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By Dr. Billy Wilbanks

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Comanche defeated McLean, 50-49 in the 3-A final; Fredericksburg, 58-39, in the semi-final; and Decatur, 54-42, in the 1^st round at the first UIL sponsored state tournament in Austin on March 8-10, 1951.  The players were limited to only one dribble in that first season of 1952.  The Indians trailed 18-33 at the half of the final against McLean and made an “amazing comeback”  (32-16) in the 2^nd half.  Florence Jo Coan brought Comanche to within one point at 48-49 with 11 seconds left and then made a FG with 5 seconds left for the win.  The Indians led 20-7 at the end of the 1^st qt. of the semi-final and then cruised to a 19-point win against Fredericksburg.  In the 1^st round Comanche led  Decatur 38-32 going into the 4^th quarter and pulled away to win by 12.    

The Indians qualified for the first UIL girls state tournament with playoff wins over Dublin, 64-11; Ranger, 54-20; Hamilton, 42-37; and Cisco, 55-26; and regional wins over Roby and San Angelo Lakeview.  Comanche finished the year at 36-2 (with its only loses to Carlton and Cisco). 

Comanche has made four appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1951 & 1998 and losing in the final in 1973 (to Waco Midway) and 1974 (to Slaton).  The 1951 Comanche championship coach was Marguerite Ross of Howard Payne U. and NTSU.  Finalist McLean made its only appearance in a state final (thru 2007) in 1951.

The 1951 Comanche players were:  18 Mary Jean Andress, 5’8” Fr F; 16 Rita Jo Arms, 5’6” Jr G; 13 Faye Auvenshine, 5’3” Fr G; 11 Ruth Bingham, 5’6” Sr F; 10 Jane Bradley, 5’2” Fr F; 14 Ann Carter, 5’4” Jr G; 15 Florence Jo Coan, 5’11” Sr F; 20 Jean DeWitt, 5’8” Jr F; 17 Linda Glasgow, 5’9” So G; 22 Barbara Godfrey, 5’3” Sr G; 12 Jeanette Hall, 5’7” Jr G; & 19 Neita Myrle Smith, 5’7” Sr G.    

The Indians were led by 5’11” Sr Florence Jo Coan who scored 28 points in the final, 26 in the semi-final and 32 in the 1^st round (a total of 86 points in the 3 state games).  5’6” Sr Ruth Bingham scored 14, 11 and 10 in the three games and 5’8” Jr Jean DeWitt scored 8, 17 & 12. 5’7” Sr Dorothy Gudgel led McLean in the final with 27 points and scored 72 points in the 3 state games—second only to Coan’s 86.   5’8” Sr Betty Brown led Fredericksburg in the semi-final with 13.  James McLemore, the author of Texas Schoolgirl Basketball (1976) reported that Coan was the “tallest player in the tournament” and that “her height in those days was considered extraordinary.”

The Conference 3A 1951 All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’11” Sr Florence Jo Coan of Comanche, 5’7” Sr Dorothy Gudgel of McLean and 5’3” So Wilheminia Beckmann of Fredericksburg and Guards 5’7” Sr Nita Myrle Smith of Comanche and 5’9” So Bonita Bailey and 5’9” So Joyce Bruner of McLean.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.

Claude defeated Clyde Denton Valley, 42-40, in the Conf. B final; Duncanville, 35-32, in the semi-final; and Sulphur Bluff, 25-11, in the 1^st round at the first UIL sponsored state tournament in Austin March 8-10, 1951.  The players were limited to only one dribble in that first season under the UIL.  The Mustangettes qualified for the first UIL state Class B girls tournament with a win in the Region 1B final over Darrouzett, 26-22.   Claude finished the year at 26-5. 

The Indians jumped out to an 18-0 half-time lead over Sulphur Bluff (34-3) in the 1^st round and cruised to a 14-point victory as the Claude defense held Sulphur Bluff to only one FG for the entire game.  Duncanville (31-3) led the semi-final 29-24 after 3 quarters but was outscored 11-3 in the 4^th quarter.  The 6-point “comeback” by Claude in the last 3 minutes was led by Yvonne Averyt who made the decisive FG and her sister, Jane, who made a FT to “ice” the game.  Claude led the final throughout the 4^th quarter and survived a “desperation shot” by Denton Valley (38-3) at the buzzer to win by 2 points. 

Claude has made 9 appearances in the state finals winning 6 titles (in 1951, 1952, 1953, 1962, 1971 & 1972) and losing in the finals in 1954 (to Winnie East Chambers), 1960 (to Sulphur Springs N. Hopkins) and 1961 (to Midway).  Lawrence (“Jake”) Halter of Tulsa U. was the Claude championship coach in 1951 & 1952 and coached both the girls and boys teams.  Finalist Clyde Denton Valley (with only 31 students) made its only appearance in a state final (thru 2007) in 1951.  Claude had an enrollment of 86 students. 

The 1951 Claude players were:  00 Norma Brunson, 5’4” So F; 11 Jane Averyt, 5’6” So F; 22 Bettye Dawkins, 5’7” So G; 25 Juanita Smotherman, 5’5” Sr G; 33 Roxie Harred, 5’2” Jr F; 35 Barbara Corbin, 5’6” Sr G; 44 Yvonne Averyt, 5’6” Sr F; 55 Shirley Brown, 5’5” Fr G; 66 Mary Gillham, 5’5” So G; 77 Carolyn Christian, 5’6” So G; 88 Oleta Morrison, 5’7” So F; & 99 Lorene Whelchel, 5’7” Fr F. 

Claude was led in the final by 5’6” So Jane Averyt with 24 points, scored mostly on long one-handed “push shots” from “far out.”   Her sister, 5’6” Sr Yvonne Averyt, added 12 points and 5’7” Fr Lorene Whelchel, 6.  5’4” Sr Patsy Crow led Denton Valley with 22 points.  Whelchel led the Mustangettes in the semi-final with 15 points while Yvonne Averyt had 13, 5’7” So Oleta Morrison, 4, and Jane Averyt, 3.  5’8” Jr Faye Wilson led Duncanville with 14.  Whelchel was Claude’s leading scorer in the 1^st round with 7 points while Jane Averyt had 6 and Yvonne Averyt and Morrison each had 4. 

The Conference B All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’6” Sr Yvonne Averyt of Claude, 5’8” Jr Faye Wilson of Duncanville and 5’4” Sr Patsy Crow and 5’4” Fr Jean Farmer of Denton Valley and Guards 5’6” Sr Barbara Corbin and 5’5” Juanita Smotherman of Claude and 5’7” Jr Ann Gotcher of Denton Valley.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.

Hamilton defeated Morton, 27-19, in the A-AA final; Comanche, 33-25, in the semi-final; and West Columbia, 43-21, in the 1^st round at the state tournament.  A new rule changed allowed the players the unlimited dribble rather than the one dribble allowed in the first season of 1951.  The Bulldogs qualified for state with regional wins over Rosebud, 27-22; Thrall, 37-20; and Mason, 28-22, and became the first undefeated state champion finishing the year at 24-0.  Hamilton cruised to a 22-point victory over West Columbia in the 1^st round and led Comanche, 24-23, after 3 qts. of the semi-final and outscored the Indians 9-2 in the 4^th qt.  Hamilton led Morton 19-18 going into the 4^th qt. of the final and outscored the Indians 8-1 in the final quarter.   

The Bulldogs have made three appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1952 & 1998 and losing in 1993 to Marion.  Ted L. Jones of Baylor University was the 1952 Hamilton championship coach.  Finalist Morton has made two appearances in the state finals winning a title in 1987 and losing in 1952. 

The 1952 Hamilton players were:  23 Mary Jo McKandless, 5’7” Sr F; 25 Tommie Harlien, 5’3” Sr F; 31 Hazel Jean Manning, 6’0” Fr F; 24 Barbara French, 5’5” So F; 29 Nancy Roberts, 5’8” So F; 28 Hallye Johnson, 5’9” Sr G; 27 Louise Young, 5’4” Sr G; 20 “Ann Witty, 5’5” Jr G; 22 Mary Scott, 5’7” Jr G; 26 Elwanda Smith, 5’8” Jr G; and 30 Vada Raibourn, 5’6” So G. 

Hamilton was led in the final by 6’0” Fr Hazel Jean Manning with 15 points, 5’7” Sr Mary Jo McKandless with 10 and 5’3” Sr Tommie Harlien with 2.  5’10” Sr Betty Doyle led Morton with 12.  In the semi-final, Manning scored 15, McKandless, 14, and Harlein, 4, 5’8” So Mary Jean Andress led Comanche with 15.  McKandless was the top Bulldog scorer in the 1^st round with 19 while Manning added 14 & Hailein, 7.  5’6” Sr Wilma Wisch led West Columbia with 12 points. 

The 1952 Conf A-AA All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’3” Sr Tommie Harlien of Hamilton, 5’10” Sr Betty Doyle of Morton, 5’10” Jr Bonita Bailey of McLean and 5’8” So Mary Jean Andress of Comanche and Guards 5’9” Sr Hallye Johnson of Hamilton, 5’4” Sr Patty Andrews of Mesquite and 5’10” Sr Shirley Tucker of Morton.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.

Claude defeated Duncanville, 47-42, in the Conf B final; Tarkington, 37-35, in the semi-final; and Hawley, 42-27, in the 1^st round at the state tournament.   A rule change for the 1952 season allowed the players an unlimited dribble rather than the one dribble allowed in 1951.  Hawley was coached by Charles Womack who won over 900 games coaching boys and girls for 33 years and was elected to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame.  The Mustangettes defeated Bovina, 49-25; Mobeetie, 57-48; and Happy, 47-22, in the region to qualify for state and finished the year at 28-7.  Claude led Hawley 25-12 at halftime and 37-19 after 3qts.  The Mustangettes led the semi-final by 10 at 33-23 after 3 qts. and then survived a comeback as  Tarkington outscored Claude 12-4 in the 4^th qt. but came up 2 points short.  Claude led 35-34 after 3 qts. of the final and outscored Duncanville 12-8 in the final qt. 

Claude has made 9 appearances in the state finals winning 6 titles (in 1951, 1952, 1953, 1962, 1971 & 1972) and losing in the finals in 1954 (to Winnie East Chambers), 1960 (to Sulphur Springs N. Hopkins) and 1961 (to Midway).  Lawrence (“Jake”) Halter of Tulsa U. was the Claude championship coach in 1951 & 1952.  Finalist Duncanville has made 11 appearances in the state finals winning 6 state titles (1976, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1997 & 2003) and losing in 1952, 1981, 1992, 1995 and 2004.   

The 1952 Claude players were:  44 Jane Averyt, 5’6” Jr F; 33 Roxie Harrod, 5’6” Sr F; 88 Oleta Morrison, 5’8” Jr F; 11 Reta Jean Dye, 5’5” Fr F; 99 Lorene Whelchel, 5’9” So F; 00 Norma Brunson, 5’5” Jr F; 66 Mary Gillham, 5’5” Jr G; 55 Shirley Brown, 5’5” So G; 45 Dorothy Sanders, 5’2” Jr F; 77 Carolyn Christian, 5’8” Jr G; 25 Ruella McGowan, 5’6” Fr G; 22 Bettye Dawkins, 5’7” Jr G; 35 Pat Tims, 5’7” Fr G; & 65 Wanda Buckingham, 5’6” Fr G.

5’6” Jr Jane Averyt led Claude in scoring in the final with 26 points, 5’8” Jr Oleta Morrison had 11 and 5’9” So Lorene Whelchel, 10.  5’7” Sr Faye Wilson led Duncanville with 29 points.  Whelchel led Claude in the semi-final with 19 points while Averyt added 9 and 5’6” Sr Roxie Harrod, 8.  Edna Murl Scott led Tarkington with 16 points.  Morrison led the Mustangettes in the 1^st round with 19 points while Whelchel added 12 and Averyt, 11.  5’5” Fr Barbara Newton led Hawley with 15 points.   Faye Wilson scored 85 points in the 3 state games—one short of the record set by Florence Jo Coan of Comanche the year before.

The 1952 Class B All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’7” Sr Jane Averyt of Claude, 5’7” Sr Faye Wilson of Duncanville and 5’4” Fr Janice Edds of Little-River Academy and Guards 5’5” Jr MaryGillham and 5’8” Jr Carolyn Christian of Claude and 5’8” Sr Raye Wilson of Duncanville. From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.  

Faye and Raye Wilson of Duncanville later played for the Wayand Baptist Flying Queens. 

New Deal defeated Whitesboro, 58-44, in the A-AA final; Muleshoe, 32-24, in the semi-final; and Vidor, 58-16, in the first round at the state tournament.  The Lionesses qualified for state for the 1^st time and finished the year undefeated at 41-0.  The Bearkettes led by 28-5 at the halftime of the 42-point win over Vidor in the 1^st rouond.  New Deal led by 27-16 at the half of the final and by 39-23 after 3 qts.

New Deal has made three appearances in the state finals winning the title in 1953 and losing in 1956 to Buna and in 1981 to Hardin.  The 1953 New Deal championship coach was Toby Waggoner of WTSU.  Finalist Whitesboro made its only appearance in a state final in 1953.  New Deal had an enrollment of 103 in 1953 while finalist Whitesboro had 179. 

The 1953 New Deal players were:  30 Novella Abbe, 5’7” Sr F; 32 Wanda Arant, 5’10” Sr F; 31 JoAnn Ashmore, 5’8” So F; 23 Rita Bumpass, 5’2” So F; 22 Ruth Cox, 5’8” So F; 28 Pat Crews, 5’8” Sr G; 29 Sally Crosnoe, 5’3” Fr G; 25 Shirley Davis, 5’3” Jr F; 38 Anniece Durham, 5’7” Jr G; 27 Mary Ann Looney, 5’7” Sr G; 34 Charlsie Meyers, 5’6” Sr G; 26 Linda Kay Miller, 5’8” Fr F; 36 Jerry Sue Perrin, 5’5” So F; 33 JoAnn Perrin, 5’7” Sr G; 24 Vana Snider, 5’6” So G; 35 Maxine Wales, 5’9” Jr F; 39 Sylvia Wright, 5’7” Jr G; & 37 Yvonne Wright, 5’6” So G. 

New Deal was led in the final by 5’10” Sr F Wanda Arant with 32 points, 5’8” So F Jo Ann Ashmore with 14 and 5’8” So F Ruth Cox with 12.  Dixie Bean led Whitesboro with 14.  Arant also led the Bearkettes in the semi-final with 19 points while Cox added 7 and Ashmore, 6.  The Mulettes were led by Jean Montgomery with 15 points.  Arant scored 36 points in the 1^st round game against Vidor while Ashmore added 15 & Cox, 4.  Shirley Norton led Vidor with 11.  Arant’s 87 points in the 3 state games was a new state tournament record.

The 1953 A-AA All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’10” Sr Wanda Arant of New Deal, 6’0” Jr Hazel Manning of Hamilton and 5’10” Jr Bilie Earl of Whitesboro and Guards 5’7” Sr Mary Ann Looney and 5’6” Sr Charlsie Meyers of New Deal and 5’5” Sr Norma Graves of Muleshoe.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.

 Claude defeated Bryson, 40-30, in the Conf B final; Emory, 37-32, in the semi-final; and Van Horn, 45-20, in the 1^st round at the state tournament.  The Mustangettes qualified for state for the 3^rd time with regional wins over Klondike, 52-26; Mobeetie, 56-37; Meadow, 43-28; and Rule, 35-25; and finished the year at 37-1.  The Mustangettes led Van Horn in the 1^st round by 26-13 at halftime and by 36-15 after 3 qts.  Claude led Emory 30-24 after 3 qts and Bryson by 25-20 after 3qts of the final and outscored the Cowgirls 15-10 in the last qt. 

Claude has made 9 appearances in the state finals winning 6 titles (in 1951, 1952, 1953, 1962, 1971 & 1972) and losing in the finals in 1954 (to Winnie East Chambers), 1960 (to Sulphur Springs N. Hopkins) and 1961 (to Midway).  The 1953 Claude championship coach was Wayne Mantooth of Southwestern OK.  Finalist Bryson made its only appearance in a state final in 1953.  Claude had an enrollment of 93 in 1953 and finalist, Bryson, 73. 

The 1953 Claude players were:  44 Jane Averyt, 5’7” Sr F; 25 Latrice Moore, 5’9” Fr F; 99 Lorene Whelchel, 5’9” Jr F; 66 Mary Gillham, 5’6” Sr G; 22 Bettye Dawkins, 5’9” Sr G; 77 Carolyn Christian, 5’9” Sr G; 11 Rita Jean Dye, 5’5” So F; 45 Gayle Bryan, 5’2” Jr F; 00 Norma Brunson, 5’5” Sr F; 33 Vesta Kelley, 5’9” So G; 35 Pat Tims, 5’8” So G; 55 Shirley Brown, 5’5” Jr G; 88 Ruella McGowan, 5’6” So G; & 65 Wanda Buckingham, 5’8” So F. 

Claude was led in the final by 5’9” Fr Latrice Moore with 26 points, 5’7” Sr Jane Averyt with 10 and 5’9” Jr LoreneWhelchel with 4.  Bryson was led by 5’7” Jr LaRue Matlock (who broke the tournament scoring record in the 1^st round with 36 points in one game) with 18.  Moore also led Claude with 16 points in the semi-final while Averyt added 12 and Whelchel, 9.  Joann Eads led Emory with 17.  Whelchel was the top scorer for Claude in the 1^st round with 14 while Averyt added 11 and Moore, 8. 

The 1953 Class B All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’7” Sr Jane Averyt and 5’9” Fr Latrice Moore of Claude; 5’7” Jr LaRue Matlock of Bryson and 5’9” So Shirley Cravey of Leakey and Guards 5’7” Sr Mary Gillham and 5’9” Sr Bettye Dawkins of Claude; 5’9” Jr Joyce King of Bryson and 5’8” Jr Betty Braziel of Emory.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.

Dimmitt defeated Granbury, 66-60, in the A-AA final; George West, 67-61, in the semi-final; and Cooper, 70-49, in the 1^st round; at the state tournament.  After the 21-point win in the 1^st round the Bobbies led 27-26 at halftime of the semi-final and by 39-26 after 3 qts. and coasted to victory over George West.  Dimmitt and Granbury were tied at 46-46 after 3 qts of the final but Dimmitt outscored Granbury 20-14 in the final qt.  Dimmitt’s 203 points in 3 games was a new state record. 

The Bobbies qualified for state for the 1^st time with regional wins over Panhandle, 64-59; Burkburnett, 61-41; and (defending state champion) New Deal, 50-42.  Dimmitt finished the year at 34-6.

Dimmitt has made three appearances in the state finals winning the title in 1954, 1955 & 1993 and ranks 7^th in TX with total boys/girls U.I.L. championships at 7.  Leo A. Fields was the 1954 Dimmitt championship coach.  Finalist Granbury made three appearances in the state finals losing in 1954, 1955 & 1978.  Dimmitt had an enrollment of 177 and finalist Granbury, 207.

The championship history of the Dimmitt H.S. girls team goes back further than 1951 when the UIL began its girls state tournament.  Dimmitt won three state championships in 1950-52 under the H.S. Girls Basketball League of Texas (HSGBLT) which was held each year in Waco and/or Hillsboro from 1939-52.  Lometa Odom, the star of the 1950-52 Dimmitt championship teams went on to play for the Wayland Flying Queens who won multiple national AAU championships and is a member of the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame.   Dimmitt also won two state AAU state championships--in 1931 & 1932--and is the only girls team to win state titles in the state AAU tournament, the  HSGBLT and the UIL. 

The two back-to-back titles in 1930-1931 were the first two of an amazing 35 state titles won by "tiny" (a total population of less than 9,000) Castro County as the Dimmitt girls have won 8 titles; the Dimmit boys, 4 titles; the Nazareth boys, 5 titles; and the Nazareth girls, 18 titles.  Only Dallas County (with 47 state titles) has won more state titles than Castro County (Harris County is 3rd at 32 titles).  Dimmitt's total of 8 girls' titles is 3rd in the state after Nazareth (18) and Canyon (13) and ahead of Levelland (7) and Duncanville (6), Abernathy (6), Claude (6) and Waco Midway (6). 

The 1954 Dimmitt players were:  1 Margaret Odom, 5’9” Jr F; 2 Shirley Tucker, 5’3” Jr G; 3 Mary Ann Witt, 5’5” Jr G; 4 Faye Howard, 5’7” So F; 5 Jimmye Carrol Hyatt, 5’5” Jr G; 6 Darlene Cates, 5’3” Jr F; 7 Sandra Adams, 5’6” Fr F; 8 Mary Beth Alley, 5’6” So F; 9 Dee Howard,  5’5” Sr G; 10 Mary Nelson, 5’6” Sr F; 11 Shirley DeLozier, 5’10” So F; 12 Sonya Kaye Lowe, 5’8” Jr G; 13 Dovie Smithson, 5’9” Fr F; & Kaye Killingsworth, 5’6” Fr G. 

5’9 Jr F Margaret Odom led Dimmitt in the final with 48 points while 5’3” Jr F Darlene Cates added 12 and 5’6” Sr F Mary Nelson, 6.  Leta Nell Thomason led Granbury with 38.  Odom had 33 points in the semi-final while Cates had 18 and Nelson, 14.  Myrtle Nell Rosebrock led George West with 30.   Odom scored 28 in the 1^st round and Nelson added 24 and Cates, 14.  Wilma Lee Strong led Cooper with 23.  Odom’s 3-game total of 109 points (36.3 ppg) was a new state record as was her 48 points in one game and in the championship game. 

The 1954 A-AA All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’9” Jr Margaret Odom of Dimmitt; 5’7” Jr Shirley Rains and 6’0” Sr Leta Thomason of Granbury and 5’9” Sr Myrtle Nell Rosebrock of George West and Guards 5’5” Jr Mary Ann Witt and 5’5” Sr Dee Howard of Dimmitt and 5’3” Jr Leta Rains of Granbury.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side. 

Leta Rains (Andrews) of Granbury was all-state in 1954 & 1955 and later played (as a "rover" at Weatherford JC and TX Wesleyan).  She later coached at Tolar (1962-1965); Comanche (1965-1976); Granbury  (1976-1980 & 1992-2008) & Calallen (1980-1992) in a 45-year coaching career that was climaxed by her being named the recipient of the first Morgan Wooten Award for lifetime achievement in coaching high school basketball by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007.  She is also a member of the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame.  Her 1,228 wins (thru 2007) is an all-time record for coaching wins by a female high school coach in the U.S.

Winnie East Chambers defeated Claude, 46-45, in the Conf B final preventing Claude from winning its 4^th consecutive state title.  The Buccaneers defeated Bryson, 60-45, in the semi-final, and Balmorhea in the 1^st round at the state tournament.  The Buccaneers qualified for state for the 1^st time with regional wins over Hemphill, 53-35; Little Cypress, 64-37; and Vidor, 93-52, and finished the year at 30-1.  The Buccaneers cruised to a 45-point victory in the 1^st round and a 15-pt. victory in the semi-final before surviving a comeback by defending stat e champion Claude in the final as the Mustangettes trailed by 8 (35-27) after 3 qts. but outscored the Buccaneers 18-11 in the 4^th qt falling 1-point short as East Chambers won 46-45.  The Buccaneers won the game at the FT line hitting 24 of 30 as Claude had more FGs (19-11). 

Winnie East Chambers won the 1954 state title in the school’s only appearance in the U.I.L. state finals.  J.D. Hutson of NTSU was the 1954 East Chambers Championship coach.  Finalist Claude has made the finals 6 times winning state titles in 1962, 1971 & 1972 and losing in the finals in 1954, 1960 & 1961.  East Chambers had an enrollment of 107 in 1954 and finalist Claude, 102. 

The championship history of the East Chambers H.S. girls team goes back further than 1951 when the UIL began its girls state tournament.  East Chambers won the 1947 & 1953 state championships in the H.S. Girls Basketball League of Texas  (HSGBLT) which was held each year in Waco and/or Hillsboro from 1939-52.  East Chambers was runner-up in the HSGBLT in 1949. 

The 1954 East Chambers players were: 24 Ann Arrendell, 5’7” Fr F; 58 Jo Ann Collins, 5’8” Fr F; 57 Patsy Griffin, 5’7” Fr F; 53 Irene Honeycutt, 6’0” Jr F; 45 Valarie King, 5’6” Jr F; 44 Rosemary McAdams, 5’6” Jr F; 43 Ann Devillier, 5’0” Jr G; 54 Lola Duhon, 5’7” Jr G; 56 Joy Evans, 5’4” Fr G; 22 Katherine Franzen, 5’5” Fr G; 21 Barbara Honeycutt, 5’7” Fr G; & Wanda Regian, 5’11” Jr G. 

The Buccaneers were led in the final by 5’6” Jr Rosemary McAdams with 26 points, 6’0” Jr Irene Honeycutt with 11 and 5’6” Jr Valarie King with 9.  Claude was led by 5’9” So Latrice Moore with 27.  Honeycutt led East Chambers in the semi-final with 23 points followed by King with 22 and McAdams with 15.  LaRue Matlock led Bryson with 25.  McAdams led the Buccaneers in the 1^st round with 21 points followed by King with 20 and Honeycutt with 16.  Jane McCutcheon led Blamorhea with 13. 

The 1954 Conference B All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’6” Jr Rosemary McAdams of East Chambers, 5’9” So Latrice Moore of Claude, 5’9” Sr LaRue Matlock of Bryson and 5’6” Sr Jean Farmer of Clyde Eula and Guards 5’7” Jr Lola Duhon, 5’9” So Mary Agnes Carter of East Lamar and 5’8” Jr Wanda Buckingham of Claude.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side. 

Bowie defeated Angleton, 54-52, in the 2-A final and Gatesville, 59-56, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Bunnies qualified for state for the 1^st time with regional wins over Seagoville, 45-38; Sherman, 46-28; and Stephenville, 41-40; and finished the year at 28-4.  Bowie led by 6 points (45-39) going into the 4^th qt. of the semi-final and held on for a 3-point win.  The Bunnies led the final by 5 points (43-38) going into the 4^th qt. and, with the help of FTs (21 of 34 to 14 of 23) held on for a 2-point victory.  The Texas H.S. Basketball Coaches League (1939-1954) which existed before the UIL began state-wide girls basketball in 1951 went out of existence in 1954 leaving the UIL as the only state-wide organization sponsoring girls high school basketball.  The UIL, with more teams, went to a 3-class alignment in 1955. 

Bowie has made two appearances in the state finals winning state titles in 1955 and 1995.  Wanda Edwards of Texas Wesleyan was the 1955 Bowie championship coach.  Finalist Angleton has made five appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1956 & 1973 and losing in 1955, 1969 & 2005.  Bowie had an enrollment of 356 in 1955 and finalist Angleton, 272. 

The 1955 Bowie players were: 41 Carol Ann Smith, 5’11” Sr F; 24 Sue Jackson, 5’4” Jr F; 21 Linda Campbell, 5’1” Fr F; 34 Linda Kay Bradfield, 5’3” So F; 25 Betty Andreason, 5’10” So F; 23 Loran Sue McLeland, 5’11” Sr G; 35 Lawana Robinson, 5’10” Jr G; 32 Mildred McCraw, 5’9” Jr G; 33 Joan Baxter, 5’4” Sr G; 22 Ruth Ann Wright, 5’3” Sr G; 42 Lynda McLeland, 5’4” Fr G; & 31 Glenda Brooks, 5’3” Jr G. 

The Bunnies were led in the final by 5’11” Sr Carol Ann Smith with 28 points, 5’4” Jr Sue Jackson with 18 and 5’1” Fr Linda Campbell with 8.  Elaine Matthews led Angleton with 28 points.  Smith scored 43 in the semi-final while Campbell added 11 and Jackson, 5.  5’8” So Nancy Mueller led Gatesville with 30.  Smith scored 71 points in the two games at state for a 35.5 ppg average. 

The 1955 2-A All State Tournament Team included  Forwards 5’11” Sr Carol Ann Smith of Bowie; 5’9” Sr Elaine Matthews of Angleton and 5’8” Sr Shirley Oswalt of Abernathy and Guards 5’10” Jr Lawana Robinson of Bowie; 5’4” So Yvonne Stone of Angleton and 5’8” So Nancy Mueller of Gatesville.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.  Yvonne Stone of Angleton is one of only 30 girls in the history of the state tournament to be named All State Tournament for 3 consecutive years.

Dimmitt defeated Granbury, 62-44, in the 1-A final and Goldthwaite, 49-40, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Bobbies qualified for state for the 2^nd time with regional wins over Panhandle, 52-36; Sonora, 92-53; and New Deal, 60-56; and finished the year at 34-5.  Dimmitt had 21 FGs to 8 by Goldthwaite in the semi-final but the Eagles had more FTs (24 of 42 to 7 of 23).  The Bobbies led by  8 (41-33) after 3 qts. and outscored Goldthwaite 8-7 in the 4^th qt.  Dimmitt led by 47-39 after 3 qts. of the final and outscored Granbury 15-5 in the 4^th to cruise to an 18-point victory. 

Dimmitt has made three appearances in the state finals winning the title in 1954, 1955 & 1993 and ranks 7^th in TX with total boys/girls U.I.L. championships at 7.  Wilda Smithson was the 1955 Dimmitt championship coach.  Finalist Granbury made three appearances in the state finals losing in 1954, 1955 & 1978.  Dimmitt had an enrollment of 177 in 1955 and finalist Granbury, 207.  

The championship history of the Dimmitt H.S. girls team goes back further than 1951 when the UIL began its girls state tournament.  Dimmitt won three state championships in 1950-52 under the H.S. Girls Basketball League of Texas (HSGBLT) which was held each year in Waco and/or Hillsboro from 1939-52.  Lometa Odom, the star of the 1950-52 Dimmitt championship teams went on to play for the Wayland Flying Queens who won multiple national AAU championships and is a member of the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame.  Dimmitt also won two state AAU titles--in 1931 & 1932---and is the only girls team to win state titles under the AAU, the HSGBLT and the UIL. 

The two back-to-back titles in 1930-1931 were the first of an amazing 35 state titles won by "tiny" (a total population of less than 9,000) Castro County as the Dimmitt girls have won 8 titles; the Dimmitt boys, 4 titles; the Nazareth boys, 5 titles; and the Nazareth girls, 18 titles.  Only Dallas County (with 47 state titles) has won more state titles than Castro County (Harris County is 3rd at 32 titles).  Dimmitt's total of 8 girls' titles is 3rd in the state after Nazareth (18) and Canyon (13) and ahead of Levelland (7), Duncanville (6), Abernathy (6), Claude (6) and Waco Midway (6). 

The 1955 Dimmitt players were:  1 Margaret Odom, 5’10” Sr F; 2 Shirley Tucker, 5’3” Sr G; 3 Mary Ann Witt, 5’4” Sr G; 4 Faye Howard, 5’5” Jr F; 5 Jimmye Hyatt, 5’6” Sr G; 6 Darlene Cates, 5’3” Sr F; 7 Sandra Adams, 5’7” So G; 8 Mary Alley, 5’7” Jr F; 9 Ann Spear, 5’4” Sr F; 10 Betty McDermitt, 5’4” So G; 11 Shirley Delozier, 5’11” Jr G; 12 Sonya Lowe, 5’8” Sr G; 13 Dovie Smithson, 5’10” So G; & 14 Kaye Killingsworth, 5’8” So G. 

The Bobbies were led in the final by 5’10” Sr Margaret Odom with 28 points, Ann Spear with 19 and Darlene Cates with 15.  Odom also led the scoring in the semi-final with 18 points while Cates added 16 and Spear, 12. 

The 1955 1-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’10” Sr Margaret Odom of Dimmitt, 5’7” Sr Shirley Rains & 5’4” Sr Leta Mae Rains of Granbury and 5’9” So Pat Troell of George West and Guards 5’11” Jr Shirley Delozier of Dimmitt and 5’5” Jr Darlene Pruitt of Granbury.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.  Pat Troell is one of only 30 girls in the history of the state tournament to be named All State Tournament for 3 consecutive years.

