Pleasant Grove High School - Grove Yearbook (Texarkana, TX)

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RUNNING FOR HIS LIFE, DAVID OLIVER TRIES T0 find an open receiver down Held. The Hawks lost to the Jefferson Bulldogs 50-21. THE HAWK DEFENSE CONVERGES ON ANOTHER PLAYER to make sure he stays down. The de- fense led the way for the Hawks in '86, recording three shutouts. 140 Sports a.-. ', S. -Sf I I W .I

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Defense Leads the Way Hawks prove they are 'good winners' With record shutouts and victories Continued from page 157 The next game was Homecoming. lt was against the Linden-Kildare Tigers in a jam-packed Pleasant Grove stadium. The Hawks played valiantly, but were again, as in the previous year, left stand- ing at the goal line as time ran out. The Hawks lost the game 14-12. The next three games were all victo- ries. The Hawks had a come-from-be- hind 9-7 win over Hughes Springs, and they recorded two more shutouts: 19-O over Queen City and 10-O over Atlanta. The next game the Hawks knew would not be an easy one. lt was against the defending district champions, Hooks Homets. Neither team could af- ford to lose the game if it wanted a play- off berth. Everyone was up for the game after the first rate Halloween pep ral- ley, but the Hawks were trampled by the fired-up Homets, 55-8. The loss de- stroyed the Hawks' playoff chances, and the Homet defense also injured quarter- THE HAWK DEFENSE LINES UP AND PREPARES TO attack the Jefferson offense. The Bulldogs de- feated the Hawks 50-21 and went on to win the 5A state championship. i :: ll ll nm: y g Vg , -M-N ' i-si--,s-.Q.SS.g1swasgms-, 1 2024 State Line W7 Town West Center back David Fausett. The last game of the year was against the O-9 New Boston Lions. True, the Hawks were out of the playoffs, but the will to win was still there. The Hawks closed out the 1986 season with a hard fought 10-7 win. The margin of victory was provided by sophomore kicker Brian Baker's fourth quarter field goal. Though the Hawks didn't make the playoffs, they had a successful season by anyone's standards. The shutouts over Maud, Queen City, and Atlanta were the first in the school's history, and the 6-5-1 record was the best ever. The Hawks established themselves as a team not to be overlooked by any team - at any time. The new coaching staff wasn't the only contribution to the Hawks' suc- cess, said coach Johnny Toombs. Hard work, players urging each other on, and senior leadership made us all change for the better. We finally got the chance to show that we are not just 'good losers', but 'good winners. ' 9th Grade Football. Row 1: Clint Davis, Wesley Johnson. Coley Pannell, Joe Fox, Darren Crisp. Ricky Duckett, Mike Evans, Michael White. Tlm Harland, Jay Davis. Row 2: Coach Walsh, Coach Davis, Craig Elam, Terence Tucker, Wade Brown, Anthony Foursha, Matt Vaughn, Mike Cox, Chrls Davis, Coronell Thomas, Kenny Tipton, Eddie Garrett, 'lrinlty Rochelle, Coach Carter. Coach Pitts. Row 5: Paul Norton, Mike Norwood. Matt Wil- liams. Tad Meredith, Scott Norton, Nathan White, Brad Schulz, Gerald Middleton. Kevln Howren, Eric Kingsley. , ff Football 159

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FOOTBALL CUSOHS he JV and freshmen teams echoed the success of the varsity with both teams posting winning rds. The freshmen team under the lead- ip of Coaches Bob Carter and Mike h had a successful season with a 5- cord. The 9th grade Hawks started e year with victories over Jefferson Dekalb only to lose their next two es to Linden Kildare, 12-O, and en City, 44-14. The Hawks' loss to Queen City was worst of the year, but they reboun- o win their last three games over At- , Hooks, and New Boston. The ju- varsity, coached by Ron Holley, also a successful season, coming in sec- rubs off as juniors nd successful COACH FAUSETT AND A HAWK TRAIHER HELP TONY Wiltshire ofl' the held after being shaken up. Because he missed one game due to the injury, Wiltshire fell just short of a 1,000-yard season. I think our 9th grade football A team played exlxemely well this year. We learned a lot from the I two games we lost, and we didn't make those mistakes again. -- Terence Tucker ond in district with a 6-2 record. The JV got off to a slow start with a 20-12 loss to Jefferson but picked up speed and rol- led to four straight wins over James Football Bowie, Dekalb, Linden Kildare, and Jvfootbau Hughes Springs. At this point in the sea- - son, the JV Hawks were tied for first Slgionenf PG place with a 4-0 district record. Unfortu- Lfnflzoladare 23 13 nately, one of the teams yet to play was James Bowie 0 55 the Atlanta Rabbits. The Rabbits defeat- Mania 6 0 ed the Hawks 6-O and stole the district gggxzter 12 crovim. Even though the Hawks' chances gm Grade Football of a championship were slim, they still Jefferson 6 14 , pulled together to win their last two Dekalb 0 14 games over Hooks and Redwater. This Linden Kildare 12 0 brought the JV record to 6-1. ggsgtlciw 'tg E - John Bills nooks 12 52 New Boston 6 22 Football 141