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

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Front row: James Graves, Shawn Brown, Tres Odgen, Tim Faulk, Jeff Markert, John Olsen, Talley Muery, Craig Martinez. Second row: Kevin Taylor, Jeff Crawford, Brent Wood. James Gray, Gabriel Rodriguez, Matt Eisenbren- ner, Tyrone Wright, Trent Epperson, Bobby Lee. Third row: Ranee Rogers, Craig Pellar, Darren Lopez, Lee Sand- ers, Mark Brand, Chris Kasparzyk, Ricky Chavez, Brad Farr, Troy Roberts. 2. James Grave » talks to Coach Bill Var- ian about the next key play. 3. Gabe Ro- driguez breaks around the corner while Jeff Smith blocks. 4. Trent Epperson pauses while looking for a receiver. 5. Gave Rodriguez races for the end zone with only one defender left. —Football 75—

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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.

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 It was a great year for us because we improved in all aspects and had a winning record for the first time in two seasons. — Jeff Garner Confidence Leads To District Title The Panther baseball team knew that if it wanted to be a competitor in the '86 season it would have to play better than its fan's expectations. People seemed very skeptical before the beginning of the season, espe- cially after what turned out to be a disap- pointing season the previous year. The Panthers knew that the season could be a success if everyone played hard. The desire was there, but the confidence was low. After the first few wins the confidence be- came visible in more aggressive play. In district, the main threat seemed to be LaGrange. The Panthers were faced with playing the Leopards three times and the third time, confident after their two pre- vious victories, the Panthers came out ready to play and defeated LaGrange. The win gave them the district championship. The season proved to be a good one with both excellent coaching and playing. The exciting season came to an end when the Panthers faced Columbus in Bi-District play-offs and were defeated 3-1. Junior Na- than Minchey was voted District Most Valuable Player and many of the other players were awarded various honors. 1. Nathan Minchey, junior, was named District Most Valuable Player. 2. junior Alen Cameron watches the game and waits patiently for his turn to bat.