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Westfield Remains Unbeaten
Hornets Wake Up
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To Crunch TS 28-6
“An uninspired group of
Westfield Hornets stayed
unbeaten last Friday night
with an unconvincing 28-6
victory over the Tattnall
Square Trojans at Henderson
Stadium in Macon. The
sputtering Hornet offense
awoke alter halftime thanks to
a 78 yard gallop by Matt
Mellette, and salted away the
triumph with a pair of final
1 1 £iIt scores.
Hornet mentor Marvin
Arrington was concerned
before the game that his
unbeaten (5-oat the lime, now
“Mean Green' vould be
looking ahead to th's Friday
night's clash with Ine Deer
Held Knights in Albany, and
tears were proved correct,
as the lired-up Trojans fought
Westfield on even terms for
much of the game. But the
Hornets seemed to be able to
control the game, when in
clined to do so.
The “new look'' defense
installed by Westfield, with
210 pounder Mayo Sexton at
middle guard, and Doug
Mcßae elevated to a starting
slot at defensive end,
acquitted itsell well, holding
the Trojans to 27 yards
rushing in the lirsl two
periods. Tattnall got 104 total
infantry ' aids, but more than
a hundred ol that came in the
last live minutes, with the
Hornet subs in.
Mall Mellette gained 102
sards overground for the
Hornets, but a 72 yarder ac
counted lor much of the total.
F»J-back Jep Eiipfert looked
gtfc’id as a ballcarrier, several
limes breaking for 15 or more
yards at crucial times to keep
drives alive. Accumulatively,
the Green attack crunched out
265 yards rushing, and 57
yards passing.
Johnny Clay and Edwin
Ellis served as co-captains for
the Hornets, and called the
coin flip correctly, Westfield
electing to receive. But
although setting up shop on
their own 42, the Hornets
couldn't crack a fiery Trojan
line and had to punt upheld.
The “Mean Green" was also
feeling stingy, and Gary
Shorlridge lofted a beauty of a
punt 47 yards to the Hornet 20.
where Mellette rambled to the
27, with 7:28 left in stanza
number one. Again the TS line
stood firm. George Richerson
toeing the pigskin upheld to
HyvTrojan 35.
f A “GIFT’SCORE
After a sweep gained five,
David Cantrell fumbled on his
own 40, linebacker Edwin
Ellis scooping up the ball,
racing to the TS 30, before
being hauled down from
before. A play later, on second
and 14 at the 24, QB Tom
Malone lofted a pass towards
Richerson. Safely Gary
Shorlridge stepped in front,
but lipped the pigskin back
wards, into the arms of
Richerson. who scampered
into the endzone with 4:12 left
in the period. The FAT kick
was off to the left but the
Hornets led 6-0.
On the first play from
scrimmage for Tattnall, QB
Gary Shorlridge coughed up
the football, Westfield again
seizing the handle, this lime
on the Trojan 29 yard line. On
good blocks by Mellette and
Richerson, QB Tom Malone
rolled to the TS 22. Mellette
got to the 18, bringing up
second down. There Malone
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spotted split end Edwin Ellis
in the clear and fired to him
for an 18 yard score. Alas,
Westfield was in motion.
Undaunted, Malone called
the same play again. Ellis
sped downfield, cut across the
middle, and once again caught
a perfectly thrown aerial from
Malone, for 23 yards and the
game’s second score, with
2:27 left in stanza number one.
This time Mellette rambled
for a two point PAT and
Westfield went ahead 14-0.
The remainder of the first
half was low-lighted by
several lumbles by both
teams. A Hornet miscue
stopped a drive on Tattnall’s
45, then minutes later another
tumble turned the ball over on
TS’s 46. But Johnny Clay
pounced on a Tattnall bobble
at the Westfield 26, aborting a
Trojan drive. A third Hornet
cough up left the ball at
midfield, and the half expired
48 seconds later.
REV-UF AT
INTERMISSION
Realizing Tattnall wasn’t
going to play dead, the Hor
nets came out snarling in the
third period. Three plays after
a Westfield kick-off, Mayo
Sexton wrapped his body
around a Tattnall fumble at
the Trojan 29. Matt Mellette
got uni racked with two fierce
carries lor 14 yards, then on
third and nine at the 14, Matt
took a handoff, rolled over
right guard, smashed a
tackier to the turf, and
sleamrolled lor a score with
8:58 left in the third period.
The FAT attempt was no good,
and the scoreboard Hashed:
Westfield 20, Tattnall zero.
Tattnall, aided by a penalty,
drove straight upheld 40 yards
to the Hornet 20. But on fourth
down, at that marker, a field
goal attempt was ruined by a
bad snap from center, finally
covered by Tattnall on the
Trojan 29, with 5:05 left in the
third quarter. Westfield failed
to take advantage of the
chance, surrendering the
leather at the TS 30 with a
minute left.
Again the Trojans “sucked
it up" and resolutely marched
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delemlers dug m at the
West held 23 and stopped the
Brave march, taking over with
8:35 lell in the final period.
'Tattnall had kept the ball five
minutes without scoring.)
MATT BREAKS ONE...
ALMOST...
