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HERALD SPORTS By GABY STEWART A Night In The Life Of All-^ ims And Tommy Cole. Dirty Trick for ,sm ^to to cy- soy ialo lese vitji ipen in- th«? ant, eas- of ant, jher 1970 this to 1-de seed tion« oall- iiwn 1,000 the eted eirv- rom own bo ases >spi- ami- jans e.ist ar il 'to tone ften I ) It’s tiot often that you see Gardner-Webb College basketball coach Eddie Holbrook mad, but the successful young Bulldog mentor was steaming hot prior to Tuesday night’s chajhplonship game of the Kings Mountain Invita tional. Gardjier-Webb’s foe, Barber-Scotia, had cancelled its Monday night game with Shaw University of Raleigh and had two days rest before meeting the Bulldogs. Barber Sootia Coach Al Coefield was cornered by Hol brook prior to the game and what was said we don’t know. But you can bet Holbrook let Coefield know a few things. Hqjlbfook, whose Bulldogs played and barely defeated a very good Australia Olympic team Monday night, agreed t(J play the championship game Tuesday under the as- sumpton that Barber S<»tia also had a Monday game. “1 dOil't mind playing anybody as long as it’s on an even ^ails," said Holbrook. ‘‘When I found out that Barber Scotia cancelled its game on Monday, I came awfully close to calling this tourna ment off." Things worked out fine (Gardner-Webb winning 118- 102) but Holbrook’s club might have been mentally and physically drained. And the Bulldogs have their biggest District 26 test of the season Thursday at Boiling Springs, meeting Holbrook’s alma mater, Lenoir Rhyne. “We really need this game Thursday,’’ said Holbrook. “These tournament games don’t count on our district rec ord so you can see why I was so hesitant about playing Tuesday-pight. We neeid aU the district wins we can get.” EDDIE HOLBROOK Must Games i at lited M- a tdon lute ri-=e- Ihe r at of s in rom in ling eco- lina in- osts :ude lies, tlon na> ork T Holbrook says every game this year is a must game for Kings Mountain All-American Gwrge Adams. “We’ve had pro scouts at just about every one of our games this year,” says Eddie, “and George is having to give his all in every game. He canT afford to have a bad game. If he goes out there and has a bad night it’s taking money out of his pocket.” Adams hasn’t had any bad games so far, though. He’s off ,to his best start ever, averaging 38 points per game and hitting close to 70 percent of his field goal attempts. C^orsie sat out a good portion of Tuesday’s title game after picking up three early fouls. But his clutch play Tuesday following a 42-point effort against St. Augustine’s College ^turday night earned him the tournament most valuable player award. St. Augustine’s coach, Harvey Heartley, in his first year^ a collegiate mentor, was highly impressed with Adams’ pSay Saturday night. Heartley, talking to Coach Holbrook after Saturday’s lame. SaW. “Coach, how about sending me a diagram of stabk offense. And, whole you’re at it, put George in an envaU^ and send him too. ” Of, the three most publicized players (Adams, Elon’s Tommy Cole and St Augustine’s Curtis Pritchett) in Sat urday’s opening round games, Adams was the only one that gave a decent performance. Pritchett, who was guard ed by Adams, managed only eight points and Cole, an All- American, scored only 11 markers in Elon’s 66-64 loss to Barber Scotia. Elon, which came here undefeated and ranked 10th in the nation, has since lost another game and now sports a 3-2 record ’Ihe Fighting Christians