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Thuriday, FebnMfy IT, 19T1—MIBBOR-HEBAIJ>—Pm* SA Cheering her girls on to victory PTE ?TE lien. T I 1 ^ iOLF CLUB REPAIR MSiun ■ RMitr. WMiui - cusTowii tu euis NIW E USD CLUBS PM SALK e CUSTOM MAOt ClfBS •^GRAPHin SHAFTS 7113 BELHAVEN BLVD CHARLOTTE. N C 28216 392-7987 Kings Mountain Hlgli’s girls basketballers completed tlieir best season In nine years Monday with a 6004 victory over Crest. The win gave the Monntalnettes a U-8 Southwestern Conference record heading Into the annual league tournament last night at North Oaston IBgh School In Dallas. The Mountalnettes were to meet South Point In the opening game of the slngle- ellmlntlon event. One of the Mountalnettes' best cheerleaders this winter was their coach, Kathy Brooks, a first-year coach In the KM school system. Mrs. Brooks la shown here on the bench Monday Photos By Clary Stewart coaching the Mountalnettes to their victory over the Lady Chargers. The Mountalnettes’ 12-8 record Is the best since 1968, when they finished 18-S under Coach Blaine Froneberger, who Is now assistant principal at KMHS. Hanry W. Block “Even if you use the snort form, it could pay you to see us.” Reason No. 15 why H&R Block should do your taxes. Even the short form is more complicated this year. So to be sure you pay the smallest legitimate tax—it could pay you to see Blcx:k. And if switching to the long form will save you money, we ll show you just how much. H*R BLOCK- THE INCOME TAX PEOPLE 7S9-286S 724 W. Mountain St. Open 9 a.m.-9 p. m. WmkdajraU-S Sat. A Sun. 9-8 Open Tonlght-No Appointment Necessary Sears During Regular Store Hours Gastonia Mitchem Scores 35 Girls Win, Boys Lose Kings Mountain High’s all-time scoring queen, Susan Mitchem, saved her best effort for her final home game Monday nl^t when she.,.scorqd bei;. career-high 3S points In a 69-84 regular season- rndlng victory over Crest. The victory gave the Mountalnettes a final 12-8 record and fifth place In the final Southwestern Conference standings. Kings Mountain’s boys continued to show Im provement In the nightcap but lost a tough 68-68 decision to the undefeated Crest boys, who are the state’s number two ranked basketball team. The Mountalnettes, who compiled their best record since 1968, when they finished 18-3 under Blaine Froneberger, were sched uled to begin play In the Southwestern Conference tournament Wednesday at North Oaston. Coach Kathy Brooks’ ladles were to meet fourth place South Point (13-7) In the tournament opener at 8 p. m. Details were not available at the Mirror- Herald’s press deadline. ^ The winner of the KM’ ' ^th Point game wlD meet the winner of tonight’s North Oaston game Friday at 8 p. m. 0IRL8 0AME KM (69) - Mit hem 38, Roberts 8, Henderson 4, Rlckenbacker 6, Bristol 2, Mack 6, Hickman 8, Bridges 3. Oest (64) — Blanton 13, Lee 2, Montgomery 18, Watson 17, C. Crosby 11, Harris 2, Hoyle 2, Price 1. BOYSGAME KM (68) — Ingram 6, Bell 18, Lockhart 11, Odums 1, Burris 14, Prescott 2, Boggan 6, Oonlnger, Ellis. Oest (68) r- Huskey 21, Ford 14, Wilson 4, Young 12, Ware 3, Mitchell 6, Cannon 4, Lovelace 3, B. Huakey 3. Chase and East Ruther ford were to play Tuesday night In a ^eclal playoff for eighth ^ace and the right to play North Gaston. Kings Mountain’s girls trsdled much of the game against Crest Monday but Mitchem got hot In the second half and scored 24 of her gsune-hlgh 86 points. Oest led 44-48 heading Into the fourth quarter, but KM’S pressing defense turned the gsune around in the final eight minutes. KMHS led by only a point with one minute to play, but some key free throws by Angle Hickman and Priscilla Rlckenbacker, a big three-point play by Phyllis Mack and a key steal by Mitchem Insured the victory for KMHS. Mitchem wm the only KM player to score double figures. Wanda Mont gomery scored 18 points and grabbed a bushel of re bounds for the Lady CSiargers, who had upset KMHS In a first round game at Oest. Kings Mountain’s beys trailed the entire ballgame against the highly-rated Chargers but Coach Ed Peeler’s club could never pqiralvay ' frolh’’ ‘‘the^ deterinlned Mountaineers Oest out-qulcked KMHS to a 32-18 halftime lead, but the Mountaineers bounced right back in the third qiuu'ter to outscore the Chargers 14-7 and cut the difference to 36-32 going Into the fourth quarter. Jimmy Huskey led the winners with 21 points whUe sophomore Vernon BeU topped the KM effort with 18. Everette Burris added 14 and William Lockhart, a former Crest player, scored 11. HOW TO SAVE MONEY FOUR VIMIS WITH nnANYDRTAUroillANClia 1. You pay only Srripfe iHterest on your monthly declining balance. And only for the number of days you use your loan funds. You also gain the advan tage of First-Citizens’ low bank rate for auto financing. 2. You can save money by making early payments or by paying extra amounts in advance. 3. Vbu rfiay pay off the entire amount of your loan anytime without a prepayment penalty/no rule of 78 s or short rate rebate of unearned interest. 4. You may make your payment any day of each month. Unlike other financing plans, with PayAny- Day loans there's never a delinquency charge for late payment. Simple interest simply accrues from date of last payment. INSIST ON PAYANYDAY SIMPLE INTEREST AUTO FINANCINa ONLY AT FIRST-CITIZENS.THECAN DO BANK! Before you buy. borrow, finance or sign anything, insist on a PayAnyDay toan at First-Citizens Bank or through your deafer. c ’ 977 First-CiTiZEMS BANK & trust company / // WADE^ ROTTEN WEATHERS^. He’s makine red hot deals to Yvauin thines up. 0 0 .c The weather is rotten. Sales are rotten. And of all the rotten luck, Wade Tyner has to many Granadas, Mavericks and f Pintos on hand. So Wade’s doing the only thing he knows. He’s knocking hundreds of dollars off the prices during his Rotten Weather Sale. Wade figures that if the weather won’t warm up, he’ll warm up business by making red hot deals. So if you’ve been thinking about getting a new set of wheels this spring, you’ll save a lot of money by dealing with Wade now. He’ll make you an offer you can warm up too. MAKINO SAVE Kings Mountain’s Bobby Odum* (10) outhuotloB • Crest ptayer to o ninnwsy booketboU In tint holt of Mondny’B Southwestern Con- Photo By Onry Stawort feronoe ftauOe nt Uio KMHS gynt. The Mounlloo topped s toud* M-U doolaloa, ending their ooMon with n 8-16 SWC murk and 8-17 overall. Highway 74, Kings Mt., N.C.
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