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Newspaper Page TextPage 12 — Griffin Daily News Thursday, Septembers, 1977 Major Hoople Griffin’s razzle-dazzle too much for Rockdale BY MAJOR AMOS B. HOOPLE FOOTBALL EXPERT Egads, fans. The sports world is filled with overused and often abused cliches. “You can’t win ’em all if you don’t win the first one,” is one. Another is: “The best offense is a good defense.” Then there’s the story about the father who invested SIO,OOO in his son’s education and all he Sports roundup By The Associated Press Tennis Austin falls, Evert wins FOREST HILLS, N.Y. - Tracy Austin, the 14-year-old phenom, was defeated by Betty Stove, 6-2,6-2, while Chris Evert downed Billie Jean King 6-2, 6-0 in quarter-final matches at the U.S. Open tennis championships. In men’s quarter-final singles matches, Harold Solomon beat Dick Stockton 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 and Guillermo Vilas beat Ray Moore 6-1, 6-1, 6-0. In men’s doubles quarter-finals, Bob Carmichael-Brian Teacher beat Stan Smith-Bob Lutz 6-4, 7-6; Kim Warwick-Syd Ball beat Marty Riessen-Tom Okker 7-6, 6-1 and Bob Hewitt-Frew McMillan beat Paul Kronk-Cliff Letcher, 6-4, 6-2. Golf Jacklin leads tourney LONDON — Britain’s Tony Jacklin fired a three-under par 70 to take the first-round lead in the $70,000 Tour nament Players Championship over the 6,890-yard Foxhills course in Surrey. At 71 was another Briton, Mark James. The strongest overseas challenge came from Baldovino Dassu of Italy and New Zealand’s Bob Charles, each at 72. The United States’ Bob Byman shot a 74. Basketball Barnes granted parole CRANSTON, R.I. — Forward Marvin Barnes' of the Detroit Pistons was granted a parole after having served about four months of a one-year prison sentence, authorities said. The State Parole Board agreed to Bar nes’ release and ordered the former All-American re leased Oct. 14 with Michigan authorities to supervise his parole. College Wichita State cleared TULSA, Okla. — Wichita State University was cleared of any recruiting violations involving basketball player Marcus Penny, but Penny was barred from playing in the Missouri Valley Conference. Athletic directors from MVC schools decided on those actions in the conflict between Wichita State and Tulsa University, both of which had signed letters of intent from Penny to play at their schools. Prep preview Valdosta favored to walk away with title in lAAA this year By The Associated Press Valdosta, favored to walk away with the region lAAA title this year, meets a vastly im proved Crisp County Friday in its first high school football game of the season. “I definitely feel like we’re on the way up,” said Coach Ferrell Henry, who saw the Crisp County Cougars go 2-8 in his first year as coach last season. “Improved facilities, the ad dition of some excellent coaches to our staff, an organized weight program and increased player participation just have to make us better than we’ve been in the past,” he said. The Cougars, who have only two offensive starters return, Garrett wins junior tournament Robbie Garrett of Pike County High School won the championship flight in a junior golf tournament at Quail Lake Golf Club. He shot a 46 over the 9 holes. Blake Flournoy, a student at Griffin High School, won second in the championship flight with got was a quarter-back. Haff gaff. Speaking of quarterbacks, if they are that, and halfbacks are halfbacks and fullbacks are fullbacks, then the question is: “Why isn’t the next to last player in a straight—l called the three-quarters-back?” I haven’t the foggiest idea. Do you? Technical questions are bothersome but not nearly as so will use either Bobby Roche, a 175-pound senior, or Skeebo Musselwhite, a 170-pound soph omore, at quarterback. “Both have strong arms and are capable runners,” said Henry. The strongest arm and best legs in the region, however, be long to Valdosta’s Buck Belue, a quiet and capable athlete who will be starting his 34th game in four years at quarterback. Belue, also an accurate punt er, has passed for more than 3,000 yards in his career. “The key is going to be stop ping Belue,” said Henry. “He’s probably as versatile as any quarterback that’s come through lAAA in a long time, a 49. The junior tournament was only the fifth roung of golf Flournoy had ever played. He had never played golf until a couple weeks earlier. David Ramsey of Fayetteville won first in the first flight. Scott Johnston of Pike County