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KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD, KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C.
Thursday, October
Mounties
Shelby
One” Friday
Herald
Sports
By GARY STEWART
The Big Game Is On Tap This Week
The game of the year lor High School football fans
is on tap this week and it will be played right here in Kings
Mountain. That game, of course, is the Shelby Lions vs,
Kings Mountain Mountaineers contest.
The last time the two teams met in Kings Mountain
was in l!)h3 when they fought to a 6-6 deadlock. Shelby
won the ‘'penetration” 6-3, and the t%vo teams went on to
tie for the conference championship, and Shelby got the
nod to represent the conference in the post-season playoffs.
Last year. Kings Mountain had one of the best 8-A
teams in the state, but the Lions still gave the Mounties a
good game. That one was played on Shelby’s home field.
Kings Mountain broke a scoreless deadlock with less
than a minute to play in the first half when quarterback
Pat Murphy tossed four straight passes to Richard Gold
for a TD, giving KM a 6-0 lead at halftime.
But the Lions came roaring back to take a 7-6 lead
and fhe Mounties had to come from behind to win tne
game, 19-7. As you know, KM went to to win the confer
ence championship and Shelby finished the season in four
th place.
This year, Shelby seems to have a big advantage over
the Mounties.
The Lions have racked up an impressive 5-1 record
so far, their only loss coming to the hands of Lincolnton,
25-6. In that game, the Lines held Shelby to minus rush
ing. The Lions are currently in fourth place in the SWC1
with a 2-1 conference mark. They have defeated R-S Cen-1
tral (23-14), and Cherryville t39-20). :
Shelby has claimed non-conference victories over
Hunter Huss (13-6), Brevard (13-6), and Lenoir (40-0).
On the other hand. Kings Mountain has won only two
games and has not scored in the last three ballgames. The
Mountaineers started off the season with a 19-0 win over
Salem, then beat Cherryville 13-6, but have lost the last
four, to Chase (38-12), East Rutherford (20-0), Bessemer
City (7-0), and Mooresville (32-0).
Will The Mountaineers Win Five?
It's very doubtful!
While speaking at a meeting of the Kings Mountain
Lions Club some weeks ago (before football sea.son open
ed), Mountaineer Head Coach Bill Bates said that the
coaching staff would be well pleased if the team won five
games this sea.son.
Will the Mounties win five?
Look at it this way. The tough games are just now
getting here.
The Mountaineers play Shelby this week, then play
at Rutherfordton (the Mounties beat the Hilltoppers 21-20
last year) and return home to host Belmont and Lincoln
ton in the season’s final two.
Belmont and Rutherfordton do not sport good records.
In fact, KM’s mark is just a little bit better. Both teams
have 1-5 records and Rutherfordton is winless in confer
ence play. Belmont beat Cherryville 2.5-19 for its only win
and Rutherfordton beat non-conference Enka 19-13.
Kings Mountain might win over Belmont and Ruther
fordton, but the Mounties are going to have to pull an up
set or two to be assured of a break-even year. That means,
they’ll have to beat either Shelby or Lincolnton.
T(ie Stiejhy Lions "cross t)ie for t)iis week’s gai.-re and .added Bates
creek” Friday to Day a visit to tiiat more soptiomores wi)l be ed good
ttie Kings M,runtain football .seeing action in ttiis week’s
team and to olay a game wtiich game. Bates has not scheduled
is being oredicted to bo a well- any more varsity games for this
season, and has “called up” all
tenth graders from the jayvee
team.
?s reports that Crisp has look- termen David DcPriost and -Son-
,ood in practice thi^ week; Oav.s, M^-iatJ
adding that he might lean
ward the soph (or action
fought contest and, as usual, fill
ed with excitement.
The game, originally sched
uled for 7:30, has been moved
up a haU-houi and will be
played ot 8 p.m., it was an
nounced Tuesday afternoon by
KM Head Coach Bill Bates.
