Jones County Junior College - Lair Yearbook (Ellisville, MS)

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Fever, Cont Cats Scare Bears 19-6 and Edge b Gulf Coast 7-. Sensational catches such as this one by DHB Chip Geddie helped produce a successful sea- son. Mitchell James catches ball in heavy traffic in Southwest game. Junior Wallace is off to the races against Southwest Bears. 70 X Football

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Fever, Cont. Bobcats unleash new weapon vs. East Mississippi. at .ag 4 Us M' T l J 4 s QJHEB Cats Defeat East Ms. cont. After the fumble recovery Junior Wallace broke a 25 yard run on the second play from scrimmage. Barry's PAT upped the score 28-18. Chris Ford scored from five yards out after the Michael Stanley interception. Barry missed his first PAT of the season leaving the score 34-18. Although the Bob- cats had built up a substantial lead, the Lions refused to die. Winfred Lions scored a 69 yard TD to end the night's scoring in a game in which both teams gained a total of 750 yards with Jones gaining 397 and East Mississippi 352. EM 's ball carrier finds running room. Bobcat bench jubilant over score Football 69

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Robin Pitts is allalone for pass reception in Gulf Coast game. 19 Y . I Cats Scare Bears Jones' sophomore running sensation Junior Wallace ran for two touchdowns and gained 174 yards to lead the Bobcats in their 19-6 win over the Southwest Junior College Bears. The JC goal line defense stood the challenge as the offense fumbled in deep in their own territory three times in the contest. On their first possession, the Bobcats scored easily on a 21 yard run by Wallace. The Bobcats' second tally came even quicker than the first when suddenly out of nowhere appeared defensive standout Perry Murphy who intercepted a Southwest pass and returned it 56 yards for a TD. Lou Barry's PAT made the score 13-O with 7:49 left in the first quarter. Neither team was able to score again until late in the third quarter when Wallace sped untouched for a 73 yard touchdown to put the game on ice. Despite the mistakes made by the Bobcat offense the defense led by Al Shoemaker, Wilbur Jordon, Michael Chinn, Charlie Sims, and Robert Lee Phillips continued to hold the Bears virtually scoreless until Don Turney hit Steve Brock for a 9 yard TD pass after a Bobcat fumble. We Edge By Gulf Coast The Jones County Junior College Bobcats per- haps won their biggest game of the season defeating previously undefeated and nationally ranked Gulf Coast 7-6. This win gave the Bocats an upper hand in the South Division Race. The Bobcats' homicide-squad defense led by standouts Al Shoemaker, Robert Lee Phillips, Chip Geddie, Ace McCurdy, Perry Murphy, Rob- bie Guthrie, Michael Chinn and Jeff Hopkins stopped every major Gulf Coast scoring drive as the Bulldogs literally lived in Bobcat ground in the first half. The Bobcats' only score of the game came with Randy Sullivan's 30 yard TD pass to Robin Pitts. Lou Barry's PAT gave the Cats a 7-O halftime lead. Both teams moved the ball well in the second half but each time the defenses seemed to rise to the occasion. The Bulldogs' Mark Davis booted field goals of 22 and 30 yards in Gulf Coast's scoring. Football X 71