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Hokies Run
By Jerry Vernon
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players jumped on the ball.
"I just dropped the ball,"
shrugged Barnes in the locker
room. "It happens, you know."
A new bright spot in the Hokieline-up came out in Ihe third
period of play. Wide receiver
Greg Payne, substituting for
injured Henry Bradley,
returned a Keydet punt 70 yards
for six points. Earlier in the
game, the 167-lb. senior ran
back another for 43 yards. .
These were the first runbacks
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6—PULASKI, VA., Sunday, October 10, 1976
Hokies the score they had
missed by only seven feet
minutes
earlier.
At the beginning of the second
period the Hokies stood on the
VMI 27 after driving 25 yards.
Five plays later Tech owned a
first and goal on the Keydet two,
but Barnes lost the grip on a
snap. The Hokies' hopes turned
to despair as a huddle of VMI
I've ever had in a game, "
grinned Payne. "I didn't think I
was going to make the touchdown until the last 20 to 25
yards. A lot of key blocks helped
me and the kick was high so I
had a lot of time to get underneath it."
Payne's score perhaps served
See HOKIES, Page 9
Pulaski Co. 'Insulted'
sir—- •
TISi
.lie
It look Virginia tech more
than a half to convince Virginia
Military Institute that a running
attack just wouldn't cut the
Hokie line at Richmond City
Stadium, yesterday.
This lack of Keydet insight
left the Lexington school staring
at the short end of a 27-7 score at
the end of the 28th Annual
Tobacco Bowl.
Even if the Keydets had
moved to an aerial attack
sooner in the game the results
would have probably been the
same. The Hokie defense
allowed VMI only five receptions in 17. attempts.
Tech, on the other hand,
never went to Ihe air. The
Hokies did it all on the ground
churning out 372 yards in 77
plays.
"We're a running football
learn," said Tech Coach Jimmy
Sharpe in Ihe cramped quarters
of the winning locker room.
"We work on our passing
everyday, bul we didn'l need it
today."
The Keydets discovered in the
first half of play the Tech
defense planned to improve the
weak showing it sponsored last
week against William& Mary.
The Keydets could grind out
only 19 tough rushing yards in
the first 30 minutes while Tech
planted ten points on the board.
Place-kicker Paul Engle hit a
field goal; from.47 yards with
3:58 remaining in me opening
period.
The
opening
score culminated an eight play
41-yard drive highlighted with
slick backfield operation by
quarterback Mitcheal Barnes,
and a trio of running backs,'
Roscoe Coles, George Heath
and Paul Adams.
.Halfback -Heath put the first
touchdown of the game on the
board halfway through the
second period with an 11-yard
run over the left side of the
Keydet line. His efforts gave the
offense sputtered time and time with PC's Greg Blankenship That fumble led to Pulaski
in the week.
But Fleming added insult to again and turned the ball over recovering at the Fleming 42. County's lone touchdown of the
Grotty is the normal starting night.
Pulaski County turned the injury with what Brown termed in poor field position for the quarterback,
but was replaced Fullback Kenny Hall 'carried
to hold.
•HI ball over twice inside its 30-yard the most disgusting show of defense'
by
tight
end
Charles
Cheatwood six times in seven plays for the
Isaiah
McClanahan,
who
later
emotion
he
had
witnessed
in
26
bio line at the opening of each half
in a surprise move by Coach
oj Saturday night and the years of coaching high school possibly had his leg broken on a John
See FLEMING, Page 9
MacGregor.
pass play, fumbled on the very
ni mistakes., were-.fatal with, football.
fiyst
play
of
the
game
and
.
"If
I,
had
a
.bunch
of
boys
•Me -William Fleming walking away .
under me like that or allowed "Fleming's John' Sherfield
jl-s, with a 13-6 victory.
my kids to act that way in a recovered on the Cougar 25.
8Ur The Cougars were dominant
On third and 11, the Colonels'
\£filin every offensive department game, I'd get out of the sport. Mike
Washington darted . 23
I'd
rather
work
on
a
garbage
but couldn't generate enough to
to the three for a first and
win, falling for the second truck," he said in reference to yards
goal. Three plays later surprise
consecutive week to a Roanoke Fleming's players' actions.
starting quarterback Charles
The
Colonels
continually
Valley District opponent. With
scored on a sneak.
the tailspin, the Cougars slip to mocked, cursed and ridiculed Cheatwood
Bruce
Cunningham's
kick
Pulaski
County
players
By JERRY VERNON
3-3 on the season.
it a shocking 7-0 after less
Staff Writer
It was a big win for a now 2-4 throughouUhe game. "That's a made
than
five
minutes
had
ticked
off.
disgrace
to
the
game,"
Brown
Like
the
trees
at
Richmond
City Stadium the Virginia Tech
Fleming team, which tallied 114
Pulaski County, plagued by
defense bent yesterday, but the Hokie defenders never
»g yards total offense without said.
