Wylie Public School - Pirate Yearbook (Wylie, TX)

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Pirates Do What Other Teams Dream Of . A perfect season is the dream of coaches and players alike, and the Wylie Pirates made that dream come true in pre-season and district play. The 10-0 season began with a 37-14 win over Lan- caster. Next, the Pirates sailed by Seagoville and Kaufman with scores of 38-0 and 55-14. Bonham played a tough game, but a blocked punt in the fourth quarter provided a 23-17 victory. Homecoming with Canutillo, a team from West Texas, added another victory C33-14l to the list. District play opened on a muddy field with a 27-7 defeat over Commerce. Next, the long awaited game with archrival Allen arrived. After a week of spirit rousing activities, the Pirates, for the fifth time in six years, defeated the Eagles. The last three games with Quinlan, Lake Dallas, and Whitesboro ended with victories of 20-0, 49-7, and 43-0. With a 10-0 record and the so familiar district title, the Pirates advanced to the playoffs. A Caring and liking each other was an important part. ,ffm M., A Randy Martin, Mgr., helps injured player. 58 P Football A Coach Jer

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Sponsored by: Quarberback Clu 4th Quarter Magic lt appeared that the whole state was beginning to hear of that infamous spirit word, AHMO. The news media had certainly given it and its origin enough courage. All of the teams in the district had not only heard of, but experienced AHMO magic, usually to their dismay. What the opposing teams did not realize was that they were being psyched by two powerful themes - AHMO and The fourth quarter is Ours. Had they taken time to notice, they would have seen the four fingers cropping up throughout the stands and on the field at the beginning of the fourth quarter and felt that surge of pride and positiveness they brought. According to legend, 4th quarter began in 1977 when the State Championship team was in the playoffs with Breckenridge. It was the end of the fourth quarter and all seemed lost. The Pirates made a touchdown in the last three seconds of the game and created a legend and attitude that has prevailed and earned the Pirates the nickname of the 4th quarter team. ,. -- .A A .2 ' VARSITY: Bottom row: Coaches Bill Rushing, Sam Terry, Kenneth Ard, Jerry Shaffer, Mike Hall, Loyd Dorsey, 2nd row: Mgr. R dolph Martin, Greg Cryer, Russel Balcom, Victor Delgado, James Syferd, Jay Garrick, Mgr. Stephen Weaver, Mgr. Mark Miller, row: Richard Edge, Tommy Kirpatrick, Erin Saffel, Bruce Abernathy, Damon Sams, Marcus Spence, J.J, Exum, Jeff Gillis, 4th r Robert Franks, Chris Duncan, Mark Helm, Ken Simmons, Scott Reuthinger, Peter Dunlop, Kle McCasland, Mike Taylor, J.D. Gipson, row: Mike Love, Jimmy Franks, Kyle Craighead, Jeff Prichard, Rusty Gardner, Derek Ammerman, Greg Roddy, Stewart Nemer, T row: David Martin, Daniel Jones, Raymon Montgomery, W.C. Nix, Fred Mobbs, Blake Berry, Brian Chaney, Greg Tackett, Den Taylor. 60 P Football