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

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Varsity Baseball Coach R. E. Carter Roanoke Rapids... Roanoke Rapids... Roanoke Rapids... Roanoke Rapids... Roanoke Rapids... Roanoke Ranids... Roanoke Rapids... Roanoke Rapids... Roanoke Rapids... Roanoke Rapids... Roanoke Rapids... Roanoke Rapids... Roanoke Rapids... Roanoke Rapids... Roanoke Rapids... Roanoke Rapids . Roanoke Rapids... Roanoke Rapids... Roanoke Rapids... Scores ONONOWOWODDDAWBOAN— OO Oo Ahoskie..... East Carteret .... Elizabeth City Daview ees. crc Weldon ..... Washington ..... Bertie ...... West Carteret Williamston iafboromeene en East Carteret . Elizabeth City ... Havelock .... anborowpeenee Washington ..... Williamston Berticmemeenaee West Carteret Havelock .... First Row, left to right: A. L. Harp, R. A. Lee, B. C. Edwards, P. W. Oliver, M. D. Little, G. R. Meyer. Second Row: S. C. Hyde, R. L. Edwards, W. M. Hall, A. E. McAbee, J. M. Deloatch, Jr., J. K. Flythe, G. D. Chambers, Coach R. E. Carter. Third Row: D. B. Matthews, J. K. Cullom, R. M. Etheridge, K. W. Dickerson, L. T. Baird, J. C. Bright, 111, D. G. Collier, W. C. Davis. 62

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With a little more than four minutes of play in the fourth period, the Junior Jackets slipped into the lead. Behind the shooting of Tyrone Hockaday and Tom Maddrey, the Jayvees held the lead. Rock Powell led the scoring attack with 12 points. Hockaday canned 11, while Maddrey put 8 points through the loops. Roanoke Rapids 40 Northern Nash 50 The Junior Jackets fell behind 13-1 in the first period and could never get back in the game as they fell victims to the Baby Knights 50-40. Donnie Hux’s foul shot was the only point scored by the Junior Jackets in the first period, as they were outplayed under the boards. Tyrone Hockady and James Vincent shared the scoring honors with 11 points apiece. Roanoke Rapids 85 Northampton 40 The Junior Jackets outscored the Jayvees of Northampton 53-14 in the middle two periods, and went on to win the game going away. Jimmy Deloatch led the Roanoke Rapids Jayvees with 12 points. Roanoke Rapids 71 Northampton 30 The Roanoke Rapids Jayvees demolished the Northampton Jayvees ina return match, 71-30. The Junior Jackets caught fire early and stayed that way the remainder of the game. Rock Powell scored 22 points and Jimmy Deloatch had 10. Roanoke Rapids 86 Northeastern 68 The Jayvees held a 20 point lead entering the final period and only lost two of that as they defeated the Junior Eagles of Northeastern 86-68. Tyrone Hockaday scored 30 big ones and was followed by Jimmy Deloatch with 17, Rock Powell with 15, and Donnie Hux with 12 points. Roanoke Rapids 69 West Carteret 41 Behind the scoring of Rock Powell and Tryone Hockaday, who netted 19 each, the Junior Jackets coasted to an easy victory over the Junior Patriots from West Carteret. Jimmy Deloatch followed Powell and Hockaday with 11 points. Roanoke Rapids 80 Havelock 55 The Junior Jackets used a fast moving offense and a pressure defense to defeat the Jayvees of Havelock 80-55. The Jayvees took an 11 point first quarter lead and really poured it on in the third quarter to take the victory. Roanoke Rapids 49 Bertie 44 The Jayvees found their victory at Bertie a little harder to come by than usual. They could not pull away from the fledgling Falcons, but they took the jead early in the game and never lost it. Jimmy Deloatch and Rock Powell shared scoring honors for the Junior Jackets with 12 points each. Roanoke Rapids 63 Washington 39 The Junior Jackets rolled up another big lead as they downed the Washington Jayvees 63-39. Leading the scoring for the Jayvees was Rock Powell with 20 points. Jimmy Deloatch and Tyrone Hockaday scored 12 points each. 61 Roanoke Rapids 66 East Carteret 30 Using a fast-breaking offense and a hard pressing defense, the Jayvees defeated the Junior Mariners 66-30. Jimmy Deloatch led the Jayvees scoring with 13 points, followed by James Vincent with 12, and Tyrone Hockaday with 10. Roanoke Rapids 65 Tarboro 58 Behind the 16 point output of Tom Maddrey, the Junior Jackets defeated the Junior Vikings of Tarboro 65-58. James Vincent followed Maddrey with 13 points and Tyrone Hockaday canned 10. Roanoke Rapids 55 West Carteret 62 Although Rock Powell pumped 24 points for the Junior Jackets, they lost their first conference game to the Patriot Jayvees 62-55. Tyrone Hockaday followed Powell with 13 points. Roanoke Rapids 55 Northeastern 58 The Junior Jackets lost their second game in a row as the Baby Eagles of Northeastern outscored them by three points 58-55. After leading through the first three periods, the Jayvees fell behind at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Tyrone Hockaday took the honors in scoring with 12 points. Roanoke Rapids 62 Havelock 37 The Jayvees trounced the Baby Rams 62-37 in their second meeting of the year. The two middle