Claiy I's striving In i5 -isycshnl'. [ion goals or omploymcnt dlroctory of A ni eriran m -72. Singlo jry, showing and major Spanishsur atcs, may lx* fablnct Com ities for tho r. ison a ngton, n. C. lur. »r 28, 1972 ) I ' iments. mes D, Gui VC, announii' Wctlncsduy, igs Mounlaiii ionald Ivoy, ital Avomic, if a son, WpiI- 20, Kings ird E. Barnns, Gastonia, an- of a son, )or 2, Kings lul MoLcary, announce the ly, ScptemhiM I hospital, ig A. I’arkei', luo, Besaemii ‘ birth of ,1 leptomber 22, ipitul. mes F. Brail uic, Bcssomci birth of II ', .Septomlxn hospital, ly A. Bower.s. Jastonia. an a son, .Satui Kings .Moun ■old I,,. Atlaii'. ad, Bessemer ? birth of iber 2'1, Kint n D. Huffstel ince the hlrllf ;cpteml)Pr 21, spita'. lam A. Hoyle, ossemer Cit.v. if a daughter, •r 2.>, Kings •s F. Hendrix, venue, Besse- the birth of eptemhcr 2i), ipital. Char’es D. l-tl, Grover, f a son, Wetl- 27, Kings ter To icrat all my ber 7lh I'm pany on the ,nd Vote for the only de- ipporting all aurthouse to C. Clary fish or just f fun watch- t to the deep. I fastest boat ttle River. id I went oiil ht oxer 2(Vi ing about 1.2 th our wives ily about .'Hi ut ."jO pounds, big ones go vvi’l like the are wonder II hard work. Th'urstlay, StpfemlMr 28, 1972 THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD. KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. Page Three*) HERALD SPORTS By CARY STEWART Mark Doesn’t Want Personal Gain, He Wants Mounlies To Be A Winner Raiders In General, Doug Davis In Particular Played Over Heads We're not taking anything away from South Point’; Red Raiders and their sophomore quarterback, fJou;., Davis, But, you can be sure, the Raihers in general, aiii Davis, in particular, were playing well over tlicir heads ii. last Prluay's 28-111 victory over live Mouniaineers in Bel moni. How many times could a sophomore bench-warmer, who had ran only three plays all year, come out and hit 17 out of 23 passes for 228 yards and keep his cool like Davis? The answer is not very often. And, how many times could an end like Tim Williams garner 14 of those completions? The answer again, not oiten. In most ballgames, Williams, or any other player, ' would have dropped some of those tosses and in most games 'he wouldn’t have been close enough to the ball t o catch It because the quarterback wouldn’t put the ball on the money like Davis did. • I But, that’s water over the dam and the Mountain- ers ar^i going to have to forget it and bow their neck:i After aU, if the K'M lads bounce back and continue to play like they have so far, they'll still stand a good chance om making the WNCHSAA playoffs. "The key to our season might be if we get over this,’’ said Coach Bobby Jones of the Mountaineers. “If our kids don't let this get them doiwn, we ll be allright. Our season isn't half over yet. If we can bounce back these next two weeks with wins over Cherryville and R-S Central and then go up and play Shelby a good game, we’ll be in good shape." —Mounlies Caught Off Guard Jones, w'ho felt his team had a good chance to beat South Boint, said the Raiders caught him and his players completely off guard. “When you prepare for a ballgame, you have to work | on trying to stop what the other team has been ^oing," i said Jones. "South Point hadn t thrown the ball but six! or seven times all year and when they did throw it they^ didn’t throw it well. i had practiced all week on stopping th:ir running game ana we did just that. They had 99 yaids rushing and SB of those came on a freak play \\ Inch xx o should have slopped,” he said, referring to Wayne Fcwell's TD run In the third quarter that put the game on ice. i "We stopped their running game coinpietoly,” Jones: conllniidd, "but they did an excellent job xxilh their pass-; ing ganiei I tliougat our pass defense was raggv J until I watdied the film but it wasn’t that bad. Davis just made; same reAl fine passes and the type of pass pattern they, were tuhhing is almost imposs.'ble to stop. They xvere run-' 'Tk.nirig the sideline cuts and our def'-nders had to play be-' • jind. it .We would have played in Iroiil