SHS 1961 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

FOOTBALL TEAM

The Fall 1961 Sisters High School Football Team went undefeated, winning nine

games on its way to the 8-Man State Championship. “Determination and

Dominance” is how the team was described. Led by Coach Gene McDonald, the

Outlaws averaged 55 points per game and allowed only 6.3 points per game, as the

Outlaws outscored their opponents by an astounding 495 – 57. The team began the

season by overwhelming Prospect 49 – 0, then continued to roll over teams

throughout the season, including wins over Cascade Locks (77 – 0), Culver (80 – 25),

and Dufur (66-0). Sisters beat Eddyville in the semi-finals 27 – 7, then completed its

undefeated season with a 19 – 0 win over the defending state champions, Ione, in the

“snow bowl” at Sisters. Members of the team included Bob Hewitt, Joel Aylor,

Dennis Barclay, Blaine Erickson, Rick Tewalt, Pat Hammack, Jim Myers, Ken

Morton, Joe Abbott, Steve Shehan, Tom Smith, Bud Brockett, Ron Langeliers, Dean

Phillips, A.J. Demaris, Ralph Shaw, and Gerry Tewalt. Both A.J. Demaris and Gary

Tewalt scored over 100 points, and Demaris was named team MVP. By capturing

the 1961 Oregon 8-Man Crown, Sisters High School won its third state title in six

years, following in the footsteps of the 1957 and 1959 state champions.

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