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

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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

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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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NOSE GUARDS: Kneeling (1-r). Tim Novak, Anthony White. Standing: Rick Crosby. CENTERS: Kneeling (l-r) James Brewton, Mike Helms. Standing: Frank Thomas, Chris Cagle. PUNTERS KICKERS: John Gore, Robert Price, Paul Peniston. Junior Brownlee picks his way through Eagle defense while Jeff Bridges (70) throws a block to free the scatback. Joe Curro looks on from the sidelines and then goes in to lead Darrel Thomas (30) and then when given the ball rips off long yardage and a TD. LEES-McRAE SCALDS EAGLES, 16-13 The Lees-McRae Bobcats plucked a victory from the Eagle ' s nest at Carson-Newman as they scored early in the second and fourth periods and then held off the Eagle rally for their first win of the season. The Bobcats, behind the running of William Junior Brownlee. who scored one touchdown and rushed for 101 yards, had a good day offensively. Frankie Walker scored on an 11 yard run. John Gore converted the PAT after both touchdowns. BOBCATS HOLD OFF FURMAN RALLY, 21-19 Lees-McRae scored to go ahead 7-0 then fell behind 13-7 before storming back to take a 21-13 lead The Furman JVs then answered with an 83 yard march in ten plays to pull within 21-19, but the Paladins try for a two- pointer failed with 29 seconds remaining in the game. The win evened the Bobcats record at 2-2. The Cats got on the scoreboard with a 52 yard march as Frankie Walker hit Ken Thompson in the end zone on a 10 yard pass. The Baby Paladins responded as quarterback Jeff Johnson fired a bomb to his wide receiver who streaked 90 yards to pay dirt. The receiver had gotten behind the defenders and outraced the Bob- cat secondary to score the longest TD run, by the pass, in the history of Lees-McRae football. The previous record was held by two opponents: Chowan in 1963 covered 84 yards and WCU JVs scored on an 84 yard pass in 1976 against the Bobcats. Harold Thomas raced in from 1 1 yards out to put the Bobcats ahead 14 13 and William Brownlee brought the Bobcat fans to their feet with an electrifying 61 yard run. as he broke loose on the 39, but an offsides penalty nullified the touchdown Joe Curro crashed over from the one yard line to give the Bobcats a 20-13 lead and Peniston ' s kick gave the Bobcats breathing room at 21-13 with eight minutes remaining. Furman took to the airways and pulled within 21-19, but time ran out before they could overtake Lees- McRae. NASSAU FLAGS PAST LEES-McRAE, 14-3 It was Hag Day at Hostra Stadium in New York as the Lees- McRae Bobcats battled Nassau Community College. The Nassau Lions won a penalty-marred football game over Lees-McRae 14-3 as officials filled the air with yellow flags. Lees-McRae was penalized 16 times for 139 yards. Nassau was flagged 15 times for 151 yards. The officials threw the flag 37 times during the contest. Not only was Lees-McRae frustrated by the penalty but to add in- sult to injury, a Nassau back returned a kick-off 102 yards, for the! Lions second touchdown which set a new record for kick-offl returns against a Bobcat team The Bobcat ' s only score came on a Paul Peniston field goal with four minutes remaining in the first half, but on the ensuing kick-off the Nassau back took the ball two yards deep in his end zone and raced down the sidelines to give Nassau a 14 3 half time lead that stood up until the game ended.