On first and ten at the
Hornet 22, Malone gave off to
Mellette on an off tackle
counter play. Matt silled
through the line, swerved left,
and raced 73 yards down the
sideline, Being hauled down on
the TS ti when one ol his knee
Braces slipped. Two plays
later tailback Jep Liipfert
hammered over on a two yard
Buck with ti:3B to play. George
Hicherson converted the two
point PAT and the Hornets
were up 28-0.
A play later the Trojans
tumbled on their own 46,
recovered by Hicherson.
Immediately Coach Arrington
poured in substitutes for his
first stringers, putting QB
Tom Malone at tailback.
Although Malone got 19 yards
on four tries, the Hornets gave
up the football with 1:10 left to
play on the Tattnall 17 yard
line.
From there fullback Bill
Causey swept his right side for
38 yards to the Hornet 45. An
improper equipment penalty
set the Trojans back to their
own 40, with about twenty five
seconds left. From the 45, one
play later, Causey again
swept around his right end,
lumbering 55 yards for the
Trojans' touchdown, with just
fifteen seconds left to play.
The PAT was blocked, the
Hornets triumphing 28-6.
(Ninety eight of the Trojans’
194 yards rushing came in the
linal 70 seconds of play.)
HORNET HUSHING: Matt
Mellette - 162 yards on 18
carries; Jep Liipfert - 56
yards on 11 carries; Tom
Malone - 36 yards on 11
carries; George Hicherson -
6 yards on one carry; and
Doug Mcßae - 5 yards on
two carries. Total -- 265
yards on 42 carries.
FUMBLE RECOVERIES -
Edwin Ellis, Johnny Clay,
Doug Mcßae, Mayo Sexton,
George Hicherson. IN
TERCEPTION - Donnie
Fountain.
LEADING TACKLERS -
Mayo Sexton - II tackles
assisls; Phil Gentry - 12
lackles-assists; Edwin Ellis
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10 tackles-assisls.
PASS RECEPTIONS (all
thrown by Tom Malone):
Edwin Ellis - one for 23
yards and touchdown;
George Hicherson - one for
Westfield At Deerfield
1-AA Title On The
Line Friday Night
This Friday night at 8:00
P.M. on Stuart Avenue in
Albany, two SEAIS I-AA grid
powers will clash in what
many say will put the winner
in the driver’s seat for the 1974
region crown. Westfield of
Perry battles Deerfield’s
Knights in the much-awaited
contest, both teams sporting
perfect 3-0 region records.
The Knights are an
The Way To Deerfield
Directions to Deerfield are Turn left on Highway 91 and and turn right on Palmyra
similar to those to Kiverview. proceed, about ten or twelve Street. (The road is a wide
Follow 1-75 to Cordele, then miles into Albany, where 91 four lane, under con
take 257 to Georgia Highway will deadend. Take a left and struction.) Follow Palmyra
32. At that intersection turn proceed over a bridge to Bth over Slappey Road and take
right on 32 for about two miles Avenue (a narrow two lane the first left past Slappey,
to Georgia 91 (you’ll see a street). Turn right on Bth which is Stuart Avenue,
barbecue goat restaurant). Avenue to the first traffic light Deerfield will be on the right .
34 yards and touchdown.
WESTFIELD TATTNALL
11 First Downs 6
42-265 Hushing-Yds. 34-194
2-6 Passing 2-8
57 Yardage 15
awesome, power football
eleven. Their defensive front
six is bulwarked by a pair of
220 pound guards, junior Steve
Holloway (no. 73) and senior
Robins Gates (no. 74). The
standout on the line is junior
defensive end Wes Dozier (no.
35), a 180 pounder. Tackles are
“little bitty” Kirk James (no.
84), 190 pounds, and Glenn
Eames (no. 64), 180 pounds.
Had Intercepted 1
Punts-Avg. 2-43.0
Penalties 2-20
Total Offense 209
Fumbles-Lost 7-5
Possession 23:40
0
2-26.5
3-35
322
4-3
24:20
On offense, the Knights
prefer a Slot-I attack,
featuring off tackle bursts and
slotback trap plays. Quar
terback is 160 pound senior
Phil Deriso (no. 11). He
mainly hands off to fullback
Mark Goodyear (no. 43), a 170
pounder, and tailback Clay
Gardner (no. 25), 160 pounds.
Slotback is Kern Cunningham
(no. 44), 165 pound sophomore.
Friday night’s game is
Deerfield's Homecoming and
the Knights are sure to be
keyed “high as a kite”. Ad
mittedly looking forward to
Westfield, the Knights were
clawed by the Stratford
Eagles 39-0. Their overall
record is just 3-3, but those
three losses came to Stratford,
Monroe and River view (in a
huge upset).
Earlier in the year the
Knights beat Ravenwood’s
Red Raiders 20-13. Os course,
Westfield narrowly edged
Ravenwood 15-14 in the last 18
seconds. The big and fast
Deerfield offensive line
whipped the Red Raiders huge
defenders in that win. Tackle
Malcolm Richter (no. 72), a
210 pound senior anchors the
blockers, along with Mark
Taylor (no. 55), 190 pound
center.
Head coach of Deerfield is
Graham Lowe, former
headmaster. One assistant is
former Georgia Bulldog star
tight end Frank Richter who
played with the Philadelphia
Eagles. Frank is Malcolm
Richter’s older brother.