Stratford Academy - Overlook Yearbook (Macon, GA)

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if H. T The Monroe Academy MusTangs and The Eagles foughf To a O-O deadlock in a game ThaT was so defensive Thaf The only serious scoring ThreaT came on a 30 yard field goal aTTempT by STraTford. The Tie IeT+ The Two Teams in a virTual Tie for The lead in The SEATS-AA NorTh Division. AfTer Their offense had spuTTered badly The pasT Two games, The Eagles soundly Trounced Deerfield Academy 39-6. Coach Brown praised The offense and said ThaT The win gave The Team renewed morale and confidence. AfTer The STraTford kickoff, Chris McLendon recovered a Deerfield fumble and Hamlin scored on a I9 yard slanT. The PAT was good. Sam l-lighfower recovered a Deerfield fumble aT The KnighT's 47 yard line and Hix hiT Mark Farriba for a 21 yard pass and The nexT score. John Wilson scored Two more Touchdowns and Blane Barnes added The lasT Touchdown for The final score of 39-6. STraTford raced To a 37-6 half Time lead as The Eagles coasTed To a 5I-20 vic- Tory over Edmund Burke Academy. Hamlin scored Twicesin The firsT quarTer. Then Rudolph Jones and Hix scored wiThin Three minuTes of each oTher when Jones zipped in from The I8 and l-lix wenT over from The one. Edmund Burke scored laTe in The half, buT The Eagles came righT back wiTh Hix passing To Quin Nolan for a Touchdown. A safeTy before The half made The score 37-2. STraTford scored again when Blane Barnes wenT over from The four. Early in The fourfh, Meeks wenT in from The five To make The score 5l-6. Burke goT Two laTe Touch- downs as Coach Brown empTied his bench. 133

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