November 24, 1965
THE FULL MOON
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CHARLES DANIEL SKIRTS END FOR BULLDOGS
Comets Down Fighting Bulldogs
13-7 In Last SPC; 'Dogs No. 3
Asheboro’s Blue Comets, now
holding the number one position
in the South Piedmont Confer
ence, copped a verdict of 13-7
over the Bulldogs in the local
stadium, November 12.
It was the sixth straight win
for Asheboro in SPC activity,
compared to no losses.
Albemarle holds an over all
record of six triumphs, three de
feats and one tie, including a
3-2-1 mark in the SPC.
Prior to the game, pre-game
pollsters had picked Asheboro to
defeat Albemarle by around a
four-touchdown margin, but the
Fighting Bulldogs held their own
and Asheboro copped only a 13-
7 margin.
The first quarter was scoreless,
but Albemarle fumbled in the
second quarter and Asheboro re
covered on the Bulldog’s nine
yard line, scoring a touchdown
in three plays. The point-after
was good and the Blue Comets
led 7-0.
Joe Rabon picked up an Ashe
boro fumble and ran 25 yards
across the Blue Comets goal line
for a touchdown. The extra
point kick by Charles Daniel was
successful and the scoreboard
registered a 7-7 tie.
During the half-time activi
ties Gwen Boyd, a senior, was
chosen as the school’s “Out
standing Band Student of
1965.”
She was selected by secret
ballot of her fellow mem
bers in the ASHS band and
was presented a trophy by
the Albemarle Optimist Club.
The presentation was made by
Elworth Plyler, Optimist pres
ident, and Earl Hagans, chair
man of the “Youth Apprecia
tion Week” observance.
Albemarle received to open the
second half and moved from its
own 33-yard stripe to the 40-
yard stripe before punting. After
a penalization against Asheboro,
and runs by Brigham, “Rip”
Furr, Morrow and a punt by
Overcash, the quarter ended.
Albemarle got ball possession
on the Asheboro 43-yard line.
Two first downs later, after Dan
iel had completed three passes,
Asheboro got the ball on its 31-
yard line. Moody, of the Blue
Comets, passed the ball 11-yards
to Wright for the tie-breaking
points.
Albemarle got 12 first downs
compared to eight by Asheboro;
picked up 147 yards on the
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Basketball Squad
Linda Lucas, senior member of
the basketball squad, has been
chosen as captain of the 1965-66
Bulldogettes. Linda, who lettered
last year, stands five feet nine
and one-half inches tall and plays
the guard position. Last year she
was chosen to be on the 1965 All-
Conference team as a guard.
The girls who will comprise this
year’s basketball team are as fol
lows: seniors, Wendy Barry,
guard; Nancy Walker, guard; Di
anne Hill, guard; juniors, Susan
Snuggs, forward; Beth Eddins,
forward; Linda Helms, forward;
Susan Talbert, guard; sopho
mores, Cynthia Noah, rover; Fos-
sie Webb, rover; Sandra Cranford,
guard; and Anne Ayers, guard.
Penny Furr and Jane Sanges will
be the managers.
Practice has been progressing
since the middle of October un
der the direction of Coach Claude
Billy Tyson. Coach Tyson has
been coaching at Senior high for
three years. The season for the
Bulldogettes will include six non
conference and a series of ten
conference games.
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Bulldogs led in total offense 193-
162.
Asheboro led in yards passing
57 to Albemarle’s 46. Albemarle
led in attempted passes 17 to 9 and
in completed passes 6 to 5. Both
teams had one pass intact. Ashe
boro had 2 fumbles compared to
Albemarle’s one. Also Asheboro
had 2 fumbles lost while Albe
marle had 1. Asheboro was as
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marle, 25. Asheboro punted
three times for an average of
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Bulldogs, Greyhounds
Deadlock 12-12 In SPC
The Fighting Bulldogs tied 12-12
with the Statesville Greyhounds in
a South Piedmont Conference grid
iron game played at Statesville,
October 5. Albemarle trailed 12
points midway the second quarter,
but scored six points before the
half and six points in the fourth
quarter to deadlock the game.
