The official 2019 Football Roster for the . The huge amounts of devastation and loss experienced by Dallas Carters high school football program were only heightened by the UIL stripping the schools state title not long after the sentencing. They werent a bunch of cheap-shot chop-blockers either, as the movie would suggest. 1990 Football Roster; 1989 Football Roster; 1988 Football Roster; 1987 Football Roster; 1986 Football Roster; Search for: 1994 Ohio State Football Roster. "There is no question that if Carter had been one of the predominantly white schools that was always there, everything would have been handled differently," Hootnick says. High school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. But there was trouble during that season's playoffs when questions arose about a Carter player's algebra grade. Adamson High School; W.H. Reporters noted that another Dallas high school star in the early 1980s, Charles Washington, had his college career interrupted by a prison sentence but went on to graduate from college and be drafted by the Indianapolis Colts last spring. He has five children, the second-oldest having been born while he was incarcerated. The film's director, Adam Hootnick, said he made the documentary because he felt the Carter story was never fully told. But eventually, retirement got him. Davis High School Panthers. Jessie Armstead says the last time he talked to Derric Evans was the day he drove past Evans' grandmother's house and saw him outside, playing dominoes. This is the story of four of the student athletes whose off the field activities cost them their future. Evans, who was paroled Aug. 22, 1996, says his co-workers don't know about his football or prison past. He received a 20-year term for his involvement in four robberies. "My two main regrets, first is the people I let down," he says. 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? In fact, five players served time and one got probation. Carter High is the true story of the powerhouse 1988 David W. Carter High School Football Team from Dallas, Texas. Volume 2 30 for 30: Shorts Full Schedule ESPN Films. Filmmaker Adam Hootnick says, "For a lot of people, that's the top." Courtesy of ESPN Films hide caption Evans says. Bissinger for the 1990 book Friday Night Lights. In 18 years as the head coach at Yates, Booker compiled a 168-37-6 record and guided the Lions to 13 district titles, three state semifinal appearances and one memorable state championship in 1985. ". "Nothing wrong with that. As for any school, for kids that are young and immature, youre gonna see some great things athletically and then youre gonna see some decisions that were made due to greed and things that were not positive, he said. "I really don't give a [expletive] what people say about me, whether it's true or false.". Carter was named PSAC Eastern Division Athlete of the Week three times in 2022-23. The 1988 Carter football team was at the top of its game. It was real hard then, and I hope that people pick that up, she said. "I'm proud of Gary. His bio doesn't mention a father, but Evans says he has attended several A&M games this season. I was just trying to play, Hall said. I just love it, he said. When Derric Damon Evans entered prison on Sept. 22, 1989, he left behind more than a rescinded college scholarship. "To tell you the truth, I'm just like I was in 1989," says Evans, 37. It was not until football was removed and the hedge, so to speak, was removed that they ventured out and did what they did.. Football has taken Robert Hall from Texas Tech to Houston, Amsterdam and Canada. It was just the part about the football team and the adversity that we had to overcome, he says,that alone was a movie in and of itself.. He believed the judge would have alerted the attorneys if he planned to give prison time so that they could consider a jury trial. 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Samuell High School; Walnut Hill Elementary School; West Dallas STEM School Program at Pinkston; Whitney M. Young Jr. Test scores were among the lowest in the district and . "All my friends had already gone to college and were working," he says. Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. @luc_brian @Coach_Blocker @LehmanForrest. Today they are coaches, businessmen, NFL retirees, youth ministers, policemen and convicted felons. The defendants were hustled from the courtroom by sheriff's deputies and did not comment. Ellis, the executive producer, told The Monday Morning Quarterback that he hopes viewers will take a similar message away from the film. "Am I proud?" State District Judge Joe Kendall ordered that an 11th youth be sent to a prison boot camp for young offenders. 