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

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Jayvee Football Scores Roanoke Rapids... 6 Northeastern . . Roanoke Rapids... 14 Northern Nash . Roanoke Rapids... 18 Havelock Raanoke Rapids... 28 Williamston Roanoke Rapids... O Tarboro.... Roanoke Rapids...22 West Carteret Roanoke Rapids...14 East Carteret Roanoke Rapids... 8 Washington. . Roanoke Rapids... 8 Bertie eg Cas Coaches: L. S. West, J. E. Parker Front Row, left to right: W. R. Myrick, A. H. Lyles, J. D. Ezzelle, McBrayer, G. M. Hatem, R. D. Brown, J. P. Hatem, W. T. Manness, Jr., M. A. Midgette, L. W. Matthews, M. W. Walters, R. A. Lee, R. Jr. Third Row: R. L. Spence, J. C. Blasingame, D. M. Brewer, Jr., G. Burton, Jr., D. L. Edwards, J. T. Crawford, A. K. Williams, J. B. D. Berry, D. C. Hux, Jr., J. W. Hubbard, W. D. Tillery, III, G. M. Pulley, G. Ivey, D. N. Patterson, B. R. White, D. R. Griffin. A. Medlin, S. P. Lyles, E. A. Fortier, Jr., J. W. Strickland, Jr., M. Second Row: M. K. Dickens, W. P. Barnes, M. B. Castellow, A. M. R. Hall, A. Coons, Jr., D. L. Keeter, M. J. Taylor, J. L. Vincent, Powell, D. K. Hale, R. D. Hudson, J. H. Brown, T. L. Hale, J. M. D. N. Inscoe. Fondren, K. L. Williams, R. B. Braswell, R. L. Flythe, R. A.

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YS — Act een the Roar rn af Elizabet! rter photos of e } cket Defense Sparkles In Second s, DAILY HERALD, Sun., Oct Tarboro Hands Jackets 32-8 Defeat ISTICS BR TARBORO JOWNS 2 ishing ck a) salir 5 i i 38 slow Jackets and s seen here in first and W) vielory. At the Conference win over Rapides here Friday Reanoke conference play, wall West Carteret next week ee ee is here Friday 41, 1976 ang everyone was other thriller. er had the crowd on ike Rapids, eptions a 0 Elsewhere around the cor es Lost 2 1 erence, Northeastern biankec jeg 1S Havelock 7-0 and Was ix y dirt Bret with e by quarters topped West Carteret ihe opening GRO 732 8 43-32 Fans starting to pour t, a oo EL AG 9 4.4 wands a Hove, Field deleaso’ were s s aka and pene before the game got underway suiled 0 ¥ THOMAS LYNCH, and by game time, there were Tarboro Sports Editor few seats to be had. Tur’ ball on the 2 Wouchdown passes by erback Muson Lilley ali hopes for an upset and the red hot Turbore S @ 32-6 Northeastern Talk NSE — Roanoke Rapids was a ro running game for most of the game here Friday Arthur Hawking (24) and John Boone (66) show fine defensive play. Hawkins was also the offers 4, SUNDAY HERALT Haw DSOR — The Roanoke % Yellow Jacl joued | BRASOR, High hada large delegation to fil visiters bleachers. gridiron about some ; meetings of these two fine Sur, was echoing arcund th team pieving fired up Jackets ble to hold the strong Ge We RE haifsack race with id about been said dg ded 4 ke undisputed of second place in atandings, Washington closed with 4 record.of $42 to Jackets 61 The defense.which has been outstanding all year, picked ap the first score of the game Rosnoke Rapids’ Greg Taylor punted to the Bertie ane yard line anid Allen Harris and Orland Moody hit the ball left, fullback Timmy Hux (38) stands straight and happy after getting up from scoring the only offensive touchdown, a four yard juant which climaxed a 68-yard march, Other dackets seen are Glenn Moody (22), John Boone (66) and pas: defense and went to the air. A pass to Lester Johnson covered the final 2 yards to the end zone. Carnell Boyd kicked the extra point, It took the Jackets fust one. and-a-half minutes to get the peinte back and ge ahead 7. Arthur Ray Hawkins broke up the middie and raced t the sidelines and out ran the ‘Tarboro team 57 yards to the end zone. Hawking got the call again.on the conversion and put the Jackets out in front 7 at the end of the first period. Tarboro scored twice in the second period, with Lilley’s passing accounting for one racing 57 yards for the ory Jacket touchdown in y Fondren (86) is the other identifiable son Lilley (45) and Ronnie Crisp, the ball are the Tarboro players kins Scores RK BER 14- toast] fr Ke and for the went the score bounded back to close zap with spectacular yard iWekoff return by John Aas who cul through the defense like a super plese blade 1 teams moved the ball in ihe secund period, bul neither could get into the end zone. Bertie got to the Jacket three yard line just before the half ended and tried a field goal on fourth down, but it was wide and the teams went to the dressing reams with Roanoke akey pias tally and setting passed 26 yard, to put the Jacket 4 Crisp plunged 4 Moments later a Jacket was recovered o Lilley connected 44 storing sounded to ent Yarboro was Defense took o the third periad though the visitar: pick up a lot of could not pen deep in their terr The longest drive for the winn ye the TALE OVER talks over a Utile in the night. The chal was Jackel touchd oy Railing Honnie B quarter, Two plays later Edd and scored to put the gam were al i re here Pridwy fetlowing the y the only the right eige of the end ing 19 yards for the Rogacke Rapids ace complished one thing ix defest it scored the only points chalked up against the Vikings in sla gamed this season. The Jackets had a total of 140 yards offense while five previous opponents had only a net of 206 on the rugged defense Jdehn Boone were the ¢ Athletic Director Hoyle and Mason Harp eteran Coach onored Here SUNDAY HER Jackets Lose Fir: t Pg. 8

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Robert Musgrove and Ricky Fondren watch a Mariner’s shot travel Ride ‘em, Cowboy! Arthur Ray Hawkins comes down astride toward the goal. opponent as George Reid and Robert Musgrove watch. Arthur Ray Hawkins tries a lay-up as Greg Taylor lends his moral Robert Musgrove fights for the ball against two Bertie players. Ricky support. Fondren and George Reid watch the outcome. Tim Sweat and Robert Musgrove (Number 55) fight the Tigers of George Reid and Arthur Ray Hawkins soar high to block a Bertie shot Tarboro for a rebound. while Greg Taylor watches for the rebound.