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Squad Could
Be One Of
Brevard's Best
The weather says baseball,
(or swimming) but the calendar
says that its time tor football,
and the Brevard Blue Devils are
busy with practice sessions pre
paring for their tough opener
at T. C. Roberson on September
3rd.
Coach Ed Emory and his fine :
staff have been putting the 1971 ;
Blue Devils through their paces, I
realizing that the 1970 cham- ]
pions, who finished with an im- ]
pressive 11-1 record, cannot rest i
on their laurels. ;
Brevard was indeed hard hit 1
by graduation. Twelve seniors
have departed, and eight of s
these were at least two year >
lettermen. <
So what do you do when you j
lose a 230 pound All-Star Shrine }
Bowl tackle, a fleet halfback j
who was named Western North
Carolina’s Player Of The Year,
a fine flankerback who was
named to the AU-WNC squad, a i
center who just last week play- j
ed a great game as his team j
of South All-Stars won over the j
North in the North-South game
21-6, and a hard running full
back who rushed for 528 yards
and scored 12 touchdowns?
In case you didn’t recognize
the above, they’re Gary Nelson,
Eagle Mass, Charlie Carr, La
mar Clark, and Vern Gardin, in
that order, and they’re all head
ed for college to continue their
gridiron exploits there.
It naturally hurts to lose play
ers of this calibre, plus a host
of other fine players who
marched down the isle last
May. But before you start cry
ing over Brevard’s prospects,
take a gander at what will be
returning.
First, there’s Denny Griffin
at quarterback, returning for
his final and what should be his
• greatest year for the Blue
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Both Brevard Little League All-Star
Teams Eliminated By Strong Beacon
Devils. Of course he’ll have to
go some to improve, for last
gear he completed 77 of 141
passes for 1,477 yards and 18
:ouchdowns, and then ran for
mother 326 yards and six more
ouchdowns.
He’ll be throwing to two of
he finest prep receivers any
vhere in All-WNC end Darius
loltzclaw, who last year caught
10 passes for 610 yards and 8
ouchdowns, and flanker Wayne
tobinson, who hauled in 24
lasses for 565 yards and 8
ouchdowns. Both of these
oungsters could be headed for
nore all-star honors this year.
At fullback, there’s a new
tar in the Blue Devil lineup
iho is likely to keep opposition
oaches awake nights trying to
hink up ways to handle him.
litch Burr, who just recently
noved here from Wadesboro,
las all the tools to make most
ny all-star squad.
Burr’s hometown newspaper
:alled him the finest fullback
n the state, and they were cry
ng the blues when he left. And
10 wonder.
The big boy stands 5’11”, and
veighs 190, and he’s built along
he lines of the old Sherman
;ank. He gained 832 yards rush
ng for Bowman High at Wades
soro last year ,and he plays
middle linebacker on defense
like he invented the position.
No doubt about the value that
this youngster will have for the
Blue Devils this year.
At tailback, where Eagle Moss j *
held forth for three solid years;, ['
letterman Terry Crite and
speedster Jacob Norman look
more than ready to fill the
Eagle’s shoes. Norman poten- j
tially could be one of Brevard !•
High’s greatest. He has the !,
Eagle’s speed, but is much big
ger at 5’9” and 165 pounds. !,
Crite, only a Junior, is bigger |,
yet at 6’ even and 175 pounds. |,
Soph Danny Walker 5’10”, ^
155 pounder, has been showing ^
up real well in practice, and 4
could see some duty at tailback \
before the year is over. <
Up front, where they say it 4
counts, the Blue Devils will {
probably be the biggest that t
they have ever been. <
At tackle, Tom Shipman is j
the biggest of the lot at 6’ 2”, ^
232 pounds. He’s a big strong <
letterman with plenty of ex- <
perience that should make him 1
the “anchor-man” of the line. <
Other lettermen at tackle in- <
elude Ben Brown, 6’ 1”, 200, <
Van Zeigler, 6’ 1”, 215, and '
Jerry Powell, 6’ 4“, 195, and '
Ronnie Whitmire, 6’ 1”, 185.
These will be getting plenty ■
of help from David Whitesides, 1
5’ 11”, 201, who could earn a
starting berth, even though he’s
not a letterman, and Clarence
Moss 6’, 195, who has also been
doing well. ;
At guard, letterman Steve
Morgan, 5’ 11”, 185, looks good,
with Juniors Robbie Merrill and
Mike Heath, and senior Dang
Ray all battling for the other :
spot.
Letterman Mitch Dockens,
5’11”, 170, will be called on
heavily in the defensive back
field, along with another letter
men, Dwight Hooper, 5* 9”, 160.
