Sweeny High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Sweeny, TX)

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Gimme ABOVE: Sweeny Bulldogs show their spirit belore the match on Sept. 11 when Sweeny won the 'Battle of the Brazos' 14-0 against West Columbia. 1 RIGHT: After winning the midfield toss, Senior team captains Gilbert Salazar and Melvin Spiller retum to the locker room to tell the good news. 1 i 4 1

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ot Enoueh Victory Eludos Bulldogs Only Twice in Ten Games, But Eight Wins Aren't Enough to Clinch the Playoffs Sweeny's defense department kept its oreless string alive as they held Boling to inus nine total yards on offense. Both the defense and the offense anhandled the entire Boling team and the Ildog line was dominant on both sides of the ball. With the exception of one lost fumble, the Sweeny offense scored on every possession. At the helm, Adams, Coleman, and Reid combined to complete fourpasses for 112 yards and no interceptions. Z' 9 8 Www ri nu! f , 4, .L 'sr -li' Z fGKfjtgfQ.4HJf: fi luilv' 3,'fwQW1 IUU, iw? np+Q,'vsT 5kQ,g -H,- :i, Fwww la ',.,-. , sg - 4 1 : .V 1 ' ' Sl 1 1 'L' DA Si r if tif we HVQQA A 55.-' :, o ,.Hn' :A if : nf 9 i ff te a A 452222315153 r V 3 4535 '- i i Mfmhxl . Ex ' M, I -spit s,.s, Nts, , Q7 rms. -,-,my -.LA 5 if, y Furl , -11, .,,., ,,,1.-i ii , ..,.n...Lfi'iE?1zfi?11',fN- --.. . V l 5 - f' t ie' . ,fa 'V ,fa vm -i W U 4 ' 'f ' . i5ngTwf,.hwf U vvkmmme A5i r ', , f 1 - - --fTw.i,fff' 'f 1'ff1.'.jf s+ A 1 I 5 A I y,,'mM1,,,,.,,' Q 3 y W --.,...,,,... V., 1513- 7 4 fi MIN? ilyt f E'DIETZ , 6 V Ne 5 I 'i '-, Lottie ecohdleam 4 ns ndf- ,igg .f,. f .r H. we ,v TWV 'G' D . F r :V ,rv eam 4' :pe f:51'e,, !rf i RWE 'fy r ww-A. e' . ff? rf -: tl , 'a e ei: e io ' tm warn , i .ef+ 'A .fs m y Bggk 181

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Break li We Had the Talent. We Had Q, the Skill. We Had What It Takes. But, Where Was the Big Break When We Needed It Most? Throughout the season, the Bulldogs hibited talent, skill, and whatever it would ve taken to become champs, but when Van eck's Leopards were on the line, the Big eak wasn't on our side. On Oct. 23, the Bulldogs dominated Van eck in nearly every conceivable way, except the final scoreboard. Bad breaks and poor ming were the enemies that ht. Everything that could have went ong did go wrong , said Sweeny defensive ordinator Randy Miksch. We dominated football game, but Van Vleck got every ak that game with Coach Pyssen out sick, recalled senior Kevin Stavinoha. After a few days of rest and good test results, Coach Pyssen retumed to help the boys recover from their 7-6 loss, but the season ran out and so did hopes for the playoffs. While so many negatives seemed to accumulate against the team at season's close, the general attitude became one of Hey, gimme a break! But with all blessings counted and a really miraculous season recalled, all the bad things faded into the Head Coach, Bob Pyssen, suffering from pains, was hospitalized earlier that Unsure of his recovery by game Sweeny's players entered the game with on their minds other than football. lt was hard to concentrate on the importance of background. The achievements of the team and individual players were the main points to remember. After all, when the smoke clears and you look back over it all, it's the moments of unity, pride, friendship, and teamwork you remember most. we fw- ala A ZF TOP RIGHT: Sweeny Varsity Managers. A- aron Williams, Darrell Austin, and Larry Walcott. ABUVE RIGHT: Enjoying their status as celebrities, senior Bulldogs Gilbert Salagar and Bryan Lowery lead fellow teammates into the gym for an aftemoon pep rally. 183