Statesville High School - Trail Yearbook (Statesville, NC)

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74 - Sports Winning Streak Motivates Greypups From the beginning the Greypups had their work cut out for them as they defended the J.V. Conference Championship. Although the team lost the title, the season was far from being unsuccessful. After bringing home back- to-back wins, SHS dropped three consecutive games. Pulling themselves out of the slump, the Cvreypup's season ended with a five game winning streak. the goal and the front line, Fulback Harry Tsumas plunged over for the score. Soccer-style kicker Bob Palmes rarely missed a field goal and booted many deciding points for the Greypups. During the encounter with Kannapolis there seemed little hope forthe Greypups, but a strong desire to win pulled them through it. Enough can not be said about the powerful defense which held Alexander Central, Asheboro, and Trinity scoreless. Often a strong blitz caused the opposing quarterback to throw an interception. Like any other Statesville football team, the Greypups leamed early to keep the ball on the ground. Manning the quarterback position for the Pups was Sammy Turnipseed. Taking the hand offs and hitting the holes, Gus Parsons and Stanley Long fought their way for needed yardage. With only a few yards between Challenged by short yardage situations, the defensive team worked together and stopped the plays. Marlin Tate and Charlie Heye coached their third of four winning seasons this year. SHS i 'l . , .... Trinity 5.3 tlt . o 2 .. , ,, 1 if r sk- it Booting the ball from the 26 yard line, Bob Palms 1401 adds three points to the Greypups' score in a game against Asheboro. '

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