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Updated 08/09/06
10/18/05 - Here is a picture of Shawn Gray.
10/17/05 - A picture from Froggy Johnson - Parker Merchant's Baseball Team from the '70's.
10/15/05 - Lonnie sent a couple of grade school pix.
10/14/05 - Dinker Martin sent some photos and an explanation.
Attached are the Arizona Republic
newsreleases from October 1958 listing the All Conference "B" West Players
and about the Antelope and Parker game. I will look for some photos. But
if you look in the 59 Year book there should be photos of this team,
Don
B - West League names
All - Start Football Teams
Phoenix Christian's Class B West Champions and runner-up Gilbert, each
placed players three players on the all - conference offensive football
team yesterday.
Christian is represented by guard Eddie Miller, tackle Jim Round, and
fullback Glen Hison. Gilbert placed end Bob Everett, tackle George Isch,
and halfback Jerry Talamante.
Completing the first team are Leonard Hershkowitz, Wickenburg, guard; Bill
North, Parker, Center; Mickey Thomas, Antelope, end; Tom Miller, Antelope,
quarterback; Augie Fisher, Parker, halfback.
The defensive team selection: Ends: Bob Urquidas, Wickenburg and John
Martin, Gilbert. Tackles: Eddie Harbour, Antelope and Robert Barnes,
Gilbert. Center: Don Martin, Parker. Linebackers: Billy Ripburger, Parker;
Duck Archer, Phoenix Christian; Murr Brown, Antelope. Halfbacks: Duane
Kapp, Phoenix Christian and Bill Rudy, Bagdad. Safety: Jone Payne, Gila
Bend.
Antelope and Parker Pitted
In North - South Grid Clash
By John Lindblom
Sports Editor
An inter-county north-south clash between the Antelope Rams and the Parker
Broncos at Antelope Friday night is expected to result in one of the most
exciting grid contest of the year for Yuma County.
Both teams will take 3-2 records into the Class B Conference game and both
coaches predict that the final score for the came won't be more that one
or two points different.
Individually, battle pit the speed and drive of 190-pound Parker right
halfback Augie Fisher against the aerial attack of Antelope's Tommy
"Golden Arm" Miller.
Fisher was an all-state representative from Parker last year and his
coach, Chuck O'Hagan predicts that nothing should stop the senior
ground-gainer from the same honor this year.
Miller, on the other hand, probably would have been and all-stater in
1957, but the fact that antelope had just made the jump from six-man to
11-man football hampered his chances. But, like O'Hagan Miller's coach
Chuck Ferguson. expects his ace passer to claim that honor at the finale
of the "58 season."
Over all the clash figures to be a defensive battle, since both teams
posses an extraordinary amount of defensive talent.
For the Broncos, Junior halfback John Hart, who has, surprisingly enough,
led the scoring with 29 points and number two defensive man, linebacker
Carl Roland, who has scored 28 points, will lead the attack and pose a
threat to Miller's pass attack.
Hart, as well as being the Broncos defensive leader, is also a find punt
returner and Parker's number one extra point kicker. Roland fills in as
Parker's number two extra point man.
For Antelope, Speedy Sandy Beecroft, a demon on pass interception and 240
pound senior linebacker George Headway, the man that no back runs within
five feet of survives to go farther, hold down the hopes.
Despite the heft of Headway, Parker will have a definite weight advantage
in the line. Antelope's stalwarts average out to 164 pounds per man,
Parker 172. Heaviest man for either offensive wall, however, is right
tackle Charley Rider at 191.
Leading the Bronco stalwarts is 172 pound senior captain Don Martin at
right guard and 165 pound senior co-captain Bill Ripburger at right
tackle. Martin is consider to be the finest blocking guard in the entire B
West conference.
How ever, the Rams claim one of the finest ends in the conference in
senior Mickey Thomas, who makes up the receiving end of Miller's pass
attack.
Both coaches, Ferguson and O'Hagan have pronounced fear of the other
squad.
Said O'Hagan "We're afraid of Antelope because it has come up with a well
balance squad, which features a good tough line and team speed as good as
we have. We're respectful of Miller's passing ability too."
"We're a little afraid of Parker too," Ferguson commented. The Antelope
coach, who admits that his squad has shown up better than he had
anticipated, said that he felt the two teams are "even."
Both team operate from a regular T offense.
Parker, which has lost only to Needles, a class A school and to top team
in the conference Gilbert, brings it 2-1 record in conference play.
Antelope, which has lost to class A Seton Catholic and powerful Phoenix
Christian has a 0-1 record in conference play.
Thomas Leads Rams to 12 - 10 Win Over Parker
Right end Mickey Thomas led an Antelope uprising in the final three
minutes of a game played at Antelope Friday night, scoring two touchdowns
and giving the Rams a 12-10 victory over Parker.
But the man that Antelope had most to thank is the victory was right guard
Murr Brown, who caught Bronco left halfback Dale Haggard on the one yard
line at the final gun after the fleet footed back and taken a 45 yard
desperation pass from right halfback Augie Fisher and threatened to go all
the way. But Brown with a sensational burst of speed pulled down the
halfback from behind to preserve the Ram victory.
