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3, 1969 I M?r > I 'uesHay* TKceff5t)er'53r "(987" KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD. KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. Page 3 tier impbell niel lerd '1 ' "i S'-*' \ .i «**■<«» f % ‘I / r t *s adults ?ers they ‘What do " Accord- extension St, North ty, that mple an- be treat- s, almost ren, even act that in adds, like chil- jgers act 3r several er learn- jposed to ugh to be threaten- ivornout. sses, sev- in to get ra’ck. The range his 1 his mate the adult he is be- len up on dulLs can nore ma- ean make s what is ns of bc- hc situa- /iewpoint. ing more he situa- ) possible aking his a differ- he thinks f because behaving , recognize ego, too. ‘ than any rson tries • think he r the same convince 1 /hen par- ke some- nks he is, ned. Miss y respond 1- to be un- j one, not n 11 act his rn illy when -ii ri( fcTr'j'.rv: rv ,V -»/v V y ■t.,* ii’.f y-ji A A 1969 KMHS ALL-CONFERENCE PLAYERS — The eight Kings Mountain High School athletes pictured above were selected to ^11-Southwest Conference athletic teams during the calendar year 1969. From left to right. All-SWC performers are Rocky Go forth, baseball; Mike Smith, baseball; Clarence Ash, baseball, Otis Cole, basketball .-Charles Barnes, basketball; Ken Mitchem, basketball; Linda Childers, basketball, and Philbert Smith, foot ball. Goforth, Smith and Ash led the KMHS baseball team to the state 3-A championship. Goforth, who posted a 13-1 pitching record, was named All-State in addition to All-Conference and All-Cleveland County. Brought Kings Mountain Two State Champs Two State championships in baseball highlighted the er of the state championship game with Statesville, which on the 19f.fi Teener team which brought KM its first state. '09 alhlotic year for Kings Mountain. KM won 2-0 on Rocky s one-hitter. title in. any sport. 1 hat team wont on to finish third in the The Kings Mountain High School baseball team, coach- Goforth's only loss was 1-0 to Cherryville, and that national finals in Ilershcy, Pa. , , , , , - - - - - - . . . . „ . .jj, jj of a dropped fiy ball in the outfield. Go- , David Bolin, who played on the high school team, led forth was joined on the All-State team by Clierryville’s the Balie Ruth team to the state title, along with Dana Alan Lindsay, who was the winning pitcher in that game. Sarvis, Rick> Hord. Gary Kiser, and others. Shortstop Mike Smith and catcher Clarence Ash join- The second most successful sport in Kings Mountain fHl Goforth on the All-County and All-Conference clubs, during ]9fi9 was hasketball. Hussey’s cagers, who were finished second in the ill 17-5 record. I by Bob Hussey, finished 20-2 and captured the state 5-A le in addition to the Southwest Conference and South- ?sl-Northwest crowns. The other state championship club was the Babe Ruth 1-Stars who won the 13-15 year old title in Asheville be- , . . - -,u re bowing out in the regionals in Nashville, Tenn. Smith topped the Southwest Conference in hitting with a said to bo in the rebuilding stage, fi - - - - . . . average and finished second to Goforth in voting for Southwest Conference with an ovora Lefthand pitching ace Rocky Goforth was the leader ^ • the Mountaineer championship team, posting a 1,3-1 rec- both the team and state MVP awards. Three players made All-Conforonec for the Mountain d to give him a prep career record of 22 wins and only Other standouts on the championship club included eej-g otis Cole, Ciiarles Barnes and Ken Mitchem. Cole '0 defeats third baseman Wayne Muilinax, second sacker .lack Bell, topped the team in scoring with an average of 21 points Goforth made All-County, All-Conference and All- pitcher Bobby Ethridge, and others ^ per game, ate, po.sting 1U2 strikeouts while walking only 14 batters Outside of Goforth’s pitching and bmith s hitting th^' Other key performers included playmakcr Alan Ham id recording a 0 32 earned run average. team’s