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Red Devils Shut Out Hogansville 16-0
Bv Frank Hearn
An old saying I’ve heard
but don’t know who should
get the credit for originating
it goes something like “Be
nice to those you meet on
your way up the ladder of
success.... you might just
have to meet them again on
your way back down.” Good
advice there, but regardless
of its moral value the words
seem very appropo to this
week’s article covering the
1977 Jackson High Red Devil
football team. One year ago
the Hogansville Green Wave
was on top of their class.
They played host to Jackson
and treated them with utter
contempt while waltzing to
an easy 41 to 6 victory. That
was a rather humbling
experience one the members
of this edition kept secure in
their memory bank. Friday
night Jackson passed the
Hogansville Green Wave on
their way down while The
Devils look to aspirations of
dynasties.
Sweet revenge was at
tained by almost the same
team that made the long ride
home last year. The Devils
scored 16 points while
holding the Hogansville
Green Wave to a shut-out.
One almost has to turn back
to the football fashion days of
high top shoes and leather
helmets to find the last time
Hogansville did not score.
Jackson needed this win over
a still respected foe, but
before we raise any pennants
and victory glasses too high,
remember the ‘77 edition of
The Green Wave is at low
tide compared to ’76.
Although still a tough football
team, they’re no tidal wave.
Graduation had taken its toll,
but sufficient numbers re
mained for Jackson to
adequately repay “old
debts.” The season ahead
looks even more promising.
From an opening season tie
to this shut-out, it is a needed
win for a young club.
Heroes were plentiful, but
as always some stand out
prominently. Stan Nelson
played very well. He sacked
the opposing quarterback six
times, was credited with
more than a dozen individual
tackles, recovered a fumble
and intercepted a pass and
ran it back 33 yards for the
touchdown that secured the
victory. Willie Ward scored
the other ten points. Oddly
enough, it was over in
Hogansville last year that
Willie played his first varsity
competition. Willie won a
race with the clock as time
ran out in the first half,
scoring a touchdown on an
exciting run from 30 yards
out. He then kicked the extra
point and a 32 yard field goal.
Nelson and Ward had plenty
of help. The defense played
another fine game as the
score indicates. Tommy
Sims’ punting and the overall
kicking game was a factor.
The offensive line basically
controlled the line of scrim
mage with some let-down
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moments here and there.
When the contest started,
Hogansville played as if the
football was theirs. Remind
ed me of a certain lil kid that
used to play on the 1948
College Street Pee Wees. If
he could not play his way he
took the only football and
stomped off in his new
sneaks, dragging his untied
laces behind. For the
exception of three running
plays and a punt, the Green
Wave selfishly kept the ball
the first quarter.
In the second period
Jackson moved from their 20
with a perfectly executed
screen pass from Tim Kersey
to Terry Shivers for a first
down at the Devil 45. On the
next play Reggie Henderson
ran behind David Wyatt’s
and John Loftin’s blocks for
another first down at the
Greenies 44. There the drive
stalled and Sims punted well
to the 15, but too many green
shirts were running around
on the field. This 15 yard
infraction was closely fol
lowed by another and gave
The Devils first down
possession at the enemy 34
yard line. Merrill Folsom,
who continues to run well
each game, and Shivers
pushed to a first down at the
17. but once again mistakes,
holding penalties, cost The
Devils a score. Sims again
punted high enough for Scott
Smith downed it on the Green
one yard line. The boys from
Hogansville could not move
out of the hole, and punted to
their own 44. With good field
position they started a drive
that was to end with Ward’s
fine run as the first half
buzzer went off. Back to
pass, receivers covered,
down field blocking enabled
Ward to score. The extra
point was more than routine
but better yet it was
successful and Jackson led
7-0 at the half.
The Devils took the second
half kickoff and moved on to
the 43 before stalling and
punting. Hogansville got in
trouble after one play.
Charles Stewart and Barry
Brooks blasted Rathman of
The Green Wave and his
natural reaction was to drop
the football, whereby Leon
Smith of Towaliga, Georgia
claimed the thing for
Jackson. On first down
Kersey hit Sims with a pass
good for another first down at
the 29. Folsom-Henderson-
Shivers-Kersey banged in
sequence to the 10, but here
an old nemisis, mental
mistakes, forced Jackson to
go for a field goal due to an
illegal procedure penalty.
Ward’s kick was good for 30
plus yards and a 10-7 lead.
