Luling High School - Aquila Yearbook (Luling, TX)

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Defensive team members line up at the line of scrimmage against the Cavaliers. Gilbert Cubit, freshman, plays running back for the J.V. team. 38 JV 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

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JV, Freshmen Teams Get Tough Enough This year ' s JV team was again affected by House Bill 72. Losing approximately 10 players to fail- ure, the coaches had a hard time finding replacements for the play- ers during rest times. The fresh- man team had difficulties all sea- son. Overall, both teams worked hard and played tough the coaches said. The football teams, both J.V. and fish, showed great effort. They just couldn ' t seem to get tough enough, said Danielle Ri- vera, sophomore. ft 5 g €• f : - w ) ' i- ' . ' f. ,vf- t t t iUU. . iHLlft - ' !-! - - •■ ■ - MWJmMk w , ' ' f % Gilbert Cubit, freshman, 40, readies to block against a running back. Freshman team members are, (bottom row) Kurt Knox, Edward Hardeman, John Short, Bill Ragland, Roam Grantham, Wesley Haltom, Louis Alvarez, Travis Lancaster, (2nd row) Matt Burge, Brae Smallwood, Jeff Alexander, Shane Watts, . Brandon Crow, Matt Brown, Mark Burge, Martin Cardenas, (3rd row) James Eve, Clay Pivoda, Mark Coe, Steve Steward, Rhina Wright, Eugene Johnson, Mario Magallanez, Robert Jackson, (top row) Coach Alan Burns, Anthony James, Leon- ard Cox, Rene Casarez, Freddie Torres, Wade Holman, Boyd Catching, Ty Thor- man. Matt Williams, Coach Ray Reynolds. FOOTBALL 39