Callaway High School - Lesprit Yearbook (Jackson, MS)

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CITY cunrrrs For the 11th time since 1966 the Callaway Charg- ers met the Mustangs of Murrah on the battle ground of Newell Field for a game which tradition has turned into a bitter rivalry for both schools. As in the two previous years, this game decided the city champion- ship, thus who would enter the playoffs as the re- presentative of the Capital Division. And for the third straight year, the Big Orange rolled on to insure their season of at least one GETTING READY, AH Big-Eight defensive tackle Tyronne Keys awaits Greenville ' s next move. FRONT ROW: Joel Reed, Jerome Gentry, Ronald Lindsay, Ronald Armstrong, Freddie Stingley, Freddie McLaurin, Mike Tisdale. SECOND ROW: Mike Flynt, Mitch Forester, Jerry Maxwell, Danny Freeman, Timmy Wilson, Wayne Stover, Steve McLenty, Doug Chambers, Don Horn, Clitonf Braden, THIRD ROW: Doug Purnell, Tommy Cravens, Roland Powell, Kent Ball, Don Henke, Perry Turner, Richard McCain, Tom Woods. FOURTH ROW: Chuck Jackson, Rick McCarty, Curtis Richardson, Jobie Hughes, Cleo Armstrong, Stu Gauntt, Joe Rucker, Dennis Satcher, Avery Hayes, Joe Lattimore. FIFTH ROW: Gennie Sherriff, Ed Sherline, John Ethridge, Bobby Kyzar, Tommy Boleware, Carl Silas, Walt Dallas, Carl Clingan, Steve Stover. SIXTH ROW: Craig Anderson, Louis Brinkley, Willie Pate, Jimmy Myrick, John DeVeer, Alan Massey, Walter Thomas, Jim Townsend, Gordan Quick, Tim Hogue, Ray Meyers. SEVENTH ROW: Wes Peters, Kenny Wright, George Wallace, Roy Berry, Milton Johnson, Kevin Manton, Wade Kyzar, Lee Fleming, Tyronne Keys. 88 Footbal

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KEEPING HIS HAIMDS WARM, Wayne Stover keeps his nimble fingers ready for an interception at any time. LET ' S HURRY AND GET THIS GAIVIE OVER WITH! Under the torrential downpour, the defense waits for the next play. become the Charger ' s 9th victim. A well-balanced offensive and defensive game gave Callaway a startlingly easy victory, 33-9. Time and time again the defense gave the ball to the offense with inter- ceptions by Kent Ball, Joe Rucker, and Wayne Stover, and also a fumble recovery by Kent Ball. The of- fense quickly capitalized with Don Horn, Jerome Gentry, and Cleo Armstrong tallying for the Big Orange. WHO ' S GOT THE BALL? Ron Lindsay fades back to pass behind the fake of Cleo Armstrong. Football 87

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more game. Callaway ' s 22- game winning streak, how- ever, appeared to be in jeopardy when the Mustangs scored on a Charger fumble early in the first quarter. The next time the Chargers got the ball, another fumble gave the Mustangs the ball at the Callaway 2 0. Five plays later-fourth and goal from the one-the Big Orange decided they were ready to play football. Tyronne Keys met the Murrah fullback at the goal line, stripping him of the ball. The Chargers recovered at the three. Then the game quickly settled down from its startling beginning as the Chargers finally got un- tracked and took control to win 14-7. Cleo Armstrong, and Jerome Gentry scored one touchdown each. The vic- tory gave the Chargers their third season in a row as City Champions. The multitude of Calla- way football fans who ventured up highway 61 hoping to see the Chargers take a giant step toward the Big 8 Conference title sat stunned in their seats. It was only halftime but the Charger fans knew that in another hour, Callaway ' s 22-game winning streak would come to an end. AIM INGLORIOUS END TO A GLORIOUS REIGN. Head Coach Charles Allman .J, watches the second Greenville game. WHEN THE GOING GETS ROUGH, THE CHARGERS GET TOUGH . The defense puts the crush on a Murrah boy in a fantastic goal- line stand. Greenville, scored five first-half touchdowns and coasted to a 43-6 victory in the North Big-8 Play- offs. Don Horn mustered the only points for the Chargers, taking a pitch from Chris Moynihan and scampering the final four yards midway through the fourth quarter. The Del- tans used The Big Pay- Back as a theme for the entire week, and when the Chargers came to town, pay back they did. Football 89