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Red Devils Victim of Mistakes
By Frank Hearn
After three weeks of road
games, the Jackson High
Red Devils returned home
last Friday to do battle with
the Bulldogs of Morgan
County. (MC). The home
field proved to be of no
advantage in eliminating
mistakes, for the Devils
strangled themselves in
crucial situations with either
penalties (ugh) or fumbles
(oops). Things may have
r been some better without the
ughs and oops, but its
doubtful from this corner.
Fumbles and penalties are as
much a part of this game as
cleats and crab blocks, but so
is attitude and desire. For at
least thirty minutes, the
visiting Bulldogs had an
overabundance of both. It
paid off by six, 13-7 in an
otherwise exciting high
school football game.
Maurice Ball returned the
opening kickoff to the 31 of
MC. The Devils called
immediately upon their new
hero of the past couple of
weeks, Willie Ward, who
tonight was soon to switch
roles. Ward was plagued by a
severe case of “fumbleitis”.
His running was just as
effective but occasionally he
forgot to take along the
object of this crazy game...
oops. After taking the
opening kick the Devils
controlled the line of scrim
mage and were steadily
driving goalward when Ward
fumbled (oops) and MC
claimed it at their own 33.
J In a quarter consuming
drive of 16 plays, MC’s
Bulldogs took it straight
down the Devils gullet for all
< the points they needed to win
on this night. “Saul” Revere
scored from 3 yards out and
the point after was perfect.
It’s 7-0 and Mr. “MO”
Mentum begins to take a
clear liking to Bulldogs on
this weekend.
On the ensuing kickoff, the
Devils began a move from
their own forty. Ward had
moved behind excellent
blocking to a first down at
MC’s 43. Ward fumbled
(oops) on the next play and a
Bulldog swallowed it at the
same 43 yard line.
MC started a long drive
again. For one first down and
a great run by Adams the MC
visitors were down at the
Jackson 20, but the Devils
were momentarily salvaged
from the pickle jar as a
penalty brought it back to the
front yard. The breaks still
came as another personal
foul penalty set the visitors
on the other side of the street.
This eventually forced
Adams to punt.
Jackson started from their
20. Charlie Robison, Jack
son’s most effective athlete
this night, ran for 17 to the 37
and a first down. But the
Devils could get but seven
more on three tries so
Tommy Sims booted one high
and long. The coverage was
so weak, Sims had to make
an open field TD saving
tackle at the 46. The Bulldogs
could not go any further.
They kicked to the Devils,
who could not move either,
and the half arrived with the
Devils struggling at their
own 27.
David Brown’s second half
kickoff was returned to the 22
yard line. Jackson’s defense
came alive. Adams gained
nothing on two plays and a
pass was incomplete. Lester
Jenkins, Esca Pace and
Curtis Henderson kept the
pressure on. On fourth down
the first punt from the 16 was
nullified when MC was
offside. The second was a
poor kick from the 11 that
rolled dead inside MC’s own
31 yard line.
From this excellent posi
tion on the field, Jackson
drove goalward. On a fourth
and three Ward got a first
down at the 25. Three plays
later a first down at the 14.
The Devils interior line
began to control the line of
scrimmage. They drove hard
straight ahead for the backs
to get a first down and goal
inside the three. One more
play one more yard, one
more play one more oopsT
MC now has 97 yards to go in
the shadow of their own goal
line. They move only eight
yards and punt to Robison at
their own 49 where “Taco
Charlie” is hit immediately.
The next play Jackson
pitches to Ward...oops. Now
it’s MC playing with the pig.
They throw it 40 yards in the
air, flying characteristically
akin to a ruptured goose.
Brown of Jackson catches it
at his own ten.
Jackson tried to punch it
out of their back yard but no
further than the 17. Sims
kicks it away but again poor
coverage as Adams brings it
back to the 19 and the Devils
are in trouble again. In two
plays they are at the eight,
the Devils commit a personal
foul (ugh) and.they are given
five more to the three and a
first down. The goal Hne
Devil defense stiffened for
two plays and got two yards
back. Another “ugh” on
fourth and four for being
offsides gave MC a better
chance at the two and they
capitalized. “Saul” Revere
sounded the victory alarm
with his two yard touchdown
run. The PAT was blocked
and left the Devils a chance
to pull it out.
