Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 96, Ed. 1 Monday, September 11, 1995 Page: 5 of 8
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Burieeon Star. Monday. September IJ. 1995 A
Elks fall 14-7 to Tigers in opener
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Ttn- KIk* punrhed a touch
down through ttn- Tihit dofon**'
midway through th*• m-cond
quarter when junior running
h*1 k I<*ld Hall took a hand oft
from armor quarterback Steve
Kelly and ran ahea<| iHvnnlafor
a acore
The Klk« aconng drive be
gan in the first quarter and con
•timed \ / play* Burleson t>»>k
over the hall after (on trig a (unit
after only three piny* After the
punt, the KIk* went to work
from their own 24 vard line A
handofl ti> junior running hack
Arlandre* Bather* moved the
hall three var<i*
On the second *nap, the
KIk* resorted to the air a* Hall
pulled in a 19-vard Ividly pass
for a fin»t down at the Burleson
4*> yard line Following a five-
yard off aide* penalty call
charged to the Tiger*. Kellv
addi-d aeven yard* on a keeper
for a firat down at the Tiypr 42
vard line
Rather* picked up four ad
ditional yard* on a handofl and
Kelly added run* of one and *i*
yarn* to move the line of acnm
mage to the Tiger 31 Hall fol-
lowed w ith run* of eight and two
of keeper play*, which yielded
yard* Kelly then added a pair
nl
only a yard each, hut on second
and nine from the Tiger 1H yard
, yhne, Hall finally found hi* hole
TACKLING THE RECEIVER: Junior linebacker Jason Watson
pulls down a Tiger receiver during the Elks' 14-7 loss to Lancaster
this past Friday night Senior linebacker John Houston 152 > looks
on from behind
LEVELING THE QUARTERBACK: Burleson s senior
cornerback Chad Horany zeros in on Tiger Quarterback Jeff
Crownover during the Elks' season opener in Lancaster this past
Friday night
Joshua runner finishes second
4
in Junior Pan American Games
By PAULA HULCY
and I)AUN EIERDAM
Star Publications Staff Writer
Casi Florida ran a "personal
best" time of 35 minutes, 21 sec
onds in the 10,000 kilometer
race at the Junior Pan Ameri-
can Games in Santiago, Chile,
on Saturday, taking second
place in the international event.
Florida, a four-time state
record holder in track and cross
country from Joshua High, came
in second only to Chilean Erika
Olivera, who covered the 10,000
kilometers in a time of 34:35,
also said to be her best time in
that event.
Donna Fiddler of California
was third in the race, finishing
in 36:10. Fiddler had earlier
beat Florida in the 3200-meter
and the 10,000 kilometer runs.
Florida beat her own best
time in the 10,000 kilometer by
26 seconds. She had previously
run that distance in 35:47 dur-
ing a mid-June qualifying trial
in California. In fact, going into
Saturday's race, Florida had the
second-slowest time of any of the
qualifiers.
The Joshuan had a one-
word reaction when asked how
it felt to receive her second-place
medal "Awesome."
Florida said the only thing
going through her mind as she
ran the race was a desire to bet
ter her time.
Olivera and Florida were
the only runners in Saturday's
race who were not lapped.
"Fantastic!" was the one-
word reaction given by Florida's
old coach at Joshua High School,
Jack Wilson
Wilson noted that Florida
had a "great summer." *
"She's done an incredible
job" in working through the
summer in preparation for
Saturday's race, Wilson noted.
"She's done a great job in
representing Joshua High
School and the community of
Joshua," Wilson said "I just
hope they appreciate her for it
Wilson predicted Florida
would improve her time in the
event enough to qualify for the
next Olympic trials. He said he
believed she might make the US
team which participates in the
Olympics in 2000
Wilson noted that world-
class runners in the 10,000 ki-
lometer race run in the 32-
minute range, and that Florida
has to improve her time by only
three minutes in order to reach
that level.
Florida, in a stop at I)FW
Airport on the way to Abilene,
said she wished to extend a Spe-
cial thanks to her old coach
Florida, an Abilene Chris-
tian College freshman, will com-
pete next in a cross country run
set for Sept. 15 in Waco at Bay-
lor University She will miss a
run scheduled for this weekend.
INTERNATIONAL RUN-
NER: Casi Florida took second
place in the 10,000 kilometer
race at the Junior Pan Ameri-
can Games in Santiago, Chile.