He .said that he is not certain
of any of his backs, as of yet,
and added that a couple new
faces may be seen at the end
positions From tackle to tackle,
the line will probably look the
the main targ
nasse.s Al tackles will probably
be .Mickey .Mitchell i20.'5 pound
At the ends, the Coacli is not senior) and Steve Cornwell, a
certain. Charles Carroll is listed mnd junior. On defense,
as a doubtful starter because of will be seen at one end
an injury, and Batt's said that possibly fli th(' otlK'r will be
sophomores Pat Cheshire and
Stanley Laughter may (o called
upon for action at the two posi
tions
junior Joe Itoundlrec*.
Bates looks for a good game
this week, sayin.g that the boy^ -vrorttin tho ch.io.
are always up for them tShel-
byi.” Bates added that the KM-
Shelby contest is always a good ® ’’’
one, even though one team may
have a big advantage
Medlin at the tackles and Chuc-
ky Gladden and Paul Gaffney at
Other sophomore startci^s will
be guards Paul Gaffney and J.
C. Wright. Gaffney has l)ccn
starting all season long, and
Wright got the nod last vvtvk as
the defensive middle guard.
This year the Lions of Coach
Gel aid Alton have the advantage.
Shelby has won five of its
Now, opposing these boys list
ed above.
It will either be Tom.Tiy Finger
or Tommy Goforth at quarter
back, the latter havng handled
the post for the first half of the
season. Finger got in much ac-
firs. Siv names and is in "fourth quarterback in last week’s the name of Mitchell Self, who
first si.v games, and is in lourtn possibly receive ' ' ’
the starting nod for this week’s
game. He has been a mainstay
on defense all year.
place in the Southwest
ence standings. The Lions rack
ed CheiTyville by a 39-20 count
last week.
Roger Va.iscy. a 175-pound
junior, wlio played foi Last
Rulhorfmd last year, will '..c a
starting tackle oti defense.
Al the guards will be Icltcr-
mcii Ri)4cr McKee and Chip
Cloningcf and at center will he
letterman Kolx-rl Blanton. Me-
Kce and Blanton were h.oth start
ers last season.
Shelby, while compiling a .5-1
senior by record, lia.i racked up 13t point.^
for si.x games while holding its
is rated as one of the best quar- opponents to only 71. Kings
terbacks in the conference and Mountain has managed only 44
a boy who got experience last points this year and has been
season by directing the Lions to scorole.ts iti the last throe
Coach Allen will have directing
his team a 17.5-pound
While the Shelby Coaches —
Allen. Jim Horn, Gene Kirkpat
rick, and Bob Reynolds - are
'Messed with experienced players „„„
and many lettermen. the KM oP""
Coaching staff has been “crying
the blues” all season long.
One Kings Mountain 'hack —
Philip Wright had to quit the
squad because of poor grades and
the tailback position, which he
to
a 6-4 record and a fourth place
finish in the conference.
games. The Mountaineers hav(||
liad 103 poinis scored on then!
this year.
WHICH ONE? — Either Tommy Finger (left) or Tommy Goforth
will be starting at quarterback for Kings Mountain Friday night
when the Mountaineers host Shelby in an 8 o'clock contest. Go
forth has been directing the team all season but Head Coach
Bill Botes said Tuesday afternoon that Finger might receive the
starting coU, since he has been looking good in practice this
week. Both boys are juniors.
Only four membore of this
year’s team are lettermen, and
one of them lettered his sopho
more year. All four are seniors.
Other than those four, inexper
ienced players have dominated
the scene at KM this season.
In other conference games this
week. East Rutherford will be at
Rel.nont, Chase will host Lin-
cohiton. and Rutherfordton will
play al Cherryville.
