Woodlawn High School - Accolade Yearbook (Shreveport, LA)

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Woodlawn 13 Norfh Caddo 6 In The opening game oT The I9bl season, remembering Their winless TirsT year, Woodlawn's KnighTs sTormed Trom behind scoring single Touchdowns in The Third and TourTh quarTers To record Their very TirsT TooTball vicTory in only Their second year OT cornpeTiTion. The KnighTs down 6-O aT halTTirne roared back in The second half To deTeaT NorTh Caddo I3-6. The Tying Touchdown came early in The Third quarTer on a Two yard plunge by Jay Gould which ended a 65 yard drive on ll plays. WiTh minuTes leTT To play End Larry STephens recovered a Reb Tumble on The Woodlawn 47 and Trom There They marched To The climacTic vicTory. The Tinal and winning Touch- down came wiTh 48 seconds To play when Fullback Tornmy Linder scored Trom The one yard line. As The crowd poured onTo The Tield aTTer The game, only The coaches could be seen as They were given a TriumphanT ride oTT The Tield. Woodlawn 12 Fair Park 6 The courageous young KnighTs recorded Their second vicTory wiTh a lasT second pass Trorn QuarTerback Billy Laird To End Wayne Davis. The KnighTs, ouTweighed I8 pounds per man, held The heavily Tavored indians To a O-O halTTime score. A Third quarTer Touchdown by Eair Park broughT The KnighTs To liTe. They prompTly drove 65 yards in ll plays capped oTT by Tommy Linder's one yard plunge Tor The Tying marker. WiTh less Than Three minuTes remaining in The game. Laird direcTed The KnighTs To The rousing climax on li plays. OTT'ensive sTandouTs in The game included Rice, Davis, Linder, and Laird. DeTense sTandouTs were Brady, Carrigan. and Clark. fab' Gene Alleman picks up long, yardage in OuachiTa game. Trainer RAY BRANIEE Managers ROGER McDEARlviONT C. B. SHEPHERD DAVID WlLLlS

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ff 1' '- ,. ED BRADY QAMES RICE TED BOUNDS AlI.Ci+y Defensive Guard AH-Cnty Defensive Back All-District End Six Knights Win Football Honors for Outstanding Performances ' i 1 1 BILLY LAIRD, Back All-State, 2nd Team All-District All-City WAYN E DAVIS, End All-S tate All-District All-City TOMMY LINDER AH-District Back

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Tommy Linder moves Through Byrd deTense Tor vaiuable yardage. Woodlawn 12 Bastrop O The KnighTs once again displaying a Tine TourTh quarTer deTeaTed The T3asTrop Rams wiTh Two quick Touchdowns. Ace curaTe passing and powerTul running paved The way Tor Their Third sTraighT win. The TirsT score came wiTh a I5 yard aerial Toss To TleeT-TooTed halTbaci4 James Rice. The Rams scoring ThreaTs were sTopped by a sTouT deTense spearheaded by middle guard Ed Brady and linebacker Paul Clarlc. A punT reTurn To The r'nidTield sTripe seT up The second Touchdown. Ends Ted Boundls and Wayne Davis caughT imporTanT passes beTore Tullback Tommy Linder bulied his way over Trom The Two. The KnighTs commanded This lead The resT OT The game. 1 A CLADUE CARRIGAN PAUL CLARK Tackle l-lalTback 5 JERRY DOWNING TOMMY UNDER CenTer Fulibacic Paul Clark. and Lane Saffel Te-amL ubiTo sTop a Bossier back. ,n sn, ii 'H I T-. P 5 L: