoynor wins 2nd of 5 state titles
Conf B, LaPOYNOR
LaPoynor (Larue) defeated Brock, 72-52, in the final & Danbury, 49-44, in the semi-final at the state tournament.
LaPoynor finished the year at 36-4 and qualified for state by regional victories over Gunter, 81-51; Milford, 59-47; and
Brookeland, 55-47. The Flyers had a slight edge in shooting (43%-39%) and rebounding (37-32) but trailed Danbury by 11
with 4 minutes left before a full court press forced several turnovers in the closing minutes. The Flyers never trailed in
the final against Brock and won the game with superior shooting (47% to 41%) and rebounding (49-29).
LaPoynor’s state title in 1973 was one of five (1972, 1973, 1975, 1985 & 1995) by the school thru 2006. LaPoynor was
a finalist in 1974 (and in 1979) and thus was in the state final for four consecutive years from 1972-75. Bill Ingram of
ETSU was the coach of the first three (1972, 1973 & 1975) LaPoynor championships and retired at the end of the 1975
season after suffering a heart attack early in the season. Ingram also coached the 1956 Jacksonville state champs. Carl
Dunkin of Texas Tech coached the 1985 championship team and Dwane Nichols of SHSU coached the 1995
championship team. Finalist Brock won state titles in 2002 & 2003 and lost in the finals in 1973 and 1993 (to Laneville).
The 1973 LaPoynor players were: 43 Billy Clark, 5’9” So; 33 Larry Cumby, 6’2” So; 25 Billy Donnell, 5’11” Fr; 23 Dana
Dungan, 5’8” Sr; 41 Ronny Gandy, 5’7” Sr; 21 Albert Hambrick, 5’8” So; 31 Ozell Hambrick, 6’1” So; 15 Willie Henderson,
5’5” So; 45 Earl Hurd, 5’10” Jr; 13 Calvin Sowells, 5’9” Sr; 35 Jerry Sowells, 5’7” So; and 11 Windell Stringfield, 5’8” Sr.
LaPoynor was led on the year by Larry Cumby, a 6’2” So at 21.8 ppg; Calvin Sowells, 5’9” Sr at 14.0; Windell Stringfield,
5’8” Sr at 8.4; and Ronn Gandy, 5’7” Sr at 6.1. Cumby led LaPoynor in the final with 33 points & 16 rebounds while
Sowell had 10 points & 6 rebounds and Gandy, 9 points & 7 rebounds. 5’11” Sr Roy Don Bell led Brock with 23 points.
Cumby also led the Flyers in the semi-final with 16 points & 11 rebounds while Albert Hambrick added 11 points & 9
rebounds. Donnie Bulanek led Danbury with 20. Cumby had 49 points and 27 rebounds in the two games at state.
The 1973 Class B All State Tournament Team included 6’2” So Larry Cumby, 5’9” Sr Calvin Sowells and 5’8” Sr Windell
Stringfield of LaPoynor; 5’11” Sr Roy Don Bell and 5’11” Sr Randy Jones of Brock; 6’2” Sr Donnie Bulanek of Danbury; and
6’3” Sr David Gray of Spade. LaPoynor's Larry Cumby was named all-state for 3 years from 1973-75 and Calvin Sowells
was named all-state in 1973.
Larry Cumby became a principal in Chapel Hill and Waco. Albert Hambrick later played at Austin College and coached at
Sherman.
Team #161, 1973
Kennard wins its last of 4 state titles
1-A, KENNARD
Kennard defeated Petrolia, 77-57, in the final & Snook, 55-53, in the semi-final at the state tournament. Kennard
finished the year at 40-3 and qualified for state with regional victories over Calvert, 98-44; Detroit, 78-48; and Troup, 7858. The Tigers finished the year at 39-3 and scored a 2-point semi-final win over Snook with superior rebounding (5540). Kennard had a slight shooting (45%-40%) and rebounding (50-45) in the final against Petrolia and used four
different players to guard the prolific scoring (36 points) Larry Spruiell of undefeated (34-0) Petrolia in the final and all
four got into foul trouble. Spruiell had led Pottsboro (37-0) to the 1-A state title in 1972. Kennard was led by 5’9”
Cleotis Wiley who scored 22 points in his first ever start in a varsity game.
Kennard won its last of four state titles (1967, 1968, 1970 & 1973) in 1973 and made the state final one more time (in a
2002 loss to Brock) thru 2006. Carl Owens of Lon Morris and SHSU coached the 1973 Kennard championship team
following the three state titles under Johnny Carter. Owens coached for 36 years at Shepherd, N. Zulch, Kennard and
East Chambers with a career record of 809-387. Petrolia made its only appearance in a state final in 1973.
The 1973 Kennard Tigers players were: 13 Ricky Mitchell, 5’8” Jr; 23 George Steed, 6’1” Sr; 25 George Thomas, 5’9” Jr;
31 Gary McClinton, 5’10” Jr; 33 Paul Lamb, 6’6” Sr; 35 Curtis Jones, 6’1” Sr; 21 Cleotis Wiley, 5’9” So; 43 Lester Woods,
6’0” Sr; 51 Edward Marshall, 6’5” So; 53 Jimmy Don Smith, 6’1” So; 55 Dana Goodson, 5’10” Jr; and 11 Clyde Gilmore,
5’8” Fr.
Kennard was led on the year by 6’6” Sr Paul Lamb at 16.5 ppg; 6’5” So Edward Marshall at 15.9; 6’1” Sr Curtis Jones at
15.1; 6’1” Sr George Steed at 10.7; and 6’0” Sr Lester Woods at 10.6. Kennard was led in the final by 5’9” So Cleotis
Wiley with 22 points; Lamb with 16 points & 23 rebounds; Woods with 14 points; Marshall with 12 points & 16
rebounds; and Steed with 11 points. 6’2” Sr Larry Spruill led Petrolia with 36 points & 21 rebounds. The Tigers were led
in the semi-final by Lamb with 14 points & 16 rebounds and Marshall with 13 points & 15 rebounds. Louis Nix led Snook
with 20 points. For the two games at state Wiley had 30 points and 8 rebounds and Lamb had 30 points and 39
rebounds. Finalist Petrolia was led by Larry Spruiell with 61 points (36 in the final) and 37 rebounds and Darrell Massie
with 31 points and 11 rebounds. Both Spruiell (27 ppg) and Paul Lamb were named all-state in 1973. Spruiell is
perhaps the only player ever to play in the state finals for two different teams in successive years. Spruill was all-state in
1972 and All State Tournament averaging 24 ppg and led undefeated Pottsboro to the 1972 state championship before
transferring to Petrolia for his senior year.
The 1973 1-A All State Tournament Team included Paul Lamb, 6’6” Sr and Cleotis Wiley, 5’9” So of Kennard; Larry
Spruiell, 6’2” Sr and Darrell Massie, 6’2” Jr of Petrolia; and Louis Nix, 6’2” Jr of Snook. Edward Marshall was all-state in
1973 & 1974 and Paul Lamb and George Steed in 1973.
Darrell Massie of finalist Petrolia scored 2,730 points in his 4-year career (1971-74) and was a Jr in 1973. George Steed
later played at Jacksonville Baptist J.C. and Paul Lamb played at the U. of Houston.
Team #162, 1973
San Augustine wins only title in school
history behind So Robert Barnes
2-A, SAN AUGUSTINE
San Augustine defeated Grand Saline, 60-58, in the final & Mathis, 74-48, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The
Wolves finished the year at 30-4 and qualified for state for the first time in school history by regional victories over
Anahuac, 54-46; Rosebud-Lott, 60-49; and Waller, 79-60. San Augustine averaged 78 ppg on the year to 58 for
opponents. San Augustine’s 16-point win in the semi-final over Mathis came via superior shooting (44% to 40%) and
rebounding (58-42). San Augustine dominated the boards (62-49) in the final but the two-point win over Grand Saline
came with a controversial goal tending call in the last minute of play. San Augustine’s Alfred Johnson drove the lane and
his short jumper was blocked by Grand Saline’s Ronnie Moreland but a goal tend was called giving San Augustine a 60-56
lead.
The Wolves snapped the 20-game winning streak by Grand Saline which won its first district title and finished the year at
30-4. Both San Augustine and Grand Saline made their only appearance in a state final in 1973. The 1973 an Augustine
championship coach was Henry Whittlesey of SFA.
The 1973 San Augustine players were: 53 Charlie Harris, 6’2” Sr; 31 Allen Wilson, 6’0” Sr; 41 Cleveland Watts, 6’0” Sr; 13
Curtis Porter, 5’10” Jr; 25 Robert Barnes, 6’2” So; 11 Alfred Johnson, 5’11” Jr; Jimmy Horne, 5’11” Sr; 23 Jewel Hicks, 6’0”
Jr; 51 Stanley Nickleberry, 6’2” Sr; 21 Carl Hoosier, 5’8” Sr; and 15 Larry Beasley, 5’8” Jr.
The Wolves were led on the year by 6’2” So Robert Barnes at 19.1 ppg; 5’10” Jr Curtis Porter at 15.3; and 6’2” Sr Charlie
Harris at 13.0. San Augustine was led in the final by Barnes with 22 points & 13 rebounds; Porter with 12 points and
Cleveland Watts with 10. Dennis Jennings led Grand Saline with 22 points & 12 rebounds. Harris led San Augustine in
the semi-final with 25 points and 11 rebounds and Barnes had 19 points and 12 rebounds. Kim Henning led Mathis with
20 points. For the two games at state Barnes led San Augustine with 41 points and 25 rebounds and Harris had 26
points and 25 rebounds.
The 1973 2-A All State Tournament Team included 6’2” So Robert Barnes, 6’2” and 6’2” Sr Charlie Harris of San
Augustine; 6’4” Sr Ronnie Moreland, 6’4” Dennis Jennings and 6’0” Sr Tommie Stewart of Grand Saline; 6’2” Jr Jerry
Silhan of Morton; and 6’5” Jr Kim Hennig of Mathis. Moreland was named to the 1-A all-state team in 1973. Robert
Barnes of San Augustine was all-state for 3 years from 1973-75 and Charlie Harris was all-state in 1973.
Team #163, 1973
Rick Dowdle, now Pine Tree coach,
Led school to only state title
3-A, Pine Tree (Longview)
Pine Tree defeated Lamesa, 45-38, in the final & Rockport-Fulton, 56-50, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The
Pirates finished the year at 30-2 and qualified for state with regional victories over Silsbee, 52-46, and Taylor, 67-60.
Pine Tree’s 6-point semi-final win over 25-3 Rockport-Fulton was highlighted by the Pirates’ tough defense including 13
blocks by its two big men, Glynn Hughes and Chuck Smith. The Pirates won the final over Lamesa despite shooting only
27% from the field and losing its leading scorer and rebounder to fouls after playing only 8 minutes. The Pine Tree
“clinging” defense “swarmed” over the 30-4 Lamesa team forcing 33 turnovers including 3 steals by Randy Stringer and 2
by Lindsay Sneed in the 4th quarter. Neither team led by more than 5 points during the game.
Pine Tree won the 1973 state title in its only appearance (thru 2006) in a state final (and first appearance at the state
tournament). By contrast, finalist Lamesa has made 8 appearances in the state finals winning state titles in 1960, 1967
and 1975. Rex G. Ray of SFA was the 1973 Pine Tree championship coach.
The 1973 Pine Tree players were: 21 Rick Dowdle, 6’1” Jr; 31 Don Hawkins, 5’11” Jr; 41 Glynn Hughes, 6’5” Sr; 51 Lee
Kesterson, 6’3” Sr; 33 Tom Panter, 6’1” Sr; 55 Chuck Smith, 6’3” Jr; 35 Lindsay Sneed, 5’11” Sr; 53 Robert Sparkman, 6’7”
Sr; 13 Kevin Stagner, 5’9” Jr; 25 Randy Stringer, 5’7” Sr; 23 Richard Stringer, 5’7” Sr; 15 Gary Wakefield, 5’9” Sr; and 11
Buddy Woolley, 6’0” Sr.
Pine Tree was led on the year by 6’5” Sr Glynn Hughes at 13.0 ppg; 6’1” Jr Rick Dowdle at 10.0; and 5’7” Sr Richard
Stringer at 9. Dowdle led Pine Tree in the final with 17 points and Stringer added 8. Lamesa was led in the final by Jr
Kent McCurley with 14 points and by his brother, Sr Harry McCurley, with 12 points. Dowdle led the Pirates in the semifinal with a season-high 23 points and Hughes had 10 points & 16 rebounds. Rockport (25-2) was led by 6’7” Sr Steve
Mayes with 20 points.
The 1973 3-A All State Tournament Team included 6’1” Jr Rick Dowdle and 6’5” Sr Glynn Hughes of Pine Tree; 6’4” Jr
Kent McCurley and 6’1” Sr Harry McCurley of Lamesa; 6’2” Sr Robert Rice of Waco Jefferson-Moore; and6’6” Sr Steve
Mayes of Rockport-Fulton. Three Pine Tree boys----Glenn Hughes, Richard Stringer & Rick Dowdle—were named allstate in 1973 & Dowdle was named again in 1974.
Rick Dowdle played basketball at Tyler JC and SFA; Kevin Stagner at LeTourneau and at Northwestern (LA); & Glynn
Hughes at SFA. Randy Stringer played golf at Paris JC and ETSU; Richard Stringer played baseball at Paris JC and Baylor;
Buddy Woolley played baseball at Baylor; and Don Hawkins played football at S. ARK State where he still holds the
career rushing record. In 2007 Rick Dowdle was the basketball coach at Pine Tree; Don Hawkins was a chemical
engineer; Glynn Hughes, a neurosurgeon; Glynn Hughes and Tom Panter were school administrators; & Lindsay Sneed
and Kevin Stagner were in real estate. Several remained in the Longview area. All but one member of the team
attended the state tournament in 1988 (as one of the 25th anniversary honor teams.
Team #164, 1973
Wheatley, led by Eddie Owens,
Wins 4th of 5 state titles
4-A, HOUSTON WHEATLEY
Houston Wheatley defeated Midland, 84-78, in the final & Corpus Christi Carroll, 70-60, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. Wheatley was 43-1 on year and entered the state tournament on a 37-game winning streak after regional
victories over Worthing, 113-84; Galveston Ball, 119-98 & PA Lincoln, 87-73. The team averaged 111 ppg and scored 100
or more points 33 times in 44 games. Carroll tried to slow down the game in the semi-finals but still lost by 10 points. In
the final the Wildcat full-court press made 20 more points off (29) turnovers than Midland and surged to an 11-point
lead with 2 minutes left.
Wheatley has made six appearances in the state finals winning a state 5-A record five state championships (1968, 1969,
1970, 1973 & 1978) and losing in the 1971 final to Cypress Fairbanks. In 1973 the Wildcats won their fourth state
championship in six years. Wheatley made six successive trips to the state tournament in 1968-73 winning state titles in
1968, 1969, 1970 and 1973 and losing in the final in 1971 & in the semi-final in 1972. Wheatley was 102-2 in the
“Dwight Jones era;” 117-9 in the “Eddie Owens era;” and 219-19 in the six years from 1968-73. The Wildcats won their
final of 5 championships in 1978. Collin Briggs was the championship coach for the first two championships (1968 &
1969) and Coach Jackie Carr (who in seven years was 256-18) won the last three Wheatley state titles (1970, 1973 &
1978). Both Briggs (1945-1969) and Carr (1969-1985) were elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame. Wheatley’s
Briggs won 11 state titles in the Negro Interscholastic League in 1948-66.
The 1973 Wheatley players were: Michael Long, 6’7” Sr; Steven Jones, 6’7” Sr; Robert Jammer, 6’8” Sr; Eddie Owens,
6’7” Sr; Ceasor Holmes, 6’7” Sr; Gary Wagner, 6’3” Sr; Lester Hayes, 6’2 Sr (later played FB at TX A&M and in NFL with
Raiders); James Waldon, 6’2” Sr; Gary Reese, 5’10” Jr; Willie Davis, 5’10” Sr; Wendell McKelvey, 5’10” Sr; Craig Bonham,
6’2” Sr; Robert Lee, 6’1” Sr; Larry Walters, 6’0” Sr; Pin Dixion, 6’0” Sr; John Scott, 5’8” Sr’ Ralph Wheeler, 5’9” Sr; Philip
Stroud, 6’3” So; and Stanley Carr, 6’1 So.
Wheatley was led on the year by 6’7 Sr Eddie Owens at 28 ppg. The Wildcats were led in the final by Owens with 31
points and 11 rebounds; 6’7” Sr Steven Jones with 17 points & 14 rebounds; 5’10” Sr Willie Davis with 16 points; and
5’10” Sr Wendell McKelvey with 12 points. Midland’s all-state 6’10” Sr Ronald Taylor had 32 points & 24 rebounds.
Wheatley was led in the semi-final final by Owens with 23 points & 9 rebounds; Jones with 14 points; 6’7” Sr Michael
Jones with 11; and 5’10” Jr Gary Reese with 10. Nellis Kelly & Danny Kaspar led CC Carroll with 22 points each.
The 1971-73 years were known as the “Eddie Owens era” because the team was led in those three years by 6’7” Eddie
Owens who led the team to three state tournament appearances and one state title. Owens was named All State
Tournament all three years and was named 4-A all-state in 1973 after averaging 28 ppg on the year. Owens (1971-73)
was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991. He later played at UNLV and in 1978 in the NBA. The 1973
5-A All State Tournament Team included 6’7” Sr Eddie Owens, 5’10” Sr Willie Davis and 6’7” Sr Steven Jones of Houston
Wheatley; 6’10” Sr Ronald Taylor and 6’2” Sr Kenneth Ray of Midland; and 6’3” Sr Danny Kaspar of CC Carroll. Eddie
Owens, Michael Long & Willie Davis were named all-state in 1973.
Team #165, 1974
Huckabay, led by Rex and Randy Spain,
Wins only state title
Conf B, HUCKABAY
Huckabay (Stephenville) defeated LaPoynor, 49-48, in the final & Anderson, 62-53, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Indians finished the year at 48-1 (the one loss was to Hutto in a practice game before state) and
qualified for state for the 6th time with regional victories over Gorman, 90-43; Henrietta Midway, 85-51; Gustine, 76-54;
and Krum, 87-46. Huckabay out shot (47%-33%) Anderson in the 9-point semi-final win and then edged LaPoynor in the
closely contested final. LaPoynor’s leading scorer, Larry Cumby, received a 4th foul with 11 minutes left in the final and
the Flyers were able to score only 8 points in the final quarter. Huckabay got its first lead at the 2:50 mark and won a
one-point victory on a two-handed set shot from the circle by 5’7” Jr Gary Campos as Cumby was unable to get a shot off
after the Flyers inbounded the ball with three seconds remaining.
Huckabay won its only state title in 1974 in the school’s only appearance in a state final and denied LaPoynor (what
would have been) its 3rd of 4 consecutive state championships in 1972-75. LaPoynor has won five state championships
(1972, 1973, 1975, 1985 & 1995) and lost in the finals twice. Charles Hearne of Harding College was the 1974 Huckabay
championship coach.
The 1974 Huckabay players were: 10 Walter Lowe, 5’10” Sr; 12 Gary Campos, 5’7” Jr; 14 Rex Spain, 6’3” Jr; 20 Paul
White, 5’11” Sr; 24 Celso Campos, 5’7” So; 40 Mike Hallmark, 6’1” Jr; 42 Johnny Gardner, 5’10” Co; 44 Randy Spain, 6’6”
Sr; 50 Jimmy Porter, 6’0” Sr; 52 Mark White, 5’8” Jr; and Mark Shadden, 6’0”Sr. The team had three sets of brothers—
Rex and Randy Spain; Gary and Celso Campos and Mark and Paul White.
Huckabay was led on the year by 6’6” Sr Randy Spain at 22.0 ppg; 6’3” Jr Rex Spain at 17.0; and 5’7” Jr Gary Campos at
13.0. Randy Spain led the Indians in the final with 18 points and 9 rebounds; Rex Spain had 13 points and 12 rebounds;
Gary Campos had 10 and 5’7” So Celso Campos had 6. Gary Campos led the Huckabay scoring in the semi-final with 18
points; Randy Spain added 16 points and 17 rebounds; Rex Spain had 12 and Celso Campos, 10. It is noteworthy that
Huckabay’s top four scorers in both games at state were two sets of brothers.
The Class B 1974 All State Tournament Team included Randy Spain, Rex Spain and Gary Campos of Huckabay; Larry
Cumby and Ozel Hambrick of LaPoynor & Tony Rieken of Hedley. Randy Spain was named all-state in 1974 and Rex
Spain in 1975.
Cumby made All Tournament for the 3rd consecutive year (and 4th consecutive year in 1975). Randy Spain of Huckabay
scored 2,771 points in his 4-year career (1971-74)---4th best all-time in TX. Rex Spain later coached at Abernathy and
became assistant athletic director of the UIL. Randy Spain coached at Denver City and in the THSCA all-star game and is
now a principal in Frisco. Coach Charles Hearne retired after 30 years of coaching at Huckabay and Graford and lives in
Graford. The Huckabay championship team was an Honor Team at the state tournament on the 25th anniversary of the
state title. Most of the Huckabay players remain in the Huckabay area in 2007.
Team #166, 1974
Huntington wins 4th of 4 state titles
1-A, HUNTINGTON
Huntington defeated Snook, 41-39, in the final & Paducah, 85-53, in the semi-final at the state tournament. Huntington
finished the year at 38-2 and qualified for state with regional wins over Joaquin, 75-36; Detroit, 72-60; and Kennard, 7067. The 1974 final pitted two of the most successful teams in the history of the state tournament as Snook, a 10-time
champion was defeated by Huntington, a 4-time champion. After cruising to a 32-point victory in the semi-final,
Huntington edged Snook in the final by two points. The Red Devils made a 3-point play after a steal at 0:40 for a 41-35
lead and held on for the two-point victory.
Huntington had won four state championships (1959-Class A, 1960-Class A, 1962-Class B & 1974-Class A) thru 2006
winning all four of its state championship games. The 1959 and 1960 state title teams were coached by Jack Whitton
who also coached state championship teams in West Sabine in 1963 & 1965. Whitton won 16 district championships in
20 years and had an overall career record of 512-175 at Brookeland, Bronson, Huntington, Seminole and West Sabine.
He was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005. Lloyd Dickens was coach of the 1962 title team. Ken
Loyd of Austin College coached Huntington to the 1-A state title in 1974 and then coached the 1977 & 1996 Avinger
championship teams giving him three state titles. Finalist Snook has won a state record 10 state championships and lost
in the finals four times.
The 1974 Huntington Red Devil players were: 41 Robert Barnes, 6’6” Sr; 35 Roy Myers, 6’5” Sr; 11 Curtis Johnson, 6’1”
Sr; 13 Jackie Barlow, 5’8” Sr; 15 Donnie Harris, 6’0” Sr; 21 Randy Lowery, 6’1” Sr; 23 Steve Thornton, 6’2” Jr; 33 Scott
Morehead, 6’2” Jr; 34 Rodney Barlow, 6’2” Jr; 43 Kent Jones, 5’10” Jr; 51 David Murphy, 5’10” Jr; 55 Johnny Lusk, 6’4” Jr;
53 Darrell Sallas, 6’4” So; 31 Tim Johnson, 6’1” So; and 25 Keith Smith, 5’11” So.
Huntington was led on the year by 6’1 Sr Curtis Johnson at 16.6 ppg; 6’5” Sr Roy Myers at 15.3; and 6’6” Sr Robert
Barnes at 14.5. Barnes led the Red Devils in the final with 13 points while Meyers scored 12 and Steve Thornton, 10.
Ronnie Hejl led Snook with 15 . Myers led Huntington in the semi-final with 26 points (including a 2A record 12 FTs) and
13 rebounds, Barnes had 20 points and 20 rebounds and Johnson had 199 points.
The 1974 1A All State Tournament Team included Roy Myers and Robert Barnes of Huntington; all-state Louis Nix and
Ronnie Hejl of Snook and Darrie Massie of Petrolia. Massie was also All State Tournament in 1973 and all-state in 1974.
He scored 2,730 points in his 4-year career (1971-74). Robert Barnes played at Lon Morris JC; Curtis Johnson at
LeTourneau U.; and Roy Myers at Lamar. Robert Barnes, Curtis Johnson and Roy Myers were named all-state in 1974.
Team #167, 1974
Bowie wins 5th of 5 state titles
2-A, BOWIE
Bowie defeated Friona, 76-66, in the final & Refugio, 63-56, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The Jackrabbits
qualified for state with regional wins over Coleman, 77-44; Ferris, 65-50; and Kaufman, 63-52. Bowie finished 25-4 on
the year with all four losses coming to 1-A Petrolia. The Jackrabbits “stalled” the last 4 minutes of the 7-point semi-final
win over Refugio and hit several “pressure” FTs to secure the victory. Bowie out shot (42% to 37%) and out rebounded
(56-45) Friona in the final building a 22-point lead and winning by 10.
Bowie has won five state championships (1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, & 1974) thru 2006 with the first four coming under
Coach R.E. Mattingly who was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991. 2005helton was the coach of the
1974 Bowie championship team and had 19 playoff teams in his 30 years of coaching. He was elected to the TX H.S.
Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005.
The 1974 Bowie players were: 10 Tommy Cannon, 5’7” Jr; 12 Lee Ray Massey, 5’11” Jr; 20 Keith Airington, 5’8” So; 22
Bill Scaling, 6’0” Jr; 30 Bobby Brashear, 5’9” Sr; 32 David Prater, 6’8” Sr; 34 Ronnie Miller, 5’10” Jr; 40 Tom Scaling, 5’11”
So; 42 Darwin McKinley, 6’2” So; and 44 Rick Belz, 6’5” So. Two of the players on the 1974 championship team
(Brashear & Airington) had fathers who played on the Bowie championship teams of 1951-54. Prater’s father played on
Bowie teams in the 1940s.
Bowie was led on the year by 6’8” Sr David Prater who averaged 17 ppg on the year. The Jackrabbits were led in the
final by Prater with 22 points & 20 rebounds, Darwin McKinley with 17 points and 12 rebounds and Bobby Brashear and
Lee Ray Massey with 15 points each. Friona was led by Gene Strickland with 28 points and Dale Cleveland with 20.
McKinley led Bowie in the semi-final with 20 points and 10 rebounds, Massey with 14 points and Prater with 12 points
and 10 rebounds.
The 1974 2-A All State Tournament Team included David Prater, Bobby Brashear and Lee Ray Massey of Bowie; Dale
Cleveland of Friona and Andrew Washington of Bastrop. Prater and Brashear were named all-state in 1974.
Team #168, 1974
Gonzales, led by Dennis Tealer, wins only
State title in school history
3-A, GONZALES
Gonzales defeated Crosby, 77-62, in the final & Atlanta, 68-67, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The Apaches
finished the year at 29-8 and qualified for state for the first time with regional wins over Columbus, 58-54, and Taft, 7759. Dennis Tealer scored 41 points in the semi-final against Crosby bringing the Apaches back from an 11-point deficit
to win by one-point. Gonzales, led by 37 points by Tealer, cruised to an easy 15-point victory in the final against Crosby.
Gonzales won the 1974 state title in the school’s only appearance in the state final. Likewise, finalist Crosby made its
only appearance in a state final in 1974. The 1974 Gonzales championship coach was Vernon C. Hill of Lamar U.
The 1974 Gonzales players were: 11 Doug Kotzebue, 5’10” Sr; 13 Kenny Webb, 5’6” Jr; 15 Jeff Menking, 5’10” Sr; 21 Jeff
James, 5’11” Sr; 23 Randy Walton, 6’4” So; 25 Dennis Tealer, 6’5” Sr; 31 Tommy Bludau, 5’10” Jr; 33 David James, 5’10”
Sr; 35 Leonard Arnic, 5’10” So; 41 Lawrence Fryer, 6’1” Sr; 43 Billy Peeler, 6’0” Sr; and 45 Elroy Steen, 6’1” Fr.
The Apaches were led on the year by 6’5” Sr Dennis Tealer at 29.4 points and & 18 rebounds per game and 5’10” Jr
Tommy Bludau at 12.8 ppg. Tealer led Gonzales in the final with 37 points and 16 rebounds; and 5’10” Jr Tommy Bludau
added 18 points. Bass led Crosby with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Tealer led the Apaches with 41 points (a 2A record)
in the semi-final while Marcus Hatley scored 26 and Frankie Hayden, 22, for Atlanta. In 2007 Dennis Tealer still holds
the 4-A state record for most points in one game (41) and most points in the two games at state (78).
The 1974 3-A All State Tournament Team included Dennis Tealer and Tommy Bludau of Gonzales, Marcus Hatley and
Frankie Hayden of Atlanta and Elyard David and Charlie Bass of Crosby. Tealer, named 1st team all-state in 1974, scored
1,100 points in 1974 to rank 20th all-time in TX. He later played at U.H. and at Texas Lutheran.
In 2007 Doug Kotzebue owned a pharmacy in Gonzales.
Team #169, 1974
Kashmere, led by Karl Godine,
Wins 1st of 3 state titles
4-A, HOUSTON KASHMERE
Houston Kashmere defeated Dallas South Oak Cliff, 91-87, in the final & Denton, 75-72, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Rams finished the year at 42-2 and qualified for the state tournament for the first time with regional
wins over Forest Brook, 100-88; PA Lincoln, 82-77; and Worthing, 91-90. Kashmere won a 3-point victory in the semifinal over Denton due to superior shooting (45% to 39%) and rebounding (62-38). In the final the Rams looked like a
“carbon copy” of the Wheatley teams of the past 6 years as they utilized a “run and gun” offense and full-court
defensive pressure until they went to the four-corners offense with 2 minutes remaining to protect the lead.
Kashmere won its first of three state championships (1974, 1975 & 1980) and won 83 consecutive games in 1974-75,
second only to Snook’s 90 straight wins. South Oak Cliff has made five appearances in the state finals losing in 1974 and
winning state titles in 1977, 1992, 2005 & 2006. The 1974 Kashmere championship coach was Weldon Drew of Fisk U.
The Kashmere dynasty is chronicled in Harold Ratliff’s 1976 book, Texas Boys Basketball: A History, published by the
U.I.L. Finalist South Oak Cliff made 5 appearances in the state final winning titles in 1977, 1992, 2005 & 2006.
The 1974 Kashmere players were: 13 Michael Stanton, 5’11” Sr; 14 Craig Reggins, 6’0” Sr; 25 Jarvis Williams, 6’5” Jr; 24
Karl Godine, 6’3” Jr; 21 Carl Byrd, 6’3” Jr; 22 Carl Belcher, 6’6” Jr; 31 Harry Lewis, 6’6”Sr; 30 Charlie Ross, 6’5” Jr; 23
Nathaniel Smith, 6’6” Sr; 11 Henry Small, 6’3” Jr; 20 Lanis Hayes, 6’2” Sr; 12 Madison Lane, 5’10” Jr; 15 Stephen Mitchell,
6’0” Jr and 10 Floyd Patterson, 6’1” Jr.
Kashmere was led on the year by 6’3”Jr Karl Godine who averaged 26.0 ppg; 6’3 Jr Carl Byrd at 19.5; 6’0” Sr Craig
Reggins at 18.0; 6’5” Jr Jarvis Williams at 17.5; and 6’2 Sr Lanis Hayes at 12.5. The Rams were led in the final by Godine
with 21 points, Reggins with 17 and Williams with 13 points and 15 rebounds. Charles McMillan led SOC with 32 points
& 11 rebounds. Charles McMillan led SOC with 32 points. Godine also led Kashmere in the semi-final over Denton with
19 points and 15 rebounds while Reggins and Williams both added 16 points. Denton’s Mitchell Goodner led his team
with 21 points and was the 1974 North MVP of the All-Star Game.
The 1974 5-A All State Tournament Team included 6’3” Jr Karl Godine, 6’0” Sr Craig Riggins and 6’5” Jr Jarvis Williams of
Kashmere; 6’3” Sr Charles McMillian and 6’2” Sr Larry Harris of South Oak Cliff; 6’3” Sr Randy Alexander of Denton; and
6’2” Sr Mike Jones of SA Jefferson. Godine made all-state in 1974 & 1975; Jarvis Williams in 1975; Carl Byrd in 1975; and
Madison Lane in 1975.
Karl Godine later played at TX A&M and SFA and Jarvis Williams played at TX A&M. Henry Small and Carl Byrd played at
NE OK JC & U. of Houston and Charlie Ross also played at NE OK JC. Madison Lane played at Rice and Prairie View. Carl
Belcher played at UT and Southwestern.
Team #170, 1975
LaPoynor wins 3rd of 5 state titles
& Coach Bill Ingram wins 4th title
Conf B, LaPOYNOR (LARUE)
LaPoynor defeated Spade, 52-42, in the final & Richards, 66-52, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The Flyers
finished the year undefeated at 42-0 and qualified for state with regional wins over Campbell, 84-58; Neches, 51-30; and
Avery, 59-45. LaPoynor’s 14-point semi-final win came from better shooting (49% to 37%) and rebounding (46-32) than
Richards. The Flyers’ 10-point win in the final was due largely to a large rebounding edge (43-21).
LaPoynor’s state title in 1975 was one of five (1972, 1973, 1975, 1985 & 1995) by the school thru 2006. LaPoynor was
a finalist in 1974 (and in 1979) and thus was in the state final for four consecutive years from 1972-75. Bill Ingram of
ETSU was the coach of the first three (1972, 1973 & 1975) LaPoynor championships and retired at the end of the 1975
season after suffering a heart attack early in the season. Ingram also coached Jacksonville to a 1956 title. Ingram
turned over many of the coaching duties to elementary school principal Dwane Nichols for the season’s final 30 games.
Carl Dunkin of Texas Tech coached the 1985 championship team and Dwane Nichols of SHSU coached the 1995
championship team. Spade made its only appearance in a state final in 1975.
The 1975 LaPoynor players were: 12 Billy Clark, 5’11” Sr; 32 Larry Cumby, 6’2” Sr; 20 Albert Hambrick, 5’10” Sr; 30 Ozell
Hambrick, 6’2” Sr; 22 Jerry Sowells, 5’11” Sr; 10 Willie Henderson, 5’9” Sr; 14 Billy Donnell, 6’0” Jr; 34 Matt Holcomb,
5’10” Jr; 44 Joey Street, 5’8” Jr; 40 Floyd Gauntt, 5’10” So; 24 Jerry Hightower, 5’8” So; and 54 Leon Warren, 5’10” Fr.
The Flyers were led on the year by 6’2” Sr Larry Cumby at 22 ppg; 6’2” Sr Ozell Hambrick at 12; 5’11” Sr Billy Clark at 12;
and 5’11” Sr Jerry Sowells at 10. Hambrick led LaPoynor in the final with 22 points. LaPoynor was led in the semi-final
by Hambrick with 22 points and 12 rebounds while Gaylon Reed led Spade with 15 points. Cumby led LaPoynor in the
semi-final with 22 points and 11 rebounds & Hambrick had 21 points & 11 rebounds. Clifford Kroll led Richards with 20
points. For the two games at state Hambrick had 43 points and 23 rebounds; Cumby had 32 points and 12 rebounds;
and Jerry Sowells had 19 points and 5 rebounds.
The 1975 Class B All State Tournament Team included Larry Cumby, 6’2” Sr, Ozell Hambrick, 6’2” Sr and Jerry Sowells,
5’11” Sr of LaPoynor; Tommy Batson, 6’0” Sr, Gaylon Reed, 6’2” Sr and Marvin Matthews, 6’3” Sr of Spade; and Guy
Livingston, 6’0” Sr of Megargel. Cumby made All State Tournament for the 4th consecutive year and is one of only four
players to accomplish that feat (the three others were Greg Austin of Troup in 1991-95, Terry Teagle of Broaddus in
1975-78 & Chuck Hall in 1976-79). Larry Cumby made all-state for 3 years from 1973-75.
Team #171, 1975
Royal wins only its state title
1-A, BROOKSHIRE ROYAL
Brookshire Royal defeated Whitewright, 62-57, in the final & Shallowater, 76-53, in the semi-final at state tournament.
The Falcons finished the year at 25-5 and qualified for state for the first time with three close regional wins over Barber’s
Hill, 76-73; Blanco, 69-67; and Snook, 55-54. Royal routed Shallowater by 23 points in the semi-final and had a 17-point
lead with 2:47 remaining in the final when Whitewright made a 15-3 run against the Royal subs forcing a return of the
starters and a 5-point victory.
Brookshire Royal won the 1975 state title in the school’s only appearance in a state final thru 2006. Finalist
Whitewright has made two appearances in the state final—in 1975 & 1977. The 1975 Royal championship coach was
Harold Sparks of SHSU.
The 1975 Brookshire Royal players were: 25 Jimmy Chavez, 6’1” Sr; 11 Ricky Mack, 6’0” Sr; 13 Larry Sampson, 5’8” Sr; 35
Ricky Alderson, 6’2” Sr; 23 Otis Malone, 5’7” Sr; 21 Charles Woods, 6’0” Sr; 43 Ray Quiller, 6’0” Sr; 31 Milton Sampson,
6’0” Jr; 41 Donnie Malone, 6’0” Jr; 33 Johnny Campbell, 5’11” So; 15 Temmy Stamps, 5’11” So; and 45 Danny Woods,
6’3” So.
The Falcons were led on the year by 6’0” Sr Ricky Mack at 14 ppg; 5’11” So Johnny Campbell at 11; 6’0” Jr Milton
Sampson at 10; and 6’1” Sr Jimmy Chavez at 10. Brookshire Royal was led in the final by Ricky Mack with 23 points & 10
rebounds and Jimmy Chavez with 17. Walter Daniels led Whitewright with 20 points. Campbell led the Falcons in the
semi-final with 17 points while Don Grimes led Shallowater with 20. For the two games at state Mack had 39 points and
16 rebounds; Johnny Campbell had 27 points and 27 rebounds; and Jimmy Chavez had 28 points and 12 rebounds.
The 1975 1-A All State Tournament Team included Ricky Mack, 6’0” Sr, Johnny Campbell, 5’11” So and Jimmy Chavez,
6’1” Sr of Brookshire Royal; Joe Ballard, 6’0” Sr and Walter Daniels, 5’11” So of Whitewright; Don Grimes, 6’2” Sr of
Shallowater; and Terry Teagle, 6’3” Fr of Broaddus. Teagle made All State Tournament for 4 years an—one of only 4 to
achieve that feat (others are Chuck Hall of Krum, 1976-1979; Larry Cumby of LaPoynor; & Greg Austin, 1991-94 of
Troup). Teagle led Broaddus to state titles in 1976 & 1977. He later played at Baylor and in the NBA and is a member of
the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame. Ricky Mack and Jimmy Chavez were named 2nd team all-state in 1975 and Johnny
Campbell was named 2nd team all-state in 1976 & 1st team in 1977.
Team #172, 1975
Dimmitt wins 2nd of 4 state titles;
the last 3 under Coach Kenneth Cleveland
2-A, DIMMITT
Dimmitt defeated Van Vleck, 49-43, in the final & Kountze, 67-55, in the semi-final at the state tournament. Dimmitt
finished the year at 35-3 and qualified for state for the 8th time with regional wins over Abernathy, 61-38; Coahoma, 7656; and Childress, 69-62. The Bobcats 12-point win in the semi-finals was due largely to a FT edge of 21-11. Dimmitt’s 6point win in the final against Van Vleck came from superior shooting (42% to 27%) and rebounding (42-36).
Dimmitt won four championships (1952, 1975, 1982 & 1983) and made 5 other finals appearances (1960, 1961, 1967,
1978 & 1986). Kenneth Cleveland coached the last three Dimmitt state championship teams and ended his coaching
career (1961-1993) with a 886—278 record in 35 years. He played for UT in the 1950s and was elected to the TX H.S.
Basketball Hall of Fame & the TX H.S. Coaches Assoc. Hall of Honor. Cleveland was killed by lightning in 1993 ending his
coaching career (1961-93) with 887 wins, 9th on the national list. Finalist Van Vleck has made three appearances (1975,
1983 & 2000) in the state finals.
"Tiny" Castro County (total population of less than 9,000) ranks 2nd among Texas counties in total high school basketball
championships won with 35 titles including 5 by the Nazareth boys, 18 by the Nazareth girls, 8 (including AAU and
HSGBLT leagues) by the Dimmitt girls and 4 by the Dimmitt boys. Only Dallas County (with 45) has won more state titles
while Harris County is 3rd at 32.
The 1975 Dimmitt players were: 10 Travis Hampton, 5’10” Sr; 11 Johnny Hampton, 5’11” So; 12 Wayne McKee, 5’10” Sr;
14 Dudley Wooten, 5’10” Sr; 15 Cliff Parker, 6’1” Sr; 22 Robert Calhoun, 6’1” Sr; 24 Brad Sanders, 5’11” Sr; 25 Jim
Birdwell, 6’0” Jr; 31 Craig Williams, 6’0” Sr; 33 Terry Young, 6’2” Sr; 35 Kelly Moore, 6’1” Sr; 41 Steve Myatt, 6’4” Sr; and
45 Danny Vaughan, 6’4” Jr.
Dimmitt was led on the year by 6’0” Sr Craig Williams at 14 ppg; 6’0” Jr Jim Birdwell at 12; and 6’4” Sr Steve Myatt at 11.
Williams led Dimmitt in the final with 16 points & 11 rebounds, Jim Birdwell with 15 and Steve Myatt with 11 points and
12 rebounds. Ira Martin led Van Vleck with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Wayne McKee led Dimmitt in the semi-final
with 20 points and 11 rebounds and Birdwell added 16 and Williams, 14. For the two games at state, Birdwell had 31
points and 12 rebounds, Williams had 30 points and 23 rebounds and Wayne McKee had 24 points and 5 rebounds.
The 1977 2-A All State Tournament Team included Craig Williams, 6’0” Sr, Jim Birdwell, 6’0” Jr and Wayne McKee, 5’10”
Sr of Dimmitt; and Ira Martin, 6’2” Sr and Arthur Williams, 6’2” Jr of Van Vleck. Dimmitt's Craig Williams was 2nd team
all-state in 1975 while Steve Myatt was named to the 3rd team. Jim Birdwell was named 2nd team all-state in 1976.
Team #173, 1975
Lamesa wins 3rd of 3 state titles
Under Coach O.W. Follis
3-A, LAMESA
Lamesa defeated South Grand Prairie, 59-55, in the final & Cleveland, 64-58, in the semi-final at the state tournament.
Lamesa finished the year undefeated at 34-0 and qualified for state with regional wins over Brownwood, 59-42, and
Levelland, 68-59. The Golden Tornadoes’ 6-point win in the final over SGP was due to an edge in FTs (19 of 29 to 5 of 9).
Thru 2006 Lamesa has won three state championships (1960, 1967 & 1975) and made five other appearances in the
state finals (1934 losing to Athens, 1935 to Denton, 1973 to Pine Tree, 1985 to Bay City & 1990 to Navasota). S. Grand
Prairie made its only appearance in a state final in 1975. O.W. Follis of ETSU coached all three Lamesa state
championship teams during a 37-year tenure (1946-1981) in which he was 857-216. He was elected to the TX H.S.
Basketball Hall of Fame & the TX H.S. Coaches Assoc. Hall of Honor.
The 1975 Lamesa players were: 11 Glen Fleming, 5’6” Sr; 13 Dale Woods, 5’10” Sr; 15 Arthur Estrada, 5’9” Sr; 21 Danny
Flenniken, 6’2” Jr; 23 Ronnie Davis, 5’9” Sr; 25 Eddie Spencer, 5’11” Sr; 31 Jim Vaszawskas, 6’3” Sr; 33 Melvin Robinson,
6’2” Sr; 35 Ron Ranson, 5’10” Sr; 43 Guy Price, 5’11” So; 45 Sam Jefferson, 6’0” Sr; 51 Brian Meeks, 6’4” Sr; 55 Larry
Arredondo, 5’10” Jr; and 53 Clarence Wellington, 6’3” Fr.
Lamesa was led on the year by 5’11” Sr Eddie Spencer at 15 ppg; 6’3” Sr Jim Vaszawskas at 15; 6’4” Sr Brian Meeks at 12;
and 5’6” Sr Glen Fleming at 10. Lamesa was led in the final by Fleming with 13 points and Spencer and Melvin Robinson
with 12. Jeff Salyer scored 12 for SGP. Lamesa was led in the semi-finals by Spencer with 22 points and Meeks with 21
while Richard Brown led Cleveland with 18. Lamesa was led in the two games at state by Eddie Spencer with 34 points
and 11 rebounds; Dennis Fleming with 24 points; and Brian Meeks with 27 points and 9 rebounds. Richard Brown led
Cleveland with 18 points.
The 1975 3-A All State Tournament Team included Eddie Spencer, 5’11” Sr, Dennis Fleming, 5’6” Sr and Brian Meeks,
6’4” Sr of Lamesa; Phil Hale, 6’3” Jr of Grand Prairie; Richard Brown, 6’4” Sr of Cleveland; and Don Austin, 5’11” Sr of
Rice Consolidated. Lamesa's Eddie Spencer and Jim Vaszawskas were named 1st team all-state in 1975.
Team #174, 1975
Kashmere, led by Carl Godine, wins 2nd of 3
state titles and declared national champion
4-A, HOUSTON KASHMERE
Houston Kashmere defeated Ft. Worth Paschal, 60-58, in the final & Midland Lee, 52-47 (3 OT), in the semi-final at the
state tournament. Kashmere was undefeated on the year at 46-0 and extended its winning streak to 82 games. The
Rams defeated Forest Brook, 97-73, Beaumont Charlton-Pollard, 100-68, and Wheatley, 116-79, in the regional.
Kashmere was recognized by several publications as the National H.S. Champion for 1975 and the 1974-75 Kashmere
teams were rated by many along with Wheatley in 1968-70 as the two greatest teams in the history of the state
tournament. However, the Rams were given all they could handle at the state tournament by opponents determined to
slow down the “run and shoot” game of Kashmere and barely “escaped” with a 5-point 3OT win in the semi-final and a
2-point win in the final. Kashmere survived a 3-overtime game in the semi-final as Midland Lee played a “slow down”
game to frustrate the “run and gun” Rams. Neither team had more than a two-point lead from early in the 2nd quarter
to the third overtime. Lee “held” the ball for more than 8 minutes during one stretch and had possession of the ball
working for the final shot at the end of regulation and in each of the first two overtimes. However, Kashmere jumped
out to a 3-point lead on a FG by Carl Byrd and a FT by Madison Lane in the 3rd overtime and held on to win by two
points. In the final Kashmere went into a stall at 3:19 with a 60-58 lead and survived three 20-ft shots by Paschal that
would have tied the game.
Kashmere won its second of three state championships (1974, 1975 & 1980) and won 82 consecutive games, second
only to Snook’s 90 straight wins. The 1974 championship coach was Weldon Drew who averaged 24 ppg at Fisk U. and
later coached at New Mexico State. Thru 1975 his H.S. record was 442-139 with an average of 24.5 wins per year. The
Kashmere dynasty is chronicled in Harold Ratliff’s book, Texas Boys Basketball: A History, published by the U.I.L. Finalist
Paschal made 4appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1945 & 1949.
The 1975 Kashmere players were: 24 Karl Godine, 6’4” Sr; 21 Carl Byrd, 6’3” Sr; 25 Jarvis Williams, 6’6” Sr; 12 Madison
Lane, 6’0” Sr; 11 Henry Small, 6’4” Sr; 22 Carl Belcher, 6’8” Sr; 30 Charlie Ross, 6’6” Sr; 15 Stephen Mitchell, 6’1” Sr; 31
Edwin Miles, 6’0” So; 20 James Howard, 6’2” Sr; 13 Floyd Patterson, 6’2” Sr; 14 Kerwin Brooks, 5’11” Sr; 23 Ervy Carmier,
6’3” So; and 10 Russell Sublet, 6’3” Jr.
Kashmere was led on the year by 6’3” Sr Karl Godine at 28 ppg; 6’3 Sr Carl Byrd at 23; 6’6” Sr Jarvis Williams at 18; 6’0”
Sr Madison Lane at 12; 6’8” Sr Carl Belcher at 11; and 6’4” Sr Henry Small at 10. The Rams were led in the final by
Godine with 18 points and 8 rebounds and Lane and Williams each with 14. John Schlicher led Paschal with 16.
Williams and Byrd each scored 12 points in the semi-final and Godine added 10 while Brett Blackwell scored 16 for Lee.
Karl Godine was all-state in 1974 & 1975 and Jarvis Williams, Carl Byrd and Madison Lane were all-state in 1975.
The 1975 4-A All State Tournament Team included Karl Godine, 6’3” Sr, Jarvis Williams, 6’6” Sr and Madison Lane, 6’0” Sr
of Houston Kashmere; Wendnell Mays, 6’8” Sr and John Schlicher, 6’3” Sr of FW Paschal; and Brett Blackwell, 6’0” of
Midland Lee. Paschal’s John Schlicher was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988. Karl Godine and Jarvis
Williams later played at TX A&M.
Team #175, 1976
Richards wins only title in school history
Conf B, RICHARDS
Richards defeated Brookeland, 57-47, in the final & Krum, 51-42, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The
Panthers finished the year at 44-2 and qualified for state for only the second time with regional wins over Axtell, 58-49;
Round Top, 71-54; and Austwell-Tivoli, 68-52. Richards out shot (39%-30%) and out rebounded (45-38) Krum in the 9point semi-final win and led by 3 points at 6:50 in the final when 5’9” Jr Clifford Kroll accounted for 14 points on 2 FGs, 2
FTs and four assists to lead his team to victory. Richards out shot (39% to 26%) and out rebounded (65-45) Brookeland.
The state title by Richards in 1976 was the only appearance by the school in a state final from 1921-2006. Finalist
Brookeland has made four appearances in the state finals winning a state title in 2000 and losing in the finals in 1969,
1976 and 1999. Bill Shaw of TX A&M was the 1976 Richards championship coach.
The 1976 Richards players were: 10 Clifford Kroll, 5’9” Jr; 42 Merion Dean, 6’4” Sr; 32 Sam Johnson, 5’11” Sr; 20 David
Dean, 5’8” So; 12 Larry Carruthers, 5’9” Sr; 30 Dennis Malone, 5’11” Jr; 22 Bennie Lewis, 5’8” So; 14 Perry Espinosa, 5’2”
Sr; 24 Kenny Bay, 5’10” Jr; 40 Charles Sanders, 5’6” Fr; 44 Freddie Bookman, 5’10” Fr; and 34 Charles Dorsey, 5’9” Jr.
The Panthers were led on the year by 6’4” Sr Merion Dean at 17 ppg; 5’9” Jr Clifford Kroll at 14; 5’11” Sr Sam Johnson at
10; and 5’8” So David Dean at 10. Richards was led in the final by Merion Dean and Clifford Kroll each with 14 points
while Jesse Hobson led Brookeland with 20 points. Dean led Richards in the semi-final with 13 points and 14 rebounds;
Johnson added 12 points & 10 rebounds; Kroll had 10 points & 7 rebounds; and 5’9” Sr Larry Carruthers had 10 points &
6 rebounds. For the two games at state Merion Dean had 27 points and 32 rebounds, Kroll had 24 points and 12
rebounds and Sam Johnson had 24 points and 18 rebounds. Dean was named all-state in 1975 and Clifford Kroll in 1976
& 1977.
The 1976 Class B All State Tournament Team included Merion Dean, 6’4” Sr, Clifford Kroll, 5’9” Jr and Sam Johnson,
5’11” Sr of Richards; Clifford Young, 5’8” Sr and Jessie Hobson, 5’11” Jr of Brookeland; Chuck Hall, 5’9” Fr of Krum; and
Dicky Faught, 5’9” Sr of Brownfield Union. Chuck Hall made all-tournament for four consecutive years in 1976-79. Hall
and Terry Teagle of Broaddus are 2 of the 4 boys (others are Greg Austin of Troup and Larry Cumby of LaPoynor) to
make All State Tournament for 4 years. In 2007 Bennie Lewis was a supervisor with Trinity Industries in Navasota.
Team #176, 1976
Terry Teagle leads Broaddus to 1st of 2
State titles
1-A, BROADDUS
Broaddus defeated Crowell, 82-46, in the final & Brazos, 71-69, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The Bulldogs
finished the year at 35-1 and qualified for state for the second time with regional wins over Elysian Fields, 77-47;
Crandall, 84-40; and Lovelady, 72-44. Broaddus survived a scare in the semi-final when its 9-point lead almost
disappeared in the 4th quarter but the Bulldogs held on for a 2-point win. The final was a rout as Broaddus went into
the last quarter with a 42-point lead (66-24) before Crowell, playing against the Broaddus subs, closed to “only” a 36point deficit, one point short of the state record for the victory margin in a state final.
The great Terry Teagle led Broaddus to the state tournament for four consecutive years winning state titles in 1976 &
1977 in the school’s only two appearances in the state finals. Marion Neill of Louisiana College was the Broaddus
championship coach in both 1976 & 1977 and won over 600 games in a 31-year coaching career. Finalist Crowell made
its only appearance in a state final in 1976.
The 1976 Broaddus players were: 15 Bo Sanders, 6’2” Sr; 25 Shelton Jones, 5’9” Sr; 11 Donald Wilson, 5’10” Jr; 43
Samuel Brooks, 6’2” Jr; 41 Sannford Brooks, 6’2” Jr; 33 Paul Smallwood, 6’2” Jr; 45 Terry Teagle, 6’3” So; 35 Tommy
Garrett, 6’2” So; 31 Mike Parks, 5’10” So; 13 Charles Watson, 5’10” So; 21 John Bailey, 5’9” So; and 23 Waymond Jones,
5’8” So.
Broaddus was led on the year by 6’3” So Terry Teagle at 20 ppg; 6’2” Jr Sanford Brooks at 13; and 6’2” Jr Samuel Brooks
at 12. Broaddus was led in the final by Teagle with 24 points & 10 rebounds and Bo Sanders with 22 points. Teague also
led in the semi-final with 33 points and had a total of 57 points and 16 rebounds in the two games at state while Sanford
Brooks had 25 points and 27 rebounds and Bo Sanders had 31 points and 10 rebounds.
The 1976 1-A All State Tournament Team included Terry Teagle, 6’3” So, Sanford Brooks, 6’2” Jr and Bo Sanders, 6’2” Sr
of Broaddus; David Bell, 6’3” Sr and Ricky Coleman, 6’5” Sr of Crowell; Donnell Banks, 6’2” Sr of Brazos; and Pat Brown,
6’0” Sr of Coppell. Terry Teagle was named 1st team all-state for 3 years in 1976-78.
Teagle led Broaddus to four appearances at the state tournament as the Bulldogs lost to Whitewright, 64-60, in the
semi-finals in 1975 (when Teagle was a 14-year old Fr), won state in 1976 and 1977 and lost to Coppell, 63-62, in the
semi-finals in 1978. He was named to the 1-A All State Tournament Team for four consecutive years and was named 1-A
all-state for three years (1976-78). Terry Teagle (1975-78) was all-SWC for 3 years at Baylor; played in the NBA 1983-93;
and was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1981.
Team #177, 1976
Mart wins its only state title
2-A, MART
Mart defeated Morton, 57-52, in the final & Roma, 65-50, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The Panthers were
34-1 on the year and qualified for state with regional wins over Fairfield, 64-50; Kirbyville, 71-52; and Huffman, 74-61.
Mart’s 15-point win in the semi-final against Roma was due to superior shooting (42% to 29%) and rebounding (57-50).
Mart trailed Morton by 9 points in the 4th quarter of the final but a 16-2 run secured the win for the Panthers.
Mart won the 1976 state title in the school’s first trip to the state tournament and the only appearance in a state final
while finalist Morton has won six state titles (1972, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1987 & 2005) and lost in the finals three times
(1976, 1985 & 2004). Mart’s 1976 championship coach was Gene Ridling of Baylor U.
The 1976 Mart players were: 13 Tony Green, 6’2” Sr; 11 Richard Burns, 6’1” Sr; 21 Larry Chase, 6’6” Sr; 3 Dwain Jones,
6’3” So; 5 Rene Baker, 5’11” So; 53 Mark Terry, 5’11” So; 45 Bruce Richardson, 6’3” Sr; 15 Mike Hefelfinger, 5’10” Jr; 25
Richard Childress, 5’9” Jr; 55 Gary Freeman, 5’10” Jr; 51 Richard Perry, 6’4” Jr; and 31 Terry Corsey, 5’8” So.
Mart was led on the year by 6’2” Sr Tony Green at 19 ppg; 6’6” Sr Larry Chase at 17; 6’3” So Dwain Jones at 16; and 6’1”
Sr Richard Burns at 12. Jones led the Panthers in the final with 18 points and 16 rebounds while Green added 12 points
and Burns added 10 points and 11 rebounds. Mike Williams led Morton with 24 points and 14 rebounds. Chase led
Mart in the semi-final with 25 points & 15 rebounds; Burns had 14 points and 10 rebounds; Green had 13 points and 11
rebounds; and Jones had 11 points and 19 rebounds. Javier Gonzales scored 19 for Roma. For the two games at state,
Chase led Mart with 34 points and 21 rebounds.
The 1976 2-A All State Tournament Team included Larry Chase, 6’6” Sr, Richard Burns, 6’1” Sr and Dwain Jones, 6’3” So
of Mart; Mike Williams, 6’0” Sr and Lloyd Joyce, 6’0” Jr of Morton; Tom Ray, 6’4” Jr of Prairiland; and Javier Gonzalez,
5’8” Sr of Roma. Dwain Jones of Mart was all-state in 1978.
Team #178, 1976
Ector, led by Dwight Randolph,
Wins 2nd of 2 state titles
3-A, ODESSA ECTOR
Odessa Ector defeated Waxahachie, 76-75, in the final & West Oso, 78-65, in the semi-final at the state tournament.
The Eagles finished the year at 25-9 and qualified for state for only the second time with regional wins over Canyon, 4841, and Brownwood, 63-53. Ector’s 13-point semi-final win over West Oso was due to its superior quickness and
rebounding edge (52-47). Waxahachie led in the final by two points with 53 seconds to play and was driving for an
uncontested layup when an Indian slipped and was called for traveling. Ector made a layup and FT for a 76-75 lead
which held up when Waxahachie missed a 18-ft jumper with five seconds remaining. Ector had no starter above 6’0”
but still won the rebound battle (49-42) by relying on a full-court press and “reclaimed a place for the small man in
basketball.”
Ector won state titles in 1972 & 1976 in the school’s only two appearances in the state finals. These two state
championships were the only ones won by an Odessa school thru 2006. Finalist Waxahachie won state titles in 1958 &
1983 and lost in the finals in 1962, 1965, 1976 & 1982. Waxahachie was coached by J.W. Williams (1948-79) who was
elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988. Keith Thompson of Jarvis College was the 1976 Ector
championship coach.
The 1976 Ector players were: 41 Victor Beck, 6’1” Jr; 45 Robert Davis, 6’2” Sr; 23 Travis Ellis, 5’10” Sr; 51 Eugene Grant,
6’3” Sr; 43 William Hill, 5’10” So; 13 Australia Hobbs, 5’10” Sr; 25 Garry Lewis, 5’10” Sr; 35 Darvin Robinson, 6’0” Sr; 15
Wendell K. Robinson, 5’8” Jr; 55 Earl Templeton, 6’1” Sr; 31 Ronald Warren, 5’8” Sr; 33 Valentine Washington, 6’0” Sr;
and 11 Dwight Randolph, 5’8” Sr.
Ector was led on the year by 5’8” Sr Dwight Randolph at 25 ppg and by 5’10” Sr Australia Hobbs at 13. Ector was led in
the final by Hobbs with 26 points and Randoph with 23. Waxahachie was led by 6’5” Sr Norvell Brown with 23 points
and 16 rebounds & Chris Reagor with 20 points and 12 rebounds. Randolph led Ector in the semi-final with 28 points and
Hobbs added 19 and Travis Ellis, 16. Jerry Davis led West Oso with 22. Ector was led in the two games at state by
Randolph with 51 points and 18 rebounds; Hobbs with 45 points and 15 rebounds; and Travis Ellis with 35 points and 14
rebounds.
The 1976 3-A All State Tournament team included Dwight Randolph, 5’8” Sr, Australia Hobbs, 5’10” Sr and Travis Ellis,
5’10” Sr of Odessa Ector; Norvell Brown, 6’5” Sr of Waxahachie; Anthony Brown, 6’3” Sr of Silsbee; and Jerry Davis, 6’5”
So of CC West Oso. Dwight Randolph of Ector was named 1st team all-state in 1976 while Australia Hobbs was named to
the 2nd team. William Hill was named 3rd team all-state in 1977.
Team #179, 1976
Eastwood wins its only state title
4-A, EL PASO EASTWOOD
El Paso Eastwood defeated Tyler, 74-62, in the final & Victoria, 69-67 (OT), in the semi-final at the state tournament.
The Troopers finished the year at 31-3 and qualified for state for the first time with regional wins over EP Ysleta, 73-52;
Houston Arlington, 71-68; and Wichita Falls, 65-44. Eastwood’s Gilbert Shepherd hit a 25-ft shot with 9 seconds
remaining in the semi-final to send the game into OT where the Troopers won on Jim Bowden’s 20-ft jumper in the
closing seconds. Eastwood used a combination zone defense to keep in check 6’9” So Anthony Lee of Tyler in the 12point win in the final.
Eastwood won its first state championship in the school’s first trip to the state tournament and in its only appearance in
a final. The 1976 title gave the city of El Paso a total of 5 state titles as El Paso H.S. won titles in 1921, 1922, 1941
&1947. Finalist Tyler made the school’s (and the city’s) only appearance in a state final in 1976. Bobby Lesley of UTEP
was the 1976 Eastwood championship coach.
The 1976 Eastwood players were: 14 John Abbott, 6’0” Sr; 12 Jim Bowden, 6’1” Sr; 44 Mike Chapman, 6’4” Jr; 22 Ernie
Colorado, 5’8” Jr; 50 Tim Crenshaw, 6’4” Jr; 32 Bob Guthrie, 5’11” Jr; 30 Jerry Krampen, 5’11” Jr; 34 Dee La Fever, 6’2” Sr;
54 Darold Molix, 6’7” Jr; 24 Doug Rutter, 5’11” Jr; 10 Gilbert Shepherd, 5’8” Sr; 40 Eric Smith, 6’3” So; 42 Jerry
Thompson, 6’2” Jr; 20 Mickey Torres, 5’7” Sr; and 52 Steve Wohlgemuth, 6’4” Sr.
The Troopers were led on the year by 6’1” Sr Jim Bowden at 14 ppg and by 6’4” Jr Tim Crenshaw at 12. Eastwood used
only 5 players in the final and all 5 scored in double figures with Gilbert Shepherd at 19 points, Crenshaw at 18, Bowden
at 14, Darold Molix at 12 & Steve Wohlgemuth at 11. 6’9” So Anthony Lee led Tyler with 19 points & 11 rebounds.
Eastwood was led in the semi-final by Crenshaw and Wohlgemuth with 18 points each while Anthony King led Victoria
with 30 points and 11 rebounds. For the two games at state Crenshaw led Eastwood with 36 points and 18 rebounds;
Bowden had 25 points and 13 rebounds; and Shepherd had 25 points and 2 rebounds.
The 1976 4-A All State Tournament Team included Gilbert Shepherd, 5’8” Sr, Tim Crenshaw, 6’4” Jr and Jim Bowden,
6’1” Sr of EP Eastwood; Anthony Lee, 6’9” So and Tony Brown, 6’4” Sr of Tyler John Tyler; Anthony King, 6’4” Sr of
Victoria; and Chuck O’Neall, 6’5” Jr of Houston Milby. No Eastwood player made all-state in 1976.
Team #180, 1977
Avinger wins its 1st of 2 state titles
Under Coach Ken Loyd
Conf B, AVINGER
Avinger defeated Hedley, 68-62, in the final & Leggett, 64-62, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The Indians
finished the year at 36-7 and qualified for state with regional wins over Savoy, 67-54; Avalon, 56-55; and Brookeland, 7359. Avinger’s 2-point semi-final win over Leggett (36-5) came after the 4-corner offense produced a short jumper with 6
seconds left at 62-62. The Indians 6-point win over Hedley in the final was highlighted by excellent FT shooting (75%--24
of 32) and rebounding (39-28).
Tiny Avinger had only 17 boys in H.S. and 10 played basketball on the 1977 state championship team. Avinger won state
titles in 1977 & 1996 and lost to Krum, 69-68, in 1978 in its only other finals appearance from 1921-2006. Ken Loyd was
the Avinger championship coach in both 1977 & 1996 giving him three state titles as he coached Huntington to the 1-A
state title in 1974. Loyd played in the state tournament for East Mountain in 1957 & 1960 and played at Tyler JC and
Austin College. Hedley made its only appearance in a state final in 1977.
The 1977 Avinger players were: 23 Tim Jones, 6’3” Sr; 35 Jimmy Powell, 6’4” Jr; 41 Rufus Mathis, 6’1” Sr; 31 Anthony
Hatten, 5’9” So; 25 Van Hall, 6’1” Jr; 15 Ronnie Wilson, 5’11” Sr; 53 Joe Davidson, 6’2” Sr; 21 Coolidge Montgomery, 5’8”
So; 33 Danny McReynolds, 5’11” So; 45 Lee Loyd, 5’10” So; 13 Mike Brantley, 5’9” So; 11 Tony Johnson, 5’10” Fr; and 51
David Cleere, 5’11” Fr.
Avinger was led on the year by 6’1” Sr Rufus Mathis at 21 ppg; 6’3” Sr Tim Jones at 16; 6’4” Jr Jimmy Powell at 10; and
5’9” So Anthony Hatten at 10. Avinger was led in the final by Jones with 23 points and 13 rebounds. Hatten led Avinger
in the semi-final with 19 points and Mathis had 15. For the two games at state Avinger’s Mathis had 29 points and 11
rebounds, Hatten had 28 points and 9 rebounds and Jones had 27 points and 20 rebounds. Finalist Hedley was led in the
two state games by John Lemley with 33 points and 8 rebounds.
The 1977 Class B All State Tournament Team included Rufus Mathis, 6’1 Sr, Anthony Hatten, 5’9” So and Tim Jones, 6’3”
Sr of Avinger; Chuck Hall, 5’9” So of Krum; John Lemley, 5’9” Sr and Mike Darnell, 5’9” Jr of Hedley; and Benny Flournoy,
6’2 Sr of Leggett.
Avinger's Rufus Mathis and Tim Jones were 1st team all-state in 1977; Anthony Hatten was 1st team all-state in 1978 &
1979; and Coolidge Montgomery was 1st team all-state in 1979. Chuck Hall would make all-tournament for four
consecutive years, 1976-79. Anthony Hatten played in the Coaches’ all-star game and at ETSU.
The 1977 & 1996 state championship banners are displayed at the Avinger gym. The 1977 team was an “Honor Team”
at the 2002 state tournament on the 25th anniversary of the championship.
Team #181, 1977
Terry Teagle leads Broaddus to 2nd of 2 state titles
1-A, BROADDUS
Broaddus defeated Whitewright, 84-71, in the final & Snook, 56-52, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The
Bulldogs finished the year at 36-1 (the only loss was by one point to Huntington in a pre-district game) and qualified for
state with regional wins over Karnack, 100-58; Winona, 78-72; and Bullard, 54-53. Broaddus was led by the great Terry
Teagle who led the Bulldogs to the state tournament for four consecutive years (1975-79) winning the state title in 1976
& 1977. The Bulldogs’ 4-point win in the semi-final over Snook was due to a “controlled offense.” In the final Broaddus
rallied from a 4-pt halftime deficit by switching to a zone defense and forcing Whitewright into bad shots (41% to 51%
for the Bulldogs) leading to a 13-point victory margin.
Broaddus won state titles in 1976 & 1977 in the school’s only two appearances in a state final. Finalist Whitewright has
also made two appearances in the state finals losing in 1975 & 1977. The 1977 Broaddus championship coach was
Marion Neill of Louisiana College who won over 600 games in a 31-year coaching career.
The 1977 Broaddus players were: 43 Samuel Brooks, 6’2” Sr; 41 Sanford Brooks, 6’2” Sr; 11 Donald Wilson, 6’0” Sr; 33
Paul Smallwood, 6’2” Sr; 45 Terry Teagle, 6’4” Jr; 35 Tommy Garrette, 6’2” Jr; 31 Mike Parks, 5’10” Jr; 13 Charles
Watson, 5’10” Jr; 23 Waymond Jones, 5’9” Jr; 21 John Bailey, 5’10” Jr; 5 Ronald Kingsley, 5’5” So; 15 Terry Sanders, 5’7”
So; and 25 Perry Williams, 6’0” Fr.
The Bulldogs were led on the year by 6’4” Jr Terry Teagle at 28 ppg; 6’2” Jr Tommy Garrette at 12; 5’10” Jr Mike Parks at
10; 6’2” Sr Sanford Brooks at 10; and 6’2” Sr Samuel Brooks at 10. Broaddus was led in the final by Teagle with 35 points
including several crowd-pleasing dunks and by 21 combined points from Teagle’s half-brothers, twins Sanford and
Samuel Brooks. For the two games at state Teagle had 52 points and 24 rebounds and Tommy Garrette had 41 points
and 30 rebounds. Finalist Whitewright was led in the two state games by Steve Hodge with 49 points and 31 rebounds.
The 1977 1-A All State Tournament Team included Terry Teagle, 6’4” Jr and Tommy Garrett, 6’2” Jr of Broaddus; Steve
Hodge, 6’4” Sr and Walter Daniels, 6’0” Sr of Whitewright; George Khrone, 5’11” Sr and David Martin, 6’6” Sr of Snook;
and Brad Woods, 6’0” Sr of Seagraves. Terry Teague of Broaddus was all-state for 3 years from 1976-1978 and Perry
Williams was all-state in 1980 & Terry Williams in 1979.
Teagle led Broaddus to four appearances at the state tournament as the Bulldogs lost to Whitewright, 64-60, in the
semi-finals in 1975 (when Teague was a 14-year old Fr), won state in 1976 and 1977 and lost to Coppell, 63-62, in the
semi-finals in 1978. He is one of only four boys (with Greg Austin of Troup in 1991-94, Larry Cumby of LaPoynor in 1972-
75 & Chuck Hall of Krum in 1976-79) to be named All State Tournament Team for four consecutive years and was named
1-A all-state for three years (1976-78). Terry Teagle (1975-78) was all-SWC for 3 years at Baylor; played in the NBA in
1983-93; and was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1981.
Team #182, 1977
Morton wins its 2nd of 6 state titles
2-A, MORTON
Morton defeated Kountze, 63-60, in the final & Linden-Kildare, 68-52, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The
Indians finished the year at 35-4 and qualified for state with regional wins over Abernathy, 82-62; Tahoka, 65-58; and
Dalhart, 59-48. Morton’s 16-point win in the semi-final was largely due to a full court press which led to numerous easy
baskets for the Indians. In the final Morton went into a semi-stall with a 60-59 lead and 3:50 remaining and led 61-60
with 15 seconds remaining when Kountze missed a 12-ft jumper.
Morton won five state 2-A championships (1972, 1977, 1983, 1986 & 1987) along with one 1-A championship in 2005 to
give the school a total of six state championships thru 2006. Morton also appeared in the state finals in 1976 to Mart,
1985 to Grapeland & 2004 to Normangee. The Indians made the state tournament for 6 straight years from 1982-1987
losing in the semi-finals in 1982 & 1984; the finals in 1985; and winning titles in 1983, 1986 & 1987. Tony Mauldin was
the Morton championship coach in 1983, 1986 & 1987 while Ted Whillock was the coach in 1972; Dan Smith in 1977;
and Ignatius Caraway in 2005. Finalist Kountze won state titles in 1970, 2004 & 2005 and lost in the finals in 1977 and
2002.
The 1977 Morton players were: 11 Ricky Lewis, 6’0” Sr; 13 Ricky Hodge, 5’10” Jr; 15 Loyd Joyce, 6’0” Sr; 21 Bobby
Patton, 5’8” So; 23 Randy Price, 6’0” Sr; 25 Troy Patton, 6’3” Sr; 31 Bobby Hall, 5’11” Sr; 33 Rusty Lamar, 6’2” Jr; 35
James Johnson, 6’2” So; 41 Lonnie Harrison, 6’0” Sr; 43 Larry Moore, 6’0” Jr; 45 Robbie Gattis, 5’10” Jr; and 51 Dub
Gilliam, 6’0” So.
Morton was led on the year by 6’0” Sr Loyd Joyce at 14 ppg and 6’0” Sr Lonnie Harrison at 12. The Indians were led in
the final by Harrison with 15 points, Rusty Lamar with 14 and Bobby Patton with 13. Esker Boykin scored 24 for finalist
Kountze. Joyce led Morton in the semi-final with 19 points while Troy Patton and Bobby Patton each scored 14. Scott
Lee led Linden-Kildare with 22. For the two games at state, Harrison had 23 points and 14 rebounds, Joyce had 27 points
& 7 rebounds and Troy Patton had 27 points and 8 rebounds.
The1977 2-A All State Tournament Team included Lonnie Harrison, 6’0” Sr, Loyd Joyce, 6’0” Sr and Bobby Patton, 5’8” So
of Morton; Esker Boykin, 5’7” Jr and Russell Coffey, 6’2” Sr of Kountze; Steve Conley, 6’7” Jr of Linden-Kildare; and Erol
Jones, 5’10” Jr of Weimar. Morton's Loyd Joyce was named 1st team all-state in 1977 and Bobby Patton was named 2nd
team all-state.
Team #183, 1977
Daingerfield wins only state title; 3 team
Members later played in NFL
3-A, DAINGERFIELD
Daingerfield defeated Borger, 72-68, in the final & Huntsville, 66-55, in the semi-finals at the state tournament. The
Tigers finished the year at 29-3 and qualified for state for the first time with regional wins over Pine Tree, 44-40, and
Ennis, 77-59. Daingerfield relied on clutch FT shooting to stave off a Huntsville rally in the closing moments of the 11point semi-final win. The final pitted #1 Daingerfield against #2 Borger (28-5) but the Bulldogs, who shot 56% from the
field, never came closer than the final 4-point margin due largely to the superior rebounding and inside scoring of the
Tigers.
Daingerfield won the 1977 state title in the school’s only appearance in a state final. Finalist Borger has been in the
finals three times losing in 1952, 1977 & 1983. The 1977 Daingerfield championship coach was Homer Young of ETSU.
Runner-up Borger made the state final in 1952, 1977 and 1983 and was coached by Duane Hunt in 1977 & 1983 who
was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012.
The 1977 Daingerfield players were: 11 Chris Smith, 5’11” Jr; 13 Carey Bardwell, 5’9” Jr; 15 Anthony Roberson, 5’9” So;
21 Eddie Williams, 5’10” So; 23 Curtis Lewis, 5’10” Jr; 25 Dennis Evans, 6’2” Sr; 31 Tony Favors, 6’0” So; 33 Darryl Lewis,
6’4” So; 35 Eldret Walker, 6’3” Sr; 41 Gary Lewis, 6’6” Sr; 43 Calvin Traylor, 6’0” Jr; 45 Rodney Lewis, 6’2” Sr; 51 John
Rodgers, 6’1” Jr; and 55 Sedrick Younger, 6’3” Jr.
Daingerfield was led in final by 6’’6” Sr Gary Lewis and Sedrick Younger with 22 points each and by 5’9” Jr Carey Bardwell
who directed the offense. Finalist Borger was led by Mike Jackson with 24 points and Ricky Dickson with 20. Lewis led
Daingerfield in the semi-final with 20 points while Younger added 19. For the two games at state Lewis had 42 points
and 30 rebounds and Younger had 41 points and 22 rebounds.
The 1977 3-A All State Tournament Team included Gary Lewis, 6’6” Sr, Sedrick Younger, 6’3” Jr and Carey Bardwell, 5’9”
Jr of Daingerfield; Mike Jackson, 6’3” Sr and Gary Dickson, 5’11” Sr of Borger; Royce Craft, 6’4” Jr of Huntsville; and Jerry
Davis, 6’6” Jr of CC West Oso. Sr Eldet Walker of Daingerfield was named 1st team all-state in 1977 and Jr Sedrick
Younger and Sr Gary Lewis were named 2nd team all-state in 1977. John Rogers was 1st team all-state in 1978 and Carey
Bardwell was 2nd team all-state.
Three members of the 1977 Daingerfield championship basketball team later played in the NFL. Gary Lewis played at UT
Arlington and in the NFL with Green Bay in 1981-84; Darryl Lewis played at UT Arlington and in the NFL with Cleveland in
1984; and John Rodgers played at LA Tech in the NFL with Pittsburgh in 1982-84. Also, Chris Smith played FB at the U of
Arkansas at Montecello; Eldret Walker played basketball at Tyler JC; and Curtis Lewis played basketball at Kilgore JC and
Prairie View and was the Daingerfield coach in 2006.
The new gym at Daingerfield was named for Coach Homer Young.
Team #184, 1977
S. Oak Cliff wins 1st of 4 titles
4-A, DALLAS SOUTH OAK CLIFF
Dallas South Oak Cliff defeated FW Dunbar, 78-71, in the final & SA Burbank, 66-54, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Golden Bears finished the year at 35-8 and qualified for state by regional wins over Dallas Hillcrest,
84-57; Irving, 57-48; and Tyler Lee, 66-55. SOC gave Dunbar their only 3 losses in the last 42 games. SOC, led by 5’7” Sr
Cullen Mayfield, made a 10-0 run in the 4th quarter in a 7-point win over FW Dunbar in the final.
Finalist Dallas S. Oak Cliff has made seven appearances in the state finals winning four state titles in 1977, 1992, 2007 &
2008; losing in the 1974 final to Houston Kashmere; and losing state titles in 2005 & 2006 on forfeits. SOC Coach Euril
Henson of Prairie View A&M ended his coaching career with over 300 victories and with the 1977 state title. Chris Dyer
was the 1992 Oak Cliff championship coach while James Mays, II, was the championship coach for 2007 & 2008.
Finalist FW Dunbar won state titles in 1993 & 2003 and lost in the finals in 1977, 1979, 1988 & 2006. Dunbar coach
Robert Hughes was making his first appearance at the state tournament but won multiple titles for FW Terrell in the
PVIL. He was later elected to several “Halls of Fame.” The South Oak Cliff Golden Bears became the first 4-A school in
TX to win the boys and girls basketball championships in the same year and is one of seven schools who have won the
boys and girls state basketball championships in the same year---Buna in 1956, 1957 & 1961; Dallas S. Oak Cliff in 1977;
Nazareth in 2002; Morton in 1987; Abernathy in 1991; Sudan in 1995; & Brock in 2002 & 2003. This was last year the
state tournament was held in Gregory Gym.
The 1977 Golden Bear players were: 11 Cullen Mayfield, 5’7” Sr; 12 Timothy Shelby, 6’2” Jr; 13 Ricky Wiseman, 5’8” Sr;
14 Eddie Jefferson, 6’0” Jr; 15 Elson Darby III, 5’11” Sr; 21 Mark Coleman, 6’2” Sr; 22 David Burns, 6’2” Sr; 23 James
Swanson, 6’1” Jr; 24 Virgil Slay, 6’0” Jr; 25 Arthur Williams, 6’3” Jr; 31 Tony Moore, 6’2” So; 32 Johnny Jefferson, 6’2” Sr;
33 Ricky Phillips, 6’4” Sr; 34 Kevin Fisher, 6’5” Sr; and 35 Kenneth McGill, 6’4” Jr.
The Golden Bears were led on the year by 6’2” Sr David Burns at 22 ppg; 5’7” Sr Cullen Mayfield at 20; 6’3” Jr Arthur
Williams at 16; 6’4” Sr Ricky Phillips at 14; and 6’2” Sr Mark Coleman at 11. SOC was led in the final by Mayfield with 23
points, Burns with 16 points and Williams with 16 points. Dunbar was led by 6’9” Jr James Griffin with 24 points and 16
rebounds. Mayfield also led SOC in the semi-final with 16 points while Burns added 12. 6’11” Gilbert Salinas led
Burbank with 15 points. The Golden Bears were led in the two games at state by Mayfield with 39 points; Burns with 26
points and 22 rebounds; and Williams with 24 points and 17 rebounds.
The 1977 4-A All State Tournament Team included Cullen Mayfield, 5’7” Sr, David Burns, 6’2” Sr and Arthur Williams,
6’3” Jr of Dallas S. Oak Cliff; James Griffin, 6’9” Jr and Michael Watley, 6’3” Sr of FW Dunbar; Gilbert Salinas, 6’11” Sr of
SA Burbank; and Eric Buescher, 6’3” Sr of Houston Westchester. Mayfield was 1st team all-state in 1977 while Burns
was named 2nd team all-state.
Team #185, 1978
Krum, led by Chuck Hall,
Wins 2nd of 5 state titles
Conf B, KRUM
Krum defeated Avinger, 69-68, in the final & Waelder, 54-39, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The Bobcats
finished the year at 40-3 and qualified for state by regional wins over Kopperl, 79-57; Clyde Eula, 78-68; and Megargel,
65-49. In the semi-final Krum defeated Waelder which was led by its two post men, 6’4” Sonny Burton and 6’2” Larry
Thorne. The Bobcats led by 9 at half-time and cruised to a 15-point victory. Krum led for most of the final though the
score remained close to the end. After two Avinger FTs had tied the game at 68-68 with 16 seconds left, Krum’s Keith
Copp made a FT with one second remaining to give Krum the one-point victory and the state title.
Krum has won five state championships (1971, 1978, 1994, 1996 & 1998) and lost in the finals to Central Pollok in 1956;
to Kennard in 1967; to Snook in 1979; and to Troup in 1992. Bennie Enis was the Krum championship coach in 1971 and
1978 and Troy Hamm of the U. of NT was the Krum championship coach in 1994, 1996 & 1998. Finalist Avinger won
state titles in 1977 & 1996 and lost in the 1978 final.
The 1978 Krum players were: 44 Chuck Hall, 5’10” Jr; 31 Kenneth Dodd, 5’8” Jr; 54 Keith Copp, 6’1” Jr; 55 Tobey Teague,
6’2” Sr; 35 John Morin, 6’0” Sr; 45 Brent Lang, 5’10” So; 42 Ricky Jones, 6’3” So; 43 Kit Teeter, 5’9” So; 50 Troy Richards,
6’0” So; 41 Karl Owens, 5’9” So; 34 Kenneth Belken, 5’10” So; 40 Kevin Marshall, 5’8” Fr; 20 Jim Watson, 5’9” Fr; and 24
Eddie Turnage, 5’10” Fr.
Krum was led on the year by 5’10” Jr Chuck Hall at 27 ppg; 5’8” Jr Kenneth Dodd at 18; and 6’1” Jr Keith Copp at 11. The
Bobcats were led in the final by Hall with 25 points, Copp with 19 and Dodd with 18. Jimmy Powell led Avinger with 24
points. Dodd led Krum in the semi-final with 25 and Hall had 22. Chuck Hall scored 3,550 points in 1976-79 ranking him
4th all-time in career points according to the Texas Basketball Magazine. Hall (1976-79) was elected to the TX H.S.
Basketball Hall of Fame in 1990.
The 1978 Class B All State Tournament Team included Chuck Hall, 5’10” Jr, Kenneth Dodd, 5’8” Jr and Keith Copp, 6’1” Jr
of Krum; and Anthony Hatten, 5’9” Jr and Jimmy Powell, 6’3” Sr of Avinger. Chuck Hall and Kenneth Dodd were named
1st team all-state in 1978 & 1979 and Hall was also named in 1980 making him one of few to ever make all-state 3 years.