(For more of Brown's com- turnovers all night ^the Cougars
•collapsed.
Ct completing a pass.
ments
see Dan Callahan's had five of them), fumbled the
"Defensively you couldn't help but notice (Keith) McFor the Cougars it was a
ball away at midf ield on its next
Carter (Tom) Beasley, and (Stuart) Patterson," said
bitter defeat. In what had been sideba. on page 9 today.)
For the second consecutive series, setting the trend of the
Gobbler coach Jimmy Sharpe.
n"or termed a potential miracle
"We had just two big mistakes, but we had a super week of
I worker for the Cougar program week it was the once- night.
However,
this
time,
the
spectacular
Cougar
offense
that
preparation
and I thought it showed."
9nc if Pulaski County could have
Catamounts got the ball back
failed short of expectations.
One of the mistakes, defensive pass interference at the
B;f, won, turned into nothing but a
Tech 2-yard line, set up the Keydetes only score: The other
jj •'. disappointing homecoming loss. Although the Cougars when quarterback Butch Grotty
error resulted in a 59-yard touchdown pass during the second
I 9 "A win would be the best thing outrushed Fleming by 15 yards entered the game to pass and
JUQ that ever happened to our and did have 13 yards passing was sacked 13 yards behind the quarter that was called back on an illegal procedure call
against the Keydettes. .
dji, program," Brown said earlier and four more first downs, the line of scrimmage and fumbled
In snapping back from last week's dissapointing loss to
William & Mary, yesterday's errors looked nothing but light
to the Hokies.
,
."Everybody's been questioning what's wrong," grinned
Sharpe. "Everything has been negative. I'm proud to be a
By Gene Gallon
Hokie."
DOUG BENSON (88) OF RADFORD GETS JOLTED
A few other beaming Gobbler faces stood out in the crowd
While Mark Vaughan (12) Of Christiansburg Eyes Ball
surrounding the Tech locker room yesterday. Most of these
happy Hokies offered comments on Virginia Military Institute's game strategy.
"They (VMI) did a lot of unsound stuff out there," said the
game's top rusher, Tech's Roscoe Coles. "They moved from
" one defense to another every down. But we were ready for
that."
Thei Keydetes shifted frequentlyon the field but their'"
defensive formation consistenly centered upon a stacked
line.
The Keydete offense probably wishes Tech had switched
from its 5-2 defensive formation. It stopped every running
By DAVIDJ.BISSET
Complpn, who wenl four of four Radford marched to the
plan VMI could muster.
Sports Writer
on extra point allempls and Demon 40 before the drive
"They (VMI) really came up with the intent of running on
"Everybody got to play and Compton reached 16 yards off
ended and Christiansburg took
us," said Tech right defensive tackle Mike Faulkner. "I
that's one of our main ob- guard for the final score,
over. The Blue Demons then put
thought they would throw some on us in the second quarter." jectives ," declared Radford rnnre.
'
-on-their"bestrdrive
of the afif act everyone was probably thiiiking the Keydeles would
High football" coach Norman
Radford opened Ihe game up
as they drove to the
move to an air assult after having their running game shut
Lineburg after the Bobcats by scoring out the second play ternoon
seven before' being
down in the opening period, but the Lexington team didn't
crushed Christiansburg 404 and from scrimmage. After Cloyd Radford
halted.
and it paid the price.
"\ spoiled Parents Day for the connected on a 35 yard pass to
Chuck Lynch and Tim
VMI squeezed out only 19 rushing yards in the first half
Demons.
tight end Billy King. Hendricks, Franklin were the two
while claiming 33 more yards in the air on one of five atThree touchdowns scored by who was the team's top rusher
tempted passes.
Jerry Hendricks in the first half with 168 yards in 14 carries, workhorses in this drive as
"We knew they would come out and expect to run. the ball
which included a 73-yard dashed 36 yards to paydirt. Bart Lynch picked up two first downs
up the middle," said Tech left defensive tackle Tom Beasley.
scramble up the middle and a Compton then added the extra to the Cats 38. Then, Larry
"We shut that off, though.
fine goal line sland early in Ihe point and Radford took a 7-0 1 Gerald nabbed a Mark Vaughan
pass for a first down on the
"They hesitated a little longer going to the air than I exfirst quarter were the highlights lead.
