I TImpwImw .ImiiArw i 1970 Thursday, January 1,1970 Mm IKITAIKI UM Ain Um IKIT AIM M r \ THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD. KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. Mountaineers Resume Play Tuesday Against E Herald Sports pURf^M. N. C. — Kentucky’s Dan Issel couldn’t beat him ana tnat item pretty well pales the fact that neither could Dayton's George Janky. And. ^ "'ho 8ot his hasketball shoes in the not- papticularly-rich Npr'th Carolina high school cage circles, thals np small feaf. But people have been saying all along that Randy Denton, now in his second year at Duke, has all the equip ment to bp collegiatp super star if he could find that touch of aggressiveness that all great basketball players must have. Well, apparently coach Bucky Waters has come a- cross the .secret to getting Denton "up”. The huge 240-nound, 6-10 junior is averaging 23.4 points per game and l2.4 rebounds. Nobody does that sim ply by using size to outplay opponents. It takes moves, intelligence and a certain fondness for contact that lets the other fellow know he’s going against somebody to bo reckoned with. It’s notable that Denton himself says “I play best a- gainst the better players”, meaning that ho has the desire to perform well against men he knows are good—like Issel, Janky, Michigan’s Rudy Tomjanovich and Gil McGregor of Wake Forest. Issel wasn’t able to .show Denton a thing when they, met ip the finals of the Kentucky Invitational. The Wild-' cat center scored a commendable 20 points and retrieved seven rebounds. But Denton wowed’em with 28 points and 21 rebounds. In the semifinals of the same tournament, Janky man aged only 12 points while Denton poured in 23. And, again.st McGregor two days before Christmas, Denton showed a superiority by holding McGregor to 16 points while scoring 31 himself. All of which just goes to show the devastating power the Raleigh basketballer posses.ses when he’s near the basket. Re’s making 53 per cent of his field goal attempts and .drawing fouls by the dozen. Buj Depton isn't so good that other centers in the Atlantic Coast Conference are rolling over for him. In fact, there are several major tests that the Blue Devil giant must hurdle. , .hurdles like North Carolina’s quick- fiilver stringbean Lee Dedmon and two tremendous sopho- ■mores — South Carolina’s well-publicized Tom Riker and N. C. State’s powerful Paul Coder. ] Kings Mountain Gulf, Of Riker and Coder, Denton says, "I’m anxious to nuniber two team in the play against them just to see how good they are.” !Recreation Basketball League Monda.\ night, losing Considering that McGregor “beat” Denton in their last winter, is finding the going Mountain Saving.s & first varsity meeting a year ago, and that Denton has re- rough this trip. The Gulf team, so. turned the favor, it would appear that Dedmon, and the:^'^'^'^ its opening season^ victory rest of the ACC’s centers, had best beware. & Loan team Randy Denton is coming of age. flAclAtl fAllAfrO When Penn State’s Nittany Lions come to Duke In- WClalwH VVllClJC door Stadium to play the Blue Devils Saturday, they'll ni Ha I have a few scores to settle. PldyS At Dllk6« For one thing, if the Lions have read their own record * _ «■ i book, they’ll notice that Duke holds three team records! ftmir r!l7A Sivlh agairtstthem: UJC WIAIII —Most points scored again.st a Penn State team in a 121-88 Duke win on Jan. 5,1965.. . —Most field goals made, 54, in that same game. . . —And most rebounds ever by a Penn State opponent. 