Luling High School - Aquila Yearbook (Luling, TX)

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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

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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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FOOTBALL BANQUET AWARDS Defensive End-Allen Knox Offensive Receiver-Nicky Alexander Newcomer of the Year-James Gonzales Utility Defense-Charles Collins and Barry Benbow Utility Offense-Kyle Dicke and Bodie Miller Defensive Back-Roger Pruitt Offensive Back-Neal Kelley Defensive Lineman-Fred Weber Offensive Lineman-Scott Jones and Barry Benbow Most Improved Defense-Bodie Miller Most Improved Offense-Bill Nesbitt Outstanding Defense-Allen Knox and Chris Chase Outstanding Offense-Nicky Alexander, Chris McKinney and Neal Kelley Linebacker-Chris Chase Special Teams-Derek Collins and Kyle Dicke Fighting Heart Award-Jesus Chan and Bill Nesbitt Guest Speaker-Bill Acker Enjoying a meal of barbeque on paper plates and drinking tea from Luling Eagle cups, freshmen Tabby Oakes, Cathy Farmer, Kurt Knox, and sophomore Suzanne Easterling reap the benefits of attending the football banquet. Outstanding achievement was recognized on the football field as well as the volleyball court. While the boys drilled, sweated, and per- formed on grassy fields, the girls represented the school in hot stuffy gyms. Twelve freshmen girls participat- ed in their 5-4 volleyball season. First-year coach Joann Flores said the girls worked hard and did a good job. The highlight of the year according to JenNae Anderson was the victory over Yoakum 16-14, 16- 14. Coach Flores felt the team im- proved 100% since the beginning of the year. It was at the end of a disappoint- ing 1-9 season that the football team members and escorts were en- tertained at the football banquet. As guests walked into the cafeteria, one could smell the barbeque and aroma of chocolate cake, and see the football players pictured in ac- tion on a side wall, while oohing over the decorated tables. Coach Bob Ford and his staff rec- ognized the improvement, hard work, playing ability, and fighting spirit of all the players by giving awards in 16 categories. It was after guest Bill Acker ' s speech was inter- rupted by the most exciting epi- sode of the banquet, that the awards were presented. Emily Fair- child, junior, said, I noticed that the next table ' s candle decoration had caught on fire! Quickly extin- guishing the blaze though, our hero Bodie Miller, doused the flames with a glass of tea. This brought to a close another fall season of sports. From here, both boys and girls would go to the smell of varnished basketball courts and the squeak of new sneak- ers. 40 FOOTBALL