Basketball
The 1969-1970 varsity basketball team finished 14-2 in district and 24-5 overall for the season, improving significantly over the 17-13 record of the previous season. The Longhorns lost only to Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson (who made it to the State semi-finals), and R. L. Turner (who made it to the State finals). Both TJ and Turner lost in the playoffs to the eventual State Champion, Houston Wheatley. The Longhorns won the Alamo Heights Tournament and the Bryan Tournament, beating Cypress-Fairbanks, the eventual 3A State Champions.
Non-District | District | |||
Nov 18 Nov 21 Nov 25 Nov 28 (a) Nov 29 (a) Nov 29 (a) Dec 2 Dec ?? (b) Dec ?? (b) Dec ?? (b) Dec ?? (b) Dec ?? (d) Dec ?? (d) |
W. T. White, 81 - Lake Highlands, 44 (W) W. T. White, 90 - Roosevelt, 98 (L) W. T. White, 66 - Adamson, 60 (W) W. T. White, 61 - San Antonio-Burbank, 51 (W) W. T. White, 55 - Adamson, 50 (W) W. T. White, 69 - San Antonio-Alamo Heights, 61 (W) W. T. White, 63 - Carrollton-R. L. Turner, 66 (L) W. T. White, 67 - Houston-Lee, 28 (W) W. T. White, 74 - Pasadena-Rayburn, 36 (W) W. T. White, 64 - Cypress-Fairbanks, 62 (W) W. T. White, 58 - Hearne, 34 (W) W. T. White, ?? - ????? (W) W. T. White, ?? - Carrollton-R. L. Turner, ?? (L) |
Dec ?? Dec ?? Dec 19 Jan 6 Jan 9 Jan 13 Jan 16 Jan 22 Jan 27 Jan 29 Feb 2 Feb 6 Feb ?? Feb ?? Feb ?? Feb ?? |
W. T. White, 88 - Bryan Adams, 63 (W) W. T. White, 75 - Thomas Jefferson, 79 (L) W. T. White, 91 - Madison, 48 (W) W. T. White, 74 - Spruce, 51 (W) W. T. White, 83 - Lincoln, 71 (W) W. T. White, 79 - Samuell, 54 (W) W. T. White, 76 - Woodrow Wilson, 47 (W) W. T. White, 91 - Hillcrest, 45 (W) W. T. White, 67 - Bryan Adams, 60 (W) W. T. White, 65 - Thomas Jefferson, 73 (L) W. T. White, 61 - Madison, 49 (W) W. T. White, 90 - Spruce, 48 (W) W. T. White, 78 - Lincoln, 68 (W) W. T. White, 59 - Samuell, 52 (W) W. T. White, 84 - Woodrow Wilson, 65 (W) W. T. White, 83 - Hillcrest, 58 (W) | |
(a) Alamo Heights Tournament: Nov 28-29; (b) Bryan Tournament: Dec ??-??; (d) Dr. Pepper Tournament: Dec 26- Dec 30 |
1969-1970 Varsity Basketball Team
L to R: Coach-Clarence Warren, 12-Curt Ashmos, 13-Wayne Warren, 15-Charlie Herrin, 23-Rod Shaw, 4-Jay Brown, 32-Terry Parnell(jr), 25-Warren LeGrow, 21-Bill LeGrow, 31-Russell Shaffer, 24-Dan Jonker, 14-Tom Wantuck, 22-Hal Roberts, 1?-Jim Nodeland, 3-Jerry Martin, Manager-Tom Cummings(so)
All-District Players:
Wayne Warren (1968-69, 1969-70), All-District, 1st Team
Tom Wantuck (1969-70), All-District, 2nd team