South Garland High School - Sabre Yearbook (Garland, TX)

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fa. .1 .,, '-1 I , , W , 1- rag,-.s Qs .W W .ag fi. ' 2 -, ' .. R .V ., so .- to -T-sm. -. , My ff -I 4 'ss' r ,i? ff.f.xif','fQ Eieiki Colonels Compile Impressive SC's winning streak continued against North Mesquite at Memorial Stadium in a close 17-'13 victory. Another bal- anced rushing attack of 273 yards controlled the contest for the Colonels throughout. Mark Dod- son led the way with 107 tough yards on 20 carries. Giardina contributed 88 yards on 20 carries and Cook had 'l3 timely runs for 83 yards as the Colo- nels raised their season ledger to 6-2. The Colonels' winning streak ended when they travelled to Wilmer Hutchins November 7 to battle the second place Eagles. SC tried desper- ately to establish a run- ning game but had little success against a strong Hutch defense. Wilmer rushed for over 300 yards in handing SG only its sec- Season ond district loss, 18-8. Tommy Cook's 69 yards pass to Greg Verner and a two-point conversion were the Colonels only points. The annual season- ending battle with Gar- land's Owls allowed South Garland to tie for second place in District 10-5A's final standings. The Colonels' heralded backfield of quarterback Tommy Cook and run- ning backs Mark Dodson and Nick Giardina rushed for over 350 yards behind solid offensive line block- ing in a very satisfying 28- 14 victory. Cook scored on runs of one and five yards while Giardina scored from 32 and three yards out. lunior kicker lay Vincent converted all four extra points as the Colonels ended the sea- son on a winning note. In an attempt to catch the ball, a lunior leff Bolton catches a pass Colonel takes a dive in front of a through a Highland Park North Mesquite player. defender. South Carland's Colo- nels finished the V980-8l football season on its usual winning tradition. By recording a 7-3 overall record and 5-2 slate in the district, SC proved to be one of the most exciting and strongest teams in 'IO-SA. 3.0 ........-an-an lt's a tough time for the opposi- tion when a Colonel hits him The Colonel offense clears the path for Greg Verner t85l. rsity Football Iv qJVa

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A Colonel takes a dive in the Henry lackson Gil breaks Highland Park game. through the Patriot line. 1, fi 1 ,F-Mfi otball Fo rsity Va lv OO t ,..,,. , , ff, ,xr 122- A ff L lyl. ,.,Y , , ,, X , , f ,.,,.,' Q fi ' ' , '-f' 5 Q 7' I ,anew The Colonels and their fans show spirit at Texas Stadium, Mark Dodson Q33J attempts to 25 V W fp A-4' M :,, - i f a .- -iqniwi. F ,. I break a tackle. 2 Q? ' M ' jjj A K , 11 f. leff Bolton 1881 gets the signals M M from the coaches. H? 'C

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,laguna The Colonel is a symbol of South GarIand's spirit. Tommy Cook gains yardage for the Colonels. tbaH tyFoo Q Nicky Giardina uses his speed to avoid a tackle. .?ym, . Var WW Colonels Compilf wmv! 5 if 1 , 1, s,. if i 1 30 kr , , ,W ,k,. sv .3- x