Leta Rains (Andrews) of Granbury was all-state in 1954 & 1955 and later played (as a "rover" at Weatherford JC and TX Wesleyan).  She later coached at Tolar (1962-1965); Comanche (1965-1976); Granbury  (1976-1980 & 1992-2008) & Calallen (1980-1992) in a 45-year coaching career that was climaxed by her being named the recipient of the first Morgan Wooten Award for lifetime achievement in coaching high school basketball by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007.  She is also a member of the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame.  Her 1,228 wins (thru 2007) is an all-time record for coaching wins by a female high school coach in the U.S.

Waco Midway defeated Cotton Center, 58-50, in the Conf B final; East Chambers, 60-51; and Maydelle, 63-61, in the 1^st round at the state tournament.  The Panthers qualified for state for the 1^st time with regional wins over Aquilla, 65-50; Blanket, 64-45; Pottsville, 59-44; and Lipan, 52-44; and finished the year at 29-3.  Midway led in the 1^st round by 3 (57-54) after 3qts. and held on for a 2-point victory over Maydelle before a 9-point win in the semi-final and an 8-point win in the final.    The Panthers led by only 2 points in the final after 3 qts. but outscored CottonCenter 16-10 in the 4^th qt. 

Waco Midway has made 8 appearances in the state finals winning state titles in 1955, 1969, 1973, 1975, 1976 and 1994 and losing in the finals in 1977 (to Canyon) and 1990 (to  Corpus Christi Calallen).  M.T. Rice was the 1955 Midway championship coach.  Finalist Cotton Center made its only appearance in a state final in 1955.  Waco Midway had an enrollment of 90 in 1955 and finalist Cotton Center, 50. 

The 1955 Waco Midway players were:  34 Dolly Denard, 5’6” So G; 22 Joyce Foster, 5’10” So G; 21 Jo Retta Griffin, 5’7” So F; 13 Wanda Leutwyler, 5’5” So F; 43 Peggy McKinney, 5’7” Fr G; 15 Carol Morris, 5’4” Jr F; 35 Gale Rice, 5’8” Jr F; 41 Juanajean Robinson, 5’7” So G; 23 Barbara Rutledge, 5’6” Sr G; 32 Vonda Scott, 5’6” So G; 24 Joyce Thompson, 5’6” Jr F; & 12 Peggy Warren, 5’8” Sr G.   

Midway was led in the final by 5’6” Jr F Joyce Thompson with 34 points and 5’7” So F Jo Retta Griffin and 5’8” Jr F Gale Rice with 12 each.  Cora Bell Clanton led Cotton Center with 27.  Thompson scored 49 points (17 of 25 FTs) in the semi-final and Griffin added 9 and Rice, 2.  Rosemary McAdams led East Chambers with 24.  Thompson scored 35 points (23 of 32 FTs) in the 1^st round against Maydelle and scored 118 points in 3 state games for a 39.3 average. 

The 1955 Conference B All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’6” Jr Joyce Thompson of Waco Midway, 5’9” Sr Rosilyn Range of Skidmore-Tynan, 5’6” Sr Valarie King and 5’6” Sr Rosemary McAdams of  East Chambers and Guards 5’4” Jr Bonnie Cannon of Cotton Center and 5’7” Fr Peggy McKinney of Waco Midway.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.  Rosilyn Range of Skidmore-Tynan broke a state record with 53 points in a 1^st round game.

 Angleton defeated Seagoville, 51-48, in the 2-A final and Tulia, 52-50, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Wildcats qualified for state for the 3^rd time with regional wins over Pineland, 38-36; Vidor, 61-59; Uvalde, 60-58; and Beeville, 59-46; and finished the year 29-4.

Angleton had a 6-point lead (39-33) after 3 qts of the semi-final and survived a comeback by Tulia in the 4^th qt. for a 2-point victory gained largely by superior FT shooting (26 of 38 to 18 of 37).  The Wildcats also survived a 4^th qt. comeback in the final as Angleton led 45-36 after 3 qts. and withstood a 12-6 4^th qt. by Seagoville.  

Angleton has made five appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1956 & 1973 and losing in the finals to Bowie in 1955, Canyon in 1969 and Ft. Worth Dunbar in 2005.  R.M.Watson of Howard Payne was the 1956 Angleton championship coach.  Finalist Seagoville made two appearances in the state finals losing in 1956 & 1957.  Angleton had an enrollment of 328 and finalist Seagoville, 248. 

The 1956 Angleton players were: 88 Janice Bacon, 5’6” Jr; 13 Roxanne Hardwick, ‘3” Jr; 33 Minnie Kay, 5’6” Jr; 22 Frances LeRibeus, 5’3” Jr; 99 Margaret Lewis, 5’9” Jr; 50 Derla Lorraine, 5’2” Jr; 55 Jo Ann Marshall, 5’4” Sr; 11 Glenda Miles, 5’6” Fr; 12 Jeanne Shanks, 5’7” Jr; 44 Yvonne Stone, 5’4” Jr; 00 Joyce VanSickle,  5’5” Jr; and 77 Dianne Wilson, 5’4” Fr.  (All five starters returned to the state tournament in 1957 but Angleton lost to Buna in the final.) 

Angleton was led in the final by Roxanne Hardwick with 20 points, Joyce VanSickle with 17 and Minnie Kay with 14.  Jane Fowler led Seagoville with 29 while Patsy Akin added 13.  Hardwick led the scoring in the semi-final with 21 points while VanSickel added 17 and Kay, 12.  Wilma Lou O’Daniel and Loretta Timmons led Tulia with 16 each.

The 1956 2-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’3” Jr Roxanne Hardwick of Angleton, 6’2” Sr Patsy Akin of Seagoville and 5’2” Sr Ona Lee Schroeder of Bellville and Guards 5’4” Jr Yvonne Stone of Angleton, 5’4” Sr Carolyn Young of Seagoville and 5’5” Sr Pat Bradley of Tulia.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.  Yvonne Stone is one of only 30 girls in the history of the state tournament to be named All State Tournament for 3 consecutive years.

Buna defeated New Deal, 54-44, in the 1-A final and George West, 85-56, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Cougarettes qualified for state for the 1^st time with regional wins over Newton, 63-41, and Goldthwaite, 59-41, and finished the year at 34-1 (the one loss to Pineland, 46-45).  Buna jumped out to a 47-27 halftime lead over George West in the 29-point semi-final win.  The Cougarettes built a 32-21 halftime lead over New Deal in the final with its “deliberate” game and coasted to a 10-point win using only six players.  The 85 points by Buna in the semi-final was a state record.

Buna has made 6 appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1956, 1957, 1960, & 1961 and losing  in the finals in 1959 (to Abernathy) and 1971 (to Spearman).  The Buna boys won 7 state titles from 1955-63 and thus Buna H.S. has a total of 11 state championships to rank 3^rd (with Snook at 11) in TX behind Nazareth (23) and Canyon (15) for most total championships won.  R.C. Hyden of SFA was the 1956 Buna championship coach.  Buna had an enrollment of 214 to 108 for finalist New Deal.  New Deal made three appearances in the state finals winning the title in 1953 and losing in 1956 & 1981. 

The 1956 Buna players were:  20 Peggy Peveto, 5’4” So; 44 Beth Windnell, 5’4” Fr; 55 Nancy Richardson, 5’4” Fr; 66 Marie Palmer, 5’7” Jr; 77 Joan Smith, 5’4” Jr; 88 Lewine Germany, 5’9” Jr; 93 Judy Germany, 5’6” Fr; 94 Earline Weaver, 5’7” So; 95 Pat Fagg, 5’9” Jr; 96 Laura Kelly, 5’2”So; 97 Mary Mellard, 5’6” So; 98 Johnnie Woods, 5’7” Jr; & 99 Virginia Shannon, 5’10” Jr.  There were no seniors on the team which would go undefeated the next year, 1957. 

The Cougarettes were led in the final by 5’10” Jr Virginia Shannon with 26 points, 5’4” Jr Joan Smith with 15 and 5’9” Jr Lewine Germany with 13.  Linda Kay Miller led New Deal with 23 points.  Shannon also led the scoring in the semi-final with 35 points while Germany added 32 and Smith, 17.  Pat Troell led George West with 29.  Pat Troell is one of only 30 girls in the history of the state tournament to be named All State Tournament for 3 consecutive years. 

The 1956 1A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’10” Jr Virginia Shannon of Buna, 5’8” Sr Linda Kay Miller of New Deal and 5’9” Jr Pat Troell of George West and Guards 5’9” Jr Pat Fagg of Buna, 5’8” Jr Glenna Phillips of New Deal and 5’3” Jr Barbara Hines of Emory.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side. 

Coach R.C. Hyden along with the Buna boys coach, Cotton Robinson, are honored with a marble marker in front of city hall that commemorates the championships (7 for boys, 4 for girls) by Buna under these two coaches.  The marker includes etched photos of both men.

Collinsville defeated Sulphur Springs North Hopkins, 83-75, in the Conf B final; Ropesville, 74-73, in the semi-final; and Pettus, 62-51, in the 1^st round at the state tournament.  The Lady Pirates qualified for state for the 1^st time with regional wins over Wortham, 72-46; Dodd City, 60-51; and Sanger, 47-40; and finished the year at 35-2.  Collinsville used a 17-11 3^rd quarter to break open a close 1^st round game for an 11-point win.   The Pirates escaped in the semi-final with a one-point win as Juvean McWhorter made a FG (one of her state record 55 points) in the last 15 seconds for the win.  Collinsville’s 8-point win in the final was highlighted by a state record 68 points by McWhorter.  Among the 12 state records set by the 1956 Collinsville team were the 219 points in 3 games, most points in one game (83), most points in a championship game (83), most points by individual in a 3-game series by McWhorter (168) and most field goals by an individual--McWhorter--in one game (28) and a series (70). 

Collinsville has made two appearances in the state finals winning the title in 1956 and losing in the 1958 final to Sulphur Springs N. Hopkins.  Milton Pearce of NTSU was the 1956 Collinsville championship coach.  Collinsville had an enrollment of 80 in 1956 to 65 for N. Hopkins.Finalist N. Hopkins made four appearances in the finals winning the title in 1958, 1959 & 1960 and losing in 1956. 

The 1956 Collinsville players were:  33 Juvean McWhorter, 5’10” Sr; 32 Marsha Scoggins, 5’11” So; 11 Irene Hite, 5’6” Fr; 36 Linda McWhorter, 5’10” So; 10 Linda Carney, 5’5” Jr; 20 Gloria Ragsdale, 5’5” So; 18 Helen Cannon, 5’8” Jr; 23 Ann Qualls, 5’6” Fr; 30 Clovia Wood, 5’7” Sr; 34 Charlsie Stiles, 5’6” Jr; 31 Nancy Boren, 5’7” Jr; 35 Wanda Click, 5’5” Sr; 19 Betty Dolezalek, 5’6” So; 15 Betty Umsted, 5’7” Jr; 21 Alma Bell, 5’5” Fr ; 16 Doris Rector, 5’6” Fr;  & Shirley McCorkle, 5’3” So. 

Collinsville was led in the final by 5’10” Sr Juvean McWhorter, utilizing a unique two-handed overhead set shot, with 68 points and 5’11” So Marsha Scoggins with 15 (only two players scored for the Pirates).  Jane Jones led N. Hopkins with 42.  McWhorter scored 55 points in the semi-final and Scoggins added 18.  Von Bevers led Ropesville with 41.  McWhorter led the Pirates in the 1^st round with 47 points while Scoggins added 15.  Betty Dunn led Pettus with 32.  McWhorter’s 68 points in one tournament game set a state record as did her 28 FGs in one game and 168 points in 3 games at state.  Her records still stand in 2008 after 52 years.  Texas Basketball lists Juvean McWhorter 12^th (with 68 points in 1956) on its all-time highest scoring game list.  She averaged 35.7 ppg as a senior in 1956. 

Soph Betty Dolezalek was named All State Tournament in 1958 when Collinsville lost in the final to N. Hopkins. 

The 1956 Conference B All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’10” Sr Juvean McWhorter of Collinsville, 5’7” Jr Von Bevers of Ropesville and 5’8” So Lou Jane Jones of North Hopkins and Guards 5’11” Jr Diana Tidwell of Ropesville, 5’6” Sr  Jo Ann Ferrell of North Hopkins and 5’8” Jr Newlyn Young of Hawley.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.

Lou Jane Jones was named All State Tournament for 3 consecutive years in 1956-58 and scored 197 points in 9 games (21.8 ppg) at state in 1966-69.  Von Bevers of Ropesville scored 147 points in 5 games (29.4 ppg) in 1956-57.

Juvean McWhorter married a H.S. basketball coach, Charles Snell, and in 2007 Juvean McWhorter Snell  and her husband lived in Lake Kiowa (Gainesville) TX.  Her jersey number was retired by Collinsville in 2007.  Her granddaughter, Katie Sanderson, plays basketball at Seminole State in OK.  Marsha Scoggins Roberts, a soph in 1956, later played for the Wayland Baptist Flying Queens and was a member of the 1959 U.S. women’s team at the Pan American Games.  Roberts later coached at Mineral Wells, Glen Rose, Godley and Tahoka and is now retired south of Ft Worth.  Several other team members still reside near Collinsville as Wanda Click Renfro lives in Whitesboro; Linda Carney Mitchell in Sherman; and Betty Dolezalek Graham (with a degree in Home Economics) is retired in Lewisville.  Also, Nancy Boren Parker (who has an M.A. in immunology) lives in Norman OK and Dr. Irene Hite Passch is the head of the Dept. of Communications at Jamestown U. in N. Dakota.  Coach Milton Pearce later became Supt. of Schools at Collinsville and Howe. 

 Buna defeated Seagoville, 69-31, in the 2-A final and Angleton, 59-26, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Courgarettes qualified for state for the 2^nd time with regional wins over Jasper, 81-40; Bellville, 69-44; and Gatesville, 62-50.  Buna finished the year undefeated at 37-0 winning the second of back-to-back titles.  The Cougarettes “blew away” the competition all year  with an average victory margin of 31 points (the closest win was by 9 points).  The victory margin for 5 playoff games was 28 and included a 33-point win over Angleton in the semi-finals and a 38-point win in the final setting state records for points in the championship game and for a two-game series.  The semi-final win was noteworthy in that Angleton was the 1-A defending state champion and had its entire squad back in 1957 from the 1956 team. 

Buna has made 6 appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1956, 1957, 1960, & 1961 and losing  in the finals in 1959 (to Abernathy) and 1971 (to Spearman).  The championship coach for all four titles was R.C. Hyden of SFA.  The Buna boys won 7 state titles from 1955-63 and thus Buna H.S. has a total of 11 state championships to rank 3^rd (with Snook at 11) in TX behind Nazareth (23) and Canyon (15) for most total championships won.   No TX high school has ever had a better year in one sport than Buna did in 1957 as the boys were the undefeated state champ at 40-0, beat the 4-A state champion twice, and cruised thru the state tournament with 24 & 29 point victories.  Thus the undefeated boys and girls teams had a total record of 75-0 with two state titles.  A marble monument in front of Buna City Hall commemorates the 11 championships won by Buna and includes  an “etching” photograph of Coach Hyden and the boys, Coach, Cotton Robinson.  Buna had a 66-game winning streak in 1956-58. 

Finalist Seagoville made two appearances in the state finals losing in 1956 & 1957.  Buna had an enrollment of 214 in 1957 to 248 for finalist Seagoville. 

The 1957 Buna players were:  63 Lewine Germany, 5’9” Sr F; 60 Virginia Shannon, 5’10” Sr F; 62 Joan Smith, 5’5” Sr F; 67 Pat Fagg, 5’8” Sr G; 66 Marie Rich, 5’8” Sr G; 64 Earline Weaver, 5’7” Jr G; 61 Judy Germany, 5’8” So G; 70 Johnnye Woods, 5’9” Sr F; 65 Peggy Peveto, 5’6” Jr G; 72 Laura Kelley, 5’3” Jr F; 24 Cora Fletcher, 5’3” Fr F; 71 Betty Reed, 5’8” Sr F; 68 Nancy Richardson, 5’5” So G; & 23 Linda Johnson, 5’6” Fr F.

5’5” Sr Joan Smith led Buna in the final with her excellent playmaking and 23 points while 5’9” Sr Lewine Germany added 20 and 5’10” Sr Virginia Shannon, 18.  Jane Fowley led Seagoville with 20.  Shannon led the Cougarettes in the semi-final with 31 while Germany added 10.  Joyce VanSickle led Angleton with 11 points.  According to author James McLemore (Texas Schoolgirl Basketball) Smith, Germany and Shannon made over 60% of their shots on the season. 

The 2-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’10” Sr Virginia Shannon and 5’9” Sr Lewine Germany of Buna and 5’1” Sr Jane Fowler of Seagoville and Guards 5’8” Sr Pat Fagg of Buna, 5’4” Sr Yvonne Stone of Angleton and 5’5” Jr Evie Floyd of Seagoville.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.  Yvonne Stone of Angleton is one of only 30 girls in the history of the state tournament to be named All State Tournament for 3 consecutive years. 

Earline Weaver, a Jr in 1957, later coached at Buna.

Ropesville defeated Cooper, 64-51, in the 1-A final and Waco Midway, 56-42, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Eagles qualified for state for the 2^nd time with regional wins over Roby, 71-41; McLean, 60-45; and Hale Center, 71-45.  Ropesville finished the year at 30-1 (losing only to conference B state champion, Lubbock Roosevelt).  The Lady Eagles cruised thru the state tournament with a 14-point win in the semi-final and a 13-point win in the final. Ropesville trailed 26-23 at halftime of the final but outscored Cooper 20-12 in the 3^rd qt. and relied on a great defensive effort by its guards to slow down Cooper’s high scoring tamdem of Wilma Strong and Babs Janes.    

Ropesville won the 1957 title in the school’s only appearance in a state final.  The 1957 Ropesville championship coach was Raymond (“Pat”) Patterson of TX Wesleyan.  Finalist Cooper won state titles in 1958, 1960 and 1977 and lost in the finals in 1957 and 1995.  Ropesville had an enrollment of 128 compared to 166 for Cooper.

The 1957 Ropesville players were:  20 Emma Jane Christopher, 5’6” Jr F; 25 Kay McAteer, 5’6” Jr F; 45 Yvonne Bevers, 5’8” Sr F; 10 Nancy Martin, 5’6” Sr F; 30 Janice Pointer, 5’6” Fr F; 00 Lena Christopher, 5’2” Fr F; 77 Jean Tussy, 5’7” Jr F; 99 Diane Tidwell, 5’11” Sr G; 88 Maxine Brown, 5’10” Sr G; 35 Anita Crawford, 5’7” Sr G; 60 Peggy Morrow, 5’5” Jr G; 55 Lanelle Jackson, 5’7” Sr G; 70 Rosemary Bond, 5’1” Sr G & 40 Sandra Bain, 5’7” So G.

Ropesville was led in the final by 5’6” Jr Emma Jane Christopher with 32 points, 5’8” Sr Yvonne Bevers with 20, and 5’6” Jr Kay McAteer with 12.  Wilma Strong led Cooper with 24.    Bevers was the top Eagle scorer in the semi-final with 26 points while Christopher had 18 and McAteer, 12.  Jo Retta Griffin led Midway with 19. 

The 1-A 1957 All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’6” Jr Ray McAteer of Ropesville, 5’10” Sr Pat Troell of George West and 5’9” Sr Wilma Strong of Cooper and Guards 6’0” Sr Diane Tidwell and 5’10” Sr Maxine Brown of Ropesville and 5’8” Jr Brenda Holmes of Cooper.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.  Pat Troell of George West is one of only 30 girls in the history of the state tournament to be named All State Tournament for 3 consecutive years and scored 152 points (25.3 ppg) in 6 games at state in 1955-57.

Lubbock Roosevelt defeated Hawley, 56-40, in the Conf B final; North Hopkins, 61-52, in the semi-final; and Santo, 70-56, in the 1^st round at the state tournament.  The Eagles qualified for state for the 1^st time with playoff wins over Bula, 84-77; Happy, 78-63; Megargel, 73-54; and Texline, 73-62.  The Eagles finished the year at 36-1 losing only to Hawley, 59-53, in the 4^th game of the year.  Roosevelt outscored (38-3) Hawley 33-20 in the 2^nd half to break open a close game and win by 16 points.

Lubbock Roosevelt has made two appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1957 and 1965.  The 1957 Roosevelt championship coach was Marvin Williams of Texas Tech.    Finalist Hawley made its only appearance in the state final and was coached by Charles Womack who won over 900 games in 33 years coaching both boys and girls.  Womack was elected to the TX Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.  Roosevelt had an enrollment of 111 to 70 for Hawley. 

The 1957 Roosevelt players were:  17 Gloria Gammill, 6’0” Sr F; 13 Sue Williams, 5’3” Sr F; 33 Ann Jones, 5’7” Jr F-G; 22 Nell McCright, 5’7” Sr F; 11 Sandra McCallister, 5’5” Jr F-G; 44 Patsy Miller, 5’6” Jr F; 52 June Williams, 5’3” Fr F; 41 Linda Aycock, 5’4” So F; 53 Carolyn Dunagan, 5’2” Jr F; 10 Sandra Lackey, 5’2” Jr F; 15 Betty Holmes, 5’11” Sr G; 12 Kay Dunagan, 5’5” So G; 55 Linda Kinard, 5’8” Jr G; 43 Barbara Meador, 5’5” Fr G; 66 Sandra Sasser, 5’7” So G; 16 Linda Rhea, 5’4” Jr G; 14 Maurine Jones, 5’7” So G; 42 Doris Killian, 5’3” Fr G; 35 Karen Kinard, 5’5” So G & 34 Linda Cox, 5’3” So G. 

6’0” Gloria Gammill led Roosevelt in the final with 24 ponts while 5’7” Jr Ann Jones added 22 and 5’3” Sr Sue Williams, 10.   Peggy Snell led Hawley with 21.   In the semi-final Gammill led with 33 points followed by Jones with 21.  Lou Jane Jones of North Hopkins scored 22.  Gammill scored 34 in the 1^st round followed by Jones with 26.  Santo’s Barbara Taylor scored 34. 

The 1957 Conference B All State Tournament Team included Forwards 6’0” Sr Gloria Gammill of Lubbock Roosevelt, 5’8” Jr Lou Jane Jones of North Hopkins and 5’7” Sr Pat Waller of North Zulch and Guards 5’8” Jr Linda Kinard of Lubbock Roosevelt, 5’7” Sr Newlyn Young of Hawley and 5’9” Jr Janet Casey of North Zulch.  Lou Jane Jones was named All State Tournament for 3 consecutive years in 1956-58 and scored 229 points in 9 games for a 25.4 average.

Abernathy defeated Ft. Worth Brewer, 64-53, in the 2-A final and Rockdale, 63-59, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Antelopes qualified for state for the 2^nd time and finished the year undefeated at 39-0.  Abernathy and Rockdale were tied at 48-48 after 3 qts. of the semi-final but the Antelopes outscored the Tigers 15-11 in the 4^th qt. for the 4-point win.  Abernathy won the game at the FT line with 19 of 31 to 9 of 19 for Rockdale.   The Antelopes led Brewer 43-33 after 3 qts. of the final and cruised to an 11-point win.  

Abernathy has won 6 state championships (1958, 1959, 1981, 1984, 1986 & 1991) and lost in the final three times (in 1985 to Troy; in 1989 to Grapeland; and in 2002 to Buffalo)”.  Pete Wilson of McMurry was the Abernathy championship coach in 1958 & 1959.  Finalist FW Brewer made its only appearance in a state final in 1958.  Abernathy had an enrollment of 222 to 487 for Brewer. 

The 1958 Abernathy players were:  35 Brenda Shipman, 5’6” Sr F; 33 JoAnn (Jody) Phillips, 5’4” Sr F; 31 Margie Guinn, 5’9” Jr F; 11 Linda Shipman, 5’5” So F; 21 Barbara Turner, 5’4” So F; 7 Betty Struve, 5’5” So F; 53 Billie Vance Houston, 5’8” Jr G; 55 Lenora Manley, 5’6” Sr G; 25 Lera Johnson, 5’9” So G; 15 Paula Apperson, 5’6” Jr G; 45 Carolyn Northcutt, 5’7” So G; 43 Coleen Bradley, 5’6” Jr G; 51 Evelyn Lyles, 5’4” Jr G; 23 Linda Monk, 5’8” So G; & 13 Donna Linton, 5’5” So G.  

Abernathy was led in the final by 5’9” Jr F Margie Guinn with 33 points, 5’6” Sr F Brenda Shipman with 19 and 5’4” Sr F JoAnn Phillips with 12.  Linda Goodger led Brewer with 20.    Guinn was also the top scorer in the semi-final with 31 points followed by Shipman with 18 and Phillips with 14.  Etta Kay Keeble led Rockdale with 22. 

The 2-A 1958 All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’9” Jr Margie Guinn of Abernathy, 5’10” Sr Kirby Owens of Rockdale and 5’3” Jr Linda Goodger of FW Brewer and Guards 5’6” Sr Lenora Manley of Abernathy, 5’5” So Mary Richards of Rockdale and 5’8” Sr Karen Cassity of Clear Creek.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.  Margie Guinn of Abernathy scored 147 points in 4 state games (36.7 ppg) in 1958-59. 

Cooper defeated Moulton, 59-53, in the 1-A final and Central Pollok, 68-59, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Bulldogs qualified for state for the 3^rd time with regional wins over Duncanville, 67-53; James Bowie, 62-50; and Hurst-Euless, 50-48.  Cooper finished the year at 35-3 while previously undefeated Moulton finished at 32-1.  The Bulldogs led Central 53-46 after 3 qts. and cruised to a 9-point victory in the semi-final.  Cooper led Moulton in the final by 6 at the end of 3 qts. and maintained that edge in the 4^th qt. for a 6-point win. 

Cooper has made five appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1958, 1960 & 1977 and losing in the finals in 1957 (to Ropesville) and 1995 (to Ozona).  Davis Floyd of Midwestern U. was the 1958 Cooper championship coach.  Finalist Moulton has never won a title but has lost in the finals 8 times (1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1987, 1990, 1991 & 2005).  Cooper had an enrollment of 165 to 146 for Moulton. 

The 1958 Cooper players were:  11 Bab Janes, 5’6” Sr F; 15 Laquieta Day, 5’6” So F; 22 Fredda Newman, 5’2” So F; 1 Joyce Lovelandy, 5’4” Sr F; 25 Sharlene Garrison, 5’9” So F; 4 Brenda Holmes, 5’8” Sr G; 55 Linda Harris, 5’6” Sr G; 46 Norma Cauley, 5’5” Sr G; 12 Martha McMillian, 5’3” So G; 44 Betty Miller, 5’6” Sr G; and 2 Jane Gregory, 5’8” Sr G.  

Cooper was led in the final by 5’6” Sr F Bab Janes with 23 followed by 5’2” So F Fredda Newman with 21 and 5’6” So F Laquieta Day with 15.  Annie Janek led Moulton with 39.    Janes also led Cooper in the semi-final scoring 33 points followed by Day with 26 and Newman with 7.  Larie Manley led Central with 21 points. 

The 1-A 1958 All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’6” Sr Bab Janes of Cooper, 5’8” Sr Annie Jasek of Moulton and 5’9” Jr Mary Ann Freeman of White Deer and Guards 5’8” Sr Brenda Holmes of Cooper, 5’5” So Rose Jones of Central Pollok, 5’11” Sr Lorean Holloway of White Deer and 5’3” Sr Ora Nell Findelsen and 5’11” Sr Jo Ann Kinvicka of Moulton.   From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.

Sulphur Springs North Hopkins defeated Collinsville, 86-28, in the Conf B final; Sugar Land, 80-76, in the semi-final; and Rankin, 83-39, in the 1^st round at the state tournament.  The Panthers qualified for state for the 3^rd time with regional wins over Lone Oak, 88-24; Broaddus, 74-23; Elysian Fields, 57-30; and Alba-Golden, 69-38, and finished the year at 33-1 (the lone loss to 1A state champion Cooper).   North Hopkins cruised to two easy victories (by 44 points in the 1^st round and 58 points in the final) at the state tournament and was only tested by SugarLand in the semi-finals.  The Panthers had an 8-point lead after 3 qts. and won by 4 after the Gators rallied at the end.  The 58-point winning margin in the final was a state record in 1958 and remains so in 2007.  Collinsville was hampered by an injury to its star player, Marsha Scoggins (later a star at Wayland Baptist and the U.S. Pan American team), who scored only 12 points. 

Sulphur Springs North Hopkins has made four appearances in the state finals winning 3 consecutive state titles in 1958-1960 under Coach Freeman J. Parish of ETSU.  The Panthers lost the 1956 final to Collinsville which made two appearances in the state finals winning its only title in 1956 against North Hopkins and losing to North Hopkins in the 1958 final.  N. Hopkins had an enrollment of 72 to 84 for Collinsville. 

The 1958 North Hopkins players were:  21 Edith Estes, 5’6” Jr F; 27 Patsy Ferrell, 5’9” Jr G; 10 Mamie Garner, 5’8” Sr G; 22 Shirley Gibby, 5’6” Jr G; 25 Peggy Goldsmith, 5’7” So G; 29 Lou Jane Jones, 5’8” Sr F; 24 Janey Lawson, 5’8” So G; 41 Gale Milligan, 5’6” Fr F; 23 Charlene Minty, 5’3” Jr F; 42 Patsy Orr, 5’6” Jr F; 26 Jo Palmer, 5’8” Sr G; 9 Ann Parish, 5’4” Fr G; 26 Mary Parish, 5’7” So F; and 11 Lou Withrow, 5’6” So G.   

North Hopkins was led in the final by 5’7” So F Mary Parish with 42 points, 5’8” Sr F Lou Jane Jones with 22 and 5’6” Jr F Edith Estes with 14.  Parish was the daughter of N. Hopkins coach Freeman J. Parish.  Melva Kelton led SugarLand with 40.   Jones led the scoring in the semi-final with 35 while Parish had 33 and Estes, 18.  Marsha Scoggins led Collinsville with 12.  N. Hopkins was led in the first round by Paris with 34 points and Jones with 27.  Darlenel Braden led Rankin with 20 points. 

The Conference B 1958 All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’8” Sr Lou Jane Jones and 5’7” So Mary Parish of North Hopkins, 5’4” Sr Arlene Allerkamp of Comfort and 5’5” Jr  Joyce Binford of Sugarland and Guards 5’6” Jr Shirley Gibby of North Hopkins, 5’7” So Ellie Blaschke of Skidmore-Tynan and 5’6” Sr Betty Dolezalek of Collinsville.  Mary Parish of N. Hopkins and Ellie Blaschke of Skidmore-Tynan were both named All State Tournament for 3 consecutive years in 1958-60. 

Mary Parish played in the state tournament for 4 years, was named All State Tournament three times and became the all-time high scorer in the history of the tournament with 377 points in 12 games for a 31.4 average. Lou Jane Jones made All State Tournament for 3 consecutive years (1956-58) and scored 229 points in 9 games at state for a 25.4 average.  Joyce Binford of Sugarland scofred 149 points in 5 games (29.8 ppg) in 1958-59.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.

Abernathy defeated Buna, 59-57, in the 2-A final and San Antonio East Central, 80-50, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  Abernathy qualified for state for the 3^rd time with regional wins over Friona, 63-56; Wellington, 59-48 and Granbury, 71-49.   The Antelopes finished the year at 33-3.  The 30-point semi-final win was highlighted by a state record 55 points by Abernathy’s Margie Guinn.  The Antelopes trailed Buna at halftime of the final by 4 points but outscored the Courgarettes 19-11 in the 3^rd qt. taking a 43-39 lead into the 4^th qt.  The Antelopes held off a Buna rally as time ran out for the 2-point victory handing the Cougettes their first loss in 34 games. 

Abernathy has won 6 state championships (1958, 1959, 1981, 1984, 1986 & 1991) and lost in the final three times (in 1985 to Troy; in 1989 to Grapeland; and in 2002 to Buffalo).  Pete Wilson of McMurry College was the Abernathy championship coach in 1958 & 1959.  Finalist Buna has made 6 appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1956, 1957, 1960 & 1961 and losing  in the finals in 1959 and 1971. 

