By Sports Staff
Daily Commercial
September 3, 1969
The new model Yellow Jackets - rugged as a Jeep on defense, flashy as a Ferrari on offense - will be unveiled in Eustis Friday night, along with three other Area football teams in the second big pre-season Jamboree, a free-wheeling affair in which each team plays two quarters against different opponents.
Leesburg, Eustis, Umatilla and Groveland are the high schools which will take the Eustis High field at 7:30 p.m. to preview their 1969 models in a show Ford, Chevy and Plymouth would envy. Leesburg's Yellow Jackets meet grudge-rival Eustis Panthers in the second quarter, a potentially explosive twelve minutes with the Jackets, led by quarterback Mike Napier colliding head-on with last year's Area champions.
Leesburg will play the third quarter against Groveland.
It'll be the year's first look at Coach Wilbur Lofton's potentially fine offense, based on the passing of Napier, whose folder of letters from interested colleges already looks like the manuscript of a thick novel. On the receiving end of Napier's tosses will be such as all-state candidate Greg Williams and wideouts Tommy Ryan, Theodis Williams, Sherrill Lackey and Danny Bradford. The Jackets' defense, led by linebacker Sam Rixie, is expected to be rugged. But Eustis should provide a rough test, with Coach Tommy Comer bringing a strong line and big backs.
Leesburg will play the third quarter against Groveland.
It'll be the year's first look at Coach Wilbur Lofton's potentially fine offense, based on the passing of Napier, whose folder of letters from interested colleges already looks like the manuscript of a thick novel. On the receiving end of Napier's tosses will be such as all-state candidate Greg Williams and wideouts Tommy Ryan, Theodis Williams, Sherrill Lackey and Danny Bradford. The Jackets' defense, led by linebacker Sam Rixie, is expected to be rugged. But Eustis should provide a rough test, with Coach Tommy Comer bringing a strong line and big backs.
Wildwood High will host another Jamboree Friday at 8 p.m. South Sumter, North Marion, Hernando of Brooksville and Wildwood will participate.
The schedule pits the South Sumter Rebels against North Marion in the first quarter, Wildwood's Wildcats against the big Hernando Leopards in the second, the Wildcats and Rebels in the third and Hernando against North Marion in the finale.
Admission at Carter Field in Wildwood is $1.50 for adults and $1 for students.
The schedule pits the South Sumter Rebels against North Marion in the first quarter, Wildwood's Wildcats against the big Hernando Leopards in the second, the Wildcats and Rebels in the third and Hernando against North Marion in the finale.
Admission at Carter Field in Wildwood is $1.50 for adults and $1 for students.
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September 3, 1969
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Carver Heights Quarterback Club
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