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The names may change, but the traditionstays strong for Kings Mountain’s footballprogram throughout a 90-year history
90YEARS OF
MOUNTAINEERFOOTBALL
KICKIN’ OFF
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1922 KMHS first football team
2012 Varsity Mountaineers: The 2012 Kings Mountain Mountaineers are, front row, left to right, Jonathan Clark, Tico Crocker, Michael Douglas, Taylor Smith, DashonGuest, Keenan Dimetros, Trevis Torres, Markel Hemphill, Ernest Kokufu, Xavier Johnson and assistant coach Kenny Bridges. Second row, assistant coach Steven Blanton,Travis Oates, Elijah Whitaker, Collen Queen, Jamie McGinnis, Mason Fleisher, Corey Hester, Kaleb Brown, Justin Jefferies, Joshon Moore, Nick Postell, Dillon White, TevinFriday and assistant coach Jon Fleisher. Third row, assistant coach Lenny Wright, head coach Greg Lloyd, assistant coach Matt Bridges, assistant coach Mark Latham, as-sistant coach Craig Short, assistant coach Dustin Morehead, DJ Moody, Phillip Quinn, Kalael Hopper, CJ Reid, Cody Griffin, Douglas Edgerton, Wilson Rikard, Jacob Miler,Bill Hay, Tyler Herndon, equipment manager Donnie Mace, and assistant coaches Kevin Cruise, Michael Roberts, Tyrese Brooks, and Jeff Putnam. Back row, Jose Sappia,Noah Allen, Jeremiah Early, Paul Pillado, Curtis McNamara, Chaz Gamble, Jordan Elliott, Graham Keeter, Landon Keeter, Julian Coulter, Zach Hayes, Dion Murray, AlexReynolds, Riley Brock, Steven Moore and Donterius Simmons.Not pictured assistant coach Brent Bagwell.
1922 ~ 2012
FIRST FOOTBALL TEAM - Front row, left to right, Joe Lee Woodward, Herman Hayes, Hoyt Matthews, Tom Fulton and Jake Hord. Second row, Forrest Houser (stand-ing), Howard Pursley, Lloyd Ormand, Tom Saunders, Hoyle McDaniel, Charlie Saunders (standing). Back row, Clemonsee Boone, J.M. McGinnis, Plato Goforth, OdellMcGinnis, Fred Plonk, Boyce Green and Lawrence Lovell. The man standing in back is Supt. J.Y. Irvin.
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They didn’t have a coach. Their uni-forms were hand-me-downs from TrinityCollege, and their shoes were Boy Scoutshoes which a local cobbler attached rubbercleats to for 50 cents a pair.
The year was 1922, and Kings MountainHigh School was playing football for thefirst time.
All of the original Mountaineers are de-ceased now, but in previous stories in theKings Mountain Herald many of them re-called how the sport began.
Kings Mountain was already playingbaseball (which is believed to have begunin the teens) and basketball, which began ayear earlier than football, but not too manyfolks in Kings Mountain considered field-ing a football team until two students fromDavidson College came to the CentralSchool auditorium one day to talk to thehigh school boys about organizing a team.
They didn’t have a coach, but 18 young-sters decided they wanted to try the sport.They included Joe Lee Woodward, HermanHayes, Hoyt Matthews, Tom Fulton, JakeHord, Forrest Houser, Howard Pursley,Lloyd Ormand, Tom Saunders, Hoyle Mc-Daniel, Charlie Saunders, Clemonsee
Boone, J.M. McGinnis, Plato Goforth,Odell McGinnis, Fred Plonk, Royce Greenand Lawrence Lovell.
A Dr. Hood and Dr. Norman workedwith the team, but they officially did nothave a coach until later in the season whenFred Ormand took charge.
The won-lost record arrived at during in-terviews with the original Mountaineersover the years may not be exact, but it wasat least 3-2-1. Unfortunately, during theearly years of KMHS football most gameswere not actually “covered” by newspapersexcept when reported by coaches or indi-viduals. Often, a newspaper would includea small headline that said “the Kings Moun-tain boys played football Friday.”
In a 1974 interview in the Kings Moun-tain Mirror-Herald, Joe Lee Woodward,who also played on Kings Mountain’s firstbasketball team a year earlier, recalled thatthe Mountaineers’ offense was a “box for-mation.” Similar to a single wing that waspopular in the thirties, forties and fifties, thecenter simply hiked the ball to the back thatwas going to run with it.
Passing was almost non-existent in thetwenties, because footballs were almostround. It was hard to get a passing grip on it.
Uniforms weren’t much either, butKMHS was luckier than most of its oppo-nents because Hugh “Red” Ormand, a for-mer Mountaineer baseball great, wasplaying baseball at Trinity College (nowDuke University) and was able to get someof Trinity’s old uniforms and helmets forKMHS.
Games were played at the old baseballfield located where Bridges’ NAPA AutoParts is today. City Stadium was occupiedin the early forties and the Mountaineersmoved into John Gamble Stadium in 1967.
Kings Mountain did not produce a cham-pionship team until 1955, but the Moun-taineers were competitive most of the time.
Kings Mountain’s best team of the 1920s
was in 1926, when the Mountaineers wentundefeated with six wins and four ties. Theyplayed in a state tournament and camewithin one game of advancing to the cham-pionship game. Plato Goforth, in a 1988story in the Herald, recalled that the Moun-taineers tied Shelby 0-0 in the first playoffgame. Both teams’ names were put into anenvelope and KM’s name was drawn to ad-vance. The next week the Mountaineers tiedAsheville 0-0 and Asheville won the drawand went on to defeat Charlotte for the statechampionship.
Kings Mountain’s best team of the 1930swas in 1938 when the Mountaineers com-piled a 6-3 record. Crowell Little, an All-Southern quarterback at the University ofNorth Carolina, came to town to coach theMountaineers but left after that school yearto coach at Davidson College.
Red Smart, an All-Conference basketballstar at Appalachian, and J. Polk Moffatt, agraduate of Davidson, also joined theMountaineer coaching staff. Smart wouldlater coach the 1941 Mountaineer baseballteam to the Western Conference champi-onship.
Running back Paul Neisler and endTommy Harper were named to the All-Con-ference team. During that time, only 11players were selected to the All-Conferenceteam.
Although won-lost records weren’t greatduring the 1930s, the Mountaineers pro-duced several great athletes, most of whomplayed all three sports (baseball, basketballand football). Jake Early, quarterback of the1934 and 1935 football teams, went on to a10-year major league baseball career withthe Washington Senators and caught the en-tire major league all-star game in 1943.
Kings Mountain turned out numerouscollege football players in the 1940s, in-cluding “Touchdown Twins” Jim Gibsonand George Allen, both of whom went on to
All-time KMHS football rosters
1922 - Record: 6-3-1. Head coach - Fred Ormand. Players - Joe LeeWoodward, Herman Hayes, Hoyt Matthews, Tom Fulton, Jake Hord, For-rest Houser, Howard Pursley, Lloyd Ormand, Tom Saunders, Hoyle Mc-Daniel, Charlie Saunders, Clemonsee Boone, J.M. McGinnis, PlatoGoforth, Odell McGinnis, Fred Plonk, Royce Green, Lawrence Lovel.
1923 - Record: 1-1-1. Head coach - John Floyd. Players - No com-plete roster available. Some of the players were Joe Lee Woodward,Wright, Morris and Jake Hord.
1924 - Record: 4-3-1. (No head coach) Players - Complete roster notavailable. Some of the key players were Lloyd Patterson, Zeb Plonk,Logan “Skimp” Stowe Slim Morris, Rob McDaniel, Timmons Goforth, JakeHord, Herman Hayes, Ab White, Bill Mason, Arthur Hord, Lamar Rhyne,Royce Green, Plato Goforth.
1925 - Record: 4-4. Head coach - Monk Banks. Players - Completeroster not available. Some of the players were Lloyd Patterson, ZebPlonk, Clyde Skates, Skimp Stowe.
1926 - Record: 6-0-4. Head coach - E.S. ChristenburyPlayers - Skimp Stowe, Plato Goforth, Bill Mason, Arthur Hord, SkeeterSkates, Hubert McGinnis, Skinny Jenkins, Sam McDaniel, LawrenceLogan, Bub Barrett, Elmer Logan, George Moss, Wilbur Wright, PeachySmith, Marvin Cranford, Lem Ware, Rob McDaniel, Ab White, HowardGamble.
1927 - Record: 2-5. Head coach - E.S. ChristenburyPlayers - Complete roster not available. Some of key players wereComan Falls, Hubert McGinnis, Hal Plonk, Hillard Black, Charlie FrankStowe, Bus Oates.
1928 - Record: 2-3-2. Head coach - Unknown. Roster not available.
1929 - Record: 2-4. Head Coach - Unknown. Players - Rosters notavailable. Some of the players were Wristin Carpenter, Kaiser Hord,George Moss, Sam McDaniel, Floyd Houser, Bus Oates, Myrton Rhyne,Coman Falls, Wilbur Wright, Peach Smith, Hal Plonk, Joe Mauney, Char-lie Frank Stowe, James Houser, Hilliard Black, Jacob Mauney, JimmieHord, Carl Falls.
1930-33 - 1930 Record: 3-6-1. Head coach - Unknown; 1931 Record:1-6-1. Head coach - Unknown; 1932 Record: 0-4. Head coach - Un-known; 1933 Record: 0-4. Head coach - Unknown; Players- Competerosters for 1930 through 1933 not available. Some of the players wereH.O. “Toby” Williams, Hilliard Black, James Houser, Jimmy Hord, Bruce Rosters continued on next page
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McDaniel, Wilson Crawford, Winfred Barber, Charlie Frank Stowe, RedLayton, Baker, Moss, Anthony, Hayes, Rhinehardt, Hardin, Collins,Jim White, Hank Wilson, Jake Early, Carodine Moss, Theodore Thorn-burg, Mickey Mode.
1934-35 - 1934 Record: 3-4-1. Head coach - W.J. Fulkerson; 1935Record: 4-4. Head coach - Pete Moss.Players - Complete rosters for 1934 and ‘35 not available. Some ofthe key players were Jake Early, Tommy Reynolds, Ray Barber,Mickey Moss, Johnny Elam, Boone McDaniel, Luther Morrison,Chubby Leonard, Jack Fortune, George Plonk, Paul Neisler, Pete Hul-lender.
1936-37 - 1936 Record: 0-8. Head coach - Pete Moss; 1937Record: 0-8. Head coach - Pete Moss; Players - Complete rostersnot available. Key players included Eugene Goforth, Hank Plonk,Bob Suber, Burton Bennett, Clyde Whetstine, Jimmy Dickey, PaulNeisler, Andy Huffstetler, J.D. Jones, Dan Finger, Tommy Reynolds,Luther Morrison, Carl Finger, Robert Weight, Lawrence Patrick, FredWright, Tommy Harper, Fuzz Hayes, Charles Carpenter, Charles Ram-sey, Buck Hullender, Fletcher Wright, Curt Gaffney, Roy Lynn, JackLynn, James Goins, Billy Gantt, Billy Ruddick, James Davis, BrooksMcAbee, Excell Welch, Roy Reynolds, Herbert Pumphrey.
1938 - Record: 6-3. Head coach - Crowell Little. Players - NormanRoper, Bobby Suber, Jimmy Dickey, Dan Finger, Paul Neisler Jr.,Lawrence Patrick, A.B. Falls, John Kezziah, Billy Ruddock, Pride Rat-terree, George Womack, Herbert Pumphrey, Cecil Crook, Fred Wright,E.W. Neal, Billy Gantt, Charles Moss Jr., George Allen, Donald McGin-nis, W.F. Ormand, Charles Ramsey, James Gibson, Luther Morrison,Tommy Harper, William Brown, Clemonsee “Boone” McDaniel.
1939 - Record: 2-5-1. Head coach - Cline Farthing. Players - LutherMorrison, Norman Roper, James Gibson, George Allen, George Wom-ack, William Ruddock, Charles Moss Jr., Clarence Plonk Jr., HerbertMitcham, Arthur Gantt, Burton Bennett, James Willis, James Dickey,Donald McGinnis, Jackson Lynn, Floyd Smith.
1940 - Record: 4-5. Head coach - Cline Farthing. Players - JamesGibson, George Allen, Jim Dickey, Floyd Smith, John Howell, GeorgeWomack, Norman Roper, Paul Ham, Louis Falls, Buddy Walker, WilliamBrown, Max Biddix, Buck Early, Leonard Abernathy, Huller Miller,Gene McGinnis, Jimmie Willis, Doris Bennett, Kenneth George, R.G.Plonk, Charles Moss, Pink Ware, Homer Perkins, Calvin Payne.
1941 - Record: 2-7. Head coach - Cline Farthing. Players - PinkWare, James Black, Arthur Lee Jackson, Charles Moss Jr., StaceyLeroy Walker, Rufus Grier Plonk Jr., Harold Adams, Doris Bennett, Rosters continue on next page
Gary StewartSports Editor
(These players were chosen
from statistics from newspa-
pers, what I have been told
from fans over the years, and
from the 1960s on, my own
observation of the great play-
ers in KMHS football his-
tory).
FIRST TEAMPos. Player Sr. Year
QB Pat Murphy 1964
FB Anthony Hillman 1999
HB Kevin Mack 1979
HB Ken Baity 1957
E/R Kendrick Bell 1998
E/R Edwin Sherer 1985
L Calvin Stephens 1985
L Chuck Gordon 1978
L Aubrey Hollifield 1986
L Julius Curry 1998
L Hubert McGinnis 1964
SECOND TEAMPos. Player Sr. Year
QB George Harris 1955
FB Bill Cashion 1946
HB Tracy Johnson 1983
HB Joseph Bell 1997
E/R Jimmy Cloninger
1964
E/R Keith Layton 1957
L Kareem Marshall 1998
L Rico Feemster 1998
L Guy Fisher 1951
L Rusty Bumgardner 1986
L Robert Neill 1946
THIRD TEAMPos. Player Sr. Year
QB Lance McClain 1996
FB Shane Logan 1995
HB Don Gladden 1958
HB Curtis Pressley 1983
E/R Tom Harper 1938
E/R Ray Barber 1935
L Frank Hopper 1998
L Fred Dixon 1963
L Jim Dickey 1940
L Johnny Surratt 1995
L Jerry Adams 1960
Gary’s All-Decade football teams:
OF THE 1920sPos. Player Year
QB Skimp Stowe 1926
RB Zeb Plonk 1925
RB Coman Falls 1927
RB Clyde Scates 1926
E Rob McDaniel 1926
L Bill Mason 1925
L Jake Hord 1925
L Joe Lee Woodward 1922
L Tom Fulton 1922
L Fred Plonk 1922
Player of the Decade:
Coman Falls
OF THE 1930sPos. Player Year
QB Jake Early 1935
RB Paul Neisler 1938
RB Hilliard Black 1930
RB Bill Kezziah 1938
E Red Layton 1933
E Ray Barber 1935
E Tom Harper 1938
L Carodine Moss 1934
L Jack Fortune 1935
L Mickey Mode 1935
L Pride Ratterree 1938
Player of the Decade: Jake
Early
OF THE 1940sPos. Player Sr. Year
QB Jack Ruth 1947
RB Jim Gibson 1940
RB Bill Cashion 1946
Gary’s All-Century(1922-99) football team
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FROM Page 4
play at NC State, and lineman Jim Dickey, who
played at Catawba College and was drafted by
the NFL New York Yankees, in 1940.
Kings Mountain’s best team of the forties
came in 1946, when they finished 7-3 under new
coach Clyde Canipe. Bill Cashion, who passed
away earlier this year, was a bruising fullback
and linebacker. He went on to play at Gardner-
Webb and Newberry colleges. He was All-State
along with tackle Robert Neill and end Bill
Dettmar. Neill, Bud Medlin, Bill Harmon, Jim
Hullender, Bob Hullender, Bob Patterson and
Dwight Ware also went on to play college foot-
ball.
One thing that is always needed to build a
strong football program is coaching stability, and
Kings Mountain did not have that in its first three
decades of football. From 1922 until 1947, the
Mountaineers had at least ten coaches, and in
several of those seasons a coach was not listed
on the teams’ rosters. At least six times, the coach
stayed only one season.
