https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/74e6019496a811dd1fbbfc057683db54.pdf 903559de85c016d179aa8d5d3efdd266 PDF Text Text • .. =·~i ~. - '. . ,• • . .-...... ' ..., . . .. " • • - ; · _., • Morning News Sports. Writer .. . ' .. • • • . Th~ Johnsoo,,rille Fl a~ d.0 ~ething last J."riday night· . · that no other in the st.at~ has been able·to do in the past t"'·o ~- football .seasons. The Fl.ashes broke the 2t ganle ¥;-inning · • ~trcak or the defending state (;Jass, AA champioo:s. lhe . E~ is hopvi l le Dragoos by the score of l :l-7. · . The Jc'lasbes OOW advances to the semi - (inals of ftJ<! Stat~ · Class AA J'la~'{tffs this r..riday liight wh~n ltrey host Bamberg - f~rhardl oo. t~ Flashes home field. • Jobnso11villc. Y.-hidt no"'' sporls a L0-0-l r~rord. didn,t ha\•e ::;uch a eaS)' ·Lime -...·itl• lhe Dragons . though Co~b Bob Jtank1ns~ learn looked like it might coa~t etfter lhe fjrsl half. The Flashes jumped ool front early when l~'1bert V.'ea\•er . •ook a Bi k)' Rankin piteh -oot on the 11 ya rd line and v.·::i~ into , .. thf~ end iooe untouched to gk;i·c the Falcons a 7-0 le<1d with · Gregg r""llrt:he~ Kkl<ing the £1 AT! . ~ The home t earn y,:as able lo se-l up its first score d•ie to wme · , fi1ld rlltll)ing by F'rtiz Ed"·ards lli'ho accounlcd for 42 ~·ards or . rushing in 1t'M! &3 )'<trd drive in jusl 5<!\ en carries. The Fla.shes~~ Dragons. mo\red 1he ball v.·c\1all1•ight l{tng as they sho\ved ~he f.ans S.Offi(! of tne best football pla~·ed ]ri . lo~it Jn ti 1c pi) st 1-0 }~~ars_ · ,. · The Dragons lookoo like true r.-ha111ps as the}' came Oi.it to . start thi! third quart.er und je:im1r1ctJ tile b11 II slraight at the · l;-1 ri shes d.efen.c;.p . f!the~' had ~tichae I Cooper ,..·ail lng to r{'{:ei~·e Tomnl}' \\'ilkie'sp.eiss for the-touchdown. · (:ooper 1 waiting at lhc Flashes 20 ]'ard Iin<! fo r \~'ilkie's high • . floating pa~s. had pleilty o! con1pan~· as. t'nrcc Flashes '.\·er<?a1so v."aiting the arrival uf ttie (lying {lhjcct. Through soml:!' mirar:le, Cooper came out cf lhc groop ;i.·lt11 .tlic footbill1 and scampered iriln the r:nd 1.one for the onl}' Dri:i~On score. The to,Jashcs held anotMr drive late in tllr. game whe11 the . Dragon~ mo\'L'd the ooll to lhie (i\'I? bul eouldn~t pLish it acro!i.l:i : ·anfi the home team behind the ru11ning of fullbrie~ R~y · T~alloi.1 , ran l he clock flu l. • · A ~: oung man "'·ho h<Ui cionr. an outstanding jOb for the : r-·~ashcs th1s season and ht:1s. h;:1d \•er}· li~tlC'! crf!dit (~xr-ept I rOTil lhe coaching Slll rr l is ~!ark King . King d.r.scr\'ed the ac.ade~y a\.\·urd for acting lnsl ,,-cl"k Ll.s late in lhe game \~·hen lhc Uragons had 1lt!ld .th~ Flashes 3nd forcerl them to punt, King waited lo the last s~co11d before : klcking the bal l and t:ausP.d the Dragon defender to tun into · J1il11 a11d roughing the kicker was cal led. The prct•)' part or Ch~ : d~al \\·a:s Lhu rttns iii th~ s la~ thought thal King hart real]}· . heen creamed b~ 1 thc .tleft!ooer i1ul ri:all _v he \\'as be<1rl>' · louth('d_ . · The Pl nshl'S success has r.om e ~bout du r. lo :;e\•cra l lt1i11gs.. 