Jordan Vocational High School - Red Jacket Yearbook (Columbus, GA)

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JORDAN VS. SHAW. The first game ever played between the Jordan Red Jackets and the Shaw Raiders ended in the biggest surprise of the season. Shaw won their first game of the sea- son. The first score of the game came in the first quarter. Two big penalties against the Red Jackets, and a 15 yard pass by Shaw's quarterback put the ball on Jordan's 25 yard line. This setup a 38 yard field goal by the Raid- ers making the score 3-O. The Red Jackets made a futile effort in the fourth quarter. The Raider's defense stiffened, however, and forced Jordan to give up the ball on downs. Ricky Grimes was held to only 66 yards in 11 carries. With seconds left in the game, the Raiders ran 56 yards for a touchdown. The extra point attempt was unsuc- cessful. This made the final score 9-0.

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si? JORDAN VS. KENDRICK. Jacket fans watching Jordan slowly demolish Ken- drick's hopes of winning their Home- coming game witnessed the most exciting and enjoyable game of the season. The Red Jackets scored first with 11:46 left in the first half. Norris Clark intercepted an attempted screen pass and raced 52 yards for a touchdown. The extra point attempt by Stuart Lewis was blocked. A 49 yard scoring pass and a suc- cessful extra point tied the score 7-7. Just before the half, Kendrick drove 48 yards in 8 plays making the half- time score 14-6. On the first play of the second half Ricky Grimes, who had a total of 129 yards rushing in 15 carries, took the kickoff and ran for another Jordan touchdown. On fourth down Jordan forced Kendrick to give up the ball. Three plays later, a 33 yard field goal attempt by Stuart Lewis failed. The Red Jackets came back, however, with a 9 yard run by Grimes. This made the final score 19-14. J -r..r .i - . .r - ' W ,fc at ,pw M A i . I ,, . ...,., . it iii . Jw Vgzg, W6z'r . .1 H -' .. - f