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-