dropped a 72-70 de cision at Lenoir Rhyne Monday. Elon earlier defeated the Bears 86-74 in the finals of Elon’s Civitan Turkey Classic. ^pur ”4, Smprise Visitor - Fans attending Tuesday’s championship game were treated l)y the phesence of a totally unexpected but wel comed guest. ‘ ArtU Gilmore, former 7-foot-2 star at Gardner-Webb an^'Jacksonville and now prize rookie of the Kentucky GplOiielSj propped by to see some of his former teammates ip a^ltion.’Aife? was in the area for a Wednesday night —^ft.toChaii'Jptte with the Carolina Cougars. He received “■Sdlag ovation from the Gardner-Webb fans when I ’MOTess■ announcer Jonas Bridges recognized him -Cdaihs. introduced by Bridges as Kings Mountain’s fkvprite 'Son, earned Several standing ovations. One was Bnidges presented him a plaque for his athletic aahlevements and another when Mayor John Moss pre sented him his all-toumament and most valuable player d.w&r{ls« Gardner-Webb fans, who had three of their players the all-toumament team, almost brought down the ^Mters when Tony S.oagnola was announced as a member of the all lov.i’nament team. The New Jersey native doesn’t score a lot oi points but he always comes up with the clutch plays and G-W fans love him for it. \ y \ / ,/ ALL-AMERICANS Tommy Cole and George Adams made an ap pearance in Kings Mountain Saturday night in the first round of the Kings Mountain Invitational Basketball Toumamen. The small college superstars are shown doing their thing in the series of shots above. In photo at 1-sft, Adams, King Mountain native, fires iiom close range for two of his 42 markers in Card ner-Webb's 112 97 win over St. Augustine's. In center photo and in the ono at right. Cole is gunning from downtown. The Bur lington senior, however, managed just 11 points in Elc upset loss to Barber Scotia. (Photos by Jim Belt) ;s-S4 Despite Flu Bug, Adams Leads G-W To Title KM Cagers Conference Bulldog jUl-American Scores 67 Points^ Wins Most Valuable Award ALL-SWC — All-Conference per former Carolyn Mitchem, a sen ior, leads Kings Mountain's girls into conference ploy here Friday night against South Point. The South Point girls are pre-season picks to wdn the con ference tiUe. Pxep Piedirtion Next Week's Cage Card: The schediuJe of basketball at the Community Center for next week is as follows: Monday; 4 p. m. 5:30, church league; 6 p. m.-7 p. m., children’s South Point Here Friday, Away Tuesday Kin-gs Mountain High School's basketball teams open Southwes tern Conference play here Friday night against Belmont South Point ■The Mountaineers and Moun- tainottes were scheduled to go to Bessemer City last night for their ^cond non-eonference twinbill a- gainst the Gaston County 2 school. The local boys club wag sche duled to play in the Burns Tipoff Tourn-ament last weeke.td but the heavy snow forced postponement the event. Coa;-li .Mien Dixon said the tournament will proba bly be played over the Chri. tmas Holidays. Dixon said he’ll probably start Af White and Mike Thombs at guards, Vernon Crocker at centi-r and Ben Brown and Randy Win-go at the forwards here Friday night The same five were supposed to start at Bessemer City. Kings -Mountain’s Girls will be going against the pre-season SWC favorite in IPriday’s opening game at 7 p. m. The Raidcrottes, coadh- ed by Earl Lingafeldt, came on tile tournament title and Linga- feldthas the same players back. -Beth Baity, a junior, spark.s the Raidcreite cliarge. The Mountain- ettes, who were 1-0 heading into last