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PAGE S1X-A—Saptlpi (OUt.) Herald, Seeder, October 11, 1M1
20-yd Cray son TD beats Sapulpa
By KEITH LEFTWICH
Herald Sporti Editor
SAPULPA — Kelvin
Crayson’s first quarter
touchdown run from 20 yards
out, 3:32 Into the game,
helped the Bartlesville
College Wildcats to a 7-0
shutout of the Sapulpa
Chieftains Friday night.
Crayson’s run capped a 58-
yard, 8-play drive, one In
which the tailback carried
the ball six times on seven
rushing attempts by College.
The drive began at the
Wildcat 42-yard line with
Crayson keeping for four
yards on first down. Crayson
then kept for one yard and a
third-and-5 at the College 47.
Again it was Crayson the
ball carrier and on the third
down rush he picked up 14
yards to the Sapulpa 39,
picking up a first down in the
process.
For the fourth consecutive
snap it was Crayson the ball
carrier and he gained Just
three yards to the 36. Peter
Estes was then called on but
the Chieftain defense shut
Estes off at the line for no
gain.
The Wildcats then went
back to their ace but Crayson
could gain Just a yard, to the
35, setting up a fourth down
situation with the ball six
yards from the first down
marker.
College went for it and got
It with the help of a personal
foul penalty called on the
Chieftains for pass in-
terference.
The flag moved the ball to
the 20-yard line and from
there Crayson was called on
again. He took the handoff
from Greg Brewer, veered to
the left and raced into the
endzone for the touchdown.
Joe Esser hit the PAT to
make the score 7-0 with 8:28
left in the first quarter.
When the Chieftains got
the ball for their first of-
fensive possession of the
night it looked like Sapulpa
would also easily move the
ball.
The Chieftains took over
possession at their own 30-
yard line but were sent back
by a holding penalty, moving
the ball all the way back to
Sapulpa’s eight. From that
point Ken Zachery rushed
for three yards and then
quarterback Rich Thompson
hit Scott West for seven
yards to the 18.
College was detected with
holding, moving the ball out
to the 28. Junior halfback
Terry Anderson gained 13
yards to the 41, setting up a
third-and-1 try with Mike
Birmingham getting the first
on a two-yard effort.
Anderson carried again
but he was sacked for a
three-yard loss and Sapulpa
was caught holding, which
moved the ball back to the
22. Thompson tried a screen
pass on the first-and-long
snap but Anderson got
dumped for an nine-yard loss
back to the 13. The Chiefs
could move the ball no
further than the 16 and
Thompson got off a beautiful
40-yard punt on fourth down
to the College 44.
The Chieftain defense
stiffened on the series and in
three plays allowed Just four
yards, forcing a Wildcat
punt.
The tough defense got the
ball for the Chieftains at
Sapulpa's 26 and on first
down Dan Henderson bulled
his way for three yards. A
second down Thompson
aerial to Jerry Sivadon was
worth six yards and then
Birmingham blasted out to
the 41 for a first down and six
yards gained.
It appeared Sapulpa had a
drive going but the Chief-
tains could get the ball only
to their 46 before having to
punt.
And again the defense did
the trick as Sapulpa shut
down College, holding the
visiting Wildcats on a fourth-
and-1 try from the College 40.
Wildcat quarterback Brewer
fumbled the snap, giving the
ball back to Sapulpa at the
College 38-yard line.
From that point Anderson
gained 13 big yards to the 25
and a first-and-10. Bir-
mingham was called on next
and he went up the middle,
dragging the defense for
three yards to the 22 and
second-and-7.
The Chieftains were then
whistled for offsides, moving
the ball back to the 27. That
five was quickly gained back
as West got the ball to the 22,
bringing up third-and-7.
West was again called on
and this time he gained two
yards to the 20, giving
Sapulpa a fourth-and-5
situation.
The Chieftains were going
for the first down with
Thompson looking for Gary
Hartin. The pass was in-
complete, giving the ball
back to the Wildcats. On the
play Thompson did not see
John Hale, coming out of the
backfield, who was all alone
in the endzone as no one was
within 10 yards of the back.
Again the Sapulpa defense
held but when the Chieftains
got the ball back the Wildcat
defense also played tough,
forcing Thompson into
another punting situation.
The remainder of the first
half stayed a defensive show
with Thompson being in-
tercepted by John Dunaway
on the next-to-last play
before halftime.
In the second half the issue
was 8till defense for both
sides with Sapulpa not ad-
vancing the ball into College
territory anytime in the final
two quarters. The Wildcats
could only get the ball into
Chieftain territory Just three
times, and twice they started
drives in Sapulpa's end of the
field.
