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EATON from page HI defensive linebacker and center. He was a very effective line backer and pass defender, as was his teammate Clarence Mosby, who played center as well. In fact. Mosby was inducted into the Sports Hall of l ame in 1980 Eaton enthusiastically replies. "Harry "Bio Bio'," Wheeler and Clary Boutwright took turns running over people at fullback and could always be counted on to get a few much needed yards." Quarterbacks Dusty Montgomery and Harry Smith ran the team well and Dusty was very clever in how he sneaked the ball in for a few extra yards. Smith also ran the team well and according to Baton was very accurate as.a passer Josephus Hope was one of the best punters in the confer ence at the time, while halfbacks James H Hepler. "Bobie" Rabb and Luther Harrington were extremely quick and dependable on offense. At the time the Rani s were in the EIAC or the Eastern Intercollegiate Athletics Conference. They would face teams such as Bluefield State, St Augustine College, Allen University, Norfolk State. Livingstone, Fayetteville State, Elizabeth City State, Dover State and Swift Jr. College. With the rise of black college football, the adding and changing of col leges in the league, and the move b\ WSSU from the El AC to CIAA. things are very different now. I lie Rams were not very suc cessful m their first season (1941 42) Fhey had a record of 3-7. In 1942-43 they had a 5 - 5 record. Slightly improving each year, in 1943-44 the Rants had their first ever winning record. They recorded eight wins and had two (no overtimes were played in the early 40's). During the 194 -45 season the Rams had a 7 -3 record. As a result of that record, the Rams were invited to play in the Jacksonville, Fla. Flower Bowl against Allen University of Columbia, S.C. Allen Was an underdog, but nonetheless the Ram's lost 13-0. The team would generally practice about two weeks before school opened. The facilities were limited, so they practiced on a small field between Columbia Heights Elem School and the old gymnasium. This field was only half the size of a regulation football field. It was just a sacrifice that had to make if you were a black athlete in that period. At that time, according to Eaton, many of the of the play ers were small, most played both offense and defense and many athletes were on scholarship and received help from the coach as far as school work and personal matters. "Coach Wilson was a good coach, teacher and served as an effective father figure and role model." added Eaton. Eaton also added:, "Near the close of the 1944 - 45 football season, coach Wilson applied for membership in the CIAA and was accepted. This started a new era in college sports for Winston - Salem." Reynolds Jayvees come from behind, get 14-13 victory over Davie County By SAM DAVIS Till CiiRo\n 11 Sports Fdilor Reynolds fought back from a 13-0 second half deficit to take a 14-13 victory over Davie County in an important Central Piedmont 4-A Conference game at Deaton-Thompson Stadium last Thursday. Reynolds had trouble getting into the end zone in the lirst half and Davie was able to mount two drives to produce its 13-0 advan tage. But the Demons didn't allow any second half points and came through with a key play near the end of the game for the victory. Coach Alex Mebane said his team showed resiliency in holding off the War Eagles. "We were behind the whole game," Mebane said. "But I have to give our kids credit. They hung in there and fought until the end. "That was a very big win for our jayvee." Mebane added. "We had to overcome a lot of adversity." Reynolds was able to move the football in the first half, but penalties cost the Demons. One penalty wiped out a 75-yard touchdown run. "It was very frustrating for our kids to be behind." Mebane said. "But they stayed in there and didn't give up." Reynolds put together a drive at the start of the fourth quarter and scored a touchdown to make the score 13-6. Thomas Berrier kicked the extra point to narrow the gap to 13-7. The Demons then came up with their best defensive series of the game to stuff the War Eagles deep in their own territory. Then the Reynolds special team delivered a big play by blocking Davies' punt on fourth down. Reynolds took over inside the War Eagles' 30 yard-line. "That was the play of the game," Mebane said. "Our defense had a good stop and then we got the blocked punt. From there we were able to score and then the defense held on." After the touchdown tied the score 13-13. Berrier added his second extra point in an as many tries to give the Demons tire margin of victory. "Berrier did a good job of knocking those two extra points through." Mebane said. "It's sort of a rarity in jayvee football to be that sue cessful kicking extra points." In addition to his kicking. Berrier also did a good job on ofTense . He caught several key passes from quarterback Mike Russell. So did tight end Daniel Ames. Russell was able to hit him several timely passes to keep the Demons' second-half drives alive. "We have started developing a passing game with Mike Russell." Mebane said. "Without him we wouldn't have won the game. He helped us keep the