Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

Griffin Daily News Saturday, November 23, 1974 Page 8 Griffin 27, Rockdale 7 -V" 'S < > ■ <- y^/WaHL^&y l| tS^*?j'-]gjpP:*’ ,yWy* 1 ' Tight end Kenny Ellison (80) is hit at the Rockdale three yard line after taking a 13 yard pass from quarterback Willie Jordan. Ellison pulled down on TD pass in Griffin’s 27-7 win over Rockdale. - - ■ * - X . i lull lap 4)ousc RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL INTERIORS CUSIdM DRAPERIES ACCESSORIES AND GIFTS Open Daily 9:30-5:00 Or By Appointment Closed Monday And Wednesday j 1 ra west popi ah Syhi 1 r I IN <>l OH <ia 302?3 -H l fPHONI 2..5V 360 G MASTtt- ONE HOUR DRY CLEANERS 309 West Taylor St - Across From Hardee’s DRY CLEANING SPECIAL HONDATTHRU KUKSOAI Nov. 25 thru 27 ANY 6 GARMENTS $1 (JQ Example: Dresses, Coats, Pants, Sweaters. V, i j Stflt ’V’ eens S* // h xNo^ 6 _„ A < /i / C§i «*£* // r 9 Th rU 1 V V Use Your MASTER CHARGE Card A n n>y ««”’" V I ’ RBM Volkswagen J V=-—= Get to know us; you’ll like us. =~=—> TO THOSE CONCERNED ABOUT EDUCATION IN SPALDING COUNTY: First, I want to thank everyone who worked and supported me in the recent board of Education election. In the course of the campaign I became acquainted with Yvonne Langford and believe, because of her awareness and sincere interest, that she will dedicate her efforts toward quality education. Few of us voted just to win a post for a candidate, we voted to help the children. Let's all go back on November 26th and cast our vote for Yvonne Langford, to help fulfill our original purpose. My sincere thanks to all of you, a Jean Boq^s x (Political Advertisement) Bears win 6-AAA title; to play Lakeside Friday Academy girls win, 38*26 The Griffin Academy girls beat Rutledge yesterday at Rutledge. The varsity and “B” boys dropped their games. Dale Martin scored 12 points in Academy’s 38-26 victory. Kay Landrum made six, Janice Gilstrap three, Tami Smith six, Donna Slade four and Cindy Maddox seven. John Stovall scored nine points in the boys’ 72-40 defeat. Matt Crossfield made six, Bobby Willis eight, John Moon two, Bob Landham five, Jimmy Fain six and Danny Ray four. The “B” boys dropped their game, 49-28. Bart Leary scored six for Griffin. Alex Tatum had 10, Mark Smith five, Dale Ridgeway two and Ricky Bell five. Prep scores By United Press International Gainesville 7 Habersham Cen tral 6 Lakeside 14 Henderson 3 Trion 27 Buford 14 Hogansville 35 Pacelli 7 Griffin 27 Rockdale County 7 Groves 45 Wayne County 28 Thomasville Central 7 Fitz gerald 3 Swainsboro 27 Statesboro 13 Mary Persons 26 Cochran 7 North Springs 20 Briarwood 0 Carrollton 28 Bowdon 7 Wooodward 24 Gordon 6 Crestwood 21 Palmetto 6 Americus 27 Dublin 3 Cartersville 19 Jefferson 12 Harlem 0 Morgan County 0 (Harlem wins on penetration) Torn ligaments BALTIMORE (UPI) - Bal timore Colts quarterback Bert Jones has some torn ligaments in his right shoulder, a somewhat more serious ailment than the severely bruised shoulder team physicians first thought he suffered three weeks ago. It was not clear what further action Jones will see this year. He hasn’t played since the injury. Spokesman Barry Jones said, “Wednesday he threw, Thurs day he didn’t throw in practice. They’re bringing him along slowly and there’s a possibility he could play next week against Buffalo.” Quarterback Willie Jordan passed for three touchdowns, Randy Cooper scored one on a four yard burst and tackle Mule Crawford recovered four fumbles here last night as the Griffin Bears devastated the Rockdale Bulldogs 27-7 to win the Region 6-AAA cham pionship and a berth in the state playoffs. The playoffs begin here next Friday when the Bears host the Lakeside Vikings, who beat Henderson 14-3 last night to win the Region 8-AAA cham pionship. An over-flow crowd at Memorial Stadium saw the Bears go through their “normal routine.” Griffin spotted Rockdale a YARDSTICK Griffin Rockdale First Downs 13 10 Yards Rushing 111 171 Yards Passing 138 25 Passes Att. 14 8 Passes Comp. 9 3 Passes Had Int. 2 2 Fumbles Lost 2 5 Penalties 4-4 ® 1-45 Punts 