Memorial High School - Reata Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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RED ALERT Varsity opens with win defense, they tagged the Mustangs for a score in each quarter while limiting the Pony attack to just 58 yards rushing. The Buccaneers came out on top 24-7 to take an edge in the five- year-old rivalry 3-2. GAME 3. In the first crucial district game of the 1980 season, the Mustangs battled their fiercest rival, the Westchester Wildcats. The Wildcats were picked by many to sweep district 17-5A. However, the Mustangs had other ideas as they capitalized on several early Westchester miscues to defeat their rivals 19-6. The Mustangs tallied the Westchester defense, led by All- American linebacker Alan jamison, for 16 first-quarter points and the defense limited the 'Cats to a pair of field goals. GAME 4. The Mustangs traveled to Alief Stadium to play the Hastings Bears in the second district game for both teams. The offense never seem- ed to really get on track as the defense held the Bears to five points to salvage a 6-5 victory. Disaster struck in the second quarter when Quarterback jay Iler went down with a separated shoulder. GAME 5. Memorial's hopes of a clean sweep of district 17-5A were lost in a sea of green as the Stratford Spartans pinned a 22-0 shutout on the defending State finalists. The loss marked the first time since the Westchester game of the previous season that the offense failed to generate a point. With Iler still down with a shoulder injury, the Mustangs attempted only seven passes, four of which were intercepted. You just can't beat a team like Stratford with that many turnovers, said guard joel Cooper. The Mustangs fell to 2-1 in district competition, while Stratford moved to 2-0. GAME 6. With a staunch defensive effort that limited the opposition to nine yards passing and only 82 yards of total offense, the Mustangs blank- ed district newcomer Katy 17-0. The win kept the Ponies in the thick of the district race. GAME 7. Coming off a badly need- ed idle week, the Mustangs managed to salvage a 12-7 decision over the Elsik Rams at Alief Stadium. Although the offense amassed 341 yards of offense, they failed to score points. Elsik played well, and we continued on page 90 Arms rise signaling a touchdown as Sophomore Brian Burr goes in for another score. Brian led the team to a number of touchdowns. Photo by Dan Thompson. Displaying the aggressiveness that earned them first team All-District honors, Seniors Marc Grosz and Glenn Hendrickson maul a Spring Woods Tiger. Photo by jim Tomforde. 88 O Varsity Football

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BED ALERT Aspirations fall short made every mistake you can make, explained head coach Wayne Hooks. GAME 8. In what Hooks termed the team's best total effort so far, the Mustangs overwhelmed the Spr- ing Woods Tigers 34-7. The offense gained 350 yards, while the defense limited the district's most potent of- fense to just 130. Sophomore tailback Brian Burr had 162 yards on 21 car- ries to lead the rushing attack. The victory kept alive hopes of a fourth district crown in five years. GAME 9. Homecoming night. Memorial vs. Northbrook. The thing that hurt most about the Northbrook game, lamented Senior safety Seth Howell, was that we had a 100 chances to win and didn't take ad- vantage of one of them. A mishandled snap from center with 1:41 left in the game gave the Raiders the football inside the Mustang 40. The Ponies owned the lead 17-9. Eight plays and a two-point PAT later, the Mustang title hopes were shattered with a 17-17 tie. GAME 10. Proving that a Mustang fights best when down, the Big Red ended their 1980 season on a winning note with a 31-15 domination of traditional enemy Spring Branch. Post season accolades were soon incoming. All-District honors were earned by Hendrickson ffirst teaml, Grosz ffirst teaml, Chilton lsecond teaml, Crawford fsecond teamj, Col- trin lfirst teaml, Elmore ffirst teaml, Cooper ffirst teaml and Iler fsecond teaml. Honorable Mention All- District included Brian Burr, Mark Stockham, Gayle Oliver, Bud Thomas, Ben Heinrich, David Schero, Ricky Roberts, Mark Shackelford and Howell. In addition, Grosz shared the H. M. Landrum trophy for most outstanding defensive lineman with Westchester defensive tackle Scott Hulgan. Coltrin won the Landrum trophy for most outstanding defensive back, as well as the Mustang scholar- athlete award, which he shared with Senior Lee Chilton. Hendrickson was named to the first team All-Greater Houston team and was named a state blue chip prospect. Elmore was named to the second team All-Greater Houston squad. The Mustang Fighting Heart Award was presented to Senior Rick Beeler. Although the district crown eluded them, the 1980 Memorial Mustangs left their respective hoofprints on the practice fields across the street. They will be remembered alongside the many great past Mustang teams that established the intangible but overwhelming force known as Mustang Pride. li! by Bud Thomas The Varsity Football team included: Front row: cheerleaders Mark Dorfman, Sean Stin- son, Prissy Bean, Steve Hoff, Missy Maxfield, Trey Brittain, Kristi Kissner, Glenn House, Elizabeth Peck, David Hillman, Sharon Nichols. Second row: trainer lack Collier, Fred Hink, Ion Bridges, Mark Stockham, lay Iler, Drew Bucci, Brad Cole, Steve Furbush, Brian Burr, Iames Crawford, David King, james McGee, Thom Murphree, Rene loubert. Third 90 I Varsity Football row: Coach Randy Palmer, Manager Mike Trask, Trainer Bond McCall, David Combs, Mark Shack, Mike Tharpe, Ken Zagorski, Ieff Brown, Alan Blomdahl, Sherwood, David Dodd, Scott Savage, Lee Chilton, Steve Leach, Rick Beeler, Tom Boland, Coach Gary Coffey. Fourth row: Head Coach Wayne Hooks, Tom Davies, Craig Rathgen, Kirk Lee, Iohn Stav, Seth Howell, George Coltrin, Tom Bama, Ran- dy Miller, Mike Stewart, Micheal Cook, Cam Randolf, lohn Howard, Rick Robertson, David Schew, Tom Sparks, Coach Nic Nichols Buck row: Coaches David Denney, Iohn Gibbons, Randall Alford, Ioe Bogar, Sam Adams, Dee Anderson, Gene Chilton, Marc Grosz, Doug Elmore, Glenn Hendrickson, Bud Thomas, Wade Huggins, Scott Margraves, Ioel Cooper, Ross Elmore, Gayle Oliver, Bill Van Hoy, Coaches Bill Cronin and Will Taylor. Photo by lim Tomforde.