Callaway High School - Lesprit Yearbook (Jackson, MS)

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PREPARING TO BLOCK, wingback Mitch Forester leads the way for quarterback Ronald Lindsay. . - - - ' if ' Week number 5 brought the Beasley Road Gang their 17th consecutive victory and a record of 5-0 on the year with the crush- ing of Provine, 27-7. Fullback Jerome Gentry rushed for 198 yards as the versatile offense ran through the Ram middle at will, amassing 401 total I yards. Timmy Wilson had two interceptions to lead the defense. The Chargers opened the second half of their campaign with Homecoming I against the Wingfield Fal- I cons. For 3 quarters the Big Orange played on Wingfield ' s level, and then, led by quarterback Ronald Lindsay, exploded during I the fourth quarter in true Charger form. Lindsay rambled through the Fal- con defense for 172 yards on 16 carries and earned Player of the Week honors from the Jackson Daily News. GOAL-LINE STAND. The f harger defense wraps up a Wingfield ballcarrier. , • Football 85

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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

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cmrcE cfiusn The Chargers took merely 2 seconds to show the Bulldogs of Greenwood that they meant business. On the first play from scrimmage, quarter- back Ronald Lindsay threw a 67 yard touchdown pass to wingback Cleo Armstrong to give the Chargers a lead which they could only in- crease as the night wore on. Callaway built a 28-0 advantage and coasted to their 7th victory in as many games, 28-16. Be- hind the protection of the stout offensive line, led by seniors Walt Dallas, Alan Massey, and Kenny Wright, Lindsay com- pleted 5 of 9 passes for 209 yards and 1 touch- down. Jerome Gentry and Don Horn completed the scoring with 1 touchdown each. Despite playing in what Coach Charles Allman termed the worst weather conditions we ' ve encoun- tered in six years, the Big Orange crushed the Lanier Bulldogs 27-6. In addition to near- freezing temperatures, gusting winds and a steady rain made conditions treacherous. Lanier capitalized on a Callaway fumble early in the first quarter to gain a 6-0 advantage. Lanier then received the wrath of the mighty Chargers, as Calla- way emerged victorious in consecutive game number 20 over two years. The Meridian Wildcats came to town on a chilly November evening, only to ONLY ONE BALL? Manager Greg Walker puts the squeeze play on the football. NEITHER RAIN, SLEET, OR SIMOW prevents Kevin Manton from booting a field goal . J 86 Football