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Page 4 THE FULL MOON October 4, 1954 Varsity Wins Twenty-Third Straight ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ BULLDOG BARKS BOBBY PECK All opposing ball carriers have come to fear co-captain Bobby Peck, star left guard in the A. H. S. line. Bobby is always there to meet the runner with a bone-crushing tackle just when it seems that the runner will break into the clear. Last season Peck got a lot of recognition even though he did not play first string, and this year he should be one of the best guards in the state. Bobby is also the best punter on the team, and his punting has gotten the Bulldogs out of many a hole. Proof of his kicking came ^in the Lexington game when he got the team out of a hole with a long spiraling kick that covered over fifty yards. Besides being an outstanding athlete, Bobby Peck is an honor student and takes a part in many outside activities. JOHN DAVID MOOSE Every time the papers carry an article on the Albemarle High School football team, you can bet your life John David Moose’s name will be right up there to head the list. As co-captain of the team. Moose has sparked them to a three game victory this year. Moose is noted for his speed and stamina on long reverse runs. So when the crowd goes wild, you can bet your life it’s Moose on one of his seventy or eighty yard trips. Other than playing football, Moose is also an outstanding rnan on the track team, a one-year man in baseball, and an outstanding basketball player. BEHIND THE SCENES WITH THE COACHING STAFF Albemarle High School should consider itself lucky to have one of the best coaching staffs in the state in head coach Toby Webb, backfield coach Bill Robinette, line coach Bear Knotts, and B-Team coach Rex Benton. Very few teams can boast the record that the A. H. S. football team has established. This record could not have been established if our coaches had not put forth so great an effort. Few people realize the work that is put forth by the coaching staff in getting ready for a game. Besides staying on the practice field for at least two hours a day, they have to scout other teams that the football team has to play, plan defenses to use in games, draw up new plays, and, the biggest job of all, see that the play ers stay in shape. Everyone get together and give a cheer for our great coach ing staff. PRE-SEASON TRAINING Unable to find a place to take the A. H. S. football team for pre-season practice, the athletic department of the school decided to set up a camp in the old gym for two weeks. Around seventy-two beds were set up on Sunday, August 15, in the gym for the boys who were to play this season. Two practice sessions were held each day, the morning prac tice started at 6 o’clock and the afternoon practice began at 4 o’clock and lasted until about 6 o’clock. After the morning prac tice the boys went home for breakfast and remained there until they ate lunch. The players returned to the high' school at 1:30 and had a rest period until about 3:30. After the afternoon prac tice was over the boys went home for supper and were free until 9:30 when lights went out Looking at the record so far this season, it look^ like the camp really helped the Bulldogs. Webb men Stage Comeback In Second Half To Win By 19-12 Behind at halftime for the first time since 1952, the AHS Bull dogs came roaring back after in termission to defeat a powerful Lexington team 19-12. Fullback Donnie Smith scored the first touchdown on a plunge over the middle. Co-Captain John D. Moose scored two third period touchdowns, both on reverse plays. One of these was a 73-yard jaunt. Safety Man Edshay Brunson had a big night in the defensive back field, intercepting two Lexington passes. Bobby Peck, Luther Kim- ery, Roger Saunders, Wade Smith and Dick Cashwell did a fine job in stopping their large opponents. Kimery recovered a fumble that stopped a Lexington drive on the Albemarle 3-yard line. Bulldogs Defeat Winecoff, 27 to 0 Albemarle High School’s Bull dogs defeated Winecoff of Cabar rus County 27 to 0 in the A.H.S. stadium September 3 to run their mark to 20 straight victories and win the season’s first game. Tailback Skipper Gantt led the scoring with two