From The Pages Of The Ponca City News, Thursday, September 11, 1997

LOCAL
What's Up Doc?
School Vote Topic of Forum
'Osage Ribbonwork, Finger Weaving' 'Medicine Bag' Lunch at Noon Friday
Performance Here Gets OAC Grant
Wal-Mart Sponsors Blood Drive
Karate Event Here Saturday Benefits DARE
Chamber News
Wheatheart Sets Fall Fest at Enid

DEATHS
Madonna Esther Younger

Services Pending
Eugene Brown Jr.
Dr. George A. Martin
Norman T. Barnes
Henry Turner

NEWS BRIEFS

SPORTS
Just What Day Is It Anyway?
Tonight's High School Football
Edmond North Just Tries To Get Better
District A-5 Race Gets Early Start
Area Football




LOCAL

What's Up Doc?

AN AMERICAN CHECKERED giant rabbit receives a little something extra from owner Raymond Smith of Ponca City. Rabbits and poultry are on display in the children's barn at the Kay County Free Fair. The 80th annual fair continues through Saturday at the fairgrounds in Blackwell. (News Photo by Michael Kennedy)

 

School Vote Topic of Forum

Second Friday Forum, set for 8-9 a.m. Friday at Pioneer Technology Center, will feature Dr. Bill White, superintendent of the Ponca City Public School System.

Dr. White will be discussing the school bond election set for Oct. 14. A question and answer session will follow.

The public is invited. Complimentary coffee and doughnuts will be served. The event is sponsored by the Legislative Review Committee of the Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce.

 

'Osage Ribbonwork, Finger Weaving' 'Medicine Bag' Lunch at Noon Friday

Davy Watts and Chris Johnston will present "Osage Ribbonwork and Finger Weaving" on Friday at noon at the Conoco Fourth Street Clubhouse. This program is the second in a series of "medicine bag," lunches and dinners scheduled to coincide with the annual "Celebration of Native America," and the Standing Bear Powwow.

Davy Watts and Chris Johnston are sisters, Osage tribal members and finger weaving and ribbonwork artists. In the early 1970s, Johnston taught herself how to do traditional Osage ribbonwork and shortly thereafter taught her sister the craft. Later, as a part of an arts and crafts revival at the Osage Tribal Museum, they both learned finger weaving.

Now Watts and Johnston are in demand, teaching and demonstrating the two crafts at powwows, in schools and parks and as part of the Arts Council of Oklahoma's Master/Apprentice program.

The finger weaving is almost a miracle of deft fingers, colored yarns and intricate planning, resulting in a myriad of colorful patterns. Traditional men's sash sets, women's belts, necklaces and small purses are some of the items, crafted using this technique. The ribbonwork is used on shirts and blouses and was originally hand sewn. Watts and Johnston have developed a unique method for hand-basting the ribbon to the garment and using a machine for the permanent stitch.

The two sisters will demonstrate both the finger weaving and ribbonwork, display several completed pieces and discuss the place of the two crafts in Osage traditions. In addition, the presentation will include a short video, "Osage Ribbonwork," provided by the Ponca City Arts and Humanities Council.

Another lunch program will be held on Monday at the Standing Bear Park entitled "Traditional Native American Song and Dance." The fourth program in the medicine bag series will be "A Tradition of Stories" on Sept. 25.

The current series of lunch and dinner programs will run through the last week in September. Lunch-hour events will be held at the Conoco Fourth Street Clubhouse, 1500 South Fourth, from noon to 1 p.m.. Dinner events will be held at the Standing Bear Native American Memorial Park from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

The series is free and open to the public. Everyone is encouraged to bring a sack lunch or dinner and Pioneer Bank and Trust will provide drinks for all guests. At the evening programs, guests are also asked to bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating.

The series is co-sponsored by Pioneer Bank and Trust, Ponca City Native American Foundation Inc., and Ponca City Arts and Humanities Council.

 

Performance Here Gets OAC Grant

The Ponca City Arts and Humanities Council has been awarded a matching grant from the Oklahoma Arts Council to assist in funding "Darn, Good, and Funny," a juggling and magician act.

The performance is set for Sept. 20, at 2:30 p.m. at the Poncan Theatre.

Through state appropriations and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts the Oklahoma Arts Council funds more than 1,100 events annually with an estimated total attendance of more than 4.5 million.

