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IN > 6f) Tr. City I. City 515 \V. W. Par- St., City Clnirfli Ji'ffcr- it., City- City , City Coopor- thcl St., 1301 W. S. Hidt South Point Lassies Stop KM Streak, Boys Win 57-56 V iS A Star That Has Lost Its Twink te end victory of the year over Coach Biaine Froneberger’s squad. "Kings Mountain has a fine "-Tl.-! team but we always seem to play our best against them,” commented South Point Coach L.nigafcldt. "We had to play c ur oe,t game of the year to beat ;uem because they’ve been beat ing tCie heck out of everybody in the league.” Sliirle Hart, the SWC's leading It vvas" S-.;uth Pokit’s sec- scorer, was the key factor in the Kings M.juntain High’s girls i a.skurball team dropped out of lie for the S tuhweetern Con- leriiKe load Tue.sday night, los ing a 50.51 de.ieion to ^uth Point, which regained the top -■|)-.t. King; .Meuntui-n’s b .ys up- ihe Ked Ita de,.s, lianding llieiii ti.ieir tlii-ij sir-aig'lit lass, 57- 5). Iho loss by the Mcuntainceis an tight-game w-lnning HERALD SPORTS By GARY STEWART t * ikk M use M.ke ioiyk, foimcrly of Kings Mounta.n and now of Coluii .Jia, S. C., wiil f'o a trosliman member of liie Uiu- ^^I'.s i> Ci South Carolina basebuil team this Epring. S:.sk, a lS5-poundar who was a lit'tlc league groat, here .‘several years ago, is iisted on the Gamecock roster as a Ihini ba.s'jman. tormer New York Yankee great, Bobby Richardson, South Caroiina’s head coach, says he expects great tilings '. om Sisk and his power wili certainly be a boost to the Gamecocks as they face a tough 47-game schc.lule. Sisk will have a tough time cracking the starting unit since Richardson has last year’s hot corner man, berger Brucc Pudl'ock, back. Pud- lock’s been the starting third saclcer tor two years and was a key reason the Game cock.? compiled a 19-13 rec ord last spring. Highlighting the early portion of the Gamecock sciicdulc is a trip to River- ie G.tlif., where the South Carolinians will participato in the eight team Riverside National Intercolfegiate Tournament on March 20- O'". That event will send the Gamecocks against some ol tlie perennial NCAA powers, MIKE SISK including Ari'/tona and Stan ford. Arizona Stale lias won several national titles and lias sent more players to the major leagues than any other school in the country. The Gamecocks open season play on March 3 against » . C. State. The indei)endent Gamecocks play only seven ...irncs against Atlantic Coast Conference clubs, facing State twice, Duke twice and Clemson three times. Sports Shorts Raiderette victory. She scored 20 points and Beth Beaty played the best game of her career, add ing 14. Carolyn Mitchem was high tor the Kings Mountain girls with 12. South Point was In comlmand all the way, running up a 21-14 halilime a,.’.-rrjtage and -toying aacuJ oy to or m ire throUoOout the final two quarters. S-,.iC.nae Butcu oialcck scor ed a iit.d goal w.i.h nine seconds remaining to g.ve tiiic .Vlcanta.-i- eers thCir fitUi conference vietcry ag-aliut five defeats, 'iae one- point .Mcantainec-r victory avt-.ng- ed an oarl.tr onc-p..int loss lo the Bed Kaniers. K.iiiS -M .umajn, whi.h trailed 30-32 at intci'm..