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. after the first one.” § the early miscues and responded with a good all-around effort. ' They drove the ensuing Huss Kickof61 yardstocut the margin | S80 FIER SoC iee® SATIS | . to 7-6 on Joe Chambers’ nine DEATH RACE yard run and Houston Rated R - 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 Lattimore’s PAT. THE HOUSE BUNNY On the ensuing kickoff, KM’s Rated PG-13 - 1:00, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 9:55 kickoff team came up big as THE LONGSHOTS Tyrece Addison jarred the ball Rated PG - 1:00, 4:00, 7:10, 9:40 loose from Lindsay, and Josh THE ROCKER Haraszkiewicz recovered it at the Rated PG-13 - 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 Huss 26. A quick 12-yard pass to AY METOTHE MOON 3-0 Bell moved the ball to the 14, and Rated G - 1:00, 3:10, 5:15, 7:20, 9:30 “Bx charge two plays later Chambers swept Rat Sin 7:00-9:30 left end for an apparent touch- STAR WARS: THE CLONEWARS down. KM was penalized for Rated PG - 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:30 holding, then Huss was penal- TROPIC THUNDER ized for encroachment, and Rated R - 1:45, 4:30, 7:00, 9:40 Roberts reeled off a 10-yard run THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS 2 for a first and goal at the one and Rated PG-13 - 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:45 scored from there for a 13-12 KM THE DARK KNIGHT lead at the 3:14. mark. Rated PG-13 - 1:45, 5:00, 8:15 i | quite sure why. I can’t put my ~ hands on it. We got down early game and see where we need to ~ and had a couple of breakdowns, improve,” he said. “One thing but after going down 12-0 we that I was pleased with is that we pretty much dominated the didn’t have one cramp. It was game. The . improved a little. The secondary . three, 19 and 36 yards, the latter The Kings Mountain Herald September 4, 2008 GARY STEWART Sports Editor Roberts capped a 47-yard drive with another one-yard TD run with 7:59 left in the half to It took a few minutes, but Put KM on top 19-12. Kings Mountain's Mountaineers Kings Mountain drove the sec- stepped their game up a notch ond half kickoff 65 yards for a 25- and dominated Hunter Huss 32- 12 lead with Chambers going 18 in the two teams’ season- Over from 19 yards out at the 5:02 opening football game Friday mark. Huss regrouped and night in Gastonia. drove 67 yards to score on a six- Hunter Huss grabbed a quick yard run by Williams and cut the 12-0 dead, with Tevin Lindsay margin to 25-19.. running the opening kickoffback ~~ The Mountaineers took all of 80 yards for a touchdown, and the bite out of the Huskies on the flashy quarterback Marshall first play of the fourth quarter Williams gaining all 58 yardsina When Chambers took a pitch to three-play drive that put Huss the right from Roberts, pulled up up 12-0 with 7:33 left in the first and threw a long pass down the period. sideline which a wide-open After that, though, the Terrance Young caught in stride Mountaineers rolled behind a and went untouched into the end ~ ball control offense and good zone for the final margin. * defense and special teams play. Coach Lloyd said it was good Eventually, Kings Mountain’s for the Mounties to finally get a numbers wore the Huskies full game under their belts after a down. long summer of practice ses- “It was a slow start,” noted sions, scrimmages and jam- KM Coach Greg Lloyd. “I'm not borees. “It was good to play a whole offensive line evident we're in good shape.” Several Mounties played with layed much better. We tackled minor, nagging injuries or sick- tter, and covered kicks better ness, including Tori Belcher, Greg Setzer, Jiris Toney and Kelly Lindsay returned Michael McCrary. But, Lloyd said, they ~ Roberts’ opening kickoff 80 should all be ready to go again ' yards down the middle of the Friday night at South Point. ~ field to put the Huskies on top 6- ha © 0 just 10 seconds into the game. Sprain during the game, and “McCrary had a slight ankle Kings Mountain's first drive was Belcher strained his meniscus hampered by penalties and While kicking during practice ended with a pass interception last week. He's okay but will by Quintin Coleman at the Huss probably have to play with it all 42. Williams ripped off gains of zz 2 2c 22/) giving Huss a 12-0 lead. - The Mountaineers shook off year,” Lloyd said. Even though he gained 113 yards rushing, Lloyd said he was pleased with the Mounties’ defensive effort against Williams, one of the most elusive quarter- backs in the area. “We did a good job on him,” he said. “He got loose a. couple times and he’s faster than any- body we've got. But we hemmed it up pretty good overall. The defense played a lot better and made some good plays.” Lloyd said time of possession and converting third and fourth downs were the keys to KM’s success. The Mounties converted 10 of 14 third downs and 3 of 3 fourth downs. They were never forced into a punting situation, but did lose two fumbles and had a pass intercepted. “We ran close to 70 plays and were able to wear them down a little bit,” he said. GARY STEWART Herald Sports Editor 14-1 (14-1) Bessemer City over Chase Burns over East Gaston Clover over Forestview Crest over Freedom RS Central over Polk County Shelby over Ashbrook Lincolnton over Maiden Ga. Tech over Boston College Clemson over The Citadel Florida over Miami Wake Forest over Ole Miss Va. Tech over Furman NC State over William & Mary Duke over Northwestern Virginia over Richmond Publisher 10-5 (10-5) B City Bums Clover. Crest RS Central Shelby — Maiden — Boston Clemson Florida —Ole Miss —Va. Tech —NC State Duke Virginia This weeks’ guest is avid football fan and pastor of First Baptist Church in Cherryville, Dr. Vince Hefner. : M HEFFNER Belmont Sports 13-2 (13-2) B City Burns Clover Crest _RS Central _ Shelby Lincolnton Boston Clemson Florida Wake Forest Va. Tech NC State Northwestern Virginia MICHAEL 87 (87) B City East Gaston Clover Crest RS Central Shelby Maiden GA Tech Clemson Florida Ole Miss Va. Tech Wm. & Mary Duke Virginia GARY STEWART/HERALD KM quarterback Michael Roberts tries to avoid a heavy pass rush from the Hunter Huss defense in Friday's game in Gastonia. VINCE HEFNER Guest 13-2 (13-2) Chase East Gaston Clover Crest Polk County Shelby Lincolnton Boston Clemson Florida Wake Forest Va. Tech NC State Northwestern Virginia
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