Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 7, Ed. 1 Monday, November 9, 1981 Page: 2 of 22
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By STEWART APPUN
You wouldn’t suppose
there was much good to say
about a football team which
4 was beaten 490.
But there is a lot of good to
say about the 1981 Burleson
High School football team
which was thumped Friday
night 49-0 by district-leading
Lamar.
Richland, guarantees La-
mar at least a tie for the
District 5A-8 crown. Arl-
: ington and Lamar take on
each other next Friday with
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The Elks, with a 1-8 record
coming into the game, could
have folded their tents and
just gone through the mo-
tions in this essentially
meaningless contest. But
they played with enthusiasm
and determination until the
final play of the game and, in
fact, played a better and
more successful game a-
gainst Lamar than the week
before against Rich-
land.
It is a cliche to say that the
game was closer than the
score indicated. However,
this was very much the case
Friday night. The game was
statistically fairly even—the
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Statistics
First Downs
Rushes-yards
Attempts/Comp.
Interceptions
Passing Yards
Total yards
Return Yards
Fumbles/Lost
Punts/Average
Vikings gained 229 total
yards and the Elks 67 yards
less—but Lamar, rated No.
22 in the state in 5A, used the
big play to set up and score
touchdowns, making the
game seem much more lop-
sided than it actually was.
The brightest spot for
Burleson was the injury-
ridden offensive line which
better, especially on
than in any recent
was remarkable
the massive La
ive line, led by
Doug Atkinson
226-pound John Lee;
heavily outweighed
the Elks line.
The ground game, which
showed some life against
son, gaining 150 yards on 41
tries for a 3.7 yard average.
Senior running back Ward
Whites provided most of the
slant patterns with an occa-
sional deeper route but most
passes were overthrown and
several dropped.
The Vikings used the pass
sparingly, completing two
passes for 34 yards. Lamar
rushed for 195 yards.
“I was pleased with the ef-
fort, with the fight they
showed,” Head coach Bill
Bixler said after the game.
“They
With a third-and-one at the
Burleson 11, the Elks gambl-
ed on a pass, hoping the Vik-
ings would be expecting a
dive (day. Nichols threw to
tight end Stoney Spears on a
quick pass to the right flat.
Strong safety Shane Burden
just barely tipped the ball
with his right hand and the
pigskin twirled on end in the
„ air unexpectedly and Burden
playing hard, caught it at the 18 and ran it
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Lamar
16
40-10* yardage, rolling up 115 yards
* ® in the game on 23 carries,
getting five yards a crack.
The workhorse also had 35
return yards. Whites ended
the 1981 season with 835
yards unofficially, a con-
siderable achievement for a
1-9 team.
The passing attack, as it
has been since the injury to
Brian Coleman, was not able
to get untracked. The Elks
went to a lot of short quick
That’s the thing that pleased
me most.” Bixler said that
he had 10 starters out with
injuries Friday night as has
been the case the last three
games, seven on offense.
Bixler especially com-
mended senior all-purpose
player Alan Nichols who
played on offense and
defense with two sore arms.
“He was just staggering at
the end of the game,” Bixler
said. Nichols played most of
the game at quarterback
(junior Mark Bailey spelled
him late in the third
quarter), called the defen-
sive signals from his defen-
sive back position, and
punted the ball nine times.
The Elks opened the ball-
game using a lot of man-in-
motion to open up the 4-4-3
Viking defense. The game
was a scoreless tie until late
in the first quarter when a
freak play opened up the
flood gates for Lamar.
Linebacker Stoney Spears (83) of Burleson meets running back John Mendoza (33)
Rriiieinrr T'nnhlo h««d-o«in second-half action from Friday’s game between Lamar and Burleson.
uruusuig M Uttttc Spears, a senior, played his final game for the Elks. Mendoza, a backup running
back and also a senior, rushed for 69 yards as the Vikings won 49-0.
back to the One. Had the pass
been completed, it would
have been a touchdown for
the Elks. Two plays later,
Barry Moore took a pitchout
around right end for the
touchdown. Ever-present
Nichols blocked the extra
point but the game was
never close again.
Two minutes later, Lamar
quarterback Jason Watson
hit back Matt Gurley on a
delay pattern up the middle
for 24 yards, Gurley added 17
more yards on the option pit-
chout, and Gurley hit paydirt
from 17 yards on another op-
tion pitchout. Moore scored
the two-point conversion for
the 14-0 lead.
