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KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALDJ<IN^. MOUNTAIN, N. C.
Adams, Spencei, Cole, Mitchem, Fuigei Stai
Page 3
Kings Mountain Ends Second Perfect Regular Season
ODDS-'N'-ENDS
By JOE CORNWELL
Herald Sports Editor
Is Maravich Really That Good?
Just how good is Pistol Pete Maravich? The budding
superstar has just about dominated the basketball f*ont
this year. He has scored 891 points through his first 20
games this season and is heading for the all-time scoring
record of 41.7 average held by Frank Selvy of Furman.
Seivy’s record has stood since 1954. The Pistol’s average is
44.5 points per game.
^ Statistics show that Maravich connected on 311 of SOo
^ field goal attempts during the first ten games this season,
for a 41.5 percent mark.
A lot of people say that Pete shoots so much because
he has to carry the load due to not having much help. Not
taking anything away from the North Carolinian, but I
find this hard to believe. Statistics show that all of the oth
er starters on the team are hitting over fifty percent of
(heir shots.
As a team, not including Maravich, the LSU squad has
ii field goal percentage of 51 percent. Currently Pete con
nects on 41.5 percent of his shots from the floor.
LSU through its first 20 games this season averaged
75 shots a game, with Maravich firing an average of 40 a
tilt, Pete’s critics point to his field goal percentage as the
iviil gauge to his ability. Many others say Pistol Pete
doesn’t even rate as an all-conference player let alone an
‘ Ali-American.
^ Some coaches sing the praises of the teen-ager whose
I point making antics have suddenly caused basketball to
rise from the depths in popularity to challenge football at
the LSU campus.
One coach said the only fault he saw in the floppy-
haired basketball player was that he shoots too much when
he doesn’et have a shot. Still another coach said, “He un-
‘ (loubtably has a world of ability and could be a bona fide
A!l-AmeiVan if ho shot about 20 times a game. His scoring |
average would drop, but his shooting percentage would ^
rlimb.” . , i
Taking many facts into consideration I have decided j
lhat Maravich is not the only player in the country who j
could average over forty points a game. In fact there aroj
about 30 more. The only thing lhat is holding them back
is the fact that they don’t shoot as much as the Pistol.
Dean Smith, coach of the national ranked Tar Heels,
said he has no doubt lhat his forwai'd, Larry Miller, could
« verage about 50 points per game if ho shot 40 times a
ame. Smith said that he figured that Larry could score 23 :
lield goals per game. '
Gilmore Unanimous
At least one representative from each member school
of the Western Carolinas Junior College Conference was
named to the All-Conference Basketball Team.
The selections through the light back on the tightly
balanced league standings which saw four teams tie for
second place and only three games seperating second and
seventh place.
Unanimous selections to the all-conference team were
Artis Gilmore of Gardner-Webb, Arnold Nicholson of Bre
vard, Ronnie Yales of Anderson, and Darryl Gibson of
Loes-McRae.
Also named to the ton-man squad were: Jerry Martin,
Spartanburg: Ray Cook and Dick Fowler, North Greenville;
Jim Wilmoth and Steve Kebeck, Gardner-Webb; and Dink-
cr Jones, Wingate.
My Congratulations To KM Cagers
I would like to give my congratulations to the Kings:
Mountain Mountaineers and Mountainettes for a most out
standing basketball season. The Mountaineers glided
through the regular season undefeated, bringing home a
conference championship. The Mountainettes finished the
regular season with a 15-3 conference mark. The best in a
long lime for a Kings Mountain girls team.
Wake Forest Breaks Losing
Streak With Win Over State
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Sophomore Guard Otis Cole
scored 16 points against East
'this past week. Cole has played
outstanding basketball all sea
son long.
Rick Finger doesn't score many
points, but he gains his share
of the rebounds. The senior for
ward has played a large part
in the Mountaineers' success
this season.
The Quarterback of the team:
Senior guard Steve Spencer is
the Mountaineer quarterback,
he calls the plays from his
guard position. Spencer's boll
handling ability has played a
large part in the Mountaineers'
plans this season. Spencer toss
ed in 20 points against East.
K. Plonk, Reynolds Lead Charges
Cooch Bob Hussey (right) hands the basketball to his 6'5" center
George Adams. Adams has paced the Mountaineers through the
st'oson averaging 25.1 points per ballgame. Coach Hussey will be
depending on the performances of Adams, when he Mountoineers
meet R. S. Central this Fridoy in the Southwestern Conference
Tournament. Game time is at 9:00.
