Published August 25, 2017. "All my friends had already gone to college and were working," he says. "To tell you the truth, I'm just like I was in 1989," says Evans, 37. Edwards watches today's NFL cornerbacks and is convinced he had the tools to make it. Anyone can read what you share. 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 . 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. The team initially had to forfeit the games Edwards played in, but its playoff eligibility was reinstated for the first postseason game. The team made famous by Buzz Bissinger's book "Friday Night Lights" faced enormous expectations. Parents, teachers and school officials fought back, and in the end Carter was allowed to play. March 4 (UPI) -- Australian police on Saturday revealed the details of an operation that intercepted $1 billion worth of cocaine in the country's biggest-ever drug bust. He noted the 21 holdups were more than those attributed to Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, who terrorized the South during the 1930s. Thats been so long ago, almost 30 years. I was just trying to play, Hall said. Instead of going off to play for college teams,those players went to prison. As he issued each sentence, screams rang out from the courtroom. The 1988 Carter High School football team seemed invincible. I think at some level they were chasing a rush.". 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. 'If stupidity were a crime, you would all deserve life without parole,' Kendall said. 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. Carter High is a football 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. Five days after winning state, three football players robbed a Jack in the Box at 2:30 a.m., pantyhose pulled over their heads. A 22-21 district loss to Midland Lee resulted in a coin flip to decide post-season advancement. Not an investigation into their leading scorers algebra grade. The official 2020 Football Roster for the . "I dont let anything worry me.. A high school state football championship in Texas is arguably about more than just temporary bragging rights. Find Classmates and Graduates from TX Share this Find Your School . 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. is the saga of that team, the 1988 Dallas Carter Cowboys. 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. Carter later was forced to forfeit the 1988 season, in which it won a state title, for grade tampering. Carter was ultimately stripped of its 1988 state title, and there's no doubt that the Carter community's fight to defend its reputation got a lot harder because of what those young men did. The Cowboys captured the city with their talent as they fought their way through the regular season and the playoffs. For one, they beat Odessa-Permian in the state semifinals, not the championship. represented Evans, said they were shocked by the stiff sentences. I want the younger audience to know that your decision that youre making right now can affect the rest of your life, Muhammad says. Two months ago, he joined a mentorship program at Carter started by assistant principal Stonie Arbuckle, a classmate in 1988. I tell them, 'Nobody knows me for the reasons I would like them to know me. I think it shows football actually as the hedge, Muhammad says. Spring Sports. Unlike Evans, Edwards did get to play college football. The sentences were handed down before a courtroom packed with relatives of the 12 defendants, one of whom received a deferred sentence and one of whom was sent to a Texas Department of Corrections 'boot camp' for 75 days. Each had faced a maximum sentence of 99 years. The film airs on ESPN Thursday, August 24. After several phone conversations, Evans agrees to a sit-down interview in Houston, then reschedules twice, then decides not to do it. Official website; This page was last edited on 10 February 2023, at 04:04 (UTC). "He works for an office supply company, I think.". 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: Editor's note: Take a look back into The Dallas Morning News archives. March 4 (UPI) -- Roel Degamo, the governor of the Philippines province of Negros Oriental, was assassinated and five others also died Saturday in an attack by gunmen, officials said. Released from prison on Aug. 13, 1993, he enrolled at Texas Southern. Elementary School; William A. Blair Elementary School; William Anderson Elementary School; William B. 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Carter High School Football; Football All-Time Roster; Carter Football History. 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. Judge Kendall said he was a ringleader. 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? I never even knew that that stuff was going on until its like they were actually out and basically confessed to the crimes.. Saturday, February 25, 2023 Carter High School Cross-Country Pancake Breakfast at Aubrey's Strawberry Plains! Everyone Else Is At Home. 5. "But I havent thought about it really. 