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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1997
Page
1
Key matches show Braves 15 over Boston 2 and Cubs 9 to 4 over Cleveland. Mets win 13 to 6 against Baltimore while Yankees fall 4 to 2 to Montreal. Toronto edges Florida 1 to 0 as San Diego hosts Texas late night.
CM lists Sunday games with 1 p m starts for Arizona Cincinnati Atlanta Detroit Dallas Pittsburgh Indianapolis Miami Minnesota Buffalo New Orleans St Louis Oakland Tennessee Philadelphia New York Giants San Diego New England Jacksonville Baltimore Kansas City Denver Jets Seattle San Francisco Tampa Bay Washington Chicago Green Bay including a Monday night Chicago at Green Bay at 9 p.m.
Virginia Tech blasted Rutgers 59 19 to open the season as Al Clark led with 81 yard rushing and two long TD passes in his first start. Hokies gained 501 yards and forced six Rutgers turnovers, extending their series dominance for five straight wins.
In a Mountaineer Field thriller, West Virginia defeats Marshall 42-31 as Amos Zereoue scores three times and Randy Moss adds two TD receptions. Nate Terry's late interceptions seal the upset bid as WVU overcomes an early Herd surge.
Bluefield defeated Pulaski 4-2 at Bowen Field to seal the Appy League Championship Series in two straight games. It marked the second consecutive title for Bluefield and third since 1992 as the Orioles overcame a 2-0 deficit and rallied with heart and grit. Jerry Hairston and Luis Matossin powered the comeback with timely hits and steady defense to cap a dramatic season.
Greenbrier West rolled past PikeView 34-2 in the Panthers opening game of the 97 season. PikeView, 7-4 last year, fielded four to five freshmen on offense and several players making their first varsity appearances. Coaches praised effort despite early mistakes and noted future improvement.
Head coach Ernie Martin praised effort despite a lopsided scoreboard. Greenbrier West legend Brandon Christy scored on a 77 yard early TD, a 51 yard second score, and a one yard plunge, with Josh Parker adding PATs to build a 20-0 halftime lead and extend late in the third. PikeView struggled, punted from the Greenbrier one yard line, and the game slipped away.
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