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Henry County Upsets
Red Devils By 20-14
By Frank Hearn
Failure to cash in at the
end zone following an
excellent opportunity from
about three yards out, cost
Jackson a chance for a
winning season Friday night.
The Henry County Warhawks
were all but counted down
and out just prior to
intermission: 14-0. Probably
it should have been 21-0, but
it was not to be. -The
homecoming Hawks came
off the deck in the second half
to defeat the Devils in a
thriller, 20-14.
Jackson began the game
with three new members in
the backfield, including an
interesting quarterback,
Charlie Robison. But despite
all the adversity, the Devils
had come to play ....
at least one half. The
aggressiveness and hard
running of these new backs,
Robison, Terry Duke, Aub
rey Burford and regular
Bernard Mayfield, was ex
emplary. The pursuit and
pass rush of the Devil
defensive line, as well as the
offensive line blocking was
enough of an impetus to have
put the game out of reach in
the first half. At intermis
sion, they lost it someplace
between the field and the
break area. It hurt.
The two teams exchanged
punts after the opening
kickoff. The Warhawks end
ed up the worst for field
position at their own 8, from
whence they punted again.
Robison then directed the
Devils to the initial first down
of the evening to the 18.
However, the drive halted
here and Aubrey Burford’s
35-yard field goal attempt
was wide.
Henry took over and
qui<|kly went to the air for a
firs| at their 33. On the nejct
third down, Thomas went
back to throw under a heavy
rush from Jerry White and
tossed a perfect strike to
Jimmy Clemmons, who
raced 27 yards with the
interception to score. A good
Burford PAT made it 7
0.
Mayfield, Terry Duke,
Burford and Robison con
tinued to run well during the
quarter, and their defensive
cohorts played tough, ag
gressive football. Henry
could not move it, and
following a penalty were
forced to punt from within
their own goal. A poor kick
put the Devils in business at
the 15, and in 5 plays,
Robison’s troops had another
score, as Burford made the
last 5 yards and the point
after. With a 14-0 lead and
aggressive defensive play,
Jackson partisans felt rela
tively secure as the Devils
completely dominated the
entire first half. Henry
County immediately found
Coach Wade’s Critique
Henry County was a disappointing and
unexpected loss.
We had many boys missing the game, but
Dale White and Larry Jester were missed, both on
offense and defense.
Aubrey Burford did a fine job at fullback.
Aubrey is 210 lbs. and that makes a difference on
short yardage.
Charlie' Robison did a very fine job at
quarterback. His execution of plays was as good as
ever. The speed of our backfield hurt us a little, as
we broke out in the open and couldn’t go the
distance.
Our offensive line did not block as good as
they have before. We will go with the same offense
as we did last week.
We will be without the services of Bruce
Player, as he injured his back and will not play in
the last game. Mike Hamlin will start in his
position.
This week’s game will be played in
Thomaston on Saturday at the R. E. Lee Stadium.
Game time will be 8:00 p.m.
We appreciate the support for this season,
and we hope that this team can beat Upson and end
up on a winning note.
I would like to congratulate our captains.
Bernard Mayfield, Lamar Smith, and Aubrey
Burford, for a job well done this year.
GAME ANALYSIS
(Statistics courtesy Charlie Brown,
WJGA Sports Director)
JACKSON 14 HENRY CO. 20
7 First Downs 7
5 Rushing 5
1 Passing 2
1 Penalty 0
147 Yards Rushing 162
37 Total Rushing Plays 38
165 Total Yards 279
18 Yards Passing 117
5 Passes Attempted 11
1 Passes Completed 6
3-37 Punts 7-34
2-20 Penalties 7-41
Rushing: Jackson Aubrey Burford, 17 for 70; Bernard
Mayfield, 12 for 43; Terry Duke, 4 for 24; Charlie Robison, 4
for 10.
Passing: Jackson Charlie Robison attempted
three and Aubrey Burford 2. Robison completed one to Billy
Reasor for 18 yards.