But on those occasions the
Chieftain defense stood tall
and held the Wildcats. On the
first try Sapulpa forced a
fourth down punt from their
own 42, after the Wildcats
had recovered a fumble and
on the second effort the
defense held on downs as
Brewer came up two yards
short on a fourth-and-8 pass
to Estes at the 24.
But the third time the
Wildcats advanced into
Sapulpa territory proved to
be costly as it helped College
run off precious time on the
clock.
Early in the fourth quarter
College took over ball control
at their own 30 after a 46-
yard Thompson punt. A first
down College flag moved the
ball back to the 25 and on
first-and-15 Crayson gained
three yards. On second down
Crayson picked up six but a
personal foul against
Sapulpa moved the ball all
the way to SHS’s 46.
On three successive
carries Crayson gained
three, nine and one yards,
moving the ball to the 33.
Bryan King’s carry gained
zero yards and then Crayson
hauled the ball twice for pick
ups of 10 and seven yards to
the 16 for a second-and-3.
James Denison then
gained four yards to the 12
and Crayson came back for
three. Denison got three and
Crayson got five, moving the
ball to the one. The Chieftain
defense would not allow the
Wildcats into the endzone so
with 53 seconds remaining
Esser tried a 17-yard field
goal but his shot was wide.
Sapulpa took over at their
20 with Thompson firing
from the word go. On first
down Thompson hit Sivadon
for four yards to the 24. On
second down an aerial in the
direction of Hale was no good
and then with third down
another toss came up empty.
The Chieftains, facing
fourth-and-six at their 24,
called time out with 37
seconds remaining. The
strategy discussed on the
sidelines did not work as
College held the Chieftains,
pinning a one-touchdown
defeat on Sapulpa.
SHS will be in action next
Thursday as they travel to
Okmulgee for an 8 p.m.
kickoff.
Whisman fires five touchdowns in rout
Liberty quarterback throws
for 254 yards in victory
THE LIBERTY DEFENSE swarmed all over the field In four quarters Whisman and constant ball hawking as shown here. (Herald photo by Eli
Friday night as they effectively shut down the Glenpool Warriors. Walker)
Liberty won the contest 34-6 behind the five-touchdown passing of Rick
Three Pointer TD’s stop MHS
GLENPOOL—People who
like aerial shows certainly
got an eye full Friday night
as the Liberty Tigers
crushed the Glenpool
Warriors 34-6 with Liberty
quarterback Rick Whisman
tossing five touchdown
passes.
The Warriors, celebrating
homecoming, got on the
board first as quarterback
Joe Foster capped a 67-yard
drive with a seven-yard pass
to Phillip Hill for a touch-
down with 7:13 left in the
opening quarter.
The Warriors took the
opening kickoff from their
own 33 and marched In 12
plays to the endzone.
The game’s first play was
a three-yard run by Kevin
Hunter and then Hill carried
twice for gains of 10 and four
yards, moving the ball to
midfield.
From that point the
Warriors got five-yard runs
from Ray Page and Hill and
then Hill ripped off another
four yards to the Liberty 36
and a second-and-6.
A Liberty offsides call
moved the ball to the 31,
setting up second-and-1.
The Warriors tried a pass
but Foster’s aerial to Darin
Samuels was incomplete. On
the play the Tigers were
called for pass interference,
giving Glenpool a first down
at the Tiger 16.
From there Hill gained one
and then seven yards, for-
cing a thlrd-and-2 at the
eight Foster called his own
number and gained three
yards, giving the Warriors a
first-and-goal at the five.
Hill gained three yards but
then Glenpool was called for
offsides, moving the ball
back to the seven. From
TUISA—Union looked like
they would very well blow
the Jenks Trojans out of the
tub in the first quarter at
Union Stadium Friday night
in football action.
But the Trojans came back
to make a game of It before
Redskin Bill Antonisse toed
through a 45-yard field goal
early in the fourth quarter to
help Union to a 10-7 victory
over the Trojans.
The Antonisse field goal
and an Interception of a Tim
Hartshorn pass by cor-
nerback Joe Thompson with
19 seconds left at the Union
five spelled the difference In
file contest.
On Union’s first possession
of the game the Redskins
methodically marched down
field and scored on a one-
yard run by Todd Steldley.
The march was good for 86
yards and it took 17 plays to
there Foster hit Hill with the
touchdown pass and a 6-0
Glenpool advantage with
7:13 to go.
It didn’t take the Tigers
long to break on the board as
they scored on their first
possession. After the kickoff
Liberty got the ball at their
34-yard line. One running
play moved the ball to the 40
with Jim Crabtree the ball
carrier.
On second-and-4 from the
40 Whisman went back to
pass and he connected with
Arnold Gibson for a 60-yard
touchdown to knot the score
at 6-all. The Tiger touchdown
came just over a minute
after Glenpool’s.
