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|Pt PHIL /"In f BYRD | Sports Editor - - Vivian Brown, the Pantherettes crowd-pleasing ball handler and shooter, was named to the all state basketball team last weekend by the Atlanta Journal and Constitution. Vivian, a junior, was the Pantherettes leading scorer during the regular season and in the state sectionals. The shifty rover was also the Pan therettes leader in assists and one of the top rebounders on the squad. Vivian, who drives opponents wild, with her fabulous all handling antics, will be back again next season to anchor the Pantherette attack. Without a doubt. Vivian is an all-stater in anybody's book. VIVIAN BROWN IN ACTION This Friday night Perry’s varsity Panthers journey to Cordele to participate in a football jamboree that involves three high schools. The 12 minute games, in a round robin type setup, will start at 8:00 P.M. at Crisp County’s High School football field. In the first encounter, Perry will take on the Crisp County gridders for 12 minutes and then will battle the Americus Panthers, for another 12 minute session. These games are becoming very popular and give the fans a preview of what to expect from their local eleven. Perry High head coach Bob Morrow would like to see a flock of Perry High supporters at the jamboree Friday night. It takes only 35 minutes to drive to Cordele, via Interstate 75, and you’ll get to see some exciting football action. Congratulations are in order for the Berrien County High School girls. The Nashville, Georgia lassies won the State AA. basketball tournament in Marietta Saturday night and will reign for the next year as the number one class AA team in the State. If you remember, the Berrien County girls eliminated the Perry Pantherettes from the State meet two weeks ago, eeking out a 51-48 decision over the local girls. Since the Pantherettes couldn’t make it this year, I was glad it was Berrien County. They were a nice bunch of folks. Perry High’s baseball team, under the direction of coach Richard Powell, will start it’s season next Thursday afternoon at 4.00 , in Perry. The local nine have a strong corp of "arms” and will be serious challengers for the sub-region title. Coach Powell set up a friendly slate for the Panthers, with 14 of the 20 game schedule to be played at home. On the other side of town, the Westfield Hornets baseball team swung into action Monday af ternoon and dropped a 9-1 decision to the powerful Stratford Academy Eagles. The Macon school was unbeaten last season and has a crowd of returning lettermen for this season’s con frontations. The local Hornets gave the Eagles a fight for six innings, trailing only 3-0, before the SEAIS champs put the game away in the late innings. The way it looks now. both Perry schools will be tough on the diamond this season. P »*.»;*' P 1! Pictured above are members of the Perry High School baseball team that will swing into action next week. The 72 Panthers are leaded with fine pitchers and hitters and will be one of the top teams In sub-region 2AA West. (Lto R) Front row - Larrence Clarington, William West, Curtis Booney, J. B. Goheen, Brian Eastman, Mark REGISTRATION CONTINUES Local Youths Urged To Sign Up For Rec. Baseball The Houston County Baseball for Youth will continue its registration this Saturday, March 25th. In Ferry the registration point is the Houston Junior Athletic Field (old Houston High School). Sign up hours are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This program is for boys age 6 through 17, leagues will be as follows; league Ages Tee 6,7 & 8 "B” 9 & 10 “A" 11 it 12 Junior 13 & 14 Senior 15,16 &17 A registration fee of SIO.OO per family unit will be charged. This money will pay for the required player insurance as well as the cost of the cap and shirt which the boy retains. Birth cer tificates are required and copies will be made from the original, if that is the only copy available, with the original returned. These certificates will be kept on file at the County Recreation Dept, precluding the future need for any proof of age. This is a State requirement! Coach Robert Harding is Ferry's “Baseball for Youth" Chairman and will be glad to answer any questions regarding the program. Girls Softball Sign Up Continues In Ferry, the Houston County Recreation Dept, is making Softball available to girls ages 6 through 17. Registration