Moore High School - Timekeeper Yearbook (Moore, OK)

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inged Feet. Junior Doug Carson jumps high to get the ball past an opponent. The basketball was blocked, only to be picked up by junior Steve Manek. unning Competi- tion. .lunior Reggie Miller runs with the ball, trying to evade the other team. He ran down court, dunked the ball and scored two points. ',, ,'f,-f Y .QQ X o R 'tr .. tttg,g .. H S - Qfggg W . . .t... . X ' 4 'sl' .lg Jumping To the Top During the boys' basketball MHS OPP responsibility, I was the only season the team had some diffi- uma vi so SCI1iOff, Said Kllfk LUIZ. I ' ' . . lid 4 i 5 X7 ' culties performing as one. For NDQLISQ 61 54 tried to keep the guys morale up some ofthe players, it was thelr Ciuthne 70 SX when W6 lOSI 3 g2lITlC.' first time to be on a high school fifflon Ike It was a difficult task to keep team and that in itself caused ggwww :K the morale of an entire basket- . 1 't' w 2 ', . certain problems. P,,,fffC,ty 68 5X ball team up, but Kirk had a lot It is always hard for a new mtfjjftcllv of help from sophomores and team to get off on the right wtwm ' 74 41 jUIll0fS alike. foot,'l said Coach Richard gftffff The leadership of Kirk Lutz, Scofield. The team has to get Choctaw so 65 enthusiastic response of the rest to know each other before they gllhlfiy Z of the team and the Cflachlng can work together as a team. mt-md C Z from Richard Scofield proved - st ' ,C . . . . The role of team leadership DQ1 Xi, My 38 43 tobeanmterestmg combination fell upon the shoulders of senior Emfnnlkc for a winning team. Kirk Lutz. oct City 43 45 I felt like it was my oys Basketball. Front row: -W-'F Q . - A A Philip Gordon, Danny Haynes, kip if M, if-YV --yi Reggie Miller, Glenn McDaniel, FMR -1 ti .,., T if 's... my 'iss ,. A efafk. J' at Brent Bohrofen, Leroy Marin, mm . Ling sX.i,if1 :pg r ,1'3'1!, fjilt Falk e ,lille iilllf, N V , We Mm, Kffk DCPM- S44 w att. 1 ,his . E3 aw .135 - ., .. ..: Second row: Scott Henson, Danny - f Q ,.,.: , V f' ik' Q. , V A ggi. .H Deal, s l a . X . , ... . ... ts- 1 1 . -- . R R -'S N Bell, Doug Carson, Marwin LH , K -' V V nf ' - S L -:Si C A Battles, Sean Robinson. ' - zt' ill - ,' i . W A g N 4 ke . NU Ns ' s a ' f f t ..s S. f , S 'ia W . K -Eat , KL l 'V i v . F 4 l 1 Q. ' ..i',, rg ' 'eg it l 1 H . ,--i 2 W gf C.: ' l ' A - - rg -- Q ' ..1. i X iv .gr 82 Boys' Basketball Sports

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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

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'Wf an , Q,, . dnl! nder the Net. Senior Kirk Lutz jumps up to dunk the ball. A Del City player almost knocked the ball out of the net but Kirk Lutz pushed it in to score the point. ight Spot. As situations get tense during a game, players work together to get the ball back. Senior Reggie Miller got the ball and scored two points. ff M, ' if asy Does It. Concentrating hard, senior Kirk Lutz gets ready to shoot for a free shot. He missed die first chance but made the second for one more point. .. . 5 , uk reak Away. Junior Danny , 5 ,Q W ., , W , H ' Haynes, once he breaks away from Z 5 the defense, runs down court to 3 A f score two points. He missed the first V -. A Ls? , 7 . , 4 4, , 2 3 '-, ' try but made it the second try. A Q . E: 5 .-A. -ni With a new starting line, becoming good takes TIME We had a lol of talentg it was just a matter ly' developing it. junior Philip Gordon As the buzzer sounded the ball fell free from the net, barely missing the hoop. Douglass won the state championship in the last eight seconds of the game. Although state was a dis- appointment, Moore came very close to winning the champion- ship, losing to Douglass by only one point, 57-58. We should have won that game, said Coach Richard Scofield, but our boys gave Douglass one hard workout. Boys' basketball had one of their best and most exciting years. All games were memorable in one way or another. Homecoming was one of the more disappointing games of the season, said Coach Scofield. It wasn't a good gameg we just lost. At the start of the season Moore was ranked 99415 in pre- season polls. The Lions cracked into the top ten of 5A basketball by Jan. 23. The Lions won the Jim Koch Classic Jan. 9-ll by beating Ponca City 68-58 in the semi- finals and defeating the Southeast Spartans in the finals. Senior center Kirk Lutz scored 21 points, his season high, and junior forward Danny Deal I9 points against Ponca City. Moore was victorious in the erious Contemplation. Junior Eric Bell watches the game from the sidelines as the action goes on. The game was a close one, Douglass beating Moore 58-57. finals despite Southeast rallying late in the game to tie the score at 49-49. Against the Spartans junior guard Reggie Miller scored 15 points, center Kirk Lutz finished with 16 and forward Danny Deal earned 13 points. Moore also pounded Choctaw twice, once 72-43 in the opener of the Jim Koch Classic and also at Choctaw on Jan. 7. Boys' Basketball Sports