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NOVEMBER 1996 THE FULL MOON PAGE 4 Bulldog Sports EDITOR: RUSTY STORY The Real Stars of the Gridiron by Wilson Beaver Due to the overwclming response to last month’s football and equipment manager article, I am giving you, the reader, the complete pre game and post-game duties of the Albemarle football equipment manager. Every Friday after school during the season, the equipment manager begins the pre-game duties by enjoying the pre game meal with the players. Then the managers split up into tvk'o groups; one group sets up the football field and the other gets all the other equipment ready for tlie game. Setting up the field is a long and hard process. Thanks to Coach Morris, the equipment manager does not have to worry about painting the field. The managers load up the Bulldog equipment cart with sideline markers and end zone pile-ons. The managers also put up the flag and place carpet boards at the entrance of the field for the players to enter on so they won’t tear up the new track. Finally the managers lay out blue carpets, trash cans, benches, and equipment tables. While one group is setting up the field, the other group is inside jweparing the equipment to be used by the players. This equipment includes towels, medical supplies, medical ice.water, water bottles, helmet repair kit, post game drinks, cheerleader half-time drinks, practice balls, and game balls. This equipment has to be cleaned, reconditioned, and refilled for every game. Once the field is set up and the equipment is packed, the managers begin transporting the equipment from the locker room to the field. Then the managers vt out footballs and kicking tees on the field for pre-game warm-up. Next the managers split up into groups again. One group stands by with the team to get anything the players need. The other group transports the visiting team’s equipment to their sidelines and gets anything they need, like water. During the game the managers divide up the jobs and each one has a specific job. One manager takes water out to the players during time-outs, one retrieves the kicking tee after kick-offs, one runs balls when the Bulldogs are on offense, and the head manager oversees all the duties and responsibili ties of the managers. After the game, the managers work together to get the equipment that belongs inside the locker room up to the locker room. The outside group scrips the field and puts up the equipment in the proper storage room. The inside group cleans the water bottles anid water coolers and puts up the equipment where it belongs. The job of the equipment manager is hard and not often appreciated. These managers spend more time involved with the sport than the players do. These managers are vital to the success of every game and spend much time behind the scenes making sure all aspects of the game run smoothly. Usually the managers are the last students to leave and get little of the glory attributed to the team. Wc appreciate all the hard work and long hours these guys put forth to create a successful football program. AlBBAARUE. David Beaver, Jason Calloway, and Wilson Beaver prepare for the games. Top Ten Things to Look for this Basketball Season by Steve Adcoc*. Heather Freshly, and Allen Furr Ced Does the Chop! by Rusty Story Every athlete’s dream is to compete at the college level in their chosen sport. Only a small portion of these dreams is fulfilled by the time an athlete’s carecr ends. Albemarle’s Cedric Baldwin was lucky enough to receive thepirivi- lege to play football at Catawba College for the next four years. Cedric was a foremost example of a student- athlete during his high school days at AHS. He maintained a G.P. A. of above 3.0, received All- Conference honors, and was apart of the Yadkin Ced enjoys his college football life. Valley Championship team in 1994. He also played basketball and ran track for the Dogs. Ced was a standout receiver and de fensive back for the Albemarle Bulldogs. Baldwin has now moved on to Catawba to make the plays that we all came to love here in Albemarle. Getting used to the “college life” has not been a hard transition for Cedric. He had to report to training camp in the third week of August to begin conditioning and strengthening. Thjirprac- tices now consists of a light practice on Monday, strenuous practices Tuesday through Thursday, film watching and light practice on Friday, and games on Saturday. Ced has seen little action this season but has played a large role on special teams. When asked of his playing time he replied. T ve got to wait my turn; my playing time will come if I keep working hard." Ced also said, "These practices we have here are no different than the practices I had last year at Albemarle." Cedric looks forward to the limes that await him in college. We all wish Cedric the best arxi hope he has an injury-free career while at Catawba. GOOD LUCK ! Who Is the "Best of the Best?” Wesley gets "nasty" on the rim. As football comes to a close, we are all antici pating an exciting basketball season. Here are some things to look forward to this basketball season. 10. Coach A1 Andrew politely correcting his players in a soft and gentle voice after they happen to mess up. 9. You can still watch the thirty or so cheerlead ers. 8. Watch Heather “Wild Bull” Freshly get nasty on every rim in the YVC. 7. Is basketball even coming up? 6. You can listen to all the clean, good-humored chants from the number one fans in the world, "The Mad Dogs.” 5. A fun aruJ spirited game against West Stanly. 4. Hollering nice things at those guys who wear the white and black striped shirts. 3. Watch the girls wrestling team, I mean bas ketball team, demolish people. 2. Playoffs 1. Wesley Burris talking junk after a dunk. by Bo Andrew Eveo' team wants to excel and win every time it enters a competition. A coach looks for a certain player to step up his or her level of play to insure excellence. I have selected a competitor from each fall sport to be a part of the “Best of the Best” for November. These athletes are as follows: Varsity Football- Kipper Melmige laid out some nasty sticks in the YVC championship game against North Rowan. Kipper contributed eight solo tackles and helped out on a few more. It wM a huge game for the Dogs, and Kipper stepped his level of play up to make sure the dogs were not denied the confereiKe championship. . J.V. Football- Bryce KImrey led the J.V. football team to an undefeated season with his powertu quarterback arm. Now that the J.V. season is over. Bryce has been called up to the varsity team for the playoffs. ^ • i /■ Varsity Soccer- Robby Johnston is the main man of the soccer team’s defense. Rc*by is also on ofthe hardest working athletes in the school. All of his hard work has paid off. Robby has proven himself as one of the best goalies in the conference. Cross Country- Meg Mabry may not be the fastest ruimer, but she is one of the most dedicated on the team. She has continually worked hard, thus improving in every meet. Varsity Cheerleading- Beverly Pojilln received a prestigous award this sununer at camp. She received an All-American award and will go to Hawaii to cheer for the NFL Pro Bowl in February- Women’s Volleyball- Abbey KImrey is one of the most athletic girls in the school. She is a great point scorer and is always the person the team wants serving the ball. Women’s Tennis- Jenny Sikes plays number six for the women’s tennis team. Jenny is a very hard worker and dedicated player. This will allow her to move up in the ranking rtexl year. J.V. Cheerleader- Alll-son Horton is one of the most cheerful people you will ever meet. She is dedicated to being a good cheerleader as well as a leader. p^ls These athletes have characteristics that make them excel in their sports.
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