point for Perry girls is the Houston Junior High Athletic Field (old Houston High School) from 10 a m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, March 25th. l.eagues will be as follows: leagues Ages Tee 6,7 & 8 “B” 9 & 10 “A” 11 & 12 Junior 13 & 14 Senior 15,16 &17 v l4 *w I \ h|£^B" w ' JHp '"JP* JHHH S A ■ SMy- Br ■ ' t ”Wjßpfe‘ jftiS ' - >#; . ,*, . GREEN TURNS THE CORNER FOR BIG GAINER ....Senior Flash Rushed For 188 Yards Shugart. (Second row) Joe Andrews, David Sanders, Calvin Felder, Earl Brown, Keevin Griffin. (Third row) Van Gladfelder, David Thomas, Dean Bramlett, Gerald Durham, Doug Kembisz, Mo Wright. (Back row) Buddy Red mond and coach Richard Powell. (Not pictured: Jerry Barnes). A registration fee of SIO.OO per family unit will be charged. This money will pay for the required player insurance as well as the cost of the jersey which the girl retains. Birth certificates are required and copies will be made from the original, if that is the only copy available, with the original returned. These certificates will be kept on file at the County Recreation Dept, precluding the future need for any proof of age. This is a State requirement! Miss Milledge Dixon is Ferry’s “Softball for Girls” Chairman and will be glad to answer any questions regarding the program. Miss Dixon’s phone number if 987- 2791. PCC NEWS While playing as a guest of Frank Young, Dewey Ware made a hole in one on the Ferry Country Club number five hole this past weekend. This seems to be the season for "aces” at PCC. Just last week George Curtis dropped in a hole in one on the eighteenth. Ware’s "ace” on number five was the first ever made on the two year old hole. Dewey used a three-wood on the 187 yard par three hole and dropped it right in the cup. In a weekly dogfight, Seabie Hickson had his annual super spring round and made a plus-12 points to lead his team of Boyd Hathaway and Ollie Deibert to an easy plus-18 first place showing. It was just a year ago that Seabie almost did the same thing and not only had the best round of his life, but also ran away with the dogfight. Second place honors went to the team of Julian Cawthon, Willis Harrison and Frank Young. PAGE 12-A :&*>*" :: ' v *% H ■ | WBf " ■ mmBHI jhh^b |v i ■B ' %p* * BOOMEY BREAKS LOOSE FOR 21 YARDS ....In 22-0 Win Over Varsity Friday Night Seniors Run Over Varsity In Annual Spring Game looking sharp as a tack after a four month layoff, the Ferry High Seniors rolled out their infantry attack and literally ran over the Varsity squad 22-0 last Friday night in the Panther Pit. The Seniors, playing their last contest in a Perry High football uniform, completely dominated the action and never allowed the inex perienced Varsity a chance to score. Coach Bob Morrow, who coached the Varsity, was very impressed with the performance of the Perry Seniors. “Their timing was just great, and that really hurt us. They didn't make any mistakes either.” For the night, the Seniors aggregated 312 yards on the ground and added another 19 thru the airways. The Seniors defense was just as strong, as they held the Varsity to 73 yards total offense, recovered four of five fumbles, and picked off one errant pass. Senior Henry Green, who set a flock of records during his stay at Perry High, had a banner night. The flashy runningback racked up 188 yards on the turf in 21 carries SPRING GAMS STATS SENIORS VARSITY 13 First Downs 6 312 Yds. Rushing 73 19 Yds. Passing 0 7-3-1 Passing 6-0-1 1-1 Fumbles 5-4 95 Penalties 25 6^^^^ofFPlays^^44 PERRY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, and scored the Seniors first TD of the night via a fumble. Another outgoing Senior, Curtis Booney, also went out in style. The alternating signal caller murdered the Varsity Panthers all night, with his quarterback keepers and gathered 79 yards rushing in only eleven hauls. Howard Winters, a reserve running back during the regular season, dented the Varsity line 17 times and picked up 35 yards, while William (Nose) West went into the backfield late in the game and totaled 10 yards in two totes. West was also the only player to catch an aerial during the entire game, and pulled in three for 19 yards and one touchdown. The only aspect of the game where the Seniors faltered was in number of penalties. The winners were tagged with eight walkoffs, for 95 yards. Morrow’s varsity, even though lacking