Blue Waves Drown Bunn
In Homecoming Contest
The Norlina Blue Waves
held Bunn to only one first
down and 36 total offensive
yards, enabling the Waves
to slash the Bulldogs, 26-6,
during Friday night's game.
During the first period,
both teams gathered their
wits while exchanging th
ball with no score. But in th
second quarter, David Row
lett scampered across th
goal line from the four an
Hunter's kick was good
Norlina led 7-0 at the half.
Fresh from the res
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e period, the mighty Waves
e poured it on with two
- touchdowns in the third
b quarter. Rowlett carried the
i ball in the endzone from the
two-yard line early in the
quarter. The pass for the
t two-point conversion failed.
Later in the period
Johnnie Fleming connected
with Shelton Hunter on a
seven-yard pass good for a
touchdown. Hunter kicked
the extra point which was
good, and Norlina began the
fourth quarter 20-0.
Johnnie Fleming ran in
from the four on a quarterback
keeper in the fourth
quarter for the score but the
extra-point kick attempt
failed.
Bunn's only score in the
game was a 94-yard punt
return during the final
period. Dennis Tabron
sprinted the field for the sixpointer
but the two-point
conversion was no good.
Rowlett chalked up 164
yards on 24 carries for the
night. The team had 255
yards rushing with 63 yards
in passing. Fleming completed
five of 10 for the
yardage.
Bunn was held to 31 yards
rushing on 26 carries with
one for seven in passing
having three interceptions.
Defensive standouts for
Norlina were Charlie BulI
lock and David Rowlett with
12 individual tackles each
and Clifton Greene with 10.
Norlina is now 6-2 for the
season and 1-1 in conference
play. They will travel to
Louisburg Friday night with
kick-off at 8 p. m.
Shelton Hunter catches a seven-yard touchdown pass
from John Fleming in the third quarter of the NorlinaBunn
game Friday night. (Staff Photos)
jonn rieming scores on
an end run in the second half
of Friday night's game with
k Bunn.
C. L. Hege crowns homecoming queen Carol Montague, after crowning homecoming
queen Pat Hicks during halftime ceremonies on Norlina's football field Friday night.
Escorts were Chuck Ellington and Alan Terry. (Staff Photo)
Franklinton Tops Jackets,
On Inside Track To Title
Franklinton was practicularly
assured of a tie for first
place, in the Tar River
Conference Friday night as
they outclassed John Graham,
29-0, at Franklinton
Friday night.
Allen Holmes' soccerstyle
kicks and Ricky Bray's
individual effort took the
sting out of the Jackets, who
dropped their first conference
game.
Early in the first quarter
after a Ram fumble John
Graham moved the ball to
the Ram nine-yard line but a
fumble on the play was
recovered by Franklinton.
Later the Rams intercepted
a Lyles pass returning it to
the Jacket 18.
The next -play -gave the
Rams another first down on
the JG three. With 2:06 gone
in the first period, Bray
rolled around his right end
eluding all tackles for the
score. Holmes' kick for the
PAT was good and Franklinton
led 7-0.
Following tLe kickoff, the
Rams intercepted on their
own 43 setting up a drive and
Warriors Suffer Loss;
Seek To Rebound Today
The Warren Academy
Warriors could not scalp
N.E.W. Academy's offense
during last Thursday's
game and were defeated
19-0.
In the first quarter,
N.E.W. pinned the Warriors
in a hole and later recovered
a fumble within the 20-yard
line to set up a touchdown.
The point after was good,
giving N.E.W. a 7-0 lead.
Good rushing by N.E.W.
gave the opponents two
touchdowns in the second
quarter but the extra point
attempts failed. The halftime
score was 19-0.
The two remaining quarters
were tug-o-war with
both teams exchanging the
football without scoring.
N.E.W. gained 131 yards
rushing for the game,
completing three of 11
passes for 40 yards.
Warren Academy netted
53 yards rushing with Victor
Coleman accounting lor144
of the total. Tim Capps,
Warren Academy quarterback,
was 9 for 15 in passing
for 90 yards. Scott Williams
caught four passes for 62
yards.
Other outstanding performances
for Warren Academy
were turned in by
Greg Spraggins, who recovered
a N E W. fumble,
and Timmy Royster, who
intercepted a pass.
Defensively, Victor Coleman,
Todd Wemyss and Tim
Capps led the Warriors with
individual tackles and many
assists.
