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Fall Festival
First Baptist Church of Belmont is holding a Fall Festival of Faith beginning Sunday, Sept. 28 in the Sunday morning worship service at 11 a.m. and continuing each night at 7 p.m. through Wednesday, Oct. 1.
The revival will include the Rev. Dave Walker of Germany, who is a 2002 graduate of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest. He is currently the pastor of Grace International Baptist Church, near Heidelberg, Germany. Walker is also the former Minister of Students (1997-2001) at FBC. Nursery will be provided. There will also be a churchwide luncheon served following the Sunday morning service.
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Raiders whip Wolves 35-21
By JIM HEFFNER
- Thu, Sep 4, 2008
CHARLOTTE—After failing to tackle anybody in Clover, South Point defenders tackled everybody at home against Lincolnton.
The Raiders beat the reigning 2A champs 35-21 Friday night at Lineberger Stadium.
South Point won the toss and received the opening kickoff at their own 47. They scored in four plays. Jesse McGaha picked up six on the option, Lowery gained a couple more. McGaha took a pitchout and scampered down the right side for 39 yards, and fullback Aaron Crumbley registered the TD on a 6-yard run. James Justice, as usual kicked the extra point.
Lincolnton was unable to get untracked on its first possession and had to punt.
The kicker fumbled the snap and barely got the punt away, which rolled dead on the Raiders’ 47. From there, Crumbley scored in two plays, the first a 43-yard run through the middle, and a 4-yard plunge to the end zone. With less than five minutes gone, South Point was ahead by the score of 14- 0.
The defense, after giving up over 500 yards at Clover a week earlier, got a little stingy with real estate this week. Lincolnton gained just 65 yards on 27 carries for the evening. They had much better luck passing. Quarterback Brad Wilson and Jimmy Ainge hit 7 of 16 passes for 171 yards. Tevin Avery caught three of the passes for 105 yards and two scores. Avery also returned a punt 70 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter.
“Our defense played a whole lot better,” said Coach John Devine. “We tackled a little bit this week. We got them on the ground a few times.”
Lincolnton just couldn’t stop the powerful Red Raider running game.
“That’s their bread and butter,” said Lincolnton coach Scott Cloninger. “We knew they were going to run it, but they still were effective.”
Effective indeed, McGaha picked up 136 yards on six carries. Desmond Lowery gained 107 yards on 16 carries and Crumbley ran through gaping holes 21 times for 173 yards. Josh Justice got into the action with 54 yards on six carries.
Justice was forced to take over at quarterback midway of the second quarter when Lowery became ill. He returned to begin the third period and played the rest of the game.
Lowery actually pulled the play of the game when he called a fake punt in a fourth and six situation and made the first down by stretching his arm and the ball to the first down spot as he was tackled. It was a gutsy call.
“He’s a senior,” Devine said. “That’s why guys look up to him.”
When the Wolves closed the gap to 28-21 with a little over three minutes to play, Lowery broke through the left side for a 42-yard scoring jaunt to ice the game.
The Raiders play Kings Mountain at home Thursday rather than Friday due to possible bad weather.
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