night’s game, will probably start Diane Cornwell, Jane Love lace, Carolyn Mitchem, Deborah Crockett and Debbie Lee. South Point’s boys, , playing their first season under Coadh Mike Huddock, are exipectcd to -be a strong contender also.Bill Han- zlon, wiho quarterbaekod the Raid ers football team, heads the list of returning pl.iyers and he’s pro bably the top guard in tile con- ferenoe. PUIYEHS or WEEK — Rondy WIngo, left, cmd Delmrah Crockett were recognized as the players of the week for Kings Mountain High's first basketball game. The Mountainettes, paced by Crock ett, defeated Bessemer City 38-27 but the boys lost 75-55 despite a fine eifort by Wingo. Players of the week will be sponsored by KMHS aarsity cheerleaders. By GARY STEWART Herald Sports Editor Few people kno-.v it, but Gari- ncr-Wt!;.5’s George Adam.s pla.y- c:l in the Kings .Mountain Iiniia- ticn.u Ba.'-ketball lournament .oat- ur.-Iay and Ttie.sday cle-;;itc a ’..out wi'.ii the flu. Still, tlio Gardner-Webb .tll- Am.nioa.-i had cnoughg in him to lead :;ic undefeate;! BullJogj to the t b.;impionsh;p, deleating St. .-\ugu.'-tine'.s College 112-97 S.it- urd.ty and Baiber-Seotia'.s vSaores 118-102 Tuesday. Big Ge-rrge. flaying for. tlic fir.sl time hero .since his high ."vlio. I days, .scored 67 i.vdnis in the two games and won the tournament mo.st valuable pla.ver trophy. Adams stored 42 , ints iti Sat urday’s win over St. Ai,„.;_.Une'.s, hitting on 16 of 2S attempts I.-iun n.-ir.itier-Webb's two wins here give the Bulklcgs a perfect 6-0 leecrd beading into a game a- gain.st Lr-noir Rliyne tonight in Boiling Sp:ings. four of G-W’.s wins tame in tournament pla.v, ;.vo it! A.s!ieville in addition to th< tw'o here. Aflam.c not only scored his sea- ■scn'.s high o[ 442 poinls Saturday, but he also hcl;i St. .Vugu.stine’s leading scorer Cut:is PriU-ihett to a season lew of eight points, 13 !)f 1 -w ht.s average, Pritchett, who wa.s selecttxl in last year’s .^.-V • l.'-aft, was regarded as the be.st fhooicr in the tourney. A balanced scoring attack and a sticky man to-man defense led Barb.r Scotia to the finals. Sat- -.j-day nigt-' in their upset of nationally lOth-ranked Elon, tlie Sabres put five men in doultle figures, John Steele, Fred Stokes the floor and 10 ot 11 from the and Mike Ward had 11 points ...r/ghf^mnyour alley... Men's League Richard Bridges won high set honors in men’s bowling league action Monday- night at Moun tain Lanes Bowling Center. Bridges scored a 367 .series to lead Mull Rtimsey’s team to three wins over Quality Sandwich. Joe Beoim added a 138 line for tli(“ winners while Bob Herndon top ped the losers with a 132 line and 35S sol. Ranny Blanton scored a 132 line and 363 set to lead Childer’s Roofing to a 2-2 split with Al bert Brackett’s team. Brackett led his team with a 139 line and 325 sec. Dilling Heating swept four games from Cub’s Paint Co. iGcne Stone led the w^ay for the win ners with a 135 line and 351 sot, Ronnie Culbortscn patxd tlie los ers with a 118 line and 341 sol. ga-me to one win over Bob Hern don’s team. Randy Culbertson’s 127 line and 336 set led the los er.'