From the October 5, 1946 edition of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Richlands Rallies In Third To Tie Grundy 6-6
Costly fumbles in pay territory cost Richlands a football victory last night and gave Grundy a 6-6 deadlock with the Tazewell couhtlans at Grundy.
Grundy started the proceedings, but shortly after the kickoff Richlands fumbled and the home team took the ball on the Richlands” 32. A sneak pass from Quarterback Justice to Left End Adkins in the end zone was good for a score, but a pass for the extra point was a failure.
Neither team threatened in the second quarter and as the half ended Richlands had taken over on its own 40.
After Richlands’ kickoff. the visitors gained possession of the pigskin on downs on the mid-field stripe. Reynolds cut loose for 25 yards and a series of drives put it on the one-foot line, where a fumble lost possession of the ball and Grundy had it on the five.
A kick by Grundy sent the ball to the 30 and Richlands worked it back to the 20, later advancing it to the one yard line where an other fumble gave it to Grundy at that point.
Grundy pushed to the 12 and fumbled, but recovered, then kicked from the nine and it went out on the 12. Richlands fought back to the two, and then Reynolds hit the center for the Richlands’ score. The kick for the point was blocked.
Late in the fourth period Grun dy got down to the Richlands 20 on a pass. Two more tosses were attempted, and one was good to bring the ball to the 10. Four more tosses were broken up and Richlands got the ball. The game ended a bit later with Richlands on its own 39.
Richlands was on top of the first down column, credited with 11 to Grundy’s seven.
Grundy …….. 6 0 0 0—6
Richlands . .. 0 0 6 0—6