'Derrick got five years. I tell them, 'Nobody knows me for the reasons I would like them to know me. A tipster notified UIL, which began an investigation into Carter. He lives in Garland, but hasn't strayed far from his high school roots. The game is over. Houston pitmaster goes viral after hilarious TV interview, Texas A&M upset win clears path for UH to snag top overall seed, Turner: TEA is giving Houston ISD two optionsclose school or be taken over, Two ocelots were photographed crossing a road in rare South Texas sighting, Houston Rockets poised to reap benefits from Eric Gordon trade, Willie Nelson's new album is a lovely tribute to a fellow country legend, Why Johnson City in Texas Hill Country is the new, cooler Fredericksburg, Hiker captures 'once-in-a-lifetime' photo of wildlife at Brazos Bend State Park. Gaston Middle School; W.T. "I think that fight for them was not just about wanting to see their football team win, but about resisting being caricatured in a way, and saying, 'We're not cheaters. The success and failures in life are a lot of times in our control, he said. I had to pull myself away because I know if I didn't, I would have wound up getting back to that mode.". Others said they had spent the money on trips to an amusement park, food and athletic shoes. Russian defense minister visits front lines as Ukraine's hold on Bakhmut slips. The players included: Edwards, who had the disputed algebra grade; Derric Evans, who announced his college commitment in the hot tub; Keith Campbell, who got the longest sentence; Patrick P.K. Williams; Aric Andrews; and Carlos Allen. 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. He was a wide receiver who served seven-and a-half years of a 25-year sentence for armed robbery. Spring Sports. In the film, Thornton tells his team that to win state, they'll have to beat "a team of monsters" from Carter High School in Dallas (which they fail to do). But its not the kind of football movie that Dallas-based writer and director Arthur Muhammad ever imagined hed be making. Before the crossing guard gig, James would organize outings for neighborhood seniors so they could pass the time telling stories to each others. The reality of the Carter High School football team, often described as one of the most talented collections of players in the history of football-crazed Texas, is told in "What Carter Lost ," an ESPN 30 for 30 film directed by Adam Hootnick and airing at 9:30 p.m. Thursday. Actions have consequences, Kendall wrote. But he was also known for his compassion and dedication to get students on track to college and some even to the NFL. A few months ago, former Carter coach Freddie James came in to car shop, not realizing Williams worked there. Chelsea Watkins. A 22-21 district loss to Midland Lee resulted in a coin flip to decide post-season advancement. I was a junior that particular year. When the ensuing trial was over, Edwards was sentenced to 16 years in prison. By Laura RiceDecember 22, 20159:45 amArts & Culture, Sports. March 4 (UPI) -- China needs to increase its military budget to "fulfill its responsibility as a major country," a Beijing official said Saturday ahead of the nation's annual National People's Congress. March 4 (UPI) -- Texas Republicans on Saturday voted overwhelmingly to censure U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales over votes supporting same-sex marriage and gun control bills that broke party lines. Sixty-two varsity players thrilled and galvanized and brought pride to their community, but six of them caused embarrassment and grief. ', Pennsylvania woman missing for more than 30 years found in Puerto Rico. LEADER OF THE LIONS: Yates' coach Luther Booker was a molder of men. Ever, TCU alum and former San Diego Chargers running back LaDanian Tomlinson said in the same documentary. Are insane ticket costs pricing Astros fans out of Opening Day? "The number of scholarships they got, the number of guys who went on to play some form of professional football by every measure this was one of the greats," Hootnick says of the school's reputation. 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MLB legend makes surprise appearance at Astros' Spring Training, Houston is ugly, and I've never felt more at home, This is what Houston looks like from space, Oops! David Barron reported on sports media, college football and Olympic sports for the Houston Chronicle until his retirement in January 2021. Dawson, Texas. Are ticket costs pricing Houston Astros fans out of Opening Day? When the University Interscholastic League investigated a tip that Carter player Gary Edwards had not passed algebra, West said, the political atmosphere was one where this team was being done wrong because it was African-American.. It would be difficult for anybody. The lanky pass rusher recorded 85 tackles, 25 1/2 for losses, and 20 sacks over the past two seasons. A new film, written and directed by a former player for Carter High, details their triumphant road to the 1988State Championship and the controversy that surrounded the team after they won. 