You've got to sugarcoat it to get it in the paper. The 1988 Carter High School football team won that year's Texas state championship. To this day, former Principal Clarence C. Russeau insists Carter did nothing wrong in regards to the eligibility controversy. Educating, Motivating, and Producing Responsible Citizens of Tomorrow. I guess it was just for paper.". 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. In truth, the football team from Carter High School was a . Longtime Houston coach Ray Seals, whose Milby team lost 51-0 to Yates and who scouted the Cowboys in 1988, gives the nod to the Lions. "I didn't have respect for the law at that time and now I look at life in a more humble way," said Campbell. All of the once-incarcerated Carter players interviewed say their criminal records have presented obstacles, but Campbell has been the most affected. To know that I broke some hearts really has been a bother over time. Reflecting On Football And Addiction As 'Friday Night Lights' Turns 25, Why The Race Of The New Football Coach At University Of Texas Matters. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. I was younger, he says. "For every action there is a consequence good bad or indifferent," said Campbell. "I tell people all the time, I was like Michael Jordan and he was like Scottie Pippen," Armstead says. TIME CAPSULE . Submit a Comment. Nothing could deter the Cowboys on their way to winning the state championship that year. If you want to see Carter High you may have to search it out its been in limited releaseandproducers are still working on a broader distribution deal. With Charles S. Dutton, Vivica A. David W. Carter High School; Downtown Montessori at Ida B. The film featured Dallas' 1988 Carter High School football season. 1988 ODESSA PERMIAN PANTHERS . 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. State District Judge Joe Kendall ordered that an 11th youth be sent to a prison boot camp for young offenders. Volume 2 30 for 30: Shorts Full Schedule ESPN Films. . During the 1980s Carter High School in Dallas, Texas was a football powerhouse. 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. With ESPN's 30 for 30 documentary What Carter Lost screening Aug. 24, audiences are primed to remember the glory and scandal that surrounded Dallas Carter High School's football team nearly 30 . You know, like football as long as they were doing football and in football it kept them away from making such bad decisions and choices. The film featured Dallas' 1988 Carter High School football season. Chelsea Watkins. Gary Salyer and Charles Baker were the coaches. But, then again, I could be wrong. The greatest high school football team that has ever been assembled. 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. Carter High hits theaters here Oct. 30. : 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. Coach Freddie James retired from the Dallas school district two decades ago, off to travel and finally work on his wifes honey-do list. 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. But I think they weren't ready for the adventure to be done. Russeau was invited to a Dallas showing of the movie but said he wasnt contacted about the film prior to that. I tell them, 'Nobody knows me for the reasons I would like them to know me. But there was trouble during that season's playoffs when questions arose about a Carter player's algebra grade. 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. ESPN has set a late August premiere date for a documentary about one of the most infamous high school football teams in Texas history. "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. for hosting @CarterHSFB Actions have consequences, Kendall wrote. Keith Campbell received the harshest prison sentence, 25 years, and the sharpest rebuke from Judge Kendall. ET on ESPN. Are ticket costs pricing Houston Astros fans out of Opening Day? With ESPN's 30 for 30 documentary What Carter Lost, audiences are primed to remember the glory and scandal that surrounded Dallas Carter High School's football team nearly 30 years ago. July 27, 2021. 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: The Cowboys have 832 players on their Football all-time roster. When the ensuing trial was over, Edwards was sentenced to 16 years in prison. Evans got 20 years. WHERE ARE THEY NOW - Chronicles life after Permian High School for past players and coaches. According to Hootnick, it was "mostly two-parent families, mostly professionals. But in a sentencing memorandum he wrote at the time, he explained that he would not give special treatment because the defendants played football and would issue a sentence consistent with other offenders who had committed multiple robberies. "They talk about that high school team that kicked everybody's ass," he says. The other, mostly white schools fought a legal battle to kick Carter out of the playoffs. "He works for an office supply company, I think.". But the last thing he told me was, 'Don't take it personally, man.' August 16, 2017 / 9:40 PM When Derric Damon Evans entered prison on Sept. 22, 1989, he left behind more than a rescinded college scholarship. He went to the state semifinals in 1982 and 1990 and won the state title in 1988. David Wendel Carter High School (commonly referred to as Dallas Carter) is a public high school located in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, . "My kids are like, 'Dad, you know everybody.' Newest . First Last Height lbs. But as he did welding work for the next couple of weeks, Campbell recalls that "he and I had no conversation. 