That changed though, in 1948 when a young
coach fresh out of Lenoir-Rhyne College named
Everette L. “Shu” Carlton took charge of the pro-
gram. A former football player at Duke and LR,
and a World War II Marine veteran, Carlton not
only brought stability to the program but intro-
duced the Mountaineers to the school of hard
knocks and KMHS would soon become one of
the best football programs in the state.
The Beginning: 1922-1949
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All-time rosters cont.
Lloyd Early, Hughlen Miller, John B. Rowland Jr., Garrison Goforth, JohnHowell, Grady Queen, William Brown, Coyt Payseur, Samuel Cloninger,Louis Falls, William Fisher, Paul Ham, Darwin Keller, Calvin Payne, JackReynolds, Roy Reynolds, Norman Roper, Floyd Smith.
1942 - Record: 0-8. Head coach -Pepper Martin. Players - Paul Ham,Coyt Paysour, Floyd Smith, Sam Cloninger, Henry Neisler, Jack Ramsey,Darwin Keller, Doris Bennett, Jimmy Burns, Grady Queen, Robert Neill,John Rowland, Bud Warlick, Robert Goforth, Jim Black, Jim Spivey, ArthurJackson.
1943 - (Season cancelled because of World War II).
1944 - Record: 5-3. Head coach - Don Parker. Players - Houston Black,Jim Black, Everette Bridges, Jay Bridges, Terry Barnes, Bill Cashion, SamCloninger, Bill Dettmar, Dickie Foster, Bobbie Groves, Jack Gunnels, JimHullender, Joe Hord, Bob Huffstetler, Bob Ledbetter, Bill Moss, GeneMitchem, Dickie McGinnis, Fred McDaniel, Robert Neill, John Plonk, JackRuth, Jimmy Spivey, Ralph Smith, Gene Timms, B.T. Wright Jr., DwightWare.
1945 - Record: 2-7. Head coach - Don Parker. Players - Bill Cashion,L.P. Stowe, Robert Neill, Everette Bridges, Milton McKelvie, Sonny Moss,Oliver Tate, Bobby Herndon, Bobby Huffstetler, Boyce Huffstetler, FredMcDaniel, Ralph Smith, Roy Boheler, Dickie Foster, William Harmon,William Herndon, Bill Dettmar, Jimmie Hudgins, Bobby Ledbetter, JackPrince, F.C. Humphries, Buddy Medlin.
1946 - Record: 7-3. Head coach - Clyde Canipe. Roster - HermanMauney, Bob Ledbetter, Bob Early, Ernest Jenkins, Bill Dettmar, Jim Black,Bill Cashion, Bill Gault, Jackie Wright, John Plonk, Don Crawford, HermanJackson, Bill Harmon, Bud Medlin, Roy Boheler, Bob Neill, Jack Matthews,Jack Ledford, Jack Ruth, Bob Patterson, Dwight Ware, Jake Harry, BobHuffstetler, Ken George, Ralph Hullender, Jackie Barrett, James Moss,Jim Cobb, Joe Costner, Horace Kiser, Jack Styers, Bryan Ware, F.C.Humphries, Gillie Falls, Bill Caldwell, Roger McDaniel, Bill Cloninger,Bobby Jackson, Richard White, Gene Camp, Jimmy Downey, GoldmanSmith, Don Martin, Grady Tate, Raymond Fite, Jerry Cloninger, Ray Cline.
1947 - Record: 1-7. Head coach - Jack Rudisill. Players - Jimmy Hud-gins, Ronald La Belle, Billy Caldwell, Jack Camp, Donald Ellison, DavidFisher, Ralph Hullender, F.C. Humphries, Herman Jackson, Ernest Jenk-ins, Horace Kiser, Jack Ledford, Johnny Kiser, Major Loftin, JackMatthews, Charles Mauney, Herman Mauney, Buddy Medlin, Sonny Moss,Bob Patterson, Jack Ruth, Garland Still, Jack Styers, Richard White, JackieWright.
1948 - Record: 1-5-3. Head coach - Shu Carlton. Players - Bill Amos,
All Century: All Decade - Gary’s teamFROM Page 5
RB George Allen 1940
E Bill Dettmar 1946
E Bob Jackson 1949
L Floyd Smith 1942
L Bob Neill 1946
L Bud Medlin 1946
L William Harmon 1946
L Jim Dickey 1940
Player of the Decade: Bill Cashion
OF THE 1950sPos. Player Sr. Year
QB George Harris 1955
QB Don Fisher 1959
RB Ken Baity 1957
RB John McGinnis 1956
RB Don Gladden 1958
E Ron Layton 1953
E Keith Layton 1957
L Joe Ormand 1955
L Guy Fisher 1951
L Ken Cloninger 1954
L David Marlowe 1956
L Mike Ware 1959
ATH. Jim Kimmell 1952
Player of the Decade: George Harris
OF THE 1960SPos. Player Sr. Year
QB Pat Murphy 1964
RB Punch Parker 1960
RB Mike Huffstickler 1963
RB Steve Baker 1964
E Richard Gold 1964
E Jim Cloninger 1964
L Dale Hollifield 1960
L Jerry Adams 1960
L Hubert McGinnis 1964
L Fred Dixon 1963
L Bert Smith 1967
Player of the Decade - Pat Murphy
OF THE 1970sPos. Player Sr. Year
QB Mike Bumgarner 1977
RB Kenny Bell 1977
RB Kevin Mack 1979
RB Avery Smith 1979
E Tim Leach 1979
E Chris Johnson 1975
L Mark George 1972
L Kelly Land 1978
L Chuck Gordon 1978
L Bruce Valentine 1978
L Daryl Strong 1979
Player of the Decade - Kevin Mack
OF THE 1980SPos. Player Sr. Year
QB Ryan Hollifield 1989
RB Jerry Jordan 1985
RB Tracy Johnson 1983
RB Curtis Pressley 1983
E Edwin Sherer 1985
E Otis Brooks 1985
L Shawn Rainey 1983
L Calvin Stephens 1985
L Aubrey Hollifield 1986
L Rusty Bumgardner 1986
L Brent Bagwell 1987
ATH. Daniel Honeycutt 1989
Player of the Decade - Calvin Stephens
OF THE 1990sPos. Player Sr. Year
QB Lance McClain 1996
QB Anthony Ash 1998
RB Anthony Hillman 1999
RB Shane Logan 1995
RB Joseph Bell 1997
RB Diron Bell 1991
RB Corey Jones 1996
R Marcus Smith 1996
R Kendrick Bell 1998
L Kareem Marshall 1998
L Julius Curry 1998
L Frank Hopper 1998
L Rico Feemster 1998
L Johnny Surratt 1995
L Joey Patrick 1995
L KeLee Thompson 1998
L Shon Byers 1994
Player of the Decade - Anthony Hillman
PLAYER OF THE CENTURYKevin Mack 1979
ALL-DECADE 2000-2011Pos. Player Sr. Year
QB Michael Roberts 2008
RB John Robbs 2011
RB Joe Chambers 2008
RB Sidney Goode 2005
RB Aquinno Simmons 2001
R Tim Hines 2010
R Terrance Young 2009
L Thomas James 2008
L Logan Hardin 2006
L Josh Yon 2006
L Ed Hopper 2011
L Jarvis Williams 2008
K Edward Blackburn 2011
ATH. Cedric Thompson 2010
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All-time rosters cont.Bob Jackson, Jack Camp, Herman Mauney, Garland Still, Jack Ledford,Herman Jackson, Boyce Huffstetler, Jack Matthews, Richard White, JackRuth, Jimmy Cobb, Bob Crawford, Don Ellison, Douglas Falls, RichardGoins, Ralph Hullender, Delvin Huffstetler, Johnny Kiser, Major Loftin,Roger McDaniel, Paul McGinnis, Charles Mauney, Jack Matthews, JackRhea, J.B. Weaver, Curtis Wright.
1949 - Record: 6-4. Head coach - Shu Carlton. Players - Donald Cash-ion, Jimmy Cobb, Jack Crouch, Don Flowers, Delvin Huffstetler, Bob Jack-son, Roger McDaniel, Charles Mauney, Bryan Ware, Richard White, CurtisWright, Donald Bumgardner, Bobby Crawford, Robert Davis, Clyde Falls,Guy Fisher, Raymond Goforth, Bobby Hullender, Johnny Kiser, PaulMcGinnis, Dicky McMackin, Jack Moss, Jack Rhea, Billy Shytle, Fred Tate,Gerald Valentine, Dicky Webb, Gene Welch.
1950 - Record: 3-3-2. Head coach - Shu Carlton. Players - Completeroster not available. The starting lineup included ends Don Flowers andFred Tate, tackles Charles Mauney and Gerald Valentine, guards PaulMcGinnis and Dougle Davis, center Bob Hullender, quarterback JimmyCobb, wingback Billy Shytle, tailback Jimmy Kimmell and fullback DonBumgardner.
1951 - Record: 4-4-1. Head coach - Art Weiner. Players - Jimmy Kim-mell, Don Bumgardner, Don McCarter, Paul McGinnis, Bill Ruth, DonaldFlowers, Johnny Kiser, Guy Fisher, Charles Mauney, Gene Welch, Bob Hul-lender, Dicky McMackin, Ollie Harris Jr., James Abernathy, Rannie Ar-nette, Jimmy Caveny, Lewis Cole, Kenneth Davis, Douglas Falls, RichardGeorge, Bob Goforth, Eddie Goforth, Ben Hudson, Ronnie Layton, EarlMarlowe, Buddy Mayes, Sammy McCarter, Gene Patterson, FranklinPlott, Earl Stroupe, Jim Weaver, Dicky Webb, Charles Yelton, Charley Guy-ton, Jerry Queen.
1952 - Record: 1-8. Head coach - Shu Carlton. Players - Bill Ruth, BenHudson, Bob Hullender, Kenneth Davis, Jimmy Kimmell, Robert Davis,David Kincaid, Jimmy Caveny, Ollie Harris Jr., Charles Yelton, Rannie Ar-nette, Eddie Goforth, Franklin Plott, Ronnie Layton, Richard George,James Abernathy, Mearl Valentine, Dewitt Blanton, Donald Hord, SammyMcCarter, Palmer Huffstetler, George Harris, Don McCarter, Gene Pat-terson, Joe Meek Ormand, Michael Houser, Bob Carrigan, Ken Cloninger,Clyde Hinson, Gerry Logan, Bud Rhea, Charles Cashion, Earl Marlowe,Milton Hope Jr., Jimmy Robbs, Clyde Cobb, Lewis Cole.
1953 - Record: 5-3. Head coach - Shu Carlton. Players - Tommy Gilbert,Jerry McCarter, Don McCarter, Charles Smith, Mike Houser, George Har-ris, Gene Patterson, Charles Yelton, Bobby Wilson, Don Falls, Don Wright,Joe Meek Ormand, Franklin Falls, Palmer Huffstetler, Jimmy Caveny,James Abernathy, Richard George, Ken Cloninger, J.L. Stewart, Earl Mar-lowe, Lewis Cole, Harold Jackson, Ken Burns, Ken Cook, Buddy Mayes, Rosters continue on next page
RUSHING1956 - Ken Baity, 10511957 - Ken Baity - 1,289.1958 - Don Gladden - 1,051.1963 - Mike Huffstickler - 1,035. 1977 - Kenny Bell - 1,042.1979 - Kevin Mack - 1,585. 1983 - Curt Pressley - 1,1851983 - Tracy Johnson - 1,142. 1995 - Shane Logan - 1,311. 1996 - Corey Jones - 1,126. 1996 - Marcus Smith - 1,001.1997 - Joseph Bell - 1,573.1997 - Anthony Hillman - 1,387.1998 - Anthony Hillman - 2,510. 1999 - Anthony Hillman - 1,721. 2001 - Aquino Simmons - 1,345.2005 - Sidney Goode - 1,373. 2006 - Antwain Ross - 1,050. 2008 - Michael Roberts - 1,533.2008 - Joe Chambers - 1,330.2011 - John Robbs - 1,428PASSING1996 - Lance McClain - 1,038. 1997 - Anthony Ash - 1,006. 1998 - Anthony Ash - 1,274. 2002 - Chris Jolly - 1,177. 2005 - Brandon McClain - 1,289. 2006 - Michael Roberts - 1,193. 2007 - Michael Roberts - 1,086.2008 - Michael Roberts - 1,635.2009 - Cameron Harris - 1,3542010 - Cameron Harris - 2,4952011 - Jonathan Clark - 1,936RECEIVING2010 - Tim Hines - 1,110
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All-time rosters cont.Dewitt Blanton, Ronnie Layton, Eddie Goforth, Ollie Harris Jr., FranklinPlott, Don Payne, Charles Bridges, Rannie Arnette, Milton Hope, RobertSchronce.
1954 - Record: 8-1-1. Head coach - Shu Carlton. Players - Earl Mar-lowe, George Harris, Eddie Goforth, Buddy Mayes, Ken Cook, MearlValentine, Frank Hinson, J.L. Stewart, Tommy Gilbert, Bob Houser, BobHopper, Joe Meek Ormand, Palmer Huffstetler, Charles Yelton, MikeHouser, Curtis George, David Falls, Johnny McGinnis, David Marlowe,Buddy Smith, Charles Bridges, Steve Wells, Jerry McCarter, CharlesSmith, Dewitt Blanton, Billy Gene Spearman, Ken Cloninger, LeonardWright, Charles Cleary, Harold Jackson.
1955 - Record: 10-1-1. Head coach - Shu Carlton. Players - SteveWells, Tom Gilbert, Joe Ormand, George Harris, Harold Jackson, TonyGoins, Charles Bridges, Mearl Valentine, Bill Davis, Hoyle Burton, KenBolin, Mike Houser, Bob Houser, Bud Smith, Darvin Chastain, JohnMcGinnis, Curt George, Ken Baity, Keith Layton, David Marlowe, WilliamIvey, J.L. Stewart, Leonard Wright, Darriel Spurling, Frank Hinson, JerryMcCarter, Gerald Thomasson, Ken Bolin, Jerry Wilson, Gene Bowers,Charles Clary, Ervin Houser.
1956 - Record: 10-0-1. Head coach - Shu Carlton. Players - Billy Ware,Barry Smith, Doug Rathbone, Steve Wells, Keith Layton, Ken Baity, GaryBlanton, Charles Bridges, John McGinnis, Curt George, Hoyle Burton,David Marlowe, Bill Herndon, John Rudisill, Randell Elgin, J.L. Stewart,Tony Goins, Robert Rudisill, Wray Plonk, Gene Bowers, Jimmy Bennett,Tom Gilbert, Larry Miller, Jerry Phillips, Jerry Wilson, Max Lee, DonParker, Don Fisher, David Plonk, Roy Hammett, Jimmy Blanton, FrankHinson, Don Gladden, Don McKinney.
1957 - Record: 7-3. Head coach - John Gamble. Players - Paul Hen-dricks, Garry Blanton, Jimmy Blanton, Don Fisher, Ernest Howell, KeithLayton, Jerry Phillips, Clifford Kircus, Tony Goins, Fred Hambright, WilliamWells, Jimmy Littlejohn, Don Parker, Billy Ware, Phil Mauney, Don McKin-ney, Karl Moss, Gene Bowers, Don Gladden, Jim Bennett, David Plonk,Bill Herndon, Roy Hammett, Ken Baity, Wray Plonk, Mike Ware, Jerry Wil-son, Gilbert Brazzell, Chip Thorburn, Steve Wells, Charles Herndon,David Marlowe, Max Lee, Ronnie Tignor, Reecie Cloninger, Steve Hen-derson, Jimmy Rikard, Bobby Baity, Jackie Thomasson, Edwin Hinson,Jerry Laughter, Jerry Adams, Dale Hollifield, Jimmy White.
1958 - Record: 6-2-2. Head coach - John Gamble. Players - JerryAdams, Arthur Allen, Tommy Armstrong, Danny Bagwell, Gary Blanton,Jimmy Blanton, Barry Bridges, Steve Brown, Don Champion, PerryChampion, Chester Clontz, Harold Crawford, Franklin Dean, Mike Dixon,Don Fisher, Curtis Floyd, Steve Harmon, Wally Harris, Ray Hastings, Steve
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Kings Mountain High School footballrecords:
PASSING–Best pct. Season - Pat Murphy 63.3 (76 of120 for 962 yards), 1964. –Best pct. Career - Pat Murphy, 59.1 (152of 257 for 1,848 yards), 1962-64. *Most TD passes, season - Cameron Har-ris, 24, *2010.*Most TD passes career, Cameron Harris,38, 2008-10. *Most TD passes single game - 5, CameronHarris vs. Asheville Erwin, 2010.*Most yards passing, season - 2,495,Cameron Harris, 2010 *Most yards passing, career - 3,921,Michael Roberts, 2006-08.*Most yards passing, single game - 344,Cameron Harris vs. Erwin, 2010.–Fewest interceptions, season - 2, OllieHarris 1953, George Harris 1955, Pat Mur-phy 1964.
