Van Zandt News (Wills Point, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 15, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 18, 1983 Page: 7 of 22
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Indians vent anger on Mineola, 40-12
Grand aline's Gory White was upended on a run doep in AAineola territory Friday nigh* as the Indians
were c ving foranother touchdown, which David Bragg got on the next play with a six-yard run. The In-
dians nrmed t* a 40-12 victory to set the stage for a big showdown in a District I7AA opener this week
with Gitman. (Photo by Wanda Callaway)
GRAND SALINE -
Mineola’s Yellowjackets
wore jerseys with ,-AngTy
Orange” on the front, but
it was the Grand Saline In
dians who were angry Fri
day night as they went on
the warpath before a large
crowd at Persons Stadium
to ambush Mineola 40 12.
Grand Saline, still sting
ing from a 6-0 upset loss
the week before to Hawkins
which cost the Indians
their number one ranking
in East Texas in Class AA,
stormed to a commanding
33-6 halftime lead over the
hapless Yellowjackets and
totally dominated the
game.
The explosive Indians
piled up 405 yards total of-
fense while holding
Mineola to only 78 yards.
Grand Saline had a 26 6
spread in first downs and a
7-1 penetrations bulge.
Mineola's only touch
downs came on a 78 yard
kickoff return and follow
ing a fumble recovery at
the Grand Saline 20
The Indians, who play
Quitman in a District
17AA headliner Friday
night, had trouble holding
onto the football against
Mineola. fumbling 14
times and losing it on five
of those miscues.
David Bragg had 117
yards on 18 carries to lead
the Indian rushing attack,
which ripped the Mineola
defense for 323 yards. Greg
White added 72 and
Stephen Gray 54.
Brian Brown, Lee
LaPrade, Gray, Paul
Elliott, Donnie Herring,
Dewayne Dickerson and
Tony Duckworth led a
ferocious Indian defense
which swarmed all over the
Yellowjackets, throwing
them for losses which
totalled 59 yards.
The Indians scored the
second time they got their
hands on the football, driv-
ing 47 yards in eight plays
after a punt with Andy
Long bucking over from
the three. Hobbs Allison's
conversion kick sailed wide
to the left and the Indians
led 6 0 with 2:30 left in the
first period.
The Indians exploded
for 27 points in the second
quarter to put the game
out of reach. Jerry Fowler
hit paydirt on a 15 yard
quarterback draw after his
31 yard pass to Billy Chitty
caught the Yellowjackets
napping, and Allison's kick
made it 13-0 with 10:50
left in the half.
Elliott came up with a
Mineola fumble on the first
play after the ensuing
kickoff at the 20 and
Fowler hit Chitty, who was
wide open in the end zone,
for the touchdown on the
next play. Allison's kick
made it 20-0.
After a Mineola punt at
tempt backfired on a low
snap from center which
allowed the Indians to take
over the ball at the Yellow
jacket 24. Long scored on a
three-yard run and
Allison's kick boosted the
count to 27 0 with 6:35 re
maining in the half
Jerome Johnson then
gathered in the kickoff at
his own 22, found a hole
up the middle, and
scampered 78 yards for a
touchdown for Mineola
The kick failed and it was
27 6.
Grand Saline scored
with one minute left in the
half as Bragg capped a
66 yard, 11 -play drive wkh
a six-yard run over right
tackle The snap was
fumbled on the conversion
try to leave the score 33-6
at the intermission
After a defense-oriented
third period, the Indians
tacked their final
touchdown on the
scoreboard two plays into
the fourth quarter on a
nine-yard run by Long to
end a 47-yard, 11 play
drive. Allison's kick made
it 40 6.
Mineola got its final tally
with six minutes left in the
game after a fumble
recovery at the Indian 20
David Staples scored on an
eight yard run but a fake
kick and run for the con-
version failed.
The Indians drove from
their own 31 to the
Mineola 21 in the fading
minutes and just missed
another touchdown when
Allison's pass to Chitty was
broken up in the end rone
with only a few seconds left
on the clock.
The Indians completed
five of 11 passes for 98
yards and did not have to
punt in the game. Mineola
hit only one out of four
passes for nine yards and
punted five times for a 27.6
average.
The Indians drew 50
yards in penalties and the
Yellowjackets were tagged
for 65 yards in penalties.
DISTRICT 12AAA ROUNDUP
Lindale muffles Van
Kaufr in remained the
only uni »ten team in Dis
trict 127 lA as non-confer-
ence act n came to an end
Friday n jht.
The efending cham
pion Lius tripped Wylie
18-7 tol ild their mark to
3 0.
