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| LONGVIEW - Coach "Pete" Shotwell's charges showed he effect of intensive training and promise as they ran almost at will against the Nacogdoches Dragons to run up a 43 to 0 score.
Though the visitors showed little in the way of an offense, much of that can be credited to the hard charging Lobo forward wall, with McGaw, Hibben, Christenberg, Gooding and Broussard bearing the brunt of the work on defense, with McGaw a standout. Aycock, Rowland and Dill showed up well offensively, with the former's ability to find holes in the Dragon's lineup, aided his team considerably. These three boys aided by Young and later by B. Moore ripped the Nac line from end to end as they mounted up a total of 313 yards, seven of which were lost on an attempted lateral. Three more when left end Blount broke through to throw Rowland for a loss. Art, only regular left from last year, scored four touchdowns�the best of which was his 37 yard break through right guard for a score at the start of the third quarter. Aycock's two touchdowns were fine examples of quick thinking for on the first one with the ball on the Nac 20, he was about to lateral when Sandlin broke through and caught his arm, the ball flying back to the 32 yard line, but Abie tore back quickly..picked up the bobbling oval and scooted down the right sideline for a touchdown. His other, just before the game ended, gave the 5,000 opening game crowd its biggest thrill. Shifter, visiting punter, kicked from his own 38 to the Longview 27, and again Aycock picked up the partially stopped pigskin and headed down the right side line to pay dirt for a 73-yard jaunt. Coach Shotwell's modification of the single wing formation, with the quarterback handling the ball crunched up back of center, enables him to use many play similar to those used with the highly popular "T" setup, but still giving an added blocker on the strong side. The boys carried out his plans well Friday night, though stiffer opposition may bring out a weakness or two in the lineup. Next Friday the Lobos travel to Port Arthur. In their last meeting in 1942, Longview was defeated 13 to 6. This game will do much toward showing local fans the real possibilities potentially present in the Lobo squad. In the first quarter, Gooding kicked off out of bounds on the 25 so the ball was placed on the 35. Pass was incomplete by Shofner, Reid gained 3 over left guard and Reid reversed to Aills for a 1 yard loss. Shifter fumbled a pass from center, Poe recovered for Longview. On a short reverse around left end, Dill failed to gain. Then Rowland fumbled on a reverse and Nacogdoches recovered. Shofner went on a run around right end but was tackled by Chrietzberg for no gain. On a half spinner, Reid lost four. Shifter on a fake punt went around end and was run out of bound by Dill and Young for no gain. On the 38, Shofner punted and Aycock received the ball on his own 38 and returned it to the Nacogdoches 37 yard line. Aycock's pass was then knocked down by Watson before Dill went through center for four yards. A fumble was then recovered by Nacogdoches on its own 35. A pass from Shofner to Reid gained four before Reid went over left guard for a gain of three yards. Reid again went right guard for two giving the Dragons a first down on their 40 yard line. Double pass to Aills went for no gain before Reid dropped back to pass again and was mothered by McGaw and Poe. Ball on the 32 yard line, Shofner went back and goes around right end before fumbling it again. Young for Longview recovered. Young was injured on the play and replaced by John Callahan. longview had the ball on the Nacogdoches 25. Rowland was thrown for a three yard loss on second and 7 by Blount. Rowland then went wide around right end for 20 yards and was tackled by Blount. Dill went over for 6 yards before Rowland went over for the touchdown from the two. Gooding kicked with Rowland holding ball. Conversion was no good. Score: Longview 6, Nacogdoches 0. Gooding kickoff to Shofner who returned it to his own 28 before being tackled by Dill and McGaw. Mcgraw then tackled Reid for no gain before Shofner sent a pass to Aills for no gain. In the second quarter, Shofner punted from his own 28 to Longview's 36 where Aycock returned it 25 yards. Rowland went over left guard for two yards before Dill went over right guard for 11 yards and a first down. The ball sat on the Nacogdoches 25 before Aycock was trapped going around right end and tried to lateral, which went out of bounds for a loss of 7 yards. A pass from Aycock to Roulette was long and incomplete before Aycock pass to Poe on the 14 yard line who ran to the 2-yard line. Dill went over right guard for one yard before Roulette carried it over for the touchdown. Gooding kicked but the try was no good again. Longview lead 12-0. Gooding kicked off down to the 12 where Shofner fumbled but picked it up and returned it to the 23 yard line. A reverse to Aills was stopped by McGaw for a 2 yard loss before a fake reverse by Reid was stopped for no gain. Shifter went back and punted 38 yards to Longview's 43 yard line where it was down by Nacogdoches. A lateral from Aycock to Rowland gained 14 yards for a first down and put the ball on the Nacogdoches 43. Another lateral from Aycock to Rowland gained five before an Aycock was partially tackled by left end Blount, but he was able to quick lateral to Rowland for five yards and another first down. On a quick opening play Aycock handed the ball to Dill who went through center down to the Nacogdoches 20-yard line. A five yard Longview offside penalty pushed the ball back to the Nac 