Halfback Paul Wright, a lel-
terman, is the booster of Shel
by’s running attack and Self t-an
either sophomore Dennis Smith either throw or run, as he
or senior Mike Goforth. shown through the first six
Bates said that Smith may
start at either tailback or wing- Other members of the Shelby
back, reporting that if he doesn’t backfield arc halfback Terry ~
start at wingback, then Steve Goode and Jerry Nanney, both KINGS MOUNTAIN’S football
Goforth probably will. juniors. David Scheweppe, a jun- squad is less one halfback since
At fullback will be one of four ior, and sopho'.r.ore Phil Peeler report cards were issued Iasi
boys; Seniors Jay Powell, Philip will also see much action in the week. Philip Wright, leading
Bunch, and Danny Kiser, or Lion backfield, both offensively rusher, was ruled ineligible to
Bates said Tuesday that he is sophomore Chip Crisp. Powell is and defensively. participate during
not certain of a starting eleven still favoring an injury and At the ends will be senior let-
the .second
half of season play.
Mountaineers Lose Fourth;
Mooresville, By 32-0
Kings Mountain suffered its
third straight shutout Friday
night, falling to the hands of the ■ A. 15-yard penalty gave the
Mooresville Blue Devils 32-0, at I Mounties the ball on the 34, Go-
rr-ore carries Smith had another Crisp’s second half kickoff for
first down on the Mooresville 49.! Mooresville and raced from the
10 to the 33 before being brought
down. Coats galloped to the
Should Be Good Week Of Football
Mooresville.
Mooresville was led by senior
fullback Jeiry Coats, who scored but Goforth lost back to the
three of his team’s five touch-
downs and gained a total of 106
yards rushing. Quarterback Mike
Deaton, a junior, completed two
This week should be a good week for football.
While the big game for KM fans is on tap this friday,
other conference games pit Chase against Lincolnton,
Rutherfordton against Cherryville, and Belmont against
East Rutherford.
The Lions-Mountaineer game is always filled with ex
citement. and over at Cherryville, it will be a battle of the
non-winners, for SWC play that is. Up at Chase, the con
ference’s two top teams are battling apd East Rutherford
has to battle Belmont at the Red Raiders’ home field.
TAKE THE TEAMS ONE AT A TIME — Lincolnton
has not lost a game this year. The Wolves were tied by
East Rutherford, 6-6, and the Cavaliers went on to win in
“sudden death”, 13-6. Chase is undefeated in conference
play and is ranked sixth in the state.
Lincolnton was rated third in the state until that tie
game, and since then has dropped to ninth position. The
Wolves have defeated Cherryville (26-12), Shelby (25-6),
Hudson (6-0), Newton (?-?), and Rutherfordton (14-0).
The Trojans have racked up victories over Salem (20-
0), Rutherfordton (21-0), Polk Central (35-0), Belmont
(25-6), and have lost one, to Davie County (6-0).
Chase has a lot of speedsters but (from what I have
heard), the Wolves sport a good defensive team. Plus, Lin
colnton has two boys that made all-conference last year,
halfback Steve Brackett and center Martin Eaddy.
Let’s say this: It will be a close ballgame but Lincoln
ton will win it, 12-7?
Going on down the line: Rutherfordton at Cherryville.
Coach Max Beam’s Hilltoppers lost a lot of good boys
last year and are hurting in the same way as Kings Moun
tain — lack of experience.
But after such a slow start, the team has closed the
gap and has shown a little progress. The Hilltoppers sport
a first-half ball club, as they pointed out up at Shelby a
few weeks ago.
Cherryville has a fair quarterback, a couple fair run
ners, and some ends who can catch the ball. It should
prove to be a close game, also, so let’s say Rutherfordton
over Cherryville, 20-18.
East Rutherford shouldn’t have too much trouble with
Belmont, but the Raiders have the advantage of their
home field. East has some quick backs, and one of the
best quarterbacks in the conference.
Belmont will lose to East by a 25-0 count.
Now, last but by no means the least: SHELBY AT
KINGS MOUNTAIN.
The Mountaineers are having their share of the prob
lems and the Lions are sporting a good team — not a con
ference winner — but a real good team. Shelby’s backs are
faster than KM’s, and quarterback Mitchell Self, a two-
year letterman, is rated as one of the best around these
parts.
Self is a good passer as well as runner. And, too, ends
Sonny Davis and David DePrlest serve as good receivers.
If they can possibly do it, the Lions will run up the score
on Kings Mountain.