-ic.i, li.ltl a oo- -lo -tod V;.. i jusi .,.v.r a niinj.e batk It..- a oti-oo edge. Tlie i.ed lo pl-ty ,.ut b-.-u.i.i i- n-t Oil ltd -.uiuti. had a L..a.i.e lo .. ;.i tile LL .Sion v\..h 3'j so--nds ro- ma. .i,i„ Vv.M n i-.ll r.a.ii.on v.cni to t..c .i.-c itr -wo , ui si.-o s. li m s ed u-tn, h^we.tc, and da j.jr.s g. idued rt- o-o.nJ. .\.ien . n'. c. p. lyod L r C.io ;'..ot d. ' f.l.n..d’ n.ad-, i. ono'ini. !) i..( i.o dc.sp.K i'.c;i,y gaa.ci.: g -y tile jtt.i imidtis. Bill meed s.>..:ig and fic de- fcns.vo work ti.ej ,v'd cn Bon-:i Po..its l,;p s:-;'er, Hannon, utro I'lc i-itj i-ai.li s in the .Mountain tt.' vi.,.,.y. Cniy one -Mcun-iain- ct.', .Mi„e Th -mjs wkiii 12 pcint.;, hi: d ..'olo figures but eig.it men sc-ii-d. , m Jo.ry and Cluicik addid n.ne poir, s ca-.i, E('n Bit .vn lia i e ght and Vernon c o ker and lliidy Wingo six a- piecc. i: .Jih Point placed three play ers in dc.: le figures. Doug F-rone- led the way wilh 14 Points, J mmy St.cwe added 13 ar..l David St:we 10. Hannon was iitid t sci n, his season’s IfAv. South Point coach .Mike Hud- d' k, who.e team was tied witih I.'.ist Pa-.theiford for first place until last week, said that "Kings Mountain outhustled us and do- 31'vid to win." Ilu'ddock benched lii-; cr.-tirc slav ing unit but the tivo i-''.a.vcr.s ho started scored only six iieirls and ho had to bring his fk-st line players off the bciu .1. GIRLS GAME .Sou h Pcint (50) — Hart 20, £uria t 0, Dranncn 4, Beaty 14, Koever 2, -a-mp-bcll 1. Kings M untain (34) — Crock- : : S, Ccrnwell 2, Mitihem 12, Cadi 3, Lee 5, Lovelace 4. BOYS Game Seuth Point (56) — Selzer 2. B. Stewe 1, Bowens 1, Adams 6, r.enebcrger 14, Hannon 7, D. Stciwc 10, J. Stowe 13, Clarke 2. Kings Mountain (57) — Daw kins 2, CrJcker 6, Brown 8, riicmbs 12, Wingo 6, Jolly W.iite- 5, Elalo-k 6. By GARY STEWART Cole is playing ti wing po.kition and wlicn he does get Herald Sports Editor into a game hi.s job is not to scoie tiut lo woik the ATi.ANTA, Ga. — During his three years of varsity ball inside to the Scminolees’ two bii; men, (i-lO Reggie pla.V at King? Mountain High School and his Iresliman Royal.s and (i-lf Lawi-cnco .McCray. Florida Slate Coach season at Floi'ida .Stale University, Otis Cole was the star Hugli Duiham could convert Colo iiilo a point man but the — numljoi one—always the leading scorer and the man six-year Seminole mentoi choo.scs latlier to go with hi.s I lie team went to in a pinch. Now a sophomore on Florida State’s nationally tentli- lanked basketball team, the former prep All-American is just anolhei slat. He’s spending most of his time in an unusual place, on the benth. "I aveiagc playing maybe 17 minutes a game ;ind am avor.'iging seven points,” said Cole in the loljhy of At Ian- the Sominoles a two-point lead tliey never relinquished. experienced playmakers, .j-S Giv’g Samuel and .'5-7 Otto Petty. Idven thougli Cole .save only I’miied action against Tech, he rjudo his presence fcii. During liis seven m.nutos of pl;o, he turned in ti key as.