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Wednesday, November 16, 2011 The Kings Mountain Herald | : Page 1C . Sports 3AA playoffs Chargers’ speed and power pound KM 42-7 GARY STEWEART Sports Editor Kings Mountain’s Mountaineers didn’t play one of their better games in the second round of the state 3AA playoffs Friday night at Crest but that was because the bigger, faster and more physical Crest team dominated the game in a 42-7 win that moved them into the state quarter-finals this week at Asheville. : The Chargers, who had defeated the Mountaineers 39-27 justa month earlier, took control from the opening kickoff ' and played almost a perfect game to run their record to 10-3 and end Kings Mountain’s season at 6-7. “That’s the best they’ve played all year,” noted Moun- taineer coach Greg Lloyd, a former Crest player and coach that helped them win several state championships. He has no doubt the current Chargers are a state-caliber team peaking at the right time. “We didn’t play well but that wasn‘t because we weren't prepared,” he added. “We had a great week of practice. They just got on us so quick. They have so much size and speed.- They got on us early with some quick touchdowns and it just snowballed. They’re the best team we’ve played and when they’re motivated like they were during the week they’re very hard to beat.” The Chargers’ attack was so effective that it took them only 15 plays to score all 42 of their points. Half of their six touchdowns took just one play. Gene Surratt’s opening kickoff return to the KM 18 yard line set up a four-play drive and a 7-0 lead just two minutes into the game. Rhaheim Ledbetter took all four snaps from : the Wildcat and got the TD on a one-yard run. . El GARY STEWART/HERALD The Chargers got their next two touchdowns on one-play Kings Mountain receiver Philip Quinn has his legs taken out from under him after catching a short pass in Friday's playoff efforts to build a 21-0 first quarter lead. Dominique Rose- ame at Crest. boro returned a pass interception 60 yards for a TD, and after KM lost the ball on downs Jerry Currence broke off the right side for a 41-yard touchdown at the 2:04 mark. The Chargers capped a 7-play, 62-yard march with an 8- yard TD run by Currence; and Ledbetter intercepted a pass and returned it 47 yards to put the Chargers up 35-0 early in the second period. Kings Mountain’s only score came on a one-yard sneak - by quarterback Jonathan Clark with 4:55 left in the half. Early in the third quarter the Mountaineers got off a 29-yard punt from their own one yard line, and on first down Led- better galloped into the end zone to end the scoring. Led by big defensive ends Jonathan Bullard and Dane : Rogers, the Chargers’ defensive line was in the KM back- | field on almost every play. KM had only 74 yards rushing on 30 carries with John Bohbs leading the way with 71 yards on + 21 rushes. Led by Ledbetter sor Harvey McSwain Jr. in the second- ary, the Chargers did a much better job defending the KM passing game than they did in the earlier game when Clark passed for 297 yards and Tyrece Crawford had eight catches for a school record 205 yards. This time Clark and Trevin Torres were able to hit only 13 of 27 passes for 170 yards ~ and three interceptions. Crawford was limited to two catches for 25-yards. Meanwhile, the Chargers’ balanced offense ran up 278 yards. in only 33 running plays. Ledbetter finished with 91 yards on 10 carries, Currence had 66 in six attempts and = Shaquan Ussery added 67 in seven attempts. : ; GARY STEWART/HERALD “The way they played I don’t see how they lost three ball- Kings Mountain's John Robbs tries to turn the corner on the Crest defense in Friday’s second round 3AA playoff game at games,” Lloyd said. “We didn’t play well but that was re- (Crest. lated to how well they played.” ! . Postgame PLAYERS OF THE GAME Collins Pressley, LB, 9 tackles, fumble recovery; Jose Sappia, DB, four tackles, interception; Trevin Torres, WR/RB, 4 receptions for 87 yards. . THE YARDSTICK Gn KM ANE First downs 12 14 Yds. Rushing 74 278 Yards passing 170 39 Passes 12-26-3 3-7-1 Fumbles lost 0 ax "Yds. Penalized 31 J 47 Punts. 4-30.5 3-15.7 KM RUSHING - John Robbs 21-71, Trevin Torres 5- 13, Jonathan Clark 4-(-10). : KM PASSING - Clark 11-25-3-156; Torres 1-1-0-14. KM RECEIVING - Torres 4-87, Jacob Lineberger 1-26, Tyrece Crawford, 2-25, Phillip Quinn 2-10, Edward Black- burn 3-22. BY THE NUMBERS KM 0:57 00-07 77, c 210714 27-50. 42 GARY STEWART/HERALD FIRST PERIOD Kings Mountain’s Trevin Torres A) runs the ball against Crest in state 3AA Blayait game Friday night in Boiling Springs. C - 10:04 - Rhaheim Ledbetter 1 run (Alex Trejo f kick).18-yard, 4 play drive after Gene Surratt returned . : Bridges named opening kickoff from own 15 to KM 18. Ledbetter four straight carries out of Wildcat formation. © + | Sports schedule all-conference C - 5:10 - Dominique Roseboro 60-yard interception re-: turn, (Trejo kick). C -2:06 - Jerry Currence 41 -run (Trejo kick). First play Thursday, Nov. 17 Saturday, Nov. 19 2h BM cae ap anton fh Il one MISTI Coe 4 p.m. - Middle School volleyball, TBA - High school basketball, ; West Lincoln at Kings Mountain. KMHS girls in Lincoln Jamboree. SECOND PERIOD : 5:30 - High school swimming, C - 9:41 - Currence 8 run (Trejo kick).62-yard drive 7 Shelby and Highland Tech at KMHS ~~ Monday, Nov. 21 plays following KM punt. Set up by Ledbetter’s 27-yard (scrimmage). RA p.m. - Middle school volleyball run to 16. > C= 8:36 Ledbetter 47 iiterception Tet \ (Trej kick). 6 p.m. - High school pasketball, - East Lincoln at Kings Mountain. KM - 4:55 - Jonathan Clark 1-run (Edward Blackburn ~~ Kings Mountain at RS Central scrim- : kick). 72-yard drive, 9 plays following Crest KO. Key play ~~ mage (boys only). Tuesday, Nov. 22 40-yard reception by Torres at Crest 20, and half-the-dis- 5:30 - High school swimming, - tance penalties against Crest for face mask violation and Friday, Nov. 18 Hunter Huss and South Point at Kings Mountain High pass interference in end zone. 6 p.m. - High scho ol basketball, KMHS. soccer player Adam Bridges ; ’ . has been named to the All- THIRD PERIOD Mountaineer Madness at KMHS 6:30 - High school wrestling, Bis South 3A Conference B - 5:40 - Ledbetter 30 run (Trejo kick). First play gym. Cherryville at Kings Mountain. soccer team for the recently lowing short KM punt. : completed 2011 season. .~ \ .
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