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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1977
Page
15
Southern Guilford wins makeup game over Southwest Randolph 18 to 8 to stay undefeated in the Central Carolina Conference. Jeff Taylor opened scoring on a 30 yard pass from Chris Idol. Idol added a 1 yard run. Murray added a 47 yard TD run. Southwest’s Lamb scored and Vow added the conversion as Southern improves to 5-0 in league play and 5-2 overall, hosting Ledford next.
Ragsdale's junior varsity football team beat Smith 14 to 8 in a makeup game postponed last week. Kevin Cole scored on a five yard run and Scott Robinson added a one yard plunge for the winners. Scott Reilly rushed for over 100 yards and converted the extra point. Smith answered with a 30 yard pass to Mark Glisson in the first quarter. Defenders Greg Smith Mike McCoy Derrick Jackson and Jeff Heybrook starred for Ragsdale as they moved to 4-3 and set a home date with Kannapolis on Oct 27.
Andrews junior varsity Raiders beat Kannapolis 19 12 as Bennie McLean scored all three touchdowns with Tom Chapman adding the extra point. Todd Thompson tallied Kannapolis two touchdowns and Raiders Ronnie Settles and Freddie McCullough were cited. Andrews improves to 6 1.
Thomasville's undefeated junior varsity football team extended its win streak to six with a 36-0 shutout of West Rowan. Tony Melton scored twice, Ikey Davis added a score, Wayne Caulder intercepted three passes and returned one for a TD, Ken Summerow and Ken Hanner contributed on defense and special teams. They travel to Salisbury Thursday.
Elon College and High Point College men s golf opened the Elon College Fall Invitational with Elon leading and HPC fifth after the first round. Individual leaders include Elon s Graham with 72 and HPC s Flippin Bolen at 77.
GREENSBORO High Point Central junior varsity football beat Dudley 21-14 in a game postponed from Week. Benson Gray scored all three Bison touchdowns on runs of 25, 60, and 80 yards with Gray and Billy Wilson rushing for over 100 yards. Central led 21-0 before Dudley scored before halftime, then added another late TD. Eddie George kicked all three extra points as Central improves to 4-3 and prepares to host Page.
Jamestown ninth graders defeated Northeast 8-0 as Calvin Adams connected with Terrell Cole on a 29 yard touchdown pass. Adams added the third quarter conversion and both Adams brothers surpassed 100 rushing/receiving yards. Defenders Farlow Rice and Mark Adams starred as Jamestown moved to 2-0 in the conference and 3-0 overall and will host Southeast Guilford on Thursday.
North Rowan beat North Davidson 20 to 16 as the Knights failed to score from the six inch line with 30 seconds left. Clark Gentry and Jeff Andrews each scored a North Davidson TD. North Rowan improves to 2 5 with next game at South Stokes Thursday.
North Forsyth beat Ledford 38 to 21 as Mark Debusk won the 2.8 mile race in 14 58. Other Ledford runners Chet Cantrell Joe Gordon Don Draughn and Russell Hall led their team but could not close the gap. Ledford finishes season Tuesday at Thomasville.
Andrews girls tennis swept all six singles to beat Kannapolis 6-3 on Monday. Winners were Sara Williams Diane Hubbard Wendy Butler Linda Atkins Susie Chilton and Barbara Stalder. Andrews sits 6-2 in the conference tied with Grimsley for second a game behind first place Ragsdale. The Raiders are 6-4 overall and host Dudley today.
Griffin doubled the score on Northwest Guilford 16-8 as Henry Leggett and Charles Smart each scored a touchdown. Brad Cook John Brand and Chris Scott stood out on defense in a 1-1 conference, 1-3 overall standing.
Thomasville Bulldogs girls tennis were blanked 9-0 by Asheboro in 45 degree weather. The setback leaves Thomasville with a 3-7 record. They host North Rowan next, then travel to Davie County on Thursday.
Wallburg venue hosts Ledford and Asheboro in a high stakes first round playoff clash. Ledford, Central Carolina Conference champion, meets North Piedmont Conference titleholder Asheboro in a crucial match at Ledford High School.
The record lists Baseball with Nersona and Mike Rourke for 978 season, NFL notes Falcons linebacker Fulton Kuykendall on injured reserve, Giants trading two future drafts to Miami for a Dolphins running back, Eagles claiming Ken Payne on waivers from Philadelphia, and Bruins moving Al Sims and Halward to the Rochester Americans in the AHL.
The seven Rose Court finalists for the 89th Tournament of Roses are all from the Los Angeles area. From the front row Lou Ellen Harryman Kathleen Alice Graves Colleen Kettenhofen Elizabeth Ann Jacobs and in the back row Maria Lynn Caron Brenda Ann Handy Devon Marie Degrazio. The Rose Queen will be chosen to reign over the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl events on January 2 1978.
Dooley said the fake kickoff surprised N C State and set up a 10-0 lead when Williams caught a six yard touchdown pass from Matt Kupec. He added there was little risk and hinted the team would use the play again if given a chance.
The Dodgers seek a turnaround at the home ballpark after two straight losses there this season. Martin praises home performance while Lasorda notes the shift after Sunday’s win but downplays odds of a three straight comeback.
Rankings dropped to 18th as Iowa State cracks the Top 20 for the first time this year. Brigham Young routed Colorado State 63 17, Clemson upset Duke 17 11, while Wisconsin LSU fell from the rankings after losses. Houston fell from the Top 20 after a late SMU loss 37 23.
The Steelers added two Bleier touchdowns after Mel Blount recovered a fumble and ran to the three. Roy Gerela missed a point after as Cincinnati struck with 1:04 left in the half on a four yard Glenn Bujnoch run that followed Reaves improvised lateral. Anderson left the game after a knee hit by Steve Furness.
The schedule lists matchups for Kansas City against New York and Milwaukee, Seattle versus Golden State, with Cleveland visiting New Orleans and Golden State at Seattle across consecutive days. The text mixes cities and teams for a multi day set of NBA games.
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