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i Waco D. Box Maple 2 Sha- nts Dollin- ace the iiesday, in hos- Wi'lch, lirth of ;ust 29, Brooks, ice the y. Au- lospital. ?e Han* astonia, daugh- , Kings yrd Jr., r Park, ce the Augin^ ■ital.^H les Avenui'. ce the jtemher al. Suliens, ince the Septem- lospital. Teague, inounce Sunday, ain hos- Bailey, inounce >unday. ountain itamey, i?ox IG, lirth of ilx'f ,3, Dean ‘t. an- lUghter, Kings Brid- inounce londav, auntai,!! Thursilay, SaptamEar 7, 1972 THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD. KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. Page THre* HERALD SPORTS By GARY STEWART Winless Trojans Visit Mountaineers Friday Kings Mountain’s Mountaineers open Southwestern Conierence warfare here Friday night, host ing the winless Chase High Tro jans in an 8 o’clock contest at John Gamble Stadium. The Trojans, who edged the Mountaineers 16-il3 last year, have yet to score a point but they have 16 lettermen -.ack from last year’s team and should prove to be a stern test for the: a pair of touchdown passes last: past success against the Mounties, Ilarrill, more familiar to SWC some aclioii. lie n tUiiK'd to piae- Mountaineers. 'year to bring the Trojans from; having won six of the last .s<*ven Ians a-s oa.seball player. This is tice Monl Chase will be playing under a a 13-0 first f|uarterback deficit ■ meetings betwc-en the two teams, his first year of foolhall . ui Jones praises Offensive Backs And Blocking Of Jake Bridges Coach Bobby Jones watched his Kings Mountain Mountaineers demolish Bessemer City 36-12 here last Fri day night and couldn’t help but be pleased. For one thing, the Mountaineer offense moved the ball more consistently than it had since Jones became head coach at the beginning of last season. “We made a lot of mistakes,’’ noted Jones, “but we looked pretty- good, especially on offense.” Jones said he was pleased with the performance of his entire backfield, plus the blocking of senior tackle Jake Bi’ldges. “Our backs all ran well,” said Jones, “and both of our quarterbacks did a good job.’’ If there was one spot that wasn’t impressive, it was KM’s secondary, which allowed Bessemer City well over 100 yards passing. I thought the defense was good except on Bessemer City’s, lohg scoring play,’’ Jones said, referring to Goldie Byers’ 7^yard pass reception. “And,” added Jones, “our ■boys w'eren’t all that bad on that play. He (Byers) just ”gpt between two o-f our men. He didn’t beat them, lie just made a gjpod catch. Those things are going to happen. ” ‘ . 5tmes said his players came out with no major injur- , ley.: ’, f ■ —Chase Stronger Than Mounties Although*Jones is pleased with his team’s perform ance thus far, he feels his club will have to play much bctjter this Friday night in order to defeat .Southwesl-jin Conference rival Chase. The Trojans have lost two games Byers, was ^ alreUy. 4X-0 to East Rutherford and 21-0 to Crest, but '1’'’“' "'m^' yaril Jones warns his players that the Trojans are always and’aso scoring their' fur Kings Mountain. ^ v 1 VO toTiehdcwns. i "Chase hap real good personnel,” said Jones. They Mountain was ahead al! just haven't been able to put it together. They improved t’-ie way, leading 7-3 after the 100 pei^ent from their first game to their second game, j first quarter, 22-6 at h.aiftime and ‘-option most MountieVrun' MP a quick 13-0 lead at Chase, only to loso Mf ,|he 16-13 when the Trojans came back behind the passing of, ppin,3 qUart^BCk TP«y Fowler. jThi. Mountaineers were taxed 100 ♦'Fpwler U an exceptionally good passer,” said Jone.s.! yards in pena’tie.s, most of them “ChaB^'has bpeh primarily a running team in their first cemin.g in the shadows of the BC two gaples, but we expect them to throw more against us." goal iine. Jones expects the Mountaineers to be strengthened by ^ the return df Myron George, who was injured recently iUiTfOlSll MpAfs an automobile accident. “ "Dfyron orobably won’t play a lot," said Jones, “be- | Toammaloc cause he jusx started working heavy again Tuesday. But vIU A CCSflllfitlCBlC!