Watkins High School - Tornado Yearbook (Laurel, MS)

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Brookhaven- 13, Laurel-41 Laurel won the Homecoming in style with victory over the Brookhaven Panthers. In the first quarter, Tony Taylor ran from one out to make the score 6-0. In the second quarter, Todd Oliver blasted in the end zone for TD No. 2. Later, Timmy Cranford passed to Oliver for a 28 yard TD pass. On the beginning of the second half, Cranford passed to Micheal Triplett for a 12 yard TD pass. Running back Charlie Giroux bolted in from 8 yards out to up the score to 34-0. Brookhaven finally got on the board when quarter- back Richard Smith passed 28 yards to end Chester Chism for one TD and threw eight yards to Michael Thomas for the other TD. The Tornadoes got another score on a 10-yard run by Miguel Lewis. FINAL SCORE: LAUREL-41, BROOKHAVENVIS Clockwise from the right: Coach Shows' players just don't understand: The Tornadoes final score for Homecoming: The offense handling the ball: The Naders deciding what to do next: The line getting readv for the play ,. an .wha I 3 ' M f' pyqmf -- ' I I 51 iv., 9 U 64 Sports I ' . '- H. 1' .I ...I i B I tietr , 'I fr I' I t. .f ,4K,,k V -1, K Q: ,,..., ., . ' . .t f'1 E!w1'3' K ' iff ,- .wg.vQ2efQ ,,L,,iiw,Qz,'f3q, ' f .o.. .I 7 if if . Q' . ' I , Q ,1-, .,2' ' I ,G I . I ' M ' '..- i ' . ' s'fe ll' , aw . , . 7' , H . z'gf .,'v -'L -- 't.-1 if R eetr -v ' ' .t,,, .,f' .,,: 1 I t'-- I V '-b. If

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McComb-0, Laurel- 14 The Watkins High Tornadoes whipped the McComb Tigers 14-O with a couple of touchdowns and a safety. In the first quarter Charlie Giroux bolted through the Tiger defense on a 5 yard run. The PAT was'no good and the score was 6-0. In the very next set of downs, McComb's fullback Moochie Allen tried to go wide and Marvin Ace McCurdy and Victor Hudgies broke through to down him in the end zone for a two-point safety. ln the early moments of the second quarter, McCurdy turned hero again. The Tornadoe linebacker fell on a Tiger fumble at the McComb 8 shortly after Timmy Cranford had boomed a 44-yard punt dead at the McComb 8. Laurel set up shop again and Martin, the big full- back, went in from six yards out for the TD on the drive play, after a pick-up of 2 yards on the first play. The score was then 14-0. The remainder of the game was spent by both teams stopping the other. FINAL SCORE: MCCOMBAO, LAUREL-14 Clockwise from the right: Todd Oliver hustling with the ball: Charlie Giroux carrying the ball: John Paul Hardy tackling the McComb Tigersg The Tornadoes get a lot of support from our fansg Victor Hudgies racing for the ball. ..L, ' it ag sg . ii 5 ' x ff