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

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e fe a t e d the Indians soundly 15-5, and 15-7. It looked like the Rebels were off to a good start. Towards the middle of the season, the Rebels faced their cross town of a district powerhouse, Trinity, 15-6. When we beat Trinity, everybody was over- whelmed, we really felt great, commented Denise Rains Cseniorj. Unfortunately the vic- tories were few and far be- Tami Hutsell Qjuniorj. These girls not only proved to be good athletes but also leaders on the team. Through all the misfor- tunes and problems the girls faced, they never gave up. The feeling that a victory was just High expectations broken by inconsistency rival Haltom. The Rebel girls defeated the Buffs 15-9 and 15-13. Although the girls defeated the Buffs, Denise Rains fseniorj commented There was no real emo- tional change. The up and down season was highlighted by the defeat tween. The eleven girls on the team were a big challenge to their opponents but lacked consistency to overcome their attitudes as well as their adversaries. Coach Powell said the Rebels' best players this year were Denise Rains fseniorj, Karen Martin fjuniorj and around the corner followed the Rebels, but the victories weren't there enough, still, they werer1't quitters, and held on until the end. As Kim Scott Cseniorj put it: We worked really hard this season, but it didn't come out in our record. Andy Dodson ,....l- -1 Karen Martin C185 tips the ball over the net against rival opponents, the Haltom Buffaloes. The final outcome was 15-8, 11-15, and 9-15. Photo by Doug Wallace. Varsity Volleyball 89

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Aa 9 2115 sf if fl. i K in dis- trict. It is the goal of every team and individual sport. The task is not easy, especially with the addition of two more district teams and the previous title in the trophy case. With goals and Ken West, Having ten teams is unfair. District started December 7, which was too early and we had no chance to evaluate the team. A chance to scout oppposing teams, which now include traditional and rebounds, Coach West commented, Randall Durant was the biggest sur- prise coming off the bench. After what was con- sidered a short non-district, which included wins over Wichita Falls, Rider and Twenty wins not enough to recopture district title expectations set high, the team started the year with one thing in mind: win district. The formation of a ten team district poses new pro- blems in preparing for the season. According to coach After winning consolation in two previous tournaments, goals were set to win the Fort Worth Lion's Club Christmas Tournament. However, all hopes were shattered in a disappointing 79-78 loss to Highland Park, Bruce Legan M37 at- tempts to stop a ball from going out of bounds, but, his feet went over the line. Pbota byjolm Floyd. powerhouses L.D. Bell and Trinity, was also limited. All in all, the new district of- fered no visible advantages, except perhaps that the two top teams were able to con- tinue into the playoffs. Compensating for their height disadvantage, the team relied on its quickness and desire to win. Returning starters Zack Carroll and Kris Keller Cseniorsj shared most of the scoring duties averaging 18 points each in district play. Zack and Kris carried the team in points Weatherford, district began. A loss to eventual district champs, L.D. Bell 75-62 was followed by another upset- ting loss to Weatherford in the first round of the Lion's Club Cowtown Tournament. The team, however, bounced back and won three straight games, beating Lamar 70-61 to win the con- solation trophy. District resumed and im- pressive wins including a blowout victory over Trinity 77-59 in Ccontinued on page 92D Varsity Basketball Scoreboard Rebs OPP- 89 Western Hills 44 72 Wichita Falls 65 67 Rider 60 40 South Garland 49 72 Wichita Falls 62 62 Grand Prairie 54 75 Wesrherford 73 76 Weatherford 78 85 Carter Riverside 23 70 Lamar 61 74 Abilene 70 78 Highland Park 79 63 Grand Prairie 60 51 Trinity 67 District 62 L.D. Bell 75 61 Burleson 51 77 Trinity 59 77 Arlington 74 108 Bowie 50 57 Sam Houston 56 76 Lamar 62 47 Haltom 50 69 L.D. Bell 78 64 Burleson 50 69 Trinity 44 62 Arlington 7l 68 Bowie 54 63 Sam Houston 77 74 Lamar 63 40 Haltom 42 21-9-0 The narrow victory over Sam Houston, 57-56, raised the district record to six wins and one loss. Contributing to the win, Kris Keller f32J drives past jonathan Henderson QZIJ and Andre Garrett fill addin to his 15 points. Pham byjolm Flay? Varsity Basketball 9