Burns High School - Blazes Yearbook (Lawndale, NC)

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The cheerleaders shout out ‘Jump ball, jump ball, get it, get it’’, as Connie Bradshaw attempts to jump against a Shelby player. YO SY WSN wee Connie Bradshaw attempts a crucial layup. J.V. Girls Team BOTTOM TOP ROW: Coach Sam ROW: Harreta Clark, Renea Homesley, Margaret Robbs, Ruff, Pamela Maddox, Caro! Sherrill Ussery, Linda Elmore, Borders, Connie Bradshaw. Annette Williams, Abbey Schenck. Basketball 65

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J.V. boys team BOTTOM ROW: Keith Larson, Randy Sims, Eric Campbell, Roger Thurman, Thomas Herring. TOP ROW: Coach Atkinson, Charles Walton, Carl Haynes, Steve Johnson, Dennis Johnson, Ulysses Tuft, Scott Webber (Manager). 64 Basketball Guard, Ulysses Tuft drives in for a successful layup against Shelby. — Burns won the game 78-75. The J.V. boys team finished their season in second place. The most memorable games for the majority of the team were against county rivals, Crest and Shelby. Guard Ulysses Tuft scored 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the game against Crest. Ulysses commented, ‘“The team pulled together to defeat a really tough team.” Sophomore Charles Walton who played forward for the team averaged 14.8 points per game and 8 rebounds. Charles scored 26 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in the Shelby game. Charles added, ‘’What influenced me to play basketball was watching it on T.V. and playing backyard ball with friends.” “Desire and determination are the two factors which led to a very successful season for our baby bulldogs”’, commented girls J.V. coach, Sam Homesley. The girls finished their season in third place. Coach Homesley added, ’’What the girls lacked in talent they made up for it in desire and really hustling’. One of the regular five starters, sophomore Pam Maddox commented, ‘One of the most memorable games for me was the Kings Mtn. game, because the team pulled together and enforced some really exciting tough defensive plays.’’ The girls won over King Mtn. 40-38.

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The alarm clock goes off! My hunger is aroused by the smell of breakfast cooking! I’m late for school! I'll have to go by and get a pass from, Mr. Parker, before going to the end of homeroom, which also mean’‘s | don’t get to talk to some of my friends. | sit in homeroom waiting for the teacher to call my name out. ‘HER E!’ I’m half-asleep at my desk when the bell rings for my morning | classes. We sit in class day-dreaming. While the teacher's practically talking to herself. Then she calls on me out of twenty people for the answer | don’t know. Next comes the lecture about paying attention during class or you'll not learn anything. This sends everyone right back to the start (day-dreaming!) 66 Students Day BOTTOM ROW: Marie Royster, Lillie Mae Lee, Jeanette Tillman, Lorene Dixon. TOP ROW: Margaret Willis, Dot Dixon, Joyce Willis, Margaret Hubbard. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Phelps do their jobs from 3:02 until they finish cleaning up.