First look at Kings Mountain

Mountaineer quarterback Mike Roberts

When discussing the Mountaineers you have to start with their quarterback. For those who aren't familiar with Mike Roberts (6'0, 170, Sr.), let me say that if you were to take the best aspects of Newton's A.J. Bazzle and Hibriten's Jamichael Walton, you'd have Mike Roberts.

Roberts is a better runner than Bazzle and a better passer than Walton. Last Friday Roberts punctuated his season with a career performance against Burns. Roberts finished the game with 216 yards on the ground and 133 through the air, accounting for four touchdowns. He surpassed the 1,000-yard milestone in both rushing and passing for the season.

Naturally Hickory's defensive gameplan must be geared toward stopping the quarterback. But Mike Roberts is not the only threat posed by the Mountaineer offense. He is joined in the backfield by Joe the Tailback (aka Joe Chambers). I'll talk about him in another post.