Luling High School - Aquila Yearbook (Luling, TX)

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It ' Ml. Varsity football players are seat- ed: Gerry Watts, James C. Gon- zales, Jesus Chan, Bill Nesbitt, Charles Collins, Hon. men. Inte- rior lineman and offensive line- man; Keith Conley, Gilbert Cu- bit, Kirk Kuykendoll and Fred Weber, hon. men. defensive back; Kneeling: Chris Chase, Stephen Moore, Greg Midkiff, Kyle Dicke, Roger Pruitt, hon. men. defensive back; Chris McKinney, 2nd team quarter- back; Barry Benbow, 2nd team guard; and Derek Collins. Stand- ing: Coach Randy Rutherford, Head Coach Bob Ford, Scott Jones, 2nd team linebacker and hon. men. tackle; Allen Knox 2nd team defensive and hon. men. tightend, Raymond Cox, Mitchell Fairchild, Neal Kelley 2nd team running back and hon. men. defensive end; Nicky Alex- ander 1st team tightend; Lyle Cheatham, Bodie Miller, and Coach John Kasten. Crashing through the cheer- leaders good luck sign, center Bill Nesbitt leads the team onto the field to meet the Lockhart Lions. At the begining of every game the cheerleaders had a handpainted spirit booster ready for the team. 36 FOOTBALL

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,atm What happened when Luling moved into a new district that included larger enrollments, bigger players, and new game strategies? It made us work harder so we could show others that we could do well in the new district, Nicky Alexander said. District 26-AAA was composed of Gonzales, Halletsville, Yorktown, Edna, and last year ' s second place state finalist, Cuero. The team had a tough time dealing with the new competition, but It really was more exciting because we didn ' t have the same old teams to play, Allen Knox said. Losing two key players from last year ' s team, James Windham and Zac Allen, the team rallied as Nicky said. This year ' s team was more unified and had more talent but we just couldn ' t get the breaks and put everything together as we should. Next year ' s team may find the same problems, as Allen said, Hopefully they ' ll do well, but it takes lots of work because they lack size and speed. Players agree that how the crowd reacts to the team ' s playing causes a reaction in the players them- selves. The crowd plays a big part in our game, Nicky said, We really do get fired up when the crowd is on their feet and behind us all the way. The players seem to have gained a reverence of the audience and when we hear the crowd, we know people who believe in us are cheering, and we ' re willing to fight for the people who believe in us, Allen concluded. Varsity Football Luling-Opponent Lockhart 8 18 Lake Travis 28 23 Randolph 10 24 Floresvill 8 34 Yorktown 8 45 Gonzales 22 29 Hallettsville 13 42 Cuero 41 Yoakum 14 20 Edna 7 28 Win-Loss-Tie 1-9-0 ly SPORTS 37