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, 1972 fitly is- three rc- g a sov- DoA-ning $29,5(Mi, lU'ractor, kicrs U •(*s. nco im KM) SU'o- r Road. a James ly bulld- 1)3 Waco itmiits in ii bisuod , Silver 1 to Hu- rs. Joliii hetsl.inc, ttington, 1 Moun- patient lospilai jndeirgo GastoM^ ry, Yori<r City •ity ver tonia Icssemer ion, City I'r, City IS tonia jessemer ify trior "City , Cheny- ids, Thursday, February 17, 1972 THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD. KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C, Page Three -5)7*-r- HERALD SPORTS By GARY STEWART Mounties Away Friday, Host Chase Tuesday 5Q' KEN MITCHEM Notes from the world of sports; Folks around Kings Mountain are optimistic that Golden Gloves boxing will be an annual event. Last week’s tournament at the community center was a smashing suc cess and several folks are already talking of forming a lo cal team for next year. . . Ken Mitchem, former Kings Mountain High basketball standout, is sitting out this year at Pan American Uni versity in Texas and is plan ning on translerring next fall to Belmont Abbey, where he’ll rejoin his former Coach Bobby Hussey. . .It’s also being rumored that an other former KMHS star, Florida .State's Otis Cole, might tran.sfer to the Ab bey. . . • Clemsnn’s Tigers probably will withdraw from the North - .South Basketball Tournarnc);;, a n annual event held in Charlotte. Coach Tates Locke says the Tigers are getting tired of playing Carolina and N. C. Stale m Littlejohn Coliseum only once every two years. Clemson’s two games in the North-South count in the ACC standings while UNC and N. C. State play only one ACC game there. . . Duke University cage coach Bucky Waters has been unde)' constant fire since the beginning of the season. It seems Duke stu dents are getting tired of seeing Blue Devils transfer and make the starting team at other schools. The latest player to leave fhe Duke team was Richie O’Connor last Randy Bynum, a standout football and basketball player at Lincolnton High, has signed a football grant-in- aid to attend Gardner-Webb College. . . N. C. State’s freshman basketballer, David Thompson of Crest, is the hottest thing since file. The 6-4 flash is currently averaging 36.3 points, and J4.1 rebounds per game. He’s hitting 35 percent of his field goal attempts. His best game was against Isothei-mal Community College when he scored 54 points and hauled in 20 rebounds. . . At least three members of last year’s Kings Moun tain High football squad.have beep contacted by colleges. Running backs Marshall,.Lo'gah anti John Grier have been contacts by Lses McRae Junior College and center-line- backer Mark George has received letters from Lenoir Rhyne College. George is just a junior. . . Davidson football coach Dave Fagg has announced his first signing of the year. He recently inked Hal Pea cock, an offensive and defensive back from Charlotte s Myers Park High School. . .Myers Park, incidentally, is searching for a new grid coach since its veteran Gus Pur cell resigned a couple of months ago. Some rumors h^e it that the Mustangs would like to lure former KMHS Coach Shu Carlton away fi-om Gastonia Ashbrook. . . Saturday’s regionally televised basketball game ot ti)p week will feature two of- the nations finest squads, South Carolina and Houston. South Carolina’s win last Saturday ovci Davidson enabled Coach Brank McGuiie to pick up his 400th coaching victory. Western Carolina is having an off year in basketball (14-11 at this stage) but the Cats can still nail down berth in the District Six playoffs if they beat Vorhees to night and Baptist College Saturday. The Catamounts, led by David Smith’s 21 points and 15 rebounds per game, meet Gardner-Webb February 23 in the Charlotte