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KMHS Cagers Split
Kings Mountain High's var
sity boys won their second game
In their last three outings
Tuesday night at home, 77-65
over Chase, but the girls
dropped their third game In the
last four, 66-46.
The Mountaineers, now 2-8 In
the Southwestern 3-A Con
ference and 3-6 overall, had
their hottest shooting night of
the season, hitting 66 percent.
All five of the KMHS starters
topped the 60 percent msu*!!.
The girls played their best
first half of the year, trailing the
unbeaten Lady Trojans by only
23-21 at Intermission. But they
turned cold midway of the third
period and saw their SWC
record dip to 1-4 and their
overall mark to 3-6.
All five starters hit double
figures for the Mountaineers,
who led most of the way. Carl
Smith ted the ivay with 16,
followed by Demetrius Goode 16,
Terrence Blalock 14 and Eric
Dixon and Gerald Byers 10 each.
Kings Mountain stresdced to an
early 11-6 lead but saw the
TVoJans come back to take a 18-
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But the Mountles came back
with a 27-polnt second quarter
and led 88-26 at halftime and 46-
41 going Into the final eight
minutes.
"We executed real well,”
noted Coach John Blalock. "The
wing people (Dixon and
Blalock) shot real well from the
floor and our post men (Goode
and Byers) hit the boards real
well. Smith had five key steals
and five assists."
The Mountaineers had their
best rebounding night of the
year, getting 27 off the defensive
boards. Byers led the way with
13.
"I was real encouraged by the
board play of Byers and Goode,"
BlsUock ssdd. "They not only got
the rebounds but they got the
ball out real good to start our
fast break."
Kings Mountain used a tough,
man-to-man defense and
switched occasionally to a full-
court press which forced several
Chase turnovers.
The Trojans had three players
In double figures. Kenny Mc
Dowell led the way with 14 and
Joe Dewberry and Calvin Moore
added 10 apiece.
Chase’s all-senior girls team
put 23 points on the board in the
third quarter to break open a
close game with the determined
young Mountainettes. After
leading' by only two at In
termission, the Lady Trojans
streaked to a 47-34 advantage
going Into the fourth period.
"We played as good a first half
as we've played all year,” said
Coach David Brinkley, "but it
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GIRLS GAME
KM (46) - Williams 9, GUdden
8, Appling 7, Goode 6, Glass 4,
Bell 6, Mauney 2, Hovls 3, Bolton
1.
C (66) - Dewberry 23, Mc
Dowell 12, Vickers 18, McSwaln
10, Padgett 6, Abernathy 3.
BOYSGAME
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KM (77) - Dixon 10, Byers 10,
<3oode 16, Smith 16, Blalock 14,
Moore 6, Brown 2, Perkins 4.
C (65) - Williams 2, Owens 3,
Green 2, Moore 10, Phllllpt( 2,
Orawford 6, Dover 6, McDow’ell
14, Dewberry 10, Bailey 10.
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Junior High
Boys Remain
Undefeated
Kings Mountain Junior High's
varsity cagers split a Western
Association twlnblll Monday at
Hickory, the boys winning 68-64
and the girls losing 48-40 to
College Park.
The Patriots carry a 8-0
record Into their final pre-
Oirlstmas game today at West
McDowell. Coach Ken Napier's
charges are seeking their fifth
conference title in six years. The
girls are 2-1.
Frank Parker's hot-shooting
and the ballhandling of point
guard David Peeler helped hold
off a late fourth quarter rally by
the College Park boys. Parker
scored 11 of KM's 17 fourth
quarter points suid won five of
five from the foul line. He
finished with 23 points to lead all
scorers.
Avery Grier contributed 30
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