Carol W Hayes High School - Pacesetter Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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f-fayes’ DcuusoivPasses fcuTD Hayes' quarterback Gregory Dawson passed for four touchdowns to lead the Pacesetters to their first victory of the season 41-6 at the expense of the Ramsay Rams at Fair Park. Completing 14 of 19 passes, Dawson connected with Darryl Horne on 10 and 11-yard TD strikes and with fullback Jonathan Cook on a 33-yard mn. Hayes' entire defensive forewall and linebacking corps teamed solidly in putting down Ram threatening. 68

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Jets’worst defeat— Hayes rips Banks 35-6 for BY RON ALP WEATHERS Sports new « editor A difference in the space of i year’ How about 100 lomts'’ At an rate, that ap- eared the margin as Hayes ’acesefters throttled 71-0 by tanks Jets in 1974. came ack to ground the Jets 35-6 at region Field Thursday night On one hand, it was “the 'iggest victory in Hayes ustorv. according to overdyed Pacesetter coach Cecil .eonard The only one that a as bigger w as last week when we beat Ramsay. he •ontinued On thr other side of the coin, it was marginally the worst defeat in Banks history. The Jets previous low was 3 32-6 bow to Woodlawn in 1961. “The team has turned it around completely in two weeks. Leonard added of his charges who lost their season opener to Carver -They've really worked They believe in themselves now THE LOSS was thr second for the Jets, who lost their 1975 debut to Homewood Patriots last week Linebackers R and backboned the 4-4-3 Hayes defense w hich allowed the largely sophomore-junior .Jet team but one yard of offense in the first half. While j?lu‘ i+d in tackles. Ford was particularly devas-Taring w ith his ball-hawking He set up the Pacesetters' first touchdown which came in the early moments of the game by collaring a Jet fumble at the Banks eight Moments later, runmncback An-rifew y;.-ifr«‘tt- slammed through left tackle to score from the four Four minutes before the half. Ford, scooped up a Banks fumble and raced it in 55 yards for Hayes' sec ondTD FORD ALSO kicked three Plffe TTer extra points and ran in a two-pointer on a bad snap from center after the fifth Hayes TP Though there must have been exceeding beauty in the game for Hayes, it was a game marred by fumbles and penalties The Jets lost four, the Pacesetters one fumble Another Jet turnover saw Hayes defonM di 1 Thomas rj FT - I' • - -u period Haywa ■T1'' m pr with 59. Each team oneTD Olh set up the p :ni first half he hark fohnrfY f( yards on a w hich ennsum of‘the third pc of the yards in the TP came