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Page 4 THE FULL MOON December, 1951 BULLDOG BARKS ATHLETES OF THE MONTH lohnny Youngblood Another play is stopped short as Johnny Youngblood breaks through to make the tackle. Johnny has just finished his third year of varsity football and this year he played a very important part in Albemarle defense. Johnny, besides being an outstanding football player, is popular with his fellow students. He is mostly known around school as Young’un. Besides playing football he holds different offices and belongs to several clubs. Johnny, who is six feet one inch tall and weighs one hundred seventy pounds, holds the position of right tackle. In every game Johnny shines for his fine playing and for his team spirit. Next fall Johnny plans to enter Catawba College in Salisbury. Bud Griffith In on most of the tackles, Bud Griffith was one of the out standing linesmen for the Albemarle Bulldogs. Many of Albe marle’s runs would not have been possible if it had not been for the blocking of Bud. Bud, being a senior this year, has finished two successful seasons of varsity football. On the football field the opponents soon realize that number thirty-seven is not just an ordinary player. An outstanding student as well as a football player, Bud is treasurer of the Monogram Club and a member of the Boosters Club. Bud is a six footer and hits the scales at one hundred seventy pounds. He does not have any definite plans for the future. * * ♦ ♦ What has been your most memorable experience during your football career? This question, put to senior varsity members, re ceived various answers. Leslie Swanner—“I can't single them down to one, because all of them have been exciting for me.” Bruce Lowder—“Defeating Kannapolis and Asheboro.” Bud Griffith—“That goal line stand agairist Lexington.” Keith Byrd—“When I covered a blocked kick in the end zone for the touchdown against Kannapolis.” Johnny Youngblood—“When Bud and I tackled a man behind the goal line when we played Winecoff.” Tub Russell—“When Moose threw me a pass and I ran it over for the touchdown.” Ham Morton—“When Moose hit Tub Russell with a pass for a touchdown.” Doug Knotts—“Blocking that kick against Kannapolis.” AHS's Football Scores of 1951 Albemarle 15 Albemarle 7 Albemarle 0 Albemarle 7 Albemarle 39 Albemarle 1 Albemarle 35 Albemarle 32 Albemarle 7 Albemarle 19 Winecoff 0 Kannapolis 6 Lexington 0 Barium Springs 7 Spencer 6 Monroe (forfeit) 0 Mooresville 0 Statesville 0 Concord 6 Asheboro 6 Total 162 Total 31 SOUTHERN FLOUR MILLS. Inc. 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They knocked twice at Al bemarle’s goal line, but were re sisted by the strong defense led by Johnny Youngblood, Gene Snuggs, and Doug Knotts. Snuggs and Lowder were con sidered the secret weapons for Albemarle as they continually changed positions from tailback to wingback and consistently made good gains from both po sitions. Other deciding factors for the Bulldogs in the win were Les Swanner, who played a whale of a game on offense as well as defense; Keith Byrd, Johnny Youngblood, David Bruton, Bud Griffith, Claude Lawhon, James Gibson, and Raygene Smith. Captains For '52 Picked By Squad James Gibson and David Bru ton were elected Co-captains for the 1952 football season at a meeting held by the team. James, who weighs 165 and stands 5’ 10”, is a blocking back, while David, at 6’ 0” and 185, is a tackle. Both boys played outstanding football this year, and the fans of AHS are looking forward to another good season under the able leadership of James and David. ONE DAY DOUG KNOTTS was kidding Johnny Youngblood about being dumb. Doug: “You’re so dumb, John ny, if your mother sent you to the grocery store to buy some D.D.T., you’d forget how to spell it before you got there. Compliments Of J. C. PENNEY'S Meet Your Friends At Our Fountain PHILLIPS Cut Rafe Drug Store BUCK'S CLEANERS 320 Montgomery Avenue Phone 88 Bulldogs Defeat Spiders To