Norcross High School - Spectrarama Yearbook (Norcross, GA)

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1 - Baby Blue working hard at practice. 2 - Mike Waits practices punting. 3 A Players enjoy a good meal before game, 4 - 1981B-team football players. 5 Y 1981 Ninth grade Blue Devils. 6 - Coach Ranus R observes Baby Blue. 7 - HOLD THAT LINE, 8 - Bart observes from W V the bench, 9 - Go get 'em Blue! 1 J 4 ... . . .. .siww Q fx 1 ....-.hh f 'w- ' 'inns -all W A 7' -QQ, 1 eeaemww f M ,. 42' I-fe. 4 , 1, . W. ,. - 1 .-Qflz?'.-3:71 A -,m,,,.,wW im .MA A , - .. ,, , , , A '95 K 4,25 mg . t 1 s. pg,124

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66 77 . ,vga Both the B-Team and Ninth grade football teams had a year of rebuilding and getting to know the program and coaches here at Norcross. The B-Team had a good season, they played upto their capabilities. They had a record of 3-4, while the Ninth Grade did a fine job, even though their record does not show it, the record was 1-6. rf 3, a ik .F sis!!! ' wg K.. Q A so Vw 3? , xl as 5 'Q an-T 6 X :'riCw,, .. .. , MHZ aug, ,,w.. I U f ,.fs.4'w--Q-:AH t Q. 4. Q -vel'-3' fw- 'if ,4r' .nd fa .is 3 ,.7x 4,4 I , I 4 Hiu,,. , if ,' ROYER REALTY PLAYER OF THE WEEK St. Pius - Taylor Lackey Parkview - Blake Beeson Duluth - Ioe Gilbert Roswell- Elbert Manning Madison Co. - Billy Wallace Gainesville - Tim O'Malley Central- Casey Dunn North Hall - Elbert Manning Winder - Scott Teague Etowah - Tim O'Malley Gwinnett County Touchdown Club Player ofthe Week St. Pius - Taylor Lackey Duluth 3 Morris Harris, Mike Worthy Roswell- Elbert Manning Madison Co. - Blake Beeson, Billy Wallace Central - Casey Dunn, Tim O'Malley, Michael Harris Winder - Robbie Renno Etowah - Scott Teague - we 6 pg,125 i