Kathleen High School - Trident Yearbook (Lakeland, FL)

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Varsity football DEVILS OVERPOWER HURRICANES Kathleenis defense had another terrific night as they captured their fourth consecu- tive shut out, defeating the Gainesville Purple Hurricanes. Kathleen had some problems getting on the board. They were bothered by penalties, turnovers and a persistent Hurricane defense. Neither team could keep a sustained drive going. But the Devils did get down to the Gainesville 12 when Frank Barber recovered a Gainesville fumble. Kathleen quickly lost possession when Leon Perry intercepted a Laxdal pass. The Devils' first scoring drive began at the 41 and they drove the dis- tance in eight plays with Rodney Roberts carrying it in from one yard out. Mike -Iacoby's extra point kick made 7-0 with 7:11 left in the first half. Frank Bar- ber recovered another fumble at the Hurricanes, 22. Three plays later john Patterson carried for 11 yards to Gainesvillt-:'s 11. On the following play Laxdal scored on an option play. jacoby's kick made it 14-O with 4:25 left in the third quarter. The final score was Kathleen 14, Gainesville O. Kathleen Gainesville 9 first downs 7 130 Yards rushing 89 54 Yards passing 35 4-19-1 Passing 5-19-2 5-57.8 Punts, average 5-58.8 1 Fumbles lost 5 45 Yds. Penalized 33 Kathleen O 7 7 0 14 Gainesville 0 0 0 0 0 DEVILS FALL TO RAIDERS Kathleen Red Devils suffered their first defeat of the season in a disappointing game against the Plant City Raiders. The Devils were against the Plant City Raiders before this game. Kath- leen did not perform at all like they had in the past. Kathleen was hampered by eight turn- overs, mostly pass interceptions. Plant Cityis first score came when they punted. The punt was mishandled by Maurice Sheals and recovered by Plant City at the Devils, 11 yard line. Two plays later Plant City quar- terback -Ieff Walmsey connected with Scott McAlveen in the end zone for six. The extra point by McAveen was good giving the Raiders a 7-0 lead. In the second period Kathleen penetrated to Plant City's 13. But a Neil Lax- dal pass was intercepted by Don Walker. Plant City's other scores came in the second half. The first was an 85-yard touch- 168 down drive with Walker going over from the one. The last was an Emmett Hall pass to Mike McGee for a 19-yard touch- down. Hall ran the two-point conversion to make the score 22- 0 Plant City with 1:20 left in the game. Kathleen's lone score came with 1:08 left in the game. Cleveland Murray raced 86 yards on a Plant City kickoff. The final score Plant City 22, Kath- leen 6. Kathleen Plant City 8 First downs 14 60 Yds. rushing 152 72 Yds. passing 49 G-21-6 Passing 5-13-0 2 Fumbles lost 2 3-43 Punts average fi-51.2 67 Yds. penalized 95 Kathleen 0 0 0 6 6 Plant City 7 o v 8 zz

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Red-Tide Drowns Clearwater The Devils captured their third straight victory as they mortified the Clearwater Torna- does 59-0. The Devils had com- plete control over the game, scoring two touchdowns in the first quarter and a 26-0 lead at the half. Kathleen put together a 58 yard scoring drive for their first touchdown. Quarterback Neil Laxdal connected with run- ning back james Lyons, from 13 yards out, for the score. The two point conversion failed with 9:54 left in the quarter. The Devils put together another scoring drive after Mike Brant- ley intercepted a Clearwater pass at the Kathleen 43. The Devils went the distance in nine plays with james Lyons running into the end zone from two yards out. The conversion pass failed and Kathleen had a 12-0 lead. Clearwater penetrated as far as the Devils 41 but could not con- vert on fourth down. The Devils took over from there. A pass interference penalty against Clearwater aided the Devils in a third scoring drive. john Patter- son pulled on an 11-yard pass, from Laxdal, for the socre. Pat- terson also caught the conver- sion pass making it 20-0. Kath- leen with 8:40 left in the first half. After both teams had attempted drives, Tornadoes got possession on their five. A cou- ple of plays later Kathleen's defensive back Cleve Murray alertly jumped on a loose fum- ble. The Red Devils took over from there. Rodney Roberts car- ried it first to the three and on the following play powered onto the end zone for a Kathleen touchdown with 1:26 to go in the half. The extra point kick failed which made the score 26-O in favor of Kathleen. A fumble by Clearwater and a recovery by 3 Cleve Murray set up another Kathleen drive. Six plays later Neil Laxdal connected with tight end john Spares for a 14- yard touchdown pass. Mike Jacoby made the extra point making it 33-O Kathleen, The final touchdown of the game was sent up by an interception by defensive back Ronnie Speed. Speed returned it deep into Tor- nado territory but penalties brought the ball back to Clear- water's 27. Mike Bowden imme- diately took control. The Devils went the distance, with Bowden Varsity football carrying it over on a one-yard quarterback keeper play. The extra point kick failed. The Kathleen Red Devils were over the Clearwater Tornadoes 39-0. Kathleen Clearwater 21 First downs 6 110 Yds. mshing 97 181 Yds. passing 30 13-260 Passing 4-18-2 4-28.5 Punts 4-35 1 Fumbles 2 107 Yds. penalized 149 Kathleen 12 14 13 0 39 Clearwater 0 O 00 0 Kathleen Exorcises Blue Devils The Kathleen Red Devils came very close to defeat in a very tough defensive game against the Winter Haven Blue Devils. Winter Haven knew its defense would have to do a super job and they did but unfortunately Kathleen's defense also had a phenomenal night and the Devils won it 7-O. There was no scoring in the first half of the game as both teams were plagued by penalties and mistakes. Kathleen would have scored more points but two key fumbles destroyed their hopes. In the second half of the game the Red Devils finally got a sus- tained drive going. Starting at its 46, Kathleen put together a 54 yard drive in six plays. Three running plays put the Red Dev- ils down to the Blue Devils 40. On a third and seven play, quar- terback Neil Laxdal connected with QI. D. Patterson who took the ball 20 yards on a fine indi- vidual effort for a score. Mike ,Iacoby's extra point kick made it 7-O with nine minutes and 37 seconds left in the third quarter. Early in the fourth quarter Win- ter Haven threatened with a near touchdown. The Blue Devils began their drive with a nine yard run by Eric Frazier, fol- lowed by another nine yard run by Cuyler to the Blue Devils 38. A personal foul penalty on Kathleen gave the Blue Devils good field position at their 47. Then Moses George rushed for 15 yards to the Red Devils 52. George and Frazier combined for ten yards and Dryden ran for 7 putting the Blue Devils on the Red Devils 15. A five yard delay of game penalty pushed Winter Haven back to the twenty. From that point Cuyler went inside for a four yard gain to the six- teen. The Big Red defense toughened up and stopped Win- ter Haven's run. Mark Dryden's pass was knocked down in the end zone by Ronnie Speed on a third down and seven. On fourth and seven, Dryden drop- ped back to pass, but defensive tackle David Masterangelo nailed him which ended any hopes of a Blue Devils touch- down. Kathleen blanked the Blue Devils, 7-O. Kathleen Winter Haven 12 First downs 11 150 Yds. rushing 84 116 Yds. passing 38 S-16-0 Passing 3-7-1 4-52 Punts, average 5-46.8 2 Fumbles lost 1 80 Yds. penalized 40 Kathleen 0 O 7 0 7 Winter Haven 0 O O 0 0 1. Kathleen's specialty teams played a big part in getting defensive field posi- tion. 2. john Patterson cuts back up field with the help of a block by john Spares. 3. Kathleen's defensive unit gang tackles a Brandon running back. 167

