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December 17, 1998
- ANTHONY ‘HILLMAN, RB,
. MICHAEL THOMPSON, DT,
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POSTGAME
PLAYERS OF THE GAME
(Wendy's MVP)
LASHUN PEOPLES, DB/RB,
Winston-Salem Carver, 6 carries
for 83 yards, 1 TD, 1 punt return
for 18 yards, 4 kickoff returns for
100 yards, 3 punts for 44.0 aver-
age, and four tackles.
(Outstanding off. players)
COURTNEY WEAKS, OB,
Winston-Salem Carver, 12 rushes
for 26 yards, 9-o0f-20 passing for
185 yards and two TDs. ;
Kings Mountain, 15 carries for.115
yards and two touchdowns.
(Outstanding def. players)
ALLEN PINKNEY, DB, Winston-
Salem Carver, four tackles includ-
ing a bone-crushing hit to KM re-
ceiver Kendrick Bell which forced
a fumble on a potential game-
winning touchdown drive late in
the game. :
Kings Mountain, six tackles in-
cluding one for two-yard loss and
one for no gain.
PLAY OF THE GAME
With Kings Mountain trailing
33-28 late in the game and driv-
ing for a potential game-winning
score, Winston-Salem Carver de-
fensive back Allen Pinkney deliv-
ered a, well-timed, crunching
blow to Kings Mountain receiver
Kendrick Bell, forcing a fumble
which was recovered by the
Yellow Jackets’ Sean Wilkes at the
Carver 30 yard line, and thus pre-
serving their first-ever state
championship victory.
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FIRST PERIOD
11:50 - Kings Mountain -
Kendrick Bell 79-kickoff return
(Ben Howell kick). > 3
7:42 - Carver - Courtney Weaks
2 run (Wesley Gant kick), 12
plays, 72 yards. Key play 26-yard
pass reception by Jamile Jackson
on a third and 13 situation.
6:48 - Kings Mountain -
Anthony Hillman 25-run (Ben
Howell kick). 3 plays, 68 yards.
Key play 47-yard catch and run
by Kendrick Bell for first down at
the Carver 25. He
4:58 - Carver - Jamile Jackson,
13 pass from Courtney Weaks
(Wesley Gant kick), 4 plays, 47
yards. Key plays, pass interfer-
ence against KM gave Carver first
down at 29 yard line, followed by
16-yard run by Lashun Peoples.
SECOND PERIOD
9:43 - Kings Mountain - Jamal
Byers 72-yard pass from Anthony
Ash (Ben Howell kick). 5 plays, 98
yards. Joe Williamson 15-yard run
for first down.
6:50 - Carver - Lashun Peoples
45-yard run on fake ont (Wesley
Gant kick), 6 plays, 70 yards. Set
up by Peoples’ 23-yard reception.
3:48 - Carver - Tyre Kirby, 15-
run( Kick failed). 3 plays, 44
yards. Key play 29-yard reception
by Peoples. ee
1:02 - Kings Mountain -
Anthony Hillman 4 run (Howell
kick). 8 plays, 80 yards. Hillman 5
carries for 57 yards, Anthony Ash
14-yard run for first down at 12.
FOURTH PERIOD
3:02 - Carver - Jamile Jackson
21 yard pass from Courtney
Weaks (run failed). 10 plays, 91
yards. Key plays, KM face mask
nalty gave Carver first down at
5 and Weaks went six yards on
an option keeper on fourth and
two situation to keep drive alive.
