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

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fContinued from Page 111j On the Devils first ball possession, Mills picked off a jacksonville pass on the Devils' 41, and then proceeded to move the ball forward to the Devil 9 yard line and first down. But a holding penalty and an aggres- sive Devil defense moved them back to the 34 with fourth down coming. The Devils received the ball on their own 5 but later were forged to kick it away on the seven. Mills took over on the jacksonville 37. On the following play they completed a pass, and with a jacksonville penalty, found them- selves on the Devil two. On the next play Mills scored, but were called back because of an offsides against the Comets. The jackson- ville defense then overpowered the Comets for four plays, and jacksonville took over. The game's only score in the first half came as a Devil drive took the ball down to the Mills three-yard line. On third down Fortson carried from the two for six points. The point after was good. ln the second half, Mills only score came on the opening kickoff, which was returned 89 yards by Kenneth Pigee for a touchdown. The PAT was good, and tied the game. jacksonville then fumbled the ball on the first play from scrimmage, giving the ball to the Comets on the Red Devil 30. Neither team could move the ball, then late in the third quarter, Anthony Steels intercepted a Comet pass which set up a Devil touchdown from the Comet 19 with Henry carrying around end. But the touchdown was called back because of offsides on the Devils. On the next play Gordon threw to Ken Temple for a touchdown from the 24 yard line. Holcomb kicked the point, and the score remained 14-7 for the remainder of the game, giving the Red Devils their second win. Texarkana The jacksonville Red Devils suffered a huge defeat as the Texarkana Razorbacks trounced them 30-0. The Devils failed to sustain any kind of drive during the game. On Texarkana's first possession they ran for two first downs in the first two plays. The Devil defense managed to stop them and the Devils got the ball on their own 41 yard line. The Devils received a short spurt of energy but the drive fell and the Devils punted the ball away. The Razorbacks could not be stopped as they drove to the 26 yard line where Randy White kicked a field goal and the Hogs led 3-0 The Devils still failed to mount a drive and 1. Matt Henry rounds the end with Sylvan Hills defenders in hot pursuit. 2. Graduating seniors of thc 75-76 Red Devil football team are: 1st row C. Stalworth, M. Ratcliff, B. johnson, M. Ashenberger, W. Bone, B. Casey, M. Fortson 2nd row j. Byers, P. Bevil, R. Meachum, M. Henry, R. McFadden, B. Alcon, M. Stoneking 3rd row C. Wilson, K. Grumbine, R. Cardwell, G. Bryant, K. Temple, R. Wallace, A. Tarbell 3. Ronnie Price avoids a Hot Springs defender as he rounds the end for a short gain. NM

