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TEXAS ALMANAC-1978-1979
Eastern Bosketball Conference
The Texas Eastern Junior College Basketball Confer-
ence was organized in 1958 and began competition in
the fall of that year. Champions include:
1959-Kilgore
1960-Tyler.
1961-Kilgore.
1962--Kilgore.
1963-Lon Morris
1964- K ilgore.
1965-K ilgore.
1966-Henderson County.
1967-Tyler.
1968-Tyler.
1969-Henderson County.
1970-Tyler.
1971--Tyler.
1972-Tyler.
1973-Henderson County and Tyler (tie).
1974-Lon Morris.
1975-Henderson County
1976-Henderson County.
1977-Tyler.
Texas Athletic Conference
Organized in the mid-1950s, the Texas Junior Col-
lege Athletic Conference awards team championships
in three sports-basketball, baseball and track Foot-
ball was dropped in 1964. Team champions for the past
17 years are as follows-
1961-Football, Cisco and Navarro (Co-cham-
pions), Basketball, Decatur Baptist; Baseball, Panola,
Track, Blinn.
1962-Football, Wharton and Navarro; Basketball,
San Antonio; Baseball, Blinn; Track, Blinn.
1963-Football, Wharton, Basketball, Le Tourneau,
Baseball, Panola; Track, Schreiner Institute
1964-Basketball, Wharton, Baseball, Blinn, Track,
Blinn.
1965-Basketball, Wharton, Baseball, Blinn, Track,
Blinn
1966-Basketball, San Antonio; Baseball, San
Jacinto; Track, Blinn.
1967-Basketball, Ranger, Baseball, Wharton,
Track, Blinn
1968-Basketball, San Jacinto; Baseball, Blinn,
Track, Victoria.
1969-Basketball, San Jacinto, Baseball, Ranger,
Track, Blinn
1970-Basketball, San Jacinto, Baseball, San
Jacinto, Track, Ranger
1971-Basketball, San Jacinto, Baseball, San
Jacinto, Track, Ranger.
1972-Basketball, Lee College; Baseball, San
Jacinto; Track, Blinn.
1973-Basketball, Wharton, Baseball, San Jacinto,
Track, Blinn
1974-Basketball, San Jacinto, Baseball, San
Jacinto;Track, Blinn
1975-Basketball, San Jacinto, Baseball, Temple,
Track, Blinn
1976-Basketball, San Jacinto, Baseball, Blinn,
Track, Blinn
1977-Basketball, San Jacinto, Baseball, San
Jacinto; Track, San Jacinto.
Interscholastic League
The University Interscholastic League, which gov-
erns literary and athletic competition among public
schools in Texas, was organized in 1910 as a division of
the University of Texas extension service for public
schools. Initially, it sponsored forensic competition.
In 1915, however, public schools asked UIL to spon-
sor a track and field meet. Football and basketball
were brought under UIL in 1920 and other sports have
been added.
UIL was the first organization of its type in the na-
tion to sponsor both literary and athletic events. It also
is the nation's largest, with over 1,130 4-year high
schools across the state participating in UIL's 38 divi-
sions of literary, athletic and music competition.
Team championships in athletic events are as fol-
lows: Football
From 1920 until 1947, UIL named only one state
football champion. In 1948, champions were named in
three divisions based on school enrollment-city, AA
and A. Beginning in 1951, the current 4-division system
- AAAA, AAA, AA and A - was introduced. Class B, 8-
man and 6-man competition for state championshipsbegan in 1972, and 8-man competition was dropped in
1976. Champions of this era are as follows:
1951-AAAA, Lubbock; AAA, Breckenridge, AA,
Arlington; A, Giddings.
1952-AAAA, Lubbock; AAA, Breckenridge; AA,
Terrell; A, Wink.
1953-AAAA, Lamar (Houston); AAA, Port Neches,
AA, Huntsville; A, Ranger.
1954-AAAA, Abilene; AAA, Breckenridge; AA,
Phillips; A, Deer Park.
1955-AAAA, Abilene; AAA, Port Neches; AA,
Stamford; A, Deer Park.
1956-AAAA, Abilene; AAA, Garland, AA, Stam-
ford; A, Stinnett.
1957-AAAA, Highland Park (Dallas); AAA, Neder-
land; AA, Terrell; A, Mart and White Oak (Co-
champs).
