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ARTIST - Wilfred
Hetzel, 67-year-old
world famous bas-
kotball trick shot artist,
r^ame to Kings Mountain
lunlor High Friday for a
IMtrformance before the
Htiident body. a
few of his shots are
shown above, Including
ono-handed shots, shots
from his knees, and his
famous halfcourt drop-
kick which he made on
his fourth attempt.
Humiliate Grandview 68-40
Patriots Edge Closer To Western Crown
By GARY STEWART
Sports Editor
Kings Mountain Junior
’High’s Patriots leaped
their biggest hurdle en
route to the Western Junior
High Athletic Aaaoclatlon
championship Thursday
when they humiliated
Orandvlew of Hickory 68-
to In a game played In the
KMJH gym.
'nie victory gave Coach
Ken Napier’s charges an
11-1 conference mark
heading Into a game
yesterday against East
McDowell. Orandvlew, the
only team to defeat the
PatrtoU, feU to 10-3 and
Into a second place tie with
College Park, also of
Hekory.
Kings Mountain trailed
only once In the contest,
that at 3-0 after an
opening bucket by
Grandview’s talented 6-6
center, Ronald Carlson.
But after ties of 3-3 and 4-4,
the Patriots completely
shut off the Orandvlew
offense and breezed to
victory.
"I feel like all of our guys
did an excellent Job,”
noted Napier, who la
closing In on his third con
ference championship In
four years. "Everybody
played and played well. We
feel like this victory Is a
culmination of a lot of hard
work over the past two
months.’’
’The Patriots ran off 13
straight points after a 4-4
tie to lead by 16-4 after the
first period of play. ’They
led 38-18 at hsdftlme and 41-
21 going Into the fourth
quarter.
"We went back to the
basic fundamentals and
really executed well,’’ said
Napier. ’’This Is our first
victory ever over Orand
vlew so this was a real
fine win In more ways
than one.’’
Carl Smith played his
uBuad good game tor the
Pats, leading all scorers
wdth 23 points. Demetrius
Goode added 14, Todd
Wray 10 and Csuwln Potty
and Thomas Bess eight
each. The hot-shooting
Patriots hit 47 percent of
their field goal attempts
against a much-taller
Orandvlew five.
‘”rerrence Blalock did
an excellent Job of passing
the ball’’ said Napier.
"He had six assists.
Jimmy Brown did an
excellent Job of running the
team In the first hsdf. He
kept us organised on of
fense and charged up the
defenses real well for us.
‘”nie Important part of
the game for us was the
first quarter,” he went on.
"We cut Carlson off Inside
and that enabled us to get.
our defensive strategy
going. We hsul It planned
that after the first shot
’Todd Wray would block
Cbrlson off the boards. He
did a real good job on
Carlson and that enabled
Goode to control the
boards for us.” Goode
finished with a game-high
10 rebounds and Blalock
added eight.
"Our ability to change
defenses realty paid off for
us too,” he added. "We
went from a 1-3-2 zone to a
halfcourt trap, a 3-8 zone
and a man to man. That
confused them so much
they couldn’t get their
'..^4
offense organized.
"We looked a little
ragged at the beginning of
the second half,” he added,
"but we put 27 points on the
board In the fourth
quarter. That’s our second
biggest output of the year
for one quarter. We really
had our fastbreak going.”
'The Patriots were aided
In the fourth quarter by
three technical fouls called
on the Grandview coach
tor delaying the game
after one of his players
fouled out.
‘"rhls Is probably the
most explosive ballclub I
have ever coached," said
Napier. "They have the
ability to play In spurts.
They can score 12-16 points
In a one to two mlnul<!
spurt and that's really
something for a Junior high
team."
’Ihe Patriots are hoping
to host what may be the
first annual Western
Junior High tournament
possibly as early as next
week. If a tourney can be
worked out.
