28 - universal randolph, 1963-90 28 - dallas carter, 1982-09 27 - wichita falls, 1937-63 *26 - southlake carroll, 1997-22 Carter was stripped of its championship after a court found that it had indeed violated the no-pass, no-play law. Unlike Evans, Edwards did get to play college football. Before sentencing, Judge Kendall lectured the youths for about 10 minutes, telling them they had no excuse for committing the crimes. The school's grading system was called into question when Carter's starting cornerback Gary Evans' algebra grade was altered from a 68 to 72 due to what was deemed as a teacher violating grading procedures. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. The movie has several Dallas ties. WHERE ARE THEY NOW - Chronicles life after Permian High School for past players and coaches. March 4 (UPI) -- Five people, including two children, were killed in an early morning house fire in Rockland County, N.Y., authorities said Saturday. "We were young. Dallas Carter High School players Gary Edwards (left) and LeShai Maston celebrated their team's victory over Odessa Permian during the State UIL semi-final game in Austin on December 10, 1988. Two months ago, he joined a mentorship program at Carter started by assistant principal Stonie Arbuckle, a classmate in 1988. Brad Townsend, Sports enterprise reporter, Mavericks and NBA. Some who meet Campbell remark that he would have made a good attorney. Not an investigation into their leading scorers algebra grade. You stay pretty busy. Ellis, the executive producer, told The Monday Morning Quarterback that he hopes viewers will take a similar message away from the film. Gaston Middle School; W.T. David Barron reported on sports media, college football and Olympic sports for the Houston Chronicle until his retirement in January 2021. The 1988 Carter High School football team won that year's Texas state championship. With the Thursday night premiere of the ESPN documentary "What Carter Lost," the time has come to revive one of the great sports bar/barbershop debate topics of Texas high school football. Carter met Converse Judson at Texas Stadium, winning the Class 5A Championship, 31-14, to capture the first title for the Dallas ISD since 1950. "They remember that team, but they don't even know I was part of it.". Today, two are close and the other is an enigma. This Reporter Wants To Bridge The Gap. Health issues have slowed the 91-year-old down, but Russeau usually makes it to his Thursday night bible classes and the occasional fundraising gala. Additionally, the audio story, as did a previous Web version, state that six Carter High School football players served time in prison. Garrick Damon Evans-Williams was born 13 days later. I just love football.. 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Filmmaker Adam Hootnick says, "For a lot of people, that's the top." Courtesy of ESPN Films hide caption In 14 seasons as the head coach at Carter, he went 122-22-3. HISTORIC TEAM: 1985 Yates team was one for the ages. However, when it comes to violating the law, at the courthouse it simply doesn't matter than you can run the football.'. A protective father figure to his Carter players, he led them on to be one of the nation's best high school teams. I just love it, he said. He was a wide receiver who served seven-and a-half years of a 25-year sentence for armed robbery. I just love seeing those little kids coming across and they reach out and catch my hand and I help them across. Carter, a field artillery officer by training, also happens to be a defensive disrupter. He says, "These guys talk about the fact that no matter how far they went after playing big time Texas high school football, there was no crowd that felt more intense, there was no game that felt bigger than their biggest games in their Texas high school careers. State District Judge Joe Kendall ordered that an 11th youth be sent to a prison boot camp for young offenders. Carter High is a football movie. Editor's note: Take a look back into The Dallas Morning News archives. @coachjoshheupel. As the legal wrangling continued through the playoffs, the Carter Cowboys stayed focused and pushed forward to win the state championship. Get your Permian football updates by valid e-mail address. Freed from the bonds of time and space, who would win a game between the star-crossed 1988 Dallas Carter Cowboys, defrocked Class 5A champions of 1988, and the Houston Yates Lions, undefeated 5A champions of 1985? For one, they beat Odessa-Permian in the state semifinals, not the championship. According to Hootnick, it was "mostly two-parent families, mostly professionals. Eva James