The 1959 Abernathy players were:  30 Margie Guinn, 5’8” Sr F; 34 Linda Shipman, 5’5” Jr F; 12 Diann Owen, 5’7” So F; 52 Billie Houston, 5’8” Sr F; 22 Barbara Turner, 5’4” Jr F; 54 Nelda Sanders, 5’9” So F; 32 Jan Exum, 5’2” So F; 24 Lera Johnson, 5’9” Jr G; 14 Paula Apperson, 5’5” Sr G; 44 Carolyn Northcutt, 5’7” Jr G; 40 Lisa Habbinga, 5’9” Jr G; 10 Laree Abney, 5’7” So G; 42 Colleen Bradley, 5’6” Sr G; & 20 Donna Linton, 5’4” Jr G.  

5’8” Sr F Margie Guinn led Abernathy in the final with 28 points followed by 5’7” So F Diann Owen with 17 and 5’5” Jr F Linda Shipman with 14.  Linda Johnson led Buna with 28 points.  Guinn scored a state record 55 points to lead Abernathy in the semi-final and Owen added 15 and Shipman, 10.  Mary Blocker led East Central with 21.  Guinn scored a total of 83 points in 2 games for a 41.5 ppg average. 

The 2-A 1959 All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’7” So Diann Owen and 5’8” Sr Margie Guinn of Abernathy and 5’6” Jr Linda Johnson of Buna and Guards 5’9” Jr Lisa Habbings of Abernathy, 5’6” Sr Nancy Richardson of Buna and 5’7” Sr Judy Hyatt of Duncanville.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.  Margie Guinn of Abernathy scored 147 points in 4 state games (36.7 ppg) in 1958-59.

Pollok Central defeated Sudan, 58-57, in the 1-A final and Sugar Land, 54-50, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Bulldogs qualified for state for the 2^nd time with regional wins over Fairfield, 73-56; Joaquin, 46-44; and Orangefield, 58-53.  Central finished the year at 37-2.  The Bulldogs trailed by one-point after 3 qts. of the semi-final but outscored Sugarland 13-8 in the final qt. for the 4-point victory gained largely by a FT edge (24 of 33 to 12 of 18).   Central led 33-28 at halftime and 44-38 after 3 qts. of the final  and survived a Sudan rally in the 4^th qt.  (19-14) for a one-point victory.

Pollok Central won state titles in 1959 & 1984 in its only two appearances in the state finals.  The Bulldogs came into the 1958 tournament 35-0 but lost both games at state and thus the 1959 title was particularly sweet.   Leonard Lamb of SFA was the 1959 Central championship coach and was the leading scorer on the 1948 Maydelle boys state championship team.  Finalist Sudan has made 6 appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1983, 1987, 1994, 1995 & 2008. 

The 1959 Central players were:  49 Ann Redd, 5’8” Sr F; 43 Janis Sifford, 5’6” Sr F; 41 Betty Davis, 5’5” Sr G; 42 Barbara Young, 5’4” So F; 48 Gwyn Heaton, 5’8” So F; 40 Patsy Thompson, 5’6” Sr G; 45 Linda Simms, 5’7” Sr G; 46 Linda Heaton, 5’5” Jr G; 44 Virginia Simms, 5’7” Jr G; 18 Linda Bynum, 5’1” Fr F; 7 Patsy Free, 5’6” Fr F; 12 Ann Carr, 5’5” Fr F; 17 Phyllis Pritchett, 5’6” Fr G; 11 Henrietta Thompson, 5’3” Fr G; & 2 Roxana Faircloth, 5’8” Fr G. 

Central was led in the final by 5’6” Sr F Janis Sifford with 31 points followed by 5’4” So F Barbara Young with 19 and 5’8” Sr F Ann Redd with 8.  Sudan’s Glyna Masten fouled out in the 4^th qt. but scored 34 points.  Young led the Central scoring in the semi-final with 22 while Sifford added 21 and Redd, 11.  Joyce Binford led SugarLand with 37. 

The 1-A 1959 All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’6” Sr Janis Sifford of Pollok Central, 5’11” Sr Glyna Masten of Sudan and 5’5” Sr Joyce Binford of Sugarland and Guards 5’5” Sr Betty Davis of Pollok Central, 5’4” Sr Bobbie Collins of Clyde and 5’7” Sr Geneve Ingle of Sudan.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.  Joyce Binford of Sugarland scored 149 points in 5 games (29.8 ppg) at state in 1958-59. 

Sulphur Springs North Hopkins defeated Bovina, 64-57, in the Conf B final; Hawley, 71-47, in the semi-final; and Burton, 76-43, in the first round at the state tournament.  North Hopkins qualified for state for the 4^th time with a 87-35 win over Bland (Merit) in the regional finals.    The Panthers finished the year at 36-1 with its only loss by one point to Bula.  N. Hopkins cruised to a 33-point win in the 1^st round and a 24-point win in the semi-final before defeating Bovina by 7 points in the final as the Panthers outscored Bovina 20-13 in the 4^th qt. to break a 3^rd qt. tie game at 44-44. 

Sulphur Springs North Hopkins has made four appearances in the state finals winning 3 consecutive state titles in 1958-1969 and losing in the 1956 final to Collinsville.  Freeman J. Parish was the championship coach for all three state titles.  Finalist Bovina made the school’s only appearance in a state final in 1959. 

The 1959 North Hopkins players were:  9 Patsy Nell Beckham, 5’8” Sr G; 21 Edith Estes, 5’5” Sr F; 42 Katherine Ferrell, 5’7” Fr G; 27 Patsy Jane Ferrell, 5’9” Sr G; 22 Shirley Gibby, 5’5” Sr G; 3 Nita Goldsmith, 5’6” Fr F; 24 Peggy Goldsmith, 5’7” Jr G; 29 Janey Lawson, 5’9” Jr G; 10 Charlene Minty, 5’3” Sr F; 23 Patsy Jane Orr, 5’6” Sr F; 25 Ann Parish, 5’5” So F; 28 Mary Parish, 5’7” Jr F; & 26 Lou Withrow, 5’5” Jr G. 

The Panthers were led in the final by 5’7” Jr Mary Parish with 27 points, 5’5” Sr Edith Estes with 24 and 5’5” So Ann Parish with 11.  The Parish sisters were the daughters of Coach Freeman J. Parish.  Janice Richards led Bovina with 20 points.  Mary Parish also led the scoring in the semi-final with 39 points followed by Ann Parish with 16 and Estes with 13.  Judy Beasley led Hawley with 31.    Mary Parish scored 31 in the 1^st round followed by 29 by Ann Parish and 11 by Estes.  Jeraldine Matthies led Burton with 19 points.  

The Conf B 1959 All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’7” Jr Mary Parish of North Hopkins, 5’7” So Judy Beasley of Hawley, 5’6” Sr Janice Richards of Bovina and 5’10” Sr Elizabeth Gold of Skidmore-Tynan and Guards 5’9” Jr Janey Lawson and 5’7” Jr Peggy Goldsmith of North Hopkins, 5’7” Jr Ellie Blaschke of Skidmore-Tynan and 5’5” Sr Nita Beth Estes of Bovina.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.  Mary Parish of N. Hopkins and Ellie Blaschke of Skidmore-Tynam were both named All State Tournament for 3 consecutive years from 1958-60.  Mary Parish played in the state tournament for 4 years, was named All State Tournament three times and became the all-time high scorer in the history of the tournament with 377 points in 12 games for a 31.4 average.  Beasley made All State Tournament 3 times in 1959-61 and scored 124 points (43, 31 and 50) in the 1959 tournament; 302 points (2^nd all-time) in 7 games for a 43.1 ppg average; with a high game of 56 (4^th all-time).  

Buna defeated Friona, 66-63, in the 2-A final and Brazosport (Freeport), 92-87, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Cougarettes qualified for state for the 3^rd time with regional wins over Livingston, 52-32; Bellville, 51-31; and Rockdale, 54-35; and finished the year undefeated at 32-0.  The 92 points by Buna in the semi-final was a state record and was needed as Brazosport outscored (25-23) the Cougarettes in the 4^th qt. to cut a 7-point lead to a 5-point final margin.  Buna also lost a substantial lead in the final as the Cougarettes led 57-40 after 3 qts. but Friona outscored Buna 23-9 in the 4^th qt. to cut the final margin to 3 points.   Buna shot 72% (26 of 36) from the field for the game and was an incredible 94% (16 of 17) in the first half.  For its 2 games at state Buna shot 57% (60 of 105) from the field and became the third team to win three titles.

Buna has made 6 appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1956, 1957, 1960, & 1961 and losing  in the finals in 1959 (to Abernathy) and 1971 (to Spearman).  R.C. Hyden of SFA was the championship coach for all of Buna’s four state titles.   The Buna boys won 7 state titles from 1955-63 and thus Buna H.S. has a total of 11 state championships to rank 3^rd (with Snook at 11) in TX behind Nazareth (23) and Canyon (15) for most total championships won.  Finalist Friona made three appearances in the state tournament winning a title in 1964 and losing in 1960 & 1965. 

The 1960 Buna players were:  23 Linda Johnson, 5’6” Sr F; 21 Deon Cummings, 5’9” Jr F; 22 Eunice Killen, 5’8” So F; 42 Cora Fletcher, 5’3” Jr F; 72 Dianna Fletcher, 5’2” Fr F; 65 Gaynell Turner, 5’5” Fr F; 20 Johnnye Leach, 5’6” Jr G; 24 Mary Frances Garsee, 5’5” Jr G; 25 Eileen Whitehead, 5’5” Sr G; 65 Sonja Thornton, 5’9” Jr G; 66 Barbara Garsee, 5’5” Fr G; 30 Wanda Wismer, 5’6” Fr G; 70 Marzie Stom, 5’3” Jr G; & 24 Shirley Stanley, 5’6” Fr G.

Buna was led in the final by 5’9” Jr Deon Cummings with 25 points, 5’6” Sr Linda Johnson  with 23, and 5’8” So Eunice Killen with 18.  Jacqueline Magness led Friona with 29 points.  Johnson led the Courgarettes in the semi-final with 40 points followed by Cummings with 37 and Killen with 15.  Sandra Garner led Brazosport with 33 points and Gwen Jackson had 32.

Deon Cummings scored 147 points in 6 games (24.5 ppg) at state in 1959-1961. 

The 1960 2-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’6” Sr Linda Johnson of Buna, 5’3” Sr Carolyn Allen of Bowie and 5’10” Sr Jacqueline Magness of Friona and Guards 5’9” Jr Sonja Thornton of Buna, 5’9” Sr Lawana Houlette of Friona and 5’8” Sr Beth Gasch of Brazosport.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.

Cooper defeated Moulton, 60-51, in the 1-A final and Central Pollok, 59-50, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Bulldogs qualified for state for the 4^th time with regional wins over Queen City, 70-47; Canton, 60-32; and Clyde, 56-37.  Cooper finished the year at 32-4 with all four losses coming by Conf B state champion N. Hopkins.  The Bulldogs stretched a 45-40 3^rd qt. lead in the semi-final by outscoring Central 14-10 in the 4^th qt. for a 9-point victory margin.  Cooper had a 6-point lead going into the 4^th qt. of the final and ended with a 9-point margin. Cooper shot 52% (22 of 42) from the field to 41% (22 of 54) for Moulton. 

Cooper has made five appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1958, 1960 & 1977 and losing in the finals in 1957 (to Ropesville) and 1995 (to Ozona).  Davis Floyd was the 1960 Cooper championship coach.  Finalist Moulton has never won a title but has lost in the finals 8 times (1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1987, 1990, 1991 & 2005). 

The 1960 Cooper players were:  43 Dixie Mendenhall, 5’8” Sr F; 15 Laquita Day, 5’7” Sr F; 22 Fredda Newman, 5’2” Sr F; 61 Ann Simpson, 5’1” Jr F; 46 Mickey Newman, 5’1” So F; 21 Nancy Wilson, 5’5” So F; 45 Sharline Garrison, 5’8”Sr G; 53 Martha McMillan, 5’5” Sr G; 41 Glynanna Steward, 5’7” Sr G; 51 Carolyn Boles, 5’7” Sr G; 31 Kay Toney, 5’6” So G; 11 Betty Lane, 5’1” Sr G; 44 Carolyn McKee, 5’6” Sr G & 13 Peggy Wood, 5’1” So G. 

The Bulldogs were led on the year by 5’8” Sr Dixie Mendenhall at 26 ppg; 5’7” Sr Laquita Day at 17; and 5’2” Sr Fredda Newman at 15.  Mendenhall led the scoring in the final with 36 points followed by Day and Newman with 12 each.  Lillie Jasek led Moulton with 20 points.    Mendenhall scored 24 in the semi-final as Day added 23 and Newman, 12.  Barbara Young led Central with 23. 

The 1960 1-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’8” Sr Dixie Mendenhall of Cooper, 5’7” Sr Lillie Jasek of Moulton and 5’6” Sr Mary Chapman of Hale Center and Guards 5’8” Sr Sharline Garrison of Cooper, 5’3” Sr Sandy Hohlt of Moulton and 5’8” Sr Virginia Simms of Pollok Central.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.

Sulphur Springs North Hopkins defeated Claude, 42-38, in the Conf B final; Skidmore-Tynan, 73-58, in the semi-final; and Sheridan, 74-52, in the 1^st round at the state tournament.

The Panthers qualified for state for the 5^th time with regional wins over Alba-Golden, 53-31; Avery, 66-31; Kennard, 78-46; and Bullard, 55-27.  North Hopkins finished the year undefeated at 38-0.  North Hopkins cruised to a 22-point win in the 1^st round and a 15-point win in the semi-final but was tested in the final by Claude which trailed by 5 going into the 4^th qt. and outscored the Panthers 7-6 in the 4^th but fell 4 points short.  N. Hopkins became only the second team (after Claude) to win three state championships and defeated 1A champion Cooper 4 times in 1960. 

Sulphur Springs North Hopkins has made four appearances in the state finals winning 3 consecutive state titles in 1958-1960 and losing in the 1956 final to Collinsville.  Freeman J. Parish of ETSU was the Panther championship coach for all three state titles.  Finalist Claude

has made 9 appearances in the state finals winning 6 titles (in 1951, 1952, 1953, 1962, 1971 & 1972) and losing in the finals in 1954, 1960 & 1961. 

The 1960 North Hopkins players were:  9 Jo Nell Crowson, 5’5” Jr G; 6 Margaret Glosup, 5’3” Jr G; 21 Nita Goldsmith, 5’7” So F; 23 Peggy Goldsmith, 5’7” Sr G; 27 Katherine Ferrell, 5’7” So G; 29 Janey Lawson, 5’9” Sr G; 22 Wynelle Lawson, 5’7” Jr G; 26 Brenda Littlefield, 5’8” So G; 10 Sammie Long, 5’2” So F; 28 Mary Parish, 5’7” Sr F; 25 Ann Parish, 5’5” Jr F & 24 Lou Withrow, 5’6” Sr G.  

The Panthers were led on the year by 5’7” Sr Mary Parish at 25 ppg;5’5” Jr Ann Parish at 20; and 5’7” So Nita Goldsmith at 20.   The Parish sisters were the daughters of N. Hopkins coach, Freeman J. Parish.  North Hopkins was led in the final by Ann Parish with 27 points and Mary Parish with 15.  Betty Ransom led Claude with 20 points.   Mary Parish scored 33 in the semi-final followed by Ann Parish with 30 and Goldsmith with 10.  Judy Wallek led Skidmore-Tynan with 23.  Mary Parish scored 35 in the 1^st round followed by 25 by Ann Parish and 14 by Goldsmith.  Mary Parish played in the state tournament for 4 years, was named All State Tournament three times and became the all-time high scorer in the history of the tournament with 377 points in 12 games for a 31.4 average. 

The 1960 Conf B All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’7” Sr Mary Parish and 5’5” Jr Ann Parish of North Hopkins, 5’7” Jr Judy Beasley of Hawley and 5’10” So Betty Ransom of Claude and Guards 5’7” Sr Peggy Goldsmith and 5’9” Sr Janey Lawson of North Hopkins, 5’7” Sr Ellie Blaschke of Skidmore-Tynan and 5’11” Sr Karen Stephenson of Claude.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side. 

Mary Parish of N. Hopkins and Ellie Blaschke of Skidmore-Tynam were both named All State Tournament for 3 consecutive years in 1958-60.   Judy Beasley made All State Tournament 3 times from 1959-61 and scored 302 points in 7 games for a 43.1 average---second only to the record (377 points in 12 games) by Mary Parish of North Hopkins.   Betty Ransom of Claude was named All State Tournament 3 consecutive times in 1960-62 and scored 243 points in 9 games (27.0 ppg) in 1960-62. 

Betty Ransom (Cagle) later coached at Abernathy.

Buna defeated Spearman, 66-47, in the 2-A final and Devine, 63-57, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The 1961 tournament saw a major rule change in that the ball was no longer taken to center court after each basket but was put into play underneath the basket after each shot forcing the forwards to play defense.  The Cougarettes qualified for state for the 4^th time with regional wins over Bridge City, 53-47; Hallettsville, 38-37; and Rockdale, 64-48.  Buna finished the year at 32-3.  Buna won the semi-final by 6 points due to poor FT shooting by Devine which missed 14 consecutive FTs in the 1^st half and made only 7 of 26 for the game while Buna made 11 of 19.   The Cougarettes led Spearman in the final by 43-33 at the end of 3 qts. and stretched that led to a final margin of 19.  Buna shot 60% (25 of 42) from the field in the final.

Buna has made 6 appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1956, 1957, 1960 & 1961 and losing  in the finals in 1959 (to Abernathy) and 1971 (to Spearman).  R.C. Hyden of SFA was the Buna championship coach for all four state titles.  The Buna boys won 7 state titles from 1955-63 and thus Buna H.S. has a total of 11 state championships to rank 3^rd (with Snook at 11) in TX behind Nazareth (21) and Canyon (15) for most total championships won.  Buna won both the boys and girls state titles in 1957 & 1961.  Coach Hyden won 9 of 10 state tournament games with his lone defeat coming in the 1959 final to Abernathy.  Finalist Spearman made 8 appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1966, 1971, 1972 & 1977 and losing in 1961, 1967, 1969 & 1970.

The 1961 Buna players were:  31 Deon Cummings, 5’9” Sr F; 33 Sonja Thornton, 5’9” Sr F; 35 Eunice Killen, 5’7” Jr F; 25 Dianne Fletcher, 4’10” So F; 95 Judy Chism, 5’7” Fr F; 96 Dianne Sanford, 5’7” Fr F; 23 Johnnie Sue Leach, 5’7” Sr G; 4 Mary Frances Garsee, 5’5” Sr G; 21 Gaynell Turner, 5’6” So G; 15 Barbara Garsee, 5’4” So G; 93 Dianne Gilchriest, 5’8” Jr G & 41 Marzie Stom, 5’2” Sr G.

Buna was led on the year by 5’9” Sr Sonja Thornton at 22 ppg; 5’9” Sr Deon Cummings at 21; and 5’7” Jr “Eunice Killen at 16.  Buna was led in the final by Cummings with 23, Killen with 22 and Thornton with 21.  Sheryl Driscoll led Spearman with 23 points.  The Cougarettes were led in the semi-final by Cummings with 22 points, Killen with 18 and Thornton with 17.  Betty Ward led Devine with 21 points.

The 1961 2-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’9” Sr Deon Cummings and 5’9” Sr Sonja Thornton of Buna and 5’9” Sr Betty Ward of Devine and Guards 5’8” Jr Sylvia Wood of Decatur, 5’5” Jr Martha Wilkerson of Devine and 5’10” Sr Ann Harbour of Spearman.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.  Deon Cummings scored 147 points in 6 games (24.5 ppg) at state in 1959-61.

Sundown defeated Moulton, 50-46, in the 1-A final and Hull-Daisetta, 75-64, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Roughettes qualified for state for the 1^st time with regional wins over Coahoma, 68-55; White Deer, 45-39; and Sudan, 62-56; and finished the year at 35-3 .  Sundown stretched a 7-point 3^rd qt. lead to 11 at the end of the semi-final and relied on a FT advantage (29 of 38 to 18 of 26) for the victory.   The Roughettes had an 11-point lead after 3 qts. over Moulton in the final and survived a “furious rally” by the previously undefeated Moulton Bobkittens to win by 4 points. 

Sundown has made four appearances in the state finals winning three state titles (1961-1963) & losing in the 2007 final to Lindsay.   C.W. Dukes of Texas Tech was the Sundown championship coach for all three state titles.  Finalist Moulton has never won a title but has lost in the finals 8 times (1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1987, 1990, 1991 & 2005).   The Roughettes knocked Moulton out of the state tournament for 3 consecutive years beating them in the finals in 1961 & 1963 and in the semi-finals in 1962. 

The 1961 Sundown players were:  51 Glenda Huffman, 5’3” Sr F; 25 Sue Janes, 5’3” So F; 41 Elaine Stokes, 5’7” So F; 13 Linda Deaton, 5’3” Jr F; 55 Carolyn McLeroy, 5’3” Jr F; 31 Sandra Pirtle, 5’5” So F; 23 Sharilene Kirk, 5’4” So F; 21 Linda Huffman, 5’3” Sr G; 43 Marjorie Fields, 5’2” Sr G; 35 Barbara Jo Morgan, 5’3” Jr G; 33 Lanelle Phillips, 5’7” Jr G; 53 Cleta Rogers, 5’5” Jr G & 11 Rita Garner, 5’7” So G.  Sundown had only 3 seniors on the team.  Glenda and Linda Huffman were twins.

Sundown was led on the year by 5’3” So Sue Janes at 31 ppg; 5’7” So Elaine Stokes at 15; and 5’3” Sr Glenda Huffman at 8.  Sundown was led in the final by Janes with 36 points, Stokes with 11 and Huffman with 3.  Gloria Haas led Moulton with 23.  Janes scored 49 points in the semi-final followed by Stokes with 20 and Huffman with 6.   Janes’ 49 points in one game and 85 points in two games both set conference 1-A records.  She was named All State Tournament three times (1961-63) and concluded her career with 210 points (including a record 98 of 116 FTs) in 6 state tournament games for a 35.0 average.

The 1961 1-A All State Tournament Team included 5’3” So Sue Janes of Sundown, 5’7” Sr Patricia Dean of Boyd and 5’8” Sr Barbara Crews of Hull-Daisetta and Guards 5’3” Sr Linda Huffman of Sundown and 5’8” Jr Rose Berckenhoff and 5’7” Jr Rita Simecek of Moulton.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.  Sue Janes of Sundown was named All State Tournament for 3 consecutive years in 1961-63.

In 2007 Elaine Stokes Winn was aretired teacher living in Sundown; Barbara Jo Morgan Isaacks was a retired teacher from Levelland; Linda Huffman was a teacher in Belton TX and her son, Brett Stafford, became a UT QB elected to the TX H.S. Football Hall of Fame in 2007. Sue Janes Caddell lived in Levelland where her daughter, Teri Caddell, was state golf champion in 1985.  Glenda Huffman lives in Amarillo.   Lanelle Phillips Riddle is retired from the post office in Whitney and lives in Stephenville.  Sandra Pirtle Midlestet lives in Irving.

Midway (Henrietta) defeated Claude, 54-48, in the Conf B final; Hawley, 58-54; and Wells, 54-53, in the 1^st round at the state tournament.  Midway qualified for state for the 1^st time with regional wins over Fannindel, 50-46; Callisburg, 60-38; and Grandview, 46-35.  Midway finished the year at 43-2.  The Falcons survived a 4^th qt. rally from 10 points down by Wells in the 1^st round and a 4^th qt. rally by Hawley in the semi-finals to make the final.  Midway again survived a late rally to win the final by 6 points. 

Henrietta Midway won the 1961 state title in its only appearance in a state final.   Glenn D. Morrison of Decatur Baptist & NTSU was the 1961 Midway championship coach.  Finalist Claude has made 9 appearances in the state finals winning 6 titles (in 1951, 1952, 1953, 1962, 1971 & 1972) and losing in the finals in 1954, 1960 and 1961. 

The 1961 Midway players were:  33 Margie Cozart, 5’10” Sr F; 4 Bettye Fox, 5’6” Sr F; 21 Doris Ford, 5’7” Sr G; 20 Shirley Fox, 5’7” Sr G; 22 Willie Liggett, 5’7” Sr G; 5 Glenda McCray, 5’4” Jr F; 23 Sherrell Ingram, 5’6” Jr F; 11 Kay Dickey, 5’6” Jr F; 24 Sandra Sparkman, 5’9” Jr G; 3 Pat Plemons, 5’6” Jr G; 10 Linda Dickey, 5’5” Fr F; 12 Virginia Sparkman, 5’7” Fr G; 13 Barbara Brock, 5’6” Jr G; 7 Alice Noe, 5’6” Jr G & 30 Pat Fuller, 5’7” Fr G. 

The Falcons were led on the year by 5’10” Sr Margie Cozart at 23 ppg; 5’6” Jr Sherrell Ingram at 14; and 5’4” Jr Glenda McCray at 9.  Ingram led Midway in the final with 26 points followed by Cozart with 15 and McCray with 11.  Betty Ransom and Nancy Hundley led Claude with 18 each.   Cozart led the Falcons in the semi-final with 20 points followed by 18 by McCray and 16 by Ingram.  Judy Beasley led Hawley wity 43 points.   Cozart led Midway in the 1^st round with 25 points followed by 15 by McCray and by Ingram.  Jo Ellen Stokes led Wells with 22. 

The 1961 Conf B All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’10” Sr Margie Cozart of Waco Midway, 5’7” Sr Judy Beasley of Hawley, 5’10” Jr Betty Ransom of Claude and 5’10” So Jennie Williams of Big Sandy and Guards 5’9” Jr Sandra Sparkman of Waco Midway, 5’8” Sr Donna Lee Dye of Claude, 5’8” Jr Jeanette Celestine of Big Sandy and 5’8” Jr Joy Murphy of Nueces Canyon.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side. 

Judy Beasley made All State Tournament 3 times from 1959-61 and scored 302 points in 7 games for a 43.1 average---second only to the record (377 points in 12 games) by May Parish of North Hopkins.   Beasley scored 144 points (56, 43 & 45) in the 3 games at state in 1961,   Betty Ransom Cagle later coached at Abernathy.  Betty Ransom of Claude was named All State Tournament 3 consecutive times in 1960-62 and scored 243 points in 9 games (27.0 ppg) in 1960-62.

 Devine defeated Tulia, 38-37, in the 2-A final and Duncanville, 59-58 (OT), in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Arabians qualified for state for the 2^nd time with regional wins over Uvalde, 74-41; Mercedes, 68-50; and Corpus Christi Flour Bluff, 46-40.  Devine finished the year at 27-3.  Devine survived an OT game against Duncanville as the Arabians outscored the Pantherettes 2-1 in the OT period on a FG by Alice Bendele.   Devine edged Tulia by one point after trailing by 3 points at 37-34 with 1:46 remaining as Alice Bendele and Brenda Wilkinson made FGs at 0:51 and 0:38 and Tulia missed the tying shot with 20 seconds left. 

Devine won the 1962 title in the school’s only appearance in a state final.  Joe Howell of TX A&I was the 1962 Devine championship coach.  Finalist Tulia has made four appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1966, 1967 and 1991 and losing in 1962.   

The 1953 Devine players were:  53 Alice Bendele, 5’10” F; 35 Brenda Wilkinson, 5’5” Sr F; 31 Mary Williamson, 5’6” Sr F; 23 Susan Petri, 5’6” Fr F; 25 Mary Maney, 5’4” So F; 55 Diann Bush, 5’9” So F; 51 Martha Wilkerson, 5’5” Sr G; 21 Alta Fay Bailey, 5’4” Sr G; 43 Georgia Pletz, 5’6” Sr G; 41 Barbara Driscoll, 5’4” So G; 33 Mary Gutierrez, 5’5” So G & 45 Dorothy Wilkinson, 5’7” Fr G.   

The Arabians were led on the year by 5’10” Sr Alice Bendele at 20.4 ppg; 5’5” Sr Brenda Wilkinson at 16.2; and 5’6” Sr Mary Williamson at 14.1.  Devine was led in the final by Bendele with 19 poiints, Wilkinson with 15 and Williamson with 4.  Cheryl Culwell led Tulia with 19 points.  Bendele scored 28 in the semi-final followed by Wilkinson with 22 and Williamson with 9.  Sharon Smith led Duncanville with 30. 

The 1962 2-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’10” Sr Alice Bendele of Devine, 5’6” Jr Dovie Henderson of Deer Park and 5’6” Jr Cheryl Culwell of Tulia and Guards 5’5” Sr  Martha Wilkerson of Devine, 5’4” Sr Lynn Hardee of Tulia and 5’3” Sr Clara Arnold of Duncanville.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.

 Sundown defeated Ladonia Fannindel, 51-46, in the 1-A final and (previously undefeated) Moulton, 46-44, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Roughettes qualified for state for the 2^nd time with regional wins over Coahoma, 67-36; Ozona, 73-38; and Idalou, 42-34.  Sundown finished the year at 31-4.   Sundown carried a 3 point lead into the 4^th quarter of the semi-final win over undefeated Moulton and held on for a 2-point victory.  Sundown shot 45% (9 of 20) to 37% (13 of 35) for Moulton and made 28 of 33 FTs.  It was the second consecutive year that Sundown had beaten an undefeated Moulton team at the state tournament.  In the final the Roughettes trailed 25-18 at halftime but built a 9-point lead going into the 4^th qt. and saw Fannindel (32-2) close to within 5 points at game’s end.  The difference in the final was at the FT line as Sundown made 68% (19 of 28) to 51% (18 of 35) for the Falcons. 

Sundown has made four appearances in the state finals winning three state titles (1961-1963) & losing in the 2007 final to Lindsay.  C.W. Dukes was the Sundown championship coach for all three state titles.  Finalist Ladonia Fannindel made its only appearance in a state final in 1962 and was coached by Freeman J. Parish who won three earlier titles at North Hopkins. 

The 1962 Sundown players were:  35 Barbara Jo Morgan, 5’5” Sr G; 33 Lanelle Phillips, 5’8” Sr G; 21 Carolyn McLeroy, 5’4” Sr F; 13 Linda Kay Deaton, 5’2” Sr F; 25 Sue Janes, 5’3” Jr F; 41 Elaine Stokes, 5’7” Jr F; 31 Sandra Pirtle, 5’5” Jr F; 55 Janie Gray, 5’6” Jr G; 11 Mildred McHam, 5’5” Jr G; 15 Pat Bridges, 5’0” Jr G; 45 Evelyn Anderson, 5’6” Jr G; 43 Charlotte Janes, 5’9” So G; 51 Janie Giddens, 5’4” So G & 23 Shelia Storey, 5’4” So G. 

The Roughettes were led on the year by 5’3” Jr Sue Janes at 35 ppg; 5’7” Jr Elaine Stokes at 20; and 5’4” Sr Carolyn McLeroy at 12.  Sundown was led in the final by Janes with 32 points, Stokes with 17 and McLeroy with 2.  Marjorie Weaver led Fannindel with 22.  Janes was also the top scorer in the semi-final with 27 points followed by Stokes with 17 and McLeroy with 2.  Gloria Haas led Moulton with 30 points. 

The 1962 1-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’3” Jr Sue Janes of Sundown, 5’8” Sr Marjorie Weaver of Fannindel and 5’5” Sr Betty Gaydos of Jourdanton and Guards 5’5” Sr Barbara Morgan of Sundown, 5’10” Sr Emma Agnes Milto of Fannindel and 5’9” Sr Rose Berckenhoff of Moulton.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.  Sue Janes was named All State Tournament three times and concluded her career (1961-63) with 210 points (including a record 98 of 116 FTs) in 6 state tournament games for a 35.0 average.

In 2007 Elaine Stokes Winn was aretired teacher living in Sundown; Barbara Jo Morgan Isaacks was a retired teacher from Levelland;  Sue Janes Caddell lived in Levelland where her daughter, Teri Caddell, was state golf champion in 1985.  Lanelle Phillips Riddle is retired from the post office in Whitney and lives in Stephenville.  Sandra Pirtle Midlestet lives in Irving; Pat Bridges Tubb is a retired teacher from Levelland; Janie Giddens Rogers is a retired teacher from Littlefield now living in Lubbock; and Janie Gray Jackson teaches in Nevada. 

