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HERE'S WHAT WE DO — Mountaineer cooch Alan Dixon, tight goes over ploy with the three sen
ior members of his team. Left to right the play ers are Chuck Carpenter, Bill Loftin and Geeper
Howard. The Mountoineers host Chose Fridoy night
Men^s Title,
Ladies’ Loop
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Duke Freshman Team
Pats Streak On Line
DURHAM, N. C. — The Duke i The Duke frosh have been led
freshman basketball team will be so far this season by the fine
back in action this week alter a play of 6-9 center Dave Elmer in
long Christmas lay-olf and coach I thp pivot and5-ll Jeff Burdette in
Jack Schalow’s squad will the backcourt. Elmer is averag-
putting its five-game winning j ing 21.6 points and 12.4 rebounds
streak on the line against three ^ a game, while Burdette has been
Big Four foes, I an effective floor leader and
' standout defensive player.
The baby Blue Dev s <n^ned |
I : second leading scorer .vith
W^nei^ayapinsttheWakcFor^,^ Ijg
e^frosh, featuring 6-2 guard Bob | 3,^^
I sparkling play from a pair
Friday night the Duke frosh
travel to Chapel Hill to meet the
^ North Cairolina lar BabR*s in a
rematch of a game Duke won
earlier this year in Durham. The
^ICarolina frosh have not lost, ex*
■cept for that encounter, and have
been led by 6-8 Bobby Jones,
A week from Wednesday, Duke’s
frosh will close oul the first sem
ester schedule at home against
the N. C. State freshmen, consid
ered by many experts one of the
top frosh unit in the country.
State is led by 7-4 center Tom
my Burleson and 6-8 fo(ru"ard
Steve Nuce, The Baby Wolfpack
was undefeated going into the
Christmas break.
of
non-scholarsliip performers, guard
Zeno Edwards and forward Budd
Flesh.
(Ron Righter scortxi 19 points tc
lead all scorers in Dukc’.s 73*52
victory over Eiist Carolina in the
season opener. However, tju* 6*7
forward injured an ankfo in
practice and has been ouJ of ac
tion ever since. After till' long
holiday break, Righter is llcalthy
again and his return should play
a big role in the Baby Dev
ils’ defense of the Big Four Fresh
man Title.
T'iie N. C. State game in the
Duke IndtKjr Stadium will be at
6:30 prior to the varsity clash on
television at 9:00 p.m.
Dilling Heating and Griffin
Drug are first half champion> in
duckpin bowling league action at
Mountain Lanes Bowling Center.
Billing Heating won the ir- n’-s
title Monday night by winning
three games from Quality S.md
wich. Griffin took the ladies’ Iwp
title Tuesday by winning three
games from Plonk Brothers
Dilling finished with a '.39 .13
record, two games ahead of Vin
cent’s Union 76, the leader for
much of the season. Griffin ha 1
a 41*27 record, four games better
than Plonk Brothers, which aLs i
led for much of the first hai;
Ronnie Culbertson was the hi ’
man in Dilling Heating’s three
wins Monday. He scored
games of 135, 137 and 121 ;nr a
393 series. John Billing added a
353 set and Bill Mullinax ch.pped
in with a 327.
High scorer for Quality .Sand
wich was Richard Cukbertsoj with
a 131 line and 372 set.
Girls Suffer
First SWe loss
By 31-25 Score
King.s Mountain High Schools
varsity biusketball team.s dropped
i .Southwestern 3-A Conference
douolcheader Tuesday night at
Hums to begin the 1971 part of
their .schedule.
The girls fell out of a tie f^r
file league lead by losing a 34 2.'i,
derision and the boys dropp'd
their .sixth .straight in the night-
66 ‘U).
The KM girls got 10 points fmm
Diane Cornwell but they weren’t
i'liough os the I.ady Bulldogs cap
tured their third league victory
n four outings.
The lo=s by King.s Mount.Vn en-
ahled East Rutherford to take
j.er sole iy)ss<»ssion of first place.
Hie Lady Cavaliers won a 43-31
derision over South Point.
Julian Robt'rts scored 28 point-
and David Surratt added 23 -to
loid the Bulldogs over the Moun
taine<'rs in the nightcap. Geeper
Howard was the only KM player
in double figures with 18.
Junior center Vernon Crocker •
pla>-(‘d hi.s first game for the
the first five games due to an op-
craiion before the season.
A key to the Bulldog victory
was their defensive play on
sophomore guard Mike Thombs
of the Mountaineers. Thombs,
\vho had been averaging over 10
points per game, scored only two.
BOYS GAME
Kin:!s Mountain (46)—Howard
18, Brown 6, White 4, Carpenter
2. Grier 8, Crocker 5, Thombs 2,
Manning 1.
Burns (66)—Roberts 28, Sur
ratt 23. Tuft 10, Howell 1, Shade
2. Koe 3.
GIRLS GAME
Kings Mountain (25)—Crock
ett 8, Cornwell 10, Mitchem 3,
Noisier 4, Lovelace and Goins.
