Middlesboro High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Middlesboro, KY)

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X!! f- , .Wea YELLOW JACKETS WIN IN BOWL AS BRADEN SAW IT Middlesboro spent two hard weeks on the lake bank in preparation for the coming season. Although the strength of the team was uncertain the outlook was bright. The lackets took the field on the last day of August with high hopes for a successful season. Our first opponent this year was Wallins High. We hadn't met this team in recent years and we were unsure of its strength. Likewise, Middlesboro was unsure of its own strength, but from the opening kickoff the Yellow Iackets' power became apparent. With every back and one end scoring touchdowns the lackets won going away 41-O. The next foe the Iackets faced was Barbourville. This was a real contest for the team. Not only were the Tigers tough, but this was also our first conference game. Middlesboro met this problem by marching seventy-two yards for a touchdown and kick- the point after. A rugged defense held the spread formation of Barbourville for no gain and the lackets rolled again, holding a 13-U lead at halftime. But Barbourville was not to be denied as in the second half a fifty- three yard pass reached paydirt for the tigers. But the lackets came back to make it 19-6. Both teams scored again but the Iackets' strength proved greater and the final score was 26-12. The Iackets again went out of the con- ference as they traveled to meet the Briar lumpers from Somerset. The Jackets scored on the fourth play of the game and led 6-U. The ball changed hands many times during the game. The Iackets were having a bad night and getting some bad breaks. They couldn't reach the goal line again. The score remained 6-O until late in the last quarter. Then the lumpers, aided by a penalty, scored and kicked the point. The score read 7-6. Again the Iackets could not move the ball and they went down to defeat 7-6. The next week the Yellow Iackets journeyed to Corbin to meet Lynn Camp. This was a very important game for the lackets as was every conference game and they wanted to avenge their loss of a week ago. The lackets were hot that night and scored two quick touchdowns. But Lynn Camp surged to a touchdown and the first quarter ended 14-7. This only heartened the lacketsp they scored two more touchdowns 4, L 5 4 M Q l ' If fl 1 f A j y sl X 3 f f! . . , I N 41 L . iff? -1, i t. , . L . f f 3 ,rhry L I ? .yyy V 5. Q ., ,x 1 C . ,gif I 2. . f' ti' , , .' 'tn' g g if, ' I ' , ,. T , .,.., X , 't' 1 t ' If., .Z f..V. fy K

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and led 28-7 at the half. ln the third-quarter the lackets again hit paydirt twice to take a commanding lead of 42-7. The reserves took over in the fourth and each team scored. The final score showed Iackets 49, Lyn Camp l4. The Iackets next met the No. 2 team in the state, the Corbin Redhounds. This was the game of the year for the lackets. lf they won this one they could probably take the conference crown. The lackets received the opening kickoff only to fumble deep in our own territory. Corbin was quick to take ad- vantage and tallied on their first play. The point was missed and the lackets trailed 6-U. Again the lackets failed to move the ball and again the Bedhounds were quick to take advantage of it. The score at the quarter was 12-O. For a minute it looked grim for the lackets. But the scrapping Yellow lackets staged one of the greatest comebacks ever witnessed at Bradner Stadi- um. With every regular fighting his heart out the lackets went in at the half leading 14-12. Early in the third period the brilliant Iacket defense backed the Bedhounds up to their own goal and broke through to block their punt. To the Iackets disappointment it sailed out of the end zone for a safety rather than the hoped for touchdown. The lackets led 16-l2 going in to the final period. But late in the last quarter Corbin found a re- ceiver far down field and Corbin regained rf y 5 41 fi the lead 19-16. The time was short and the lackets could not score again. This Qfame and the fight and scrape of the lackets was said by many to be the greatest ever shown at Bradner Stadium. Even in defeat the lackets held their heads high. The lackets again were to meet a con- ference foe in Knox Central. Many people thought the lackets were in for a let-down after the Corbin game. That was the way it looked as the lackets played a very poor first half and led only l3-U But the lackets came back and looked like the team they actually were. They scored five touchdowns in the second half and with the reserves playing the latter part of the game. The final was 48-O. On the following Friday another swarm of Yellow lackets came out of Williamsburg to test the lackets. With Middlesboro still very much in the conference race, this was again a very important game. The Iackets pushed a very stubborn Williamsburg de- fense goalward and led at the end of the first period 7-O. The Williamsburg team stubbornly fought back but again the lackets subdued them and the half ended with the Middlesboro lackets out front l4-O. But Williamsburg had yet to show its strength as in the third and fourth periods they shoved the lackets back and scored two touchdowns. The point after was missed and the Middlesboro lackets ended with a very canfzizzfm' 011 Page 68 Ist Row-Left to Right: Timmy Goforth, Cecil Powers, Harvey Yeary, Bill Clark, Tim Sowders, Ules Day, Tommy Stapleton, David Hatfield, Terry Gooding, Paul Braden, Charles Nagle, Clyde Mason. 2nd Row-lirnmy Gooding, Stacy Smith, Fred Ditty, Richard Hover, Ronnie Adkins, Iohn Eddie Goin, Houston Ball, Darris Harrell, Billy Dean, lohn Conner, David Cawood. 3rd Row-Lawrence Iackson, Alva Day, Lyle Mace, Dennis Guthrie, Kenneth Lockridge, lim Massengill, Walt Taylor, Larry Lyons, Billy Ioe Meeks, Doyle Milligan, lames Harville, Bobby Buckner. 53