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PERR Y FOOTBALL ACTION
Hornets Hit The Road;
Panthers Play At Home
Face Tattnall Square
Friday night the Westfield
Hornets seek to improve on
Iheir undefeated (5-0) record
as they travel to Macon's
Henderson Stadium to battle
the winless Tattnall Square
Trojans The game begins at
8:00 pm and will be the
“rubber game" between the
two schools In 1972 Westfield
won 8-7. Last year Tattnall
edged the Hornets 76.
The "bosses” lor Tattnall,
according to Westfield head
coach Marvin Arrington, are
5-11, 165 pound senior quar
terback Gary Shorlridge
(number 14), and pile-driving
lullhack Mike Hughes
(number 45), who stands 6-1
S' ~P) Midget Cheerleaders
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Do Outstanding Job
For the past several weeks
Tin ker School has been the
site of late afternoon action
with tittle girls of all sizes.
They have enthusiastically
been yelling, leaping, carl
wheeling and all the many
things little girls do when
rooting a team on to victory.
Maqy of them got their first
baptism of lire last week - in a
steady rain at Perry High
loolball stadium. A very able
and dedicated cheerleader
mother is Mrs. (tail Allen and
7th (irade Cubs Score In The Rain
Shelton's Cubs Shoot
t
Down NS Jets 28-0
The Perry 7th grade Pan
ther (.’’ubs upped their season
Bernard
Keeps Post
Bert Seagraves of Pine Tree
Country Club in Kennesaw,
Ga., was elected president of
the Georgia Section PGA at
meetings in Macon Monday.
He succeeds Idle Hour's
Dan Nyimicz who has held the
position for three years.
The new secretary
treasurer is Dick Murphy of
Peachtree Golf Club in
Atlanta
Newly-elected vice
. presidents are: Davis Love,
Atlanta Country Club; Butch
Hansen, Brookfield West
Country Club, Atlanta; Hugh
Hover, Bull Creek Golf Club,
Columbus. and Johnny
Mallard, Okefenokee Country
Club, Waycross.
Holdover vice-presidents
are Tommy Lowe,
Ridgewood Golf Club. Macon;
Jack Lumpkin, Cherokee
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Club and Herring Cole, Sunset
Country Club, Moultrie.
and weighs 205. Hughes is a
former public school standout
at Northeast of Macon.
Head coach of the Trojans is
Jeff Slagle. One assistant is
former Georgia Tech Yellow
Jacket star defensive back
Gary Faulkner of Gray. The
Trojans run a “true" Wish
bone, with Shorlridge and
Hughes doing most the "ball
toting”. Other backfield
members are Bill Dodd
(number 34) and Jim Porch
(number 22).
On defense Hughes is the
ringleader from his middle
guard position. The Trojans
play a five-two defensive
front, and according to
Arrington, the secondary
her charges are Michelle
Allen. Elizabeth “Klip”
Arledge, Emma Carswell,
Phyllis Clark, Cathy Collins,
Connie Collins, Donna Cross,
Christine Davis, Tammy
Findley, Wanda Findley,
Michelle Harris, Jane Hen
dricks, Robin Huckaby, Hattie
King, Belinda Moore, Vicky
Noteware, Beth Overton,
Susan Overton, Lynn Starr,
Debbie Triplett, Lana Triplett
and Jeanse Wallace.
mark 2-1 by trouncing the
Northside 7th grade Jets 28-0.
AH the scoring was done in
the lirst halt The first score
came on the second play from
scrimmage after receiving the
kickoff when the Cubs fine
fullback, Henry Jackson,
burst through the Jets right
side for 47 yds. and the touch
down QB Arthur Harris threw
to HB Dean Walker for the
extra point and the Cubs took
the lead for good 8-0. After
holding the Jets on downs and
forcing a punt. HB Dean
Walker look a pitch around the
right side for 22 yds. and
another Cub TD. QB Arthur
Harris again converted the
extra point on a fine run and
the score stood at 16-0.
