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

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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.

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Players, Coaches Build Young Team The Sandite varsity consisted of more underclassmen than usual but the pride was as great as ever. We had S2 underclassmen out of 63 players and the injuries hurt us a lot - we had to use young players more, but it gave them game experience, stated head coach A.D. James. Because of the number of graduates, we also had a lot of positions to be filled and that caused inexperience too, he added. With so few starters returning, each player found it his responsibility to prepare individually to give 100 percent as well as to bring the team together as a whole. Cooperation was essential and even when the outcome was disappointing or frustrating, whether in practice or in a game, the team members and coaches knew the importance of working together and depended upon each other. It was evident from the beginning that the potential was present, but much hard work would be required in order to develop the young team and maintain constant effectiveness in such a short time. Reflecting on the season Coach James concluded, There's always disappointment to a certain degree, but we feel the kids played to the best of their ability and with a break here and there we could have gone to the play-offs. .5 A4 A 553 Q, r . . .N r DESTROYING EVERYTHING IN HIS PATH- The U i' i' i .il- ,,, PICKING THE WIDEST HOLE- Finding the proper hole clogged by too many sweaty, grunting lineman, tailback Todd Sanders instinctively shoots to the outside in the victory over Ponca City. 1 . U 5 AA Sandite defensive theme Seemed YO be kill eVefYfl'1il'13 FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF- Kneeling, Donny Connely, Standing, Ierry Ballard, that moves and Mushy Ruff demonstrates by taking down more than the necessary number of Kelley Comets to make the tackle. Chris Thurmond, A. D. James, Cary Quimby, and jim Pryor.