Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Jackets Win First Game From Ocala, January 15, 1937

Some Changes Made and New Schedule Given Out For Season

By Gordon Haines
Leesburg Commercial
January 15, 1937

Leesburg Yellow Jackets won their first game of the season from Ocala Wildcats in a thrilling tilt by a score of 14-13 on the home court Tuesday night.
In the preliminary game Ocala won by taking the lead at the half and keeping it until the end of the game winning by the score of 26-14.

Herlong rang up two points in the opening of the first quarter followed by Davis with two foul shots. Nickelson took two points on foul shots before the first quarter ended with the Jackets leading. The Wildcats scored 9 points to the Jackets two in the second quarter bringing them into the lead at the half by a score of 11-6.

Leesburg held the ball during most of the third quarter and with Girtman shooting two field goals and Warrill one brought the score to 12-11 in the Jackets favor.

In the last quarter each team scored two points and the Jackets field their 1 point lead until the end of the game giving a final score of 14-13 over the Ocala Wildcats
The lineups:
Leesburg (14)

                        FG,   F,   Pts
Herlong, F       1      0     2
Girtman, F       4      0     8
Worrill, C         1      0     2
Golden, G       0      0     0
Davis, G          0      0     2
Totals              6      2     14

                           FG,   F,   Pts
Nickleson, F       3     2      8
Mattox, F            0     0      0
Williamson, C    0     0      0
Clark, C              0     0      0
Scroggins, G     0     0      0
Hodges, G         2     1      5
Totals                 5     3      13


Referee - Brown


There has been a change made in the schedules and the revised schedule stands as follows:
January 12 Ocala Here
January 14 Lee (Jacksonville) There
January 15 Landon (Jacksonville) There
January 16 St. Pauls There
January 19 Eustis There

Resources
Gordon Haines
Leesburg Commercial
January 15, 1937

Article provided by:
Gerald Lacey
Staff Writer
Carver Heights Quarterback Club
1986 Varsity Jackets Football Lettermen #82
Class of 1988 Leesburg High School
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