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

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Ronnie Hale did an excellent job of quarterbacking us during the whole season and his morale and spirit really kept us up when things got bad. lTodd Boonej Jon Boyd helped the team immensely by being one of our best power hitters and be being a fantastic blocker and all-around terrific player. CYatesJ Darren Boone was a tremendous athlete that aided the team with his strength and quickness. He was a leader both on and off the field. Cl-lalej Todd Sanders was a versatile player who helped the team both offensively and defensively with his quick ability to read the plays. fl-luneryagerj Ty Boone was an outstanding defensive back who had not only talent, but also a lot of self- discipline and character while playing. fNorfleetJ Wendell Krebs was a great asset to the team because he was always encouraging the underclassmen to become better players. fl'-lartmanl Tim Fisher has helped the team in many ways but especially by reaching and catching the football in crucial moments of the games. Qlirebsj 34 Football Seniors E ing x e P' . ' l ' X . Azt. ff I 1 New ' ,T ,,,, sv :ui fm -- ma .M ,H , k, sw- :mmf Q we 'ft we 1. .,t- Q . H t I ...f'lf' THAT'S SUPER- Defensive secondary coach next defensive formation to be used against they Chris Thurmond instructs Todd Sanders on the Sapulpa Chieftains. liffi F i 4 - M 'iif 1 iaaft-er Even though Todd Boone was small in size, he had the heart and strength of a giant. Qfishj Roger Fish played a key role in our offense by taking charge at crucial times. fWallaceJ Steve Zieg was one of the great leaders of the team who always played a tough, defensive game of football. QSandersJ ff , eeeee Qi md Although Larry Yates was out most of the year, his spirit and pride were always with the team and never let up. CTy Boonej we , t. fifimii 'f '221fiL:- T lg ' , . A it 11 gall 'Y-

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f i -ex 3 ij X Xp ,, ...au , .,-1' A ' - v-- J 15 f W X ' Q K 4 W FINE RECOVERY - Defensive tackle Gene Hartman f77J comes up with the ball deep in Enid territory during the third quarter giving the Sandite offense another chance to score. Trojans 'Jenks' Sandites Midway through the season, the Sandites stood at 3-2. Although it was not an impressive record, the Sandites still had much pride and spirit. Their next opponent was the highly publi- cized Jenks Trojans. The seventh- ranked Trojans swept onto the field and capitalized on the costly mistakes made by the Sandites during the game. The game ended in a 35-3 loss. The following week, the Sandites traveled to Ponca City to face another district team. Ponca City was the only undefeated team in the district and they added to their winning streak with a 30-9 victory over the Sandites. This ended all Sandite hopes of going to the playoffs. The hometowners, then standing at 3-4, faced arch-rival Sapulpa. The Chieftains came onto the field with a winner's attitude gained byidefeating Sandites in '78. This attitude is what brought the Chieftains back at the half to defeat the Sandites at Memorial Stadium 20- 13. The Chieftain back that scored with only eighteen seconds left before the half was an error that cost us the game, stated Coach James. Indeed the following week proved to end the homecoming festivities in grave disapointment. The homecom- ing matched district contender Still- water Pioneers against the Sandites. The game added to the streak of four games lost. Not impressive, but still the Sandites resorted to their courage and honor as the last game ap- proached. The local team was 3-6, and a win would add nothing to their re- cord, but everything to their honor. The Sandites, playing in near-freezing temperature and ankle-deep mud, pre- vailed 8-0. The touchdown came from a fifty-two yard pass play from Ron Hale to Todd Sanders, and the game boosted their record to four wins and six losses. GOING TO THE OUTSIDE - Senior halfback Todd Sanders Q29J cuts outside Bartlesville College Wildcats. Sanders was the leading rusher in this game enroute to the winning touchdown in his final high school game against the and was picked outstanding offensive back of the week. Football 33