Chuck Hall is one of only four boys (with Greg Austin of Troup in 1991-94, Terry Teagle of Broaddus in 1975-78 and Larry
Cumby of LaPoynor in 1972-75) to make All State Tournament for four consecutive years (1976-79). Chuck Hall played at
Midwestern and is athletic director and basketball coach at Saint Jo. Ken Dodd played at S. Plains JC and is in the
computer business in Dallas and serves on the Krum school board. Keith Copp is in real estate in Ponder. Tobey Teague
is in agriculture in Krum. John Morin is in electronics sales in Washington State. Brent Lang and Ricky Jones work at
Peterbilt in Denton. Kit Teeter and Troy Richards are airline pilots in TX. Kevin Marshall works for the city of Denton.
Jim Watson is a principal at Gunter.
Team #186, 1978
Snook wins 4th title and 1st of 7 consecutive
Titles from 1978-84
1-A, SNOOK
Snook defeated Coppell, 63-62, in the final & Van Horn, 53-49, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The BlueJays
finished the year at 38-1 (losing only to 4A Temple) and qualified for state by regional wins over Granger, 72-46; Nixon,
82-59; and Woodsboro, 77-65. Snook had a 39-19 lead over Van Horn in the semi-final and held on for a 4-point win.
B.J. Hejl made a FT with 11 seconds remaining for the one-point win victory margin over Coppell in the final.
Thru 2006 Snook had won a state record 10 state titles (1965, 1966, 1969, 1978-1984) including a state record seven
consecutive championships. The Bluejays also lost in the finals four times (to Krum in 1971, to LaPoynor in 1972, to
Huntington in 1974 & to Morton in 2005). The 1965 championship was the one of a state record 10 championships
(1965, 1966, 1969, 1978-84) by Snook thru 2006. Coach Jimmy Horn brought the “Buna system” of patience offense
and aggressive man-to-man defense to Snook in 1963 from Buna where he was an assistant to Cotton Robinson. He
won three state titles at Snook and was succeeded by his brother, Don Horn, who won state titles in 1978 & 1979.
Donnie Victorick, a reserve player on the 1965 & 1966 Snook title teams, coached the last five (1980-84) championship
teams after Don Horn retired. Jimmy Horn and Don Horn are both members of the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame.
Finalist Coppell made the school’s only appearance in a state final in 1978.
The 1978 Snook players were: 11 Myron Palmer, 5’11” Sr; 13 Bobby Felder, 5’11” Sr; 23 Alvin Washington, 5’10” Sr; 45
James Washington, 5’11” Jr; 51 Robert Martin, 6’4” Jr; 55 B.J. Hejl, 6’1” Jr; 21 David Kovar, 5’11” Jr; 15 Clifton Butler,
5’8” Jr; 33 Johnny Sebesta, 6’0” Jr; 43 Gary Junek, 5’10” Jr; 53 Mike Junek, 5’11” So; 35 Billy Felder, 5’11” So; 25 Larry
Kerr, 5’8” So; 41 Charles Jackson, 5’11” Fr; & 31 Hezekiah Carter, 6’0” Fr.
Snook was led on the year by 5’11” So Mike Junek at 14 ppg; 5’11” Jr James Washington at 13; 5’11” Sr Myron Palmer at
12; and 5’11” Sr Bobby Felder at 10. The BlueJays were led in the final by Mike Junek with 29 points and 17 rebounds
and Myron Palmer and B.J. Hejl with 12. Mark Dobecka scored 23 for Coppell. Mike Junek also led Snook in the semifinal with 14 points and Palmer added 13. Over the two games at state Junek had 43 points and 27 rebounds while
Palmer had 25 points and 6 rebounds.
The 1978 1-A All State Tournament Team included Myron Palmer, 5’11” Sr and Mike Junek, 5’11” So of Snook; Terry
Teagle, 6’4” Sr and Mike Parks, 5’10” Sr of Broaddus; and Mark Dobecka, 6’3” Sr of Coppell. Teagle later played at Baylor
and in the NBA. Snook's James Washington and Myron Palmer were named 1st team all-state in 1978 while Mike Junek
was named 2nd team all-state. Washington was again named 1st team all-state in 1979 with Mike Junek being named
to the 2nd team. Junek was also named 1st team all-state in 1980. Billy Felder was named 1st team all-state in 1980.
Team #187, 1978
Pettigrew brothers lead Whitehouse
To only title in school history
2A, WHITEHOUSE
Whitehouse defeated Dimmitt, 60-59, in the final & Rosebud-Lott, 68-42, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The
Wildcats were 36-1 on the year (with the only loss by one point to Tyler Lee) and qualified for state for the first time by
regional wins over Brownsboro, 68-46; Coleman, 54-35; and New Boston, 65-45. Whitehouse trailed Dimmitt (32-5) in
the final by 10 points with 4 minutes remaining but rallied to tie the game at 59-59 as Dimmitt made only one FG and 2
of 5 FTs in the closing four minutes. Dimmitt led by 4 points with 22 seconds remaining when Dwayne Pettigrew hit a
15-ft shot and Jamie Nix made 2 FTs to tie the score with 16 seconds left. Dimmitt attempted a “last shot” but Nix
rebounded the missed shot and was fouled with one second remaining and made the first of a one-and-one to win the
game.
The 1978 state title by Whitehouse was the only one in school history thru 2006 though the Wildcats did make the finals
in 1972 losing to Morton, a six-time champion. Finalist Dimmitt won state titles in 1952, 1975, 1982 & 1983 and lost in
the finals in 1960, 1961, 1967, 1978 and 1986. The 1978 championship team was coached by C.L. Nix of SFA, a 19-year
coaching veteran, who watched his son, Jr Jamie Nix, make the winning FT. A second son, 6’5” Sr Cary Nix, was also a
starter on the team. C.L. Nix was All State Tournament as a player in 1952.
The 1978 Whitehouse players were: 30 Dwight Pettigrew, 6’2” Sr; 40 Cary Nix, 6’5” Sr; 44 Jamie Nix, 6’3” Jr; Kevin
Carlile, 6’3” Jr; 34 Dwayne Pettigrew, 6’1” Jr; 10 Joe Woodward, 5’11” Jr; 32 LaCurtis Mayes, 5’11” So; 52 Ricky Casey,
6’0” Sr; 22 Shane Chambless, 5’8” Sr; 11 Tom Smith, 5’7” Sr; 42 Mike Byrd, 5’10” Jr; and 15 Greg Stanley, 5’11” Jr.
Whitehouse was led in the final by 6’2” Sr Dwight Pettigrew with 23 points and his brother 6’1” Jr Dwayne Pettigrew
with 14 points. Rocky Rawls led Dimmitt with 15 points. For the two games at state Dwight Pettigrew had 47 points and
25 rebounds, Jamie Nix had 28 points and 13 rebounds and Dwayne Pettigrew had 22 points and 14 rebounds. Dwight
and Dwayne Pettigrew were both named 1st team all-state in 1978; Dwayne Pettigrew was again named 1st team allstate in 1979; and Kevin Carlile was named all-state in 1979.
The 1978 2-A All State Tournament Team included 6’2” Sr Dwight Pettigrew, 6’1” Jr Dwayne Pettigrew and 6’3” Jr Jamie
Nix of Whitehouse; and 5’10” Sr Rocky Rawls and 6’2” Sr Jim Bradford of Dimmitt. Dwight Pettigrew and Cary Nix played
at SFA and Kevin Carlile at Tyler JC and TX A&M. Several players remain in the Whitehouse area as Cary and Jamie Nix
own a nursery; Coach C.L. Nix is retired but owns thoroughbred horses; Ricky Casey and Mike Byrd are building
contractors; Shane Chambless is in grocery business; and Kevin Carlile is VP of Sales at American Standard (air
conditioning). Tom Smith is an attorney in Houston and Joe Woodward became a teacher/coach.
Team #188, 1978
Huntsville wins back-to-back
State titles in 1978-79
3-A, HUNTSVILLE
Huntsville defeated Mineral Wells, 55-49, in the final & West Oso, 86-58, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The
Hornets finished the year at 27-7 and qualified for state by regional wins over Cleveland, 62-59, and Waco, 89-70.
Huntsville out rebounded (56-43) & out shot (55%-31%) West Oso in the semi-final and cruised to a 28-point victory
with all five starters scoring in double figures. Huntsville dominated the boards and had a 10-point 3rd qt. lead in the
final but the Rams’ press cut the lead to one at 1:38 before a 7-2 run by the Hornets closed the game.
Huntsville and Mineral Wells both made only two appearances in a state final from 1921-2006 with Huntsville defeating
Mineral Wells in both the 1978 & 1979 final. Huntsville was coached by Joe Main of SWTSU in 1978 & by Gary Surratt in
1979. Surratt also won a state title with Crowley in 1999.
The 1978 Huntsville players were: 10 Terry Hoage, 6’1” So; 11 Patrick Antwi, 5’9” Jr; 12 David Richardson, 5’8” Jr; 14
Sam Douglas, 5’7” Jr; 15 Lloyd Archie, 6’2” So; 20 Dallas Williams, 5’10” Jr; 21 Henry Speaker, 6’2” Jr; 22 Edgar Crawford,
6’2” Jr; 24 Dwayne Dewberry, 6’4” Sr; 30 Royce Craft, 6’5” Sr; 40 Ted Britton, 6’5” Sr; and 50 Curtis Wallace, 6’4” Jr.
The Hornets were led on the year by 6’4” Jr Curtis Wallace at 12 ppg; 6’2” So Lloyd Archie at 12; 6’5” Sr Royce Craft at
11; and 6’2” Jr Edgar Crawford at 9. Huntsville was led in the final by Craft with 14 points and 7 rebounds; Wallace with
13 points and 11 rebounds; and Crawford with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Huntsville was led in the semi-final by Archie
with 21 points and 13 rebounds and Crawford with 17 points & 8 rebounds; Craft with 13 points and 10 rebounds;
Wallace with 11 points & 8 rebounds; and Dallas Williams with 10 points. The Hornets held West Oso’s 6’6” Jerry Davis
(who averaged 35 ppg on the year) to 24 points.
The 1978 3-A All State Tournament Team included Lloyd Archie, 6’2” So; Royce Craft, 6’5” Sr and Curtis Wallace, 6’4” Jr
of Huntsville; and Melvin Ray, 5’8” Sr and Mat Russell, 6’4” Sr of Mineral Wells. Curtis Wallace and Edgar Crawford of
Huntsville were both named all-state in 1978 and Lloyd Archie in 1980. Terry Hoage later played football at U. of GA & in
the NFL in 1984-96; Edgar Crawford played basketball at UMHB and Curtis Wallace at Tyler JC. In 2007 Dallas Williams
was a physical therapist in Huntsville; Patrick Antwi was a supt. with the Huntsville Parks Dept and served on the school
board; Edgar Crawford was in Navy; and Sam Douglas was in the Army.
Team #189, 1978
Wheatley wins 5th of 5 state titles
4-A, HOUSTON WHEATLEY
Houston Wheatley defeated San Antonio Fox Tech, 84-83 (OT), in the final & Cy-Fair, 59-53, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. Wheatley finished the year at 37-6 and qualified for state with regional wins over Houston Madison, 72-70;
Deer Park, 55-50; and Kashmere, 92-90. The Wildcats relied on a fast break offense and a tenacious defense including a
full-court press that produced 69 turnovers in its two state tournament games. Coach Jackie Carr used 12 players in the
final with 10 scoring. 6’2” Sr Gilbert Thomas hit a 15-ft jumper with 22 seconds remaining to send the game into OT and
then won the game with two FTs with 6 seconds remaining in OT. Wheatley scored 25 points off 34 Tech TOs and had
an edge at the FT line (20 of 32 to 23 of 37).
Wheatley has made six appearances in the state finals winning a state 5-A record five state championships (1968, 1969,
1970, 1973 & 1978) and losing in the 1971 final to Cypress Fairbanks. Wheatley won 72 consecutive games in 1970-72.
Finalist Fox Tech made its only appearance in a state final in 1978. Collin Briggs was the Wheatley coach for the first
two championships (1968 & 1969) while Coach Jackie Carr (who in seven years was 256-18) won the last three Wheatley
state championships (1970, 1973 & 1978). Both Briggs (1945-1969) and Carr (1969-1985) were elected to the TX H.S.
Basketball Hall of Fame. Also, Wheatley’s Briggs won 11 state titles in the old Prairie View Interscholastic League from
1948 to 1966.
The 1978 Wheatley players were: 44 Theodore Harris, 6’3” Sr; 10 Carl Runnels, 6’4” Sr; 5 Dwayne Bell, 5’10” Sr; 20
Noland Greenlea, 6’3” Sr; 21 Gilbert Thomas, 6’2” Sr; 11 Warren Smith, 6’3” Sr; 34 Lindsey Lewis, 6’0” Sr; 25 James
Sowell, 6’3” Sr; 33 Frank Samuel, 5’10” Sr; 32 Roosevelt McGrader, 6’4” Jr; 23 Tracey Bookman, 5’8” Jr; 13 Randy Desso,
5’11” Jr; 42 Ron Flourney, 6’2” Jr; 12 Paul Jackson, 5’7” Jr; 14 Antonio Melbeaux, 5’8” Jr; 31 Kenneth Morning, 5’10” So;
30 Douglas Jackson, 6’0” So; and 22 Tony Lewis, 5’8” Jr.
Wheatley was led on the year by 6’3” Sr Noland Greenleaf at 18 ppg; 6’4” Sr Carl Runnels at 17; 6’4” Jr Roosevelt
McGrader at 16; and 6’3” Sr Theodore Harris at 12. Wheatley was led in the final by 5’8” Jr Tracey Bookman with 15
points while 6’3” Sr Theodore Harris and 6’4” Sr Carl Runnels each scored 11. Fox Tech was led by Melvin White with 24
points, 20 rebounds & 6 blocks. For the two games at State Bookman had 22 points while Roosevelt McGrader had 11
points and 20 rebounds. Fox Tech was led by Jay Shakir with 46 points and 26 rebounds and Melvin White with 42
points and 32 rebounds.
The 1978 4-A All State Tournament Team included Tracey Bookman, 5’8” Jr and Roosevelt McGrader, 6’4” Jr of
Wheatley; Jay Shakir, 6’3” Jr, Willie Randall, 5’11” Sr and Melvin White6’3” Sr of SA Fox Tech; and David Little, 6’6” Sr of
Abilene. Nolan Greenleaf of Wheatley was named 1st team all-state in 1978.
Team #190, 1979
Snook wins 5th title and 2nd of 7 consecutive
State titles from 1978-84
Conf B, SNOOK
Snook defeated Krum, 57-56, in the final & Whitharral, 69-41, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The Bluejays
qualified for state by regional wins over Powell Point, 78-62; McMullen, 89-48; Axtell, 75-46; and Waelder, 66-58. Snook
outscored Whitharral 37-17 in the second half of the semi-final and cruised to a 28-point victory. The Bluejays then
won a one-point victory over defending state champion Krum in the final to break Krum’s 50 game winning streak.
Snook finished the year at 45-2 and Krum at 44-1. The 1979 game matched two of the best small school basketball
programs in TX over the years as thru 2006 Snook had 10 state titles and Krum, 5. The game marked the first time two
defending champions had played for the title. The 1979 game matched Snook’s two post men, Mike Junek and James
Washington, against Krum’s great guards, Chuck Hall and Kenneth Dodd. Krum got off to an early lead utilizing a zone
defense and trailed at the half at 32-25. Snook tied the score at 43-43 early in the fourth quarter and led 53-47 before
Krum came back to lead at 56-55 at the 2:23 mark. James Washington’s short jumper from the lane with 25 seconds left
gave Snook the lead and Krum’s 20-ft. jumper missed at the buzzer.
The 1979 championship was the one of a state record 10 championships (1965, 1966, 1969, 1978-84) by Snook thru
2006. Coach Jimmy Horn of SHSU brought the “Buna system” of patience offense and aggressive man-to-man defense
to Snook in 1963 from Buna where he was an assistant to Cotton Robinson. He won three state titles at Snook and was
succeeded by his brother, Don Horn, who won state titles in 1978 & 1979. Donnie Victorick, a reserve player on the
1965 & 1966 Snook title teams and an assistant to Don Horn in 1978 & 1979, coached the last five (1980-84)
championship teams after Don Horn retired. Jimmy Horn and Don Horn are both members of the TX H.S. Basketball
Hall of Fame.
The 1979 Snook players were: 44 James Washington, 5’11” Sr; 20 David Kovar, 5’11” Sr; 32 John Sebesta, 5’11” Sr; 14
Clifton Butler, 5’8” Sr; 52 Mike Junek, 5’11” Jr; 34 Billy Felder, 5’11” Jr; 24 Larry Kerr, 5’8” Jr; 40 Anthony Baisy, 5’10” Jr;
50 Hezekiah Carter, 5’11” So; 22 Walter Bell, 5’9” So; 10 Alvernon Jackson, 5’7” So; 30 Kenneth Macik, 5’11” So; and 54
Donnie Hejl, 5’10” So. Snook’s tallest player was only 5’11”.
Snook was led in the final by Mike Junek with 31 points and James Washington with 18 while Chuck Hall led Krum with
21. Junek also led the BlueJays in the semi-final with 19 points and Washington added 17. The 1979 Class B All
Tournament Team included 5’11” Sr James Washington (35 points & 20 rebounds) and 5’11” Jr Mike Junek (50 points &
23 rebounds) of Snook; 5’10” Sr Kenneth Dodd (38 points & 8 rebounds) and 5’11” Sr Chuck Hall (45 points & 14
rebounds) of Krum; and 6’4” Sr Jimmy Avery (16 points & 6 rebounds) of Whitharral. Chuck Hall of Krum made All
Tournament for the 4th time and scored 3, 550 points from 1976-79 ranking him 4th all-time in TX H.S. career scoring
and was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1990. Coach Donnie Victorick also led Snook to 3 state track
titles (1980-1982) and many of his basketball players (e.g., James Washington & Hezekiah Carter) were also state track
champs).
Snook's Hezekiah Carter, Mike Junek and Billy Felder all made all-state in 1980.
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Team #191, 1979
Vega wins only state title in 1979
1-A, VEGA
Vega defeated LaPoynor, 52-33, in the final & Reagan County, 67-60, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The
Longhorns were 28-6 on the year and qualified for state for the first time with regional wins over Hale Center, 61-51;
Iraan, 74-62; and Stratford, 60-57. Vega won the semi-final despite losing the rebounding battle, 54-34, but won on a
tenacious defense that forced 23 turnovers and strong inside offensive play by 6’4” Sr Ronnie Williams. Vega regained
the lead at 39-38 in the third quarter and won a 7-point victory. In the final Vega relied on a balanced scoring attack and
rushed out to a 20-5 lead and led 31-13 at the half. Vega relied on what the Austin newspaper called “deadeye gunnery
throughout the game, coupled with 23 LaPoynor turnovers.”
The 1979 state title by Vega marked the school’s only appearance (thru 2006) in a final at the state tournament while
finalist LaPoynor has won five state championships (1972, 1973, 1975, 1985 & 1995) and finished as state runner-up
twice (to Huckabay in 1974 and to Vega in 1979). The 1979 Vega championship coach was Richard W. Potter of WTSU.
The 1979 Vega players were: 11 Gary Cannon, 5’8” Sr; 13 Rob Groves, 5’9” Jr; 15 Brad Cannon, 5’10” So; 21 Les Newbill,
5’10” Sr; 23 Randal Galbraith, 5’8” Sr; 25 Scotty Cook, 5’10” So; 31 Jessie Rodriguez, 5’9” Sr; 33 Freddie Fangman, 5’10”
So; 35 Ronnie Williams, 6’4” Sr; 41 Joe Rodriguez, 5’9” Sr; 43 Scott Stevens, 6’0” Sr; and 45 Rick Jones, 5’8” So.
Vega was led on the year by 6’4” Sr Ronnie Williams at 18 ppg and 5’10” Sr Les Newbill at 15. The Longhorns were led in
the final by Williams with 13 points and 15 rebounds and 5’9” Sr Joe Rodriguez with 13 points. 5’9” Sr Billy Douglas led
LaPoynor with 18 points & 15 rebounds. Williams led Vega in the semi-final with 32 points and 5’9” Sr Jessie Rodriguez
added 12. Bobby Woodard led Regan County with 15 points. Vega was led for the two games at state by Williams with
45 points and 24 rebounds and Joe Rodriquez with 21 points and 13 rebounds.
The 1979 1-A All-State Tournament team included Ronnie Williams, 6’4 Sr and Joe Rodriquez, 5’9” Sr of Vega; and Billy
Douglas, 5’9” Sr, Larry Cumby, 6’1” Jr and Joe Paul Tarrant, 6’1” Sr of LaPoynor. Vega's Ronnie Williams and Les Newbill
both made 1st team all-state in 1979. Scotty Cook was 1st team all-state in 1981.
Team #192, 1979
Seminole, led by Danny Wrenn, wins 2nd of 2 state titles
2-A, SEMINOLE
Seminole defeated Altair Rice Consolidated, 47-42, in the final & Boling, 49-42, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Indians qualified for state with regional wins over Ballinger, 54-49; Dimmitt, 46-45; and Kermit, 65-54.
Seminole finished the year at 30-5 and Rice at 27-7. The Indians won the semi-final against Boling by hitting FTs down
the stretch as Boling’s “desperate efforts to get the ball resulted in six fouls in the final 93 seconds.” The Austin
newspaper also reported that the “physically superior” Rice was stifled by the Seminole defense in the final as the
Raiders shot only 32% (23 of 72) from the field. The Indians triple teamed 6’7” Lonniel Bluntson forcing the Rams into
shooting from the outside. Seminole used a “patient, patterned offense” that produced 30 fewer shots. The Indians got
off to an early lead in the final and led at the half by 11 (28-17) but the Raiders cut the margin to 3 points and Seminole
went into a “stall” and Rice fouled at 0:52 and 0:41 and Mike Grass twice made both ends of the one-and-one to clinch
the victory.
Seminole won state titles in 1955 and 1979 and lost in the finals in 1957 (to Buna), 1963 (to Clear Creek) and 1999 (to
Mexia). Finalist Altair Rice won a state title in 1981 and lost in the 1978 final. The 1979 Seminole championship coach
was Leland Caffey of Sul Ross U. who had been a member of Seminole’s last state championship team in 1955. Rice was
coached by Jack Grammer (1956-1984) who won state titles in 1979 and 1981 and was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball
Hall of Fame in 2002.
The 1979 Seminole players were: 5 Ricky Greene, 5’6” Jr; 10 Danny Wrenn, 6’3” Sr; 12 Mike Grass, 5’11” Jr; 14 Summer
Shaw, 5’9” Sr; 20 Chris Johnson, 5’8” Sr; 22 Albert Villalva, 5’10” Sr; 24 Joe Rex Bingham, 5’9” Jr; 30 Steve Rives, 6’1” Sr;
32 Kirk Cirsty, 6’1” Sr; 34 Joe Stewart, 6’2” Sr; 40 Glenn Moore, 6’1” Sr; 44 Tommy Herring, 5’10” Sr; 42 Calvin Steart,
5’9” Jr’ 50 Gregg McCullough, 6’0” Jr; 52 Leonard Sheets, 6’1” So; and 54 Jay Starkey, 6’4” So.
Seminole was led on the year by 6’3” Sr Danny Wrenn at 17 ppg; 6’2” Sr Joe Stewart at 13; 5’10” Sr Albert Villalva at 12;
and 5’11” Jr Mike Grass at 10. The Indians were led in the final by Wrenn with 21 points and Grass with 12. The
Raiders’ John Grammer led all scorers in the final with 24 points but made only 11 of 33 from the field. The Indians held
Bluntson (who scored 30 in the semi-final win over defending state champion Whitehouse) to 11 points. Villalva and
Grass led the Indians in the semi-final with 12 points each while James Greenwood led Boling with 18 points.
The 1979 2-A All State Tournament team included 6’3” Sr Danny Wrenn (29 points & 28 rebounds) and 6’1” Sr Glenn
Moore (17 points & 19 rebounds) of Seminole and 6’2” Sr John Grammer (48 points & 8 rebounds) and 6’7” Jr Lonniel
Bluntson (41 points & 23 rebounds) of Rice. Wrenn was also named 1st team all-state in 1979 and Mike Grass was
named 1st team all-state in 1980. In 2008 Danny Wrenn was the boys basketball coach at Plainview H.S.
Team #193, 1979
Huntsville wins back-to-back state titles in 1978-79
3-A, HUNTSVILLE
Huntsville defeated Mineral Wells, 48-45, in the final & Daingerfield, 69-37, in the semi-final at the state tournament.
The Hornets qualified for state by regional wins over Cleveland, 72-65, and Austin Westlake, 55-41, and finished the
year at 27-5 including a win over Lufkin, the 4A state champion. Huntsville cruised to a 32-point victory in the semi-final
over Daingerfield as the Hornets’ “stifling” man-to-man defense produced only 24% shooting by Daingerfield. In the
final the Hornets shot 37% (21 of 56) from the field to only 32% (19 of 58) for Mineral Wells (33-4) & won the rebound
battle (48-40). The Hornets regained the lead in the final at 2:22 on a tip-in by Curtis Wallace as Dallas Williams and
Wallace scored Huntsville’s final 6 points.
Huntsville and Mineral Wells both made only two appearances in a state final from 1921-2006 with Huntsville defeating
Mineral Wells in both finals in 1978 and 1979. Huntsville was coached by Joe Main in 1978 & by Gary Surratt of TX
A&M in 1979. Surratt was a native of Hughes Springs.
The 1979 Hornet players were: 10 Paul Luna, 5’9” Sr; 11 Patrick Antwi, 5’9” Sr; 12 David Richardson, 5’9” Sr; 14 Sam
Douglas, 5’8” Sr; 15 Lloyd Archie, 6’2” Jr; 20 Dallas Williams, 5’10” Sr; 21 Henry Speaker, 6’3” Sr; 22 Edgar Crawford, 6’2”
Sr; 24 Terry Hoage, 6’2” Jr; 30 Blanton Moore, 6’1” Jr; 40 Anthony Antwi, 6’1” Jr; and 50 Curtis Wallace, 6’5” Sr.
On the year Huntsville was led by 6’5 Sr Curtis Wallace at 14 ppg; 6’2” Sr Edgar Crawford at 14; and 6’3” Sr Henry
Speaker at 10. Huntsville was led in the final by 6’2” Jr Lloyd Archie with 14 points; Wallace with 13 points and 14
rebounds; Dallas Williams with 9 points; Crawford with 6 points and 10 rebounds; and Patrick Antwi with 4 points. Jesse
Kimbrough led Mineral Wells with 15 points. The Hornets were led in the semi-final by Crawford with 17 points, Curtis
Wallace with 14 and Dallas Williams with 12. Darrell Milton led Daingerfield with 18.
The 1979 3-A All State Tournament Team included 6’5” Sr Curtis Wallace (27 points & 27 rebounds) and 6’3” Jr Lloyd
Archie (19 points and 9 rebounds) of Huntsville; 6’2” Sr Darrell Milton (29 points and 12 rebounds), 6’6” Sr Rory Nowak
(25 points and 22 rebounds) and 6’3” Jr Jesse Kimbrough (25 points and 20 rebounds) of Mineral Wells; and 6’5” Sr
Wilson Gee of Bay City (16 points & 12 rebounds). Curtis Wallace was 1st team all-state in 1979; Edgar Crawford was
2nd team all-state in 1979; and Lloyd Archie was 1st team all-stat in 1980.
Terry Hoage later played football at U. of GA & in the NFL in 1984-96; Edgar Crawford played basketball at UMHB; and
Curtis Wallace at Tyler JC. In 2007 Dallas Williams was a physical therapist in Huntsville; Patrick Antwi was a supt. with
Huntsville Parks Dept and served on the school board; Edgar Crawford was in Navy; Sam Douglas was in the Army.
Team #194, 1979
Lufkin wins only state title in school history
4-A, LUFKIN
Lufkin defeated FW Dunbar, 75-74, in the final & Houston Madison, 65-55, in the semi-final at the state tournament.
The Panthers finished the season at 31-6 and qualified for state by regional wins over Plano, 71-69; S. Oak Cliff, 73-72;
and Conroe, 58-57. In what the Austin newspaper called a “miracle season,” Lufkin “rallied to win their five playoff
games by a total of 12 points after being underdogs in all of them.” The greatest margin of victory in the playoffs was
the seven-point win over #1 ranked and undefeated (39-0) Houston Madison in the state semi-final.
But the biggest miracle of the miracle season came in the final against (36-4) FW Dunbar coached by the legendary
Robert Hughes. Lufkin trailed Dunbar by 3 points at 74-71 with 19 seconds left when 6’7” So Larry Davis hit a jumper
from the lane to cut the deficit to one. In trying to break the Lufkin press Dunbar then made a long pass downcourt that
went out of bounds and the Panthers then called timeout to set up the final play with 12 seconds left. 5’7” Sr Ronnie
Blake “drove between three considerably taller defenders to loft his winning basket, which banked high off the glass and
fell cleanly through.” The buzzer sounded as the ball went thru the net and Lufkin had won its first state championship
on a “Hail, Mary” shot. Blake had made similar “last shots” in regional games against Plano & S. Oak Cliff.
Lufkin had been to state finals three times previously losing in 1942 to Houston Davis, in 1945 to FW Paschal and in 1948
to Crozier Tech. The 1979 championship was the last appearance in a state final for Lufkin thru 2006. Finalist Dunbar
won state titles in 1993, 2003 & 2006 (when SOC was disqualified) and lost in the finals in 1977, 1979 & 1988. Lufkin’s
1979 championship coach, Jesse Walker of Sul Ross, was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000.
The 1979 Lufkin players were: 10 Billy Anderson, 5’9” Sr; 22 Mark Beavers, 6’0” Sr; 50 Andre Hall, 6’3” Sr; 32 Ricky
Johnson, 6’3” Sr; 12 Michael Mainer, 6’0” Sr; 34 Ronnie Blake, 5’7” Sr; 24 Martines Grimes, 6’6” Sr; 14 Rex Hadnot, 5’9”
Sr; 30 Rich Henderson, 6’3” Jr; 52 Robert Edwards, 6’2” Jr; 44 Dewayne Calloway, 6’4” Jr; 42 Don Bronson, 6’8” So; and
54 Larry Davis, 6’7” So.
Lufkin was led in the final by 6’7” So Larry Davis with 22 points and 12 rebounds while 5’7” Sr Ronnie Blake had 21
including the final miracle shot. Lufkin was led in the semi-final by Blake with 19 points and 6’5” Sr Martines Grimes
with 15 points and 14 rebounds. Lufkin double-teamed 6’11” Greg Kite of Madison holding him to 5 points. Madison’s
John Simple had 16 points and Matthew England, 15. Kite later played for BYU and in the NBA (e.g., Boston Celtics) in
1984-95.
The 1979 All State Tournament Team included Ronnie Blake (40 points and 7 rebounds) and Larry Davis of Lufkin (37
points and 26 rebounds); Elton Webster of SA Lanier; and Darrell Browder (40 points and 12 rebounds) and Anthony
Ware (30 points and 13 rebounds) of FW Dunbar. Browder (1977-1980) was All-SWC at TCU and was elected to the TX
H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992. Blake went on to play QB at Texas Arlington.
Ronnie Blake was 1st team all-state in 1979 and Larry Davis was 1st team all-state for 3 years from 1979-1981. Ronnie
Blake later played basketball at Baylor and authored a book, A Season Remembered, about the 1979 Lufkin team.
Team #195, 1980
Snook wins 6th state title and 3rd of 7
consecutive titles in 1978-84
Conf B, SNOOK
Snook defeated Petty West Lamar, 59-58, in the final & Goree, 56-38, in the semi-final at the state tournament. Snook
was 42-1 on the year with its only loss coming against 4-A Killeen Ellison. The Bluejays qualified for state with regional
wins over Kendleton, 85-63; Axtell, 85-45; Moulton, 46-33; and Brookeland, 82-35. Snook beat West Lamar in the final
on a “buzzer beater” after blowing a 13 point 4th quarter lead (51-38). The West Lamar Leopards regained the lead (5857) on a tip-in by Van Hilburn with 33 seconds left but then missed three FT attempts with the final miss coming on the
front of a one-and-one with 7 seconds left. Snook’s Walter Bell got the rebound and hit Billy Felder with an outlet pass.
The Leopards “backed off” so as to avoid a foul and Felder streaked down the court and drove in for a lay-up. The ball
“hung on the rim for an instant” and then fell thru after the buzzer giving Snook the title.
The 1980 Snook team won the school’s sixth of ten state championships (1965, 1966, 1969, 1978-84)—a state record-and the third of its seven consecutive titles. West Lamar made its only appearance (thru 2006) in a final in 1980 and
finished the year at 33-4. The 1980 championship was the one of a state record 10 championships (1965, 1966, 1969,
1978-84) by Snook thru 2006. Coach Jimmy Horn brought the “Buna system” of patience offense and aggressive manto-man defense to Snook in 1963 from Buna where he was an assistant to Cotton Robinson. He won three state titles at
Snook and was succeeded by his brother, Don Horn, who won state titles in 1978 & 1979. Jimmy Horn and Don Horn are
both members of the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame. Donnie Victorick, a reserve player on the 1965 & 1966 Snook title
teams, coached the last five (1980-84) championship teams.
The 1980 Bluejays were: (10) Al Jackson, Jr 5’6”; (12) Jerry Kerr, So 5’9”; (14) Clint Thomas, Fr 6’1”; (20) Clarence
Robertson, So 5’10”; (22) Walter Bell, Jr 5’11”; Larry Kerr, Jr 5’11” (30) Kenneth Macik, Jr 6’0”; (32) Richard Long, So
6’3”; (34) Billy Felder, Sr 5’11”; (40) Anthony Baisy, Sr 5’11”; (42) Bobby Sebesta, Sr 6’3”; (44) James Faust, Jr 6’0”;
(50 ) Hezekiah Carter, Jr 6’1”; (52) Mike Junek, Sr 6’1”; and (54) Donnie Hejl, Jr 5’9”.
Snook was led in the final by 6’1” Jr Hezekiah Carter with 29 points and nine rebounds and 5’11” Sr Billy Felder with 11
points and 5’11” Jr Walter Bell with 10 points. Snook overcame the loss of their best player, 6’1” Sr center Mike Junek,
who broke his ankle in the regional. 5’11” Sr Jerry Washington led West Lamar with 18 points and 5’10” Richard
Washington had 14.
The Class B 1980 All State Tournament Team included Jr Hezekiah Carter and Sr Billy Felder of Snook; Sr Jerry
Washington, Jr Richard Washington and Fr Kenneth Washington of West Lamar; and Sr Jeff Schmucker of Nazareth.
Hezekiah Carter, Billy Felder and Mike Junek made all-state in 1980. Junek made all-state for the 3rd consecutive year.
Carter also made all-state in 1981.
Coach Donnie Victorick also led Snook to 3 state track titles (1980-1982) and many of his basketball players were also
state track champs in individual events or relays: Jerry Kerr (8 gold), Stanley Kerr (6), Leslie Kerr (3), Larry Kerr (3),
Clarence Robertson (4), Matthew Washington (4), James Washington (1), Clint Thomas (3), and Hezekiah Carter (6). The
four Kerr brothers won a total of 19 career gold medals at the state track meet and later ran track at TX A&M.
Team #196, 1980
Sabine wins back-to-back state
Titles in 1980-81
1-A, GLADEWATER SABINE
Gladewater Sabine defeated Bartlett, 69-68, in the final & Archer City, 73-50, in the semi-final at the state tournament.
Sabine was 29-2 on the year losing only to Snook and White Oak and beat Ore City, 55-41; Centerville, 69-38; and
Tenaha, 61-44; in the regional to qualify for state. Bartlett finished at 23-2 and was defeated again by Sabine in the 2-A
semi-final in 1981. Archer City and Sabine were ranked #1 & #2 all year before their match-up in the semi-final where
Sabine dominated the boards (46-17) and shot 64% (36-56) from the field and 78% of FTs compared to 44% and 80% for
the Wildcats. The Bulldogs held a 44-36 lead in the final after a full court press produced numerous turnovers in an 18-1
run but Bartlett was hurt by foul trouble by three of its stars and by Sabine’s 23 (of 37) FTs including 6 in the final 30
seconds. Bartlett hit a layup with 4 seconds left but lost by one point. Sabine shot 52% from the field to 38% by
Bartlett.
Gladewater Sabine won the 1-A state title in 1980 and the 2-A state title the following year, 1981. These were the
school’s only two appearances in a state final from 1921-2006. The Cardinal coach in 1980-81 was Carl Allen, a graduate
of East TX Baptist. Bartlett made two losing appearances in the state finals in 1980 & 1983.
The 1980 Sabine Cardinal players were: (45) Johnny Stone, Sr 6’6”; (43) Johnny Mumphrey, So 6’6”; (13) Mark Johnson,
So 6’2”; (11) Brad Fenton, Sr 6’0”; (25) Mark Allen, So 5’9”; (31) Reginald Richards, Jr 6’0”; (33) Karl Woods, Sr 6’3”;
(23) Doug Panne, Jr 6’0”; (41) Barry Gabriel, Jr 6’0”; (35) Mitch Mitchell, So 6’1”; (21) Bo Barrow, So 5’8” and (15)
Roger Cameron, Sr 6’0”.
Sabine was led on the year by 6’6” Sr Johnny Stone at 22 ppg; 6’6” So Johnny Mumphrey at 15; and 6’2” So Mark
Johnson at 9. The Cardinals were led in the final by Stone with 26 points & 12 rebounds; 6’0” Sr Brad Fenton with 17
points; Mumphrey with 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Johnson with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Charles Smith, a
5’11” So, averaged 23 on the year and led Bartlett with 30 points in the final. Johnson led Sabine in the semi-final with
23 points.
The 1-A 1980 All State Tournament Team included Sr Johnny Stone, So Jerry Mumphrey and So Mark Johnson of West
Sabine; So Charles Smith and Sr Anthony Smith of Bartlett; Fr Ronie Smith of Memphis; and Sr Gregg Giddings of Archer
City. West Sabine's Johnny Mumphrey made all-state for 3 years from 1980-1982; Johnny Stone was all-state in 1980;
Mark Johnson in 1981 & 1982 and Mark Allen in 1981.
Team #197, 1980
Abernathy wins 1st of 2 state titles
2-A, ABERNATHY
Abernathy defeated Boling, 64-58, in the final & Coleman, 58-57, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The
Antelopes were 27-8 on the year and qualified for state for the first time by regional wins over Dimmitt, 75-69;
Seminole, 64-60; and Childress, 66-59. The Antelopes upset the undefeated (32-0) Coleman Bluecats, led by 6’4” Sr
Reggie Childress at 27 ppg, in the semi-final by one-point. The Antelopes had a 14 point lead in the second half of the
final against 28-2 Boling before the Bulldogs rallied to within one point at 3:11. However, Abernathy held on for the
victory. Abernathy shot better than Boling (43% to 36%) and had a rebounding edge (45-39).
Abernathy won state 2-A titles in 1980 & 1991 marking the only appearances of the Antelopes in the state finals thru
2006. The 1980 championship team was coached by Carl Irlbeck of WTSU who won a second state title at Plainview in
1994 and has 9 state championships in 4 sports. He won his 1,000th game at Hart in 2007 and is a member of the
Panhandle Hall of Fame. Boling made its only appearance in a state final in 1980.
The 1980 Antelope players were: (20) Cletus Irlbeck, 5’3” Fr; (21) Max Riley, 5’8” So; (22) Sylvester Dunn, 6’0” Jr; (23)
Keith Robertson, 5’8” Jr; (24) Roger Pinson, 6’4” Jr; (25) Scott Morrison, 5’10” Sr; (31) Darrick Stallings, 6’1” Jr; (32)
Willie Betts, 6’2” Sr; (33) Dean McGuire, 6’3” Sr; (34) Don Stone, 5’9” Jr; (35) Joey Garcia, 6’4” Jr; (42) Rodney Cannon,
6’2” So; (43) Roger Mitchell, 6’5” Sr; and (44) Rick Houston, 6’5” So.
Abernathy’s leading scorers on the year were 6’4” Jr Joey Garcia at 19 ppg; 5’10” Sr Scott Morrison at 13 ppg; and 6’3” Sr
Dean McGuire at 10 ppg. The Antelopes were led in the final by Garcia with 15 points, Roger Mitchell and Roger Pinson
with 12 and Morrison with 10. Sr James Greenwood led Boling at 26 ppg and scored 16 in the final.
The 1980 2-A All State Tournament Team included Jr Joey Garcia and Sr Scott Morrison of Abernathy; Sr James
Greenwood and Sr Alonzo Moore of Boling; Sr John Johnson of Columbus; and Jr Reggie Childress of Coleman.
Abernathy's Joey Garcia was 1st team all-state in 1980 & 3rd team in 1981 and Roger Pinson was 1st team all-state in
1981. Reggie Childress was one of only 4 boys in Texas ever named all-state for 4 consecutive years. He led the
Bluecats to a 59-2 record in 1980-81 and became the 9th most prolific career scorer (3,246 points) in the history of TX
according to Texas Basketball Magazine.
In 2007 several of the players remained in the Abernathy area—Keith Robertson (technology director at Abernathy H.S.);
Dean McGuire (a farmer); Don Stone; Rick Houston; Max Riley; and Rodney Cannon. Joey Garcia operated a café in
Lubbock.
Team #198, 1980
Hebert wins 1st of 3 consecutive
State titles from 1980-82
3-A, BEAUMONT HEBERT
Beaumont Hebert defeated Snyder, 88-53, in the final & Bay City, 69-57, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The
88 points by Hebert in the championship game was a state 3-A record as the Panthers cruised to a 35-point victory over
27-4 Snyder in the final after leading 64-33 after three quarters. Hebert finished the year at 35-2 and qualified for state
for the first time with regional wins over Livingston, 65-45; Aldine, 88-64; and Waco, 65-50.
Hebert won its first of three consecutive state titles to give the city of Beaumont seven state championships by four
schools (Hebert in 1980, 1981 & 1982; Beaumont H.S., 1925; South Park, 1953 & 1960; & Ozen, 2001). The 3 state titles
were the only appearances in the state finals by Hebert thru 2006. The Panthers coach for the three championship
teams in 1981-83 was Fred Williams who coached at Kountze, Silsbee, and Beaumont Hebert and Westbrook. Williams
was 407-123 in his 37-year coaching career with three state titles. Fred Williams was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball
Hall of Fame in 2005. He was elected to the Kountz City Council in 1998 and elected Mayor in 1999.
The 1980 Hebert players were: (00) Randy Samuels, 6’6” Sr; (4) Gabriel Duffy, 5’9” Sr; (5) Alton Bridges, 6’0” Sr; (10)
Calvin Harris, 5’8” Jr; (11) Kintezy Lee, 6’1” Sr; (12) Donald Giles, 6’0” Sr; (14) Donald Mickens, 6’1” Jr; (20) George
Welford, 6’0” Sr; (21) Rahn Bailey, 6’2” So; (22) Warren Green, 6’1” Sr; (24) Aaron Babino, 6’0” Jr; (30) Benjamin Clark,
6’2” Sr; (32) Andre Boutte, 6’1” Jr; (34) Donald Dalcour, 6’1”Jr; and (40) Sherman Wyckoff, 6’6” Jr.
Hebert’s top scorers on the year were 6’6” Sr Randy Samuels at 17 ppg; 6’1” Jr Donald Mickens at 13 ppg and 6’1” Sr
Warren Green at 10 ppg. Hebert was led in the final by Mickens with 24 points, George Welford with 11 and Andre
Boutte with 9. 6’1” Jr Bradley Richardson led Snyder with 12 points. Hebert's Randy Samuels was 1st team all-state in
1980 while Alton Bridges was named 2nd team all-state and Donald Mickens 3rd team all-state. Mickens and Andre
Boutte were named all-state in 1981 and Rahn Bailey in 1982.
The 1980 3-A All State Tournament Team included Jr Randy Samuels and Sr George Welford of Hebert; Sr Todd
Chambers of Bay City; Sr Ken Cox of Waxahachie; and Sr Mark Preston of Snyder. Andre Boutte, a member of the 198081 PA Lincoln championship teams, played at Temple JC and NTSU, and won state titles as a coach for Lincoln in 1991 &
1995 and at Beaumont Ozen in 2001. Randy Samuels later played at OK; Donald Mickens at Tyler JC; Alton Bridges at
Lee College & Huston-Tillotson; & Gabriel Duffy at Lee College. Rahn Bailey, who averaged 27 ppg as a Sr in 1982,
attended Morehouse College and became an MD and psychiatrist practicing in Houston.
Team #199, 1980
Kashmere wins 3rd of 3 titles
4-A, HOUSTON KASHMERE
Houston Kashmere defeated Plano, 70-69, in the final & SA Houston, 81-57, in the semi-final at the state tournament.
The Kashmere Rams finished 31-3 on the year and defeated Houston Yates, Clear Lake and Houston Madison, 65-63, in
the regional to reach the state tournament. The Rams cruised past SA Houston (32-9) by 25 points in the semi-final in
what the Austin newspaper described as a “run-and-gun demolition derby” with 59 turnovers and 63 fouls called. In the
final underdog Plano led by 14 points in the second quarter and by 69-65 with only 28 seconds left in the game when
“everything went wrong.” Kashmere’s 5’ 11” Sr G Wayne Johnson scored on a layup and FT with 20 seconds left. Two
seconds later Johnson forced a jump ball which resulted in Plano getting the ball out of bounds with 14 seconds
remaining & a one point lead. Johnson stole the ball on the inbounds pass and passed to Alfred Godine for a layup and a
70-69 lead with 8 seconds left. Plano called TO and set up a final shot for its leading scorer, 6’7” all-state Sr Kirk
Lundblade. However, Kashmere’s Luster Goodwin stole the Plano inbound pass & the game ended with a Kashmere
victory. Plano out rebounded Kashmere (38-29) and shot 65% from the field but had 24 turnovers against the Ram’s fullcourt press. Plano finished the year at 32-4 and had to wait 26 years (until 2006) for its first state basketball
championship.
Kashmere made the state finals three times from 1921-2006 and won state titles in each of those appearances---in 1974
over Dallas Oak Cliff, in 1975 over FW Paschal and in 1980 over Plano. Frankie Brazos, a graduate of Southern U., was
the coach of the 1980 championship team while Weldon Drew coached the 1974-1975 title teams.
The 1980 Ram players were: (25) Darrell Davis, 6’4” Sr; (23) Randy Gray, 6’8” Sr; (21) Kenneth Cook, 6’6 Jr; (30) Wayne
Bennett, 6’4” Sr; (22) Stefon Chandler, 6’3” Sr; (31) Adrian Randle, 6’2” Jr; (10) Timothy Willis, 6’2” Sr; (20) Gerald
Sublet, 6’3” Jr; (24) Alfred Godine, 6’2”Sr; (12) Arnold Reynolds, 6’0” Sr; (14) *Wayne Johnson, 5’11” Sr; (13) Graylin
Burton, 5’11” Jr; (11) Luster Goodwin, 6’0” Jr; (42) Wilson Paris, 5’11” So; (15) Al James, 5’11” So; and (50) Victor Morris,
6’9” So.
Kashmere’s top scorers on the year were 6’0” Jr Luster Goodwin at 16 ppg; 6’6” Jr Kenneth Cook at 15 ppg; and 5’11” Sr
Wayne Johnson at 15 ppg. The Rams were led in the final by Goodwin with 18 points and Johnson with 17. 6’8” Sr Kirk
Lundblade led Plano with 30 points in the final (and 25 in the semi-final) but never got the chance to “take the final
shot.” The Rams top scorers in the semi-final were Alfred Godine with 13, Gerald Sublet with 11 and Adrian Randle with
10.
The 1980 5-A All State Tournament Team included Wayne Johnson, Alfred Godine, and Luster Goodwin of Kashmere;
Jack Crain and Kirk Lundblade of Plano. Lundblade later played at SMU. Kashmere's Alfred Godine and Wayne Johnson
were named all-state in 1980.
Team #200, 1981
Snook wins 7th of 10 state titles and 4th of 7
Consecutive titles from 1978-84
Conf B, SNOOK
Snook defeated Henrietta Midway, 41-33, in the final & Greenwood, 53-27, in semi-final at the state tournament. The
Bluejays finished the year at 39-4 and qualified for state by regional wins over Dime Box, 70-53; Mirando City, 109-34;
Tilden McMullen, 57-32 and Milano, 86-30. Snook cruised thru the semi-final against Greenwood by 26 points scoring
24 of its points off forced turnovers but barely survived the final against Midway which trailed by only one point late in
the 4th quarter but missed 8 FT attempts to save Snook from an upset. Snook made 57% of FGs (17-30) and 64% of FTs
(7-11) to 43% (13-30) and 41% (7-17) for Midway.
The 1981 state championship was one of Snook’s ten state titles—a state record—thru 2006 and one of 7 consecutive
titles—a state record. The Bluejays won state titles in 1965, 1966, 1969 and 1978-84 and were state runner-up four
times (1971, 1972, 1974 & 2005) thru 2006. Coach Jimmy Horn brought the “Buna system” of patience offense and
aggressive man-to-man defense to Snook in 1963 from Buna. He won three state titles at Snook and was succeeded by
his brother, Don Horn, who won state titles in 1978 & 1979. Jimmy Horn and Don Horn are both members of the TX H.S.
Basketball Hall of Fame. Don Horn was Snook Supt. in 1976-91. Donnie Victorick, a reserve player on the 1965 & 1966
Snook title teams, coached the last five (1980-84) championship teams. Finalist Midway won a state title in 1959 and
lost in the finals in 1960, 1970 and 1981.
The 1981 Bluejay players were: 10 Al Jackson, 5’7” Sr; 12 Mike Kovar, 5’8” Jr; 14 Matthew Washington, 5’9” Jr; 20
Darnell Boulden, 6’2” Jr; 24 Jerry Kerr, 5’9” Jr; 30 Walter Bell, 6’0” Sr; 32 Clint Thomas, 6’2” So; 34 Charles Jackson, 5’10”
Sr; 42 Clarence Robertson, 5’10” Jr; 44 Kenneth Macik, 6’0” Sr; 50 Hezekiah Carter, 6’2” Sr; and 54 Donnie Hejl, 5’10” Sr.
Snook was led in the final by 6’2” So Clint Thomas with 20 points. 6’2” Sr Hezekiah Carter led the BlueJays in the semifinal with 22 points and 6’0” Sr Walter Bell added 13 points. Tommy Pyle led Greenwood with 15 points. Hezekiah
Carter led Snook during the two games at state with 27 points and 10 rebounds followed by Thomas with 22 points and
17 rebounds. Finalist Midway was led by Jay Don Powell with 27 points and 13 rebounds. The 1981 1-A All State
Tournament Team included Hezekiah Carter, Clint Thomas and Al Jackson of Snook; Jay Don Powell of Midway; Danny
White of Avinger. Carter also made the 1980 team. Hezekiah Carter and Al Jackson were named all-state in 1981 and
Clint Thomas in 1982 & 1983.
Coach Donnie Victorick also led Snook to 3 state track titles (1980-1982) and many of his basketball players were also
state track champs in individual events or relays: Jerry Kerr (8 gold), Stanley Kerr (6), Leslie Kerr (3), Larry Kerr (3),
Clarence Robertson (4), Matthew Washington (4), James Washington (1), Clint Thomas (3), and Hezekiah Carter (6). The
four Kerr brothers won a total of 19 career gold medals at the state track meet and later ran track at TX A&M.
Team #201, 1981
Sabine wins back-to-back titles in 1980-81
2-A, GLADEWATER SABINE
Gladewater Sabine defeated Shallowater, 62-42, in the final and Bartlett, 65-51, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. Sabine finished the year undefeated at 34-0 making the Cardinals the only undefeated team among the
state’s 1,138 schools playing basketball in 1981. Sabine qualified for state with regional wins over Linden-Kildare, 54-50;
Rivercrest, 70-36; Trinity, 74-63; and Frankston, 64-49. Sabine’s 14-point semi-final win over Bartlett (27-5) was due
largely to a 53-34 rebound advantage. The Cardinals cruised to a 20-point win over Shallowater (25-7) in the final by out
rebounding (31-27) and out shooting (54%-37%) Sabine.
The Cardinals won the 2-A state title in 1981 after winning the 1-A title in 1980 at 27-2 as the UIL eliminated Class B in
1981 and reclassified the “old” 1-A as 2-A. These were the school’s only two appearances in a state final from 19212006. The Cardinal coach in 1980-81 was Carl Allen, a graduate of East TX Baptist. Finalist Shallowater has made three
appearances in the state finals winning the state title in 2004 and losing in the 1981 & 2007 finals.
The 1981 Cardinal players were: (43) Johnny Mumphrey, 6’6 Jr; (45) Greg Grissom, 6’ 10” Sr; (13) Mark Johnson, 6’4” Jr;
(25) Mark Allen, 5’11” Jr; (23) Doug Pannell, 6’0” Sr; (11) Zeb Strong, 5’10” Jr; (35) Mitch Mitchell, 6’2 Jr; (21) Bo Barrow,
5’9” Jr; (31) Reginald Richards, 6’2” Sr; (33) Mike Brittain, 5’11” So; (41) Fred Wilburn, 5’10’ Sr; and (15) Columbus
Woolridge, 5’11” Jr.
Sabine’s leading scorers on the year were 6’4” Mark Johnson at 18 ppg; 6’6” Jr Johnny Mumphrey at 15 ppg; 6’10” Sr
Greg Grissom at 15 ppg; and 5’11” Jr Mark Allen at 13 ppg. During the two games at state, Johnson had 31 points and
18 rebounds while Mumphrey had 27 points and 17 rebounds. The Cardinals were led in the final by Johnson with 15
points and 8 rebounds; Allen with 13 points; Mumphrey with 10 points & 7 rebounds; and Grissom with 10 points. 6’2”
Sr Robert Sanders (22 ppg on the year) led Shallowater in the final with 20 points. The Cardinal was led in the semi-final
by 6’6” Jr Johnny Mumphrey with 17 points and 10 rebounds and 6’10” Sr Greg Grisson with 11 rebounds. Charles Smith
led Bartlett with 21 points.
The 1981 2-A All State Tournament Team included Johnny Mumphrey and Mark Johnson of West Sabine; Charles Smith
of Bartlett; Darryn Shearmire of Archer City and Robert Sanders of Shallowater. Sanders later played at TX Tech. Johnny
Mumphrey was all-state for 3 years from 1980-1982; Mark Johnson was all-state in 1981 & 1982; Mark Allen in 1981 &
1982; and Greg Grissom was all-state in 1981.
Team #202, 1981
Rice wins only title
3-A, ALTAIR RICE CONSOLIDATED
Altair Rice Consolidated defeated Powderly North Lamar, 56-52, in the final & Perryton, 58-54, in the semi-final at the
state tournament. The Raiders were 28-10 on the year and qualified for state with regional wins over Coldspring, 79-50;
Waco LaVega, 76-58; and Rockdale, 42-40. Rice defeated #1 Perryton in the semi-finals by out rebounding (40-28) the
Rangers. Rice dominated N. Lamar on the boards (43-37) and built up a 13-point lead in the 3rd quarter and won a 4point victory when two North Lamar (24-10) rallies that reduced the Raider lead to one point fell short at the end.
Rice Consolidated has made two appearances in the state finals winning the 1981 title and losing in the 1979 losing to
Seminole. The 1979 and 1981 teams were coached by Jack Grammer, a graduate of ETSU who marked his 407th victory
with the 1981 state title. Grammer (1956-1984) was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002. Powderly
North Lamar made its only appearance in a state final in 1981.
The 1981 Raider players were: (10) John Dawson, 5’9” Jr; (14) Earnest Fields, 6’3” Sr; (20) Ed Thomas, 5’9”So; (22)
Ronnie Fry, 5’9” Jr; (24) Mike Black, 6’0” Sr; (32) Robert Frazier, 6’0”Sr; (34) Billy Townsend, 6’1” Jr; (42)*David
Grammer, 6’3” Sr: (44) Vic Davis, 5’9” Sr; (50) Rob Johnson, 6’0” So; (52) Larry Haynes, 6’5 Sr; (54) Kenneth Bluntson,
6’6” Jr; Robert Klekar, 6’6 Jr; and Ronald Dawson, 6’2 Jr.
Consolidated’s leading scorers on the year were 6’5” Sr Larry Haynes at 16 ppg; 6’6” Jr Kenneth Bluntson at 11 ppg; 6’3”
Sr Earnest Fields at 11 ppg; 6’3” Sr David Grammer at 10 ppg and 5’9” Sr Vic Davis at 10 ppg. Haynes scored 19 points
and Fields, 15, to lead Rice in the final. N. Lamar was led by 6’4” Sr Merritt Williams with 18 points. The Raiders were
led in the semi-final by Haynes with 14 points and Fields with 12. Ricky Herring led Perryton with 18 points.
The 1981 3-A All State Tournament Team included Larry Haynes and Earnest Fields of Rice Consolidated; Meritt Williams
of North Lamar; Ricky Herring of Perryton; and Jimmy Smith of Van Vleck. Consolidated's Larry Haynes and David
Grammer were all-state in 1981 and Kenneth Bluntson in 1982.
Team #203, 1981
Hebert, led by Andre Boutte, wins 2nd of
3 consecutive titles in 1980-82
4-A, BEAUMONT HEBERT
Beaumont Hebert defeated Canyon, 59-57, in the final and Waxahachie, 81-64, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Panthers finished the year at 35-2 and qualified for state with regional wins over South Park, 82-44;
Cleveland, 81-46; Huntsville, 67-48; and Marlin, 79-51. Hebert used a “powerful inside game and an outstanding
pressing defense to shut down 29-9 Waxahachie” in the 17-point semi-final victory. In the final Canyon (29-9) rallied
from a 20-point deficit and made a 19-2 run in the 4th quarter. The Eagles had a chance to tie the game with 33 seconds
left but missed the second of a one-and-one. A turnover by Hebert gave Canyon a final chance but the Eagles’ Butch
Bearden was called for traveling while taking a desperation six-ft. jump shot as time expired.
Hebert won its second of three consecutive state titles to give the city of Beaumont seven state championships by four
schools (Hebert in 1980, 1981 & 1982; Beaumont H.S., 1925; South Park, 1953 & 1960; and Ozen, 2001). The 3 state
titles were the only appearances in the state finals by Hebert thru 2006. The Panthers’ coach for the three
championship teams in 1981-83 was Fred Williams who coached at Kountze, Silsbee, Beaumont Hebert and Westbrook.
Williams was 407-123 in his 37-year coaching career with three state titles. Fred Williams was elected to the TX H.S.
Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005.
The 1981 Hebert players were: 4 John Barker, 6’2” So; 5 Wendell Wingate, 5’11” Jr; 10 Calvin Harris, 5’8” Sr; 11 Frank
Owens, 5’9” Sr; 12 Aaron Booker, 5’10” Jr; 14 Donald Mickens, 6’2” Sr; 20 Robert Chambers, 6’0” Jr; 21 Michael Darkins,
5’11” Jr; 22 Henry Crossley, 6’0” Jr; 24 Aaron Babino, 6’1” Sr; 32 Andre Bouttee, 6’2” Sr; 34 Donald Dalcour, 6’2” Sr; 00
Rahn Bailey, 6’2” Jr; 30 Clinton Dequir, 6’1” So; and 40 Taurus Payne, 6’2” So.
Hebert was led in the final by 6’2” Sr Andre Bouttee with 22 points & 11 rebounds and 6’2” Sr Donald Mickens with 18
points & 10 rebounds. Finalist Canyon was led by David Harbin with16 points and Ken Willing with 12 points. The
Panthers were led in the semi-final by Bouttee with 31 points and 20 rebounds and Mickens with 29 points & 8
rebounds. Waxahachie was led by 5’11” James Stern with 24 points. Bouttee was the leading scorer (53 points) and the
top rebounder (31) in the tournament.
The 1981 4-A All State Tournament Team included 6’2” Sr Donald Mickens and 6’2” Sr Andre Bouttee of Beaumont
Hebert; 5’11” Sr James Sterns of Waxahachie and 6’3” Sr Ken Walling and David Harbin of Canyon. Andre Bouttee,
Hebert’s top scorer in 1981, later played at Temple JC and NTSU, and won 3 state titles (in 1991 and 1995 at PA Lincoln
& in 2001 at Beaumont Ozen) as a coach. Donald Mickens played at Tyler JC. Rahn Bailey, who averaged 27 ppg as a Sr
in 1982, attended Morehouse College in ATL and became a medical doctor and psychiatrist practicing in Houston.
Hebert's Donald Mickens and Andre Bouttee were all-state in 1981and Rahn Bailey in 1982.
Team #204, 1981
Lincoln wins 1st of 7 state titles
5-A, PORT ARTHUR LINCOLN
Port Arthur Lincoln defeated San Antonio Marshall, 92-84, in the final & FW Dunbar, 60-59 (OT), in the semi-final at the
state tournament. Lincoln became the first ever 5-A state champion as the UIL reclassified teams from the B, 1A, 2A, 3A
& 4A of 1980 to 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A & 5A in 1981 and finished the year at 36-3. The Bumblebees eliminated Clear Lake, the
state’s top ranked 5A team, and Houston Madison in the regional to reach the state tournament for the first time.
Lincoln upset FW Dunbar by one-point in OT in the semi-final on a FT by Michael Jaco with three seconds left after
getting the ball on the opening tip in overtime and holding for one last shot. Lincoln trailed SA Marshall in the final by 5
points with 1:27 remaining when the Rams “threw away” the game on “mental errors” as the BumbleBees scored the
game’s final 13 points, 10 by Leonard Allen.
PA Lincoln has won seven state championships (1981, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991 & 1995) and lost in the finals in
1993 to Dallas Lincoln & in 1999 to Crowley. In 2002 Lincoln merged with Jefferson and SFA into PA Memorial. James
Gamble of Prairie View A&M was the Lincoln championship coach for the first four state title teams; Joe Willie Price of
TX Lutheran was coach of the 1989 championship team; and Andre P. Boutte of NTSU was the coach of the 1991 & 1995
title teams. Boutte was a player on the 1981 PA Lincoln championship team and later won a third state title at
Beaumont Ozen in 2001. Coach James Gamble (1962-1988) was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame & the TX
H.S. Coaches Hall of Honor. He retired after the1988 championship game with a 616-210 record in 25 seasons at Lincoln
in the Prairie View League and the UIL. SA Marshall won a state title in 1966 and lost in the 1981 final to Lincoln. Bobby
Murphy, the Marshall coach, moved on to coach SA Churchill in 1982 and won the state championship.
The 1981 PA Lincoln players were: 10 Darrell Thomas, 6’0” Sr; 12 Alvincent Comeaux, 5’7” Jr; 14 Kirk Jones, 5’4” Sr; 20
Tracey Smith, 6’0” Sr; 21 Patrick Barnes, 5’8” Sr; 22 Nathaniel Ceburn, 6’0” Sr; 24 Gregory Joubert, 5’9” Jr; 30 Frank Neal,
6’2” Sr; 32 Tim McKyer, 5’11” Jr; 34 Michael Jaco, 6’1” Sr; 40 Nolan Nurse, 6’2” Sr; 00 Leonard Allen, 6’8” Sr; 44 Warren
Trahan, 6’0” Sr; 50 Baron Prevost, 6’5” Sr; 52 Mecheal Jackson, 6’4” Sr; and 54 R.C. Mullin, 6’7” So.
Lincoln was led on the year by 6’1” Sr Michael Jaco at 15 ppg; 6’8” Sr Leonard Allen at 13; and 6’5” Sr Baron Prevost at
10. Allen led the BumbleBees in the final with 26 points & 15 rebounds; 6’0” Sr Tracey Smith had 14 points & 6
rebounds; Jaco had 13 points & 11 rebounds; and Prevost had 12 points. Vern Vittatoe (26 points & 10 rebounds) and
his twin brother, Vince Vittatoe (18 points & 6 rebounds) led Marshall. Jaco led PA in the semi-final with 27 points & 7
rebounds and 5’4” Sr Kirk Jones added 11 points. Allen had 33 points and 17 rebounds in the two games at state while
Jaco had 40 points) and 18 rebounds.
The 1981 5-A All State Tournament Team included Willie Ashley, Michael Jaco and Leonard Allen of PA Lincoln and Vern
Vittatoe and Vince Vittatoe of SA Marshall. Allen later played at San Diego State U. PA's Leonard Allen was named 1st
team all-state in 1981 and Michael Jaco was named 2nd team all-state.
Team #205, 1982
Snook wins 8th state title and 5th of
7 consecutive titles from 1978-84
1-A, SNOOK
Snook defeated Midland Greenwood, 52-45, in the final & Graford, 44-38, in the semi-final at the state tournament.
Snook finished the year at 32-5 and qualified for state for the 15th time with regional wins over Big Sandy, 47-44; Hutto,
55-43; & Moulton, 56-34. The Bluejays shot 63% from the field and 78% (14 for 18) in the second half in the final against
Greenwood.
The 1982 state championship was one of Snook’s ten state titles—a state record—thru 2006 and one of 7 consecutive
titles—a state record. The Bluejays won state titles in 1965, 1966, 1969 and 1978-84 and were state runner-up four
times (1971, 1972, 1974 & 2005) thru 2006. Coach Jimmy Horn brought the “Buna system” of patience offense and
aggressive man-to-man defense to Snook in 1963 from Buna where he was an assistant to Cotton Robinson. He won
three state titles at Snook and was succeeded by his brother, Don Horn, who won state titles in 1978 & 1979. Jimmy
Horn and Don Horn are both members of the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame. Donnie Victorick, a graduate of TX A&M
and a reserve player on the 1965 & 1966 Snook title teams, coached the last five (1980-84) championship teams. He
retired with a coaching record of 363-88 and still lives in Snook.
The 1982 Snook players were: 10 Wesley Jackson, 5’9” So; 12 Johnny Washington, 5’6” So; 14 Darryl Young, 5’10” So; 20
Anthony Stringfellow, 5’10” So; 22, Terrance Cole, 5’8” So; 24 Jerry Kerr, 5’9” Sr; 30 Matthew Washington, 5’11” Sr; 32
Clint Thomas, 6’2” Jr; 34 Richard Long, 6’3” Sr; 40 Darrell Bosley, 5’10” So; 42 Darin Benford, 6’0” So; 50 Darnell Boulden,
6’2” Jr; 54 Hilman Pool, 5’*’ So; and 44 Walter Thomas, 5’7” So.
Snook’s leading scorers in the final were 6’0” So Darin Bedford, 6’3” Sr Richard Long and 6’2” Jr Clint Thomas who each
scored 12 points. Thomas also led Snook in the semi-final with 17 points and 10 rebounds while 5’11” Sr Matthew
Washington added 10 points & 7 rebounds. Homer Lopez led Greenwood with 19 points. For the two games at state
Thomas led Snook with 29 points and 18 rebounds while Benford had 20 points and 8 rebounds.
The 1982 1-A All State Tournament Team included Clint Thomas and Darin Benford of Snook, Tim Ford of Graford and
Stuart Burleson and Homer Lopez of Greenwood. Clint Thomas was named all-state in 1982 & 1983; Darin Benford was
all-state in 1983 & 1984; and Wesley Jackson in 1983 & 1984.
Coach Donnie Victorick also led Snook to 3 state track titles (1980-1982) and many of his basketball players were also
state track champs in individual events or relays: Jerry Kerr (8 gold), Stanley Kerr (6), Leslie Kerr (3), Larry Kerr (3),
Clarence Robertson (4), Matthew Washington (4), James Washington (1), Clint Thomas (3), and Hezekiah Carter (6). The
four Kerr brothers won a total of 19 career gold medals at the state track meet and later ran track at TX A&M.
Team #206, 1982
Jeff Chumbley leads Shelbyville to state titles in 1982 & 1984
2-A, SHELBYVILLE
Shelbyville defeated Nixon, 46-39, in the final & Morton, 67-61, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The Dragons
qualified for state for the first time with regional wins over Huntington, 69-34, and Brookeland, 60-56, and over twotime (1980 & 1981) defending state champion Gladewater Sabine, 45-44, in the regional final and ended the season with
a 32-game winning streak. Shelbyville was 32-1 on the year and 92-4 from 1982-84 with two state championships in
three years and were led all three years by 6’5” Jeff Chumbley. The Dragons’ 6-point win over Morton was due largely
to a 36-28 rebound advantage and 18 points off the Indians’ turnovers. Shelbyville “dominated every phase of play”
especially rebounding (52-33) in its 7-point win in the final over Nixon.
The two appearances in the state final in 1982 & 1984 were the only ones for Shelbyville from 1921-2006. The 1982
Shelbyville championship coach was Joe Tom Schillings of SFA who had a career record of 487-183. Finalist Nixon made
its only appearance in a state final in 1982.
The 1982 Shelbyville players were: 11 Wendell Cleaver, 6’1” Sr; 13 Joe Boykins, 6’1” Sr; 3 Mike Land, 6’2” Sr; 33 Marlon
Suell, 6’1” Sr; 00 Jeff Chumbley, 6’5” So; 23 Carnett Bolton, 5’8 Sr; 41 Robert Polley, 5’9” Jr; 21 Lester Randle, 5’7” Sr; 31
Dewayne Cartwright, 5’6” Sr; 25 Billy Hewitt, 5’6” Sr; 5 Darren martin, 5’11” So; and 15 Darren Bolton, 5’10” Jr.
The Dragons were led on the year by 6’5” So Jeff Chumbley at 16 ppg; 6’1” Sr Marlon Suell at 16; 6’2” Sr Mike Land at 12;
and 6’1” Sr Wendell Cleaver at 11. Suell led Shelbyville in the final with 22 points and 10 rebounds and Chumbly added
12 points and 11 rebounds. Carlton McKinney had 21 points and 13 rebounds for finalist Nixon. Suell led the Dragons in
the semi-final with 16 points and Chumbley added 13 points. Ronnie Patton led Morton with 16 points.
The 1982 2-A All State Tournament Team included So Jeff Chumbley, Mike Land and Marion Suell of Shelbyvile, Ronnie
Patton of Morton and Carlton McKinney of Nixon. Chumbley also made All State Tournament as a Sr in 1984. Jeff
Chumbley of Shelbyville was all-state for 3 years from 1982-1984 and Marion Suell was all-state in 1982.
Carlton McKinney of Nixon later played at SMU. The 1982 Shelbyville team was honored at the state tournament on
the 25th anniversary of its championship. Eight of the team members still live in Shelbyville including Joe Boykins, a
teacher; Walter Cartwright, a barber; and Marlon Suell, a banker.
Shelbyville’s other claim to basketball fame is the 45.3 scoring average for Greg Powell in 1968 which remains the alltime best season scoring average in TX history though his teams never made the state tournament. Powell also
averaged 37.4 as a Jr and 33.8 as a So in 1967.
Team #207, 1982
Dimmitt, led by Coach Kenneth Cleveland
and his son, Kevin, wins 3rd of 4 state titles
3-A, DIMMITT
Dimmitt defeated Linden-Kildare, 60-59, in the final & Diboll, 66-64, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The
Bobcats qualified for state with regional wins over Dalhart, 82-53, and Denver City, 74-67 and finished the year at 31-10.
Dimmitt out shot (41%-34%) Diboll in the 2-pt. semi-final win as Kevin Cleveland scored 5 points in the last 1:15 and then
defeated Linden-Kildare by one-point in the final on Phil King’s layup with two seconds remaining. The Bobcats held a 5point lead at 1:35 but Linden-Kildare scored 6 consecutive points to take a one-point lead at 0:30. Kevin Cleveland, the
son of Coach Ken Cleveland, took a long jump shot with 6 seconds left which missed but King rebounded and scored as
time expired.
Dimmitt has won four state championships (1952, 1975, 1982 & 1983) and made 5 other finals appearances (1960, 1961,
1967, 1978 & 1986) in its 16 appearances at the state tournament. The 1982 Dimmitt championship coach was Ken
Cleveland of UT who won three state titles (1975, 1982 & 1983) and was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame
and the TX H.S. Coaches Assoc. Hall of Honor. Cleveland was killed by lightning in 1993 ending his coaching career
(1961-93) at Dimmitt with 887 wins, 9th on the national list. Finalist Linden-Kildare won a state title in 1960 and lost in
the 1982 final in its two appearances in the state finals.
"Tiny" Castro County (total population of less than 9,000) ranks 2nd among Texas counties in total high school basketball
championships won with 35 titles including 5 by the Nazareth boys, 18 by the Nazareth girls, 8 (including AAU and
HSGBLT leagues) by the Dimmitt girls and 4 by the Dimmitt boys. Only Dallas County (with 45) has won more state titles
while Harris County is 3rd at 32.
The 1982 Dimmitt players were: 10 Fermin Gonzales, 5’8” Sr; 11 Kevin Cleveland, 5’11” Jr; 12 Kurt Lowe, 5’10: Sr; 13
Bobby Campbell, 5’11” Sr; 14 John Smith, 6’0” Jr; 20 Keith Gregory, 5’10” Jr; 21 Kyle Weatherford, 5’11” Sr; 22 John King,
6’4” Jr; 23 Jeff Watts, 6’4” Jr; 42 Phil King, 6’4” Sr; and 15 Dwight McDonald, 5’9” Sr.
5’11” Jr Kevin Cleveland, the son of the coach, led Dimmitt on the year at 22 ppg; followed by 6’4” Jr Jeff Watts at 12;
and 6’4” Sr Phil King at 11. Cleveland led Dimmitt in scoring in the final with 24 points. Donald Craver, who led the late
rally by Linden, led all scorers with 26. Cleveland also led the Bobcats in the semi-final with 23 points & 5 rebounds
while 5’8” Sr Fermin Gonzales added 12 points; 6’4” Jeff Watts and 6’4” Jr John King added 11 points; and 6’4” Sr Phil
King had 5 points & 13 rebounds. Edwin Michet led Diboll with 21 points & 15 rebounds. Cleveland led Dimmitt for the
two games at state with 47 points & 8 rebounds while Phil King had 15 points and 28 rebounds.
The 1982 3-A All State Tournament Team included Kevin Cleveland and Phil King of Dimmitt; Donald Craver and David
Green of Linden-Kildare; and Edwin Mitchell of Diboll. Kevin Cleveland and Jeff Watts were all-state in 1982 & 1983;
John Smith was all-state in 1983; and Dwight McDonald was all-state in 1984.
Kevin Cleveland of Dimmitt scored 2,728 points in four years (1979-83) to rank 29th on the all-time TX H.S. Basketball
career scoring list according to Texas Basketball Magazine. He scored 912 points in 1982—56th all-time in TX. Kevin and
his father are both members of the Panhandle Hall of Fame. In 2007 Dwight McDonald was an attorney in Lubbock;
John Smith was a principal at Tascosa; and Keith Gregory was a teacher in Pflugerville.
Team #208, 1982
Hebert wins 3rd consecutive title;
star was Rahn Bailey, now psychiatrist
4-A, BEAUMONT HEBERT
Beaumont Hebert defeated Waxahachie, 76-71, in the final & Bay City, 66-60, in the semi-final at the state tournament.
The Panthers were 30-3 on the year and qualified for state for the 2nd time by regional wins over Cleveland, 67-58;
Huntsville, 72-63; and Del Valle, 68-57. Hebert out shot (53% to 40%) and out rebounded (37-30) Bay City in the semifinal to build a lead and made16 of 20 FTs in the final four minutes to secure the 6-point win. Hebert opened up two
12-point leads early in the game and held on for the 5-point win over Waxahachie (30-7) in the final behind the scoring
(31 points) and rebounding (17) of 6’4” Sr Rahn Bailey.
Hebert won its third consecutive 4-A title but the 1982 championship would be the school’s last as it was merged for the
1982-83 school year with Forest Park to form a new school, Beaumont West Brook. The three consecutive state titles
gave the city of Beaumont seven state championships by four schools (Hebert in 1980, 1981 & 1982; Beaumont H.S.,
1925; South Park, 1953 & 1960; and Ozen, 2001). The 3 state titles were the only appearances in the state finals by
Hebert (the school closed after 1982 & merged into West Brook H.S.). The Panthers coach for the three championship
teams in 1981-83 was Fred Williams of TX Southern who coached at Kountze, Silsbee, and Beaumont Hebert and West
Brook. Williams was 407-123 in his 37-year coaching career with three state titles and was elected to the TX H.S.
Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005. Williams was also the mayor of Kountz. Finalist Waxahachie won state titles in 1958
and 1983 and lost in the finals in 1962, 1965, 1976 and 1982.
The 1982 Hebert players were: 4 Teddy Wheeler, 6’0” Sr; 5 Wendell Wingate, 6’0” Sr; 10 Nat Crossley, 6’0” Sr; 12 Tod
Booker, 5’11” Sr; 14 Michael Darkins, 6’1” Sr; 20 John Barker, 6’1” Jr; 21 Eric Rhodes, 5’11” So; 22 Scott Young, 5’8” Jr; 24
Robert Chambers, 5’10” Sr; 30 Clint DeQuir, 6’1” Jr; 32 Gene Walker, 6’3” Jr; 40 Tarus Payne, 6’2” Jr; & 00 Rahn Bailey,
6’4” Sr.
The Panthers were led on the year by 6’4” Sr Rahn Bailey at 27 ppg; 6’1” Sr Michael Darkins at 17; 6’0” Sr Nat Crossley at
13; and 5’11” Sr Tod Booker at 11. Bailey had 31 points (on 9 of 17 FGs & 13 of 19 FTs) and 17 rebounds in the final.
Finalist Waxahachie was led by 5’11” So Todd Alexander with 24 points. 6’1” Jr Clint DeQuir led Hebert in the semi-final
with 13 points; Bailey had 12 points & 12 rebounds; and Crossley added 12 points. Leonard Eaton led Bay City with 16
points. Bailey had 43 points and 19 rebounds for the two games at state while Michael Darkins had 33 points and 10
rebounds and Nate Crossley had 24 points.
The 1982 4-A All State Tournament Team included Rahn Bailey, Michael Darkins and Nate Crossley of Hebert; Todd
Alexander and Deon Alexander of Waxahachie; Ivan Petit of Bay City; and Keith Brooks of Andrews. Eric Rhodes later
played at SFA. Rahn Bailey was all-state in 1982. Bailey attended Morehouse College in ATL and became a medical
doctor and forensic psychiatrist in Houston.
Team #209, 1982
Churchill wins its only state title
5-A, SA CHURCHILL
San Antonio Churchill defeated Galveston Ball, 75-74, in the final & Pampa, 76-56, in the state semi-final. The Chargers
finished the year at 37-3 and qualified for state for the first time by regional wins over Houston Sam Houston, 59-57, and
Kingsville, 69-65. Churchill cruised to a 20-point win over Pampa in the semi-final but won by only one-point in the final
against 35-6 Ball. The Chargers utilized a “patterned offense” to control the tempo and enjoyed a 13-point lead at one
point before Ball twice reduced the lead to one point in the final two minutes. Churchill’s John Moseley missed a oneand-one FT with 14 seconds left that would have clinched the victory. Ball rushed down court but Sr Carl Hilton’s 12-ft
jumper missed as time expired.
The UIL was fully integrated in 1968 and that year the state tournament began to be dominated in the top class (4A thru
1980 & 5A in 1981) by predominantly black schools such as Houston Wheatley and Kashmere who utilized an up-tempo
offense and pressure defense. That trend was interrupted in 1982 by SA Churchill which became the first team with an
all-white starting lineup to win 4A/5A since 1967. Churchill’s Coach, Bobby Murphy of Trinity U., won his first state title
after coaching SA Marshall to the finals and losing to PA Lincoln the year before. Coach Murphy had a 16-year record of
385-224. Both Churchill and Ball made their only appearance in a state final in school history in 1982.
The 1982 Churchill players were: 10 Willie Baker, 5’8” Jr; 12 Brad Gurwitz, 5’8” Sr; 14 Sean Howell, 6’1” Jr; 20 Jon
Moseley, 6’3” Sr; 22 Jim Keener, 6’0” Sr; 24 Tim Woods, 6’1” Jr; 20 Cecil Anderson, 6’3” Jr; 32 Gary Heyland, 6’4” Sr; 40
Gary Harrison; 6’2” Sr; 42 Pat Hymel, 6’4” Sr; Jim Gallagher, 6’6” Sr; 52 Paul Meyer, 6’4” So; and 54 Wally Kennell, 6’4”
Sr.
The Chargers were led on the year by 6’4” Sr Gary Heyland at 15.8 ppg; 6’4” Sr Pat Hymel at 13.2;and 6’3” Sr Jon
Moseley at 9.5. Heyland led the Chargers in the final with 22 points and had 42 points for the two games at state while
Hymel had 38 points and 18 rebounds. Finalist Ball was led John Chaney with 18 points. Hymel led Churchill in the semifinal with 24 points while Heyland added 20 and Moseley and 6’6” Sr Jim Gallagher each had 13.
The 1982 5-A All State Tournament Team included Gary Heyland and Pat Hymel of Churchill; John Chaney of Ball; Mike
Nelson of Pampa; and Bryan Essary of N. Mesquite. Gary Heyland was named 1st team all-state in 1982 and Pat Hymel
was named 2nd team all-state.
Ball’s 6’3” Carl Hilton, who missed the last shot, was later an all-SWC tight end at the U. of Houston and played in the
NFL with the Vikings in 1986-89. Tim Woods and Jim Gallagher later played at Texas Lutheran.
Team #210, 1983
Snook wins its 6th consecutive title and 9th of 10
1-A, SNOOK
Snook defeated Nacogdoches Central Heights, 76-40, in the final & Valley, 51-28, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. Snook finished at 35-5 on the year and qualified for state for the 16th time with regional wins over Hutto,
80-36; Moulton, 53-43; and Brookeland, 46-43. The Bluejays cruised thru the state tournament with victory margins of
23 in the semi-final and 36 in the final. Snook’s full court press in the semi-final was so intense that Valley managed
only 11 shots in the 1st half while the BlueJays also had a 45-25 rebound advantage. The Bluejays shot 56% from the
field and 87% from the FT line in the 36-point win in the final against Central Heights (31-7).
The 1983 state championship was one of Snook’s ten state titles—a state record—thru 2006 and one of seven
consecutive titles—a state record. The Bluejays won state titles in 1965, 1966, 1969 and 1978-84 and were state
runner-up four times (1971, 1972, 1974 & 2005) thru 2006. Coach Jimmy Horn brought the “Buna system” of patience
offense and aggressive man-to-man defense to Snook in 1963 from Buna. He won three state titles at Snook and was
succeeded by his brother, Don Horn, who won state titles in 1978 & 1979. Jimmy Horn and Don Horn are both members
of the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame. Donnie Victorick of TX A&M, a reserve player on the 1965 & 1966 Snook title
teams, coached the last five (1980-84) championship teams.
The 1983 Snook players were: 00 Darrell Bosley, 5’10” Jr; 10 Wesley Jackson, 5’10” Jr; 12 Robert Carter, 5’9” Jr; 14
Darryl Young, 5’10” Jr; 20 Anthony Stringfellow, 5’11” Jr; 22 Johnny Washington, 5’8” Jr; 24 Terrance Cole, 5’9” Jr; 30
Lawrence Wilson, 5’9” So; 32 Johnny (Clint) Thomas, 6’2” Sr; 34 Anthony Waller, 5’6” So; 40 Gerald Bosley, 5’10” Fr; 42
Darin Benford, 6’0” Jr; 44 Hilmon Pool, 5’8” Jr; and 50 Walter Thomas, 5’8” Jr.
Snook was led on the year by its tallest two players, 6’2” Sr Clint Thomas and 6’0” Jr Darin Benford. Benford led the
Bluejays in the final with 23 points, Thomas had 18 points & 10 rebounds & 5’11” Jr Anthony Stringfellow had 14.
