Lexington High School - Cats Paw Yearbook (Lexington, SC)

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"dn-, Taking a well deserved rest, Jimmy Bass watches intently from the sidelines as the defense 'does its thing' on the field. Linebacker Tommy Mathias intercepts a Cardinal Newman pass while the intended receiver attempts to tackle him. 20-Football Explosive 'Cots' Defeat lrmo In Upset Victory Suffering a 3-0 defeat by Batesburg-Leesville in Lexington County's first Sportsarama, the Wildcats embarked on their regular season which yielded a record of 7-3 Wildcat Hollow provided the scene for the Wildcat's blast against Cardinal Newman 70-62 Halfback Jimmy Bax and halfback Pat Davis led the offense with three touch- downs each,' Tommy Mathias keyed the defense with two interceptions. ln the first game away from home, Lexington dumped Traveler's Rest 34-0 Due to the effective defensive plays, the opposing offense was held to six first downs and 66 yards rushing. Odie Hawl was the highlight offen- sively,' he completed 11 out of 13 pass attempts for 186 yards. Returning home for the third game, the Cats handed Andrew Jackson a 22-6 loss. However, four Wildcat turnovers failed to change the gameis outcome. Third-ranked lrmo rolled into town with three victories against 4-AAAA Conference schools tucked under their helmets. Pre- pared mentally and physically to meet them, Uwe VWldcat defense allowed only one touchdown in the first half, which was scored with only 51 seconds remaining Dur- ing the last minute of the third quarter, Lexington's Jimmy Bass plunged into the end zone,' Mackie Bedenbaugh added the PA T, mak- ing the score 7-Z ln the fourth period Bedenbaugh missed an attempted field goal,' but Darrell Sharpe recovered an lrmo fumble, thus allowing Lexington another field goal attempt. This time the ball split the uprights and Lexing- ton hung on for a 10-7 upset victory. ln --t "ar- N . ' 14" " e .- M., B -. as ,.. If-s-, Hp. , , X, mi., Elegy .Z ff. .mil 4 vs in .1 e F fQ'siprtm':

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Danny Ezelle leaps high into the air to receive a pass in spite of the close defen- sive coverage by Cardinal-Newman. Searching for the open hole, Gil Hendrix returns an lrmo kickoff while "Gazelle" Burnett makes a key block. 22-Football Three One-Point Losses Blemish Seoson's Record Hoping the Wildcats would be careless after their admirable win over lrmo, VWnnsboro arrived at the Hollow. Two touchdowns put Lex- ington ahead 14-0, but Winnsboro retaliated with two quick touch- downs, making the score 14-12. However, their efforts to attain a lead were ineffectual as the final score was 44-12. Traveling to Langley-Bath- Clearwater for the sixth game, the Wildcats found the going tougher than expected Mackie Bedenbaugh kicked a 25 yard field goal early in the first quarter,' Lexington received its only touchdown from Jimmy Bass late in the fourth quarter, and the game ended with Lexington on top 9-0. ln the second of three tough road games, the Lexington Wildcats found Batesburg-Leesville too much to handle. After trailing 7-0 at halftime, the Wildcat offense quickly put six points on the board in the third quarter. A penalty against Lexington nullified the extra point,' a second attempt from the 37 yardline fell short of the goal posts and the Wildcats suffered a 7-6 loss. At Saluda the Wildcats again failed to put the necessary ingre- dients together for a victory. The 13-12 defeat eliminated the Cats from the Conference 3-AAA race for the championship. By employ- ing a ground attack, Lexington broke its two game losing streak with a 31-24 win over the Bulldogs of Newberry. A wet Held and slippery ball ended any chance of aerial attack, so the Wildcat offense ground out 130 yards rushing and nine first downs. ln the Hnal game of the season Lexington yielded a narrow victory to Thurmond Despite the efforts of Jimmy Bass and Danny Ezelle, the Wildcats' attempts to gain the lead were futile.