3-26 3-27 touchdown in the first quarter then roared back to dominate the Bulldogs. Falling behind is not new to Griffin. The Bears did it five times in regular season and came back to win. Coach Max Dowis said before the game that Griffin had to find away to shutdown Rockdale’s powerful wishbone attack. Griffin not only defensed the wishbone, but forced seven turnovers (five fumbles and two interceptions) and controlled the ball, running 54 plays to Rockdale’s 40. “There’s just one word to describe the effort,” Coach Dowis said this morning. “That word is great.” “I don’t believe I’ve had a defensive team to face such a challenge. The boys knew the challenge was there and they were prepared to meet it. I can’t say enough about our defensive effort. It was great,” the coach said. Ends Carl Imes and Greg Head kept tremendous pressure on quarterback Don Bonner, Rockdale’s sensational runner. Tackles Mule Crawford and Tom Mason, with the help of linebackers Steve Harrison and Joe McGhee and defensive guard Ronnie Bass, shutdown GILLMAN MAY RETIRE HOUSTON (UPI) — Age and reported budgetary battles with the owner of the Houston Oilers may make this the last season for Coach Sid Gillman, the Houston Chronicle reported Friday. Gillman, 53, declined com ment on retirement, but at his last Monday news conference he did say, “I will have an announcement shortly.” Gillman’s friends and rela tives said he was seriously considering retirement, the Chronicle reported. Gillman’s two-year contract expires at the end of this season. Griffin High plays Jackson tonight Griffin High will play four return games against Jackson High here today. The “B” team action begins at 4 p.m. with the Griffin and Jackson girls. The “B” boys play immediately after that game. The varsity competition begins at 7 p.m. with the Griffin and Jackson girls. The Bears play Jackson about 8:15. Three of the fourth teams beat Jackson earlier this week. The only loser was the “B” girls. The Bears opened their season with a 74-45 victory. The girls slipped by Jackson, 4644. Coach Frank Hinson will start Rockdale’s feared ground at tack. They were assisted by backs Randy Cooper, Craig Nelms, Johnny Wilder and Phillip McCrary, who contained Rock dale’s sweeps. Rockdale came to Griffin fearing the passing of Jordan. That fear was justified. The Bulldogs remembered that Jordan completed nine of 10 passes for 123 yards in a previous clash between the two teams. Jordan ripped Rockdale’s pass defense to pieces, com pleting nine of 14 passes for 138 yards and three touchdowns. “Willie played a tremendous game,” Coach Dowis said. “He really threw some strikes. We’re kind of use to him doing that because he’s a winner,” the coach said. “We got a great effort out of our runners. Johnny Roberts and Randy Cooper played a magnificant game. “The offensive line did a good job of protecting the passer and opening holes in the Rockdale defense,” the coach said. The offensive line that did the job on Rockdale consist of tight end Kenny Ellison, split end Johnny Wilder, tackles Jeff Hunt and Joey Crosby, guards David McDonald and Tom Fetzer and center Scott Ross. Griffin ran up 13 first downs and had 249 total yards, 111 rushing and 138 passing. Rockdale had 10 first downs and 196 total yards, 171 rushing amd 25 passing. CoachDowis wasn’t surprised that Griffin scored 27 points. He was surprised that Rockdale made only seven. The Bulldogs had averaged nearly 35 points a game since Griffin beat them 20-14 on Sept. 13. “Although we were ready to give our best defensive shot, we were prepared to try and out score them if it came down to that,” the coach said. That’s the reason Griffin played a wide-open offense from the beginning. The over-flow crowd had just settled down when Rockdale’s Stan Davis picked off a Jordan pass at the Griffin 10. Billy Kelly plunged over from the two for the TD. Jimmy Walden kicked the extra point and Rockdale was ahead 7-0 with just over four minutes left in the first quarter. Rockdale kicked off. Joe Bogan returned the kick to the Griffin 25. Jordan then carried