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pS Page 2B SWC title Friday night at South Point. GARY STEWART / THE HERALD Kings Mountain’s Anthony Hillman (45) plowed through the East Rutherford defense for 256 yards and three touchdowns Friday to lead the Mountaineers to a 54-20 Southwestern 3A Conference win. The Mountaineers go after a share of their fourth straight Herald/Times October 28, 1999 BIG GAME From 1B yardage and touchdowns. But, Devine says, even though both teams have given up a lot of points it doesn’t mean they don’t have strong defenses. “Kings Mountain has given up a lot of yardage, but they‘ve also been ahead a lot of games 50-7,” he said. “It’s hard to keep up your intensity when the score’s like that. As bad as we'd like to, realistically you're going to see a letdown, and that’s nat- ural. When you get ahead like that you sort of relax and give up a cheap touchdown here and there.” Both head coaches are im- pressed with the other’s line and backs, and both say they'll have to hold onto the football to win. “Offensively, they are as ex- plosive as anybody we've played in a long time,” Massey said of the Red Raiders. “They do an excellent job at their schemes. They're running the option and just putting a lot of =~ pressure on you to maintain you play an option team it’s tough. A lot of times you know the other team has one or two people that can hurt you and them away. But South Point has four kids (quarterback Devon * * Lowery, and running backs Chris Stowe, Jeremy Jackson and and Jarien Jackson) that can * hurt you. You have one break- = down and one of those kids can go all the way.” “Kings Mountain has been playing awful good football oF here lately,” Devine said. “They to Forestview) where they had some turnovers, but I've seen your responsibilities. Anytime + then marched 86 yards in 11 “ plays, eating up most of the you can work harder to take: «~~ had that one slip up (20-15 loss - the opportunity to face off ina game that could decide the last conference championship of the millennium: ; “If we win we can control our destiny a little bit better,” says Massey. “We could lose and then win next week and be in a three-way tie for the second playoff spot, but the best thing we can do is try to go out and win this football and get into the playoffs that way.” It’s a much simpler scenario for the Raiders. Even if they lose to Kings Mountain, all they have to do to claim a share of the conference championship and earn a state playoff berth is win their final regular season game against last-place R-S Central. But, Devine and his Red Raiders aren't looking to share the SWC title with any- one. They're going all out to win it outright. “It’s going to be a great foot- ball game,” says Devine. “We're looking forward to it.” EAST ,From 1B, The Mountaineer offense third quarter clock in the pro- cess. Hillman scored from a yard out with 3:01 to play, giv- ing the Mountaineers a 34-14 “lead and taking the Cavaliers out of the'game. McClain scored on a 13-yard ‘run around left end, and Ash ‘added another 17-yard run on ‘an option keeper to run the “score to 47-14 with 8:19 left in the game. Stanley Whitesides’ "pass interception set up Ash's ‘gcore. Michael Sheppard, who led ‘the Cavaliers in rushing with ‘148 yards in 19 carries, broke enough film and know enough “'loose en-a:54-yard touchdown of the kids that they have back. - ‘run around right end to make They not only have Anthony the score 47-20, and then Hillman, but their line is com- * - Hillman closed out the scoring ing on strong. They have a good ™ ‘with a 41-yard run down the Moving on Up Gardner-Webb University Board approves move to Division I move will have on every aspect of our university's existence,” said White. “The quality of life The Gardner-Webb University Board of Trustees Thursday voted to reclassify the two years to bring all aspects of its athletics program under compliance with Division I institution from NCAA standards. on our campus will certainly Division II to NCAA Division L. Gardner-Webb President Dr. improve, as will our visibility Under NCAA by-laws, GWU Chris White described the move and our ability to make a broad- has until June to notify the as one that will affect the entire. er impact on this region... i institution. “While the focus... will be on athletics as we com- pete on the Division I level, we cannot discount the impact this NCAA's executive director of its intentiohs to reclassify. ' Following notification of this in- tent, GWU then would have ELECT esDANIEL NADYe leaps and bounds/over-the past decade, both physically and programmatically. This, there- fore, was a natural progression for us.” If all goes according to plan, GWU will be eligible to com- pete as a Division I institution during the 2002-2003 academic WARD 2 year. As soon as 2001-2002, COUNCILMAN NCAA Division I institutions 704-739-1819 that agree to compete athletical- ly against Gardner-Webb can count the university as a Paid for by Danny Navy, Candidate for City Council Division 1opponent. ‘OWN YOUR OWN CAR! Chuck Burch, GWU vice president for athletics, added (suis forward to:thechallengesithat «+ - . Gardner-Webb has grown by | + dent that our coaches will make Guaranteed Lowest Price or Double Your Money Back! * running back in Antonio McClain, and it seems like Joe Williamson has been playing over there for 50 years. They've got a great ball club. They put a lot of points on the board, they play good defense, and it’s go- ing to be all we can handle. I don’t see how we can stop them, but we have to try to slow them down a little bit.” Massey says people have clarification that the Runnin’ Bulldogs football team would compete on the Division I-AA level. Burch said, “We are looking this move presents to the entire” athletic department. I'm confi- sive line, which he says is the best around. “They come off the football quick and do a great job,” he said. Massey and Devine agree that the team that eliminates mistakes will come out on top. “We're going to have to hold onto the football and run some time off the clock,” says Masse “They're extremely quick and they use their quickness to their advantage. With that speed, and their special teams, they have the ability to make the big plays.” “You have to eliminate your- self as an opponent,” said Devine. “That's the first thing you have to do to win a ball game. As long as you can elimi- nate your mistakes and turnovers, then you have a chance to beat your opponent.” the necessary preparations to ensure a successful transition to NCAA Division I competition.” He added, “Gardner-Webb has enjoyed an outstanding re- lationship with the South Atlantic Conference and its member schools. Although we will miss the rivalries that have developed over the past 25 years, we are very excited about the changes that are soon to take place.” Gardner-Webb currently fea- tures 20 men’s and women’s in- tercollegiate sports. KM sidelines with 3:18 left. Dominating the Cavaliers on their home field was pleasing to Coach Massey, whose offense has put 166 points on the board in the last three games. “I thought the kids played a good, physical football game,” he said. “I was a little disap- pointed with some of the 15- yard penalties we received. We need to address that, but. our ef- overlooked South Point's offen- "fort was very good. I thought we played better defense in the second half, and that helped.” The Mountaineer defense was dealt a severe blow early in the second half when one of its leading tacklers, Karl Burch, went down to injury. But sophomores Justin Early and Daniel Hardin filled in well. Massey stressed to his team following the game that this ‘was “just another step” in their ‘quest for a possible SWC cham- “pionship and state playoff bi ‘berth. all “We're still in the same boat we've been in the last three ‘ weeks,” he said. “We've got to ‘win every game. Hopefully we ‘gained some confidence and the kids will be ready to come back and get ready for this week. “We had a great crowd up there, and that really helped our Let Me Help You... HELP YOURSELF! Get Back On the Right Track DO YOU HAVE PONTIAC pODGE | KZ One Year On The Job? 1 One Year at Same JEEP Residence? | Discharged Bankruptcy? CHEVY | [4 Repo- 1 Year Old? If You Answered YES I Can Help - Call Me! 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