Bulldog Defense Holds Davie
Louisburg Closes
Season With 16-6
Win Over Davie
Louisburg closed out its I
most successful, season in his- >
tory here Fridtj^night as the
Bulldogs bounced Davie, 16-6
in the final regular season
game of the year. Louisburg
meets Weldon at Warrenton
Friday night in the playoffs.
Louisburg's All Con
ference sophomore quarter
back Larry Fuller hit All Con
ference Robbie McDonald
with a 68 yard touchdown
pass on the first play from
scrimmage to put the Bull
dogs out in front early against
Davie. Mike Leonard with an
able assist from Dan Hayes
and Steve Roberson -all are
All Conference selections
scored a two-point safety and
Charlie Hobgood, All Con
ference honorable mention,
rammed over frorrt the two to
cap tie Bulldog scoring.
Randy Seidel ran a two-point
conversion. Davie quarter
back Robert Godwin tossed a
13 yard pass to senior end
Roger Keeter for the lone
Blue Devil score.
Following the surprise
bomb toss by Fuller to
McDonald, who leads the
conference in TD pass recep
tions, Seidel. Bulldog All
Conference running back, i
rushed for the two-point con- ^
version. Davie hauled in the
Bulldog kick and marched to
the Louisburg 23 where
Eddie Edgerton intercepted a
Godwin pass to stop the
threat with 3:40 left in the
first period. -
Leading 8-0 in the second
period, the Bulldogs saw the
Blue devils march to the one
yard lln vhere the Louisburg
defenv arned its pay. Four
times vie tried and four
tinx's i ne Blue Devils were
turm-d away by a stubborn
Louisburg defense. Taking
over first and ten on their
own goal line, the Bulldop
went to Phil Redmond who
carried to the ten yard line,
giving the locals operating
room.
With 5:12 left in the first
half, the Bulldop paid a dear
price for a spectacular 43
yard gain. On a halfback pass
play. Fuller pitched out to
Jimmy Wrenn. "Hie lefthander
threw to McDonald for a gain
from the Bulldog 30 to the
Davie 23 but Wrenn was hit
hard after the throw and sus
tained a broken collar bone
which sidelined the outstand
ing gridder for the rest of the
season.
In the third period, Davie
in forced to kick. Taking
the ball on the Bulldog 10,
Redmond made his longest
run of the night but was
overhauled by a faster Blue
Devil and brought down oir
tl\p Davie 20. Seidel on two
carries moved to the 12, Red
mond carried to the nine then
to the on*. Redmond scored
but an offsides penalty nulli
fied the play.
Seidel was thrown at the
three and Fuller was held on
two sneaks as Davie defense
played tough. Davie took
over first and ten on their
goal line. It was here that All
Conference Mike Leonard,
Steve Koberson and Dan
Hayes joined efforts to down
Godwin in the end zone for
the second safety of the sea
son for Louisburg. Koberson
had scored a two-pointer
against Oxford Orphanage.
The Bulldogs launched
another drive in the third
frame as Fuller hit McDonald
on a 20-yard pass moving the
ball to the Davie 25. Fuller
carried to the 22, Redmond
lost to the 27, Fuller hit
McDonald on the 18 but
Seidel was thrown back to
the 25 where Davie took over
as the period ended with
Louisburg ahead 10-0. .
There was 7:58 left in the
game when Davie scored its
lone TD and failed on the
PAT. Charlie Hobgood picked
up a first down on the Davie
48 to sUrt the Bulldog drive
for the final score. Seidel
picked up another first and
ten on the Davie 32 at the
4:18 'mark and Redmond
made the first down on the
Blue Devil 18 with 3:23 left
as the Bulldogs stayed on the
ground, playing to score and
leave Davie no time to come
back.
Hobgood carried to the 14
and Redmond, filling in for
the ailing Neill McDonald,
carried to the five and
another first down. Stopped
on the next try, Redmond
hauled to the two. With 51
seconds left in the game,
Hobgood scored on the next
play. The PAT kick by
Robbie McDonald failed and
the Bulldogs led 16-6 as time
ran out.