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Seniors lnstill Leadership X 1 'S' ' M y-Q91 'of 7'1euwf,- . l 1 'x , ,s wi 1 t I ,U 'U 7 l -1. sql I 'A 1 f l - W ,1 - .HH Ron Norfleet was a tremendous athlete who played an instrumental role on our team by his tremendous ability to run, especially to the outside. fwallacej H Even though Kyle Wallace was out for the first part of the season, he came back to show us how much pride he had in the Sandites and in himself, fBoydJ Patrick's Qliuneryagerj pride has helped the football team immensely by setting the example to never quit, just try harder than anybody else and you'll be successful. QZiegJ Gene Hartman was an outstanding defensive player that made some great plays at times when we really needed them and his size. QFisherl FOOTBALL COACHES- Chris Thurmond, Fran A D. James, Gary Quimby, Jim Pryor. ff, - Leadership among the Sandites is usually limited to only the four cap- tains. However, this was not the case this season. The Sandite gridsters had 18 seniors and each and every one of them performed outstanding feats of leadership. I am thoroughly proud of the way our seniors displayed courage and pride both on the field and off it throughout the year, stated A.D. James. The seniors played every game as if it were their last. They constantly tried to instill the characteristics of strength and pride in the underclass- The seniors had to come through, we were weak in some sports and needed someone to take charge, said senior Todd Sanders. Not only was there leadership among the seniors, but also there was leadership among the coaches. They sacrificed many long hours watching films, preparing scouting reports and making practice schedules. Two new assistant coaches that dedicated their time and effort to the Sandites were Frank Banfield and Mike Whaley. Banfield was the offen- sive and defensive line coach and Whaley was the receiver and defen- sive end coach. I think Coach Banfield brought a certain degree of maturity and wis- dom to the coaching staff, said senior Ron Hale. Besides not only being a great coach, he also had a special kind of a player-coach relationship that is k Banfield men. so important. . . il ltltfty- ' 3 'Q t '- f S - CD11-'70 5 CIC'-p 15-.. e-'7nmQnQ'E'QSQGi.qq64lQ8 B 2i8152?75?'24ssS,3e 9 ' we , Mike Whaley, -sf 1979 FOOTBALL TEAM - Front row: Man- ager jim Richardson, Major Brown, Doug McClaurin, Todd Boone, Olie Smith, Larry McFall, Manager Hugh Downing. Second row: Jimmy Williams, Coach Chris Thurmond, Coach Frank Banfield, Coach Mike Whaley, Coach A.D. James, Coach Gary Quimby, Coach jim Pryor, Toby Parvin. Third row: Chris Nor- fleet, Wayne Cannon, Ray Driskell, Andre Blake, Victor Bailey, Dwayne King, Kevin Lan- caster, Greg Maloney, Clarence Wilhite, Scott Patrick. Fourth row: Wendell Snodgrass, Robert Guinn, Ruben Freeman, Bill Wooten, Paul Bruner, Kyle James, John Hill, Chad Terry, Charles Pilkington, Mark Adams, jackie Tay- lor. Fifth row: Tony james, Mike Pope, Larry Morra, Larry Yates, Ron Hale, William Buckner, Mike Mullins, Tommy Ray, Barry Rogers, Ron Norfleet, Eric Haines, Steve Downing. Sixth row: Todd Sanders, Tommy Boyd, James Harger, Dewayne Osburn, Monte Cole, Bill Holt, Ted Bowin, Steve Breshears, Barry Crow, Chuck Ervin, Steve Zieg, Rex Thompson, Allan Schinerer, Jeff Wilson, Mike johnson, Steve McClaurin, Lee Half, Ion Boyd, Pat Huneryager, Tyler Chambers, Gene Hart- man, Timmy Fisher, Darren Boone, lay lay Yaws, Roger Fish, Wendell Krebs, Kyle Wal- lace. . ' 4 I . ' 'F ar , Ar . . , . L F F 2 I Although Mike Johnson didn't say much, he didn't have to because his performance said it all. He was an all- around super Sanditef' QDarren Boonel Football Seniors 35