Football Preview 2009 - Wise County Messenger

Wise County goes HollywoodIn one of the mostextensive andcreative footballpreview sections,the Wise CountyMessengerrecreated apopular footballmovie poster witheach of the area’sseven varsityfootball teams. Thefollowing is a listof them and theathletes featuredin each. Photos byJoe Duty. Photoillustrations byAndrew May.AlvordThe Bulldogsrecreatedthe poster for“Rudy” for thisyear’s specialsection. SeniorLJ Phillips (5)played the roleof Rudy and wascarried off thefield by seniorteammatesDustinStachowiak (64),Trevor Hartfield(2), Luke Haak(50) and JeremyBrowne.BoydThe Yellowjacketshelped deliver“The JunctionBoys,” which wasaltered as TheTater JunctionBoys, playingoff the name of aformer restaurantnear Boyd andan old road onthe east side oftown. Pictured ishead coach J.G.Cartwright andthe varsity teamafter a two-a-daypractice.Bridgeport“The Program”poster wasremade by theBulls. Headcoach DannyHenson andsenior DanielScott arefeatured, whilesenior BlakeWaldrep andcheerleaderAudra Hart arepictured on themotorcycle.ALL PRE-OWNEDPRICESRoad-Trip Ready•Diesels •Cars•Gas Trucks•SUVs •VansREDUCEDKlementcjd.comUS 287 North, Decatur940-627 -6700 817-430-8416ChicoDecaturHeadfootballcoach PeteHart hadthe toughtask ofrecreatingthe poster“Rememberthe Titans”along witha couple ofhis playersduringpractice.In one of the mostdifficult tasks, nearlya dozen Eagles puton their game facesto bring together“The Longest Yard.”The talented bunchincluded RyanThomas, ZachGage, Jase Reeves,Francisco Perez,Cookie Zamora,Colby Moore, NathanAlling, Clint Taylor,Kyle Green, ChanceGasperson, ClintMoore and RossMadden.Backs the Decatur Eagles &Alvord Bulldogs All the Way!NorthwestParadiseBecause of uniform colors,Northwest was aneasy choice to take onthe challenge of duplicating“The Game Plan”poster. Taylor Barnhill isat the center of attention,while teammatesAnthony Chiofalo (24)Eric Clinton (7) andChris Bain (3) are inthe back. DestineeDuty played the role ofthe ballerina while thebulldog was played byRocky, who is owned byKarie Elling and SandieElling Wallace.“Varsity Blues”was the movieselected forthe Panthers.Members of thefootball teamfeatured in thisposter are BrysonMack, KyleBradshaw, CalebRead, CorganAndrews andKason Gentry.Team trainersAllison Arder andKarleigh Hull alsohelped pull of thisreproduction.Friendly, Fast ServiceCompound Drugs • Drive-Thru • Free DeliveryAccepting Medicare Part Dand Most InsuranceDECATUR1101 Eagle Dr. • Suite CDecatur, 76234940-627-5400Mon. - Fri., 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.Sat., 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.ALVORD115 E. Bypass 287. • Suite BAlvord, 76225940-427-2801Mon. - Fri., 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.Closed Sat.