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: SCORES TWICE DESPITE STEADY RAINCarney r/as again on the receiving end, and this time it was tackle Don Adams who threw the key block along the sideline. The elusive THS quarterback carried this one back 37 yards, to put Thom-asville in business on the Central 43.It took eight plays for the Bulldogs to reach the Jacket four, the big one being a 12-yard aerial hook-up between Carney and wingback Phil Bradner.It seemed only fitting at that point, that Carney, who had set up the scoring op-* %I,* rV V4portunity, should have a hand in the touchdown.He did.His short pass over the middle was grabbed by end Tommy Williams, who caught it on the goal line, and fell into the end zone on the tackle.But if the Bulldogs were having no trouble scoring touchdowns, extra point conversions appeared to be something else. They tried to run this one, and were stopped short, making it 12-0, with 1:24 still remaining in the first period.Central could not generateIS*/A:red, central qb LARRY wi lliamson15) Makes Tackle, As Ends Craig Williams Wayne Bullock.HEADS UP THE(83) and Berniean offense after receiving the kickoff, and the Williamson punt gave Thomasville the ball on its own 40, from where they began to move again — despite the steady rain — on Carnev’s passing.Four gnort-galn running plays, plus completions from Carney to Bradner for 19, and to Williams for 11, advanced the ball to the Central 12. But Carney ended this drive himself, with a fumble.The recovery seemed to light at fire under the Jackets, who finally started to show some of the offense expected• P.A *.VI,,am .IW lv.%fStaff Photo—Gary WittMIDDLE FOR SHORT GAINLanigon (84) lend blockingof them.With quarterback Larry Williamson hitting Bernie Lan-igan for a 15-yard gain, and halfback Larry Dixon ripping off a 13-yard dash, the Jackets moved as far as their 43.But at that point, a third down pass completion failed to gain first down yardage, and Williamson punted again.Thomasville received the punt, set up shop on their 46, and then proceeded to throw the book away, as far as their conservative image was concerned.A Carne. to Bradner completion picked up 14, moving the ball to the Central 32. After a first down pass fell incomplete Carney handed off to Tommy Williams on the end around, who fired a perfect strike to his fellow end, Roy Roper in the end zone.Again a running bid for a PAT was stopped shori, andwith only 14 seconds left in the half, it was Thomasville 18, Central 0. *Both teams moved well In the third period, but there was no scoring. Thomasville had a drive halted at the Central 17 by a fumble, and Central advanced as far as the Thomasville 20, before Carney got into the act again with an intercepted pass.But action picked up again, as the final period got underway.It all started when Thomasville, after failing to move
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Thomasville Times Enterprise
Thomasville, Georgia, US
Sat, Sep 04, 1965
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