In Fiscal Year 1996, projects funded by the Oklahoma Arts Council accounted for more than $21 million in grants and matching funds distributed throughout Oklahoma's economy in 151 of the state's rural and urban communities.

For event information contact Kenn Wessel at (405) 765-0943. For information regarding the Oklahoma Arts Council, contact Nancy Huff; public information director at (405) 521-2931 or e-mail, n.huff@oklaosf.state.ok.us.

 

Wal-Mart Sponsors Blood Drive

Ponca City Wal-Mart employees will be rolling up their sleeves to help local patients in need of blood products during a blood drive with the Oklahoma Blood Institute on Friday.

Area residents are invited to give blood from 1-6 p.m. in the Blood Institute donor coach which will be parked between the front doors of the store.

The Oklahoma Blood Institute visits the Ponca City Wal-Mart store four times a year for community blood drives.

"We really appreciate the support that we get from Wal-Mart and its employees. The generosity of their people is overwhelming in helping to maintain an adequate blood supply for our local medical facilities.

"The Oklahoma Blood Institute is the exclusive supplier of all blood products for St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, St. Joseph Cancer Center and the Outpatient Surgery Center, so groups like Wal-Mart are definitely doing their part in helping the community with its need for blood products," explained Pixie Rowland, Manager of OBI Ponca City Center.

"We are delighted to host this community blood drive in order to help local patients," said Gary Gregg, Wal-Mart drive coordinator. "Donating blood is a safe and simple way to help those patients in need. I encourage fellow employees and community residents to come and give the 'gift of life.'"

All donors will receive a mini-physical which includes checks on blood pressure, temperature, pulse rate, iron level and cholesterol. Written cholesterol results are mailed to donors within two weeks of donation. The Blood Institute also offers men a prostate cancer screening (PSA) blood test for the nominal fee of $15 for a donor and $20 for those unable to donate.

The Oklahoma Blood Institute Ponca City Center is an affiliate of the Oklahoma Blood Institute, a regional, not-for-profit blood center responsible for supplying blood to 65 hospitals across Oklahoma, including all medical facilities in Ponca City. For more information on the Wal-Mart drive or to donate blood in general, please call the OBI office at (405) 762-9488.

 

Karate Event Here Saturday Benefits DARE

The Ponca City Karate Championships will be held Saturday, at the Hutchins Memorial. The event is sponsored by the Oklahoma Sport Karate Association.

Over 1,500 competitors, ages 4 to adult, from Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas have been invited to attend. The proceeds from the event will benefit the D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) Program of Ponca City.

The director for the tournament is Lee Nieman, owner and operator of Nieman Self Defense Academy in Ponca City. There will be several different divisions during the competition: Forms which is scored on punches, kicks and blocks; the Weapons Division which scoring is based on the use of a traditional weapon; the Sparing Division requires competitors to wear protective gear and scoring is based on designated contacts not actual contact.

Several competitions will be conducted simultaneously on the main floor of Hutchins. Competition is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Each competition will have a certified referee and points judge.

Scheduled to attend are Jim Butin, World Champion Fighter and Hall of Fame Member, four time World Kickboxing Champion Scott Mincey, "Conan" and Earl Gilkey, the Legendary Full Contact Karate Champion.

Admission for the event is $4 for adults and $3 for children. Concessions will be available. Competitors registration is $30 and begins at 9 a.m. For additional information call Nieman at 762-8811.

 

Chamber News

Infrastructure Committee Update

At the August meeting of the Chamber Infrastructure Committee meeting, David Cline, District Highway engineer for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, discussed current highway projects in the local area.

The project just south of town on U.S. 177 is on schedule, with 65 percent completed. This project includes a 5-inch overlay, with 4 inches of base and 2 inches of surfacing along with 8 feet of shoulders which will be added to each side of the roadway.

The area near Sooner Lake will only need to be overlaid due to already existing shoulders. There are also projects at Red Rock Creek including bridges.

Major projects for the next five years include: repair to the Chikaskia River bridge on I-35, a lighting project at the Blackwell rest area, adding parallel lanes 3 miles south of U.S. 60 which ties to the county line project (a second project will follow with surfacing of that area), Blackwell intersection at Oklahoma 11 and 44th Street and U.S. 77 from the Kansas line to I-35, with bridges being included.

