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Page 4CKINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Thursday, October 6, 1983 Mounties Can Still Make State Playoffs From Page 1C 15, but again the Chargers held tough and forced the Mounties to give up the ball on downs. Crest then began it’s only drive of the night, with quarterback Kelly Russ connecting with Leroy Spikes on a 40-yard pass to the KM 40. It was on the next play that a close call by the officals led to Crest’s second TD, which broke the Mounties’ will. Russ tried to find Spikes on a bomb, but KM cornerback Thomas Putnam in- tercepted at the goal line, It ap- peared that Putnam’s momen- tum carried him into the end- zone, but the officials spotted the ball at the one-foot line rather than the 20, the spot it would have been spotted had the play been ruled a touchback. One third down from the one, sophomore quarterback Roderick Boyce of the Moun- taineers lost the handle on the ball and Spikes recovered for the Chargers in the endzone for a 14-0 lead. The Mountaineers drove back into Crest territory twice during the e arly stages of the fourth quarter, but the Chargers came up with interceptions to stop those maraches.: One intercep- tion almost resulted in a touchdown for the Chargers, but Pressley ran the Crest player down at the five, and the KM defense held on downs. Crest’s final touchdown came with just over three minutes left after the Mounties gambled and lost on a fourth and nine at the 20. After losing five yards on two running plays, Poston threw a halfback pass to Oundray Pet- ty to make it 21-0. Kings Mountain came sieht back following the kickoff and marched to the Crest five, but penalties pushed them back to the 17 and a fourth down pass fell incomplete. Coach Hicks praised the defense for keeping the Moun- ties in the game, and was pleased with the offense’s performance in the open field. “The defense really kept us in the game,“Hicks said. “Even as late as the, beginning: ofigut 2 a3 position to win the ball game. “I felt like Brad Reynolds and David Parker played their best games of the season on defense, our inside linebackers played well and Curt Pressley did a good job at safety. Our two 4H down tackels, Steve Falls and yoir Stokes, gave a real good ef- ort. “It just all boiled down to the fact that when we got down close, we couldn’t give a winning effort. We had to bow our necks and just didn’t do it.” Hicks said the second Crest touchdown should never have been “because Putnam’s momen- tum carried him into the end- zone and the ball should have come out to the 20. Usually, you thing of an interception being a plus for you and this third touchdown because the KM defense was looking for the run. “We thought that with a 14 point lead and three minutes left, they’d sit on it,” he said. “But they had to pour some salt into the wound.” * kk The Mountaineers still have a good shot at gaining a share of the SWC title, but being realistic, Hicks sayd it’s doubtful the Mountaineers could make the Class A State Playoffs. To do that, Crest would have to lose two games because the rules state that if two teams tie for first place the one that defeated the other during regular season play will advance to the playoffs. But Kings Mountain has a golden opportunity to advance to the Class B State tournament, which is held for second place finishers in the 3-A ranks. The Mountaineers also have a shot at having the best won-lost record of any KMHS team since 1964, when the team was 10-1 and won its last SWC title. Since ’64 the best record for KMHS was 8-2 in 1979. “We have a good football team and we still have the oppor- tunity to prove it, ” Hicks said. “This will be a big week for us. We have the opportunity to come back and win our last five ballgames and get into the divi- sion two playoffs, which would be no disgrace. We could still end up with a good, solid record. “We're disappointed but we lost to a real good football team,” he went on. “We’ll have to re-establish ourselves. If we can win the last five and make . «the division two playoffs, we can fourth quafter, we were’ iff a" still get some good playoff ex- perience that the juniors could carry over until next year.” The Mountaineers will travel to North Gaston Friday to take a Wildcat term which is much- improved. They are 2-2 in the conference with tough losses to “ENGAGED”’ THIS FALL ... engaged to the new car of your dreams. It’s easy - the ‘‘Engage-A-Car’’ way! And, there’s NO DOWN PAYMENT and LOWER MONTHLY PAYMENTS. 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