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Shoemaker, Smith Spark Gate City To 41-12 WinBy JACK HEIMSGATE CITY, Va. - Gale City sicpped oqI of its district here Friday night, bui Catch Hurry Frye5 Blue Devils certainly didn't step out of their class as they bowled over Southwest Group iUA’s Virginia High Bearcats, 41-12. ! The smaller Blue Devils ikuni* ‘naled the game from start to finish despite the fact that Frye used hi second and third units almost the entire fourth period.l-arry Shoemaker 1 allied t*.vv touchdowns for the Devils, but lost ground in the Lonesome Fine scoring race to teammate Elliott Smith wlio accounted for two touchdowns and four extra points.Shoemaker now has five touchdowns in three outings while Smith has four TDs ami six extra points. This leaves the pair lied for the scoring lead with 30 pa mis each.Shoeniaker is also (he rushing lender in the conference as the Llt;$-pauiici speedster lias carried Lhe ball 31 times for 3D7 yards and a 12.8 yard average per carry. He accounted for J2S yards in it) attempts against the Bearcats,. Bill Valley—the third member of Gate City's touchdown trio— carried the pigskin seven limes for Si yards and a 11.6 average against Virginia High. Valley 1 allied one touchdown iri F riday's encounter to run his point total to *8.Shoemaker. Smith, and Volley have accowild for 834 yards rushing in the Devils' three outings. t Gate City scored the first three times they had possession as its high stepping backs ran through the Bearcat Vine practically at Will.On I heir first touchdown march, the Devils wont 75 yards in five plays for the score. Smith capped ihejlrive with n 19 yard scamper.Shoemaker highlighted the drive ivj Ih a 31-yard rim. Smith a ikied {he extra point to give the Devils a ?-D margin wiih only two minutes gone in the first.period.Tie Blue Devils used only five plays again to move 59 yards for another score the ncxl firne daygot the balk Shoemaker went the final five steps and Smith added the extra point.The Devils were un the march again midway in the second period as they moved 6S yards in six plays with Smith going over from the two. Shoemaker and Vn\k\SHOEMAKER GOES - Gale Oily hJmS'ckT^ Shoemaker breaks away on a 50-yard scoring jnun't after picking off a stray Virginia High pass. GaleCity won the game, 41-12,sparked with drive with runs of 3d and 34 yards respectively. Quar* terburk George Jennings scored (he extra poin(.Hirer? plays later Shoemaker camp up with a brilliant pass inter-ccpiiun nnd raced 50 yards for the Devils fourth touchdown.Smith rammed over for (he extra point.Virginia high scored in the first period on a 11-yard pass fromfjuarieflwck Waller Skeen Jo end Jim Parks.The Devils held n comfortable 25-6 margin at halftime.Valley capped a 48-yard drive i« lhe third period with a seven yard jaunt for the Devils fifth score. Smith again tallied the bonus point.Minutes later reserve fullbackMarviii Monroe* dived over from one*yard out for the sixih TO toend a 43-yard march. This gavelhe Devils o 4 DC ndvantage with10 minutes left in (ho tilt, sjAiuricslt;3«e Cily} ir»t ti% rushing Tu»f d^vrjit ?**iir*hril aoftns prr.aliyYanSi RiicpJ luibr.f \11J1 loii lujh.rp YiriU fair*.! vj«s.itwai.lUrmutfdI'omp'.cirJ111-r i ct p*rij bV 3 j-.iiMm lost Vur.hnz injAib.v i’cr.allicl | r u i nbi1 r- * lOi j Scoip Lj, qMaiteti: tfalr lt;(|\ViicUl* HighIS « Im4is:silii112IVi. ll|h t 11III25lo;inilid]2$iuHiT 21 1 t-ilJhoi:ii| for Oxit Cur: ihr-«-mjfcrr 1 iW yaiJ run I, (Sy.rd ix.n:Xniuh J (ISjird t^). (2-vard run);M*r.n* (i-yard Mini. Vilfsy lt;f-)arrf rynl. Scojlt;s* iojc0owrs Tor V*. lifgh: Parfciiu’ft?,d *411 t,ar1 SLet,1)I Sccur.yt* points GJUC City: Smilh 4 (rur.m LtatvjM;OnL.-* I Miry.an LT 'MtJ l.C-McN-jil 1* -Jrtnswi McMcan^ Kr—TomUnwnKfc' - Mrtncrx|f QTl -JrnrjrteiI Hit -Valley RUn aV; printerr n • smnhVirginia Hick IcpnlvQiir Th'^^cri Cum*Sicvcrii Millhorri Paiti SVtens Rflbinw.-i A, iiolil Han per
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Kingsport News
Kingsport, Tennessee, US
Sat, Sep 15, 1962
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