Roanoke Rapids High School - Ro Rap Yearbook (Roanoke Rapids, NC)

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lynn U st A J fl: Hollingworth-All N.E.A.C. guard, l957. Buck polishes up for that important punt which is almost certain to come in the next game. The next game was played in Wash- ington. The Pam-Pack won the tilt 47 to O. The Jax's sixth game was played in Kinston. They played a very good first half, scoring two touchdowns, but Kinston retaliated to win 34 to lf-1. The following game was played here against Oxford. Everything seemed to go right for the Jackets in this game, passing, receiving, and running, and they won 25 to O. The Jackets eighth game was a hard-fought one here against Jackson- ville. The Yellow Jackets played a good 5' ., - - ' YP , 1 -'wi fa-A ma, -,M t W f rv in gi, JA 4 .gtg g , -L 1, A. V iq 1 Q km , g WN itfx H.:-i - v'7. 'ff-1 . o 1 m- A 1- f - , 112 Vu .-. .Lf X, - We ' .M if-3 r :f'H f -'fl Q l t 5' 1 A 'h qu .J lx get . rf' ., E1-uahfm .Ji 'Mi

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SCORES Roanoke Rapids Edenton ....... Roanoke Rapids Ahoskie ........ Roanoke Rapids New Bern .... Roanoke Rapids Elizabeth City Q Roanoke Rapids Washington .. Q Roanoke Rapids Kinston ....... Roanoke Rapids Oxford .......... 4, Roanoke Rapids Jacksonville .. Roanoke Rapids Weldon ........ Roanoke Rapids Greenville ...,.. mv 'J It FOOTBALL The Roanoke Rapids Yellow Jackets' first game was with Edenton here. Due to many costly mistakes and inexperience the Jackets lost l2-O. Next the Yellow Jackets traveled to Ahoskie where they out-played the Indians all the way. Buck Wilson caught a pass on the twenty-yard line, and Bobby Gray ran the touchdown which clinched the game for the Jackets with a score of 6 to O. Roanoke Rapids played its next game at home with New Bern. The Yellow Jackets tried hard but their lack of experience proved fatal and New Bern won 20 to O. lll

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game but they could not stop the Cardinals who won l2 to O. The Jax played their next game in Weldon. Although they were handicapped by many absences because of sickness, the Jackets tied the game 7 to 7. ln their last game, homecoming, the Jackets defeated Greenville. The at- tack was led by Gordon Price, Buck Harrison, and Bobby Gray. The Yellow Jackets out-played the Phantoms all the way and the final score of this triumphant homecoming game was 21 to l3. ll3 With Mr. Denny's able assistance Cameron practices for the forthcoming game. Bobby runs hard during scrimmage game in practice.