District Test Being
Played In Ahoskie
Roanobe-Chowan
‘ Champs Have Not
Been Beaten in'50
Williamston Has Won Sev
en Straight, Including 5
In the Conference
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After three years as a strong
contender, the Williamston High
School football team last Thurs
day night wrapped up its first Al
bemarle Conference champion
ship by defeating a strong Plym
outh High eleven. 18-14, before a
crowd estimated at more than 2500
in the Williamston park.
The game that brought the
championship to Williamston also
brought Plymouth its first defeat
of the season and sent the Green
Wave into the district finals at
* Ahoskie where Coach Stuart May
nard and his charges will clash
with the champions of the Roan
oke-Chowan conference, the Wel
don high school eleven under the
direction of Coach Davis. The tilt
is scheduled for tonight at 8:00
on the neutral field where seating
room for 2.000 fans is available.
Facing one of the toughest foes
to lineup against them this year,
^ the Green Wave, scored the second
time they go the ball in the first
quarter, added another in the se- :
eond quarter l., take a 12-0 lead.
It looked like a Williamston night
hut Plymouth came back late in
the second quarter to tally one
touchdown and extra point and in
the second half took up where
they left off to add another.
Trailing by two points, the Wil
m liamston boys found the spark to
travel again and added the clinch
er on a nice run by Wallace War
ren. Plymouth’s attack then ran
hot and cold and was finally con
tained by the Green Wave, an in
terception by Harrell Everett in
the last minute definitely assuring
WiJlijumton the victory. ,p
Jack Edwards scored the firs?
touchdown on a beautiful run of
I 22 yards during which he took ad
vantage of early blocking and re
fused to let several defenders stop
him the Vest of the way. Lindelle
Ward crashed over for the second
score. Although Warren, Ward
and Edwards did the scoring, the
victory was definitely one for the
whole team as they played their
hearts out.
Kussell Rogers ran hard despite
• the fact he had worked in the pea
nut field most of the day. Putting
their strength to the outside to
stop Rogers end runs and Ed- j
ward’s knifing drives, Plymouth!
weakened the center and toward I
the last Rogers deserted the ends
Join W'jrf rr .\nd Jfard in hit
ling the center foi luce gains and i
barely missed getting away at one
point in the game.
Expected to stay on the ground,
Williamston did that except for
one 33-yard pass Warren tossed to I
Coltrain. However, Plymouth re
sorted to passing frequently and
in the late stages of the game was
forped into the air almost entirely j
as time was running out.
In Alvin Tuten, Plymouth show
ed one of the best backs to play
here this year. His spinner, fake
handoffs and pitchouts to Barnhill
and Batemen were troublesome to
the defenders and gave local fans
some uneasy moments. Leroy
Singleton was also a standout for
Plymouth in his work at end, stop-1
ping Rogers for a couple of loss
es and catching several passes for
nice gains. He also took an inter
cepted pass away from little Billy
Spruill after Spruill had tucked
the ball away and was ready to
run. This same thing happened to
Billy at. Plymouth last year.
Williamston had the edge in
rushing with 210 yards to 143 for
Plymouth but the Green Wave lost
34 yards (much oi this resulted
from a bad center on one occasion)
while Plymouth lost only 10 yards.
Plymouth picked up 53 yards on|
completion of four out of 10 pass
es while Williamston threw but
one and completed that for 33
yards. Penalties were almost even
as Williamston had four of 5 yards
each and Plymouth one for 15 for
clipping. Williamston returned
kicks for 68 yards, Plymouth got
back upfield for 87 yards. Wil
liamston average 45 yards on its
kickoffs and Plymouth 45.6. In
punting Edwards and Warren for
Williamston topped Tuten of Ply
mouth with averases of 32 8 to
I NO SOFT TOUCH |
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While concrete information
concerning the Weldon foot
ball team which Wiliiamston's
Green Wave will face onethe
Ahoskie field tonight has been
difficult to obtain, latest in
formation indicates a hard
tussle for the Williamston
team. Coach Stuart Maynard
has told his boys that Weldon
is not going to be a soft touch
and they will have to play
good sound football to stay in
the race for state honors.
