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Indian defender Fred Bankston is
shown breaking up this Coosa pass in
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shown preparing to make one of his
many tackles Friday night against the
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Indian James Lester is shown being
tackled by a Coosa defender after
almost breaking the Coosa kickoff for a
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INDIANS CLOSE IN
The Chattooga Indians are pictured closing in on the
Coosa ballcarrier (arrow) after a short pickup early in
the Coosa-Chattooga contest Friday night. Shown
Coosa Streaks By Chattooga, 37-7
third quarter action Friday night
Shown assisting is Joel Ozment.
Indians. James Lester is the ballcarrier
for the Indians.
touchdown. Lester returned the ball 37
yards.
closing in are Johnny Eaton 82, Jim Meredith 62,
Garv Hardeman I 2. John Marks 64.
The Chattooga Indians lost their final game of the
season Friday night at the Little Big Horn to the 7-AA
North Champion Coosa Eagles, 37-7.
The Eagles rolled up over 400 yards total offense in
what was a close game until two late Coosa touchdowns
in the fourth quarter ran the
score up.
The Eagles cracked the
scoreboard first on a 73-yard
drive in 15 plays to go ahead
7-0 with 1 :44 left in the first
quarter. Phil Doolin scored the
touchdown from I yard out.
Tommy Rhinehart added the
PAT.
The Eagles scored again the
next time they had the ball,
going 74 yards in 16 plays with
Phil Doolin again taking the
bail in from the 1. Rhinehart
added the PAT and the Eagles
led 14-0 with 6:20 left in the
half.
From there, the Indians
went to work on their own 37.
Bobby Mitchell carried for one
yard to the 38. On second
down, Indian fullback Charles
Page picked up 17 yards to the
Coosa 45. On the following
play, it was Page again, this
time for 15 more yards and a
first down at the Coosa 28.
James Lester then got the call
and picked up 17 more yards
to the Eagles 11 yard line.
From the 11, Page bulled for
five to the 6. Mitchell then was
racked after one yard to the
five. Then on the following
play, Mitchell rolled left and
Herman Fletcher Named
To All Tri-State Team
Indian senior tightend,
Herman Fletcher, was named
to the Chattanooga Times Tri-
State team for his performance
this season for the Chattooga
Indians.
Fletcher was the leading
pass receiver for the Indians
with 18 catches for 290 yards
and four touchdowns. In addi
tion to his offensive abilities,
he was also an outstanding line
backer on defense and also
handled the punting chores for
the Indians finishing the season
with a 35.5 punting average.
Also while not catching passes
on offense he was an excep
tional blocker for Indian ball
carriers.
The team is composed of
top players from high schools
in North Georgia, Northeast
Alabama and Southeast Ten
nessee.
The Indians also placed four
others on the Tri-State Honor
able Mention list. They were:
Bobby Mitchell, John Marks,
Charles Page and William
Crouch.
Mitchell, the Indians’ senior
quarterback, was the leading
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carried it in from 5 yards out
to put the Indians on the board
with 3:21 left in the half. Greg
London added the PAT and
the Indians trailed 14-7.
On the ensuing kickoff, the
Coosa Eagles started a drive at
their own 31. On first down,
Randy Wilson picked up 7
yards to the 38. Phil Doolin
then carried for 5 yards and a
first down at the Eagle 38. On
the next play, the Indians were
penalized for 15 yards to the
Indian 42. From there, Wilson
hit Joe Sargent for 25 yards to
the Indian 17. After two in
complete passes, Wilson hit Jim
Bragg for 15 yards to the 2.
And on first down, Phil Doolin
scored his third touchdown
from the 2. The PAT was no
good and the Eagles led 20-7.
The Eagles hit the score
board again after a Bobby
Mitchell aerial was picked off
by Joe Sargent and returned to
the Coosa 44. On first down
Randy Wilson faded back and
threw a bomb to Jim Bragg
which he gathered in for a
46-yard gain. From the 10 the
Eagles added a 27 yard field
goal to go into the dressing
rooms leading 23-7.
