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Slap Dodge, Jones
Panthers Win Twice
In Peach Jamboree
The Perry Panthers
recorded their most suc
cessful football jamboree in
history last Friday night in
Fort Valley by winning two of
three abbreviated "games",
6 0 over Dodge County and 7-6
over Jones County, before
dropping a 20-0 quarter to a
senior laden band of Peach
County Trojans
Peach lied the Panthers for
the most wins in the jamboree
with an identical record of 2-1
and claimed the mythical
championship by virtue of
their three touchdown assault
of Perry in the sixth and final
quarter of the night The
Trojans dropped a 6 0 decision
to Dodge County for their lone
setback.
The first annual Peach
Jamboree kicked off Friday
night with Jones County and
Dodge County scrapping to a
scoreless tie A sparce crowd
was on hand at gametime, but
by the time Peach County’s
Trojans got into (he action
almost 900 spectators had filed
m to watch the four region 3-
AA contingents knock heads.
Coach Hob Morrow’s Perry
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Panthers look the field in the
second quarter pitted against
Dodge County. Led by a stingy
defense, the Panthers held the
Indians at hay and in the final
minutes Morrow’s offensive
unit cranked up
Taking over on their own 17
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with 2:36 left the Panthers
started goalward James
Hillson, pressed into a
fullback role due to the injury
depleted Panther backfield,
carried twice for two and four
yards to the Perry 23. On third
and four, Hillson picked up an
important first down by
dragging three Indians five
yards to the 28.
With the drive still alive
junior quarterback Eddie
Harmon tossed a pass in the
flats to tailback Milton
Walker, who look off down the
right sidelines before finally
being curtailed at the Dodge
42. Harmon went to his
favorite receiver, Eddie
Porter, on the next play and
the sure handed sophomore
snagged the ball on the Dodge
15 and scampered unmolested
the rest of the way for the
winning TD
Hillson’s extra point
placement was wide right, but
it didn’t matter, for only 31
seconds remained on the
clock Junior safety Duane
Murphy sealed the win by
picking off an Indian pass on
the last play of the quarter
After Peach County slapped
Jones 14-0 in the third stanza
and Dodge upset Peach
County in the fourth frame the
Panthers came back in the
fifth quarter for a shot at
Jones County’s Greyhounds
The Hounds, led by the
running of Mike Childs, moved
the ball in big chunks against
the Panthers (8, 9,7, 3 yards)
before the elusive Childs
tumbled a handoff. Perry’s
Willie Ray Kendrick came up
with the ball on the Jones 41.
Kendrick came up with two
loose balls for the night
With Harmon at the controls
again, the Panthers struck
quickly. The 5-9 signal-caller
found David Porter at the
Hounds 10 covered by two
defenders. Porter, a sticky
fingered soph tight end,
leaped over two defenders and
came down with the ball for a
30-yard gain at the 10 Freddie
King pounded the Jones line
three straight times to the two
and then on an important
fourth down call Hillson
slammed off left tackle for the
TD behind vicious blocking
Hillson lacked on the eventual
game-winning PAT and it was
7-0 with 7 :18 left
After the kickoff Jones put
together an eleven play, 67-
yard march that was
climaxed by a two-yard TD
plunge by Childs The Hounds
elected to go for two points
with 2:34 left but a great
defensive play by James
Hillson and Joe Brown foiled
the bid and the Panthers were
still on top 7-6.
Perry ran off the remaining
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In Peach Jamboree
Panthers Were
"Impressive"
Perry High assistant
football coach Allen Shaw was
“impressed’ with the Pan
thers performance in last
Friday night’s football
jamboree in Fort Valley. The
Panthers won two of three,
with only Peach County en
ding the string
“We dished out some of the
best hits I've seen since I got
here two years ago,’’ Shaw
commented, “despite all the
injuries we’ve had this
spring.”