Mountaineers Will Play
In Bi-Conference Tourney
Girls Blast East, 46-34
By JOE CORNWELL
Hvrald Sports Editor
Senior f*(‘nicr .Adam.s
‘ .soonnl 37 points as he i>a( <*d Iht?
; K i n g.s Mountain Mounlainrf?r»
over Kast Kulherfordlon U)i)*53,
this past Tuesday. Tin? win wa.s
the 20lh in a row for tlu* unb<*alcn
Mountain<‘<*rs, as they rolled up
their higln*st .scoring game of
iheir .sensational sea.son.
Adams, .seoring his .‘)(M)th iMiint
( in the contest, ])robably played
|! his second b(‘si game <>f the year
-the best against Shedby. .Sieve
j * Spenci'i toss(*d in 20 points to take
1 second })lace scoring honors. Sop-
[ !h(»more guard (^tis ('ole also hit
in double digii.s. He (lump(?d in
\Ci tallies.
In the first quart(*r the Moun-
, taineers jumped off to a 23-12
I lead. Adams scored ten of his 37
j in that period of play. Cole, who
1 many think only missed one i'hot
: in tin* firs! half, pushed six p^iints
I through the htK)p. Ricky McKenny
I tallied eight in that period for
i K^sr.
I .Sp(‘ncer t(H)k over the scxiring
load in the second, as he stripped
: the nets for ID points. Cole added
SIX and Adams four for Kings
Mijuntain, in Dial lourtli of play.
Kings Mountain led at the half,
-i5-2r).
Ill the third the Mountaiiv'ers
hit on ten field goals for 20 points,
Adams lo.s.sed in eiglit of those
2(t. Ken Mitchem. Rick Finger, and
Cole added four each.
Senior hnward Darrell Whet-
stin(‘ and Adams eould be con-
sidercfl the Stars of the fourth
perioil of play. With approximate
ly minute remaining in the
gann* .Adams scored six points to
give him a st*ason total of 502.
Then, with jiwt two se<onds re
maining on the s(()n*board ilcK’k,
Whelsiine connected on two foul
shots, giving the Mountaineers 100
, inarkiTs f<n their niglil's perform-
aihc.
The Kings Mountain Mountain-
?tles completed their mftsi suc
cessful season in (juite a long
I time, as tliey dt'fcated the Kast
j Ruthei foidton Ca\aliers 10-31.
1 Tuesday night.
(Continued Front Page One)
Kings Mountain and Burns con
lest. Then at 8:30 the winner of
the Shelby boys game with Burns,
will meet the winner of the
Cherryville and Crest game.
No tournament games will be
played on Wednesday, but play
will resume on Thursday with
the finals of the tournament. The
teams playing in the finals will
be the winners of the Monday and
Tuesday night contest, in botli the
boys and the girls divisions. The
Fastest Field Ever
At Asheville,
Weaverville
championship girls game will be- i
gin at 7:00. The boys champion-!
ship game will be played at 8:30.
If the Kings Mountain Moun
taineers should lo.se the coiifei-|
ence tournament, they will still
have a .seat in the Bi-conference
Tournament, which is al.so going |
to be played in Kings Mountain.*
The tourney will begin on Maich
the 12th. ,
The Mountaineers won their
trip to the Bi conferencx? louina-
ment by winning the Southwest
ern Conference Championship. On
the other hand, if the Mounlnin-'
eors should win the tournament
the team taking second place will
advance with them to the Bi-con
forence Tournament.
Mountaineers Ambush
Lincolnton Wolves
'The ^•(lml>in<‘<l scoring abililU’s:
of Kind’s Mountain's four lor
wards provided ih<* .Mountainettev
with their winning margin.
Kathy l*h»nk led tlie Mouniain-
otti‘.s witii 13 p<)inis. Nancy R<\v
nolds came in second in liu* sc'M--
ing battle with 11. Linda Ciiil*
iers and Sharon (Hold added pi
In lhat period of play. Adams
:'-1ale<l 14 big points, as Kings
Mountain outsc(»rcd Kast 35-13.
Spcnicr added another ten, in
tliat p(‘riod of play, to gi\o him
ins night's tola! of 2D-
Uoumiing out t)ie Mountie game
The fastest field of cars in the
history of the race is shaping up: jhe Kings Mountain Mountain
for the third annual running Mountainettes look for-
the Fireball 300 at Asnevillo* tournament with
Weaverville Speedway on Sun-Urreat hopes,
oy. March 3. !