Down 13-points, Bill Fears
got his squad moving,
following one bad pass, he
then threw to Brown on the 49
of MC. Ward ran on ten of the
next dozen Devil plays and
held the football. The Devils
controlled the line of scrim
mage as Fears sneaked in for
the score at 5:05 left in the
game. With the gap closed
somewhat, the Devils could
smell comeback victory.
With one eye on the clock and
the other on the Bulldogs
offensive alignment, Jackson
finally forced MC to punt.
With 2:05 left, the Bulldogs
kicked out of bounds at the
Devil five. In a cardiac
thriller the race was on.
Fears hit Robison for a first
down at the 26. Then on a
fourth down at the 26 Robison
made an acrobatic catch of a
Fears bullet at the 43. Then a
toss to Brown at the 48 of MC
and out of bounds to kill the
clock. Ward picked up
another 12 yards to the 33 but
the clock also read 33. As the
buzzer sounded ending the
thrilling finish, Brown
caught Fears aerial and
“oops” it ended like it
started. Put more handles on
the football.
Jackson travels to Man
chester tomorrow night.
They better leave the “oops”
and “ughs” at home or the
blue brand of Devils will give
the Red a different perspect
ive of Hades.
BUS LINES REQUEST
HIGHER RATES
The Georgia Public Ser
vice Commission has set a
hearing on Thursday, Octo
ber 14th, at 10:00 a.m. in the
Commission’s Hearing Room
on a request by the National
Bus Traffic Association, Inc.,
including Greyhound Lines,
Inc., for higher passenger
fares for Georgia intrastate
travel.
Authority is also sought m
behalf of the carriers to
effect an increase in package
express rates in Georgia. All
persons interested in the
hearing will be given full
opportunity of bring heard,
either for or against the
proposed iiwmtse.
THE JACKSON PROCRESS-ARGUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA
Homecoming, 1976
Jackson High School has
been set for October 11
through October 15 with the
help of the community and
school organizations. This
years homecoming promises
to be the most exciting ever.
There are activities planned
every day and will be
climaxed Friday night when
the Devils beat the Trojans.
Activities begin Monday,
October 11, with the corona
tion in the High School
auditorium at 7:30. All Club
Sweethearts, Class Queens
and their attendants will be
recognized. The highlight of
the coronation will be the
crowning of the 1976 Home
coming Queen. Girls partici
pating in the coronation will
include:
Homecoming Court: Terri
Dodson, Cindy Reynolds,
Christine Shanon.
Miss Senior and Attend
ants: Tabi Williamson, Lo
retta Richards, Ist, Frankie
Maddox, 2nd.
Miss Junior and Attend
ant* Rhonda Hutcheson,
Lynne Duke, Ist, Vickie
Powell, 2nd.
Miss Sophomore and At
tendants: Tonya Philips,
Donna Tingle, Ist; Charlene
Grier, 2nd.
Miss Freshman and At
tendants : Annette Head,
Caprice Gunther, Ist; Betsy
Collier, 2nd.
Club Sweethearts: Aretha
Henderson - F.C.A.; Valerie
Smith-F.H.A.; Pebbles King
- Honor Society; Vickie Price
- French Club; Tanzie
Norsworthy - Co-Ed-Y;
Laura Landers - Drama
Club; Renee Kersey, FBLA;
Trina Smith - Math Club;
Elsie Daughtery - Hero;
Robin Holloway - Vica;
Deborah Godwin - CVAE;
Joy Thomas - Tri-Sigma-Chi.
On Tuesday, October 12, at
7:30 p.m. there will be a
Trojan Hunt on Red Devil
Hill and everyone is invited
to participate. Clues will be
given out in order to help you
MEET THE RED DEVILS
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VAN FLETCHER
Van Fletcher, 6’o”,
1401 b. Senior End, is the
son of Mr. and Mrs.
