Northeastern High School - Aerie Yearbook (Elizabeth City, NC)

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Kenneth Meeking Bracey Robertson Pete Moncla Tom Sawyer Craig Crutchfield Anthony Hinton Q -abs 3' l Charles Brooks Oscar James Gaither Toxey Wilson Jones Allen Kramer Raymand Cole Above: Dudley White 1455 breaks off on a 43 yard touchdown run. Dudley churned more than 100 Yards in this 2O'5 Win Over Northern Nash- We Were it Even their slightly swollen heads did not hamper the Eagles, play against Ply- mouth. The only Viking points were cap- tured against the substitutes while the team's offense pounded away three touch- downs on the ground and two in the air, in their 33-16 breeze past Plymouth. The trip to Ahoskie proved only to be a joy ride. 26 Sports-Varsity Football Seeking vengeance for last year's upset, the Eagles scrapped for two offensive and one defensive touchdown to close the lid on the Cougars, 21-7. Finding daylight in the end zone five times, the football squad burned Perquimans 35-8, to finish their non-confer- ence season with a 5-O record. Still top-ranked in the state, the team's conference opener in Northern Nash was decided by big plays from scrimmage and tight defense as the Eagles knocked off the Knights 20-7. The inside track for the conference championship was the stakes when Rocky Mount came to town. Late in the fourth period, Eric McDaniels was dropped on the one-foot line on a conver- sion attempt after a diving touchdown recep- tion by James Tyler in their first loss, 19-21. Not only did the Eagles lose to the Gryphons, but they lost Tyler for the remainder of the season because ofa bruised kidney resulting from his brilliant touch-

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Ed Walker ,' s 'f t Robbie Franklin , ' ':'ig'Ei, I i it ' ' Joe Weeks N A 1 '., S- A Q, F Jerry McGee E 4 '- ' 1' ' . H 'b 9 F f 1 Daryl Butts - ,V 6 -,.l,.. Ni M A 'Q lie. , Boris Beatty rr f - rr H , FQ- , ff' Q' Bobby McCul1en ,gf A, M' X . ir K, yee., ,L , . we-P AZ, , A ,Y lx X 8 Lester Lamb V ,.,, 'f Itfisxsk ' I ' :xl ' at 'ix X. 1 , , -' ' . Q, ,gg- 1 j , t N ft, M . Q Tony Banks Brian Taylor ' Jerry Spence ff! K. Ricky Hoskins ' . . Danny Brite l Walter Harris i John Haynes lg , A Q v Shag, .JJ t. 'I Derrick Harvey ' Q .I A R va Lt J , L 1 Marvin Bonds Johnny Hassell Carlas White Hunter Williams Anthony Johnson Jasper Snowden Ronnie Long Stacy Foster A hr A 41' M ,, , W I Victor Spellman A ' ' Q Wayne McNees , ' 4 ' X' ' Brad Olson 'vs ' ' ll Rodney Lawrence ' Y ' Cliff Bennett ' ' ' ,A ' 1 Troy Gillard 7 N 4 ' W 'IE FL: wx 'V JN Tommy Singlefary t , ,A l lvl Q ' ag ames Ja inski ' w ,. L ' 2 fl' . . ima A A fi J S ln.. an .pg '71 ' Q ' ' is r..' I3 ,-,' V ' f ' MJ L E 4- e i ' Above: Darryl Butts 1201 eludes two tacklers, as referee Albert Onley checks the play. The Eaglets defeated the Knights 18-6 in T-his 5635011 01551161- On the Junior Varsity level, football began on a low key. Though publicized very little, the Eaglets, nevertheless, were in top form when the season opened, With a balanced ground and aerial attack, the sophomore squad charged into the season to test their wings against a Varsity team! Mattamaskett Varsity clipped their wings with a score of 12-6. Their ego shaken somewhat, the Ealets pounced on the Ahoskie Cougers 36-18. Now, in the winning track, the aggressive squad completely It's Becoming A Habit! J. V.'s Are First Division AAAA Champs Again! 28 Sports-Junior Varsity Football