Both clubs had trouble
moving the ball on their next
possessions but just five
plays into the second quarter
Liberty struck.
Glenpool was forced into a
fourth down punting
situation, from their own 37,
after Foster was sacked for a
19-yard loss. The punt went
just 12 yards, with Liberty
taking over at the Warrior
49.
A first down running play
netted a yard and then
Whisman went upstairs,
hitting Howard Peterson for
15 yards and a first down at
the 33. Whisman and
Peterson hooked on on the
next snap for a 33-yard
touchdown and with an even
10 minutes to go In the half
the Tigers were leading 12-6.
Liberty got a 21-yard
touchdown toss from
Whisman to Gibson on the
Tigers next possession, to
culminate a seven-play, 60-
yard drive. Whisman hit
Greg Counts with the two
point conversion pass to
make the score 20-6.
pull off. In the drive Union
quarterback Kyle Irvin hit
Jeff Long with a 31-yard
reception and then Irvin
found Mike Cook for 11 yards
three plays later to give the
Redskins a first-and-goal at
the 10.
An Irvin passed moved the
ball to the one with Cook on
the receiving end. With the
ball at the one Steldley went
around the right side for the
touchdown with 6:53 left In
the quarter.
The defenses of both clubs
were strong throughout the
first half, especially the
Union defense. The Redskins
sacked Hartshorn three
times In the half as Eric
Roepke got to the Jenks QB
on each occasion.
But finally in the second
half Hartshorn came alive.
Continued to page 7A
Liberty got one more
touchdown in the second
quarter, with 2:41
remaining, as Whisman
connected with Counts for an
81-yard strike.
Glenpool had punted deep
into Liberty territory and a
penalty on the kick put the
Tigers at their own 19-yard
line. On the first down play
Whisman and Counts got
together and Counts, after
catching the pass, simply
outran the defense down the
sidelines. The PAT pass was
unsuccessful and at the half
Liberty was holding a 26-6
cushion.
In the second quarter the
Tigers scored 20 points to
take the wind out of the
Warriors sail. At the half
Glenpool had seven first
downs, 56 yards rushing and
25 yards passing. Liberty
had 229 yards passing at the
half.
Glenpool had two chances
in the third quarter to get
bade into the contest as they
had the ball at the Tiger 37 on
one occasion and at the 33 on
another. A three-yard Hill
loss and then a penalty
stopped the Warriors on the
first try and the second effort
was derailed by a Page
fumble.
Liberty got its final touch-
down of the night In the
fourth quarter as Whisman
got his fifth TD pass, this
time hitting Peterson from
22 yards out. Bobby Hull ran
the two point conversion in
for the final 34-6 count.
The Tigers had taken over
ball possession at their own
49 and in six plays moved the
ball to the Glenpool 22. After
an offsides penalty pushed
the ball back to Liberty’s 44,
six straight rushing plays got
the ball to the Warrior 22.
There Whisman went up top
and found Peterson In the
endzone for six points.
The touchdown came with
5:50 to go In the game.
The final statistical pic-
ture shows Liberty with Just
five first downs while
Glenpool had 12. In the
rushing department Liberty
could gain but 58 yards and
the Warriors had 114. In the
airwaves was the deciding
place.
Glenpool had 46 yards to
254 for Liberty. The Tigers
were 6-for-13 In the air and
the Warriors were 3-for-15
for 46 yards. Glenpool had
one interception and Liberty
had two.
An area that really hurt
the Warriors was in tur-
novers. Glenpool had four
turnovers and Liberty had
just one.
liberty boosted Its record
to 5-2 and 2-1 in the district.
Glenpool fell to 3-4 on the
season.
Both teams will be In
action next week as Glenpool
travels to Kiefer and Liberty
is at Porter.
DEWAR—Charles Pointer
rushed for 150 yards and
scored three touchdowns to
help Dewar to a 27-6
homecoming victory over
the Mounds Devils Friday
night.
Pointer and teammate
Brent Williams combined to
rush for 268 yards on the
night to lead the Dragons.
Pointer scored In the first
quarter to get the Dragons
started as he went In from a
yard out. Williams toed
through the PAT to make the
score 7-0.
But Mounds came back In
the second quarter after
recovering one of three
Dewar fumbles on the night.
The Devils picked up the
loose ball at the 35-yard line
in Dragon territory and
worked the ball down to the
15 where they were facing a
third-and-9 situation.
From there Mounds went
with a halfback pass and
Russell Nelson hit senior
tightend Mark Watashe for
15 yards and the touchdown.
The PAT kick failed, leaving
the Devils short at 7-6.
On Dewar’s ensuing
possession the Dragons got
the ball out to midfield but
again coughed the ball up
and the Devils got the fumble
recovery.
