Page 12 - 1990

Homecoming

King, Queen are in the spotlight

By Jason MacKichan around the field in the cars," said
The players ran out onto the field Schaffer. She said she also liked
as the crowed cheered them on for the dance because she and Roger
the beginning of the Homecoming were the centerof attention. Many
game. This was the second to the last of the football players thought that
activity planned for the six-day the game would have been
Homecoming celebration. wrapped if Ralston would have
Head Coach Tony Gamble said made those few touchdowns,
that he thought that the team had a because the final score of the game
great potential to win the game, but was 17-29, Thomas Jefferson being
the one thing that kept the team from the victor.
victory was teamwork. Senior Chris
Smithberg said, "We couldn't come
together as a team, and when we did
we couldn't stay that way." The coin
was tossed and the game began.
Ralston played their way through
two quarters and at halftime the score
stood at Ralston 7,Thomas Jefferson
0. Through the whole first half,
Ralston had many chances to score,
but they couldn't put it across the
line. "Tne score should have been
21-0 at the half, but we missed the
last two touchdowns by two or three
yards," said Gamble.
Homecoming King Roger Hin-
ners said that the game was defi­
nitely not his favorite part of the
Homecoming celebration. "I en­
joyed the Homecoming Week be­
cause there were so many things
going on that had to do with the
royalty/'said Hinners. Homecoming
Queen Danelle Schaffer said that
she liked the game, but not for the
same reason that Roger didn't. "I
liked the game because I got to ride