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'f, ’■ W: M ^ ."i g KM Tough, But Others Are Tuesday, Auaust 16, 1977—MIRROR-HCll^iCi^P.aKC B V^V lofl V . *•* “ /•• t they lease le city eight' ) lake exact i city mt Is cater er the ! slope y this Foot to UMBER V Kings Mountain Hlgh’B varsity football coaching staff Is work ing with 08 prospects as they prepare for one of the most rugged sched ules In KMHS history. The Mountaineers Have 20 lettermen back from last year’s fine 8-2 team and should be cne of the strongest 8-A foot ball teams In North Carolina. The only problem, however. Is that at least three other teams In die highly competitive Southwestern Confer ence also will field teams that should rsink among the best In the state. i Shelby, the defending SWC and Western N. C. )mgh Schools Activities Association champion, is the top-ranked 8-A team In the state In pre- 'seaeon polls and Chase and South Point, also, should give the lions and Mountaineers plenty of trouble. And, to make things even tougher, the SWC will have only one representative In the state playoffs as the league has moved Into the much-larger North Carolina High Schools Athletic Association. . Kings Mountain has beefed up Its schedule, having added R-S Central as a conference game replacing Cherry- vllle, and Ashbrook as a ncm-conference game replacing Bessemer City. Both Cherryvllle and Bessemer City dropped out of the SWC to Join the Southern District Seven 2-A Conference. The Mountaineers open on September 2 at R-S Central and play at j 3 h T " l-M ■ 1' Ashbrook the following week before opening their home schedule on September 16 against Chase. One thing working In the Mountles’ favor. It appears at this point. Is that the tougher teams will have to come to John Gamble Stadium. The Mountles have Chase, South Point and Shelby on their home turf. The Mountaineers have been working out for two weeks, going to twlce-a-day heavy drills last Tuesday after six days of conditioning. The practices have cur tailed to once a day since school has already opened for teachers. The coaches report they are well pleased with the progress shown thus far, and they feel good about their chances of winning the conference. The coaches feel sure KMHS will field Its best team since '64, when KMHS won Its last conference title. Offensively, the Mountaineers return their top rusher of a year ago, halfback Kenny Bell who ram bled for over 900 yards. David Ray Robinson and Dennis Owens, who gained over 600 alter nating at the fullback slot, also return and edl three have ran ex tremely well In prac tice. The Mountaineers lost their starting quar terback, Mike Bumgarner, but several players are looking good there. Including Jimmy Hall, Jeff Clonlnger, Joel Wright, and Steve Boggan. Halfback Richard Ross, now at Wofford, was the only other starter lost in the backfleld. The Mountaineers return the nucleus of their offensive and defensive lines, but they'll have to come up with replacements for guard Tim Spicer and tackle Mark Moore, who graduated, and starting guard Tim Whitaker, who was Injured recently In an automobile wreck and will miss the entire season. Some of the returnees include Bruce Valen tine, a center- linebacker, guard Kelly Land, tackle David Gordon, and linebacker Scott Ellis, all of wh(xn are being heavily recruited by several major colleges. Others Include ends Dennis Putnam, Steve Laughter, Terry Mc Clain, Jeff Prescott, Stan Scruggs, Daimy Bolin and David Seay, guards Walter Floyd and Tracy Cook, and halfbacks Mike Adams and Charlie Jenkins. The Mountaineers lost their entire secondary, except for Bryon White, m Working on the offense! who started at cor- nerback and backed up Valentine at offensive center. Richard Van Dyke, a letterman as a sophomore but injured all of last year, returns Kings Mountain High’s footballers are busy preparing for the 1977 csimpalgn, when they hope to bring the school Its first Southwestern S-A Conference title In 18 years. The Mountaineers are going through