I hate to say it: Shelby over kings Mountain, 27-6.
1
touchdown passes, both to end
Terry Curtis.
Dennis Smith took the opening
kickoff for KM on the 15 and re
turned to the 17 but on third
down, quarterback Tommy Go
forth fumbled and Mike Thomp
son, a guard, recovered for
Mooresville on the KM 26.
From there, it took the Blue
Devils only six plays to get on
the scoreboard, with Coats going
over from the one for the TD.
Steve Brannon kicked the con
version to make the score 7-0
with 7:29 left to play in the first
quarter.
Smith again took Brannon’s
kickoff on the 1.5, but this time
returned to the 30 yard line be
fore being downed. Smith car
ried to the 38 on first down,
Steve Goforth picked up one yard
to the 39, and Smith picked up
a first down to the 44. In tWo
forth carried to the 32, Danny
Ki.ser picked up five yards to the
Mountaineer 46 with a first
down, and in three running
plays, the Blue Devils had anoth-
^9*. Tommy Goforth tlicn fumbled cr first down on the 32.
on fourth dowti, and Tommy Oliphant ran to the 24, then
Oliphant recovered for Moores- a clipping penalty put the Blue
ville on the 36. | Devils back on the 39. On fourth
In six plays the Blue Devils ] down. Coats ran to the 19 for
had another score, with Deaton another first down and Moores-
passing 49 yards to Curtis to cli- ville got possession on the nine,
max the drive. Brannon’s P.AT due to a penalty against KM.
was no good and the Blue Dev- Coats then went off right tac-
ils led 13-0. only seconds after' kle for the score, and Brannon’s
the .second quarter had gotten point after attempt failed.
MOUNTAINEER
GRIDGRAPH
M 1
f irst Downs
d
ds. Rushing
yds. Passing
■Total Yards
Passes Att.
t’asscs Comp,
t’asses Had Int.
f umbles Lost
enalties
Punts
0 3—37.7
underway.
Mooresville drove 80 yards for
its third score of the night, after
taking over when the Mountain,
eers were forced to punt. Ricky
Young ran the punt all the way
back for a TD, but a clipping
penalty cau.scd the play to be
called back.
It took Mooresville a few more
plays (11) to score on that drive,
with Deaton again passing to
Curtis for the TD. The pass cov
ered 23 yards, Brannon’s point
after failed, and Mooresville led
19-0 with 3:28 left to play in the
first half.
Donnie Robinson took Chip
Mooresville leading 25-0.
Coats scored his final touch
down with 11:21 left to play on a
one-yard plunge. Mooresville had
taken possession when KM was
forced to punt and drove 54 yards
for the score. Brannon kicked the
PAT for the final score.
It was Moore.sville’s fifth win
in six starts, and the Mountain
eer’s fourth straight loss. KM has
not managed a score in the last
three contests.
Sophomore tailback Dennis
Smith was KM’s leading ground
gainer, picking up 24 yards in
seven carries. Steve Goforth gain
ed 23 in nine tries.
flayer
Smith
S. Goforth
(Irisp
Finger
M. Goforth
Kiser
Mitehem
T. Goforth
MeSwain
KINGS MOUNTAIN
RUSHING
T
G
L
N )
Avg.
28
4
24
3.4
25
2
23
2.5
14
—
14
7.0
7
—
7
3.5
6
—
6
3.0
6
—
6
2.0
1
2
-1
-.5
—
3
-3
-3.0
—
8
-8
•8.0
Ployer
Finger
PASSING
Att. Comp. Int.
3 10
RECEIVING
Ployer Caught Yds.
M. Goforth 1 4
MOORESVILLE
McGinnis Fumitnie Moves Into
First Place Tie In Ladies' Loop
McGinnis Furniture Company for the losers,
moved into a tie for first place 1 STANDINGS
in the Ladies’ Bowling stantiings | Team
Tuesday night by taking a four | Elsie’-
game win off the Oates-Hender-
son Shell team. : Kjogg Mtn. Drug
The win, coupled with a four I
game win by Plonk Brothers over - Dates-Henderson
McGinnis Furniture
Elsie’s Beauty Shop, tied McGin
nis Furniture with Elsie’s for the
league lead. Both teams sport 18-
10 records.