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. Continue reading "Permian 1988 Football Schedule" Emily Ochsenschlager and Jessica Smith produced and edited this interview for broadcast, and Nicole Cohen adapted it for the Web. And there are plenty of tales about James. Challenges went beyond players gambling. It was a historic season that included a national football championship for the predominantly black school, but not without controversy. First published on August 16, 2017 / 9:40 PM. Russeau, who rose from a shoe shiner to a teacher and administrator, was inducted into the local African American Hall of Fame for his contributions to Dallas education. 10:00 AM on Aug 24, 2017 CDT Updated at 12:19 PM on Dec 12, 2019 CST. ". It was real hard then, and I hope that people pick that up, she said. References External links. Before the crossing guard gig, James would organize outings for neighborhood seniors so they could pass the time telling stories to each others. Did ESPN's 30 for 30 get it wrong? Filmmaker Adam Hootnick says, "For a lot of people, that's the top.". 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. Get your Permian football updates by valid e-mail address. Hello, and welcome to Wilmer Amina Carter High School (CHS). It's a guaranteed story that will be told for generations, with a record that will be likely painted up on a water tower or on a city's welcome sign. High school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. David W Carter High School Cowboys. Not just the best in Dallas or Texas, I would like to say we're the best team ever assembled.. 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. . Test scores were among the lowest in the district and . 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. "I didn't need to be rehabilitated because I was aware of my mistakes and knew I would never do anything like that again. 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 . Boston College High School. Lincoln Heights, OH / 2: Roney Harris: QB: 6-1: 180: So. Carter was named PSAC Eastern Division Athlete of the Week three times in 2022-23. The 1988 Carter High School football team won that year's Texas state championship. Carter High in Dallas took the state championship in 1988, but this new film about the team is not all about victory. The documentary remembers the 1988 Dallas Carter high school football team which beat Permian High in Friday . When Derric Damon Evans entered prison on Sept. 22, 1989, he left behind more than a rescinded college scholarship. 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. 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.. Instead, his grades were changed to make him pass that class. More recently its taken him as a high school football coach from Grand Prairie to Frisco to Mesquite. 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. Campbell served seven years, four days. Ellis, the executive producer, told The Monday Morning Quarterback that he hopes viewers will take a similar message away from the film. Get the latest breaking news from North Texas and beyond. Since 2004, I have served the Rialto Community in a plethora of assignments, including 8th Grade . Those memories, though, were soon overshadowed by bigger games at Texas Tech. Muhammad was on that 1988 state championship team. 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. "Other than Nebraska, when I was coaching at North Texas, I never coached against a faster team," Parker said. 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. Updated: Feb 28, 2023 / 04:45 PM CST. "I'm proud of Gary. I was younger, he says. State District . (Rose Baca/Staff Photographer). Even though he still has scars from it, he hasn't allowed those scars to dictate the rest of his life.". The film is centered on the 1988 Cowboys of David W. Carter High School in Dallas, a team that fought through racial prejudice and a grades controversy to claim the 5A state title, only to be rocked when six of their players were involved in an armed robbery and the grades issue stripped them of their title. 1988 ODESSA PERMIAN PANTHERS . Filmmaker Adam Hootnick says, "For a lot of people, that's the top." Carter High, a movie based on Carter's 1988 football team. In truth, the football team from Carter High School was a . 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. Everything changed. We had the first girls team in 1992. we also had a boys team that year. I was a junior that particular year. He often refers to her as Vivica now, after actress Vivica Fox who plays her in the movie. I guess they found somebody thats got my side," Russeau said. During the 1980s Carter High School in Dallas, Texas was a football powerhouse. "Yeah. 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. Carter High in Dallas took the statechampionship in 1988, but thisnew film about the team is not all about victory. "I really don't give a [expletive] what people say about me, whether it's true or false.". Historical Coaches: Don Shula, George Halas, Tom Landry, Curly Lambeau. There's high school football, and then there's Texas high school football. Football has taken Robert Hall from Texas Tech to Houston, Amsterdam and Canada. FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth. But as he did welding work for the next couple of weeks, Campbell recalls that "he and I had no conversation. Russian defense minister visits front lines as Ukraine's hold on Bakhmut slips. At the courthouse, it simply doesnt matter that you can run the football. Bissinger for the 1990 book Friday Night Lights. Submit a Comment. Australian cops announce $1B cocaine seizure, country's