Burns (31) — Bettys 3, Whita
ker 12, Dixon 5, Ramseur 9, Russ
and Warlfck.
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night here against Chase. The co-captains are Diane Cornwell, center, and yn
Satuiday Cage
Clinics Slated
Gardner-Webb To Host
For Appalachian Thursday
Br)ONE — A Saturday morn
ing Daskctball clinilc for boys
iges eight through 14 will be
held again this wirvter by Appa
lachian head basketball coach
Bob Lrgiit and staff.
Tht* sd’ssions, open to all boys
in thto ftioone area, will begin
this iWurday, January 9. The
clinits will bo held from 8:30 a.
in. Ihiough 11 a.m. in Varsity
BOILING S.PI?r53GS, N. C.—Point eligible. .-\dam.s also leacLs in re^
Park of Pittsburg, Pa. will fur- j bounds with an
nt^ the opposition as Gardner- j per game. He is followed by Boyd
Webb’s Bulldogs start the second | with 10 per game,
half of the season. The Bulldog* Three other Bulldcgs are aver-
wrill meet Point Park. Thursday in ] double figures. Thus in-
Boiling Springs, 1 ^^^ludcs A1 Graves, Cherowhlle
The Bulldogs will take a 10-2 i g^^phomore, 14.3; Richard Thomas,
record into the game with the | phirago Heights
Pioneer:
Go To Ciest
Tuesday Night
Foi Big Tests
Kings Mountain’s basketball
squads return home Friday night
to ho.d Chase in a Southwestern
3-2V Conference doubleheader.
For the fir.st lime this season,
Kings .Mountain will be favored
in bolli games.
Both Cha.'^o clubs sp^trt 0-6 rec
or(Ls on llie season. Kings Moun
tain’s gills are 3-1 in the con-
ferenec and 4-2 overall while the
I Mountainct'r.s are 0-4 in league
I play and 0-6 overall.
, The Chase girls have gone
dfAvnhill the past two seasons |
after winning three straight as-
i .sociation titles in the mid-sixties, j
, Kings Mountain's girls, who|
’ droi>ped their fir-st SWC ,
' Tuesday night at Burns, are exj
I peeled to get back on the win
1 ning side without too much Irot^
' ble.
Kings .Mountain’s girls ha\i
' played fine defensive basketba
but the offense still hasn’t jelltj
Coach Blaine Froneberger is hq
ing it will soon, however, as
team is just now getting into i
tough part of its schedule.
Coach Allen Dixon's yoi^
Mountaineers have come clos^ to
winning only once, against S<juth
Point, but the defending coher
ence champions could crack the
winning column this week
Chase, like Kings Mountain,
has had its troubles gettir«
started but the Trojans dont
liave as much experience as the
Mountaineers and that could be
good news for KM followers.
Tuesday night, the KM teams
will face their biggest chalJen^
to dale when they travel to Boil
ing Springs to take
Waters Would Like To
Forget Duke Turnovers
DURHAM, N. C. — Turnoves —
rTurnovers — Turnovers — That’s
the one aspect of the game Duke
basketball coach Bucky Waters
would like to forget.
Although the Blue Devils have
won four consecutive gaimes,
they have lacked consistency due
to turnovers. Duke has been aver
aging 18Vi turnovers in each of
theiif 11 games. The Blue Devils
posted a 7-4 record during the
month of December.
“We just have 'been making too
^many mistakes,” remarked Wat-
'^sr.'?. “In order to compete success
fully in the heat of the AOC race,
we can’t afford to make Ihe er-
lors we made in our first 11
games.*'
Turnovers have been the only
poor statistic of the 1970 Blue
Devils. Duke's shooting has ‘been
excellent, along with their ‘board
play and free throw shooting.
Duke has been hitting an excel
lent .478 from the field and a hot
.809 from the charity line. The
team has connected on 208 of |
257 free throw attempts to rank
as one of the national leaders.
The Blue Devils’ opponents are
shooting .404 from the field and j
.728 from the foul line. Duke is i
averaging 47.1 'rebounds a game
to their opiponents’ 43.1.
“We have 'been pleased with
our play except for the area oif
turnovers,” continued Waters. “At
times we have looked exception
ally good, only to have mistakes
stop our momentum.”
Senior Randy Denton has been
leading the Duke scorers with a
22.4 average. He 'has grabbed 141
rebounds for a 12.8 average. The
6-10 center loads the Blue Devils
with a .583 shooting percentage
from the field.
[Richie O'Connor, a sophomore
forward from Union City, N. J., is
next in scoring with a 14.2 aver
age. He 'has also addou 62 re
bounds tor a 6.2 average.
L Jeff Da-wson has been the load
ing Duke shooter from the out
side. The 6-1 sophomore has (*on-
necttxi on 67 of 153 field goal at
tempts and 17 of 21 fouls for a
scoring average of 13.7.
