Who's This Chris Minton Guy?

Posted by Dan Jensen

I'm just now finding out, 24 years late, that some guy named Chris Minton broke Paul Trcka's single game scoring record of 50 points and probably still is number one, although the records list that Hugh Taylor shared with me is 10 years old.

Can anybody tell me anything about Minton?  What position?  What was his scoring average that year?  I know nothing about the guy, so somebody educate me!

Well, I do know that ten years ago, he ranked 17th on the career scoring list with 1,026 points.  How many years he played, I do not know--among many, many other things.  Somebody help.

Comments

[Pat Jensen]

Hey, let's see the whole list when he was ranked 17th.

[Dan Jensen]

OK, but understand that this was ten years ago and I don't guarantee its accuracy.

1. 2,381 Hank Bauerschlag, 70-73
2. 2,357 Bennie Lenox, 58-60
3. 1,725 Bill Doty, 60-62
4. 1,681 Richard Huhn, 66-68
5. 1,555 Paul Trcka, 68-70
6. 1,501 Erick Kelley, 91-93
7. 1,423 Scooter Lenox, 66-68
8. 1,324 Curly Lenox, 61-63
9. 1,313 Buddy Carlisle, 68-70
10. 1,281 Kyle Roher, 87-88
11. 1,271 Jeff Overhouse, 67-69
12. 1,232 Paul Smith, 75-78
13. 1,208 Paul Timmins, 59-61
14. 1,171 Boonie Wilkening, 53-55
15. 1,099 Norman Lunday, 59-61
16. 1,084 Jimmie Dale Lenox, 62-64
17. 1,026 Chris Minton, 80-81
18. 1,022 James Davis, 57-58
19. 1,017 Dave Boring, 69-71

I corrected some of the years played and there may be more errors. The year shown is the last of a particular season. The season of 1979-80 would be shown as 80. At least that is the way I always did it. Who knows what these modern day historians do.

[Dan Jensen]

I do have good records through 1964 and can verify that the above career total for Jimmie Dale Lenox is incorrect. He scored 14 as a sophomore, 446 as a junior and 611 as a senior. That totals 1,071.

[Dan Jensen]

I failed to mention how many points Minton scored in that record breaking effort and am surprised that no one has asked about it.

[Dan Jensen]

I'm surprised there is no more interest in Minton's 52 point record breaking game. I hope Lynn Davis will soon be in here to tell us about it. Other eyewitnesses are welcome too.

[Chuck Minton]

He actually scored the 52 points in only three quarters against Kingsville High School in 1980. He was also one free throw shy of breaking the single game free throws made record as well. I know this because he is my brother. I wish they would correct this error and maybe list the top 3 in all categories.

[Dan Jensen]

Buddy Carlisle was our coach then and I have asked him to respond to this. Chuck, I am glad for your post.

[Buddy Carlisle]

If I remember correctly, we only listed one runner-up in a category and that was Paul Trcka's 50 pts second to Chris' 52 just because it was such a high total. There were probably some 49's and 48's, etc. that were also outstanding but didn't list those. I think all the other categories just have the top mark listed. Chuck, how is Chris and where is he now?

[Joe Pugh '81]

Chris Minton broke Paul Trka's record for most points scored in one game in the 1980 CCISD tournament. Chris had a game high of 52 points vs Kingsville HS. Something else that needs to be noted about Chris...after scoring 52 Chris went up against and out played the number 1 player in the State of Texas Stephan Johnson of Longview HS.

[Jeff Cook]

Another note is that Kingsville Team won their District that same year. I was on the floor with him the day he scored the 52 points. It was in front of the student body, our opening game of the Creek/Lake Classic Tournament in 1981.

[Scott Labby]

I was on the floor with Chris, Jeff Cook and Joe Pugh when he scored the 52 points. He dominated!

[Dan Jensen]

Are you sure that he dominated? Plumb sure? How about the sun rising in the east? Are you sure about that?

[Dan Jensen]

I'm just revisiting this old post. In regard to the third highest individual game point total, I would think it would be our all-time greatest player, Bennie Lenox. In his senior season, 1959-60, he scored 46 against a good Houston Sam Houston team in the Brazosport tournament. He scored 41 points the game before against Brazosport. Bill Doty, another great player, had 44 against El Campo in a bi-district game at Rice gym.

[Jeff Cook]

Bennie Lennox will always have the single game scoring record for the Southwest Conference. Playing for aTm he scored 53 points against Wyoming......fyi.....