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THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD. KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C.
PAGE 3
HERALD
SPORTS
- - - By GARY STEWART
Hussey's Happy
WHen a baskolball coach takes a perennial loser and
turns it into -u winnei, he’s sure to raise .some eyebrows
' and some belter offers. But Belmont Abbey's Bobby
Hussey says he’s not wanting another job just yet.
Hus.sey. the former Kinjgs Mountain High mentor,
took over at the Catholic school two years ago and im
mediately turned the Crusaders into one of the best
teams in District 26 of the National Association of Inter-
cpllegiate Athletics. His first Abbey team went 13-13,
enly the second winning season for the Crusaders in 13
^ears.
This year’s squad got off to a fast start and finished
17-11, barely missing a trip to the District 26 playorhs.
Had the Crusaders not dropped their last five games, they
would have earned a berth in the playoffs.
Those two winning teams, with mostly freshmen and
sophomore players, prove that Hussey is one of the best
young coaches in the business. And big college athletic
directors are learning that.
* “But,” says Hussey, “I wouldn’t consider another job
unless it was a w hole lot better than what I’ve got hero
at the Abbey. I'm pretty content and I still haven't ac
complished what I want to accomplish.”
What Hussey wants is the same thing other Distidct
26 coaches are .seeking: A Di.strict 26 championship and
a trip to the national NAIA tournament. Guilford made
the trip this yeai and came home with the national
championship.
“It’s going to be tough,” Hussey says of his goals.
“But we’ve just got to make it.
“I think District 26 is the toughest di.strict in the na
tion,” he continiuHl. “I think Guilfoi'd gave a good indi
cation of that when they didn't even win the Carolina'
Conference tournament but went to Kansas City and won
the national chamjdonship.”
Had Hussey’s team not dropped its last five games
to some tough District 26 opponents, his Crusader.s would
have had a chance at a district tourney berth and a pos
sible trip to the nationals.
“I don't know what happened to us in those last five
games,’’ he remarked. “We just couldn't keep our oppoii
ents from scoring. We were 17-6 at one time and it seem
ed like everybody we played just got super enthused
about playing us.
“We had a couple of guys,” he said, referring to sen
iors Jim McDcde and Larry Cone, “who were trying to
keep going on desire but they didn’t have the physical
stamina to keep going. They just ran out of steam.
“And, after Gardner-Webb beat us by two points at
our place, our squad realized we didn't have a shot at
the di.strict tournament and it took a lot out of them.
“It wms very disappointing," he continued. “It’s the
first time in my life that I've lost five straight and it
f really gets to you. If we’d felt at the beginning of the
>ear that we’d go 17-11, it would have been different. But
after getting off to such a good start, we thought we
KMHS Hosts Ironmen Today, Central Friday
I Kings Mountain’s Moun
taineers. 3-0 and leaders of
the Southwestern Confer
ence baseball race, have two
toughics this w'oek, hosting
Cherry vine’s Ironmen today
and R-S Central Tuesday.
Cherryville is cuiTontlj'
tied with defending cham.p-
ion South Point lor second
place w’irh a perfect 2-0
reeorii while ,R-S Central is
1-1, havdng dropped a 1-0
decision to South Point.
The Ironmen, who alway s
play at their best against
the Mountaineers, have to
date defeated Burns 2-0 and
Shelby (i-3. They'll likely be
at top lorni again today. I
Coach Barrj' Gibson of
the Mountaineers hasn’t de
cided on a pitching choice
for today's game. Ho said
he’d choose between south
paw John McGill and right
handers Kenny Farias and
Richard Gillespie.
McGill, a junior, w orked
three innings against Crest
Moore
last Fi’iday before giving
way to Farias, w ho went on
to pick up the victory. They
combined for 13 strikeouts
and did not walk a batter.
Gillespie worked the final
Inning against Crest in the
opening season game and
picked UP the victory.
