Hudson High School - Hornet Yearbook (Hudson, NC)

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I in first game of season. I M . ,, 4-'alan TIME HALTED HORNETS Time proved to be the winner when the H orne ts traveled to Wilkes Central for their second contest as they were defeated 6 to O. Both teams were excellent defensively and the only score came late in the third quarter. The Wilkes C e ntral Eagles surprised the Hornets when their halfback, Bill Sw offo rd, ran for fifty-five yards. Late in the g ame, Mike Correll passed to Walt Estes three times to get the ball on the Eagles' twelve yard line. From there, Bill Smith ran around the left end to the one foot line. Since the Hornets had used all their timeouts, they were unable to stop the clock before time ran out with the ball on the Wilkes' one foot line. HICKORY ROLLED OVER HORNETS In our third game, the Hornets played host to the Red Tornadoes of Hickory. The Hornets surprisingly stayed with the Tornadoes through most of the first half, but two quick touch- downs gave Hickory a 21 to 7 lead at the half. The Torn adoes came out strong in the last half to wallop the Hornets 41 to 7. The Hornets' only touchdown came when Larry Parsons recovered a Hickory fumble on the Hornets' forty-five yard line. On the first play, Mike Correll threw a fifty-five yard pass to Skip Downs for the Hornets' only score. joel Carroll added the extra point. For the Tornadoes, S t e v e Hudson scored twiceg Q u a rt e rb a c k Charlie Edwards threw three touchdown pas s e s to Eddie Bivins and one to Frank Baker. Edwards also ran for another TD making the night htufniliating for the Hornets. I-Iice was tackled by a Newton lineman Smith was pulled down by a Taylorsville defender. 53

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SKIPPY DOWNS Co-Captain JERRY MATHEWSON Co-Captain FIRST WIN OF SEASON Halfback Bill Smith led the Hornets by scoring four touchdowns as the Hornets defeated Newton-Conover 27 to 14 before the Home- coming crowd. Skippy Downs set up the first Hornet touchdown by running forty yards, and then Smith scored from four yards out. Again, Carroll added the extra point giving the Hornets a 14-O lead. Near the end of the first half, Smith scored on a twelve yard run making the score 20-O. Later in the game fsecond halfj, Smith served again with another touchdown on a run of about ten yards. This made the final score Q28-141 in Hudson's favor. This was another Homecoming victory of Hudson. Hornets prepared for an attack on Newton. 54 Football - BEARCATS TOPPED HORNETS Our arch rival, the Lenoir Bearcats, topped the Hornets by a score of 27-6. After being inside Bearcat territory several times during the first half, they finally crossed the goal line early in the third quarter. This score was compiled by halfback Bill Smith as he plunged across from the one yard line.The point after touchdown was missed by Carroll. Wilson led the Be arc ats of Lenoir High to a 27-6 victory over the Hornets. MORGANTON WALLOPED I-IORNETS David Riggs, quarterback of the Morganton Wildcats, led his team to a 34 to 8 victory over the Hornets. Riggs also enabled the Hornets to score as Larry Parsons, Larry Bolick, and jerry Kirby pinned him in the end zone from the eight yard line for a safety. The Hornets scored when Skippy Downs scored from the eight yard line. Linebacker joel C arroll played a magnificent game although in a losing effort.