The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-09-22
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Perfect Defense
BY GENE WARREN

BY GENE WARREN
The Wilmington Wildcats took
the wrapo off Of powerhouse
team last night at Legion Stadium
as they defeated the highly rated
Whiteville Wolfpack, 81 to 0, be-
fore one of the largest crowd ever
to witness a High school contest
here. An estimated crowd OF
well over 5000 roaring fans attend.
ed the contest.
Coach Leon Brodgen's Wildcats
got off to an early start, crossing
the goal line in IL minutes afte-
the opening whistle blew. Hooks
kicked off and the ball was taken
by Rogers on the Wildcats Is yaro
stripe, Rogers was downed on the
80 yard line, Bubba Sykes smash
ed through the line ia gain four
yards and Bannerman raced
around end to place the pigskin or
the so yard line. Bannerman
broke through to place the ball
on the "a yard stripe, Making short
gains on each play, Co-Cap1 air
Bannerman smashed across the
goal from the three yard line tc
mark up the first touchdown.
Sykes booted the ball squarely be-
tween the uprights to make the
score 7 to 0.
Aftec an exchange of the ball,
Sykes hurled long range pass
10 Kenneth Rogers who scooped up
the ball and raced across the
field to the "a yard line. Banner
man ripped through the line to the
II yard line and scored on a
thrust through the line from the
six. The try for the extra point
was not good.
The second string team was Sent
in at the end of the half and dis
played splendid defensive as vel
as offesive play. Getting thell
hands on the pigskin in the secono
half, when a Whiteville lad fun,
bled the kickoff, continuous
smashes at the Pack forward wal
took the ball from the Cat ~ to
the Whiteville nine. Hacksaw Tut
tie then tossed a beautiful pass
int othe end zone where Nea
Patrick took it to give the locals
1910 lead. futile failed to klcR
the extra point.
Following the unsuccessful at
tempts of Whiteville's Rlcharo
Powell, to get away a long aerial
the Orange and Black took owe
again and rolled down the fielc
with Dick Hnsom, Jack Marcus
and Charlie Smith showing the
way. futile once more took te
the sky route to score as ne
flipped beautiful "a yard pass
into Neal Patrick's waiting hands
racing imp Is point margin over
the astonished Whitevllle grlo
ders.
Going into the final period Of
the tilt, Brodgen pat IN his thlro
stringers. who also made seven
points against the tired Packers
Buddy Bridges got away for the
longest run of the game, When
on a end-around play. He Travelled
from his own 40 yard stripe, all the
wav to the Blue and VIII ties l6.
Grissom and Sonny Blalock alter
mated at taking the ball to the z,
where Linwood butted the line with
his head down and crossed into
the end zone standing up. He also
added another point for 31-0 ad-
vantage with a perfect placement.
The fourth eleven finished the game
for the Gates, giving the specta-
tors a demonstration of Hanoverlan
reserves.
Sparkling the attack for the Will
mington gridders were two stand
outs. Dave Bannerman. and second
stringer Neal Patrick, who was IN
the opponents backfield all through
his teams exhibition.
Brodgen has on schedule for next
week a fast Kinston grid aggr ga
ton which. from all reports recelv-
ed here, boasts several top pig
skin performers. This will be the
last non-conference tilt for the Cat,
as they take on the Rocky Mount
pI,cLhirds fo11owinp this contest,