.Senior Keith Parkei, the
only returning st rtei' off
last year’s mound stuff, will
likely di'aw the starting as
signment against the Hill-
toppers on Tuesday. R-.S
Central has probably the ton
hitting team in the league,
paced by Jerry Hines, w hose
last-inning three-run homer
last j'car w hijiped the Moun-
ties 7-6 and knocked them
out of a first place tie with
.South Point.
Coach Gibson is hoping
his team’s hitting will im
prove in the ne.\t two con
tests. Only senior Robbie
Moore is having a good ycai'
at the plate and he’s cur
rently lO-for-10.
Runs Hitting
Straight In Win Over
Streak To 10
Crest, Burns
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WINNEH Rj-LIEP — Tr'nny FGri::s, abeve, pitched four strong
innings of rcl ef Jc'-t Fridcry at Crcr.t and picJrcd up the victory
in a 3*2 decision. He g:.vc uo only two hite and fanned six over
the final lour frames. (Photo by I. G. Alexander)
.righf down your alky..
I/Een's League
Shortstop Goes
3-For-3 Again
Against Crest
Kin;;.s .Mountain'.-; M-untair.ceis
; came Ircm beliinci for the .sc; jikI
: straight gam;' against .'re.-t fVi-
' clay n ttic' Charger.s’ fielJ, win-
' ning their .se;,;n(i S.')Utlr.ve.st Con
; ferenre game cl the .seu.s m, .3-2.
threp-run .’iftli innin.” (,ai(d
a 2-0 Crp.st lead and loft the
.Mountaineers cf Coach B;cTy
t;ib.s;,n atop the h’'\Vr' standings.
John McGill, a southpaw, work
ed the first tli.-oe innin,gs on the
miun.l for the Mountaineers. lie
I wa.s rmpre.s.sive, gi\'ing up only
' four hit.s, walking none and fan
ning seven, hut still left tlic
game trailing 2-0.
K; nny Ft .-i.;.s, wlio is quiikly
. devt.loping i.nlo one of the to])
I liurlers in the eonterem-e, cam;-
^ on in relief and allowed onlytiw.i
i Crest hiuserunners over the final
i four mning.s. He retired the l,i.st
.seven men to face him, ga\e uji
only two hits and .struik out si.x. ,
I Senior -shortstop Rc-chie M.ni-e
had his spisind straight 3-for-3
plate performan.-e against the
Chargers and knocked in the
winning run. He had .score,! the
winning run against the Charg
ers in the season-opening g.am;-
at Kings Mountain three day.s
before.
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.soe started tiic winning rally in ^
Sophomore eatcher Dale Hart-'
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Clarence Plonk had the pins
fallin.g his way in men'.s towl-
ing league action Mond.i.;. nighl
at .Mountain Lanes Bowling
Tiorndon'.s team,
tc.c lose! s with
-309 set.
Bettv
i 117
Well., led
line anti
could have won 20 or 22 ballgamcs. But we realize now center. But iiis teammates had
what we'll have to do ne.xt year.’’
Ne.xt year is a long way off, but Hussey’.s not adopt
ing the old adage ‘Wait until next year.’ Instead, he’s
working hard on recruiting and thinks he has the inside
track on some good players.
“We lo.se only two players, McDede and Cone,” he
.says, “so our first priority will be two wingmen about
6-4 or 6-.5 who can give us some outside offense and who
are quick enough to play good defense. We’re pi’etty good
at the guard positions with Greg Haw'kins and Mike Giles
and W'e have a backup guard named Stove Delaney who
might move somebody out. And we’ro strong at the posts
with sophomore. Carl Bell and freshman Curtis Carter.
off ni.ght.s ;md fheir Dilling
Heating team dropixM three of
four matches to tiuality .Sand-
wicli.
Plonk s;‘orod u 13(1 line and
Sill set. highest in the league,
but a belter ha!an.-e<J scoring at
tack by Quality Sandwich was
tile ■diffcrenc'e. F’urman Wilson uor
'["eilv Fite’s 107 line and Becky
D.ve's s; t led nrrwe.s T,i.\ Srev-
icc to a split of its f(;ur-ga.-nc set
with American Legion. Sara
Cash's Ifii line and 297 set top
ped American Legion’s attack.
