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Thursday. November 3, 1977-MIRROR-HERALD-Page 6A to the ng the e Dee about' dway. id pro lay, I State e Tar a Dee rollna _ mslve raised but If .bapel ns. In have e last to and e and VUkes rollna ranee eturn or 226 ly wlll_ year,* 0-W’s (rduroy i piece; 42.00 Mounties Begin Cage Drills Photos By Gary Stewart T' i 1 Kings Mountain High’s basketball teams opened pre-season practice Tues day at the KMHS gym with 27 girls and 43 boys re porting. Others are ex pected out following completion of the fall sports seasons. Kathy Brooks, beginning her second season as girls coach, greeted several re turning starters plus a host of players that led the Jay- vees to the Southwestern 3- A Conference title a year ago. Ihe Mountalnettes lost their all-time leading scorer, Susan Mltchem, but Coach Brooks has six players who have started at one time or another during their varsity career. Those six Include Pris cilla Rlckenbacker, a Junior who was the number two scorer last year, Judy Henderson, a senior who was the third leading scorer and the leading re- bounder the past two years. Angle Hickman, Fe licia Bristol, Lisa Bridges and Sherry Ingram. Some of the ones up from the Jayvees Include An nette Littlejohn, Barbara McClain, Robin MeSwain, Sabra Bristol and Lisa Baity. Coach Brooks slIso has a good prospect In Junior KATHY BBOOKS iA/ i KM ON RUN - Kings Mountain players are shown picking up yardage In pee wee and Junior midget action Tuesday at Gamble Stadium. In top photo, Todd Clonlnger, (10) of the pee wees Is shown in his team's 18-6 win over Groves Thread. Number 19 for KM Is Csisey Durham. In bottom i^oto. Brad Reynolds (18) of the Junior midgets picks up yardage In his team’s 16-8 loss to the Little Orangemen. Number 32 Is Curt Pressley. H. ^ 4 M JOHN BLALOCK Faye Ramey, a transfer from Lexington. She helped lead her team to the Western N. C. High Schools Activities Association playoffs last year. The Mountalnettes, after losing Mltchem, will probably have to go with a more-balanced attack than In the past, but Coach Brooks Is confident her team can Improve on last year’s 13-9 record, which was the best at KMHS since 1968. "Most of the players still have the touch,’’ noted Coach Brooks after watch ing them go through their first practice. “They look like they’ve done a lot of work over the summer. “As far as tthe ball handling is concerned, all of them look like they’ve Improved,” she went on. ‘"niey look like they’ve matured a lot and want to get after It. "Of course, our big thing will be replacing Mlt chem,” she said. "But we’ve got some pretty good ones to choose from.” Coach John Blalock greeted three returning starters, plus several players that helped lead the Junior high to the Foot hills Conference title for two years In a row. Blalock said sophomore Eric Dixon, up from the Junior high, looks good at the point guard, as does Darryl Friday, who played that position for the Jay vees a year ago. Returning starters In clude leading scorer Ver non Bell, Everette Burrus and William Lockhart. Glenn Ellis also saw some starting action and played a lot In reserve. Phil Wofford, up from the Jayvees, also looks good as does 6-7 junior Lawrence Hamrick, the tallest player to come out for the Mountaineers since George Adams, who went on to make All-American lor Gardner-Webb and played three seasons In the ABA. "We're looking lor a good season,” says Bla lock. "We spent most of our time the 6rst day working <xi our zone de fense. We’re going to stress defense this year and try to Improve our rec ord." The Mounties were 6- 14 last year. The two KMHS teams host Clover In a scrim mage game on November 28. They open South western Conference play on December 2 at East Gaston. 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Coach Jimmy Little john’s team Jumped off to a 18-0 lead Tuesday and held Groves until the final two minutes of the ballgame. Tom Putnam’s 18-yard touchdown run gave KM a 64) halftime lead. Anthony Petty scored on a six-yard run In the third quarter and Todd (3onlnger ran the point-after to close out the KM scoring. Kings Mountain had another TD run by Clonlnger nullified on a clip. QMch Littlejohn cited Clonlnger, Casey Durham, Jamie Black and Shane Absher for their defensive play. The Junior midgets gave the defending national champion Mason Athletics AHENTION 4 WHEELERS Now you can get all your 4 WD Accessories at CROSS COUNTRY 4X4 In Shelby Full Line Of 4 WD And OFF ROAD Accessories Installation Ayailabla — Come By And See us Today! Little Orangemen all they could handle In the nightcap, losing 16-8. The loss gave KM a final 7-2 regular season record. A controversial call on KM’S first drive took the momentum away from the Mountaineers and they had to battle with their backs to the wall the rest of the night. KM recovered a fumble on the first play of the ballgame and was driving for a TD. An official ruled a KM player stepped out of bounds on a play that would have resulted In a first down at the 10 but Instead the ball was handed over to the Orangemen. KM’S lone touchdown came In the second half on a 67 yard pass from WUUam Short to Arnold Jordan. Curt Pressley kicked the point after. Coach Charlie Bums praised his entire defen sive unit. Mason went Into the game averaging 46 polnths per contest. Short Intercepted three passes to stop Mason drives and Kale Bagwell recovered two fumbles. Quarterback Brad Reynolds also played a good game both ways before being Injured late In the first half. Both KM teams will remain Idle until the end of the regular seaaon. The annual John H. Moss Classic, hosted by KM, is set for November 19. -‘Pickin' The Winners Monitsr AAudd«ri Rough Country Hickoy WARN KCHIIItot Hobrocht Husky Zolmont Houso Of Stool Stroppo Store Hours Mon. Fri. 9-8 Sat. 9 • 3 430 S. Lofoyotto St. Sholby.N.C. Ph. 704-4t2-0471 Philip Dodmon And Chuck Mom (From Page 4A) EAST RUTHERFORD AT EAST OASTON - East Gaston could auffer a letdown after last week’s big victory over Kings Mountain, lliat one haa to rank as the biggest victory In Warrior history. This one should be much closer but we’ll etui call for a Warrior victory, 21-14. CHASE AT R-S CENTRAL — Thla one should be no conteat. Chase, M-6. CREST AT NORTH GASTON — A tosBup. We’U give It to the Chargers, 14-8. SHELBY AT SOUTH POINT — The biggie South Point appears to have the offense and Shelby the defense. In the big ones, they say defense U the name of the game. But we can’t pick one and pull for the other. Call It South Point, 8-7 DELAWARE AT DAVIDSON - No contest, Delaware 86-14. PRBSBY’TERIAN AT OARDNER-WEBB - The loss of quarterback Dennis StlUey has hurt the Bulldogs. The Blue Hose should hand them their second straight lose, 24-21. CLEMSON AT NORTH CAROLINA — The defense will probably decide this one. It could boll down to a two-point conversion or field goal. We’U caU It 10-7, Tar Heels. LENOIR RHYNE AT CARSON-NEWMAN - ’Two up-and-down tsame. ’The Eagles should win this one on their home field, 17-10. PENN STATE AT N. C. STATH - State could be ready for the big upset. But we’ll caU for a Penn State victory, 14-8. 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