Burns High School - Blazes Yearbook (Lawndale, NC)

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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

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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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