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

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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.

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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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S . .ms-1 - - ' IW X Q flwiiii. 9 I Sli 1-Vw' f N ' TAILBACKS. Kneeling, Derrick Parker. Back row ll-rl: Todd Daggs, Michael Ford, Chris Albertson, Anthony McMinn. POTOMAC STATE TRAPS LEES-McRAE IN ITS WEBB Pete Webb rushed 17 times for 220 yards and two touch- downs to lead Potomac State to a 35-21 victory over Lees- McRae in a Coastal Conference junior college football game in Keyser, West Virginia. The Catamounts Q2-2, 2-1-lj pulled out a 14-7 halftime lead on scoring runs of 12 and seven yards by Webb. The Bobcats Q2-2, 2-2-11 pulled within 21-15 early in the fourth quarter on a 27-yard pass from Frank Ryder to Matt Payne. But Stein's TD pass and a six-yard return of an intercepted Frank Ryder aerial by Randy Barnes put the Catamounts out of reach. Lees-McRae tied the game at 7-7 in the second quarter on Daggs' 15-yard run. Ryder passed 54 yards to Jerome Mitchell for a touchdown late in the fourth period. RECEIVERS. Front row ll-rl: Kirk Hitt, Jeff Hardigree. Back row: Barry Barrino, Bob Cole, Joe Carter, Donovan Carroll, NASSAU NUMBS LEES-MCRAE, 29-21 The Lees-McRae Bobcats exploded for 15 points in the third period to take a 21-10 lead over the second national- ly-ranked Nassau Lions, but saw their hopes fade in the final nine minutes of the contest as Nassau put 19 points on the board to edge Lees-McRae, 29-21. The win sent Nassau to the top of the Coastal Conference standings with a 3-0 record, 6-0 overall. Lees-McRae slipped to 3-2 in the conference and evened its record for the season at 3-3-1. Nassau ran out the clock and preserved its undefeated season and the possibility of a number one ranking. Losses by No. 1 Mississippi Gulf Coast and Northeastern Oklaho- ma could catapult the Lions into first place. Derrick Parker i332 eludes ASU defenders during Bobcat romp over the hapless Apps. , V ' Q my l Y 't ' , , l '- , 0 , ., a Q V , K 1 rkrrz M V y 1: Q, 7 7 frirs tf. r I k . rr.. ,i , ...R ' it A if A 7 if t ' it 2 f ,. ' . . L M sqwg I WL IVGV F N.,-'ww.,.. , . 'y Q ,m...,,,,.,,,NgL.,,, r' 'ii l...,l ,,..' V. if , , ' A l'. V' - V .'.' 9' - i - -r V i c,,..,.,,.ff' ' ' it rw. iw -..,,,,, ,, ' 'f -- ' ' L V. fr - --W, in-.. . N-f 1- - ffl' , p , , 'aa' H ., ,,,,, 9 . ---1+ 'Q - y I ' ,,,, . A W V 'fm 7 . --V f V , s f , 'V-L . 'V , 9 ' ' '- 'V' -'- .1 . A lwm w -,,,,,, . - f r V A A . . i -i... Wwewvwfmm , I - M. V' Diff U - I V if uiwfm, ' - . W. 'wi ' i ' ,, . ,, CV ,.', A y.,. , tyy. ....,. f ffm Mwmggf, V ,Q .T U Football 79