RECEIVING*Most yards receiving game - 205 on 8catches, Tyrece Crawford vs. Crest, 2011.*Most yards receiving, season - 1,110 on48 receptions, Tim Hines, 2010. *Most yards receiving, career - 1,558 on 78receptions, Terrance Young, 2007-09.
SCORING–Most points, season - 162, Anthony Hill-man, 1999. –Most points, career - 396, Anthony Hill-man, 1997-99.–Most touchdowns, game - 5, Kenny Bellvs. Burns, 1977; Anthony Hillman, 5,against 3 teams, 1998. –Most points kicking, season - 59, CollinGoforth, 1997.–Most field goals, season - 7 (7-for-9), AlexRandall, 2007. –Most points kicking, career - EdwardBlackburn 158 (2008-11).
RUSHING–Most yards rushing, season - 2,510, An-thony Hillman, 1998. –Most yards rushing, career - 5,618, An-thony Hillman, 1997-99. –Most yards rushing, game - 298, AnthonyHillman vs. Kannapolis, 1998. –Most carries, game - 44, John Robbs vs.Hunter Huss, 2011.
OTHER INDIVIDUAL RECORDS–Total offense, season - 3,168, MichaelRoberts (1,533 rushing and 1,635 passing),2008.–Total offense, career - 6,701, MichaelRoberts (2,780 rushing and 3,921 passing),2006-08.–Longest rushing TD - 99 yards, KevinMack vs. R-S Central, 1979. –Longest kickoff return for TD - 100 yards,D.J. Williams vs. South Point, 1989. –Longest TD pass - 99 yards, Timmy Mc-Clain to Petie McNeil vs. South Point,1989. –Most punt returns for TD in single game -2, Jason Wade vs. South Point, 1989. –Most pass interception returns for TD insingle game - 2, Darius “Nu Nu” Ross vs.East Lincoln, 1989. –Most pass interceptions, game - 3 - ChrisJohnson vs. North Gaston 1975; Tyrece
Crawford vs. Burns 2011.–Most pass interceptions, season - 11,Timmy McClain, 1989. –Longest punt - 70 yards, Chris Jolly vs.Forestview 2001, and vs. St. Stephens,2001. –Most tackles, season - 189, KeLeeThompson, 1998.
TEAM RECORDS–Most points scored - 448, 1998.Fewest points allowed - 40, 1963.–Most yards rushing - 3,920 - 1998.Fewest rushing yards allowed, game -minus 25 vs. Hunter Huss, 2011.*Most yards passing - 2,726 - 2010(Cameron Harris, Cedric Thompson,Jonathan Clark)–Most total offense - 5,245 (1,325 passingand 3,920 rushing), 1998.–Most wins - 14, 1998.
KMHS LEGENDSKMHS All-American:1955 - George Harris, QB.KMHS All-State1940 - Jim Gibson, RB. 1946 - Bill Cashion, FB. 1946 - Robert Neill, T. 1946 - Bill Detmar, E. 1955 - George Harris, QB. 1957 - Ken Baity, RB. 1957 - Keith Layton, E. 1957 - David Marlowe, T. 1959 - Jerry Adams, E. 1960 - Punch Parker, RB. 1964 - Richard Gold, B.1964 - Hubert McGinnis, C. 1964 - Jimmy Cloninger, E. 1964 - Pat Murphy, QB. 1964 - Lyn Cheshire, T. 1967 - Bert Smith, LB. 1979 - Kevin Mack, RB. 1985 - Calvin Stephens, T. 1986 - Aubrey Hollifield, LB. 1998 - Anthony Hillman, RB.
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1959 - Record: 6-2-2. Head coach - John Gamble. Players - Chip Thor-burn, Gary Blanton, Michael McSwain, Barry Bridges, Bill Ramseur,Robert Whisnant, Harold Crawford, Mike Ware, Jerry Rikard, Dale Holli-field, Eddie Ross, Don Champion, Chalmers Johnson, Steve Henderson,Danny Bagwell, Steve Harmon, Curtis Floyd, Steve Brown, Tommy Arm-strong, Charles Burns, Jerry Adams, Mike Dixon, Sammy Houston, DonFisher, James Robbs, Wally Harris, Paul Hendricks, Phil Mauney, PunchParker, Perry Champion, Chester Clontz, Tommy Houser, Henry Raines,Franklin Dean, Jimmy White, Ray Hastings, Dennis McAbee, Jimmy Blan-ton, Arthur Allen, Alton Stewart.
1960 - Record: 9-1. Head coach - John Gamble. Players - Jerry Adams,Chester Clontz, Bill Ramseur, Charles Goodson, Jimmy White, ReggieWhite, Robert Whisnant, Dale Hollifield, Don Champion, Eddie Ross, JerryRikard, Wayne Goforth, James Hope, Charles Burns, Curtis Floyd, TommyArmstrong, Steve Carpenter, Steve Brown, Mike Dixon, Sammy Hous-ton, Brent McDaniel, Punch Parker, Perry Champion, Alton Stewart,Henry Raines, Barry Gibson, Tommy Hope, Wally Harris, Arthur Allen,Tim Heavner, James Robbs.
1961 - Record: 3-6-1. Head coach - John Gamble. Players - Jim Owens,Tim Heavner, Lyn Cheshire, Brent McDaniel, Ed Spencer, Bill Jenkins,Mike Huffstickler, Pat Murphy, Jacky Rhea, Johnny Bennett, Bill Ramseur,Hubert McGinnis, Lewis Cook, Tommy Armstrong, Henry Raines,Lawrence Bolin, Eddie Huffstetler, Warren Goforth, Butch Harry, DennisFloyd, Douglas Cobb, Curtis Floyd, Jim Medlin, David Adams, Steve Vick-ers, Gary Collins, Jerry Rikard, Wally Harris, Sammy Houston, SammyMauney, Alton Stewart, Eddie Ross, Reggie White, Mike Dixon, JamesHope, Charles Goodson, Steve Marlowe, Fred Dixon, Steve Brown,Tommy Hope, Robin Whisnant.
1962 - Record: 4-5-1. Head coach - Bill Bates. Players - Ronnie Rhea,Mike Butler, Mickey Bell, Tommy Black, Tonnie Ware, Mike Tignor, Den-nis Floyd, Ronnie Dover, Charles Ruff, L.V. Brooks, Pete Putnam, EddieLeftwich, Tim Heavner, Terry Leonard, Jacky Rhea, Lyn Cheshire, GeorgePlonk, Pat Hord, Steve Baker, Steve Grigg, Bo Goforth, Butch Black-burn, Jimmy Wright, Jimmy Cloninger, David Adams, Fred Dixon, TommyHope, Charles Goodson, Jim Medlin, James Hope, John Caveny, RonaldDotson, Jim Wells, Wally Harris, Brent McDaniel, Richard Little, EddieHuffstetler, Ronnie Gillespie, Gene Allen, Charles Benton, Hubert McGin-nis, Richard Gold, Eddie Spencer, Von Holcomb, Richard White, ButchRiley, Steve Carpenter, Dale Putnam, Jimmy Owens, Tommy Plonk, PatMurphy, Mike Huffstickler.Rosters continue on next page
Gary StewartSports Editor
The first three decades of Kings Moun-tain High School football weren’t successfulin terms of wins and losses. Only nine teamsover the first 29 years (1922-49) managed.500 or better seasons. Seven wins in 1946were the most ever at KMHS, and onlythree other teams (1926, 1938 and 1949)managed six wins.
But that would change in the 1950s. Head coach Shu Carlton began a total
building program when he took charge ofthe Mountaineer program in 1948. When hewalked into the equipment room at CentralSchool on his first day on the job, he foundoutdated equipment; and on his first day ofpractice he found players who had not hadproper training and weren’t all that inter-ested in football.
With the help of a small group of fans,Carlton organized the Mountaineer Club,the school’s first booster club, purchasednew equipment and added grammar schoolfootball and a JV program. And, most im-portantly, the players learned very quicklythat if they weren’t willing to practice hardand play hard they weren’t welcome on theteam.
In just his second year Carlton had the
Mountaineers winning with a 6-4 record. Hewas called back into the Marines during theKorean War after the 1950 season, andwhen he returned in 1952 found that a lot ofthe things he had begun, like JV football,had been dumped.
He basically started from scratch again. Single-wing football was the norm in
those days, but Carlton knew it would soonbecome a thing of the past and in 1953 put
in a T-formation offense. The Mountaineerswere the only team in this part of the staterunning it. Carlton had an excellent T quar-terback in Ollie Harris Jr. and the Moun-taineers produced a 5-3 record. In 1954 theybecame the first team in school history towin eight games (8-1-1).
Things would get even better.
The Golden Age (1950-79)
KM football coach John Gamble talks to some of his 1957 team. L-R; Gamble, DonGladden, Don Fisher (standing), Jimmy Blanton, and Ken Baity.
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1963 - Record: 9-0-1. Head coach - Bill Bates. Players - Danny Fin-ger, Steve Bumgardner, Jacky Rhea, Tommy Black, Gene Allen, LouisStewart, Ben Grimes, Tonnie Ware, Danny Kiser, Pete Putnam, Mike Huff-stickler, Ronnie Dover, Terry Leonard, Bo Goforth, Ronnie Gillespie, BillMullinax, Steve Baker, Pat Murphy, Calvin Lockridge, Steve Goforth, EddieLeftwich, Mike Tignor, Glenn Lovelace, Dennis Patterson, Dennis Floyd,Paul Reynolds, Richard Gold, Charles Putnam, Pressley Anderson, SteveMarlowe, Jimmy Medlin, Chip Bridges, Jim Cloninger, Sid Carpenter, FredDixon, Rodney Smith, Louis Cook, Gerald Carrigan, Steve Grigg, Jay Pow-ell, Charles Ramsey, Pat Hord, Hubert McGinnis, Richard White, RobbySuber, Glen Bolin, Lyn Cheshire, Fred Wright, Dale Putnam, GeorgePlonk, Jimmy Owens.
1964 - Record: 10-1. Head coach - Bill Bates. Players - Lyn Cheshire,Tommy Black, Dennis Patterson, Tonie Ware, Roger Ross, Phillip Bunch,Ronnie Dover, Steve Goforth, Danny Kiser, Gene Allen, Jerry Ledford,Steve Baker, Pat Murphy, Pete Putnam, Scott Cloninger, John Van Dyke,Steve Grigg, Eddie Leftwich, Roy Medlin, Mike Goforth, Charles Ramsey,Robbie Suber, Bill Mullinax, Richard White, Ben Grimes, Glenn Bolin, VonHolcomb, Dale Putnam, Jay Powell, Bobby Bolin, Richard Gold, JimmyWright, Pat Hord, Ronnie Rhea, George Plonk, Hubert McGinnis, Rod-ney Smith, Tommy Dover, Jimmy Cloninger, Chip Bridges, Carl Weisener,Eddie Bridges, Phillip Putnam, Fred Wright, Gary Devenney, Phil Russ,Kenny Plonk, Larry Patrick, Chucky Gladden, Tommy Burns, Tommy Go-forth, Sandy Mauney, Tommy Finger, Rick Moore, Johnny Parker, PhillipWright, Paul Gaffney, Ronnie Anderson.
1965 - Record: 3-7. Head coach - Bill Bates. Players - Charles Carroll,Robert Phifer, Tommy Dover, Scott Cloninger, Richard Shank, Stan Laugh-ter, Bobby Bolin, Charles Bess, Larry Adams, Philip Putnam, Fred Wright,Pat Cheshire, Mike Sanders, Carl Weisener, Ronnie Burton, Roy Medlin,Kenny Plonk, Eddie Bridges, Charles Ramsey, Charles Green, ChipBridges, Bob Moss, John Moore, Chris Roseboro, Paul Gaffney, LarryPatrick, Gary Deveney, Danny Finger, Chucky Gladden, Bill Herndon,Sandy Mauney, J.C. Wright, David Leftwich, Clark Mauney, Bobby Peter-son, Tommy Goforth, Doug Mercier, Tommy Finger, Jerry Ledford, RayHenderson, Wayne Wright, Dennis Smith, Mike Goforth, William Manning,Philip Wright, Richard Clinton, Dennis Goforth, Steve Goforth, Ricky Grahl,Henry Manning, Jerry Mitchem, William McSwain, Philip Bunch, Jay Pow-ell, Mike Hoyle, Danny Kiser, Chip Crisp.
1966 - Record: 5-5. Head coach - Bill Bates. Players - Sandy Mauney,Eddie Bridges, Tommy Burns, Tommy Dover, Tommy Finger, Tommy Go-forth, Chucky Gladden, Tony Leigh, Roy Medlin, Jerry Mitchem, LarryPatrick, Kenny Plonk, Philip Putnam, Richard Shank, Carl Wiesener, PhillipWright, Paul Gaffney, Rocky Brown, Chip Crisp, Charles Greene, DavidLeftwich, Dennis Smith, Ross Springer, Wayne Mullinax, Clarence Ash,
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In 1955, after 32 years of playing foot-
ball, the Mountaineers posted their first 10-
win season and won their first conference
championship. They also produced their
first High School All-American, quarter-
back George Harris, who went on to play
quarterback, defense and kick for the Duke
Blue Devils.
The Mountaineers repeated as South-
west Conference champions in 1956, post-
ing a 10-0-1 overall record and becoming
the first team since 1926 (6-0-4) to finish
the season undefeated. Doug Rathbone’s
touchdown and J.L. “Spook” Stewart’s
extra point gave the Mountaineers a 7-6 win
over Lenoir for the WNCHSA bi-confer-
ence championship.
Carlton resigned as the Mountaineers’
head coach after the 1956 season to take the
head coaching job at Gastonia Ashley (now
Ashbrook). But he had turned the Moun-
taineers into a powerful football “program,”
not just a team that had to start from scratch
every pre-season.
One of the best things Carlton did dur-
ing his time in Kings Mountain was to bring
stability to the coaching staff. Prior to his
arrival in 1948 the Mountaineers had three
different head coaches in three years. Dur-
ing the early fifties KMHS brought in
coaches like Jack Sink, who later became
an outstanding baseball coach at Myers
Park; John Charles, who later became a
head high school football coach; Fred With-
ers, who assisted Carlton with the football
program and took reigns of a losing base-
ball program and turned it into a winner;
and John Gamble, an outstanding line coach
who was named head football coach upon
Carlton’s departure.
Gamble’s Mountaineers continued the
tradition, finishing a close second to Shelby
for the conference championship in 1957
and 1958, and sharing the title with Shelby
and R-S Central in 1959.
During the decade of the 1950s, the
Mountaineers had only one losing season.
During 1954, ‘55 and ‘56 Carlton’s teams
had a combined record of 28-2-3. During
the last three years of the 1950s Gamble’s
teams went 19-7-4.
The “golden decade” of the fifties pro-
duced numerous players that went on to
play college ball. Harris was the school’s
first Shrine Bowl player in 1955. Running
back Ken Baity was the school’s first 1,000-
yard rusher in 1956 and 1957, when he
played in the Shrine Bowl. KM had a thou-
sand yard rusher for three years in a row as
Don Gladden followed Baity as the #1 back
in 1958.
Although there were a few losing sea-
sons sprinkled in, the Mountaineer tradition
continued to grow in the 1960s as the team
produced two more championship teams
and another that missed winning the con-
ference on several controversial calls.
John Gamble’s 1960 team, to that point
at least, was the best Kings Mountain team
to not win a conference championship. The
Mountaineers finished 9-1 and lost the
SWC title in a very controversial 7-0 loss
to Lincolnton.
