Van Zandt News (Wills Point, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 17, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 30, 1984 Page: 7 of 19
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Van Zandt County Area Newspaper Collection and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the Van Zandt County Library.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
md Salim
Contest
indt Nows
ff
-6
Iquez turned the
] 24-yard gain.
>nd pan to
J was good for 21
|ards, moving
the Edgewood
ler, Tapp missed
light passes. On
nd 10. Tapp
for 10 yards,
an Edgewood
at the sticks.
I he was hurt on
Ind did not play
pwn.
quarterback
I fumbled his first
was replaced by
Lookabough.
Igh missed his fir-
id his second, on
fwn, was batted
ie line by Jimmy
another
brought up
Ijunior varsity for
I fell on the ball
I the final seconds
|thc clock, ending
ended with
offense, 174
Hth 144 of that
|Crisler. The
Bulldogs were
lx passing for 63
finished the
249 yards offen-
the ground and
I through the air.
fumbled twice
(ie, while Eustace
|four times and
Edgewood was
seven times for
while Eustace
[ penalties for 85
week, the
Bulldogs travel
where they will
T. K. Gorman
who lost 21-16
|s first Baptist
Friday night.
■ is 7:30 p.m.
.. «
■R] .. fibs
boll in tho one
omore Stephen
►t of previously-
urtb down, and
(Photo by Kerry
r.
Unbeaten Indians
clobber Panthers
v/Muaii
M, 1984 - Peps 7A
GRAND SALINE - A
large homecoming crowd
watched the state-ranked
Grand Saline Indians
remain undefeated Friday
night with a methodical
45-0 rout of the outclassed
Quinlan Panthers.
During the homecoming
ceremonies at halftime,
senior Sandra Shields,
escorted by her father,
Jimmy Shields, was
crowned as the 1984 GSHS
Homecoming Queen and
presented a bouquet of
roses by Grand Saline High
School Principal Gerald
Gilbert.
The Indians, ranked
fourth in the Associated
Press Class AA state poll
and second in the East
Texas Elite poll by th<
Tyler paper, had rt>
trouble against QuinlafL
scoring on four of their *r-
st five possessions ind
completely dominatin( the
game from start to finsh.
The Indians rolled up a
21-10 first down Oulge,
outrushed Quinlan 112-89,
and outgained tfu Pan-
thers 66-41 through the
airways.
Grand Saline ptnetrated
the Quinlan 20-yard line
eight times while never
allowing the Panthers in-
side the Indian 20. In fact,
the Panthers only crossed
midfield twice
The Indian*, now 4-0 for
the season, ssdll journey to
Winnsboro Riday for their
final non-sistrict outing
before leading into
District 2fAA action Oc-
tober 12 when they host
Quitman
After forcing an early
punt, tie Indians marched
80 yar/s in 11 plays to get
on tie scoreboard with
5:35 bft in the first period.
Hobls Allison’s 18-yard
paw to David McNickle,
wlo made a fine catch in
tie end zone, capped the
narch with Allison booting
he first of six conversions
In a row.
Stephen Gray broke a
24-yard gain and
DeWayne Dickerson had
runs of 18 and 11 yards in
the march, although the
18-yarder was partially
nullified by a holding
penalty.
Another Quinlan punt
set the Indians up at their
own 36, and they rolled 64
yards in 10 plays to score
again on a one-yard plunge
by Davif Bragg with 10:50
left in tie half.
Key flays in the drive
were a 12-yard run by
Bragg md an eight-yard
iVayne Whitaker,
another Panther
punt, tl e Indians failed by
inches in a fourth down
run at t|e Quinlan 37. The
Panthers then put on their
best drive of the entire
game as they marched to
the Grand Saline 20 before
running into trouble.
Joel Cude and Brian
Brown smeared QB Kevin
Polk for a loss, the Pan-
thers were tagged for 15
yards on an unsportsman-
like conduct call, and two
passes fell incomplete as
Grand Saline took over at
the 36.
