Moore High School - Timekeeper Yearbook (Moore, OK)

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anging On. A Lawton Eisen- hower defensive player grabs on to senior tight end John Wright's jersey. Tight ends played an im- portant role in the Lions' passing offense. repared T0 Sack. Senior defensive end Lance Rumsey blows by a Midwest City offensive lineman and gets ready to tackle the quarterback. Lance also starred as a wrestler. js,-f ' f, jfz. , it J t alling the Play. ln the defen- sive huddle, senior linebacker John Williamson relays the play to the rest of the defense. Defensive plays were signaled in from Coach Maneillas, own! Set! Senior Rick Kenyon takes the three point stance before the football is hiked. Rick played football during all four of his high school years. 80 -? 6 l' at WM 7 -' W W Q, ,iiv 5 . N e at at i J, ,, fum J., -UM - f if ' - is

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Williamson, Himes Top the List Two outstanding seniors state team. completed their final MHSOPP Running back Gary football season with posses- Duncan IZ 27 Himes completed the season sion of all-time records and pf- North 21 111 with a total of 1044 rushing season-high statistics. Del C115 23 14 yards and finished his senior Middle linebacker John Enid 7 23 year as the career rushing Williamson. after leading Norman 13 31 leader with an all-time total the state in tackles his junior Eunininl Zl I4 of 2367 yards. He made the YCuntinBhedsec0ndinfhdI snawcs1cny I4 I7 all-district and all- CuICg0Yy- fic HISO led IhC Lawan1unennnnfr 21 12 conferenceteanis team intackles and ended the Shawna- 49 fi Gary frequently carried SCHSOH HS U16 IOP all-UIUC Punninn City West 28 6 the ball more than 30 times a lending rackler, game, and he played in every John was named to the all- 111L,y0f1'S one with full effort, district, all-conference, all- Ednuynd 43 17 I was just helping the city and became the only Midwestfily I4 17 team, said Gary. Lion to be named to the all- 'X s , X if .af 1, .M X fffff' 5 W: 'if l:.i!iili'.' ,A, ,,, . , in traightening Out. Trainer Philip Bozeman works on senior tight end Reggie Griffin's ham- strings. On cold nights, hamstrings frequently cramped up, erocious. Junior defensive backs Brent Brewer and Robbie Aduddel swarm to tackle a Duncan running back. The team travelled down to Duncan for its first game. Sports Football .4 E

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A controversial game put the season on the The offensive line was real close. We would go out to movies before games and have a lot of fun. - junior Greg Oplotnik Quality athletes and a posi- tive mental attitude again characterized the Lion football team. This combination enabled the team to establish a tradition of winning. The football team did not win state, but in the past three years the only team to ever beat the Lions in the playoffs has been the state champions. Two years ago the eventual state champions, Enid, defeated Moore in the state quarterfinals. In 1984 the Lions were state runners-up behind Tulsa Washington, and this season the Lions suffered a con- troversial loss to the state champions of Midwest City. At the beginning of the year it looked as if this might be a rebuilding year. The Lions un- derwent many coaching changes as David Snokhous be- came head coach, Max Pierce, the offensive coordinator, Art Williamson, the linebacker coachg and Mark Hunt, the defensive backfield coach. Much of the starting lineup, including such players as Terry Pritchard and Kip Marr, had graduated the previous year. The Lions made up for the lack of great players with a strong combined effort to make a successful season. We were more of a team this year, said senior offensive lineman Ron Huff. There weren't too many superstars who had to carry the team. Coaches and senior team ragged Along. Senior run- ning back Gary Himes carries a Lawton Eisenhower player on his way to a large gain. Gary finished the season as the Lions' all-time leading rusher. captains Bobby Burgess, Bobby Brock, John Williamson, Eric Fox and Joe Purvine continually stressed the importance of playing together as a team. We told our kids that we're as good as any team in the state if we don't beat ourselves, said Coach Snokhous. The players played with that message in mind and, as a result, the Lions became a team that never gave up and set a tradition of outstanding achievement. ff'!J.ss 'mime 5199? oment of Thought. Players listen to Coach David Snokhous' post-game lecture after a loss to Norman. Whether they won or lost, the team always received a lecture. ampaging Through. Senior fullback Jesse Wilkerson goes through one Midwest City player on his way to another. The Lions lost this play-off game on a con- troversial call. 432522 81