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Bryant Sets Two School Records
Hornets Ease To 28-0
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Victory Over Pineland
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Hrday night eased to a
Begion 28-0 victory over
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Jon Pierce Sacks A QB
. . . HHJ Player Os The Week
contest played in Moultrie.
Bryant was nothing short
of spectacular, amassing
254 yards on just 13
carries, a 19.5 yards per
carry clip.
The victory boosted
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Coach Percy Hardy's
“Mean Green" Hornets to
a 6-1 record, but was costly
because of its bruising
nature. The contest was
marked by rough, un
sportsmanlike hitting
which no doubt left both
teams with welts and
bruises.
The Hornet defense
recorded its third shutout
of the 1975 campaign and
was paced by standout
play by middle guard Alan
Wood and linebacker Jay
Ragland, along with
tackles Johnny Clay and
Ken Simpson. A
magnificent final minutes
goal line stand insured the
whitewashing of the
Moultrie school.
The 150 scooter tailback,
Bryant, put forth his
second outstanding effort
in a row, and ended the
contest the way he began
it, with a dazzling run of
over sixty yards. Bryant
scored on an 89 yard
scamper on the last play of
the foray, scoring after the
final gun had sounded.
The Hornets won the toss
and elected to receive.
Fifty-seven seconds later
they were on the
scoreboard, as most fans
were just getting settled in
their seats. The kick
runback came back to the
Hornet 29, and a first down
play produced two yards.
Then “old number 21",
the 5'10", 150 pound speed
merchant named David
Bryant, took a pitch and
slithered around left end.
Cutting back against the
flow of pursuit, Bryant
raced 63 yards to the Eagle
5 where he was forced out
of bounds. A play later Jon
Pierce burst into the end
zone, with 11:03 still
showing on the first
quarter clock. The PAT
kick was called wide, but
appeared good. No matter,
Westfield led 6 0.
The Pineland crew got
possession on the ensuing
kickoff, but were forced to
punt 31 yards upfield to
George Richerson at the
Hornet 45 yard line.
Promptly the green clad
Hornets marched
goalward again,
negotiating the 55 yards in
eleven plays.
A hobbled pltchout
recovered by David
Bryant for 15 yards around
end got Westfield into
Eagle territory. Tough
running by Phil Gentry
edged the pigskin down to
the 23, then a rambling
burst by Gentry took It to
the 17. An option keeper by
Richerson produced a first
and goal at the three yard
line, where Bryant cut off
tackle standing up to
score, with 4:43 still left on
the first quarter clock. A
two-point PAT run by
Richerson produced a 14-0
lead.
PIERCE INTERCEPTS
The determined Eagles
got their offense cranked
up and drove into Hornet
territory, primarily on a
pass from QB Mark
Mobley to RB Bryan Clark
of 25 yards to the Westfield
26. But two plays later
Hornet safetyman Jon
Pierce intercepted a
Mobley aerial on the
Hornets eight yard line, on
a pass thrown up for grabs.
Immediately two very
similar 15 yard scampers,
one by Pierce and one by
Bryant, took Westfield up
to their 42. But disaster
almost struck the Mean
Green on a pass attempt by
Richerson. Back to pass,
he was hammered to the
ground and lay on the turf
motionless for more than
two minutes. Finally, he
shakily arose and came to
the bench, being replaced
by Bert Brown. The
Hornets center, Chris
Fesmire, recovered
Richerson's fumble.
Subsequently George re
entered the hardtought
game and punted 35 yards
to the Eagle 37. As second
stanza action began, the
Eagles' offense again
sputtered, and Westfield
gained control again. A
clipping call nullified a fine
39 yard return by Bryant,
but the Hornets drove
anyway to the Eagle 2
before surrendering
possession with 6:10 left
before intermission.
The Eagles resorted to a
shotgun offense and even a
triple reverse, all to no
avail, although they did
pile up two first downs.
After a punt to the Hornet
44, the visitors from Perry
sent David Bryant on a
beautiful, criss-crossing
run across the field all the
way to the Eagle 5 (a run of
51 yards) only to have a
clipping flag nullify the
gain. The half ended after
a 15 yard gallop by Jon
Pierce and a 20 yarder by
George Richerson to the
Pineland 26, where a
fumble saw the ball spurt
crazily all over the field,
finally recovered by
Westfield.
GENTRY GALLOPS
Early in the second half,
Westfield's miniature
version of Larry Csonka,
5'9", 190 pound fullback
Phil "Runt" Gentry, made
his presence known. The
Hornets got possession at
their 13 after a clipping
call, so David Bryant
sauntered 32 yards up to
the Hornet 45, then swept
end tor 12 more.
Then Gentry took over
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» Hornets Travel South
Trip To Indian Country
Vital To Region Hopes
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The Westfield Hornets,
currently ensconced in
second place in SEAIS AA
South with a 3-1 record,
travel south to Southwest
Georgia to meet the
Warriors in Damascus
Friday night in a very
crucial region contest. If
the Hornets win, they will
clinch at least a tie for
second place in the region,
regardless of the outcome
against Southland two
weeks away.
The Warriors currently
are 2-1 in AA South, and
are a threat to blemish the
WHS record with another
and started shedding
tacklers like confetti,
ramming upfield on short
piston-like bursts. He got
six yards, then 12, and
finally swept right end for
fifteen yards to paydirt
with 6:32 left on the 3rd
period clock. The PAT kick
was blocked, but Westfield
led 20-0.