D.iris Ware'.s 103 line and 2S7
sot and Winnie Fullon’s 107 line
and 2.s’7 set led Kentucky Fried Kings Mtn.
Chicken to a four-game sweep j Van Dyke, cf
of Plonks Brothels. Ethel Tig-
108
the fifth, rapping a c.io-out dou
ble to deep left-center. Hartsoe
later sc.',Te;i on a pa.ssed ball and
Farias walked and stele second.
Darrell Van I^ ke singled, iputting
runnens on first and third and
.M. ere -sin.gled both runners in to
climax the rally.
Except for Moore's the Moun
taineer bats wore silent. K.MHS
chtained ju.st five hits, giving the
■Mounties onlj’ 11 hit.s in theii
lir.st two contest.s.
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1,000 HITTER — Senior shortstop Robbie Moore, above, is off to
one of the fastest starts a KMHS baseball player has ever had.
Alter three games, he's a nerfect lO-for-lO at the plate, including
two 3-for-3 performances aga;n.st Crest and a 4-for4 outing
against Burns.
BOXSCORE
H Rbi
had a 113 line and 332 set to ieatl
the winner and Albert Brtickett
a(ld(Xl a ,329 set.
Boh Herndon scored a 12k line
and 358 set lo lead his tc.im to
three wins over Rannv Blanton’s
line
led the
and 2S,5
losci;
sel.
with a
“If we can find a couple of good wing men, we’ll be team. John Beam led'the losers.
in pretty good shape,” he continued. “And, of course, if
we recruit a big man who can play as a freshman we
can move Bell to a wing spot.”
Glancing over his recruiting list, Hussey noted some
out.standing prospects, including a 6-3 New Jersey product
who can play either guard or forward, and a 6-7 wing
man from Georgia.
“We’ve also got hopes of landing a local 6-4 wing
man and if we get him we’ll be in real good shape. I
don’t want to mention any names but he can play as a
freshman,” Hussey noted. |
Hussey says the Crusaders will have another demand-‘
ing schedule next season, adding games with national
champion Guilford, High Point and others, and keeping
contests with perennial toughies Gardner-Webb, Elon,
Lenoir Rhyne, Johnson C. Smith, Western Carolina, UNC-
Asheville and Augusta.
“I think we had the toughest schedule of any l.^am
in District 26 this year.” said Hussey, “and that hurt our
chances at a district playoff berth.”
Also highlighting ne.xt year’s schedule will be a road
trip to the New York area, where the Crusaders will play
miijor college power St. Bonaventure and small college
powers Buffalo .State and Gannon College.
“That will be a real challenge for us,” said Hussey. ■
“Rut if I’m going to take a trip I’d rather play somcme
of national stature rather than playing some YMCA
teams.
“Gannon and Buffalo aren’t too well known to area
people, but they’re both real strong. And everybody knows
about St. Bonaventqro. It’s a big challenge.”
But, Hus.sey’s met challenges before. And. who k "lows.
With a couple of goo.i breaks on the recruiting trail, the
h.'ird-workinfr Abbey headman might just reach his goal
in only his third year as a college coach.
Freshmen lose Opening Season
Contest To Ml Holly Team, 6-!!
.vho wvrv pl.iying without Blan
ton. with a 131 line and ,33s s.-'t.
Ronnie Culbertson scored a 138
line and 319 .set and Mack Ellis
added a 313 .set as Cub’s Paint
took thr<?e games from Rod H;)u-
ser's team. Bill Mullina.x with a
118 line and Houser with a 328
sel were high men lor the loset.s.
