The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 023, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 5, 1978 Page: 12 of 32
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REL Controlled Game
Front Opening Kickoff
By BILL CORNWELL
HOUSTON (Sp) - The Robert E. Lee
ganders defeated the Smiley Eagles, 30-
i JWday night at Jones Cowart Stadium
Offensively, the Ganders gained 256
yards rushing and 65 yards through the
air. When they had the ball they con-
|n __________ t trolled it and when it came toathird-and-
to snap their five-game losing streak and lonf> situation, the big gains were there,
bring their 'season total to 3 wins and 5 Only twice did REL have to punt,
losses Contributing to this fine offensive rec-
It was the Ganders' game from the ord was Frank Smith, a senior offensive
start as they took the opening kick and guard. Frank claims, “We just got tired of
drove it six playS for a score! - losing and finally got it in our minds that
Commenting on his team, REL Head we vveren’t going to take it,”
Coach Ron Kramer said, "We reaHy Offensive right tackle Daniel Greena-
neededthis win tonight and tthink we de-* wait feltabout the same way and added,
served!, We've played close enough all 'sge’ve really been working hard and fi-
season to where we should have won a nally we all worked together.” i
eoupte games and tonight we fially have; - After spending most of his time block-
We just woke, up. " ing for his fellow backs, fullback Rocky
And wake up they did, gs the Gander -Weeks said, “All those Josses just made
defense played “sack tl)e Smiley quarter- - -us work hafderand tonight we’vejffoven
back” all night and held the Eagles to a - ourselves."^
negative 40 yards total rushing. ^ Two weeks agd. the'GandeR eameoff a
Set Sights On Aldin
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summed up everyone’s;, Tony Whittington’s 26-yard said. Sterling played onejrf its best tootoau piayen. "
in. dank, meanwhile, that thmsh the air. Ah* -Jttkfc.Eari Francfe» that
only undefeated teams, while ‘-drove to the Aldine IS twice, had 196 yards offense, Randy Brmgham s PAT with Ja^kson^djoor PAT s.
WMm illlll
didn't.
ered a-smiley fumble to set up REL’s sec-
ond touchdown _______
He said, “The coaches told us, all week "We’ve practiced hard," said Coach
we had to get Smiley’s quarterback and Kramer, "and because of that we made
we just had it in our heads to go out there fewer mistakes. -i-?-—
and do it” “I really noticed a change in this team
— When asked how he and his other de- Wednesday of last week" he said, “I
fensive friends went through the Eagles-------------could finally see them getting stronger
" ..... ..... and pulling‘together, f think they are :
playing like the team they should have
been all along.”
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offensive line so smoothly Contreras said,
"We had so much momentum we just ran
over them,”.
Junior Mike Clement, who played a lit-
tle on both sides of the Gander defensive
line, switching % from right to left
tackle, also had a fine night hunting QB’s
and agreed with his teammate.
i Tcnv nvvn if
remain the underdog to a strong Mac Ar-
thur tram. Mixed with this- week’s: vic-
tory and the homecoming spirit, the Gan-
B emu ngiccii mm iiu iHuuiuK' - ^^PPRdere could produciE&ai upset.
He said, “They hit hard, but we just Coach Kramer says his team is "look-
kept taking it to them. Our coaches really rng forward to it.”
fired us up." , MacArthur can just bet they are.....
night: Whittington was all smiles in Danny George ground out "Were going straight to ATMpmjrnm.* d]d tonight, and we wUl.
“That was the*damdest foot- the Ranger locker room as he 100 tough yards rushing in the Aldine now, and we re going to Attte Stajmm better.”
ball game I’ve ever seen in my was preparing for a well- game, making several key take it to them. We want to Ranger defensive tackle u
>i l. ' ooimA/i oKAurnp “T 4Kn koii nltiuc that loH tn tmiphHnwns win and WPTP going to win.
swvss SjSSSS
. -—— — --— -sweepstakes. “It was an unbe-
lieveabie effort on our part and
. their part, too.