experience playing together, committed only three penalties for 25 yards. “This group of Seniors we played Friday night may be as tough as any team we’ll face next season” Morrow stated after the game. The Varisty squad was hurt, even before the kickoff. "We had three kids out and they were all lettermen,” the Panther mentor continued. Darrell Durham, a pass catching threat who led the Panthers in receiving and yardage last season, broke his foot in practice last week and will be out all Spring. Steve Howard, the Panthers starting center last season, suffered a mild concussion a couple of weeks ago and won't be available for duty |P* *§j^mvfr^^s*Si - | ’^K|jV u •,, j VR^p tA' fl ) w *| *|p J ' .) jr-m * 4 CLA RING TON ON THE MOVE 5 ....Against Seniors until Fall. Kevin Mon tgomery, a starting lineman and one of the biggest Panthers on the squad, also missed Friday nights action. As it turned out, Morrow wound up playing seven Freshmen." We’re young, but I don't think we’ll have a losing ball club next season. This group of kids did a fine job against a great bunch of Seniors,” Morrow explained. The Varisity had several youngsters who performed admirable and will see a lot of action for the Panthers this Fall. David Coley, a 235 pounder, performed well on defense and stopped the Seniors talented runners on several occassions. The big Freshman tackle almost broke Henry Green in half in the second quarter when the super running back tried to sneak through the Varsity line. James Scott and Charles Harris, two Varsity defen sive backs, did a fine job at their posts. Both are loaded with speed. Although the offense did not move well against the Seniors experienced line as a whole, they did have their moments. Quarterback Ixiwrence Clarington broke loose for two long gainers and will spear-head the Panthers attack next Fall. Jaru Ash, an exciting Fresh man running back looked sharp against the Seniors and impressed a lot of folks. The speedy youngster rushed for 20 yeards in only five carries and picked up two crucial first downs for the Varsity. Starting set back, Ernest Stripling, who showed what he could do with a pig skin last season with 457 yards rushing, played well on both offense and defense and will be a mainstay this Fall. The Seniors defense, led by Kevin Gordon, Mo Wright, Lonzie Duhart, Danny Hamsley, Buddy Redmond, Henry Green, William West, , David Meyer, Roy Kendrick, Tommy Marshall and Willie Cosby scored the first touchdown of the night when the Varsity’s Alonzo Green was hit hard on the Varsity one yard line and fumbled. Alonzo’s big brother, Henry, grabbed the loose ball and stepped into the end zone for the initial score of the night. Henry also added on the two point conversion with a three yard burst and with 4:49 left in the opening stanza, it was Seniors 8 - Varsity 0. The Seniors tacked on their second score of the night with 1:03 left in the third quarter when Howard Winters bucked over from a yard out, to complete a five yard scoring drive. The score was set up when Senior lineman Mo Wright pounqgd on a Varsity fumble. Quarterback Curtis Booney passed to West for the two point conversion as the lights changed to 16-0. The Seniors closed out the scoring for the night in the final quarter when quar terback J. B. Goheen flipped a six-yard strike to William West to climax a 72 yard drive that took seven plays. Henry Green’s 44 yard scamper and a 21 yard romp by Curtis Booney were the big ground eaters during the time consuming drive. Booney’ run for the two point conversion just missed and the scoring was over for the remainder of the contest. With :59 secgnds left on the clock, it was now, 224 f. After it was all over, Morrow said he was not satisfied, but not dejected either. “These kids learned a lot about football tonight”, Morrow elaborated, “and this game did them a lot of good. Right now, our of fensive blocking has got to, and will, improve. The Seniors really hurt us in there. I think the defense did a good job overall,” Morrow summed up. This Friday night the Panthers Varsity will hit the road for a football jamboree, to be held in Cordele. Tlie Perry Varsity will take on the Crisp County team for 12 minutes and then take on the Americus Panthers for 12 minutes. “This game will really give us an indication of what to expect next Fall. Morrow said. Game time is 8:00 at Crisp County High School.