Choctaw High School - Faces of the Future Yearbook (Choctaw, OK)

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BA KET BALL'S NEW LOOK: Driving around a Crooked Oak de- fender in +he firsi game of fhe region- als, Tom Earnesi goes for fwo poinfs as +l1e Jaclxeis besf rhe Ruff Nex. Larry Wallley, bairling here wiih Paul Lowery, No. 25, Jonny Haughf, No. 2l, Joel S+eele, No. 23, and a Wewolra Tiger, broughf down I7 rebounds in rhe s+a+e game, buf could noi offser Wewoka's edge in heighf. Em, PuHing the 'eagle eye' on The goal during +he regional finals wiih Sfar, Jonny Haughf aifempis 'io add fo his 23.I season scoring average. STATE TOURNAMENT TRAIL Chociaw 67 Crooked Oak 62 Chocfaw 48 Srar Spencer 47 Sfaie Chocfaw 46 Wewolca 57

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The I967 Yellow Jacker fooiball players were, lop row, D. Roberis, J. Camp, B. Jaggers, S. Allen, P. Lowry. M. Evans, R. Young, R. Wallace, K. Tippei+, R. Clark, W. A. Yeaman. Third row, J, Mel+on, T. Barneif, D. Gleason, D. Provence, M. Segraves, R. Sramback, V. Campbell, D. Gibson, D. Elmore, A. Warren, R. Hargrove. Second row, S. Weibusch lmanagerl, D. Mounce, N. Weibusch, M, Hooper, S. Curry, P. Cannon, J. Hes+er, J. Flinn, S. Hooper, L. Wakley, K. Lilly. Boifom row, P. Graham imanagerl, R. Wood, P. Shelby, M. Warrenburg, D. Sherman, F. Ramos, C. While, L. Dye, J. Smifh, R, Baraias and L. Wrighi lmanagerl. Taping included one of +he many iobs done be- During a +imeou+ in ihe Edmond game K. Lilly Excifed Coach Goldsby shouis a few words of en- 'fore fhe game as Coach Esfes rapes J. Mounce. discussed possible plays wiih Coach Jensen, couragemenf +o fhe iumbled line. The Bobcafs surprised fhe Jackeis as well as +he crowd when ihey refurned 'l'he second half kick off for a TD, followed by a fwo poin'r conversion 'for +he lead, 8-7. Srruggling +o make a comeback rhe Jackefs were sfopped cold as one of fheir passes was in'l'er- cepfed and Turned info fhe winning TD, I4-7. Thai loss lefi fhe season record ai one win and nine losses . , . 'il-ie worst record in Choc+aw's 'fooiball hisfory. ,

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GERS IN STATE TOU EY HIS season became a hisforical mark for fhe Yellow Jackef cagers when fhey fied for fhe Mefropolifan Conference in ifs maiden year and, seffing a firsf, advanced fo fhe Sfafe lournamenf in Tulsa. Nobody, affer seeing fheir firsf game, would have fhoughf lhe Jackefs, wifh only one refurning sfarfer and plagued wifh inexperience, would have a winning season much less go on fo capfure fhe regionals, share fhe conference fifle, and enfer fhe sfafe all in one year. ln fhe opening game againsf Soufheasf Chocfaw frailed for fhree quarfers, buf fhe sparked-up Jackefs exploded wifh a lafe A chance af fhe sfafe fifle was in fhe bag for Chocfaw affer beafing Sfar for fhe regional championship. Defeafed a second fime by Moore, 53-50, fhe Jackefs snapped back fo defeaf Crooked Oak 76-7I before enfering fhe Sfar Spencer Tournamenf, Alfhough fhe 5'9 average feam was piffed againsf Ana- darko's six-foof club, fhe Jackefs rallied in fhe lasf fwo minufes fo win 57-52, buf fhe nexf day fhey were eliminafed by Chickasha, 56-46. Haughf's 5-poinf oufbursf in fhe lasf I3 seconds fo defeaf Carl Alberf 45-44 fhrilled a Homecoming nighf crowd. Af fhis sfage of fhe season fhe newly-formed conference of Ed- mond, Yukon, Crooked Oak, Carl Alberf and Chocfaw was sfill up for grabs wifh fhe Jackefs in a posifion fo share fhe lead by upseffing Edmond fhere. Wifh Tom Earnesf scoring 26 poinfs for his season high, Chocfaw surprised fhe Bulldogs 75-66 for one of fhe besf wins of 'rhe year. lf was a 'Haughf' nighf in fhe following confesf for Haughf as he blisfered Yukon wifh 42 poinfs fo defeaf fhem and push Edmond ou+ of fhe Mefro Conference lead. Affer being fhree minufe scoring bursf led by Jonny Haughf, who fofaled 27 poinfs, fo win 75-67, revealing fhe one ingredienf fhaf was fo be fheir sfrengfh-a never-say-die affifude. Enfering fhe Carl Alberf Tourney, fhe Jackefs received back-fo-back losses from Edmond, 70-58, and Moore, 59-52, be- fore bouncing back fo spank Casady 8I-65 for sevenfh place. Nexf Edmond and Moore vicfimized fhe club 56-54 and 65- 54 respecfively and Sfar Spencer pulled a squeaker 72-7l, buf again fhe boys bounced back fo fhrash Befhany 66-39 behind Haughf's 22 poinf run and Larry WakIey's rebounding. Spark of fhe defense, Roberf Hicks, proved 'foo quick for many offensive opponenfs and forced fhem info impos- sible sifuafions and misfakes. !