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Devils Top Bobcats, 35-0By JACK HELMS j tempts far W yards. iGATE CITY, Va. — The Gate Ba**r - a sophomore who; City Blue Devils rambled oniPack 150 pounds on a 5*7 frame: the ground and through the air,— could be the find of the year lanes here Friday night to com-:f°r Ok Devils. The stocky full* 'jpletely outclass Pennington; back carried the ball 16 times j Gsp, 35-0, In a Lonesome Pine for 125 yards and a 7.8 average.District encounter. He tallied one touchdown.!| ^ds J. C. Jessee and Jimmy Robinette picked up two ‘ | ff o 1 f e, quarterbacks Woody. touchdowns and carried the ball Newman and Buzry Jones, full-;seven times for 69 yards. Pip-(back Jeff Baker, and halfbacks pin carried five times for 19 j Johnny Robinette and Fred Pip- i yards and one touchdown. Pip-iptn were all standouts for the pin was also a standout on de-|potent Blue Devils. fense from his linebacker post.-j Jessee — an All-District per-. The Devils picked off three .former for the Devils last yean Pennington aerials with half*,-caught three passes good for back Mike Quillen getting two96 yards and one touchdown. , I Wolfe snagged two passes for• i 25 yards.and linebacker Tommy Godsey accounting for tix other.The Gale City defensive line Newman hit on three of three! was outstanding as they con-passes for 59 yards and picked! stantly met the Bobcat backsat or behind the line ot scrim-up M yards rushing while Jones connected on two of three ai-mage. Most of Pennington’srushing yardage came at the! expense of the Devils' second unit.Gate City's first lal’y came mid-way in the first period as they marched 63 yards in eight plays. Robinette circled right, end for the tally. Newman added the extra point.fn the opening minutes of the second period Newman hit Jessee on a 34-yard pass play for the Devils' second score. Newman again added the extra point and the Devils were in front. 14-0.Only minutes later, Baker shot through the Pennington line, cut to his left, and simply out ran the Bobcat secondary for a 25-yard ID jaunt. Jones turned left end for the bonuspoint and a 21-6 advantage.When the gun sounded to end jtbe first half of play the Devilswere knocking again at the Pen- On the following play, Pippin nington three-yard line. powered his way over two tack-In the third period Gale City!^trs. into the end axie for U» drove to the f er,nington three- Devils fifth and final TD. Quil-yard line but ran out of downs. ^ again^ added the extra point On the first play from scrim- ^or 25-point margin, mage, at the three, the Bobcats Halfback David Mullins ledr.._Ll. J i n .1 1 PflTiftir*,rrt/kn** f-Mfumbled and Baker pounced on the loose bail. Hobinelle spedPennington’s offense with SC yards in six attempts. He also - T~- -over on the next play and Quih cau£bt one pass good for JO len blasted through for the ex- ’arck. tra point to give Gate City a mimic*236 lead going into the final v,rsi do*** 4*** C%'period.r K.r-iT Cyj*m Pw*'ttGate City started its final.?! touchdown drive early in the■Y fourth period on ils own 26-yard; line. After picking up- one fin I pISS t*down, Baker rambled for 12 ^’ .BE*-, yards to the «-yard line. With li#-ATE„.MSa second-and-seven at the Bob-' no r-wcat 49-yard line, Jones fired a fovcwcwn f« c«?e*ti*~—'perfect strike to Jessee who■ finally hauled down on the Bob-; *^Vr (Ip'*in w-wni Scats’ nine-yard line. F¥,Cl,f* J U Irviu hewn4,i a {c#h J=**atIVf•is3f 4 Is1tM-M14
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Kingsport Times News
Kingsport, Tennessee, US
Sun, Sep 05, 1965
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