Albemarle received to open the
game and on the third play from
scrimmage fumbled, with States
ville recovering. The next time
the Bulldogs got the ball, they
fumbled on the second play and
Statesville recovered the ball,
scoring the first touchdown. The
Bulldogs Bash
Rebels 35-0
On scoring runs by Woody Brig
ham, Bobby Overcash, Charles
Daniel, Whit Morrow, and “Rip”
Furr, the visiting Bulldogs trounc
ed Monroe 35-0 in a nononfer-
ence game played there, October
29.
Scoring 28 points in the first
half, the Albemarle team scored
14 points per quarter. In the first
quarter on the first play from
scrimmage, Brigham ran for 56
yards. Daniel split the goal post
with his extra point, and the
scoreboard rested at 7-0 in favor
of the blue and white. Before the
period had ended, co-captain Bob
by Overcash had scampered for
six points on a 29-yard run. Dan
iel’s point-after was good and the
visitors led at 14-0. Before the
echoes of the horn ending the
first period had ceased, the Bull
dogs had again racked up seven
pomts. Daniel made the TD
on a two yard crash, and the extra
point. Twenty seconds before the
end of the first half, Whit Morrow
latched on to a 13-yard pass and
scored. For the fourth straight
time Charles Daniel kicked the
extra point.
The final score came on a one-
yard plunge, and Dahiel complet
ed his five-for-five record when
the point-after was good.
Many substitutes were used dur
ing the game. Brigham was the
top ball carrier with over a 100
yards. Overcash threw a 60-yard
pass to Leon Helms but was call
ed back on a fifteen-yard penalty.
GAME STATISTICS
Albemarle Monroe
17 First Downs 2
315 Yards Rushing 19
61 Yards Passing 14
376 Total Offense 33
9 Attempted Passes 5
6 Completed Passes 2
0 Passes had Int 0
4 Fumbles 3
2 Fumbles Lost 3
55 Penalties 20
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extra point failed and the score
was 6-0 in favor of Statesville.
The Greyhounds kicked off to
Albemarle and the Bulldogs fum
bled on the first play from scrim
mage. Statesville recovered toe
ball and ten plays later, scored
their second touchdown. The try
for the point-after was no good
and Statesville led 12-0.
Albemarle received and started
a touchdown drive from its own
35-yard line. Charles Daniel com
pleted a nine-yard pass to Whit
Morrow and Woody Brigham ran
one yard for a first down, the ini
tial one of the evening for the
Bulldogs.
Morrow got three yards and then
Brigham ran for 17 yards and an
other first down.
After Morrow had run for three
yards, Daniel completed a 35-yard
pass to Morrow and the Bulldogs
trailed by six.
Albemarle recovered a States
ville fumble with about one min
ute left before halftime.
The third quarter was scoreless.
On a fourth down play in the
fourth quarter, the Bulldogs tied
the score at 12-12 after Daniel had
completed a 25-yard pass to Tuck
er; the extra point was no good.
Since a tie was eminent and a
tie might figure in the final stand
ings, as far as a championship is
concerned an overtime was play
ed. The Bulldogs outscored the
Greyhounds 12-6 to run the final
score to 24-18 in favor of Albe^
marie.
Rip Furr scored the first touch
down during the overtime and
Woody Brigham ran around left
end for the second touchdown.
GAME STATISTICS
Albemarle Statesville
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First Downs
15
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Yards Rushing
164
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Yards Passing
57
Total Offense
221
16
Attempted Passes .
8
7
Completed Passes .
4
1
Passes Had Int
1
5
Fumbles
1
4
Fumbles Lost
1
Penalties
45
1-37.5 Punts
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