Lovett Fletcher. This is
Van’s first season of
varsity football. He has
worked himself into the
line up as an end. He has
good hands and is
probably the fastest end
on the team. Van has
steadily improved on his
blocking ability and play
ed a key role in two of the
touchdown drives against
Monticello, throwing the
key blocks that set up the
touchdowns.
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Phone 775-7424 Jackson, Ga.
find the Trojans which will be
hidden around the school
grounds. Prizes will be given
to all participants finding a
Trojan.
Wednesday, October 13,
will be jersey day. This is the
day everyone is asked to
wear a jersey.
Thursday, October 14, at
7:30, there will be a “Bon
Fire” in the student parking
lot. Everyone is invited to
come out and participate in
the action.
Friday, October 15, is the
big day. Everyone is asked to
wear red, white and blue
colors. The Homecoming
parade will start at the high
school, go up Third Street,
around the square and back
down College Street.
To climax Homecoming
week will be the game
between the Jackson High
Red Devils and the Lamar
County Trojans at 8:00.
There will be a victory dance
in the armory.—Wendy
Watkins and Sandy Pike,
CVAE Reporters
Red Devils Go
To Manchester
Friday Night
Jackson High’s Red Devils
get down to the meat of their
schedule Friday night when
they tangle with Manchester
there in a regional game.
With victories over Jones
County, Monticello and Hen
ry County, and losses to
Hogansville and Morgan
County, the Red Devils are
still an unknown factor in the
battle for regional and state
honors.
Manchester lost 12-3 to
Lamar County last weekend
and the game Friday night
shapes up as an even
struggle between two teams
battling for respectable re
cords in region play.
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ANTHONY STEWART
Anthony Stewart, 5’9”
1501 b. Sophomore guard is
the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Stewart. Anthony
is one of the most
promising guards. He has
excellent speed, good
strength, and loves to hit.
With a little more
experience and playing
time Anthony could de
velop into a fine lineman.
He has worked his way up
from the Junior Varsity to
the Varsity squad this
season. Anthony can play
inside linebacker on de
fense and has the
makings of another Jim
my Clemmons.
Flovilla
Happenings
By Mr*. Emily Bu>n*
Mrs. Edith Roberts was the
guest Sunday of Miss Roxie
Smith and Mrs. Roxilu
Bohrer of Cork.
Miss Virginia Smith, along
with Miss Ethel Smith of
Jackson, attended the sacred
Harp singing at the Sandy
Creek Primitive Baptist
Church on Sunday and they
also attended the funeral
service of Mrs. Ruby
Leverette Jones held at the
Sandy Creek Cemetery.
Mr. Russ Smith of Atlanta
spent Thursday and Friday
with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Malcolm Smith and
Rod.
Mrs. Mildred Smith and
Mr. Rex Smith attended a
church bazaar held in Macon
on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. D. V. Cason
of Atlanta and Mrs. O’Day of
Jackson visited with Mrs.
Mollie Padgett on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Elliott
and grandson, Chuck Elliott,
visited with Mr. and Mrs. J.
W. Chamblee of McDonough
on Saturday. Chuck remain
ed until Sunday for a visit.
Mrs. D. T. Long is spending
this w'eek with Mr. and Mrs.
J.T. Colwell of Macon.
Mr. Emory Waits returned
home on Thursday from the
West Paces Ferry Hospital in
Atlanta, friends will be
interested to know.
Mr. Curtis Gilbert has
returned home from the
Griffin-Spalding County Hos
pital after being a patient
there for several days.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Williams,
Glenn and Andy were guests
of Mrs. Sara Gaultney, Patsy
and Lisa on Saturday night.
Guests of Mrs. Sara Duke
during the weekend were Mr.
Emory Duke of Jonesboro,
Mr. Gene Duke of Carrollton
and Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Duke
of Gordon.
The Flovilla United Meth
odist Church will be holding
their Revival next week
beginning on Sunday, Oct. 10,
thru Friday night, Oct. 15, at
7:30 each evening. Rev. Dan
Brown, pastor, will be
conducting the service.
