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Gridders Mountaineers Post 4th Win Kings Mountain scored two touchdowns on pass plays in the second period last i'riday night at Rutherfordton-Splndale high's field and held on during an excit ing second half to edge the Hill toppers 13 to 12. The winning score came on the Jast play oi the first half. After a- scoreless first quarter. Quarterback Qliie Harris passed to Right Halfback Don McCarter early in the second canto for a 35-yard scoring play. Tackle Ken Cook added the extra point, cli maxing a 78-yard Mountaineer drive. The Hilltoppers struck back quickly, taking the kickoff and marching 66-yards- to paydirt. Max Byrd set up the score with a 40-yard scamper and then car ried over from five yards out. Byrd mlsSed the extra point at tempt and Kings Mountain led 7-6. After the following kickoff. Kings Mountain failed to gain and Harris' punt was blocked, placing the Mountaineers in a bad spot. Two plays later, however. Full back Richard George intercepted n pass t>y Hilltopper Quarterback R. J. Huffstickler. and raced 50 yards to the losers 26-yard line. After ramming a first down to the 15. Harris, connected with I.ayton In the end '/one for the taljy after failing to connect with his receivers on the three previ ous downs." The final Hilltopper tally was set up by Iltiffstickler's fine punt ing. The big 'Topper put one out on the Mountaineer K-yard line, Kings Mountain lost vardage -on a pitchout play and Harris punt ed short, out-of-bounds on the 22 yard line Another run by Byrd. for 16 yarils, set up the touchdown on the one-yard line, with the little speedster again scoring the six pointer. Huffstickler failed on a sneak for the point, the margin of victory. The scranpv. fighting Moun taineers still had their work cut Trip HiUtoppers 13-12, Hit Rippers YARDSTICK I KM RS PINAL SCORE 13 12 Touchdowns running 0 2 Touchdowns passing .... 2 0 1st downs rushing 9 7 1st downs passing 4 2 Total first downs ....... 13 9 Yds. gained rushing ... 128 149 Yds. lost rushing ....... 11 24 Net yds. rushing ...*. 117 125 Passes attempted . 13 11 Passes completed ...... 6 5 Yds. gained passing ... 84 52 Net rushing & passing 201 177 Number oi plays (not counting kicks and penalties where play is nullified) 49 37 Passes intercepted by .... 2 1 Yards runback ........ 50 3 Number ol punts ....... 3 2 Yards punts ........... 42 88 Punts had blocked I 0 Yds. punts averaged .... 14 44 Yds. punts returned ..... 0 0 Number of kickoffs .2 3 Yards kickoffs 90 130 Yds. kickoffs averaged ..45 43.3 Yds. kickoffs returned . , 28 42 Ball lost on fumbles 0 0 Number of penalties .... 2 4 Times enforced V. 1 3 Yds. lost by penalty .... 5 28 TOTAL YARDS GAIN ED IN GAME (add yards gained run back punts, kickoffs & intercepted passes to net rushing-pass ing and penalty gains) " 307 227 out for them, however. Kings Mountain began the final period with a battering-ram at tack against the huge Hilltopper line. But the drive fizzled after three first downs and 35 yards and Harris kicked out on the 22. The losers then began a march that threatened to go all the way. After driving 53 yards and not ching four first downs, the losers had the ball on the Mountaineer 29-yard line. But End Ronnie Layton and Tackle Rannie Arnette teamed to throw Huffstickler for two big losses, totaling 1H yards, Center Milton Hope knocked down a long pass and another pass failed and Kings Mountain took over to ride the clock out. Play-by-Ploy ' R S won the toss and elected to receive, KM kicking from the North goal. Copk kicked to the RS-16 to Henson who ran back 23 yards (Hope). Womack was stopped for no gain (Hope). A charging lineman* batted Huff stickler's pass attempt up in the air and Cloninger intercepted for KM, being downed on the RS-40. George lost 3 (Padgett) but O. Harris flipped to McCarter for 12 yards. McCarter made a yard and the 1st down. George was stopped again (Carpenter) but McCarter made 3 and George 5, McCarter was stopped short of a 1st down and the ball went over on the RS-21. Max Byrd ran a pitchout for 8 yards (G. Harris). Womack made 2 and a 1st (Yelfon), Clon inger being injured and leaving the game. Byrd fumbled a hand off and recovered for a loss of 6 yards. Huffstickler's pass to Pad gett was no gobd, but the big QB hit Hyder for 13 yards to the RS 37. Huffstlckler kicked 40 yards, dead on the KM-22. Patterson