The Cubs’ defense shined
again in the rainy weather and
held the Jets on downs forcing
them to punt. It took the Cubs
only two plays to register
another score as FB Genry
Jackson skirted the Cubs’
right side 20 yds. and the
score. This was really a sight
to see as two Jet defenders
rode Henry piggy back across
the goal line from about 5 yds.
out. The extra point failed and
the score went to 22-0. The
lets couldn’t get any
tlung generated again and
were forced to punt, but LB
Dean Walker broke through to
block the punt. The Cubs’
second unit offense went to
“will be doing all sorts of
things,” Arrington is pushing
his charges to keep them from
being overconfident against
the Trojans, who are saddled
with an 0-4 record so far this
season. (Os course, ninety
percent of last year’s Tattnall
Square starling lineup is now
at River North Academy in
Macon.)
Tattnall had an open date
last weekend, and Trojan
headman Slagle was on hand
last Friday night to view the
Ravenwood-Westfield thriller.
He was observed taking notes,
trying to figure out how to
slop the Hornet multi-faceted
offense.
According to Arrington,
Westfield may be without the
services of “ole number 82”
Friday night. He was
referring to junior star tackle
Ken Simpson, suffering from
torn knee ligaments that came
in the final 18 seconds of last
week's exciting win.
Take County Lead
Erwin's Cubs
Rap NS 26-6
Last Thursday the Perry Klh
grade Cubs hosted a Northside
Klh grade team that was fresh
from beating Rumble (the
team that beat the Panthers
earlier this year). And just
work and put six more points
on the board, as FB Benjamin
Holmes list unit tackle) went
:t() yds, around the Cubs’ right
end for the final TD. The extra
point attempt failed, and the
score stood at 28-0.
The second half saw nothing
but rain and Cubs, The entire
40 man squad saw plenty of
action the second half. LB
Dean Walker, guard Darryl
Collins, and Jimmy Hickey all
had fumble recoveries with
DUB Dan Wright intercepting.
The Cubs were led defensively
by Dean Walker, Tim King,
Benjamin Holmes, Henry
Jackson. Charlie Culler, and
Stanley Bass.
Coaches Dan Shelton and
James Cobb were both well
pleased with their teams'
performances. Coach Shelton
staled that “this is the kind of
effort that we have been
looking and working for. We
are after that county cham
pionship and we cannot lose
another ball game and expect
to win it We re going to give it
all we’ve got to bring the
championship trophy to
Perry. The Cubs travel to
Warner Robins this Thursday
to tangle with the Tigers of
Tabor Jr. High at Rumble
Stadium. Game time will be at
5:00 P M. Hope everyone will
come out and support the
Cubs,"
Dodge Comes To Town
After a week off coach Bob
Morrow and his Perry High
School Panthers (2-2 in 1974)
get back into action this
Friday night when they host
the lougher-lhan-expected
Dodge County Indians.
The Indians, 3-1 on the
current campaign, will offer
the Panthers a tough test in
opening up their region slate.
Jerry Haines (formerly of
Thomasville) is in his first
season at the helm of the
Eastman-based redmen and
has turned a suoposedly
inexperienced squad in a
region contender, The Indians
returned only ten letter
winners from last year’s 7-3
region runnerup team, but
have shown a lot of savy in
rolling over three foes.
like always in football and
nearly any other sport, you
can’t compare scores as the
Cubs licked them 26-6. John
Ridley had a pair of second
quarter touchdowns and
addl'd a single TD in the lourth
quarter to lead the Panthers'
scoring attack with 18 points.
Jimmy Linder scored on a 15
yard touchdown pass from QB
Lynn Smith. Smith scored the
only PAT of the night on a 3
yard scamper around left end.
Again offensive line
blocking was the real key to
(his win, Coach Erwin said
after the game. “Since our
first loss to Rumble 6-0 wo
have been working on the
seven man sled at the high
school. I could really tell the
difference in our second ball
game when we beat Warner
Robins 36-8,” the Cubs’
mentor said.
Offensive linemen who
blocked well were Eddie
Porter, Willie Anderson,
Bobby Woodard, Andy Poole,
Marcus Riley, Darryl Parker
and Jimmy Linder. Clarence
Bogan and Sam Kendrick
blocked extremely well on
sweeps for Ridley.