"In the past Jvinlor hlghJ
weren’t allowed to play In
tournaments," noted
Napier, "but a rule wee
recently passed allowing
them. We won’t know for
sure until next wees
whether or not we tan
work It out, Out If we have
one. It’ll either be played In
Kings Mountain or
Shelby”
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OOOD(E) SHOT - Kings Mounteln Junior High’s
Demetrius Goode (88) fires a Jump shot over Grand
view’s Ronnld Cnriaon In Western Junior High Athletic
Association game'Thursday at the KMJH gym. The
KMHS Girls Win, Mounties
Lose To Rrst Place R-S
Kings Mountain Hlgh’a
cagers divided a South
western 8-A Conference
doubleheader Friday night
at R-S Central, the girls
winning 67-60 and the boys
losing to the first place
tOUtoppers 79-66.
’The Mountalnettes blew
a 28-polnt lead In the
second half but then came
back strong late In the
fourth quarter to post their
10th SWe victory In 16
outings.
Priscilla Rlckenbacker
and Diane Williams paced
the KMHS attack with 20
and 18 points, respectively.
WUUams wsus the game’s
top rebounder with 10 smd
Rlckenbacker added eight.
Kings Mountain Jumped
out to a 31-8 lead In the first
period and went Into the
halftime bresdc with a 89-39
advantage. But Sheryl
Goode’s basket were the
only two points the Moun
talnettes could manage In
the third quarter and by
the time the fourth period
rolled around the Moun
talnettes were behind 44-
41.
But behind some big free
throws by Rlckenbacker,
the Mountalnettes out-
scored the Lady Hill-
toppers 16-6 In the final
eight minutes to clinch the
victory.
’Die Mountalnettes hit 87
percent from the floor (19
of 63) and connected on 19
of 81 free throws.
R-8 Central’s boys, the
state’s fifth ranked 8-A
team, held the lead most of
the way but couldn’t break
the game open until the
fined minutes.
’Die HiUtt^pers led 19-13
edter one period, 80-36 at
halftime and 61-47 going
Into the final stanza.
R-S, which held on to a
eJlm one-game lead over
South Point and Shelby
with Just two games
remaining, won the gimte
at the foul line. The
IfllltoKiers hit 31 of 84 free
throws while KM hit only
five of eight. Kings Moun
tain commltterd 26 per
sonal fouls and R-8 only 10.
Jeff Prescott and Terry
McClain of the Moun
taineers fouled out.
Kings Mountain, which
played without the serv
ices of senior standout
Vernon Bell, who was side
lined with an Injured
ankle, had three men In
double figures. Timmy
Adams led the way with 17,.
Kenny Guinn had 16 and
Eric Dixon 18. All of
Dixon’s points came In the
second half.
The Mountaineers hit 46
percent from the floor (83
of 71).
Kings Mountain stayed
on the boards with the
taller HlUtoppers. Adams
led In that department with
16, Guinn and Dennis
McGlU added nine each
and Prescott sight.
The two KMHS teams
return home tonight for
their final home games of
the season against a pair of
talented South Point
teams. KMHS completes
Its SWe schedule Friday
night at Crest snd then
trravels to Hunter Hues
Saturday for a non
conference game.
The annual SWC tour
nament Is scheduled to get
underway next Monday
night at Chase High
School.
GIRLS GAME
KM (67) - Hickman 2,
Rlckenbacker 10, Llt-
Uejohn 8, Williams 18,
Goode 6, Appling 4.
RS (80) — Forney 2,
Rogers 10, Duffy 6, Lynch
18, Young 8, Segal 4, Ed
wards 4.
BOYSGAME
KM (89) - DUon 18,
Prescott 8, Adams 17,
McClain 8, H. Hager 4,
Guinn 16, McGUl 8.
RS (79) - Aiken 17, B.
Smith 9, Hamilton 36,
Michael 31, Harris 6, J.
Smith 1.
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Annual Shareholders Meeting of Kings Mountain
Savings A Loan Association will be held In tbe
Conference Room of the Association Oftioes on
W. Mountain St., On Toes., Feb. IS, 1979 at 2 p. ro.
RUBY H. BAKER Secretary
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Photo By Gary Stewart
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