Rutherfordton Spindale High School - Skyliner Yearbook (Rutherfordton, NC)

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The Hilltoppers started the 1974 season awe- somely, winning four straight. After a 15-0 tuneup win over McDowell, the Big Blue rolled over archrival East 13-7. j.G. Keeter had a fantastic night and the mighty Hill- topper defense com- pletely shut off the highly touted Cavalier offense. It was defense again in the next two games as the Hilltoppers smashed Burns 20-6 and inthe North Gaston game, the Hilltoppers shoved the opponents backward for -27 yards total of- fense. Central went to Chase with a 4-0 record, but turned in a lack- luster performance and came out with a disap- pointing 13-13 tie. Then the Hilltoppers were overpowered by mighty South Point 19-0, but bounced back strong for a 41-0 homecoming frolic over Bessemer 76fAthletics W f - ' z - N I . ,wa-Sl-H tte it E 1 -H fb.. ,Q ,t . .

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B' .JA 1 1 . 'gawk my W wtvx' Ol? rs g 1fCoach Herrin gives sig- nals from the sidelines. zf Mike Roberts gets the first down. 3fl.G. finds running room. 4fleff re- ceives defensive instruc- tions from the coaches. 5fThe defense is ready for East. 6!Ledbetter gets the pass off despite pres- sure from South Point. City. Keeter ran wild, scoring three touchdowns, and the Blue defense con- trolled the game continuously. A comeback engineered by quarterback Ricky Ledbetter fell just short as Central dropped the next game to Crest 20-13. And the Hilltoppers stayed in the game against conference champions Shelby until the final seconds, losing 31-13. Central led 13-10 at the end of the third quarter, and were behind only by 17-13 with one minute left, before collapsing. The Hilltoppers ended the season with another good defen- sive showing, top- ping Cherryville 14-0, and ending with a 6-3-1 record. Head coach Mike Biggerstaff and his assistants did superlative jobs in guidingithe Big Blue to a fine winning record. Athleticsf77