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

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Players Coming Of AGE Freshman Team U trlrbes Poten tialg Takes District Championshrp Potential, according to Webster's, is something that can, but has not yet, come into being: possible, latent, unrealized, undeveloped. Using this definition, the Freshman football team made use of their potential . . . slowly. Quarterback Tony Perry stated that the main weakness was the spe- cial team play. ln our worst game, against South Garland, we gave up two or three blocked punts. That was a reason we got beaten so bad. Through the first few games of the season, the freshmen were slow to get rolling. Midway through the sea- son, however, the team's fortunes be- gan to change. The Raiders amassed their fourth consecutive district vic- tory, placing them in the hunt for the district title. Between the Garland and Greenville games, we started to play together and we had a winning ,streak, said James Orr. The team started the season with Working out it was an rnevi table fact of life for every mem ber of the football squads from freshman up to varsity The practices during school usually consisted of defensive drills and running the offense both of which were done in shorts shoulder pads and a helmet After school the routine var red from day to day On Mon days the players were subject ed to S R A or stretch ropes and agility drills On Tues days physical conditioning was strongly emphasized 26 players, but lost seven to the No Pass-No Play Rule and one to a knee injury. On the positive side, a lack of crowd support presented no problem for the freshmen. The crowds wer- en't that big, but we really heard the people we had there, Mark Waller. center and defensive tackle, said. Although the freshmen had an overall record of only 5-4 going into the final game, they still had a chance to win the district champion- ship with a victory over Lakeview. Utilizing their strong defense, which allowed an average of less than ten points a game the last half of the season, the freshmen prevailed 21-7 to win the district title. -Mark R. Dillard AT THE SOUTH GARLAND GAME, trainer Brian Repp and Tony Perry support the team from the sideline. The Raiders lost both times they played the Colonels. Photo by Leah Duckworth Tuesday has got to be the har dest day of the week as far as workouts go Rod Chapman junior said On Wednesdays agility drills were emphasized Wednesday is the easiest day by far said Chapman For varsity players Thursdays were reserved for cleaning uniforms and a team meeting whlle the Freshmen and Junior Varsity teams had games Fridays of course were reserved for Varsity games Mark Dillard G I to I ROUHNE 2455

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NG 21-17 48 18 64 0 27 Z7 14 52 47 30 34 48 20 35 174 IUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL 5-4-1 OPP Plano East Bryan Adams Thomas Iefterson South Garland Garland Greenville Highland Park Mesquite North Mesquite Lakeview O 7 SHOCK I injured my knee at the South Garland game on a kick- off. I was running down the ball- carrier and I got thrown into the someone fell on my knee wrong. I felt a snap and knew that something was wrong im- mediately. I didnt want to get up because I knew it might in- ' jure the knee further. It shocked me. A Lying on the turf I kept thinking of all the other injuries we had during the year already. When Doc helped me off the field he said that he thought it was a pulled muscle but I damage at the hospital. They had to put my growth plate back in the right place and that was extremely painful because I didn t have any anes- thetic. I was of course sorry that I couldnt be there for the rest of the year. -Craig Cotten H H pile. While I was lying there, learned that I had lilgament A A POLISHING HIS FORM, Jerry Landwehr sophomore, practices kickoffs before the game against South Garland. photo by Corey Marr C3 - I - I987 JUNIOR VARSITV FOOTBALL Front Row Jason Hatfield Sherman Franklin Stacy Lay Houston McCau Iey James Brown Trace Shuler Robbie Sammons Sec ond Ro Trainer Alex Olson Jer y Landwehr Chris Gftord Matt Gray Mark Hall Chris Sudderth Shane Shcrnl Trainer Chris Dyess Thlrd Ro Coach Ed Barry Coach Mike Carter Larry Rockwell Todd Reynard Sean K hny Bryan Krrmm David Wllams Craig Cotten Manager Oz Coleman Trarner Kevin Andries Head Tram er Carroll tDocI Mo lgomery Fourth Row Head Coach Roy Denney Trainer Jay Bralcher Jason Turner Brett Coker Jeremy Head Chns Sharp Ryan Brown Frank Baker Coach Larry Kuenzu Coach Joe Stone QW Znafdall

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s ',Jr.I?g-5 'ri' . K J., .4 1 it ' YTL 1987 FRESHMAN FOOTBALL Front Row Chns Dudley Pele Martinez Klppy Wear Tom Shelton Jason Aguilar Chris Spivey Second Row Coach Charles Rose Trainer Demart Gaut Daniel Pncock En: Shugart Chnl Walker Matt Taloya Danny Alexander James Orr Sean House Trainer Darrel Davidson Coach Brian Luke Third Row Head Coach Denms Wlcklme Manager Brian Repp Steve Reece Wrll Rhodes Alan DJock Brent Forlney Brian Hall Eric Blake Robert Bass Coach Steve Evans Fourth Row Trainer Brandon Barnet Sean Hutsell Jeff Bennett Mike Krrchenbauer Tony Perry Jason Jesmer Mark Waller Chris Hornbeak Manager Roger Hudgens AFTER CATCHING THE KICKOFF, Danny Alexander heads upfield, flanked by Chris Dudley. Our kick return game was a strong point. We consistently returned the ball to our 40 on kickoffs, Mark Waller said, Photo by Eli Hall FAKING A HANDOFF, quarterback Tony Per- ry prepares to pitch the ball to his tailback. The freshmen averaged over 21 points a game. Photo by Eli Hall 'in-or GATHERED IN THE ENDZONE after pregame warmups, Coach Rose instructs his players on their formations. Rose coached the vvide re- ceivers as well as calling the defensive plays. i ff. NG 9-19 30- 7 1440 2 9 43 6 2 7 2913 1214 Z 7 photo by Leah Duckworth FRESHMAN FOOTBALL 6-4 OPP South Garland Garland Lakeview South Garland Garland Greenville Highland Park Mesquite North Mesquite Lakeview 7 E 25