NOTABLE
Winston-Salem Carver’s de-
fense held Kings Mountain's of-
fense to three-and-out on its first
four possessions of the second °
half, and overall held the
Mountaineers to just 38 yards
rushing and 20 passing in the sec-
ond half. A
QUOTABLE
“That was a great hit. Not
many receivers would hold onto
the ball the way he was hit.” :
RON MASSEY, Kings Mountain
Coach, on Allen Pinkney’s blow
to KM receiver Kendrick Bell
which caused a fumble which
sealed the Carver victory:
ALL-SWC
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Others on the first team de-
fense were linemen Jason Geter
of Burns, Chaz McDowell and
Chavis Smith of East, lineback-
ers Anthony Briscoe of Burns,
Michael Sheppard of East, and
Sam Mills of North Gaston,
backs Kodi Wilkerson of East
and Randy Thompson of North
Gaston, punter Jesse Riddle of
North Gaston, and placekicker
Phillip Wright of South Point.
Joining Williamson on the
second team offense were line-
men Billy Auvil of Burns, Josh
"Brown and Brian Rollins of
North Gaston, and Adam
Donaldson and Michael
Gulledge of South Point, backs
Josh Brown of Burns and
Laremy Watson of North
Gaston, and quarterback Devon
Lowery of South Point.
Joining Thompson and
Rhodes on the second team de-
fense were backs Adam Elmore
of Burns, Ra Miller of R-S
Central and Jeremy Jackson of
South Point, linemen John
Mullis of South’ Point ‘and
Bernard Clemmer of North
Gaston, linebackers Pete
Cunningham of North Gaston,
Alex Harrill of Burns and James
Hines of East, and kicker Jason
Jeter of Burns.
Hillman is the Mountaineers’
third SWC Player of the Year in
four years under Coach Ron
Massey. In 1995, fullback Shane
Logan was named Offensive
Player of the Year, and last year
linebacker Mark Roper was
named Defensive Player of the
Year. :
Hillman was one of the top
running backs in the state this
year, carrying the ball 353times
for 2,510 yards and 26 touch-
Herald/Times
downs. He was the State Player
of the Week after is 250-yard
performance against South
Point, and he was the Channel
36 Player of the Week after his
298-yard rushing performance
in the Mounties’ 26-21 playoff
victory over Kannapolis.
In two seasons, Hillman has
carried the ball 563 times for
3,897 yards to become the lead-
ing rusher in Cleveland County
history. He holds KMHS
records for most yards rushing
in a single game, most yards
rushing in a season and career,
and most points scored in a ca-
reer.
Ash also had a record-break-
ing year on offense, hitting 82-
of-152 passes for 1,198 yards
and nine touchdowns to be-
come the school’s all-time lead-
ing passer. Ash’s season total
topped the previous single sea-
son record, and his two-year ca-
reer total of 2,288 yards broke
the previous record of 2,185 set
by current KMHS assistant
coach Ryan Hollifield.
' “Bell*also’ closed out & big ca-
reer ‘with’ the ‘Mountdineérs”
with a school single game re-
ception record of 30 catches for
569 yards, giving him a career
reception record of 80 catches
for 1,361 yards. He is the only
football player in school history
to have over 500 yards receiving
in a season and 1,000 yards re-
ceiving in a career.
Massey closed out his fourth
year with the Mountaineers
with his best season ever (14-2)
and a four-year record of 41-11-
1. The Mountaineers won their
third straight SWC champi-
onship - a feat never before ac-
complished in school history -
and also made it to the state
championship game for the first
time ever.
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RECEIVE AWARDS - Kings Mountain High football players re-
ceive awards for outstanding efforts following Friday's state
championship game in Chapel Hill's Kenan Stadium. In top pho-
to, Kings Mountain Supt. of Schools and NCHSAA Past
President Bob McRae, right, presents runner-up trophy to Coach
Ron Massey, left, and players Frank Hopper (78) and Julius
Curry (61). In bottom photo, McRae presents the Mountaineers’
outstanding player awards to defensive lineman Michael
Thompson, left, and running back Anthony Hillman (right).
LOOKING FOR AN OPENING - Kings Mountain running back
Jamal Byers (80) can't find a hole to run through against a quick
Winston-Salem Carver defense in Friday's state championship
game at Chapel Hill. Carver won 33-28.
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