Only 1V4 minutes later,
early in the second quarter,
the Vikings struck quickly
again as Greg Atkinson
returned a punt from the 37
to the Burleson-five. The
next play saw Gurley make
the endzone over left tackle.
Lamar made it 28-0 with
3:58 left in the half on a
45-yard, six-play drive,
climaxed by Moore’s one-
yard plunge.
The Vikings added three
more TDs in the second half
on an 18-yard burst by Gur-
ley, a one-yard run by Dar-
rell Wilson, and a 26-yard
jaunt by John Mendoza.
DISTRICT 5A-8
STANDINGS
Lamar (8-1) 5 0
Arlington (7-2) 4 1
Richland (4-4-1) 3 2
Bowie (4-5) 3 2
Hal tom (4-4-1) 2 3
Sam Houston (3-6) l 4
Burleson <i-9> - • 6
The Elks threatened only
once late in the second
period. Using primarily the
running of Whites, Burleson
picked up three first downs
to the 30 but a fumble ended
the drive.
Nichols was two-for-11 for
12 yards and one inrwex-
wprion. Bailey was none-for-
one. Watson and Keith
Whitlock combined for
Lamar for two completions
in seven tries with one pick-
ed off for 34 yards.
Whites was the leading
ground gainer in the game
with 115 yards. Nichols add-
ed 25 and junior Brad Terry
15. Gurley sparked the Vik-
ings with 111 yards and three
touchdowns. Mendoza added
69 yards, Moore 50, Watson
16 and Whitlock 15.
Nichols led the defense
with an interception and
blocked PAT. Ken Basinger
had a fumble recovery. Mak-
ing tackles for no gain or
negative yardage were Ran-
dy Dean, Todd Clay, Glen
Rekieta, Jeff Seay, Larry
Shelton, and Aaron Craig.
Burleson ends the ’81
season with a 1-9 overall
record and 0-6 in district.
Lamar is 8-1 and 5-0.
Lamar 14 14 7 14 - 49
Burleson 0 00 0—0
Top Ground Gainer
Umar wingback Matt Gurley (38) was the Vikings leading ground gainer Friday
night against Burleson. He rushed for III yards and three touchdowns in leading
the Vikings to a 49-0 rout of the Elks. Defensive back Alan Nichols (33) makes the
tackle.
Cougars Top Pirates
The Cougars won the
“braggin' rights” in Burle-
son last Saturday, as they
beat their cross-town rivals
the Pirates 26-0. With this
win, the Cougars upped their
season record to 8-0.
The Cougar defense re-
corded their seventh shutout
and again played with their
usual hard-hitting, head-
hunter style.
The Pirates took the open-
ing kickoff and were forced
to turn over the ball on the
Cougar 34-yard line. The
Cougar offense went to work
immediately, working left
and right, inside and outside,
as quarterback Rusty King
skillfully guided his team
down the field. Bobby More-
head capped the 76-yard
drive on an eight-yard burst
into the endzone.
On the ensuing kickoff, Pat
Malone recovered the ball,
giving possession bade to the
Cougars. Again the offense,
behind good blocking by Bry-
an Matney, Cary Hopson,
Eddie Mullins, Mike Miller,
Jeff Grace, Ralph Roberts,
and Duane Hampton, put to-
gether a ground-eating
drive. Rusty King carried
the ball over the goal line on
a fine five-yard run, bringing
the score to 12-0.
Again on the next kickoff,
Malone hustled down and
recovered the ball for the
Cougars. Another fine drive
to paydirt was put together
with Jason Stewart scoring
the touchdown from 12 yards
out. King scored the conver-
sion, making the score 200.
The next kickoff was. re-
covered by Duane Hampton,
giving the ball back to the
Cougars. The offense re-
sponded one more time with
a good looking drive to the
endzone. King scared the fi-
nal touchdown of the first
half from six yards out, mak-
ing the score 260.
In the second half. Coach
Joe Walker let his back-up
offensive unit take over.
Possession changed back
and forth during the second
half with neither team able
to get anything going.
The Pirates' defense was
led by Michael Tolies on,
Clint Nelson, Jarred Dunn,
Steve Wesson, Robbie Guinn,
and Kelly Kinsey.
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