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JHS 1976 CHEERLEADERS-Each game these cheerleaders paint a paper
wall for the players to run through. The art work is always good and colorful
and seems to give the Devils and fans a charge to boost up their spirit. Waiting
Jackson Stomps Warhawks
Beat Henry Cos. 22-0
Ward Rushes 254 Yds.
Henry County threw a little
party Friday night in
McDonough. A homecoming
party for the old grads.
Things are supposed to be
right; folks enjoyed the
affair and all that. Trouble is,
they invited Jackson and a
fleet.
Freshman running back
plus a gang tackling bunch of
Red Devils spoiled the affair.
Willie Ward had a tremen
dous night running with the
football. On 29 carries he
gained three city blocks, two
linear acres and a buck fifty
cab ride. The guys who keep
up with yardage stats have it
well over 200 yards. When
you run that much and that
far with a football who’s to
argue over a few feet.
Although this is only
Willie’s second week of his
football totin’ heroics, it
appears it may become
routine. With his ability and
the young Devil line busting
more daylight in the defense
they may have to retire
Ward’s number when he’s a
sophomore. “W. W. and the
Red Shirts” haven’t made
the top ten yet, but the
production cleaned Monti
cello and Henry County’s
plow on consecutive weeks.
W. W. returned the opening
kickoff to the 15 yard line. On
the first play from scrim
mage he carried to the 26 and
a first down. From this point
Ward ran eight more times
and carried his team down to
the Henry County 22. Then he
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DEFENSE - Charlie Robison tackles a Warhawk, The
Jackson defense kept Henry County scoreless.
handed the throttle to Terry
Shivers who gained 13 to the
nine, then Merrill Folsom
swept right for his first
touchdown. David Brown
kicked a perfect point after
for a 7-0 lead.
Henry County’s Warhawks
began with the wishbone
offense looking at Jackson’s
newly installed 4-4 defense at
their own 40 yard line. The
boys in faded yellow could
not move “the pig” so they
kicked again to W. W. who
returned to the 40 of Jackson
but a strange thing happen
ed. After the ball was punted
a rag was dropped and the
convict shirts gave posses
sion of “the pig” to the yellow
shirts from Henry. They
moved to the 26 of Jackson
before a fourth down field
goal attempt was off in
deflection and elevation.
Jackson took over at the 20,
and moved the chain gang
once before a fumbled pitch
out coupled with a sack of
quarterback Bill Fears forc
ed a Devil punt. Tommy Sims
kicked high to midfield as the
first quarter ended.
Henry County’s Smith was
rudely tackled twice for
losses by Lester Jenkins and
a third down pass was
overthrown so the Hawks
punted to the Devils Charlie
Robison who returned to his
17 yard line. Shivers went for
five to the 22, then W. W. to
the 26. On a third down and
one W. W. got the one and 73
more when he moved behind
THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARCUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
for the Devils are: (left to right) Kathy Crockarell, Pat Jones, Rhonda
Hutcheson Debbie Varner, Lynn Duke, Laura Landers, Tanzie Norsworthy,
Frankie Maddox, Tabi Williamson, and Terri Dodson.
By Frank Hearn
perfect blocking by Robert
Anderson, Wesley Baker,
and David Wyatt for a 74
yard blitzkreig. Brown kick
ed it through on the point
after for a 14 point lead. With
9:03 left on the clock, W. W.
had 148 yards rushing.
Following the kickoff,
Jenkins, Bennon Prine, and
Esca Pace jammed things up
and again forced the Hawks
to punt. A personal foul
penalty against the Hawks,
plus the running of Shivers
and Folsom moved the ball
for two more first downs to
the 36. An illegal procedure
penalty on the next series
helped to force the Red Shirts
into a fourth and six
situation. They got five and
the Hawks took over. Six
plays later it’s intermission.
Following the homecoming
show at the half, the Hawks
received the kickoff, but
could not get a drive going.
They punted to W. W. who
fumbled but Reggie Hender
MEET THE RED DEVILS
JOHN LOFTIN
John Loftin, 5’7”, 130
lb., Junior end, is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Sherrill
Loftin. John is an aggres
sive blocker and does an
outstanding job of block
ing linebackers. He is one
of the quickest linemen
that the Red Devils have.