Perry’s starting defensive
unit of Len Taylor and Mark
Montgomery at tackles,
Ronnie Clarington and Joe
Brown at ends, Willie Ray
Kendrick at nose guard,
James Hillson and Leon Green
at linebacker, and the
defensive secondary of Alvin
Boone, Jackie Robinson,
Duane Murphy and Shelton
Thomas, were praised by
Shaw for their Friday night
performance. “We held Dodge
without a first down and
stopped Jones County’s two
point try in our two wins and
gave up yardage grudgingly to
everybody. We let down a
little against Peach," Shaw
continued, “but overall it was
a good effort by our young kids
using a new defense for the
first time in a game
situation."
Shaw also cited the Panther
freshmen. “Our ninth graders
did a fine job, especially kids
like Mark Montgomery, Steve
Peavy and Speedy Langston
They picked up some con
fidence Friday night and
should help us next fall."
The Panther defensive
coach summed up by saying:
"We got a chance to play
everybody (44 dressed out)
Friday night and this will keep
kids interested I was
especially pleased with the
way Eddie Harmon ran the
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At Ochlahatchee Clubhouse
PJL Sign-Up Begins Sat *
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The Perry Junior League,
sponsored by the Perry Club
Council, will hold registration
beginning this Saturday.
March 29. at the Ochlahatchee
Clubhouse New Baseball
Commissioner Ken Aldridge,
elected two weeks ago, an
nounced that the League will
hold its 22nd season beginning
in late May.
The March 29 registration
will be held from 10:00 to 1:00
Iwo-and-a-half minutes to
preserve the win and were
driving again, at the Jones 45,
when time expired
Ferry's hopes of an un
beaten Jamboree came to a
sudden halt in the final period
when Peach County struck
quick and often to bury the
Panthers 20-0 Big Mathew
Jackson, running out of Peach
County’s famous single wing
Notre Dam** Box, was the
culprit The 205 pound junior
scored all three Peach TDs.
Peach took advantage of
two short punts and a fumble
to register the three scores.
Jackson scored the first TD on
a 5-yard run at 6:43 and then
caught a 35-yard toss from
Jeff McCrary for the second
score at 4:39 Jackson then
scored his final TD of the
night, against a band of
Panther freshmen, from 18
yards out at 2:58.
Perry began moving the ball
in the waning moments, at the
Peach 27, but a fumble killed
the drive as the Panthers went
down, 20-0.
STATISTICS
PERRY OPPONENTS
7 First Downs 11
33 Yds Rushing 167
140 Yds. Passing 35
11-6-0 Att-Comp-Int 3-1-1
4-3 Fumbles-Lost 3-2
4-27.0 Punts-Avg. 2-29.5
1-5 Penalties-Yds. 3-25
40 Offensive Plays 41
PERRY RUSHING: F. King 9
for 13, Hillson 5 for 16, Harmon
4 for 3, Walker 5 for 5, Collier 2
for minus 4.
PASS RECEIVING: Porter 3
for 86 yards. Walker 1 for 30
yards, Allen 2 for 24 yards.
Coach Allen Shaw
offense. Eddie Was shaken up
in an auto accident, but played
anyway and did an out
standing job. He’s a leader
and a fine athlete.”
Harmon and tight end David
Porter proved Friday night
they may be a dangerous
combo for the Panthers next
fall.
JAMBOREE ROSTER
Ricky Rawls, Alvin Boone,
Shelton Thomas, Ronnie
Collier, Duane Murphy, Fred
King, Lee Grant, Fernandez
Toomer, Johnny McCarty,
Speedy Langston, Leon Green,
Jeff Holmes, Eddie Harmon,
John Arnall, Bobby Brown,
Milton Walker, William
Lester, Robert Reese, Mike
Oliver, Edwin Allen, James
Hillson, Jeff Vogt, Felton
Robinson, Len Taylor,
Francis Bowen, Stan Wally,
Anthony Grace, Kent
Fleming. John Brown. Mark
Montgomery, Richard Kahle,
Lester Weekly. Willie Ray
Kendrick, Mark Forchette,
Bill Bennett, Kenneth King.