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Varsity football DEVILS SHOOT DOWN KATHLEEN CAGES EAGLES WILDCATS The Big Red Machine finally got back on the track, beating the Brandon Eagles' 27-O. This game was very important to the Devils because it was Home- coming and it also put them in a favorable position for the dis- trict championship. The Devils' first score began With an inter- ception by defensive back Mike Brantley who returned to the Kathleen 45. A few plays later Laxdal found Greg Anderson in the end zone for the score. That was the only score in the first half. The Devils' second score came in the third quarter when Iaxdal lofted a 22-yard pass to wide receiver Mike Simpkins to the one yard line. On the next play Rodney Roberts powered his way into the end zone. The two-point conversion failed making the score Kathleen 12 and Brandon 0. The third touch- down came when Cleve Murray intercepted a Brandon pass at the Devils' 39. The big play was a 53-yard mn by Rodney Rob- erts. Three plays later Laxdal kept the ball and scored from four yards out. Laxdal ran the two-point conversion giving the Devils a. 20-0 lead. The final score was set up by a 59-yard sprint by J. D. Patterson. Three plays later Laxdal connected with Mike Simpkins with a 16- yard score. Mike jacoby's kick made it 27-0 in favor of Kath- leen. Brandon Kathleen 9 First downs 16 93 Yards rushing 199 40 Yards passing 110 6-18-S Passing 6-21-1 5-3 1 Punts, average 6-32.5 2 Fumbles lost 0 73 Yds. penalized 23 Brandon 0 0 0 0 0 Kathleen 6 0 21 0 27 The Kathleen Red Devils pulled off a victory against the Winter Park Wildcats in a comeback victory. They were trailing 16-13 up until the fourth quarter before scoring and win- ning the game 19-16. Kathleen's first score was a 25-yard pass from Neil Laxdal to Keith Moultrie. Mike -Iacobyis extra point was good giving Kathleen a 7-0 lead in the first quarter. Winter Park's score came after a Kathleen fumble at their own 36. Nine plays later the Winter Park quarterback scored from two yards out. They ran the two point conversion giving Winter Park an 8-7 lead. The Devils, second score came on a draw play with Roberts running 19 yards for the score. The two- point conversion failed giving Kathleen a 13-8 lead with 1:35 left in the first half. Winter Park came back to take the lead when joe Workman ran it in from two yards out. Russell ran the two-point conversion giving Winter Park a 16-13 lead. Kath- leen was trailing 16-13 in the fourth quarter with less than five minutes to go. Rodney Rob- erts carried it over from one yard out. The final score - Kathleen 19, Winter Park 16. Karhleen Winter Park 16 First downs 11 115 Yards rushing 163 152 Yards passing 7 9-27-1 Passing 1-4-2 3-40.3 Punts, average 3-32 3 Fumbles, lost 2 45 Yds. penalized 5 Kathleen 7 6 O 6 19 Winter Park 0 8 8 0 16 1. Neil Laxdal evades opponents' racklers. 2. Keirh Moultrie is taken down after returning a punt. 3. Rodney Roberts runs around right end for a long gain. 3 169