Memorial High School - Talon Yearbook (Joplin, MO)

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,uf 9'-Y. x .N -V - x yy school woke up, noisily. We're Number One. Win! Win! Win! Backing a crew of enthusi- astic cheerleaders, the stu- dent body spontaneously be- came Coop's Troops. lf the results were sometime confus- ing, they were also effective. Into stadium and gym poured the troops to cheer Eagle glad- iators. They screamed for blood. Smear them ! Kill, kill, kill! lf the cause at times seemed slight and frivolous in ig V AW, -. V . l, 'L 15,1 tr, , , ' nu- ' I .ra a world filled with misery, it was, nevertheless, popular and a cause all understood. Wirl! Kill! Win! It was a very patriotic year. Heads were high, pride was high. Right On!

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General football. . . The high-flying Memorial Eagles, led by All-State running back Gary Anderson, made the 1970 football season the best in Memorial's history, and in Joplin in 15 years. The Eagles of head coach Charlie Cooper ended the season with two outstanding game efforts against Parkwood and Glendale. Memorial's mighty Eagles finished the year with a 9-1 record, the lone loss going to Springfield Parkview. The Memorial eleven became the first football team to win sole pos- session of the Ozark Conference Crown. Ranked second in class 3-A, the gridders missed State play-offs by a fraction of a point. The high-powered offense, with game breaker Gary Anderson lead- ing the way with 176 points, and an outstanding line and receiving corps coached by Tom Adams and Jerry Chew, was good for an average of 23 points a game. The vicious, hard- hitting defense of coaches Jim Stock- ard and Skip Drouin became the backbone of the team, yielding an average of only 9 points a game. All-Conference selections from the MHS squad were seniors Gary Anderson, All-Stater Jack Jewsbury, Bobby Joe Mingo, Kenny Weathers and junior Joe Cavener. Juniors John Austin and Bill Blanchard were awarded Honorable Mention. All- District berths went to Jewsbury, Anderson, Mingo and Cavener, with Honorable Mention to Weathers and Austin. Anderson and Jewsbury were also selected for the All-Ozark team. ,lk '-w ' Ll G., GARY CHALBERG ftop centerj moved in to intercept while Paul Parker was ready to help. Gary Aggus ftop rightl received a key pass against Central. Coach Cooper labovel revealed new strategy to the big Eagle offense as Bobby Joe Mingo lrightl carried out the order. 'G' +I '--'wig 'g Q Y,