Claude  defeated Wells, 55-41, in the Conf B final; Salado, 75-46, in the semi-final; and Friendswood, 51-36, in the 1^st round at the state tournament.  The Mustangettes qualifed for state for the 7^th time with regional wins over Briscoe, 47-42; Loop, 59-32; McAdoo, 44-41; and Happy, 54-45.  Claude finished the year at 38-3.  The Mustangettes cruised thru the state tournament with a 15-point win in the 1^st round, a 29-point win in the semi-final and a 14-point win in the final.  The Mustangettes led Wells 43-35 in the final with 6:12 remaining when its top scorer, Betty Ransom, fouled out but Shirley Oles scored 8 points and the team held on for the win.  Claude shot 65% (17 of 26) in the final to 32% (12 of 37) for Wells. 

Claude has made 9 appearances in the state finals winning 6 titles (in 1951, 1952, 1953, 1962, 1971 & 1972) and losing in the finals in 1954 (to Winnie East Chambers), 1960 (to Sulphur Springs N. Hopkins) and 1961 (to Midway).  F.G. Crofford of WTSU was the 1962 Claude championship coach.  Finalist Wells made two appearances in the state finals losing in 1962 & 1963. 

The 1962 Claude players were:  50 Betty Ransom, 5’10” Sr F; 10 Nancy Hundley, 5’7” Jr F; 32 Shirley Oles, 5’9” Jr F; 30 Prairie Chamberlain, 5’7” Jr F; 14 Nancy Blasingame, 5’6” So F; 12 Karen Bryan, 5’2” So F; 24 Benese Chamberlain, 5’6” So F; 22 Gail Eddleman, 5’2” Sr G; 40 Glinda Adduddell, 5’8” Jr G; 20 Mary Lois Finley, 6’0” So G; 52 Gloria Thompson, 5’8” So G; 44 Sara Beth Byrd, 5’10” Jr G; 34 Jean Hubbard, 5’2” Jr G & 42 Julia Harred, 5’2” So G. 

The Mustangettes were led on the year by 5’10” Sr Betty Ransom at 28 ppg; 5’7” Jr Nancy Hundley and 5’9” Jr Shirley Oles at 10 each.  Claude was led in the final by Ransom with 25 points, Oles with 16 and Hundley with 7.  Lana Crawford led Wells with 19.  Ransom scored 33 in the semi-final followed by Oles with 18 and Hundley with 11.  Wanda Phillips led Salado with 17.  Ransom scored 27 in the 1^st round and Oles and Hundley added 12 each.  Judy Ballard led Friendswood with 29 points.  Ransom scored 85 points in the 3 games at state. 

The 1962 Conf B All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’10” Sr Betty Ransom of Claude, 5’9” Sr Jo Ellen Stokes of Wells, 5’7” Jr Wanda Phillips of Salado and 6’0” Sr Judy Wallek of Skidmore-Tynan and Guards 5’2” Sr Gail Eddleman and 6’0” So Mary Lois Finley of Claude, 5’5” Sr Sue Williams of Wells and 5’7” Sr Arleen Dieringer of Skidmore-Tynan.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.  Betty Ransom of Claude earned All State Tournament for the 3^rd time (1960-62) and scored 243 points in 9 state tournament games for a 27.0 average. 

Betty Ransom (Cagle) was an All-American at Wayland Baptist and later coached at Abernathy.  Mary Lois Finley played at Wayland and coached at Claude.  Shirley Oles (Dalluge) coached at Panhandle and Tulia and in 2007 was a counselor at Tulia H.S. 

West defeated (previously unbeaten) Little Cypress, 49-42, in the 2-A final and Cotulla, 56-31, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Trojanettes qualified for state for the 1^st time with regional wins over Brady, 55-41; Canton, 63-44; and FW Brewer, 47-41, and finished the year at 27-4.  West shot 33% (21 of 63) from the field to 26% (11 of 42) for Cotulla in the 25-point semi-final win and won the final at the FT line hitting 25 of 32 attempts to 8 of 21 for Little Cypress which had entered the final at 39-0.  The Trojanettes shot 40% from the field to 37% for Little Cypress.  West had a 27-20 halftime lead in the final and led 44-30 with 5:25 to play. 

West won the 1963 state title in the school’s only appearance in a state final.   Mary Snyder of NTSU & Baylor was the 1963 West championship coach and became only the third woman to coach a girls team to a state title.  She won 8 district titles in 17 years at West thru 1963.  Finalist Orange Little Cypress won a state title in 1967 and lost in the 1963 & 1966 finals. 

The 1963 West players were: 22 Judy Coffer, 5’9” Sr F; 30 Sylvia Eiland, 5’3” Sr F; 34 Jo Ann Sparks, 5’8” So F: 20 Rose Ann Scott, 5’4” So F; 14 Jo Ann King, 5’4” Jr F; 10 Martha Hutyra, 5’3” So F; 32 Barbara Jaska, 5’8” Sr G; 40 Marie Eiland, 5’6” Jr G; 42 Carol Schuetz, 5’6” Jr G; 24 Margaret Cocek, 5’7” So G; 4 Diane Reddell, 5’3” Fr G; & 21 Karlene Gassaway, 5’2” So G.   

The Trojanettes were led on the year by 5’8” So Jo Ann Sparks at 23.8 ppg; 5’9” Sr Judy Coffer at 15.4; 5’3” Sr Sylvia Eiland at 13.5; 5’4” So Rose Ann Scott at 9; and 5’4” Jr Jo Ann King at 7.  West was led in the final by Sparks with 27 points; Coffer with 13 and Eiland with 9.   Little Cypress was led by 5’7” Jr Sherry Eaves with 21 points.   Sparks also led the Trojanettes in the semi-final with 29 while Coffer added 17 and Eiland, 10. 

The 1963 2-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’8” So Jo Ann Sparks of West, 5’6” Sr Janet Buckley of Friona and 5’9” Sr Linda Brown of Little Cypress and Guards 5’8” Sr Barbara Jaska of West, 5’6” Sr Kay Burleson of Friona and 5’10” Sr Brenda Sweezy of Little Cypress.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.

Several of the team members remained in the West area in 2007 including Jo Ann Sparks (a nurse), Jo Ann King, Betty Djuka (an accountant), Martha Hutyra,  Margaret Cocek, Barbara Kramolis and Rose Ann Scott (a retired teacher/coach in West ISD).  Marie Eiland lived in California, Edna Hurlbert (a teacher) in Longview, Kathleen Donaldson in Smithville AR, Martha King in Waco, Judy Coffer (postal service) in Village Mills, Barbara Jaska (writer/editor) in Austin, Karlene Gassaway in Gholson, Diane Reddell (county clerk) in Iredell and Sylvia Eiland in Parker TX.

Sundown defeated Moulton, 51-48, in the 1-A final and Glen Rose, 60-43, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Roughettes qualified for state for the 3^rd time with regional wins over Jim Ned, 87-71; Eldorado, 67-25; and Idalou, 61-50; and finished the year at 28-4.   Sundown out shot (51% to 43%) Glen Rose in the semi-final and cruised to a 17-point victory.  The 3-point victory in the final was due to better FG (55% to 48%) and FT shooting (29 of 34 to 20 of 29).  Glen Rose closed to within one point at 2:19 but Sundown employed its “stall” and made 4 FT’s to clinch the victory. 

Sundown has made four appearances in the state finals winning three state titles (1961-1963) & losing in the 2007 final to Lindsay.  C.W. Dukes of Texas Tech was the Sundown championship coach for all three state titles.  Finalist Moulton has never won a title but has lost in the finals 8 times (1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1987, 1990, 1991 & 2005).  Sundown knocked Moulton out of the state tournament for 3 consecutive years by beating them in the finals in 1961 & 1963 and in the semi-finals in 1962. 

The 1963 Sundown players were:  30 Sue Janes, 5’4” Sr F; 42 Elaine Stokes, 5’7” Sr F; 32 Sandra Pirtle, 5’5” Sr F; 24 Brenda Perrin, 5’5” So F; 40 Nola Stokes, 5’6” So F; 34 Charlotte Janes, 5’10” Jr G; 50 Janie Giddens, 5’5” Jr G; 44 Mildred McHam, 5’6” Sr G; 14 Janie Gray, 5’7” Sr G; 54 Evelyn Anderson, 5’7” Sr G; 12 Pat Bridges, 5’0” Sr G; 22 Cheryl Crabtree, 5’8” So G; 10 Sondra Lough, 5’2” So G; 20 Margie Joiner, 5’7” So G & 52 Janice Ratcliff, 5’5” So G. 

Sundown was led on the year by 5’4” Sr Sue Janes at 32 ppg; 5’7” Sr Elaine Stokes at 22; 5’5” Sr Sandra Pirtle at 6; and 5’5” So Brenda Perrin & 5’6” So Nola Stokes at 4 each.  Janes led the Roughettes in the final with 36 points, Stokes had 7 and Pirtle, 6.  Eileen Raabe led Moulton with 26.  Janes and Stokes each scored 30 points in the semi-final while Linda Ice scored 18 for Glen Rose. 

The 1963 1-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’4” Sr Sue Janes of Sundown, 5’7” Sr Linda Ice of Glen Rose and 5’7” Sr Eileen Raabe of Moulton and Guards 5’10” Jr Charlotte Janes and 5’6” Sr Mildred McHamm of Sundown and 5’5” Sr Carol Schilhab of Moulton.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.  Sue Janes was named All State Tournament for the 3^rd time and concluded her career with 210 points (including a record 98 of 116 FTs) in 6 state tournament games for a 35.0 average. 

In 2007 Elaine Stokes Winn was aretired teacher living in Sundown; Sue Janes Caddell lived in Levelland where her daughter, Teri Caddell, was state golf champion in 1985.   Sandra Pirtle Midlestet lived in Irving; Pat Bridges Tubb is a retired teacher from Levelland; Janie Giddens Rogers is a retired teacher from Littlefield now living in Lubbock; Janie Gray Jackson teaches in Nevada; Nola Stokes Jennings lives in Lubbock; Janice Ratcliff Giddens is a retired teacher living in Lubbock; Brenda Perrin Diggs is a bookkeeper for the Lubbock Country Club;  and Charlotte Janes Trull is the secretary for the Justice of the Peace at the Hockley County Courthouse in Levelland.   

Slidell defeated Wells, 71-65, in the Conf B final; Claude, 49-40, in the semi-final; and Fort Davis, 65-40, in the 1^st round at the state tournament.  The Greyhounds qualified for state for the 2^nd time with regional wins over Grandview, 61-43; Oklaunion, 79-45; Howe, 39-24; and Callisburg, 58-27; and finished the year at 39-2.  Slidell shot 43% and outscored Fort Davis in each qt. for a 27-point victory 1^st round win and then defeated Claude by 9 points in the semi-final—it marked the first time in 7 trips to state that Claude had not made the final.   The Greyhounds broke a 54-54 tie at 4:31 in the final with a “scoring spree” for a 6-point victory over Wells. 

Slidell won the 1963 state title in the school’s only appearance in a state final.  Don T. Durham of TX A&M was the 1963 Slidell championship coach and won a 2^nd title at Southlake Carroll in 1975.  Slidell was the smallest school at the state tournament with an enrollment of only 41 students.  Finalist Wells made two appearances in the finals losing in 1962 & 1963. 

The 1963 Slidell players were:  22 Carolyn Lynch, 5’7” So F; 32 Mary Beth Ashley, 5’8” Jr F; 20 Maurine Howard, 5’2” So F; 14 Vicky June Gardner, 5’2” Sr F; 30 Kay Clark, 5’6” Sr G; 54 Jeanette Choate, 5’2” Sr G; 52 Donnie Ray Pruett, 5’7” Fr G; 12 Naomi Muncy, 5’3” Jr G; 10 Suzanne McCarroll, 5’6” So G; 26 Jo Ruth Kimbro, 5’6” Jr G; & 24 Linda Stubblefield, 5’5” Jr.

Slidell was led on the year by 5’8” Jr Mary Beth Ashley at 20.6 ppg; 5’7” So Carolyn Lynch at 18.2; and 5’2” So Maurine Howard at 17.7.   Howard was the top scorer in the final with 31 followed by Ashley with 24 and Lynch with 16.  Lana Sue Crawford led Wells with 36.  Howard also led the Slidell scoring in the semi-final with 23 points followed by Lynch with 17 and Ashley with 9.  Shirley Oles led Claude with 24 points.  Ashley was the top scorer in the 1^st round with 31 points while Lynch added 22 and Howard, 14.  Ann Espy and Gay Kahl led Ft. Davis with 16 each. 

The 1963 Conf B All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’8” Jr Mary Beth Ashley of Slidell, 5’2” Sr Lana Sue Crawford of Wells, 5’8” Sr Shirley Oles of Claude and 5’4” Sr Judy Ballard of Friendswood and Guards 5’6” Sr Kay Clark of Slidell, 5’8” Sr Sylvia Ann Hathorn of Wells, 5’9” Jr Billie Jo Thomas of Friendswood and 5’6” Sr Linda Thomas of Brock.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side. 

Friona defeated League City Clear Creek, 50-45, in the 2-A final and Mineral Wells, 63-49, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Squaws qualified for state for the 3^rd time with regional wins over Spearman, 65-53, & Granbury, 48-36, and finished the year undefeated at 33-0.  Friona with superior shooting (22 of 39 to 12 of 30) led the semi-final by 20 points (54-34) after 3 quarters and cruised to a 63-49 victory over Mineral Wells.  The Squaws trailed by one point going into the 4^th qt. of the final but outscored Clear Creek 14-8 and shot 50% (16 of 32) for the game to 41% (13 of 32) for the Wildcats. 

Friona has made three appearances in the state finals winning the title in 1964 and losing in 1960 (to Buna) and in 1965 (to Edna).  B.E. Duggins of Panhandle A&M was the 1964 Friona championship coach.  Finalist Clear Creek made its only appearance in a state final in 1964.

The 1964 Friona players were:  1- Charlotte Nettles, Sr F; 0 Linda Davis, Jr F; 54 Teto Jennings, Jr F; 4 Sheryl Long, Jr F; 20 Rose Ann Greeson, Sr F; 12 Lois Moyer, Sr F; 44 Janet Rushing, So F; 2 Glenda McClellan, Jr G; 34 Merylene Massie, Jr G; 50 Wessie Hand, Sr G; 24 Shirley Phipps, Jr G; 22 Carolyn Herring, Sr G; 40 Carol Struve, Jr G; 30 Sharon Dean, Jr G; Willie Grubbs, So G & Lanore Jackson, So G. 

Friona was led on the year by Sr F Charlotte Nettles at 20.5 ppg; Jr F Teto Jennings at 20.4; and Jr F Linda Davis at 12.6.   The Squaws were led in the final by Nettles with 23 points, Jennings with 14 and Davis with 11 while Rosemary Fleener led Clear Creek with 16.  Jennings led Friona in the semi-final with 35 points while Nettles added 18 and Davis, 8.  Sammy Smith led Mineral Wells with 29 points. 

The 1964 2-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards Sr Charlotte Nettles of Friona, 5’6” Sr Rosemary Fleener of Clear Creek and 5’5” Sr Manor Cliett of Mineral Wells and Guards Jr Glenda McClellan of Friona, 5’4” Sr Gina Geldemeier of Cotulla and 5’7” Sr Sharon Casady of Clear Creek.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.

Baird defeated Jourdanton, 85-68, in the 1-A final and Moulton, 49-34, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Bearettes qualified for the state tournament with regional wins over Copperas Cove, 73-56; Wylie, 72-55; and Millsap, 59-55; and finished the year at 36-1.  Baird’s only loss was to Conf B state champion, Trent, though the Bearettes defeated Trent 3 of 4 times on the year.  Baird cruised to its 1^st state title with a 15-point win in the semi-final and a 17-point win in the final.  The Bearettes out shot Moulton  56% (19 of 34) to 23% (14 of 61) in the semi-final  and Jourdanton 68% (32 of 47) to 43% (25 of 58) in the final.   The final featured a scoring duel between Sr Paula Corn of Baird (who scored 61 points) and So Carolyn Dornak of Jourdanton (who scored 50).  Baird shot 68% from the field in the final. 

Baird won the 1964 state championship in its only appearance in a state final.  L.B. Howard of McMurry College was the 1964 Baird championship coach.  Finalist Jourdanton made three appearances in the state finals winning the title in 1966 and losing in 1964 & 1965. 

The 1964 Baird players were:  52 Paula Corn, 5’9” Sr F; 50 Karen Bearden, 5’7” Sr F; 10 Elaine Hass, 5’2” Sr F; 20 Vickey Jones, 5’10” So F; 24 Yvonne Shelnutt, 5’3” Jr F; 30 Sally Green, 5’3” Jr F; 1 Joyce Howard, 5’1” Fr F; 3 Peggy Gordan, 5’3” Fr F; 42 Sue Howard, 5’4” Jr G; 44 Sharon Jeter, 5’9” Jr G; 32 Betty Corn, 5’8” So G; 14 Dana Corn, 5’6” So G; 40 Cathy Townsend, 5’9” Fr G; & 34 Nadine Shelnutt, 5’3” Fr G.

The Bearettes were led on the year by 5’9” Sr Paula Corn at 38 ppg; 5’7” Sr Karen Bearden at 19; and 5’2” Sr Elaine Hass at 9.  Paula Corn scored 61 points in the final while Hass added 13 and Bearden, 11.  5’7” So Carolyn Dornak led Jourdanton with 50 points.  Corn’s 61 points set a new conference record as did her 95 points in two games (47.5 ppg) and the team’s 85 points.  Both Corn and Dornak broke the conference scoring mark in their “shoot-out” with 61 and 50 points.  Corn led Baird in the semi-final with 34 points (on 23 of 30 FGs and 15 of 20 FTs) while Bearden added 10 and Hass, 5.  Kathy Haas led Moulton with 23.  

The 1964 1-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’9” Sr Paula Corn of Baird, 5’7” So Carolyn Dornak of Jourdanton and 5’3” Sr Kathy Haas of Moulton and Guards 5’9” Jr Sharon Jeter, 5’6” Jr Joyce Bowen of Jourdanton and 5’8” Sr Rita Wagner of Abilene Wylie.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.  Carolyn Dornak of Jourdanton was named All State Tournament for 3 consecutive years from in 1964-66. 

Texas Basketball lists Paula Corn as 24^th (with 61 points in 1964) on its all-time highest scoring game list.  Carolyn Cornak of Jourdanton, a soph in 1964, was all-state for 3 years and scored 4,010 points in 4 years.  She was later a 2-time AAU All-American at Wayland Baptist on two national championship teams and is a member of the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame.

Trent defeated Burkeville, 76-27, in the Conf B final and (after a 1^st round bye) defeated Happy, 46-40, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Gorillas qualified for state for the 1^st time with regional wins over Ira, 75-55; Sands, 70-49; and Forsan, 75-68; and finished the year at 33-5.  Trent’s 6-point win in the semi-final was due to superior shooting (41% to 29%) as Trent had 21 FGs to 10 for Happy but the Cowgirls made 20 FTs to 4 for Trent.  The Gorillas’ 49-point win over Burkeville in the final was due to superior FG shooting (46% to 19%). 

Trent has made three appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1964 & 1965 and losing in 1970 to Follet.  Ralph W. Newton was the Trent championship coach in both 1964 & 1965 and won a later title at Spearman in 1977.  Finalist Burkeville made its only appearance in a final in 1964. 

The 1964 Trent players were:  21 Linda Barnhill, 5’4” Jr G; 25 Sue King, 5’4” Sr G; 15 Glenna Riggan, 5’4” Fr G; 53 Betty Reddin, 5’5” Fr F; 55 Vivian Lewis, 5’5” So F; 51 Nelda Henager, 5’6” Fr F; 33 Kaye McWilliams, 5’7” Jr G; 11 Delores Barnes, 5’7” Sr F; 43 Sue Dickerson, 5’8” Jr G; 35 Betty McAninch, 5’8” Sr G; 41 Donna Sharp, 5’9” Sr G; 13 Barbara McAninch, 6’1” Jr F; Diana Lewis, 5’7” Jr G.

Trent was led in the final by 5’7” Jr Diana Lewis with 40 points, 5’7” Sr Delores Barnes with 20 and 6’1” Jr Barbara McAninch with 13.  Gail Woods led Burkeville with 19.   McAninch led the scoring in the semi-final with 18 points followed by Lewis with 15 and Barnes with 13.  Marcella Irlbeck led Happy with 18 points. 

The 1964 Conf B All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’7” Jr Diana Lewis of Trent, 5’3” Sr Marcelle Irlbeck of Happy, 5’8” Sr Mary Beth Ashley of Slidell and 5’8” Jr Stacey Vinson of Leuders and Guards 5’8” Sr Betty McAninch and 5’7” Jr Kaye McWilliams of Trent, 5’3” Jr Alice Womack of Happy and 5’6” Sr Sue Jane Thurman of Rocksprings.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.

Diana Lewis of Trent later coached at Abernathy.

Victoria defeated Weslaco, 63-46, in the 3-A final and Jasper, 61-60, in the semi-final at the state tournament which instituted a new rule in 1965 that started each qt. with a jump ball.  The Stingarettes qualified for state for the 1^st time with regional wins over Deer Park, 51-36, and Conroe, 83-42, and finished the year at 33-3.  Victoria staged a “terrific comeback” in the semi-final trailing by 6 points at 47-41 with 5 minutes left.  Faye Shumbera’s FG with 13 seconds left won the game that had 14 lead changes.  Shumbera had 3 FGs in the last minute and scored 48 in the game—a new conference record.  The Stingarettes won the first ever 3-A state title (2-A was the highest classification before 1965) with a 17-point win in the final over Weslaco.   

Victoria has made 13 appearances in the state finals winning five titles (1965, 1971, 1979, 1982 & 1986) and losing in the finals in 1966, 1967, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1985, 1989 & 1991.  Claudia Eckel of SWT was the 1965 Victoria championship coach and is a member of the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame.  Finalist Weslaco made its only appearance in a state final in 1965.  Victoria had an enrollment of 1,864 in 1965 compared to 721 for Weslaco; 422 for Jasper and 419 for Tulia. 

The 1965 Victoria players were:  21 Faye Shumbera, 5’7” Sr F; 30 Dorothy Vermillion, 5’3” Sr F; 15 Charlene Love, 5’7” Sr F; 20 Jean Shumbera, 5’7” So F; 14 Jerry Terry, 5’3” So F; 23 Marsha Porter, 5’10” Sr G; 42 Mary Ann Tylich, 6’0” Sr G; 12 Ann Stanton, 5’4” Sr G; 25 Linda Matula, 5’8” Jr G; 22 Georgia Tylich, 5’5” So G; 24 Lois Sumbera, 5’5” Jr G & 10 Susan Hartzell, 5’0” Jr G.  

Victoria was led in the final by 5’7” Sr Faye Shumbera with 41 points, 5’3” Sr Dorothy Vermillion with 12 and 5’7” Sr Charlene Love with 10.  5’8” Sr Linda Gilcrease led Weslaco with 18 points.  Shumbera scored 48 in the semi-final and Vermillion added 8 and Love, 2.  Donna Lou Ratcliff scored 38 for Jasper.  Shumbera’s 48 points set a new conference record as did her 89 points in two games.  Her 41 points in the championship game was also a conference record as was the 65 points scored by Victoria. 

The 1965 3-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’7” Sr Faye Shumbera of Victoria, 5’8” Sr Donna Lou Ratcliff of Jasper and 5’7” Sr Shirley Barnett of Tulia and Guards 5’10” Sr Marsha Porter of Victoria, 5’6” Sr Paula Johnson of Jasper and 5’9” Sr Debby Callaway of Weslaco.   From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side. 

Marsha Porter later coached at Conroe. 

Edna defeated Friona, 60-57, in the 2-A final and West, 50-48, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Cowgirls qualified for state for the 1^st time with regional wins sover Poteet, 57-43; Tuloso-Midway, 48-41; and Lyford, 43-39; and finished the year undefeated at 29-0.

Edna had an early 31-17 lead over West in the semi-final and survived a comeback by the Trojanettes that narrowed the lead to 2 points entering the 4^th qt.  West missed a tying shot in the final seconds.   Edna’s 3-point win in the final was due to superior FG shooting (60% to 39%) and an edge at the FT line (30 of 45 to 15 of 25).

Edna has made two appearances in the state finals winning the title in 1965 and losing to Abilene Wylie in 1990.  Mrs. Donald Whiteley of SHSU was the 1965 Edna championship coach.

Finalist Friona has made three appearances in the state finals winning the title in 1964 and losing in 1960 and 1965.  Edna had an enrollment of 340 in 1965 to 284 for Friona. 

The 1965 Edna players were:  40 Paulette Burrhus, 5’9” Sr F; 52 Jeanne Brown, 5’7” Sr F; 44 Lee Layden, 6’0” Sr F; 34 Diana Singleton, 5’8” Sr F; 24 Cathy Dial, 5’8” So F; 22 Teresa Burrhus, 5’8” Fr F; 43 Linda Menefee, 5’7” So F; 30 Diane Dial, 5’10” Sr G; 20 Jeanette James, 5’7” Sr G; 14 Gloria Putnam, 5’7” So G; 42 Lupe Estrello, 5’8” Jr G; 10 Carol Gandy, 5’7” Fr G; & 32 Carolyn Billings, 5’7” So G. 

Edna was led on the year by 5’9” Sr Paulette Burrhus at 20.5 ppg; 6’0” Sr Lee Layden at 13.7;  5’7” Sr Jeanne Brown at 12.6; and 5’7” So Linda Menefee at 6.1.   The Cowgirls were led in the final by Burrhus with 24 points, Layden with 15 and Brown with 11.  Jo Ann Sparks led West with 23.  Brown led Edna in the semi-final with 31 points followed by Burrhus with 17 and Layden with 12.  Teto Jennings led Friona with 21 points.

The 1965 2-A All State Tournament Teach included Forwards 5’7” Sr Jeanne Brown of Edna, 5’8” Sr Teto Jennings of Friona and 5’8” Sr Jo Ann Sparks of West and Guards 5’8” So Cathy Dial of Edna, 5’8” Sr Glenda McClellan of Friona and 5’6” Jr Patsy Tyler of Rockdale.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.  Teto Jennings scored 146 points in 6 games (24.3 ppg) at state in 1963-65.

 Lubbock Roosevelt  defeated Jourdanton, 77-71, in the 1-A final and Baird, 66-38, in the semi-final at the sate tournament.  The Eagles qualified for state with regional wins over Springlake, 69-62; Stratford, 79-53; and Wylie, 67-33; and finished the year undefeated at 40-0 and previously undefeated Jourdanton finished at 37-1.  Both Roosevelt and Baird shot 46% from the field in the semi-final but Roosevelt made 20 of 44 to only 13 of 28 for Baird giving Roosevelt a 28-point win.  The Eagles’ 6-point win in the final over Jourdanton came from superior FG shooting (72% on 24 of 32 to 48% on 24 of 40).   

Lubbock Roosevelt has made two appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1957 and 1965.

Marvin Williams of Texas Tech was the Roosevelt championship coach in both 1957 & 1965.  Finalist Jourdanton has made three appearances in the state finals winning the 1966 title and losing in 1964 and 1965.   Roosevelt had an enrollment of 125 to 173 for Jourdanton.

The 1965 Roosevelt players were: 44 Dee Gregory, 5’11” Sr F; 43 Alice Woolley, 5’11” Sr F; 40 Janet Kinard, 5’7” Sr F; 41 Brenda Herring, 5’7” So F; 32 Gail Herrick, 5’5” Sr F; 35 Linda Lusk, 5’9” Fr F; 24 Susan Bridges, 5’8” Fr F; 10 Vicki Kinard, 5’9” So G; 5 Dona Rowe, 5’5” Jr G; 22 Gwen Renfro, 5’8” So G; 55 Vicky Dunagan, 5’7” So G; 30 Marcie Reasoner, 5’6” So G; 15 Sharon Parker, 5’9” Jr G; 12 DeeAnn Donley, 5’5” Fr G; 34 Ruby Brown, 5’0” Jr G; & 25 Coyleen Schmidt, 5’5” So G.

The Eagles were led on the year by 5’11” Sr Dee Gregory at 33 ppg; 5’11” Alice Woolley at 33; 5’7” So Brenda Herring at 12; and 5’7” Sr Janet Kinard at 10.    Roosevelt was led in the final by Woolley with 38 points, Gregory with 31 and Kinard with 5 while Carolyn Dornak led Jourdanton with 43.    Gregory led the Eagles in the semi-final with 35 points while Woolley added 18 and Herring, 10.  Sally Green led Baird with 13.

The 1965 1-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’11” Sr Dee Gregory and 5’11” Sr Alice Woolley of Lubbock Roosevelt and 5’7” Jr Carolyn Dornak of Jourdanton and Guards 5’9” Sr Sharon Jeter of Baird, 5’7” Sr Joyce Bowen of Jourdanton and 5’8” Sr Cindy Smith of West Sabine.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side. 

Carolyn Dornak of  Jourdanton averaged 32.8 ppg as a 5’7” Jr in 1965 and was all-state for 3 years and scored 4,010 points in 4 years.  She was later a 2-time AAU All-American at Wayland Baptist on two national championship teams and is a member of the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame.

Trent defeated Round Top-Camine, 69-65, in the Conf B final and (after a 1^st round bye) defeated Gold-Burg (Bowie), 76-40, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Gorillas qualified for state with regional wins over Ira, 71-53; Fort Davis, 91-71; and Forsan, 78-54; and finished the year at 41-1.  Trent out shot (51% to 22%) Gold-Burg in the 36-point semi-final win  and made 2 FGs in the final 40 seconds of the final to clinch the 4-point win and overcome a 51 point effort by Round Top-Carmine’s Marilyn Aschenbeck. 

Trent has made three appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1964 & 1965 and losing in 1970 to Follet.  Ralph W. Newton of McMurry College was the Trent championship coach in both 1964 & 1965 and won a later title at Spearman in 1977.  Finalist Round Top-Carmine won state titles in 1966, 1971 & 1972 and lost in the 1965 final.  Trent had an enrollment of 58 in 1965 to 96 for Round Top-Carmine. 

The 1965 Trent players were:  10 Ann Riggan, 5’0” Fr F; 12 Barbara McAninch, 6’1” Sr  F; 30 Diana Lewis, 5’7” Sr F; 54 Vivian Lewis, 5’^’ Jr F; 34 Betty Reddin, 5’5” So F; 24 Betty Sharp, 5’5” Fr F; 20 Linda Barnhill, 5’4” Sr G; 32 Kaye McWilliams, 5’7” Sr G; 42 Sue Dickerson, 5’9” Sr G; 14 Glenna Riggan, 5’4” So G; 40 Beverly Hogue, 5’4” So G; & 22 Janis Hobbs, 5’4” So G. 

The Gorillas were led on the year by 5’7” Sr Diana Lewis at 29.6 ppg; 6’1” Sr Barbara McAninch at 26.5; & 5’6” Jr Vivian Lewis at 14.3.   Diana Lewis led Trent in the final with 36 points followed by 19 for McAninch and 10 for Vivian Lewis.  6’0” Jr Marilyn Aschenbeck scored 51 for Round Top-Carmine.   McAninch led Trent in the semi-final with 25 points followed by 25 for Diana Lewis and 14 for Vivian Lewis.  Sandra Medley led Gold-Burg with 22 points. 

The 1965 Conf B All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’7” Sr Diana Lewis and 6’1” Sr Barbara McAninch of Trent, 6’0” Jr Marilyn Aschenbeck of Round Top-Carmine and 5’5” Sr Kathy Horn of Brock and Guards 5’7” Sr Kaye McWilliams and 5’9” Sr Sue Dickerson of Trent, 5’10” Sr Lesley Ann Maxey of Gold-Burg and 5’9” Jr Candy Doerr of Round Top-Carmine.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.  The 92 points by Aschenbeck in the two state games was a Conference B record. 