Frederick Christopher led Central with 18 points. Benford led Snook in the semi-final with 17 points while Thomas had
16 points and 15 rebounds. For the two games at state Benford had 40 points and 12 rebounds while Thomas had 34
points and 25 rebounds and Stringfellow had 18 points and 13 rebounds. Finalist Heights was led by Frederick
Christopher with 18 points.
The 1983 1-A All State Tournament Team included 6’2” Sr Clint Thomas (for the 3rd consecutive year), Anthony
Stringfellow and Darin Benford of Snook, and Frederick Christopher and Wayne Johnson of Central Heights. Clint
Thomas was all-state in 1982 &l 1983; Darin Benford was all-state in 1983 & 1984; and Wesley Jackson in 1983 & 1984
Coach Donnie Victorick also led Snook to 3 state track titles (1980-1982) and many of his basketball players were also
state track champs in individual events or relays: Jerry Kerr (8 gold), Stanley Kerr (6), Leslie Kerr (3), Larry Kerr (3),
Clarence Robertson (4), Matthew Washington (4), James Washington (1), Clint Thomas (3), and Hezekiah Carter (6). The
four Kerr brothers won a total of 19 career gold medals at the state track meet and later ran track at TX A&M.
Team #211, 1983
Morton, led by Robert Johnson and
Kuehler twins, wins 3rd of 5 state titles
2-A, MORTON
Morton defeated Bartlett, 91-69, in the final & Coppell, 82-81, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The 173 points
by Morton in 2 games in 1983 was a state 2-A record as was the aggregate high score for a championship game. The
Indians finished the year at 28-8 and qualified for state by regional wins over Van Horn, 88-65; Memphis, 76-65; and
Clint, 79-59. Morton survived a scare in the semi-final when their 80-73 lead at 1:14 evaporated after the Indians missed
the front end of three one-and-one FTs and Coppell took the lead on a jumper with 10 seconds left. The Indians
inbounded from midcourt and 5’8” Sr Travis Patton hit a 20-ft jumper from the key at the buzzer. Morton out shot
Bartlett from the field (50%-37%) and from the line (62%-41%) and had more rebounds (58-52) in a 22-point win in the
final ending the Bulldogs 24-game winning streak and their year at 33-3. All five Indian starters scored in double figures.
Morton won five state 2-A championships (1972, 1977, 1983, 1986 & 1987) along with one 1-A championship in 2005 to
give the school a total of six state championships thru 2006. Morton also appeared in the state finals in 1976 to Mart,
1985 to Grapeland & 2004 to Normangee. The Indians made the state tournament for 6 straight years from 1982-1987
losing in the semi-finals in 1982 & 1984; the finals in 1985; and winning titles in 1983, 1986 & 1987. Tony Mauldin of
Howard Payne was the Morton championship coach in 1983, 1986 & 1987 & has a 31-year record of 626-367. Mauldin ,
was named the 2011 national coach of the year by the National Federation of State High School Associations. Ted
Whillock was the championship coach in 1972; Dan Smith in 1977; and Ignatius Caraway in 2005. Bartlett made two
appearances in the state finals finishing 2nd in 1980 & 1983.
The 1983 Morton players were: 10 Ronald Kuehler, 6’2” Jr; 12 Donald Kuehler, 6’2” Jr; 14 Vennie Evans, 6’0” Jr; 20 Glen
Patton, 5’6” Jr; 22 Travis Patton, 5’8” Sr; 24 L.V. Hall, 5’11” Sr; 30 Ricky Williams, 6’0” So; 32 Mack Moore, 5’9” Jr; 34
Ricky Johnson, 5’11” So; 40 Terry Lynch, 6’1” Jr; 42 Robert Johnson, 6’0” Jr; and 44 Ricky Houston, 5’10” Sr.
Morton was led on the year by 6’0” Jr Robert Johnson at 18 ppg and by the identical twins, 6’2” Jr Ronald Kuehler and
6’2” Jr Donald Kuehler at 12 ppg. Johnson led the Indians in the final with 27 points and 14 rebounds; Ronald Kuehler
had 16 points; 6’0” Jr Vennie Evans had 14; 5’8” Sr Travis Patton had 13; & Donald Kuehler had 10. 5’8” Jr Robert
Williams led Bartlett with 16 points. Donald Kuehler led Morton in the semi-final with 19 points while his brother,
Ronald, had 17 and Johnson added 14, For the two games at state Johnson had 41 points and 28 rebounds and Ronald
Kuehler had 33 points and 13 rebounds and Donald Kuehler had 29 points and 19 rebounds.
The 1983 2-A All State Tournament Team included Ronald Kuehler, Donald Kuehler and Robert Johnson of Morton;
Robert Williams of Bartlett and Barry Adams of Coppell. Morton's Robert Johnson was all-state in 1983 & 1984; Travis
Patton was all-state in 1983; Vennie Evans was all-state in 1984; Donald Kuehler was all-state in 1984; and Ricky Johnson
was all-state in 1985.
Team #212, 1983
Dimmitt, led by Coach Kenneth Cleveland and
his son, Kevin, wins state titles in 1982-83
3-A, DIMMITT
Dimmitt defeated Van Vleck, 81-54, in the final & Lindale, 63-47, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The Bobcats
qualified for state with regional wins over Slaton, 82-46; Canutillo, 93-47; and Abernathy, 78-56. Dimmitt won its second
consecutive state championship under the leadership of Coach Ken Cleveland and his son, Kevin Cleveland. The Bobcats
completed an undefeated season at 38-0. Dimmitt dominated the boards and “demolished Lindale’s press” for a 16point win in the semi-final and then routed Van Vleck by 27 points in the final by out shooting (45%-32%) and out
rebounding the Leopards. The Bobcats' average margin of victory for the 38 game season was 26.6.
Thru 2006 Dimmitt has made 16 appearances at the state tournament winning four state titles (1952, 1975, 1982 &
1983) and losing in the finals to Linden-Kildare in 1960, Buna in 1961, Hardin-Jefferson in 1967, Whitehouse in 1978 and
Cleveland in 1986. Coach Cleveland was the championship coach in 1975, 1982 & 1983 and was a former UT guard in
1956-58. He was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame and the TX H.S. Coaches Assoc. Hall of Honor. Cleveland
was killed by lightning in 1993 ending his coaching career (1961-93) with 887 wins, 9th on the national list. A memorial
service to the coach was held at the Dimmitt gym and was "standing room only."
"Tiny" Castro County (total population of less than 9,000) ranks 2nd among Texas counties in total high school basketball
championships won with 35 titles including 5 by the Nazareth boys, 18 by the Nazareth girls, 8 (including AAU and
HSGBLT leagues) by the Dimmitt girls and 4 by the Dimmitt boys. Only Dallas County (with 45) has won more state titles
while Harris County is 3rd at 32.
The 1983 Dimmitt players were: 10 Fermin Gonzales, 5’9” Sr; 11 Kevin Cleveland, 5’11” Sr; 12 Richard Sauaceda, 5’8” Jr;
13 Tony Martinez, 5’8” Sr; 14 John Smith, 6’1” Sr; 15 Dwight McDonald, 5’9” Jr; 20 Keith Gregory, 5’10” Sr; 21 Steve
Lunsford, 6’0” Sr; 22 John King, 6’6” Sr; 23 Jeff Watts, 6’4” Sr; 25 Robert Murillo, 6’3” Sr; and 32 Brad Holcomb, 6’2” Jr.
Sports editor Lance Lahnert of the Amarillo GlobeNews, in a 2008 article on the 25th anniversary of the championship,
noted that: "Dimmitt's starting five logged massive minutes in 1983 and seemed to fit the perfect basketball puzzle.
(John) Smith was a strong defender with his intelligence and shooting skills hurting opponents on the wing. (Fermin)
Gonzalez was the model of a point guard, defending out front and handling the dribbling chores. (Jeff) Watts and (John)
King on the back end of the 2-3 were a perfect fit and rebounded with authority, King grabbed 19 rebounds in the state
championship win. Kevin Cleveland was the offensive catalyst. A slender marksman who shot from all angles and all
distances....and scored a game-high 24 points in the finale."
Dimmitt was led in the final by the Coach’s son, 5’11” Sr Kevin Cleveland, with 24 points; 6’4” Sr Jeff Watts with 19
points; 6’6” Sr John King had 15 points & 19 rebounds; and 6’1” Sr John Smith (who led the team on the year at 16 ppg)
with 12. 6’0” Sr Warren Polk led Van Vleck with 16 points. Cleveland also led the Bobcats in the semi-final with 25
points & 13 rebounds while King and Watts each had 13 rebounds. Stanley Smith led Lindale with 16. For the two
games at state Cleveland had 49 points & 22 rebounds; Watts had 32 points and 23 rebounds; King had 25 points and 32
rebounds; and Smith had 23 points and 17 rebounds.
The 1983 3-A All State Tournament Team included Kevin Cleveland, Jeff Watts, John King and John Smith of Dimmitt;
and Warren Polk of Van Vleck. This was the first time 4 of the 5 spots on the All State Tournament team went to one
school.
Kevin Cleveland and Jeff Watts were all-state in 1982 & 1983; John Smith was all-state in 1983; Brad Holcomb was allstate in 1984; and Dwight McDonald was all-state in 1984. Kevin Cleveland of Dimmitt scored 2,728 points in four years
(1979-83) to rank 29th on the all-time TX H.S. Basketball career scoring list according to Texas Basketball Magazine. He
and his father are members of the Panhandle Hall of Fame. John Smith later coached and became a principal at Amarillo
Tascosa.
Team #213, 1983
Waxahachie wins 2nd of 2 state titles
4-A, WAXAHACHIE
Waxahachie defeated Borger, 79-66, in the final & Flour Bluff, 76-57, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The
Indians qualified for state for the 10th time by playoff wins over West Mesquite, 100-49; Waco Richfield, 102-71; Dallas
Madison, 98-76; Jacksonville, 67-51; and Palestine, 71-56. Waxahachie was 35-2 on the year and was ranked #1 in 4-A in
Texas entering the state tournament. The Indians ended the season with a 25 game winning streak under first-year
Coach John Nickols. Waxahachie out rebounded Flour Bluff 47-30 in the semi-final and forced numerous turnovers with
a full-court press to win by 19 points. The Indians out shot Borger (27-7) from the field (52%-43%) and from the line
(79%-56%) in the 13-point win in the final.
Thru 2006 Waxahachie had won two state championships (1958 & 1983) and lost in the finals in 1962 to Dumas, 1965 to
San Marcos, 1976 to Odessa Ector and 1982 to Beaumont Hebert. Finalist Borger lost in the finals in 1952, 1977 & 1983
and was coached by Duane Hunt in 1977 & 1983 who was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012. The
1983 Waxahachie championship coach was John Nickols of Baylor U.
The 1983 Waxahachie players were: 15 Mike Byrd, 5’8” Sr; 21 Lionel Slaughter, 5’11” Jr; 23 Adrian Frazier, 6’2” Jr; 25
Todd Alexander, 5’11” Jr; 31 Jimmy Smith, 6’2” Sr; 33 Mike Washington, 6’6” Sr; 35 Greg Gober, 5’11” Sr; 41 Joe Smith,
5’11” Jr; 43 Frank Dyer, 6’7” Sr;45 Teddy Harris, 6’3” Jr; 53 Lloyd Price, 6’5” Sr; 5 David Williams, 5’10” Jr 51 Lee Parks,
6’2” Jr; 11 David Jenkins, 5’11” Fr and Marcus Finley, 6’2” Fr.
Waxahachie was led in the final by 5’11” Jr Todd Alexander with 27 points and 12 rebounds; 6’5” Sr Lloyd Price with 14
points and 14 rebounds; 6’6” Sr Mike Washington with 13 points; and 6’2” Jr Adrian Frazier with 10. Finalist Borger was
led by 6’1” Sr Dwight Cofer with 18 points and 6’2” Sr Terrance Sheppard with 16. Washington led the Indians in the
semi-final with 18 points and Price added 13. For the two games at state Alexander had 41 points and 13 rebounds,
Price had 28 points and 22 rebounds and Washington had 31 points and 19 rebounds.
The 1983 4-A All State Tournament Team included Todd Alexander, Lloyd Price and Mike Washington of Waxahachie;
Terrance Sheppard of Borger; and Delton Harper of Silsbee. Waxahachie's Todd Alexander was all-state in 1983 & 1984;
Mike Washington and Lloyd Price were all-state in 1983.
Team #214, 1983
Bryan, with 6 players in double figures,
wins back-to-back state titles in 1983-84
5-A, BRYAN
Bryan defeated Ft. Worth Paschal, 71-54, in the final & San Antonio Houston, 64-63, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Vikings finished the year at 34-5 and qualified for state by playoff wins over Longview, 55-53; Klein
Forest, 66-43; Richardson, 63-59; and Dallas Kimball, 73-67. The Vikings one-point victory over SA Houston in the semifinal was highlighted by strong defensive play against SA Houston’s 6’10” center Raynard Davis who was limited to 10
points and 5 rebounds after early foul trouble. Ken Keller hit two FTs with 8 seconds left to provide the winning margin.
Bryan cruised to a 17-point victory in the final against Paschal by shooting 65% from the field and a man-to-man press
that forced 16 Paschal turnovers and held scoreless the Panthers leading scorer. Bryan’s offense was well-balanced as
six players scored in double figures.
Bryan made three appearances in the state finals from 1921-2006 with back-to-back state titles in 1983 & 1984 and a
loss in the 5A final to SugarLand Willowridge in 2001. The Bryan championship coach in 1983 & 1984 was Larry Brown
of SFA who later was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame. Finalist FW Paschal won state titles in 1945 & 1949
and lost in the finals in 1975 & 1983.
The 1983 Bryan players were: 00 Greg Dunn, 5’8” Sr; 3 Billy Chambers, 5’8” Sr; 10 Darrell Mitchell, 6’1” Jr; 12 Alexis
Bryant, 5’9” Sr; 22 Victor Langston, 5’10” Sr; 24 Kevin Bradsher, 5’10” Jr; 30 Mike Bradford, 5’9” Sr; 32 William Dickson,
5’11” Sr; 34 Rod Bernstine, 6’3” Sr; 40 Kenny Keller, 6’5” So; 44 Derrick Wiggins, 5’11” So; 5 Charles Perry, 5’9” So; 14
Dennis Rhodes, 5’3” So; and 20 Stanley Mitchell, 6’2” Jr.
Bryan was led on the year by 6’1” Jr Darrell Mitchell at 16 ppg and 6’3” Sr Rod Bernstine at 13 points & 9 rebounds. The
Vikings had six players in double figures in the final with 5’8” Sr Billy Chambers at 14 points; Mitchell and 5’11” Sr
William Dickson at 13; 6’5” So Kenny Keller at 11; and 5’10” Jr Kevin Bradsher & Bernstine at 10 each. Horace Taylor led
Paschal with 23 points. Mitchell led Bryan in the semi-final with 16 points and Bernstine had 15 points and 13 rebounds
and Keller had 14 points. Bryan was led during the two games at state by Bernstine with 25 points and 17 rebounds and
Keller with 25 points and 14 rebounds.
The 1983 5-A All State Tournament Team included Rod Bernstine, Kenny Keller and Darrell Mitchell of Bryan; David Moss
of SA Sam Houston; and Horace Taylor of FW Paschal. Bryan's Darrell Mitchell was all-state in 1983 & 1984; Rod
Bernstein and Billy Chambers were all-state in 1983; and Kevin Bradsher was all-state in 1984.
Bernstine later played football at TX A&M and for SD and Denver in the NFL in 1987-95. SA Houston’s Raynard Davis
later played for UT. Dennis Rhodes later played basketball at S. AL and Dennis Mitchell at Tyler JC and Navarro. In 2007
Coach Larry Brown was coaching at Spring Westfield.
Team #215, 1984
Snook wins 7th consecutive state title
and 10th overall—both state records
1-A, SNOOK
Snook defeated Nazareth, 39-30, in the final & Tenaha, 56-45, in the semi-final at the state tournament. Snook finished
the year at 37-2 and qualified for state for the 17th time by playoff wins over Normangee, 95-36; Goodrich; 62-46;
Johnson City, 82-33; Moulton, 52-39; and Iola, 28-22. The BlueJays had an 18-point lead on Tenaha in the semi-final
fueled by the inside play of 6’7” Fr Walter Martin and cruised to an 11-point win. Snook used a “control” offense in a
“slowdown” game in the final and its pressure defense forced Nazareth into 14 turnovers that led to 12 Blue Jay points.
Snook never trailed and outscored the Swifts 15-9 in the last period for a 9-point victory margin.
The 1984 state championship was Snook’s last of ten state titles—a state record—thru 2006 and its seventh consecutive
title—a state record. The Bluejays won state titles in 1965, 1966, 1969 and 1978-84 and were state runner-up four
times (1971, 1972, 1974 & 2005) thru 2006. Snook lost in the 1985 semi-finals to state champion LaPoynor to end its
consecutive state title streak at seven. Coach Jimmy Horn of SFA brought the “Buna system” of patience offense and
aggressive man-to-man defense to Snook in 1963 from Buna where he was an assistant to Cotton Robinson. He won
three state titles at Snook and was succeeded by his brother, Don Horn, who won state titles in 1978 & 1979. Donnie
Victorick of TX A&M, a reserve player on the 1965 & 1966 Snook title teams, coached the last five (1980-84)
championship teams after Don Horn retired. Jimmy Horn and Don Horn are both members of the TX H.S. Basketball Hall
of Fame. Finalist Nazareth has made ten appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1986, 2002, 2003, 2006 & 2007
and losing in 1984, 1985, 1997, 2001 & 2009.
The 1984 Snook players were: 42 Darin Benford, 6’0” Sr; 00 Wesley Jackson, 5’10” Sr; 22 Johnnie Washington, 5’9” Sr;
34 Darryl Young, 6’0” Sr; 50 Walter Martin, 6’7” Fr; 32 Vincent Swain, 6’0” Jr; 12 Rubert Carter, 5’9” Sr; 10 Lawrence
Wilson, 5’10” Jr; 30 Edward Macik, 6’0” So; 20 Stanley Kerr, 5’8” Jr; 44 Curtis Munson, 6’3” Jr; 14 Mark Jakubik, 5’6” So;
and 52 Vince Thomas, 6’2” Fr.
Snook was led on the year by 6’0” Sr Darin Benford at 16 points and 8 rebounds per game; 6’7” Walter Martin at 14
points & 8 rebounds and 5’10” Sr Wesley Jackson at 14 points. The BlueJays well-balanced scoring in the final was led by
Jackson, Martin and 6’0” Jr Vince Swain with 8 points each. Mark Huseman led Nazareth (33-3) with 15 points &10
rebounds. Martin led Snook in the semi-final with 17 points, 9 rebounds and 6 blocks while 6’5” Sr Brian Wiebold led
Tenaha (25-9). For the two-game state tournament Martin had 25 points and 12 rebounds; Jackson had 18 points and 5
rebounds and Benford had 20 points and 11 rebounds.
The 1984 1-A All State Tournament Team included 6’7” Fr Walter Martin, 5’10” Sr Wesley Jackson and 6’0” Sr Darin
Benford of Snook; 6’3” Sr Mark Huseman of Nazareth; and 6’5” Sr Byron Wiebold of Tenaha Darin Benford and Wesley
Jackson were all-state in 1983 & 1984; and Walter Martin was all-state for 4 years from 1984-1987 and is one of only
four boys in the history of Texas to make all-state for 4 years.
Team #216, 1984
Shelbyville, led by Jeff Chumbley,
wins state titles in 1982 & 1984
2-A, SHELBYVILLE
Shelbyville defeated Somerville, 73-67, in the final & Itasca, 83-57, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The
Dragons qualified for state with playoff wins over Burkeville, 69-51; Buffalo, 65-59; Karnack, 77-66; and Grapeland, 7060. Shelbyville’s interior defense and press dominated Itasca in a 26-point semi-final win. In the final Shelbyville shot
better from the field at 50% (28 of 56) to 41% (32 of 79); out rebounded (50-37) Somerville (31-7); and forced 24
turnovers with its press. The Dragons’ 6’5” & 215 lb. Sr Jeff Chumbley won the “battle of the big men” (against 6’4 &
180 lb. Sr Patrick Williams) as he had 34 points and 20 rebounds and made 4 FTs in the last minute to secure the title.
Shelbyville finished the year undefeated at 33-0 and, led by Jeff Chumbley, was 92-4 from 1982-84 with two state
championships in three years.
The two state titles in 1982 & 1984 were the only appearances in the state finals for Shelbyville from 1921-2006. The
1982 Shelbyville championship coach was Joe Tom Schillings of SFA. Finalist Somerville made its only appearance in a
state final in 1984.
The 1984 Shelbyville players were: 33 Jeff Chumbley, 6’5” Sr; 21 Lee Cartwright, 5’10” Sr; 23 Jerry Hewitt, 5’8” Jr; 4 Joe
Bolton, 5’8” Jr; 13 Darren Martin, 6’3” Sr; 31 Tommy Mason, 5’10” Sr; 15 Deon Jenkins, 5’10” Jr; 35 Dennis Land, 6’2” Fr;
11 Charles Hewitt, 5’8” Jr; 43 Rodney Randle, 6’2” So; 25 Ronald Boykins, 5’8” So; and 41 Yondus Bolton, 5’8” Fr.
The Dragons were led on the year by 6’5” Sr Jeff Chumbley at 17.7 points and 14.4 rebounds per game; 6’3” Sr Darren
Martin at 17.7 points; and 5’8” Jr Joe Bolton at 14.4 points. Shelbyville was led in the final by Chumbley with 34 points
and 20 rebounds, Martin with 20 points and Bolton with 16. 6’4” Sr Patrick Williams led Somerville with 17 points & 12
rebounds. Chumbley also led the Shelbyville scoring in the semi-final with 19 points, 17 rebounds and 8 blocks and
Martin added 25 points. 6’5” Sr Greg Sewell led Itasca with 15 points. The Dragons were led in the two games at state
by Chumbley with 53 points and 37 rebounds and Martin with 45 points and 17 rebounds.
The 1984 2-A All State Tournament Team included 6’5” Sr Jeff Chumbley and 6’3” Sr Darren Martin of Shelbyville; 6’4”
Sr Patrick Williams and 5’11” Sr Basil Lister of Somerville; and 6’1” Sr Robert Johnson of Morton. Chumbley also was All
State Tournament in 1982 as a So. Jeff Chumbley was all-state for 3 years from 1982 to 1984.
Shelbyville’s other claim to fame is the 45.3 scoring average of Greg Powell in 1968 which remains the all-time best
season scoring average in TX history though his teams never made the state tournament. Powell also averaged 37.4 as
a Jr and 33.8 as a So.
Team #217, 1984
Undefeated New Boston wins only state title
led by Brewer, Austin & Griffin
3A, NEW BOSTON
New Boston defeated Sour Lake Hardin-Jefferson, 76-65, in the final & defending champion Dimmitt, 60-59, in the semifinal at the state tournament. The Lions finished the year undefeated at 33-0 and qualified for state with playoff wins
over Prairiland, 65-64; Brownsboro, 68-50; Kaufman, 59-56; and Whitehouse, 68-65. New Boston escaped in the semifinal when Dwight McDonald made 2 FTs with 5 seconds left and Dimmitt got the ball back on a turnover but missed a
“last shot” with 3 seconds left and lost by one point. The Lions cruised in the final leading at one point by 20 and
finishing with an 11-point margin.
New Boston won the 1984 state title in the school’s only appearance thru 2006 in a state final. The 1984 New Boston
championship coach was Gary J. Schiffner of ETSU. Finalist Hardin-Jefferson won state titles in 1967 and 1991 and lost in
the 1984 final.
The 1984 New Boston players were: 10 Ben Griffin, 6’0” Sr; 12 Vinson K. Hardage, 6’0” Sr; 14 Kim D. Phillips, 5’11” Jr; 20
Brock E. Sanders, 6’0” Jr; 22 John W. Riley, 5-7 Jr; 24 Reiner Harper, 6’0” So; 30 Carl W. Brewer, 5’11” Jr; 34 Derrick D.
Gooden, 6’1” Jr; 40 Dennis Yarbrough, 6’4” Sr; 44 Leon P. Jones, 5’9” Jr; and 50 Reggie D. Austin, 6’4” Sr.
New Boston was led on the year by 5’11” Jr Carl Brewer at 13.1 points and 4.8 rebounds per game; 5’11” Jr Kim Phillips
at 11.4 points and 4.8 assists per game; 6’0” Sr Ben Griffin at 10.9 points and 6.2 rebounds; 6’4” Sr Reggie Austin at 10.7
points and 7.5 rebounds; and 6’4” Sr Dennis Yarbrough at 8.2 points and 7.1 rebounds. The Lions were led in the final by
Brewer with 16 points, Griffin with 13 points & 13 rebounds; Phillips with 12 points and Yarbrough with 10 points. 6’5”
Sr Sam Williams was the “whole show” for Hardin-Jefferson with 33 points & 14 rebounds. Griffin led New Boston in the
semi-final with 20 points while Austin had 11 points & 16 rebounds. 6’3” Sr Brad Holcomb led Dimmitt with 22 and
Dwight McDonald added 17. New Boston was led in the two games at state by Griffin with 33 points and 21 rebounds;
Austin with 27 points and 22 rebounds and Brewer with 28 points and 8 rebounds.
The 1984 3-A All State Tournament Team included 5’11” Jr Carl Brewer, 6’4” Sr Reggie Austin & 6’0” Sr Ben Griffin of
New Boston; 6’5” Sr Sam Williams of Hardin-Jefferson; and 6’3” Sr Brad Holcomb of Dimmitt. Carl Brewer was all-state
in 1984 & 1985 and Reggie Austin was all-state in 1984.
Kim Phillips played FB at NTSU and in the NFL in 1989 (Saints) and 1990 (Buffalo) and in the CFL. Carl Brewer also played
FB at NTSU.
Team #218, 1984
PA Lincoln wins its 2nd of 7 state titles
4-A, PA LINCOLN
Port Arthur Lincoln defeated Corpus Christi Flour Bluff, 61-52, in the final & Cleburne, 51-44, in the semi-final at the
state tournament. The BumbleBees finished the year at 32-3 and qualified for state for the 2nd time with regional wins
over Cleveland, 73-58; Friendswood, 60-41; Willowridge, 68-60 and Bay City, 58-53.\ Lincoln’s press forced 20 Cleburne
turnovers and relied on steady FT shooting down the stretch for the 7-point semi-final win. In the final Lincoln’s
“awesome quickness and depth” forced a “turnover epidemic” by the taller & stronger Hornets that led to a 23-point
lead with 3:25 to play. Lincoln shot better from the field and out rebounded (45-36) Flour Bluff.
PA Lincoln has won seven state championships (1981, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991 & 1995) and lost in the finals in
1993 to Dallas Lincoln & in 1999 to Crowley. In 2002 Lincoln merged with Jefferson and SFA into PA Memorial. James
Gamble of Prairie View A&M was the Lincoln championship coach for the first four state title teams; Joe Willie Price of
TX Lutheran was coach of the 1989 championship team; and Andre P. Boutte of NTSU was the coach of the 1991 & 1995
title teams. Boutte was a player on the 1981 PA Lincoln championship team and later won a third state title at
Beaumont Ozen in 2001. Coach James Gamble (1962-1988) was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame & the TX
H.S. Coaches Hall of Honor. He retired after the1988 championship game with a 616-210 record in 25 seasons at Lincoln
in the Prairie View League and the UIL. CC Flour Bluff made its only appearance in a state final in the 1984 loss to
Lincoln. Semi-finalist Cleburne was coached by Jeff Cody who was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in
2012.
The 1984 Lincoln players were: 3 Harold Campbell, 6’3” Jr; 4 Walter Senegal, 6’0” Sr; 5 Billy Prevost, 5’7” Sr; 10 Charles
Whitley, 5’9” Sr; 12 Kenneth McKyer, 5’9” Jr; 14 Errol Scypron, 6’1” Sr; 20 Joseph Johnson, 6’1” Sr; 22 Donzell Henton,
6’4” Jr; 24 Samuel Jackson, 6’1” Sr; 30 Kevin Bush, 6’5” Sr; 32 Keith Zeno, 6’4” Sr; 30 Craig Shields, 6’4” Sr; 00 Derek
Young, 6’2” Sr; 50 Ronnie Halliburton, 6’5” So; 52 Anthony Allen, 6’7” So; & 54 Trent Smith, 6’5” Sr.
Lincoln’s was led on the year by a balanced offense with 6’5” Sr Kevin Bush at 12 ppg and 6’2” Sr Derek Young and 6’4” Jr
Donzell Henton each at 11 ppg. Lincoln was led in the final by 6’0” Sr Walter Senegal with 14 points and Young with 11
as 10 Bees scored in the game. 6’7” Sr Roger Durden led Flour Bluff with 14 points. Senegal led Lincoln in scoring in the
semi-final with 12 points while Bush added 8 points & 9 rebounds and Young, 8 points. 6’3” Sr Chris Hall led Cleburne
with 10 points. Lincoln was led for the two games at state by Walter Senegal with 26 points and 6 rebounds; Kevin Bush
had 14 points and 15 rebounds; and Derek Young had 19 points and 9 rebounds.
The 1984 4-A All State Tournament Team included 6’5” Sr Kevin Bush, 6’0” Sr Walter Senegal and 6’2” Sr Derrick Young
of PA Lincoln; 6’3” Sr Chris Hall of Cleburne; and Sr 6’7” Sr Roger Durden of Flour Bluff. Lincoln's Anthony Allen was allstate for 3 years from 1984-1986; Kevin Bush & Derek Young weres all-state in 1984; and Donzell Henton was all-state in
1985.
Team #219, 1984
Bryan wins back-to-back state titles in 1983-84
5-A, BRYAN
Bryan defeated Houston Memorial, 68-56, in the final & FW Dunbar, 47-46, in the semi-final at the state tournament.
The Vikings finished 31-6 on the year and qualified for state for the 2nd time by regional wins over Klein, 61-58; Dallas
Kimball, 69-66; and Conroe, 80-66. Bryan upset #1 & undefeated (38-0) Dunbar in the semi-finals by holding the
Wildcats to their lowest offensive output of the season. Darrell Mitchell made 2 FTs at 0:38 to take the lead and Dunbar
missed a bank shot with 13 seconds left. Bryan’s 12-point win over in the final was due largely to its full-court press
which “disrupted” the Memorial offense and increased the tempo of the game favoring the quicker Vikings who led thru
out the 4th quarter and made 67% of FGs in the 2nd half & 16 of 18 FTs in the 4th quarter to clinch the title.
Bryan made three appearances in the state finals from 1921-2006 with back-to-back state titles in 1983 & 1984 and a
loss in the 5A final to SugarLand Willowridge in 2001. The 1984 Bryan championship coach was Larry Brown of SFA who
was later elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame. Finalist Memorial won a state title in 1966 and lost in the finals
in 1967, 1969 and 1984.
The 1984 Bryan players were: 5 Joseph Crawford, 5’8” Sr; 10 Darrell Mitchell, 6’1” Sr; 14 Dennis Rhodes, 5’4” Jr; 20 Gary
Caldwell, 5’11” Jr; 22 Houston Williams, 5’11” Jr; 24 Kevin Bradsher, 5’11” Sr; 30 Stanley Mitchell, 6’2” Sr; 32 Ronnie
Morrison, 5’10” Jr; 34 Chaunsie Harris, 6’2” Jr; 40 Kenny Keller, 6’5” Jr; 42 Stuart Sharp, 6’4” Sr; and 44 Derrick Wiggins,
5’11” Jr.
Bryan was led on the year by 6’1” Sr Darrell Mitchell at 19.3 points a 9 rebounds per game; 5’11” Sr Kevin Bradsher at
15.3 points; and 6’5” Jr Kenny Keller at 10. The Vikings were led in the final by Darrell Mitchell with 23 points, Bradsher
with 17, 5’4” Jr Dennis Rhodes with 9 and Keller with 8. 6’7” Jr Andy Gilchrest led Memorial with 31 points. Mitchell
also led the Bryan scoring in the semi-final with 18 points. Rodney Washington led Dunbar with 14 points. The Vikings
were led in the two games at state by Mitchell with 41 points and 19 rebounds and Bradsher with 25 points and 9
rebounds.
The 1984 5-A All State Tournament Teach included Sr Darrell Mitchell and Sr Kevin Bradsher of Bryan; Sr Rodney
Washington of FW Dunbar; Jr Andy Gilchrist of Houston Memorial and Sr Fennis Dembo of SA Fox Tech. Bryan's Darrell
Mitchell was all-state in 1983 & 1984 and and Kevin Bradsher was alll-state in 1984.
Gilchrist later played at Rice and Dembo played at the U. of Wyoming and in the NBA with the Pistons. Bryan’s Darrell
Mitchell played at Tyler JC and Navarro and Dennis Rhodes at S. AL. In 2007 Larry Brown coached at Spring Westfield.
Team #220, 1985
LaPoynor wins 4th of 5 state titles ending the Snook dynasty
1-A, LaPOYNOR
LaPoynor (Larue) defeated Nazareth, 47-43 in OT , in the final & Snook, 60-52, in the semi-final at the state tournament.
The Flyers qualified for state with regional wins over Avalon, 31-28; Brooklyn, 84-58; West Lamar, 63-49; and Tenaha,
68-65. LaPoynor was not ranked all year but ended the season at 31-6 with a 24-game winning streak. The loss by
Snook in the semi-final ended a string of seven consecutive state titles (the national record was 8 by Northford WV in
1974-81) and a 51-game playoff win streak from 1977-1984. LaPoynor’s half-court trap and zone defense was the key to
the 8-point win over Snook in the semi-final. The Flyers’ Daryl Street made a 3-point play with a minute left in OT for
the final victory margin in the final over Nazareth (28-6).
LaPoynor’s state title in 1985 was the fourth of five (1972, 1973, 1975, 1985 & 1995) by the school thru 2006. LaPoynor
was a finalist in 1974 (and in 1979) and thus was in the state final for four consecutive years from 1972-75 and seven
times thru 2006. Bill Ingram of ETSU was the Flyers’ championship coach in 1972, 1973 & 1975 and also coached the
1956 Jacksonville team to a state title. Carl Dunkin of Texas Tech was the championship coach in 1985 and Dwane
Nichols of SHSU was the championship coach in 1995.
The 1985 LaPoynor players were: 20 Kerry Pettie, 6’3” Sr; 32 Key Cumbie, 5’10” Sr; 12 Paul Devore, 5’9” Sr; 24 Kelvin
Street, 6’0” Jr; 22 Curtis Steger, 5’11” Jr; 14 Daryl Street, 5’9” So; 3 Randy Hurd, 5’9” So; 54 Michael Warren, 5’10” So; 44
Lannis Young, 5’10” So; 34 Eddie Pace, 5’10” Fr; and 10 Roland Alsobrook, 5’10” So.
LaPoynor was led in the final by 6’3” Sr Kerry Pettie and 5’11” Jr Curtis Steger with 12 points each and 5’10” Fr Eddie
Pace with 8 points. 5’11” Sr Ricky Backus led Nazareth with 12. Pettie led the Flyers in the semi-final with 24 points
while Steger added 12. 6’7” So Walter Martin led Snook with 20 points. Pettie led LaPoynor in the two games at the
state tournament with 36 points and 17 rebounds while Steger had 24 points and 6 rebounds.
The 1985 1-A All State Tournament Team included 6’3” Sr Kerrie Pettie and 5’11” Jr Curtis Steger of LaPoynor; 5’11” Sr
Ray Backus and 5’9” Fr Chris Gerber of Nazareth; and 6’7” So Walter Martin of Snook.LaPoynor's Kerrie Pettie was allstate in 1984 & 1985; Kelvin Street & Curtis Steger were all-state in 1986; and Randy Hurd was all-state in 1987.
Team #221, 1985
Grapeland, led by Tony Jones of
UT/NFL, wins only state title
2-A, GRAPELAND
Grapeland defeated Morton, 63-56, in the final & Little River-Academy, 82-50, in the semi-final at the state tournament.
The Sandies finished the year at 32-3 and qualified for state with regional wins over Hull-Daisetta, 64-57; Sabine, 61-56;
Edgewood, 55-5- and Cooper, 81-52. Grapeland’s 32-point win in the semi-final was due to superior rebounding (46-32)
and shooting (58% to 33%). 5’8” Sr Tony Jones, a UT football recruit, was a “one-man gang” in the 7-point win in the
final against Morton (25-10) as he had 27 points & 8 rebounds and was able to penetrate the Indian defense for good
shots for himself and his teammates.
Grapeland won the 1985 state title in the school’s first and only appearance in the state finals. Finalist Morton has won
six state titles (1972, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1987 & 2005) and lost in the finals in 1976, 1985 and 2004. The 1985 Grapeland
championship coach was Keith Driskell of SHSU.
The 1985 Grapeland players were: 10 Tony Jones, 5’8” Sr; 15 Tony Taylor, 6’4” Sr; 20 Jeff Chapman, 6’4” Sr; 11 Davy
Hobson, 6’1” Jr; 35 Calvin Tillis, 6’7” Jr; 31 Mike Rich, 6’4” Jr; 22 Henry Faulk, 6’0” Jr; 14 Tim Mobley, 5’10” Jr; 32 Ben
Walker, 6’4” Sr; 24 James Smith, 5’9” Jr; 12 Jay Tullos, 5’9” Fr; and 13 Jeffrey Davis, 5’10” So.
Grapeland was led in the final by 5’8” Sr Tony Jones with 27 points (9 of 18 from field and 9 of 12 FTs) and 6’1” Jr Davy
Hobson added 12. Keith Hawkins led Morton with 16. Jones also led Morton in scoring in the semi-final with 25 points,
6’7” Jr Calvin Tillis had 18 points, 6’1” Jr Davy Hobson had 16 points and 6’4” Sr Tony Taylor, 10. 6’3” Todd Lisenbe led
Academy with 24 points. Jones led Grapeland in scoring in the two games at the state tournament with 52 points and
12 rebounds.
The 2-A 1985 All State Tournament Team included 5’8” Sr Tony Jones of Grapeland; Jerry Joyce and Keith Hawkins of
Morton; Joe Brown of Pilot Point; and 6’3” Todd Lisenbe of Little-River Academy. Grapeland's CalvinTillis was all-state in
1985 & 1986 and Tony Jones and Tony Taylor were all-state in 1985.
Tony Jones later played wide receiver at UT and in the NFL.
Team #222, 1985
Sweeny wins 3rd of 4 state titles
3-A, SWEENY
Sweeny defeated Brownsboro, 55-43, in the final & Ingleside, 58-48, in the semi-final at the state tournament. Sweeny
finished the year at 31-3 and qualified for state with regional wins over Cleveland, 61-60; Hearne, 46-30; Center, 54-47;
and Hitchcock (a district foe which beat Sweeny twice), 76-67. The Bulldogs out shot (53%-44%) and out rebounded
(32-24) Ingleside and never trailed in the 10-pt. semi-final win. Sweeny led early & late in the final though the Bears got
within 2 at 6:14 before the Bulldogs made an 8-0 run to go up 10 at 4:15.
Sweeny has won four state titles (1954, 1985, 1987 & 1988) in its four appearances in the state finals. Finalist
Brownsboro won a state title in 1967 and lost in the finals in 1958, 1961 and 1985. Jack Crawley was the 1954
championship coach and Raymond Washington of SWTS the 1987 & 1988 championship coach. Randy Miksch of UT was
the 1985 championship coach and made the final four for only the 2nd time (the 1st time was in 1984 when Sweeny lost
to Hardin-Jefferson in the semi-final) in 30 years of coaching. Finalist Brownsboro was coached by Roger Goode who
won 924 (boy and girl) games from 1968-2000 and was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 2004. Sweeny is
only the fourth school to win basketball and baseball state titles in the same year (the other three were S SA in 1961,
Dumas in 1971 and Humble Kingwood in 2005).
The Sweeny players in 1985 were: 00 Troy Wright, 5’8” Sr; 10 Darryl Austin, 5’10” Jr; 20 Greg Mitchell, 5’8” Jr; 21 Brett
Simpson, 6’0” Jr; 30 Bennett Fields, 6’2” Sr; 31 Joe Mike Ems, 6’2” Sr; 35 Kent Baugh, 6’3” Sr; 40 Donald Lemon; 6’4” Sr;
44 Mike McGuire, 6’3” So; and 45 Benford Williams, 6’5” Fr. Baugh, Wright, Fields, Lemon and Ems had played together
since kindergarten and accomplished their dream of winning a state title together. Their dream almost came true the
year before as they lost in the state final to Hardin-Jefferson, 59-55.
Sweeny was led in the final by 6’3” Sr Kent Baugh with 18 points. The Bulldogs were led in the semi-final by 6’4” Sr
Donald Lemon with 19 points & 6 rebounds; 6’2” Sr Bennett Fields with 16 points & 5 rebounds; and 6’3” Sr Kent Baugh
with 8 points & 6 rebounds. 6’3” Sr Chuck Wiginton led Ingleside with 24. Sweeny was led in the two games at the state
tournament by 6’2” Sr Bennett Fields with 31 points and 5 rebounds; 6’4” Sr Donald Lemon with 28 points and 13
rebounds; and 6’3” Sr Kent Baugh with 26 points and 11 rebounds.
The 1985 3-A All State Tournament Team included 6’3” Sr Kent Baugh, 6’2” Sr Bennett Fields and 6’4” Sr Donald Lemon
of Sweeny; Ricky Banks of Brownsboro and Terry Bailey of Seminole. Sweeny's Donald Lemon was all-state in 1984 &
1985; Bennett Fields was all-state in 1985; Darryl Austin was all-state in 1986; and Benford Williams in 1987 & 1988.
Team #223, 1985
Bay City, led by LaBradford Smith, wins only state title
4-A, BAY CITY
Bay City defeated Lamesa, 65-63, in the final & Seagoville, 89-64, in the semi-final at the state tournament. Bay City won
the state title after being ranked #1 all year and finished the year at 35-1. The Black Cats were led by a future NBA
player, 6’3” So LaBradford Smith, and a future NFL player, 6’4” Sr Hart Lee Dykes. Bay City qualified for state by regional
wins over Wharton, 79-49; A&M Consolidated, 69-43; PA Lincoln, 50-44; and Silsbee, 60-54. After cruising to an easy 25point victory in the semi-final the Black Cats built a 14-point lead at halftime and led by 10 at 63-53 before Lamesa
rallied to come within two points as Smith blocked a last-second shot by Lamesa’s Gilbert Arredondo. Bay City had a 5132 rebounding edge and dominated the paint with Smith, Hart Lee Dykes and his brother, 6’3” & 250 lb. So Billy Dykes.
The 1985 Bay City state championship would be the only state title or appearance in a state final in school history thru
2006. The Black Cats lost in the regional in LaBradford Smith’s final two years in 1986 & 1987. Finalist Lamesa won
state titles in 1960, 1967 and 1975 and lost in the finals in 1934, 1935, 1973, 1985 & 1990. Eddie Nelson of Howard
Payne was the 1985 Bay City championship coach and his 34-year coaching record (728-316) ranks 6th in TX.
The 1985 Bay City players were: 6’3” So LaBradford Smith, 20 Hart Lee Dykes, 6’4” Sr; 23 Sammy Jackson, 5’10” Jr; 15
Gary Redus, 5’9” Sr; 30 Floyd Smith, 6’3” Sr; 32 Billy Dykes, 6’3” So; 14 Sean Hayes, 5’10” Jr; 31 Ellis White, 6’2” Jr; 13
Barry Williams, 6’1” Jr; 10 Corey Hix, 6’3” So; 22 Blake Fisher, 6’3” Jr; 24 Horace Robinson, 5’9” Jr; and 12 Timothy Hayes,
6’1” Jr.
Bay City was led in the final by Smith with 23 points and H. Dykes with 20 while Lamesa was led by two brothers, 6’3” Sr
Jerry Mason with 25 points and 6’3” Jr Chris Mason with 18. Smith led the Black Cats in the semi-final with 29 points
hitting all of his shots (12 of 12 from field and 5 of 5 from FT line) while H. Dykes added 18 points and 5’9” Sr Gary
Redus, 15. 6’4” Sr John Tenison led Seagoville with 31 points. Bay City was led in the two games at state by Smith with
52 points & 9 rebounds and H. Dykes with 38 points and 19 rebounds. LaBradford Smith (1984-87) scored 2,990 points
in 1984-87 ranking 17th all-time in TX. He later played at Louisville and in NBA from 1992-94 and was elected to the TX
H.S. Hall of Fame in 1985. Dykes, a highly recruited H.S. All-American tight end, later played football at OK State and in
the NFL in 1989-90 (NE). Finalist Lamesa was led by Jr Jerry Mason who as a Sr in 1986 averaged 31.1 ppg.
The 4-A 1985 All State Tournament Team included 6’3”So LaBradford Smith and 6’4” Sr Hart Lee Dykes of Bay City; 6’3”
Jr Jerry Mason and 6’3” Sr Chris Mason of Lamesa; and 6’4” Sr John Tenison of Seagoville. LaBradford Smith was all-state
in 1985-87 and Hart Lee Dykes was all-state in 1985.
Team #224, 1985
Madison goes 40-0 and wins only state title
as one of best champs ever
5-A, HOUSTON MADISON
Houston Madison defeated Conroe, 89-69, in the final & FW Southwest, 75-47, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Marlins qualified for state with regional wins over Alief Elsik, 82-48; Houston Yates, 95-74; Beaumont
Westbrook, 87-68; and Beaumont Charlton Pollard, 90-74. Madison was undefeated on the year at 40-0 and won the
school’s only state championship thru 2011. The 1984 championship team was one of the most dominant in the history
of TX as the Marlins won every one of its 40 games on the year by 14 or more points and 17 times scored over 100
points. Madison cruised thru the state tournament with a 28-point victory in the semi-final and a 30-point margin over
34-3 Conroe in the final. Every Marlin player on the 13-man roster could dunk the ball.
Madison also became the only the second school (Mt. Vernon was the first in 1948) to go thru a basketball and football
season in the same year without losing a game (the 1984 Madison football team lost in the regional finishing at 12-0-1
on the year).
Both Houston Madison and finalist Conroe made the only appearance in the state finals in school history (thru 2006) in
1985. Coach Paul Benton of Pan American had been the Madison coach since the school opened in 1965. During his 20year coaching career for the Marlins he had been the victim of a state record 81 points by Houston Jones’ Gene Phillips
in 1967 and a state record 51 rebounds by Houston Wheatley’s Dwight Jones in 1969. In 1979 his undefeated team was
beaten in the state semi-finals by champion Lufkin. A recent book (A Season Remembered by Ronnie W. Blake) tells the
Story of Lufkin’s 1979 championship season. Coach Paul Benton was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in
2011.
The 1985 Madison players were: 10 Keithley Francis, 6’3” Sr; 11 Gerry McGee, 6’1” Sr; 12 Tony Gatlin, 6’0” Sr; 13 Sean
Gay, 6’3” Sr; 14 Cedric Brown, 5’11” Jr; 15 Kevin Smith, 5’11” Sr; 20 Patrick Crocklin, 6’5” Sr; 21 Dexter McDougald, 6’2”
Jr; 22 Ivan Jones, 6’3” Jr; 23 Darryl Kemper, 6’4” Jr; 25 Wendell Nibbs, 6’4” Sr; 30 Tim Jackson, 6’2” Sr; and 32 Darryl
Edwards, 6’4” Jr.
Madison was led in the final by 6’3” Sr Sean Gay with 21 points; 6’5” Sr Patrick Crocklin and 5’11” Jr Cedric Brown with
14; and 6’1” Sr Gerry McGee at 13. 6’5” Sr Maurice Wright led Conroe (34-3) with 21 points as 6’3” Sr Rod Jacques who
had scored 38 in the semi-final was held to 12. The Marlins were led in the semi-final by Gay with 19 points and McGee
with 16. Madison was led in the two games at the state tournament by Gay with 40 points and 10 rebounds; 6’3” Jr Ivan
Jones with 19 points and 12 rebounds and McGee with 29 points and 12 rebounds.
The 1985 5-A All State Tournament Team included 6’3” Sr Sean Gay, 6’3” Jr Ivan Jones and 6’1” Sr Gerry McGee of
Houston Madison and 6’3” Sr Rod Jacques and 6’5” Sr Maurice Wright of Conroe. Madison's Sean Gay was all-state in
1985 and was South MVP of the all-star game. He played at Texas Tech. Jacques later played at TCU.
Team #225, 1986
Nazareth wins 1st of 4 state titles
1-A, NAZARETH
Nazareth defeated Archer City, 53-49, in the final & Laneville, 57-47, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The
Swifts finished the year at 28-6 and qualified for state with regional wins over Spade, 60-36; Claude, 92-57; Jayton, 5035; and Ft. Davis, 62-38. Nazareth’s 10-point semi-final win over the much smaller (tallest starter was 5’11”) Laneville
was due to 27% shooting by the Yellowjackets. Nazareth’s Darryl Hoelting hit 7 of 8 FTs in the final 2:06 to give the
Swifts a 4-point win in the final against Archer City.
Nazareth has made ten appearances in the state finals winning state titles in 1986, 2002, 2003, 2006 & 2007 and losing
in the finals in 1984 to Snook, in 1985 to LaPoynor, in 1997 to Wortham, in 2001 to Goodrich & 2009 to Slocum. Johnny
Hampton of WTSU was the 1986 Nazareth championship coach and Mike Scarbrough of Texas Tech was the
championship coach in 2002, 2003 & 2006 and is a member of the Panhandle Hall of Fame. Zach Boxell was the 2007
championship coach. Finalist Archer City won a state title in 1988 and lost in the finals in 1967 and 1986.
The Nazareth boys team, though very successful, still lags far behind the record of the girls team, the Swiftettes, who
have won a national public school and state record 18 state championships. The combined 23 state titles for the
Nazareth boys and girls is also a state record and probably a national record.
The 1986 Nazareth players were: 14 Darryl Hoelting, 6’0” Sr; 32 Kevin Hoelting, 6’2” Sr; 40 Billy Steffens, 6’2” Sr; 52
Randy Leavitt, 6’5” Sr; 20 Chris Schmucker, 5’10” So; 34 Kenny Kern, 6’2” Jr; 22 Todd Hill, 6’0” Jr; 10 Craig Huseman, 5’9”
Jr; 12 Gregg Gerber, 5’9” So; 24 Marion Backus, 5’10” So; and 30 Kyle Schilling, 5’9” Fr.
Nazareth was led on the year by 6’5” SR Randy Leavitt at 17 ppg and 6’0” Sr Darryl Hoelting at 10 ppg. Hoelting led the
Swifts in the final with 13 points and Leavitt added 12 while 5’11” Sr Starnes led Archer City with 18. Leavitt was
Nazareth’s top scorer in the semi-final with 24 while Hoelting added 10.
The 1-A 1986 All State Tournament Team included 6’5” Sr Randy Leavitt and 6’0” Sr Darryl Hoelting of Nazareth; 5’11” Sr
Robert Starnes and 6’6” Sr Robert Davis of Archer City; and 6’0” Sr Mark Alec of Big Sandy. Nazareth's Randy Leavitt was
all-state in 1986 and Kenny Kern was all-state in 1987.
Team #226, 1986
Morton wins 4th of 6 state titles
2-A, MORTON
Morton defeated Dripping Springs, 73-59, in the final & Grandview, 87-69, in the semi-final at the state tournament.
Morton finished the year at 32-7 and qualified for state for the 10th time by regional wins over Haskell, 89-53; Clint, 8255; Olton, 100-77; and Paducah, 63-61. Morton led by as many as 30 points in the semi-final against Grandview and
cruised to an 18-point victory. The Indians’ 14-point win in the final over Dripping Springs (32-4) was due to a
“suffocating full-court defensive pressure” that forced 33 Tiger turnovers that led to 25 points.
Morton won five state 2-A championships (1972, 1977, 1983, 1986 & 1987) along with one 1-A championship in 2005 to
give the school a total of six state championships thru 2006. Morton also lost in the state finals in 1976 to Mart, 1985 to
Grapeland & 2004 to Normangee. The Indians made the state tournament for 6 straight years from 1982-1987 losing in
the semi-finals in 1982 & 1984; the finals in 1985; and winning titles in 1983, 1986 & 1987. Tony Mauldin of Howard
Payne was the Morton championship coach in 1983, 1986 & 1987 & has a 31-year record of 626-367. Mauldin, was
named the 2011 national coach of the year by the National Federation of State High School Associations. Ted Whillock
was the championship coach in 1972; Dan Smith in 1977; and Ignatius Caraway in 2005. Finalist Dripping Springs made
its only appearance in a state final in 1986.
The 1986 Morton players were: 10 Tony Joyce, 6’3” So; 12 Jimmy Moore, 6’3” Sr; 14 Kenneth Johnson, 6’1” Jr; 20
Anthony Hawkins, 5’8” Jr; 22 Keith Hawkins, 5’10” Sr; 24 Stevie Williams, 5’9” Jr; 30 Jay Jablonsky, 5’0” Jr; 32 Doug
Christian, 6’1” Sr; 34 David Grisby, 6’3” So; 40 Rob Shields, 6’0” Jr; 42 Gary McLendon, 6’2” Sr; and 44 Jerry Joyce, 6’4”
Jr.
Morton was led on the year by 6’4” Jr Jerry Joyce at 23 ppg; 6’3” Sr Jimmy Moore at 16 and 5’10” Sr Keith Hawkins at
10. The Indians were led in the final by Joyce with 26 points, Moore with 13 and Hawkins with 10. 6’2” Sr Pat Leonard
led Dripping Springs with 24 points & 10 rebounds. Morton was led in the semi-final by Joyce with 24 points, 6’3” Sr
Jimmy Moore with 22 and Hawkins with 17. 6’2” Gerald Washington led Grandview with 31.
The 1986 2-A All State Tournament Team included 6’4” Jr Jerry Joyce and 6’3” Sr Jimmy Moore of Morton; 6’2” Sr Pat
Leonard and 5’6” Jr Mike Escobar of Dripping Springs; and Charles Boyd of Gladewater Sabine. Jerry Joyce was all-state
in 1986 & 1987; Keith Hawkins and Jimmy Moore were all-state in 1986; Kenneth Johnson was all-state in 1987; and
Tony Joyce was all-state in 1988.
Team #227, 1986
Cleveland wins its only state title
3-A, CLEVELAND
Cleveland defeated Dimmitt, 57-56, in the final & Hughes Springs, 61-53, in the semi-final at the state tournament.
Cleveland was 33-4 on the year and qualified for state with regional wins over Hitchcock, 64-51; Brookshire Royal, 8055; Anahuac, 80-53; and Center, 68-45. The Indians forced 20 turnovers leading to 19 points in the 8-point semi-final
win over Hughes Springs. The final against Dimmitt was much closer as the Indians came back from a seven point deficit
in the4th quarter aided by two FT misses by Dimmitt on the front end of one-and-ones in the last minute. Cleveland
won the game with a 6-ft shot by Richard Johnson with ten seconds remaining.
The 1986 championship by Cleveland was the only state title and only appearance in a state final in school history thru
2006. Dimmitt won four championships (1952, 1975, 1982 & 1983) and made 5 other appearances in the final in 1960,
1961, 1967, 1978 & 1986. The 1986 Cleveland championship coach was Davy David of Texas College.
The 1986 Cleveland players were: 10 Clyde Davis, 5’11” Sr; 12 John Clark, 5’9” Sr; 52 Johnny Jordan, 5’7” Sr; 14 Eli
Green, 6’0” Sr; 22 Craig Lillie, 6’4” So; 24 Kevin Jones, 6’2” Jr; 30 Brian Davis, 6’2” Sr; 32 Eric Jackson, 6’2” Jr; 34 Casanova
Caldwell, 6’5” Jr; 40 Paul Stinson, 6’5” Sr; 42 John Pham, 6’3” Sr; 44 Richard Johnson, 6’4” So; 20 Roger Terrell, 6’0” Jr;
and 50 Tracy Wood, 5’10” Jr.
Cleveland was led on the year by 6’2” Sr Brian Davis at 19 ppg; 5’11” Sr Clyde Davis at 16; 6’4” So Craig Lillie at 12.4; and
6’4” So Richard Johnson at 11.7. The Indians were led in the final by Lillie with 18 points, Brian Davis with 12, Clyde
Davis with 11 and 6’5” Jr Casanova Caldwell with 10. 6’3” Sr Pat McDonald led Dimmitt with 24 points. Cleveland was
led in the semi-final by Davis with 17 points, Johnson with 16 and Lillie with 12. 6’3” Jr Jones led Hughes Spring with 26
points.
The 1986 3-A All State Tournament Team included Clyde Davis and Craig Lillie of Cleveland; Pat McDonald and James
Alexander of Dimmitt; and Eddie Jones of Hughes Springs. Cleveland's Craig Lillie was all-state for 3 years from 19861988; Brian Davis and Clyde Davis were all-state in 1987; and Richard Johnson was all-state in 1988. Clyde Davis later
played at Pam American and resides in OK City; Craig Lillie played at Angelina College & UH and now resides in Arlington
TX; Richard Johnson played at OK State and is now a financial advisor in Denver CO; Brian Davis played baseball at Blinn.
and is now a Dallas fireman; John Clark served in the U.S. Navy for 21 years and now resides in Burlington WA; Johnny
Jordan owns a trucking company in Houston; Casanova Caldwell resides in Conroe TX; John Pham is a teacher in
Houston; Roger Terrell works for the railroad in Cleveland TX; and Tracy Wood lives in Cleveland TX.
Team #228, 1986
Lincoln wins 3rd of 7 state titles
4-A, PA LINCOLN
Port Arthur Lincoln defeated Mansfield, 55-39, in the final & New Braunfels, 71-59, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Bumblebees qualified for state by regional wins over Lumberton, 98-34; Huntsville, 71-54;
Friendswood, 59-34; and Bay City (with LaBradford Smith), 57-52. in the regional final and then cruising to its third state
championship in the 1980’s with a 12-point win in the state semi-final and a 16-point win in the final against Mansfield
(31-2) ending the Tigers’ 27-game winning streak. Lincoln finished the year at 33-1 (losing to Lafayette LA by 3 points)
and undefeated against TX teams.
PA Lincoln has won seven state championships (1981, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991 & 1995) and lost in the finals in
1993 to Dallas Lincoln & in 1999 to Crowley. In 2002 Lincoln merged with Jefferson and SFA into PA Memorial. James
Gamble of Prairie View A&M was the Lincoln championship coach for the first four state title teams; Joe Willie Price of
TX Lutheran was coach of the 1989 championship team; and Andre P. Boutte of NTSU was the coach of the 1991 & 1995
title teams. Boutte was a player on the 1981 PA Lincoln championship team and later won a third state title at
Beaumont Ozen in 2001. Coach James Gamble (1962-1988) was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame & the TX
H.S. Coaches Hall of Honor. He retired after the1988 championship game with a 616-210 record in 25 seasons at Lincoln
in the Prairie View League and the UIL. Mansfield made its only appearance in a state final in the 1986 loss to Lincoln.
The 1986 Bumblebees players were: 3 Patrick Taylor, 5’11” So; 5 Sidney Lavine, 6’0” Jr; 10 Jeffery Lewis, 6’2” Sr; 12
James Payne, 5’9” Sr; 14 Keith Hall, 6’1” Sr; 22 Adrian Dewalt, 5’9” Sr; 24 Donald Adams, 5’11” Sr; 30 Derek Baker, 6’0”
Sr; 32 Jeremy Dabney, 5’10” Jr; 34 Craig Anderson, 6’3” Jr; 40 Jimmy Valsin, 6’4” Sr; 00 Gary Hunt, 6’3” Jr; 44 Victor
Henry, 6’2” So; 50 Ronnie Haliburton, 6’4” Sr; 52 Anthony Allen, 6’7” Sr; & 54 Craig Turner, 6’3” Jr.
Lincoln was led in the final by 6’2” Sr Jeffery Lewis with 12 points and 5’11” Sr Donald Adams and 6’3” Jr Gary Hunt with
10 each. 6’7” Sr Riley Smith led Mansfield with 15 points. 6’7” Sr Anthony Allen led the Bees in the semi-final with 21
points while 6’1” Sr Keith Hall had 12, 6’4” Sr Jimmy Valsin, 12, and 6’3” Jr Gary Hunt, 10. Alan Walker led New
Braunfels with 12 points.
The 4-A 1986 All State Tournament Team included 6’7” Sr Anthony Allen and 6’2” Sr Jeffrey Lewis of PA Lincoln; 6’7” Sr
Riley Smith and 6’5” Sr John Smith of Mansfield; and 6’5” Sr Tilo Schmidt of New Braunfels. Lincoln's Anthony Allen was
all-state for 3 years from 1984-1986; Keith Hall was all-state in 1986; and Gary Hunt was all-state in 1987.
Team #229, 1986
Amarillo wins its only state title
5-A, AMARILLO
Amarillo defeated Dallas Kimball, 68-63, in the final & Austin Johnson, 57-43, in the semi-final at the state tournament.
The Sandies finished the year at 31-5 and qualified for state by regional wins over Midland Lee, 62-44; El Paso Andress,
66-41; S. Grand Prairie, 61-53; and FW Dunbar, 72-63. Amarillo’s 14-point semi-final win was due to its defensive
pressure that led to poor shooting (31% from the field and 47% of FTs) by Johnston. The Sandies out shot (57% to 49%)
and out rebounded (31-17) Kimball in the final and pulled away in the final 3 minutes by hitting 8 of 12 FTs.
The 1986 Amarillo championship was the only appearance in a state final in school history thru 2006 and gave the city of
Amarillo its second state championship after the 1956 state title by Amarillo Palo Duro. Finalist Dallas Kimball has won
three state titles (1990, 1996 & 1997) and lost in the finals in 1986, 1999 & 2002. The 1986 Amarillo championship
coach was Allen Simpson of WTSU who with his son, Sammy, joined the list of father/son combos to win a state
championship together as father/coach.
The 1986 Amarillo players were: 11 Jason Rehm, 5’8” Jr; 13 Dod Clapp, 6’1” Jr; 15 Ashton Nowak, 6’0” Jr; 21 Lance
McCown, 6’2” Jr; 23 Coy Fields, 6’2” Jr; 25 Sherman Ray, 6’4” Sr; 31 Sammy Simpson, 6’2” Jr; 33 Mike Meadows, 5’10”
Sr; 35 Doug Fisher, 6’4” Sr; 41 Britt Wright, 6’2” Jr; 43 Kevin Maxey, 6’3” Sr; 45 Brant Capps, 6’4” Jr; 51 Craig Brown, 6’3”
Sr; 53 Lancy Perry, 6’5” So; and 55 Horace Stacy, 6’7” Sr.
Amarillo was led on the year by 6’2” Jr Sammy Simpson at 11.9 ppg; 6’4” Sr Sherman Ray at 11.1; 6’3” Sr Craig Brown at
8; 6’0” Jr Ashton Nowak at 8. The Sandies were led in the final by 6’4” Jr Brant Capps with 19 points, Ray with 16, and
Nowak with 14. Leonard Perry led Kimball with 21 points. Simpson led the Sandies in the semi-final with 16 points while
Ray added 12 and Capps, 11. Snead led Johnston with 14 points.
The 1986 5-A All State Tournament Team included 6’4” Sr Sherman Ray, 6’4” Jr Brant Capps, and 6’2” Jr Sammy Simpson
of Amarillo; 6’2” Sr Leonard Perry of Dallas Kimball; and 6’7” Sr Willie Williams of Houston Wheatley. Willie Williams
played FB at LSU. Amarillo's Sammy Simpson was all-state in 1987 and Brant Capps was all-state in 1987.
Team #230, 1987
Paducah, led by Will Flemons, wins
Back-to-back state titles in 1987-88
1-A, PADUCAH
Paducah defeated Bronte, 71-39, in the final & Livingston Big Sandy, 74-59, in the semi-final at the state tournament.
The Dragons finished the season with a 33-2 record losing twice to 3-A Dimmitt and qualifying for state for only the
second time with playoff wins over Nazareth, 66-52; Farwell, 97-56; Vega, 82-69; and Sudan, 60-20. Paducah had an
average margin of victory of 35 points in its last six playoff games and out shot (61% to 40%) Big Sandy in the 15-point
semi-final win. The Dragons, with four players 6’3” or taller out-rebounded Bronte in the final by 50-34 and went on a
32-8 run in the 2nd half for a final victory margin of 32.
Paducah won state championships in 1987 & 1988 under Coach Randall Ryan of Abilene Christian. The school’s only
other appearance in a final was in a 2005 loss to Lipan. Runner-up Bronte lost in the state finals in 1987 & 1991 in the
school’s only two appearances in a state final.
The 1987 Paducah players were: 44 Will Flemons, 6’6” Jr; 34 James Alexander, 6’4” Sr; 40 Bryan Barnes, 6’5” So; 20 Stan
Burns, 6’3” Sr; 22 Chris Hurd, 5’10” Jr; 24 Billy Hutchinson, 6’2” Sr; 12 Junior Alafa, 5’6” Jr; 30 Shedrick Davis, 6’0” Jr; 50
Manuel Garibaldi, 6’0” Jr; 32 Joe Garibaldi, 6’0” Jr; 42 Scott Mints, 5’11” Jr; 14 Chris Ferguson, 5’10” Jr; 52 Johnny
Griffith, 6’2” So; 10 Freddie Hemphill, 5’10” So; and 54 Tyrone Brisco, 6’1” So.
Paducah was led in the final by 6’6” Jr Will Flemons with 21 points and 16 rebounds; 6’5” So Bryan Barnes with 15
points; and 6’3” Sr Stan Burns with 10. Steven Lee led Bronte with 12 points. Flemons also led the Dragons in the semifinal with 22 points & 7 rebounds; Barnes added 16 points & 6 rebounds and Burns, 13 points. Kevin Foster led Big
Sandy with 16 points.
The 1987 1-A All State Tournament Team included Will Flemons, Bryan Barnes and Stan Burns of Paducah; Stephen Lee
of Bronte; and Kevin Foster of Big Sandy. Flemons and Barnes repeated as All Tournament in 1988. Paducah's Will
Flemons was all-state for 3 years from 1986-88; Stan Burns was all-state in 1986 & 1987; and Bryan Barnes was all-state
in 1987 & 1988.
Burns was the 1A Player of the Year in Texas for 1987. Flemons was later All-SWC & MVP of SWC in 1992 at Texas Tech
and in 2006 was the woman’s coach at Wayland Baptist. Bryan Barnes played at UTEP and U.H. & Stan Burns played at
Cisco JC. Billy Hutchinson and Chris Hurd played football at Ranger JC. Point Guard Junior Alafa, a 5’6” Jr, became one of
the most decorated track athletes in TX history as he won six gold medals in the 1600 (2) & 3200 (4) meter runs. He is
the only distance runner to win 4 consecutive state titles in one event (3200) and his 6 gold medals ties the state record
for most career gold in distance events in the 101 year history of the state meet.
In 2007 Billy Hutchinson was the assistant principal at Paducah; Bryan Barnes owned an insurance agency in Lubbock;
James Alexander was a TX Corrections Dept. official in Pampa; Scott Mints was a farmer in Paducah; Stan Burns worked
at Halliburton in Brownfield; Manuel Garibaldi and Tyrone Biscoe were in road construction around Paducah. Two large
granite memorials in the shape of Texas honoring the 1987-88 teams stand in front of Paducah H.S.
Team #231, 1987
Morton--led by Jerry Joyce--wins 5th of 6 state titles;
Coach Tony Mauldin wins 3rd title
2-A, MORTON
Morton defeated Liberty Hill, 84-72, in the final & Archer City, 75-66, in the semi-final at the state tournament. Morton
finished the year at 33-5 and qualified for state with regional wins over Hart, 88-38; Stratford, 69-46; Coleman, 85-57;
and Shallowater, 64-51. Archer City had a better shooting percentage (59% to 49%) than the Morton in the semi-final
but the Indians made more FGs (34-26) from more shots (70-44). Morton defeated 34-4 Liberty Hill in the final relying
on the scoring of Jerry Joyce and a full-court press that forced 20 turnovers.
Morton won five state 2-A championships (1972, 1977, 1983, 1986 & 1987) along with one 1-A championship in 2005 to
give the school a total of six state championships thru 2006. Morton also appeared in the state finals in 1976 to Mart,
1985 to Grapeland & 2004 to Normangee. The Indians made the state tournament for 6 straight years from 1982-1987
losing in the semi-finals in 1982 & 1984; the finals in 1985; and winning titles in 1983, 1986 & 1987. Tony Mauldin of
Howard Payne was the Morton championship coach in 1983, 1986 & 1987 & has a 31-year record of 627-313. Mauldin,
was named the 2011 national coach of the year by the National Federation of State High School Associations while
coaching at Garland Lakeview Centennial. Ted Whillock was the championship coach in 1972; Dan Smith in 1977; and
Ignatius Caraway in 2005. Morton is one of seven schools who have won the boys and girls state basketball
championships in the same year---Buna in 1956, 1957 & 1961; Dallas S. Oak Cliff in 1977; Nazareth in 2002; Morton in
1987; Abernathy in 1991; Sudan in 1995; & Brock in 2002 & 2003.
Finalist Liberty Hill made its first appearance in the state tournament despite no seniors in the starting lineup and would
return to the state final in 1988 losing to Archer City. These two appearances in the final would be the only ones for
Liberty Hill thru 2006. The “Austin area Jinx” continued in that Travis/Williamson County boys teams have made the
final 13 times without a title from 1921-2009. In fact, from 1921-2009 the closest state championship schools to the
Erwin Center are San Marcos (31 miles) to the South; Thorndale (40 miles) to the east; Temple Academy (53 miles) to
the north; and Johnson City (40 miles) to the west.
The 1987 Morton players were: 10 Tony Joyce, 6’4” Jr; 12 Wade Baker, 5’9” Jr; 14 Kenneth Johnson, 6’1” Sr; 20 Gary
Holland, 5’10” Jr; 22 Anthony Hawkins, 5’8” Sr; 24 Stevie Williams, 5’10” Sr; 30 James St. Clair, 6’0” So; 32 Glenn Taylor,
5’11” Sr; 34 David Grisby, 6’3” Jr; 40 Rob Shields, 6’0” Sr; 42 Nathan Patton, 5’11” So; 44 Jerry Joyce, 6’5” Sr; 33 Jerry
Zapata, 6’0” Fr; 21 Tarnell Pritchett, 5’7” Fr; 11 John Cheek, 5’9” Fr.
6’5” Sr Jerry Joyce led Morton in the final with 32 points & 12 rebounds despite having to leave the game with 6:21 left
due to an ankle injury. 5’10” Sr Stevie Williams added 14 points and 6’0” Sr Rob Shields, 12. Liberty Hill was led by Philip
Lenox with 22 points & 12 rebounds and Clay Cole with 18. Joyce led the Indians in the semi-final with 23 points & 7
rebounds; Shields & 5’8” Sr Anthony Hawkins added 14; and 6’4” Jr Tony Joyce had 13 points & 8 rebounds. Billy Dugan
led Archer City with 32 points.
The 1987 2-A All State Tournament Team included Jerry Joyce of Morton; Clay Cole and Philip Lenox of Liberty Hill; Billy
Dugan of Archer City; & Kelvin Battle of Paris Chisum. Joyce was also All State Tournament in 1986. Morton's Jerry
Joyce was all-state in 1986 & 1987; Kenneth Johnson was all-state in 1987; and Tony Joyce was all-state in 1988.
Team #232, 1987
Sweeny, led by Williams, Helm & Bess,
wins back-to-back titles & 4th overall
3-A, SWEENY
Sweeny defeated Hughes Springs, 66-64, in the final & Gonzales, 48-30, in the semi-final at the state tournament.
Sweeny finished the year at 34-2 and qualified for state with regional wins over Columbus, 89-60; Coldspring, 63-49;
Kountze, 76-49; and Diboll, 56-49. The Bulldogs out shot (43% to 21%) and out rebounded (43-36) Gonzales in the 18point semi-final win. In the final undefeated (35-0) Hughes Springs hit a FG with seconds left to pull within two points at
66-64. The Mustangs’ Doug Thomas then “stole the ensuring inbounds pass, fell out of bounds and flung up a shot as
the buzzer sounded leading to an argument about a possible foul on Sweeny and how quickly the buzzer sounded.”
However, no foul was called and Sweeny won the championship relying on the “muscle” and “deft passing” of its tall
front-line which “shut down the inside game” of Hughes Springs. The Bulldogs out shot (57% to 48%) and out
rebounded (34-30) the Mustangs.
Sweeny has won four state titles (1954, 1985, 1987 & 1988) in its four appearances in the state finals. Jack Crawley was
the 1954 championship coach; Randy Miksch of UT the 1985 championship coach; and Raymond Washington of SWTS
the 1987 & 1988 championship coach. Finalist Hughes Springs won the state title in 1971 and lost in the 1987 final in
the school’s only two appearances in a state final.
The 1987 Sweeny players were: 00 Avery Helm, 6’4” Sr; 10 Mike Gupton, 5’10” Sr; 11 Dale Lemon, 5’9” Sr; 20 Derrick
Jackson, 6’1” Sr; 21 Clarence Jackson, 5’6” Jr; 31 Chris Parks, 5’10” Sr; 35 Quinton Bell, 5’11” Sr; 40 Nick Bess, 6’4” Jr; 42
Ken Tolbert, 6’3” Jr; 45 Benford Williams, 6’5” Jr; 50 Steve Eggleston, 6’6” Sr; 22 Eric Helm, 6’0” Jr; 23 Johnnie
Thompson, 5’10” Jr; and 30 Leon Williams, 6’1” Jr.
Sweeny was led in the final by the three members of its front-line as 6’4” Sr Avery Helm had 23 points & 10 rebounds;
6’5” Jr Benford Williams had 23 points; and 6’4” Jr Nick Bess added 15 points. 6’5” Sr Darrin Terry led Hughes Springs
with 28 points. Helm also led the Bulldogs in the semi-final with 16 points & 8 rebounds; Wiliams added 8 points and 10
rebounds; and Bell, 8 points & 7 rebounds. Ricky Wilson led Gonzales with 17 points & 8 rebounds.
The 1987 3-A All State Tournament Team included Avery Helm, Nick Bess and Benford Williams of Sweeny; and Darin
Terry and Eddie Jones of Hughes Springs. Sweeny's Benford Williams was all-state in 1987 & 1988; Avery Helm was allstate in 1987; and Nick Bess was all-state in 1988.
Team #233, 1987
Hillcrest wins its only state title in
school’s only appearance at state
4-A, DALLAS HILLCREST
Dallas Hillcrest defeated Cleburne, 51-42, in the final & Bay City, 54-51, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The
Panthers finished the year at 24-10 and qualified for state with regional wins over Dennison, 80-72; Waxahachie, 60-58;
and #2 ranked Lancaster, 54-53. The Panthers beat #1 ranked Bay City by 3 points in the semi-final despite 21 points by
6’4” Sr LaBradford Smith (who later played in the NBA) and then beat Cleburne by 9 points in the final with a pressure
defense by guards 5’8” Jr Tyrone Maxey, 5’8” So Marcus Frazier and 5’7” So Patrick Williams who “outquicked” the
Yellow Jackets and forced 14 turnovers leading to 19 points.
Dallas Hillcrest and Cleburne both made their only appearance in a state final in 1987. Hillcrest made its first and only
state tournament appearance in school history in 1987. The 1987 Hillcrest championship coach was Steve Scott of ETSU.
Jeff Cody, the Cleburne coach, was elected to the Texas H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012.
The 1987 Hillcrest players were: 34 Cedric Hubbard; 6’2” So; 10 Marcus Frazier, 5’8” So; 11 Tyrone Maxey, 5’8” Jr; 12
Reggie McGill, 5’10” Sr; 15 Rodrick Hodge, 5’7” So; 20 Patrick Williams, 5’7” So; 22 Stephen Hernandez, 5’11” Jr; 24
James Duke, 6’3” Sr; 25 Quintin Washington, 6’3” Sr; 32 Adam Lawrence, 5’11” Sr; 33 Charlie Shaw, 6’5” Jr; 35 Tim
Smith, 6’6” Sr; 42 James Brown, 6’2” Sr; 44 Lonnie Fuller, 6’1” Sr; 52 Chris Smith, 6’4” Jr; and 55 Ronnie Crumby, 6’2” Jr.
The Panthers were led in the final by 5’8” Jr Tyrone Maxey with 15 points (on 5 of 8 FGs) and 5 steals and 6’1” Sr Lonnie
Fuller with 12 points. Cleburne was led by Justin Traweek with l16 points and 13 rebounds. Hillcrest was led in the
semi-final by 6’5” Sr Quintin Washington and 5’7” So Patrick Williams with 14 points and 6’1” Sr Lonnie Fuller with 13.
LaBradford Smith had 21 points for Bay City.
The 1987 4-A All State Tournament Team included Tyrone Maxey and Lonnie Fuller of Dallas Hillcrest; Justin Traweek of
Cleburne; LaBradford Smith of Bay City; and Scott Delaney of Kerrville Tivy. Hillcest's Quintin Washington was all-state
in 1987 and Tyrone Maxey was all-state in 1988. Kurt Thomas, later of NBA, was a Fr in 1987 and made all-state in
1990.
LaBradford Smith later played at Louisville and in the NBA in 1992-94
Team #234, 1987
Undefeated LaPorte, led by Gooden and McCovery,
wins only state title in school history
5-A, LaPORTE
LaPorte defeated San Antonio Holmes, 64-58, in the finals & Richardson, 75-58, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. LaPorte finished the year undefeated at 40-0 with a 51-game winning streak and qualified for state with
regional wins over Baytown Sterling, 89-63; Beaumont Central, 94-85; Houston Yates, 95-86; and Alief Hastings, 59-56.
The semi-final against 29-7 Richardson was over at the half as a 32-10 run by LaPorte ended the half at 42-20. The final
matched the quickness and speed of LaPorte against the size of Holmes. The Bulldogs relied upon a fast break and a
press defense that caused 19 turnovers by the Huskies who used their muscle and size for a 40-27 rebound edge.
LaPorte won the 1987 state championship in the only finals appearance in school history. Likewise, SA Holmes appeared
in its only state final in 1987. The 1987 LaPorte championship coach was Tom Holland of Lamar U. LaPorte was ranked
2nd in the state and 20th in the nation by USA Today and became the 8th team in the state’s highest classification to
finish with an undefeated record. The only undefeated 5A champions since 1981 have been Houston Madison (40-0) in
1985, SA East Central (35-0) in 1995, SL Willowridge (39-0) in 2001 and Houston Milby (39-0) in 2004.
The 1987 LaPorte players were: 10 James Pennington, 5’10” Sr; 12 Keith Hearon, 6’0” Sr; 14 Roy Erskin, 6’0” Sr; 20
William Gooden, 6’6” Sr; 22 Fred Harris, 5’7” Sr; 23 Charles McCovery, 6’1” Sr; 24 Paul McCovery, 6’1” Sr; 30 Kimmy
Washington, 6’0” Sr; 32 Tommy Washington, 6’3” Sr; 34 Jarvis Fantroy, 5’9” Sr; 40 Ned Roberson, 5’11” Sr; 42 Richard
Allison, 6’4” Sr; 50 Troy Miller, 6’2” Sr; 33 Malcomb Collins, 6’3” So; and 44 Nobie Gooden, 6’4” Jr The Bulldogs had 13
seniors who “looked like they lived in the weight room.”
LaPorte was led in the final by 6’6” Sr William Gooden with 19 points & 9 rebounds; 6’1” Sr Charles McCovery with 13
points, 7 steals, and 5 blocks; and 6’3” Sr Tommy Washington with 13 points. Holmes was led by Adrian Wright with 16
points and by the twins Keith and Kerry Cash each with 12 points. Gooden also led the Bulldogs in the semi-final with 20
points and 12 rebounds.
The 1987 5-A All State Tournament Team included Charles McCovery and William Gooden of LaPorte; and Keith Cash
and Kerry Cash and Adrian Wright of San Antonio Holmes. LaPorte's Charles McCovery and William Gooden were allstate in 1987.
The Cash twins later played football at UT and in the NFL from 1991-96.
Team #235, 1988
Paducah, led by Will Flemons, leads Paducah
to back-to-back state titles in 1987-88
1-A, PADUCAH
Paducah defeated Livingston Big Sandy, 99-61, in the finals & Graford, 62-49, in the semi-final at the state tournament.
The defending champion Dragons finished the year undefeated at 33-0 while runner-up Big Sandy, who had been
undefeated, finished at 37-1. Paducah qualified for state with regional wins over Nazareth, 77-56; Wheeler Kelton, 10066; Sudan, 79-57; and Vega, 57-48. Paducah shot 45% from the field and 70% from the FT line in its 13-point semi-final
win over Graford (34-3) which tried unsuccessfully to slow down the “run & gun” offense of the Dragons. Paducah
forced Big Sandy into 36 turnovers and scored 99 points (a championship game record) in a 38-point win in the final.
The 160 aggregate points in the 1988 final was also a 1A record.
Paducah won state championships in 1987 & 1988 under Coach Randall Ryan of Abilene Christian. The school’s only
other appearance in a final was in 2005 in a loss to Bronte. Finalist Big Sandy made the state finals 8 times (1949, 1951,
1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957 & 1958) in 10 years under Coach Ford King, Sr, winning championships in 1952 & 1957.
Big Sandy also lost in the 1988 & 2008 finals.
The 1988 Paducah players were: 44 Will Flemons, 6’7” Sr; 22 Chris Hurd, 6’0” Sr; 12 Junior Alafa, 5’8” Sr; 15 Allen Hurd,
6’2” Jr; 35 Bryan Barnes, 6’6” Jr; 42 Tyrone Brisco, 6’2” Jr; 25 Shedrick Davis, 6’0” Sr; 32 Chris Ferguson, 5’10” Sr; 14
Freddie Hemphill, 5’10” Jr; 30 Johnny Griffith, 6’2” Jr; 24 Manuel Garibaldi, 6’0” Sr; 34 Michael Evans, 5’11” So; 20 Jay
Mahorney, 5’11” Jr; 40 Ross Thomas, 6’2” Jr; and 34 Johnny Simmons, 6’1” Jr.
Paducah was led on the year by 6’7” Sr Will Flemons at 24 ppg; 6’6” Jr Bryan Barnes at 20.9; and 6’0” Sr Chris Hurd at
10.8. The Dragons were led in the final by Barnes with 34 points (one short of the 1A title game record); Flemons with
33; Chris Hurd with 14 & 6’2” Jr Allen Hurd with 12. 6’3” Bryan Dickens led Big Sandy with 27 points. Barnes led the
Paducah scoring in the semi-final with 26 points and Flemons added 13. 5’11” Brian Lemley led Graford with 21 points.
The 1-A 1988 All State Tournament Team included 6’7” Sr Will Flemons and 6’6” Jr Bryan Barnes of Paducah; 6’3” Sr
Bryan Dickens and 6’2” Sr Joel Williams of Livingston Big Sandy; and 5’11” Jr Brian Lemley of Graford. Flemons and
Barnes were also All-Tournament in 1987 (& Barnes was All T as Sr at Clyde Eula). Will Flemons was all-state for 3 years
from 1986-1988 and Bryan Barnes was all-state in 1987 & 1988.
Will Flemons was all-state and the 1A Player of the Year in 1988. He was later All-SWC & MVP of SWC in 1992 at Texas
Tech and in 2006 was the woman’s coach at Wayland Baptist. Barnes played at UTEP and U.H. Chris Hurd played FB at
Ranger JC. Point Guard Junior Alafa, a 5’6” Sr, became one of the most decorated track athletes in TX history as he won
six gold medals in the 1600 (2) & 3200 (4) meter runs. He is the only distance runner to win 4 consecutive state titles in
one event (3200) and his 6 gold medals ties the state record for most career gold in distance events in the 101 year
history of the state meet. In 2007 Bryan Barnes owned an insurance agency in Lubbock and Billy Hutchinson (of the
1987 team) was the assistant principal at Paducah. Two large granite memorials in the shape of Texas stand in front of
the school to honor the 1987-88 championship teams.