Ladies League
Jenny Oates won high scoring
honors in ladies league a.tinn
Tuesday niglil, rolling a 115 line
and .'U7 set to lead Oalt's Shell
to a foui'ganm .swee-.- of P: I
Mixed League
Jli.xed league scoiing honors
riiur.sday nigiit went to Jenny
C'ates, who sc.ned a 12.5 line and
.315 set a.s Dilling Healing took
thiCO of lour games from Bob
Herndon's team. Herndon led his
howlers witli a 118 line an.i
set.
Betti.' Hullender’s llS line and
Ranny Blanton’s 329 set led
Blanton’s le:im to thix'e wins
over Clarence Plonk. Plonk led
his bowlers with a 127 line and
331 set.
Ronnie Cut ertson’s 103 lino
and Bu;k \'ince'.t’s 304 .set led
Culbert.son’s te.un to a fentr-
gam;- swoop of Wi.np Bowen.
Bowen le i liis bowlers with a
iitV line .and 298 set.
Bridges, 3b
Mocre, S.S 3 0 3 2
Parker, rf 3 0 0 0
Baird, U 3 0 0 0
Fitts, lb 3 0 0 0
•Austin, 2h .3 0 0 0
Hart.soe, c , 2 110
P.ayne, ph 10 0 0
McGill, p I 0 0 0
Farias, p 110 0
T.jtaLs 27 3 5 3
Crest
Panther, 2b 3 0 0 0
317 Slinkier, v 3 110
Rc.s,s', 3b 3 0 2 0
Bridges, lb 3 0 0 0
Jordan, s.s 3 0 0 0
Dyer, cf 3 0 10
R. Washburn, If 2 0 0 0
Pearson, If 10 0 0
Ledbetter, rf 3 0 10
Tre.xlcr, p 1110
Price, p toon
Dixon, ipli 10 0 0
Totals 27 2 6 0
E—^McGill, Panther, Ross, Bridg
es. LOB — K.M 4. Crest 4. 2B —
G-W Aid
To Speak
Ron Hooper
At Banquet
Robbie Cracks
Four Straight
Against Burns
Ra;J);;- .\Iaoix* ran his season’s
hiliiig pci ii.-rinan, e to lO-for-10
Ttic.s.lay aflernocn at Burns,
l..s!'.in'' f;ut Imir straight hit.s |o
le.i.i King.s M-nmlain’s .Mountain
eers til tl.c.i- ihiiJ straight vic
tors', ill.
The .v,n !;.-ft (.’oa;h Bany C!'.)-
SL.n's .Vcuntainceis ai the
.8i)uih.\esl;in c mterence with a
.3-0 recoi.t tut .spvc'ral other
liu.is ate also unbeaten with 2-d
in,irks.
, Mooie's [lei'formance Tue.sdny
incKileJ thiee sirg.r;, a do-.le
i and one run lialt.'d in. Wayne
|.\iountainct‘r with mure than one
jhit. lie ssi-nl 2-:iii-.3 in a 14 hit
latta.-k, K.M's bigge.u of t;;(‘
: yoim:; sea.son,
'the g.irne was never in doubt
a.; the .Mountaineers jumpi'd olf
to a ti-l lead after three innings.
Keiih I'arker woiked the first
three inning..- for l.'ie Mutuitain-
cer.s, l.'.en gave ssay to sopho
more Chuck -Austin ss'ho fini.slied
up. T'rie t\s(i F..M huriers tonii in-
(vf for an eigiit hitter.
The .Mountaineers knew ttiey
were in for a good day when
. ieadoff hitter Darrell Van Dyke
slammed the seconl pit:h of the
I .game to dee;- rightfield for a
! triple. Bridges and Mooie fol
low ixi with doubles a.ni the
niounlie.s had a ijuick 20 lead.
A walk lo BrUlges, singles by
.Mooi-e and soph David Liin -aster
an.i four Btirrus errors led to
lour KM runs in the thlid and
Parker e.xiteri after that frame
with a 6d lead.
In the fourth, the .Mounties
picke;l up t:sso more runs on sin
gles by Bridges and Moore nni a
double b /.-us:Jn.
