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Combined-source reconstruction

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2–4 across combined entries

Newspaper reports document four losses—to Duncan, Goodlettsville, Jere Baxter and Bell—and a 39–12 November win over Jere Baxter. The original all-time score list adds a separate Bell win without a recovered score, bringing the combined archive to entries.

The four known scores total 52 points for and 90 against. Both Bell entries lack a score. Dates and lineup detail come from newspapers, while the all-time score list supplies the second Bell result; those source roles remain visible rather than being blended into false precision.

Joe Henry Carter is the listed coach. The season’s named players now connect to the 1927–28 team photograph, the explicitly school-identified October lineups and the November lineup.

Evidence-based classification

Why the November Jere Baxter win now counts as Greenbrier High

Resolution: school-team entry, with the original wording disclosed.The November report calls Greenbrier an “amateur” team, but its lineup substantially continues the explicitly school-identified October lineup and the named 1927–28 school-team photograph. The archive now classifies it as Greenbrier High while retaining that inference trail.

Name	1927–28 team photograph	Oct. 5 school lineup	Nov. 8 lineup
Robert Crawford	Right end	Crawford · right end	Crawford · right end
Everett McMurtry	Quarterback	McMurty · right half	McMurtry · fullback
Jim Hackney	Left guard	Hackney · right guard	J. and H. Hackney listed
Clyde Bruce	Left halfback	—	Bruce · left half
Savage Phillips	F.G. (as printed)	Phillips · quarterback	—

This does not prove that every repeated surname is the same person, and it does not turn the photograph into a 1928 game roster. It does establish a much stronger school-team continuity than the word “amateur” alone suggested. The inference is now stated rather than hidden.

Village Green team page · October school lineup · November report.

entries, three evidence forms

1928 source map

Entry	Opponent	Score	Result	What is known
1	Duncan	0–47	L	Oct. 5 · school team explicit
2	Goodlettsville	13–25	L	Oct. 19 · Crawford scored both TDs
3	Jere Baxter	0–6	L	Oct. 26 · school team explicit
4	Bell High (Adams)	Score not recovered	L	Bell notice confirms its win
5	Jere Baxter	39–12	W	Nov. 8 · classified as school team from roster continuity
6	Bell High (Adams)	Score not recovered	W	Score-list entry; date, site and score unavailable

Reconciliation rule: the all-time PDF’s 1–1 Bell heading is retained as two Bell results; the newspaper file adds four other games. Source-list order does not establish a date for either Bell meeting.

Village Green page showing the football team of 1927–28 and its captioned roster — **The school-team anchor.** The 1927–28 photograph names Robert Crawford, Jim Hackney, Everett McMurtry, Clyde Bruce and others who become relevant to the 1928 lineup comparison. Source: The Village Green, Volume II, p. 15.

Scoring documented in November

All 39 Greenbrier points accounted for

McMurtry and Rather scored two touchdowns each; Bruce and Dorris scored one each. McMurtry, Rather and Dorris added one extra point apiece. The six touchdowns and three extra points total 39. Williams scored both Jere Baxter touchdowns.

Open the full November game page · Reconciled Jere Baxter series · Reconciled Bell series.