trademark was defense. Smith was recognized as iji-ight. Geeper Howard, Phillip Francis, and others Ho was named the recipient of the annual John Moss one of the best players in the state, not only because of his The girls basketball team had an S-11 season but came 9st Valuable Player trophy at the annual Rotary Club hitting but fielding as well • u- . i i within a point (.30-29) of upsetting R-S Central in the Con- isehall luncheon He was also named mo.st valuable plav- Most of the members of the championship club played fpi-cnce tournament at Crest. Linda. Cliilders topped the Mountainetfes in scoring and was also named to the All-Conference team. Pionk Oil Co., paced liy former KMHS stars Ken Cash, Tommy Barrett and l.awrenee Bi'lin won tlie regular sea son and tournament titles in the City Recreation League and KM Gulf finished second. The Central Junior High Patriots, coached by Porter ijcni' Um C Gold, who made All-Confcreneo in all three sports his senior year at KMHS. broke nine all-time records at Flor ida Slate and was recognized liy .Seminole fans as one of that school's nil-time great infielders, ranking alongside Dick Howser, Woody 'tVooriward, and others. George Adams, who broke every scoring record in the books while playing hasketliall at KMHS, completed his freshman year at (lardner-Webb by making All-Confer ence, averaging 17 points [ler game and leading the Bull dogs in field goal percentage. Adams finished third in scoring for C,-W liehind 7-2 Artis Gilmore and Ernie Fleming. Adams is eurrently lead ing the 19fi‘)-7n Bulldogs in scoring with a ,32-point per game average. Nelson Connor completed his sophomore season in baseball at N. C St.ate, pla\ ing second unit second base behind Clem Huffman of Hieko’ v. Connor is eonsidered a top candidate for a starting position next spring. Tile 19G9 KM American Legion liaseliall team, repre senting Dtis D. Green I’ost 155, finished third in regular season pla\ and advanced to the Area Four semi-finals before bowing to eventual champ. Gastonia. Rocky Goforth, coming off his great liigh school sea son, led tile KM lads in pitching statistics with a 12-3 rec ord and an earned run average of less than one run per game. At one stretch during the season, Goforth worked 47 consecutive scoreless innings. Mike Smith continued liis lieavy lotting, leading the I «' 'I t r <% At % N / r I Griggs, Barry Gibson and John Blalock, had winning rec- lorcls in every major sport. I Junior varsity basketball at KMIIS also provided a championship. Bill Bates’ girls winning their divisional | Juniors with a .,3,50 average. Coach Warren Goforth also title, I ,?ot fine play from Tomm.v Hawkins. Jack Bell. Clarence The football team, al.so under Bates’ guidance, posted Ash, Bobby Ethridge, Ceoo Putnam, and others ' ife- best record in five .vears, finishing .5-4-1 and fiftl; n the j Little league baseball, slow-piteh softball and nee wee SWC's Division Two. j football teanis also en.joved bannei’ seasons. Tlu' KM pee Richard Gold. rccog!iizcd by most people as KM’s all-1 wee grid tp.am, coached by .Steve Henderson, upset Thom- time greatest ■athlete, was named first team All-American j aston, Ga., in a post-season bowl eo!itest. in lia.sebali. Ho led Florida State to another oul.standing | Area duckpin liow lers also had banner seasons as sov- season, finishing with a ..315 batting average and being: oral records were sol at Mountain Lanes. Kings Mountain jL V: lie tie ^NGS MOUNTAIN HIGH'S FIRST STATE CHAMP — Here's the n969 KMHS baseball team which posted a 20-2 record and won the state 3-A championship. Alter losing only to East Rutherford (3-2) and Cherryville (1-0) in SWC ploy, the Mountaineers blank ed Newton (6-0) and Statesville (2-0) to claim the title. drafted b\' the Chicago Cubs. Halfback Pliilberl .S-mith led tlie team in rushing and scoring and was named All-Conference and SWC Back of' the \ ea;'. 1 Other standouts included lacl<le .Terry Lovelace half-1 back Charle.