A second down personal
foul penalty on Pineland
cost them a chalnmover,
and forced a punt to
Westfield's 33. From there,
sophomore back Jon
Pierce displayed good
running form, whelling to
the 46 on two carries. A fly
pattern pass from George
Richerson to Greg Wright
produced 31 yards to the
Eagle 23. But Pineland
recovered a Hornet fumble
at the Eagle 13, and choked
off the threat.
As the game began to
draw to a close, Coach
Hardy inserted his second
liners, and they moved the
pigskin well, particularly
on runs by Greg Gentry
and Bill Sirmon, But an
unsportsmanlike conduct
penalty on the Hornets
ended the drive, and the
Eagles took over on their
nine.
Pineland punted, ' but
with three minutes left to
play, a linebacker picked
off a Hornet pass and
rambled 52 yards to
Westfield's 28. A few plays
later QB Mobley sifted
around end and clearly
stepped out of bounds on
the 20, but an official's
view saw differently, and
Mobley edged to the
Hornet seven yar d line.
Bryan Clark scrambled
to the four, then carried to
Westfield Pineland
19 First Downs 9
47 379 Rushes Yds. 40 125
4 1 Pass-Comp 6-2
1 Intercepted 1
31 Pass Yards 26
1-35.0 Punts Avg. 7 31.2
5-65 Penalties Yds 6 60
6-1 Fumbles Lost 1-1
51 Off . Plays 46
21:05 Possession 26:55
HORNET RUSHING Bryant
254 yards 13 carries, Phil
Gentry 101 on 15 carries;
Richerson- 33 on 5; Pierce 70 on
8; Brown minus four on 1;
Sirmon- 18 on 3; Moreland I on
1; and Greg Gentry 5 on 1.
PASS RECEIVING: Greg
Wright one for 31 yards,
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Edwin Ellis (52) Rips An Eagle
. . . With Open Field Tackle
loss, since Southwest
Georgia clipped Raven
wood's Red Raiders 14-6
earlier in the year. The
Indians are led by QB HB
Tom Newberry, who ate
the Hornets alive through
the air in a close 20-15 loss
last year.
Newberry normally
plays HB, with Jay
Eubanks at QB, but
Eubanks is injured and his
status is uncertain for the
game. Other standouts
include Brian Rizer, a
"tough" 180 pound
fullback, and Bruce
Houston, a 6'3", 200 pound
the one before fumbling,,
with Westfield recovering
as the clock read 56
seconds to play. George
Richerson kept on a QB
option to the 11, bringing
up first and ten with
seconds left.
On the final play of the
contest, Bryant came
around right end, broke
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WHS Mentor
CTI.. Named As
Top Coach
IjK 'ji In SEAIS
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Lee Martin
Westfield High Athletic Director and Boys
Basketball Coach Lee Martin has been selected as
SEAIS AA Boys Coach of the Year for 1974-75.
Martin’s selection was announced last week by
SEAIS Executive Secretary Warren Brinson, and
came upon a vole of SEAIS coaches.
Martin directed the Westfield Hornets to the AA
State Title, whipping the Stratford Eagles 67-65
for the crown, in the tournament played at
Westfield. The Hornets compiled a sparkling 25-6
record last year and won their last 11 games in a
row, including five playoff games.
Westfield averaged 63.75 points per game, and
limited opposition to 54.9 points per contest. The
highest offensive output for Martin’s cagers came
in a 78-61 thrashing of the Flint River Wildcats at
the Cals’ lair in Woodbury.
Marlin’s Hornets nudged the Southland Golden
Raiders in the first round of the playoffs 74-65,
then routed Savannah Christian 78-60 in the semi
finals The title contest against Richard Reid’s
Eagles (Reid has since left Stratford) was a real
corker, the Hornets pulling out a thriller 67-65.
Three starters and three valuable reserves
were lost from last year’s team. The starters lost
via the diploma route were; All-Stater Bill
Rigdon, honorable mention All-Stater Mayo
Sexton, and honorable mention All-Stater Mike
Grantham. Also graduating were David Hurley,
Ross Tolleson, and Robert Richardson.
Martin won GHSA (Georgia High School
Association) Coach of the Year honors in 1968,
when his Northside High of Warner Robins
Eaglettes took the AAA title with a perfect 24-0
record. He has been at Westfield since 1970, and
has annually produced good teams.
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defensive end tackle.
The Warriors clipped
Westwood of Camilla 20 8
last week and run from
multiple offensive setups,
including: a Wing, a Wide
Wing, a full house T, a Slot
I, and a Power I. Coaches
Lee Martin and Percy
Hardy term the
Damascus based grldders
as "deceptively tough",
and said they'll offer a real
challenge to Westfield.
For those wishing to see
the contest, the best route
to Damascus is printed. Go
I 75 to Cordele. Get on 257
and travel to where High
back to his left and raced
down the field, with
tacklers In futile pursuit,
scoring after the final gun
had sounded. The 89
yarder was the longest
touchdown run In West
field's history. Jon Pierce
made the two-point PAT on
a run and the Hornets won
28 0.
way 257 Intersects with
Highway 32. Turn right on
32 and proceed four miles
to the intersection with
Highway 91. Turn left on 91
and go 13 miles to Albany.
Stay on 91 through Albany
and proceed south 22 miles,
to Newton.
At Newton, turn west on
Highway 200. Proceed 23
miles to Damascus. The
trip is about 125 miles, and
more time than normal
should be allotted because
of the non-interstate route.
Bringing a lawn chair
might be advisable due la
limited seating.