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SCOTTSMITH
Scott Smith, STO\
1451 b, Junior end, is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil
Smith. Scott has worked
himself up from the
Junior Varsity to the
Varsity squad this year as
an offensive and de
fensive end. He gives 100
percent at all times and is
rapidly developing as a
blocker. Scott could be a
starting end for the Red
Devils next season. Scott
also wrestles and plays
baseball for the Red
Devils. His is a good
all-round athlete.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1976
GAME ANALYSIS
Statistics courtesy Charlie Brown
and Johnny Morris
JACKSON 7 MORGAN COUNTY 13
14 FIRST DOWNS 9
1% YARDS RUSHING 168
79 YARDS PASSING 0
275 TOTAL YARDS 168
9 PASS ATTEMPTS 3
5 PASS COMPLETIONS o
0 HAD INTERCEPTED i
5 FUMBLES o
5 FUMBLES LOST 0
0 PUNT RETURN 2-59
2-19 KICK-OFF RETURN 2-48
2-5 YARDS PENALIZED 8-56
2-33 PUNTS & AVERAGE 5-33
JACKSON 00077
MORGAN COUNTY 7 0 0 6 13
Rushing: Ward carried 34 times for 161 yards; Shivers 1-5,
Robison 5-33, Fears 5 for -3 and one TD.
Passing: Bill Fears threw 9 and completed 5 for 79 yards.
Ward threw 2.
Receiving: Brown caught 3 for 43 yards and Robison caught
2 for 36 yards.
Punting: Sims punted 2 for 66. His longest punt was 39
yards.
Scoring: Bill Fears scored ITD for 6 points at 5:05 in 4th
quarter. Brown scored the PAT.
Defense: Reggie Henderson led the defense with 6 tackles
and 3 assist, Fears 0-1, Brown 3-5, Stewart 2-1, Pace 5-3,
Cawthon 3-3, Ball 5-0, Curtis Henderson 5-0, Nelson 2-2. Head
3-3, Jenkins 5-1, Anderson 2-1, Sims 2-0.
Pass Interceptions: David Brown 1.
Kick-off Returns: Ward 1-13 and Shivers 1.
Extra Points kicked: Brown 1-1.
REPORT FROM
GRIFFIN STATE
PATROL POST
Sergeant Hugh Taylor of
the Griffin State Patrol Post
announced today that his
post has investigated nine
traffic accidents, made 174
arrests and issued 87
warnings in Butts County
during September.
Commenting further Sgt.
Taylor said one person was
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1— MICHIGAN
2 GEORGIA
3 PITTSBURGH
4 OKLAHOMA
5 U.C.L.A.
Saturday, October 9—Major Colleges
Akron 21
Alabama 41
Appalachian 20
Arizona State 27
Arizona 33
Arkansas State 27
Auburn 24
Ball State 35
Baylor 27
Boston College 27
Bowling Green 23
Brigham Young 21
Brown 20
California 34
Citadel 21
Colgate 16
Colorado State 23
Dartmouth 22
Davidson 30
Delaware 17
East Carolina 37
Fresno State 23
Fullerton 21
Georgia 24
Harvard 24
Houston 35
Illinois 22
Indiana State 29
Indiana 27
lowa State 30
Kansas 23
Kentucky 20
Long Beach State 30
L.S.U. 27
Louisiana Tech 28
Maryland 26
McNeese 21
Miami, Fla. 26
Michigan 38
Missouri 38
Navy 20
Nebraska 24
New Mexico State 27
New Mexico 23
North Texas 40
NW Louisiana 21
Ohio State 31
Ohio U. 27
Oklahoma 24
Pacific 22
Penn State 31
Pittsburgh 45
Princeton 22
Rice 26
Richmond 26
Rutgers 24
South Carolina 40
Southern California 35
SW Louisiana 31
Tennessee 27
Texas Tech 23
Tulane 24
UCLA 38
V P I. 28
Wake Forest 24
Washington 28
West Virginia 24
Western Michigan 20
Wisconsin 28
Other Games—South and Southwest
Alcorn A&M 23
Angelo State 28
Austin Peay 21
Central Arkansas 26
Concord 20
Delta 23
Eastern Kentucky 27
Elon 22
Fayetteville 27
Grambling 25
Guilford 21
Hampden Sydney 23
Henderson 34
Jackson State 28
Jacksonville 26
Lenoir-Rhyne 24
Livingston 21
Martin 14
Newberry 24
North Alabama 28
North Carolina A&T 26
Ouachita 22
Presbyterian 26
Savannah State 21
injured in the nine accidents
along with one other killed.
