Belmont

Are the Red Raider’s football team as good as the starting gate is predicting?

The Gaston Gazette seems to want to take a wait and see attitude after the first two games of the season.

Chris Lane-SPHS

(Benjamin Patton-Gaston Gazette Photo)

Two early season wins give the South Point boys a bucket full of confidence as they enter into conference play. Let’s just keep the momentum goin’ boys – GIT-R-DUN !

Line Count:

South Point 53, Kings Mountain 3
Red Raiders 19 13 14 7 — 53
Mountaineers 0 3 0 0 — 3
First quarter
SP—Desmond Lowery 17 run (James Justice kick), 7:35.
SP—Lowery 14 run (kick failed), 7:20.
SP—Jesse McGaha 37 interception return (kick failed), 5:39.
Second quarter
KM—FG Alex Randall 27, 11:06.
SP—Lowery 35 run (Justice kick), 9:24.
SP—Aaron Crumbley 16 run (run failed), 1:29.
Third quarter
SP—McGaha 5 run (Justice kick), 8:08.
SP—McGaha 5 run (Justice kick), 2:01.
Fourth quarter
SP—Josh Justice (James Justice kick), 3:44.
SP KM
First downs 20 15
Rushes-yards 41-459 49-207
Passing yards 0 22
Comp-Att-Int 0-1-0 5-15-2
Fumbles-lost 2-2 3-1
Penalties-yards 6-65 5-21
Individual statistics
RUSHING—South Point, Lowery 12-145, Crumbley 10-97, Josh Justice 1-69, Chris Lane 5-66, McGaha 6-46, Brandon Spencer 4-31, Dilion Gantt 2-7, Curtis English 1-minus 2. Kings Mountain, C.J. Belcher 7-53, Jerry Lowery 8-46, Michael Roberts 11-42, Lance Surratt 12-44, Trevarris Crosby 2-18, Leon Stanton 6-11, Devon Thompson 3-minus 7.
PASSING—South Point, Lowery 0-1-0, 0. Kings Mountain, Roberts 4-9-2, 15; Thompson 1-6-0, 7.
RECEIVING—South Point, none. Kings Mountain, Stanton 1-minus 1, Ricky Greene 1-0, Chaz King 2-8, Whitesides 1-15.

Good article in the Neighbors Section of the Charlotte Observer by Belmont neighbor, Joe DePriest

Good Luck to all of our area City Managers !

The latest on Tropical Storm Erin ( picture above) Link

We are aslo watching Dean, which is moving into the Gulf and could impact the Carolinas when it finally reaches the area.

Here in Belmont, we still remember how unprepared we were for Hugo in 1989. Who would’ve thought that the hurricane would still be Category 3 after 300 miles over land?

Thursday AM forecast for Gaston County – Darn !