Leadership Ponca City

Today the Leadership Ponca City Class is headed to Western Hills Lodge in Wagoner for their overnight out-of-town retreat. Friday the class will travel to Northeastern State University in Tahlequah to hear Dr. Kent Lashley speak. Watch for details of the retreat in next week's article.

Second Friday Forum

The Chamber's Second Friday Forum this week will focus on the upcoming school bond election. Dr. Bill White, superintendent of Ponca City Public Schools, will be in attendance to answer questions. The forum will start at 8 a.m. with complimentary coffee and doughnuts available. Please take the time to be an informed voter and plan to attend!

1998 Program of Action/Planning Session

On Sept. 18, Ken King, assistant state coordinator of Area Schools Division for the State Department of Vo-Tech, will facilitate this year's Chamber planning session. The primary purpose of the retreat is to identify key programs and projects for the Chamber's 1998 Program of Action. The meeting will be held at the Pioneer Technology Center, beginning at 7:30 a.m. and will conclude by 1 p.m.

Upcoming Events

Sept. 16 - Ambassadors, Chamber Conference Room, 7:30 a.m.

Sept. 18 - Chamber Planning Session, 1998 Program of Action, Pioneer Technology Center, 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Sept. 19 - Legislative Review, Chamber Conference Room, 7:30 a.m.

 

Wheatheart Sets Fall Fest at Enid

The staff for the Wheatheart Nutrition Project, Inc. is hosting a Fall Fest Sept. 18 at the Cherokee Strip Conference Center, 123 West Maine in Enid, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Anyone who is 60 years of age or older is welcome to attend. The event is a health fair geared specifically for senior citizens. Blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol checks will be offered.

Entertainment will include a cake walk. Lunch will be provided but reservations must be made. To make a lunch reservation or for more information contact the local Wheatheart Nutrition Center at 767-1620 by Sept. 16.


DEATHS

Madonna Esther Younger

Madonna Esther Younger, longtime Ponca City resident, died Tuesday, Sept. 9, 1997 at the Shawn Manor Nursing Home. She was 99.

The funeral service will be Friday, 2 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Dr. Monty Fey, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Odd Fellows Cemetery under the direction of the Trout Funeral Home.

Born Oct. 6, 1897 at Tonkawa, Oklahoma Indian Territory, she was the daughter of John W. and Mary Ann Whitehouse Gardner. She graduated from St. Mary's Academy in Ponca City.

On February 6, 1925 she married Roy Cap Younger at the First Baptist Church in Ponca City where they established their home. Mrs. Younger was a lifelong homemaker but was also very active in the community. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, the Presbyterian Women's Association, Lily Jackson Circle, and had received an honorary membership for National Missions from the Presbyterian Women's Association in 1954.

She was also a member of the Adelphean Study Club, the Barricks Club (Wives of Veterans of World War I), Republican Women's Club, 55 and Older Club, Blue Bell Garden Club, and A.A.R.P. She was a charter member of the Welcome In Home Demonstration Club, which later became the Round Grove Home Demonstration Club, participating in many Kay County Fairs. She also was a charter member of the St. Joseph Hospital Auxiliary and as of December 1975 had donated 4,157 hours.

Her hobbies included reading, ceramics, sewing, crocheting, and knitting. In 1975 she knitted each of her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren an Afghan for a Christmas gift.

Mrs. Younger is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Mary Ann and Ralph McKay Jr., Ponca City; her son and daughter-in-law, Harold and Barbara Younger, Ponca City; five grandchildren, Sandra McKay Henderson, Ponca City, Monte McKay, Oklahoma City, Michael McKay, Ponca City, Stephanie Younger Kotarski, Tulsa, and Suzanne Younger Kline, Irving, Texas; six grandchildren, Brad Patrick Streeter, Machelle McKay, Mark McKay, Kaycee Henderson, Madeline Kotarski, and Abigail Kotarski; and three great-great-grandchildren, Angela McKay, Sarah Streeter, and Jacob Streeter.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Cap Younger on July 5, 1961, her parents, and a great-granddaughter, Kristen McKay Streeter on July 23, 1985.

Memorials may be made to the Elevator Fund at the First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 1442, Ponca City, OK 74602.

