About Hexagon (Elberton, Georgia) 19??-???? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1974)
OCTOBER, 1974 THE HEX AG O N PAGE THREE Season's Best Tilt Ends In Tied Score BY LINDA F. PERRIN Although, the Elbert County High School football team had anothetr victory taken out of its grasp in the last minutes of Friday night’s game against the Madison County Red Raid ers in the Granite Bowl, foot ball fans in attendance enjoyed an above average battle as the. teams tied at 20 u 2(h Early in the first quarter the Blue Devils put a long drive together, which ended in a well thrown, 3 (1-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Jeff Howe to Tony Bryant. A Madison County fumble on their own 20-yard line in the second period set EOHS in good scoring position. On an option play Kent Saxon carried the ball across the Red Raiders goal line. A Devil drive midway through the third quarter end ed in a short jump pass from Howe to Greg Hughes for a touchdown. The PAT attempt was good and the Blue Devils had a 20-7 edge. The Devils began a drive from their own 25-yard line with less than four minutes left. With less than a minute left EOHS called time-out to get ready for a 25-yard field goal attempt from the 15-yard line. Kicker Eddie Grimes got the power and height necessary, FOR TRUE QUALITY IN THE GRANITE INDUSTRY SEE TRU-STONE, Inc. Railroad Street BI-LO SUPERMARKET QUALITY NAME BRAND MERCHANDISE AT DISCOUNT PRICES Oipen 8:00 A. M. Till 10:00 P. M. East Elberton Bi-Lo Shopping Plaza but the official ruled the kick was a little off. So the Devils are close to their victory. In photo at right, Blue Devil Kent Saxon (No. 3 0) crosses Raiders’ goal line for Elbert’s second touchdown. The game ended with a 20-201 draw. Upcoming Meets For Track Team BY JULIE GRIMES “EOHS has perfect balance for a crbss country team. We have a strong lead runner and the other four are capable of placing second,” - Coach Mark Russell comments. Members of the team in clude: Dan Jones, James Thornton, George Jones, Linton Huff, Paul Montgomery, and ’Bobby Huhti, plus'"several girls who often participate. The team has started off with a winning season, defeating Franklin County twice with scores of 25-32 and 24-31. At Quadrangular Meet in Athens, the runners placed fourth. “The biggest test to-date will be Riverside,” continued Coach Russell. “We finished behind them by one point at the Quad rangular Meet.”. Upcoming meets are the Riv erside Invitational November 2 where 6 - 8, teams will compete for trophies and medals. Also scheduled is the Regional Qual ifying Meet in Winder, where ECH'S will go up against Win der, Habersham, Riverdale, and Franklin in hopes of qualifying for the State Meet sometime in December in Atlanta. ACE HDWE. FOR THE BEST IN HOME AND GARDEN SUPPLIES “ACE SETS THE PACE” Call 283-3054 II N. Oliver Russell Attends Clinic on Tennis BY JULIE GRIMES Coach Mark Russell attend ed the First Annual Scholastic Coach Southern Lawn Tennis Association (SLTA) Workshop. The two day event, October 18 and 19, was- held in Atlanta. Coaches from eleven southern states representing both high schools and colleges were pres ent. The coaches attended various lectures and demonstrations led by some of the foremost tennis instructors in the country. Coach Russell stated that: the knowledge he gained at this would “better the E- C. H. S. tennis' team.” It’s a day like this when I hate football practice.” Think On This Proverbs, (sometime defined general truth, can be quite in teresting when we take a close look at them. Although most of these proverbs were written over a hundred years ago, they are as true today as they were then. Read on . . . . . . The abundance of money ruin youth. . . . Accidents will happen in the best regulated families. . . . All is not gold that glit ters. ... A bad excuse is better than none. . . . Ask no questions and you will be told no lies. ... A good archer is not known by his arrows, but his aim. . . . Beggars cannot be choos ers. ... Better to be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. . . . Better an open enemy than a false friend. . . . Better a lean peace than a fat victory. . . . Better to be alone than in bad company. . . . Blessings are not valued Devils Tear Devils BY RITA BROWN Homecoming was a very up setting defeat, as the Devils of Norcross ripped the Big Blue by a score of 7-0. During the first quarter of the ballgame, the ball was car ried up and down the field but the second quarter brought Norcross’s first touchdown.' At the end of the first half the score was 7-0< and the score remained steady throughout the rest of the game. S The leading ball carrier of the game was James Tate with 41 yards rushing. till they are gone. . . . Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eyes. ... 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