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‘Big Blue’ Makes D-B Feel Blue All OverGATE CITY, Va. — The Sweet Taslc Of Revenge.That is exactly the taste Gate City had Friday night as the Blue Devils soundly trounced cross-state rival Dobyos-Bennelt, 44-1$, before a Legion Field crowd estimated atover 10,000.Tiie potent Blue Devils of Coach Harry Fry blasted out to a 30-0 lead just before halftime and coasted the • rest of the way. Gate City’s offense — -working like a ; well-oiled machine — ripped through and around the Indian : defense for a total offense of 418 yards.The Rogers boys — as usual — had a banner night as Phil scored four touchdowns and four extra points while, picking up 116 yards rushing. Stan tallied two touchdowns ard outgained the entire Indian offense with 156 yards rushing in 13 carries arid caught two passes good for 18 yards.The Gale City defense was just as outstanding as they threw Dobyns-Benneit backs for losses totaling 71 yards and allowed a net of only 16 yards rushing. Turningin outstanding performances for the Devils in the defensive line were Frank Castle, Charlie Tittsvvorth, Mike Wolie, Don Frazier, Benney Vermillion and Bob Robinette,The bright spot in the Indian attack was halfback Billy Bray who scored one touchdown on a 13-yard run, four extra points ami intercepted a Gate City pass just when it appeared the Devils were on their way to another touchdown.Phil;Rogers brought the overflow crowd to its feet midway in tlie first period when he fielded a bouncing Bray punt and zipped 71-yards down Uic home sideline for the first Gate. City touchdown. He also turned right end for the bonus points and an 8 0 lead for the Devils.On the first play after the ensuing kickolf, Tittsworth broke through to spill Indian quarterback Wayne Kilgore and jarred him loose from the bait. The 6-2, 220-potmd Devil tackle pounced on the loose ball at the D-B 35-yardMore On Page 14, (Job 3Christian, Wells Star In60-0By KEN ROBISON Times-News Sports WriterCHURCH HILL — So who needs an offense?Certainly not Church Hill — al feast . not againstPetmmglon lie re Friday night.HAD THE offensive team not shown up, the Panthers would have walked away witha four-touchdown win. But the offense did play, bo Jay Salley’s powerful crew sailed to a 60-0 shellacking over its Virginia foe.Pennington’s offense showed up, too, but you wciuldnT know it from the final statistics. The Bobcats were held to a total rushing -yardage of minus thirteen, and picked up just 26 yards' on three complete passes.Clearly, it was no match at all.What kind of night was it?PENNINGTON received the opening' kiekoff, and three plays later had lost 20 yards and Church Hill had scored. On the first play after the kickoff, the Bobcats fumbled and Church Hill recovered. A few minutes later an intercepted pass gave the Panthers another score, and the pallern of the evening was .determined.'• It was a night in which Pennington would punt- nine tiriies — and Church Hill would run two of them back for kickoffs. A night in which •a defensive end and a halfback svould combine for five touchdowns between them, just two on offensive plays.On the first play of the game, Wayne Rogers dropped ’Cat quarterback Steve Adams for an eight yard loss. On second down, Mike Duncan broke through to throw Adams for a 12 yard loss back toSTATISTIC 5First Onwr\s Y-irds Rushing Yards Pissing TOTAL OFFENSG Panes-Inlerccptlns by Fumble* lc.il PenqlHra Ponls Score by quarters:Ptnn,3-1376133-11O25-65CH 10 557 If2/64-19 3 15-50 4-37.614 tt If 7-10 5 0 0 5—0furrbkChurch Hill PenningtonScoring:Cff — WWte. recovered In end ?cx: (Connell ktek).. CH — VteUs, IB r»jn wllh Intercepted mss (Cornell Vkk).CH — Lumpkins 5 run (kkk failed).CH — J- Christian 15 punt return (Cornell fcTck).CH — Cole 32 run (Ccitfell kick).CH -- Ovorbay 75 punt return (ryq falted),CH — 3. Chr!s11arr?5 run (Connell fcfckj,CH — Chappeij 3 ruff (JctekCH — Christian 28 run (Connell kick).fastWhipsBucsBRISTOL — Donnie Foster threw for two touchdown passes and ran for another here Friday night, propelling East fo a shockingly easy, 55-8 Upper