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From the Baytown Sun, Published August 25, 2005:
If Stallworth Stadium was a person, it would finally be old enough to run for president. While the stadium can’t run for president, it has hosted one, Gerald Ford. That game is just one to make the list of the most memorable games at the stadium. The list was compiled by former and current sports writers, as well as longtime Baytown coaches. While we know everyone won’t agree with all these selections, we hope you enjoy looking back as much as we did. Also, these are what we consider the most memorable games, not necessarily the most competitive.
Enjoy.
Oct. 29, 1976:
President Gerald Ford comes to Stallworth for the Robert E. Lee-Aldine MacArthur game, which Lee goes on to win, 34-0, in a district championship year. The president wasn’t so lucky. He was defeated by Jimmy Carter the following Tuesday.
Oct. 15, 1971:
Ross S. Sterling defeats Lee, 20-19, for the Rangers’ first win over the Ganders in five tries. RSS won when an intercepted pitchout is returned by Russell Clark for a touchdown with just a few minutes remaining. This would be the first of five straight wins over REL and the first of five straight district championships for the fledgling new school.
Nov. 16, 1973:
Some 21,000 fans pack Stallworth to watch the Ganders and Rangers. Fans are still coming in stadium and cars are still moving down Archer Road deep into the first quarter. Sterling wins 6-3 when Dane Listi caps a 51-yard drive with just 34 seconds left to be played. The win clinched the district title for RSS.
Nov. 3, 2001:
Lee beats Sterling 62-7. REL quarterback Drew Tate throws seven TD passes in the first half and eight for the game The seven TDs in a half broke the state record, and eight for a game tied the state record. The game was so out of hand that the scoreboard clock wasn’t stopped in the second half, except at the quarter break, timeouts or injury. The 55-point REL win is the largest margin of victory in the series history.
Nov. 15, 1999:
Drew Tate takes the Ganders on a fourth-quarter drive to upset undefeated Kingwood and win a playoff spot. Kingwood loses again the next week and stays home with an 8-2 record after starting the season 8-0. Tate threw for 257 yards and two touchdowns.
Nov. 10, 2000:
Lee beats North Shore, 34-31, in one of the great, great games ever played at Stallworth. Lee had to win to gain a playoff spot and ended up as the No. 1 seed from district and a share of the title with North Shore. This was the last district game North Shore has lost.
Oct. 29, 1971:
Sterling beats undefeated, state-ranked Galveston Ball and quarterback Kerry Jackson, one of the state’s best players. This was a major, major win for the Rangers, proving they could play with the big boys.
Sept. 22, 1972:
Sterling bests undefeated, No. 2-ranked Port Neches and star running back Jeff Bergeron, 13-8. This game was one of the springboards that led the Rangers to the state finals, where they lost to Odessa Permian, 37-7.
Sept. 12, 1980:
Port Arthur Jefferson, led by Todd Dodge and Brent Duhon, both of whom would play for Texas, put on an aerial show and beat the Ganders. Dodge, now a highly successful coach at Southlake Carroll, was 19-of-31 for 295 yards and a TD.
Nov. 13, 2004:
Houston Lamar beat Port Arthur Memorial and Jamaal Charles, now at Texas, in four overtimes by a score of 57-49 in the Class 5A playoffs. There were 15 touchdowns scored in the game and 871 yards of total offense. Charles scored six times and had 372 yards on 51 carries in his last high school game.
From the Baytown Sun, Published August 25, 2005:
If Stallworth Stadium was a person, it would finally be old enough to run for president. While the stadium can’t run for president, it has hosted one, Gerald Ford. That game is just one to make the list of the most memorable games at the stadium. The list was compiled by former and current sports writers, as well as longtime Baytown coaches. While we know everyone won’t agree with all these selections, we hope you enjoy looking back as much as we did. Also, these are what we consider the most memorable games, not necessarily the most competitive.
Enjoy.
Oct. 29, 1976:
President Gerald Ford comes to Stallworth for the Robert E. Lee-Aldine MacArthur game, which Lee goes on to win, 34-0, in a district championship year. The president wasn’t so lucky. He was defeated by Jimmy Carter the following Tuesday.
Oct. 15, 1971:
Ross S. Sterling defeats Lee, 20-19, for the Rangers’ first win over the Ganders in five tries. RSS won when an intercepted pitchout is returned by Russell Clark for a touchdown with just a few minutes remaining. This would be the first of five straight wins over REL and the first of five straight district championships for the fledgling new school.
Nov. 16, 1973:
Some 21,000 fans pack Stallworth to watch the Ganders and Rangers. Fans are still coming in stadium and cars are still moving down Archer Road deep into the first quarter. Sterling wins 6-3 when Dane Listi caps a 51-yard drive with just 34 seconds left to be played. The win clinched the district title for RSS.
Nov. 3, 2001:
Lee beats Sterling 62-7. REL quarterback Drew Tate throws seven TD passes in the first half and eight for the game The seven TDs in a half broke the state record, and eight for a game tied the state record. The game was so out of hand that the scoreboard clock wasn’t stopped in the second half, except at the quarter break, timeouts or injury. The 55-point REL win is the largest margin of victory in the series history.
Nov. 15, 1999:
Drew Tate takes the Ganders on a fourth-quarter drive to upset undefeated Kingwood and win a playoff spot. Kingwood loses again the next week and stays home with an 8-2 record after starting the season 8-0. Tate threw for 257 yards and two touchdowns.
Nov. 10, 2000:
Lee beats North Shore, 34-31, in one of the great, great games ever played at Stallworth. Lee had to win to gain a playoff spot and ended up as the No. 1 seed from district and a share of the title with North Shore. This was the last district game North Shore has lost.
Oct. 29, 1971:
Sterling beats undefeated, state-ranked Galveston Ball and quarterback Kerry Jackson, one of the state’s best players. This was a major, major win for the Rangers, proving they could play with the big boys.
Sept. 22, 1972:
Sterling bests undefeated, No. 2-ranked Port Neches and star running back Jeff Bergeron, 13-8. This game was one of the springboards that led the Rangers to the state finals, where they lost to Odessa Permian, 37-7.
Sept. 12, 1980:
Port Arthur Jefferson, led by Todd Dodge and Brent Duhon, both of whom would play for Texas, put on an aerial show and beat the Ganders. Dodge, now a highly successful coach at Southlake Carroll, was 19-of-31 for 295 yards and a TD.
Nov. 13, 2004:
Houston Lamar beat Port Arthur Memorial and Jamaal Charles, now at Texas, in four overtimes by a score of 57-49 in the Class 5A playoffs. There were 15 touchdowns scored in the game and 871 yards of total offense. Charles scored six times and had 372 yards on 51 carries in his last high school game.