Coli seum bringing together two of the nation s finest small college players, WCU’s Smith and G-W’s George Adams.. . Last night’s Davidson freshman game in Charlotte against Duke pitted the Wildkittcns against their former coach, Neill McGeachy. The former Lenoir Rhyne star is enjoying the same success at Duke as he did at Davids Clemson’s Tigers will be trying to snap a four-game losing streak Saturday when they take on Wake Forest in a key ACC game. Both clubs arc 1-6 in league play and tied for the cellar. . . . April 8’s NASCAR Grand American race at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston Salem will be nationally tele vised by the ABC Wide World of Sports. Bad news for us. however. The event will be blacked out locally. Sale of TV rights will probably make the race Bowman Gray’s richest in history. . . ,,,,,, u- u KM High’s junior varsity basketball team, wbicn cldses out its season here Monday against Chase, is cur rently on a hve-g&mo winning streak. Coach John Blalock would like nothing more than to win his last two for a 14-6 season’s mark. . . ^ ^ .i. Juniors Mike Thombs and Debra Crockett are the only KM High basketball players averaging double fig- urel Through games of last week, Thombs was averaging 1.5.9 points per game and Crockett 12.3. ’They had scored 286 and 196 points, respectively. 'Those figures look good enough for all-conference recognition. . Gibson Has Team Working Outside UP: I, V TOP PROSPECT — Senior David Bolin, shown above, is among pitching and catching prospects working out for the upcoming KMHS baseball season. Bolin hog hit over .300 the past two seosons and should be among the top performers in the Southwestern Conference this spring. Wrestling Card Cn February 26 WrestlinK faos attendine the mat program at the community center on Saturday, February 26, will have a shot at winning a portable television, compliments of McGinnis Furniture Co, Roy Pearson, director of the community center, said a TV will be given away as a dxir prize. The wrestling program will feature a big tag team match and a girls’ match. In the tajT team event, Dale Starr and Hos.s Strickland will take on the Bolos and in th girls vnt, Jean Kay will battle Joyce Brown. In the other singles match, Buck For rest will meet Doug Hawkins. Action begins at 7:30 p. m. Pitchers And Catchers Drill At High School Pltcliing iind catching candi- daUf.s tor the Kings Mountain High baseball team began work- cuts Monday and other prospe-cts wiil begin drilU next Wealnesday. Coach Barry Gib-sen is now working with six varsity pitchers and catchois and .some freshman pl.iycrs. 1 The main returnees are pitcli- ers Rick Hord and Keith Parkir and catiher David Bolin. Ollu-r varsi'.y piusjjects include pitrhei Kenny Farias ajidcatchcrs Kenny und Darrell Van Dyke. Freshmen currently practicing wiUi the varsity arc pilclior.s Scott Moss, Chuck .Xitstin and Dale Hart.soc and catcher Kennv McCoy. Hord, a righthander, was the mainstay of last year’s staff. The Mountaineers last season finished a 12-7-1 and .second in the South western Conference. Hord had a 6-2 record and wa among the top chunkers in the SW’C. Parker was a .starter in the outfield but was also one cf the tep reliet pitchc.