Burns High School - Blazes Yearbook (Lawndale, NC)

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TOP: Lorri Cook and Anne Whisnant wave to the crowd and go on to take first place in the homecoming parade. LEFT: Bernard Brooks and his date boogie the night away at the homecoming dance. Music was supplied by Rick Reynolds’ Disco. FAR LEFT: The Art Club shows their enthusiasm by building their homecoming float in front of the school. Homecoming 31

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SLOSHING, SLUSHING TO SECOND BEST SEASON After the 16-6 truimph over the Kings Mountain Mountaineers the weather and health of the football players changed for the worst. In all of the following games the weather was either rainy or someone was out of the game, but this did not hamper the enthusiasm supplied by the spectators. The reason for such fire in everyone’s spirits was the new coaching staff: Eddie Greene, Sam Homesley, and Jim Atkinson. The thought of a new record being set was in he back of everyone’s mind. The team ended with a 5-5 record, which happens to be TOP LEFT: Blue victory flags were sold the day of the ballgame against archrival, Shelby. The rain didn’t bring the spirits of the Burns fans down as they cheered Burns on. TOP RIGHT: Wade Owens and Kim Dover sharing the victory of the Crest game. MIDDLE LEFT: A week after Greene was hired he had his first practice with the team. MIDDLE RIGHT: Keith Allen and Greene celebrate in the Crest game, when signaling for a touch-down. BOTTOM LEFT: The mighty Bulldogs show their spirits in their first ballgame by running through the second best season scoring in all of Burns history. The 1975 season still holds the title with a 6-3-1 record. In the Shelby game no one couldn’t have noticed the bad weather. It was raining like cats and dogs the entire game! Loyal fans sat in the pouring rain cheering Burns on as they watched them put their best foot forward, but it just skid from beneath them. Although many of our key players were injured early in the season, they came back to show how tough the Bulldogs were. In the South Point game we had the most number of players out than in any other game. Coach Greene considered South Point to be one of the strongest teams. He was right because they ranked third in the state. Even though we lost to them, we remained in the game until early in the fourth quarter. The Bulldogs began to feel the loss of the eight absent players: Jeff Clemmons, Frank Porter, Scott Edwards, Ford Lawrence, Timmy Kee, Marion Crow, Michael Camp and Brian Nevins late in the game, when they just couldn’t come back against South Point. After losing three games straight they returned to stomp archrival, Crest Chargers. They ended the season as they had started it, with a victory against North Gaston. Prior to the North Gaston game the senior football players last game was brought to the attention of the entire student body at the pep rally. All of the senior football players were honored and given Bulldog medals. This helped to raise the spirits as the Bulldogs showed how capable of winning they were in the 1979 season. Pie tis cient aha We ciel RNR sa coe Seas eae ae eee en ee the yearbook banner. BOTTOM RIGHT: Randall Runyun, the team chaplin, in the pouring rain at the Shelby game. He attends all the ballgames, prior to the game he leads the team in prayer. BOTTOM ROW: Tott Griffin, Scott Edwards, Scott Eaker, Barry Shuford, Ricky Tessneer, Darrell Spurlings, Melvin Clark, Victor Smith, Micheal Dalton, Keith Allen, Wade Owens.ROW 2: Benny Famble, Timmy Kee, Frank Porter, Kenneth Byrd, Eugene Early, Victor Wilson, Todd Hoppes, Randy Eaton, Scott Snellings, Randy McKee, Mark Brackett, Gary Swafford. ROW 3: Jeff Clemmons, Ford Lawrence, Glenn Cook, Doug McDonald, Tim Dover, Tony Abernathy, Marion Crow, Brian Nevins, Kim Dover, Brian Lewis, Steve Bess.ROW 5: Ricky Falls, Alan Champion, George Young, Wayne Schenck, Terry Kee, Carl Cross, Al Floyd, Richard Shuford, Mike Spangler, Micheal Camp, Rufus Thompson. TOP ROW: Jim Atkinson, Eddie Greene, Sam Homesley. Football 33