Lamar High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Arlington, TX)

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maneuvers as the varsity JV finishes with Slll'lIl'iS0 S03S0ll Who says that bigger is al- Coach Joe Batzel talks to the of- fense about an upcoming play. Photo by Jeff Hattendorf. ..-. The JV offense gets ready to ki the ball away. Photo by Audra Fox Q Q gin1 lv,,v?,-W,,,,45,g,,1 i ,snsawadeaaee ar: , HSUQ,-1 Xanga' 3Q522f5B2 y jf --A 2. I ., .1 ...f .,. as-, Q M ,xiii -s ., gl in .,.. ... 'uit-.,., 4 1, 6 ' . 1MWWPmKh6W'ewmWWWQyMf ghximaeadsikifftffsitsfhascswslile Members ofthe JV football team are: tfirst row, left to rightj Umer Hafeez, Bobbo Wani, J. J. Saenz, Jerry Ray, Msyank Patel, John Hodges, Steve Weaver, Joel Aeller, Ricardo Gomez, Chad Cannon, Jason Godfrey, Ryan Lyons, Joel Bouck, tsecond rnwj Ronnie Collins, Humberto Roa, Scott Atkinson, Todd Lucas, Lance , Stsndley, Dane Moore, Matt Flory, Vince Sturgess, Barry Britton, David Perkins, Tony Castilla, Kevin Cartwright, Rodney Fosdick, Clay Lanter, fthird row! Steph- anie Karsbats, Bill Harris, Andrew Decker, Chuck Morrison, Brandon Moore, Bryan Adams, Brad Grissmsn, John Marshall, Blue Rannefield, Adam Evans, Doug Maher. S' n n odR Til N Tls ,f th JC h Jon impso , Aaro Greenwo , yan ' son, ancy i on Q our row oac Joe Batzel, David Mullis, Harvey Jacoby, Chad Davsrrane, Jeremy Hsigler, Emmett Martin, Todd Esl-rins, Pat Fields, Margene Simmons, John ChUPP. Andy Klsssen, Clint Plenneke, Bashon Tipler, Cody Parris, and Tommy Aaherg. ways better? Obviously not someone who saw this year's junior varsity football team play. With a season record of 9-1 and a second place title in district these little guys did a real BIG job. According to Coach Joe Batzel the best games played were those against Bell, Rich- land, Arlington and Grape- vine. Richland was the first game where the JV had to do something in the last minute. A pass was thrown and the JV team went 71 yards for a touchdown. They won the game 6-O, said Batzel. Due to the no passlno play rule, when the season started, 35 players were ineligible. We were unsure as to how much the added players would help us, said Batzel, Since all of the coaches worked with the junior var- sity, the JV players learn the same offensive and defensive team and were prepared to move up to the varsity team when the opportunity came. Junior Chad Canion was the clutch performer ac- cording to Coach Batzel. Whenever we needed a big play, he was always there to make it. Expecting to end the sea- son at best 5-5, the guys were surprised to end the season with a 9-1 record. It makes for a high goal to shoot for next year, said Coach Batzel. The morale of the JV team was good. When the team was undefeated they never acted like they were that good, Coach Batzel said. The excellent outcome of the 1987 JV season was not only a big surprise to the coaching staff, but also a pleasant one. Their little guys proved to be a great team. Leslie Bachand 10 X JV Football!Design by Tammy Rentz JV Fo ball assesses? sssfssegsss X225 fg'si3 Qfiiigiqoiqodflbkcgiiiborqilg gmossoogijoog Hitting the right side of the lin Sophomore Margene Simmons stopped. Simmons was one of t leading ground runners. Photo Audra Fox.

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Lv1v1v This football season was ne of both supreme happi- ess and bitter defeat. The am went 8-2, but that only owed part of the hard work nd dedication that went to ake the season what it was. Our toughest game was efinitely the one against Ar- ngton High School. We were ally psyched up for this ame, maybe a little too uch. We were prepared and e tried. I don't know what appened, said Junior Ron agan. If we'd won that ame, our whole outlook ould have been different. The team played adequate- against their first two op- onents, Nimitz and Rich- nd but did not win by large reads. The first tough game at worried the Vikes was L.D. Bell. We played best against Bell, said Hagan. There was a strong sense of pride running through La- mar, with pep rally atten- dance growing to support the team and announcements liv- ened up by patriotic poetry. During the Sam Houston game at UTA Stadium, the fans became ecstatic when the results of the Arlington- Trinity game were an- nounced. The Colts had won! But the next two weeks brought sadness. Two devas- tating blows caused the Vikes to be forced out of the playoffs. The team picked up after this setback and once again proved that they were awe- some. The last four or five weeks of the season we were truly a great team. J. J. Joe, Kenny Perry and Heath Par- ker were incredibly effective to our offense, said Coach Peach. The season ended with sweet revenge. The Trojans who had burst Lamar's bub- ble last year, were putty in the team's hands with a very well deserved score of 45 to 21. Hagan said, To beat Trin- ity was the best, but it was sad too. I realized that this was the last game I would play with all of the seniors. Leslie Bachand Running off the field, Junior Trea Ward thinks over his punt. The score was Lamar 28, Nimitz 27. Photo by Kim Higdon. f ',f.g ' Sports X 9 L

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S 5 for F elseif ' ,Wi ' the extra point, Sopho- d Cannon keeps the ball away Grapevine. The JV beat Grapevine score of 35 to 6. Photo by Audra e L Sports X 11