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lContinued from Page 110j the first quarter action, good defense was shown by both teams. Late in the period a 49-yard jacksonville drive was stopped at the 19, where joe Holcomb attempted a field goal. The try was good, and the Devils were out in front in the closing seconds of the first quarter. In the second quarter the Trojans had possession of the ball far into jacksonville territory through a Devil fum- ble, but the jacksonville defense held, and at half-time the score was 3-0 jacksonville. Hot Springs returned after the half with another drive, but once again a strong Devil defense put an end to the drive on the eight. The teams exchanged punts, and the Red Devils took over on the frojan 49. On the first play, Matt Henry broke upfield and ran for a 49 yard touchdown. The extra point was no-good because of a missed snap, and jacksonville kicked off to Hot Springs with a nine point lead. On the Trojans next possession, a freak play occurred which gave them their first score. Quarterback Dennis Smith passed to Nelson Thompson on a third and nine situ- . 'Hi S ' ii ' 11' H 'wt 1 4 'mv 1 1 . 951' .1 -,,fJ'X.2.i: gs ws- -e- .1 fs ww f .ae , H -h tm... 1 'ff if , ation on their own 15. Thompson fought to the 50, where the ball was fumbled. But a Trojan guard picked up the ball and made his way in for a touchdown. The point after was good, and the score was 9-7 jacksonville. In the final quarter jacksonville could not get a drive started, but the Devil defense held for four downs early in the quarter in a Trojan first and goal situation. Punts were exchanged, as neither team was able to mount a drive. As time was running out, Hot Springs blocked a Devil punt and took over the ball on the jack- sonville 27. On third and four, Smith again connected with Thompson on a pass, and the Trojans threatened on the Devil's four yard line. Hot Springs decided on the field goal, and the attempt was good, giving them a one point edge over jacksonville. After receiving the following kick, the Devils tried two pass plays which left no more time on the clock. Helena The Red Devils of jacksonville High brought home their first victory of the season as the Devils soundly defeated the Helena Cougars 26 to 0 on September 19. On the first play from scrimmage, Tony Tademy scrambled 34 yards to the Cougar 39. With jerry Gordon at quarterback, Tademy, Henry, and Fortson alternately carried the ball, and jacksonville scored its first touchdown in seven plays and 68 yards rushing. The point- after was good by joe Holcomb, and Helena received the kick. The Cougars failed to move the ball through fumbles, and were forced to punt. The Devil offense took over, but lost the ball on a fumble at the Cougar 20, Later Helena was again forced to punt, and the Devils again took over on the Cougar 44 yard line. After a five yard gain by Tademy, Fortson caught a 10 yard pass to the 29. Carrying on the next four plays, Fortson plunged over for a touchdown from the two yard line. The PAT was no good, and jacksonville led 13-0 at the half. The Cougar's only strong drive came in the second half when they moved down to the Devil eight. The drive ended when Anthony Steels intercepted a Cougar pass and ran it back 50 yards. As the Devil offense took over, rain began to fall, and with only 40 seconds gone in the fourth quarter, Fortson scored his third touch- down amid the pouring rain. Helena received the kick and after five minutes, the Devils recovered a fumble on the 25. Gordon hit Ken Temply for 20 yards, and two plays later Tademv carried it across for six more Devil points. The extra point by Holcomb was good. Helena then again failed to move the ball, and punted to jacksonville with 58 seconds left, giving the Devils a 26-0 victory. Mills On September 25 jacksonville met and defeated the Comets of Little Rock Mills, giving The Devils an even record of two wins and two losses. lContinued on Page 112j 1. Devil Coach Van Hoose watches as the offense runs a play called from the box. 2. The Devil defense stacks up another Conway back at the line. ln on the tackle are Anthony Steels, Ray Cardwell, and Rocky Mantooth. Football 1 11

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Devils upset Jonesboro kicked the ball away to the Texarkana 34 yard line. There the Hogs took off and Ronnie Robertson broke loose at the 23 to score six The point after was good and the Hogs lead was stretched to 10-O. The second half was all Texarkana as they scored twice. One score was on a Devil fumble at the 41 which took only two plays to produce the score and the other on a Ray Cardwell punt to Hog's Robertson, who ran it back 80 yards for the score. That made it 24-0 Hogs. The Devils threatened a drive late in third quarter as jerry Gordon connected on passes of 16 to joe Towsley and 20 and 27 to Mike Fort- son. But a Devil fumble halted the drive. The Hogs then returned the ball back and the Devils took over at the 30. jerry Gordon raced 21 yards to the nine. They could get no closer as the Hogs threw them back to the 20. Then on a fourth down joe Holcomb's kick fell short. Late in the fourth quarter jerry Gordon fumbled and a Hog defender picked it up and raced 30 yards for the score. The point after failed and that's the way it stayed 30-0. jack- sonville then fell to 2-3. jonesboro jacksonville Red Devils upset 10th ranked jonesboro 6-O in a hard fought game. The only score came as Eddie jacksonn ran back a jones- boro fumble 96 yards. Both offenses never got on tracks as both teams produced defensive play after play. ln the second quarter the Devils drove the ball to the 17 yard line then turned it- over on a fumble. The Hurricanes then drove 11 yards and fumbled back to the Devils. But the drive was futile as the Devils turned the ball over again on four down. The only good drive of the night was by the Hurricanes as they drove from their 41 to the two yard line. The Devil defense with- stood them on two downs and drove them back a yard. On third down and three, a jonesboro halfback fumbled the ball and jackson recovered it and raced 96 for the score. The point after was no good and the Devils led 6-0 at the end of the first half. The second half was all defense as both teams dominated with defense. Ray Card- well led the Devils with 18 tackles and Eddie jackson who had two pass interceptions as well as the long scoring run. iContinued on Page 114j 1.David Smith slips by a Red Devil de- fender in full stride en route to along gainer in the annual Red-White game. 2. Brennan Hammonds stacks a Hot Springs runner after a short gain. Bobby Casey and Mark Ratcliff look on.