STATON PUTNAM
PLAYERS OF THE GAME
Huss - Brandon Miller, QB, 7-76
rushing, 2 TDs and 7-10-172 passing
and 2 TDs. KM - Antwain Ross, 12-53
rushing, 2-31 receiving and 2 TDS;
Taylor Putnam, LB, fumble recovery;
Leon Staton, LB, interception. Brian
Kies, K, put two of his three kickoffs in
end zone and the other one inside the
five yard line.
PLAY OF THE GAME
After KM scored to cut the Huss
lead to 15-7 in the second quarter and
PK Brian Kies’ kickoff resulted in a
touchback and forced Huss to start
from its own 20 yard line, Brian
Jefferies rambled 80 yards to give the
Huskies a 22-7 lead that took what
wind was left out of KM’s sail.
YARDSTICK
KM HH
First downs 7 20
Yds. rushing 74 343
Passes 6-17 7-10-1
Yds. passing 95 172
Fumbles lost 1 1
Yds. penalized 45 25
RUSHING
KM - Ross 12-53, Roberts 12-17,
Chambers 1-4. Huss - Antrum 8-80,
Hunnicutt 23-107, Miller 7-76, Jefferies
1-80.
PASSING
KM - Roberts 6-17-0-95. Huss -
Miller 7-10-1-172.
RECEIVING
KM - Allen 3-46, Scott 1-18, Ross 2-
31. Huss - Hughes 3-35, Lowery 3-131,
Antrum 1-6.
BY THE NUMBERS
KM 730007 50: 0214
HH 22. 14.7 750
FIRST QUARTER
9:54 - Huss - Safety, Roberts had to
fall on high snap in the end zone.
8:14 - Huss - Donterous Hughes, 25
pass from Brandon Miller. (Miles Lynn
PAT). 37-yard drive, 3 plays.
5:13 - Huss - Miller, 17-run on QB
draw. PAT failed. 62 yard drive, four
plays.
2:00 - KM - Antwain Ross, 21 pass
from Mike Roberts (Brian Kies PAT).
75-yard drive, 10 plays. Key play 18-
yard reception on fourth and four by
Neil Scott, followed by a 15-yard per-
sonal foul penalty against Huss.
1:47 - Huss - Brandon Jefferies, 80-
yard run (Lynn kick).
SECOND QUARTER
8:28 - Huss - O'Brian Lowery, 50-
yard pass form Miller on scramble.
(Lynn kick). 54-yard drive, 2 plays.
2:19 - Huss - Austin Hunnicutt, 1
yard run (Lynn kick). 72-yard drive, 7
plays, including 34-yard run by
Antrum on fake punt.
THIRD QUARTER
9:43 - Huss - Miller 9 yard run (Lynn
kick). 27-yard drive, 2 plays following
KM fumble and unsportsmanlike con-
duct penalty.
0:00 - KM - Ross, 10-yard pass from
Roberts (Kies kick). 68-yard drive, 7
plays following fumble recovery by
Taylor Putnam.
FOURTH QUARTER
2:14 - Huss - Hunnicutt 3 run (Lutz
kick).
NOTABLE
With 10 starters back on offense
from a team that went three deep in
the state playoffs last year, the
Huskies have scored 92 points in their
first two games.
QUOTABLE
“We made more mistakes mentally
than we thought we would, and most
of them resulted in big plays (for
Hunter Huss). I thought they had a
better grasp of what we wanted them
to do.”
DAVE FARQUHARSON
Kings Mountain Coach
THIS WEEK
Kings Mountain at South Point, 7:30
p.m., Friday, Lineberger Stadium,
Belmont.
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The Kings Mountain Herald
GARY STEWART / HERALD
Austin Hunnicutt (23) rips off a big gain for Hunter Huss in Friday’s game with Kings Mountain
in Gastonia. Taylor Putnam (51) of the Mountaineers gives chase. The Huskies piled up over
500 yards of total offense and demolished the Mountaineers 50-14.
