Bulldogs Meet Jays, Rams At Weldon
The Bulldogs travel to
Littleton Friday night in
search of a win after dropping
two' games by a single point
to Scotland Neck and Ayden
here at home. The locals will
also be looking to avenge last
year's loss to the Blue Jays.
Littleton came to Louis
burg having won only one
game last year and humbled
the Bulldogs before the home
folks, 26-7. The Jays had won
only three games the year
before and were supposed to
be patsies for the stronger
Louisburg eleven.
This year, the Jays are
stronger. They have won 3
and lost four. Their losses
have come at the hands of
Weldon, (36-12) ranked No. 1
in the state and already Roa
noke Conference champs;
Murfreesboro (3-0) on a field
goal; Franklinton (31-0) and
William R. Davie (18-6).
Littleton downed Midway,
a weak independent class A
squad, 56-14; Gaston, 38-8
and Norlina, 14-6.
Louisburg defeated Nor
lina, 50-0 and Franklinton,
20-12 and Franklinton down
ed Norlina, 47-0 and Gaston
12-6. This comparison makes
Louisburg the favorite for
Friday's con test.
The Bulldogs played at
Littleton in 1957 dropping
the decision, 59-7 and the
two schools did not meet
again until last year, so the
locals are winless against the
Blue Jays.
The Jays are heavy. They
list ends at 170 and 165 and
carry four tackles on the
roster, weighing well over 200
pounds with the biggest hit
ting the scales at 245. Two
guards top 200 and a third
weighs 195. They have a 195
pound center and a fullback
listed at 213 pounds. Their
other backs are smaller at 140
to 156.
Little fbach Jim Harvey
says, "We have good size in
the line and pretty good
speed in the backfield and at
the ends. We also have ex
perience."
The Jays have Buddy Isles,
140-pound back who has
spearheaded their offense all
year. Isles scored four touch
downs against Midway and
was named Linesman of the
Week for defensive play
against the Murfreesboro Red
Devils. Steve Atkins, the
heavyweight fullback is aver
aging 6.1 yard per carry.
Against Franklinton. two
15-yard penalties in the first
part of the game took the
steam out of the Jays but in
the loss Isles caught four
passes from quarterback
Jimmy Kearney and ran four
kickoffs back for 96 yards.
The Jays have a passing
threat in halfback Vince Cart
er, who threw three- TD
passes and two passes for
extra points against Gaston.
One of the tosses was for
sixty yards. The Jays lost to
Davie, 18-6 but had quarter
back Kearney and first string
guard Steve Hamill out with
injuries. Carter tossed a TD
pass to end Butch Hale
against Norlina and Isles ran
from the six for the oter TD.
The Bulldogs cannot take
the Jays too lightly. Their
record is somewhat deceiving
as they are an explosive team
and given the momentum,
like Scotland Neck, they can
tear a team apart. Their size
will be of concern to Louis
burg. But, the Bulldogs, rated
No. 10 will be wanting an
impressive win so as Co move
up in the ratings. They'll need
a good effort to accomplish
this.
IT'S
COMING
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The rampaging Franklin
ton Rams get a crack at glory
Friday night when they travel
to Weldon to take on the No.
1 ranked Class A team in the
state. Weldon. naturally will
be favored, but don't count
the Rams out.
After losing to Oxford
Orphanage. 28-0 and Louis
burg. 20-12. Franklinton has
won four straight, three of
which have been by very im
pressive scores. Having their
best year, the Rams, now 6-2
have wins over Gaston in the
opener. 12-6; Garner "B",
33-12 and in the last four
outings they have downed a
tough Wakelon eleven, 8-0;
Littleton, 31-0; Elm City
40-6 and Norlina, 47*0. In
their six wins, the Rams have
allowed only four touch
downs.
Franklinton has a potent
attack with quarterback Jerry
Simmons, halfback Bobby
Kearneyland fullback Cliff
Williams Jrhe defense speaks
for itself.
The two teams have not
met since 1962 and Franklin
ton failed to win any of the
five games with the old Tor
nadoes ranging from 19S8
through 1962. A 39-0 dub
bing in 1958 was the worst
beating taken by Franklinton
at the hands of Weldon.
