LONGVIEW VS SPRING BRANCH
TEAMS
1ST
2ND
3RD
4TH
FINAL
LONGVIEW
0
0
8
0
8
SPRING BRANCH
0
6
6
0
12
INFORMATION
Lobo Stadium
Longview, Texas
Friday, September 29th, 1961
Non-District
SCORING SUMMARY
TEAM
QUARTER
PLAYER
YARDS
TYPE
Spring Branch
2nd
Tom Whelan
6
Run (Miss PAT)
Spring Branch
3rd
Ike Lucas
2
Run (Miss PAT)
Longview
3rd
Barry Post
2
Pass (Two Points)
GAME STATISTICS
STATISTIC
LONGVIEW
SPRING BRANCH
First Downs
6
10
Rushing Yards
-3
71
Passing Yards
108
57
Passes
11-27-3
6-14-1
Punts
7-37.0
10-40.0
Fumbles/Lost
3-2
3-2
Penalties
1-5
5-30
LOBOS LOSE, 8-12 TO SPRING BRANCH
LONGVIEW - Same song, third verse.

Longview came close enough to victory to reach out and tap it on the shoulder Friday night, but the dry spell is still on as the Lobos dropped a narrow, 8-12, decision to Houston's heralded Spring Branch Bears in Longview's first home encounter of the year.

Spring Branch led all the way, but it was anybody's ball game until the final minute of play as the Longview crew rode the rifle right arm of quarterback Robert Myers to a second half surge that almost carried Longview to the win.

Longview's sparkling defense was the brightest highlight of the night, however, as the Lobo forward unit played its best game of the year.

Scrappy John Owens was probably the leader in the Lobo line, but Barry Post, Don Petty, David Kieran, Lloyd Phillips, Mike Williams, Bill Ewing, Bobby Byrd and Sam Johnson also turned in outstanding jobs.

Two Longview fumbles spelled the difference in Friday's encounter.

The first Lobo fumble came in the second quarter and set up Houston's first six pointer.

Longview fumbled on its own six yard line and Houston's Barry Sides recovered for the Bears.

Spring Branch scored on the next play when fullback Tom Whelan bulled into the end zone. The point after attempt failed, but the Bears held a 6-0 front position.

The second crucial Longview fumble casein the third quarter and this one setup Spring Branch's second tally of the night.

This time the Lobos fumbled on their own four yard line and Spring Branch's Roy Truitt recovered.

Quarterback Ike Lucas sneaked across the score two plays later from the two yard line. Again the point after attempt failed, but the Houston boys had a 12-0 lead.

Longview roared back strong and made its only offensive move of the night on the next series of plays.

Myers led the attack with his trust arm. He moved the team 70 yards down field in 14 plays. Seven of these plays were passes, and all seven were completed.

Charles Brightwell snared three consecutive aerials to put the Lobos in scoring position. Bright well was injured on his third catch and had to leave the game.

Myers hit Barry Post in the end zone from two yards out to account for the score. Myers and Post also teamed up to notch the points after and Longview trailed by a slim 8-12 score.

The score came on the final play of the third quarter.

Longview continued to threaten in the final stanza, but the visiting Houston team cut short every Lobo drive.

Longview was still in the game until the final minute, but a pass interception by Spring Branch gave the Bears possession with one minute left, and from there Spring Branch ran out the clock.

Once again Longview couldn't get its running attack moving and the only offense the Lobos could muster was the passing of Myers. Myers connected on 11 of 27 airway tosses for 108 yards.

Longview's ground game was held to minus three years for four quarters.

Longview's defense kept the Bears from coming up with too many sustained drives, and Spring Branch was held to 71 yards on the ground. The visitors were held to only 57 yards in the air.

Houston's main weapon of the night was the punting of Tom McNeil. McNeil kept Longview in the hole most of the night as his boot either rolled dead or out of bounds on Longview's five, four, 11, five and 15 yard lines.