My thanks to Leon Anhaiser (SLHS '57) for sending me a more accurate & detailed article on the '56 Friendswood game. (See my original post below.) Here's a transcript.
GATORS WIN 71-33 FRIENDSWOOD TILT
The Sugar Land Gators romped to their first district win last Friday night by defeating the Friendswood Mustangs. A capacity crowd, with standing room only, witnessed the Gators score 11 touchdowns and five extra points.
The first quarter saw Ray Barton, tailbak, and Sonny Astorga, wingback, score on runs of 45 yards and 61 yards respectively. Bobby Cole scored for Friendswood, and the end of the first quarter was 14-7 in favor of the Gators.
The Gators scored five TD's in the second quarter. Scorers were Sonny Astorga on a pass play, Butch Boyd on a 45 yard scamper, Ray Barton on a 51 yard brokenfield run, Boyd on another 49 yard run, and Leon Anhaiser on a 25-yard pass play. Barton kicked two of the five extra point tries. Altemun scored for the Mustangs and made the extra point. The halftime score was 46-14.
In the third quarter both teams scored one touchdown. John Heitman scored for the Gatons on an eight-yard run, and Pruitt Cole scored for the Mustangs from the 4-yard line. Both teams missed their extra point tries.
The final quarter saw Friendswood score twice on runs of 30 yards by Jerry Kinser, and a 20-yard run by Altemus, who also ran the extra point. The Gators scored three more times. Ray Barton ran back a Friendswood kickoff for a 75-yard TD.
Barton scored again on a 38-yard run. In the closing seconds (11 seconds left), Barton dropped back and flipped a screen-pass to Leon Anhaiser that went 50 yard for the final TD. Barton kicked one of the three extra point tries, and the ball game ended 71-33.
The Gators will meet Hitchcock Friday night, Oct 27 at Kempner Field in Sugar Land. Hitchcock edged Danbury 13-8 last Friday for their first district win and are expected to be a very tough team.