With the Wolves up 7-0 in the fourth pe-
riod, the Mountaineers drove to the two
yard line for a first and goal. On third down,
Wally Harris claims he scored - and films
later showed that he did - but the officials
placed the ball short of the goal line. On
fourth down Punch Parker crossed the goal
line again and, again, the officials placed it
shy of the line and gave the ball to the Lin-
colnton offense.
“I was in the end zone with the ball,” in-
sisted Parker in the Herald the next week.
“When the officials unpiled everybody that
last time, the top half of my body with the
ball in my arms was in the end zone and my
waist was astride the goal line.”
If that wasn’t enough, late in the game
Parker took a pass in the flat from quarter-
back James Robbs, spun and went 96 yards
for an apparent TD. But the official said his
forward progress was stopped when he
caught the pass.
Gamble’s last season, 1961, resulted in
his only losing record and brought a lot of
sadness to the community as he had learned
that he had Lou Gehrig Disease. He turned
the football program over to his capable as-
sistant, Bill Bates. Coach Gamble passed
away in 1965.
The Mountaineers recovered from back-
to-back losing seasons in ‘61 and ‘62 to win
back-to-back SWC titles in 1963 and 1964.
In ‘63, they posted a 9-0-1 record, tying
Shelby in the conference championship
game. Shelby won the first-ever North Car-
olina 10-yard sudden death playoff 6-3, and
represented the SWC in the WNCHSAA
playoffs.
With 26 seniors returning in 1964, the
Mountaineers ran roughshod over most of
their regular season opponents and finished
10-0. They spent most of the season alter-
nating with Thomasville as the #1 ranked
team in the state. Everyone was looking for-
ward to a match-up between the two
schools for the WNCHSAA championship,
but the Mountaineers were stunned by
Hickory 6-0 in the bi-conference playoff
and finished 10-1 overall.
The ‘63 and ‘64 teams produced some of
the school’s best athletes. Quarterback Pat
Murphy broke the school passing records
and is still the most accurate passer in
KMHS history, hitting 59 percent of his
passes over a three-year period and 63.3
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Stanley Brown, Joe Cornwell, Wendell Bunch, Ronnie Burton, PatCheshire, Mike Hoyle, Bruce Jones, Stan Laughter, William Manning, ClarkMauney, Bert Smith, Steve Spencer, J.C. Wright.
1967 - Record: 3-6-1. Head coach - Bill Bates. Players - Clarence Ash,Wayne Mullinax, Clark Mauney, Steve Spencer, Jack Bell, Jewell Watson,Wendell Bunch, Roy Kale, Kenny Bridges, Butch Kerns, Joe Cornwell,Charles Barnes, Jerry Blanton, Stan Brown, Geeper Howard, ChuckEasley, Eddie Black, Bert Smith, Joe Champion, Charles Greene, RickFinger, Ross Springer, Gerald Putnam, Stan Laughter, Scott Patterson,Bill Short, Paul Gaffney, J.C. Wright, Gerald Herndon, Vardreen Bell,Frankie Manning, Philbert Smith, Mike Brown, David Leftwich, Joe Dover,Larry Rayfield, Gary Henderson, Mike Blanton, Jerry Lovelace, DennisSmith.
1968 - Record: 5-5. Head coach - Bill Bates. Players - Charles Barnes,Chuck Easley, Ricky Falls, Geeper Howard, David Bolin, Joe Cornwell,Butch Kerns, Ronnie Miller, Larry Putnam, Wayne Mullinax, Chuck Car-penter, Dale Russell, Marshall Logan, Frank Bell, Chuck Hoyle, Mike Blan-ton, Danny Oliver, Philbert Smith, Chris Blanton, Ken Reynolds, RossSpringer, Ray Hughes, Johnny Hogue, Mike Kiser, Jimmy Ware, Terry Put-nam, Steve Plonk, Clarence Ash, Gerald Putnam, Joe Dover, Laurin Whis-nant, Kenny Bridges, James Crawford, Rocky Ford, Mike Brown, RoyKale, Reece Black, David Putnam, Eugene Williams, Arthur Carroll, Ger-ald Herndon, Gene Harris, Gary Henderson, Keith Roper, John Grier, Ran-dolph Ross, Steve Ingle, Marty Burton, Stanley Brown, Eddie Black,Jimmy Sotelo, Wilson Ledford, Jerry Lovelace, Larry Rayfield.
1969 - Record: 5-4-1. Head coach - Bill Bates. Players - Ricky Falls,Chuck Easley, Geeper Howard, Philbert Smith, Chuck Hoyle, Chuck Car-penter, Marshall Logan, Butch Kerns, Charles Barnes, David Bolin,Frankie Bell, Randy Henderson, Chris Blanton, Bobby Ethridge, TerryPutnam, Gerald Owensby, John Hogue, Mike Kiser, Jewel Watson, RayHughes, Steve Plonk, Gerald Putnam, Laurin Whisnant, Kenny Bridges,Danny Oliver, Rocky Ford, Randolph Ross, Nelson Jackson, Mike Swof-ford, David Putnam, Mike Moss, Arthur Carroll, Dale Russell, Gene Har-ris, John Grier, Wilson Ledford, Gerald Herndon, Steve Ingle, GaryHenderson, Larry Rayfield, Luther Hicks, Jacob Bridges, Jerry Lovelace.
1970 - Record: 7-3. Head coach - Bill Bates. Players - Rick Falls, BillLoftin, Kim Bumgardner, Geeper Howard, Chris Johnson, Frankie Stokes,Chuck Carpenter, Marshall Logan, Mike Swofford, Carl Fulton, MarcusFloyd, Chris Blanton, Danny Rhodes, David Bolin, Gus Hayes, JavonSmith, Terry Hughes, Mark George, Mike Moss, Steve Plonk, BuckWheeler, John Grier, Calvin Gill, Mike Wright, Alfred Ash, Arthur Carroll,Dale Russell, Randy Harrelson, Steve Ingle, John Bridges, Joe Bell, JackKing, Jacob Bridges, Freddie Williams, Terry Putnam, Gerald Owensby,
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percent his senior year. He went on to be-
come an All-American quarterback at Ap-
palachian State, where he broke all of that
school’s passing records as well.
Mike Huffstickler of the ‘63 team was a
1,000-yard rusher and running star Steve
Baker missed it by just eight yards in 1964,
but was well over 1,000 yards in total of-
fense. His 87-yard touchdown return right
up the middle of the field in the 7-7 tie with
Shelby in ‘63 is still one of the most re-
membered runs in school history.
After going 19-1-1 during those two sea-
sons, the Mountaineers slacked off and went
21-27-2 over the final five years of the
1960s.
Although it was a losing year (3-6-1)
1967 saw the opening of John Gamble Sta-
dium. The Mountaineers tied East Ruther-
ford 6-6 in the first game played on the new
field.
The decade of the 1970s didn’t produce a
championship team, but the Mountaineers
compiled a 59-35-1 overall record under
three head coaches and provided their fans
some very exciting moments.
Bill Bates ended his nine-year tenure as
head coach with a 7-3 record in 1970. Bob
Jones, who turned out some championship
teams at Lowell Holbrook before going to
Ashbrook as Shu Carlton’s assistant when
Lowell and Ashley consolidated to form
Ashbrook, took the reigns of the KM pro-
gram in 1971.
Jones’ first team went 4-4-2 but tied
Jones’ alma mater Shelby 8-8 in a game at
Gamble Stadium that began on Friday night
and ended on Monday night because of a
hard thunderstorm which knocked the lights
out at Gamble Stadium.
Jones’ teams had only one losing season
during his seven-year term as head coach.
His 1974 team went 7-2-1 and missed going
to the state playoffs after being upset by
Burns in the last regular season game.
Jones’ 1976 team went 8-2 and was
highly ranked until the seventh and eighth
weeks of the season when they dropped
back-to-back games to Shelby and South
Point.
With a host of juniors returning, the
Mountaineers were picked to win the SWC
in 1977 but injuries to key personnel took
their toll and the Mountaineers finished 5-
5.
The ‘76 and ‘77 teams produced some of
the school’s top athletes of the decade who
went on to play college sports. Kenny Bell
was the school’s first 1,000 yard rusher
since 1963 and scored a school record five
touchdowns in a win over Burns.
Dan Brooks took over as head coach in
1978 and in 1979 turned out one of the best
teams in schools history. The Mountaineers
didn’t win the conference championship,
but were probably the second best team in
North Carolina.
Featuring running back Kevin Mack,
who went on to become a member of Clem-
son’s 1981 national championship team and
Quarterback George Harris made theHigh School All-American football teamafter leading the 1955 Kings MountainMountaineers to their first-ever confer-ence championship.
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1971 - Record: 4-4-2. Head coach - Bob Jones. Players - JacobBridges, Tommy Shirley, John Bridges, Mike Shipp, Barry Jackson, JoeBell, Mark George, Steve Plonk, Bucky Wheeler, Dale Russell, JimmyAmos, Frank Humphreys, Randy Harrelson, Alfred Ash, Steve Ingle, JerryValentine, Bobby Johnson, Gerald Owensby, Marcus Floyd, FreddieWilliams, Wendell Dawkins, David Bolin, Chris Johnson, Ronnie Tesseneer,Rick Falls, Chris Blanton, Myron George, Frankie Stokes, Javon Smith,Marshall Logan, Fraver White, Danny Rhodes, John Grier, Clyde Bess Jr.
1972 - Record: 6-4. Head coach - Bob Jones. Players - Jerry Valentine,Lyn Valentine, Roy Putnam, Kevin Queen, Larry Hamrick, Monty Wilson,Dale Hartsoe, Randy Wingo, Chris Laughter, Tommy Shirley, John Bridges,Jake Bridges, Larry Biddix, Reggie Whitmire, Lanny Thornburg, DennisHogue, Glenn Moss, John Pressley, Ray Putnam, Alfred Ash, MarkGeorge, John Morrison, Wayne Dixon, Chris Johnson, Tony Falls, DarrellVan Dyke, Chuck Austin, Javon Smith, Myron George, Johnny Byers, Ed-ward Goode, Walter Snead, Mike Whitaker, Harlee Davis, Dennis Trout,Marcus Floyd.
1973 - Record: 5-5. Head coach - Bob Jones. Players - Chris Laugh-ter, Roy Putnam, Kevin Queen, Dale Hartsoe, Chris Johnson, WilliamThompson, Monte Falls, Ronnie Morrison, Carl Roseboro, Larry Hamrick,Mike Smith, Reggie Whitmire, Larry Biddix, Joey Allen, Wendell Jackson,John Yarbro, Dennis Hogue, David Bell, John Morrison, Wayne Dixon, JeffCarroll, Darrell Van Dyke, Walter Snead, Jim Thompson, Johnny Byers,John Plonk, Mike Williams, Greg Burris, Tony Falls, Chuck Austin, SteveSouthwell, Robbie Eng, Donnie McDevitt.
1974 - Record: 7-2-1. Head coach - Bob Jones. Players - Chris Laugh-ter, Chris Johnson, Monte Falls, Ronnie Morrison, Lyn Valentine, RickHenderson, Steve Anderson, Kenny Self, David Lancaster, Carl Rose-boro, Reggie Whitmire, Larry Biddix, Paul Bowen, Joey Allen, Bo Maner,Nathaniel Smith, Mark Moore, John Yarbro, John Morrison, Dale Hartsoe,Steve Southwell, Johnny Byers, Mike Williams, Chuck Austin, Mike Bum-garner, Tony Falls, Jim Thompson, David Bell, Wendell Jackson, KennyFalls, Scott Ledford, Alvin Rhodes.
1975 - Record: 4-5-1. Head coach - Bob Jones. Players - Chris John-son, Tommy Manning, William Thompson, Jim Baity, Randy Putnam, LeeSteinest, Dennis Putnam, Kenny Baliles, Jackie Wray, Larry Smith, MikeByers, Simon McClain, Joey Allen, John Yarbro, Bo Maner, Chuck Gordon,Tim Spicer, Nathaniel Smith, Kelly Land, Mark Moore, Richard Van Dyke,Bruce Valentine, Peter Brown, Mike Williams, Jim Thompson, Mike Bum-garner, Scott Ledford, Wendell Jackson, Steve Southwell, Kenny Bell,Harold Glass, Kenny Bumgardner, Richard Ross, Mike Murphy.
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a two-time All-Pro with the Cleveland
Browns, the Mountaineers brought their
fans many memorable moments.
The Mountaineers were upset by Burns
in their season opener but battled back to
play South Point for the conference cham-
pionship in a game that packed Gamble
Stadium. South Point won 15-12 and went
on to win the state title, but take away two
plays and the Mountaineers could have
done the same.
With Mack and fullback Avery Smith
running wild, the Mountaineers won
everything except the final score. To-
gether, the KM running duo out-gained
the Big Red Machine 295 yards to 143.
The Mountaineers led 12-8 late in the
game when South Point quarterback Jeff
Williams threw a 51-yard alley-oop pass
to Boone Davis that went to the three yard
line. Perry Fewell, now the defensive co-
ordinator for the Super Bowl champion
New York Giants, scored what turned out
to be the winning TD.
Kings Mountain came right back down
field and marched from their own 30 to
the South Point 10 with a first and goal.
After a 5-yard penalty, South Point’s Todd
Armstrong intercepted a pass in the end
zone to clinch the victory.
After winning the state championship,
South Point head coach Jim Biggerstaff
noted that “Kings Mountain” was the best
team the Raiders played that year.
Mack’s 1,585 yard rushing in ten
games stood as the school’s all-time sin-
gle season record until Anthony Hillman
came along in the late 1990s. Mack went
on to make the All-State team and play in
the East-West game and set a school
record for the most yards rushing by a
fullback his senior year at Clemson. He
was NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year
with the Browns in 1984 when he broke
Jim Brown’s rookie rushing records.
Coach Shu Carlton, right, talks to Ken Cloninger, left, and Charlie Smith during1954 KMHS football season.
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1976 - Record: 8-2. Head coach - Bob Jones. Players - Jim Hall, MikeBumgarner, William Thompson, Charles Jenkins, Mike Adams, Tony Smith,Al Eddins, Richard Ross, Kenny Bell, Dennis Owens, David Ray Robinson,John Wofford, David Kime, Peter Brown, Jeff Prescott, Tim Greene, De-wayne Clark, Terry McClain, Dennis Putnam, Scott Ellis, Steve Laughter,Danny Bolin, Stan Scruggs, Bruce Valentine, Richard Van Dyke, BryanWhite, Walter Floyd, Norman Phillips, Larry Smith, Tim Whitaker, ScottWells, Kelly Land, Kenneth McGinnis, Chris Bumgardner, David Seay, MarkMoore, Chuck Gordon.
1977 - Record: 5-5. Head coach - Bob Jones. Players - Steve Bog-gan, Jimmy Hall, Joel Wright, Andy Loftin, Jody Deaton, Kenny Bell, MonteRhea, Mike Adams, Charlie Jenkins, Bryan White, Dennis Owens, DavidRay Robinson, Bruce Valentine, Tracy Cook, Kale Goins, Alan Putnam,Walter Floyd, Norman Phillips, Richard Van Dyke, Kelly Land, Chris Bum-gardner, David Seay, Scott Thornburg, Chuck Gordon, Ronnie Wilson,David Bolton, Jeff Prescott, Dwayne Clark, Terry McClain, Dennis Putnam,Scott Ellis, Steve Laughter, Danny Bolin, Stan Scruggs.
1978 - Record: 5-5. Head coach - Dan Brooks. Players - Steve Bog-gan, Buck Burton, Johnny Ross, Jeff Cloninger, Mirion White, Wade Har-rington, Kevin Mack, Charlie Jenkins, Bryan White, Dennis Owens, LarryTumbleson, Glenn Ellis, Jody Deaton, Maurice Jamerson, Danny Williams,Stan Scruggs, Kale Goins, Dick Styers, Allen Putnam, Tony Putnam,Glenn Carroll, David Alexander, Tim Whitaker, Mark Howell, Mike Cham-bers, Keith Blanton, Jimmy Chapman, Chris Bumgardner, John Estes,Lynn Thompson, Scott Thornburg, Chris Keeter, Daryl Brown, MarkSchuman, David Bolton, Ricky Chapman, Robert Bradley, Dewayne Clark,Terry McClain, Tim Leach, Barry Ledford, Danny Bolin.