72, in an 83-58 Duke win on Jan. 3, 1966. The first time the two teams met was a significant one as Penn State squeaked by the Blue Devils, 51-48, in the 1949 Dixie Classic, then topped West Virginia 46-41, but lost in the finals to N. C. State, 50-40. But since then, it’s been all Duke as the Blue Devils All-Tourney, Bulldogs Fall Kings Mountain’s George Ad ams, continuing to slicw h s best form in tournament pla>, wa.-. i the high sc.orer and high re ! bounder Iti the fourth amiual I Ga:dnor-Wchb Holiday Basket- I ball Tournament held Monda;. ! jnd Tuesday at Host Gymnasium ! on the G W campus. I Big Gitoi ,e, a tl-.n .sophomore, I .scored ,S1 points and hacli I in iso rebounds as the iPulld ngs ’ ished second to Louisiana Go] lege in tite two-day ccenl. For his performanee, the ffo ■ mer KM High All-Ameiiean was r unanimous choice for All- Tournament honors an.l he also was awarded the most valuable player trophy. Adams, hitting on 2.3 of 37 shots from the floor, .scored 13 points and got 13 rebounds to ’.ea;’. tin* Bulldogs to a 9."v75 vic tory over Hamtden-Sjdne.v in the tou.nament’s openin.g round game and he added 3o po nts ! and 17 rebounds as tlie Dogs I lost to Louisiana, 77-70, in the [ finals. j The If) pninUs in Mond-as'-s , .game estaldished three all-tim< 'rccoids -and also represent at), ■eer high for Adams, who is av 1 'raging over .33 points per game t .'or the Bull ir,gs, \ The 1!) points wore the most ; aver scored liy a Gardner-Wc'bl. I player, ir.-nst p.nints ever se.oreu jin Bost Gym, and the most points I .'ver s;ored in the G-\V Holida> . affair. I For the tournament. Adam.- I hit ov<'r 6.0 pet cent of his field I gc.ni attempts, about his accragt for the season. Tile BuiUlogs have played in thr-ee t.niirnamcnts this year .vh'le compiling .a 7-1 reeo: TOP RESERVES—Chuck Easley, left, a senior, and Geeper How ard. a junior, are two top reserves for the KMHS Mounties who carry a perfect S-0 record into Tuesday's game at East. Howard started last year but has been hampered so far this .season with injuries. Oueee Te£l S?!!'i?MarkFcrOffensiyeP{ays «.i rf.itcd I'N’C ■ ^ BOONE rnhersity’; nan tram "aniP'' this I' ■ ’ . : .-'I’ t > Thf* ■ v: :i- All five starters have scored Guil O 1 for last piace. _ . more than 15 points per game on Ken Cash led the Plonk have captured six straight wins, including a close 89-84 de-i average, with Richie O'Connor tory with 23 points, high for the cision when they last met in the 1966-67 season. 2l.o and Jim Fitzsimrnons at week, All that's history, .however. second straight P™""' couldn’t r .mparc with Cas- f*^tm(*r KM si.ir on the tonia in a closeone, 5S-5?3. Gai- boards, despite the fact tonia is now 0-2 and tied with Jones :s a 6-8 senior witn yea.s of playing excellence. iTiis year’s game pits Duke center Randy against Phil Nichols, a 6-9, 21.5-pounder who didn’t play basketball in high school. Nichols played very little last year, but has been groomed by second-year coach John Bach to the point where he has earned the starting center position. In the frontcourt with Nichols is a highly touted soph omore, 6-8 Bob Fittin, and junior jumping jack Willie Bry ant, at 6-3 a short-stuff reminder of North . Carolina’s Charles Scott. In the backcourt is senior Tom Daley, the Lions’ top scorer last year with 14.2 average, and sophomore Ron Kodish. Penn State, going into Monday’s Kodak Classic in Rochpster, N. Y., had a 2-2 record. at 21.0 and Jim Fitz.simmons at week, hut he got plenty of help 120.6. Other figures are 18.0 for from guard Tomm.s Barrett, Gary Melchionni. 