Team #236, 1988
Archer City, led by Nicky McCorkle with 57
points in 2 games, wins its only state title
2-A, ARCHER CITY
Archer City defeated Liberty Hill, 80-69, in the finals & Haskell, 70-54, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The
Wildcats finished the year at 34-3 and qualified for state with playoff wins over Krum, 48-40; Whitewright, 67-47; Olney,
52-49; and Lorena, 49-47. Archer City’s 16-point win over Haskell in the semi-final was due to a rebounding edge (4235); better 3-point shooting (4 of 6 to 4 of 25) by the Wildcats; and 28 points by Nicky McCorkle (who hit 12 of 15 from
the field including 4 of 4 from 3-point range). Liberty Hill (30-9) was favored in the final as the Panthers had made the
finals in 1987, returned all five starters and had a 24 game winning streak. However, Archer City had a height advantage
with 6’6” Sr Eric Powell and three other players who were 6’3” or taller and dominated the paint. Archer City shot
better from 3-point range (6 of 13 to 3 of 15) and made 9 FTs in the last 3 minutes.
Archer City has made three appearances in the state finals winning the state title in 1988 and losing in the 1967 final to
Brownsboro and in the 1986 final to Nazareth. Runner-up Liberty Hill lost its only two finals---in 1987 & 1988. The 1988
Archer City championship coach was Natt Lunn of Midwestern State U. The “Austin area Jinx” continued in that
Travis/Williamson County boys teams have made the final 13 times without a title from 1921-2009. In fact, from 19212009 the closest state championship schools to the Erwin Center are San Marcos (31 miles) to the South; Thorndale (40
miles) to the east; Temple Academy (53 miles) to the north; and Johnson City (40 miles) to the west.
The 1988 Archer City players were: 10 Matt McLemore, 5’10” Jr; 12 Aaron Ledyard, 5’8” Sr; 14 Jake Cullum, 6’1” Sr; 20
Chad Adams, 5’9” So; 22 Kirk Devrow, 5’7” So; 24 Chuck Hargis, 6’1” So; 30 Donny Bates, 6’0” Jr; 32 Ken Schreiber, 6’3”
Sr; 34 Eric Powell, 6’6” Sr; 40 Scott Crutcher, 6’2” So; 42 Nicky McCorkle, 6’4” Jr; and 44 Tony Pollock, 6’5” Sr.
Archer City was led in the final by 6’4” Jr Nicky McCorkle with 29 points and 6’6” Sr Eric Powell with 22 points. Liberty
Hill’s 6’2” Sr Phillip Lenox, whose 3,093 career (1985-88) points is 13th all-time in TX, was held to 20 points by the
Wildcats. McCorkle also led the Wildcats in the semi-final with 28 points while Powell had 14 points & 15 rebounds.
6’3” Brad Bevel led Haskell with 14 points.
The 2-A 1988 All State Tournament Team included 6’4” Jr Nicky McCorkle and 6’6” Sr Eric Powell of Archer City; 6’2” Sr
Clay Cole and 6’2” Sr Phillip Lenox of Liberty Hill; and 6’4” Jr Allen Austin of Troup. Archer City's Eric Powell was all-state
in 1988 & Nicky McCorkle was all-state in 1989.
Powell scored 70 points against Jacksboro as a Jr while McCorkle was the team’s QB in football and a pitcher on the
baseball team as well as the leading scorer in basketball.
Team #237, 1988
Sweeny wins its 4th of 4 state titles
3-A, SWEENY
Sweeny defeated Corpus Christi West Oso, 59-50, in the finals & Dimmitt, 67-53, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Bulldogs finished the year at 27-6 and qualified for state with playoff wins over Altair Rice, 69-48;
Hearne, 62-48; Diboll, 58-50; and Houston Austin, 70-58. 6’5” Sr Benford Williams, named Super All-State, led Sweeny
to a 14-point win in the semi-final over Dimmitt (30-6) by scoring 36 points on 13 of 14 from the field including 7 of 8
from 3-point range as the Bulldogs hit 62% from the field. Sweeny’s 9-point win in the final over West Oso (34-3) was
due to a height advantage (the Bulldogs with two boys 6’5” while the Bears’ tallest was 6’1”) which resulted in a
rebound edge (43-24).
Sweeny has won four state titles (1954, 1985, 1987 & 1988) in its four appearances in the state finals. Jack Crawley was
the 1954 championship coach; Randy Miksch of UT the 1985 championship coach; and Raymond Washington of SWTS
the 1987 & 1988 championship coach. Runner-up West Oso lost in the 1988 & 2001 state finals.
The 1988 Sweeny players were: 00 Glendale Woodard, 6’0” So; 10 Johnnie Thompson, 6’0” Sr; 11 George Lemon, 5’6”
So; 20 Abe Mack, 6’0” So; 21 Clarence Jackson, 5’8” Sr; 22 Eric Helm, 6’0” Sr; 33 Leon Williams, 6’2” Sr; 31 Rod Garret,
6’1” Sr; 35 Greg Ellis, 5’9” Jr; 40 Nick Bess, 6’5” Sr; 42 Ken Tolbert, 6’3” Sr; 44 Troy Dorman, 6’2” Jr; 45 Benford Williams,
6’5” Sr; and 50 Nate Bullocks, 6’6” Jr.
Sweeny was led in the final by 6’5” Sr Benford Williams with 24 points and 6’5” Sr Nick Bess with 15 points & 14
rebounds. Williams also led the Bulldog scoring in the semi-final with 36 points while 6’3” Sr Ken Tolbert added 12 &
Bess with 11. 6’1” Sr Warren McDonald led Dimmitt with 19 points.
The 3-A 1988 All State Tournament Team included 6’5 Sr Nick Bess and 6’5” Sr Benford Williams of Sweeny; 6’0” Jr Brian
Green and 5’7” Sr Lance Harper of CC West Oso; and Sr Warren McDonald of Dimmitt. Sweeny's Benford Williams was
all-state in 1987 & 1988 and Nick Bess was all-state in 1988.
Benford Williams, named to the AP’s 1988 Super All-State team (the top 5 boys in TX regardless of size of school),
signed with UT.
Team #238, 1988
Lincoln wins 4th of 7 state titles
4-A, PA LINCOLN
Port Arthur Lincoln defeated Wichita Falls Hirschi, 66-59, in the finals & Lancaster, 64-62 (OT), in the semi-final at the
state tournament. The Bumblebees finished the year at 29-4 and qualified for state with playoff wins over Silsbee, 7750; Bay City, 57-52; Waco Midway, 74-57; and Cleveland, 80-55. The Bumblebees escaped in the semi-finals with a 2point OT win over Lancaster (28-3-1) due to the play of its bench and the interior defense of Brian Sallier who made 7
blocks down the stretch. The Bees’ had a rebound edge (41-34) and their defense forced 5 turnovers in the last 3
minutes in a 7-point win in the final over Hirschi (25-9)
PA Lincoln has won seven state championships (1981, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991 & 1995) and lost in the finals in
1993 to Dallas Lincoln & in 1999 to Crowley. In 2002 Lincoln merged with Jefferson and SFA into PA Memorial. James
Gamble of Prairie View A&M was the Lincoln championship coach for the first four state title teams; Joe Willie Price of
TX Lutheran was coach of the 1989 championship team; and Andre P. Boutte of NTSU was the coach of the 1991 & 1995
title teams. Boutte was a player on the 1981 PA Lincoln championship team and later won a third state title at
Beaumont Ozen in 2001. Coach James Gamble (1962-1988) was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame & the TX
H.S. Coaches Hall of Honor. He retired after the1988 championship game with a 616-210 record in 25 seasons at Lincoln
in the Prairie View League and the UIL. WF Hirschi’s loss in the 1988 final was the only appearance by the school in a
state final.
The 1988 Lincoln players were: 4 Vincent Shelvin, 5’10” Fr; 5 Randy Johnson, 5’10” So; 10 Brandon Tyler, 6’1” Jr; 12
Marion Jackson, 5’10” Jr; 14 Paul Queen, 5’9” Jr; 20 Henry Louis, 6’0” So; 22 Patrick Taylor, 5’10” Sr; 24 Derrick Turner,
6’3” Sr; 30 Anthony Jackson, 6’1” Sr; 32 Ronald Campbell, 6’5” So; 34 Rodden Green, 6’0” Jr; 40 Norman Dixon, 6’1” So;
00 Kelvin McKyer, 6’3”Fr; 44 Victor Henry, 6’5” Sr; 50 Bryan Sallier, 6’8” Sr; and 54 Kenneth Carter, 6’7” Jr.
The Bumblebees were led on the year by 6’8” Sr Brian Sallier who averaged 19.5 points and 15 rebounds on the year and
led the scoring in the final with 22 points, 18 rebounds and 5 blocks while 6’3” Sr Derrick Turner added 14 points and
6’1” Jr Brandon Tyler, 11. Hirschi’s 6’1” Reggie Flenoy led the Huskies with 18 points. 5’10” Jr Marion Jackson led
Lincoln scoring in the semi-final with 13 points while Sallier added 12 and 6’0” Jr Rodden Green and Turner added 10
each. 6’4” Thomas Hill led Lancaster with 25 points.
The 1988 4-A All State Tournament Team included Sr Bryan Sallier, Sr Derrick Turner and Jr Brandon Tyler of PA Lincoln;
Jr Thomas Hill of Lancaster; and Sr Reggie Flenoy of WF Hirschi. Brian Sallier, named Super All-State by AP, later played
at San Jacinto JC and Oklahoma and in the French and Spanish pro leagues. Thomas Hill later played on a national
championship team at Duke. Lincoln's Brandon Tyler was all-state in 1988 & 1989; Bryan Sallier was all-state in 1988;
Marion Jackson was all-state in 1989; and Kelvin McKyer was all-state in 1990-91.
Team #239, 1988
Madison, led by Kethus Hanks with 71 points
& 34 rebounds in 2 games, wins its only title
5-A, HOUSTON SAM HOUSTON
Houston Sam Houston defeated Ft. Worth Dunbar, 73-68, in the finals & San Antonio East Central, 91-86 (D-OT) in the
semi-finals at the state tournament. The Tigers finished the year at 34-5 and qualified for state for the first time with
regional wins over Houston Smiley, 62-59, and League City Clear Lake, 78-76 (OT). In the state semi-final, Sam Houston
defeated the state’s #1 team, undefeated (34-0) SA East Central, in two OTs. The Hornets had been averaging 108 ppg
utilizing a fast-breaking offense and a full-court press defense that produced 20 turnovers a game. However, SH’s 6’11”
Sr Gerry Holmes dominated the inside and Kethus Hanks scored 39 points, 6 in the second OT. Sam Houston trailed by 8
in the final at 5:25 against FW Dunbar but went on an 11-2 run to close the game and win the state title. The Tigers hit
85% (14 of 16) of their FTs to 35% (7 of 20) for Dunbar and 46% (11 of 24) of their 3-pointers to 24% (5 of 21) for the
Wildcats.
Houston Sam Houston’s state title in 1988 was the only appearance by the school in the state finals thru 2006. The 1988
Sam Houston championship coach was Larry Pitre of Midwestern U. Finalist Dunbar won state titles in 1993, 2003 &
2006 (when SOC was disqualified) and lost in the finals in 1977, 1979 & 1988. Dunbar’s coach, Robert Hughes, would
later become the all-time TX leader in most career wins and was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame, The TX
H.S. Coaches Association Hall of Honor and the National H.S. Sports Hall of Fame.
The 1988 Sam Houston players were: 10 Dwayne County, 5’8” Sr; 11 Jesse Gee, 5’11” Sr; 12 Reginald Patterson, 5’10”
So; 13 Patrick Parker, 5’8” Jr; 14 Jay Randle, 5’9” Sr; 23 Shaun Darden, 5’11” Jr; 32 Terry Wilson, 5’11” Sr; 34 Marion
Denkins, 5’11” Jr; 22 Jodie Arthur, 6’1” Sr; 20 Kethus Hanks, 6’2” Sr; 33 L.B. McGowen, 6’3” Jr; 35 Gerry Holmes, 6’11” Sr;
and 21 Mike Parker, 5’9” Sr.
Sam Houston was led on the year by 6’2” Sr Kethus Hanks at 24.9 ppg and 6’1” Sr Jodie Arthur at 20.9 ppg. The Tigers
were led in the final by Hanks with 32 points and 13 rebounds; Arthur with 17 points; and 6’11” Sr Gerry Holmes with 11
points and 13 rebounds. 6’2” Sr Randy Williams led Dunbar with 26 points. Hanks also led the Tigers in the semi-final
against East Central with 39 points & 21 rebounds while Holmes added 20 points. Howard Keno led East Central with 34
points and Tony Terrell (who averaged 34 ppg on the year) added 28.
The 1988 5-A All State Tournament Team included 6’2” Sr Kethus Hanks and 6’11” Sr Gerry Holmes of Sam Houston;
6’2” Sr Derrick Daniels and 6’2” Sr Randy Williams of FW Dunbar; and 5’9” Sr Tony Terrell and 6’3” Jr Robert Keno of SA
East Central. Sam Houston's Kethus Hanks, Gerry Holmes and Jodie Arthur were all-state in 1988.
Kethus Hanks later played at SHSU.
Team #240, 1989
Fannindel wins only state title
1-A, LaDONIA FANNINDEL
LaDonia Fannindel defeated Moulton, 75-58, in the finals & Eula, 82-72, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The
Falcons finished the year at 25-3 and qualified for state with regional wins over Yantis, 83-77; Ivanhoe Rayburn, 76-59;
Oakwood, 63-49; and New Summerfield, 76-51. Fannindel’s all-senior line-up had been together since the 5th grade
under Coach Glen Fields and lost in a 1A semi-final in 1988 as juniors in a double OT to Big Sandy. The Falcon’s scored 21
points off 18 Eula turnovers in the 10-point semi-final win against the Eula Pirates. Fannindel’s 17-point win over
Moulton in the final was largely the result of a full court press and well-balanced scoring from its five seniors.
The 1989 state title was the only appearance in a final by Fannindel while finalist Moulton won state titles in 1991, 1998
& 1999 and lost in the finals in 1989, 1990 and 2000. The 1989 Fannindel championship coach was Glen Fields of ETSU.`
The 1989 Fannindel players were: 24 Victor McCain, 6’1” So; 32 James Brown, 5’9” So; 44 Michael Brown, 5’9” Jr; 42
Henry Crowley, 6’2” Jr; 52 Michael Crowley, 6’’2” So; 22 Rodney Cuba, 5’6” Jr; 42 Bill Davidson, 5’6” Fr; 10 Jason Fields,
5’10” Fr; 34 Shaun Franklin, 5’10” Jr; 14 Roy Gaffney, 6’1” Sr; 30 Bruce Jones, 5’10” Sr; 20 Eddie Akins, 5’9” Sr; 54 Mark
Wilburn, 5’3” Jr; 12 Steve Wilburn, 5’7” Sr; & 50 Fred Woods, 6’4” Sr.
Laconia Fannindel was led in the final by Bruce Jones with 19 points, Fred Woods with 16, Steve Wilburn with 12 and
Roy Gaffney with 11. Fr Patrick Henke led Moulton with 18 points. Woods led Fannindel in the semi-final with 30
points and 18 rebounds while Gaffney added 14 points. Bryan Barnes led 35-2 Eula with 27 points.
The 1-A 1989 All State Tournament Team included Sr Fred Woods and Sr Bruce Jones of Ladonia Fannindel; Sr Edward
Nieto and Fr Patrick Henke of Moulton; and Sr Bryan Barnes of Clyde Eula. Fannindel's Bruce Jones was all-state in 1988
& 1989.
Team #241, 1989
Edgewood wins only state title
2-A, EDGEWOOD
Edgewood defeated Tidehaven, 48-46, in the finals & Farwell, 68-64 (OT) in the semi-final at the state tournament. The
Bulldogs finished the year at 30-8 and qualified for state for the first time with regional wins over Cooper, 77-61;
Waskom, 75-59; Shelbyville, 76-65; and Grapeland, 73-53. Edgewood utilized “inside muscle” and superior shooting to
outscore the 30-7 Farwell Steers 7-3 in OT in the semi-final. In the final Edgewood slowed down the “run and gun”
offense of 30-7 Tidehaven with a deliberate offense and stifling defense and won the game on a rebound/layup with 4
seconds left by Clint McPherson after Edgewood had worked for and missed the “last shot.”
Edgewood won the 1989 state title in the school’s first trip to the state tournament and in its only appearance in a state
final. The 1989 Edgewood championship coach was Jack Shellnut of ETSU. Finalist Tidehaven also made its only
appearance in a state final in 1989.
The 1989 Edgewood players were: 11 Tim James, 5’10” Jr; 42 Clint McPherson, 6’0” Jr; 41 Michael Goodson, 6’2” Jr; 34
Greg Graves, 6’3” Sr; 44 Todd Hale, 6’3” Sr; 30 Scott Tyner, 6’0” Jr; 24 Wayne Smith, 6’2” Sr; 50 Ryan Hawkins, 6’2” Sr; 32
Mark Jeffrey, 5’8” Jr; 12 Reggie Randle, 5’8” So; 53 Tyrone Williams, 6’1” Jr; 20 Jason Troutman, 6’0” So; 15 Chris Adkins,
5’11” So; and 22 Larion Dillard, 5’11” Jr.
Edgewood was led in the final by Michael Goodson with 14 points, Tim James with 12, Tod Hale with 10 and McPherson
with 9. Tidehaven was led on the year by brothers Chris and Carl Grice who together averaged 42.6 ppg but scored only
29 (Chris leading with 19) in the final.
The 1989 2-A All State Tournament Team included 6’2” Jr Michael Goodson and 6’0” Jr Clint McPherson of Edgewood;
Sr Chris Grice of Tidehaven; 5’9” Sr Michael Day of Farwell; and Jr Eric Weiser of China Spring. Edgewood's Todd Hale
was all-state in 1989 and Clint McPherson was all-state in 1990.
Team #242, 1989
Cole, led by Shaquille O’Neal, wins its only state title
3-A, SA COLE
San Antonio Cole defeated Clarksville, 66-60, in the finals & Hearne, 69-56, in the semi-final at the state tournament.
The Cougars qualified for state for the third time with regional wins over Lampasas, 83-63; Hitchcock, 93-70; CC West
Oso, 80-63; and Liberty Hill, 85-72. Cole finished the year undefeated at 36-0 and was led by 7’0” Sr Shaquille O’Neal
who became an NBA superstar. Hearne (31-4) came within 4 points of Cole with 4 minutes left in the semi-final before
O’Neal closed the game with 4 FGs. Cole’s 6-point win in the final over 29-3 Clarksville came after O’Neal left the game
with 6 minutes remaining with 4 fouls but returned to the game with Cole leading 54-53 and Cole went on a 12-7 run for
the victory.
Cole won the 1989 state title in the school’s only appearance in a state final. The 1989 Cole championship coach was
Dave Madura of TX A&M. Finalist Clarksville won state titles in 1995 & 1998 and lost in the 1989 and 1991 final.
The 1989 Cole players were: 5 John Sherner, 5’7” So; 10 Jeff Petress, 6’0” Sr; 11 Darren Mathey, 5’8” Jr; 15 Joe
Vavallero, 5’9” Sr; 20 Dan Sandburg, 5’11” Jr; 22 Dwayne Cyrus, 6’2” Sr; 25 Doug Sandburg, 6’0” Sr; 30 Sean Jackson,
5’10” Jr; 33 Shaquille O’Neal, 6’11” Sr; 35 Rob Dunn, 5’11” Sr’ 40 Tony Richardson, 6’2” Fr; 44 Kyle Henson, 6’0” So; 50
Eric Baker, 6’0” Jr; and 55 Andy Armando, 6’1” Sr.
Shaquille O’Neal led Cole in the final with 19 points and 26 rebounds while Doug Sanburg added 16 points and Eric
Baker, 13. Tyrone Washington led Clarksville with 29 points and Desean McPherson had 15. O’Neal led Cole in the
semi-final with 38 points while Doug Sanburg added 11. Fondell Adams led Hearne with 11 points.
The 1989 3-A All State Tournament Team included 6’11” Sr Shaquille O’Neal and 6’0” Sr Doug Sanburg of SA Cole; Sr
Tyrone Washington and Sr Desean McPherson of Clarksville; and Jr Kenneth Lawrence of Brownfield. Cole's Shaquille
O'Neal was all-state in 1988 & 1989.
Shaquille O’Neal averaged 31.2 on the year; was named 1st team all-state and all-state tournament; and the South MVP
of the H.S. all-star game. He was an All-American at LSU and NBA legend with Orlando, LA and Miami winning 4
championships thru 2006. He was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992.
Team #243, 1989
Lincoln wins its 5th of 7 state titles
4-A, PA LINCOLN
Port Arthur Lincoln defeated Austin Travis, 86-72, in the finals & Highland Park, 57-55, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Bumblebees qualified for state for the fifth time with playoff wins over Dickinson, 74-55; Silsbee, 7775; A&M Consolidated, 81-76; and Galena Park, 66-64. Lincoln finished the year at 31-7. Lincoln escaped with a 2-point
win in the semi-final over 32-4 HP after being down 5 points at 5:30 in the 4th. The Bees went on a 7-0 run to take the
lead but HP tied the score at 55-55 with 22 seconds left. Lincoln’s Brandon Tyler was made two FTs with 4 seconds left
for the victory. The Bees 14-point win over 25-13 Travis in the final resulted largely from Travis turnovers and Lincoln’s
offensive rebounding.
PA Lincoln has won seven state championships (1981, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991 & 1995) and lost in the finals in
1993 to Dallas Lincoln & in 1999 to Crowley. In 2002 Lincoln merged with Jefferson and SFA into PA Memorial. James
Gamble of Prairie View A&M was the Lincoln championship coach for the first four state title teams; Joe Willie Price of
TX Lutheran was coach of the 1989 championship team & has 22-year record of 402-230; and Andre P. Boutte of NTSU
was the coach of the 1991 & 1995 title teams. Boutte was a player on the 1981 PA Lincoln championship team and later
won a third state title at Beaumont Ozen in 2001. Coach James Gamble (1962-1988) was elected to the TX H.S.
Basketball Hall of Fame & the TX H.S. Coaches Hall of Honor. He retired after the1988 championship game with a 616210 record in 25 seasons at Lincoln in the Prairie View League and the UIL. Austin Travis made its only appearance in a
state final in the 1989 loss to Lincoln. The “Austin area Jinx” continued in that Travis/Williamson County boys teams
have made the final 13 times without a title from 1921-2009. In fact, from 1921-2009 the closest state championship
schools to the Erwin Center are San Marcos (31 miles) to the South; Thorndale (40 miles) to the east; Temple Academy
(53 miles) to the north; and Johnson City (40 miles) to the west.
The 1989 Lincoln players were: 10 Brandon Tyler, 6’2” Sr; 12 Marion Jackson, 6’0” Sr; 14 Paul Queen, 5’10” Sr; 5 Randy
Johnson, 6’0” Jr; 4 Eddie Monroe, 5’10” Jr; 00 Kelvin McKyer, 6’5” So; 20 Henry Louis, 6’2” Jr; 24 Ronald Campbell, 6’6”
Jr; 30 Vincent Shelvin, 5’9” So; 32 Norman Dixon, 6’2” Jr; 34 Roddon Green, 6’2” Sr; 40 Lee Harmanson, 6’5” So; 44
Xavier Henton, 6’5” So; 50 Elton Lofton, 6’2” Sr; and 54 Kenneth Carter, 6’7” Sr.
The Bumblebees were led in the final by 6’2” Sr Brandon Tyler with 21 points, 9 assists and 6 steals; Roddon Green with
17, Marion Jackson with 13 and Kelvin McKyer with 12. Travis was led by Nikell Williams with 26 points and 13
rebounds. Tyler led Lincoln in the semi-final with 20 points while HP’s Worthy Wiles had 23.
The 1989 4-A All State Tournament Team included 6’2” Sr Brandon Tyler and 6’2” Sr Roddon Green of PA Lincoln; Sr
Worthy Wiles of Highland Park; and Sr Nikell Williams of Austin Travis; and Jr Ara Baten of Andrews. Lincoln's Brandon
Tyler was all-state in 1988 & 1989; Marion Jackson was all-state in 1989; Kelvin McKyer in 1990 & 1991; and Xavier
Henton in 1991.
Brandon J. Tyler played later at UT and DePaul and was 1st round NBA draft choice in 1994 by Phil. Ronald Campbell
later played at Tarleton State, Roddon Green at Emporia State (KS); Xavier Henton at NTSU; and Henry Louis at HustonTillotson. Randy Johnson graduated from West Point & is a major in the U.S. Army.
Team #244, 1989
David Buckner leads Clear Lake to only title
5-A, LEAGUE CITY CLEAR LAKE
League City Clear Lake defeated San Antonio Jay, 86-69, in the finals & FW Southwest, 84-67, in the semi-final at the
state tournament. Coach Bill Krueger had taken his team to the regional 8 times in 16 years before 1989 but did not
win the region until 1989. The Falcons had lost in the regional to the eventual state champions four times. Clear Lake
started slowly losing its first two district games and entering the playoffs as the District runner-up. The Falcons defeated
Galveston Ball 93-89 in OT and then Beaumont West Brook, 43-36, to reach the Regional where they defeated Madison,
104-78, and Houston Washington, 80-76, to qualify for state. Clear Lake finished the year at 36-4.
Clear Lake overcame an 11-point deficit in the first half with superior shooting (54%) and rebounding (43-35) to defeat
FW Southwest by 17 points in the semi-final. The Falcons led by 22 at one point in the final and won by 17 largely due to
superior shooting from the field (55%), from 3-point range (55%) and FT’s (75%). Clear Lake relied greatly upon the 3point shot (begun by the UIL in 1988) hitting 40% from long range during the year. Clear Lake scored 28 points off 16 Jay
turnovers and held Jay to 37% from the field to hand the undefeated Mustangs (38-1) their first loss.
Clear Lake has made two appearances in the state finals winning the title in 1989 and losing in 1990 to Dallas Kimball.
Finalist SA Jay won the state title in 2002 and lost in the 1989 and 1991 finals. Bill Krueger of SWT was the Clear Lake
championship coach in 1989 after having won a previous title in 1965 at San Marcos. During the 1989 season Coach
Krueger became the all-team leader in most wins in TX with over 900 for his career (he finished with a 1096-250 record
in 39 years---5th on all-time national list). Bill Krueger was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991 and is a
member of the National High School Athletic Hall of Fame.
The 1989 Clear Lake players were: 10 Brad Bruce, 5’11” Sr; 12 Tim Glover, 6’1” Jr; 14 Scott Boykin, 6’4” Sr; 20 Robert
Henson, 5’10” Sr; 22 John Easterly, 5’11” Jr; 24 Eric Valentino, 6’4” So; 30 Eric Henderson, 6’1” Sr; 32 Mike Simmons,
6’1” Jr; 34 David Buckner, 6’3” Sr; 40 Mike Fultz, 6’4” Jr; 42 Steve Rasmussen, 6’4” Jr; 44 Brian Williams, 6’7” Jr; 50
Derrick Lormand, 6’4” So; 52 Paul Cooper, 6’6” Jr; and 54 Mike Moten, 6’8” Sr.
6’3” Sr David Buckner led Clear Lake in the final with 23 points, Robert Henson with 19, Mike Moten with 17 (& 9
rebounds) and Tim Glover wit 13. Calvin Thomas led Jay with 22 point while Charles Outlaw had 17 rebounds. Buckner
led the Falcons in the semi-final with 30 points and Moten had 17. T
he 1989 5-A All State Tournament Team included 6’3” Sr David Buckner and 6’8” Sr Mike Moten of Clear Lake; 6’8” Sr
Charles “Bo” Outlaw of SA Jay; Sr Sidney Baker of FW Southwest; and Sr Alfredo Porter of Dallas S. Oak Cliff. Clear
Lake's David Buckner and Mike Moten were all-state in 1989 and Tim Glover was all-state in 1990.
Bo Outlaw later played at the U. of Houston and in the NBA from 1994-06 and was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall
of Fame in 2002.
Team #245, 1990
Santo wins only state title as Coach Boxell wins
1st of three titles at three different schools
1-A, SANTO
Santo defeated Moulton, 67-64, in the finals & Brookeland, 82-80, in the semi-finals at the state tournament. The
Wildcats finished the year at 36-2 and qualified for state with playoff wins over Clyde Eula, 86-75; Munday, 81-55; Water
Valley, 63-51; and Bronte, 60-54. Santo out shot (53%-41%) and out rebounded (43-33) Brookeland (34-3) in the semifinal and made two FTs with 25 seconds left for the 2-point win. The Wildcats out shot Moulton (33-6) from the field
(52% - 48%) and FT line (90% - 53%) in the final and won on a layup and 2 FTs in the final seconds.
Santo won the 1990 state title in the school’s only appearance in a state final. Finalist Moulton won state titles in 1991,
1998 & 1999 and lost in the finals in 1989, 1990 and 2000. The 1990 Santo championship coach was Doug Boxell of the
U. of NT who won a second state title with Sudan in 1995 and three more titles with Ponder (2001, 2008 & 2009). He
and Jim Reid are the only two TX coaches to win state titles with three different teams.
The 1990 Santo players were: 10 Brian Jones, 6’1” Fr; 11 Glenn McDonald, 6’1” Sr; 12 Billy Bob Cox, 5’8’ Sr; 14 Dean
Edwards, 6’2” Sr; 20 Daniel Medlin, 5’6” Sr; 22 Lance Hendrick, 6’0” Sr; 23 Hank Cunningham, 6’3” Sr; 24 Shane
Crawford, 5’8” Jr; 32 Zach Boxell, 5’9” Fr; 33 Michael Parker 5’11” Sr; and 15 Jason Dyson, Fr.
Santo was led in the final by Lance Hendrick with 34 points and 6 rebounds; Hank Cunningham with 11 points; Dean
Edwards with 10 points; and Michael Parker with 6 assists. Moulton was led by Bobby Fishbeck and Patrick Henke each
with 20 points and 11 rebounds. The Wildcats were led in the semi-final by Edwards with 28 points; Hendrick with 27
points and 20 rebounds; and Cunningham with 16 points. Brookeland was led by Trent Smith with 34 points.
The 1-A 1990 All State Tournament Team included 6’0” Sr Lance Hendrick and 6’2” Sr Dean Edwards of Santo; 6’3” So
Patrick Henke and 6’2” Jr Bobby Fish back of Moulton; and 6’0” Jr Trent Smith of Brookeland.
Santo's Lance Hendrick was named 1st team all-state in 1990 while Dean Edwards was named to the 3rd team.
Team #246, 1990
Troy House leads Ingram Moore to school’s
only state championship
2A, INGRAM MOORE
Ingram Moore defeated Troup, 73-72, in the finals & Abernathy, 77-69, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The
Warriors finished the year at 34-3 and qualified for state for the first time with playoff wins over Marion, 73-43; Weimar,
97-54; El Maton Tidehaven, 88-69; and Schulenburg, 83-54. Moore, ranked #2 in the state, out shot (54% - 44%)
Abernathy in the 8-point semi-final win and then faced #1 in the final. Moore out shot (46%-34% and out rebounded
(53-45) Troup but the game came down to a last second 15 ft shot by Troup’s Shane Jasper which missed giving Ingram a
one-point victory. The Warriors were led by Troy House, the state’s all-time career scoring leader (with 4,260 points)
who scored 65 points in the two state games for an average of 32.5 ppg.
Ingram Moore won the 1990 state championship in the school’s only appearance in a state final. Finalist Troup won
state titles in 1992 & 1993 and lost in the finals in 1956, 1990, 1991 and 1994. The 1990 Moore championship coach
was Jim Reid of WTSU who earlier won two titles at Kerrville Tivy (1969 & 1970) and a fourth at Dumas (1971). He is one
of only two TX coaches (with Doug Boxell) to win state championships at three different schools. Jim Reid (1965-1990),
a member of the 1956 Palo Duro championship team, is a member of the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame and the
Panhandle Hall of Fame.
The 1990 Ingram Moore players were: 32 Josh McCormick, 6’7” Sr; 50 Scott Senter, 6’3” Sr; 40 Burke Hesson, 6’2” Sr; 10
Gene Arredondo, 5’7” Sr; 20 Troy House, 6’1” Sr; 52 Heath Hodges, 6’2” Sr; 24 Lonnie Goodman, 6’1” Jr; 14 John
Goodman, 6’0” Jr; 12 Andy Laughlin, 5’9” Jr; 44 Coy Galloway, 6’4” So; 34 Chris Lyons, 6’2” So; and 22 Steven Komppa,
6’1” So.
Moore was led in the final by 6’1” Sr Troy House with 31 points & 4 assists; 6’7” Sr Josh McCormick with 16 points and
11 rebounds; 6’3” Sr Scott Senter with 9 points & 10 rebounds; and 6’2” Sr Heath Hodges with 9 points. Troup was led
by Michael Davis with 23 points and Shane Jasper with 20. House led Ingram in the semi-final with 34 points, 6
rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals; Heath Hodges had 15 points; and McCormick had 13 points and 15 rebounds. Lon Dale
Cannon led Abernathy with 23 points & 9 rebounds.
The 2-A 1990 All State Tournament Team included 6’2” Sr Troy House and 6’7” Sr Josh McCormick of Ingram-Moore; Sr
Shane Jasper and Sr Michael Davis of Troup; and Jr Sam Burke of Krum. Moore's Troy House and Josh McCormick were
named all-state in 1990. Troy House was all-state at Leakey in 1988 & 1989.
Moore’s Troy House averaged 40.0 ppg in 1990 ranking him 5th all-time for one season scoring averages. He scored 70
and 68 points for one-game highs in 1990. House played in 1987-89 for Blanco and Leakey and in 1990 for Ingram
Moore. He scored 4,518 points in 1987-90 for the three schools ranking 1st all-time in TX career scoring according to
Texas Basketball Magazine. His 44.1 ppg and 1,455 points in 1989 for Leakey is 2nd all-time in TX. House later played at
UTSA & UMHB and was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006. Troup’s Shane Jaspar played football at
UCLA.
Team #247, 1990
Navasota wins its only state title
3-A, NAVASOTA
Navasota defeated Lamesa, 71-54, in the finals & Gainesville, 54-35, in the semi-finals at the state tournament. The #1
Rattlers were undefeated on the year at 35-0 and qualified for state for the first time with playoff wins over Rockdale,
51-41; Gatesville, 80-54; Center, 81-56; and Marlin, 57-39. Navasota trailed by 3 at halftime of the semi-final against
28-7 Gainesville but made a 12-4 run in the 3rd quarter and a 19-2 run to close the game for a 17-point victory.
Navasota out rebounded (46-24) and out shot (53%-33%) Lamesa. The Rattlers, who out rebounded (46-24) and out
shot (53%-33%) Lamesa (29-6), jumped out to an early lead in the final and the Tornadoes came no closer than 8
points.
Navasota won the 1990 state championship in the school’s only appearance in a state final. Finalist Lamesa has won
three state titles (1960, 1967 and 1975) and lost in the finals in 1934, 1935, 1973, 1985 & 1990. Mike Dacus of Texas
Wesleyan was the 1990 Navasota championship coach.
The 1990 Navasota players were: 00 Donald Wesley, 5’8” Sr; 3 Spencer Taylor, 5’7” Sr; 11 Derrick Thomas, 5’10” Sr; 12
Shaun Frazier, 5’9” Jr; 21 William Robinson, 5’10” Sr; 23 Mackely Wells, 5’10” Jr; 31 Kevin Baker, 6’2” Jr; 33 Ronnie
Jackson, 6’3” Jr; 41 Marlon Jefferson, 6’5” Sr; 42 Tommy Lewis, 6’2” Sr; and 44 Kevin Jefferson, 6’5” Jr.
Navasota was led in the final by 6’5” Jr Kevin Jefferson with 19 points and 12 rebounds; 6’5” Sr Marlon Jefferson with 15
points; 6’2” Jr Kevin Baker with 14; and 6’2” Sr Tommy Lewis with 11. Bert Butler led Lamesa with 32 points and 7
rebounds. The Rattlers were led in the semi-final by Baker with 16 points; Jefferson with 14 points & 12 rebounds; and
Lewis with 10 points and 14 rebounds. Paul Ortts led Gainesville with 12 points & 8 rebounds.
The 3-A 1990 All State Tournament Team included 6’5” Sr Marlon Jefferson, 6’2” Jr Kevin Baker and 6’5” Jr Kevin
Jefferson of Navasota; Jr Bret Butler of Lamesa; and Jr Kirk Mathis of Gonzales. Navasota's Marlon Jefferson and William
Robinson were all-state in 1990 and Kevin Baker was all-state in 1991.
Marlon Jefferson played at Midland JC; William Robinson, at Blinn JC & Maine College; and Tommy Lewis at Blinn JC.
Kevin Baker played FB at Kilgore JC. In 2007 Donald Wesley was the basketball coach at Navasota; Kevin Baker ran a
barber shop in Navasota; and Ron Jackson worked at the TX Dept. of Correction.
Team #248, 1990
Dallas Lincoln wins 1st of 3 state titles
4-A, DALLAS LINCOLN
Dallas Lincoln defeated Boerne, 87-77, in the finals & FW Boswell, 79-67, in the semi-finals at the state tournament.
Dallas Lincoln finished the year at 27-10 winning 19 of its last 20 games (losing only to Belton) on Jan. 2. The Tigers
qualified for state for the 1st time with playoff wins over Highland Park, Ennis and Dallas Hillcrest. The semi-final was
close for almost the entire game with 29 lead changes but Lincoln made an 11-2 run at the 4 minute mark of the 4th
quarter for a 12-point victory margin. In the final, Boerne trailed by 16 with 4:03 left but closed to within 6 at 1:48
before Lincoln made 4 FTs for the final victory margin. Lincoln’s 166 points in 2 games was a 4-A record.
Dallas Lincoln won state championships in 1990, 1993 & 2002 and lost in the finals in 1997 to SA Fox Tech and in 2004 to
Houston Jones. Richard Bacon of Grand Canyon U’s 1978 NAIA national champions was the Lincoln championship coach
in 1990 & 1993 and had a 158-46 record at Lincoln in 1988-1994. Boerne made its only appearance in a state final in
1990 in the loss to Lincoln.
The 1990 Dallas Lincoln players were: (3) 6’2” Sr Willie Black; (4) 5’10” So William Wright; (5) 6’3” Jr Charlie Turner; (10)
5’10” So Henry Thomas; (14) 6’5” Jr Lonnie Cooper; (15) 6’4” Jr Marioe Thompson; (20) 6’3” Jr KevinWilliams; (21) 6’4” Sr
Cedric Collins; (22) 6’5” So Charles Johnson; (23) 6’2” Sr Larry Thomas; (24) 6’7” So Michael Harris; (25) 6’8” Jr Keith
Murray; & (00) 6’2” Jr Brandon Polk.
Lincoln was led in the final by 6’2” Sr Willie Black with 21 points and 5 assists and 6’2” Sr Larry Thomas with 21 points.
Boerne was led by Robbie Shivers with 25 points and David Shivers with 21 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists. Black led
Lincoln in the semi-final with 19 points followed by 6’8” Jr Keith Murray with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Tom Etchison
led Boswell with 26 points and 10 rebounds.
The 4-A 1990 All State Tournament Team included 6’2” Sr Willie Black and 6’2” Sr Larry Thomas of Dallas Lincoln; 6’1” So
Robbie Shivers and 6’4” Sr David Shivers, Sr of Boerne; and Sr Tom Etchison of FW Boswell. Lincoln's Willie Black and
Larry Thomas were named all-state in 1990.
Team #249, 1990
Kimball wins 1st of 3 state titles
5-A, DALLAS KIMBALL
Dallas Kimball defeated Houston Clear Lake, 59-56, in the finals & Austin Johnson, 63-50, in the semi-finals at the state
tournament. The Knights finished the year at 37-3 and qualified for state for the 2nd time with regional wins over
Longview, 55-39, and Dallas Spruce, 73-47. Kimball’s defensive press allowed six playoff teams an average of less than
50 ppg and stifled 32-5 LBJ in the semi-final. The Knights defeated 30-7 Clear Lake, the defending 5-A champion, in the
final despite the “three platoon” system of Coach Bill Krueger. Kimball had a 16 point lead with 2 minutes remaining
before Clear Lake—with its 3rd platoon---closed to within 4 points with 21 seconds left before Kimball made 2 FTs with
11 seconds left to clinch the victory.
Dallas Kimball has won 5 state titles (in 1990, 1996, 1997, 2011 & 2012) and lost in the finals in 1986 to Amarillo, in 1999
to Duncanville, in 2002 to SA Jay, in 2009 to Houston Yates and in 2013 to Rosenberg Terry. The 1990 Kimball
championship coach was Jimmy Tubbs of Bishop College. He was later an assistant coach at SMU and Oklahoma and
was head coach at SMU in 2006. Goree Johnson was the 1996 & 1997 Kimball championship coach and Royce Johnswon
was the championship coach in 2011 & 2012. Runner-up Clear Lake won the state title in 1989 and lost in the final the
following year in 1990 to Kimball.
The 1990 Kimball players were: 10 Brandon Jones, 5’10” Jr; 12 Vincent Rowlett, 6’0” Sr; 14 Jeremy McClin, 5’11” Jr; 15
Mario Patterson, 5’9” Jr; 20 Clarence Mack, 5’10” Sr; 21 Donovan Wilson, 6’1” Jr; 23 Kelon Haynie, 6’2” Jr; 24 Chad
Melton, 5’9” Sr; 30 Shaun Mathis, 6’1” Jr; 31 Charles Gentry, 6’5” Sr; 32 Jayson Walton, 6’4” Jr; 33 Jason Sasser, 6’0” Jr;
and 40 Royce Johnson, 6’1” Sr.
Kimball was led in the final by Charles Gentry with 21 points and Jayson Walton with 14 points and 18 rebounds. Clear
Lake was led by Mike Fultz with 14 points and Tim Glover with 11. Kimball was led in the semi-final by Walton with 18
points and 10 rebounds and by Vincent Rowlett with 18 points. LBJ was led by Ray Jackson with 18 points and 11
rebounds.
The 1990 5-A All State Tournament Team included 6’4” Jr Jayson Walton and 6’5” Sr Charles Gentry of Dallas Kimball;
6’1” Sr Tim Glover and 6’4” Sr Mike Fultz of Houston Clear Lake; and Sr Gary Collier of FW Dunbar. Kimball's Jayson
Walton was all-state in 1990 and 1991 and Jason Sasser was all-state in 1992.
Kimball’s Jason Sasser, a Jr in 1990, was later TX Tech’s 2nd all-time career scorer and played in the NBA in 1997-99.
Clear Lake’s Tim Glover played at Pittsburgh.
Team #250, 1991
Moulton wins first of three state titles
under Coach Sammie Koudelka
1-A, MOULTON
Moulton defeated Bronte, 53-44, in the finals & Tenaha, 68-65, in the semi-finals at the state tournament. The Bobkatz
finished the year at 37-1 with a 34-game winning streak and the #1 ranking all year. The only loss came by 10 points to
Liberty Hill in the 4th game of the year. Moulton qualified for state for the 4th time with playoff wins over Round Top
Carmine, 87-56; D’Hanis, 62-42; Iola, 68-47; and Anderson, 58-53. Moulton survived the semi-final when 27-7 Tenaha,
which trailed once by 18 points, called an illegal timeout with the score tied at 65-65 with 7 seconds left and Moulton
made 3 FT’s for a 68-65 win. The Bobkatz jumped out to a 13-0 lead in the final against 29-4 Bronte but the Longhorns
did close to within two points in the 4th quarter before Moulton finished the game with a 7-0 run.
Moulton won state titles in 1991, 1998 & 1999 and lost in the finals in 1989 to Fannindel, in 1990 to Santo and in 2000 to
Brookeland. Finalist Bronte made two appearances in the state finals losing in 1987 and 1991. Sammie Koudelka of
SHSU was the coach of all three Moulton state championship teams and thru 2006 had more (1037) coaching wins than
any active TX coach in 2007. He was inducted into the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007 and still coaches at
Moulton.
The 1991 Moulton players were: 24 Bobby Fishbeck, 6’2” Sr; 32 Patrick Henke, 6’3” Jr; 23 Craig Barta, 6’0” Sr; 15 Jeff
Pilat, 5’9” Jr; 14 Gary Holub, 5’9” Jr; 33 David Beyer, 5’10” Sr; 30 Daniel Beyer, 5’10” Sr; 21 Brian Darilek, 5’8” Sr; 22
Philip Bochat, 6’1” Sr; 10 John Meisetschleager, 5’9” So; 20 Jason Kloesel, 5’10” So; 25 Julius Raabe, 5’6” Fr; 12 Ryan
Simper, 5’10” Jr; 31 Dwayne Simper, 5’6” Fr; and 11 Manuel Martinez, 5’8” So.
Moulton was led in the final by 6’3” Jr Patrick Henke with 18 points & 8 rebounds; 6’2” Sr Bobby Fishbeck with 17 points,
10 rebounds and 4 assists; and 6’0” Sr Craig Barta with 9 points. Bronte was led by Sean Conway with 12 points. The
Bobkatz were led in the semi-final by 5’9” Jr Jeff Pilat with 14 points and Henke with 13 points and 15 rebounds.
The 1991 1-A All State Tournament Team included 6’3” Jr Patrick Henke and 6’2” Sr Bobby Fishbeck of Moulton; 6’1” Sr
Marshall Holcomb of Paducah; 6’2” Sr Justin Phillips, 6’0” Sr Bill Windham & 6’1” Sr Sean Conway of Bronte; and 5’9” Fr
Stacy Thompson of Tenaha. Moulton's Patrick Henke was all-state for 3 years from 1990-92 and Bobby Fishbeck was allstate in 1991.
Team #251, 1991
Abernathy wins state titles in 1980 & 1991
2-A, ABERNATHY
Abernathy defeated Troup, 55-46, in the finals & Liberty Hill, 76-69 (OT), in the semi-finals at the state tournament. The
Antelopes finished the year at 37-1 with its only loss to Lamesa. Abernathy qualified for state for the 3rd time with
playoff wins over Crosbyton, 61-49; Spearman, 58-46; Ranger, 84-45; and Seagraves, 61-49. Abernathy (ranked #2)
made an 11-2 run at the end of the game and in the OT for a 7-point semi-final win over Liberty Hill (ranked #1) which
averaged 102.5 ppg on the year and finished at 30-4. Liberty Hill forced Abernathy into 28 turnovers but shot only 33%.
Abernathy, relying on deadly three-point and free throw shooting, made a 12-2 run at the end of the final against 32-2
Troup which played short-handed due to the suspension of four players (including 2 starters and the 6th man) for
missing a team curfew the night before.
Abernathy won state titles in 1980 and 1991 in the school’s only two appearances in the state finals. Finalist Troup lost
in the finals in 1956, 1990 & 1991. Carl Irlbeck, a member of the Panhandle Hall of Fame, was the Abernathy
championship coach in 1980 and Jerry Schaeffer of WTSU was the championship coach in 1991. Abernathy is one of
seven schools who have won the boys and girls state basketball championships in the same year---Buna in 1956, 1957 &
1961; Dallas S. Oak Cliff in 1977; Nazareth in 2002; Morton in 1987; Abernathy in 1991; Sudan in 1995; & Brock in 2002
& 2003.
The 1991 Abernathy players were: 12 Alex Salazar, 5’9” Jr; 14 Scott Attaway, 6’0” Sr; 20 Justin Prather, 6’0” Sr; 22 Ken
Dunn, 6’1” Jr; 23 Cody Forbes, 6’0” Jr; 24 Jody Myatt, 5’11” Sr; 30 Scotty Norris, 6’0” Jr; 32 Damon Loper, 6’3” Jr; 34 Lon
Dale Cannon, 6’5” Sr; 40 Chad Shadden, 6’3” Sr; and 42 Larry Norris, 6’0” Jr.
Abernathy was led in the final by Justin Prather with 12 points and 7 rebounds; Chad Shadden and Cody Forbes with 10
points; and Jody Myatt with 8 points and 8 assists. Troup was led by Fr Greg Austin with 16 points and 12 rebounds and
Edward Jasper with 12 points and 9 rebounds. Liberty Hill’s Richard Hastings averaged 34 ppg on the year and had 32
points and 14 rebounds in the final. In the semi-final Abernathy was led by Prather with 23 points and 5 assists and
Forbes with 11 rebounds and 10 points.
The 1991 2-A All State Tournament Team included 6’0” Sr Justin Prather; 6’0” Jr Cody Forbes and 6’0” Jr Larry Norris of
Abernathy; 6’5” Fr Greg Austin of Troup; 6’6” Sr Rob Peterson of Krum; 6’6” Sr Richard Hastings of Liberty Hill. Hastings
later played at Texas Tech. Abernathy's Lon Dale Cannon and Jody Myatt were all-state in 1991 and Larry Norris was allstate in 1992.
Team #252, 1991
Dr. Charles Breithaupt of UIL was coach in 2nd of 2 titles
won by Hardin-Jeff; current Supt. and Principal on 1991 team
3A, SOUR LAKE HARDIN-JEFFERSON
Sour Lake Hardin-Jefferson defeated Clarksville, 75-68, in the finals & Stafford, 97-52, in the semi-finals at the state
tournament. The Hawks qualified for state for the 4th time with playoff wins over Newton, 107-67; San Augustine, 6652; Center, 93-72; and Brookshire Royal, 70-69 and was ranked #1 in TX. Hardin-Jefferson finished the year at 37-1 with
the only loss to Conroe Oak Ridge by 7 points. The Hawks, utilizing an aggressive full-court trapping defense to wear
down its opponents, scored over 100 ten times including 139-42 & 132-25 wins over Hardin. The Hawks forced
Clarksville into 24 turnovers in the final and their 172 points in two games set a 3-A record.
Hardin-Jefferson won state titles in 1967 and 1991 and lost in the 1984 final to New Boston. Finalist Clarksville won
state titles in 1995 and 1998 and lost in the 1989 and 1991 finals. Michael Hefley was the 1967 Hardin-Jefferson
championship coach while Charles Breithaupt of Lamar University was the 1991 championship coach.
The 1991 Hardin-Jefferson players were: 3 Joel Nolte, 5’10” Sr; 4 David Underwood, 6’0” Jr; 5 Jamey Harrison, 5’11” Jr;
12 Duane Joubert, 6’0” Sr; 13 Clay Davis, 5’11” Jr’ 15 Chucky Seaman, 5’9” Jr; 22 Neil Laminack, 6’1” So; 24 Timmy
Rowell, 5’11” Sr; 34 Jeff Burke, 6’4” Sr; 44 Shannon Holmes, 6’7” Sr; 54 Michael August, 6’4” Sr; and 55 Gene Isabell, 6’7”
Sr.
Hardin-Jefferson was led in the final against 35-2 Clarksville by 6’7” Sr Shannon Holmes with 19 points & 9 rebounds;
6’4” Sr Jeff Burke with 16; 5’10” Sr Joel Nolte with 14; and 5’11” Jr Jamey Harrison with 6 assists. Clarksville was led by
Vergil Richardson with 22 points and 12 rebounds and Eric Richardson with 18 points and 6 assists. The Hawks were led
in the semi-final against 22-14 Stafford by 6’7” Sr Gene Isabell with 29 points; Holmes with 17 points; Nolte with 7
assists; and 6’0” Sr Duane Joubert with 8 rebounds.
The 1991 3-A All State Tournament Team included 5’10” Sr Joel Nolte, 6’7” Sr Shannon Holmes, 6’4” Sr Jeff Burke and
6’7” Sr Gene Isabell of Hardin-Jefferson. Hardin-Jefferson's Shannon Holmes, Jeff Burke and Gene Isabell were named
all-state in 1991 and Jamey Harrison and Neil Laminack were all-state in 1992.
Holmes & Burke later played at Houston Baptist; Isabell at SHSU; and Neil Laminack at Schreiner. Joubert played
football at W. TX A&M where he led the nation in kickoff returns. Coach Charles Breithaupt later became the athletic
director of the UIL and was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003. Duane Joubert has coached Kountze
to two state titles. In 2007 Joel Nolte was principal of Hardin-Jefferson H.S. while Shannon Holmes was Supt. of the HJ
I.S.D. and Jamey Harrison was supt. at Bridge City. Neil Laminack coaches at St. Thomas of Houston and Clay Davis at
Hardin-Jefferson. Jeff Burke is in education sales. Timmy Rowell is a minister and Michael August is in the U.S. Army.
David Underwood is president of an internet marketing company. Dr. Gene Isabell is an orthopedic surgeon in Beamont.
Chucky Seaman died in a car accident in 1992.
Team #253, 1991
Lincoln, led by Coach Andre Boutte,
wins 6th of 7 state titles
4-A, PORT ARTHUR LINCOLN
Port Arthur Lincoln defeated San Antonio Alamo Heights, 77-68, in the finals & Dallas Oak Cliff, 73-65, in the semi-finals
at the state tournament. The BumbleBees qualified for state for the 7th time with playoff wins over Galveston Ball, 7465; Silsbee, 86-63; Cleveland, 77-76; and Channelview, 79-69. Lincoln was ranked #1 all year and finished the season at
34-3. In the final Lincoln’s half-court trap caused 20 Mule turnovers including 15 steals in a case of a well-disciplined
quick team wearing down a well-disciplined slower team. Alamo Heights was forced into an up-tempo game it didn’t
want.
PA Lincoln has won seven state championships (1981, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991 & 1995) and lost in the finals in
1993 to Dallas Lincoln & in 1999 to Crowley. In 2002 Lincoln merged with Jefferson and SFA into PA Memorial. James
Gamble of Prairie View A&M was the Lincoln championship coach for the first four state title teams; Joe Willie Price of
TX Lutheran was coach of the 1989 championship team; and Andre P. Boutte of NTSU was the coach of the 1991 & 1995
title teams. Boutte was a player on the 1981 PA Lincoln championship team and later won a third state title at
Beaumont Ozen in 2001. Coach James Gamble (1962-1988) was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame & the TX
H.S. Coaches Hall of Honor. He retired after the1988 championship game with a 616-210 record in 25 seasons at Lincoln
in the Prairie View League and the UIL. SA Alamo Heights won state titles in 1952 & 1954 and lost in the 1951 and 1991
finals.
The 1991 Lincoln players were: 00 Kelvin McKyer, 6’5” Sr; 4 Solomon Jones, 5’7” So; 3 Theodore Graham, 5’7” So; 10
Kevin Thomas, 5’11” Jr; 14 Roderick Dorsey, 6’2” So; 20 Tronell Louis, 6’1” Sr; 22 Tharin Keyes, 6’6” Sr; 24 Michael Scott,
6’4” Sr; 30 Vincent Shelvin, 5’10” Sr; 32 John Johnson, 6’2” Sr; 34 Lee Harmason, 6’4” Sr; 44 Xavier Henton, 6’6” Sr; 40
Langston Adams, 6’4” Jr; 50 Corpas Ortiz, 6’6” So; 5 Otis Armstrong, 5’6” So; 12 Diamon Murray, 5’9” So; 54 Troy Jones,
6’2” So; and 35 Ahmaal Bodden, 5’7” Fr.
Lincoln was led in the final by Michael Scott with 16 points; Kelvin McKyer with 15 points and 6 rebounds; Vincent
Shelvin with 13; Lee Harmason and Xavier Henton with 12; and Kevin Thomas with 7 assists. Alamo Heights was led by
Ben Hart with 25 points. The Bees were led in the semi-final against S. Oak Cliff (27-8) by Henton with 22 points and 8
rebounds and McKyer with 17 points & 10 rebounds.
The 1991 4-A All State Tournament Team included 6’5” Sr Kelvin McKyer and 6’6” Sr Xavier Henton of PA Lincoln; 6’2” Jr
Jeff Young of Pampa; and 6’6” Jr Ben Hart & 6’7” Sr Crain Canavan of SA Alamo Heights. Xavier Henton later played at
NTSU. Lincoln's Kelvin McKyer and Xavier Henton were named all-state in 1991 and Solomon Jones was all-state in
1993.
Team #254, 1991
Duncanville, led by Greg Ostertag, wins 1st of 2
state titles under Coach Phil McNeely
5-A, DUNCANVILLE
Duncanville defeated San Antonio Jay, 65-38, in the finals & Galena Park N. Shore, 82-50, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Panthers were 37-2 on the year and qualified for state for the first time with playoff wins over Tyler
Lee, 65-57; Plano East, 77-52; Killeen, 67-62; and Bryan, 70-56. The Panthers’ average victory margin for the two state
tournament games was 30 points. Duncanville shot 55% from the field and held N. Shore to 35 points below their
season average in the semi-final. In the final the much shorter (6’4”) Mustangs (35-4) simply could not match up with
7’1” Sr Greg Ostertag who led the Duncanville offense with 35 points and the defense anchored by Ostertag which held
Jay to 38 points below its season average and scored only 38 points---the lowest point total in the 11-year history of
Class 5A state title games---on 20% shooting (14 of 69.
Duncanville won state titles in 1991, 1999 & 2007 in the only three appearances by the school in the state finals. Finalist
SA Jay won a state title in 2002 and lost in the final in 1989 and 1991. Phil McNeely of TX Wesleyan was the Duncanville
championship coach for all three championships and was following in the footsteps of his father, Clifton McNeely, who
won four state titles at Pampa in the 1950’s. Phil McNeely retired after the 2009 season with a 702-174 record & 3 state
titles in 25 years at Duncanville. Duncanville H.S. ranks 5th in TX in combined boys (3) and girls (6) state basketball titles
with 9.
The 1991 Duncanville players were: 12 Sam Lowe, 5’8” Sr; 20 Robert Ringo, 6’2” Sr; 22 Merrill Frank, 6’0” Jr; 24 Jason
Morris, 6’2” Jr; 30 Marvin Bell, 6’3” Sr; 33 Greg Ostertag, 7’1” Sr; 34 Eric Chizer, 6’5” Jr; 40 Philip White, 5’11” Sr; 42 Joe
Washington, 6’6” Jr; 44 Shad Green, 5’11” Sr; and 52 Bill Greving, 6‘4” Jr.
Duncanville was led in the final by 7’1” Sr Greg Ostertag with 35 points (including 6 dunks) and 12 rebounds; 6’3” Sr
Marvin Bell with 15 points & 11 rebounds; and 6’2” Sr Robert Ringo with 8 points, 5 rebounds and 9 of the team’s 18
assists. Kenneth Kerley led Jay with 9 points. Ostertag had 28 points and 12 rebounds in the semi-final while Bell had 28
points and Sam Lowe had 6 assists. North Shore’s Joe Stephens had 16 points & 7 rebounds. Ostertag scored a seasonhigh 44 points against Killeen in the regional.
The 1991 5-A All State Tournament Team included 6’3” Sr Marvin Bell and 7’1 Sr Greg Ostertag of Duncanville; 6’4” Sr
Kenneth Kerley and 6’2” Sr Frederick Coleman of SA Jay; and 6’3” Jr Dayo Holloway of FW Dunbar. Duncanville's Greg
Ostertap and Marvin Bell were named all-state in 1991.
Greg Ostertag later played at Kansas U. and in the NBA for Utah Jazz in 1996-2006 and was elected to TX H.S. Basketball
Hall of Fame in 1998; Marvin Bell played at Centenary; Jay’s Kenneth Kerley played at Baylor; North Shore’s Joe Stephens
at Colorado; and Darrell Bogan at LA Tech.
Team #255, 1992
Laneville wins back-to-back state titles
in 1992-1993 under Coach Gupton
1A. LANEVILLE
Laneville defeated Petersburg, 51-49, in the finals & Dimebox, 84-72, in the semi-finals at the state tournament.
Laneville had playoff victories over Goodrich, 83-61; LaPoyner, 75-63; Coolidge, 80-54; and Tenaha, 87-62; to reach the
state tournament for the fifth time. The Yellowjackets finished the year at 37-1, losing only to 2A champ Troup early in
the year, while Petersburg finished at 29-5. In the semi-final the Yellowjackets outscored 31-6 Dimebox, 31-14, in the
4th quarter and held the Longhorns’ Darian Tusie to 13 FGs in his 35 attempts. Laneville’s two-point win in the final
came on two FTs by Derrick Wagoner with 29 seconds remaining. The Yellowjackets shot only 27% but forced 23
Petersburg turnovers.
Laneville has made 9 appearances at the state tournament and 5 appearances in the finals winning state titles in 1992,
1993 & 2008 and losing in the finals in 1952 & 2007. Bennie Gupton was the Laneville championship coach in 1992 &
1993 while Brian Nichols of S.F.A.U. was the championship coach in 2008. Finalist Petersburg made its only appearance
in a state final in 1992. Bennie Gupton of TX Southern was the coach of the 1992 & 1993 championship teams and
finished 1992 at 533-92.
The 1992 Laneville players were: 10 Derreck Waggoner, 5’7” Jr; 12 Keith Renfro, 5’7” So; 13 Cedric Bowens, 5’11” So; 15
Fred Bowens, 5’7” So; 20 Anthony Neal, 5’7” So; 21 John Russaw, 5’7” Sr; 22 Reggie Loftis, 5’10” Jr; 23 Brad Harris, 6’2”
So; 30 Jerome Polk, 5’11” So; 31 Kelvin Vanzandt, 6’4” Jr; 32 Corey Barnes, 6’2” Jr; 33 David Willis, 6’1” Sr; 34 Joe
Rodriguez, 5’6” So; 35 Richard Hammett, 6’3” Jr; and 44 Anthony Peters, 5’11” Sr.
Laneville was led on the year by 6’2” Jr Corey Barnes at 24 points and 18 rebounds a game; 6’2” So Brad Harris at 15 &
6’4” Jr Kelvin Vanzandt at 14. The Yellowjackets were led in the final by Barnes with 15 points & 12 rebounds; 5’7” Sr
John Russaw with 10 points; and Vanzandt with 10. 6’6” Jr Tim Fox led Petersburg with 13 points. Laneville was led in
the semi-final by Barnes with 27 points and 15 rebounds; Brad Harris with 24 points; and Vanzandt with 12 points and 8
rebounds. Dimebox was led by 5’8”Sr Darian Tusie with 38 points (he averaged 29 ppg for the year).
The 1-A All State Tournament Team included 6’2” Jr Corey Barnes and 6’4” Jr Kelvin Vanzandt of Laneville; 6’6” Jr Tim
Fox and 6’1” Sr Jerry Fillingim 5’8” Sr Darian Tuusie of Dime Box. Laneville's Brad Harris was all-state for 3 years from
1992-1994 and Corey Barnes was all-state in 1992 & 1993.
Barnes was named the state tournament MVP and later played at Panola JC and at East TX Baptist.
Team #256, 1992
Troup won back-to-back state titles in 1992-93
under Coach Leland Hand & MVP Greg Austin
2A, TROUP
Troup defeated Krum, 60-40, in the finals & Poth, 69-25, in the semi-finals at the state tournament. Troup had playoff
victories over Quitman, 86-35; Honey Grove, 94-55; Woden, 66-35; and Edgewood, 52-48; to make the state tournament
for the fifth time. The Troup Tigers were ranked #1 the entire year and finished at 35-1 while #2 Krum finished at 34-3.
The Tigers 44-point victory margin in the semi-final was a state record and resulted from “stifling defensive pressure”
that produced 23 Poth turnovers and an overwhelming rebounding edge. Troup’s 20-point victory margin in the final
came after the Tigers outscored Krum, 18-3, in the 4th quarter. The average victory margin at state of 32 points in two
games was a state record.
Troup has made six appearances in the state finals winning state titles in 1992 & 1993 and losing finals in 1956 to Buna,
in 1990 to Ingram Moore, in 1991 to Abernathy and in 1994 to Krum. Leland Hand of East TX Baptist College was the
coach of the 1992 & 1993 Troup championship teams. Troup made the state finals for 5 consecutive years from 19901994 under Coach Hand who thru 2007 had a coaching record of 447-96. He coached at East TX Baptist College in 19972000. Finalist Krum has made 9 appearances in the state finals winning state titles in 1971, 1978, 1994, 1996 & 1998
and losing in the finals in 1956, 1967, 1979 and 1992.
The 1992 Troup players were: 00 David Mills, 6’4” Sr; 10 Nicky Lacy, 5’9” Sr; 11 Jerome Jiles, 5’9” Jr; 12 Billy Matlock,
6’6” Sr; 13 Sammy Myers, 6’1” Jr; 14 Anthony Jones, 6’1” Jr; 15 Tony White, 6’2” Sr; 20 Joey Martin, 6’4” Sr; 21 Ray
Franklin, 6’1” Sr; 22 Greg Austin, 6’5” So; 23 Chuck Lafferty, 5’9” So; 24 Adrian Matlock, 6’2” Jr; 50 Tony Kincade, 6’0” So;
and 55 Edward Jasper, 6’4” Sr.
Troup was led in the final by 6’5” So Greg Austin with 20 points and 12 rebounds and 6’0” So Tony Kincade with 9. Krum
was led by Jason Hamm and Josh Martin, each with 10 points. Austin had 14 points and 13 rebounds in the semi-final
and 6’4” Sr Joey Martin scored 14 points & 6’4” Sr Edward Jasper added 12.
The 2-A All State Tournament Team included 6’5” So Greg Austin, 6’4” Sr Joey Martin and 6’4” Sr Edward Jasper of
Troup; 6’5” Jr Jason Hamm of Krum; and 6’1” Sr Larry Norris of Abernathy. Troup's Greg Austin was all-state for 3 years
from 1992-94; Anthony Jones was all-state in 1992 & 1993; and Tony Kincaid in 1993-94. Austin was named the MVP
and repeated as MVP as a Jr in 1993. Austin later played at Tarleton State and Anthony Jones played at Hill Co J.C. Jason
Hamm played at S. Alabama. Edward Jasper played football at TX A&M. Troup’s Joey Martin later played at SFA and
coached T.K. Gorman to 7 district championships—he is the head coach at Klein Oak.
Team #257, 1992
Stafford wins its only state title
3-A, STAFFORD
Stafford defeated Groesbeck, 73-72, in the finals & Clint, 58-52, in the semi-finals at the state tournament. Stafford had
playoff victories over Cuero, 81-71; Devine, 62-41; Hidalgo, 69-51; and Edna, 59-48; to reach the state tournament for
the second time. The Spartans led by 22 points in the 3rd quarter of the semi-final before a Clint rally cut the lead to 4
with two minutes left but the rally fell short as Clint could not overcome its 26% FG shooting for the game. Groesbeck,
which had upset #1 Hardin-Jefferson, 121-93 in its regional final, was 18-1 on the year and was seeking to become only
the 2nd TX school to win football and basketball titles in the same school year. The Goats trailed the entire game
against Stafford but a 10-2 run tied the score at 64-64 at 2:32 before the Spartans’ Chris Cheatham scored 7 points to
claim the victory for Stafford. The Spartans made 7 of 9 3-pointers to only 3 of 10 for Groesbeck. Stafford finished the
year at 35-8 while Groesbeck finished at 17-1.
Both Stafford and Groesbeck made their only appearances in a state final in 1993. David L. Victorick of TX A&M was the
coach of the 1992 championship team (his brother, Donnie, won five titles with Snook from 1980-84).
The 1992 Stafford players were: 15 Tuong Nguyen, 5’5” So; 21 Brandon Walker, 6’1” So; 22 Chris Collins, 5’7” So: 23
Michael Schott, 6’2” So; 24 Richard Mirelles, 5’11” So; 25 Jay Jimenea, 5’10” Jr; 30 Chad Leutwyler, 6’3” Jr; 31 Ernie
Trevino, 5’6” Sr; 32 Mike Nguyen, 5’7” Sr; 33 Joey Clopton, 5’8” Sr; 34 Guy Williams, 6’1” Sr; 35 Derrick Thompson, 6’0”
Jr; 40 Greg Grahmann, 6’0” Sr; 41 Jonathan James, 5’11” So; 42 Marty Schott, 6’2” Sr; 43 Chris Cheatham, 6’1” Sr; 44
Calvin Lawson, 6’0” Sr; 45 Isaac Hudson, 6’4” Sr; 50 Marty Mitchell, 6’1” Sr; & 51 Michael Sosa, 6’2” Sr.
Stafford was led on the year by 6’1” Sr Chris Cheatham at 15 points, 10 rebounds and 4.5 steals a game and led the
Spartans in the final with 23 points while 5’8” Sr Joey Clopton had 17, 6’4” Sr Isaac Hudson and 6’5” Sr Brandon Bennett
added 18. 6’0” Sr Calvin Lawson led Stafford in the semi-final with 14 points while Hudson had 12 and Cheatham, 11.
Vandivot led Clint with 20 points.
The 3-A All State Tournament Team included 6’4” Sr Isaac Hudson, 6’1” Sr Chris Cheatham and 5’8” Sr Joey Clopton of
Stafford and 6’4” Sr Leroy Jones and 6’5” Sr Brandon Bennett of Groesbeck. Stafford's Isaac Hudson, Marty Schott and
Chris Cheatham were named all-state in 1992.
Team #258, 1992
S. Oak cliff wins 2nd of 4 state titles
4-A, DALLAS SOUTH OAK CLIFF
Dallas South Oak Cliff defeated Georgetown, 73-60, in the finals & Austin McCallum, 65-56, in the semi-finals at the state
tournament. South Oak Cliff had playoff victories over Gainesville, 94-58; Dallas Highland Park, 54-46; Lancaster, 84-68;
and Dallas Lincoln, 64-52; to qualify for the state tournament. The Golden Bears finished the year at 34-2 while
Georgetown finished at 29-9. S. Oak Cliff’s 9-point win over McCallum in the semi-final was highlighted by the Golden
Bear pressure defense which forced 32 turnovers by the Knights. South Oak Cliff’s 13-point victory in the final over
Georgetown (29-9) was never in doubt as the Golden Bears dominated inside play and rebounding (47-36).
Dallas S. Oak Cliff has made seven appearances in the state finals winning four state titles in 1977, 1992, 2007 & 2008;
losing in the 1974 final to Houston Kashmere; and losing state titles in 2005 & 2006 on forfeits. (The Dallas Oak Cliff
that won the 1923 and 1924 state championships was a different school and later merged with Dallas Adamson.) SOC
Coach Euril Henson of Prairie View A&M ended his coaching career with over 300 victories and with the 1977 state title.
His Dallas Madison teams had lost four state championship games in the old Prairie View Interscholastic League. Chris
Dyer was the 1992 Oak Cliff championship coach while James Mays, II, was the championship coach for 2006 & 2008.
Finalist Georgetown (from Williamson County) made its only appearance in a state final in 1992. The “Austin area Jinx”
continued in that Travis/Williamson County boys teams have made the final 13 times without a title from 1921-2009. In
fact, from 1921-2009 the closest state championship schools to the Erwin Center are San Marcos (31 miles) to the South;
Thorndale (40 miles) to the east; Temple Academy (53 miles) to the north; and Johnson City (40 miles) to the west.
The 1992 Oak Cliff players were: 10 Roderick Robinson, 6’2” Jr; 11 Tim Johnson, 6’0” Jr; 12 Kelvin Crawford, 6’2” Sr; 15
Derrick Goodwin, 5’10” Jr; 20 Eddie Shulfford, 5’10” Sr; 22 Jonathan Stribling, 6’1” Sr; 24 Rama Hamm, 5’8” Sr; 25 Cordell
Love, 6’2” Sr; 30 Chris Harris, 5’11” Jr; 32 Adrian Johnson, 6’2” Sr; 33 Ishmael Muhammad, 6’3” Jr; 35 Rodney Chiles, 6’2”
Jr; 40 Dehoma Childs, 6’2” Sr; 42 Theetis Willis, 6’2” Sr; 50 Derrick Battie, 6’8” Sr; & 52 Howley Bonner, 6’4” Sr.
Oak Cliff was led on the year by 6’8” Sr Derrick Battie at 11 points and 15 rebounds a game, 6’4” Sr Howley Bonner at 14
points & 5 rebounds and 6’2” Sr Cordell Love at 12 points. Battie led the Golden Bears in the final with 19 points and 12
rebounds while Love scored 14 and Bonner, 12 and 6’2” Sr Kelvin Crawford had 10 points and 6 assists. 6’4” Sr Glen
Senclair led Georgetown with 18. Love led S. Oak Cliff in the semi-final with 19 points & 3 assists while Bonner added 18
points & 10 rebounds and Battie had 12 points. Sr Chris Brown led McCallum with 19 points.
The 4-A All State Tournament Team included 6’8” Sr Derrick Battie, 6’2” Sr Cordell Love and 6’4” Sr Howley Bonner of
Dallas South Oak Cliff; 5’10” Sr Chris Brown of Austin McCallum and 6’4” Sr Glen Senclair of Georgetown. SOC's Derrick
Battie, Cordell Love and Howley Bonner were named all-state in 1992.
Team #259, 1992
Longview wins only state title as
Coach Romines ends 28-year quest for title
5-A, LONGVIEW
Longview defeated Victoria, 71-67 (OT), in the finals & Houston Worthing, 95-64, in the semi-finals at the state
tournament. Longview had playoff victories over Garland, 82-52; Dallas Samuell, 80-79; Temple, 80-73; and Waco, 8985 (OT); to qualify for state for the first time. The OT win over Waco came after five points by Bobby Taylor in the last
21 seconds. Longview finished the year at 35-2 relying on a “run and gun” offensive attack and pressing defense that
utilized “mass substitutions” to keep the on-court team fresh. The Lobos relied on a 53-33 rebound edge in the semifinal against Worthing (23-9) which allowed them to dominate the “points in the paint,” 50-19. The OT win in the final
over Victoria (31-6) was a result of 15 Stingaree turnovers and a 38-19 rebound advantage. Victoria attempted to
control the tempo and held an early 13-point lead but the Lobos closed to within one point at 3:06. Victoria missed a
shot at the end of regulation and Longview made the last 2 FGs in OT for the win.
Longview won the 1992 state title in the school’s only appearance in a state final while Victoria’s only other appearance
in a final was in 1955 when the Stingarees won the state championship. Leroy Romines of SFA was the coach of the
1992 Longview championship team ending a 28-year quest as a coach for the elusive state title. His Henderson team
lost in the 3-A finals in 1972 to Odessa Ector. Romines is a past president of the Texas Assoc. of Basketball Coaches and
was a coach at the 1981 THSCA All-Star game. He was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.
The 1992 Longview players were: 3 Rontrek Floyd, 6’1” Sr; 11 Desmond Wesley 5’9” Sr; 13 Marlon Coleman, 5’9” Sr; 15
Dayrion Taylor, 6’0” Fr; 21 Brandon Lawson, 6’2” Sr; 23 Howard Hawkins, 6’0: Sr; 25 Vince Taylor, 6’0” Sr; 31 Josh Welch,
6’1” Jr; 33 Bobby Taylor, 6’4” Sr; 35 Gaylon Hyder, 6’6” Jr; 43 Toby Bush, 6’4” Jr; 45 Lonnie Taylor, 6’4” Sr; 51 Eric Jones,
6’4” Sr; 53 Byron Young, 6’6” Sr; & 55 Derrick Taylor, 6’7” Jr.
Longview was led in the final 6’6” Sr Byron Young with 21 points and 9 rebounds and 6’4” Sr Bobby Taylor with 13
points. Eric Leftwich with 24 points and Jimmy Smith with 19 led finalist Victoria. Young also led the Lobos in the semifinal with 26 points and 13 rebounds and was 20 of 25 in FG attempts in the two games. Taylor had 15 points and 13
rebounds. Michael Riggs led Worthing with 35 points.
The 1992 5-A All State Tournament Team included 6’4” Sr Bobby Taylor and 6’6” Sr Byron Young of Longview; 6’1” Jr
Jimmy Smith and 6’7” Sr Eric Leftwich of Victoria; and 6’4” Sr Darrell Walters of FW Wyatt. Longview's Bobby Taylor
was all-state in 1992. Jimmy Smith was voted the MVP. Victoria’s Eric Leftwich scored 965 points in 1992 to rank 42nd
all-time in TX. Bobby Taylor played football at Notre Dame and in the NFL (Phil) from 1995-98. Jimmy Smith of Victoria
was voted to the UIL’s All-Century 1st Team in 2010.
Team #260, 1993
Laneville wins back-to-back state titles
with Coach Gupton & Corey Barnes
1-A, LANEVILLE
Laneville defeated Brock, 77-68, in the finals and Calvert, 91-73, in the semi-final at the state tournament. Laneville’s
168 points in a 2 game series in 1993 set a 1-A record. The Yellowjackets had playoff victories over Evadale, 88-62;
Karnack, 91-65; Slidell, 78-33; and Tenaha, 80-69; to reach the state tournament for the 6th time. The Yellowjackets 18point win over Calvert in the semi-final came largely from a rebound advantage (46-37) and superior 3-point shooting (7
of 12 vs. 3 of 20). Laneville’s 9-point margin in the final against Brock came largely from a height and rebounding (63-30)
advantage as Brock never came closer than 6 points. Laneville, the defending champions and ranked #1 all year, finished
at 36-3 while Brock finished at 34-5.
Laneville has made 9 appearances at the state tournament and 5 appearances in the finals winning state titles in 1992,
1993 & 2008 and losing in the finals in 1952 & 2007. Bennie Gupton was the Laneville championship coach in 1992 &
1993 while Brian Nichols of S.F.A.U. was the championship coach in 2008. Finalist Brock won state titles in 2002 & 2003
and lost in the finals in 1973 and 1993.
The 1993 Laneville players were: 10 Derrick Waggoner, 5’10” Sr; 12 Keith Renfro, 5’7” Jr; 13 Devoy Brantley, 6’0” So; 15
Chad Grant, 5’10” Sr; 20 Terry Willis, 6’2” Jr; 21 Jerome Polk, 6’0” Jr; 22 Joe Rodriguez, 5’10” Jr; 23 Brad Harris, 6’3” Jr;
31 Kelvin Vanzandt, 6’2” Sr; 30 Kendrick Blanton, 6’0” Jr; 32 Corey Barnes, 6’2” Sr; 33 Cedric Bowens, 5’11” Jr; 34 Cedric
Bowens, 5’11” Jr; 34 Fred Bowens, 5’11” Jr; 35 Richard Hammett, 6’4” Sr; and 50 Brent Brantley, 6’1” So.
Laneville was led in the final by 6’2” Sr Corey Barnes with 22 points and 23 rebounds, 6’3” Jr Brad Harris with 17 points
and 15 rebounds and 6’0” Jr Jerome Polk with 13 points. John T. Smith led Brock with 21 points. Harris led Laneville in
the semi-final with 31 points and 8 rebounds; Barnes had 24 points and 10 rebounds; and Polk had 14 points hitting 4 of
5 three pointers. Troy Williams led Calvert with 25 points and 12 rebounds. Laneville's Brad Harris was all-state for 3
years in 1992-94; Corey Barnes was all-state in 1992 & 1993; and Brent Brantley in 1995.
The 1-A 1992 All State Tournament Team included Corey Barnes, 6’2” Sr and Brad Harris, 6’3” Jr of Laneville; John T.
Walker, 6’0” Sr and Ernie Enax, 6’2” Sr of Brock; and Troy Williams, 6’3” Sr of Calvert. Corey Barnes was voted MVP of
the tournament for the 2nd consecutive year and later played at Panola JC and ET Baptist.
Team #261, 1993
Troup won consecutive titles in 1992-93
with Coach Leland Hand and MVP Greg Austin
2-A, TROUP
Troup defeated Amarillo Highland Park, 69-49, in the finals & Itasca, 62-41, in the semi-finals at the state tournament.
Troup had playoff victories over Quitman, 90-50; Bogota Rivercrest, 81-61; Woden, 84-61; and Grapeland, 69-62; to
make the state tournament for the 6th time. Troup’s 21-point win in the semi-final over 24-10 Itasca came from 10
more rebounds and 9 fewer turnovers. The Tigers 20-point win in the final over HP was due largely to a rebound
advantage (51-44) and better 3-point shooting (7 of 23 vs. 1 of 7). Troup finished the year at 33-5 while Highland Park
finished at 29-5.
Troup has made 6 appearances in the state finals winning state titles in 1992 & 1993 and losing finals in 1956 to Buna, in
1990 to Ingram Moore, in 1991 to Abernathy and in 1994 to Krum. Leland Hand of East TX Baptist College was the coach
of the 1992 & 1993 Troup championship teams and thru 2007 had a record of 447-96. He coached at East TX Baptist in
1997-2000. Troup made the state finals for 5 consecutive years from 1990-1994 under Coach Hand.
The 1993 Troup players were: 00 Clay Glover, 6’0” So; 10 Reggie Gipson, 5’8” Jr; 11 Jerome Jiles, 5’7” Sr; 12 Corrie
Ausborne, 6’3” So; 13 Kenneth Pyle, 6’2” So; 14 Anthony Jones, 6’1” Sr; 15 Chris Ballew, 6’1” So; 20 Matt Marshall, 6’0”
So; 21 Jamie Kendrick, 6’6” Fr; 22 Greg Austin, 6’5” Jr; 23 Aundra Austin, 5’9” Fr; 24 Gerald Harrell, 6’0” Fr; 25 Eric
Jasper, 6’4” Sr; 50 Tony Kincase, 6’0” Jr; & 55 Curtis White, 6’0” Jr.
Troup was led in the final by Tony Kincade with 18 points; Greg Austin with 17 points and 7 rebounds and Anthony Jones
with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Amarillo HP was led by Joe Thompson with 14 points. Austin led Troup in the semifinal with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 6 steals; Anthony Jones had 14 points and 5 assists. Mike Dunlap led Itasca with 20
points and 13 rebounds.
The 2-A 1993 All State Tournament Team included 6’5” Jr Greg Austin, 6’1” Sr Anthony Jones and 6’0” Jr Tony Kincade of
Troup; and 6’3” Jr Luvirt Wells and 6’4” Sr Joe Thompson of Amarillo Highland Park. Greg Austin was all-state for 3 years
from 1992-1994; Anthony Jones was all-state in 1993; and Tony Kincaid in 1993 & 1994. Greg Austin made All State
Tournament for three consecutive years in 1992-94 and was MVP in 1992 & 1993. Austin later played at Tarleton State;
Anthony Jones played at Hill Co J.C.; and Jamie Kendrick played at Baylor.
Team #262, 1993
SL Carroll wins state title in basketball & football in same year
3-A, SOUTHLAKE CARROLL
Southlake Carroll defeated Ferris, 66-56, in the finals & Woodville, 81-61, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The
Dragons had playoff victories over Merkel, 54-48; Kermit, 63-59; Perryton, 66-64; and Graham, 55-45; to make the state
tournament for the first time. The Dragons’ 10-point victory over Ferris in the final came from a pressure defense and a
10-0 run after the scored was tied at 56-56 with 3:10 to go. Southlake Carroll lost 7 games before district and was
unranked in state polls for the entire season but finished the year at 26-9 & the state title. Ferris finished at 27-9.
Southlake Carroll won the 1993 state title in the school’s only appearance in a state final. Ken Cook of NTSU was the
1993 Dragon coach. Finalist Ferris made two appearances in the state finals winning the title in 1994 and losing to SL
Carroll in 1993. The Dragons are one of only four Texas schools (with Dumas in 1961-62; Duncanville in 1998-99; &
Everman in 2002-03) to win a state championships in football (48-0 over Coldspring in 1992) and basketball in the same
academic year. Five members of the basketball team also played on the football team. Finalist Ferris won the state title
in 1994 in its only other appearance in a state final.
