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gA-Burleson Star. Thursday. September 12.1991
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Lady Elks win Consolation in Grapevine Tournament
By GLENN COCHRAN
The Lady Elks ran up against
some pretty stiff competition in the
Grapevine Tournament last Friday
and Saturday. Marcus (Lewisville)
andNorthwest high schools were both
in the Lady Elks pool play group.
Marcus is rated as the number two
team in the area and Northwest is the
number one 4 A team in the area. The
Lady Elks splitgames with Marcus at
6-11,11-9, but sold out to Northwest
at 0-11,6-11.
The Lady Elks wound up 3-3
after pool play and went into the
Competition Bracket Marcus went
into the Championship Bracket with
a 5-1 pool play record as the Lady
Elks were the only team to claim a
victory.
Burleson met Boswell High
School in the first match in the
Competition Bracket. Boswell pre-
vailed and sent the Lady Elks to the
Consolation Bracket, where they
eventually won the championship.
"Overall we played inconsis-
tent," Burleson coach Pam Lea said
of the La'dy Elks. "Our low point was
against Northwest and our high point
was the one game with Marcus and
our matches with Channelview and
Amarillo Palo Duro.
"Stephanie Lea and Meredith
Mendenhall served consistently and
aggressively. We also had excellent
play from Kim Little, Micah
Griswold, and Stacy Rotenberry."
The Lady Elks met Channelview
first in pool play. This turned into a
confidence booster for Burleson,
winning both games handily at 11-8,
11-4.
Lea was the Lady Elks’ leading
server, scoring 14 points in the two
games. Mendenhall served for three,
Lara Ayars and Tamra Kirkpatrick
each added two, and Heather Saari
scored one. As a team, the Lady Elks
accumulated eight kills, 18 digs, and
six blocks.
Marcus was the Lady Elks sec-
ond opponent. "These were very
competitive games," Lea said. "We
lost the first game, but in the second
we adjusted to the two left-handed
attackers and were able to win."
Burleson lost the first game 6-11 and
won the second at 11 -9.
As a team, the Lady Elks accu-
mulated 10 kills, 29 digs, and four
blocks. Kirkpatrick served for five
points; Mendenhall, four; Allison
Bauer, four; Lea, three; Ayars, one;
and Little, one. Saari made four kills.
Northwest High School supplied
the opposition for the Lady Elks fifth
and sixth pool play games. North-
west also handed the Lady Elks a pair
of losses. The scores were 0-11,6-11.
"We were not mentally ready to
play,” Lea said of the two Northwest
games. "We were 3-1 in pool and
only needed one win to go to the
Championship Bracket. Northwest
had to win both to go to the champi-
onships. They did what they needed
to do to win. They were fired up and
ready. We were not."
Lea served for four of the Burle-
son points and Mendenhall and Aimee
Smith added the two others. The Lady
Elks racked up but four kills, five
digs, and four blocks in these two
games.
Following pool play, the Lady
Elks headed into the Competition
Bracket where Boswell waited to be
challenged. Unfortunately for the
Lady Elks, however, things just were
not clicking.
"Our passing broke down and
we were not able to get our offense
going," explained Lea. "Defensively,
we were not moving as quickly as
usual."
Burleson ran a close race the
first game, losing 11-15, but lost the
second at 8-15. Servers credited with
the points include Griswold, five;
Bauer, five; Little, four; Lea, three;
Kirkpatrick, one; and Saari, one. As a
team, Burleson made 16 kills, 24
digs, and 11 blocks.
The loss to Bos well sent the Lady
Elk& into the Consolation Bracket
Elks face Yellow Jackets
in homecoming game
By GLENN COCHRAN
The Arlington Heights Yellow
Jackets are coming to town tomor-
row night (Sept. 13) with hopes of
spoiling Burleson High School’s
homecoming. Don’t look for the
Yellow Jackets to be swarming with
an abundance of momentum though.
They're coming off a shutout just as
the Elks are. The Richland Rebels
scored touchdowns in the first and
last quarters, defeating Arlington
Heights 13-0. Burleson fell to Keller
28-0 last week.
And while the Yellow Jackets
may not be rolling into Elk Stadium
with momentum, they will have the
look of vengeance in their eyes. Last
year at Farrington Field, the Elks
handed Arlington Heights a 20-6
defeat. Fourteen players are return-
ing this season from that team. Three
were offensive starters and five started
on defense.
