Sugar Land defeated a highly touted Corrigan team in their bi-district match. They faced a more formidable foe in their regional championship game against A&M Consolidated. You can see from the following article that both teams had impressive credentials. (Note that Chuzzy Jenkins, Sugar Land's head coach, played on Sugar Land's first team to reach the UIL playoffs.)
In October of 2009, several former Gator players recollected this memorable game. (If you glance at the A&M roster, notice that John Manthei, long-time Dulles teacher, played on the Consolidated team.)
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Here are a couple of Houston newspaper clippings recounting the game.
The following article comes from The Texas Coaster, a local newspaper.
The same paper included a column covering society news in Sugar Land. Ida Krachala wrote it. The latter paragraphs cover the big game.
The following iconic photo appeared in The Houston Chronicle. Several players were not in the locker room when this picture was taken. I want to thank Danny Hoke for letting me scan a print that had autographs on the reverse side of the picture. His parents were Donald Hoke ('56) & Mildred Jordy Hoke ('55). His mother saved this autographed copy of the photo.
The following article comes from The Texas Coaster, a local newspaper.
The following iconic photo appeared in The Houston Chronicle. Several players were not in the locker room when this picture was taken. I want to thank Danny Hoke for letting me scan a print that had autographs on the reverse side of the picture. His parents were Donald Hoke ('56) & Mildred Jordy Hoke ('55). His mother saved this autographed copy of the photo.
