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Dear Santa,
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Well, It's that time again and I gueas you’re mowed
under (ho ho ho), but before you load your alelgh for
Frlday’a ride, would you conalder the following
requeata;
Southweatem Conference tltlea for all aporta at KMHS
lnlB77,athlrdatralghtbaaeball coach'of the yearaward
for KM’a Barry Olbaon, and an aaaoclatlon tennla title
for Ed Ouy and hla Mountalneera....
College footbaU acholarahlpa for linemen Bruce
Valentine, David Cordon, Kelly Land and Scott EUla and
back Keimy Bell, who ahould team together next fall to
bring KMHS Itaflrat conference title alnce 1S64....
A warm coat for KM’a auperatltloua aaalatant football
coach Dennla Dukea, who never weara a coat when the
Mountalneera have their luck going ... A Southern
Conference wreatllng title for Appalachlan’a Alfred Aah
and continued aucceaa for grappler Reggie Whitmire at
Wlnaton-Salem State . . .
A national collegiate acorlng title fOr Tenneaaee
’Tech’a Butch Blalock and a return to pro baaketball for
former KMHS great George Adama . . . Continued
coaching aucceaa for Mike Ware at Newberry and Jim
Klmmell at Cheater, and a 9-1 aeaaon for Jerry Adama at
Baat Oaaton. We’re e)q>ectlng that one loaa to be to Klnga
Mountain. . . .
An eye for talent for Jim Pettit, the prra writer tor the
Oreenaboro Dally Newa who plcka the • All-State foot
baU team. We reallxe everybody can’t make AU-State,
but Pettit left the beat linebacker In North Carolina,
KM’a Bruce Valentine, off the ’76 team a^ch waa an
nounced Sunday. . . .
Ditto for the cochea who’U be picking next year’a
Shrine Bowl team. If KMHS doean’t have a Shrine
Bowler next year, Itnever wUl...
A SAC-8 title for Oval Jaynea and hla Oardner-Webb
BuUdoga and AU-Conference honon again fOr Q-W
defenalve back Chiia Johnaon, and a atartlng poaltlon for
the BuUdoga’ latent recruit, KM’a Richard Roaa....
A lot of dovea for former KMHS footbaUer Lanny
’Ihomburg and hla biide-to-be, Diane ’Itia, but keep ’em
away from thoae baited flelda .. . A lot of bltea for aU
local flahermm. Including Herman Blalock and hla crew
that uauaUy give me a good picture to take when they go
deep aea flahlng ....
Anew quarterback for the Waahlngton Redaklna, and
If Oeorge AUen doem’t atart making better uae of hla
'talent, a new coach ... A aeaaon ticket to aU Duke
Uidvqralty athletic conteata for my brother-in-law, Ed
Spenceivand a aeaaon’a paaa to aU CaroUna gamea for
’Tony Tom}ritliu . . .
ANAIA national champlonahlp for Bobby Huaaey and
hla Bebnmt Abbey Cruaadera and many more Dlatiict
26 tltlea for O-W’a Eddie HOlbrook, one of the nlceat guya
In the coaching profeaalon . . .
A hole-ln-one for youra truly. I aak for thla every year,
Santa, but you atlU haven’t come through ... A KM
country dub golf chamidondtlp for aomeone other than
John Howxe. Your’re a great one, John, but let’a ahare a
UtUe bit ... .
A big aplaah on the high achool golf acene for DarreU
Auatln Jr., who led KM Junior High to two atralght
conference tltlea, another conference title thla aprlng for
Porter Orlgga and hla Junior high baaebaUera, and a
third atralght baaketbaU crown next faU for Becky
Summltt and her Junior high glrla .... A big track
turnout thla aprlng at KMHS for new coach Dan Brooka.
’Ihe MounUea have had aome outatandlng Individual
performera the paat aeveral yeara, Santa, but It’a hard to
compete with Juat a doaen or ao...
AbowUng aUey for Klnga Mountain, a new league fori
the atlU devoted duckpln bowlera, and another nathm^
champlonahlp for that group ... A atrong 16-18 year oi^
basebaU team for the dty, be It legion or Babe Rirth...
Another atate champlonahlp In footbaU for Blacksburg
High, and AU-State honora next aeaaon for a local player
on that team, tackle Keith Huffman, and continued
aucceaa for a local graduate of that achool’a program,'
Leroy Blake . . .
Continued aucceaa for the dty recreation program and
the teama that play In Ita leaguea. More coachea Ilka ttie
onea who give of their time and talent to coach thoae
teama without aeeklng aelf-recognltlon . . .
