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■h|ci|ti * ~ ’ •AC J 8, xV.3 I<IN3::i IvICUNTAI-N Is.H.RCIf, V'LDK£SD4Y, CC r.L I 6, 1971 “ / '•'Up# 0*: . -I..*- ■ " ^ ■ A . 'W '»4 ':9^' : • ^ . Gerald Owensby ,82, Misses A Pass And Cherryville Defender Misses Interception. ^iHOvKn Mountaineers Ready To Invade Hilltopper Country Kings Mountain High’s gridders try to get back to the .500 level Friday night when they travel to Rutherfordton to meet R-S Central’s Hllltoppers In a Southwestern Con ference contest. The Mountaineers fell under the break even mark for the first time Saturday when they lost to Cherryville on the road 15-13. The loss gives the Mountaineers a 1-3 SWC record and 2-3 overall mark. The Hllltoppers, who bowed to KM 18- 13 last fall, sport a 3-2 conference record and 4-2 overall mark. Their only losses have been to Llncolnton and Shelby. Last week’s loss at CherryvUle was KM’s second straight. And, again, the failure to move the football was the Mountaineer’s big downfall. Both of Kings Mountain’s touchdowns came on long runs. Marshall Logan returned a kickoff 85 yards for the First KM touchdown and John Grier romped 99 yards lor the second. John Bridges kicked the extra point following Grier’s fourth quarter touchdown to give KM a 13-12 lead. But, with 1:25 to play in the game,Cherry- ville’s Tony Owens, who earlier missed an extra point attempt, booted a 17-yard field goal to give the Ironmen their second victory in five outings. The Ironmen had taken a 12-0 lead behind two Dennis Tate touchdown passes. Tate tossed a 45-yarder to Reggie Beam and a I7-yarder to Max Rainwater. Owens missed the PAT following the first CherryvUle touchdown and Tate’s pass lor a two-pointer following Rainwater’s score fell incomplete. After Rainwater’s score, which came in the final minute of the first hall, Logan re turned the kickoff 85 yards to get the Mounttes on the scoreboard. But Bridges try for the PAT was wide and the halftime score remained 12-6. A CherryvUle punt went out of bounds on the KM one and Grier broke to the outside and raced 99 yards to tie the game wlUi STATISTICS First Downs KM 5 CHERRY 9 Yrd. Rushing 98 84 Passes 2-8 8-25 Passing Yds. 13 123 Passes Int. 0 0 Fumbles lost 2 1 Yds. Penalized 80 97 Punts 3-28 6-34 Dale Russell Watches Game From The Bench While Nursing A Sprained Ankle. «tr t/ Ironmen Take Aim At John Grier. 'Wi Owensby On The Move After Catching Pass. nine minutes remaining. Bridges’ PAT made it 13-12. A recovery of a KM fumble on the Moun taineer one yard line set up CherryvUle’s winning field goal. The Ironmen were pen alized five yards for Ulegal proceedure and after two passes fell incomplete, Owens booted the decisive three-pointer. The Mountaineers spent most of the second hall in Ironmen territory but couldn’t hit paydirt. They drove to the CherryvUle three once but a fourth down pass fell in complete. /gk Tate’s passing proved to be the difference in the game. The junior standout hit on eight of 25 passes for 123 yards. Kings Mountain outgained the Ironmen on the ground, 98 yards to 84. Shel |£ Centr year, 2-1. 15 ya the I the 111 itt sv yard I the £ i I\l R If : and ei pie 6- ly bla for w< en vac Rus tie to but he slve s: ed Noi Culbre 163 poi he has body. "Pe big dea breth : make i make n ly clos that sn that 1 sizes Thai Wells, Illinois was £ Tar 1 e 11 de 'Us 1 Say£ Dooley wouldn' ty Cull st any try.” Culb head no there from year, return That’s sure tc injury He against darting shirts wagen. but the to writ was cl knee g: erated over. "I V i| i,
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