Rushing: Henry County E. Goggins, 13 for 85;
Kimbell, 9 for 58; Cloud, 3 for 13; Martin, 1 for 7; Thomas, 7
for 0; Taylor, 5 for minus 1.
Passing: Henry County Thomas attempted 11
and completed 6 to K. Glenn for 13-15 TD, 10-18 and two to
McDaniel for 51 yards and a TD, and 10 yards and a TD.
Jackson intercepted two passes by Jim Clemmons
and Billy Reasor. Jackson had no passes intercepted.
Jackson fumbled four times and lost one. Henry
County fumbled three times and recovered all.
Defensively, Jackson was led by James Clark with 10
tackles and six assists. He was followed by Mark Cawthon,
6-5; Lamar Smith, 6-3; Jim Clemmons, 5-2; Bruce Player,
5-1; Bobby Long, 4-3; Billy Reasor, 3-3; Jerry White, 3-2; C.
Stewart, 3-2; Aubrey Burford, 3-1; Bernard Mayfield, 2-1;
Scott Moore, 2-0; Fred Wood, 1-2; Jeff Patterson, 0-2.
more serious trouble follow
ing the first play after the
kickoff. Thomas threw his
second interception to Billy
Reasor, who carried it inside
the two. With more than a
minute remaining, it looked
as if the Red Devils would
add to their score. Henry
County held, and the clock
expired as two sneaks and a
“juggled dive” failed to cash
in on the break. This
probably caused Mr. Mo
mentum to swap his alle
giance over to the War
hawks. The Henry Hawk
crew left for intermission
with new life as the Red
Devils simply left for good.
Thomas quickly put his
team back in it within ten
plays after the second half
kickoff. A 31-yard burst by
Coggins was the big play in
the drive with the touchdown
coming on a long pass to
Taylor. The PAT was not
good; with 6:22 left in the 3rd
quarter, it was anew game
at 14-6.
Robison moved his Wish
bone Devils from the 23 for
two first downs before having
to give it up on a Scott Moore
punt. From their 20, it took
Mr. Thomas 13 plays, 5 first
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
downs and some beautiful
passes to tie the score. Credit
a Hawk left end for a super
catch at the 10 to keep the
drive alive. This seemed to
slump the Devils’ defenders,
who had done a fine job thus
far. For on the next play,
Thomas threw over the
middle for six points, then a
two-point conversion. It was
all tied.
Definitely the momentum
had changed sides and Henry
County knew it. They forced
the Devils to punt it away
after three plays following
the kickoff. Five and a half
minutes remained when the
Hawks began their runs off
tackle and completed those
aerial shots. McDaniel
scored with 3:27 remaining
MEET THE RED DEVILS
BILL FEARS
Bill is a sophomore
and stands 5’I1” at 165
lbs. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred D.
Fears. Bill was moved
to quarterback and
progressed extremely
well. He was pushing for
starting position when
he broke his collarbone
at camp. After talking
to Bill, it was decided
that he would remain
out of action unless we
made the play-offs. Bill
is looking forward to
next year and has
already set his sights on
the starting position.
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Harmon Sees
Gators By 1
Over Georgia
Conference championships
and post-season bowl bids
are riding more heavily on
the results of each game as
the season moves into its
final three weeks. There are
important clashes in particu
lar in the Pacific 8
Conference, the Southeast
Conference, the Big Eight,
the Western Athletic, and in
the Southwest Conference.
Undefeated Alabama,
hurdling a major road-block
last week with a big win over
Mississippi State, goes after
Louisiana State Saturday.
The Tigers are not having
one of their usual great
seasons, but they can give
the Crimson Tide trouble.
Alabama, now the top team
in the Southeast Conference,
is favored by 15 points.
Florida and Georgia, each
with just one loss in
Southeast Conference com
petition, do battle in Jack
sonville. The Gators upset
Auburn last Saturday to set
the stage for this game that
will eliminate one of the two
from title possibilities. We’ll
pick Florida to just nip
Georgia by a single point.