The Mountaineers addeel iheir
final run in the seventh or. an
a single hy Dale
error and
Hart.soi'.
BOXSCORE
The first annual Youth League
Basket;.all bantiuct, honoring
players in both the chui'ch and
city youth leagues, will be hold
Monday night at 7:3U in the
•Mountaineer rcxims at Kings
.Mountain Community Center.
Ron Hooper, former L'niver-
sity of North Carolina .standout
and now tup .a.ssistant to Gaid-
ner-Webb College Coach Eddie
Holbixiok, will be guest siK-aker Hussev and hi
ners-np in .:oth regular season
an-i tournament play will ix'ceise
asvariL and theie will also be
a team sportsmanship lro|;hy.
.Several high school and col
lege coa ‘.hes and player.s ss ill lx.‘
in attimdaij.s'.
Haoj'er will bring with him
.some of G-W'.s outstanding play-
eis and also on haul will be
Belmont .Ahbi'y Coarh Bob y
for the event.
Hi.ghlightlng the nighl will be
presentation of trophies to out
standing teams in the tsso lea
gues. The champions and run-
All-District
Carl Hell
Hartsoe, Moore. ,3E—Ros-s.
Pitcher: IP H R ER BB SO
’‘^'■'■*11 .3 4 2 2 €
Farias (WV 4 2 0 0 f
Trexlor (L) 4% 4 3 2 1
Price 2'3 1 0 0 (1
U—Ingle and Turner.
standout tenter
Heidsville, .\. C.
Roy Pearson, recreation dime-
tor. sa!,l he expe. t., bet-.veen 2b(l
and 2,3:5 p<‘rsons to attend. M.isur
John -Mos.s will serve as emcee
COSTIXVFD UX I’Adh' J,
Minus Jolly,
Golfers
In Kee!
With i.isl year'.s mixlalist Jim
my Joliy .silling oui with an in
jure;! ;inkle t’u.‘ to a I'lskeihall
mi-ha'i, Kir !S .M.untai.-i Hi;’li's
golfers fiiiisiu,! l;t-'l in a f.nu-
-,c,tm eex'ning 8outh.v,’;t
' r.;'(:-.’n -e .got! miti h I a t
rh'.l .i: Si'.l'i ,;-’s Iti,.-'..
Kings Mtn.
Van Dyke, cf
Bridges. 3h
.Moore, .s.«
Parker, p-rf
Baird, if
Deal, ph
-Au.stin, 2b-p
Fitl.s, rf-lb
SLs’rc, ph
Hartsie, e
Lancaster, lb
.S ;;il h'.vell, 2h
Totals
Bums
Duhe.-ko, If-p
Poole, of
D;;;:, cf
K. Deal, lb
Elmore, c
Horn, rf
Gold, rf
Davis, S.S
Mosieller. 31)
Marlin, 2b
Williams, rf
Da-,-es, ;)
Parker, pli
.Mil.hell. 2b
Totals
E Ei.mart' 2.
H Rbi
10 0 0
31 9 10 5
4 2
2, Davis.
Kings Mountain High’s fresh-
r-i-'n bis-halt te.im dropped it
opening game of the sea.son lien
Monday, losing a non-cenferencf
eating to Mt. Holly. 6-2.
The l ittle Mmintaineers man
aged only ■one hit—a fir.’t -inning
(' u-.le '■V Jackv MTay—which
j.ToJuced bath KM runs.
A tihiree-run third inning was
the for Mt. Holly,
which seven hits.
The Little Mounties have tWree
igainri Mt. Holly and tw.i a-
raind Lcwoll Holbrcrk, be.'’().-e
'■oriring Tri-County C.'iiferon.e
olay.
Cc-ach Allen Dlxm h.i.s a 17-
man rnsler, including Rie.har.l
Ander.srn, Rus'e Bell. .leff Carrot!.