John Ridley was the Cubs’
leading rusher with 107 yards
in 12 carries, while Clarence
Bogan had 32 yards in nine
totes. Sam Kendrick carried
the mail once for 20 yards on a
counlerplay.
Leading tacklers against
Northside were Lynn Smith,
Darryl Parker and John
Ridley, all tied for first with 10
apiece. Randy Reese, an 85 lb.
weak cornerbacker had 9,
while a newcomer to the
defense this week, Sam
Robertson, racked up 8.
Jimmy Linder, Randy
Lumpkin and Andy Poole had
a fumble recovery apiece.
Next game is Oct. 3 against
Tabor at Rumble field starting
at 6 P.M. Next home game is
Oct. 17 against Rumble.
Pubs Season Stats
Perry offense average per
game - 20.7 points
Perry defense average per
game - 6.7 points
RUSHING
Ridley 42 for 223 yds.
Bogan 29 for 118 yds.
Kendrick 4 for 29 yds.
PASS RECEIVING
Kendrick 3-126 2TD s
Linder 1-15 1 TD
TACKLES. .Aug. per game
Smith 11.3 Ridley 7.3
Bogan 10.0 Parker 7.0
STANDINGS
W L T
Perry 2 l o
Tabor 1 0 l
Northside 11 0
Rumble 1 2 0
W. Robins 0 11
Last season's leading
rusher. John Girtman. is gone
hut stepping into his shoes are
a pair of fleet-footed runners
in Sammy Searles (170 pound
senior) and John's brother,
Robert Girtman (150 pound
junior). Searles racked up
over 150 yards on the ground
against Vidalia last week and
is one of region :i-AA’s top ball
carriers. Girtman is quick and
elusive and will test the
Panthers going wide.
On defense the Indians are
led try Mark Carter (185 pound
junior end), Lorenzo Daniels
(185 pound junior tackle) and
Glen Anderson (160 pound
junior linebacker). All three
are previous lettermen and
have solid credentials.
The Panthers have looked
"pood " in practice, according
to loyal sources, lor the past
i wo weeks and w ill be trying to
get on ihe plus side ol the
ledger against Dodge County.
Perry hasn't lared too well
against Ihe Indians in recent
years. losing their last three
attempts, 111-7, 14-7 and 21-0.
The Panthers last win over
Dodge County came in 1970
when the Perryans prevailed
17 7
l'i iday night's action will
kick oil at 8 no pm in Ihe
Paul her Pil and wall be Perry
High's lasi game at home until
November 8 Like all Perry-
Dodge games, it should be a
good one.
In Home Opener
B-Panthers Crush
RAFB Bills 44-0 *
In lhe home opener, on
Wed., Sept. 25, at Perry High
the Perry Panther “B”
midget football team wiped
out the RAFB Bills by a 44-0
score. Panther players were
awesome as they devastated
the opposition.
The Panthers execution on
offense was super smooth, not
only tor a first game, their
ballhandling and timing were
even more remarkable as it
rained steadily throughout the
contest.
Panther co-captains for this
game were QB Carlton
Clarington, Jr., and FB Rick
Harding. Both boys are ex
perienced with leadership
qualities.
Six different Panthers put
points on the board. HB Ricky
Duncan, a speedster with
power, had a scintillating
night as he thrilled the crowd
with 4 TD’s. Duncan’s runs
were for 48, 35. 21 and 7 yards.
He had 200 yards rushing.
Watching Duncan run in his
fluid motion is a thing of
beauty. Panther coaches were
not only ecstatic over Dun
can's running but sky high
over the blocking on these
runs.
Panther co-captains for this
game were QB Carlton
Clarington, Jr., and FB Rick
Harding. Both boys are ex
perienced with leadership
qualities.
Six different Panthers put
points on the board. HB Ricky
Duncan, a speedster with
power, had a scintillating
night as he thrilled the crowd
with 4 TD's. Duncan's runs
were for 48 , 35 , 21 and 7
yards. He had 200 yards
rushing. Watching Duncan
run in his fluid motion is a
thing ol beauty. Panther
coaches were not only ecstatic
over Duncan’s running but sky
high over the blocking on
these runs.