17.0 for Alan who pumped in 14. Benny Gib'oy Shaw and 15.2 for Jeff Dawson. led the losers with 17 points and Gaston is located in Dallas, N. J. W. Helms adde' 10. C.. near Gastonia. Top returnee STANDi.N'GS is 6-4 Charles Hamilton who Teams \V L Pet. ■ scored 39 points twice last year. Plonk Oil 2 0 1.000 Other sophomores are 6-1 Beirut B. City Elues 1 0 1.000 VV’all and 6-3 Lloyd Taylor. Imperial 1 0 1.000 Gamotime is 6 p.m. The Duke- KM Savings Loan 1 1 -nOO I Penn State varsity game will fol- Gastonia 0 2 .000 low at 8 o’clock. Gulf Oil 0 2 .000 Mountaineers Tc Play In Florida CageTournamenl 5C HOW FA5I l« TOO USf? smp ^30 Mm Basketball Standings The Mount; •heir rhu.l that s r.’,, a'.-.) .d! ' four, to ( st:ibl i;i t g.iinst til;- ,M .■\l.'p,alaci.;riii Queen .SCI for till' A: voiv; ,i In b.-c.akin'. Tiic in 1968 by I lillCW tiu f'l lusilcd 12, mailt. Tl,' ■nd a 111 w run from -1 .gallcpcd i :wn ar. iin.^i I ne ,86 V nd o'.'l niaik Nikki IT.-]n, Rhvnc in iOi' Ta'lbaik P only other 5’ dividu.-’I po? extend till' rc- ing a si.i.. .1 (luring .'.ii;-? i:e?:,'(l 11- the l!i';!l cnin- . .::i:y & ilcll- fiir t'ltrl n.ficss to ir. : n C.il’f II-I It will be the first gaite In two weeks for both clubs.'. East won easily ovt*r Cha.se in itslfinal I prc-Cliristmas game wliilel the I Mountaineers romped to its'jblg- ! gest (jioint - wise) W’iii in two I .years, bombing Cherryville, 93-52. Oti? Cole, who led the way in KM'-i win over the Ironmen, leads the Mountaineers in scoring heAd- I ing into the East game. In five contests, tlio senior sharpshooter ha.s tallied 112 i»ints, an average if 22.4 points per game. If i I Cliarles Barnes t second -ti! , ' scoring with 99 iKiinLs an i a jSS : j average and is the onlyi Otper j Mountaineer averaging I figure'. I Senior guard Phillip I who has shown improver , pver.v game. i.= third in [■with 38 points and a ..6| h and center Roger .Smith j liehlnd with a 7.2 figure,! I The fifth member • ing te.ain — Steve . avoiagiiig 5,4, giving th( i unit an .average of over j per contest. ’The entire averaging slightly bolrf points per game. ' It appears that the M cer? ha\(‘ played a loughl I nio than East but the have the advantage of on their home court andl ;,l?o a bigger team. The .Mountaineer.® retut xt Friday night to hoa nd they’ll remain home lowing Tuosdav to take o^ MOUNTIE SCORINt Poi 112] 99 ,38 36 27 26 Ir 1.3 8 2 i] urns. ’12.5 Player Otis Cole diaries Barnes Phiilip Fr.aneis Roger Smith Steve Gladden Geeiier I Iowa rd Ben Brown in.a’s Don Dalttiii Jewel W.at.son ii.\ iluul to Ineak Bnlib.v Ethridge .-.I . D.iltoii Chuck Carjicnler I toinhdown p-.ass Randolph Ross I: ,:nst the Apji.s. ,\l vVhite i-l n'.ii!; of 75 Corn iiill ii K t f. ■'lal,'. !k t: MDcviile t,i .