hit the right side for 5 yards (Padgett) and McCarter hit the left side for 5 (Carpenter), short of a 1st down. Harris sneak ed for 2 and the 1st & 10. George made a yard and Layton took Harris' pass for 9 yards and 1st 6 10 on the KM-44 asthe period ended. Score ? KM 0. RS 0. Second Quarter Harris, back to his 25 trying to pass, ran to the right for a gain of 7 yards, with Hope being shaken up and leavihg the vame in favor of Ormand. Patterson added 4 and the 1st. McCarter made 7 and 4 in two tries. Mci Carter took Harris' pass on the RS-30, ran towards a defender on the 10 and cut back to his left for, the touchdown, a 35-yard play. Cook added the point from place ment, Score ? KM 7, RS 0. Cook kicked 45 yards, Byrd running back 19 to the RS-34. (Goforth ? Abernathy . Arnette - G. Harris). Womack made 3 (Caveny-Hope) and a short gain on the next rush that was nulli fied when RS drew 5 for illegal motion. Byrd made 4 on a dive (stopped by the right side). Hope hit Huffstickler's pass up in the air and Henson caught It for a gain of 7 (McCarterG. Harris), short of a 1st. On 4th down, Huff stickler sneaked for a yard and ROSE'S MANAGERS | 3 m MYS Harvest Festival I OCTOBER + OF VALUES! 15-16-17 ??++ ++++?>+++++++++++ + of mm BARGAINS FOR EVERYONE! 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Hatthcox, Manager ?v - : HOW THEY DID IT RUSHING: KI1L?s mountain ShJS n 8 % \ McCarter 12 ? 5 ? 3! George il ?? 3 S3 J? O. Harris $ . 10 0 10 2.0 TOTALS 36 7m" ~7T 777 "75 w ? ROTH-SPIN DALE Max B yrd 13 lyj iog 7 4 Womhok 4 ? o ft 1 I Huff.tlckler 6 23 j* 4 6? /lydvr 1. 9 0 9 9.0 TOTALS 26 149 24 125 4 8 PASSING: * PASSER jJK !<J? MOraT*J? OlSEl, *? C?m>; Huftitlckler ??????>*? , " TOTAL It 5 "7; RECEIVING: s> KINGS MOUNTAIN rrV . Caught Yd*. ^f?er 3 12, - 5 wyton 2 q ??*? Abcrnathy 1 * ? P..W,, Bl/TH- SPIN DALE Padgett 3 y in ???? Henson 1 7' "? *3 Hyder \ J < * ? Touchdown Paw) kept possession. Hyder made 9 and Henson let Huffstetler's pass slide out of his arms at the west sidelines. Byrd took a pitchout to his left and ran 40 yards to the KM-5. Byrd took a pitch out to the other side for 5 and the TD. Byrd's kick for point was no good. Score ? KM 7, RS 6. Wade Byrd kicked 42 yards to Marlowe, who ran back 10 yards to the KM-27. With 4 minutes left, i George made 4 and Patterson 2. Harris toss slipped off Layton's fingertips. Harris' punt was blocked by Padgett and C. Byrd and RS took over on the KM-31. Byrd made 4 yards (Hope-Pat terson). George intercepted Huff stickler's pass on the 25 and rac- 1 ed 50 yards to the RS-26. McCarter took Harris' toss for 5 yards. Harris' pass to Aber nathy in the end zone fell incom plete. Harris was trapped back to pass and tried to run the cen ter for rto gain, a penalty against KM for use of the hands being refused. McCarter made 6 yai-ds j and a 1st & 10 at the RS-15. Har ris passed ? to McCarter in the flat incomplete; to McCarter in the end zone (batted down by M. Byrd); and to Layton in the right flat, incomplete. With se conds remaining, Harris hit Lay ton with a strike in the end zone I for a touchdown, a penalty for j holding against RS being refused, j Cook's kick was inches wide to | the left of the cross bars. Score at the half ? KM 13, RS 6. Third Quarter KM received in the South end. Waye Byrd kicking 40 yards to Patterson who ran back 5 to the KM-25. McCarter made 6, George was stopped and Patterson ran for 17 and 1st Down No. 9. Mc Carter made 2 and Abernathy caught Harris' pass as he was falling for 8 yards, short of a 1st. Harris sneaked but was stop ped inches short. George bulled for a yard and the 1st & 10. George made 6 and was stopped for no gain. Patterson made 6 and a 1st but KM drew 5 for offsides, nullifying the play, Padgett In tercepted Harris' toss to McCar ter on the 35 and ran back 3 yards. Byrd ran the right flank for 16 (G. Harris) and was stopped after a yard into the line (Cave ny). Huffstickler ran the option to his left for a gain, cancelled when RS was called for clipping on the KM-42 and penalized 15 to the RS-43. Womack made a yard (Hope) and Huffstickler 6 (Yelton) to the 50. Huffstickler* s kick went out on the KM-8, a 42 yard boot. Patterson failed to hold on to a pitch, fumbled and recovered on the KM-3. Harris punted short, out on the KM-22. Byrd made 2 (Yelton) and Huffstickler 3 (Caveny-Yelton). Byrd slipped through his left side for 16 tG. Harris) to