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

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218 JORDAN VS. WARNER ROBINS. A clash between Jordan and Warner Robins ended with a 34-O defeat. The first half of the game remained scoreless. In the third quarter, how- ever, Warner Robins picked up a Jor- dan fumble and ran all the way for a touchdown. It was a long night as Jordan quar- terback Nollie White was sacked for an eight yard loss on the first snap of Jor- dan's next possession. Afterwards, a Demon 24 yard touchdown pass with 8: 10 left in the third quarter made the score 21 -O. Despite the effort of Jordan's defense, Warner Robins scored two more touchdowns. A complete 48 yard pass and a one yard run resulted in the final score 34-0.

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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

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CHL 0 4? JORDAN VS. CARVER. The Carver Tigers were no match for the offensive running and the tough Jordan defense as Jordan ripped Carver 43-22. Jordan's first offensive play of the game resulted in a quarterback fum- ble. A Carver linebacker caught the ball in mid-air and ran 42 yards for a touchdown. An 88 yard kickoff return by Bud Adams to Carver's two yard line set up Jordan's first touchdown. A two yard run by Ricky Grimes tied the score 7- 7. A 61 yard drive and a 33 yard touchdown run enabled the Tigers to go ahead of the Jackets. With 10:30 left in the second period, Nollie White completed a 7 yard scoring pass to Keith Maddox. Don McGee's extra point attempt failed. With 5:43 left in the first half, Nollie White ran 45 yards to Carver's 9 yard line. Grimes took it in for the score on the next play. NlcGee's extra point attempt was good making the half- time score 20-14. A Jordan 61 yard drive ended in a 7 yard touchdown by Ricky Grimes with 6:43 left in the third period. Stuart Lewis' extra point made the score 27- 14. After Lewis' 30 yard field goal, Car- ver returned the kickoff all the way for a score. This made the score 30-22. A 63 yard run by Don McGee follow- ing a Reggie Boddie interception, and a 23 yard run by Grimes ended the game giving Jordan its fourth win of the season. The final score was 43-22.