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THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD
Bell's FT gives Sipe 200th win
Joseph Bell's free throw with
five seconds remaining gave
Kings Mountain's Mountaineers
an important 61-60 victory over
Burns in Southwestern 3-A
Conference play Friday at
Burns.
The victory was important in
that it kept the Mountaineers (3-
2, 9-6) in the thick of the battle
for the SWC championship and
a state playoff berth, and also
because it gave Coach Larry
Sipe his 200th career victory.
. . Sipe, 200-150, is in his 14th
‘season as Mountaineer coach.
Only one other basketball coach
in KMHS history, Don Parker,
has topped the 200-victory total.
He was 247-139 in 24 seasons
from 1943-67.
The Mountaineers had to
overcome some adversity to
hold off the Bulldogs, but Bell, a
versatile, junior was a cool take-
charge guy with the game on
the line.
Kings Mountain led by 13
points in the first half and by 11
points in the fourth quarter. But
the Mountaineers’ starting point
guard and leading scorer,
Marcus Smith, had to leave the
game with an injury with six
minutes remaining and the
Bulldogs started a comeback
bid. Alex Burris took over at the
point, but fouled out as Burns
tied the score at 60-all with a
minute to play.
Sipe moved Bell from for-
ward to the point guard, and he
did a masterful job of handling
the basketball under pressure
and working for a final shot.
KMHS girls first
in 3-team meet
Kings Mountain's girls fin-
ished first and the boys were
third in a non-conference swim
meet with Salisbury and South
Caldwell Tuesday at Neisler
Natatorium.
The girls edged South
Caldwell 127-114, with
Salisbury finishing third with
76 points. Salisbury won the
boys meet with 113 points, fol-
lowed-by South Caldwell with
95 and KM with 93.
The KM girls were led by -
double winners Wendy Neisler
and Elise Mayse.
Kings Mountain was sched-
Finally, with five seconds re-
maining, he drove hard to the
basket and was fouled. He
missed the first foul shot, but
hit the second for the winning
point.
The time period between the
first and second foul shot,
though, seemed like an eternity
to Bell and the Mountaineers.
After Bell missed the first shot,
the Bulldogs called time-out to
let him think about the second
one. Before the time-out ended,
a fight broke out in the gym
lobby and the Burns clock oper-
ator left the scorer's table. Bell
had to stand at the free throw
line while the officials found the
clock operator.
The end of the game was a
big relief for Sipe, because the
200th victory was finally behind
him and the Mountaineers were
able to win on the road against
one of the best teams in the
league.
"It (the victory) is going to go
a long, long way as far as this
conference race," said Sipe.
"Burns is not to be taken lightly.
They had beaten Shelby at their
place. We got some good out-
side shooting from Marlon
Byers, and that's something we
have to have to stay competi-
tive. We have to hit the jumpers,
and he's played some really big
games for us lately."
Byers = finished as ‘the
Mountaineers’ leading scorer
with 24 points, half of them
coming from 3-point range, and
Bell scored 12 points. Bryan
4 Hours:
Odums grabbed eight re-
bounds.
“You've got to get some wins
on the road," Sipe said. "We talk
about winning at home and
stealing a few on the road, but
then if you turn around and
lose at home you cancel out that
one you steal on the road.
Really, there's not a lot of differ-
ence between number one and
number seven in this league.”
Sipe said the 200th victory is
a testament to his longevity as
coach, and nothing more, but
he's glad it's behind him.
"It's in the back of your mind,
but not something you dwell
on,” he said. "We're looking to
finish in the top four. But it got
where the players were talk-
ng about it. I just didn't want
or to dwell on it. It just
means I've been here a long
time. You look back and Kings
Mountain High School has al-
ways had good athletes.
Anybody could come in here
and run a good program and be
fair to everybody, and the wins
will come.
"But we've still got our goal
in front of us - and that is to fin-
ish in the top four and get in the
playoffs. That's what the kids
are excited about, and me too."
The Burns girls held onto a
share of first place in the open-
ing game with a 52-29 victory.
The loss left the KM ladies with
a 2-3 conference and 3-12 over-
all mark.
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" GUNNING FROM DOWNTOWN - Kings Mountain's Marlon
Byers scored 24 points - half of them from 3-point range - to
lead the Mountaineers to a 61-60 victory over Burns Friday
night. KM begins second half of Southwestern Conference play
Friday at home against R-S Central.
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January 30, 1997
Mountaineers share first place in Southwestern Conference
Mounties
knock off
East 81-79
Kings ‘Mountain's
Mountaineers won their third
straight game Tuesday night at
East Rutherford, and North
Gaston's Wildcats won their
second straight at Shelby, to
force a four-way tie for first
place in the Southwestern 3A
Conference.
Heading into the final six
games of the season, KM,
Shelby, East and North Gaston
all have 4-2 ‘records. The
Mountaineers, 10-6 overall, play
four of their final six contests at
home, including games Friday
against R-S Central and
Tuesday against South Point.
The Mountaineers built an 11-
point first quarter lead Tuesday
night at East but had to hold on
for an 81-79 victory. North
Gaston upset Shelby 64-59 in
overtime in Shelby.
Kings Mountain grabbed an
18-7 first quarter lead at East
but saw the Cavaliers come
back to tie the score at 57-all go-
ng into the fourth quarter. The
Mountaineers hit 81 percent of
their foul shots to clinch the vic-
tory in the fourth quarter.
Five players scored in double
figures for Larry Sipe's charges.
Point guard Marcus Smith re-
turned from his injury last week
to lead with 18 points. Alex
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