Jacket Super-End Williams Signs Bethune-Cookman Grant, December 1969

GREG WILLIAMS, who has just climaxed a brilliant career as split end for Leesburg High School. has signed a full four year grant-in-aid scholarship at Bethune-Cookman College of Daytona Beach. Bud Asher, head offensive coach of the college, who called Williams "not only a outstanding player but an outstanding man. He has the potential to move into pro football ranks as a wide receiver." Asher feels that Leesburg Coach Wilbur Lofton has done and excellent job in developing players, some of whom he (Asher) hopes to sign up in the future

December 1969
By CLAY HARTSOE
Commercial Sports Editor

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Greg Williams, Leesburg's All Everything, super receiver, signed a grant-in-aid with Bethune-Cookman College yesterday.

Williams just finished a record breaking tenure as split-end for the Leesburg Yellow Jackets. He scored at least one touchdown per game in every game he played this year, with the exception of the Championship Game against Blake. Leesburg's whole offense was built around the passing of Mike Napier and the receiving of Greg Williams.

Bethune-Cookman's Head Offensive Coach Bud Asher, who signed Williams, said, "We feel that we're getting the best receiver in the State bar none. He will probably start for us in his Freshman Year. He has the potential to move into pro football ranks as a wide receiver."

Coach Asher is planning to make Behtune-Cookman a football power. On this trip he signed (besides Williams); (Ken Graham QB Jacksonville Gilbert 6'3 1/2" 185.) Leopold Sterling (All Southern HB Pahokee 5' 11" 185 lbs.) Henry Lewis (Clewiston DT 6' 2" 260 lbs.) Charles Anderson (Tackle Miami, Jackson 6' 2" 225 lbs.), Mosser Burke (DT Sanford Crooms, 6' 4" 260 lbs.) Myron Davis DE Sarasota, 6' 2" 240 lbs.) Arthur Jackson (Tackle Miami Jackson 6' "3 210 lbs). Howard Clark (LB Jax Stanton 6' 2" 215 lbs.) and Kenny Williams (Guard Jacksonville, Gilbert 6' 2 1/2"228 lbs.)

Coach Asher complimented Leesburg's Head Coach, Wilbur Lofton, on the excellent job he has done in developing players. Some of whom he (Asher) hopes to sign up in the future.

Williams runs the forty yard dash in 4.7 seconds, but speed is not his main forte. The way he can fake is his strongest asset. Many are the defenders he has left clutching thin air. He is also extremely hard to bring down when tackled.

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1969 Class A State Football Championship Game Leesburg vs. Tampa Blake

Blake Wins State Class A Crown
Over Five Thousand Travel To Tampa Stadium

by CLAY HARTSOE
Commercial Sports Editor
Daily Commercial, Sun., Dec. 21, 1969 Pg. 8A

It is really impossible to give an accurate account of how a group of men strive to reach a goal that they have set for themselves only to meet their Waterloo in the final twenty four minutes of a struggle that encompassed over 4 months.

This is what happened last night to the Leesburg Yellow Jackets. They lost the State Class A
title to Tampa Blake 27-6.

Blake was an extremely well coached ball club, that seemed to know what Leesburg was going to do before Leesburg did. They also possessed defensive backs that were extraordinarily quick, they seemed to be all over the field. The defensive backs accounted for five interceptions which was the main reason Leesburg could never get their offense going.

The Blake Jackets took the opening kickoff and started play on their own 35 yard line. The Leesburg defense acted as if they were going to take up where they left off against BelleGlade last week. They broke through the Blake line and dumped the ball carrier for a loss on three straight downs. Blake was forced to punt and it appeared as if it was going to be the Leesburg Jackets night.

Leesburg took the punt and started to move the ball down field. On seven plays they moved the to the Blake 45 yard line. Mike Napier dropped back to pass, let the ball go and Blake'sBobby Bennett picked it off, stopping the first Leesburg drive.

Blake was unable to move the ball and was forced to punt again. This time Leesburg was unable to move and Larry Humes got off a forty five yard punt that put Blake deep in their own territory as the first quarter ended.

After failing to move the ball again, Blake went into punt formation. The ball was snapped back to the punter, Mike Chatman fired through the line and partially blocked the kick

Leesburg started to drive again and made it to the Blake 25 yard line. There Bobby Bennett picked off another pass for his second interception of the evening.

Three plays later Blake was punting. This time Chatman went firing through the line and blocked the ball solidly. Leesburg took over on the Blake 23 yard line. From there they drove the Blake three yard line. Chatman tried to go over the middle but was stopped for no gain.Napier tried a short pass to the end zone and up popped Bennett again. This third interception gave Bennett a Tampa Stadium record for High School interceptions in one half.

Blake now started their first sustained drive of the evening. Starting from there own twenty they drove to the Leesburg twenty-five yard line. Quarterback Lionel Ballard hit Dwight Edgecombe with a screen pass and Edgecombe went in for six. The Leesburg line blocked the try for the extra point.

The second half was a nightmare for the Leesburg Jackets. the defense, which had played such a hard nose first half, couldn't keep the Blake attack at bay any longer.

Blake scored twice in the third quarter, Henry Cummings scored on a eight yard run and lineman George Anderson recovered a Blake fumble in the Leesburg end zone

Leesburg finally got on the score board in the final quarter when Napier hit Sherrill Lackey with a two yard pass.

In what was an otherwise dismal night for Leesburg, the one bright spot was the outstanding play of linebacker Sam Rixie. Rixie was in on just about every tackle, in what was his best game since injuring his knee earlier in the season.

LEESBURG                                                TAMPA BLAKE
15                        FIRST DOWNS                       14
78                        RUSHING YARDS                   190
152                      PASSING YARDS                    48
230                      TOTAL YARDS                       238
31-13                   PASSES ATT. COMP.             9-3
1                          FUMBLES LOST                     0
2-37.5                  PUNTS                                    4-25
25                        YARDS PENALIZED                40

CLAY HARTSOE
Commercial Sports EditorDaily Commercial, Sun., Dec. 21, 1969 Pg. 8A

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