Terry Sanford High School - La Famac Yearbook (Fayetteville, NC)

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bulldogs Stop Qreemboro Page 7 0 Jacksonville Squeaks by SZS 21-20 Andy Burch falls on the pigskin as he recovers a Bulldog fumble. Sophomore Chip Bishop gaining 49 yards led the Bulldogs to a much needed victory over non-conference foe Greensboro Page by a score of 7-0. With less than a minute to go in the third quarter, quarterback Andy Birch connected with Chip Bishop to score against a tough Greens- boro defense. The extra point was made by Kittelson who had earlier missed a 38 yard field goal attempt. The Bulldogs had five scoring opportunities thwarted as defense dominated the game. De- fensive standouts Ronnie Almanderez, George Williams, Phil Platania, and Billy Seacrist held the Greensboro Pirates to an embarrassing minus 4 yards rushing. Rallying in the closing minutes, Jacksonville knocked off the Sanford Bulldogs in an Eastern 4-A conference game. The Bulldogs scored in the first quarter on a two yard plunge by Randy Thompson. The Cardinals were paced by a speedster who ran through the Sanford defense for a 43 yard touchdown. Sanford bounced back with a 77 yard drive led by Townsend, Davis and Buie. The touch- down put the Bulldogs out in front by a score of. 20-7 with six minutes to play. The Cardi- nals, however, came back with two touchdowns in the closing minutes to snatch victory from the Bulldogs by a mere point. In the final minute of play, Sanford saw its last opportunity for victory die on an un- successful fourth down gamble. Holding the ball for the closing seconds, the Cardinals ran out the clock and claimed the 21-20 victory. Coach Byrd discusses Bulldog strategy with a defensive player.

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bulldogs Succumb to WHsoh Wilson’s defending 4-A Champions turned back the Bulldogs by a score of 14 to 0. Early in the second stanza, Bulldog speedster Ken Garrett was sidelined after reinjuring an ankle in- jured in the opener with Smith. As the Bulldog air strategy became weak, an interception swiftly resulted in a Cyclone TD. A total of six interceptions killed off any chances the Sanford squad might have had in staging a comeback. In virtually every stage of the action the Cyclones outdid the Bulldogs as they reeled off 17 first downs to the locals 11 and netted 247 total offensive yards to Sanford’s 215. From the Wilson game until the end of the season the Bulldogs were plagued by a loss of personnel. For one reason or another four Bulldog starters saw little or no action in the remaining games. A Wilson halfback is stopped from behind by Bulldog linebacker Rit ' ky Jenkins. Quarterback Andy Burch awaits the referee’s decision.

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bulldogs ISomb Broughton 29-6 Eddie Davis leads the action upfield while gaining yard- age for the Bulldogs. Sophomore quarterback Frank Townsend, along with a fired-up Sanford defensive unit — Almendarez, John- ston, and Johnston — completely vented their frustra- tions on the Caps before a large homecoming crowd. The Bulldogs so completely dominated the game that the Caps managed to run only 23 offensive plays from scrimmage. In the second period, Roy Batton and Eddie Davis scored to make the halftime margin 16-6. Zollie Williams intercepted 3 Broughton passes and recovered a fumbled, which keyed the Bulldog’s first trip to glory. A total of 4 fumbles were recovered by the Bulldogs. The 3rd period was scoreless, but in the final period Towmsend hit Sheryl Buie for another Bulldog score. Only 7 minutes later, the two hooked up again for a .final touchdown. Batton gained 59 yards while fullback Randy Thomp- son also picked up 59 yards. Buie hauled in 4 passes for 69 yards, Lance Kittleson kicked all 3 extra points for the Bulldogs. Sanford outrushed the Caps by 211 yards to 20, and the losers were held to a minus 17 yards rushing in the second stanza. A mighty last effort by Sheryl Buie results in one of two Buie TD’s in the final period. ' 157