Spring Woods High School - Safari Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Unveiling the Champions. I wos extremely proud of the whole teom. Bob Cryont, president of rhe booster dub, sold It wos on honor to present the trophy to Spring Woods received the Chris Gilbert trophy for having the best record in the district The only four three-yeor lettermen, Don Loflin. Dort Mulherin, John Roschol ond Dovid Walker, ore doing the trophy unveiling D. Willioms. Agony to Ecstasy. The poln and defensive tockle Russell Knopp endures disploys the ogony of an injured ployer not being able to be on the field We may get hurt sometimes, but the thing is thot we win, ' Knopp sold. D. Willioms. of . „ Bird ' s tM ' ' - ' ■ ' .■,h priz ' ,ompUshm , OTTin ill this M or 56 More VARSITY FOOTBALL

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RTS Umber Legs. With his foot bolonced high on his portner ' s bock, Mork Ehrlund does one of the stretching exercises thot vor- sity footboll ployers ore re- quired to do during proctice D. Williams. No pass, no ploy. The new UIL rules effected some orhleres who were struggling in Qccdennic dosses. A student hod to pass oil dosses in order to participate in athletics for the next six weeks. Although student-athletes hod House Dill 72 ' s rules honging over their heads, the vorsity footboll team won their way to a district championship position. The Tigers ployed twice in the Astrodome for the first time in fifteen years. The varsity baseball team also mode it to the championships. At one time, the Tigers were ranked number one in the state ond number eight notionolly. The boseboll team was knocked out of the play-offs ofter losing o three-gome series to Delloire. Aword-winning athletes and teams, despite strict new rules, mode the yeor in sports more than we bargained for. BY LAURIE ROGERS SECTION EDITOR. ■ ■ than we bargained for 55

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Cbught In the Act. Toilbock Pot Towne (33) is tackled by Q Shorpstown opponent ofter goining yardage. JThe drive eventually resulted in one ot three Tiger jtouchdowns. The teom defected Shorpstown 21-15 to {become bi-district channpions ond advonced to the foreo ployoffs G. Barone. |Satisfactlon. Exuberonce on Scott Dulibons foce ' displays o feeling of occomplishment os he prepores to do a high-five with Dovid Wolker, offer both con- tributed to the victory ogoinst Hostings It was greor because ir wos our lost Homecoming, ond we won I if, Duliban said D. Wiiiioms. F IRST OF rrS KIND They hod the right stuff and rhey knew how ro use ir. The varsity football team was not com- posed of the dumb-jock stereotype. Many of the players, in fact, were merit scholars, members of the Notional Honor Society, members of Mu Alpha Theto and received graduate honors of magna cum loude and cum loude. We hod prerty outstanding athletes; there was a combination of good and smart athletes, Head Coach Den Bloomer said about the types of players on the ream According to defensive end Scott Dulibon, everyone on the ball club set mony goals to reach with o common om- bition ro win rhe disrricr championship title. Their dream extended further for the varsity football team when they entered the playoffs. Not only was this rhe schools first district championship since 1969, but this was the first time in the school ' s history to hove Q varsity football team advance to rhe second round of rhe playoffs I was rhrilled ro deorh rhor rhe team went OS far as rhey did, Bloomer said. It was such a great experience to go to the Dome for the playoffs ond win Assistant Cooch Kurt Poole accredited the reams success to the players ' unity. We hod unselfish ond intelligent ployers who worked os o unit; there was a lot of rogerherness on the team, Poole said. We also hod leaders, not followers. Everyone on the team wos much closer, and nobody got down on each other, Duliban said. We were all like brothers, and it ' s much easier ro ploy ber- rer when you con get along with others. Being able ro ger along wirh reommotes was not the only vital element thot con- tributed to the team ' s success. Bloomer believed that the experience of the return- ing lettermen and the overage height of the players were two of the major strengths of the team. Wirh rhe ream ' s srrength also come the individual ralenrs. Fullback Dorr Mulherin was the second best rusher in the disrricr wirh 1304 rorol yards. The offense was rhe best I ' ve ever hod to help me run and gain yardage, Mulherin said. According to Bloomer and Poole, the overage speed of the team was their downfall. We managed to overcome rhe speed wirh brains and commirmenr, Poole said. Despire the few losses, the overoll vic- tories mode rhe swear worthwhile. Win- ning gives the team a feeling of ac- complishment. A lot of people just take it for granted, Duliban said. Winning is the prize for oil this work. BY QUYEN VU i fi :imf%}S5 ' Bottom Row: Tim Hothorn. Rob Jordon, Horlon Doniel. Wade Crawford. Steve Wolfe. Kevin Pate. Dorr Mulherin, Mike Speors. Mark Kyser, Jeff Erfurdt, Wilbert Gee Second Row: Mork Bryant. Chris McDee, Don Whitten, Mike Mines, David Sun, Pot Towne, Jorge Alvorez, Dovid Walker, Jim Rees, Joy Wigginfon. Jer- rod Schulick Third Row: Jeff Goodwin, Todd Richard- son, Mike Arthur, Paul Gorner, Ty Cox, Philip Nogle, Jeff Diehl, Mike Dryo il, Fred Prochosko, Dovid Word, Mitch Shelly, Aaron Alexonder Fourth Row: Lone Yard, Matt Stoker, Rondy Divin, Russell Knopp, Mork Ehrlund, Phillip Dundy, Comeron Drown, Don Loflin, Clark Calhoun, Mark Drown. Mike Donkson Fifth Row: Coach Allan Lewis. John Roschal, Joy Colfee, Scott Wroy, Todd Srewmon. Trey Weotherford, John Gosselink, Tom Martinez, Scott Dulibon, Sixth Row: Coach Herb Sigle, Cooch Bill Miller, Coach Drift Wilmeth, Cooch Pot Snodgross, Cooch Jim McNeil, Coach Tom McDride, Cooch Kurt Poole, Heod Coach Den DIoomer, Coach Charlie Moiorono than we bargained for 57