1979 - Record: 8-2. Head coach - Dan Brooks. Players - Mike Wood-berry, Jeff Lineberger, Vincent Johnson, Jeff Cloninger, Carl Burton, AlanVan Dyke, Kevin Mack, Terry Chapman, Maurice Jamerson, Chris Wright,Calvin Hood, Boo Robinson, Mirion White, Avery Smith, Danny Williams,Mark Scruggs, Trent Thomasson, Dick Styers, Mark E. Smith, KeithPressley, Glen Carroll, Tony Putnam, Mark Russell, Mark Howell, MikeChambers, Keith Blanton, Daryl Strong, Shawn Bumgardner, John Estes,Lynn Thompson, Henry Hager, Scott Crawford, Mark Schuman, TonyBoyce, Ricky Chapman, Mark F. Smith, Terry McClain, Tony Rainey, RobertBradley, Tim Leach, Wally Davis, Jimmy West, Markus Hager.
1980 - Record: 3-7. Head coach - Dan Brooks. Players - Mike Wood-berry, Jeff Lineberger, Trent Hullender, Eric Spicer, Doug Wright, TonyBoyce, Johnny Bolton, Larry Wilson, Terry Chapman, Tony Rainey, ChrisWright, Calvin Hood, Boo Robinson, Todd Bell, Max Brooks, David Turner,Mark Scruggs, Trent Thomasson, Mike Donald, Mark E. Smith, KeithPressley, Dana Camp, James Rikard, Mark Russell, Tommy Eubanks, Cam Rosters continue on next page
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1981 - Record: 3-7. Head coach - Dan Brooks. Players - Lindsay Davis,Jeff McHone, Trent Hullender, Eric Spicer, Curt Pressley, Chris Champion,Casey Durham, Larry Wilson, Rodney Turner, Carlos Owens, EricBorchert, David Turner, Phillip Scism, Tom Potter, Alan Chapman, DanaCamp, James Rikard, Tommy Eubanks, Cam Stewart, Jim Barringer, Clin-ton Graham, Rupert Stephens, Vernon Stowe, Gary Allen, David Putnam,Richard Ellison, Terry Feaster, David Hager, Mark Byers, Jay Schronce,Bert Long, John Barnette, Travis Bell, Rodney Sellers, Mike Dixon.
1982 - Record: 6-4. Head coach - Dan Brooks. Players - Zack Rose-boro, Todd Cloninger, Trent Hullender, Guy Sipes, Brad Reynolds, CurtPressley, Chris Champion, Gerald Gladden, Calvin Goode, Roy Mathis,David Parker, Eric Odems, Tracy Johnson, Thomas Putnam, WilliamShort, Tommy Welch, Jeff Stokes, Phillip Scism, Tom Potter, Alan Chapman, Quinton Rikard, Shawn Rainey, JeffHale, Clinton Graham, Ricky White, Vernon Stowe, Shane Burton, DavidPutnam, Dale Moore, Jay Schronce, Randy Whitaker, Todd Weaver, JamesEllison, Mike Dixon, Tracy Johnson.
1983 - Record: 6-4. Head coach - Denny Hicks. Players - ToddCloninger, Brad Reynolds, Roderick Boyce, Curt Pressley, Tracy John-son, Eric Odum, David Parker, Rocky Lutz, Danny Moore, Zack Rose-boro, Thomas Putnam, Doug Ramsey, Jeff Stokes, Brad Jones, JarvisYoung, Shane Crawford, Quinton Rikard, Shawn Rainey, John Grant, JodySellers, Neil Morris, Dale Moore, Therndon Brown, Steve Falls, ShaneBurton, James Ellison, Kale Bagwell, Gerald Gladden, Robert Appling,Keith Pettus.
1984 - Record: 1-9. Head coach - Denny Hicks. Players - Vince Sullens,Sidney Brown, Sam Smith, Otis Brooks, Timmy Elder, Farris Turner, RockyLutz, Bard Jones, Dan Quanoudone, Mike Brown, Chip Caldwell, DonaldMauney, Kevin Sabucco, Shane Crawford, Kale Bagwell, Neil Morris,Keefer Ballew, Calvin Stephens, Edwin Sherer, Wes Burns, Dante Gibby,Kenneth Ross, Danny Moore, Eric Odems, Doug Ramsey, John Grant,Robert Appling, Steve Falls, Darius Watkins, Gary Feaster, RoderickBoyce, Ronnie Frazier, William Lockhart, Leonard Byers, Ben Lockhart,Mike Grier, Keith Pettus, Jaris Young, Therndon Brown.
1985 - Record: 11-2. Head coach - Denny Hicks. Players -RoderickBoyce, Jerry Jordan, Mike Brown, Otis Brooks, Vince Sullens, AubreyHollifield, Sam Smith, Sam Wilson, Monyel McCullough, Shane Cole, RustyBumgardner, Daron Hillman, Edwin Sherer, Raynard Roberts, Gus
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1986 - Record: 9-3. Head coach - Denny Hicks. Players - Greg An-thony, Paul Heffner, Shawn Smith, Daron Hillman, Mark Wyte, DanielLong, Dallas Stacey, Monty Deaton, Phillip Greene, Anthony Hillman,Mark Crawford, Jerry Jordan, Jody Champion, Sam Wilson, Gus Degree,Mike Clary, Shane Cole, David Ledbetter, Kevin Bush, Todd Maples,Wayne Brazzell, Danny Hamrick, Aubrey Hollifield, Rusty Bumgardner,Kevin Champion, Allen Chisholm, Stuart Spires, Brent Bagwell.
1987 - Record: 4-6. Head coach - Denny Hicks. Players - Ryan Holli-field, Brian Ramsey, Monty Deaton, Anthony Hillman, David Ledbetter,Tracy Wright, Tim Tyndle, Brian Dellinger, Jeff Lockhart, Quan Smith,Darius Ross, Clay Warren, Andre Bess, Brian Byers, Chad Carpenter, JeffGuy, Todd Hullender, Daniel Long, Joe McClain, Kevin Smith, JamesRoberts, Wayne Brazzell, Chris Brown, Fred Byrd, Allen Chisholm, KevinBush, Jody Champion, Mark Crawford, lee Guinn, Todd Jaycox, Todd Mc-Daniel, Chris Morris, Greg Newsome, Joe Reynolds, Shawn Smith, BrentBagwell, John Hill, Roderick Alston.
1988 - Record: 5-5. Head coach - Denny Hicks. Players - Timmy Mc-Clain, Darius Ross, Jeff Lockhart, Tracy Wright, Petie McNeal, Ryan Hol-lifield, Todd McDaniel, Daryl Gash, Kevin Smith, Marcus Brooks, JohnHill, Daniel Honeycutt, Reggie Gamble, Victor Bell, Keith Brown, Roder-ick Alston, Steve Robbins, Chris Putnam, Chris Morrison, Paul Brannon,Chris Brown, Lee McDaniel, Quan Smith, Joe Reynolds, Greg Beckwith,Reggie Moss, Todd Jaycox, Allen Chisholm, Casey Shipman, JamesRoberts, James Powell, Todd Hullender, Larry Stone, Toby Deaton, BrianRamsey, Jon Reid, Brent Bagwell.
1989 - Record: 8-5. Head coach - Denny Hicks. Players - D.J. Williams,Jeff Lockhart, Allen Moore, Rodney Houser, Timmy McClain, Troy Watson,Mike Byers, Victor Bell, Daniel Honeycutt, Scottie Hopper, Andy Holli-field, Dale McClain, Jeff Rogers, Stacy White, James Howard, Lee Mc-Daniel, Petie McNeal, Keith Brown, Matt Shirah, Chris Moore, Kevin Moss,Chris Putnam, Brandon White, Reggie Moss, Greg Beckwith, Brent Wil-son, Marcus Brooks, Ryan Hollifield, Steve Robbins, Quan Smith, JonReid, Jonathon Hicks, Chuck Bridges, Daryl Gash.
1990 - Record: 6-4. Head coach - Denny Hicks. Players - DemondGlenn, Darius Ross, Mike Byers, Victor Bell, Jeff Lockhart, Timmy Mc-Clain, D.J. Williams, Rodney Houser, John Watts, Troy Watson, Tony Young,Diron Bell, Brenton Wilson, Jamie Goforth, Chris Davison, James Howard,Kevin Strudwick, Tim Roseboro, Tyrone Mack, Max Washington, Eugene Rosters continue on next page
At right: Anthony Hillman, 45, scoreswinning touchdown at Kannapolis in 1998Western NC Championship game. The winpropelled the Mountaineers into the State3A Championship game the following weekat UNC’s Kenan Stadium.
Below: KMHS 1998 Western Champi-onship team, the only team in Mountaineerhistory to play for the NCHSAA StateChampionship.
Saluting the KMHS1998 Championship Mountaineers
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Morgan, Jonathan Hicks, Chuck Bridges Shawn Pressley, Brandon White,Matt Rikard, Jeff Rogers, Jermaine Grier, Andy Hollifield, Scott Pearson,Kevin Moss.
1991 - Record: 4-6. Head coach - Denny Hicks. Players - Tony Young,Jerry Black, Demond Glenn, Kevin Blalock, Sirimaha Rithiphong, Shel-don Thompson, Chris Rider, Michael Davis, Eugene Morgan, AntwaineBrown, Pat Ross, Jermaine Grier, Dremiel Byers, Robbie Ruff, TravisSmith, Craig Hammett, Jamie Goforth Garrett Blanton, Cedric Moore,Kelly Ware, John Watts, Phillip Caldwell, Shawn Grier, Tyrone Mack, KyleSellers, Keith Rhodes, Max Washington, Kevin Brown, Bo Phongsa.
1992 - Record: 6-4. Head Coach - Denny Hicks. Players - Jerry Black,Robbie Ruff, Sherman Witcher, Marcus Bell, Michael Bridges, SirimahaRithiphong, Kevin Melton, Hart Wells, Derrick Houser, Rick Marr, KaseyHolland, Pat Ross, Calvin Logan, Travis Smith, David Merck, Chris Car-rigan, Chip Davis, Bron Smart, Jody Putnam, Antwain Brown, BoPhongsa, Kelly Ware, Scott Roper, Norris McCleary, Phillip Caldwell, ChrisShirah, Dremiel Byers, Michael Davis, Calvin Mathis, Kevin Brown,Cedrick Moore.
1993 - Record: 4-6. Head Coach - Denny Hicks. Players - RodneyBrown, Josh Newton, Jeremy Martin, Kevin Melton, Kasey Holland, TravisJ. Smith, Mike Hill, Jonathon Shipp, Kenny Bridges, Robert Thompson, La-mont Littlejohn, Eugene Stevenson, Tony Bryant, Chris Carrigan, BrentHerndon, Hart Wells, Chip Davis, David Merck, Mike Cobb, CC Smith, JeffHarbin, Bron Smart, David Owenby, Jonathon Lovelace, Michael Wray,Jody Putnam, Sheldon Smith, Brad Jones, James Greene, Justin Bolin,Norris McCleary, Marcus Bell, Travis O. Smith.
1994 - Record: 3-6-1. Head Coach - Denny Hicks. Players - Lamont Lit-tlejohn, Marcus Smith, Cedric Smith, Eric Tate, Brian Lefevers, KevinMelton, Corey Jones, Jarvis Bell, Jonathon Jackson, J.W. Garner, LloydGoodson, Shane Logan, C.T. Williams, Weldon Hunter, Chris Carrigan,Kenny Bridges, Cathen Randle, Jason Murphy, Tony Bryant, David Merck,Josh Bolin, Deon Jeffries, Justin Champion, Randy Conner, Derick Goode,Mike Cobb, Tommy Morrow, Hart Wells, Jahi Smith, Cameron Falls, JonLovelace, David McDaniel, Chris Henderson.
1995 - Record: 8-3. Head Coach - Ron Massey. Players - Mario Robbs,Marcus Smith, Cedric Smith, Eric Tate, Lance McClain, Ernest Wilson,Jason Wade, Corey Jones, Chad Reid, Daniel Garner, J.W. Garner, ThomasMcClain, Desmond Holland, Shane Logan, Jeremy Regan, Johnny Mar-shall, Emory Brown, Cathen Randle, Boyd Mason, Bo Walker, Brett Wells,Jason Murphy, Chris Burns, Julius Curry, Josh Bolin, Mark Johnson, JustinChampion, Joey Patrick, Randy Conner, Derek Goode, Johnny Surratt,Tommy Morrow, Corey McCrary, Jahi Smart, RJ Barnes, David McDaniel,Chris Wallace, Chris Henderson, Landon Benton.
Kings Mountain High School football
players selected to play in post-season All-
Star games.
Shrine Bowl1955 - George Harris, QB; 1957 - Ken
Baity, RB; 1985 - Calvin Stephens, OL;
1986 - Aubrey Hollifield, LB; 1998 -
Mariko Feemster, OL.
East-West Game1956 - George Harris, QB; 1957 - John
McGinnis, QB, Shu Carlton head coach;
1964 - Fred Dixon, OL; 1965 - Hubert
McGinnis, C; 1973 - Mark George, C; 1980
- Kevin Mack, RB; 1986 - Edwin Sherer, E;
1988 - Brent Bagwell, OL; 1999- Julius
Curry, OL; Frank Hopper, DL; 2011 -
Cedric Thompson, RB.
Boys Home Bowl Game1965 - Jimmy Cloninger, E, P; 1979 -
Chuck Gordon, OL.
Lions Bowl Game*1958 - Don Gladden, Max Lee, David
Plonk, Karl Moss, Gene Bowers, Wray
Plonk, head coach John Gamble.
1960 - Punch Parker, James Robbs, Jerry
Adams, Dale Hollifield, Charles Burns.
1961 - Alton Stewart, Curtis Floyd,
Eddie Ross.
1962 - Wally Harris, James Hope, Brent
McDaniel.
1963 - Jim Medlin, Jim Owens, Fred
Dixon, Bo Goforth, Mike Huffstickler.
1965- Danny Kiser, Chip Bridges, head
coach Bill Bates.
1966 - Kenny Plonk, Sandy Mauney,
Chuck Gladden.
*The Lions Bowl was a game played in
Forest City pitting the top seniors from the
Southwestern Conference against the top
seniors from the Northwestern Conference.
Players on teams that won their conference
championship were not eligible because
they were involved in the WNCHSAA
playoffs. The game was discontinued after
the 1966 season.
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1923 No scores available
1924 3-2-1 No coach(Lost to Clover)KM OPP7 Piedmont 0(Defeated Gastonia)0 Mt. Holly 1*35 Blacksburg 0 * Forfeit
1925 4-4 MonkBanksKM OPP7 Boiling Springs 00 Boiling Springs 12(Defeated Lincolnton)(Lost to Forest City)7 Chester 00 Lincolnton 1*10 Gaffney 12(Defeated Clover 3-0 or7-6)*Forfeit
1926 6-0-4 E.S.ChristenburyKM OPP.6 Boiling Springs 617 Concord 01 Fallston 0*58 Blacksburg 020 Mt. Holly 647 Dallas 00 Shelby 019 Lincolnton 60 Asheville 07 Shelby 7*Forfeit
1927-34 Scores NotAvailable
1935 4-4 Pete Moss13 Shelby 619 Cliffside 018 Bessemer City 0
19 Forest City 60 Newton 3912 Cherryville 130 Morganton 140 Gastonia 14
1936 0-8 Pete Moss(Scores not available)1937 0-8 Pete Moss(Scores not available)
1938 6-3 Crowell LittleKM OPP.14 Bessemer City 00 Newton 2022 Cliffside 013 Shelby 713 Harding 00 Cherryville 2614 Harding 26 Forest City 1813 Blacksburg 6
1939 2-5-1 Cline FarthingKM OPP0 Gastonia 70 Marion 1941 NCSD 0(Lost to Harding)0 Cherryville 70 Shelby 137 Forest City 720 Bessemer City 7(Lost to Lincolnton)
1940 4-5 Cline FarthingKM OPP12 Gastonia 612 Marion 619 Bessemer City 06 Cherryville 1425 NCSD 60 Forest City 712 Shelby 1813 Newton 140 Lincolnton 25
1941 2-7 Cline FarthingKM OPP0 Gastonia 320 Bessemer City 20 Charlotte Tech 1413 Newton 0(Other scores not available)
1942 0-8 Pepper MartinKM OPP0 Hickory 406 Bessemer City 19(Other scores not available)
1943 (Season cancelledWorld War II)
1944 5-3 Don ParkerKM OPP25 Bessemer City 69 Lenoir 177 Forest City 620 Bessemer City 013 Mt. Holly 66 Cherryville 70 Shelby 267 Hickory 6
1945 27 Don ParkerKM OPP0 Belmont Abbey 120 Forest City 396 Belmont 00 Newton 196 Cherryville 190 Lenoir 466 Bessemer City 00 Shelby 250 Hickory 12
1946 7-3 Clyde CanipeKM OPP7 Lincolnton 136 Hickory 1313 Bessemer City 7
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1996 - Record: 9-1-1. Head Coach - Ron Massey. Players - Mark Roper,Marcus Smith, David Turner, Joseph Bell, Lance McClain, Kendrick Bell,Anthony Ash, Corey Jones, Chad Reid, Landon Benton, Daniel Gardner,JW Garner, Thomas McClain, Toby Sims, TJ McClain, Jeremy Regan,Jonathon Parnell, Shamar Byers, Emory Brown, Derick Bumgardner,Boyd Mason, Bo Walker, Doug Cooper, Caleb George, Julius Curry, MarikoFeemster, Mark Johnson, John Bennett, Shawn Logan, Weldon Hunter,Joey Patrick, Kareem Marshall, Derek Goode, Frank Hopper, Johnny Sur-ratt, RJ Barnes, Corey McCrary, John McDaniel, Rusty Putnam, AndyLeigh.
