Paxon High School - Delphian Yearbook (Jacksonville, FL)

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Golden Eagles PAXON 7 - KETTERLINUS I4 Playing in a small size Olceleenolcee Swamp, lhe Paxon Eagles dropped lheir nexl game lo Sl. Auguslines Keller- linus lor lheir lirsl loss ol lhe season. Aboul 300 loyal Eagle lans crowded lhe walerlogged bleachers and wilh sopping-wel leel were as uncomlorlable as lhe leam. Curlis Mosley swam over lor our only goal and Claylon Spradley pooled lhe exlra poinl. This proved lo be lhe only lime we hil paydirl during lhe evening. Calaslro- phes such as mud. penallies, and Eddie's losl shoe pre- venled lhe Eagles lrom gaining lheir revenge on lhe Yellow Jaclcels: bul, lhere's always nexl year! RIGHT HALFBACKS: Vernon Pelerson, David Gideons. lnsel: Jerry A Yellow Jackal was lefl holding lhe sl-noe when he Pierce. grabbed for Eddie Gaskms who is seen recovering same 179

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FULLBACKS: Ronnie Waifes, Clayfon Spradley, Chuck Sfokes. The Tigers are aboui +o bring down an aggressive Eagle, Clayion Spradley, after he picks up a firsf down. PAXON 2l - JACKSON I2 We s+ar+ed our season wi+h a viciory over a prominenl member of lhe Big Three , lhe Jackson Tigers. Our Eagles pounced on six Tiger fumbles and lurned Three in+o six-poiniers. Curfis Mosley charged over lhe goal line for Two iouchdowns during ihe firsl' half and David Gideons scored six poinls in 'rhe lhird quarler. Clayfon Spradley siarfed lhe season off righl by kicking all 'rhree exira poinis. The Jackson Tigers scored 'rwice in lhe fourih guarler in a vain allempi lo even +he score. Time ran oui and +he Tigers were lell' wiih ihe shorl end of a 2l-I2 score. QUARTERBACKS: Kneeling - Roberi Koisis, John Axion, Sfanding-Reber? Sweai, Eddie Gaskins. ln spife of a greedy Tiger, Wayne Roberfs makes whal' looks like an impossible caich.

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PAXON 7 - FLETCHER 6 The Paxon-Flelcher game was plagued by pen- allies and fumbles. Our Golden Eagles Ios+ lhe ball in six fumbles and were penalized 75 yards in eighl' penallies. Elelcher losl lhe ball 5 limes and was penalized 30 yards. Our de- fense proved lo be a slone wall lo The Sena- lors who never moved closer +o 'lhe goal 'rhan 'rhe 25-yard line aller 'rheir louchdown in lhe lirsl quarler. An exlra poinl allempled by 'rhe Senalors and blocked by Ronnie Wailes, saved our pride and pinfealhers. Eddie Gaslcins. Eagle Quarlerbaclc, scored our only louch- down and Claylon Spradley booled 'Phe con- version. A Flefcher Senalor brings down Claylon Spradley on ihe 45 yard line. GUARDS-S+anding: Richard Henderson, Buck Harnage, Broward Lulreg Kneeling -Tommy Simmons, Kay Knighfg lnsel-Tommy S'fewar+. PAXON I5 - Our Paxon Eagles evened lhe slale al' lwo wins and lwo losses when +hey losl' 'ro a speedy Palallca leam. Our +aclcle, Jerome Jones, scored a safefy in lhe firsl' quarler which lcepl our 'leam alive and hopeful during lhe 'lirsl 'lhree quarlers when Palaflca scored Jrheir 26 poinls. Eddie Gaslcins posed an aerial +hrea+ in lhe lourfh when 'lwelve A Flefcher Senaior Finds +ha+ bulldogging an Eagle isn'+ as easy as ii looks. PALATKA 26 passes were aH'ernp'red wilh live compleled. John Axion Finally scored our firsl T.D. on a one-yard snealc and Claylon Spradley secured 'lhe o+her on a 54-yard run. Despile our rally in +he Fourlh quarler 'lhe final score was Palallca 26 and Paxon l5.