Radford
28.
pected," said Tech the 237-pound All-American candidate.
of the firsl half.
~*
Forcing Christiansburg to
"That was really the only way they could move the ball."
Senior quarterback Bobby quick kick on third down, Franklin was given the call
The Keydetes moved to the air in the second half with a
Cloyd, who lead the Cats to 61, Radford this time started on and he picked up another first at
sort of frantic frenzy. They knew something must be done,
80, and 59 yards touchdown their own 20. Earl Haynes went Radford's eleven. Franklin and
but it was obvious Tech planned to play this one to the limit.
drives in that first half, fired a six yards to the 26 before Lynch combined for seven
"They (VMI) gave us a little problem in the first half," three-yard touchdown pass to Hendricks went off tackle yards before Franklin gained
admitted 300-pound Tech offensive tackle Keith Gibson.
his favorite receiver, Howard faked, and spun and sped 73 three yards on a fourth and
"They stunted a lot. But the second half they didn't give us
Haynes, to open the third yards down the field for the inches play at the 11.
many problems either/We picked up everything they were
quarter and put the Cats on top Bobcats second touchdown. Christiansburg then went to
the seven but on four and six,
doing."
28-0.
Compton again added the PAT
One place the Hokies didn't find any problems was in the
From this point on the and Radford was ahead 14-0 Franklin was stopped short by
air. Tech didn't even bother to toss a pass.
Radford coaches used their with 9:30 left in the first period. Earl Haynes and Richard
"Itch" Holbrook.
"It's simple," laughed Coles in the locker room. "When
second and third unit in the
After an onside kick by 'the The Bobcats final tallies of
you pass there's a 50-50 chance it will get intercepted. So, run
game. Reserve quarterback Bobcats
which
failed,
it all you can."
Jeff Sandoe drove the Cats 47 Christmnsburg took over on the the first half came with almost
That's the exact philosophy Tech adhered to yesterday in
yards in six plays for one touch- Radford 39. However, on first three minutes to play. After
the Tobacco Bowl. It worked well, but doesn't mean it's a
down that coming on a nifty 12- down Earl^Haynes ripped the Radford took the punt on the
permanent
part
of,the
Tech
game
plan.
.
1
yard touchdown grab from ball from the hands of Wilbur CHS 41j Hendricks went nine
Photo By Ota cillakM
yards before being stopped by
"We run our offense according to the defense we face,"
senior John Sevareid.
Oldham and Wesley Wall came Demons' Butch Stevens and
said Tech quarterback Mitcheal Barnes. "VMI had so much
PULASKI COUNTY QUARTERBACK TIM VENABLE SWARMED
Two minutes later Sandoe. up with the recovery at the Cat
stunt we had to run."
•• •
,
handed off to place kickor Bart 41. .
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Fleming Defenders Stalk Cougar After Short Gain
See BOBCATS. Page 9
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By JERRY RATCLIFFE
Senior Sports Editor
ense
Stands Tall
Hendricks Scores Three TDs
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^Fleming
Continued From Page 6
bulk of the 42-yard scoring
drive, plowing over from the
four for the score. McClanahan
was stopped sljorl on an attempted two-point conversion.
The Cougars trailed 7-6 early
in the second quarter.
It was obvious that all Pulaski
County had to do would be to
play ball Control.
But the district's second
leading offensive team didn't
have an offensive catalyst. No
one took control.
It was also, obvious that
Fleming would not be able to
drive on the Cougars. With
Cheatwood, at quarterback,
Fleming just didn't pose an
offensive threat.
but Hall hit it off the side of his
But the Cougars blew an
foot for a 13-yard punt and excellent and final opportunity
Fleming took over on the to score early in the fourth
Pulaski County 28.
period.
The Colonels punted their
On the very next play, Ricky
othertwo possessions away and
the Cougars intercepted on the Hawkins made his debut in the
game on a 28-yard draw play
other.
resulting in a score/Linebacker
But lightning struck twice in Kevin Sidwell made a key play,
the same place to lead off the blocking the conversion kick,
but Pulaski County never got a
second half.
chance to go for the winning
After a first down, the score.