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.. Carter, a field artillery officer by training, also happens to be a defensive disrupter. The Cowboys captured the city with their talent as they fought their way through the regular season and the playoffs. . "But I havent thought about it really. 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He has been a contributor to Dave Campbell's Texas Football since 1980, serving as high school editor from 1984 through 2000 and as Managing Editor from 1990 through 2004. While the official record books wont remember the 1988 Carter Cowboys, Dallas definitely does, and continues to tell the teams story. I had to pull myself away because I know if I didn't, I would have wound up getting back to that mode.". 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. The official 2020 Football Roster for the . Some who meet Campbell remark that he would have made a good attorney. Comments (-1) Tweets by DALLASCARTERFB. Greg Abbott says if these corporate tax breaks return, renewable energy should be excluded, At these old-school restaurants in Texas, you feel like its an extension of your home, Gulf of Mexico warming at faster rate than global ocean, study finds. represented Evans, said they were shocked by the stiff sentences. 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. Two months ago, he joined a mentorship program at Carter started by assistant principal Stonie Arbuckle, a classmate in 1988. D.W. Rutledge, whose Judson team lost to Carter in the 1988 final, gives Carter the nod, and so does Dan Hooks, whose West Orange-Stark team lost to Yates in 1985. Gaston Middle School; W.T. He worked for a chemical company in Garland for six years. The 1988 Cowboys playoff season was highlighted by accusations of grade manipulation of a player, the team being declared ineligible several times during the . And there are plenty of tales about James. Now, a new movie chronicles the teams against-all-odds rise and its steep fall. PLAINS, Ga. (AP) When Jimmy Carter stepped onto the national stage, he brought along those closest to him, introducing Americans to a colorful Georgia family that helped shape the 39th president's public life and now, generations later, is rallying around him for the private final chapter of his 98 years. But that 1988 Permian Panthers . 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Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. "I had to get away from the 'hood - I was wa-a-ay over there. Come out and support Carter High School Cross-Country!!! To Hootnick, some of the story's unsung heroes are the parents who fought to keep the team in the playoffs. Muhammad was on that 1988 state championship team. Of those 28, eight would go on to the NFL, including linebacker Jessie Armstead. Its your choice.. Unlike Evans, Edwards did get to play college football. And at a time when it seems the game is always in the cross-hairs, director Arthur Muhammad says Carter High isnt trying to show football in a bad light. Each had faced a maximum sentence of 99 years. He was surprised a film was made so long after the fact and that he and others still in the area weren't contacted about the script. David Barron reported on sports media, college football and Olympic sports for the Houston Chronicle until his retirement in January 2021. AT HOUSTONCHRONICLE.COM: Debate class - Yates or Carter? 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.. 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. Editor's note: This story was published as the movie 'Carter High' was set to hit theaters. 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. ', Noting that six of the defendants were members of a Carter football team that experts rank as one of the best in Texas of the 1980s, Kendall said, 'The typical American male lives vicariously through the lives of football heroes. Since 2004, he has worked for the city of Dallas as an environmental specialist, inspecting facilities to make sure they are in code compliance. . Get your Permian football updates by valid e-mail address. Houston, Texas. 