ball moving down field." Russell and fullback Stephon McMillian also did an outstanding job of running the triple-option attack. Russell was able to soften the middle of the War Eagle defense with his interior running and Russell worked the option out on the perimeter. Defensively. Mebane said he was pleased with the play of Dee Tate. Cedric McMillian and Robert Cross. The Demons improved to 5 3 overall and 2-1 in the CPC. The Demons will play host to South Rowan today (Oct. 30) in a CPC game at Deaton-Thompson Stadium. Yellowjacket JV's roll to 664 yards offense, take 48-14 win over Southwest Guilford By THERESA DAVIS Tut Chhosh u. Sports Intern HIGH POINT - Carver fought off a sluggish start by scoring 28 unanswered points and rolled to a 48-14 victory over Southwest Guilford in a Piedmont Triad 3-A junior varsity game last Thursday night. The Yellowjackets' victory clinched the conference title. Carver improved to 8-0 overall and 5-0 in the conference after they picked up a forfeit win this week over Greensboro Smith Carver rolled up 664 yards of total offense in the victory. The Yeltowjackets have scored 244 points this season while giving up only 87. Coach Sam Davis said his team's offensive unit got cranked up after a slow start. "Overall, that's probably the best game we've played on offense," Davis said. "We were hitting on all cylinders. The offensive line blocked well and the backs ran the ball as well as I can expect. Actually, they probably played with a little more savvy than what you'd expect from junior var sity kids. "I have to give a lot of credit to the coaching staff, which has done a great job all year," Davis added. "We have a lot of guys who come out and volunteer their time to help the young men on the team. That's has been one big key to our success. "The offensive line (Russell Bonham. Goyal Scales. Jamel Hatton, Steve Reeves, John Coles, Greg Dalton - tight end) is proba bly as good as it gets and that says a lot about Coach Bud Hiltpn. He's molded those kids into $ cohesive unit. They work real well together." The Yellowjackets had nearly 500 yards on the ground. Reggie Green had 188 yards on 12 carries. He had runs of 40 and seven for touchdowns and also had a 55 yard run. For the season, he lias amassed 982 yards on 87 carries, an average of 11.2 yards per carry. "Reggie has taken his game to another level," Davis said. "Since we lost T.J. Gregg to the varsity, Reggie has been our go-to back. He's made a lot of big plavs for us." But Green wasn't the only big producer against the Cowboys. Mike Pitts rushed for 102 yards on nine carries and one touchdown. Jason Pender had 92 yards on 14 carries, with one touchdown, and Freshman Norwood added 58 yards on five carries. Freshman fullback Carl Russell III scored his first career to touchdown. In addition, quarterback Coleman Watkins came off the bench to hit three of five passes for 148 yards and a touchdown. Watkiris, who injured his shoulder against Parkland, wasn't cleared to play until an hour before the game and did not start. Keegan Haggins. the usual starter at wide receiver, started at quarterback and led the Yellowjackets to a touchdown on their first possession for a 6-0 lead. But after Carver misfired, suf fering consecutive fumbles. Watkins came on to lead the team. Haggins scored two touchdowns, one on a 17-yard run on a bootleg and the other on a 99-yard pass front Watkins. Carver was backed up to its one-foot-line when Watkins called an audible on the line and hit the streaking llaggins. who had gotten behind Southwest Guilford's defense. Haggins outran the pur suit into the end zone. "I think our kids are really learning and growing as players." Davis said. "They are maturing and that's going to benefit our overall program in the long run. We're happy that the kids are win ning and having a lot of success, but the most important thing is that they're learning a lot. On the long touchdown. Southwest had lined up in the same defense before and Coleman didn't recognize it. But the second time he picked it up right away and he took advantage " Carver also had several players stand out on defense. Defensive backs Al Porter. Karim Bitting and Wesley Talbert led the way. Linebackers Sean Wilkes and David Edwards also played well. Up front, the leaders were Brandon Johnson. Dexter Williams and Bernard Cain. "It was just another team w in." J Davis said. "A lot of people con tributed and that has been the key for us all yehr. This is a very deep squad. These guys have stuck together all year and now they have only one more challenge ahead." Carver concludes its season with a battle against Dudley at home next Thursday. /> Jason Pender Forsyth County Junior Varsity Football School Overall Conf. Carver 8-0 4-0 West Fbrsyth 6-2 3-0 East Forsyth 6-2 3-0 Reynolds 5-3 2-1 Mount Tabor 5-3 2-1 North Forsyth 5-3 2-1 Parkland 4-5 3-1 Glenn 1-8 1-3 Last Week's Results Carver 48, SW Guilford 14 West Forsyth 37, S. Rowan 0 East Forsyth 31, N. Forsyth 20 Reynolds 14, Davie County 13 Parkland 38, Glenn 6 This Week's Games South Stokes at West Forsyth South Rowan at Reynolds East Forsyth at GCO Page GCO Grimsley at N. 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