On the West Coast,
Southern California tussles
with Stanford as the Trojans
continue their bid for another
Pacific 8 title and Rose Bowl
appearance. The two teams
are tied for the top spot in the
conference, but Southern Cal
should take over sole
possession of the lead,
beating the Indians by 10
points.
And in the Harmon Crystal
Ball Conference, the Right
Ones still have a comfortable
lead over the Wrong Ones.
We’ve picked 1,116 on the
sunny side and 375 shady
ones with 38 ties. We’re
hitting .748 with three weeks
and it was over except for
another Devil bid to score
sputtering out. At 20-14, it
was a tough loss, especially
after a fine first half
performance with only three
fourths of the starting
backfield playing. But Jack
son found out quickly there
were two halves in a game.
We went through this against
Monticello, and now Henry
County. Only Upson remains
for a break-even year.
Terry (The Skull) Kitchens
will record next week’s fight.
I am Florida-bound for my
high school homecoming and
the Dog-Gator annual fracas
in the Gator Bowl.
I
■BP'
BOBBY LONG
Bobby stands 6’3” and
weighs 185 lbs. Bobby
finally worked himself
into a starting position.
The sad part is that
Bobby is a year younger
than everyone and
should put on about 30
lbs. by next year. Bobby
is just developing into a
fine ball player. If he
had another year, he
would be heard from all
over the state next year.
His parents are Mr. and
Mrs. Alton Long.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1974
7 By Cindy S. Brown
{ 'VSporthg {
/X Around !
Deer season started with a
bang this year, and unfortu
nately the bang applied to the
hunter as well as the hunted.
There are many hunters in
the woods and forests of
Butts County during any
specified season, but espe
cially during deer season.
Sportsmen are urged to take
every precaution and make
doggone sure it’s that
10-pointer they’re shooting
at, not a two-eared human!
Saturday past was a
be-yoo-tee-ful day for college
football. It was even beauti
ful in Athens, despite the
Doggies’ loss to a powerful
Houston team. Houston has
the best team I’ve seen this
season, on TV or in the
flesh they are as quick as
they are big, and as
team-oriented as they are
strong.
The Hawks, Flames, Fal
cons, Dogs and Jacxets all
had the misfortune of losing
on the first November
weekend. I sincerely hope
they fare better on Novem-
left of the regular season.
Before last Saturday, there
were still five teams in the
race for the Big 8 title and
there are still four. This
Saturday’s games will de
crease the group to three.
Nebraska will remain in the
picture with a 22-point win
over lowa State while
Oklahoma State, still in
contention, will up-end Kan
sas State by 26. Oklahoma
will knock Missouri out of the
championship race, beating
the Tigers by 24 points.
~3 The Southwest Conference
championship scramble
should be narrowed down to
just two teams after this
week’s games, Texas A&M
and Texas. The Aggies are
favored over S.M.U. by 16
points, and Texas will
eliminate Baylor by the same
margin, 16 points.
Finally, the match-up in
the Western Athletic Confe
rence brings together con
ference leader Brigham
Young and once-beaten-and
just-beaten Arizona State. In
spite of last week’s upset,
Arizona State should win by
eight points.
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STANLEY GREGORY
5’11”, 165 lbs. and a
sophomore, Stanley
played junior varsity
until the fifth game,
when he was moved up
to the varsity. He has
progressed very well
and has seen most of his
action on defense. He
should see a lot of
offense this week. Stan
ley has good ability and
should develop into a
fine running back. He is
the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Gregory.
ber 9th.
Georgia will certainly be
facing a formidable team
the gouging Gators of the
Sunshine State. Here’s hop
ing the sun shines well on the
injured Red and Black. I’ve
bet my hubby a week’s worth
of dishwashing to one
carwash that Georgia will
win. (And, Vince, that don’t
mean no quick wash job at
the local You-Wash-It Cen
ter.)
Alabama should beat LSU,
but the Cajuns will be no
pushover. I forecast a 13
point Bama binge.
