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Page 8A MIRROR-HKRALD—Itiursday, October 23, 1975 At Shelby Today Pats Can Clinch Title Kings Mountain Junior High’s footballers can clinch at least a tie for the Foothills “Craiference Division One title this afterfloon when they travel to Shelby. 'The Patriots, who blanked East Lincoln 16-0 Monday afternoon at John Gamble Stadium, carry a 3-0 division record and 5-0 overall mark into the game. Shelby is 2-1 in the division and 4-1 overall. Kings Mountain has just one game remaining after today, that being against West Lin coln here on Sat., Nov. 1. The Patriot varsity has never won a conference title but many of the players were on the jayvee team which won the Foothills crown a year ago. “This is a must game for us,” noted first-year coach Joe Speight. “If we’re to win the conference title, we have to beat Shelby. Their lone loss was to Lincolnton, which had us down 8-6 late in the ball- game.” East Lincoln gave the Patriots all they could handle Monday. KM managed a first period touchdown on a five yard run by David Ray Robin- soi and tallied late in the fourth period on a blocked punt in the endzone by Stan Scruggs. Robinson and Dennis FEULOW €mZEMS KNOW ANOTHER ELECTION WILL BE NECCESSARY ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 4th If elected to this most important office I shall endeavor to make KINGS MOUNTAIN a most Progressive City by cooperating with other elected officials and with thei best interest of all Citizens of KINGS MOUNTAIN As I have in the past I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR VOTE AND SUPPORT THANK YOU . Norman King Candidate for District 4 Commissioner r RE-ELECT Corbett Nkhobon District Three COMiMISSfOM TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4th CORBETT NICMOUOM Your Support Approelatod PaUI PoUticalAdvertisement RE-ELECT JAMES AMOS DISTRICT 5 COMMISSIONER EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE AND LETS CONTINUE TO MAKE KINGS MOUNTAIN A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. f WOUM APPRKIAIl YOWB COMriDIMCB AOAIM Paid PoUticalAdvertisement Owens ran for two-point conversions. The KM defense held the visitors to 16 yar* total of fense. Scruggs, Bryan White and Gary McClain led the charge. “Offensively, we didn’t look too sharp,” noted Speight. “I think the postponement of the game from Saturday until Monday took some edge off. We didn’t play up to our poten tial.” The Patriots had a total of fense of 187 yards. The jayvees dropped their third straight decision in the opener to East Lincoln, 16-8. Avery Smith scored the lone touchdown for John Ificks* charges on a 40-yard run. He also ran for a two-pdnt con version. Hicks cited Smith, Ivan Miller and Glenn Carroll for their defensive play. The Little Pats travel to Shelby next Monday before closing out their season against West Lincoln on Nov. 1. Midgets Nip Dallas Girls Under New Coach Cagers Open Practke DENNIS DUKES Kings Mountain High’s boys basketballers open pre-seiason drills Nov. 3. The girls, playing unda- new head coach, Dennis Dukes, are already practicing daily at the KMHS gym. A new Western N. C. High Schools Activities Association rule prevents boys teams from beginning practice before Nov. 1. In the past, they opened Oct. 15. Coach Allen Dixon, begin ning his sixth year at the Mountaineer helm, is e:q)ect- ing a strong team. Dixon lost only two players, center Ed ward Goode and forward Tony Falls, off last year’s 10-13 squad and he returns his lead ing scorer and most valuable player, Jim Thompson. Thompson, however, has undergone surgery for an in jury suffered in football this fall and Dixon says he might not be ready to play until after Christmas. Other players returning who started at one time or another last year are William Thompson, Tommy Manning, Chris Johnson, John Shank, John Yarbro and Pete Jones. Ihe girls lost their 1-2 scoring punch of Myra McGin nis and Sandra Byers but the Mountainettes return four players who started at aie time or another. Those include Susan Mitchem, Cheryl Lutz, Elizabeth Eaker and Gayla Roberts. Sevo-al sophomores are also showing promise. Southwestern Conference play is set to begin on Dea 2 ^dthe new rules ak„ I teams playing® fore the annual TtPoffToumaml?’'‘t^«« t° he played at Bu!?'''' year, has been Jan. 2-3. ii| For Second | SWC Standings Kings Mountain’s midget footballers edged Dallas 8-6 Tuesday night at City Stadium to complete their Gaston League season with second place and a 6-1 record. ’Ihe Royals, whose lone loss was to league champion Bel mont 7-6, go to Gastonia’s Abernathy Field Saturday at 7 p. m. for a game with Noon Optimist before opening their bowl seasoa Kings Mountain is scheduled to play in the an nual Mt. Holly bowl games on Sat., Nov. 22, and they’re scheduled to play Laurin- burg’s Redskins in the annual Mountaineer Bowl here on Nov. 29. The Royals drove 80 yards fOT their winning touchdown Tuesday ni^t against Dallas, Jody Deaton scoring from 25 yards out to tie the score at 6- all. Kale Goins then kicked the winning two-point conversion. The big difference for the Royals came in the game’s final two minutes when the de fense held Dallas at the one- foot line. The visitors gained a first and goal at the four and were just 12 inches away from the winning touchdown on fourth dowa Coach Charlie Bums cited Deaton, David Alexander, Danny Williams, Todd Ham- bright and Bryan Morrow for their defensive play. “Our offense was spotty,” noted the veteran KM mentor. “We had two key crffensive {dayers, Allen Putnam and Kale Goins, injured early in the game and that hurt us offensively. But our defense played real good ball the entire game.” Deaton led both teams in rushing with 108 yards. After accepting the trophy for second place following the hard-fought battle. Burns praised his Royals as “the best bunch of boys I’ve ever had. I think this is the best midget football team that’s ever come out of Kings Moun tain. “We’re hoping we’ll be able to play Belmont again in a bowl game,” he continued. “I feel like we can beat them if we’re able to get another shot.” Kings Mountain’s junior midgets feU 26-0 to. Groves Thread in a preliminary game Tuesday and the pee wees lost to Groves 33-14 in an afternoon caitest. Boo Robinson scored from one yard out and Dougy Wri^t ran a 50-yard touch down for the pee wees. Robin- scm and Anthony Rained ran fOT the extra points. Cage Clinics Are Scheduled Any area youngsters age nine throu^ 12 who have not yet signed up for the basket ball clinics to be held at the community center in Novem ber may do so by dropping by the gym office any weeknight between 6 and 10 p. m. Clinics will be held from 3-5 p. m. on Nov. 8, 15, and 22. Area coaches and players will serve as instructors. A fee of $5 per person will be charged. 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