Unpredictably the Devils
tried an onside kick on the
ensuing kickoff and Nelson
recovered and claimed it on
Hogansville’s 28. The Green
ies were not dead yet as
Ward’s halfback pass was
stolen by another Brown
named Charlie who was not
wearing friendly Red. The
third period ended as
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Hogansville punted to Jack
son after having experienced
much difficulty in moving
through Jackson’s stacked
4-4 defense.
At the start of the fourth
period, Jackson could not
move either and punted it
away to the 27. Hogansville
could not get out of the hole
by running the football so
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DEFENSE HOLDS—The stingy Red Devil Defense allowed the Hogansville Green
Wave only 57 yards rushing as the Devils destroyed the Green Wave 16-0 in the first home
game of the season last Friday. Stan Nelson (number 59, right) and Willie Ward (number
48) both had a successful night, Nelson scoring on an interception and Ward scoring on a 37
yard run.
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LOOSE BALL—A Hogansville player scrambles for the ball as the Red Devils’
persistent defense forced the Green Wave to fumble six times. Three of the fumbles were
recovered by the Red Devils who lost the ball once but recovered their own fumble.
MEET THE RED DEVILS
Igft 1 B
DANNY PATTERSON
5’9”—1631b.
Senior Guard
Danny Patterson is the
only lineman on the Red
Devil squad who could
play every position. Dan
ny played most of last
season as an end, but in
the spring he was moved
to guard because of his
outstanding ability. He
can also play center and
snap for all placements
and punts. In last Friday
night’s win over Hogans
ville, he had several key
blocks, one occurring on
Ward’s touchdown run.
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they tossed it around. Nelson
juggled one of these passes in
mid air, caught it and ran 33
yards for the score that
nailed the coffin shut on last
year’s embarrassment.
Monticello, arch rival,
comes in Friday night to test
the upstart Red Devils. When
these two teams play,
THOMAS SIMS
6’4”—195 lb.
Senior End
Thomas Sims is the
type of tight end that
every coach looks for. He
has size, good hands and
does an excellent job of
blocking. Thomas has
been a key factor in both
games this season with
his punting ability. Fri
day night against Hogans
ville, he punted one that
was downed on the one
yard line. Then later in
the game he got off a 53
yarder under a heavy
rush.
anything can happen. Two
years ago the lights went out
in the third quarter. Never
can tell but it will be an
entertaining and exciting
night.
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over iodine. It keeps the io
dine from evaporting off the
skin and might cause a burn.
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TIM KERSEY
5’10”—160 lb.
Junior Quarterback
Tim Kersey is the new
field general for the 1977
Red Devils. He is also one
of the most versatile ball
players on the squad.
Besides playing quarter
back, Tim also starts as a
defensive back, snaps for
all punts and holds on all
extra points and field
goals. Tim is an excellent
ball handler, an accurate
passer and a good ball
carrier. One of Tim’s best
assets is his ability to
keep his cool under
pressure.
Game Analysis
Statistics Courtesy Charlie Brown
and Johnny Morris
JACKSON 16 HOGANSVILLE 0
9 FIRST DOWNS 9
95 YARDS RUSHING 57
59 YARDS PASSING 65
154 TOTAL YARDS 122
12 PASS ATTEMPTS 5
5 PASS COMPLETIONS 3
3-126 KICK-OFF RETURN 1-50
1 FUMBLES 6
0 FUMBLES LOST 3
75 YARDS PENALIZED 41
1 INTERCEPTIONS 0
JACKSON 0 7 3 6 16
HOGANSVILLE 0 0 0 0 0
Rushing: Willie Ward carried eight times for 57 yards and
one touchdown, Merrill Folsom 6-25, Reggie Henderson 8-19,
Terry Shivers 3-8 and Tim Kersey 7 for -14.
Passing: Ward attempted 6, completed 3; Kersey
attempted 6, completed 2.
Punting: Tommy Sims punted five times for 165 yards and
an average of 31 yards.
Pass Interceptions: Nelson 1.
Field Goals: Ward 1, 33 yards.
JHS Students
Organize For
ESAA Program
The Emergency School Aid
Act Student Advisory Com
mittee for 1977-78 had its
organizational meeting Fri
day, September 9th at
Jackson High School. The
following students have been
selected to represent the
student body: Hal Latham,
Chairman, Reggie Hender
son, Avis Hendricks, Cary
Maddox, Scott Smith, and
Marnita McGruder.