Middle School was the second place winner. as the unprintable letter from an irate fan, demanding to know why the Griffin Bears didn’t defeat Central of Macon 21-8 as I predicted. He came out on the short end of a nickle bet and couldn’t take the loss, hummph. That good ole boy did the American thing, though. He spent another 25 cents trying to recover the loss, hee-hee. By the way, the 2 worn cliches apply to the Bears. (The story is there for no reason at all.) Griffin has a chance to win ’em all after taking the first one, 14-7. Secondly, Griffin’s offense produced 14 points, 15 first downs and over 300 yards rushing but it was the defense that provided the opportunity. It forced 6 punts and turned the ball over to the offense 3 times on downs. That more than offset Grif fin’s 3 fumbles. Griffin went into the game rated Number One in most polls. The Bears retained the rating in some but dropped to third place in one. Voters in that poll weren’t too impressed with Griffin’s opener. I was. Yours truly, the world renown football expert, con siders the whole game and not just point production. Most people, who rate teams, are impressed by points. . . the more points a team scores the more they are apt to be rated Number One. Fans are ahead of the so called “experts”. They are impressed with great defenses. Many defensives have teams such as Ix>s Angeles “Fearsome Foursome”, LSU’s “Chinese Bandits” and Georgia's “Junkyard Dogs" made great names for themselves. Fans loved them. While Griffin’s offense was nothing to sneeze at, its defense was awesome. Holding a team of Central’s caliber to 4 first downs and 150 total yards is an outstanding achievement. Griffin remains Number One in our one-man poll. That’s enough about last week’s game. Griffin begins defense of its 6- AAA championship Friday night at Memorial. Rockdale County will be the first 6-AAA team to test the Bears. The Bulldogs socked it to the Bears last year and Griffin hasn’t forgotten. Rockdale is 0-1 going into the game. The Conyers based team was beaten 13-0 by Cedar Shoals. Don’t let that loss fool you. Rockdale always plays its best against Griffin. Past scores show that. and with his passing, running and punting, he’s probably one of the most versatile in the state.” Coach Nick Hyder also cred its a strong defense, led by re turning starters Robert Bald win, a 206-pound linebacker, and safety Allen Worthy, with leading the Wildcats to an 8-2 season last year. The Wildcats are ranked No. 1 in Class AAA in this week’s Associated Press poll. In other games Friday night, sixth-ranked Central of Thom asville travles to Moultrie in a region lAAA game, LaGrange is at Newnan, Lowndes is at Monroe, ninth-ranked Wayne County of AAA tests Statesboro, top-ranked Dalton of Class AA visits Murray County, third ranked Woodward Academy of AA hosts Marist, fourth-ranked Fayette County of AA hosts Palmetto, Carrollton hosts top ranked East Rome of Class A, eighth-ranked Bowdon meets Model in a region 4A match, top ranked Lincoln County is at Washington-Wilkes and ninth ranked West Point hosts Brookstone in a region 5B game. West Point, favored to cap ture the region 5B title this sea son, will be led by quarterback Griffin uncovered one or two problems at Macon. Those have been solved and the Bulldogs are in for a rough time. According to my super scouts, Griffin will unleash the full fury of its offense on Rockdale. It is dead set on proving to the poll takers it can put the ball in the end zone. Area teams to see action The big game Friday night will be at Memorial Stadium in Griffin when the Bears meet the Bulldogs of Rockdale County. The Bears will be looking for their second victory of the season after defeating Central of Macon, 14-7, last week. Other area teams will be in action Friday night also: The Pike County Pirates will be traveling to Man chester. Pike suffered a 35-6 loss last week at the hands of strong and experienced Stockbridge. Manchester also suffered a loss, 33-0, to Americus. Fayette County has rambled two victories to open the 1977 season. The Tigers will be on their home field this week against Palmetto. Fayette County has scored 73 points in its first two games while limiting its two op ponents to only 6. Lamar County received votes this week in the AP’s Class A poll after defeating Henry County 25-6 last week. The Lamar Countians will be on the road this week for a trip to Heard County. Henry County will be trying to rebound for the loss