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

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Q .. -...L... r The two greatest gifts, I believe, that we can give our - - students are . lidors AND WINGS . . . roots for understanding our heritage and wings for dis- covering our future I radford L Crain - B . President

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ATHLETICS --- QS 1 2 1 3

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BOBCAT GRIDDERS END SEASON ON WINNING NOTE . . . BOBCATS BATTLE BACK FOR TIE Lees-McRae, down 13-0 in the opener at Rockville, Mary- land, came from behind in the closing second of the third quar- ter and in the fourth period to knot the score at 13-all. The Bobcats had an opportunity to win the game, but Charlie Stepp's PAT was wide of its mark and Lees-McRae had to settle for a tie. V A jarring tackle by Steve Eger caused an errant pass from the Knights' quarterback and John Coker picked it off and returned it four yards to the Montgomery 12-yard line. From there Todd Daggs went to work and carried three times, hitting from six yards out to score: Charlie Stepp converted to make it 13-7 in the closing minutes of the third period. Elise Ferguson recovered a Montgomery fumble early in the fourth period on the Knights' 20-yard line and Daggs carried twice to pick up only two yards to the eighteen. Then Ryder found Eric Bynum on a 14-yard pass to the Knights' one-yard line. From there Daggs crashed over to tie the game, but Charlie Stepp's errant PAT left the Bobcats locked in a stalemate with the Knights. LEES-McRAE NIPS WCU JVS, 24-22 Lees-McRae's Todd Daggs scored three first half touchdowns to spark the Bobcats to a 24-22 win over the Western Carolina JVs at Tate Field. Daggs scored on runs of one, 55, and 29 yards and former East Henderson standout Charlie Stepp booted a 47-yard field goal to lift Lees-McRae to a 24-0 halftime lead. The Bobcats, now 1-0-1 on the season, dropped WCU to 0-1. Daggs, the Bobcats' outstanding freshman tailback, was the game's top rusher with 158 yards in 32 carries to spark the LMC ground game. gy U f . . , ' xl. 1? W M- . . 4'f,:' W 'I ' 7: .. g i ,r . ww 4' + . fs.. 1 -1. 5 I., y fr . E? H-ff? 'ft W - ff ' '. . O 5wf.',Q If ,,,,,n,, . mg. rf: 0 1 V, W' . 4... , il ' .. ' ,,.. . Daggs sets sail on TD romp against Nassau. HARFORD EDGES LEES-McRAE, 16-14 Quarterback Bill Creighton passed for 172 yards and two touchdowns and also kicked a 26-yard field goal as Harford edged Lees-McRae 16-14 in a Coastal Conference game in Bel Air, Maryland. The Owls 12-0, 2-OJ scored all their points after recovering Bobcat fumbles. The Bobcats grabbed a 7-0 first quarter lead when Frank Ryder tossed a 52-yard TD pass to Jerome Mitchell. Harford closed the gap to 7-3 before the half on Creighton's field goal. Creighton then tossed TD passes of 45 and three yards to Reggie Parker in the second period to give Harford a 16-7 advantage. Lees-McRae's Todd Daggs scored on a one-yard run in the fourth period to cut the lead to 16-14, but the Bobcats could get no closer. Daggs rushed for 163 yards on 37 carries to pace Lees- McRae 11-1-11. 76 Football POWELL SPARKS LEES-McRAE PAST CHOWAN Andre Powell rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns to spark Lees-McRae to a 14-10 junior college football victory over Chowan in a Coastal Conference game. The Bobcats Q1-1, 2-1-ll took a 7-0 lead in the second quarter on Powell's two-yard plunge, then increased their advantage to 14-3 in the final period on a three-yard TD run by Powell. Jeff Goebel and Ken Davis turned in key interceptions. Steve Eger, John Champagne, Rob Patchett and Buckshot Buchanan were singled out for their defensive work.