biggest bust ever. His last job was with a firm that assists in litigation document preparation. ESPN's latest 30 for 30 film, What Carter Lost, premieres Thursday at 9:30 p.m. His story exemplifies the 1988 Carter Cowboys' conflicting legacy. WHERE ARE THEY NOW - Chronicles life after Permian High School for past players and coaches. "What Carter Lost" (CBS11) It was a historic season that included a national football championship for the predominantly black . So the level of attention and adoration and intensity around that experience for a lot of people, that's the top. One player famously signed his letter of intent to play college ball while lounging in a hot tub, adorned in gold jewelry. Eva James says the movie tells people how it really was back in the late 1980s. Copyright 2023 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Newest . "It was a talented team with very talented individuals, many of which went on without blemishes on their records and are productive citizens in our community," says Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas, the attorney who represented Edwards during the grade controversy and criminal trial. The 1988 Carter High School football team won that year's Texas state championship. You dont even get a chance to think about the past, trying to think about the present, he said. In 14 seasons as the head coach at Carter, he went 122-22-3. Evans, who was paroled Aug. 22, 1996, says his co-workers don't know about his football or prison past. 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.. But eventually, retirement got him. 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. 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. David Wendel Carter High School (commonly referred to as Dallas Carter) is a public high school located in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, . "They talk about that high school team that kicked everybody's ass," he says. I just have this ceiling. The legacy . 2021 Football schedule for the Carter Hornets from Strawberry Plains, TN Boston College High School. 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. Overall Score 40.47 /100. "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. The Cowboys captured the city with their talent as they fought their way through the regular season and the playoffs. "They talk about that high school team that kicked everybody's ass," he says. The 1988 Carter football team was at the top of its game. The official 2020 Football Roster for the Skip To Main Content . I move on." 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. 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. A high schoolstatefootball championship in Texas is arguably about more than just temporarybragging rights. No one would have fathomed that the state title victory on Dec. 17, 1988, would be Evans' last organized game. : 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. 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 : . Garrick Damon Evans-Williams was born 13 days later. My story is unedited.". Davis High School Panthers. "I didn't see how they could do that. "My two main regrets, first is the people I let down," he says. The joke was the student parking lot was a heck of a lot nicer than the teacher parking lot.". The Cowboys were stripped of the State title after it came to . Hide/Show Additional Information For Jay Carter . Governor of Philippine province, 5 others killed in gun attack. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations. To know that I broke some hearts really has been a bother over time. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. "I didn't have respect for the law at that time and now I look at life in a more humble way," said Campbell. He knows Evans lives in Houston, but little else. China cites need to boost military spending as People's Congress meets. Eight-time APSE award winner; 2016 National Headliner Award; 2018 Celeste Williams Texas Sportswriter of the Year; 2021 NSMA Texas Sportswriter of the Year. Courtesy of ESPN Films DALLAS (CBS11) A private screening of ESPN's 30 for 30 documentary "What Carter Lost," was held at the Texas Theatre on Wednesday night. It would have been a great game, featuring accomplished, underrated quarterbacks and defenses that were downright scary. "They remember . The film featured Dallas' 1988 Carter High School football season. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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. Single, he attends several Carter games a year and lives down the street from Cowboys teammate Clifton Abraham. Twenty years ago, they were Carter High's Three Amigos. 2022-23 . With ESPNs 30 for 30 documentary What Carter Lost, audiences are primed to remember the glory and scandal that surrounded Dallas Carter High Schools football team nearly 30 years ago. "Everywhere we go, somebody knows me," he says. And whether SOC wins or loses Saturday morning against Liberty Hill, Dallas ISD will always have an unofficial state championship. Fox, Pooch Hall, David Banner. Coach Freddie James retired from the Dallas school district two decades ago, off to travel and finally work on his wifes honey-do list. Advocates are pushing for legislation to help them. High Schools. Full Bio. 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.