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Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, July I, 1965
Thursday, October 28, 1965
Th,
Lose Fifth Straight, Lions Win
'€i
Lions Win Sixth;
Goode Scores Two
Mouiitaiiieor 48.
ALL IN THE CAME — Above are justt a few shots of what goes
on on the sidelines during a high school football game. In photo
at left. Kings Mountain Head Coach Bill Bates (left) congratu
lates Shelby's Gerald Allen, as KM's Don Parker and Bill Cash-
ion look on. In center photo, KM End Coach Parker studies over
the situation on the field, and at right. Head Coach Bates tries
to get his defense in the right position to stop Shelby's big run
ning attack.
Herald
rts
By GARY STEWART
Mounties Play
Central Friday
Kings Mountain’s Mountaineers
travel to Ruthcrfordton Friday
night to take on Coach Max
Beam’s Hilltoppers, in an 8
o’clock game which will be
homecoming for R-S Central.
Congratulations To KM Coach — Bates I
In 'rup.sciay mornings mail I received a letter from |
Carolinas .Shrine Bowl. Inc., a news release telling that
the new North Carolina Shrine Bowl Head Coach, Clyde
L. Walker of Raleigh’s Broughton High School, had nam
ed a 43-man committee to help name the all-stars who
will represent the Tarheel State in the annual Shrine Bowl
game this year.
Mountaineer Coach Bill Bates
said that his starting lineups
will look almost tlio same, hovv-
cvci, added that liis offensive
lineup might vary a little with
senior fullback • halibaek .lay
Powell getting in on more- ttclion. i
The committee included one head coach from each
Class A, 2-A, 3-A, 4-A conference, each eigh-man team
conference, and one coach Irom each conference in the
Western North Carolina High School Activities Associa
tion.
Kings Mountain Head Coach Bill Bates was the one
selected irom the Southwestern Conference. That’s a very
higli honor to receive, taking into consideration that the
SWe i filled with outstanding mentors: V''on Ray Harris
of Lincolnton, Bob Bush of Chase, etc.
Since Bates became Head Coach at KMHS back in
1962, the Mountaineers have won two conference champ
ionships. Going into this season, teams under Bates had
posted an over-:ill record of 23 wins, six losses, and two
ties.
Adding this year’s record (2-5) to that. Bates’ teams
have handed him a 25-11-2 mark, going into this week’s
game with Ruthcrfordton. That’s a pretty good mark,
wouldn’t you say?
Foi his tliree completed years at KMHS, ’62, ’63, and
’64, Bates litis tui'ned out 15 all-conference players, and
Iasi year had two all-state players.
In '62 wiion liie Mounties posted a 4-5-1 record, Mike
Huffsticklei', Wally Harris, .lames Hope, and Charles
Oood.son were named all conference. In ’63, when the-
Mountaineers were co-champs with Shelby, Huffstickler, ■
Pat Mui'phy, ,'immy .Medlin, Warren Goforth, and Fred
Dixon were named all-conference.
And last year when the Mounties posted a 10-1 record
and won the .^WC title, si.x boys were chosen: Murphy,,
Richard Gold, Lyn Cheshire, George Plonk, Jimmy Cion-'
ingci, and Hubert McGinnis. ;
Of the 15 boys, five are now playing college football, I
one will l)e hack in action again next year, and two arej
playing college lia.seball. Another boy, who did not make,
all-conference, is also piaying football in college. i
While turning out so many all-conference players.
Bates, too. has landed a few honors. For the past two sea
sons, he has lieen named as one of the Gastonia Gazette’s
“Co-Coaches of the Year”.
So. hats off to our best . . .
Shelby-KM Same Another Good One
Like alw ay.s, last week’s Shelby-Kings Mountain foot-
nall game turned out to be a good one. Although Shelby i
won by a one-sided, 19-0 victory, the game was still filled'
with excilemcnl. i
^hPlby had posse.ssion of the pigskin for the bigger-
part 01 the night, as Kings Mountain managed only 341
scrim.mage, 30 running and four passing. On
the otiicr hand, the Lions conducted 74 plays from scrim
mage.
Taking that into consideration, the Mountaineers
played an impres.sive game on defense.
BUT SOMETHING OUT OF LINE HAPPENED — Al-
though not pertaining to any of the football players, a lit-
Friday that stirred the dust here
in Kings Mountain.
nrnnwi'*" game \vas going on at City Stadium, .some
pianksteis fiom up Shelby way came over and threw yel
low paint on tne front doors and windows of Kings Moun
tain s new liigh school. Now, was that nice?