Lady Elks meet stiff competition in tournament
By GLENN COCHRAN
Burleson Star Sports Editor
The Lady Elks varsity vol-
leyball team ran up against
some stiff competition in the
Grapevine tournament Sept. 1-
2. After winning only two of six
pool play games, the Lady Elks
won a match and then lost two.
In pool play, Burleson lost
its first game 5-15 and won the
second 15-5. The Lady Elks
made six kills, 12 digs, and
seven blocks.
Tiffany Esters served for
five points; Amanda Foreman
made three; Jill Smith had two;
and Lori Edgmon had two.
Burleson also split games in
the second round of pool play
with R.L. Turner. The Burleson
team lost the first game 10-15
and won the second at 15-11.
In this two-game series, the
Lady Elks made 11 kills, 13 digs,
and seven blocks.
Leading servers for the
Lady Elks were Smith with
seven and Esters with five.
Three of Smith's points were
scored on ace serves. Esters
made three ace serves and
Rachel Payne finished the two
games with three stuff blocks.
The Lady Elks lost both
games in the third round of pool
play, but made four kills, 21
digs, and 15 blocks.
"We had very little offense
in these two games," said Bur-
leson varsity volleyball coach
Pam Lea. "We spent most of the
time keeping the ball in play
rather than killing it."
When the Lady Elks finally
got around to regular bracket
play, they met up with Nimitz.
The Lady Elks went on to defeat
their opponent 15-9, 15-10.
"We really had some success
with Jennifer Tucker serving,"
said Lea. "Our rotation was
strong and we took quite a lead
in game two. In game one, Tori
Davis led us off in scoring with
three points and Tiffany Esters
added four in a row."
Luck ran out for Burleson,
as the Lady Elks went on to lose
matches to Mansfield and The
Colony. Mansfield defeated Bur-
leson 2-15,3-15 and The Colony
prevailed 9-15, 10-15.
Following the match with
Mansfield, Lea said, "In both
games, we allowed one rotation
five points and in another rota-
tion, nine points. When you give
up that many points it's hard to
overcome. Our passing was not
what it needed to be, butt we are
learning and will improve."
Burleson made 12 kills
against Mansfield and had 15 in
the match with The Colony.
Lady Elks who served for
points in the match with
The Colony include Esters, six
points; Tucker, six; Kelli
Gerstner, four; Davis, two; and
Edgmon, one.
and •cored the TD Senior Terry
Smith kicked the extra point
and the Elk* claimed a 7 0 Irad
with 5 03 remaining in the fimt
half
iuincaater had attempted a
31 yard field gual late in the fimt
quarter and failed, but follow
mg the Elk TI). the Tiger* an-
*wered hack
The Elk*' rn»uing kickoff
went out of hound*, so the Ti-
ger* took over at their own 35
yard line Tbrey Nichols gained
four yard* on the first play and
the Elk* were charged 10 yard*
for an unintentional face mask
on the next play Thi* put the
line of ncnmmnge at the Tiger
49 yard line
Two play* later. Nichols
gained 15 yard* after taking a
hand off from junior quarter-
back Jeff Crownover Crownover
added 13 additional yard* on a
keeper play and then on first
and 10 from the Burleson 23.
Nichols broke loose on a 23-yard
Hconng rampage Burleson wa*
called for off sides on the play,
but the Tigers declined the pen
alty and after kicking the extra
point tied the game up at seven
with 3 24 remaining in the half
As in the first quarter, nei-
ther team reached pay dirt in
the third quarter
The Tigers did manage to
score what became the winning
touchdown one third of the way
into the fourth quarter. On a
fourth and three, the Elks
punted to the Tigers to set up
the scoring drive at the Tiger six
ynrd line
Sedrick Lusk earned three
yards on the first play, but on
the following play, the Tigers
were charged 4 172 yards for a
holding call. On second and 12,
from the Tiger four yard line,
Nichols took a hand off from
Zawayne Hill. This time the tail-
back found an opening and
blazed a 96-yard trail to the Elk
end zone for a score. The suc-
ccmIuI extra point put the Ti-
gers on top 14-7 where they
stayed for the remainder of the
game
The Elks finished the game
with a total of 239 yards Burle
•on rushed for 150 yards in 47
came* Kelly completed eight« f
13 passing attempts with one
interception and earned H9
yard* His top receiver was Hall,
who pulled in five posse* for 59
yards T J Redden pulled in one
toss for 21 yards Rathers
caught two passes for a total of
nine yards
Hall also Jed the Elks in
rushing with 19 cames for 63
yard* Kelly ran the ball 17
time* and picked up 47 yard*,
including a neven yard loaa on a
quarterback sack Rather* car-
ried the ball eight times and
picked up 23 yard* and Abra
ham Herrera ran the ball three
times for 17 yards
The Tigers did the most
damage with their running at-
tack, averaging 8 2 ynrd* per
carry at 28 cames for 230 yard*
The Tiger passing game covered
56 yards Crownover completed
four of seven attempts and
threw no interceptions
Nichols was by far the
game's leading rusher with 161
yards on only 18 carries.
