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The Kings Mountain Herald
Shelby quar-
* terback
Shawn
Haynes (14)
looks for
someone to
pitch ball to
on option
play in
Friday's
game at
Kings
Mountain.
Lions won
35-34 in
triple over-
time.
STEWART/
HERALD
BYERS
From 1B
many of the heavyweights,
including Gardner, have not
gotten down to that weight.
Dropping over 20 pounds
came easier for Byers and it
has improved his quickness
and helped him overcome
an injury which cost him a
chance at qualifying for the
2000 Olympics.
Last April he won his sec-
ond U.S National
Championship in four years,
and he followed that with
the championship in the
World Team Trials.
Byers, the grandson of
Theodore Byers of Kings
Mountain, began his
wrestling career under Steve
Moffitt at Kings Mountain
High School. He was the
1993 State 3A champion and
earned a football scholarship
to North Carolina A&T.
A year later he joined the
U.S. Army and was recom-
mended to the Army’s
wrestling coach after he was
seen competing in some
Club tournaments on base.
Since 1996 he has compet-
ed in tournaments all over
the world and has won
* Wrestler in the 1999 U.S.
for a first down at the
Shelby 44. The Lions
appeared to ice the game on
fourth and 20 when they
intercepted a KM pass, but a
defensive holding penalty
gave the Mounties a fourth
and nine at the 43.
Quarterback Derek Smith
rambled 15 yards around
right end on a keeper, full-
back Aquino Simmons
ripped off a 14-yard run up
the middle, and quarterback
Chris Jolly scored on a four-
yard sneak to cut the margin
to 14-12. Simmons dove
over for a two-point conver-
sion to tie the score and
force the overtime. .
With both defenses
exhausted and unable to
stop the other’s offense, it
was obvious the victory
would go to the team that
could convert its extra
points.
KM got the ball first in
overtime and Simmons fol-
lowed a block by guard
Drew Gibson right up the
gut for a 10-yard touchdown
run. Pablo Peralta’s extra
point put KM on top 21-14.
Shelby’s Sanchez Farmer
scored on a one-yard plunge
on third down, and Michael
Ingle added the PAT to force
championships in the U.S.,
Pan Am, World Team Trials,
and now the World
Championship. He was
voted Most Outstanding
Greco-Roman Nationals.
Byers was in-flight from
Russian to the United States
and could not be reached for
comment. But in an inter-
view with The Herald fol-
lowing his U.S. National
championship in April, he
said is focused more than
ever on representing the
U.S. - and winning - in the
Olympics.
“It’s like working a puz-
zle,” he said. “I'm still pol-
ishing all the tools I've got
in my arsenal and making
sure it works.”
Byers called his high
school coach, Moffitt, early
Sunday morning following
his semi-finals victory.
“He was in tears he was
so happy,” Moffitt said.
“This is great for Shon and
for Kings Mountain. North
Carolina has never had a
wrestler to win the World
Championship. And, in two
years Kings Mountain could
have an Olympic champi-
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a second overtime.
This time, Shelby got the
ball first and Tavoris Jolley
scored from seven yards out
and Ingle added the PAT to
put Shelby on top 28-21.
Kings Mountain took over
on offense, and following a
seven-yard keeper by Derek
Smith, Holland scored from
three yards out and Peralta
again kicked the point-after
to make it 28-28.
KM got a big break at the
«start of the third overtime
when Shelby was flagged
for offside, giving KM a first
and goal from the five.
Smith faked the ball to
Simmons and rolled off the
left side to the one-inch line.
Shelby threw Simmons for a
one-yard loss on second
down, but on third down
Smith faked to Simmons
again and followed his block
into the end zone to put the
Mounties up 34-28.
This time, however,
Peralta’s extra point attempt
was wide left, leaving KM
with a 34-28 lead and Shelby
with the opening it needed
to win the game.
The Lions were immedi-
ately flagged for illegal pro-
cedure, causing them to
- start their series from the 15
yard line. On first down,
quarterback Shawn Haynes
rolled to his left and was hit
by four KM defenders.
However, they didn’t wrap
him up and he bounced off
of them, reversed his field
and raced around right end
untouched for the score.
Ingle’s PAT split the
uprights to hand the Lions
their third straight victory
over the Mountaineers.
The two teams hadn't tied
since the 1999 season when
Ron Massey’s Mountaineers
came from behind on a late
touchdown pass and two-
point conversion to tie the
Lions 20-20 in Shelby. That
year, the coaches elected not
to play overtime. State rules
state that all conference ties
must be played off, but non-
conference ties do not have
to be.
Prior to that, the fist KM-
Shelby tie was in 1982 when
both teams were members
of the Southwestern 3A
Conference. In a game in
Shelby, the teams fought to a
scoreless deadlock in regula-
tion. KM won 8-0 in over-
time on an 11-yard touch-
down pass from Chris
Champion to Jay Schronce.