But don’t gripe too much.
the nf.r'w? Mountain boys (I guess) went to Shelby
J front of 9 r Shelby’s Lion (the statute
loo nicL olthSVas it?*’
_ Probably none of Uio boys involved in these little
paint pranks u<>i'e looitial! players, at least, no Shelby
player.s wore invoived becau.se during the time the schoo^l
was being paimecl, the game was al.so being played.
KM End Coach Do’i Parker reports that Thursday
morning he found ’’SHELBY” wrote (with flouiV on the
ground of the bus parking lot at KMHS. So that could*be
what started the whole thing.
Well, wait 'til next year.
N. L Wins In Computer World Series
Eye catchers — from The SPORTING NEWS
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - The National LeaS defeat
ed the American League, four games to two, in the com
Continued On Page 3 ^
Powell lias been luimpored
with injuries for the past four or
five weeks and lias only seen
limited aetion. Bates .said tlia
there is a strong po.ssibility tlia
lie will start at halfbaek tid.-
week, but if lie doesn't, will hi
used largely, both at halfbaek
and fullback.
“If he over gets healthy, he will
go all the way,” Bates said of
his senior letterman who lead.s
all regulars in rushing witli a
4.1 average. Bates added that he
will probably not play too niucii
on defense because of the fact
that “we want to keep him
healthy."
Kings Mountain has not won
a game in its last five outings
and has been shutout for the
past four weeks. Kutherfordton
posts the same record as the
Mounties, 2.5 over all, 1-3 con
ference.
Both teams have won confer
ence games over tlio same team.
Cherryville. The Mountaineers de
feated the Cherries 13-6 back on
September 17, and tire Ililltop-
pers beat them by a 21-0 count
at Cherryville last week.
“We’ve got a strong possibility
to catch fire against K-S and
Belmont, said Bate.s, "and, if we
do, that maybe will get us up
for Lincolnton. Now we niighl
find out if wo ran play football
or not,” he added.
Senior Bobby Boline may start
at one defensive end this week,
with .senior Fred Wright probab
ly getting the call at the otlier.
On offen.se it will probably agaii
be Wright and Scott Cloningci
starting at the two slots.
Junior center . linebacker San
dy Mauney suffered a slight eon
cussion in last week’s game wit'-
Shelby and will see action only
on offen.se this week.
The KM starling haekfield will
be all senior with the c.xeeption
of junior quarterback Tommy
Finger, who came into his own
last week after having been on
second unit for the first half of
the season. Finger will al.so be
a starter on defense.
Danny Kiser will again start
at fullback and at the halfbaek
slots will he Steve Goforth and
Powell or Mike Oofortit. Powell
will be alternating at tailback
and fullback.
At the tackles will again be
Chip Bridges and Roy Medlin and
at guards will be Paul Gaffney
and Chuek.v Gladden. On defense,
the line will look primarily the
same with J. C, Wright coming in
at middle guard. Kenny Plonk,
a 26.5-pound junior, will be used
a lot at defensive tackle.
Senior fullback Mike Gilbert,
who sat out the first half of the
season with an injur.v, will be
the main offensive gun for R-S;
PLAYER OF WEEK — Moun
taineer fullback Danny Kiser
gains "Player of the Week"
recognition this week as a re
sult of his defensive work
against the Shelby Ligtjs Fii-
doy night. Kiser also adaed 18
yards gained in six tunning
plays on offense.
On Shrine
Committee
Compact Plays
Here Thuisday
- CHARLOTTE — A state wide
I committee of high scliool coaches
Compact Cobras play hosts to
John Chavis of Cherryville Thurs
day night at City Stadium. Game
time is 8 p.m.
To date the Cobras sport a 3-2
record with wins over North
Wilkesboro and Cherryville. Com
pact will be at home again next
week against Belmont Reed High
School, that game being home
coming for the Cobra fans.
has been established to assist the
North Carolina Shrine Bowl
coaching staff in selecting the
1965 All-Star squad.
Clyde L. Walker of Raleigh’s
Broughton High School, head
coach for this year’s game, an
nounced the selection of the com
mittee yesterday.