Crownover’s four passes were
spread out among four receiv-
ers
In other statistics, the Elks 7
accumulated 13 first downs; lost
one fumble; averaged 37 yards
on three punts, and lost 15 yards
to three penalties.
The Tigers earned 10 first
downs, fumbled the ball once,
but recovered it; averaged 33 6
yards on five punts; and lost
56 5 yards to nine penalties
This coming Friday, the
Elks host the Coppell Cowboys
for Burleson High School's
homecoming. Kickoff is slated
for 7:30 p.m., at Elk Stadium.
Robinson top steer riding
qualifier in regional rodeo
By GLENN COCHRAN
Burleson Star Sports Editor
One of Burleson's youngest
steer riders continues to domi-
nate in the rodeo circuit. Caleb
Robinson competed in the
American Youth Rodeo Associa-
tion Regional Championships at
Will Rogers Coliseum Sept. 1-4,
and took fifth in steer riding.
Coming into the regional
championship event, Robinson
was the leading point qualifier
out of six riders. For this, the
young rider received a regional
championship qualifier belt
buckle.
For his fifth place finish in
the finals, the Nola Dunn El-
ementary School student was
awarded a second buckle and a
$200 monetary prize.
The rodeo concludes the sea-
son in the American Youth Ro-
deo Association, but Robinson is
still riding in the Central Texas
Rodeo Association. The CTRA
season will conclude Inter this
month.
Freshman volleyball "B"
team defeats Crowley,
Central in recent matches
By GLENN COCHRAN
Burleson Star Sports Editor
Burleson's freshman volley-
ball "B" team defeated Crowley
and Central in recent matches.
The young Lady Elks
downed Crowley 15-13,15-13 in
a match played Sept. 5
During the match, Burleson
made six kills, two digs, eight
spikes, 13 ace serves, and one
block.
Lady Elks who served for
points included Reighann
Grubbs, five points; Brittni
Bailey, five; Jessica Perez, four;
Pouk Praesakul, four; Melodie
Michelle, five; Kate Vineberg,
four; Leah Williams, two; and
Amy Moore, one.
Lady Elk freshman coach
Regina Bankston singled out
Bailey, Vineberg, and Mitchell
as outstanding players in the
match.
On Sept. 1, the Lady Elks
defeated Central 15-5,16-14. In
this match, Burleson finished
with six kills, one dig, eight ace
serves, and 11 spikes.
Lady Elks who served for
points in this match were Perez,
eight; Vineberg, seven; Mitchell,
seven; Praesakul, four; and Kari
Wright, three.
Mitchell and Vineberg were
the outstanding players in this
match, according to Bankston.
With the two victories, the
"B" team improves to 3-1 with
only one team forcing them into
a three-game match.
"A” team
suffers pair
of losses
The Lady Elks freshman
volleyball "A" team suffered
losses to Crowley and Central in
recent matches.
Crowley prevailed over Bur-
leson 5-15, 9-15 Sept. 5, and
Central was victorious 4-15,13-
15, Sept. 1.
In the match with Crowley,
Burleson managed nine kills,
one dig, three blocks, 13 spikes,
and one ace serve.
Lady Elks who served for
points were Brandi Torrance,
five points; Nicole McCullers,
one; Adrea Tiller, three; Lauren
McFarland, one; and Stephanie
Irwin, two.
Julie Hudson and Torrance
were singled out as outstanding
Lady Elk players by Bankston.
Against Central, Burleson
made five kills, 23 spikes, and
five ace serves.
Lady Elk servers included
Irwin, six points; Tiller, three;
McCullers, two; Brittany Allen,
two; and McFarland, two.
Bankston cited Tiller and
Irwin as the most outstanding
players in this match.
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