Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Contributed photo
Dylan Beaver of Kings Mountain advances the hall downfield
against the Crest Chargers in SMAC soccer game last week at
John Gamble Stadium.
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Kicking Mountaineers make playoff
move with victory over R-S Conil.
Kings Mountain defeated
R-S’ Central 4-2 in a big
SMAC soccer game Monday
night at John Gamble Sta-
dium.
Lee Bridges started the
scoring for the Mountaineers
just five minutes into the
match. Bryan Lysek had the
assist.
The Hilltoppers tied the
score with a break away with
just three minutes remaining
in the first half.
RS grabbed a 2-1 lead
2:30 into the second half.
But the Mountaineers, with a
MOUNTAINEERS: /0se to Draughn
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“Josh Bell did an out-
standing job on defense and
Tico Crocker played every
snap on offense, defense and
special teams.”
Crocker led the Moun-
taineers in rushing with 11
carries for 89 yards and a
touchdown.
Except for their two
touchdown drives, the
Mountaineers couldn’t get
their offense going against
Draughn’s big linemen and
linebackers. Kings Mountain
was held to three and out on
five of its nine possessions.
After holding the Moun-
taineers to three and out on
their first two posses-
sions, the Wildcats drove 90
yards to take a 7-0 lead on a
10-yard touchdown run by
Gavin Morton. The drive
consumed 19 plays and most
of the first half clock.
The Mountaineers had
their best drive after Keeneh
Dimetros returned
Draughn’s ensuing kickoff to
the 30 yard line. With
Crocker moving from run-
ning back to quarterback,
KM marched 70 yards in
eight plays with Crocker
scoring from nine yards out.
Cameron Hord’s PAT from
placement tied the game at
RaeQuan Allen (25) runs hard d against Dratgin defense Fri-
day night in Valdese.
7-all.
Draughn answered and
took the lead for good on a
12 yard touchdown run by
Morton with 1:34 left in the
half.
Kings Mountain had the
ball for only 18 plays in the
first half, while its defense
was pounded by the big
Draughn line for 34 plays.
“We wore down a little
bit,” noted Coach Lloyd.
“We couldn’t get their of-
fense off the field and it
snowballed in the second
half.”
Draughn scored on four
of its first five possessions in
the second half to stretch its
lead to 39-7. Kings Moun-
tain finally got on the board
for its second TD when Jor-
dan Ford broke a 33-yard
touchdown run with 2:18 left
in the game.
The positive thing for the
Mountaineers in their current
losing streak is that a lot of
reserves and JV players are
getting some valuable var-
sity experience.
“We brought some more
up (from the JV team) for
this game and they got some
playing time,” Lloyd noted.
“We’re hoping we’ll get
everybody back this week
except (Brandon) Bell, who
should be back next week”
when the Mountaineers
travel to R-S Central.
CREST: at KM Friday
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at full strength again this
week and untested young
players will have to take up
the slack of not having
starter Brandon Bell at quar-
terback.
Coach Greg Lloyd hopes
freshmen running back Dar-
ian McClain and wide re-
ceiver Jake Merchant will be
back in the lineup but several
other starters are still ques-
tion marks. Chance Freder-
ick and Dre Bell, who have
‘been out since the
Forestview game a month
ago, are questionable along
with defensive starters Alex
Reynolds and Julian Coulter,
who were injured last week
at Draughn.
Brandon Bell hurt his
throwing shoulder in the
fourth game of the season
against East Rutherford but
played in pain - and took
some heavy hits - in losses to
Burns and Shelby. He should
return to action next week at
R-S Central.
Last year’s leading re-
ceiver, Xavier Johnson, has
missed the entire season
after hurting his foot in the
Cleveland County Jamboree.
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He and Frederick were sup-
posed to go to their doctors
yesterday and Coach Lloyd
hopes they will be cleared to
play.
“We’re hoping they will
be released, but they would
not be able to play this
week,” Lloyd said. “They
would have to go through
the required number of prac-
tice days.”
The Mountaineers have
missed Johnson tremen-
dously. The junior standout
caught 55 passes for 871
yards last year. His return
would make it harder for op-
posing defenses to double-
team this year’s 1-2
receiving combo of Tico
Crocker and Jake Merchant.
“It sure would be nice to
have him back for the last
three games,” Lloyd said.
“We would be a different
ball team.”
But, this week, the Moun-
taineers must find a way to
move the ball against a very
big and strong Crest defense;
and the Mountaineer defense
will have to contain some of
the quickest backs the
Mountaineers will see.
“They’re the normal
Crest team,” Lloyd noted.
“They are run-oriented and
have three guys in the back-
field that can run the ball.”
The Chargers’ top run-
ning threat is returning All-
Conference star Jalin Moore,
who is a breakaway threat
from anywhere on the field
and averages almost 10
yards per carry. Sophomore
running back Tre Harbinson
is making his mark as well,
and junior quarterback P.J.
Brooks returns for his third
year as starter.
“They have outstanding
speed and good size,” Lloyd
said of the Chargers’ back-
field.
Their lines are big and
experienced as well, and
their kicker, junior Alex
Trejo, usually puts his kick-
offs in the end zone and has
a school record 53-yard field
goal to his credit.
“They’re an all-around
good team,” said Lloyd. “We
will have to play very well
and tackle very well and be
much improved to be com-
petitive. Our goal this week
is to get a good overall effort
and have a chance to win.”
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never say die attitude, fought
hard to get the equalizer at
the 16-minute mark of the
half. Arrick Rithiphong
scored off a direct kick from
25 yards out that hit the
upper ninety just off the far
post.
The Mountaineer defense
withstood a strong offensive
attack from RS but each time
they were frustrated by KM
keeper Jarrett Ledford.
"I couldn't be any prouder
of our defensive effort from
Jack Zyble, Tyler Batchler,
Cameron Hord and Jordan
Sweezy," said KM coach
Dan Potter. "I told the play-
ers that this is a playoff team
and we are capable to taking
it to them, and in the words
of coach Ted Trahan, 'Be-
lieve!" They did and then
proceeded to score three
unanswered goals in the sec-
ond half for the victory."
Brian Lysek scored just
two minutes after the previ-
ous goal off a super cross
from his brother, Robbie
Lysek.
"The Lysek brothers have
really stated to gel together
as the season has gone on,"
Potter said.
Rithiphong added his sec-
ond goal and insured the vic-
tory at the 70-second mark.
Isaiah Cole set Rithiphong
up for a break away that he
clammy slotted to the lower
right side of the goal.
The victory was the sev-
enth of the season for the
Mountaineers, who will host
Cherryville in a non-confer-
ence game Thursday at 6
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