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

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POST 6-3-1 RECORD LEES-McRAE TOPS HUDSON VALLEY Ben Billings caught a seven-yard touchdown pass from Frank Ryder in the third quarter to give Lees-McRae a 12- 7 homecoming victory over Hudson Valley in a Coastal Conference game. The Bobcats Q2-1, 3-1-ll trailed 7-6 before Ryder hit Billings with 4:58 left in the period. Andre Powell, who rushed 37 times for 137 yards, brought LMC within 7-6 on a two-yard TD run late in the first quarter. Hudson Valley dropped to 0-2, 1-3 with the loss. J Big conference with QB Frank Ryder, Campbell, Bryan, and Helms. COACHING STAFF Kneeling, Head Coach Clyde Soupy Campbell. Standing fl-rl: Robbie Robbins, Jeff Swaim, Mac Bryan, Danny Whitley, Mike Helms, Terry Smith. we ,xx f'N 'Xl' in-. R,e I , Q V ' NJ' r 3 g. X , in ,lilr i i F X M ,, sgl C s S If Q , E 1 ,J , X 1 Aa, -wg FLANKERS. Kneeling, Mike Jolly, Kenny Southerland. Back row fl-rl: Jeff Philpott, Matt Payne, Jerome Mitchell, Michael Groves, KICKERSXPUNTERS. Front row fl-rl: Shannon Carter, Charlie SIBPP, Daniel Howell. Back now: Paul Scott, Andy Morris, Stephen Johnson, John Kirkland. . if 34 :gif 'M' for k Y A . xr il' i a i t . Q an 1 'U Football 77

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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.

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FRESHMAN TODD DAGGS STARS Todd Daggs eclipsed the Lees-McRae freshman rushing record, held by Ron Parsons in 1970, against the Mars Hill JVs in a 25-0 win for the Bobcats. As a freshman Parsons galloped for 853 yards and 11 touchdowns in 169 trips with the pigskin. Parsons had surpassed Wally Matthews' 753 yards in 176 attempts in 1967. All-Conference per- former Clark Gaines, and then Wake Forest standout and MVP for the New York Jets, had 780 yards in 161 attempts his freshman year in 1972. Daggs carried 31 times for 62 yards against the Lion JVs and brought his total to 189 attempts for 857 yards and scored his tenth touchdown. Daggs led the Coastal Conference in rushing with 232 rushes for 1,079 yards and a 4.7 average per carry. He scored 12 TDs during the season and only played in eight games due to an injury. Daggs caught 10 passes for 113 yards and had 70 yards on punt returns, making his total offensive output 1,262 yards. s yfs Tir 6 'il .. S. GUARDS. Front row Il-rl: Chris Ledbetter, Eric Pendergraph. Back row: Bobby Renick, Trey Doyle, John Davis, Cliff Whicker, Brian Gann, Kevin Bowers, Scott Drye. 78 Football :ann-us,...,3 Q--,.......,,,.-NWQ STRONG SAFETIES, Front row fl-rl: Ben Williams, Buckshot Buchanan. Back row: Michael West, Melvin Revell, Craig Melton, Charlie Gray, Calvin France, Jamie Grassano, Ron Clour, Kevin Bradley.