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

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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

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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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Mulldogs Break Blackbird Cine The Terry Sanford Bull- dogs, playing at Rocky Mount, had to come from be- hind to edge out a stubborn Rocky Mount team 7-6. Both teams played a good defensive game with the de- ciding point coming from kicking specialist, Lance Kit- tleson. The lone Fayetteville score was set up by a partial- ly blocked punt by Paul John- ston. Randy Thompson got the scoring honor, plunging over from the four yard line. The Bulldog defense rose to the occasion in pro-style in the waning moments of the game, stopping a Rocky Mount drive at the 16. Chuck Hickey stopped the play by blocking the Blackbirds’ field goal attempt. Halfback Kenny Garrett is stopped cold by a tough Blackbird defense. Our ham Edges Past 7ZS 14-13 Plagued by rain and two fum- ble runbacks by the Durhamites, the Sanford Bulldogs suffered a heartbreaking 14-13 loss, thus end- ing Fayetteville’s hopes for the conference title. The first Bulldog score came in the second period with Ricky Jen- kins running 45 yards for the touchdown. The second TD came after Chip Bishop ran 70 yards to the Durham 1 yard line where Andy Burch sneaked over to score. The failure of the conversion at- tempt proved to be the margin of defeat. Entering the fourth quarter the Bulldogs led 13 to 6, but Dur- ham recovered a fumble and raced •49 yards to paydirt. The success- ful conversion gave Durham the one point needed for final vic- tory. The Bulldogs rejoice as a touchdown is declared by the referee. 158