touchdowns; Donnie Smith added another; and the final touchdown came on a pass which covered 30 yards from Edshay Brunson to Eddie Fenters. Roger Freeman received credit for a safety to rap up the scoring for the Bulldogs. Co-Captain Bobby Peck, Charles James, Dick Cashwell, “Sut” Saunders, Wade Smith, Roger Freeman and “Drag” Kimery held Winecoff to a -11 rushing yard age', while the Bulldogs gained 289 yards rushing. Every member of the team saw action in the victory. Football Alumni Play At College Eleven members of past Albe marle High School football teams are now playing college football at colleges throughout North Carolina. Three of these boys, Ralph Setz- ler, Otty Lynn and Richard Jor dan are playing at Davidson Col lege. Catawba College has Les lie Swanner, Ken Smith, T-Boe McLendon and Jimmy Page. Play ing at Duke are Doug Knotts and David Bruton. The University of North Carolina has Ed Patterson and Jimmy Millican is at Western Carolina Teachers College. Uverpower ) — Schedule *Wineco££ Home * Kannapolis Away Lexington Home *Landis ....Away *Mooresville Away *Monroe Home Thomasville Home Myers Park Away •Concord Home *China Grove Away •Member of Southern Division South Piedmont Conference. Down Kannapolis In 21-0 Thriller Albemarle High’s Bulldogs scored an impressive victory over a strong Kannapolis team by a score of 21-0, Friday, September 12, at Kannapolis. This marked the second year in a row the Bull dogs have held their arch rivals from K-Town scoreless. Fullback Donnie Smith scored once on a plunge over the middle. Co-Captain John Moose scored on a 25-yard reverse, and Dick Cash- well intercepted a Kannapolis pass and ran it back 45 yards for the final six points. The entire Bulldog line was out standing, holding the Little Won ders to a minus one yard rushing average. Lexington Stops Landis 44-12; Wade Smith And Skip Gantt Score There was no stopping the Bull dogs as they rolled to their twenty- third consecutive victory against Landis 44-12 on the opposition’s home field last Friday night. Wade Smith was the big gun for the night, scoring four times on passes from tailback, and Skip Gantt, who scored three times on runs of 53, 56, and 20 yards him self. The entire Bulldog line play ed brilliant defensive football, stopping all attempts through the line by the Landis eleven. Be sides the starting team, Roger Whitley and Lane Lowder let it be known once again that they will be something to watch in the future. The Bulldogs played without the services of their co-captain and wingback John David Moose due to an injured shoulder. Landis scored first late in the game on a long pass and again on an intercepted pass deep in the Bulldogs’ territory. Both of the extra point attempts were block ed, while Donnie Smith, Bulldog fullback, converted twice. The Albemarle team now has a 4-0 record for the season, while Landis has lost two out of three. The Bulldogs travel to Moores- ville to meet a strong team who is expected to give them a lot of opposition for their twenty-fourth straight win. « SUGGS Furniture Co. "Where Your Pennies Make More Sense" 534 Concord Road PHONE 1200 Compliments of H. & L. Groceries and Meats A Good Place To Shop North Second Street PHONE 178 B. H. McLENDON & SONS — Concrete Works — Aquadale Road —:— Telephone 783 Morrow Bros. & Heath Co., Inc. HpTPOINT APPLIANCES Dealers In Heavy and Shelf Hardware Building Materials . . . Seeds . . . Fertilizers Albemarle Insurance Agency Just Insurance —^ Phone 90 Albemarle, N. C. Phone 231 / Morgan Insurance Agency, Inc. Mutual Insurance p. O. Box 108 —Office Phone 585 ROSE'S 5- ID-25c STORE Headquarters for Bonanza School Supplies Albemarle, N. C. 3 Mennbers Added To Cheering Squad Barbara Holt and Betty Hall from the Junior class, and Diane Watkins from the Freshman class, were elected cheerleaders by the Booster’s Club late last spring. Janis Westerlund, a sophomore, was elected by the cheerleaders this summer. The cheerleader squad now con sists of Charlotte Pope, chief; Elaine Mills, Gerry Saunders, Za- lotta Harris, Barbara Holt, Betty Hall, Janis Westerlund and Diane Watkins. Compliments of LOFTIN'S DRUG CONFEDERATE MOTORS, Inc. Phone 616 —:— 140 S. 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