Estimated property dam
age amounted to $7,375.00.
Also the post commander
said a total of 51 pending
traffic cases were disposed in
the courts with 50 bond
forfeitures, one dismissed.
Also Sgt. Taylor pointed
out that fines and forfeitures
amounted to $1,415.00 which
were paid to the courts of
Butts County.
6 OHIO STATE
7 NEBRASKA
8— KANSAS
S—MISSOURI
10—SOUTHERN CAL
Dayton 13
Southern Mississippi 6
Furman
Cincinnati 21
UTEP 6
Eastern Michigan 10
Memphis State 21
Illinois State 6
S.M.U. 15
Florida State 14
Toledo
Wyoming 17
Pennsylvania 6
Oregon
Chattanooga 14
Holy Cross 10
Utah State 13
Yale 17
Randolph-Macon 13
William & Mary 16
Southern Illinois
Wichita 15
San Francisco State 6
Mississippi
Cornell 6
West Texas 10
Minnesota 10
Northern Illinois 13
Northwestern 17
Utah 0
Oklahoma State 17
Mississippi State 10
Drake 10
Vanderbilt 7
Arlington 13
No Carolina State 20
NE Louisiana 10
Duke 17
Michigan State 7
Kansas State 12
Air Force 14
Colorado 13
Idaho 24
San Jose State 20
Cal Poly (Pomona) 6
Nicholls 16
lowa 7
Central Michigan 13
Texas 17
Nevada (Las Vegas) 20
Army 17
Louisville 6
Columbia 13
TC.U. 14
Villanova 13
Connecticut 8
Virginia 10
Washington State 7
Lamar 6
Georgia Tech 24
Texas A&M 21
Syracuse 22
Stanford 8
V.M.I 6
Clemson 14
Oregon State 10
Temple 20
Kent State 17
Purdue 23
Texas Southern 8
Sam Houston 7
Morehead 16
Monticello 6
Emory & Henry
Mississippi College 17
Middle Tennessee 16
Wofford 14
St. Paul’s 6
Tennessee State 17
Mars Hill 20
Maryville 10
Lane 6
Omaha 14
Western Carolina 14
Gardner-Webb 23
Tuskegee
Murray
Carson-Newman 20
Alabama A&M 8
Norfolk 12
Harding 20
Catawba 24
Miles 13
Gordon College
Gets Atlanta
Symphony
The Atlanta Symphony
Orchestra will perform at
Gordon Junior College on
Saturday, Oct. 9, at 8:30 p.m.
in Alumni Memorial Hall.
Sponsored by the Gordon
Junior College Foundation,
he Symphony performance
is the third for Gordon since
1972.
Under the conduction of
Robert Shaw the Orchestra
will perform Mozart’s “Over
ture to ‘The Marriage of
Figaro,’” Respithi’s “Foun
tains of Rome,” Tchaikov
sky’s “Romeo and Juliet”
and Beethoven’s “Symphony
No. 7 in A Major.”
Adult tickets to the concert
are $4.00 and student tickets
are $2.00. Groups of 50 or
more will be admitted for
SI.OO each. Gordon students
will be admitted free but
must pick up advance tickets
from the Dean of Students’
Office in Lambdin Hall.
Tickets are on sale now in
the Dean of Students’ Office
at Gordon, the Chamber of
Commerce in Griffin, and
Medcalf’s Music Shop in
Thomaston.
LYNN AND TWITTY TO
APPEAR IN MACON
The Macon Coliseum has
scheduled America's most
requested duo. Loretta Lynn
and Conway Twitty, in a
two-and-one-half hour con
cert Friday. October Bth, at
8:00 p.m.
Loretta and Conway have
completely dominated the
polls for singing duo for the
past five years. The Gallup
poll recently selected Miss
Lynn as one of the world’s ten
most admired women.
