February 6, 1997
Sports Briefs
THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD
Lady Patriots win
four in Tri-County
Kings Mountain Middle
School's girls basketball team
won four games during the past
two weeks to run their record to
5-3 in the Tri-County
Conference.
The Patriots defeated Crest
28-26, West Lincoln 34-19 and’
East Lincoln 44-37 last week,
and defeated Shelby 31-20
Monday.
The Lady Patriots host R-S
Central on February 10, West
Lincoln on February 11 and
Lincolnton on February 13.
Cherlyn Cole scored 10 points
and grabbed eight rebounds to
lead the win over Crest. Thea
Currence had six points and
Anna Ramey had four points
and six rebounds.
Ramey hit two foul shots
with 29 seconds left to give KM
the win.
Ramey and Cole scored seven
points each and Rence Hall and
Keesha Brooks added six each
in the win over West Lincoln.
Hall and Ebony Moore grabbed
seven rebounds each.
Kings Mountain had to go
overtime to defeat East Lincoln.
The score was tied at 31-all at
the end of regulation. Hall and
Cole led the scoring with 14
points each. Currence and
Ramey had six each. Cole
pulled down 16 rebounds and
Hall had eight.
Ramey scored 16 points and
grabbed six rebounds to lead
the victory over Shelby. Moore
had eight points and seven re-
bounds. Crystal Miller had four
points, and Cole had three
points and nine rebounds.
Alley Cats grab lead
in mixed bowling loop
The Alley Cats swept the
Outbackers 8-0, and the
Hurricanes lost eight games to
Storm in Mixed Duckpin
Bowling League action
Thursday night at Dilling
Heating.
The results moved the Cats
into first place with an 18-14
The Scoreboard _
record, followed by the
Outbackers and previous leader
Storm at 16-16 each, and the
Hurricanes 14-18.
Russ Armstrong rolled a 124
line and 360 set and Irene Ruley
added a 105-302 to lead the
Alley Cats. Chuck Ruley had a
130 line and 327 set, Carol
Raymer had a 115 line and 314
set, and Bill Myers had a 104
line and 305 set for the
Outbackers.
Bobby Rathbone's 129 line
and 350 set led Storm over the
Hurricanes. Zeke Rybczyk had
a 121-322 and John Dilling
added a 113-321. Tommy Barrett
led the Hurricanes with a 142
line and 325 set.
Moose's Marauders
lead Tuesday league
Moose's Marauders held onto
first place, but the Cherry
Pickers picked up two games
on the leaders in Mixed
Duckpin Bowling League action
Tuesday night at Dilling
Heating.
The Marauders (22-10) de-
feated the High Rollers (12-20)
6-2 while the Cherry Pickers
(18-14) swept the Odd Balls (12-
20) 8-0.
Chuck Ruley led the
Marauders with a 118 line and
321 set, and Mark Abernathy
led the High Rollers with a 108-
298.
Balanced scoring was “the key
for the Cherry Pickers. Zeke
Rybczyk led with a 138 line and
365 set, John Dilling had a 125-
328, and Colleen Philbeck
added a 111-324. Mark Midgette
of the Odd Balls was high scor-
er for the night with a 144 line
and 395 set. Robbie Hullender
added a 141-351 and Carol
Raymer had a 106-300.
Ping pong tourney
set at Shelby church
The Cleveland County Table
Tennis Association will host its
Cleveland County Open ping
pong tournament Saturday, Feb.
22 at the Mt. Sinai Baptist
Church activity center.
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Kings Mountain Boys and Girls
Club basketball results.
12-UNDER LEAGUE
: Lakers 62, 76ers 59
Lakers - Bubba Smarr 12, Pierre
Owens 11. 76ers - Cahari Poole 13,
Steven Hopper 11.
Knicks 59, Sonics 57
Knicks - Derrick Smith 19,
Brandon Houze 19. Sonics - Adrian
Parker 14, Joe Leach 12.
Warriors 68, Heat 65
Warriors - Jarvin Bell 20, Corrie
Holland 15. Heat - Tony Thombs
15, Brandon McClain 10.
Bulls 48, Raptors 46
Bulls - Jermaine Smith 12,
Micheal Williams 11. Raptors - A.J.
Link 18, Ronald Goode 10.
Bulls 56, Magic 53
Bulls - Michael Washington 16,
Steven McCleave 11. Magic - Troy
Link 12, Orlando Curry 11
76ers 48, Knicks 47
76ers - Cahari Poole 17, Charles
Accor 10. Knicks - Brandon Houze
-12, Gary Wade 11.