Wills joint won its se-
cond gai£ in a row^topp
ing Forty 13 7, Kemp
broke inK the winnng col
umn wil a 31-29 fjueaker
over Brsvnsboro.jmd Ma
bank wo its firsjgame by
edging Balakoffl4-10.
Van took a 42-22 lashing
from Lindale, Canton
dropped a 14-7 joust with
Whitehouse, Mineola was
buried 40-12 by Grand Sa
line, and Quinlan was
blanked 40-0 by Allen.
District play opens Fri-
day with Van at Kaufman,
Mineola at Wills Point,
Mabank at Canton and
Quinlan at Kemp.
THIS WEEK'S GAMES
Mineola ai Wills Point
Van at Kaufman
Mabank at Canton
Quinlan at Kemp
DISTRICT I2AAA
TEAM
W L
T PTSOPP
Kaufman
S 0
0
94
21
Wills Point
2 1
0
58
41
Van
1 ‘i
II
58
63
Kemp
1 2
0
44
60
Mabank
1 2
0
20
40
Canton
0 5
0
S3
76
Mineola
0 5
0
S3
125
Quinlan
0 5
0
0
97
LAST WEEK'S RESULTS
Wills Point IS, Forney 7
Whitehouse 14. Canton 7
Lindale 42. Van 22
Kaufman 18 Wylie 7
Kemp SI. flrownshoro 29
Mabank 14 Malakoff 10
Grand Saline 40. Mineola 12
Allen 40. Quinlan 0
McEnturff wins
second contest
:lp wanted
AAoturelton wif experience for ossistont monogor position in
grocsrykora. /
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h 1 WS Commerce, Wills Point
^an ZanJt News
Canton Herald
ills Point Chronicle
After finishing second in
Contest No. 1 last week,
Ray McEnturff placed on
top to win Contest No. 2 in
the Van Zandt News Foot
ball Contest.
McEnturff’s winning
percentage was 76 in Con
test No. 2.
By winning Contest No.
2, McEnturff will receive
$50 worth of coupons from
the Van Zandt News to be
exchanged for merchan
disc from the participating
merchants on the contest
pages.
To enter the contest, ac
quire a copy of the Van
Zandt News and circle the
team you pick to win in the
game listed on each ad in
the contest pages. Turn
your entry in at The Can-
ton Herald. 103 East Tyler
Street, Canton, or the,
Wills Point Chronicle,
109 North Fifth Street.
Wills Point, before 4:30
p.m. on the Thursday
preceding the games.
Don't forget to circle
your choice in the tie
breaker" game and to
determine the point dif-
ferential in that game.
The list of games for
Contest No. 4 can be found
in the middle of the sports
section in this issue of the
Van Zandt News.
Aubrey Yarbrough of
Edgewood placed second
in Contest No. 2, followed
by Dave Meadows of Can
ton in third and Regina
Gore of Wills Point in
fourth place.
NEWS
and SPORTS
LEADERS
DISTRICT 17AA ROUNDUP
• • # •
Grand Saline and Quit
man, the two playoff teams
from District 17AA last
season, clash at Grand
Saline Friday night in an
early showdown battle as
district play gets under-
way.
Both are 2-1 in non-dis-
Defensive Standouts
it' ’
'
i ' i
m
Barry Maddox
Van
trict action after the In-
dians bombed Mineola
40-12 and the Bulldogs
whipped Waskom 37-19
Friday.
Wolfe City remains the
only unbeaten team in the
league with a 3 0 mark
after whipping Commuhity
34 14. In other games Fri
day, Edgewood took a 49-0
licking from Arp, Cooper
was blasted 55-0 by Com
merce, Rains nipped
Troup 36-29, Honey Grove
pounded Fannindel 56 6,
and Leonard fought to a
6-6 tie with Whitewright.
In addition to the big
Quitman-Grand Saline
battle this week, Honey
Grove hosts Wolfe City,
Rains goes to Edgewood
and Cooper hosts Leonard.
DISTRICT I7AA
Calvin Scales
Canton
TEAM
W L
T PTSOPP
Wolfe City
3
0
0
60
26
Grand Saline
2
1
0
61
32
Quitman
2
1
•
100
45
Honey Grove
2
1
1
50
S3
Leonard
1
1
1
24
32
Raim
1
2
0
62
86
Edgewood
0
5
I
23
HI
Cooper
0
5
1
20
118
Vi
i9 Murphy Brlon Brawn
Ills Point Giortd Saline
Kevin Strickland
Fruitvale
LAST WEEK'S RESULTS
Grand Saline 40. Mineola 12
Arp 49. Edgewood 0
Wolfe City S4, Community 14
Quitman 97. Waikom 19
Commerce M. Cooper 0
Ram. 56 Troup 29
Honey Grove 56. Fannindel 6
Leonard 6. Wrightwrighi 6
THU WEEK'S GAMES
Quitman at Grand Saline
Wolf* Chy at Honey Crave
Raim at - *
Leonard
Edgewood
I ai Cooper
V AN-• Entering their
home opener Friday night,
the Van Vandals were hop
ing to not only give the
Lindale Eagles their first
loss of the season but also
give the visitors their inital
defeat at the hands of a
District 12AAA opponent
However, Lindale had
other ideas as they scored
35 unanswered points to
dominate Van, 42-22.
