The chronicle., 1961-10-31
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score for Point
By Ken Ernst
aronicle Correspondent

up tnree tOuchdOWnS in the
opening stanza before t h e
Moss Pointers could rally to
stop the running and passing
of quarterbacks Carey Revels
and Billy Devrow.
Moss Point fans had little to
shout about until the final
quarter when the inexperienc-
ed sophomore and Junior
charges of coach Bobby Holmes
tailed twice.
The loss gives Moss Point a
l-6 record for the year. They
will be taking on what will
probably be their roughest op-
ponent Of the year in the
Laurel Tornados Friday night
at Dantzler Field.
Moss Point kicked off with
Devrow taking on the Hatties-
burg 26 and returning to the
81.
Fullback Kent Bass an d
halfback Skippy Matheson in
three carries through the Tiger
line picked up a first down at
the A. Devrow went four to
the 48 and after the Hub City
club drew a 15-yard penalty
back to the 38 Matheson raced
for % yards to the Moss Point
38 and a first down.
In three more plays, DevroW
and Bass engineered an IL
yard pickup to the Moss Point
q and another first down.
Revels faded back, hit end
John Saul with a pass at the
Moss Point 10 and Saul raced
into the end zone for the score
with only four minutes gone in
the first quarter. Huff attempt
ed the extra point which was
no good and Hattiesburg led
60.
Hattiesburg kicked off and
after tackle jim Prassenos had
downed the kickoff at the
Moss Point 46 the Moss Point
ers were charged with off side
and Hattiesburg kicked off
again from their own As. End
George Wood took the kick at
the 81 and returned four yards
to the 35.
Quarterback Jim Shields
threw incomplete TO Wood and
on second down fullback Pete
Campbell was dropped for q
two yard loss at the 80.
Shields dropped back to pass
but Hattiesburg's Devrow was
on the spot to pick off the
aerial at the midfield stripe
and raced so yards for a score
with six minutes 40 seconds
gone in the first period.
Revels pa S e d to Saul in
the end zone for the extra
point and Hattiesburg led 1870.
Moss Point took the ensuing
kick and after being unable
to move in three plays, Camp
bell punted with the ball roll
ing out of bounds at the Hat
tiesburg 81. Devrow drove for
two yards, Revels passed to
the 45 and Devrow raced down
the sideline for the third score
of the period for Hattiesburg
with eight minutes Is seconds
gone in the quarter.
Huff kicked the extra point
and Hattiesburg led 200.
An exchange of punts closed
out the first period.
The second quarter began
with Moss Point in possession.
The visiting Tigers Campbell
booted to the five yard lire
where Matheson was dropped.
The Moss Pointers got a little
lift at this point after holding
the Harrisburg squad at the
seven and forcing Revels to
punt from deep in his own
territory. the ball rolling out
of bounds at the Hattiesburq
So.
Shields connected with
Wood at the Is on a pass for
a first down, but when Shields
attempted to throw to Wood
a G a in Hattiesburg's Sidney
Malone picked off the ball at
the Hattiesburg Is and return
ed all the way to the Moss
Point 26.
Hattiesburg started to move
again as Devrow threw to
Revels at the Moss Point IL
and a first down.
Devrow then fumbled but
recovered on the Moss Point
10. Fullback Bill Dalton moved
for a yard to the nine but on
third and seven Devrow's pass
was intercepted in the end
zone by halfback Eddie Hardin
for a touchback and Moss
Point put the ball in play at
their 20.
The remainder of the half
was display of defense, end
ing with Hattiesburg leading
200.
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