The win gave the locals an
8-2 record, the best in the
Bulldogs 12 year history and
set the stage for Friday's
meeting with the Weldon
Chargers for the District
Championship and a berth in
the semifinals for the Eastern
Championship and a shot at
the state crown.
Cadets Upset Rams
The Franklinton Rams
dream of tieing their 1964
record of 7 wins and 3 losses
became a nightmare Friday as
the Oak Ridge Cadets de
feated them 12 to 7, giving
the 1969 Rams a final record
of 6 wins and 4 losses, the
second best record in Ram
history.
The Rams playing without
their Tine running back and
defensive end Cliff Williams,
injured in the Weldon game,
found out that the Cadets
were for real as they went for
four first downs before War
ren Collins intercepted a
Tommy Land pass.
The Rams under the direc
tion of Jerry Simmons
ground out three first downs
before being forced to punt.
The first quarter ended
with the Cadets deep in Ram
territory. After a 15 yard
penalty against the Rams
wnich put the ball on the
Ram 12 yard line. Bill Hall
carried three times and scored
from the 3 yard line. Extra
point conversion was no
good.
On the kickoff return Tim
Leonard ran for 30 yards and
got In Cadet territory. There
was a 15 yard penalty against
the Cadets for piling on and
the Rama were on the Cadet
28 yard line. On first down
the Rama were guilty of hold
ing and were moved back to
the 43 yard line of the Cadets
with approximately 2
minutes remaining.
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After getting to the Ckdet
10 yard line with 1 minute
remaining and no more time
outs, the Rams were unable
to move on the ground and
Simmons was thrown for 7
and 5 yards losses. With 45
seconds remaining Mike
Goodwin on 4th and 22 yards
to go passed to Donnie Beck
ham who was tackled just
short of the first down. So
with 40 seconds left the Ca
dets took over and ran out
the clock.
The game was a hard
fought contest. The Cadets
lost their quarterback in the
first quarter due to a leg
injury. The Cadets record is
deserving because they have
been playing some large
schools. "Bill Wall is one of
the best running back that we
have seen this year," Coach
O'Neal said.
Wall gained 90 yards rush
ing in 20 carries and scored 2
TDs. The Cadets gained 176
yards rushing and 7 yards
passing and a total of 183
yards. The Rams gained 74
yards rushing and 74 yards
passing for a total of 148
yards.
Boosters Hold Meet
f
' YoungsviUe - Officers
elected at the Youngsville
Booster club meeting held at
the school cafeteria on Thurs
day night are: President - L.
A. Woodlief; Vice President -
A I DePorter; Secretary -
Jimmy Holmes; Treasurer ?
Marvin Roberts.
Members discussed ways
which the Booster Club plans
to support the school's ath
letic department; and con
sidered finance projects.
The membership drive is
being extended. Anyone in
terested in joining the club
may contact the President or
other club officer for infor
mation as to club activitiea.
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Photo by Mack Burnett.
Rams-Cadets Action
Stage Set For Friday Playoff
By Clint Fuller
Times Sports Editor
The stage is set and the
players have been selected.
This is the big week for high
school football. Back in late
August and early September
forty Class A grid squads ran
on the field with some hope
of surviving the race in east
ern North Carolina. An un
known number did the same
in a couple of Class A Con
ferences in the west. Now the
number has dwindled to
eight. In all of Tarheelia, only
eight Class A squads remain.
After Friday, there will be
four, then two and a cham
pion.
This is the week of the
playoffs. Three of the four
games will be played Friday
night and a fourth will be
played Saturday.
Louisburg is one of the
survivors and will meet Wel
don at Warrenton Friday
night. In the bracket with
these two are Manteo, Tide
water Conference champs and
Vanceboro, leaders of the
Tobacco Belt Conference.
Winners of the Lauisburg
LHS Jayvees Win
Conference Title
The Louisburg J.V. team
has just completed its best
season in history. They won
the Franklin Area Conference
giving up only 6 points and
scoring 180 points in con
ference play.
Coaches Ben Baker and
Harold Green led the team to
victories over Oxford Or
phanage, (8-0, 18-0), Frank
linton (52-0, 50-6), and
Wakelon (22-0, 30-0). Lead
ing scorers were Plummer Wil
liams, Eugene Thomas, Tony
Tharrington, Warren Wrenn
and Willie Tabron.