?. John Dilling s^-ored .a 128 line and 360 set to lead his team to a 2-2 split with Ranny Blanton. Blanton led hi.s team with a 141 line 'and 340 set. Central Cops Opener 42-38 foul line. He sat cut much of T uesday s game with four fouls hut .still led tbe Bulldcgs in the -scoring column with 23 poinl.s. The- tournament, which wa-- posiponed fr m Friday night due to snow, was played before an estima.ted c-r.,\vd of 1.200 Satuula.v night and 1.060 Tuo.sda,y. Although the Gardner ■ Wc4.b scores ap.oear to be runaway.s, Ccach Eddie Holbrook’s Bulldogs had all they .could handle both from St. Augustim-'.s in tlie final nights. The Eulldcjg- pulli-d a-,vay .wo minutes and they trailcu much of the fir-'t half Tuesday against Eaiber-Ejoiia. in addition tc winning the -MVP tr(.,,hy, Adam aha headed the all-t .urnamcnt team and he also wa.s presented a special plaque f-or his athletic achieve (Continued On Paiii' Fil'd Invitational Boxscores FRIDAY'S GAMES (First Game) ELCX Ball F Ross F liautwcin C Ccile G Hic-klin G barber SCOTIA Bynum F Powell F Ward C Stokes ments and for the recognition he Steele tvas brought to the city of Kings Sub.s, Barber Scotia: Garvifi 10, Spe.l.-s 4, Ladies League :itO£L n’s fc High school basketball is beginning to hit high gear with conference openers set Friday night. We haven’t made any predictions in quite a while, so here would be a good place to start.. .again. ^ ... , ^ , Everyone's saying Crest is the teanv to beat in the league; 7-9 p. m., industrial lea- SouthweStem Conference, despite the loss of All-Ameri- gue. can David now property of Norman Sloan and ^ ^ N. C. State S tVolrpack. . league* 6-7 d m children’s lea- Crest, which has one ^ the state s top prep mentors in ^ industrial league Ed Peeler, will certainly be In the thick of the battle but practice. I don’t think the Chargers will repeat as SWC champions. Sweral clubs, including Kings Mountain, Lincolnton Wednesday: 4 - 5:30 p. m., and Shelby, have all their starters back but I don't think church league; 6 p. m., children’s any of those clubs will win either. Ss^i^gM ’ I’m going with a darkhorse as the champion and that league, choice is East Rutherford. The Cavaliers have come a Thursday: 4-5:30 p. m., church lone way the past few seasons under Coadh Connie Ham- league; 6 p. m., children’s league , rick Mid they’ll edge out Shelby and Oest for the title taiame; 7-8 p. m., industrial league chargers relum I-arry and Jerry ^ ■r games. •^nnt and lending support are this yeor. graduates off a jayvee leam which My pmllctlon iheot looks Uke this; ^^ay; 4-6 p. m., ohuroh lea- fini..?hcd 12-2, 1. B«st Bntliorfort. 2, Shslby. 3. Cmt. 4, South Point, Next Friday, the kmhs ciuibs 5, BttYDI. 8, R*8 ControL ChorryvUle. 8. Lincolnton. 9. Saturday; 9-12 a. m., chuncih will play at Ea.st Rutherford in Kings MoUtttoUl. 10, Chas*. leafue. their final pre-Christmas contests. In addition to Hannon, the Raiders also return Jotnny Antler- son and Scott Crawford off last j’ear’s line up and several junior high graduates, led by sharpshoot er Butch Harris, will help bolster the already strong Belmont club. Next Tuesday night, the KM squad.s won’t breath any easier as they go up against still anoth er contender. Crest. That twin bill will be played at Crest. The Crest boys, despite the loss of All-American David Thompson, are tagged by KM Ccach Dixon as the team to beat in the SWC. The .Jenny OatesLWon scoring honors in women’.s league rolling a 113 line and 334 sot to lead Oates Shell to a 2-2 split wiUi American Legion. Edna Bowen's 109 line and Biirbara Miller’s 319 set led the .-tmerican Legion team. ^o-bie 'M.’Kco’s 117 Ime and 310 set led Plonk Brothers to a three game v\;in over Drews Tax. Margaret Wilson’s 108-283 led the losers. Betty Wells .scored a 110 line and 233 set to lead West End AmerJean to a three game win ever Cleveland Radiator Service. Pat Panther’s 109-304 led the los- (i.s. Mixed League Mountain. AJims was joined on tbe five- man all-tourn-3:ment team by teammates RL’hard Thorna.s and Tony Spagnola and John Steele and Jix: Powell of Barber-Scotia. Elon, which lo.'