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Griffin Daily News Saturday, Novembers, 1977 Page 10 R. E. Lee 12 Rockdale 7 Newnan 20 Newton 0 Face North Clayton Bears wind up season tonight The Griffin Bears end the 1977 season tonight when they tangle with the North Clayton Eagles at Tara Stadium. Kickoff time is 7:30. Griffin and North Gayton suffered similar fates Friday night. Both watched their chances for a 6-AAA playoff berth fade away. Griffin's chances fell by the wayside when R. E. Lee stopped Rockdale County, 12-7. Newnan eliminated North Clayton’s title hopes by beating Newton County, 20-0. Rockdale County almost pulled off its third straight upset. The Bulldogs were inside one yard line when the game ended. “I hope the fact that we’re out of the running doesn’t effect our play tonight,” Coach Max Dowis said this morning. The coach said Griffin had had a good week on the practice field and appeared ready to play a good game. Tight end Bubba Andrews, Collins defeats Henry Henry County’s War Hawks suffered a 24-20 defeat by M. D. Collins in the final game of the 1977 season Friday night. Collins scored in the first half on runs of 45 and 4 yards by David McCoy. McCoy also kicked a field goal. Darryl Kiner also scored for Collins in the first half. The Cougars dominated the first half statistics and the War Hawks dominated the second half. Bobby McDaniel scored on a 16-yard run and Bobby Smith scored on a 60-yard punt return. Johnny Thornton scored in the first half for the War Hawks on a 1-yard plunge. Henry’s Reginald Shannon was stopped short on a 1 yard attempt. Henry finished the season with a 5-5 record and 2-3 in Region 4A South. Tigers top Dacula, 15-0 Stockbridge defeated Dacula 15-0 Friday night in a driving rain in Gwinnett County. The Tigers scored a safety in the first quarter when Toby Barnes dropped Tom Baker in the end zone. Percy Morris scored for the Tigers on a 43-yard run and Tex Moore passed 32 yards to Jerry Tumipseed for another td. Barnesville clinches Region IB The Barnesville Academy Warriors clinched the Region IB title Friday night with a 12-6 victory over John Hancock Academy in Sparta. Barnesville Safety John Woodcock made a play in the second half that saved the victory for the Warriors. Hancock had driven to the Barnesville 5 yard line when Woodcock intercepted a pass in the end zone to kill the drive. Aooeoooeoooooooooooooooooeocoooeoooooooceoi chicken ■ Locally Owned & Operated 2 No. 1 1020 W. Taylor St. 8 No. 2 1109 Memorial Dr. who was injured in an auto accident last weekend, will miss the final game. Barry Bunn is scheduled to start at the position. Other than that change, Griffin’s lineup for tonight’s game will be the same as it was last week in a 28-0 victory over Morrow. The offensive line has Bart Mills at center, Victor Perdue and Keith Mathis at guard, Kenny Hunt and Keith Barrow at tackle, Bunn at tightend and Willie Gault and Fred Miller alternating at split end. Andra Reid and Jeff Ector will alternate at quarterback. They’ll operate a backfield consisting of Kenny Barrow at fullback, Russell Miller at tailback and J. C. Davis at wingback. Defensively, Griffin has Cyrus Jackson and Chuck Scott at end; Kent Head and Eric Jackson at tackle; Robert Prep roundup Cartersville’s Hatfield tops 1,500 yard mark against Cass By BARBARA WASHINGTON AP Prep Editor Cartersville High Coach Gerald Barge probably wishes he had a few more Hatfields to put on his Purple Hurricane squad. This desire might reflect greed, since he has had four already. The current Hatfield superstar, Harvey, has rushed for more than 1,500 yards and scored 165 points this year, the latest coming in Cartersville’s 30-0 high school football victory Friday over Cass. “He was just in the footsteps of Hal (Hatfield) last year, but this year he’s taken the initiative to be the leader,” said Barge. “He’s gotten no outside yardage. He comes right straight ahead where it’s the toughest. He gives the offensive line credit for blocking well.” Besides