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). 'But he (Washington) got six months,' Creuzot said. "It's a Texas legend. Staff researcher Molly Motley Blythe contributed to this series. Despite all the public attention, you are nothing but a bunch of crimnials who went out, put guns on honest working people, terrified them and took their money. David W Carter High School Cowboys. More recently its taken him as a high school football coach from Grand Prairie to Frisco to Mesquite. "The real story never comes out. The greatest high school football team that has ever been assembled. It started as a nonfiction book, then it became a movie (with Billy Bob Thornton as the coach) and finally a TV series. A grade-changing scandal and accusations of player ineligibility tainted their championship run that almost didn't happen, because of rulings made by state athletic officials. Carter High in Dallas took the statechampionship in 1988, but thisnew film about the team is not all about victory. In 14 seasons as the head coach at Carter, he went 122-22-3. You know, be it good or be it bad. Texas GOP censures Rep. Tony Gonzales over votes on guns, marriage equity. Editor's note: Take a look back into The Dallas Morning News archives. He went to the state semifinals in 1982 and 1990 and won the state title in 1988. August 16, 2017 / 9:40 PM Dallas Carter, 1988? Initially, Evans seemed glad to see him. He really missed being around students. But, then again, I could be wrong. Carter High School is really an afterthought in Friday Night Lights -- the evil, thug-like team that stole a championship. Tanell Evans, a standout track performer for Lancaster, now competes for Sam Houston State. In truth, the football team from Carter High School was a . @Vol_Football. I think we in the media, we created an environment that Texas high school football players, if they dont have it, theyre gonna take it. Everyone Else Is At Home. "When you look back over 20 years, there's a reason for everything," West says. The film featured Dallas' 1988 Carter High School football season. 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. ET on ESPN. 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. Much of his reluctance has to do with his job, which he will only say involves working in a warehouse, mostly night shifts. Advocates are pushing for legislation to help them. The 1988 Carter High School football team seemed invincible. But the record books dont tell the story of their success. And whether SOC wins or loses Saturday morning against Liberty Hill, Dallas ISD will always have an unofficial state championship. March 4 (UPI) -- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu made a rare visit to frontline troops in Ukraine on Saturday as Kyiv's grip on the embattled city of Bakhmut appeared to be slipping. MAXPREPS; CBSSPORTS.COM; 247SPORTS; Football. Not the ensuing legal battle that nearly kept them out of the playoffs. 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. Actor Charles S. Dutton definitely owned his role in the film and was very inspiring. If you even have any thought of having a family, you need to make sure you watch every decision that you make now - because your children will also pay the consequences for what you do.' A 12th still faces sentencing. "I don't think you can fall much further," Hootnick says, "and I say that in part because of the level of the pedestal that, as a Texas high school football star, that's almost as big as it gets. 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. "My kids are like, 'Dad, you know everybody.' "Yeah. One Gets 20 Years. Hide/Show Additional Information For Jay Carter . In the late 19th and . On offense, he said, Yates likely would have had a slight edge. "A couple of guys I was locked up with, I guess they heard it on the news or the radio," he says. Hometown / High School; 1: Bill Franklin: DB: 6-2: 190: Fr. Official website; This page was last edited on 10 February 2023, at 04:04 (UTC). Before sentencing, Judge Kendall lectured the youths for about 10 minutes, telling them they had no excuse for committing the crimes. That was one of the great teams, former WFAA sports anchor Dale Hansen said in What Carter Lost, a 2017 ESPN documentary about the Cowboys 1988 season. But that 1988 Permian Panthers . March 4 (UPI) -- Bempedoic acid taken alone reduces cholesterol and heart attacks in patients who can't tolerate statins, according to a clinical research published Saturday in New England Journal of Medicine.. Five, including 2 children, killed in early morning New York house fire. The other, mostly white schools fought a legal battle to kick Carter out of the playoffs. The 1988 Carter High School Football Team were first featured in a 2004 film called "Friday Night Lights" in which they were not portrayed very well in the film because they were portrayed . "They remember that team, but they don't even know I was part of it.". Nothing could deter the Cowboys on their way to winning the state championship that year. I've always thought that the presence of the late, great Johnny Bailey would have turned the tide in Yates' favor. He sells cars at a dealership off Interstate 20, within view of the Carter campus. His last full-time employment was a year ago, although this summer he was camp director at Friendship West Baptist across the street from Carter. hide caption, The 1988 Carter High School football team won that year's Texas state championship. Reflecting On Football And Addiction As 'Friday Night Lights' Turns 25, Why The Race Of The New Football Coach At University Of Texas Matters. Continue reading "Permian 1988 Football Schedule" Teenage boys were sent to prison. Campbell said he hopes the film, which was shown to a crowded audience of young athletes, sends a strong message to them about the importance of making the right decisions. The film featured Dallas' 1988 Carter High School football season. One player famously signed his letter of intent to play college ball while lounging in a hot tub, adorned in gold jewelry. Challenges went beyond players gambling. Only Gov. I want the younger audience to know that your decision that youre making right now can affect the rest of your life, Muhammad says. 'Most of you have had religious and moral training, the opportunity for a decent education, and some of you have even been given by God athletic talent that would enable you to receive a free college education. 1985 Yates vs. 1988 Carter would have been a fitting showcase for two of the greatest teams in what was, for my money, the best era of the modern high school game, the years from 1982 through 1989 . The work of education requires support from the entire community, and Carter High is committed to partnering with businesses, nonprofits, civic clubs, religious organizations and other groups that want to invest their time, talent and resources in students. "It was true; what's the big deal? The ESPN 30 for 30 documentary "What Carter Lost" premieres at 9:30 p.m. 2021 Texas Standard. "I didn't have respect for the law at that time and now I look at life in a more humble way," said Campbell. Hello, and welcome to Wilmer Amina Carter High School (CHS). It is my extreme pleasure to serve as your site Principal. "I'm glad I did go to prison," he says. He has long been devoted to his fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha, overseeing the local chapter's economic development dealings. Carter High, a movie based on Carter's 1988 football team. But the long retired Russeau doesnt spend his time dwelling on the past. represented Evans, said they were shocked by the stiff sentences. "We were young. David W. Carter High School; Downtown Montessori at Ida B. Unofficially, they would be the second team to do so, after the Dallas Carter Cowboys beat Converse Judson at Texas Stadium 31-14 in 1988. Twenty years ago, he was 6-3, 190 pounds and had once run a 40-yard dash in 4.34 seconds. Not just the best in Dallas or Texas, I would like to say we're the best team ever assembled.. I don't want to tell my story that way. Texas Olympians Are In Tokyo. 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. Boston College High School. The seven others sentenced to prison were given terms ranging from 2 to 16 years. Mojo's state title run was cut one game short after a 14-9 playoff loss to Dallas Carter. # 10,621 in National Rankings. The 1988 Carter High School football team won that year's Texas state championship. High Schools. I think it shows football actually as the hedge, Muhammad says. 