While Tech is resting up for
a November 16th contest with
surprising Navy, Auburn will
be traveling a state away to
play Mississippi State. I hope
Auburn wins and expect
them to do just that, but it’ll
not be easy.
Well, I’ve eaten plenty of
humble pie this week, after
predicting a Foreman win in
the boxing clash of the year.
Old Cassius played sly and
then tired the younger man
out. Foreman has really gone
down in my estimation, due
to his cries of unfair, and
various other tear-sheddings.
Take it like a man, George.
Mr. Van Brocklin showed
his “Tulip Temper” at a
press conference this week,
and as aggravated with him
and the Falcon offense as I
am, I must say I don’t blame
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1— OKLAHOMA
2 OHIO STATE
3 ALABAMA
4 MICHIGAN
5 TEXAS A&M
Saturday, Nov. 9 Major Colleges
Air Force 20
Alabama 25
Arizona State 24
Arizona 24
Arkansas 24
Auburn 22
Ball State 27
Boston College 28
Bowling Green 22
Central Michigan 28
Cincinnati 20
Colgate 21
Colorado 21
Cornell 20
Dartmouth 31
Drake 23
Duke 33
East Carolina 21
Florida 24
Fresno State 26
Harvard 20
Holy Cross 17
Idaho 20
Indiana 28
Lehigh 36
Lenoir-Rhyne 21
Louisiana Tech 21
Louisville 14
Maryland 48
Memphis State 24
**Miami, Fla. 17
Miami (Ohio) 29
Michigan 29
Navy 30
Nebraska 30
New Mexico 28
North Carolina 23
North Texas 17
Ohio State 35
Oklahoma State 32
Oklahoma 34
Penn State 28
Purdue 22
Rutgers 31
San Diego State 27
San Jose State 23
South Carolina 28
Southern Cal 23
Southern Illinois 29
SW Louisiana 16
Tampa 24
Temple 26
Texas A&M 30
Texas Tech 27
Texas 23
Toledo 21
Tulsa 30
U. 26
Utah State 22
Vanderbilt 28
V. 26
Virginia 24
Washington State 21
Washington 25
West Virginia 23
Wisconsin 28
Wyoming 27
Yale 21
Other Games South and Southwest
Abilene Christian 49
Bethany 17
Bluefield 22
Central Methodist 34
Chattanooga 35
Denison 24
East Tennessee 21
Elon 27
Florida A & M 29
Georgetown 30
Glenville 21
Henderson 38
Howard Payne 24
Jackson State 27
Jacksonville 24
McMurry 21
McNeese 91
Millsaps 14
Murray 22
Nicholls 20
Ouachita 23
Presbyterian 25
Randolph-Macon 15
SE Louisiana 24
Southwestern, Tenn. 19
Youth
Football
In the first of two Pee-Wee
League games played Mon
day, October 28th, the
Jackson Hardware Cowboys
defeated the Jackson Drug
Bulldogs 13-0.
Scorers for the Cowboys
were Joey Maddox, 1 TD,
Scott Folsom scored a PAT.
Wesley James played a good
defensive game for the
Bulldogs.
In the second game of the
day, Etheridge Smith Tigers
scored 26 to C&S Bank
Eagles 0.
Scorers for the Tigers were
Marvin Smith with 1 TD,
Jimmy Stewart with l TD,
Antonio Wise with l TD and
Phillip Johnson with 1 TD.
Phillip Johnson made a 2
point PAT.
JUNIOR LEAGUE
On Tuesday, October 29th
the Jackson Progress-Argus
him at all. He’s certainly not
Atlanta’s “Man of the Year”
and I can imagine he finds
the big city lacking in its
famed southern hospitality at
the present time.
A word here for the
Jackson High Devils: when a
team plays a game with 3
relatively new backs, and
manages to do as well as they
did against Henry County, I
feel they deserve some
congratulations. There have
been a few unusual calls
made from the sidelines this
season, and some have been
rather controversial. I have
felt at times that pride is not
the byword it should have
been. Let’s get it all together
on Friday, boys, and whip up
on the Upsonites.