21-AAAA Drama Far From Over
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It was a wild and wooly scamper late in the game to ice Smanlike conduct totaling 37 - Then, following two con- ; four-yard TD aerial to Floyd
ifjssxxizf* • Jn-w-u*.
the drama is far from over. Hayes for a two-point eonver-
Aldineand MacArthur tangl- sion.
ed in a matchup of the loop’s The
Mac ako had H° yar^in ™ ^ilTUrg emng a ^ waited effort. | t0S wftoKmTy
' Mustangs won over the Penalties' three for unsP°rt' 20-point deficit and taking a Woods’ two-yard ran, plus a
Generals, 144), to cany . M + ££trf ^ S
Huffman Downed
couEevolve shTuldSterling ROBERT E. LEE. 1 4 0 sterbng exploded in the se-
a^' iZ^r 1 ‘ ^ ’' • •;0: ' -° * cond half; Charlie ?orbell
remaining Barnes, and the ,Seasol%..L T
Mustangs split their last two ......f L J. -ti„gt0„^d a 24-yarderand
■by losingtoRoss^iddgwnmg
4^Arfh ^nro I\I^u t7 thdnnint ---- ------- ; * “ Tubt)S taibed
9 Turnovers Give
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By DAVID ZACHARY
SmtSports
the short drive with a five-yarc
Is
' 'I told (Forest Brook) Coach' ■
Charles Brown after the game
that, whether or not his boys
back at us after being down by -
20 points with only minutes-
left in the ball game,” Dennis
‘This Hanger football team *
did, an unbelieveable thing
tonight by coming back to take
the win. Now, we at least have
a chance to go on by beating
Aldine," Dennis said.
Forest Brook lost the game
by a hair, but if any of the fans
who witnessed the game check
the mirror; they might find-
some gray hairs. It was just
e that kind of ball game, dnd it
4^y be many a year before >
there is-anothdf one BkeJt
f Experience makes the dUI«4l«t»r lower insurance
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PHS... scored first on a one-yard run
Galena Park .... . 3 5 0 and Jones ranin the two-point
"fif-C FRIDAY’S GAMES * ■ ■,,.conversion.- - »
4he Generals. fYiday. hfike . STERLING 'at. Aldine4. 7.f30
BelnosITgaVe the Ponies all p m.
the points they needed with his MacArthur at ROBERT E.
wide.
Quarterback Robert Gipson
scared on
booWrffie extra^oint to give- h«ke the finai count. 31-8. '
(ha ICooIps 9 174) lead u..«______________
district action owneu l,w CAlla'eu,,K lu maxe tne tinat count, Ji-a
dtstnet race howevertapr score-of_;secondhalf 1^..4MdnglBBiar.t 7d0 p.m. «»•
losing to Splendors. he returned an interception 40 counter,
still unBefeated in ^tocL ygrds ' ^
play, had an open date Friday. 1^^-, ^ upped the total , v ", ^
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t_ TOMBALL (Sp) - The The Falcons won a good por- The Falcons wouldn t quit,
Channelview Fa Icons raunftffllt uondf%dffensivebattle,but though, ■,# P«»ed
on the short end of a 34-20 con- couldn’t outscore the CoogtW together an^ 82-yard drive
test with the Tomball Cougars this 10-AAA encounter _ J>ch nM
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The program will feature
three divisions including men’s
open, women’s open and
men’s church.
Games will most likely be
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• 64) lead. . Barry Carter recovered foi"Ore
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the Baytown Parks and however, when Stewart Avant failed and Tomball had itself a
ssast
Cost is $135 per team and extra point with 1:35 left in the fames,
checks should be made out to first half,
the city of Baytown *nd —- ^
delivered to the Baytown Com-
( Center at 2407 Market
, The-Falcons host Navasota
Robert Stevenson took off on a i-™3?
seconds left in the second hu^jok yarii
qiartCT,
OOQI put me a ..Hif
front, 14-7. . 'ha«rsi«i.
Tomball handed the FUcons 4^-^
a golden opportunity when the
Cop^ fumbied on the first
play of the second half and
Dale Skillem recovered for
Channelview on the Tomball
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Brown, Leon. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 023, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 5, 1978, newspaper, November 5, 1978; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1074953/m1/12/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.