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'THE HORNETS got a good Start when halfback Larry Anas returned the klckoff to Pelham 96. With Owens •atrflmttag dashes of 14, two, and 96 yards, the Hornets ■aeeed to the Central 91, from It was Owens’ turn again ♦Fallowing a mase of blockers op the single wing power sweep,Owens scored standing up, andpromptly kicked the point, to pMr Pelham ahead, 7*6. XJftth both teams on the score-3:14 still remained In st quarter.on and Phllyaw got their 4lfl|ls crossed on the kickoff gt* Central had to settle for a BO-runback c,ta*t at the Pelham 4§. On the first play Dixon lost yards, as Summerford broke tfcrpugh to make a bone-jarring %c*ie.Tfllllamson s nrst S passes were either dropped, or fell offJtejertips of intended receivers.MaTnally completed one how-wjr, In time to keep the driveyf’fr lt;MI* Billy Phil yaw's recep-W- picked up a first down at Ifei Pelham 31.-*£fatn Summerford stepped dumping Dixon forus ae/en, but a Pelham les penalty wiped outloss, and the Jackets ap-to be moving again, fbm Bubba Bulltngton and Wil-moved the ball to the three.ffae fourth and lees than yard when Summerford earns up wHb the big gftap, dropping Dftioa for a Urlsatr In the first half, with tbam atm holding that 7 - 6 gMK flilfll got a break when fumbled, on his own 87,recovered, gains by Bullington, mm OPd Phllyaw. and a six-TjHP pass play from WlUlam-mM sm a***P~4e MUI M. when Phil-light, and appeared to be gone.But he was hit hard from the side, fumbled, and Summerford once again managed to be In the right spot at the right time —on top of the ball.Central dominated play In the first half, despite its inability to score. But the final two quarters clearly oelonged to the Hornets.Central kicked off. Three plays later, Owens broke off tackle and appeared headed lor the wide-open spaces, when he —like Phllyaw —.was hit from the side.Unlike the Central fum b 1 e, however, which deprived the Jackets of a much • needed touchdown, the Hornet bobble paid off — thanks to the heads-up play of PoUock, who picked up tha loose bail at the 50-yara line and raced down the sideline to score. Owens kicked the point, and It was 13-6, Pelham, with 10:31 left in the quarter.From that point on, thingshappened fast, moot of them bad, mo far as Central was concerned.There was one bright moment for the Jackets in the third period, however, when Larry Williamson picked off a Curtis McBee aerial at the Pelham 21. Eight plays laser Williamson, finding no receivers open on a third and goal play at the 4,raced Into the end zone to score Central’s second touchdown. This time, Reeves kicked the extra point.There was 3.30 left In the period when the Jackets kicked off, and that's just exactly how muck time it took Pelham to score again. The drive covered 00 yards, and consumed eightplays, with Owens going over from the 10. Eddie Clark blocked Owens’ PAT attempt, and it was 20-13.To all intents and purposes, that was the ball game, al-ieara to me peinam 46 before Williamson iumhled the snap from center, with Pelham recovering back at the Central 40An off-sides penalty forced the Hornets to start from the 46 but four running plays moved to the 37, where Owens hit the middle on fourth and one, and raced into the end zone to scorethe touchdown which cut the heart out of whatever chance Central might nave had to earn at least a standoff.EDDIE CLARK, one of the defensive standouts in the Central line all evening, blocked Owens' extra point try for the second time, and Pelham led, 26-13.Pelhams Joe Caldwell hadhigh praise f^r his entire line, and called Summerford’s performance — he played the entire game on a badly sprained ankle — “the greatest Individual effort by a lineman I have ever seen/'Summerfords linebackingpartner, David Willis, also turned in outstanding work on defense. Willis, an offensive fullback until recently played his first high school game at linebacker.“We had four good sustained drives stopped by fumbles, Central’s Moe McOung commented. “You just don’t best good teams thit way.”McClung said he thought Clark and Tommy Williams looked good on defense, and praised the r.a i d-running of Billy Phllyaw. who picked up 50 yards in 12 carries, most of it vital first down yardage.Score by quarter*:Central ......... 6 0 7 0—13Pelham...... _ 7 0 13 6—26Scoring:PELHAM: Owens, 21-yard ruo. PAT—Owen* (kick); Pollock, 50-yard run with fumble. PAT— Owens (kick); Owens, 10-yard run. PAT—kick blocked. Owens, 37-yard run. PAT—kick blocked.CENTRAL: Dixon, 13-yard run. PAT—kick blocked. Williamson, four, yard run. PAT — Reeve* (kick).
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Thomasville Times Enterprise
Thomasville, Georgia, US
Sat, Sep 11, 1965
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