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

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Inexperience Handicaps Buffaloes “It was a big disappoint- ment to have such a fine attitude toward win- ning. to have it lost after our first game. I feel the main factor of our season was a lack of ex- pereince. Bruce Mannon Defensive backfield bring unneeded help to Buffalo line stopping Radford charge. Evading one would-be tackier Lewis Stuart waits for Buffalo lineman to take 50 out of play. 24

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Homecoming Fans See Buffs Tie ✓ Floyd dominated play for three quarters during the Home- coining game October 4 against Christiansburg, yet the game ended in a disappointing tie. Lewis Stuart led the Buffaloes with 173 yards rushing, a total exceeding the entire C’burg team ' s offensive rushing. Bruce Mannon completed two touch- down passes, one a 41 yd. bomb to William Helms, and the other to Robert Weeks on the play called the “Giles Special.” The Buffaloes played a good game, but a few had breaks kept them from getting a home- coming victory. “I gave my back for Floyd.” Steve Surbaugh This play was put in before the Giles game and quickly became known as the Giles Special. It succeeded each of the seven times it was run.

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J.V.’s Show Improvement As Season Progresses The ragged looking, inexperi- enced Freshman dominated team that began practice in August was not the same at the end of the season. As each week progressed so did the JY team and every day they showed im- provement. Their success or fail- ure should not be judged en- tirely on their record of 2-6 but rather their improvement. Hard work, dedication and a growing maturity made this in many ways a successful JV season and points toward a promising fu- ture. Floyd o ' Giles Opponent 22 0 Radford 14 0 Galax 22 6 Christiansburg 19 14 Carroll 6 0 Blacksburg 20 14 Wytheville 7 6 Narrows 46 “Even though our 2-6 record didn’t show it, we did have a talented team this year. We just didn’t get it together until late in the season.” Sammy Hale 25