Diana Lewis of Trent later coached at Abernathy. 

Tulia defeated Victoria 76-75, in the 3-A final, and Raymondville, 65-49, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Hornettes qualified for state for the 4^th time with a win over Gatesville, 69-44, in the regional final and finished the year at 30-5.  Tulia hit 52% from the field to Raymondville’s 33%, outscored the Bearkatettes 20-9 in the 3^rd qt., and cruised to a 16-point win.  Tulia’s defense held Raymondville without a FG for the first 14 minutes of the 2^nd half.  The Hornettes survived a Victoria comeback in the final as the Stingarettes cut a 13-point lead to one and missed a potential game-winning shot at the buzzer that “dipped inside the rim, but bounced out.”   The final witnessed a memorable “shoot-out” with Tulia’s Freida Rosseau scoring 39 points to 51 by Victoria’s Jean Shumbera. 

Tulia has made four appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1966, 1967 and 1991 and losing in 1962 to Devine.  Leroy (Bud) Roberts, of WTSU was the Tulia championship coach in 1966 & 1967.  Finalist Victoria has made 13 appearances in the finals winning state titles in 1965, 1971, 1979, 1982 & 1986 and losing in the finals in 1966, 1967, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1985, 1989 & 1991). 

The 1966 Tulia players were:  5 Freida Rosseau, 5’6” Jr F; 51 Pat Thurman, 5’10” Jr F; 35 Jackie Fowler, 5’7” Sr F; 31 Mary Jane Mote, 5’8” Sr G; 33 Ester Williams, 5’8” Sr G; 3 Mary Williams, 5’6” Fr G; 25 Susie Barbour, 5’6” Jr F; 53 Cheryl Johnson, 5’8” Jr F; 15 Loretta Bonds, 5’4” Sr F; 11 Nancy Bonds, 5’6” Jr G; 41 Shirley Tuttle, 5’9” Jr G; 55 Karen Thomas, 5’3” Jr G; & 23 Kathy Baldwin, 5’6” Jr G. 

The Hornettes were led on the year by 5’6” Jr Freida Rosseau at 30 ppg; 5’1” Jr Pat Thurman at 20; and 5’7” Jackie Fowler at 10.  Rosseau led Tulia in the final with 39 points followed by Fowler with 21 and Thurman with 14.  Jean Shumbera led Victoria with 51 points (including 25 of 29 FTs).  Rosseau scored 39 in the semi-final and Fowler added 19.  Jeanne Sullivan led Raymondville with 35 points. 

The 1966 3-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’6” Jr Freida Rousseau of Tulia, 5’9” Jr Jean Shumbera of Victoria and 5’8” Sr Brenda Kennedy of Duncanville and Guards 5’8” Sr Mary Jane Mote of Tulia, 5’7” Jr Judy Bartelli of Raymondville and 5’9” Sr Linda Matula of Victoria.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side. 

Texas Basketball lists Rousseau as 52^nd (with 52 points) on the all-time highest scoring game list.  She was inducted into the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007.

 Spearman defeated Orange Little Cypress, 50-46, in the 2-A final and Bogata Rivercrest, 56-44, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Lynxettes qualified for state for the 2^nd time with regional wins over Electra, 46-29, and Floydada, 42-36, and finished the year at 35-3.   Spearman led all the way and cruised to a 12-point win in the semi-final.  The Lynxettes out shot (56% to 46%) Little Cypress in the 4-point win in the final.  Spearman built a 10-point lead before a 4^th qt. rally by Cypress got within 2 points before Spearman’s Phyllis Parish made 2 FTs to ice the game.  

Spearman has made 8 appearances in the state finals winning state titles in 1966, 1971, 1972 and 1977 and losing in 1971 (to Buna), 1967 (to Little Orange Cypress), 1969 (to Waco Midway) and 1970 (to Waco Robinson).  Dean Weese of Phillips U. was the Spearman championship coach in 1966, 1971 & 1972.  He also won 7 more state titles at Levelland from 1983-1997, made the state tournament 19 times and has won more games than any girls coach in the history of TX.  He is a member of the TX H.S. Baketball Hall of Fame.  Finalist Little Orange Cypress won a state title in 1967 and lost in the finals in 1963 & 1966.

The 1966 Spearman players were:  43 Karen Gibson, 5’6” Sr F; 31 Barbara Wilde, 5’10” Jr F; 35 Susan Hutchinson, 5’6” Sr F; 23 Marcia Shieldknight, 5’6” Fr F; 13 Cecilia Wilson, 5’3” Sr F; 21 Linn Ann Robinson, 5’7” So F; 51 Catherine Lyons, 5’8” So F; 55 Cathy Mackie, 5’5” So F; 11 Robbie Ownbey, 5’3” Sr G; 25 Nancy McCullough, 5’8” Jr F; 41 Judy Jones, 5’4” Jr G; 45 Kay Schroder, 5’5” Jr G; 33 Jeanette McAdams, 5’3” So G; & 15 Cindy Cochran, 5’3” So G. 

The Lynxettes were led on the year by 5’10” Jr Barbara Wilde at 23 ppg; 5’6” Sr Karen Gibson at 12; 5’6” Fr Marcia Shieldknight at 8; and 5’6” Sr Susan Hutchinson at 7.  Wilde led Spearman in the final with 23 points followed by Gibson with 17 and Shieldknight with 10.  Phyllis Parish led Little Clypress with 22 points.  Gibson was Spearman’s top scorer in the semi-final with 26 points followed by Wilde with 17 and Shieldknight with 13.  Katy Fry led Rivercrest with 26.

The 1966 2-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’11” Jr Phyllis Parish of Little Cypress, 5’5” Jr Bebe Zajicek of Ganado and 5’8” Jr Katy Fry of Talco-Bogata Rivercrest and Guards 5’8” Jr Nancy McCullough and 5’6” Sr Susan Hutchinson of Spearman and 5’7” Jr Becky Evans of Little Cypress.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.

Jourdanton defeated Earth Springlake, 79-74, in the 1-A final and Cross Plains, 73-42, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Squaws (known in later years as the “Lady Indians”) qualified for state with regional wins over Marion, 56-50; Moulton, 73-50; and Orangefield, 73-50; and finished the year at 36-2.   Jourdanton’s 31-point win in the semi-final came from superior shooting (64% to 37%) especially from Carolyn Dornak who made 18 of 21 FG attempts and scored 50 points.  Jourdanton’s 5-point win in the final was again due to fantastic shooting from Dornak who scored 44 points on 17 for 21 FGs.  Springlake returned in 1967 & 1968 to win two state titles and become the highest scoring team in tournament history. 

Jourdanton has made three appearances in the state finals winning the 1966 title and losing in 1964 to Baird and in 1965 to Lubbock Roosevelt.  Wanda and Jim Bender of Trinity B.S. were the Jourdanton championship coaches in 1966.  Wanda Bender also won a state title at Victoria in 1979, has over 900 wins and is a member of the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame.  Finalist Earth Springlake has made four appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1967 and 1968 and losing in 1966 and 2006. 

The 1966 Jourdanton players were:  31 Sue Myers, 5’7” Sr F; 23 Jo Nell Collier, 5’7” Sr F; 20 Carolyn Dornak, 5’7” Sr F; 32 Nora Cisneros, 5’4” Sr F; 22 Helen Amador, 5’5” Jr F; 5 Virginia Miller, 5’8” So F; 4 Jane Steinle, 5’5” So F; 3 Carla Rogers, 5’7” Sr G; 25 Margie Prda, 5’9” Sr G; 34 Marjon Hayden, 5’6” Sr G; 21 Wanda Meador, 5’7” Jr G; 10 Frances Oden, 5’7” Jr G; 24 Sharon Matocha, 5’5” Sr G; 30 Frances Najvar, 5’6” Jr G; & 12 Paulette McDonald, 5’7” So G. 

The Squaws were led on the year by 5’7” Sr Carolyn Dornak at 32.4 ppg; 5’7” Sr Jo Nell Collier at 15.8; and 5’7” Sr Sue Myers at 12.5.   Jourdanton was led in the final by Dornak with 44 points (on 17 of 21FGs), Collier with 23 and Myers with 10.  Susan Britton led Springlake with 32 points.  Dornak led the Squaws with 50 points (on 18 of 21 FGs) in the semi-final followed by 10 by Myers and 9 by Collier.  Edington led Cross Plains with 15 points.  Dornak’s scored 93 points in the 2 state games and shot 83% (35-42) from the field. 

The 1966 1-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’7” Sr Carolyn Dornak of Jourdanton, 5’8” So Susan Britton of Springlake Earth and Guards 5’7” Sr Carla Rogers of Jourdanton, 5’7” Jr Linda Fowler & 5’8” Sr Judy Martin of Waco Midway and 5’7” Sr Dianna Gregory of Springlake Earth.   From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side. 

Carolyn Dornak of Jourdanton, a SR rn 1966, was all-state for 3 years and was named All State Tournament for 3 consecutive years (1964-66).  She scored 247 points in 6 games for a 41.1 average at state and scored 4,010 points in 4 years.  She was later a 2-time AAU All-American at Wayland Baptist on two national championship teams and is a member of the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame.  Susan Britton of Springlake-Earth was named All State Tournament for 3 consecutive years in 1966-68 and scored 189 points in 6 games (31.5 ppg) at state in 1966-68.

Round Top-Carmine defeated Deport, 57-32, in the Conf B final; Brock, 67-47, in the semi-final; and High Island, 54-51, in the 1^st round at the state tournament.  The Cubs qualified for state for the 2^nd time with regional wins over Pawnee, 59-32; Brackettville, 56-33; and Royal, 64-38; and finished the year undefeated at 40-0.   Round Top-Carmine’s 3-point win in the 1^st round came on superior shooting (58% to 40%) and timely steals in the closing minutes after the score was tied 47-47 with 3:42 remaining.  The 20-point win in the semi-final came from superior shooting (57% to 43%) and the 25-point win in the final was also due to superior shooting (70% to 27%).   Round Top-Carmine relied upon its star, Marilyn Aschenbeck, in all 3 games as she averaged 46 ppg in the tournament. 

Round Top-Carmine won state titles in 1966, 1971 & 1972 in the school’s only three appearances in the state finals.  Reuben Wunderlich of SHSU was the Round Top-Carmine championship coach in 1966.  Finalist Deport made its only appearance in a final in 1966. 

The 1966 Round Top-Carmine players were:  31 Marilyn Aschenbeck, 6’1” Sr F; 20 Betty Havemann, 5’7” Sr F; 32 Delores Weyand, 5’7” So F; 25 Frances Ullrich, 5’5” Jr F; 21 Karen Behnke, 5’8” So F; 30 Annette Tiemann, 5’4” So F; 24 Candy Doerr, 5’9” Sr G; 12 Doris Aschenbeck, 5’9” Jr G; 23 Glenda Goebel, 5’10” So G; 12 Kathy Steinbach, 5’7” Jr G; 33 Shirley Goehring, 5’5” Sr G; & 42 Verna Hinze, 5’4” So G. 

The Cubs were led on the year by 6’1” Sr Marilyn Aschenbeck at 28.93; 5’7” So Delores Weyand at 12.56; 5’7” Sr Betty Havemann at 10.56; and 5’8” So Karen Behnke at 7.14.   Aschenbeck led the Cubs in the final with 46 points and Weyand added 6 and Havemann, 5.  Connie Kelsey led Deport with 20.  Aschenbeck scored 54 in the semi-final and Havemann added  and Weyand, 5.  Linda Beaty led Brock with 20.  Aschenbeck scored 44 in the 1^st round and Havemann added, 8 and Weyand, 2.   Aschenbeck scored 144 points (46 ppg) in the three games at state—2^nd all-time at the state tournament.  She scored 236 points in 5 games at state over two years averaging 47.2 ppg with a single game high of 54 points. 

The 1966 Conf B All State Tournament Team included Forwards 6’1” Sr Marilyn Aschenbeck of Round Top-Carmine, 5’8” Jr Connie Kelsey of Deport, 5’8” Sr Sidney Black of High Island and 5’5” Sr Jolene Dean of Sundown and Guards 5’9” Sr Candy Doerr and 5’9” Jr Doris Aschenbeck of Round Top-Carmine, 5’7” Sr Ruth Ann Yates of Deport and 5’3” Sr Brenda Cardwell of Brock.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side

Tulia defeated Victoria, 70-56, in the 3-A final and Duncanville, 66-48, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Hornettes qualified for state for the 5^th time with a win in the regional final over Rockdale, 50-36, and finished the year at 37-6.  Tulia’s 18-point win in the semi-final came from superior shooting 46%  (24 of 52) to 39% (14 of 36) and 10 more more shots taken.  The Hornettes jumped out to a 35-19 lead at the half and cruised to a 14-point win in the final aided by superior shooting (51% to 42%).  

Tulia has made four appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1966, 1967 and 1991 and losing in 1962 to Devine.  Leroy (Bud) Roberts, of WTSU was the Tulia championship coach in 1966 & 1967.  Finalist Victoria has made 13 appearances in the finals winning state titles in 1965, 1971, 1979, 1982 & 1986 and losing in the finals in 1966, 1967, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1985, 1989 & 1991).   

The 1967 Tulia players were:  40 Kathy Baldwin, 5’6” Sr G; 24 Susie Barbour, 5’7” Sr F; 20 Nance Bonds, 5’6” Sr G; 4 Barbara Hood, 5’6” Jr G; 52 Kay Hughes, 5’8” So G; 50 Cheryl Johnson, 5’8” Sr F; 32 Linda Love, 5’4” Jr F; 14 Sheri Love, 5’8” So F; 2 Myra Miller, 5’3” Sr G; 12 Lillie Morriss, 5’8” Jr G; 42 Roberta Patterson, 5’5” Jr G; 10 Freida Rousseau, 5’6” Sr F; 30 Donna Spear, 5’5” Jr F; 34 Karen Thomas, 5’3” Sr G; 22 Shirley Tuttle, 5’10” Sr G; & 44 Mary Williams, 5’7” So G.

The Hornettes were led on the year by 5’6” Sr Freida Rousseau at 35 ppg; 5’4” Jr Linda Love at 12; 5’8” Sr Cheryl Johnson at 11; 5’7” Sr Susie Barbour at 10; 5’8” So Sheri Love at 8; and 5’5” Jr Donna Spear at 8.  Rousseau led Tulia in the final with 52 points followed by Barbour with 11 and Johnson with 5.  Jean Shumbera led Victoria with 34 points.  Roussea scored 47 points in the semi-final, Love added 7 and Barbour and Johnson, 6 each.  Jan Anderson led Duncanville with 28 points.  Freida Rousseau’s  99 points in two games in state was a new conference record as was the 52 points in a championship game. 

The 1967 3-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’6” Sr Freida Rousseau of Tulia, 5’8” Sr Jean Shumbera of Victoria and 5’8” So Diane Gillilland of Raymondville and Guards 5’7” So Mary Williams of Tulia, 6’0” Jr Linda White of Victoria, 5’8” Sr Donetta Carrell of Duncanville and 5’7” Sr Judy Bartelli of Ramondville.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side. 

Texas Basketball lists Rousseau as 52^nd (with 52 points) on the all-time highest scoring game list. She finished her state tournament career in 1967 with 214 points in 6 tournament games for a 35.6 average and a one game high of 52.    Freida Rousseau was inducted into the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame in2007.  Victoria’s Jean Shumbera closed her career with 165 points in six games at the state tournament for a 27.5 average.  She had a one-game high of 51. 

Orange Little Cypress defeated Spearman, 52-43, in the 2-A final and Gregory-Portland, 49-47, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Bears qualified for state for the 3^rd time with regional wins over Livingston, 51-43; Copperas Cove, 78-38; and Bellville, 47-46, and finished the year at 32-1 (losing only to Class B state champion, High Island, 41-40).  Phyllis Parish made a layup with 7 seconds left in the 2-point semi-final win over Gregory-Portland and made 8 of 8 from the field and 7 of 7 from the FT line in the second half of the final against Spearman leading to a 9-point win. 

Little Cypress has made three appearances in the state finals winning a state title in 1967 and losing in 1963 to West and in 1966 to Spearman.  Jerry Modisette of SFA was the 1967 Little Cypress championship coach.  Finalist Spearman has made 8 appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1966, 1971, 1972 & 1977 and losing in 1961, 1967, 1969 & 1970. 

The 1967 Little Cypress players were: 50 Phyllis Parish, 5’11” Sr F; 55 Dottie Reeves, 5’4” Sr F; 40 Mag Pachuca, 5’10” So F; 31 Carey Lenhard, 5’5” Jr F; 51 Joyce Guidry, 5’4” Sr F; 41 Deborah Perry, 5’2” So F; 55 Katy Allbright, 5’10” So F; 45 Evita Herrington, 5’10” Fr F; 52 Becky Evans, 5’7” Sr G; 43 Karen Bilbo, 5’3” Jr G; 54 Shelio Carr, 5’6” Sr G; 44 Pat McCall, 5’10” Jr G; 42 Joan Brown, 5’7” Sr G; 31 Debbie Scott, 5’2” So G; & 30 Hazel Teal, 5’5” So G. 

The Bears were led on the year by 5’11” Sr Phyllis Parish at 30.8 ppg; 5’10” So Mag Pachuca at 10.4; and 5’4” Sr Dottie Reeves at 9.4.  Little Cypress was led in the final by Parish with 39 points followed by Reeves with 7 and Pachuca with 6.  5’10” Sr Barbara Wilde led Spearman with 21 points.  Parish scored 30 points in the semi-final and Reeves added 15 and Pachuca, 4.  Wanda Carrell led Gregory-Portland with 23 points. 

The 1967 2-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’11” Sr Phyllis Parish of Little Cypress, 5’9” Sr Katy Fry of Talco-Bogata Rivercrest and 5’7” Jr Wanda Carrell of Gregory-Portland and Guards 5’7” Sr Becky Evans of Little Cypress, 5’8” Sr Nancy McCullough of Spearman and 5’5” Sr Karen DuBose of Gregory-Portland.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.

Earth Springlake defeated Cross Plains, 105-52, in the 1A final and Brownsboro, 66-45, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The 105 points in one game and in a championship game was a new state record.  The Wolverettes qualified for state for the 2^nd time with regional wins over Lubbock Roosevent, 66-32; Canutillo, 78-37; and Stratford, 74-62; and finished the year at 35-1 (losing only to Queen Bees, 48-42).  Springlake out shot (66% to 53%) Brownsboro in a 21-point semi-final win that featured a 23-3 4^th qt. run and then overwhelmed Cross Plains by a 53-point victory margin that featured 64% (37 of 58) shooting (to 32% for Cross Plains).  The 53 point winning margin in the final remains the 2^nd greatest in tournament history to the 58 point margin by N. Hopkins in 1958. 

Earth-Springlake has made the state finals 4 times winning titles in 1967 & 1968 and losing in 1966 (to Jourdanton) and 2006 (to Kennard). Dean Foshee of WTSU was the 1967 Springlake-Earth championship coach.  Finalist Cross Plains made its only appearance in a state final in 1967. 

The 1967 Springlake players were:  23 Susan Britton, 5’8” Jr F; 12 Marsha Dawson, 6’1” So F; 15 Anita O’Hair, 5’9” Sr F; 33 Beverlyl Prather, 5’4” Sr F; 11 Dalpha Banks, 5’3” Sr F; 21 Linda Gregory, 5’8” Jr F; 31 Vicki Sanders, 5’6” Sr G; 35 Pansy Been, 5’5” Sr G; 25 Judy Gover, 5’7” Sr G; 45 Carolyn Hucks, 5’4” Sr G; 13 Linda Jordan, 5’3” Sr G; 11 Ginger Dent, 5’5” Sr G; & 41 Judy Hitt, 5’7” So G. 

The Wolverettes were led on the year by 5’8” Jr Susan Britton at 22 ppg; 5’9” Sr Anita O’Hair at 19; and 6’1” So Marsha Dawson at 18.    Springlake was led in the final by Britton with 46 points, 0’Hair with 27 and Dawson with 20.  5’7” Jr Barbara Renfro led Cross Plains with 25 points.  Dawson led the Wolverettes in the semi-final with 26 points and O’Hair added 21 and Britton, 19.  5’11” Sr Pat Edwards led Brownsboro with 23 points. 

The 1967 1-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’8” Jr Susan Britton of Springlake Earth, 5’11” Jr Mary Rosebrock of George West and 5’11” Sr Pat Edwards of Brownsboro and Guards 5’7” Sr Judy Gover and 5’6” Sr Vicki Sanders of Springlake Earth and 5’8” Sr Carolyn Tunnell ofCross Plains.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.  Susan Britton of Springlake-Earth was named All State Tournament for 3 consecutive years in 1966-68 and scored 189 points in 6 games (31.5 ppg) at state in 1966-68.

High Island defeated Quitaque, 48-39, in the Conf B final ; Celina, 61-50, in the semi-final; and Brock, 72-68 (double OT), in the 1^st round at the state tournament.  The Cardinals qualifed for state for the 2^nd time with regional wins over Chester, 62-37; Apple Springs, 60-45; Avinger, 52-39; and Winona, 72-53; and finished the year at 32-4.  High Island, the 1967 Conf B state champ, defeated Little Cypress, the 2A state champ, 41-40, in pre-district play.  High Island survived a double OT in the 1^st round by outscoring Brock 6-2 in the 2^nd OT and then used superior FT shooting (21 of 29 to 10 of 18) in an 11-point semi-final win over Celina.  The 9-point win in the final featured better rebounding (35-23) and shooting  (46% to 35%) by the Cardinals. 

High Island has made three appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1967 & 1968 and losing in 1969 to Lamesa Klondike.  Jerry Whitaker of SFA was the High Island championship coach in 1967 and 1968.  Finalist Quitaque made its only appearance in a state final in 1967.

 The 1967 High Island players were:  50 Susan Smith, 5’9” So F; 4 Molly Sullivan, 5’11” So F; 52 Thelma Berwick, 5’0” Jr F; 10 Patsy Frankland, 5’2” So F; 24 Lisa Galceran, 5’7” So F; 54 Lulu Faggard, Fr F; 42 Donna Phelps, Sr G; 44 Velma Berwick, Jr G; 30 Brenda Frankland, Sr G; 34 Donna Kahla, Jr G; 12 Debby Kahla, So G; 14 Donna Iguess, Jr G; 20 Kathy Dubois, Jr G; 32 Nelda Payne, Fr G; & 40 Rhonda White, So G.

The Cardinals were led on the year by 5’9” So Susan Smith at 19.5 ppg; 5’11” So Molly Sullivan at 11.6; and 5’5” Jr Thelma Berwick at 9.5.  High Island was led in the final by Smith with 20 points, Berwick with 18 and Sullivan with 10.  Patricia Brunson led Quitaque with 18.  Smith also was the top scorer in the semi-final with 23 points followed by Berwick with 18 and Sullivan with 14.  5’10” Sr Debbie Phillips led Celina with 28 points.  Berwick was the top scorer in the 1^st round with 28 points followed by Smith with 22 and Sullivan with 20.  5’6” Sr Cathy Horn led Brock with 38 points and scored 161 points (26.8 ppg) in 6 games at state in 1965-67. 

The Conf B 1967 All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’9” So Susan Smith of High Island, 5’6” Sr Cathy Horn of Brock, 6’2” Sr Patricia Brunson of Quitaque and 5’7” Sr Carol Bollinger of Brookshire Royal and Guards Sr Donna Phelps of High Island, 5’8” Jr Deryl Ann Dunagan of Forsan, 6’0” Sr Jill Johnson of Quitaque and 5’7” Sr Stella Nelson of Celina.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.  Susan Smith of High Island was named All State Tournament for 3 consecutive years in 1967-69 and scored 197 points in 9 games (21.8 ppg) at state in 1966-69.

Stephenville defeated West Orange, 41-27, in the 3-A final and Carthage, 38-29, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Honey Bees qualified for state for the 1^st time with a win in the regional final over Canyon, 43-41, and finished the year at 24-8.  Stephenville outscored Carthage 12-4 in the 4^th qt. for a 9-point semi-final win and out rebounded (32-16) and out shot (44% to 36%) West Orange in the 14-point win in the final. 

Stephenville won the 1968 title in the school’s only appearance in a state final.  Sam Taylor of NTSU was the 1968 Stephenville championship coach.  Finalist West Orange Stark made two appearances in the state finals losing in 1968 and 1989.                             \

The 1968 Stephenville players were:  30 Debbie Ballow, 5’7” Jr F; 12 Dollie Boase, 5’7” Sr F: 32 Dorothy Everett, 5’4” So F; 14 Marcia Gordon, 5’7” Jr G; 40 Gloria Hyde, 5’7” Sr G; 50 Sandra Lesley, 5’4” So G; 22 Tula Lewallen, 5’7” Jr G; 10 Vickie Lowry, 5’4” So F; 44 Elizabeth McMahan, 5’6” Jr G; 34 Jane Pack, 5’5” Sr F; 24 Barbara Shipp, 5’6” Jr F; 42 Nita Stephens, 5’9” So F; & 20 Joan Terry, 5’4” So G. 

The Honey Bees were led on the year by 5’7” Jr Debbie Ballow at 16.15 ppg; 5’9” So Nita Stephens at 13.41; 5’6” Jr Barbara Shipp at 11.33; and 5’7” Sr Dollie Boase at 5.04.   Ballow led Stephenville in the final with 16 points followed by Stephens with 15 and Shipp with 6.  5’2” Sr Jean Collins led West Orange with 13 points.  Ballow and Stephens each scored 14 to lead the Honey Bees in the semi-final and Shipp added 10.  5’7” Sr Judy Sanford led Carthage with 23. 

The 1968 3-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’7” Jr Debbie Ballow of Stephenville, 5’7” Sr Judy Danford of Carthage and 5’8” Sr Beveryl Kay Hicks of West Orange and Guards 5’7” Jr Tulia Lewallen of Stephenville, 5’9” Sr Jan Gillilland of Raymondville and 5’7” Jr Judy Butler of Carthage.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.

Talco Bogata-Rivercrest defeated Gregory-Portland, 56-54, in the 2-A final and Spearman, 31-28, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Rebelettes qualified for state for the 3^rd time with regional wins over Brownsboro, 49-42; Plano, 44-33; and Waco Midway, 65-40; and finished the year undefeated at 35-0.  Rivercrest outscored Spearman 14-8 in the 4^th qt. in a 3-point semi-final win.  The Rebelettes led 50-44 at the end of 3 qts. of the final and held on for a 2-point win by shooting 61% (17 of 28) to 42% (15 of 36).  

Bogata Rivercrest has made three appearances in the state finals winning state titles in 1968 & 1980 and losing in 1979 to Hale Center.  Larry Tucker of SFA was the 1968 Rivercrest championship coach.  Finalist Gregory-Portland made its only appearance in a state final in 1968.   

The 1968 Rivercrest players were:  13 Glenna Grayson, 5’6” Sr F; 25 Lana Sloan, 5’10” Sr F; 32 Gail Hardy, 5’9” Sr F; 14 Kay White, 5’7” Sr G; 15 Sharon Williams, 5’2” Sr G; 34 Sandie Giddens, 5’7” Jr G; 21 Pat Belcher, 5’6” Jr G; 11 Margaret Brooks, 5’4” Jr G; 23 Jeanie Cook, 5’5” So F; 10 Joan Walesiak, 5’1” So F: 35 Kay Christopher, 5’8” So F; 33 Dorothy Lorance, 5’7” So F; 14 Sharon Posey, 5’6” So F; 12 Linda Powers, 5’6” So G; 24 Joyce Brown, 5’6” So G; 22 Janice Griffin, 5’5” So G; & 31 Jerri Gage, 5’6” Fr F.

The Rebelettes were led on the year by 5’6” Sr Glenna Grayson and 5’10” Sr Lana Sloan each at 20 ppg and by 5’9” Sr Gail Hardy at 10.  Grayson led Rivercrest in the final with 27 points while Sloan added 22 and Hardy, 9.  5’5” Sr Mina Akins of Gregory-Portland scored a Conference record 41 points in the championship game.   Sloan was Rivercrest’s top scorer in the semi-final followed by Grayson with 9.  5’6” Jr Marcia Shieldknight led Spearman with 15.

The 1968 2-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’6” Sr Glenna Grayson and 5’10” Sr Lana Sloan of Talco-Bogata Rivercrest, 5’5” Sr Mina Akins of Gregory-Portland and 5’8” Sr Anna Mitchell of Hamshire-Fannett and Guards 5’7” Sr Kay White of Talco-Bogata Rivercrest, 5’10” Sr Loraine Dietz of Gregory-Portland and 5’9” So Jyniece Callaway of Spearman.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.  Jyniece Callaway of Spearman was named All-State Tournament for 3 consecutive years in 1968-70.

Earth Springlake defeated George West, 75-65, in the 1-A final and Grapeland, 65-53, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Wolverettes qualified for state for the 3^rd time with regional wins over Eldorado, 79-57; Idalou, 78-60; and Stratford, 84-64; and finished the year at 32-2.   Springlake jumped out to a 37-26 halftime lead and cruised to a 12-point win in the semi-final.  The Wolverettes out shot (64% to 47%) and out rebounded (34-20) George West in the 10-point win in the final.

Earth-Springlake has made the state finals 4 times winning titles in 1967 & 1968 and losing in 1966 (to Jourdanton) and 2006 (to Kennard).  Dallas Clynch of Midwestern U. was the 1968 Springlake championship coach.  Finalist George West made two appearances in the state finals winning a title in 1975 and losing in the 1968 final. 

The 1968 Springlake players were:  23 Susan Britton, 5’8” Sr F; 41 Vicky Gregory 5’10” So F; 53 Marsha Dawson, 6’0” Jr F; 31 Becky Sanders, 5’7” So F; 51 Beverly Britton, 5’6” Jr F; 43 Jamie Washington, 5’6” Jr F; 55 Jan Hedges, 5’3” So F; 45 Sandra Henderson, 5’3” Fr G; 21 Linda Gregory, 5’10” Sr G; 11 Cindy Barton, 5’6” So G; 13 Brenda Clayton, 5’4” Jr G; 15 Debbie Martin, 5’8” So G; 25 Jan Blackburn, 5’6” So G; & 35 Jody Angeley, 5’7” Jr G. 

The Wolverettes were led on the year by 6’0” Marsha Dawson at 27 ppg; 5’8” Sr Susan Britton at 25; and 5’10” So Vicky Gregory at 22.   Springlake was led in the final by Britton with 32 points, Dawson with 25 and Gregory with 16.  5’11” Sr Mary Rosebrock scored 60 points to lead George West and her 103 points in two games and her 51.5 ppg were new overall state records.  Britton also was the top Springlake scorer in the semi-final with 28 points followed by Dawson with 19 and Gregory with 16.  5’11” So Ann Lively led Grapeland with 26 points. 

The 1968 1-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’8” Sr Susan Britton and 6’0” Jr Marsha Dawson of Springlake Earth, 5’11” Sr Mary Rosebrock of George West and 5’11” So Ann Lively of Grapeland and Guards 5’10” Sr Linda Gregory of Springlake Earth, 5’9” Sr Orlean Brysch of George West and 5’7” Sr Paula Marsh of Glen Rose.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.  Susan Britton was named All State Tournament for the 3^rd consecutive year and scored 189 points in 6 state tournament games for a 31.5 average with a single game high of 46 points.  Mary Rosebrock of George West scored 158 points (39.5 ppg) in 4 games at state in 1967-68.

 High Island defeated Lamesa Klondike, 53-40, in the Conf B final ; Round Top-Carmine, 45-41, in the semi-final; and Slidell, 58-56, in the 1^st round at the state tournament.  The Cardinals qualified for state for the 3^rd time with regional wins over Chester, 43-39; Broaddus, 51-44; Union Hill, 51-27; and Centerville, 60-39; and finished the year at 35-2.  High Island survived a “furious rally” rally in the 4^th qt. of the 1^st round as Slidell scored the last 7 points of the game but came up two points short of victory.  The Cardinals led Round Top-Carmine 34-30 after 3 qts. of the semi-final and held that margin to the end.  The 13-point win in the final was the result of better shooting (51% to 35%). 