The 1993 Southlake Carroll players were: 10 Bradley Drake, 5’9” Sr; 12 Thomas Thomas, 5’11” Sr; 14 James Weddel,
5’11” Sr; 20 Chad Voller, 5’9” Jr; 22 Jeff Croy, 6’2” Sr; 24 Jamie DeBruin, 6’0” Sr; 30 Jason Ayers, 6’3” Sr; 34 Dane
Johnson, 5’10” Jr; 40 Chris Chupp, 5’10” Sr; 42 Chad Collins, 5’9” Sr; 44 Bradley Holmes, 6’1” Jr; 50 Marc Thompson, 6’5”
Jr; 52 Eric Reed, 6’2” Jr; and 54 Juston Dobbs, 6’5” Sr.
SL Carroll was led in the final by Juston Dobbs with 23 points; Dane Johnson with 15 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists & 3
steals; and Jeff Croy with 4 assists and 5 points. Ferris was led by Kyle Rogers with 28 points. The Dragons were led in
the semi-final by Dobbs with 19 points and 11 rebounds; Bradley Holmes with 18 points; Bradley Drake with 17; Croy
with 14; and Johnson—who scored 5 TDs for SL in the football title game---with 7 points, 5 assists and 2 steals.
Woodville was led by Ryan Ferguson with 18 points and Ardis Beaty with 17 points and 9 rebounds---short of his season
average of 27.5 points and 13.5 rebounds.
The 3-A 1993 All State Tournament Team included Dane Johnson, 6’0” Jr and Juston Dobbs, 6’5” Sr of Southlake Carroll;
Roy Johnson, 6’3” Jr and Chris Carrizales, 5’10” Sr of Gonzales; Kyle Rogers, 6’1” Jr of Ferris; and Ardis Beaty, 6’5” Jr of
Woodville. Southlake's Juston Dobbs was all-state in 1993. Juston Dobbs was voted MVP of the tournament. Dane
Johnson played football at Texas Tech.
Team #263, 1993
Dallas Lincoln wins 2nd of 3 state titles
4-A, DALLAS LINCOLN
Dallas Lincoln defeated Port Arthur Lincoln, 46-45, in the finals & Waco University, 84-79 (OT), in the semi-final at the
state tournament. Lincoln had playoff victories over Hillcrest, 89-70; Lancaster, 70-64; Carthage, 93-71; and Dallas
Smith, 57-48; to reach the state tournament for the 2nd time. The Tigers’ semi-final OT win over University (29-8) was
led by Kamond Canady and Carlton Dixon who scored 11 of the team’s 12 points in OT including 3 dunks by Dixon. The
final match-up between the two Lincoln teams came down to the last few seconds as Dallas Lincoln’s Da’mon Roberts
made 2 FTs with 10.8 seconds remaining. PA Lincoln the rushed downcourt but missed on a 6 ft shot and a tip-in as time
expired. The Dallas Lincoln Tigers finished the year at 33-3 while the PA Lincoln Bumblebees finished at 30-6.
Dallas Lincoln has made five appearances in the state finals winning state titles in 1990, 1993 & 2002 and losing in the
finals in 1997 to SA Fox Tech and in 2004 to Houston Jones. Richard A. Bacon, a member of Grand Canyon U’s 1978
NAIA national champions, was the coach of the Lincoln championship teams of 1990 & 1993 and had a 158-46 record at
Lincoln in 1988-1994. Leonard Bishop of SE MO State was the championship coach in 2002. Finalist PA Lincoln has made
9 appearances in the state finals winning state titles in 1981, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991 & 1995 and losing in the
finals in 1993 and 1999.
The 1993 Lincoln players were: (4) 6’2” Sr Eric Williams; (5) 5’6” Jr Henry Williams; (10) 6’1” So Phillip Fincher; (12) 6’1”
Sr Kamond Canady; (14) 6’1” Sr Tahsheen Warren; (15) 6’6” Sr Rodney Carter; (21) 5’8” Jr Keno Blanton; (22) 6’9” Sr
Carlos Curtis; (23) 6’2” Sr Damas Green; (24) 6’0” Jr Sanswalus Kinner; (32) 6’5” Jr Carlton Dixon; (34) 6’6” So Damion
Walker; (42) 6’7” Sr Da’mon Roberts; & (44) 6’2” Sr Calvin Jones.
Dallas Lincoln was led in the final by 6’1” Sr Kamond Canady and 6’9” Sr Carlos Curtis with 10 points each and 6’7” Sr
Da’mon Roberts with 11 rebounds. Solomon Jones led PA Lincoln with 17 points. Canady led Lincoln in the semi-final
with 25 points (21 on 3-pointers) while 6’0” Jr Sanswalus Kinner had 12 points and Roberts had 10 points and 9
rebounds. Adrian Jackson led University with 13 points.
The 4-A 1993 All State Tournament Team included 6’1” Sr Kamond Canady, 6’5” Jr Carlton Dixon and 6’5” Sr Da’mon
Roberts of Dallas Lincoln; 5’8” Sr Solomon Jones of PA Lincoln; and 6’3” Jr Steven Riddley of Plainview. Lincoln's Carlton
Dixon was all-state in 1993 & 1994 and Damion Walker in 1994 & 1995. Solomon Jones was voted the game MVP.
Steven Riddley played football at OU and was later elected to the Panhandle Hall of Fame.
Team #264, 1993
Dunbar wins 1st of 2 state titles under Coach Robert Hughe,
the nation's all-time leader in wins
5-A, FW DUNBAR
Ft. Worth Dunbar defeated Converse Judson, 74-64, in the finals & Houston Milby, 72-65, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. Dunbar had playoff victories over WF Rider, 89-59, Cleburne, 90-48; El Paso Coronado, 70-54; and El Paso
Hanks, 77-67; to reach the state tournament for the 10th time. The Flying Wildcats out shot Milby from the field (43%40%) & the FT line (11 of 15 to 7 of 22) for a 7-point win in the semi-final and dominated the boards (50-43) in the final
against Judson and the Wildcats’ Samuel Varner blocked 6 shots and altered several others leading to 20% shooting from
the field by Judson in the second half and 32% for the game (to 43% for Dunbar).
The Flying Wildcats finished the year at 35-4 while Converse Judson finished at 34-4. Coach Robert Hughes won his first
UIL state title in the school’s 10th trip to the state tournament while Judson’s Coach Mike Wacker was denied in his
school’s attempt to win the state football (the Rockets won the 5A FB title in 1992) and basketball titles in the same
year.
The FW Dunbar Wildcats have made 6 appearances in the state finals winning championships in 1993 & 2003 and losing
in the finals in 1977 to Dallas S. Oak Cliff, in 1979 to Lufkin, in 1988 to Houston Sam Houston & in 2006 to S. Oak Cliff.
Robert Hughes was the coach of the 1993 & 2003 championship teams and had an overall record at FW Terrell and FW
Dunbar from 1958-2006 of 1,333-264—tops all-time in the U.S. Hughes won PVIL titles at FW Terrell in 1963, 1965 and
1967. Hughes was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993 and to the TX H.S. Coaches Assoc. Hall of Honor
in 2006. Hughes is also a member of the National High School Athletic Hall of Fame and is honored by a plaque for that
award at the UIL offices in Austin. His won, Robert Hughes, Jr, was the championship coach in 2006. Converse Judson
made its only appearance in a state final in 1993.
The 1993 Dunbar players were: 10 Kevin Dudley, 6’1” Sr; 11 Brian Meredith, 6’1” Sr; 12 Anthony Burks, 6’0” Sr; 14
Charles Smith, 6’4” Sr; 15 Paul Williams, 6’2” Sr; 20 Swarn Lacy, 6’1” So; 21 Damion Gentry, 6’0” Sr; 22 Jerry Booker, 6’5”
Fr; 23 Tequarial Earl, 6’2” Sr; 24 Damion Siphom 6’2” Jr; 25 Odell Jones, 6’3” Sr; 30 Samuel Varner, 6’7” Jr; 31 Fred Davis,
5’11” Jr; 32 Anthony Davis, 6’4” Jr; 33 Kevin Blakely, 6’3” Sr; 40 Kevin Lawrence, 6’4” Sr; 41 Ian Briggs, 6’5” Fr; and
Kenneth Harris, 6’0” Sr.
Dunbar was led in the final by 6’4” Sr Charles Smith with 25 points and 6 rebounds; 6’0” Sr Anthony Burks with 17 points
and 5 assists; and 6’7” Jr Samuel Varner with 16 points, 12 rebounds and 6 blocks. Judson was led by Roger Favela with
25 points. Burks led the Wildcats in the semi-final with 25 points while Smith added 22 points and 8 rebounds and
Varner, 11 points & 9 rebounds. Duane Perkins led Milby with 17 points.
The 5-A 1993 All State Tournament Team included Anthony Burks, 6’0” Sr, Charles Smith, 6’4” Sr, and Samuel Varner,
6’7” Jr of FW Dunbar; Gabe Ramirez, 6’6” So and Roger Favela, 6’4 Sr of Converse Judson. Dunbar's Anthony Burks and
Charles Smith were all-state in 1993.
Dunbar’s Charles Smith was the MVP of the North Team in the 1993 all-star game.
Team #265, 1994
Lipan, led by Sr Cody Chandler, wins 1st of 2 state titles
1-A, LIPAN
Lipan defeated Nazareth, 62-60, in the finals & Anderson-Shiro, 77-74, in the semi-finals at the state tournament. The
Indians finished the year at 35-3 and qualified for state for the 3rd time with playoff wins over Chico, 84-51; Cross Plains,
89-52; Roby, 64-54; and Robert Lee, 77-75. Lipan beat undefeated (38-0) Anderson-Shiro in the semi-final as Jeremy
Pierson scored 15 points in the 4th quarter and T.J. Bleeker, the coach’s son, hit 2 FTs with 7 seconds left to preserve the
win. Nazareth trailed by 6 at 1:59 in the final but pulled to within 3 with a minute left and tried two desperation 3pointers to tie but failed as Lipan won by 2 points. Lipan finished the year at 35-3.
Lipan won state titles in 1994 and 2005 and lost in the finals to Tenaha in 2003 and to Nazareth in 2006. Finalist
Nazareth won state titles in 1986, 2002, 2003 and 2006 and lost in the finals in 1984, 1985, 1997 and 2001. Tommy
Bleeker of Tarleton State was the Lipan championship coach in both 1994 & 2005.
The 1994 Lipan players were: 24 Cody Chandler, 5’11” Sr; 23 Chris Tarpley, 6’0” Sr; 21 T.J. Bleeker, 6’1” Sr; 22 Jeremy
Pierson, 6’4” Jr; 33 Eric Szostek, 6’0” So; 25 Wade Redwine, 5’11” Sr; 32 Jason Miller, 6’0” Sr; 40 Johnny Spikes, 6’0” So;
44 Clint Ledbetter, 6’5” Fr; 14 Junior Ferguson, 5’9” So; 11 Les Branson, 5’9” So; 15 Johnny Eades, 6’0” So; 35 Will Bailey,
6’0” Fr; and 20 Joe Patino, 5’10” So.
Lipan was led in the final by 5’11” Sr Cody Chandler with 26 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and one block; 6’1” Sr
T.J. Bleeker (the coach’s son); and 6’5” Fr Clint Ledbetter with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Nazareth was led by Nick
Johnson with 19 points & 11 rebounds. Chandler also led the Indians in the semi-final with 28 points& 13 rebounds and
6’4” Jr Jeremy Pierson with 24 points. 6’1” Jr Reuben Foy (21) and 6’5” Latel Foy (18 & 14 rebounds) led AndersonShiro.
The 1-A 1994 All State Tournament Team included Cody Chandler, 5’11” Sr and Jeremy Pierson, 6’4” Jr of Lipan; Nick
Johnson, 6’0” Sr and Gaylon Schilling, 6’2” So of Nazareth; and Reuben Foy, 6’1” Jr of Anderson-Shiro. Lipan's Cody
Chandler and Chris Tarpley were all-state in 1994; Jeremy Pierson was all-state in 1995; Eric Szostek was all-state in
1996; and Clint Ledbetter in 1996 & 1997.
Lipan’s Cody Chandler, a Sr in 1994, scored 2,634 points in 1991-94---39th on Texas Basketball Magazine career scoring
list. Clint Ledbetter, a Lipan Fr in 1994, scored 2,272 points in 1994-97 for 67th on the all-time career scoring list.
Team #266, 1994
Krum wins 3rd of five state titles
2-A, KRUM
Krum defeated Troup, 56-45, in the finals & Somerville, 63-37, in the semi-finals at the state tournament. The Bobcats
finished the year undefeated at 37-0 and qualified for state for the 13th time with playoff wins over Leonard, 74-40;
Nocona, 89-40; Itasca, 65-48; and Italy, 83-62. Krum cruised to a 23-point win in the semi-final by out rebounding (5134) Somerville and dominating the scoring in the paint. Troup, shooting only 30% from the field and with its leading
scorer, Greg Austin, playing only 16 minutes because of foul trouble never threatened Krum in the final as the Bobcats
led by as many as 16 in the 4th quarter & cruised to victory.
Krum has won five state championships (1971, 1978, 1994, 1996 & 1998) and lost in the finals in 1956 to Central Pollok,
in 1967 to Kennard, in 1979 to Snook and in 1992 to Troup. Bennie Enis was the Krum championship coach in 1971 and
1978 and Troy Hamm of the U. of NT was the Krum championship coach in 1994, 1996 & 1998. Finalist Troup won state
titles in 1992 and 1993 and lost in the finals in 1956, 1990, 1991 and 1994. Coach Leland Hand led Troup to five
consecutive finals in 1990-94.
The 1994 Krum players were: 00 Bryan Hamm, 6’2” Sr; 4 Bret Andrus, 5’7” So; 5 Michael Khoury, 5’9” Sr; 13 Matthias
Eckstein, 6’7” Sr; 32 Ryan Peterson, 6’4” So; 33 Paul Ragland, 5’10” Sr; 34 Jake Chism, 6’2” Jr; 35 Jason Martin, 6’3” Sr; 40
Jason Waller, 6’3” Sr; 41 Barry Kemp, 6’6” Sr; 42 John Benedict, 6’0” So; and 43 Bryan Kemp, 5’11” So.
Krum was led in the final by 6’3” Sr Jason Martin with 16 points, 8 rebounds, & two steals; 6’2” Sr Bryan Hamm with 15
points; and 6’’6” Sr Barry Kemp with 14 points and 9 rebounds. Tony Kincade led Troup with 12 points. Hamm led Krum
in the semi-final with 18 points; Martin had 16 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals; Kemp had 16 points; and 5’9”
Sr Michael Khoury had 5 points and 6 assists. Sr Bryan Adams scored 12 for Somerville.
The 2-A 1994 All State Tournament Team included Bryan Hamm, 6’2” Sr, Barry Kemp, 6’6” Sr, and Jason Martin, 6’3” Sr
of Krum; Greg Austin, 6’6” Sr and Tony Kincade, 6’0” Sr of Troup. Krum's Jason Martin, Bryan Hamm, Barry Kemp and
Michael Khoury were named all-state in 1994; Chris Arledge was all-state for 3 years in 1996-1998; and Bryan Kemp &
Ryan Peterson were all-state in 1996.
Jason Martin was voted the MVP of the final. Austin was named All State Tournament for the third consecutive year (he
was MVP in 1992 & 1993) and in 1995 became only the third boy to make All State Tournament for 4 consecutive years.
Bryan Hamm played at Southern Nazarene U in OK, Cisco JC and at McMurry. Barry Kemp played at Evangel College in
MO where he was named an NAIA Div. III All-American in his senior year. Bryan Hamm was a college coach for 4 years
and now sells medical supplies. Kemp is a police officer (& SWAT member) in Springfield MO. Michael Khoury is a coach
in Lewisville; Matthias Eckstein teaches languages in Germany and Jason Martin and Jason Waller are home builders.
Team #267, 1994
Ferris wins its only state title
3-A, FERRIS
Ferris defeated Littlefield, 84-66, in the finals & Hardin-Jefferson, 82-67, in the semi-finals at the state tournament. The
Yellowjackets finished the year at 31-3 and qualified for state for the 2nd time with playoff wins over Glen Rose, 90-40;
Commerce, 104-98; Atlanta, 87-66; and Clarksville, 86-72. Ferris out rebounded (58-43) Hardin-Jefferson in the 15-point
semi-final win in which both teams shot only 31%. The Yellowjackets 18-point win in the final ended 34-4 Littlefield’s 26game winning streak and was highlighted by 42 points by 6’1” Sr Kyle Rogers.
Ferris made two appearances in the state finals winning the state title in 1994 and losing in the 1993 final to Southlake
Carroll. Finalist Littlefield also made its only appearance in a state final in 1994. James Rogers of East TX Baptist U. was
the 1994 Ferris championship coach.
The 1994 Ferris players were: 00 Vernon Butler, 6’2” Sr; 4 Pedro Trejo, 6’0” Sr; 5 Jeremy Sims, 5’7” Sr; 11 Rayshun Lynn,
5’9” So; 12 Tyson Hollywood, 6’0” Jr; 13 Alonzo Harrison, 6’2” Fr; 14 Kendrick Cherry, 6’3” So; 15 Casey Greene, 5’9” So;
21 Jonathan Spence, 6’0” Sr; 22 Robert Brown, 5’9” Jr; 23 Kris Salas, 6’0” Jr; 24 Kyle Rogers, 6’1” Sr; 25 Jason Runnels,
5’8” Sr; 32 Kurt Harrison, 5’11” Sr; and 35 Tracy Johnson, 6’0” Sr.
Ferris was led in the final by MVP Kyle Rogers with 42 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals and 6’2” Sr Vernon Butler
with 13 points and 11 rebounds. So Jermaine Davis led Littlefield with 20 points. Davis also led the Ferris scoring in the
semi-final with 31 points while 6’2” Fr Alonzo Harrison had 18 and Butler had 16 points & 15 rebounds. So Kenyon
Spears led Hardin-Jefferson with 20 points. Rogers averaged 32 points per game on the year, scored 42 in the regional
finals and 42 & 31 in the two games at state.
The 3-A 1994 All State Tournament Team included Kyle Rogers, 6’1” Sr, Vernon Butler, 6’2” Sr, Jeremy Sims, 5’7” Sr of
Ferris; Kenyon Speaks, 6’2” So of Sour Lake Hardin-Jefferson; and Allen Blair, 6’0” Sr of Littlefield. Kyle Rogers was allstate in 1993 & 1994 and Alonzo Harrison was all-state in 1996 & 1997.
Kyle Rogers, who also made All Tournament in 1993, was voted the MVP of the final.
Team #268, 1994
Plainview wins its only state title
4-A, PLAINVIEW
Plainview defeated Austin Anderson, 54-52, in the finals & Dallas Lincoln, 78-65, in the semi-finals at the state
tournament. The Bulldogs finished the year at 35-3 and qualified for state for the 6th time with playoff wins over
Borger, 90-63; Sweetwater, 71-62; Justin Northwest, 75-74; and Wichita Falls, 84-67. Plainview’s 13-point win in the
semi-final was highlighted by 10 of 26 shooting from 3-point range. The two-point win in the final over Anderson was
decided in the closing seconds as the Bulldogs’ Rob Bass made an inbound pass under his own basket with 4.8 seconds
remaining & scored on a lay-up after a return pass from Marcus Williams.
Plainview won the 1994 state title in the school’s only appearance in a state final. Finalist Finalist Austin Anderson made
losing appearances in the state finals in 1994 & 1995. Carl Irlbeck of WT A&M was the 1994 Plainview championship
coach with a 967-394 record over 36 years (11th on the all-time national wins list). He had won an earlier state title at
Abernathy in 1980 and has 9 state championships in 4 sports. Irlbeck won his 1,000th game at Hart in 2007 and is a
member of the Panhandle Hall of Fame. The loss by Anderson continued the Austin “jinx” in that Austin teams failed to
win a first-ever title in the city’s 7th trip to a final. The “Austin area Jinx” continued in that Travis/Williamson County
boys teams have made the final 13 times without a title from 1921-2009. In fact, from 1921-2009 the closest state
championship schools to the Erwin Center are San Marcos (31 miles) to the South; Thorndale (40 miles) to the east;
Temple Academy (53 miles) to the north; and Johnson City (40 miles) to the west.
The 1994 Plainview players were: 21 Dibi Ray, 5’9” Sr; 22 Steven Gonzales, 5’7” Sr; 23 Marcus Williams, 6’1” Sr; 24
Michael O’Neal, 5’9” Sr; 30 Ruben Deleon, 5’10” Sr; 31 Jira Sansom, 5’10” Sr; 32 Juan Gomez, 6’1” Sr; 33 Steven Riddley,
6’3” Sr; 40 Rob Bass, 6’2” Jr; 41 Mickey Marshall, 6’4” Jr; 42 Tory Bryant, 5’11” Sr; 43 Joel Stary, 6’2” Jr; 50 Scott Parr,
5’9” Sr; 5 Barry Donham, 5’8” Fr; 12 Adam Story, 5’10” So; 20 Jamie Riggins, 6’0” So; 25 Matt Robertson, 6’3” Fr; and 44
Broderick Jackson, 6’0” So.
Plainview were led on the year by 6’3” Sr Steven Riddley at 18 points and 12 rebounds per game, 6’2” Sr Marcus
Williams at 17 points and 5 rebounds and 5’9” Sr Dibi Ray at 11 points and 8 assists. The Bulldogs were led in the final
by Riddley with 21 points & 12 rebounds; Williams with 13 points; and Ray with 5 points and 8 assists. Anderson was
led by Jr Kris Clack with 24 points and 6’8” Sr Russell Freeman with 11 points and 16 rebounds. Plainview was led in the
semi-final by Williams with 18 points, Riddley with 17 points and 13 rebounds, 6’2” Jr Rob Bass with 13 and 6’2” Jr Joel
Stary with 12 points and Ray with 11 points and 8 assists. Dallas Lincoln was led by 6’7” Jr Damion Walker with 31 points
& 9 rebounds.
The 4-A 1994 All State Tournament Team included Steven Riddley, 6’3” Jr and Marcus Williams, 6’1” Sr of Plainview; Kris
Clack, 6’3” Jr and Russell Freeman, 6-7 Sr of Austin Anderson; and Damion Walker, 6-7” Jr of Dallas Lincoln. Plainview's
Steven Riddley and Marcus Williams were all-state in 1993 & 1994.
Kris Clack played at UT. Plainview’s Marcus Williams played basketball at S. Plains JC & pro ball in Europe; Joel Stary at
Howard Payne; Dibi Ray at Crowley JC in KS and at U. of MO; Tory Bryant at Sul Ross; and Matt Robertson at HardinSimmons. Steven Riddley played football at OU, Scott Parr & Barry Donham at Hardin-Simmons and Jira Sansom at N.M.
Highlands. In 2007 Scott Parr was coaching at W. TX A&M; Tory Bryant coached the girls at Wayland Baptist after
coaching Lubbock Trinity to two state titles; and Dibi Ray coaches in Plainview. Bonham served two tours in Iraq & is a
farmer in S. TX; Robertson is an architect; Rob Bass is a farmer in Plainview; Riddley works for rental car agency in
Lubbock; and Jira Sansom is a WallMart manager.
Team #269, 1994
Willowridge wins first of three state titles
5-A, SUGAR LAND WILLOWRIDGE
Sugar Land Willowridge defeated Plano East, 50-44, in the finals & Midland, 86-51, in the semi-finals at the state
tournament. The Eagles finished the year at 38-1 losing only to Mansfield by one point. Willowridge qualified for state
with playoff wins over Baytown Lee, 83-61; Beaumont Westbrook, 77-75; Houston Sharpstown, 82-76; and Houston
Milby, 71-60. The 35-point win over Midland (24-12) in the semi-final was highlighted by three Midland players losing
their eligibility at halftime under the “no pass, no play” rule. Willowridge and Plano East won a low-scoring (least points
by a 5-A winner in 34 years) defensive battle in the final by six points as the Eagles forced 38 turnovers (including 28
steals).
Willowridge won state titles in 1994, 2000 & 2001 in its only three appearances in the state finals. Gary W. Nichols of
Albion College was the 1994 Willowridge championship coach and Ronnie Courtney of McMurry U. was the
championship coach in 2000 & 2001. Plano East made its only appearance in a state final in 1994.
The 1994 Willowridge players were: 10 Leland Redmond, 5’11” Sr; 11 Damon Bell, 5’9” Jr; 12 Chris King, 6’0” Jr; 14 Clint
Walker, 6’5” Jr; 20 Earnest Swindell, 6’0” Jr; 21 King Whetstone, 6’0” Sr; 22 Andrae Chretien, 6’4” Sr; 23 Carlos Grace,
6’0” Sr; 24 Jason Williams, 6’2” Sr; 30 Ansu Sesay, 6’8” Sr; 32 Gilbert Trahan, 6’2” Sr; 34 Alex Sam, 6’3” Sr; 40 Kenyada
Parker, 6’4” Sr; 42 Louis Brown, 6’4” Sr; and 44 Damond Malloy, 6’7” So.
Willowridge was led in the final by 5’11” Sr Leland Redmond with 12 points while 6’4” Sr Kenyada Parker and 6’8” Sr
Ansu Sesay scored 10 each. Plano East was led by Jeff Clarkson with 15 and John Perkins with 12 points & 12 rebounds.
Sesay led the Eagles in the semi-final with 20 points & 9 rebounds while 6’0” Sr Carlos Grace added 14, 6’4” Sr Andrae
Chretien, 12 and Redmond and Parker added 10 each. Donald Carter, declared ineligible at halftime, led Midland with 8
points.
The 5-A 1994 All State Tournament Team included Ansu Sesay, 6’8” Sr and Leland Redmond, 5’11” Sr of Sugar Land
Willowridge; John Perkins, 6’4” Jr and Jeff Clarkson, 6’3” Sr of Plano East; and Stanley Bonewitz, 6’2” Jr of SA East
Central. Willowridge's Ansu Sesay was all-state in 1994.
Ansu Sesay was voted the game MVP and played later at the U. of Mississippi.
Team #270, 1995
Sudan wins only state title in school history and Coach Boxell
wins 2nd of three titles at three different schools
1-A, SUDAN
Sudan defeated Calvert, 74-71, in the finals & Avinger, 89-67, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The Hornets
finished the year at 32-2 and qualified for state for the first time in 40 years with playoff wins over Miami, 89-68;
Shamrock, 80-49; Anton, 87-70; and Nazareth, 76-61. Sudan cruised to a 22-point win in the semi-final shooting 62%
from the field. The Hornets led by 8 at 3:39 in the final largely as a result of the scoring and rebounding of 6’6” 225 lb.
Jarrod Fisher but an 11-4 Calvert run pulled the Trojans within one at 0:54 before 2 Hornet FTs and 2 missed threepointers gave Sudan a 3-point win.
Sudan and Calvert both made their only appearance in a state final in 1995. Doug Boxell was the 1995 Sudan
championship coach winning his second of three state titles as he coached Santo to the 1990 state title and Ponder to
three more titles (2001, 2008 & 2009). Boxell and Jim Reid are the only two TX coaches to win state championships at
three different schools. Sudan is one of seven schools who have won the boys and girls state basketball championships
in the same year---Buna in 1956, 1957 & 1961; Dallas S. Oak Cliff in 1977; Nazareth in 2002; Morton in 1987; Abernathy
in 1991; Sudan in 1995; & Brock in 2002 & 2003. Several of the boy basketball players (e.g., Jarrod Fisher, all-state tight
end) played on Hornet teams that lost in the state semi-finals in football in 1994 and won the 1993 1A state football
championship.
The 1995 Sudan players were: 00 Mackie Washington, 6’0” So; 4 Everest Williams, 5’11” Sr; 10 Jerald Weaver, 6’2” Sr;
12 Lee Ray, 5’11” Jr; 14 Corey McAdams, 5’11” Sr; 20 Roger Huey, 5’10” Jr; 22 Jerimi Bourland, 6’1” Jr; 44 Chad Chester,
6’2” So; 30 Jorge Mota, 5’10” Jr; 32 Deshon Jenkins, 6’2” Sr; 40 Justin Bellar, 6’2” Jr; 50 Jarrod Fisher, 6’6” Sr; and Travis
Lovell, 6’2” Sr.
Jarrod Fisher led his Sudan team in the final in points (28 points), rebounds (25) and assists (3) while 6’2” Sr Jerald
Weaver and 6’1” Jr Jerimi Bourland scored 11 points and 5’11” Sr Everest Williams, 10. Charles Schells led Calvert with
17. Fisher also led Sudan in the semi-final with 30 points while 5’10” Jr Roger Huey added 17. Courtney Dowell led
Avinger with 23 points.
The 1-A 1995 All State Tournament Team included Jarrod Fisher, 6’6” Sr and Jerimi Bourland, 6’1” Jr of Sudan; Courtney
Dowell, 6’4” Sr of Avinger; Lee McCown, 6’2” Sr of Robert Lee; and Chris Merritt, 5’10” So of Calvert. Sudan's Jarrod
Fisher was all-state in 1994 & 1995 and Jerald Weaver was all-state in 1995.
Jarrod Fisher was voted the MVP of the final and later played football at Texas Tech. Courney Dowell of Avinger died of
heart failure before the 1995-96 season began.
Team #271, 1995
LaPoynor wins last of 5 state titles
2-A, LaPOYNOR
LaPoynor (LaRue) defeated Maypearl, 60-56, in the finals & UC Randolph, 69-61 (OT), in the semi-finals at the state
tournament. The Flyers finished the year at 31-4 and qualified for state for the 9th time with playoff wins over Harleton,
81-56; Grand Saline, 65-55; Winnie East Chambers, 66-60; and Timpson, 76-61. LaPoynor needed OT to win the semifinal and trailed by 5 points at 1:53 before rallying to tie the game in regulation and dominated the overtime to win by 8
points. The Flyers enjoyed a 19-point lead early in the 4th quarter of the final before Maypearl hit 7 three-pointers to tie
the game at 56-56 at 0:50 but LaPoynor’s Dale Burk hit a lay-up and 2 FTs for the 4-point win denying Maypearl perhaps
the greatest finals comeback in tournament history.
LaPoynor’s state title in 1995 was the last of five (1972, 1973, 1975, 1985 & 1995) by the school thru 2006. LaPoynor
was a finalist in 1974 (and in 1979) and thus was in the state final for four consecutive years from 1972-75. Bill Ingram
of ETSU was the coach of the first three (1972, 1973 & 1975) LaPoynor championships and retired at the end of the 1975
season after suffering a heart attack early in the season. Carl Dunkin of Texas Tech coached the 1985 championship
team and Dwane Nichols of SHSU coached the 1995 championship team. Finalist Maypearl made the school’s only
appearance in a state final in 1995.
The 1995 LaPoynor players were: 12 Jammie Maze, 5’10” So; 13 Curtis Rust, 5’10” So; 14 Derrick Clark, 5’10” Sr; 20
Shaun Hanks, 6’1” Jr; 24 Lucas Rader, 6’1” Sr; 30 Kevin Clark, 6’1” Fr; 32 Travell Davis, 6’0” So; 33 Derrick Williams, 6’1”
So; 34 Dale Burk, 5’9” Sr; 43 Reggie Hall, 6’3” Jr; 45 Kelvin Henderson, 6’5” Sr; and 55 Steven Eldridge, 6’10” Sr.
LaPoynor was led on the year by 6’10” Sr Steven Eldridge at 24.1 points and 18 rebounds per game and 6’1” So Derrick
Williams at 14 ppg. The Flyers were led in the final by Eldridge with 22 points and 12 rebounds and Williams with 12.
Micah Reed led Maypearl with 30 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists. Eldridge also led LaPoynor in the semi-final with 23
points while Sheldon Goethe led Randolph with 17 points.
The 2-A 1995 All State Tournament Team included Steve Eldridge, 6’10” Sr and Derrick Williams, 6’1” So of LaPoynor;
Micah Reed, 6’4” Sr and Jeremy Armstrong, 6’0” of Maypearl; and Brian Hulett, 6’3” Sr of Springlake-Earth. LaPoynor's
Steve Eldridge was all-state in 1994 & 1995 and Derrick Williams was all-state in 1996.
Steve Eldridge was voted the MVP of the final. Eldredge later played at UT. Maypearl’s Micah Reed scored 1,037 points
in 1995 ranking him 33rd all-time in TX.
Team #272, 1995
Clarksville wins its 1st of 2 state titles
3-A, CLARKSVILLE
Clarksville defeated Madisonville, 87-69, in the finals & Rockdale, 72-62, in the semi-finals at the state tournament. The
Tigers finished the year at 34-2 and qualified for state for the 4th time with playoff wins over Winnsboro, 94-61; Lindale,
91-72; Commerce, 69-61; and Atlanta, 74-72. Clarksville’s 10-point win in the semi-final was due to 29% shooting by
Rockdale that led to a 12-point deficit at halftime. Clarksville out rebounded (60-51) the taller Madisonville squad in the
final and forced 27 turnovers in an 18-point win.
Clarksville has made four appearances in the state finals winning state titles in 1995 and 1998 and losing in the 1989
final to SA Cole with Shaquille O’Neal and in 1991 to Hardin-Jefferson coached by (later) UIL Director, Dr. Charles
Breithaupt. Madisonville made its only appearance in a final in 1995. Clyde Carlisle of Rhodes U. was the Clarksville
championship coach in both 1995 & 1998. He ranks 4th all-time on the national list of games won by H.S. coaches with a
record of 1,103-317 in 40 years. The two state titles in 1995 & 1998 were his only ones in TX though he had several
while coaching in LA. He inspired his teams to play defense during practice by using a wooden paddle and gave each of
his players a “lick” as they took the floor for the final.
The 1995 Clarksville players were: Eric Coleman, 6’1” Jr; 4 Zed Page, 5’11” Sr; 5 Rodney Garnes, 6’2” Sr; 10 Brad Hall,
5’10” Sr; 11 Jeff Runels, 5’10” Sr; 14 Nathan Titus, 6’2” Jr; 22 Cliff Edwards, 5’7” Jr; 23 Patrick Dexter, 6’2” Sr; 25 Alex
Phillips, 6’3” Sr; 30 Jamichael Watkins, 5’11” Jr; 33 Tim Colbert, 5’8” Sr; 35 Ronomeke Richardson, 6’0” Jr; 40 Boris
Nickerson, 6’0” Sr; 42 Jeff Edwards, 6’3” Jr; and 44 Wesley Lewis, 5’11” Jr.
Clarksville was led in the final by 5’10” Sr Jeff Runels with 21 points; 5’11” Sr Zed Page with 18 points, 9 rebounds, 5
assists and five steals; 6’2” Sr Dexter Patrick with 10 points and 11 rebounds and 6’3” Sr Alex Phillips with 10 points and
10 rebounds. 6’7” Jr Brandon Gilbert led Madisonville with 26. The Tigers were led in the semi-final by Page with 20
points, 11 rebounds & 3 assists; 6’2” Sr Rodney Garnes with 16; Runels with 15; and Patrick with 9 points and 13
rebounds. P.J. Williams and Jermaine Robertson led Rockdale with 16.
The 1995 3-A All State Tournament Team included Jeff Runels, 5’10” Sr, Zed Page, 5’11” Sr, and Rodney Garnes, 6’2” Sr
of Clarksville; Brandon Gilbert, 6’7” Jr of Madisonville; and Clancy Hall, 6’10” Sr of Seminole. Runels was voted the MVP
of the final. Zed Page and Patrick Dexter were all-state in 1995.
Team #273, 1995
PA Lincoln wins its last of 7 state titles
4-A, PA LINCOLN
Port Arthur Lincoln defeated Austin Anderson, 57-56 (OT), in the finals & Lancaster, 61-52, in the semi-finals at the state
tournament. The Bumblebees finished the year at 35-3 and qualified for state for the 10th time with playoff wins over
Cleveland, 67-44; Brenham, 63-60; Crosby, 55-42; and Silsbee, 68-62. Lincoln shot 58% from the field and out
rebounded Lancaster (39-33 in the 9-point win in the semi-final. The Bees made a 10-0 run on 10 FTs in the OT in the
final and denied Anderson (and the city of Austin & Travis County) its first state title.
PA Lincoln has won seven state championships (1981, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991 & 1995) and lost in the finals in
1993 to Dallas Lincoln & in 1999 to Crowley. In 2002 Lincoln merged with Jefferson and SFA into PA Memorial. James
Gamble of Prairie View A&M was the Lincoln championship coach for the first four state title teams; Joe Willie Price of
TX Lutheran was coach of the 1989 championship team; and Andre P. Boutte of NTSU was the coach of the 1991 & 1995
title teams. Boutte was a player on the 1981 Beaumont Hebert championship team and later won a third state title at
Beaumont Ozen in 2001. Coach James Gamble (1962-1988) was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame & the TX
H.S. Coaches Hall of Honor. He retired after the1988 championship game with a 616-210 record in 25 seasons at Lincoln
in the Prairie View League and the UIL. Austin Anderson lost in the 1994 & 1995 finals in the school’s only appearances
in the state finals. The “Austin area Jinx” continued in that Travis/Williamson County boys teams have made the final
13 times without a title from 1921-2009. In fact, from 1921-2009 the closest state championship schools to the Erwin
Center are San Marcos (31 miles) to the South; Thorndale (40 miles) to the east; Temple Academy (53 miles) to the
north; and Johnson City (40 miles) to the west.
The loss continued the “jinx” in that it marked the 8h time an Austin team has lost in a final as the city has never won a
state title. Neither Travis or Williamson counties have ever won a state basketball title.
The 1995 Lincoln players were: 00 Dyran Lockwood, 5’9” Sr; 3 Issac Washington, 5’9” Jr; 4 Dwayne Conner, 5’11” Sr; 5
Jason Payne, 5’7” Sr; 10 Thad Sanders, 5’9” Sr; 14 Sidney Keal, 5’10” Sr; 20 Dominic Hardie, 6’2” Sr; 22 Spencer Comeaux,
5’11” Sr; 24 Shockmain Davis, 5’11” Jr; 30 Bernie Aikels, 6’1” Sr; 32 Stephen Jackson, 6’7” Jr; 34 Keith Harris, 6’7” Sr; 40
Alexander Reeder, 6’4” So; 44 Thomas Mouton, 6’3” Jr; and 50 Chris James, 6’9” Fr.
Lincoln was led in the final by 6’2” Sr Dominic Hardie with 11 points and 6’7” Stephen Jackson and 5’11” Sr Spencer
Comeaux with 10 points each while 6’5” Sr Kris Clack led Anderson with 21 points & 10 rebounds. Jackson led the
BumbleBees in the semi-final with 21 points & 6 rebounds and 6’7” Sr Keith Harris had 20 & 8 rebounds. Lancaster was
led by Miller with 14.
The 4-A 1995 All State Tournament Team included 6’7” Jr Stephen Jackson, 6’7” Sr Keith Harris and 6’2” Sr Dominic
Hardie of PA Lincoln; 6’9” Sr William Stringfellow and 6’5” Sr Kris Clack, 6’5” of Austin Anderson. Keith Harris and
Stephen Jackson were all-state in 1995.
Hardie was voted MVP of the final and played later at U.H. Clack later played at UT. Stephen Jackson later played at
Oak Hill Academy in VA and in the NBA. Keith Harris played at Tulane and Dwayne Conner at Wylie College. Shockmain
Davis played FB in the Canadian League.
Team #274, 1995
East Central, led by Coach Stan Bonewitz &
his son, Stanley, win school’s only title
5-A, SA EAST CENTRAL
San Antonio East Central defeated Dallas Carter, 108-86, in the finals & El Paso Riverside, 107-93, in the semi-finals at
the state tournament. East Central finished the year undefeated at 35-0 and qualified for state for the 3rd time with
playoff wins over SA MacArthur, 119-95; SA Holmes, 103-85; McAllen Rowe, 101-84; and SA Roosevelt, 92-91. The
Hornets set state records for 215 points in 2 games and 108 points in the final (tied record). Stanley Bonewitz broke a
34-year old 5A record with 78 points in two tournament games. The Hornets averaged 108 ppg on the year---2nd in TX
history and cruised to a 14-point victory in the semi-final by shooting 51% and forcing 31 turnovers by Riverside. East
Central then “rolled over” Dallas Carter by 22 points in the final with its “run & gun” offense and defense that forced 27
TOs.
SA East Central and Dallas Carter made their school’s only appearance in a state final in 1995. Stan Bonewitz of St.
Mary’s U. of SA was the 1995 East Central championship coach. His record over 26 years was 526-317. Bonewitz’s 1988
team averaged 101.2 ppg and lost in the semi-final and his 1994 team averaged 99.2 and lost in the semi-final.
The 1995 East Central players were: 10 Chip Moxley, 6’0” Sr; 11 David White, 6’0” Jr; 13 Keith Rice, 6’0” So; 15 Stanley
Bonewitz, 6’3” Sr; 20 Oliver House, 6’0” Sr; 22 Josh Barnes, 5’10” Jr; 23 Charles Jackson, 6’0” Sr; 24 Donte Mathis, 6’2”
Sr; 25 Blake Sims, 6’0” Sr; 30 Eric Luke, 6’3” Sr; 32 Stacy Dudley, 6’3” Sr; 33 Ben Lakey, 6’4” So; 34 Jeremy Lear, 6’4” Sr;
35 Steve Shrum, 6’3” Sr; 40 Curtis Lundy, 6’2” Sr; Marquieth Braziel, 6’0” Sr; 51 Jason Minica, 6’7” Sr; 55 Matt Divin, and
6’11” Jr.
East Central was led by 6’3” Sr Stanley Bonewitz, the coach’s son, who averaged 31.2 and 10 assists on the year and set a
5-A record of 78 points in the two games at state. The other top Hornet scorers were 6’0” Sr Charles Jackson at 21.6
ppg and 6’2 Sr Donte Mathis at 21.3.
East Central was led in the final by Bonewitz with 36 points (on 14 of 24 shots & 4 of 6 from 3-point line), 7 assists and 5
steals, 6’2” Sr Curtis Lunday with 17 points and Mathis with 21. Carter was led by 6’5 Robert Washington with 30 points
and 23 rebounds. Bonewitz also led the Hornets in the semi-final against El Paso Riverside with 42 points, 14 assists & 8
steals followed by Mathis with 22 points, Jackson with 19 & Lunday with 14. Riverside was led by Charlie Herrera with
20.
The 5-A 1995 All State Tournament Team included 6’3” Sr Stanley Bonewitz and 6’2” Sr Donte Mathis of SA East Central;
6’5” Jr Robert Washington and 6’2” Jr Anthony Goode of Dallas Carter; and 6’3” Sr Charlie Herrera of EP Riverside. East
Central's Stanley Bonewitz and Charles Jackson were all-state in 1995.
Stanley Bonewitz was voted MVP of the final. Sr Stanley Bonewitz, Jr, scored 1,088 points in 1995 ranking him 23rd alltime; his 2,584 points in 1992-95 ranks 41st all-time; and his 31.2 ppg in 1995 ranks 49th all-time---according to Texas
Basketball Magazine. Bonewitz (1992-95) later played at Texas Tech and was elected to TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame
in 2001.
Team #275, 1996
Avinger wins its 2nd of 2 state titles,
both under Coach Ken Loyd
1-A, AVINGER
Avinger defeated Anderson-Shiro, 51-48, in the finals & Nazareth, 61-56, in the semi-finals at the state tournament. The
Indians finished the year at 27-6 and qualified for state for the 7th time with playoff wins over Detroit, 22-6; Slidell, 6840; Oakwood, 82-53; & Karnack, 59-54.
Avinger shot 60% from the field for the game (26 of 43) and 5’9” Fr Darryl Jones scored the first 6 points of the 4th qt. to
stake the Indians to a 50-44 lead and then made a key steal and layup to thwart a Nazareth rally in the 5-point semi-final
win. Avinger upset #1 Anderson-Shiro (35-4) in the final by taking a 1-point lead with 20 seconds remaining and holding
on for the victory. 6’2” Sr Lee Hopkins blocked a lay-up attempt by the Owls’ Jeff Foy and then hit 2 FTs for a 3-point
lead at 51-48. Anderson-Shiro attempted two rapid and desperate 3-pointers but both failed.
Avinger has made three appearances in the state finals winning state titles in 1977 & 1996 and losing in the 1978 final to
Krum. Finalist Anderson-Shiro made its only appearance in a state final in 1996. Ken Loyd of Austin College was the
Avinger championship coach in both 1977 & 1996 and won a third title at Huntington in 1974. Loyd played in the state
tournament for East Mountain in 1957 & 1960 and played at Tyler JC and Austin College.
The 1996 Avinger players were: 10 Montrey Hatten, 5’8” Fr; 12 Justin Smith, 5’7” Sr; 14 Will Walker, 5’11” Fr; 15 Scott
Sauceda, 5’3” Fr; 21 Chad Wilson, 6’3” Jr; 23 Lee Hopkins, 6’2” Sr; 30 Drew Linwood, 6’2” So; 32 Treston Dowell, 6’3” Jr;
33 Dondray Dowell, 6’2” Sr; 34 Bakari Ector, 6’4” So; 35 Travis Johns, 6’0” So; 40 Joe Cook, 6’1” Jr; 41 Sean Samples, 6’1”
So; 42 Darryl Jones, 5’9” Fr; and 50 DeShawn Gilliam, 6’0” Sr.
Avinger was led on the year by 6’3” Jr Treston Dowell at 23,4 points and 10.4 rebounds per game; 6’2” Sr Lee Hopkins at
20.5 and 6.3 rebounds; and 6’2” Sr Dondray Dowell at 12.3; and 5’9” Fr Darryl Jones at 10.8. Dowell led the Indians in
the final with 17 points and 13 rebounds followed by Hopkins with 9 points. Anderson-Shiro was led by Dedrick Calhoun
with 18 points and Jeff Foy with 15. Dowell led Avinger in the semi-final with 19 points followed by Hopkins with 14,
Bakari Ector with 11 and Jones with 10. Nathan Hoelting led Nazareth with 23 points.
The 1-A 1996 All State Tournament Team included 6’2” Sr Lee Hopkins and 6’3” Jr Treston Dowell of Avinger; 6’5” Jr Jeff
Foy and 5’10” Sr Dedrick Calhoun of Anderson-Shiro; and 6’4” Jr Nathan Hoelting of Nazareth. Avinger's Treston Dowell
was all-state in 1996 & 1997 and Lee Hopkins and Dondray Dowell were all-state in 1996. Treston Dowell was voted the
MVP. Lee Hopkins later played at Kilgore College and Treston Dowell at Hampton U. & Ouachita Baptist.
The Avinger gym displays championship banners for the 1977 and 1996 teams. The 1996 state championship was
dedicated to Courtney Dowell, an all-state player for Avinger in 1995, who died of heart failure before the 1995-96
season began.
Team #276, 1996
Krum, led by Chris Arledge,
wins 4th of five state titles
2-A, KRUM
Krum defeated East Chambers, 53-39, in the finals & Haskell, 63-50, in the semi-finals at the state tournament. The
Bobcats finished the year at 37-1 with a lone loss to Lipan by two points. Krum qualified for state for the 14th time with
playoff wins over Whitewright, 87-60; Olney, 77-54; Itasca, 69-58; and Mart, 48-46, and was ranked #1 in TX going into
the state tournament. The Bobcats’ 13-point win in the semi-final against Haskell was due to better shooting (44% to
40%) while the 14-point win over East Chambers in the final was due largely to 27% shooting from the field by East
Chambers and the “stifling “ press defense by the Bobcats that forced 22 turnovers. Krum shot 42% from the field and
71% from the FT line.
Krum has won five state championships (1971, 1978, 1994, 1996 & 1998) and lost in the finals in 1956 to Central Pollok,
in 1967 to Kennard, in 1979 to Snook and in 1992 to Troup. Bennie Enis was the Krum championship coach in 1971 and
1978 and Troy Hamm of the U. of NT was the Krum championship coach in 1994, 1996 & 1998. Finalist East Chambers
made its only appearance in a state final in 1996.
The 1996 Krum players were: 00 Chris Arledge, 6’3” So; 4 Bret Andrus, 5’8” Sr; 5 Brady Andrus, 5’7” So; 13 Houston
Marquis, 5’11” Fr; 32 Ryan Peterson, 6’4” Sr; 33 Tyler Jones, 6’2” Fr; 35 Shane Burckhard, 6’5” Sr; 40 Shane Jonas, 6’0” Jr;
41 Craig Freier, 5’10” Sr; 42 John Benedict, 6’1” Sr; and 43 Bryan Kemp, 6’0” Sr.
Krum was led on the year by 6’3” So Chris Arledge at 17 points and 7 rebounds a game; 6’4” Sr Ryan Peterson at 15
points and 9 rebounds; and 6’0” Sr Bryan Kemp at 14 points & 5 steals a game. Krum was led in the final by Arledge with
24 points and Peterson with 11 while 6’1 Sr T.J. White (21 ppg on year) led East Chambers with 12 points. Arledge also
led Krum in the semi-final with 20 points & 6 rebounds while Peterson added 13 and Kemp and 6’1” Sr John Benedict
each had 8 points. Haskell was led by Casey Burgess with 21 points & 11 rebounds and Cody Cooley with 21 points.
The 2-A 1996 All State Tournament Team included 6’3” So Chris Arledge and 6’4” Sr Ryan Peterson of Krum; 6’1” Sr
Tyrone White and 6’0” Jr Pat Guillory of Winnie East Chambers; and 6’5” Jr Casey Burgess and 5’11” Sr Cody Cooley of
Haskell. Krum's Chris Arledge was all-state for 3 years in 1996-98; Ryan Peterson and Bryan Kemp were all-state in 1996;
Houston Marquis was all-state in 1998 & 1999; and Tyler Jones in 1999.
Chris Arledge, a Krum So in 1996, scored 2,204 points in 1995-98 to rank 79th on the all-time TX H.S. scoring list
according to Texas Basketball Magazine. He later played at Northern College in OK and at Tarleton State.
Team #277, 1996
Sinton wins its only state title
3-A, SINTON
Sinton defeated Graham, 66-59, in the finals & Hempstead, 54-49, in the semi-finals at the state tournament. The
Pirates finished the year at 33-5 (4 of its 5 losses to 5A schools) and was never ranked before the state tournament.
Sinton qualified for state for the 3rd time with playoff wins over Jourdanton, 84-35; George West, 65-44; Luling, 59-49;
and CC West Oso (co-champ of Sinton’s district), 69-56. The Pirates won the semi-final despite losing the rebound battle
(60-33) as Hempstead shot only 27% from the field but did make a “near miraculous comeback” that was cut short by
missed FTs. Hempstead had earlier defeated the #1, #5 & #10 teams in the state on last minute shots—this time their
luck ran out. Sinton’s 7-point win over Graham in the final was due to a “stifling” defense and rebounding (39-29). The
Pirates had an 11-point lead going into the 4th quarter which shrunk to 3 at 3:49 but “shut down” Graham in the closing
minutes.
Sinton won the 1996 state title in the school’s only appearance in a state final. Finalist Graham won a state title in 1964
and lost in the 1996 final to Santo and the 2005 final to Van. The 1996 Sinton championship coach was Brian J. Young of
TX Lutheran.
The 1996 Sinton players were: 10 Peter Zapata, 5’8” So; 12 Rodney Orta, 5’10” Jr; 20 Joe Hernandez, 5’9” Jr; 22 Michael
Adams, 6’4” Sr; 23 Tom Trujillo, 6’1” Sr; 24 Dustin Land, 6’0” Sr; 25 Robert Hughes, 6’0” So; 33 Bryant Salone, 6’1” Sr; 35
Nick Pinkston, 6’3” Jr; 40 Will Whitten, 6’6” Sr; 45 Steven Ortiz, 6’2” So; and Michael Mayo, 6’7” Sr.
Sinton was led on the year by 6’4” Sr Michael Adams at 14 ppg; 6’7” Sr Michael Mayo at 13.5; and 6’6” Sr Will Whitten at
13. The Pirates were led in the final by Mayo with 21 points and 3 blocks and Adams and 6’1” Sr Tom Trujillo with 13
points each. Graham’s 6’1” Sr Ryan Dollar scored 30 points. Mayo also led the Sinton scoring in the semi-final with 19
points while 6’1 Sr James Glover led Hempstead with 10 points & 9 rebounds.
The 3-A 1996 All State Tournament Team included 6’4” Sr Michael Adams and 6’7” Sr Michael Mayo of Sinton; 6’1” Sr
Ryan Dollar and 6’7” Jr Kolin Weaver of Graham; and 6’1” Sr Joe Reynolds of Commerce. Sinton's Michael Mayo,
Michael Adams and Will Whitten were all-state in 1996 and Joe Hernandez and Nick Pinkston were all-state in 1997.
Michael Mayo was voted the MVP of the final.
Team #278, 1996
Pampa wins last of 5 state titles
4-A, PAMPA
Pampa defeated Dallas Madison, 82-68, in the finals & Round Rock McNeil, 63-59, in the semi-finals at the state
tournament. The Harvesters finished the year at 33-3 and qualifed for state for the 12th time with playoff wins over
Lubbock Monterey, 69-51; EP Parkland, 67-49; Sweetwater, 62-58; and Wolfforth Frenship, 67-55. Pampa’s 4-point win
over McNeil came after a 10-0 run for a 58-53 lead at 2:11. The Mavericks cut the lead to one at 1:31 but Pampa made a
5-1 run at the end. Madison out rebounded (50-33) Pampa in the finals but poor shooting (39%) and the “unstoppable”
scoring of Rayford Young doomed the Trojans who never got closer than 8 points in the 2nd half.
Pampa has made six appearances in the state finals winning five state titles (1953, 1954, 1958, 1959 & 1996) with the
first four under Coach Clifton McNeeely of TX Wesleyan and the last in 1996 under Robert Hale of UT-Arlington who is
10th on the TX list of wins (664-329 in 31 years). McNeely had a 13-year record at Pampa of 319-43 including two
undefeated teams and had winning streaks of 72, 53 & 31 games. McNeely had been the nation’s leading scorer in
college at Texas Wesleyan and was also head football coach at several schools with a career record of 246-80. He was
elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991. The gym at Pampa is named for McNeely. Finalist Dallas
Madison has made four appearances in the state finals winning state titles in 1997 & 2009 and losing in the 1996 and
2000 final.
The 1996 Pampa players were: 5 August Larson, 6’2” Jr; 15 Coy Laury, 6’2” Sr; 23 Devin Lemons, 6’3” Jr; 25 J.J. Mathis,
5’11” Jr’ 32 Jason Weatherbee, 6’3” Sr; 35 Chris Miller, 6’6” Sr; 41 Gabe Wilbon, 6’2” So; 45 Tyson Alexander, 6’0” So; 50
Matt Harp, 6’0” So; 53 Lynn Brown, 5’8” So; 54 Jared Knipp, 6’1” So; and 55 Rayford Young, 6’0” Sr.
Pampa was led on the year by 6’0” Sr Rayford Young at 25 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists a game and 6’2” Sr Coy Laury
at 13 points and 9 rebounds a game. The Harvesters were led in the final by Young with 33 points (on 11 of 14 from field
and 11 of 12 FTs) & 5 assists and 6’3” Jr Devin Lemons with 22 while 6’3” Jr Archie Beason led Madison with 31. Young
also led Pampa in the semi-final with 34 points while Laury had 12. McNeil was led by 6’5” Sr Aaron Page.
The 4-A 1996 All State Tournament Team included 6’0” Sr Rayford Young and 6’3” Jr Devin Lemons of Pampa; 6’3” Jr
Archie Beason and 5’9” Sr Doneric Rivers of Dallas Madison; 6’2” Jr Josh Bulter of Santa Fe; and 6’5” Sr Aaron Page of RR
McNeil. Rayford Young and Coy Laury were all-state in 1996.
Rayford Young later played at Texas Tech.
Team #279, 1996
Kimball wins 2nd of 3 state titles
5-A, DALLAS KIMBALL
Dallas Kimball defeated Euless Trinity, 72-64, in the finals & SA Jay, 83-55, in the semi-finals at the state tournament.
The Knights finished the year at 38-2 and qualified for state for the 2nd time with playoff wins over Garland Lakeview
Centennial, 64-59; South Garland, 70-61; Killeen Ellison, 71-48; and Dallas Carter, 92-66. Kimball’s 28-point semi-final
win saw the Knights outscore Jay 42-20 in the 2nd half as the Kimball press forced 21 TOs. The Knights’ made 55% of
FG’s in the 2nd half of the final while Trinity hit only 17% of its 3-pointers. Kimball hit 6 FT’s in the last 26 seconds to
clinch the victory.
Dallas Kimball made 10appearances in the state finals winning state titles (in 1990, 1996, 1997, 2011 & 212 and losing in
1986 to Amarillo, in 1999 to Duncanville, in 2002 to SA Jay, in 2009 to Houston Yates and in 2013 to Rosenberg Terry.
Goree Johnson of Bishop College was the Kimball championship coach in both 1996 & 1997 and Jimmy Tubbs of Bishop
College was the 1990 championship coach. He was later an assistant coach at SMU and Oklahoma and was head coach
at SMU in 2006. Royce Johnson of the U. of N. Texas was the Kimball championship coach in 2011 & 2012. Finalist
Euless Trinity made its only appearance in a state final in 1996 and was coached by Tommy Newman (1968-1998) who
was elected to TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001.
The 1996 Kimball players were: 00 Marcus Alexander, 6’6” Sr; 3 Carl Briley, 5’10” Sr; 4 Calvin Williams, 6’0” Jr; 5 Jeryl
Sasser, 6’4” Jr; 10 Brandon Burney, 6’0” Jr; 11 Eddie Jones, 6’1” Sr; 13 Maurius Miles, 5’10” Jr; 14 Eric Tatum, 6’1” Sr; 15
Wendell Lee, 6’5” Sr; 20 Byron Sanders, 6’3” Sr; 21 Patrick Gusters, 6’4” Sr; 22 Terrance Andrews, 6’4” So; 24 Toby
Conley, 6’1” Jr; 25 Richard Evans, 6’5” Sr; 31 Johnny Sanders, 6’7” Sr; and 34 Chris Norman, 6’2” Jr.
Kimball was led on the year by 6’4” Jr Jeryl Sasser at 19.2 points and 16.2 rebounds per game; 6’4” Sr Patrick Gusters at
17.3 points and 13.9 rebounds; and 6’5” Sr Richard Evans at 17.1 and 16.2 rebounds. The Knights were led in the final
by Sasser with 20 points; 6’1” Sr Eric Tatum and 6’0” Jr Brandon Burney with 15; Gusters with 10 points; & Evans with 10
points and 10 rebounds. 6’4” Sr Dylan Osean led Trinity with 18 points. Gusters led Kimball in the semi-final with 20
points while Burney added 19, Tatum, 15, 6’0” Jr Calvin Williams, 11, and Evans, 10. Anthony James led Jay with 14.
The 5-A 1996 All State Tournament Team included 6’4” Jr Jeryl Sasser and 6’0” Jr Brandon Burney of Dallas Kimball; 6’6”
Sr Landry Kosmalski and 6’4” Sr Dylan Osean of Euless Trinity; and 6’3” Sr David Boston of Humble. Jeryl Sasser was allstate in 1996 & 1997; Richard Evans and Patrick Gusters were all-state in 1996; and Brandon Burney was all-state in
1997.
Jeryl Sasser was the MVP of the North team at the 1997 All-Star game and played at SMU and in the NBA in 2002-03. His
brother, Jason, played on the 1990 Kimball title team and at Texas Tech. Richard Evans also played at Texas Tech.
Team #280, 1997
Wortham wins its only title,
Leonard Davis drafted 2nd overall by NFL
1-A, WORTHAM
Wortham defeated Nazareth, 50-42, in the finals & Brock, 65-61, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The Bulldogs
qualified for state for the first time with playoff wins over Karnack, 58-51; Detroit, 65-53; Goodrich, 52-45; and Avinger,
69-50. Wortham was 27-2 on the year while Nazareth finished at 32-4. In the semi-final Wortham out rebounded
Brock, 44-39, and shot better from the field (50% to 31%). In the final Wortham out rebounded Nazareth, 47-37, and
shot better from the field at 40% (17-43) to 26% and from 3-point range at 36% (4-11) vs. 18% (3-17). Nazareth trailed
by 12 in the 3rd quarter but pulled to within 3 at 1:51 before Wortham’s Terrell Spence hit 5 of 6 FTs to clinch the win.
Wortham won the 1997 state championship in its only appearance in a state final. Finalist Nazareth has won four state
titles (1986, 2002, 2003 & 2006) and lost in the finals in 1984, 1985, 1997 & 2001. The 1997 Wortham championship
coach was Todd Jarrell of McMurry U.
The 1997 Wortham players were: 00 Leonard Davis, 6’7” Sr; 3 Pete Eggins, 5’11” Fr; 10 Terrell Spence, 5’9” Sr; 11
Rashad Evans, 5’11” So; 12 Tim Baxter, 5’8” Fr; 13 Jason Carr, 6’0” Sr; 15 Jonathan Roberson, 5’11” Fr; 21 Michael Betts,
5’10” So; 23 Rhett Butler, 5’10” Sr; 25 Ryan Carr, 5’9” Fr; 32 Robert Busby, 6’1” Jr; 33 Lance Chambers, 6’8” Sr; 34 James
Eggins, 5’0” So; 42 Reuben Randle, 6’5” Fr; and Willis Daniels, 6’0” So.
Wortham was led on the year by 6’8” Sr Lance Chambers at 16.5 points, 11.4 rebounds and 4 blocks per game; 6’6” 335lb. Sr Leonard Davis at 14.1 points & 8.2 rebounds; 6’5” Fr Reuben Randle at 14.1 points & 8.5 rebounds;; 5’9” Sr Terrell
Spence at 10.5 points, 4.3 assists and 3 steals; and 5’10” So Michael Betts at 8.5 points, 5.3 assists & 2 steals. The
Bulldogs were led in the final by Spence with 15 points and 3 assists; Davis with 10 points, 11 rebounds and 6 blocks; and
Chambers with 10 points, 12 rebounds and 6 blocks. Nazareth was led in the final by Nathan Hoelting with 20 points
and 9 rebounds and Bryan Braddock with 17 points. In the semi-final against 28-8 Brock Wortham was led by Randle
with 17 points; Chambers with 16 points, 13 rebounds and 7 blocks; Betts with 14 points; and Davis with 13 points and
15 rebounds. Brock was led by Chris Martin with 18 points and 11 rebounds.
The 1997 1-A All State Tournament Team included 6’7” Sr Leonard Davis, 5’9” Sr Terrell Spence and 6’8” Sr Lance
Chambers of Wortham; and 5’9” Sr Bryan Braddock and 6’4” Sr Nathan Hoelting of Nazareth. Wortham's Lance
Chambers, Leonard Davis and Terrell Spence were all-state in 1997 and Michael Betts in 1999.
Chambers was named the MVP of the final as in two games he had 26 points, 25 rebounds and 13 blocks. Leonard Davis
played OT at UT and was 2nd overall pick in 2001 NFL draft after Michael Vick and plays for the Dallas Cowboys.
Team #281, 1997
Italy wins its only state title led by
future Dallas Cowboy Keith Davis
2-A
ITALY
Italy defeated Vanderbilt Industrial, 71-63, in the finals & Woden, 74-73, in the semi-finals at the state tournament. The
Gladiators qualified for state for the 2nd time with playoff wins over Keene, 94-64; Pilot Point Selz, 89-78; Krum, 86-69,
and Haskell, 81-63. In the semi-final Italy out rebounded Woden, 58-42, but Woden hit 49% of FGs to 34% for Italy. In
the final Italy won the rebound battle, 44-35, though Industrial was four inches taller per starter. The “small but quick”
Gladiators used a press defense the entire game and wore down the taller Cobras. Italy was 27-4 on the year while
Industrial was 33-4.
Italy and Industrial each made the only appearance in a state final in school history in 1997. Don Clingenpeel of the U. of
NT was the 1997 Italy championship coach.
The 1997 Italy players were: 3 Jontae Anderson, 5’10” Jr; 4 Kenneth Wallace, 5’7” Sr; 5 Keith Davis, 5’11” Sr; 10 DeJuan
Davis, 5’10” Fr; 11 Chris Boyd, 5’10” Sr; 12 Jordan Hugghins, 5’10” Sr; 13 Randy Johnson, 6’0” So; 14 Jason Uehlinger,
5’11” Sr; 15 Michael Shelby, 5’10” Sr; 20 Mick Cooper, 6’1” Sr; 21 David Weaver, 6’0” Jr; 23 Edwin Wallace, 5’7” Jr; and
33 Sam Owen, 6’0” Sr.
The Gladiators were led on the year by 5’11” Sr Keith Davis at 23 ppg; 5’7” Sr Kenneth Wallace at 18 points and 8 assists;
5’10” Sr Michael Shelby at 11 rebounds; 5’11” Jr Jontae Anderson at 6 assists & 5 steals; and 6’1” Sr Nick Cooper at 8
rebounds. Keith led Italy in the final with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists; Wallace had 19; and Shelby had 4 points
and 8 rebounds. Vanderbilt was led by 6’7” Sr Ashley Jalufka with 31 points and 9 rebounds. In the semi-final against
Woden (34-2) Italy was led by Wallace with 19 points; Anderson with 17 points; Keith with 13 points and 11 rebounds;
and 6’0” Jr David Weaver with 13 points. Jason 6’0” Sr Meador led Woden with 36 points.
The 1997 2-A All State Tournament Team included 5’11” Sr Keith Davis, 5’7” Sr; Kenneth Wallace and 5’10” Jr Jontae
Anderson of Italy; 6’0” Sr Jason Meador of Woden; and 6’7” Sr Ashley Jalufka of Vanderbilt Industrial. Italy's Keith Davis
and Kenneth Wallace were all-state in 1997; Randy Johnson in 1999; and DeJuan Davis in 2000.
Davis was named the MVP of the final. Keith Davis & Michael Shelby of Italy played FB at SHSU. In 2007 Keith Davis was a
cornerback with the Dallas Cowboys.
Team #282, 1997
Madison wins its only state title
3-A, DALLAS MADISON
Dallas Madison defeated Tulia, 64-58, in the finals & Kountze, 91-78, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The
Trojans reached the state tournament for the 2nd time with playoff wins over Gainesville, 82-68; Daingerfield, 97-90;
and Clarksville, 92-62. Madison & Tulia were ranked #1 & #2 in the final poll before the state tournament and Madison
finished the year at 28-7 while Tulia finished at 35-2. Madison was forced by the Kountze defense to shoot from the
outside but responded by “out shooting” the Lions in the 13-point semi-final win. In the final Madison won the rebound
battle, 47-41, and forced Tulia into more turnovers (21-15). The Trojans trailed 58-54 at 2:39 but then made a 10-0 run
to close the game.
Dallas Madison won its only state title in 1997 and made two other appearances in the state final losing to Pampa in
1996 and to Denton Ryan in 2000. Tulia made its only appearance in a state final in 1979. The 1997 Madison
championship coach was Ellis B. Kidd of Bishop College.
The 1997 Madison Trojan players were: 4 Carl McClenton, 5’9” Jr; 5 Addae Houston, 5’6” So; 10 Robert Hart, 5’8” Fr; 11
Sherman Tyler, 5’8” Jr; 12 Jerome Rogers, 5’7” Fr; 13 Archie Beason, 6’4” Sr; 14 Terrence Samuel, 6’3” Sr; 15 Tonaris
Johnson, 6’2” Jr; 20 Lamon Hartfield, 6’1” Jr; 21 Tyrone Palmer, 6’8” Sr; 22 Ellis Rogers, 6’3” Sr; 23 Damion Ford, 6’5” Sr;
24 Latronio Sheffield, 6’5” Sr; and 25 Larry House, 6’1” So.
Madison was led on the year by 6’4” Sr Archie Beason at 24.1 points and 13 rebounds per game; 6’5” Sr Latronio
Sheffield at 19 points; 6’8” Sr Tyrone Palmer at 13 points & 9 rebounds; 6’5” Sr Damion Ford at 12.3 points, 11 rebounds
& 5.2 assists; and 5’9” Jr Carl McClenton at 8 points & 9.1 assists. The Trojans were led in the final by Beason with 22
points and 10 rebounds; Sheffield with 17 points and 4 assists; and Palmer with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Tulia was
led in the final by Tim Marshall with 21 points and 9 rebounds and Nathan Culwell with 15 points. In the semi-final
against 31-4 Kountze Madison was led by Sheffield with 33 points, Beason with 27 points and 10 rebounds and Palmer
with 16 points. Chris Miller led Kountze with 25 points and 10 rebounds.
The 1997 3-A All State Tournament Team included 6’4” Sr Archie Beason, 6’8” Sr Tyrone Palmer and 6’5” Sr Latornio
Sheffield of Dallas Madison; and 6’5” Sr Tim Marshall and 6’1” Sr Nathan Culwell of Tulia. Madison's Archie Beason was
all-state in 1996 & 1997 and Latornio Sheffield was all-state in 1997.
Archie Beason was named the MVP of the final. Damion Ford and Ellis Rogers played FB at Alcorn State.
Team #283, 1997
Fox Tech wins its only state title
4-A, SA FOX TECH
San Antonio Fox Tech defeated Dallas Lincoln, 68-59, in the finals & Sweetwater, 71-58, in the finals at the state
tournament. The Buffaloes qualifed for state with playoff wins over South San Antonio West, 91-66; Waco University,
67-53; and SA Alamo Heights, 69-55. Fox Tech finished the year at 35-3 while Dallas Lincoln finished at 31-7. Fox Tech
hit 72% (18 of 25) of its FGs in the 2nd half in a 9-point semi-final win over Sweetwater. In the final Fox Tech won the
rebound battle, 44-38; made 51% (29-57) of FGs to 38% for Lincoln; and made a 7-0 run to close the game.
Fox Tech made two appearances in the state finals winning the state title in 1997 and losing in 1978 to Houston
Wheatley. Finalist Dallas Lincoln won state titles in 1993 & 2002 and lost in the finals in 1997. The 1997 Fox Tech
championship coach was Gerardo Marquez.
The 1997 Fox Tech players were: 30 Carlton Dukes, 5’9” Jr; 55 Anthony Huerta, 6’2” So; 43 Antwan Reed, 6’0” Jr; 32
Lenny Brown, 6’0” Sr; 33 Marlon Gonzales, 5’9” Sr; 34 Phonexal Chanthadara, 5’10” Sr; 40 Robert Bell, 6’6” Sr; 42 Shawn
Phillips, 6’4” Sr; 44 Juan Oviedo, 5’9” Sr; 45 Charlie McKinnies, 6’0” Sr; 50 Mike Guerrero, 6’1” Sr; & 35 Daniel Woods,
6’1” So.
Tech was led on the year by 6’6” Sr Robert Bell at 24 ppg; 6’0” Sr Lenny Brown at 16 points; 5’9” Sr Marlon Gonzales at
10 points; 6’0” Sr Charlie McKinnies at 9 points and 6’4” Sr Shawn Phillips at 7 points. Fox was led in the final by Brown
with 26 points; Bell with 13 points and 7 assists; Phillips with 13 points; and McKinnies with 8 rebounds & 4 blocks.
Dallas Lincoln was led by 6’6” Sr Sammy Giles with 25 & 11 rebounds and 6’6” Sr Willie Davis with 18 points and 8
rebounds. In the semi-finals against Sweetwater (25-11) Fox was led by Bell with 25 points, Brown with 24 points and 7
rebounds and Gonzales with 15 points. 6’7” Sr Robert Ree led Sweetwater with 17 points.
The 1997 4-A All State Tournament Team included 6’1” Sr Lenny Brown and 6’6” Sr Robert Bell of Fox Tech; 6’6” Sr Willie
Davis and 6’6” Sr Sammy Giles of Dallas Lincoln; and 6’7” Sr Robert Ree of Sweetwater. Tech's Robert Bell was all-state
in 1996 & 1997 and Lenny Brown was all-state in 1997.
Robert Bell of Fox Tech, who later played at Tulsa, scored 2,503 points in 1994-97—49th all-time in TX according to
Texas Basketball Magazine. Willie Davis played at SMU.
Team #284, 1997
Kimball wins last of 3 state titles
5-A, DALLAS KIMBALL
Dallas Kimball defeated Galena Park North Shore, 64-53, in the finals & Duncanville, 63-60, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Knights qualifed for state with playoff wins over Arlington Bowie, 63-52; Garland Lakeview, 70-61; and
Tyler, 60-39. Kimball finished the year at 38-2 while North Shore finished at 34-2. Kimball’s Jerryl Sasser was “virtually
invisible for three quarters” and then was “nearly invincible in the fourth” as he scored 15 of his 24 points in the 4th
quarter and led a “furious rally” in the final 3 minutes that included 3 three-point FGs, 2 FTs with 20 seconds left and a
block of the potential game-winning shot by Duncanville with 6 seconds left. Kimball’s 11-point win in the final was due
to superior rebounding (30-22) and defensive pressure which did not allow N. Shore to get closer than 7 points.
Dallas Kimball has won five state championships (1990, 1996, 1997, 2011 & 2012) and lost in the finals in 1986 (to
Amarillo), in 1999 (to Duncanville), in 2002 (to SA Jay, in 2009 (to Houston Yates) and in 2013 to Rosenberg Terry. The
one-point loss to SA Jay in 2002 came on the most famous play in state tournament history---a “falling down” 3-point
shot from half court at the buzzer. Goree Johnson of Bishop College was the Kimball championship coach in 1996 &
1997. Jimmy Tubbs of Bishop College was the coach of the 1990 title team and was later an assistant coach at SMU and
Oklahoma and was head coach at SMU in 2006. Royce Johnson was the Kimball championship coach in 2011 & 2012.
Galena Park N. Shore made its only appearance in a state final in 1997.
The 1997 Kimball players were: 00 Brandon Thomas, 6’5” Sr; 3 Ji Thomas, 5’8” So; 4 Calvin Williams, 6’1” Sr; 5 Jeryl
Sasser, 6’5” Sr; 10 Brandon Burney, 6’1” Sr; 11 Quinton Ross, 6’3”So; 13 Maurius Miles, 5’11” Sr; 14 Ryan Foppe, 6’0” Jr;
15 Carl Thomas, 5’9” Jr; 20 Toby Connley, 6’1” Sr; 21 Lonnie Gusters, 6’3” So; 30 Shanard Reese, 6’2” So; 35 Corey
Stevenson, 6’3” Sr; 40 Kendrick Patterson, 5’11” Jr; and 50 Terrance Andrews, 6’4” Jr.
The Knights were led on the year by 6’5” Sr Jerryl Sasser at 23.5 points & 17.2 rebounds per game; 6’1” Sr Brandon
Burney at 23.1 points; and 6’1” Sr CalvinWilliams at 8.4 assists. Kimball was led in the final by Burney with 24 points;
Sasser with 19 points; 5’11” Sr Maurius Miles with 4 assists and 3 steals; and 6’4” Jr Terrance Andrews with 8 points and
10 rebounds. North Shore was led in final by Julius Keys with 15 points, Fred Rugley with 11 points and Mike Smith with
5 points and 5 assists. In the semi-final Sasser had 24 points, 7 rebounds & 3 assists and Burney had 19 points. Chris
Owens led 29-7 Duncanville with 29 points & 12 rebounds.
The 1997 5-A All State Tournament Team included 6’1” Sr Brandon Burney and 6’5” Sr Jeryl Sasser of Dallas Kimball;
6’7” Sr Chris Owens of Duncanville; and 6’6” Sr Fred Rugley and 6’2” Jr Julius Keys of Galena Park North Shore. Kimball's
Jeryl Sasser was all-state in 1996 & 1997; Brandon Burney was all-state in 1997; Chris Davis in 1998; Kerrick Spikes &
Lonnie Gusters in 1999; and Quinton Ross in 1999.
Brandon Burney was named the MVP of the final. Jeryl Sasser was the MVP of the North team at the 1997 All-Star game
and played at SMU and in the NBA in 2002-03. Chris Owens played at Tulane. Quenton Ross played at SMU and is with
Memphis Grizzlies of NBA.
Team #285, 1998
Coach Sammie Koudelka wins 2nd
of three state titles at Moulton
1-A, MOULTON
Moulton defeated Goodrich, 67-44, in the finals & Lipan, 48-44, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The Bobkatz
qualified for state for the 6th time with playoff wins over Tilden McMullen Co., 89-65; San Isidro, 89-55; Bartlett, 79-59;
and Kopperl, 77,-57. Moulton finished the year at 38-2 while Goodrich finished at 33-5. In the semi-final the Bobcatz
out shot 31-7 Lipan from the field by 46% (20-44) to 34% (17-50). Lipan trailed 45-44 with 16 seconds remaining when
Scott Chaloupka was fouled and made 3 FTs to ice the game. In the final Moulton out rebounded Goodrich, 24-21, and
out shot them from the field at 53% (29-55) to 51% (18-35); from 3-point range at 6-11 to 0-0 and from FT line (at 8-10
to 3-5). Goodrich had more turnovers, 18-10.
Moulton has won three state championships (1991, 1998 & 1999) and lost in the finals in 1989 (to Fannindel), in 1990
(to Santo) and in 2000 (to Brookeland). Sammie Koudelka of SHSU was the Moulton coach for all three championship
teams and THRU 2006 had a 1037-349 record in 37 years of coaching (he is 7th all time in wins on national list).
Koudelka was inducted into the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006 and stilll coaches at Moulton. Finalist Goodrich
won its only state title in 2001 and lost in the finals in 1998, 2002 & 2008.
The 1998 Moulton players were: 10 Bradley Darilek, 5’6” Jr; 12 Matt Patek, 5’10” So; 14 Byron Jasek, 5’9” Jr; 15 Dusty
Wagner, 5’10” Jr; 22 Wesley Rothbauer, 5’11” So; 23 Scott Chaloupka, 5’11” So; 25 Anthony Weeaks, 5’10” So; 30 Robert
Tovar, 6’3” So; and 31 Chad Rothbauer, 6’1” Jr.
Moulton was led on the year by 6’3” So Robert Tovar at 22 ppg; 5’10” Anthony Weeaks at 17; 5’11” So Scott Chaloupka
at 14; 6’1” Jr Chad Rothbauer at 11; and 5’6” Jr Bradley Darilek at 6 steals per game. The Bobkatz were led in the final by
Tovar with 32 points (on 15 of 21 shots), 9 rebounds & 7 steals; Weeaks with 11 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists; and
Chaloupka with 11 points, 6 rebounds & 4 assists. Brandon Garrett led Goodrich with 12 points and five rebounds. In
the semi-final against Lipan Weeaks had 20 points and 3 assists and Tovar had 16 points, 10 rebounds and 6 blocks.
Shane Trickey had 17 points and 10 rebounds for Lipan.
The 1-A 1998 All State Tournament Team included 6’3” So Robert Tovar, 5’10” So Anthony Weeaks and 5’11” So Scott
Chaloupka of Moulton; 6’6” Jr Brandon Garrett of Goodrich; and 6’4” So Shane Trickey of Lipan. Moulton's Robert Tovar
& Anthony Weeaks were all-state for 3 years from 1998-2000 and Scott Chaloupka was all-state in 1998 & 1999.
Robert Tovar was named the MVP of the final. The TX Coaches all-state team included So Robert Taylor and So Anthony
Weeaks of Moulton, Sr Kodi Wyatt of Goodrich and Sr Jarod Westmoreland of Lipan on its 1st team. Anthony Weeaks’
father, Tom, is the women’s coach at St. Marys U.
Team #286, 1998
Krum, led by Arledge & Marquis, wins last
of 5 state titles; Coach Troy Hamm wins 3rd
2-A, KRUM
Krum defeated Little River Academy, 64-52, in the finals & Beckville, 68-58 (OT), in the semi-finals at the state
tournament. The Bobcats qualifed for state for the 15th time with playoff wins over Holliday, 68-39; Bangs, 84-46; Italy,
77-74; and Godley, 72-50. Krum finished the year at 37-1 (with 37 consecutive wins) while Academy finished at 36-2. In
the semi-final Beckville outscored Krum 18-8 in the 4th qt. to send the game into OT where the Bobcats outscored
Beckville, 15-5. The final matched #1 Krum against #2 Little River-Academy in a game dominated by Krum’s defense
which held the BumbleBees to its lowest point total (52) of the year. Krum shot better from the field at 45% (22-49) to
Academy’s 37% (17-46) and from 3-point range (6-16 to 1-11) and out rebounded the Bees, 36-25.
Krum has won five state championships (1971, 1978, 1994, 1996 & 1998) and lost in the finals in 1956 to Central Pollok,
in 1967 to Kennard, in 1979 to Snook and in 1992 to Troup. Bennie Enis was the Krum championship coach in 1971 and
1978 and Troy Hamm of the U. of NT was the Krum championship coach in 1994, 1996 & 1998. Krum holds the state
record (for all classes) with 141 consecutive district wins from 1989-2001 and went to the regional tournament 13 of 14
years from 1986-1999. Finalist Academy won its only state title in 2002 and lost in the 1998 final. Both Troy Hamm and
Bennie Enis are members of the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame.
The 1998 Krum players were: 00 Chris Arledge, 6’4” Sr; 3 Edward Bird, 5’10” Sr; 4 Brent Andrus, 5’7” So; 5 Brady Andrus,
5’9” Sr; 10 Shane Boettcher, 6’0” Jr; 15 Justin Rose, 6’4” Jr; 21 Marcus Khoury, 5’9” So; 33 Tyler Jones, 6’4” Jr; 34
Houston Marquis, 6’1” Jr; and 43 Casey Pierce, 5’10” Sr.
Krum was led on the year by 6’1” Jr Houston Marquis at 20.6 points & 7.3 rebounds per game; 6’4” Sr Chris Arledge at
18.4 points; 6’4” Jr Tyler Jones at 13.7 points & 5.7 rebounds; 5’9” Sr Brady Andrus at 8.6 points; 6.8 assists and 3 steals;
and 6’4” Jr Justin Rose at 7.8 points. The Bobcats were led in the final by Marquis with 27 points and 11 rebounds;
Arledge with 14 points & 2 assists; and Andrus with 8 points and five assists. 6’1” Sr Joshua Smith led Academy with 13
points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. In the semi-final against 32-5 Beckville Marquis led Krum with 22 points, 12 rebounds
& 6 assists; Arledge had 17 points; Jones had 11; and Andrus had 2 points and 7 assists. 6’5” Sr Gary Brown had 18
points & 9 assists and 6’3” Sr Michael Adams had 17 points and 10 rebounds for Beckville.
The 1998 2-A All State Tournament Team included 6’1” Jr Houston Marquis and 6’4” Sr Chris Arledge of Krum; 6’5” Sr
Gary Brown and 6’3” Sr Michael Adams of Beckville; and 6’1” Sr Joshua Smith of Little River Academy. Marquis was
named the MVP of the final.
Sr Chris Arledge & Jr Houston Marquis of Krum were named 1st team all-state and Arledge was named 2-A player of the
year by the TX Coaches Assoc in 1998. Sr Joshua Smith of Academy was named 1st team and Sr Tyan Ehler of Academy
was named 2nd team all-state. Chris Arledge was named all-state for 3 years from 1996-1998; Tyler Jones was all-state
in 1998.
Arledge scored 2,204 points in 1995-98 to rank 79th on the all-time TX H.S. scoring list according to Texas Basketball
Magazine and later played at Northern College in OK and at Tarleton State U. Justin Rose played at Austin College.
Chris Arledge and Casey Pierce are H.S. coaches; Tyler Jones and Bret and Brady Andrus are in family businesses; Edward
Bird is a bank officer; Justin Rose is an exec. with Peterbilt Motors.
Team #287, 1998
Clarksville wins 2nd of 2 state titles
3-A, CLARKSVILLE
Clarksville defeated Crockett, 90-83, in the finals & Stafford, 69-51, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The Tigers
qualified for state for the 5th time with playoff wins over Quitman, 79-52; Daingerfield, 62-59; Dallas Madison, 76-71;
and Gainesville, 58-50. The 90-83 final was a 3-A record for aggregate high score in one game and the 90 points by
Clarksville was a 3-A record for a championship game. Clarksville was 33-5 on the year while Crockett finished at 26-8.
