Charles Page High School - Sandite Yearbook (Sand Springs, OK)

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miter SUPERIOR DEFENSE- Darren Boone rejoices as he comes off the field, after holding Union for four offensive plays. The football season approached with much anxiousness on the part of all Sandites after a long summer of separation. Many team members kept in shape over the hot, dry months by running and lifting weights in preparation for the upcoming tough 4A competition. We had a few guys returning- we were mostly underclassmen and it was our responsibility to build ourselves up as much as possible, remarked I unior Mike Johnson who spent many hours in training before team practices began in August. When two-a-days were finally in the past and the Sandites had chalked up scrimmage game victories over Owasso and Bixby, the main focus became the Broken Arrow Tigers. The usual Thursday night conflict proved to be a let-down, but the 21- 6 loss did not destroy the team's confidence and determination and they bounced back to win the next three contests over OC Classen 24- 6, Union 28- 0, and Bishop Kelley 19- 0. Kelley, the homecoming opponent, provided a keen match of power but, the Sandite endeavors emerged victorious to add a satisfying finale to the festive week's activities. At this point, the season seemed to be well on the way but a narrow loss to Enid, 7-6, in the first district game cast scattered shadows of doubt on the utopian hopes. Next came what was to be the final victory of the year, 25- 18 over Ponca City in another district game, which brought that record to 1- 1, and 4- 3 overall. A discouraging defeat by Sapulpa, 34- 7, thrust much seriousness into every effort concerning the important Stillwater bout to come. The crushing loss came after four overtimes ending at 29- 26. If we would have won the Stillwater game we would have still been in contention Kfor the State Playoffsjf' reflected senior split end Chris Hanner, so we really kept our spirits up for that game. The 20- 15 loss to Bartlesville College added little to the present numbness that came from a season of hard work and disappointment. But the Sandites never gave up their Gold Pride through it all.

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Work Filled Season Brings Frustration 4, is 254 , TELL IT LIKE IT IS -Head coach AD, James questions a call made by referees at the game against Enid. The contest was full of many close calls, but only a selected few were brought to the attention of the officials.Since the Sandites lost by only one point, every call was an important one. ROLL MACHINE ROLL-After fooling all interior linemen with his superb acting, John Blake finds getting around Sapulpa Chieftain linebackers to be a piece of cake. The middle screen pass took most all teams by complete surprise and even though the Chieftains grabbed this victory, Blake grabbed many yards. Za!

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Seniors Attempt To lnstill Qualities In Underclassmen Leadership among teammates is usually confined to either a few outstanding personalities or evenly spread throughout the team. Seldom does it exist in the magnitude found in each of the eleven senior football players who formed the smallest percentage of the squad. With so many underclassmen, it was left up to the guys who had been under Coach James for three years to take the responsibility, stated Mike Crook. This is not to say that there were no leaders in the younger members, but experience became the key to learning to work together. We wanted to go to the play-offs so bad because we would have been the first players from Page to go three years in a row, Chris Hanner thoughtfully expressed. Backed by an equally spirited group of classmates, these seniors worked hard all season long to instill various qualities in the underclassmen as well as to perform to the best of their ability. CUTTING BACK IN- Chris Hanner, 85, picks up five more yards by moving to the inside during the clash with the Union Redskins. STOPPED BEHIND THE LINE- Greg Neely, 44, comes up from his cornerback position quickly to stop a Broken Arrow Tiger for a loss of two yards. .Jaffa H My fiis .... .e WHO HAS THE BALL?- Mike Crook, 6, plays his fake so well that there is no way to tell who has the ball on this option against Jenks.