High Island has made three appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1967 & 1968 and losing in 1969 to Lamesa Klondike.  Jerry Whitaker of SFA was the High Island championship coach in both 1967 & 1968.  Finalist Lamesa Klondike has made three appearances in the state finals winning the 1969 title and losing in the finals in 1968 & 1974. 

The 1968 High Island players were:  44 Velma Berwick, 5’8” Sr G; 52 Thelma Berwick, 5’9” Sr F; 34 Donna Kahla, 5’5” Sr G; 20 Kathy Dubois, 5’5” Sr G; 50 Susan Smith, 5’9” Jr F; 33 Ida Gale Sullivan, 5’2” Jr G; 12 Debbie Kahla, 5’3” Jr G; 23 Cynthia Kennedy, 5’7” Jr G; 15 Lisa Galceran, 5’8” Jr G; 4 Molly Sullivan, 5’11” Jr F; 40 Rhonda White, 5’4” Jr F; 42 Linda Blume, 5’5” Jr G; 32 Nelda Payne, 5’8” So G; 00 Lulu Faggard, 5’6” So F; 54 Martha Payne, 5’7” Fr F; 14 Marla Kennedy, 5’7” Fr G; 55 Sandy Smith, 5’5” Fr F; 30 Shirlynn Wilrycx, 5’5” Fr G; 25 Janis Frankland, 5’5” Fr F; 10 Robbie Harrington, 5’1” Fr F; & 24 DeeDee Babineaux, 5’3” Fr G. 

The Cardinals were led on the year by 5’9” Jr Susan Smith at 23 ppg; 5’9” Sr Thelma Berwick at 16; & 5’11” Jr Molly Sullivan at 14.  High Island was led in the final by Smith with 24 points, Berwick with 17 and Sullivan with 12.  Klondike was led by 5’8” Jr Marguerite Minter and 5’11” Fr Joyce Wilcher with 15 each.  Smith was the top scorer in the semi-final with 23 points followed by Berwick with 17 and Sullivan with 5.  5’9” Sr Karen Behnke led Round Top-Carmine with 21 points.  Smith led the Cardinals in the 1^st round with 24 points followed by 20 for Sullivan and 14 for Smith.  6’0” Sr Vina Whitemire led Slidell with 37 points. 

The 1968 Conf B All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’9” Jr Susan Smith of High Island, 6’0” Sr Vina Whitmire of Slidell, 5’8” Jr Marguerite Minter of Lamesa Klondike and 5’9” So Marie Wolle of Round Top-Carmine and Guards 5’8” Sr Velma Berwick of High Island, 5’7” Jr Nancy Huffman of Sundown, 5’8” Sr Gayla White of Lamesa Klondike and 5’11” Sr Glenda Goebel of Round Top-Carmine.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.

Susan Smith of High Island was named All State Tournament for 3 consecutive years in 1967-69 and scored 197 points in 9 games (21.8 ppg) at state in 1966-69.

 Canyon defeated Angleton, 59-42, in the 3-A final and (previously undefeated) Tuloso-Midway, 50-46, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Eagles qualified for state for the 1^st time with a win in the regional final over Stephenville, 68-40; and finished the year at 31-5.  Canyon out shot (50% to 47%)  and out rebounded (31-20) Midway in a 4-point semi-final win and outscored Angleton 21-11 in the 4^th qt. of the final for a 17-point win.  Angleton had 21 turnovers to only 11 for Canyon. 

Canyon has made 21 appearances in the state finals winning 14 titles (in 1969, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 & 2008) and losing 7 times in the finals (in 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1989 & 1999).  Bob Schneider was the Canyon championship coach in 1969, 1972 & 1974.  The Canyon boys have won two titles and the 16 total titles ranks second in Texas behind Nazareth (23).  Finalist Angleton has made five appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1956 & 1973 and losing to in the finals in 1955, 1969 and 2005. 

The 1969 Canyon players were:  35 Beverly Brown, 5’6” Sr G; 53 Linda Brown, 5’7” Jr G; 21 Cheryl Davis, 5’8” Jr G; 13 Judy Davis, 5’4” Jr F; 15 Joan Dooley, 5’7” Jr F; 33 Linda Dudenhoeffer, 5’5” Jr G; 11 Marilyn Gerber, 5’7” Jr G; 51 Cindy Jones, 5’7” Jr G; 31 Linda Lehman, 5’7” Jr F; 55 Margret Patterson, 5’5” Jr G; 43 Carolyn Podzemny, 5’6” Jr F; 25 Pam Richardson, 5’8” Sr F; 45 Jan Sternenberg, 5’5” Jr F; 41 Susan Swatzell, 5’7” Sr F; & 23 Jenna Thompson, 5’4” Jr G.  

The Eagles were led on the year by 5’8” Sr Pam Richardson at 28 ppg; 5’7” Sr Susan Swatzell at 19; & 5’5” Jr Jan Sternenberg at 10.   Canyon was led in the final by Richardson with 26 points followed by Sternenberg with 12, Linda Lehman with 11 and Swatzell with 10.  5’10” Jr Frieda Schweinle led Angleton with 24 points.  Richardson and Sternenberg each scored 16 in the semi-final followed by Lehman with 12 and Swatzell with 6.  5’11” Jr Carol Ammerman led Tuloso-Midway with 21 points.

The 1969 3-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’8” Sr Pam Richardson of Canyon, 5’10” Jr Frieda Schweinle of Angleton and 5’11” Jr Carol Ammerman of Tuloso-Midway and Guards 5’4” Jr Jenna Thompson and 5’8” Jr Cheryl Davis of Canyon, 5’11” Fr Betsy Williamson of Tuloso-Midway and 5’6” Sr Shelley King of Angleton.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side. 

Carol Ammerman later coached at UT-El Paso.

Waco Midway defeated Spearman, 56-55, in the 2-A final and Corpus Christi Calallen, 59-53, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Pantherettes qualified for state for the 4^th time with regional wins over Brownsboro, 36-26; Buna, 67-64; and Eagle Lake, 71-45; and finished the year at 32-3.  Midway led Calallen by 17 at 54-34 after 3 qts. of the semi-final before the Wildcats outscored the Pantherettes 16-5 in the final qt. to close the gap to 6 points at game’s end.  Midway and Spearman played a close final with the score being tied 13 times but Midway won by one point with two FTs on a one-and-one after the buzzer by Jane McKethan to win the game and title.  The Pantherettes shot 77% for the game to 51% for the Lynxettes but were out rebounded by Spearman (25-13).  The 1969 Midway-Spearman final ranks near the top of the “frantic finishes” list for championship games at the state tournament. 

Waco Midway has made 8 appearances in the state finals winning state titles in 1955, 1969, 1973, 1975, 1976 and 1994 and losing in the finals in 1977 (to Canyon) and 1990 (to  Corpus Christi Calallen).  M.T. Rice was the Midway championship coach in both 1955 & 1969.  Finalist Spearman won state titles in 1966, 1971, 1972 & 1977 and lost in the finals in 1961, 1967, 1969 and 1970. 

The 1969 Midway players were:  43 Sharron McKethan, 5’5” Sr F; 53 Jane McKethan, 5’9” So F; 51 Rene Wilson, 5’9” So F; 45 Teresa Davis, 5’5” Sr G; 41 Amy Anderson, 5’7” Jr G; 33 Patty Ochoa, 5’5” Sr G; 31 Bonnie Olson, 5’9” Jr G; 55 Virginia Hyman, 5’6” Jr G; 23 Cathy Robinson, 5’7” So G; 21 Carol Curtis, 5’7” Sr F; 13 Pam Graves, 5’6” Jr F; & 11 Charlotte Gentle, 5’3” Jr F. 

The Pantherettes were led on the year by 5’5” Sr Sharron McKethan and 5’9” So Jane McKethan each at 14 ppg; 5’9” So Rene Wilson at 13; 5’7” Sr Carol Curtis and 5’6” Jr Pam Graves each at 10.   Midway was led in the final by Wilson with 27 points (on 13 of 13 FGs), Sharron McKethan with 15 and Jane McKethan with 14.  5’6” Sr Marsha Shieldknight led Spearman with 29 points.  Wilson was the top Midway scorer in the semi-final with 23 points followed by Jane McKethan with 21 and Sharron McKethan with 15.   6’0” Jr Debbie Lawrence led Calallen with 36 points. 

The 1969 2-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’9” So Rene Wilson of Waco Midway, 5’6” Sr Marsha Shieldknight of Spearman and 6’0” Jr Debbie Lawrence of Calallen and Guards 5’7” Jr Amy Anderson and 5’5” Sr Teresa Davis of Waco Midway, 5’9” Jr Jyniece Callaway of Spearman and 5’6” Jr Lynn Hohertz of Spearman.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.  Jyniece Callaway of Spearman was named All-State Tournament for 3 consecutive years in 1968-70.  Marsha Shieldknight scored 158 points in 8 games (19.6 ppg) at state in 1966-69. 

Marcia Shieldknight later coached at Ralls.

Stratford defeated Deweyville, 42-37, in the 1-A final and Lexington, 54-50, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Elkettes qualified for state for the 1^st time with regional wins over Claude, 46-44; Abilene Wylie, 52-50; and Ralls, 66-64; and finished the year at 36-2.  Stratford out shot (48% to 41%) and out rebounded (36-28) Lexington in the semi-final but trailedby 2 points after 3 qts. before outscoring the Eaglettes, 19-13, in the 4^th qt. for a 4-point victory.  The Elkettes had a FT (14 of 17 to 3 of 10) and rebounding (22-14) edge over Deweyville in the final and had a 7-point lead after 3 qts. and held on for a 5-point win. 

Stratford won state titles in 1969 and 1976 in the school’s only two appearances in the state finals.  P.D. Fletcher of Panhandle A&M was the 1969 Stratford championship coach and won a later title at Dumas in 1980.  Finalist Deweyville lost in the finals in 1969 & 1977. 

The 1969 Stratford players were:  35 Kathy Allen, 5’9” Sr F; 13 Carla Hester, 5’5” Sr F; 45 Rene Knight, 5’6” Jr F; 11 Shirley Hawkins, 5’6” So F; 15 Debra Smith, 5’3” Jr F; 41 Tommie Lou Baskin, 5’10” F; 43 Rebecca Guthrie, 5’9” Sr G; 25 Faith Judd, 5’5” Sr G; 33 Neta Brannan, 5’6” Sr G; 23 Colleen Coffman, 5’2” Sr G; 31 Becky Hodges, 5’5” Jr G; & 21 June Brown, 5’7” So G. 

The Elkettes were led on the year by 5’9” Sr Kathy Allen at 28 ppg; 5’5” Sr Carla Hester at 18; 5’6” Jr Rene Knight at 9; and 5’6” So Shirley Hawkins at 8.  Stratford was led in the final by Allen with 35 points and Knight with 10.  5’7” Sr Vivian Roberson led Lexington with 34 points.   Knight was Stratford’s top scorer in the semi-final with 24 points followed by Allen with 13 and Hawkins with 5.  5’3” Jr Charlotte Bickham led Deweyville with 25 points.

The 1969 1-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’6” Jr Rene Knight of Stratford, 5’9” Sr Betty Mills of Fannindel and 5’3” Jr Charlotte Bickham of Deweyville and Guards 5’6” Sr Neta Brannan of Stratford, 5’5” Jr Sandra Frizzell of Deweyville and 5’8” Sr Marie Cooper of Lexington.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side. 

 Lamesa Klondike defeated High Island, 62-48, in the Conf B final and Deport, 50-45, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Cougarettes qualified for state for the 2^nd time with regional wins over Grandfalls, 59-29; Fort Davis, 75-32; Spade, 60-37; & Follett, 64-58; and finished the year at 38-3.  Klondike out shot (54% to 46%) Deport in the semi-final and outscored the Tigerettes 14-5 in the 3^rd qt. to take a 7-point lead into the 4^th qt. and won by five points.  The Cougarettes out shot (57% to 52%) High Island in the 14-point win in the final  leading 29-20 at halftime relying on stellar defense and turnovers. 

Lamesa Klondike has made three appearances in the state finals winning the 1969 title and losing in 1968 to High Island and in 1974 to Poolville.  Bill Brown of SFA was the 1969 Klondike championship coach.  Finalist High Island has made three appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1967 & 1968 and losing in 1969.  

The 1969 Klondike players were:  43 Marguerite Minter, 5’7” Sr F; 15 Sherry Spraberry, 5’1” Sr F; 21 Joyce Wilcher, 5’9” So F; 41 Barbara Neill, 5’4” Sr F; 25 Becky Ross, 5’7” Jr F; 35 Nita Dennis, 5’3” So F; 31 Becky Smith, 5’0” Fr F; 13 Patsy Neill, 5’1” Jr G; 0 Gail Wilcher, 5’8” Sr G; 23 Roxann Minter, 5’8” G; 11 Pat Cozart, 5’6” So G; 51 Betty Franklin, 5’5” Jr G; 53 Mitzi Warren, 4’10” Fr G; & 45 Kiki Scott, 5’3” So G.  The team included three sets of sisters (Minters, Wilchers and Neills). 

Klondike was led in the final by 5’7” Sr Marguertie Minter and 5’9” So Joyce Wilcher with 27 points each and 5’4” Sr Barbara Neill added 8.  Wilcher scored 8 points in the first three minutes to give Klondike an early lead.  5’9” Sr Susan Smith led High Island with 32 points.   Minter was the top scorer in the semi-final with 30 points followed by Joyce Wilcher with 12 and Barbara Neill with 8.  5’4” Sr Yvonne Wood led Deport with 17 points. 

The 1969 Conf B All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’7” Sr Marguerite Minter and 5’9” So Joyce Wilcher of Lamesa Klondike, 5’9” Sr Susan Smith of High Island and 5’6” Jr Marilyn Glover of Deport and Guards 5’8” Sr Gail Wilcher and 5’8” Jr Roxanne Minter of Lamesa Klondike, 6’0” Jr Linda McAninch of Trent and 5’6” Sr Mary Shaw of High Island.   From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.  Susan Smith of High Island was named All State Tournament for 3 consecutive years in 1967-69 and scored 197 points in 9 games (21.8 ppg) at state in 1966-69.

Seven of the team members still lived in Lamesa in 2007:  Mitzi (Warren) Nix, Patsy (Neill) Shook, Betty (Franklin) Cozart, Barbara (Neill) Cude, Pat (Cozart) Stephen, Sherry (Scott) Adcock and Nita (Dennis) Dopson.  Sherry (Spraberry) Workman lived in Katy, Kiki (Scott) Wilcox and Marguerite (Minter) Harris in San Antonio, Gail (Wilcher) Wells in Big Spring, Roxann (Minter) Strickland in Corpus Christi, Becky (Ross) Suratt in Reno, Brenda (Smith) Sowers in Amarillo and Coach Bill Brown in Corsicana.

Corpus Christi Tulosa-Midway defeated Canyon, 66-54, in the 3-A final and Rockdale, 62-34, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  This marked the first year that the third place games were eliminated.  The Cherokees qualified for state for the 2^nd time with regional wins over Donna, 57-11; and Victoria, 63-57; and finished the year undefeated at 37-0.  Midway jumped out to a 39-15 lead at halftime over Rockdale in the semi-final and coasted to a 28-point victory with better shooting (23 of 40 to 7 of 35) and rebounding (45-27).  Midway led 33-22 at halftime of the final and coasted to a 12-point victory with superior shooting (23 of 34 to 16 of 34) and rebounding (30-21). 

Corpus Christi Tuloso-Midway has made two appearances in the state finals winning the title in 1970 and losing in 1978 to Canyon.  Burl Plunkett was the 1970 Tuloso-Midway championship coach.  Finalist Canyon has made 21 appearances in the state finals winning 14 titles (in 1969, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 & 2008) and losing 7 times in the finals (in 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1989 & 1999).   

The 1970 Cherokee players were:  31 Carol Ammerman, 5’11” Sr F; 33 Becky Steinmeyer, 5’10” Jr F; 25 Martha Gray, 5’5” Sr F; 23 Debbie Sims, 5’6” Jr F; 21 Tricia Worden, 5’5” So F; 13 Lynda Baker, 5’4” Jr F; 41 Debbie Daws, 5’6” So F; 45 Tricia Gray, 5’4” Fr F; 51 Letha Powers, 5’4” Sr G; 15 Betsy Williamson, 5’11” So G; 43 Palma Barnett, 5’9” Jr G; 35 Gail Bernsen, 5’10” So G; 53 Carol Bright, 5’5” Fr G; 11 Pat Watson, 5’5” Fr G; & 55 Cindy Gillette, 5’5” So G.  

Midway was led in the final by 5’5” Sr Martha Gray with 39 points, 5’10” Jr Becky Steinmeyer with 15 and 5’11” Sr Carol Ammerman with 12.  5’8” Jr Cam Davis led Canyon with 26 points.   Steinmeyer and Gray led Midway in the semi-final with 19 points each and Ammerman added 16.  5’4” So Linda Yezak led Rockdale with 14 points.  

The 1970 3-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’10” Jr Becky Steinmeyer and 5’5” Sr Martha Gray of Tuloso-Midway and 5’8” Jr Cam Davis of Canyon and Guards 5’4” Sr Letha Powers and 5’11” So Betsy Williamson of Tuloso-Midway and 5’8” Sr Cheryl Davis of Canyon.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side. 

Waco Robinson defeated Spearman, 57-49, in the 2-A final and Bogata Rivercrest, 50-33, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Rockets qualified for state for the 1^st time with regional wins over Brownsboro, 44-34; Buna, 57-52; and Crockett, 64-33; and finished the year at 38-3.  Robinson out shot (17 of 25 to 8 of 36) and out rebounded (30-22) Rivercrest in the 17-point semi-final win.  The Rockets led 30-26 at halftime of the final but then outscored Rivercrest 10-4 in the 3^rd qt. and coasted to an 8-point win. 

Waco Robinson has made three appearances in the state finals winning a title in 1970 and losing to Spearman in both 1972 & 1977.  William C. Bradley of Baylor was the 1970 Robinson championship coach.  Finalist Spearman won state titles in 1966, 1971, 1972 & 1977 and lost in the finals in 1961, 1967, 1969 & 1970. 

The 1970 Robinson players were:  33 Cyndi Howe, 5’8” Sr F; 41 Lindy Varner, 5’11” Jr G; 31 Kay Trice, 5’5” Jr G; 55 Ginger Johnson, 5’3” Jr G; 43 Mildred Lewis, 5’6” Jr G; 35 Sam McKinney, 5’10” So F; 13 Cindy Schnizer, 5’5” So G; 53 Linda Trimble, 5’4” So F; 23 Leigh Waldrip, 5’7” So F; 15 Rhonda Lewis, 5’7” So G; 21 Dicque Lucenay, 5’9” So G; & 11 Susie Snider, 5’11” Fr F. 

Robinson was led on the year by 5’11” Fr Susie Snider at 24 ppg; 5’8” Sr Cyndi Howe and 5’10” So Sam McKinney each at 18; and 5’4” So Linda Trimble at 7.   Robinson was led in the final by Snider with 21 points (on 9 of 11 FGs) and McKinney added 20 and Howe, 16.  5’8” Sr Sandie Shufeldt led Spearman with 22 points and 5’9” So Shelia Patterson added 21.   Snider also led the Robinson in the semi-final with 22 points (on 8 of 8 FGs and 6 of 6 FTs) and McKinney added 17 and Howe, 10.  5’1” Sr Joan Walesiak led Rivercrest with 19 points. 

The 1970 2-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’11” Fr Suzie Snider and 5’10” So Sam McKinney of Waco Robinson and 5’9” So Sheila Patterson of Spearman and Guards 5’9” So Dicque Lucenay and 5’6” Jr Mildred Lewis of Waco Robinson and 5’9” Sr Jyniece Callaway of Spearman.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side. 

Jyniece Callaway of Spearman was named All-State Tournament for 3 consecutive years in 1968-70 and Sheila Patterson of Spearman and Suzie Snider of Waco Robinson were named All State Tournament for 3 consecutive years in 1970-72.  Snider later set state & national records in the shot put and discus and became an All-American basketball player at Baylor where she is still the school’s all-time leading scorer.  She is a member of the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame. 

Abilene Wylie defeated Grandview, 80-57, in the 1-A final and Cushing, 73-43, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Bulldogs qualified for state for the 2^nd time with regional wins over Coahoma, 86-58; Claude, 58-52; and Iraan, 59-54; and finished the year at 31-2.  Wylie out shot (25 for 45 to 18 for 52) Cushing in the 30-point semi-final win and then jumped out to a 17-2 lead over Grandview in the final and coasted to a 23-point win. 

Abilene Wylie has won two state championships (1970 & 1990) and lost in the final in 2001 (to Winnsboro) and in 2006 (to China Spring).  Stanley Whisenhunt of McMurry College was the 1970 Wylie championship coach.  Finalist Grandview made four appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1973 & 1974 and losing in 1970 and 1971. 

The 1970 Wylie players were:  11 Sharon Brzozowski, 5’6” Jr F; 13 Shirley McKee, 5’0” Sr G; 15 Carolyn Parris, 5’3” Sr F; 21 Sharon Martin, 5’10” Sr F; 23 Brenda Brzozowski, 5’6” Sr G; 25 Marsha Doby, 5’6” So G; 31 Judy Holloway, 5’7” Jr F; 33 Sandy McKee, 5’7” Jr G; 35 Pam Raughton, 5’6” Jr F; 41 Sandra Jackson, 5’7” Jr G; 43 Anita Cowan, 5’9” Jr F; & 45 Susan Lucas, 5’8” Jr F.  

The Bulldogs were led on the year by 5’6” Jr Pam Raughton at 28.6 ppg; 5’10” Sr Sharon Martin at 19.5; 5’9” Jr Anita Cowan at 18.5; & 5’7” Jr Judy Holloway at 7.0.  Wylie was led in the final by Raughton with 32 points, Cowan with 20 and Martin with 17.  5’7” Jr Betty Maaskant led Cushing with 29 points.  Cowan was the top Wylie scorer in the semi-final with 30 points followed by Martin with 29 and Raughton with 19. 

The 1970 1-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’10” Sr Sharon Martin and 5’9” Jr Anita Cowan of Abilene Wylie and 6’0” Jr Doris Tribble of Grandview and Guards 5’7” Jr Judy Holloway of Abilene Wylie, 5’6” Jr Brenda Winn of Grandview and 5’2” Sr Kay Moody of Deweyville.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side. 

Follet defeated Trent, 59-50, in the Conf B final and Round Top-Camine, 55-53, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Pantherettes qualified for state for the 1^st time with regional wins over Adrian, 54-45; Ft. Hancock, 71-32; Meadow, 50-48; and Spade, 50-47; and finished the year at 30-2.  Follett trailed Round Top-Carmine by 15 in the 1^st half but rallied and tied the game at 35-35 in the 3^rd qt. and went ahead to stay at 40-38 though the Cubettes missed a game-tying shot with 10 seconds left.  Follett out rebounded (40-27) Trent in the final and made 13 more FTs in the 9-point victory.

Follett has made five appearances in the state tournament winning  state titles in 1970 and 2008 in the school’s only appearance in the finals.  Charles Skeen of NTSU was the Follett championship coach in 1970 while Shane Woods of OK State U. was the coach in 2008.   The Panthers also won the state A.A.U. High School girls’ championship in 1946 in an era before U.I.L. began its state tournament for girls in 1951.  So Haley Wynn’s aunt, Linda (Wynn) Haines and Teresa (Robison) Ivie, a counselor at the Follett I.S.D., played on the 1970 Follett championship team.  The three titles won by the Follett girls remain the only three state basketball championships ever won by Lipscomb County. 

Finalist Trent has made three appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1964 & 1965 and losing in 1970 to Follet.   

The 1970 Follett players were:  44 Mary Krienke, 5’11” Sr F; 42 Darlis Todd, 5’9” Sr F; 24 Linda Wynn, 5’9” Sr G; 32 Teresa Ivie, 5’11” Jr G; 52 Linda Laubhan, 5’7” Jr G; 12 Sherrill Carroll, 5’3” Jr G; 54 Pam Chase, 5’9” So F; 34 Lois Krienke, 5’7” So G; 40 Margie Hodges, 5’3” So G; 10 Ellen Laubhan, 5’7” Fr F; 30 Kathie Gillespie, 5’2” Fr F; & 14 Norma Carroll, 5’5” Fr F. 

The Pantherettes were led on the year by 5’11” Sr Mary Krienke at 31 ppg; 5’9” Sr Darlis Todd at 19; 5’2” Fr Kathie Gillespie at 12; and 5’9” So Pam Chase at 10.  Follett was led in the final by Krienke with 33 points followed by Todd with 23 and Chase with 3.  6’0” Sr Sheila Hamner led Trent with 22 points.   Todd was Follett’s top scorer in the semi-final with 32 points and Krienke added 21 and Chase, 2.  5’10” Sr Marie Wolle led Round Top-Carmine with 31 points.  

The 1970 Conf B All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’11” Sr Mary Krienke and 5’9” Sr Darlis Todd of Follett, 5’9” Sr Marilyn Glover of Deport and 6’0” Sr Shiela Hammner of Trent and Guards 5’9” Sr Linda Wynn and 5’11” Jr Teresa Ivie of Follett and 6’0” Sr Linda McAninch of Trent.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side. 

Victoria defeated Canyon, 55-51 (OT), in the 3-A final and Brenham, 50-47, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  Victoria qualified for state for the 4^th time with regional wins over Del Rio, 77-25, and defending champion Tuloso-Midway, 52-40.  The Stingarettes finished the year at 32-3.  Victoria had a 29-17 halftime lead in the semi-final before Brenham rallied to tie the score at 37-37 and then went ahead at 44-42.  The Stingarettes rallied to tie the score twice before taking the lead with 2 FTs by Debbie Nelson at 1:20.  Canyon had an early 11-point lead in the final and led after 3 qts. by 10 points at 42-32.  Victoria outscored the Eagles 15-5 in the 4^th qt. and tied the game on two FTs by Debbie Nelson with 12 seconds left to send the game into OT where the Stingarettes outscored Canyon, 8-4.  The 1971 3-A final was the first of 13 OT finals from 1951 to 2007. 

Victoria has made 13 appearances in the state finals winning five titles (1965, 1971, 1979, 1982 & 1986) and losing in the finals in 1966, 1967, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1985, 1989 & 1991.  Wanda Bender of Trinity U. and Our Lady of the Lake College was the 1971 Victoria championship coach.  She also won a state title at Jourdanton in 1966 and coached at TX A&M in 1977-79.  She has over 900 wins and is a member of the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame.  Finalist Canyon has made 21 appearances in the state finals winning 14 titles (in 1969, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 & 2008) and losing 7 times in the finals (in 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1989 & 1999).   

The 1971 Victoria players were:  10 Debbie Nelson, 6 ‘0” Sr F; 33 Suann Miller, 5’8” Sr F; 23 Beverly Dick, 5’8” Sr F; 34 Eloise Boldt, 5’11” Sr F; 12 Marsha Thompson, 5’8” Sr F; 22 Becky Klare, 5’6” Jr F; 24 Linda Broome, 5’7” Jr F; 11 Rose Barefield, 5’5” Sr G; 25 Terrye Bender, 5’6” Sr G; 15 Joyce Tegeler, 5’11” Sr G; 21 Becky Salyer, 5’6” Sr G; 31 Renee Snyder, 5’9” Sr G; 13 Diane Barefield, 5’4” Jr G; & 40 Shelly Green, 5’7” Jr G.

Victoria was led on the year by 6’0” Sr F Debbie Nelson at 35 ppg; 5’11” Sr Eloise Boldt at 16.4 and 5’8” Sr F Beverly Dick at 6.2.  Victoria was led in the final by Nelson with 26 points (including 10 in the 4^th qt.), Boldt with 20 and Suann Miller with 9.  5’6” Sr Terrye Bender was the top Stingarette rebounder with 6.  5’7” Sr Leta Gill led Canyon with 20 points.  Nelson was also the top scorer in the semi-final with 30 points followed by Miller with 15 and Boldt with 5.  5’7” Sr Frances Sommer led Brenham with 19. 

The 1971 3-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 6’0” Sr Debbie Nelson of Victoria, Lynette Slack of Canyon and 5’6” Sr Frances Sommer of Brenham and Guards 5’5” Sr Rose Barefield and 5’6” Sr Terrye Bender of Victoria and 5’8” Sr Cam Davis and 5’7” Jr Joy Williams of Canyon.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side. 

Spearman defeated Buna, 52-47, in the 2-A final and Waco Robinson, 67-60, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Lynxettes qualified for state for the 7^th time with regional wins over Shamrock, 55-31; Coahoma, 60-38; and Slaton, 46-34.  Spearman finished the year at 36-1 with the only loss coming in pre-district to Waco Robinson, 52-44.    The win in the semi-final over Robinson avenged the Spearman loss to Robinson in the 1970 final and ended Robinson’s 46 game winning streak.  Spearman led 56-42 in the semi-final after 3 qts. and held on for a 7-point victory after being outscored 18-10 in the 4^th qt.  The final was tied at 41-41 at 5:23 of the 4^th qt. before Spearman pulled away for the 5-point win. 

Spearman has made 8 appearances in the state finals winning state titles in 1966, 1971, 1972 and 1977 and losing in 1971 (to Buna), 1967 (to Little Orange Cypress), 1969 (to Waco Midway) and 1970 (to Waco Robinson).  Dean Weese of Phillips U. was the Spearman championship coach in 1966, 1971 & 1972.  He also won 7 more state titles at Levelland from 1983-1997, made the state tournament 19 times and has won more games than any girls coach in the history of TX.    

Finalist Buna won state titles in 1956-1957 and 1960-1961 and lost in the finals in 1959 and 1971. 

The 1971 Spearman players were:  43 Anita Smith, 5’9” Sr F; 15 Shiela Patterson, 5’9” Jr F; 55 Leann Shieldknight, 5’9” So F; 13 Sharalyn Schell, 5’4” Jr F; 51 Dalynn Brummett, 5’7” Sr F; 45 Debi Daniel, 5’5” Jr G; 33 Tricia Schnell, 5’6” Jr G; 35 Liz Hohertz, 5’7” Jr G; 31 Linda Ricketts, 5’7” So G; 11 Rhonda Jones, 5’6” Fr G; 21 Teresa Beck, 5’4” So G; & 25 Cheryl Evans, 5’10” So G.   

The Lynxettes were led on the year by 5’9” Jr F Shiela Patterson at 26 ppg; 5’9” So Leann Shieldknight at 18; and 5’9” Sr Anita Smith at 12.     Spearman was led in the final by Patterson with 32 points (including 10 of 11 FTs), Smith with 13 and Shieldknight with 7.  5’10” Sr Darlene Singleton led Buna with 33 points.   Patterson also was the top scorer in the semi-final with 43 points followed by Shieldknight with 13 and Smith with 6.  5’11” So Suzie Snider led Robinson with 27 points.  Patterson scored 75 points in the two games at state averaging 37.5 ppg.

The 1971 2-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’9” Jr Sheila Patterson of Spearman, 5’11” So Suzie Snider of Waco Robinson, 5’10” Sr Darlene Singleton of Buna and 5’3” Sr Robbyn McKinley of Calallen and Guards 5’5” Jr Debi Daniel of Spearman, 5’6” Sr Mildred Lewis of Waco Robinson and 5’9” So Annette Crockett of Buna.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.

Sheila Patterson of Spearman and Suzie Snider of Waco Robinson were named All-State Tournament for 3 consecutive years in 1970-72.  Patterson scored 191 points in 8 games (23.8 ppg) at state in 1969-72.  Snider later set state & national records in the shot put and discus and became an All-American basketball player at Baylor where she is still the school’s all-time leading scorer. 

Claude defeated Glen Rose, 46-33, in the 1-A final and Deweyville, 52-47, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Mustangettes qualified for state for the 9^th time with regional wins over Iraan, 67-36; Wylie, 67-53; and Stratford, 53-49; and became the first school to win five state girls’ basketball championships.  Claude finished the year at 35-1 losing only to 2-A State Champion Spearman, 69-61, while Glen Rose finished at 28-6.  Claude had a 34-20 rebounding edge and rallied from a tie score at the end of 3 qts to outscore Deweyville 14-8 in the 4^th qt. for a 6-point semi-final win.  The Mustangettes led by only two points at halftime of the final but then outscored Glen Rose 24-13 in the 2^nd half for a 13-point win.   Claude’s defense held Glen Rose’s top scorer, Debra Schuelke, w/o a FG.  

