Jacksonville High School - Red Devil Yearbook (Jacksonville, AR)

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Devils win Homecoming gome The Devils defense 1lw13,s mwmges to be there at the right time The Red Devils defense stops a running play. The Red Devils went out into the fog on Nov. 1, 1974 and played their best game of the season. The Red Devils physically whip- ped Russellville, and made homecoming a special night for the Devils. Russellville had one of the biggest, most physical teams in the state. The game was won by the fine Red Devil defense. Preston Frey, a dynamite cornerback came up with play after play, plus a big interception on the last offensive thrust of the Russellville Cyclones. Final score of the game was 6-0. sports-105

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Tompkins leads Devils to victory over McClellan The Devil's 14-13 win over McClellan's Lions Fri- day, October 25 was due largely to two long drives piloted by Tommy Tompkins. With a second and goal at the four-yard line, the Devils ran a play in which jacksonville quarter- back Tompkins handed ott to Fernando Weathers who gained one-yard over the left tackle. The only people in the game who knew what was going to happen were the backs directly involved, Weathers and Tompkins. Tompkins took the snap directly from the center and ran an ex- cellent fake to Weathers. Tompkins bootlegged the ball around the left side of the jacksonville line and ran to the end zone for the score. The extra point which followed the touchdown put the Devils ahead for the rest ofthe game. Jacksonville played to victory and were in possession of the ball as the clock ran out even though they had one more turnover than the Lions and more penalties. Red Devils show their hard ground attack Red Devil Femando Weathers is looking for an opening in the line. 104-sports

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Devils end best season with 9-3 loss to Benton The last game of the season was played between jacksonville and Benton when stakes were running high. The forecast for the game was that it would be a close game between two strong teams. The first half of the game showed the jacksonville men taking the lead. Jacksonville had Benton at a standstill and was winning. Both tea ms successfully contained the other's offensive threats un- til the second quarter when the Red Devils gained momentum. The Devils tried for a field goal and missed it by inches. Later in the game, Preston Frey intercepted a pass made by Benton and returned it to the Devils 33 yard line. Billy Smith kicked a field goal from 22 yards out with one minute left in the half. The first half belonged solely to jacksonville. The second half went to the Panthers, who came back with a big drive featuring the slashing running of their tailback. The final score ended Benton 9, Jackson- ville 3. Picture below: The Red Devil football team, cheerleaders and spectators crowd on the field after a game M 106-sports as-no w -CX