Clarksville had too much “size and athleticism” for Stafford in the 18-point semi-final win. The Tigers out shot Crockett
61% (31-51) to 46% (36-79) in the final and led by 15 points until the Bulldogs made a late run to close to 7 at the end.
The 90 points by Clarksville in the final broke a 3-A state record.
Clarksville’s 1998 state championship was the second (1995 & 1998) for the school which lost in two earlier finals---in
1989 to SA Cole (with Shaquile O’Neal) and in 1991 to Hardin-Jefferson (coached by UIL Director Dr. Charles Breithaupt).
Finalist Crockett was making the school’s only appearance in a state final. Clyde Carlisle of Rhodes U. was the Clarksville
championship coach for both 1995 & 1998.
The 1998 Clarksville players were: 3 Ryan Hudgins, 5’11” Jr; 4 Brandon Williams, 5’9” So; 5 Adrian Jackson, 5’7” Sr; 10
Stanley Beaty, 5’9” Jr; 11 Deon Tavie, 5’10” Sr; 12 Cedric Wooten, 6’0” Sr; 13 Olassie Hobbs, 6’1” Jr; 14 Chris Parris, 6’0”
Jr; 15 Demarion Young, 6’0” So; 23 Barrett Backus, 6’3” So; 25 Beau Parker, 6’0” So; 30 Rod Caesar, 6’5” Jr; 33 Marcus
Dizer, 6’5” So; 40 Tyrone Richardson, 6’3” Jr; and 42 Steven Edwards, 6’6” Jr.
Clarksville was led on the year by 6’3” Jr Tyrone Richardson at 15.7 & 11 rebounds a game; 6’6” Jr Steven Edwards at
13.3 points, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 3 assists; 6’5” Jr Rod Caesar at 13.7 points, 5 rebounds & 3 assists; 5’9” So
Brandon Williams at 8 points, 4 assists & 3 steals; and 5’10” Sr Deon Tavie at 7 points, 5 assists and 3 steals. The Bobcats
were led in the final by Tavie with 28 points and 6 assists; Edwards with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 6 blocks; Williams
with 15 points and 5 assists; and Richardson with 10 points and 10 rebounds. D.T. Hopkins led Crockett in the final with
16 points. Edwards led Clarksville in the semi-final with 21 points & 7 rebounds while Richardson had 12 points, 13
rebounds, 4 blocks, 4 steals and 6 assists. Stafford was led by 5’9” Sr Joey Longoria with 15 points.
The 1998 3-A All State Tournament Team included Deon Tavie, 5’10” Sr, Steven Edwards, 6’6” Jr and Tyrone Richardson,
6’3” Jr of Clarksville; Thaddeus Haynes, 6’5” Jr of Crockett; and Charles Sims, 5’11” Jr of Tulia. Steven Edwards of
Clarksville was all-state in 1998 & 1999; Tyrone Richardson & Deon Tavie were all-state in 1998; and Rod Caesar in 1999.
Deon Tavie was voted the MVP of the final.
Team #288, 1998
Waltrip wins its only state title
4-A, HOUSTON WALTRIP
Houston Waltrip defeated Dallas Highland Park, 67-60, in the finals & Lamesa, 76-73, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Rams qualified for state for the first time with playoff wins over West Columbia, 67-47; Houston
Worthing, 105-102, Cleveland, 87-59; and PA Lincoln, 68-61. Waltrip was 33-3 on the year while Highland Park finished
at 33-4. In the semi-final Lamesa shot better from the field 53% (31-58) to 44% (25-57) and out rebounded Waltrip, 3932, but lost the game at the FT line as Waltrip made 16 of 31 (52%) to 7-16 (44%) & at the 3-point line as Waltrip made
10-21 to 4-10 for Lamesa. In the final Waltrip shot better from field at 46% (23-50) to 45% (25-55); from 3-point range
at 44%(7-16) to 21%; from the FT line at 61% (14-23) to 54%; out rebounded HP, 41-28; and had fewer turnovers (9 to
15).
Houston Waltrip and Dallas Highland Park each made the only appearance in a state final in school history in 1998. The
1998 Waltrip championship coach was Fred Smith of the U. of Houston.
The 1998 Waltrip players were: 00 Clementa Simmons, 6’1” Sr; 3 Field Williams, 6’3” So; 15 Jariam Veazie, 6’0” Sr; 5
Steve Harris, 5’10” Sr; 10 Larry Manuel, 5’8’ Jr; 12 Rashard Stevens, 5’9” Sr; 4 Antonio Falu, 6’5” Jr; 20 DeMarcus
Braxton, 6’1” Sr; 23 Justin Lewis, 6’2” Sr; 30 Chris Magee, 6’2” Sr; 32 Terrence Dixon, 6’2” Sr; 34 Randric Williams, 6’5”
Sr; 40 Joffrey Reid, 6’2” So; and 44 Cedric Taylor, 6’8” Sr.
Waltrip was led on the year by 6’6” Jr Antonio Falu at 22.8 ppg; 6’3” So Field Williams at 21.8; 6’8” Sr Cedric Taylor at
21.5 points, 15 rebounds and 8 blocks; and 6’1” Sr Clementa Simmons at 14 points. The Rams were led in the final by
Taylor with 24 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 blocks and 4 steals; Falu with 15 points; and Williams with 14. HP was led
by 6’0” Jr Peter McNulty with 20 points and 6’9” Sr Chris Young with 16 points, 18 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks. In
the semi-final against 32-4 Lamesa), Waltrip was led by Falu with 22 points and 8 rebounds and Williams and Taylor with
21 points. Andy Ellis led Lamesa with 25 points and 14 rebounds.
The 1998 4-A All State Tournament Team included 6’8” Sr Cedric Taylor, 6’5” Jr Antonio Falu and 6’3” So Field Williams
of Houston Waltrip; and 6’0” Jr Peter McNulty and 6’9” Sr Chris Young of Dallas Highland Park. Waltrip's Cedric Taylor
was all-state in 1997 & 1998; Field Williams was all-state in 1998 & 2000; and Antonio Falu was all-state in 1998.
Cedric Taylor was named MVP of the final. Sr Cedric Taylor of Houston Waltrip was named 1st team all-state and 4A
Player of the Year by the TX Coaches Assoc. Sr Chris Young of Highland Park and Sr Andy Ellis of Lamesa were also
named 1st team all-state and Sr Antonio Falu was named 2nd team all-state. Ellis played at Texas Tech and Falu at San
Jacinto JC and U.H.
Team #289, 1998
Midland, led by Charles Tatum and Kirby Lemons,
wins the school’s only state title
5-A, MIDLAND
Midland defeated San Antonio Taft, 63-51, in the finals & Pearland, 80-48, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The
Bulldogs qualified for state for the 5th time with playoff wins over El Paso Eastwood, 95-67; El Paso Hanks, 67-52;
Duncanville, 71-62; and Lewisville Marcus, 85-72. Midland finished the year at 36-2 while Taft finished at 35-5. In the
semi-final Midland out rebounded Pearland 36-22 and hit 55% of FGs to 36%. In the final Midland out rebounded Taft,
37-30, and shot better from the field at 49% (26-53) to 37% and forced more turnovers. Taft never recovered from a
“second-quarter blitz” in which Midland outscored the Raiders, 23-7.
Midland and SA Taft each made the only appearance in a state final in school history in 1998. The 1998 Midland
championship coach was Jack Stephenson of Sul Ross State U.
The 1998 Midland players were: 3 Charles Tatum, 5’9” Jr; 4 Jason Williams, 5’9” Sr; 5 Kris O’Brien, 6’1” Sr; 10 Blake
Johnston, 6’1” So; 11 Jessie Nicholson, 5’9” Jr; 12 Geoffrey Jameson, 5’10” Sr; 14 Ross Nobles, 5’10” Sr; 15 Jay Christian,
6’5” Jr; 21 Patrick Anderson, 6’3” Sr; 24 Taylor Moody, 6’5” Jr; 25 Brent Winter, 6’2” Jr; 30 Erik Pettersson, 6’7” Sr; 31
Chris Cox, 6’1” Sr; 32 Kirby Lemons, 6’6” Sr; 33 Camar Jackson, 6’2” Sr; 40 Josh Fernau, 6’1” Sr; 42 Antoine Lathan, 6’0”
Sr; and 52 Randy Gardner, 6’5” So.
Midland was led on the year by 6’6” Sr Kirby Lemons at 27 points, 12 rebounds, 6 steals and 3 assists per game; 5’9” Jr
Charles Tatum at 21 points, 5 assists & 5 steals; 6’5” Jr Jay Christian at 15 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists & 3 steals; and
6’1” So Blake Johnston at 4 points, 6 assists and 4 steals. The Bulldogs were led in the final by Christian with 23 points;
Tatum with 22 points; Lemons with 18 points and 13 rebounds; and Johnston with 10 assists and 4 steals. Taft was led
by 6’9” Sr Joe White with 15 points and 10 rebounds. In the semi-final Midland was led by Christian and Lemons with 18
each and Charles Tatum with 16. 6’6” Jr Josh Brian and 6’0” Jesse Lewis had 12 each for 29-9 Pearland.
The 1998 5-A All State Tournament Team included 6’5” Jr Jay Christian, 6’6” Sr Kirby Lemons and 5’9” Jr Charles Tatum
of Midland; 6’9” Sr Joe White of SA Taft; and 6’3” Jr O.J. McClintock of RR Westwood. Midland's Charles Tatum was allstate in 1998 & 1999; Kirby Lemons was all-state in 1998; Jay Christian was all-state in 1999; and Blake Johnson in 2000.
Charles Tatum was named the MVP of the final. Sr Kirby Lemons of Midland was named 1st team all-state and Jr Charles
Tatum of Midland and Jr O J. McClintock of Westwood were named 2nd team all-state by the TX Coaches Assoc. in 1998.
Rashard Lewis of Alief Elsik (now in NBA) was named 5A Player of the Year.
Team #290, 1999
Moulton wins 3rd of three state titles
under Coach Sammie Koudelka
1-A, MOULTON
Moulton defeated Brookeland, 54-49, in the finals & Paducah, Paducah, 56-45, in the semi-final at the state tournament.
The Bobkatz qualified for state for the 7th time with playoff wins over Waelder, 81-52; SA Stacy, 80-42; San Perlita, 9771; Lipan, 70-38; and Wortham, 87-50. Defending champion (and #2) Moulton was 35-4 on the year and the (previously
undefeated & #1 ) Brookeland Wildcats finished at 38-1. Moulton’s 11-point win in the semi-final over (28-4) Paducah
was due to superior FG shooting at 53% (24-45) to 41%. Moulton also out shot the undefeated Brookeland Wildcats
53% (24-45) to 41% from the field in the final. Moulton on a 19-4 run led by 10 going into the last quarter but
Brookeland closed to within 3 in the last 90 seconds when Moulton made 6 FTs.
The 1999 championship was the third of three (1991, 1998 & 1999) for Moulton though the school also appeared in
three other finals (in 1989 losing to Fannindel, in 1990 to Santo and in 2000 to Brookeland). The next year (2000) the
results were reversed as Brookeland defeated Moulton in the finals to earn the school’s only state title after losing three
times previously in the final (1969 to Snook, 1976 to Richards & 1999 to Moulton). Sammie J. Koudelka of SHSU was the
Moulton coach for all three championships and had 1037-349 record thru 2006 ranking him 1st in wins among current
coaches & 7th on the all-time national list. Koudelka made only one substitution (for 57 seconds) in the two games at
state. He was inducted into the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007 and still coaches in Moulton.
The 1999 Moulton players were: (10) Bradley Darilek, 5’7” Sr; (11) Matthew Patek, 6’0” Jr; (14) Bobby Simper, 5’8” Fr;
(15) Joe Henke, 5’8” So; (20) Chase Pavlicek, 5’9” So; (21) Blake Zidek, 6’1” So; (22) Wesley Rothbauer, 6’1” Jr; (23) Scott
Chaloupka, 6’1 Jr; (24) Eric Rother, 5’11” Jr; (25) Anthony Weeaks, 6’0 Jr; (30) Robert Tovar, 6’4” Jr; (31) Chad Rothbauer,
6’1” Sr; & (33) & Mark Hanslik, 6’2” So.
Moulton was led on the year by 6’’4” Jr Robert Tovar at 22 points and 14 rebounds per game; 6’0” Jr Anthony Weeaks at
14 points & 7 assists; 6’1” Jr Scott Chaloupka at 14 points & 14 rebounds; 6’1” Sr Chad Rothbauer at 9 points; and 5’8” Sr
Bradley Darilek at 9 points, 7 steals and 8 assists. The Bobkatz were led in the final by Tovar with 15 points, 6 rebounds,
3 blocks and 2 steals; Weeaks with 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists; Darilek with 12 points & 6 rebounds; and
Chaloupka with 8 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists. 5’10” Jr Ramon Williams with 15 points and 7 rebounds and 6’2” Jr
Darrell Garrett with 11 points and 7 rebounds led Brookeland. Moulton was led in the semi-final against Paducah (28-4)
by Tovar with 29 points, 11 rebounds & 4 assists and Chaloupka with 14 points and 7 assists. Paducah was led by 6’3” Sr
Eric Rekieta with 16 points and 6’4” Sr Brad Flemons with 13 rebounds.
The 1999 1-A All State Tournament Team included 6’3” Jr Robert Tovar, 6’0” Jr Anthony Weeaks, and 6’1” Jr Scott
Chaloupka of Moulton; 6’4” Sr Marcus Bobb of Ponder; and 6’2” Jr Darrell Garrett of Brookeland. Moulton's Robert
Tovar and Anthony Weeaks were all-state 3 years from 1998-2000; and Scott Chaloupka was all-state in 1998 & 1999.
Robert Tovar was the MVP of the final for the 2nd year. Tovar, Weeaks and Chaloupka were 4-year starters on 4 state
tournament teams with a career record of 145-13. They won state titles in 2nd & 3rd years and were runner-up as
seniors.
Team #291, 1999
Peaster wins back-to-back state titles in 1999-2000
2-A, PEASTER
Peaster defeated Wellington, 66-62 (OT), in the finals & Brookshire Royal, 74-61, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. Peaster was 28-7 on the year while Wellington finished at 29-6. Peaster qualified for state for the first
time with playoff wins over Gunter, 60-52; Howe, 88-59; Bogata Rivercrest, 22-13; and Godley, 56-53. In the semi-final
Peaster had a 41-32 rebound advantage over (26-8) Brookshire Royal and shot better from the field at 49% to 40%. In
the final Peaster out rebounded Wellington by 46-36 and out shot them from the field at 46% (21-46) to 32% but was
down by three points with 2.1 seconds left when A.J. Hill was fouled on a 3-point FG attempt and made all 3 to send the
game to OT. Peaster dominated the OT as Wellington shot air balls on 4 of its 5 FG attempts while Peaster’s Neil Graves
scored 5 of the 7 points for the Greyhounds in the OT.
Peaster won state championships in 1999 and 2000 in the only appearances by the school in a state final. Wellington
made its only appearance in a final in 1999. Danny Henderson of Austin College was the Peaster championship coach in
both 1999 & 2000 and has an 18-year record of 479-130. Coach Henderson and all his players dyed their hand blonde
for the two state games as a show of solidarity.
The 1999 Peaster players were: 4 Neil Graves, 6’0” So; 5 Shaun Harney, 5’9” So; 10 Josh Harney, 5’10” Jr; 11 Chris Moon,
5’11” So; 12 Mitch Jones, 6’2” Jr; 15 Jon Whatley, 6’2” Jr; 22 Charlie Haught, 5’10” So; 24 Josh Bryant, 6’3” Fr; 32 Logan
Parker, 6’0: So; 33 Bruce Garvie, 6’3” Sr; 34 A.J. Hill, 6’3” Jr; and 44 Donald Rohde, 6’3” So.
The Greyhounds were led on the year by 6’3” Jr A.J. Hill at 22 points and 11 rebounds per game; 6’4” Sr Bruce Garvie at
17 points and 9 rebounds; 5’10” Jr Josh Harney at 11 points; 5’9” So Shaun Harney at 9 points; and 6’0” So Neil Graves at
10 points & 7.7 assists. Peaster was led in the final by Hill with 31 points and 15 rebounds; Garvie with 12 points and 11
rebounds; and Harney with 12 points. 5’9” Sr George Shrubs led Wellington with 21 points and 13 rebounds. Peaster
was led in the semi-final by Garvie with 23 points, 10 rebounds & 4 steals; Hill with 22 points & 9 rebounds; and Graves
with 17 points & 10 rebounds.
The 1999 2-A All-State Tournament Team included 6’3” Sr Bruce Garvie and 6’3” Jr A.J. Hill of Peaster; 5’9” Sr George
Shrubs and 5’9” Sr Nakia Nash of Wellington and 6’3” Sr Tarlus McDaniel of Grapeland. Garvey was an exchange student
from Australia. Peaster's A.J. Hill was all-state in 1999 & 2000; Bruce Garvie was all-state in 1999; Josh Harney was allstate in 2000; and Neil Graves and Donald Rohde were all-state in 2001.
Team #292, 1999
Mexia wins state titles in 1999 & 2001
3-A, MEXIA
Mexia defeated Seminole, 77-71 (OT), in the finals Clarksville, 47-43, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The Black
Cats were 33-5 on the year and Seminole finished at 36-4. The Black Cats defeated four playoff teams (Elgin, 55-38;
LaGrange, 70-48, Cleveland, 66-64, and Kountze, 77-72) to qualify for state for the 2nd time. In the semi-final Mexia had
a strong edge in rebounds (25-12) and out shot Clarksville from the field at 56% (20-36) to 37%. In the final Mexia out
rebounded Seminole, 34-21, and out shot the Indians from the field at 58% (20-37) to 44% (21-42) and came back from a
8-point deficit with 3:46 remaining. Seminole’s shot at the buzzer “rimmed out” forcing OT and Mexia dominated the
OT as Tim Hubbard blocked 3 shots and Demar Chambers sealed the victory with a “thunderous one hand dunk.”
Mexia won the state championship in 1999 and 2001 and lost in the 1968 final to Kirbyville.
Finalist Seminole won state titles in 1955 and 1979 and lost in the finals in 1957, 1963 & 1999. Terrul Henderson of
Howard Payne U. was the 1999 Mexia championship coach. Darrell Collins was coach of the 2001 state champs.
The 1999 Mexia players were: 00 J.T. Brown, 6’0” Jr; 3 Ricky Huckabay, 5’11” So; 4 Sam Chambers, 6’2” So; 5 Jesse
Kimbrough, 6’0” So; 10 Willie Jefferson, 6’1” Fr; 14 Teddrick Mathews, 6’0” Sr; 15 Gregg Dunn, 5’9” So; 20 Freddie Hall,
5’9” So; 22 Donavan Smith, 5’11” So; 23 Tim Hubbard, 6’5” Sr; 25 John McGilvray, 6’6” So; 33 James Collins, 6’3” Sr; 44
Bridger Winsor, 6’5” So; 45 Demar Chambers, 6’3” Sr; and 55 Mikey Guthrie, 5’11” Jr.
The Black Cats were led on the year by 6’3” Sr Demar Chambers at 18 points & 5.3 rebounds; 6’1” So Ricky Huckabay at
15.2 points, 6.3 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 steals & 2 blocked shots per game; 6’5” Sr Tim Hubbard at 14.2 points, 11.9
rebounds and 3.7 blocks; 6’0” So Jesse Kimbrough at 13.4 points, 4 assists and 3 steals; and 6’6” So John McGilvray at
11.7 points and 4.8 rebounds. Mexia was led in the final by Huckabay with 25 points and 6 rebounds; Chambers with 19
points and 6 rebounds; Kimbrough with 15 points and 5 rebounds; and Hubbard with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Seminole was led by 6’7” Sr Chris Ogden with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. In the semi-final against Clarksville
(29-6) Mexia was led by Hubbard with 12 points, Chambers with 11 points and Huckabay with 5 points, 7 rebounds and
4 assists. 6’3” Sr Tyrone Richardson and 6’6” Sr Steven Edwards scored 9 each for Clarksville.
The 1999 Class 3-A All State Tournament Team included 5’11” So Rickey Huckabay and 6’3” Sr Demar Chambers of
Mexia, 6’7” Jr Chris Ogden and 6’6” Jr Kaleb Clay of Seminole and 6’2” So Richard Gonzales of West Oso. Mexia's Rickey
Huckabay and Jesse Kimbrough were all-state for 3 years from 1999-2001; Tim Hubbard was all-state in 1999; and John
McGilvray was all-state in 2001.
Chris Ogden was named Mr. Basketball (for 1A-5A) in the State of Texas in 1999. John McGilvray played FB at the U. of
Houston; Rickey Huckabay played at Lee College and at TX A&M-Kingsville; Jesse Kimbrough played at McLennan J.C.
and Jacksonville U.; Sam Chambers played FB at UMHB; Coach Terrul Henderson was at PA Lincoln in 2006. Chris Ogden
played at Texas Tech.
Team #293, 1999
Crowley wins its only state title defeating
7-time champion PA Lincoln in final
4-A, CROWLEY
Crowley defeated PA Lincoln, 60-51, in the finals & Austin Johnson, 70-67, in the semi-final at the state tournament.
The Eagles were 34-4 on the year and Lincoln finished at 29-6. Crowley qualified for state for the 1st time with playoff
wins over Wichita Falls, 72-57; Justin northwest, 79-61; Plainview, 56-52; and Canyon Randall, 58-41). Crowley out
rebounded Austin Johnson in the semi-final by 41-34 and won because Johnson made only 14 of 32 FTs (44%) including
the 2nd of a one-and-one with 3.6 seconds remaining that would have tied the game. Crowley won over Lincoln in the
final with a 43-37 rebound edge and an advantage at the FT line---66% (19-29) to 47% (9-19). Crowley, leading by 7
points, made 10 FTs in the last 90 seconds as PA fouled to stop the clock.
Crowley won its 1999 state championship in the school’s only appearance in a state final. By contrast finalist PA Lincoln
has won 7 state titles, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, & 1995) and lost in the finals in 1993 & 1999. The defeat in
the 1999 final was the first defeat in 12 tournament games for PA Lincoln. Lincoln was merged into PA Memorial in
2002. Gary Surratt of TX A&M coached the 1999 Crowley championship team. Surratt had won an earlier state title in
1979 at Huntsville.
The 1999 Crowley players were: 3 Jason Smalls, 5’11” Sr; 4 Brandon Newton, 6’0” Jr; 5 Terry Shelton, 5’11” Sr; 10 Corey
Washington, 6’1” Jr; 20 Brian Harston, 6’0” Sr; 22 Detron Forbes, 5’11” Jr; 23 Jamell Grandberry, 6’2” Jr; 24 Brandon
Harris, 5’11” So; 31 Kevin Risher, 5’11” Sr; 35 Brandon Harston, 6’2” Jr; 40 Chika Onyekanne, 6’4” So; & 44 David
Stevens, 6’10” Sr.
The Eagles were led on the year by 6’2” Jr Jamell Grandberry at 16.7 points & 7.1 rebounds per game; 5’11” Sr Jason
Smalls at 11.0 points and 4.2 steals; 5’11” Sr Terry Shelton at 10.7; 5’11” Sr Kevin Risher at 7.7; and 6’10” Sr David
Stevens at 5.7 & 3.4 blocks. Crowley was led in the final by Risher with 13 points, Smalls with 12 points & 6 assists and
Grandberry with 11 points and 13 rebounds. Lincoln was led by 5’10” Sr Rhossi Carron with 15 points. Crowley was led
in the semi-final against Austin Johnson (25-7) by Shelton with 17 points, Grandberry with 16 points & 17 rebounds and
Smalls with 13 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. 6’3” Sr Marcus Johnson had 26 points for Austin Johnson.
The 1999 4-A All State Tournament Team included 5’11” Sr Jason Smalls, 6’2” Jr Jamell Grandberry and 5’11” Sr; Kevin
Risher of Crowley; 6’3” Sr Marcus Johnson of Austin Johnson; and 5’10” Sr Rhossi Carron of PA Lincoln. Crowley's Jamell
Grandberry and Terry Shelton were all-state in 1999.
Jamell Grandberry was voted the MVP of the final. Terry Shelton later played at Son Jose State.
Team #294, 1999
Duncanville wins 2nd of 2 titles
under Coach Phil McNeely
5-A, DUNCANVILLE
Duncanville defeated Dallas Kimball, 78-61, in the finals & Beaumont Central, 79-63, in the semi-finals at the state
tournament. The Panthers finished the year at 35-3 while Kimball was 34-5. Duncanville qualified for state for the 3rd
time with playoff wins over S. Grand Prairie, 70-59; Killeen Ellison, 64-37; El Paso Montwood, 70-54; and Midland, 84-
82. Duncanville’s 16-point win in the semi-final was due to superior shooting (57% to 30% from the field and 56% to
25% from 3-point range) and team play (14-9 assist “gap”). The Panthers’ 17-point win in the final over Kimball was also
due to better shooting (49% to 38%); better team play (17-4 in assists) and forcing more (18-10) turnovers.
The Duncanville Panthers won state titles in 1991, 1999 & 2007 in the school’s only three appearances in the state finals.
Kimball has won three titles (1990, 1996 & 1997) and lost in the finals three other times (1986, 1999 & 2002). Phil
McNeely of TX Wesleyan was the Duncanville championship coach for all three state championships following in the
footsteps of his father, Clifton McNeely, who won four state titles with Pampa in the 1950’s. Phil McNeely retired after
the 2009 season with 3 state titles and a 702-174 record. Duncanville is one of only four TX schools (others are Dumas,
1961-62; Southlake Carroll in 1992-93; and Everman in 2002-03) to win football and basketball titles in the same
academic year as the Panthers defeated Converse Judson 24-21 for the 5A football title in 1998. Duncanville also won
the 5A state title in baseball in 1999. Duncanville H.S. ranks 5th in Texas in combined boys (3) and girls (6) state
basketball titles with 9.
The 1999 Duncanville players were: 3 Tre Johnson, 6’2” Jr; 4 Doug Jones, 6’4” Jr; 5 Roosevelt Brown, 6’3” Sr; 10 Victor
Sobers, 5’11” Sr; 12 Ken Hendrix, 5’9” Jr; 20 Terrance Johnson, 6’4” Jr; 22 Kevin Lake, 6’0” Jr; 24 Greg Ware, 5’8” Sr; 30
Hassan Conteh, 6’6” Sr; 32 Brandon Cregler, 6’3” Jr; 33 Brian Boddicker, 6’9” Jr; 40 Ryan Randle, 6’9” Sr; and 41 David
Sykes, 6’5” Sr.
The Panthers were led on the year by 6’9” Sr Brian Boddicker at 19.2 points and 8 rebounds per game; 6’3” Sr Roosevelt
Brown at 15 & 3 assists; 6’5” Sr David Sykes at 11.3 points; 6’9” Sr Ryan Randle at 10.5 points & 7 rebounds; and 6’2” Jr
Tre Johnson as 6 points, 4 assists & 3 steals. Duncanville was led in the final by Brown with 21 points and 6 rebounds;
Boddicker with 20 points & 4 rebounds; Sykes with 14 points, 7 rebounds & 5 assists; and Johnson with 11 points, 5
rebounds & 7 assists. 6’6” Sr Quinton Ross led Kimball with 22 points. In the semi-final against Beaumont Central (30-7)
Boddicker had 32 points, 14 rebounds & 3 blocks; Sykes had 19 points & 4 assists; and Brown had 16 points & 4 assists.
5’11” Sr Skip Jackson had 14 points and 4 assists and 6’1” Sr Edward Garriet had 15 points and 9 rebounds for
Beaumont.
The 1999 All-State Tournament Team included 6’9” Jr Brian Boddicker, 6’5” Sr David Sykes and 6’3” Sr Roosevelt Brown
of Duncanville; 6’6” Sr Quinton Ross of Kimball; and 5’10” Sr Maurice Felton of SA Jay. Duncanville's Brian Boddicker was
all-state in 1999 & 2000; Roosevelt Brown & David Sykes were all-state in 1999; and Seneca Collins in 2000 & 2001.
Brian Boddicker (A McDonald’s All-American in 2001) was named MVP of the final and later played at UT while
Roosevelt Brown later played at SWT. Quinton Ross played at SMU and in NBA (Memphis)..
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Team #295, 2000
Brookeland wins only state title
1-A, BROOKELAND
Brookeland defeated Moulton, 63-53, in the finals & Happy, 61-43, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The
Wildcats qualified for state for the 5th time with playoff wins over Elkhart Slocum, 96-47; Evadale, 60-48; Laneville, 5235; Celeste, 62-33; and Kennard, 63-44. Brookeland finished the year at 39-1 while Moulton finished at 36-4.
Brookeland made a 26-4 run in the semi-final to lead by 27 points with 2:27 remaining in the game. Brookeland out
shot (47%-34%) and out rebounded (43-30) Moulton in the final and made an 8-0 run at the end of the game for a 10point victory. The Wildcats used a triangle and two defense against the Bobkatz’s two top scorers denying Moulton a
3rd consecutive title.
The 2000 Brookeland state championship is the only one in school history though the school did make the state finals
three other times losing to Snook in 1969, to Richards in 1976 and to Moulton in 1999. Chris Carter of Northwestern
State U. was the Brookeland championship coach in 2000 (and coach of runner-up team in 1999). Finalist Moulton,
coached by Sammie J. Koudelka, won state titles in 1991, 1998 & 1999 and was in three other finals (1989, 1990 &
2000).
The 2000 Brookeland players were: (00) Antwoin Roberts, Fr 5’6” G; (3) Brandon Cooper, Sr 5’6” G; (4) Onterrio Brooks,
Fr 5’7” G; (5) Ramon Williams, Sr 5’10” G; (10) Patrick Hobson, Fr 5’10” G; (11) Alan Smith, Fr 5’10” G; (15) Carl Johnson,
Sr 6’1” F; (21) Demetrius Hobson, Fr 5’7” G; (22) Taurus Johnson, So 5’10” G; (23) Darrell Garrett, Sr 6’2” G; (24) Eric
Ward, Sr 6’3” C; (31) Ron Cooper, Sr 5’10” G’ (34) Matthew Lakey, Jr 6’1” F; (35) D.J. Davis, Fr 5’10” F; (40) Labyron
Brooks, Jr 5’10” F; (41) Channin Cooper, Fr 5’11” F; (51) Eddie Johnson, Fr 5’9” F; & 55) Bill Cockrell, Jr 6’3” C.
Brookeland was led on the year by 5’10” Sr Ramon Williams at 17.0 ppg; 6’2” Sr Darrell Garrett at 14.0; 5’10” Sr Ron
Cooper at 12.0; 6’0” Sr Carl Johnson at 10.0; and 6’3” Sr Eric Ward at 8.0. The Wildcats were led in the final by Williams
with 28 points; Johnson with 15 points & 9 rebounds; and Garrett with 9 points and 10 rebounds. Robert Tovar led
Moulton with 27 points. Williams had 20 points and Johnson had 16 points in the semi-final against Happy. 6’4” Sr John
Mack Moudy led Happy with 17 points.
The 1-A 2000 All State Tournament Team included Ramon Williams, 5’10” Sr and Carl Johnson, 6’1” Sr of Brookeland;
Anthony Weeaks, 6’0” Sr and Robert Tovar, 6’4” Sr of Moulton; and Jack Moore, 6’1” So of Graford. Ramon Williams
was voted the championship game MVP. Moulton’s seniors Anthony Weeaks, Robert Tovar and Scott Chaloupka played
in the state tournament for four years and had record of 145-13. Weeaks and Tovar made All State Tournament for 3
years. Tovar was the MVP in 1998 & 1999. and was named all-state for 3 years. Weeaks later played at St. Mary’s
where his father is the women’s coach. Tovar played at Rice. Brookeland's Ramon Williams and Darrell Garrett were allstate in 1999 & 2000 and Alan Smith was all-state in 2002.
Team #296, 2000
Peaster wins back-to-back
state titles in 1999-2000
2-A, PEASTER
Peaster defeated Van Vleck, 67-58, in the finals & Hale Center, 64-45, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The
Greyhounds qualified for state for the 2nd time with playoff wins over Tom Bean, 86-54; Whitewright, 68-62; Edgewood,
65-51; and Farmersville, 60-57. Peaster finished the year at 33-4 on the year while Van Vleck finished at 30-6. Peaster’s
19-point win in the semi-final was highlighted by runs of 13-2 & 11-1 and a rebound advantage (47-37) over Hale Center
who featured a 6’10” center. In the final Peaster relied upon its more accurate shooting (44% to 35% in FGs; 45% to 27%
in FTs; and 45% to 27% in 3-point shots and a 45-38 rebounding edge over the Leopards who had two 7-ft high jumpers.
Peaster won its two state championships (1999 & 2000) in consecutive years in the only two state final appearances in
school history. Danny Henderson of Austin College was the Peaster championship coach in both 1999 & 2000 and has
an 18-year record of 479-130. Van Vleck has made only two appearances in a state final losing in 1975 (to Dimmitt) and
2000 (to Peaster).
The 2000 Peaster players were: (4) Neil Graves Jr 6’0” G; (5) Shaun Harney, Jr 5’9” G; (10) Josh Harney, Sr 5’9” G; (11)
Dustin Doubet, So 5’7” G; (12) Mitch Jones, Sr 6’2” F; (15) Jon Whatley, Sr 6’2” F; (22) Logan Parker, Jr 6’0” G; (24) Josh
Bryant, So 6’4” F; (32) Nathan McCarty, Sr 6’1” F; (33) Charlie Haught, Jr 5’10” G; (34) A.J. Hill, Sr, 6’3” F; & (44) Donald
Rohde, Jr 6’5” F. The Greyhounds had dyed their hair blonde for their 1999 championship run and dyed their hair black
for the 2000 title run.
Peaster was led on the year by 6’3” Sr A.J. Hill with 23.3 points and 10.5 rebounds per game; 5’9” Sr Josh Harney at 15
points and 4.5 assists; 6’2” Sr Jon Whatley at 12 points; 6’0” Jr Neil Graves at 12 points and 6.5 assists; and 5’9” Jr Shaun
Harney at 7 points. The Greyhounds were led in the final by Hill with 30 points, 14 rebounds and 5 steals; Graves with
11 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists; Whatley with 12 points; and Josh Harney with 10 points and 7 rebounds. 6’5” Sr
Tripp Spivey led Van Vleck with 17 points and Sherman Abbott had 12 points & 15 rebounds. Peaster was led in the
semi-final by Hill with 34 points & 13 rebounds and Graves with 15 points. 6’2” Sr Gene Ford led Hale Center with 15
points.
The 2-A 2000 All State Tournament Team included Neil Graves, 6’0” Jr, A.J. Hill, 6’3” Sr, and Josh Harney, 5’9” Sr of
Peaster; Vonchass Griggs, 6’1” Sr and Tripp Spivey, 6’5” Sr of Van Vleck; and Danny Russell, 6’2” Sr of Central Heights.
Peaster's A.J. Hill was all-state in 1999 & 2000; Josh Harney was all-state in 2000; and Neil Graves and Donald Rohde
were all-state in 2001. J. Hill of Peaster was voted the championship game MVP.
Team #297, 2000
LaVega wins 1st & only boys state title for city of Waco
3-A, WACO LaVEGA
Waco LaVega defeated Gainesville, 60-47, in the finals & Corpus Christi West Oso, 75-62, in the semi-finals at the state
tournament. The Pirates qualified for state for the first time with playoff wins over Bowie, 66-49; Ballinger, 62-43;
Shallowater, 64-61 and Seminole, 71-61. LaVega finished the year at 33-4 and Gainesville finished at 29-8. The 13-point
semi-final win began with a 20-3 run to open the game with an “up-tempo style running at full throttle” and dominated
scoring in the paint against the shorter West Oso. LaVega’s 13-point win in the final was highlighted by more FG’s (2419) though both teams shot 41% and more 3-pointers (6-12 to 0-4) by LaVega.
LaVega won the 2000 state championship in the school’s first trip to the state tournament and in its first and only
appearance in a state final. The Pirates became the only Waco school to ever win a state basketball championship.
Finalist Gainesville made two appearances in the state finals winning a state title in 2002 and losing the final in 2000.
Kevin Gill of Paul Quinn was the 2000 LaVega championship coach. He averaged 22 ppg for LaVega 15 years earlier.
The 2000 LaVega players were: (3) Don Hooks, Sr 5’10” G; (4) Nick Sheppard, Sr 5’10” F; (5) Jamald Redrick, So 5’9” G;
(10) Mario Kinsey, Sr 6’2” G; (12) Wesley Pendley, Sr 6’5” C; (13) Mike McDowell, Jr 5’9” G; (15) Jermaine Carpenter, Jr
5’8” G; (22) Cory Lee, Jr 6’3” F; (24) Brandon Seay, Sr 5’11” F; (30) Delvon Rice, Sr 5’7” G; (32) Jason Hooks, So 6’0” F; &
(33) Wesley Bowdoin, Jr 6’0” F.
LaVega was led on the year by 6’2” Sr Mario Kinsey at 16 points, 4 steals and 4 assists per game; 6’5”Sr Wesley Pendley
at 14 points & 8 rebounds; 5’10” Sr Donald Hooks at 14 points, 6 steals and 5 assists; 6’0” So Jason Hooks at 13.5 points;
and 5’8” So Jamald Redrick at 7.3 points, 3 steals and 3 assists. The Pirates were led in the final by Don Hooks with 24
points; Pindley with 13 points and 13 rebounds; and Kinsey with 9 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. 6’6” Sr Brian
Williams led Gainesville with 17 points and 7 rebounds. The Pirates were led in the semi-final by Don Hooks with 16
points; Jason Hooks with 16 points; Pendley with 15 points and 11 rebounds & 5 blocks; and Kinsey with 11 points & 5
assists.
The 2000 3-A All State Tournament Team included 5’10” Don Hooks, 6’5” Sr Wesley Pendley and 6’2” Sr Mario Kinsey of
LaVega; and 6’2” Sr B.J. Banks and 6’6” Sr Brian Williams of Gainesville. LaVega's Mario Kinsey was all-state in 1999 &
2000; Don Hoods was all-state in 2000; and Jason Hooks was all-state in 2001.
Don Hooks was voted the championship game MVP. Don Hooks played FB at SHSU and Mario Kinsey played FB at
Kansas.
Team #298, 2000
Denton Ryan wins its only state title
4-A, DENTON RYAN
Denton Ryan defeated Dallas Madison, 80-69, in the finals & SA Lanier, 72-59, in the semi-finals at the state
tournament. The Raiders qualifed for state for the first time with playoff wins over Stephenville, 73-45; Snyder, 81-56;
Hereford, 59-50; and Canyon Randall, 46-41. Ryan finished the year at 30-6 while Madison finished at 32-3. Ryan made
a 17-4 run before the half in the semi-final and dominated the scoring (42-26) in the paint while holding Lanier to 33%
shooting. In the 11-point win in the final Ryan out shot (62% to 38%) and out rebounded (40-33) Madison and relied on
its “tenacious man-to-man defense.”
Denton Ryan won the 2000 state championship in its only appearance in a state final (and in only the 6th year of
existence for the school). Finalist Dallas Madison won its only state title in 1997 and lost in the final in 1996 & 1997.
Richard Scofield of Southwestern State College was Ryan’s championship coach in 2000.
The 2000 Denton players were: (4) Dupree Jones, Jr 5’11” G; (5) Brett McDade, Fr 5’9” G; (10) Tedric Parks, Jr 6’1” F;
(11) Seo Evans, Jr 5’10” G; (20) Roy McKinney, Sr 6’5” F; (23) Clark Lunt, Jr 6’3” G/F; (24) Greg Boyd, Jr 5’10” G; (30) Jayk
Swafford, So 6’1” G/F; (33) Micah Mack, Sr 6’3” G; (34) Cass Starks, So 6’2” G; (40) Steve Tomlinson, Sr 6’1” C; & (45)
Darrell Franklin, Jr 6’4” C.
Denton was led on the year by 6’5” Sr Roy McKinney at 12.7 points & 10 rebounds a game; 6’3” Sr Micah Mack at 11.9
points and 4.2 rebounds; 5’10” Jr Seo Evans at 9.9 points; 5’11” Jr Depree Jones at 9.9 points; and 5’10” Jr Greg Boyd at
7.9 points and 6.4 assists. The Raiders were led in the final by Mack with 20 points & 8 rebounds; McKinney with 16
points & 14 rebounds; Evans with 15 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists; and Jones with 13 points & 4 assists. 5’10” Sr
Robert Hart led Madison with 23 points. In the semi-final against Lanier, Jones had 21 points & 7 rebounds; McKinney
had 11 points & 9 rebounds; Boyd had 10 points & 5 assists and Mack had 10 points. 6’0” Jr Joshua Martinez led Lanier
with 17 points.
The 4-A 2000 All State Tournament Team included 5’11” Jr Dupree Jones, 6’5” Sr Roy McKinney and 6’3” Sr Micah Mack
of Denton Ryan; and 6’5” Jr Ellis Kidds and 5’10” Sr Robert Hart of Dallas Madison. Denton's Roy McKinney was all-state
in 1999 & 2000; Dupree Jones was all-state in 2000; and Greg Boyd was all-state in 2001.
Roy McKinney was named the MVP of the final.
Team #299, 2000
T.J. Ford & Daniel Ewing lead Willowridge
to back-to-back state titles
5-A, SL WILLOWRIDGE
Sugar Land Willowridge defeated Klein Forest, 59-52, in the finals & SA Taft, 69-55, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Eagles qualified for the state tournament for the 2nd time with playoff wins over Houston Sterling, 9244; Alief Hastings, 83-51; Houston Eisenhower, 67-51, and Alief Elsik, 67-62. Willowridge finished the year at 36-1 (with
its lone loss to Sugarland Clemens by two points) while Klein Forest finished at 32-5. The 14-point semi-final win was
due to superior rebounding (34-22) and 46 points in the paint against a much shorter Taft (30-5) team. The Austin
American noted that Willowridge “ran Taft to exhaustion” and then “dunked them into submission.” The Eagles’ 7-point
win in the final was due to defensive pressure that forced 18 turnovers (including 12 steals) turned into 21 points and a
37-27 rebound edge.
Willowridge won state titles in 1994, 2000 & 2001 in its only three appearances in the state finals. Gary W. Nichols of
Albion College was the 1994 Willowridge championship coach and Ronnie Courtney of McMurry U. was the
championship coach in 2000 & 2001 and later won another state title in 2010 at Ft. Bend Bush. The back-to-back titles
in 2000 & 2001 were led by T.J. Ford, Daniel Ewing and Kenny Taylor and produced a two-year record of 75-1. Finalist
Klein Forest was making the school’s only appearance in a state final in 2000.
The 2000 Willowridge players were: 00 Alvin Saults, 6’5” Jr; 3 Daniel Ewing, 6’3” Jr; 5 Terrance (T.J.) Ford, 6’0” Jr; 10
Kenny Taylor, 6’3” Jr; 12 Donta Yates, 6’4” Jr; 14 Jamarcus Johnson, 5’11” So; 20 Andre Watson, 6’6” Jr; 21 Roland
Parsons, 6’8” Jr; 23 Ivan McFarlin, 6’9” Sr; 24 Donald Hogan, 5’9” Sr; 30 Ralph Viverette, 6’6” Jr; 32 Curtis Walker, 6’9” Jr;
42 Issac Rollins, 6’6” Jr; 44 Jerome Bell, 6’6” Sr; 54 Brandon Chaison, 6’2” So; and 55 Brandon Anderson, 6’4” Fr.
Willowridge was led on the year by 6’9” Ivan McFarlin at 16.3 points, 15.5 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game; 6’3” Jr
Daniel Ewing at 17.1 points & 4.3 rebounds; 6’3” Jr Kenny Taylor at 12.2 points; 6’0” Jr T.J. Ford at 10 points, 9.4 assists
and 5.1 steals; and 6’9” Jr Curtis Walker at 8.9 points & 7.9 rebounds. The Eagles were led in the final by Ewing with 20
points; McFarland with 19 points; and Ford with 8 rebounds & 4 assists. 6’10” Sr Jason Klotz led Klein Forest with 18
points. In the semi-final against Taft McFarland led the Eagles with 20 points and 15 rebounds; Ewing had 19 points;
and Ford had 14 points, 8 assists and 4 steals. 6’1” Sr Justin Harbert led Taft with 16 points.
The 5-A 2000 All State Tournament Team included 6’3” Jr Daniel Ewing (named MVP of final) and 6’9” Sr Ivan McFarlin of
Willowridge; 6’3” Jr Nile Murry and 6’10” Sr Jason Klotz of Klein Forest; and 6’1” Sr Justin Harbert of SA Taft.
Willowridge's T.J. Ford and Daniel Ewing were all-ostate in 2000 & 2001; Ivan McFarlin was all-state in 2000; and Kenny
Taylor was all-state in 2001.
T.J. Ford played at UT where he was national player of the year as a So and now plays in the NBA with the Milwaukee
Bucks. McFarlin played at OK State, Daniel Ewing played at Duke and in the NBA and Kenny Taylor played at Baylor and
UT. Klotz played at UT and Justin Harbert at Colorado. In 2006 Coach Courtney was head coach at TX Southern.
Team #300, 2001
Goodrich wins only state title
1-A, Div. II, GOODRICH
Goodrich defeated Nazareth, 62-51, in the 1-A Division II final at the state tournament. Goodrich, the Division II state
champion, then lost, 66-60, to Evadale, the Division I state champion in the first Texas Cup. The Hornets qualified for
state for the 2nd time with playoff wins over Dime Box, 80-32; Waelder, 60-40; Trinidad, 80-46; and Calvert, 112-82; and
Ladonia Fannindel, 82-73. Goodrich finished the year at 35-3 while Nazareth finished at 25-10. Goodrich’s 11-point
win in the 1-A Div 1 championship game was due to a 34-27 rebounding edge & a Nazareth defense that could not stop
Goodrich’s Joe Henderson. Evadale’s 6-point win in the Texas Cup over Goodrich was due to a “suffocating full-court
press” by Evadale and domination in the paint by 6’6” Jason Wilkins.
Goodrich made four appearances in the state finals winning the state title in 2001 and losing in the finals in 1998 (to
Moulton) in 2002 (to Nazareth) & in 2008 (to Laneville). Lester L. King of SWT was the Goodrich championship coach in
2001 and has a 21-year record of 545-200. Finalist Nazareth won state titles in 1986, 2002, 2003 & 2006 and lost in the
finals in 1984, 1985, 1997 & 2001.
The 2001 Goodrich players were: 15 Josh Venson, 6’0” Jr; 22 Robert Roth, 5’11” Fr; 24 Jeremy Walker, 6’0” So; 30 Randy
McGowen, 6’4” So; 32 Jonathan Brown, 5’7” So; 34 Joe Henderson, 6’2” Sr; 35 Darryl Woods, 6’0” Jr; 40 Tim Grant, 6’0”
Jr; and 41 Michael Wright, 6’1” Sr.
Goodrich was led on the year by 6’2” Sr Joe Henderson at 26.4 points &14.0 rebounds per game; 5’11” Jr Tim Grant at
14.0, 5.0 rebounds; 6’0” Jr Josh Venson at 13.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists and 2.5 steals; and 6’0” Jr Darryl
Woods at 9.1 points & 3.4 assists. The Hornets were led in the final by Henderson with 25 points and 10 rebounds;
Venson with 13 points; and Grant with 9 points and 5 rebounds. Nazareth was led by 6’4” So Eric Schilling with 19 points
& 8 rebounds. Henderson also led Goodrich in the Texas Cup game against Evadale with 32 points while Venson added
16. 6’6” Sr Jason Wilkins led Evadale with 24 points & 13 rebounds.
The 1-A All State Tournament Team included; , 6’2” Sr Joe Henderson & 6’0” Jr Josh Venson of Goodrich; 6’4” So Eric
Schilling of Nazareth; 6’6” Sr Jason Wilkins of Evadale; and 5’10” Jr Adam Bell of Stratford. Goodrich's Joe Henderson
was all-state in 2000 & 2001; Josh Venson was all-state in 2000 & 2001; Randy McGowan was all-state in 2002 & 2003;
and Darryl Woods and Tim Grant were all-state in 2002.
Joe Henderson later played at East TX Baptist and UT-Tyler and Josh Venson played at Odessa JC and UT-Tyler. Coach
Lester King was the Goodrich coach in 2007.
Team #301, 2001
Evadale wins its 1st state title led by Jason Wilkins
1-A, Div I, EVADALE
Evadale defeated Stratford, 61-47, in the Division I final at the state tournament. Evadale, the Division I state champion,
then defeated, Goodrich, the Division II state champion, 66-60, in the Texas Cup. The Rebels qualified for state for the
1st time with playoff wins over Elkhart Slocum, 77-44; Tenaha, 67-62; Quinlan Boles, 76-50; Kennard, 62-58; and
Christoval, 70-66. Evadale finished the year at 31-5 while Stratord finished at 19-5. Evadale’s 14-point win in the Div. II
championship final over Stratford was highlighted by a rebound edge (44-41); superior shooting from the FT line (68%37%) and the 3-point line (40%-17%) and in points from turnovers (21-9). The Rebels’ 6-point win in the Texas Cup game
was fueled by a “suffocating full-court press.”
Evadale made its only appearance in a state final in 2001 while finalist Stratford has made two appearances in the final
losing in 1946 and 2001. The Evadale 2001 championship coach was Byron Terrier. Stratford failed in its attempt to win
both the football and basketball state championship in the same year.
The 2001 Evadale players were: 10 Colt Plake, 6’2” Jr; 11 Justin Jones, 6’2” Sr; 12 Corey Toms, 5’10” Jr; 15 Matt Bruce,
5’7” Sr; 20 Adam Pell, 6’2” Jr; 21 Tyler Anderson, 6’2” Sr; 22 Caleb Wright, 5’7” Jr; 23 Darrell Crain, 5’8” Jr; 30 Jake Bruce,
5’9” Fr; 32 Blake Cheek, 5’9” Fr; 34 Daniel Hoke, 6’3” Jr; 40 Kevin Morris, 6’1” Sr; 42 Jason Wilkins, 6’6” Sr; 44 Malachi
Daws, 6’3” Jr; and 50 Jake Bihm, 5’11” So.
Evadale was led on the year by 6’6” Sr Jason Willkins at 30.2 points, 14.0 rebounds and 4.1 blocks per game; 5’7” Sr Matt
Bruce at 10.1 points, 5.0 steals and 4.2 assists; 6’2” Sr Justin Jones at 9.6 points and 5.0 rebounds; 6’2” Sr Kevin Morris at
9.0 points & 6 rebounds; and 6’1” Jr Colt Plake at 8.0 points & 5 rebounds. The Rebels were led in the final by Wilkins
with 22 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 blocks & 2 steals; Bruce with 15 points, 3 assists and 6 steals; Jones with 8
points; and 6’3” Jr Malachi Daws with 8 points, 7 rebounds. 5’10” Jr Adam Bell led Stratford with 25 points, 7 rebounds
and 4 assists. Wilkins also led Evadale in the Texas Cup game with 24 points and 13 rebounds while 6’2” Sr Joe
Henderson led Goodrich with 32 points.
The 1-A All State Tournament Team included 6’6” Sr Jason Wilkins of Evadale; 5’10” Jr Adam Bell of Stratford; 6’2” Sr Joe
Henderson & 6’0” Jr Josh Venson of Goodrich; and 6’4” So Eric Schilling of Nazareth. Evadale's Jason Wilkins was allstate in 2000 & 2001; Matt Bruce was all-state in 2001; and Malachi Daws in 2002.
Team #302, 2001
Ponder wins first state title under Coach Boxell
who wins 3rd of 3 titles at 3 different schools
2-A, PONDER
Ponder defeated Danbury, 59-40, in the finals & Grapeland, 69-54, in the semi-final at the state tournament. The Lions
qualified for state for the 3rd time with playoff wins over Tuscola Jim Ned, 63-50; Krum, 54-39; Godley, 56-42; and
Peaster, 59-55. Ponder finished the year at 28-7 while Danbury finished at 28-9. Ponder out rebounded (38-29)
Grapeland in the semi-final and had more assists (17-7) in a 15-point victory. In the 19-point win in the final Ponder out
shot (49% to 28%) Danbury; had a rebound edge (42-24); and scored more points in the paint(40-20). The Lions’ 16-7
edge in assists was due to the play of game MVP Lance Boxell, the coach’s son, who had 9 assists while “spreading the
ball” among his teammates.
Ponder has made four appearances in the state finals winning the state titles in 2001, 2008 & 2009 and losing in the
2006 final to Arp. The 2001 Ponder championship coach was Doug Boxell who earlier won state titles at Santo in 1990
and at Sudan in 1995. He and Jim Reid are the only two TX coaches to win state championships at three different
schools. Finalist Danbury made its only appearance in a state final in 2001.
The 2001 Ponder players were: 3 Matt Hatmaker, 5’9” So; 10 Josh Linam, 5’8” Jr; 11 Lance Boxell, 6’0” Jr; 12 Anthony
Galindo, 6’0” Sr; 13 Kyle Fletcher, 5’10” Jr; 15 Kyler Blevins, 6’0” So; 22 Ben Bordelmay, 6’1” So; 23 Jeremy Young, 6’0”
Sr; 25 Jeff Gray, 5’10” Jr; 30 Derek Bryson, 6’1” Sr; 31 Matt Routh, 6’0” So; 32 Mansour Khoury, 5’9” Sr; 33 Nick
Bordlemay, 6’1” So; 35 Limmie Terrell, 6’2” Jr; & Sentator Barnes, 6’7” Sr.
Ponder was led on the year by 6’0” Sr Jeremy Young at 13.3 points per game; 6’0” Jr Lance Boxell at 12.5 points & 8.2
assists; 6’7” Sr Senator Barnes at 10.2 points and 6.8 rebounds; 6’0” Sr Anthony Galindo at 7.2 points; and 5’9” Sr
Mansour Khoury at 8.0 points and 4.9 rebounds. The Lions were led in the final by Barnes with 15 points; Young with 14
points; and Boxell with 10 points, 10 rebounds & 9 assists. Danbury was led by 6’1” Sr Ryan Pucek with 11 points and 7
rebounds. In the semi-final Ponder was led by Boxell with 16 points and 14 assists, Galindo with 15 points & Khoury with
13 points and 7 rebounds. 6’0” Sr Jason Shepherd led Grapeland with 17 points.
The 2-A All State Tournament Team included 6’7” Sr Senator Barnes, 6’0” Jr Lance Boxell and 6’0” Sr Jeremy Young of
Ponder; 6’6” Sr James Gaskin of Danbury; and 6’5” Jr Tyson Johnson of Hale Center. Ponder's Lance Boxell was all-state
in 2001 & 2002 and Senator Barnes and Jeremy Young were all-state in 2001.
Lance Boxell was voted the MVP of the final. Lance Boxell played at Lubbock Christian and NT and in 2006 was an
assistant coach at Krum.
Team #303, 2001
Mexia wins 2nd of 2 state titles over 3-year period
3-A, MEXIA
Mexia defeated Corpus Christi West Oso, 74-49, in the finals & Gainesville, 59-58, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Black Cats qualified for state for the 3rd time with playoff wins over Hearne, 77-75; Waco LaVega, 5538; Cleveland, 60-57; and Crockett, 79-57. Mexia was 33-2 on the year and West Oso finished at 33-4. Mexia won the
semi-final by only one point when Rickey Huckaby made of two FTs with 1.1 seconds left after a controversial call at
midcourt had put him on the line. Seconds earlier the Black Cats’ Sam Chambers had blocked a Leopard jumper that
would have won the game. Mexia blew out West Oso in the final by 25 points as they were “too big, too fast & too
much” for the Bears. Mexia scored more points in the paint (50-28) and fast break points (30-12) and out shot (56% to
30%) West Oso as its guards pushed the ball upcourt, “outrunning defenders for easy shots in transition.”
Mexia made three appearances in the state finals winning state titles in 1999 & 2001 and losing in the 1968 final to
Kirbyville. Darrell Collins was the Mexia championship coach in 2001 while Terrul Henderson was the coach of the 1999
champs. Finalist Corpus Christi West Oso lost in the state finals in 1988 and 2001.
The 2001 Mexia players were: 2 Marvin Childs, 5’8” Sr; 3 Rickey Huckaby, 6’1” Sr; 4 Sam Chambers, 6’2” Sr; 5 Jesse
Kimbrough, 6’0” Sr; 10 Willie Jefferson, 6’0” Jr; 15 Greg Dunn, 5’10” Sr; 20 Freddie Hall, 5’8” Sr; 21 Anthony Johnson,
5’9” Jr; 22 Donavan Smith, 5’10” Sr; 25 John McGilvray, 6’5” Sr; 33 Tony Brooks, 5’7” So; 34 Brian Jones, 6’1” Jr; 45
Herman White, 5’7” Sr; 50 William Henderson, 5’10” So; and 55 LaVodges Greer, 5’7” Jr.
Mexia was led on the year by 6’0” Sr Jesse Kimbrough at 14.3 points, 6.6 rebounds & 5.0 assists per game; 6’5” Sr John
McGilvray at 12.0 points, 6 rebounds and 2.6 blocks; 6’1” Sr Ricky Huckaby at 11.5 points & 7.2 assists; 5’11” Sr Greg
Dunn at 8.1 points; and 6’2” Sr Sam Chambers at 7.1 points. The Black Cats were led in the final by Kimbrough with 22
points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks and 5 steals; McGilvray with 16 points, 8 rebounds & 4 blocks; & Chambers with
12 points. 6’2” Sr Richard Gonzalez led West Oso with 18 points and 8 rebounds. In semi-final Mexia was led by
McGilvray with 18 points and 6 rebounds and Kimbrough with 15 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists & 3 steals. 6’2” Jr
Chauncey Purvey led Gainesville with 14 points.
The 3-A All State Tournament Team included 6’1” Sr Rickey Huckaby, 6’0” Sr Jesse Kimbrough and 6’5” Sr John McGilvray
of Mexia; 6’2” Jr Chauncey Purvey of Gainesville and 6’3” Sr Richard Gonzalez of Corpus Christi West Oso. Mexia's
Rickey Huckaby and Jesse Kimbrough were all-state for 3 years in 1999-2001; John McGilvray in 2001; and William
Henderson in 2003.
Rickey Huckaby played at Lee College and at TX A&M-Kingsville; Jesse Kimbrough played at McLennan J.C. and
Jacksonville U.; Sam Chambers played FB at UMHB; and John McGilvray played FB at the U. of Houston. Coach Darrell
Collins was at Texas City in 2006.
Team #304, 2001
Ozen, led by 6’11” So Kendrick Perkins,
later of Boston Celtics, wins only state title
4-A, BEAUMONT OZEN
Beaumont Ozen defeated San Antonio Lanier, 58-42, in the finals & Hereford, 54-39, in the state semi-final. The
Panthers qualified for state for the first time with playoff wins over Lampasas, 78-31; West Orange Stark, 88-52; Texas
City, 51-39; and Houston Wheatley, 79-61. Ozen finished the year undefeated at 36-0 while SA Lanier finished at 32-6.
Ozen’s 15-point win in the semi-final was due to 55% shooting and defensive intimidation by 6’11” Kendrick Perkins who
had 7 blocks. The Panthers overpowered Lanier in the final with its huge height advantage winning the rebound battle
(50-18) and scoring more points in the paint (32-18). The Panthers also out shot (46% to 20%) Lanier due to defensive
pressure by the guards backed up by 5 blocks (and more “intimidations”) by Perkins.
Beaumont Ozen (in only its 4th year of existence) had a great 3-year “run” in 2001-2003 with 6’11” Kendrick Perkins as it
won the state title in 2001 in its first trip to state and lost in the 2002 final to Dallas Lincoln and in the 2003 final to FW
Dunbar. The Panthers also lost the 2007 final to S. Oak Cliff. Andre Boutte of the U. of NT, a player on the 1980-81
Beaumont Hebert championship teams, was the Ozen championship coach in 2001 and won two previous titles at PA
Lincoln in 1991 & 1995. Finalist SA Lanier won state titles in 1943 & 1945 and lost in the finals in 1939 and 2001.
The 2001 Ozen players were: 4 Anthony Daigle, 5’5” Fr; 5 Reginald Tyrrell, 6’3” Sr; 10 Michael Thomas, 5’11” Sr; 11
Albert Marshall, 5’11” Sr; 12 Rayburn Morris, 6’1” So; 14 Javin Clover, 6’1” Jr; 15 Brandon Chappell, 6’0” Jr; 20 Desmond
Cooper, 5’10” Jr; 21 Brandon Rideau, 6’4” Sr; 22 Allen Colbert, 6’0” Sr; 24 Jason Breckenridge, 6’3” Jr; 30 Tigee Rideaux,
6’2” Sr; 31 Wesley Bryant, 6’3” Jr; 34 Keena Young, 6’5” So; 35 Thomas Sigee, 6’1” Jr; 40 Jason Dabney, 6’6” Jr; 42 Allen
James, 6’2” Sr; 43 Kendrick Perkins, 6’11” So; and 53 Tyrone Haynes, 6’2” Jr.
Ozen was led on the year by 6’11” So Kendrick Perkins at 18.0 points, 12.0 points and 6.0 blocks per game; 5’11” Sr
Albert Marshall at 16.0 points; 6’5” So Keena Young at 12.0 points & 9.0 rebounds; 5’11” Sr Michael Thomas at 8.0
points and 10.0 assists; and 6’2” Sr Tigee Rideaux at 8.0 points. The Panthers were led in the final by Perkins with 17
points, 13 rebounds and 5 blocks and Marshall with 12 points. Lanier was led by 5’11” Jr Joseph Martinez with 15
points. In semi-final over Hereford Perkins had 31 points, 10 rebounds and 6 blocks. James Stow led Hereford with 10
points.
The 4-A All State Tournament Team included 6’11” So Kendrick Perkins and5’11” Sr Albert Marshall of Beaumont Ozen;
6’0” Jr Bryan Hopkins of Dallas Lincoln; 5’11” Jr; Joseph Martinez and 6’0” Sr Josh Martinez of SA Lanier. Ozen's
Kendrick Perkins was all-state for 3 years in 2001-2003; Albert Marshall was all-state in 2001; Keeena Young was all-state
in 2002 & 2003; and Desmond Cooper in 2002.
Kendrick Perkins went straight from H.S. to the NBA and in 2008 won a world championship with the Boston Celtics.
Michael Thomas played at Lee College and Lamar; Brandon Chappell played at Lamar; Allen Colbert played at Jarvis
Christian; Jason Breckenridge played at Prairie View A&M; Keena Young played at BYU; Jason Dabney played at TX
Southern; and Allen James played at N. Carolina Central. Brandon Rideaux played FB at Kansas and was drafted by the
NFL Browns. Anthony Daigle played FB at Winston-Salem.
Team #305, 2001
T.J. Ford and Daniel Ewing lead Willowridge
to back-to-back state titles
5-A, SL WILLOWRIDGE
Sugar Land Willowridge defeated Bryan, 65-58, in the finals & Converse Judson, 67-64 (2OT), in the semi-final at the
state tournament. The Eagles qualified for state for the 3rd time with playoff wins over Bellaire, 56-42; Houston
Washington, 76-74; LaPorte, 72-68; and Houston Lamar. Willowridge ended the year undefeated at 39-0 with 62
consecutive victories & was ranked #2 in nation by USA Today. Bryan finished at 33-4. Willowridge “escaped” in the
semi-final with a 3-point win in two OTs as Daniel Ewing scored 4 points to force the 1st OT and the Eagles outscored the
Rockets 8-5 in the 2nd OT. In the 7-point win in the final Willowridge outshot (50% to 44%) Bryan; scored more points in
the paint (48-22); and scored more points off turnovers (25-12).
Willowridge won state titles in 1994, 2000 & 2001 in its only three appearances in the state finals. Gary W. Nichols of
Albion College was the 1994 Willowridge championship coach and Ronnie Courtney of McMurry U. was the
championship coach in 2000 & 2001 and won a third title later (2010) with Ft. Bend Bush. The back-to-back titles in
2000 & 2001 were led by T.J. Ford, Daniel Ewing and Kenny Taylor and produced a two-year record of 75-1. Finalist
Bryan won state titles in 1983 & 1984 and lost in the 2001 final.
The 2001 Willowridge players were: 3 Daniel Ewing, 6’4” Sr; 5 Terrance (T.J.) Ford, 6’0” Sr; 10 Kenny Taylor, 6’3” Sr; 12
Donta Yates, 6’4” Sr; 14 Jamarcus Johnson, 6’0” Jr; 29 Andre Watson, 6’7” Sr; 21 Roland Parsons, 6’8” Sr; 23 Brandon
Chalson, 6’2” Jr; 24 Matthew Renfro, 5’11” Jr; 30 Ralph Viverette, 6’7” Sr; 32 Curtis Walker, 6’9” Sr; 42 Isaac Rollins, 6’6”
Sr; 44 Eddie Rowe, 6’0” Jr; 54 Brandon Scott, 6’0” Jr; and 55 Brandon Anderson, 6’3” So.
Willowridge was led on the year by 6’3” Sr Daniel Ewing at 17.2 points, 3.5 assists and 6.2 rebounds per game; 6’3” Sr
Kenny Taylor at 14.2 points & 5.1 rebounds; 6’0” Sr T.J. Ford at 13.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 9.6 assists and 8.2 steals; 6’7”
Sr Andre Watson at 11.0 points, 8.5 rebounds & 2.8 blocks; and 6’9” Sr Curtis Walker at 10.3 points, 7.2 rebounds and
1.8 blocks. The Eagles were led in the final by Walker with 18 points and 6 rebounds; Taylor with 14 points and 5 steals;
Ewing with 11 points and 7 rebounds; Watson with 10 points and 6 rebounds; and Ford with 8 points, 9 assists and 4
steals. 6’6” Sr Daryl Mason led Bryan with 17 points and 6 rebounds and 6’3” Jr Karl Scott had 14 points & 7 rebounds.
In the semi-final the Eagles were led by Ewing with 28 points; Walker with 14 points & 10 rebounds; and Ford with 12
points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists & 8 steals. Leonard Brown led Converse Judson with 24.
The 5-A All State Tournament Team included 6’4” Sr Daniel Ewing and 6’0” Sr T.J. Ford of SL Willowridge; 5’7” Sr Leonard
Brown of Converse Judson; 6’6” Sr Daryl Mason of Bryan; and 6’2” Jr Bracey Wright of The Colony. Willowridge's T.J.
Ford and Daniel Dwing were all-state in 2000 & 2001 and Kenny Taylor was all-state in 2001.
T.J. Ford played at UT and was the national player of the year as a So before moving on to the Milwaukee Bucks of the
NBA. Daniel Ewing played at Duke and in NBA for LA Clippers; Kenny Taylor played at Baylor and UT. Daryl Mason
played at TX A&M and LA-Monroe; and Bracey Wright played at Indiana and for MN Timberwolves in the NBA. Leonard
Brown played at Jacksonville J.C. and SFA.
Team #306, 2002
Nazareth wins 2nd of 4 state titles
1-A, Div II, NAZARETH
Nazareth defeated Goodrich, 61-58, in the 1-A Division II finals at the state tournament. Nazareth, the Division II state
champion, then lost, 70-50, to Brock, the Division I state champion in the Texas Cup. Nazareth finished the year at 26-4
and qualified for state for the 9th time with playoff wins over Lefors, 84-25; Follett, 74-35; Ropesville, 81-36; New Home,
70-44; and Utopia, 63-50. Nazareth’s 3-point win in the state championship final against Goodrich came after the Swifts
made 4 of their final 6 foul shots in the final minute of play while Goodrich missed 4 consecutive 3-point attempts.
Nazareth has made ten appearances in the state finals winning state titles in 1986, 2002, 2003, 2006 & 2007 and losing
in the finals in 1984 to Snook, in 1985 to LaPoynor, in 1997 to Wortham, in 2001 to Goodrich & 2009 to Slocum. Johnny
Hampton of WTSU was the 1986 Nazareth championship coach and Mike Scarbrough of Texas Tech was the
championship coach in 2002, 2003 & 2006 and is a member of the Panhandle Hall of Fame. Zach Boxell was the 2007
championship coach. Finalist Goodrich won a state title in 2001 and lost in the finals in 1998, 2002 & 2008.
The Nazareth boys team, though very successful, still lags far behind the record of the girls team, the Swiftetes, who
have won a national public school and state record 18 state championships. The combined 23 state titles for the
Nazareth boys and girls is also a state record. Nazareth is one of seven schools who have won the boys and girls state
basketball championships in the same year---Buna in 1956, 1957 & 1961; Dallas S. Oak Cliff in 1977; Nazareth in 2002 &
2007; Morton in 1987; Abernathy in 1991; Sudan in 1995; & Brock in 2002 & 2003.
The 2002 Nazareth players were: 5 Brock Birkenfeld, 5’7” So; 10 Ky Wilcox, 5’10” Sr; 14 Justin Kleman, 6’2” Jr; 15 Chase
Schulte, 5’7” Jr; 20 Blake Birkenfeld, 5’11” Sr; 23 Trey Robb, 5’10” So; 25 Kade Wilcox, 5’10” Sr; 32 Daryl Pohlmeier, 6’1”
Sr; 35 Jordy Rowland, 6’0” So; 40 Adam Acker, 5’11” Jr; 41 Eric Schilling, 6’5” Jr; 44 Evan Huseman, 6’2” Jr; and 50 Koty
Huseman, 5’11” Jr.
Nazareth was led on the year by 5’10” Sr Kade Wilcox at 15.0 points; 6’4” Jr Eric Schilling at 14.0 points and 9.1
rebounds; 5’10” Sr Ky Wilcox at 10.0 points; 6’1” Sr Daryl Pohlmeier at 8.0 points & 8.0 rebounds; and 5’10 Sr Blake
Birkenfeld at 5.0 points. The Swifts were led in the state championship game by Eric Schilling with 26 points and 12
rebounds while Randy McGowen led Goodrich with 26 points and 12 rebounds. Schilling was the top scorer for
Nazareth in the Texas Cup loss with 26 points and 12 rebounds while 6’2” Jr David Farmer scored 23 to lead Brock.
The 2002 1-A All State Tournament Team included 6’5” Jr Eric Schilling of Nazareth; 6’0” Jr Brady Deaver, 6’2” Jr David
Farmer and 5’10” Jr Jace Walker of Brock; and 6’5” Jr Randy McGowen of Goodrich. Schilling was voted the MVP of the
final. Nazareth's Eric Schilling was all-state for 3 years in 2001-03; Kade Wilcox in 2002 & 2002; and Jordy Rowland in
2004.
Team #307, 2002
Brock wins back-to-back state titles in 2002-03
1-A, Div I, BROCK
Brock defeated Kennard, 76-59, in the 1-A Division I final at the state tournament. Brock, the Division I state champion,
then defeated Nazareth, the Division II state champion, 70-50, in the Texas Cup. The Eagles had playoff victories over
Tolar, 72-50; Wortham, 84-59; Slidell, 119-69; Lipan, 68-56; and Stratford, 67-57; to qualify for state for the sixth time.
Brock finished the year at 31-7. Brock dominated the boards (49-38) and had 22 offensive rebounds and pulled away
with a 17-point win over Kennard in the state championship game.
Brock has made four appearances in the state finals winning state titles in 2002 & 2003 and losing in the finals in 1973 to
LaPoynor and in 1993 to Laneville. Jeff Bell of Abilene Christian was the Brock championship coach in both 2002 & 2003
and has 21-year record of 484-191. Finalist Kennard has made five appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1967,
1968, 1970 & 1973 and losing in the 2002 final.
Brock won both the boys and girls state championships in 2002 and is one of seven schools who have won the boys and
girls state basketball championships in the same year---Buna in 1956, 1957 & 1961; Dallas S. Oak Cliff in 1977; Nazareth
in 2002; Morton in 1987; Abernathy in 1991; Sudan in 1995; & Brock in 2002 & 2003. Both the Brock boys and girls
defeated Nazareth in the Texas Cup in 2002. The state title snapped a stretch of 6 trips to the state tournament for the
boys team without a title.
The 2002 Brock players were: 10 Jace Walker, 5’10” Jr; 11 Toby Farmer, 5’9” So; 14 Brady Deaver, 6’0” Jr; 22 David
Farmer, 6’2” Jr; 24 Kenny Wright, 5’11” Jr; 32 Scott Weatherford, 6’2” Fr; 33 Blake Lewis, 5’8” Sr; 34 Dustin Whitley, 6’0”
Jr; 35 Wesley Clark, 6’3” So; 40 Justin Clark, 6’2” Sr; 42 Michael Westbrook, 6’3” So; 43 TW Aaron, 6’6” Jr; 44 Tyler
Hunter, 6’0” Jr; and 52 Brady Gray, 6’1” So.
Brock was led on the year by 5’10” Jr Jace Walker at 15.0 points & 3.1 assists per game; 6’0” Jr Brady Deaver at 14.4
points & 6.4 rebounds; 6’2” Jr David Farmer at 13.2 points, 5.7 rebounds & 2.4 assists; 5’11” Jr Dustin Whitley at 8.1
points; 6’6” Jr T.W. Aaron at 6.1 points & 6.4 rebounds. The Eagles were led in the Div I vs. Div II match-up against
Nazareth by D. Farmer with 23 points, Walker with 19, Deaver with 13 points & 12 rebounds and Whitley with 10 points.
Deaver led Brock in the state championship game against Kennard with 20 points and 15 rebounds.
The 2002 1-A All State Tournament Team included 6’0” Jr Brady Deaver, 6’2” Jr David Farmer and 5’10” Jr Jace Walker of
Brock; 6’5” Jr Eric Schilling of Nazareth; and 6’5” Jr Randy McGowen of Goodrich. Schilling was voted the MVP of the
final. Nazareth's Brady Deaver, David Farmer and Jace Walker were all-state in 2002.
Team #308, 2002
Academy wins its only state title on “last shots”
by Luke Barganier in both semi-final and final
2-A, LITTLE RIVER ACADEMY
Little River Academy defeated Frankston, 49-48, in the finals & Peaster, 49-48, in the semi-finals at the state
tournament. The Bumblebees qualified for state for the 3rd time with playoff wins over Schulenburg, 81-73; Wallis
Brazos, 61-59; Port Aransas, 80-61; and Van Vleck, 65-52. Academy finished the year at 33-3 while Frankston finished at
32-6. 6’0” Sr Luke Barganier made the game winning shot in both games at the state tournament to lead Academy to its
first state championship. Barganier made a baseline jumper in the final seconds of the one-point semi-final win and
then made a key steal to preserve the victory. Trailing 48-47 in the final with 21 seconds remaining, Barganier went
one-on-one for the “last shot” and dribbled into the key where he put up a short jumper that “rolled around the cylinder
1 & ½ times before settling into the net.”
Little River Academy has made two appearances in the state finals winning the state title in 2002 and losing in the 1998
final to Krum. Finalist Frankston also has made two appearances in the finals winning a state championship in 1961 and
losing in the 2002 final. Alex Remschel of Schreiner U. was the 2002 Academy championship coach.
The 2002 Little River Academy players were: 3 Luke Barganier, 6’0” Sr; 4 Keil Mitchell, 6’1” Sr; 5 Brandon Miller, 6’0” Sr;
Dustin Shafer, 5’11” So; 12 Lance Williams, 6’0” Jr; 14 Josh Volney, 5’11” Jr; 20 Brad Anderson, 6’5” Sr; 22 Ben Andrews,
5’8” Jr; 24 Jared Hunt, 6’0” Jr; 30 Jordan Thaler, 6’0” Sr; 32 Jonathan Smith, 6’2” Sr; 34 Ryan Love, 6’2” Jr; 40 Blake
Butler, 6’0” Jr; 42 Scott Mathieson, 6’6” Sr; and 50 Jeff Olchesky, 6’1” Sr.
Academy was led on the year by 6’0” Sr Luke Barganier at 17.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game; 5’10” Jr
Josh Volney at 11.0 points and 8.0 assists; 6’5” Sr Brad Andersen at 7.0 points and 4.2 rebounds; 6’1” Sr Kiel Mitchell at
4.5 points & 7.0 rebounds; and 6’2” Sr Jonathan Smith at 6.2 points and 5.2 rebounds. The Bumblebees were led in the
final by Barganier who was the team leader in points (23), rebounds (8) and assists (5) while Andersen scored 14 points.
6’1” Sr Wes Cox led Frankston with 18 points. Barganier led the Bumblebees in the semi-final with 20 points & 6
rebounds while Anderson added 7 and 6’6” Sr Scott Mathieson had 6 points & 6 rebounds. 6’3” Sr Brandon Brown led
Peaster with 26 points & 13 rebounds.
The 2002 2-A All State Tournament Team included 6’0” Sr Luke Barganier and 6’5” Sr Brad Anderson of Little River
Academy; 6’1” Sr Wes Cox and 6’4” Sr Chad Donnell of Frankston; and 6’3” Sr Brandon Brown of Peaster. Barganier was
voted the MVP of the final. Academy's Luke Barganier and Scott Mathieson were all-state in 2002. Barganier, the QB for
the Academy football team, was also the 1-A state long jump champion in 2002 and later played pro baseball in the
minor leagues.
Team #309, 2002
Gainesville wins its only state title
3-A, GAINESVILLE
Gainesville defeated Kountze, 79-62, in the finals & Aransas Pass, 74-60, in the semi-finals at the state tournament. The
Leopards qualified for state for the 4th time with playoff wins over Crandall, 58-33; Forney, 65-37; Pittsburg, 73-42; and
Everman, 56-53. Gainesville finished the year at 29-6. Gainesville’s 14-point semi-final win over Aransas Pass was due to
a rebounding edge (40-26) and points scored in the paint (44-32). The Leopards routed Kountze by 17 points in the final
on the strong inside play of its two 6’6” postmen, J.R. Harrison and Alvin Thomas and by strong outside shooting of Kyle
Searcy.
Gainesville has made two appearances in the state finals winning the championship in 2002 and losing in the 2000 final
to Waco LaVega. Finalist Kountze has made five appearances in the state finals winning state titles in 1970, 2004 & 2005
and losing in the finals in 1977 and 2002. Hosea Lee of ETSU was the 2002 Gainesville championship coach and led the
Leopards to the finals in 2000, the semi-finals in 2001 and the state title in 2002.
The 2002 Gainesville players were: 00 Terrius Purvey, 6’0” Fr; 03 Chauncey Purvey, 6’2” Sr; 05 Ryan Calhoun, 5’10” Sr;
10 Brandon Manuel, 5’7” So; 15 Victor Fundora, 6’0” Sr; 21 Kyle Searcy, 5’8” Sr; 22 Carlton Mims, 6’4” Sr; 23 Mitchell
Franklin, 6’0” So; 24 Larry Wilson, 6’2” Sr; 30 Justin Peters, 6’1” So; 32 Herman Atkins, 6’1” So; 34 J.R. Harrison, 6’6” Sr;
40 Marcus Thomas, 6’0” So; 44 Robert Franklin, 6’3” Sr; 54 Alvin Thomas, 6’6” Sr; and 55 Darcel McBath, 6’0” So.
Gainesville was led on the year by 6’6” Sr J.R. Harrison at 19.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game; 6’6” Sr
Alvin Thomas at 14.0 points and 10.0 rebounds; 6’2” Sr Chauncey Purvey at 12.0 points and 3.0 assists; 5’8” Sr Kyle
Searcy at 10.0 points and 4.0 assists; and 6’0” Fr Terrius Purvey at 8.0 points. The Leopards were led in the final by
Harrison and C. Purvey with 16 points each, Searcy with 15 and A. Thomas with 14 while Kountze was led by 6’0” Sr
Curtis Morgan with 15 points. Gainesville got a combined 38 points and 24 rebounds from its two post players, Harrison
and Thomas, in the semi-final while 6’0” Jr Sean LaCue led Aransas Pass with 19 points.
The 2002 3-A All State Tournament Team included 6’6” Sr J.R. Harrison, 6’2” Sr Chauncey Purvey, 5’8” Sr Kyle Searcy and
6’6” Sr Alvin Thomas of Gainesville; and 6’4” Sr Trey Peters of Kountze. This was only the 2nd time in the history of the
state tournament that four players from one team were named All State Tournament. Harrison was voted the MVP of
the final. Gainesville's J.R. Harrison was all-state for 3 years in 2000-2002; Alvin Thomas was all-state in 2002.
Team #310, 2002
Dallas Lincoln, led by Chris Bosh,
wins its 2nd of 2 state titles
4-A, DALLAS LINCOLN
Dallas Lincoln defeated Beaumont Ozen, 71-51, in the finals & SA Roosevelt, 62-49, in the semi-finals at the state
tournament. The Tigers qualified for state for the 6th time with playoff wins over Waxahachie, 84-55; Waco University,
84-54; Terrell, 90-33; and Dallas South Oak Cliff, 75-34. Lincoln finished the year undefeated at 40-0 and was ranked #1
in the nation by U.S. Today while Ozen finished at 33-2. Lincoln dominated the 4th quarter of the semi-final to pull
away in a 13-point victory. The final matched two future NBA stars, 6’10” Sr Chris Bosh of Lincoln and 6’11” Kendrick
Perkins of Ozen, in one of the greatest individual match-ups in the history of the state tournament. However, Lincoln
routed Ozen by 20 points utilizing a press and half-court trap that forced 27 Ozen turnovers which the Tigers turned into
39 points. Statistically, Bosh and Perkins fought to a draw.
Dallas Lincoln has made four appearances in the state finals winning state titles in 1993 & 2002 and losing in the finals in
1997 to SA Fox Tech and in 2004 to Houston Jones. Richard A. Bacon of Grand Canyon U’s 1978 NAIA national
champions, was the coach of the Lincoln championship team of 1993 and Leonard Bishop of SE MO State was the
championship coach in 2002. Finalist Ozen made three consecutive appearances in the state finals in 2001-2003 winning
the state championship in 2001 and losing in the finals in 2002 & 2003. The Panthers also lost in the 2007 final.
The 2002 finals featured a match-up between two (eventual) NBA players with Chris Bosh of Lincoln and Kendrick
Perkins of Ozen. Perksins went directly from H.S. to the Boston Celtics of the NBA while Bosh played one year at GA
Tech before going to the Toronto Raptors of the NBA.
The 2002 Lincoln players were: 1 Chris Bosh, 6’10” Sr; 2 Alan Mason, 5’9” Sr; 3 Tramel Jones, 5’8” Sr; 4 Byron Eaton,
5’11” Fr; 5 Leonard Bishop, 6’4” Jr; 10 Jason Allen, 6’3” Sr; 11 Bryan Hopkins, 6’0” Sr; 12 Kevis Shipman, 6’2” Sr; 21
Cedric Griffin, 6’2” So; 22 Ryan Hopkins, 6’1” Sr; 23 Javon Woods, 6’0” Jr; 32 William Langrum, 6’5” Sr; 33 Floyd Palmer,
6’3” Sr; 42 Nicolas Barnett, 6’4” Sr; and 44 Joel Bosh, 6’6” So.
Lincoln was led on the year by 6’10” Sr Chris Bosh at 20.3 points and 10.2 rebounds per game; 6’0” Sr Bryan Hopkins at
16.2 points; 6’2” Sr Kevin Shipman at 11.7 ppg; 6’5” Sr William Langrum at 5.6 points and 6.0 rebounds; and 6’3” Sr
Jason Allen at 8.6 points. The Tigers were led in the final by Bosh with 21 points, 11 rebounds, 7 blocks, 2 steals and 2
assists and by Shipman with 16 points. Kendrick Perkins led Ozen with 20 points, 14 rebounds, 5 blocks and 1 assist.