Kings Mountain suffered its on the —,,,
fourth straight shutout and fifth! U took ^
straight loss here Friday night, i score, with j^e drive
losing to arch-rival Shelby by « I
Kiser Mountie
Player Of Week"
Coach John Blalock said Wed
nesday that he will start Jerry
Garner and George Adams at the
ends, Sherwood Moore and De-
noris Perkins at the tackles, Keith
Jordan and Charles McClain at
the guards, and Freddie Watson
at center.
Johnny Thombs will be Start-
Senior fullback Danny Kiser
gains "Player of the Week” rec
ognition this week as a result of
his outstanding defensive work
again.^-.t county rival Shelby here
Friday night.
Altliough Shelby's backs con
tinuously chalked up big yard
age gains, the 178-pound defen-
iivp back continued lo halt the
Lions when they came his way.
Kiser also picked up 18 yards
■ushin.g in eight tries, upping his
season’s total to 146 yards gain
ed. He is one of four Mountain
eer leltermen.
ing at quarterback; Denoris Wil
son at fullback, Willie Smith at
right-half, and Johnny Manning
will be the flanker back.
Blalock reports that next
week’s homecoming game will
get underway at 7:30.
Culbertson Moves
Up In Men's Loop
Goult, Plonk Lead
Mixed Bowling Win
The Clyde Culbertson team de
feated Dilling Heating throe
games to one Monday night to
move into sole possession of sec
ond place in the Men’s Duckpin
Bowling standings.
Tile Clarence Plonk team de
feated the Alley Cats three
games to one Thursday night to
move within one game of first
ilace in tlie Kings Mountain
Mixed Duckpin League.
Bill Gault and team captain
Clarence Plonk teamed up to
cad the winners to vict.sry, Gault
“oiling a 138 line and a 330 set
end Plonk adding -a 342 set. Bill
In other action, first place
Morrison Loan Co. defeated City
Paint Store 3-1 to drop the Paint
ers into a third place lie with
Plonk Oil Co., a four game win
ner over Griffin Drug Co.
Mickey Robinson claimed line
and set honors for the winning
Culbertson team by rolling a 121
line and a 340 set. Ronnie Cul
bertson had a 138 line and John
Billing chipped in a 350 set for
the losers.
Albert Brackett gained night
Mullinax had a 315 sot for the s<’oring honors by combining
topped
a 115
winners and Betty Fite
he lo.sers’ scoring with
line and a 327 set.
Clyde Cut ertson combined
^a.mes of 132. 117, and 132 for a
381 set to lead his team to a 3-1
win over bcttcna place Alexan
der's Auto Parts, Randy Blanton
added a 321 set for the winners
'.id Rennie Culbertson had a
122 line and a 351 set for the
losers.
STANDINGS
Team
-Alley Cats
Clarence Plonk
Cl.vde Culbertson
Alexander’s
Pet.
.625
.583
.583
.208
Central, He is one of five return-1 0
ing lettermon on Hie Central 0
squad, and is recognized as one 0
of the top backs in the confer- —
KM '65 RECORD
Salem
Cherryville
Chase
East. Ruth.
Bessemer
Mooresville
Slielby
line of 136, 122, and 139 for a 397
set to lead Morrison Loan Co. to
a 3-1 win over City Paint Store.
Johnny Dye had a 121 line and
Randy Blanton rolled a 340 set
for the losers.
All five members of the Plonk
Oil Co. team rolled 300-plus sets
as the Oilers defeated Griffin
Drug Co. 4-0 to move into a tie
for third place with City Paint
Store.
Randy Culbertson led the way
with a 131 line and a 360 set,
with Clarence Plonk rolling a
335, Allen Myers and Sam Ham
rick with 316 each, and Richard
Bridges with a 305 set. Bob Hern
don rolled a 117 line and Robert
Gantt added a 317 set for the
lo.sers.
44
13
once.
So far this year, the Hilltoppers
have .scored 67 points and their
opponents have netted 112. The I 0
Mountaineers have scored only I 0
44 and have had 122 scored a-! 14
gainst them, 19
122
In other games this week,
Shelby is at Belmont, Chase at
East Rutherford, and Bessemer
City at CherryvRle.
R-S ‘65 RECORD
Marion
Chase
Ea.st Ruth.
Shcl by
Enka
Lincolnton
Cherryville
112
STANDINGS
Team W
Morrison Loan Co. 29
Clyde Culbertson 24
City Paint Store 23
Plonk Oil Co. 23
Griffin Drug Co. 17
Dilling Heating 15
Pet.
