Grimsley Whirlies Top Central in penalties plagued shutout bid
Greensboro Grimsley rolled to a 7-0 win over Central as penalties doomed the Bison. Grimsley touchdown came on Grimsley’s 72 yard drive capped by Herman Thacker. Central tied late drive stalled by a key two point attempt failed after penalties. Central, now 1-6, faces Andrews next Friday. Grimsley improves to 3-3-1.
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Boyles
Grimsley
Herman Thacker
Lew Ditto
Whirlies
Bison
Central
Earnest Crowell
Thacker
Mike Torrence
George Curtis
Willie Jones
Greensboro
Lawrence Moser
Mark Morner
Andrews
Greensboro Grimsley
Andrews Red Raiders stun Williams in homecoming shutout
In Burlington, Andrews Red Raiders defense throttled Williams Bulldogs 17-0 to stay undefeated in District Seven 4-A. Running backs Ted Brown and Charlie Williams piled up 121 and 100 yards respectively as coach John Morris lauded the performance while noting penalties and fumbles marred an otherwise dominant showing.
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Steve Beck
Enterprise
Burlington
Burlington Williams
Andrews
Red Raider
Bulldogs
Raider
Williams
Ted Brown
Charlie Williams
Brown
Lightning
Rampage
John Morris
Raiders Secure Victory As Dorsett Caps Drive In Final Period
The Raiders offense moved the ball into scoring position twice with Kicking specialist Nathan Ritter missing a 31 yard field goal before Williams scored from 11 yards. Greg Hill set up the second Raider score after recovering a Bulldog fumble on the 16 yard line, then Mike Dorsett pushed in from one yard. Brown scored late in the third but a penalty negated the 22 yard run. Ritter added a 44 yard field goal. Burlington Williams struggled with a 85 yard ground game.
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Nathan Ritter
Williams
Greg Hill
Raider
Burlington
Mike Dorsett
Brown
Morris
Ritter
Andrews
Burlington Williams
Doug White
Stan Queen
Mike Snipes
Tigers clinch playoff berth with 14 8 win over Ledford
Randleman’s 14-8 victory over Ledford Friday night guarantees the Tigers a state playoff berth and keeps their Central Carolina Conference title hopes alive with a possible season extension. Ledford’s homecoming loss narrows postseason chances but not end.
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Carol Wilson
Gide
Randleman
Atlanta
Tiger
Tigers
Ledford
Central Davidson
Petty Claims Pole With 135.297 MPH At Daytona
Petty nailed down pole position with an average speed of 135.297 mph. Baker starts on the front row outside beside Petty after a 135.222 qualifying lap, with Pearson and Yarborough on the second row and Brooks and Allison on the third. Twenty drivers qualified Friday, with 20 more expected today as the field grows to 20 regulars.
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Petty
Baker
David Pearson
Cale Yarborough
Dick Brooks
Bobby Allison
Earl Ross
Donnie Allison
Darrell Waltrip
Benny Parsons
Dave Marcis
Richie Panch
Lennie Pond
Jody Ridley
Harry Jefferson
Cecil Gordon
Coo Coo Marlin
Jerry Schild
Richard Childress
Walter Ballard
Buddy
Southern Guilford Jaybirds rally to tie Allen Jay in late thriller
Neil Jones and C. K. Siler faced after 13 years coaching together at Southern Guilford. Jones's Jaybirds trailed 13-3 at halftime but tied 19-19 with two minutes left as Kenny Turner connected on a 32-yard pass from Joey Hackett and Ray Tucker added the extra point. Siler lamented a second half collapse while crediting AJ's rugged defense and offensive surge led by Hackett and Greer.
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Vicki White
Neil Jones
C. K. Siler
Southern Guilford High School
Ahen Jay
Jones
Jaybirds
Siler
Allen Jay
Southers Guilford OW FC
Jay
Ad — Skeen
Turner
Hackett
Tucker
Ad — Greer
Lawson Pase
Kirkman
AJ — Farree
Fercee
Petty Drives In Pole Hurry For American 500
RichardPetty set the pace at North Carolina Motor Speedway with a 135.297 mph qualifying lap for the American 500 then rushed home to Ledford-Randleman football. He praised Randleman’s strong season while noting his son Kyle, a ninth grade quarterback, may move toward basketball and varsity football this winter.
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Benny Phillips
Rockingham
Richard Petty
Petty
North Carolina Motor Speedway
Randleman
Ledford
Kyle
Richard
Allen Jay
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Derrick Triplin
Chris Burk
Curtis
Edgar Little
John Hardy
Blake Lewis
Torrence
Leroy Jordan
Art Rit
Brown, Williams
Pace Andrews
Andrews Williams
Dorsett
Rittter
Pearson
Yarborough
Allison
Ing
Panthers
Southwest Randolph
Davidson
Ken Browning
Browning
Panther
Kenny Laughlin
Laughlin
David Smith
Rick Robertson
Curtis Connor
Gregory
Connor
Smith
Greg Ferguson
Bobby Eller
Jerry Parrish
O.K
Petty, Pearson
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