The Mountaineers will becounl-
Topping the list of drivers al
ready entered in the battle foi
the $S,0T4 in prize money is Rich
arc! Felty, the Randloman^N. C.
ace wh<; is the most sucv»"s.'lu
(l.ivt 1 in NASCAR history. Pettj
ing on the performance of Iheir
senior center George Adams.
Adams has led the Mountaineers
through the Southwestern battle
with an untarnished record. Ken
Mitchem along with Rick Finger
The Kings Mountain Mountain
eers stretched their -win streak to
19 in a row with Hieir 79-05 win
over the Lincolnton Wolves this
jjast week.
Behind the performantes ol
George Adams and Ken Mitchem.
the Mountaineers came from be
hind early in the first quarter to
pick up the win.
Adams tossed in a .game lead
ing total of 25 points. Mitchem
damped in 21 tallies.
Kings Mountain fell behind
early in the first quarter but they
raiiied to gain a 20-13 led after
ih.at period of play. h(‘ Moun-
teineiu's were paceti by Mitchem
who had S points.
In the second quarter, th'*
Mountaineers, behind the seven
p(hnt output of Rick Finger out-
scored Lincolnton lS-10.
At the half the sc(»re stood at
Kings Mountain 3S Lincolnton 23
In the tiiird quarter the Wolve
Bowling Results
and 9 respectively for liie Moun-
tainettes.
However, game seeming hcjiior.s
j went to Shannon Sliufoicl of
(Vime a little closei’ to the Moun- i East who had 14.
tainec-rs. They sconxl 16 markers' K»ngs Mountain jumped oft to
to the Mountaineers IS. Adams'^ 12-10 lead after the first cjuar
Mitchem had seven and
Finger .sronxl eight. Ricky .McKen-
Ud the Mouniies in that j:oriod j
ol play scoring 11 points.
In the fourth the Mountaineers;
fell to the hands of the Wolves'
26-2.3. However, the Wolve margin '
wasn’t enough to pick up the win. I
Paul Lawing led Lincolnton in'
ter. They incr(‘ase(l their lead in
the* second outscoring the Cava
liers, ll-S.
Kings Mountain took a 23-16
load into the dn*ssing roctms at
the half.
In thi‘ tiiird (juarter the Moun-
tafnett<*s increased their l<\ad !)>
that period of play scoring edght | twet more points as they blasKxl
points. i Kast, 9-7.
Bobby Joe Blaster led tile \N'ol-1 'They padded, their lead in the
\.*s with 21 markers. Finger an<l fourth outscoring BJast 14-11.
guard Steve Spcmcer were the
other two Mounties to score in
Tlu‘ win was the* 1.5fh against
three losses for Kings Mountain.
(ioubli* figures. B'inger scored 11 | It placed them in third position
an<^l Spencer added 12. • in the final conference stamlings.
Mountainettes Slide
Past Lincolnton
WINS'TON-SALEM "It was
a long time coming," is the way
Coach Jack McCIoskey summed
up the VV'ake Forest victory over
N. C. Slate Saturday as the Dea
cons snapped an 11-gamc losing
strtxik with a 72-66 victory.
wilt (omo here directly from i Qtjs Cole, and Steve Spencer will
D.r.touiu International Spcet'wa; other four starters for the
"We won’t start thinking about where he qualified ^for th? Day | Mountaineers come tourney lime,
the tournament until after the tona ’DO at 1S9.055 miles pe: i
game Wtxlnesday night," McClos-^J^R’ his No. 43 Plymoutii. i Starters for the Mountainettes
key remarked. * Petty will be after his thndi will probably be; Linda Childers.
The - Deacon coach, who per-1 Fireball .3lX) victory in a row. he] Shamn GolcR *^‘***’>' Atkinson,'
sonally scoutexi St. Joe in its'liaving won the 1966 and 1907:^^’^ Plonk, and Namy Rey-
63-54 win over Villanova on Feb. faces. The Randleman star will; noias.
