Thursday, January 26, 1978—MIRROR-HERALD-Page 5A
Mountaineers Snap
Losing Streak 76-59
w
Kings Mountain's Moun
taineers finally got back into
I the win column Tueaday night
at home, defeating Bums 7669
to nap a nine-game South
western Conference losing
■toeak.
Kings Mountain’s girls
I weren’t as fortunate In the
opener, losing their third
straight, 88-47.
Coach John Blalock’s
charges had their best
I balanced scoring of the
I season. Five men scored in
I double figures as the Moun-
I taineers improved their
record to 4-9 in the SWC and $-
10 overall. Bums fell to 2-11.
Everette Burris led the way
with 21 points, followed 1^
Eric Dinn, Timmy Adams
and WUliam Lockhart with 12
eadi, and Vernon Bell with 10.
Ihe MountaineerB were in
Bums, by the way, was the
team that storted the
Mountaineers on their losing
skid way back on December
U. Since that time, KM’s lone
victory was over Shelby in the
opening round of the
Cleveland County Tipoff
Toumament.
KM’s girls were handed
their most embarraaaing loss
in many years as Tommy
Pruitt’s unbeaten (184) Lady
Bulldogs growled early and
never let up in registering
their most lo^ided win of the
The loss dropped the
Mountalnettes to 6-7.
Vanessa Simmons led a
group of three double digit
soorera for Bums with a
game-high 24 points. The
Bums defense held KM’s top
two scoring threats, Priscilla
Rlckenbacker and Judy
Henderson, to six and live
points, respectively. Annette
Littlejohn was top scorer for
the Mountalnettes with 21
DRIVING AROUND — Kings Mountain Annette Littlejohn
(22) drives around the East Gaston defense In Southwestern 3-
A Conference game Monday night at the KMHS gym. The
Mountalnettes lost a heartstopper and bearttareaker, 56-53. The
KM cagers go to Chase Friday and host 4-A AHunter Husa
SaturdAy.
Cagers Drop
Qose Decisions
Kings Mountain High’s of the game but came fitfitinf
cagers are making a habit of hack to lead by 28-25 at in-
pkyiiM close beartstoppers in termission. East Gaston
bont of the home fans. pulled back into the lead eariy
The Mountaineers and in the second half but KMHS
Mountalnettes, who are both assumed a 46-46 edge with two
slipping in the Southweetero 3-
A Conference standings as the (Hum To Page 6A)
regular season winds to a
dose and the toumament GIRLS GAME
approaches, look a pair of _ Henderson IS.
tough Ewt G^n to Rlckenbacker IS,
the wire Monday night but toe jj5(8u, Mrcieig, Littlejohn
vieitini Gayn (36un'^ ttoWs Harney 10, Bridges 4.
took toe decision In both eG (56) — A Brown 18,
„ Smith 21, B. Brown 4, Yellers
2. BlackweU 1, Broome 6,
to 64 in the SWC, blew a lead ,
In the second half and feU 55- BOYSGAME
SS, and the Mounters, who ^M (52) — BeD 12, BurrU 8,
adffered their mnto straight LocUjsrt, Hamrick 10, Mc-
oonference defeat, Mw toe ^ Adams 4, Prescott 6,
Warriorsptil away in the final , ejj, j, Cloninger.
minutes for a 87-52 win. gQ (57) _ jytty 22,
B.U. KMHS ZLTcL?^ “■
witli twiWMn uid
The KMHS cagers imvel to
Chase Friday for a conference
doubleheader and return
home Saturday to boat 6A
Hinter Hues of (Mstonia in
noDConference action.
GIRLS GAME
KM (47) — Henderson 5,
Rlckenbacker 6, Bristol 1,
Littlejohn 21, Ramey 2,
Bridges 2, MoGU 3, McClain
2, Gladden 3, Ingram S.
BURNS (88) - Rose 2,
Simmons 24, Gold 8, Sweaey
12, Wright 18, Hull 8, Lackey 4,
HamUton8. Willis 2, Webber 2.
BOYSGAME
KM (76) - BeU 10, BurrU
21, Prescott 2, Dixon 12,
Adams 12, Lockhart 12,
Hamricks, McClain2, EUU2,
Cloninger.
BURNS (50) - Howard 22,
Dunbar 10, Borders 9, Dfacon 2,
Wilson 4, Gardner 12.
Pat Matters
Clinch Title
Kings MounUin ' Junior
High’s wrestlers clinched at
least a tie for the Western
Junior High AthleUc
Association championship
Tuesday when they whipped
Crest 4621.
The Patriots, now 84 In toe
conference and 61 overall,
travel to East McDowell
Friday for their final con
ftoence match
THE RESULTS
90Pd.-RonRoweU(KM)
pfcmed John DavU.
100 - Terry McCUin (KM)
pinned Jerry Austin.
107 — Tommy Rikard (KM)
pinned Bobby Train.
114 — Walter Goode (KM)
pinned Wayne Salyem.
\
Photos By Gary Stewart
l/ygy-*; CONTROL — Kings Blountain’s Gaston at the KMHS gym. The Mountaineers
Everette Burris (21) loses control of the lost their ninth straight Southwettem Con
basketball as he saUs through the air in hopes ference game 5742.
of a bucket in Monday night game with Eaat
1S4 — Scott Nolan (C)
pfaned Robbie Irwin.
lS7-Kibby Daves (C) dec.
Carlos Owens.
100 - Kerin Hood (KM)
pinned Johnny Wray.
Uid. — Avery Grier (KM)
ptoned Roy BlaidoiL
KM CHARGE - Kings Mountain’s Terry McClain (20)
charges into an East Gaston defender in Monday’s South
western Conference game at the KMHS gym. The Warriors
handed the MounUineers their nUto straight league loss, 57-
fouls. The Mountalnettes
eeveral times rebounded
■ ' mUsedEast Gaston shots only
to have toe ouUet passes
stiden by the Lady Warriors
and put back into play on toeir
end of the court.
Coach Kathy Brooks’ Udiea
Ml betoad by 114 at toe stort
Photos By Gary Stas
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