Marquette High School - Marque Yearbook (Tulsa, OK)

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MARQUETTE 7 SAPULPA 26 After a rough week of ironing out opening game miscues, the Meteors met a powerful noneconference foe, the Sapulpa Chieftains, September 16, at Sapulpa. The rugged Chief- tains were pre-season favorites to top their Double A conference and boasted a beefy line plus speedy backs. Statistically, the offences were evenly matched but four spectacular runs around end Ctwo by fullback Ron Powersl accounted for four Sapulpa TD's, and the Meteors were able to retaliate only once. Clyde Hightower climax- ed a long Marquette drive, plunging over from one yard out. Bob Scholtz booted the extra point, The final score read Sapulpa 26, Marquette 7, but the Meteors proved they could stay on the field with a ball club of Sapulpa's size and talent. BILL HEATH Senior, End Letterman '52 '53 '54 '55 Oklahoma Catholic All-Star Team PAT O'BRlEN Senior, Tackle Letterman '53 '54 '55 Oklahoma Catholic All-Star Team Eddie Peace is brought down by a Sapulpa lineman after a short gain. Facing a tough blocking assignment is Al Houston. - - - gridiron let crmeu,

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Louis Schwing and Al Houston combine efforts to bring down a Dewey back in the season's opener. Page 78 BOB SCHOLTZ Senior Center Letterman 52 53 54 55 Homecoming game captain All-State Special Recognition Oklahoma Catholic All Star Team Pre an tiny MARQUETTE O DEWEY 19 The Marquette Meteors opened their '55 grid campaign September 9, at Dewey. The Bulldogs surprised the unready Meteors 19-O, the worst defeat a Marquette team had suffered since Claremore over-powered them 32-13 in 1953. Funiblitis and inexpcrience gripped the Meteors and aided the Dewey cause. The power- ful Bulldog single wing attack drove for 313 yards while their defense held the blue and white to a scant 84 yards. The Dewey forces led only six to nothing at the half, but added touchdowns in the third and fourth quarters to make the victory de- cisive. The hometown club was sparkplugged by Floyd Brown, a fleet back who later was named to the All State squad. Coach Jimmy Ford's Meteors left town beat- en, but equipped with valuable game experi- ence for future foes. I Q si, ,Yr Q BILL DETAMORE Senior, Halfback Letterman '55 Homecoming game co-captain

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lrwvr- - qw-..-V. . H Q V- ... I H ,. , I C I Ji, AL HOUSTON Senior, End Letterman '53 '54 '55 Oklahoma Catholic All-Star Team Fife review i Johnny Mullen places the ball down as Bob Scholtz prepares to boot an extra point against Catholic High. MARQUETTE 27 CATHOLIC HIGH O Fired up for homecoming and all out to win for Queen Kathy Detamore, the Marquette Meteors played host to the Catholic High Irishrnen from Oklahoma City, September 30, Coach Ford cleared his bench as the Meteors posted their first Catholic Conference win, 27AO. Eddie Peace hit pay dirt in the first quarter on a 7 yard drive. Bob Scholtz converted. A LOUIS FORD Senior, Fullback Letterman '54 '55 Oklahoma Catholic All-Star Team PAT PYEATT Senior, Tackle Letterman '54 '55 Oklahoma Catholic All-Star Team Clyde Hightower to Bill Heath pass combina- tion in the second period added 6 points to the Meteor cause. Louis Ford, hard-running full- back, galloped for a touchdown early in the second half. Scholtz kicked his third straight extra point before turning Cby interceptionl an Irish aerial into the fourth and final Marquette TD, Marquette reserves seeing action in the last period, Catholic High drove to the Meteor I5 yard line where a fumble disposed of their only scoring threat.