The first offensive
possession of the game for
the Vandals gave their fans
hopes of a possible upset,
as they moved the ball 55
yards in 17 plays to take
the early lead.
Tailback Kim Moore
scored from four yards out
and Kesh Rowe added the
extra point for a 7-0 Van-
dal advantage late in the
first quarter.
In the drive that
featured 16 running plays,
Moore collected 30 yards
while Kevin Faulkner add
ed 18 yards.
Lindale came right back
with a touchdown in their
opening possession.
. Eagle tailback James
McGowen ended the
70-yard drive with a
21 -yard run to cut the Van
lead to 7 6 early in the se
cond quarter of play.
McGowen failed to reach
the end zone on the two-
point conversion play.
The Eagle drive featured
runs of 10 yards each by
quarterback Hubert
Shainlin and McGowen.
Van appeared to be
moving in for a possible se
cond touchdown of the
half when quarterback
Bryan Burk's pass to end
James King was picked off
by Lindales Terry Smith
at the Eagle 32.
Six plays later, Shamlin
kept the ball for a 24-yard
touchdown run to put the
Eagles ahead to stay.
Shamlins pass to end
Shane Keifer for the two-
point conversion was suc-
cessful to give Lindale a
14-7 lead.
McGowens 21 yard run
and fullback Keith
Johnson's 12-yard gain
helped set up the
touchdown.
Following a Vandal
punt, Lindale added
another score before
halftime as Shamlin scored
from 21 yards away to end
a seven play drive. Brian
Lackey added the extra
point for a 21-7 Lindale
advantage at the half.
In the Jrive. McGowen
added a 12 yard run that
moved the ball to the Van
24.
Events did not change
much in the second half as
Lindale quickly put the
game out of reach.
A long kickoff return by
Terry Smith gave the
Eagle's a first down at the
Van 44.
Johnson gained 28 yards
on the first play from
scrimmage in the half,
moving the ball to the
Vandal 16.
Five plays later. Van got
one of their few good
breaks in the game as
Shamliti fumbled the ball
at the one with Kim Moore
recovering for the Vandals
at the seven yard line.
After two first downs,
Van was forced into a pun-
ting situation.
Andy Fauss received the
punt for Lindale and then
handed the ball off to
teammate Smith, who
dashed down the sidelines
for a 65-yard touchdown.
Lackey's point after made
the score 28-7.
Van was unable to move
the ball and again was
forced to punt.
The Fauss Smith punt
return connection struck
again for Lindale. as Smith
ran the punt back all the
way to the Vandal six
following a handoff from
Fauss.
McGowen then carried
the ball into the end zone
on the next play to increase
the Lindale lead Lackey
again added the extra
point for a 35-7 Lindale
advantage after three
quarters.
The Vandal offense
finally recorded their se
cond touchdown drive of
the game as Burk scored on
a 16-yard quarterback
keeper, ending a seven
play, 66-yard drive. Rowe
was successful on the extra
point to cut the Vandal
deficit to 35-14 with 10.26
remaining.
Key plays in the drive in-
cluded first down runs of
15 yards by King and 12
yards by Scott Moore.
Lindales big-play of-
fense came right back on
the next drive as tailback
Tony Jenkins scored on a
53-yard run. The extra
point by Lackey was good
as Lindale held a 42 14
lead with 9:38 left.
Following an exchange
of punts, a good punt
return by Kim Moore gave
Van excellent field position
at the Lindale seven yard
line.
Two plays later.
Faulkner carried the ball
into the end zone on a two
yard run with 317 remain
ing. Faking the extra point
attempt. Faulkner also
scored the two point con
version.
Van then recovered their
own onside kick, but six
plays later. Burk's pass was
intercepted by Fauss and
returned to the Lindale 31.
The Vandals will open
District 12AAA play on the
road against defending
district champion Kauf-
man, Friday, September
23. at 7:30 p.m.
Van Vandal tail bock Kim Moor* paint good yardage on a running play early
in the gam* against Lindale Friday night. After scoring the first touchdown of
the game, Lindale recorded 35 unanswered points to eote past the Vandals,
42-22. The Vandals wilt open District 12AAA play Friday, September 23, at
7:30 p.m. in Kaufman. (Photo by Glen Mortcol)
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