Harvey and Hal, who gained more than 3,000 yards in three seasons, Barge also coached Hank, the eldest Hatfield, and now coaches both Harvey and younger brother Hoyt, a sophomore. Harvey Hatfield, a 5-foot-9,178-pound junior, rushed for touchdowns of 7 and 11 yards and kicked three extra point conversions in Cartersville’s shutout of Cass. The Purple Hurricanes also got scores from Ken Rhodes and Charles Adams. Lee Smith and Kevin Jackson tackled the Cass quarterback for a safety. The victory left Cartersville at 7-3 with the subregion BAWest crown and a chance to compete in the playoffs. Cass is now 0-9. In other games Friday night, Fayette County upset Woodward Academy 6-0; Washington shut out Douglass 6- 0; Campbell of Smyrna trimmed Marietta 16-12; Jefferson and Buford battled to a 0-0 tie; Westside beat Richmond Academy 30-19; Dalton bombed Northwest Whitfield 35-0; Ware County surged past Worth County 20-17; Peach County tripped Dublin 14-7; Mary Persons blanked Greene County 20-0; Newnan shut out Newton County 20- 0; Clarke Central shut off Northeast 26-0; Cedar Shoals squeaked by Berkmar 3-0; Macon County crushed Punter Todd Jenkins also played a part in saving the game for Barnesville. In the second quarter, Jenkins punted and the ball rolled dead on the Hancock 2. Hancock was unable to move the ball against the Barnesville defense and had to punt from its own end zone. Barnesville took possession at its own 33. Fullback Earl Rowe was the Fayette 6 Woodward 0 Taylor 38 Pike 0 Vaughn at middle guard; Bobby Red Warren, Tommy Joe Willis and Jeff Jackson at Coleman and J. C. Davis in the linebacker and Marvin Curtis, secondary. Region race It’s over for Rears Griffin High’s chances for repeating as 6-AAA cham pions faded Friday night when R. E. Lee defeated Rock dale County, 12-7. This will be the first year since 1973 that Griffin hasn’t played 11 or more games. R. E. Lee and Newnan will play for the 6-AAA cham pionship. Newnan won the Division I title Friday by defeating Newton County, 20-0 The division winners are scheduled to play their regular season game next Friday in Thomaston. The same 2 teams will meet a week later in the 6-AAA championship game. It is scheduled for Newnan. offensive star of the night for the Warriors, scoring both touchdowns and gaining 119 yards in 15 carries. Rowe scored the first touch down in the first quarter on a 27 yard run off tackle. The attempt for the 2 point conversion failed. Rowe’s burst into the end zone climaxed a 73 yard drive that took 8 plays. Rowe scored the second Barnesville td in the second quarter on a 3-yard run. Again, the try for 2 failed. The Barnesville td’s were sandwiched around Hancock’s touchdown. Ronnie Ferrell scored on a 2- yard run. Hancock’s attempt to kick the extra point was blocked Green Speed sets record INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Green Speed set a record for the most money won by trotter in a single season, taking the $58,575 Leland Stanford Stakes at Hollywood Park Friday. Green Speed’s $29,287 win ner’s share of the purse brought his 1977 earnings to $584,405, L Unadilla 34-8; Waycross blasted Camden County 40-6; Stephens County rolled over Madison County 20-7 and Turner upset George 64). Gregory Banes galloped 44 yards for a touchdown with just over a minute remaining in the game to give Washington a 6-0 victory over Douglass. The victory left Washington’s Bulldogs at 9-1 for the year and helped them clinch the region 7AAAWest title. Pig Clark, a 188-pound split end for Fayette County, eased around the end and scored a 7-yard touchdown to upset topranked Woodward Academy of AA, 6-0. It was the first loss for Woodward, now 9-1, and the second for Fayette County, now 8-2. Quarterback Mike Kelly completed touchdown passes of 12 yards to David Finch and 20 yards to Robert Mills and ran two yards for a third as Westside dumped Rich mond Academy 30-19 for a 7-1-1 season mark. Eighth ranked Richmond Academy of Class AAA fell to 6-2-1 for the year. Quarterback Kenny