Thursday, September 5, 1968
KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD, KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C.
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Mountaineers Open Football Season At Bessemer
Kings Mountain High School
Football Roster—1968
'Jo. Name Position Height Weight Cla.ss
1 diaries Harnes QB n’7” 142 .11
2 Charles Easley QB tVl” 165 11
i;i Ricky Fails 'JB 5’H” 120 »
14 Geep Howard* QB 5’11” 157 10
15 Joe CornTvell* HB 5’6” 137 12
!0 Bobby Ethridge WB O’O" ‘ 150 11
11 David Bolin QB 5'7” 14S 9
!2 Butch Kerns ' WB 5’7” 128 11
13 Ronnie Miller WB 5’10” 145 1^
14 Larry Putnam WB 5’4” 130 10
50 Chuck Hoyle FB 5’6” 135 11
12 Frank Bell FB 5’8” 150 10
13 Mike Blanton FB 5’9” 158 11
14 Danny Oliver FB 5’9” 158 9
15 Philbert Smith* FB 5’10” 165 11
10 Wayne Mullinax* HB 5’8” 150 12
12 Chuck Carpenter HB 5’10” 140 10
13 Dale Russell HB 5’6” 158 9
41 Marshall Logan HB 5’7” 145 9
16 Chris Blanton E 5’7” 126 9
17 Ken Reynolds E 5’6” 145 12
50 Joe Dover* C 6’0” 164 12
51 Laurin Whisnant C 5’11" 165 11
52 Kenny Bridges C 5’5” 135 11
53 James Crawford C 5’7” 150 l(t
51 Rocky Ford C 5’1” 114 9
60 Mike Brown* G 5’10” 175 11
61 Roy Kale G 5’i)” 175 12
62 Reece Black G 5’8” ITO' 10
63 David Putnam G 5’7” 152 10
64 Eugene Williams G 5’7’' 139 12
65 Ai'lhur Carroll G 5'10” 155 10
66 Gerald Herndon G 5’11’‘ 170 1!
67 Gene Harris G 5’10” 160 11
t)8 Gary Henderson* G 5’9” 175 11
t)9 Keith Roper T 5'9’’ 170 0
70 John Grier ■ T 5’8” 160 f
71 Randolph Ross T 5’10” 154 11
72 Steve Ingle T 5’9” 170 t
73 Marty Burton T 5’9” 150 K
74 Stanley Brown* T 5’9" 220 L
75 Eddie Black* T 5'8" 205 11
76 Jimmy Sotelo T O’O” 185 12 rgg
77 Wilson Ledford T O’l” 160 10
78 Jerry Lovelace T 6’!” 175 11
79 Larry Rayfield T S'll” 210 11
SO Ross Springer* E O’O” 180 12
81 Ray Hughes E ti’O” 155 10
83 Johnny Hogue E 5’10” 110 10
84 Mike Kiser E 5’9” 155 11
85 Jimmy Ware E 5’]1” 147 12
86 Terry Putnam E 5’1tl” 145 10
87 Steye Plonk E 5’8” 140 9
.88 Clarence Ash* E 5’10” 190 12
89 Gerald Putnam E 6’2’’ 178 11
*Denotes Starters
Managers — Robby Goforth, Johnny Reynolds
Trainers — Pete Ware, Marty Fredrick
Coaches —Bill Batg^Bill Cashion, Bob Hussey, Blaine
I'roneberger <
Oates Shell Takes
Opening Night Lead
Oates Shell Service has grabbeJ
an early lead in the ladies’ bowl
ing league.
The Shell ladies won four
games off the .\meriean Legion
Tuesday night at Mountain Laiuv
Bowling Center and hold a one-
game lead over Drewes Tax Serv
ice and the Ware team, wnich
ha\’e 3-1 records.
Drewe.s won three games off
Plonk's Department Store and
Ware won three from the .4maeo
Ser\ice in other Tuesday night
action.