Lakes Conference victorv over East.Kingsport SowsPanthersSaturday; October 3, 197013for his second straight TD. Roger Connell’s second kick was perfect, and the Panthers led, 14-0.Church Hill had a hard time moving the ball in the first half. Bill Cole hit on just one of Ihirfeen passes, many of which were dropped by loose-fingered receivers. Except for two plays, the running game bogged, too.THE FIRST of these two plays came early in the second quarter. Cole pitched oul to Jim Christian, who went around right end for 51 yards before being pulled down from behind on the Five. Bill Lumpkins scored from there to make the score 2(H).Later in the period, Pennington again had a punt turn into disaster. Danny Newman kicked to the five, where Christian gathered it in and swept right end for a 115 yard touchdown.Just before the half, Cole ran Hie option perfectly for a 32 yard score, and the half ended with a 34-6 score.BILL GOINS IS GOIN’ NOWHERE . despite blocking (T-N Photo—Gary Fields)his own 12 yard line.ON THIRD down, the visitors chose to punt, which turned “ out to be - a big mistake. Duncan again broke through to block the' kick, and defensive end Charles Wells picked 'up the bouncingball in the end zone for a touchdown.The teams traded fumbles, then, on Pennington's third dowp, Adams dropped back and Idbbed a screen pass to a halfback. But Wells was right there fo intercept at the 18, and ran unmolestedPENNINGTON didn't fare any better after haJffime. On ifs first play, Wells dropped Eddie Woliver for a thirteen yard loss, and on fourth down, a punt sailed to the 25, where David Over bay galliered it in and romped 75 yards for the TD.On the next play, Overbay intercepted an Adams’ pass, and four plays laier ChristianMore On Page 14, CoL 3Greeneville PoundsKetron ‘Cats, 33-14By BILL. NUNLEY Times-News Sports WriterThe Greeneville Greene Devils, despite a second-half scoring surge by underdog Ketron, held off to defeat the Wildcats, 33-14, in a non-conference football battle Friday- night-Down 33-0 at tlte end of the first half, the Wildcats put on. a scoring effort in the third and fourth quarters, but their efforts weren't enough for a victory.. The Devils got on the scoreboard In the first quarteron Ketron’s kickolf. Sieve Blue took the kick on the 15 and returned it to Ketron’s 38. After a drive to the one. yard line, Hervie Hartman look the ball over for I he score. Lowell Andrews3 kick for the PAT was wide.Kcrney returned Greeneville’s kickoff to the 28. After John Adams carried for a gain of seven, Freddie Hicks lost his handfe on the ball and Greeneville’s Latry Lowe pounced on the ball atKetron’s 34. On fourth down,F)r\ Dow.15 Yartfs Rushing Yards PassingTOTAL OFFENSE PaSie$lntercepltern, by Fumbles b$j Punis PerwlltesGREENE KETRONScore bv quarters: Greenavilie 13J5172612036-17704.39.0fr?51717184lYt6-70D12*21.2KeironGroynef.iifed)•Greenskick!Greena— Hartmanjfl aO 61 Alft0-1*8-14(kicic— Lawless run (Andre//More Oh Page 14, CoL 3—. S1 13 pass from(Andrew kick)Grcr-ne — Olficer ?J run with blocked punt (p»os failed)Greene — Adcock 14 pass from Stewarl I And re* krefc)'Ketron — Cox 18 pa$ from Hicks (run felted)Keiron — (jerry W pass from Kerrey (pass failed)Keiron — Begley teckted Greeny/ay in end zo^e for safety.‘STAN THE MAN’ ROGERS BREAKS UP D-B PASS PLAY SINGLEHANDEDLY ... Tribe receivers are Buddy Bradley (J*3) and Calvin HortonPENNINGTON’S ROGER PENDERGRAFT ROLLS AROUND END AGAINST CHURCH HILL.,. but he didn’t get much against the hard-rock Panther defense’Devils TrulyAre No. OneBy BILL LANE Times-News Sports EditormmmTfMPr-^ :« /vv • v:-j y .. . nrF*■ Tv ;• . v • H' *.VI s' ^l* xl/ •y .!• • ? *^4* *.r^Joe?;-:r\*-GATE CITY - Rumors hadbeen circulating For four weeks that Gate City HighSchool has {he greatest football team ever to play in Southwest Virginia.maximum of spirit” after his Indians, never in the game, fell vlclim to their worst defeat since Oak Ridge ran roughshod over D-B :n the early i960's.Harry Fry called it a “great learn effort,'1 lavishing no particular Blue Devil with
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