Burns High School - Blazes Yearbook (Lawndale, NC)

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ot aati! Hirata ! Aili Hi my ory 0 ©? i. TOP — With less than two minutes to go in the District 7 finals against R. S. Central, Doug Sim- mons shoots a 15 foot jumper. He missed the shot and the score remained 58-49 in favor of R. S. Central. BOTTOM — Late in the third quarter versus R. S. Central in the SWC finals, Charles Walton works the base line. READY AND WAITING With a third place season finish, the Bulldogs went into the Confer- ence Tournament ready and optimis- tic. In the first round, Burns smashed the East Gaston Warriors 75-58. Es- tablishing a quick tempo in the sec- ond quarter, Burns burried the War- riors with the fast break. Bernard Brooks led the scoring drive with 18 points, while Edward Hopper added 14, Doug Simmons had 12, and Dar- ryl Robbs had 10. “This was one of our best games overall,’’ said coach George Hall about the R.S. Central game. He add- ed, ‘‘We handled their press well and did a good job scoring off their inside game.’ Burns was defeated 74-70. ‘‘We had at least four oppor- tunities,’’ coach Hall said. ‘‘We mis- sed a three-on-one layup that could have put us ahead. If we got the lead, it could have made a difference. Each time we missed, they came back and hit and got us down.” Edward Hop- per led Burns’ board display with 15 rebounds while Doug Simmons had nine. Burns lost Simmons, Darryl Robbs, and Bernard Brooks due to fouls. “T’m proud of the effort,’’ coach Hall said. ‘‘We came back at least three times. We’re playing our best ball heading into the district.’’ In the first round of the District 7 Tournament, Burns’ defeated Mooresville 75-66 advancing them into the semi-final round. Burns then defeated Kings Mountain 52-51 to put them into the championship game against R. S. Central. R. S. Cent- ral defeated Burns 84-71 for the championship. Basketball 21

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TOP LEFT: Gail Williams puts the ball up over her Shelby opponent. TOP RIGHT: Gail Williams takes the ball to the hoop for two in the game against Crest. BOTTOM: Senior Lorna Withrow intimidates her opponent on the inbounds pass in the Shelby game. 22 Basketball