-...sl. coiloct.'d two rebounds and scored a bucket at the first lialf buzzer which gave TOP SCCRElfr-larolYn Mitcli- em ill cne ofwm’.ain rca-oiis King? Mountin' g’rls basket ball team If in ts running f:r the Scu'.hweilW Conleronc: title. She’s avnwcig 11 pcNts per game and to ring for her seeond straighliJ/l-Conloience season. la's R.’gency Motel prior to departing for Alexander Mem- 01.a! Coliseum for a recent game with Georgia Tech. Later a: the coliseum, the .Sominoles had a hardcr-than-expeclod tigl.'t, nipping the lowly Yellow Jackets by 7]-()9. Colo I'layeri the last seven minutes ol tlie fir.st half an.l .scored live points. L.flc can’t be happy with the situation at F.SU. "But,” he says, ‘‘I’m playing behind an -411-American (iton K,ng) ‘■o ) guess getting in 17 minutes a game isii t really all that i)ad.” C iEchl'roneberger’s Not Over llttur.tairiSiles’ Fine Surprised Showing Ey GARY St I..- a..-. A lot -f fo.ks r.t ■v.s '.t l h .1 I Kin-,';.sl '.ligh's Kir!* b.-sksikul i.i i.ic runn.i.'t f -r Hie' eni c->n'oroin (' tit'c. ■itai.i , i-vJ.V. v'.) wuiii 111 u ?,\V( ' l(*ad. . d 1- r il:4 J- • TuO'{iay ni^iii’s • It 1 p'tini t.ofl for “Wo have four start- mmm ■ •> m 9, Mounties Seek Fourth In Row Against Crest Kings Mountain High’s cagers return home Friday night to host Crest in a Southwestern con ference twinbill. The Mountaincites of Coach says Otis Cole is the best ail-found player on the Seminole Blaine Froneberger wilt be try- .squud. Yet, the sophomore from Kings Mountain is see- mg « snap ha:k from a 50-36 iiig very little action. Cole’s high game was 13 points a- to®* Sotth Point while Coach gainst Stetson in the Seminole’s third game of the Sea son. . . W'estorn Carolina’s baskothall team has taken its lickings during the early going but the Catamounts sltould 1)0 ready to move since former Guilford All-Ameri- ean David Smith is now eligible. Smith helped lead Guil BOOK ON BARNES: Former Kings Mountain High Ijn.skelball star Chari, s Barnes, a sopliomore momhei of Appakicliian’s Mountaineers, is averaging 8.9 points per ftanie througli ASU’s first nine contests. That mark ties liim for third on Iho team point parade with former Avery County star Bobby Tate. Stan Davis, Barnes’ running mate at guard on the ASU freshman team last winter, is tlie team’s leading scorer with an 18.8 average. Barnes is second on the team in assists with 27, an average ol tliree per game. . . MORE ON COLE: Florida State’s basketball brochure NOT SURPRISED — Mounlainette Ccach Haine Froneberger says he's not a bit surprised over his team's fine showing in the Southwestern Conference. He says his club has experience and should be winning basketball games. ricli, Blaine ers v, li<' liav.e .locii pl-eying )•) gel..IT lor i.u'C!' M'.u.-i s. i;.,'y ..O'l ic’-ad this s.iij.ild :,(■ vvi.iiiois. ’ t li'M (.T, vv'lio.^i* L-t -' aC.s i.luaiituirelti-.squad slioj d I.e i' - -lit :■! e. s if..s ..-.cst squ-.d I...IS fill wav. liii' 11)„.-.J icar.i V, ..-11 lini.slu'd 1-3 anil ihi.d m iiic , ,.J l;P.iind C.'iasc an.l .-^lio . ' ..Xi.cr.ea. e !i..s .-.i on tin- l-e;. to .lui . c.adds J'r<ina!'.or- gcr. "I'li.-l, p.u.; I -o tiei lii.ii out ' ....s have adiusicd leal vvi'.l to [jla.v!r.,; i. ide. ,oys iMiCs. T .cy i:ki t.if new rai .-; a 1.. ..... tliaa t.K- o.d .')ne.s.’ Front..iTgers tlidi lia.s iicen belli lo lU’.dei 1.) p .irds on liiu- times lids .seas i. .\n 1 in iwo I Iduse . .inle-slB, l.ie .Mount.iiiieUes won. , * vv'e’ve iilayed only nie re.nl liad ga.'T'.e." .s...d I-roni -ii-'i pr.or i . lae.sdny s ronlesl ai Be. mold. :d thal. . . ( nu.ie vv.;; in 1 ir ilr.-t meeliir; wlih .'leidli Point. Tiiai was on)' first < n -'i' < iiee kame an.I we d.aa . .i i v . at a,I and lost by 'll pri nts. I l I .still believe we’l be fi.nir.'mp llien all ttie way." Car lyn Mileliem, who was Ali .'inn'K-n-e last year. Oe -u’ all CTvrlie t and Diane Coni.veli are ibe lea.lers of Hie M ninta.-i- iMiir. Mll-lum and C'ro.lvett aie liolli avera.Kln; 11 ] 'ints pel Kame ant Cornwell is .-ueiagii. 10 poinl.s. "Tliey're lur top s.orer-i." says Fr-111 lier..er, "I at we have a well datan.etl leani. Our defense has been a key fa.lor in re ent wins, especially against Cnerry- ville. .stheltvy and R .S Central We didn't play well .n.gainst tlinse im ns but vve managed to win Thi'io's vvtiero our experience paid off for us." 3 e Moantainettes are avera;g- in-; well over '.3 points per jame wliilo op' menls are .•’veragint' iusi .3!). I'r neiher'Ter’s ;;i Is snr ed a seasr I’s higli rf .32 in a virlory over Llncolnton. mosl poiitls a as , .et s.i.reil. ’ •We've h.i.l run t.ie s. no Cole broke ul! tlie Fro.sh scoring leeords at tfeU last year but when practice rolled around th!.s fall he found himself lost in the shuffle. He wa.s battling again.st last year’s loading seorei- and .'\ll-.\iTierl( an lion Kin.g and Coach Durham el use not lo iiiuve Cole lo l!te iioint, where lu couifl liave easily eraeln-I the slii.,.'ng u.u.t. in f.ict, only one i.i-eiiil). i ol l.is! i.eshmdii team v.iis ;;b;e l.n eiaek tin .s'z. V.-I.' ti"' main rci.'on ho v.as able I'o'.I'nci IS MfCrtty, a bii. Citi-pouinb Fla The Seminolos are a young teiim, witli only lliree sen- io’’s on tile s Iliad. N'e.M y. .i. Cole co'ii.t siep into a stjirt ing w.ng pos.'lion v iiicn v. dl lie \';'e:i'-s fell, ti’iiii .-en'or fioni C.inton. -M.is. man Ben Ban s, is al.-o a sen.oi. T'';-; yell; lio\,e\i. ,1 ; ; ;ii ar ■ t'e conieni with 17 m n ,:e.s a g.ime. .Wml, ro' Ii.t' w’lien yoUi.' pia\ n" on (.die o. in till- n.iBon. I-i\e.i tliou.gil Cl .'ll b .1 tlie b f.'.e'n'n;)!''S il'.is. \i •) in 1 o.' e'.ii.' 'ieiii.'i d years erac’kcrjack .slatting unit, and to do it. That per- • fiom Pensacola, Row bind Oar- Garretfs backup !..; will •-'.'e to be ti.s lie sdl's, that's the 10 be.si teams an In thi Ar.I.i) ome -o h : And. you ean lie s'dro l)i't- 0 31' end. )i.' II I erain ll..s old not i; gi:n f j; the tril to Ha.'.aii 3 total lo.-ts. r at.' dax’.-- come I,'ll. KMHS Sweeps Chase tn Twinbill, Gills Win 4048 And 14-64 Kin-s Mountain Ili.gii’s cagers Alien Di.xon's Mountaineers will be gunning for their fourth straight victory. Kings Mountain’s girls wiil take an 8-2 conference record and 10-2 overall mark into the swept Chase in a S luthwostcrn centest. The Mountainet'tes had cenferenre twin hill Friday night ford to a number two spot in the NAIA national tourna- been tied for the SWC lead until qj, the Trojans’ floor, the Moun- meiit two years ago and he’s listed as one of the top five Continwd on page Four pro prospects in the two Carolinas. Others in the top five are Kings Mouniain s George Adams of Gardner-Webb, taiiiattosl vnnir; 10 2s and the M unlaine* .'