Paxon High School - Delphian Yearbook (Jacksonville, FL)

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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.

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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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PAXON 6 - LANDON 20 Landon invaded The Eagles nesT and crushed The home Team 20-6 in Paxon's TiTTh game oT The season. The Landon Lions brolce loose in The TirsT quarTer wiTh a 72- yard run To seT up a scoring play. Our Tlu-wealcened Eagles had Tour regu- lars missing acTion. We really missed These boys, because we only reached The goal line once. This came in The Third quarTer when David Gideons plunged over as- sisTed by righT Taclcle, Bob Banlcs, who cleared The paTh. Our iinx was l.andon's hard charging Tull- baclc wiTh The long black sToclcings, When he had The ball, our haggard Eagles hardly seemed To Touch him. TACKLES-Kneeling: Jimmy Bishop Gary Thompson Jim Brace ell STand ing: Jerome Jones, Mickey Walker Bobby Banks Wayne Breese A Landon Lion picks up yardage before The Paxon Eagles bring hum do n PAXON I3 - KENNY 6 Saved by Two Tumbles in The lasf eighT minuTes OT The Third quarTer, we came ouT vicTorious againsT an overly conTidenT Kenny Team. The Crusaders scored in The TirsT quarTer oT The game buT missed The conversion. The score remained 6-O unTil The lasT quarTer when Mfclcey Walker and Wayne Rob- erTs parTially blocked a punT on Kenny's own 22 yard line. RoberT KoTsis ran The ball To The Three yard line and was pushed ouT oT bounds. Moved baclc To The eighT yard line by a penalTy, ClayTon Spradley Tool: The ball in Two plays and carried iT Through Tor six poinTs. Spradley converTed and Tor The TirsT Time we led by a score OT 7-6. fNfTer one play Kerny Tumbled and we had ooe- sessior oT The pigslcin on The Kenny 22. CurTis Mos- ley ran To paydirT Trom The nine-yard line Tor our second Touchdown oT The game. The clock ran ouT and The Crusaders had no Time To seelc vengeance. Our vicTory over Kenny leTT us wfTh a 2-O conTerence record. Fi Min hard for needed yardage Curhs Mosley biTes The gridiron af The 9 9 Kenny game. jf