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ER. IPA y Ah ~ NE a I ae Page 6A-THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Thursday, October 8, 1992 TROcon~ Kings Mountain's Jason Wade rips off some big yar age up the middle in 27-7 JV victory over R-S Central Thursday night at John Gamble Stadium. Mountaineers host Red Raiders Friday Kings Mountain's Mountaineers will face their toughest test since their opening-season game with unbeaten North Mecklenburg when they host South Point's Red Raiders in homecoming Friday night. The Red Raiders come to Gamble Stadium hoping to snap back from last week's 18-14 loss to East Rutherford's Cavaliers. South Point, a pre-season fa- vorite for one of the two SWC playoff berths, needs a victory Friday to keep those hopes alive. The Mountaineers need a win to exiend their winning streak to five and to stay in the thick of the battle for a playoff berth. The Raiders, 3-2-1 overall, are one of the most explosive offenses around. Two weeks ago they pounded North Gaston 56-0. They also defeated Lincolnton and Ashbrook, tied Hunter Huss and lost to arch rival East Gaston. Leading the offense for the Big Red Machine is senior quarterback Gerard Hardy, whose one-yard quarterback sneak on the final play of the game beat Kings Mountain 14-12 last year in Belmont. Bubba picks Mountaineers By LES SEE The editor felt so good after see- ing Mississippi State upset Florida last Thursday night that he skipped out on us and went to the beach. He figured he'd give the other three a chance to catch up. But he called today and said while flounder fishing down in Brunswick County he ran into our old friend, Bubba. You know Bubba. He's the alligator who used to live out at Woodbridge but was captured and taken to a swamp in Brunswick County so he could be with his own kind. He was sorely upset that Stewart picked against the Florida Gators last week. So as not to upset him so much that he'd stir up the water and “cause the flounder to quit biting, Stewart invited him to be the guest picker of the week. Bubba likes any team whose nickname has anything to do with water, so he's picking the Ashbrook Green Wave and the Florida Gators to win this week. He also likes teams with animal or insect nicknames, such as the Louisville Cardinals, Maryland Terrapins and Bessemer City Yellow Jackets; ‘cause he likes to - eat all of those. And, Bubba likes Kings Mountain's Mountaineers. He said he got attached (not literally) to them while he lived here. And he still reads the Kings Mountain Herald! Wrestling set Friday night Professional wrestling returns to Kings Mountain Friday night at 8 p.m. at the National Guard Armory. Bell time is 8 p.m. Advance tickets are on sale at $5 at The Armory and at Allen's Florist. At the door tickets will be $6. The Armory opens at 7 p.m. for fans to meet the wrestlers for auto- graph signing. The main events will feature the Professional Wrestlng Federation heavy weight title. match between Italian Stallion and Mean Mark Canterbury and the Junior title match between Gorgeous George South and Star Rider, plus many other favorites. He can run and pass with equal ability, but Hardy is not a one-man show. Rachon Stowe and Derek Bowens are two of the best running backs in the SWC, and if their run- ning attack bogs down they have one of the area's best field goal kickers in Kirk Crawford. 5 South Point has had tremendous success against Kings Mountain over the years. The Red Raiders hold a 14-9 advantage in their se- ries which dates back to 1969 when Belmont and Cramerton high schools consolidated. During the first 12 years of the rivalry, South Point won 10 games. During the past 11 years, Kings Mountain has won seven times, including one by forfeit. Prior to becoming South Point, Belmont played Kings Mountain 17 times with the Mountaineers holding a 15-1-1 advantage. In fact, old Belmont High School had never beaten Kings Mountain until 1966, when the Raiders eked out a 13-7 victory under Coach Ray Shelton, who, incidentally, coached KM mentor Denny Hicks when he played at Wadesboro High School. Kings Mountain hopes to get its offense in high gear early Friday as the Mountaineers can't afford to play catch-up against the veteran Red Raiders. The Mountaineers have improved tremendously since the first game of the year and are now averaging 198 yards rushing per game despite being held to un- der 100 by North Mecklenburg and Crest. ; Ronnie Yarbro member of ECU cross country team Kings Mountain freshman Ronnie Yarbro is a member of the men's Cross