1958-AAAA, Wichita Falls; AAA, Breckenridge,
AA, Stamford; A, White Deer.
1959-AAAA, Ray (Corpus Christi); AAA, Brecken-
ridge and Cleburne (Co-champs), AA, *Brady; A,
Katy.
1960-AAAA, Miller (Corpus Christi); AAA, Brown-
wood; AA, Denver City; A, Albany
1961-AAAA, Wichita Falls; AAA, Dumas, AA,
Donna; A, Albany.
1962-AAAA, Brackenridge (San Antonio), AAA,
Dumas; AA, Jacksboro; A, Rotan.
1963-AAAA, Garland; AAA, Corsicana; AA, Rock-
wall; A, Petersburg.
1964-AAAA, Garland, AAA, Palestine, AA, Pala-
cios; A, Archer City.
1965-AAAA, Permian (Odessa); AAA, Brown-
wood; AA, Piano; A, Wills Point.
1966-AAAA, San Angelo; AAA, Bridge City; AA,
Sweeny; A, Sonora.
1967-AAAA, Reagan (Austin); AAA, Brownwood;
AA, Piano; A, Tidehaven (Elmaton).
1968-AAAA, Reagan (Austin); AAA, Estacado
(Lubbock); AA, Daingerfield; A, Sonora.
1969-AAAA, Wichita Falls; AAA, Brownwood; AA,
Iowa Park; A, Mart.
1970-AAAA, Reagan (Austin); AAA, Brownwood;
AA, Iowa Park and Refugio (Co-champs); A, Sonora.
1971-AAAA, Lee (San Antonio), AAA, Piano; AA,
Jacksboro; A, Sonora, Barbers' Hill (Mont Belvieu)
(co-champions).
1972-AAAA, Permian (Odessa); AAA, Uvalde, AA,
Boling; A, Schulenburg; B, Chilton; 8-man, Goree; 6-
man, O'Brien.
1973-AAAA, Tyler, AAA, Cuero; AA, Friendswood,
A, Troup; B, Big Sandy; 8-man, Goree; 6-man, Chero-
kee.
1974-AAAA, Brazoswood, AAA, Cuero, AA, New-
ton; A, Grapeland; B, Celina & Big Sandy (co-cham-
pions); 8-man, Follett; 6-man, Marathon.
1975-AAAA, Port Neches-Groves (Port Neches);
AAA, Ennis; AA, LaGrange; A, DeLeon, B, Big Sandy;
8-man, Leakey; 6-man, Cherokee.
1976-AAAA, Churchill (San Antonio); AAA, Hebert
(Beaumont), AA, Rockdale; A, Barbers Hill (Mont Bel-
vieu); B, Gorman; 6-man, Marathon.
*Stamford defeated Brady in the state champion-
ship game, but was later disqualified for using an
ineligible player.
Boys' Basketball
Current era of UIL boys' basketball champion-
ships began in 1952 when titles were first awarded In
five divisions, AAAA, AAA, AA, A and B. Champions
are as follows:
1952-AAAA, Polytechnic (Fort Worth); AAA,
Alamo Heights (San Antonio); AA, Bowle; A, Dimmitt;
B, Big Sandy (Dallardsville).
1953-AAAA, Pampa; AAA, South Park (Beau-
mont); AA, Bowle; A, White Oak; B. Cayuga.
1954--AAAA, Pampa; AAA, Alamo Heights (San
Antonio); AA, Bowie; A, Sweeny; B, Cayuga.
1955-AAAA, Crozier Tech (Dallas); AAA, Victoria;
AA, Seminole; A, Buna; B. Avoca.
1956-AAAA, Laredo; AAA, Palo Duro (Amarillo);
AA, Jacksonville; A, Buna; B, Central (Pollok).
1957-AAAA, Port Arthur; AAA, Smiley (Houston);
AA, Buna; A, White Oak; B, Big Sandy (Dallardsville).
1958-AAAA, Pampa; AAA, Waxahache; AA, Bel-
ton; A, James Bowels (Slmms); B, Blossom.
1959-AAAA, Pampa; AAA, Smlley (Houston); AA,
Buna; A, Huntington; B, Midway (Henrietta).
1960-AAAA, South Park (Beaumont); AAA,
Lamesa; AA, Linden-Kildare (Linden); A, Huntington;
B, McAdoo.
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