Sweeny High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Sweeny, TX)

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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

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ieht Special 1. 0:3 '49 W -A 'RA a -K Q in ,Vg ,k . . E . x 'N.'-'44 0VE. Junior Varsity Football FRONT ROW: Kenneth Jones, Troy Leslie Hayes, Andrew Guiterrez, Trent Dale Brown. SECUND ROW: Alan Lupe Ramirez, Gary Reans, Tracey mak. BACK ROW: Jeff Stavinoha, ston Webb, Kevin Bell, Keith Denson, Kary den, Kevin Smith, and Larry Borders. an 'iii RIGHT: Junior varsity football coach, Melvin Loesch, concentrates on a strategy to overcome the opponent. With a 9 1 Record Thursday Nights Were Made for J Vs With the only setback being a 6-0 loss to Brazoswood, the junior varsity football team ended their season with a 9-1 record. The team displayed a fine defensive showing with five shutouts and the offense also showed the ability to control the game with individual efforts of running backs Brad Green and Alonzo Baugh. 0uite surprising, said Coach John Scarborough as he reflected on the past season and defensive coordinator Randy Miksch stated, they came a long way and inproved greatly as the year ent on to become district champs. Fo the J.V. Bulldogs: Thursdays weren't like just any other day. They were special. 185