Bosh also led Lincoln in the semi-final with 14 points, 11 rebounds and 5 blocks.
The 2002 4-A All-State Tournament Team included 6’10” Sr Chris Bosh, 6’0” Sr Bryan Hopkins and 6’5” Sr William
Langrum of Dallas Lincoln; 6’11” Jr Kendrick Perkins of Ozen; and 6’4” Sr Steve Thomas of FW Dunbar. Lincoln's Bryan
Hopkins was all-state for 3 years in 2000-2000; Chris Bosh and Wm. Langrum were all-state in 2002; and Byron Eaton
was all-state for 3 years in 2003-2005.
Chris Bosh was voted the MVP of the final. Bryan and Ryan Hopkins played at SMU and Byron Eaton at OK State.
Team #311, 2002
Jay wins its only state title on an unbelievable half-court shot
at buzzer by Chris Ross--the greatest shot & greatest finish
in history of the state tournament
5-A, SA Jay
San Antonio Jay defeated Dallas Kimball, 54-53, in the finals Ft. Bend Hightower, 82-71, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Mustangs qualified for state for the 5th time with playoff wins over South SA, 63-50; SA Reagan, 6150; SA East Central, 66-62; Brownsville Hanna, 65-48; and Converse Judson, 47-3. Jay finished the year at 28-9 and
Kimball at 29-7. Jay was able to escape the full-court trap by Hightower and out shot (58% -38%) the Hurrricanes in
their 11-point win in the semi-final. Jay also had a 26-5 edge in fast break points. The final against Kimball produced
the “most memorable finish” and “greatest game winning shot” in the history of the state tournament as Kimball led 5351 with 5.9 seconds remaining but missed the first of a one-and-one FT. The miss bounded to the right corner where
Acie Law grabbed the rebound only to have it stolen by Jay’s Chris Ross who then “dribbled toward midcourt, double
pumped to avoid a defender and launched a 50-ft “prayer toward the north basket” that “hit nothing but net.” Ross, a
6’1” Jr, who was in a 0-13 shooting slump, hit his only FG of the game on his 17th birthday and fell on his back after the
shot leaving the Kimball players and fans “dumbfounded.” “The shot” was nominated by ESPN for an “Espy.”
SA Jay has made three appearances in the state finals winning its only state title in 2002 and losing in the finals in 1989
to Clear Lake and in 1991 to Duncanville. Finalist Kimball has made seven appearances in the finals winning
championships in 1990, 1996 & 1997 and losing in the finals in 1986, 1999, 2002 & 2009. The Jay 2002 championship
coach was Romy Vela of St. Mary’s U.
The 2002 Jay players were: 3 George Reyes, 5’9” Sr; 5 Chris Ross, 6’1” Jr; 10 Patrick Fields, 6’6” Sr; 12 Steve Goff, 6’8” Sr;
14 Kenneth Wilson, 6’4” Jr; 15 Jeff Davis, 6’4” Sr; 20 Chris Jones, 6’3” Jr; 22 Robert Simunovic, 5’9” Sr; 23 Ahndre Parnell,
6’0” Sr; 30 Chris Bivins, 6’3” Sr; 32 Joey Smith, 5’11” So; 40 Devin Deans, 6’2” Jr; 42 Travis Finch, 6’3” Jr; 44 Joshua
Haynes, 6’3” Sr; 50 Matt Griffin, 6’3” Jr; and 54 Matt Bullock, 6’7” Sr.
Jay was led on the year by 6’6” Sr Patrick Fields at 19.0 points & 7.0 rebounds per game; 6’8” Sr Steve Goff at 18.0 points
& 11.0 rebounds; 6’4” Sr Jeff Davis at 12.1 points & 7.0 rebounds; 6’1” Jr Chris Ross at 8.5 points, 5.0 steals and 8.0
assists; and 6’3 Sr Chris Bivins at 7.0 points and 9.0 rebounds. The Mustangs were led in the final by Goff with 25 points
and 11 rebounds while 6’2” Jr Acie Law (17.8 ppg) led Kimball with 12 points. Jay was led in the semi-final by Fields with
31 points and Goff with 28 points while 6’6” Chudi Chinweze led Hightower with 26 points and 12 rebounds.
The 2002 5-A All State Tournament Team included 6’1” Jr Chris Ross and 6’8” Sr Steve Goff of SA Jay; 6’6” Sr Chudi
Chinweze of Hightower; 6’8” Sr Eric Winston of Midland Lee; and 6’2” Jr Acie Law of Kimball. Steve Goff of Jay was 1st
team all-state while Chris Ross was named 3rd team all-state.
Chris Ross was voted the MVP of the final. Law was All Conference as a Sr at TX A&M. Chris Ross played at Panola J.C.
Team #312, 2003
Nazareth wins its 3rd of 4 state titles
1-A, Div II, NAZARETH
Nazareth defeated Oakwood, 69-60 (3-OT), in the 1-A Division II finals at the state tournament. Nazareth, the
Conference 1-A Division II state champion, then defeated Tenaha, the Division I state champion, 51-47, in the Texas Cup.
The Swifts qualified for state for the 10th time with playoff wins over Hedley, 88-35; Follett, 68-44; Lenorah Grady, 6952; Silverton, 58-36; and Valera Panther Creek, 65-47. Nazareth, ranked #1 all year, finished the year at 27-5 while
Oakwood finished at 24-8. The victory in the final over Oakwood came after three overtimes—a state record—and was
only the second time (1st was Belton over New London in double overtime in 1958) a final went beyond a single OT.
Chase Schulte tied the game at 50 with three-tenths of a second left in regulation as he drove the lane and hit a 3-ft.
shot. Schulte made an NBA-length 3-pointer at the buzzer to tie the game at 55 at the end of the 1st OT. Jordy
Rowland of Nazareth scored 5 points in the 2nd OT to force a 3rd OT at 60-60. The Swifts outscored Oakwood 9-0 in
the 3rd OT to win the state championship.
Nazareth has made ten appearances in the state finals winning state titles in 1986, 2002, 2003, 2006 & 2007 and losing
in the finals in 1984 to Snook, in 1985 to LaPoynor, in 1997 to Wortham, in 2001 to Goodrich & 2009 to Slocum. Johnny
Hampton of WTSU was the 1986 Nazareth championship coach and Mike Scarbrough of Texas Tech was the
championship coach in 2002, 2003 & 2006 and is a member of the Panhandle Hall of Fame. Zach Boxell was the
championship coach in 2007. Oakwood made the finals for the only time in school history in 2003 after winning only 4
games the previous season and only 7 in the previous 3 seasons.
The Nazareth boys’ team, though very successful, still lags far behind the record of the girls team, the Swiftettes, who
have won a national public school and state record 18 state championships. The combined 23 state titles for the
Nazareth boys and girls is also a state record and probably a national record.
The 2003 Swift players were: 5 Jordy Rowland, 6’1” Jr; 10 Orin Schulte, 5’6” So; 14 Justin Kleman, 6’0” Sr; 15 Chase
Schulte, 5’9” Sr; 20 Tyson Schulte, 6’0” So; 23 Trey Robb, 5’11” Jr; 25 Monty Hoelting, 6’1” Jr; 30 Adam Acker, 5’11” Sr;
32 Koty Huseman, 5’11” Sr; 35 Evan Huseman, 6’2” Sr; 41 Eric Schilling, 6’5” Sr; 35 Brett Hoelting, 5’10” Jr; and 50
Andrew Brockman, 6’4” Jr.
Nazareth was led on the year by 6’5” all-state Sr Eric Schilling with 18 points and 10 rebounds a game while 6’1” Jr Jordy
Rowland averaged 14 points a game and 5’11” Jr Trey Robb, 13 ppg. The Swifts were led in the final by Schilling with 21
points and 16 rebounds while Rowland added 19 points and 5’9” Sr Chase Schulte, 17. Carlious Owens had 29 and R.E.
Owens had 24 for Oakwood. Schilling led the Swifts in scoring in the state semi-final held at Levelland against Panther
Creek with 34 points while Robb had 11 and 6’0” So Tyson Schulte had 10. Schilling also led Nazareth in the TX Cup
game with 20 points & 12 rebounds.
The 2003 1-A All State Tournament Team included 6’5 Sr Eric Schilling and 5’9” Sr Chase Schulte of Nazareth; 6’0” Sr
Drew Howard of Lipan; 6’3” Sr Darius Ingram of Tenaha; and 6’1” Jr Carlious Owens of Oakwood. Ingram was voted the
MVP of the 1-A championship game and later played FB at LSU. Nazareth's Eric Schilling was all-state for 3 years from
2001-03; Jordy Rowland was all-state in 2004; and Jake Hoelting was all-state in 2005 & 2006.
Team #313, 2003
Tenaha wins its only state title
1-A, Div I, TENAHA
Tenaha defeated Lipan, 72-55, in the 1-A Division I final at the state tournament. Tenaha, the Division I state champion,
then lost to Division II state champion, Nazareth, 51-47, in the Texas Cup. Tenaha had playoff victories over Martins
Mill, 89-66; Collinsville, 63-49; Dallardsville Big Sandy, 71-49; and Port Aransas, 71-61; to reach the state tournament for
the first time. The Tigers finished the year at 25-8. Tenaha trailed Lipan by 7 points at half-time in the final but went on
an 11-0 run to open the 3rd quarter, outscored the Indians 19-13 in the 4th qt. and won by 17.
The Tenaha Tigers won the 2003 state championship in the school’s only appearance in a state final. Earl Claiborne of
Wiley College was the 2003 championship coach. Finalist Lipan (30-8) won state titles in 1994 and 2005 and lost in the
finals in 2003 and 2006.
The 2003 Tenaha players were: 3 Jeremy Moore, 5’9” So; 4 Lance Steadman, 5’8” So; 10 Bruce Shields, 6’2” Sr; 11
Bradon Looney, 6’0” Sr; 20 Timothy Roberson, 5’8” Jr; 22 Darius Ingram, 6’3” Sr; 25 Damion Franklin, 5’11” Sr; 32 Cary
Glenn, 5’11” Sr; 33 Jesse Roland, 6’5” So; and 34 Nicholas Claiborne, 6’0” Jr.
Tenaha was led in the final by 6’3” Sr Darius Ingram with 21 points & 5 rebounds; 6’0” Jr Nicholas Claiborne with 16; and
6’2” Sr Bruce Shields with 14 points & 7 rebounds. Drew Howard led Lipan with 23 points & 7 rebounds. Ingram also led
the Tigers in the TX Cup with 15 points and 14 rebounds; Claiborne had 12 points & 11 rebounds; and 5’9” So Jeremy
Moore had 12 points. Eric Schilling led Nazareth with 20 points & 12 rebounds.
The 2003 1-A All State Tournament Team included 6’3” Sr Darius Ingram of Tenaha; 6’5 Sr Eric Schilling and 5’9” Sr Chase
Schulte of Nazareth; 6’0” Sr Drew Howard of Lipan; and 6’1” Jr Carlious Owens of Oakwood. Tenaha's Nicholas
Claiborne was named all-state in 2003. Darius Ingram of Tenaha was voted the MVP of the 1-A championship game and
played FB at LSU. Finalist Lipan was led in 2003 by Drew Howard who scored 1,208 points during the season—9th best
all-time in TX and his 31.8 ppg was 43rd all-time according to Texas Basketball Magazine.
Team #314, 2003
Brock wins back-to-back state titles in 2002-2003
2-A, BROCK
Brock defeated Hitchcock, 81-52, in the finals & Buffalo, 73-38, in the semi-finals at the state tournament. Brock had
playoff victories over Dublin, 74-33; Tuscola Jim Ned, 80-78; Blue Ridge, 85-60; and Argyle, 63-50; to reach the state
tournament for the 7th time. Brock finished the year at 36-3 and Hitchcock at 29-4. The Eagles cruised to a 35-point win
in the semi-final and a 29-point win in the final to set a state record of total “margin of victory” points of 64 in the two
games at state.
The Brock Eagles have made four appearances at the state tournament winning state titles in 2002 and 2003 and losing
in the finals in 1973 to LaPoynor and in 1993 to Laneville. Jeff Bell of Abilene Christian was the coach for both the 2002
& 2003 championship teams and has a 21-year record of 484-191. Finalist Hitchcock made the school’s only appearance
in a state final in 2003. Brock is one of seven schools who have won the boys and girls state basketball championships
in the same year---Buna in 1956, 1957 & 1961; Dallas S. Oak Cliff in 1977; Nazareth in 2002; Morton in 1987; Abernathy
in 1991; Sudan in 1995; & Brock in 2002 & 2003. Brock is only the second school to win back-to-back titles for both boys
and girls (Buna won 1A in 1956 & 2A in 1957 and Brock won 1A in 2002 & 2A in 2003).
The 2003 Brock players were: 10 Jace Walker, 5’10” Sr; 11 Colt Hatcher, 5’10” So; 14 Brady Deaver, 6’0” Sr; 22 David
Farmer, 6’2” Sr; 24 Taylor Lewis, 6’0” Jr; 32 Taylor Cole, 6’2” Jr; 33 Stephen Knight, 6’1” Sr; 34 Dustin Whitley, 5’11” Sr;
35 Wesley Clark, 6’4” Jr; 40 Riley Deaver, 5’10” Fr; 42 Michael Westbrook, 6’4” Jr; 43 T.W. Aaron, 6’6” Sr; 44 Tyler
Hunter, 5’11” Sr; 52 Brady Gray, 6’2” Jr; and 54 Jordan Bell, 6’2” Fr.
Brock was led in the final by 6’6” Sr T.W. Aaron with 18 points, 6’2” Sr David Farmer with 17, 5’10” Sr Jace Walker with
16, 6’1” Sr Stephen Knight with 13 and 6’0” Sr Brady Deaver with 11. Walker and Farmer led Brock in the semi-final with
16 points each.
The 2003 2-A All State Tournament Team included 6’6” Sr T.W. Aaron, 6’0” Sr Brady Deaver and 5’10” Sr Jace Walker of
Brock; 6’8” Sr Chris Farr of Abernathy; and 6’0” Sr Al Hosea of Hitchcock. Aaron of Brock was voted the MVP of the 2-A
championship game. Brock's Brady Deaver, Jace Walker and David Farmer were named all-state in 2003 and Riley
Deaver was all-state in 2005 & 2006.
Team #315, 2003
Everman wins state titles in basketball
& football in school year of 2002-03
3-A, EVERMAN
Everman defeated Tatum, 72-44, in the finals & Aransas Pass, 86-58, in the semi-final at the state tournament. Everman
had playoff victories over Vernon, 90-37; Abilene Wylie, 54-42; Midland Greenwood, 65-54; and Decatur, 82-43; to reach
the state tournament for the first time. The Bulldogs finished the year at 33-6 while Tatum finished at 30-7. Everman
coasted to a 28-point win in the semi-final over Aransas Pass and a 28-point win over Tatum in the final to set a 3-A state
record with a total victory margin of 56 points in its two games at state (Brock set the state record of 64 points in 2003).
Everman won the 2003 state championship in the school’s only appearance in a state final. Brian Hannas of Baylor was
the 2003 Everman championship coach. Finalist Tatum also made its only appearance in a state final in 2003. Everman
scored a rare “double” in the 2002-03 academic year by winning the state championship in both basketball and football
(over Burnet) becoming fourth school to accomplish that feat (Dumas won both in 1961-62, Southlake Carroll in 199293; and Duncanville in 1998-99).
The 2003 Everman players were: 1 Nick Martin, 6’0” Sr; 2 Glenn Brown, 5’9” Jr; 3 Victor Freeman, 5’11” Sr; 4 Casey
Forge, 6’3” Jr; 5 Jonathan Harrell, 6’3” Sr; 10 Matthew Hall, 6’2” Jr; 23 Michael Benton, 6’2” Sr; 30 Marcus Mendez, 6’0”
Jr; 32 Brandon Brown, 5’10” So; 33 Darius Washington, 6’3” Sr; 40 Roscoe Mickens, 6’3” So; 42 Calvin Simmons, 6’2” Sr;
44 Anthony Spoon, 6’6” Jr; and 55 Bobby Joshua, 6’6” Sr.
Everman was led in the final by 6’6” Sr Bobby Joshua with 16 points & 8 rebounds; 6’3” Jr Casey Forge with 12 points & 5
rebounds; 6’3” Sr Jonathan Harrell with 9 points & 7 rebounds. Marcus Hill led Tatum with 16 points. Forge led the
Bulldogs in the semi-final with 18 points; Harrell had 17 points; and Joshua had 15 points & 14 rebounds. Tomy Blake
led Aransas Pass with 21 points & 9 rebounds.
The 2003 All State Tournament Team included 6’3” Jr Casey Forge and 6’6” Sr Bobby Joshua of Everman; 5’10” Sr Jayme
Bradley and 6’3” Jr Marcus Hill of Tatum; and 6’9” Sr Tyrone Nelson of Hempstead. Joshua of Everman was the MVP of
the 3-A championship game. Everman's Casey Forge, Bobby Joshua and Jonathan Harrell were all-state in 2003.
Team #316, 2003
FW Dunbar wins 2nd of 2 state titles under
Coach Robert Hughes, national leader in total wins
4-A, FW DUNBAR
Ft. Worth Dunbar defeated Beaumont Ozen, 66-54, in the finals & Dallas S. Oak Cliff, 79-65, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. Dunbar had playoff victories over Lewisville Hebron, 73-69; Burkburnett, 79-69; Lubbock Estacado, 50-45;
and Wolfforth Frenship, 70-59; to reach the state tournament for the 12th time. Dunbar finished the year at 37-1 losing
only to 5-A state champion DeSoto, 90-84, in the 3rd game of the season. Lance Jackson led Dunbar to a 14-point win in
the semi-final with team highs in points (25), rebounds (9) and assists (4). The match-up in the final with undefeated
(33-0) Ozen and its (later NBA) star, 6’11” Kendrick Perkins was much anticipated but Dunbar overcame a 6-point halftime deficit to lead by one going into the 4th quarter and pulled away for a 12-point victory. Dunbar forced Ozen into 19
turnovers and went 24-31 at the foul line to 7-13 for Ozen.
The FW Dunbar Wildcats have made 6 appearances in the state finals winning championships in 1993 & 2003 and losing
in the finals in 1977 to Dallas S. Oak Cliff, in 1979 to Lufkin, in 1988 to Houston Sam Houston & in 2006 to S. Oak Cliff.
Robert Hughes was the coach of the 1993 & 2003 championship teams and had an overall record at FW Terrell and FW
Dunbar from 1958-2006 of 1,333-264—tops all-time in the U.S. Hughes won PVIL titles at FW Terrell in 1963, 1965 and
1967. Hughes was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993 and to the TX H.S. Coaches Assoc. Hall of Honor
in 2006. Hughes is also a member of the National High School Athletic Hall of Fame and is honored by a plaque for that
award at the UIL offices in Austin. His son, Robert Hughes, Jr, was the championship coach in 2006. Ozen won a state
title in 2001 and lost in the finals in 2002, 2003 & 2007.
The 2003 Dunbar players were: 10 Ben Asher, 6’0” Sr; 11 Dominique Williams, 6’2” Jr; 12 Dwight Lewis, 6’3” Sr; 15
James Choice, 6’3” Sr; 20 Jeffery Muriel, 6’2” Jr; 22 DeJuan Gilbert, 5’9” Sr; 23 Naterian Roberts, 5’9” So; 24 Christopher
Gilliam, 5’9” Sr; 25 Lance Jackson, 6’3” Sr; 30 Ashley Sneed, 5’10” Jr; 31 Terrance Shaw, 5’10” Jr; 32 Jeremis Smith, 6’5”
Jr; 33 Jared Watley, 6’4” Jr; and 34 Dominique Dawson, 6’3” Sr.
Dunbar was led in the final by 6’5” Jr Jeremis Smith with 26 points & 9 rebounds; 6’3” Sr Lance Jackson with 22 points;
and 6’2” Jr Dominique Williams with 13. 6’11” Sr Kendrick Perkins led Ozen with 18 points (only 3 in the 2nd half), 13
rebounds and 6 blocks. 6’3” Sr Lance Jackson led the Wildcats in the semi-final with 25 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists;
Smith had 20 points & 7 rebounds and Williams, 19 points & 6 rebounds. Oak Cliff was led by Kendrick Smyth with 20
points and 9 rebounds.
The 2003 4-A All State Tournament Team included 6’11” Sr Kendrick Perkins of Ozen; 6’3” Sr Lance Jackson. 6’5” Jr
Jeremis Smith & 6’2” Jr Dominique Williams of FW Dunbar; and 6’3” Sr Kendrick Smyth of Dallas S. Oak Cliff. Ozen's
Kendrick Perkins was all-state for 3 years in 2001-03. Dunbar's Jeremis Smith was all-state in 2003 & 2004 and Lance
Jackson was all-state in 2003.
Jeremis Smith of Dunbar was voted MVP of the championship game. Lance Jackson was voted the MVP of the 2003 allstar game. Kendrick Perkins went directly to the Boston Celtics of the NBA for the 2004 season.
Team #317, 2003
DeSoto wins only state title
5-A, DESOTO
DeSoto defeated Corpus Christi Ray, 94-73, in the finals & Ft. Bend Hightower, 87-73, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. DeSoto had playoff victories over Midland, 73-66; El Paso Franklin, 81-64; Midland Lee, 71-53; Coppell, 6658; and Cedar Hill, 55-51, to make the state tournament for the first time. The Eagles finished the year at 33-6 including
an early season win over 4-A champion FW Dunbar. Ray finished at 33-4. DeSoto’s 14-point win in the semi-final was
largely the result of a FT advantage by the Eagles who went 38 of 53 compared to 15 for 25 for Hightower who finished
with more fouls (32) than FGs (27). Also, DeSoto shot better from the field (47% to 36% and won the rebound battle
(44-41). DeSoto cruised to a 21-point win in the final by dominating the boards and the paint and by shooting 96% (26
of 27) from the FT line.
Both DeSoto and Corpus Christi Ray made their only appearance in a state final in 2003. Chris Dyer of the U. of Akron
was the 2003 DeSoto championship coach and won a previous state title at S. Oak Cliff in 1992. DeSoto had a losing
record in 2001 but rebounded under Coach Dyer.
The 2003 DeSoto Eagles players were: 3 James Williams, 5’10” Sr; 4 Will Gant, 6’2” Sr; 5 Barry Williams, 5’8” Sr; 10 Dez
Willingham, 5’11” Sr; 12 Roderick Flemings, 6’4” So; 14 Chris Christian, 6’4” Sr; 15 Hampton Alexander, 5’11” Sr; 20
Ronnie Morgan, 6’5” Fr; 21 Charles Stoker, 6’4” Sr; 22 Dwight Coleman, 6’6” Jr; 24 Trey Gilder, 6’6” Sr; 25 Derrick
Wilbourn, 5’10” Jr; 30 Jermaine Beal, 6’1” Fr; 31 Rodney Jackson, 6’5” Jr; and 32 Gerad Coward, 5’8” Jr.
DeSoto was led in the final by 5’11” Sr Dez Willingham with 24 points; 5’10” Sr James Williams with 20; 6’4” Sr Charles
Stoker with 19 points & 9 rebounds; and 6’2” Sr Will Gant with 12 points. Cameron Teague led CC Ray with 28 points &
8 rebounds. The Eagles were led in the semi-final by Willingham with 20 points, Williams with 14, Grant with 13, 5’11”
Sr Hampton Alexander with 11 and Stoker with 10 points and 16 rebounds. Larry Handy led Hightower with 16 points.
The 2003 5A All State Tournament Team included 5’11” Sr Dez Willingham and 6’4” Sr Charles Stoker of DeSoto; 6’6” Sr
Kerry Parks of Houston Cypress Creek; 6’3” Taurean Mitchell of Corpus Christi Ray; and 6’5” Jr Larry Handy of Ft. Bend
Hightower. Desoto's Dez Willingham was all-state in 2003; Jermaine Beal was all-state in 2005 & 2006; and Roderick
Flemings in 2005.
Dez Willingham was voted the MVP of the championship game and later played at Kansas State and SMU and Charles
Stoker played at Paris J.C. and Central Missouri State.
Team #318, 2004
Lenorah Grady wins state title in first trip to state tournament
1-A, Div II, LENORAH GRADY
Lenorah Grady defeated Neches, 55-49, in the IA Division II final. Normangee, the 1A Division I state champion,
defeated Lenorah Grady, the 1A Division II state champion, 50-37, in the Texas Cup. The Wildcats had playoff victories
over Rule, 65-41; Ropesville Ropes, 53-49; Nazareth, 44-40; Aspermont, 61-58; and Rising Star, 62-44; to reach the state
tournament.
Grady finished the year at 35-2 (with loses to Midland Classical & Normangee) while Neches finished at 30-5. Grady
alternated zone and man-to-man defenses forcing Neches into poor shooting (30% in the 1st half) in the state
championship game and hit 5 FTs in the final minute to close it out. Defensive intimidation by Normangee’s 6’9” Joseph
Jones forced Grady into 21% shooting in the 2nd half as the Panthers cruised to a 13-point win in the Texas Cup.
Lenorah Grady won the 2004 state championship in the school’s first trip to the state tournament. Carl Krug of TX A&I
was the Wildcats’ 2004 championship coach. Finalist Neches (30-5) also made the state tournament for the first time.
The 2004 Lenorah Grady players were: 4 Adam Cantu, 5’6” Sr; 12 Jobe Christon, 6’0” Jr; 14 Drew Swinson, 5’11” Sr; 20
Andrew Villa, 5’9” Jr; 22 Trent May, 5’9” Sr; 24 Nick Winford, 5’6” Sr; 30 Ben Hirth, 6’0” Jr; 32 Brent Madison, 6’5” Sr; 34
Noel Lopez, 6’1” Sr; 42 Doug Rutledge, 6’0” Jr; 52 Josh Hinojosa, 6’0” Sr; and 54 Jason Pribyla, 6’3” Sr.
Lenorah Grady was led on the year by 6’3” Sr Jason Pribyla at 20 points and 12 rebounds a game; 6’5” Sr Brent Madison
at 18 points and 10 rebounds; 5’9” Sr Trent May at 13 points and 4 rebounds; 5’6” Sr Nick Winford at 10 points, 5
rebounds and 5 assists; and 5’9” Jr Andrew Villa at 8 points and 6 assists. The Wildcats were led in the championship
game by Pribyla with 17 points while Trent May led Neches with 13 points. Pribyla also led Grady in scoring in the Div. I
vs. Div. II match-up with 18 points while Normangee’s Joseph Jones had 18 points and 20 rebounds.
The 2004 All State Tournament Team included 6’3” Sr Jason Pribyla of Lenorah Grady; 6’9” Sr Joseph Jones and 5’11” Sr
Daniel Ellison of Normangee; 6’9” Jr Kendrick Johnson of Morton; and 6’4” Sr Brannon Ott of Neches. Jason Pribyla of
Lenorah Grady was all-state in 2004 becoming the first Wildcat player to ever earn that honor.
Jason Pribyla was also voted MVP of the championship game. Jones later played at TX A&M.
Team #319, 2004
Normangee, led by 6’9” Joseph Jones, wins state title
in its first appearance at state tournament
1-A, Div I, NORMANGEE
Normangee defeated Morton, 53-51 (OT), in the IA Division 1 final and then Normangee, the 1A Division I state
champion, defeated Lenorah Grady, the 1A Division II state champion, 50-37, in the Texas Cup. The Panthers defeated
Evadale, 89-47; Bartlett, 86-62; Kingsville Academy, 67-52; Snook, 60-33; and Tenaha, 66-48; to reach the state
tournament. Normangee finished the year at 37-2 while Morton was 28-7. In the state championship game
Normangee’s Desmond Mays “snatched a loose ball out of the air” on an inbounds “last second” play in OT, drove to the
basket and “sent up a short, looping shot that found nothing but net.” to give the Panthers the state title over Morton.
Defensive intimidation by 6’9” Joseph Jones forced Lenorah Grady into 21% shooting in the 2nd half leading to a 13point victory in the Texas Cup.
Normangee won the 2004 state championship in its first appearance at the state tournament. The 2004 Normangee
championship coach was Alan Andrus of SHSU. Finalist Morton won six state titles (1972, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1987 and
2005) and lost in the finals in 1976, 1985 and 2004.
The 2004 Normangee Panther players were: 2 Dexter Green, 5’8” So; 3 Michael Bates, 6’2” Sr; 10 Jacob King, 5’11” Sr;
11 Daniel Ellison, 5’7” Sr; 12 Rashod Hollis, 5’7” Jr; 13 Drew Whitesell, 5’8” So; 20 Payton Newsom, 5’8” So; 30 Joseph
Jones, 6’9” Sr; 33 Ben Turner, 6’0” Jr; 40 Brett Davis, 5’5” So; 44 Desmond Mays, 6’0” Jr; 55 Will Reed, 6’2” Fr; and Brent
Childress, 6’0” So.
Normangee was led on the year by 6’9” Sr Joseph Jones at 20.4 points and 14.2 rebounds a game; 5’7” Sr Daniel Ellison
at 11.3 ppg; 5’11” Sr Jacob King at 4.2 assists; and 6’0” Jr Desmond Mays at 2.3 steals and 2.3 assists. The Panthers were
led in the state championship game against Morton by Jones with 21 points, 17 rebounds and 5 blocks while 6’9” Jr
Kendrick Johnson of Morton finished with 21 points, 3 blocks and 4 rebounds. Jones was also the top scorer in the Div. 1
vs. Div II match-up with 18 points and 20 rebounds and King added 13 points. Jason Pribyla led Lenorah Grady with 18
points.
The 2004 All State Tournament Team included 6’3” Sr Jason Pribyla of Lenorah Grady; 6’9” Sr Joseph Jones and 5’11” Sr
Daniel Ellison of Normangee; 6’9” Jr Kendrick Johnson of Morton; and 6’4” Sr Brannon Ott of Neches. Joseph Jones
became the first Normangee player to ever be named all-state in 2002 and was also named all-state in 2003 & 2004.
Dexter Green became the 2nd Normangee player to earn all-state honors in 2006.
Joseph Jones was voted MVP of the final and later played at TX A&M.
Team #320, 2004
Shallowater, led by Coach Ray Morris & his son,
Eric, win state title on “last shot” by Eric
2-A, SHALLOWATER
Shallowater defeated Argyle, 47-45 (OT) in the finals & Clarksville, 62-46, in the semi-finals. Shallowater had playoff
wins over Sonora, 58-49; Wall, 44-34; Holliday, 53-37; and Lubbock Roosevelt, 57-34; to reach the state tournament for
the fifth time. The Mustangs finished the year at 31-5 while Argyle finished at 33-4. The Mustangs cruised to a 16-point
win in the semi-final. Coach Ray Morris and his son, Eric, lived a father-son coaches dream in the final when Eric hit a 3-
pointer with 18 seconds remaining to tie the game and force OT and then hit a “twisting jumper in the lane, with two
Argyle defenders hanging over him” with 6 seconds left in OT to win the game.
Shallowater has made three appearances in the state finals winning the title in 2004 and losing in the 1981 final to
Gladewater Sabine and in the 2007 final to Kountz.. Ray Morris of Texas Tech was the 2004 Shallowater championship
coach. Argyle, in existence only 4 years, made its only appearance in a state final in 2004. The Shallowater boys
matched the girls team which also won the state championship a week earlier.
The 2004 Shallowater players were: 3 Eric Morris, 5’9” Sr; 4 Dakota Smith, 5’10” Sr; 5 Jake Warren, 5’10” Jr; 10 Houston
Howell, 6’4” Sr; 12 Jonathan Nowlin, 5’9” Jr; 15 Tyler Dipprey, 6’3” Sr; 20 Eric Vonberg, 5’10” Sr; 23 Wes Dipprey, 6’3” Fr;
30 Kory Ware, 5’9” Sr; 33 Jared Johnson, 6’2” Fr; 40 Brandon Arencibia, 6’4” Sr; 44 Andrew Sowder, 6’3” Fr; 50 Tucker
Leeson, 6’2” Jr; and 55 Taylor Stoker, 5’11” Sr.
Shallowater was led on the year by 5’9” Sr Eric Morris at 17 points and 4.5 assists per game; 6’4” Sr Houston Howell at
17 points and 4.5 rebounds; 6’4” Sr Brandon Arencibia at 9.4 points and 7.5 rebounds; 6’3” Sr Tyler Dipprey at 8 points
and 4.3 rebounds; and 6’2” Fr Jared Johnson at 7.6 points. The Mustangs were led in the final by Morris with 18 points
and Howell with 14 points while Ty Williams led Argyle with 14 points & 9 rebounds. Morris also led Shallowater in the
semi-final with 21 points and 8 assists and Dipprey scored 15 points on 5-of-5 shooting from the field and 4-of-4 from
the FT line. Cedric Titus led Clarksville with 17.
The 2004 All State Tournament Team included 5’9” Sr Eric Morris and 6’4” Sr Houston Howell of Shallowater; 6’1” Sr
Jared Newsom and 6’2” Sr Ty Williams of Argyle; and 6’0” Sr Phillip Howard of Hitchcock. Morris was voted MVP of the
championship game. Shallowater's Eric Morris was named all-state for 3 years in 2002-2004 and Houston Howell was
also all-state in 2004.
Eric Morris, "the Elf," was a wide receiver at Texas Tech in 2006-2008 & had almost 2,000 receiving yards in his college
career.
Team #321, 2004
Kountze wins 2nd of 3 state titles
3-A, KOUNTZE
Kountze defeated Midland Greenwood, 73-54, in the finals & Corpus Christi West Oso, 74-51, in the semi-final at the
state tournament. Kountze had playoff wins over Sealy, 108-66; Cleveland, 116-82; Mexia, 76-69; and Manor, 65-51; to
qualify for the state tournament for the 6th time. Kountze finished the year at 36-2 and Greenwood at 28-5. The Lions’
23-point win in the semi-final featured a fast-break offense and defensive pressure against West Oso. Kountze’s 19point win in the final was actually below their average winning margin of 24 in their earlier playoff games. The Lions
jumped out to a 17-2 lead and cruised to victory.
The 2004 state championship was the 2nd of three state titles (1970, 2004 & 2005) by Kountze who also made the finals
in 1977 (losing to Morton) and in 2002 (losing to Gainesville). Todd Sutherland of McNeese State U. was the 2004
Kountze championship coach. Finalist Midland Greenwood lost in the finals in 1982 (to Snook) and in 2005 (to Kountze).
The 2004 Kountze players were: 3 Jemiah Richards, 6’0” Sr; 4 Freddie Haynes, 5’10” Fr; 12 Cameron Powell, 6’0” Fr; 15
Phillip Coffey, 6’0” Jr; 21 Decolby Meyers, 6’3” Sr; 22 Keithan Hancock, 6’0” Sr; 23 Keithan Hancock, 5’11” Sr; 25 Fred
Boykin, 5’11” Fr; 32 Ashton Hall, 6’5” Jr; 33 Xavier Lacy, 6’1” Sr; and 30 Adrian Lee, 6’3” So.
Kountze was led on the year by 6’5” Jr Ashton Hall at 21 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks per game; 6’0” Sr Keithan
Hancock at 19 points & 10 assists; 6’0” Sr Jemiah Richards at 18 points & 4.5 assists; and 6’3” Sr Decolby Meyers at 10
points & 5.5 rebounds. The Lions were led in the final by Hancock with 30 points (including six 3-pointers) and Hall with
21 point, 13 rebounds and 2 blocks. Greenwood was led by Brian Zachery with 15 points. Hall led Kountze in the semifinal with 25 points and 14 rebounds while Jerry Rodriguez led West Oso with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
The 3-A All State Tournament Team included 6’5” Jr Ashton Hall and 5’11” Sr Keithan Hancock of Kountze; 5’10: Sr Kris
Hatley and 6’6” Sr Shane McNeely of Midland Greenwood; and 6’2” So Jeremy Franklin of Gainesville. Kountze's Keithan
Hancock was all-state in 2003 & 2004; Ashton Hall was all-state in 2004 & 2005; Cameron Powell & Clayton Busby in in
2006 & 2007; and Phillip Coffey in 2005.
Keithan Hancock was voted MVP of the championship game and signed to play at Northwestern State (LA). Ashton Hall
played at Angelina JC and Lamar and Phillip Coffee played at Lamar.
Team #322, 2004
Jones, led by Daniel Gibson, wins its first state title;
Gibson in NBA finals in 2007
4-A, HOUSTON JONES
Houston Jones defeated Dallas Lincoln, 63-61, in the finals & Lubbock Estacado, 44-41, in the semi-finals at the state
tournament. Jones had playoff wins over Dickinson, 88-60; Angleton, 77-75; Beaumont Ozen, 56-32; and Houston
Wheatley, 88-62; to qualify for state for the first time. The Falcons finished the year at 31-5 while Dallas Lincoln finished
at 32-6. Jones’ 3-point win in the semi-final came after Estacado made 3 of its 18 turnovers in the last 90 seconds. The
63-61 win in the final was due largely to superior 3-point shooting (11 of 24 to 0 of 7) by Jones whose star, Daniel
Gibson, made 7 of the team’s 11 treys. With the score at 61-61, the Falcons attempted an inbound pass for an “alleyoop” to 6’4” Sr Jay Jenkins but the ball went thru his hands to a teammate, 360 lb. 6’6” Sr Arthur Smith who laid the ball
in at the buzzer.
Jones made won the 2004 state championship in its first appearance in a state final while finalist Dallas Lincoln won
state titles in 1993 and 2002 and lost in the finals in 1997 and 2004. Jessie Shelton, III, of Wiley College was the 2004
Jones championship coach.
The 2004 Jones players were: 00 Isreal Chandler, 5’9” Jr; 1 Othhell Bibbs, 5’9” Jr; 10 Bobb Kendrick, 5’9” Sr; 11
Courvoisiea Jacobs, 5’9” Sr; 12 Ray Sansom, 6’0” Sr; 21 Arthur Smith, 6’6” Sr; 22 Daniel Gibson, 6’3” Sr; 30 Dexter Webb,
6’2” So; 32 Harrison Smith, 6’2” Jr; 42 Derrick Wilson, 6’2” Jr; 44 Matthew Valmore, 6’4” Sr; and 50 Jay Jenkins, 6’4” Sr.
Jones was led on the year by 6’3” Sr Daniel Gibson at 25.5 points, 5 assists and 4 steals per game; 6’4” Sr Jay Jenkins at
14 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists; 6’0” Sr Ray Sansom at 12.5 points, 9 rebounds and 3 steals; 6’2” Jr Harrison Smith at
12.5 points and 10 rebounds; and 5’9” Sr Bobb Kendrick at 2 points, 4 steals and 5 assists. Jones was led in the final by
Gibson with 22 points (including 7 3-pointers) and Smith and 5’9” Sr Courvoisiea Jacobs added 11 each. Lincoln was led
by Joel Bush with 21 points & 16 rebounds. Gibson scored only 8 in the semi-final as Sansom and Smith led Jones with
11 points each.
The 4-A All State Tournament Team included 6’3” Sr Daniel Gibson and 6’6” Sr Arthur Smith of Houston Jones; 6’7” Sr
Joel Bosh and 5’11” Jr Byron Eaton of Dallas Lincoln; and 6’7” Marshall Brown of Austin Johnson. Jones' Daniel Gibson
was all-state for 3 years in 2002-2004.
Daniel Gibson was voted MVP of the championship game. Daniel Gibson, a two-time H.S. All-American, scored 3,102
points in four years (2000-04) to rank 12 on the all-time TX H.S. basketball career scoring list by Texas Basketball
Magazine. His father also played for Coach Jessie Shelton. Gibson later played two years at UT before going to the
Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA and played in the NBA finals in 2007. Byron Eaton played at OK State. Arthur Smith
played FB at Grambling.
Team #323, 2004
Milby wins its 2nd of 2 state titles;
undefeated at 39-0
5-A, HOUSTON MILBY
Houston Milby defeated Cedar Hill, 72-67, in the finals & Klein Collins, 85-62, in the semi-finals at the state tournament.
Milby had playoff wins over Ft. Bend Willowridge, 88-78; Houston Westbury, 69-58; Houston Aldine, 71-45; and Ft. Bend
Hightower, 70-62, to make the state tournament for the 10th time since the school opened in 1926. Milby finished the
year undefeated at 39-0 (& No. 4 in the U.S.) while Cedar Hill finished at 35-2. The Buffaloes’ 22-point win in the semifinal was due to 57% (on 34 of 60) shooting from the field against 31% (18 for 58) by Collins who had trouble with the
quickness and defensive pressure of Milby.
Milby’s 5-point win over the Cedar Hill Longhorns in the final was due largely to 65% shooting in the second half by the
Buffaloes and the spectacular play of its McDonald’s All-American, Jawann McClellan, who matched the great play of
Cedar Hill’s star, Jason Horton—both scored 31 points. McClellan had seven dunks (3 on alley-oop passes) among his 24
points in the semi-final.
Milby has made three appearances in the state finals winning two state championships (1950 & 2004) and losing in the
1949 final to FW Paschal. First-year coach Jim Duffer of the U.H. was the 2004 Milby championship coach. Finalist
Cedar Hill has made two appearances in the state finals losing the second time to DeSoto in 2009.
The 2004 Milby players were: 11 Tramaine Webster, 5’5” Sr; 13 Jonathan Robinson, 6’0” Jr; 14 Jawann McClellan, 6’5”
Sr; 15 Tavon Bailey, 6’3” Sr; 21 Kevin Quinney, 5’9” Sr; 22 Chris Jordan, 6’3” Sr; 31 Chris Ramirez, 5’11” Sr; 34 Larry
Posey, 6’5” Sr; 51 Shakari Chandler, 6’3” Jr; 53 John Williams, 6’4” Sr; and 55 Leon St. Rose, 6’5” Sr.
Milby was led on the year by 6’5” Sr Jawann McClellan at 23.4 points and 8 rebounds per game; 6’5” Sr Larry Posey at
12.3 points and 9.1 rebounds; 6’5” Sr Leon St. Rose at 8 points and 8 rebounds; 5’9” Sr Kevin Quinney at 8 ppg; and 5’5”
Tramaine Webster at 5.6 points and 6 assists. McClellan led Milby in the final with 31 points and 8 rebounds. McClellan
also led Milby in the semi-finals with 24 points & 5 rebounds while 6’3” Sr Chris Jordan added 16 points & 6 rebounds
and 6’4” Sr John Williams had 16 points & five rebounds. Corban Bates led Klein with 15 points & 11 rebounds.
The 5-A All State Tournament Team included 6’5” Sr Jawann McClellan and 5’5” Sr Tramaine Webster of Houston Milby;
6’5” Jr Bishop Wheatley and 6’2” Sr Jason Horton of Cedar Hill; and 6’0” Sr Jeremy Thomas of Victoria Memorial. Milby's
Jawann McClellan and Larry Posey were all-state in 2005.
Jawann McClellan was voted MVP of the championship game and scored 2,439 points in four years in 2000-04 for 56th
on TX H.S. scoring list according to Texas Basketball Magazine. He was both a McDonald’s and Parade All-American and
signed with Arizona. Posey signed with UT-Arlington. Horton played at Missouri.
Team #324, 2005
Lipan wins its 2nd of 2 state titles
1-A, Div II, LIPAN
Lipan defeated Paducah, 58-49, in the 1A Division II final. Lipan then lost to Morton, the Conference 1A Division I state
champion, 69-53, in the Texas Cup. Lipan was 33-5 on year while Paducah finished at 28-6. The Indians had playoff wins
over Iredell, 81-40; Abbott, 72-39; Avinger, 76-49; Karnack, 72-61; and Tenaha, 76-65; to qualify for the state
tournament for the sixth time. Lipan went on a 19-2 run at the beginning of the 2nd half to take a 17-point lead in the
state championship game against Paducah. Paducah closed to within 6 points with 3 minutes left but the Indians held
on for the victory. Lipan had no answer for 6’10” Kendrick Johnson of Morton in the Texas Cup and lost by 16 points.
Lipan has reached the state finals four times winning state titles in 1994 & 2005 and losing in the finals in 2003 to
Tenaha and in 2006 to Nazareth. The 2005 Lipan championship coach was Tommy Bleeker of Tarleton State U. & has an
18-year record of 500-101. Finalist Paducah has made three appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1987 &
1988 and losing in the 2005 final.
The 2005 Lipan players were: 00 Randall Carlisle, 5’9” Sr; 3 Koby Ragle, 5’11” Sr; 11 Chris Ayers, 5’11” Jr; 14 Brent
Stewart, 6’0” Jr; 15 Casey Riddle, 5’9” Jr; 20 Wesley Holtsford, 6’1” So; 21 Jacob Welch, 6’0” Jr; 23 Archie Martinez, 5’9”
So; 24 Chad Johnson, 5’11” Jr; 33 Jarrod Posey, 6’0” Jr; 35 Mark Ward, 6’1” Sr; and Bo Keen, 5’9” Sr.
Lipan was led on the year by 5’11” Sr Koby Ragle at 20 points per game; 5’9” Sr Randall Carlisle at 20 points & 8
rebounds; 5’9” Jr Casey Riddle at 14 points and 5.8 assists; 6’0” Jr Brent Stewart at 8 points & 8 rebounds; and 5’11” Jr
Chad Johnson at 8 points. The Indians were led in the state championship game by Ragle with 20 points and 12
rebounds while Cory Hemphill scored 22 points for Paducah. Riddle also led Lipan in the TX Cup with 24 points while
Kendrick Johnson led Morton with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks.
The 1-A 2005 All State Tournament Team included Koby Ragle, 5’11” Sr and Casey Riddle, 5’9” Jr of Lipan; Calvin
Johnson, 6’3” Sr and Kendrick Johnson, 6’10” Sr of Morton; and Cory Hemphill, 6’1” Jr of Paducah. Lipan's Koby Ragle
and Randall Carlisle were all-state in 2005 and Casey Riddle was all-state in 2006.
Koby Ragle was voted the championship game MVP. Kendrick Johnson signed with GA while his brother, Calvin, signed
with Santa Clara.
Team #325, 2005
Morton, led by Kendrick & Calvin Johnson,
wins its last of 6 state titles
1-A, Div I, MORTON
Morton defeated Snook, 66-38, in the 1-A Div. I final and then defeated Lipan, the 1A Division II state champion, 69-53,
in the Texas Cup game. Morton had playoff wins over Anton, 82-47; Sunray, 56-46; Fort Hancock, 52-39; New Deal, 6050; and Axtell, 47-38; to qualify for the state tournament for the 9th time. The Indians finished the year at 30-5 while
Snook finished at 28-6. Morton cruised to a 28-point win in the state championship game over Snook which was making
its 29th trip to the state tournament—a state record. The Indians dominated the paint with 6’10” Kendrick Johnson and
out rebounded the shorter BlueJays, 46-19. The Lions won a 16-point victory over Lipan in the last Texas Cup.
Morton won the 1-A championship in 2005 and five state 2-A championships (1972, 1977, 1983, 1986 & 1987) to give
the school a total of six state championships thru 2006. Morton lost in the finals in 1976 to Mart, in 1985 to Grapeland
and in 2004 to Normangee. Ignatius Caraway of Panhandle State U. was the Morton championship coach in 2005.
Finalist Snook has made thirteen appearances in the state finals winning a state record 10 state titles (1965, 1966, 1969
and 1978-1984) and finishing as runner-up three times (1971, 1972, 1974 & 2005).
The 2005 Morton players were: 3 Landon Pierce, 5’11” Sr; 5 J.R. Elmore, 5’10” Sr; 10 Eli Vasquez, 5’6” Sr; 12 Brandon
Eubanks, 6’0” Jr; 20 Shawn Merritt, 6’4” Jr; 21 Kendrick Johnson, 6’10” Sr; 24 Calvin Johnson, 6’3” Sr; 30 Paul Zapata,
5’11” Jr; 32 James Cornish, 5’9” Jr; 40 Antione Garrett 5’10” Fr; 44 Derrick Green, 5’11” Sr; 50 Jacob Sabala, 6’0” Jr; and
55 Alby Enriquez, 5’8” So.
Morton was led on the year by 6’10” Sr Kendrick Johnson at 19.7 points and 14.6 rebounds per game; 6’3” Sr Calvin
Johnson at 22.6 points & 9.7 rebounds; 5’11” Sr Landon Pierce at 10.1 points; and 6’0” Jr Brandon Eubanks at 10.1
points. The Indians were led in the championship game by Kendrick Johnson with 23 points, 16 rebounds & 5 blocks and
Calvin Johnson with 17 points. LaQuinta Nickerson led Snook with 16 points. The two Johnson brothers (the last of 14
Johnson siblings who played on the boys or girls teams at Morton) also led Morton in the Texas Cup with Kendrick’s 22
points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks and Calvin’s 17 points. Casey Riddle led Lipan with 24 points.
The 1-A All State Tournament Team included Calvin Johnson, 6’3” Sr and Kendrick Johnson, 6’10” Sr of Morton; Koby
Ragle, 5’11” Sr and Casey Riddle, 5’9” Jr of Lipan; and Cory Hemphill, 6’1” Jr of Paducah. Morton's Calvin Johnson was allstate for 3 years in 2003-2005 and Kendrick Johnson was all-state in 2005 & was voted the championship game MVP
and signed to play at GA while his brother, Calvin, signed with Santa Clara.
Team #326, 2005
Kountze wins its last of 3 state titles
over Jim Ned team led by Colt McCoy
2-A, KOUNTZE
Kountze defeated Tuscola Jim Ned, 77-64, in the finals & Salado in the semi-finals at the state tournament. The Lions
had playoff wins over Elkhart, 105-59; Hearne, 74-51; Mount Pleasant Chapel Hill, 87-57; and Winnie East Chambers, 9277; to qualify for state for the 6th time. Kountze finished the year at 36-2 while Jim Ned finished at 29-8. Kountze
averaged 99 points a game (18 times scoring 100) with a fast-breaking offense and a pressure defense but was held to
69 points in the semi-final by Salado’s deliberate style yet still won by 16 points. The Lions defeated Jin Ned in the final
by 13 points by forcing 25 turnovers including 4 in the final two minutes. All 5 Jim Ned starters were also football
players, including QB & point guard Colt McCoy (later the UT QB).
The 2005 state championship was the third of three titles (1970, 2004 & 2005) by Kountze who also made the finals in
1977 (losing to Morton) and in 2002 (losing to Gainesville). The Lions won the 3-A state title in 2004 and the 2-A title in
2005. Duane Joubert of West Texas State U. was the Kountze championship coach in 2005 and had been a member of
the 1991 Hardin-Jefferson state championship team under Charles Breithaupt. Finalist Tuscola Jim Ned has appeared in
two state finals in 2005 & 2008.
The 2005 Kountze players were: 3 Randall Harper, 6’2” Sr; 4 Freddie Haynes, 5’11” So; 12 Fred Boykins, 5’11” So; 15
Phillip Coffey, 6’1” Sr; 21 Paul Winger, 6’0” Jr; 22 Chance Hanna, 6’1” So; 23 Shay Cole, 5’11” Jr; 25 Jon Puckitt, 6’0’ Jr; 30
Adrian Lee, 6’4” Jr; 32 Ashton Hall, 6’5” Sr; 33 Cam Powell, 6’3” So; 35 Trey Irvine, 5’10” So; 45 Keyston Meyers, 6’0” Sr;
50 Cody Lee, 6’6” So; and 55 Jon Bigalow, 6’2” Sr.
Kountze was led on the year by; 6’1” Sr Phillip Coffey at 31 points and 3 assists per game; 6’5” Sr Ashton Hall at 25 points
and 12 rebounds; 5’11” So Freddie Haynes at 12 points and 6 assists; 5’11” So Fred Boykins at 12 points & 3 assists; and
6’2” Sr Randall Harper at 10 points. The Lions were led in the final by Hall with 28 points, 7 rebounds & 4 blocks and
Coffey with 24 points. Jim Ned was led by Cameron Holson with 33 points and 11 rebounds and Colt McCoy with 18
points. Kountze was led in the semi-final by Hall with 24 points while Matt Caskey led Salado with 23.
The 2005 2-A All State Tournament Team included Phillip Coffey, 6’1” Sr and Ashton Hall, 6’5” Sr of Kountze; Cameron
Holson, 6’5” Sr of Tuscola Jim Ned; Collin Mangrum, 6’3” Jr of Howe; and Matt Caskey, 5’11” Sr of Salado (played later at
Temple College). Hall was voted the MVP of the 2-A state tournament. 6’3” Sr Colt McCoy was a two-time Class 2-A
offensive MVP and was voted national freshman of the year as the UT QB in 2006. Hall played basketball at Angelina JC
and Lamar and Phillip Coffey played at Lamar; Randall Harper played football at TX College.
Kountze's Ashton Hall was all-state in 2004 & 2005; Phillip Coffey was all-state in 2005; Cameron Powell and Clayton
Busby were all-state in 2006 & 2007.
Team #327, 2005
Van wins its 2nd of 2 state titles in 1942 & 2005
3A, VAN
Van defeated Graham, 62-41, in the finals & Aransas Pass, 61-51, in the semi-finals at the state tournament. Van had
playoff wins over Pittsburg, 94-55; Gilmer, 76-66; Dallas Wilmer-Hutchins, 68-58; and Tatum, 54-41; to qualify for state
for the second time (first was in 1942). The Vandals finished the year at 38-2 while Graham finished at 31-5. The
Vandals made outscored Aransas Pass 20-10 in the 4th quarter) of the semi-final relied upon a 16-0 edge in fast break
points to won by 10 points. Van cruised to a 21-point win in the final against Graham by relying on a defense that
“hounded the passing lanes” and made 15 steals “stifling the Steers’ fast-break offense.” Graham shot only 26% for the
game.
Van won state titles in 1942 and 2005 in the school’s only appearances in a state final. Jerry Cassell of Sul Ross U. was
the Van championship coach in 2005. Cassell was All-State Tournament as a Sr in 1972 for state champion Pottsboro.
Finalist Graham won a state title in 1964 and lost in the finals in 1996 and 2005.
The 2005 Van players were: 3 Grant McMillan, 5’8” Sr; 4 Kacey McCauley, 5’10” Sr; 5 Cory Foster, 5’11” Sr; 10 Beau
Garland, 5’7” Sr; 11 Marcus Brown, 5’9” Sr; 12 Cody Huffman, 6’2” Sr; 15 Dalvin Davis, 6’0” Jr; 22 Duncan McFarland,
6’1” Jr; 25 Brandon Roberts, 6’0” Sr; 30 Chris Gossett, 6’2” Jr; 31 Andrew Thompson, 6’4” Sr; 32 Kenny Ghormley, 6’3”
Sr; 44 Jermie Calhoun, 6’1” Fr; and 50 Wade Mackey, 6’3” Sr.
Van was led on the year by 6’0” Sr Brandon Roberts at 19.9 points & 6 assists; 6’4” Sr Andrew Thompson at 13.7 points
& 8.4 rebounds; 6’3” Sr” Kenny Ghormley at 10.6 points & 8 rebounds; 5’11” Sr Cory Foster at 8.6 points & 4.3 assists; &
6’3” Sr Wade Mackey at 7.6 points and 7.5 rebounds. The Vandals were led in the final by Roberts with 21 points, 5
assists and 6 steals, Mackey with 11 points & Thompson with 10 points & 10 rebounds. Lee Berend with 15 (he had
averaged 26 on the year) led Graham. Roberts was also the top Van scorer in the semi-final with 25 points. Matt Hall
led Aransas Pass with 16 points & 18 rebounds.
The 2005 3-A All State Tournament Team included Brandon Roberts, 6’0” Sr and Andrew Thompson, 6’4” Sr of Van; Lee
Berend, 6’4” Sr of Graham; Jermichael Finley, 6’6” Sr of Diboll; and Matt Hall, 6’7” Sr of Aransas Pass. Van's Brandon
Roberts was all-state in 2004 & 2005 and Andrew Thompson was all-state in 2005.
Brandon Roberts was voted the championship game MVP & signed with the U. of LA-Monroe. Finley played football at
UT & in the NFL.
Team #328, 2005
S. Oak Cliff loses state title on forfeit
4-A, SAN ANTONIO SAM HOUSTON
The San Antonio Sam Houston Hurricanes were declared the 4-A state champion for 2005 after S. Oak Cliff was
disqualified for using an ineligible player. Sam Houston lost to Dallas S. Oak Cliff, 64-43, in the final but later won the
game on a forfeit and ended the season with a record of 29-9. Sam Houston qualified for the state tournament for the
5th time with playoff wins over Edcouch-Elsa, 75-71; SA Brackenridge, 96-72; Marble Falls, 55-49; and Del Valle, 82-79.
The Hurricanes defeated Houston Wheatley, 85-82, in the state semi-finals overcoming 32 turnovers with a huge
rebounding advantage (50-22). The Hurricanes led by 14 points at the half but trailed by 7 points with 5 minutes left
before making a 18-8 run at the end of the game. SOC’s (later forfeited) 21-point victory in the final was due to a 62-21
rebounding edge by the Golden Bears and 28% shooting by the Hurricanes .
SA Sam Houston has made 5 appearances (1971, 1980, 1983, 2003 & 2005) in the state tournament with its only
appearance in the final in 2005. The 2005 Sam Houston state championship coach was Wayne Dickey of St. Mary’s
University who was in his 28th year as the head coach at Sam Houston in 2005. Finalist Dallas S. Oak Cliff has made
seven appearances in the state finals winning four state titles in 1977, 1992, 2007 & 2008; losing in the 1974 final to
Houston Kashmere; and losing state titles in 2005 & 2006 on forfeits. (The Dallas Oak Cliff that won the 1923 & 1924
state championships was a different school and later merged with Dallas Adamson.)
The 2005 Sam Houston players were: 30 Terrence Hopkins, 5’10” So; 31 Derrick Clark, 5’10” Jr; 32 Troy Massey, 6’2” Sr;
33 Demarcus Warren, 6’2” Jr; 34 James Beechum, 6’1” Sr; 35 Randy Locemba, 6’3” Fr; 35 Roderick Jones, 5’10” Sr; 40
Brian Robinson, 5’10” Sr; 42 Tracey Robinson, 6’7” Jr; 43 Terrell Nicholas, 6’5” Sr; 44 Scott Campbell, 5’8” Sr; 45 Tarawn
Granville, 6’2” Sr; 51 Dannie Woods, 6’6” Sr; 52 Chris Kirk, 6’5” Sr; 53 Roderick Smith, 6’5” Fr; 54 Michael Darden, 6’1” Fr
& 55 Quincy Doffney, 6’3” So.
Sam Houston was led on the year by 6’7” Jr Tracey Robinson with 12.6 points and 6.8 rebounds a game; 6’6” Sr Dannie
Woods with 10.9 points and 8.5 rebounds; 6’5” Sr Terrell Nicholas with 10.4 points and 4.6 assists; 6’2” Sr Troy Massey
with 7.8 points; and 5’10” Sr Brian Robinson with 4.4 points. Nicholas led the Hurricanes in scoring in the semi-final
against Wheatley with 24 points followed by Woods with 13 points and 13 rebounds, Massey with 13 points, Tracey
Robinson with 10 points, 6’1” Sr James Beechum with 9 points, Brian Robinson with 6 points, 6’2” Sr Tarawn Granville
with 6 points and 5’10” So Terrence Hopkins with 4 points. 5’11” Sr Mitchell Fields led Wheatley with 26 points.
Hopkins led Sam Houston in the final against S. Oak Cliff with 17 points followed by Beechum with 8 points and Woods
with 7 points. 6’9” Jr Darrell Arthur led SOC in the final with 22 points & 13 rebounds.
The 2005 4-A All State Tournament Team included Darrell Arthur, 6’9” Jr, Jerel Hastings, 6’5” Sr and Kevin Rogers, 6’9” Sr
of Dallas S. Oak Cliff; Austin Johnson, 6’3” Sr of Palo Duro; and Terrell Nicholas, 6’5” Sr of SA Sam Houston. SOC's Darrell
Arthur was all-state in 2005 & 2006; Kevin Rogers was all-state in 2005; and J'Mison Morgan in 2007 & 2008.
Darrell Arthur was voted the championship game MVP and later played at Kansas. Kevin Rogers signed with Baylor and
Austin Johnson with OK.
Team #329, 2005
Kingwood wins its only state title
5-A, HUMBLE KINGWOOD
Humble Kingwood defeated DeSoto, 54-52, in the finals & Dallas Carter, 80-63, in the semi-finals at the state
tournament. The Mustangs had playoff wins over Houston Lamar, 52-41; Galena Park North Shore, 67-51; Houston
Bellaire, 51-46; Alief Hastings, 64-59; and Spring Westfield, 54-49 (OT); to qualify for state for the first time. Kingwood
finished the year at 37-4 while DeSoto finished at 37-4. Kingwood cruised to a 17-point win in the semi-final against
Carter by shooting 51% (24 of 47) including 11 of 14 by 6’5” So Michael Singletary who scored 30 points and dominated
the paint on offense and defense and 6’2” Sr Robert Fredrich who was 4 of 4 from the 3-point line. The Mustangs won a
2-point victory over #1 DeSoto in the final when 5’11” Jr Nic Wise drove the length of the court at 0:37 and made a
“spectacular shot” in the lane as he “lofted a spinning shot across his body that banked in.” DeSoto missed a final shot
at the buzzer that would have tied the game.
Kingwood has made three appearances in the state finals winning the title in 2005 & losing in the 2006 final to Plano in
OT & in the 2007 final to Duncanville.. Royce Huseman of West TX State U. was the championship Kingwood coach in
2005. Finalist DeSoto has also made two appearances in the state finals winning the title in 2003 and losing in the 2005
final. Kingwood became the 4th school to win state in basketball and baseball in the same year (the others were S. SA in
1961, Dumas in 1971 and Sweeny in 1985).
The 2005 Kingwood players were: 11 Robert Friedrich, 6’2” Sr; 13 Nic Wise, 5’11” Jr; 15 Kolby Huseman, 5’11” Sr; 21
Chad Hamilton, 6’5” So; 23 Michael Singletary, 6’5” So; 25 Phillip Johnson, 6’6” Sr; 31 Gerry Murphy, 6’3” Sr; 33 Josh
Simmons, 6’3” So; 35 Brian Heis, 6’5” So; 43 Gabe Kaim, 6’3” Sr; 45 Trevin Harris, 6’4” So; 51 Mike Dvorsky, 6’3” Sr; and
53 Wes Christensen, 6’8” Sr.
Kingwood was led on the year by 5’11” Jr Nic Wise at 12.8 points & 5.8 assists per game; 6’5” So Michael Singletary at
12.5 points & 9.8 rebounds; 6’5” So Chad Hamilton at 7 points; 6’2” Sr Robert Friedrich at 6.5 points; and 6’8” Wes
Christensen at 6.3 points & 5.1 rebounds. The Mustangs were led in the final by Wise with 19 points, 7 rebounds & 4
assists and Singletary with 12 points. 6’4” Sr Roderick Flemings led DeSoto with 25 points & 8 rebounds. Singletary led
Kingwood in the semi-final with 30 points & 9 rebounds, Friedrich with 12 points and Wise with 10 points and 9 assists
(triple the total of 3 by the Carter team).
The 2005 5-A All State Tournament Team included 5’11” Jr Nic Wise and 6’5” So Michael Singletary of Humble
Kingwood; 6’2” Jr Jermaine Beal and 6’4” Sr Roderick Flemings of DeSoto; and 6’2” Sr Steffon Wiley of Dallas Carter.
Kingwood's Michael Singletary was all-state for 3 years in 2005-2007 and Nic Wise was all-state in 2005 & 2006;
Nic Wise was voted the championship game MVP and signed with AZ. Flemings signed with OK State.
Team #330, 2006
Nazareth wins its 4th of five state titles
1-A, Div II, NAZARETH
Nazareth defeated Lipan, 53-48, in the Div. II final at the state tournament. The Swifts qualifed for state with playoff
wins over Turkey Valley, 85-40; Wheeler, 66-30; Whitharral, 67-45; Paducah, 51-48 (in the regional final); and over
Throckmorton, 55-50 (OT), in the “semi-state” game. Dustin Schulte hit a 3-qt court “heave” at the buzzer to defeat
Paducah, 51-48, and the Swifts then edged Throckmorton, 55-50 (OT).
Nazareth and defending champion Lipan were ranked #1 & #2 all year and met in the 2006 final. The Swifts had a 10point lead with 4 minutes remaining but missed 5 of 10 FTs in the last 1:49 as Lipan closed to within 3 points. The Swifts’
2-3 zone held Lipan to 48 points. Nazareth finished the year at 34-4.
Nazareth has made ten appearances in the state finals winning state titles in 1986, 2002, 2003, 2006 & 2007 and losing
in the finals in 1984 to Snook, in 1985 to LaPoynor, in 1997 to Wortham, in 2001 to Goodrich & in 2009 to Slocum.
Johnny Hampton of WTSU was the 1986 Nazareth championship coach and Mike Scarbrough of Texas Tech was the
championship coach in 2002, 2003 & 2006 and is a member of the Panhandle Hall of Fame. Zach Boxell was the
championship coach in 2007. Finalist Lipan won state titles in 1994 & 2005 and lost in the finals in 2003 & 2006.
The Nazareth boys’ team, though very successful, still lags far behind the record of the girls team, the Swiftettes, who
have won a national public school and state record 18 state championships. The combined 23 state titles for the
Nazareth boys and girls is also a state record (Canyon is 2nd with 15) and probably a national record (The National H.S.
Sports Record Book does not keep that statistic).
The 2006 Nazareth players were: 5 Taylor Schulte, 5’7” So; 10 Alan Gerber, 6’3” Sr; 14 Dustin Schulte, 6’2” Jr; 15 Bradley
Gerber, 6’3” Jr; 23 Zane Farris, 5’9” Sr; 25 Charlie Rundell, 6’4” Sr; 30 Nathan Huseman, 5’10” Sr; 32 Jake Hoelting, 6’3”
Sr; 41 Berry Clinton, 6’6” Jr; and 45 Troy Ramaekers, 5’10” Jr.
Nazareth was led in the final by Dustin Schulte with 13 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals and by Jake Hoelting
with 13 points and Charlie Rundell with 11. Brent Stewart led Lipan with 15 points.
The 2006 All State Tournament Team included 6’3” Sr Jake Hoelting & 6’2” Jr Dustin Schulte of Nazareth; 6’6” Jr Drew
Godwin and 5’10” Sr Aaron Palmer of Bogata Rivercrest; and 6’0” Sr Matt Messer of Gruver. Godwin was voted MVP.
Nazareth's Jake Hoelting was all-state in 2005 & 2006; Dustin Schulte was all-state in 2007; and Nicky Rowland in 2008.
Team #331, 2006
Rivercrest wins its only state title
1-A, Div I, BOGATA RIVERCREST
Bogata Rivercrest defeated Gruver, 57-49, in the 1-A Div. I final at the state tournament. The Rebels qualified for state
for the 1st time with playoff wins over Campbell, 73-45; Trenton, 68-42; Burkeville, 62-51; Lindsay, 56-48; and
Thorndale, 61-43. Rivercrest finished the year at 34-2 and Gruver at 28-8. The Rebels built a 10-point lead in the third
quarter of the final but Gruver came back to lead early in the 4th quarter before Rivercrest came back to take the lead
and pulled away to a 8-point victory.
Bogata Rivercrest won the 1-A Division I state championship in its only appearance in a state final. G. Wake Wood of
ETSU was the 2006 Rivercrest championship coach and coached 34 years (thru 2007) at Bogata. He finished his career
with 808 wins (5th in TX history) and 350 losses in 35 years of coaching. Ten of the boys (& 4 of 5 starters) on the 2006
Rivercrest team have fathers who are former players under Coach Wood. Finalist Gruver made three appearances in the
state finals winning state titles in 1950 & 1966 and losing in the 2006 final. In 2007 Thorndale, beaten by Rivercrest in
the 2006 regional finals, won its first state title.
The 2006 Rivercrest players were: 1 Troy Morris, 5’8” Sr; 4 Destry Nolen, 6’2” Jr; 5 Aaron Palmer, 5’10” Sr; 11 Derreck
Gallander, 6’1” So; 12 Bradley Rollen, 6’2” Sr; 14 Derek Morris, 5’3” Jr’ 15 Brian Hays, 6’3” Jr; 23 Matthew Ward, 6’0” Jr;
32 Dwayne Sanders, 5’6” Jr; 33 Drew Godwin, 6’6” Jr; 34 Justain Norman, 6’0” So; 35 Seth Hawkins, 6’0” Fr; and 44
Jeremy Moore, 6’4” Jr.
Bogata was led on the year by 6’4” Jr Jeremy Moore at 16.5 points and 11 rebounds per game; 6’6” Jr Drew Godwin at
16 points, 13 rebounds and 3 blocks; 5’10” Sr Aaron Palmer at 13 points, 5 assists & 2 steals; 6’2” Jr Destry Nolen at 9
points, 5 rebounds & 3 steals; and 5’8” Sr Troy Morris at 8 points, 4 steals and 4 assists. The Rebels were led in the final
by Godwin with 16 points while Matt Messer led Gruver with 16 points.
The 2006 1-A All State Tournament Team included 6’6” Jr Drew Godwin and 5’10” Sr Aaron Palmer of Bogata Rivercrest;
6’3” Sr Jake Hoelting & 6’2” Jr Dustin Schulte of Nazareth; and 6’0” Sr Matt Messer of Gruver. Godwin was voted MVP of
final. Rivercrest had no all-state players in 2006 but Jeremy Moore was all-state in 2007.
Team #332, 2006
Arp wins state title in its first trip to state tournament
2-A, ARP
Arp defeated Ponder, 65-49, in the finals & SA Cole, 55-46, in the semi-finals at the state tournament. The Tigers
qualified for state for the first time with playoff wins over Waskom, 63-52; San Augustine, 64-47; Winnie East Chambers,
79-67; and #1 Kountze, 61-57. Arp finished the year at 32-4. Arp blew open the semi-final with an 11-2 run fueled by So
Sedrick Johnson’s 6 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks and a steal and cruised to a 9-point victory over SA Cole. Johnson
injured his hip in a 1st quarter fall in the final but scored 16 of his 20 points in the 2nd half as the Tigers outscored
Ponder 16-8 in the third quarter and held on for the victory.
Arp won the 2006 state title in the school’s first trip to the state tournament. Brian Keith of Lamar University was the
2006 Arp championship coach. Finalist Ponder, coached by Doug Boxell who has won 5 titles at Santo, Sudan and
Ponder.
The Arp players were: 2 Kendal McClendon, 6’0” Jr; 3 Tremaine Jones, 5’8” So; 5 Brandon Battiste, 6’0” Sr; 12 Mark Gill,
6’4” Sr; 13 Christopher Keith, 5’10” So; 14 Zack Spears, 6’7” Jr; 15 Corey Walker, 5’9” So; 21 Charles Holder, 5’10” Sr; 22
Wes Wills, 6’1” S; 23 Sedrick Johnson, 6’4” So; and 32 Tommy Reese, 6’2” Sr.
Arp was led on the year by 6’4” So Sedrick Johnson at 17.4 points and 17.2 rebounds per game; 6’1” Sr Wes Willis at 10
points; 6’4” Sr Mark Gill at 9.8 points and 10 rebounds; 5’9” So Corey Walker at 6.3 points; and 6’0” Jr Kendal
McClendon at 6 points and 5.8 rebounds. The Tigers were led in the final by Johnson with 20 points & 14 rebounds and
Gill with 16 points and 16 rebounds. Daniel McPherson led Ponder with 10 points. Johnson also led Arp in the semi-final
with 18 points, 16 rebounds and 6 blocks while Willis added 12 points. Shane Russe led Cole with 22 points.
The 2006 2-A All State Tournament Team included 6’4” So Sedrick Johnson 5’10” Sr Charles Holder & 5’9” So Corey
Walker of Arp; 6’2” Sr Daniel McPherson of Ponder; and 6’5” Sr Zach Tillman of Tahoka. Johnson was named the MVP of
the final. Arp's Cedric Johnson was all-state in 2006 & 2008 7 and Corey Walker was all-state in 2007 & 2008.
Team #333, 2006
Roosevelt wins its 2nd of 2 state titles
3-A, DALLAS ROOSEVELT
Dallas Roosevelt defeated Carrollton Ranchview, 61-46, in the finals & Stafford, 67-55, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Mustangs qualified for state for the 2nd time with playoff wins over Kaufman, 68-44; Wills Point, 6648; Tyler Chapel Hill, 68-64; and Bullard, 58-41. Roosevelt finished the year at 28-8. The Mustangs made a 15-0 run in
the 3rd quarter and a 16-3 run at the end of the semi-final game relying on a full-court press on defense and the scoring
of Cedric Robinson to pull away for a 12-point win over Stafford. In the final Roosevelt overcame 17 blocks by
Ranchview’s 6’8” postmen brothers, Wayne and Jermydrell Burton, who were Hurricane Katrina transfers from New
Orleans and closed the game with a 31-16 run.
Roosevelt won state titles in 1972 and 2006 in the school’s only two appearances in the state finals. Ellis Davis was the
1972 Roosevelt championship coach and Stanford Hill, Jr, of SFA was the 2006 championship coach. Finalist Carrollton
Ranchview, a new school playing in its 2nd year of varsity competition, made its only appearance in a state final in 2006.
The 2006 Roosevelt players were: 00 Terrance Dullems, 6’5” Fr; 2 Isaac Okpe, 6’1” Sr; 3 Demarcus Johnson, 6’0” Sr; 4
Kenneth Brantley, 5’7” Jr; 5 Gabriel Harrison, 6’1” Sr; 10 Kevin Thomas, 5’8” Jr; 11 Lemarcus West, 5’8” Sr; 15 George
Phillips, 6’0” Sr; 22 Vincent McNeil, Jr, 6’2” So; 23 Cedric Robinson, 6’3” Jr; 24 DeWanzell Day, 6’4” So; 32 Kadeem
Craddock, 6’4” Jr; 34 Jeffrey Warfield, 6’4” Jr; 42 DeMontra Brandon, 6’0” Sr; and 52 Danny Hogan, 6’3” Sr.
Roosevelt was led on the year by 6’3” Jr Cedric Robinson at 19 points & 3 steals per game; 6’2” So Vincent McNeil at 11
points and 6 assists; 6’3” Sr Danny Hogan at 9 points & 6 rebounds; and 6’4” Jr Kadeem Craddock at 8 points & 9
rebounds. The Mustangs were led in the final by Robinson with 15 points; Hogan with 12 points; and McNeil with 11
points & 11 rebounds. David Kyles led Ranchview with 12 points & 10 rebounds. Roosevelt was led in the semi-final by
McNeil with 16 points; Robinson with 13; and Hogan with 10 points & 11 rebounds. Craig Robertson led Stafford with 19
points.
The 2006 3-A All State Tournament Team included 6’3” Jr Cedric Robinson, 6’2” So Vincent McNeil, Jr, and 6’4” Jr
cKadeem Craddock of Dallas Roosevelt; and 6’8” Sr Jermydrell Burton and 6’8” Sr Wayne Burton of Carrollton
Ranchview. Robinson was voted the MVP of the final. Roosevelt's Vincent McNeil was all-state in 2006 and DeWanzell
Day was all-state in 2008.
Team #334, 2006
FW Dunbar wins its 3rd title after Dallas SOC disqualified
4-A , FW DUNBAR
FW Dunbar was declared the 4-A state champion for 2006 after S. Oak Cliff was disqualified for using an ineligible player.
Dunbar lost to Dallas S. Oak Cliff, 76-58, in the 4A final but later won the game on a forfeit. Dunbar had been ranked #1
in Texas before the state tournament. The flying Wildcats were 34-4 on the year and qualified for state for the 13th
time with playoff wins over Wichita Falls, 75-62; Mineral Wells, 67-59; Lubbock Estacado, 66-53; & Arlington Seguin, 5351. The Wildcats cruised past SA Brackenridge, 95-66, in the semi-final leading 48-25 at the half. The Wildcats had
trailed S. Oak Cliff by only 5 points at 4:12 in the 4th qt. of the final when the Golden Bears scored 6 points in 38 seconds
on 3 blocks and 3 lay-ups and then cruised to an 18-point win.
The FW Dunbar Wildcats have made 13 appearances at the state tournament with 6 appearances in the state finals
winning championships in 1993, 2003 & 2006 (after SOC was disqualified) and losing in the finals in 1977 to Dallas S. Oak
Cliff, in 1979 to Lufkin, and in 1988 to Houston Sam Houston. Robert Hughes was the coach of the 1993 & 2003
championship teams and had an overall record at FW Terrell and FW Dunbar from 1958-2006 of 1,333-264—tops alltime in the U.S. Hughes won PVIL titles at FW Terrell in 1963, 1965 and 1967. Hughes was elected to the TX H.S.
Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993 and to the TX H.S. Coaches Assoc. Hall of Honor in 2006. Hughes is also a member of the
National High School Athletic Hall of Fame and is honored by a plaque for that award at the UIL offices in Austin. His
son, Robert Hughes, Jr, of U.T.-Arlington was the championship coach in 2006.
Dallas S. Oak Cliff has made seven appearances in the state finals winning four state titles in 1977, 1992, 2007 & 2008;
losing in the 1974 final to Houston Kashmere; and losing state titles in 2005 & 2006 on forfeits.
The 2006 Dunbar players were: 10 Cortney Hill, 6'0" Sr G; 11 DeAndre Brown, 5'10" Jr G; 12 Ira Spriggs, 5'5" Jr G; 14
Mike Albert, 5'6" Jr G; 15 Brandon Criss, 6'1" Jr F; 20 James Davidson, 6'2" Jr C; 21 Donald Broughton, 6'2" Sr F; 22
Horace Hicks, 6'2" Jr F; 23 Chris Roberts, 6'2" Sr G; 24 Kevin Gilliam, 6'2" Jr F; 25 Nathan Murray, 6'5" Sr C; 31 Craig
Turner, 6'2" Sr F; 32 DeJuan Freeman, 6'4" Sr C; 33 Marqus Fitchett, 6'5" Jr C; & 34 Daroius Jones, 5'10" So G.
Dunbar was led on the year by 6’2” Sr Chris Roberts with 16.5 points and & 6.3 assists a game; 5’10” Jr DeAndre Brown
with 13.3 points and 7.4 assists; 6’0” Sr Cortney Hill with 13.3 points and 3.2 steals; 6’5” Sr Nathan Murray with 13
points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks; and 6’4” Sr DeJuan Freeman with 10 points and 7.4 rebounds. Brown led Dunbar in the
final with 18 points (with 4 of 9 on 3 pt. attempts) followed by Hill with 12 points & 5 assists, Roberts with 7 points and
6 rebounds, Murray with 7 points and 6’2” Jr Kevin Gilliam with 6 rebounds. 6’9” Sr Darrell Arthur led South Oak Cliff
with 21 points, 13 rebounds, 4 blocks and 3 assists. Brown also led Dunbar in the semi-final with 18 points followed by
Roberts and Hill with 15 points each, Murray with 11 and Gilliam with 9. 6’6” So Chris Johnson led Braackenridge with
21 points. Hill made 2 FTs with 11.7 seconds remaining for the winning margin in the regional final against Arlington
Seguin.
The 2006 5-A All State Tournament Team included 5’10" Jr DeAndre Brown and 6’0" Sr Cortney Hill of FW Dunbar; 6’9"
Sr Darrell Arthur and 6’7" Sr Ronnie Morgan of Dallas South Oak Cliff; and 6’4" Sr Tristan Thompson of Angleton.
Dunbar's DeAndre Brown was all-state in 2006 & 2007; Dewayne Reed and Harison Smith were all-state in 2006; and
Daroius Jones in 2007 & 2008.
SOC's Darrell Arthur (all-state in 2005 & 2006) was voted the MVP of the final for the 2nd consecutive year and later
played at Kansas. He was drafted in the first round by the NBA in 2008. Cortney Hill later played at Weatherford
College.
Team #335, 2006
Plano wins its only state title defeating
defending champion Kingwood
5-A , PLANO
Plano defeated Humble Kingwood, 60-58 (OT), in the finals & Richardson Berkner, 48-45, in the semi-finals at the state
tournament. The Wildcats qualified for state for the 3rd time with playoff wins over Irving, 72-58; Duncanville, 56-54;
Odessa, 67-50; and El Paso Montwood, 60-45. Plano, ranked only #18 entering the state tournament, finished the year
at 29-8. Plano led for most of the semi-final but lost the lead at 2:37 before John Roberson made 7 points in the last
2:37 for the victory as the Wildcats survived a last-second 3-pointer by Berkner that would have tied the game. The
Wildcats out shot (36% to 28%) and out rebounded (42-35) Berkner. Plano trailed for most of the final against defending
champion Kingwood but tied the game at 0:27 on 2 FTs by Roberson who also hit the game-winning 3-pointer at 2:30 in
OT . Neither team scored again though Kingwood’s Nic Wise, the 2005 MVP who scored 32 points, missed a 3-pointer at
the buzzer. Plano out shot (44% to 38%) and out rebounded (36-28) Kingwood.
Plano has made three appearances in the state finals winning the state title in 2006 and losing in the 1952 final to
Dimmitt and in the 1980 final to Houston Kashmere. Tom Inman of the U. of Illinois at Urbana was the 2006 Plano
championship coach. Kingwood won the state title in 2005 and lost in the 2006 & 2007 finals.
The 2006 Plano players were: 00 Anton Korolev, 7’1” Jr; 1 Chris Hsiao, 5’9” Sr; 2 Nathan Christian, 6’3” So; 3 Anteus
Mann, 5’11” Jr; 4 Eric Zastoupil, 6’8” Sr; 5 Tyler Roof, 6’0” Sr; 10 Landon Skinner, 6’2” Jr; 15 Rex Burkhead, 5’10” Fr; 21
John Roberson, 5’11” Jr; 23 Michael Daniel, 5’10” So; 24 Joseph Fulce, 6’7” Sr; 25 Raahul Ramakrishnan, 6’3” Jr; 32
Lawrence Mann, 6’5” Sr; 33 Greg Harrell, 6’3” Jr; & 34 Cody Jones, 6’7” Sr.
Plano was led on the year by 5’11” Jr John Roberson at 17.4 points & 7.2 assists per game; 6’7” Sr Joseph Fulce at 14.9
points & 9.1 rebounds; 6’8” Sr Eric Zastoupil at 14.4 points & 6.5 rebounds; and 6’5” Sr Lawrence Mann at 6.9 points and
2.1 assists. The Wildcats were led in the final by Roberson with 24 points & 6 rebounds and 6’7” Sr Joseph Fulce with 16
points & 7 rebounds while 5’11” Sr Nic Wise led Kingwood with 32 points including seven 3-pointers. Roberson, a
transfer from FL where he twice played in the FL State Tournament, also led Plano in the semi-final with 20 points while
6’8” Sr Eric Zastoupil added 11 points & 8 rebounds. Calvin Rubles led Berkner with 13 points & 7 rebounds.
The 2006 5-A All State Tournament Team included 5’11” Jr John Roberson and 6’7” Sr Joseph Fulce of Plano; 6’6”” Jr
Mike Singletary and 5’11” Sr Nic Wise of Kingwood; and 6’3” Sr Ben Uzoh of SA Warren. Plano's John Roberson was allstate in 2006 & 2007.
John Roberson was voted the MVP of the final and was named Mr. Basketball of TX after his senior year of 2007. He
signed to play for Bob Knight at Texas Tech. Joseph Fulce signed with TX A&M and Nick Wise with AZ.
Team #336, 2007
Nazareth boys win 5th of five state titles
1-A, Div II, NAZARETH
Nazareth defeated Laneville, 52-43, in the 1-A, Div II, final and Goodrich, 51-47, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Swifts qualified for state for the 12th time with playoff wins over Briscoe Ft. Elliott, 65-39; Follett, 4134; Lorenzo, 47-36; and Meadow, 43-34. Nazareth finished the year at 19-6. The 4-point semi-final win over Goodrich
was due to better 3-point (6 for 15 to 2 for 3) and FT shooting (11 for 15 to 7 for 13) and a slight rebound edge (24-21).