Claude has made 9 appearances in the state finals winning 6 titles (in 1951, 1952, 1953, 1962, 1971 & 1972) and losing in the finals in 1954 (to Winnie East Chambers), 1960 (to Sulphur Springs N. Hopkins) and 1961 (to Midway).  John Loftin of WTSU was the Claude championship coach in 1971 & 1972 and won the 1971 title in his first year at Claude.  Coach Loftin  later won 5 NAIA National Championships (1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1990) at Southwestern Oklahoma State and coached 23 college All-Americans.  He retired in 2006 after 38 years of coaching at the H.S., Jr. College and university levels with a winning percentage of 78% (861 wins and 238 losses) and had 26 twenty wins seasons and 12 thirty wins seasons.

The 1971 Claude players were:  51 Brenda Brady, 5’5” So F; 11 Marlene Brunson, 5’6” So F; 25 Dianne Campbell, 5’6” Jr F; 33 Nancy Carter, 5’8” Jr G; 15 Vicki Cope, 5’3” Sr G; 35 Debi Goodin, 5’4” Jr F; 31 Martha Gunter, 5’6” Sr G; 53 Pat Heckman, 5’7” Fr F; 41 Janis Irby, 6’2” Jr F; 43 Rhonda Massie, 5’7” Jr G; 21 Kay Newsom, 5’6” So F; 23 Vicki Sanders, 5’8” So G; 13 Margo Watson, 5’3” Sr G; & 45 Chris Weeks, 5’8” Jr G. 

The Mustangettes were led on the year by 5’6” Jr F Dianne Campbell at 22.5 ppg; 5’6” So F Kay Newsom at 13.5; and 5’4” Jr F Debi Goodin at 3.   Claude was led in the final by Campbell and Irby with 16 points each and Newsom with 13.  5’6” Sr Candy Marks led Glen Rose with 15 points.  Campbell was the top Claude scorer in the semi-final with 23 points while Irby added 18 and Newsom, 12.  5’5” So Reba Coleman led Deweyville with 26 points. 

Janis Irby of Claude was all-state in 1971 & 1972 and later played at William Penn College and was a member of the first Kodak All-American team for women.  Janis Irby Newland was a member of the U.S. National Team in 1973 & 1974 and is a member of the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame.  Dianne Campbell still holds the state record for points in one game with 100 in 1972.   

The 1971 1-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 6’2” Jr Janis Irby and 5’6” Jr Dianne Campbell of Claude, 5’11” Sr Beverly Darilek of Moulton and 5’6” Sr Candy Marks of Glen Rose and Guards 5’6” Sr Martha Gunter and 5’7” Jr Rhonda Massie of Claude, 5’10” Sr Kathy Smith of Glen Rose and 5’5” Jr Marilyn Traham of Deweyville.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.  

Debi Goodin became a teacher in Plano; Brenda Brady, a teacher in Stratord; Martha Gunter, a teacher in Claude; Kay Newsom worked at Pantex; Marlene Brunson was a nurse in Las Vegas.  Diane Campbell Ollinger was a coach at Groom and Claude. 

Round Top-Carmine defeated Grandview, 48-33, in the Conf B final and Wells, 66-30, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Cubettes finished the year at 34-4 and qualified for state for the 5^th time with regional wins over Florence, 54-32; Lorena, 60-45; Tilden, 63-43; and Wallis, 57-31.    Round Top-Carmine relied on better FG (13 of 24) and FT (16 of 26 to 6 of 13) shooting in a 36-point semi-final win over Wells and then cruised to a 15-point win over Grandview in the final that featured better shooting (15 of 32 to 14 of 49 in FGs and 18 of 28 to 5 of 13 in FTs) and rebounding (39-24) by the Cubettes.

Round Top-Carmine won state titles in 1966, 1971 & 1972 in the school’s only three appearances in the state finals.  Floyd W. Etzel of Texas A&M was the 1971 Round Top-Carmine championship coach.  Finalist Grandview won state titles in 1973 & 1974 and lost in the finals in 1970 and 1971.

The 1971 Cubettes were:  31 Sharon Ullrich, 5’4” Jr F; 23 Treva Mayer, 5’7” Jr F; 21 Rebecca Banik, 5’7” Jr G; 30 Bonnie Eichhorn, 5’9” Jr G; 20 Carobeth Fuchs, 5’7” Jr G; 14 Cindy Jacob, 5’3” So G; 11 Cynthia Fuchs, 5’4” So G; 33 Becky Sanders, 5’4” So F; 41 Nancy Aschenbach, 5’9” So G; 13 Bonnie Schulze, 5’6” So G; 43 Nina Marburger, 6’1” So F; & 42 Patti Bathe, 5’6” Fr G.

Round Top-Carmine was led on the year by 6’1” So F Nina Marburger at 23.6 ppg; 5’4” Jr F Sharon Ullrich at 18.6; and 5’7” Jr F Treva Mayer at 14.3.  The Cubettes were led in the final by Marburger with 20 points and Ullrich and Mayer with 14 points each.  6’0” Sr Doris Tribble led Grandview with 14 points.  Marburger was also the top scorer in the semi-final with 34 points and Ullrich added 24 and Mayer, 8.  5’9” Sr Linda Forney led Wells with 18 points.

The 1971 Conf B All State Tournament Team included Forwards 6’1” So Nina Marburger of Round Top-Carmine, 6’0” Sr Doris Tribble of Grandview and 5’8” Jr Pam Chase of Follett and Guards 5’9” Jr Bonnie Eichhorn and 5’6” So Bonnie Schulze of Round Top-Carmine, 6’1” Fr Sarah Williams of Grandview and 5’11” Jr Teresa Ivie of Follett.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.  Sarah Williams of Grandview was named All State Tournament 3 times in 4 years from 1971-74.  Nina Marburger scored 166 points in 6 games (27.6 ppg) at state in 1971-73. 

Canyon defeated Rockdale, 59-36, in the 3-A final and Angleton, 58-55, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Eagles finished the year at 34-5 and qualified for state for the 4^th time with a regional win over Boswell (Saginaw), 88-67.  Canyon outscored Angleton 22-12 in the 3^rd qt. of the semi-final to lead by 3 points and held that lead to game’s end.  Canyon cruised to an easy 23-point win in the final over Rockdale which made only 4 of 18 FG attempts for the game (as the Eagles were 19 of 36). 

Canyon has made 21 appearances in the state finals winning 14 titles (in 1969, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 & 2008) and losing 7 times in the finals (in 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1989 & 1999).  The Canyon boys have won two titles and the 16 total titles ranks second in Texas behind Nazareth (23).  Bob Schneider of WTSU was the 1972 Canyon championship coach. 

The 1972 Eagles were:  14 Kris Tucker, 5’5” Sr F; 45  Marilyn Read, 5’5” Sr F; 53 Ginger Currie, 5’7” Sr F; 25 Kim Killingsworth, 5’6” Jr F; 13 Kenda Hood, 5’9” Sr F; 51 Lynn Bowes, 5’8” Sr F; 23 Joy Williams, 5’8” Sr G; 41 Debbie Rossi, 5’3” Sr G; 33 Julie Coffman, 5’5” Sr G; 55 Penny Griffin, 5’7” Sr G; 10 Susan Hull, 5’6” Jr G; 12 Carla Ratliff, 5’8” So G & 31 Kenda Lamkin, 5’6” Sr G. 

Canyon was led on the year by 5’5” Sr Marilyn Read at 15.2; 5’5” Sr F Kris Tucker at 15.0; 5’7” Sr F Ginger Currie at 8.5; 5’9” Sr F Kenda Hood at 7.6; & 5’6” Jr F Kim Killingsworth at 7.0.  The Eagles were led in the final by Read with 27 points Tucker with 17.  5’4” Sr Linda Yezak led Rockdale with 22 points (18 on FTs).  Tucker was the top Canyon scorer in the semi-final with 29 points followed by Read with 19 and 5’7” Sr Ginger Currie with 10 points.  5’9” Jr Debra Waddy led Angleton with 22 points.

The 1972 3-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’5” Sr Kris Tucker and 5’6” Sr Marilyn Read of Canyon and 5’9” Jr Debra Waddy of Angleton and Guards 5’8” Sr Joy Williams of Canyon, 5’9” Sr Joyce Krenek of El Campo and 5’8” Jr Liz Galloway of Rockdale. From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side. 

Spearman defeated Waco Robinson, 50-49, in the 2-A final and Corpus Christi Calallen, 54-39, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Lynxettes were 34-1 on the year and qualified for state for the 8^th time with regional wins over Shamrock, 83-28; Coahoma, 64-52; and Slaton, 88-62.   Spearman out shot (19 of 32 to 15 of 34) and out rebounded (20-13) Calallen in the 15-point semi-final win and edged Robinson by one point in the final in their 3^rd meeting in 3 years at the state tournament.  The Lynxettes out shot (17 of 30 to 15 of 32) and out rebounded (20-15) Robinson.  

Spearman has made 8 appearances in the state finals winning state titles in 1966, 1971, 1972 and 1977 and losing in 1971 (to Buna), 1967 (to Little Orange Cypress), 1969 (to Waco Midway) and 1970 (to Waco Robinson).    Dean Weese of Phillips U. was the Spearman championship coach in 1966, 1971 & 1972.  He also won 7 more state titles at Levelland from 1983-1997, made the state tournament 19 times and has won more games than any girls coach in the history of TX.  Finalist Waco Robinson won a state title in 1970 and lost in the finals in 1972 & 1977. 

The 1972 Spearman players were: 15 Sheila Patterson, 5’9” Sr F; 55 Leann Shieldknight, 5’10” Jr F; 13 Sharalyn Schell, 5’4” Sr F; 25 Cheryl Evans, 5’10” Jr F; 41 Peggy Floyd, 5’6” So F; 23 Kim Boone, 5’5” Fr F; 35 Hohertz, 5’7” Sr G; 33 Patricia Schnell, 5’6” Sr G; 31 Linda Ricketts, 5’8” Jr G; 11 Rhonda Jones, 5’6” So G; 211 Teresa Beck, 5’5” Jr G; & 53 Khristi Gressett, 5’10” Fr G. 

 Spearman was led on the year by 5’9” Sr F Sheila Patterson at 26.6 ppg; 5’10” Jr F Leann Shieldknight at 23.8; & 5’4” Sr F Sharalyn Schell at 10.7.  Spearman was led in the final by Patterson and Shieldknight with 19 each and Schell with 12.  5’11” Jr Suzie Snider led Robinson with 26 points.  Patterson was also the top Spearman scorer in the semi-final with 30 points followed by Shieldknight with 13 and Schell with 11.  5’7” Jr Denise Ward scored 27 for Calallen.   

The 1972 2-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’9” Sr Sheila Patterson and 5’4” Sr Sharalyn Schell of Spearman, 5’7” Jr Denise Ward of Calallen, and 5’11” Jr Suzie Snider of Waco Robinson and Guards 5’7” Sr Liz Hohertz of Spearman, 5’9” Sr Dicque Lucenay and 5’10” Sr Rhonda Lewis of Waco Robinson and 5’9” Sr Reba Boyd of Calallen.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side. 

Suzie Snider and Sheila Patterson were named All State Tournament for 3 consecutive years in 1970-72. Patterson scored 191 points in 8 games (23.8 ppg) at state in 1969-1972.   Snider later set state & national records in the shot put and discus and became an All American basketball player at Baylor where she is still the school’s all-time leading scorer and the all-time leading collegiate career scorer of all time. 

Claude defeated Southlake Carroll, 57-55, in the 1-A final and Somerset, 61-53, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  In 1972 Claude became the first school to qualify for the state tournament 10 times and the first to win 6 state titles.  The Mustangettes were 33-3 on the year and qualified for state for the 10^th time with regional wins over Sanford-Fritch, 65-41; Lubbock Cooper, 60-47; and Hale Center, 60-43.  Claude out shot (22 of 41 to 17 of 44) and out rebounded (24-12) Somerset in the 8-point semi-final win.  The Mustangettes had a 4-point lead going into the 4^th qt in the final against Southlake Carroll and held on for a 2-point win.  The Dragons held the ball for the final shot to tie but missed an 18 ft. shot with seconds left.  

Claude has made 9 appearances in the state finals winning 6 titles (in 1951, 1952, 1953, 1962, 1971 & 1972) and losing in the finals in 1954 (to Winnie East Chambers), 1960 (to Sulphur Springs N. Hopkins) and 1961 (to Midway).   John Loftin of WTSU was the Claude championship coach in 1971 & 1972 and won the 1971 title in his first year at Claude.  Coach Loftin  later won 5 NAIA National Championships (1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1990) at Southwestern Oklahoma State and coached 23 college All-Americans.  He retired in 2006 after 38 years of coaching at the H.S., Jr. College and university levels with a winning percentage of 78% (861 wins and 238 losses) and had 26 twenty wins seasons and 12 thirty wins seasons.

Finalist Southlake Carroll has made two appearances in the finals winning a title in 1975 and losing in 1972. 

The 1972 Claude players were:  Brenda Brady, 5’5” Jr F; 13 Sherry Hales, 5’3” Jr G; 41 Janis Irby, 6’2” Sr F; 21 Kay Newsom, 5’6” Jr F; 23 Vicky Sanders, 5’8” Jr G; 25 Dianne Campbell, 5’6” Sr F; 33 Nancy Carter, 5’8” Sr G; 35 Debi Goodin, 5’5” Sr F; 15 Deanne Bagwell, 5’7” So G; 43 Rhonda Massie, 5’6” Sr G; 45 Chris Weeks, 5’8” Sr G; 18 Paula Rutherford, 5’8” Fr F; & 31 Deena Lawrance, 5’11” Fr F. 

The Mustangettes  were led on the year by 5’6” Sr F Dianne Campbell at 24 ppg; 6’2” Sr F Janis Irby at 20; and 5’6: Jr F Kay Newsom at 17.   Claude was led in the final by Irby with 38 points, Campbell with 17 and Newsom with 2.  Rhonda Massie was Claude’s top rebounder with 10.  6’0” Sr Peggy O’Brien led Carroll with 26 points.  Irby also led Claude in scoring in the semi-final with 31 points followed by Newsom with 16 and Campbell with 13.  5’7” Jr Lynell Pyron led Somerset with 38 points. 

The 1972 1-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 6’2” Sr Janis Irby and 5’6” Sr Dianne Campbell of Claude, 6’0” Sr Peggy O’Brien of Southlake Carroll and 5’7” Jr Lynell Pyron of Somerset and Guards 5’6” Sr Rhonda Massie and 5’8” Sr Nancy Carter of Claude and 5’7” Jr Donna Harwell and 5’8” Jr Tina Mitchell of Southlake Carroll. From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.

Dianne Campbell still holds the state record for the highest scoring game (though not at the state tournament) with 100 points in 1972.  Janis Irby of Claude was all-state in 1971 & 1972 and later played at William Penn College and was a member of the first Kodak All-American team for women.  Janis Irby Newland was a member of the U.S. National Team in 1973 & 1974 and is a member of the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame. 

Round Top-Carmine defeated Huckaby, 54-48, in the Conf B final and Neches, 52-50, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Cubettes were 35-4 on the year and qualified for state for the 6^th time with regional wins over Wallis, 76-33; Tilden, 66-58; Brackettville, 57-24; and Agua Dulce, 62-53.  Round Top-Carmine had a 5-point lead after 3 qts. of the semi-final and survived a rally by Neches that pulled them to within 2 points at game’s end.   The Cubettes out rebounded (31-23) Huckaby in the final and had a 10-point lead after 3 qts. and held on for a 6-point victory. 

Round Top-Carmine won state titles in 1966, 1971 & 1972 in the school’s only three appearances in the state finals.  The 1972 Round Top-Carmine championship coach was R.L. Oden of Texas A&I.  Finalist Huckaby made its only appearance in a state final in 1972. 

The 1972 Cubettes were:  23 Treva Mayer, 5’8” Sr F; 35 Bitsy Ullrich, 5’5” Sr F; 34 Nina Marburger, 6’2” Jr F; 11 Becky Sanders, 5’5” Jr F; 40 Patti Bathe, 5’8” So F; 41 Nancy Aschenbeck, 5’8” Jr G/F; 21 Becky Banik, 5’8” Sr G; 30 Bonnie Eichhorn, 5’10” Sr G; 10 Carobeth Fuchs, 5’8” Sr G; 15 Bonnie Schulze, 5’9” Jr G; 14 Cindy Jacob, 5’3” Jr G; & Cynthia Fuchs, 5’5” Jr G. 

Round Top-Carmine was led on the year by 6’2” Jr F Nina Marburger at 23 ppg; 5’8 Sr F Treva Mayer at 17; and 5’5 Sr F Bitsy Ullrich at 17.  The Cubettes were led in the final by Marburger with 30 points followed by Mayer with 19 and Ullrich with 5.  5’10” Sr Karen Spain led Huckaby with 21 points.    Marburger was also the top scorer in the semi-final with 44 points while Ullrich added 6 and Mayer, 2.  5’5” Jr Marilyn Barrett led Neches with 25 points.  Marburger score 74 points for a 37 ppg average in the two games at state. 

The 1972 Conf B All State Tournament Team included Forwards 6’2” Jr Nina Marburger of Round Top-Carmine, 5’9” Sr Pam Chase of Follett, 5’10” Sr Karen Spain of Stephenville Huckabay and 5’5” Jr Marilyn Barrett of Neches and Guards 5’10” Sr Bonnie Eichhorn and 5’9” Jr Bonnie Schulze of Round Top-Carmine , 5’8” Sr Vickie Pack of Stephenville Huckaby and 5’8” Jr Dorothy Arthur of Neches.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.  Nina Marburger scored 166 points in 6 games (27.6 ppg) at state in 1971-73. 

Angleton defeated Canyon, 57-55, in the 3-A final and Duncanville, 76-61, in the semi-final at the state tournament.    The Wildcats finished the year at 31-1(losing only to Clear Creek in District) and qualified for state for the 7^th time with regional wins over Brazoswood, 79-53, and Conroe, 73-63.   Angleton had a 42-25 lead over Duncanville in the semi-final and cruised to a 15-point victory due largely to better shooting and a rebounding edge (32-20).  The Wildcats trailed Canyon in the final by 2 after 3 qts. but outscored the Eagles 13-9 in the 4^th qt. for a 2-point win.

Angleton has made five appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1956 & 1973 and losing to in the finals to Bowie in 1955, Canyon in 1969 and Ft. Worth Dunbar in 2005.  Janie Fitzgerald of UT was the 1973 Angleton championship coach.  Finalist Canyon has made 21 appearances in the state finals winning 14 titles (in 1969, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 & 2008) and losing 7 times in the finals (in 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1989 & 1999). 

The 1973 Wildcats were:  54 Debra Waddy, 5’9” Sr; 12 Sally Morisse, 5’7” Sr F; 14 Jan Diggs, 5’6” Jr F; 30 Peggy Labay, 5’7” So F; 32 Pattie Baker, 5’7” Fr F; 12 Vickie Beaird, 5’5” So F; 50 Viola Quiller, 5’7” Sr G; 24 Nita Hall, 5’5” Sr G; 52 Diane Britt, 5’9” Sr G; 42 Renee Hall, 5’7” So G; 34 Debbie Scott, 5’9” Jr G; & 22 Connie Wade, 5’7” Jr G.   

Angleton was led on the year by 5’9” Sr F Debra Waddy at 32 ppg; 5’6” Jr F Jan Diggs at 20; 5’7” Sr F Sally Morisse at 16; & 5’7” So F Paggy Labay at 6.   The Wildcats were led in the final by Waddy with 35 points, Diggs with 21 and Morisse with 20.  5’11” Sr Doniece Ross led Duncanville with 39 points.  Diggs was the top Angleton scorer in the semi-final with 25 ponts while Waddy added 22 and Morisse, 10.  5’7” Sr Kim Killingsworth led Canyon with 26 points.

The 1973 3-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’9” Sr Debra Waddy & 5’6” Jr Jan Diggs of Angleton; 5’7” Sr Kim Killingsworth of Canyon and 5’11” Doniece Ross of Duncanville and Guards 5’5” Sr Nita Hall of Angleton, 5’9” Jr Lynn Davis and 5’9” Jr Carla Ratliff of Canyon  and 5’10” Jr Karla Meyer of Port Lavaca Calhoun.  Debra Waddy and Nita Hall were all-state in 1973. 

From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side. 

Waco Midway defeated Comanche, 65-46, in the 2-A final and Devine, 84-40, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  Midway was undefeated on the year at 37-0 and qualified for state for the 5^th time with regional wins over Tomball, 97-59; and Kountze, 59-39.  The Pantherettes cruised to the state title with a 44-point semi-final win and a 19-point win in the final.  Midway’s two wins were keyed by superior shooting in the semi-final (58% to 37%) and final (56% to 39%). 

Waco Midway has made 8 appearances in the state finals winning 6 state titles in 1955, 1969, 1973, 1975, 1976 and 1994 and losing in the finals in 1977 (to Canyon) and 1990 (to  Corpus Christi Calallen).  Mitch LeMoine of Texas Tech was the Midway championship coach in 1973, 1975 & 1976.  Finalist Comanche won state titles in 1951 & 1998 and lost in the finals in 1973 & 1974. 

The 1973 Pantherettes were:  11 Brenda Speer, 5’6” Sr G; 12 Pam Abbott, 5’4” Jr F; 21 Cindy Horton, 5’6” Sr G; 23 Martha Curtis, 5’8” Jr F; 24 Carroll Auclair, 5’11” Sr F; 33 Becky Anderson, 5’7” Sr F; 34 Nancy Longenecker, 5’8” Sr F; 35 Pam Mann, 6’2” Sr G; 41 Fran Resch, 5’2” Jr G; 43 Sheila Hollingsworth, 5’6” Jr F; 53 Sharon Beyer, 5’9” Sr G; & 54 Cathy Jantz, 5’7” Jr G. 

Midway was led on the year by 5’8” Sr F Nancy Longenecker at 25.9 ppg; 5’11” Sr F Carroll Auclair at 20.9; 5’8” Jr F Martha Curtis at 12.3; & 5’7” Sr F Becky Anderson at 11.7.  The Poantherettes were led in the final by Anderson with 37 points, Longenecker with 16 and Auclair with 10.  5’7” Sr Linda Williams led Comanche with 22 points.   Longenecker was the top Midway scorer in the semi-final with 30 points followed by Auclair with 22 and Anderson with 8.  5’9” Sr Diana Rohmer led Devine with 25 points. 

The 1973 2-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’8” Sr Nancy Longenecker and 5’7” Sr Becky Anderson of Waco Midway, 5’7” So Linda Andrews of Comanche and 5’9” Sr LeAnn Shieldknight of Spearman and Guards 5’7” Jr Cathy Jantz of Waco Midway, 5’8” Jr Cyndra Frick of Comanche, 5’5” Sr Theresa Beck of Spearman and 5’7” So Cindy Hundley of Devine.  Midway's Nancy Longenecker & Carroll Auclair were all-state in 1973; Cathy Jantz was all-state in 1973 & 1974; Martha Curtis was all-state in 1974; and Susan Johnson, Linda Thomas and Barbara Anderson were all-state in 1975.

Frick was the leading rebounder in the tournament with 24 in two games.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side. 

Linda Andrews of Comanche was named All State Tournament for 3 consecutive years in 1973-75 and later played at UT where she held several career records and was named to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame.  Linda was the daughter of Leta Mae Rains Andrews who played for Comanche in 1955 and was a longtime coach. 

Grandview defeated Turkey Valley, 39-37, in the 1-A final and Moulton, 57-45, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Zebras finished the year at 31-3 and qualified for state for the 4^th time with regional wins over Dublin, 85-41; Eldorado, 61-53; and Boyd, 56-37.  Grandview’s 12-point win in the semi-final was due to better shooting from the field (58% to 44%) and FT line (75% to 54%).   Grandview shot a lower FG percentage in the final but produced more FGs on more shots taken (17 of 47 to 15 of 29).  The Zebra’s Sarah Williams made the winning shot with 3 seconds left in the game.  

Grandview has made four appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1973 & 1974 and losing in 1961 (to Abilene Wylie) and in 1971 (to Round Top-Carmine).   Harold Pinkerton of UT Arlington was the Grandview championship coach in both 1973 & 1974.  Finalist Turkey Valley made its only appearance in a state final in 1973. 

The 1973 Zebras were:  24 Mary Aldridge, 5’4” So G; 40 Nancy Beans, 5’7” Sr G; 11 Diann Berrier, 5’8” Jr F; 25 Lynell Cook, 5’7” Sr G; 33 Teresa Cowan, 5’9” Fr F; 20 Janice Dokes, 5’3” So G; 10 Ruthie Elam, 5’6” Sr G; 31 Rhonda Gaston, 5’6” Jr G; 51 Janey Griffith, 5’3” Jr F; 52 Terri Hathcox, 5’8” Sr G; 13 Jan Hollimon, 5’7” Sr F; 54 Wyvette Hopper, 5’4” Sr G; 41 Cathy Johnson, 5’5” Jr F; 3 Becky Magby, 5’8” Fr F; 34 Sue Lynn Mayes, 5’5” Sr G; 45 Becky Morgan, 5’9” Jr G; 12 Vickie Poteet, 5’5” So G; 14 Vicki Sain, 5’6” Fr G; 5 Lisa Siratt, 5’2” Jr F; 15 Melissa Wiley, 5’5” So G; 32 Sarah Williams, 6’2” Jr F; & 35 LaWanda White, 5’6” Fr G. 

Grandview was led on the year by 6’2” Jr F Sarah Williams at 33 ppg; 5’7” Sr F Jan Hollimon at 25; 5’3” Jr F Janey Griffith at 15; and 5’5” Jr F Cathy Johnson at 13.  The Zebras were led in the final by Williams with 20 points, Hollimon with 14 and Griffith with 5.  Turkey Valley was led by 5’10” So Eva Cheatum with 15 points.  Williams was also the top scorer in the semi-final with 33 points followed by Hollimon with 20 and Griffith with 4. 

The 1973 1-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards 6’2” Jr Sarah Williams and 5’7” Sr Jan Hollimon of Grandview, 5’7” Jr Bonnie Clary of Turkey Valley and 5’6” Sr Rosemary Drexler of Moulton and Guards 5’9” Jr Becky Morgan of Grandview, 5’5” Sr Carolyn Morris of Cooper and 5’8” Sr Susie Hendrix and 6’0” Jr Mary Brunson of Turkey Valley. Sarah Williams of Grandview was named All State Tournament 3 times in 4 years from 1971-74.  Williams was also all-state in 1973 & 1974 and Becky Morgan was all-state in 1974.

From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side. 

Neches defeated Poolville, 49-45, in the Conf B final and Follett, 54-52, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Tigers finished the year at 35-1 and qualified for state with regional wins over Coolidge, 52-37; Celeste, 45-30; Savoy, 48-44; and Maypearl, 64-56.  Neches’ 2-point win in the semi-final was due to a rebounding edge (43-21) that led to more FG attempts and more FGs (24 of 57 to 16 of 39).  The Tigers’ 4-point win in the final came from better shooting from the field (50% to 39%) and FT line (72% to 62%) and a rebounding edge (27-18). 

Neches has made three appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1973 & 1976 and losing in the 1975 final to Crawford.  Lee Snider of SHSU was tahe Neches championship coach in both 1973 & 1975.  Finalist Poolville made two appearances in the final winning a title in 1974.

The 1973 Tigers were:  51 Brenda Jones, 5’10” Sr F; 52 Gale Barnett, 5’3” Sr F; 50 Marilyn Barrett, 5’5 Sr F; 53 Dorothy Arthur, 5’6” Sr G; 54 Linda Lofton, 5’7” Sr G; 55 Deborah Barrett, 5’5” Sr G; 45 Annie Williams, 5’6” Sr G; 43 Susan Petri, 5’9” Jr G; 3 Cheryl Yates, 5’5” So F; 10 Genetha Barrett, 5’7” So F; 40 Lynn Lewis, 5’6” So F; 41 Vickie Barrett, 5’6” Fr F; 24 Sandra Smith, 4’10” Fr  F; & 20 Vanessa Anderson, 6’2” Fr G.

Neches was led on the year by 5’5” Sr F Marilyn Barrett at 17.3 ppg; 5’10” Sr F Brenda Jones at 15.7; 5’3” Sr F Gale Barnett at 12.4; & 5’6” Fr F Vickie Barrett at 8.8.   The Tigers were led in the final by Jones with 23, Marilyn Barrett with 19 and Vickie Barrett with 6.  5’7” Jr Bobbie Canafax led Poolville with 34 points.  Jones was also the top Neches scorer in the semi-final with 23 points followed by Marilyn Barrett with 21 and Vickie Barrett with 6.  5’7” Sr Ellen Laubhan led Follett with 31 points. 

The 1973 Conf B All State Tournament Team included Forwards 5’5” Sr Marilyn Barrett and 5’10” Sr Brenda Jones of Neches, 5’7” Sr Ellen Laubhan of Follett and 5’7” Jr Debbie Canafax of Poolville and Guards 5’6” Sr Dorothy Arthur of Neches, 5’7” Sr Denise Smith of Poolville, 5’8” So Shawn Gadberry of Follett and 5’4” Fr Sandy Luna of Poolville.  Neches' Dorothy Arthur was all-state in 1973; Vickie Barrett and Vanessa Anderson were all-state in 1975 & 1976.

Poolville’s Canafax was the leading scorer (64 in two games) and Luna was the leading rebounder (12) in the tournament.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side. 

Canyon defeated Conroe, 65-41, in the 3-A final and Center, 67-43, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Eagles finished the year at 32-2 and qualified for state with regional wins over El Paso Jefferson, 81-31, and Stephenville, 77-55.   Canyon’s 23-point semi-final win featured better shooting from the field (45% to 41%) & FT line (70% to 59%) and a rebounding edge (37-32).  The Eagles overcame poor FT shooting (3 of 15) in the final with better shooting from the field (57% to 45%). 

Canyon has made 21 appearances in the state finals winning 14 titles (in 1969, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 & 2008) and losing 7 times in the finals (in 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1989 & 1999).  The Canyon boys have won two titles and the 16 total titles ranks second in Texas behind Nazareth (23).  Bob Schneider of WTSU won one of his five championships at Canyon (1969-78) in 1974.  Finalist Conroe made two appearances in the finals losing in 1974 & 1994.

The 1974 Eagles were: 11 Alisha Nelson, 5’4” Sr F; 21 Robena Johnson, 5’11” So F; 13 Carla Swatzell, 5’7” Sr F; 33 Nikki McCarter, 5’9” Sr F; 43 Susan Cox, 5’8” Sr F; 53 Sheryl Adams, 5’9” Jr F; 23 Louise Davis, 5’7” So F; 35 Lynn Davis, 5’4” Sr G; 41 Carla Ratliff, 5’10” Sr G; 45 Judy McBroom, 5’6”Sr G; 31 Rhonda Umberson, 5’10” Sr G; 25 Kathy Lewis, 5’7” Sr G; 10 Denice Hamblen, 5’3” Jr G; & 51 Penny Peckenpaugh, 5’7” Jr G. 

Canyon was led on the year by 5’11” So F Robena Johnson at 23 ppg; 5’4” Sr F Alisha Nelson at 21.0; 5’7” Sr F Carla Swatzell at 11.0; & 5’9” Sr F Nikki McCarter at 9.0.  The Eagles were led in the final by Johnson with 24 points, Nelson with 12 and Swatzell with 10.  5’7” Sr Debra Thomas led Center with 28 points.  Johnson was also Canyon’s top scorer in the semi-final with 30 points followed by Nelson with 19 and Swatzell with 12.  Conroe was led by 5’6” Sr Amy Edwards with 17 points.  

