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

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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.

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he J.V. football team finished an exiting season with a record of 8-2. The LH CAts once again exceeded everyone's expectations, this time including theirown. Junior Calvin Henry commen- ted, During the summer, when we started practicing, l thought this was going to be a blow off year, but when we got a couple of people off the B-team and started practicing with some in- record of 6-3-1. The record however, does not show the true strength of.the team, because they played the J.V. schedule, not their own. Sophomore David Hood stated, We had a real strong team, but we were playing against teams who had been together longer, so they knew what to expect from one another, but as the season went on, we grew stronger. The team had scoring power led by quar- terback Scott Livinstone, and running backs Calvin Jackson Backin' U the Best It was a hard task to be secong the State Champions, but the LH JV football team pulled off a near-championship season Timber Sophomore Calvln Jackson grasps the leg of hls Klmball opponent. Calvln also played on the Varslty team In the latter part of the season. Let 'Er Rip B-team quarterback Scott Llvlngstone sets up for a long pass downfleld. Scott was one of the key players on offense. JV B team Football tensity, we got better. The team did get better, and progressed to the point that they were one of the better J.V. teams in the district. Several of the players played on Varsity during the season, such as Chris McDavid, Darryl Duffie, and Calvin Henry, who even started at defensive back occasionally. Coaches Jerry Gayden and Lemon Boyd were in charge of the team this year. The B-team finished with a g , ,Mv AV K '1uwl nw 19142 fi-if ww xbwt 'U' 9 fr M 1 . .V ' I . . . ' .... . , , . . -- --,,--mx.. x , ,,,, 7 , ...T ,M Z-' -r all -T LZ fiiwm' ' l Sfiw- .. 'WH57 ' l -5 Q fl ' I his fl K W W P' ' 34 'W ' ,E , T , - 4-my-6 rs l ...e f' I , --1- -new-2 , -W 1 Y ff- fl W f . llyy . . t.., . l and Derrick Fteed, who also played some on varsity. The defense, which was the team's strong point, played well all year. Troy Jefferson, David Hood, and Frank Tull even played on varsity during the open week in their schedules. Sammy Van Dyke, a sophomore, said, with the potential we have on this team, there should be a lot of us starting on varsity next year. l Crulsln' Comblnlng power wlth speed Charles Boyd, junior fullback, scrambles away from the defensive players. Charles Is the brother of coach Lemon Boyd. Breaking. Away Sophomore alfback John Allen runs for yardage agalnat the Irvlng Tigers ln a game on the B-team fleld. B-team flnlehed the season with a 6-3-1 record.