East Ridge High School - Musket Yearbook (Chattanooga, TN)

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PIONEERS RANKED THIRTEENTH IN TENNESSEE SCHOOLBOY FOOTBALL The following week, East Ridge handed the Brainerd Rebels their first grid loss, ending their 23-game string by a score of I3-7. Before a capacity crowd of 7,000, two quick second-quarter touchdowns by Paul Pierce and Mike Odom coming on the heels of two of the five Brainerd bobbles provided the margin of victory in this hard fought game. Contained in their own territory nearly all of the first half, the Rebels often found a solid, orange wall of Pioneers greeting their salliesg key members of the Pioneer defensive unit in this game included Robert Weir, Bobby Mclseroy, Charles Roberts, Charles Goss, and Bobby Saffels. For his all out efforts against the Rebels, Roberts was tabbed Times' Lineman of the Week. Against Red Bank on the following Friday, an ill and crippled band of Pioneers found the Lions too much to tame, losing 19-0. Injuries to Jimmy White, Ralph Guider, Clark Werner, and Mike Odom prior to the game and injuries to Charles Roberts, Jackie Miller, and Johnny Hodges during the rout effectively stifled the Pioneer attack. One bright spot in an otherwise gray and dismal night proved to be the Pioneer defensive line led by Charles Goss, Kenneth Hobbs, and Don Grant in the second half, through a magnificent effort, this defensive crew limited Red Bank to a scant five yards on the ground. Rebounding well from the previous week's drubbing, the Pioneers whipped the Irish of Notre Dame by a score of I4-0. Mike Odom, who, according to Coach Franklin, U. . . looked like a million dollars out theref' took two broad swipes at the left side of the Irish line and was rewarded by two touchdowns and the accolade of Times' Back of the Week. The defense led by John Jeffery, Robert Weir, and Bobby Mc- Elroy played a tremendous game, easily containing Notre Dame through- out the entire night.

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LATE IN CITY WITH 8-2-1 RECORD Mike Miller Tailback Bobby Saffels Tackle Bobby Powderly Blocking back Dickie Taylor Center Stanley White Manager Tommy Reed Tackle Clark Werner Wingback

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Aided by key blocks thrown by Ralph 'Guid- er, Paul Pierce, and Freddy Nu- nez, Mike Odom sweeps the right end in the No- tre Dame game. Fullback Paul Pierce blasts off tackle to score the tying touchdown against City Pioneers offensive unit a tlme-Out in the hard- Notre Dame game.