The same two hooked up
for a two-point conversion.
MOUNTIE
POSTGAME
PLAYERS OF THE GAME
Shelby - Shawn Haynes,
QB, 8-55 rushing, including
winning TD in third over-
time. KM - Aquino
Simmons, FB, 18-92 rushing,
2 TD. Adrian Parker, DB,
and Aaron Bolton, DB,
numerous tackles. Drew
Gibson, OL, good blocking
on inside running plays.
PLAY OF THE GAME
In third overtime, Shelby
faced a first and 15 follow-
ing an illegal procedure
penalty. QB Shawn Haynes
rolled to his left on a keeper
and was apparently stopped
by numerous KM defenders,
but bounced off them and
reversed his field and ran
untouched into the end zone
for the tying touchdown.
Michael Ingle’s PAT provid-
ed the winning point.
THE YARDSTICK
S KM
1st downs 13 13
Yds. rushing ~~ 306 129
Passing yds. 15 58
Passes 1-7 7-15
Fumbles lost 0 2
Yds. penalizes 112 45
RUSHING
Shelby - Corry Parks 8-80,
Tavarus Hill 13-65, Tavoris
Jolley 7-57, Shawn Haynes
8-55, Tony Byers 5-21,
Sanchez Farmer 5-12, Zakee
Briscoe 6-8, Marquitt Jones
2-8. KM - Aquino Simmons
18- 92, Deon Folland 3- 22,
5):
PASSING
Shelby - Haynes 1-7-0-15.
KM - Derek Smith 2-7-0-11;
Chris Jolly 5-8-0-47.
RECEIVING
Shelby - Van Eskridge 1-
15. KM - Derek Smith 3-29,
Jamarl Borrino 2-18, Cortney
Smith 1-10, Deon Holland 1-
SECOND QUARTER
KM - Aquino Simmons 4
run (kick failed). 80 yard
drive, 14 plays. Simmons
carried 9 times for 51 yards.
Shelby had 3 offsides penal-
ties.
Shelby - Tavarus Hill 3
run (Ingle kick). 80 yard
drive in 7 plays following
KM kickoff. Parks got loose
on 35 yard run and was
chased down from behind
by Brandon Houze at KM
September 26, 2002
33.
THIRD QUARTER
S - Marquitt Jones 5 run
(Ingle kick). 55 yard drive in".
8 plays following KM punt.
Set up on fourth and 8 pass
from Haynes to Van
Eskridge.
FOURTH QUARTER
KM - Chris Jolly 5 run
(Simmons run). 65-yard
drive following Shelby punt
with four minutes left in
game. Included 23-yard run
around right end by Deon
Holland to get into Shelby
territory, and 15-yard QB
keeper around right end by
Derek Smith on fourth and 9
play to keep the drive alive.
FIRST OVERTIME
KM - Simmons 10-run
(Pablo Peralta kick)
S - Sanchez Farmer 1 run
(Ingle kick)
SECOND OVERTIME
S - Tavoris Jolley 7 run
(Ingle kick)
KM - Deon Holland 3
(Peralta kick).
run
THIRD OVERTIME
KM - Derek Smith 1 run
(kick failed)
S - Haynes 15 run (Ingle
kick).
THIS WEEK
Fred T. Foard at Kings
Mountain, Friday, 7:30 p.m.,
John Gamble Stadium.
(Homecoming).
THE SERIES
Kings Mountain leads 1-0.
LAST YEAR
Aquino Simmons gained
235 yards rushing to lead
the Mountaineers to a 35-0
victory at Foard.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
KM - Aquino Simmons,
FB, who gained over 1,300
yards last year has been 1
1d less “hd
ishing fn ea
100 yard
1 8 the first)
four games. Derek Smith,
QB-WR. Wherever he lines
up on offense, this talented
junior has the ability to go
all the way on every play.
Foard - Van Proctor, QB,
very talented runner and
passer. TJ. Safrit, WR, very
talented pass receiver and
defensive player. Wesley
Gaither, RB. Talented sopho-
more whois a good runner
and receiver.
Big South 3A
Teams Conf. All
Forestview(0-0 4-0
S. Point = 0-0 3-1
E. Lincoln 0-0 3-2
E. Gaston 0-0 2-2
H.Huss 0-0 2-2
Ashbrook 0-0 1-3
N. Gaston 0-0 1-3
Last Week’s Games
Huss 12, B. City 6
Forestview 23, Chase 6
Freedom 35, Ashbrook 13
Lincolnton 35, E. Lincoln 14
N. Goston 22, Cherryville 19
This Week's Games
S. Point at E. Gaston
E. Lincoln at. Ashbrook
N. Gaston at Huss
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