Hawks 'Optimistic' About Season
With only nine starters returning
to the lineup, the North Buncombe
Biack Hawks will feature many
new faces when they kickoff the
1968 season Friday night against
the Madison High Patriots at
Reeves Stadium.
Led by their new head coach,
Tom Mclntyre, the Black Hawks
are looking to improve following
back-to-back 1-9 seasons.
The Hawks' new head coach, a
veteran of 30 years coaching in
South Carolina, has installed new
offense and defense formations for
the young Black Hawks.
With 12 juniors and eight
sophomores on the roster, the
Black Hawks will be short on ex
perience as they open the season, ,.
but Mclntyre hopes to be building
for the future with the
underclassmen.
The Hawk offense will be
directed by a sophomore, Allen
Fisher, who transferred from
Madison High School during the
summer.
Until his departure, the 5'U"
sophomore had figured in the
Patriots' plans for 1988 and
beyond. Fisher's father, John, is
(he Black Hawks' defensive coor
dinator.
Backiiu up Fisher at quarter
back win be another sophomore,
Stuart Saye. Both young quarter
backs saw action Friday night in a
pre-season scrimmage with Moun
tain Heritage.
Although lacking an experienced
passer, the Black Hawks backfield
will feature seniors Scott Whitt,
Darren Fender and Joey Davis.
Whitt. a 511". 180-pound senior,
will see action on both offense and
defense, doubling as the Hawks'
tailback and free safety. Mclntyre
regards Whitt as a college prospect
at free safety.
Davis, a 510", 170-pound senior,
will also see double duty as the
Black Hawks fullback and
linebacker.
The new head coach is counting
on a trio of wide receivers to spark
the the Black Hawk passing game
in 1968.
\mong the receivers who will
see action are Eric Haynes, a 5'9",
137-pound senior; Wally Ponder, a
6'1", 160-pound senior who tranfer
red from Mitchell County High
School and David Hensley, a 5'8",
145-pound senior.
"Haynes and Hensley are like
two peas in a pod," Mclntyre says.
'They both have great hands."
Senior Keith Briggs and junior
Ted Farmer will share duties in
the tight end slot.
The 1968 Black Hawks can boast
a wealth of experience up front,
with four returning lettermen an
choring both the offensive and
defensive front lines.
Seniors Blake Allen, Michell
Fisher, Scott Wilson and Lance
Stewart will provide North Bun
combe with a seasoned front four
this fall. Mclntyre describes
Fisher as a "big kid with a world of
ability, " but says the 6*2"
213-pound senior is sometimes "not
as agressive as he needs to be."
The Hawks will also be counting
on seniors Lee Pack and Keith
Briggs this season. Briggs will see
action as a linebacker this fall.
Good Luck in this
Football Season
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with any back thai we've got.
Hounding out the 1988 Black
Hawks roster are seniors Ernie
Rice, Bryan Ward, Darrell Martin.
Eddie Roberts and Barry Jarrett ;
juniors Chad Morrow, Anthony
Angelo, David Cody, Brian
Gwaltney. Mike Hunnicutt, Kenny
Jeffries, Ken Hipps, Jason Fonder.
Alan Kuykendall, Brent Teague
and Dwight Fatton; and
sophomores Scott Fisher, Floyd
Ledford, Eric Whitson, Grayson
Bell, Chris Nix and Clayton
Casteel.
Nick Tasjos, a 5'9", 185-pound
freshmen, is the only ninth-grader
on the Black Hawks' varsity.
The Black Hawks' lack of ex
perience could cause some early
season problems, but their new
head coach is prepared to be pa
tient.
"We want to improve week
by week and sow the seeds of suc
cess. We'd like to start a winning
tradition that the school and com
munity can be proud of," Mclntyre
said Monday.
Friday's season opener against
the equally young Madison
Patriots should provide area fans
their first glimpse at two teams
building for the future.
The season opener between the
Black Hawks and Patriots always
provides an extra element of ex
citement and the rivalry between
the two local teams promises to be
heated once again Friday night as
the Patriot defense attempts to
thwart their former teammate,
Allen Fisher. With his former
classmates in pursuit, the Hawks'
young passer faces additional
pressure as he makes his varsity
debut.
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