Blast from Past

October 9, 1949 

The New York Yankees downed the Brooklyn Dodgers, 6-4, in game four of the World Series. The Yankees led the series 3-1.

 

October 10, 1979

Richard Bradford of the Moose Lodge bowled a game high 226 and a 601 series in the Tuesday Night League at Airport Lanes. 

 

October 11, 1959

Ole Miss blanked Vanderbilt, 33-0, as James Anderson, Jake Gibbs, Charlie Flowers, Bobby Crespino and Doug Elmore each scored. 

 

October 11, 1969

Laurel nipped Brookhaven, 14-13, as Mark McLaughlin and Woody Whatley ran for scores. McLaughlin ran one yard and Whatley rumbled 30 yards. Rod Gilbreath hit on 11-of-20 passes for 215 yards and teamed up with Jack Young on a 25-yard pass that set up the winning TD. Benny Hinton kicked both extra points. David Stone had an interception for Laurel (3-2). 

 

Waynesboro Central scored 15 points in the final period to overcome Northeast Jones, 21-12. Keith Temple scored twice for NEJ on runs of 12 and 3 yards. Quarterback Gary Williams scored on runs of 6, 12, and 22 yards for the Panthers. 

 

Harry Harrison scored six times in leading Bay Springs over SE Lauderdale, 53-14. 

 

October 12, 1979 

Tim Stanley ran for a score and passed to Jerry Perkins as Jones Junior High defeated South Jones, 14-6. Neil Strickland ran 65 yards for the Braves. David Ward scored twice on short runs while Reggie Nickerson and Chris Hudson also scored as the Madison Rebels thumped NE Jones, 24-16, in junior high action. Bradley Blakeley and Terry Keyes scored for NEJ.  

 

October 13, 1969

Tommy Pharr passed for three touchdowns in leading Mississippi State past USM, 34-20. Ricky Donnegan passed for three scores for USM. 

 

Ole Miss upset unbeaten Georgia, 25-17, in Jackson. Archie Manning passed for 218 yards and for the second straight week was named the SEC Player of the Week despite missing a quarter of the game with an injury.  The junior signal caller hit Riley Myers on a 42-yard pass and Jim Poole on a 4-yard pass. Leon Felts ran 17 yards for a Rebel touchdown. Cloyce Hinton kicked an NCAA record 59-yard field goal for the Rebels while Perry King booted a 29-yarder. Leon Felts ran 17 yards for a Rebel touchdown. 

 

October 14, 1989 

West Jones defeated Northeast Jones, 20-6, in Southern Athletic Conference play. Sammy Ray had an 80-yard kickoff TD while Kenny Craven bulled two yards for a score. Terryl Ulmer passed 40 yards to Renard Harper for another Mustang score. David Holifield returned a punt 81 yards for a Tiger score. 

 

Laurel routed NE Lauderdale, 55-0, as Dennis Andrews ran for two scores while Bully Veasley, Antwain Husband, Walter Bester and Aaron Armond also rushed for scores. Michael Walker passed for two touchdowns as he hit Maurice Moore both times. Jason Simpson passed for one score and ran for one as South Jones defeated Brookhaven, 21-14. Morrris Scott also ran one yard for a TD. 

 

Chad Stanley scored from the 1-yard line with nine seconds to play as Wayne Academy won over Lamar, 21-14. Dana Scarborough also ran 7 yards for a score. 

 

Jerry Turner scored on runs of 5 and 35 yards while Robert Morgan, Tommy Smith and Randy Jones rushed for scores as Wayne County downed Oak Grove, 35-14. 

 

John Womble tossed three touchdown passes in leading Heidelberg Academy over Kemper Academy, 30-0. Womble hit Jason McComrmick, Shawn Myrick and Chris Boyd. 

 

October 15, 1994 

P.T. Jones scored on the first play of the game on an 85-yard run as undefeated #9 NE Jones blanked Laurel, 39-0.  Jones rushed only four times for 104 yards and hauled in a 26-yard TD pass from Shannon Ishee. South Jones rippled past Green County, 34-14, as Jerry Jackson scored twice and Michael Robinson passed to Jason Phillips and Charles Watts for scores. 

 

Taylorsville’s Gary McGill ran in the MHSAA prep record book as he scored three touchdowns in a 35-8 win over South Leake. McGill now has 88 career rushing touchdowns.Â