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

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{ 7» t i£e WHAT A PASS! As so meone had placed thi halt in his hand, Joi Taylor makes a perfect catch. Even though his oppo nent stopped his run, he couldn ' t stop the success of the pass. V JV FOOTBALL B.C. TEAM OPP L McCollum w L McArthur w L Seguin w L Central Catholic w L Roosevelt w L Lee w L Madison w L Churchill w L Judson w W San Marcos L l - jii|i [ wP r M ■ Ai H - H ' . RflW iKBH r J B J v ' . ' JV football team players are: FRONT ROW — C. Walton. G. Ford. G. Boreggo. J. Craig. M. Faris. R. Cuererro. J. Light. W. rig. J. Chamberlain. L. Cervcintes. C. Schnit . B. Johnson. T. Biesenbach. MIDDLE ROW — D. Heimer. W. Ramos. M. Hernandez. P. Pena. R. Sosa. C. Foster. T. Casanova. R. Brooks. B. Silva. R. Lambert. C. Crow. R. Dootey. BACK ROW — J. Hodge. A. Walters. C. Stone. J. Taylor. C. Cantu. C. Haycraft, D. Mueller. R. Miller, C. Ring. J. Hurst. D. Pugh. M. Swenson. Jody Sunmons GOTCHA! While striding across the open field. Bret Johnson is hit and brought to a halt. Although it seemed simple, it wasn ' t. It took three, not-so-rough riders to bring him down. f JV Football by Mark Grainger . . . 82

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JV sets high goals The time was drawing near. Your eyes had stayed glued to the clock for the past hour. You dreaded euery second that passed, bringing you closer and closer to your unpleasant fate. The ringing noise of ticking was pounding through your head and ears. The sound ticktock, tick- lock, became inscribed and embedded in your brain. You wanted to be at any other place but there. What had happened to the time? The school day was drawing to a close. The time had gone by so fast, so quickly. It was funny how it never seemed so quick while you were taking an exam. Weird how it always worked that way. The time had come! It was here. The 3:25 bell had rung, and yes, it was time for foot- ball practice. The hot sun, the sweat, pound- ing bodies and a fast pace was your doom. For most people the thought of practice re- ally wasn ' t that grueling, but if you were a Junior Varsity football player it was worse. Euery time the thought entered your body, you felt a sort of numb feeling taking over. The thought of being totally exhausted to the point of insanity was the only thing you could think of. The headaches neuer seemed to end, player Curtis Fletcher said. riot only did the team have to go out for a productive practice, they had to battle the Varsity players. The two teams practiced to- gether euery afternoon. ' The results of the two teams working together really was tremendous. For the JV it is really good experience, and it makes them tough. The practice is also very beneficial to the Varsity, the JV plays a big part in the boys ' production, Coach Jerry Smith said. Though it was tough for the JV players, all the time they put in will help them for the future. I Just want to be the best football player I can possibly be, ' Chad Schnitz said. Jotty Simmons CANT CATCH MEI Having a quick mind and even quicker body. Junior Jacob Chamberlain dashes away from his opponents ' crash. Thinking fast is a key el ement for a victory, displayed perfectly by Jacob. Jacob is one of the most consistent hitters on the team, and displayed a lot of leadership throughout the year. Stne t tAi A hot steamy weight room might not be your favorite place in the world. It ' s not to many football players either, but it ' s one of the ne- cessities of playing foot ball. A strong, well- trained body makes for a stronger, faster foot ball player. JV players demonstrate their dedi cation to being better athletes by lifting during their spare time. Over his years of foot- ball, an athlete may find a weight room to be come his second home. Coaches push the idea of lifting weights to the players, and the benefits do pay off! Mark Grainger Jtxty Simmons NO PAINNO GAINI Giving it all he ' s got. Cliff Walton strug- gles to squat a maximum weight possible to prepare him for the upcoming new season. 83 . . . Sports

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Trying to please! OO! -GET HIM OUTTA THERE! - COME- ON COACH. GET ANOTHER QUARTERBACK! ' These terms sound familiar to many quar- terbacks. Many times when a game is lost, for some reason or another, the quarterback is the one to blame, whether he played great or played horrible. A lot of people think that the quarterback gets too much credit. Keuin Smith said. Believe me from experience, they don ' t re- ceive enough. ' Don ' t forget that the quar- terbacks are the ones who get blamed for losing; they are the ones that get dragged around by large obese lineman, and his own team gives him a little bit of criticism some- times. Have you ever been hit by a car. or fallen off a house? Well, that ' s the way I feel after a game. Kevin said. Many people say quarterbacks are wimps because they never get hit. Obviously those people who say that have never played a quarterback position. Another part of being a quarterback is to be able to remember all of the plays the coaches give him. They also must be able to read defenses and they must know what everyone else ' s job is. There are some advantages of being a quarterback, but not too many . Kevin said. A lot of the time when the team does win the quarterback receives some credit and a lot of congratulations from many friends and fam- iiy- Quarterbacks can get a little spoiled dur- ing football season. They get a couple of pads here, and a couple of pads there. Of course those pads are to protect him from serious injuries. During football season the quarterback gets a lot of roughing up from the team. The team puts a lot of pressure on the quarterback: and the coaches rely on him for the same reasons that the tearri does. Being a quarterback isnt the great and glamorous life many people think it is. But there will always be at least two people who will give the quarterback respect, whether he played good or bad. his mom and his fellow quarterback. Heidi Hutche Allison Rogers LOOKING TOUGHI As the news reporter and camera man interview Keuin Smith for the ten o ' clock news, he giues them details about the game. The news will often interview the quarterback or one of the main players for the news that euening and for the following weekend. 81 . . . Sports