OCTOBER :J0, 1973
THE GRYPHON
PAGE ELEVEN
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Greenville Ramparts
Defeated By Gryphons
Gryphon defenders haul down a Hornet.
Sensational Gryphs Win Two
The Rocky Mount Senior
High Gryphons defeated the
Durham Senior High Bulldogs
14-6 at Durham.
The Gryphons took to the
air on their first play from
scrimmage for a 31 yard gain
and a first down on the
Bulldog’s 12 yard line. Carlton
Alston went off tackle for two
yards, then P.D. Bartley
blasted in for the score. Doug
Henley’s PAT was good. The
score with 8:12 remaining in
the first quarter was Rocky
Mount 7 Durham 0.
The Gryphons found
themselves with good field
position after a poor 17 yard
Bulldog punt in the final
moments of the first quarter.
The Gryphons moved down to
the Durham 6 yard line.
Bartley blasted in for an
apparent touchdown, but a
penalty on the play nullified
the score and moved the
Gryphons back to the 19. An
interception on the next play
halted the drive.
The Gryphons recovered
a Bulldog fumble in the final
minutes of the half and took
the ball in for the score in nine
plays. The PAT made the
score 14-0.
The defense was able to
contain the Bulldogs until the
Gryphon offense fumbled the
ball at the Gryphon 16. The
Bulldogs took the ball in for
the score. The PAT was not
good.
The game ended with the
score Rocky 14 Durham 6.
CAPS
The highly regarded
Broughton Caps found the
Rocky Mount Senior High
Gryphons too tough to handle
as the Gryphons pulled off a
20-6 upset victory.
After a pair of punt
exchanges in the first half, the
Gryphon defense met its first
challenge. The Caps had a
first and ten on their own 37,
when their tailback darted
down the sideline for 57 yards
before being pulled down at
the six yard line. The Gryphon
defense toughened, and the
Caps attempted a field goal
that just missed by inches.
The Caps were assessed a
25 yard penalty on the field
goal attempt giving the
Gryphons the ball on their own
35. The Gryphons put together
a long drive covering 65 yards
in 15 plays. This gave Rocky
The Gryphons won their
first Division I Eastern 4-A
Conference game by defeating
the Greenville Rose Ramparts
32-9.
The Ramparts controlled
the first quarter as the
Gryphons were plagued by
errors. When the first quarter
ended the Ramparts had
kicked two field goals for a 6-0
lead.
The Ramparts kicked a
field goal with 7:14 remaining
in the half to give them a 9-0
lead.
mfmUSi
Mount a 6-0 lead. The PAT
was wide.
In the second half the
Caps received the kickoff and
moved down to the Gryphon 39
where their drive stalled. The
Gryphons were unable to
move the ball and were forced
to punt. Burton Robinson got
off a high punt that fumbled.
Stewert Vaughan and Joe
Jones recovered the fumble at
the Caps 23 yard line. Carlton
Alston carried the ball in for
the score. Sid McNeal rolled
out 10 pass for me two point
conversion but finding his
receivers covered, darted in
for the score to make it 14-0
Gryphons.
The Gryphons scored one
more time. Stewert Vaughan
blocked a punt that was
recovered at the Caps 28 yard
line.Alston took the ball in for
the touchdown. The PAT was
not good due to offensive pass
interference.
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The Gryphons got going
on the next drive as they took
the ball 61 yards in 12 plays P.
D. Bartley carried the ball
over for the Gryphon’s first
score. Doug Henleys PAT cut
the lead to 9-7.
The Ramparts could not
move the ball and were forced
to punt. A heavy pass rush by
the Gryphons caused the
Ramparts to get off a poor 5
yard punt.
Senior High took over the
Greenville 45 and scored in
eight plays behind the passing
of Sid McNeal. McNeal first
hit Alston for a 26 yard screen
pass. McNeal was thrown for
losses on the next two plays'.
Coach Wiggins then called the
tackle eligible play. McNeal
dropped back and found
Thomas Lancaster alone for a
29 yard scoring strike.
Henley’s PAT was blocked.
With 31 seconds in the half the
Gryphons held a 13-9 lead.
Greenville had good field
position in the opening
minutesof the second half but
the Senior High defense
toughened and stopped the
Ramparts.
The game soon turned into
a Rocky Mount route. The
Ramparts fumbled a Burton
Robinson punt and Ronnie
Davis recovered for the
Gryphons. Bartley took the
ball over for the score." The
two point conversion was no
good. With 52 seconds left in
the third quarter Rocky
Mount had a 19-9 lead. On the
final play of the third quarter
Lancaster intercepted a pitch
out and Henley’s kick made it
26-9.
Larry Kimble crashed
into the end zone for Rocky
Mount and the last score with
7:35 remaining in the game.
P.D. Bartley was the
games leading rusher with 91
yards in 25 carries. Carlton
Alston carried 13 times for 60
yards and picked up another
31 yards on three pass
receptions.
The Gryphons picked up
257 yards in total offense with
163 on the ground and 94 in the
air.
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