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

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-. 1-gf: X in Dancing Steve Hurst, senlor, shows his moblllty and balance against the Grand Pralrle Gophers, Steve was named Player ol the Year by 13-5A dlstrlct coaches. lcontlnued from page 14l he following week the State Bound Cats were in the friendlier at- mosphere of Texas Stadium to play the Grand Prairie Gophers. The Gophers were ahead at the half by a score of 14-7, but the Cats came back and with the aid of Flettig, scored three additional touch- downs to make the score 28-14. The game seemed to be won, but with 1:04 left in the game, the Gophers took the kick off late in the second quarter. After halftime, the Cats scored another three points as Todd Tschantz lead the State Bound team to a 10-7 victory and a date with Houston Yates for the State Championship crown. In Houston, it was being said that Yates would pass right through the famed LH Soul Patrol. The Patrol or Wildcat defensive secondary consisted of seniors Windell Yancy, Alvin Ftettig, Thomas Jefferson, and State Champions Texas Stadium, Waco, Lubbock, an finally the Astrodomeg it made no difference where we won back for a 99 yard touchdown, to make the final score 28-21. With only one game separating the Cats from the State Championship game, they traveled to Lubbock to conquer the Hereford Whitefaces. Hereford struck quickly as they ran for a sixty-three yard touchdown from the first play of the scrimmage. The Lake Highlands Wildcats were able to of set the Whitefaces as they came back and tied the game juniors Calvin Henry and Aaron Grant. As a whole, the Wildcats knew little about the Lions. Senior Don Brown commented, From what I saw in the films they were explosive but not very disciplined. Windell Yancy also stated, They were good, but l knew if we could get our running game going and keep their offense bottled up , then we could win the game. tcontlnued on page 181 ' -. F5512 at g ,.... Wi .NL U Congrats Junlor Charley Boyd and senior Alvln Rettlg congratulate each other on e well executed game. The football team gave each other moral support throughout the season and into the playoffs. 1 7 Varsity Football

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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.

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Teamwork Senlor Steve Hurst clears the way for Wendall Yancy, senlor, after han- dlng off the ball at the State cham- plonshlp game. Take It Away Reslstlng the LIon's thlrd quarter efforts, Alvln Rettlg runs wide In the Astrodome. mf- vm V? fi' V, , 5- ,N I- Y M N h ' I -V 5 X 5- A 4, - ' 1 ': f 1, - Aa., T '.- .V 1 . ,',, V .,, X ' ' i ly x ltf . . .' . - ,,-'- VLLVI ' ' ' - it - g:v,,, ggA,i.. . ,M iLi - .,,,,f A ,,,f , . W... tcontlnued from page 11l he place was the Astrodome, the time was 7:30 On December 19,1981, and the event was the 1981 State Foot- ball Championship. The game began with a very memorable arrangement of the National An- them, and a noticable lack of an invocation. The first half went by with Lake Highlands leading 6-0 which were two field goals made by Todd Tschantz. These two field goals broke the state Say Mercy Sen or defenslve llneman Rodney Beach- um tackles hls Houston Yates opponent at the State Champlonshlp game. Rodney was voted most outstanding defensive player In the clty. Lappingblt Up Sen or foot all players Don Brown, John Leonard, and Ted Koplnskl begln their celebration In the Houston Astrodome af- ter wlnnlng their flnal game. late because as the clock ran out the scoreboard read Lake Highlands:19 and Yates:6. Though every player con- tributed tothe team, some were chosen to post-Season All- District teams. Offensive lineman chosen were seniors Phillip Carnegis, Mark Graham, Tony Liscio, Ted Kopinski, and Danny Burgess. From the back- field, Steve Hurst, Jay Allen, Greg Abbey, and Alvin Flettig were also chosen. Representing the defense was Rodney State Cham ions And finally the dream became reality 910,000 saw the Cats defeat Houston Yates for the coveted title Varsity Football record of seventeen by two. He later kicked two additional field goals to bring the record to nineteen. The second half appeared as though it were going to be a car- bon copy of the first, but junior Aaron Grant proved this to be false. During the fourth quarter, Grant stepped in front of a Yates pass and returned it for a 76 yard touchdown, giving LH a 19-0 lead. Though Yates scored a touchdown, it was a little too Beachum, Aaron Grant, Evan Gatewood, Thomas Jefferson, Eric Whitted, and Windell Yancy. Tschantz and Rettig were also chosen to second team All- State. Everyone associated with the State Champions whether on the field or in the bleachers felt great to have been a part of it all, but senior John Leonard sum- med it up best, The glory will eventually fade, but the memory will be there forever. V f 2:5Q-1215.57.32F-1112aisxw-??'l54f-f-ff- Gotcha Jay Allen rushes ln for a tackle, and prac tlce pays off when a play Is well-executed. The sklllful play resulted In a loss of yard: for the Richardson Eagles.