PAGE 4 THE PILOT DECEMBER 14, 1966 BULLDOG CAGE TEAM IS OFF TO SUCCESSFUL START FOOTBALL SQUAD FINISHES 7-1-2 The 1965 Gardner-Webb football season was certainly a successful one as the Buldogs finished the sea son with a 7-1-2 record and a share of two conference championships. The Buldogs won the W C J C A C crown over Lees-McRae, the onlv other team playing football, and tied Ferrum for the title in Region 10 competition. The Bulldogs stopped Lees-McRae twice, Chowan twice, Hargrave, Davidson, Furman, tied Carolina Military and Ferrum, which was the number one junior college team in the nation at that time, and lost the last game of the year to the fresh men of Citadel. Several individual players receiv ed honors after the season on the All-Region 10 team and NJCAA All-America team. The most outstanding player on tlie squad according to the post-sea- son polls was Roy Thompson, a star on both offense and defense. Thompson was an outstanding of fensive end leading the team in re ceptions and passing yardage. Thompson was also a fierce com petitor on defense and scored ten points while playing with the de fenders en a pass interception for a touchdown and two safeties. For all these efforts, he was named as an honorable mention on the All- America team and was a unanimous choice for All-Region Ten honors. Also named to the All-Region team was John Taylor and Tom Gillis. Taylor played both ways for the Bulldogs at offensive guard and defensive linebacker. Taylor, who weighs 160 lbs. made up for his size with determination. Taylor ranked high in the conference as he tallied on a pass interception, a fumble recovery and a blocked punt. Tom Gillis was the third Bulldog to win All-Region honors, Gillis was also a two-way man as he started at offensive halfback and at defen sive linebacker. Gillis led the team in rushing with 507 yardsin 155 '^^These were just three reasons why the Buldogs had one of their best records in several years. C-W DOMINATES ALL-WCJCAC TEAM Gardner-Webb College’s Bulldogs dominated the All-WCJCAC Team for the second season in a row by placing six men on the team. Foster McLane, a 6’1”, 205 lb. tackle, anchored the Bulldog line on both offense and defense. Jerry Eskew, a 5’10” end from Tommy Thompson, 5’10”, 170 lb. end from Mooresville, rounded out the linemen named to the team^ Thompson was one of the the conference at end on both of fense and defense, and was named as an honorable mention for All- American honors. Bobby Spain, 6’, 175 lb. fullback, received honors from the backfield. Spain led the team in scoring. Tony Mauldin, 5’10”, 180 lbs., completed the team. Tony was out standing in the defensive backfield. John Taylor was voted the most valuable player by the team; Foster McLane, the Best Lineman; and Tommy Thomason for Sportsman- Spartanburg Gardner-Webb College’s Bulldogs, ranked 19th in the nation in NJCAA pre-season rankings, are off to a roaring start toward another suc cessful season. The Bulldogs have overpowered the first five foes they have faced and have emerged as one of the teams to beat in the Western Carolinas Junior College Confer- The Bulldogs are coached by Ed die Holbrook, now in his third sea son as head coach. Since taking over the reins of the Bulldogs, Holbrook has produced two winning teams and the first basketball crown in the history of the school last year. This season Coach Holbrook is be ing assisted by Ken Daves. Coach Daves was a successful coach at East Rutherford High School and last season at Oakland Elementary School. Holbrook, who sports a 37-16 re cord at G-W, guided last year’s team to the conference championship with a 11-1 in the family and 22-6 overall. One of Holbrook’s biggest tasks this season was to replace last years leading point maker, Dennis Child ress. This was accomplished when he recruited Laurence “Sonny” Johnson from New York City. John son is currently the leading scorer and has also assisted in many point plays. Johnson played for Laurin- burg Institute of Laurinburg, N. C., before coming to Gardner-Webb. Although the squad has several freshmen players, it also has five returnees who add experience to the club. Drew Bridges is starting at one guard position with Johnson at the other. Bridges, from Hilde- bran saw considerable action on last year’s squad. He was voted to the all-tournament team in the con ference tournament at Forest City. Alsoback from last year’s champ ions is Rudy Reeves. Reeves, of Can ton, saw action in every game after Christmas holidays last year and adds rebounding strength to the ! Mike Tolley, a hard-working guard from Greensboro; Cleve. Ray- field, a forward from Stanley and an injury victim from last year and George Poston from Canton, a strong shooting forward from Can ton, are also returning players. Freshmen players on the team have contributed greatly to the win ning affect thus far. Other than Johnson, the team includes, David Brown of Purclear who is the tallest man on the squad at 6 ft. 6 in. Brown has been a big factor in Gardner-Webb wins thus far. Aly Lizza, a small 5’7” guard from Oyster Bay, Long Island, had a good shot at a starting position until he injured his ankle. Dick Mazoyer, a highly regarded basket ball player from Huntington, N. Y., adds depth at the guard slot. Karl Neilson of Miami Springs, Fla., has been a terror on defense during thee first five games and is an outstanding jumper. Jim Moody of Nebo, a good re bounding forward; Jim Wilmoth, of Dobson and Lou Flores, an all around athlete from Brookyln, N. Y., should also see some duty. Coach Eddie Holbrook had a cau tious view of the season before it began and pointed to reliance on freshmen as a possible problem. When talking about the club he stated, “You know it’s our toughest schedule in history. It includes the freshman units of Wake Forest, Davidson and Furman as well as the always tough clubs in our con ference. We’re going to depend on inexperienced freshmen and as a result will lose some games, espec ially early in the season.” The con servative coach should be well plea sed with the teams performance Bost Gymnasium will be the scene of a holiday tournament Dec. 16 and 17 with the Bulldogs playing host to three teams. Ferrum of Fer rum, Wa., Brewton-Parker of Mt. Vernon, Ga., and Cumberland of Lebanon, Tenn., will be on hand to vie for the tournament champion- lOHNSON SCORES — Here is just one of the reasons why the Bulldogs were undefeated through ttheir first six contests. “Sonny” has scored 20 or more points m four of these games to lead the Bulldogs. He also has developed into a fine team leader. SHELBY SPORTING GOODS "Sportsman Headquarters" ^ TENNIS EQUIPMENT ^ GOLF SUPPLIES ^ HUNTING EQUIPMENT The Place To Go For All Your Sports Needs!

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