Nazareth’s win in the final over Laneville was due to superior shooting from the field (44% to 29%) and from 3-point
range (5 for 14 to 1 for 19) and a rebound edge (34-27). The Swifts entered the 4th qt. with a 3 pt. edge and pulled away
for the 9-point victory.
Nazareth has made ten appearances in the state finals winning state titles in 1986, 2002, 2003, 2006 & 2007 and losing
in the finals in 1984 to Snook, in 1985 to LaPoynor, in 1997 to Wortham, in 2001 to Goodrich & 2009 to Slocum. The
Nazareth girls have won 18 state titles and the boys have won 5 for a total of 23 for the school. The 18 titles by the girls
is a state and national public school record (only private schools Dallas Bishop Lynch with 23 and Milwaukee Pius XI, WI
with 18 have as many) as Kirtland NM is 2nd nationally to Nazareth for public schools with 15 state titles. The National
H.S. Sports Record Book does not keep records for combined boys and girls titles but the 23 by Nazareth is likely a
national record.
Zach Boxell of Sul Ross State U. was the 2007 Nazareth championship coach. His father, Doug Boxell, is one of only two
coaches who have won state titles at three different schools. Johnny Hampton of WTSU was the 1986 Nazareth
championship coach and Mike Scarbrough of Texas Tech was the championship coach in 2002, 2003 & 2006 and is a
member of the Panhandle Hall of Fame. Finalist Laneville has made five appearances in the state finals winning titles in
1992, 1993 & 2008 and losing in 1952 & 2007.
The 2007 Nazareth players were: 5 Taylor Schulte, 5’11” Jr; 10 Nicky Rowland, 5’10” So; 14 Dustin Schulte, 6’2” Sr; 15
Sage Black, 5’11” Fr; 20 Matt Birkenfeld, 5’10” Sr; 22 Brennan Cluck, 5’11” Fr; 23 Cameron Cluck, 6’0” Jr; 24 Ryan
Birkenfeld, 5’10” Fr; 25 Troy Ramaekers, 5’11” Sr; 30 Bradley Gerber, 6’3” Sr; 21 Kyle Birkenfeld, 5’11” So; 35 Brady
Schulte, 5’11” Sr; 40 Clint Huseman, 5’10” Fr; 31 Berry Clinton, 6’7” Sr; 44 Regan Hunter, 6’3” Sr; 45 Sid Sheffy, 5’9” Fr.
The Swifts were led on the year by 6’2” Sr Dustin Schulte at 21 points, 9 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game; 6’7” Sr Berry
Clinton at 12 points and 8 rebounds per game; 5’11” Jr Taylor Schulte at 7 ppg; and 5’10” So Nicky Roland and 5’11” Sr
Troy Ramaekers each at 5.5 ppg. Dustin Schulte led Nazareth in the semi-final with 26 points & 9 rebounds while Taylor
Schulte added 14 and Clinton, 6. Dustin Schulte and Taylor Schulte each scored 16 points to lead the Swifts in the final.
Laneville was led by 6’0” Sr Mark Carey with 13 points.
The 1-A Div. II All State Tournament Team included: 5’11” Jr Taylor Schulte and 6’2” Sr Dustin Schulte of Nazaeth; 5’11”
Jr Marcus Anderson and 6’0” Sr Mark Carey of Laneville; and 6’5” Sr Devin Henderson of Goodrich. Taylor Schulte was
voted MVP of the final. Nazareth's Dustin Schulte was all-state in 2007 and Nicky Rowland was all-state in 2008.
Team #337, 2007
Thorndale wins Milam County’s first state basketball title
1-A, Div I, THORNDALE
Thorndale defeated Martin’s Mill, 39-37, in the 1-A, Div II, final and New Deal, 63-39, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Bulldogs were 26-2 and ranked ranked No. 1 in the state in I-A Div. I entering the state tournament.
Thorndale qualified for the state tournament for the second time with playoff victories over Johnson City, 67-46;
Normangee, 72-44; La Villa, 72-56; and Anderson-Shiro, 67-49. The 24-point semi-final win came rather easy as
Thorndale led at the quarters by 14-9; 29-17; and 46-25. The Bulldogs shot better (41% to 33%) and the defense forced
19 turnovers, made 15 steals and won the rebound battle (46-28). In the final against #2 Martin’s Mill, Thorndale went
ahead by 2 at 37-35 at 2:01 and clinched the game on a steal and lay-up by Austin Falke with seconds left. The difference
in the final was the better 3-point shooting (5 of 13 to 1 of 12) by the Bulldogs.
Thorndale made its first” appearance in the state tournament in 2005 though the Bulldogs made the “state semi” in
2004 that was played in Georgetown under the “Texas Cup format” which sent only the Div. I and Div. II finalists to
Austin. The Bulldogs won a second consecutive state championship in 2008. The 2007 tournament saw the
abandonment of the TX Cup and and included 4 teams and two champions from Div. I and Div. II from Class 1-A. Jeff
Lieberman of TCU was the state championship coach in both 2007 & 2008. Thorndale championship coach. The 2007
boys state basketball title was the first for boys or girls in the history of Milam County. Martin’s Mill made only its
second appearance in the state tournament in 2007 as the Mustangs won a title in 1949 with Leon Black (later coach at
UT) who was in attendance at the final with two other players from the 1949 team.
The 2007 Thorndale players were: 1 Cody Schneider, 5’10” So; 2 Ryan Towery, 6’2” Sr; 3 Austin Falke, 6’0” Sr; 4 Carlos
Rodriguez, 5’9” Sr; 5 Kelly Knue, 6’0” Sr; 11 Chris Cornwell, 6’4” Sr; 12 Josh Culp, 5’11” Sr; 15 Everett Hall, 5’11” Sr; 21
Chris Saunders, 5’10” Jr; 23 Brandon Irwin, 6’2” Jr; 30 Glenn Mason, 6’2” Sr; 31 Ryan Heine, 6’2” Jr; 32 Eric Carrizales,
6’3” Sr; 33 Britain MacKenzie, 6’1” Sr; 50 Austin Llana, 6’4” Jr; 00 Mike Culbertson, 6’6” Sr; and 00 Mike Hinostroza,
5’10” Sr.
Thorndale was led on the year by Austin Falke (the leading scorer in Central TX) at 24.7 points, 5 assists and 5 steals per
game followed by Chris Cornwell at 15 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks per game; Brandon Irwin at 15 points, 3 assists
and 3 steals; and Glenn Mason at 10 points and 6 rebounds. The Bulldogs were led in the final by Brandon Irwin with 13
points followed by Falke with 12 and #1 and #11 with 4 each. Brant Ethridge led Martin’s Mill with 15 points & 12
rebounds. Falke led Thorndale in the semi-final with 20 points while Irwin scored 16 and Cornwell, 8. Blake Nelson led
New Deal with 12 points.
The 1-A Div I All-State Tournament Team included 6’0” Sr Austin Falke and 6’2” Jr Brandon Irwin of Thorndale; 6’2” Jr B.J.
Brawner and 6’3” Sr Brant Etheridge of Martin’s Mill; and 6’5” Sr Blake Nelson of New Deal. Falke was named MVP of
the final. Thorndale's Austin Falke was all-state in 2007; Chris Cornwell was all-state in 2007; Brandon Irwin in 2007 &
2008; and Corey Schneider & Austin Llana in 2008. Irwin later played at Howard Payne U.
Falke and Culp were part of Thorndale’s 2005 state baseball champions. Falke later played at SFA and Cornwell at
Howard Payne.
Team #338, 2007
Kountz wins its 3rd title in 4 years and fourth overall
2-A, KOUNTZ
Kountz defeated Shallowater, 71-57, in the final and Whitewright, 92-77, in the semi-final at the state 2A tournament.
The Lions were 32-6 on the year and qualified for state for the 7th time with playoff wins over Woodville, 65-45;
Hamilton, 61-46; Woden, 80-58; Arp (the defending state champion), 84-79; and Winnie East Chambers, 94-75. Kountz
and Whitewright were tied at 58 after 3 qts. of the semi-final but the Lions outscored the Tigers 34-19 in the final qt. for
the 15-point win. Kountz relied on better shooting from the field (35 of 65=54%) and its defense had more blocks (7-0)
and steals (9-6) and forced more turnovers (18 to 14). The 14-win in the final over Shallowater was also due to a better
defense that forced more turnovers (23-10) and had more blocks (5-2) and steals (15-6). The Lions led by 3 points (4542) after 3 qts and outscored the Mustangs 26-15 in the final qt.
Kountz has made 6 appearances in the state finals winning tiitles in 1970, 2004, 2005 & 2007 and losing in 1977 (to
Morton) and in 2002 (to Gainesville). The Lions’ title run in 2006 was derailed by a loss to state champion Arp in the
regional finals. Duane Joubert of West TX A&M was the Kountz championship coach in 2005 and 2007 while Willy Wilson
coached the 1970 Kountz champs and Todd Sutherland the 2004 Kountz champs. Joubert played for Coach Charles
Breithaupt on the 1991 Hardin-Jefferson state championship team. Finalist Shallowater made its 3rd appearance in the
state finals winning a state title in 2004 and losing in 1981 and 2007.
The 2007 Kountz players were: 2 Greyland Wilson, 5’10” Jr; 3 Milton Williams, 5’10” So; 4 Freddie Haynes, 5’11” Sr; 5
Domingo Smith, 5’9” So; 10 Jamesky Saberon, 5’11” Jr; 12 Trey Irvine, 5’10” Sr; 15 Fred Boykin, 5’11” Sr; 23 J.J. Turner,
5’9” So; 25 Devin Bray, 6’3” Fr; 30 Jack McKnight, 6’1” So; 32 Clayton Busby, 6’5” Sr; 33 Cameron Powell, 6’’2” Sr;40 Evan
Paige, 6’2” Jr; 42 Roman Walker, 6’1” Fr; and 50 Roland Whitmore, 5’10” Sr.
The Lions were led on the year by 6’2” Sr Cameron Powell at 19.2 points and 3.2 assists per game; 6’5” Sr Clayton Busby
at 15.9 points & 7 rebounds per game; 5’11” Sr Fred Boykin at 12.8 points, 3.1 steals and 4.4 assists per game; and 5’11”
Sr Freddie Haynes at 11.3 points and 7.2 assists per game. Kountz was led in the final by Powell with 24 points and Busby
with 19 points and 10 rebounds. 6’7” Sr Wes Dipprey led Shallowater with 21 points and 15 rebounds.
Powell was also Kountz’ top scorer in the semi-final with 28 points and Busby added 21. 6’4” So Matt Smith led
Whitewright with 21 points and 11 rebounds.
The 2007 2-A All State Tournament Team included 6’2” Sr Cameron Powell and 6’5” Sr Clayton Busby of Kountze; 6’7” Sr
Wess Dipprey of Shallowater; 5’11” Sr Joseph Klepac of Jarrell; ;and 6’4” So Matt Smith of Whitewright. Powell was
voted MVP of the final. Kountz' Cameron Powell & Clayton Busby were all-state in 2006 & 2007.
Team #339, 2007
Lions win school’s 3rd state title
3-A, HARDIN-JEFFERSON
Sour Lake Hardin-Jefferson defeated Abilene Wylie, 56-44, in the final and Tyler Chapel Hill, 52-47, in the semi-final at
the 3-A state tournament. The Hawks finished the year at 38-4 and qualified for state for the 6th time with playoff wins
over West Columbia, 59-53; Navasota, 57-50; Waco Connally, 51-46; and Silsbee, 85-79 (OT). The Hawks trailed Silsbee
in the regional final by 15 points in the 3rd qt. and 10 in the 4th qt. before rallying to win in OT. HJ trailed Chapel Hill by
7 points with 3 minutes left in the 3rd qt. but then went on a 12-0 run, sparked by 7 turnovers, over the next 4 minutes
to lead by 44-39 with 7:35 remaining and held the lead until the 5-point victory margin. The Hawk defense forced more
turnovers (30 to 21) and had more steals (20 to 9). Abilene Wylie led early in the final but scored only 25 points in the
last 3 qts and shot only 29% from the field in the 2nd half. HJ led 39-35 after 3 qts. and outscored the Bulldogs 17-9 in
the final qt. in the 12-point win.
Hardin-Jefferson has made four appearances in the state finals winning state titles in 1967, 1991 and 2007 and losing in
1984 (to New Boston). Todd Sutherland was the Hardin-Jefferson championship coach in 2007 while Michael Hefley
coached the 1967 title team and Charles Breithaupt (now the director of the UIL) coached the 1991 team. Sutherland
won his second title as he also coached Kountz to the 2004 2-A championship. Abilene Wylie made its only appearance
in a state final in 2007.
The 2007 Hardin-Jefferson players were: 3 Jarvis Benard, 5’7” So; 5 Ryan Weldon, 5’1” Jr; 10 Dylan Feldman, 5’10” Sr; 11
Garrett McNeely, 5’5” Jr; 13 Todd Boatwright, 5’1” Sr; 21 Joe Scott, 5’11” Sr; 24 Colby Sundgren, 6’1” Jr; 25 Josh Payne,
5’1l” Jr; 30 Bill Travis, 6’4” Sr; 33 Ryan Donahoe, 6’1” Sr; 34 Jacob Ricossa, 6’1” Jr; 42 Trey Burrell, 6’’2” So; 50 Duane
Durley, 6’9” Sr; and 54 Koty Wilson, 6’5” Sr.
6’1” Sr Ryan Donahoe led the Hawks on the year at 26 points, 5 assists and 5 rebounds per game; 6’2” So Trey Burrell at
11.5 points and 5 rebounds per game; 5’7” So Jarvis Benard at 11.3 points per game; and 6’9” Sr Duane Durley at 10
points and 8 rebounds per game. Donahue had a season high of 49 points. HJ was led in the final by Donahoe with 27
points and 5 rebounds and Burrell with 9 points, 7 rebounds and 4 steals. 6’5” Sr Matt Smith led Wylie with 16 points
and 12 rebounds. Donohoe led HJ in the semi-final with 22 points and Benard added 16 while 6’4” Jr Chris Mass led
Chapel Hill with 13 points.
The 2007 3-A All State Tournament Team included: 6’1” Sr Ryan Donahoe and 6’2” So Trey Burrell of Hardin-Jefferson;
5’8” Sr Gary Edwards and 5’10” Jr Mason Macnoll of Abilene Wylie; and 5’10” Sr Brandon Garcia of Aransas Pass.
Donahoe was voted MVP of the final. Hardin-Jefferson's Ryan Donahoe was all-state in 2006 & 2007 and Jarvis Benard
in 2008.
Team #340, 2007
S. Oak Cliff wins its 3rd title
4-A, SOUTH OAK CLIFF
Dallas South Oak Cliff defeated Beaumont Ozen, 54-42, in the state 4-A final, and Pflugerville Connally, 48-44, in the
semi-finals at the state tournament. The #1 Golden Bears finished the year at 33-3 and qualified for state for the 10th
time with playoff wins over Midlothian, 69-48; Dallas Lincoln, 68-59; Dallas Highland Park, 43-41; and Dallas Spruce, 5146. The 4-point semi-final win came after SOC took the lead at 45-44 with 1:50 remaining in the game on a 3-pointer by
Cornelius Dawson. Fred Gipson made 3 of 4 FT’s to seal the victory. The Golden Bears trailed Ozen 21-19 at the half of
the final but “put a defensive clamp” on Ozen in the 2nd half and outscored the Panthers 35-21 in the final half. SOC out
shot Ozen from the field (16 of 37=43%) and the 3-point line (3 of 9=33% to 2 of 12=17%).
Finalist Dallas S. Oak Cliff has made seven appearances in the state finals winning four state titles in 1977, 1992, 2007 &
2008; losing in the 1974 final to Houston Kashmere; and losing state titles in 2005 & 2006 on forfeits. James Mays II
was the SOC championship coach in 2005-2007 while Euril Henson coached the 1977 championship team and Chris Dyer
coached the 1992 title team. Finalist Ozen has made 4 appearances in the state finals winning the title in 2001 and
losing in 2002, 2003 and 2007.
The 2007 South Oak Cliff players were: 3 Michael Berry, 6’1” Sr; 4 Xavier Armstrong, 5’8” Sr; 5 Ty Shaw, 5’11” Jr; 10
Demetrius Fields, 6’1” Jr; 11 Fred Gipson, 5’10” Sr; 12 Cornelius Dawson, 6’1” Sr; 15 Isreal Milburn, 6’’3” Jr; 23 Brandon
Jones, 6’6” Jr; 24 Baron Brown, 6’5” Jr; 25 J’Mison Morgan, 6’11” Jr; 30 Jacquiece Smith, 6’4” Jr; 34 Thomas Owens, 6’’1”
So; 40 Derrick Perkins, 6’0” Sr; 50 Wryn Standmire, 6’4” Sr; and 52 Dominique Clay, 5’11” Sr.
SOC was led on the year by 6’5” Jr Baron Brown at 12 points and 8 rebounds per game; 6’11” Jr J’Mison Morgan at 11
points, 11 rebounds and 5 blocks per game; 6’1” Sr Michael Berry at 11 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals per game; 5’10”
Sr Fred Gipson at 7 points and 6 assists per game; and 5’11” Jr Ty Shaw at 6 points, 5 assists and 2 steals per game. The
Golden Bears were led in the final by Berry and Shaw with 15 points each and Morgan had 9. Brown and Morgan led SOC
in the semi-final with 9 points each followed by Berry with 8, Gipson with 7 and Shaw, Jaquiece Smith and Isreael
Millburn with 4 points each. Chase Harper led Connally with 19 points & 13 rebounds.
The 2007 4-A All State Tournament Team included 5’11” Jr Ty Shaw and 6’11” Jr J’Mison Morgan of Dallas S. Oak Cliff;
5’10” Sr DeAndre Brown of FW Dunbar; 6’6” Jr Chase Harper of Pflugerville Connally; and 6’4” Jr Kris Richard of
Beaumont Ozen. SOC's J'Mison Morgan was all-state in 2007 & 2008.
Ty Shaw was voted MVP of the final. DeAndre Brown signed with Texas-Arlington.
Team #341, 2007
Coach Phil McNeely and Duncanville win their 3rd title
5-A, DUNCANVILLE
Duncanville defeated Humble Kingwood, 60-46, in the final and Mesquite, 49-36, in the semi-final at the state
tournament. The Panthers, ranked 7th in the U.S. & #1 in TX, finished the year undefeated at 39-0 with only 11 of its 39
games games decided by 10 points or less. Duncanville qualified for state for the 5th time with playoff wins over Dallas
Jesuit, 82-61; Colleyville Heritage, 58-44; Lewisville, 79-66; El Paso Montwood, 50-38; and Mansfield Summit, 68-48.
Duncanville had four wins over other state tournament teams (Mesquite, SOC-twice and FW Dunbar). The Panthers’
defense was responsible for its 7-point semi-final win over Mesquite limiting the Skeeters to 29%(13 of 35) shooting
from the field and to only 13 second-half points. Duncanville shot only 38% from the field but took command of the
game with a 10-2 run in the last 3 minutes of the 3rd qt. The Panther defense was also the deciding factor in the final
holding Kingwood to 34% shooting from the field. Duncanville also had a 36-27 rebounding edge. The Mustangs were
playing in the state 5A final for the 3rd consecutive year and had a 146-17 record during that span.
Duncanville made its 3rd appearance in the state finals winning titles in 1991, 1999 and 2007. Phil McNeely was the
Duncanville championship coach for all 3 state titles following in the footsteps of his father, Clifton McNeely, who won 4
titles at Pampa in 1953-59 and is in TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame. Phil McNeely retired after the 2009 season with 3
state titles and a 25-year record of 702-174. Finalist Humble Kingwood has also made 3 appearances in the state finals
winning the title in 2005 and losing in the final in 2006 & 2007.
The 2007 Duncanville players were: 1 D’walyn Roberts, 6’7” Sr; 2 Shawn Williams, 6’7” So; 3 Brian Talley, 5’9” Jr; 10
Corey Johnson, 6’3” Sr; 12 Brent Stanton, 5’9” Sr; 20 Victor Adewunmi, 6’1” Jr; 21 Marcus Gilmore, 6’0” Jr; 22 Jamal
Lenzy, 5’10” Jr; 23 Josh Etheridge, 6’1” Jr; 24 Kevin Butler, 6’5” Jr; and 32 Roger Franklin, 6’5” So.
Duncanville was led on the year by 6’7” So Shawn Williams at 15.1 points and 7.8 rebounds per game; 6’7” Sr D’walyn
Roberts at 14 points and 11 rebounds per game; 6’5” So Roger Franklin at 9.7 points and 7.9 rebounds per game; 5’9” Jr
Brian Talley at 7.9 points and 4 assists per game; and 6’3” Sr Corey Johnson at 5 points and 4 rebounds per game. The
Panthers were led in the final by 5’9” Sr Brent Stanton with 17 points and 12 each by Roberts and 6’5” Jr Kevin Butler.
Duncanville was led in the semi-final by Talley with 15 points while 6’4” Jr Travis Hallam led Mesquite with 15 points.
The 2007 5-A All State Tournament Team included 6’5” Jr Kevin Butler, 6’7” Sr D’walyn Roberts and 5’9” Sr Brent Stanton
of Duncanville; 6’8” Sr Carleton Scott of SA Madison; and 6’4” Sr Mike Singletary of Humble Kingwood. Duncanville's
D'Walyn Roberts was all-state in 2007 and Shawn Williams and Roger Franklin were all-state in 2008. Mike Singletary of
Kingwood was all-state for 3 years in 2005-2007.
Kevin Butler was voted MVP of the final. Roberts and Singletary signed to play at Texas Tech. Shawn Williams signed
with UT in 2009.
Team #342, 2008
Laneville wins its 3rd state title
1A-II, LANEVILLE
Laneville of Rusk County defeated Goodrich of Polk County, 56-50, in the 1A-II final and Rule, 61-39, in the semi-final at
the 2008 state tournament. Laneville finished the year at 32-5 and qualified for state for the 9th time with playoff wins
over Neches, 77-62; Saltillo, 61-41; Kennard, 72-63; Stephenville Huckabay, 63-37; and Avinger, 76-70.
The Yellowjackets’ 6-point win over Goodrich (32-6) in the final was the result of better rebounding (47-36) as both
teams made 37% of FGs. Laneville led by as many as 10 points in the 4th qt. but the Hornets cut the lead to 4 with 20
seconds remaining. The 22-point semi-final win over Rule (20-4) featured a Yellowjacket defense that limited Rule to
only 18% in FGs (12 of 65) and 12 blocks. Laneville hit 43% of its FGs (25 of 58).
Laneville has made 9 appearances at the state tournament and 5 appearances in the finals winning state titles in 1992,
1993 & 2008 and losing in the finals in 1952 & 2007. Bennie Gupton was the Laneville championship coach in 1992 &
1993 while Brian Nichols of S.F.A.U. was the championship coach in 2008. Finalist Goodrich has made 6 appearances at
the state tournament and 3 appearances in the finals winning a state title in 2001 and losing in the finals in 1998 & 2008.
Laneville enrolled only 40 students in 2008 and 14 of the 19 boys were on the basketball team. By contrast the other
1A-Div. I schools were “large” (Rule with 55, Paducah with 73 & Goodrich with 75).
The Yellowjackets were led on the year by 5’10” Sr Marcus Anderson at 22 ppg; 6’1” So Gerraylon Carey at 16 ppg and
5’10” Jr Byron Blanton at 12 ppg. Anderson led Laneville in the final with 25 points while Blanton had 18 points and 12
rebounds & Carey had 8 points. Goodrich was led by 6’0” Jr Deshune Williams with 20 points. Anderson led Laneville in
the semi-final with 24 points; Blanton had 10 points, 3 blocks and 11 rebounds; and Carey had 9 points, 8 blocked shots
and 10 rebounds. Rule was led by 6’1” Sr Stephen Pace with 19 points.
The 2008 Laneville players were: 1 Michael Burst, 5’10” So G; 2= Semaj Alexander, 5’10” Sr G; 3=Jerrod Anderson, 6’0”
Fr F; 4 Collin Alexander, 5’10” So G; 5 Jeremy Taylor, 5’10” Sr G; 10 Tiarez Franklin, 5’8” So G; 11 Gerraylon Carey, 6’1” So
C; 12 Davunta Alexander, 5’10” Fr G; 13 Jodeci Harris, 6’1” So F; 15 Byron Blanton, 5’10” Jr F; 20 Travonie Hardeman,
5’10” Sr F; 21 Marcus Anderson, 5’10” Sr G; 22 Johnavon Miller, 5’10” Sr G; & 24 Michael Anderson, 5’10” Fr G.
The Class A Div. II All-State Tournament team included 5’10” Jr G Byron Blanton, 5’10” Sr G Marcus Anderson & 6’1” So C
Gerraylon Carey of Laneville and 6’2” Jr G Steven Chavarria and 6’0” Jr G Deshune Williams of Goodrich. Laneville's
Marcus Anderson was all-state in 2007 & 2008. Byron Blanton was voted MVP of the championship game. Marcus
Anderson’s father, Marcus Anderson, Sr, was on the 1986 Laneville team and led the state in scoring at 34 ppg. His son,
Michael, was also on the 2008 team.
Goodrich is also known as the hometown of Adrian McGowen (2003-2006) who holds the national high school record for
career points (5,424); most FGs attempted (3,884); most FGs made (2,011); most FTs attempted (1,855); and most FTs
made (1,258). She also holds most career records in TX as she averaged 44.5 ppg over 4 years and 53.8 ppg in 2005.
Team #343, 2008
Thorndale wins its 2nd consecutive title
1A-I, THORNDALE
Thorndale of Milam County defeated Dallardsville Big Sandy of Polk County, 53-42, in the 1A-I final and White Deer, 6036, in the semi-final at the 2008 state tournament. Thorndale finished the year at 36-1 (losing only to 4A Huntsville) and
qualified for state for the 3rd time with playoff wins over Eldorado, 95-63; Harper, 63-46; San Antonio Stacey, 69-48; and
Normangee, 59-42. The Bulldogs average victory margin over its 6 playoff opponents in the 2008 championship season
was 20.3 with the closest being the 11-point win in the final. The 11-point win in the final over Big Sandy (27-11)was
the result of superior shooting from the field (19/42=45% to 16/47=34%) and a stellar zone defense. The Bulldogs’ 24point win in the semi-final over White Deer (21-9) was also due to better shooting from the field (22/40=55% to
12/44=27%), the FT line (10/19=52% to 4/8=50%) and 3-point line (6/13=46% to 6/21=29%) and more assists (13 to 6).
The Bulldogs have made 3 consecutive appearances (2006-2008) at the state tournament making the finals twice
winning state titles in 2007 & 2008. Jeff Lieberman of T.C.U. was the Thorndale championship coach in both 2007 &
2008. Finalist Dallardsville Big Sandy has made 13 appearances at the state tournament winning state titles in 1952 &
1957 and losing in the finals 8 times (1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1988 & 2008). Thorndale has won 48 straight
district games and is 61-3 in district since 2002 (165-29 overall). The Bulldogs are 65-3 over the three years 2006-2008.
In 2007 Thorndale became the first Milam County basketball team—boys or girls---to win the state championship and is
the third closest (at 48 miles) school to the Erwin Center to ever win a boys’ state title (San Marcos is 1st at 31 miles &
Johnson City 2nd at 40 miles—no Travis County or Williamson County team has ever won a state title).
The Bulldogs were led on the year by 6’2” Sr Brandon Irwin at 22.5 points, 4.8 assists and 6.6 steals per game and 5’10”
Jr Cody Schneider at 10 points, 6 assists and 5 steals per game. Irwin led the team in the finals with 19 points & 4 assists
followed by Schneider with 18 points (including 4 of 7 3-pointers) as the two guards made a total of six 3-pointers. 6’4”
Sr Austin Llana added 7 points and a team-high 8 rebounds. Reserve Sederrick Brooks, a 6’4” Sr, added 4 points and 4
rebounds. Big Sandy was led by 5’11” Jr Corey Tolar with 14 points. Irwin also led Thorndale in the semi-final with 23
points & 5 rebounds; 6’2” Sr Ryan Heine had 11 points & 5 rebounds; 6’0” Sr J.C. Williams had 7 points; and Schneider
had 6 points & 5 assists.
The 2008 Thorndale players were: 1 Cody Schneider, 5’10” Jr G; 2 Clay Schneider, 6’2” Jr G; 3 Joe Salinas, 5’10” Jr G; 4
J.C.Williams, 6’0” Sr F; 5 Ryan Heine, 6’2” Sr G; 11 Chris Saunders, 6’2” Sr F; 12 Travis Stockton, 5’10” Jr G; 15 Sederrick
Brooks, 6’4” Sr C; 23 Brandon Irwin, 6’2” Sr G; 30 Paxton Jordan, 5’10” Fr G; 30 Caleb Saunders, 5’7” So G; 31 Blake
Doughty, 5’11” Jr F; 32 Isaac Leyendecker, 5’10” Fr G; 32 Weston Fisher, 5’11” So F; 33 Landon Falke, 5’10” Fr G; 33
Preston Stolte, 5’10” Jr G; 50 Austin Llana, 6’4” Sr C; & 00 Colter MacKenzie, 6’0” Jr F. The Bulldogs won their 2nd
consecutive state title in 2008 despite losing 12 senior off the 2007 team and returning only one starter (Irwin).
The Class A Div. I All-State Tournament team included 6’2” Sr G Brandon Irwin, 6’4” Sr C Austin Llana and 5’10” Jr G Cody
Schneider of Thorndale; and 6’1” So G Michael Kowena and 5’10” Sr G Troy Langley of Big Sandy. Thorndale’s Brandon
Irwin was voted the MVP of the Class A state tournament. He later played at Howard Payne U. Irwin was all-state in
2007 & 2008 and Cody Schneider and Austin Llana were all-state in 2008. The Austin American-Statesman named Irwin
its “Player of the Year” on its 2008 All-Centex team. He also made All Tournament in 2007 as a Jr.
Team #344, 2008
Ponder wins its 4th state title
As Coach Boxell wins 3rd tile with a son
2-A, PONDER
Ponder of Denton County defeated Tuscola Jim Ned of Taylor County, 72-51, in the 2-A final and Arp, 51-34, in the
semi-final at the 2008 state tournament. The Lions finished the year at 39-2 and qualified for state for the 5th time with
playoff wins over Bogota Rivercrest, 82-48; Clarksville, 67-39; Itasca, 57-46; and Edgewood, 45-42 in OT. The regional
final against Edgewood featured a surge in the 4th qt. which pulled out a victory in OT. Ponder’s 21-point win in the
final over Jim Ned was the result of superior shooting from the field (25/39=64% to 19/48=40%) and the 3-point line
(4/9=44% to 4/16=25%); more FTs (18 of 26 to 9 of 12); and an edge in rebounds (27-20) and assists (14-6). The Lions
were aided by 3-pointers at the buzzer ending the 1st, 2nd & 3rd qts. The 17-point win over Arp in the semi-final
avenged a defeat by Arp in the 2006 final and featured superior shooting by the Lions from the field (21/48=44% to
15/51=29%) the 3-point line (3/10=30% to 1/7=14%) and the FT line (6/11=55% to 3/6=50%) and an edge in rebounds
(36-28) and assists (14-3).
Ponder has made 6 appearances at the state tournament and has made the final 4 times winning state titles in 2001,
2008 & 2009 and losing in the 2006 final to Arp. Doug Boxell of NTSU was the Ponder championship coach for all three
state titles at Ponder and won previous state titles at Santo (1990) and Sudan (1995). He and Jim Reid are the only two
TX coaches to win state titles with three different teams. Also, Coach Boxell won state titles with each of three sons
(Zack at Santo in 1990; Lance at Ponder in 2001; and Isaiah at Ponder in 2008 & 2009). Finalist Jim Ned has made three
appearances at the state tournament losing in the finals twice (to Kountze in 2005 and to Ponder in 2008).
The Lions were led in the final by 6’2” Sr Nathan McPherson with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists; 6’1” Sr Calvin
Redfearn with 12 points; 5’10” Jr Isaiah Boxell with 11 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists; 6’4” So Scott Gregg with 8 points
& 6 rebounds; and 6’0” Jr Joel Garza with 7 points. 6’1” So Blake Allen led Jim Ned with 22 points. McPherson also led
Ponder in the semi-final with 18 points while Gregg had 12 points & 11 rebounds & Garza had 10 points. 5’8” Sr Corey
Walker led Arp with 10 points.
The 2008 Ponder players were: 1 Alex Huerta, 5’8” Fr G; 3 Jorden Young, 5’8” Fr G; 10 Terrill Yeager, 5’8” Jr G; 11 Isaiah
Boxell, 5’10” Jr G; 12 Landon Hendrix, 5’11” Jr G; 15 Nathan McPherson, 6’2” Sr F; 22 Calvin Redfearn, 6’1” Sr G; 23 Joel
Garza, 6’0” Jr F; 24 Jesus Lujan, 5’11” Jr G; 25 Scott Gregg, 6’4” So C; 31 Benji Garza, 5’9” So G; 32 Kaleb Broadstreet,
6’1” So G; 33 Jared Newton, 6’0” Jr C; 34 Dylan Ballard, 6’4” Jr F; 35 Marco DeLira, 6’1” Jr F; 44 Patrick Stanton, 6’0” So F;
Jarryd Shirley, 6’1” So F; Wade Ford, 5’10” So G; Christian Parker, 6’2” So F; & Miles Johnson, 5’7” So G.
The 2-A All-State Tournament team included 6’2” Sr F Nathan McPherson, 6’1” Sr G Calvin Redfearn and 5’10” Jr Isaiah
Boxell of Ponder and 6’1” So G Blake Allen and 6’2” Sr G Jordan Coffman of Jim Ned. McPherson was voted MVP of the
championship game. Ponder's Nathan McPherson was all-state in 2007 & 2008.
Team #345, 2008
Kennedale wins state title
In its first trip to state tournament
3-A, KENNEDALE
Kennedale of Tarrant County defeated Burkburnet of Wichita County, 61-59 in OT, in the 3-A final and Silsbee, 81-68, in
the semi-final at the 2008 state tournament. Kennedale was 33-5 on the year and qualified for state for the first time
with playoff wins over Frisco Wakeland, 66-55; Carrollton Ranchview, 56-55 (2OT); Pittsburg, 66-63; and Dallas
Roosevelt, 66-43. The Wildcats survived two close games to make it to state as Keenan Bennett’s last second shot in the
first OT of the Wakeland contest sent the game to a second OT. In the regional quarterfinals Dominque Harris of
Kennedale made a layup with 2 seconds left giving the Wildcats a 56-55 win over Ranchview.
The final between Kennedale and Burkburnet was a “see-saw” affair as the Wildcats outscored the Bulldogs 17-4 in the
3rd qt. to take a 10-point lead into the 4th qt. However, Burkburnet outscored Kennedale 14-4 in the 4th qt. to tie the
game at 54 going into OT. Kennedale’s winning basket came on a “short banker” by Brian Davis with one second left in
the OT. The score was tied at 59 with 9 seconds remaining when Dominque Harris was double-teamed as he moved
across mid-court and passed the ball to Davis who was near the basket. Kennedale had an edge over Burkburnet in FGs
(22/50=44% to 22/57=39%); 3-pointers (5/11=45% to 3/17=18%); and rebounds (33-21) in the 13-point semi-final win
over Silsbee the Wildcats led by only 5 points after 3 qts. and by one point (62-61) at 5:08 but went on a 19-7 run to
close the game and gain a 13-point victory. The Wildcats relied upon superior shooting from the field (29/57=51% to
29/77=38%) and the FT line (19/33=58% to 4/13=31%) and an edge in rebounds (51-36) and assists (17-12).
Both Kennedale and Burkburnet made their first appearance at the state tournament in 2008. The Wildcats failed in
their attempt to become the first Wichita County boys (or girls) team to ever win a state championship in basketball.
Doug Groff of UT-Arlington was the Wildcats’ 2008 championship coach. The Kennedale girls’ team also made the state
tournament for the first time in 2008.
Kennedale was led on the year by 6’5” Sr Brad Hubenak at 13.1 points, 6 rebounds and 2.9 blocks a game; 6’5” Sr
Dominque Harris at 12 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists a game; and 6’5” Sr Kiefer Hohenberger at 13 points and 6
rebounds a game. The Wildcats were led in the final by Harris with 15 points & 11 rebounds; Hohenberger with 15
points; 6’3” Sr Brian Davis with 12 points & 6 rebounds; Hubenak with 11 points; and 5’9” Sr Nick Shrake with 4 points
and 4 assists. 6’1” Sr Desmond Strickland led Burkburnett with 23 points. Hohenberger led Kennedale in the semi-final
with 20 points; Hubenak had 14 points & 13 rebounds; Brian Davis had 12 points; Harris had 12 points; 6’3” Sr Ryan
Hoover had 11 points; and Shrake had 8 points & 4 assists. 5’7” Jr Shannon Robinson led Silsbee with 17 points & 7
assists.
The 2008 Kennedale players were: 00 Dominic Harvey, 6’3” Sr F; 10 Nick Shrake, 5’9” Sr G; 12 Austin Savage, 5’7” Sr G;
14 Keenan Bennett, 5’9” Jr G; 20 Dominque Harris, 6’5” Sr G; 22 Kiefer Hohenberger, 6’5” Sr G; 24 Brian Davis, 6’3” Sr G;
30 Raphael Brooks, 5’10” Sr G; 32 Kasib Williams, 5’10” Sr G; 34 Lorenzo Fouts, 5’10” So G; 40 Ryan Hoover, 6’3” Sr F; 42
Brad Hubenak, 6’5” Sr F; 44 Jeffry Yeley, 6’3” Jr F; 50 Josh Deaver, 6’0” Jr G; 52 Zack Jackson, 6’4” Jr C; & 54 DaJuan
Cooper, 6’3” Fr F. There were 10 seniors on the team.
The 3-A All-State Tournament team included 6’3” Sr G Brian Davis, 6’5” Sr G Dominque Harris and 6’5” Sr F Kiefer
Hohenberger of Kennedale; 5’7” Jr Shannon Robinson of Silsbee; and 6’1” Sr G Desmond Strickland of Burkburnett.
Kennedale's Brad Hubenak was all-state in 2008.
Brian Davis was voted MVP of the championship game. Kennedale’s Brad Hubenak signed to play at St. Marys.
Team #346, 2008
S. Oak Cliff wins its 4th title
4-A, DALLAS South OAK CLIFF
Dallas S. Oak Cliff defeated Ft. Worth Southwest, 80-77, in the 4-A final and Houston Boerne, 53-46, in the semi-final at
the 2008 state tournament. SOC finished the year at 25-8 and qualified for state for the 11th time with playoff wins
over Waxahachie, 64-42; #7 Killeen, 74-68; #3 Whitehouse, 53-49; and #6 Dallas Highland Park, 58-52. The Golden Bears
came through a very tough region beating three state-ranked teams. In the final over FW Southwest (31-7) SOC trailed
by 12 points with 4:53 remaining in the game but went on a 27-12 run in the last 5 minutes for a 3-point victory. The
Bears’ last 4 points came on FTs by Princeton Andrews and Brandon Jones who in the final 47 seconds had 2 steals, 2
rebounds, an assist and 2 FTs. SOC relied on superior FG shooting (29/61=48% to 29/75=39%) and more FTs (21-16).
#11 S. Oak Cliff trailed in the 7-point semi-final win over #9 Boerne (35-6) until late in the 4th qt. when a strong defense
and FTs (11 of 14 in 2nd half) led the late surge. The Bears had a 37-26 rebounding edge.
The S. Oak Cliff Golden Bears made their 11th appearance at the state tournament in 2008 and have made the finals
seven times winning four titles (1977, 1992, 2007 & 2008); losing in the 1974 final; and losing state titles in 2005 & 2006
via forfeits. James Mays, II, of Prairie View A&M was the Golden Bear championship coach in 2007 & 2008. Finalist FW
Southwest has made 3 appearances at the state tournament making the final for the first time in 2008.
S. Oak Cliff was led on the year by 6’11” Sr J’Mison Morgan at 17 points, 11 rebounds and 4.3 blocks per game. 6’6” Sr
Brandon Jones led the Golden Bears in the final with 25 points & 6 rebounds; Morgan had 13 points and 8 rebounds;
5’11” Sr Ty Shaw had 9 points and 4 assists; Princeton Andrews had 9 points; and Jacquies Smith had 7 points. 6’6” Sr
Michael Connor led Southwest with 28 points & 8 rebounds while 6’1” Sr Miquel Turley & 6’5” Sr Kendall Timmons each
had 17 points. SOC was led in the semi-final by 6’4” Sr Jacquies Smith with 14 points & 8 rebounds; 5’11” Sr Ty Shaw
with 12 points & 4 assists (and no turnovers); 6’11” Sr J’Mison Morgan with 11 points, 10 rebounds & 7 blocks; and 5’11”
Jr Princeton Andrews with 7 points. Boerne was led by 6’5” Sr Robert Moore with 26 points.
The 2008 S. Oak Cliff players were: 4 Raythall Harris, 6’0” Sr G; 5 Ty Shaw, 5’11” Sr G; 10 Demetrius Fields, 6’1” Sr G; 11
Princeton Andrews, 5’11” Jr G; 12 Thomas Owens, 6’1” Jr G; 15 Justin Taylor, 6’3” So G; 23 Brandon Jones, 6’6” Sr G; 25
J’Mison Morgan, 6’11” Sr C; 30 Jacquies Smith, 6’4” Sr F; 34 Harry Lampkin, 6’3” Jr G; 40 Braylon Burks, 6’4” Jr F; 50
Jonathan Page, 6’5” Jr C; & 52 Otis Sticer, 6’6” Sr F.
The 4-A All-State Tournament team included 6’6” Sr F Brandon Jones and 6’11” Sr C J’Mison Morgan of S. Oak Cliff; 6’6”
Sr F Michael Connor and 6’5” Kendall Timmons of FW Southwest; and 6’5” Sr F Robert Moore of Boerne. Jones was
voted MVP of the championship game. Morgan and Ty Shaw were voted All-Tournament in 2007 and Shaw was the
championship game MVP. SOC's J'Mison Morgan was all-state in 2007 & 2008.
The Bears J’Mison Morgan signed with LSU and Jacquies Smith signed (for football) with Missouri; FW Southwest’s
Kendall Simmons (who scored 34 points in the semi-final against Wheatley) signed with Tulane.
Team #347, 2008
N. Crowley, led by Willie Warren, wins title
In school’s first trip to state tournament
5-A, NORTH CROWLEY
North Crowley of Tarrant County defeated Ft. Bend Dulles of Harris County, 73-67, in the 5-A final and San Antonio
Madison, 55-46, in the semi-final at the 2008 state tournament. N. Crowley finished the year at 38-1 and qualified for
state for the first time with playoff wins over Odessa Permian, 101-63; El Paso Montwood, 57-54 (OT); El Paso Americas,
86-64; Duncanville, 61-57; and Midland Lee, 111-56. The Panthers survived the Montwood regional game when Willie
Warren made a 24-ft 3-pointer at the buzzer sending the game to OT where N. Crowley won, 57-54. The regional semi-
final win over #1 Duncanville matched the state’s top two teams as Duncanville was ranked #3 in the U.S. and N.
Crowley was ranked #22. Duncanville, the defending state champion, had not lost a game to a TX school since a regional
loss to Plano in 2006—Plano went on to win the 2006 state 5A title.
N. Crowley led Dulles in the final by 17 points in the 2nd half before the Vikings made a comeback to within 3 points at
3:48 of the 4th qt. However, the Panthers’ McDonald All-American, 6’4” Sr Willie Warren, who had scored 47 points in
the regional win over Midland Lee, scored 15 of his 27 points in the 4th qt. and clinched the game with 3 FTs and a dunk.
N. Crowley relied on superior FG shooting (25-44=57% to 24/54=44%) in the final. The Panthers, with a defense that
forced 24 turnovers, cruised to victory in the 9-point semi-final win over Madison after leading by 17 in the 3rd qt.
Both North Crowley and Ft. Bend Dulles were making their first appearance at the state tournament and in a final in
2008. The Panthers’ championship coach was Tommy Brakel of Sul Ross State U.
N. Crowley was led on the year by 6’4” Sr Willie Warren at 24.5 points and 4.1 assists per game. The Panthers were led
in the final by 6’4” Sr G Willie Warren with 27 points & 8 assists; 6’2” Jr Dontee Kinney with 20 points & 8 rebounds; and
6’5” Jr Tony McGilveary and 6’1” Sr Lamar Brown with 9 points. 6’1” Sr Shaun Umeh led Dulles with 26 points, 9
rebounds and 5 assists. Warren also led N. Crowley in the semi-final with 19 points & 6 steals; Kinney had 9 points;
McGilveary had 9; 6’6” Sr P.J. Colley had 7 points, 12 rebounds & 2 blocks; and Brown had 6 points. 6’6” Sr Charlie
Harper led Madison with 13 points.
The 2008 North Crowley players were: 1 Nathan Tigner, 5’9” Jr G; 2 Ayo Omopariola, 5’10” Sr G; 3 T.J. Franklin, 6’0” Sr
G; 4 Garrett Crabtree, 6’0” Sr G; 10 P.J. Colley, 6’6” Sr G; 11 Tony McGilveary, 6’5” Jr G; 15 Gerald Pearson, 6’2” Jr G; 20
Dontee Kinney, 6’2” Jr F; 21 Kyan Anderson, 5’10” Fr G; 23 Lamar Brown, 6’1” Sr G; 24 Darius Alford, 6’1” Sr G; 32 Willie
Warren, 6’4” Sr G; 40 Jeff Lane, 6’0” Sr F; 45 Cameron Young, 5’10” Jr G; & 50 Larry Stitle, 6’7” Jr C.
The 5-A All-State Tournament team included 6’4” Sr G Willie Warren and 6’2” Jr F Dontee Kinney of N. Crowley; 6’1”Jr G
Dre Harrison and 6’1” Sr G Shaun Umeh of Ft. Bend Dulles; and 6’4” Sr G Toure Murry Klein Forest. North Crowley's
Willie Warren was all-state in 2007 & 2008.
Willie Warren, a McDonald’s All-American, was voted MVP of the championship game & later played at Oklahoma. N.
Crowley’s 6’0” Sr T.J. Franklin also signed with Oklahoma and 6’6” Sr P.J. Colley signed with TX A&M—Commerce. Klein
Forest’s Murry signed with Wichita State.
Team #348, 2009
Slocum wins title in first appearance at state
1A-II, ELKHART SLOCUM
The Elkhart Slocum Mustangs of Anderson County defeated the Nazareth Swifts of Castro County, 45-27, in the 1A-II
final and Lipan, 59-47, in the semi-final at the 2009 state tournament. Slocum qualified for state for the 1st time with
playoff wins over Bloomburg, 58-46; Dodd City, 58-43; Avinger, 71-57, Avalon, 71-53; and Laneville, 58-56. Slocum
finished the year at 29-8 (2nd in District 24) losing twice in its district to Laneville (47-45 & 59-49) but defeated Laneville
in the regional final on 2 FTs with 3 seconds left in the game. Slocum finished the year at 29-8 and was ranked #11
before the state tournament compared to #6 for Leggett, #13 for Nazareth and #16 for Lipan.
Slocum led by only 2 points after 3 qts. of the semi-final against Lipan but outscored the Indians 18-8 (on 11 of 13 FTs) in
the 4th qt. Slocum’s edge came at the 3-pt. line where the Mustangs were 5 of 10 to 1 of 12 for Lipan. Slocum also won
the rebound battle (29 to 23). The Mustangs’ 18-pt. win in the final against Nazareth was a result of better shooting
from the field (15 of 36=42% to 10 of 47=21%) and from the 3 pt. line (6 of 17=35% to 2 of 21=10%). The Mustanges
went on a 13-0 run in the 3rd qt. and out scored the Swifts by 10 in the 4th qt.
Slocum made its first appearance at state and in the final in 2009 while finalist Nazareth made its 13th appearance at
state and its 10h appearance in a final winning 5 state titles (1986, 2002, 2003, 2006 & 2007). The 2009 Slocum
championship coach was Jay Bruce of Lamar U.
The 2009 Slocum players were: 1 Logan Foster, 5’9” Jr G; 3 Kendell Redd, 5’9” Jr G; 5 Jacob Bowman, 5’9” So G; 10 Dillon
Bickerstaff, 6’2” Fr C; 11 Fletcher Larkin, 5’10” FR G; 12 Cole Lane, 5’9” Fr G; 15 Steven Prater, 5’9” So G; 20 Brody
Suzemore, 5’10” Sr F; 23 Jared Lane, 6’1” Sr G; and 33 Randall Thomason, 6’2” Jr C.
Slocum was led in the final by 6’1” Sr G Jared Lane with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists; 6’2” Jr C Randall Thomason
with 14 points & 6 rebounds; and 5’9” SO Steven Prater and 5’9” Jr G Kendell Redd each with 6 rebounds. 6’2” Jr G Sage
Black led Nazareth with 10 points & 7 rebounds. Lane also led the Mustangs in the semi-final with 22 points and 6
rebounds followed by 5’9” Jr G Logan Foster with 13 points; Thomason with 10 points and 6 rebounds; and Prater with
9 points and 8 rebounds. 5’11” Sr. G Seth Riddle had 26 points and 6 rebounds for Lipan. Lane led Slocum on he year at
18 ppg.
The 2009 1A-II All-State Tournament team included Jared Lane, 6’1” Sr G of Slocum; Randall Thomason, 6’2” Jr C of
Slocum; Sage Black, 6’2” Jr G of Nazareth; Nicky Rowland, 5’10” Sr G of Nazareth; and Seth Riddle, 5’11” Sr G of Lipan.
Lane was voted the MVP of the championship game. Jared Lane and Randall Thomason were named all-state in 2009
and Lane was also all-state in 2008. Jared Lane was named the TABC 1A-II Player of the Year.
Team #349, 2009
Roscoe wins first title in school and County history
with the “Magnificent Seven”--only 7 boys on the roster
1A-I, Roscoe
The Roscoe Plowboys of Nolan County defeated the Plains Cowboys of Yoakum County, 52-48(OT) in the 1A-Div 1 final,
and Tenaha, 64-50, in the semi-final at the 2009 state tournament. The Plowboys qualified for state with playoff wins
over Santo, 69-55; Archer City, 65-55; Poolville, 58-50; Goldthwaite, 59-47; and Italy, 68-34. Roscoe finished the year at
28-4 (2nd in District 11) losing early games to Brownwood and Eastland and losing twice in its District to Bronte (40-29 &
48-47). Roscoe finished the year at 28-4 and was ranked #7 entering the state tournament compared to #2 for Lipan,
#12 for Tenaha and #14 for SA Stacey.
Roscoe and Plains were tied after 3 qts. (35-35) and at the end of regulation (41-41) before an exciting OT gave the
Plowboys a 4-point OT win. 6’0” SR Jared Villanueva, all-state in 2008 & 2009, was held to 6 points at the end of
regulation but scored 9 of his team’s 11 points in the OT. For the game Roscoe shot better from the field (22 of 50=50
to 18 of 61=30%), had fewer TO’s (10 to 14) and had more assists (13 to 8). The 14-point semi-final win over Tenaha was
the result of better shooting from the field (27 of 49=55% to 21 of 78=27%) and better rebounding (52-32).
Roscoe made its first appearance at state and in the state final in 2009. Johnny Martin of Tarleton State was the 2009
Roscoe championship coach. Finalist Plains made its 2nd appearance in the state final (the first was in 1959 with a loss to
Huntington) in 2009.
The 2009 Roscoe players were: 3 Jared Villanueva, 6’0” Sr G; 4 Garrison Williams, 6’0” JR G; 5 Justin Gonzales, 5’8” Jr G;
12 Zach Gutierrez, 6’0” Jr G; 23 Trae Howard, 6’6” Jr F; 24 Jacob Villanueva, 6’0” Sr G; & 55 Caden Smith, 6’3” So F. Only
seven players were on the team roster at the state tournament and were nicknamed “The Magnificent Seven.”
Roscoe was led on the year by 6’0” Sr G Jared Villanueva at 22 ppg; by his twin brother 6’0” Sr G Jacob Vilanueva at 15
ppg; and by 6’3” So F Caden “Big Country” Smith at 12 ppg. The Plowboys were led in the final by Smith with 17 points
and 9 rebounds; Jared Villanueva with 15 points; Jacob Villanueva with 14 points & 5 assists; & 6’6” Jr F Trae Howard
with 6 points (only 4 boys scored). Tim Brock led Plains with 22 points. Jared Villanueva led the Plowboys in the semifinal with 28 points while Jacob Villanueva had 16 points, 11 rebounds & 9 assists; and Howard added 10 points.
The 2009 1A-I All-State Tournament team included Jared Villanueva, 6’0” Sr G of Roscoe; Jacob Villanueva, 6’0: Sr G of
Roscoe; Caden Smith, 6’3” So F/C of Roscoe; Jaaron Bell, 6’4” Sr C of Plains; and Tim Brock, 6’2” Sr G of Plains. Jared
Villanueva was voted the MVP of the championship game. Jared Villanueva was named all-state in 2008 & 2009 while
his twin brother, Jacob Villanueva, and Caden Smith were also named all-state in 2009. Jared Villanueva was the TABC
IA-I Player of the Year for Texas.
Team #350, 2009
Ponder wins 3 title & Coach Boxell’s wins 5th
2A, Ponder
rd
The Ponder Lions of Denton County defeated the New Waverly Bulldogs of Walker County, 51-39, in the 2A final and
Santa Rosa, 77-54, in the semi-final at the 2009 state tournament. The Lions qualified for state for the 6th time (since
1984) with playoff wins over Leonard, 54-39; Bogata Rivercrest, 69-45; Edgewood, 67-53; and Whitewright, 51-36.
Ponder finished the year at 40-1 with their single loss to Krum, 61-63, in District. Ponder entered the state tournament
ranked #2 in TX compared to #1 for New Waverly which finished the year at 32-4.
Ponder’s 12 victory in the final over New Waverly was the result of better shooting from the field (18 of 41=44% to 17
of 43=39%), from the 3-pt. line (3 of 13 to 1 of 10) and from the FT line (12 of 20=60% to 4 of 10=40%) and better
rebounding (30-24). The Lions led by only 2 points after 3 qts. but outscored the Bulldogs by 10 points in the 4th qt. led
by an 8-pt run by David Robertson. The 23-pt. win in the semi-final over Santa Rosa was due to better shooting from the
field (32 of 63=51% to 21 of 54=39%). The Lions’ 6’5” Jr C, Scott Gregg, “overpowered” the shorter Warriors “in the
paint” (no player over 5’10”) as Ponder enjoyed a 42-27 rebounding edge and led 48-26 at the half and cruised to
victory.
Ponder has made four appearances in the state finals winning titles in 2001, 2008 & 2009 and finishing 2 nd to Arp in
2006. Doug Boxell of the U. of N. TX was the Ponder championship coach in 2009 winning his third title at Ponder and
his fifth overall (with titles in Santo in 1990 & Sudan in 1995). He has won state championship with three different
sons—with Zach at Santo in 1990, with Lance at Ponder in 2001 and with Isiah at Ponder in 2008 & 2009. Zach is the
coach at Nazareth and won a state title in 2007. Lance is an assistant coach at Krum, the district foe that inflicted
Ponder’s only loss in 2009. Finalist New Waverly made the state tournament for the first time in 2008 and was runnerup in 2009.
The 2009 Ponder players were: 1 Marco DeLira, 6’1” Sr F; 3 Jorden Young, 5’10” So G; 10 Terrill Yeager, 5’8” Sr G; 11
Isiah Boxell, 5’11” Sr G; 12 Landon Hendrix, 6’0” Sr G; 15 David Robertson, 6’0” Jr G; 21 Benji Garza, 5’10” Jr G; 22 Patrick
Stanton, 6’2” Jr F; 23 Joel Garza, 6’1” Sr F: 24 Jesus Lujan, 5’11” Sr G; 25 Scott Gregg, 6’5” Jr C; 30 Robert Davenport,
5’10” So G; 31 Alex Huerta, 5’10” Jr G; 32 Kaleb Broadstreet, ‘2” Jr G; 33 Jared Newton, 6’1” Sr C; 34 Dylan Ballard, 6’5”
Sr F; 35 Wade Ford, 5’10” Jr G; 40 Jarryd Shirley, 6’2” Jr F.
Ponder was led in the final by 6’1” Sr F Joel Garza with 14 points, 5’11” Sr G Isaiah Boxell with 13 points & 5 assists, 6’0”
Jr G David Robertson with 8 points (all in the 4th qt.) and 5’11” Sr G Jesus Lujan with 7 points. 6’3” Jr F Kyren Watts led
New Waverly with 13 points. Ponder was led in the semi-final against Santa Rosa by 6’5” Jr Scott Gregg with 26 points &
7 rebounds (with 20 points and 6 rebounds in the first half); 6’5” Sr Dylan Ballard with 12 points and 6 rebounds; Boxell
with 10 points, 10 assists and 8 steals—almost a “triple double”); and Robertson and Lujan with 7 points each.
The 2009 2A All-State Tournament Team included Isiah Boxell, 5’11” Sr G of Ponder; Joel Garza, 6’1” Sr F of Ponder;
Joseph Carrington, 6’2” Sr G of New Waverly; Kyren Watts, 6’3” Jr F of New Waverly; and Jordan Scaff, 6’7” Sr G/F of
Shallowater. Boxell was voted the MVP of the championship game. Isaiah Boxell and Joel Garza were named all-state in
2009.
Team #351, 2009
Madison wins 2nd State title
3A, Dallas Madison
The Dallas Madison Trojans of Dallas County defeated the Lubbock Estacado Matadors of Lubbock County, 68-66 (OT),
and Stafford, 57-48, in the semi-final at the 2009 state tournament. The Trojans qualified for state for the third time (all
since 1996) with playoff wins over Van Alstyne, 74-44; Argyle, 48-46; Princeton, 73-46; and Texarkana Pleasant Grove,
58-55. Madison finished the year at 33-4 and was ranked #1 in TX entering the state tournament (Estacado was ranked
#2, Stafford, #5 and Hardin-Jefferson, #11.
The final matching the #1 (Madison) and #2 (Estacado) teams in the state produced a tight game won in OT by 2 FTs with
seconds remaining. There were nine lead changes and 7 ties in the game as Madison led by a game-high 7 points in the
3rd qt. before Estacado battled back. Jourdain Irvin’s 3 pt. “heave” with 18 seconds left tied the game at 53-53 and
forced OT. There was little difference in stats for the two teams apart from FT shooting (10 of 18=56% to 5 of 14=36%)
and a slight rebounding edge (44-39). The 9-pt. semi-final win over Stafford featured superior FT shooting by Madison
(11 of 14=79% to 4 of 9=44%) and a slight rebounding edge (34-31).
Dallas Madison has made four appearances in the state finals winning state titles in 1997 & 2009 & losing in the final in
1996 (to Pampa) and in 2000 (to Denton Ryan). Damien Mobley of Prairie View A&M U. was the 2009 Madison
championship coach. Finalist Lubbock Estacado made its first appearance at state and in a state final in 2009.
The 2009 Madison players were: 4 Timothy Flentroy, 5’9” Jr G; 5 Desmond Flentroy, 5’10” Jr G; 10 Keenon Armstrong,
5’9” Sr G; 11 Simeon Brinkley, 6’0” Sr G; 12 Stanley Bell, 6’2” Jr F; 14 James Higgins, 6’3” Sr F; 15 Tevin Harris, 6’6” Jr F;
20 Josh Leffall, 6’4” Sr F; 21 Dontae Medford, 64” Sr F; 25 Elton Garrett, 6’3” Jr F; 31 Dominique Smith, 6’1” Sr G; & 32
Nick Moore, 6’3” Sr F.
Madison was led on the year by 5’9” Jr Timothy “June Bug” Flentroy at 18 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists per game; by
his cousin 5’10” Jr Desmond Flentroy at 13 points and 8 assists per game; and by 6’1” Sr Dominique “Jet” Smith at 15
points and 7 rebounds a game. Smith led the Trojans in the final with 19 points followed by Timothy Flentroy with 17
points and Desmond Flentroy with 15 points. 6’3” Sr Nick Moore added 7 points and 17 rebounds. 6’1” So Clarence
Willard led Estacado with 17 points. Moore led Madison in the semi-final against Staffod with 11 points and 6 rebounds
followed by Timothy Flentroy and 6’6” Jr Tevin Harris with 8 points, Smith and Desmond Flentroy with 7 points each and
6’0” Sr Simeon Brinkley and 6’3” Sr James Higgins with 6 points each. Stafford was led by 6’0” Jr Maurice Wiltz with 22
points.
The 2009 3A All-State Tournament Team included Dominique Smith, 6’1” Sr G of Madison; Desmond Flentroy, 5’10” Jr G
of Madison; Timothy Flentroy, 5’11” Jr G of Madison; Jarvis Bernard, 5’9” Sr G of Hardin-Jefferson; and Kevin Wagner,
5’8” So G of Lubbock Estacado. Smith was voted the MVP of the championship game. Desmond Flentroy and
Dominuque Smith were both named all-state in 2009.
Team #352, 2009
Yates wins 1st state title
4A, Houston Yates
The Houston Yates Lions of Harris County defeated the Dallas Kimball Knights of Dallas County, 94-78, in the 4A final and
Mansfield Timberview, 76-51, in the semi-final at the 2009 state tournament. The Lions qualified for state for the 2nd
time (the first was in 1983) with playoff wins over Houston Furr, 105-35; Texas City, 98-59; Houston Wheatley, 96-79;
Livingston, 95-52; and Houston Jones, 78-57. Yates finished the year at 34-1 with a single loss to Alief Elsik, 78-76. Yates
entered the state tournament ranked #2 in Texas while the others three semi-finalists (Timberview, Kimball and LBJ)
were unranked.
Yates’ 16 pt. win in the final over Kimball was the result of more turnovers by Kimball (27 to 16) and to the spectacular
shooting of 6’0” Jr Joseph Young who made 7 of 15 3-pt. shots. The Austin newspaper reported hat the game was a
“track meet that masqueraded as a basketball game” as “both teams ran up and down the court, combining for 133
fieldgoal attempts and 43 turnovers.” The 25-pt semi-final win was the result of 36 turnovers by Timberview (to 17 by
Yates) and superior rebounding (44 to 36).
Houston Yates has appeared in the state tournament four times (the first in 1983) winning back-to-back state titles in
2009 & 2010 and losing in the 2012 final to Kimball. Gregory Wise (the father of 2005 state champion DeSoto’s Nic
Wise) of Houston Baptist University was the Yates championship coach in 2009 & 2010. Yates also won five state titles
in the Prairie View Interscholastic League in 1940, 1943, 1945, 1947 & 1949. Finalist Dallas Kimball has made seven
appearances in the state finals winning state titles in 1990, 1996 & 1997 and losing in 1986, 1999, 2002 & 2009. The
2002 loss to SA Jay was perhaps the biggest “heartbreak” in state tournament history as Kimball lost on a “half court
heave” at the buzzer to lose 54-53.
The 2009 Yates players were: 0 Joseph Young, 6’0” Jr G; 1 Darius Gardner, 5’10” Jr G; 2 Elton Roy, 6’2” Jr G; 3 Anthonyl
Coleman, 5’3” Sr G; 5 Marshall Lange, 5’11” Jr G; 10 Gary Jackson, 5’10” Jr G; 12 Xavier Howard, 5’11” Sr G; 15 Gregory
Watts, 5’10” Jr G; 21 Charles Lewis, 6’5” So C; 22 Brandon Lee, 6’4” Sr C; 23 Brandon Peters, 6’2” Jr G; 24 Brandon
Williams, 6’2” Sr G; 25 David Robins, 5’11” Sr G; 32 ClydeSantee, 6’5” Fr G; 33 Alexander Davis, 6’8” Jr C; 34 Erik Law,
6’5” Sr C; & 41 Christian Hill, 6’6” Jr C. All the starters were juniors. Joseph Young is the son of Michael Young was was a
two-time NCAA finalist with the U. of Houston.
Yates was led in the final by 6’0” Jr Michael Young with 29 points; 5’10” Jr Darius Gardner with 20 points & 9 assists; 6’2”
Jr Brandon Peters with 18 points & 8 rebounds; and 5’11” Jr Marshall Lange with 12 points. 5’9” Sr Keenen Owoigbe led
Kimball with 25 points & 5 assists. Yates was led in the semi-final against Timberview by Peters with 12 points, 6
rebounds and 4 assists and Gardner with 12 points & 4 assists. Timberview was led by 5’11” Jr J.J. Williams and 6’2” Sr
Cedric Ivory with 11 points each.
The 2009 4A All-State Tournament Team included Joseph Young, 6’0” Jr G of Yates; Darius Gardner, 5’10” Jr G of Yates;
Brandon Peters, 6’2” Jr G of Yates; David Kates, 6’5” Jr G/F of Kimball; and Keenan Owoigbe, 5’9” Sr G of Kimball. Young
was voted the MVP of the championship game. Juniors Joseph Young and Brandon Peters of Yates were both named allstate in 2009.
Team #353, 2009
DeSoto wins 2 state title, Coach Dyer wins 3rd title
5A, DeSoto
nd
The DeSoto Eagles of Dallas County defeated the Cedar Hill Longhorns of Dallas County, 59-47, in the 2009 5A final and
Houston Strake Jesuit, 48-44, in the semi-final at the 2009 state tournament. DeSoto qualified for state for the 3rd time
(since 2003) with playoff wins over Kileen Shoemaker, 60-45; Garland, 63-48; Mesquite Horn, 60-45; Houston Cypress
Woods, 52-42 and Mesquite, 47-42. DeSoto finished the year at 33-8 after a 3-4 start and entered the state tournament
ranked #16 in Texas compared to “Final Four” members Strake Jesuit at #1 (undefeated at 37-0)and Cedar Hill at #4 (SA
Wagner was unranked). Jesuit was trying to become the first private school to win a UIL state title in basketball.
DeSoto’s 12-pt. victory in the final over Cedar Hill was due to better shooting from the 3-pt. line (7 of 16=44% to 1 of
8=13%) and fewer turnovers (9 to 12). The Eagles’ 4-pt. win in the semi-final over undefeated and #1 ranked Strake
Jesuit was due to better shooting from the field (17 of 43=40% to 19 of 58=33%), from the 3 pt. line (5 of 15=33% to 3 of
17=18%) and the FT line (9 of 13=69% to 3 of 5=60%) and to a rebounding edge (39-30). The Fighting Crusaders led
DeSoto by 6 points (44-38) with 3:35 left before the Eagles ended the game with a 10-0 run.
DeSoto has made the finals in all three of its appearances at state winning state titles in 2003 & 2009 and finishing 2nd to
Humble Kingwood in 2005. Chris Dyer of the U. of Akron was the 2009 DeSoto championship coach winning his 3rd state
title (with championships in 1992 at S. Oak Cliff and in 2003 & 2009 at DeSoto). Finalist Cedar Hill has made two
appearances in the state finals losing to Houston Milby in 2004 & DeSoto in 2009.
The 2009 DeSoto players were: 2 Deon Pleasant, 5’7” So G; 3 Alex Wilson, 5’9” Sr G; 5 Dominique Bennett, 6’2” Sr G; 11
Derico Dandridge, 5’10” Jr G; 12 Andrew Ensley, 6’3” Sr G; 14 Darius Terrell, 6’3” Jr G; 15 Gerodd Calahan, 6i’0” Jr G; 10
Keith Davis, 6’8” Jr F; 22 Derius Bolton, 5’11” Jr G; 24 Antawn Space, 6’4” So G; 25 Taylor Alexander, 5’10” Sr G; & Evan
Washington, 6’6” Jr F.
DeSoto was led in the semi-final against Strake Jesuit by 5’10” Jr Derico Dandridge & 5’9” Sr Alex Wilson with 11 points,
6’6” Jr Evan Washington with 10 points & 9 rebounds, 6’3” Jr Darius Terrell with 6 points and 10 rebounds and 6’2” Sr
Dominique Bennett with 6 points. Tim Frazier led Strake Jesuit with 17 points. Dominique Bennett led DeSoto in the
final against Cedar Hill with 21 points, Darius Terrell had 11 points and 11 rebounds, 6’3” Sr Andrew Ensley had 8 points
and Evan Washington had 7 points and 6 rebounds. Shawn Glover led Cedar Hill with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
The 2009 5A All-State Tournament Team included Dominique Bennett, 6’2” Sr G of DeSoto; Evan Washington, 6’6” Jr F/C
of DeSoto; Jordan Clarkson, 6’3” Jr G of SA Wagner; Tim Frazier, 6’2” Sr G of Houston Strake Jesuit; and Shawn Glover,
6’6” Sr G of Cedar Hill. Bennett was voted the MVP of the championship game. Dominique Bennett was named all-state
in 2009 and signed to play football at S. Dakota State. DeSoto’s 6’6” Jr Evan Washington will sign with UT for football.
Strake Jesuit’s 6’2” Sr Tim Frazier signed with Penn State, 5’10” Sr Steven Rogers with Rice and 6’5” SR Joey Brooks with
Notre Dame. Frazier and Brooks were named all-state in 2009.
Team #354, 2010
Nazareth wins its 6th state title
1A-II, Nazareth
The Nazareth Swifts defeated the Lenorah Grady Wildcats, 52-43, in the 1-A Div. II final and the Slocum Mustangs, 57-48,
in the semi-final at the state tournament at the Erwin Center in Austin. Nazareth qualified for state for the 14th time
with playoff wins over Follett, 70-36; Texline, 53-40; Meadow, 71-57; and Vega, 45-36. Nazareth finished the year at 307 and entered the state tournament ranked #2 behind #1 Slocum and ahead of #11 Leggett and #15 Lenorah Grady.
Nazareth has won 18 girls state championships to go with its 6 boys titles giving the school a total of 24 state basketball
championships---a Texas record (Canyon is 2nd with 16).
The 9-pt win in the final against Lenorah Grady featured better shooting (20-51=39% to 14-49=28%) by the Swifts and a
slight edge in TOs (17 to 19) and rebounds (36-32). The 9-pt. semi-final win against #1 Slocum featured better shooting
from the field (19-44=43% to 20-54=37%) and a rebounding edge (37-29).
Nazareth has made 11 appearances in the state finals winning 6 state titles in 1986, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007 & 2010 and
losing in the finals in 1984 (to Snook), 1985 (to LaPoynor), 1997 (Wortham), 2001 (to Goodrich) and in 2009 (to Slocum).
The 2010 Nazareth championship coach was Zach Boxell of Sul Ross State U. Johnny Hampton was the 1986 Nazareth
championship coach while Mike Scarbrough was the championship coach for 2002, 2003 and 2006. Runner-up Lenorah
Grady has made two appearances in the state final losing in the 2010 final while winning the 2004 state title.
The 2010 Nazareth players were: 5 Sage Black, 6’2” Sr G; 10 Riley Huseman, 6’3” So G; 12 Austin Cluck, 5’10” So G; 14
Clint Huseman, 6’3” Sr G; 15 Mario Vasquez, 5’8” Sr G; 20 Brennan Cluck, 6’2” Sr F; 22 Evan Murray, 5’9” Jr G; 23 Sid
Sheffy, 6’0” Sr G; 25 Keenan Albracht, 5’8” Fr G; 30 Ryan Birkenfeld, 6’1” Sr G; 32 Reagan Hunter, 6’4” Sr C; 34 Logan
Robb, 5’11” Fr F; 35 John Wilhelm, 6’1” Fr C; 40 Trey Farris, 5’11” Fr G; 41 Marcus Wilhelm, 6’5” Sr C; 44 Devin Kern, 5’9”
Fr F; & 50 Fide Pena, 5’10” Jr G. There were 3 pairs of brothers on the team: Clint and Riley Huseman, Marcus and John
Wilhelm and Brennan and Austin Cluck.
Nazareth was led on the year by 6’2” Sr G Sage Black at 22 points & 8 rebounds per game; 6’0” Sr G Sid Sheffy at 16
points & 6 rebounds; and 6’3” Sr G Clint Huseman at 13 points and 7 rebounds. Black led Nazareth in the final against
Lenorah Grady with 24 points followed by 6’1” Sr G Ryan Birkenfeld with 11 points and 6’2” Sr F Brennan Cluck with 6
points, 11 rebounds & 4 assists. Grady was led by 6’3” Sr G Dylan Cox with 25 points and 10 rebounds. Sheffy led the
scoring for Nazareth in the semi-final against Slocum with 18 points & 11 rebounds followed by Clint Huseman with 15
points & 7 rebounds and Sage with 13 points. 6’2” Sr C Randall Tomasson led Slocum with 14 points and 9 rebounds.
The 2010 1A All State Tournament team included: 6’2” Sr G Sage Black & 6’0” Sr G Sid Sheffy of Nazareth; 6’3” Sr G
Dylan Cox and 6’0” Jr F Jacob Rodriguez of Lenorah Grady; and 5’9” SR G Joe Johnson of Leggett. Black was voted the
MVP of the championship game.
Team #355, 2010
Cayuga wins its 4th state title
1A-I, Cayuga
The Cayuga Wildcats defeated the Bronte Longhorns, 66-60 (OT), in the 1A Div. 1 final and the Spurger Pirates, 82-48, in
the semi-final at the state tournament at the Erwin Center in Austin. Cayuga qualified for state for the 5th time with
playoff wins over Alto, 109-55; Grapeland, 76-56; Avery, 83-46; and Martin’s Mill, 61-39. The Wildcats entered the state
tournament ranked #1 ahead of #15 Bronte, #17 Gruver and #25 Spurger. Cayuga achieved a rare “double” in that the
school won the state 1A football and basketball state championships in the same academic year—a feat achieved only
by four other schools (Dumas, 1960-61; Southlake Carroll, 1992-93; Duncanville, 1998-99 & Everman, 2002-03). Due to
football being played through the end of December, the Wildcats had to call off their first 18 scheduled games of the
basketball season and (without any practice) lost their first two games but then won 22 consecutive games to end the
season as state champions. Cayuga finished the year at 22-2.
6’4” Fr G Preston Anderson made two (“NBA distance”) 3-pt. shots in the last 1:27 to tie the game and his key 3 pt. shot
in the OT ensured the victory. The Wildcats forced more TOs (20 to 10) and had more steals (10-4) and rebounds (5129). The 34-pt. win in the semi-final against Spurger featured better shooting from the field (31-69=45% to 19-55=34%)
and an edge in rebounds (50-32) and TOs (21 to 31).
The Cayuga Wildcasts have made four appearances in the state finals winning 4 state titles in 1951, 1953, 1954 & 2010.
The three earlier state titles were all against Big Sandy. Greg Jenkins of SFA was the 2010 Cayuga state championship
coach. Joe H. Turner was the championship coach in 1951 & 1953 while Lionel Duncan was the championship coach in
1954. Runner-up Bronte has made three appearances in the final losing to Paducah in 1987, to Moulton in 1991 and to
Cayuga in 2010.
The 2010 Cayuga Wildcats were: 0 Patrick Boxie, Fr 5’4” G; 1 Billy Duncan, 5’11” Sr G; 2 Sha’keal Jenkins, 6’1” Sr G; 3
D’onte Jackson, 5’9” Fr G; 4 Malcome Kennedy, 6’1” Sr G; 5 Chris Turner, 5’9” Jr G; 10 Hunter Jenkins, 5’4” Fr G; 15
Traylon Shead, 6’3” Sr F; 20 Josiah Summerville, 6’6” Jr F; 21 Preston Anderson, 6’4” Fr G; 22 C.J. Wagner, 6’2” Jr G; 23
Caleb Summerville, 6’3” Sr G; 33 Dalevin Campbell, 6’0” Jr G; 44 Zac Bowman, 6’6” So C; 52 Melvin Shead, 5’11” Sr C; &
55 Deon Shofner, 6’5” Fr C.
Cayuga was led on the year by 6’2” Jr G C.J. Wagner at 19 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists per game followed by 6’3” Sr
F Traylon Shead at 14 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 steals per game and 6’1” Sr G Malcome Kennedy at 13 points,
6 assists, & 7 steals per game. Shead is the 2nd all-time career rusher (nearly 10,000 yards) in the history of TX H.S.
football and has signed to play RB at U.T. Kennedy has signed to play QB at A&M.
Cayuga was led in the final by 5’11” Sr Billy Duncan with 17 points, Traylon Shead with 15 points and 12 rebounds, 6’4”Fr
G Preston Anderson with 15 points (on 5 of 12 from 3-pt. line) and Wagner with 13 points. Bronte was led by 6’5” Jr G
Dakota Rawls with 29 points and 10 rebounds. Duncan also led the scoring for the Wildcats in the semi-final against
Spurger with 16 points followed by 6’0” Jr G Dalevin Campbell with 15 points, Kennedy with 12 points and Shead with 6
points and 10 rebounds.
The 2010 1A All State Tournament team included: 6’4” Fr G Preston Anderson, 5’11” Sr G Billy Duncan and 6’3” Sr F
Traylon Shead of Caguga and 6’5” Jr G Dakota Rawls and 6’0” Jr G Kerwin Rawls of Bronte. The Rawls brothers were the
sons of Bronte coach Rocky Rawls. Anderson, who made 5 3-pt shots in the final, was voted the MVP of the
championship game.
Team #356, 2010
Ponder wins its 3rd consecutive title
2A, Ponder
The Ponder Lions defeated the Idalou Wildcats, 66-40, in the 2-A final and the Hallettsville Brahmas, 72-56, in the semifinal at the state tournament at the Erwin Center in Austin. Ponder qualified for the state tournament for the 7th time
with playoff wins over Whitewright, 68-38; Peaster, 56-39; Edgewood, 75-47; and Brock, 65-42. The Lions finished the
year at 37-4 with a “three-peat” as Ponder won its third consecutive state championship in 2010. The Lions entered the
state tournament ranked #2 behind #1 New Waverly and ahead of #6 Halletsville and unranked Idalou. Ponder became
the first 2-A team to win three consecutive boys state titles since Buna in 1961-1963.
Ponder’s 26-pt win in the final over Idalou featured better shooting from the 3-pt. line (8 of 17=47% to 3 of 10-30%) and
the FT line (16 of 21=76% to 13 of 23=56%) and an edge in rebounding (34 to 26) and assists (16 to 5). The Lions
outscored Idalou 15-3 in the 3rd qt. The 16-pt. semi-final win over Hallettsville was the result of better shooting from the
field (31-53=59% to 24-67=35%) and an edge in offensive rebounds (15-7) and rebounding (19 to 15).
Ponder has made the state finals 5 times winning 4 state titles in 2001 and in 2008-2010 and losing in the 2006 final to
Arp. The 2010 Ponder state championship coach was Jude Stanley of Texas Tech who coached at Sanger the previous 5
years. The 3 earlier state titles by Ponder were under Coach Doug Boxell. Runner-up Idalou was making its first
appearance at the state tournament in 2010.
The 2010 Ponder Lions were: 1 Chris Bean, 6’1” Jr F; 3 Jorden Young, 5’11” Jr G; 10 Robert Davenport, 5’10” Jr G; 11
Tanner Yeager, 5’9” Fr G; 12 Jarryd Shirley, 6’1” Sr F; 15 David Robertson, 6’1” Sr G; 22 Dalton Brown, 6’2” So C; 23 Jake
Blackmon, 6’0” Jr G; 25 Scott Gregg, 6’5” Sr C; 31 Alex Huerta, 6’0” Sr F; 32 Kaleb Broadstreet, 6’1” Sr F; 33 John Burke,
6’0” So G; 34 Wade Ford, 5’10” Sr G; & 44 Zach Smith, 6’4” So C.
Ponder was led on the year by 6’1” Sr G David Robertson at 18 ppg. 6’1” Sr F Kaleb Broadstreet led the Lions in the final
with 18 points (including 4 of 5 3-pt. shots) followed by Robertson with 16 and 6’5” Sr C Scott Gregg with 9. Idalou was
led by 6’3” Sr F C.J. Parkhill and 6’3” So F Riley Payne, each with 9 points.
The 2010 2A All-State Tournament team included: 6’1” Sr F Kaleb Broadstreet, 6’5” Sr C Greg Scott and 6’1” Sr G David
Robertson of Ponder; 6’3” Sr F C.J. Parkhill of Idalou; and 6’3” Jr F Christian Wood-Dvorak of Hallettsville. Broadstreet
was named the MVP of the championship game.
Team #357, 2010
Lubbock Estacado wins its First title
3A, Lubbock Estacado
The Lubbock Estacado Matadors defeated the Dallas Madison Mighty Trojans, 69-63, in the 3-A final and Stafford, 45-40,
in the semi-final at the at the Erwin Center in Austin. Estacado qualified for state for the third time (2004, 2009 & 2010)
with playoff wins over Midland Greenwood, 74-44; Seminole, 68-62; Burkburnett, 80-71; and Wichita Falls Hirschi, 6764. Estacado finished the year at 33-4 and entered the state tournament ranked #3 behind #1 Dallas Madison and
ahead of #4 Silsbee and #22 Stafford. The 2010 title was Estacado’s first state title and the first for a Lubbock school
since Lubbock H.S. won in 1951.
Estacado’s 6-pt. win in the final against Madison featured better shooting for the field (24 of 54=44% to 23 of 63=36%)
and the 3-pt. line (5 of 11=45% to 4 of 16=25%). The Matadors jumped out to an early lead in the 5 pt. semi-final win
against Stafford and held on for the win by forcing more TOs (17 to 11) and hitting key FTs at the end.
Estacado made the finals for the first time in 2009 losing to Dallas Madison, 68-66, but turned the tables on Madison
with its win over the Mighty Trojans in the 2010 final. Tony Wagner of Wayland Baptist U. was the 2010 Estacado
championship coach. Runner-up Madison has made the finals 4 times winning 2 state titles (in 1997 & 2009)and losing
in the final in 1996 (to Pampa) and in 2000 (to Denton Ryan).
The 2010 Lubbock Estacado Matadors were: 1 Eldon Gatewood, 6’3” Sr F; 3 Barry Johnson, 5’10” Sr G; 4 Dallas
Manahan, 6’2” Jr G; 5 Kevin Wagner, 5’8” Jr G; 10 Dearius Poindexter, 6’1” Fr G; 12 Ti Russell, 6’3” So F; 20 David Barnes,
5’10” Sr G; 22 Nate Lewis, 6’3” So F; 23 Anthony Robinson, 5’8” So G; 24 Clarence Willard, 6’2” Jr G; 30 Tamarick
Courtney, 5’10” Fr G; 33 Ryhiem Hunter, 6’0” So G; 35 Kevin Manahan, 6’3” So F; & 40 Tevin Faye, 6’1” Fr F.
Estacado was led on the year by 5’8” Jr G Kevin Wagner at 18 points and 4.6 assists per game followed by 6’2” Jr G
Clarence Willard at 15.5 and 4 rebounds per game. Estacado was led in the final by Willard with 23 points, 7 rebounds,
& 4 assists; Wagner with 13 points; and 6’3” So F Ti Russell with 11 points. Gulley led Madison in the final with 20
points & 10 rebounds, followed by 6’0” Sr G Timothy Flentroy with 15 points. Wagner also led Estacado in the semi-final
against Stafford with 20 points. 6’3” Sr G Maurice Wiltz led Stafford with 24 points.
The 2010 3A All State Tournament team included: 6’2” Jr G Clarence Willard, 6’3” So F Ti Russell and 5’8” Jr G Kevin
Wagner of Lubbock Estacado and 5’10” Sr G Desmond Flentroy and 6’0” Sr G Timothy Flentroy of Dallas Madison.
Willard was vot