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

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McClellan l N jacksonville received the kick-off and started a drive with three penalties on the first three plays against McClellan. The Devils got no further the next three plays and oiley Ray Cardwell got off a poor punt and McClellan got the ball on their own 43 yard line. The Lion's could move neither. An exchange of punts and McClellan had the ball back at their own 35 yard line. ln two plays the Lions were at the Devil 33. The Devil defense then went to work and s-topped McClellan on fourth and two. i The Devils offense still couldn't get on tracks and punted away to the 22 yard line of NlcClellan. The Lio'1s finally got it in gear and drove the ball 78 yards in l2 plays. Rusty Tripp carried the ball in from the seven yard line for the score. The point after was good and McClellan lead 7-O, early in the second quarter. With a minute left the Lions intercepted a jerry Gordon pass. Unable to move the ball the Lions kicked a 26 yard field goal with three seconds left. That made it 10-O at the half. Late in the third quarter the Lions drove to the three yard line where Greg Mogness went over for the score. The kick was good and the Devils fell behind l7-0. In the fourth quarter the Devils were hampered with three turnovers. With this the Lions scored once more from the two, The kick was wide and that's the way it stayed 23-0. Russellville The Red Devils of jacksonville outplayed their opponent Russellville, everyplace except on the scoreboard. lt was an all defense game like the games jacksonville has played before. The Devils outgained the Cyclones 78 yards total offense. On their Hrst possession the Devils drove the ball to the 27 yard line before turning the ball over. Again on their second possession they drove to their 16 before turning the ball over again. We moved the ball well but then stopped ourselves, said head football coach Bill Reed. We stopped ourselves twice with penalties, once by losing a fumble and one on the 'punt'. 'That punt' came early in second quar- ter when another jacksonville threat was stalled at its own 45. Ray Cardwell was back to punt and the left side of the Cyclones defense broke through and blocked the punt. The Cyclones took over at the Devil 29 yard line. Aided by a trick penalty the Cyclones pushed it over the score. The point after was good. The Devils came back with a sustained drive that again fizzled at the goal. The drive depended on draw plays at crucial moments for long gainers. At the Cyclone lO Greg Bollen rolled around to the right but under- threw his receiver on fourth and four. fContinued on Page 'I l6l l. Ray Cardwell iust barely gets off a punt as Russellville put on a rush. 2. The Devil bench anxiously watches the game. 3. Mike Fortson heads downfield as a Panther is hot on his heels. 4. An unidentified Devil manhandles a Sylvan Hills runner to save a score. ,- .A. s. -4 v ' '- xi' Football 1 15

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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

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lContinued from Page 1151 We had the ball about 60 percent of the time, said Reed but could not over- come our inability to score. The Devils received the second half kick and quickly mounted a drive and a near score. Long runs by Fortson and Henry kept the drive alive, but it was finally stified by the Cyclone defense. Late in the third quarter jacksonville had the ball first down at the 35. A fake sweep halfback pass was called, but the play failed and was intercepted. Then the Cyclones mounted a good drive. Terry Crakk finally crossed the goal from the 17 yard line. The point after was good and the score was 13-0 Russellville. The following kickoff was taken by Fortson and returned to the 35 yardline. On second down Bollen connected with Ken Temple and the Devils had the ball at the 47 yard first and ten. The Cyclone defense held them and forced a punt. But the Devils tried a fake punt with Gordon passing over the head of the receiver. On the last play of the game Gardon intercepted a long pass and returned it 55 yards as time ran out. Conway jacksonville's Red Devils put it all together before a spirited crowd on Friday, November 7, and defeated their opposing team 13-7. The reason for the spirit, it was the 1975 jacksonville Homecoming Game, and the night's activities began with the defeat of the Conway Wampus Cats. With jacksonville receiving the opening kick, Mike Fortson returned the ball to the 3 116 Football 29. jacksonville failed to make a first down, and Ray Cardwell pu nted. The Conway receiver was stopped on his own 27. After being stopped by the Devil defense, the Cats punted to the end zone, giving jacksonville a first down from the 20. jacksonville again failed to advance and punted. A bad bounce gave the ball to the Cats at the Devil 33. The cats made the best of good field position, and managed to score on a fourth and one situation. The point after was good. The half ended with the score 7-0 Cats' favor, as no other scores were made in the first half. The second half opened as jacksonville kicked to Conway. A Conway drive into Red territory was ended as Dewey and Steels blocked the Conway punt. The fired-up Devils then started a drive of their own, as the game's momentum seemed to change. The score didn't come, however, as the drive stalled on the Wampus Cat 13. After a series of unsuccessful plays, the Cats punted back to the Devils. The punt nine was fielded by Gordon and returned yards to the Cat 35. Piloted by Bollen and aided by Henry, Fortson, and jernigan, the drive ended as jernigan scored on a third and three. Holcomb's point after attempt good, tying the game 7-7. The Cats received the kick-off, failed to advance. jacksonville received punt, but was also stopped. The punt was the WHS but the downed at the Wampus 15, and impenetrable Devil defense held them to only four yards. The Devils got the ball back, but an illegal procedure penalty forced the Devils again to kick it away. With Conway on their own 16 the Devil defense took over, and the second and 10, a Conway back fumbled, with Devil defender Mark Ratcliff making the recovery. With first and goal, David Gertsch took the ball to the seven. A second down pitch- out to Fortson failed to gain yardage, making it third and seven. Bollen took the snap, and faking a pass to another receiver, hit Mark Dewey, who danced in for the, second Devil touchdown. With the score fContinued on Page 117j 1 1, Anthony Steels hauls down a Catholic j player after a short gain. Mark Dewey looks 1 on. 2. A Devil strives for perfection in practice. 3. David Gertsch breaks through the Benton line to block this punt. i ll I l l 1 .