'fhc ci;11t er for ~he F'lashC's did a great jab of getting the bal! t1ack to l{ anki t'l .all .scu 5'Jn lung a11u t~1 ct1 c nr11 irtg Llp 10 hl~w.k • 1 • • •• • • • • lh~ n)it1~1~ 12;uardjLtit as it i~ ~tlpposctQ lJc-d onc. SLC\'(! Dukes is lhe j'D'.tn~ man lhat has. pla~' e<l th~ spc.t. so \\"<?-11 lhis S(laS<ln ~lld to !oo.k at htm ~· au 111ight th]nk lhal t1c cauJd care Jess ,~·hat praise he gets he-rause he's a real silent lYP<! j'oung man but \~·hen he gels up <lnd over I he hall th<! m~n in fro11L him best l."€1h'are.. . or ,1o\nother 11n_.sLJrig ~ro ror the i.·~a~hes is Barry Crock-er, -the ·left end. Crocker d [dn'~ ~VC'n start· for lhc .IV t1A·o ~·ear5 agll t)ut to u,5e a1' old cliche, You'\'C come a Ion& via:>· bab.l·· C1:ockcr ha~ a· real good ~t of hands. ::.nd spee·d l~rlt l e1s ~1im · gel under f{<1nkin's pa&sc..'$ . · !lankin arid t1is coach iug staff h~\'e done ~ rind job fh1s ~ea son, can.s idering Ihat the Fla ~tes ha vc \ler .\' little depth . . Rtit1kin ~\' i 11 be I~ rir.~t· tQ_a~mil -t~al hi~ team ha:.; the right ~lClilttdl' and hti,•ing·a n•nnirlg hr.t('k st1ch as Ed~·ards eer~ '<1inly i1clps lli.~C1).."1~hing jobmuchea$iicr. · E4:d\~' a rd~ is t'.>ni' or Ii>e 1nost sooght aft r. r col leg<! pro~~'s ir• tl}~ stale aoo right hi! ~hCJulu be bet~use he has th~ nacural talent to pl a~· an~•\\'her~ OCl lhc [ictd. · Tht:! r•' lashes are \\'Cak wh~n it co111cs to rl~ptl1 but re r1a1nl~· tnf! jll en on too .~idc linc.s arc ~blc Lo fil~ it1 (or an)' [)f 'th~ 11ln) Pr.c; that ;!lrejnthe~tarting JjnculJ i•t tlii~ li111e. Coac-h l~atlkin .~id r..fooda)' afternoon that he gi,·es r1•ll<:t' of Lhe ercdil l)f t bt· .,..-inning of the Fla ~.~e:;, to his reser-..·es." \V..: · h&\ e pla~·crs . oo tlli~ learn that rriu1rt start far a lot [)f ottter 0 1 teams in the a rL?a. ·~ · \\'h r! L (hi:=; rP.pOrter has be-en lryi n.g to Ic11 lttC' •e_a die rs in ::i round ab-0ut way i s, 'Ille ~· 1a~es frmn J ohns0nvillc .arc ooc of the best footb.al l 1eams in the Pee DP!! in lh~ e}"es or this reporter a11d I ga vc I hem ·m~' h(ghe~t. Sc'l l11te for v-~halP.Vf!r !t lfl ~·or­ th. [ helP'!! to .be 011 Ihes! de Ii~c-s the 11 igh l lhc F'l41 shPS mc<!t 1he µ,·inner for t~ upper stale. ei 1 ll be an 11\C' ,<:,1dc-ljncs thl~ \\'eeJ.;enct \\"a1ti ng ~rid \\•ale hing for J nh risan'' illc to \\.ln trLc scnl i · Iin a L~ agaj n~t Ilamt)(!r~ l•:rhardt 1-~ri d'I ; n lghl1 + • • • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource News Articles Subject The topic of the resource Newspaper and magazine articles. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Johnsonville Flashes - 1973 Description An account of the resource Flashes victory over the Bishopville Dragons. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11-13-1973 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Florence Morning News