It was the first win -for thei U. said, "We haven't faced a the target for all rival drivers i
tougher foe all season. They aroj^^is .cison; they nope to pic\enet yjoijntain High School has plavecl
the five toughest kids IVc seen P<*tty having another year **ke, ^ basketball tournamont.
all year. They aren’t impressive; the one he had m 1967 when ; The tournev wUl be a most ex-
looking, but they get the job won 27 Grand National races, 10 watch, featuring the
them in a row’. l eiaht teams in botii the bovs
St. JoseplTs, playing its secondi Already in the Fireball 3tH)l and girls divisions of the South-
st'ason under Jack McKinney, has I field wdth Petty are several western Conference,
a 16-S record. It won the Gator j the fastest drivers and cars on Admission to the tournament
Bowl Tournament in December 'the NASCAR circuit. One* of these ^ill be $1 for ^itudents and Sl.25
with wins over Florida and Wash-j is David Pearson. 1966 Grand Na-; adults.
ington. jtional champ who qualifietl his|
Wednesday's game will he the|l96S B'ord at 1SS.142 mph at Day-1
second of a doubleheader. LaSallei tona. i
meets Morohoad State in the! Two others are Bobby Isaac;
opener with tlio Wake F'orest-St land Tiny Lund, both chargers ofi
Joseph’s tilt slated to begin [the highest order. All of these |
around 9 o’clock. I men agret» that the Asheville ;
The Palestra on the campus of| Weaverville Speedway is made to'
MEN'S LEAGUE Tlu* Kings Mountain Moun-
Albert Brackett defeated Pl***^*^ ‘ tainettes dcft'.itt'd Limolnlon 42-
,35. this past Friday. Sharon G»)M
and Limla Childers pacxxl tin*
winning MouniaiiKU tes scoring
17 and 16 points res|K*(li\ely.
Deacs in more than a month and
put them in a . gocni frame of
mind for tlie final regular-season
lest w'ith the pesky St. Joseph’s
Hawks at the Pal<*stra in Phil
adelphia Wednesday night.
After the St. Joe ballU', lh<
Deacs will have a week to go
ready for their ACC Tournamen
opener al Charlotte March 7
Wake Forest and Clemson are
tied for seventh place in the final
standings and a draw will deter
mine which will battle the No. 2
seixlod team and which w'ill have
to face North Carolina’s top-seed
ed Tar Heels.
Recreational
^-Ofi Results
Action in the Play-Off Tourna
ment in the City’s Recreational
Basketball league this past week
wa.s heavy. ‘
In the first game played Ful
ton’s defeated Episcopal 53-48 in
the double elimination tourney
Southwestern
Conference
Standings
Men's Bowling League this jias
w’eek. Albert Brackett w’as high
scx)rcr for the winners rolling a
total of 39(1. John Dilling led the
losers witli a 348 total.
Ranny Blanton lost to Dilling
Heating also by a score of 3-1.
High man for Ranny Blanton wa.s
P'red Camp with a total of 3.52.
Frank Wilson Ld Dilling Healing,
with a 34.5 total. |
Stroup’s 66 defeated Richard, ^ .
Culboibon. 3-1. Richard Culhcrl-, Lf-NOIR .North Carolina .s
son loci his team with a total of, semi-iiro haseliall champion will
.367 Clyde Culbertson led the win- •’>' tietermined under a new tour-
ners with a .36! total. « hiclt includes
MIXED LEAGUE eastern and western division play-
^ ... it ^vas disilosed today.
Ranny Blanton whitewas!u*d
Ronnie Culbertson in the first .
the Mixed Bowling Oka Hester o! (,reensboro, slate
Lenoir, Boxboro
Play-Oii Sites
After tile fir.si piU'iod of pl-u
th<‘ score was Kings Moun’ain ID
Lincolnton ID. '^he Lady ’'ioun
lies rallied in tlu‘ soeond, out
.scoring Linc'olnitin 13-5.
In the third quarter Lincolni
outscored the MounlaimMie.-- IDS,
and in the fourtli hotii teams
matchivl scores at 11 each.
Tlu‘ win was the 14th cttnfei-
eni-e vielory lor Coach Blaine
From*bei gel's lassii’s. who au* in
third plact» in tlu‘ Southwestern
Con ference.
Sharon Hill led the La<ly Wol
ves with 13 markers.
Box Scores
GIRLS
KINGS .MOlhVrAIN
game in
BOYS
Won
Lost
Play-
the University of Philadelphia
has never been a happy hunting
ground for the Deacons. The last
Wake Forest win came In 1962
when the Deacs heat Yale in the
NCAA first-round playoffs. The
only other w'in in recent times
order for fast cars.
