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By CUNT FULLER
A change in rules which goes into effect this season will
allow high school fo&tball teams to go for a two-point
conversion, an option which has proven popular in college
football in recent years.
Instead of the ball being placed on the two-yard line
following a touchdown as has been done in the past, it will
now be placed on the three. A kick which goes through the
uprights will net the teem a one-point conversion-a pass or run
which goes into the end zone will score two points.
Moving the ball back a yard will make running a bit more
difficult and could prove a little tougher on passes. It should
make little difference to place kickers.
The rule change should help Louisburg and Franklinton.
Neither has ever had an adequate place kicker. Most high
school teams are shy of a successful kicker. The Bulldogs and
the Rams will continue to run and pass for the point after,
although both have on occasion surprised their opponents -and
fans -by attempting to kick the extra point.
Last season, Louisburg, for example tried 17 extra points.
Of these eight running attempts were made with four being
successful; six attempts to pass for the point were tried with
three clicking for the score and three attempts were made at
place kicking with one going through the goal posts. Percent
age-wise, the Bulldogs wilf probably do well to stay with the
running and passing PAT's.
Louisburg Coach Tommy Twitty is shown above discussing this year's plays with his four All Conference returnees. Pictures
left to right are: junior end Johnny Pernell; sophomore quarterback Larry Fuller; Coach Twitty, senior fullback Neil McDonald
and junior guard Edward Pergereon. The Bulldogs open at Elm City September S.
Staff photo by Clint Fuller
Louisburg takes on 2-A Scotland Neck here October 17.
The Fighting Scots are said to be rebuilding this year. Last
season when the Soots were also rebuilding they ended with a
very respectful 6-3-1 record against some tough competition.
Coach Herman Clark, who won "Coach of the year" in the
Albemarle Conference last season, says "It's just too early to
tell what the team will do." Reports say the Scots are faced
with a "massive" rebuilding job; that they are small and
inexperienced and that they must come up with a "super
effort" if they are to have a good season.
Scotland Neck has 27 members of the team and are
counting on four returning lettermen. Leading the squad is
Larry 'Harrison, an end last year who is expected to ba
switched to quarterback this season. He saw some action at the
quarterback position last year. The Scots lost an outstanding
halfback when Jim Moye transferred to a military school this
year.
The Bulldogs will need to watch these teams which are said
to be "rebuilding." Sometimes the timbers fall.
Another ambitious move by LouisbOrg this year will bring
Ayden here on October 24 -making for a back to-back sat of
tough games. The Tornadoes had a 45-game win streak going
last year until 2-A Farmville ended the string on October 12.
This, however, failed to halt the Tornadoes. They went on to
win the State Class A Championship.
It will undoubtedly benefit the Louisburg program that the
Bulldogs will be meeting such strong opposition as Scotland
Neck and Ayden. This marks the first time the Bulldogs have
ever played a 2 A school although Benvenue, Whitley and
South Granville qualified for 2-A when the Bulldogs played
them in past years.
Four Teams Will Be After First Franklin Area Crown
The loss of South Gran
ville and Helena brought
death to the Tar River Foot
ball Conference this year. In
its place is the newly formed
Franklin Area Conference. Its
members are Louisburg,
Franklinton, Wakelon and
Oxford Orphanage.
South Granville won the
title last year with a 5-0
record. Wakelon and Helena
finished second with identical
3-2 records, Oxford was
fourth with a 2-2-1, Louis
burg was fifth with a 1-3-1
and Franklinton was sixth
with an 0-5 conference rec
ord.
Summaries of this year's
prospects in the Franklin
Area Conference indicates
that Oxford, Wakelon and
Louisburg have a shot at the
title with the Franklinton
Rams not entirely out of con
tention. As a matter of fact,
the title could end up in any
one of the four schools. How
ever, some thoughts can be
gained by reviewing some ob
vious facts.
The name of the game, of
course, is scoring. Defense is
important, as any coach will
readily tell you, but, to win,
somebody has to score.
From the scoring potential
standpoint here is whit the
four squads look like in pre
season:
OXSORD ORPHANAGE -
The Red Devils have the con
ference's leading scorer in
Tim Jones who produced 12
touchdowns for 72 points last
year. Jones is a returning
junior back. Jake Dew, num
ber sevqji in scoring last year
Is back. He scored six touch
downs for 36 points. James
Earp is returning, he was 12th
among conference scorers last
season %ith two touchdowns
and an amazing 12 extra
point*. Jones is AH Con
ference; Dew and Earp are
honorable mentions.
Also returning are tackle
Gene Grimes, honorable men
tion and All Conference
guard Kenneth Bass. Oxford
will have all its scoring punch
back except two ends. All
Conference Billy Faircloth
and honorable mention Alex
Ward. Til is indicates that the
Red Devils will have as much
and perhaps more scoring
punch than last season. It will
take a strong defense to hold
them.
WAKELON - The Bulldog!
lost four All Conference play
ers and two honorable men
tions. There ire no AC'? or
HM's returning. Roger Maye
and Ricky Rogers are gone
from the backfteld and Dan
ny Price is missing from an
end position. Quarterback
Earl Bunn is back with several
untried backfield men. Five
are juniors and seniors and
three are letter men.
LOUISBURG Louisburg
lost All Conference Thomas
Finch and honorable men
tions Bill Taylor and Phillip
Robertson. Four All Con
ference players are returning
and two honorable mentions
are back. Finch is lost as a
pass receiver; Robertson Is
lost as a running back. Re
turning are All Conference
fullback Neill McDonald, a
senior; All Conference quar
terback Larry Fuller, a sopho
more in the backfield and All
Conference Johnny Pernell at
the end and All Conference
Edward Pergerson at the
guard. Honorable mentions,
Steve Perdue is back at an
end and John Kornegay is
back at a tackle post.
McDonald was 15th
among scorers last year and
Fuller was number two quar
terback in the conference be
hind South Granville's Saun
ders. He had four TD passes,
three PAT passes and one TD
rushing. Also back with
points scored In parenthesis
are Phillip Redmond (7); Jim
my Wrenn (7); Pergerson (7);
Charlie Hobgood (6); Robby
McDonald (2) and Perdue (1).
The Bulldogs will have a re
spectable scoring punch this
season.
FRANKL1NTON The
Rams lost four honorable
mentions. Brooks Bennett,
Freddie Coats, Mack Beck
ham and Dennis Carter. Re
turning is All Conference
'Qiff Williams moving to half
back and honorable mention
linesmen Buck Pearce and
Stuart Eakes. Coats, Beckham
and Carter were scorers last
year and their absence will be
felt, however, Williams, who
is number 5 in scoring with
six TD's and 3 PAT's is capa
ble of taking up a lot of slack.
The Rams scoring potential,
like Wakelon's is not easily
defined. New players are dif
ficult to measure.
OXFORD led the four
squads in offense last year,
scoring 162 points against op
ponents. The Red Devils were
also the best defensive squad,
giving up only 83 points.
Louisburg was the second
best offensive club In the
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was third in defense giving up
150 points. Wakeion was
third in offense, scoring 84
points to edge Frankiinton's
81 points. The Bulldogs were
second in defense allowing
onfy 102 points by oppon
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year's candidates than the
other three schools. The title
will be decided by the squad
that enjoys the greatest im
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Oxford and Louisburg seem
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