Rick Harding, a consistent
and touch running FB. scored
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9mLj Perry Jr. High
X Football Rosters
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FERRY JR. HIGH
Itth GRADE FOOTBALL
ROSTER
Larry Adams (fullback),
Ernest Scott (guard), A1
Woodard (end), Mike Vance
(wing back), Fernandez
Toomer (split end), Matthew
Richardson (guard), Robert
Reese (halfback), Steve
Heavy (tackle-FB), Dwayne
Grant (wing back), Mark
Montgomery (quarterback).
Wayne Merritt (tackle),
Donnie Mclver (cornerback),
Charles Lewis (guard), Tony
Lowe (end), Bernard Lasseter
(halfback), Speedy Langston
(split end), Tim Felder (tight
end), Terry Kendrick
(tackle), Sammie Dinkins
(tackle), Francis Bowen
(center), George Holmes
(tackle), A1 Boone (fullback),
Bill Bennett (tight end), Wally
Dean (guard), Roger Barata
(quarterback), Larry Car
swell (manager), Wendell
Harrell (manager), Mike
Green (manager).
Ninth grade Panther
coaches are Ray Mims and
Glover Gibson.
PERRY JR. HIGH
7th GRADE FOOTBALL
ROSTER
Head Coach Danny Shelton
NAME AND NUMBER
Dan Wright 5, Scotty Wright
7, Danny Cape 9, Danny Rush
10, Arthur Harris 11, Danny
Coates 19, Ronald Dezurn 20,
Sinclair Lester 21, Dean
Walker 22, Ricky Harris 25,
Chris Coleman 28, Greg
Porter 30, Curtis King 32,
Henry Jackson 33, Nick
Felder 39, Marvin Jones 40,
Phil Tedders 41, Douglas King
45, Benny Williams 49, Gef
Ganey 50, Keith Smith 55,
Tony Carter 59, Mark Rush 60,
Keith McClain 61, Timmy
King 65, Kenny Malone 66,
Darryl Collins 69, Ben Holmes
a TD and PAT. Harding made
several determined runs in the
night tearing chunks of yards
from the middle. His blocking
for the other backs was great.
Little HB Tim Dixon scored
a TD on a short burst while
HB’s Rusty Mills and Raynard
Mickels scored a PAT each as
did QB Clarington on a heady
play.
Making the whole offense
purr was QB Clarington. His
faking, ball handling and
blocking were in mid season
form. He ran counter plays
that fooled the defense time
and again. On keeper plays he
was hard to bring down and on
one run of 20 plus yards he
broke about 7 tackles. On
kickoffs he tackled with
Jt*
* Blank Giants
Perry’s “A" Panthers with
a team effort captured a 32-0
win, over the Robins Air Force
Base Giants on the rain
soaked Perry High field last
Thursday evening.
Fine defense turned in by
Milt Jones, Troy Fluellen,
Jeffery Redding in the middle
of the line was the main
reason defensive ends Carlos,
Montgomery and Henry
Washington were able to
contain the end sweeps.
Linebackers Archie “Pop”
Saunders and Freddy
Williams were outstanding
making many tackles behind
the line of scrimmage. While
Roy Hill and Jerry Little were
very effective against both
pass and run, almost making
several interceptions. Only to
have the wet ball fall in
complete. Ricky Bowens and
Jeff Roundtree were on the
spot when needed from their
safety positions. Jeff Round
70, Marvin McGhee 71
(Perry), Allen Purser 71, Jeff
Linder 75, Michael Dixon 76,
Ricky Funk 78, Allan Brunson
79, Louis Wallace 80, Jimmy
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Rick, Mike, Chris, Ricky
Brother Combo’s
Star In Perry
By Richard Smith
While many brother tandems have played for
Perry youth teams in the last five years none have
been as consistent, outstanding or versatile - over
as long a period, as the Harding boys, Rick and
Mike. They have led their teams to various
Houston County championships in baseball and
football. The Hardings have also done well in -
basketball and track plus golf, etc. Rick, age 11,
and Mike, age 9, are loaded with athletic talent
but are very humble and nice kids.
