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

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Haltom Tie Highlights Season The final score read 27-27 but the unbeaten record was intact Sometimes you need a little more than physical ability to get motivated, said Mark Ball. A threat of a Haltom victory was all we needed to get motivated. .xt . All-Tarrant County Quar- terback, J.D. Krug llll looks downfield for an open receiver. J.D. also played for the Rebel Varsity Baseball Team. Photo by Mark Hejnicki. Design by Brandi Owens ln an unusual season in district 7- 5a, with Haltom winning a district championship that was supposed to belong to Trinity, and the Mid-cities schools kept out of the the playoffs for the first time in a very, very long time. The Richland Rebels fell short of a long hoped for successful sea- son. After defeating Arlington Heights lthe third ranked team in the area at that timel in the first game of the season 17-0. The team then tested their wares against a tough Lamar team and suffered de- feat in the last 14 seconds of the game when their quarterback JJ Joe scored on a keeper around left end. At any rate, the first two games seemed to indicate that Richland could play with the best in the area. The third week of the season brought the match-up that local 'N 'Q ' l , . football fans look foward to more than any other Haltom. The rivalry had turned sour of late, with the Rebels winning 11 straight games. But things turned out a little differently this time. The final result was the first tie in the history of the schools competing in football, 27 - 27. Statistically, Haltom dominated every facet of the game. A third quarter bombing by the Buffs put the Rebels at a 27-17 dificit. How- ever, with less than two minutes left in the game, Richland was able to tie. The Rebs actually had a chance to win with six seconds left, but Roger Garcia'a 35 yard field goal attempt was blocked. Joel Surber l18l gives a Haltom player a helping hand. Richland and Haltom tied for the first time, 27-27. Photo by Chris Mullins. . ISC'-r Making his way upfield, Craig Farmer l17l gains yardage in the game against Trin- ity. Craig was one of the two sophomores on the team. Photo by John Shelton. Jeff Clark l39l and Steve Ozmer l42l listen to the referee's decision on a play against Grapevine. Grapevine defeated Richland ll-21. Photo by Robert Gotcher. Q 15

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Haltom Tie Highlights Season The final score read 27-27 but the unbeaten record was intact Many of the players accredited the victory to the intensity of the game. We were playing on emotion, Brad Koskelin said. Haltom had us beaten. I think they reached the point where they had us pinned, but couldn't do it, The idea of actually defeating us probably in- timidated them a little. Oddly, after playing the most inspired ball of the season, the Rebs started their tailspin after the Haltom game. Grapevine came into Birdville looking for a win, and found it. After scoring a TD on its first pos- session, Grapevine was never threatened by the Rebs, and won 21-11. Trinity was next on the agenda. The previous week the Trojans That, coupled with some of the local sports journalist picking Richland to win had Trinity ready for the game. But the Rebs rose to the occasion, and narrowly missed winning. Trinity was able to hold off Richland 27-21. The Rebs went into the Homecom- ing game needing a win and found what they needed by beating Sam Houston 27-17. Although the final score was close, it was a gome of dominace for the Rebs. The next week brought the final win of the year against Burleson 35- 15. The game was not much of a contest. An indication was that Jeff Clark, normally a defensive mainstay, scored one of the Rebel touchdowns on an offensive run from scrimmage. The final three weeks comprised the worst stretch for the local team. They were outscored 98-30. Bell was the first to take advan- tage, they blew out the Rebs 24-O. District surprise Arlington was next. At the time, they were just com- ing into the groove that would lead them to the state quarterfinals. The Rebs got the brunt of the offensive prowess of the Colts, losing 49-7. Richland was picked to win the final game of the year against Martin. How- ever, the Warriors were able to sur- prise the war-torn Rebs by a score of 25-23. We were a lot better than our record indicates, Mark Ball said. Somewhere along the line, we lost our edge. Mark Ball KU and David Scofield l81l link pinkies as the Sprit of Dixie plays the Alma Mater, It is a tradition for the Alma Mater to be played after every game. had lost a 10-9 game to Arlington. Varsity Football. FRONT ROW:Mark Ball, stan Bradshaw, Bubba Davis, D.J. Bolden, Corey Hysmith, Paul Shuga, Roger Garcia, Danny Desalvo, Andy White, J.D Krug, and Mike Cox. SECOND ROW:Jason Tolfa, Scott Suter, Mike Marshall, Matt Patton, Joel Surber, Robert Waterson, Chip Johnson, Gordon Wright, Malachi Mallard, John Biebighauser, and Billy Powell. THIRD ROW:Robbie Hoover, Greg Evans, Jason Reynolds, Aaron Householder, Scott Fulton, Shawn Walasey, Rusty Swope, Troy Mangone, Jeff Clark, C.E. Gerdes, and Steve Ozmer, FOURTH ROW:Dennis Haney,Keith Renteria, Kevin Young,Kevin Goldston, Larry Smith, David Conner, Drew Simmons, Chris Teafatiller, Rusty Hall, Kevin Manning, and Duane Preas. FIFTH ROW:John Thompson, Doug McClure, Jerry Frost, Tony Diaz, Clint Heizer, Aaron Schiflett, Shane Jackson, Dat Codd, Damon Hall, Jimmy Stanislaw, and Billy Colley. SIXTH ROW:Travis Williams, Clay Faulk, Bobby Lucas, Britt Harris, Jeff Krause, David Scofield, Chad Hogan, Dale Robinson, Joe Velarde, Billy Flemming, Matt Alderman, Shane Denham, David Powell, Kelly Conner, Brad Koskelin, Glen Coleman, Mike Driver, David Humphreys, Shannon Dove, Billy Bouldin, Stephanie Schull, T.J. Stield, and Amy Rollins. BACK ROW:Pat Pruitt, Hugh Hamm, Richard Dibble, Horst Krause, Carlos Berry, Tray Crawford,Gary Helzer, Gray Lejarzar, Gary Pewitt,Tommy Rollins, and Bob Briscoe. Designed by Karen Laird is I J.. A