* he'll give UB Seme depth at halfback and linebacker.’’ j cjoLGMBiA, .s. c. "The —Picking The Winners ^ ^ new coach, John Keeter, former mentor at St. Stephens and New- ton-Conover. -He has changed the Trojan offense from the veer to the wistconc and leading it is one of the SWC’s top quarter backs, Tony Fowler. to a 16-13 victory over the Moun taineers. ! Tommy Henson, an end last i year, has IxH'n move<l to half- Chase lost the remainder of back and he’s been the Trojans last year’s backfield, so that ^ leading ground gainer thus far. could be the reason the Trojans Bruce W'atkins is at fullback and have hnd a hard time getting will do most of the Trojan.s’pow- startod. But Coach Jones i.s quick er running. Coach Keeter reports that showing much progress. Coach Jones likely wi!l go with the same starting lineui) as la.st week, but Myron Geoige, who was ticketed for .•starting duty at hal.back before being injured in King.-s Mountain’s Ijigge.st pioo- he'.s lem mignt lie .stopping Fowlers ptissin . Bessemer City clieked oft w<‘il o'.'i'r lot: ytrds in thj? air la-t wec.k, in.iluling one 75- yaid louclidown pltiy. Chase has itnprosed l•al■!l week, losing oiil>- 21-q t'l Cre.st last wcs‘k alli-i iieing bombed 41-0 by Fowler, as you’ll recall, hurled .0 warn his players about Chase's The other halfback in Tony an automohilc accident, might see East Kulherluid two weeks ago. MountaineersOutscore Yellow Jackets Quaiteibacks Falls And Johnson Scoie Two Each In Opening Win Kings Mountain’s Mountaineers Coach Jones alternated his scored in every quarter here last quarterbacks and at times had F'riJay night to defeat 'Zosse- ,oth Johnson and Falls in the mcr City i:’-il2 in their 1972 foot- backfieid at the same ti.-ne. . call opcnei. | Johnson, the senior slgnal-call- The game was much closer er, scored KM’s first two touch- than the final score indicated, as downs on runs of seven anl 19 K'M-HS oittgained the 2-A Yellow yards. His seven-yard run with Jackets by only 2S2 total yards 9:’,3 left in the first peri.d cep- to 23,5. Three fumbles and an in- pod a 59-yard drive off the open tercepted pass hurt the E Quartcr'.iacks Tony Falls and Chris Johnson scored two touch downs apiot’e to lead tlie Moun taineers of,''ensive’y. Goldie By- or-, younger brother o' f-rmer Ft cause, ing kickoff, John Bridges’ PAT hoot gave the Mounties a 7-0 lead. The second time the Moun taineers got their hands on the oot.jai'. they dro'.e to the EC h-’Sket ha'I All-'.^rnerican Tony, 14 he' re being rhar"od with a the only offensive pair of 1.5-yard penalties, one a clipping call and the other for unspoitsmanlikc conduct. The Yellow Jackets fina”y he'd on downs at the 25 and on their iirst play, quarterback Skip F ranklin and Byers comibined for a 75 yard touchd' .vn pass. The Jackets tried to run for the two- point conversion but it failed and KM retained the lead. Javon Smith returned the BC kiclioff to the Jackets’ 45, from which point KiM put its .second TD drive in motion. Johnson scored cn a first and ten play from the 19 and Smith ran ior the two- po'nt conversion to make it 15-6. The .Mountaineers had to drive only 35 yards for their third srorp as Franklin g^t off only a 15-yard punt on a fourth and 20 at the 20 yard line. Six plays lat er the Mountainies had a fourth 5/ ■ Jjw,, Vt: Kt ' fi I Up winnfirs iv-uvr,s,n. .. ..v,.. ...... - g, (qp gg^ Fails y ,1 u • ; bew foot, all season gets under sneaked over the for scare. Brid- ■ /^ j' , Football is really in the air now, the colleges begin-1 way Saturuay night when South ^is second PAT from if '/luining play this weekend and high school action already Carolina meets Virginia with ex-’ piapp^pg, make it 22-6 with J«vunderway, ; Cavalier Bill Troup starling at ,cf, in the half. So, I guess It’s time for th'e fearless one to begin pre-i quarterback for the Gamecocks. 