Friends may call at the Trout Funeral Home until noon Friday. The family will be at 1424 Meadowbrook.

paid obituary

 

Services Pending

 

Eugene Brown Jr.

Eugene Brown Jr., Ponca City resident, died Wednesday evening, Sept. 10, 1997, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. He was 45. An evening prayer service will be held tonight and Friday at 7 p.m. at the Ponca Indian Baptist Church at White Eagle. Other arrangements will be announced later by Grace Memorial Chapel.

 

Dr. George A. Martin

Dr. George A. Martin, local surgeon, died Wednesday morning, Sept. 10, 1997, at Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City. He was 60. Survivors include his wife, Kay, of the home. The funeral is set for 1 p.m. Saturday at the Ponca City First Presbyterian Church. Other arrangements will be announced later by Grace Memorial Chapel.

 

Norman T. Barnes

Norman T. Barnes, longtime Ponca City resident, died Wednesday evening, Sept. 10, 1997, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. He was 61. Local survivors include his wife, Jerrie, of the home. Arrangements will be announced later by Trout Funeral Home.

 

Henry Turner

BLACKWELL - Henry Turner, former Blackwell resident, died Wednesday, Sept. 10, 1997, in Ponca City. He was 49. Arrangements are pending with Hackler Funeral Home, Blackwell.


NEWS BRIEFS

Rotary Program - Pioneer Rotary Club's program Friday will be on the Court Appointed Special Advocate program for Kay County. Guest speakers will be District Judge D.W. Boyd and Janice Bell, CASA program director. The meeting is at noon at the Crown and Rose English Pub.

Luncheon Scheduled - Ponca City Christian Women's Club Luncheon, Wednesday, Ponca City Country Club. Cost $8.50. Reservations Cindy 762-2151 or Karen 765-9835.

KLOR Presents Extravaganza - 99.3-FM KLOR presents the 4th Annual Women's Showcase Extravaganza on Sept. 25 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Hutchins Memorial. Prizes will be awarded and free hors d'oevres by Crown & Rose Pub and Grill will be served. Admission is free and ladies of all ages are invited to attend. Must be 18 to register for prizes and be present to win.

Stolen Bike - At 9:11 a.m. Wednesday a resident in the 900 block of North First Street reported a bike stolen. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.

Arrest - A 38-year-old man was arrested at 9:22 a.m. Wednesday in the 3400 block of Kingston Road on a city warrant for reckless driving.

Grass Fire - A grass fire was reported at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday five miles south on U.S. 177. Both Ponca City Fire Department and McCord Volunteer Fire Department responded with units to extinguish the blaze.

Arrest - Police arrested a 39-year-old woman at 2:04 p.m. Wednesday on a city warrant for destruction of private property.

Arrest - A 30-year-old man was arrested at 2:11 p.m. Wednesday in the 500 block of North Elm Street on a city warrant for petit larceny.

Arrest - At 4:05 p.m. Wednesday police arrested an 18-year-old man on a Kay County warrant for failure to appear.

Theft - At 5:37 p.m. Wednesday a man in the 400 block of South Fourth Street reported the theft of mulch from his yard. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.

Accident - A minor two car accident was reported at 5:46 p.m. Wednesday in the 200 block of South Third Street. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.

Juveniles Cited - Several juveniles were cited after police received a call at 6:43 p.m. Wednesday advising that a window had been broken out at the Lincoln School, 700 West Broadway Avenue.

Stolen Bike - A man in the 200 block of South Eighth Street advised police at 8:42 p.m. Wednesday that his son's bike had been stolen. An officer was assigned and a report was taken.

Arrest - Police arrested a 34-year-old man for actual physical control at 10:55 p.m. Wednesday in the 300 block of West Grand Avenue.


SPORTS

Just What Day Is It Anyway?

BY FRED HILTON
News Sports Editor

The Po-Hi school administrators shouldn't be surprised if the football team and coaches don't show up for class Friday. They'll think its Saturday.

Because Edmond has three high schools and just one playing field - actually it's the University of Central Oklahoma's stadium, Wantland Field - either Memorial, North or Santa Fe has to play a game on Thursday,

That compression of the usual week of preparation has the Wildcat coaching thinking ahead - like today is tomorrow.

