East Central High School - Hornet Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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Timmy Being the best isn't easy. Rawson listens carefully to unders- tand the referee. The Hornet teams ' to be proud broug ht us many thnngs -.-.k On a h Works Og! autumn Derf day, Dale was On S ' ' 6 CII . . mg Us I ofthe H0rnrz2gS?l1S Strokelwfier ' e Q Or y, ar hebed b f. X

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t .t ff xcttement was tn the atrg the mrghty Hornets tarred wett. Numerous vtotortes, speotat honors, tournaments, and att-star ptayers tttted the teams' records. Unendtng sptrtt and determtnatton were the keys to success. They ptayed great games true athtetes oombtntng phystoat strength and stamtna wtth mtnd power. These athtetes over- oame the no-pass no-ptay rute and went on to ortous wtns and spectat days ot htg games. mportant not onty to the coaches, but atso t students was good sportsmanshtp. To ptay wett, they sard, you had to ptay tatr, They toved thetr sport and searched tor ways to tmprove, tt was tmportant tor them to stay tn shape and work out when they ooutd. When the season was over there were sad taoes, even a tew tears, out att reattzed theres atways nex year y ,,,,- --

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'ESS S J. u .rin ,ii 2. G5 ..i.d X I 9 1- sf, l ! 'l-U. i , 7 ' 1 .hi Clark Clemens Fox Tech Harlandale Lar. Martin McCollum Eagle Pass Lar Cigarroa South San. Fox Tech Edinburg Judson Q Bi-District Area Champs 'Ftegionals VARSITY FOOTBALL EC O 29 14 7 7 14 16 15 18 Lar Nixon 13 42 O 26 6 28 12 39 O 54 21 29 15 20 O 13 ' 28 52 , . . Varsity Football fn9tS QC IGVG the East Central How did they do it? Hornets fell short by losing Hornets still playing They're not big enough! tothe Cougars. after the first round of the They are not fast enough! Next on the schedule Playoffs! No way possi- Most of the team was inex- were the Clemens But- ' ble-its a fantasy, They perienced except for about faloes. The Hornets won as have a hex on them not to 16 seniors and all of them they pulled out a tast advance any further than didn'tstart. minute victory after being' the first roundf Well, the The points that made this behind the whole game by Hornets proved the city team better than any other ascoreot14-7. wrong and were Bi-District team in the schools history The upcoming week the Champions. The first game was hard work, dedication, Hornets had more Buffaloes was luck, for sure they will poise and consistency. to contend with. East Cen- Iose the next game. The Hornets finished tral played Fox Tech well They've only been there their season with a 10-3 but fell short in a heart- one time, and they were record. The best record the breaking game by a score driven out of the stadium in school had accomplished. 14-7. that game. t'll put' my The beginning of the The Hornets decided to house, car! and my job up season was not the best im- get on track from this point ytorabet on this game! Weit, pression given to the fans on as - they stampededr the house, car and the job- that E C would be areal seven district teamsgin ati pwereilost lD6C1iLlSeicthe1East champions. row to snatch thesl3isitriC:t5 Central Hloilrlniegtslyi did The Hornets faced the title. 5 1 somethingQ5,tng1tQl Qphafother sift Clark Cougars in their For the record Hornetlciteaniliylalliiscdidtti in 1 the first game. lt wasn't the as any of their districtsiitopff history Cot the ilsl schoot, won most pleasant site to see ponents could get tothe tiff the Area championship. on a Friday night as the tie wasjustdreaming ofit.