Randy Moretz and Keith Nichol
son, both seniors, and Stan Hud
son and Brad Painter, ^>ot|t
juniors, could all battle their
way into the defensive back
field.
Junior lettermen Ronnie
Banther, while only 5’ 9” and
150 pounds, plays a big game at
linebacker, while another
junior, James McKinney, is also
tough backing the line.
Soph Dennis Clark, 5’ 10’1,
155 pounder, is making a strong
bid to fill brother La mark
shoes at center, along with
junior John Ashworth, 5’ 7r,
155 pounds.
Junior Robert Charles Is a
fine throwing replacement f r
Denny Griffin at quarterbac ;
while jufiiors Randy Frisbt t
and Ricky Saltar are worl
hard to become Us princip 1
targets at flanker.
That’s the
persona
ly stage,
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are
Beacon s L,uue league mi
Stars came up with two great
efforts and eliminated Brevard’s
two All - Star teams in the
Buncombe County Tournament
last Tuesday and Wednesday
night in Asheville.
All-Stars No. 1 first felt the
sting of Beacon last Tuesday
night when they managed only
two hits off submarine pitcher
Dave Wilson and lost 7-1.
The strong right • hander had
a no-hitter going with one out
in the last inning when Tim
Childers cracked a hard single
and Jim Hyatt followed with a
Texas leaguer to right to ac
count for No. l’s only run of
the game.
Jim Perkins and Greg Fris
bee both pitched well in defeat,
ers working hard and ready to
step in should any of these
mentioned falter.
It all shapes up to be a most
exciting year, and those who
wadt them should order their
season tickets for the six game
home schedule right away.
They’re presently on sale at the
office at Brevard High School.
If the unforeseen doesn’t hap
pen, and if a rash of injuries
doesn’t sideline some key per
formers, this just could be one
of Brevard’s greatest teams
ever.
out errors uuu a kick ui iiuuiig
on Brevard’s part cost them the
game.
Brevard No. 2 made a real
contest of it the following
night, grabbing a big four run
lead on Jon Winchester’s home
run, ana another round trip
per by Doug Pressley with one
on.
Disaster struck in the bottom
of the fourth inning with two
out. With No. 2 leading 4-0, Bea
con took advantage of some time
ly hits and several errors to
score six big runs before that
third out could be made.
Beacon added an insurance
run in the fifth, but they didn’t
need it as they ousted No. 2
from the tourney 7-4.
Jon Winchester led No. 2’s
hitting with three for four, in
cluding the home run.
Danny Roberts was tagged
with the loss, even though he
pitched well in defeat. Several
costly errors in the field hurt
what was otherwise a fine pitch
ing performance on his part.
The elimination of All-Stars
No. 1 and No. 2 brought to an
end a highly successful little
league season here, and the
managers and coaches stated
that they were all extremely
proud of the way that all of
the youngsters performed dur
ing the entire season.
Blue Devil Chib Plans To
Hold Organizational Banquet j
The Blue Devil Chib, Inc.
will hold its first annual ban.
quet on Friday night, August
20.
The big affair, which will
kick-off the local football sea
son, will get underway at 6:00
p.m. with the banquet held in
the BHS cafeteria.
During this time, those at
tending will bo Invited to
meet the 1971, Brevard Blpe
Devils as a preview to the
upcoming season. Jg
Afterward all Blue Devil
Club members, season ticket
holders and parents of the Blue
Devils will be invited to attend
the big scrimmage game with, a
powerful South Carolina team
at the BHS stadium beginning
at 8:00 pm.
Tickets to the banquet are
currently on sale for $2.00 for
adults and $1.50 for children
under 12.
North Buncombe Babe Ruthers
Knock Locals From Tournament
Brevard’s Babe Bulb All
Stars were eliminated from
the Buncombe County tourna
ment, finishing in a tie for
fourth place in the Mg event
at Asheville last week.
Manager John Monteith’s All
Stars lost a tough one to East
Asheville, 4-3 with David Rob
erts allowing only five hits
throughout the contest.
The next night, the locals
bounced hack with a 7-3 de
cision over Fakview with
“Chuck” Pressley getting
credit for the win with a fine
pitching performance.
And then, rugged North Bun
combe really put it all together
to oust Brevard the following
night with a convincing 5-0
shut-out over the locals. This
loss eliminated Brevard, leaving
them with a 3-2 tournament rec
ord and a fourth place tie.
Manager Monteith com
mended all of the AllSta|s
for their fine individual aad
team performances in the
tournament, and stated that
the Babe Ruth season here
had ended on a highly sac
cessfal note.
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