North Garland High School - Marauder Yearbook (Garland, TX)

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26 if 63 O O L+- E 12 L f'U D With 212 yards passing and 120 yards rushing, Kevin Blair 1113 collected 392 yards offensively for the Raiders. One hundred ninety-two yards of Troy Attaway's 4301 248 total rushing yards were picked up on eight kickoff returns. His successful runs were aided by good blocking, as shown by Billy West my While not playing, exhausted defensive tackle Mark Foust C715 rests and encourages the offense. Skillful maneuvering of Rodney Paris 1203 gained him the largest total of the team, 483 yards.

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LQSIT ITT CISIOWCZIZQ - Summer ended and students returned or registration August T5-19. They were nformed of their attendance period oom number and given an opportunity o purchase a yearbook. Underclassmen ilso arrived well dressed to have their pictures taken. Freshman orientation was held Friday, Xugust 19. Students were aroused with i hey, hey! from Ioni Theissen, Student Council president, and esponded with a spirited ho, ho! Xctivities included a mock pep rally, a our of the school, and a lion hunt. The our of the school helped familiarize reshmen with the layout of the muilding. The lion hunt seemed to irouse enthusiasm among the new tudents and release them of their nhibitions. I thought the lion hunt was a good way to welcome the freshmen to North Garland, replied freshman Tim Hall. The first bell rang on August 29, and school was off to a start, with old friends meeting in the halls and reluctantly going to their first class. Sophomore Robert Lyons commented, lt was nice to be back because I got to see my old friends. Freshmen and new students were rushing through the halls with a worried look on their faces. The tardy bell soon rang and school had officially started. Freshman Hailey Helm stated, I was kind of scared because everyone was so tall and I felt so dumb because I went the wrong way to the cafeteria. During the first week, students realized that overcrowded conditions Im Q ITT If would influence their lunch and assemblies. Lunch lines took twice as long to get through and finding a seat was practically impossible. Students also realized that theirday would be a little bit different. Because of the attendance period school began five minutes earlier, 8:15 instead of 8:20. This caused students to attend seven classes instead of six. Freshman Leigh Underwood replied, I was really scared because the school was so big and I was late to all my classes. Leading in the singing of the lion hunt, student council members encourage the participation of thefreshmen. 25 UU FD OO 3 D D OO O 'N Uv O 3' O O

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An ever elusive district victor l A 2-8 season standing and only 92 points compared to their opponents' 169 may not seem like a very successful season, however the Raiders did play a much improved season over the past six. The Raider offense compiled a total of 2,006 yards while their faster and stronger opponents moved 2,545 yards against them. The defense was the best ever. Coach Howard Evans stated, We felt like the defense played well, we had supreme effort, and the kids never let up. 1 The games were more exciting than in the past as the Raiders often lost by a last minute fumble or a misguided pass. For their season opener, the Raiders hosted the North Dallas Bulldogs. It was plain to see from the very beginning of the game that the Bulldogs were unfairly matched against the Raiders. Troy Attaway accepted the opening kickoff for the Raiders at their own three-yard line. Finding no resistance, Troy exploded up the middle for 69 yards to the Bulldog 28. Six plays later, fullback Dennis Hagin carried the ball over the goal line from five yards out. David Damer kicked the point after to give the Raiders an early 7-0 lead. For the second touchdown, halfback Garry Coburn ran the ball four yards for the score going outside to his left after finding the middle of the line too congested. The third touchdown came when LaRay Doyle recovered a fumble by a North Dallas player on a punt. Coburn carried once for 13, Hagin bobbled the ball for two yards before gaining control of it in the endzone. The Raiders now led 20-0. Early in the second period on a handoff by quarterback Greg Woodliff, Hagin sped the ball 36 yards for another touchdown. A fumble recovery by cornerback Gary Hayes and a 19-yard gainer by Attaway followed by a 17-yard pickup by Darrell Hughes set the Raiders up for tailback Rodney Paris to secure another six with a three-yard run. The only score in the third stanza was made with Woodliff moving around the right end on a four-yard keeper. The Bulldogs were helpless as the Raiders moved the ball at will. The last score of the game came with 2Vz minutes left on the clock. Ending a 40 yard, nine play scoring drive Hughes made a one-yard plunge across the goal line. The Raiders claimed their first victory of the season with a 46-0 mauling of the North Dallas Bulldogs, setting a new school scoring record. Their second match found the Raiders meeting the Adamson Leopards at Cobb Stadium. lt was a long drawn- out game lacking in excitement for both schools. The first half ended in a scoreless deadlock as both offenses found great difficulty in moving the ball through the stubborn defenses, The only score of the game came late in the fourth stanza. It began on the Leopard 5-yard stripe and was concluded 20 plays later fcontinued page 295 With the team's best defensive unit ever, the Raid- ers allowed their opponents only 169 points. IND XI oi A1isJeA O P+ O' fi