Marquette High School - Marque Yearbook (Tulsa, OK)

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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.

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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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IZ'- MARQUETTE O ST, GREGORY 12 The Marquette Meteors traveled to Tecumseh, October 7, for an important conference clash with St, Gregory's of Shawnee. As in the Dewey game, fumbles halted several Meteor offensive drives and set up scoring situations for the Knights, who came out on top l2-O. St. Gregory's scored in the first and third stanzas. Mike Scully, Knight quarterback, got the opening touchdown on a six-yard keeper play, fullback Fred Martin ran 65 yards for the final tally. The Meteors were halted three times inside the St. Gregory 20 yard line. Marquette had a T3-12 edge in first downs and out-gained the victors 300 yards to 280 in defeat. BILL SYRON Senior, Halfback Letterman '54 '55 Oklahoma Catholic All-Star Team JOHNNY MULLEN Senior, Quarterback Letterman '54 '55 Oklahoma Catholic All-Star Team Bobby Scholtz barrels his way through a host of St. Gregory's tacklers as Eddie Peace and Bill Causey lead the interference. the smsau. BILL CAUSEY Senior, Guard Letterman '54 '55