Burns High School - Blazes Yearbook (Lawndale, NC)

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You have maybe heard of a sleeveless coat, but have you ever heard of a coatless sleeve? You have now! Junior Sandy Pendleton models her own fash- ion design. Who knows? Next year this may be a fad. Junior Sharon Brackett gets the bad end of a feather-duster fight with junior Bob Blackburn while junior Tony Abemathy and se- nior Karen Wright have other f things on their minds. These two fickle fingers of fate belong to Thurman as they bestow their blessings seniors Robin Fullenwider and Denise on an unsuspecting victim. : “Coming Attractions” 9

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Senior Tim Smith makes sure the coast is clear as senior Benji Roberts claims another victim in the bus lobby during lunch. Juniors Suzie Carr and Scott Eaker practice with the marionettes they made for an Art project. How many bites does it take to get to the center of a juicy red ripe tomato? For junior Kyle Izokovic it only takes one. 8 ‘Coming Attractions

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is oS as SPRING SPORTS BASEBALL Good pitchers and a better offense helped the Bulldogs close theirseason @ with a record of 7-6. Louie Grigg pitched the first no hitter in Burns High history. This led them to a 4-0 victory over Kings Mountain. The first shut out win of the season was pitched by Al Floyd against RS-Central. Al retired the last twelve batters and Burns left victorious after their 7-0 win. Another tough rival of the Bulldogs was Shelby. It was a close game but the Bulldogs came through with a score of 9-8. Alex Heafner hit a three run homer over the 360 foot mark in left field and Tim Williams was able to strike out seven and walk only one of the mangled lions. The Bulldogs were able to make it to the Southwestern Conference Playoffs but were defeated by Kings Mountain, Alex Heefnet on his tous while catching ost When asked why Burns was able to downed the Chargers 2-1. smear Kings Mountain at the first of the season but were not able to beat them at the playoffs Al Floyd replied, ‘‘When we played the first game against them we had excellent pitching as well as good hitting. At the playoffs we didn’t hit the ball well and had poor defense.” Coach Pruett summarized the season by saying, ‘| was real pleased with our pitchers. Grigg pitched a no-hitter and a two-hitter. Floyd a two-hitter and a five-hitter, and Williams pitched good in relief. Our offense scored more runs due to batting practice. Our defense was good at times but we made a few errors.”’ 10 Spring Sports