says the movie tells people how it really was back in the late 1980s. High school football, also referred to as prep football or preps football, dates back to the late 19th century, concurrent with the start of many college football programs. Football is about making good decisions and gambling dont build character. Texas GOP censures Rep. Tony Gonzales over votes on guns, marriage equity. But there was trouble during that season's playoffs when questions arose about a Carter player's algebra grade. ESPN's latest 30 for 30 film, What Carter Lost, premieres Thursday at 9:30 p.m. For the last year, he has worked on a soon-to-be-released book, Carter Boyz. There's high school football, and then there's Texas high school football. Clarence Russeau Jr. near Routh Street in the State Thomas neighborhood where he grew up. Thats the reason executive producer Greg Ellis signed on. The film featured Dallas' 1988 Carter High School football season. The ensuing media cycle put Texas high school football in the national spotlight. FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth. Armstead estimates that was four years ago. Gary Edwards, 17, a football player who played a prominent role in Carter's drive for a state championship, was sentenced to 16 years on three counts. "My two main regrets, first is the people I let down," he says. It started as a nonfiction book, then it became a movie (with Billy Bob Thornton as the coach) and finally a TV series. Are insane ticket costs pricing Astros fans out of Opening Day? High Schools. 1988 ODESSA PERMIAN PANTHERS . It Was Money for Prom Night, Some of the youths had testified that they had committed at least one robbery each so they could have extra money for prom night. 2021 Texas Standard. It's on film. Hello, and welcome to Wilmer Amina Carter High School (CHS). hide caption, The 1988 Carter High School football team won that year's Texas state championship. High school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. Since 2004, I have served the Rialto Community in a plethora of assignments, including 8th Grade . Site Map. But if you look at the real team's journey to the 1988 state title, you'll find a story about race and the pressures young athletes face a story Adam Hootnick explores in his documentary What Carter Lost. David W. Carter High School; Downtown Montessori at Ida B. Freshman Stoughton, Mass. 10 Texas Athletes Are Sentenced to Jail Terms for Robberies, https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/24/us/10-texas-athletes-are-sentenced-to-jail-terms-for-robberies.html. Dallas, Texas. March 4 (UPI) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov received a chorus of laughs while speaking Delhi, after he suggested that the war in Ukraine was launched against Russia. The 1988 Carter High School football team won that year's Texas state championship. Evans, who was paroled Aug. 22, 1996, says his co-workers don't know about his football or prison past. 1990 Football Roster; 1989 Football Roster; 1988 Football Roster; 1987 Football Roster; 1986 Football Roster; Search for: 1994 Ohio State Football Roster. He joined the Houston Chronicle in 1990 after stints at the Dallas bureau of United Press International (1984-90), the Waco Tribune-Herald (1978-84) and the Tyler Morning Telegraph (1975-78). But the record books dont tell the story of their success. And I think we share in some of the responsibility for that a great deal, actually. W.H. Of those 28, eight would go on to the NFL, including linebacker Jessie Armstead. The 1988 Dallas Carter High School football team is receiving some notoriety this week as ESPN's 30 for 30 about the team debuts Thursday. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. For information on the 2017 ESPN 30 for 30 documentary "What Carter Lost," click here. Who wouldn't be proud?". The greatest high school football team that has ever been assembled. All of us can think back to when we were teenagers and the decision processing of teenagers, Ellis says, that part of our brain is not fully developed until youre about the age 25.. It set the whole city on fire," said defense attorney John Creuzot, who represented one of the players. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. 