the Bears on a 75 yard touchdown drive. Roberts, Cooper and Jordan worked out two first downs to the Rockdale 49 before Jordan decided to take to the air. He hit Phillip McCrary with a 14 yard strike to the 35. After moving to the 21 on running plays, Jordan whipped a 21 yard touchdown pass to tight end Kenny Ellison. Jordan kicked the extra point and the score was tied 7-7 with 10:58 left in the half. Mule Crawford, who recovered four fumbles, set up Griffin’s next scoring effort when he fell on a loose ball at Kenneth Coggins and Terry Dunn at forward, Ward Simonton at center and Curry Butler and Jere Moore at guard. Coach Harvey Oglesby will JB WESTERN CENTER 411 E. Solomon Street Phone 228-1148 MEN’S BOOTS, SHIRTS, TIES, JEANS, JACKETS. LADIES AND CHILDREN’S BOOTS, RIDING EQUIPMENT! w 1 If \’ . st /JL ' ‘1 ■* - ’U'-i * Phillip McCrary (24) gathers in a 17 yard pass from quarterback Willie Jordan. McCrary caught two of Jordan’s three touchdown passes in Griffin’s 27-7 victory over Rockdale. the Rockdale 33. Roberts ripped off 14 yards to the 19. Jordan then hit McCrary with a 19 yard touchdown pass. McCrary was hit at the five but shook loose and scored. Jordan kicked the extra point and Griffin carried a 14-7 lead into the second half. Midway of the second quarter McCrary stopped a Rockdale drive with a fumble recovery at the Griffin 43. Johnny Wilder intercepted a pass as the half closed. Griffin’s defense went to work immediately after the half break. Griffin kicked off and three plays netted the Bulldogs just nine yard. The visitors punted to the Griffin 38. Jordan then carried the Bears on a 62 yard touchdown drive. The drive featured the run ning of Roberts, passing of Jordan and receiving of Ellison and McCrary plus some ex cellent blocking by the Griffin line. After Roberts picked up 10 yards on three snaps, Jordan fired a 17 yard pass to McCrary. Griffin drew 15 and five yard penalties on successive plays. Griffin was faced with a first and 30 situation. After a pass fell incomplete, Jordan found Ellison with a 16 yard pass. He came right back with a 27 yarder to the tight end for a first down at the Rockdale 15. Roberts was dropped for a yard loss but Jordan hit Ellison with a 13 yard pass to the three. start Retha Daniels, Portia Vaughn, Paula Westmoreland, Claire Ann Mankin, Channel Parks and Karen Fennell or Larita Foster. Jordan was hit for a three yard loss. A pass was in complete. Roberts gained three. Griffin called time out to discuss a fourth and goal situation. Coach Dowis decided to let Jordan throw for the three yards. He did just that. Jordan went right and spotted McCrary in the end zone. He fired a bullet and McCrary held on despite a jarring blow from a Rockdale back. The extra point kick was wide, leaving Griffin with a 20-7 advantage. Griffin’s defense took com plete control of the game. Crawford recovered a fumble late in the third and two early in the fourth. Rockdale took a punt and drove to the Griffin 49. A five yard penalty, two in complete passes and an 11 yard OTHA BROWN 1 : PLUMBING & HEATING CO. i 1 - • ■ ■ 24 Hour Service i i ■ i ■ i ■ Repairs And Installation ; ■ Qualified And Experienced J i I Phone ! 228-4441 or 228-2823 ! L.......................-J WOULD YOU LIKE TO BUILD A 3 BEDROOM HOME <16,000 NO DOWN PAYMENT NO CLOSING COST Day Phone 228-3443 Night Phone 227-2408 loss (Tom Mason hit the quarterback for the huge loss), forced Rockdale into a fourth an 26 situation. Rockdale needed points and time was against them, so the Bulldogs went for the first down. The play gained only 12 yards and Griffin took possession at the Bulldogs’ 45. Randy Cooper rambled 30 yards on the first snap. He gained four more to the 11. Cooper finally scored from the four with 44 seconds remaining. Jordan kicked the extra point and the Bears had their 27-7 victory. Wilder intercepted his second pass just before the game en ded. Coach Dowis was honored following the game. He was presented gifts and over $1,200 in money in appreciation for the excellent job he has done since becoming head coach here.