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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 Full Sorvlce Mechanic On Duty Big Gulf Service Station 235 West Third Street Jackson, Ga. 30233 404-775-4804 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 THE JACKSON PROGRESS-ARCUS, JACKSON, GEORGIA THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER IS, 1977 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 4 . * ~ 4 ham* ~ tall vi MBr J&j&y - i ffpffiT 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. i tfL ■ 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. PARRISH DRUG CO. Phone 775-7424 Jackson, 6a. 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. Never put an airtight bandage over iodine. It keeps the io dine from evaporting off the skin and might cause a burn. Hl *. , jE 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- The Harmon Football Forecast Presented Weekly By It Mclntosh Jit STATE BANK Your Friendly Full Service Bank 1— MICHIGAN 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 Alabama Alcorn State Appalachian Arizona State Arizona Arkansas State Auburn Ball State Bowling Green California Central Michigan Cincinnati Citadel Colgate Colorado State Colorado Cornell Dartmouth Davidson Dayton East Carolina Florida State Florida Fresno State Furman Georgia Grambling Harvard Holy Cross lowa State Jackson State Kentucky **Long Beach L.S.U. Maryland McNeese Memphis State Miami, FI Michigan Missouri Morehead Navy No. Carolina State North Carolina North Texas Notre Dame Ohio State Oklahoma State Oklahoma Oregon Pacific Penn State Pittsburgh ■Purdue Rutgers South Carolina Southern California Southern Illinois Southern U. SW Louisiana Stanford Temple Tennessee State Tennessee 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 (Friday, Sept. 16) 16— CALIFORNIA 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