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

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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

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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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iii eu 11' .fav-5 2 sr gg, .XQQ-'T' fter all the long hours, hard work, and dedication, the season finally came to an end for the Rebels at the Regional Playoffs in El Paso. Through all their games, District, Bi- District, and Area, the Rebels rolled past their op- the Rebels received the respect they deserved. For the first time in Richland High School history, the 1983 Baseball team conquered District, Bi-District, and Area. The season opened against Lamar. After suffering few Haltom, which the Rebs used a suicide squeeze in the eighth inning to beat them 2-1 and against L. D. Bell, in which the Rebels rolled over the Raiders 11-1 to clinch the District title. Another major ac- complishment for the Jorge, David Kilgo, Roby Word, Darrell Barrow, fseniorsj, Mike Bird, Don Quillen Cjuniorsj and Darrin Cook Csophomorej received Honorable Mention. Akers, Lewis, Carruthers, and Jorge also received Northeast Tar- rant County All-Star while the rest of the team received Who said it could not be Area Champions done? ponents until their hard work, striving toward a goal and teamwork came to a close. Earlier in the year, everyone wrote off the Rebels, but as the season progressed, the eyes wi- dened and heads turned and losses, the Rebels built a 12 games winning streak which lasted till the Arlington Heights game. Some of Richland's better games were against Sam Houston which went till 10 innings and resulted in a 5-4 victory over the Texans. Rebels was when 11 players made All-District which in- cluded Dale Akers, Derek Lewis and Todd Carruthers Cseniorsj who made First Team All-District while Randy Kelley fseniorj made Second Team All-District. The rest included Eddy Honorable Mention. Coach Ronnie was presented as Coach of the Year. A group of individuals is just that - a group of in- dividuals, but when they combine their skills, talents, and leadership, a team emerges . . . fcopy continued on page 101.J nu, like . .. ,Nu s' T Wi. A close call at home, but for- tunately it was in Richland's favor. Mike Bird CSD makes a diving at- tempt for the plate as Trae Fowler fjunior, Haltomj tries to tag Bird out. Photo by Doug Wallare. 1982-85 Varsity Baseball Team. FRONT ROW: Kyle Meaders, Dar- rell Barrow, Derek Lewis, Todd Carruthers, Dale Akers, Randy Kelley, Mike Bird, Roby Word, Gary Fansler. BACK ROW: Coach Ronny Caruthers, Tony Munoz, Ed- dy Jorge, Darrin Cook, David Kilgo, Jimmy Huthchinson, Biran Tarbet, Steve Crone, Don Quillen, Coach Jerry Caruthers. Photo by Tony Saldarm. Varsity Baseball 99