Kevin Firi, Shane Gih.son, H-nl
Glass, Danny Go'orth, Jeff Greg-
ouy, Alfred Jamerson, Mark Jen
kins, Chris Jiohnson, Scott Iktd-
ford, Ronnie Terry, Mark Thorn
burg, Jeflt ’Walker, Mike Williams!
'^1
more tvon-oanferenoe games, one i and Jaoky Wray,
1
KMHS GOLR TEAM — The nine high school students pictured
above comprise the 1973 Kings Mountoin High goU team. The
Mountaineers hove already competed in one match and will
be in action again this afternoon at South Point First row, left
to right are Jim JoUy, Mitch Howze, Gary Howze, Robbie
Bridges and Tom Tate, Back row, same order, are Denni.s Trout,
Tony Beam, Eddie Anderson and Ronnie Morrison. JoUy, lost
year's medalist ior the Mountaineers, is currently out of action
due to on onkle injury. (Photo by Cory Stewart),
IVam iing .SWC champion
b;,- V.-.liked off with tirsi plac,\
.-hi Kit ing a s;'or.\ R-8 Central
.s,!-; KiK-i n.l at .333. Rutherford
1 thli i at a i.t K.MliS fouitli
V. a .".72 ■- r
.'ll .- ■ 1 r. ,1,1 Ilf Slii'il);.'. last
.\. C. Ili.lii
.S-h !; Ai,l:\.t;i'; A.-.-SDCiali-m
•h:i:n; ion, shaicd m ul'si lion-
Its wllh t.'.'.n- .latc Jrhn Kir):-
h;in',. I'aCh .--luictiiig a iwoovcr
par 71.
Ss’ii.i Jolly outi Fonv IJc.vn v as
low man for th.o Mc.tnlainci'rs
0- T'l a 1 ,'■0. Other KM ores in-
cludiKl Gary ,\!,.s\vc 91, Mitch
!! )pi‘ 92, Eddie Anderson 10i>,
,>i‘nnii Tr:ut 129 and Uonnio
1 Mot risen 1'22.
I The Mcunt.a'nooi s will partii’i-
n.ate m a thrcv'-tcam FW,' m,it-.h
:r.s aftam.-an at B''!mjnt. n'cat-
mg host .Fouth Point an I E ;;t
I Rutherford. Tiie Mountaineers
I are at home at Kings Mosmtaln
Country Clif'i for the first time
next Thursday, hosting Cha.se
and Lincolnton.
LOB—KM 7, Biirn.s S. 2B—Bridges.
M :<;re, .Austin. ,3E—V:in Dyke. SB
—I2)j';c;ister.
Pitcher: IP H R EH BB SO
Parker i\Vi 3 5 112 3
Au.slin 4 3 3 3 1 4
Dases iLi -1 8 8 4 2 3
Dubt'skj .3 2 1 0 2 4
Wp—Davos. I1P3 — Parker, 'oy
Au.stin: Dearl, by .Aitstin. L'—
Har.-;n,g!cn and Eauom. T 2:10.
CeEitral Opens
NextTnesday
Against South
Ccnti-al Jimior High's Pati'iots,
gin-ming for Iheii’ ihird sli'.iight
und;>:’eatod season un,ler To.aimy
Pruilt, open .season play iicxl
Pup-sj y at S.jiit'u Clovolami.
Con h Prailt s' s he hasn't de
cide! on a .stai'tiiig lineup but
'lo; es to play a.s many hoys as
possible in eai-ly i imt; sis.
Pruitt likels will hurl three
pitchers in the opening game,
Steve I ancnsior, Don Henderson
and William Thompson.
Othei-s expecting to se<'“ acf’on
are Ri.-ks Deaton at first b..i e,
Darrcli Q’.'iH->n an-i John Ga"-’'!e
.It .e-mnd. Kenny SeL' at ti'dixl.
Preston .short at shortstop, Ctrl
Goforth, Mike Stone and Tim
Sj'iicer in the outfield an-d Scott
EllLs and Mike Bumgardner be-
tUnd the plate.