It does appear that the Harding boys position, in
Perry youth football, may have rising com
petition. Recent arrivals on the Perry sports
scene, a little over a year ago, are the Duncan
brothers. Ricky, age 10 plus, and “little” Chris (as
Ricky calls him), age 8, exploded last week. Ricky
scored 4 TD’s as his Panther B team won 44-0.
Chris scored 3 TD’s for his Mite team in their 41-0
win.
The Duncans will have a long way to go to
replace the Harding duo but they have a lot of
talent. Knowing all four boys this reporter feels
they are great youngsters. These boys are an
example of the benefit of a good youth public
recreation program. The parents have done a fine
job in raising these boys.
We wish them continued success and hope they •
will remain as fine team players and as polite and
humble as they are today. There are many
talented and well behaved boys and girls in public
recreation and we think they receive good
guidance and character building from hard
working volunteer coaches.
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abandon and ferocity. James
Ash, head coach, said
Clarington played each play
like it was his last.
HB’s Raynard Mickels and
Marvin Nobles did well.
Center Marty Cassey was
outstanding on a rainy night.
Blocking by Guards Paul
O’Connell and Maurice
Zammitt, Tackles Fred
Marshall and A1 Tabor, Ends
David Arnall, Keith Fleming
and Daron Thomas opened
giant holes for Panther Backs.
This group played some
defense and Zammitt and
Marshall had some punishing
hits.
Especially well prepared
was a defense which, more
often than not, pushed the
tree made one interception
which led to a touchdown.
The offense led by QB Debro
Hill ran both ends and the
middle at will. Backs Freddy
Williams, FB; Roy Hill, LH,
Jeff Roundtree RH, carried
the pig skin in the wide open
running attack. The offensive
line, Center Milt Jones,
Guards Troy Fluellen, Jeffery
Redding, Tackles Henry
Washington, Jerry Little,
Ends Archie “Pop" Saunders,
Ricky Bowens, Carlos Mon
tgomery, opened large holes.
TD’s were scored by Roy
Hill (2), Jeff Roundtree (1),
Debro Hill (2). Freddy
Williams added two extra
points on fine hard nose
running to cap the 32 total
points. This team is short on
players. Any boys that would
like to sign up to play may do
so daily from 1:30 P.M. to 5:30
PM, at the Recreation Dept,
in the County Courthouse.
PAGE 2-B
OCT, 3. 1974?
Hickey 81, Billy Walker 85, '
Jeff Flournoy 86, Charlie
Culler 88, O.C. Watkins 89,
Jimmy Holderfield 90, Stanley
Bass, Ira Foster.
Bills back with a loss. This
group consisted of Eric
Borden, Marcus Clark, Ed
Huckaby, Reginald Canady,
Tim Dixon, Whitt Smith,
Rusty Mills, Eddie Johnson,
James Williams, Don Sim
mons and Jim King, Each of
these boys made several hits.
The Panther offense was so
potent that Whitt Smith,
punter never had to kick. Late
in the game with QB Keith
Fleming at the helm, Smith at
FB, Dixon and Mills at HB the
defensive team went on of
fense as Fleming led these
smaller boys to a TD.
Coach Ash said, “The squad
was so very well prepared and
the credit for that goes to M
offensive coaches Bob Har
ding and Leon Porter and
defensive coach Jack
Huckaby. Team spirit was
high and they played as a
unit.” Ash went on to say,
“Training in the past provided
by Lee Belvin, Phil Brewton,
Bob Harding, Jack Huckaby,
Bill Nipper, Jim Parker and
Dave Westmoreland was
evident in the Panther attitude
and performance.”
In view of the bad weather
fan support and officiating
were good. Thanks to a
volunteer, wet and soggy
chain gang of Lee Belvin, Don
Simmons, Sr., and Kevin
Smith. The cheerleaders, 22
faithful, were vocal in their
support. The Perry High
Boosters ran a fine concession
bossed by Eddie Fleming.
Thanks to Coach Huckaby the
game jersey has each boy’s
name lettered on the back. 0
Each player wears a Perry
Panther patch on his left
sleeve. Perryans are
reminded next Wed., Oct. 9,
the Mites will play at 6:30
P M. and the B team at 8 P.M.
at Perry stadium. Public
admission is free on game
night with Perry High
Boosters selling concessions.
Restrooms are open.