The 1974 3-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards Robena Johnson, 5’11” So of Canyon, Debra Thomas, 5’7” Sr of Center and Amy Edwards, 5’6” Sr of Conroe and Guards Carla Ratliff, 5’10” Sr and Lynn Davis, 5’4” Sr of Canyon, Retha Swindell, 5’9” Jr of Center and Karla Meyer, 5’11” Sr of Port Lavaca Calhoun.  Canyon's Robena Johnson was all-state for 3 years in 1974-1976; Lynn Davis, Carla Ratliff and Alisha Nelson were all-state in 1974; and Denice Hamblen was all-state in 1975.

Robena Johnson was named All State Tournament for 3 consecutive years in 1974-76.  Retha Swindell of Center was a 3-time state champion in the Triple Jump and the national H.S. record holder in 1974.  She became an All All-American basketball player at UT. 

 From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.

Slaton defeated Comanche, 51-45, in the 2-A final and Lyford, 56-41, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  Slaton finished the year at 30-4 and qualified for state for the 1^st time with regional wins over Hamlin, 69-56; Coahoma, 32-31; and Stratford, 52-41.  The Tigerettes had a lower FG % (39% to 46%) in the 15-point semi-final win but produced more FGs with more attempts (24 of 62 to 18 of 39).  The 6-point win in the final was due to better shooting (47% to 41%) and more FTs (17 of 26 to 9 of 13).  

Slaton has made made six appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1974, 1978-80 & 1987 and losing in 1996 to Groesbeck.  Mrs. Gay Benson of Wayland Baptist was the 1974 Slaton championship coach.  Finalist Comanche won state titles in 1951 and 1998 and lost in 1973 and 1974.

The 1974 Tigerettes were:  13 Jan Davis, 5’8” Sr F; 21 Rosemary Scott, 5’6” Jr F; 41 Doris Meurer, 5’6” Sr F; 15 Patti Melton, 5’6” Sr F; 35 Kimmy Cooper, 5’6” Jr F; 51 Ann Partain, 5’8” Sr F; 23 Kay Stephens, 5’8” Sr G; 43 Becky Culver, 5’8” Sr G; 33 Lu Anne Fondy, 5’0” Sr G; 11 Frana Gass, 5’4” Sr G; 25 Angela Kitten, 5’5”Sr G; 45 Susan Hopper, 5’6” Sr G; 55 Mildred Maxwell, 5’8” Jr G; 50 Loretta Wolf, 5’5” So G; 31 Jo Edna Smith, 5’5” Jr G; 30 Dianna Dunlap, 5’7” Jr G; 40 Rhonda Biggs, 5’4” Jr G; 20 Teresa Wright, 5’4” So F; & 10 Debra Montgomery, 5’6” So F. 

Slaton was led on the year by 5’6” Jr F Rosemary Scott at 20.0 ppg; 5’8” Sr F Jan Davis at 17.0; & 5’6” Sr F Doris Meurer at 15.0.  The Tigerettes were led in the final by Davis with 24 points, Scott with 15 and Meurer with 12.  5’7” Jr Linda Andrews led Comanche with 19 points.  Scott was Slaton’s top scorer in the semi-final with 36 points followed by Davis with 11 and Meuerer with 6.  5’8” Sr Diane Trolinger led Lyford with 20 points.  Scott led Slaton with 51 points in two games while Davis scored 35 and had 11 offensive rebounds.

The 1974 2-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards Rosemary Scott, 5’6” Jr and Jan Davis, 5’8” Sr of Slaton, Linda Andrews, 5’7” Jr of Comanche and Susan Johnson, 5’10” Jr of Waco Midway and Guards Kay Stephens, 5’8” Sr of Slaton, Cyndra Frick, 5’8” Sr of Comanche, Cathy Jantz, 5’8” Sr of Waco Midway and Sharon Anderson, 5’6” Sr of Lyford.  Slaton's Rosemary Scott was all-state in 1974 & 1975; Kay Stephens was all-state in 1974; and Loretta Wolf in 1975 & 1976.

Frick was the tournament’s top rebounder for the 2^nd consecutive year with 21 after leading in  1973 with 24.  From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.

Linda Andrews of Comanche was named All State Tournament for 3 consecutive years in 1973-75 and later played at UT where she held several career records and was named to the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame.  Linda was the daughter of Leta Mae Rains Andrews who played for Comanche in 1955 and was a longtime coach. 

Grandview defeated Shiner, 52-36, in the 1-A final and Valley (Turkey-Quitaque), 49-43, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  Grandview finished the year at 30-2 and qualified for state for the 5^th time with regional wins over Glen Rose, 49-30; Eldorado, 59-44; and Southlake Carroll, 59-39.  The Zebras relied on better shooting from the field (55% to 44%) and FT line (13 of 20 to 5 of 9) in the 6-point semi-final win.   Likewise, the 16-point win in the final was due to better shooting (55% to 33%) and a rebounding edge (33-29). 

Grandview has made four appearances in the state finals winning titles in 1973 & 1974 and losing in 1961 (to Abilene Wylie) and in 1971 (to Round Top-Carmine).  Harold Pinkerton of the UT-Arlington was the Grandview championship coach in both 1973 & 1974.  Finalist Shiner made its only appearance in a state final in 1974. 

The 1974 Zebras were:  22 Sarah Williams, 6’2” Sr F; 51 Janey Griffith, 5’2” Sr F; 13 Cathy Johnson, 5’5” Sr F; 11 Diann Berrier, 5’8” Sr G; 45 Becky Morgan, 5’10” Sr G; 10 Janet Smith, 5’5” Fr G; 12 Vicki Poteet, 5’5” Jr G; 5 Sisa Siratt, 5’1” Sr F; 44 Rhonda Gaston, 5’7” Sr G; 3 Becky Magby, 5’9” So F; 24 Myra Matlock, 5’3” Fr G; 14 Vicki Sain, 5’6” So G; 43 Teresa Cowan, 5’9” So F; 20 Annette Stanfill, 5’2” Fr G; 54 Charlotte Morgan, 5’10” Fr G; 55 Debbie Reynolds, 5’9” Fr F; & 25 Ethel Lowe, 5’4” Fr G. 

Grandview was led on the year by 6’2” Sr F Sarah Williams at 37 ppg; 5’2” Sr F Janey Griffith at 18; and 5’5” Sr F Cathy Johnson at 12.  The Zebras were led in the final by Williams with 21 points, Johnson with 17 and Griffith with 14.  5’9” Sr Paula Valias and 5’3” Jr Gina Wagner led Shiner with 16 points each.  Williams was also Grandview’s top scorer in the semi-final with 24 points followed by Griffith with 15 and Johnson with 10.  5’6” So Mitchie Lipscomb led Valley with 18 points.  Williams scored 45 in two games while Guard Becky Morgan had 17 rebounds in two games. 

The 1974 1-A All State Tournament Team included Forwards Sarah Williams, 6’2” Sr of Grandview, Mitchie Lipscomb, 5’6” So of Valley and Gina Wagner, 5’3” Jr and Paula Valias, 5’9” Sr of Shiner and Guards Becky Morgan, 5’10” Sr and Dianne Berrier, 5’8” Sr of Grandview, Mary Brunson, 6’0” Sr of Valley and Darra Lancaster, 5’9” Fr of Cooper.  Grandview's Sarah Williams was all-state in 1973 & 1974; Becky Morgan was all-state in 1974 & Janice Clark in 1975.

From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.  Sarah Williams of Grandview was named All State Tournament 3 times in 4 years from 1971-74.

Poolville defeated Lamesa Klondike, 60-54, in the Conf B final and Utopia, 69-44, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  Poolville finished the year at 32-5 and qualified for state for the 2^nd time with regional wins over Slidell, 57-46; Hawley, 55-54; Abbott, 54-48; and Byers, 46-41.  The Monarchs cruised to a 25-point semi-final win with an edge in shooting (69% to 38%) and rebounding (28-21).    The 6-point win in the final was due to a shooting edge in FGs (55% to 48%) and FTs (12 of 18 to 8 of 14). 

Poolville has made two appearances in the state finals winning the title in 1974 and losing in the 1973 final to Neches.  Charles Perry of WTSU was the Poolville championship coach in 1974.  Finalist Lamesa Klondike won a state title in 1969 and lost in the finals in 1968 & 1974. 

The 1974 Monarchs were:  11 Debbie Canafax, 5’7” Sr F; 13 Paula Davis, 5’2” Sr G; 15 Norma Jo Stephens, 5’3” Jr F; 35 Debbie Hughes, 5’7” Jr G; 33 Sandy Luna, 5’6” So F/G; 51 Donna Massey, 5’4” So F; 41 Karen Triplett, 5’3” So F; 21 Terry Martin, 5’3” So G; 43 Shiela Fulton, 5’6” Fr G; 31 Penny Wood, 5’3” Fr G; 45 Pam Lineham, 5’5” Fr F; & 53 Carmen Duvall, 5’6” Fr G. 

Poolville was led on the year by 5’7” Sr F Debbie Canafax at 30.0 ppg; 5’3” Jr F Norma Jo Stephens at 28.0; 5’4” So F Donna Massey at 7.6; & 5’3” So F Karen Triplett at 6.5.   The Monarchs were led in the final by Stephens with 34 points followed by Canafax with 20 and Massey with 6.  Lesli Davis led Klondike with 22 points.  Canafax was Poolville’s top scorer in the semi-final with 41 points followed by Stephens with 16 and Sanda Luna with 10.  Canafax was the tournament’s leading scorer for the 2^nd consecutive year with 64 points in 1973 & 61 in 1974.  Norma Jo Stephens scored 50 in two games.  5’8” Sr Glenda O’Bryant led Utopia with 29 points. 

The 1974 Conf B All State Tournament Team included Forwards Debbie Canafax, 5’7” Sr and Norma Jo Stephens, 5’3” Jr of Poolville, Nancy Pribyla, 5’9” Sr of Lamesa Klondike and Marcia Spigner, 5’6” Jr of Como-Pickton and Guards Sandy Luna, 5’6” So and Paula Davis, 5’2” Sr of Poolville and Gayle Singleton, 5’6” Sr and Cheryl O’Bannon, 5’11” Jr of Lamesa Klondike.  Poolville's Sandy Luna was all-state for 3 years in 1974-76; Debie Canafax in 1973 & 1974; and Norma Jo Stephens in 1974 & 1975.

From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.

 Waco Midway defeated Canyon, 60-52, in the 3-A final and West Orange, 56-23, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Pantherettes, in their first year in 3-A, finished the year undefeated at 35-0 while finalist Canyon entered the state tournament undefeated with a 50-game winning streak.   Midway qualified for state for the 7^th time with regional wins over Duncanville, 61-48, and Center, 44-37.  Midway cruised to a 25-point semi-final win with superior shooting from the field (42% to 29%) and FT line (8 of 16 to 3 of 13).  The 8-point win in the final over Canyon was also due to better shooting from the field (54% to 49%) and the FT line (20 of 24 to 8 of 14) by Midway and an abundance of turnovers by the Lady Eagles. 

Waco Midway has made 8 appearances in the state finals winning state titles in 1955, 1969, 1973, 1975, 1976 and 1994 and losing in the finals in 1977 (to Canyon) and 1990 (to  Corpus Christi Calallen).   Mitch LeMoine of Texas Tech was the Midway championship coach in 1973, 1975 & 1976.  Finalist Canyon has made 21 appearances in the state finals winning 14 titles (in 1969, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 & 2008) and losing 7 times in the finals (in 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1989 & 1999).   

The 1975 Pantherettes were:  12 Sandra Hamm, 5’6” So G; 14 Barbara Anderson, 5’6” Jr G; 21 Terri Lee, 5’6” Jr G; 22 Cindy Hamm, 5’6” Jr G; 24 Peggy Dawson, 5’6” Sr F; 31 Susan Johnston, 5’11” Sr F; 33 Brenda Anderson, 5’6” Sr F; 34 Diane Horn, 5’7” So F; 40 Carol Remus, 5’6” Sr F; 41 Linda Thomas, 6’0” Sr G; 42 Candy Rubel, 5’6” Sr G; 43 Sally Sandlin, 5’5” So G; 44 Lisa Penaloza, 5’5” Jr F; & 54 Jean Smith, 5’11” So F. 

Midway was led on the year by 5’11” Sr F Susan Johnston at 29 ppg; 5’7” So F Diane Horn at 17; 5’6” Sr F Peggy Dawson at 14; 5’6” Sr F Carol Remus at 10; and 5’” Sr F Brenda Anderson at 9.   The Pantherettes were led in the final by Johnston with 35 points & 6 rebounds, Remus with 16 and Dawson with 7.  5’4” Sr Robena Johnson led Canyon with 31 points.  Johnston was also Midway’s top scorer in the semi-final with 26 points followed by Horn with 14.  5’11” Sr Debbie Rowland led West Orange with 12 points. 

The 1975 3-A All State Tournament Team included 5’11” Sr  F Susan Johnston,  5’6” Sr F Carol Remus, 6’0” Sr G Linda Thomas and 5’6” Jr G Barbara Anderson of Midway; 5’11” Jr F Robena Johnson, 5’4” Sr G Denice Hamblen and 5’7” Sr G Penny Peckenpaugh of Canyon; & 6’1” Jr F Patty Kirchmeyer of Calallen.  Midway's Susan Johnson and Linda Thomas were all-state in 1975; Barbara Anderson was all-state in 1975 & 1976; Diane Horn & Jean Smith in 1976-77; Cindy Hamm & Vivian Speer in 1976; and Sandra Hamm, Sally Sandin and Kim Lance in 1976.

From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.  Robena Johnson was named All State Tournament for 3 consecutive years in 1974-76. 

George West defeated Bellville, 52-51, in the 2-A final and Phillips (Borger), 56-55, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Longhorns finished the year at 32-2 and qualified for state for the 7^th time with regional wins over Goliad, 58-35; Devine, 59-57; and Kyle Hays, 46-44.    The semi-final matched the “tiny Longhorns”  (no starter taller than 5’10”) from George West with the much taller Phillips team led by 6’3” Jill Rankin who carried a 41 ppg season average.

The game started as a “shoot-out” between Rankin and George West’s 5’9” Evelyn Jo Troell but both stars fouled out in the 3^rd qt.  as the score was tied at 42-42.  Fay Pugh made a FG at 1:03 to cut the Phillips lead to one at 55-54 and Phillips went to a stall which ended with a jump ball with 15 seconds left.  George West won the tip and Pugh made a layup just before the final buzzer.  In the final George West outscored Bellville 8-6 in the 4^th qt. to win by one point.   Jean Brysch made the winning FG on a “driving layup” with 44 seconds left.  George West won its last four games by two points or less with two-point victory margins in the regional against Devine and Kyle Hays, a one-point win in the semi-final and a two-point win in the final.

George West has made two appearances in the state finals winning the 1975 title and losing in 1968 to Earth-Springlake.   Davy J. Hobson of SHSU was the 1975 George West championship coach in his first year at the school.  Finalist Bellville made its only appearance in a state final in 1975. 

The 1975 Longhorns were:  43 Evelyn Jo Troell, 5’9” Sr F; 11 Fay Pugh, 5’7” Sr F; 13 Jean Brysch, 5’6” Sr F; 25 Sue Snider, 5’3” Jr F; 45 Elida Ganceres, 5’8” So F; 23 Mary Ramirez, 5’6” Jr F; 32 Barbara Ganter, 5’5” So F; 41 Susan Doebbler, 5’10” Sr G; 31 Cheryl Pugh, 5’6” Sr G; 33 Theresa Leigh, 5’4” Sr G; 35 Shirley Redding, 5’3” Sr G; 15 Tari Jones, 5’3” So G; 21 Laurie Bednorz, 5’5” Jr G; & 15 Sharon Ganter, 5’3” Jr G.  

 George West was led on the year by 5’9” Sr Evelyn Jo Troell at 28 ppg; 5’7” Sr Fay Pugh at 17 and 5’6” Sr Jean Brysch at 16.  The Longhorns were led in the final by Troell with 26 points, Brysch with 14 and Pugh with 12.  5’11” Fr Jeanine Brown led Bellville with 19 points.  Troell scored 24 points in the semi-final followed by Pugh with 18 and Brysch with 14. 6’3” Jr Jill Rankin led Phillips with 32 points. 

The 1975 2-A All State Tournament Team included 5’9” Sr F Evelyn Jo Troell, 5’10” Sr G Susan Doebbler and 5’4” Sr G Cheryl Pugh of George West; 5’6” Sr F Linda Andrews and 5’8” Sr G Connie Mankin of Comanche; 5’4” Jr F Hattie Browning and 5’8” Sr G Denise Huebner of Bellville; and 6’2” Jr F Jill Rankin of Phillips.  George West's Evelyn Jo Troell, Susan Doebbler and Cheryl Pugh were all-state in 1975. 

Texas Basketball lists Phillips' Jill Rankin (Schneider)  3^rd (42.7 in 1975) and 4^{th  (}40.5 in 1976)  in the all-time season scoring average.  Her 81 points in one game is 3^rd all-time.  She was an All-American at Wayland Baptist and at TN and was co-captain of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Team.  She now coaches at Lubbock Monterey.  Jill Rankin Schneider is a member of the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame.  Linda Andrews (Waggoner) of Comanche was named All State Tournament for 3 consecutive years 1973-75 and later played at UT where she held several career records and is a member of the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame. 

From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side. 

Southlake Carroll defeated Vega, 50-48 (triple OT), in the 1-A final and Rogers, 53-45, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Dragons finished the year at 29-5 and qualified for state for the 2^nd time with regional wins over Grandview, 60-49; Robert Lee, 48-45; and Petrolia, 55-46.  Carroll had an edge in shooting (60% to 42%) and rebounding 30-21) in the 8-point semi-final win.  The Dragon’s 2-point win in the final over Vega came after three OTs.  The game was tied at 44-44 at the end of regulation as both teams missed shots in the last minute that would have won the game.  Vega tried to stall for the last shot in all three OTs but the tactic failed each time.  Carroll got the ball back on a violation with the score tied and 15 seconds left in the 3^rd OT and Kathy Harston scored on a jumper with 4 seconds left to win the marathon game and the state title.  The 1975 1-A final was one of only 13 OT finals from 1951-2007 and the first of two triple OTs (the other was the 3-A final won by Barbers Hill in 1983).

Southlake Carroll has made two appearances in the state finals winning a title in 1975 and losing in 1972 to Claude.  Don T. Durham of Texas A&M was the Southlake Carroll championship coach in 1975 and won a previous title at Slidell in 1963.  Finalist Vega has made two appearances in the finals winning a state title in 1999.

The 1975 Dragons were:  23 Wanda Noack, 5’9” Sr F; 41 Sue Green, 5’10’ Sr F; 11 Mary Casillas, 5’3” Sr F; 31 Kathy Harston, 5’9” Jr F; 51 Geneva Willis, 5’9” Jr F; 33 Mary O’Brien, 5’7” Jr G; 13 Sundie Tate, 5’3” Jr G; 43 Karen Harty, 5’7” Jr G; 45 Becky Elms, 5’9” Jr F; 53 Sheri Hight, 5’8” Jr G; 21 Julia Lewis, 5’5” Jr G; 25 Shannon McGowan, 5’6” So G; 55 Brenda Anderson, 5’6” Fr F; 35 Tonya Aslin, 5’7” Fr F; & 15 Cindy Pennington, 5’5” Fr F. 

Southlake Carroll was led on the year by 5’9” Jr F Kathy Harston at 30 ppg; 5’9” Jr F Geneva Willis at 18; and 5’9” Sr F Wanda Noack at 5.   Harston led the Dragons in the final with 28 points while Willis added 20 and Noack, 2.  5’7” Sr Tesa Heard led Vega with 18 points.  Harston was also the top scorer in the semi-final with 30 points followed by Willis with 15 and Noack with 8.  5’10” Jr Jane Wilde led Rogers with 25 points. 

The 1975 1-A All State Tournament Team included 5’9” Jr F Kathy Harston, 5’9” Jr F Geneva Willis, 5’3” Sr G Mary Casillas and 5’7” Jr G Mary O’Brien of Southlake Carroll; 5’4” Jr F DeLois Heard, 5’10” Sr G Stacy Fisher and 5’7” Jr G Mary Fangman of Vega; 5’10” Jr F Jane Wilde of Rogers; and 5’6” Sr G Vickey Eggleston of Cayuga.  Southlake Carroll's Kathy Harston was all-state in 1975 & 1976 and Tanya Aslin was all-state in 1977.

Kathy Harston scored 1,014 points (38.3 ppg) as a Sr in 1976; was a Kodak All-American at Wayland Baptist; and coached Plainview to the 1987 5A state title.  She is a member of the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame and was an assistant coach at UT in 2007. 

From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side. 

Crawford defeated Neches, 45-44, in the Conf B final and Lamesa Klondike, 65-64 (OT), in the semi-final at the state tournament.  Crawford finished the year at 41-5 and qualified for state for the 1^st time with regional wins over Troy, 63-52; North Zulch, 58-47; Fayetteville, 67-43; and Salado, 46-39.  The Pirettes outscored Klondike 5-4 in the OT in the semi-final on 3 FTs by Kathy Westerfield in the last 1:36.  Though out shot from the field (60% to 51%) and at the FT line (89% to 65%), Crawford took advantage of 21 turnovers by Klondike.   Neches led the final by 7 points at 42-35 with 2:57 left in the 3^rd qt when its defensive star, 6’3” Vanessa Anderson, injured a knee and had to leave the game marking the turning point of the game.  Crawford trailed by 9 points (38-29) going into the 4^th qt. and at 44-35 with 2:29 remaining but outscored the previously undefeated Neches 16-6 in the 4^th  relying on better FT shooting (17 of 23 to 6 of 12).  An 8-point run by Crawford cut the lead to 44-43 with 43 seconds left and then a Neches turnover gave the Pirettes the ball again with 40 seconds left.  The Pirettes worked for the “last shot” which missed but Kathy Westerfield rebounded and was fouled on the follow-up shot.  She then made 2 FTs with 4 seconds left for the winning margin.

Crawford has made two appearances in the state finals winning the title in 1975 and losing in 1976 to Neches which won state titles in 1973 & 1976.  Bill Farney of Tulsa U. & Baylor was the 1975 Crawford championship coach. 

The  1975 Pirettes were:  3 Kathy Westerfield, 5’5” So F; 5 Daisy Johnson, 5’4” Sr G; 15 Connie Walker, 5’8” Sr G; 21 Wanda Davis, 5’3” Fr G; 25 Teresa Scott, 5’5” Sr G; 23 Tammy Scott, 5’0” So F; 31 LuAnn Hoehn, 5’9” Jr F; 33 Diane Westerfield, 5’4” So F; 35 Sharon Holmes, 5’7” Jr F; 41 Kathy Davis, 5’4” Sr G; 43 Cindy Behringer, 5’5” Sr F; 51 Tina Reich, 5’3” So G; 53 Melinda Laufenberg, 5’3” Sr G; & 55 Becky Neuman, 5’7” So G.   

Crawford was led on the year by 5’5” So F Kathy Westerfield at 25 ppg; 5’9” Jr F LuAnn Hoehn at 18; & 5’7” Jr F Sharon Holmes at 17.   The Pirettes were led in the final by Hoehn with 16 points, Holmes with 15, and Westerfield with 14; and by 5’5” Sr G Teresa Scott with 8 rebounds and 5’4” Sr G Daisy Johnson with 7.   Neches was led in scoring by 5’5” Jr F Vickie Barrett with 38 points and by 6’3” Jr F Vanessa Anderson with 15 rebounds.  Westerfield led Crawford in the semi-final with 35 points while Holmes had 18 and Hoehn, 12.  Klondike was led by 5’8” Jr G Leslie Davis with 44 points and 5’10” Jr G Cheryl O’Bannon with 14 rebounds.                  

The 1975 Conf B All State Tournament Team included 5’5” So F Kathy Westerfield, 5’4” Sr G Daisy Johnson and 5’5” Sr G Teresa Scott of Crawford; 5’5” Jr G Vicki Barrett and 6’3” Jr  G Vanessa Anderson of Neches; 5’8” Jr F Leslie Davis and 5’10” Sr G Cheryl O’Bannon of Lamesa Klondike; and 5’7” Sr F Wilma Hull of Brock.  Kathy Westerfield of Crawford was named All State Tournament for 3 consecutive years from 1975-77.  Crawford's LuAnn Hoehn was all-state in 1975 & 1976; Kathy Westerfield in 1976 & 1977; and Tina Reich in 1977.

Coach Bill Farney became executive director of the U.I.L. in 1995 and was inducted into the TX Association of Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame in 2007.  His wife, Rhonda, is currently the girls coach at Georgetown and was ranked 7^th in the nation among active coaches for career wins (791 thru 2007).

From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side. 

Duncanville defeated Victoria, 70-69 (OT), in the first 4-A final ever played and defeated Weslaco, 79-47, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Pantherettes finished the year at 33-3 and qualified for state for the 8^th time with regional wins over Richardson, 99-33, and El Paso Jefferson, 86-46.  Duncanville cruised to a 32-point semi-final win with superior shooting (55% to 37%) and rebounding (49-30).    The one-point OT win in the final over Victoria came as Duncanville outscored the Stingarettes 6-5 in the OT.  The Pantherettes out shot (53% to 42%) Victoria but lost the rebound battle (42-28). 

Duncanville has made 11 appearances in the state finals winning 6 state titles (1976, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1997 & 2003) and losing in 1952 (to Claude), 1981 (to Lubbock Monterey), 1992 (to San Marcos), 1995 (to Austin Westlake) and 2004 (to Spring Westfield).  Sandra Meadows of TCU was the 1976 Duncanville championship coach as she won 4 titles (1976, 1988-90) with the Pantherettes.  Meadows had a career record of 709-119 from 1968-1992, won 24 district titles in 24 years and had a consecutive win streak of 134.  She is a member of the TX H.S. Basketball Hall of Fame and is one of only three TX coaches (and the only woman) in the National Sports Hall of Fame.  Finalist Victoria has made 13 appearances in the finals winning state titles in 1965, 1971, 1979, 1982 & 1986 and losing in the finals in 1966, 1967, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1985, 1989 & 1991).

The 1976 Duncanville players were:  51  Christi Capps, 5’11” So F; 15 Julie Colvard, 5’4” Sr F; 25 Mary Essary, 6’0” Jr F; 53 Reba Fletcher, 5’3” Jr F; 21 Leigh Merideth, 5’5” Sr F; 13 Donna Pierce, 5’9” Jr F; 23 Wilma Lyn Ruff, 5’8” Sr F; 41 Barbara Allen, 5’6” Sr G; 11 Anne Byrd, 5’” Jr G; 33 Kim Capps, 5’7” Jr G; 43 Faith Cederholm, 6’0” So G; 35 Deborah Elliott, 5’9” Jr G; 45 Debbie Louis, 5’6” Sr G; & 31 Rene Southers, 5’8” Jr G. 

The Pantherettes were led on the year by 5’11” So F Christi Capps at 27 ppg; 5’8” Sr F Wilma Lyn Ruff at 16; and 6’0” Jr F Mary Essard at 13.    Capps led Duncanville in the final with 33 points followed by Essary with 19 and Ruff with 17.  5’5” Sr Von Bunn led Victoria with 36 points.  Capps was also the top scorer in the semi-final with 31 points and Ruff added 24 and Essary, 11.  5’8” So Sharon Fuller led Weslaco with 18 points.  Capps had 64 points & 12 rebounds in the two state games while Ruff had 41 points & 5 rebounds.  Rene Southers had 16 rebounds for Duncanville. 

The 1976 4-A All State Tournament Team included 5’11” So F Christi Capps, 5’8” Sr F Wilma Lyn Ruff and 5’8” Jr G Rene Southers of Duncanville; 5’5 Sr F Von Bunn, 5’9” Sr F Gina Boldt, 5’7” Sr G Doedii Henderson and 5’3” Sr G Amanda Aguilar of  Victoria; and 5’11” Jr G Barbara Brown of Dallas S. Oak Cliff.   Duncanville's Christi Capps was all-state in 1976 & 1978; Rene Southers was all-state in 1976 & 1977;  Wilma Lyn Ruff and Debbie Louis were all-state in 1976; Mary Essary 1977; and Faith Cederholm in 1977 & 1978.

Christi Capps coached at Mansfield & other schools while Renee Southers coached at Duncanville.

From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.                                                                                                    

Waco Midway defeated Canyon, 64-59, in the 3-A final and Gatesville, 70-46, in the semi-final at the state tournament.  The Pantherettes finished the year undefeated at 36-0 with a 71 game winning streak.  Both Canyon and Midway entered the 3-A final undefeated at 35-0 with Midway taking a 5-point win---the second year in a row the Pantherettes had defeated Canyon in the final.  Midway trailed by one point at halftime but “came back like a bat out of hell in the second half.”  Both teams shot well (70% for Midway, 64% for Canyon) with Midway having an edge at the FT line (18 of 28 to 11 of 22).  Midway led by 2 points after 3 qts and then outscored Canyon 17-14 in the 4^th for a 5-point victory.  Midway’s 24-point semi-final win came from superior shooting (58% to 42%) as the Pantherettes led 38-27 at halftime and 50-39 after 3 qts.  

Midway qualified for state for the 8^th time with overwhelming regional wins over Pittsburg, 70-18; and Azle, 96-38, and has made 8 appearances in the state finals winning state titles in 1955, 1969, 1973, 1975, 1976 and 1994 and losing in the finals in 1977 (to Canyon) and 1990 (to  Corpus Christi Calallen).   Mitch LeMoine of Texas Tech was the Midway championship coach in 1973, 1975 & 1976.  Finalist Canyon has made 21 appearances in the state finals winning 14 titles (in 1969, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 & 2008) and losing 7 times in the finals (in 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1989 & 1999).   

The 1976 Midway players were:  12 Sandra Hamm, 5’6” Jr G; 14 Barbara Anderson, 5’5” Sr G; 21 Jean Cobbs, 5’7” So G; 22 Cindy Hamm, 5’7” Sr G; 33 Carol Edwards, 5’5” So F; 34 Dian Horn, 5’8” Jr F; 41 Vicki Cobbs, 5’9” Jr F; 42 Vivian Speer, 5’8” Sr G; 43 Sally Sandlin, 5’6” Jr G; 44 Lisa Penaloza, 5’6” Sr F; 54 Jean Smith, 5’10” Jr F; & 55 Terri Warren, 5’9” So F. 

The Pantherettes were led on the year by 5’8” Jr F Dian Horn at 27 ppg; 5’10” Jr F Jean Smith at 22; 5’6” Sr F Lisa Penaloza at 13; and 5’9” Jr F Vicki Cobbs at 11.   Horn and Smith each scored 23 points in the final and Penaloza added 18 while Robena Johnson led Canyon with 39.

Horn also led Midway in the semi-final with 36 points followed by Smith with 19 and Penaloza with 9.  5’8” Sr Kelly Davidson led Gatesville with 20 points.  Horn had 59 points and 7 rebounds in the two state games while Barbara Anderson had 8 rebounds. 

The 1976 3-A All State Tournament Team included  5’8” Jr F Dian Horn, 5’6” Sr F Lisa Penaloza, 5’5” Sr G Barbara Anderson and 5’8” Sr G Vivian Speer of Waco Midway; 5’11” Sr F Robena Johnson, 5’6” So G Merry Johnson, and 5’7” Sr G Marci Davis of Canyon; 5’9” Jr G Lovetta McDonald of Gatesville and 6’0” Jr F Elisa Keeter of Altair Rice.  Midway's Barbara Anderson was all-state in 1975 & 1976; Diane Horn & Jean Smith were all-state in 1976 & 1977; Cindy Hamm and Vivian Speer were all-state in 1976; Sandra Hamm, Sally Sandlin and Kim Lance were all-state in 1977; and Terri Warren in 1978.

Merry Johnson of Canyon was named All State Tournament for 3 consecutive years in 1976-78; won 3 gold medals in the 440 yard dash and 3 gold in the relays at the state track meet; and held the national H.S. record in the 440 in 1977.  She later ran track at NTSU. 

From 1951-1978 TX girls played 6 on 6 basketball with three “forwards” on the offensive side and three “guards” on the defensive side.