Trinity High School - Trojan Yearbook (Euless, TX)

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DEPE SE SI-II ES DESPITE DEFEAT The loss to Lewisville did not dampen the spirit for the first home game against the Lamar Vikings, and for much of the game, the Trojans gave the favored Vikings more than they bargained for. The game was knotted 7-7 until in the final minutes of play, Lamar punched in the tie-breaking, game winning score. The Vikings went to work quickly and drove the ball to the Trojan 35 yard line, but were stymied on the ten yard line by a Trinity fumble recovery. The Trojans gave up the ball on downs, and the Vikings, ten plays and 45 yards later, hit pay dirt. The extra point attempt was successful, making the score 7-0, Lamar's favor. Second quarter action saw a defensive battle between the two teams with the Trojan's limmy Shoppa intercepting two Lamar passes. Third quarter action saw Anthony Wynn, Trojan halfback, set a Pennington Field record as he galloped 98 yards for a Trinity score, knotting the game 7- 7. This scoring play was answered by the Vikings, though, as Randy Deering guided a scoring drive late in the contest which put the Trojans behind to stay, 14-7. The game proved a defensive plus for Trinity. 148 X Football REBELS UPSET TRCDJA S The upset-minded Trinity Trojan football team met the Richland Rebels at Birdville Stadium, and with a perky offense, led the Rebels 8-7 at half-time before falling 23-14 to mar their conference record. The game's first quarter passed without scoring, but in the second stanza Richland's Lonnie Chester scored on a 26 yard burst. Trinity retaliated with good offensive calls from quarterback lohn Whitley, who connected with Doug Eberhart in the Richland end zone to make the score 7-6, Richland's favor. The Trojans went for two points, successfully, giving them the lead at halftime. A miscue in the Trojan backfield opened the third quarter, and this gave Richland superb field position. The opportunistic Rebels made the turnover count for a score to lead the Trojans 14-7. In the fourth quarter the Rebels put nine more points on the board before Whitley connected with Eberhart for a touchdown, making the final score 23-14, Richland's favor. The Trojan offense compiled 262 yards in total offense.

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FARMERS HARVEST TROIA LQSS The Trojan football team started the '75 season against 3-A rival Lewisville with new assistant coaches and an inexperienced but spirited team. Led by runningback Art Longshore, the Farmers combined some fine running and key pass completions to hand the Trojans a 14-0 loss. The Farmer offense put points on the board within seven minutes after the initial kick-off thanks to two Trinity penalties plus Bo Stewart and Longshore's ground attack. A short kick- off bythe Farmers gave the Trojan offense adequate field position at the Farmer 38 yard line and the young offensive gridders went into action. Two quarterback keepers by Kyle Bookout and stout running by sophomore Chris Coffey gave the Trojans their first first down of the year. A 13 yard run put the Trojan offense in Lewisville territory, but an ensuing sneak lost eight yards and left the Trojan offense with a fourth and long situation. Trinity elected to go for the first down, but the Lewisville defense proved impregnable and Trinity was forced to surrender the ball at the Farmer 33 yard line. After a Lewisville punt and a Trojan fumble, the Farmers had the ball again. However, a Farmer aerial found its way into Trojan Marty Stover's hands and Stover's return of 25 yards set up another Trojan scoring threat that ended abruptly on the Lewisville 21 yard line due to a Trojan fumble. The Trojan defense held and after a Lewisville punt, the offense went to work with good field position on the Lewisville 35 yard line with 2:24 left in the first half. Four plays later, the Trojans were on the Farmer 10 yard line with 40 seconds left in the half. Coach Bill Bookout called a time out to discuss the situation - which paid off, for 34 seconds later the Farmers were defending a first and goal from the one yard line. With six seconds remaining on the clock, Bookout was tripped up short of the goal - the half ended, and the Trojans were never again able to threaten the Lewisville end zone. During the third quarter Lewisville maneuvered 55 yards in eight plays to add a second and final touchdown making the score 14-0. Kyle Bookout led the Trojan rushing attack with 56 yards in 17 carries, while Chris Coffey and Tim Shillings passed the 40 yard mark. s5l75T'5T'C5 . Trinity iii ig 'rr2,iQ. is ... ,, 1 A M FirstDowhs j . iyyy fin 2 2141-145 lll. ssysy fiff iiifiifi Paving 36 Total Offense 205 Tff Passes 4-7 Punts 6-36 65 T ee,. vas-as y

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C-CGD QPFE SE RESULTS I VICTCDRY The Trojans overcame three losses and Q' turnover problems to soundly whip the Castleberry lions 36-7. Castleberry controlled the ball much of the first quarter and even scored first after lim Gross recovered a fumble at the Trojan 47 yard line. Trinity lost the ball four times on fumbles and had one pass intercepted before Anthony Wynn scooted over for six points. A two point try by Kyle Bookout put the Trojans into a lead they would keep until the game's end. Defensive star Rodney Reynolds started the Trojans on their next touchdown bid by intercepting a Lion pass. The Trinity offense then proceeded to take the ball 52 yards for a second touchdown. After this drive, touchdowns came easily for the Trinity offense with help from quarterbacks Kyle Bookout and lohn Whitley plus yeoman work from fullback Chris Coffey. Credit defensive players lim Brown, Gary Hammond and Roy Adams for fumble recoveries. limmy Shoppa and Reynolds were the ball hawks of the night. i i l 4 i l i Trojans approaching lions' goal. R i . Q Trinity 20 0 36 23 Z3 c T 10-2 T N ,K Pwigiig i 4-258 X40 g Afemlty