1 Tackle Alfred .Ash got in on the dieting scores of the upcoming prep and college contests.' Carolina stadium will official-, sp(,,.ing acl in the third quarter. This year, we’ll deal only with the games in the Her-;'.^ S'?'*' recovering a blocked punt in the aid’s foot^ll contest. The fans’ entries have already been;XsTg^m T^-rh1 ® h pat"'*'’’ received but I promise I’m not stealing any chokes ?made possible the reno- Ptzf shmvinTto make'Tt So, hete goes, first with, the area high school con-j g^j enlargement of the so-q " tests: „ „ . Utadium to make it one of the ‘php Mountaineers closed out KINGS MOUNTAIN-CHASE: The Mountaineers are iartjost, most moflorn and best thoir ^corin" with 6:0S left in the entering their 50th year of football and are hoping to be lighted football arenas in the game when Falls went over ;rom a strong cohtender in the SWC. If their pass defense im proves, they could very well be. Chase has one of the area’s top jJassCrs in Tony Fowler but the Mounties will improve enough to rtop him. KM 21, Chase 12. SOUTH POINT-CREST: South Point has the SWC’s top defense, but it won’t be enough to stop the high-step ping Crest offense. Crest is going to make a srong bid for the SWC title. Crest 14, South Point 0. SHELBY-BURNS: Burns is happy, having won its LOOKING TO TROJAN BATTLE — This pair of seniors is looking to Friday's Southwestern Conference battle with Chose, hoping the Mountaineers will be able to reverse last year's decis on, which saw the Trojans come from behind for a 16-13 victory. On the left is end Jerry Valentine and at light is fullback Javon Smith. Valentine played a strong dofen .ive game lr..t week against Bessemer City and Smith was one of the M.r-jnta lieets’ leading ground gainers. Central Opens Grid Season Here Sept 13 Football coaches at Central Junior High School are current ly working 31 coys in prepara- -I- ,, ,, ^ , tion for the 1972 season opener southea.,1.. _ l., yards out. Darrell Van Dyke ^ . ,, a„ain‘rt Rattle- A crowd of 000 or more is ; was force I te run fnr Hie ennver- . ^_ . * . expeced for the 7:30 p. m- kick- o'f in the 51,009 eat stadium. Good tickets are expected to be avaiable at the gate, at $7 each. The host.Gamecocks will field Blalock Has Sights Oo Perfect Season ground o.' Lincolnton. of new faces with only two starters from 1971 on thp offen- ■sion a'ter a bad snap from cen ter and was tackled short of the goal line. Bessemer City ,"ots its final TD ,ind will be assisted by witli 26 second left when Byers ■ Gibson and Jim Owens, went over from the two. The' Central lost all but two player; Kin.gs Mountain Hi.gh’s fresh- ends Jackii* W ra.v and Koniue nan football team can only go MuKinney, tackles Bo .Manei tind . one better’’ than la.