Cougars were slowed by a
fumble which they retained,
Eight minutes remained in
then quarterback Tim Venable the third quarter. Neither team
was sacked for a 12-yard loss. threatened the rest of the
The Cougars tried a quick kick period.
Fleming Wins
But Poorly
By DAN CALLAHAN
Staff Writer
Penn State
Rips Army
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.
(UPI) — Freshman tailback
Mike Guman scored four
touchdowns Saturday to lead
Penn State to a 38-16 victory
over Army.
Guman, a 190-pounder whose
previous game experience consisted of action on special
teams, ran for touchdowns of 3,
15 and 1 yards and went 25
yards with a screen pass from
quarterback Chuck Fusina for a
four'.h score.
Split end Tom Donovan
caught a 31-yard scoring pass
from Fusina and freshman
Tony Capozzoli kicked a 40-yard
field goal and five extra points
as Penn State snapped a threegame losing streak.
The Nittany Lions, who had
scored 34 points in their
previous four games, rushed for
351 -yards in the game, while
their defense sacked Cadet
quarterback Leamon Hall five
times for 39 yards in losses.
, After sophomore Jeff HarVey
gained a key first down on a
third and nine play at the
Fleming 23, the Cougars faced a
similar third and two at the 14yard line.
Hall got the yardage he
needed, but the ball popped
loose with Fleming's James
Arrington scooping it up on the
12-yard line.
Fleming squelched Pulaski
County's last gasp With 1:18 to
Hawkins, who had 28 of his 38
yards on one play, was
Fleming's leading offensive,
player.
The Cougars now. travel to
Group AA Lord Botetourt next
Friday while Fleming plays
Patrick Henry.
Keydets Down,
But Determined
"I would rather go 0-10 with our kids instead of 10-0 with
that bunch."
That was the very first remark made by Pulaski County
Cougar head coach Dave Brown just after his team suffered
a heartbreaking 13-6 homecoming loss to William Fleming at
the Cougar's Den Saturday night.
Brown was as disturbed with the character of this game as
much as this writer has ever witnessed. "Sure we lost," said
the head mentor, "but never have I ever been in a game
where the unsportsmanlike actions of the other team
bothered me more than the game itself."
Brown and his team had every reason to be upset. "If there
is one thing I require of any team I put on the field its
discipline and respectfulness. They must not at Fleming. I
have never stood on a sideline before and witnessed
disrespectfulness, unsportsmanlike conduct, filthy language,
and dirty play from an opposing team in my life like
tonight."
Those statements will probably be echoed by most people
who were in attendance on this cold and rainy night. On two
occasions PC players were injured seriously and Fleming
players had the audacity to stand over the injured player and
laugh and make cursory remarks.
The Cougar coaching staff was most concerned over the
two fallen players after the game. Isiah McClanahan and
Prince Banks both suffered serious leg and knee injuries.
The Cougars played with the emotion that wajs missing
from their previous game at Franklin County. One might say
• they deserved to win. They'led in every statistical category.
Unfortunately, the Cougars led in the fumble department as
' well.
"Fumbles determined the winner and loser in this game,
added Brown. I thought we played a fine game. The kids gave
a great effort. They wanted it bad, and it stung to lose it. We
now must go back to work, get after it hard, and if we do we
can win next Friday. I'm extremely proud of everyone of
these kids." Pulaski County faces Lord Botetourt next
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (UPI) Friday.
Sophomore David Jacobs
i, Fjumbles, did, determine the outcome of this game. The
kicked a 25-yard field goal with
lfi^8*^'w«»>yjl^'k>ckoff at th^begiiWtfig qf both halfs.c ''10 - seconds left to play
They fumbled each time and Fleming took advantage of
Saturday, giving Syracuse Unithese two fumbles and a poor quick-kick to score both of their
versity a 3-0 victory over
touchdowns.
Tulane.
There was also a third fumble that was the crippling blow
JJsually. an .easy; task for the
to PC. Driving midway in the final quarter they camejippn
outstanding kicker, who was
— third down and two "al the Fleming" 15.
~I
fifth in the nation last year, the
Fullback Kenny Hall, who ran tough the entire game,
short kick had to be booted off
busted to the 12, but fumbled when he hit the ground. Instead
muddy turf into a driving wind
of first and ten at the 12, it was Fleming's fell. PC was never
and rain:
again to get an opportunity to score as good as that one.