-t to Barber-Scotia 60-64 Saturday, and St. Augus tine’s failed to place a man on the all-tourn-ament team. Thorna.s, a senior guard who is ST. AUGUSTINE Tile i’atrio-t.s had to come from regarded as Gardner-Webb’s top Flintail behind in the fourth quarter to defcn.si.e player, and Spagnola, Montague win. St. Michael’s jumped off ta a senior forward who is vastly icoring nonors quartp,. j^ad and the underrated, played key roles in Gastonia cliiS was on top 20-16-at Gardner-Webb’s tw . victories. Central Junior High’.s ba.skeiball ■toam opened its season Monday willt a 42-38 victory ovi-r St, Midi- acl’s of Gastonia. Tommy Manning scored 15 points an<l Wendeil Jackson add ed 12 for the T’atriots of Ccadi Porter Griggs. Howard 1, Price 1. Halftime Score: Barber Sc-otia 35, Elon .32, (Second Game) G.LRDNER-WEBE Spagnola F Thurston F .-idams r DeSanclLs G Thomas G Center on Decem'ber 17 to pla.v a local men’s all-star leam in Wimp Bowen’s 129 line and 363 .set led Bob Ramsey's mixed league team to a ftwr-game sweep of Mull Ramsey’s te.'im Thursday. Mull Ramsey’s 120 line ^basketball and Ronnie Culbertson’s 331 se-t led the losers. Game time Is 8 p. m. Admls- Betty Hullender’s 126 line and sion is $2.00 for adults and $1.50 343 set led Plonk Oil to a throe for studonts. Th mas scored 53 [xtints in the two contests, hitting 29 in Sat- urda.v’s win and 24 Tue.sday night. Thomas was G-W's k<‘y figure Tuesda.v when Adam.s got into foul trouble. Sfiagnola scored 18 jxtinls in the two -games but his rebound ing and ke> pia.vs earned him a spot on tlie ;ill-lourney .squad. He scoretl 14 ]-,oinl.s in Saturd-.ay’s game. Seven-foot center Henry- Boyd, who was btmehed by Cc.ach Hol brook Saturday for not making last week’s practice .sessious, chipped in tvith 21 points -in Tuc.sday's title game and r*'- ser\e Al Jones added 24, many The Harlem Stars will oome of them coming fre-.m downtown to Kings Mountain Community Kings Mountain. the half and .33-30 heading into the final poriixl. Central hit 43 loercent of its field goal attemiits in the second ha!;. Tiic Patriots h-xst Gaston Day School Monday afternoon at Cen tral. The game will preceed a fre-hman game between Ktng.s Mountain High and Burus. Central'.c- .scoring Monday: Man ning 15, Jackson 12, Thom;oson 6, M.-ison 6, Southwell 2. Harlem Sta^s Here Dec. 17 Pritchett Fleming .Merriman Subs, G-W: Jones 3. F F C G G Napier (112) 14 17 42 1 29 (97) 13 16 8 15 22 2 Dugger. L;>r)g, Moore, Fre.shman Kirb.v Thurston, a 6-9 Florida product, played a key role also, hitting 17 poi'nts Sat urday and six Tuesday. Thurston, who started in Boyd’s place Sat urday, also helped shoulder the rebounding load. Ellis 44, Kydev. Subs, St, Aug.: Sport -1, Leggett, Rithardston 2, Ro_s.s, Faison, Clarke 15. Halftime Scare: Gardner-Webb 61, St. oinc .52. TUESDAY'S GAME (Championship Gome) GARDNER-WEBB Adams Spagnola Boyd Tho.mas DtSanclb-. F.VRBEP .SCOTl.l Bynum Cooper Powell Garvin Johnson H.olftime Score: GW Scotia 44. Subs, GM; Thurston 6, Moore 6. Jo.nes 24. Napier 3. Subs, Barber Scotia: Spears 8, SiMlM 14. StokM 16, W«M IT, F (118) 25 F 4 U 21 G 24 G 6 F (102) 3 F 2 C 24 G 14 G 2 53. Barber f TKuf$«|»Y. PecewEer "y. 1971
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