-;t yt‘ar and Joey Alien tind guards Porter Griggs will again serve c'oach John Blalock sa.vs that’s Ormand and Gary Smith, as head coach of the Patriots what his ch.irges are out to do .. Barry jqst that. u-ams 1 » The Little Mountaineers fin- Tri- son uni four on defense. One of thc'^e L"; Troup, a non- letterman with the Gamecocks but Vir'^'inia’s starter during a .good oorlion of the 1970 season when he had 1,313 yards total offense and throw 10 toucltdown passes. The 6-5, 212 pnun ler from Bethel Park, Pa., transferred to South Carolina last fall and sat out the 1971 season. Other nrw'xjiners in the Game- ‘ cock backfie’d will be sophomore Jay Lynn Hodgin at tailback and with Shelby 'rtext week. ASHEVILLE-ASHBROOK: Ashbrook’s trying to snap back from last week’s 19-14 loss to Hickory. This will be a toughie but the Green Wave will come back, stopping Lee Edwards by a 21-6 count. CHERRYVILLE-NORTH GASTON: Another good one featuring a strong 2-A school and an improving 3-A out fit. Cherryvill'3 will claim its first win by a 14-13 score. ^ R-S CENTRAL-OAK HILL: No contest. Hilltoppers in Ra waltz 36-14. * CLEMSON-THE CITADEL: Some ACC guess-perts say this is the year of the ’Cat. Hootie’s Tigers will prove too much for the Southern Conference Bulldogs, 38-12. DUKE-ALABAMA: I’m pullmg for the Blue Devils but'Bill Cre.'ar at full ack. Veter I can’t gee them in the same stadium with the Crijnson ans Jackie Brown and .Mike Hag- Tide ’Rama 47 Duke 14 7ard will be the wide recoiver.s. isr. C. STA-TE-MARYLAND: Here’s a contest featuring ,!;!' 'i3Tkin-°im cl^- a pair of new coaches, Lou Holtz of the Pack and Jerry, Claiborne of the Terps. It 11 be close and a lot of folks ..iophomciP Tom Am- will sav I’h crazy, but I’m picking Maryland, 9-7. NORTH CAROLINA-RICHMOND: Pre-sea.son match between two conference contenders, Carolina of the ACC and Richmond of the Southern. Tar Heels will be too much, 28-10. SOUTH CAROLINA-VIRGINIA: This game will bo closer than a lot of folks might think but Gamecocks will finally ivin it, 21-18, tn.-k r'i‘;b)‘d for 969 a*; a souhO' WAKE FOREST-DAVIDSON: Davidson gave aCC"^'’-'"'‘ Deacons a time last year but that won’t be the case this time. Wake In a waltz, 33-13.. I.ann ,■ non- Tommy Shirley. Byers and 0 tensive unit cnee Alexander, both halfbacks, at quarterback, Steve Lancaster pre-season j spar’ted the BC do ensive charge, at fullback and will choose his Hogue, John Bridges and H.'r- two halfback from Peter Bixnvn. lec Davis got fumble recoveries Al Eddins and Kelly Land, for the .M-unties and George got Tim Spicer and William Thump- the game’s only pass intercep- son will be at the ends. Eugene tion. Ho.gue was also credited Lovelance and either Steve Lan- wilh locking the punt which led caster or Larry Smith at tackles, to Ash'.s third period touchdown. CONTINUED ON PAGE k Central Grid Roster a starting lineup made up largely yellow Jackets drove 74 yards for' off last year s team which fin- '•'*’91 61 ami .second in the .... _ _ . .the score. is-hed 5-2. However, Griggs j-c-, b ounty Conference^ last sc ^ first game in 16 trie^two weeks ago. Shelby looks like it she unit and four on the de-i Kings Mountain got good de- ports that pre-season drills have but Blaloik has his sights set' mi'rht be on its wgy to another title. Lions too much, fcnslve unit. Five who earned fpnslve line play from linebackers gone smoothly and the picture is '*9 an undolegted campaign th.-sj 40-13 V j letters as offensive backup pen- >rark Geor'-e and Dennis Hogue, again bright. 'n**- I T TNCTlT NTON-TN^RT- The best eame of the week. and three who lettered as tack'es Ash and Jake Bridges and: Griggs said he is almost set- ri"’ fieshmen will ocen ph’> rinth tpamc have str^o offenses Lincolnton has home non-starters on defense will he in guards Lann,- Thornburg and tied on a starting lineup. He’ll September 21 at Crest and will ,. ,, , i' onrl iirilf xoin 91 "7 settincT iin showdown lineup, plus four non- Tommy Shirley. Byers and Clar- have Mike Bumgardner working return h<'me on Sept. 2.9 to host field advantage and will n, - , BP 1 lettermen on the o fenslve unit pnee Alexander, both halfbacks, at quarterback. Steva Lancaster pre-scason lavorile