( iwli.a .liiii'ip |Hi:icnts s.'ored ,iio 1969 .sea 'd m.aik of 221 Bolins, Mayes Win Contests I; GIRLS — NORTH PIEDMONT Coni. All Games Game W L W ] South Iredell 3 0 6 i Davie County 2 0 4: Moorcsvillc 2 0 5 North Davidson 2 14 Nortli Stanly 2 14 Central Davidson 12 2 North Rowan 0 2 0 East Rowan 0 3 0 West Rowan 0 3 0 GIRLS — SOUTH PIEDMONT Concord 1 0 .3 Kannapolis 1 0 2 Albemarle 113 South Rowan 114 Statesville 113 Ashehoro 0 2 1 GIRLS — NORTHWESTERN BOYS — NORTH PIEDMONT I Conf. All Games Gam ' W L W South Iredell 3 0 6 Davie County 2 0 3 North Rowan 2 0 2 .Mooresville 1 1 3 I Central Davidson 12 3 East Rowan 1 2 1 Nortli Da\ idson 12 3 i North Stanly 1 2 .3 ; West Rowan t) 3 0 BOYS — SOUTH PIEDMONT I Salisbury 3 0 6 ; Lexington 3 0 3 j Concord 2 0 5 Kannapolis 2 1 South Rowatt 2 1 Statesville 12 1 ■■Isheboro 0 2 3 ' Albemaile 0 3 2 I Thomasville 0 13 I BOYS — NORTHWESTERN Avery County 3 ( Hudson 3 ( ! Marion 2 I ; Newton 2 1 , Watauga 2 1 Lenoir 1 ^ Valdesp 1 ^ Wilkes Central 1 5 Morganton 0 J 1 Taylorsville 0 f a in 19 .6 Ilian !■ rii" ASC iilTcnsivc 1 MG pla.\s in 11 games. 'I'ii,' ehl m.uk w.'-. 715 plays set in liGs iner a I'l- geme .sp.an. 'I’iic .Minin!amce;-- al.so esl.a!i!islie:l .a -i-w I'laik in' the most yar.i? ru iiiii;; f ir a I ivjki'.,g llic Appaiaclii.aii .r' BOONE With a lUg.grd pre- Christmas schedule behind tliem, the Appalachian State Hniver- sity yimmtaineers must get ready to taco the New 5'ear while par ! ticipating in 'a tw.i-day teurna ' mcnl at Pensacola, Florida on January 2-3. The Mountaineers, wlio posted j, ,j] la 2-4 lecord prior to the Christ ...i jy- ' mas holidays, will face Valdosta tempts l.y J.e kie it"' State College iGcorgial at 7 Apn-dc ^ p.m. in the first game of the f,„„. .sduvii ’ ic I’ud.-, Q tournament the day after Ni w eleven r.an the ;n i 2 5’ear's. The University of West, so;, ~ Florida, the host school for the j, tournament, iwill battle South 2 eastern Louisiana College at 9 f p.m. in the other first round 2 game. 2 The championship game is set .season with 2155, .“r for 9 p.m. Saturday, January 3. jggg total of 23m:. ’ while the losers will meet at 7 p.m. for the consolation honors. ! .Appalachian and Valdosta 2 jtate appear to he pretty evenl.i matched. The Rebels have posted I a 3-5 v.-on-lost leiaird thi s far J witli 6-1 freshman Vv'illie Oxford B leading the way with an 18 points 8 per g.ame average. Valdosta’.s tal J lest pla.ver is 6-9 (xmler Carlos ^ MeSwain, and he is the only Reb- . el over the 6-4 mark. 1 The / >ps scoring to date h.a? 0 been led by 6-5 forwaid Ron Co- 2 kcr (1.3), 6-5 center Darryl Gib 3 .son (12.8) and 6-0 guard John 2 Thomas (12.0). 2 TTie Mountaineers have played .3 a tou;her schedule thus far th.tn 2 the Retels, as the Apps have 4 played . three NCAa member 5 scho ils in their first six games. ASU has also pla.ved five of the 0 first six games on the road. 0 Following the trip to Ponsa- 0 cola, the Mount.aineers wdl play 1 10 of their last 17 games at home. 3 The Apps will begin that stretch 3, by facing arch-rival Western 3 ■ Carolina in iBoone on January 8. 3 High Point comes to town two 3|da.vs later for a January 10 bat- 41 tie. be 6 :i C and o 1C tic 111 11 Mr. and Mrs. Herman Bolinj . u , posted liy Ap- Cansler .street, and Mr. and 111 19...) .gives licad r. Carl Maye.s, li'ige street, wort Ii .\I<'.ri a live-yi'-ir the “be.st outdoor” ChristiA.ii' 29 \ ii'ii..:c.s. 21 defeat.s ligiiting contest sponsored by Kings Mountain Jaycees. f Each of the winners will receia e HOSPITALIZED plnqup. Mis. .1 .\ . Dixoii is a patient yj,. and Mrs. Bolin entered the •' ( i.iil-' . 1..., l..ir anii Nose religious scene category and Mr. d. .. 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