-s and saw occa sional starting duty. A third member of last y ear’s pitching staff, Danny Hartsoe, did not come out for llic squad this year. David Bolin, of course, was a- mong tile top hitters in the SWC last year and won the team’s .most valuable player award. A starter on the Mountaineers' state championship team three years ago, Bolin has hit over .300 the pa.st two campaigns. TTie other two catchers, Kenny Bolin and Van Dyke, were con- vertc'd to the position. Bolin was an outfielder and Van Dyke an infitlde-r on the jayvet team last .spring. Gibson worked his pitchers and catchers outside Monday and Tuesday and hopes for good wea- flier so he can continue that type of practice. ■‘We’ll just loosen up and try to get In sh^e until the rest of the team joins us," Gib.son said. Among those e.xpecited to join the team next vveric are Grafton WMicrs, Robbie Mo-jre, Tim Ecli ols, Wayne Bridges and Bill Baird frem last year's team; plus new. comers Randy Wingo, Mike Thembs, Frankie Stokes, Tim Hunter, Paul Manning, and oth- scheduled to play Bessemer City crs. The Mounties are tentatively’ in non-confeience games on March 7 and 10. They open SWC play here on March 17 against Crest. A-- HAVE BANNER YEAR — The Kings Mountain High girls basketball tram, pictured obeve, has been neorthe top of the Southwestern Conference all season Coach Elaine Froneberger sends his club against Chase here Tuesday night in the regular reason finale. Shewn above, front row, left to right, are Karen Ledford, Jane Lovelace, Diane Cornwell, Cathy Ledford and Debbie Francis. Back row, some order, Jane Tcte, Susan Cash, Carolyn Mitchem, Jane Henderson, Debra Crockett, Debbie Leo, Arm Hanibright, Diane Spearman and Coach Fronegerber. (Photo by I. G. Alexander) Sheiby Defeats Mounties Twice [Royals And Cole ^Key Reasons For FSU Success N C S U Through the first 18 games for both. Tommy 'Burleson trailed Virginla’.s Barry Parkhill in Scor- ing by 12 points, 390-402, for the Atliuitic Coast Conference lead. But Burleson, who is the ACC's top .retoounder, had taken 70 les.s shots th ATI ParKhill. yowall^^ Powl Teams Alabama, Stanioid, tINC And Tech On Dnke Schedule • DURHAM — One of the most- demanding and challenging non- conference schedules in Duke his tory and an attractive five-game home slate highlight the 1972 Blue Devil football schedule, Act- fng Director of Athletics Carl James announced today. The non-conference toe.s include Alabama, Washington, Stanford, Navy and Georgia Tech. Three of the teams, Alabama, Stanford and GcOTgla Tech, partlcipafed in bowl games In 1971. Alabama jtlayed Netoraska for the Nation al Champiorahlp in the Orange S^, Atajiford upMt MWiigan for lliMr s*»nd oonseewtiva Rose Bowl title and Georgia Tech play ed Ole .MLS.S in the Peach Bowl, Altliou.gh Washington did not play in a 'brwl game, the Huskies posted a 6-4 record and ended the season rated 19tli in the nation. The Hu.skies return Sonny Sixkill- er, one of the top collegiate quar terbacks in the nation. “Duke again plays the most demanding non-conference sche dule in tihe A(X.’’ remarked Blue Devil football coacli Mike MlcGee. “But, we like ithe challenges of -the schedule and will coAtlnue to play against the top football programs in th« country.” Men's League John Dilling claimed individual scoring honoi's in men’s bowling league action .Monday night at Mo'jntain Lanes but his Dilling Healing team still dropped thi^ of four matches to Cub's Paint Co. Dilling combined lines of 118, 130 and 141 for a 389 s^TOs. one of his highest ets of the season. (However, he was the only mem ber of his team to compile a 300 series and Cub’s Paint put four bowlers over tliat mark. Team captain Ronnie Culbert son was high man for the win ning team, scoring a 14.5 line and 368 set. Banny Blanton socer a 141 line and Bill Mulinax added a 365 set as Chider’s Roofing swept four games from Albert Brack ett. Bracket’s 121 line and Rod Houser’s 330 set led the losers. Bob Herndon's 123 line and 342 set enabled Quality Sandwich to split a fourigame set with Mull Ramsey’s team. Joe Beam’s 115 ine and Ramsey’s 323 set ed Ramsey’s team. Ladies League Jenny Oates scored a 112 line and 334 set to gain scoring hon ors in ladles league TSetton Tues day ni^, But her Oates i^ell twin dropped three -geimes itio Drews Tax Service. Betty Fite led the winners with a 114 line and 289 set. lEecky Barnete’s 127 line and 327 set led Cleveland Radiator to three wins over Plonk Brothers. ■Bobbie McKee’s 125 line nd Charity Tignor’s 288 set topped the losers. American Legion and West End American split a four-game set. Edna Sbwen led American Legion with a lll5 line and 337 set. Margaret Harmon’s 114 line and Pat Herndon’s 300 set were high marks for the losers. Mixed League Three bowlers scored 354 sets to share scoring honors In mixed league action Thursday night. 'Pat Herndon, bowling for her hudband Bob’s team, scored a 146 line and 351 series to lead her team to three wins Plbnk Oil. Clarence Plonk led the losers wltfi a 122 line and 338 set. Ranny Banton tallied a 130 line and 354 set to lead bis team in Its threc-igame loss to John Dill ing.' CharHy 'flgnor’s 1'19 line and DiUing’s 312 set led the tvlnners. (Wtmp Bowen scored a 129 line and 354 set at Bob Ramsey’s team ow^ four games from Mull IUimfey*s erw. Ronnie Oilberf- Mn’s 121 line and Ramsey's 121 led'Dht losers. Both Kings -Mountain High bas kctball teams dropped a notch in the Soultr.icstcrn Conference .standings Tuesday night when they were dclcati d by Shelby. The girls lo.si 36-33 to drop into third place, behind South Point and Burn.s. South PoinI, inciden tally defeated (’herryviile .50-37 t- clinch the S'outh’wc.stern Confer ence title. The Mountaineers \v(-rc com pletely outclasse.l, 9i)-.53. and , dropped into eighth plarc in tlie 10-team loop. Lincolnton, which won its third straight game over Chase, climbed within two games efthe Mountaineers, thus. Coach Allen Dixon’s chaiges still aren't a.ssured of a tournament berth. Balanced scoring was the key ■to the Shelby vict-iric.s. Thi‘ Shel by girls did not plara a :)lay(>r in double figures bu: all .si vcu -b-Is ■who pbc'ed scored. Kin as M .m tain was led oy Debra .'’rockett with 16 ixiints. It -was tla' .s, ;.a,: lO's in three games fer t.ic M '-.m- taineltc.s, who just 1w i wei k- ago were tied with .-omh I'.-r. lor the league lead. Slielby'.s boys placed five rrn'ii Mountainettes Nip Cherries, Mounties Lose Kings Mountain High’s baskid- ball squads split a Southw,-stern Conference twinbill with Cherry ville here Friday, the girls win ning 52-41 and the Mountainecr.s falling 5:1-56. The Mountainettes, in slaynig in a tie with Burns for second place in the lO-team league, goi a 20-point performance from jun ior -scoring leader Debra Crockotl. The 20 points marked the high est effort of the year for a Moun- tainetto. Coach Blaine Froneberger pl.i.v- I'd his entire te.im and 10 of ni.s 11 players scored. Caroyn Mitcli- cm joined Crockett in double fig ures with 12. Tlie 52 jxiints matched the Mountainettes’ .season high of 52 scored early in the year against Lincolnton. The Mountainettes were in command most of the way, loading by 25-19 at half- Ijme. The Mountaineers played the highly fa'ored Ironmen a t6ugh- er-than-expectod game but Jim Ram-sey’s club came through in the end. Cherryville led by only two points, 30-28, at halftime and never could pull away in the sec ond haU. Jim.my Graves, who scored 28 points against KM In an earlier meeting, slacked off this time but still led his team with 19 points. Dennis Tate added 17 and Frank Allen 12. Mike Thombs had 17 and Wendell Dawkins 10 for the Mountaineers. GIRLS GAME Kings Mountain (52)—Crockett 20, Cornwell 4, MitcheirrT2, Cash 3, Lovelace 3, Lee 4, K. L«dford 1, C. Ledford 2, Henderson 2, Hambright 1. Cherryville (41) — Gaston 15. Giles 11, Dellinger 9, Hope 2, Far ris 1, Banks 1, Brown 2. BOYS GAME Kings Mountain (56)—'Dawkins 10, Crocker 6, Brown 3, Thombe 17, White 6, Wingo 6, Blalock 6, Hedden 2. ChetryvUle (50) — Tate 17, Giles 6, J. Graves 19. Allen 12, R. (Graves 5, in double figure.s, led by guard Alvin Gcntiry with 22 points. Ben Br.,wn was the only KM pbyei to reai h double figure.