High scores were hard to come
by opening night as only Betty
Hullendei, team captain of the
Drewes Tax Service team, hit the
300-set mark. Betty had a 117 line
!ind 313 set in leading Drewes to
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QUARTERBACK — Sophomore
Geeper Howard (above) will be
starling quarterback for Kings
Mountain's Mountaineers when
they open the '68 grid wason
Friday night in Bessemer City.
Mounties Seek
First Opening
Win Since 'K
Kings Mountain's Mountaineers
open their 196S football season
Triday night at Bessemer ('ily.
Game time is 7:30.
The Mountaineers, under vet
eran coach Bill Bales, -will lie
seeking to open their sea.son willi
a victory for the first time since
1965, when they defeated Salem
19-0.
The Mounties have won their
last two outings over the Yellow
Jackets of the Little Six Confer
ence. LasI year's score was 31-0.
Coach Bales scouted llie Yel
low Jackets last week wlien tliey
lo.st a 2S.') decision to We.st Lin
coln, a 2-A power from the .South
ern District .Seven ConO-rence.
Hut Bales was impressed witli
tile quickness of the Bessem<'r
Cily hacks and the long' range
pa.ssing of quarterback Barry
howler, a 140-pound senior.
Bales was esFCeially impies.sed
with tile speed of halthaeks Jolin
Queen and Demetrius Moorr-.
Moore played at KMHS three
years ago.
The Moiipt.iineers participated
I in a "Pigskin Preview" last Thiirs
day night at Gar.4ner-\Vehb and
were iminossive.
"We worked moslly on ol-
fense,” commented Bates, "and
put on as good an offensive show
as any team up there.
"Our defense is going to bo acle-
quale but we're hurting at the
linebacker positions as Jo<> Dover
IS tile only player witli experience
there."
Running the Mountaineer of
fense from quarterback Friday
will be 160-pnund sophomore
Geeper Howard. In his baekfield
will be seniors Wayne Mullinax
and Joe Cornwejl at the halfbacks
and junior Philbc'it .Smith at
fullback.
Charles Barnes, a .junior, is al
so slated for plenty of action in
the baekfield. A defensive starter
at safety, Barnes will play quar
lerback, tailback and winghack
on offense.
On the line for the Mounties
will be seniors Ross .Springer and
Clarence Ashe at the ends, sen
iors Eddie Black and .Slanlov
Bro'wn at the tackles, Dover at
center and juniors Gary Hender
son and Mike Brown at the
guards.
For the Yc'llnw J.aekets. eoach-
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MOUNTAINEER STARTERS — The four Kings Mountain High
football players above will be in the starting lineup Friday night
when the Mountaineers travel tc Bessemer Citv for their grid
opener. Top left is senior halfback Wavne Mullinax, who also
doubles as a defensive cornerbock, and top right is senior Clar-
Coach Bates
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Kiwanis Club
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TO SPEAK — Kings Mountain
High School Football Coach Bill
Bates will be guest speaker at
the monthly meeting of the Ki
wanis Club tonight at 6:45 at
the Woman's Club. Bates will
give a pre-season outlook on the
Mountaineer- and the upcoming
Southwestern Conference iaot-
bal! race.
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cnce Ashe, whe goes both ways at end. Bottom left is junior full-
bad Philberf Smith and bottom right is senior Joe Cornwell, on
offensive halfback and defensive cornerbaclc. All four are return
ing starters
Charlie Scott Basketball Clinics
Draw 10,000 In Charlotte Area
Kin*’.-’ Mountain Hi^ih SgIiog]
football I'oaeh and athloiiG dinu’
loi Hill Bate.-- will ho jjiuLst spisik
or at tin* Kiwafil.*; C'lub’.^ monthly
moolinj: Tiiursday at b;4.'S at ilic
WomanV (’lub.
