Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 10, 1977 Page: 4 of 10
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against the Rains Wildcats
on November I Mt. Vernon
won with a score of 65-16.
Lowry was Mt. Vernon's
leading rusher for the game
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SENIOR members o( the
Tiger Marching Band were
recognised during haiftime
.trinities at the final Mt.
HR \I> l.< >W RY, 36, running
back for Mt V ernon, pulled
loose from this shoe siring
tackle attempt to push sis
yards for the Tigers in the
third quarter of the game
Attaway,’ Pam Borden.
Angie Davis, Sally Harper.
Angi Reagan and Sharon
Robinett iSUff Photo).
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STEVE DICKSON goes up
for this pass from Tiger
quarterback Das id tales
The pass, one of two caught
by Dickson during the
evening, ssas good for IE
sards to take the Tigers
down to the Rains 14 yard
JUST ARRIVED
HEW SKIRTS AHO BLOUSES
BY LOUBELLA
line to help set Mt Vernon
up lor a third touchdown
against the Wildcats He
also gained possession <>( a
fumble to put the Tigers in
another scoring position
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Each team completed a quick
series of downs to open the
second half Rains began their
second possession of the
quarler^Rt the 20 yard line in
Rains territory, but quickly
returned the troll to the Tigers
on a first down fumble which
was covered by Mt Vernon s
Steve Dickson on the 21 yard
line
Cates made a fourth pass
completion for 20 yards to
Jerry Hammond, who was
brought down less than a yard
from the goal line by Wildcat
Phillip Cason The short
distance was easy work for
runningback Brad Lowry, who
plowed over right tar kie to take
the ball Io pay dirt once again
for .Mt Vernon Cates hit
Hammond on a short pass Io
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Schedule
Is Announced
Kerry Gapnon. coach^or the
Saltillo variity boys and girls
basketball teams this week
announced the schedule of
games to be played by the
teams for the 1977 78 season
The Lionesses will begin
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the boys
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V ernon V artily home foot-
ball game Friday, Novem-
ber 4. Pictured, from left to
right, they are: Liaa
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hall beck and forth, eating up
tune tn the second quarter
Approximately six minutes
remained tn the quarter when
Mt Vernon took poaMwawn of
the ball after a punt on their
own W yard line Four plays
later aided greatly by a 43 yard
{wm from fates to end Jeff
Fuller, the Tigers found
themselves once again looking
al the Wildcat goal line from six
yards out
Steve F.vans runningback
for Ml Vernon made vh<*t
work of the yardage taking the
hall over the p-ft side- for the
touchdown Terry Jaggers he-id
the tall for Cateswho added
still another point to the Tiger
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Jagger* was shaken up on the
extra kick play, and a IS yard
penalty for unnecessary rough
news was leveled on Rams The
penally yardage wa* marked
off on the kickoff allowing Mt
Vernon to kick from the
Wildcat 45 yard line
Taking control of the trail rm
their own eight yard line the
Wildcats pushed opt to their 31
before Mt Vernons razor
sharp ricdrnM' turned a screen
pass into points few the Tigers
Greg Hendnx lineback (or
the Tigers was the <me to
capitalize on the pass from
quarterback ( ason Hendrix
pic ked off the pass at the- Hams'
34 yard line, maneuvered
tlirough two near tackles trefcre
crewsing the goal line ( ales
macle good a fourth extra point
kick
The kickoff gave Hams
pcasession ol the trail at their
own 28 yard line where they
tregan a 72 yard scoring drive
Setting up cm tbe .11 yard lira-
in Tiger territory , the Wildcats
razzledazzled their way across
the gcral hr re using a swing
gate lirse up with the center
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complete with streamers and
honking horns to travel to
Winnstroro A brief pep rally
will fie held by the I’TA
executive board- and some
committee chairmen beginning
at 6:00 p in while the caravan
is forming Members of the
Ixiard and chairmen will act as
cheerleaders in uniform The
caravan will move out at
approximately 6 15 p m from
the visitors' parking area at
Tiger Stadium
Quarterback Club officers
QUARTERLY INTEREST
Interest begins the day the
certificate is issued and accrues
quarterly At your option, we will
deposit the interest in your
checking account, mail it to you,
or so you can take advantage of
compounding add it to the
principle
Tigers Sprint To Easy 65-16 Win Over Wildcats
vrt mid field and the remainder
of the team act tv to one tide at
the field The long paao -snap to
Rama Iiennn Caaon waa
caught and earned juat maidr
Ute stdebnea to Ute end zone for
the touc hdown
A p*aa play from <aacm to
end Handy ('ockrell made good
the Wildcat* attempt at
<<mverxior. bringing the acore
to 344 with !W tec ondx to play in
the Em.if
Rapidly going through a
aenea of downa and punt by Mt
Vernon again gave the Wildcat*
control eg the E*all thia time at
their yard line It wax »
c tiance tnit one that proved
worth Ute nak aa < aaon hit end
("harbe Mayberry for a bomb
which wax taken the Last to
yarda by Mayberry acroaa the