1997 - Record: 10-5. Head Coach - Ron Massey. Players - Jon Anders,Jamar Moore, Mark Roper, Kenny Moore, David Turner, Torrey Cureton,Joseph Bell, Danny Wright, Kendrick Bell, Anthony Ash, John McDaniel,Chad Jones, Landon Benton, Lamar Adams, Kevin Young, KeyottaHuskey, Toby Sims, TJ McClain, Carl Roberts, Joe Williamson, AnthonyHillman, Freddie Gladden, Rocky Ingram, Boyd Mason, Julius Curry,Richie Wells, Gerald Smith, Caleb George, Bucky Haskins, Mariko Feem-ster, Andy Leigh, Brad Carpenter, Robbie Walker, Linder Zanders, CollinGoforth, KeLee Thompson.
1998 - Record: 14-2. Head Coach - Ron Massey. Players - JamarMoore, Stanley Whitesides, Kelly Littlejohn, Rocky Ingram, Torrey Cure-ton, Landon Benton, Danny Wright, Kendrick Bell, Anthony Ash, BillWelsh, Chad Jones, Antonio McClain, Dwayne Littlejohn, Kevin Young, An-tonio Goodlett, Lee Rhodes, Ryan Sadler, Joe Williamson, Anthony Hill-man, Freddie Gladden, Geoff Turner, Brad Bridges, Jason Feemster,Julius Curry, Richie Wells, Mariko Feemster, Andy Leigh, Brad Carpenter,Robbie Spikes, Karl Burch, Michael Thompson, Laymond Caldwell, JoshCamp, Ricky McDonald, Jamal Byers, Torez Leach, Jeremy Harris, BenHowell, Robbie Walker, Steve Ray, Bryan Thornburg, KeLee Thompson.
1999 - Record: 6-4-1. Head Coach - Ron Massey. Players - JamarMoore, Stanley Whitesides, Kelly Littjeohn, Kenny Moore, Matt Ash, Tor-rey Cureton, Camal Roberts, Danny Wright, Torez Leach, Antwain Adams,Bill Welsh, Chad Anderson, Antonio McClain, Dwayne Littlejohn, CharlesPerry, Lee Rhodes, Joe Williamson, Anthony Hillman, Shane Short, JeoffTurner, Josh Camp, Jeremy Harris, Jason Feemster, Gerald Smith, BlakeBolin, Jason Jarvis, Adrian Blanton, Daniel Hardin, Kenny Moore, ChipMartin, Robbie Spikes, Karl Burch, Chris Hogue, Laymond Caldwell,Brock McDonald, Tito Littlejohn, Javarous Wilson, Qwenshon Goode, JoeLeach, Jarvin Ross, Evan Osteen, Steven Ray, Bryan Thornburg.
2000 - Record:4-7. Head Coach - Dave Farquharson. Players - Anto-nio McClain, Chad Anderson, Antwan Adams, Adrian Parker, Tyler Mc-Daniel, Steven Blanton, Ronald Goode, Dejuan Jones, Tyler Adams, MattBridges, Shane Short, Steve Withlow, Tanner Putnam, Michael Adams,Matt Wilson, Joe Leach, David Creighton, Joe Bennett, Adam Blanton,Jacobi Oates, Renaldo Tate, Jarvin Ross, LaDricus Gingles, Justin Early,Pablo Peralta, Michael Marr, Matt Williams, Matt Ash, Michael Mackins,Brandon Roberts, Tyler Falls, Cortney Smith, Tito Littlejohn, DavidHardin, Brandon Pressley, Kenny Moore, Jonathan Dixon, Jamal Byers,Jason Jarvis, Brock McDonald, Qwenshon Goode, Daniel Mason, MattVarner, Kesanio Adams, Jarvarous Wilson, Harry Martin, BrandonHouze.
2001 - Record: 6-4. Head Coach - Dave Farquharson. Players -Michael Adams, Brandon Roberts, Ron Goode, Adrian Parker, CedricHunter, Tyler Adams, Montrell Banks, Renaldo Tate, LaDricus Gingles,Chris Jolly, Brandon Houze, Jamie Camp, Jamarl Barrino, Travis Clark,Josh Gash, Antonio Crocker, Cortney Smith, Tanner Putnam, DeJuanJones, Aquino Simmons, Adonis Matthews, Daniel Hardin, Nicholas Curry,Mason Dixon, Orlando Curry, Justin Early, Daniel Mason, Jonathon Dixon,Pablo Peralta, Steven Blanton, Matt Wilson, Jacobi Oates, Tyler McDaniel,Thomas Martin, Brandon Pressley, Matt Varner, Damon Armstrong,Casey Hord, Donta Adams, Johnny Gillard, Chris Yon, Justin Branham,Matt Williams, Mike Mackins, Chris Williamson.
2002 - Record: 4-8. Head Coach - Dave Farquharson. Players - CaseyThacker, Jamarl Borrino, Cedric Hunter, Adrian Parker, Derek Smith,Grayling Elliott, Montrell Banks, Justin Branham, Jamie Camp, Chris Jolly,Brandon Houze, Asa Harris, Aaron Bolton, Deon Holland, CourtneyPetty, Jeremiah Adams, Orlando Curry, Aquino Simmons, Randy Galarza,Josh Etters, Casey Hoard, Mason Dixon, DJ Perry, Derek Hilley, WilderClark, Pablo Peralta, Derek Carroll, Julio Molina, Buddy Davis, Lee Smith,Sam McGinnis, Johnny Gillard, Donta Adams, Chris Yon, Cedric Young,Steve Grant.
2003 - Record: 2-8. Head Coach - Dave Farquharson. Players - Den-nis Moore, Martrice Love, Brad Moffitt, Jeremiah Adams, Josh Gilbert,Grayling Elliott, Montrell Banks, TJ Summitt, Juan Samuel, Kelsey Adams,Pierre Goode, Tyson Byers, Aaron Bolton, John Gwinn, Chris Patrick, Or-lando Curry, Jermanuel McClain, Josh Etters, DJ Perry, Marquiz Norris,Wesley Dixon, Shane Pearson, Stephen Bolt, Drew Gibson, Buddy Davis,Lee Smith, Sam McGinnis, Dustin Hudson, Francois Byrd, AJ Camp, JoshYon, Louis Young, Wilder Clark, Derek Hilley, Allan Springs, Marcus Jim-son, Scott Gibson, Steven Grant.
2004 - Record: 4-8. Head Coach - Dave Farquharson. Players - Javon
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All-TimeScoresFROM Page 16
13 Belmont 034 Rutherfordton 70 Cherryville 632 Mt. Holly 712 Lenoir 76 Shelby 026 Hendersonville 0
1947 1-7 Jack RudisillKM OPP0 Mt. Holly 2713 Hendersonville 60 Bessemer City 60 Marion 400 Charlotte Tech 320 Lenoir 70 Shelby 400 Lincolnton 19
1948 1-5-3 Shu CarltonKM OPP0 Bessemer City 1312 NCSD 66 Morganton 70 R-S Central 00 Cherryville 140 Mt. Holly 00 Charlotte Tech 70 Shelby 276 Lincolnton 6
1949 6-4 Shu CarltonKM OPP18 Dallas 616 Hendersonville 00 Cherryville 2813 Forest City 06 R-S Central 2013 Newton 06 Mt. Holly 00 Charlotte Tech 70 Shelby 712 Lincolnton 6
1950 3-3-2 Shu CarltonKM OPP39 Dallas 60 Charlotte Tech 147 Stanley 00 Cherryville 07 Forest City 213 R-S Central 130 Newton 276 Mt. Holly 13
1951 4-4-1 Art WeinerKM OPP7 Bessemer City 619 Mt. Holly 013 Cherryville 76 Forest City 725 R-S Central 210 Marion 70 Lincolnton 07 Newton 120 Shelby 12
1952 1-8 Shu CarltonKM OPP12 Bessemer City 1420 Mt. Holly 76 Cherryville 140 Forest City 127 R-S Central 12
0 Marion 720 Lincolnton 256 Newton 197 Shelby 36
1953 5-3 Shu CarltonKM OPP27 Bessemer City 626 Mt. Holly 613 Cherryville 1414 Forest City 1213 R-S Central 126 Marion 1214 Lincolnton 06 Shelby 14
1954 7-2-1 Shu CarltonKM OPP42 Bessemer City 054 Mt. Holly 1820 Cherryville 66 Forest City 2126 East Meck 137 R-S Central 024 Lincolnton 1338 Dallas 014 Shelby 207 Belmont 7
1955 10-1-1 Shu CarltonKM OPP59 Bessemer City 07 West Meck 028 Cherryville 07 Forest City 732 East Meck 726 R-S Central 027 Lincolnton 727 Dallas 026 Shelby 020 Belmont 6(Playoffs)19 Forest City 136 Valdese 14
1956 10-0-1 Shu CarltonKM OPP6 Bessemer City 020 West Meck 1321 Cherryville 612 Forest City 77 East Meck 026 R-S Central 039 Lincolnton 1433 Dallas 06 Shelby 618 Belmont 12(Playoffs)7 Lenoir 6
1957 7-3 John GambleKM OPP13 Bessemer City 06 West Meck 127 Cherryville 021 Forest City 613 East Meck 60 R-S Central 627 Lincolnton 1233 Mt. Holly 1313 Shelby 1427 Belmont 7
1958 6-2-2 John Gam-bleKM OPP19 Bessemer City 039 Granite Falls 60 Cherryville 038 Forest City 6
6 West Meck 013 R-S Central 77 Lincolnton 77 Mt. Holly 120 Shelby 326 Belmont 14
1959 6-2-2 John Gam-bleKM OPP39 Bessemer City 631 Forest City 644 Chase 77 Shelby 77 West Meck 014 Cherryville 00 Lincolnton 66 R-S Central 613 Belmont 0(Playoffs)0 R-S Central 26
1960 9-1 John GambleKM OPP38 Forest City 039 Bessemer City 741 Chase 012 Shelby 712 West Meck 620 Clover 70 Lincolnton 714 R-S Central 632 Belmont 740 Cherryville 0
1961 3-6-1 John Gam-bleKM OPP14 Forest City 09 York 2627 Chase` 67 Shelby 2013 Bessemer City 1413 Clover 267 Lincolnton 268 R-S Central 1413 Belmont 00 Cherryville 0
1962 4-5-1 Bill BatesKM OPP0 East Rutherford 06 York 2018 Chase 06 Shelby 713 Bessemer City 713 Mooresville 2013 Lincolnton 197 R-S Central 013 Belmont 00 Cherryville 6
1963 9-0-1 Bill BatesKM OPP18 Cherryville 028 Stanley 634 Chase 628 East Rutherford 745 Bessemer City 714 Mooresville 07 Shelby 76 R-S Central 020 Belmont 014 Lincolnton 7
1964 10-1 Bill BatesKM OPP38 Stanley 633 Cherryville 632 Chase 12
21 East Rutherford 026 Bessemer City 612 Mooresville 719 Shelby 721 R-S Central 2035 Belmont 1424 Lincolnton 6(Playoffs)0 Hickory 6
1965 3-7 Bill BatesKM OPP19 Salem 013 Cherryville 612 Chase 380 East Rutherford 200 Bessemer City 70 Mooresville 320 Shelby 196 R-S Central 2714 Belmont 07 Lincolnton 20
1966 5-5 Bill BatesKM OPP7 Thomasville 2736 Cherryville 07 Chase 1214 East Rutherford 2613 Bessemer City 69 Concord 70 Shelby 193 R-S Central 1413 Belmont 715 Lincolnton 14
1967 3-6-1 Bill BatesKM OPP0 Thomasville 713 Cherryville 00 Chase 146 East Rutherford 631 Bessemer City 00 Concord 1319 Shelby 76 R-S Central 137 Belmont 136 Lincolnton 14
1968 5-5 Bill BatesKM OPP32 Bessemer City 06 Chase 1414 East Rutherford 720 Belmont 1413 Cherryville 197 R-S Central 100 Shelby 3214 Crest 033 Burns 07 Lincolnton 33
1969 5-4-1 Bill BatesKM OPP24 Bessemer City 06 Chase 356 East Rutherford 720 South Point 137 Cherryville 014 R-S Central 1813 Shelby 4815 Crest 033 Burns 140 Lincolnton 0
1970 7-3 Bill BatesKM OPP13 Bessemer City 626 Chase 09 East Rutherford 12
7 South Point 2441 Cherryville 020 R-S Central 714 Shelby 4141 Crest 1913 Burns 027 Lincolnton 18
1971 4-4-2 Bob JonesKM OPP24 Bessemer City 613 Chase 1614 East Rutherford 60 South Point 2013 Cherryville 1526 R-S Central 68 Shelby 80 Crest 027 Burns 018 Lincolnton 43
1972 6-4 Bob JonesKM OPP36 Bessemer City 1231 Chase 014 East Rutherford 719 South Point 2833 Cherryville 147 R-S Central 1212 Shelby 3214 Crest 2221 Burns 1424 Lincolnton 13
1973 5-5 Bob JonesKM OPP0 Bessemer City 213 North Gaston 07 Lincolnton 037 Burns 612 East Rutherford 2727 East Gaston 712 Chase 140 South Point 2714 Cherryville 66 Shelby 26
1974 7-2-1 Bob JonesKM OPP7 North Gaston 728 Chase 827 Hudson 1934 Bessemer City 09 East Rutherford 629 East Gaston 014 Shelby 76 South Point 3530 Cherryville 07 Burns 28
1975 4-5-1 Bob JonesKM OPP20 North Gaston 200 Chase 3421 Hudson 1348 Bessemer City 76 East Rutherford 2718 East Gaston 147 Shelby 4230 South Point 270 Cherryville 197 Burns 13
1976 8-2 Bob JonesKM OPP20 Crest 08 Chase 728 North Gaston 050 Bessemer City 0
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All-time rosters cont.
Potts, Martrice Love, Johnny Phillips, Brad Moffitt, Josh Gilbert, KelseyAdams, Antwan Ross, TJ Summitt, Dustin Nichols, Darik Gary, AntonioFeaster, Tyson Byers, Marcus Jimson, John Gwinn, Sidney Goode, JoshGibson, Corry Branham, Chris Patrick, Isaac Proctor, Brandon McClain,Marquiz Norris, Kennon Grigg, Kenny Cooper, Ryan Skibo, DemariusGrier, CJ Cooke, Wesley Dixon, Andrew Childers, Chase Gibson, LarryBenton, Logan Hardin, Dustin Hudson, Francois Byrd, Casey Cogdell,Josh Yon, Lewis Young, Craig Huffstetler, Blake Hewitt, Will Franks, NateMarable, Stephen Bolt, Scott Gibson, Allan Springs.
