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

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SCOREBOARD Chocraw Opponeni' Lufher Harrah Lufher Lu+her Arcadia Dale Moore Crescenf Davenporf Chandler Dover Kingfisher Elk Cify Thomas McLoud Moore Tulile Holclenville McLoud Holdenville Harrah Crescenl' Moore Noble Olzemah Holdenville Judy Warren going up for one of her lump shofs gefs +l'1e axe by a Noble player as Hoping for ano+her fwo ponnfs on lhe score b ard LOU A Robbue Rlclcey loolcs for fhe rebound Albrughl- demonslraies her hook shol againsf Chandler

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HREE POINTS FROM STATE Judy Warren gains confrol of +l1e +ip ball during The 'Finals of 'the Disiricf Tournamenf againsf Noble as Lou Ann Albrigh+ and Robbie Rickey s'I'and ready 'For acfion. iurrounded by +hree ball-hungry Elk Ci+y forwards, guard Judy Wes+fall hunfs I way out She 'Found a way as Chocfaw wen? ahead fo win. HREE poinfs and Holdenville separaled lhe girls' baskefball +eam, winner of 23 games and 'rhree fourneys, from +he s+a+e fournameni. Wi+h 'Four s+ar+ers refurning for Coach Hauser, fhe girls served no+ice of +hings 'lo come when, wi+h +he firsl' game, fhey s+ar+ed a I3-game winning srreak even+ually broken by Thomas in 'Phe finals of 'rhe Lindsay Tournament 59-56. During +he s'l'reak +he girls won +he McLoud Tournameni' and Choc- 'law Fes'Hval firsl' place frophies. Afler 'Phe Thomas defea+ +hey rolled up five more wins before being defeafed on Holdenville's courl' fo run +heir record fo l8-2. Robbie Rickey 'Turns on The sieam and ou'r drives a Lulher player for +he basket

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RECURD 3-3 ETERMINED lo go inlo 'rhe disI'ric'I' 'lournamenf wilh an oulslanding record, lhey racked up Iwo more wins raising 'rheir record 'Io 20-2, which ra+ed Ihem 5+h in Ihe final s+a'le Class A ralings. In Ihe dis+ric+ al' Muslang +hey nipped Moore 73-68 in 'rhe Iirsl' game as Judy Warren scored 25 poinls, Robbie Rickey 25, and Lou Ann Al- brighl 23 'lo raI'e among s'Ial'e lop scorers. In order Io repeal' as disI'ric'r champs 'lhey were going Io have 'ro beal Noble in 'rhe finals. Noble, delermined Io keep Choclaw in check by conlrolling Ihe ball, played a 'slow-molion' game. Though unaccus+omed 'Io such laclics Ihe girls kep+ +heir poise. Guards Charlolle Draper, Judy Weslfall, and Anila Rogers Iurned in an excellenl and aler+ defensive game. Forwards Warren, AlbrighI', and Rickey scored almosl every lime down 'Ihe floor. And, once more wilh +he sound of lhe buzzer, I'he girls Ihrew 'rheir warm-ups high in +he air as I'he I'radi+ional sign of viclory, 28-Zl. In Ihe regionals al' McLoud 'Ihey ouI'lasI'ed 'Ihe Okemah squad 3I-27 'ro head for Ihe 'Finals and sugar game againsl' Holdenville. Warren burned Ihrough 3I poinls, Albrighl' I8, and Rickey I5, and guards Wes+'FalI, Rogers, and Draper held 'lhe Ialler Wolverine forwards in check +he second half, bu+ il' all was noi' enough as Holdenville prevailed 66-64. Afler 'lrailing a+ half by I I poin+s, 'rhe girls lied up Ihe game wilh seconds lefl' +o play and a chance 'l'o go ahead, bul' Ihey could nol' cash in. The loss was hard on 'Ihe seniors since Ihey knew +ha+ Ihey would never play as a 'Ieam again and would probably never play baskel- ball again. As 'rhe final icing on a brillianl season Warren was picked as a Wesl All-S+a're player, and she represenled her school in +he All-S+a're game won by Ihe Wesl. Tradilional symbol of viclory, Ihrowing warm-ups high in The air, sfruck again al 'Ihe McLoud Tournamenl afler +I16 girls had beafen Dale 'For Ihe championship. Charlofle Draper wilh her quick, cal-like molions in 'Ihe Lindsay finals againsl Thomas shows lhal' baskelball is an ac+ive, moving game. 'IO7