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NOVEMBER 20, 1961 THE PILOT PAGE THREE First Since ’56 Gardner-Wei Bulldogs Dll nch Western Carolinas Conference Crown, Close Out Season With Two Wins Wingate 'dogs 20-14 Losers Gardner - Webb’s Bulldogs pounced on arch-rival Wingate’s kennel October 28 and forgot to get off until they had rolled up a 20-14 homecoming ^victory be fore a crowd estimated at 1,500. The Conference battle was stag ed at George Blanton Memorial Stadium in Shelby. l4etty freshman Ellen Aber- nethy was crowned homecoming queen at half-time. G-V/ moved quickly to a two touchdown advantage in the first quarter, but lost part of the mar gin in the first quarter. Wingate scored again in the second quar ter and moved ahead 14-13 at intermission. DECIDING TD ’The final score came in the last quarter when “Pee-Wee” Chris- well climaxed a 47-yard drive with a six-yard scoring dash. Steve Shehan blocked a >Vin- gate punt early in the clash, and G-W took over on the Wingate throe-yard line. Roy Crisp car ried ior the TD. Larry Hyder pounced on a Wingate fumble midway the first quarter, and the G-W ’dogs mov ed down to the 10-yard line when Ken Sanford carried for the score. Wingate put. together a 47- yard drive in the second period to tie the game, and Asa Go- downs ran for the extra point. Godoivns had previously narrow ed the gap on an 89-yard gallop near the end of the first quarter. Lionel Brooks intercepted a Wingate pass late In the game to halt a desperate scoring effort. Gardner-Webb Bulldogs clinched the Conference cham pionship Nov. 4 with a 26-7 win over the Mars Hill Lions, the only Conference team to defeat them all season. The win avenged the earlier 13-12 loss. The Bulldogs cLosed out the'season Saturday night with a 19-7 win over Florida Military College, to up their season’s record to 5-3-2. Their winning Conference record was 3-1-2. The Conference cause was help ed by Lees-McRae’s' 26-12 ’ over a favored Wingate eleven the same night G-W tamed the Lions. Wingate Bulldogs were favored to take the crown. The season started slowly for ^ the Bulldogs, losing their opener George Blanton Stadium in Shel- 6-0 t'> Chowan, followed by a 13-2 Mars Hill Bows In 26-7 Game . . . Bulldog Champions Sanford Paces G-W In 40-0 Win Paced by the strong running of Halfbacks Ken Sanford and Ldonel Brooks, the Bulldogs roll ed up their highest score of the season November 10, by pouring it on Davidson Wildkittens 40-0 at Davidson. G-W was all i>ower as they un leashed an explosive offensive unit that they were supposed to have had all season. With the game only a few minutes old, Sanford raced two yards to score the fir^t TD. Davidson failed to move, and G- W, in the next seven plays drove 38 yards, with Sanford galloping 37 for another score. Johnny Wim berly kicked the extra point Davidson failed to show any serious threat until the late minutes of the second quarter, when the ’kittens drove to the G-W 25 before being stopped cold by the rugged Bulldog de fense. NO MERCY Showing no mercy, the Bull dogs drove 68 yards for another TD in the second quarter. The march was led by Sanford, Bill Smarr, Roy Crisp, and Brooks. Brooks plunged over from the four for the score. Tlie Bulldogs continued to growl and in th^ third quarter ran the score up to 26-0. Quarter back Smarr passed to Brooks in the end zone for the six-pointer. The third period, however, was mostly a defensiv tug-o’-war. The Battling Baptists climaxed the game with two more TDs in the fourth quarter. Quarterback Harold Billings threw a 38-yard pass to Clay "Pee-Wee” Chris- well to hike the score to 32-0. by to pace Gardner-Webb surprisingly easy 26-7 win over Mars Hill. The Bulldog victory clinched the Conference champ ionship befo're 1,500 spectators. The championship cause, how ever, was helped by Lees-McRae’s conquest of Wingate 26-12 for a 3-2-1 Conference record. y G-W got all the breaks and all the points in the first half to take a 20-0 edge. With the game hard ly underway. Bill Smarr and his backfield of Sanford, Lionel Brooks, and Roy Crisp marched 45 yards to score the first TD — Sanford plunging over from the SANFORD STARS Sanford scored on runs of two and three yards to cap two Bull dog ground drives in the first eight minutes of the game and added a 34-yard touchdown run in tho second quarter as the Bull dogs turned the game into a Mars Hill had previously hand ed tho Bulldogs their only con ference loss, 13-12, October 7. G-W cranked up its high-pow- ered offense, however, and didn’t let up until they had scored three TDs. The Bulldogs picked up 149 yards on the ground in the first half. The Lions were held to only 11 yards. G-W’s flashy defense Furman Frosh. However, the ’dogs got back on the win ning trail the following week with a 19-13 lashing of Lees-Mc- Rae, a team that later tagged a 0-0 tie on the Bulldogs. G-W followed up^the 19-13 L-M win with a 13-12 loss , to M H, but surprised tfie Wingate Bull dogs 19-19 the next week. After the 9-0 tie, Wingate fell at G-W’s Homecoming 20-14, followed by the 26-7 win that clinched the crown. The Bulldogs closed