12- The Journal, Thursday, September 13, 1973
The Perkins-Tryon football
coaches were all smtles as they
walked into the local care Satur-
day morning, as their Demons
upset an overwhelmingly favor-
ed Hennessey Eagle squad 8 to
6 Friday night in a thriller that
was undetermined until a final
goal line stand by the Demons.
The Demons were outstatls-
riced on every phase of the game
other than desire and the score-
board.
"Our boys went to Hennessey
to play ball and that's exactly~
what they did," Ditz McIlvain,
head coach for the Demons
said. "It was a complete team
effort."
Hennessey out-totaled the
Demons in statistics with 333
yards rushing to 84 for the De-
mons and 13 yards passing to
100 yards for the Perl~ins-Try-
On squad, but it was the Demons
defense in the last two and one
half minutes of the ballgame
that proved statistics don't al-
ways win ballgames.
It was the Demons who cross-
ed the goal stripe first with a
45 yard scoring pass from
quarterback Kenny McKosato
to Tim Hubbard.
The Demons had received the
kickoff and marched to the Hen-
nessey 38 yard line after three
series of plays with the entire
backfield of the Demons taking
their turns plunging in and
around the big Eagle line. The
Demons had to kick the ball af-
ter fullback Kenny Nelson,
quarterback Ken McKosato,
backs Tim Hubbard, Eddie
Smith and Tom Hinkle shared
the duties of six running plays
and three incomplete passes
getting to the 38.
The golden toe of Tim Hub-
bard punted the ball into the
endzone pinning the Hennessey
offensive squad deep on their
own twenty. The Eagles could
only move the ball four yards
In three plays setting the stage
for the next series of downs
for the PT squad that would put
them on the board first.
Tom Hlnkle received a rela-
tively short punt at the Perkins-
Tryon 49 and returned the pig-
skin five yards to the Hennes-
sey 46. Halfback Eddie Smith
carried the ball for one yard to
the 45 and then with 5:59 left in
the first quarter the potent
passing prowess of McKosato
became evident as he hit split
end Tim Hubbard streaking
down the field with a perfect
pass. Hubbard carried the ball
over for the 45 yard scoring
aerial dragging two Eagleswith
him.
It was halfback Tom Hinkle
who scored what would be the
eventual winning margin of two
points as he bulled his w~ty
through the middle of the Eagle
line for the point after touch-
down leaving the score PT-8
Hennessey 0.
The shocked Hennessey Eag-
les could not get their offense
untracked with their next ser-
ies of downs mainly due to'the
tenacious defensive play of
noseguard Curtis~Fouch and
linebackers Rick Disney and
Kenny Nelson.
"A lot of credit needs to be
given to coaches ~helby Lauen-
er and Eddie Bunch for getting
our new defensive
ready," McIlvain said.
Mcnvain wouldn't say much
about the new defense, onlythat
it was called "the Okie Sic'urn".
McIlvain and Company didn't
bother "explaining the Okle
Sic'urn defense to Hennessey
either as the Eagles could not
get untracked because of fum-
bles, penalties and mistakes
With the Demon defensive
swarming all over the Eagles
backs.
After several exchanges of
the ball when neither offense
could mount a serious drive,
Hennessey ~ound themselves in
trouble again after aHennessey
The winning goal line stand at last Friday night's thriller
between the favored Hennessey Eagles and the Perkins-Tryon
Demons gave the Demons the upset victory of 8 to 6. The
Hennessey ballcarrler, number 12, is met head on by middle
kick receiver fumbled the ball
on his teammates own 32 yard
line. Again it was Fouch who
playing "headsup" football,
pounced on the loose ball, set-
ting the Demons in possible
scoring position.
The Demons drove to the
Hennessey 16 yard line after
six plays to a third down and
long. McKosato tried to hit Hub-
bard twice with aerials; one in-
complete and the other incom-
plete after hitting the goalposts.
Hennessey took over on the 16
and on the second play fumbled
the hall again with PT players
swarming on the loose ball at
the 31 yard line.
In that series of downs lyr
moved the ball only four yards,
but the accurate punting pinkie
of Hubbard put the ball on Hen-
nessey's one inch line.
Hennessey mounted a 14 play
drive from the inch line that
brought them all the way to the
PT 21 yard line before the De-
mon defense stiffened.
Hennessey fumbled on the 21
after a bruising tackleby Fouch
with Hennessey recovering.
Hennessey, with a third and 11,
attempted a pass unsuccess-
fully. Then with 3:30 left in the
half, the Eagle quarterback
rolled to his right and tossed a
sure touchdown pass to his split
end. The defensive efforts of
Tim Hubbard knocked the ball
away almost intercepting.
