Floyd County High School - Bison Yearbook (Floyd, VA)

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Frustration— The Buff’s Story After taking handoff, Buffalo back is smothered by opposing defense. Floyd 7 Blacksburg Opponent 36 13 Christiansburg 13 6 Carroll 12 21 Narrows 23 14 Fort Chiswell 30 7 Radford 42 6 Giles 12 0 Wythe 14 0 Lord Botetourt 28 0 Galax 43 “Football is a game of collisions and I love to see those collisions.” Coach Shull Together in victory and defeat — Coach Winfred Beale, Coach Buddy Shull and Coach Kenneth Raines. 20

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Tough Buffaloes Dillard Reynolds and Mike Nolen stifle the Radford runner. In perfect step, quarterback Bruce Mannon and mascot Mike Bishop run onto field. Hampered by injuries and by a lack of experience, tbe Buffaloes bad a disappionting season with a record of 1-9-1. Only twelve players returned from last year and of these only four had any real playing experi- ence. Early in the season Allan Stuart was injured followed by Steve Surbaugh, Matt Stiles, and Danny Boothe. Dispite these handicaps, the team was a good one. They got it all together on that memorable night of Oct. 11 and upset highly favored Narrows. In the game against the Green Wave, the Buffs showed what teamwork, and de- i termination can accomplish. They played the game the way it should be played. Bruce Mannon threw three touchdown passes in that game alone. The first completed field goal in New River District was kicked by Dillard Reynolds and we came away with a score higher than any we had previously scored in New River games. Season records were broken by Robert Weeks while Bruce Mannon fell just one short of breaking a record with 9 touch- down passes. These feats show that even discouraged Buffaloes don’t quit. Defense and offense were led respectively by Nathan Phillips and Bruce Mannon. Dedication and determination were strong hut we couldn’t get the scores on the board. Six se- niors leave the team this year. Twenty one players return. They have profitted much from their playing experiences this year and next year holds prom- ise. Buffs Travel Hard Road “We had at one time a promising team hut it was halted due to inju- ries and lack of confidence.” Nathan Phillips 19

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Row one: Nathan Phillips, Bruce Mannon: Row Two: Alex Bond, Kenneth Tolhert, Mike Nolen, Kenny Allen, Allan Stuart, Ronald Hollandsworth, Jeff Guilliams: Row Three: Elvin Vest, Randy Quesenberry, Peter Via, Gerald Cox, Robert Weeks, Alvin Huff, Danny Boothe, Steve Surbaugh: Row Four: Scott Surbaugh, Matt Stiles, Glen Whitsett, Lewis Stuart, Jerry Hall, Kendall Bolt, Ricky Cox: Row Five: Coach Beale, Coach Raines, Darrell Higgs, Dillard Reynolds, Doug Sewell, William Helm, Andrew O’Connor, Coach Shull. Co-captains Bruce Mannon and Nathan Phillips ready themselves for another grit-iron performance. 21