Maynard told his hoys Sun
day afternoon that they have
one of the best opportunities
ever to copie to the local
school and he wants them to
go all the way, indicating a
quiet confidence in his team's
ability to give anyone a scrap
from here on.
Stewart and Coltrain will
start at end. Jimmy Myers
and Joe Robertson at tackles.
Norwood Keel and Harrell
Everett at guards. Jack Ross
at center, David Davis, Lin
delle Ward, Jack Edwards and
Russell Rogers in the back
field. Billy Spruill, Wallace
Warren and Watson McKeel
are backs certain to get into
action while Bobby Goff and
Wilbur Edwards may expect
calls to work at guard.
31.3. Plymouth picked up 16 first
downs to 11 for the winners.
Williamston won the toss and
elected to receive. Rogers took
Tuten’s kick on the Williamston
10 and moved it back to the 32. On
the first play Rogers made 1 and
Ward moved 10 for a first down.
Rogers made 11 but was trapped
for a loss and Edwards fell short
of a first down when he picked up
6 and kicked to the Plymouth 20.
Tuten and Barnhill gained only 1
yard and’ Tuten kicked to the
midfield rrtlrtu
Taking the ball on the midfield
mark, Williamston’s eleven began
to march. Ward went through
the middle for 14 yards and a first
down. Then the one-two punch
of Rogers and Ward was used ef
fectively. Rogers got 5, Ward 1,
Rogers 2 and Ward 3 for a first
down on the Plymouth 25. With
Plymouth watching Ward and Ro
gers two others came into the pic
ture. Wallace Warren ran for 3
and Jack Edwards knife through
the left side to go all the way for
the first score of the game. War
ren missed the point try.
Tuten got a nice return on War
ren’s kickoff but he and Barnhill
could get only 3 yards and he
kicked out to the Williamston 15
and “ yards V*,
the 20. Rogers gained 7 and Warn
made it a first down with 4 to
put the ball on the 31. Edwards
picked up 2 as thy quarter ended,
Williamston 6, Plymouth 0.
Opening the second quarter,
Rogers lost a yard but on the next
play dashed for 21 to the Plym
out 47. Ward gained 2 but Ed
wards and Rogers were each stop
for losses and Wallace Warren
kicked to Plymouth’s 23. Taking
out a Williamston boy just as he
started to tackle the kick receiver,
a Plymouth player clipped him
and the penalty moved the ball
to the Plymouth 8. Plymouth got
a break then on penalties as Wil-!
liamston was caught offsides toj
nullify the recovery of a fumble !
When Barnhill made 7 yards in
two tries Plymouth had a first i
down on the 20 and appeared to j
be on the move. However, on the
next play Norwood Keel hit the
ball handler and recovered a fum
ble to give Williamston the ball
back on the 12. Williamston scor
ed on three plays, Ward picking
up 3, Rogers 4 and Ward scoring.
Williamston now had a lead of 12
to 0 but the point try was blocked.
Returning Warren’s kickoff for
20 yards to put the ball in play on
his 25. and then picked up 191
yards on two plays as he moved to
the Plymouth 44. Aided by an
offsides penalty against Williams
ton Barnhill made a first down
on the Williamston 45. A pass was
no good but Tuten spun through
for 11 yards and a first down on
the Williamston 34. Barnhill’s toss
to Singleton was no good and on
a reverse Barnhill was stopped
but Tuten made 7 and 3 to get a
first down on the Williamston 24.
Barnhill’s pass to Singleton was
intercepted bv Spruill but Single
ton reached into the small boy’s
arms and wrestled the ball away
from him for a first down on the
Williamston 5 to keep the drive
going. Tuten picked up three and
then scored through the right side
of the line. Barnhill took a pitch
out to score the extra point and
the score reached 12-7, Williams-!
ton.
Rogers returned Tuten's kickoff
12 yards but lost a yard on the
next play as the half ended, Wil
liamston J2, Plymouth 7.