With time running out
in the half, the Indians
moved 64 yards in 10 plays
to score with just 30 secon-
ds left on the clock as
Allison rolled to the left
and threw a strike to Pete
Ridge in the end zone with
the TD play covering 28
yards.
Assistant Coach Darrell
Lewis said later, ‘‘That
touchdown just before the
half nailed the coffin shut
on Quinlan. If it had been
14-0 at halftime, they
might have come back and
made a game of it, but 21-
0 put it pretty much out of
reach.”
If there was any doubt,
the Indians quickly
dispelled it by taking the
second half kickoff and
rolling 55 yards in six plays
to score again.
Tommy Davis broke for
23 yards to spark the drive
and the touchdown came
when Allison hit big tight
end Lee LaPrade with a
quick pass oveT the middle
and the 253-pounder broke
several tackles to bulldoze
his way 20 yards into the
end zone.
Allison's kick again split
the uprights to make it 28-
0 with 9:14 left in the third
period, and it was all over
as far as the visiting Pan-
thers' chances were con-
cerned.
After an exchange of
punts, the Panthers had
the ball on their own 21
when Gray and Brown
combined their defensive
talents to come up with the
football at the 19. Gray
applied a vicious hit to a
Quinlan runner to shake
the ball loose with Brown
recovering it.
Whitaker took a pit -
chout and circled right end
for an apparent touch-
down on the first play, but
an illegal block penalty
rubbed it out and put the
Indians back on the Pan-
ther 36. The Indians were
forced to punt on fourth
down with the kick pinning
the Panthers on their own
13.
Quinlan could not move
and kicked back with the
Indians taking over at the
Panther 48. Five plays
later, Dickerson broke a
couple of tackles on a
Throe Grand Saline Indian defenders, Hobbs Allison, Brian Brown and Kyle Hollowed, left to right, smother
a Quinlan runner for no gain as big Lee LaPrade (89) moves in to help out if needed during the Indians' 45-0
rout of Quinlan Friday night before a large homecoming crowd in Grand Saline. The Indians boosted their
record to 4-0 with the easy win and will play at Winnsboro Friday at 7:30 p.m. (Photo by Wilbur Callaway)
twisting 22*yard run to
score the Indians' fifth
touchdown of the night
and Allison's kick made it
35-0 with 10:44 remaining
in the game.
On the third play after
the ensuing kickoff, Kyle
Hollowed blasted a
Boosters meet
FRUITVALE - The
Fruitvale Bobcat Backers
sports booster club will
meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday
in the school cafeteria.
All persons interested in
Fruitvale High School
sports and the Bobcats
football team are invited to
attend.
Eagles upset, 14-10
CANTON - The Canton sevm-yird pass from Steve
Eagles dropped their first Ccrry to Randy Shiflet.
District 13AAA matchup Srve Dltman kicked the
of the season to the ertra point to put the
Whitehouse Wildcats 14- bgles up 7-0 with 5:26
10 Friday night at Eagle /emaining in the first quar-
Stadium as they tumbled ter.
out of the undefeated. Whitehouse had to punt
ranks. Canton is now 3-Fthe ball away on its next
on the year. series, and Canton was
Whitehouse was behiW about to return the favor
10-7 when the Wilde** on its series, except the
marched 86 yards afd snap went through punter
scored the winning tojn- Lance Newby’s legs and
down with 33 seconds*ft Whitehouse took over at
in the game. Canton fied the Canton 38.
desperately to pass <twn- The Wildcats could not
field and get back itv the capitalize on the turnover
game, but just coul not and Canton took the ball
move the ball. over at its own 16. Again,
The Eagles doi^nated the Eagles were forced to
the first half with ept first punt from their 26, and
downs to Whifhouse's again, there was a bad
two, and 101 yard rushing »nap as the ball traveled
to the Wildcats’p7. The over Newby's head,
halftime score fc<nd Can- Whitehouse took over at
ton on top 10-0. / the Canton 26 but failed to
Canton structyirst in the score when Calvin Scates
game on its fit! offensive made a fantastic defensive
series after Patick Brown play to break up a pass,
took the opeifig kickoff Canton took over at its
and ran to thetVhitehouse own 23 and began to drive.
