The Kings Mountain Herald
October 4, 2001 Section B, Page 1
PREP
RANKINGS
(A ranking by the staff of
Republic Newspapers of the
teams in the conferences in their
coverage area - Big South 34,
Southwestern Foothills 3A, and
Southern Foothills 1A).
Team Record Last Week .
1- Crest 4-0 1
2 - Maiden 5-0 2
3-K. Mtn. . 4-1 4
4 - Forestview 3-2 5
5 - Burns 3-2 3
6 - St. Stephens 5-1 6
7 -N. Gaston 3-2 7
8 - Ashbrook 2-2 10
9 -S. Point 2-3 11
10 - Hickory = 2-3 8
11 - Huss 3-2 9
12 - H'ville 1-3 12
13 - B. City 2-3 14
14 - FET. Foard 1-4 13
15 - E. Gaston 0-4 15
16 - E. Lincoln 0-5 17
17 - RS Central 0-4 16
18 - Polk Co. 0-6 18
19 - C'ville 0-6 19
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“PREP
STANDINGS
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Southwestern Foothills 3A
Teams Conf. All
St. Stephens 1-0 5-1
~ Crest 1-0 4-0
K. Mtn. 1-0 4-1
Burns 0-0 3-2
Hickory 0-1 2-3
ET. Foard 0-1 1-4
RS Central 0-1 0-4
Last Week’s Results
Kings Mtn. 35, ET. Foard 0
Crest 46, Hickory 3
Forestview 34, Burns 25
St. Stephens 47, RS Central 0
Friday’s Games
Burns at Kings Mountain
North Forsyth at Crest
R-S Central at Hickory
ET. Foard at St. Stephens
Big South 3A
North Gaston 1-0 3-2
South Point 1-0 2-3
Forestview 0-0 4-2
Ashbrook 0-0 2-2
East Lincoln ~~ 0-0 0-4
East Gaston 0-1 0-4
Hunter Huss 0-0 3-2
Last Week's Results
South Point 42, E. Gastor0.
N. Gaston 41, Huss 7
Ashbrook at E. Lincoln, ppd.
This Week’s Games
N. Gaston at Ashbrook
Cherryville at E. Gaston
E. Lincoln at Forestview
S. Point at Hunter Huss
Southern Foothills 1
Conf. All
Maiden 0-0 5-0
Bess. City 0-0 2-3
Hendersonville 0-0 1-3
Cherryville 0-0 0-6
Polk County 0-0 0-6
La t Week's Resul
Bessemer City 20, Cherryville 6
Andrews 27, Polk County 6
This Friday’s Games
Country Day at B. City
Maiden at Swain County
Hendersonville at McDowell
Cherryville at East Gaston -
Midwest 2A
Conf. All
Bandys 1-0 3-2
East Rutherford 1-0 3-2
Lincolnton 1-0 32
Shelby 1-0 2-3
W. Lincoln 0-1 4-1
Newton 0-1 3-2
Chase 0-1 2-2
Bunker Hill 0-1 1-4
This Friday’s Games
Shelby at Bandys
Newton at East Rutherford
Lincolnton at Chase
West Lincoln at Bunker Hill
Playoff possibilitie
Burns at KM
game Friday
could be big §
in SWFH 3A
By GARY STEWART _
Editor of The Herald
With just two playoff berths
available to the new
Southwestern Foothills 3A
Conference, every game is im-
portant. But, none more impor-
tant than this Friday's Burns at
Kings Mountain battle.
The Bulldogs and the
- Mountaineers have been men-
tioned by NC football
“guessperts” as the two most
likely teams to challenge Crest
for the conference champi-
onship and for the two playoff
berths, so Friday's loser will
face an uphill battle.
After three straight road
games, the Mountaineers will
come back before the home
crowd with a 1-0 conference
and 4-1 overall record. Burns,
which will be playing its first
conference game, is 3-2 overall
after losing to Forestview 32-25
last week.
Those records are meaning-
less, though, as this is a county
rivalry game in which anything
can happen.
“Burns is Burns,” says KM
Coach Dave Farquharson.
Translated, that means the
Bulldogs are tough.
Coach Ron Greene's
Bulldogs, known for their
tough, physical play have made
a lot of changes in their offense.
Traditionally, they've been a
running team. This year, they're
taking advantage of the excep-
tional talents of junior quarter-
“back Troy Goss, who has al-
ready passed for over 1,000
yards in just five games.
“They're going to be coming
out with a different look offen-
sively than they have in the
past,” says Farquharson.