Starting the third quarter
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ground-gainer with 509 yards
rushing and 4 touchdowns He
also gained 398 yards passing
and returned two punts back
for touchdowns.
Page, a junior, is one of the
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Indian fullback Charles Page is shown being wrestled
down by three Coosa defenders after a 17 yard
pickup in the Indians only scoring drive. Page gave
the Indian defense stiffened
and held the Eagle first
stringers scoreless through the
third quarter.
Then, late in the fourth
quarter the Eagles put another
score on the board with a 87
yard drive aided by two Indian
15 yard penalties. Randy
Wilson hit Jim Bragg with a 12
yard scoring toss for the score.
The PAT was no good and the
Eagles led 29-7 with only 4:38
left in the game.
The Eagles were given a
golden opportunity later in the
game taking over the pigskin at
the Indian 33. The Eagles took
7 plays to push it over on the
Indian substitutes with Tommy
Rhinehart scoring from the 14.
Rhinehart hit Jim Powell for
the two point conversion and
the game ended 37-7.
SUMMARY
Leading ground gainer sot
the Indians was Charles Page
with 60 yards in only 7 carries.
James Lester gained 34 yards
in 10 carries.
Captains for the game were
Herman Fletcher and Bobby
Mitchell who were elected
permanent team captains. The
loss put the Indians record at 4
wins, 5 losses and one tie.
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best fullbacks ever produced at
Chattooga. He finished the
season with 414 yards in only
62 carries for an amazing 6-7
yards per carry average.
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The Summerville News, Thurs., Nov. 16, 1972
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YOU CAN’T WIN ’EM ALL . . .
Last week’s predictions were off with several “up
sets” on the weekend’s card. Totals show 20 right, seven
wrong and one tie for a .741 percentage. Season’s totals
show 1 25 right, 25 wrong for a .833 percentage.
Here’s this week’s fearless prognostications: West
Rome 27, Coosa 14; Carrollton 27, Model 7; Adairsville
31, Union Co. 13; Alabama 31, Virginia Tech 7; Auburn
24, Georgia 21; North Carolina 27, Duke 17; Florida 17,
Kentucky 7; L.S.U. 31, Miss. State 7; Georgia Tech 28,
Navy 7; Tennessee 28, Mississippi 14; Florida State 24,
South Carolina 10; Tulane 21, Vanderbilt 17; Colorado
30, Air Force 21; lowa State 21, Missouri 20; Nebraska
38, Kansas State 12; Oklahoma 37, Kansas 7; Michigan
State 31, Minnesota 7; Michigan 27, Purdue 14; Notre
Dame 35, Miami 17; Ohio State 21, Northwestern 7;
Penn State 31, Boston College 7; Southern Cal 31,
U.C.L.A. 24; Stanford 27, California 13; Texas 27,
T.C.U. 3; Washington 34, Washington State 10.
CONGRATULATIONS, INDIANS
I would like to take this opportunity to con
gratulate the Chattooga Indians on their 4-5-1 season.
Although a losing season, take away 3, 5-yard penalties
in 3 different games and they well might have been 7-3.
The Indians posted wins over Pepperell, Ringgold, Chat
tanooga Valley and North Whitfield with the tie coming
against LaFayette.
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HERE’S ONE HE MISSED
Indian Dana Canterbury is shown breaking up this
Randy Wilson to Jim Bragg pass in third quarter
action Friday night. Bragg grabbed 7 passes for the
night.
backer for the Indians, was in
strumental in the Indian de
fense. Although small for a
linebacker, he made up for it
with hard-hitting desire and
ability.
Crouch, senior offensive
center, was the anchor of the
Indian offensive line. His
blocking opened the way for
Indian ballcarriers through the
opposing team's middle.
another fine performance by gaining 60 yards in only
7 carries.
STATISTICS
Chattooga Coosa
7 First Downs 26
74 Yards Rushing 238
13 Yards Passing 184
1-11 Passes 11-26
4 Had Intercepted
80 Penalties 35
5-34.7 Punt Avg 2-8.0
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