2005 - Record: 4-7. Head Coach - Dave Farquharson. Players - JavonPotts, Martrice Love, Johnny Phillips, Tyvegas Goode, Andy Allen, AntwanRoss, Brandon McClain, Will Franks, Blake Hewitt, Terray Whitehurst,Jontay Shoemaker, Casey Melton, John Gwinn, Sidney Goode, GeorgeMayes, Corry Branham, Chris Green, Demarius Grier, Isaac Proctor,Kendricus Hart, Curtis Milam, Austun Miller, Lamar Womick, Ryan Skibo,CJ Cooke, David Clark, Scooter Rhodes, Andrew Childers, Chase Gibson,Larry Benton, Logan Hardin, Ray Baxter, Melvin Davis, Casey Cogdill,Tim Queen, Craig Huffstetler, Luke Proctor, Roger McClain, Nate Marable,Michael Stiles.
2006 - Record: 3-8. Head Coach - Dave Farquharson. Players - AlexRandall, Kenyon Surratt, Brian Kies, Brian Byrd, Andy Allen, CJ Belcher,Antwain Ross, Derrick Marble, Neil Scott, Sharif Burris, Michael Heston,Michael Roberts, Brent Reid, Casey Melton, Roger McClain, Chris Green,George Mayes, Cory Branham, Joe Chambers, Thomas Casey, TevorisCrosby, Jonathan Brice, Kendricus Hart, Leon Staton, Bryant Petty, Tay-lor Putnam, Lamar Womick, Austun Miller, Brandon Davis, David Clark,Thomas James, Scooter Rhodes, Sage Luley, Fletcher Webster, StevenMontgomery, Larry Benton, Logan Hardin, Allen Scoggins, Jordan Guy-ton, Luke Proctor, Andrew Quinn, Ray Baxter, Desman Thompson,Michael Ross, Joel Guyton, Ricky Green, Marlon Whitesides, MichaelStiles, Charles Winters, Tony Barnett.
2007 - Record: 6-6. Head Coach - Greg Lloyd. Players - Alex Randall,John Young, Jacoby Giles, Sharif Burris, Leon Staton, Alec Jenkins, DevonThompson, Tony Barnett, Neil Scott, Michael Heston, Michael Roberts,Jerry Lowery, Joe Chambers, Marlon Whitesides, Tyrese Addison, An-thony Dalton, Lance Surratt, Daren Zuniga, Ricky Johnston, TorrieBelcher, Trevarris Crosby, Tyler West, Bobby St. Martin, CJ Belcher,Bryant Petty, Jeff Basil, JT Putnam, Lamar Womic, Chris Irvin, AustinMiller, Brandon Davis, Jiris Toney, Joseph Haskett, Thomas James,Scooter Rhodes, Sage Luley, Josh Young, Torryce Houze, Steven Mont-gomery, Allen Scoggins, Josh Hamm, Kelly McCreary, Luke Proctor,Keenan Walker, Ray Baxter, Desmond Thompson, Charlie Christenberry,Ricky Greene, Fletcher Webster, Chaz King, Andrew Quinn, Antonio Sloan,Jake Allen, Aaron Jefferies.
All-TimeScoresFROM Page 17
14 East Rutherford 731 Burns 00 Shelby 2013 South Point 2121 Cherryville 2021 East Gaston 14
1977 5-5 Bob JonesKM OPP36 R-S Central 07 Ashbrook 2113 Chase 1212 East Rutherford 1422 Crest 614 Shelby 2034 North Gaston 614 South Point 2714 East Gaston 3841 Burns 7
1978 5-5 Dan BrooksKM OPP13 R-S Central 07 Ashbrook 270 Chase 2014 East Rutherford 08 Crest 60 Shelby 206 North Gaston 03 South Point 280 East Gaston 1932 Burns 0
1979 8-2 Dan BrooksKM OPP
6 Burns 1623 Ashbrook 07 East Gaston 013 East Rutherford 023 Crest 1334 North Gaston 012 South Point 1523 Chase 1223 R-S Central 627 Shelby 0
1980 3-7 Dan BrooksKM OPP8 Burns 2719 Ashbrook 00 East Gaston 2412 East Rutherford 00 Crest 257 North Gaston 66 South Point 360 Chase 260 R-S Central 280 Shelby 28
1981 3-7 Dan BrooksKM OPP0 Burns 614 Ashbrook 210 East Gaston 60 East Rutherford 146 Crest 242 North Gaston 76 South Point 029 Chase 017 R-S Central 07 Shelby 13
1982 6-4 Dan BrooksKM OPP18 Burns 258 Ashbrook 2821 East Gaston 146 East Rutherford 7
2 Crest 920 North Gaston 1414 South Point 69 Chase 628 R-S Central 88 Shelby 0 (ot)
1983 6-4 Denny HicksKM OPP29 Burns 613 Ashbrook 2120 East Gaston 832 East Rutherford 120 Crest 2127 North Gaston 014 South Point 820 Chase 00 R-S Central 70 Shelby 26
1984 1-9 Denny HicksKM OPP2 Burns 230 Ashbrook 1414 East Gaston 3321 East Rutherford 00 Crest 147 North Gaston 1426 South Point 348 Chase 1915 R-S Central 216 Shelby 34
1985 11-2 Denny HicksKM OPP40 Bessemer City 2620 East Lincoln 14 (ot)13 Hunter Huss 90 Shelby 1059 Chase 020 Burns 030 R-S Central 141 South Point 0*29 East Rutherford 2045 North Gaston 9(Playoffs)14 Canton Pisgah 137 Shelby 00 Brevard 3*Forfeit. South Point won onthe field 21-19. Later for-feited for using ineligibleplayer).
1986 10-2 Denny HicksKM OPP17 Bessemer City 742 East Lincoln 06 Hunter Huss 3414 Shelby 727 Chase 028 Burns 035 R-S Central 1441 South Point 70 East Rutherford 6 (ot)35 North Gaston 0(Playoffs)17 Brevard 140 Owen 12
1987 4-6 Denny HicksKM OPP18 Bessemer City 47 Hunter Huss 935 South Caldwell 205 Burns 170 Shelby 2817 Chase 07 R-S Central 219 South Point 17
13 East Rutherford 3231 North Gaston 14
1988 5-5 Denny HicksKM OPP25 Bessemer City 07 Hunter Huss 2714 South Caldwell 00 Burns 1813 Shelby 2548 Chase 019 R-S Central 127 South Point 217 East Rutherford 2040 North Gaston 0
1989 8-5 Denny HicksKM OPP7 Canton Pisgah 3533 Bessemer City 030 East Lincoln 612 Crest 2511 R-S Central 642 South Point 020 Burns 66 Shelby 1427 North Gaston 014 East Rutherford 49(Playoffs)37 Smoky Mountain 36 (5ot)13 Burns 014 Shelby 20
1990 6-4 Denny HicksKM OPP8 Pisgah 136 Bessemer City 021 East Lincoln 025 Crest 210 R-S Central 2726 South Point 1313 Burns 1617 Shelby 733 North Gaston 015 East Rutherford 31
1991 4-6 Denny HicksKM OPP13 North Meck 1815 East Lincoln 1320 Crest 260 Lincolnton 2734 R-S Central 012 South Point 147 Burns 914 Shelby 1949 North Gaston 035 East Rutherford 24
1992 6-4 Denny HicksKM OPP6 North Meck 3423 East Lincoln 216 Crest 627 Lincolnton 1414 R-S Central 729 South Point 188 Burns 140 Shelby 728 North Gaston 712 East Rutherford 16
1993 4-6 Denny HicksKM OPP59 East Gaston 07 Crest 2021 Bessemer City 147 Mooresville 1717 R-S Central 14
0 South Point 3416 Burns 2721 Shelby 4818 North Gaston 2033 East Rutherford 25
1994 3-6-1 Denny HicksKM OPP28 East Gaston 70 Crest 2813 Bessemer City 138 Mooresville 2331 R-S Central 1014 South Point 1713 Burns 196 Shelby 3534 North Gaston 1422 East Rutherford 35
1995 8-3 Ron MasseyKM OPP34 East Gaston 140 Crest 2835 Bessemer City 720 Mooresville 1321 R-S Central 718 South Point 1313 Burns 120 Shelby 1935 North Gaston 824 East Rutherford 15(Playoffs)14 Enka 17
1996 9-1-1 Ron MasseyKM OPP46 East Gaston 828 Crest 2858 Bessemer City 1119 Mooresville 1330 R-S Central 1841 South Point 1634 Burns 1342 Shelby 045 North Gaston 2142 East Rutherford 0(Playoffs)21 Canton Pisgah 35
1997 10-5 Ron MasseyKM OPP23 East Gaston 1926 Bessemer City 755 Butler 1718 Shelby 207 Crest 2821 Freedom 2628 Burns 042 RS Central 013 East Rutherford 2051 South Point 1636 North Gaston 12(Playoffs)30 HP Andrews 2023 East Rowan 1328 Ragsdale 2127 AL Brown 40
1998 14-2 Ron MasseyKM OPP.33 East Gaston 644 Bessemer City 021 Butler 37 Shelby 630 Crest 2114 Freedom 1631 Burns 638 RS Central 7
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2008 - Record: 11-4. Head Coach - Greg Lloyd. Players - Jacoby Giles, TyrellParker, Cameron Roseboro, Xavier Jeffries, Scottie Griffin, Devon Thompson,Ryan Webster, Josh Haraszkiewicz, Deshaen Chambers, Jamal Rahman, JakeAllen, Michael Roberts, Terrance Young, AJ Johnson, Joe Chambers, AnthonyDalton, Shelton Watson, Carlos Bell, Houston Lattimore, Tori Belcher, DwayneSmith, Tyler West, Trey Funderburke, Clay Mitchell, Zack Hopper, JT Putnam,Robert Locke, Kelly McCrary, Greg Setzer, Jiris Toney, Joseph Haskett, ThomasJames, Brooks McGinnis, Sage Luley, Josh Young, Zach McCaskill, Jack Lu-angsay, Jaris Williams, Matt Sepaugh, Daniel Hatley, Daniel Wooten, Walt Crocker,Dustin Morris, Deandre Degree, Lucas Spurling, John Gamble, Trey Edgerton,Lavon Robertson, William Blackburn, Trey Merrill, Alex Howell, Arron Jeffries.
2009 - Record: 4-7. Head Coach - Greg Lloyd. Players - Cedric Thompson,Lamont Jeffries, Cameron Roseboro, Xavier Jeffries, Zack Hopper, Edward Hop-per, Ryan Webster, Josh Haraskiewicz, Matt Young, Trey Edgerton, CameronHarris, Timmy Hines, Terrance Young, Brian Johnson, Schiron Burris, ChrisDye, John Robbs, Craig Watson, Carlos Bell, Steven Byrd, Torrey Belcher, DustinStone, Trey Funderburke, Clay Mitchell, Alex Howell, Robert Locke, Josh Lu-angsay, Matt Turner, Austin Black, Ricky Radford, Brian McGinnis, Matt Pruitt,Justin Fite, Jeremy Bradshaw, Zack McKaskill, Marquise Nance, Jaris Williams,Matt Sepaugh, David Bradshaw, Jeff Douglas, Tanner Ross, Anthony Sonvichit,Houston Phillips, Edward Blackburn, Jonathon Black, John Gamble, AustinBridges, Davey Scism, William Blackburn, Kelsey Brown, Tony Chanthapaeng,Dylan Painter.
2010 - Record: 7-5. Head Coach - Greg Lloyd. Players - Cedric Thompson,Lamont Jeffries, Kelsey Brown, Jordan Smith, Zack Hopper, Edward Hopper,Randall Taylor, Tyrece Crawford, Matt Young, Trey Edgerton, Cameron Harris,Jonathan Clark, Alex Castellano, Brian Johnson, Schiron Burris, DaShon Guest,John Robbs, Dontaris Simmons, Shelton Watson, Lorenzo Knox, Steven Byrd,David Bradshaw, Dustin Stone, Collins Pressley, Trey Funderburke, James Story,Edward Blackburn, Tylon Early, Matt Pruitt, Jack Luangsay, Matt Turner, AustinBlack, Ricky Radford, Tyler Bess, Deon Murray, Justin Fite, Austin Davis, Shel-ton Price, Jeremiah Gamble, Cody Griffith, Derek McDaniel, Jeff Douglas, An-thony Sonvichit, Tanner Ross, Larry Smith, Phillip Quinn, Jacob Lineberger,Kaven Swann, Davey Scism, Tyler Ward, Alex Toms, Nick Byers, Dylan Painter.
2011 - Record: 6-7. Head Coach - Greg Lloyd. Players - Trevin Torres, JacobLineberger, Jose Sappia, Alex Reynolds, Jonathan Clark, Tyrece Crawford,Markel Hemphill, Jordan Elliott, Phillip Quinn, Xavier Johnson, Noah Allen,Michael Douglas, Dashon Guest, Dontaris Simmons, John Robbs, Alex Toms,Curtis McNamara, Tico Crocker, Jacob Miller, Collins Pressley, Taylor Cash,Kaven Swann, Edward Blackburn, Cody Griffith, Deon Murray, Wilson Rikard,Matt Turner, Marty Lockridge, Paul Pillado, DJ Moody, Zach Hayes, SheltonPrice, Jeremiah Gamble, Nick Postell, Derek McDaniel, Nigel Moore, Tyler Mar-tin, Edward Hopper, Justin Jefferies, Jamie McGinnis, Landon Keeter, HenryCurry, Tevin Friday.
All-TimeScoresFROM Page 18
14 East Rutherford 730 South Point 1441 North Gaston 0(Playoffs)50 Wilkes Central 721 Asheville 1326 AL Brown 21(Western NC Champi-onship)20 Concord 7(State 3A Championship)28 W-S Carver 33
1999 6-4-1 Ron MasseyKM OPP34 East Gaston 147 Gaffney 5068 Bessemer City 021 Shelby 2114 Crest 2115 Forestview 2063 Burns 749 RS Central 654 East Rutherford 2052 South Point 5646 North Gaston 33
2000 4-7 Dave FarquharsonKM OPP.54 East Gaston 140 Gaffney 4249 Bessemer City 613 Shelby 437 Crest 5428 Forestview 27 (ot)7 Burns 247 RS Central 21
14 East Rutherford 2729 South Point 5914 North Gaston 13
2001- 6-4 Dave FarquharsonKM OPP17 East Gaston 021 South Point 1724 Forestview 2110 Shelby 1935 Fred T Foard 049 Burns 210 Crest 1762 RS Central 013 St. Stephens 207 Hickory 9
2002 4-8 Dave FarquharsonKM OPP20 East Gaston 3028 South Point 5314 Forestview 2134 Shelby 35 (ot)48 Fred T Foard 1214 Burns 420 Crest 2124 RS Central 742 St. Stephens 713 Hickory 2028 North Gaston 16(Playoffs)28 Glenn 40
2003 2-8 Dave FarquharsonKM OPP6 East Gaston 280 South Point 4912 Forestview 1724 Shelby 3844 Fred T Foard 1214 Burns 230 Crest 2027 RS Central 21 (2 ot)
19 St. Stephens 2314 Hickory 38
2004 4-8 Dave FarquharsonKM OPP48 East Gaston 3421 South Point 4442 Forestview 3420 Shelby 5256 Fred T Foard 220 Burns 450 Crest 5427 RS Central 2863 St. Stephens 4214 Hickory 177 Maiden 36(Playoffs)21 TC Roberson 77
2005 4-7 Dave FarquharsonKM OPP23 Hunter Huss 2114 South Point 4144 Forestview 3714 Crest 430 Central Cabarrus 2826 East Gaston 2421 Chase 035 Shelby 556 East Rutherford 3321 RS Central 3521 Burns 42
2006 3-8 Dave FarquharsonKM OPP14 Hunter Huss 5016 South Point 3121 Forestview 4813 Crest 447 Central Cabarrus 37 East Gaston 4121 Chase 3414 Shelby 49
40 East Rutherford 2835 RS Central 2119 Burns 52
2007 6-6 Greg LloydKM OPP42 Hunter Huss 253 South Point 5215 Forestview 3018 Crest 4521 Victory Christian 038 East Gaston 2041 Chase 014 Shelby 4135 East Rutherford 1017 RS Central 1631 Burns 37(Playoffs)20 South Point 55
2008 11-4Greg LloydKM OPP32 Hunter Huss 1814 South Point 2120 Forestview 212 Crest 716 Monroe Parkwood 042 East Gaston 1449 Chase 1421 Shelby 027 East Rutherford 1228 RS Central 2140 Burns 28(Playoffs)24 Hickory 741 Mooresville 34 (3 ot)56 Anson County 5514 A.L. Brown 30
2009 4-7 Greg LloydKM OPP50 Kennedy Charter 1221 Burns 14
14 Hickory 20 (ot)28 A.L. Brown 566 South Point 2110 Shelby 1717 Hunter Huss 20 (ot)27 Ashbrook 726 North Gaston 00 Crest 1717 Forestview 24
2010 7-5 Greg LloydKM OPP.40 Q Foundation 813 Burns 4139 Hickory 38 (2 ot)32 A.L. Brown 3521 South Point 24 (ot)20 Shelby 1716 Hunter Huss 1341 Ashbrook 3448 North Gaston 014 Crest 3850 Forestview 28(Playoffs)40 Asheville Erwin 61
2011 6-7 Greg LloydKM OPP17 East Rutherford 140 Burns 2814 Weddington 2523 Alexander Cent. 229 South Point 4521 Shelby 2431 Hunter Huss 317 Ashbrook 353 North Gaston 2829 Crest 3712 Forestview 21(Playoffs)43 Forestview 137 Crest 42
20 Kings Mountain Herald 2012 - 90 Years of KMHS Football
Gary StewartSports Editor
The last 30 years of Kings Mountain High
football have brought some of the school’s most
exciting moments.