last week in its game with Stone Mountain. The game will be played at Memorial Stadium in DeKalb County. Stone Mountain was a 17-0 victor over North Fulton last week and will be trying for victory number 2. Flint River Academy will be playing McDonough Christian Academy in McDonough. Flint River Academy suffered a 20-0 loss last week at the hands of Rutledge Academy. McDonough Christian was trounced by Walton Academy, 40-0. Barnesville Academy will be searching for its first victory of the season after suffing losses to Class AA Tattnall Square and Windsor of Macon. This week the Warriors will be playing in their own Class B when they meet Samuel Elbert Academy in Elberton. The Jackson Red Devils will be in action against Hogansville this week after having last week off. Jackson tied Jones County, 6-6, in the first week of Georgia High School action. Game time for most of the teams is 7:30. The lineup Griffin Pike County Fayette County County Henry County Barnesville Academy Flint River Academy Jackson Richard O’Brian, a 6-foot-2,190- pound senior Coach Joe Hudson calls “an excellent passer from the Wishbone,” the running back dueo of twins Ronald and Donald Scott. Donald Scott scored on a 95- yard touchdown in a 12-7 victory over Troup last week, and Ronald turned in a 90-yard run from scrimmage. The Red Raiders, who finished the year at 8-2 in 1976, dropped their opening game 32-6 to a tough Fayette County squad of Class AA. Brookstone, which finished 2- 8 last year, started strong this year with a 69-0 rout of Wood bury and a 23-12 victory over Montgomery Academy, Ala. The Cougars are led offen sively by senior quarterback John Martin, who gained 125 yards and two touchdowns against Woodbury, and running back Steve Meadows, who gained 132 yards against Wood bury and 145 against Montgom ery, scoring six touchdowns. In other games this weekend, Thomasville hosts Albany, Ben ediction is at Beach, Harlem visits Evans, Westside of Au gusta plays Hephzibah, Dublin is at Washington County, Sprayberry hosts Wheeler, Stephens County hosts Haber- Griffin’s defense will continue its great play. Data on the teams was fed into the miniature computer. The answer wasn’t long in coming. Griffin will razzle-dazzle Rockdale. The final score will be: Griffin 28 and Rockdale 6. Rockdale Manchester Palmetto Heard County Stone Mountain Samuel Elbert McDonough Christian Hogansville sham Central, Lakeside is at Tucker, Brooks County hosts Seminole County, Cook tests Coffee, Fitzgerald visits Irwin County, Savannah Country Day takes on Effingham County, M. D. Collins hosts Russell, Lake shore is at Campbell of Fair bum, Cartersville is at Rock mart, West Rome hosts Gain esville and Madison County is at Commerce. In other games, Calhoun County is at Pelham, Early County is at Harris County, Lyons is at Reidsville, Brantley County is at Charlton County, Hogansville travels to Jackson, Lamar County spars with Heard County, Manchester hosts Pike County, Mt. de Sales visits Mary Persons, Lincoln County is at Washington-Wilkes and Putnam County is at Mon ticello. Other games feature Villa Rica at Haralson County, East Hall at Buford, Unadilla at Ma con County, Bremen at Trion, Red Bud at Gordon Lee, Josey at Glenn Hills, Central of Macon at Laney, Peach County at Northeast of Macon, Lithia Springs at Westminter, Mariet ta at North Cobb, Southwest DeKalb at Douglas County, Newton County at R. E. Lee and Hawkinsville at Dodge County. Ir ■ J J: w Braves’ Craig Robinson forces LA’s Bill Russell at second base. Lewallyn pitches LA. to win over Braves ATLANTA (AP) - It was ev ery young pitcher’s dream and it happened at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Wednesday night. But, as with most good things this baseball season, it hap- National League Willie McCovey hits jackpot By KEN RAPPOPORT AP Sports Writer After nearly going broke, Willie McCovey has hit the jackpot again. All but counted out last year after the worst performance of his career in San Diego and Oakland, McCovey has re turned to his original major league starting place in San Francisco and is enjoying a rich season. His comeback at the age of 39 includes 24 home runs this year, one of which he hit Wednesday night to help the Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds, 6-3. McCovey also reached the ca reer 2,000-hit level with a double, but was more im pressed with his homer. “Total hits don’t mean as much to me as the power hits,” said McCovey, whose 