Even though John is out
weighed by most of his
opponents he is still able
to cut the bigger men
down to size. This was
obvious against Henry
Cos., where his opponent
out weighed him by 90 lbs.
With another year left,
John will become a real
asset to the J. H. S.
offensive line.
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son recovered to save it for
the Devils. The boys in Red
moved for two first downs
before gambling and losing
on a fourth and five at the 34
of Henry.
The Warhawks began a
sustained drive which was
to take them to the 5 yard line
of Jackson. On a fourth down
and three situation Ward
made the tackle to stop the
drive. Jackson took over on
its own 5 as the third period
ended.
The Devils moved it out on
a drive of 49 yards to the
Hawk 44 before they stalled
and Sims punted to the 14.
Henry County starts out
again still in the ballgame
behind by only 14. They
pushed to the 36 but the Devil
4-4 defense held. Curtis
Henderson partially blocked
the punt and Brown picked it
up and ran it down to the 27.
On fourth down, W. W. got his
second score of the night on a
sweep left from 20 yards out.
DAVID BROWN
David Brown, 6’l”,
180 lb., Senior, end, is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Brown, Sr. David has
been an outstanding foot
ball player for the Red
Devils for the past two
years. His kicking ability
has made the Devils a
threat to score once they
cross the opponents 25
yard line. David has
kicked over 20 consecu
tive extra points in his
career. He is the leading
pass receiver on this
year’s team. David is also
an excellent defensive
end and is the best open
field tackier to ever play
at Jackson High.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1976
Folsom ran for two and the
scoring had ended 22-0.
David Brown preserved
the shutout when he stopped
Thornton with an open field
tackle at the 31 following the
ensuing kickoff. Henry Coun
ty moved to the six with time
running out. The Devil
defense again rose to the test
and stopped the Hawk charge
to obtain their third shutout.
The Devils 4-4 defense
looked very good. With
Jenkins, Prine, Wally Caw
thon and “Wimp” Head up
front; Pace, Charles Stew
art . Stan Nelson and Ward as
the linebackers this mixture
proved too much for Henry
County’s attack. With Ball,
Brown and Robison in the
secondary this defense
should get stronger down the
line.
Morgan County comes in
tomorrow night. It will be
good to return to the friendly
confines of Red Devil Hill
and the most hazardous
press box in North America.
TOMMY SIMS
Tommy Sims, 6'4", 195
lb.. Junior guard is the son
of Joseph and Anne Sims.
Tommy has been improv
ing all season and has
earned himself a starting
position at left end.
Tommy has good hands
and can catch any pass
that is close to him. He
has also developed into
the best punter on the
team. He gets good height
on the punts and so far he
has not had one returned
this year. Tommy has
another year of football
left and should be a great
ball player by this time
next year.
GAME ANALYSIS
Statistics courtesy Charlie Brown
and Johnny Morris
JACKSON 22 HENRY CO. 0
13 First Downs 9
312 Yards Rushing ill
0 Yards Passing 12
312 Total Yards 123
1 Pass Attempts 6
0 Pass Completions 2
0 Had Intercepted o
2 Fumbles 3
0 Fumbles Lost o
2-19 Punt Return o
1- Kick-Off Return 2-86
5-46 Yards Penalized 3-25
2- Punts & Average 4-30
Jackson 7 7 0 8 22
Henry Cos. 0 0 0 0 0
Rushing: Ward carried 32 times for 254 yards, Folsom 6-21,
Shivers 8-38, Fears 3 for -1.
Defense: Lester Jenkins led the Devils with six tackles and
three assists. Stan Nelson had 5-2, Robison 2-2, Brown 3-2,
Stewart 1-1, Pace 5-3, Cawthon 3-5, Ball 1-1, R. Henderson 0-2,
C. Henderson 3-0, Head 4-2, Prine 3-1, Anderson 3-1, Ward 1-1.
Scoring: First quarter; Folsom 9 yds. TD, Brown PAT
good. Second quarter; Ward 74 yds. TD, Brown PAT good.
Fourth quarter; Ward 20 yds. TD, Folsom Run PAT good.