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. ', "I ask them, 'Do you want children once you get grown? The players were arrested, tried and convicted. And so to fall from grace like that, that's a long way down.". If youd asked him then, heknew the story had potential. Carter was stripped of its championship after a court found that it had indeed violated the no-pass, no-play law. From changing grades and playing ineligible players to substance abuse and violence, these five scandals marred the face of the king of all sports in Texas. To Hootnick, some of the story's unsung heroes are the parents who fought to keep the team in the playoffs. Full Bio. . "Other than Nebraska, when I was coaching at North Texas, I never coached against a faster team," Parker said. Filmmaker Adam Hootnick says, "For a lot of people, that's the top.". We always thought that, Wow this would be a great movie, somebody needs to make a movie about this,' Muhammad says. All of the once-incarcerated Carter players interviewed say their criminal records have presented obstacles, but Campbell has been the most affected. HIGH SCHOOL: PERSONAL: Carter Saint Warren, born 1/19/99, is the son of Todd and Lynette Warrenhas one sisterhas two cousins who played college football: Darnell Carter, who was a linebacker at Virginia (2006-10), and Keith Lumpkin, . as a senior, was selected as an All-Area honoreeplayed in the 2022 Minnesota High School All Star Gamea six year starter for the Bears wrestling . Sports. The case went before Kendall, who rejected pleas for leniency and ordered most of the defendants to prison for sentences that ranged from two to 25 years. ESPN's latest 30 for 30 film, What Carter Lost, premieres Thursday at 9:30 p.m. Rocky Mount, NC / 2: 1994 Roster # Player Position Birthday Hometown High School Height Weight; 1: DeWayne Carter: WR: 4/21/1973: Orchard Lake, MI: St. Mary's Prep: 6'1" 192: 2: Ty Howard: CB, DB: 11/30/1973: We do not share addresses with any third parties. Copyright 2023 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Others reacted with joy because they believed young troublemakers had gotten what they deserved. The team initially had to forfeit the games Edwards played in, but its playoff eligibility was reinstated for the first postseason game. The official 1989 Football Roster for the University of North Carolina Heels I move on." for hosting @CarterHSFB Staff writer Brad Townsend conrtributed to this report. Now, a new movie chronicles the teams against-all-odds rise and its steep fall. Clarence Russeau Jr. near Routh Street in the State Thomas neighborhood where he grew up. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. His last job was with a firm that assists in litigation document preparation. Patrick "P.K." Dawson High School Bulldogs. In a previous photo caption, filmmaker Adam Hootnick's last name was misspelled as Hootnik. A lot of people already know the story of Friday Night Lights, in which a West Texas high school fights for the state football title. He hopes this new movie wont dwell on the robberies and the mistakes his teammates made as much as he says the first Friday Night Lights movie did. Divorced last year, Campbell brags about 10-year-old daughter Kourtney and 8-year-old Kyle, pulling out a scrapbook to show off Kourtney's academic certificates. For information on the 2017 ESPN 30 for 30 documentary "What Carter Lost," click here. The Cowboys captured the city with their talent as they fought their way through the regular season and the playoffs. I just love football.. So the level of attention and adoration and intensity around that experience for a lot of people, that's the top. Beginning days after the championship and continuing into the summer, several players, along with other Carter students and graduates, committed a string of armed robberies that would cut their futures short. You dont even get a chance to think about the past, trying to think about the present, he said. Brad Townsend, Sports enterprise reporter, Mavericks and NBA. The REAL 1988 Mojo from Friday Night Lights movie. Mayor: HISD has two optionsclose school or be taken over, Rare photos show 2 ocelots crossing South Texas road, Eric Gordon trade looking better and better for Houston Rockets, Willie Nelson pays lovely tribute to another country legend, This Texas Hill Country town is the new, cooler Fredericksburg, Hiker takes 'once-in-a-lifetime' photo at Brazos Bend State Park. Eight-time APSE award winner; 2016 National Headliner Award; 2018 Celeste Williams Texas Sportswriter of the Year; 2021 NSMA Texas Sportswriter of the Year. Example video title will go here for this video. Russeau was invited to a Dallas showing of the movie but said he wasnt contacted about the film prior to that. "That was just four years I kind of wasted," he says. The ensuing media cycle put Texas high school football in the national spotlight. I think Im losing them. Kendall, a former Dallas County prosecutor, lectured the 12 teenagers for 10 minutes before sentencing them for a string of 21 armed robberies committed last spring.
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