6 NOTRE DAME
7 NEBRASKA
8— TEXAS
9 PENN STATE
10— FLORIDA
Army 10
L.S.U. 10
Brigham Young 16
Colorado State 13
Rice 14
Mississippi State 14
Northern Illinois 14
Tulane 12
Arkansas State 21
Western Michigan 6
Ohio U 15
Bucknell 7
Kansas 17
Brown 17
Columbia 6
Northern Arizona 21
Wake Forest 7
Richmond 6
Georgia 23
Long Beach 24
Princeton 7
Massachusetts 16
Weber 14
Northwestern 17
Davidson 0
Furman 14
Lamar 13
Dayton 6
Villanova 0
Tennessee 21
Florida State 6
Kent State 14
Illinois 7
The Citadel 7
lowa State 8
Utah 16
Clemson 15
Wichita 8
Michigan State 9
Kansas State 6
Missouri 10
No. Carolina State 15
Minnesota 7
Lafayette 7
Pacific 14
Hawaii 14
Appalachian 13
Stanford 13
Northern Michigan 16
Arlington 10
West Texas 17
Pittsburgh 21
S. 14
T. 7
Baylor 7
Marshall 6
New Mexico State 17
Oregon 10
Southern Mississippi 21
Kentucky 27
William & Mary 14
V.M.I. 15
Oregon State 20
California 20
Syracuse 22
lowa 10
U. 23
Pennsylvania 7
Tarleton 7
Washington & Jeff'son 7
Emory & Henry 20
Baptist Christian 6
Morris 0
Washington & Lee 7
Morehead 10
Newberry 8
Alabama A & M 12
Findlay 14
Concord 13
Monticello 6
Southwest Texas 23
Texas Southern 21
NE Louisiana 17
Trinity 16
NW Louisiana 6
Austin 6
Austin Peay 13
North Alabama 17
Arkansas Tech 7
Gardner-Webb 14
Bridgewater 14
Delta 20
Maryville 7
Packers beat the Parrish
Drug Falcons 41-0.
Scorers for the Packers
were Aaron Smith with 2 TDs
and 1 PAT, Lawrence Biles
with 2 TDs, Cedric Evans
with 1 TD and 4 PATs and
Rod Smith with 1 TD. For the
Falcons, Jeff Maddox played
a good defensive game.
In the second game the
American Mill Dolphins beat
the Mclntosh Bank Vikings
31-2.
Scorers for the Dolphins
were Ronnie Dodson with 3
TDs and 2 PATs, and Terry
Etheridge with 1 TD. Joe
Kersey also had 1 TD and
Robert Stewart had 2 PATs.
For the Vikings, Charlie
Davis played good defense.
Junior standings have the
Dolphins and Packers tied
for first, with the Falcons
and Vikings tied for second.
In the Pee Wee standings,
the Tigers and Cowboys are
tied for first, with the
Bulldogs and Eagles tied for
second.
TIFT CHOIR TO
SING HERE
The First Baptist Church of
Jackson will host the Tift
College Choir, under the
direction of Mr. Leroy
Collins, at their Sunday
evening worship service
Sunday, Nov. 9, at 7;30.
The 60-member
choir, making its first
appearance in Jackson, will
prsent a program of choral
music dating from the 16th
Century to the present. The
public is invited to attend.
Mr. Collins is known to
Jackson residents as the
former director of the Van
Deventer Glee Club for the
Van Deventer Youth Center.
