Burns High School - Blazes Yearbook (Lawndale, NC)

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TOP LEFT — One minute into the second period of the District VII finals against States- ville, Lorna Withrow powers her way to the basket. This basket made the score 15-18 in favor of Statesville. TOP RIGHT — Denise Wil- liams guards against the outside shot of a Kings Mountain player during the SWC finals held at East Gaston. MIDDLE LEFT — Denise Williams leads on a fast break with 5:20 to go in the second period of the District VII finals. Denise was credited with an assist, making the score 17-20 in favor of Statesville, MIDDLE RIGHT — Midway through the third period, Burns converted on several fast breaks to even the score against Statesville at 46 all. Beverly Wright leads one of those fast breaks. BOT- TOM — With less than one minute to go in the SWC final game versus Kings Mountain, An- nette Whitworth ties the game at 48 all. Basketball 25

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MISTAKES STOP GUALS East Gaston was the host school for the Southwestern Conference High School Basketball Tournament. Burns’ girls went into the tournament with a 12-6 record and were seeded third. The Lady Bulldogs defeated their first opponent, North Gaston, 50-38. “Our pressure defense really worked well for us. Then, the full-court press helped us generate some turnovers for east baskets in the final period,’ coach Pruett stated. ‘“‘The transition game was a big boost down the stretch.’’ Beverly Wright led the team’s offensive play with 18 points and Gail Williams added 15 points, 14 of them in the final quarter. Denise Williams had five assists and 13 re- bounds, and Annette Whitworth also had five assists. In the semi-final game, Burns’ girls faced t he Kings Mountain Lady Mountaineers. The final outcome of that game was 50-48 in Kings Moun- tain’s favor. At the end of the first period, the Lady Bulldogs had a 10-2 edge, but Kings Mountain fought back and with six minutes remaining in the last period, were ahead by elev- en points. Persistant defensive play enabled the Lady Bulldogs to tie the score at 44 with 1:50 remaining. However, Kings Mountain pulled away and although Burns tied the score twice more, a shot by the Lady Mounties with one second on the clock won the game for Kings Moun- tain. Coach Pruett commented, ‘I thought we played hard and hustled, but made some mental mistakes that were the downfall for the Lady Bulldogs.” Beverly Wright scored 13 points for Burns and Annette Whit- worth scored 10. The girls met St. Stephens in the first round of the District 7 Tourna- ment held at Mooresville. They ad- vanced into the semi-final round by beating St. Stephens 64-62 in over- time. In this round they again squeezed out another win, beating South Iredell 51-50. In the finals, the lady Bulldogs were dumped by a fired up Statesville team 57-50. 24 Basketball Late in the id obbue Meptt-buc-vus be cel-Meh i Ow abet-lu-t-beale against Kings Mountain, Beverly Wright grabs a rebound. c

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BOTTOM LEFT — Stoney Maddox attempts to “butcher” Eric Anderson. Stoney won by a deci- sion 4-2. MIDDLE — Kim Dover of Burns at- tempts a take down on Randy Heavner of Shelby. Dover won by decision 13-7. 26 Wrestling TOP — Thomas Buckner of Crest tries a run- ning escape to get away from Richard Carson who won by decision 11-8. BOTTOM RIGHT al — Barry McKee and Jeff Canady of East Lin- “» coln fight for a good position.