Wrap Up Second Place -$> Bulldogs Finish Second This Year The Albemarle Bulldogs fin ished second in the South Pied mont Conference with seven wins, two ties, and no losses. Only Lexington and Wilkes Cen tral had better records, with each winning five and tying one. Lexington’s only blot in the season was a tie, and that was at the hands of the Bulldogs of Albemarle. The final standings in the con ference are: Teams Wiiu Tie| Losses Pet. Lexington '5 1 0 .916 Wilkes Central 5 10 .916 Albemarle 7 2 0 .888 Concord 4 0 2 .666 Children’s Home 3 12 .583 Kannapolis 4 0 3 .571 Asheboro 3 2 3 .500 Barium Springs 3 2 3 .500 Thomasville 3 0 4 .428 Mooresville 2 2 4 .375 Monroe 115 .214 Statesville 10 9 .100 Spencer 0 0 6 .000 Monroe Forfeits Albemarle Game The Albemarle Bulldogs’ only loss, which was to Monroe 7-6, has been forfeited to Albemarle by a score of 1-0 due to Mon roe’s use of an ineligible play er. Coach Webb was informed of the forfeit November 16. Thom asville and Kannapolis also re ceived forfeits by the same score. Concord had defeated Monroe, so the score remained as it was in that game. Coach Webb and the Bulldog co-captains, Doug Knotts and Leslie Swanner, say Monroe beat them, and that if Bill Ken- nington, the ineligible blocking back whose parental residence is Pageland, S. C., had not par ticipated, the score would prob ably have been the same. The forfeit, however, gives the Bulldogs an undefeated season officially, with two ties. “I want to buy a pair of hose for my wife,” said a customer to Patsy Williford. “Sheer?” asked Patsy. “Nope, she’s home.” Albemarle High School closed its 1951 football season by de feating Concord 7-6 in a hard- fought battle on a very muddy field in Concord on Friday, No vember 16. Early in the first quarter, the Bulldogs began to roll. On the fourth down and three yards to go, Swanner elected to run, and broke away for a nineteen yard gain to their twenty-two yard line. Lowder scooted ten more yards to the twelve yard line, but there the drive bogged down and Concord took over. Early in the first quarter, the Bulldogs began to roll. On the fourth down and three yards to go, Swanner elected to run, and broke away for a nineteen yard gain to their twenty-two yard line. Lowder scooted ten more yards to the twelve yard line, but there the drive bogged down and Concord took over. The fighting was mostly even from then until the third quar ter, when Larry McCall threw a running pass to Widenhouse, who kept going for sixty-five yards until Gene Snuggs brought him down from behind. Then Gene broke up the threat by intercept ing a pass on the three yard line and returning it to the nine. Late in the third quarter Bruce Lowder intercepted a Concord pass on the Bulldog forty-five and returned it to the Concord forty-two. Lowder engineered a first down to the twenty-six, and the quarter ended with Albe-' marie getting a first down on the fifteen. , Lowder carried once and Swan ner twice for a first down on the four-yard line. Swanner then went on from the four and Bow ers made the extra point. Concord then took over with an aerial from Austin to Widen house and marched thirty-eight yards to a touchdown, with Wi denhouse receiving a pass in the end zone. The kick was wide so Albemarle led 7-6. Doug Knotts intercepted a des peration pass and the Bulldogs ran the clock out for a 7-6 ad vantage. Playing their last game for Albemarle High School were Doug Knotts, Leslie Swanner, Keith Byrd, Bruce Lowder, John ny Youngblood, Bud Griffith, Ham bone Morton, and Tub Russell. Dun-Rite Laundry and Cleaners "Your Sanitone Cleaners” Phone 400 Albemarle, N. C. DAVIS MOTOR COMPANY Cadillac - Olds West Main Street Phone 327 RELIABLE Jewelry Store Watches : Diamonds Jewelry : Luggage Musical Instruments 243 West Main Street ALBEMARLE, N. C. Compliments of Nelle's 115 N. Second St. PHONE 1233 Compliments of BELK'S Albemarle's Leading 'Dept. Store
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