Copperas Cove High School - Bulger Yearbook (Copperas Cove, TX)

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Ellison, Gatesville 8: Temple Leroy Smith is short by a yard. Quarterback Tony Diaz watches his pass. The excitement of winning. Sept. 20 Tony Diaz made the first score of the season against Round Rock. Robin Riley ,ran in another TD after Greg Booker caught a long pass on the three yard line. Ierry Evans and Iohn Schmitz made the two point conversion. Diaz scored again on a long run making the final score 20-0 in favor of the Bull- dogs. Killeen Roos put up a hard fight October 4. Cove fum- bled twice then Eddie Lam- phear scored. Riley ran a 70- yard punt return. The final score was 13-14, in favor of the Roos. With a 1-1 record Cove stretched it to 1-1-1 with the Bryan Vikings. The team had lost Todd Huskinson, Greg Crow, and Riley to Varsity. Tony Diaz and Ierry Evans were injured and Eddie Lamphear stepped in. In the third quarter Booker scored. Cove statistically beat Bryan, 62 plays for 201 yards over 35 plays for 88. Even with all e hard work the final score was a 6-6 tie. On Oct. 18, the Bulldogs took on the Georgetown IV B team. oach Mullins said, Cove defense played a superb game. Iohn Schmitz was commended for his out- anding defense. Mike Hynes was chosen for his offense. Ioe Epperson made the only score of the game. he final score was 6-7, in favor of Georgetown.

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Sophomores Whip Round Rocl Running back Robin Riley runs in for another score. Sophomores pile up during the Killeen game. Back row-Edd Bond, Iohn Schmitz, Ierry Iohnson, Ioe Epperson, Ierry Evans, Robin Riley, Robert Hershberger, Bobby Hall Sims and Duane Gilroy. Second row-Robert Staton, Todd Huskinson, Leroy Smith, Greg Booker, Richard Spears, Charley Tony Smith, Mike Hynes, Greg Crow. Paul Wessels and Tony Biery. Front row-David Henning, Dale Brimer, Tony Diaz Wessels, David Beasley, Ronald Feliciano, Iames Barron, Gene Sellers, Scott Emmerling, Roger Vanette and Eddie La A Coaches Gary Mullins and Ted Wiley.

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Sophomores Win District ,.. .g S'9'w'fiLwrf -Sv - V ., . s H v .Q..f:- Quarterback dodges defensive tackle. Robert I-lershberger prepares to On Oct. 25 Cove played a heart-stop- per game against Ellison. We were los- ing 7-6 in the fourth quarter with less than a minute to play, when Quarter- back Tony Diaz threw along pass and it 5 Q' was completed for a TD. Eddie Lam- phear intercepted an Ellison pass N' moments later. The first touchdown was made by a pass by Charlie Miller completed to Leroy Smith. The Bull- dogs chalked up 138 yards. The final score was 13-7 in favor of Cove. Nov. 1, dressed in varsity uniforms, Cove took on the Georgetown IV B team . . . again. Ioe Epperson ran in the first score of the game. Tony Diaz Cove added the extra-point kick. Diaz also passed to Iohn Schmitz for a 47 yard TD. Diaz showed his skill again when H he ran for the third score of the game. Cove S'gnalSaTD' Mike Hynes passed to Greg Booker for the two point conversion. Diaz went to the air again to Booker for a 5-yard TD. Offensive standouts for th game were Eddie Lamphear and Robert Hershberger. The Bulldogs ran and passed a total of 302 yards The final score was 29-0 in favor of Cove! On Nov. 8, the Copperas Cove Sophomore team achieved th first victory over Temple fat any levell since we moved to District 15-4A in the fall of 1976. Ioe Eppersol scored on a 7-yard run in the second quarter. Robert Hershberger made the extra point good. Offensiv standouts were Eddie Lamphear and Richard Spears. Defensive standouts were Ronald Feliciano, Davi Beasley and Hershberger. Temple coach Ioe Oliver said, Cove has the biggest and toughest sophomor' team that the Wildcats faced. The final score was 7-0, in favor of Cove. The team brought home district!