-' Barnes, end Bobb.v Ethridge, eenlei Danny' Olivpc and others. | The Mountaineers played East Rutherford off its feet before bowing, 7-fi, in a rain-.soaked contest, and they also liattled favored Lincolnlon to a 0-0 tie in the season finale The calendar vear l!lfi9 also brought honors to foi'mer KMHS athletes. Litton Replaces Harris As Bulldog Grid Coach ' Litton To Coach G-W Football !Mountaineers Romp Past Cherryville, 93-52 teams to two bowl games, A native of Blaek Mountain, N. C. he played hi.gh .seliool football at! I ..y-. m > ■« r., A 1-k rkt « 1 1 1 yk ^ bowlers brought home st veral honors from state and na tion;)'. tournaments. A fourth league w.as formed during 19(19 — the Fire stone 5Fv''d Leaeue. Otlu'r leagues operating at Mountain Lanes tire 111 ' KM men.s. I:idies and mixed loons. Be’.'t Smith and Clarence Asli itlaved lor G.ardner- Webb in its fits! .vt'ai in the senior collegi' fuotb;tll ranks and Charli's Greene was ;i sopliomore memberofihe Appa lachian .cfid sound, altltoiigh seeing only limited action because of tin eariy-season initiry. Pat Mtirph.y. who staired for three years in football and baseball at KMHS and l.nter set over 20p.nssing records at Appalachian, si'rxed ,ns :tn assistant football coach wliile doing post-graduate work at Appaltichian. Although Kings Mountain High grabbed its first stale title in any major spfirt, the Mountaineer coaching staff didn’t relax and vowed to make the overall program even tougher Athletic Director Bill Bates, along with the assistant coaches and other school officials, bi'oadened the athletic pro,gram to lake in wrestling and moi’i' junior varsity sports in order to form a feeder system for varsity athletic teams. ' Kinf’s Mountain's Mountaineers season W’lien the Ironmen won the SWi iwent on Ibeir biggest scoring SWC tide and KM finislied .see- Ilulherford. 'splurge in two years here Friday oiuL night? romping pa.st Cherryville Kings Mountain liil on ril.7 per- in their final, basketball p,.n, of il.s field goals, connecting game of 1969. ' , on 40 of 7.3 .sliots from (ho floor. Th(‘ victory gives the Mountain- \ part-time pressin.g defense eers a a t) overall record and 3-0 the Ironimen into count- mark in tiie Southwestern Confer- turnovers and eau.sed Clier- ryville Coach CTl Hinson to re- eeiv(> two technical fouls and a threat of ilismi.ssnl from th(“ game. Four pla.vers scored in doubie victory (100-."3' over East ■ been much cnee. The .score could liavi worse liad Coacli Bob Hus-sey not gone with his second and third units 'most of the .second lialf. Chains of “we want a liuii'lre 1“ ech.ied throughout the KMHS gyi inasium as the' Mountaineers edt.ed clo-er to tlie century mark bu' Coach Hussey w.as content to let his reserves run out tire elis'k. Ifings Mountain put on a brill iant (HspI ly of hnllliandling ami [>afsing. Kr.iiicis a'nd Harnes rip ped off S(''.'e:al nc.-ar.att' pass(*s and Coll' aiid flladden showed great move;; inside. Beliind tlie liol shmiting of Otis figures for tin Xitam!'’ii'eer.s, Cob' Cile, Pliillip Gfudden. the Francis and Steve .MountaiiKHTS built u^a 22 !) lead after the first quarter and led by 39-26 at half- time. , ,,, , Coach nus.sey began .substitut- leading thr' w.'.v will: 2i'. i)t>i;’‘s and Francis adding 1.3. Cliarle.s (Bad News) Barnes, lliougli sit ting r/.t more lh;in a half because of three quick fouls, addl'd 1.3 and Gladden had 19. Iteserve Bobby ing frc/ly in the third perioii *^911 bnri'Iy riiissed double the Mountaineers continued to in crease tlieir k*ad. H wa.s 72-37 heading into the final eight min- ules. Kings Mountain’s third unit played the entire fourth quarter and outscored the visiting Iron- 21-17. figures will) eiglit. Tlie .score was tied only once, at 3-3, and the Iron-men never led. From tile 3-3 tie. the Monn- tainers forged ahead by 1G-4 and there was never any doubt as to what the outcome would be. Tlie 93 points were the most ^rie victory gained the Moun- seorecl by the Mountaineers since talneers revenge for two seven- the 1967-68 season when they point losses to Cherryville last 1 scored a scliool record of 100 in a, f—Ingram Cherr.V'ViHi'’s top scorer was re- r“r e Jrmmv Beam with 13 mark- t rs nd I'l nil is Tate, a so|)homori', added 12. Kin.gs Mountain’s girls saw an 18-17 ludtliine lead facie aw.ay ns Chi riyr ilie eame on strong to win (l)i' opener, ,30 26. Gingi'r Bilker had 10 for Hie Ironmen white Andre.'i Hurfsletler topped tlie .Mounlainettes witli seven and .