August 10, 2000
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v The Kings Mountain Herald
KM hosts East Burke
in scrimmage Friday
Kings Mountain High's foot-
ball team got its first real test in
the heat and humidity this
week as heavy contact drills got
under way .
After going through three
days of mini-camp and six days
of conditioning practice, the
Mountaineers started hitting
Saturday morning.
The weather wasn't all that
bad Saturday, but by Monday
afternoon's practice the heat
had risen to the high 90s and
the humidity was almost un-
bearable.
But, first-year head coach
Dave Farquharson was pleased
with his players’ effort.
“Saturday and Monday were
our first real days of any sun-
shine and heat,” he said, “and
the kids didn’t do a bad job at
all.” LAY
With over 80 JV and varsity
prospects on hand, things look
good for the Mountaineers in
2000. They're rebuilding their
defense, and it’s coming along
well, and their offense looks’
good, too, despite the loss of the
school’s all-time leading rusher,
Anthony Hillman.
“Defensively, I think we're
coming along real well,” 11)
Farquharson said. “I'm pleased.
with their aggressiveness.
They're working hard at learn-
ing the new system and we
have gotten a tremendous
amount of effort.
“Offensively, we're looking to
polish some things up, reassure
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From 6A :
“We're looking for our se-
niors (Beth Bumgardner,
Miranda Dixon and Nikki
Adkins) to be strong leaders,”
she said. “Anytime you have to
walk into that senior position
it’s tough. Learning to be a
good leader is one of the hard-
est jobs you have to do.”
Bumgardner will be a left
side hitter, Dixon is a defensive
specialist, and: Adkins:is a mid-
dle blocker.» Ea
The team is strong across the
front line. Junior Kristin Hardin
has moved to a middle blocker
after playing the left side last
year, and Ashley Leigh has
come on strong as a middle
blocker and has improved her
speed. .
Danyelle Gill, a sophomore
who started last year, can play
the middle and the right side,
and she is an imposing defen-
sive standout along the nets. *
Even though she’s just a ju-
nior, Carrie Brinkley is starting
for her the third straight season.
She was a member of the state
championship team of 1998 and
helped lead the team to a 25-6
record and the conference and
district championships last year.
“She has the most experience
of anybody out there, and we're
looking for her to run our of-
fense,” Hughes said.
Lindsay Hamrick is a good
all-around player along the
front row, and is a strong block-
er.
The biggest power up front,
though, is sophomore Shonda
Cole, whom Hughes calls a
“powerhouse.” She is strong at
blocking shots and delivers
some thunderous kills.
Sophomores Pam Parker,
Courtney Osteen and Mollie
Hamrick join the team after
playing on the JV squad last
year, and they will be helping
out in various positions.
Hughes will find out very
early in the season how her
team should fare in 2000. In ad-
dition to the Watauga i
Tournament, which draws some
of the best teams in Western
North Carolina, the Lady
Mountaineers have non-confer-
ence matches with perennial
powers East Henderson, Fred T.
Foard, Providence, Freedom,
Forbush, Crest and Country
Day. 3
“I'm real positive about this
year, and so are the girls,”
Hughes says. “They re ready to
play. They've been working
hard all summer. ;
“1 feel like we're better right
now than we were at the end of
last year, even though we still ©
have a lot of work to do. They
gained so much confidence
over the summer and by play-
ing junior ball over the winter.”
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GARY STEWART / THE HERALD
Kings Mountain High's quarterback coach Milton Rachels,
right, makes a point ton one of his players as head coach
Dave Farquharson, left, looks on at Saturday morning
GARY STEWART / THE HERALD
Kings Mountain High'’s football players line up for an intrasquad scrimmage on the first day of
heavy contact practice Saturday morning. The Mountaineers get to hit someone else Friday
when they host East Burke in a scrimmage at 6 p.m. at John Gamble Stadium.
“iin
practice.
assignments, blocking assign-
ments, and try to get our play
packages down a little more
consistent.”
The Mountaineers are also
spending a lot of time on spe-
cial teams.
The Mountaineers will get to
see how they stack up against
5 p.m., and face Freedom in the -
Cleveland County Jamboree at
Crest on Friday, August 18 at 8
p.m.
The Jamboree features eight
of the top football teams in
. Western North Carolina. It gets
under way at 5 p.m. and there
will be a game an hour. Other
another opponent when they
host East Burke in a scrimmage
Friday at 6 p.m. They travel to
Mooresville next Wednesday at
games feature Shelby against
East Rutherford, Burns against =
Hickory, and Crest against
Kannapolis.
Kings Mountain High’s defensive coordinator Dave Ballenger
looks on as two of his players go through the first day of con-
tact drills Saturday morning.
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