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

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. ' K f K M ' r 1 Tom Sawyer Ronnie Long Marvin Bonds Anthony Johnson Jesse Jackson Wayne McNeese ABOVE: Donnell Gatling glides past his Camden opponent for the first touchdown ol the new decade. This touchdown later brought a win. .. in Charles Brooks Brad Olson Victor Spellman Stacey Fqster Lawrence Brooks James Copeland Donnell Gatling Starts 2nd Decade By Duplicating Johnny Johnson's Initiation of 1st Sports Decade 22 Sports-varsity Football The first season of a new decade started oh' with an anniversary touchdown by Donnell Gatling. The fighting Eagles, dominated by juniors, played like pros and proved the pre-season predictions to be wrong. The Eagles brushed past Edenton 9 to 7 to lead off the first of the many road game victories. Camden, the coaches. rival, was shutout 17 to O by the Green Machine.

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Dunstan Brooks Troy Gillard Robert Klenke Kipley Brown Below: Clement Williams carries the ball in for a toudhcown in Northeastern's 20-8 victory over the Bruins. if I' Trevor Swinpson Jasper Snowden Superstition Fills the Air as Team Loses All Home Games! Could Lucky Eleven Be Bad Luck? 24 Sports-varsity Football ,R ....,.v . ff... -ff Troy Brooks Phillips Bridges fits ' lv- ,5 - . gfa ,- K W . iff go. ' V 'f': f'9-4fdJr'j V . . r ,. W A f ' '1 . n ., View s4'4-rlf-4i.'s - .A , I DQ, ,- Y -,t .., . 1.1-'Jw e , PM 1 , . ., v, ' K -gigs... WLNL,,, 6 ,ar WMI I V Q A . if i. ,LW ..g. 4 K., ,.. . 133196 falsffzf ' .. N T T . 1 ' f '7 's,'?. ?'xi'- V .1-'yt'-n5..t,.,.', ' f pl .: U f 1 P4 'Q ' Y f X .. - , airs'- Above: Quarterback Jerry McGee rolls away from a Hunt tackler while looking for a receiver. He threw two TD passes for 48 yards. Mike Maloney Robert Williams Busrides and victories went hand i hand this season as the Eagles wer undefeated on road trip games. l seemed as though the Green Machin was unstoppable, pushing onwar. against the odds of being on foreig ground. Clinching only a single victory in fron of their home fans, the complex seemel to give off an air of superstition and bam luck for the Eagles. Even though thi scores were close and the effort s l l