Burns High School - Blazes Yearbook (Lawndale, NC)

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Before more than 6000 fans at Crest stadium, the ’dogs defeated the confer- ence champs 7-3. ‘‘Our defense was re- sponsible for the win,’’ commented coach Greene. Crest opened the scoring with a field goal in the second quarter. The score remained unchanged until senior fullback Frank Porter rambled 27 yards for the only touchdown. Line- backers Thomas Herring, Victor Wilson, and Ulysses Tuft led the defensive surge. 8 Varsity Football Maintaining a temporary grip on first place, the Bulldogs blanked the East Rutherford Cavaliers 19-0. Again Al Floyd started the offense moving in the second half with completions of 40, 15 and 32 yards. This opened up the game for a 12 point scoring spree. The de- fense recorded its first shut out. The ’dogs recorded their seventh conference win with a 18-6 decision

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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

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over North Gaston. The homecoming crowd watched as the Bulldogs took one step closer to the conference cham- pionship. Then disaster struck. With the Championship seemingly in hand, the ‘dogs were upset by the Chase Trojans 10-6. The final hope for a champi- onship was erased with a 27-0 loss to a fired up East Gaston team. Page 8: TOP — Tailback Tim Kee breaks for big yardage against East Gaston. MIDDLE — Victor Wilson (7) and Ford Lawrence (88) lead the de- fense in ‘‘Gang’’ tackling a Raider back. BOTTOM -— Senior Frank Porter is on his way to scoring the winning touchdown against Crest. Page 9: TOP LEFT — Al Floyd looks over the Warrior defense. TOP RIGHT — A dejected Charger walks off as the Bulldog crowd stomps onto the field. BOTTOM LEFT — The offensive line is about to open a hole for fullback Frank Porter. BOTTOM RIGHT — Quarterback Al Floyd warms up on the sidelines before the game with RS Central. Varsity Football