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Children's Home Ekes Out 10-6 Victory Over Wilkesboro Ramblers STATE'S TOP SCORING HI SCHOOL ELEVENS PLAY THRILLING GAME IN MEMORIAL PARK MONDAY NIGHT Children's Home eleven, rated as North Carolina's top football team, barely eked out a 10 to 6 victory over the Wilkeeboro high school Ramblers in Memorial Park Monday night before a crowd estimated to number 3, 000, or more. It was by far the best and most-exciting football game played in this section of North Carolina in years. Children's -Home came up from Winston-Salem with one of the finest records racked up by a high school team in North Caro lina, having won 37 games with out a defeat in regular season play over a period embracing the past four years. Their wins were against some of the larger AA teams in the state, as well as A teams; also strong elevens in the South Piedmont confer ence. Wilkesboro entered the con test Monday night the under dog by several touchdowns, but soon after the Ramblers kicked to the Children's Home boys it was evident that Coach Marvin Hoffman had done a marvelous job getting his boys ready for their toughest assignment of the season. The Children's Home boys were somewhat shocked when their backs charged the Wilkeeboro line and got no where. Soon they had to punt and then followed an exchange of punts by Ray Triplett and Red Smith during the first quarter with neither team able to score. In the second period Ray Trip lets Wilkesboro's triple-threat back and candidate for all-state honors, sent a booming punt to the Home's 10. Bill Proctor re turned to about the seventeen and fumbled. Bill Byrd then passed to Tony Emerson behind the goal line for a touchdown which was nullified by a pen alty. In two plays, Triplett ran to the one-yard marker, then raced over left end for the first score of the close football game. His placement kick was low, and the score was: Wilkesboro 6; Children's Home 0. There wss no further scoring durinjg the first half with both teams play ing a fine defensive game. Second Half Children's ? Home kicked to Wilkesboro at the opening of the second half, and the Ramb lers started a touchdown parade only to have three successive penalties called, making their scoring chance too difficult to overcome. The turning point of the game came about midway the fourth period. Ray Triplett kicked to the Children's Home four-yard line, only to have his splendid punt nullified by a penalty. He kicked again, and this time "Red" Smith garnered in the ball and after several Rambler tacklers had been stiff-armed and side-stepped, ran 81 yards for a touchdown. This was the most spectacular play of the game. Smith attempted to kick the extra point from placement but again the Ramblers were a victim of a penalty for being off side. This penalty was for five yards and the ball was placed near the Rambler goal line. Smith, on a run around left end, plunged over for the extra point. The Ramblers came back, and again carried into Children's Home territory, but lost the ball on downs. Children's home then put on their hardest-driving at tack of the game and carried to the Rambler 12-yard line. The Ramblers held like a stone wall, but on fourth down a field-goal play was called. Smith i dropped back and sent the ball squarely between the uprights which added three points to make the score: Wilkesboro 6; Children's Home 10. Home Hm Outstanding High School Eleven Wilburn Clary, coach of the Children's Home eleven, brought one of the finest teams in the state to North Wilkesboro. The Home win ran their succes sive victories to 38. But Smith did not do all the work him self. He had some of the best downfleld blocking seen here in years to* get him away on his long, touchdown run. Bill Proc tor also did some good ground gaining for Children's Home. Following is the fine record made by Children's Home during the 1949 season prior to the Wilkesboro game: Children's Home 7, Kinston 0; Children's Home 28, Harding 7;j Children's Home 14, Gray High' 12; Children's Home 26, Barium! Springs 6; Children's Home 54, Statesville 6; Children's Home 27, Thomasville 6; Children's Home 33, Concord 13; Chil dren's