Kings Mountain Drug took
over third place with its 4-0 win
over Cash’s Grocery. The loss
dropped Cash’s from a fourth-
place tie to the sixth position.
Barbara Miller and Betty Fite
shared scoring honors in the Mc
Ginnis Furniture win, Miller
claiming high line with a 113
Cash’s Grocery
W
L
Pet.
18
10
.643
IS
10
.643
14
14
.500
13
15
.464
11
17
.393
10
18
.357
Dilling, Rathbone |
Lead Alley Cot Wlit
Plater
T G L N
Avg,
Coats
19 106 — 106
5.6
Oliphant
13 70 — 70
5.4
Robinson
7 51—51
7.3
Goodman
2 9 2 7
3.5
Cook
1 4—4
4.0
Deaton
2 7 6 1
.5
Young
1-1-1
■1.0
Morrow
2-3-3
-1.5
PASSING
player
AH. Comp. int.
Tdt.
Deaton
10 6 0
135
Morrow
2 10
12
RECEIVING
Ployer
Caught Yds.
TD
Curtis
4 104
2
Levan
1 26
0
Cook
1 12
0
Robinson
1 5
0
Recorder's Court
fudge Wins Contest
STARTER — KMHS Mountaineer senior tackle Chip Bridges will
be starting at one tackle position Friday night when Kings
Mountain plays host to arch-rival Shelby in a key Southwest
Conference battle. The game will get underway at 8 p.m.
Little Mowitaineeis Blank Chase
As Mullinax Scores Two More TDs
The Kings Mountain high only loss coming in the
The standings stayed the
same in the Mixed Bowling
League Thursday night as the
first place Alley Cats increased
their lead to three games.
The Alley Cats won a 3-1 de
cision over bottom place Alex-
and Fite copping high set with a I Used Auto Parts and in
31.5. Four of the five team bowl-' "tafeh, the Clarence
ers — Miller, Fite, Mary Ruthi^*°"'^ ®Clyde Culbertson
Barrett, and Wilhelmina Sprouse i split a four game series.
—rolled 300-plus sets.
Jenny Oates copped scoring
honors for the losing Oates-Hen-
derson Shell ladies with a 122
line and a 326 set.
Those two teams are still tied
for second place.
Evelyn Early rolled a 120 line
and a 314 set to lead Plonk
Brothers to a fourth place posi
tion by taking a 4-0 win from
heretofore first place Elsie’s
Beauty Shop. Pat Herndon added
a 302 set for fhe winners and
Lib Gault had a 137 line and a
368 set for the losers.
John Dilling and Steve Rath-
bone teamed up to lead the Alley
Cats’ win, Dilling claiming high
line with a 124 and Rathbone
adding a 337 set. Richard Cul
bertson rolled a 126 line and a
352 set to pace the losers.
PLAYER OF WEEK—Roy Med
lin, 205 - pound Mountaineer
tackle, gains "Player of the
Week" honors this week as a
result of his defensive work
against Mooresville Friday
night. Mooresville, a non-eon-
ference ioe, won the gome, 32-
Medlin IMountie
Player Oi Week
11'
n
Roy Medlin, 205-pound junior
tackle, gains "Player of the
Week” recognition this week as
a result of his bl(x:king and de
fensive work against Mooresville
i Friday night.
Pat Panther rolled a 104 line
and a 301 set to lead Kings
Mountain Drug into third place' Team
In the standings by defeating Alley Cats
Clyde Culbertson rolled a 128
line and a 355 .set to cop high
scoring honors for the night and
lead his team to a 2-2 split with
Clarence Plonk. Lib Gault rolled
a 127 line and Plonk added a 339
high set for the losers.
STANDINGS
W
14
Chsh’S Grocery four games to Clarence Plonk
none. Dot Tlgnor had a 98 line [Clyde Culbertson
and Betty Cash added a 283 set Alexander’s
Pet.
