Westlake High School - El Paisano Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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FOOTBALL Football falls prey to 5A Chaps open new district with 2-8 record Although they ended their season with losses out- numbering wins four to one, the Chaps posted new records and yielded college recruited individual team players. In 1985, we went to the semi-finals with 44 players. Over 35 of these players graduated. We only had a little experience returning to the team with the seniors, head coach Ebbie Neptune said. Experienced senior An- dy Locke broke a Texas record and tied a national one when he led the team to a 15-0 shut out victory over Austin Lanier with five field goals. It was a great game for me; I think that the whole team backed me during the game; I was so excited when the fifth field goal went through the goalposts, An- dy said. Completing 38 per- cent Did you know. . . that during the first football game against St. Stephens in 1969 Westlake ran the opening kickoff back for a touchdown? The team, led by coach Ebbie Neptune, went on to score a 21-13 victory against St. Stephens? of his passes, junior David Hester took responsibility and credit for 328 yards and three touchdowns. When I went into the game, we were usually get- ting beat. The opponent naturally expected passes, so I didn ' t excel; I just en- joyed playing, David said. Although senior Scott Bethea received most of the passes, 25 completions for a total of 460 yards showed the strength of the offense in juniors Clay Howell and Cash Kristynik who com- bined 332 total yards. One of my favorite catches was, of course, when I caught a pass from Hester and scored a touchdown, Cash said. I wish all the catches were like that. Halfway through the season, sophomore Steve DeMoss advanced to the varsity squad. He proved worthy with a total of 123 yards and one touchdown. Moving up to the varsity was the best thing that happened to me, Steve said. Now I have the expe- rience I need for my junior and senior seasons. Juniors Mickey Rose and Keith Saunders also combined yardage for a to- tal of 441 yards to score 20 points. Mickey compiled the highest average per carry with 10.1 yards per carry. Everytime I touched the ball, I could see holes THERE ' S MORE... VARSITY FOOTBALL: ( nmlniicl Slrphanlc Koons, Cliudbi DeFdlcc. Add Beaijcy. Siuinru Baku. )an Ilaraood, Milu MallnowsU Paul Calamc. Rudy Yu. Jcnni cr Dow, Tracy Ammann. Trudi Donaldson. Kim Monu. Uiny Clark Uacpiu ron ) Pal Brown (manager), David Hater, BJ. Myvn, Chuck Holloway. Aaron Hoowr, Kevin Saundan. Mac Lane. Ruaty DeFoy (trainer). Trey Salinas, Courtney Smith, KyleJonM. Scott Muiton, Mickey Roac, BiU Skeen. Pete Brunei (manager) ithlrd rote) Jerry Creeaon (head trainer). Jeff Katd. David Beltia, Jake ZapaLac, Ron Waldrop, Roia Bowman, coach Ron Schrocder, coach Derek Long, head coach Ebbie Neptune; coach Cordon Franien, coach Jim Darilek. Tioy JamalL Keith Riewe, Mike Taylor, Jerry HnglUh, Scott Bethea. team doctor Newt Masion ifourtk rote) Cray Race (manager). David Schmidt (trainer), Trent Davla, Jeff Brown, Mike Under, Link Hudaon, Jufdn Waigh Darryl Schenk, Tyrone Delagarza, Danny Bolger, Robert Stefani. PhUlip Hall. Kyle Lowke, Chtia Berry (manager), Kevin Whiteley (manager) ( ( ( roto) Andrew Caiiidy, Stephen TruesdeR Mark Ilanla. ChriaReed. Jay Lucaa, Jim Hall. Andy Locke, Stance UbaJ, Dave Davenport. Cash Kriatynik. Kanton Ubaj. Scott Norman, Mark Mangum. Rob Woertink. TIME OUT. During time out, varsity football players rest-up for the remainder of the game. Trainers and managers quickly supplied water and Catorade to quench thirsts as strategies were discussed for on-the-field plays. I Take it in stride SPORTS