Members of the squad
made up of ninth and tenth
graders, include: William
Beckham, George Thomas,
Plummer Williams, Eugene
Thomas, Warren Wrenn, Tony
Tharrington, Barry Shearin,
Mike Edgerton, Willie Tab
ron, D. B. Lancaster, Joseph
Daniel, Glenn Cooley,
Sammy Harris, Tommy
Smith, Jimmy Lettiford,
Johnny King, Donnie Davis,
Kenneth Lewis, Leroy Harts
field, Donald "White, Dallas
Thomas, Woody Smith,
Charles Kearney and Ronald
Pace.
This was the first time that
the Louisburg J.V.'s have ever
won the conference cham
pionship. Their only loss was
to powerful Milbrook in the
opening game of the season.
Rams Squad
Honored
(Frk. B.W.) Parents, of the
Frank linton High School
football players, honored the
football team, their coaches
and the cheerleaders at a sup
per Wednesday evening at the
Legion Hut in Franklinton.
A barbecued chicken sup
per with all the trimmings
and Pepsi Colas were served.
Tip Top and Sunbeam
bakeries donated the bread as
Pepsi Cola Company donated
the drinks.
Mr. L. A. Thompson, Sr.,
Mr. Charlie Cates and Mr.
Clyde Waiden cooperated
with the parents in making
the event a success.
Both coaches, Mr. Jimmy
O'Neal and Mr. Edward
Wheeler, and Mr. Carl Grad,
principal of Franklinton High
School, were present for the
occasion.
On Friday evening follow
ing the football game, the
players were served ham
burgers, French Fries and
Pepsi Colas by the parents.
Weldon game will meet the
winner of the Manteo-Vance
boro contest November 21
for the eastern championship
and a crack at the western
champ for the state title.
Also on Friday night,
Angier, Mid-Carolina winner
with a 22-20 squeaker over
Lillington Friday, will take
on undefeated St. ?auls,
champs of the Cape Fear
Conference. Saturday, Rob
binsville's Black Knights,
rated No. 1 in the state, will
meet North Duplin, champs
of the Tri-County Con
ference. The Knights will be
representing the Smokey
Mountain-Appalachian Con
ferences. having won the
honor by defeating Mars Hill
a week ago.
Louisburg has won 8 and
lost 2. Both losses were by
one point. Scotland Neck
(2-A) staged a spectacular
comeback to take the Bull
dogs, 27-26 and Ayden make
a placement kick hold up for
a 13-12 margin. The Bulldogs
have wins over such powers as
Oxford Orphanage, Franklin
ton, Warrenton and have won
decisively over Elm City,
Norlina, Littleton and Davie
and edged Wakelon 8-0. They
sport a well-balanced squad
with a strong man in every
position.
Weldon has won 9 and lost
only 1. The loss was the first
game of the season to Frank
lin, Va. The Chargers have
won impressively over Nor
lina, Oavie, Gaston, Littleton
and Southern Nash and have
edged Warrenton, Murfrees
boro, Ayden and Franklin
ton. Weldon has won 19 of its
last 21 games, losing by one
point in the state champion
ship contest last year to
Ayden and losing the opener
this season. The Chargers love
to pass-having scored twelve
times this year by this route.
Manteo has won 9 and lost
only one, to 2- A Plymouth.
The Redskins, have beaten
Ayden and East Carteret by
slim margins and won im
pressively over Knapp twice,
Camden twice, Matta
muskeet, Frederick and Barry
Robinson. The Redskins have
been rated as high as No. 3 in
the East and No. 6 in the
state.
Vanceboro has won 7 and
lost 3, holding wins over Bel
haven, Robersonville among
the stronger foes and have
downed such weaker squads
as Elm City, Chocowinity,
Saratoga and Bath. The Red
Raiders -from Farm Life High
School, located in Vance
boro-came on strong in late
season to cop the title from
Grifton and Robersonville.
Vanceboro lost to Swans
boro, Grifton and Pamlico.
Angier, St. Pauls, North
Duplin and Robbinsville will
represent the West in the
playoffs. The survivor of the
Eastern games will have to
travel for the championship.
This year the big game will be
played on the home field of
the West team.
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