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

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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.

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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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Devils burn Wompus Cots QContinued from Page 113j Catholic On Friday, September 17, the jacksonville Red Devils traveled to War Memorial Stadium to do battle with the Catholic High Rockets. The game was very hard fought, but at the end of the half the scoreboard showed the Rockets on top by the score of 15-7. The Devils turned the ball over four times in the first half, running only six plays during that period. The defense played well, and their efforts held three Rocket drives in the first half from ending in scores for Catholic. The defense was sparked by good plays from Devils Brennan Hammond, Mark Dewey, Rocky Mantooth, and Ray Cardwel. Cardwell was also credited with three punts for a total of 1 16 yards. Catholic was the first to score with a touchdown from middle linebacker Buddy Beavers. Beavers recovered a Devil fumble and ran it back all the way for six Rockets points. After making changes in its offense the Devils came into the second half to win. The Devils drove 69 yards with the ball, and taking the ball on the five yard line, Mike Fortson charged over the goal line for six points. joe Holcomb's kick was good, and the game stayed tied 7-7 until the fourth quarter. The tie was broken as Rocket Hank Hooper got through the jacksonville defense for a touchdown. With the score 13-7, Catholic attempted a two point conversion. The attempt was good, and the score was 15-7 in favor of Catholic. The Devils had two chances to score in t fourth quarter. As jacksonville was puntii Catholic was called for clipping, and the Dev retained possession of the ball on their own with a first and ten. The Red Devil offer failed to move the ball again. In the fir seconds of the game, jacksonville again had t ball, and went to the air. The offense mov the ball 45 yards, but failed to score as timer out. Coach Puyear, as he was watching films the game, said, lf there hadn't been so mag turnovers in the first half and the defense hx held in the second, it would have been, different story. Puyear also remarked on t fine job the defense did, playing during all l: four of the first half, and in holding 1 Rockets during the second half. 1 Red Devils jerry Gordon, Matt Hen3 Hugh jernigan, Bryan johnson, and To Tademy combined in rushing for 135 yards 24 carries. Forty-five yards were also gained passes by Gordon. Other statistics in the gal were: eight Devil first downs with fo penalties and four turnovers. X 1.An aggressive Devil offense comes off the, line as the ball is snapped. 2. The Devil defense does it again as they stack up a Sylvan Hills runner for a loss. The whole defensive line was in on the tackle. 3. Tony Tademy is stopped for a loss by two Catholic defenders. 4. Mike Stoneking puts a hard hit on a Russellville runner. l 114- Football