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VOLLEYBALL ' Making news ' Team ' s firsts result in overall winning season With a new head coach, a new district, new players and new uniforms, no one dared predict the final out- come of the varsity volley- ball season. All I knew was that we were really excited about getting started, senior Ni- cole Nugent said. We knew it would be different, but didn ' t expect it so good. With 15 years experi- ence as a coach, Zula Blann and the new team prepared together to face the chal- lenges of the new 5 A dis- trict. At first we were a little worried, but after we met Coach Blann we realized how lucky our program and we were to have such an ex- perienced coach, junior Jennifer Phillips said. Like most other teams, adjusting to the new 5A district challenged the squad because of the long road trips and unfamiliar larger teams. Did you know... that a volleyball court is 59 ft. long and 29 1 2 ft. wide and that the net has 819 squares in it, hangs three feet wide from top to bottom, spaning 32 feet across and that it rises 7 ft. 4 1 8 in. from the floor to the top of the net? It was good because of the many new teams we got to play and also the long road trips helped us become better friends, so it turned out to be fun being in a new district, senior Kelly Whisenant said. Though the team con- sisted of only four returning varsity players and 11 new members, they developed a sense of unity through morning and afternoon summer practices and two hour after school practices, which meant the difference between winning and losing in some games. At first it was a little awkward .because of the different grades we were in and because we were on different teams last year, but after practicing and playing, we became a team and not just 12 individuals, senior Melissa Andrus said. After countless hours of practice, the team hit the court ready for their first game. Decked out in new uniforms which consisted of new tops, shorts, socks, knee-pads and hightop vol- leyball shoes, the team won the first of 26 matches. The uniforms looked really good. I ' m glad we got them since we didn ' t think we were going to get whole new uniforms, junior Mc- lanie Hudkins said. Team members cap- tured two first place and one second place tournament trophies and recorded a third place district finish. VARSITY VOLLEYBALL: (frml row) Shawna Sieck. Statia Stanford, Ruthanne Belts, Jennifer Phillips, Melissa Andrus, Christina Hampton, Brandl Clark, (bart row) Tracy Knox, Amy Trigg, Kathy Stem, Melanie Hudkins, Nicole Nugent, Coach Zula Blann and Kelly Whisenant. Edited by Tracy Knox I volleyballI

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PILE UP. At a home game against New Braunfels Canyon, varsity football players cover s ball fumbled by their opponents. In a close contest, the Chaps did not capitalize on the recovery losing 13-14 in the narrow loss. MOTIVATIONAL THERAPY. Junior Clay Howell ' s enthusias- tic behavior motivates other members to bash some heads during the Georgetown game. Though Westlake had a bad season, they did defeat their arch-nemesis Georgetown, 24-0. Varsity New Braunfels Canyon Round Rock Westwood Austin Lanier Waco Tcrnple Killcen Round Rock Georgetown Copperas Cove Killeen Ellison 13-14 20-34 15-0 18-28 18-28 22-28 34 24-0 10-52 6-32 Statistics Total number of touchdowns; 22 Average (per game) 12 Total number of yards: 4,230 Average (per me): 423 Total of interceptions: 11 Average (per mc ): 1.1 Field Coals One of the most renowned team members of 1986 was kicker Andy LcxJce, who broke a state kicking record and tied a national record. Name Attempt Good long Andy Locke 17 10 42 2 Wins, 8 Losses Scores More Decal stripes $4.00 Headgear $95.00 Shoulder pads $85.00 Practice pants $15.00 Game pants $25.00 Game shoes $42.00 Practice shoes $15.00 Practice socks $2.50 Mouth piece $250 Belt $2.50 Practice jersey $8.00 Game jersey $15.00 Knee braces $23.00 Total Cost of Equipment $333.50 1 thought the team didn ' t perform as well as they would have liked primarily be- cause of in- experienced players. We graduated 36 seniors, more than we have in several years, starting with only nine Icttermen. Coach Ebbie Neptune Edited by Brian Steeg |i|(fi FOOTBALL 1