.700
JiSO
.550
.200
Medlin was called up from the
junior varsity team during the
middle part of the season and
saw some action during the sec
ond half, but did not get into
enough play to receive a letter.
However, he would be rated as
one of the more experienced
players.
This marks the second (trAlfiit
week that a tfickle has been
named. Senior Chip Bridget re
ceived the nod last week.
Kings Mountain Recorder’s
Court Judge George Thomasson Is
the winner of the weekly Shelby
Daily Star football contest for
this week. Thomasson missed
only the Duke-Clemson game,
which Clemson won, 3-2.
Thomasson, who received his
law degree at Duke University,
beat out Mrs. J. A. Vaughn of
Shelby, who also missed only one
prediction. Mrs. Vaughn missed
the Purdue • Michigan game.
Thomasson entered a tie break
ing score (for the Shelby-Cherry-
ville game) of 36 points, and
Mrs. Vaughn entered a tie break
ing score of 34 points. There were
59 points scored in the game,
which Shelby won 39-20.
As a result of winning the con
test, Judge Thomasson will re
ceive a first place prize of $15.
Mrs. Vaughn gets the $10 second
place prize.
SANDY KOUFAX of the Los
Angeles Dodgers gave up only
one earned run in the three
World Seriei garnet that he ap-
ared in against the Mlnhesota
ins.
pean
Win
school ninth grade Little Moun
taineers won their fourth straight
football game here Thursday
night, handing Chase a 21-0 set
back. It marked the fourth
straight game that the Little
Mounties have blanked their op
ponent.
opener at Lincolnton. Since then^
the Mounties have not been scor
ed on.
Halkback Wayne Mullinax
Kings Mtuntain has an open
date this week before hitting the
road to East Rutlicrford for a
game next Thursday at 5:3(1
Tile Litlle Mnunlies will play
Gastonia’s Hunter Huss wet'k
starred in the win by scoring two j after next in the season finale,
of the team’s touchdowns .Mul
linax (broke a scoreless deadlock
in the first period by galloping
12 yards. Kenneth Mitehem kick
ed the point after to give the
Mounties a 7-0 lead.
After a teai.-nmate fumbled the
ball, Mullinax took the second
half kickoff on his own 20 and
romped 80 yards for his second
In another game here Thurs
day, the Kin^s -Mountain junior
varsily team (tenth and eleventh
graders) lost to Gaffney, 14-6.
Dennis Goforth scored KM’s
only TD with a 20 yard pass play
from quarterback D,')ug Mtr.’cier.
Goforth attempted the noint af
ter, but it was not good.
TD of the night. Mitehem again
kicked the conversion and KM Coach Bill Bates reports that
led 14-0. The two scores ran his defensive standouts included
season’s scoring pace to 11 touch ta^’kle Charles Green, ends Pat
downs. He has thrown for two Cheshire and Stanley Laughter,
more. ! fullback Mike Hoyle, and half-
Fullback Mark Goforth scored [ Wayne Wright,
the Little Mounties’ final touch- I
down with an 18-yard tain In the! The jayvees have no more
fourth quarter. Mitehem agalnlS“™s scheduled for this year,
kicked the conversion. .They will be playing with the
Coach Bob Hussey said that varsity for the remainder of th(>
he was well pleased with his season.
team’s output, both offense and
defense. Hussey said that Joe
Cornwell, Joe Dover, and Stan
ley Brown spearheaded the de
fensive charge. Cornwell Inter
cepted two passes, Dover Inter
cepted one, plus played a re
markable job at linebacker, and
Brown was a standout as a de-
f«Miv8 tMhl*.
The win ran the Little Moun
ties’ season record to 4-1, their
DON’T FORGET - KM Moun
taineers host Shelby Lions Friday
night at 8 p.m. at City Stadium^
Be there! I
WKE’S Blue Devils open bas-
Mtball drills Monday. The Blue
Devlu ofwn their regular season
against Virginia Tech on Decern-
oer 1 In Greensboro.
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