11— NOTRE DAME
12— TEXAS TECH
13— FLORIDA
14— CALIFORNIA
15— MARYLAND
Sewanee 17 Centre 15
SW Texas 27 Prairie View 14
.Southwestern, Tenn. 20 Washington & Lee 17
Texas A&l 37 East Texas 7
Texas Lutheran 29 Arkansas Tech 0
Trinity 18 McMurry 7
Troy 22 SE Louisiana 21
West Va State 15 West Liberty 14
West Va. Wesleyan 20 Glenville 14
Winston-Salem 17 Livingstone 14
Other Games—East
American Int’l 27
C. W Post 25
Camegie-Mellon 18
Central Connecticut 22
Clarion 30
Colby 20
Cortland 26
Edinboro 24
Franklin & Marshall 38
Hamilton 20
Hofstra 24
Ithaca 24
Kutztown 25
Lebanon Valley 20
Lehigh 21
Lycoming 23
Massachusetts 28
Middlebury 17
Millersville 36
New Hampshire 20
Northeastern 27
Norwich 34
St. Lawrence 27
Slippery Rock 21
West Chester 40
Wilkes 17
Worcester Tech 15
Other Games—Midwest
Bethel. Kansas 17
Central Methodist 20
Cornell, lowa 19
E Central Oklahoma 23
Eastern New Mexico 2S
Evansville 26
Fort Hays 22
Franklin 24
Georgetown. Ky. 26
Graceland 37
Hanover 32
Hastings 29
Midland 31
Millikin 34
Missouri Southern 24
Missouri Valley 33
Muskingum 26
North Dakota 22
Northern Michigan 35
NW Missouri 24
NW Oklahoma 22
Rolla 17
St. Cloud 36
SE Missouri 23
Stevens Point 28
Taylor 20
Tennessee Tech 25
Valparaiso 24
Washington. Mo. 30
Wayne, Mich. 21
Wheaton 23
Wittenberg 23
Yankton 21
Youngstown 30
Other Games—Far West
Adams State 37
Boise State 24
Cal Lutheran 33
Colorado Western 30
Davis 21
Eastern Oregon 18
Linfield 20
Montana 27
Northern Colorado 33
Northridge 26
Pacific Lutheran 24
Portland State 27
Puget Sound 30
Redlar.ds 24
Santa Clara 24
Simon Fraser 20
Western Washington 16
Whittier 23
Whitworth 25
16— ALABAMA
17— LS.U.
18— BOSTON COLLEGE
19— TEXAS
20— COLORADO
Amherst 17
Wagner 7
Washington & JefFson 14
Montclair 14
Lock Haven 0
Union 6
Brockport
Indiana U 10
Swarthmore 6
Bates 19
New York Tech 13
Springfield 16
Glassboro 20
Muhlenberg 13
Bucknell 13
Delaware Valley 8
Boston U
Tufts 7
Mansfield 12
Maine 9
Southern Connecticut 10
Boston State 0
Alfred 8
Shippeneburg 14
Bloomsburg 6
Upsala 15
Bowdoin 14
Friends 10
Baker 6
Monmouth 14
SE Oklahoma 21
Cameron 20
DePauw 8
Missouri Western 20
St. Joseph 12
Ohio Northern 21
lowa Wesleyan 7
Rose-Hulman 6
Dana 7
Nebraska Wesleyan 12
North Park 10
Pittsburg 14
Ottawa 0
Ashland 13
South Dakota 16
Western Illinois 10
SW Missouri 19
Central Oklahoma 21
Lincoln 7
Bemidj’i 6
Central Missouri 10
Eau Claire 13
Defiance 16
Eastern Illinois 14
Wabash 10
Principia 6
Hillsdale 14
Illinois Wesleyan 14
Baldwin-Wallace 17
Westmar 12
Saginaw Valley 14
Mesa 7
Cal Poly (S-L.0.) 14
Occidental 7
Colorado Mines 7
Chico State 7
Eastern Washington 14
Lewis & Clark 17
Northern Arizona 22
Southern Colorado 10
Los Angeles 14
Willamette 15
Idaho State 12
Sacramento 10
Colorado College 22
Nevada (Reno) 17
Central Washington 7
Oregon Tech 14
San Diego U. 15
Pacific 7