OCTOBER 30, 1973
THE GRYPHON
PAGE NINE
Baby Gryphs Defeat Ramparts
Rocky Mount junior
varsity won their third game
in six outings as the Gryphons
zapped the Greenville Rose
Rampants by the score of 15-0.
The win brought the Jayvees
record to 3 wins 2 losses and 1
tie.
After a scoreless first
quarter, the Baby Gryphs
began to move. Rocky Mount
recovered a Greenville
fumble to stop a Baby
Rampants drive and started a
drive of their own. The Gryphs
took the ball on their own 36
and put together a 64 yard
scoring drive in five plays.
Ronald Martin put the
Gryphons on top with a one
yard pass to Willie Williams.
Martin also connected with
Williams for the two-point
conversion. The touchdown
made the score 8-0. The score
was the same at half-time.
Both defenses did an
outstanding job in the third
quarter as both offenses were
stymied.
In the fourth quarter the
Gryphons put another touch
down on the scoreboard.
Rocky Mount drove 77 yards
in nine plays for the touch
down. Walter Ricks the touch
down on 22 yard run. Robert
Thompson kicked the extra
point making the final score
Rocky Mount-15, Greenville-0.
RM VS. HILLSIDE
The Rocky Mount Senior
High junior varisty got back
on the winning track during
the fifth grame of the season.
The victory was at the ex
pense of the Durham Hillside
Jayvees. The final score was
8-6. The win made the Baby
Gryphs record 2-2-1.
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Rocky Mount scored their
only touchdown in the first
quarter. The Gryphons scored
the touchdown on a 30 yard
drive in five plays with Ronald
Martin carrying three times
for 21 yards. Martin capped
the drive with a five yard run.
Then he passed to Ben Curran
for the two-point conversion.
The touchdown made the
score 8-0.
The rest of the first half
was a defensive battle.
Neither team could generate
much offense for the
remainder of the half.
Hillside was held
scoreless for two quarters by
the great Baby Gryph
defense. The Baby Hornets
scored their only touchdown in
the third quarter. Steve
Barnett picked off a Martin
pass and returned it 56 yards
to paydirt. The run for the
two-point conversion was no
good.
RM VS. BROUGHTON
The Rocky Mount Baby
Gryphons dropped their
second straight contest after
winning their season opener.
The Jayvees were stopped by
Broughton 16-12. The game
was a tough loss for Rocky
Mount.
The first quarter was a
defensive battle. Neither team
could move the ball steadily.
The first score came in the
second period when
Broughton put t(^ether a 70
yard drive. The Gryphons had
a 15 yard penalty against
them. The Caps then scored on
a 41 yard pass from Jim Rowe
to Ken Clarke. Ken Braswell
ran for the two-point con
version putting Broughton
ahead 8-0.
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Broughton scored again in
the third quarter. The touch
down was set up by a pass
interception. Rowe scored the
touchdown on a one yard run.
Braswell again ran for the
two-point conversion making
the score 16-0.
The Baby Gryphs finally
got some offense generated in
the third quarter. They cut the
score to 16-6 when Nelson
Phillips scored from nine
yards out. The score was set
up by a 27 yard pass play from
Ronald Martin to Walter
Ricks. The two-point con
version failed.
The final Rocky Mount
score was set up by a pass
interference call. Martin
scored the touchdown on a
seven yard run. Again the two-
point conversion failed
making the final score 16-12.
RM VS. DURHAM
The Rocky Mount junior
varsity tied Durham Senior
High’s Jayvees when Ronald
Martin took the ball in from
the one. He scored with 20
seconds remaining in the
game. The final score was 20-
20. This made the Baby
Gryphs record 1-2-1.
It was a wild finish for the
Baby Gryphs. They fell behind
20-14 with 1:34 remaining in
the game. Durham took the
lead with a pass from Greg
Watson to Charles Nelson.
They hooked up for the two-
point conversion.
The Gryphons then took
the kickoff and drove 70 yards
to score. The key play of the
drive was a 26 yard pass from
Ronald Martin to Jerry
Felton. The pass set up the
tying score. The' Baby
Gryphs had a chance to win
the game but the extra point
attempt failed.
The Bulldogs took a 6-0
halftime lead when Watson
made a two yard run. The
score came with 1:08
remaining in the first half.
Both teams scored in the
third quarter. Durham scored
on a two yard run by Watson.
The Gryphs scored twice in
the third quarter. The first
score came on a three yard
run by Martin. The second
score came on a five yard run
by Herman Bullock.
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The cross country team pictured left to right are: (First row)
Keith Lanier, James Scott, William Gray, and Lee Toler. (Second
row) Coach Stan Bastain, Greg Johnson, Stuart Joyner, and Greg
Dawes.
SPORTSLIGHTS
by Sara Jane Collier
“Lee, I’m doing a column
on cross-country for the school
paper,” I said. “We want to
give some recognition to the
team.”
“Way to go,” said Lee
Toler, one of the “iron men”
for the RMSH Cross-Country
team. “Ask me anything. I
can’t beleive that someone is
going to write about us.”
“Well, first things first.
Why is cross-country the least
publicized of all sports at
RMSH?”
Lee sighed. “Very few
people even know what cross
country is.”
For those who don’t know,
cross-country is a sport that
originated in England. The
charm of this race lies in the
fact that the runners get
away, for at least one season
in the year, from the
monotony of running around a
track. The cross-country
courses are routed out in the
country over hills, grass,
roads, or anything else that
gets in the way.
The cross-country meet
consists of any numberof
teams. There are usually 10-15
boys on a team. Points are
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awarded on the basis of finish.
The runner who comes in first
is granted one point, the
runner in second two points,
and this continues in suc
cession. After all the con
testants have finished the
i"ace, the points are added up.
The team with the fewest
points wins.
The cross-country course
is usually two to three miles
long. The terrain is rough and
challenging. Cross-country
meets are never called off
because of weather; they are
run regardless of prevailing
weather conditions. For these
reasons, physical fitness alone
does not win a race; a runner
must be in good mental
condition. In cross-country,
mental fatigue comes before
physical fatigue.
Why do these boys
willingly subject themselves
to such hardships? Why run
cross-country: I posed this
question to Keith Lanier.
“Ha, ha,” he laughed. “A
lot of people ask me that.
Sometimes I ask myself that.
Well, cross-country is the
perfect conditioner for spring
track. It builds up wind and
stamina, strengthens the legs,
and helps to develop a good
stride.”
When asked the same
question, Greg Dawes
responded, “I run cross
country to get in shape for
wrestling. It’s a lot of fun
also.”
Greg Johnson, one who
likes to be different, said that
he used cross-country to get in
shape for basketball.
Whatever the reason for
running cross-country, the ten
boys of the RMSH squad ~ Lee
Toler, Keith Laneir, William
Gray, Stewart Joyner, James
Scott, Vincent Chairs, Greg
Dawes, and Greg Johnson -
have one thing in common;
they all enjoy running. All of
them also feel that their days
of running cross-country are
numbered. The Sports
Department would like to drop
cross-country. The reason
given is that it doesn’t bring
any money into the school.
Maybe it doesn’t, but cross
country pays for itself in that
it gets our boys in peak con
dition for other Sports. Cross
country makes a valuable
contribution to our school, and
in this writer’s opinion it
should be continued.