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. He really missed being around students. Carter High School is really an afterthought in Friday Night Lights -- the evil, thug-like team that stole a championship. is the saga of that team, the 1988 Dallas Carter Cowboys. But its really the kind of movie that lets people know that you can make it if you try. Eva-Marie Ayala/Staff Writer, Dallas-set football drama 'Carter High' hits Netflix Novemeber, 2016, Former Carter High star football player Jessie Armstead reflects on the past, Carter High tackles Dallas teams woes head-on, Over two decades later, a chance for public redemption, Scandal taints memories of 'best ever,' the 1988 Carter football team, Robbery spree was 'just for kicks' for 1988 Carter football team, Former players on 1988 Carter football team tried to move on, but shaking past wasn't easy. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. It's been 30 years since the 1988 Permian Panthers football team took the field. Courtesy of ESPN Films (Lisa Davis/Associated Press). ". Carter High in Dallas took the statechampionship in 1988, but thisnew film about the team is not all about victory. "When you look back over 20 years, there's a reason for everything," West says. . ', Pennsylvania woman missing for more than 30 years found in Puerto Rico. Starred for Smyrna High School on both sides of the ball and was named Class 6A Mr. Football after a phenomenal 2022 campaign Selected as the Region 6-6A Defensive MVP this past fall Posted 92 tackles, six tackles for loss, three sacks, five passes defended, three forced fumbles and one interception his senior season 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. The Lone Star Football Network Online Now: 454 Visitors. Tanell Evans, a standout track performer for Lancaster, now competes for Sam Houston State. Are insane ticket costs pricing Astros fans out of Opening Day? Football Home; Teams; States; Scores; . He often refers to her as Vivica now, after actress Vivica Fox who plays her in the movie. In 1988, however, he was the sports editor for the Grand Prairie News. (2-17-22) If you plan on watching the movie Carter High and hope for an inspirational endingabout a Dallas Texas High School football team that was deemed as the best ever to come out of Texasthen you might want to pass on it.. China cites need to boost military spending as People's Congress meets. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Record: 14-0-1 Head Coach: Freddie JamesWK Team SC Team SC ; 9/2 : x Dallas Carter 3: 21: P Tyler d: 7: 9/10 : x Dallas Carter v: 25: T Killeen v: 24: 9/16 : x Dallas Carter v: 31: m FW Wyatt y: 0: 9/30 : x Dallas Carter v: 34: T Dal South Oak Cliff d: 7: 10/8 : . 2022 Football Roster. We won a championship together and there wasn't a DB, I say, who would have been better than him in the pros.". 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. Ellis said his interest in this film was what it could teach. "Am I proud?" They werent a bunch of cheap-shot chop-blockers either, as the movie would suggest. Teenage boys were sent to prison. . Challenges went beyond players gambling. Thats definitely still part of the film, but its not the main focus. "That means a lot to me. I guess it was kind of mutual between Derric and I because we were so close. This is the story of four of the student athletes whose off the field activities cost them their future. 'Instead of these young men getting a college education, they will get an education from the TDC,' West said. Staff researcher Molly Motley Blythe contributed to this series. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. "My two main regrets, first is the people I let down," he says. 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. Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. He also coaches a youth league football team. 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It would be the first of 21 robberies that police connected to 15 Carter neighborhood teenagers, including six from the football team. Carter won the state title but the story doesn't end there. "Quite frankly, you scare me," Kendall said, recalling a psychologist's testimony that Campbell had sociopathic tendencies. Prior to that he worked at The Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Light. Rocky Mount, NC / 2: 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. After looking this up it sure seems to be 100% accurate. If SOC wins Saturday morning, it would officially be the first Dallas Independent School District team to win a state championship since 1958. 2022 Football schedule for the Carter Hornets from Strawberry Plains, TN Full Bio. Catch up on the day's news you need to know. We're not thugs.' References External links. Not the racial tensions of the time. 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. "Other than Nebraska, when I was coaching at North Texas, I never coached against a faster team," Parker said. Frankly, I was shocked, recalled West, who also represented Edwards in his criminal case. 