49. / On second and three.
From then the Eagles Scates broke a 17-yard run,
put togethe a 12-play carrying the ball to mid-
drive. capping it with a field. After gaining two fir-
Whitehouse
punt and
ball behind
scrimmage.
st downs, the Eagles were
forced to punt from their
own 48.
However,
blocked the
touched the
the line of
Canton pounced on it and
regained possession at the
Wildcat 46.
The Eagles used seven
plays to get to the
Whitehouse 15, but could
not pick up a first down on
third and five. Oilman
booted a 33-yard field goal
to put the Eagles up 10-0
with 45 seconds remaining
in the half.
Whitehouse followed the
ensuing kickoff by driving
to the Canton 42, but the
half then came to an end.
Whitehouse and Canton
traded punts on each
team’s first offensive series
of the second half. The
Wildcats then drove to the
Canton 39 and fumbled
the ball over to Canton.
The teams traded punts
again before Canton took
over at its own 29. Six plays
later, the Eagles had mar-
ched to the Whitehouse 33
and had a fourth and
seven. Corry threw an in-
completion and the Wild-
cats took over.
The end of the third
quarter found Whitehouse
at the Canton 15 with third
and five. The 'Cats took
two plays in the fourth
quarter to put their first
TD on the scoreboard as
Fred Hawkins dove into the
end zone from five yards
out.
Canton, leading 10-7
with 11:28 remaining, was
forced to punt on its next
series. Whitehouse took
over at its own 15 and
drove to the Eagle 22. The
'Cats fumbled the ball over
to Canton’s Byron Carroll
at that point, with 5:47
remaining in the game.
Canton looked like it
would not be denied a
touchdown when Scates
broke over the middle for a
58-yard scamper to the
Whitehouse 11. However,
the Eagles could get no fur-
ther as Corry was sacked,
losing five yards, and then
threw an incomplete pass,
giving Canton a fourth and
15 situation.
Canton elected to go for
' ^
.
\\ !
\ •
' \
i | l_
» / Ip
XT'
*
Quinlan runner and
knocked the ball loose with
Gray recovering at the
Panther 31.
The Indians moved to
the 8-yard line before
stalling and Allison booted
a 25-yard field goal to
boost the score to 38-0 with
6:33 logo,
Three plays later,
Whitaker picked off a
Quinlan pass and ran it
back 13 yards to the Pan-
ther 32 to set up the final
touchdown. Billy Harris
got the TD from six yards
out and Allison’s final kick
made it 45-0 with 1:47 left
in the game.
Dickerson finished with
53 yards on six runs while
Gray had 52 on nine
carries, Bragg 52 on 10
tries. Davis 46 on seven.
Hollowell 42 on nine,
Harris 36 on eight, and
Whitaker 31 on eight.
Allison connected on
three of six passes for 66
yards and two touchdowns.
Defensively, LaPrade
led the way as he spent a
good portion of the game
in the Quinlan batkfield,
giving the Panther
ballcarriers fits.
He got plenty of
assistance from John Bar-
nes, Bragg. Dickerson,
Scott Strickland. Gray,
Brown, Allison. Cude.
Hollowed, Whitaker and
Harris, who ad made some
outstanding defensive
plays.
Patrick Brown
and only
14-10, aftar
uniform, right of pilo) picks up o first down oarly in tho first quarter on Canton's first
drivo against Whitohouso Friday night. Canton was handod its first loss of tho season,
six touchdowns in each of its three previous game^ (Photo by Glenn Abee)
it instead of kicking a field
goal. Corry lofted a pass
into the end zone, where it
was picked off by
Whitehouse. The Wildcats
then began a march from
their own 14.
Eleven plays later,
Whitehouse scored from
one y^rd out and kicked
the extra point for a 14-10
lead with half a minute
remaining.