The, Plymouth hand gave a half
time show which was well receiv
ed. Because time,was running out
on the the Williamston band had
to forego a special show they had
planned but went through a few
drills which were excellently exe
cuted.
If things had darkened for Wil
liamston in the last part of the
first half they certainly looked no
better as the second half opened.
Plymouth proved right away that
Williamston could not relax with
its early lead and the two missed
extra points began to loom mighty
large. Tuten took Warren’s kick
off on his 25 and returned it to the
36 after the ball had been moved
back and kicked a second time be
cause Williamston was ruled off-'
sides. From the 3(3. Tuten and
Barnhill sot 9 and 5 respectively
for a first down on the 50. From
there Barnhill passed ot Singleton
for 10 and a first down on the Wil
liamston 40 after Bateman and
Barnhill had been held for no gain '
on two ground attacks. Tuten got'
2, 4, 3, and 1 to just make it a'
first down on the 30 as they were j
now deep enough to take a chance
on running on fourth down. On
a reverse Barnhill lost 5 yards but
then faded back to pass to Single-;
ton for 17 yards to move the ball
to the Green Wave It!. Plym
outh's attack looked great as it
rolled for another first down on
the 8. Smith picked up 2, Barn
hill 5 and then Barnhill rammed i
over for the touchdown. He also I
made the extra point and Plym- j
outh appeared to be in the driver's
seat.
Tuten kicked off and on the 29
yard runback by Rogers, Jack
Ross, Williamston center was in
jured and came out of the game.
Ward picked up 2 but Rogers lost
8 when a bad center went bounc
ing back toward the Williamston
goal. Rogers caught the ball on
the bounce and started back up
nut was trapped before recovering |
note than a few yards of the lost
yardage. Determined to keep the
Pall this time, Williamston went
to the air for its only time in the
game. Wallace Warren fired a
33-yard aerialjto Coltrain and the
ball moved to the Plymouth 35 to
put the Panthers in the hole once
more. Ward began hitting the
center and found the going good.
He picked up 6, then 9 and then
6 again before Warren took the
ball and went over left guard for
the score. The point try was not
made this time either but Wil
liamston was now ahead again, 13
to 14, and the boys wanted noth
ing more but to stop,Plymouth's!
attack.
Smith returned the kickoff 18
yards and Tuten picked up 5 as
the third quarter ended with the
ball on Plymouth's 38. Tuten lost
a yard in the first play of the
final period but Barnhill picked
up 8 for a first down on the 45.
Tuten eked out a first down on
two tnes to put the ball on the 45
of Williamston. The march was
halted here. Bateman lost I, Tu
ten made it back but Barnhill lost
3 and Tuten kicked. Williamston
started on its own 31. Ward was
held hut Rogers mad H and then 5
for a first down on the 44. Wil
liamston drew a penalty for back
lield in motion so that a reverse
gain by Edwards of 5 and a drive
by Warren for 5 left them short.
Warren kicked and after a 10 yard
return Plymouth put the ball in
play on their 27. Barnhill's pass
to Singleton was no good but he
then run for a first down jm the
37 One pass was no good but an
other netted 7 and Tuten added li
I ■■ a first down on the 30 as Plyrn
out was pressed for time and tak
ing to the air freely Two Barnhill
to Singleton passes were broken
up and the third was intercepted
by Harrell Everett to give Wil
liamstori the hall on its own 87. On
the last play of the same Rogers
hit center for 11 yards and a first
down on the 48.
In last Thursday's game Coach
Maynard used 18 men: Stewart,
Coltrain. Fussell, Savage. Davis.
Spruill, Ward. Me Keel. Warren.,
Jack Edwards. Russell Rogers, Ev
erett, Daniels. Wilbur Edwards,
Goff. Keel. Myers, Robertson. Ross
and Welch.
Weldon beat Windsor 40-0, Rob
ersonville beat Windsor. 6-0. Ply
mouth beat Robersonville 20-12.
Williamston heat Plymouth 18-14.
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