The three opponents faced
by both the Weldon Chargers
and the Rams show Weldon
with a slight scoring ^edge.
Neither allowed Norlina to
score against them and Wei
don won, 52-0 while the
Rams won, 47-0. Much could
depend here on at what point
in the game the Chargers and
Rams began substitutions.
Against Gaston, the Rams al
lowed one touchdown while
winning, 12-6 in the season
opener Weldon hit Gaston
for a 46-0 win. Littleton
scored two TD's against Wel
don but was unable to tally
against the Ram*. Weldon
won 36-12 while Franklinton
beat Littleton, 31-0.
Weldon lost its Pint game
to Franklin, Va? a larger
school but has gone unde
feated the rest of the season
and has been rated No. 1 in
the East since their second
game, a 20-6 win over War
renton. Following their loss
to Franklin, the Chargers
were rated No. 6.
In addition to the wins
over Franklinton opponents,
the Chargers hold a 16-12
decision over Murfreesboro, a
30-0 win over Davie and a
come-from-behind 22-20 de
cision over Ayden . They cop
ped the Roanoke champion
ship with their win over Gas
ton in their sixth game.
Franklinton is perhaps the
best unrated Class A team in
the state. The Rams were
rated No. 10 in the last last
week after having placed 15th
the week before.
Friday night, the Rams get
the chance to do something
about it. They may not, but
don't be surprised if they do.
We won't be.
Rampaging Rams
Photos by Cindy Sccor.
DAVID THOMPSON
EVERETT FRYE
BOBBY AYSCUE
OlW Opinio*' I
By CLINT FULLER
It is difficult to reconcile this week's State Class A ratings.
The Greensboro Daily News places Oxford Orphanage in fifth
place and drops Louisburg .to No. 10. That the Bulldogs fell is
not surprising. They did lose. What is surprising is that Oxford
is rated five positions higher than the only Class A team to
beat them this year.
Oxford lost one game-to Hope Mills by 22 points-and to
Louisburg, 8-6. Louisburg, on the other hand lost two games,
both by a single point. One of the losses, like Oxford's, came
at the hands of a higher classified school. Granted Scotland
Neck may not be as strong as Hope Mills, there is still a
decided difference between being beaten by 22 points and
losing by only one.
Oxford has a good ball club and except for a safety by
Louisburg, could well have been conference champs. But-then,
except for a couple of PAT kicks, the Bulldogs could be 8-0
right now.
Neither do we agree that Red Springs, St. Pauls and
Rowland are better than Louisburg. All are xrapping for the
Cape Fear title against five have-not teams. Manteo, rated six,
has only a two-point win over Ayden as its claim to fame. The
Redskins have beaten such squads as Knapp, Barry Robinson,
Frederick, Camden and Mattamuskeet, none of which have a
strong program. They lost to Plymouth. North Duplin is
another squad that would have a difficult time facing
Franklinton. Oxford, Louisburg and, yes, Waketon. They have
won from Acme-Delco, Roseboro-Salemburg an<^ Midway
among others.
The raters, of course, could not know that Louisburg
bested Scotland Neck and Ayden in statistics and these don't
count anyway, but the Bulldogs are stronger than many of the
teams rated above them and some teams, left off completely,
such as Robersonville, Grifton, Belhavln and Franklinton,
show the fallacy of such ratings.
Not being critical of the rating because they serve a useful
purpose, we just simply note the difficulty in making them
accurate. Needless to say, the Bulldogs and Rams are our
personal favorites and this could easily make us somewhat
prejudiced. Even so, both with impressive 6-2 records deserve
recognition.
The biggest game in the state will be played Friday night
between No. 2 ranked Robbinsville of the Smoky Mountain
Conference and Mars Hill of the Appalachian Conference. By
ayeement these two conferences will use their final game of
the season as a play-off game. By so doing, they allow the
Class A teams in the state to have a state champion. If these
two conferences had to participate in a regular elimination
playoff, there could only be regional champs.
The winner will meet the Mid-Carolina Conference champ
probably Lillington-on November 14 in the regular playoffs.
Robbinsville, rated No. 2 in the state all year, takes a 7-2
record into the game against the Mars Hill Wildcats, rated No.
3 with a 7-2 record. It should be a whale of a bell game.
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