489th home run boosted him into 13th place on baseball’s all-time list. The loss cost the Reds more ground in the National League West race. They dropped games behind the front-running Los Angeles Dodgers, who moved a step closer to the title with a 5-2 decision over the At lanta Braves. In other National League ac tion, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 6-2; the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4; the San Diego Padres outscored the Houston Astros 9-5 and the Montreal Expos turned back the Chicago Cubs 4-2. Right-hander Ed Halicki, 13- 10, added a solo homer to McCovey’s blast while record ing his first triumph over the Reds in seven tries. Dodgers 5, Braves 2 Ron Cey drove in three runs with a pair of homers and Dusty Baker added a solo shot, lifting Los Angeles over Atlanta. Cey led off the fourth with his 26th home run of the season, a drive against the scoreboard that tied the score at 2-2. Baker put the Dodgers ahead two outs later with his 23rd, a shot into the left- Falcons cat 2 ATLANTA (AP) - Line backer Al Humphrey and wide receiver-punt returner Perry Griggs were cut by the Atlanta Falcons Wednesday, the Na tional Football League team announced. The cuts enabled the team trim its roster to 48 players. The Falcons must be down to 43 players by the time the season opens in mid-September. Both Griggs and Humphrey were picked up from other teams during the exhibition season. Home There Home There Memorial There There Home pened to someone in a visiting team’s uniform at the expense of the Atlanta Braves. Just called up from the Dodg ers’ Albuquerque farm club last week and with his parents in the stands, rookie pitcher Dennis field seats. Phillies 6, Mets 2 Larry Christenson pitched a two-hitter, Jay Johnstone hit a home run and Garry Maddox delivered a two-run single to lead Philadelphia over New York. Christenson, 14-6, surren dered Lee Mazzilli’s solo homer in the first inning and the Mets scored in the seventh with the help of three Philadelphia throwing errors. Pirates 5, Cardinals 4 Bill Robinson drove in two runs and scored two more, car i7ing Pittsburgh over St. Louis. Terry Forster evened his record at 4-4, although he retired after five innings with a stiff pitching arm. Padres 9, Astros 5 Dave Roberts drove in four runs with a double and a three run homer as San Diego beat Houston. The Padres’ Dave Freisleben, 7-7, hurled the first five innings to earn the victory. Expos 4, Cubs 2 Tony Perez blasted a two-run double and Gary Carter and Ellis Valentine added RBI sin gles to pace Montreal over Chi cago. Stan Bahnsen, 8-7, scattered eight hits through 6 2-3 innings to earn the decision while Rick Reuschel, 19-7, was stymied in a second try for his 20th victory. RACES Senoia Raceway SAT. SEPT. 10th • Late Model Sportsman • Limited Sportsman • A&B Cadet p1u5..... Dasher Dolt (Will jump 9 cars in a Volkswagen without a lauding ramp.) Adults 4 00 Children Under 10 FREE Ostet Opes 6. Rum if 8:30. Located 3 miles West of Senoia On Hwy. 16. Lewallyn was suddenly put into the game after Los Angeles starter Burt Hooton ex perienced arm trouble in the third inning. Lewallyn scattered three hits in four scoreless innings, strik ing out two and walking none, to earn the second major league victory of his career as the Dodgers outscored the Braves 5-2. “That was a heck of a job for a rookie coming up from the minors,” observed Dodger manager Tom Lasorda after the game. “His parents were in the stands and that made it even more gratifying.” Lewallyn was lifted in favor of relief pitcher Elias Sosa in the seventh after giving up back-to-back singles to the first two Braves batters. “I wasn’t about to let him lose the game after the way he pitched,” Lasorda said. “I felt I needed to get one of my vet erans in there in that situation.” Lewallyn got all the support he needed from Ron Cey, who drove in three runs with a pair of homers, and Dusty Baker, who added a solo shot. It was Cey’s 26th home run of the year, and Baker's 23rd. The Braves were limited to two unearned runs in the second inning. The losing pitcher was At lanta starter Buzz Capra, 3-11, who was chased from the game by Cey’s second home run in the fifth. Keen bowls 205 game Linda Keen bowled a 205 game yesterday in the Wed nesday Morning League. Other leading bowlers were: Ruth Holt 190, Mary Johnson 186, Martha Johnson 179, Peggy Whited 161, Edie Lewis 179, Jean Knight 178, Shirley Travis 187 and Mary Reed 180.