of Uie receivers, i iioy wolild have had us beaten deep. “I’U be frank, " Jones w',:nt on. "Davis threw the ball better than he knows how. I m not taking anything axvay li jm him. He might be an All-American but 1 just don't see how he could throw the ball that good and be as poised as he was in his first start. But he called a good- game ahd he play 2d well and you have to give him credit. ‘‘We could have done a better job on pass defense,; and We cduid have done a belter job of pulling pressure! on the .passer,” coni me jd Jones. "Piut you just can’t put. in a defense at halftime..If we had had any idea that kid could throw a toolball like that, xve xvould have done a lot oi Work last week on stopping the passing game." ; JonCs said he honestly believes that everyone in Line- berger Stadium, including South Point Coach Jim Bigger-; slafl, was surprised when the Raiders did so well through the air. "They did something entirely different from what we expected,” Jones said. "And, Biggorstaff was sui-prisod too. If he’d knoxvn that kid could throxv like that, he would have played more than three plays all year. . "But, they won’t slip up on anybody else,” Jones con tinued. “The only way to prepare is to stop what they’ve been doing, and now' everybody knows what they did against us. If we’d known what they were going to do, we would have won that ballgame. Before I went over there I figured three touchdowns xvould be plenty. But I didn't figure on him throwing the ball like he did." —Picking The Winners My two upset picks last week (Gardner-Webb oyer Samlord and Duke over Stanford) didn’t come off, leaving me with a 9-3-1 record and a 24-11-4 mark for the year. ^ So, let’s go again, hoping for improvement: South Point at Lincolnton—I can’t believe that Lin- colnton is having a losing season. The Wolves aren’t a 1-3 hallclub and they’ll prove it by knocking off the Raiders, 14-13. Burns at Chase—Burns is improving under Steve Curtis and will top the Trojans, 26-14. Cherryville at Kings Mountain—Cherryville will be a lot tougher than the Mountaineers might think. But, I have confidence that our boys will bow their necks and snap back .wih a 21-7 victory. Elast Rutherford at Crest—This should bo a good one. We’ll give it to the Chargers on the home field advan tage, 14r0. ' Shelby at R-S Central-^This one could be closer than most people think. Shelby will win it. but barely, 14-0. Guilford at Gardner-Wdbb—If Gardner-Webb doesn’t beat Guilford, they can’t boat anybody. Call it 33-13. Clcmson at Oklahoma—Clcmson’s playing out of its league. Oklahoma 43, Tigeirs 7. Virginia at Duke—The Blue Devils let me down last week. I hope Virginia swears them something like 35-14. Maryland at Syracuse—Could go either way but well give it to the Big Orange, 33-27. UNC at Ohio State—Tar Heels to lose first, 28-21. N. C. State at Georgia—Could be exciting. Bulldog.s 35, State 27. Memphis State at South Carolina—Gamecocks have lost three games to good teams. Good news for Mrs. Toby Williams. South Carolina 31, Memphis State 21. A Ashbrook at Garinger—A close game between two "trong 4-A clubs. Ashbrook will take it, 21-14. By GARY STEWART Herald Sports Editor Aik do KinfiS -Mountain High [ootball fans what makes the -Jountainccis tick and there’s a jood chance n ne of them xx'ill ay centei'-lincbaeker Mark Jeorge. George, a senior and one of A'-M’s tri-captains, has been a itartcr for three years and lilce jood xvine, the llio-poundor im- jroves with age. Although he’s been a life-long! .oetba;] fan, George didn't begin jiaying organized foot!)all until le was in tlie eighth grade and le sixv only bmited action that /ear as an end on the Centra! Junior High team here. After entering Kings .Moun- I tain High, George xx'us moved to. •enter, where he immc.liat.’ly i bund a home. He has been a: darter ever since, helping to lead bis freshman team to a 6-1 rcc-i ird and the varsity squad to a 7-3 mark his sn;,homere year and ; a 4-4-2 -season last year, j George says this year's .Moun- ; taineor team is the . est he's plajed on, ma n’y eiause of the i players’ attitudes. "Last year," recalls George, ■‘We liad a iot of boys who thcugiit they were An--4mepiean eanu.dales. i ney weren t concern ed with the team. They wanted individual honors. But, this year, we nave a buneii of hoys ..ao want to p.ay logotber a.s .i teai.i and be a winner. We re working .e* man we eve,- have and we have a whole lot more spirit man we ve evei had.” x.eorge says lie lee.s this year’s KMilS team tun ga all Ilie way, even though it has already been beaten by South Point, g.s-lu. "couth Point caught us by sur prise with their passing,” he says. "We didn’t xvork hardl.v . ny on passing before we played tliem. -And, to, Jav .n f o.ia OI our best backs, both offen sively an i defensively, was out because of an injury and we had to us,'! an ine.xperienced played in his place. 1 ..eiieve if we'd play .South Point again, it wou.d .e a d.fferent story. •'.-;he;i.y is going to be the team to heat,” he continued, "Imt I feel like xxe can beat them. We tied them 8-8 last year and that was the highlight of our year. "In fact,’’ George went on, "I believe we can win the rest of ‘ our games. The key will be if we can get rid of these mistakes AC’ve been making, both on of- fen.sp and defen.se.’’ An A and B student, George tied for the Mountaineer scholas tic trophy last year and won the most improved player award. But ho doe.sn’t strixe for personal , honors. "All I xvant, ” he savs, "is to be ‘ a part of a xvinning team. I just ; want lo do my part to make us a j winner, and if xve become a win- ' nrr, I’l! be happy." (icorge is hoping to get a shot at college ball and has already o( n contacted s y several loral collepe.s. Western Carolina scout- ex Jails' injured k.nee c..meo around. lie suffered l'•e injr.v n last xvc-K's Ics., a South Point. "We also plan t ■ make exx.-aj changes on cu: s, c.'ialtj team-', .-■aid j .nc.s, "but th.i.se are . ur inii jor clianjes. We ;ls.' plan to gel mere pla.ver.-; in tlie game a-- xve .su.''',>ect some cl eur ):;y; mi.glit be getting a liltlo li.'ed.’’ Jones -said he hc,ne.s bis p.:iy rrs xvon’t let d wn aftcT In.st xveek’.s une:; eetc'.l bis; to .Soulli CONTINUED ON PACE i Seeks First Win BO.LI.NG S'F'R-.N’GG Ifar.lnor^ Webb College will hax'o its best chance for a victory -s.-o far Ihi.s season xvhen the Bulldog;; meet the Guilford Quakers Satiir.Iay night at 7:30 in the home open;’!' for the Bulldogs at Ernest .Spang- ^ ler Memorial Stad um. Both Ihe Qiuikers and the Bul'- dogs arc still k'oking for their first victory of the .spa.;oii. Gnrd- ner-Webh dropped a ll-.S .sea ,..n opener in Nexvherry and then went down to Birmingha.n, Ala. xvhere Samforl Hniversity ral lied in the final period to defeat the Bulldogs 21-7. Gardner-Wi'. ) held a 7-') halft me load and ihe score was deadlocked 7-7 at the start of the fourth period. Guilford diMppcd its opener to Emory and Henry 20-10 and then ran into a xvreeking e.\perien;c xvhen Elon xvhinpol the Ounkers 47-0. Guilford will certainly have plenty to play for Irying to avenge a 41-14 defeat at the hands of Gardner-Wehb ast year. GardneriWobb xvas unable to got its ground game underway in Birmingham and netted only nine yards for the game. The pa-- sing game was much better xvith Ray Hannon hitting six of 17 at tempts for 138 yards. The Bull dogs will hax’c to do muel; hotter in both departments if they are to score their first xvin of the season. The Saturday night .game is the first of three slrai.eht home games for the Bulldogs. They xvil' entertain Georgetoxxn College from Kentucky Oct. 7 and then prwcrful Cataxvba xvlll visit Spangler Field Oct. 14. I Little Mountie Host Powerful 10”) t'est, le! by Today r p ii,. v''■■'il fZ DEFENSIVE STANDOUT — Linebacker Dennis Hogue, above, stood out defensively in Kingn Mountain's 28-19 loss ot South Point Friday night. Several times, the junior broke through to drop South Point quarterback Doug Davis for big losses. Hogue and his teammates will be trying hard to snap back here Friday against Cherryville. Raiderj Outscore KM 28-1Stay Unbeaten What xvas suppase.l to be a low-scoring defeasive battle turn ed out to be a higli-stxning pass ing show Friday night at BeT m.int’.; Linebergei .'stadium. in the- end, .