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

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AT E FIRST CU FERENCE Winners of school's firsf wresfling conference championship were, fop row, Coach Ray Goldsby, Don Jackson, Jerry Bergeron, Danny Provence, and Raymond Modiseffe. Middle row, Sfeve Hooper, Jack Hays, Harry Mahan, and Pa? Cannon. Boffom row, Phil Graham, Danny Wes+ and Leo Baxfer. ISTORY was wriffen by Coach Golds- by's young grapplers when fhey won fhe con- ference fourney af Noble wifh a sfirring come- back and compiled a 9-I dual record. Leo Baxfer, Raymond Modiseffe, and Danny Wesf fook firsf places fo help fhe Jackefs fo fhe league fifle for fhe firsf fime. Wifh fhe feam behind fhree poinfs going info fhe final mafch, Modiseffe pinned his foe fo give fhe feam a fwo poinf edge over fhe hosfs. The Jackefs capfured five duals in a row before falling. Opening wifh a 32-8 win over McLoud fhey wenf on fo sfing Sulphur 33-3, Harrah 2I-I6, and Okarche 44-O before fhe conference fourney. Back on fhe road affer fhe fourney 'rhe grapplers won fheir fiffh sfraighf dual by defeafing Pauls Valley 25-I3 before Carl Alberf derailed fhem 20-I3. Buf, fhey gof back in fhe groove fo down Cordell 27-9, Ardmore 23-9, Noble 26-I4 and Sfar Spencer 2I-I4 before fhe regional meef. Rick Wood, only Jackei' fo place firsf, Modiseffe, Baxfer, Harry Mahan, and Jack Hays led fhe feam fo a fiffh place finish while qualifying for sfafe. Only Baxfer and Hays, bofh fiffh, placed in fhe sfafe meef. 5 2 ii Affer slamming his opponenf in fhe Sands Springs 'B' fourney, Rick Wood wenf on fo win. 6

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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

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CH MPS lnsfrucfions b e +w e e n periods by Coach Gcldsby musf have been of help for Ray- mond Modiseife pro- ceeded +o defeaf his Sulphur foe. i Danny Wes? scored a poini 'For +his escape egainsf Sfar Spencer's Bishop