Eastside High School - Ram Country Yearbook (Gainesville, FL)

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SPGRTS The memories of Ram sports in our side are among some of the greatest. Athletics are just as momentous as academics in Ram Country as the never-ending pride and spirit of Ram stu- dents lead us to recollecting a spectacular past and looking forward to an outstanding future. Our quest is to taste the sweetness of victory, realizing that at times, there will also be the bitterness of defeat. We strive to be winners without being arrogant, and to be losers without losing dignity. The Rams of 1981-1982 have fulfilled this brilliantly and have proven that they are truly second to none. Sports! 105

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arsity Football Rams opened with big win. Spirits were doused as the Rams suffered two consecutive losses at the Prep Jamboree. The Bobcats of Buchholz started out big over the Rams with a 43 yard run on the first play of the game to give the Bobcats a 6-0 lead. Eastside gave up 3 more points before the Rams scored a touchdown with only 15 sec- onds left on the clock to end the game with Buchholz on top by a score of 9-7. The Rams were also downed by the Santa Fe Raiders. It turned out to be a stunning night for Eastside after losing twice, but Coach Craig Wicke planned to bounce back during the regular season starting with Bishop Kenny. The 1981 football season for the Rams began with a win over Jacksonville's Bishop Kenny at Citizens Field. A tough defen- sive line was a key to the opening seasonis 25-6 win over Bishop Kenny. In the first quarter, Eastsideis defense assisted quarterback Roger Newton block a punt on the Crusader's ten. Then he ran in on first down from the ten to give the Rams a 6-0 lead over Bishop Kenny. Four plays later, Debose pushed in from the one foot line to give the Rams a solid 12-0 lead at the end of the second quarter. In the starting of the third quarter, Ram linebacker Willie Bryant recovered a Crusader fumble which let Eastside pick up 12 yards on the first down. With the help of Greg Debose who maneuvered his way to the end zone, the Rams had an 18-0 lead over the Crusader's with the end of the third quarter there. Late in the fourth quarter the Crusaders scored making it l8- 6 with 22 seconds left on the clock. Bishop Kenny attempted to make a two point conversion but failed giving the Rams a 25-6 opening victory. With the win over Bishop Kenny, Eastside fans were disap- pointed when the Rams lost to Santa Fe. In the first quarter Al Hall of the Raiders evaded the Ram defense for a 55 yard touchdown run, giving the Raiders a 7-0 lead. In the second period the teams exchanged some fumbles be- fore Santa Fe linebacker Ed Merricks leaped on the ball at Eastside's 26. The Raiders defense stayed strong and Eastside never penetrated Santa Feis 20 for the remainder of the half. ln the third and fourth quarters on one of the Rams' attempts to score, Robbi Williams' fumble recovery and run to the Raid- ers five-yard-line was nullified because of an illegal Ram block. With the 95-yards of penalties on the Rams, it proved to be too much for them as they were beat by Santa Fe, 14-0. 106 f Varsity Football