1988 ODESSA PERMIAN PANTHERS . In one instance, two star players used a .22 revolver to take $256 and a movie rental that cost $3.24 from a Video Exchange. Actor Charles S. Dutton definitely owned his role in the film and was very inspiring. Not just the best in Dallas or Texas, I would like to say we're the best team ever assembled.. Evans says. It was a historic season that included a national football championship for the predominantly black school, but not without controversy. This is the 6th year for our courts at ECMS. 2017 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. ET Thursday on ESPN and will take a detailed look at the fabled 1988 Dallas Carter High School football team. Staff researcher Molly Motley Blythe contributed to this series. Did ESPN's 30 for 30 get it wrong? "What Carter Lost . Carter won the state title but the story doesn't end there. I guess it was just for paper.". Three-year starter (Offensive Line) at Byron High Schoolplayed under head coach Ben Halder2022 Bear football captaina three-time All-Conference performer, 1st Team (senior season) & Honorable Mention (junior and sophomore seasons). We try to tell our young kids now, the decisions you make are going to affect you a long time.. Carter High in Dallas took the state championship in 1988, but this new film about the team is not all about victory. So the level of attention and adoration and intensity around that experience for a lot of people, that's the top. 'Instead of these young men getting a college education, they will get an education from the TDC,' West said. And so to fall from grace like that, that's a long way down.". "Everywhere we go, somebody knows me," he says. "I didn't have respect for the law at that time and now I look at life in a more humble way," said Campbell. It is my extreme pleasure to serve as your site Principal. When the ensuing trial was over, Edwards was sentenced to 16 years in prison. "The other thing is, for everything that I think I could have been excellent at doing, I can't be. Position Class City Hometown Last School Years; 0 : Layne: Bates: 6-3 : 190 : Quarterback : SR : Pocatello "Am I proud?" Twenty-eight players on the 1988 team got collegiate football scholarships. Filmmaker Adam Hootnick says, "For a lot of people, that's the top." A lot of people already know the story of . (Ben Torres/Special Contributor). There's some debate as to whether that team is better than the 1985 Yates team that steamrolled opponents on its way to a state championship. This is a carousel. Campbell served seven years, four days. By DAVID BARRON. The legacy . Longtime Illinois high school sports historian Robert Pruter reminds that many college and NFL Hall of Famers were not high achievers in high school. God has a plan for my life, and this is it.". 2021 Football schedule for the Carter Hornets from Strawberry Plains, TN The REAL 1988 Mojo from Friday Night Lights movie. Iranians stage protests as dozens more schoolgirls fall ill in suspected poisonings. So though hes 78 and often uses a cane to walk, James has spent the last three years working as a school crossing guard in South Dallas, a few miles east of his beloved Carter High. Dennis Parker, who attended the 1985 Yates-Permian game, coached the Marshall team that lost to Carter in 1988 and lost twice to Permian in 1989, said Carter was the best because it had such speed on defense. There's some debate as to whether that team is better . Dayton High School Broncos. Houston, Texas. Among those sentenced was Derric Evans, 17 years old, an all-America defensive back last year at Dallas Carter High School who lost a full scholarship to the University of Tennessee. Former Dallas Cowboy Greg Ellis worked as executive producer, and former Carter High football player Arthur Muhammad wrote the script. Teenage boys were sent to prison. The Mesquite Horn offensive coach and quarterback who once led Carters team to victory remembers his high school days fondly it was the time, he says, he really felt like he was playing for the community. The official 2019 Football Roster for the Skip To Main Content . He has long been devoted to his fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha, overseeing the local chapter's economic development dealings. That team was, resoundingly, one of the best high school squads ever assembled. 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The documentary points out many inaccuracies in the ways the Dallas Carter story has been told over the years. Editor's note: Take a look back into The Dallas Morning News archives.Two months after the big championship win at Texas Stadium, and after overcoming legal challenges . I was voted 11th Region Boys Co-Coach of the Year in 2001 and 16th Region Boys and Girls Coach of the year in 2012. Full Bio. On offense, he said, Yates likely would have had a slight edge. While the official record books wont remember the 1988 Carter Cowboys, Dallas definitely does, and continues to tell the teams story. But, then again, I could be wrong. If youd asked him then, heknew the story had potential. 