Steve Peavy, Wally Dean,
Mark Hammerle, Felton
Robertson, William Farr,
David Porter, Joe Brown,
Jackie Robinson. Dwayne
Grant. Ronnie Clarington.
at the Clubhouse on Frank
Satterfield Road To be
eligible for the Junior League,
a boy must bt nine years of
age before this coming
December 31, and must not
be thirteen before July 17,
1975. Sponsoring teams
provide uniforms including
caps Players must provide
their own shoes and ball
gloves. To register, a boy
must be accompanied by a
Defending State Champs
Hornet Linksmen ’
Shock Stratford
The Westfield Hornets golf
team fired a fine 317 total last
Thursday at the spacious
Perry Country Club course to
edge SEAIS AA defending
state champions, the Stratford
Eagles, by three strokes. All
four of the Hornets linksmen
had scores under 90 on the
water-logged PCC layout.
Coach Lee Martin’s Hor
nets, who won the Region 2-AA
golf title a year ago by over a
hundred strokes over run
nerup Beech wood, returned a
veteran lineup this season
paced by junior Bud Ogletree.
Bud had what he termed a
“fairly good but not great”
round of 76, one stroke better
than teammate Matt Davis’
77. Ben Smith recorded an 80
and Jimmy Beeland finished
eighteen holes with an 81.
The Maconites dropped
their first match of the season
in the loss to Westfield. Young
Rob Sclottman was low man of
the day with a fine 71. But
teammates Bruce Elliott,
Duncan Walker, and Bill
Walker couldn’t maintain the
pace. Duncan Walker scored a
79, Bill Walker turned in an 80
and Elliott recorded an 87.
Both Westfield and Strat
ford played six players each
and then used their top four to
determine team winners.
Westfield’s fifth and sixth
linksmen Thursday were
Keith Newberry and Tee
Tolleson, who both scored 84’s
- three strokes better than the
Eagles’ fourth best.
Coach Martin said after the
pressure-filled match that his
team played well, but could
improve. “We don’t have a
single senior on the team,”
Flock Os Veterans Return
PJHS Thinclads Expected
To Be Tough In County
The Perry Jr. High Bth
grade track team has ten
returnees from last year’s 2nd
place finishing team back for
’75. John Ridley, Sam Ken
drick, Marcus Riley and Lynn
Smith lead the list of retur
nees.
Ridley placed in the high
jump, broad jump and 100
yard dash last year. He also
anchored the 440 yard relay
that placed second to Nor
thside Jr.’s powerful team.
Scramble
Golf Held
At H.L.C.C.
Sunday, March 23, the
Houston Lake Country Club
held a mixed scramble. The
winners-for the father and son
teams were: first place, Steve
and Gary Garrard and Ron
and Chris Boggett. Second
place, Gene Zollmas, Floyd
Gregory, Hannah Young,
Perry Davis, Lucy Sail. Third
and fourth place tie, David
Moore, Marvin Mangrem,
Effie Foster, Marvin
Bainhart, Pete Foster, Johnny
Goldstone, Earnest Osumi and
Posie Cowan.
parent or guardian.
The Pee Wee League will
again be sponsored this
season, with at least four
teams being formed. Pee Wee
registration is for boys who
are entering the first grade of
school beginning this fall and
for those not old enough for the
Junior League. A baseball hat
and shirt is given to each
player. Gloves and shoes must
be provided by the player.
Martin emphasized. Three
year leader Bud Ogletree is a
junior. Keith Newberry, Matt
Davis, and Ben Smith are all
Mon.-Wed.-Fri.-Sat.
County Baseball,
Softball Sign-Up
Continues Here
Registration is still un
derway at three locations in
the County for Boys Baseball
and Girls Softball. In Bonaire
all girls and boys may register
at Moody Road Park Monday
through Friday from 9:00 til
5:30 and on Saturday from
9:00 til 12:00. Registration in
Centerville will be held at the
Youth Center on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday from
3:30 til 6:30, and on Saturday
from 9:00 til 12:00. In Perry
registration will be held three
days a week, Monday, Wed
nesday and Friday, from 3:30
til 5:00 and on Saturday from
9:00 til 12:00. Registration will
run for four weeks and will
end on April 26. Regular
season play will begin on May
24 with opening day
ceremonies at Moody Road
Park.
