Lake Highlands High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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Celebration The Astrodome Cowboy was a symbol of celebratlon, for he llt up after polnts were scored. Thls tlme he llghts up for one of Todd Tschantz's fleld goals. No Way Out Quarterback Steve Hurst Is caught by a Hereford defender durlng the flrst half of the game. The game was played In Hereford Texas, at the opposlng team's stadlum. Q ll '04 X. H as we ...va ,xx .cgi fx T? T. 75 JL 'Et sz- My - an-p . ,. 1, , Where's the Ball Hustllng for a fumbled ball, the ever alert L.H, defense led by defenslve back Aaron Grant, number 21, scrambles to recover the fumbled ball. Fourth Quarter Flashlng the fourth quarter slgn that has become the trademark of the football team, defenslve stalward Aaron Grant walks down the sldellne durlng the Plano game. Varsity Football

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Killer Speed Showing the speed that made hlm 13- AAAAA 100 meter champ, Thomas Jefferson outruns the Gopher defen- se ln the playoff game. Alma Mater The Lake HIghland's football team, cheerleaders and mascot, along with fans, pay tribute to our school flag whlle slnglng our Alma Mater after vlctory over the Grand Pralrle Gophers Getting Hls Kicks Whlle senlor Steve Hurst holds the ball, Todd Tschantz, senlor, prepares to klck one of his four fleld goals ln the State game against Yates. Todd broke the record for most fleld goals In a season. This Is It ,-guys! Coach Joe Bob ohnson raises morale In his champlonshlp materlal team after a regular season game. ii' i fter the defeat over the Eagles, the Cats also crushed the Ft.L. Turner Lions by the same score of 38-0. Continuing their winning streak, the Cats traveled to Greenville and left with another victory. At this point in the season, senior Alvin Fiettig became known as one of the better run- ning backs in the state. Flettig was quick to give credit to the offensive line. The line scored enough points to win 16- 6. Riding the crest of an un- defeated season, the Wildcats traveled to Texas Stadium to play the John Tyler Lions. The Cats were highly favored to win before the game, and two touchdowns ln the first quarter proved this to be a valid assum- ption. Although the Cats were leading after the first quarter, the Lions came back during the second quarter and tied the I State Cham ions The Cats made believers out of ten rjgular season foes before entering the state playoff picture V8fSlYy Football blocked great all year and they made it possible for the yards I gained. Phillip Carnegis, Tony Liscio, Danny Burgess, Evan Gatewood, Ted Kopinski, Mark Graham, and Mack Stidom, made up the 1981 offensive line. The Pearce Mustangs entered Wildcat-Flam Stadium for the district showdown. Although the Mustangs had depended on Mike Korbuly, the LH defense led by seniors John Abbott and Rodney Beachum held him to only 31 yards, while the offense game 14-14. With 2:46 left inthe game, kicker Todd Tchantz came onto the field to attempt a 47 yard field goal. Everyone in the stadium was on their feet as the ball was snapped, the kick was high and long enough to give Lake Higlands a 17-14 vic- tory overthe Lions. The Wildcats traveled to Waco for the second playoff game against the Temple Wildcats. Although Temple was the first team to score with afield goal, LH went on to win 7-3. lcontlnued on page 171

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We're No. 1 The Lake Hlghlan- ds Hlgh School football team poses for thelr plcture wlth the 5A state champlonshlp tro- phy. Movln' Wendall Yancy, senlor defenslve back, reads a block and cuts lnslde for extra yardage ln Bl- dlstrlct game vs. John Tyler Lyons. 1 6 Varsity Football Coming Throu h Before boardlng the us that would take them to the alrport for the Yates game, Football player Danny Burgess and John Zlkos run through the slgn that was made forthe players by the GSL. Llne Up Quarterback Steve Hurst checks the of- fenslve Ilne whlch gave hlm great protec- tlon all year and llmlted the number of quarterback sacks. L ,1 Q. , N..A.. my www. as . ik.fL.fki,3mtl.g5,-57 .-.. HE as X F X my :F iNx'SNifsm5ffsi- .leaf-iff' -- QS. 1.-1:25 - -. , g -- ' 'L. :5: if -E--Sl :Ki-JP' -551217 151' Milf- 2- V JI SESS.. 'NTS .iEf5flQ75s, 33.3 to L, .E L. . , V a s .... in-i ri Q QM Y 1 5 - - Q - - ' . x X 'L . ffk l'A'igT::' L JSE v.f'?Y2?2F-ff? .fF '..4iQi52QK2S?5 ' -C . I itil 515 . 1 I 'a - Ffii WX y 1 , L 4 K :aa .gif .i F ,.:.:g5gw2l!'i Q ' 3EEfwa.,w 'Z . K' ' 2 . L Ig? ifflssfzb -' 5 1 to N. 'wil - 53331 k ' ll 9:.r , :ai ' Ti. iw -' , - - - my e sem .1. f 'E ' f:.:'5I2f,fQ-:I m -- - l t at 1 -. 1 X It ---,A I X . . l.le1l . ,... , .. MEM kkyz V V . X . ,.... . -- . - . l . ,P- State Fans Lake HlghIand's fans cheer thelr team on to vlctory. Lake Hlghlands has the ball on the 40 yard Ilne, Ieadlng 9 to 0 wlth 4:26 left ln the thlrd quarter. So Lon Darrell Duf ey and Chrls Bush lean out the window of one of the buses taklng them to the alrport for the State Champlonshlp football game.