Fairfax High School - Red Devil Yearbook (Fairfax, OK)

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27 to This was one of the heartbreakers of the season. On October 26 Drumright came to Fairfax for a Conference game. On the first kick-off ofthe game Drum- right wen, all the way for 21 touchdown, but did not remain in the lead for long. The Red Devils Came back and won the game by Ll score of 63 to fi. On November 2 the Dewey Bulldoggers came to Fairfax. They had been a highly successful team during the season and were in contention for the District championship. Fairfax played one of the finest games ofthe seasm and emerged with a victory of 27 to 26. Next came the llominy liucks with one of the heaviest teams in conference history. They had only been beaten one time by the Pawnee Bears. ln this game the Red Devils faltered and came home on the short end of the score, 2 to 14. The last game of the season was with the Cleveland Tigers at Cleveland. This game was one we wanted very much to win for we had lost to Cleveland last year when we felt that we should have played a much better game. This last game was also dedicated to our seniors on the team and by the performance of the squadl believe they wanted the seniors to leave the squad with a win. When the game ended Fairfax was leading by a score of 33 to 7. - Ross Case. man, Tommy Dilbeck, lfdward Savage, Mike Martin, l'hillipNlorris, li.l., Balkman, Steve Crisman, Dyke Boone, Marvin Daniels, and Co-captain john Aston. FIRST ROW, left to right. - - - Max llaines, Dwayne Parent, Billy Dilbeck, Donald Kothe, Captain J. llerry Harrison, Larry Hump, james Dillard, john lflsberry, jerry Mosier, and Paul Pitts. -1' L, -n-pg.,-9-f ..,, M, .. . , .I , 4 r ' -Y Q A ,g ggjlda. .44 'Q M0 l ff' f . 1 If 1 . A 1 . V ,, . , I ' 0, F A' 54 4 'HE' 7ii-i, I '16, 1 g 5 ' g , ,Q x LM s , U 3 'fn' ff, T ,M .5 A l wiv. . Ngwt . 'J Q' V.

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The Fairfax Red Devils started fall practice on August 25th with two practices per day on the schedule. Thirty-six boys answered the call for the first practice and remained with the squad until the end of the season. ' ' N ' f b , i f one This was somewhat of a record in itself, for in most seasons it is necessary for a ew oys to trop or reason or another. The Red Devils opened the season at Sperry on September 12. This game was to be one ofthe hardest fought games of the season and it proved to be just that. When the final gun sounded the Devils had risen to the occasion by a score of 12 to 7. ' ' ' b ' i 'ctoi for The second game was a great test against the Tonltawa Bucks, but proved to e a tecisive vi y Fairfax by a score of 39 to 7. Next came the Newkirk 'Tigers who ha een c .mp district and state honors again this year. In this game the boys gave a good account of themselves, but were defeated by a score of 35 to 21. After the Newkirk game the Collinsville Cardinals came to air ax ant b a large margin. It was in this game that all 36 boys got to play. Y The Pawnee Bears were the next tr. st on the schedule and the Devils went down to defeat by a score of d b ha ions of their district last year and a real threat for F ' f ithe Red Devils came out victorious THIRD ROW, left to right. - - - Coach Ross Case, Paul Ducotey, Gene Smith, Robert Dale Cole, Clifford john son, Wayne Rhoads, Bruce Giarlton, Raymond Wilson, Edmund Wilson, Leonard Cox, Dallas Williams, Darrell Ilambright, jerry Reese, W f ' h . - - Benn jenkins, Sam Kirk, j.C. Davis, Charlie Till- and Assistant Coach jack Looney. SECOND RO , le t to rig t - y

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I.. I , . A r -fry if ,' I Q 1 , '-sv Mgwmv -ra., ff. ' dwg. MARVIN DANIELS j. BERRY HARRISON W. P. MORGAN Guard LARRY BUMP Forward Center Coach asketball The Red Devil cage season opened with an inexperienced crew of a returning total of three lettermen. Berry Harrison, Sam Kirk and Marvin Daniels were holdovers from 55-56. The Red Devil basketeers were hampered during the its-if season due to a loss of ten lettermen through graduation. Several additions from the junior High team helped to build the varsity into a fair team as the season progressed. Players coming up to varsity level were Paul Pitts, Billy Dilbeck, Dwayne Parent. Larry Bump, a transfer student from Illinois helped to increase the overall strength ofthe souad. I'p to date, the Red Devils have a U-4 record. After winning their opening game with Hominy by a 2'-20 score, we lost to Cleve- land 52-25. In their first home appearance, Burbank was the second SAM KIRK PAIII. PITTS Guard Forward