periods were the big quarters for the Junior Jackets as they pulled out in front by 25 points. Tyrone Hockaday led the scoring with 14 points, while Rock Powell scored 12. Roanoke Rapids 60 Bertie 44 The Junior Jackets downed the Baby Falcons for the second time as Rock Powell bucketed 16 points. He was followed by Tyrone Hocka- day with 14 and Donnie Hux with 13. Roanoke Rapids 64 Washington 67 The Jayvees fell victim to the Pam Pack Jayvees in a thrilling 67-64 overtime loss. The Junior Jackets lost their 11 point lead in the second half and could only score 3 points to the Pam Pack’s 6 in the overtime period. Rock Powell was the Jayvees’ big gun with 24 points, while Tom Maddrey added 16, and James Vincent canned 10. Roanoke Rapids 55 Tarboro 57 The Junior Jackets could not regain their 6 point halftime deficit as the Junior Vikings beat them 57-55. Rock Powell led Jayvee scoring with 21 points. Tyrone Hockaday followed Powell with 16 points. Roanoke Rapids 54 East Carteret 42 The Jayvees finished regular season play with a 54-42 win over the Baby Mariners of East Carteret. A fourth quarter scoring outburst assured the Junior Jackets of their victory. James Vincent and Rock Powell topped the Jayvee scoring attack with 13 points apiece. Conference Tournament Play Roanoke Rapids 49 East Carteret 27 Roanoke Rapids, seated first in the first annual Northeastern Conference Junior Varsity Tournament, defeated eighth seated East Carteret in the first round, 49-27. The Junior Jackets held an 11 first quarter lead and were never headed as they continually increased the margin during the remainder of the game. Rock Powell topped Jacket scores with 12 points. Roanoke Rapids 52 Northeastern 49 In the second round of the Junior Varsity Tournament, Roanoke Rapids blew an early first quarter lead but held on through the rest of the game to take the semi-final victory over Northeastern. The Baby Eagles took the lead over the Junior Jackets in the second half and the game see-sawed back and forth till the end, with the Jackets victorious in the last minute surge. Rock Powell led the Jacket scoring punch with 18 points. He was followed by Tyrone Hockaday with 11 markers. Roanoke Rapids 49 West Carteret 34 The Junior Jackets took the Northeastern Conference Junior Varsity Crown by downing the Junior Patriots of West Carteret in the initial Junior Varsity Tournament. The Jackets obtained a 21-13 first half lead and increased it to 14 by the end of the third quarter. They outscored the Patriots by a point in the final period to bring home the tourna- ment trophy. Tyrone Hockaday scored 16 points. James Vincent, 12; and Rock Powell, 11.

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Ahoskie 3 Roanoke Rapids 9 The Yellow Jackets got off to a slow start by dropping their non-conference opener to the Ahoskie Indians. The Jackets went to work early in the second inning when Richard Etheridge walked and then scored on two wild throws. Etheridge also scored the second run in the fourth when he drew a walk and crossed the plate on an error by the right fielder. The Indians tied the score in the fifth on a homer by Chuck Callis. In the sixth, Ahoskie gathered in six more runs. The Jackets managed only one other run in a last inning rally. Tommy Baird singled and Kenny Dickerson drove him in with his second double of the day. Baird led the Jackets offense with three hits. Dickerson collected two doubles and Dennis Matthews and Kent Flythe divided the remainder between them. Alan Harp was charged with the loss. Roanoke Rapids 0 East Carteret 5 The Jackets dropped their first home game to East Carteret by a margin of 5-0. The Yellow Jackets couldn’t get the bal! rolling against the powerful Mariner team. They collected only two hits, one by Bill Davis in the sixth and one by Dwight Collier in the third. Collier was the only Jacket to get past first base. After his single, Collier moved to second on a wild pitch. A pop-up and a ground out ended the inning. Davis started on the mound and was charged with the loss. Roanoke Rapids 1 Elizabeth City 10 Roanoke Rapids drew its first conference loss at Elizabeth City. The Yellow Jackets lone run came in the fourth when Tommy Baird singled, followed by a walk and a single by Richard Etheridge. With the bases loaded another walk forced Baird across the plate. The Jackets mus- tered rallies in the fifth and seventh, but both fell short. Kenny Cullom was charged with the loss. The hits were picked up by Tommy Baird who had two, Thurman Williams and Richard Etheridge with one each. Roanoke Rapids 2 Davie 1 Alan Harp was the big man for Roanoke Rapids as he hurled the first no-hitter for RRHS since 1961. Harp led the Jackets for 7 1 3 innings before being relieved by Kenny Cullom. The Jackets picked up both of their runs in the first inning. Gary Chambers worked the pitcher for a base-on-balis. Kenny Dickerson singled and Dennis Matthews belted a screaming triple