For aU who read thla letter, a reallutlon of their goala,
whether they be aporta or otherwlae, and for aU peraona,
good health, much aucceaa and a Merry ChrlatHMUi.
KMHS Cago^Drop
Two To North Gaston
Photo By Gary Stewart
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May the true spirit of
Christmas be reborn in
your heart, brirTging
holiday joys and
blessings to you and
those most dear to you
Let us celebrate as we
remember the night of
the Savior’s Holy Birth.
DBJJNGER’S JEWEL SHOP
HOOKS - Klaga
Mouataln’a Judy Hen
derson, surrounded by the
North Gaston defense,
hooks lor two poinU In
Tuesday night’s 81-ST
Southwestern Oonfeience
loss to the undefeated Lady
Wildcats. Henderson
finished with seven points.
North Gaston got a H-poInt
effort from their one-two
scoring punch of Nancy
Scoggins and Donna Elrod.
KMHS doaed ont Its pre-
Christmas slate with a 4-8
record.
Kings Mountain High’s
varsity basketballers
closed out the pre-
Christmas portion of their
season Tuesday night at
home against North
Gaston but the favored
WUdcats weren’t about to
play Santa Chhis.
'The Dallas-based teams
stayed out front moat of the
way In both contests, the
girls capturing an 81-67
victory and the boys a 66-48
win.
The Kings Mountain
girls, now 4-8, are Idle untU
January 4, when they
travel to Shelby, but the
Mountaineers will return
to action next Wednesday
and Thursday In the an
nual Cleveland County
Tlpoff Tournament at
Burns High School. In
Wednesday’s opening
round, the Mountaineers
play Bums at 7 p. m. and
Shelby meets Crest at 9.
Opening round losers play
Thursday at 7 and the
winners play at 9 for the
championship.
Kings Mountain has won
the event cnly once and has
finished fourth four at the
other five times.
Kings Mountain’s girls
gave the unbeaten Lady
WUdcats aU they wanted In
the first half but the
defending Southwestern
Conference champions
puUed away midway of the
third period to post their
seventh straight victory.
Nancy Scoggins and
D(Huia Elrod combined for
64 points to lead the NO as
sault, Scoggins scoring 89
and Elrod 36. Susan Mlt-
chem and Gayla Roberts
scored 16 apiece for the
Mountalnettes.
North Gaston led from
the beginning of the game
but Coach Kathy Brooks’
ladles stayed within
striking distance until the
4:00 mark of the third
period.
9PORT?
The Lady Wildcats
managed only a 31-18 lead
after one period, and were
out front by 84-38 at half
time. A 33-18 acorlng edge
In the third period pushed
them to a 66-41 advantage
after three periods. Coach
Doris Cope didn’t bother to
substitute In the fourth
quarter and continued to
run up the score.
The Mountaineers, who
dropped to 3-6, staged a big
comeback bid early In the
fourth period against the
taller and more ex
perienced WUdcats In the
nightcap, but Hal White’s
boys kept their poise and
notched their fifth win in
seven starts.
North Gaston led by only
81-18 at halftime, but hUced
that advantage to 88-38
after after three periods
and went out front by41-80
early in the fourth period.
But Coach Blalock sent
his Mountaineers Into a fUU
court press and the Moun
taineers quickly cut the
margin to seven points.
The Wildcats were able to
adjust, however, and held
on for the victory.
David PhlUlps of the
WUdcats was the game’s
leading scorer with 31
paints. Vernon Bell led the
Mountaineers with 30.
William Thompson of
the Mountaineers and
TVacy RudlsUl of North
Gaston fouled out.
GIRLS GAME
KM (67)-Roberts 16,
Mltchem 16, Bristol 3,
Rlckenbacker 6, Hen
derson 7, Hlckmsui 6, Mack
1, Bridges 6.
NG (81) - Elrod 36,
Scoggins 39, Dixon 7,
Domplerre 6, Miller 14,
HUl 1.
BOYSGAME
KM (48) BeU 30,
Lockhart 6, Odoms 7,
Thompson7, Burris 8, Ellis
3, Hsunrick 4.
NG (66) - PhlUlps 31,
RudlsUl 6, Mentor 4, Brat
ton 8, Saunders 7, Friday 4,
Ratchford 6.
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MERRf CHRISTMAS
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Xherc is no more
appropriate time for us to
sing your praises, than at
this Christmas season.
We wish our many loyal
friends an abundance of
, holiday treasures!
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