.659
.545
.523
.523
.386
.341
Consisting of 43 coaches, the
committee includes head coaches
from every Class A, 2-A, 3-A, and
4-A conference in the state, from
the Western North Carolina Ac
tivities Association and from
eight-man football.
Kings Mountain high school
Head Coach Bill Bates bos been
named to represent the WNCH-
SAA. Bates is in his fourth
year at KMHS, has won two
Southwestern Conference titles
and, going into this season,
hos posted a 23-6-2 over-all
record.
In essence, each of the coaches
will be responsible for passing
on to the Shrine coaching staff
the names of all seniors of Shrine
caliber in their re.spoctive con
ference. The coaches have been
asked by Walker to view film of
the outstanding players, confer
with coaches throughout the con
ference, and, whenever possible,
see the boys play in person.
The coaches have been re
quested to grade each boy they
see, using one of tlie followln;
categories: (1) definitely to be
considered, (2) possibly to be
considered and (3) not capable.
Walker, in his letter to the
committee coaches, made it clear
that their assistance would not
entitle them to any speeial con
sideration for boys from their
schools or conference. “We want
you to help us find the best 33
football players in the state,” he
wrote.
The decision to form a state
wide committee was made in an
attempt to halt South Carolina's
dominance of the game in recent
years. The Sandlapper coaches
with fewer and smaller schools
from which to select their play
ers, have won five of the last six
Shrine Bowl games, including a
20 to 6 victory in 1964.
Members of the coaching com
mittee are;
CLASS AAAA
Eastern Conference (Red Wil
son, Fayetteville); Central Con
ference (Bob Jamieson, Greens
boro Grimsley): Western Confer
ence (Dave Harris, Charlotti
Harding).
CLASS AAA
Northwestern Conference
(George Thompson. Grainger
Kinston); District 3 (John Mor
ris, Roxboro); Southeastern Con
ference (Bill Eutsler, Rocking
ham); District 5 (George Heck
man, Graham); Blue Ridge (Con
ference (Cliff Brookshire, Bre
vard).
CLASS AA
Albemarle Conference (Jerry
McGee, John Holmes of Edenton):
Coastal Plains Conference (Hoyt
Hayes, Havelock); Capital Con
ference (Ed Lane, Cary); Pio
neer Conference (Buck Hall, Sted-
Continued On Page 3
19-0 count.
The win brought Shelby's con-
.'erence record lo 3-1 and the loss
nade the hometown Mountain-
jei's 1-3 in conference play, 2-5
)Vorall. Shelby has a G-l overall
.■eoord.
Sliclby’.s offense, sparked by
lunior fullback Jerry Nanney and
lenior halfback Paul Wright,
dong with quarterback Mitcliell
lelf, gained a total of 346 yaids
or the night, 255 rushing and
)1 pa.ssing.
On the other hand, KM man
aged only 30 running plays and
’allied a net total of .55 yards.
The Mountaineers, led by seniors
Danny Kiser and Philip Bunch,
played a fair game on defense,
but ju.st couldn’t move the ball.
Kings Mountain drove into
Shelby territory oidy three times
during the game. After Tommy
Dover recovered a Shelby fumble
during the early minutes of the
first quarter, the Mountaineers
drove from their own 41 to the
Shelby 47 before a punt situation
occurred.
Paul Gaffney got off a .36 yard
punt which was taken by Shel
by’s Terry Goode on the nine and
returned to the 21. From that
point, Shelby’s initial touch
down drive began.
The Lions picked up five first
downs during the drive, which
was sparked by a 16-yard pass
from Self to end David DePriesI
and by Goode’s Ifl-yard touch
down run. DcPrie.st kicked (he
point after to give the Lions a 7-
0 load, only three seconds after
the second quarter got underway.
Shelby’.s second touchdown
drive began when DePriest kick
ed off to KM. The kick rebound
ed off Mountaineer lineman San-
ly Mauney and Shelby guard
Roger McKee fell on the pigskin
er lU jard run oy Goode anti a
si.x-yard screen pass from Self to
Sonny Davis.
Shelby’s tliird touciidown came
just as Hie third quarter ended
with Goode going over tnis tunc
from three yards out. Sludby too,i
possession after tire Mountain-
eers were forced to punt from tlie
Shelby 45. The kick was taken
by Allan Liles on tlie 20 and re-
turned to the 26.
