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

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SCORES Roanoke Rapids.. 7 New Bern ....... 7 Roanoke Rapids.. 7 Elizabeth City ...14 Roanoke Rapids.. 7 Washington ..... 6 Roanoke Rapids..18 - Kinston .......:.14 Mr. J. C. Hoyle, Sr., Head Coach; Mr. Z. R. Denny, J. V. Squad, first row, left to right: J. H. Crumpler, Assistant Coach. J. C. Baird, J. C. Barrett, M. W. Gukich, H. C. Daws, M. C. France, T. L. Burnette, T. L. Harp, R H. Hun- nings, J. C. Floyd, D. J. Newsome, S. J. Johnson. Sec- ond Row: H. A. Hovis, F. A. Cole, C. W. Chambliss, R. W. Hux, J. P. Davis, F. L. Jones, Jr., A. D. Sutton, W. J. Edwards,III, J. S. Anderson, M. B. Singletary, The Junior Jackets finished the ’64- ’65 season with a record of one tie, three wins, and three losses. The jay- vees opened their season in a tie ball game with the New Bern Bears. From

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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)

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Football SCORES Roanoke Rapids..14 Tarboro Roanoke Rapids.. 7 Roanoke Rapids..27 Greenville III, W. M. Nicholson, L. O. Deaton, H. R. Vaughan. Third row: S. L. Pendergrass, J. W. Pittman, D. L. Managers: R. W. Johnson, W. J. Mountford, Jr. Grissom, H. L. Dixon, R. E. Williams, R. H. Curles, Weel Huse iN. DP Brown, N. H? Hudson, Jr; J. J. Brantley, C. E. Foster, R. A. Nance, J. D. Connor. that point, the team won and lost games alternately, winning three by a total of 42 points and losing three by a total of 13 points.