Mr. Paget, ESAA Coor-
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2 CAL
3 TEXAS A & M
4 ALABAMA
5 N STATE
Saturday, Sept. 17 Major Colleges
23 Nebraska 14
21 Alabama State 16
23 Chattanooga 22
22 Northwestern 10
24 San Diego State 23
17 NW Louisiana 10
20 South'n Mississippi 7
29 Villanova 12
17 Eastern Michigan 8
34 Air Force 8
21 Illinois State 9
31 Louisville 6
25 Western Carolina 20
28 Lafayette 6
21 Hawaii 7
27 Kent State 8
20 Pennsylvania 17
31 Princeton 12
27 Washington & Lee 10
27 South Dakota State 16
24 Arlington 7
35 Kansas State 13
24 Rice 6
26 Boise State 21
31 East Tennessee 7
25 Clemson 10
29 Morgan State 7
21 Columbia 6
21 Rhode Island 12
24 lowa 15
22 Prairie View 20
21 Baylor 17
26 Fullerton 14
28 Indiana 10
22 West Virginia 21
21 West Texas 10
20 Utah State 10
17 Georgia Tech 7
40 Duke 7
27 Illinois 20
21 Marshall 19
38 Connecticut 0
23 Syracuse 13
27 Richmond 7
26 s.M.U. 24
25 Mississippi 6
28 Minnesota 9
24 Arkansas 23
33 Utah 7
26 T.C.U. 7
20 Idaho 19
24 Houston 17
34 William & Mary 6
21 Ohio 13
27 Bucknell 12
30 Miami (Ohio) 8
45 Oregon State 6
23 Indiana State 16
24 Texas Southern 13
36 Lamar 6
23 Tulane 6
21 Drake 14
36 Alabama A & M 0
23 Boston College 7
38 V.P.I. 12
28 New Mexico 8
45 Virginia 7
28 N£ Louisiana 6
30 Kansas 13
23 Wake Forest 21
21 Army 20
17 Michigan State 13
23 San Jose State 10
23 New Mexico State 17
49 Northern Illinois 0
27 U.T.E.P. 10
20 Brown 13
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Arizona
Arkansas State
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Bowling Green
California
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Colorado
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Davidson
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Furman
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Grambling
Harvard
Holy Cross
lowa State
Jackson State
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Maryland
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Memphis State
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Michigan
Missouri
Morehead
Navy
No. Carolina State
North Carolina
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Ohio State
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pacific
Penn State
Pittsburgh
■Purdue
Rutgers
South Carolina
Southern California
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Texas A & M
Texas Tech
Texas
Tulsa
U.
Vanderbilt
V.
Washington State
Washington
Wichita
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Yale
Other Games—South and Southwest
Abilene Christian 45
Angelo State 24
Austin Peay 24
Bishop 17
Catawba 21
Centre 31
Clarion 17
Concord 27
East Texas 37
Elon 31
Gardner-Webb 22
Hampden-Sydney 20
Henderson 21
Jacksonville 27
Livingston 24
Martin 35
dinator, and Dr. Eugenio
Garza, State ESAA Coor
dinator, discussed the pur
pose of the highly successful
program. The major respon
sibilities of the Student
Committee are to interpret
the program to the students
and to make recommenda
tions for any changes
deemed profitable to the
program. The committee
members were very enthu
siastic in the assumption of
their responsibilities.
The following citizens were
selected previously to serve
as the Citizens Advisory
Committee: Jack Little,
Chairman, David Cleveland,
Oscar Watkins, Donnie Phil-
6 OHIO STATE
7 NOTRE DAME
8— TEXAS
9 GEORGIA
10— COLORADO
11— TEXAS TECH
12— BRIGHAM YOUNG
13— OKLAHOMA
14— IOWA STATE
15— OKLAHOMA STATE
West’n New Mexico 0
East'll New Mexico 7
Mars Hill 10
Ouachita 16
Carson-Newman 20
Oberlin 6
Delaware State 14
West Va State 6
Gustavus 7
Liberty Baptist 0
Newberry 21
Sewanee 12
S F Austin 7
Nicholls 13
North Alabama 20
Middle Tennessee 10
Ward, Nelson
On Constitution
Honor Roll
Two Jackson High Red
Devils, Willie Ward and Stan
Nelson, are listed on the
Atlanta Constitution’s high
school football honor roll for
last week for their individual
performances in the game
last Friday which saw the
Red Devils shut out Hogans
ville 16-0.
The sophomore running
back Ward gained 107 yards
on 13 carries, scored on a
37-yard burst and kicked a
33-yard field goal.
Junior linebacker Nelson
had 14 tackles, six sacks, one
fumble recovery, an onsides
kick recovery and returned a
pass interception 37 yards for
a touchdown.
Nelson was also named the
Atlanta Journal’s and Consti
tution’s Lineman of the
Week, and in an interview
with the Journal, coach
Tommy Carmichael said it
was like Nelson was “pos
sessed.”
