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Mountaineers Stun
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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
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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
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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
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Tony Falls, 10, Looking For Open Ground