"We held a practice on Sunday," Po-Hi coach Rick Sodowsky said Thursday. "That was Monday's practice. then on Monday we held Tuesday's practice, on Tuesday we held Wednesday's practice and today we held Thursday's practice. On Thursday we'll go play Friday's game."

See why they're confused.

But there is no confusion on the opponent.

"Edmond North will be a tough opponent," Sodowsky said. "It should be a close game."

The unconventional Huskies run an odd assortment of formations on both offense and defense. Formations the Cats have not seen before and are unlikely to see again.

But under all those formations, North is basically the same team which gave the Cats fits for a half last year.

The Huskies were hard hit by graduation, but not in the skill areas.

"They have their quarterback back (junior) Bryan Blew, who has good speed and runs the option well," Sodowsky said. "They also have a really speedy fullback (Ahmad Swan). We'll have to control those two.

"North will use a double slot and double wideouts with an ace back," the Ponca City head coach said. "They use the tight ends in the slots. Its different, but under all that it is still the option. Last year we had a tough time against North until we adjusted to it at halftime."

On defense, "North has a flex look," Sodowsky said. "They flex the strong tackle and the nose guard to allow them to get up field quicker. They also use the strong safety in the C gap, It's a little like the Chicago Bears' defensive package. But it shouldn't be a problem for us."

The Cats have had a good - if confusing - week of practice, according to Sodowsky.

"It was probably better than last week's."

But he and the Ponca City staff have made some changes. B.J. Minor (5-7, 181 junior) will start in place of Jay Bentley.

"However, Jay will see plenty of action. Bentley was sick Monday and had surgery to remove a growth on his back Tuesday. But he's all right now and will play.

Wes Swygert will start at split end, although Bentley will also see some action there.

"And Jeremy Combrink will also see some time at fullback," Sodowsky said.

In addition, the Wildcats will probably open up a little more on offense and throw more than they did at East Central last week.

"We have to get the ball to our good people," the coach said. "We have to get the ball more to our tight ends, split ends and flankers as well as to the backs out of the backfield."

All of which is fine with Wildcat quarterback Eric Michael.

"I thought we would throw more against East Central than we did," he said after he completed five of 12 passes for just 49 yards last week. "But I think the coaches wanted to keep our passing game a little under wraps."

Michael noted the Poncans will probably have to loosen up the Edmond defense, which will likely be stacked against the run.

"They put a lot of people in the box," Michael said after watching the Huskies on film.

That's what East Central did in limiting the Poncans to 60 yards rushing last week.

"We've been working on some of the little things that went wrong last week," Sodowsky said. "We should be better at running the ball, too."

 

Tonight's High School Football

Ponca City at Edmond North

Where: Wantland Stadium, University of Central Oklahoma.

When: Kickoff at 7:30 p.m.

Rankings: Neither team is ranked.

Records: Ponca City 1-0, Edmond North 0-1

Last Year: Ponca City won 9-7.

Injuries: None new for Wildcats.

Importance: Wildcats want to continue winning. North looking for first win in two years

Radio: WBBZ (1230 AM), Ponca City.

Weather: Chilly with lows expected in the 50s.

Outlook: Ponca City needs to get untracked offensivcly while Edmond North is trying to turn its program around

 

Edmond North Just Tries To Get Better

By FRED HILTON
News Sports Editor

"We're just trying to get better," Edmond North coach Kyle Heath said as he prepared to send his young Huskies against the Ponca City Wildcats tonight at Wantland Field on the campus of the University of Central Oklahoma."

"We're not going to attack the Ponca City schemes," Heath went on. "We're just going to do what we want to do all season and just get a little better at it."

The Huskies have the tools to give a lot of teams trouble once they do get to the point Heath wants them to be."

The Huskies will run the option on offense and are getting good at it.

Quarterback Bryan Blew carried 15 times for 106 yards and two touchdowns and threw for another TD in a 25-22 loss to rival Edmond Memorial last week.

North also has a future college prospect at running back.

"He's a blue chipper," Heath said of 5-11, 190-pound Ahmad Swan. "He can run. He's a good 'un. Last year he ran for 820 yards in six games and scored 10 touchdowns."

The downside for the Huskies is they have good speed, but not very good size.

"Ponca City averages, what, about 230 pounds across the offensive line. That's three times the size we are. We average about 190.

"And its not all speed," the coach said. "We're not that fast. We do emphasis quickness and by quickness, I mean getting off the ball quick."