The entire Cougar coaching staff was upset. Howdy Mack,
The kick ended a seven-play,
who only a year ago was on the Fleming staff before deciding
47-yard drive by Coach Frank
to cast his lot with Pulaski County had only to say, "I'm just
. Maloney's Orangemen that
glad that I'm no longer associated with that outfit."
started with about two minutes
"I've lost before and had nothing to say about it so you
left to play.
can't accuse me of using their unsportsmanlike conduct to
The victory gives SU a 2-3
cover up for this loss/' continued Brown, "but they have
record and Tulane now stands
absolutely no class. The officials, who I thought did a good
at 1-4.
job, penalized them time and again.
Field
Goal Beats
Tulane
go, when Leslie Dunnaville
intercepted Venable at the
Colonels 20 and returned deep
into Cougar territory.
Hall was the leading rusher in
the game with 71 yards in 17
carries, but most of that came
in the first half. Fleming shut
off the inJrly fullback in the," '
24 minutes.
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By JIM MCDONALD
Sports Writer
The atmosphere in'the VMI locker room after it was
defeated by the Virginia Tech Gobblers 37-7 Saturday in the
Tobacco Bowl at Richmond City Stadium was down but
determined.
Down because the Keydets had just lost to one of their
biggest rivals in a game they thought they could win.
Determined because they weren't going to dwell on the loss,
but were already getting themselves mentally prepared to
take on East Carolina next Saturday in Lexington.
Keydet coach Bob Thalman said after the game. "We can
line up and play against Tech, but you^can't win when you
have breakdowns. We won't let this get us down though—no
way. We'll come back harder than ever next week against
ECU."
The breakdowns had a considerable effect the final outcome as Thalman said. VMI had a touchdown pass from
Robbie Clark to Johnn Garnett called back because of an
illegal procedure penalty against the Keydets.
Again after VMI closed to 10-7 at 9.17 in the third quarter on
Steve Oddi's two-yard run, the Keydets were unable to
maintain their momentum.
Less than two minutes after the Hokies had upped their
lead to 17-7, Greg Payne broke VMI's back with a 70 yard
touchdown run on a punt return to increase the margin to 237.
From then on it was just a matter of how many points Tech
would finish with.
VMI's players seemed to agree the loss would have no ill
effects on the remainder of their season.
Offensive guard Joe Arnold said, "I'm going to forget
about this game and go on. We still have five more games left
to play, and we definitely won't have any trouble getting
ready for ECU.
Defensive back Bobby McQueen added) "The rest of our
games are going to be tough, but well be alright."
Thalman didn't hesitate to give Tech credit for its win.
"Congratulations to Tech, They were ready to play and got
after us pretty good," he said. "We knew we wbald have to
play a great game to beat them."
What seemed to sum up Thalman's real feelings about the
contest was revealed when he was asked if he saw any bright
spots In the loss.
His response, "I think you've asked me enough questions—
OK.
* Tech
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PIONEER MIKE COX (42) BREAKS THROUGH LINE
Led Fort Chiswell Ground Attack
Fort Chiswell Spanks
Auburn Eagles, 35-16
By DONNIE WALLS
Staff Writer
Christiansburg—It took Head
Coach John Hinkle's Fort
Chiswell Pioneers a while to get
"warmed up" on a cold
Saturday night, but they finally
did and came away with a 35-16
win over the Auburn High
School Eagles.
After receiving the.opening
kickoff, the Eagfes'Ki'ah'age'cf 'to
chalk up a first down before
their drive fizzled out and they
punted to the Pioneers, who
came up with- excellent field
position on their own 46.
With .Mike Cox and Kelly
Jones chewing up huge hunks of
real estate, Fort Chiswell
moved quickly down the field to
the Auburn 12. From there
Pioneer quarterback Paul
Moore took it in and then kicked
the PAT to put "the Fort" up 7-0
with 5:53 to go in the first
quarter.
Once again Auburn was
unable to sustain a drive and
was found to punt the ball away.
But then the Eagles got an early
break-one Ihey needed to cash
in on in order to make it a close
game. A Moore pass was intercepted with just 34 seconds
left in the first qiiarter, bul il
was to no avail. The young
Eagles couldn't lake advantage
of Ihe Pioneer miscue and had
lo give up Ihe pigskin.
With their ground attack
working to perfection, the
Pioneers began to put the ball in
the air and found it 'much to
their liking. End David Jackson
hauled in,,a..M.oore.aerjal. gp.od
for six arfd Moore-agairi'kicked
the PAT in upping the Fort
Chiswell lead to 14-0 with 7:24
showing left in the half.
The frustated Eagles, who
seemed to move the ball very
well between the 20's, still
couldn't maintain control of the
ball on their last possession
before halftime, thus giving
"the Fort" another opportunily
to pul points on the board, which
they did.
Cox, who had been running
well all night, bulled his way six
yards for the third Pioneer TD
of Ihe firsl half. This time the
PAT failed and the score stood
at the half.
It didn't take the Pioneers
long to pick up where they left
off in the second half. A nine
yard Jones run with 9:49 left in
the third stanza and a successful PAT put the Pioneers
ahead 27-0.
Tech three-yard line. Two plays
later fullback Steve Oddi
pushed his 208-lb. frame into the
end zone, trimming Tech's lead
to 10-7.
But even before, Payne
churned out his flashing runback, the Tech offensive unit
put together the day's longest
touchdown drive-65 yards. Coles
chalked up 48 of his day's 118
yards in the drive before
fullback Adams earned scoring
honors on a one-yard plunge,
giving Tech a 17-7 spread.
• For all practical purposes the
game ended with Payne's
return^ The Keydets were put on
simmer and everything
By DAN CALLAHAN
belonged to the Hokies after his
Staff Writer
score.
"We played them tough when
Barnes added a score to the
Tech lead with a 46-yard run in we had too."
Friday Virginia High School Football
Those were Ihe words of a
Scores
the fourth quarter on an option
By United Press International
keeper at i3:15. Sophomore very happy Norlhside Viking • Alleghany 20 Clifton Forge 6
Co. 18 Lunenburg Central 6 .
running back Dennis Scott head coach Jim Hickam after Amelia
Amherst at Al|a vista, ppd. (Sat)
closed out the day's scoring his team had defeated the Annandale 14 W. Springfield 6
at Brookville, ppd. (Sat)
with a 37-yard run around end Patroits of Palrick Henry in the Appomattox
at Drewry Mason, ppd. (Sat)
area's biggest schoolboy en- Bassett
Bath Co. at Roanoke Catholic, ppd.
with 4:53 left in the game.
(Mon)
counter 13-3, Saturday night.
16 B.T. Washington 6
"On offense it was the two big Bayside
Bluestone J4 Nottoway 6
Yesterday's game was filled
Green 14 Ladysmith 6
with high emotion that lent plays, and on defense it was the Bowling
Broad Run 6 Clarke Co. 0
Co. 8 Goochland 0
confusion to the opening of the two goal line slands," added Buckingham
Buffalo Gap at Rockbridge, ppd. (Mon)
game and some sideline ex- Hickman. This is a greal win for Cape
Charles 6 Central 0
Springs 23 Franklin Co. 6
citement to the estimated 21,000 our kids. PH played plenty Cave
Photo By Don Willt
(Woodstock) 27 Page Co. 6
fans who sal through a brisk tough and I feel very fortunate Central
Chantilly 3 Wakefield 0
to
defeat
them.
It's
always
a
Charles
City Co. 20 King & Queen 6
wind for more than two and a
at Dan River, ppd. (Sat)
thrill to defeal the old master," Chatham
half hours.
Churchland 25 Craddock 8
Clover
Hill
12 Fluvanna 0
Hickman
was
referring
to
The Keydets committed a
ford's first three touchdowns as the Bobcats won 40-0 strategic
Collegiate 20 Blue Ridge W
error when the coin Patriot head mentor Merrill Covingtonat Wm. Byrd, ppd. (Sat)
over Christiansburg.
35 Kecoughtan 0
was flipped for kick-off honors. Gainer whom he played high Denbigh
Dinwiddie 9 Manchester 0
VMI won the toss and elected to school ball under, al Big Creek . Falls Church 33 Geo. Marshall 7
Fauquier 9 Osbourne Park 0
boot after Tech decided to take High of War, West Virginia.
Collinsvllle at Laurel Park,
The Vikings scored first. It ppd.Fleldale
(Sat)
the goal with the wind.
First Colonial 19 Cox 7 '
came
in
the
second
quarter
"I told the entire team before
Floyd Kellam 14 John Marshall 0
we left the locker room that if when halfback Jay Ballantine Franklin 28 Northampton 0
GW
(Danville)
at
Halifax Co.,
we won the loss we would lake went over from two yards out to ppd.(Mon)
7 Stonewall Jackson 6
Cloyd hit Howard Haynes in the go Christiansburg attempted to the; wind." lamented Keydet give Northside a 6-0 lead. The Gar-Field
at Pocahantas, ppd. (Sat)
gain a first deep in their own Coach Bob Thalman. "Hell, it score was sel up by Ballanline Garden
endzone for six points.
