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iMMlMdlan fot a look at
Ckaat Hlfh’t power httUnf
IXieaday on the Chargere’
diamond, and what the
ICountalnaera ^ aaw, they
didn’t Uka.
Oeat, which copped the
Southweatem Conference
Dtrlalon Two title, opened
SWC playoff action with a
10-3 victory over the Moun
taineers.
The two clubs were
echeduled to play the sec
ond game of their beat of
three series last night at
KMH8. The third-game, if
needed, will be played this
aftamoon at Crest. The
whmar of the series ad-
vaaeaa to Us SWC flnala
next Tuesday against the
winner of the Bums-South
Point best of three series.
Oeat, one of the highest
soOTlng high school teams
In the state, scored 10 runs
for the seventh time this
year, and seven of tham
eroaaed home plate after
two were out.
Every man in the Crest
lineup secured at leasOone
hit. The Chargers had five
extra base hits. Including
three home rune and two
doublea. The Moimtalneers
had seven hits, all singles,
and left 10 men on base.
Righthander David Ray<
Robinson started on the
mound for the Moon-
Chargers handcuffed on a
low fast ball until two away
in the bottom of the second
He wasted a two-atrike
count to opposing pitcher
Britt MUla before hanging
a curve ban arhieh MlUa
met soundly tar a single to
center. Then, the
Chargers’ ninth place hit
ter, rlghtflelder Kevin
Paterson, slammed an 0-3
pitch over the oenterflald
fence and the Chargers
were oft to the races.
Ihe Chargers followed
Paterson’s home run with
live straight hits. Including
two douhlas, before rsllaf
pttchar Raanla Wilson
out of the inning. Ironi-
ceJly, Roblnaon had struck
out Ruas to begin the 3ft-
miiiite bottom of the sec
ond. By the eitd of the tn-
nbig, tt was ft-O.
WUson went <» to fliilah
the gama and pitched
wen. except tor serving up
home run shots in the
fourth and fifth frames
Catcher Bill Davea hit a
solo homer in the fourth
and Bill Champion
slammed a three-run shot
in the fifth.
'The Chargers didn’t
leave a tunier stranded
during the three taminga, in
whleh they aoored. They
loft only four la the
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BEATS OUT HIT - Klnga Moontala’a Biyaa White playoff game with Crest at Ckeat. Ihe Ohargera,
aides Into flrat base to beat out an Infield siagie during regular season Division Two ted their
second lasing of Tuesday’s Boutliweetera Ooafereace home m bat out and raeed past the Motetalneers lft4.
KMHS SfMing Sports
Teams Eye SWC Playoffs
Kings Mountain High’s
qprlng q>orts teanu will be
getting in flnal prepara
tions for post-ssaaon play
offs this week.
The Mountaineer
golfers, who have flnlahed
first In five of their eight
matches, go to R-S Central
today for a match with the
HUltoppers, Bessemer City
and Bums, before entering
the annual Southwestern
Conference tournament
next Monday at fUverhsnd
in Shelby.
The KMHS track team
goes to Crest today tor the
annual pre-conference
meet. The meet Is a tuneup
for the SWC meet, which
wlU also be held at Oeat on
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The boys tennis team
will play Iflckory High
School In a non-conference
match Monday, then go to
Shelby next ’Thursday and
Friday for the annual
Northweetern-
Southweetem Contoreixre
toumsiment.
The KMHS girls will also
be playing In that event.
They complete their regu
lar eeaaon play today at
home against Lienotr.
Of the KMHS teams ttet
will be lnv(dved in poet-
eeaaon play, at least two of
them are being regarded
as contenders for the
champion Blip.
The golfers, although
they’re young, are definite
contenders for the SWC
title, and even If they don’t
'win the team event, they
teould quality several peo
ple for the Western N. C.
Ifigh Schools Activities As-
aociatlon tourney, which le
scheduled for May M-17 at
Rlveihend.
The team that wins the
SWC tourney will auto
matically qualify tor the
asMciatlon tourney. How-
lever. If a team that doem’t
jwln the team title has at
least four Individuals to
qualify for the asMclatlon,
it will also compete as a
tsam In that tourney.
Kings Mountain has got-
tsn steady play this spring
from several golfers, in
cluding John Gamble,
Darrell Austin, Mark
Sanders, Darrell Fofhes,
Herbie Beam and othars.
The Mountaineers’ best
team score was a 816 flrsd
here last wssk against R-S,
Shslby and Crest. Coach
Bobby Jonss flgurss his
Mountalnesrs will still
havs to shave aoms strokaa
off that total to win the
confsrenca.
Shslby, the perennial
SWC champion, plays Its
home matches at Rlv/jr-
bsnd and all the Lion
two in the sixth.
The Mountalneera, on
the other hand, were
plagued aU day by their in
ability to hit with man on
base. They left men In
scoring posltian In every
Inalng except the seventh,
whan Oeat relief pitcher
John Dover retired the side
in order.
The Mountain sere’ only
runs came In the sixth,
when WUaon singled with
one aaray to get a mild
rally going. Damy BcUn
teigled fatm home and
Bolin later scored on
Dover’s baaaa-loeded walk
to Robfnaon.
and
RoUnson and WUaon bad
two btta each to lead the
KM plate attack while
Davos was a perfect S4ar-8
tor the Chargers. Gary
Downs addad 3-tor4 and
aB othar Ooat players bad
a hit apiece.
Neither Ctest piteher waa
ovorpoweilng, aa Mills ana
Dover combined tor only
two atrlkaouU. However,
their teemmatea backed
them wttb perfect defense
to go with thair 13-hlt
amanlt on Robbistai
WUaon.
The Mountaineers
played one of their better
defensive games. Their
only error woaa a throwtaf
asror In ths fint inning by
eatchsr Seott nUa. AU lO
of Uw Crest itau wars
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