Corbin High School - Redhound Yearbook (Corbin, KY)

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Q A bunny hunt at som ersel proves successful After three losses in a row, the Corbin Redhounds got back in the victor column with a win over the Somerset Briar Jumpers, 19-13. Dennis Witt was the hero of the ballgame, scoring two touchdowns and gaining 142 yds. in 19 carries. Ken Mobley was there to get the extra yardage when it was needed. Mobley scored one of Corbin's three touchdowns in the third period. Corbin came from behind and tied the ball game 13-13, before scor- ing the decisive TD in the fourth quarter. The green dragons become the sla yer, not the slayed. Using the second effort system, the Harlan Green Dragons pulled a mild upset over the Cor- bin Redhounds 19-7. The Aerial attack of Harlan in the second half led to the Redhound's downfall. Corbin led at half time 7-6. Dennis Witt, Corbin's winged-footed Senior half-back, scored the only Redhound touchdown on a thirty-three yd. dash. Bill Hammons kicked the extra point. if

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More cats give the redhounds headaches . . . The Corbin Redhounds gracefully took a 6-0 lead early in the first quarter over Evarts only to see the Wildcats bounce back by dominating the rest of the game and win l9-6. Jim Ed Wild- er scored on a keeper from the l yd. line for the only Corbin tally. From then on it was Evarts' ballgame. Not to mention afew slings from middlesboro The visiting Middlesboro Yellow Jackets completely over- powered the Corbin Redhounds 24-7 and practically de- stroyed any Redhound hopes of a class AA play-off. Corbin's only score came at the end of the game when a beautiful Wilder pass was deflected into the arms of Dewayne Leigh. Leigh made a fantastic catch with two defenders all over him at the goal line. Dennis Witt carried the ball for the extra point. 2l

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Cawood becomes an easy victim for the new redhounds. The Corbin Redhounds unveiled a nnew looki' olfense that resulted in a most con- vincing 26-7 victory over the Cawood Trojans. Eric Burgan led the offensive attack by scoring the first three Corbin touchdowns. Mike Musick scored the final Redhound TD with a 27 yd. pass from Jim Ed Wilder on a tackle elgible play. Wilder had one of his better nights, completing five of eleven passes for 136 yds. and a touchdown. Dennis Witt played a big part in setting up the Redhound scores.