Mountaineers Lose Thriller
To Hill Toppers By 12 to 7
Kings Mountain failed to hold
unto a 7-6 halftlme lead here Fri
day night, allowing the visiting
RUtheffbrd ton-Splndale Hill Top
pers to push 57 yards for the win
ning marker after a third-period
fumble recovery. Final score wad
12 to 7 in the well-played Wes
tern AA conference game.
Tailback Jim Kimmell scored
for the Mountaineers 'ate In the
second period and kicked the go
ahead point. Kings Mountain
moved W yards, after stopping ;k
determined visitor drive, with the
drive sparked by the passing of
Ollie Harris, back in action after
a pulled ligament two days before
the opening game, and the run
ning of Kimmell, Wingback Don
McCartcr and Fullback Gene Pat
terson. A Harris to McCarter toss
good for 27 yards set up Kim
rnell's off-tackle run to paydirt..
The winners scored first,
marching 81 yards with Hill
Thompson tossing to Doug Pad
gett 29 yards for the tally.
Guard Hay Dixon recovered a
Kings Mountain tumble, halting
n 30-yard drive, -and the smooth
working T-formation visitors
moved for the winning tall late
in the third canto. A Thompson
to .Padgett "connection for 21
yards set the tally up on the
Mountaineer 5. Fullback F^arl
Byers bucking over two plays la
ter from the two Max Byrd miss
ed a placement try after the first
STATISTICS
KINGS MOUNTAIN
PLAYER T G L N?l Avy.
Crorgt- I 12. 0 12 12
Klmmell 14 H3 3 . Wl 3.7
Mi-Cart ?r 7 . 24 l) 24' 3.5
KUIh 1 0 0 0 0
I'ntti'rvm 3 4 5 -1 ?.34
Harris 3 0 2$ .29 -9.7
TOTALS 29 123 37 M 3.0
RUTHERFORDTON-SPINDALE
ttyeri 7 4'J 0 42 6.0
Terry ' a) 114 1 113 5.6
Ntoiiri' 0 31 1 30 5.0
Thompnon 6 20 0 20 3.3
TOTALS 38 J07 2 205 5.3
KINGS MOUNTAIN
PASSER All. Coinp. In). T<1?.
Harrm . IS ; 0 1 185
Klmim-JI 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 16 ? 1 10S
RUTHERFORDTON-SPINDALE
Thompson H 3 1 G6
KINGS MOUNTAIN
PASSER TO YDS. GAINED
Harris Klitimell 27.0.13.0
Harris I-ayton 18. 11
Harris McCartor 27, 9
RUTHERFORDTON-SPINDALE
Thompson rmU;<U " 29*. 21 I
Thompson Myers 16 |
(? ? touchdown pus*)
score and Byers failed on a
plunge after the winning marker.
KimmCll got off two beautiful
punts, the first one for 49 yards;
early in the final chapter and the
other for 38 yards outof-bounds
on the Hill Topper 8-yard line
late in the game but the visitors
racked up three, first downs and
ran the clock out.
A good crowd saw the game,
played on a wet field and with
some fine mist falling.
PLAY ? BY - PLAY
RS won the toss, electing to I
receive in (he north end of the
field.
K. Davis kicked into the R-S
end /.one and the visitors took
over on their 20. Terry hit right
guard for 8. M. Byrd made a yard
but R-S drew 15 for illegal use
of the hands. Terry hit straight
in for 9 and was stopped for 1
over guard. Lovelace punted to
the KM-48 and D. McCarter was
stopped cold.
Kimmell was held for no gain,
Patterson iost 5 but Harris toss
ed to Layton for 18 and a first
down. Harris passed complete to
Layton again but KM drew 15 for
Illegal use of thp hands. Harris'
toss was Intercepted by W. Byers
on the R-S-45.
Moore hit the line for 5 and
Terry for 6 and a first down.
Thompson passed incomplete to
Padgett and his next too was in
tercepted by D. McCarter on the
KM-30 and returned to' the KM-36.
Kimmell made 4, Harris passed
incomplete and McCarter ran a
reverse for 7 and a first and ten.
Kimmell made 6 at right end and
McCarter 1 on a reverse. Harris
passed to Kimmell for 27 and a
first on the RS-20, Harris' pass to
McChrter on the 10 was too long.
McCarter picked up 1 on & re
verse. Kimmell tossed incomplete
to Ruth. Harris passed incomplete
to Layton and the ball went over
on downs on the RS-19.
