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

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arsity Football Rams fail to score in three games. The Rams' third game proved to be a let down with the loss to Ocala Forest. Eastside was out-gained in yardage 263 to 84 and found out that is not the way to win a football game as Ocala ran over the Rams with a 16-0 win. The loss dropped Eastside to a 1-2 on the year as the Rams had now gone two straight games without finding the endzone. The Wildcats gained 205 yards on the ground, compared to the Rams measly 40, but scored their two touchdowns via the airwaves on tosses of 21 and 8 yards to leave the final score at 16-0. It seemed as if the Rams were following a pattern of losses as they lost their third game to Terry Parker. The loss to Terry Parker dropped Eastside to 1-3 and ex- tended its scoreless string to three straight. Injuries continued to plague the Rams as we lost yet another game, 15-0, and running back Greg Debose. The Rams travelled to Bolles to break their scoreless streak, but came away with another loss for a disheartening record of 1- 4. Any hopes of the Rams marring the perfect record of the Buchholz Bobcats were shattered as the Bobcats rolled over the Rams for a 42-0 victory. The loss, Eastsideis fifth in a row, left the Rams with a 1-5 record. 3 108 f Varsity Football

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ars1ty Football Eastside Rams plagued with loses. Eastside looked somewhat like the University of Floridais 1981 football team, relying heavily on a stick defense to stay close to second-ranked, Class 3A Palatka, but ultimately falling 16-6 due to a lack of offensive punch. The Rams could manage but four first downs, but somehow managed to hold down a 6-3 lead midway through the fourth period, before lightning struck coach Craig Wickeis troops. Eastside might just have killed Palatka's undefeated season if quarterback Greg Debose had not suffered a shoulder injury halfway through the third-period. Debose was the one and only spark of offense the Rams could ignite in the game as he swept right in for 10 yards and an EHS score with 6:1 1 left in the third period. The touchdown, set up by a straight-up, three-yard Pa- latka punt, was the first in 27 consecutive quarters scored on the aggressive Panther defense. The Ram TD march consumed three plays and 26 yards to give EHS a 6-3 lead. As the end of the fourth quarter came around, the final score between the Rams and Panthers was 16-6. The Rams, frustrated by three quarters of costly mistakes, finally got it together on a 27-yard touchdown pass with only 2:47 remaining in the game between Starke to take a 6-0 win. Eastside was penalized 10 times for 90 yards and lost two fumbles, but they broke the game's scoreless tie in the fourth quarter. The Rams missed two scoring opportunities earlier in the game due to penalties. The Rams tried for another field goal at the end of the third quarter when a drive stalled at the Starke 12-yard line and a motion penalty moved the ball back to the 17-yard line. Jamil Ahmadas kick was short. With the end of the fourth quarter there the Rams had won their homecoming game 6-0. The EHS-GHS game was a big city rivalry. Gainesville was unable to score until Reed Orr pounced on a Felton Sallet fumble at Eastside's 34-yard line to set up the might's first touch down. The Eastside fumble was one of four Ram turnovers in the game marred with sloppy play. Both teams were penalized heav- ily in the contest. Perhaps both teams, aggresive defenses could account for the yellow-flag parade. P.J. Maggio and a host of others completely shut down the Ram's offense, allowing Eastside only three first downs and 55 yards of total offense. The game itself was nearly a shutout, except for a late Ram drive which helped the Rams score with 51 seconds left in the game. Coach Craig Wicke, said too many mistakes was the Rams ultimate down fall. That's been the story with us all yeari' Wicke added. With the end of football season over, the Rams had nothing to look back on, except maybe the hope that next year will be Eastside's year for winning. 1 10 f Varsity Football