Jackson Preparatory School - Precis Yearbook (Jackson, MS)

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qll allowances for the torrential rain were arterback Neal Lehan Coaches Crosby Bush and Ca 's expert coaching staff for 1976 consisted of Coaches Donnie Carruth, Thomas Bush, and Head Coach Buddy Crosby. game. the field for an open man, Neal Lehan prepared to pull the trigger rruth John in the Team physician, Dr. james Manning, discussed with Bobby Graham the extent of his injury in the Sam Barthe game. E 2 E 5 E

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Pats' Efforts n The Gridiron Produced A 6-4 Winning Season The Patriotis 6-4 record dissappointed many who were looking for the state championship. Yet the tough season was far from being a failure. Great efforts even in defeat gave the Patriots something to be proud of. Defense was the name of the game against Greenville Washington. The game was scoreless until the Generals scored on the last play to take a 7-0 victory. The following week, Prep suffered another setback at the hands of the Can- ton Panthers. After coming back to score late in the fourth quarter with a Neal Lehan run, the extra point was missed. The Patriots fell 7-6. Eager to get back on the winning track, the men from Flo- wood blasted Sam Barthe 34-22. Steve Murrell started the Pa- triot scoring with a 10 yard jaunt. Then Ken Toler exploded with four touchdowns to put the game out of reach. Toler kept his string of scores going as he reached the end zone four times against Greenville Christian for a 27-14 Homecoming victory. The highlight of the season was the hard fought game against Clarksdale Lee. The Patriots won 18-15 with two touchdowns by Ken Toler and another added by Steve Mur- rell. With one minute remaining, the Colts drove to the Prep 2 yard line. A valiant effort by the Patriot defense held the opponents scoreless. Stingy defensive play by David Noblin, Ron Baker, David Ledlow, Randy Peets, Dolph Woodall, Bill Primos, and many others shut down enemy offenses all season. The McCluer Eagles had a sad homecoming as Prep de- feated them 21-13. Neal Lehan scrambled for the first Patriot touchdown to make the score 7-7 at halftime. After a brief 13- 7 lead by McCleur, Lehan pitched to Toler, who then fired the ball 38 yards to Randy Terai, Anthony in the endzone. Hi Sumrall's kick put Prep ahead 14-13. Ken Toler put the icing on the cake with a dazzling 59 yard scamper. The Patriots boosted their record to 4-2 with their 21-13 victory. In chilly weather, Greenwood Pillow edged by Prep 14-13. Ken Toler scored both Patriot touchdowns in the comeback try, but the two-point conversion pass fell incomplete with 6 seconds left in the game. The real tragedy was losing starting defensive end Bobby Graham for the rest of the season with a leg injury. Back-Bill Crim, Lisenby, Charles Ware, Gray Walker, David Ledlow, jimmy Palmer, Steve Randolph, Bobby Graham, Forest Berry, Richard Lingle, Wayne Walsh, Rob Tyson, Doug Mann, David Noblin, Eddie Waller, Dav Draugh, Coach John Smith. 3rd row-Coach Thomas Bush, Coach Donnie Carruth, Walter Riddell, Steve Murrell, john Thames, Craig Carter, Bo Boume, Bobby Dye, Lane Frazier, jimmy Nix, jay jacks, Rob Lake, Mike Manning, Bill Roberts, Charles White, Stan Evans, Gray Mou- nger, Coach Buddy Crosby. 2nd row-john F ortenberry, Duke Selph, john McGowan, Bobby Lyle, Bill Geary, Bill Primos, Ken Simmons, Ron Baker, John Marchetti, Scott Russell, Randy Peets, Ken Toler, Hi Sumrall, Tommy Tumer, Frank Edwards. lst row-Managers Tommy Prewitt and Bob Rich- ardson, Mark Drake, Logan Russell, Randy Anthony, Greg Ball, Phil Hull, Neal Lehan, Joey Carter, Dolph Woodall, Randy Stumpff, Spencer Cambell, Drew Davis, Roff Hayes.

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Those who thought the Greenwood weather was bad were shocked when they saw the Manhattan game. Played in a driv- ing rainstorm and near-freezing tempera- tures, the Big Red Machine rolled over the Lancers land through the mudj for a 14-7 win. Steve Murrell scored on a 12 yard reverse and Ken Toler rambled for a touchdown with an 80 yard punt retum. The next week against the Riverside Re- bels, the Patriots overcame 12 tumovers to take a 14-7 victory. The rugged defense, led by Frank Edwards who filled in for an injured Ron Baker, allowed the Louisia- nians only 13 yards rushing Toler's two touchdowns made Prep's record 6-3. In the season's final contest, the Patriots 4 met the rival Indianola Colonels. Game day was filled with excitement and the most enthisiastic 'pep-rally of the season. The game was mainly a defensive battle, but two Patriot tumovers inside the 30 yard line gave Indianola a 12-0 lead. Dolph Woodall blocked both extra point kicks. Prep's offense began to move in the second half with Walter Riddell's crashes through the Colonel's defense. With under five minutes to play Ken Toler eluded two defensive lineman and threw a bomb to Roff Hays who was caught from behind at the 14. Neal Lehan's quarterback sneak on fourth ,and inches at the four was short, giving the ball back to Indianola. A final Patriot drive ended with an interception as Indianola won by a score of 12-6. The season was a heartbreaker. Four games were lost by a total of only 15 points. The 1976 record was not as good as was expected, nevertheless, the strong ef- forts and team spirit made the patriots win- ners in the highest sense. Prep 0 Greenville Washington 7 Prep 6 Canton 7 Prep 34 Sam Barthe 22 Prep 27 Greenville Christian 14 Prep 18 Clarksdale Lee 15 Prep 21 McCleur 13 Prep 13 Greenwood Pillow 14 Prep 14 Manhattan 7 Prep Prep 6 14 Riverside 7 Indianola 12 II4 Pats put it to MeCluer in the Eagles Homecoming game. junior Frank Edwards hit hard forcing a Q fumble while David .Noblin prepared to recover. 5 ,.. w J is Running to the outside, Ken Toler followed the play to eat up yardage against Greenwood Pillow.