Richland High School - Rebel Yearbook (Fort Worth, TX)

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F13 Qs' , M +3 KF wan Coach joe Pryor fSmithfieldJ in- structs the future junior varsity of- fensive linemen. The fetshman were brought tothe school by bus before practice began. Pbata by Doug Wallace. Receivin a handoff from Pat Kelley 065, Chris Talamini C385 runs an offensive pattern during practice. Pbota by Doug Wallace. ri Coach Horst Krause Cfacultyl works with the defensive linemen. Many long hours of pretparations were put in by both the of ense and defense for the annual Blue-Gray game. Pboto by Doug Wallace. Many practices result in defensive scrimmages. Often the first team defense is itted against the second team detgnse. Pbota by Doug Wallace. Spring Football 97

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Working with offensive lineman, Coach Richard Bryant in- structs Lee Porter C555 on the basic fundamentals, Pbolo by Doug Wallace. On the second day of spring train- ing, future varsity team members practice their drills. Photo by Doug Wallace. ou know it's spring when you see 170 sweating, hard-working boys out on the practice field go- ing through flex drills and scrimmages, The familiar sight is, you guessed ir, of what we set out to do. commented Coach Berry about spring training. Every day except Friday the sophomores, juniors, and seniors worked many hours after school, going through play and play, improving equal teams. Then the game was played just like a regular football game. Coach Berry learned several things about next years team and the in- dividual players. Kids were put where they could help Spring Football: Looking towards a new year spring football. The purpose of spring football is to gear athletes for next year's foot- ball season, and to ex- emplify their talents in the annual Blue-Gray game. We accomplished a lot Design by Andy Dodson their skills, running patterns and tackling drills. Finally, when maybe everythings together, it's time for the Blue-Gray game. The game was played on Thursday the 19th of May. The Richland players were divided in two the most. Coach Berry also found out that a good, solid defense is in store for the Rebels, but he also added that the offense depended on how much the juniors on the team pull through. Andy Dodson

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a is ., f 1tC lflg s Combo I On this year's pitching staff, there At i1't - were two who had outstanding seasons, Derek Lewis and Todd Car- Todd ruthers fseniorsj. Lewis went 10.1 for Carruthers the season and Carruthers had a 8-5 Derek Lewis record with five saves. Many games Lewis would start the game and Car- ruthers would come in for the save. These two players were a major reason for the great success of the team's ac- complishments for the most part high school teams are fortunate to have one good pitcher, but to have two or more makes the team inevitable quali- ty material. This was exemplified by the District, Bi-District and Area titles won by the Rebels. During the Haltom-Richland game, the Rebels proudly displayed the Rebel flag while waiting to bat. The Rebels defeated the Buffaloes 12-0. Planta by Doug Wallare. Catching involves skill and quickness, Eddy jorge 1173 utilizes this characteristic by dsignating pitches and attempting to pick-off c N fwgvw 5 Q runners. Photo by Doug Wallace. 98 rrtsrgn bv Derek rw., Pitching and designated hitter proved to be Todd Carruthers C153 strong aspects and was recognized by the media, Carruthers was named First Team All-District, Pboto by Doug Wallace. I,,,., t., Qgfgra ' veit . . ilfswsww - ,jdmlpd . 5 1 or ' . , ' 4 U, .- lr-4 'T ,Q . - . ' M, ' I 'Q 3. , , K , 4 sw xy .352 .' V' , iw P v-A ,,c.,. 4 . - :SW ., . K - ,Q ,lo FW, Q .YJ ws - 4 11 ,v i . . owl , . .39