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11 holts VCJ streak
The Valena C. j cries grinders wen; under for their first time this year when they ?were jumped on by tie johr. Jefferson 11 at Purvis las: Friday.
Johr. Jefferson managed to ran up its entire 13 points before the enc of the first half.
J ones threatened frequently during the first two quarters but couldn't get the ball over for a score.
After a scoreiess third period ir. which the VCj Tigers dotr.ina.ted ir. ground-gaining, Martin Collins cut loose with a 17-yard TD run in the middle of the fourth. Russell Nichols rar. the successful conversion for a final score of johr. Jefferson 13, Valena C. jor.es 7.
Outstanding ground-gainers for VCj were fullback Uivies Shecpard with 112 yards rushing ir. eight tries and halfback Martin Collins who rar. 55yards in sever, carries. Flanker back Russell Nichois snagged three passes to pick up 78 yards while quarterback Robert Whavers completed 8 out of 14 passes to rur. up 178 yards. In cs defense department, Arthur Clementine and L'ivies Sheppard were credited with 13 tackles each.
With no game scheduiecthis week, Coach Willie Bradley will be giving his boys some heavy exercise in preparation for their encounter with Toed Kish at Popiarvliia or. Oct. 9.
VCJ romps past
Oak Grove 35-6VCJ Tigerettes curve
Carver for top spot
Valena C. Jones made it two for rwo by topping Oak Grove of Lucedale 35-6 here last Saturday.
Robert Whavers ran 87-yards after intercepting a pass for the first talley, and Martin Collins went over from 4 yards later in the first period. Whavers ran for rwo more TDs in the second quarter. and the extra points were made good by Ulyies Sheppard and Edward Weavers.
After a scoreiess third, quarter, a 37-yard run by Collins and a safety gave VCj's Tigers their last 8 points in me final quarter. Oak Grove's only , score came late in the fourth.
Valena C. Jones Tigerettes won the cage tourney played at Carver High in Picayune Saturday, defeating their hosts 48-30 in the finals after rolling Randolph High of Pass Christian by 40-29. VCj boys
Jones girls win again, boys lose
Valena C. Jones cagers entertained Locker High from Wiggins Tuesday night, splitting the two-game card as the VCj girls tromped the visitors 43-24 and die boys lost 53-50 to ?ocker.
.... Annie Haynes was high toss-er for Jones with 15 points in the girls bout; Robert Whavers racked up 20 for the j ones boys. The VCJ Tigers will visit Pop-larvilie Saturday to take Dart in the Todc High toumev.
Todd
wins
28-0
faired not so well going unde 72-60 in the first round.
In the opening period < their 18 point victory over Ca: ver VCJ overconfidence 1 them score a bare 11-10 ac vantage going into the second Coach Willie Bradley pep tali ed the Tigerettes back into team and they blasted seco: and third quarter scores of 21
?	17 and 36-21. Tigerettes Ann. Haynes and Marilyn Price we: leading pointers with 20 ana 1 respectively.
Drawing a bye for the fir round of the tournament, ti VCJ girls had no trouble v. their Randolph opponents in tl semifinals. They forg< stes*?iy ahead with quarti ieads of 11-7, 22-12 and 3. 22. Merilyn Price starred fi Jones with 16 points whi Gladys Mullins andAnnMitchs gathered in 10 apiece.
The Jones boys? team toi a single point lead over Ra: dolph in the initial stanza their losing fight, but the tea from Pass Christian poured i the coal after the first peril to make it 32-29 athalftirne a: 55-29 after the third. VCJ Robert Whavers pitched in ; unusual high o f 38 points, b it wasn?t enough to save ti day.
Valena C. Jones squads w be off active duty until Feb. when both boys and girls vk play Locker High a: Wiggin
GETS A&! POST
Marcus Love has b?
Circuit leaders blank Jones 11
Valena C. Jones suffered its second straight gridiron defeat Friday when her foods?; team traveled to Todd Kish a* Pop? iarvilie for a 2S-C trocncii^ from the leaders of the South Mississippi Arhiettc Conference.
Todd roiled ts 26 points of its shut-out during the first half,
settled for a safety during the third quarter, aad exercised the bench before a tired VCj II for no additional score during the last box.
Tne result was a 5-C coc*? ference lead for Todd, while Jones is left with one win, rwo losses in the conference and a 2-2 over-ail season record.
The VCJ Tigers return	5
home hopefully this weekend	0
when they nlay host to W.A.	2
Jones High from Hattiesburg in	1
another conference test at 7:o0	168
p.m. Friday.	i03
Scaustics	'	271
VCj	-	10?^
10	first downs	i6
11	pass attempts	9
pass complt. pass intercept, fumbles fumSles lost yards rushing yards passing set yards


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