Quarterback Cesare Vargas is
one of the returning offensive start-
ers. Last season Burleson cut him no
slack as he completed one of three
passes for 37 yards. Last week against
Richland, Vargas went to the air 26
times and completed 11 for 166yards.
The Yellow Jackets rushed for 76
yards in that game.
"They will throw the ball a great
deal and they get in a lot of multiple
sets," Burleson Coach Mark Saun-
ders said. "The quarterback throws
fr
the ball well and they have a good
tight end. Their split receivers are
good and their backs have good speed.
We'll have to play extremely well to
beat them."
Saunders said Heights' main
offensive formation is outof the I, but
they will also run some trips, double
slots, and others. Defensively, he said
they will use the split six just as
Keller did.
"They have a pretty decent line-
backer and defensive end. Their de-
fensive tackles weigh about 245
pounds and they are pretty decent
football players."
Saunders plans to add some
options to the package the Elks hit
Keller with.
"We’re going to throw a little bit
more and get in a few different for-
mations. We're going to take advan-
tage of what we feel we can do best.
"They have more speed then we
do so we'll have to play real funda-
mentlly sound as far as our technique
is concerned. They will test our sec-
ondary with their passing game—
there is no doubt about that. Our kids
are just going to have to be ready to
play and be ready to cover and break
on the football on the secondary."
Kickoff time is set for 8 p.m. at
Elk Stadium. "We would like for
everybody to attend the game and
show their support," Saunders said.
"We feel like we're fixing to put on a
show."
City softball summer
league standings
Men's Church C Division
Calvary Blue 6-0
Calvary B 5-1
St Matthew 5-1
BBT Crusaders 4-2
first Assembly of God 3-3
Lane Prarle Baptist 2-4
Seventh Day Adventist 1-5
FirstBaptist 1-5
BBT Angels 1-6
Men's Open C Division
Red Hot Chill Peppers 7-1
Styx 5-3
Sam's Place 5-3
Texas Star 2-6
Burnouts 1-7
vv^ Men's Open D Division
Tatum Drywall 6-2
Lonesome Dove 5-3
Desperados 5-3
Thomas Conveyer 4-4
Q Care Medical 4-4
Yardbirds 4-4
J & D Crushers 3-5
Trisept Renegades 1-7
Coed-Open
Family Ties < 7-1
AUI 6-2
Cooks Hydromukh 5-3
Bandits 5-3
The Beer Barn 4-4
Kingswood 3-5
Thomas Conveyer 1-7
CTS 1-7
where they met Amarillo Palo Duro
and better times. Burleson defeated
Palo Duro in three games. The scores
were 8-15,15-10,15-13.
" In game one, we came out strong
and made 15 kills," Lea said. "We
were also blocking well. In game
two, they tipped a lot and got a big
lead before we could adjust. In tho
third game, we showed a lot of desire
and hustle. We killed the ball 12
times, and our middle attack worked
well against this team."
Serving for points in this three-
game match were Ayars, eight points;
Mendenhall, seven; Lea, six; Little,
six; Bauer, five; Kirkpatrick, one;
and Little, one. As a team, the Lady
Elks made 34 kills, 41 digs, and 10
blocks. Kirkpatrick made nine kills
and Saari finished with eight kills
and five solo blocks.
The Lady Elks metChannelview,
for the second time in the tourna-
ment, in the consolation champion-
ship. Burleson won this match at 15-
7,13-15, 15-10.
Ayars led the Lady Elks in serves
with 11 points. Kirkpatrick and Little
each served for seven points and
Mendenhall made six. Bauer added
four; Saari, three; and Lea, two. Smith
made 12 kills and Kirkpatrick added
eight. Saari made six kills and 11
blocks. As a team, Burleson regis-
tered 33 kills, 54 digs, and 24 blocks.
Lady Elks JV take 3rd in tournament
By GLENN COCHRAN
After winning a three-game
match over Mansfield last Saturday,
the Lady Elks JV took third place in
the Grapevine Invitational Tourna-
ment held Friday and Saturday (Sept.
6-7).
Burleson was in a pool of four
teams in an eight-team tournament.
After winning three of six pool play
games, the Lady Elks finished their
pool second and headed into the
Championship Bracket.
Burleson's first two pool play
games were againstGrapevine, where
they splitgames at 8-11, 11-5.