Terry hit the line for 2 and
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again for 3. Thompson passed to
Byers for 16 and a first and ten.
Byers hit the line for 10 and a
first. Moore went over right
guard for 8 as the period ended,
scoreless.
SECOND QUARTER
Thompson ran a keep for 3 and
a first down. Moore hit the line
for 9 and Byers made the -first
with a yard on the next play.
Thompson found Padgett In the
clear from the KM-29 for the first
touchdown. JVC. Byrd missed the
placement try for point. Score ? ?
RS 6, KM 0
Huffstlckler kicked to the KM
20 to McCarter who came back 11
yards, fumbled and RS recovered.
Terry fumbled but recovered
for a yard loss. Byers hit the mid
dle tor 15 and a first. Thompson
passed incomplete to Bland, By
ers was stopped for 1, Thompson
missed Byers with a pass and
Thompson was held to 3 as KM
took over on downs on the KM-13.
Kimmell went off right tackle
for 7 and again for 3, with Pat
terson hitting for 3 and the first
down. Kimmell went through the
middle for 12 and another. McCar
ter. made 7 on a reverse. Harris'
pass to Kimmell was good but for
no gain. Kimmell hit right tackle
for 9 and the first. Harris passed
to Layton for 11 and a first and
ten. Harris' pass to Kimmell fail
ed to connect. Harris, back to
pass, was trapped and lost 3. Har
rls passed to Kimmell for 13 and
Kimmell bucked the line for 3
and the first on the next play.
Harris lost 11 trying to find a re
ceiver but connected with McCar
ter for 27 to the RS-6 on the next
play. Kimmell hit right tackle
for the touchdown. Kimmell's
placement was good. Score ? KM
7 IRS 6.
K. Davis kicked into the end
zone but RS refused a penalty
against KM on the play. Terry
skirted right end for 14 and a
first and ten. Terry made 11 but
RS drew 5 for offsides. Thompson
passed incomplete and went back
to toss another but was trapped
to his right, reversed and picked
up 6. Byers went over left guard
for 10 but fumbled. Hudson re
covering for KM but the whistle
ended the half. Score ? KM 7.
RS 6.
1 THIRD QUARTER
Kings Mountain received in the
north end. McCarter taking Huf
fstickler's kick on his 18 and run
ning back 11. McCarter picked up
2 on a reverse. Kimmell hit right
tackle for 13 and a first down.
Patterson made 1 and George 12
for a first and ten. McCarter pick
ed up 2 but Ruth fumbled hitting
outside his right tackle and Dixon
recovered for. the visitors on the
RS |3.
Moore made 3 on the right and
Terry, -J on the left. Terry hit out
side tackle for 12 and a first
down. Thompson made 2 and
pitched out to Terry for 6. Terry
hit the line for 2 and a first and
ten. Terry ran to his right to pass,
was trapped and ran back to his
left for S. Moore lost a yard. Ter
ry gained 2. cancelled as RS drew
YARDSTICK
KM R-S
SCORE 7 12
lat downs rushing ..... 8 10
1st downs passing 5 2
1st downs penalty ....... 0 - 1
Total first downs ...... 13 13
Yds. gained rushing . . 123 207
Yds. lost rushing 37 2
Net yards rushing 86 205
Passes attempted ... ? 16 8
Passes completed ...... 8 3
Yds. gained passing . . 105 66
Net rushing & passing 181 271
Number of plays (not
counting kicks and
penalties) . 45 47
Average gain per play 4J2 5.8
Passes intercepted by . . 1 1
Yards runback 6 0
Number of punts ....... 2 2
Yds. punts aT*raged ... 43 32
Yds. punts returned 10 18
Number of klckoffs 2 3
Yds. klckoffs averaged 60 41
Yds. klckoffs returned . 32 0
Ball lost on fumbles ... 2 1
Number penalties ...... 4 5
Yds. lost by penalty ... 39 55
TOTAL YARDS GAIN
ED IN GAME (add
yards gained run
back punts, klckoffs
? intercepted passe*
to net rushing, pass
ing and penalty
galiu) ...294 328
5 for offsides. Thompson found
Padgett again, this time for 21 to
the KM 5, first and goal. Thomp
son made 3 and Byers cracked
over for the score. Byers failed
to buck the point over. Score ?
RS 12, KM 7.
Patterson brought Huffstick
lers klckoff back 10 to fhe KM 28.
