Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-28
Weldon Eleven
Is Completely
Out-classed
STATISTICS


Runbaek Of licks (Tofal)
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Yds. Lost Penalties los Is
BY Bill DavsY
Slaughter at Simmons" might
well have been the title of the
final high school football game
Of the 1913 season here Fri
day night, when the Yellow
Jackets of Roanoke Rapids
smothered Weldon High Schools
gridders 46-0 in a once-postpon-
ed contest played in the rain.
The Jackets took full advan-
tage Of their weight advantage
and played alertly to stop a
game but outmanned Weldon
eleven cold in the season fin
ale before a small crowd of ra-
bid fans to whom the rivalry
between the neighboring teams
has been long and bitter.
Weldon's players, a number of
them playing in spite of injuries,
were never able to move at all
against the Jackets, who rolled
up their biggest score of the
season at the expense of the
Weldonites.
Roanoke Rapids scored in ev-
cry period to roll up ass yards
in their attack while Weldon
was being held to total of one
yard on offense. Except when
the time ran out at the half
and at the end of the game, the
Jackets moved to a score every
time they got the ball, save one
time when they scored but the
touchdown was called back and
a clipping penalty imposed.
The Jackets received the open
ing kickoff and moved in two
plays to the Weldon 40 where
Vance Stewart fumbled the slip
perry ball and Jimmy johnson
recovered for Weldon. James
Carr quick-kicked on second
down to Stewart on the 16.
Eight plays later, with a pass
from Stewart to Rook and two
big gains by Stewart and "Bulr'
Matthews featuring the play,
Stewart went off tackle from
the five and Matthews plunged
the line to put the Jackets
ahead 10 after seven minutes
Of the first quarter.
On the next series of down
Roanoke Rapids marched II
yards to another score featuring
Stewart-to-Rook pass, a 23-
yard end-around by Rook and
Stewards 12-yard right end
sweep to touchdown. Mat
thews again hit the line for the
point as the second period got
underway.
The third Jacket score came
after 38-yard pass, Stewart to
Rook, had been snagged nice
ly by the big end on the We'll
don four. Matthews then bulled
his way through the center of
the line for the touchdown and
after a five-yard penalty for
too much time Stewart passed
to Rook for the point.
The Jackets added another be-
fore the half ended when
Whitley" Smith, playing his first
varsity tailback assignment, lob
bed a pass to Rook, who gath
cred it in one the Weldon 43
and went the distance on a play
which covered SO yards.
EARLY in the third period the
Jackets added another. with Ste
wart passing to Rook on the
nine for the touchdown. Tom
Myrick's point attempt was no
good and the scored rolled to
$50.
Late in the same period the
Jackets were penalized to the
Weldon A from which point
Stewart passed to Rook, who
lateralled to Matthews and Mat
thews went IS yards getting
away from several would-be
tacklers for score, but it was
called back after clipping had
been detected on the part of
the Jackets.
Soon after the final quarter
started another Stewart -Rook
pass ate up 80 yards, then Ste
wart swept left end for % yards
and another touchdown and this
time Matthews booted perfect
placement for the point.
The final Jacket touchdown
was made by Smith, who came
through the line and reversed
his field, eluding Weldon
tacklers all the way on a spark
ling 32-yard scoring jaunt.
Rook, Stewart and Matthews
were the offensive standouts for
the Jackets, while the entire line
continued to smother Weldon
attempts. For the visitors Jimmy