“I’ve never seen a man
play a more possessed ball
game,” Carmichael added,
“and he topped it off with
that interception return. I
don’t think anybody could
have stopped him on that.”
lips, Byrd Garland, Mrs.
Jackie Cavender, and Mrs.
Zella Mae Taylor. The two
committees will meet month
ly at the Board of Education.
Editor s Quote Book
A crowd is not com
pany, and faces are but
a gallery of pictures.
Francis Bacon
Maryville 16
Mississippi College 24
Mississippi Valley 24
Norfolk 22
NE Oklahoma 28
NW Oklahoma 23
Presbyterian 33
Shepherd 18
S>E Louisiana 35
SW Texas 21
Tarleton 24
Tennessee Tech 23
Texas A & I 28
Texas Lutheran 21
Towson 20
Tuskegee 20
West Va. Tech 19
Wofford 28
Other Games—East
Albright 23
American Intern’l 26
Bethany, WV 17
Bloomsburg 22
C. W. Post 24
Delaware 33
East Stroudsburg 30
Franklin & Marshall 19
Ithaca 22
Massachusetts 23
Moravian 17
New Hampshire 24
Norwich 33
Salisbury 21
Slippery Rock 24
South’n Connecticut 21
Springfield 24
“Trenton 16
Upsala 29
Wash’ton & Jeff’son 16
Other Games—Midwest
Akron 26
Augustana, II 20
Baker 17
Benedictine 20
Butler 21
Central Arkansas 22
Delta State 28
Eastern Illinois 20
Eastern Kentucky 31
Findlay 24
Franklin 22
Friends 23
Georgetown, Ky. 27
Grinnell 32
Hope 27
Lehigh 34
May vi lie 20
Missouri Southern 26
Missouri Western 22
Muskingum 20
North Central 20
North Dakota State 21
Northern Michigan 30
Ohio Northern 14
Omaha 27
Ottawa 20
St. Cloud 22
St. Johns 41
St. Thomas 21
SW Oklahoma 21
Stevens Point 22
Valparaiso 28
Washington, Mo 23
Wayne, Mi 22
Wheaton 34
Other Games—Far West
Cal Poly (Pomona) 17
Colorado College 20
Davis 25
Idaho College 14
Lewis & Clark 21
Linfield 20
Los Angeles 24
Montana 23
Nevada (Reno) 28
Northern Colorado 25
Northridge 26
Portland State 24
Puget Sound 26
Redlands 27
Santa Clara 30
Troy State 24
Whitworth 17
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17— CINCINNATI
18— ARKANSAS
19— MARYLAND
28-SOUTH CAROLINA
Emory & Henry 7
Monticello 13
Pine Bluff 8
Fayetteville 6
Arkansas Tech 6
Harding 22
Guilford 6
Randolph-Macon 7
Sam Houston 7
Cameron 17
Trinity 12
Youngstown 17
E. Central Oklahoma 7
Howard Payne 9
Madison 16
Morris Brown 14
Gienville 7
Lenoir-Rhyne 12
Lycoming 6
Cortland 7
Carnegie-Mellon 15
Lock Haven 14
Northeastern 20
West Chester 8
Montclair 6
Gettysburg 6
St. Lawrence 21
Maine 20
Dickinson 6
Boston U. 12
Worcester Tech 7
Glassboro 12
Millersville 10
Albany State 13
Central Connecticut 7
William Paterson 6
Swarthmore 12
Thiel 14
Western Kentucky 14
Carthage 9
Concordia, Nb 7
Missouri Valley 14
Hillsdale 20
Central Missouri 10
SE Missouri 7
Northern lowa 17
Wittenberg 10
Defiance 12
Evansville 20
Kansas Wesleyan 13
Heidelberg 7
lowa Wesleyan 6
Wabash 10
Baldwin-Wallace 13
Westmar 6
Rolla 17
Nebraska Wesleyan 7
Marietta 10
Millikin ig
Montana State 17
Western Illinois 8
Alma 7
Morningside 14
Southwestern, Ks 12
North Dakota 21
Hamline 0
St. Norbert 6
Central Oklahoma 14
Platteville 13
Denison 13
Macalester g
Northwood 17
North Park 6
San Francisco State 7
Colorado Mines 13
Cal Lutheran 10
Eastern Oregon 13
Carroll 13
Southern Oregon 16
Southern Utah 20
Northern Arizona 21
Idaho State 6
South Dakota 20
Hayward 14
Weber 21
Pacific Lutheran 6
San Diego U 6
Sacramento 8
Nevada (Las Vegas) 23
Western Washington 8