Litchfield High School - Talon Yearbook (Gadsden, AL)

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SCORE LHS vs. Emma Sansom 0-15 Litchfield opened the season under new Head Coach Buddy Hearn against cross-town rival Emma Sansom. From the opening kick-off it looked as if it would be all Eagles. Early in the first quarter the Eagles worked the ball down to the Rebels 10 yard line before losing the ball on a fumble. On this night Litchfield had three intercepted passes and two fumbles. The Rebels cashed in on two of the interceptions for their points. The final Sansom touchdown came with 18 seconds remaining in the game. LHS vs. Centre 14-10 The Litchfield Eagles showed tremendous poise coming from behind against the heavily favored Centre Warriors. The Warriors took the opening kick-off and marched to the Eagle 6 yard line. There the Eagle defense stiffened and held them to a field goal. The game was held at a stalemate for the remainder of the first half. Ernest Taylor then put the Eagles in good position by returning the second-half kick-off to the Centre 49. From there the eagles used 9 straight running plays to score on their first come back making the score 7-3. The Warriors the followed with a quick touchdown making the score 10-7. With 4:24 left in the game the Eagles drove the length of the field for the final come from behind score. LHS vs. Guntersville 20-19 For the second week in a row the Eagles had to fight for their life for the win. The Eagles took the lead on its first play from scrimmage when David Williams took a hand-off and raced 47 yards for a touchdown. Litchfield and Guntersville swapped touchdowns with the Eagles staying on top until the Wildcats kicked a field-goal making it 17-14. Litchfield went ahead 20- 17 with little time left in the game on a 35-yard touchdown pass. Litchfield then held the Wildcats on a goal line stand on the Eagles’ 1 yard line. To avoid fumbling the Eagles gave Guntersville a safety making the final score 20-19. LHS vs. Payne 27-9 Litchfield downed the Ft. Payne Wildcats on the Eagles fifth Homecoming using a twenty point second half. The Eagles scored on their first possession on an 8 yard run by Todd Douthard. The Wildcats then followed with a touchdown and field- goal making it 9-7 at the half. Litchfield rounded out the scoring on a 35-yard run by Lynn Townsel, a 12-yard sprint by David Williams and a pass interception by Ernest Taylor. LHS vs. Gadsden 26-7 Back-up quarterback Frederick Williams, who replaced starter Ives Davis midway through the first period after Davis suf- fered a shoulder injury, guided the Eagles to a total of 412 yards against the Gadsden Tigers. The big man for Litchfield was David Williams who had 159 yards rushing on 18 carries and two touchdowns. The Eagles defense also had an excellent night holding the Tigers to 169 total yards. The game was halted for 10 minutes in the second period by a small altercation.