Gate City at Abingdon, ppd. (Sat).
Jiimself
when
he
broke
a
38
yard
Geo.
Wythe
13 J.F.K. (Richmond) 12
was
a
sale
in
the
beginning.
Bui
territory,
but
Radford
held
and
Radford's final touchdowns
Gill 41 Tidewater 6
with all the excitement, emotion run.
Great Bridge 29 Deep Creek 24
"
came in the final five and half took over on the Demon 22.
PH was able to narrow the Greensville 6 Cumberland 0
Booth went six yards to the 16 and all, our captains got conminutes of the game. With Jeff
Gretna at Nelson Co., ppd. (Sat)
Sandoe replacing Cloyd at and then Compton blasted fused. Neyerthless, I accept margin to 6-3 with a field goal in Grundy at Pat. Henry, ppd. (Mon)
the third, but Viking halfback ' Hampton 21 Ferguson 0
quarterback and most of straight off right guard for 16 the responsibility."
Harrisonburg at Lexington, ppd. (Sat)
Radford's second and third yards and a touchdown for The game's excitement Mike King stretched it out again Hays!-30 St. Paul 0
•
Henrlco 8 Hermitage 7
stringers in the game, the Radford's final tally of the carried to the sidelines late in as he rambled for 50 yards to 'Heritage
at E.C. Glass, ppd. (Mon)
score
later
in
the
third
chapter.
the fourlh quarter. Tech and
Highland'Springs 55 Pat. Henry 0
Bobcats moved 47 yards~'in six game.
Holston
28
0
That left it up to the Northside Hopewell 15Hurley
The win upped the Bobcats' VMI cadets scuffled in the end
plays for one score.
Colonial Heights 15 (tie)
defense
and
they
did,
indeed,
Huguenot Acad. 34 Mecklenburg 0
Darrell Booth, who gained 17 record to 5-1 while the Demons zone when a group of Hokie
River 23 Wilson 8
yard? in two cracks was the lost their six consecutive corpsmen approached the come through..when they had to Indian
Isle of Wight 10 Brunswick 6
as
they
held
the
Pats
twice
with
J. Madison 20 Hayfleld 14
workhorse, but it was John district contest. The shutout win cadets sideline seats with a
J.R. Tucker 13 James Monroe 8
Severeid, who caught the 12- was also Radford six con- victory banner. After a few great goal line stands.
JEB Stuart 7 Fairfax 3
King
and
Donny
Ayers
helped
James Wood 13 Stafford 7
yard touchdown pass that put secutive over the Blue Demons ' minules of pushing and shoving
John Yeates 54 Windsor 0
the
Viking
cause
greatly
with
the
police
disbanded
the
excited
and
their
second
district
shutout
the Cats in front 34-0.
Jonesville 22 Twin Springs 0
two
clutch
pass
interceptions.
Kellem 14 John Marshal 0 ,
students without incident.
With less than four minutes to in as many weeks.
Continued From Page 6
as the necessary padding for
Tech's lead. The Keydets
scored their only touchdown of
the day at 9:17 of the third
quarter after pass interference
was called on the Hokies at the
Northside
Stops PH
no
•no
Following the ensuing kickoff^-,;
an Eagle fumble wound up inav
Ihe hands of a Fort Chiswel^f
defender. So the Pioneers wereVjg
in business again only 1:12 afteij
their last lally.
"" og
The Moore lo Jones com-,*
bination worked again and as a'o1
result "the Fort" went ahead
35-0 after J.W. Stools ran Iwo-o
point conversion.. ..
Auburn finally scratche
5:30 left in the third quarter^
when senior halfback Eddie^
Strike pushed it across form one^'
yard oul. Slike also ran Ihe PAT
and Ihe Scoreboard read 35-8p
wilh Ihe Pioneers on top.
1
The Fort Chiswell second
offensive unit was unable tojp
move the ball in close so they
were forced to give it up. And
once again, Slike came throughUS
His one yard run followed byoJ
Cox's PAT pul Ihe score al 35-18T
wilh 3:40 left in the game. -ib
Each squad had oneg
possession each bul neitherv
could musler a drive.
"We played lerrible.'iHJ
commenled Hinkle. "We dldn't/l
nc
execule well al all.