Kimmell made 2 and Harris pass
ed incomplete to McCarter as the
third period ended. Score ? RS
12, KM 7.
FOURTH QUARTER
Harris hit McCarter with a
pitch good for 9 yards and a first
on the KM-39. Harris passed to
McCarter for 8 but KM drew a
penalty for illegal use of the
hands, losing 19 yards. Harris
passed to Kimmell for no gain
and Kimmell failed to gain Into
the line. McCarter picked up 4.
Kimmell punted but RS drew 15
yards for unnecessary roughness.
Kimmell's punt sailed high and
for 49 yards to the RS 12 where
M. Byrd took it and raced back
about 25 yards, cut to 18 when
RS drew 15 for clipping.
From the RS-.15, Byers made 3,
Terry 1 and 1 and Lovelace punt
ed to the KM-45 to McCarter who
ran back 10 yprds.
Kimmell nit off right tackle
for 18 and a first down. Kimmell
fumbled, recovered for a 3 yard
loss, Harris' pass was over Mo
Carter's head. Harris went back
to pass, was trapped and lost 15.
Kimmell punted out-of-bounds on
the RS-8.
Terry made 7, 2 and 11 for a
first down, Moore bit guard for
t>, KM drawing 5 for defensive
holding giving RS first and ten
on the RS-43. Terry hit for 8 and
3 and a first Thompson made 3
as the game ended. Final score ?
RS 12, KM 7.
LINEUPS
POS. KINGS MTN. RUTH.. SPIN.
I,K Richard George . Doug Padgett'
l.T Keh Hudson ... .' Howard I?au?hter
l.G Jimmy Caveny ... ... Charles B>rd
C Koh Hullendei Wade Bvrd
KG Kenneth Davis . At Thompson
ItT Kohert D?vi$ ... Steve Martin
KK Konnie La > ton . gay Kin mi
QB- Kill Ruth' IhU Thompson
l.H Jimmy Kimmeil l?aui Terry
KH I>? ?n MoO'ait ?r Mav Bvrd
KB Gefic Pat;ers??n Karl crs
SCORE BY QUARTERS: ,i
kiAi:* Mountain 0 T 0 .?.> ? T I
iiuUi-Spliiiiale <? *> *> 11 I*
SCORING : Kin^s Mountain touchdown.
Kimrriejs u?->ard run in 2nd quarter* PAT
? Kimmt'\l. placement KUth .Sptndaie"
.ou? hdo\s ns. Padgett, ?^?-yard pass. ?nd
'quarter* and By e.r s < -'-yard plunge, ^rd
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forth . i-hter. Midon Hope.. ba<?.. Ollie
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OFKIC1 Al-5 Nick Ognovlch. referee.
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Drop To Lincolnton
Kings Mountain high school's
"B" football team dropped a
close 6-0 game to Lincolnton at
City Stadium Monday afternoon.
The Little Mountaineers dis
played o tough defense but
failed to get an attack going.
The visitors scored on a pass in
terception.
The "Bees" are scheduled at
Lincolnton on Monday after
noon and at Cherryville next
Thursday, rain cancelling the
contest last Thursday
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tain were James Abernathy, De
witt Blanton, Charles CaShlon,
Clyde Cobb, Lewis Cole, Eddie
Gofortff, George Harris, Donald
Hord, Michael Houser, Clyde
Hlnson, Palmer Huffstetler* Da
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Marlowe, Sammy McOarter, Joe
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Rotobs and Charles Yelton.
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grounds, back of Grace Metho
dist church, Cleveland Avenue,
Kings Mountain, 6 to 9 p. m.
Cake Walks, Games, Contests,
and gay festival music reigned
over by a frio of colorful clowns
will furnish entertainment -to
guests, who will find available
plenty of Hot Food, Coffee, Milk,
and Gold Drinks.
Booths will feature unusual
displays of home cooked . foods
and fancy needle-works, aprons,
and other handiwork which will
be offered for sale, al?ng with
other donated merchandise.
Closing the evening will be an
unusual food action which will
sell at highest bidder various
articles of food.
The Yam Roasts and Bazaar is
being sponsored by the M. Y. F.
with all proceeds going to the
Grace Methodist Chur*.ii. M. Y. F.
Building Fund.
Spaniards landing in South
and Central America several
hundred years ago, were the '>
to enjoy Yam Roasts, which to
day have grown to an annual
traditional South American fes
tival. for which everyone dress- (
es in colorful costumes and goes
out to enjoy the roasted good
ness of Campfire Yams.
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