Ilati'.s will ydvo the Kiwanian.s
and s|>(‘cial ^uo.'ils a snc'ak pn*-
vlow ol the 19(>S Moumaincor ^fid
t('am. which opems s(‘ason play
I*ri<la> ni.L'iU in B(‘s.‘<(‘nioi City.
Aitimding iln* moolini; aion;;
wiili Coach BaU*.*; will h«* his as-
^'istants. Bill C’asliion. Blaiiu-
!*ronfh(*r;,'m and Hobby Hu.ssoy.
Half's s])caks to various civic
cluo." oath year on the Kin;js
.Mountain Hi>;h School ffiotball
teams.
Hates came to Kings Mountain
ID IH.oT iisian assi.stanl coach un- '
rif‘1 tin late John Gamble. Bales
t<K»k o\ei a.s head coach in IftbJ
and sjiuf' has compil(>d a B4-21-3
If .‘firfl. inclufling a Southwestfun
C >)nf<*n*iK‘e co-champlonsltip in
and an outright title in (U.
Last year’s club finislu'd ‘^b-1
ovf'iall i)Ul spnrtf'd om* of the lin-
esl detensiM teams arfuind. Bates
and siaft an* highly optimistic
about the chances ol improving
that n*cord.
Aftc’i Friday night s contist at
Hessi‘mei citj. thi' .Mouniaineei'
will n*!urn homf* on Sejdemher IH
to host C'ha.se in tlie fiist of liiiu'
straight conl(*renc(' games
Only four gamf's an* scbeflMled
foi Jolin (JamhU* Stadium thi.
fall. B(*si(lcs the gaim* with Ch lsc.
the Mountaiht'e: Imm- ). ai c
g.imes with ('h«*i ry\ ille. U S (*ci.
Iral and Crcsl.
(MlAlU.OTrK. .\. C. The
.Dun.i^ Mian fioni New Vo:k (’ity
A’ho may h«‘ Nortii ('i'olinr<
b’iskelh.'d! all.Ame’ic.m ii is
made al)out lo.nno new l^i‘'nl.^ in
lie Charlotle aiea iliis summer.
'Fhat’s iheistimaied mnuher ol
v'oungstei'S v\ho have atteiukvl l!n'
fri'e W'A’i'S It 'tlio h:iskeihall clin
ics leaturing I'nlveisity of Norih
t'arolin.f and Olympic star ('har-
li(* Scoit. 'Phis has bfNMi the final
week of clinics, a ioi;il id 7!>.
which began .lnl\ am' have
iield Jil lo'.ations Ihrougiiout
die city ami many sm roujiiling
low ns.
s|Hai! i got- j de.’il of time in p<*r-
son.’i! , fcive-s-nioa wilh many of
t!i(i-e uiio aJiemled the elinics —
■'Mo’tlv ihe «dder guys.
"I tried lo tell ll’.em that an
ae-nlcm.f background is just a.s
imioij.mj .js bein.g goofl in bas-
ketfj.ill," Ilf said.
Scott is liopcfnl that his in-
siiui'iions and advice will make
a tillleien a* in some of the lives
Will’ll lli(’ p ogi'irn liegan, lie
he h.is loui’hed this summer,
sal.I. 'df I t’in re.icli just one and
make a dille.ence. it will all he
worili ii.“
All kinds of tvighborlioods .Memlwis of the Hig WAVS
wcti- iiicltiili-cl, lull till- cMipliiisis ,^,.,1, .issislni .8,-,,tl in till-
wa.-: in li.w.iiii-.„nv aiva.s, whom nim.-ioi- and f»r-
oaiild 1.1101 fioo instriiolion ,„,.k ..,ai'Jim Boat-
1., many who oonl.l moo, ai:o,.l Kii ,„a,Kl
..xpoii-siNo ba..koll.all o,imi,.i.
In an inli-rVew uiih a loeil leaclnd that one. . . vind many,
newspaper, .'"'cotl said he liad man\' more.
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