out the season, with a 40-0 romp over Davidson Frosh and the 19-7 win Saturday night. It was the first Conference crown since 1956 for Coach Nor- G-W Ends Season With 19-7 Win "Players of the Week" Are Listed G-W Bulldogs named “Player of the Week” this season by “The Cleveland Times” were nine football players who were out standing in the games for which they were named. “The Times” recognised each with a picture and a brief recap of his perform ance in the game. Ken Sanford chored by Steve Shehan, Robert player named Brov/n, Edgar Cox, Enoch Mc Carter, "Pee - Wee” Chriswell, Richard Rankin, Sanford, and Brooks — played one of its best games. The Lions failed to move the ball beyond the 50-yard line In the third quarter and were stop ped cold by the tenacious G-W line. Mars Hill’s single TD came in the final period with only 20 seconds left in the game. Quar terback Ottley threw a five-yard pass to Buddy Postell. However, G-W reserves were playing out the clock. the only — for the 0-6 loss to Chowan and the 19-13 win over Lees-McRae. He was the only player named twice last Others were -Steve Shehan for the 2-13 Furman game, Clay Chriswell for the 12-13 Mars Hill battle, Jerald Campbell for the 19-19 tie with Wingate, Lionel Brooks for the 0-0 L-M tie, Roy Crisp for the 20-14 homecoming win over Wingate, Bill Smarr for the 26-7 Mars Hill game. Woody Dillard for the 40-0 rout of David son, and “Wild Bill” Lewis for the 19-7 win over Florida Mili- tary School. Gardner-Webb College rolled triumphantly over Florida Mili tary College of DeLand, Fla., taking a 19-7 decision Saturday night. The Bulldogs put across two- TDs and turned a blocked punt into another score. Intramurals In Football Have Keen Contests With the football intramural season well under way, the East Wing of HAPY leads the seven, team conference with a 4-1 rec ord. The first floor of HAPY is close behind with a 3-2 record. The Wing -took over first place No vember 8 when they whipped the First Floor 25-6. Jeff Shields and his crew drop ped their only game to the sec ond floor of HAPY. The first floor of HAPY led by Tommy Johnson and Art Crocker are far from out of the running. The battle between the two HAPY team.s is shaping up to be one of the toughest in th intramural The best team Decker has mus tered is Second Floor East with a 3-1-1 record. the tenacious Bulldog team. One particularly valiant stand by the Bulldogs came in the fourth quarter when they held the Ca dets for four downs on the four- yard line. The first quarter both teams moved the ball well, with G-W taking the opening kick-off and moving from their own 24 to the Cadets’ 32. Ken Sanford sparked the G-W drive wdth a 14-yard After an exchange of punts, the Bulldogs rolled to a second quarter TD. Roy Crisp carried two tacklers into the end zone for the score. Early in the second half Steve Shehan grabbed off a Florida pass to set up a second TD. Lionel Brooks plunged over frcxn the three-yard line. Florida Military came briefly to life in the third period, but G-W stopped the rally. The Cadets cranked up their offense again, but the rally bog ged down under the tenacious G-W defense. Rogers, dropping back to punt, was hit hard by Jerry Campbell, with Enoch Mc Carter scooping up the ball and racing 35 yards untouched for the final G-W tally. Rogers hit end Tom Bresnahan tor 53 yards and handed off to John Olkoski for the final three yards and a TD late in the game. Kenneth Sanford Is Nominated For Two All-American Honors Kenneth Santord, star halfback on the Gardner-Webb Bulldog football team for two seasons, has been nominated to play in the All-America All Star game for junior college teams. The game will be played December 2, in Albuquerque, N. M. Should Sanford be chosen to play, he will leave for a week’s practice on ISTpvember 26. He will travel by train. Sanford has also been nominat ed for the National Junior Col lege Athletic Association All- American football team. Sanford has been outstanding for the Bulldogs during his two seasons at Gardner-Webb. He was highly recommended by the G-W coaching staff. Last year’s nominee was Coley Sanford again hit pay-dirt from the eight-yard line for the final tally. The win upped the G-W, over all record to 4-3-2 for the season. 4 ... All-American Nominee Sanford Brannock, now enrolled at West ern Carolina College. ' Sanford was a stand-out at his Hartwell, Ga. High School, where he was most valuable back his junior and senior years and re ceived honorable mention for All- State honors three consecutive- years. MOST VALUABLE Last year he was named most valuable player by his team mates, an honor that he shared with Brannock. He was also an All-Conference selection. He is the only Gardner-Webb football player to be named player of the week by “The Cle veland Times” twice each in the two seasons that he has been on the Bulldog club. Sanford has ground out the yardage all season, repeating his feats of last season. Not only has he been a key man in the G-W offense, Sanford has been just as valuable as a defensive halfback.
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