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Page 16 oh s a v a A RS Uy, en Re SH pl gary Mountain of Memories ie i A BT AM HRP BS os Pe SB A 4 I AA SR rt December 31, 1998 Mountaineers dominate Warriors 33-6 4 It probably wasn’t the domi- nating performance many peo- ple expected, but after a slug- gish start Kings Mountain’s Mountaineers outmanned East Gaston’s Warriors 33-6 in their opening season football game Friday night, August 28 at East Gaston. Three touchdowns in a nine minute span of the second quar- ter gave the Mountaineers a 19- 6 halftime lead, and another touchdown in the first minute of the second half turned the game into a rout. Kings Mountain’s experi- enced offense - despite losing two fumbles on its first three possessions - rolled up 246 yards rushing and 92 passing 4 while the younger but very im- pressive defense held the Warriors to just eight yards of offense in the first half and 70 in the game. Kings Mountain scored on five of its 11 offensive posses- § sions, and probably could have 1 scored again but elected to run out the clock in East Gaston ter- ritory in the fourth quarter. East Gaston's offense had very little success moving the ball on the big and quick KM defense. The Warriors’ only touchdown came on a 90 yard kickoff return by Jamoral McCorkle. The Mountaineers took ad- vantage of their mammoth of- fensive line. With big seniors like Julius Curry, Mariko Feemster, Kareem Marshall and Andy Leigh leading the charge, junior fullback Anthony Hillman churned out 185 yards 3 rushing in 19 carries and scored on touchdown runs of 1, 3 and 1 yards. Most of Kings Mountain's NE aD Sh, The Best Burgers, Dogs, Fries and Ice Cream Around. 629-5050 HOW THEY DID IT KM EG First downs 18 7 Yds. rushing 246 47 Kings Mountain defensive tackle Frank Hopper (78) got an outstanding senior season under way with a sack of East Gaston’s quarterback in the first game of the season. scoring drives were set up in good field position - either by good plays by the defense or special teams. Only one drive - a 73-yard march in the fourth quarter - started on the Kings Mountain side of the field. The Mountaineers had im- pressive drives going on their first two possessions, but coughed up the football. Finally, late in the first period, they took possession at the East Gaston 36 following a Warrior punt and Hillman covered the distance in three carries, scoring from a yard out for a 6-0 lead with 11:564 left in the half. The Management & Staff of Jiggers would like to congratulate the Mountaineers on a Fanastic Football Season! Yds. passing ~~ 92 22 Passes 3-7 3-9 Fumbles lost 2 2 Penalties 7-72 4-20 KM Scoring Hillman, 1 run Hillman 3 run Williamson 10 run (Howell kick) Hillman 1 run (Howell kick) Williamson recovered fumble in end zone (Howell kick) Rushing Player Carries Yds Hillman 19 185 A. Ash 4 -10 Williamson 5 20 Ingram 5 42 Goodlet 2 10 Littlejohn 3 3 Passing Player Comp. Att. Yds A. Ash 3 7 92 Receiving Player CatchesYds Jones 1 52 Williamson 2 40 Tackle Leaders Player Tackles K. Thompson 12 Benton 9 Hopper 7 Cureton 7 Rhodes 5 Young 3 The area’s Best Drive-In salutes the Area’s Best Football ‘Team and its Fans!
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