down the third base line, scoring two runs. Cullom came on in the seventh and ended the Blue Devils rally. Out of eight hits for the Jackets, Tommy Baird and Dickerson had two each, Matthews had one, a triple, and Cullom and Mike Little collected the others. Roanoke Rapids 8 Weldon 1 The Yellow Jackets grabbed their second non-conference win from the Weldon Chargers. The Jackets’ first run came in the bottom of the first. Tommy Baird reached first on an error and moved to third on a stolen base and a passed ball. Kenny Dickerson brought him across with a single. The deciding runs came in the sixth in a big six-run rally. The rally was supported by singles by Dennis Matthews, Paul Oliver, Kenny Cullom, Baird, and Dickerson. Dickerson and Matthews sparked the Jackets offense with two hits apiece. Kenny Cullom and Bill Davis combined their pitching talents to defeat the Chargers. Cullom was the winning pitcher, sacrificing those hits, and five walks, while striking out nine. Roanoke Rapids 0 Washington 4 Behind the power-hitting of Keith Roach, the Washington Pam Pack defeated RRHS 4-0. Roach went three-for-four, driving in all the Pam Pack runs on two homers and a two run single. Kenny Cullom received the starting assignment for the Yellow Jackets. In the fourth, Coach 63 Varsity Baseball Carter called on freshman pitcher, Bob Meyer, for relief. Meyer looked exceptionally good in his first pitching assignment as he struck out six, walked two, and gave up two hits and one run. The Jackets batting was a weak point as they picked up only two hits from Washington Pitcher Zeno Edwards. Cullom was handed the defeat. Roanoke Rapids 3 Bertie 4 The Yellow Jackets were handed a heart-breaking defeat by the Bertie Falcons when a seventh inning rally by the Jackets was crushed on a controversial catch. The Jackets hit the board in the first when Tommy Baird and Kenny Dickerson singled. Baird scored on an error. In the top of the seventh, Dennis Matthews drew a walk and Paul Oliver singled. Dwight Collier followed with a triple to left, scoring two runs. With the score 4-3 favoring Bertie, Bill Davis stepped up and smashed another shot to left-center. The centerfielder made a diving catch on it for the third out. It had seemed that the ball had fallen from his glove, but the umpires ruled Davis out, ending the rally. Davis received the loss. Roanoke Rapids 0 West Carteret 3 Inspite of outhitting their opponents 6 to 7, and playing their best defensive game so far this year, the jackets fell to West Carteret 3-0. The Yellow Jackets threatened the Patriots lead twice. In the first inning, Tommy Baird walked, Joey Bright and Kenny Dickerson fol- lowed with singles to load the bases. After a strike out, Baird was out at the plate on a fielder’s choice ending the threat. Again in the sixth, the Jackets charged. Dickerson reached first on a single, moved to second with a stolen base, and advanced to third on a passed ball. However, he was tagged Out at the plate, Kenny Cullom went all the way on the mound, giving up four hits and five walks while striking out five, Dickerson led the Jackets at the plate with two hits. Joey Bright, Dennis Matthews, Dwight Collier and Mike Little picked up the rest. Roanoke Rapids 9 Williamston 8 Rapping out five runs in the first inning, the Jackets, chalked up their third non-conference victory, this time against Williamston. The first inning charge was supported by four hits by Tommy Baird, Kenny Cullom, Mike Little and Bill Davis. One run in the second on a single by Joey Bright and an error made the score 6-0. The three final Jacket runs came two in the fourth and one in the sixth. Singles by Dennis Matthews, Gary Chambers, along with a triple by Dwight Collier and a double by Cullom produced the two markers in the fourth. A single by Cullom and an error allowed the last run in the sixth. Bill Davis started on the mound. Cullom relieved him in the seventh and ended a late inning rally by retiring three batters in order. Cullom led in the hitting department with 3 hits in 4 trips. Kenny Dickerson followed with 2 hits in 5 times at the plate, Davis was given the win. Roanoke Rapids 6 Tarboro 7 RRHS suffered its second straight extra-inning defeat as the Yellow Jackets gave up an early inning lead and lost to the Tarboro Tigers 7-6. The Jackets got their first run in the third when Jimmy Deloatch walked, and moved up on a single and an error. A passee bal! allowed him to score. The big inning for the Jacket was the fifth, when they pushed across five runs. With two runs already across, and the bases loaded, Dwight Collier smashed a three run triple to right sounding out the Jacket scoring. The Jackets fell to the seventh inning Tarboro rally. The Tigers came back with four runs on three hits, one error, and a passed ball. Bill Davis started on the mound for the Jackets. Kenny Cullom relieved him in the seventh when the score was tied 6-6. Cullom received the loss.