Home 40, Raleigh 18; Children's Home 33, Lexington 6. Ramblers Rise To New Heights In holding the Children's Home team scoreless for more than three periods, outplaying them in every department of the game except passing, the Ramb lers rose to new heights in foot ball glory with the wonderful game they played Monday night. Children's Home team was un able to make any appreciable gains through the Rambler line until late in the fourth quar ter; their end runs were cut down, and most of their yard age was made in the air. The Ramblers held "Red" Smith to 22 yards rushing during the game, and the other Children's Home backs %could not gain on the ground. Most everyone has only the greatest praise for the Rambler type of play Mon day night. Daniel Linney and Harold Dancy did some fine run ning for the Ramblers. Ray Triplett gained more yardage, himself, than all the Children's Home backs put together. An Outstanding Game People came from all over | northwest North Carolina to i witness the gridiron contest be tween the Ramblers of Wilkes boro high and the Children's Home boys. The game, as pre dieted prior to the contest, was in all probability the best game played in high school football circles in North Carolina this fall. The sporting event brought to Memorial Park the largest crowd of fans In the history of Wilkes county. Teams Would Look Great In Piedmont Bowl Game Wilkesboro will likely succeed Children's Home as the top scor ing high school team in North Carolina. Their present rating, as shown by the Greensboro Daily News yesterday, was: Children's Home 272 points; Wilkesboro 258 points. Wilkes boro is yet to play Spencer and I North Wilkesboro on its 194D I schedule and it may be that the I Ramblers will have enough scor I ing margin In these games to go1 ahead of Children's Home. Children's Home and the Ramblers would give fans a great game in the Piedmont Bowl in Winston-Salem. It would bring together again the top scoring North Carolina high school teams and give fans the opportunity of seeing a team (Children's Home) with the double wing formation, and a team (Wilkesboro) with the split-T formation which would mean plenty of action on the gridiron as wis seen here Mon day night. Coach Clary Praises Ramblers In a telephone conversation Tuesday afternoon with a rep tesentative of The Journal-Pa triot, Coach Clary of Children's Home praised Coach Red Hoff man's team, saying that "it gave bis team the toughest game of the season and that Wilkes boro deserved to win the game here Monday night.'' The Lineups Pos. C. Home Wilkesboro LEi?Holder .. Edwards LT?Witherspoon Eller LG?Stutts ? ?t Staloy C ?Clayton Parker RG?Hall . Story RT?Holland ?? Prevette RE?Boyette Emerson QB?Schrader Byrd LHB?Williams .... Triplett RHB?Smith Dano.y FB?Proctor ..... Linney C. Home .... 0 0 0 10?10 Wilkesboro ... 0 6 0 0? 6 Children's Home scoring touchdown?Smith. Point after touchdown?Smith (scrimmage). Field goal?Smith (placement). Wilkesboro scoring touch down?Triplett. Substitutes: Children's Home ?Brigman, Holleman, B. Hall,, Atkins. Wilkesboro ? Garwood, Joines, Mathis, Brewer, Terrell. Statistics of Game Individual statistics for Mon day night's Children's Home Wilkesboro game: Rushing Children's No Gross Net Aver 'Home Carries Gain Gain age Smith 7 23 22 4 Proctor 10 26 23 2.3 Williams 4 23 21 5.1 Schrader ? 1 0 0 0 Wilkesboro Triplett .... 19 95 91 4.8 Dancy 5 13 13 2.6 Linney ? 4 19 19 4.6 Totals: Wilkesboro high, 123; Children's Home, 66. First Downs: Wilkesboro 9; Children's Home, 8. Yards gained forward passes: Wilkesboro, 45; Children's Home 94. o 'LAFF IT OFF"?NOV. 10-11. Mrs. Beffrie D. Key Dies At Rondo Home Funeral service for Mrs. Bet-1 tie Denny Key, 72, of Ronda, I Route one, was held at two | p. m. Tuesday at Macedonia Baptist church. Elders O. J.I Denny, Gilmer Denny and the Rev. Lloyd Pardue conducted the service. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mrs. Key died Sunday after noon at her home after an ill ness of one week. She was a daughter of the late Elder C. B. Denny and, Ellen Gordon Den ny. She was a member of Mace donia Baptist chnrch. 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