5. ET. 3 children killed, 2 hospitalized in North Texas domestic incident, At least 5 dead following year's first severe spring weather outbreak, 'Saving Private Ryan,' 'True Romance' actor Tom Sizemore dead at 61, Dozens killed, injured as Jakarta fuel depot fire engulfs neighborhood. Those memories, though, were soon overshadowed by bigger games at Texas Tech. Each had faced a maximum sentence of 99 years. Sleva authored one of, if not the best, rebounding seasons in Raider history, pulling down a PSAC-leading 12.4 boards per game. We do not share addresses with any third parties. It was the first in nearly two dozen robberies connected to some players on the team. "The real story never comes out. It would be difficult for anybody. The official 2020 Football Roster for the Skip To Main Content . ', Pennsylvania woman missing for more than 30 years found in Puerto Rico. After nearly 55 years of marriage, the two still love to tease each other. During a phone interview, Evans says there is a reason he has rebuffed reporters since giving prison interviews to The Dallas Morning News in 1989 and 1991 and to author H.G. Over the years, he has been asked whether the more headstrong Evans coaxed him into the 33-day spree in which they committed four robberies together. Advocates are pushing for legislation to help them. : 1985 Yates vs. 1988 Dallas Carter, Dallas Carter 34, Dallas South Oak Cliff 7, (Penetrations tied 4-4, Duncanville led in first downs, 12-10), Bi-district: Dallas Carter 21, Plano East 7, Region semifinal: Dallas Carter 31, Lufkin 7, Region final: Dallas Carter 22, Marshall 18, State semifinal: Dallas Carter 14, Odessa Permian 9, State championship: Dallas Carter 31, Converse 14, DL Santana Dotson (1992-2001 - Buccaneers, Packers), RB Johnny Bailey (1990-95 - Bears, Cardinals, Rams), RB LeShai Maston (1993-98 - Oilers, Jaguars, Washington), LB Jessie Armstead (1993-2003 - Giants, Washington), DB Clifton Abraham (1995-97 - Buccaneers, Bears, Panthers), DB Derric Evans, Tennessee (pictured above signing his letter of intent in a hot tub), Went to Texas A&I and played six seasons in the NFL. He was in prison when two years of legal wrangling over his algebra grade ended with the University Interscholastic League stripping Carter of the state title. Today they are coaches, businessmen, NFL retirees, youth ministers, policemen and convicted felons. https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https://bit.ly/3CUlFTZ The Kennedale (TX) varsity football team has a home conference game vs. Carter-Riverside (Fort Wor. 1819 W. Wheatland Road, Dallas, TX 75232 (214) 932-5700. It was real hard then, and I hope that people pick that up, she said. Evans, who was paroled Aug. 22, 1996, says his co-workers don't know about his football or prison past. Rocky Mount, NC / 2: I just have this ceiling. That firestorm began when Russeau moved player Gary Edwards from one algebra class where the teacher insisted Edwards was failing to another that used a school improvement plan system implemented by the principal. "That means a lot to me. I know I have the ability to grow beyond it, but it remains there.". Everything changed. Before he signed with Tennessee while sitting in a Jacuzzi, he was pursued by the likes of USC, UCLA and Nebraska. To know that I broke some hearts really has been a bother over time. "Other than Nebraska, when I was coaching at North Texas, I never coached against a faster team," Parker said. Williams met and married his wife, Latrina, soon after his release - and his return to the church. / CBS Texas. He scored 30 or more points on three occasions, including a career-high 33 points in the Raiders' 75-59 win over Slippery Rock Dec. 3. 'When I compare you with a typical young offender who comes before me, you are especially without excuse,' Kendall added. NFL Coaches. I was still feeling the sting of that decision, he said. In fact, five players served time and one got probation. But that Dallas Carter team had its title stripped in 1990 after a Texas University Interscholastic League investigation determined Edwards should have been ruled ineligible to play during the Cowboys playoffs run because of an algebra II grade. See the article in its original context from. More recently its taken him as a high school football coach from Grand Prairie to Frisco to Mesquite. Hide/Show Additional Information For Clarence Carter . 0 by Odessa Permian, 1994; Arlington Lamar, 1988; Aldine MacArthur, 1986; Abilene Cooper, 1969 and Galena Park, 1964 CLASS 5A RECORDS, 1951-2022 Originally 3A (1951-79), then 4A (1980-2013) and now 5A (2014-22)