Burns High School - Blazes Yearbook (Lawndale, NC)

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. ale 4 Or fee The 1980 football season came to a close with a bit of sorrow. After lead- ing the league for most of the season, the Bulldogs dropped a 27-0 decision over fast Gaston, boosting Crest to the conference championship and a play-off birth. None-the-less, our var- sity team finished with a 7-3 record, the best of any other Bulldog team. This season was filled with ups and downs. The ’dogs defeated all the other county schools. We recorded 6 Varsity Football ¢ BULLVOGS ROLL TO Beer SEASUN EVER PNA I AE HARMON OA EE LEM NETS ANE RE HER 2 BEN three overtime victorys in a row. We beat the conference champs. Unfortu- nately, two of our three losses came at a crucial point in our season. This was when the championship was decided. After four weeks of hard work, the Bulldogs opened the young season with a 27-8 victory over Kings Moun- tain. Senior tailback Timmy Kee rol- led up 151 yards in 14 carries and three touchdowns off a stunned Mountaineer defense. a) “ ? ¥ we ican — a ; ve AAS iS Agr per A wild offensive show stunned our home crowd as Cherryville held on to win 33-25. Down 26-13 in the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs shifted into high gear to score 12 quick points. How- ever, they were stopped 16 yards short of tying the game. The Ironmen took over at their own 20 to run out the clock. Timmy Kee rushed for 177 yards. “This has to be the greatest moment of my life’’ was coach Greene’s reac-

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5 te es tion to the double overtime win over Shelby, 28-27. Tim Kee and Al Floyd were the offensive spark, while linebacker Victor Wilson added the spark for the defense. Floyd was 7-21 for 152 yards and Kee added 133 yards rushing. The ’dogs repeated their act, beating R.S. Central 23-22 in a second over- time victory. With 73 yards to go in 53 seconds Floyd cranked up his passing attack and hit split end Marion Crow to tie the game. After R.S. scored in overtime, Al Floyd sneaked across the endzone to score. In a two point gam- ble, Crow ran an ‘‘end around” to win. As impossible as it is to believe the mighty Bulldogs won their third over- time victory over South Point 20-14. True to form, quarterback Al Floyd led the late rally with a 48 yard bomb to Ulysses Tuft. Timmy Kee again paced the offense with 121 yards and an over- time touchdown. Page 6: Quarterback Al Floyd gets good protec- tion as he drops back to pass. Page 7: TOP LEFT — Marion Crow (standing), Ford Lawrence (kneeling), and Marty Gee await the East Gaston offense. TOP RIGHT — Offensive linemen Steve Wellmon and Bill Davis take a breather on the sidelines. BOTTOM — Coach Homseley shows his enthusiasm as his defense sacks the Charger quarterback. Varsity Football 7