Canton started at its own
20 as the kickoff went
thorough the end zone.
The Eagles picked up nine
yards on a complete pass
and 15 more when
Whitehouse was flagged
for interference. Corry
threw two more desperate
passes toward the end
zone, both incomplete, as
the final seconds ran out.
While Canton
dominated the first half,
the roles were reversed in
the second half as
Whitehouse showed its
strength.
Whitehouse rolled up
222 yards in the second
half to Canton’s 122. *nd
the ’Cats picked up 10 first
downs while Canton had
only four. Total offensive
yardage on the night had
Whitehouse with 289 yards
and Canton 248.
This was the first game
this year in which the
Eagles have scored less
than six touchdowns. In
fact, in each of their three
previous games, they
scored six.
Corry ended the night
with three of 12 com-
pletions for 25 yards, one
touchdown, and one inter-
ception. His counterpart
for the Wildcats was nine
of 13 for 30 yards.
Scates led the Eagle
rushers with 122 yards on
12 carries, and Brown ad
ded 92 yards on 17 carries.
Canton fumbled twice,
losing none, while the 'Cats
fumbled four times, losing
two. Both teams were
called for four penalties.
Canton for 40 yards and
Whitehouse 30.
Canton will travel to
Mineola Friday at 7:30
p.m. to continue District
13AAA action. The
Yellowjackets beat Lindale
in their first district game.
27 21
Sandra Shields, a senior at Grand Saline High School, was named as the 1984
Homecoming Queen during halftime ceremonies of the Indians' 45-0 win
over Quinlan Friday night. She was presented a dozen roses by GSHS Prin-
cipal Gerald Gilbert, left, and was escorted by her father, Jimmy Shields,
right. (Photo by Wilbur Callaway)
DISTRICT 20AA ROUNDUP
:cssa^
Grand Saline.
Hawkins and Como-
Pickton all won to stay
unbeaten in non-district
action Friday, and
Edgewood, Rains and
Quitman also took vic-
tories to give 20AA
teams a clean sweep for
the night.
For league favorite
Grand Saline. Friday
night was a laugher over
Quinlan 45-0, while
Hawkins struggled to a
17-10 win over tough
Spring Hill. Como
Pickton had no trouble
with tiny Detroit. 31 -6.
Edgewood broke a
two game losing streak
with an 18-6 upset of
Eustace, while Rains
streaked by Winnsboro
48-14. Quitman took a
tough defensive struggle
from White Oak, 9 6.
Friday night, all the
teams close out non-
loop action on the road,
as district contests open
October 12.
Grand Saline will
travel to Winnsboro,
while Hawkins treks to
West Rusk. Como
Pickton travels to James
Bowie, while Edgewood
travels to Tyler T. K.
Gorman. Quitman will
visit Spring Hill, while
Rains goes to Crandall.
DISTRICT 20AA
TEAM W L T PTSOPP
C Saline 4 0 0 116 39
Hawkins 4 0 0 100 16
C Pickton 4 0 0 132 24
Rains 3 1 0 140 40
Quitman 2 1 1 33 19
Edgewood 2 2 0 61 108
LAST WEEK'S RESULTS
Grand Saline 45. Quinlan 0
Edgewood 18. Eustace 6
Hawkins 17 Spring Hill 10
Rains 48 Winnsboro 14
Quitman 9. White Oak 6
Como Pickton 31. Detroit 6
THIS WEEK'S GAMES
Grand Saline at Winnsboro
Edgewood at T K Gorman
Rains at Crandall
Hawkins at West Rusk
Quitman at Spring Hill
Como Pickton at James Bowie
MB
FIRST NATIONAL
__BANK GUNDMUNI
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Matching Search Results
View six places within this issue that match your search.Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Van Zandt News (Wills Point, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 17, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 30, 1984, newspaper, September 30, 1984; Wills Point, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth990501/m1/7/?q=green+energy: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Van Zandt County Library.