Mcloughlin Union High School - Great White Eagle Yearbook (Milton Freewater, OR)

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Ties, forfeit mark urton' d but Ralph Burton's first year as head football coach at Mac-Hi was not one you could call uneventful. First was his first victory of the season, a 28-22 squeaker over Madras in triple overtime. After Mac-Hi had three league wins under their belts an ineligible player was discovered and the Pioneers were forced to forfeit all three wins, including the Homecoming victory over arch-rival Burns. Then another overtime win at Nyssa , the second such Head Coach Ralph Burton, His first year at the Pioneer helm was a series of oddities. win over the Bulldogs in two years, and a bus breakdown that almost cost a forfeit to Crook County. Commenting on his first year, Burton said. lim really happy with this year and the kids' performance throughout the year. We reached most of the goalsl set. We played lots of kids and most of them lettered. 1 felt we played outstanding offensive football, we averaged 5.9 yards every snap. To me, we peaked at the middle of the season which was highlighted by the Homecoming win. Then we beat Grant Union and Nyssa - all good teams. This team had a great attitude and was fun to coach. To keep having good teams at Mac-Hi we must continue to improve coordinating the football program from grade school to high school. 1 was really pleased with the supportl was given throughout the year on our projects - the live-in, buying a camera and projector and The sports 'pot luck'. The live-in was 60 hours of non-stop, 15 living, breathing and eating football to open the practice. 6-3 season, or 3-6? The Pioneers got off to a slow start this season by losing their first two contests to '74 state AAA champions, La Grande, 20-8 and to a weaker Central of Monmouth team 18-16. ln both games the gridders showed a good potential offense but couldn't sustain a drive. Defense was 'very leaky'. League play opened and things started coming together in the second half against Madras as Mac-Hi fought back to a 16-16 tie and finally won in triple overtime 28-22. The Pioneers had a lot of trouble getting started the next week at Crook County. The team bus broke down and they didn't arrive until 8:45 and then they played like their bus until the second half when the offense broke loose for 23 points and a 31-12 victory. The Pioneers' hope for a championship hinged on the Vale game and Mac-Hi gave the Vikings a scare until a nightmare three minutes hit the Pioneers just before half-time. ln that time Vale showed the power that propelled them to the state AA championship, scoring 21 points. There was some consolation for Mac-Hi in that they scored in a single game against Vale than any other team, despite the 49-20 final score and they sustained the only long drive to end in a touchdown. The Pioneers avenged themselves at the next week's Homecoming and ex- GOC champions Burns was the appointed victim. Mac-Hi pretty much dominated the Highlanders and walked Coach Terry Bradfield ltalking to Sr. Kevin Coxl put in a lot of late hours to outguess opponents' offenses. away with an 18-9 win that didn't reflect the lop-sided game. The next game was emotion packed as Burton opposed his former team, Grant Union, for the first time. Mac-Hi won 33-26 in a closely fought battle of twin teams. The deciding factor was not a fumble or break-away score but a group of john Day fans who were mad at Burton for leaving. All through the game abusive language and obscene gestures were directed at Burton. The Pioneers, angered at the abuses, rallied behind him to come from behind and dominate the fourth quarter, winning by one TD. Nyssa, probably the most disappointed team in the GOC, was the last real test for the Pioneers. Mac-Hi again was behind early and had an uphill fight. , They again showed themselves to be a second half team as they tied the Bulldogs in regulation time 28-28. It was the second overtime game of the year for both teams. ln the extra series the defense came up with a fumble and the offense took advantage of the situation to punch across a quick score. Wahtonka, the GOC's perennial doormat, was the gridders last foe. Mac- Hi simply out classed the Eagles in taking a 22-zip first quarter lead and then played around with an all senior and a 1976 offense taking turns running the ball. Late in the game Wahtonka scored two TDs for a final score of 22-14. Mac-Hi's season record depends on how one viewed the forfeits. ln most opinions they had little affect on who would go to state and the official record will probably not out last what happened on the field. ln the book the Pioneers will be recorded as 3-4 in league and 3-6 overall. ln the memory of everyone it was a 6-1 and 6-3 season. As coach Burton expressed it, Everyone knows who won those games. l

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