"It could have been
weather, but I don't think it
was. I believe it was because wpii
didn't have much practice time-,;
due lo Ihe rain.
ial
•PREP
SCOREBOARD
Hendricks Breaks Loose
Jerry Hendricks (43) of the Bobcats rips up the
middle and heads for paydirt as a host of Blue
Demons i chase after him. Hendricks scored Rad-
* Bobcats
Continued From Page 6
Wayne Akers. After an incomplete pass, Hendricks went
15 more yards to the Demon 17.
Christiansburg, called for
pass interference, gave Radford a first on the Demon eight.
Hendricks then gained six yards
to the two and took it over as
Radford Went on top 20-0. The
PAT was perfect and Radford
lead 21-0.
In the
second
half
Christiansburg came out fired
up and took the ball from their
own 26 to Radford 48 before the
drive was stopped by an incomplete pass and a no gainer
by Franklin.
Radford took over on the punt
and moved to the 28 of
Christiansburg before Randy
Long of the Demons recover the
pigskin at the 22. ,
After Billy King stopped
Franklin for a four yard loss at
the 18, the Demons fumbled the
ball away and Bucky Morgan
recovered for the Black and
White at the 16.
With five minutes remaining
and Cloyd at the controls for
Radford the Bobcats scored.
Hendricks, Haynes and Chad
King and Patton moved the ball
to the three. On fourth and three
in
Kempsvllle 16 Maury 0
)S
King George 5Z Brentsville 6
King William 14 West Point 14 (tie) HI
Lake Braddock 0 T.C.WIIIIams 0 (tie)
Lake Taylor 12 Granby 0
32
Lebanon at Castlewood, ppd. (Sat) ».,
Lee-Davis 14 Prince George B
Liberty at Jefferson-Forest, ppd. (Sat)
Loudoun Valley a\ Jefferson Co.
(W.Va), ppd. (Sat)
*''
Madison 20 Hayfield 14
W
Madison Co. 35 Strasburg 0
Manor 12 I.C. Norcom 6
Marion at Tazewell, ppd. (Sat)
,n
Matoaca 28 Brunswick 0
(ri
. Meadowbrook 15 Midlothian 0
Middlesex 22 Mathews 6
jrj
Montevideo 20 Elklon 6
. ,
New Kent 8 Varina 0
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j"
Northumberland 36Manassas Park 6-Jj
Norton 26 Ervington 6
Orange Co. 22 Culpeper 14
l(|
Parksley 7 Atlantic 0 '
Parkview al Randolph-Henry, ppd
(Sat)
'fi
Patrick Co. at Martinsvllle, ppd. (Sa,IJ[
Andrew Lewis 21 Lord Botetourt 20
Radford 40 Christiansburg 0
K' .
Floyd Co. 24 Narrows 14 '
. •)
Independence 24 Rural Retreat 6
St. Albans 32 George Mason 7
5i
Loudoun Valley at Jefferson Co
(W.Va), ppd. (Mon)
™
Loudoun Co. at Handley, ppd. (Mon)
Covington 13 Wm. Byrd 10
Blacksburg 27 Glenvar 0 \
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Charlottcsville 33 Albemarle 7
•>'
Grelna at Nelson Co., ppd. (Mon) "
Harrisonburg at Lexington, ppd. (MonV
Waynesboro at Turner Ashby, ppd
(Mon)
?r-i
Gate City at Abingdon, ppd. (Mon) . I
Grundy at Patrick Henry, ppd. (Mon)
Lebanon 21 Castlewood 6
Pocahanlas 19 Garden B
„
Virginia at Graham, ppd; (Mon)
if/
Douglas Freeman 28 Benedictine 0 '*
Amhearst 14 Altavlsta 6
Wm. Campbell at Rustburg, ppd.
Heritage at E.C. Glass, ppd. (Mon)
Parkview at Randolph-Henry, ppdl
(Mon)
.
P
Menchville 47 Phoebus 15
"'
Tabb 20 Norfolk Catholic 0
It.
Warwick 42 Lafayette 28
Bethal 20 Maggie Walker 10
^
Liberty at Jafferson Forest, ppd. (Moii)/
Brookville 8 Appomattox 7
V.S.D. 34 W.V.S.D. 0
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Northside 13 Patrick Henry 3
[
Wm. Fleming 13 Pulaski Co. 6
Southampton 25 Kennedy (Suffolk) 0 •'''
Blacksburg 27 Glenvar 0
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Marlon 12 Tazewell 6
ill