Heat 59, Hornets 57
Heat - Jermaine Jones 16,
Richard Williams 10. Hornets -
Anthony Childers 13, VanKeith
Jones 10.
7-UNDER LEAGUE
KM 28, Gastonia 10
KM - Kalem Johnson 7, Derrick
Marble 6.
10-UNDER LEAGUE
KM 39, Gastonia 20
KM - A.J. Link 12, Orlando
Curry 11
12-UNDER LEAGUE
KM 43, Gastonia 29
KM - Brandon Houze 15,
Cortney Smith 11.
16-UNDER LEAGUE
KM 78, Southeast Center 31
KM - Orlando Odums 18, Kevin
Henderson 15.
Players of the Week - Derrick
Marble (7-under), Casey Burris 8-
under), A.J. Link (10-under),
Cortney Smith (11-under), Jarvin
Bell (12-under).
Academic Player of the Week -
Ross Ellis.
Rookie of the Week - Phillip
Brown.
12-under standings - Lakers 4-0,
Knicks 4-1, Bulls 4-1, Warriors 3-1,
Magic 3-2, 76ers 3-2, Raptors 1-3,
Heat 1-4, Sonics 0-4, Hornets 0-5.
This week's games:
Thursday - Heat vs. Lakers 5:30,
Knicks vs. Raptors 6:30.
Friday - 5-7 year olds vs.
Gastonia, 6 p.m.; 8-10 year olds vs.
Shelby, 11-12 year olds vs. Gaston
Boys Club.
Saturday - Hornets vs. Sonics
11:30, 76ers vs. Raptors 12:30.
Monday - Knicks vs. Lakers 5:30,
Bulls vs. Heat 6:30.
Tuesday - Magic vs. Sonics 5:30,
Hornets vs. Warriors 6:30.
Wednesday - 15-16 year olds at
Erwin Center.
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Five Mounties win
in SWC tournament
North Gaston heavyweight
Cole Beane edged Kings
Mountain sophomore Julius
Curry on a sudden death deci-
sion to give the Wildcats a 216-
212 victory over the
Mountaineers in the annual
Southwestern 3-A Conference
wrestling tournament Saturday
at R-S Central.
The victory gave the Wildcats
both the regular season and
tournament championships.
KM finished second in both.
Beane and Curry were tied at
1-all at the end of regulation
and the two-minute overtime
period. Beane scored one point
in sudden death to get the vic-
tory and break the tie in the
team standings.
Despite the team loss, Kings
Mountain had five individual
champions and three second
place finishes. The top two
wrestlers in each weight class
made the All-Conference team.
Winning titles for the
Mountaineers were Jason
Moore at 112 pounds, Jon
Anders at 119, Eric Paul at 152,
Anthony Ash at 160, and T.J.
McClain at 215. Finishing sec-
ond were Bobby Ormand at
125, Anthony Hillman at 189,
and Curry at heavyweight.
The ~-Mountaineers were
scheduled to wrestle at Canton
Pisgah last night in the opening
round of the state dual team
tournament. Duals will contin-
ue the next two weeks and indi-
viduals who qualify will com-
pete in the Western Regionals
February 14-15 at Enka High
School. The State
Championship will be February
21-22 at Independence Arena i in
Charlotte.
Wrestlers beat Enka,
eliminated by Pisgah
Kings Mountain High's
wrestlers defeated Enka 39-34
but then lost to Canton Pisgah
45-25 in the Sectional Wrestling
Tournament Tuesday night in
Canton.
The Mountaineers who quali-
fy will enter the Western
Regionals February 14-15 at
Enka, and wrestlers who place
there will advance to the State
Tournament in Charlotte.
KM winners against Enka in-
cluded Bobby Ormand, who de-
feated John Spencer 9-3; Eric
Paul, who pinned Keith Atkins;
Anthony Ash, who pinned
Nathan Taylor; Anthony
Hillman, who pinned Allen
Israel; T.J. McClain, who pinned
Kyle McCullock; Richie Wells,
who pinned Matt Polson; and
Julius Curry, who pinned Jamie
Bullock.
Winners against Canton
Pisgah were John McDaniel,
who pinned Chris Rudisill;
Anthony Ash, who won a tech-
nical fall over Danny Perry;
Anthony Hillman, who pinned
Andrew McArthur; T.J.
McClain, who won by forfeit;
and Julius Curry, who defeated
Mark Hineman 7-3.
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