South Lenoir High School - Stars and Bars Yearbook (Deep Run, NC)

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nd in the Conference Above left: Rebel cinderman Doyle Parrish prepares to land in the broad iump pit after a good take-off. Doyle has three more years to develop into a top trackman. Above: Rebel track star Leslie Merritt finds that what goes up must come down as he prepares to fall after clearing the pole vault bar at eleven feet. Below left: Larry Avery, track star, shows his outstanding hurdle style. Below right: Landing firmly in the running broad iump pit, Dennis Taylor exhibits his outstanding freshman form.

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Displaying success, the flying blue Rebels climaxed The season with a 10-1 record. Under the capabilities of Coaches Thomas Salter and Linwood Hartsell, The team placed Third in the conference meet and second in The conference. Moving on to participate in the sectional meet, The Team finished second with Larry Avery, Ben Albritton, Marty Smith, and Larry Whaley qualifying To attend the State Track Meet in Fayetteville. Many new individual records have been set by The squad members. Larry Avery was awarded as the most valuable cinderman, and Shelton Rhodes set the shot put record with The distance of 48' 5V2 . Tying The school record, Bill Turner ran The 100-yard dash in 10.2 seconds. In the high hurdles Larry Whaley broke The record with his run of 17.5 seconds. Ben Albritton Threw the discus 134' 43A1 for a new record. The mile relay team consisting of Frankie Rackley, Len- wood McCormick, Dennis Taylor, and Jimmy Smith set the record with a time of 3:43.65 minutes. Right: Senior Marty Smith strains every muscle in an effort To break the forty foot mark in the shot put. Below right: Shelton Rhodes prepares to throw the shot put as opponents look on. Below: Rebel cinderman Frankie Rackley lands in the broad- iump pit with a distance well over eighteen feet in an effort To score in the Lenoir County Track Meet. f- , - .. . rag.: . Fleet-Footed Rebels Pla fm...fee-1:s1svEwzt'1sfwq:-M5 . . .-- ..- QM ,,., ,L , Arf- is -' W ,,. A --'- . if W , ...,. L 'V H gif K. P 4.1, - 17 , ..,, .. L' ' if fr . , ',. 1' . 'T is faaa 7. T 2 '-T1 thi' A f . . 555 .'-- ,'.,, T iris X' mi-fi as Ywlflf. -2 - iss. .rrass . - , f Y '.'. as,q.g,:g 'f.f. 5 ':f53sEffs1f211.2 '. -- M frii L, . . B T , . c. A i a . ..-' 1 4- S. T ,-'- 5 , ' Q Y ,Q -L . . A .. ' . lv Q. L T F T .,-i 94

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Rebels Excel in Field Events Members of the South Lenoir track team on the first row are Coach Thomas Salter, Glynn Loftin, Mike Pickett, Lenwood McCormick, Frankie Vause, Shelton Rhodes, Carl Hartsfield, Marty Smith, and Larry Whaley. Second row: Coach Linwood Hartsell, Ben Albritton, Dennis Harper, Doyle Parrish, Dwight Holland, Wesley Smith, Wade Kennedy, and 96 Leslie Merritt. Third row: Manager Harold Stroud, Dennis Billy Jones, Lon Taylor, Press Howard, Charles Cauley, and Franklin Sutton. Fourth row: Manager Steve Benton, Harold Ricky Barnette, Clyde Dunham, Larry Avery, Jimmy Smith, Rackley, and Scorekeeper Jerry Noble. Above: Shelton Rhodes strains every muscle in order to surpass the current shot put record. Left: Marty Smith, the fastest gun in the East, hurls the discus so fast that the camera misses it.