The Mountaineers won five of their 10 con-
ference championships during that stretch and
produced the only team (1998) in the school’s
history to play for the state championship.
The period began rather uneventful as far as
wins were concerned, with the 1980-82 teams
having a combined record of 12-18.
After the 1982 season Coach Dan Brooks
went into college coaching and in 1983 Denny
Hicks took over as head coach. Hicks had come
to Kings Mountain in 1982 to serve as defensive
coordinator under Brooks after a great stint as
head coach at Owen High in Black Mountain
Hicks’ first team produced a 6-4 overall
record and turned out the first-ever 1,000-yard
duo of running backs - Curtis Pressley and Tracy
Johnson. Pressley gained 1,185 yards and John-
son, who later played at Clemson and in the
NFL, added 1,142 before transferring to Kan-
napolis for his senior year in 1984.
The Mountaineers were 6-2 and in position
to make the state playoffs as the SWC’s #2 team
before dropping the final two games.
Johnson’s departure, just days before the start
of pre-season practice, had a lot to do with the
Mountaineers falling to 1-9 in ‘84. Hicks had
built his offense around the star running back but
then had to rebuild at a moment’s notice.
The rebuilding program paid off, though, be-
cause in 1985 and ‘86 Hicks fielded two of the
best teams in school history.
His 1985 team finished with 11 wins - the
most of any team in school history at the time -
and he became the only coach in school history
to be named North Carolina Coach of the Year.
The Mountaineers made the state playoffs for
the first time in 21 years after finishing second to
Shelby during the regular season. It took a stroke
of luck, though, as a 21-19 loss to South Point on
a Friday night at Gamble Stadium turned into a
forfeit victory when South Point turned itself in
to the NCHSAA for using an ineligible player.
Kings Mountain was leading 19-7 at halftime
before South Point put quarterback Sylvester
Lindsay into the game. He rallied the Raiders to
victory, but it was later learned that he lived six-
tenths of a mile outside the South Point atten-
dance zone.
The Mountaineers went into the state play-
offs and defeated Canton Pisgah and Shelby be-
fore losing in the rain to Brevard 3-0 in KM’s
first-ever playoff game at Gamble Stadium.
In ‘86 the Mountaineers shared their first
SWC title since 1964 when the league race
ended in a three-way tie between KM, East
Rutherford and Shelby.
The Mountaineers defeated Shelby during
the regular season, giving Coach Hicks the dis-
tinction of being the only coach in school his-
tory to beat the Lions two years in a row, and
had first place all to themselves before falling to
East Rutherford 6-0 in overtime in the rain.
They went two rounds in the playoffs, being
eliminated by Hicks’ former team, Owen, and its
star quarterback Brad Johnson who later played
at Florida State and in the NFL. In the first round
they traveled to Brevard and this time trimmed
the Blue Devils 17-14, rallying from a 14-3 half-
time deficit.
The 1985 and ‘86 teams produced numerous
athletes that went on to play Division 1 football.
Calvin Stephens, the star lineman on the ‘85
team, went on to become an All-American at the
University of South Carolina and played for the
New England Patriots. He was just the third
player in KMHS history to play in the Shrine
Bowl. Leading receiver Edwin Sherer played in
the East-West game.
Aubrey Hollifield and Rusty Bumgardner,
who were seniors on the ‘86 team, both started
four years at Wake Forest University. Hollifield
was KM’s fourth Shrine Bowl participant.
Kings Mountain’s 1989 team went into the
state playoffs with a 6-4 record but probably had
the best playoff run of any of Hicks’ teams.
Their first round game was at Smoky Moun-
tain, the #4-ranked 3A team in the state. The
Mountaineers were heavy underdogs to the
Smoky Mountain team coached by North Car-
olina legend Babe Howell.
But after a 14-14 tie in regulation, the Moun-
taineers finally prevailed as the winner of a 37-
36, five overtime game which at that time was
the longest football game ever played in North
Carolina.
Smoky Mountain took a 36-30 lead in the
final OT, but missed its extra point. KM got the
ball and threw three incomplete passes. Facing
elimination, quarterback Ryan Hollifield found
Darius “Nu Nu” Ross in the end zone to tie the
score, and Daniel Honeycutt’s extra point gave
the Mountaineers the victory.
Kings Mountain returned home the next
week to defeat Burns and lost to Shelby 20-14
in the third round, with the Lions scoring the
winning touchdown late in the fourth quarter at
Shelby.
That would be KM’s final trip to the playoffs
until 1995, when Ron Massey came from Fayet-
teville 71st to take over as head coach and led
the Mountaineers to four playoffs in five years
and an overall record of 47-15-4, the best win-
ning percentage of any coach in the school’s his-
tory.
Kings Mountain went from a 3-6-1 record in
1994 to an 8-3 mark in ‘95, finishing second in
the conference before losing to Enka in the first
round of the playoffs.
Kings Mountain had its only three-year
championship run from 1996-98, winning
the SWC outright in ‘96 and ‘98 and shar-
ing it with Burns and East Rutherford in
‘97. Coaches from KM, East and Burns met
in the Burns field house after Burns
knocked off East Rutherford to draw to see
which two teams went to the playoffs.
Burns drew first place, KM second and East
Rutherford, with a 9-1 record, drew third
place and had to pack up their gear as the
other teams advanced.
In ‘96 the Mountaineers went 9-0-1 dur-
ing the regular season. They tied Crest 28-
28 at Gamble Stadium when the Chargers
had to come from behind in the fourth
quar’ter and get a touchdown and two-point
conversion to tie. That was the only blem-
ish on the Chargers’ record as they went on
to win the state 4A championship.
In 3A, the Mountaineers and Hickory
were the powers of Western North Carolina
and all were looking forward to a KM-
Hickory match-up in the second round,
fully expecting the winner to go on to claim
the state championship. But Kings Moun-
tain suffered a 35-21 first round loss to Can-
ton Pisgah and Hickory went on to win the
state championship.
Perhaps the most important win that year
for KM fans was a 42-0 drubbing of Shelby
in the match-up for the regular season
championship. Shelby’s star player, quar-
terback Norris Hopper, was dismissed from
the team earlier in the week and the Lions
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were no match for the Mountaineers.
Corey Jones and Marcus Smith, KM’s sec-
ond pair of 1,000-yard rushers in the same
season, demolished the Shelby defense and
Kings Mountain’s defense, led by line-
backer Boyd Mason, held the Lions to just
74 yards total offense. Mason keyed on
Shelby’s #1 runner, Marcus Tate, and lim-
ited him to 24 yards on 10 carries while
Smith and Jones combined for 257 for the
KM offense.
The Mountaineers went 7-4 during the
regular season of ’97 but still had the con-
ference in hand before being upset by East
Rutherford in Forest City in the eighth
game of the year. That threw the race into
a two-way tie but Burns made it a three-
way tie by upsetting the Cavaliers on the
final playing night.
But the Mountaineers caught fire in the
playoffs, winning over perennial state
powers High Point Andrews, East Rowan
and Ragsdale before falling in the Western
Regional championship game to A.L.
Brown. The Mountaineers had the Won-
ders on the ropes until late in the game
when Brown’s all-star running back Nick
Maddox broke two long touchdowns
around end.
The 1997 season marked the first time
in school history that the Mountaineers
went to the playoffs for three straight sea-
sons, and the first time that they went four
rounds in the playoffs.
In 1998, the KM football program
reached the pinnacle of its success. In its
76th season of football, the Mountaineers
played for the state championship. They
took a 14-1 overall record to Kenan Sta-
dium in Chapel Hill to face Eastern Cham-
pion Winston-Salem Carver, and appeared
to have the game in hand until the final
minutes when Carver threw a long touch-
down pass to win 33-28.
The road to Chapel Hill was great,
though. The Mountaineers went 10-1 dur-
ing the regular season, with the only blem-
ish on their record being a non-conference
loss at Morganton Freedom.
Some of their most impressive regular
season wins came over Shelby 7-6, a 30-
21 win over 4A power Crest, a 14-7 win
over East Rutherford which gave the
Mountaineers the conference champi-
onship, and a 30-14 win over South Point.
The Mountaineers opened the state
playoffs at home, grounding the Wilkes
Central Eagles 50-7, but things got much
tougher after that. They had to come from
behind in the second half to beat a power-
ful Asheville team 21-13 at Gamble Sta-
dium.
That set up a battle with Kannapolis in
the third round on the Wonders’ home turf
where they had beaten Kings Mountain in
the Western finals the year before and went
on to win the state championship.
The Wonders led 21-20 late in the game
but the Mountaineers marched 80 yards to
win 26-20 on a 20-yard touchdown run by
Anthony Hillman with 35 seconds remain-
ing. The run capped off a brilliant per-
formance by the junior fullback, who ran
the ball 37 times for a school record 298
yards rushing. He topped 2,000 yards for
the season, a feat never before achieved in
the history of KMHS football.
The Mountaineers returned home the
following week to face Concord for the
Western championship. The Spiders
grabbed an early 7-0 lead but KM came
back to win 20-7. Again, Hillman was the
go-to back, carrying on 31 of KM’s 38 run-
ning plays for 210 yards and two touch-
downs.
Kings Mountain was favored to win the
state championship the next week at
Chapel Hill but Carver launched a game-
winning 91-yard touchdown drive in the
fourth quarter to complete an unbeaten 16-
0 season.
The Mountaineers got the ball back
with 3:20 remaining and moved consis-
tently down the field until Anthony Ash’s
pass to Kendrick Bell at the Carver 29 was
knocked loose by a bone-crushing hit by
Carver defensive back Allen Pinkney. Iron-
ically, the next year Pinkney backed up
Bell at defensive back at North Carolina
A&T.
Despite the loss, the Mountaineers set a
host of school records with Hillman lead-
ing the way with 2,510 yards rushing, still
a single season record. Linebacker KeLee
Thompson’s single season mark of 189
tackles also still stands.
The Mountaineers finished 6-4-1 in
Massey’s final year of 1999 and Hillman
completed his three-year varsity career
with career records for yards rushing
(5,618) and points (396).
Massey left at the end of the 2000
school year to become head coach at Kan-
napolis, the site of his greatest KM victory.
He would average 11 wins a year over an
11-year period with the Wonders before re-
tiring after the 2010 season. After sitting
out of coaching for a year, he recently be-
came head coach at Piedmont High School
in Monroe.
Massey’s five-year reign produced nu-
merous players that went on to play col-
lege ball. Offensive lineman Mariko
Feemster, who played in the Shrine Bowl,
got a full ride to the University of North
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Carolina. Kareem Marshall, who proba-
bly made the biggest collegiate impact, was
a two-time All-American in junior college
and started on the offensive line for two
years at the University of Georgia. He
helped the Bulldogs win their first South-
eastern Conference title under Coach Mark
Richt.
Several other players from Massey’s
teams played at smaller colleges, including
Tony Leigh, Frank Hopper, Julius Curry,
Anthony Hillman, Bryan Thornburg and
Joe Williamson.
In the decades of the 2000s, the Moun-
taineers have had only two seasons when
they won over six ball games. But one was
a season to remember.
In 2008, Greg Lloyd’s second team at
Kings Mountain won the SWC with a per-
fect record and went on to finish 11-4 over-
all after losing to Kannapolis in the West-
ern championship game at Gamble Sta-
dium.
That season produced the most exciting
quarterback in school history, Michael
Roberts, who is volunteering his time with
this year’s team to work with quarterbacks
and receivers.
Roberts often took plays that appeared
to be stopped and turned them into big
gains and touchdowns. He started all four
years on varsity - as a safety his freshman
year and quarterback his final three seasons.
He became the school’s all-time leader
in yards passing (3,921) and total offense
(6,701).
Kings Mountain’s playoff run was one
for the ages. Every week’s opponent was
tough - and every game could have gone ei-
ther way - but the Mountaineers made them
go their way in the first three.
The Mountaineers faced a very tough
Hickory team in the opening round. The
game was scoreless until late in the third
quarter before the KM offense exploded for
a 24-7 win. Hickory’s defense did a great
job on KM’s 1,000-yard running back, Joe
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Chambers, but couldn’t pin up Roberts who rushed for 135
yards. Freshman kicker Ed Blackburn broke the scoreless tie
with a 29-yard field goal with three minutes left in the third pe-
riod.
The next two playoff games - against Mooresville and
Anson County - were two of the best games ever played at
John Gamble Stadium.
The Mooresville game went triple overtime, with the
Mountaineers winning 41-34. The game was decided when de-
fensive tackle Jiris Toney jarred the ball loose from
Mooresville’s star running back Jshaun Pinkston on a first and
goal from the seven yard line. The ball popped right into the
hands of KM safety Josh Haraskiewicz to end the game.
The Mountaineers had to score 10 points in the fourth pe-
riod to force the overtime. Roberts brought them to within 24-
21 with one yard run on the first play of the fourth quarter, and
Blackburn sent it into overtime with a 25 yard field goal with
1:58 remaining.
Both teams scored touchdowns in the first overtime, and
kicked field goals in the second to send it into a third OT with
the score knotted at 34-all. Joe Chambers’ one-yard run in the
third OT gave the Mountaineers the win, but not before the big
defensive play by Toney and Haraskiewicz at the end.
No one who saw it will ever forget the Sectional champi-
onship game when the Mountaineers edged a powerful Anson
County team 56-55. It was a game where one team would
score, and then the other. When the dust settled the two teams
had a combined total of over 1,100 yards of offense.
The game wasn’t decided until the final 22 seconds. After
Anson scored on a long run to come within 56-55, the Bearcats
went for a two-point conversion and KM sophomore defen-
sive back Matt Young cut the legs out from under Anson half-
back Patrick Polk at the one-foot line. The Bearcats then
kicked on onside kick and J.T. Putnam pounced on it to insure
the Mountaineer victory.
It was the tenth straight win for the Mountaineers, whose
only regular season defeats were to South Point 21-14,
Forestview 21-20 and Crest 7-2.
Roberts probably had his best game ever, accumulating a
school record 295 yards passing and 152 yards rushing. He
was responsible for six of KM’s eight touchdowns (running
for two and passing for four). Many of KM’s plays were the re-
sult of Roberts scrambling to make something out of nothing,
including touchdown passes of 50 and 37 yards to Jacoby
Giles. Giles’ second touchdown catch, with 37 seconds left,
turned out to be the winning touchdown.
The bad part of the exciting victory was that both Roberts
and Joe Chambers were injured and that cost the Moun-
taineers in their season-ending loss to Kannapolis in the West-
ern Championship. Chambers played but eventually had to
go to the sidelines for the night, and Roberts, who had his
ankle rolled when he scored against Anson the week before,
operated at about 50 percent. Kannapolis took advantage of
the situation by keying their linebackers on Roberts.
The last five seasons under Coach Lloyd have seen the
Mountaineers go to the playoffs four times, including the sec-
ond round last year before falling to eventual state 3A final-
ist Crest. With 24 lettermen returning from that team, the 2012
Mountaineers expect to contend for the Big South champi-
onship and go much deeper in the playoffs.
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