Sharp scored on a 2-yard run, a 90- yard punt return and hit Tony Partlow with a 5-yard touchdown pass as fifth-ranked Dalton of AA routed Northwest Whitfield, 34-0. Dalton is now 9-1 and tied for the the region 6AA lead with Chattooga. Second-ranked Ware County of AA, trailing Worth County 17-3 at the half, came back to win 20-17 as Mike Hinnant kicked a 32-yard field goal, Calvin Howard scored from the 6-yard line and quarterback Timmy Mcßae passed to James Mathis for a two-point conversion. Ware County is now 9-0. James Oates scored a 17-yard touchdown to lead Peach County, now 7-3, to a 14-7 victory over Dublin. Dublin, 6-2, scored on a 5-yard touchdown by James Smith. Eddie Rowland and Samuel Proctor scored touchdowns and quarterback Ricky Wilson hit Keith Edge with a 10- yard scoring pass as Mary Persons beat Greene County 204) and improved their record to 8-1. YARDSTICK B’ville Hancock First Downs 12 13 Rushing 199 181 Passing 12 21 Passes 1-2 2-9 Had Int. 0 1 Fumbles 2-2 2-1 Punts 3-45.3 2-25.5 Penalty Yds. 20 50 by Dean Griffin. The Hancock drive to the Barnesville 5 was the second penetration of the Barnesville 20 in the second half. Each time Barnesville’s defense stalled the effort. Jenkins punted the ball three times for Barnesville and had 45.3 average. breaking the record of $558,009 set by Albatross in 1971. With Billy Haughton driving, Green Speed trotted the mile in 1:572-5, equalling the track record. Green Speed, the over whelming favorite, paid back ers $2.60, $2.20 and $2.10. Rarnesville 12 Hancock 6 Collins 24 Henry 20 uS * Griffin Daily News Photo by William Berry Rookie Harold PhilUpoff (24) scores Atlanta’s second goal In the game against the Penguins Friday night at the Omni. PhilUpoff scored the 35-foot shot after taking a pass Defensively for the Warriors, Robbie Tenney had 10 in dividual tackles, Mark Thompson had 9 tackles and 1 assist, Scott Tenney had 8 tackles and Jenkins had 5 tackles and 6 assists. Coach Bob Peck had praise for his offensive line. Ferrell was the top ground gainer for the night, collecting 125 yards in 29 carries. The Warriors ended the regular season with a 7-2-1 record. They will play Bulloch Academy of Statesboro Nov. 18 in Barnesville in the state playoffs. GRIFFIN HOSPITAL CARE ASSOCIATION ...Offen You The Best Hospitalization Insurance At The Lowest Rates Available. ...Pays Claims You May Incur At Any General Hospital In The World. CaU 227-2742 or Come By 510 S. Eighth Street For More Information On A Plan To Suit Your Needs. Rookie scores Prep scores By Tfw AtWCiaM PrMl Appling CO. 3*. Coffw 0 Attwnt Chris. 3, Blbl« Baptist 0 Atkinson Co. 9, Charlton 7 Bacon Co. 15. Clinch Co. * Barnasvlllo Acad. 13. Hancock Acad. I Beechwood it, Bakar 4 Blackshear 31, Brantlay Co. 4 Bleckley Co. 31, Telfair Co. 14 Bowdon 7, Cedartown 4 Briarwood 31, Westwood I Brooks Co. 34, Cairo 31 Brookstone 51, Pacelll 25 Brookwood 34. Westbrook 7 Buford 0, Jefferson 0, tie Buckhead Acad. St, Bulloch Acad. 13 Calhoun Co. 14. Carroll Co. 7 Campbell Fbn 20. Headland 0 Campbell Smyrna 15, Marietta 12 Carrollton 35, Central C'ton 0 Cartersville 30, Cass o Cedar Shoals 3, Berkmar 0 Cent. Gwinnett 31. N. Gwinnett 9 Central TVllle 43, Westover 0 Clarke Cent. 24, Northeast 0 Clarkston 4, Columbia 3 Claxton 47, Lyons 7 College Park 10, Russell 0 Collins 34, Henry Co. 30 Coosa 1, West Rome 0 <3 OT) Dalton 35, N.W. Whitfield o Dougherty 35. Monroe Alb 3 Douglass Monta. 