Veteran Larry Saunders and
sophomore Alan Shaw liave aid
ed Denton in the rebounding de
partment. Saunders has 95 for
an 8.6 average and Shaw has 69
for a 6.2 ma'rk. Both are averaging
qear 7.6 points a game.
Dick DeVenzio and Gaiy'Melchi-
onni have been sharing the point
guard position. DeVenzio is aver
aging 5.0 points a game and has
48 assists. Mcl'chionni hjis been
slowed by an illness and h^is not
seen much action.
One of the Dukes bright spots
in roc'ent games has been the
play of senior Rick Katherman.
He’s averaging 7.2 points a game
and scored 17 and 13 points in
the last two games.
Plonk Oil won four game' from
Albert Brackett to claim^ a tie
for third place "In the final
standings. Clarence Plonks 13."i
and Dwight Reeves’ 378 ser, led
the way. Bra<^ett had a 131 lini-
and Bob Herndon added a 317 set
for the losers.
Vincent’s split its four-game.-^‘t
with Ranny Blanton. Bob Wells
was high man for Union 76 Aith
a 140 line and 364 set and Aud
Tignor was high scorer fe: Blan
ton with a 158 line and J.li) i^ct,
Bobbie McKee sparked Gritliii; Holidays and
Drug to its three wins ovc r Blnnk | v-omidclod by
Brothers. She scored a 111 line
and 296 set while Dorb Ware:
was high for the losers with a !
102 line and 280 set.
Drewes Tax won four "ames
from Oates Shell to claim a lie
for third place. Becky Ikirnott’s
113 line and 291 set to]K't\l ihc
winners while Jenny Oates led
losers with a 118 line and 329
series. ^
American Legion split with i
Dellinger’s Jewelry to dr* ;* into a i
tie for third with Dre\\e>. Bar-i
bara Miller’s 116 line an i 3i'7 «‘t,
were high for the Legion while
Ethel Tignor sfcored a 11.^ lin<’
and Glenda Belk added a 2% .-^01
for Dellinger’s.
FINAL STANDINGS
(Men's League)
Applications
Still Pour In
For Grid lob
.Schools Supt. Donald Jones said
that applications continue tc
cemo in for the job as athletic
director and head football coach
at Kings .Mounrain High School.
Jones began interviewing can
didates during the Christmas
had hoped to be
now, but he said
the new applications have delay
ed Ills task.
However. Jones said he still in
tends to make his recommenda
tion to the school board at theii
next meeting, Jan. 18.
Kings Mountain is searching
for a replacement for Bill Bates,
w)io resigned following the 197(}
season to accept the post as di
rector of school-community rela
tions.
'*\Ve’ve had three applications
Recreation
Activities
By ROY PEARSON
Recreation Director
If w'e can gel sufficient demand
and we have to have at least 15
persr)ns per couise and 18 years or
older, we will begin courses in
the follcwing at the Kings .Moun
tain Community Center.
Bridge Classc's
'Exercise Classes or SHmnastics
for the Women.
Course in Tole Painting.
Serving CIas.<es — Advanced
Evening Serving Classes — Be
ginners — Moinfng.
Knitting Classes
Ball Room Dance Classes.
Brick Liiying "la.ss for Adults.
Carpentry Clas.s for Adults.
I am wbrking on other things
to try to have for our people and
if wo can fin:l enough interested
adults who will vvork and help
Teams ‘
Won
Lost
Dilling Heating
39
33
Vincent’s Union 76
37
.3.3
Plonk Oil
36
.36
Albert Brackett
36
.36
Quality Sandwich
3t
38
Ranny Blanton
31
3S
(Ladies League)
Griffin Drug
11
27
Plonk Bros.
37
31
American Legion
:i3
3.3
Drewes Tax
33
35
Dellinger's
31
37
Oiites Shell
29
,39
with the younger folio, we would
like to have basketball Ii'agues
for the younger boys and gii'ls.
(1) Sewing Classes far advanc
ed Dress making will begin at
the Community Center on Jan. 12
thLs will consist of a 39 Iiour
course and will run througii April
6 — Hours for this will be 7 p.m.
til 10 p.m.
(2) Sewing Classes f‘r Begin
ners will begin at the i.\;mmunity
Center on Jan. 13th This will
consist of a 39thour k-oxitm'. Thi.s
will run through April 7ih. Haurs
for this will be 9 a;m. til 12 a.m.
Minimum age for tliese cla.'yjos
will be 18 years. There wiH
no charge for either of Htese
courses.
Jan, 21st, 7:30 p.m-. C.aston
College vs. Lees-McK.ie at the
Kings Mountain CorTr niniity Cen
ter. Admission. Adults • SkOO,
Students - $.50.
There will be a fe*' of $-3.00 foe
the 6 week course. We would like
to invite anyone inh-rested to be
here Jiin. 8 to enroll.
DEFENSIVE STANDOUT )— Junior Ja
of the many reasons that Kings Mooa^
is faring well in Southwestern Con
defensive whiz at guard and wlU be i
the Mountainettes host Chase.