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By SAM DAVIS
Chronicle Sports Editor
CHARLOTTE -- West
Charlotte scored nine second-half
points to break a 7-7 halftime
deadlock and defeat Parkland
16-14 last Friday night in
Charlotte's Memorial Stadium.
The Mustangs, the dominant
team in Forsyth County, this
season, fought hard in defeat,
but were unable to move into
field goal range in the final
seconds of the game.
Down 16-7 with only 5:05 left
in the game, the Mustangs
mounted a five-play, 72-yard
drive to pull within 16-14 with
2:29 left. However, after its
defense held West Charlotte on
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'minute drive fell short. - ^: '
Despite the loss, Mustang
Coach Homer Thompson said his
team had a lot to be proud of.
"1 had a good feeling about the
game," said Thompson. "We
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meone had to lose.
"I thought the teams were
pretty even," Thompson - said.
"But we had a couple of turnovers
and they didn't have any.
They were bigger up front offensively
than we were defensively
and that's the first time we've
been up against a bigger team all
season.
"They took the ball and drove
it straight at us. We hadn't had
anyone do that to us all season,
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so we had to use a lot of stunting
defenses rather play our regulai
read defense."
After the game, the Mustang'
appeared emotionally drained
many of them having played theii
final high school game. Thomp
son, who said he's closer to this
team than any in the past, said he
was caught up in the emotion as
well.
"I admire young people thai
work hard and stick togethei
through thick and thin," said
"I admire young people
that work Hard and stick
together through thick ana
thin.... They hung in there
together for two years. We
had a lot of fun together
and we cried together. "
? Homer Thompson
Thompson. "We beat every team
in the county this year and that's
hard to do. They helped give this
school a lot of pride. They hung
in there together for two years.
We had fun together and we cried
together.
- "This is the closest-knit group
of guys that you will evef find.
You don't have many teams that
are a compatible group on and
off the field. These guys will probably
be together until graduation
and even after that.
"After the game, I took each
player and talked to him in
aiviauaiiy, i nompson said, "it
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All year, the Mustangs' senior?
dominated defense had carried
, the team. Yet, although the
defense turned in a strong performance
against the Lions, the of>
.fense played perhaps its finest
) overall game of the season.
> , Leading the way was junior
backup tailback Kennard Martin,
t who tallied the Mustangs' first
touchdown on a 15-yard sweep to
I give Parkland an early 7-0 lead.
Martin later scored the other
!_ Mustang touchdown on a 27-yard
pass from reserve quarterback
I Tony Covington.
, "Kennard's speed kept us in
the game," said Thompson. "He
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them. On the touchdown run he
' made a super run just to stay in
founds."
i Although Parkland got on the
board first, West Charlotte made
the first serious threat of the
game. The Lions took the opening
kickoff and drove to the
Mustang 17-yard line. However,
Parkland held them on downs.
Two possessions later, Martin
put his team on the board, the
score coming on the first play of
r~>hj^ second quarter. Parkland
moved 87 yards on 13 plays to go
on top. Martin had several impressive
runs during the march as
i did starting tailback^ Donald
Jackson.
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