Thomas scored the first of his two markers with three minutes left in the
fourth stanza when Tommy Miller's fourth down aerial from the 11 and
stepped into the end zone. The play culminate an 80 yard drive that
started on the first play of the quarter and took 15 plays to complete.
Hopes Fleeting
With hopes fleeting for Antelope in the deepening shadows of the game,
Thomas brought the entire crowd to its feet, when he intercepted a Bronco
pass on his own 43 and dashed 57 yards to give the Rams a two point margin
with but a minute, 15 seconds left to play.
Seconds later Parker began its push from its own 37 after taking the
Antelope kickoff and Haggard made his astounding catch. But Brown clinched
the game for the Rams with his just as amassing come from behind tackle.
Parker scored three of its point on a two yard field goal from a difficult
angle off the boot of Carl Roland with six minutes elapsed in the first
period. The three pointer culminated a 41 yard drive which was stopped
after the Broncos had gained a first down on the Rams five.
Parker Scores Again
Parker scored again with four minutes remaining in the second quarter on a
10 yard pass from John Hart to right end Sam Blake. The play climaxed a
suspended drive from the 23 that took 12 plays to pay off.
The north-south inter-county counties proved to be as closely fought and
rugged as pre game forecasts had pegged ti to be. On hundred yard in
penalties were assessed against the two teams, 55 for the Rams and the
other 45 for Parker. Most of the penalties were 15 yarders.
The Broncos, using power plays and highly clever pass patterns, dominated
play through the first three quarters of the game, allowing Antelope to
roll to only three-first downs during the entire period.
First Three Points
Parker, meanwhile, threatened as far as the Antelope 31 in early moment of
the game and finally to the two later in the first period, where it picked
it first three points.
Late in the second stanza the Northern County men threatened inside the
Antelope 10 twice, but was able to capitalize only once. In the final
minutes of the quarter, the Broncos gained all the way to the Ram six
after a punt return from the midstripe by Haggard. But the Rams stalwart
George Headway pounced on a Parker fumble on first down to give Antelope
new legs just before the half. Through the entire first half Antelope was
unable to move to with the Parker 35.
Parker Threatened as far as the Antelope 21 in the early moments of the
third period. However, here again Brow ended the threat by intercepting a
pass on his own five.
Seconds later Parker threatened on the Antelope 12, but a penalty put the
Broncos back to the 27, where a fourth down field goal attempt fail.
Only in the final period did Antelope come to life, keeping possession of
the ball throughout most of the frame and rolling it precious two point
victory.
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10/11/05 - Carolyn Barnes Clark - Out of 195
Shooters, I won this award and Best Evening Gown. Is it ok to brag on
your self a little bit. If I don't get to carried away? Some of you know
me as " Never Metta Stranger" or Carolyn Clark. Oh here is a lil plug for
my girlfriend Karen Reeder. If any of you women like my Corset she is the
one who sells them just go to www.laced.biz
Believe me it does not matter about our size, the guys "love it."
10/11/05 - Here are some pix of Tammy Story
and her daughter Alexandria (Lexy).
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10/11/05 Lonnie sent a couple of pix of the
Parker Pool.
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10/11/05 A recent picture of Joe Wilson
(CO '69) and his son Chris Wilson (CO '97).
10/10/05 Here are some snapshots from Lillian Edwards Crenshaw. Thanx! Lillian.
10/9/05 - Here are some senior (1962) pics that I
have. Thought you might like to post them.
Walt (Johnson)
The float is the class of '62's, I think when
we were sophs. because Enid Powers is sitting on it. The prom is Elaine
Gibbs, Pat Ayers? (not sure), Cathy Cook, and Sharon Potter. Student
council is 1960 and I'm sure that Bobby can identify all of them.
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Here are the pics that I said that I would send. The parkerites one is
some of the people from the 50's that were chamber of commerce or city
council or something out by the high school gym. The other is from the
40's after these guys were fishing either in the river or on Lake Havasu.
The fishing picture is my dad-Johnnie Johnson, Art Hoover, (Conkie's
father in law) and an old guy named Pop Salmon, whose daughter Linda was
some sort of pageant queen at a big football game in Tempe.
9/25/05 - Here's a picture Pam Blake sent of Gordy Shoemake '62 and Walter "Froggy" Johnson '62.
Pam also sent another wonderful picture - She says, "Here is a cover sheet
I did for a scrapbook for Verlyn, Susan and myself. The picture was taken
in 1999 at my daughter's wedding in Catalina Island. I don't know if you
can make it work, but I thought I'd give it a try. Pam
9/24/05 - Photos from Dinker Martin.
9/20/05 - Vivian, Conkie's sister, sent
us three pictures that are too good to miss!
9/20/05 - Danny Traxler sent a pictures of his brother,
David, in Yucatan, Mexico.
Billie Dick had her 90th Birthday Party at Aunt Chilada's
in north Phoenix last Saturday, September 17th. Here are some of the
pictures taken at the event.
9/18/05 - Andy Ng in Hong Kong sent in some memorabilia.
