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THE LEXHIPEP
November 8, 1946
On The Gridiron
Sports Editors—Bill Hedrick and Hubert Olive
1946 SQUAD
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Front Bow reading left to right—Taylor, Johnson, Clark, Walser, Williams, Wilson, Eanes, Giteon, Br^-
and Thomson. Second row: Crowell, Kivette, McCrary, Kepley, Olive, Carter, ^ker, Pwlej^ WaU, Newll,
White, Craver, and Mathis. Third row: Coach Gaddy, Yarborough, Beck, Holmes, Burkh^, Bitchie,
Craver, Leonard, O. B. Stokes, Young, Plott, Arnold, Doby, N. Clark, and Coach Mans. Fourth row-
Dillon, Tuttle, Timberlake, Swing, Redwine, and Crow.
Lexington Taks Monroe
By Score of 46-0
Lexington Hi’s Yellow Jackets de
feated the Monroe team by a score
of 46 to 0 at the Monroe stadium
Friday, October 25. The entire second
half was played in a hard pouring
rain, and as the game ended, the
players who could stand up on the
slick field were very wet. Coach Maus
used eighteen of his substitutes against
the Pythons with some of these being
from the third team.
With Lexington receiving the ball,
the Jackets drove to the five, and
Gibson carried the ball over for the
first score. Newell kicked the ball for
the extra point. Monroe, returning
the kick, drove in the Lexington ter
ritory but lost the ball on downs.
From the Monroe 12, Williams went
over for the score. Gibson ran the
ball for the extra point.
In the second period, Lexington
got possession of the ball and “Stinky”
Gibson broke loose for a 55 yard run
for the last score of the first half.
The try for the extra point was not
successful.
The hard driving rain began as the
second half opened. Monroe received
the kickoff but was unable to gain suf
ficient yardage to keep the ball. Fin
ally Monroe attempted a pass to
Trull but “Tinker” Williams inter
cepted the pigskin on the 30 yard
line and scored again. Gibson went
over again for the extra point.
In the beginning of the fourth, the
second string Jacket line came in. Lex
ington drove to the opponent’s 10,
where Johnson took the pigskin on
a reverse and went around left end
for a score. After the point try was
no good, Monroe received the ball and
lost it on downs. Jimmy Johnson
Jacket’s speedy back, went around the
left end for a 40 yard touchdown
run. The extra point failed. With all
subs for both teams, Lexington took
the ball on the opponents 30. In the
final seconds of the game, McCrary
went over for the final touchdown
of the game. The kick was good which
ended the game with a score of 46-0.
Yellow Jackets Defeat
Reidsville By Score Of
19 to 0
In their second non-conference game
of the season, the Lexington Yellow
Jackets defeated the Reidsville Class
A eleven by a score of 19 to 0, Friday
night, November 1, in the local sta
dium. The Reidsville eleven, having
been one of the state’s best teams in
‘45, were upset by the locals, with
Gibson, Carter and Eanes making
the touchdowias, while NeweU added
the extra point to complete the score
of 19 to 0.
In the beginning of the first period,
Lexington received the pig skin and
Williams carried it to Lexington’s 30.
With Williams, Gibson and Johnson
carrying the ball, Lexington drove 70
yards with Gibson going over for the
score. Newell kicked the extra point.
Reidsville received the kick and took
it back to their 36 where the ball was
fumbled and Lexington recovered.
Lexington drove to the 1 yard line
where the ball was fumbled, with
Reidsville recovering. After Reidsville
had punted out, Williams drove to the
18 where he fumbled and Reidsville
recovered.
In the second period Lexington
started an aerial attack which netted
41 yards. Neither team was able to
keep possession of the ball long enough
to score.
As the second half opened, both
teams were eager to score but neither
could rack up any points.
In the first of the last period
Lexington having possession of the
ball, Eanes passed 30 yards to Carter
for the second score of the game. In
the last minutes of the game. Bill
Eanes intercepted the ball on the
Lexington 45 and ran to the five where
he was downed. From here Eanes
went over the line for the score.
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Lexington Battles
Methodists to Second
Scoreless Tie of Season
On Friday night, October 4, the Yel
low Jackets battled a much under
rated Children’s Home eleven to a
scoreless tie. Although Lexington was
unable to score they held the Meth-
oaists scoreless also.
in the first quarter Children’s Home
put on a determined drive but were
nnally stopped after making four first
downs. Lexington’s best chance to
score came m the second period when
Blalock blocked a pimt and Lexington
recovered on Children’s Home’s eleven-
yard line. The threat was broken when
Crews intercepted Eanes’ pass on the
two-yard line.
Most of the remainder of the game
v;as spent by both teams fighting it
out, with Children’s Home gaming
somewhat more yardage than Lex
ington.
Children’s Home's real threat came
in the closing minutes of the game;
and as the whistle blew, the ball was
only “inches” from the Yellow Jackets’
goal line.
Since this game Children’s Home
has proved itself one of the strongest
teams in the Conference by tiemg a
strong Albemarle team, which was at
the bead of the conference rating
13-13. Thus the Yellow Jackets need
only to beat the remamder of its
conference games to take top honors
in the conference.
Crews and Poole did most of the
passing and running for the Meth
odist, while IVUliams and Gibson
sparked the Lexington attack.
Lexington Takes First
Loss From High Point
The High Point Bisons were the
first team to score against the Lex
ington Yellow Jackets in the ’46 sea
son. The Jackets suffered their first
loss on PYiday night, October 11, at
the Albion Millis Stadiiun in High
Point. The Bisons, being considered
one of the toughest class AA teams m
the state, found the Jackets to be one
of the hardest teams they had met
this year.
Licxington received the kick and
started their touchdown romp from
their own 33. Lexmgton drove down
the Bisons’ 25 by gaining about 6 to
12 yards on each play. 'With Eanes
passing from here, “Hi Pockets” Brown
completed a touchdown pass m the
right end zone. Newell left the Une
and kicked the extra pomt. As the
first quarter ended High Pomt drove
from their 10 yard line on the kick off
to the Lexmgton 25.
In the second quarter High Point
lost the ball on downs and Lexington
being unable to make a first, punted
to the Bisons’ 10. After being pen
alized, High Point punted to the Jack
ets. Lexington’s backfield was unable
to go through the Bisons’ line enough
for a first down. After High Ppint
had taken the ball on the 15, Smith,
Bisons’ leading back, carried the oval
the last 40 yards for the Bisons’ first
score.
Newell, Lexington tackle, was in
jured on this play and was unable to
finish the game. Chapman kicked the
extra point for the Bisons, making a
tie 7-7.
High Point received the kick-off at
the midgame, and the oval was downed
on the 30. Gordon, receiving the
pigskin, went over for the winning
touchdown of the game. Chapman
back, kicked the oval for the extra
point.
In the remaining part of the game
neither team threatened seriously to
score except in the last few minutes
of the game when High Point drove
to the lower edge of the field, and
the whistle blew before the Bisons
went over.
Line-ups:
Lexington High Point
LE—Clark Crowder
LT—Walser Grant
LG—Olive Grooms
Ct—Wilson - Hooper
RG—Kepley Campbell
RT—Newell Armstrong
RE—Brown Hawks
QB—Eanes 'Von Drehle
LH—Williams Gordon
RH—Johnson Smith
RB—Gibson McGhee
Subs: Lexington—McCrary, Carter
Cook, Wall; High Point—^Boyles, Hon-
eysucker, Chapman, Ferree, Shackle
ford, Huber, Pickard, Price.
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