\'in Alexander added si.x. GIRLS GAME Cherryville F—Pa rker H—Putnam BOILING SPIIING.S — George Litton ha.s been named liead foot- . hall coach at Gardner Wehb Col- Pleted his athletic idigibdity and lege, it was announced Thursday, education at >gh Point College. He will rei)la,'e former head! At fiardner-VVebb. he turned, eoaoh and athletic director. N'or-' hiKk ■‘'feoaehe.s, | man Harris, who has been pro- 'oe'ud.ng the late .lohn Gamble,, moled to an administrative po.st.lBiH Rites, Bill Cushion, Blaine Litton i--married and the father Fr-aneberger and Bob Bush, who of two children. A native of I’en-, eoaehed at one tirne or .-inother at ningtr.n Va , he has been he.ad . Kings Mountain High .School, football coach at poes-McRae"‘'"•'•.‘f; new administration du-I College for .seven years. !‘e--^ W'H keep hrm stdl working | During that time his teams ‘n a'lllelies. He wiH be raising; made two post-.season bowl trips, '""df k't 'be athlelie department, were ranked in the nation’s top i^eeklng .scholarshiiK and aid.s 29 iuninr college teams every tb'-f'Ugh alumnt and friends of veil since IBM, and in 1967. fin- the college, and wiH .still liave a ished second nationally. , m^ior recruiting role. ' Litt.m w is named coach of Ihe'^nr. Eugene Poston, president of vear in Reaion 19 iu 1967 and has f^arner Webb, said in making the produi.'d 12 junior college All-, announcement of Hams promo-j American-' Pwition .such as this is Litton graduated from East'important right now because of, Tennessee .Btate in 1939 and Gardner - Webbs moving from coach for a vear at Pennington -innior to .senior college status. | 5 Gap IVa.) high scitool before Coach Hams, due to his more serving a stint in the Army, He "'an 20 year at Gardner-W’ehh, is Jack- was an assistant .-onch at ETSU ''‘‘H Qualified to fill the po.sition. for a vear before taking over as "'S "lany contacts among alumni, t93) hc.id co.ich and athletic ilireclor and friends will he imjiortant in 26 at Lees McR.ae in 19(;2, ihelrmg to build our alhleti,' pro- 10 He received his ni.isters degree 6 in education at EPSU this past 15 summer. •[3 Harris has been at W'obb for 21 years and was head education. Subs—White 2, Howard 4, Eth- coach and athletic director for 20i A new athletic director has not ridge 8, CuriK'nIer 2, Brown 5, Russ of those years. He eompletcd a j been named. 2. I 107-71-13 record and took iris Tho 1969 basoball team wa.s tho first over at KMHS Lee-Edwiuds in Asheville u'lth | g 20-victorv season and matching that record w'ill ( Irarlie .lustice, plaved at Duke , .. , ,, • ^ r,, University for two years before , a challenge lor anv futuie team. going into the service, and eom- G—Beam G-P. Hiislt n—G. Bus It Siihs — ('.iic.s 1. Kings Mountain F—Alexander P—Hurfsteller I’—l'. I,ee G_rash (f—Finger G—Tlmni-1 oiibs—Mitciiem 4. BOYS GAME Cherryville F—Fislier ' F—Stroup C—Tate G—Gile.-i G—Harris Subs—Itand.aH 1, Pobton son 2 I’eain 13. Kings Mountoin K—Hole F_Gla(l,ien H—Smith G—Francis G—Barnes 12 Litton will take over around the . first ol January. He will al.so serxe Gardner-' us assistant professor in physical COACHED STATE CHAMPION Bob Hussey, above, coached the KMHS baseball team to the state championship in 1969, the Mountaineers posting a 20-2 overall record. The Mounties bump, ed Newton 6-0 and Statesville 2-0 to take their first state title ever in any sport.
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