That drive was sparked by a
34 yard run by Nanney and a
lU-yard gallop by Wngnt.
Vvriglit was the leading ground
gainer tor tlie nignt, pictvin ui|^
METER RECEIPTS
Parking meter receipts for
the week ending Wednesday
totaled $211.35, including $136.-
80 from on-street meters, $S2.S0
in fines, and $22.05 from off-
street meters.
110 yards in 20 carries. Nanne.^
picked up 75 yards in nine car
ries and Goode added 68 in 13
tries.
Jay Powell was KM’s leading
rusher witli 21 yards in six tries,
Danny Kiser added 18, Steve Go
forth 15, and Mike Goforth 14.
Shelby’s Self completed seven
passes out ot 18 attempts for a
total of 91 yards. DePriest was
the leading pass receiver witli
three catclics for 46 yards.
In other -Southwest Conferenci*
games Friday, Lincolnton claim
ed top spot in Hie SW(.’ by bi'al-
ing Chase .33-7. East Rutherford
rolled by Bidmont 2:5-6, and R-S
Central won its first conferenci
game, over Cherryville 21-0.
Southwest
Conference
Standings
W L T
Lincolnton 5 0 1
East Rutherford 4 0 1
Chase 3 1 0
Shelby 3 10
KINGS MOUNTAIN 1 3 0
Belmont 13 0
Rulherfordton 1 .3 0
Cherryville 0 6 B
MOUNTAINEER
GRIDGRAPH
Firet Downs
S
22
Yards Rushing
2.53
Yards Passing
91
Total Yards
346
Passes Att.
19
Passes Comp.
7
Passes Had Int.
0
Fumbles Lost
1
Penalties
6—40
Punts
1—17
Team
KINGS MOUNTAIN
RUSHING
SHELBY RUSHING
Pep Warnof Teom
Plays Here Tonight
’The Kings Mountain Jayce
aycees
Pop IVamer football team plays
host to the Gastonia Eagles
Thursday (tonight) at 7:00.
The game will be played at
City Stadium-, admission only 25
cents.
BUI Grissom is the Coach of
th^ Jaycee team.
Player
Wright
Nanney
Goode
Self
Roebuck
Scheweppe
Peeler
Strain
T G
20 no
9 76
Avg,
Elsie's Takes Over
Ladies' League Lead
Elsie’s Beauty Shop defeated
McGinnis Furniture theree game^
to one Tuesda.v night to move in-"
to first place in the King.s Moun
tain Ladies’ Duckpin Bowling
standings. Tlie action took place
at Mountain Lanes Bowling Cen
ter.
in other aetion, Plonk Brothers
defeated Kings Mountain Drug
1-0 to move into third place in
the standings, and Oates Hender-
.son Shell pulled into a fifth place
Player
T
G
L
N
Avg.
3.5
tie by defeating Cash’s Grocery
Powell
6
21
21
three games to one.
Kiser
8
18
18
2,3
Charity Goforth copped scoring
honors in the Elsie’s • McGinnis
S. Goforth
5
15
15
3.0
M. Goforth
7
15
1
14
2.0
Furniture duel by rolling a 122
Finger
3
4
8
■4
-1.3
line and a 323 set. Barbara Miller
T. Goforth
1
8
-8
-8.0
had a 99 line and Wilhelmina
PASSING
Sprouse added a 288 sot for tlie
Player Att
Comp.
Int
Yds.
losers.
T. Goforth
4
0
1
0
Louise Dover rolled a 110 line
22
Ploysr
Self
Strain
PASSING
Att. Comp.
18 7
1 0
and Evelyn Early added a 317
set as Plonk Brothers blanked
Kings Mountain Drug, 4-0. Pal
5.5; Panther copped scoring honors
8.3 for the losers with a 114 line and
5.2 a 304 set.
1.5 , Jenny Oates copped night .scor-
5.0 ing honors hy rolling a 164 line
5.0 and a 376 sot to lead the Oates-
-3.5 Hendor.son Shell team to a 31
win over Cash’s Grocery. Bett.v
Cash led the lo.sers with a 108
lino and a 316 set.
-13.0
Playu
DePriest
Davis
Nanney
Wright
RECEIVING
Caught Yards
3 46
2 16
STANDINGS
Team w
Elsie’s Beauty Shop 21
McGinnis Furniture 19
Plonk Brothers 17
Kings Mtn. Drug 14
Oates-Henderson 14
Cash’s Grocery 11
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