-;. He had 10. The Lions held KM's leading -scorer, .Mike Tliombs, to lii.s sea- .son’.sl o'.v of five points. Both ccaclies, Allen Dixon of the Mcuntii'.-; and Dick McClency cf .8helby. clearc'd tlu ir benvh. ElO'i'n player-; .s ored f, ;■ each team. GIRLS GAME K. Min. (33) Mitchem 4, Croc kett 16, Cornwell 3. Lovelace 2. Le'c 2, Cash 6. ShiToy (36) — Barbee 7, Ma loney 3. Glenn 9, Brantley 4, Hcmeslcy 7, Wright 4, Latlimore BOYS GAME K. Min. (55) —Thcnibs ,5. Da'vV- kias 7. Br.-wn 10, While .3, Cr.X'k- (.- 2. J 11. 5. ’’ialoi-k 9. Wingo 2. ilod-.ien 6 Hunter 2, DavLs 4. Shclhv '901 — Gentry 22, Mc- Ki.-' g'k'l'.' M.- IJ.x 9, Bridges 11, Eye,--- 13, Coop<>r 2, VVrigliT 4, Hop- 2. Be.-- 12. -Surratl 1. Withers TALL.-Ml.-VSSEE — Florida State'.- Head Coach Hugh Durham ap jiarenily tliink.s North Carolina is gcod hunting ground for basket ball taleni. Durham, whose Senainolcs ate currently among the nation's top 15 teams, recruited 6-10 high .s hocl All-.A.r.erican Reggie Roy als from Whiteville. and then in 1970, he went to Kings Mountain and signed another prepAll-Amcr lean, 6-2 Otig Cole, The performance.-- of both Ra>- als and Cole have been among the main reasons that Florida State Ls lS-4 and ranked 11th and 14th In the latest UPl and jVF pells. , Since the seh.son started and just like hU sophomore year. Roy als, a junior, has been the load ing rebounder for Florida State. He's hauling down an a.veragc of It a game, and in scoring, his 17 p;d.nt average is just be-iew :hat ci Ren King's, the team leadei who's iiithting 19,0 a game. Only once ihis .season has the '.Vhiti . ille native f.ailed to .sc.’ie .11 double figures. That was a- gainst a tough Oregon State op peneni in the Far We.-.t Cli-ssic at Poitland, Oregon, one of thr.'C tcurnaim nts ITcrida State ha.s won this .season. Ri^yaLs .set quite a mark fji liimself in those tliree tourne.vs MoontiM Seek ' To CUnch Spot InSWCToumey Kings .Mountain High's varsity basketbatl .squads complete their ri gular .season this week with R-S Central on the road Friday and Chase here Tuesday. The Kings Mountain girls. 11-5 in the .Southwestern Conference and sitting alone third place, In.pc to better their seeding for tile SWC tournament while the MountaLm'ers, 5-11 and in eighth .vprt, hope to clinch a bi'rth in tile annual event which will tie- gin next TJiur.sday at Burns High .School. Bo'.li Kings Mountain team.- wt .-e defeated Tuesday night at Slietby. The Mountameens, who have Post six strajghf ballgamcs, are just two games ahead of Lin colnton und need a win or a Lin- cclnton loss to cJinch a tourna ment berth. The two KM squads defeated their t.vo upceming op.pont-nis < arlier in the year. The Moun taineers -and Muuntainet-tes edg ed R-.S Central in a twinbill play ed here, but, of course;, things are alwajs tougher on the opponents' floor and KM c'oat.hes Blaine Fron<;berger and .Allen Di.xon think Friday'.- meeting at RS will be no different. The two KM s'lUads won handily at Chase c'ailier and should be heavy fav orites to complete their regular season on a winning note here Jrlday night. The top eight teams in each di vision will qualify for the -HWC tcuir.amont. If both local teams h-ld their present position, tdie girls will most likely face Cre.st in the tournament’s first round and the Mountaineers will fa,ce undefeated East Rutherford, which long ago wrapix'd up its first SWC title. whi..h came in a .span of one month. In all three, he made the all-tournament team, and at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala., he was voted Most Valuable Player. Cole, a sc.rhcmore, joined the varsity after a strong year with the St'minole freshmen. He'.s a reserve this season, bat a,s Florida •■state games SOt he us-aally ends uj) playing its much as anybody else. According to Durham, it’s hard to keep a player cf Cole’s caliber on the 'oench. The coach irea-iily used Cole at the wing poSltisn wdren King hit a cold .spell ia mid-season. Little Mounties Beat Cherryville, Shelby Kings Mountain High'.s junior var.