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Melton 1652 clears the way for Gibbons Q21j. THREE WON - TWO LOST IN FIRST MONTH OF SEASON Hudson rolled over Rutherfordton-Spindale Central 21-6 inthe game played here Septem- ber 11. Hudson scored in the first quarter after a sustained drive on a six yard skip by half- back johnny Gibbons. joe Gibbs split the up- rights for the extra point.In the second period, the only period Hudson failed to score, Rutherfordton got its lone tally on a run by Stanley jones. In the third period, Gibbons re- turned a fifty-five yard punt for the Hornets second TD, Gibbs again converted.In the final quarter, Gibbs found end Luther Carver on a pass play that covered sixty-five yards and Gibbs booted his third straight PAT. Roger Melton, Dock Seagle, Ray Smith and jackie Keller were cited for outstanding line play on offense and defense. xwioooooook Your Horne ts lost their first conference game to Hickory 27-7. The Tornadoes scored once in each period, Homets were able to score but once in the game played on College Field September 18. Hickory's Jackson ran ten yards for the first score of the game. The sec- ond quarter saw Rudisill go over from the three yard line and Isenhour reach pay dirt on a one yard dive in the third canto.Frye made it into the end zone on a sneak in the fourth quarter. Kirby was successful on three of the four at- tempted placements to give Hickory their 27 points. Hudson's only tally came in the final minute of play when Barry Roper fought his wayfor the remaining six yards and six points. Gibbs made the PAT. vlwlokrkaok On home te rri tory the Hornets dumped Morganton 26 -6, September 25, scoring four times while limiting Morganton to one tally. Hudson's first quarter score came on a sixty- five yard sweep around right end by Gibbons, jimmy Triplett plunged three yards for six points in the second period.Gibbons upped the score again on a zig -zag juant from the twenty- eight yard line. B. Roper added six more points on a one yard skip and Gibbs made his first successful conversion.Morganton's Gentry went forty-six yards in the third period for their only touchdown. vkllvkfickfif Hudson was bounced 26-13 by the Bearcats b efore an estimated 4,000 fans in the game played here October 2. Story s ten yard burst ope ned the scoring in the first period for Lenoir.,Early in the second quarter, Pyatte got six more points, Story made the two successful conversions. ln the same period Gibbons made two TD's for the Hornets on the thirty-three and thirty-one yard runs.Gibbs made one con- version. Fourth quarter, Wilson and Wall ac- counted for the six point e rs to wrap up the 26-6 victory. 404040601044 Hudson slipped by Valdese October 9, on a rain soaked field 7-0 at Valdese. Hornets led by Triplett and B. Roper ground out 251 yards on the ground and the only score of the game occurred in the first period. Valdese threatened Hudson by getting to their seventeen yard line before their drive collapsed. After taking the ball, Gibbs on the second down pitched out to Triplett, who raced seventy- nine yards for the TD. Gibbs' PAT ended the scoring for the entire game. With less than three minutes remaining, Valdese recovered a fumble on their own twenty-six yard line and began a drive which ended several plays later when Seagle stopped Poarch on Hudson's four yard line as time ran out. Carverf55j threw the final block forTriplettf41j who scoredeafly in the Taylorsville game. QPlay recalled, 59
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On December 8, at the football banquet sponsored by the Quarterback Club, Chuck Drazanovich, linebacker of the Washington Red Skins, admired the trophies won by these four: Clayton Cannon QMost Valuable jayveel Dennis Sherrill QMost Improved Playerj, johnny Gibbons flvlost Valuablej, Larry Woodie fBest Blockerj. HORNETS ON A WINNING STREAK Hudson raced to a 39-18 victory over the Rippers in Marion October 16. The Hornets, with theirfinest offensive display of the year,broke five players into the scoring column. Oliver Miller started the scoring in thefirst period with atwenty- seven yard burst upthe middle.Triplett went eight yards and Gibbons went eleven yards for a TD in the second period and Gibbs sneaked overfrom the two yard line. The fourth quarter saw Gibbs pass eigliteenyards to Seagle for the final TD. Gibbs kicked three extra points. For Marion, half-back jerry Hunnicut carried for three TD's. One of his scores was an eighty -five yard kick-off return in the final quarter.AHudson played a possessive game and ground out 394 yards rushing to the Ripper's 149. Hudson took to the air twice and completed both of them for a total of twenty yards and one touchdown. Victoriously, the game ended with Hudson still in possession on Marion's one yard line. Mocokxwk The Hornets shut out Taylorsville -16-O in the postponed homecoming game played here October 24. In the first quarter, Gibbons ran twenty yards to score, after having had a previous TD called back and Gibbs made the extra point.ln the second quarter period,Gibbs made it in from the one yard line to add six more points. In the third quarter, B. Roper scored from the one and the extra point was made. Dennis Sherrill ran four yards to pay- dirt. Kenneth Roper intercepted a pass and went twenty yards to up the score again. The fourth quarter saw Gibbs cross from the one and pass to Annas for the extra point. Gilbert carried from the one yard line to make the final points.Taylorsville was playing their first game of the season with only four seniors on the squad. xwkxvkxwk Hudson outlasted Granite Falls to win a 13-6 victory over the postponed non-conference contest played November 2 in Granite Falls. Triplett drew first blood with a s e v e nte e n yard trip over left tackle to take a six point lead.Granite came right back with fullback Poovey going over right tackle to tie it up. Hornets scored in the fourth period on a three yard dart by G i b bonsg Gibbs booted the placement which gave Hudson the 13-6 win. Seagle, Smith and Melton were outstanding in the Hornet line. PKPIOIOOOIOK Hornets swarmed a 33-6 win over Wilkes Central played here November 6 and moved into a tie for second place. Hornets played without three regulars, Seagle, Triplett, and B. Roper, and showed some of their fine replacements in Gilbert right half, who scored twice on a twenty -six yard and eighty -five yard sprintg and Annas, who was on the receiving end of a nineteen yard pass play from Gibbs to score. Gibbons accounted for two six pointers on a two yard plunge and a sixty-four broken field run. Gibbs made three out of five pla ce ments. Wilkes' only score was on a fine ninety-four yard flash by halfback Rick Jones. 60
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