Aldine High School - Round Up Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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l B27 .NX Above: The mighty mustangs defensive line digs in to hold the Smiley Eagles to one touchdown with J. Crout, M. Humphries, H. Williams, M. Hernandez, J. Pace, and G. Garibay. 124 Football FOOTBALL Mustangs lose district b pts. A 5-5 record was not what the ,79 varsity edition of the Aldine Mustangs was all about. It did not reflect their power. Captain Robbie Roberts called the team the new breed because everybody left C78 Bi-District letter- menj, and we didn't have any big names left, and we had to start out new, he said. The Mustangs boasted the highest per carry district offense, led by the No. 2 per carry district runner, Andy Johnson, who averaged 7.2 yards per carry. Consistent running and blocking were our strong pointsf, head coach Bill Smith said. The young defense, that so many said died at the '79 graduation, had no T.D.s scored against them by the district's No. 1 and No. 2 teams, Baytown Lee and MacArthur. They earned three shutouts, and placed third in the total defense in district. With district hopes high after a scrimmage win over state champion Stratford, Aldine was dumped by area ranked Conroe, 4-0-14, in the season opener, losing seven fumbles to the Tigers. Klein and Forest Brook had similar wins but Aldine had close to or more offense statistically in all three of the games. Winless in district and facing the district leading Baytown Lee Ganders at the Homecoming game, a vic- tory would boost morale and put Aldine in the driver's seat in the district race. The overwhelming 14-3 vic- tory gave the Ponies renewed confidence and a win- ning streak that lasted through two more games against Galena Park, 29-7 and Nimitz, 33-0. The team members pride was on the line at the Bay- town Lee game because the district team from last year was watching us, Steve Bates said about the number of varsity alumni in attendance at the game. The Mustangs were halfway to a district crown until Smiley crushed them in a heartbreaking 7-6 loss. Again the Mustang statistics were overwhelming in their favor, and the defense held the Eagles to one touchdown. Darrion Boyd said, We lost because the offense failed to capitalize on the scoring opportunities, and our minds werenit ready for it. fContinued on page 1271 9

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l spears Left: Waiting for their turns on the field, junior Tony Pub lins and senior Mike Hernandez watch the offense move against Conroe with coach .lim Linnsteadter. .E uv Q-.,,.,- , ? ' t P '0 ., t s N mx, at we -,X xX.,,s.xX, Above: Participating in a bowling tournament, one of the Special Olympics artivities. sophomore Fred Reyna wins first place. Left: Serving the ball, freshman Yenni Avila helps her leam's effort in their 12-7 season. Left: As one of the star runners on the girls' track team. senior Kathleen Hrozek runs the last leg in the mile relay. Sports 123

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as . 5 VARSITY 5'-.M Left: First team all-district punter Mike Belnoski prepares to practice kicking off before the Baytown Lce game. Below: The Mustang offense with D. Strickland, H. Williams, A. J. Johnson, R. Roberts, 1 R. Thomas. R. Walker and C. Davis map strategy against Galena Park during a timeout. ,pi-ur ' VI! 6 ' J in i S I .. '3 i . AI K V fa-Q. iq a V . .4 an 1 Si S S9 iz. A S A 1 ' .40 gigazf Q aa.. . i 3 ' ' if' E3 xii... 1 V . 5 - , M i tw 'ffl 2 ,-sm. n 4. ' ' 1 MQ.-.3 f Is' -Nbr' I t ,. we I , . I :!fj f' .A ,..,,- 1' af, ie SJW? ,A 'mf :., JI SH augjgf ' MII- ' ' T ,I ,-.. I ,II I1 I I I 'I I-II 1 I , r ,V . 5 4-gn. urge 0,4-A , . T It:':fIiII :4J,, FII I I . , I 4 S- 1 f ' . ' it . af. af W- 'A - -+ '27 ?'f3'.. - ,ff-'ll' 4 QT . Q , . . ,N -ag , . .. I ,I H--gI..-I. , . ' .. X I.' .5 -V T-.ra Ij ' i P' 1 is . , I . .X I II X I I II . i ,-' I II . I . . 9 'II -- I 4 . III3 iq.. IQ' I It . . S . . I -I -mx xi f I I I II I I I I YK IIN .4 'f X -3, , 9 , 1 -L .SML ' ff Q.-Q el Q i A t .A 4. 'U I , 4-if Q -, ' + f f Yu, . . A fi, '-1--1 A I, - uf' A 'V i ' ' ' 1, 5 if . V.. Ll ' 1 'J i Qi SIT H A sei ' I -, - ,I fx . 3' ., ' A ,. , 1 ff err 1 si ggi 'ifzxif rig' f, t .gh mf if If f -e.. ff -2 H 1 ' 1 A if Above: VARSITY FOOTBALL Front Row' Manager N i Miles. R. Robles, M. Evangelista, R. Boudousquie, S. Bul- ler, C. Devenport, T. Twardowski, A. J. Johnson and stu dent trainer B. Ennis. Second Row: Head coach B. Smith, C. Williams, M. Jones, R. Hornbuckle, J. Turnbow, S. Bates, J. Baker, M. Belnoski. M. Hernandez, coach G. Strickland, L. Franklin, R. Marshall, M. Harris, C. Wright and Coach J. Linnstaedter. Fourth Row: R. Thomas, J. Gordan and trainer S. Vallenti. Third Row: coach D. Smith, R. Comalez, D. Sharp, M. Humphries, L. lafreni- Pace, J. Crout, C. Davis, T. Garrett, T. Pullins, R. Roberts, ere, coach P. Patterson, Coach L. Denley, R. Walker, D. S. Bosworth and H. Williams. Football 125