-ppin;; 76-61. It marketonh tin' fourlh liire ihis season that' llu' M',-.I8 i-a.g- ers liad v%.botli I'lids id a doii- ole bill. "33iafs the team o, mine lia say.'i Kr t;c*i several ulicinLes i up bat 1 leel like we need to play as ina-iy girls as pos.si.jIe to g.ve ihem e.xiHTience. " 1-i'oiu''''.ei-,;er aviT,i.”es play.!);, eight g.r.s, lie has nnly 11 play ers on -Ids team, eiglit seniors, two 'lUninrs and one s.iiili mviie. ■■piayin.: under lioys rales, yn need to i lay a lot of girls. --\nd our sii.islitules h.ave i-o m e tlii'i'u.gh real well.” Fr nelvei ’.er says he. lil;e his players, favors the nrvv over ihe rover sysieni, "Piayin IN SUB ROLE — Foiine. Kiiijs Mountain High baiiksthall sensa tion Otis Cole is play iM in a reserve tele tliis sea on at Florida Slate. Ccle s not c I'-ple niiig too much, tLcugh. The Seminoles are IS 2 and ranked 10th in the nation. South Point Stars Crawford Rni McWhirtei Ink With Lenoir Rhyne n CKCRX'. High .nrhnol .-Xli-servers t.i l,e the l.e.sl nrep run- Amei'..aii ,8. tt Cravvn.rd, llier.i-r in .\ort!i Lai.diiia last sea- liremier running l).ai.k Irani Bel -.on, said lie S'-le: led Lenoir mont's So. Ill Point hl.gii s.iiool.ltliyne 'T.erau.' e .1 elo.se in home, a.id teammate Mike .M. .Vhiiter and I will get llie opanrlunity a star end. have - ened ei-.m i„ p'ay eaily .n my i .llt-ge ca- rules in aid to play football at Lenoir eer" ilhvne college. ^dtainly one 'f F'.e mo.st ('oihiiK,-.'.f (III Page Four Cr.-.-.vf:rd, lelt by man: oh- Coiithiiifd on Pane lone .South Carolina’s Tom Rikor, and North Carolina’s Bill Chamberlain and Dennis VViiycik. . . ^ Belmont Abbey’s Crusaders, coached by former KMHS Dior fJobliy Hu.ssev, are making believers 0"t of a lot (if people. The Crusaders, 8-7 heading into MoniTay’s game again.s! Klon, shocked nationally 15lh ranked Catawba .Satiirdav niglit, ()t)-ti8. . . Dave Roberts, former football star at Western Caro- I'na, litts boon named ;in assistcft grid coach at Davidson t’olli'ge. Roberts .signed with tiie Atlanta Falcons after t/qwn /oar alle/.^ 371 set in Mull Ramsey’s three lYlGn S 1,6Q^UG game loss lo Rar.-iy Blanton. Bet- iRamy Blanton continues to \ve!ls had a 127 line and Ran- show the way in local bowling ae- Blanl. n added a 316 set for grafliiatcil from Western but was forced to retire duo tion. The veteran kogler scored ihy winners. ' and shoulder injuries. . . f ' ‘‘"'I uLd-v'ni-.hrio Jo'’-) Diliin;:’s 120 line and lias inked one of North Carolina's top foot- ac- fiJparwinJ'ovcr‘"Bc’.) Neither '113 1 'in;! had to work up at% •? svve.h 111 . '-nmin-; llie virto’ill t Tlie girl! s ,r isr.l hom.e after a ^11 l-.alft; me hilly ' and the b -jA If’ayed ahe a 1 of ilu' Troians affl ■ building a .3,1 23 halftime leaJ Ba!an:-ed s mi "; V till' Ivey '¥1 In to knot Gleinson to vi"t >ry fa ah Cr.'v. kett Di.i'ie Cornwe ad led girls. b;i!l pro.'