Columbus High School 1960 Yearbook (Columbus, GA) - Full Access

( 208 ) Imps crushed by huge Jackets. An unidentified Blue D vi] tackler haul down a Jordan fensive guard , Comer Butler (40) and A hley Herndon (62) Despite several low pots during the sea on, the team never lo t the will to win. The Devil were the la t of the Bi-City chools to fall prey to Moultrie' Packer . After four lo se , the Imp gained a hard fought victory in the mud over Valdo ta, the up et of the year in Geor– gia high school football. It wa Devil all the way a the lati tic and coreboard were dominated by CH . tan tanley was one of the parkplug in thi victory as he lugged the leather 64 yards in 16 carrie . But the victory road wa short, a R. E. Lee edged the De il , 7-0, with the TD coming in the final three minutes. CH wa back "on the bandwagon" a Baker wa quelled by the team effort of the Blue Devil . Although the Lions led for the fir t time in a game thi year, the final score wa in favor of CH , 19-12. The ee- aw sea on continued a LaGrange defeated the Wildwood team, 27-0. A downpour didn't low the Granger down. Their crunching ground attack wa not to be topped. Thus, the ea on was completed but for the final tradi– tional cla s between tho e age-old rival Jordan and Columbu thi rivalry i 51 year old. ix of the pa t even games had been Devil victorie . Thi year it wa the Jackets' turn. A 6-6 tie wa broken before the half and Jordan won 19-6, clima ing a hard fought and tension filled game, but with the promise of a hock for Red Jacket fans in years to come. "Five fe t high and ri in'," sing Jimmy Vaughn, a h hur– dles two Baker Lion for yard which enabled CH to win.

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