"It is a track where sptxxl
counts for everything," Petty
said. "There can be no hanging
back if a fellow W'ants to win.
He must go flat-out from the
start, and keep hanging in there
Kings Mtn.
Shelby
Cherryville
Belmont
Limx)lnton
Crest
Burns
w'as a 67 .59 triumph over Temple j with all the horses." j K S. Central
in 1957. I Fans-will get a chance to seel Chase
St. Jo.s^'ph’s has a big edge in w'hat the 196S cars are capable Fast Rutherford
the series with the Deacs. It has]of in qualifying runs on Safur- GIRLS
Robert Phifer led the winnorsi won 10 of 13 meetings, ineluding| day, March 2. Most experts agrotv ^
with 17 points. Game .smring hon-1 a 79-63 decision here last year, that Dare] Dieringer's qualifying'Cha.se
ors went to Mike Baily of Epis ' Soph Dickie Walker continues] mark of 1967 SS.636 muh will Shtdby
to lead the Wake Forest scoring fall, and that the men will go on Kings Mtn.
copal with 23. ...
In the second game Fashion] with a 17.S average. Jeiry Mont-j to smash Petty’s race record of; Kast Rutherford
Cleaners defeated the Celtics 67- gomery, who hit 15 of 16 fn‘o!S3..360 moh. . R. S. Central
30. Mike Ballard led the Cleaners throws against State, is .second' After the time trials are finish-■ Burns
wilh 22 points. Doug Rathbone at 13.1 and Norwood Todmann is|ed. the five fastest ears will run Crest
led the Celtics with nine. i tiiird at 12.7. Montgomery hasjtwo-lap solo dashes, with the fast-i Kincolnton
Tryon, regular season champ ] made good on 119 of 137 frce{p.sj of these getting a substantial j Belmpnt
Conlinucdj^On 8 i throws this season. ’bonus. 1 Cherryville
Player
Sharon Gold
Linda Childers
Kathy Plonk
league Ranny Blanton gained semi-i)ro Ixiseball commissioner. Nan<y Reynolds
.sewing honors as he rolled a total r(‘ported tliat a four-year contract Vickie Turner
of 371 Ronnie Culbertson led his: has b<'en signed which calls for Sheila Oliver
losirw team wilh a 333 total. division winm-rs to N* crowiKMi jean K. Davis
Ch^e Culbertson tied Bob Hern at a w'estern tournament in Lt* K. Jean Davis
don'at two all this past week. Lib noir and an eastern lournanienl Laura Stowe
Gault led Clvde Culbertscm with in Hoxhoio. Kathy Atkinson
a total of 374 point.s. Bob Hern , Debbie Plonk
don led Bob Herndon with a 360.: 'pht* division winners then will Barbara Wilson
LADIES LEAGUE meet in a l>cst i\vo-out-oMhr<‘(‘ Ginger Finger
In the Ladies Btmling League finals for lh<‘ state champion- Dehhio 1'imms
this past week, Oates lost to ship. Tin* championship finals Diane Houser
Plonk’s Department store. 3-1. BtM will he stageci on alternate years LlNt'OLNTON
ty Fite h'd the winners with 299. at Lenoir and Roxboro, with
Charity Tignor led Oates witli a Roxhorti hosting the 196S e\<'nt.
319 total.
American Lt*gion defe.’ited tournament gantes ha\(‘
Drew's Tax Service 4-0. Lib Gault: plavcd in Roxhero for the
led American Legion with a 33D majority
total. Margaret Wilson led Drew.^,,^1 feams have h(*en from
with a 2S9. easiein North Carf)lina.
Griffin Drug hjst to Tignor ('on-
FG r
i42»
PF TP
Playt'r
Bradshaw, D.
Griggs. Kathy
Murphy. Dt'hhic
Smith. Paulette
Hill. S.
Helms. Ann
Huffsteller, D.
Reinhart, C.
13 .slruction 3-0, Ethel Tignor h'd Th(' new svstem eliminates Hicks, Kathy
1.3 Tignor Constru<-tion with a .323 traveling problems tor western Score by Quarteijs
16 total. Pal Panthei led Giiflin with, l('ams and is expected lo resultj Kings -Mtn.
JGj a 306. jin increased participation. Lincolnton
13
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Ken Mitchem's rebounding
ability has paid off In the
Mountainwrs this yeW. The
hard rebounding junior has
played a very large port in the
Mountaineers' succets this yeor*