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

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FERRUM CRUSHES LEES-McRAE, 52-3 Lees-McRae scored early in the first quar- ter as John Gore kicked a 32 yard field goal but the Ferrum Panthers awoke to crush the Bobcats with a seven touchdown barrage and a field goal to earn them the Coastal Con- ference football championship. It was the Bobcats worst defeat in football history. Suf- fering a 52-3 shellacking at the hands of Ferrum it was the worst defeat ever recorded by a Bobcat team in Lees-McRae ' s storied football past. The Bobcats had lost 42-0 in 1935 and dropped a 35-0 game in 1936. The highest points scored previously in 1962 when the VPI JVs beat Lees-McRae 54-7. The 49 point victory margin in the Ferrum game was the largest point spread to date. DEFENSIVE BACKS: Front row (1-r). Lewis Foster, Keith Montgomery, David Cantrell, T. J. Sharitz. Second row (l-r), Stanley Watson, Timothy Ciencin, Stan Frye, I. Quit, Tim Lucas. Third row (l-r), Jeff Cameron, Calvin Gilmore, Gary Riner, Mark Ross, Bryan Moore. DEFENSIVE ENDS: Kneeling (l-r), Bryan Plott, Kevin Singleton. Rex Shearin, Tommy Thompson. Standing: Henry Hudson, Martin Daniel, Ron Doersam, Willie McDonald. CE,. f i-m i 19V 164 Football

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L t l TRAINERS: Will Harris; Phil Horton, Head; Terry Queen. Kenny Thompson grabs TD pass. TIGHT ENDS: Kneeling (1-r) David Pulliam, Joseph Quagliaroli. Standing: Elijah Ray, Gary Mcintosh. SLOT BACKS: Kneeling (l-r), Sammy McKay, David Herring. Standing: Paul Zdanek. 1978 BOBCAT COACHING STAFF: Eddie Huff, Dan Crosby, Head Coach Cole Proctor, James Washburn, Mike Missbach, David Lecka. LEES-McRAE DEFENSE THROTTLES CHOWAN, 141 2 The Lees-McRae defense shut down Chowans offensive machine on the ground and through the air and the Bobcats ' kicking game aided the homecoming cause as Lees-McRae shocked a highly favored Chowan, 14-12. The Braves were reeling the entire game from a determined Bobcat defense and a fired up offense. The Bobcats dominated the fourth period as the defense held Chowan ' s rushing game to minus two yards, intercepted four passes and allowed only three completions in 10 attempts. William Brownlee scored on a 49 yard pass from Frankie Walker and Rocky Beebe crashed over from the three yard line and John Gore added the extra points. The victory evened the Bobcat ' s record at 3-3 on the season. BOBCAT CLAW BULLDOGS, 36-21 Lees-McRae flexed it ' s muscles on offense and rolled up 176 yards rushing and 156 yards passing for 332 total yards and put 36 points on the board to defeat the Citadel JVs, 36-21. The fumble monster raised its ugly head though, as Lees-McRae fumbled seven times and lost five. The only fumble the JVs suffered turned into the first score of the game as Keith Montgomery pounced on the loose ball on the 39. Two plays later, Frankie Walker hit Junior Brownlee on a 39 yard pass to make the first TD. Brownlee set sail on a n electrifying 81 yard punt return for the next Bobcat rally. John Gore booted a 37 yard field goal and Wayne Dalton turned in a six yard run. Rocky Beebe scored from ten yards out and Gary Riner blocked a punt out of the end zone. Gore added another 36 yard field goal. The Bobcat defense stood out with Ron Doersam, Anthony Jones, Rick Crosby, Tommy Thompson, and Neal Musser turning in sterling performances. Football 163

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Did the referee call this face mask against Pat Gallagher? RUNNING BACKS: Front row (l-r). Wayne Dalton. Don Johnson, Darrel Thomas, I. Quit. Second row: Rocky Beebe, William Brownlee, Joe Curro. JOHNSON, DALTON LED BOBCATS, BLASTING VIKINGS, 42-30 Lees-McRae was minus two fullbacks and Don Johnson got the nod to start. The freshman carried 25 times and racked up 112 yards and scored three TDs on runs of 39, two and one yards. Wayne Dalton rambled 119 yards in 15 trips with the pigskin and had a TD nullified by the penalty. Frankie Walker scored once on a five yard run and threw two touchdown passes to Kenny Thompson covering 32 and 15 yards. John Gore hit three PATs and booted one field goal fo 41 yards to give the Bobcats the victory. Showing their disdain for their em- barrassing loss to Ferrum the week before, defensive tackle Doug Hubbard recovered a fumble on the Viking nine to set up the first TD and the defense played outstanding behind Hub- bard, Randy Hackworth. Tim Novak, Tim Lucas, Anthony Jones, Neal Musser, Rick Crosby, Keith Montgomery, Ron Doersam, Tommy Thompson, Willy McDonald, Paul Zdanek, and Stan Watson. Don Johnson bulls his way through Citadel line. Junior Brownlee sets sail against Eagle JVs. :• § Football 165