the KM I. Byrd went over on the next play for the TD as the period ended. Huffstickler failed on a sneak for the point. Score ? KM 13 RS 12. Fourth Quarter W. Byrd kicked 48 yards to Me Carter who ran back 13 yards to the KM-25. Patterson made 4, running with a distinct limp. Mc Carter made 7 and 1st Down No. II. Patterson pulled a surprise with 15 at the left side as KM continued to roll. George made 6 and 3 in two plays. McCarter made a yard and 1st A 10 on a dive. Patterson recovered a fum ble for minus 3. McCarter made 2 and Harris' pass to McCarter fell incomplete. Harris punted out on the RS-18. Huffstickler ran a bootleg play to his right for 12 yards (G. Har ris-George) and 1st Down No. 6. Byrd made 3 to his left (George Hope) and 8 to his right (Lay con). Byrd hit into the left side again for 4 (Patterson). Byrd failed to gain to his right (Lay ton). Huffstickler passed to Pad gett for 7 and a 1st down. Byrd's gain was cancelled when RS drew 5 for illegal motion. Huffstickler hit Padgett with a spot pass for 12 yards, short of a 1st. Padgett went up in the air to snatch HUff stickler's pass with one hand for 13 yards to keep the drive roll ing on the KM29. Huffstickler went back to his right on the bootleg but waa nailed for a loss of 7 yards (Layton). With 40 se conds left, Hufffettckler's past to Byrd fell incomplete. Wyman Yelton came Into the backfleld for RS and threw long and high to Byrd but the ball was batted down (Hope). Huffstlrkler could find no receiver* and was nailed for a loss of 11 (Arnette-Layton) and KM took over on the KM -47. Kickott Slated For 8 O'clock ALer dropping heart-breaking one-touchdown decisions "to Ma rion high's Rippers the past two seasons, Kings Mountain high school's Mountaineers are deter mined to ride out a victory over Coach Art Ditt's tough mountain boys at Marion Friday night; Kickoff is slated lor 8 p. m. and a large Kings Mountain follow ing is expected to be on hand. The Rippers downed Kings Mountain here last season 7-0 on a 36-yard fourt' < period pass play. In 1950, a last minute despera tion Kings Mountain pass was in tercepted by a Marion end and a long run-back set up the game's only score a play later. That final tally was also 7-0. With a much better scoring punch this season, one that has clicked at a two-touchdown-per game pace against some tough Western AA opposition, the Mountaineers seem destined to e rase the 0-mark this season at least. Comparison of scores against a common opponent, Forest City Kings Mountain edged the "Ruth erford County lads 14-12 here on October 2nd, the Forest City lads defeated Marion on September 18 by 13-6. Last week, Coach Ditt's eleven rose up and downed tough Hic kory. But they also did that in 1952, when Hickory was stronger. The Mountaineers will not be at top strength for the tilt, it ap pears. Ken Cloninger, injured in the Rutherfordton-Spindale game last week, is probably out for another week. Ken Cook, husky tackle and extra point specialist, appears out for the season, also a casualty (clipped in the open near mid-field on a punt play) of the rough thriller last week. Coach Shu Carlton has been Harris sneaked for a yard as the game ended. Final score ? KM 13, RS 12. LINEUPS l>OS. ZINGS MTN. Abernathy tT Arnette IC C <rr?nY C Hop* HG Telton IT GofortG . . HE Lcr* ton Layton Wade Byrd ? ? . At Thompson Jim Ellis . . Bill Carpenter E. J. Huffstickler Max Byrd Johnny Womack . . . . James Hyder H.-SPINDALE Doug Padgett Steve Martin Charles Byrd SCO BE BT PERIODS: QB O. Harris 1H McCarter LH Patterson FB George . . At Marion Friday Night shifting some of his players a round this week and may haev found some defensive help for the over-worked forwards, ac cording to reports from' the Mountaineer camp. Coach Carl ton gave the players the day off Monday, deserved after, the past two tough contests. McGinnis Department Store is happy to be a participant in the FALL FESTIVAL SALE of the Kings Mountain Merchants Association beginning Thursday. We're Low on Low Pric es! Here are jost a lew of them? ' d Women's ond Children's Ladies' ? Shoes Suits ^ $1.98 $12.95 Ladies' 1953 New Fall Coats Dresses $1195 From S2-9S Values Galore In Our Complete \ ] Work Clothes Dept # Register Here For Prize Drawing # McGinnis Dept Store West Mountain St. ? ? DRESS WELL AND SUCCEED ? IN GASTONIA IT'S . . . 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