Carver Heights Romp Over Eustis, October 8, 1956

The Ballpark in Ventian Gardens Home of the Carver Heights Trojans

By Jessie "Miss Pearl" Glymp
News of Interest To The Negro Community
The Daily Commercial
Monday, October 8, 1956

Carver heights High School Trojans defeated Eustis Vocational High Tigers Thursday night by the score of 39 to 2.

This was the second conference win of the young season for the Trojans. A drizzling rain could not stem the power of the charging Trojan line and the fleetfooted backs as the game got underway. With less than three minutes having expired, Hawkins, on a hand-off from Lowery, dashed 45 yards for the initial score. Then the Trojans were off. By the end of the first quarter, the game had already turned into a rout.

Eustis got its safety when the visiting Trojans team was penalized to the one-foot line for illegal use of hands, and as Moat attempted to kick out, he stepped out of the end zone. Donald Bisbee, a sophomore flash for the Trojans, kept the fans thrilled with his dazzling burst of speed and his change of pace.

The entire backfield for the Blue and Gold which comprised Lowery, Bisbee, Hawkins, Merritt, and Ward gave an excellent performance of speed, power and drive. The line play of Patterson, Lesane, Haynes, Johnson, and Mosley, was very outstanding. Eustis best backs were McKinney and Benn, while the most troublesome Tiger linesmen were Harris, Gainey, and Lucas.

Trojans     20     0     6     13     -     39
Eustis        0      2     0      0      -      2

Carver Heights Trojans Win Opener, 34 to 7, September 30, 1956

By Sports Staff
The Daily Commercial
Sunday, September 30, 1956

Coach Hubert Dabney's Carver Heights High School Trojans opened their 1956 season Friday night with a roaring 34-7 defeat of last year's Conference Champions Hungerford of Winter Park.

Last year this same team defeated the Trojans here in Leesburg by a close score of 19-18. However, this time the Trojans were out for revenge and made a complete one-sided affair of the game.

From the very outset, the Trojans unleashed a devastating ground attack that the enemy could not withstand. After Hungerford's first and only score, they never came within the Trojans 40 yard line.

The longest run of the game was a 54 yard jaunt by Hawkins, fullback of the Trojans, who was hauled down on the one yard line but went over on the next play for the score. The entire squad played hard and alert ball and to distinguish any one player, would be hard to do. This was a conference game, and for next week, the boys have their eyes set on Eustis, another conference team.

This game will be played in Eustis.

The first home game is October 11, with the Class "A" Howard High of Ocala. Here are the lineup and scoring quarters of the Trojans - Bobcats game:

Trojans: Pos., LE, Stephens; LT, Patterson; LG, Sneed; C, Moat (C); RG, Hamilton; RT, Lesane, RE, Haynes; QB, Lowery; LHB, Bisbee; FB, Hawkins; RHB, Ward

Hungerford: Pos., LE, Lester; LT, Alexander; LG, Johns: C, Peal; RG, Dickson; RT, James; RE, Clark; QB, Seays; LHB, Henry; FB, Scott; RHB, Filmore.