Pflugerville High School - Panther Paw Yearbook (Pflugerville, TX)

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—73 Football— 1. Scnioj Tommy Bradley is surrounded by the crowd on the field after a game. 2. Senior Mark Weiss shows his spirit as he raises his finger to let the fans know the Panthers are 1. 3. Sophomore Danny Faust makes a break with the ball at a game in College Station. 4.As the Panthers go to the sidelines they let the fans know whose the best. 5. The 1985-86 Varsity Football team are: first row, Jody Markert, Scott Elliott, Anthony Wilke, Andrew O'Neil. Zane Furr, Paul Redden, Scott Estes, Anthony King, Josh Wilson, Danny Faust, Mark Weiss, Kevin Collins, second row, Wes Hoerman, Kevin Bloacker, An- drew Donelson, Norman Gallimore, Hugo Llorens, Jon Geoke, Shaun Hammel, Edward Gonzales, Jeff Minzen- meyer, Chris Corley, Brett Bowers, Brad Tighe, Larry Cunningham, third row; Rob Powell, David Wood, Na- than Weiss, Ben Williams, D.A. Swope, Jim Dailey, Santry Rush, Bill Varian, Bill Shackman, Leonard Tolbert, Frank Tighe. Greg Enis, Tommy Knox, Dennis McCarty, Rob Nesbitt, Scott Towery, fourth row; Kenny David, Bennett Zively, Tommy Bradley, Steve Scott, Lance Wil- son, West Young, Tony Watson, Bob Shirley.

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Panthers Turn Odds Around, Looking back to the beginning of the 1985-86 football season no one would have thought that not only would the Panthers go as far as Bi-District, they would also win it. The team started off slow with very few wins. The fans in the stands began to diminish, but the Panthers kept up their spirit. The Panthers then had a remarkable turn around and beat the odds. They fi- nally proved to themselves and others that they were a team. When asked if he was surprised by the outcome of the season, senior Tommy Bradley commented, Yes and no! I ex- pected us to win District, but the sur- prise was Bi-District. He continued, No one expected us to win. 1 even had doubts, but somehow we pulled it off. The team was not the only one sur- prised by the Bi-District win. The media, from the beginning, gave Pflugerville lit- tle recognition, because the team was predicted at the start of the season to be the underdogs. .Senior Robert Shirley explained, The press affected us in a positive way. It made the team want to win all the more. Underdogs always seem to play harder, commented Bradley. With a winning season and surprise win as Bi-District, the Panthers could proudly say, We played as a team and beat the odds.

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First row: Roland Trevino, Ben Richards, Justin Miller, R.J. Keeler, Norman Galli- more, Daniel Laxon, Mark Walsh, James Hughes, Jeff Crenshaw. Second row: Scott Webber, Shane Tomlinson, Chris Tice. Robbie Jennings, Todd McCauley, Robbie Hatter, David Huffstutler, Eddie Gonzales, Jimmy Nieto. Third row: John Robinson, Scott Estes, Allen Preece, Rusty Gebert, David Etheredge, Chris Herron, Aaron Swenson, Devon Parish, Yancey Harlow. Fourth row: Bubba Jennings. Matt Hughes, David Corley, Dustin Bagley, Brian Jenson, Rob Powell, Kenny Davis, Mike Stewart. New Rule Hurts Teams The Junior Varsity football team had a well bal- anced offense and defense. The offense was com- bined with the stronger passing attack. The de- fense was exciting because of their aggressiveness and enthusiasm. Throughout the season the team steadily im- proved, until the enforcement of the no-pass-no- play rule, which eliminated several key players. The team was further weakened because some members of JV had to fill vacancies on the varsity. The excitement of the opening game was shat- tered by a loss to Leander. The second game was again a disappointing loss to Hays Consolidated. The team then rebounded, beating Burnet, Lock- hart, Kerrville-Tivy, and Luling. Then the new rule hit causing the team to lose numerous players, resulting in losses against Smithville and Elgin. This year's Freshman team had four exciting vic- tories against Leander, 12-8; Burnet, 28-16; Luling, 18-0; and Elgin, 24-22. They also suffered four losses against Hays, o-22; Lockhart, 6-20, Tx School of Deaf JV, 0-28; and LaGrange, 8-34. The coaches were pleased at their progress and felt they had a very good team. (2) Robby Jennings rolls right while looking for a receiver. (3) Chris Tice struggles for more yardage against the Elgin defense. (4) Kenny Davis blasts through the line looking for extra yardage.