25. Aycock attempted a lateral to Rowland, but the ball got away. Aycock went back and picked it up before running down the right sideline for the touchdown from 32 yards out. Aycock's kick with Rowland holding was no good. Longview 18, Nacogdoches 0. Aycock kicked off and Rein returned the ball from the 18 to the 33. On the next play, Reid was tackled by Collier after gaining three yards. Magee then lost two at center before Shofner attempted a punt that was partially blocked by McGaw and only traveled 7 yards. Longview was penalized 5 yards for running into the kicker so Nacogdoches kept the ball on its own 41. Shofner then went wide around right end where he was run out of bounds for no gain. Reid made 7 yards through center to his own 48 for another first down for Nacogodches. On Longview's 49-yard line, Watson took a reverse for two yards. Reid then hit right tackle for no gain before dropping back to pass and was tackled hard by Johnston for a 7 yard loss. Shofner went back and punted from his own 46 to Longview's 34. On the first play Dill was held for no gain before another offsides penalty pushed Longview back another five yards. On their own 29, Aycock came from a punt formation and went over right tackle for nine yards to the 37 yard line. Adcock handed the ball to Dill who traveled down to his own 42 yards where he was tackled by Manning, but not before getting a first down. At the end of the first half, Longview held a 18-0 lead over the Dragons. In the third quarter, Winder kicked off returned by Aycock to Longview's 44. A buck over center by Dill gained 6 yards to put the ball on the 50 before another Longview penalized pushed them back five yards. Rowland then went over left tackle for 8 yards and Aycock followed it up with a run around right end to the Nacogdoches 37 yard line for a first down. Rowland on a fast breaking play went through left guard and went the rest of the way standing up for the touchdown. Gooding kicked but the conversion was no good. Score: Longview 24, Nacogdoches 0. Gooding kicked off to the Nacogdoches 4-yard line where Shofner picked it up and returned it 14 yards to the 18. Shifter then was tackled by Gooding for no gain. A reverse to Watson was stopped from behind by Chrietzberg for a five yard loss. On the ensuing play, Longview was penalized 15 yards for roughing the kicker. Aills then was stopped by Hibben and McGaw before a pass to Shofner to Blount went for 9 yards to the 37 yard line. Shifter dropped back to pass but was smothered by A. Callahan, Broussard and Chrietzberg. B. Moore returned the Shofner punt to his own 44 yard line. Poe cent over center for a two yard gain before a reverse from Moore to dill gained 13 yards and a first down. On the Nacogdoches 39, Poe went over right tackle for a five yard gain. Rowland then took it down to the 26 yard line for a 8 yard gain. Poe gained 7 yards before Dill gained 1 yard over right tackle. Rowland went over guard for one before Poe gained five over right guard for a first down. Rowland wen over left tackle making three yards down to the 4-yard line. Rowland finished the drive off by going over from the four for the touchdown. A pass from Rowland to J. Callahan for the extra point was incomplete. Score: Longview 30, Nacogdoches 0. Longview kicked out of bound and the ball was placed on the 35. A pass from Shofner to Blount went to Longview's 45, for a gain of 20 yards. Ails went over right guard for a gain of two yards, being tackled by Mitchell. A Shofner pass that fell incomplete finished off the quarter. In the fourth quarter, Shofner went back to pass but was knocked down by Hibben. King stopped Shofner after a four yard gain where Nacogdoches loss the ball on downs. Longview took over on their own 40 yard line where Poe went over right guard for a 6 yard gain. Poe again went over right tackle for 8 yards and the first down before Dill on a fake reverse around right end ran 46 yards and crossed the goal line. However, Longview was offside and the play was called back. A quick kick by Rowland put he ball down on the Nacogdoches 15 yard line. Shifter made a quick kick right back and the ball was placed on the Nacogdoches. A pass from Dill to Callahan fell incomplete before another quick kick by Rowland put the ball down on the Nacogdoches 6-yard line. Kills went over left guard for four yards where Shofner kicked to Moore up to the 45 yard line. Moore returned the ball to the Nacogdoches 34 yard line where he gained five yards over left tackle on the next play. A pass from Aycock to Moore gained 9 yards for the first down. With the ball on the Nac 21-yard line, Nacogdoches was penalized five yards for bumping the center. A reverse to King took the ball down to the 6 yard line where Aycock's pass to Moore in the end zone fell incomplete. A pass from Aycock to Mullikin in the end zone went for the touchdown from 6 yards out. Gooding kicked again but the conversion failed. Score: Longview 36, Nacogdoches 0. The kickoff by Aycock was returned to the 36 yard line by Winder. Winder gained 2 around left end before Shofner went for no gain on the next play. Shifter's pass to Blount fell incomplete. Shifter then kicked to Aycock on his own 24 yard line where he returned it and scooted down the right sideline and eluded Boozer who was the last man who had a chance to catch him on the Nacogdoches 25. Adcock ran 73 yards for the touchdown. With Aycock holding, Numsen kicked the conversion. Score: Longview 43, Nacogdoches 0. Adcock kicked to Aills on the 15 yard line where he ran it back to the 35 yard line as the game ended. The final score ended with Longview on top 43-0. |