14, Hawkinsville 7 Bills, Chiefs begin long 2nd season By The Associated Press The “Second Season” begins Sunday for two of the National Football League’s most belea guered clubs, the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills. If it is anything like the “First Season,” it is going to be a 1-o-n-g one. In the first half of the regular season, each team won one game and lost six. For the Chiefs, entertaining the Green Bay Packers, it is the head coaching debut of Tom Bettis, the former boss of Kansas City’s defensive back field. He was elevated to the top spot when Paul Wiggin was fired last Monday. “A brand new season” promised Bettis. In Sunday’s other games, it will be Tampa Bay at Los An geles, Dallas at the New York Giants, Chicago at Houston, Cincinnati at Cleveland, Green at Kansas City, Miami at the New York Jets, New Orleans at Philadelphia, Pittsburgh at Denver, St. Louis at Minnesota, San Diego at Detroit, San Fran cisco at Atlanta and Seattle at Oakland. On Monday night, it will be Washington at Balti more. Stockbridge 15 Dacula O Hapeville 13 E. Coweta O from BUI Clement (10). The Flames never lost the lead after PhilUpoff’s goal which made the score 2-1. The Flames scored 3 other goals to make the final score 5-2. Duluth 7, Monroe Area 7, tie Dunwoody 14, Johnson, G'vlllo 14 Early Co. 31, Seminole Co. 7 Effingham Co. 13, Screven Co. 13 (3 OT) ECI 55, Toombe Central 30 Fannin Co. M>, LaFayatta 7 Fayette Co. 4, Woodward Acad. 0 First Preaby. 34, Monroe 0 Fitzgerald 31, Cook 0 Forest Park-Morrow, ppd. rain Fullington 7, Nathaniel Green 4 Gainesville 35, Norcross 0 Gatewood 34, Briarwood 31 Genasco 31, Windsor ♦ Gilmer 34, Riverside 0 Glenn Hills 5. Hephzibah 3 Habersham Cent.. 35, Briarcliff 0 Hapeville 13. E. Coweta 0 Hogansville 13. Heard Co. 0 Irwin Co. 31. Berrien Co. 0 Johnson Co. 34, E. Laurens 0 Jones Co. 4, Dodge Co. o Jordan 14, Columbus 0 Josey 33, Acqulnas 0 Lakeshore 31, Troup Co. 4 Lakeside 31. Chamblee o Lakeview, Ft. Ogl I, Chaff. Valley 0 Laney 34, Evans 4 Lee Co. 15, Randolph Co. 4 Lincoln Co. 59. Ge. MH. Ecad. 5 LlthJa Springs 35, Walton 13 Lovett 35, Walker 0 Lowndes Co. 44, Bainbridge 14 Roberts honored AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Clif ford Roberts, the late co-found er of the Masters Golf Tourna ment, was honored today at a ceremony at the Augusta Na tional Golf Gub, where the Masters is held. A bronze plaque, installed in front of the clubhouse, was un veiled by Roberts’ widow, Bet ty- Also in attendance were club employees and members of the club’s board of governors. Roberts and the late Bobby Jones founded the club in 193 L Try out for our Team! 'A Young people today are joining the Army team for lots of rea sons. Jobs, travel, training, pay Jl* and benefits, education, and a chance to * serve their country, to name a few. If you’d like to join our team, you’ll have to try out first. But if you make the team, you can sign up now and sign in up to 12 months later - after you get that diploma. Talk to the Army team scout in your area. Join the people who’ve joined our Army Sgts. Lee Mcßae & John Wise 131 N. HUI Street M. Collins 34, Henry Co. 30 Macon Co. 34, Unadilla 5 Marlst 30, Riverwood 4 Mary Persons 20, Greene Co 0 Metter 44, Bryan Co. 0 Miller Co. 14, Vienna 0 Mitchell Co. 14, Turner Co. 13 Monticello 30. Wrens 14 Morgan Co. 43, Oglethorpe Co. 0 Mt. de Sales 30, Louisville 0 Newnan 30, Newton Co. 0 N. Springs 30, Milton 3 Parkview 34, Upson 15 Peach Co. 14, Dublin 7 Pebblebrook 15, Cherokee 14 Pelham 35, Wilcox Co. 0 Perry 10. W. Laurens 0 Pinewood Chris. 35. Pathway 5 Price 19. Fulton Co. 0 Putnam Co. 31, Wilkinson Co. 31, tie R.E. Lee 13. Rockdale Co. 7 R. Osborne 13, Douglas Co. 13 Redbud 13. Mt. ZXION Reidsville 31, Treutlen 14 St. Plus X 9, Roswell 4 Sav entry Day 35, Portal 0 S. Cobb 31, N. Cobb 7 SW Atlanta 31, North Fulton 0 SW DeKalb 34, Towers 0 Sprayberry 34, Wills 0 Stephens Co. 30, Madison Co. 7 Stockbridge 15, Dacula o Stratford 30, River North 0 Swainsboro 15, Bradwell 7 Sylvan 13, Grady 4 Taylor Co. 35, Pike Co. 0 Thomasville 35, Moultrie 7 Thomson 20, Johnson S’vannh 7 Tift Co. 21, Crisp Co. 14 Tompkins 34, Beach 4 Tucker 10, Henderson 0 Turner 4, George 0 (2 OT) Vidalia 31, Jenkins 0 Ware Co. 20, Worth Co. 17 Warren Co. 44, Wadley 0 Washington 4, Douglass 0 Wash Wilkes 25. Hancock Cent. 14 Waycross 40. Camden Co. 4 Wayne Co. 25, Groves 4 W. Fulton 1, Brown 0 (2 OT) Westfield 5, Tattnall Sq. 5, tie Westminster 25, Ridgeview 0 westside 30 Richmond Acad. 19 Wheeler Co. 5, Montgomery Co. 0 Winder Barrow 12, N. Hall 4 Windsor-Forest 14, Savannah 13
