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

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East Carteret 3 RRHS dropped its fifth straight conference game to the East Carteret Mariners at East Carteret. Behind the pitching of Alton Best, the Mariners held the Jackets to only one hit. Allen Harp received the tarting assignment on the mound. He went three innings giving up two hits and striking out four. Bill Davis came in the fourth and gave up two runs, two hits, and a base on balls. Kenny Cullom finished out the game Roanoke Rapids 0 n the seventh giving up one run, one hit and a walk. The only Jacket hit came in the fourth by Kenny Dickerson. Davis was charged with the loss Roanoke Rapids 3 Elizabeth City 9 Taking advantage of seven Roanoke Rapids errors, the Northeastern es of Elizabeth City downed the Yellow Jackets 9-3. The Eagles came three in the first, three in the fifth, and three in the seventh. The Jackets first tally came in the fourth. A walk, a stolen base, a single by Dwight Collier and a walk accounted for the run. The final Jacket run came in the sixth on a single by Joey Bright and two errors. Kenny Cullom started for the Jackets and was charged with the loss. Collecting hits for the Jackets were Bright, Collier, and Paul Oliver. Varsity Baseball Roanoke Rapids o Havelock 1 A pitching duel between Bill Davis and Alan Sanders, the Ram’s pitcher, ended in a 1-0 defeat for the Yellow Jackets after 11 innings. Roanoke Rapids threatened twice during the game. In the third, Mike Little drew a walk and moved all the way to third, but Sanders came through striking out two men and leaving Little stranded. Again in the fourth, the Rams held the Jacket runner, Kenny Dickerson, at third. After this the Jackets couldn’t get a man past second. The winning Havelock run came in the bottom of the eleventh on a walk and a double. Davis went the distance on the mound and received the loss. Roanoke Rapids 3 Tarboro 7 Holding off a seventh inning rally, the Tarboro Tigers handed the Jackets a 7-3 defeat. Starter Alan Harp was tagged for six runs in the first inning. Bill Davis took over and allowed only one run to score. After the first, the Jackets settled down and played good ‘‘headseys baseball.’’ The Jackets played almost flawless baseball in the field, committing only one error. In the sixth, RRHS finally broke through, as Tommy Baird singled, Dennis Matthews reached on an error. Mike Little a single, and Paul Oliver sacrificed, scoring two runs. In the seventh the Jackets managed to produce one more marker. The Jackets went down with the bases loaded under the pitching of Tarboro relief pitcher, Mason Lilly. Kenny Dickerson and Joey Bright got two hits each. Baird, Dwight Collier, Little and Kenny Cullom combined for the other four. Roanoke Rapids 0 Washington 2 The Jackets dropped their last game of the season to the Washington Pam Pack by a margin of 2-0. The Jackets threatened in the first, but could not get timely hits. Tommy Baird and Kenny Dickerson hit back to back singles, but two straight outs ended the inning. The starting assignment went to Kenny Cullom who went four innings, giving up two runs on seven hits. Alan Harp came on in fifth. Harp allowed no runs on no hits, while striking out two and walking one. Baird collected two hits. Dickerson and Mike Little collected the other two. Roanoke Rapids 2 Williamston 12 The Williamston Greenwaves gained revenge from the Yellow Jackets as they defeated them 12-2. Coach Carter gave everyone a chance to play in this non-conference game. He started many that had not seen much action. The first ten Williamston runs came in the first three innings. In the fourth, the regular starters took the field and held the Greenwaves to two runs, while they chalked up two markers for themselves. Randy Lee started on the mound and was charged with the loss. Bob Meyer came in as relief in the third. Bill Davis finished out the final two frames. Roanoke Rapids 0 Bertie 1 The Jackets dropped their second game to Bertie by a margin of 1-0. The Falcons lone marker came in the second. The Jackets threatened early in the first, when Tommy Baird singled, but was thrown out stealing second. Kenny Dickerson followed with a line-drive single to right. Dwight Collier hammered out another single, putting men on first and second. A fly ball ended the inning. Between the first and the seventh, the only Jacket runner to reach first did so by a walk. In the seventh, Mike Little blooped a base hit to right. He was cut down trying to steal second. Miles Hall picked up another single before a fly ball ended the game. Bill Davis was charged with the loss. He went all the way, striking Out six, walking two, and giving up five hits. Roanoke Rapids 5 West Carteret 4 Roanoke Rapids captured their first conference victory against West Carteret Patriots, defeating them 5-4. The Jackets took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third and watched it slip away as the Patriots piled up three runs in their half of the inning. The Jackets gained two runs in the fourth. Mike Little worked the pitcher for a walk, Miles Hall singled and stole second. Jimmy Deloatch pushed across both men with @ single to right. RRHS grabbed the win in the seventh. Joey Bright reached first On an error and Tommy Baird sacrificed him to second. Kenny Dickerson smoked a double down the leftfield line, scoring Bright. Dickerson then scored on Mike Littles’ single. Kenny Cullom went six innings on the mound and snatched up the victory. Bill Davis was called on in the seventh to protect it. He succeeded in ending the rally while giving up one run. Roanoke Rapids 5 Havelock 4 RRHS snatched up its second straight conference win as they dropped the Havelock Rams 5-4. As in the last game against Havelock, this hard fought battle went into extra innings. But this time the Yellow Jackets reversed the outcome and came up on top after ten innings. In the tenth, with the score tied 4-4, Tommy Baird reached second on an error. Kenny Dickerson hit one out in infield to move Baird to third. With men on first and third, Dwight Collier stepped up to the plate. Coach Bobby Carter signaled for a squeeze play but it never got started. Dickerson moved to second before the pitch and Havelock pitcher Vaughan Stuma balked, sending Baird across with the winning run. Bill Davis started at the pitching slot for the Jackets. Kenny Cullom came on in the seventh and picked up the win.

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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.

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