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Page Four HIGH LIFE SPORTS SECTION October 9, 196] U^kirlie Ti/orctj BY MIKE) INGBER It seems as if the Page Pirates got their nice little ship blown right out from under them by a crew of Whirlies who came to play football, not for demolition work. The game itself was hard-hit ting and clear, but it is truly a shame that such poor sportsman ship and childish pranks had to overshadow this wholesome excit ing rivalry. I do not wish to de vote the space of this column nor the time of you, the readers, and give an account of what happened before the contest, but it must be said that high school students should be able to conduct them selves in a manner befitting the young people of this fine city in which we live. We can only hope that the mmature actions o fa very few will not darken the fine character reputation of the ma jority of Greensboro high school not just GHS) students .... Strong Defense Although the Whirlies racked up 26 big points, the defense stole the show, limiting the Bucs to a mere 63 yards rushing. The for ward wall, especially the ends Robert Powel land Earl Strick land, chased visiting QB Robin Cobia all over the Page backfield and on many occasions dropped him for long losses. The Pirates’ captain played well, but the out classed squad of Coach Les Swan- ner could neither make his holes nor protect him from the bigger and stronger Senior linemen. As for the Whirlie offense, all one has. to do is take a look at the score, for it clearly spells out the power of the mighty Blue and White offensive machine, both in the air and on the ground. The Whirlie attack was supposedly a running assault, and Page’s thrust aerial, but the GHS eleven fed the Pirate their own medicine with a 26 yard pass play from Lowe to Ephland ,and a 55 yard pass interception by Earl Strick land. Swift halfback Charlie Ephland, who in two games (Durham and Page )has scored three times, tal lied two of his TD’s in 38 seconds, which is less than it takes to go up the field and hack twice, con sidering you can do 100 yards in 10 seconds. The first was the final thrust of a 72-yard drive as the Jamie son backfield of Lowe, Fuller, HOW IT HAPPENED Page Senior High 9 First Downs 16 62 Passing Yardage 33 63 Rushing Yardage 209 7-12 Passes (Att.- Comp.) 2-3 1 . . Passes Int. By 1 5-38 Punts—Average 3-43 1 Fumbles Lost 1 35 Yards Penalized 40 . . . . Scoring Summary Page 0 6 6 6— 6 Senior High ... 6 13 7 0—26 SH—Davis (3) SH—Ehpland (1) Lowe to Powell). SH—Ephland (26 pass from Lowe). SH—Strickland (50 pass inter ception) (Jackson kick). Page—Cobia (1). Davis, and Ephland slashed through the Page defense. The second came on a 26 yard pass play from Lowe who hit Ephland all alone at the Pirate goal line. The Whirlies now share first place in the Central 4-A Confer ence with Salisbury, which also has a 1-0 record, in loop compe tition, although they have lost twice and tied once against non conference foes. Senior’s overall score sheet reads 3-0-1, identical to that of WS Reynolds, except that the Black Demons tie was in conference action. Because of the teachers meeting last Friday, HIGH LIFE is being issued today. However, as the paper went to press during the week, it was not possible to report on the outcome of the Greensboro- Burlington game. The next game on the slate is at Winston-Salem Gray, a newcomer to 4-A activity. The Greyhounds, with a 4-A rec ord of 0-3 have scored only six points this season, against the 48 of their opponents. Whirlies Take 26-6 Win Over Fayetteviile Team Once again showing the power of a Jamieson offense, the Whir lies marched to a 26-6 victory over the Fayetteville Bulldogs of the Eastern 4-A conference. In first downs both squads were equal, but that was about as far as the equalty went. On the ground and in the air the Greensboro eleven piled up 312 yards, com pared to 204 for the visitors. QB Ralph Lowe handled the situation well, as he tossed two TD aerials and also carried the pigskin to paydirt on the last three yards of an 83 yard drive. Receiver of both of Lowe’s scoring passes was jun ior end Earl Strickland, who took one for a 58 yard scoring play. Halfhack Charlie Ephland, with this game just setting up the tallying drive put himself in the scoring column for his first TD of the season, a three yard dash for the first Whirlie score. He had previously carried the ball 17 yards to the Durham 7, with halfhack Steve Davis going the next four. Second Score The second Senior score was an 83 yard drive, climaxed by Ralph Lowe’s jog from the Bulldog 3 yard line. In this march Ephland carried the ball 25 yards, Steve Davis and QB Lowe 15 each, and halfback Mickey Andrews 12. By halftime the Blue and White had racked up 20 points, the first score being the 58 yard pass play from Lowe to Strickland. The second half featured a wide array of reserves, as Coach Jamie son was given the opportunity to show the true depth of the Whirlie squad, although. the starting elev en remained in the third period to boost the 20 point total another six. This was on a pass from Lowe to Strickland, a 31 yard pitch and run play. Scoring the long Fayetteville TD was Bulldog Halfback Larry Sessons, who dived over from the GHS two yard line after a march sparked by the visitor’s pilot, Dan ny Townsend. Formal Rentals T. N. BOONE, Tailors Formal Rentals 126 W. SYCAMORE STREET PHONE BR 3-6617 MOORE MUSIC COMPANY 615 W. 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Coach Morton re ceived his master’s degree in Phys ical Education at the University of North Carolina. He should be an active member of our newly-re vised staff. Besides the foreign talent, we have re-cruited an old Greens boro native. Neither is this person new at GHS; Bob Sawyer is a former member of the GHS Swim ming Team. He is well-known to many students as a fine swimming coach. The coach has initiated a new physical fitness program for prospective athletes. His program is open to any of the student body going out for a varsity sport. He is directing a program which should put our boys in top shape for their respective sports. Coach Sawyer graduated from East Caro lina College. TATUM - DALTON TRANSFER CO. Local — Long Distanc Moving — Storage 311 E. Washington St. Phone BR 3-0537 SWEATERS!!! 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