“They're going to be in the shot-
gun and spread out in a West
Coast style offense. They're got
three good receivers and once
they catch the ball they can do a
lot of things with it.”
Not to be disrespectful of the
other Burns players - because
they do have a lot of talent - but
Farquharson calls Goss “about
75 percent” of their offense.
The 6-2, 180-pounder whose
offensive coordinator is his fa-
ther, Tony, not only has a rifle
for an arm but he is a danger-
ous option runner. In many of
the Bulldogs’ games this year
he has led the team in rushing
as well as passing.
Goss will attract most of the
attention of the KM defense, but
the Mountaineers must also be-
ware of the Bulldogs’ tailback,
Nelson Woods. A junior, Woods
is a returning All-Conference
star who gained over 1,000
yards rushing last year and he
: See Burns, 2B
_ their offense in sync there was
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GARY STEWART / THE HERALD be
Kings Mountain sophomore running back Montrell Banks (9) gets loose on a run around endi in Friday's 35-0 victory over Fred T. Foard }
KM Planks Foard 35-0
By GARY STEWART
Editor of The Herald
Kings Mountain's
Mountaineers made a few mis-
takes that kept them out of the
end zone, but when they had
no question who was the superi-
or team as they rolled to a 35-0
victory over Fred T. Foard in the
opening Southwestern Foothills
3A Conference football game
Friday night in Newton.
A one-yard touchdown run
by Cortney Smith and a 62-yard
pass reception by Brandon
Houze gave the Mountaineers a
14-0 lead after one quarter, and
from there the only question
was how many points the
board.
After leading 28-0 at the half,
Dave Farquharson and his staff
decided not to run up a big
score but to give all of their
players an opportunity to get
into the game.
Prior to the onslaught, the
Mountaineers misfired a couple
times. On KM's first possession,
Cortney Smith caught what
appeared to be a touchdown
pass from Michael Jolly but he
lost the handle on the ball as he
approached the goal line and
fumbled it out the back of the
end zone for a touchback. The
GARY STEWART / THE HERALD
Kings Mountain's LaDrecus Gingles (11) scores on a 50-yard punt return in Friday’s 35-0 victory at (
Fred T. Foard.
Mountaineers stopped them-
selves on three other occasions
later in the game, twice on fum-
bles and again on a pass inter-
ception on a play in which
Smith was 20 yards behind the
defense.
After the strong KM defense
held Foard to its second straight
three and out, the Mountaineers
drove 46 yards in six plays to
take a 7-0 lead on Smith's run.
“Obviously, we're always
glad to get that first conference
win under our belt,” said Coach
Farquharson. “I thought our
_ concentration in some areas was
See Foard, 2B
Kings Mountain quarterback. sagt Proctor loses the handle on the football in Wednesday’s
Middie School game with Lincolnton at John Gamble Stadium. The Patriots won 32-14.
KM Patriots defeat Lincolnton
to run Tri-County mark to 4-1
Kings Mountain Middle School
spotted Lincolnton an early 6-0
lead on a 60-yard touchdown
pass, but came storming back to
take a 32-14 in Tri-County
Conference play Wednesday
afternoon at John Gamble
Stadium.
The victory improved Kings
Mountain’s record to 4-1 heading
into a game yesterday at Shelby.
The Patriots close out their sea-
son next Wednesday at Burns in a
5 o’clock game.
After Lincolnton’s opening
score, Kings Mountain scored
. three touchdowns to take a 20-6
halftime lead, then scored again
in the third quarter for a 32-6
advantage.
Tommy Malaythong intercept-
ed a pass and returned it 35 yards
to set up a 17-yard touchdown
run by Marquiz Norris in the sec-
ond quarter. Norris also ran the
two-point conversion to give the
Patriots a 8-6 lead.
Later in the same quarter,
Malaythong intercepted another
Lincolnton pass. Jermanuel
McClain got loose on a 45-yard
run to set up his own 14-yard
touchdown pass from Isaac
Proctor. The PAT failed and KM
led 14-6.
Late in the first half, Mantrice
Love scored from four yards out
to give the Patriots a 20-6 lead.
McClain returned the second
half kickoff 84 yards for a touch-
down to put the Patriots on top
26-6. Late in the third quarter
Love scored on a 35 -yard run to
make it 32-6.
In the fourth quarter, Demarius
Grier recovered a Lincolnton
fumble, but the Patriots fumbled
the ball right back and Lincolnton
scored on a seven-yard run and
two-point conversion to close out
the scoring. :
GARY STEWART / THE HERALD
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