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Patriots, Rosman Play To 14-14 Tie By WII.MAM I.KK For the Madison High Patriots, their homecoming game last Friday night didn't exactly come off as they would haved hoped. It was a frustrating and disappointing night aa the best the Patriots could muster was a 14-14 tie with the Ro6man Tigers "As far as I'm concerned, these boys did what they had to to win it. In my personal record book I'm putting it down as a win,'* said head coach Woody Amnions, shaking his head in disbelief of a penalty call thai erased the winning touchdown for the Patriots. It came with only three minutes left to play as quarterback Mark Gosnell hit Chris Carter from 43 yards out Carter sidestepped one tackle and raced into the end zone, only to have the TD called back because of an in eligible receiver downfield. It was that kind of evening for the Patriots. Things started off on the right foot, however In the opening drive, a Mark Gosnell pass was tip ped right back into the hands of its in tended receiver, Kevin Honeycult. who raced 36 yards down the sideline for the opening score. The fact that the new scoreboard at Roberts Field was not in working order should have served as a warn ing that things weren't going to go smoothly, however. On its next offen sive set. the Patriots fumbled the ball away on their 20. The Tigers were quick to capitalize, tying the score at 7-7. Madison's ills were just beginning. When Mark Gosnell went out with an ankle injury on the next play, an ob vious shift ih attitudes of the two teams took place. Rosman began to play inspired football and, as coach Amnions put it, the Patriots "got down in the well just a bit." Without Gosnell for most of the re mainder of the first half, the Patriots were unable lo put much offence together. Rosman. however, was quick to respond again as running back Vinnie SheJton raced around end for a 62-yard touchdown gallop against the downtrodden Patriot defense. Backup quarterback Ross Tomberlin put together a couple of good drives in the second quarter, on ly to have one stopped on an intercep tion and the other hailed by a couple of quarterback sacks. Frustrated by the fired-up Tiger defense. Tomberlin would draw a personal foul for throw ing the ball into the turf and was later ejected from the game for unsport smanlike conduct as the half closed. Without Tomberlin. Gosnell was forced lo return in the second half The resilient Patriot field marshall engineered a six-play drive capped with a TD pass to Kevin Honeycutt, his second of the night. Honeycutl twisted his way the last couple of yards to edge his way across the goal and tie the game al 14-14. J A reborn Patriot defense led by sacks from Tim Ballard. Brian Grindstaff, Travis Metcalf and Tony Goode completely shut down the Tigers in the second half. Meanwhile, as the Patriot offense seemed capable of moving the ball at will, the homecoming crowd waited anxiously for the Patriots to pull off a come-from-behind victory But it was not to be. Early in the fourth. Gosnell moved the ball down the field some 60 yards, helped by some good catches from tight end Steve Norton. But Rosman's Mark Chapman made a diving interception at the two-yard line to thwart the Patriot drive. The Patriots seemed to have pulled the game off late in the fourth, as Gosnell hit Crain on a 20-yard strike and the junior running back sped past the Rosman defender for another 25-yards and what would have been the winning TD "We should have be or three touchdowns.' "I mean you could see the ball downfield against I our defense came back in the i half and shut them off completely "We pulled it out and tied that's all we could do," Ammons add ed. "This team's just got to do a little soul-searching and decide just how much they really want to win." The Patriots open conference play on the road this Friday night, facing Avery County in an 8 p.m contest. Last year's Madison-Avery game ended with members of both teams brawling at mid-field after a hard fought contest. Madison returns home Oct. 17 for a non-conference tilt | against West Greene (Tenn.) H.S. Bear Season Opens Oct. 13th The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is again ask ing for hunters' assistance in deter mining this year's bear harvest. Bear season will once again be split nto two parts in North Carolina- from Oct. 13 through Nov. 22 and from Dec. IS through Jan. 1, 1967. Wildlife Resources Commission personnel want to collect upper premolar teeth for aging, weight and other information from the bear harvest as well as the reproductive tracts from female bears. This infor mation is valuable to biologists who must evaluate the state's bear population and regulate proper harvests. Bear hunters are reminded of the mandatory lagging requirements. Tagging regulations state that hunters must cut out the month and date on the lag and tag the carcass visabiy at tbe scene of the kill with the appropriate tag from the big game hunting license. They must then take the animal directly to a Wildlife Cooperalor Agent, who will supply a copy of the big game kille report card. The tag must remain on the carcass until it is skinned or dressed for con sumption and a kill report must be ob tained prior to skinning or dressing. Big game kills made by hunters who are exempt from hunting license requirements need not be tagged, but must be reported. Bear hunters with information on kills should contact one of the follow ing local Wildlife Resource person nel: Park Peterson (456-7662). Patrick Farrell or Keith Robertson at (627-3970), Randy Porterfield (627-2534) or Joffrey Brooks (452-0245.) ?Hot Pink ?Electric Red ? Neutron Purple ? Blue Light Blue IDOL COMMUNICATIONS 20 NORTH MAIN STREET WEAVERVILLE. NC 28767 658-2115 I Or. StephM A. Snkter, B.S., D.C. SNIDER CHIROPRACTIC OFFICE 346MerrimonAve. Asheville, N.C CHIROPRACTIC CARE MAY BE INDICATED BY THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS ' Headaches 2. Nervousness 3. Painful Joints 4. Lost of Sleep 5. Pain between Shoulders 6. Stiff Neck-Backache 7. Pain in Arms li Legs 8. Nwnbness in Hands & Feet ttentfe Corrective Chiropractic Care Caw Help Call WITH AN INJURED MARK GOSNELL looking on from the bench. Patriots fell behind in Friday's Homecoming contest. Hit Patriot senior returned in the second half to lead Madison to a 14-14 tie. A Family Affair Your oil furnace may be wasting money you'll want later this winter* Like your family car. your oil furnace needs to be tuned up so that the mixture of air and fuel is nght A car that is not tuned up wastes gasoline and an oil furnace that is not tuned up costs you more to heat your home The U S Department of Energy estimates that tuning up an oil furnace will save an average Of 10 percent in energy costs and that these savings will pay for the tune-up in a few short months And if you act quickly, the State of North Carolina will make it even easier for you to save money this winter If you have your oil furnace tuned up before October 31.1 986. you will receive a rebate of up to $35 toward the cost of the tune -up Act now. because the offer is limited For a full packet of information, including other energy-saving tip& return tie coupon below h makes dollars and sense' The 12 cpmties of Northwestern North Carolina have been selected for tfiis special program Mildred Dingle of Alexander. Smith Completes Training Airman Douglas R. Smith has graduated from the aircraft arma ment systems training at Lowry AFB, Colo The 13-week course prepared students to maintain, in stall. modify and repair aircraft bombs and rockets. Students also were instucted in loading nuclear and non-nuclear munitions, explosives and propellant devices on aircraft. Smith is the son of James and Linda Smith of Leicester. MADISON HIGH HOMECOMING COURT gathered before Friday night's game with Rosman. Re-Elect The Man Who Knows The Job . . . and The People of Madison County Vote JIM Cody, Democrat Clerk of Superior Court I T*rrm
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