country team at East Carolina University. Yarbro was the Runner of the "Year in the Southwestern 3-A Conference last year and was fifth in the 800 meter run in the state 3- A track meet. Yarbro is one of five freshmen on the ECU roster. JV's beat R-S Jarvis Bell scored on a 55-yard run on the second play from scrim- mage to spark Kings Mountain's JV football tcam to a 27-7 victory over R-S Central in its first Southwestern Conference game Thursday night at KM's Gamble Stadium. The victory gives John Bumgardner's charges a 2-2-1 overall record heading into a 7 p.m. game Thursday at South Point. The Mountaineers, whose two losses were by 14-12 scores, built a 14-7 halftime lead and then used two big defensive plays to turn the game into a rougin the second half. After Bell's opening score with 8:46 remaining in the first period, R-S drove 60 yards for its only touchdown, a 10-yard scoring run by Chad Adams. The Mountaineers drove 72 yards in the second quarter to score the winning touchdown. Quarterback Lamont Littlejohn scrambled for a pair of big first downs, and fullback Cedric Smith scored on a 15-yard burst up the middle. Rodney Brown kicked his second straight extra point to make it 14-7. The Hilltoppers’ penalties kept them backed up the entire second half and led to two insurance touchdowns for the Mountaineers. With 5:34 left in the third period, Kings Mountain's Maurice Jarrett scooped up an R-S fumble and re- turned it 15 yards for a touchdown and a 20-7 lead. On the final play of ‘the third quarter, Kings Mountain's Leonard Roseboro jarred the ball loose from the R-S quarterback and recovered it in the end zone for a touchdown. Brown added the extra point. Bell, who had 80 yards rushing, Smith and Jason Wade were the workhorses in the backfield for the Mountaineers. Jarrett, Mike Cobb, Kenny Bridges, Roseboro, Cameron Falls, Desmond Holland, Mike Hill and Chris Carrigan had big games on defense. , ; PIGSKIN PICKERS GARY STEWART (34-11) : Ashbrook over Garinger DARRELL AUSTIN Ashbrook bd (30-15) (31-14) Ashbrook BOB HAYES Green Wave B. City over Cherryville Bessemer City Bessemer City Bessemer City # East Ruth. over Burns East Ruth. East Rutherford East Rutherford § West Meck over Crest West Meck West Meck West Meck i KM over South Point South Point Kings Mountain Mountain Men | Mooresville over Newton Mooresville Newton Red Devils yr Assistant coach Bob Jones gives some expert advice to a Kings Mountain Middle School football player. KMMS loses second straight to Lincolnton 6-0 Kings Mountain Middle School lost its second straight football game Wednesday at Lincolnton, 6- 0. Lincolnton scored with two min- utes left in the game on a 15-yard pass. Kings Mountain's Corey Jones had a 60-yard touchdown run called back because of a clipping penalty. "Our defense played much better / than it did the week before, but we lost six fumbles," said KM Coach David Heffner. "You're not going to win when you turn the ball over that much." The Patriots, 2-2, were sched- uled to host Shelby yesterday. The host Burns in their final home game next Wednesday at 5 p.m. Kathryn & Co. Fine Children Clothing 1102 Union Rd., Gastonia, N.C. (704) 861-1991 We have a great selection of pre-teen school clothes and special occasion dresses. - Layaway & Gift Wrap Available - g Virginia over Clemson "Virginia Virginia Cavaliers § E. Carolina over Duke Duke East Carolina Blue Devils Fla. State over UNC Florida State Florida State Seminoles Ga. Tech over Maryland Georgia Tech Georgia Tech | like Terrapins i State over Texas Tech NC State NC State NC State § LSU over Florida LSU Florida Gators, of course § Auburn over Miss. St. Auburn Auburn Auburn : Ohio St. over lllinois Ohio State Ohio State Ohio State fl Va. Tech over Louisville VPI Virginia Tech Friday, Oct. 9 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm Kings Mountain High School Cafeteria Homecoming Kings Mountain vs. South Point $400 Pre-schoolers FREE with parent Proceeds support local Kiwanis Charities Louisville per person * Receive an instant $2/sq. vd. rebate i on all Armstrong Designer Solarian, Designer Solanan II, Components, and Glazecraft Il floors from October 1-31, 1992 © maximum 50 sq. vds or 16 cartons of tile per household FE SAVE $I00* On The Great Pumpkin. ...... moss, acorn, berry, or frost. The new FallFest Color Collection of Armstrong Designer Solarian® floors. bh Celebrate the height of color during October with a special limited time offer. fats “This Time Make It Whaley” Ri er ES a
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