Perkins-Tryon took the ball
over on downs and drove ~o the
Hennessey 30 yard line before
running out the clock in the
first half with the score
Perkins-Tryon 8; Hennessey 0.
The second half was a com-
pletely different ballgame for
Hennessey as their offense
reeled of forty plays compar-
ed to the Demons getting their
hands on the ball only 14 times.
Hennessey scored after re-
ceiving the second half kickoff
and marching 57 yards in ten
plays for their first and last
score. Their conversion effort
failed as the interior defensive
line tightened up and stopped an
Eagle back coming through the
middle, leavin.g the score P-T 8;
Hennessey 6.
The Demons could not sustain
a drive of any sort the first time
they got the ball and had to punt
Journal Photo by Cecil Acuff
A FAMILIARL SIGHT TO the Hennessey Eagles last Fri-
day night was the greeting given by Demon defenders Curtis
Fouch and Kenny Nelson. Fouch was responsible for all three
fumbles by Hennessey.
m
linebacker Rick Disney 51. Safety man Ken McKosato,
11, is also there with linebacker Kenny Nelson, (par
den) and Curtis Fouch plus a host of other Demon
Journal Photo by cecil
to the Eagles. Hennessey nearly
returned the punt for the score
only to be called back because
of a penalty. In that punt return
the Hennessey runner ran be-
hind a solid wall of Hennessey
blockers and had a clear shot
into the end-zone, but the de-
termination of Tom Hlnkie, who
dodged two blockers, caught the
Eagle runner from behind.
Hennessey drove to their own
49 from the 34 but fumbled the
ball again with Perkins re-
covering. Perkins-Tryon had a
pass intercepted in the next
series of downs.
Hennessey then took the ball
all the way to the PT 17 yard
line as the third quarter ended
and one of the most exciting
fourth quarters a lot of PT fans,
coaches and players have seen
commenced.
Wlth fourth and three from
the 17 yard line, Demon Boost-
ers~ heart sank, as the Hennes-
sey quarterback rolled to the
Demon 8 yard line. With first
and goal the Eagles seemed to
be heading for the clinching
score when an Eagle receiver
was open and caught the eight
yard toss in the end-zone. To
the delight of lyr the play was
nullified because of holding.
The proceeding play had Hen-
nessey fumbling the ball again
with Fouch recovering.
The Demons ran the ball back
to the 25 yard line in five plays
• and had to punt the ball with
Hinkle, Hubbard,
Coach McIlvain said,
tire defensive team",
the frustrated
The game ended withthe
trying to get the bell
their fourth down
clock ran out before
was
ped however, oven
clock was out but
still could not get
across. -d ~
McIlvain used WesWa~tli~
die Smith and others to ~7~f"
for the injured st arte;~ey~
ence mrown, L~ougn
Steve Byrd. d i~,,~,
McIlvain told his squa t$1l
dressing room after the^~ tl#
game that "this is one.~cjy
sweetest v~ctories of mY v'~
ing career.'~
The upset victory was
95 for McIlvaln as he
closer to the
victory mark.
The Demo.ls will be
gromld this Friday
on long time rival
off is scheduled for 8:(
STATISTICS
Nelson: 1] carries for
McKosato: 8 carries
yards
Hinkle: 6 carries for
Hubbard: 2 carried
Smith: 6 carries
TOTAL RUSHING: 84 Yal"d5
7:10 remaining in the wild and HENNESSEY: 333 yards
wooly final quarter.
Thanks to the alert defensive PASSING: completiO~ o~
play of Tim Hubbard who inter- . McKosato: 4
cepted a Hennessey pass and
returned it 15 yards, the frust-
rated E.agle defense was unable
to manage a score.
It was after the Demons were
unable to move the ball after
two series of downs that Hen-
nessey moved the ball to the De-
mon five yard line. With 57
seconds showing on the clock
and a Hennessey first and goal,
the unbelievable goal line stand
took place.
With highschool fans scream-
ing from both sides of the field
the Eagles drove to the two yard
line with 34 seconds left and no
times outs remaining. Twice the
Eagle back tried to make it
across the goal line for the
winning touchdown, but the De-
mon defense lead by Nelson,
attempted
Hubbard: 3 for 80 yards
Hinkle: 1 for 20 yards
TOTAL PASSING: 100
HENNESSEY: 13
TURNOVERS:
Perkins: no fumbleS;
ception
Hennessey: three
passes
SCORES
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