Registration fee for the
County will be as follows: Tee
League and Senior League
s7.oo for each child. “B”, “A”
and Junior Leagues- SIO.OO for
each child.
Kendrick placed in the
discus, 100 and 220 yard
dashes and ran the first leg of
the 440 yard relay last year for
the Panthers.
Riley placed high in the
discus and threw the shot last
year.
Smith placed high in the
mile run last year setting a
school year of 5:09.8. In fact,
four of the six men back set
PJHS records.
Other returnees include
Carl Bass, Quentin Harvey,
Jimmy Lee, Robert Burgess,
Carlton and Jeff Roundtree.
Seventh graders that will
probably help this year’s team
are Stanley Bass, Tony
Carter, Louis Wallace, Dean
Walker, Henry Jackson,
Arthur Harris, Lugene
Thomas, Tim King and
Ralph Brooks.
‘‘Last year’s team finished
second place in the county,”
stated Coach Erwin. “We
have five of our top scorers
back again this year plus
several topnotch prospects.
Bobby Woodard, Curtis
Worthy, Mike Wendler,
Donald Grace, Willie An
derson and Steve Stripling
should add strength and depth
to the club.”
“In our field events we have
John Ridley back in the broad
jump and high jump We have
Marcus Riley and Sam
The six Junior League
teams with coaches are:
Andrew Hardware- McLen
don- Coach Chip Washington;
Beavers Insurance- Coach
Riley Young; Red and White-
Coaches Tommy Storey and
Tony Edmundsom; Kiwanis-
Coach Fred Lampley;
Tolleson Supply- Coach Clark
Todd; and Goodroe Realty-
Coaches Linward Carroll and
Paul Cosey.
sophomores. Two eighth
graders with "tremendous”
potential are Tee Tolleson and
Jimmy Beeland.
This program will be o&i,', to
boys and girls age 6 through
17. The cut-off date of ages is
August 1.1975. The age of your
child on that date dictates the
League he or she will par
ticipate in this season. Cer
tification of age may be done
by use of hospital records,
birth certificates, or Military
I.D. cards. A copy must be
made and put on file with the
Houston County Recreation
Dept. League age will be as
follows: Tee League- 6
through 8 year olds; “B”
League- 9 and 10 year olds;
“A” League- 11 and 12 year
olds; Junior League-13 and 14
year olds; and Senior League
-15 through 17 year olds.
Anyone interested nin
coaching a team may register
on the same days and same
locations. For more in
formation about the Baseball
or Softball program or
registration, please call the
Houston County Recreation
Department at 922-2878 or 923-
2905.
Kendrick in the discus along
with Riley and Jimmy in the
shot put, so as far as the field
events are concerned we only
have to find one broad and
high jumper,” Coach Erwin
summed up.
“In the running events we
have returnees in every event,
except the 120 yard hurdles,”
said Coach Erwin. “Here I’m
looking at the 7th graders,
maybe Arthur Harris and
Stanley Bass. The only other
running event we might not be
strong in is the 440 yard runs.”
School Records
(Shot) Edwin Allen, 40’8”,
1973.
(Broad Jump) John Rjfley,
19'8”, 1974.
(Discus) Fred King, 116’9”,
1973.
(High Jump) John Ridley,
5’3”, 1974.
(Hurdles) Bill Bennett, 17.2,
1974.
(440 Relay) Kendrick, Bass,
Arnold, Ridley, 49.0, 1974.
(Mile) Lynn Smith, 5:09.8,
1974.
(100) Ken Lumpkin, 10.6,
1972.
(440) Curtis Green 56.7,1972.
(880) Boyd Brooks, 2:28.0,
1974.
(220) Ken Lumpkin 24.4,
1972.
(Mile Relay) Adams,
Clarington, Daniel, Green,
4:06.0, 1972.
A 15-game schedule will be
played under the lights of
Tolleson Field. As always, an
All-Star game will follow
regular season play.
Cost of playing Junior
League will be $7.50. This cost
includes insurance. There will
be a $6.00 fee for Pee Wee
League, and this fee covers
cost of the team hat and shirt
which may be kept by the
player.