East Lincoln High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Denver, NC)

Page 102 text:

Coach of the Year Bolick resigns Good Luck, Coach we .i CENTERS: jason Heller and Todd Cleveland kai-4 m E553 si After 14 years of leading the Mustang football team into action, Coach Bruce Bolick decided to resign at the end of the 1985 season. Coach Bolick will be remembered by his players not because of the games won or lost, but for the influence he had on their lives. He taught his players about life using football as his classroom. The players would like to thank Coach Bolick and wish him the best in the future. TACKLES: Scott Hancock, Gary Stephens, jeff Wood, Rob Davis. SENIOR MLISTANGS Todd Cleveland, Ieff Warren, Steve Hagen Gary Stephens, Bobby Blanton, Iason Hellen Mark Mayo, Steve Melby, Stacey Ballard, Robert Burton, Harvey Tarlton, Rob Davis, Steve Cribb. ,ml gxt -. 1 me M. J 1 x 1' W Steve Hager takes a well-deserve break.

Page 101 text:

to finish 3rd in New Conference The climax of the season had to come in the final week when the Lincolnton game was postponed until the fol- lowing Monday. In a steady rain, a few devoted fans watched East Lincoln end seven years of frustration. East shut-out their bitter rival Lincolnton 21 to 0, making East the County Champions. The following Friday, in the seniors' last game, a group of determined players left their mark on the football program by setting several impressive records in a win over St. Ste- phens. This is one of the bet- ter groups we have had here, Coach Bolick stated. Their teamwork and togetherness have been outstanding. I feel really bad that we didn't ac- complish what we set out to do, which was to make the playoffs. East Dominates Lincolnton and West Lincoln for County Title!! A surprised Harvey Tarlton scrambles on a broken play. U3-r '5 ENDS Kneelzn RobRank1n jerr Woodb PatrzckBa1le r X V ll I! Standing Steve Hager Mark Mayo ., V x QLIARTERBACKS: jeff Warren, Keith Rendleman, Harvey Tarlton. j COACHES: Kneeling: Bruce Bolick, Nicky Baz- zle, Gary Fingen Derrick johnson. Standing: Mike Harrill, Gary Baldwin, james Herndon, Dusty - Xxx' . x . xx ig W eg' f'Q ki ' in isfiti 'lv Q far Gardner. i 1' 7 3' Jig v ' :,J 'W' ' fi ini v-Y, xi--W J' . , y gygy Z S. k 5163 9 2 i,i,32-e69if.,,e'i ae, i s--1 eif M zu ., 'wx N it .. i i f-Q is 1 .s-.s F ,ttst 1 A - . . T j.Vf FOOTBALL: First Row: Mark jackson, Doug Hancock, Sammy Beam, Steven Spivey, jay Barkley, Mike Nixon, Dale Parsons, Scott McClain, johnny Helms, Melvin Newman. Second Row: Chris Tins- ley, john David Bumgardnerg Mar- cus Burton, Brent Reel, Lee Beard, Mark Sherrill, Gary Readen Keith Rollins, Mike Griffin. Coaches: Der- rick johnson, Nicky Bazzle, Mike Harrill, james Herndon, Bruce Bo- lick, Gary Finger 97 X

Page 103 text:

.mkmf ' ' fn .t fF.:iA.2 Steve Melby receives Sundrop Player of the Week from PC. The sign says it all. 1 . em, - K . f Sophomore Steven Spivey, number 15, says, Varsity life is confusing. Guards and Tackles: Kneeling: Darrell Daniels, Mike Motto, Ierry Wild Man Smith, Bobby Blanton. Standing: Brian Nichols, jeff Rhyne, john Ritten Steve Cribb. I 'K 1 IIS Iohn Ritter chases the tackling record for a single season. Top right: Number 45 comes alive and snares another stray pass. Players leave their mark Outstanding Mustangs: When students and fans look back on the 1985 season, it will be remembered for the outstand- ing play and remarkable abilities of the players. There were three long-standing records broken by members of the team. First, of course, is senior running back Steve Melby, who became the first Mustang in school history to break 1,000 yards rushing in a single season. just as remarkable as the record was the way in which Melby broke it. With only two games left in the season, the yardage goal seemed out of reach. In the third quarter of the last game against St. Stephens, Melby found that he needed a little over eleven yards to break the 1,000 mark. On the following play, a fired-up Mustang team helped to give Melby a 70 yard run, shattering the record. Melby ended the game with 210 yards and both a single game and single season rushing record. In recognition of his efforts, Melby received the WLON player of the week award twice, the WLON player of the yean and was named a WBTV Sundrop player of the week. The Defense contained two record-breaking players, also. Linebacker Iohn Ritten a junior led the Mustangs in tackles in 9 of 10 games and averaged 10 solo tackles with six assists. Ritter fell short of the record of 104 solo tackles by only two. After the season ended, it was learned that his combined total of 161 tackles was the most ever in a season by a Mustang Player Three year starter Mark Mayo became another defensive weapon. Over the course of three years, he intercepted 13 passes, 6 of them this year His speed and quickness allowed him to return a few for touchdowns and help the Mustangs out of several tight situations. During the off season, Mitch's Body Flex Gym became the summer hangout for most of the team. Three of the most outstanding lifters were Rob Davis, Brian Morlan, and Greg Branch. They were members of Mitch's Powerlifting Team, which competed in the Polk County invita- tional meet. The team placed first over all. Brian Morlan placed Fourth, while Rob Davis came in first in the heavyweight division, with a total lift of over 1300 pounds. Al. Yes! Rob Davis is wearing a belt during his warm up set. 99