North will use a basic 50 defense, but the Huskies give opponents a lot of different looks in order to utilize that quickness.

North returns a good portion of the offense from last year. But the Huskies were hard hit in the skills areas, losing both wide receivers, two slot backs and their running back. Swan was a backup slot back last year.

But North was blasted on defense by graduation, losing nine of 11 starters off a team that went winless last season.

 

District A-5 Race Gets Early Start

By FRED HILTON
News Sports Editor

It's only Week Two of the high school football season, but already the District A-5 race is getting under way.

Newkirk travels to meet Mounds, Tonkawa visits Oklahoma Union and Woodland plays host to Drumright in district clashes Friday.

The other area teams continue non-district games that nonetheless carry importance in their bids for winning seasons.

Pawnee gets a look #at big time football tonight, traveling to meet the Tulsa Union JVs. Blackwell is home against Kingfisher, Morrison jumps into the eight-man fire at Medford and Shidler tries to find out just how good it really is at Wakita.

Pawnee at Union JV, 7:30 (Thursday)

It's not that the Pawnee Black Bears are in awe of the Class 6A Union JVs, "but when they came down here last year," Pawnee coach Bobby Miller recalls, "those Grayhound buses pulled in and 70 players jumped off, it certainly opened their eyes."

Tonight the Bears get their first ever taste of artificial surface football at Union-Tuttle Stadium.

"It will be quite an experience for our kids to see a first class facility," Miller said. "We're just hoping to play better than we did last year.

"It wasn't just that we lost," the coach said of last year's game against the Redskins, " It was that we played so poorly. Turnovers and bad field position really hurt us."

The Bears wore down arch rival Woodland to win their season opener, 17-0, but Miller is looking for more consistency from his team.

"We just had three possessions in the first half and couldn't get anything going. We have to play better."

Newkirk at Mounds, 7:30

In their last season in Class A, the Newkirk Tigers would like to go out with a bang and going against Mounds, one of the co- favorites in the district, will be the first big test of how far they can take that dream.

"Mounds offers a lot of problems, " coach Sonny Schovenec said. "Our scout cards are full. In the film (of Mounds' 35-0 loss to Choteau), Mounds used 20 different sets. Plus they have some quality skill people."

#But Schovanec said his Tigers could be equal to the task.

"The kids are starting to believe in the system and in themselves."

Newkirk got a boost from a 14-0 win over the Ponca City JVs Saturday.

"The defense really got after it. But we had too many penalties on offense. We shot ourselves in the foot."

Even then the Tigers had two 100-yard rushers against Ponca City. Cody Oesterman rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown. Quarterback Barrett Shupe had 100 yards out of the option. Darren Wood also scored for the Tigers against Ponca City, a two-yard plunge in the third quarter that sealed the win.

Tonkawa at Okla. Union, 7:30

With Oklahoma Union (2-6 last year) sandwiched between Deer Creek and a possible district title game against Mounds next week, Tonkawa coach Steve Love is trying to keep the Buccaneers concentrating on just getting better each week.

"We want to get our young kids experience, we want to get after it early in the game, we want to execute properly and we want to avoid injuries," Love said of this week's goals.

Drumright at Woodland, 7:30

Woodland coach Bill Pascoe saw his very young Cougars do some good things in the loss to Pawnee last week, but he saw some bad things, too.

"Missed blocks and penalties really hurt us," he said as his team worked to iron out the kinks before meeting Drumright in the Cougars' home opener.

Despite a 36-24 loss to Depew last week, Drumright showed it can be dangerous.

"They have an outstanding back (Billy Don Overstreet, cousin of former OU standout David Overstreet) who can score at anytime. He will definitely get our attention Friday. We have to stop him or at least slow him down and not let anyone else score.

"That means we have to score some points," Pascoe said.

Cougars' running back Aaron Burk broke his hand in last week's loss to Pawnee and his readiness for this week's game is questionable.

 

Area Football

Ponca City at Ed. North (Thur.)

Pawnee at Union JV (Thur)

Newkirk at Mounds, 7:30

Tonkawa at Okla, Union, 7:30

Morrison at Medford, 7:30

Shidler at Wakita, 7:30

Woodland hosts Drumright, 7:30

Blackwell hosts Kingfisher, 7:30


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