Glenn High School - Glenn Echoes Yearbook (Kernersville, NC)

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The Name Glenn Means More Than An Easy Game Glenn's football abilities have reached beyond the limits of it's own coaches and players. De- spite the fact that they are new- comers and perhaps still build- ing, already-established schools as well as the Winston-Salem Journal and the Kernersville News have taken note of their presence. In the Kernersville News, writer Michael Huie made this comment after a loss to West Forsyth. On the sidelines Friday night, it was evident that the Glenn players and fans pos- Passing along some experience, Coach Marty Stanley has a brief discussion with a passing Bobcat player, Proving the power of the Orange Crush, Parkland's Kennard Martin found it a little tough to gain yardage with a blanket of Bobcats on top of him. Competition Cutting across field to gain m yardage, junior halfback Randy Jo shows his open field expert sessed that pure, ardent enthusi- asm so unique to high school sports. There was none of the cynicism and crude taunting that enters into sports on a college level . . . A few tears, maybe, or a head hung low, but Robert Glenn High School had no rea- son to be ashamed . , . . Wayne Thompson, staff reporter of the Winston-Salem Journal also had comments about the Glenn squad. Mt. Tabor needed a touchdown and a two point con- version to tie it . . . Mt. Tabor got one more chance, but Baker was sacked by a swarm of Bob- cats . . . when it was finished, Glennls defense had pawed away the Spartan offense for a 20-12 victory . . , . Though it was their first year in 4-A conference play, the Bob- cat football team let the pre- viously established schools know that the name Glenn', meant more than an easy game or an inexperienced newcomer - it meant business.

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Awaiting the snap from senior center Billy Flippin, Tim McCann and Randy Jones line up for another score Underclassmen Varsity: W. Jones, R. Purvis, R. Wall, M. Patterson, B. Stanberry, T. McCann, W. Coles, B. Barr, R. Reavis, B. Johnson, T. Jones, M. Key, T, Stout, T. Grayson, T, Gaither, C. Harris, R. Jones, J. Overby After breaking the tackle of a yellowjacket defender the other yellowjackets are stung by the speed of Mario Patterson. Competition

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Overturning Trinity by returning a kick oftf Charles Harris enjoys the security of team members Mario Patterson and Jiwan Jessup. No stranger to the sidelines, these three Bobcat coaches find it a little hard to contain their excitement. long The Bobcat pride is overflowing from the field onto the sidelines, as junior Bobcat Ralph Wall passes a little on. Up in the air: Completing 7 passes in one game, junior quarterback Tim McCann delivers faster than Federal Express. Competition