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August 31, 2006
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kies all the way
Big plays demolish
Mountaineers 50-14
GARY STEWART
| gstewart@kingsmountainherald.com
Kings Mountain football coach Dave
Farquharson had to take a second look at
the film to see if the Hunter Huss offense
was as fast on film as it was on the field in
Friday’s 50-14 pasting of the Mountaineers
in Gastonia.
It was.
The veteran Huskies exploded for 36
points in the first half to pound the young
Mountaineer eleven and gain revenge for a
23-21 loss last season in Kings Mountain.
It was the second straight win for Steve
Gardner's Huskies, and the season’s open-
er for the Mountaineers.
Kings Mountain went back to the draw-
ing board Monday in hopes of improving
their offense and defense for Friday night's
non-conference clash with a powerful
South Point team at Lineberger Stadium in
Belmont.
“Hunter Huss has a good football team,”
said Farquharson. “They have ten starters
back on offense and their quarterback
(Brandon Miller) can lay back there with a
lot of confidence from last year.”
Hunter Huss went to a spread offense
last year after the KM game left them with
an 0-2 record. Miller adapted well to the
shotgun attack and the Huskies turned
their fortunes around and went three
rounds in the state 3A playoffs.
Kings Mountain played its first game in a
spread, and even though the Mountaineers
See Mounties, 4B
First Assembly tops Hope 21-11
Bolts eye first win
against Jefferson
Special to The Herald
Hope Christian attacked first, but First
Assembly of Concord clutched two third-
quarter touchdowns to soar to a 21-11 win
Friday night at City Stadium.
The visiting Eagles used a hefty 30-man ros-
ter and a spectacular second-half running plan
by Andrew Burton as leverage against the
Thunderbolts (0-2).
"Our opponents can run fresh meat out there
and we can't. It's hard to do and we get tired,"
said Hope head coach Jeff Putnam, who field-
ed only 19 players. "We're still young in places
and we still struggle, but I like the heart and
effort of this team."
Putnam praised Chavis Poole, who carried
13 times for 101 yards, and the "good inside
line play on both sides" despite it being a
"young spot" for the team. He also applauded
senior quarterback Josh Gilbert, who managed
73 yards passing.
On their second possession, the Thunderbolts
marched from their 23 into Eagle territory,
which resulted in a 29-yard field goal by Josh
See Hope, 4B
Photo by Todd Hagans
Hope Christian Academy running back Chavis Poole finds the going tough against a veter-
an First Assembly defense in Friday’s game at City Stadium. Poole had a spectacular night,
gaining over 100 yards rushing and making 14 tackles on defense, but First Assembly came
back from an early deficit to defeat the Thunderbolts 21-11
Hunter Huss JVs blank KM 22-0
GARY STEWART
gstewart@kingsmountainherald.com
Where there’s a Will(iams), there's a way for the
Hunter Huss junior varsity football team to be in
position to win a ball game.
Marshall Williams, a 5-8, 150-pound freshman
was about all the Huskies needed to move the ball
behind a talented offensive line in Thursday’s 22-0
victory over Kings Mountain at John Gamble
Stadium.
And, when he couldnt do it on the ground, he
and Jawan Williams connected through the air.
Marshall Williams accounted for 18 of the
Huskies’ points with two rushing touchdowns and
a TD pass to Jawan Williams. The Huskies’ other
four points came on a two-point conversion and
when Kings Mountain fell on its own fumble in the
end zone, giving Huss a safety.
Kings Mountain, which is operating out of a new
spread offense, had trouble moving and hanging
onto the football in its opening game. Huss had a
game under its belt, having played East Henderson
last week.
Despite being on the field most of the night, KM’s
defense did a credible job but had problems hem-
ming up Williams when he kept the ball on option
plays and on scrambles when his receivers were
covered.
GARY STEWART / HERALD
Hunter Huss JV auarterhack Marshall Williams (5) keeps the ball on an option in
Thursday’s game with Kings Mountain at John Gamble Stadium. Huss won 22-0.
Williams broke a scoreless tie with 3:11 left in the
See JVs, 4B