Luling High School - Aquila Yearbook (Luling, TX)

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Freshman team members are, seated. Tammy Lewis, Melissa Guerrero. Second row, JenNae Anderson and Vickie Ellison. Third row, Mer- edith Townley, Coach Joann Flores, and Crissy Shuler. Fourth row, Tammie West- brook, Tabby Oakes, and Maggie Allen. Top, Christine Schmale, Jill Benbow, and Denise Evans. Setting the volleyball over to opposing play- ers, Denise Evans, freshman, helps in a defeat over Yoakum. Freshmen District Scoreboard | Luling Opponent Edna 11-15 15- 9 11-15 Yoakum 16-14 16-14 Edna 10-15 2-15 Yoakum 15-12 15- 8 My team improved 100%. They worked hard and did a real good job. Coach Joann Flores. FRESHMEN V-BALL 41

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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

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Tuff Enuff Tuff Enuff JV Girls Win 22 A 22-1 season set a school record by junior varsity volleyball players. Playing in three tournaments, in- cluding one varsity outing, the Eagle jv won trophies for three first places. During the entire season the girls were undefeated until the final game with Yoakum. The girls and coaches are looking forward to next year. Forcing a district tie-breaker was the highlight of the varsity volley- ball season. The Eagles defeated Yoakum Oct. 28 in their home gym which caused a tie-breaker to be played Nov. 4. Even though the Ea- gles lost 4-15, 8-15, in the final round, the coaches and girls were pleased with the season. Junior Varsity Scoreboard Luling Opponent Edna 15-9 14-16 15-4 Yoakum 15-6 4-15 15-5 Edna 15-7 15-1 Yoakum 12-15 12-15 Hays Tournament 1st Schulenburg Tourney 1st Prairie Lea Tourney 1st JV members seated: Rheanne Pester, Sheri McKinney, Tuesday Coe. Second Row: Carrie Gray, Shanna Moses, Faydra Bailey, Third Row: Missy Ramirez, Julie Gonzales, Carol Lewis. Back Row: Toni Jones, Sandye Ehrig, Coach Connie Herring. 42 VOLLEYBALL