“^cuth Point'.; P.ed P.ai.lers, aehi;;d Ihe p;i.ssing ol un.sca.sciud saphoni re Doug Da vis, ,le.,'ateJ the .'VKuinlaineers 2;-19 and moved in the .'xoalTi- xxestern Cjn.oren-e’s r;iv.)i ..»•.- laic- iv.lli .^.I’.el.iy. Tlie vioto.-y I alive a I!. 'C y> ai un.jc-iUn re; ir.l I i Ihi- I!;ud ers, uh,:- havi' .nil sexen .senior.s c;i th'--. ye:ir'.-- k;im an.I are ap- (..trenli; oiiil.ling anollier p iver- housc like la-;l yea.-’s, xvhi; h eap- tur-,1 Ihe s.hoc'l's first KWC an;l W.X. .ISA.-' title. ■Davis, s.-irting liis first game a ■ a high scliool grbldcr, was on ly sliorl of sensaliiin;il„ complet ing 17 of 23 p:t.sses ff;r 228 yards and a pair of toiiolidowns. The former junior high'eonfer enee record-setter picked the K.M pass defense apart, hitting accu rate short pa.s.se.s, most of them to end Tim Williams, xvho haul ed in 11 of the 17 completions for 202 yards. Probably more important than ills pinpoint control was his cool- ne.ss under fire. Several times, linebackers .\l.irk George and Ue.nii.; liogue smashed tlirough tlie Scuth Point line to llii.w l.ie y. un,gsler I.,.- los-,e; bul he ke 'l his cool and bounced right back to c implele mere |).as.--e.s. From llie c.pcning pl;iy fr:m .scrim n:ige, it w.i-- < n-io-.p. Unit Sjuth Point ha:l the Mountaineer wtU-s..cuted and knoxv xx iiore tiie, ■veak spots were. Davis rifled a Bfl-yard strike to Williams and ihe Itaidc'-.s promptly marched /...vnliebl and lo-.ik a 3-0 le;id on ;i ,37-yard field gcgil by Jim my .Stowe. VVilliiii.-ns’ pxs.s-calfhmg anii s weren't enough, so ho turned de- loiisivi' devil, too. [licking oft a lair c' Cliris John.son pa.s.sp.s. Ills first steal during K.M's inili;il 1 ...'nsive series .set .S.'.ulh Point's ri;;in;il touchdown drive in nio- lii.n. Williams returned the inter- replion to the Raider 49, then eauglil passes until Ihe Raiiicr.s ni;.ve0,1 passiii" :it- taek. We’ll haxc to stop that,” J ITPHrrfG'A .Adii'ls agi'd 21 to .35 littei’ limes as much as those oxer .'50 and nearly twiei! a.s mmh as those per.'-'Mis helwc'en .35 an'l 19 Alen litter nearly Ixvice as .much as xx-omen. according to Xorlh ['aroMna Stale llnixi'rsity com- munily development spevialiils. . Dentr;;! Jiimii lligli's Patriot' Sj.utlcil ho.'I U.u.ler ol L.neolnh.,: a ijui.'l; 12-0 h’;ul lasi WeJnes.I.iy hut .-.'une r i;in,.’. i.;uk 1<.; a Jil-I- xiel .ry, t!ii-ii .'<•■ .i! ,i".q tliii. .se;is(..ii ar. I I2lli win .:i lii' i; l:i .1 1' gam. - L.;mle.- I ik il.' 12-' i.-.ol . ; . pair c. loiu I ;tn lidn.x 11 |.i.s-i.. hut the Pab.ols sl.cge.l .i < ome h;uk bihin.l Ihe ruin.in.; ol .Sic.c L:mc.i.sler :in(l .\l K.idin.'- ;in.l llie i:..i.s.siiig oi .Mike '.iuin,g;irn, :. Bumgainer hit Willi:uii I'lii son xxilh a lO-yaid s. oriiig pit.-li early in llie .si', n.l <|imru. ami Eiklins [liirsed I.) Tim Si’;;ei f.n a Uvo-p iinl e iiixer-ii n li; , ul Ihe Louder le;i.l i" JusI he.ore Ihe Imll. Kd 1:;;- fielded ;i Lou,lei [lunl on ills oxvn 15 in,I relumed il So x.ii..-; foi a K.u,hd .Ml 1 [.ul ll'.e i’ii'ri- ols ahe:ul 1 1-12 al inte.-r.ns Laiuaslc, wh.) lei the t’e’ilr;;l riisliing ;!tl;nk xx'.lli 7. x.nJ.s seven e.-nrie-. re I en 3," y.i. i run in the th;:,l per., J I; i:. ■, Ihe lei I I; 2ii-!2. lium-g;;.r.er iH.'eil . -.i; r:e e- ing in Ihe lomlli ke-, ing the [.igskin .I’lj ri'iiing ---.x X’ard-- I.; m:ike II;e li:-.;;l , ;iiil 2(!-12. Cl a;Ji I’lrler Gr'; i' cite I l.e naril Riiicls. Em-e \ .lie-iC’-.e. Kildie Ingmin ami nr:i;l \u,s''.’ fo.' Iheir d< fensix'e effoil.s. F 1- din.s. in a I lili i; !■ s ■iriii-. on llL lo.ig punt relUiii, gu-iioa IJ yards in eight lurrii.s t.j help Lai;.;i.siei in ih,- iuslii:-.g ileparl- ment. THE STATISTICS C L Kir.-i 1) 1!- 4 6 5,1 . .;u.-:;:n ■ 1 : 93 5 I.s. P;,.'- __ 1 !3 1,. 1 C'l I t ;. hi Gi: Week ; '. . '; .X . : .5;-,! . h'u!- lor s n " ■ . xv ' ; ■■;' ..xx'. in,; .1 .ro.'j ,i' rMii l [lei-formanco in last week - 2'-19 i .-s t,) South Point. .Mil o. 1 a an 1 iF:i.\ e ; x.- A P" ['■ nmxc.i ;. t. I .ii:h hioeking ■ll.- C.i'lV. I 1. \ ■