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HERALD SPORTS Thursday, October 26, 1995 4A ~¥ TEN p © Lions give Taylor 174th win . Mounties fall to Shelby 19-0 ; One winning streak continued and another came to an end during os a driving rainstorm Friday night at te Shelby's George Blanton Memorial oe Stadium. The Golden Lions posted their seventh straight win and all but wrapped up the Southwestern 3-A Conference football title by defeat- ing Kings Mountain's Mountaineers 19-0. It was KM's first loss since a 28-0 defeat at the hands of defending 4-A state champion Crest in the second game of the season. Shelby, which clinched a state playoff berth while running its record to 4-0 in the conference and 8-1 overall, travels to R-S Central Friday night. The Mountaineers, who hold sole possession of second place with a 3-1 SWC and 6-2 overall mark, host North Gaston Friday but must defeat the Wildcats and also defeat East Rutherford on the road next week to clinch a IE Reliable Transportation? Low Weekly Payments? You Need. TTT dT 1 We Also Service Your New Vehicle and Add it to your Account at run the perimeter as well as throw the ball, were forced to go mostly with an inside ground game. Fullback Shane Logan had a good night, gaining 83 yards in 19 car- ries to top the 900-yard rushing mark for the season, but the rest of the KM backs were not as effec- tive. Kings Mountain drove into Shelby territory only twice, once on the opening kickoff and another time after faking a punt in the fourth quarter. Behind the strong inside running of Logan and a 23-yard burst around end by Corey Jones, the Mountaineers drove the opening kickoff to the Shelby 30 but fum- bled. The Lions recovered and re- turned it to the 40, and after a 15- yard face mask penalty against the Mounties drove in for their open- ing score, a 20-yard run by Archie which put Shelby on top 6-0. The Lions, who kept the sve f ’ Ba a a EER EPR ERE WE EEN TY YY SER SEEE LEER EE FE I TVET rea rer FERRE SERRE TREE RNIN NENT NARA 1283 2SERERRIRRR SUSAR RERFRERIRARRRNARNLE playoff. berth unless South Point knocks off Burns Friday. The Golden Lions played a near- perfect game in handing head coach Jim Taylor his 174th win at Shelby which broke Gerald Allen's mark of 173 victories. Shelby did not have a penalty and the Lions recovered themselves on their only fumble of the night. Kings Mountain, however, was not as effective on the wet field and against a powerful Shelby de- fense. The Mountaineers. fumbled the ball four times and lost two of them, threw two pass interceptions and had three penalties for 35 yards. Because of the heavy downpour, Shane Logan gained 83 yards rushing and hit the 900-yard mark for the season but the Mountaineers fell to Shelby 19-0 in Southwestern 3- A Conference action Friday at Shelby. KM hosts North Gaston Friday. both teams stayed with an up-the- Marlin Archie gained 113 yards in middle running attack and that 13 carries and scored all three worked well for the Lions, who are a strong running team. Fullback Mounties hope to go 5-0 at home North Gaston here Friday With their winning streak broken and a possible conference champi- onship almost an impossibility, Kings Mountain's Mountaineers will re-focus their attention on their #1 goal for their first season under Coach Ron Massey - advancing to, the state 3-A playoffs. «.The-Mountaineers, 3-1 in the Southwestern Conference and 6-2 overall, can accomplish that feat by winning their final two regular sea- son games against North Gaston and East Rutherford. The Wildcats come to KM's John Gamble Stadium Friday at 8 p.m. for the Mountaineers’ final regular season home game, and the Mountaineers travel to East Rutherford next Friday for the reg- ular season finale. Victories over their {inal two op- ponents will assure the Mountaineers of not only a playoff berth but also second place in the SWC standings, and that would be a feat the Mountaineers haven't ac- complished since 1986 when they shared the SWC crown with Shelby and East Rutherford. A victory over North Gaston and a loss to East Rutherford would as- sure the Mountaineers of at least a tie for third place, but it would not assure them of a spot in the state playoffs. * MARTIAL ARTS, BAR BRAWL & FIGHT IT OUT IN THIS PIEDMONT POWER STATIONS WANTED * STREET FIGHTERS, BOXERS, BULLIES, WRESTLERS MEAN, TOUGH, OR BAD TO STEP IN THE RING That's why Coach Massey knows his charges must focus their attention on North Gaston only, be- cause the 1-7 Wildcats are much better than their record indicates. After a slow start, new Coach Mike Briggs' Wildcats have played close games against some good SWC op- ponents, including South Point (21- 19 loss) and East Rutherford (12-7 loss). "North Gaston is a scary team," says Massey. "They've improved tremendously from the beginning of the season. They're adapting to Coach Briggs’ system, and since they've gotten their quarterback (Justin Cloninger) back they've moved the ball against everybody." Briggs, who served nine years as an assistant coach at Shelby and five years at Lincolnton where he helped coach both teams to state championships, has installed a wide-open passing game at North Gaston and it's beginning to click. Cloninger missed the first four games of the season with an injury but recently has been throwing for well over 100 yards a game. "The thing that scares me is that we've got to play a team that spreads the field and throws the ball, and for the last three weeks we have played teams that line up and come straight at you," Massey ERS, AND ANY ONE ELSE in BRAWL FOR IT ALLY & op 1 THE FISTS WILL FLY AS THE 18ST PLACE MONEY, TROPHY, BRAGGING RIGHTS, & TITLE: PIEDMONT KING OF THE BRAWLERS IF YOU ARE MAN ENOUGH, & HAVE THE GUTS YOU RE INVITED TO ENTER TO WINII! * hk Kk TO ENTER --- SIGN UP NOW IN SHELBY AT IRONBAR GYM -- 484-3438 IN KINGS MT. AT MOUNTAINEER FITNESS -- 734-1179 NO PROFESSIONALS - (AGES 18-40) - BRAWLERS ONLY} 3-1 MIN. ROUNDS MIDDLE WEIGHT 175 AND UNDER PIEDMONT BRAWL I'ORIT ALL CONTEST SHELBY FAIRGROUNDS - FRI. NOV. 10 & SAT. 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"We're not going to put anything new in - just go out there Mountaineers backed up-into their own territory much of the night, took advantage of a short KM punt to drive 38 yards for a 13-0 lead. midway of the third quarter. Archie scored from 35 yards out'and Tyler Ashe kicked the point-after to make it 13-0. Kings Mountain faked a punt early in the fourth quarter and quarterback Lance McClain, who was one of the up backs, took the snap from center and threw a pass over the middle to Cedric Smith who rambled 36 yards before being caught from behind at ‘the Shelby 35. But, again, KM fumbled and Shelby recovered. See Shelby, 7-A and try to fundamentally do things right." Massey said he's anxious to see how his Mountaineers respond -af- ter a tough loss to Shelby last week. "Obviously, it's important that we win to maintain a shot at the playoffs," he said. "I hope that our kids can respond positively from last Friday night. We'll find out how far we've come as far as our character." 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