a play In this i^to. Quarterback Photo By Oary hopeful Jimmy Hall (with ball) iiasalt^ady^aked to a halfback and gets set to han4 bCf tteaBOthar nsiner as the hole begbu to Mde of the line. The Mountaineers open llieir aaaisbn on September 2 at R-S Central. ^ and could help out both on the offensive line and in the defensive secondary. Those up from the jayvees and Junior high, plus other newcomers. Include John Estes, David Alexander, Keith Blanton, David Bolton, Robert Bradley, Terry Brown, Chris Bumgardner, Glen Car- rtdl, Mike Chambers, Ricky Chapman, Dwayne Clark, Jody Deaton, Kale Goins, Wade Harrington, Mark Howell, Maurice Jamerson, TTm Leach, Andy Loftln, Norman Phillips, Allen Putnam, Tony Putnam, Monte Rhea, John Rosa, David SherrUi, Ifarti maiman, Avery Smith, Dick Styers, Thomp- •oi, H^^-^iBniburg. Jlmapy^VlMS. Mlrlon White, PteMiy WUlams, Ronnie Wltsen, and Mike Womack- KMer DefecUs Shelbian Austin Cops Junior -> 'MM V' DO IT THIS WAY - Kings Mountain assistant line coach Bud ' Bumgardner works with a couple of prospects during a heavy hitting session at KMHS football practtce. Head line coach Dan Brooks, on right, looks on. MGHTOWER’S INC. York Road Kings Mountain ANNOUNCES NEW STORE HOURS For your shopping convenience our store will be open Thursdays & Fridays 9:30 AM To 8:00 PM Mon. Tues. Wed. Sat. 9:30 AM To 6:00 PM With A store Fuil Of BACK TO SCHOOL SPECIALS Never An Extra Charge For Lay-Aways SHP REPORT The State Highway Patrol reports 30 acci dents In Cleveland County during the week of July 18-24 resulting In 11 Injuries and no fatali ties. , Darrell Austin Jr. of Kin^ Mountain won the first annual Cleveland County Junior Golf Tournament last week at Rlverbend Golf Chib In Shelby. Austin shot a 76-80— 166 Tuesday and Wednesday to defeat Shelby’s David Cash by three shots. Herbie Beam of Grover, and Austin’s teammate on the Kings Mountain High golf team, finished third with a 169. As county champion, Austin will get an automatic berth In the upcoming Cleveland County Tournament, which annually attracts the top golfe's In the county. One roimd of that 64-hole tournament will be played at Kings Mountain Country Club. It was the second Junior title for Austin this summer. Earlier, he won the Shelby Jay- cees Junior Tournament at Woodbrldge to qualify tor the state tournament In Wilming ton, but he passed up that event to play In the Future Masters Tournament In Dothan, Ala. A rising Junior at KMHS, Austin played the niunber two position tor the Mountaineers last spring and helped lead them to a third place finish In both the Southwestern Con ference and Western N. C. ScfiooU Ac tivities Asaoelatlon toumameiite* FARMBtS HOME LOAN Interested In buying a new home with a Farmers Home Loan? HERITAGE REALTY A IN VESTMENT (X>., INC. Is an approved Farmers Home Administration Builder. If you want to make a loan application, we can help. Down payment will be 1400 and payments will be tlOO-6180 per month. If you qualify with an In come between 17,000 and 117,000 par yaar and have good credit, write HERITAGE REALTY A IN VESTMENT 00., INC. FCHl FREE INFORMATTON MAIL THIS CXIUPON TO HERITAGE REALTY A IN VESTMENT CO. INC. P. O. BOX 687 SHELBY, N. C. NAME street;, PHONE aTY. STATE ZIP 'wa DARRELL AUSTIN, JR. Tailoring Giurses Are Set The Continuing Education Department of Cleveland Tech has announced tailoring to begin Tuesday, August 2, from 9 a. m. to 12 noon. The class will meet each Tuesday and Thursday through October 6, at Tech’s Uptown Annex, room 18. Stella Prlne will In struct. Persons needing further Information are requested to call, 482- 8861, between the hours of 8 a. m. and 4 p. m., Monday through Friday. Adults. 18 years of age and older. Interested In this class may register at the first class meeting paying the 86 registration fee CAPITAL NOTES First Union National Bank offers a new $25,0CX3,000 Subordinated Gipital Notes that pay 8% annual interest C 8% notes mature December M. 1984 . . 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