The Westerner World (Lubbock, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 11, Ed. 1 Monday, November 23, 1964 Page: 1 of 2
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Lubbock High School, Lubbock, Texas, November 23, 1964
No. 11
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TOUCHDOWN! Westerner end Don Burrell (80)
leaps high in the air to grab a touchdown pass
from quarterback Mike Bowman to put Lubbock
into a 19-13 lead late in the fourth quarter of last
Friday's game. Plainsman Randy Bowlin (22)
desperately tries to deflect the pass. The victory
was the second in a row over Monterey.
(Staff photo.)
Lubbock Racks Monterey
For Second Straight Win
BY BRUCE CURRY
“\ think it was just an all around great school effort/'
laughed a smiling Coach Carl Spoonemore after his team had
just upset the Monterey Plainsmen 19-13 last Friday before an
1 1,000 screaming Lowery Field audience. The victory returned
the coveted Silver Spurs to the Westerner trophy case for the
second consecutive year.
IT TOOK a leaping catch by Westerner end Don Burrell
on a 25-yard toss from Quarterback Mike Bowman late in the
game to give the Lubbock crew their startling win. But it really
took the finest performance of the year by a determined bunch
of Westerners for the victory.
The winning touchdown drive began with just over four
minutes left in the game when Nickie Gage intercepted a
Ricky Canup pass at midfield.
AFTER THREE attempts the Westerners faced a fourth
down and one on the Plainsmen 41. Fullback Ronnie Webb
dived into the middle attempting to pick up the first down and
it was so close that the chain had to be brought out to measure.
The referee signaled a Lubbock first down and Monterey
Coach James Odom rushed onto the field to eye the ball for
himself. This cost the Plainsmen 15 more yards and Lubbock
had a first down on the 25.
AFTER A first down pass failed, Bowman dropped back
and lofted a pass into the end zone where Burrell simply out-
grabbed Plainsman Randy Bowlin and Lubbock was out in
front to stay 19-13.
But it still wasn't over. After an attempt for two points
failed, Monterey came back. The Plainsmen took a short
kick-off and moved to the Lubbock 40 on a pass from Canup
to Chris Key. But here Canup's hurried toss on first down was
picked off by Chuck King with 2:01 left. Monterey got the
ball for one more shot, but this time Tommy Jenkins intercepted
deep in Westerner territory and Lubbock simply ran out the
clock from that point.
MONTEREY received the opening kick-off and was forced
to punt, placing the ball on the Lubbock 22, from which point
the Mike Bowman-led Westerners went to work. Bowman was
the big name in the first drive as he ran for 40 yards and com-
pleted passes for anther 25.
One of his passes, a 16-yarder to Roy Farmer, placed the
ball on the Monterey 12. Then came a nine-yard toss to
Tommy Jenkins giving the Westerners possession on the three.
From there fullback Ronnie Webb cracked over on the next
play for the score. Bowman's point-after was good and with
6:48 run off the clock the Westerners led 7-0.
FOLLOWING the second Westerner kickoff, the Plains-
men were again unable to move on the chinchy Lubbock de-
fense and were forced to punt. From their own 30, the Lub-
bock delegation started moving to what looked like another
easy score. But disaster struck when Bowman tried to carry it
in from the two and was shut off. He tried to lateral but the
flip was knocked down by Monterey's Bowlin who recovered on
the six.
From here the Plainsmen started going—mainly behind
the running of fullback Rusty Spradling and the passing of
Canup to Key.
IT TOOK the Plainsmen 17 plays to march 94 yards and
a score, climaxed by a 15-yard pass from Canup to Key. The
extra point wds good and with 2:15 left in the hajf, the score
was knotted at 7-7.
Then the Westerners got busy in the short remaining time
and moved again. First came an 18-yard pass to King,
which moved the ball out of Lubbock territory to the Monterey
41. Bowman then hit Ronnie Hagood for a 20-yard gainer to
the 21. After one incomplete try, Bowman rolled out to the
right side of the field, and suddenly flipped the ball across the
field to Farmer who was standing in the left flat all alone and
easily scampered into the end zone giving Lubbock a 13-7 half-
time margin after the conversion attempt by Bowman failed.
THE SECOND half was evenly matched. Monterey tied the '
game with another 94-yard drive ending early in the fourth
period. Spradling slid in from the one for that touchdown,
but the extra point try was wide.
Then came the thrilling climax that left everyone breath-
less and the Westerners with the Silver Spurs for another year.
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