Stroman High School - RoundUp Yearbook (Victoria, TX)

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s ometimes down, but never out It ' s late in the game and the score is tied 7-7. The defense is looking tired and battered. But they ' ve already knocked out three players. The op- posing quarterback steps into the huddle, his mind filled with plays. When the center snaps the ball, the quarterback drops back into the pocket and throws a 40 yard bomb. It floats down into the waiting arms of the defensive safety. He returns it for a touchdown. Everyone wishes this were true. Last year, the Raiders went to the play- offs for the first time in it ' s history. Unfortunate- ly, the Raiders could not repeat this successful season. For the first time in three years, they did not have a winning season. Their record was 4-6. At the beginning of the season, Stroman wasn ' t picked any higher than fourth or fifth in district, while crosstown rival, VHS, was picked by most to finish first. I liked it, said Jon Grones, senior. The pressure that we had be- ing rated first last year wasn ' t there this year. We got to watch VHS sweat with the pressure ... we had the same thing last year. The football team began its pre-season dur- ing the summer, going to two-a-day practices. After a pre-season exhibi- tion game against Bay Ci- ty, Stroman went on the road for its first game at Austin Reagan. James Williams and Ronnie Barnes went at quarter- back for the Raiders, but they fell short. Final score 23-6. I was really disa, pointed, Harry Mc Cluskey, head coach said. I guess we weren ' t as prepared as we thought we were. Stroman ' s second game, at home in Memorial Stadium, was a success for both offense and defense as the Raiders forced a shutout of the CC Moody Trojans, 25-0. Moody was a good ball club, Grones said. We wanted a victory a little more than they did. We made some mistakes, but our hustle made up for it. In the third game against CC King, Stroman rolled up for 316 yards of offense. Williams threw three touchdowns, but it was not enough as King went on to win 36-26. I was disappointed, Said McCluskey. I thought we could have won. We made a lot of mistakes, some which were mine, and some which were on the field. After losing a heart- breaking game to Victoria High, 23-0, they still had to face two of hte toughest teams in district, CC Miller and Coach David Evans com- municates with the other coaches in the press box con- cerning plays. Bottom: Arthur Ellis, Jesse Balli, Eluid Cruz, Jesse Jiminez, Homer Escalante, Maurice Tolbert and Arthur White Next row: John Prater, Dave Evans, Mike Perez, Alex Soils, Trey Brown, Sean Williams, Donald Ramey, Arthur Peoples, Mack Peoples, Brian Emerson and Ray Jackson Next row; Scott Ledbetter, Harry McCluskey, Jon Grones, Daniel Guiterrez. Ronnie Barnes, Robert Delgado, Arndra Thomas, Greg Westbrook, James Herron, Lee Barnard and Bob Borchert Next row: Tim Hall, Bobby Green. Dwayne Cherry, Frank Motal, Julius Whitby, John Whitby. Ruben Longoria, James Williams and Michael Yates Top row: Shawn Delgado, Richard DeLeon, Glen Filla, Donald McGee, Darrell Bates and Lewis McFadin t ie s« ' 9-- : C -iKn 5 ?ffvJ?,•Tf. ?.» . » .v :-. mmrn ' mjif .M Football 112