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Junior High Jayvees
Win 71-31 Over West
Kings Mountain Junior
High’s jayvee boys basketball
team closed out 1980 play
Thursday afternoon at home
with a 71-31 Western Con
ference victory over West
McDowell.
The victory gives Coach Greg
Paysour’s Little Patriou a 4-0
conference record and S-0
overall mark. They resume play
on Jan. 8 at Bums.
Tony Lewis and Lavar Curry
scored 22 points each to lead the
KM offense. Greg Young
played the best game of his
career with 18 points. Rodney
Ballew played a good defensive
game and added six points, and
Eric Marable and Billy Wease
scored two points each.
The Patriots, who shot 55 per
cent from the floor, ran up a
38-10 halftime lead. Coach
Paysour cleared his bench in the
second half.
The other three KMJH teams
weren't as fortunate Thursday
as all three went down to defeat
for the fourth straight game.
The varsity boys lost 71-56, var
sity girls lost 58-56 and the
jayvee girls were beaten 28-16.
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Arnold Jordan scored 21
points. Curt Pressley 12 and
Larry Crocker 11 for the varsity
boys. They were down by only
six at the half but couldn’t stay
with the Marion team in the se
cond half.
“We’re improving,’’ said
Coach Rusty Qoninger. “If we
ever put four quarters together,
we’ll be allright.”
The jayvee girls got off to a
miseraUe start, trailing by 15-2
at the half, but they came on
strong and i^yed well in the
fmal two periocte.
Tracy Brooks led the KM ef
fort with six points and 10 re
bounds. Janet Taylor led West
with 16.
The girls came back in the se
cond half and really played a
good game,” said C^h Becky
Summitt. "They were just so far
down they couldn’t catch up.
But they’re still improving.”
Harlem Globetrotters
To Play In GreenviUe
GreanvilU, S.C.—The world
famous Harlem Globetrotters
appear in Greenville’s Memorial
Auditorium the only time this
season Tuesday night, Jan. 5, at
7:30 o’clock.
Get those choice reserve seat
tickets on sale now for
Christmas gifts for the young
and old alike. They’re on sale at
the Auditorium and all ticket
agencies. $2. off for children 12
and under.
Three Win
On Tuesday
David Baptist, El Bethel and
First Wesleyan claimed victories
in Church League basketball
play Tuesday, Dec. 16, at the
Community Center.
David Baptist edged Long
Creek 34-33, El Bethel defeated
First Presbyterian 6148 and
First Wesleyan whipped
Macedonia 53-34.
Jim Chapman, Joe Allen,
Mike Woodberry and Bobby
Bolin scored six .points each to
lead David Baptist and Danny
Bolin and Mark George added
four each. Robinson had 12 and
Ormand 10 for Long Creek.
Seism scored 20 points,
Buchanan 13 and Wall 11 to
lead El Bethel over First
Presbyterian. Hayne Neisler
scored 14 and Parks Neisler 12
for the losers.
Wally Davis scored 20 points
to lead First Wesleyan over
Macedonia. Whitaker added 13
and Deaton eight. Terry Cain
scored 14 and Mike Smith 10 for
Macedonia.
Temple Baptist, Carson
Memorial and Resurrection
Lutheran won games in Church
League basketball play at the
Community Center Thursday
night.
Temple defeated A.R.P.
35-30, Carson whipped
Bethlehem 46-30 and Resurrec
tion defeated First Baptist 48-33.
Dexter Tate scored 15 pmnts
to lead the Resurrection team.
Tom Tate added eight, Bennett 8
and Bridges six. Baron had 13
for the losers.
Seism scored 23 and Queen 11
for Temple Baptist. Yarbro had
13, Cloninger eight and Durham
seven for A.R.P.
Kirk scored 14 to lead Carson
Memorial over Bethlehem.
Writing Award
To Pearson
Harold Dean Pearson, Kings
Mountain native and a former
sports editor of The Kings
Mountain Herald, won first
place in sporu writing in the
1980 newspaper contests spon
sored by the Virginia Press
Association.
P^M, son of Mr. and Mrs,
OUaiM-Pearson, will receive his
award Jan. 13th at the anhual
Virginia Press Association
Awards BanRuet.
Pearstxi and his wife and son
live in Richmond, Va., where he
is a sports writer for the Rich
mond Times-Dispatch.
The veteran Tex Harrison,
star of many past Globetrotter
teams, coaches this season’s top
notch unit which includes a host
of veteran performers and a
flock of new talent.
James “Twiggy” Sanders,
former Johnson C. Smith
stalwart from Charlotte, N.C.
and Trotter veteran of several
seasons, is the bright new com
edy star, who has been drawing
rave notices and record crowds
at every stop.
Other experienced Trotter
stars include "Sweet Lou” Dun
bar, Larry Rivers, dribbling
wizard; James Blacklock and
Tiny” Pender, the former N.C.
State University flash.'
Pender has been among the
rookie sensations attracting the
crowds along with Ovie Doston,
Osborne Lockhart and Larry
Spicer.
In addition, the Trotters are
bringing along three inter
national acts, performing of the
most unusual and difftcult
routines around the world.
Among the variety acts will be
the anutzing Fackellis, husband
wife juggling team from East
Germany; Bob Rosetti a rope
spinning wizard and the Ferroni
Duo, an acrobatic adagio act
who perform on the difficult and
dangerous rola-bola.
The Fackellis conclude their
act by juggling six flaming tor
ches. They have toured
throughout Europe but are mak
ing their first official tour of the
United States. They had to get
special permission ftom the East
German government to leave
their country on a tour with the
Globetrotters.
M., the spiritual peace of this
Chrlstiauis enter into your lives. It’s a
tiaie of Joy...a tine to wish everyone
the happiness and eontentnent of
the Holy Afiyght lon|4 afjo.
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