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1— MICHIGAN
2 U.C.L.A
3 PITTSBURGH
4 GEORGIA
5 OKLAHOMA
Saturday, October 2—Major Colleges
Air Force 23 Kent State 17
Alabama 24 Georgia 14
Appalachian 30 Western Carolina 7
Arizona State 27 Wyoming 17
Arizona 26 Northwestern 6
Arkansas State 22 NW Louisiana 14
Arkansas 38 T.CTJ. 6
Ball State 21 Dayton
Boston College 27 Navy 8
Bowling Green 23 Western Michigan 14
Brigham Young 21 San Diego State 17
Rrown 14 Princeton 9
California 30 San Jose State 20
Central Michigan 26 Illinois State
Cincinnati 17 Southern Mississippi 6
Colorado 49 Drake ?
Dartmouth 24 Holy Cross 7
Delaware 22
State 22 Fullerton
Georgia Tech 27 Virginia 12
S" ng H E&U 7
Illinois 23 Texas A&M 21
Kansas State 27 Florida State 24
klnSs 23 Wisconsin 10
24 Southern Illinois 20
Sb chS,ate 8 ~a
Mcnllsl 22 Marshall 6
Michigan State g WakeVorest 1
M rnmfsota 24 Washington 15
HiSsSpSi Slate * -^ )^ tpomona, 14
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New Mexico 24 Colorado State 10
Northern "Michigan 37 Eastern Michism 10
SITu 03 " 16 i§ “£*?' 15,8,6 s
Oklahoma State 30 12
23 Utah State 19
Penn State 21 Kentucky 10
Pennsylvania 26 Columbia 20
Pittsburgh 28 Duke 7
Purdue 22 Miami (Ohio) 7
RutgeS 29 Cornell 0
South Carolina 22 Baylor 1.
Southern California 20 owa . ,2
SW Louisiana 22 Louisiana Tech 20
Stanford 27 Army
Tennessee 29 Clemson 13
Texas 24 Rice
34 New Mexico State 0
m C l.a 24 ohio State 22
Vanderbilt 22 Tulane 10
vanoero 24 william & Mary 16
Washington State 25
West Texas 20 Arlington 1
West Virginia 27 Richmond
Wichita 20 Louisville 16
Yale 20 Lehigh 14
Other Games—South and Southwest
Abilene Christian 24 SW Texas 20
Carson-Newman 21 Kentucky State 20
Catawba 28 Emory & Henry 6
Centre 20 Maryville 14
Chattanooga 35 Middle Tennessee 10
Delta State 23 North Alabama
Eastern Kentucky 23 Austin Peay 10
El on 24 Mars Hill 14
Fairmont 21 Glenville 6
Florida A&M 30 Howard 13
Georgetown, Ky. 23 Northwood 1A
Guilford 2? Towson 20
Hamp-len-Sydney 37 Bridgewater 6
Hampton 35 Elizabeth City 13
Henderson 28 Harding 13
Jacksonville 25 SE Louisiana 14
Martin 21 Mississippi College 17
Millsaps 17 Trinity 15
Morehead 23 Murray 21
Newberry 24 Lenoir-Rhyne 23
Norfolk 26 Winston-Salem 8
Ouachita 27 Monticello 6
Presbyterian 21 Wofford 19
11— MISSOURI
12— SOUTHERN CAL
13— NOTRE DAME
14— IOWA STATE
15— TEXAS TECH
6 NEBRASKA
7 ALABAMA
S-OHIO STATE
9 KANSAS
10 — L.S.U,
Rarsdolph-Macon 27 Washington & Lee
Salem 17 Concord II
Southern State 23 Pine Bluff 1
Southwestern, Tenn. 32 Principia
Tennessee Tech 30 Omaha
Texas A&l 52 S F Austin
Texas Lutheran 31 Central Oklahoma L
Troy 20 Livingston 1
West Va. State 19 Bluefield
West Va. Wesleyan 26 West Va. Tech 2
Western Kentucky 24 East Tennessee I
Other Games—East
Albany State 25 Rochester Tech
Albright 33 Delaware Valley
American Int’l 21 Northeastern
Bucknell 21 CWPost 1
Bowdoin 20 Amherst 1
Central Conn. 20 Cortland 1
Edinboro 16 Slippery Rock 1
Franklin & Marshall 38 Johns Hopkins