"We all played steady the first
game," Burleson Coach Cindy Hilley
said. "We were ahead 8-4 in the first
game until the last rotation and then
they scored seven points off one
server. Serve receive lost us the first
game. Angie Turner served seven in
a row in the second game to put us in
the lead."
Turner finished the match with
eight points served. Janna DeMott
scored five; Amy Baldwin, two;
Nancy Chancellor, two; and Jennifer
Baker, two. As a team, the Lady Elks
registered 10 kills, twodigs, and five
blocks.
Next up was Northwest and again
the Lady Elks split games, winning
the first 11 -0 and losing the second 9-
11.
"Northwest just couldn't score in
thefirstgame," Hilley explained. "Our
team was really hustling and hitting
very well. In the secondgame we lost
our momentum. We were still win-
ning the game up until the end and
one of fheir players served seven
points in a row. The momentum can*
change in an instant and during these
mini games, you just don't have time
to make a come back if you get be-
hind."
Lady Elks serving for points
include Baker, 10; Turner, four;
Chancellor, two; Becki Boone, two;
Holli Hall, one; and DeMott, one. As
a team, Burleson made 15 kills, one
dig, and two blocks.
Mansfield stepped in as the next
pool play contenderfor the Lady Elks.
Burleson lost the first one 9-11, but
JV Takes 3rd
in Eight-Team
Tournament
The JV A team spent time last Friday and Saturday competing in the
Grapevine Tournament. As a result, the Lady Elks finished third, after
defeating Mansfield in a three-game match. Pictured above on the front
row (I to r) are Shantel Looney, Tiffany Lail, Holli Hall, Angie Turner,
and Amy Baldwin. The second row includes Stephanie Worley (man-
ager), Dawn Kaiser, Tammy Tallent, Coach Cindy Hilley, Annie Silva,
Poun Douvangaphaivong, and Laurje Parks (manager). The top row
includes Kelly Smith, Jennifer Baker, Nancy Chancellor, Janna DeMott,
Becki Boone, Candice Pierce, Cynthia Weatherford, and Morgan
Griswold (trainer).
took the second game at 11-9.
"This was an exciting match!"
Hilley said. "Ourgirls started to work
together as a team and really used
their skills—blocking together a
variety of sets and using some strat-
egy when serving. We hated to lose,
but we know we tried our best and we
did win one out of two."
Lady Elks serving for points in
this match include Candice Pierce,
nine points; Turner, five; Boone,
three; Chancellor, two; and Baker
one. The Lady Elks made two kills,
seven digs, and 11 blocks.
The Lady Elks met Marcus in
the second round of the Champion-
ship Bracket Marcus defeated Burle-
son, but it took a full three games to
accomplish it. Burleson won the first
game 15-11 and then lost the second
10-15 and the third 9-15.
We started off getting the first
four points of the first game, but
Marcus was never far behind as the
score indicates," Hilley said. "Marcus
just out-played us in the second two
games. We stayedclose in scoring up
until the end of both games. Marcus
played excellent defense. They never
let a ball hit the floor.
As a team, the Lady Elks accu-
mulated 22 kills, 24 digs, and six
blocks, against Marcus. Burleson
Please see GIRLS, Pg. 9
Masters Barrels Ahead
Stadium.The Elks lost the match 28-0, but look forward to better times slated for 8 p.m. at Elk Stadium,
Booster Clubs meet Monday
It's a meeting of the boosters. The Big Red Booster Club and the
Burleson High School Band Booster Club that is. Both clubs are
getting together Monday night (Sept. 16),
The Big Red Booster Club will meet at 7 p.m. in the high school
cafeteria. The program will be to introduce the 7th and 8th grade
football teams and their coaches. Also introduced wiB be the 7th and
8th grade cheerleaders and sponsors.
The Burleson High School Band Boosters will meet at 8 p.m„
following band rehearsal, in the band hall. All parents of the junior
high band students are invited to attend.#
Mark your calendars now and plan to attend one of these meet-
ings and show your support
1991 Elk Junior Varsity B
Team Football Schedule
Date
Opponent
Place
Time
Sept 12
L. D. Bell
Here
5:00
Sept 19
Grapevine
There
5:00
Oct 3
Weatherford
There
5:00
Oct. 17
L. D. Bell
There
5:00
Oct. 31
..........
Grapevine
,
Here
5:00
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