West Stanly High School - Pegasus Yearbook (Oakboro, NC)

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1 ff 1 Proof of Perfection After decisive victories over Denton, West Davidson and Pied- mont, the Colts Varsity Football team prepared itself for its struggle against the Charlotte Catholic HELPING HANDS. Chris Osborne takes time to listen to directions from the coaches booth before he relays the message to the other coaches. ' ootball wx' Cougars, a powerful team that has always given West a tough game. The Colts fought gallantly, but suffered their first loss of the season by a score of 14-22. After this loss the football team rallied to win four out of five of their next games. With a victory in the seasons final game, the West Stanly Football team would make their way to the state playoffs. The stands were full of hopeful fans, all with hopes of their team winning this game. The score remained 0-0 until overtime. The Colts received the ball first, but were unable to capitalize. After fighting a long hard battle, the Colts dreams of the playoffs were shattered as the Forest Hills team scored in overtime. ONE MORE YARD. Senior Wayland Plyler 1225 struggles to get important yardage in an effort to pick up a first down, that is vital to the Colt team. varsity f'g,r ,,,,, f ,,,, pq, 'H-'- be 'L l Q . .- I , W t Fsialgiolrgavidson 1 55,4 .1 J. E K QC ...7 Piedmont 26-15 . A -. nn be ' 3 - r Iss: if A' L ig li'i ' , Ali: 1 y .- . 'wgi-153924 ,1aeb1,e9S.a 4 1 3 ' iii x Lgiglw , W H up D luis V, sm Y by . , it V i v V - . V' ik Parkwood QHCJ 32-8 snlfga 492-.1S.Bf 1Bif t3. alia ff 91 5 ' ' 1 ,W fl 4 V , A z A ' A W , . A .N ,X ,P v ' 8 Won, 2 Lost Front row: Calvin Gainey, Ricky Moyle, Joe Adkins, Troy Stockton, Tim Coble, Tommy Rogers, Terry Tucker, Kenneth Morgan, Joe Whitley. Second row: Dean Beatty, Chris Poulos, Otis Barrino, Rodney Furr itri-captainj, Dale Hunsucker, Mark Coley, Todd Smith, Jamie Hazlewood. Third row: Chris Earl Cmanagerl, Deric Staton, Jerry Huneycutt, Larry Mcllwaine, Jeff Lambert, Wayland Plyer, Billy Burleson, Chad Austin, Tim Love. Back row: Gary Mcllwaine, Nevin Huneycutt ltri-captainl, Tim Huneycutt, Todd Fraley, Randall Burris, Chip Hatley, Mike Waksmunski, John Hill, Randy Bowers ltri-captainl. Varsity Football! 145

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BREAKING AWAY. Senior Rodney Furr 1101 shows his running ability as he runs over an opposing player to pick up several yards before being taken down near the goal line. CALLING THE PLAYS. Coach Jerry Osborne tells senior Dale Hunsucker 1611 the next play to run, hoping to put some more points on the scoreboard for the football team, TEAM HUTTLE. The Colt Football team crowds around each other after another victory, as head coach, Fred Styles walks proudly off the field. 144!Varsity Football f if fy'-

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The Pressure Is On During the intense heat of the summer, rising freshmen and underclassmen began to train for JV tryouts and began a series of grueling practices everyday after school in preparation for the upcoming season. As the freshmen players played first one game then another, they discovered that high school football was very different from what they were use to. They struggled and fought hard to gain recognition 146fJ V Football from experienced players and coaches. However, the sophomore and junior players worked even harder than the freshmen. True, they already have the respect of others, but they have to fight harder than the competing freshmen, to retain their positions on the team. The biggest pressure of all that is felt by the players is to perform well enough to make it to the varsity squad. WRAP-UP SESSION. Taking a break from the game, sophomore David Efird 1761 wraps up his thumb before being put back into action.