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JUNIOR PEE WEES - Here's the Kings Moun-
tain Optimist Club junior pee wee football
team, which competes in the Gaston Youth
League. Front row. left to right, Jody Richard-
son, Chris Putnam, Michael Byers, Marty
Stephenson, Mark Byers. Tim McClain and
Emmett McClain. Second row, Shane Webb,
Danny Hughes. Brandon White, Jason Hughes,
Norris Degree, Brian Curry, Todd Starnes and
Brian Benfield. Third row, Demetris Wilson,
Andy Hollifield, Casey Jones, Tommy Proctor,
Jay Richardson, Jonathon Putnam. Chad
Plonk, Chris Plonk and Ryan Hollifield. Back
row, coaches Dale Putnam, Bobby Richard-
son, Stan Moore, Scott Carpenter, John Bolton
and Bobby Glenn.
JUNIOR MIDGETS - Kings Mountain Op-
timist Club’s junior midget football team is
pictured above. Front row. left to right. Ron
Ruffin, John Hill, Aubrey Warmoth, Brian
Black, David Ayscue, Jack Nicholson, David
King. and Bernard Thompson. Second row.
Ricky Willis, Tony Gass. Anthony Hamrick,
Terry Jones, Julius Pagan, Greg Young, Brian
Byers. Todd Fain and Darin Shank. Third row.
Gary Carroll; Anthony Holland, Antoine
Holland, Tim Putnam, Scott Dye, Donnie
Eaves, Jody Champion and Phillip Greene.
Back row. coaches Tommy Bennett, David
Turner, Jim Littlejohn, Scott Ellis and Do
Champion.
Patriots, West Fight To 20-20 Overtime Tie
Kings Mountain and West
McDowell junior highs fought to
a 20-20 overtime tie in the open-
ing football game of the season
last Thursday in Marion.
The Kings Mountain team .
stays on the road this week with
a non-conference game at West
Lincoln.
Kings Mountain battled back
twice during regulation to tie the
game. After a scoreless first over-
time, the Patriots scored in the
second overtime on a one-yard
run by quarterback Roderick
Boyce, but their attempted run
for a two-point conversion fail-
ed. West McDowell came back
to score on a three-yard run and
Kings Mountain’s defense stop-
ped their running attempt for a
two-point conversion.
West took a 6-0 lead in the
first period. -Kings Mountain
came back to tie it at 66 at
halftime on a 45-yard
touchdown run by Otis Brooks.
West regained the lead late in
the third quarter, 14-6. Kings
Mountain scored late in the
fourth period on a two-yard run
by Boyce and Brooks ran a two-
point conversion to force the
overtime. Boyce’s touchdown
was set up by a 30-yard pass
reception by Aubrey Hollifield.
Kings Mountain gained 146
yards rushing with Brooks get-
ting 79 and Vince Sullens 56.
Boyce hit six of 13 passes for 124
yards. Sidney Brown caught two
passes for 54 yards and Travis
Crocker caught three for 40
yards.
Coach David Heffner cited
Andre Byers, Brooks, Sullens,
Robert Huggins, Donald
Mauney and Calvin Stephens for
their defensive effort.
“Our offensive line looked as
good as any line we’ve ever had,’
Heffner said. “We still have a lot
of work to do on defense.”
Jayvees
Lose 26-22,
Host Huss
Kings Mountain High’s
jayvees, coming off two straight
narrow losses, host Hunter Huss
Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in their
first home game.
The Little Mountaineers fell
to Ashbrook 26-22 last Thurs-
day night. The Green Wave
came from behind with two
touchdowns in the second half
to win.
Kings Mountain took an 8-0
lead in the first quarter when
Lavar Curry ran a 30-yard
touchdown and also scored a
two-point conversion.
Ashbrook came back to go
ahead 14-8 at halftime, but
KMHS took a 22-14 lead in the
third period on a 60-yard TD run
by Curry and a 40-yard TD run
and two-point conversion. by
Mike Grier. :
After Ashbrook welt ahead
26-22, the Mounties drove to the
Wave 20 with 2:00 to 80 but
fumbled.
Coach Tim Echols cited Kale
Bagwell for his defensive play.
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