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«mer football coach at Robbinsville; .after a one-year absence. Mitch : Howze won the event in 1990. Page 6A-THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Thursday, August 20, 1992 Mounties to play in Gaffney jamboree Denny Hicks will see his Kings Mountain Mountaineers in a game situation against a pair of strong South Carolina schools in a football jamboree Thursday at 7 p.m. at Gaffney High School. The Mountaineers, Gaffney, Chesnee, Blacksburg, Shelby and Polk Central will compete in a North Carolina vs. South Carolina scrimmage which will be a more detailed scrimmage than North Carolina fans are accustomed to. The event will be played just like a foot- ball game, except for kicking. Each team will play two quarters of football and a running score will be kept. The Mountaineers will play the third and fourth quarters against Chesnee and Gaffney, two South Carolina powers. Blacksburg and Polk Central will play the first and second quarters, Shelby will battle Chesnee is the fifth quarter and the Lions and Gaffney will JERRY BLACK tangle in the sixth quarter. "We're going to be going against some real good folks and it will be a real big test for us," says Hicks. "The South Carolina schools will be much bigger than us and Gaffney will be two-platooning.” Chesnee has won its conference for the past two years and was the undefeated state 2-A champion two years ago. Gaffney is always in the running for the state 4-A title in South Carolina. "It's going to be a game atmosphere," said Hicks. "They anticipate they will put close to 6,000 people in the stands, so that's going to be as close to a game situ- ation as you can get." Hicks and his assistants are anxious to see how their young men will handle a game situation. The Mountaineers lost all but three starters off the offense, but they do have a large num- ber of people returning on defense. The Mountaineers, who open regular season play August 28 at North Mecklenburg in a 7:30 contest, will be looking to senior quarterback Jerry Black to lead the offense. He got a good test as the full-time starter last year and improved tremendously as the sea- son progressed. He'll have a large number of talented backs to hand the ball off to. Tailbacks Pat Ross and Calvin Logan should be among the fastest backs in the Southwestern 3-A Conference, and fullbacks Robbie Ruff and Kasey Holland should also be exciting ball-carriers. "Our speed is as good or better than it's been since I've been here," says Hicks. "But most of our backs are in the 140 to 150 pound range. They're not going to be running over people, but if we can get them loose they can run." One of the Mountaineers’ most exciting players on offense could be junior Marcus Bell, who can play quarterback, tailback, wide receiver and tight end. He also returns to the defensive backfield. "We have backs this year who are 4.6 and 4.7 sprint- ers,” Hicks beamed. "We've gone to war several times in the past with 4.9, 5.0 and 5.1 running backs. To have that many kids who run a 4.7 or better makes us feel real good as far as team speed. Speed can't be an excuse for us this year." Another big key on offense could be senior kicker Sirimaha Rithiphong, last year's Soccer Player of the Year. He hit all 12 of his extra point attempts last year and he'll also be called upon to kick field goals this year. Hicks said he has the leg to kick from 40 yards. "We're real pleased with him," he said. "He's pretty close to the form he had at the end of last season. If he can come in that close and progress from that point, he should be a pretty strong offensive threat for us." Rick Marr has ‘also joined the team from the soccer team, and he'll be counted on for some punting as well as quality playing time at wide receiver and defensive back. The only starter in the offensive line is guard Bo Phongsa, but Hicks is also counting on guards Bron Smart, Chip Davis, Chris Carrigan, Jody Putnam and Antwan Brown; tackles Scott Roper, Norris McCleary, Phillip Caldwell, Chris Shirah, and Shaun Byers; cen- ters Travis Smith, David Merck and Kelly Ware; and ends Cedric Moore, Kevin Brown, Calvin Mathis and Michael Davis. Marr will be joined at wide receiver by Bell, Derick Houser, and sophomores Kevin Melton and Hart Wells. VCHEVROLET-GEO bresents OPERATION 3: le he] a Tr TE I el A Te ST o Air Conditioning » Overdrive Trans. Cassette « Floor Mats *60 month lease, 1st payment, security deposit, tax + tag, 15,000 miles/yr. GLADIATOR cass., with ear phones, radio/TV switching system, central air. soft shades indirect lighting. Nintendo hookup. 125" wheel base & more. Gladiator 92 CHEVY CORSICA WISE BUY *10, 495 "9995 * AUTO TRANSMISSION + AIR CONDITION + AM/FM STEREO * 3.1 LITRE V-6 i245... 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Carlton will be joined by George Cushwa, former Thomasville foot- ball coach; Norma Jean Harbin of Winston-Salem, former West ‘Forsyth coach who is the first ‘woman inductee; James "Choppy" Wagner, former Washington High football coach; Modeal Walsh, for- SHU CARLTON Everett Lee "Shorty" Waters, for- mer coach at Jacksonville; Thomas Henry "Toby" Webb, former foot- ball coach at Albemarle; and John Wesley "Jack" Young Jr., former football coach at Ahoskie. Carlton compiled a 43-27-8 mark in eight years at Kings Mountain and coached the Mountaineers to their first two con- ference championships. He moved on to Gastonia Ashley (now Ashbrook) where he posted a 115- 47-9 mark and had eight teams in the state playoffs. , Carlton was the North CaroLina High School Athletic Directors’ Association AD of the Year in 1983. He is a member of the Gaston County and Kings Mountain Sports Halls of Fame. KM's Eric Spicer wins county golf tournament . Eric Spicer of Kings Mountain : shot a four-under par 68 Sunday at ‘River Bend Golf Club to win the :annual Cleveland County Amateur * Golf Tournament by five shots. : Spicer returned the champi- ‘onship trophy to Kings Mountain Spicer won the event by shoot- ‘ing a four-under 32 on the back ‘side at River Bend. He canned a :30-foot birdie putt on number 14 -for the first of three consecutive birdies. He had trailed Don Teague ‘by one shot at the turn. - The 68 gave him a tournament score of one-over par 214. Earlier ‘rounds were played at Kings Mountain Country Club and Pine Grove. Gerald Putnam of Kings ‘ Mountain finished second in a sud- Formerly on corner of King St. and Piedmont Ave. McGill's Service Center Since 1926 739-2315 « 1305 Linwood Road ERIC SPICER den death playoff with Don Teague of Shelby. Both shot 219, Brad Wilson of Kings Mountain was fourth at 220, KM's Hayne Neisler finished fifth at 224 and KM's John Gamble and Stoney Jackson tied for ninth at 225. B.D. 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