T iger goal line juat a* time on
the doc k ran out
"Dm Wildcat* ran * pitebout
ccmvertion play to halfback
Victor Hunter around right end
to conclude the firat half <g play
with the acore Mt Vemcm 34
Hama 16
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aide and breezed into the end
zone 46 yarda down field for
hi* tecond touchdown of the
evening (a tea kick again
tailed true, making the tcore
6516 with 6 t2 remaining
Mt Vernon had left few ways
to wore in the game of football
unused againat Rain* except a
field goal, to with eight second*
remaining Cate*, set up to try
one The attempt wa* fur 55
yard* and fell only a few feet
»t<ort
Lowry led Mt Vernon in
yarda ruahing with V9 He wa*
followed by ('ate* with 83
Hendnx with 60, Evan* with 42
We* Bogue with six and Tracy
1 rwen* with three
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STATLSTK S
First I Hr* ns
Gron* Yd* Rushing
Y'd* lx»t Hushing
Attempted Passes
5 for 121 Passes Comp 7 for 134
4 for 62
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lOavg 48 Kickoff Yds 2avg 30
Fumble*
Penalties
OTHER MORE S
Rivercrest 6 Commerce 3
Winnsboro 21 North l*crnar 8
lurxien Kildare XJ. Paul Pew
itt 21
Mosier Elected
To Texas
Baptist Board
George Mosier pastor First
Baptist Church Mount Vernon,
was elected to a-major position
on a Texas Baptist board
fluring the annual meeting of
the 2 million memtier Baptist
General Convention of Texas in
h ort Worth November I t
He was elected to serve on
(he board of trustees for
T A N E
The Texas Baptist Con ven
tion owns and operates eight
colleges and universities, an
academy, eight hospitals and
four children s homes-
The work is supported by the
1 loo churi ties and missions of
ttie Convention whfi will give
more than $2.5 million this year
through their Cooperative
Program ot missions support to
help share Christ s love in
ministries to people s spiritual
.mil physical needs
Besides the institutions, the
Convention helps support the
work of more ttian 5.IMMI
missionaries in the I nited
Slates and 84 foreign countries
TOltHDOWN for the
Tigers, one of two made by
quarterhack David ( ates
against the Wildcats No-
vember t (ales takes
Wildcat David t asort across
the goal line with him on this
pla\ made from six yards
out \ total of 19 points was
made by f ates in the game,
plus a conversion pass to
Jerri Hammond i Staff
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Lionesses
action at 7:00 pm
immediately by (
game
The following listing of
games include pre season
tournaments and district 38B
games < + Denotes District 38B
Games)
DATE OPPONENT PLACE
I November Game*»
Campbell Tourney
Avery
N Hopkins Tourney
Mt Vernon
Hoxton
Mt Vernon
i December Games)
Como-Pickton Tourney
Sulphur Bluff
Sulphur Bluff
Como-Pickton
Miller Grove
(January Games)
Yantis
Alba Golden
North Hopkins
Cumby
Sulphur Bluff
Como-Pickton
Miller Grove
Yantis
Alba Golden
(February Games I
North Hopkins
Cumby
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make good the Tiger* canver
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On the third down ptay which
followed the kickoff Tiger
Randy Hope pi< ked off another
paaa at the 45 yard line in
Wildcat territory Mt Vernon *
prates* ion wa* thort however
a* they relinquished the ball on
a fumble the next play
A juggled *nap by punter
Ricky Fuller of Rain* caused
the W lidcat* to be taken for a 15
yardkiM and gave Mt Vernon
control of the tiali at the R»m*
10 yard line
With 29 tecood* remaining in
the third quarter of play Mt
Vernon t Brad Ixzwry U*di the
ball on a handoff over the right
*ide for the Tiger » aeventh
touchdown <it the evening
<ate* again made good the
extra point kick to bnng t)>e
*core to 49 16 at the cioae of the
quarter
Jerry < ooper regained con
trol of the tutll on a fumble at
the Rain* 28 yard line and the
Tiger* pu*hed to the l<i before
< ought ng the trail up again at
the four yard line
Pushed still further bark by
an illegal procedure penalty,
the Wildcat* tric’d desperately
to {Mill out of Hie tight playing
area However linebacker
David Carrel) caught Hains
halfback Dwight Smith tiehind
the- goal line to Lake him for the
two yard* and a two jaunt
safety with only 42 seconds
gora- from the quarter
Following Italics free kic k to
Mt Vernon. Brad Lowry
attempted to rub salt into the
sores of the Wildcats as be
charged 44 yards across the
goal line but the play was
called back on a call of illegal
procedure against Hie Tigers
Not to Fie refused the Tigers
puslied on again toward the
Wildcat goal line and laiwry
settled for taking the- ball a
final two yards around left end
to enter Hie end zone standing
up for the- touchdown Cates'
kick was again good and with
8 24 remaining the Tigers led
58 16
The Tiger lineup consisted
primarily <»t players in backup
positions for the remainder of
the game
A final touchdown for tta-
Tigers was made by Greg
Hendrix who was put in at
runningback position Hendrix
curried the Fiall over the left
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Bass, James T. Mt. Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 10, 1977, newspaper, November 10, 1977; Mount Vernon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1295602/m1/4/: accessed June 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Franklin County Library.