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. So thats the impact that I wanted to leave.. Continue reading "Permian 1988 Football Schedule" The Colleyville Heritage Steroid . Among those sentenced by state District Judge Joe Kendall were Parade magazine All-American defensive back Derric Evans, who was sentenced to 20 years on each of four armed robbery counts, and running back-defensive back Gary Edwards, who received three 16-year terms. Many of them talk in the documentary about how much they lost and how they've tried to rebuild their lives. Lincoln Heights, OH / 2: Roney Harris: QB: 6-1: 180: So. Not just the best in Dallas or Texas, I would like to say we're the best team ever assembled.. The 1988 Carter High School football team seemed invincible. 28 - universal randolph, 1963-90 28 - dallas carter, 1982-09 27 - wichita falls, 1937-63 *26 - southlake carroll, 1997-22 Garrick Williams, who attended DeSoto, is a redshirt freshman linebacker at Texas A&M. The seven others sentenced to prison were given terms ranging from 2 to 16 years. Not the ensuing legal battle that nearly kept them out of the playoffs. Pat Culpepper, an all-Southwest Conference defender for Darrell Royal at Texas and coach of the Lufkin team that lost to Carter in 1988, gives the edge to Carter on defense. As he issued each sentence, screams rang out from the courtroom. He lives in Garland, but hasn't strayed far from his high school roots. Site Map. Please enter valid email address to continue. Ellis, the executive producer, told The Monday Morning Quarterback that he hopes viewers will take a similar message away from the film. A judge has sentenced 10 current and former high school athletes to prison terms of up to 25 years for their roles in numerous armed robberies in the Dallas area over the past year. 'Derrick got five years. Then after the championship win, the title and all of the accolades were stripped from the team when six of it's players were convicted and sentenced in a string of robberies throughout the Dallas area. Hide/Show Additional Information For Clarence Carter . Mojo made it to the State Semifinals, where the playoff run would come to an end with a 14-9 loss to Dallas Carter at Royal Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. David W. Carter (Dallas, TX) Alumni Pro Stats. That team, with 21 players who were offered college scholarships, is being called one of the best high school . 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. We do not share addresses with any third parties. Even though he still has scars from it, he hasn't allowed those scars to dictate the rest of his life.". In fact, five players served time and one got probation. I don't want to tell my story that way. "They remember that team, but they don't even know I was part of it.". @coachjoshheupel. DALLAS The drama surrounding the 1988 Carter Cowboys took over 25 years to go from the high school football field to the big screen. "It's a Texas legend. We had the first girls team in 1992. we also had a boys team that year. 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. Overall Score 40.47 /100. 210 N Carter School Rd, Strawberry Plains, Tennessee | (865) 933-3434. Its a guaranteed story that will be told for generations, with arecord that will be likely painted up on a water tower or on a cityswelcome sign. ', "I ask them, 'Do you want children once you get grown? Talented and bold, the Oak Cliff team ruled high school football in Texas. "I'm glad I did go to prison," he says. Executives. Baseball; Golf; Lacrosse; Swim & Dive; Tennis; Track & Field; Athletics Department A protective father figure to his Carter players, he led them on to be one of the nation's best high school teams. Eva James says the movie tells people how it really was back in the late 1980s. God has a plan for my life, and this is it.". But before Carter could even make it to the title game, it was hit with a roadblock off the field. 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. Filmmaker Adam Hootnick says, "For a lot of people, that's the top." Courtesy of ESPN Films hide caption Clarence Russeau Jr. near Routh Street in the State Thomas neighborhood where he grew up. 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. "The story is so much that you can't print," he says. "The other thing is, for everything that I think I could have been excellent at doing, I can't be. You know, Im a people person, and I just enjoy being around people.. East Carter had boys team before 1992. Permian did end up winning a state title the following year, going 16-0 in 1989. The official 2019 Football Roster for the Skip To Main Content . "We were . Evans, who was paroled Aug. 22, 1996, says his co-workers don't know about his football or prison past.
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