Glassboro 21 Trenton
Indiana 24 Shippensburg 1
Ithaca 31 Alfred
Montclair 20 Seton Hall
Muhlenberg 21 Western Maryland 1
New Hampshire 23 Connecticut
Rhode Island 21 Maine
Southern Conn. 22 Springfield
Trinity 22 Bates 1
Tufts 15 Hamilton
Wagner 23 Lafayette 2
Wesleyan 20 Colby
West Chester 26 Millersville
West Liberty 17 Clarion 1
Western Connecticut 19 New Haven 1
Williams 24 Middlebury 1
Worcester Tech 19 Union 1
Other Games —Midwest
Anderson 17 Defiance 1
Augustana. 111. 23 North Central 2
Safdwin-Waliace 21 Ashland 1'
Benedictine 18 Friends T
Butler 20 Valparaiso li
Central Methodist 28 Ottawa L
Colorado Mines 24 Chadron 1
E Central Okia 31 Panhandle
Eastern Illinois 34 Central Missouri |
Evansville 23 NE Missoun 1
Graceland 27 Baker 1
Hanover 35 Taylor 1
Hillsdale 27 St. Norbert 1;
lowa Wesleyan 20 Culver-Stockton 1
LaCrosse 29 Stevens Point 1
Millikin 42 Elmhurst .
Missouri Southern 24 SW Missoun l
Missouri Valley 34 Tarkio 1
Missouri Western 23 William Jewell 1
Muskingum 33 Denison
‘•Nebraska Wesleyan 22 Peru 1
Nicholls 21 Cameron
North Dakota State 27 South Dakota State 2
Northern lowa 26 North Dakota 2
Ohio Northern 17 Otterbein
St. Cloud 34 Winona
St. John’s 27 Augsburg
Sioux Falls 21 Westmar 1
SE Oklahoma 30 McMurry 1
SW Oklahoma 17 Tarleton
Wash’ton & Jeffson 24 Case-Reserve
Wayne. Mich 33 Ferns 1
Western Illinois 24 Youngstown 2
Wheaton 26 Washington, Mo.
Wittenberg 30 Ohio Wesleyan 1
Other Games—Far West
Angelo State 31 Eastern New Mexico
Cal Lutheran 38 Claremont
Central Washington 21 Eastern Washington 1
Colorado College 20 Hastings
Colorado Western 21 Adams State 1
Fort Hays 22 Southern Colorado 1
Humboldt 27 Puget Sound 2
LaVerne 39 Pomona
Linfield 38 Whitman 1
“Nevada (Las Vegas) 24 Idaho State 1
Nevada (Reno) 35 Montana Tech
Northridge 25 Cal Poly (S-L_o ) ?
Oregon College 28 Eastern Oregon 1
Pacific Lutheran 41 Lewis & Clark
Portland State 28 Santa Clara 1
Redlands 29 U.S.'.U.
San Francisco State 21 Los Angeles State 2
Western New Mexico 20 Mesa l
Whitworth 27 Willamette
“Friday night
Red Devils
Morgan Cos.
Play Here
Jackson plays Morgan Cos.
Friday night on Red Devil
Hill after a month of plaving
away.
The Red Devils 3-1, have
not played at home since
August 27 when they defeated
Jones Cos. 7-0.
Kick-off is scheduled for 8
p.m.
PREP HONOR ROLL
Ward,
Jenkins
Cited
Willie Ward did it again.
For the second week in a
row the freshman halfback
was picked by The Atlanta
Constitution’s Prep Honor
Roll. Senior Lester Jenkins
was also chosen this week.
The Constitution reported,
“Freshman halfback Ward
ran 32 times for 264 yards,
scoring on runs of 24 and 73
yards, while senior defensive
tackle Jenkins made nine
individual stops and assisted
on two others in a 22-0 win
over Henry County.”
BOOSTERS CLUB
AT ISA TO MEET
OCTOBER 4TH
The Boosters Club of
Indian Springs Academy will
meet Monday night, October
4th, at 7o’clock in the gym. A
good attendance is expected.
16— MARYLAND
17— FLORIDA
18— PENN STATE
19— MISSISSIPPI
20— BOSTON COLLEGE
