Lees McRae College - Ontaroga Yearbook (Banner Elk, NC)

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LEES McRAE DROPS 29-21 GRID OPENER TO WESTERN CAROLINA JVs Lees-McRae Bobcats fumbled eight times and lost seven of them in a 29-21 loss to Western Carolina JVs at Cullowhee. Mis- takes were costly to the Bobcats who fumbled the ball eight times inside the 20 yard line as two of the Western Carolina touchdowns and one of the field goals resulted from the bobbles. LM got on the score board when Frankie Walker hit tight end Gary Mcintosh on a 22 yard pass. Ken Thompson came up with two TDs as the sophomore wide receiver grabbed passes of 10 and 26 yards. » 1 m ■ IWI I-ofilball

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SOPHOMORE VETERANS: Kneeling (1-r). Frankie Walker, co-captain; Head Coach Cole Proctor; Rocky Beebe, co-captain. Standing: Scott Proctor, Henry Hudson. Rick Crosby. I. Quit, Joe Curro. Gary Mcintosh. Randy Hackworth. Jeff Bridges. Joe Knowles. Mike Helms. Ron Doersam. Clarence DelForge. Tim Lucas. Rocky Beebe (45) crashed over the 3 yard line following a lead block by Mike Missbach, offensive line coach, shouts instructions to his charges. Mike Helms (50) and Clarence DelForge (63). i . in ' l v 14 W. AL . wti( Ml j ilttiw» V C n S s TSL Football 159

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v. , ,f W WESLEY CRUSHES ' CATS, 21-18 Wesley College scored two touchdowns in the final 4 minutes and 58 seconds to take a come from behind 21-18 victory over Lees-McRae at Dover, Delaware. With the Bobcats holding an 18-9 lead, Richard Daniels picked off a Lees-McRae pass and returned it 35 yards for a touchdown to close the gap to 18-15. Then Wesley scored the winning touchdown with 20 seconds left when Stewart Ayers hauled in a five yard pass from quarterback Vince Ranalli to score. Lees-McRae took a 6-0 lead in the second quarter on a nine yard pass from Frankie Walker to Gary Mcintosh. Wesley picked up its only score in the first half on a 30 yard field goal. Eddie Bridges gave the Bobcats a 13-3 lead when he recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for a safety for the other Bobcat scoring. Following the safety, Wesley began to rally, scoring in the final five minutes of play. Lees-McRae picked up 228 yards total offense while Wesley had 271. Football 161