Today (Thursday) the
Warriors take on Hobgood
at 3:30 p. m. at "The Cow
Palace."
Norlina Methodist
Schedule is Listed
Services at the Norlina
United Methodist Church
begin each Sunday at 10 a.
m. with Sunday school
followed by the worship
services at 11 a. m.
The Share Group will
meet with the Fred Newsoms
on Thursday, Oct. 27,
at 7:30 p. m.
On November 6 the charge
conference will be held
following the 11 a. m.
service. The Rev. Warren
Pettaway, Raleigh's District
Superintendent, will
preach and hold the conference.
with only 2:18 remaining in
the quarter, they pushed
across the goal line from the
two and again Holmes' kick
was good. —
—TtrtnJackets were pinned
in a hole during the course of
four downs and Lyles' punt
was short, setting up a field
goal for Franklinton from
the 31-yard line. With 12
seconds in the half, Holmes
side-kicked through the
uprights for a three-pointer.
Franklinton jubilantly huddled
during the half with a
17-0 lead.
With only 4:47 gone in the
third quarter, Mike Allen
ran in from the seven on the
Ram's first drive of the
second half. The attempted
two-point conversion was no
good. Franklinton had
mounted a 23-0 lead.
John Graham fumbled
following the kick-off on
their own 14 with Franklinton
recovering. But a clip
penalty set the Rams back
on the JG 20. Jim Reynolds
ran back to the original line
of scrimmage. The seconddown
pass was incomplete.
JG held the Rams during the
ensuing downs and took over
on their own seven. JG
completed one play before
the buzzer and went into the
final quarter underdogs at
23-0.
The Jackets were forced
to punt on the second play in
the fourth quarter. Lyles
bobbled the snap and Franklinton
took over on the JG
four with 11:30 remaining to
play.
The Rams scored off right
tackle on the second down.
The point after was wide to
the left but the Rams
merged ahead 29-0.
Victor Harrison returned
the ensuing kickoff to the JG
20. The Jackets were unable
to drive further and Lyles
punted. John Graham recovered
the fumbled punt on
their own 41 but were unable
to score after setting up a
drive to the 25. The game
ended at 29-0.
John Graham is 5-3 and 1-1
in conference play. Franklinton
remains undefeated
with an 8-0 record, 3-0 in
conference, with one conference
game against Louisburg
remaining.
John Graham will host
Bunn in a Tar-River
Conference match Friday
night at the John Graham
Athletic Field.
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Face Bunn Today
Hawkins Bulldogs
Roar Past 2 Foes
Garson Jackson and Malcolm
Evans annihilated
Ftanklinton last Thursday
afternoon with a tremendous
rushing display to give
Hawkins Junior High a 40-0
win.
Jackson intercepted a
Franklinton pass and returned
it 45 yards for a
touchdown with Elam running
the conversion. Randy
Garrett completed an 11yard
pass to Jackson for a
touchdown and the two
joined again for the conversion
pass.
Elam intercepted a pass
and completed a 40-yard run
for a touchdown, adding the
extra points on a run. He
also carried the ball over the
goal line from the five and
eluded opponents for the
two-point conversion.
Roscoe Cheek was another
standout for the
Hawkins Bulldogs. He scored
from the ten-yard line
and Williams, ran the
two-point play, giving the
Bulldogs their fifth win.
Amos Milam and Loyd
King were consistent on defense
during the game.
In last Tuesday's pamp
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against Louisburg, runs by
Tony Williams, Roscoe
Cheek and Loyd King
enabled the Bulldogs to
remain undefeated as they
toppled Louisburg 36-0.
Tony Williams returned a
kick-off 78 yards for a
touchdown and scored another
from the two-yard
line, making a two-point
conversion on a run.
Cheek scored from the
six-yard line and ran one
conversion while King
caught a seven-yard pass
from Garrett good for a
touchdown. Jackson caught
a pass from Garrett for the
point after.
Mark Alston caused added
insult when he recovered a
blocked punt for a touchdown.
Amos Milam, Mark Alston,
Hubert Perry and Loyd
King were leaders in the
defense which kept the
Louisburg team scoreless.
Hawkins plays at Bunn
today (Thursday) and will
be back at home .against
North Warren on November
3 at 5 p m. on the John
Graham f'eld.
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