Callaway High School - Lesprit Yearbook (Jackson, MS)

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rhc f l t t Cclcrgs To The CfifincEf S You just try to do it all over again. With these words. Head Coach Charles Allman set the pace for the 1976 football season. The Chargers returned 25 let- termen, including 8 de- fensive starters from last year ' s state championship team. Heavy losses due to graduation left the offense with rebuilding as a spring goal, while the Big Orange prepared for their Septem- ber 9 opener with Vicks- burg. A slippery field and a strong Gator passing attack made the going tough for the Big Orange, but the Charger defense thwarted a valiant Vicksburg effort as the Chargers escaped with a 13-7 win. Mammoth tackle Tyrone Keyes anchored the defensive line while Timmy Wilson and Roland Powell played Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in the secondary with two robs each. The following game, the Chargers showed a fine spirit in coming from behind twice to whip Greenville. Tailback Don Horn had touchdown runs of 3 and 90 yards to lead the offense, but the defense provided the winning op- portunity when Stu Gauntt recovered a fumble at the Greenville 22 yard line. Three plays later, quarter- back Ronald Lindsay sneaked the final yard with just under 4 minutes left in the game. MUSCLES TIGHTEM as the Charger Defense prepares for the next play. 8 2 Football In their first Capital Division contest, Callaway routed the Jim Hill Tigers 35-21. The Young offense came of age, gaining 304 yards total offense, with 277 of them via the ground attack. Jerome Gentry rushed for 120 yards on 22 carries as the Chargers out- scored a determined Tiger team. ' f

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rcuinc rolled lip 28 points in the first half and then re- tired for the night, while ' the Chargers coasted to an easy victory over the Central Tigers. Tail- back Don Horn paced the offense with 127 yards and 2 touchdowns, with Ronald Lindsay and Kenny Wright scoring one apiece. The defense stymied the hapless Tigers, allowing only a field goal in the Chargers third conference victory. APPLYING THE PRESSURE, Robert McLendon rushes Provine ' s quarterback. 2nd AND 10, the Charger defense stacks up Winfield for no gain. 84 Football