She by. All Little Mountaineer home games will he played at 4:30 p. m. at John Gamhie Stadium. Coach Blalock and his assist ant, Steve Bakei. are pre.senlly workin.g with 32 can lidates. Most of the players were memljcrs of the Central Junior High team witirh l^st year had a 5-2 record, losing both game.? hy a comhin- ',-1 o.ia' I! tour points. "We have a goo.l nucleiis,’’ says Blalock. "Wh.it we need to dc is just worl-: with it." B’alock say.', this yetir's team will he much different from l.a.st vo:n . "I ast y<'ai.” he recalled, "we were a running team. We pul the hall in the air only five times all season. This year, we 'one :t goo 1 throwing (|uarler- a'k in .■’teve .Southwell and we'll pass ouite a hit.’’ .Southwell, a 1.50-poun let', will have a strong line to |)roteei him “s h<' t’ ies t ' snot hi.; receivers. The line is led by 220-pound tackle .Simon McCleain, and 175. pound laekle Max Coeliran, both rated by Bltilo.-k as "the best l.ickles we’ve ever had." Others up front inclu le .‘nds Jeff Jones aii:l Tommy Mann- nine, '.'uards Nathaniel Smith and Johnny Ytiriiorough and cen ter C'evelend Marki<‘. In the backfie’d with S<'nlhwell -’re h'llfb.tcks D nnie McDevilt an l .tin Thomnson and fullhack Wende'l Jael'.mn. "Right IT '.v, nessing is our -tninr pot’it.’’ .said Blalock, "but if MiDes itl, Thomnson nnd Jack- son come .around like we think they wiR eur rtinnin-' game will be imiunvc'l too." Blrg'n !; has S-oli le'IRird as the i ackun nuarterhack. Ri'nni-i.g serond un't halfh.aek a''e Robert Miller and Mike Williams end the iiMg- a.- (wo fullback i.s Ken Bumgardner. Up front on the second utiit arc- Joey one of the ,^m.:l':l■.■•l ever had.' sai I B;a lock. ".Most ot thi‘ boys have .gooil grades and a rcxtl goi.d attitude CONTINUED ON PA(,E i322 i eam Is lioucred ■■■tii 4,. Th;- 1- t'l hi.o'i b.. • uidaia a ■ de.lb,.'. I,, lice in !... n ,1, : e: lu in ! I — M e. .11 l-alnii ■I iliu.-e:. n i On); M 1) . s, , 1< ■ . .i; a's. i-.a) I’.c cl.on.-. i i’l . i-n amt l.: w na. dl I ti I.e. -e 1! J.cl.e , :1 a ■nl. 1 ni. i < '172 te Wo .dw...' I. . i Mactii- :i ifd. F'c.i- !’u:.sle.v. ,11 .Saunde; 1 a; lie So u:i- nc . .1, M. 111. tkiell 1. -■o eli. N. C. State Guaid Yoest Says 'Penalty Is Waste Oi Real Estate rein and junior co”ege graduate' Ron Parson. Vin''ini'’'.5 quarterback in jun- , lor Harrison Davis, a 6-4. 212 i noiind hurdler who passed for; ,s’06 yards and ran for 139 last j year. Tail'ack Kent Merrill also! i a junior, and a star sprinter in ! fgr (,-59 g more. The Cava’iers will start ' 19 'ettermen, nine on offense ;i:)d 10 on defense. ; Ti'c Gamecnek defense, dub- ’ bed the “Carolina Bandits” la.st season when defense was South Carolina’s strength, is expected to again he stron", led by All- America c.^ndidate J-hn Lelleup at right tackle and Rick Brown at strong linebacker. Both are, seniors. i South Carolina will break in an entirely new secondary with RjAICIGH. — N. C. State’s ing Is a terrific waste of hard- Blll Yoest is .an economy-minded earned real cslale.” guard—all the way. The 230- rill has also le.irned to eon- pound Walfpack standout, an trol inflation. That may or may economics major, is starting to I not be good. He has added only apply his classroom learnings 110 pounds since he graduated four three-j^r starters ha\1n to his work on the field, ' from North Catholics high school graduated. Only .senior Neyi.le "One important thing I’ve in Pittsburgh where he played Files—.g two-year s letterman in a learned is conservation of re-: under former Wolfpaok guard backup role has experience. He sources/’ Bill says. “In high'.Toe Bushofjtky. Hi*'-- a’mo.ct slair-;will start at rover a ong with ^kchoo) I used to get called for nant weight, though, doesn’t sophomores Tom /ipperly an-i W^enaltles air the time, but now seem to bother him. A. Wilson at the halfbacks and 4t’s rare that - I get called fori “When you’re six feet tall and | junior col.rge graduate .Mel Bax- anythlng. Fifteen yards for hold-‘ CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 safety. k. ' pos. NAME HGT. WGHT. Q3 Ronnie Wilson 5 3 108 '3 David Harbison 5 0 88 Q3 .Mike Bumgarner 5 9 las Q3 Chris Bell 5 2 105 D Kenny Self 5 4 105 B Peter Brown 5 3 110 E John Ro.ss 5 3 108 B Seott Ellis 5 3 132 E Richard Ro.