But Mounds could only
move the ball five yards, to
the Dragon 45. On fourth
down Nelson put the Dragons
In a big hole as he pinned his
punt to the one-yard line.
That fantastic punt was
one of the goals the Devils
had going Into the contest
“Our defensive strategy was
we wanted to force them Into
long drives. Make them work
hard for what they got,” said
Mounds Head Coach Tony
Bejcek.
Having to drive a ball 99
yards is certainly a long
drive and that is just what
the Dragons did.
In three plays Dewar had
worked the ball from their
one out to the 15 to gain a
first down and a little bit of
breathing room.
On the fourth snap Pointer
got the call and he busted
loose for 22 yards. Williams
was then called on and he
gained 25 yards and then
Pointer got the call again
and this time he picked up 20
yards.
That moved the ball down
to the Mounds 18-yard line.
Two plays moved the ball
KIEFER—Super defense
all night long and an of-
fensive showing that was
worth over 200 yards helped
the Kiefer Trojans to a 19-0
stunner over the Porter
Pirates Friday night.
The Trojans “played like a
football team,” said Harold
Cagle, head boss. “Our
defense played super and
offensively we moved the
ball well."
Kiefer got on the board In
the first quarter with the
help of the defense. The
Kiefer “D" had forced a
Porter fumble and the
Trojans recovered at the
Pirate 35-yard line.
Kiefer worked the ball
down to the two-yard line
and then Pointer went In
from the two for six points
and a 13-6 Dragon ad-
vantage.
That score stood until
midway through the third
quarter when Pointer got his
third and final touchdown of
the night. The Dragons had a
first down at Mounds’ 39-
yard line, from where
Pointer went up the middle,
veered to the outside and
was off to the races. The
Williams PAT made the
score 296.
In the fourth quarter the
Dragons got their final
touchdown of the night as
Jeff Sparks went In from six
yards out with Williams
getting the PAT.
“Dewar has a fine
down the field with Kerry
Ward going the final two
yards for the touchdown and
a 6-6 advantage.
That lead stood up until
midway through the third
quarter when Tom Dugan
recovered a Porter fumble
and ran the ball 59 yards for
a touchdown and six points.
“We had three fumble
recoveries on the night and
Dugan’s return certainly
helped us,” Cagle said.
On the play the Pirates
were facing a second-and-
long situation with the
runner going wide left. Jim
Frost put the hit on the ball
carrier, forcing the fumble
with Dugan being In the right
defensive team. They are
quidc and they hit the cor-
ners well,” said Bejcek. The
Dragon defense hit the
comers well enough to force
the Devils to do most of their
running up the middle.
“We weren’t able to block
the comers or contain their
ends,” Bejcek said. “We just
couldn’t get outside.”
Statistically Dewar
collected 13 first downs to
seven for Mounds. In the
rushing department the
hosts had 47 carries gaining
268 yards and Mounds
rushed the ball 42 times for
111 yards. In the air Mounds
was 3-for-9 for 28 yards and
two interceptions and Dewar
was l-for-5 with one in-
tercepted aerial. Mounds
picked up 28 yards in the air
place at the right time. 59
yards later the Trojans had
another six points.
In the final period the
Trojans nailed the lid on the
coffin as Ward blasted In
from a yard out with Lee
Crabtree kicking the PAT.
That put the score at 196.
“I’m excited. I’m tickled
to death,” said a definitely
happy Cagle. “Our kids
played with some character
tonight (Friday night). We
hope we can continue this
trend."
The defense for Kiefer
certainly did a bang up Job
as they stopped the Pirates
for Just 67 yards rushing and
nothing In the air. Porter
and Dewar had eight.
In the fumbles category
Mounds did not lose a fumble
while the Dragons had six
fumbles and lost three.
Punting wise Nelson got off
seven punts for Mounds, with
a 34-yard average and
Dewar had three punts for a
43-yard average. Nelson got
off a 45-yard punt to go with
his big 44-yarder.
The two leading ball
carriers for Mounds was
Mike Long and Nelson as the
pair combined to rush for 63
and 23 yards respectively.
The Devils have this week
off but will be back in action
in two weeks as they play
host to Glenpool on Oct. 23.
also had Just five first downs
on the night.
Kiefer, on the other hand,
collected 176 yards on the
ground and 33 in the air, on 3-
for6 passing and one in-
terception, for 269 yards
total offense.
Backs Crabtree, Ward and
Jimmy Grimes “all got us
some yardage at critical
times. They really helped us
offensively,” said Cagle.
“It was an overall team
effort. We played like a
football team."
The win raised the Kiefer
log to 5-1 and 2-6 in district
play. The Trojans will be in
action next week as they host
Glenpool.
Interception, field
goal beats Trojans
Trojans pull off blasting
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