Rev. Donald L. Folsom,
pastor of the First Baptist
Church, serves on the
President’s Council of Tift
College,
16— HOUSTON
17— GEORGIA
18— MIAMI (Ohio)
IS—ARKANSAS
20— ARIZONA STATE
11— SOUTHERN CAL
12— MARYLAND
13— AUBURN
14— OKLAHOMA STATE
15— MISSOURI
State Cqllege.. 22
Tennessee Tech 21
Texas A & I 27
Texas Lutheran 34
Towson 21
Troy 27
Virginia Union 31
Western Carolina 33
Western Kentucky 34
Wrffjrd 27
Other Games East
Alfred 28
Allegheny 26
American Int’l 17
Amherst 24
Bates 20
Bowdoin 22
C W Post 21
Central Connecticut 27
Connecticut 20
Delaware 38
Edinboro 23
Franklin & Marshall 34
Indiana U 42
Johns Hopkins 28
Middlebury 17
Millersville 21
Montclair 40
New Hampshire 35
Northeastern 22
Norwich 24
Slippery Rock 24
West Chester 28
Western Maryland 24
Widener 31
Wilkes 20
Williams 28
Other Games Midwest
Akron 24
Ashland 27
. Baldwin-Wallace 40
•"Benedictine 20
Cameron 23
Central Oklahoma 22
Colorado College 35
DePauw 21
E. Central Oklahoma 20
Eastern Illinois 15
Eureka 17
Ferris 24
Hiram 14
Illinois State 23
Indiana Central 28
John Carroll 25
Millikin. 28
Missouri Southern 24
Missouri Valley 30
Monmouth 26
Mt. Union 14
Muskingum 26
North Dakota State 27
North Dakota 20
NW Missouri 22
Omaha ?6
Ottawa 20
St. Norbert 14
South Dakota 27
SE Missouri 21
SW Missouri 21
William Jewell 28
Wittenberg 31
Youngstown 24
Other Games Far West
Boise State 30
Cal Lutheran 24
Cal Poly (Pomona) 28
Central Washington 17
Chico State 21
Claremont 25
Eastern New Mexico 21
Eastern Oregon 15
Fort Lewis 21
Humboldt 26
Linfield 31
Montana 28
Northern Colorado 29
Pacific Lutheran 42
Portland State 49
Redlands 27
Santa Clara *>3
Southern U 27
Whittier 21
Whitworth 24
(••Friday games)
Mississippi College 20
Eastern Kentucky 20
Sam Houston 7
Bishop 0
Hampden-Sydney 7
Martin 15
Fayetteville 6
Carson-Newman 7
Middle Tennessee - 14
Catawba 20
Rochester 12
Thiel 7
Coast Guard 6
Trinity 20
Colby 17
Tufts 13
Southern Connecticut 7
Cortland 16
Boston U 9
Maine 7
California State 7
Moravian 6
Lock Haven 13
Swarthmore 6
Union 7
Shippensburg 13
Jersey City 0
Springfield 13
Vermont 21
Worcester Tech 14
Clarion 16
Cheyney 7
Lycoming 13
Muhlenberg 12
Delaware Valley 7
Wesleyan 14
Western Illinois 20
Evansville 14
Wooster 0
Nebraska Wesleyan 7
NE Oklahoma 15
SE Oklahoma 13
Kansas Wesleyan 0
Hope 20
Langston 16
Rolla 6
lewa Wesleyan 7
Wayne, Mich. 17
Case-Western 7
Indiana State 22
Valparaiso 20
Oberlin 14
Washington U 7
Missouri Western 6
Graceland 7
Culver-Stockton 7
Ohio Wesleyan 6
Marietta 13
Milwaukee 16
Augustana, S.D. 10
NE Missouri 14
St. Cloud 22
Tarkio 14
Northwood 10
Northern lowa 19
Central Missouri 14
Lincoln 8
Baker 6
Capital 7
Central State, Ohio' 7
Davis 7
Sacramento 13
Northridge 12
Eastern Washington 14
Hayward 17
Pomona 14
New Mexico Highlands 6
Oregon College 14
Colorado Mines 10
San Francisco 20
College of Idaho 12
Idaho State 17
Washburn 14
Pacific 6
Western Washington 0
Occidental 7
Nevada (Reno) 21
Los Angeles 14
LaVerne 14
Lewis & Clark 6