-.,-! 5 1 11)1 F .'^'cve L.incaster :5 11 180 E Steve Laughter 5 3 108 3 Al 'Eddins 5 S 1-1.6 B Kelly Land 5 4 11.6 C Ric hard Van Dyke 5 2 lOS g S.’ott Mos.s 5 4 101 (’ Brad Austin 3 5 129 G Miirk Plumley 5 7 130 G Leonard Rriiorts 5 8 122 G Etidie Ingram ,5 6 115 G Jolin Edwards 5 6 130 G Joll Ruff 5 4 1,33 T Larry Smith 5 4 Kit T Eugene Lovelace 5 2 171 T Sandy Palmer 3 6 149 T ■Hnioe Valentine .5 8 MS T Dennis Putnaim 5 7 127 E Kt'vin Tin.sley 5 7 116 E ' Tim Spiecr .5 5 1.37 E Randy Putnam 5 7 121 E William Thomp.^on 5 It 143 E Kenneth Bell 5 7 1.65 .Managers: John Gamlile, Rich Hinnant, .Mark Merder, Kevin .-Mli-soii, Lloyd Sanders. Coaches: Portei Griggs, Barry Gibson, Jim Owens. Cobb. Hayes, Spente; Wm Miney In Herald's First Grid Contest John Cobb of Silver Dollar Paik, Kings M'>in:ain is the winner of the Herald's first tootball contest and WjU be receiving a first place check for S15. Cobb predicted 10 of the 13 winncis in high schoil games oi September 1. Cobb missed three gomes by picking R 5 Central over Lincolnton, Morganton over Watauga and Marion over Wilker Central. Four others tied for second place so the t;e-breoker (total points scored in the Kings Mountain-Bessemer Ctiy game) had to be used to determ ne the v/inners. Lt. Bob Hayes ol the Kings Mountain police depart ment took second place by coming closest to ihe total number of points, 48. Hayes pred cted that 36 points v/ould be scored in the game. Hayes missed four, choosing Ashbronk over Hickory, Marion over Wilkes Central, Leiio r over Nowtou-Cconover and West Lincoln over Gamcwoll, He'll receive tlio SiO second plac: check. Terry Spencer, 122 Bridges J'.trcrt, tc*k IMrd place with a tie-breaker guess of 33 paints. He m.sscd on Ash- brook over Hickory, Marion over Wilkes C -iitrgl, 'L noir over Newton-Conover and West Lincoln over Gene well. He'll receive the S5 third place check. Also missing lour but coming up shy on the tie b'eck- e-r were Leonard Wright and Palric.a McKee, b'.th of Route 2. Wright missed tour by cho'>:ting Mo.ganton over Watauga, Valdese over Hudso.i, Leno.r over ri toton-Con- over and West Lincoln over Ga.ncwe-.l, lie i.rcd.t,ted 30 point" OP the tie-breaker. McKee missed on North Ircd. ll over T.f>"o • vlile. Met- ganton over Watauga, Marion over Wtikes Central and ■Valdese over Hudson. She predicted a tie breaker of 23. Another contest is in this week's pc.po.-, so you sfl! hove an opportunity to join this week's th^ee mone'y v.'in- ners. Just fill out your ballots ani return them to tke Herald bv next Wednesday li 5 ’p.ni. l"ou co Id cccily be next week’s winner. And, keep in mind thot you can ent r nor ■ (’■•m o'ore. Filling out more than one ballot conld to ilio c’.iffc.cnce in a $15 first prize and no prize ct all. I Here are last vreek's contest score I Kings Mountain 36, Bessemer Citv }?. ITic’-o-y 19. Ashbrook 14; Newton-Conover 14. IcnoT 0; U; dson I4, Valdese 9; Crest 21, Chase 0: South Point 14 C’'i''r"'5'y'!io 6. Watauga 24. Morgonton 6; East L’P'oIr IP Hild-^bran 0; Shelby 24. Hunter Huss 6: Lin“r'’ittr>n l-t. R S Central ; 0; Taylorsville 26. North Iredell 6; Wilkes Centrcl 14, Mar ion 7; Gamewell 14, West Lincoln 6.