^peds, Davr lIugh.sfon of t/aringor Hie'h in Ohar- lolle. He v as All Mecklenlmrg County and will he a mem- ujant m had single games of In r of tlie West team in Ihe annual East-West All-Star 123, and 112 but his team, (Mine i)i Greeiislioro this summer . . . Incidentally, the ciiilder's Roofing and lieatin'g, hetiil coach for tlie West in the Greensboro classic will be still dropped three of four games Don S'titno of nearby Hunter Huss. . . to c Ts Pai it Co. winp Bowen Tlie tiiitntal Gastonia Chamber of Commerce Sports had a 125 line and Bo'.i'.Veils add- F.aniiiiet, alwavs a big aiffati', is on tap for next Tuesday ed a 3t3 set t ■ lead the lo^ rs. at 7 o’clock at the Gastonia YMCA. Bart Starr, veteran Ramsey fored .a 1.9 ime il'inartr-'-back of the Green Bay Packers, will ho guest speak -i-. Higlilight of the night xvill be the presentation o the Gat'onia Hall of Fame Award. Former KMHS football Brackett led his team with coacli Sliu Cat Iton is a former winner of the trophy. . . Ga; dner-Webb and Battier Scotia will play a “rubber” match February 3 at Gardner-Webb. The two clubs have ■ siilil Ibi'ii fb'.st two games this .year, the Bulldogs winning sev’s team to three wins over over Hie Sttlires in the finals of the Kings Mountain In- Dilling Heating. Gerald Hinns vilatioiial and Barber Scotia winning in a game at Con- had a 124 line and 333 set for the •oi'd loser.s. Tony Cloningor, Cinc'nnati Reds pitcher from Lincoln MivGf? I.eaaue Cotinty. has signed his 1972 contract. Another Reds per- fo’-rlei-.' former CLihson star Ty Cline, has been given his release. . . Herndon. lilerndon led his clu'o wilh a line and 310 set. F'd'!' rhyer! r 1 ures f m thol 123 hy 11 vi Brown' was Brown’s b year. Mike Th^ I.cnfn?.e le-’ding .s Jenny Oates won s 'ring hon- p-bils and su ors in women’s le.-i'gue action Alfri’d X.hite ai Tuesday. She tallied a 123 lino 'P' kv H.uris of a T21 line a id 34.3 series. Joe Beam ."cored a 12S line and 351 series to lead Mull Ram il and 33s set t ' lead O.ito.s .Shell to a four-game 'vveep of C'eve l.m l R-di.'it'U-. Ri'"ky il-rnntt I-'d the lose s with a 99 line and 2 3 .set. rtai'-a’'a Mi le) seerad a LM lioe -"id 'Ut "''I to Ic'i'i .Ameriran 7 (-.r'-ri In a v-i- svof 'I’.Tx. 1.311’se n-iver had a 103 line and Eoty Fite added a 293 set par the losers. Plonk Brothers won three fr-—os over \Ve"t Fnd Amert-ah as K'"’en Moss .Scored a 11-1 line 13 to-' "-'me's points. fop ■irert ill d ’u! '*' 'intai'i- :Ir 1 !) m-il-.i' ■- II 'howi-,' of Ibe s, t'"' M im- plMr i ' Jelv t 13 0 troian ter w : 1 I Rit t > Kings .M-nmtain I ■'rn-'-etl 13. Goit to 1, C.asli 2, Led Mi- ' f''-l 8. I, . -so I ?■ q Rono'e Cu’bertson wort scoring and -111 set. Pat Herndan't 112 — • iq roi-o-i icaoue action tine and Doris Ware’s '’96 set led Thursday, bowling a 134 line and the losers. 3, Cromer I''-’, I Tin I’nvs c.v Kn-s Mountain ’•i’ls ' t'l- 'lo'- .0, w ■’3. Thor If J)1I n'a1-'!< 2. '---o .'-ii ,T i„ — • > '•'-.-o-., ■> f,a. derson 13, P.cbinson 2,1 Sri [kush 3. .al l‘i» TD'U- Rrr\v:i F. W|-. .tr ON THE DOTIXD LiNU - s- , , r I .'f!' ■ ’c- c'r Hi JI .| -f. .r-'.-q. r r r'lo.'. c'- ’ 'n fC't c- -’1 (-c.-ci. . TUK viKir*c Him IKITA ly wCP ai MnilMTAIN^
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