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I Bim, 9 Mountaineers Stun fiast Rutherford 14 to KINGS MOUNTAIN MIRROR, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1972, PAGE ! The Kings Mountain **Moun< taineers” alter trailing 7 to 0 in the first period, came ro aring back on the fantastic 48 yard touchdown run of John ny Byers to completely stun the “Cavaliers” of East Ru therford. “It was one of the hardest hitting defensive games I have ever witnessed in high school” said Coach Bobby Jones of K-M. East Rutherford’s only score of the night came with eight minutes gone in the first qua rter when fullback David Smith lulled into the end zone from two yards out. The sco re was set up when East re covered a fumble by the Mounties’ Chris Johnson at his own 26-yard line when he tried to make a fhir catch on a punt. Chris Cobb boot ed the extra point and the Cavaliers led 7-0. Kings Mountain’s first sco re came at 4:41 of the second quarter when Javon Smith di ved into the end zone from the one yard line on a crucial fourth and goal situation. The score was set up when defe nsive end Harlee Davis re covered a Huggins fumble at the Cavalier nine yard line. John Bridges converted and the score was tied at 7-7, The Mountaineers had a scoring thrust in the third quarter when E-R punter Travis got a low snap from center and was tackled at his own 22 yard line. However, the East defense stiffened and the Mounties ran out of downs at the East 16. Three plays later, Davis in tercepted a Huggins pass at the Cavalier 40 and returned it to the E-R 13 to set up the unsuccessful field goal atte mpt. K-M’s John Bridges had kicked a 13 yard field goal only to have it nullified by an illegal procedure penalty. The second attempt was short. About 3 minutes later K-M got the football on E-R 49 yard line. Javon Smith gain ed 1 yard and then Johnny By ers took a handoff, raced off tackle and took a cut to the right sidelines, where he did some fancy footwork and el uded three tackles for a 48 yard touchdown run to make it 13 to 7. John Bridges' kick was again true and the final score read 14 to 7. Kings Mountain held East Rutherford and took over the ball at the K-M 8 yard line where quarterback Chris Jo hnson ran the final minutes off the clock. Johnny Byers had 77 yards in 6 carries and Javon Smith had 42 yards in 16 carries. The Mountaineers travel to South Point Friday with re venge on their minds and fir st place in the conference at stake. Both teams are unbe aten. IVIirror Photos by Lem Lynch Text by Tony Tompkins Javon Smith, 32, Looks Over An East Player m !• 1 m •' K-M E-R First Downs 8 6 Yards Rushing 152 96 Yards Passing 16 56 Passing 1-2 3-10 Passes Intercepted 1 0 Fumbles Lost 2 1 Punts 5- 31.0 6- •29.7 Yards Penalized 40 65 1 2 3 4 F Kings Mountain 0 7 0 7 14 East Rutherford 7 0 0 0 7 1st Qtr.- ER-D. Smith (2 yd Run) Cobb (PAT) 2nd Qtr.-KM-J. Smith (2 yd. Run) Bridges (PAT) 4th Qtr.-KM- Byers (48 yd.. Run) Bridges (PAT) Javon Smith, 32, Cutting The Corner # “ % I I I? y {, 1""'" - ...... . - A Kings Mountain Touehdoun Tony Falls, 10, Looking For Open Ground
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