-ity basketball team, sporting its best record in years under n ''uiuh Jolm Blalock, captured two Ilf it.-; bigge-t wins i.i the si.i.-.-n last 'vveek. Thursday, the Little Mountain eers r-imped over Clictryville 83- 68 an.l M.inday afternoon, tliey nippc.i .'.tii-loy's herd-f ire unbeat en jay.i'i'S 72-69. The Vh't.nii'.s give till' Little M; untaiiii-i-i.-- a 12-6 record head ing into 1. -i:' final iwo games. Thun; lay, Klali ;k’.s diargOs go to R-P Central and Monday they ( •• out tlu'-.r .season here a- gainst Cha.se. M'Uida.v'.s vh l.'ry over 5hel':'-y mo'Iieil the Lrst time lliat a K.\i:-1.8 tiMiii lias defeate l Phel'ay ill years Balnn.'ed sccrin;g w.is the key 1 1 the Vi.'tary. Fi'ce Little .Mjun- ti.-s .si-ored in douhle figures, led by .\lilic Adams' 15 points. Tony l-.iTs adde.l 11, .'arl Rosc'ooro 12 aii.i Wayne Iwtr li aii-l John Me- Giil 11 -.iipieeo. Tiun-man Jordan lopped the rc- bou'u’'i-.' department with 12 and lios.'b.irj added .seven. .Ad ams, in addition to being the high seorer, handed "Ut five ur, SlslA. C'Ki. :i Elaku'k Ro.srbaro, Ada.ii-, MiGill, Jord.in, Falls, Hamriek and Li'aeh tor their de- fens:. I■ efforts. In 'i'h'.ir-^lay's victory over Cher ryi.Hle, Falls came ih.'ough with 17 points and Rasebiro and Jor dan ed.le.l 1.5 and 14, ri'.sptH'.Uve ly. Lr .i.'h and M.-Gill barely ■miss ed doulile figure'.- witii nine' and eight, re-.speet ively. Jordan and Ifisohoro lopped the rediounetnig department with 11 apiece. Blal-xk cited Roseboro, Hamrick, Jordan, Adams, Falls, MIcGill, Leach and Plonk for thdr defen-ive pLiy. THURSDAY'S GAME K. Mtn. (So) — Jordan 1-1. Rose- be>ro 15, Le.'. h 9, Falls 17, Adams 4, McGUI 8, Plo.’ik 6, HarrLsejn 1, Bell 1, Hamrick 4, PerkinB 1, Vywra 2. Cherryville (66) — Wilson .5, Eakcr 8. Putnam 17, Ledford 16. Cloud 11. Par’ser 2. MONDAY'S GAME K. .Mtn. (721 — Jordan 8. R.esi'- boro 12, Leach 11, Falls 14. .Ad ■ams 15, McGill 11. Hamrick 4. Shc'lby (69) — P>jrron 8, Gentry 16, Dy.sart 1. Williams 19, Nan.e .5. Lane IS. Hunt 2. SWC Cage Standings (Girls Divisien) Teams W L Pet South Point 15 1 .938 Eurn.s 12 4 .750 KINGS MOUNTAIN 11 5 .688. .625* Shelby 10 6 East Rutherford 9 •7 .563 ■L'rest 8 8 .500 V he'rrwille 7 9 .4SS R-S Cciiri'ul .) 11 ..313 ClViSC 3 13 188 Lir.golnicn 0 16 .000 (Boys Division] Ernst Rutherford 16 0 1.000 Shelby 12 4 .750 Soutli Peiint 12 4 .750 Crest 10 6 ■ 625 Che.'iyville 9 7 .563 R-3 Central 6 10 .395 Burns 6 10 .395 KINGS MOUNTAIN 5 11 .313 Li.’icoln.ton 3 13 Chase 1 15 .063 WE NEED YOU Due to the continuing growth of our mining divi sion we need the following personnel: # Shovel Operators # Drillers # Service Men # Mechanics # Welders O Flotation Operator or Trainee Contact Lithium Corporation of America New wage rates in effect Feb. 1, 1972. We offer good starting pay, free hospitalization, retirement and many other liberal fringe benefits. Highway 161 Bessemer City. N. C. Phone 629-2282 equal opportunity employer NOTICE Thank you for sliopping at Modern Fabrics! Due to bad weather last week-end, we are extending our Sale of regular $3.29 yd. Double Knit Polyester reduc ed to $2.19 Yd. through the (month of February.. MODERN FABRICS 116 S. PIEDMONT (Beside City Hall) CLOSED ALL DAY SUN. & WED. OPEN MON. - TUE. - THUR. - FRI. - SAT. 10-6
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