Alief Elsik High School - Ramblings Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Following the Nationi! Anthem, Rams march down the field atTulley Stadium led by Coach Mike Sciba, Doug Schaumburg, Rusty Grafton, and Sammy O'Brient. Coach Mike Sciba explains the plays to Scott Woodle, Shawn Forristall, Don Ballard, and Gary Porter. At Alief Stadium, the Ram defense tries to hold the Tigers for a fourth down at the 44 yard line. Ram's defense tries to hold the Tigers for a turnover at the Rams's 21 yard line. Varsity Football Competition 193

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Toward «he end of «he game. Dale Smith, Don Ballard,Gary Por«er,Trcvor Dodd and Gary Neal feel «he devastating loss. Ronnie Mindrup, Gary Neal, Shawn Forristall and Doug Schaumburg along with referees and Tigers, gather around an injured player. Discussing good and bad points of the night's game are Coach Pless, Coach Copley, Gary Neal, Student Trainer Bryan Wilson, Trevor Dodd, Don Ballard, George Craig, and Steve Hoffman. The Ram's defense lines up against the Tigers. 192 Competition Varsity Football

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District Champs At Nine and One Winning moments were not rare during the junior varsity football season. With a winning season record of nine and one, the title junior varsity becamean inappropriate description. The team was led to victor)' with the incredible backing abilities and the awesome rushing of the team. Coach Gary Pless explained, It is hard to single out any one player. We feel it was a total team effort. For many football teams, this season meant tremendous defeat. The Houston Oilers and our own varsity football team ended their season with devasting losses, but our junior varsity worked as if they had been a team forever! Many crazy things happened to the team this year. Coach Gary Pless says nothing was more unusual than having a time change in the schedule and arriving to the game four hours early. Then, we returned to Alief and went back to Spring Branch to play the game. Coach Pless described the least memorable game of the season. Had we not fumbled against Spring Woods on the four yardline, we would have been ten and zero. We can still reflect on all of the wins, especially winning district! A coach's proudest moment is when his team scores against their rival school joy in Coach Gary Pless' expression during this Ram-Bear game reveals his p excitement that was also felt at the end of the game when the Rams 28-6. Photo by A. h The junior varsity offense fumbles on the 42 yardline. Photo by Randy Law. Front: W. Rogers, B. Locke, C. Melchor, B. Rogers, R. Kopps, D. Dougherty, M. Pearlman, T. Goudy. Second: Coach R. Ward, L. Scott, D. Wells, D. Brawley,T. Terasas, D. Santana, C. Cooks, M. Willman G. Carlcton, D. Whittcd. Back: Trainer D. Fyke, Head Coach B. Howe, D. Bell, K. Sims, L. Reid, M. Ober, C. Owens, S. Restivo, G. Ott, J. Ray, Coach G. Pless, Coach R. Copley. 194 Competition Junior Varsity Football f