Ashe Central High School - Panther Yearbook (Jefferson, NC)

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I W WJ,,,1g.,..v, , . T -- WHO'S WHO BEST PERSONALITY ,W Angie Dillard MW- ,...,.,,,, M 3 ,nw MOST ATHLETIC Mildred Gambill MOST ATHLETIC Lane Hurley BEST PERSONALITY Glenn Bowlin A, S . N

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The winning touchdown! 'S , s, .s 1?K,..Q-- ,.., ia, . mg 'F 1 ,V K, 3, ,E fi 3 'JV' rv I 'J' 5: 2l,r I I 7 my 5- QQ? if WG' 'limi 3 DEH P COACHES COACH WADE ROSE COACH C. E. FRANCIS COACH MORRIS WALKER Ashe Central Has Good Season ASHE CENTRAL ENDS FOOTBALL SEASON WITH 4-5-l RECORD Ashe Central has completed its most successful foot- ball season in the history of the school with four wins, five losses and a tie. Coach Morris Walker attributes this to a squad of boys who had a good attitude, who wanted to win and also to the people of the community who took more interest in football. The football squad, 33 in number, was the largest ever. It included 7 Seniors, 8 Juniors, 6 Sophomores, and 12 Freshmen. It was good to see so many Freshmen show- ing an interest in football. leading in statistics during the past season was a new- comer to football, john Oliver. In his first year he led the fine defensive team of Ashe Central with 8 tackles per game. This contributed heavily to holding four opposing teams score less. On offense he was the leader in rushing yards with 532, with 5 touchdowns and 6 extra points. John was selected athlete of the month and at the same time was chosen student of the month. I I A as Ml' 4 1 'I' ., I X, 1 H 3, ' :Xa I v' 1.4, A -. ., 1 :.- V: . f' Mw:.....t.a....,s.1 I K s'fff'-i '.',ii J' 5 ssrr i y axis. lf. f 1: ,f - A Q-A , ,V F-' W g fe T, ,agl.i5',g,g,'9ffi- Wfz,-xii. leading the total offense, passing and rushing, was a Senior, Phil Bowers. He completed 661 yards, with his most outstanding achievement coming against our rival, Beaver Creek. In this game he scored two touchdowns, and with his team led us to victory 20-14. The leading pass receiverwas Lane Hurley who caught 22 passes for 225 yards. Lane teamed with Gerry Shoaf, Bill Dancy, Carl Wingler and Creig Bare to give the backs some good blocking. These boys also provided a good defense all season. Our quarterback was Phil Witherspoon, who did an outstanding job. He completed 26 out of 62 passes for 408 yards. He also had his best game against B. C., passing for two touchdowns. Other boys who played well were Clyde Johnson, Bob Harrison, John Lawson, jimmy I-Iudler, David Lambert, Charlie Bowers, Gary Caldwell, Jackie Bare, Steven Douglas and Randall West. H0meC0min9 kiCk0ff- The important punt return.