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| { | ! Page 4B-THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Thursday, October 11, 1990 KM battles Burns in SWC soccer action... Mountaineers Boot Burns 6-1 Kings Mountain High's soccer team fell to Shelby 7-1 and defeat- ed Burns 6-1 in Southwestern 3-A Conference action last week. Sirimaha Rithiphong, Donald Bell, Caja Ormond, Steven Fisher, Matt Stout and Ott Phonephet scored a goal each for KM in the victory over Burns. Burns' only score came on a penalty kick by Seth Moore. Ormond, Phonephet, David Ramsey and Mike Bridges each had an assist for the Mountaineers. Brent Pasco scored three goals and Bryan West two to lead Shelby over the Mountaineers. KM's only goal came on a penalty kick by Kevin Blalock. The Mountaineers will travel to North Gaston Monday, host Shelby next Wednesday and close out their sea- son on Wed., Oct. 24 at Burns. JAYVEES From Page 1-B ball game on defense. Young was making his second start for Bo Phongsa, who was hurt, and stepped in and did as good a job as you could expect at defensive end." The Mountaineers ran up 200 yards rushing with Ruff gaining 81 in seven carries and Holland adding 44 in seven tries. The KM defense held South Point to 94 yards rushing and 35 passing. "South Point was a good team," Bumgardner said. "They hit us harder than any team we've played. It was just a matter of getting a couple of breaks and getting the momentum back, and kids like Ruff and Holland doing what was necessary to win. We were real flat in the first half, and in the second half Ruff just took it upon himself to turn the game around for us." Kings Mountain's next three op- ponents--Burns, Shelby and East Rutherford--will be its toughest of the year. All three teams' records are 5-1, same as the Mountaineers. A I ES KM ard East are unbeaten against conference opponents. "We're tied with East Rutherford for the mythical Southwestern 3-A Conference lead," Bumgardner said. "There's no conference cham- pionship in junior varsity sports but we've played them for the mythical championship on the last night of the season for the past two years, and if everything goes well we could do it again. "But we have to take these games one week at a time," he said. "Burns and Shelby are both very good. Burns has been beating peo- ple by lop-sided margins and they are fast and big. We're going to have our hands full tonight. "Our kids are up right now," he continued. "We're mentally excited about playing this game tonight and we'll give it a real good, honest effort." could move the ball consistently in the fourth quarter. Bumgardner also praised Ruff or his stellar play on defense. : "He made some really big tack- les and changed the momentum for us several times," Bumgardner said. "Maurice Young and Chris Rider also played an outstanding BURNS From Page 1-B - can't boast of a high ranking this year, the Bulldogs’ only losses have been to two outstanding teams, 4-A - Crest and 3-A power East Rutherford. "Offensively, they're still run- ning a lot of formations but in the past we've charted something like 23 formations and 17 or 18 differ- ent running plays," he said. "They're down to about 17 forma- tions now and they've cut their run- ning plays almost in half. I think they are more proficient. They're not trying to run too much and the things they do they do real well. It's going to really take one of our best defensive efforts to keep them from outscoring us." The Bulldogs have excellent size on offense, with several linemen in’ the 230 to 250-pound range and most of the running backs weigh- ing in at over 200. Tailback Melvin Montgomery and fullback Mark Hush give the Bulldogs one of the best 1-2 run- ning combinations in the confer- ence and their junior quarterback, Dixon Putnam, is improving with every game. "They're probably not throwing as much as they have in the past," said Hicks. "Their basic offense is the wishbone with two tight ends and they are committed to run the football with those big backs. They're just going to run it up in- side with those big folks leading and pretty much look to see that you're going to commit some extra people to stop it and then throw the ball on you." Burns carries a 2-1 conference and 5-2 overall mark into the con- test while KM puts a 1-1 confer- ence and 4-2 overall record on the line. FOOTBALL From Page 1-B his offense, Hicks admitted he was quite concerned about the Mountaineers’ chances of winning. "The first half we seemed to be in the same rhythm as the week be- fore," he said. "We moved the ball better but still weren't able to put it in the end zone. We went down 7-0 and I was really concerned about the attitude of the team and how we were going to respond in the second half. "Quite obviously, in the second half we were a totally different football team,” he said. "Our play- ers took the challenge and played the kind of football they're capable of playing. We took the opening drive and came out with a lot of spunk and moved the ball down field, but fumbled. Having played six quarters of not-intense football we weren't sure if we would be able to come back. Sometimes that will break your back. But we even played better after the turnover and that speaks real well of our football team and the character our kids can have when they put their minds to it." Hicks praised the first half per- formance of tailback D.J. Williams, who finished with 52 yards rush- ing, and said the offensive line also did a good job. "But even though we had some people playing well, we still weren't up to the level we're capa- ble of playing," he said. "Victor Bell, being a senior and one of our co-captains, just made the decision that it was going to be all or noth- ing and went out and made some great runs for us. He sparked our team and the linemen picked up the tempo and turned the whole game around for us. "Jeff Lockhart had one of his best games running and blocking in the second half," Hicks added. "Victor received a lot of the recog- nition, and he deserves it, but the real key was that when Victor Bell, Jeff Lockhart and Timmy McClain play well we can pretty much count on the fact that the entire team will play well. They're the leaders and when they go that in- spires the rest of the team. When they give the kind of leadership they did in the second half last week we're going to be successful.” KM 4, R-S CENTRAL 1 Kings Mountain High's soccer team avenged an early season loss to R-S Central Monday night by defeating the Hilltoppers 4-1 in a Southwestern 3-A Conference match in Spindale. Donald Bell, Lewis Nance, Ott Phonephet and Caja Ormond scored goals for the Mountaineers. Blake Craft scored the only goal for R-S Central. The Mountaineers, 2-4 in the SWC, were scheduled to host South Point last night. They travel to North Gaston next Monday and return home on Wed., Oct. 17 for their final home game against Shelby. Bryan Jones Second In Tennis Tournament Kings Mountain's Bryan Jones finished second to North Carolina teammate Woody Webb in the Tar Heel Invitational Region II Men's Tennis Tournament last week. In a meet boasting 14 teams and 96 players, Webb, who originally signed with LSU but made the de- cision to transfer to UNC before ever playing a match with the Bayou Tigers, went into the singles draw unseeded but reigned supreme. He polished off William and Mary's Mike Scherer, Virginia Commonwealth's Frederik Cosmo, Duke's Jason Rubell, Wake Forest's Jorge Sedno and VCU's Lucianado D'Andrea to earn a championship match with Jones, the top-seed in the tournament and 36th ranked singles player in the nation. Webb defeated Jones 6-2, 6-3 in a victory which was the most im- pressive performance by a Tar Heel amongst many good outings in the 21st ranked Tar Heels fall competi- tion. It was the first loss for Jones, who is Webb's doubles teammate. Gene Bridges of Plonk Brothers Fits Richard Barnette with a new outfit CO NTE ST In each advertisement on the Football Contest On Page 12B Of Today's Herald You will find the games RU LES listed. "Pick The Winner" and list on this entry form. 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