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

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Roanoke Rapids 18 Fuquay Varina 7 The Yellow Jackets opened their ’64 football season with a thriller. The Jackets seized a 6-0 lead in the first quarter when Tommy Lancaster grabbed a Falcon fumble and raced for a TD. In the same quarter, the Falcons took advantage of a Jax fumble and stole the lead of 7-6. This meas- ure tended only to activate the Jackets who scored twice more in the 2nd and 3rd quarters with TD’s by F. D. Snead and Ronald Stewart. Two of the Jacket’s PAT’s fell short and one was nullified by a penalty. Roanoke Rapids 19 Henderson 19 The Jackets scored in the opening minutes of this game when Roger Warren lifted a Henderson fumble and carried it 32 yards for a TD. The Jac- kets continued to drive in the second quarter as a 35 yard pass from Ronnie White to Tommy Lan- caster paved the way for a second TD. The PAT was good, making the score 13-0. Here the Bull- dogs awoke and scored two TD’s of their own, but the home team scored again in the 4th with a 6 yard aerial from Ronnie White to Roger War- ren. With 1:34 minutes remaining, the Bulldogs took the ball and added another TD to their score, tying the game 19-19. Roanoke Rapids 0 New Bern 20 The Yellow Jackets suffered their first loss of the season at the hands of the New Bern Bears. Misfortune prevailed over the Jackets in this game, allowing the Bears to score three touchdowns and two PAT’s. Although they were scoreless, the Jax played a great defensive game with Mike Gums as the number one defensive standout. The Jac- kets rushed a total of 1386 yards, 69 by Ronnie White and 68 by F. D. Snead. The home team was forced to punt 4 times, averaging 36.5 yards. Roanoke Rapids 0 Elizabeth City 16 The home team experienced their second loss of the season from the visiting E. City Jackets. Elizabeth City drew blood early in the first quarter when a Jax ball carrier was tackled in the end- zone for a safety. The visiting Jackets scored twice more during the game, with both PAT’s being good. The Roanoke Rapids Jackets marched to the E. City 15 but had to give the ball up on downs. The offensive weapon of the home team was pass- ing, racking up 9 of 20 passes for 96 yards. Mike Gums, Mike Shepard, Jimmy Hubbard, and Rooster Bullock were defensive standouts for Roanoke Rapids High School. Roanoke Rapids 0 Washington 27 The Yellow Jackets went down in defeat in their third home game. Jacket miscues proved costly for the night in a 27-0 loss. A fumble recovery and two pass interceptions gave the Pam Pack three of their TD’s. Another was scored in the 4th. The Jackets got their first real break in the 8rd quarter when they kicked from their own 18 and recovered the ball on their 36. A pass interception by the Pam Packs stalled the drive. The Jackets gained a total of 119 yards. They punted 5 times, averaging 22 yards. Mike Gums, Chuck Kennemur, Roger Warren, and David Butts were defensive standouts for the Jackets. Varsity ni {ai ges, So ea

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Greene | Managers: ‘KL. Gray, M. G. Harvey Snead: P . rues T W. Ch mbliss, : dwards, V. B. Wilson, D. L. Williams, F. W. Cox, M M. Gums, R. W. Lyles, III, D. W dt M W. i ea W. 7, Morgan, J. W. Brown, fallace, T. E Lancaster Third Row tubbard, D. G. Norris, M. W. Hedvepert.

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{ r 1 ootball i 1 { i Roanoke Rapids 6 Kinston 32 The Yellow Jackets experienced their fourth de- feat of the season in a game against the Kinston Red Devils. Kinston’s passing proved to be fatal for the Jackets, completing 6 out of 10. The Jackets’ score came in the 2nd half when Ronnie White un- corked a pass to Tommy Lancaster who streaked 80 yards to a TD. Defensive standouts for the Jackets were Kelly Poythress and Barry Wilson. Roanoke Rapids 0 Jacksonville 26 The Jackets were defeated in this game against the Cardinals, marking their 6th defeat of the sea- son. The Jackets’ most outstanding play came in the third quarter in a terrific goal line stand, holding the cards on the one. The home team played a good defensive game with James Brown and Mike Gums standing out for the Jax. The Cardinals scored one TD in each of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th quarters, bringing the final score to 26-0. Roanoke Rapids 0 Tarboro 27 The Yellow Jackets’ fifth straight loss of the sea- son came at the hand of the Tarboro Tigers. The strong running power of the Tigers allowed them four TD’s and three PAT’s. The Jackets approached the Tiger goal once but had to give the ball up on the 2. Rooster Bullock, Mike Gums, and Chuck Kennemur were defensive standouts for the Jackets. The home team collected a total of 89 yards rush and 81 yards aerial. The Jackets were forced to punt 5 times, averaging 34.2 yards. Roanoke Rapids 6 Weldon 0 The Jackets finally brought an end to their losing streak in their homecoming game with the Weldon Tornadoes. The first half of this over-exciting game was nothing but plain old knock-’em-down, grind-it-out, trade-the-ball play. The second half was different. The Jackets started in the half by falling on a Weldon fumble on the Jacket 44. From there, on the third down play, Perry Pruette made contact with a 49-yard Ronnie White pass to move the Jax to the Weldon 4. White then sneaked across for the only score of the game. During the remain- der of the game, the Jackets put forth their best in defense to protect their prize and to give Wel- don their first defeat of the season. The Jackets’ all important defense men were Mike Gums, Roger Warren, Jimmv Wallace, Barry Wilson, Kenny Wat- lington, David Williams, and Donald Bullock. Roanoke Rapids 2 Greenville 52 The Jackets lost their last game of the season to the Greenville Phantoms. Bad luck rode with the Jackets through the entire game except at one ex- citing moment when Chuck Kennemur tackled a ball carrying Greenie in the end zone for a safety. The Jackets netted 46 yards in rushing and 7 yards in the air. Butch Jones, Perry Pruette, Roger War- ren, and Ronnie White led the offense for the Jac- kets while Chuck Kennemur and- Rooster Bullock led the defense. 13)